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ecently, we bought Yaakov Shwekey’s new CD in which he sings melodies composed of different songs that he loved during his youth. One melody is the Journeys melody and in that tune he sings Abie Rotenberg’s famous song, “What Will Become of all the Memories.” I grew up with Abie Rotenberg’s songs, and my children – who had never really heard them – fell in love with his tunes. They started playing Abie Rotenberg’s songs during Friday afternoons, and every time I heard that song, that poignant song that depicts the haunting memories of survivors of the Nazi inferno, I felt myself moved once again. It’s been 72 years since the Allies liberated the camps; 72 years since they gasped at the horror of seeing human skeletons walking towards them and piles of bones with skin stretched thin heaped high; 72 years since they were assaulted by the charred, acrid smell of burnt flesh and the deformed bodies that Mengele, ym”sh, used in his twisted experiments. Today, there are less than 100,000 survivors still alive. Some of them have their nightmares locked away in their minds. Others are able to give over their stories. But even when they are able to tell about the atrocities, can we ever truly understand? Can we ever fully immerse ourselves in their world and go back with them to what life was like before the Nazis goose-stepped into their villages? I feel that if we want to understand their loss, we have to go back in history and remember what Jewish life was like decades before the Holocaust. We need to learn about the yeshivos and the poverty that many Jews faced constant-

ly. And we need to learn about other Jews who were living more pampered lives, comfortable in their place in society. At the beginning of the war, the Nazis and their collaborators would round up Jews in the streets and humiliate them. They would cut off the beards of men and force the women to undress in the streets. They would make them scrub the cobblestones and wear buckets on their heads. They tried to strip them of their humanity. When we hear about what they did, it’s easy to add these abuses to the list of Nazi cruelties. But we have to also remember that each one of these people who was humiliated is not just a piece of history. Each person who survived and each person who perished is a person who had a life, a family, a job. They would daven each day and chant sweet words of Torah. They would provide for their family. They would sing their children to sleep. And then the Nazis took them and pushed them into cattle cars and printed numbers on their arms and shoved them into ovens and mass graves. They endeavored to take away their humanity, their individuality, their raison d’être. 72 years later we need to remember the six million who were murdered and the others who survived, and we need to give them back their humanity. We need to retell their stories and remember their lives. By remembering that each one of them had a mother who kissed them when they were young, a father who held their hand on the way to shul, and siblings who cared for them we will be remembering their true story. Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll

Community Happenings

A Penny A Jew by Assemblyman Dov Hikind

NEWS

Global

National

Odd-but-True Stories

Trump’s First 100 Days

ISRAEL Israel News

Yom Hashoah in Israel by Elana Dure 69

PEOPLE A Tribute to Nachum Gordon z”l 56 Fighting for His Faith and His Country by Sholom Nachtman

Jewish Marines on the Solomon Islands by Avi Heiligman

PARSHA Rabbi Wein

The Birth Pangs before Every New Beginning by Rav Moshe Weinberger

JEWISH THOUGHT Hyssop Pie by Eytan Kobre

Have a Blessed Day by Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

JEWISH HISTORY Memoirs of a Forgotten Rabbi: The Troubled Life of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber by Rav Pini Dunner 70

Dear Editor, Rabbi Y.Y. Rubinstein must be a young man. (“No Regrets and No Tears,” April 6, 2017) He writes, “Parents have to... lead by example and...not wait to set our sons and daughters firmly on the right road, thus ensuring that we have no regrets and no tears.” Dear Friend, life has regrets and tears no matter how good our intentions are. Faith, bitachon, on the other hand, is understanding the decisions we made, believing Hashem is showing us something we needed to learn, and trusting in our journeys anyway. Warmly, Mrs. A. Queens, NY Dear Editor, I appreciated your article on Egyptian Jews and their heritage. Although the article was well-done, there is so much more information out there. Jews had a rich, vibrant life in Egypt for many years until violence and ugliness reared its head. In fact, if you can, a series on life for Middle Eastern Jews living in Arab

lands and their rich history would be a very interesting and inspiring read for your readers. All the best, Chana Levy Dear Editor, I hope you can publish this letter – even after Pesach – because I think it will shed light on an issue that is not spoken about enough. Please don’t print my name. I am a 27-year-old woman who is not yet married. I still live at home and enjoy spending time with my family. That being said, over yom tov, I find things to be especially hard. Because I am home, I am more than happy to help my parents prepare for yom tov. After all, why should my mother be shouldering the burden of the shopping, cleaning, cooking and preparing? I help with a full, happy heart. I am happy to be a part of the mitzvah. But come yom tov, I am tired. I would like to rest. I would like to get a break. But when my married siblings come for yom tov, I find myContinued on page 12

HEALTH & FITNESS Shurbendurben by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn 82 When Does Your Food Actually Expire? by Cindy Weinberger, MS, RD, CDN 84 Yes, Your Well Child Still Has to Come to the Doctor by Dr. Hylton I Lightman 85

FOOD & LEISURE The Aussie Gourmet: Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut-Curry Sauce 86

LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW

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self constantly cleaning up after them and my nieces and nephews. I find that I am the only one left after the meals to help my mother clear the table and wash the dishes. I find that I am also assumed to be the babysitter while my siblings rest in their rooms and need to pick up toys and clothes and shoes strewn about. I know that my siblings do not do this out of spite. They are busy and need a rest too, but a bit of consideration would be appreciated. Perhaps, married couples, when they are at their parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; homes over yom tov, should take turns taking naps and watching their children. Perhaps they can be cognizant that one spouse should stay at the meal until the end to help clear off the table and put things away. Perhaps they can make sure that the house stays free of their toys and clothes before they head upstairs to nap. If children can keep in mind that their parents and siblings love having them over but need a bit of help too, that can make things easier. Thank you, A Reader

Dear Editor, This is written in response to your dating column in your Pesach issue. Words can hurt and words can heal. Sometimes we say things with the best intentions and they can be taken the wrong way. And other times, even with the best intentions, we can be viewing a situation in the wrong way and be giving the wrong advice or comments based on those erroneous views. In my opinion, even if you are best friends with someone, unless there is something concrete to say (you have seen him smoking, she was fired from three jobs because of her attitude, he has a drinking problem), it is best to let things ride. Eventually, after dating for a while, things do come out. If your friend expresses concern after the person he is dating, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t brush it off; persuade him to think things over and take them seriously. Hopefully he will see what he is meant to see. A Reader

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The Week In News

Macron vs. Le Pen

Sunday was an important day for France as the first round of presidential voting took place. The long list of candidates has now been narrowed down to only two: Emmanuel Macron and Marine Le Pen. Macron took 24% of the vote and Le Pen received 21.3%. According to the French voting system, the two will now square off in a one-on-one race in just two short weeks. The run-off election will take place on May 7 to determine who the next president will be in a country with a suffering economy and an increasingly troubling terrorism problem. The two candidates cannot be more different. Le Pen is an extremely conservative candidate. The leader of the far right is outspokenly anti-EU and has proposed France pulling out of the European Union altogether. She has also been open about her ties to Russia. After the results came in, demonstrators took to the streets to protest her advance. The protests turned violent with cars being burned and police getting pulled into the fighting. Le Pen is vocal about her stance against immigration, vowing to expel foreigners who are being monitored by intelligence agencies. She has pushed for a return to closed borders and would limit immigration to 10,000 people a year. Macron, on the other hand, does not believe in closed borders. He has praised Angela Merkel’s stance on accepting refugees in Germany and believes that France should do more. Last week, in the aftermath of the terror attack in Paris, Le Pen called for the closure of all “Islamist mosques” in France. She also said that the country needs “the resources to make sure we can combat ... Islamist terrorism.” In response to the recent stabbing,

Macron urged citizens, “All of this makes me only too well aware that we are being attacked in the heart of our nation. We are under threat. I want to make sure we are protected. We must not give into fear, and we must not give in to their trap. It is not a moment to doubt the EU.” He added, “Do not to give into fear, do not to give into division, do not to give into intimidation.” World markets surged on the news that many of the other anti-EU candidates were knocked out of the race and that Emmanuel Macron took first place. The centrist Macron is seen as pro-business and wishes for investors to have much more faith in the strength of the European Union. He is also pro-immigration and a strong supporter of the European Union. He has never held public office. Many are projecting that Macron will win the election by a landslide but Trump’s surprise victory over Hillary Clinton last year has restored the belief that quite anything is possible, especially when it comes to politics.

N. Korea, China and the U.S.

It’s a triangle of tensions between North Korea, the U.S. and China. On Tuesday, the Hermit Kingdom conducted a large-scale, live-fire military drill in yet another show of force. It was part of celebrations marking the 85th anniversary of the founding of the country’s military. While the North fired weapons near the east coast of the Korean Peninsula, the U.S. and South Korea conducted drills off the west coast. Meanwhile, the USS Carl Vinson naval strike group was making its way to the divided peninsula. On Monday President Trump told the media that Kim Jong Un isn’t as strong as he claims to be, although he also blamed the international community for not reining him in. The “status quo” on North Korea is “unacceptable,” Mr. Trump told mem-

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insula is a show of force and a clear warning to North Korea. The USS Michigan, a nuclear powered submarine, also arrived in the South Korean port city of Busan on Tuesday. In response to the United States’ bluster, North Korea has stepped up its rhetoric too, unveiling new weapons and lashing out as adversaries. Its media warned the U.S. to “consider carefully any catastrophic conse-

quence.” On Saturday, North Korea detained Korean-American Tony Kim at the Pyongyang airport, bringing the total number of Americans held in North Korea to three. No one wants a war and to avoid that, the Trump administration is ramping up diplomatic efforts to put pressure on North Korea. Mr. Trump has spoken by phone to the leaders of China and Japan.

On Wednesday, U.S. senators will get a rare briefing on the issue at the White House, and on Friday, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson will chair a special meeting on North Korea at the United Nations. Beijing is increasingly becoming the monkey in the middle. At least two-thirds of North Korea’s trade is with China, which means that China is the player with the most leverage when it comes to the regime. Beijing has been urging the United States to take less aggressive action against North Korea. Even so, China has used its influence in North Korea in recent months. After a North Korean missile test in February, Chinese authorities suspended coal imports from the state for the rest of the year. Media reports citing Chinese academics and opinion pieces in the Beijing-backed Global Times have raised the prospect of cutting oil exports to North Korea. Such action would severely hurt the small, North Korean economy and indicate China’s seriousness on curbing the pariah state, analysts said. “I think China is signaling to both sides, to the U.S. that China is doing more, that China is acting in good faith to head off a crisis in North Korea,” Michael Hirson, Asia director at consulting firm Eurasia Group, said. “Primarily they’re telling the U.S. that ultimately China feels the only solution in North Korea is one that involves diplomacy and getting North Korea to the table.” As a candidate, Trump said he would be prepared to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and talk things out “over a hamburger.” Since then, though, Trump seems to be playing a more intense game with the North Koreans. A few weeks ago, Vice President Mike Pence said during a visit to South Korea that “the era of strategic patience is over” with North Korea.

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Tourism in general is on the incline. According to the report, 10% of the world’s jobs are in the tourism industry. Additionally, 10% of the world’s GDP is generated by travel – that’s $7.6 trillion. The World Economic Forum’s purpose is to keep the industry flourishing. In that vein they made recommendations for re-

gions that didn’t boast as much success in tourism. “North America should enhance its price competitiveness, environmental sustainability and infrastructure,” the report detailed. It continued on to make suggestions for the Asia-Pacific region: “Regional visa policies could further enhance travel and tourism.” The top five most tourist-friendly countries are all in Europe. Experts believe this is a result of curbed travel to the Middle East due to security concerns. Although Mexico and India didn’t make it to the top ten, they both made significant progress since the last report, jumping eight and 12 places, respectively. Mexico came in at 22, while India ranked 40th. The most tourist friendly countries are: 1. Spain 2. France 3. Germany 4. Japan 5. United Kingdom 6. United States 7. Australia 8. Italy 9. Canada 10. Switzerland Bon voyage!

