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ended up winning the silver medal in that match without her. Regardless of Biles’ cowardice and lack of concern for her teammates and the efforts that they expended over the past many years to get to this place, what amazed me even more was the reaction to Simone’s withdrawal from the top. “Simone, you’ve made us so proud. Proud of who you are as a person, teammate and athlete,” United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee CEO Sarah Hirshland said. USA Gymnastics concluded a statement about Biles with the following line: “Her courage shows, yet again, why she is a role model for so many.” Pride? Courage? A role model? For dropping out? Perhaps you can feel bad for someone who is grappling with major issues and who is forced to abandon a project right before completion. But to call them someone to be admired and respected is pretty pathetic. Contrast Biles’ performance (or lack of it) with that of swimmer Katie Ledecky on Wednesday at the Olympics. Ledecky had failed to earn a medal for the first time at a major international meet at the 200-meter freestyle this week. She was surely disappointed, discouraged, even shocked by her failure. And yet, instead of dropping out, Ledecky jumped into the pool 71 minutes later and blasted the competition, coming in more than four seconds before anyone else at the first-ever women’s 1500-meter freestyle at the Olympics. That is someone to admire. As I look at these two individuals, I am struck by the stark contrast between their perseverance, grit, and determination in the face of adversity. Who, I ask, should be the role model for future generations? Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

recently read an article about a few sleepaway camps in the tristate area that were forced to close down in middle of their sessions, leaving children and parents stranded. One camp closed down after just six days. The main reason for the abrupt closures? Staff shortages. Nowadays, it doesn’t pay for some people to work. With all the incentives out there in unemployment and other benefits, it’s more worthwhile for people to sit on their couches than to earn a paycheck. But the staff shortages go beyond that. Jay Jacobs, who is the director of Timber Lake Camp, said that although he managed to fully staff the six camps he oversees, he is still grappling with a lack of responsibility on behalf of his staff. “They make a commitment, then they find out their friends are doing something else, or the job opportunities are ramping up,” he said, adding, “It’s all about me and how I’ve suffered so much in the past year and I need to take care of myself.” In other words, these kids just don’t have the stick-to-it-ness and dedication required in getting a job done. This is not a new phenomenon. It’s a trend that’s been proliferating in children and young adults. When speaking with people in other industries, they lament how hard it is to find capable, responsible, committed employees. Many people nowadays come into a job demanding more than they are worth and then flaking when the job requires them to actually put in effort. We saw this play out this week on the world stage when Simone Biles, celebrated gymnast and America’s sweetheart, withdrew from her team finals, citing “mental health” concerns. “Physically, I feel good,” she said. “Emotionally it varies on the time and moment.” She then told her teammates that they would be “fine.” They

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Israel’s New Foreign Policy Stance by Shammai Siskind

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

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The Uniqueness of Eretz Yisrael by Shmuel Reichman

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PEOPLE Civil War Jewish Staff Officers by Avi Heiligman

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Biden’s Options to Avert Disaster in Afghanistan by David Ignatius

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To the Editor: I read with interest the article (page 25, July 15, 2021) that informs us that President Biden’s State Department would like Israel to stop demolishing the homes of terrorists who murder Jews! They feel it is not fair to punish the whole family for the actions of one person. Too bad the terrorists do not think about the well-being of their families before committing such heinous acts! It may be that some are deterred from such murderous actions for that reason and otherwise punishment such as it is does not come close to the loss of Jewish life but is a punishment!! As the Arabs have acknowledged – they revere death: “martyrdom” – while we cherish life, so those houses are empty when demolished. The lesson of this practice of punishment should be brought to those who are bringing deadly violence to the streets of this country daily. Perhaps if the perpetrators would know that real justice – not no-bail revolving door injustice – awaits them, real peace would be restored to our cities. Sincerely, Fay Sladowsky Lawrence, NY Dear Editor, I’ll never forget traveling with my late relative, Rav Avrohom Genechovsky, zt”l, during the Intifada, when he would deliver bein

hazmanim shiurim all over the country. He often put me in the front seat so that he could prepare the shiur in the back. He always treated taxi drivers like kings and because he knew he couldn’t speak with them, he had me sit in the front, implicitly knowing that I could interact with them. There were times on the way back that we would hear news from the taxi driver that a Jew was just killed in a terrorist attack. Rav Avrohom, zt”l, would slap his hands together in utter shock and sadness when he would hear it. The sound of that clap was frightening and penetrating and showed me the love he had for each Jew. It’s very possible that this love was buttressed by the fact that his father, Eliyahu Moshe, who was guided by the Chazon Ish, was a former member Knesset for two terms, and always looked out for the nation of Israel. Steven Genack Dear Editor, I am a longtime fan of your “Navidaters” column. Indeed, it’s one of the main reasons I actually pick up your paper. In it, I expect to find insightful, informed opinions on topics that few others will discuss publicly. And that’s normally the case. The July 15 column, however, was as if the panelists all went on an early vacation; that incompetents were writing under their “bylines.” Continued on page 10

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Even my favorite panelist, grand dame Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S, totally missed – or purposely misunderstood – what the questioner, “Yosef,” said. A self-described “outsider looking in,” “Yosef” was suggested he date a Boro Park-bred Bais Yaakov maidel. During a summer date, she was repeatedly offered drinks. Instead of acknowledgment for his graciousness, Yosef’s date called up their shadchan and outright lied. She claimed that “Yosef” had refused to give her anything to quench her thirst. This, reported the lad, was because of a quaint Yiddish

saying that one is supposed to give foodstuff to a healthy person and not merely offer. As a life-long resident of Boro Park, I decided to ask several of my neighbors and shul-mates, all native Yiddish speakers. The young of the group referred to the scenario as “warped” and suggested “Rochel” had “at least one screw loose”; the older gents said it “felt ois eppes in her chinuch”(she had a defective upbringing/education). Others took issue with the girl’s outright lying and with the shadchan’s unprofessional behavior. However, all said “Yosef” should consider himself lucky that this came to the fore early. Under no

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circumstances – they all agreed, no matter how desperate he got – was he ever to go out with her again. Rebbetzin Faigie, in her wisdom, suggested that “Yosef” needed therapy to work on his identity and confidence, claiming that stuff like what was described is unusual. My dear rebbetzin, “heimishe shtick” is very real. Sadly. I have the utmost respect for my European-descended neighbors and “cousins.” But a lot of the cockamamie crud that passes for “mesorah” and “hanhagos” today is often truly beyond belief (pun intended). For a marriage to work, there must be certain “givens.” Among those are the said couple be on the same page – both religiously and culturally. With rare exception is pairing a girl from Boro Park with a guy from a Young Israel background ever a good idea. However, clearly, the most clownish response came from the panel’s “zeidy.” He somehow managed to extrapolate from the length of Yosef’s letter that he must have communication problems.

It wasn’t that he spent too many words on being gracious. Rather, “sabbah” actually offered a wordcount of Yosef’s query to the panel. Then, showed how he could have significantly cut its length. Zeidy then went on to suggest that a fellow who now identifies as becoming more “yeshivish” read a book authored by a follower of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Pure geinus, both suggestions! I agree with the panel’s “Single,” Rivka Weinberg, who wrote, “Whoa, this question kept me in suspense and only got better as I continued reading.” Indeed, in Yosef’s several paragraphs, he included context, nuance, intro, outro, narrative and raised an important issue. Not bad, I’d say, for a mere 527 words But I’m beginning to wonder if given “Zeidy’s” lackluster reply (now and before) if he wasn’t merely attempting to fill up space allotted to him. Yosef, you deserve somebody MUCH better than this baalas middos – a wife who’ll actually appreciate you. (Sorry, I’m taken.) A. Leiner

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Who Will Fill the Afghan Vacuum?

Russia, China, and Iran are eagerly looking forward to the U.S. military’s complete withdrawal from Afghanistan, seeking to secure their own interests. Newsweek spoke with officials from the three countries, asking about their plans to balance the risks, benefits, and opportunities inherent in the new balance of power. Officials from all three countries asserted that

they sought to ensure stability in both Afghanistan and its environs, while at the same time securing their own interests. The Russian Embassy in Washington noted that the situation in Afghanistan is “rapidly deteriorating.” “We attribute it to the hasty pullout of the U.S. and other NATO countries’ troops,” the Embassy said, adding that “the West had not achieved any visible results in stabilizing Afghanistan and failed in its mission there. “Our criticism of the U.S. policy is aimed at encouraging Washington to take a more comprehensive approach on addressing the issues in Afghanistan,” it added. “We closely monitor the situation in the region and take all necessary measures to strengthen the potential of our allies to prevent and counter external threats.” Within Afghanistan, the Russian Embassy said that it conducts “extensive political contacts with Afghan parties.” On Thursday, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told Russia Today that “the ongoing degradation of the situation in Afghanistan poses a direct threat to

Central Asia.” According to him, Russian officials “share the corresponding concerns of our neighbors in the region.” China shares a border with Afghanistan, and has set out to renew ancient trade routes with the intercontinental Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). China’s embassy in Washington quoted the words of Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, who said his country aims, firstly, to “avoid further expansion of the conflict in Afghanistan and in particular, an all-out civil war. Second, restart intra-Afghan negotiation as soon as possible to achieve political reconciliation. Third, prevent all kinds of terrorist forces from taking advantage of the situation to grow in Afghanistan and not allow Afghanistan to again become a gathering ground for terrorists.” “The U.S.-launched war in Afghanistan has lasted for 20 years, but peace has not yet arrived,” Wang said last week. “During this time, tens of thousands of Afghan civilians have lost their lives in U.S. military operations, and tens of millions have been displaced and become refugees. As

the U.S. pulls out of Afghanistan, it should reflect on the role it has played on the Afghan issue and think about how to fulfill its obligations to the reconciliation and reconstruction in Afghanistan.” Meanwhile, Iran’s Shahrokh Nazemi, head of the media office of Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations, told Newsweek, “The Islamic Republic of Iran does not interfere in the internal affairs of other countries, and that includes our good neighbor Afghanistan. However, Iran has on several occasions reaffirmed its support for holding talks aimed at establishing peace and ending the conflict in Afghanistan.”

Bosnia: Jail for Genocide Denial Outgoing Bosnia international peace overseer Valentin Inzko on Friday decreed amendments to his country’s criminal code, allowing jail terms of up to five years for anyone who “publicly condones, denies, grossly trivializes or tries to justify” the Srebrenica genocide.

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China’s “Clean” Nuclear Reactor

The Chinese government has unveiled plans for an experimental nuclear reactor to be unveiled in September of this year. The experimental reactor, the first of its kind globally, would not require water for cooling. Rather than run on uranium, as most nuclear reactors do, the prototype molten-salt reactor would run using liquid thorium. It is expected that the experimental reactor would be safer than traditional reactors, since thorium is quick to cool and solidify upon exposure to air, making leaks less likely to pollute the environment. In addition, since the reactor does

not require water, it will be able to operate in deserts. China’s reactor will be located in Wuwei, and the Chinese government plans to construct more across its sparsely populated desert regions, as well as in countries involved in the “Belt and Road Initiative” (BRI), Live Science said, noting that Chinese government officials view nuclear energy as a product to export and as a key part of the BRI. Thorium cannot easily be used to manufacture nuclear weapons. The reactor is expected to be completed in August, with tests beginning in September.

Fatal Monsoons in India

India’s death toll from monsoon-related flooding and landslides rose to at least 192 on Monday. Rescue workers and the military are still searching for dozens of people who are still missing. At least 113 people were killed in Maharashtra, and at least 100 others are still missing. In addition, over 130,000 people were rescued from approximately 900 villages across the state. Meanwhile, India’s Central Water Commission’s official flood forecaster warned on Sunday that states north of Maharashtra were at risk for “isolated very heavy rainfall” within the coming days. Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday tweeted to the people of Taliye, “You have faced a major tragedy. Hence, right now, you just need to take care of yourself. Leave the rest to the Government. We will ensure that everyone is rehabilitated and compensated for their losses.” Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted that same day that he is “anguished by the loss of lives due to a landslide” in Maharashtra. “The situation in Maharashtra due to heavy rains is being closely monitored and assistance is being provided to the affected,” he added.

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Philip Morris to Stop Sales of Cigs in UK

Tobacco giant Philip Morris International would like to see cigarettes banned in the UK by 2030. Along with its announcement that it will cease the sale of Marlboro cigarettes in the UK within a decade, the company also called on the UK government to ban the sale of its tobacco products. Speaking to the Telegraph on Sunday, Philip Morris International CEO Jacek Olczak said that the UK government should be treating cigarettes as it treats gasoline-powered cars, which will not be sold beginning in 2030. In a Monday statement, the company added that it “can see a world without cigarettes.” Moira Gilchrist, the company’s

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Steam Trains in Germany

Germany’s Harzer Schmalspurbahnen, also known as the Harz Narrow Gauge Railways, or HSB, still operates timetabled steam trains throughout the year. The trains are operated as a regular part of the region’s 140-kilometer (87-mile) transport network, which carries over a million passengers each year.

The locomotives were built in the 1950s and have been maintained by HSB. And though most narrow gauge railways have closed since World War II, HSB grew during the 21st century, taking over in 2005 a five-mile standard gauge line previously operated by DBAG. During the Cold War, the Harz mountains were on the front lines. Extensive military installations were built on and around the Brocken summit, including two powerful listening stations run by Soviet military intelligence and East German state security. In the late 1980s, the steam locomotives were slated to be replaced with standard diesels – but the Berlin Wall fell, changing the world. Tourist trains resumed operation to the Brocken summit in September 1991, and two years later the East German Deutsche Reichsbahn company merged with its West German counterpart to become HSB. Finally, in 1994, the last Russia soldier left the area. Tony Streeter, HSB expert and former editor of the world’s largest steam magazine, Steam Railway, noted that the train line’s survival is “an amazing historical quirk.” He added, “It has changed over the years

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of course, but whereas GDR features such as Trabant cars have gone, the railway is perhaps more special now than it has ever been. Its scale means it really is unique, and a remarkable reminder of times past. “Time for UNESCO to take a look?”

Protesting the King in Eswatini

Pro-democracy protesters in the Kingdom of Eswatini, formerly known as Swaziland, have been demonstrating for two months, calling for political reform and expressing dissatisfaction with King Mswati III, Africa’s last absolute monarch. The protests began after Thabani Nkomonye, a 25-year-old law student, was allegedly killed by Eswatini police. Since his death, at least 40 others have died and over 150 have been hospitalized due to injuries

from police shootings, beatings, and excessive force. Responding to the protests, the country’s Communications Commission suspended access to online platforms and social media until further notice and limited access to journalists covering protests. King Mswati III has ruled the country for 35 years. He inherited the throne from his father, King Sobhuza II, who had reigned for 82 years. Eswatini, an absolute monarchy, does not recognize political parties, and they are not permitted to contest elections. According to the World Bank, two-thirds of Eswatini’s population of 1.2 million live in poverty.

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cient Peruvians. A masterpiece of architecture, a masterpiece of technology and astronomy. It is the cradle of astronomy in America,” Ghezzi said. Peru has 12 other sites on the UNESCO World Heritage list, including the Inca citadel of Machu Picchu. Chankillo was added to the list at the 44th session of the World Heritage Committee, held online and chaired from Fuzhou in China. It added four more sites in Latin America, including a tropical garden “living work of art” developed by landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx in Brazil, a modernistic church complex by engineer Eladio Dieste in Uruguay, the Chinchorro mummies of Chile, and Mexico’s Tlaxcala cathedral.

Soaring Temps in Iran Protesters in Iran’s oil-rich province of Khuzestan were shot by security personnel during demonstrations protesting water shortages, human rights groups said. The water shortages in the Persian regime, which began in Khuzestan, have continued for several

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weeks and have spread to other areas of the country as well. The temperature in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, was 122 degrees Fahrenheit on Monday afternoon, with a predicted overnight temperature of 99°F. The weather is predicted to be the same throughout the week.

cer, were killed, and the protesters were responsible for the fatalities. Meanwhile, activists claim the true death toll is higher, and that the fault lies with the security forces. According to the Human Rights Activists News Agency, at least 102 people have been arrested across Iran. Meanwhile, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was quoted as saying, “The people showed their displeasure ... but we cannot really blame the people and their issues must be taken care of.”

In a Friday report, Amnesty International said that eight protesters, including a teenage boy, have been killed so far by Iranian security forces “deploying indiscriminate and deadly force.” “Video footage from the past week, coupled with consistent accounts from the ground, indicate security forces used deadly automatic weapons, shotguns with inherently indiscriminate ammunition, and tear gas to disperse protesters,” the group said. According to Iranian state media, three people, including a police offi-

“Water Emergency” in Argentina

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emergency” after the Parana River reached a 77-year low. The state of emergency will take effect on Tuesday and was published in the government’s gazette. Residents and businesses of included areas are urged to reduce the amount of water they use. According to the government decree, “The extraordinary magnitude of the emergency requires that all areas of the national government join forces to mitigate this hydrological phenomenon in the areas affected.” The Parana River, which originates in a drought-stricken area of the country, carries approximately 80% of Argentina’s agricultural shipments. Being that agriculture is Argentina’s main export product, the river’s low water level affects the amount of grains which can be shipped from the ports of Rosario. Departing ships are carrying 25% less cargo than usual due to the river’s shallowness. The situation is not expected to improve for months.

Power Grab in Tunisia

Tunisian President Kais Saied came onto the scene in 2019 when he won in a landslide election. This week, he cemented power when he ousted the premier and suspended parliament on Sunday. Now, the former law professor says that he is the ultimate interpreter of the country’s constitution. Saied rode a wave of popular support to power, amid bitter frustrations at the failure of the political elites since the 2011 revolution that ousted dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. But he has shown little inclination to negotiation or compromise. He is conservative on social issues, including being opposed to equality between men and women in matters of inheritance, or to the abolition of the death penalty. On the other side of the political aisle, he is also in total opposition to the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party, which was the strongest group in the

coalition government, and which labelled his shock move a “coup d’etat.” Saied, who was at the Tunis faculty of judicial and political sciences for nearly two decades, has demanded a complete overhaul of the government system – in strict compliance with his views of the law. In January, he refused to receive the oath of ministers, believing corruption allegations they faced prevented him from doing so. Before his 2019 election – in which he took nearly three-quarters of the vote – he was mainly known for his legal analysis as a television commentator during the drafting of a new constitution. The International Crisis Group think tank calls Saied the “leading representative” of a “new wave of ‘sovereignist’ politicians,” which emerged amid an economic crisis and mounting pressure from international donors. “His ideological tendencies have remained ambiguous,” the ICG wrote in 2020. “His associates are mainly members of the Islamic left, inspired by Iranian thinkers of the 1979 revolution,” it added. On a personal note, some saw him as stiff and old-fashioned. In the runup to 2019 polls, some dubbed him “Robocop” for his stern manner and conservative demeanor. But since then, after he was seen sometimes receiving disaffected young people who came to plead their cause, whom he comforts with a big embrace, he earned a new nickname from some – the “president of hugs.”

New PM Designate in Lebanon

Lebanese billionaire and former Prime Minister Najib Mikati on Monday secured enough votes to become the country’s next prime minister designate and be tasked with forming a government. Mikati, who secured 72 of 118 parliamentary votes, is the third nomi-

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After 97 years, the Philippines is finally getting the gold. Hidilyn Diaz won the first Olympic gold medal for the country on Monday. The weightlifter ended the country’s 97-year Olympic drought, and now will be rewarded for her historic accomplishment. Diaz will receive at least 33 million pesos – about $600,000 – from the country. She has also been offered two homes. The 30-year-old will be given a condo in the Eastwood City development in Quezon City by Megaworld, a property empire owned by real estate tycoon Dr. Andrew L. Tan. “This epic moment is about 97 years in the making, and this is our way of saying thanks to Hidilyn for making us all proud,” Kevin L. Tan, chief strategy officer of Megaworld Corporation, said. “We believe that it’s just right to give our first-ever Olympic gold medalist a home in our first-ever township, Eastwood City, where she can enjoy the township lifestyle with her family and loved ones.” The group of officials and companies pledged the money and rewards to anyone who brought home Olympic gold – a feat for the small country, which only sent 19 athletes to compete in 11 sports at the Tokyo Olympics.

Diaz was one of two women representing the country in weightlifting. She broke into tears after completing an overall lift of 224 kilograms during the event — an Olympic record. After winning gold, Diaz, a fourtime Olympian, said she was looking forward to going home and being with her family, who she missed while training overseas. “I’m looking forward to enjoying life because I’ve been in Malaysia for almost three years, so I’m really thankful that I can go home now and celebrate with my family,” she said. Diaz won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games. “I just want to say that we Filipino are strong. We Filipino can compete here at the Olympics. We can do it. To all the young generation in the Philippines, please dream high. That’s how I started. I dreamed high and finally I was able to do it,” she said.

Israel’s First Tokyo Medal

Avishag Semberg, 19, took home Israel’s first medal of the Tokyo Olympics in a victory over Turkey’s Rukiye Yıldırım this week. She won the bronze medal – Israel’s tenth medal overall so far – in the match for the under-49 kilogram weight class, after she beat Yıldırım 27-22. The first-ever athlete to represent Israel in an Olympic taekwondo match, Semberg is Israel’s youngest-ever medalist. “I’m really happy I recovered myself thanks to my coach,” Semberg said. “I have an Olympic medal at the age of 19. It’s a dream come true. My coach always told me I have a lot of personality, that I fight even when I don’t want to. I hope that this isn’t Israel’s last medal. “I hope that everyone who dreams big reaches it. You need to dream big

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and really want it,” she added, noting that, “there needs to be a supportive environment.” After her match, Semberg embraced former judoka Yael Arad, who won Israel’s first-ever Olympic medal, also a bronze, at the 1992 Barcelona Games. According to Arutz Sheva, although the Tokyo Olympics are her first Olympic games, Semberg’s previous wins include bronze medals at three international youth competitions.

“Todah” From Former Iranian Champion

Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka now representing Mongolia, took home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division, losing

the gold to Takanori Nagase of Japan this week. After his win, while speaking with the Israeli Sports Channel, the athlete thanked the Jewish State. “Thank you to Israel for the good energy. This medal is dedicated also to Israel,” he told the network. “I hope the Israelis are happy with this win.” He added in Hebrew: “Todah,” thank you. It was the first Olympic medal for Mollaei, two years after he left his native Iran, revealing that his national team coaches had ordered him to lose in the semifinals of the 2019 World Championships in Tokyo to avoid facing Israel’s Sagi Muki in the final. Mollaei subsequently moved to Germany and then acquired Mongolian citizenship. Mollaei and Muki became friends following the highly publicized incident at the 2019 World Championships, and have cheered each other on over the past few years. In February, Mollaei competed at the Grand Slam international judo competition held in Tel Aviv, also taking home the silver, and said that Israel had been “very good to me since I arrived,” adding that the Israeli judo team members “have been very kind. That is some-

thing I will never forget.” Two judokas bowed out of the Tokyo 2020 Games in order to avoid facing Israeli Tohar Butbul, something the International Olympic Committee vowed to investigate. Sudan’s Mohamed Abdalrasool failed to appear at his slated competition against Butbul in the men’s 73-kg division on Monday, without providing a reason. And on Saturday, Algerian judoka Fethi Nourine pulled out of the contest to avoid facing Butbul, citing his support for the Palestinian cause. “Obviously the IOC is always concerned in these cases and is monitoring it very closely,” International Olympic Committee director of solidarity James Macleod told a media briefing in Tokyo on Tuesday. “Clearly, if there are flagrant abuses of the Olympic charter, the IOC will take all necessary measures in that respect.” In April, the International Judo Federation issued a four-year ban against the Iranian Judo Federation over Tehran’s demands that its athletes not face Israeli opponents. The ban was backdated to begin in September 2019, when Mollaei left the Iranian team during the World Championship in Tokyo.

Iran Arrests “Mossad Agents” Iran said on Tuesday it had arrested an armed cell working for Israel’s Mossad spy agency that was planning to use a cache of weapons to provoke violence during protests in the country. Iran, which often blames Israel and the United States for internal unrest, has seen growing demonstrations in recent weeks over water shortages in the southwestern parts of the country. Tehran did not clarify how many people were arrested or their nationalities but said they were detained on the country’s western border. According to a report by the Mehr news agency, a large haul of weaponry was seized, including pistols, grenades, rifles, shotguns and ammunition. “Some of these are used to provoke clashes during protests,” an Iranian official told state media. An unnamed official from the Intelligence Ministry said that the alleged agents for Israel intended to use the weaponry during “urban riots and assassinations.”

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Iran occasionally arrests and convicts people it accuses of spying on behalf of foreign countries, particularly the U.S. and Israel. Iran has also blamed Mossad and Israel for a number of attacks on its nuclear facilities and scientists. It said that Israel attempted to interfere with its elections but that those attempts were thwarted.

Israeli Military Journalist Dies at 73

Roni Daniel, a longtime Israeli journalist who specialized in analysis of security issues, passed away on Monday at age 73, following a heart attack. Daniel reported on IDF and security affairs for Israel’s Channel 2 and Channel 12 for the past 28 years. In a Monday statement, Channel 12 said, “The Hadashot company mourns the death of our friend, army commentator Roni Daniel, who died today at the age of 73. Roni, born in 1947, was a commentator on army affairs and security for the Hadashot company going back to its establishment in 1993. May his memory be for a blessing.” Daniel was known for his tough persona and fierce defense of Israel and the IDF. He regularly sparred with colleagues about military ethics and the need for Israel to take a tougher stance against Palestinian terrorism in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett praised Daniel as a man who “combined journalism with patriotism and Zionism.” “Roni wasn’t just a military commentator,” Bennett said. “He was the voice of past era, of the good land of Israel, of loving the State and maintaining its security, of the kibbutz and the city together. “He criticized when necessary, gave a compliment when it was deserved. He will be missed by all of us on screen, and in hearts. My condo-

lences to the family. May his memory be for a blessing.” Daniel was born in Baghdad. At the age of two months, he lost his father, and at the age of three, he immigrated to Israel with his mother and grew up on Kibbutz Maoz Haim in the Beit She’an Valley. In October 1965, he enlisted in the IDF in the Nahal Brigade’s 906th Battalion. He went through a training course as a combat soldier, an infantry cadet course and an infantry officer course. At the end of the course, he returned to the Nahal Brigade and became a platoon commander. During the Six Day War, he fought in the Battle of Abu-Ageila on the Egyptian front and was wounded by shrapnel, but he returned to the front. In the late 1960s, he became a company commander and fought in the War of Attrition. During the Yom Kippur War, shortly after his release from the IDF and as a reporter for Kol Yisrael, he accompanied the 51st Battalion on a desert operation. He was later appointed by Gen. Yoram Yair as battalion commander in the reserves with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.