Ahmadinejad Won’t be President

Next month, Iran will hold presidential elections. The Guardian Council, the clerical body in charge of vetting candidates, has disqualified former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from running. Last week Ahmadinejad submitted his name for the election, shocking Iranians. The council is required to assess all submissions. Ahmadinejad served as president from 2005 to 2013. He was infamous for his aggressive attitude towards Israel and the U.S. A notorious anti-Semite, he questioned the scale of the Holocaust publicly. He also supported Iran’s nuclear program and devoted efforts to ramp it up. Throughout his presidency he showed a disregard for human

rights against women and other minorities. The Guardian Council has confirmed that they compiled a final list of six candidates and former President Ahmadinejad did not make the cut. Current President Hassan Rouhani is on the list; he has served since 2013. Rouhani’s first vice president, Eshaq Jahangiri, and former Minister of Mining and Industry Mostafa Hashemi-Taba are two other moderate Reformist candidates whose candidacies were approved. Among the conservatives approved by the Guardian Council were Ebrahim Raisi, the custodian of the holy shrine of the eighth Shiite Imam; Tehran Mayor Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf; and former Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mostafa Mir-Salim. The elections are scheduled for May 19.

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In addition to just one in five not being able to change a lightbulb or boil an egg, the survey found that nearly a third of the participants couldn’t cook any meal on the fly. And if someone were to spill a portion of their meal on their clothes or on the floor, only 59 percent would know how to get rid of the resulting stain. Only 37 percent could change a flat tire. The findings were even surprising to the folks behind the study. “As a nation we tend to take pride in our ability to do things ourselves in and around the home, so it’s a surprise to see there could be a skills gap in places,” says Aviva Propositions Director Adam Beckett. Interestingly, while 50 percent of those surveyed said they learned how to do a home task on their by trial and error, plenty of people are turning to the internet for help, especially millennials. The study found four in 10 people aged 25 and under prefer learning do-it-yourself chores online. That’s more than twice the number in the age group who turn to an actual book for help. According to the survey, 66% of people were able to read a map; 65% of people were able to sew a button; 57% of people were able to change a baby’s diaper; 39% of people were able to put up wallpaper; and 37% of people were able to change a flat tire. Seems like schools need to add another class or two to get these people into the real world.

Protestors are demanding that President Nicolas Maduro step down and are calling for an election. Opposers claim that Maduro is running a dictatorial government. They are also demanding the release of dozens of political prisoners who were detained during previous marches. Last year, the government abruptly postponed regional elections that the opposition was heavily favored to win. Then they quickly cut off a petition drive intended to force a referendum seeking Maduro’s removal before elections which have been rescheduled for late next year. Last Wednesday, 565 protesters were arrested, and by Thursday 334 remained there. On Thursday marchers were greeted by curtains of tear gas and rubber bullets as they tried to march to downtown Caracas. “Twenty days of resistance and we feel newly born,” opposition lawmaker Freddy Guevara shouted. Until now the U.S. has stayed out of the drama but last week General Motors announced that it was closing its operations in Venezuela after authorities seized its factory in the industrial city of Valencia. This brash move could force the Trump administration to take action. The plant was confiscated as anti-Maduro protesters clashed with security forces and pro-government groups. The seizure arose from an almost 20-year-old lawsuit brought by a former GM dealership in western Venezuela. The news left thousands devastated and worried about their livelihood. Hundreds of workers desperate for information about their jobs gathered at the plant to meet with government and military officials as well as representatives of the dealership that brought the law-

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No More Food Stalls in Bangkok? For those traveling to Bangkok, a lot of the thrill is about tasting the country’s cuisine, sold in food stalls on the street. But this week, city officials have announced that street

food stalls will be banned from all of Bangkok’s main roads under a cleanup crusade, prompting outcry and anguish in a food-obsessed capital famed for its spicy roadside cuisine. Thai residents and tourists generally know that they can satisfy any craving – from noodles to fried insects – with a walk down the street. “All types of stalls including clothes, counterfeit goods and food

Officials insist the city’s street vendors clog the foot paths, leaving little space for pedestrians and littering the streets. But many Bangkokians say this chaos is part of the capital’s charm and an affordable option for all with a stick of grilled chicken going for 10 baht (30 cents) while a bowl of chicken noodles cost as little as 35 baht. Food stalls are a great social leveler in Bangkok. In fact, you’ll often see business executives slurping down noodles for lunch next to taxi drivers who are savoring their own spicy soup. Tourists revel in the charm and novelty of the food stalls that blanket the city. “If you want to clean out all the vendors it’s like you are cleaning out our culture itself,” said Chiwan Suwannapak, who works for a Bangkok tour agency. Since seizing power in 2014 Thailand’s junta has embarked on a sweeping morality and orderliness campaign. Critics say an attempt is under way to remodel Bangkok into a Singapore-lite, enforcing regulations that have long been abandoned or skirted around by a rampant culture of bribery and a laid-back public used to picking its way through the city’s messy pavements.

ISIS Attacks Paris – Again Abu Yousif al-Belgiki, 39, was known to French authorities. He had previously attempted to commit violent crimes against police and sadly, last Thursday, he was successful. The terrorist fatally shot a French policeman and wounded two others in

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central Paris on the famous Champs Elysees Boulevard, the center of Paris tourism. The road leads to the Arc de Triomphe, one of the most iconic monuments in Paris.

propaganda materials. In the last two years more than 230 people have been killed in France by Islamist militants, most who were young men who grew up in France and Belgium.

A Degree for Jews Expelled in WWII President Francois Hollande said he was convinced the “cowardly killing” was an act of terrorism. Hollande’s suspicions were confirmed when the Islamic State militant group formally accepted responsibility for the act. Al-Belgiki was killed at the scene. “The sense of duty of our policemen tonight averted a massacre ... they prevented a bloodbath on the Champs Elysees,” Interior Minister Matthias Fekl said. According to authorities, a machine gun, two handguns, and three kilos of TATP explosive were among the weapons discovered at the terrorist’s home, along with Islamic State

The Vilnius University has awarded bachelor’s degrees to hundreds of Jewish students who were kicked out of the university during World War II. The university issued the diplomas after Israeli Professor Moshe Lapidot spearheaded a campaign to see recognition given to the students who were unfairly expelled, many of whom were later killed by the Nazis. Lapidot was in Lithuania tracing his family heritage when he contacted Prof. Artūras Žukauskas, the rector of Vilnius University. He also involved Amir Maimon, Israel’s ambassador to Lithuania, and requested that the university recognize his uncle’s academic studies. Lapidot’s uncle was killed by the Nazis after

being expelled from the school. The rector granted his request and decided to grant degrees to all of the Jewish lecturers and students who were forced out of the Vilnius by Nazi decree. The university even went so far as to launch a program to track down the Jewish students who were dismissed. A ceremony was held last week to grant the diplomas. Ambassador Maimon described the ceremony as “unprecedented.” He added, “We intend to encourage the applications of the relatives and descendants of those Jewish students and lecturers whom the university was not able to locate.”

Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Memorial Held The Jewish community of Warsaw recognized the 74th anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising by burying the remains of old and damaged Torah scrolls. The ceremony was described as a symbolic celebration of life for a Jewish community that was

almost destroyed by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Before the War, Warsaw was home to 330,000 Jews. Today the Jewish community numbers less than 1,000. “These scrolls were burned and destroyed, many of them. But the spirit of them wasn’t defeated,” said Rabbi Moshe Bloom, a leader of Warsaw’s Jewish community. “Some people’s intention was to stop the Torah learning of the Jewish nation,” Bloom said. “And here we say ‘no.’ Torah and the Jewish nation are stronger than all of these enemies.” The tattered remains were housed in large clay vessels. Fragments from dozens of Torahs were buried next to the remains of some of the fighters in the uprising. It is the first time such a burial has been recorded since the

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Holocaust. Anna Chipczynska, the head of the Warsaw Jewish community, said the event marked “a return to a tradition that had been forgotten in our community for at least 70 years.” The Warsaw Ghetto was the largest of all Jewish ghettos during Nazi times. It was established in 1940, with over 400,000 Jews imprisoned in an area of around 1.3 square miles. From there, Jews were deported to death camps and mass-killing centers. In the summer of 1942 alone, at least 254,000 ghetto residents were sent to Treblinka under the guise of “resettlement in the East.” On April 19, 1943 around 750 brave Jews with barely any ammunition and no military experience rose up against the Nazis in an effort to prevent the last remnants of the ghetto from being sent to the death camps. Sadly, the uprising was crushed the next month and the ghetto was razed to the ground, with most of its residents murdered.

Historian: Allies Knew about Jewish Genocide Newly discovered UN documents show that the western Allies were well aware of the Jewish genocide that was taking place during the Holocaust – as early as 1942. Dan Plesch, a historian who has just published a book titled Human Rights After Hitler, has examined documents that prove that the upper echelon of British officials knew that Hitler was on a mission to kill Jews, that 2 million Jews had already been killed, and that 5 million more were in mortal danger. Although the Allies knew about the genocide, they made no policy decisions to counter the mass murders. Plesch has shown that Viscount Cranborne, a minister in Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s war cabinet, said that Jews could not be considered a special case because England had already taken in too many refugees to grant sanctuary to Europe’s Jews. Plesch also shows that the documents, which have never been revealed before, indicate that the Allies had “already begun drawing up war crimes charges based on witness testimony smuggled from the camps and from the resistance movements in various countries occupied by the Nazis.”

England is not the only country to have ignored the proof. The book shows that evidence of the Final Solution was dismissed by anti-Semites in the U.S. State Department as well.

Holocaust Property Yet to be Returned

A large scale study was recently conducted on the property that was stolen by the Nazis during the Holocaust. The findings of the study show that a very significant amount of property has yet to be returned to its rightful owners, despite legislation in place to ensure property return. The report examined the 46 countries that signed the 2009 Terezin Declaration which calls for the restoration of Jewish property stolen during WWII. While most of the western European states have followed through on their commitments, many eastern European countries, especially Poland and Bosnia, have yet to do so. The Terezin Declaration formalized the widely held principle that no state should profit from property without heirs. It also recognizes that needy Holocaust survivors should be provided for from the income derived from the stolen properties. There are an estimated quarter of a million Holocaust survivors alive today. Sadly, as time passes, these survivors slowly pass away. The amount of unclaimed property is staggering. In most European countries, the property that was left without explicit ownership claims was transferred to the state and not returned. In countries such as Croatia, Lithuania, Macedonia and Slovenia, you have to be a citizen of the country to make a claim. In Poland, only half of the 5,550 communal property claims filed under the 1997 Law of Restitution were accepted. Furthermore, a dozen countries

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in Europe have not passed any legislation concerning heirless property, including Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Montenegro, Slovenia and Poland. In Romania there is a law, but it has never been implemented. Gideon Taylor, chairman of the operations committee of the World Jewish Restitution Organization (WJRO), praised the recent report pointing out that it “sheds light on the failure of certain countries to address the past and to restore what was taken away. In recent years there has been progress in recovering and compensating for looted property, but as the survivors pass away, Europe must ensure that all countries comply with their international obligations,” he urged.

improvised explosive devices. “Unfortunately, this is more proof that terror groups in Gaza are continuing to take advantage of humanitarian channels to export terror into Israel’s heartland,” Defense Ministry Crossing Points Authority head Kamil Abu Rokan said in a statement. “The security checks at the crossing worked exactly as we expect and with notable professionalism.” Tens of thousands of Palestinians are allowed to come into Israel each year for medical attention. In March, Deputy Defense Minister Eli Ben Dahan claimed that Hamas was using Gazan cancer victims as mules to smuggle money and gold into Israel to finance terror operations. His comment was in response to questions about why the number of cancer patients being given entry permission has been decreased.

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Taking advantage of a medical entry permit, two Palestinian sisters recently attempted to smuggle explosives into Israel from Gaza inside tubes labeled as medication. The woman whose name was on the prescription bottles was traveling to Israel to seek treatment for cancer. Shin Bet security services stopped the entry of the explosives. The two women are being accused of aiding terror activity on behalf of Hamas. Shin Bet released a statement in which they said the explosives were “sent by Hamas and it is believed that they were meant to be used to carry out attacks in Israel in the near future.” They say that the materials were going to be used to manufacture

The military wing of the Hamas terror group has released a video in which they taunt the parents of two Israeli soldiers that have been presumed dead since 2014, claiming they are still alive. The group, which has never offered any proof that the two soldiers are alive, uses a disgusting music video which shows multiple pictures of Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul and Lt. Hadar Goldin and plays a song that taunts, “Mother, Mother I’m here. Why are they saying that I’m dead?” Although the bodies of soldiers Shaul and Goldin were never found, the IDF has established that Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin were killed before their bodies were captured by Hamas in the summer of 2014 war between Hamas and Israel. A similar video was released last year in which Hamas hinted that the soldiers may be alive. Leah Goldin, mother of Hadar Goldin, blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week for trying to turn the Goldin and Shaul families into the “enemy of the people” for wanting to retrieve their sons’

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remains. Netanyahu has insinuated that Israel’s security needs are more important and that the families should not pursue their children’s remains at any cost. “Operation Protective Edge isn’t over,” she pleaded. “Hamas wanted to kidnap soldiers and it still has two of them.” Israel has been trying to retrieve the remains of the two kidnapped soldiers along with two – possibly three – Israelis who had crossed into the Gaza Strip by themselves and have not been seen since. Avraham Mengistu and Hisham al-Sayed have not been seen since they entered Gaza. It is still unconfirmed if uma Ibrahim Abu Ghanima, who has also been missing, is in Gaza as well.

NYT Blasted for Whitewashing Palestinian Terrorist Liz Spayd, the public editor of The New York Times, has come out criticizing the paper for running an oped that failed to list the terror crimes that Palestinian terrorist Marwan

Barghouti committed to earn his five life sentences. Spayd blasted the writers and editors of the op-ed that was under Barghouti’s name, saying that such information is left out repeatedly and it discredits the entire newspaper.

The piece was written by Barghouti himself. It defended the mass hunger strike that was initiated in Palestinian security prisons last week. The op-ed’s description line called Barghouti a “parliamentarian and leader” but did not mention that he was convicted of multiple terror crimes. “I see no reason to skimp on this, while failing to do so risks the credibility of the author and the Op-Ed pages,” Spayd wrote in a piece titled “An OpEd Author Omits His Crimes, and The Times Does Too.”

“This isn’t a new issue for the Opinion section,” Spayd wrote. “I have written before on the need to more fully identify the biography and credentials of authors, especially details that help people make judgments about the opinions they’re reading. Do the authors of the pieces have any conflicts of interest that could challenge their credibility? Are they who they say they are, and can editors vouch for their fidelity?” Many Israeli officials responded to the op-ed in the Times with outrage. Benjamin Netanyahu said that referring to Barghouti as only a politician was like referring to Syrian President Bashar Assad as “a pediatrician.” Yair Lapid, leader of the Yesh Atid party, accused The New York Times of “intentional deception” of its readers by omitting any mention of Barghouti’s past. In response to the heavy blowback, the Times issued a clarification online. “This article explained the writer’s prison sentence but neglected to provide sufficient context by stating the offenses of which he was convicted. They were five counts of murder and membership in a terrorist organization,” the paper wrote. “Mr. Barghouti declined to offer a defense at his trial and refused to recognize the

Israeli court’s jurisdiction and legitimacy.” Barghouti is the former leader of the armed wing of Fatah and is the founder of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, a Fatah terror group. He was convicted in an Israeli civilian court on five counts of murder and one attempted murder. He was also implicated in, and held responsible for, four other terror attacks. He is serving five life sentences and an additional 40 years in prison.

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ty centers around the United States. The culprit, it turns out, is an Israel-American teen from Ashkelon. The huge list of charges he is facing includes thousands of counts of extortion, publishing false information that caused panic, computer offenses and money laundering. Allegedly he has caused a lot of panic and confusion around the globe, including directly causing fighter jets to scramble, commercial airline emergency landings, and school evacuations. The 18-year-old hacker, whose identity has not been released because many of his crimes were committed when he was underage, was charged in the Tel Aviv District Court. According to the indictment, he targeted hundreds of airlines, airports, malls, schools, and police stations in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Australia. He also tried to extort Republican State Senator Ernesto Lopez from Delaware and offered extortion services online in exchange for bitcoins. The court said that the teenager’s motive was to cause public alarm, which he did. The range of his crimes is far wider and against a much larger range of targets than previously reported. The court alleges that the teen called American Airlines, Virgin Australia and El Al with imminent bomb threats. A call in July of 2016 caused French and Swiss fighter jets to scramble and escort the plane due to fears of a potential hijacking. He caused a Virgin Australia plane to dump eight tons of fuel over the ocean prior to landing as a precaution. He threatened a plane carrying the Boston Celtics basketball team as well. The menace’s internet account has over $240,000 worth of bitcoin currency as he charged fees up to $500 for a bomb threat against an airplane. “The accused even asked customers to contact him if they had special requests for threats against other targets and to receive a customized quote,” the indictment reads. When threatening Jewish and Israeli institutions over the past few months, he used advanced camouflaging technology. When his home was raided, police found satellite equipment and advanced antenna tech. Israel has refused a United States’ request to extradite the teen so they can try him in Israel. His lawyer has claimed that the teen is on the autism spectrum and has a brain tumor that

has caused him to act erratically. His parents have apologized for his behavior and have requested that he be considered unfit to stand trial due to his mental illness.

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In response to a Palestinian teenager injuring four people with a knife in Tel Aviv on Sunday, the Israeli Defense Ministry has suspended single-day work permits for Palestinians entering Israel. The attacker used a one-day pass as part of a group known as “Natural Peace Tours,” which is meant to create relationships between Palestinians and Israelis. The work permits have been frozen until an investigation of the stabbing is complete. The fear is that more of these permits may be used to bring in terrorists. Sunday’s stabbing took place in the Leonardo Beach hotel on Tel Aviv’s Hayarkon Street. Four people were hospitalized for their injuries. The victims include a man in his seventies and two men and a woman in their fifties. Israel gives out almost 100,000 work permits to Palestinians every year. One-day permits are usually issued for special reasons such as tourism and for NGOs that wish to have meetings in Israel. Those that receive them are heavily vetted by the Shin Bet security service to ensure they do not have terrorist connections. Although there has been a significant drop-off in the past couple of months, over the past year and a half 41 Israelis, two Americans, a Briton, a Palestinian and an Eritrean national have been killed by stabbing, car-ramming, and shooting attacks by Palestinians. The series of attacks has been called the “lone wolf” intifada because many were carried out by those with no obvious connections to a terror group.

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As our country falls deeper into debt, New York’s Governor Cuomo is proposing a plan to offer free tuition for college students. Cuomo announced his plans for “the nation’s first tuition-free college program for middle class families.” There are programs for low-income communities but never before for the middle class. The law was approved on April 9th and just three short days later Cuomo signed the bill in the presence of former presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. The former secretary of state and New York senator praised the effort saying, “It’s the fastest way to give working and middle class families a raise.” The “Excelsior Scholarship” was included in the state’s budget. New York households with a combined income of up to $125,000 a year qualify for the program. According to census data for 2015, the average household income in New York was $59,269. Despite the cheers from some, many are protesting the new plan claiming that the expenses of these students’ college education will now be shifted to taxpayers. Upper middle income families are disappointed that their hard-earned tax dollars seem to never be used for their benefit. Instead, the tax money is passed onto lower middle income families and low-income families for more free programs. Eligible students will be able to attend the City University of New York and the State University of New York System. Students are required to graduate within the traditional two or four year timeline. There is no stipend for room, board, textbooks, or other campus fees. Another condition of the program is that upon graduation students must live and work in New York for the same number of years they accepted the funds. If students fail to comply with the terms then the grant turns into a loan.

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restrictions on prescription medication. The most recent noise regarding this matter came from the Cherokee Nation, the largest of three Cherokee federally recognized tribes in the U.S. On Thursday the tribe filed a suit against retailers of opioid medications. They are claiming that the companies have knowingly contributed to “an epidemic of prescription opioid abuse” within the tribe.

They are arguing that the companies could have and should have attempted to stop tribal members from acquiring illegally prescribed opioid painkillers. The suit focuses on six distribution and pharmacy companies that have created conditions in which “vast amounts of opioids have flowed freely from manufacturers to abusers and drug dealers” across the 14 northeastern Oklahoma counties

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that comprise the Cherokee Nation. The lawsuit, filed in the Cherokee Nation District Court, names as defendants distributors AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health Inc. and McKesson Corp., and pharmacies CVS Health, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The Cherokees are claiming the companies regularly choose to turn a “blind eye” on the rapidly growing and devastating epidemic. The suit alleges that the companies gain from these sales in tons of profit. In the last several years, hundreds of Cherokee citizens have overdosed from prescription medicine and it has cost the tribe hundreds of millions of dollars in health care costs.

that the goal of the lawsuit is to enforce more accountability amongst the companies. “We’re hoping that this case and others like it will put a focus on the supply that is too great,” Fields said. In defense, AmerisourceBergen spokesman Gabriel Weissman released a statement saying the company stops the shipment of orders it believes are suspicious. “The issue of opioid abuse is a complex one that spans the full health care spectrum, including manufacturers, wholesalers, insurers, prescribers, pharmacists and regulatory and enforcement agencies,” Weissman said. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 91 Americans die every day from an opioid overdose.

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The world is home to 1,810 billionaires who reside across 67 different countries. Recently, Forbes.com compiled a list of the cities that are home to the most billionaires. Of course billionaires tend to own multiple homes and

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Stroke, Dementia & Diet Soda Artificially flavored sodas may be the perfect solution for cutting calories, but there are other risks associated with diet drinks. A new study

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The study, published in the American Heart Association’s journal Stroke on Thursday, does not detail an actual cause-and-effect relationship between the two. The link was discovered for diet sodas exclusively and not with sugar-sweetened sodas, fruit juice and fruit drinks. “We have little data on the health effects of diet drinks and this is problematic because diet drinks are popular amongst the general population,” said Matthew Pase, a senior research fellow in the department of neurology at Boston University School of Medicine and lead author of the new study. “More research is needed to study the health effects of diet drinks so that consumers can make informed choices concerning their health,” he concluded. Individuals who consumed one artificially sweetened beverage a day were almost three times as likely to suffer a stroke. Researchers believe the stroke is caused by blocked blood vessels. They also found that those who drank one diet drink a day were nearly three times as likely to be diagnosed with dementia. “So, it was not surprising to see that diet soda intake was associated with stroke and dementia. I was surprised that sugary beverage intake was not associated with either the risks of stroke or dementia because sugary beverages are known to be unhealthy,” Pase said. In response, Lauren Kane, a spokeswoman for the American Beverage Association, issued a statement from the group that said low-calorie sweeteners found in beverages have been proven safe by worldwide government safety authorities. “The FDA, World Health Organization, European Food Safety Authority and others have extensively reviewed low-calorie sweeteners and have all reached the same conclusion – they are safe for consumption,” the statement said. “While we respect the mission of these organizations to help prevent conditions like stroke and dementia, the authors of this study acknowledge

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that their conclusions do not – and cannot – prove cause and effect. And according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), many risk factors can increase an individual’s likelihood of developing stroke and dementia including age, hypertension, diabetes and genetics. NIH does not mention zero calorie sweeteners as a risk factor,” the statement said. “America’s beverage companies support and encourage balanced lifestyles by providing people with a range of beverage choices — with and without calories and sugar — so they can choose the beverage that is right for them.”