Moment of Silence for Munich Massacre

A moment of silence was held on Friday at the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics, honoring the 11 Israeli athletes murdered at the 1972 Olympic games. Following the moment of silence, Israel’s flag was hoisted, carried by jumper Hannah Knyazeva-Minenko and swimmer Yaakov Tomarkin. Ilana Romano, the widow of one of the Munich victims, who was present at the ceremony, said, “Justice has finally been done to the husbands, sons, and fathers who were murdered in Munich. We went through 49 years of struggles and never gave up. I can’t stop my tears.

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We have been waiting for this moment.” Yigal Carmi, Chairman of the Israel Olympic Committee, added, “The International Olympic Committee fulfilled the wishes of the families of the 11 victims of Munich and the State of Israel, and boldly remembered the 11 victims of Munich at the opening ceremony tonight.” Eight members of the Palestinian terrorist group Black September killed two Israeli athletes and took nine members of Israel’s Olympic team hostage during the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, Germany. Shortly after the hostages were taken, the Black September group demanded Israel release 234 Palestinians who had been held in Israeli jails. A botched attempt at rescuing the hostages led to the death of all the hostages and five of the eight terrorists. The other three were arrested but were ultimately released by West Germany after the hijacking of Lufthansa Flight 615. Subsequently, Israel launched Operation Wrath of G-d, which authorized Mossad to track down and kill those involved in the Munich massacre.

Israel Joins African Union as Observer State

Israel will join the African Union (AU) as an observer state, the country’s Foreign Ministry announced on Thursday. Aleleign Admasu, Israel’s Ambassador to Addis Ababa, submitted Israel’s charter as an observer to the AU, which currently numbers 55 countries. Israel was an observer state of the Organization of African Unity, until the organization dissolved itself in 2002 to become the African Union. Commenting on the milestone, Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid (Yesh Atid) said, “This is a day of celebration for Israel-Africa relations. This diplomatic achievement is the result of efforts by the Foreign

Ministry, the African Division, and Israeli embassies on the continent.” He added, “This corrects the anomaly that existed for almost two decades and is an important part of strengthening of fabric of Israel’s foreign relations. This will help us strengthen our activities in the continent and in the organization’s member states.” Israel has relations with 46 of the AU member states. Israel reestablished relations with Guinea in 2016 and with Chad in 2019.

Israel’s Got Tech Talent

A quiet revolution is occurring in Israel’s connection with U.S. tech giants, the Times of Israel reported. In March, Google tapped Uri Frank, a former Intel Corp. executive, to be vice president of engineering for server chip design and head of

a team in Israel, doubling down on the making of custom chips to boost the performance of its computing systems. Though Google has had R&D activity in Israel since 2005, Frank’s appointment marked Google Israel’s first foray into chip design and development. Google is not the only company to do this: Microsoft, Facebook, Intel, Nvidia, and other giants are all setting up or expanding their chip design operations in Israel. Eyal Waldman, the founder of Mellanox Technologies, which was purchased for $7 billion in 2019 by U.S. chipmaker Nvidia, told the Times of Israel: “Israel has very many advantages with a lot of experience and is in a very good place in this respect. “We have the knowledge and the ability, and we are among the most advanced countries in this field in the world.” David Perlmutter, a former senior executive at Intel Corp., explained, “Chips, and semiconductors, are for the digital world what fuel is for industry. “In your car there are today hundreds of chips,” Perlmutter noted. “Carmakers are saying they are low-

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ering production because of a lack of chip supply. Ten years ago, a chip shortage wouldn’t have affected the industry as much. Everything today is around the capability of chips. “The complexity of each of these chips grew in an unprecedented manner. When I joined Intel in 1980 the number of components, called transistors, in the most advanced processor chip was around 30,00040,000. Today there are 50 billion transistors in an advanced processor chip. “R&D development of a chip is likely the most complicated task in the world. The level of complexity is huge, and these are projects of hundreds of people who use computing tools to program them and giant computers to do simulations.” He added that with chips, “you touch at the underbelly and the most important nerves of the digital world.” Training engineers in chip design can take many years, he explained, and then it takes more years until they “fully understand the complexity.” Tech giants understand this, and believe that “they will find the best talent in Israel,” Perlmutter said, and they “know the complex abilities that

exist here in Israel to design complex chips.” Though China and India “are getting closer,” Israel “still has the advantage,” he emphasized. The in-house development of chips is seen as a “strategically important and significant” part of activities, Ohad Jassin, who manages Azure Edge & Platform at Microsoft Israel R&D, says. He noted, “There is experience here in Israel, as it is a veteran in the field, and there is talent that stems from the universities.”

Frozen Frenzy

When ice cream manufacturer Ben & Jerry’s announced last week that it would no longer be selling its ice cream in “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” it set off a firestorm in the pro-Israel community.

The Vermont-based company, founded by two Jews, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield, is known for its vociferous left-leaning political views. But it had been quiet during the recent outbreak of violence in Israel and Gaza. Monday’s announcement came unexpectedly and with a bang.

Immediately after the proclamation, anti-BDS stores retaliated, letting their customers know that Ben & Jerry’s will no longer be found on their shelves. Reactions from Israel’s leaders were harsh. Despite the distinctions, Ben & Jerry’s made in its statement between Israel and the “Occupied Palestinian Territory,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, a longtime supporter of the settlements, called the decision a “boycott of Israel” and said Ben and Jerry’s “decided to brand itself as an anti-Israel ice cream.” His predecessor, Benjamin Netanyahu, tweeted, “Now we Israelis know which ice cream NOT to buy.” Foreign Minister Yair Lapid went even further, calling the decision a “shameful surrender to anti-Semitism, to BDS and to all that is wrong with the anti-Israel and anti-Jewish discourse.” He called on U.S. states to take domestic action against Ben and Jerry’s based on state laws that prohibit government contracting with entities that boycott Israel. Amichai Chikli, a right-wing lawmaker in Israel’s Knesset, tweeted, “Ben & Jerry’s You picked the wrong side” and posted an infamous photo from 2000 of a Palestinian who had just killed two Israeli soldiers displaying his hands through a window, covered in the soldiers’ blood. Of course, certain groups, like J Street, agreed with Ben & Jerry’s announcement. Jeremy Ben-Ami, president of J Street, said that Ben & Jerry’s was drawing “ a principled and rational distinction between commercial transactions in the State of Israel & those in the territory it occupies,” and said the term “anti-Semitism” didn’t apply to the company’s actions. Similarly, Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the left-wing New Israel Fund, said that Ben & Jerry’s was not being an-

ti-Semitic in exiting “occupied Palestinian territory” because “these lands are not sovereign Israel.” The Anti-Defamation League came to Israel’s defense and said it was “disappointed” by the move, adding, “You can disagree with policies without feeding into dangerous campaigns that seek to undermine Israel.” The Zionist Organization of America called for a boycott of the ice cream, proclaiming that Ben & Jerry’s is “bad for your moral and physical health.” Jewish conservative commentator Ben Shapiro said he would stop eating the brand. Now, Israel advocates are asking U.S. states to put their support for Israel into action. Many states in the U.S. have enacted anti-BDS legislation. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, sent letters to the governors of these 35 states, requesting that they sanction Ben & Jerry’s over its recent decision to halt sales in West Bank settlements. “I ask that you consider speaking out against the company’s decision, and taking any other relevant steps, including in relation to your state laws and the commercial dealings between Ben and Jerry’s and your state,” read the letter from Erdan, who said he coordinated the move with Foreign Minister Yair Lapid. Florida, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, California, Maryland and Texas are among the states that have anti-BDS laws on their books. Vermont, where Ben & Jerry’s is headquartered, does not have such legislation. Erdan wrote that Israel views Ben & Jerry’s decision “very severely as it is the de-facto adoption of antisemitic practices and advancement of the de-legitimization of the Jewish state and the de-humanization of the Jewish people.” The letter noted that such boycotts “significantly harm Palestinians as well,” many of whom shop in Israeli-owned stores in the West Bank. Ben & Jerry’s said the decision would take effect at the end of 2022, when its contract with the current Israeli manufacturer and distributor expires. The future of Ben & Jerry’s sales across Israel beginning in 2023 remains in question.

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Pelosi’s January 6th Committee

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Sunday announced that she would appoint a second Republican to the special committee investigating the January 6th Capitol riots. Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a critic of former U.S. President Donald Trump, “humbly accepted” the appointment, despite his party’s leadership officially boycotting the inquiry. He promised, “I will work diligently to ensure we get to the truth and hold those responsible for the attack fully accountable.” Praising Kinzinger, Pelosi said he will bring “great patriotism to the

committee’s mission: to find the facts and protect our Democracy.” The committee, which Pelosi promised will “get to the truth” to ensure that “such an attack can never happen again,” held its first meeting on Tuesday.

Comedian Jackie Mason Dies at 93

U.S. comedian and actor Jackie Mason died on Saturday at 93, following a two-week hospitalization at New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital. Interestingly, Mason received rabbinical ordination prior to beginning his career in show business during the 1950s. Mason was known for his talk show appearances, one-man Broadway shows, and social commentary. Over the course of his career, he won a Tony Award and an Emmy for voic-

ing Krusty the Clown’s father, Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, on the TV show The Simpsons. Mason was born Yacob Maza in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, in June 1928. The family moved to New York when he was five. He received rabbinical ordination after college, and took positions in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. After his father died in the late 1950s, Mason went into comedy. Mason’s big break came in 1960 when he made his first national television appearance on The Steve Allen Show. He regularly appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show throughout the ‘60s and released his first record — entitled I’m the Greatest Comedian in the World, Only Nobody Knows It Yet — in 1962. Mason was a master of the “Borscht Belt” style of standup, leaning heavily on Jewish culture and expressions. In his later years, Mason curated a vlog called “The Ultimate Jew” on his website. “A person has to feel emotionally barren or empty or frustrated in order to become a comedian,” he told The Associated Press in 1987. “I don’t think people who feel comfortable or happy are motivated to become comedians. You’re searching for something

and you’re willing to pay a high price to get that attention.” He was staunchly pro-Israel. “I very rarely write anything down. I just think about life a lot and try to put it into phrases that will get a joke,” he once said. “I never do a joke that has a point that I don’t believe in. To me, the message and the joke is the same.” Mason is survived by his wife Jyll Rosenfeld and his daughter Sheba.

An End to the Frito-Lay Strike

Employees at a Frito-Lay plant in Topeka, Kansas, agreed to end a nearly three-week strike on Friday. The strike, which over 800 workers participated in, was held with the goal of resolving years-long issues, including an increase in workers’ salaries, additional time off, and ending

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poor working conditions and long hours. According to the International President of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union, employees were “being forced to work seven days a week, up to 12 hours per shift” and have been required to work “double and triple shifts.” On Friday, KCUR reported that the union voted to approve Frito-Lay’s most recent offer, which includes a two-year contract providing employees with 4% raises over the next two years and a guaranteed day off each week. Frito-Lay also agreed to create “additional opportunities for the union to have input into staffing and overtime” and promised to eliminate “squeeze shifts.” The contract has been ratified by the employees. “We definitely have leverage right now,” Chris Ware, a Frito-Lay employee for nearly 20 years, told KCUR. In a statement, the company said, “We believe our approach to resolving this strike demonstrates how we listen to our employees, and when concerns are raised, they are taken seriously and addressed. Looking ahead, we look forward to continuing to build on

what we have accomplished together based on mutual trust and respect.”

Tensions Over Cuomo Impeachment Probe

The leader of the New York State Assembly’s impeachment investigation into New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has warned of “severe repercussions” following a tweet written by a senior Cuomo aide. The tweet by Richard Azzopardi, which discussed Attorney General Letitia James’ political ambitions, served to “undermine” the investigation into Cuomo and “send profoundly negative signals to witnesses,” Assembly’s Judiciary Committee Chairman Charles Lavine wrote in a letter to Cuomo aide Melissa DeRosa.

In the letter, Lavine said that he warned Cuomo’s office in writing in March that “in so sensitive a matter, it is both obvious and imperative that neither you nor anyone associated with you engage in intimidation, retaliation, or any attempt at intimidation or retaliation against any complainant or potential witness. “It is therefore difficult for me to comprehend your communications director tweeting that Attorney General James, whose office is conducting a parallel investigation, ‘says she may run against the governor,’” Lavine wrote in the Wednesday letter. He added that Azzopardi’s tweet “sends a chilling signal to any potential witnesses” and “may merit severe repercussions.” Cuomo faces several charges, among them that he improperly used his office to grant members of his inner circle special access to COVID-19 testing and to promote his book about leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. He has denied all of the allegations. On Friday, the Department of Justice announced that it would drop investigations regarding Cuomo’s nursing home policies during the pandemic.

Final Victim of Surfside Disaster

The family of 54-year-old Estelle Hedaya, who was killed in the Surfside, Florida, condominium collapse, have said that her remains were located and identified this week. Hedaya was the last of the 98 victims to be identified. Ninety-seven of the victims were found dead in the rubble, and one died in the hospital. Earlier this week, Estelle’s family had expressed grief at being the only family without closure, after authorities ended the search last Friday. According to Estelle’s brother, Ikey Hedaya, New York police delivered the news to the family on Monday. Estelle had lived in Brooklyn, NY, and had moved to Florida in 2015. She lived on the sixth floor of the building.

Hedaya’s funeral was scheduled to be held Tuesday in New York.

Simone Biles Drops Out

Simone Biles announced this week that she dropped out of the U.S. Olympic team gymnastic finals. She cited the emotional toll of performing at the Games, not physical exhaustion, as the impetus for her withdrawal. “Physically, I feel good. I’m in shape,” she told Hoda Kotb on NBC’s “TODAY” show following her exit. “Emotionally, it varies on the time and moment. Coming to the Olympics and being head star isn’t an easy feat.” She added that her struggle was “more mental, and we’re just dealing with a couple of things internally.” After Biles’ departure, the U.S. women’s gymnastics team won silver. The Russian Olympic Committee won gold and the British team won bronze. The U.S. was hoping to clinch its third straight championship with a strong team, with Biles leading. Though shaky on some by her standards, Biles had qualified for all finals and was expected to go on to compete in individual all-around, floor exercise, beam, uneven bars and vault. Asked if viewers can expect to see Biles in Thursday’s individual all-around competition, where she is the defending champion, Biles answered, “We’re going to take it day by day, and we’re just gonna see.” The four-time Olympic gold medalist competed in Team USA’s first rotation on vault Tuesday, bailing out of her Amanar and only completing a 1.5 twist on a 2.5-twisting Yurchenko, then taking a big stumble on the landing. She then huddled with a trainer and exited the floor with the team doctor. Biles scored a 13.766. An Amanar can score a maximum of 15.8. In qualifications, Biles scored a 15.183 on vault.

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She then was expected to compete on the uneven bars, but Jordan Chiles was subbed in. Biles won five medals in Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and has a chance to win six at these games. She is not only the star of the women’s gymnastics team but arguably the biggest name on Team USA.

45 Months for Leaker

Daniel Hale, a former Air Force intelligence analyst who leaked top-secret information about American drone operations abroad, including those aimed at locating and killing terror suspects, was sentenced to 45 months in prison this week. Hale, 33, was sentenced by Judge Liam O’Grady to three years and nine months in prison during a Tuesday morning hearing in U.S. District Court in Alexandria, Va. Prosecutors had asked for stiff punishment for Hale. They recommended that he receive “significantly” more than the longest sentence ever handed down for a leak to the media: the five-year, three-month prison sentence imposed on another Air Force veteran, Reality Winner, in 2018. In a court filing on Monday, prosecutors went even further: suggesting a sentence of more than nine years might be appropriate. Hale’s attorneys had proposed a sentence of 12 to 18 months for their client. The hefty sentence the Biden Justice Department sought for Hale signals that, while the new administration’s appointees are eager to make peace with journalists and news outlets, prosecutors will continue to throw the book at the men and women who leak information to the media. “For those like Hale, who unilaterally decide to disclose classified information, the existence of criminal penalties that are theoretically harsh but practically lenient is not sufficient. Hale and other persons similarly situated seem to believe

either that they will not be caught, or that the punishment will be de minimis,” prosecutors wrote. “A substantial sentence is needed also to account for Hale’s blatant disregard for the consequences of his conduct.” Hale took the unusual step of pleading guilty without any plea deal with the government. He admitted to violating the Espionage Act by giving more than 150 pages of records classified at the top-secret or secret level to a journalist. The recipient is referred to solely as “the reporter” in public court filings, but details about Hale’s activities and the records he leaked make clear that the reporter was Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept. Some of the documents Hale provided were featured in Intercept stories in 2015, including an investigative series called “The Drone Papers.” In an 11-page letter Hale penned while in jail last week, he said he was traumatized by his experiences analyzing drone video feeds while in the Air Force in Afghanistan and by the cavalier attitude many involved took to numerous casualties the ensuing strikes caused among civilians and others not directly targeted.

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BACK ON TRACK Chaya* was at home. That was the biggest blessing her parents and siblings could see in the situation. Painful as it was to watch her—confused and troubled—on a downhill slope, they took comfort in the fact that at least she was still living at home. As long as they were able to heap warm, loving attention on their struggling teen, the family knew there was hope. Hopefully one day, Chaya would regain her sense of direction and get off the rocky path she was slipping down on. That’s why her sudden announcement left the entire family reeling. Chaya was leaving home. Her parents’ fear mushroomed, their pain was exacerbated. All their anguish oozed freely over the telephone wires when they called Tehillim Kollel. “Please! Please daven for our Chaya. We need to save her from being lost forever.” They desperately hoped the timeless Tehillim would restore her emotional and spiritual wellbeing to its natural, pure form. With the greatest faith that the Kol Yachol could turn any situation around, the chashuve Tehillim Kollel members began to daven for this struggling neshamah. The transformation was quick, almost instant. In an open, heart-to-heart conversation with her daughter, Chaya’s mother heard the words she pined to hear for so long already. Chaya admitted that she didn’t feel good about the trouble she had been making. She wanted to undo her mistakes. That was the turning point. Chaya embarked on the road to a serious comeback. Indeed, the power of Tehillim, attentively uttered by Talmidei Chachamim, had an almost instant impact! *Name has been changed.

Nothing is more satisfying than a cold, smooth lick of ice cream on a hot summer day. Unless, of course, you pick a scoop of something that tastes like mac ‘n’ cheese. Last week, Brooklyn-based Van Leeuwen Ice Cream debuted a limited-edition macaroni and cheese flavor of ice cream in partnership with Kraft Heinz Company. “We know that there is nothing

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more refreshing on a hot summer day than ice cream. That is why we wanted to combine two of the most iconic comfort foods to create an ice cream with the unforgettable flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese we all grew up with,” Emily Violett, senior associate brand manager for Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, said. To create the cheesy confection, Van Leeuwen churned the flavor of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese into its ice cream. “Not only does it taste delicious, but it’s also made with high quality ingredients and contains no artificial flavors, preservatives, or dyes just like our Kraft Macaroni & Cheese,” Violett touted. On Instagram, Van Leeuwen called it “the ice cream you never knew you needed.” Van Leeuwen began selling the new flavor on July 14, which is National Macaroni & Cheese Day. It was made available nationwide online and in their scoop shops in New York, California, New Jersey and Texas. Many thought that the icy dessert was lip-s“mac”ingly good, and it was quickly sold out. New supplies are on the way, the ice cream company said. “Who would’ve thought #NationalMAcAndCheeseDay would

break the internet,” Van Leeuwen said on Instagram. “We’re so flattered by the overwhelming response to this cheesy partnership with our friends Kraft Macaroni & Cheese.” Nothing gets cheddar than this.

Bubble Man on the Beach

Beachgoers in Florida are used to seeing interesting things wash ashore. But they were quite startled this weekend when a man washed up in a large barrel-type device which had flotation buoys attached on each side. “The occupant advised he left the St Augustine area yesterday to head to New York,” the sheriff’s office said, “but came across some complications that brought him back to shore.” Reza Baluchi wanted “run” to the northern U.S. or Bermuda. Instead, he ended up 30 miles south of his St Augustine start point.

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“My goal is to not only raise money for homeless people, raise money for the coast guard, raise money for the police department, raise money for the fire department,” Reza said. “They are in public service, they do it for safety and they help other people.” He added: “I will show people anything you want to do, do it. Don’t listen to anyone. Chase your dreams.” According to Baluchi’s YouTube channel and website, he had planned a journey to Bermuda in the bubble vessel. He had also prepared for a similar voyage in April 2016. Baluchi planned to survive “on protein bars, tuna, sea water purified through a filter, Gatorade and chewing gum for sea sickness,” his website said. Based on his success – or lack of it – if he really wants to get to New York we have one word for him: JetBlue.

Happy Landing

A U.S. Air Force pilot made a safe landing last week thanks to an observant photographer on the ground. Ian Simpson was standing outside the fence of a Royal Air Force base in eastern England, snapping pictures of fighter aircraft taking off. When U.S. Air Force Maj. Grant Thompson’s plane flew into the air, Simpson realized that Thompson was unaware that his plane was shooting off sparks. Simpson, who used to work in the aviation industry, Googled RAF Lakenheath’s phone number and persuaded a switchboard operator to put him through to flight operations at the base, home to the U.S. Air Force’s 48th Fighter Wing. “I said, ‘Look, something is wrong with the plane, definitely. We’ve got lots of photographs of sparks coming out the back,’” Simpson, 56, told The Associated Press. The message got back to Thompson, who managed to land the plane safely. This week, Thompson thanked the British photographer the best way he knew how – by ripping the flight patch from his shoulder and handing it to the man who saved his

life. He also gifted him his cap and insignia. “For me, the most humbling thing has been the families of servicemen who thanked me for doing what I did,” Simpson said. “I wasn’t expecting to get so much thanks.’’

An Olympic Ring

An Argentinian fencer walked away from the Olympics this week with a different type of medal. Maria Belen Perez Maurice lost her match to Hungary’s Anna Marton in the women’s saber individual on Monday. In the middle of her post-match interview, Perez Maurice was surprised by her coach. Lucas Guillermo Saucedo held up a large handwritten note that said, “Do you want to marry me?” in Spanish. Perez Maurice turned around, saw the note, and loudly expressed her happiness. “They told me to turn around, and he had the letter. I forgot everything. I was like, ‘Oh my G-d,’” Perez Maurice said. “We are very happy. We are very good partners. Of course, we have fights, but we enjoy each other’s time,” she added. Perez Maurice – who won gold at the 2014 Pan American Championships and competed at London 2012 and Rio 2016 – said the couple intended to celebrate their engagement in “Buenos Aires with a big barbecue.” This is not the first time that Saucedo popped the question. He had proposed in Paris after the 2010 World Fencing Championships, but she declined, saying at the time, “I am young.” Saucedo explained, “When she lost the match [to Marton this week] she got very sad, so maybe this proposal should change her mentality. I wrote on the paper in the moment. If she had won, no, I would have waited for the moment.” Perfect timing.

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Community Simcha Bowls for Chai

ven as the first session here at Simcha Day Camp came to an end, the campers felt a sudden surge! Kicking off the 4th week with Blue Day, our gorgeous 9-acre campus looked like the Atlantic Ocean, with all the campers decked out in blue! At the same time, we rocked the

first session playoffs as our Leagues reached its pinnacle, culminating in the earth-shaking World Series! Congratulations to all champions and good luck to everyone else in the second session! The highlight of the week, though, was the chessed of our awesome campers, as they went out and raised money for Chai Lifeline, an amazing organization that helps children who are sick to attend camp upstate and have fun as well! Our camp went bowling last week, and campers collected sponsors who pledged money per pin that got knocked down. The campers are determined to beat last year’s staggering record of $34,000! Amazing!

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Bikur Cholim Ladies and Lattes

n Monday, July 21, Bikur Cholim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway hosted our first Ladies and Lattes event since Covid-19. The event was held in Central Perk Café’s outdoor eating area, and the women were able to enjoy fresh salads, pastas, muffins and

iced coffee. The entertainment of the afternoon was Miriam Leiberman, and she walked the ladies through the spiritual aspects of preparing for Moshiach now, as it could come any second. Part of preparing for Moshiach is making sure that the women of Klal Yisrael have their instruments

ready to go as soon as it comes. The women were able to decorate tambourines with their choice of design and got to customize them however they liked. After they made their tambourines, Miriam led the women through songs about Moshiach using their tambourines!

Thank you to all the women who came to help out and to Central Perk for hosting. To stay updated on Bikur Cholim events, follow us on Instagram @bikurcholim5towns or sign up for our newsletter on our website: bikurcholimfr5t.org.

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Shepping Nachas at Nageela Camp Nageela to Host New Building Dedication July 29

call came in to Chaya Fiedler, JEP-LI outreach coordinator, asking for tzinius fashion advice for a woman’s two daughters who just returned from Camp Nageela. A mini reunion of campers took place at staff member Miriam Shenker’s vort. A camper’s mother wrote, “The best thing about Camp Nageela is that the staff keeps up with my daughter all year.” This feedback and more came over the first few days that campers returned home from Camp Nageela Girls. Now Camp Nageela Boys is in full swing. Boys are being introduced to learning, davening, and why to be proud to be a Jew. Campers from both girls and boys session were thrilled to partake in the many activities offered in the brand new Camp Nageela Activities Building. This building is a significant enhancement to Camp Nageela’s campus, which is the Dovid and Suri Schwartz Jewish Experience Center dedicated by Isaac and Tova Schwartz. This Thursday, July 29, the building will be dedicated and named Harvey’s DEC. Harvey is in memory

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of Harvey (Avi) Kaylie, a”h, whose visionary support for many institutions in the USA and Israel, together with his wife Gloria, has improved thousands of lives. Harvey took a special interest in Jewish education for kids who don’t have much opportunity. Therefore, it is very appropriate that his name is on a building in a camp that provides Joyful Jewish Experiences for such kids. DEC are the initials of three of the camp values, Discovery, Exploration and Community. These values will be put into practice in the various rooms in the building. The rooms include the Schick Culinary Arts Room, Shoff Learning Room, Freud Lobby, Neugroschel Classroom, Lifshitz Woodworking Room, Nageela Alumni Camper Art Room, Stern Music Room, and more! The festivities will be streamed on Thursday night, including a performance by former staff member Nachi (“Nachas”) Baldinger. They can be accessed at campnageela.org/ harveysdec. For more information, contact Jen Reiz at 917-715-2415.

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Avnet Hosts Jack Tarzik Tribute with “JT” Crazy Hat Day A Lesson in Hakarat HaTov

razy Hat Day is a stylish and spirited highlight at HALB’s Avnet Country Day School. This year, the annual extravaganza was given extra significance as it was renamed “JT Crazy Hat Day,” in loving tribute to the wacky and wonderful, Jack Tarzik, z”l, Avnet’s former director for over 15 years. “Jack passed away in 2020, and he left an indelible mark on Avnet,” said Daniel Stroock, Camp Director. “We were trying to come up with a fitting tribute, and Crazy Hat Day was a natural choice because it was his favorite day and he exemplified fun and spread so much joy.” Prior to showcasing their creativity, campers were treated to an en-

tertaining and moving video of Jack in action at Avnet. Daniel introduced the video and reminisced about working with Jack until he retired. He shared an important lesson on showing gratitude or hakarat hatov. “I wanted the campers and staff, even those who never had the opportunity to meet Jack in-person, to know how special he was,” Daniel said. “Everyone at Avnet today, and by extension the parents, are impacted by the example JT set for us on how to manage a camp. Jack taught his staff two things. The first is that for Avnet to be great it has to be well organized. The second is to have fun!” With Jack’s enthusiasm on every-

one’s minds, it was time for the festivities to begin. Each bunk proudly donned hats they had crafted and gave a musical performance that corresponded to their theme. The results included a striking array of designs as campers were transformed into Superheroes, Apples and Honey, Broadway Playbills, Popcorn, Dinosaurs, Lollipops, Sunshine and even Pop It toys. Campers were eager to not only show off their creations but to cheer their friends as well. “The purpose of the day has always been to encourage unity and celebrate creativity,” Daniel said. “An added bonus is that the hats are made at camp and don’t have to be brought from home – our parent

Jack, z”l, wearing a hat in honor of Hat Day

body loves that!” As Jack used to say, “At Avnet, every child is a star and every parent deserves star treatment!” Anyone wanting to enjoy memories of Jack Tarzik can view the tribute video on Avnet’s website and Facebook page.

Exposing the Dark Side of the Web & Teen Social Media Addiction

aving Lives Five Towns Coalition was proud to present a recent, well-received four panel discussion on “The Dark Side of the Web & Social Media Addiction.” This presentation featuring Dr. Eli Shapiro of the Digital Citizenship Project, Dr. Joshua Wyner, Associate Principal and School

Psychologist, HAFTR, Robert Ruppert, LMHC, Northwell Health, and Yossi Strickman of Project Trust provided a vital and informative forum for parents, educators and the community at-large to bring about awareness of social media and web dangers to youth safety that could be happening right in one’s own home.

Saving Lives Five Towns Coalition continues to “bring about community awareness to address youth mental health and addiction issues and to reduce youth drug and alcohol misuse through education, media advocacy, increased enforcement and changes in policies.” For further information about

our community coalition and to get involved, please call Susan Blauner at 516-569-6733. The full panel event discussion can be accessed at https://www.savinglives5townscoalition.org/community-awareness/.

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Nikolsberg Celebrates Past and Future

istory was made last week with the celebration of a Hachnosos Sefer Torah in Woodbourne. This coming Sunday there will be yet another sefer given to that famous shul of the Nikolsberger Rebbe, known simply as Woodbourne Shul or Nikolsberg. Besides for the rarity of two Sifrei Torah given to the same place within such a short period of time, these events indicate multiple significant developments both past and present. The donors of both Sifrei Torah, Mr. Mordy Bistritzky and Mr. Ezra Kapnick, are students of the Nikolsberger Rebbe from their early youth in Yeshivas Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin. The fact that so many years later they still feel such a connection with their Alef-Beis rebbe speaks volumes. This is the first time since the shul reopened that a Hachnosos Sefer Torah took place. Why now? What

new occurrence inspired two isolated people to make the massive commitment and undertaking? Sifrei Torah don’t grow on trees, you know. If you are asking this question, you clearly haven’t been to Woodbourne lately. Come on in, any time of day, any time of yea,r and you will see a serious shul with all the trimmings and trappings, plus. You read that correctly! Nikolsberg is officially open year-round! The Country is exploding in the summer, and thousands of mispalelim are entering daily. This is besides for the thousands who find a minyan in the front or newly renovated back deck and have no need to even enter. This amounts to tens of thousands of Yidden benefiting from this legendary shul. Now, it is more than just a summer shul, Nikolsberg has evolved into a full-fledged kehila, nay, a chassidus! Fear not, a Nikols-

berger chassid need not conform to a certain dress code, nusach, or hashkafa. Oh no, not in Nikolsberg! A chassid is one who follows his Rebbe, and in Nikolsberg, the Rebbe welcomes everyone, values every Jew, and exudes love indiscriminately. Sure, there are those who walk into Nikolsberg and are displeased. “How can he dress like that?” they wonder. “Where’s the kavod hatefilla?” asks another. They too will soon come to know and love that things work differently here. Limaila miderech hatevah. Is there any other way to describe the revolution that is Nikolsberg? These great events coincide with the centennial anniversary of Woodbourne Shul. We are entering into the next phase. Things are moving faster now. In only a few more years, when Woodbourne is once again a year-round thriving Jewish community and Nikolsberg is its cornerstone, you, my dear reader,

may just be able to say: “I remember when it all began. I was at that Hachnosos Sefer Torah that started it all.” Last week, amidst the commotion, the Rebbe received a phone call. An unnamed fellow Yid languishing in the Woodbourne penitentiary wanted to let him know that the music from the celebration was heard all around the grounds. Jews and gentiles alike were swept up in

the euphoric atmosphere and they began dancing. Nikolsberg effects everyone! Come celebrate, come dance, sing, jump, cry, as we parade our victory. It wasn’t easy to open, and every step of the way was fraught with difficulties and challenges. Nikolsberg saw them all, overcame them all, and emerged stronger than ever. Is that not the story of Jewish history?

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Rabbi Moshe Brown giving shiur to bochurim from Yeshiva of Far Rockaway who came to visit him in Camp Bonim

RCCS’s MAX Campaign

o matter where you live, the word “cancer” is a frightening reality for all too many of your neighbors, r”l. This dreadful disease and its treatment regimens afflict men, women, teenagers, even young children, of all ages and backgrounds – as well as their family and friends. In many of our communities, virtually every one of these suffering souls relies on RCCS as a lifeline – the one stop resource that guides them from diagnosis through recovery and makes sure that everyone has access to the absolute best medical care available anywhere in the world. In the Five Towns/Far Rockaway community alone, there are 81 patients relying on RCCS everyday for support. These patients, many of them our neighbors, friends, and family, would be lost without the lifesaving services of RCCS. Below is a letter from a grateful and appreciative RCCS patient. To the Absolutely Amazing Askanim and Staff of RCCS, amush, This letter is long overdue – but – as you know, better late than never. With the upcoming online campaign to benefit RCCS, we now feel compelled more than ever to pen an open Thank You note. In anticipation of the campaign, our friends and neighbors have all shown great respect in your vital work on behalf of cholei Yisroel. Even so, we believe, that by publicly sharing our immense gratitude to you, we’ll deepen everyone’s feelings and appreciation of RCCS.

Let’s start from the beginning. The pathology report hit us like a tornado, knocked us off our feet and sent us spinning dizzy. Then... we called RCCS. We’ll never forget how you embraced us with sympathy and care. It’s difficult to describe your touching ahavas Yisroel…truly overwhelming!! On that very day, you referred us to the top doctor, you got us the next available appointment, and you assured us that the bill was on RCCS! Without wasting a second, you provided us with the funds to pay our insurance premiums and you secured us with access to the best treatment available. The sense of stability you provided for us is indescribable. RCCS – you literally carried us all the way through!! There is no way in the world we could have shelled out those thousands and thousands of dollars for monthly premiums, copays and deductibles. We just didn’t have it! B”H everything is fine now! How can we ever thank you?! You don’t know us...and we don’t know you... yet through RCCS you connected with us in a life-altering and everlasting connection!! Thank you, RCCS!! Thank you Hashem!! Mi k’amcha Yisroel! May the Ribbono Shel Olam look down and see the unbelievable activities of RCCS and the dedication of its supporters. In the zechus of this tremendous chessed, tzedakah, ahavas Yisroel and hatzalas nefashos may you all be gebentsht with perfect health, abundant parnassah,

a world of nachas and tremendous hatzlacha in all your endeavors!! Thank you!! Thank you!! Thank you!! There are many amazing services that this organization provides. RCCS conducts extensive medical research, provides medical referral and support, serving as the patient’s virtual “back office” from beginning to end. RCCS gets each patient into the best doctor for their diagnosis; this includes handling their medical records and expediting appointments. RCCS provides insurance guidance and advocacy, helping a patient navigate the complex world of insurance, and advocating for them when an insurer rejects a claim. RCCS provides crucial financial support, paying patients’ full insurance premiums and subsidizing out-of-pocket medical costs. RCCS ensures that finances never stand between a patient and world class treatment. In addition, the RCCS Care Management team helps patients and their families access the full gamut of financial and logistical assistance available through individual donors and other organizations.

It now costs over $14 million a year for RCCS to cover its global operations, including paying insurance premiums and other patient expenditures. In our community alone, RCCS is expending over $670,000 for the 81 patients that it supports. Globally, RCCS is currently helping over 3,100 patients and their families with everything they need to fight cancer – with dozens of new patients reaching out for help each week. The communities of Flatbush, Crown Heights, Monsey, Queens, Far Rockaway/Five Towns, Elizabeth and beyond have united to support RCCS’s lifesaving operations through a special two day “Max” online fundraising campaign. This is RCCS’s primary community fundraising event in these communities for the year. NOW IS THE TIME for you to make sure that RCCS can save the lives of your friends and neighbors. The RCCS Max campaign is going live this week. Please donate without delay. It is only through the widespread participation of Yidden from a cross section of communities that the goal will be reached iy”H.

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YLX Summer Program

he YLX summer program has been phenomenal. Both locations, Lawrence and Far Rockaway, are flourishing with Torah learning during the week. Thursday night was the first Thursday night out of the Three Weeks. YLXers enjoyed an incredible kumzits from Rabbi Shabbos. Of course, our legendary barbecue and bonfire along with intense basketball games tied it all together. It was a wonderful evening of achdus. The boys enjoyed themselves – it was great, clean summer fun, a great way to cap another strong week of YLX learning.

Achiezer at 13: A Talk with Aliza Wartelsky Part 10 of a Series By Avi Shiff

n honor of Achiezer’s 13th year, we are conducting a multi-part series celebrating the various facets of this remarkable organization. For Week #10, we spoke to Aliza Wartelsky of Achiezer’s Hospital Respite Rooms division. Aliza, thanks for your time. Please tell us about the Hospital Respite Rooms division of Achiezer. Aliza Wartelsky: Achiezer’s Hospital Respite Rooms division ensures that community members who are hospitalized at local hospitals have access to a full range of kosher food in a comfortable and warm setting. Achiezer currently runs and stocks respite rooms at Mercy Hospital, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and St. John’s Episcopal. We are currently constructing our newest room at NYU Winthrop, which should be opening shortly.

How often do you stock these rooms? Aliza: We stock them almost daily with delicious fresh food. For Shabbos, we do a major restocking, including hot food and a warmer to ensure that the patients and their family members have whatever they could need food-wise over Shabbos. The re-

spite rooms are kept beautifully, and they are made to look Shabbosdik each weekend, with flowers and whatever else we can think of to enhance the experience. What feedback have you heard from patients and their families? Aliza: Those who have benefited from this service are amazed by the range of foods provided, as well as by the way the respite rooms are designed and run. They tell us that there is such a warm, inviting feeling in these rooms, which are used quite heavily. We hope and pray that they be used only for those celebrating the birth of a new baby and should not have to be used by any others. Overall, the feedback is incredible. Stocking the rooms must be a big job. How do you coordinate that? Aliza: I have a separate WhatsApp chat for each Respite Room. There are about eight individuals on each chat who take on a specific day as a volunteer. Every time they go to their room, they post a picture of how they are leaving the room, along with pictures of the drawers and the fridge. The next time they go to Gourmet Glatt, they receive a master list and they see what items the room needs. We have found this to be the most effective way of keeping the room stocked. If we see

that the room needs to be cleaned, I reach out to housekeeping to take care of that. We try our best to provide a variety of foods, so that everyone can find something that suits their palate. Even for those who are on a no-sugar diet, we make sure to have appropriate foods for them to enjoy. What’s the system for stocking the rooms for Shabbos? Aliza: Each Friday, a group of wonderful young men, Eli Spirn, Motti Olshan, Shmuel Olshan and Avichai Jacobs, take care of stocking the rooms for Shabbos. They each bring about six boxes, unpack the food, and make sure everything in the room – such as the warmer and urn – is working properly. These rooms are absolutely beautiful. They really are, and credit for that goes to Sruly Lieber of Dynamic Cabinetry, our “kitchen guy.” He’s the one who designed all the kitchens in the respite rooms, giving of his time pro bono, and he also serves as a volun-

teer in LIJ. He maintains the kitchens as well, tending to whatever improvements might be needed over time. We are so grateful to him. Running the respite rooms is a major operation! Indeed, it is. Achiezer does so many things, but in a way, the Hospital Respite Rooms division is an organization within an organization. It’s unbelievable. And it’s thanks to the people who make it all happen, including our major sponsors, Mark and Barbara Silber and Gourmet Glatt. The proof of how valuable this service is can be seen in the number of calls we receive each Friday, calling to ask about “the Hospital rooms.” People spending time in the hospital are looking for it. The rooms provide the feeling that someone is there for you. The food we provide is like a “hug” – someone is thinking about me and caring about me while I am going through a difficult time or any time spent in a hospital. It truly is a special operation carried out by a team of special volunteers and staff members.

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CMY’s Camp Maxx

his week’s trailer work in CMY’s Camp Maxx was chilling!! Really chilling – we got the air conditioner to start working. We spent time this past week learning about wiring and practicing our newfound skills before we put them in to real use. We started by inspect the existing wires before attaching the trailer to a power source. The breakers were then turned on, and to everyone’s delight, we had air conditioning. Once we knew we had something going for us, we turned the brakers off and got to work running new wires. We ran a wire for a light switch and from the light switch to a series of LED lights that are attached to the ceiling. Every time a new light was installed, the power was reconnected and turned on to test the lights. So far, it has been working amazingly. While the wiring was being done, we were busy with other aspects of the trailer. Some helped by replacing a broken window in the door with plexiglass. Other campers were busy scraping off old paint that was covering the windows. Some of us were busy removing staples from the wall to make it easy to get the sheetrock flush against the studs when we start

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Ezer Mizion: Swing for Life

zer Mizion’s annual Golf and Tennis Tournament was held at the pristine Seawane Country Club. Sunshine pervaded the green as the players teed off, elevat-

ed by the knowledge that each stroke was a strike against cancer. The event, entitled Swing for Life, serves to benefit Ezer Mizion’s International Bone Marrow Registry. For many cancer patients, a bone marrow transplant is their only chance to survive. Genetic matching between donor and patient is essential for success and, since genetics is based on ethnicity, Jewish donors are needed for Jewish patients. Ezer Mizion is the largest Jewish registry in the world and has saved 3,980 lives – 390 in 2020 alone. However, too many requests are not yet met, and it is vital that the registry be enlarged. All proceeds of the event will fund the expensive genetic testing of many more potential donors, thus greatly increasing the chances of each request being met with a positive response. Manny Malekan and Simmie

Chiger, Committee Chairs, were thrilled to have the event completely sold out. They were ably assisted the hard-working committee: Dr. Aaron Cynamon, Alex Dembitzer, David Neiss, Dr. David Ritholtz, Dr. Alan Spiegel, Sruli Szpigiel, Jordan Chiger, Zachary Chiger, Jonathon

Halpert , Eytan Feldman, Michael Pfeiffer, Dovid Schulman and Jeremy Wulwick. Each member felt the pride of being part of “something big.” The Ezer Mizion “Hole in One” Donor Pool, funded by golf events held both in the U.S. and Israel, has already saved over 90 lives.

Historic Joint Security Briefing Hosted by NYC and Nassau County Police Commissioners

historic joint security briefing hosted by New York City Police Commissioner Dermot Shea and Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder was held in Far Rockaway earlier this month. The joint briefing was organized by Deputy Inspector Richie (Yechiel) Taylor, Commanding Officer of NYPD Community Affairs Outreach and the highest-ranking yarmulke-wearing NYPD officer, along with Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender, President of Achiezer, who served as emcee. It was held on Wednesday, July 14, 2021 at The White Shul and was attended by over 50 rabbonim and community leaders of Far Rockaway and the Five Towns. Nassau County Executive Laura Curran and Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman attended and acknowledged the tremendous community support for the police departments. The uniqueness of these two communities is that there are many frum families who live either in Far Rockaway (Queens) or the Five Towns (Nassau) but daven, work, or send their children to yeshivas across the

border. “We are committed, and we are going to do everything possible to be there for you,” said NYPD Commissioner Dermot Shea. “It is unconscionable that anyone should fear, in this day and age, walking down the street, and being afraid to go to a shul … and we are not going to stand for it.” “I love coming to the Five Towns,” said Nassau County Police Commissioner Patrick Ryder, “and I love that, because I know the Jewish community respects law and order. I know the Jewish community demands quality of life, and I know when I get here

that you’re always looking out for us. So I thank you for that.” “The NYPD has a strong working relationship with the Nassau County Police Department. To echo the words of Commissioner Shea, we have NYPD Detectives assigned around the world and we share intelligence we gather with other police departments like the NCPD because when it comes to keeping people safe, there are no borders” said NYPD Deputy Inspector Richie Taylor. “We have shuls and yeshivas on both sides of Route 878. We have security interests in both Nassau

County and NYC, which requires us to deal with two separate police departments and commissioners,” said Rabbi Boruch Ber Bender. “I thank NYPD Commissioner Shea and NCPD Commissioner Ryder for being here with us for this historic meeting and for ensuring that both their departments work hand-in-hand every day, keeping our communities safe,” said NYPD Clergy Liaison David Heskiel. “We are against defunding,” one rabbi said during the Q&A session. “Our community loves our police departments,” said another.

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Remembering Chacham Ya’aqob Menashe

t is hard to believe that a whole year has passed since the passing of the Chacham, Rabbi Yaa’qob Menashe. Indeed, many of us never imagined making it through a year without the Chacham’s advice, insights, Torah, teachings and leadership. His passing has left a void in the hearts of so many, but his teachings continue to live on through the Torah he has disseminated through recorded shiurim and lectures, the ATorahMinute and NonStopTorah website, and the books he has published on halacha and life events. The Sixth of Av marked the year of his passing. To commemorate, a ceremony was held in Great Neck on Thursday night, attended by hundreds of people, whose lives were touched by Rabbi Menashe. It was remarkable to note how people knew Rabbi Menashe from so many different stages of his life, whether as young children growing up together in Bombay, as young men studying Torah and raising young families together, as congregants at Midrash Ben Ish Hai in Queens and Great Neck, as former students of the Midrash High School, and as people who attended the many lectures and singles events that the Chacham and his wife, the beloved Rabbanith, a”h, planned. All felt that their lives were touched and

improved by the Chacham. The program began with an address by Rabbi Avraham Kohan, Rabbi of Torah Ohr Hebrew Academy in Great Neck. Rabbi Ilan Meirov, director and spiritual leader of Chazaq, spoke next. David Mottahedeh, representing the close family bond shared by the Mottahedeh and Menashe families, expanded on the Chacham’s greatness by noting how the Chacham was consistent in what he did and how he acted. Siyumim were made by the Hakahm’s family as well, with his grandsons, Chaim and Mordechai Werzberger, and their father making a siyum on Pirkei Avos. Representing his family, Zev Werzberger expressed his appreciation for his fatherin-law, for the tremendous positive impact he had on him and his family. The Hakham’s son-in-law, Guy Shoshan, made a siyum on Masechtas Bezah. At the conclusion of the program, the newly released A Torah Minute Book, A Torah Minute: A Legacy of Torah Gems and Practical Laws (Volume 5), was given to members of the audience. This book, published in time for the Chacham’s first yahrzeit, was the book that the Chacham was actively working on prior to his passing.

Rabbi Yaaqob Menashe, z’l, speaking at Knesseth Eliyahu Synagogue in Mumbai, India

A video tribute was shared with friends of Midrash Ben Ish Hai following the event, offering a glimpse into the Chacham’s family life, values, and mission.

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Thousands of Talmidim Hear Guidance from Senior Roshei Yeshiva at Dirshu’s Seder Hachana By Chaim Gold

ver 3,000 bachurim gathered at the Armanot Chen Hall in Bnei Brak at the end of the zman to hear guidance from the Gedolei Hador and leading Roshei Yeshiva at Dirshu’s Seder Hachana Event. Seder Hachana is a unique maamad specifically designed for one demographic: bachurim leaving yeshiva ketana (high school aged yeshiva) and entering yeshiva gedolah (beis medrash level). The transition from yeshiva ketana – a system that is very regimented – to yeshiva gedolah – which offers much more independent learning – can mean the difference between a lifetime of success in learning or challilah the opposite. It is a transition that requires much guidance. The event was addressed by HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita, senior Rosh Yeshiva of our time; HaGaon HaRav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Slabodka; HaGaon HaRav Dovid Cohen, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron; HaGaon HaRav Shimon Galei, shlita; HaGaon HaRav Avrohom Yitzchok Kook, shlita; HaGaon HaRav Bunim Schreiber, shlita; HaGaon HaRav Chaim Peretz Berman, shlita; and HaRav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita, Nasi, Dirshu; under whose auspices this seminal event was held. HaGaon HaRav Gershon Edelstein, shlita: How to Prepare for Shiur Rav Gershon Edelstein has addressed the Seder Hachana Event numerous times in the past, but this year several things were different. First and foremost, in the past, he has always spoke briefly, for just a few minutes, giving short, concise yet weighty guidance from his experience as a maggid shiur for bachurim for over seventy years. This year, however, he

those who will comprise the next dor in mesiras haTorah. I heard many times from my Rebbi, Rav Yitzchok Hutner, that the kol gadol that emanated from Har Sinai, the mesiras haTorah that emanated from Har Sinai today emanates from our holy yeshivos! They are the conduits for mesiras haTorah in our time! “The yeshiva,” explained Rav Cohen, “is the ‘factory’ that produces bnei Torah. Without a doubt, the integral component of a ben Torah is learning Torah itself, the shiurim, the hasmada, but there is more involved to produce a true ben Torah. He must have Torah, but he must also have the pillars of avodah and gemilus chassadim. Davening in yeshiva is not just davening. It is an integral component of the tzurah of a yeshiva and of what comprises a ben Torah.” The Rosh Yeshiva continued, “Gemilus chassadim, as well, is part of the yeshiva and part of what creates the essence of a ben Torah. Now, gemilus chassadim in yeshiva does not mean opening up a medicine gemach or a gemach for pens and papers, as important as those things may be. We have a kabbalah from the Alter of Slabodka that the ultimate gemilus chassadim is to treat others well, smile at them, show them you care, give a friend a word of chizuk or a compliment... this strengthening of the bond between bnei Yeshiva is a foundation upon which Torah is built!” Rav Moshe Hillel Hirsch, in his address, offered extensive practical guidance. “The first thing a bachur should know,” Rav Hirsch said, “is that on Rosh Chodesh Elul, you will Rav Dovid Cohen: “A be making what might be the Yeshiva is a Ben Torah most transformative change Producing Factory?!” of your life. One’s entire life is Rav Dovid Cohen began his built on the foundation that heartfelt remarks by saying, “I you make in yeshiva gedolah… feel that I am standing in front “Yeshiva gedolah is a fresh of the future of Klal Yisrael, slate! Even someone who was spoke at much greater length and with much more detail. The second difference is that, in the past, the venerated Rosh Yeshiva would come to the hall to speak but this year, at the behest of his doctors, he spoke from his home and the address was heard by the bachurim via video. Rav Gershon said, “When a bachur comes to yeshiva gedolah from yeshiva ketana, he will encounter a different structure of learning which requires much more preparation. In yeshiva ketana, everything is explained. The shiur is explained and presented to a bachur on a silver platter. Anytime a bochur doesn’t understand, he can go over to his maggid shiur and ask. He can easily obtain help. In yeshiva gedolah, however, things are different. A bachur is expected to prepare the Gemara on his own, so that he can understand the shiur. To properly learn a Gemara with Rashi and Tosafos is not simple. What does one do? The best advice is that one should first learn the Gemara just with Rashi. The next day, he should learn Tosafos for the first time and then review yesterday’s Gemara with Rashi. On the third day, he should review what he learned and add review of Tosafos. This should be repeated on the fourth day. The additional daily chaazrah is not just a review. Rather, a person begins to understand the Gemara, differently, better and deeper with each chazarah. This is the best way to prepare for the shiur. It is very important to sustain chazarah over the course of a few days, adding more and more as one reviews.