Another Dangerous Obama Lie Disclosed

The theory that the Iran deal hatched by then-President Obama was not simply naïve but was sinister was bolstered by a revelation this week by Politico that Obama lied about the true nature of the seven Iranian civilians that he released last year. Upon releasing the prisoners, Mr. Obama said that it was a “one-time gesture” of releasing Iranian-born prisoners who “were not charged with terrorism or any violent offenses.” However, an investigation by Politico – which is a liberal outlet that has overtly supported Obama in the past – learned that at least four of the individuals who were released were involved in illegally smuggling missile or satellite technology and hardware into Iran. Mr. Obama at the same time dismissed all charges against the 14 Iranian fugitives. Three of the fugitives had sought to aide Hezbollah and one was charged with conspiring to buy thousands of U.S.-made assault rifles to illegally import them into Iran. Politico noted, “When federal prosecutors and agents learned the true extent of the releases, many were shocked and angry. Some had spent years, if not decades, working

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The Big Cheese Scottie’s Pizza Parlor in Oregon knows that pizza is all about the cheese. That’s why, for the sec-

ond annual Portland Mercury Pizza Week, Scottie’s featured Centouno Formaggio, a pizza featuring 101 cheeses. Centuono formaggio means 101 cheeses in Italian. The pizza oozing with cheese was featured for one day only. The inspiration for 101 cheeses on a pie came from the “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” 2014 movie, in which there

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is a pizza with 99 cheeses. To make it more over the top, Scottie’s added mozzarella cheese to the pizza’s crust.

“We’re big ‘Ninja Turtle’ fans,” explained owner Scottie Riviera said. “We wanted to do something insane like that, and anything pizza related is up our alley.” After doing a bit of research, Riviera discovered that world champion pizza maker Johnny DiFrancesco of Australia had already made a 99 cheese pizza inspired by the movie. “We were like, okay, then we need to take it up a notch,” said Riviera, who then reached out to his cheese supplier Greg Hessel of Cowbell Cheesemonger, whom he affectionately calls “Greg the Cheese Guy.” The feat of pulling together more than 100 cheeses took months. “We had to first figure out how much total weight in cheese would be worthwhile for Greg to pull off each block of cheese that he has in the warehouse,” explained Riviera. “Based on that, we reverse-engineered the balance and proportion we wanted to dull any overwhelming funky flavors that we might get having a lot of cheese on pizza.” The final version included whole milk mozzarella, a shredded 55-cheese blend, 36 soft cheeses, and a blend of 9 grated dry cheeses. “We figured out this balance between using shredded mozzarella and a blend of all the semi-soft low-moisture shredded cheeses, and then taking all the soft cheeses we could get and then blending them with our house-made ricotta,” said Riviera. “Any hard dry aged cheeses, we grated finely and then sprinkled on top, and then we came up with the idea to add a baked Parmesan crisp, like a light cracker, that we stuck into the ricotta on every slice. It gives it a fun textural element and looked cool.” The final topping to break the record was aged park-skim mozzarella stuffed inside the crust – an added bonus available for one day only. On Sunday, dozens of pizza patrons waited in line to try the once-

in-a-lifetime pie, forming lines out the door. Fans were wowed by the cheesy pizza but admitted that they couldn’t detect all 101 flavors when biting into the gooey goodness. Riviera acknowledges that 101 cheeses are hard to taste individually. “The goal was to make it taste like a regular slice of cheese pizza,” Riviera laughed. “With the first bite, you don’t know what to expect, so you can almost mistake it for a regular slice. Then you chew a little more and you start to get a lot of character here: there’s things going on, it’s almost hard to place.” He continued, “It’s like a journey from the tip of the slice. It’s crazy and exciting to eat.” Riviera hopes to get into the Guinness Book of World Records for the most types of cheeses on a pie. But in the meantime, he took a short break. The store posted a message written on a paper plate on their Instagram account: “We are closed today Monday 4/24 to rest, recover and reset after PIZZA WEEK. We’ll be back at it tomorrow 4/25. See you soon, Scottie’s Pizza.”

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Tiller, Oregon, was once a bustling logging outpost that sprang up deep in the Umpqua National Forest. Its post office opened in 1902, and miners, loggers, ranchers and farmers flocked to the community along a pristine river. But then, nearly three decades ago, due to environmental regulations, the timber mill closed and families moved away. One resident began to buy up pieces of the town and when he died his children inherited almost the whole downtown. Now, they are looking to pass the ownership of Tiller along. For the low price of $3.5 million, you can own a whole town tucked into the woods. The sale includes its six houses, the shuttered general store and gas station, the land under the post office, undeveloped parcels, water rights and infrastructure that includes

sidewalks, fire hydrants and a working power station. Tiller Elementary School, a six-classroom building that closed in 2014, is for sale separately for $350,000. About 235 people still live in the unincorporated area around Tiller and have long relied on the buildings now for sale along historic Highway 227 as a gathering spot and one of the only places to shop for groceries for miles. “Between the dying economy and the dying owners, Tiller became a new opportunity that had never been available before,” said Richard Caswell, executor of the estate. “I started getting inquiries from all over the world, essentially, ‘What was it? And what could you do with it?’ It’s the buyer and their imagination that’s going to determine what Tiller can become.” Tiller is the perfect place to go back to your roots. Bears wander onto people’s porches; cell phone reception is spotty. Residents gather at the church for coffee and cinnamon rolls on Fridays and collect their mail at the one-room post office – when it’s open. Some have a sense of humor: A small, weathered sign affixed to the defunct market reads, “Last one out of Tiller turn out the light.”

Another Declaration of Independence The original Declaration of Independence resides in the National Archives in Washington. But this week Harvard researchers discovered another original Declaration of Independence – something no one knew was even around. Researchers Emily Sneff and Danielle Allen were the duo who discovered the rare manuscript at the West Sussex Records Office in

Chichester, England. The Sussex archive listed the document as “manuscript copy, on parchment, of the Declaration in Congress of the thirteen United States of America,” in its online catalog.

“I’d found vague descriptions of other copies of the Declaration that turned out to be 19th-century reproductions of the signed parchment in the National Archives, so that was what I was expecting,” Sneff told the Harvard Gazette. “What struck me as significant was that it said manuscript on parchment.” Sneff was sent a disc with photos of the document. “When I looked at it closely, I started to see details, like names that weren’t in the right order – John Hancock isn’t listed first, there’s a mark at the top that looks like an erasure, the text has very little punctuation in it – and it’s in a handwriting I hadn’t seen before,” she said. “As those details started adding up, I brought it to Danielle’s attention and we realized this was different from any other copy we had seen.” The researchers said the signers on the Sussex version are not broken down by state, something that distinguishes it from the copy in the National Archives. The two dated the document to the 1780s and said that it originally belonged to a Duke of Richmond known as the “Radical Duke” for his support of Americans during the Revolutionary War.

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It’s the newest tourist spot and the best place for selfies. A giant iceberg has been spotted in shallow water off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. Hundreds of tourists and onlookers have flocked to the seashore to catch an up-close glimpse of the towering mountain of ice, which measures 46 meters at its highest points. The area off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador is informally known as “iceberg alley.” The iceberg, which sits just off the coast of Ferryland, on the Avalon Peninsula, is understood to be one of the first of the season. It has attracted many tourists who have reportedly blocked the Southern Shore highway with their vehicles to take photographs. For now, because it’s floating in shallow water, the iceberg is not moving too fast. Better grab your camera and head up north before the winds move it away.

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Ashreinu Heads to Lancaster

nce again Ashreinu was off on a Chol Hamoed great adventure. This Pesach it was to Lancaster, PA. The trip started out nice and early as a busload of boys, grades 6- 9, were ready to go. First stop was to Kreider’s Farm (where Pride of the Farm cholov Yisroel milk comes from). After going through the farm and watching the milking, we

took a hike up the scenic tower. When we came back down everyone received a small bottle of chocolate milk to enjoy. Next we enjoyed a horse and buggy ride through the Amish countryside. After that we went to Choo Choo Barn. The entire place was rented out for the Ashreinu group as the boys watched an entire small village of little people come to life. This was followed

by suppertime and there is nothing like a Ashreinu BBQ dinner! However, while the boys were waiting for supper to be ready they got a chance to hear from the Rav of Lancaster, R’ Shaya Sackett. R’ Sackett spoke about what life is like living in a town where there are very few frum Yidden. After everyone ate, we were off to Sky Zone. The boys really got to bounce and had

some amazing dodge ball games. We then davened Maariv and boarded the bus to head back home. Ashreinu would like to thank Russo’s Pharmacy for all their help and the great staff for helping make this trip so amazing. For more information regarding Ashreinu programs please email us at ashreinufr@gmail.com.

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Community-Wide Holocaust Commemoration

he Five Towns Community-Wide Holocaust Commemoration was held at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence on Sunday evening. More than one thousand people attended. The HALB choir, under the direction of Sandy Shmuely, performed. The keynote speaker was Marion Blumenthal Lazan, child survivor, noted author and lecturer. Six survivors, each with their own spectacular story of survival, lit a yahrtzeit candle to commemorate the six million kedoshim: Arthur Greenwald, Lee Lichtman, Israel Cappel, Ruchi Fenakel, May-

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er Glikman and Sam Solasz. Rabbi Israel Siff addressed the gathering. Jake Levy, 11-years-old, spoke about fourth generation reflections.

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HANC High School Commemorates the Shoah By Adena Cohen & Courtney Isler

n Monday, April 24, the students and faculty of HANC High School gathered together in the auditorium to commemorate Yom Hashoah. The program was introduced with the lighting of six candles by students whose relatives survived the Holocaust, and HANC’s principal, Rabbi Shlomo Adelman, reciting a

Kel Maleh. This created a serious tone, which was sensed by everyone present. Following the candle lighting, four faculty members spoke and shared incredibly powerful stories from survivors, including stories of how they escaped and how they were able to keep their faith in Hashem. After each story, the entire school sang in unison songs which represented the story being told. These songs included “Ani maamin,” “Tov lehodot,”

and “Acheinu.” A video was also shown depicting the Jews of Vilna returning to their synagogue after liberation and finding it to have been ransacked by the Nazis. Everyone was fully captivated by the video, which brought tears to their eyes. Even though more time passes every year since the Holocaust, inspiring programs like this one help to keep the memory alive.

For Yom HaShoah, Shulamith High School students researched and curated their own museum displays to highlight the lives of individuals who survived the Holocaust. The students are our link in the chain to preserve these living legacies.