HaRav Dovid Cohen delivering heartfelt remarks at the Dirshu Asifa

Partial view of the bochurim attending the Dirshu Kinnus

not so successful in yeshiva ketanah is empowered to make a fresh start and should come into yeshiva gedolah with great she’ifos. Rav Moshe Hillel cautioned, “Not all bachurim feel the sweetness and geshmak of learning right away. For some, it takes time. No bachur should become bothered when it doesn’t happen immediately. If he perseveres, he will eventually have a true geshmak and satisfaction in learning.” Rav Dovid Hofstedter: The Importance of Being in Control of One’s Middos Another highlight of the event was the divrei chizuk by the Nasi of Dirshu, Harav Dovid Hofstedter. Rav Hofstedter was not able to participate in person, but his remarks were transmitted via video. Rav Dovid cited the Mishnah in Avos that says, “One who is over-confident in handing down legal decisions is a fool, wicked and arrogant of spirit.” “What,” Rav Hofstedter asked, “is the chiddush in calling him arrogant of spirit? The Mishnah itself states that he is “over-confident, is therefore obvious that he is arrogant of spirit. What is the Mishnah adding? Secondly, we are talking about someone much

worse! After all, he is wicked because he is rendering mistaken halachic decisions. He is a baal gaavah of the worst order.” Rav Hofstedter responded, “Perhaps the answer is that there are middos that one must periodically use for the positive. A person should be bold like a leopard…strong like a lion, etc. Boldness, for example, is not usually a good middah, but at times one needs to use it for avodas Hashem, for the sake of Heaven. At times, you have to show strength and confidence like a lion as well, but gaavah, arrogance, has no place in avodas Hashem whatsoever! The tanna is teaching us that no one should think that a person who is over-confident, who has gaavah when rendering halachic rulings, that this is l’shem Shomayim. It is a middah to be avoided at all costs, even ostensibly for a good purpose. “After all is said and done, the tanna is telling us that despite his illusions, he is a baal gaavah and arrogant of spirit.” Perhaps Rav Avrohom Yitzchok Kook, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Me’or HaTorah, put it best when he concluded, “Rabbosai! We are all embarking on a new path. Going to a new makom Torah, do you know what the main thing that we all need is? Siyata d’Shmaya!”

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revolution is underway. The Orthodox community is being mobilized—not from the trenches, but from the shuls. The rallying cry is a simple one: your vote is your voice. Voting is a fundamental and underutilized right outlined in the U.S. Constitution. It’s more critical than ever in this moment of increased anti-Semitism, rising crime, and shifting COVID mandates. KlalVote is leading the charge to unify the community and raise a collective political voice in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. It’s time to make every voice matter and every vote count. Launched in the fall of 2020 in advance of the presidential election, KlalVote is a nonpartisan “get out the vote” initiative that is not affiliated with a specific political organization, candidate or objective. The idea took shape with Rabbi Chaim Rapfogel, COO of RCCS, who approached Moshe Brandsdorfer, Executive Director of the JCCRP, to partner with him on this initiative. “Starting KlalVote was crucial for me because our community has been lacking in political representation due to poor voter turnout,” Rapfogel said. “The JCCRP agreed to get on board, and Moshe brought in community activist Elie Schwab who founded KlalVote with us. We’ve since been joined by many committed individuals and organizations who are helping us gain momentum.” KlalVote’s mission is to maximize voter turnout and ensure that the Orthodox community in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway is recognized as an influential force in the political arena. Their initial efforts in November yielded a historic turnout with over 6,000 local voters from more than 70 shuls publicly lending their names to KlalVote’s online platform. A foundation has now been set to activate and expand a voting network for all future elections.

How KlalVote Works Modeled after crowdfunding campaigns, KlalVote uses the same team-based competitive spirit to champion voting instead of raising donations. Local shuls, already the communal cornerstones, become “teams” led by “captains” to call on their members to vote and record their participation online. This

public affirmation motivates others to do the same and demonstrate their role in the collective vote on behalf of their shul. To be clear, KlalVote doesn’t define success by winning an election, but by the numbers of people who voted and thereby solidified the community’s position as a voting bloc that cannot be ignored. “What the average voter doesn’t realize is that even if you lose a district, every elected official is looking at how that community voted,” Brandsdorfer said. “While Donald Trump lost the general election in November, in the Reads Lane election district, 93% voted for him. Yes, people can be discouraged by the outcome of elections, but the bottom line is that candidates and elected officials are watching. There is value in every vote.” In addition to the internal outreach and rabbinic

“This is the first mayoral election where every major candidate came to meet with us.” support at each shul, KlalVote also produced a series of videos with rabbanim and lay leaders urging people to vote. There is an especially poignant video that was recently recorded by Joseph Borgen, who was the victim of an anti-Semitic attack while he was on the way to a pro-Israel rally In Times Square. Borgen’s message, like them all, is straightforward: just vote.

Far-Reaching Results in Far Rockaway The Far Rockaway community provides a real-time example of KlalVote’s growing impact and value. A record 1,600 Far Rockaway voters in the

community participated in the New York City Democratic primary in June. This follows an unprecedented 3,600 voters in the November presidential election. The community is one whose activists have long been charting a course for change. Since the ‘90s, the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance (FRJA) has tirelessly worked to educate and energize the community to vote. Founded by Richard Altabe and Shalom Becker during an early school board run, the FRJA has spent years organizing targeted voting campaigns and critical candidate endorsements. In addition to Altabe, the FRJA is led by Yoni Dembitzer, Baruch Rothman and Pesach Osina. KlalVote has enabled the FRJA to take their efforts to the next level. “KlalVote is a huge help because it changes the dynamic and makes us more powerful,” said Altabe, who is also the Lower Division Principal at HALB. “In the past, we had to figure out who we were endorsing and then get everyone to actually vote. Now, we can focus on supporting the best candidate, while KlalVote gets out the vote.” He reiterates Brandsdorfer’s sentiment that “we’re strongest when we bring large numbers to the polls. Numbers get the attention of public officials.” That attention to Far Rockaway’s voting record brought the four top NYC mayoral candidates to the area. “This is the first mayoral election where every major candidate came to meet with us,” Altabe said. “It happened because we are now seen as relevant due to the turnout in the presidential election.” The community is also forging a relationship with Democratic mayoral candidate Eric Adams, that can be charted in “tweets” since April. After receiving the endorsement of the FRJA, Adams tweeted on May 28, “Thank you to the Far Rockaway Jewish Alliance for joining our campaign today! The diversity and strength of our growing coalition is unmatched. We are witnessing a growing pandemic of hate in our city, and I will work harder than anyone to protect everyone as Mayor!” Far Rockaway voters spoke with action, and Adams’ received 90% of the vote. On July 16, Ad-

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ams put Far Rockaway at the top of his list when he thanked multiple Jewish communities for their support.

Mobilizing the Community With Election Day around the corner on Novem-

ber 2, KlalVote’s inaugural efforts will come full circle. In addition to the JCCRP, KlalVote is joined by other dedicated community partners like Achiezer, Teach NYS, and Agudath Israel of America. These organizations saw the opportunity to support voter turnout and have provided resources that KlalVote needs to succeed. Aside from NYC Mayor, the race for Nassau Executive will also be a community focus in November. “We’ll continue to push for voter registration so that we continue to build voter turnout. People may argue that many of the NYC elections were won in the primary, but we need our elected officials to understand that we are a community that votes in every election,” said Dr Eli Shapiro, longtime community activist and part of KlalVote’s leadership. “We’ve gotten the attention of our elected officials. We have to make it clear to them that we care and want to be heard.” Other communities have been taking note of KlalVote’s success and are reaching out to bring KlalVote to their areas. KlalVote’s main objective until now has been to strengthen their voting model to protect local interests, but they hope to broaden their reach soon. Rapfogel sends a resounding message, “A com-

munity that votes is a community that’s listened to. A community that doesn’t vote – doesn’t exist. “KlalVote needs more leaders to step up this November.” For further information on registering to vote and mobilizing your community, visit KlalVote.org.

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THIS WEEK, WE’RE TALKING TO…

Camp Areivos

BY SUSAN SCHWAMM

1, 2, 3…8 weeks of amazing summer fun! For the last few weeks, our children have been basking in the sun, swimming, singing, and soaking up the fun every day. How are they spending their time away from their desks? In this series, we speak with camp directors and head counselors to learn more about our community’s amazing, spectacular, incredible, marvelous, unbelievable (you get the point!) camps.

THIS WEEK, WE WERE PRIVILEGED TO SPEAK WITH YOCHEVED GREENBERG, DIRECTOR OF CAMP AREIVOS. CAMP AREIVOS STORMED ONTO THE CAMP SCENE LAST YEAR, AND HUNDREDS OF CAMPERS HAVE SIGNED UP FOR MORE AMAZING FUN THIS YEAR. YOCHEVED TOOK A FEW MINUTES OUT OF HER BUSY SCHEDULE TO CHAT WITH TJH ABOUT THE UNBELIEVABLE TRIPS, ACTIVITIES, EXCITEMENT, AND SWAG AT CAMP AREIVOS.

Yocheved, this is Areivos’ second year! Tell us how it all began. Yes, baruch Hashem, Camp Areivos is in its second awesome year! Camp Areivim, our “brother” camp, was already a super-popular day camp for boys in the Five Towns, and we wanted to give the girls in our neighborhood the opportunity to experience an Areivim-style summer. The idea, which was in the making for a number of years, was finally hatched two years ago, and our inaugural summer was a smashing success! Sounds amazing! How many girls enjoy their summer at Areivos? Baruch Hashem, Areivos has doubled in size since last year! After everyone heard how much fun it was the first year, people were banging down the doors to come to Areivos. This year, we have over 500 Areivos campers. The girls are from all

over the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. We span from Bayswater all the way out to North Woodmere. It’s really nice to see girls from different schools and neighborhoods come together to enjoy one awesome summer together. Tell us about the different divisions at Areivos. We’re really proud of our age-appropriate divisions. Each age group has their own exclusive activities and late nights and even special “swag” for the older divisions (although everyone gets a lot of swag!). The Freshies, our preschool division, has awesome shows and special activities based around their theme of the Seven Days of Creation. The Junior Division, for girls coming out of 1st-3rd grades, has

many trips, late stays, and night activities throughout the summer. The oldest two divisions, Seniors and TC Hype, has awesome major trips and two overnights! We actually just recently returned from our super-successful first overnight to South Jersey which included a trip to Six Flags Great Adventure! How was that? It was epic! It felt like we were in sleepaway camp for a night! We all went out to eat for dinner, we

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had a glow-in-the-dark paint night and dance party, and the next day we tried all the roller coasters at Six Flags! It was a great, fun bonding experience, too. I personally can’t wait for our next overnight! You have amazing head staff. Tell me about it! All the head staff seriously put their all into making every girl’s summer the best ever. The head staff spends hours of research, planning and executing to get every special activity, night activity, and general vibe in camp super fun and exciting. Camp would not happen without all of their efforts. You have a beautiful campus – new, for this year! Tell us about it. Yes! We are thrilled to be in the beautiful TAG elementary school building. We needed more space for our growing camp, and in TAG we are able to spread out and take advantage of all of the facilities the building offers. We now have two baking rooms, a sensory room, a workshop room, an art room, and a spacious TC Hype lounge. The new campus really gives us the ability to bring Areivos to a whole new level. We have three large gym areas that will sometimes have three different special activities

running all at once for different divisions. What’s really exciting for this year is our stunning on-campus pool and waterpark! Your pool! The girls must love swimming. It’s really a highlight of many of

How refreshing! Tell us about a “regular” day at Areivos. There is no such thing as just a “regular” day in Areivos. Every day features new and exciting special activities and surprises. There’s really no telling what can happen on any given day. Every morning the girls

THE ENDLESS DANCING AND SINGING REALLY MAKE FOR AN ELECTRIC ATMOSPHERE THAT BOTH CAMPERS AND STAFF ARE PROUD TO BE A PART OF.

the campers’ day. They are in the capable hands of WSI certified instructors and lifeguards, and the onsite pool really enhances the camp experience. The girls have instructional swim where they can improve on their swimming skills. They also have free swim to just have fun with their friends in the pool. Besides the pool, we also have a waterpark with awesome inflatable slides and water activities.

gather in the auditorium for a dance party to get the day started off. They then have davening and shiur led by our Shiur Director, Mrs. Chanie Sprung, and then off to a day jam-packed of activities! Some special activities we just had recently had included a live game show with Rabbi Yisroel Erps, Doctor Schnitzel, and a Shlomo Levinger magic show. We also have consistent

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activities such as baking, art, swim, workshops, canteen, wacky sports, and Zumba. There is always a main activity that brings each division together for a game or big program. Besides for these great activities do you go on trips throughout the summer? Yes we do! Areivos girls are very adventurous, and we have been enjoying many trips. Aside from the overnight trip to Six Flags, the girls have gone to Adventureland, Baldwin Bowling, Funtopia, Country Fair, Fantasy Forest, boating, and more. And that was just the first half! Each trip is more fun than the next, and the girls are having so much fun traveling to all the different locations and activities. What would you say sets you apart from other camps? Areivos is not just a camp. Areivos

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is a family. We really focus on creating a warm, comfortable and friendly environment for all the campers. It’s important to us that Areivos truly feels like a second home. The endless dancing and singing really make for an electric atmosphere that both campers and staff are proud to be a part of. Areivos stands out for the awesome swag you give out. I’m glad you noticed. We do love our swag. It’s a really fun way to make every girl feel that they’re part of something. We want every girl to have pride in their Areivos family and wearing the swag really contributes to that unified feeling. I love driving around the Five Towns and seeing Areivos bumper stickers, girls wearing Areivos T-shirts, scrunchies, sweaters, socks, backpacks, caps or fanny packs. And there’s more to come! We have a designated section of our weekly newsletter that features pictures of girls in their swag around town.

Is there a “theme” this year? This year’s theme is “Double the Fun.” Every day there is a theme based on “double.” Every day there is a special activity run by our head counselors or division heads connected to the daily theme. For example, one day the theme was “Thing 1 and Thing 2,” and the special activity featured a giant, campus-wide scavenger hunt that ended in a cotton candy surprise that resembled the hair of Thing 1 and Thing 2. Another day the theme was “Double Header,” and we had a camp-wide crazy hat making contest. The themes really enhance the “campy” atmosphere we have in Areivos. That’s so much fun! What’s your camp slogan? The slogan for both Areivim and Areivos is “We’re all in it together.” Whether it’s the campers working together in sports or color war or the staff members working together

to make camp as fun as possible, the Areivos family is truly one unified camp. What gives you the most “nachas” as you walk around campus? That’s a good question and many things come to mind. At the end of the day, after all the swag, activities and trips, the most important thing and the goal of camp is that the girls are having fun. I get nachas when I’m walking around and see girls smiling and laughing and having a great time with their friends even when they’re not involved in an activity. But what gives me the most nachas is hearing the girls walk through the hallways and cheering or singing songs for their bunk or the camp. When the girls feel like they belong and they have pride in their bunk and in their camp, I know that they are in it together and having the time of their lives.

By the Numbers...

5,000+ slices of pizza consumed

1,500+ Different

Areivos shirts given out (i said we have a lot of swag!)

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cones devoured (we have 2 cotton candy machines onsite!)

150 Staff bucket hats distributed

30+ Exciting trips 23 Awesome bunks 4 Incredible divisions 1 Unified camp!

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THIS WEEK, WE’RE TALKING TO…

Camp Funshine

BY SUSAN SCHWAMM

GOING TO CAMP WHEN YOU’RE YOUNG IS NONSTOP FUN IF YOU’RE IN CAMP FUNSHINE. LOCATED IN NORTH WOODMERE, CAMP FUNSHINE PROVIDES MILES OF SMILES FOR CLOSE

Mrs. Lapidus, we hear such wonderful things about Camp Funshine. Tell us more about the camp. Of course you’ve heard of Camp Funshine! We are an adorable camp for 3-5-year-olds based out of Ohr Torah in North Woodmere. We attract campers from North Woodmere and the Five Towns, and some as far away as Far Rockaway! Everyone loves Camp Funshine for its warmth and non-stop activities perfect for preschool age children.

TO 150 CHILDREN IN OUR COMMUNITY. WHETHER IT’S SINGING, SWIMMING OR DANCING TO THE BEAT, THESE YOUNGSTERS CAN’T STOP GIGGLING THE WHOLE SUMMER THROUGH. THIS WEEK WE SPOKE WITH MRS. ROCHEL LAPIDUS, CAMP FUNSHINE’S DIRECTOR, TO LEARN MORE ABOUT ALL THE FUN.

Camp Funshine has been around for a while. What’s different this year? Last summer, we were one of the few preschool camps that were able to open. We felt that it was so critical for parents to have childcare and for their preschoolers to have an excit-

ing summer with structure, despite the diﬃcult time we were in. B”H we made it through eight safe weeks of fun! This summer, we are able to bring back exciting trips, wonderful staff and incredible shows. We have a sports specialty for the boys and ballet for the girls! We also have other specialty classes like art, music, aerobics and more. How many campers are enjoying Camp Funshine currently? Every summer we have between 125-150 campers. Because our spots are so limited, we fill up very quickly each year. The beauty of that number of campers is that we are able to provide big camp perks, but at

the same time, give attention and love to each and every camper! How do you make them feel at home and excited to come to camp every day? Easy! If we love them; they love us back. We are always playing music, singing songs, or hands-on playing with the kids. Every day feels fresh and exciting, and they are genuinely happy to be here having fun! You’re dealing with little ones. Do you have nap time or time

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during the day for a little “downtime”? Everyone, young and old, needs a break at times. Don’t you? Some of our youngest bunks do real naptime, while other bunks just have a story time break to calm them down and provide a midday rest. It depends on the age and on the mother’s preference! Sandwiched around that “rest time” is nonstop action and fun! Tell us about your amazing staff. They are the best! Everyone applying to work at Camp Funshine is doing so because they want to work with young children and make a difference in each child’s summer. Our staff love their campers, and the campers love them right back! How is the day structured? We have a super-exciting, well-rounded schedule for every bunk that has a good mix of activities. A bunk might have a specialty, then bounce houses, then a craft, then water play, and then lunch. Each period is 30 minutes long to keep the children interested and occupied. Our nursery bunks have an exciting water play area with slides and fishing pools, and the other children are actually learning the beginning steps

of real swimming! Sounds like the perfect balance between excitement and downtime for these youngsters. Is there a theme this year? This summer’s dynamic theme is “Toy World,” and the excitement

best shows and outings in town! We have a weekly trip for the older bunks and a weekly show for all bunks. This summer, we also added an Erev Shabbos concert from Mr. Shabbos, who has the whole camp singing and dancing to different interactive songs!

“WE ALWAYS GET THE BEST PRIZES AND THE COOLEST SHOWS, BUT OUR FAVORITE PART OF CAMP IS THE DUNKING AND KICKING DURING SWIM INSTRUCTION!” goes to infinity and beyond! Each week has a fun theme that plays off of the theme of toys in some way. For example, this week’s sub-theme is “Games.” We had a giant I Spy game around camp, made tic-tac-toe edible food art, and played a great Summer BINGO game! Each activity is perfectly age-appropriate, and the children have a blast! Do you bring in special performers or special acts for the kids to enjoy? Yes, the

As you walk around camp, what are three things that you hear the most throughout the day? We hear bunks singing and laughing, water splishing and splashing at Water Play, and the sounds of bouncing and jumping on the bounce houses! Kids say the cutest things. Anything cute today that you’ve overheard between the

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little ones? We love to overhear the kids chatting! One girl was helping her friend dance the correct motions to the Morah Music concert! Another kid was telling a group of friends about her trip to the park. She was a very good story teller for a 4-year-old! Are there special songs that they love to sing? Our very own Camp Funshine song, of course! We produced and recorded it professionally. We all sing the chorus together, “Yes, we all love Camp Funshine!” It is precious to hear. Many of them know all the words and sing it at home all the time, too!

Were there any “surprises” this summer at Camp Funshine? Although every day is structured similarly, every day is also a surprise! The children never know what activity to expect. To get a sneak peek, parents are given a calendar at the beginning of the summer, and it is jam-packed with amazing shows and activities. Our favorite day is FRIDAY DRESS UP! We already had Wacky Hat day and Jersey day!

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9 Loving head morahs 3 Inflatables 6 Specialties 10 trips 150 Smiling faces daily

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Olympics Oddities

During the 1904 games in St. Louis, American runner Fred Lorz quit the marathon and hitched a ride in a car to the finish line but the car broke down four miles from the finish line. Lorz ran the last four miles to the finish line and was promptly awarded the gold medal. His shenanigans were quickly uncovered, and his gold medal was rescinded.

Oscar Swahn (1847-1927), a Swedish shooter, won his last medal at the 1920 Olympics at the age of 72, making him the oldest person to win an Olympic medal.

The gold medals awarded for the top prize are actually silver, with gold

plating.

Usain Bolt, who is a six-time Olympic gold medalist and holds the world record for the 100-meter dash, never in his life attempted to run a full mile.

The five Olympic rings represent the five major regions of the world – Africa, the Americas, Asia, Europe and Oceana, and every national flag in the world includes one of the five colors, which are (from left to right) blue, yellow, black, green, and red.

Cassius Clay (later, Muhammad Ali) won the light heavyweight boxing gold medal at the Rome Olympics of 1960. He later threw it into the Ohio River in disgust after being refused service in a whites-only restaurant upon his return to the USA.

USA swimmer Mark Spitz had a mustache in the 1972 Olympics and jokingly told the Russian swimmers that it kept the water away from his mouth. During the next summer Olympics, all of the Russian swimmers had moustaches.

Michael Phelps is the most decorated Olympic swimmer of all time, with total of 23 medals – so far!

The Beijing Olympics in 2008 began at exactly 8:08:08 PM on 8/8/08 because the number 8 is considered lucky in China.

The record for the longest name for an Olympic champion is by female Thai weightlifter Prapawadee Jaroenrattanatarakoon.

During the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, the procession of athletes is always led by the Greek team, followed by all the other teams in alphabetical order (in the language of the hosting country), except for the last team, which is always the team of the hosting country.

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Japan Trivia 1. Which of the following is considered to be good etiquette in Japan? a. Using your socks as a napkin when you eat b. Slurping loudly when eating noodles c. Using your glasses to itch your ears d. Spitting on the floor when you are done your meal 2. Which city is the capital of Japan? a. Hong Kong b. Taiwan c. Tokyo d. Seoul 3. According to estimates, approximately how many pairs of chopsticks are used in

Japan each year? a. 600 million b. 2 billion c. 7 billion d. 24 billion 4. What is a common nickname for Japan? a. Land of Sushi b. Land of the Rising Sun c. Island Haven d. Land of Millennium 5. How many islands does Japan have in total? a. 90 b. 350 c. 2,000 d. 6,800 6. What number is commonly avoided in Japan because it sounds the same as the word for death, “shi”? a. 4

Riddle me This Why did the spotted jungle cat get disqualified from the Olympics?

b. 13 c. 18 d. 100 7. Which of the following facts are not true? a. Japan has the second-to-lowest crime rate of any country b. There are more seniors in Japan than minors c. Tokyo has so many people stuffing into its subways that there are “train pushers” who shove the passengers inside trains in order to close the doors d. The Five Towns consumes almost as much sushi as the amount consumed in Tokyo

Answers: 1. B 2. C 3. D 4. B 5. D 6. A 7. D Wisdom key: 6-7 correct: You win front row tickets to the Olympic games in Tokyo! Oops, sorry due to the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic, there is no audience allowed at the games this year. 4-5 correct: You just need to eat a little more sushi, and you will get smarter. 0-3 correct: You must have been pushed onto the train a little too hard.

You Gotta Be Kidding Me! A gymnast walked into a bar. He gets a two-point deduction and ruins his chances of a medal.

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Torah Thought

Parshas Eikev By Rabbi Berel Wein

n this week’s portion, the Torah seemingly indicates that there is a simple formula for Jewish life and success while living in the land of Israel. If we follow the commandments of G-d and observe the laws of the Torah, the Jewish people will be showered with physical blessings of health, longevity, and prosperity. And if the Jewish people, for whatever reasons, chooses to deviate from the service of G-d, then physical calami-

ties will befall them. A literal reading of the Torah portion would certainly bring the reader or student to this conclusion. And yet, this understanding, i.e., observance of the commandments as the determining factor in achieving blessings and success in life in this world, ﬂies in the face of the famous dictum of the rabbis of the Talmud that states that a reward for observing the commandments does not really exist in

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luck was not so good after all. And the same thing is true in reverse. Many times, we are discouraged by events that occurred to us, only to later see, in the fullness of time, that we should be grateful for that experience. Heaven uses a diﬀerent measure of goodness and reward than the one that we use in this world. We all pray for length of life and longevity of years. However, we have learned that

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can well imagine, there are several diﬀerent approaches to this question. All of them are worthy of mention, but in this short essay, I will restrict myself to one of the central ideas advanced regarding this problem. The promises advanced by the Torah for the observance of the commandments is not meant as a reward, so much as it is intended to be a natural consequence of good behavior and enduring faith. True reward and permanent blessings are rare events in human existence. Many times, a person rejoices when having, what he or she believes, to be a stroke of good luck. Unfortunately, just as often in life, it turns out that the good

our father Abraham, who was apparently scheduled to live for 180 years, passed away ﬁve years prematurely. The Talmud saw this as a blessing, so that he would not be alive when his grandson Esau began his sinful rampage of murder and assault. Standards of reward and punishment that are exhibited by heavenly judgment are beyond human comprehension and understanding. And the rewards of heaven are eternal, while all the good or beneﬁt in this world is always temporary. Therefore, it is indeed possible to say that reward and punishment are truly not present in this world. Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire Parshas Eikev

Growing Up By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

hat is the nature of the transition of a young man or woman from a child, who is exempt from the mitzvos and punishments of beis din, to bar or bas mitzvah, when he or she is obligated to observe the mitzvos and is subject to the punishments of beis din (Chulin 12a, Sanhedrin 68b; Chagigah 2a; etc.)? Teshuvos HaRashba (Yi’ud Rishonim) explains that a child under bar or bas mitzvah is halachically not considered a bar daas, possessing mature intellect. No one should be offended by this. Even a genius like the Vilna Gaon was exempt from mitzvos as a child. The Rashba explains that the fact that a child is not a bar daas is a halachah l’Moshe miSinai, a direct transmission from Sinai. Let us look at this more closely. What is the precise nature of this change in intellectual maturity between childhood and adulthood? The Navi Yeshayahu, who offers us so much consolation regarding the upcoming redemption in the haftarahs we read in the seven weeks after Tisha B’Av, also describes eighteen serious challenges the Jewish people will face at different times in history. The Gemara (Chagigah 14a) explains, based on pesukim in Yeshayahu, the nature of the malady of our generation, the last one before Moshiach at the end of time. Our generation is also hinted at in the name of our parshah, Eikev, which means “heel,” the last and least part of the body. But it also a hint at the

fact that our generation is the generation of ikvisa d’Moshicha, the footsteps of Moshiach. What is the main issue plaguing us? “The youth will elevate himself over the elder and the lightweight over the honored one” (Yeshayahu 3:5). The Gemara explains that this means that for the youth and the lightweight, “serious things appear to him as insignificant.” Regardless of a child’s intellectual acumen, the key sign of intellectual maturity is the ability to recognize the true importance of important things and not ascribe undue significance to trivial matters. As the Yerushalmi (Brachos 5:2) says, “Without intellectual maturity, how can one make distinctions?” Rav Yerucham Levovitz, the Mirrer Mashgiach, zt”l, writes that one of the most fundamental principles of Yiddishkeit is to properly understand the importance of things. The pasuk at the beginning of our parsha (Devarim 7:12) says, “And it will be, because you will heed these laws...” Rashi explains that this refers to the mitzvos one tends to take lightly. The Torah is telling us we must listen to these mitzvos just like we listen to the other laws. We must recognize their importance despite the fact that people usually take them lightly. And the Mishnah in Avos (2:1) says, “Be as careful with a ‘light’ mitzvah as with a ‘heavy’ one, for you do not know the reward of mitzvos.” The evil inclination’s main goal in this generation is to cause people, both adults and children, to shrug off pro-

found matters as insignificant and give great deference and respect to trivial things. Many adults today fail to recognize what is and is not important. A frum Jew will scoff at a man studying in kollel for twenty years, calling him a bench-warmer. But a moment later he will discuss A-Rod’s retirement with the greatest admiration and respect. While there is nothing wrong with appreciating a human being’s ability to hit a ball, the inability to understand what is important in life and what is insignificant is profoundly disappointing. The Gemara (Sotah 49b) says that “at the time of the footsteps of Moshiach, chutzpah will increase... and [people will perceive that] the wisdom of the scholars becomes putrid.” The chutzpah we see in both children (and adults who think like children) today is a function of the lack of daas, intellectual and spiritual maturity. Being an adult means knowing that major spiritual potential exists in every encounter one has with others. Every single conversion with another person is an opportunity to give a kind word, offer encouragement, or spread positivity and light. Simply consider Rivka Imeinu.

She offered a drink to Eliezer, as well as his camels. The Torah spends pasuk after pasuk relating the details of this ostensibly insignificant act of kindness. Hashem obviously wanted us to understand that we would not be who we are and that our people would not be complete without this act of kindness, which ultimately was the sign by which Eliezer made the match between Rikva and Yitzchak. This couple then formed the foundation of the Jewish people, who are the building blocks of a long process ultimately culminating in the redemption at the end of time. The Torah wants us to understand the deep significance in every act of kindness. Contemplate the kindness of Shifra and Puah, also known as Yocheved and Miriam. They took care of and comforted suffering Jewish babies during Pharaoh’s mass slaughter of Jewish children. All they did was what comes naturally to any mother. They cooed and comforted crying children. Yet their quiet acts of kindness formed the basis for the birth of Moshe Rebbeinu, our redemption from Egypt, and the Jewish people’s acceptance of the Torah shortly afterward, all of which are the precursor of the ulti-

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mate redemption. Hashem wants us to understand that the details in life are not so minor. Profound significance is hidden within them if only we recognize their true importance and seize the subtle opportunities for greatness hidden in day-to-day life. It is a sign of childish immaturity to only appreciate things that seem “big” and important. But truly “big” people recognize the importance of the things that seem small to others. For example, the individuals who currently or have previously served as president of our shul over the years are important people in their respective professions. Yet they involve themselves in the countless myriad of details that are an inherent part of maintaining the daily operation of the shul. That is true greatness. Rav Yerucham, who lived at the beginning of the twentieth century, recounts how, in his time, using microscopes, scientists were just discovering entire ecosystems, whole worlds, in objects and organisms smaller than a grain of sand. He saw in this a tremendous lesson. If so much exists in mere physical objects, how much more greatness must be hidden in the thoughts, words, and actions of a Jew. He explains, “This is the work of Mussar, to magnify things. Because of the weakness of our vision and the frailty of our hearts, we do not see the greatness of things. But Mussar is the ‘magnifying glass’ allowing us to gaze deeply into the inner essence of things...to draw out from everything the greatness hidden within every detail.” Consider the mitzvah of bringing one’s first fruits to Yerushalayim. There is no defined minimum amount one must bring. Therefore, one may technically fulfill his Torah obligation by bringing even one seed from one of his fruits, thereby fulfilling his obligation for an expansive field. One tiny seed could justify a person using the prayer found in the Torah (Devarim 26:15), “Look down from Your holy dwelling, from Heaven, and bless Your nation Israel and the land that You gave us, just as You swore to our fathers...” And the Gemara (Sotah 39a-b) explains

that, when a Jew fulfills the mitzvah to bring first fruits, the kohanim would offer the prayer, “Master of the World! We have done what you have decreed of us. Now do with us what you promised us!”

to assist him. Shortly thereafter he wrote Rabbi Kotlarsky a warm letter thanking him, and asked him “to tell the Rebbe that a small Jew from Curaçao felt that the Rebbe…touched my soul.”

The key sign of intellectual maturity is the ability to recognize the true importance of important things and not ascribe undue significance to trivial matters.

How can all of this be? It is possible that while everyone else comes to Yerushalyim bringing baskets and baskets of luscious fruits to the Beis HaMikdash, one particular Jew brings just one tiny seed to fulfill his obligation and this justifies such profound prayers? The fact that it can is a lesson to us that we cannot judge the importance of an object or act by looking at how big or small it is. We must look deeply to see what significance the Torah places on it. In Rabbi Joseph Telushkin’s book released on the twentieth yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, zy”a (p. 204), he recounts the following story that illustrates this beautifully: In 1982, Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, who today directs development for the global network of shluchim, was asked by Rabbi Chaim Hodakov, the Rebbe’s chief of staff, to visit the small Jewish community on the Caribbean island of Curaçao and deliver a speech about Judaism there. One of those who attended Kotlarsky’s talk was a man named Chaim Yosef Groisman, who seemed startled that a representative of Chabad had come to his hometown. Decades earlier, Groisman’s grandmother had told him that if he ever encountered a difficult, seemingly insurmountable problem, the person to whom he should turn was the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Now, indeed, Groisman had a problem, and a representative of the Rebbe had come to Curaçao. Groisman consulted with Rabbi Kotlarsky, who was able

Rabbi Kotlarsky sent a copy of the letter to the Rebbe, who was moved by Groisman’s heartfelt thanks, though distressed by one aspect of the man’s warm regards: “I must take exception to your referring to yourself as ‘a small Jew

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from Curaçao,’” he wrote to Groisman. “Every Jew, man or woman, has a soul which is part of G-dliness above, as explained in the Tanya. Thus, there is no such thing as ‘a small Jew,’ and a Jew must never underestimate his or her tremendous potential.” Every Jew, every detail, has such potential packed within it. May we merit being big people and may we merit spiritual, intellectual, and emotional maturity, thereby finally earning the complete fulfillment of that which we say in kedushah in Mussaf on Shabbos: “Indeed I will redeem you, the last ones like the first ones, to be to you G-d, I am Hashem your G-d.”

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

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Think, Feel, Grow

The Uniqueness of Eretz Yisrael By Rabbi Shmuel Reichman

onny walked up to the podium. It was his high school graduation, and he was the valedictorian. After thanking his classmates, teachers, and family, he paused for a moment before sharing the following story: Right now, I’m standing here as the valedictorian of my high school class. I excelled in my studies, I am good friends with my classmates, and I am heading towards a bright future. Many of you may not remember this, but four years ago, I moved here from another country. I was new to this school, and I had trouble speaking the language, but I was excited to start fresh and meet new people. That excitement was short-lived. On the first day of school, I was teased, bullied, and ignored. I had trouble with my classes, but things got even worse once I left the classroom. Nobody sat with me at lunch, nobody tried to talk to me during breaks. But I had hope things would get better. They didn’t. Over the next few weeks, things began to fall apart. I tried telling my parents, but they were so focused on adjusting to their new lives here that they barely had time for me. I felt absolutely lost, completely alone. One day, as I was walking home from school, I tripped, and my books scattered all over the street. As I bent down to pick them up, I heard a voice, “Hey Donny, would you like some help?” It was Moshe. Wait, Moshe?! He was so popular and fun, everyone liked him. Why would he be talking to me? But as I looked up, I saw Moshe heading towards me. He bent down and helped me pick my books. “Wow, these are a lot of books. I’m happy to help you carry them back home.” I tried to tell him that it was okay, that he didn’t have to help me, but he wouldn’t hear it. He was so nice, so

friendly. On the walk back, he told me all about his dreams and aspirations, and how he would never give up until he achieved his goals. He asked me about my own dreams as well. No one had ever asked me about my dreams before, and I began to feel hopeful for the first time as I began sharing them with him. As we arrived at my house, he invited me over to his house later that night to meet his other friends. Before I could respond, he said, “I won’t take no for an answer. See you there!” After that, everything changed. I got along with all of Moshe’s friends and started to pick up the language. I began to excel in my classes and genuinely enjoyed school. I had friends, I was learning every day, and I was beginning to pave my path. As the years passed, Moshe and I became best friends, taking on the world together, as a team. As I stand here today, I want to share something with you, something that I’ve never shared with anyone before. That night, when I was carrying my books home, I wasn’t just heading home. I was heading home for good. I was absolutely lost and completely alone. The previous night, I had decided to end my life, to finally

escape my misery. The reason I was carrying all my books home was to make it easier for my parents, so that they wouldn’t have to show up at my school to collect all my things. I was on my way back when Hashem sent me Moshe. If not for Moshe, I would not be here right now. Moshe saved my life. He was the first person to care about me, to make me feel like I mattered, to show me that I’m important. He was the first to ask me about my dreams, to actually listen when I shared them with him. Well, because of Moshe, I’m still here; because of Moshe, I’m still dreaming. Sometimes, there’s more to greatness than meets the eye.

The Very Best “I want the very best.” That’s what we tell ourselves, isn’t it? As human beings, we understand that there is a spectrum of quality for everything, and we want only the best. We desire the best relationships, teachers, friends, food, clothing, experiences – the best of everything. But what makes something the best? Sometimes, it’s the quantity; this brand supplies more of its product for the same price. But often, it’s the quality that makes the difference. When you

pay an increased rate for a service, experience, or luxury, you do so with the assumption that you are receiving a higher quality product, one that is fundamentally improved from the basic, standard package. With this in mind, let us explore a unique idea connected to Parshas Eikev. Parshas Eikev is replete with mention of Eretz Yisrael’s greatness and uniqueness. While we often hear about Eretz Yisrael’s unique kedushah., we must ask: what is the nature of this holiness, uniqueness, and greatness? One can suggest that the land itself is of better quality and more inhabitable or that Eretz Yisrael is the home of the Jewish People. But there is something more at hand; its value goes far beyond that. For instance: The Beis Ha’Mikdash, the spiritual center of the universe, was located at the center of Eretz Yisrael. Hashem promised Avraham the land of Israel as a sign of their eternal covenant. There are a number of mitzvos that can only be performed in Eretz Yisrael. Our question, then, is twofold. What is the underlying uniqueness of this special land, and why does Eretz Yisrael possess this unique quality?

The Center of the Universe At a surface level, the land of Israel is no more than that: a land for the Jewish People to inhabit. There is nothing unique or fundamentally different about Eretz Yisrael; it simply serves as the homeland of the Jewish People. This was the argument made in the 20th century when some proposed that Uganda should be given to the Jewish People as a homeland. This stems from the pragmatic view that Israel was a safe haven for the Jewish People and any other land could serve this function just as well.

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This line of thinking diminishes, if not eliminates, any inherent spiritual uniqueness that the land of Israel might possess. According to this view, the Beis Ha’Mikdash’s location in Eretz Yisrael is of no intrinsic significance – and evidence of this would be the fact that the Jewish People had the Mishkan in the desert and that sufficed. However, such a view overlooks the true nature and depth of the Jewish homeland. Eretz Yisrael is not special simply because it is the homeland of the Jewish People; it is the homeland of the Jewish People because it is special. Let us explore this topic. When Hashem created the world, He also created its accompanying dimensions of time and space. This occurred through a process that emanated from one point of inception: the Even Shesiyah (Rock of Formation). This Rock of Formation, from which the entire physical world expanded, is located at the heart and center of Eretz Yisrael, under the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim (Holy of Holies) in the Beis Ha’Mikdash. It is from this point that all of time and space comes into existence. As such, the rules of time and space as we know them begin to bend as one approaches this holy spot. And in this focal point itself, the rules of time and space cease to exist. Let us explore this in greater depth.

Concentric Layers of Time and Space There are several identifiable layers of time and space in the world, organized in concentric circles. The outermost area is the majority of the world, governed by what we consider to be the laws of physics. However, once one enters Eretz Yisrael, these rules begin to bend. In Sefer Daniel (Daniel 11:41), Israel is referred to as “Eretz Ha’tzvi,” the land of the deer. The Gemara (Gittin 57b) explains this comparison between Eretz Yisrael and a deer. The skin of a deer, once removed from its body, appears far too small to have ever fit over the deer. A deer’s skin stretches on its body, a trait it shares with Eretz Yisrael. The land of Israel stretches to fit its people; as such, there will always

be room for all the Jewish People to come home. The second concentric circle is Yerushalayim (Jerusalem), which lies at the center of Eretz Yisrael. On each of the Shalosh Regalim (Pesach, Shavuos, Sukkos), the Jewish People gathered in Yerushalayim to celebrate. The Mishna in Avos (Avos 5:5) states that nobody ever complained that they could not find lodging in Yerushalayim. The city of Yerushalayim, an area far smaller than the land of Israel, miraculously made room for its people. The third concentric circle is the Azarah, the courtyard within the Beis Ha’Mikdash. The Jewish People gathered in this area to daven on the

in another unique way. It is forbidden for anyone to enter the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim, the Holy of Holies, at any time. As the Torah states, “no man shall enter” (Vayikra 16:17). However, the Kohen Gadol enters the Beis Ha’Mikdash on Yom Kippur. How is this possible? Man cannot enter the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim; not as a restriction, but by definition. The Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim is completely beyond space and time; as such, it is impossible for a physical, mortal, limited human being to exist in such a place. However, the Kohen Gadol is able to enter on Yom Kippur, on a day when he is no longer human. On Yom Kippur, we transcend our physical na-

It is the physical land most potently rooted in a spiritual reality.

Shalosh Regalim, standing crowded together in the small courtyard. The Mishna in Avos (Avos 5:5) testifies to the miracle that occurred here: although everyone stood crowded together, when they bowed, they had adequate space. This is due to the unique spiritual nature of this place: when standing in the courtyard of the Beis Ha’Mikdash, in the center of Yerushalayim, in the land of Eretz Yisrael, the rules of time and space bend. However, this was only true once they bowed down; only once they negated their egos and recognized Hashem as the Source of time and space, were they able to exist beyond these physical boundaries. The last layer of kedushah is the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim, located directly above the Even Shisiyah. At this point, the laws of time and space break down completely. The Gemara (Yoma 21a) explains that the Aron, the holy ark in the Beis Ha’Mikdash, occupied no space. The measurements from either side of the Aron to the wall were the same as the width of the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim itself. This principle, that the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim exists in a realm far beyond time and space, manifests

ture and embrace our angelic root. We wear white, dressing as angels. We refrain from eating, as we loosen the hold that our physical body has on our angelic soul. We say, “Baruch shem kevod malchuso l’olam va’ed” aloud, a line that only angels can say out loud. On this special day, the Kohen Gadol represents all of Klal Yisrael, not as a man but as an angelic being. In this state, he enters the Kodesh Ha’Kedoshim, now able to exist in the place that transcends the limitations of time and space.

Mitzvos in Eretz Yisrael This principle that we have developed – the intrinsic holiness of Eretz Yisrael – explains why there are many mitzvos that apply uniquely within its borders. This special treatment is not practical – it is indicative of the objective status of the land. Eretz Yisrael is fundamentally different, thus it warrants fundamentally different obligations. It is the physical land most potently rooted in a spiritual reality. The very earth of Eretz Yisrael is saturated with higher levels of kedushah. Every four amos one walks in Eretz Yisrael is another mitzvah (Kesubos 111a). The

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produce is of a fundamentally different nature, filled with the nutrients of holiness and transcendence. This also sheds light on the Ramban’s unique approach to mitzvos performed in Eretz Yisrael in contrast to those performed outside it (Ramban al Ha’Torah. Vayikra 18:25). The Ramban suggests that the mitzvos performed within the borders of Eretz Yisrael are of a different nature entirely. This is because mitzvos are the means by which we connect ourselves to Hashem, and Eretz Yisrael is the ideal and ultimate setting in which to do so. It is the center and root of this physical world’s connection to the spiritual, the ideal place for us to connect our physical lives to the ultimate spirituality. We can now understand the sin of the Meraglim on a much deeper level. The spies did not only speak lashon hara, they rejected the uniqueness, holiness, and transcendence of Eretz Yisrael. While the entire world is infinitely spiritual, Eretz Yisrael possesses a fundamentally higher spiritual quality. Eretz Yisrael has no equal, there is nothing that can be compared to it. May we be inspired to continuously deepen our connection with Hashem and Eretz Yisrael, and may we become the ultimate vessels for Hashem in this world, fully fulfilling the words of bilvavi mishkan evneh.

Rabbi Shmuel Reichman is an author, educator, speaker, and coach who has lectured internationally on topics of Torah, psychology, and leadership. He is the founder and CEO of Self-Mastery Academy, the transformative online self-development course that is based on the principles of high-performance psychology and Torah. After obtaining his Bachelor’s degree from Yeshiva University, he received semicha from RIETS, a Master’s degree in Jewish Education from Azrieli, and a Master’s degree in Jewish Thought from Revel. He is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Chicago and has also spent a year studying at Harvard as an Ivy Plus Exchange Scholar. To find more inspirational content from Rabbi Reichman, to contact him, or to learn more about Self-Mastery Academy, visit his website: ShmuelReichman.com.

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Delving into the Daf

A Snow-Covered Sukkah By Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow

s this sukkah kosher? The snow is severely weighing down the schach (sukkah ceiling) in the center. One potential issue: Has the sukkah become too cramped? The Gemara discusses a situation in which leaves from the schach protrude down into the living space below. However, Rava rules that if there as at least a livable space of ten tefachim (between 30-40 inches) from the floor to the schach, then the sukkah is kosher. (Sukkah 4a) It appears that the living space in the sukkah in the photo is indeed at least ten tefachim high, even in the center with the schach drooping. Another potential issue: The shade in the center of the sukkah is not only coming from the ceiling, it is coming from the walls. Since the walls are higher than the drooping part of the schach, that part of the schach would only provide shade if the sun was shining directly overhead. Most of the time, however, the shade in the center part of the sukkah would come from the walls of the sukkah. The Gemara states clearly that this is not an issue. Even if one

builds a sukkah in a valley that never receives sunlight, the sukkah is still kosher. (Sukkah 2a) As long as the schach is capable of providing shade, even if it actually doesn’t, the sukkah is still kosher. For example, the Norwegian town of Rjukan sits in shade for approximately half the year. In fact, huge mirrors were constructed a few years ago to give the townspeople some sunlight during the shady parts of the year. Nevertheless, a sukkah built there would still be kosher even if the shade comes from the nearby mountains. What was the purpose of the sukkah constructed in the photo? It appears from the description there that the sukkah was constructed for demonstration purposes. This may be an issue. The Gemara states clearly that a sukkah built by anyone for shade is valid. (Sukkah 8b) However, there may be an issue if the sukkah was built only for display and not for actual use. In that case, it would be invalid regardless of who built the sukkah. For example, a sukkah retailer built a display model just to attract customers. On Sukkos, may someone use it as his sukkah? It would seem

that he may not. Since the sukkah was not built for the mitzvah or for shade, the sukkah is potentially invalid. One would have to lift up the schach and put it down again with the intention of using it for the mitzvah or for shade to render it kosher. As an interesting sidenote, the Gemara (Sukkah, ibid.) discusses the case of Sukkas Behaima, literally translated as a hut of an animal. If a shepherd built a sukkah for the shade of his animals, it is a kosher sukkah. Once again, the operative requirement is that a sukkah be built for shade (or for the mitzvah). Interestingly enough, Rav Yosef Engel suggests that the case in the Gemara is actually where an animal made its own shelter to seek shade from the hot sun! Assuming the sukkah meets all the other requirements, it is nevertheless kosher, since the shelter was built to provide shade. It appears from the picture that there is some space between the schach and one of the side walls. If there is a space of 3 tefachim (nine inches) or larger between the schach and both side walls, the sukkah is not kosher. (See Sukkah 4b in re-

gards to lavud.) However, the schach only needs to be close to one of the side walls, not both, as a sukkah with three walls is kosher. (4a) The schach mat appears to be resting directly on the walls. This is an issue of “maamid.” The Mishna Berura writes that initially only kosher schach should be used to directly support the schach. This is typically accomplished by placing wooden crossbeams on the walls and resting the schach on the beams. However, the Mishna Berura concluded that this is a just a stringency and is not required, according to the letter of the law. Hitherto, the most obvious issue has been ignored. What is the halacha if one has valid schach but it was blanketed with snow? Snow is a form of water and is not valid for schach since it does not grow from the ground. Does the snow covering the schach invalidate the sukkah? The Shu’T Ginas V’radim says the answer may depend on a dispute connected to a passage in Sukkah (13b). Can a leafy vegetable serve as a halachic roof to convey tumah? (See previous article.)

Rashi says it can because in its current state it is a valid roof. On the other hand, the Meiri says, on a biblical level, the leafy vegetable cannot serve as a roof. Since it will quickly dry out and become minuscule, even when it is robust and lush it is not considered a roof. Perhaps according to Rashi we should view the snow in its current state as being just like the leafy vegetable. Right now, it is solid. The fact that it will melt later does not change its current status. This is similar to the lush vegetable that may serve as a halachic roof even though it will wilt later. If that is the case, then the snow is considered an independent covering and invalidates the schach below it. One would not be able to eat in the sukkah until he clears off the snow. However, the Meiri should be unconcerned with the snow. It will melt eventually. Just as the leafy vegetable is of little halachic consequence because it will soon wilt, the snow is insignificant even now in its solid

state because it will melt later. One would therefore be able to eat in the sukkah according to the Meiri without removing the snow first. The Aruch HaShulchan says that one should definitely not recite the blessing of “Leishev b’sukkah” when a sukkah is covered with snow.

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are biblically invalid to be used as schach. Perhaps one more issue can be noted in reference to the photo. A sukkah must be sturdy enough to stand the entire holiday of Sukkos. If the snow will eventually cause the schach to fall into the sukkah in a

Does the snow covering the schach invalidate the sukkah?

The last issue which is not readily apparent from the picture is that wooden blinds were used for the schach. The issue of blinds and mats for schach deserves its own article. However, for the purposes of this article, it will suffice to note that Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, ruled that at least some wooden venetian blinds

matter of days, then it is invalid even on the first day of Sukkos. However, from the story behind the photo, it seems like the snow was there for some time. Whether or not the sukkah was actually valid, it definitely served as a springboard to discuss the laws of sukkah. A potential issue that was

not discussed is at what point is one exempt from sitting in the sukkah because it is too cold? We still have the rest of the mesechta to discuss that.

The following disclaimer applies to this article as well as all other articles that appear in this column: Please do not rely on this article for practical halachic guidance. The author would like to thank “Crystal A Murray” for permission to use this photo. (He probably didn’t realize I would dissect it.) Here is the link to the picture: https://www.flickr.com/ photos/crystalwriter/3267239836

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

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An Ode to My Father By Rafi Sackville

y wife and I arrived at JFK Airport on a typically quasi-summer day less than 24 hours after the end of the Israeli school year. We were welcomed by the type of New York day when one can’t decide whether to go to the beach or brace for a storm. It mattered not to us, for we’d come for a simchah, the birth of our grandson, who entered the world the day after the fast of Tammuz. Our joy since his arrival has been immeasurable. Were we to travel during our stay in New York no further than to Walmart to shop, this trip would not only have been worth every moment but undoubtedly would be the best trip we’ve ever taken. Surrounded by the joyous revelry of grandchildren is not only a far cry from our quiet apartment in Ma’alot but a reminder of the simchah of family. We had come with trepidation, however, for back in Australia my father had been ailing. Our concern only increased after we settled down in Far Rockaway, when he began a quickening spiral of ill health. Months earlier, my parents had made it clear that, with the complicated Covid situation in Australia, they didn’t want me traveling there. On the 4th of Av, a week after our grandson’s bris, my father, Nachum Ben Hillel Sackville, z”l, was niftar. He was a man of impeccable honesty, of determination and strength, a man who considered his greatest feat his family and friends and who, despite our four decades of separation, has played a central role in my life. For years, we had videoed daily via FaceTime. Regardless of his poor health, his sense of humor never wavered. When he was almost near the end, I asked him how his breathing exercises were progressing. “They must be working, because I’m still breathing,” he quipped with a glint in his eye. Growing up in Australia I felt an existential sense of guilt; 75% of the students in my school had parents who survived the Shoah. Despite losing many family members during the war, our family’s suffering came in waves of a different era. One incident so decimated our family that they changed their name to Zak (Zera Kedoshim, seeds of the righteous). The pogrom that almost took my grandfather’s life in 1901 was the catalyst that found him on a boat to Australia some five years later. He brought my grandmother out a year after that. Some 20 years after that, my maternal grandparents arrived in Melbourne via Russia, Poland, Berlin and Tel Aviv. By the time I was born, our

With my parents, Ruth and Neville Sackville

family was far removed from simmering Europe. My grandfather had been brought up a cheder boy. In Australia, he joined a Conservative synagogue. As I was growing up, my attachment to shul and being frum was more an occasional avocation than a commitment. It was my father’s persistence in taking us to shul that played an important role in me becoming frum.