DRS Students Produce Tribute Journal to Holocaust Victims

n Yom HaShoah, DRS had the tremendous privilege to hear from Mr. Shimon Felder, a survivor of Bergen-Belsen and grandfather of DRS junior Jesse Felder. Mr. Felder delivered a beautiful and powerful message of emunah in Hashem and how he managed to stay strong throughout the horrors he experienced in his lifetime. After the speech, DRS junior Sruli Fruchter presented “In Living Memory,” a journal in tribute to victims of the Holocaust, including many articles recording the accounts of the relatives of DRS students and their stories. Below is an article by Sruli Fruchter, describing why he decided to put the publication together: We say “Never forget.” Never forget the families that were destroyed. Never forget the six million Jews who were murdered by the Nazis. Never forget the Shoah. Seventy-two years after the Shoah ended, we must continue to do just that. In honor of Yom HaShoah, observed April 24, I decided to launch the first-ever DRS Holocaust Journal, In Living Memory. As founder and editor-in-chief, I wanted to offer students the chance to honor those they

knew who suffered this tragic, inhumane time. Some victims of the Holocaust had to watch as their families were torn before their eyes, their love -ones taken, never to be seen again. Others were fortunate enough to escape before the war began. The horrors and tragedies endured by each and every European Jew, at the time of the Shoah, are intangible to us in today’s day and age; honoring and sharing the stories of these great people was something I thought could be achieved through a Holocaust Journal. As the grandson of two Holocaust

survivors, I often think about the responsibility we face as their future generation. To ensure their memory remain eternal...is incumbent upon us all. The DRS Holocaust Journal utilizes art, memoirs, and personal dedications to commemorate the lives and stories of true inspirations. Some students wrote memoirs about their relatives or people they knew in the Holocaust, while others wrote poems or produced original artwork. With the help of our generous sponsors, we have been fortunate to distribute one journal to every single student, faculty member, and administrator in

DRS, on Yom HaShoah. On the cover of the Holocaust Journal, I drew a single Jew standing in front of Auschwitz, cloaked in Israel’s flag. As he looks out at the gates of hell, where more than a million Jews were murdered, he remembers; he remembers the mothers, the fathers, the brothers, the sisters, and the victims whose lives were cut short because of a deeply-rooted hatred for the Jewish people. He is wrapped in Israel’s flag to represent the security that Jews have today, because of their homeland. In essence, this image tells the victims that their anguish and tribulations were not endured in vain, as the Holocaust would have never happened if we had a Jewish homeland. It is now assured that it will never happen again... After considering various titles for the journal, we chose In Living Memory as it goes hand-in-hand with our theme: Whether they have passed or survived, the victims of the Shoah will remain immortal through their memory. The Nazis tried to exterminate the Jewish people, but we will never allow their mission to become a reality. We will keep each and every victim of the Shoah alive, In Living Memory.

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Yom HaShoah Rally Calls on Germany to Extradite Nazi Living in Queens

pril 24, 1943: Jewish residents confined to the Warsaw Ghetto begin an uprising against their Nazi oppressors. Brave Jews, confronting death, decide to die fighting instead of letting the Nazis send them to concentration camps for extermination. After a month of heroic resistance, the overwhelming force of the Nazi army quelled the resistance. In order to liquidate the Warsaw Ghetto, the Nazis relied on “Trawniki Men,” thousands of volunteers who agreed to carry out a brutal murder of the Jewish populace. Among those who trained in Trawniki was Jakiw Palij who entered the United States after World War II un-

der false pretenses. April 24, 2017: On the occasion of Yom HaShoah, students, parents, rebbeim, and administrators rallied outside the home of Nazi war criminal, Jakiw Palij, who resides in Jackson Heights, Queens. Protesters held signs and chanted “Kick him out,” “No SS in the U.S.,” and “No Palij in the USA.” Rabbi Friedman recounted the history of Palij’s involvement in the murder of the 6000 Jewish prisoners of Trawniki and said that “Palij was a tough guy in Poland when he had a gun pointed at innocent and defenseless Jews, but yet in America is afraid of our students coming with signs.”

At one point in the rally, Rabbi Friedman climbed the steps to Palij’s house and rang the bell and knocked on the door. Upon seeing that Palij did not respond, students chanted in unison, “Don’t you hear the knocking?” and “What a coward.” Mr. Hillel Goldman, Rambam’s Assistant Principal spoke passionately about the outrag everyone feels about the fact that Palij continues to live as a free man in the United States. “Lady Liberty says, ‘Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free,’ She does not say: ‘Give us your killers! Give us your murderers! Your concentration camp guards! Your

Nazis!’” shouted Goldman, leading students in chants of “Justice now!” and “Kick him out!” Sophomore Eliyahu Levy read aloud a letter from Congressman Joseph Crowley and 11th grade student Yoni Grossman read a letter from Congressman Gregory Meeks, both written on previous occasions when the school sought to have Palij extradited from the U.S. Members of the media were out in full-force to hear speakers and participants demand that Germany immediately extradite Palij and put him on trial. Reuters, ABC, NBC, NY1 and members of the print media heard protesters express disappointment that Chancellor Angela Merkel was about to receive an award for her work in promoting Holocaust awareness, while the German government continues to allow Nazi war criminals to live in the free world, without being called to justice. According to Rabbi Fried-

man, “It is unconscionable that Germany refuses to take responsibility for Palij, a Nazi who was trained and instructed to kill thousands of Jews. How can Chancellor Merkel accept a Holocaust award in good faith, while she willingly refuses to take back a man who helped make possible the genocidal mass murder of men, women, and children on behalf of the former Nazi government of Germany?” Students underscored this point by holding signs which read in both German and English, “Palij gets away with murder; Merkel gets an award?” In the morning, before heading to the rally, the tone was set when students from Rambam were moved by a stirring Yom HaShoah assembly in which principal Rabbi Yotav Eliach and Rabbi Friedman spoke about the horrific events that transpired and the Torah mandate of “Zachor,” to remember and never forget.

SKA Commemorates Yom Hashoah

hen the sirens went off in the hallways and classrooms of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls on Monday, April 24, students and teachers paused and stood in silence reflecting on those who had lost their lives in the Holocaust. The Yom HaShoah program commenced with heartfelt words from Mrs. Helen Spirn, Head of School and a child of survivors, and Ms. Raizi Chechik, principal, a grandchild of survivors. A documentary of a survivor de-

scribing his childhood experiences left the students with an inspiring message of the strength of the human spirit. In a poignant segment of the program, Mrs. Spirn, faculty members Mrs. Barbara Martin, Mrs. Joan Sherman and Mrs. Estee Hershcovics whose parents also went through the war, together with Mrs. Frima Laub, a survivor, lit yahrzeit candles in memory of their loved ones who were killed. After hearing the SKA choir sing with deep emotion,

three ninth graders read passages from the student-produced Holocaust Journal, “The Strength Within,” with original stories, poems and artwork dedicated to the victims of the Shoah, whose legacy lives on for many of their granddaughters enrolled in the school. The students were then privileged to hear from Mrs. Frima Laub, grandmother of senior Miriam Koslow, Mr. Tibor Kupferstein, grandfather of senior Tzipora Kupferstein, Mrs. Collette Her-

Mrs. Helen Spirn, SKA Head of School, Mr. Tibor Kupferstein and Dr. Norman Kupferstein

man, grandmother of senior Rachel Kellner, and Mr. and Mrs. Wohlberg, grandparents of sophomore Rachel Yudin, who shared their powerful

stories, recounting their lives before and during the war. For the students of SKA, Yom HaShoah was not an abstract history lesson.

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The Yeshiva of Central Queens Participates in Names, Not Numbers©

he Yeshiva of Central Queens gratefully acknowledges the Names, Not Numbers© Program that has taught our students about the Holocaust through the accounts of eyewitnesses, provided them with interviewing, filming and editing skills and, most importantly, enabled meaningful relationships to be forged between the survivors and our students. YCQ has benefitted tremendously from its participation in this Legacy Heritage project. Almost seventy years

ago, one of the greatest atrocities finally came to an end. Or did it? For those who lived through the Holocaust, the horror continued to haunt them through their lifetime. Survivors were forever scarred and plagued by nightmares, fear, anger and loss. The world saw this atrocity and wondered how they could move on, yet that is just what most did. They rebuilt families, obtained educations, gained employment, and many clung to their faith. Their healing began with retelling their trag-

edies through stories passed on to their children, written literature and with the new age of technology, filmed documented histories. Each year, YCQ eighth grade students participate in the Names, Not Numbers© program with the hopes of being an active part in documenting the experiences of the remaining survivors. The participating students interviewed, videoed and created a documentary film as part of an intergenerational oral history film project created by Mrs. Tova Fish-Rosen-

berg to inspire survivors to tell their stories to the students and have those stories documented on film for future generations to see and learn from. With over seventy years passed, the vital importance of hearing these stories, from survivors themselves, has become even more imperative. Since the beginning of the school year, grade eight students have been working with professionals, including a Holocaust educator, social studies teacher, newspaper journalist and filmmaker. As part of the program, the YCQ students were taught the history of the war though web-based research and interviewing skills. The final documentary was premiered to the YCQ students, their families, faculty, and survivors alongside their families. The film will be archived for future generations in the National Library of Jerusalem

in Israel and in the Mendel Gottesman Library of Yeshiva University. Mrs. Rosenberg has made it her passion to document these stories so that “no one could say, it didn’t happen.” The message that she wants to get across is how important it is that “we do not forget to tell the children that in the end, we won and they lost.” Through her work with this project, she is creating personal connections between students and survivors, while keeping “the heart and spirit of individual eyewitnesses” alive. She is taking a front line role in teaching future generations to combat anti-Semitism. Through her program, Names, Not Numbers©, a lesson is being taught and will continue to be taught to the world, that it is our turn now “to live, to remember and to tell the world.”

Explaining Bashert at the YUConnects Breakfast

hat new resources are available to those navigating the dating scene? How can loved ones become proactive? A Benefit Breakfast to support YUConnects will iy”H take place on Sunday, May 7, at 9:30 a.m. at the home of Sharona and Jeff Weinberg of 960 Browers Point Branch in Woodmere. Caring community members are welcome to attend and network with each other while meeting some excellent local matchmakers. Rabbi Menachem Penner, the Max and Marion Grill Dean of RI-

ETS at Yeshiva University, is the dynamic guest speaker whose talk “Explaining Bashert in a World of Choices” offers meaningful insights in today’s world. A delicious dairy buffet will be served. While this is not a singles event, funds raised will promote future programs. Marjorie Glatt, a rebbetzin at the Young Israel of Woodmere and volunteer for YUConnects, points out that “YUConnects has focused many of its social and educational programs on Long Island and in the Five Towns. Happily, quite a

number of our recent engagements have been from the local area. By supporting organizations like YUConnects, each of us can make an impact and expand opportunities for today’s generation.” YUConnects is also currently planning a singles’ Shabbaton in June in partnership with DineNMeet and Young Israel of Woodmere. Celebrating 288 engagements in just a few years of existence, YUConnects serves as a one-stop dating resource for Orthodox singles. While it is housed at Yeshiva University’s

Center for the Jewish Future, it is open to all and needs to raise its own budget to continue its work. Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Rabbi Mordechai Willig, and Rabbi Zvi Sobolofsky, all strong supporters of the program, serve as the Rabbinic Advisors. The organization also benefits from an Advisory Council of outstanding Jewish leaders and faculty from the University. Learn more by e-mailing yuconnects@yu.edu, visiting www.yuconnects.com, or calling 516-6038141.

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Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman attended the Model Congress Student Delegates event hosted by the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaways. The event was held at Young Israel of Woodmere. Pictured (L-R) are HAFTR Principal Naomi Lippman, Principal Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen, Councilman Blakeman, Israel Lallouz, Dani Kaufman, Gila Schein, Rachel Sacks and Director Joan Parmet.