I have experienced the true meaning of the circle of life more starkly than I could have imagined.

For me, the transition from secular to Torah observant was natural. My father was proud of my achievements and never once questioned my commitment to Yiddishkeit. He was the youngest of six children. The age gap between his three eldest siblings was almost 20 years. He was aﬀected throughout life by not having a close relationship with his father, who at the time of his birth was 45 years old.

When I moved away from Australia to Israel at the age of 18, I took away from him the physical presence between us upon which he so thrived; in my case, the desire to have his children within close proximity. I have been away from “home” for over 40 years, almost the gap in years between my father and his father. We nevertheless maintained a close relationship. I have experienced the true meaning of the circle of life more starkly than I could have imagined. After Shacharit during the week of shiva, my daughter Elisheva would walk downstairs and hand her newborn, Yehuda Aryeh, to me. Elisheva and my father were very close. It was he who she ﬁrst called with the news of the birth. He had made her a promise that he would stay alive long enough to meet his new great-grandchild. Elisheva’s family has been an inspiration to my wife and I. The warmth of their home has given us the impetus to try to make this trip annually. For the entire week, I was surrounded by giddy, little children, whose presence mitigated most of the pain of my loss. Their presence caused me much reﬂection. Despite the joy I felt basking in the presence of my grandchildren, I constantly felt my father channeled through them and have found comfort in the knowledge that this is precisely where my father wanted me to be. I cannot complete the account of these weeks without mentioning the wonderful people here in Far Rockaway and the Five Towns who have played such a pivotal role in my spiritual development. It has been a comfort to learn in Sh’or Yoshuv and to attend minyanim in the White Shul, in Kehilat Zichron Moshe Dov and Tifereth Tzvi. I picked up learning with my old chavrutot as if we’d never stopped. Yes, I have learning sedarim and chavrutot in Israel, but the spiritual infusion of this wonderful town is both comforting and inspiring. My father lived a life rich in family and friends. He was the beloved patriarch of a large and loving family. He shall be sorely missed. Yehi zichro shel Nachum ben Hillel mivorech. May the memory of my father Nachum ben Hillel be blessed.

Raﬁ Sackville, formerly of Cedarhurst, teaches in Ort Maalot in Western Galil.

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Water Treaties and Ice Cream Skirmishes Israel’s Foreign Policy’s New Stance

BY SHAMMAI SISKIND

f the numerous oddities contained in Israel’s current fledgling government, one point that stands out is the rotation agreement penned between the coalition’s two leaders. As per the protocols agreed upon by the multi-faction parliament, Yamina’s Naftali Bennett and the center-left Yesh Atid’s Yair Lapid will switch off between the prime ministership and heading the country’s Foreign Ministry. This came as a bit of surprise to some, considering the marginality of the Foreign Minister position in Israeli politics today. Many would have expected a rotation deal to oscillate between the PM’s Office and the Defense Ministry. Due to the primacy of military matters in Israeli society, the defense minister has always been an extremely presti-

gious role. Indeed, for much of Israel’s early history, it was a tacitly accepted fact that the Prime Ministry and the Defense Ministry would be held by the same person – as David Ben Gurion did for some twelve years. And yet, for this coalition, the two alternate leaders decided to leave former Chief of Staff Benny Gantz of the Blue and White party to run Defense, while Yair Lapid would take charge of foreign affairs. After the coalition’s first two years, Bennett and Lapid will switch roles. The reason for this decision is not merely a competence issue. True, defense matters are not really part of Lapid’s forte but Bennett is more than capable of running Defense, having occupied the role himself less than two years ago. No, the rotation deal was not crafted out of practical considerations only. The primary reason

lies with the major policy aims – and policy changes – the new government seeks to bring to Israel. These changes are already well underway. BIBI DIPLOMACY Truth be told, the less-than-esteemed status of the Foreign Ministry is a relatively new phenomenon in Israel. Over the decades, the position was held by legends the likes of Abba Eban and Golda Meir, as well as more contemporary heavy-hitters such as Ehud Barak and Ariel Sharon. For much of the country’s history, the Foreign Ministry was really Israel’s face toward the rest of the globe and played a central role in the country’s delicate and vital international relations. This largely changed, however, during the twelve-year reign

of Benjamin Netanyahu, himself a former Foreign Minister. Netanyahu made the decision to bring international relations under his personal domain. He made confidant and fellow Likud member Israel Katz the head of the Foreign Ministry, and took an extremely hands-on approach to foreign affairs. Scenes of Netanyahu flying around the developing world, meeting with European allies, speaking before American policymakers, and convincing crowds of dignitaries of the follies of Islamist appeasement and the Iran nuclear deal are all still fresh in the world’s collective memory. By any objective standard, the long-serving premier did an excellent job as foreign diplomat, a fact that (at least in most cases) even his staunchest critics will admit to. Of

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course, Netanyahu’s greatest feat on the international scene came last summer in the form of the much lauded Abraham Accords, a groundbreaking series of treaties that will continue to be a gamechanger for the region. But Netanyahu’s de facto usurpation of Israeli diplomacy came with a price. Under Netanyahu’s control, nearly all of Israel’s foreign affairs assets became part of the prime minister’s personal and narrow policy agendas. To get a perspective on just how tight Netanyahu’s control over foreign policy was, consider this incident: following the announcement of Abraham Accords last August, the serving Foreign Minister at the time, Gabi Ashkenazi, related how he was informed by the PM’s office about the deal hours before it was made known to the public. Think about that. The man who was officially in charge of Israel’s foreign affairs didn’t even know negotiations were taking place for what was arguably Israel’s most significant international treaty ever. This is not to say Netanyahu’s approach was necessarily flawed. Governments always need to prioritize where and how to invest their political capital and energy. It was Netanyahu’s decision to focus all of it on issues he identified as crucial – fighting the Iran nuclear deal and reaching out to Gulf states, certainly being the top two. But there were other issues, important issues, that inevitably fell by the wayside, as Netanyahu, in his signature style, would not let anyone push forward additional policy agendas, seeing any such activity as a mere a distraction at best. Now, with new policymakers at the helm, dealing with both lingering and new foreign relations issues will be a defining theme of the coalition. AMBITION OR NAIVETE? FM Yair Lapid has made clear that, for him, number one on his list of objectives is reaching out to Israel’s allies that were “sidelined” during the Netanyahu years. On this point, both Bennett and Lapid have been on the same page – at least partially. Much of this “reaching out” Lapid has planned con-

sists of relatively benign policies – important policies, and consequential ones no doubt, but in the end not particularly controversial. For instance, both Lapid and Bennett have taken serious steps to reconnect with Israel’s immediate neighbors to the east and south. During the first week of July, Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Bennett had met in secret with King Abdullah of Jordan. Only days after the meeting’s conclusion did the PM’s office confirm the meeting took place. The subject of the two leaders’ face-to-face was allegedly a massive water deal in which Israel agreed to an annual transfer of 50 million cubic meters of water to the Hashemite Kingdom. This deal came as a bit of a surprise. Such meetings between former Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and King Abdullah were almost unheard of and had not happened for a number of years due to rising tensions between the two countries, mainly due to disagreement on Palestinian issues. “The Kingdom of Jordan is a neighbor and partner of the State of Israel. The Foreign Ministry will continue to hold an ongoing dialogue in

The face of the U.S. Democratic Party’s has become loudly anti-Israel

While oﬃcial conﬁrmation of meetings in Egypt has yet to come, reconciliation with countries like Jordan and Egypt all share the same central elements. They contain populations that are mostly hostile to Israel, with the powers that be only keeping up working relations with Israel because of the strategic and economic value such a relationship has. Any action taken by Israel to ensure those ties are maintained is something pretty much all Israelis get behind.

If Lapid seeks to “make nice” with today’s Democratic Party, he’ll likely be met with some serious demands that even his left of center worldview may not be able to tolerate. order to preserve and strengthen that relationship,” Lapid said, according to a statement put out by his office. “We will expand economic cooperation for the benefit of both countries.” At the same time secret meetings were taking place with the Jordanians, Israeli officials were also apparently hard at work reaching out to their southern neighbor in Egypt. “We must work to strengthen ties with all countries [in the region], this includes Egypt,” Lapid had said in a statement in early June.

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Yet other planned rapprochement projects Lapid has in mind may not be so easy for his right-leaning colleagues to swallow. In regards to Diaspora Jewry, for example, Lapid has been adamant that work must begin to restore relationships with all streams of Judaism, referring multiple times to the Reform and Conservative movements speciﬁcally, calling them “family.” This is viewed by many on the right, including some of Lapid’s own coalition partners, as a slippery slope, or even intentional pretext, for changing the status quo on sensitive re-

ligious issues in Israel itself. Many of the current government members have voiced their opinions supporting religious reform, whether it be relaxing protocols for holy sites, diversifying conversion options, or allowing secular marriage – an issue that has become one of the many crusades of Finance Minister Avigdor Lieberman. The coalition has already succeeded in pushing forward signiﬁcant amendments to religious law. On July 20, Religious Services Minister Matan Kahana announced a far-reaching set of reforms to the kashrut market which would establish the Chief Rabbinate as a regulator over independent kashrut organizations as opposed to the body controlling the process as a whole. The Rabbinate, along with many religious parties, have been up in arms over the propositions, asserting the reforms are a coordinated attack on the Jewish character of the state. With all the explicit attempts at undermining the Orthodox monopoly, it may be less palatable for the coalition’s right-wing to go along with Lapid’s plan of reaching out to alternative religious sects. Perhaps even more controversial is the Foreign Minister’s plan on how to “improve” relations with the U.S. Back in mid-June at the hand-over ceremony at the Foreign Ministry, Lapid promised during his inauguration speech to repair Israel’s relationships with the U.S. Democratic Party. The new minister blamed the outgoing government for damaging Israel’s ties with the party in Washington that currently controls the White House and

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Foreign Minister Lapid visited the UAE in June

both chambers of Congress. Lapid pointed to Netanyahu’s years of neglect on this point. “The management of the relationship with the Democratic Party in the United States was careless and dangerous,” Lapid said. “The outgoing government took a terrible gamble, reckless and dangerous, to focus exclusively on the Republican Party and abandon Israel’s bipartisan standing.” From a purely theoretical stance, Lapid is right. It is no secret how Netanyahu did everything short of waging all-out war against the Democrats during the Obama years. His unique relationship to Trump and his party during his presidential term hardly needs any elaboration. Making diplomatic ties with any country about a relationship with a certain political faction is shortsighted at best, a diplomatic suicide at worst. While this is all true, the Democratic Party Lapid wants to “reach out” to is not the same one the former journalist was reporting on years ago when he hosted Israeli news shows. As a matter of objective fact, the Democratic Party today is home to some of the most vicious anti-Israel voices in all of American history. While many more senior members of the party may ﬁnd these voices a liability and are ﬁghting to keep the traditional pro-Israel image of the party, there is not much they can do about the broader trends within their support base – or at least what has become politically correct and acceptable within that base. If Lapid seeks to “make nice” with today’s Democratic Party, he’ll likely

be met with some serious demands that even his left of center worldview may not be able to tolerate. For example, it has now become mainstream discourse among Democratic Party members to link territorial concessions by Israel to any assistance it may seek from the United States. Despite his ardent support of amputating parts of the Jewish homeland to

A FROZEN FRENZY It’s a bit strange when a frozen dessert becomes a major focal point of a regional conflict. Following the announcement by Ben & Jerry’s that it would not allow its ice cream to be sold in Judea and Samaria, media platforms around the world became flooded with outrage. Some of it was justified; some of it a bit overblown. Perhaps the best part of the recent row over Vermont’s Finest is the deluge of hilariously creative memes that have inundated the internet. (“Throw-the-Jews-in-to-the-Sea Salted Caramel” is a personal favorite.) Despite its slightly awkward nature, the Ben & Jerry’s episode may very well prove a test case for how Israel’s diplomacy plays out in the current international climate. Beyond the backlash the company received over its decision, there are actually laws against Ben & Jerry’s ban. To date, there are 35 five states that have enacted so-called anti-BDS legislation. These laws prohibit government entities from contracting with

The Ben & Jerry’s episode may very well prove a test case for how Israel’s diplomacy plays out in the current international climate. create a Palestinian state, Lapid has been forced to recognize that advancing anything on the Palestinian front is simply not possible, at least at the moment. Referring to the spike of violence during the May war with Hamas, Lapid told media, “In the end, the Palestinians themselves have to want to move forward in order for someone else to come in and help them, and that’s not the case right now,” Lapid said during a June meeting with his Emirati counterpart. Faced with the reality of no-partner on the Palestinian front, seeking to repair ties with the Democrats may quickly put Lapid into an impossible situation. In fact, current events have forced Lapid to go on the oﬀensive toward many of the very people he seeks to appease.

companies that commercially boycott Israel. Ben & Jerry’s decision has essentially made it susceptible to all these state laws. And Israeli oﬃcials have been quick to move on this. Gilad Erdan, Israel’s ambassador to the United States and the United Nations, sent letters to the governors of those 35 anti-BDS states, requesting that they formally sanction the ice cream company. “I ask that you consider speaking out against the company’s decision, and taking any other relevant steps, including in relation to your state laws and the commercial dealings between Ben and Jerry’s and your state,” read the letter from Erdan. According to Israeli media,

the message was drafted and coordinated with Foreign Minister Lapid. If these states – which include large economically prosperous ones like New York, Florida, Georgia, and Texas – decide to act on these laws in full, it could have far-reaching repercussions for both Ben & Jerry’s and its parent company Unilever. One does not have to theorize about what those consequences could be. In 2018, Airbnb made a similar announcement saying it would no longer be offering listings in Israeli settlements. This led to a slew of lawsuits by plaintiffs in the United States who alleged discriminatory practices. According to many reports at the time, Airbnb’s decision to eventually walk back its settlement boycott followed notices from states such as Illinois, Florida and New Jersey that they planned to pull their pension funds invested in the company as a result of the announcement. As one Israeli investigative reporter recently pointed out, Florida, Texas, New Jersey, Arizona, Illinois and Mississippi all have pension funds currently invested in Unilever, the British company that owns Ben & Jerry’s. As of this writing, officials from at least five U.S. states – Florida, Texas, New York, New Jersey, and Illinois – are actively reviewing the possibility of sanctioning Unilever. For the time being, Lapid and his Ministry are the ones leading the charge for punitive action against Ben & Jerry’s. “Ben & Jerry’s decision is a disgraceful capitulation to antisemitism, to BDS, to all that is evil in the anti-Israeli and anti-Jewish discourse,” said an official statement by the Foreign Minister. “We won’t be silent.” This should be a welcomed development, for both Israelis and Israel supporters abroad, who see Lapid as merely a left-wing pushover. While it is true that Lapid’s “ideal” may be much more conciliatory, he is, for now, standing strong where he needs to. With a bit of luck, Israel just may get a foreign policy with the best of both worlds: a welcoming diplomatic apparatus that’s able to stand and fight when need be.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters,

’I’m totally not the type to put myself out there, I kind of just do my own thing, and so it took me by surprise when I met a guy in camp a few summers back. The relationship started from a conversation about a sefer we both love to learn and spiraled into long discussions which included perspectives on hashkafa, kedushat Eretz Yisroel, and living as a growth-oriented Jew. It was a unique relationship, something completely based on a holy foundation. As naive as I am, I didn’t think anything of it. I enjoyed our conversations, but I knew camp was ending and I’d probably never see him again. There was also no chance that a guy like him would go for a girl like me. After all, he’s Israeli. Yes, all our conversations were in broken English, but it didn’t bother me – it was actually kind of cute how he didn’t mind stumbling over his words in order to talk to me. I could tell he had a heart of gold; he came to camp in America to make an impact and that’s exactly what he did. We kept in touch after camp, he went off to the army (he finished Mechina), and I went off to Stern college. That Sukkot, my family went to Israel, and I met up with him, which turned out to be our first real date. My parents are super chilled. I told them I was going to meet up with him and they were totally OK with it. It was such a great day, we really enjoyed each other’s company but it was also the last time I’d see him because the second I got back to my apartment, my parents shut it down. They said I can’t talk to him anymore, and that this can never work. As upset as I was, I understood where they were coming from and listened. I know they only have my best interests in mind. Fast forward almost two years later, I’ve got some actual dating experience like my parents wanted but nothing really comes close to that relationship. It was really special, and I can’t help but wonder where it would’ve ended up. I don’t want to hurt my parents and so I would never pursue something that they disapprove of but at some point, I’m going to have to draw the line and make my own decisions... I’m going to continue to date Americans and hope the right one comes along but deep down I fear that I’m just wasting my time. I would love to hear your thoughts. Thank you so much! Abby

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

bby, your insights and actions show maturity. Good intellectual conversation and having a meeting of the spiritual values make for good connection. Yet cultural differences are big when it comes to attitudes, outlook on practical things, and family relationships. Several years ago, I interviewed several couples who were married for a number of years to people from very different Jewish cultures/countries in preparation for an article I was writing. The seriousness of the differences was not downplayed. Ongoing challenges were there. Some of the couples said they would not advise it. Cultural differences and communication were an ongoing challenge. So were gender roles, attitudes towards money, and short-term and long-term planning patterns. Nevertheless, many people make it work. It takes courage and maturity to take such a step while knowing that no matter how many things are discussed beforehand, there will be many unforeseen differences and challenges in addition to the usual adjustment to married life. If a dating couple have extensive experience together and have learned each other’s weaknesses, reaction patterns, and habits as well as have navigated challenges together, it makes things much more clear for both parties. Spending time with the other’s family will help each one understand the environment that may have shaped the attitudes and thinking. Determining whether the other person can give the kind of support one needs is another key factor. Clearly, this involves more challenges. Therefore, you seem to be taking the wise path. Going out with Americans now and keeping an open but educated and realistic mind about the multiple challenges of a transcultural relationship is smart.

o for it! You are an adult and have ample dating experience under your belt. Your parents shut it down early on and thought logistically it could never work – they had thought it was just an exotic and convenient fling. I understand things from their perspective, but I also understand yours. It sounds like the type of relationship that you will not be able to let go of unless you see it through. Imagine: you are reading a riveting novel and someone comes and snatches it out of your hands. This person wants you to read something else. You can try to find another novel that suits your interest but the unfinished plot plays out a million different ways in your mind. No longer can you focus on something new. I have seen many singles struggle while dating due to an unclosed chapter with someone else dangling in midair. You are an adult and can stand up for what you believe in, which right now is to go out with the Israeli young man. I do not know what the outcome will be, but I know that the closure you will feel when it ends (either way) will help you move forward. Keep us posted!

The Single Rivka Weinberg

bby, if you are old enough to be dating for marriage, then you are old enough to make your own decisions. You know yourself best, and because of that it is important to listen to your gut. You did not explain why your parents believe it would never work, but whatever their reasoning was, you agreed with it at that time. Now, two years later, after hav-

ing more dating experience, the fact that you are still thinking about it is a large indicator to me. I am curious to learn more about why your parents said no at that time. Was it strictly a geographical difference impacting their decision? If that was the case, is there a plan to make Aliyah in your future? I am a strong believer in doing what makes you happy and living for yourself. If you have this gut feeling, why should you ignore it and “continue to date Americans and hope the right one comes along”? I would never suggest that someone lives with the feeling of “what if” in a situation where there is a possibility to make moves and get clarity. If you do not know what this guy is up to these days, ask around to try and figure it

It is important to really be truthful and not allow our egos to get in the way.

out. If you do your research and are still inclined to reach out to him, then you should. Keep in mind that Hashem puts us in certain situations at specific times, so there was a reason you met this boy. At that time, it was clearly not meant to be, because even the right boy at the wrong time is the wrong boy. Put yourself out there for your own menuchas hanefesh and

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sanity to know you put in proper hishtadlus. At the end of the day, if it does not work out, then you know Hashem did not want it to happen. This question highlights the importance of being honest with yourself and really listening to your gut. I am a big advocate of asking advice from a rav, parent, or mentor as we go through life and experience difference situations. However, as I mentioned before, we all know ourselves best, so it is important to really be truthful and not allow our egos to get in the way. It would be a shame if a person does not call back the person he once dated because he allowed his ego to cloud his judgement, was fearful of the response, or, even worse,

was advised by a third party not to. Always turn to Hashem for clarity, and remember that at the end of the day it is all from Him.

The Zaidy Dr. Jeffrey Galler

t’s not healthy to go through life wondering about what could have been. You need to resolve this unsettled issue in order to get on with your life. Should your old summer friendship be stored away in the dustbin of

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nostalgic adolescent memories or is the relationship worth pursuing today? May I suggest this step-by-step approach: Step #1 – Have a serious discussion with your parents. You might find that you now agree with their reasoning and accept that there is no future to this relationship. Step #2 – If you don’t agree with your parents, remember that it is very nice to respect and obey one’s parents; however, you will be spending your adult life primarily with your husband and children and not with your parents. So, the next question would be if either you are prepared to move to Israel, or if the boy is prepared to move to the United States. If the answer could be “yes,” then proceed to the next step.

The closure you will feel when it ends (either way) will help you move forward.

Step #3 – You will need to investigate, perhaps anonymously through a third party, if the young man is still available. Is he still single? Is he already in a serious relationship? Step #4 – If the young man is still free, you need to investigate, again perhaps anonymously, if he experienced the same feelings for you that you had for him. If so, go for it! Get in touch with him either indirectly or directly, and see if this relationship blossoms into commitment. Good luck!

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ear Abby, Thank you for writing into our column! One of the Ten Commandments is to honor thy father and thy mother. We place a tremendous value on respecting and listening to our parents within Orthodoxy. And that is a beautiful thing. I am not a Torah expert or philosopher, but I do wonder if this commandment encompasses adult children being required to listen and obey the decisions parents make for them. At what point are adult children allowed to make their own decisions, in a respectful way, when it comes to their own lives? And furthermore, at what point do parents say to themselves, I wish she would listen to me, but I have to respect that

my child is now an adult, free to choose her own path? Abby, if I were working with your parents and they came into my office and presented this situation, I would try to encourage them to allow you to live your own life, guilt-free, not having to worry about disappointing them. In essence, I would try to help them let go and allow you to make your very own adult decisions. And if I were working with you through this “issue,” I would try to help you explore what it might feel like to make this decision without the approval of your parents. Our children are not ours. They

are neshamas placed in our lives to help us see ourselves and the work we need to do on ourselves. We are given to them to provide food and shelter, emotional support, and, when appropriate, guidance. Clearly, you are a deeply respectful child to your parents. That is very commendable, and I’m sure many parents are reading this column now with jaws dropped at your obedience. Being that you had/have such a spiritual connection with this Israeli man, I don’t see how you ignore this. I just don’t. None of us have a crystal ball or know what Hashem truly has stored but what if...Hashem was handing you your bashert on a silver platter (or plastic tray, as the case may be at camp) that summer? What if he is dating as well and you hear news of his engagement?

Abby, if you really have strong feelings for this human being after two years have gone by, I don’t see how you cannot pursue this. I do wonder if there is anything other than your parents that is holding you back. That is for you to think about. If there isn’t, I strongly urge you to talk with your parents. Tell them you want to respect their wishes but also have to follow your own path and dreams. Reach out to this man. And see where this goes. You owe this to yourself, and I don’t believe this has anything to do with respecting one’s parents. Your parents may not like this; it may make them uncomfortable. I believe there is a way to honor their feelings about this and respect their concerns, while doing what works for you because we are also taught that it is a great mitzvah to be happy always. Sincerely, Jennifer

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

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Dr. Deb

Couples Therapy – Separately By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

n theory, I should not do couples therapy separately. When one person in a couple goes to individual therapy, the divorce rate goes up. Why would that be? Because the individual therapist is not a “couples” therapist. That is, a person trained in systems thinking understands that when it comes to “what really happened” there is absolutely no way to access “the truth.” There is only each person’s version. That systemic training means the therapist is interested in hearing both sides, takes no sides, but has her own view of how to possibly help the “system.” Where I depart from my systemic colleagues is that I purposely begin with seeing each person separately (after the initial meeting together). More on that below. But without a systemic orientation, when someone goes to an individual therapist and describes the horrible things that the other person did, it is only natural and human for a non-systemic therapist to be shocked and horrified by those stories – and to encourage divorce. I’ve had many, many couples come to me saying they were told to get a divorce without even meeting the other person! This is both shocking and grossly bad practice. Here is just a tiny bit of the fallout of divorce: • Children who feel their loyalties are divided. • Children who don’t have the benefit of the full attention of the parent they’re with because his or her attention is distracted by pain, anger, and confusion, not to mention lawsuits. • Children who don’t believe that conflicts can be repaired or even should be.

• A legacy, therefore, running through the subsequent generations, of avoiding marriage. and then getting divorced if they made the “mistake” of getting married. • Possible other forms of escapism in the parents and children – such as drinking. • A lowered standard of living for each part of the family. • Higher mental health issues for each member of the family. But the worst eventuality is that the people involved miss the opportunity to heal. Healing cannot fully take place in a ruptured marriage: The best healing is to witness the huge – and positive – changes that a partner makes in greater sensitivity, awareness, vulnerability, and kindness. Add to that an apology following the Rambam’s recommendations, and the feeling is good. What the non-systemic therapist (and the majority of systemic therapists) don’t realize (according to Dr. Richard Schwartz, the founder of Internal Family Systems) is that who we seem to be when parts of us feel under

threat by the other person is not who we really are. The good person that people fell in love with is locked safely inside while our protectors fight with their protectors. In other words, protective parts will become activated to the slightest indication of attack of any kind and that, of course, will lead the other person to react protectively as well. That means that the horrible behavior we see is a measure of how threatened and frightened the other person feels, not who they are. That is why a systemically trained therapist is not particularly ready to pass judgment on the misbehavior of couples whose marriages are rocky. Why would psychologists caution against one therapist seeing each person separately? When I divide up the couple, I violate some of the rules imposed by psychologists which Marriage & Family Therapists see the opposite way. One rule that psychologists have is that it could be a conflict of interest for a therapist to see both people in a couple separately, especially if the therapy relationship had begun with

one person and was going for a while before the other person started. The systemic therapist sees it diﬀerently. They recognize tremendous value to learning how the heart and soul of each person “takes” things that are said by the other party. What I’ve heard is that the therapist may become too biased in seeing things the way the client they started with sees them to be fair to the other person. They don’t realize that this bad behavior is only a defense mechanism and not the real person. Systemic therapists, on the other hand, are always wondering how the other person sees things. That kind of curiosity initially prevents the bias. The job of such therapists, especially IFS specialists, is to figure out how to make the person’s Self feel comfortable enough to assert leadership over these parts (defense mechanisms) that want to take over and so often do. In fact, people don’t even need the other person to make a faux pas in order to react; protective parts do their job very well and will generally warn the person in advance not to trust their mate. “After all,” they will argue, “she or he has hurt you before.” Which means that there are not two adults in the room at all. Instead, there are child parts of each trying valiantly to protect the person. And because they’re children, the discomfort or fighting or misunderstanding or numbness only escalates. Therapists – even systemically trained ones – don’t realize this. OK, so what is the gain in starting each person separately? Well, here are all the advantages: • Each person can fully express themselves and be heard. • Each person needs space to explore their feelings and triggers, as well as learn the tools of mindfulness, affirmation, and separating out Self from parts

• But most importantly, until a person learns these tools so as to get back into Self when required it is likely that the two people sitting together in the counselor’s office will look like adults, but the actors there will actually be parts of themselves that act like children. • Many times, one person is so frustrated that they wish to (incorrectly) “blame” the other person for the marital problems and therefore refuse to go to therapy. Yet, the problem lies in how each person handles what comes up in the marriage and the very frustration that insists on not attending therapy is actually a “part” and not the person’s Self. This means that person would eventually benefit from joining, but it is wise to get the show on the road with the one person who agrees to do so. I recall a particular couple I was seeing many years ago, back in Florida. I recall thinking with satisfaction at rare moments, “Oh, here’s the true person, with all his vulnerabilities.”

But right in front of my eyes, that person disappeared behind the wall of callousness that I could not seem to shed. What I understood decades later is that his protectors did not want his wife to see his pain, not because

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So, by separating the couple to do their own self-reflection, the existence of protectors and walls is understood as “triggers” but without the necessity of keeping the walls up all the time. The person notices when

By teaching people how to be aware of these triggers and protectors, we take the first step toward being together.

she would take advantage of it but because that was simply the way he was used to protecting himself. In fact, quite a few therapists have noticed this phenomenon but no one – until Richard Schwartz – came up with a straightforward path towards accessing the true and vulnerable Self.

they go up, but they don’t go up in our sessions together. By teaching people how to be aware of these triggers and protectors, we take the first step toward being together. The second step is self-healing, a process of separating from the protective parts (what Schwartz calls “unblending”) so

that Self can understand them better. Third, exiles need to be rescued, which can only take place with a therapist present (to be discussed at another time), and only then are we ready to begin the “communication” so desperately sought after by couples. But now this communication can be real. It comes from the Selves of two people, not protectors. And I add in a step that if the individuals are not ready for this because sometimes their Selves go underground even after all the above work, that’s okay. Then we just take some more time ‘til the protectors feel they can relax.

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

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Health & F tness

A Guide to Alternative Flours By Aliza Beer MS, RD, CDN

lternative flours have gained a lot of interest in both the culinary and nutrition worlds. I encourage my clients to avoid refined flour and sugar for a plethora of reasons. From weight loss to gastrointestinal issues, many doctors and dietitians are warning patients to eliminate refined flour. Research has shown that white flour slows down digestion, increases the risk for obesity and type 2 diabetes, and elevates cholesterol and blood sugar levels. White flour is simply refined flour that has been stripped of the bran and the germ, the part of the wheat that contains all of the fiber, leaving a white powder. Unfortunately, so many of the foods that people consume daily contain white flour. Thankfully, food producers have developed products free of white flour that can replace the refined products completely. White flour contains 227 calories, 6.4g protein, 0.6g fat, 1.7g fiber, and 47g carbohydrates, per ½ cup serving. Whole wheat flour, on the other hand, contains 204 calories, 8g protein, 1.5g fat, 43g carbohydrates, and 6.5g fiber in a ½ cup serving. There are already a number of alternative flours on the market, and even more are being introduced often. Most of us are familiar with the traditional flour substitutes like almond flour, coconut flour, wholewheat flour, and quinoa flour. However, there are so many other flours that people have never heard about. These include chickpea flour, rice flour, cassava flour, buckwheat flour, and millet flour. 1. Chickpea flour. Chickpea flour is made from ground dried chickpeas

and has been a staple in Indian cooking for centuries. It has a slightly nutty flavor and can even be made at home by placing dried chickpeas in the food processor! Because chickpea flour is nutty, it is best to use it in savory cooking or supplement ¼ of the flour in a sweeter recipe with chickpea flour. Chickpea flour has some health benefits that make it a great alternative flour option. It is rich in vitamins and minerals, has fewer calories than white flour, and is low glycemic (it won’t spike your blood sugar). Chickpea flour also is shown to help regulate the hunger hormone ghrelin, so it is proven to keep you full for longer than white flour. It is also packed with fiber and a lot higher in protein than other flour options. Chickpea flour is gluten-free so it is a good option for those with celiac disease or gluten intolerance. Chickpea flour contains 178 calories, 10.3g protein, 3.1g fat, 26.6g carbohydrates, and 5g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 2. Oat flour. Oat flour is made by grinding whole oats and can be made at home as well. Oat flour contains both soluble and insoluble fiber, which are both important for healthy digestion and keeping you full. Oat flour is rich in a type of fiber called beta-glucan which has been shown to help lower cholesterol and support overall heart health. Oat flour contains a lot of vitamins, antioxidants, and minerals. It can also help improve blood sugar control and can be beneficial for those with type 2 diabetes. In most cases, you can substitute 1 cup of white flour with 3/4 cup of oat flour. This is to compensate for

the fact that oat flour doesn’t contain gluten, which plays an important role in the texture of baked foods. Thus, oat flour is a good option for those who refrain from gluten, as long as they can tolerate oats and they are uncontaminated. Whole-grain oat flour contains 210 calories, 7.6g protein, 4.8g fat, 34.2g carbohydrates, and 3.4g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 3. Buckwheat flour. Although it sounds like it, there is no wheat in buckwheat. Buckwheat is a highly nutritious whole grain that many consider a superfood. It has a nutty taste and is best used in pancakes, muffins, and bread. Buckwheat flour has more protein, fiber, and vitamins than whole-wheat flour or oat flour. It is a good source of potassium as well as essential amino acids. Buckwheat flour helps lower cholesterol and its fiber content will help keep you full. It can be used as a 1:1 replacement ratio for white flour. Buckwheat flour contains 201 calories, 7.6g protein, 1.9g fat, 42.4g carbohydrates, and 6g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 4. Spelt flour. Spelt flour is an ancient whole grain that is very similar to white flour and contains gluten. There are both refined and unrefined spelt flours, and it is best to choose the unrefined (whole spelt flour) because it contains more fiber. Whole-grain spelt flour is an excellent source of fiber, which helps reduce blood sugar spikes after eating. This high-fiber content can also be very helpful with digestion, weight management, and heart health.

Spelt flour also contains calcium, selenium, and vitamin B. However, it is high in FODMAPS (fermentable fibers) and could trigger symptoms for those with IBS. It can generally be a 1:1 substitute for white flour, but it is best to start with ¾ of what’s needed and add as needed. Spelt flour has 220 calories, 10g protein, 1g fat, 44g carbohydrates, and 8g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 5. Cassava flour. Cassava can be found in many products on the shelves of grocery stores such as chips, wraps, and pasta. Interestingly, cassava flour and tapioca flour both come from the cassava root. Cassava flour contains resistant starch which acts similarly to fiber as they both ferment and provide a full feeling. The resistant starch in cassava flour can be very beneficial for digestive and colon health, as well as insulin sensitivity, which is important for preventing diabetes, obesity, and heart disease. Cassava flour has a neutral taste and light texture, which is great for both savory cooking and baking. Although products made from cassava flour are labeled “grain-free” and “gluten-free,” consumers should not mistake that for low-carb. Cassava flour contains more carbohydrates than the equal amount of white flour. Because of its neutral taste and light texture, cassava flour can replace white flour in a 1:1 ratio. Cassava flour has 228 calories, 1.9g protein, 0.4g fat, 54g carbohydrates, and 2.5g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 6. Tiger nut flour. Tiger nut flour is a gluten-free, grain-free, and nut-free

flour that has been making its way onto the shelves of many grocery stores. It is high in fiber, protein, potassium, magnesium, and zinc. It also has a high amount of resistant starch, similar to cassava flour, which promotes prebiotic growth and a healthy digestive system. Tiger nut flour has a nutty and sweet flavor, which allows you to cut out some of the added sweeteners in baked goods. It works well to combine tiger nut flour with almond flour or oat flour to add a crunchy texture to cookies, biscottis, and crusts. Tiger nut flour is full of fiber and can be a good additive to boost fiber content in recipes, but use it carefully since it is much higher in fat than the other flours listed here. Tiger nut flour contains 300 calories, 4g protein, 14g fat, 38g carbohydrates, and 20g fiber, per ½ cup serving. 7. Arrowroot flour. Many recipes call for cornstarch to thicken soups or sauces. Cornstarch has a high glycemic index and can negatively affect blood

sugar levels. Arrowroot flour is a nutritious substitute for cornstarch and contains a lower glycemic index. It also contains significant amounts of iron, phosphorus, and potassium. Arrowroot flour contains 228 calories, 0.19g protein, 0.06g fat, 56.42g carbohydrates, and 2.2g fiber, per ½ cup serving.

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flour mixes. Tapioca starch contains 215 calories, 0.1g protein, 0g fat, 53g carbohydrates, and 0.6g fiber, per ½ cup serving. Tapioca and arrowroot, although called flours, are really starches and should not be used as a full substitute for regular flour. Alternative flours to white flour

Buckwheat is a highly nutritious whole grain that many consider a superfood.

8. Tapioca flour. Tapioca flour is similar to arrowroot flour in that they are both starches that can be used to thicken soups and sauces and can be added to baked goods. Tapioca flour is very easy to digest, making it a good choice for those with IBS. It has become a staple in gluten-free baking and can be found in many gluten-free

have become increasingly popular and for good reason. All of these flours are unrefined – unlike all-purpose flour – and can each find their place in a healthy, balanced diet. There are many recipes on the internet and in cookbooks that already use alternative flours but you can also substitute the flour listed in traditional recipes.

Chickpea, oat, buckwheat, spelt, cassava, tiger nut, arrowroot, and tapioca flour each have their benefits and each have foods they can particularly enhance. It is important to find the right measurements and combinations so you can get the best result when using these flours. They can be added to veggie burgers as a thickener, can be used to coat chicken, and can be used in sweet dishes as well, such as healthy pancakes and muffins. You can also combine different flours to make your own all-purpose flour mix. Eliminating white flour is essential to a longer and healthier life. There are numerous ways you can incorporate these alternative and much healthier flours into your diet. Aliza Beer is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, and you can follow her on Instagram at @alizabeer.

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Parenting Pearls

Summer Safety By Sara Rayvych, MSEd

he summer season is a time for more outdoor play and fun. Most of us, particularly the children, enjoy being in the fresh air and warmer weather. We wait out those long, cold winter months until we can do those special activities that can only take place during the summer. Along with the extra fun comes the extra need for precautions as we set out further from our homes and enjoy more excitement. Kids thrive on being outdoors. Once the warm weather hits, the kids are practically begging to be let outside. The extra space to run and freedom to enjoy themselves are intoxicating for youngsters. By setting up a few safety measures and a little proper planning, we can give them the freedom and fun along with the safety to enjoy it. As none of us are experts on everything, in this article, I’m simply pointing out a few areas of concern. Parents should take advantage of their pediatrician’s knowledge and all the safety organizations that publish in-depth safety information on their various areas of expertise.

Helmets and Safety Gear Helmets and other safety gear exist for important reasons – they keep you and your child safe. But they don’t work if they’re not used properly. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve walked down the street and have seen children wearing helmets in a way that renders them useless; do they think they’re a head ornament? When helmets are worn loosely or too far back on the head, they don’t protect your child where they need it. Even worse, I’ve seen helmets with the strap completely unstrapped. If, chas v’shalom, there’s an accident, does a child really think the helmet will still remain on their head?

Parents should take the time to look online or use the enclosed instructions to ensure their child is wearing helmets and all safety gear correctly – each time. Teach by example and wear your safety gear, too. It takes only a few minutes before an activity to ensure you have the appropriate gear and are using them correctly. A note on bicycle and scooter behavior. We all need to be menschlech in all of our actions. It’s sad to see how often that can be forgotten when riding, especially on the sidewalk. It’s worth taking a few minutes to point out to children the correct way to pass people after slowing down on the sidewalk and alerting someone to their presence. I’ve seen many children nearly knock people over, scream “move” (or something similar) just before passing, or simply ring their bell incessantly hoping the pedestrian will hear them. Just as we teach bicycle safety before they ride in the street, we also want them to learn safety on the sidewalk and that includes being safe with others using the same path.

Fire Safety I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention fire safety. Grills and fire pits are among the few ways we incorporate fire into our summer celebrations. Children need continuous supervision whenever there is a fire present. Families should have more than one responsible adult to help supervise if there will be more than one little person around. Never assume one person can sufficiently watch multiple children; little people are quick and they have no sense of danger. It can be beneficial to have toddlers and the younger kids in a stroller or buckled in in some other way. Baby carriers that are worn by an adult are one way to keep the youngest celebrants close to an adult and secured. Never wear a baby or toddler if you’re the one tending to the fire or food on the BBQ. Discuss fire safety in advance with children old enough to understand. They should know to not play with fire and not come close to fire. Even if they have been taught fire safety, you shouldn’t rely on that but still keep a good watch over them. If someone they see is playing

with fire, children need to inform an adult. Fire danger isn’t the time to be makpid on lashon hara (nor is that really lashon hara but children can’t always tell the difference). If they see fire, they need to inform an adult immediately. Children should know to never try to deal with the situation themselves. Fire can quickly escalate, chas v’shalom, and children should run rather than take matters into their own hands. October is Fire Safety Month. The local fire departments have traditionally held special events and it’s worth finding out what’s available when October nears. They can give you far better information than I can. Additionally, they can show children how firefighters look in full gear. It’s important for children to see how firefighters will appear during an emergency. It’s frightening to think about, but I’ve been told by firefighters that little children have become scared of them wearing their full protective equipment during fires and have hid from them rather than allowing a firefighter to bring them to safety. This was especially true if the child felt they were responsible for the fire and was afraid of getting in trouble. Children need to know that reporting a fire and getting to safety is more important than avoiding guilt. Children also should know how a firefighter looks and that they’re the one they should go to in an emergency and not someone to not run from.

Beyond Stranger Danger We often focus on the dangers of strangers but it needs to be pointed out that children are statistically more at-risk from someone they know and trust than from a stranger, lo aleinu. A full discussion on this is beyond the scope of this article, but I will mention a few points.

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Children should know to never accept a ride from anyone without your permission, irrelevant of how well the child knows them. You can give them a brief list of safe adults they can accept a ride with in the event they can’t contact you. It doesn’t matter how well they know, trust, or like the adult in question. If he/she isn’t on the list, then they can’t accept a ride. Children may benefit from having another trusted adult they can call or rely on should they be unable to reach a parent. There are times when a child has a change in carpool, dismissal or plans fall through, and they’re unable to reach a parent. Sometimes it’s simply that the parent can’t hear the phone. In all of these circumstances, a child should have a second, trusted adult they know they can reach and will go out of their way to be there for them. I personally know of a situation where this system was used, and it kept the unsuspecting child out of the vehicle of a known, risky individual. You should know where your children are playing and who is supervising them. Even if they’re at a neighbor’s or friend’s house, you should know who is in charge while they’re playing. It’s not uncommon that parents step out and leave someone else temporarily watching the younger ones. Your child and his/her friend may be left under the care of an adult you don’t know, such as a relative of theirs or an older child or sibling. Make sure that whoever is responsible for your child is someone you can trust. Don’t make assumptions about who is supervising your precious child at any given moment.

Safety On the Go Many families will take advantage of the summer season and enjoy outdoor trips together. Again, children need to be well supervised, particularly in large, public areas. Parents often take their children to these locations, so I will simply point out a few tips. Children should be taught an emergency phone number to give in case of emergency. We taught our children a phone number set to a

tune, and they have been able to sing our phone number from a young age. They should also be shown where to go and who to ask for help. From what I understand, the safest stranger for a child to seek out for help is a woman/mother accompa-

tell you how hard it is to find a good picture to give to Shomrim or the police, especially under pressure. You can have hundreds of pictures on your phone and none of them are recent enough or a clear view of your child’s face. Additionally, Shomrim

Have the children all wear matching camp shirts or other t-shirts – the brighter, the better.

nied by children. If they can’t find a mother with children, then they should know to go to a uniformed staff member. You can point out the staff when you first arrive. Children should know to never go to any other adults no matter what. Children should be accompanied whenever they go to a public bathroom. There are far too many reports of unmentionable things happening when sick people have realized that unaccompanied children were in a public bathroom. Another tip I’ve used for traveling with multiple children is to have the children all wear matching camp shirts or other t-shirts – the brighter, the better. While any matching shirt will increase visibility, camp shirts are often uniquely bright and they can help you find a kid in the crowd better. It’s a worthwhile investment to have on hand brightly colored, such as neon, matching t-shirts in your children’s current sizes. Credit for this tip actually goes to my parents. Take a picture of your child before you leave the house. They should be dressed for the day in whatever they will be wearing or have on them. If they will be wearing a hat, then take one photograph with the hat and one without. There was a local event that our son attended in the community with family friends. He missed their meeting point, and we quickly reported the situation to Shomrim. It was terrifying until he was found. I can’t

and other adults can use your child’s clothing as another way to identify them. Under stress you don’t remember what they wore, whether they had a hat, and which backpack they’re wearing.

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Never leave children unattended in the car – not even for a moment! We’ve heard of too many tragedies to ignore this rule. The internal body temperatures of babies and children heat up faster than adults. Be extra careful if you’re not the usual driver for that carpool or errand. It was often a parent who didn’t usually drop the child off for that carpool or errand who forgot there was a child in the car. Summer is a great time for outdoor play and family togetherness. Take advantage of the beautiful weather and have a safe summer with your children.

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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tchen

Chraimi with Gefilte Fish By Naomi Nachman

This is a great cross-over of cultures,

synthesizing traditional Ashkenazi gefilte fish which is then cooked in

Moroccan-style tomato sauce. The results are a mixed marriage of flavors.

Ingredients Fish

b1 loaf of frozen geﬁlte ﬁsh defrosted b½ cup panko crumbs

Sauce b2 tablespoons olive oil b1 large onion, diced b1 tablespoon curry powder b14oz can chickpeas b32oz can crushed tomatoes b½ teaspoon of cumin b¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper b3 gloves garlic b2 tablespoons fresh cilantro or parsley b1 plum tomato, diced bKosher salt to taste bWater

Preparation 1.

In a medium bowl, mix the defrosted ﬁsh with the panko crumbs and set aside. (The mixture will still be soft.)

Prepare the sauce:

2. Heat oil in a large sauté pan add the onion and sauté until soft. Add curry powder and cook for a minute while stirring. Add the can of chickpeas and sauté for another 5 minutes on low. Add in crushed tomatoes followed by rest of the ingredients (except the water) and cook the sauce for 5 minutes. 3. Take the ﬁsh mixture and roll the mixture into the size of small golf balls and drop them into the sauce. 4.

Add enough water to cover ﬁsh (not more than 8 oz). Cook for another 30 minutes until ﬁsh is cooked through.

5. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley before serving.

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?!”

Not a lot of people think that we could have won. In fact, I think about 40% of the people still don’t think we won. - Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady addressing Pres. Biden during the Buccaneers’ White House visit last week

Thank you to Israel for the good energy. This medal is dedicated also to Israel. I hope the Israelis are happy with this win. Todah. - Saeid Mollaei, a former Iranian judoka who fled Iran, supports Israel, and is now representing Mongolia in the Tokyo Olympics, after taking home the silver medal in the men’s 81-kilogram division

I don’t know that there’s anyone who could disagree with socialist ideology. - Hollywood actor David Harbour, in an interview with The Guardian

If you work at Starbucks and you make the coffee, then you should own it. You’re the one making the coffee. - Ibid.

This weekend President Biden went after big social media platforms like Facebook for not doing enough to stop the spread of Covid misinformation. Yeah, our country has gone from “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself” to “Please don’t take medical advice from a meme.” — Jimmy Fallon

Yeah, Biden doesn’t want Facebook to prevent young people from getting vaccinated. Everyone under 30 heard and was like, “That is so cute, but literally none of us use Facebook.” — Ibid

Our Dems in DC said they’d appreciate care packages from home. Before 5pm Tues, we’re collecting Dr. Pepper, salsa, hard candy, hairspray, travel toiletries, hand sanitizers, sewing kits, first aid, and/ or $ to pay shipping. TY! - Tweet by the Dallas County Democratic Party asking for people to donate towards items that were requested by the Texas Democrat lawmakers who fled Texas so that Republicans can’t pass a voting integrity bill

If you want to see the most equal multiracial country in our hemisphere, it would be Cuba. Cuba has the least inequality between black and white people.... In places that are truly, at least, biracial countries, Cuba actually has the least inequality, and that’s largely due to socialism which, I’m sure, nobody wants to hear. - 1619 Project creator Nikole Hannah-Jones, in a 2019 podcast with Vox’s Ezra Klein that resurfaced this week

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The Orthodox Jewish community is rightfully outraged at the false and negative portrayal of it in a new Netflix show. Thousands have canceled their Netflix accounts. This has resulted in Netflix losing a total of $12.99. A man tried to get from Florida to New York by using a special contraption which would allow him to walk on the ocean. He was quickly rescued by the Florida Coastguard. This is the dumbest idea that I ever heard. It’s also not so smart to try to use a special contraption to walk on the ocean. Jeff Bezos went to space and returned to Earth the same day. What was the problem—inaccurate website description or better price available? -News musings sent in by a TJH reader

That’s underway, just like the other question that’s a logical one, and I’ve heard you speak about it because — I’m not being solicitous — you’re always straight up about what you’re doing. And the question is whether or not we should be in a position where you — uh, um — are — why can’t the experts say, “We know that this virus is in fact” — uh um — it’s going to be — or, excuse me, we know why all the drugs are not temporarily approved, but permanently approved. That’s underway too. I expect that to occur quickly. - President Joe Biden at his CNN town hall last week when asked about vaccinations

Why is this brave? What’s brave about not being brave? - Radio host Buck Sexton responding to the portrayal of Olympic gymnast Simone Biles as brave for withdrawing from the team competition on Tuesday because she needed a mental break

I think the answer is you’re afraid of the Chinese Communist Party. You’re afraid of what they will do to your company if you say a single word like, for instance, saying that both the Biden and the Trump administration are correct when they say that China is committing a genocide against its own people. - Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) chastising Coca-Cola’s global vice president for human rights

The official motto for this year’s Olympics is “United by Emotion.” Yeah, and the unofficial motto is, “As of right now, we’re still doing this.” — Jimmy Fallon

There’s a lot of misinformation out there, so I thought it would be helpful to break down what’s fact and what’s fiction about this year’s Games. For example: Simone Biles may attempt a Yurchenko double pike vault and half-on with two twists. Fiction: that’s her Starbucks order. — Ibid.

Next up, fact: karate, skateboarding, sport climbing and surfing are making their Olympic debut. Fiction: Frisbee golf is next, bruh. — Ibid.