YCQ Grade 8 Students Meet Survivor and Author Irving Roth

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he grade 8 students from Yeshiva of Central Queens had the opportunity to visit the Holocaust Resource Center of Temple Judea, in Manhasset, to meet with survivor Irving Roth, the author of Bondi’s Brother, a memoir about his experiences in the Holocaust, which the students had read in class. Mr. Roth was born in 1929 in Kosice, Czechoslovakia. Growing up in the town of Humenne, his first love was playing soccer. When the Nazis came to his town, he was no longer allowed to attend his school, play in the playground or participate in soccer matches and had to wear a yellow star on his clothing – all because he was Jewish. He is a survivor of the liquidation of the Jewish community in the town of Humenne, Eastern Slovakia; Auschwitz and Buchenwald Concentration Camps and the death marches that preceded the end of the War. On April 11, 1945 the U.S. Army showed up at the camp and Mr. Roth was liberated. After the War in 1947 he immigrated to the United States. In the U.S. he fought during the Korean War and documented his expe-

riences in writing, teaching and lecturing. Mr. Roth is the Director of the Holocaust Resource Center in Temple Judea of Manhasset and an Adjunct Professor at the University of Maine. Mr. Roth received the Spirit of Anne Frank Outstanding Citizen Award from the Anne Frank Center USA for promoting human rights, social justice, and for conceiving, developing and initiating the Adopt a Survivor program in the U.S. He is also an author on the Holocaust and a recognized speaker on the subject in the U.S., Canada and Europe. The students watched a “Prelude to the Holocaust” presentation and then a video of a trip taken with a group of college students to Poland nine years ago, as a Holocaust remembrance tour. Following his lecture, the students had a chance to look around at all the artwork from the Holocaust and read through saved articles. Mr. Roth signed the students’ copies of his book, a rare opportunity. This experience and others like it are so vital to keep the teachings of the atrocities that took place during the Holocaust alive so that we never forget.

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Upcoming Breakfast for Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center

he Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center of Yeshiva Darchei Torah are internationally recognized as pioneering intervention programs turning around youth who would not succeed in a mainstream classroom. With the help of dedicated rabbeim and teachers, the students of these programs gain the necessary confidence to achieve academic success. A breakfast reception will be held in support of the Rabenstein Learning Center and Weiss Vocational Center at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Nachum Futersak at 1 Boxwood Lane in Lawrence, New York, on Sunday, May 7, at 9:30 a.m. The guest speaker will be Rabbi Eli J. Mansour, the rabbi of Bet Yaakob Synagogue and Congregation in Brooklyn. The Rabenstein Learning Center’s trailblazing role in Jewish education for 36 years has not only offered countless opportunities to the children of our community – it has also become an invaluable resource for Yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs throughout the country and throughout the world.

On any given day, a call can come in from California or Eretz Yisrael from a distraught parent seeking a solution for his or her child. They call because they are seeking answers, and they find them in the warmth and support of the Center’s staff members. The Center is led by Mrs. Jill Kay, whose caring and professionalism is a source of inspiration to everyone at the Yeshiva. Bearing the great imprint of its founders, Rabbi Yaakov Bender and Mr. Norman Rabenstein, the Center is committed to helping each child reach his full potential. The children are helped through resource room assistance as well as self-contained classroom instruction. Teachers confer regularly with the Center’s staff to help students succeed in modified learning programs created and monitored by outstanding professionals. Academic challenge is courageously met and often overcome. The Weiss Vocational Center was founded by Rabbi Yaakov Bender and complements an outstanding limudei kodesh education with a well-rounded secular program that also includes

career-oriented technical classes. The program is named after Mor and Deborah Weisz, who were known as great baalei chessed before and during World War II. Besides Mor Weisz’s tremendous efforts on behalf of the individual needy, he established several charitable enterprises. One was a free kitchen for poor people, which began as a special Shabbos kitchen for those who had nowhere to go for their Shabbos meals. He also established two separate vocational programs in Hungary addressing the need for shomer Shabbos employment. He personally housed young men to whom he taught his trade of baking in addition to other vocations. He also placed all these young men, once trained, in jobs by urging businesses to hire them. It is truly fitting that the Yeshiva’s vocational center bears their names. Housed on the Yeshiva campus, the Weiss Vocational Center is a singular role model for other yeshivos throughout the country. Students are offered a variety of technical courses as part of their general studies program. Technical courses include Woodwork-

ing, Construction, Plumbing, Electrical Training and Home Wiring. Courses offered in conjunction with Mesivta Chaim Shlomo’s general studies program are computers, science, global studies, English, math, and business math. Classes are kept small to maximize student involvement and accomplishment. A related program is the Weiss Institute for Continuing Education, designed to equip unemployed and underemployed men and women of the community with new skills that will enable them to rejoin the workforce. Courses offered include: Bookkeeping, Computer Skills, Electrical Work and Plumbing. The Yeshiva cordially invites the entire Far Rockaway/Five Towns community to join in this special opportunity to support the education of our children–all of our children–so that no child is left behind. Toward that goal, Yeshiva Darchei Torah is eternally committed. For more information, please contact the Yeshiva at 718-868-2300 ext. 219.

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Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony J. Santino (right) along with Councilman Anthony D’Esposito (left) attended the 15th annual community-wide chometz burning held at the Woodmere Fire Department before yom tov. Pictured along with Supervisor Santino and Councilman D’Esposito is Dani Grunstein of Woodmere.

A kiddush Hashem once again was seen at the annual KNH Pirchei of Far Rockaway Open BM /Avos Ubunim learning program, where many boys and fathers came together on Chol Hamoed to start their day off right with some learning (and, of course, there were raffles and door prizes!)

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Aroni and Chani Parnes to Host Breakfast to Benefit Gesher

ow in its fifth year, the Gesher Early Childhood Center has achieved significant recognition in the Five TownsFar Rockaway community. Over the course of its development and growth period Gesher has serviced children from over 150 local families. Most outstanding is the broad range of parents who have sought out the quality product that Gesher offers. From its inception Gesher has built a strong working relationship with all of the local Yeshiva day schools. These relationships are crucial to the transition model to which Gesher subscribes. Gesher takes great pride in being the institution of choice for children of families prominently

associated with other known institutions of education and chinuch. Aroni and Chani Parnes are the proud grandparents of a Gesher student. Wellknown for their involvement in Yeshiva Darchei Torah, as well as other community organizations, their dedication to Gesher’s mission is a strong testament to the product that Gesher offers. Joining in support are other prominent local families. The event chairpersons are Mr. and Mrs. Eric and Chani Stern. Eric’s name is closely associated with Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island, as well as with Torah Umesora, the distinguished chinuch organization. By accepting the charge to chair the event, the Sterns

have made a strong statement about the Gesher program. Gesher is privileged to have the support of a most noteworthy community committee as well. It includes Seth and Zahava Farbman, Ron and Amy Friedman, Shlomo and Raizy Hackel, Zalmie and Jenny Rosenberg, Dr. Michael and Channie Sosnay, and Steven and Jessica Spector. In addition, many current and former parents have come together to form an event parent committee. Their involvement is the greatest expression of appreciation, helping Gesher to provide its unique resource to other families. Joseph and Aliza Aryeh, Michael and Aliza Austein, Yoni and Pamela Frenkel, Andrew and Emily Fuchs, Ilan and Haviva

Kranz, Nachi and Faigi Light, Shmuel and Tzivie Lowinger, Chaim and Aliza Stern, Dr. Shlomo and Aliza Stern, and Joe and Miri Stern comprise this committee. These families represent the strong range of appeal and the recognition that Gesher has earned.

The Breakfast will take place this Sunday morning, April 30, at 10 am at the Parnes home, 373 Kenridge Road in Lawrence. For more information please contact office@gesher-ecc.org or visit www.gesher-ecc.org.

life may be hanging in the balance,” explains Rabbi Shmuel Zaks, Founder and Executive Vice President of Chai4ever, “a day of fun is an important part of a family’s treatment and healing. We are grateful to be the conduit of bringing joy back into their homes despite the pain of illness. We also want patients to know that there are others who share their burdens, and that we are here for each other to ease those loads.” Indeed, Chai4ever’s Chol Hamoed excursions have become the gold standard. Every aspect is carefully planned,

from transportation to children’s activities. This year’s extravaganza was no exception. Chai4ever patients and their families started the day at Liberty Science Center with a winning combination of educational and interactive fun for all ages and ended the day with an exclusive outing along the Hudson River on the luxurious three-story cruise ship, The Hybrid. The stunning view stretched from Brooklyn to Ellis Island with the Statue of Liberty shining her torch in front of a beautiful sunset. A delicious dinner and spirited live concert made the cruise

even more enjoyable. Troubles were put aside as patients and their children joined together in spontaneous and exuberant dancing. Judging by the almost palpable air of camaraderie and friendship at this year’s extravaganza, Chai4ever is hitting the target. For this one day, illness and pain were forgotten, as families and friends joined together in pure happiness. As the ship docked and the passengers prepared to disembark, the atmosphere was electric with renewal and promise. What greater Afikoman could there be?

From Suffering to Freedom: Chai4ever’s Pesach Miracle

n the weeks before Pesach, Jewish families around the globe are busy with the joyful but frenzied preparations for yom tov. Whether staying at home or traveling, there is always so much to do. At Chai4ever, preparations begin two months before Pesach. Families with a seriously ill parent have their hands full just trying to deal with the grim realities of disease; they have nothing extra to devote to special occasions. Chai4ever staff and volunteers spent thousands of hours helping hundreds of families in these circumstances make yom tov not only splendid, but joyous. From cleaning help, cooking, and babysitting to arranging for families to be hosted for the entire Pesach (!), Chai4ever left no stone unturned in ensuring that each family’s individual needs were met. To top it all off, Chai4ever welcomed a thousand clients and children to a Chol Hamoed Extravaganza that included

a trip to the Liberty Science Center and a cruise along the Hudson. Cancer sufferer Rachel P. highlighted Chai4ever’s lifesaving work, “Ever since I was diagnosed,” she rasped, through a throat burned by radiation treatments, “my husband and I have been focused on trying to navigate the treatment options. Chai4ever literally made yom tov happen. “For months now, my children have been withdrawn and morose. They are sad, afraid, and angry. They spend Shabbos and yom tov refusing to come out of their rooms. I am embarrassed to say I was dreading spending the long holiday with my surly children. But the Chai4ever Chol Hamoed trip brought them out of their shells. The simcha that Chai4ever brought to my children, my husband, and me,” she concluded, her voice choked by tears, “is the greatest chessed by far.” “Although necessities of

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Around the Community Assemblywoman Melissa Miller (Atlantic Beach) toured South Nassau Communities Hospital’s Pediatric Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and labor & delivery with Dr. Warren Rosenfeld, Chairman and Professor of Pediatrics

OHEL Bais Ezra Hosts Autism Family Day

HEL Bais Ezra, a leading provider of innovative services for those on the autism project, recently organized an inaugural Autism Family Day. Over 100 people – individuals diagnosed on the Autism Spectrum together with their parents and siblings – joined OHEL to see the Broadway show Aladdin. The program was made possible thanks to generous funding received from the NY City Council and The Department of Mental Health and Mental Hygiene and coordinated under the auspices of the Theater Development Fund (TDF). The TDF sponsors the Autism Theater Initiative, which develops autism-friendly shows for those diagnosed on the spectrum. It was a full-packed day of adventure and fun enjoyed by all! The day began with a coach bus ride into New York City where each family received a custom-made package of paraphernalia to assist with the theater experience – including stress balls, headphones, a soundtrack of the play, and lunch for one and all. The excitement only grew as the

families entered the New Amsterdam Theater. The TDF staff provided any assistance needed by the families, together with the on-hand and dedicated OHEL Bais Ezra staff. Subtle adaptions were integrated for the evening to optimize the play experience – from slightly softer music, an allowance for greater movement by the audience, and easily accessible additional room for individuals to take any needed breaks. Families were mesmerized by the experience – being together as a family, and given the opportunity to do what many families do on a Sunday – have a family outing together and going to a community-based event. As one parent stated, “Having a special needs child often makes it difficult to do things as a family. I never thought that I would be able to take my family to a grocery store together, let alone a Broadway show! Today was one of the few outings we were able to do as a family.” A brother commented, “I really enjoyed being able to take my sister to an event where she was warmly accommodated and welcomed.”

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101-Year-Old Rudal Ahlen is NY Mets Biggest Fan

Pajama Party a Huge Success

01-year-old Mets fan Rudal Ahlen has been cheering for the Amazins’ since they emerged on the major league baseball scene in 1962, five years after her heart was broken by the Brooklyn Dodgers who left the Big Apple for Los Angeles. For more than 50 years, Rudy, as she’s affectionately called by her family and friends, has been cheering for her beloved team, first at the Polo Grounds, then at Shea Stadium, and now at Citi Field – “It’s sooo modern!” A mother of eight, Rudy hails from Brooklyn; she later settled in Smithtown, Long Island, where she taught her own children the finer points of baseball. At the age of 65, Rudy joined an all-male seniors baseball team – “they didn’t know what to make of me,” she laughs. Fond of the championships lineups of 1969 and 1986, Rudy vividly remembers the breakout season of players like Tom Seaver and Tug McGraw, as well as Gary Carter and Keith Hernandez. Now a resident at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, Long Island, Rudy

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spends game days glued to the TV, keeping score and sometimes second-guessing decisions made by the Mets managers. Surrounded by friends at Gurwin, Rudy spent opening day rooting for her team, wistfully hoping that her favorite Mets player, David Wright, will be healthy enough to return to the lineup soon. The game win made her optimistic about a promising season and an ultimate trip to the Fall Classic. “I just want them to win the World Series already!” she exclaimed.

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ayl Shimurim” took on a whole new meaning at Shulamith Middle Division, as the G.O. hosted “Pajama Day” on Tuesday, the last day of classes before Chag HaPesach. During the morning recess, students donned their pjs and slippers and comfortably wore them throughout the day! Of course, as Middle Division students, the girls already know that we don’t say Kriyat Shema on Seder night, and they also know that students much younger than they are enjoy “Pajama Day” to recall how Pharoah came running out to Moshe in the middle of the night. The G.O. planned two Pajama Day activities for students to enjoy. In one

session, Mrs. Billet, principal of the Middle Division, told a moving story about an elderly Holocaust survivor who, after fifty years, comes across his childhood friend and fellow concentration camp inmate. The outcome of the story is surprising and immensely touching and uplifting. During the other session, students created their own emojis, depicting the many different faces and feelings of Klal Yisrael during this special time of year! As a final treat, each student received a “bedtime snack” and perfect pre-Pesach treat – a jumbo chocolate chip cookie! The girls enjoyed the day immensely, and boy, did they make that chometz quickly disappear!

Building Trusting Relationships with Empathy & Acceptance

uilding trusting relationships with empathy and acceptance is the focus of a special continuing education conference to be held on May 7, 2017. The conference will be hosted by NEFESH International, the network of Orthodox mental health professionals, and

Touro College Graduate School of Social Work (GSSW) is a sponsor. The Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald Z”L Memorial Conference will be held at Young Israel of Staten Island, 835 Forest Hill Rd., Staten Island, N.Y. Registration begins at 8:15 a.m. with the program starting at 9:15 a.m. and ending at 5:45 p.m. A siyum lunch is included. Authorities in the fields of psychology, social work, education and renowned rabbis from the Orthodox community will give presentations and lead discussions on the most recent research and treatment modalities in such areas as empathy and acceptance, trauma/PTSD, addiction,

and divorce. The focus of the day of learning will be the unique work of Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald, a wellknown educator and rabbi in the Orthodox community who passed away in January 2016. Rabbi Greenwald impacted the lives of thousands of Jewish youth through the numerous institutions he founded as well as his innovative programming. Miriam Turk, LCSW, outreach liaison and recruitment director, Jewish community, for the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work and executive director of NEFESH International will moderate a panel specifically focusing on the unique work of Rabbi Greenwald. At the panel, titled, “Collaborations with the Rabbi: Rich Clinical Lessons Learned,” expert psychologists, social workers and Jewish communal leaders including Hindie M. Klein, PsyD, Faye Wilbur, LCSW-R, and Rabbi Zechariah Wallerstein, founder and director of

Ohr Naava Women’s Torah Center and Bnot Chaya Academy, will discuss the distinctive approaches that shaped much of Rabbi Greenwald’s life’s work. An expert from the Touro College Graduate School of Social Work, Nancy Gallina, Ph.D., LCSW, will present on empathy and acceptance as hallmarks of meaningful relationships in a program entitled, “How About the Three Dimensions to Empathy And Acceptance?” “As professionals these seemingly elementary ideas are learned early on; however, the critical nature of their existence is often overlooked,” said Dr. Gallina, senior associate dean and a national expert on cutting edge psychological treatments. Renowned psychologist David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., will address recent research and clinical insights regarding multiple contributors to empathy, using biological, familial and social dynamics that have led

to changes in the ability to deeply connect to others. Other sessions will cover treatment of co-occurring Trauma/PTSD and addiction, and helping children and parents cope with divorce. A discussion titled “Torah and Psychology: Towards a Harmonious Tension,” with Yitzi Horowitz, LCSW and Rav Moshe Tzvi Weinberg, will address the common themes shared by Torah and the modern psychological concept of what it means to be human. For example, questions on the psychological benefit of faith as defined by the Torah and whether G-d cares about people’s psychological experiences will be explored. After lunch, psychotherapist Eliyohu Wolff, LCSW, and Rabbi Zecharya Greenwald, noted author and son of Rabbi Ronni Greenwald, will lead a panel titled, “Compete-Deplete: The Seeking of Success in a Cultural Hero System.”

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Sh’eefa’s Spring Semester in Full Swing

hile stores were busy restocking the shelves with chametz and yeshivos weren’t due to resume until Rosh Chodesh Iyar, Sh’eefa was in full swing this past Sunday with a guest lecturer from Eretz Yisroel, Rav Mordechai Burg. Rav Burg gave a fascinating shiur on sefiras haomer, entitled, “The Crown of the Disconnected.” Rav Burg mentioned that he remembers when Sh’eefa had just started 12 years ago and was duly impressed by how far it has come, specifically referring to the overwhelmingly large turnout of women eager to hear words of Torah on a Sunday morning. This coming Sunday, April 30, at

10:15 am we look forward to hearing from Rav Aryeh Cohen, with a sefiras haomer shiur entitled, “Counting and Recounting Hashem’s Love.” All women in the community are invited to join. Sh’eefa, now in its 12th year, has been offering post-seminary women the chance to hear from phenomenal educators, both local teachers as well as lecturers from abroad. It’s a chance to reconnect with friends and mentors and tap into true Torah inspiration. All Sh’eefa shiurim take place in the social hall of Aish Kodesh, 894 Woodmere Place. For more information about our weekly shiurim, to dedicate a shiur, or to sign up for our emails,

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Rabbi Bentzion Klatzko Addresses Shevach’s Leil Iyun

s the students of Shevach High School walked into school, on what they thought was a typical Monday morning, they were in for a pleasant surprise. Instead of the usual walls they were accustomed to seeing, they were greeted by a beautifully decorated lobby, which had been transformed into a “street” with “storefronts”.” Emblazoned upon the wall was the theme of the day: “CARE-CONNECT-COMMUNICATE.” The objective being: “Acquire for yourself a friend.” Each of the storefronts, with canopies and all, artistically depicted different methods of communication. This set the tone for later in the evening, when the girls eagerly headed down to the multi-purpose room for Shevach’s first ever Mishmeres Leil Iyun. This memorable event was headed by the devoted Mishmeres heads Baila Neuman, Hindy Seigel, and Perel Schwartz under the guidance and input of Shevach staff member Ms. Elka Feder. At the end of the school day, the Shevach students were treated to a satisfying supper, after which they settled down to hear a brief introduction from one of Shevach’s beloved halacha teachers, Rabbi Aryeh Sokoloff, Rav of the Kew Gardens Synagogue. Rabbi Sokoloff clearly instilled in the girls the concept that although at times it may seem difficult to communicate, it is essential

in fostering and maintaining relationships. He highlighted this point by contrasting it to individuals who unfortunately have special needs and are unable to communicate properly. In the next portion of the program, the girls enjoyed a beautiful choir, composed and headed by Shevach students Shani Sommers and Chavi Ribowsky, which clearly portrayed the importance of real friendships. This was followed by a video which dramatically demonstrated how technology often prevents us from communicating properly. The students then went upstairs to participate in interesting and engaging workshops on this topic, all headed by Shevach alumnae, and enjoyed and appreciated by all present. Following some light refreshments, for the grand finale of the evening, the Shevach girls were addressed by the world-renowned speaker Rabbi Bentzion Klatzko. Rabbi Klatzko powerfully demonstrated the significance of relationships and the effects technology can have on communication. He held the girls spellbound as he recounted amazing personal stories that clearly demonstrated the concept of true friendship. His idea of using FODWA, fear of dying without accomplishing, to replace FOMO, fear of missing out, powerfully brought the message home to the girls to recognize what is truly important in life:

the types of relationships we have. The girls left the evening with the clarity that yes, technology is here to stay, but it is crucial not to forget

the importance of a “real” friend, and that nothing can replace human face-to-face interaction.

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Reflecting on the Abraham Scharf z”l HAFTR Poland Mission By Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen HAFTR High School Principal of Judaic Studies

write as I return from an inspiring, uplifting, and unusually educational emotional Mission to Poland (albeit through some unsettling turbulence in the air). Our Poland Mission, which included a group of twenty-five HAFTR High School faculty and senior students, began with experiencing Auschwitz-Birkenau concentration camps, exploring the Jewish section of Krakow, davening at the kevarim of the Rama, the Chasdei Hashem, the M’gale Amukos, the Bach, the Tosfos Yom Tov and other great tzaddikim, touring the site of the first Bais Yaakov education center for girls, passing Schindler’s factory, the Plaszow concentration camp, and then making our way to the forest outside of Tarnov where thousands of children were murdered Hy”d. The next day, starting with a drive to Lizhensk to daven at the kever of the Noam Elimelech, we stood on the edge of the pits in Majdanek, stopped at the kivrei tzaddikim of the Chozeh, the Maharshal, and concluded with Min-

cha and a siyum at Yeshivas Chachmei Lublin. The spiritual inspiration continued as we visited the shtetel of Tikochin, and followed the same path as the kedoshei Tikochin who were marched into the forest and murdered, Hy”d. From there we continued to Treblinka, and thereafter davened at the Kotzker Rebbe’s kever. We paid respect at the Warsaw Cemetery, the resting place of over three hundred thousand Jewish souls, including the Netziv, Reb’ Chayim Soloveitchik, the Adomorim of Slonim, Amshinov and Biayla. We viewed the Umschlagplatz, Mila 18, the last remaining portion of the Ghetto wall, and then traveled to Gur, where the Chiddushei Harim and Sefas Emes are buried. The following morning we traveled to Prague, where we saw the “hidden shul” in the Theresienstadt Ghetto, as well as the kevarim of the Noda B’Yehuda, the Maharal, the Kli Yakar and other tzaddikim, concluding with Mincha and Maariv in the Maharal’s shul (The Old-New Shul). Each night, for hours, the students demonstrated their emotional and spiritual growth as they shared their personal feelings about each day’s