[Jeff Bezos] got the spacesuit and cowboy hat together by searching for the midlife crisis bundle - Jimmy Fallon

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[T]he thing that liberals never seem to understand if you go down to Key West is the rafts are only going in one direction. Just once I want to see some left-wing socialist — I want to see Bernie Sanders, I want to see Elizabeth Warren, I want to see AOC go down to Key West, get on a raft, and sail 90 miles south to the socialist paradise. Their ideas don’t work, tyranny doesn’t work, freedom is powerful and that’s what y’all are defending, and I am proud to stand with you. - Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) speaking at the Turning Point USA’s Student Action Summit

I want to thank every Amazon employee and every Amazon customer because you guys paid for all this. - Jeff Bezos, Amazon’s founder, upon returning from his joy ride to space last week

@MLB had strong feelings about ballot dropboxes in Georgia. But they’re silent as Cuba’s murderous regime cracks down on protestors. – Tweet by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR)

Cuban protests risk exacerbating COVID-19 spike - Tweet by Reuters

The extortionist ring known as the Black Lives Matter organization took a break today from shaking down corporations for millions & buying themselves mansions to share their support for the Communist regime in #Cuba - Tweet by Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) responding to BLM’s statement bashing the U.S. and supporting the communist Cuban government in the face of civilian demonstrations

I never threatened, or spoke about, to anyone, a coup of our Government. So ridiculous! Sorry to inform you, but an Election is my form of “coup,” and if I was going to do a coup, one of the last people I would want to do it with is General Mark Milley. - Former Pres. Trump responding to an allegation by Gen. Mark Milley that Trump tried soliciting him for a coup

The vaccines work. They’re safe and effective. Also, get the vaccine or you might infect me. Why would you question the effectiveness of the vaccine? That’s absurd. I have it, and it’s working. Now please get it or I might die. What’s the problem? Why are you confused? - Tweet by Matt Walsh

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Political Crossfire

The World Economy is Slowly Rebounding By David Ignatius

atching the ﬂights shuttle through this international transfer point, you can see how quickly the nodes of money and power are reconnecting after the pandemic – even as the burdens of disease and poverty grow heavier in the “ﬂyover” nations beneath the wings of the jet planes. The resumption of bustling travel and commercial activity in the United States and abroad is part of this summer’s rebound. The fabric of the global economy was badly stretched by the pandemic, but the connective threads never ripped apart. Yet despite this laudable resilience, the inequalities embedded in the globalized economy have worsened – in the United States and also in Europe, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. For the have-nots, the global economy is running in reverse. Unlike the Great Recession of 2008-2009 when the emerging nations at the periphery continued to expand despite the traumas that rocked the center, this time the United States, China and a handful of other nations are on a post-pandemic rocket of growth while many others are stuck at the launching pad, struggling with low vaccination rates, worsening governance, and growing debt. Kristalina Georgieva, managing director of the International Mone-

tary Fund, spoke this month about a “two-track recovery,” with “accelerating” growth in the United States and a few other major economies, but “suppressed” growth in much of the rest of the world. The U.S. rebound has been astonishing, with the IMF currently estimating 2021 growth at 7%, the fastest rate in more than 25 years. The U.S. economy is roaring so fast – with enormous pent-up demand

laws of gravity once again, as it has so often in the past several decades. But many smart investors are betting on a long U.S. boom. Warren Buﬀett, the dean of American investors, doubled down on his trademark optimism about the American economy this year in his annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway shareholders, declaring in February: “Our unwavering conclusion: Never bet against America.” If the United States’ outlook seems brighter than one would have expected a year ago, China’s seems a little dimmer. President Xi Jinping continues to fuse authoritarian political rule with strong economic performance. But some investors are beginning to

The financial markets seem to be betting on a durable U.S. expansion.

for a limited supply of goods and services – that some sustained inflation seems almost inevitable. Yet interest rates remain astonishingly low. The yield on 10-year Treasury bills is under 1.4%, signaling that bond traders evidently aren’t panicked yet by the inflationary danger. The financial markets seem to be betting on a durable U.S. expansion. This year’s explosive U.S. growth is fueled by wildly stimulative fiscal and monetary policy, but also by growing private-sector investment. Wall Street may be ignoring the financial

question whether this combination can last. As China’s hottest tech companies have expanded, they’ve recently hit what appears to be a political red line. Alibaba’s chief executive Jack Ma was rebuﬀed after he dared to criticize Chinese economic policy. His highﬂying Internet commerce company has since lost a third of its value. Didi, a ride-sharing company, is under investigation by China’s Cyberspace Administration, which has demanded that it remove 25 of its apps. The company’s stock has fallen

sharply. China seems to tout these free-market success stories until they get too big and independent, when the state subtly reasserts control. This political tax on business success is dangerous, as Russia has discovered. The Russian economy is still suffering from the aftereffects of President Vladimir Putin’s move in the early 2000s to bring the country’s new entrepreneurs under the control of a corrupt state. Global politics are even more uncertain these days than economics. The United States is surging forward financially but hobbled politically. Europe is losing its leader in German Chancellor Angela Merkel, without a clear successor. In a Middle East turnabout, Saudi Arabia is warming with Iran and feuding with the United Arab Emirates. In Latin America, the populist government in Mexico is struggling, but so is the left-wing regime in Cuba, which is seeing its biggest protest demonstrations in decades. As the world re-connects, four trends seem inescapable facts of life: Technology continues to accelerate. But at the same time, inequality increases, global warming intensifies and governance erodes. Optimists may hope that the first trend – the dizzying rush of technology – will help alleviate the other three. Unfortunately, the tech wizards haven’t yet invented a machine that can erase financial greed, environmental recklessness, or political stupidity. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Biden’s Options to Avert Disaster in Afghanistan are Shrinking By David Ignatius

resident Joe Biden has a few precious weeks to bolster his plan for withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan so that the country doesn’t degenerate into an even more chaotic and dangerous mess. The impact of the U.S. departure is proving more swift and shattering than even the pessimists predicted. Biden must have hoped that he would be winning applause this summer for finally bringing home the troops from the United States’ longest and perhaps most frustrating war. Instead, he’s facing mounting anxiety – both within his administration and abroad – about the rapid demise of the Kabul government and the danger of an armed takeover by the Taliban. A bloody collapse in Kabul would be a self-inflicted wound for Biden, and the first serious mistake of his presidency. He decided, against military advice, to withdraw the small U.S. commitment of 2,500 troops who remained when he took office. Having chosen this course, he should have planned far better for the transition and framed a clearer strategy for avoiding a Taliban takeover. The White House is recognizing the painful reality that Biden will own the Afghan endgame, whatever it is. Three other presidents made the decisions that led to this war. But it was Biden who rejected the advice of many of his senior military and national security advisers and decided to pull the plug quickly and decisively. “This is a disaster in slow motion,” argues Saad Mohseni, the head of Moby Group, the largest media organization in Afghanistan.

He asks why the Biden administration failed to encourage a continued presence by U.S. contractors who could help the Afghan army continue its operations, and why it didn’t plan better long-term security for key locations, such as Kabul’s international airport. Biden’s options for stabilizing Afghanistan now are severely limited. U.S. combat troops are gone: Once the military was given the order to retreat, it didn’t waste any time. But Biden still has some leverage that could check the panic that’s spreading in Afghanistan following the U.S. military’s departure – and forestall a Taliban armed takeover in Kabul in the next three months, as analysts fear is likely. Here are some steps Biden could take to reduce the likelihood of a catastrophic outcome: - Appoint a special U.S. military envoy to visit Kabul immediately and recommend measures to assist the Afghan military and provide continuing U.S. support. Two obvious possibilities are retired Gen. David H. Petraeus, former commander of U.S. forces in both Afghanistan

and Iraq, and retired Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr., former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staﬀ, who co-chaired a blue-ribbon Afghan study group for the U.S. Institute of Peace. - Demand that Afghan President Ashraf Ghani create a leadership council that includes all major forces across the country that oppose the Taliban. This “big tent” is the country’s last chance to gather a coalition that can check a takeover by the Taliban. - Back an international mediator who can bolster U.S. special envoy Zalmay Khalilzad’s dogged but so far unsuccessful eﬀorts to encourage a peaceful transition agreement between the Taliban and the Kabul government. Afghanistan’s neighbors – Pakistan, India, Russia, China and Iran – all oppose a military takeover by the Taliban. So a regional consensus for stability is within the realm of what can be achieved. - But the United States needs urgent help from Afghanistan’s neighbors in assembling a broader coalition government and preventing a Taliban takeover. This shouldn’t be an ask, as in Secretary of State

Antony Blinken’s March letter to Ghani, but a demand – backed by all the carrots and sticks America has in hand. If Afghanistan turns out to be a freewheeling disaster, it will obliterate other seeming gains in the battle of influence with Russia or China. The trickiest issue is how to get help from China, which is worried about an Afghan government collapse but has seemed to be gloating over the United States’ troubles. Afghanistan will never be Switzerland, but it can be a more modern and prosperous Afghanistan. Here’s one statistic that should remind us all why it’s worth helping the Kabul government survive: In the more than 200 district centers now under Taliban control, they have closed 40 radio stations, according to Mohseni, the media executive. The five they have allowed to continue operating don’t broadcast any women’s voices or any music. The Afghan military is collapsing faster than Biden expected. The White House is rattled by the flight of more than 1,000 Afghan soldiers into neighboring Tajikistan and by the weakness of the commando corps, supposedly the government’s best fighters. The commandos are trying to operate in disparate locations in this large, mountainous country – and without support from U.S. contractors, they don’t have a chance. America is grateful that our troops are coming home, after 20 years. Biden needs to move quickly to make certain that they leave behind something more than ruin and broken promises. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

Did Biden Just Commit an Impeachable Offense in Ukraine? By Marc A. Thiessen

emember when House Democrats impeached President Donald Trump for twisting the arm of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, allegedly conditioning a White House visit on his willingness to investigate Hunter Biden? Well, guess what: Axios reports that the Biden administration may have twisted Zelensky’s arm to accept a deal President Biden just cut with Germany to allow it to move forward with its Nord Stream 2 pipeline with Russia – and conditioned a White House visit by Zelensky on acceptance of the deal. “While members of the Biden administration were finalizing their deal with Germany, they were working with the Ukrainians to set a date for Zelensky’s White House visit, which the Ukrainian president had initially stated would be this month,” Axios reports. “The Ukrainians felt the administration was effectively linking the White House visit to Ukraine’s position on the Nord Stream deal and pressuring them not to speak out.” Did Biden really just condition a visit to the White House upon Zelensky’s agreeing to acquiesce to Russian energy dominance over Ukraine? Time to appoint the impeachment managers! Unlike Trump, Biden is pressuring Zelensky to accept a deal that represents an existential threat to his country. Right now, Russian gas exports to Western Europe go through pipelines that cross through Ukraine – which means Russia cannot cut off gas to Ukraine without also cutting off its lucrative exports to the West. But once the new Nord Stream 2 pipeline is built, Russia will be able to bypass Ukraine and send gas directly to Germany under the Baltic Sea. When

that happens, Russia will be able to shut off energy supplies to Ukraine without cutting off Western Europe. Before leaving office, Trump succeeded in stopping construction on the pipeline. In 2019, he signed legislation to sanction businesses involved in the project. A number of companies pulled out of the project as a result. And Trump made clear that he was ready to punish not just Russian companies but German and other European suppliers as well. As Axios’s Jonathan Swan told me, “Major construction … was frozen when Biden took office, because they legitimately were worried that the Trump administration would … potentially go all the way and sanction German utilities, end users of the gas.” As soon as Biden took office, construction on the pipeline resumed. In his confirmation hearing to be secretary of state, Antony Blinken declared he was “determined to do whatever we can to prevent that completion” of Nord Stream 2. But then, in May, the State Department waived sanctions

against Matthias Warnig, the Vladimir Putin crony and former East German intelligence oﬃcer in charge of overseeing construction. And in June, Biden decided to stop trying to block the pipeline, deciding it was not worth the costs to our relationship with Germany. Zelensky was not given so much as the courtesy of a warning before the announcement was made. He learned about it from the press. Nord Stream 2 “is a weapon, a real weapon … in the hands of the Russian Federation,” he said. “It is not very understandable … that the bullets to this weapon can possibly be provided by such a great country as the United States.” No sooner had Biden greenlit the pipeline than Putin began leveraging it, warning that Ukraine must show its good will if it wants Russian gas exports to continue. This is far more serious than Trump’s ham-handed eﬀorts to get Zelensky to investigate Hunter Biden. Trump’s call with Zelensky was not “beautiful” or “perfect” as

he claimed; it unwisely gave the appearance of mixing his electoral interests with U.S. policy. But he made no promises or threats in the call, as was initially and falsely reported, and Zelensky said Trump did not pressure him. Trump’s conduct, while inappropriate, did not to the level of “high crimes and misdemeanors.” Moreover, though House Democrats also accused Trump of holding up vital military assistance to Ukraine as pressure on Zelensky, in fact it was Trump who sent lethal aid to Ukraine that the Obama-Biden administration refused to provide. Back then, Joe Biden accused Trump of withholding aid “to pressure a sovereign nation, a partner that is still under direct assault from Russia.” Well, here’s the kicker: No sooner was Biden in the Oval Office than he put a hold on $100 million in U.S. military aid to Ukraine. Trump was incredibly tough on Russia in deed, if not in word. By contrast, Biden has called Putin a killer, but since taking office, he has suspended that military aid, approved an extension of the New START deal and acquiesced to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline, which increases Russian power in the region at Ukraine’s expense – and Biden may have inappropriately pressured Ukraine’s president to silence his criticism of the deal. Do Biden’s actions constitute an impeachable offense? Of course not. Being soft on Russia is not a high crime or misdemeanor. But asking Ukraine’s president to sign off on a deal that will allow Putin to strangle his country is shameful, even if not impeachable. (c) 2021, Washington Post Writers Group

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Middle East Musings

The End of Hezbollah Will Serve as a New Beginning for Lebanon By David Billet

here can you find children starving in the streets, homes without electricity or gas, and a designated terror group that controls the government? This living tragedy is Lebanon, whose capital was once known as the Paris of the Middle East and was one of the leading financial centers in the world. According to the World Bank, Lebanon has entered one of the worst financial crises in recent history, whereby in 2020 its GDP fell by 20.3% and its inflation surged to 84.3%. While many leading media pundits have cried out over the humanitarian crisis that has developed, they have simultaneously chosen to ignore its root cause: the Iranian terror proxy, Hezbollah. Hezbollah is a U.S. designated terror group that controls almost all facets of Lebanese society, including the government, and is determined to destroy the State of Israel. The only way to truly resolve the present crisis is by uprooting Hezbollah from Lebanese society, which will finally allow a government to form that values the life of its citizens more than it values the death of an Israeli. Firstly, Hezbollah currently maintains a weapons arsenal that has more than 150,000 rockets, and they have invested millions of dollars in underground tunnels to terrorize Israeli citizens. While governments often strive to provide services to their citizens, one of the few services that Hezbollah has provided is training in terrorism. In 1985, Hezbollah hijacked TWA Flight 847, which led to a worldwide hostage crisis involving 153 passengers. Only seven years later, in 1992, Hezbollah attacked the Israeli embassy in Argentina, killing 29 people and injuring more than 250 others. Hezbollah has proven that its thirst

for bloodshed remains unquenched in the 21st century. In 2012, a Hezbollah terrorist blew himself up on a bus that was ﬁlled with Israeli tourists in Bulgaria. The sole reason that this bus was targeted was due to its association with Israel. It is a disgrace that the same individuals who have made

need only listen to Hezbollah’s Secretary General, Hassan Nasrallah, who once stated that “Hezbollah’s budget, everything it eats and drinks, its weapons and rockets, comes from the Islamic republic of Iran.” It is believed that as early as the 1980s Iran provided Shiite militias in

Hezbollah has proven that its thirst for bloodshed remains unquenched in the 21st century.

a career out of terrorizing men, women, and children around the world have also found a home in Lebanon’s parliament. Secondly, Hezbollah has come to dominate Lebanese politics while also maintaining loyalty to Iran. Furthermore, this is not a passive loyalty that can be taken lightly; Iran is literally funding Hezbollah, thereby ensuring that Hezbollah acts as a proxy that is under the command of the Iranian Ayatollahs. One doubting this reality

Lebanon with almost $200 million. This number skyrocketed in 2011, as Iran began to provide Hezbollah with approximately $400 million. Even as recently as 2018, the Treasury Department estimated that the funding that Iran provided Hezbollah exceeded $700 million. How can Hezbollah’s leaders claim that they work for the Lebanese people when Hezbollah is literally a terror proxy that was created by Iran? Finally, Hezbollah has also risen

to power in Lebanon by using brute force to manipulate elections and to force the people to accept them as their leaders. In February 2005, Hezbollah members killed then-Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri and twenty-two others, which led to a UN investigation that indicted four Hezbollah members for their actions. In an unprecedented response, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1636 and imposed sanctions on the individuals that were associated with the attack. It is not a mere coincidence that Hezbollah began playing an essential role in Lebanon’s government in March 2005 – one month after the attack on Prime Minister Hariri. No society will be able to thrive while murderous terrorists are leading the government. Resolving the economic crisis in Lebanon will be unsuccessful in the long term unless Hezbollah and all Iranian influence is uprooted from Lebanese society. Hezbollah has only brought death and despair to the Lebanese people, and, ever since its establishment, it has been determined to destroy the State of Israel. The current crisis in Lebanon can only come to an end by dismantling Hezbollah and by finally freeing the world from its tragic reign of terror.

David Billet is a student at Fordham Law School, where he is an Associate Editor of the International Law Journal. In May of 2018, David graduated from Queens College, CUNY, with a B.A. in Accounting and a minor in Economics. David additionally writes articles that focus on foreign aﬀairs, domestic policy, and global anti-Semitism. To date, his work has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Israel Hayom, and almost twenty other media publications.

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Jewish Staff Officers in the Civil War By Avi Heiligman Colonel Myer Asch

major component of an army is the commanders and their headquarters. The staff for these commanders during the American Civil War had responsibilities ranging from obtaining and distributing weapons, ammunition and ordinance, procuring food and medicine, and dealing with organization and communications. Staff officers often braved bullets and were in constant danger on the battlefield. Many Jewish officers served as staff officers during the war and filled many different roles on both sides of the conflict. Colonel Myer Asch was born in Philadelphia in 1831 and spent time in Europe before the war practicing dentistry. When it became apparent that the Civil War was about to break out, he traveled to New Jersey and joined Company H, 1st Cavalry Volunteer Regiment in 1861. He was soon promoted due to his gallant nature and rapidly rose in the ranks of Union officers. In March 1862, he was assigned to the staff as an adjutant (a military administrative assistant) of Major General John Pope. Pope wasn’t a very good general and during one battle sent Asch to tell a gun battery to stop firing. An incredulous Asch replied that the battery in question was Confederate, but the not-so beloved General of the Army of Virginia that lost badly at the Second Battle of Bull Run insisted that that Asch do as he was told. Asch approached the Confederate officer and told him that the “general directs that you cease firing.” Incredibly, the enemy soldier obeyed after asking Asch to repeat the orders. Afterwards, Asch told anyone who would listen that it was going too far for a general to send aides with orders for the enemy. Asch later served on the staff of Major General August Kautz

and was cited for meritorious service on the battlefield. Surgeon Dr. Morris Asch, the brother of Myer, served with the Army of the Potomac in the Union Army and was present at many important battles during the war. When the fighting began in 1861, Dr. Asch was appointed as an assistant surgeon in the U.S. Army. A few months later, he went on active duty and in 1862 was appointed surgeon-in-chief for the artillery reserves in the Army of the Potomac. He later held positions as the medical inspector of the army, medical director for the 24th Army Corps, and after the war became the staff surgeon for General Phillip Sheridan. Also serving on General Pope’s staff was Captain Nathan D. Menken. He had been the commander of two companies in the 1st Ohio Cavalry Regiment and fought against Confederate General Stonewall Jackson’s forces during the Shenandoah Campaign in 1862. Later that year, Menken was transferred to Pope’s staff as the commander of his personal bodyguard. Captain Isador Bush hailed from Prague and before moving to the U.S. worked in a printing press owned by his father that produced top quality seforim including sought after Gemaras. After settling in the U.S., he opened the first Jewish weekly newspaper in America and in 1857 was made president of a bank in St. Louis. He was a major opponent of slavery and in 1861 joined the staff of General Fremont as his aide-de-camp. The adjutant general for the Union 3rd Army Corps was Lieutenant Colonel Isaac Moses. He also served on the staff of Major General Samuel Heintzelman and General Nathaniel Banks. Moses was noted for his work with the Union Army’s Balloon Corps and made frequent ascensions, sometimes

with General Heintzelman. In addition to those on the staffs of Union generals, several Jewish officers were working for Confederate generals. Major Raphael Jacob Moses served as the commissary officer for General Robert Toombs and General James Longstreet and participated in most of the major battles in eastern theater of the war. He was in charge of feeding and supplying upwards of 50,000 soldiers at a time. Major Moses was with General Robert E. Lee during the Battle of Gettysburg and was a confidant for the Confederate commander. Prussian-born Marcus Baum joined the Confederate Army as a private and soon used his medical license when he joined the staff of General Kershaw. He was mentioned in dispatches for bravery in battle and was wounded at the First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run). During the Battle of the Wilderness in 1864, he was killed by friendly fire during the same incident that wounded General Longstreet. Information about other Jewish staff officers is scant, and most of what is known is whom they served under and sometimes their prior units. For example, Jacob Abrams served on the staff of Confederate General Elzey, and Captain Joseph Franklind was on the staff of General Joseph Wheeler who commanded the cavalry of the Army of Tennessee. On the Union side, Captain Julius Spring served with General Van Buren. Major Joseph Tobias served as the aide-de-camp for Major General David B. Birney who had the unpleasant assignment of being under the command of General Sickles (one of the worst generals in American history) during the Battle of Gettysburg. Staff officers were considered vital parts of an army, and those who

Dr. Morris Asch

Captain Isaac Moses

served were more than just soldiers with a gun. Officers that served as staff officers often worked in hazardous conditions. They braved bullets and artillery fire during the war’s most intense battles, all while performing their essential duties. Staff officers rarely get credit for their dedication and bravery on the battlefield but these Jewish staff officers deserve to be remembered for their heroism.

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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Overstuffed By Allan Rolnick, CPA

ack in 1997, Delaware Senator Bill Roth sponsored a new kind of retirement savings account with a back-end benefit. In contrast to traditional IRAs, which let you deduct your contributions and defer tax until you pull money out, the Roth IRA lets you contribute after-tax dollars in exchange for taxfree withdrawals. Roth designed his new account to help “hard-working, middle-class Americans” save. So there was a $2,000/year contribution limit. And you could convert a regular IRA into a Roth by paying the tax on your balance, but only if your income was under $100,000. Since then, contribution limits have gone up to $6,000 – $7,000 if you’re over 50. And anyone can convert an existing IRA to a Roth, as long as paying the tax makes sense (which we can help you evaluate). Today’s proactive planners have discovered even better ways to work around the statutory limits, including something dubbed a “Mega Backdoor Roth IRA.” (That sounds almost dirty, doesn’t it?) But nobody was ready for last week’s news that tech titan Peter Thiel had stuffed $5 billion into his Roth. So, how exactly do you turn $2,000 into $5 billion – tax-free –

without selling your soul to the devil? Well, there may be more than just luck and investing genius at work. In 1999, Thiel’s Roth bought 1.7 million shares in PayPal for just one-tenth of a penny each. Three years later, eBay bought that stake – tax-free. Thiel used the proceeds to invest in more

vent founders from “stuffing” undervalued assets in IRAs to avoid contribution limits, with penalties that could include paying tax on the entire balance. Thiel may have committed another party foul in 2005, when he applied for New Zealand citizenship

How exactly do you turn $2,000 into $5 billion – tax-free – without selling your soul to the devil?

lightning-in-a-bottle startups, including Palantir and Facebook. Today, he manages 96 separate Roth subaccounts from a family office across the street from a Cheesecake Factory in Las Vegas. The story raises the obvious question whether $1,700 is a reasonable price for a founder’s stake in a company that would go on to become worth $357 billion. (Odds are good that you’ve paid more than $1,700 bucks for a used car.) IRS rules pre-

as an escape hatch if civilization here collapses. As part of that process, he moved $749,967 of Roth money to a Kiwi bank. But IRS rules prohibit you from using retirement assets for your personal benefit while still inside the account – like, for example, buying a house in your Roth and renting it to your child. And while using a Roth to snag a second citizenship may sound like a technical violation, the penalty here would also mean paying tax on the balance.

Thiel isn’t the only clever planner to stuff millions inside his Roth. The numbers have gotten big enough that Oregon Senator Wyden, who holds Bill Roth’s old seat as Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, has proposed forcing distributions from accounts worth more than $5 million. (Naturally, his idea went nowhere.) As for Thiel, he’s planning to live until age 120, and we can only imagine how big his account might grow over the next sixty-seven years. Just 6% per year would turn it into $263 billion, although we suspect he would die of boredom watching it grow so slowly. Now it’s time to play Let’s Make a Deal. Here’s how it’s going to work. You find a startup to invest in that will turn $1,700 into billions. We’ll help you keep as much of that as the law allows. (Granted, your part is harder.) But be sure to call us before you invest. It could mean billions to your bottom line!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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The Secret to Good Living By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., LMFT, CLC, SDS

“It’s way too cerebral. what were you thinking?”

an we discuss life? Sure, for hours, I bet. But are we living life? That is the question. Talk is cheap, it is said. Action is what matters. Are you a person of action or just talk? Well, let’s figure that out. So, tell me, are you doing the right thing? What is doing? My grandfather used to say, “Teein teein teein.” Doing, doing, doing. That’s what life is about.

er mindset, then we can really live. Life sends us challenges. We can sink or swim with them. Swimming is the doing. Finding a way to move forward. But not with a negative attitude – rather, finding a way to see the situation that helps us grow and go and even glow. Sure, as Kohelet says, there is a time to mourn. Yet, even in mourning we can find an uplifting perspective. G-d sends us our challenges. Then our minds have the choice of how we react to them. Think of what good you can do

Well, doing the thinking thing is the right way to be doing!

Life is complex, and multileveled, and interesting and scary at times. But it can be fulfilling, and exciting, and deeply meaningful and enriching, too. And a great way to enjoy life is by thinking. I know, I just said it’s by doing. Well, doing the thinking thing is the right way to be doing! And when we think with the prop-

with the challenge that you are sent. Choose the outlook that helps you swim forward; keep paddling and you’ll find it. And when life is just going along and you feel sort of nothing special is happening, no major challenge but no awesome event, splash around with glee and embrace that as a real blessing. And when something great hap-

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

pens in your life, dive right in with gusto, and get completely refreshed from it. In all cases, don’t stay still; swim and enjoy the ability to be renewed and refreshed by the water.

Always look for and choose to think of another possibility than the one that keeps you struggling in the waves. That’s the best thing you can do! How’s that for living?!

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Bowl & Basket K-Cups

$ 49 12 oz/15.4 oz

Snapple Iced Teas

99¢

Honey Nut or Mul�grain Only

$ 49 16.3 oz

$ 39 23 oz

Assorted

General Mills Cheerios

Creamy or Super Chunky

Pri-Avot 7-9 Pickles

Bowl & Basket Peanut Bu�er

Bulls Eye BBQ Sauce

$ 49 5 LB

$ 19 22 oz

$ 79

Avenue A Sugar

$ 49

Nesquick Syrup

$ 99 17 oz

8 Pack

¢ 15 oz

12 Pack

Alpine Sports Cap Spring Water

PR Chic Peas

Best Yet Ice Cream Cones or Cups

Tonnelli Balsamic Vinegar

Gefen No MSG Cup-a-Soup

Pasta Primavera with Cheese & Vegetables

Container

$ 99 EA

Classic Grilled Chicken

1299

Five Towns Jewish Home - 7-29-21

Articles inside

Your Money

Civil War Jewish Staff Officers by Avi Heiligman

Middle East Musings by David Billet

Did Biden Just Commit an Impeachable Offense? by Marc A. Thiessen

Biden’s Options to Avert Disaster in Afghanistan by David Ignatius

The World Economy is Slowly Rebounding by David Ignatius

Notable Quotes

A Guide to Alternative Flours by Aliza Beer, MS RD

Parenting Pearls

The Aussie Gourmet: Chraimi Gefilte Fish

Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW

Couples Therapy – Separately by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn

Israel’s New Foreign Policy Stance by Shammai Siskind

An Ode to My Father by Rafi Sackville

Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

The Uniqueness of Eretz Yisrael by Shmuel Reichman

Delving into the Daf by Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow

Growing Up by Rav Moshe Weinberger

This Week We’re Talking to…Camp Areivos

That’s Odd

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