sights and events, noting how each experience strengthened their emunah in Hashem, connection to the Jewish people and commitment to Yiddishkeit. As I was shepping nachas from the success of this important mission, my thoughts focused on the upcoming Pesach sedarim. I considered and envisioned the three matzos… the kos shel Eliyahu… the compelling narrative… the joyous songs... and the seder plate. The seder plate… Somehow my thoughts were fixated on the seder plate. The beitza, zroah, karpas, maror... I couldn’t help but ask why I was so preoccupied with the seder plate? Suddenly, I considered whether there might be a subconscious connection between the mission just completed and the seder plate yet to come. In my mind’s eye, I saw people being forced into cattle cars and lines of people standing in front of gas chambers. In my mind, I pictured a diverse group of men and women, children and adults with no one asking who was religious or commenting on another’s level of observance, but rather with each one bearing the same label of “Ivrei anochi, “I am a Jew.” Suddenly, I came to a new realization and gained a new understanding of what each item on the seder plate represents: Though the beitza (egg) represents the Korban Chagiga, the question arises, why an egg? Chazal, noting that both Pesach and Tisha B’Av always occur on the same day of the week, selected the egg, the symbol of mourning, to remind us that, even in the course of celebrating our freedom on Pesach, if we still practice sinas chinam and a hatred and labeling of others, then we will, chas v’shalom, be forced to continue to experience the tragedy of Tisha B’Av. The seder plate also contains karpas, which we dip in salt water, and the maror, which we dip into charoses, all of which represent two types of people: Those who can transcend something negative (i.e. maror) by dipping it into something positive (i.e. sweet charoses) and those unfortunates who take something positive (i.e. the spring-like karpas) and plunge it into salt water, perversely enjoying the taste of the tears which they cause others to shed. Finally, the seder plate contains the zroah, which represents the outstretched arm and helping hand of Hashem Yisborach. In its entirety, the seder plate is teaching us to emulate the ways of Hashem: to see the Jewish people in a glorious light; not

speaking ill of Hashem’s children, but rather pursuing achdus and ahavas chinam; to transform whatever may appear to us at first glance as negative and bitter into sweetness and joy; and to extend a supporting hand to those in need. The zroah remains on the seder plate because it is a reminder of Hashem’s eternal presence as the helper and mainstay of Am Yisroel. The other items, however, move beyond the seder plate and become part of our active observance because resistance to negativity and lashon hara, the embracing of all His children, and of the positive principle of dan l’kaf zechus cannot remain stagnant. As we continue to count the days of the Omer, we are all familiar with the Gemara (Yevamos 62b) that tells the tragic story of Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students who died during this period, between Pesach and Shavuot because they did not respect one another, “Shelo nahgu kavod zeh l’zeh.” And it was Rabbi Akiva (Yerushalmi, Nedarim 9:4) who proclaimed “V’Ahavta l’reacha kamocha, zeh klal gadol ba’Torah,” that loving one’s friend like yourself is a fundamental rule of the Torah. Climbing the forty-nine rungs on the Sefira ladder towards Matan Torah, let us make certain that, as we ascend, we are not chas vsShalom, stepping on others to reach our goal. We must make sure that we don’t just count days but make each day count by strengthening our bein adom l’chaveiro and our love and appreciation for all of Hashem’s children. We must display our kavod ze l’ze even to those who may be “hashkafikly’”diverse and different, because the one thing which unfortunately we have been taught (yet haven’t yet learned) is that we are all one, we are all Jews, we are all Bnei Yisroel and we need to be united, just as we were by Matan Torah, “K’ish echad b’lev echad”... one people with one heart! This past Abraham Scharf z”l HAFTR High School Mission to Poland provided all participants with an unforgettable connection to our past, an appreciation of the present, greater insights into the future, and a richer understanding and appreciation of the seder plate, Sefiras Ha’Omer and its message to us throughout the year. We must make sure that we don’t just count days but make each day count by strengthening our bein adam l’chaveiro and our love and appreciation for all of Hashem’s children.

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Mission Accomplished: Central and Yachad Partner Up

ollowing an incredibly successful round of programming for North American Inclusion Month, Yeshiva University High School for Girls was inspired to take inclusion to a new level. A group of students traveled to Maryland with members of Yachad for Central’s first-ever joint community service mission. Central students worked alongside Yachad members in various chessed activities, forging bonds through acts of kindness. Activities on the itinerary included working in Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore, volunteering at Pearlstone’s Farm, and mingling with the residents of the Tudor Heights assisted living facility over Pesach crafts and matzah baking. Ice-breakers and team-building activities, including a “Leadership Through Laughter” improv workshop, were woven throughout the two-day program. Cetral Chessed Coordinator Ms. Laura Fruchter praises the participants for making a difference: “Our goals for our chessed programming at

Central are to create experiences that provide students with a heightened sensitivity to those in need, expose students to different opportunities, and to motivate students to want to continue to take part in chessed opportunities and make a difference in the world... This trip was an incredible way of reaching these goals with the constant reminder of what it means to work alongside peers that may be different from us. I am so impressed with the way our students embraced their new friends from Yachad and recognized

that each person has unique abilities that allow them to contribute to our community at large. We’ve charged the students who participated to think of ways they can spread the messages they’ve learned from the trip: the values of thinking inclusively, of spreading kindness, and of contributing to our greater community. I am so thankful to Rebecca Schrag Mayer at Yachad for partnering with us to create such a valuable experience, and I look forward to many more joint programs in the future!”

The feedback from Central students was positively glowing. “I felt so good knowing I was making new friends while helping other people,” says Emily Berger (‘17). “I really learned a lot about myself from this trip, like I am capable of doing things I didn’t think I would be able to handle. And I wouldn’t have realized this if it weren’t for this trip!” Nina Siegel (‘17) adds: “I really had such a great time and gained so much from it. We all are so thankful for having this opportunity to meet new people and do such great chessed.” Central alum Zahava Moskowitz (‘12) attended in an advisory capacity and was so impressed with our students: “They were really positive and warm, and so welcoming to the Yachad participants. I was amazed at how happy they were to continue doing more chessed. I’m extremely envious my grade did not have the chance to take part in such a special program when I was a student, but I hope this was the first of what will become a Central-Yachad tradition.”

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Students Challenge Each Other and Themselves at Touro’s Lander College for Men Model Beis Din

n 1941, hundreds of students from European yeshivos traveled to the Far East to escape Nazi persecution. Before reaching Shanghai, they temporarily settled in Kobe, on the Japanese island of Honshu. Realizing that they may have crossed the international dateline, many observed two days of Shabbos each week. Was this the right decision? Students from six U. S. high schools debated this question in the fourth annual Touro College Beis Medrash L’Talmud-Lander College for Men (LCM) Model Beis Din competition. This one-of-a kind tournament offers Orthodox high school students a chance to match wits on oft-debated halachic dilemmas. “The Model Beis Din guides students to fully understand the dynamic nature of halacha—how the Torah can inform and confront contemporary moral and legal challenges in the most sophisticated way,” said Rabbi HaRav Yonason Sacks, shlita, esteemed Rosh HaYeshiva of the Beis Medrash L’Talmud, who directs the program. “My goal is to validate the students’ learning and to inspire them to learn more.” Teams came from DRS Yeshiva High School in Woodmere, NY; Atlanta Jewish Academy; The Mesivta of Greater Philadelphia; Rambam Mesivta in Lawrence, NY; Torah Academy of Bergen County in Teaneck, NJ; and Yeshivah Ohr Yisrael- Boston. Each high school received

Rabbi Yonason Sacks, Dean Moshe Sokol and Rabbi Aryeh Manheim congratulate the winning team

details of the scenario in September, along with a packet of relevant halachic sources. A rabbinic faculty member or volunteer at each school served as an advisor for the teams and helped students study relevant texts and craft their arguments. After months of research and debate practice, it all came down to the daylong competition. The first round of the competition was a debate format, each team assigned to argue one position—either supporting or oppose the court’s decision—against another school in front of four “judges” from the Beis Medrash L’Talmud faculty, Rabbi Ephraim Tanenbaum, Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, Rabbi Shmuel Marcus, and Rabbi Yonason Sacks. In the second round, individual teams pre-

sented their arguments for what they believed to be the correct decision to the judges, who questioned the students as to how they arrived at this conclusion. Dr. Moshe Sokol, the dean of Lander College for Men, described the Model Beis Din as an opportunity for young Orthodox men to experience Torah study at an advanced level. “We seek to demonstrate to students the broad reach of the Torah, which touches and transforms every dimension of life,” said Dean Sokol. “The Model Beis Din program inspires high school students to deepen their understanding of the chosen topic, while they challenge themselves by competing with other outstanding young men from across the country.”

After both rounds, the teams gathered in the Lander cafeteria to hear from the judges. Because the matter is still subject to debate, the winners were chosen based on the quality of the presentations and their mastery of the different opinions and Talmudic sources, as well as on how well they supported their findings. Torah Academy of Bergen County (TABC) won the competition for the fourth time in a row. Their months of preparation, both in school and into the night on Google Hangouts, paid off. TABC student Joseph Solomon appreciated the accolade but said that it wasn’t all that mattered. “We are finding deeper understanding by learning together,” he said.

Parent Teacher Conferences Redefined

hulamith High School was bustling with parents, students and teachers during its annual Student Led Parent-Teacher Conferences. As a student-centered school, Shulamith High School chose to put students in the driver’s seat and have them lead conversations between themselves and their teachers, while their parents listened in. Were the girls nervous? Absolutely. Freshman student, Aliza Weizberg, noted how nervous she was before starting, as she had never been in-

volved in parent teacher conferences. She was surprisingly relieved that it worked out so well. Students prepare and learn critical life skills... Students prepared by creating agendas and goals for each teacher meeting. They learned how to organize their ideas, hear constructive criticism, articulate their learning style, and how to develop future academic goals with their teachers. This was an incredible opportunity to teach accountability and critical life skills. How did it work?

“It just makes so much sense to run conferences like this!” “Of course students should be there to own their academic progress and goals.” “What better reflection of a student-centered approach?” These were a few of the comments heard throughout the night from so many of the faculty, students and parents. One teacher, Mrs. Jamille Mosseri, commented, “Having students lead conversations opened my eyes to each students individual strengths

and struggles. It enabled me to focus on the different ways that I could empower and help each student succeed.” “This method is so much better than the regular parent conferences. Now, we have a chance to express what we think is going well and what we need to work on,” said 10th grader Mindy Schreck. Another sophomore, Hana Adler, added, “I think student teacher conferences are far more productive than just the regular parent-teacher and should be used in every school.”

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Dirshu Embarks on Third Machzor of In-Depth Kinyan Halacha Program By Chaim Gold

here is a thirst for yedias halacha, for knowledge of in-depth halacha in Klal Yisrael, that defies the imagination. Thousands of yungeleit, numerous entire kollelim, have undertaken to join Dirshu’s Kinyan Halacha. Kinyan Halacha is Dirshu’s in-depth halacha program that serves as a foundational learning syllabus that ultimately produces legions of poskim muvhakim. The third machzor began this week. This past 29 Nissan/April 25, Dirshu’s Kinyan Halacha program held its final test completing the second machzor of its five and a half year Kinyan Halacha program. Nearly 1,000 talmidei chachomim who have been toiling over the most intricate sugyos in horaah over the past five and a half years and taking comprehensive tests as well as chazarah tests every half year have now completed the program and have amassed the

tremendous amount of knowledge that will enable them to serve Klal Yisrael as poskim muvhakim for decades to come. In addition, for those who have finished the five and a half year program that covers all of the major areas of horaah, Dirshu also has an advanced second track five and a half year program of Kinyan Halacha where additional important sugyos in halacha from Yoreh Deah, Even Ha’Ezer and Choshen Mishpat will be learned with the trademark attention to detail, constant chazarah and testing. Thus, there are lomdei Kinyan Halacha who began with the first machzor in 2006 who have now completed 11 years of sustained halacha b’iyun! Transformative Learning of Halacha HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shaul Klein, shlita, a talmid muvhak of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l,

Rav of the Ohr Hachaim neighborhood of Bnei Brak and posek of the Mayaanei Hayeshua Hospital, related that in the eleven years since its inception, the Kinyan Halacha program has wrought a transformation in the way halacha is learned in kollelim the world over. “Certainly, before Kinyan Halacha there were many kollelim learning halacha and horaah, but it was often not done in an orderly, comprehensive fashion. It was possible for a yungerman to learn with great diligence in a halacha kollel for ten years and still not possess the clarity in the corpus of halacha needed to become a morah horaah. Yes, he learned everything necessary with hasmada and iyun, but not in the proper order, not with constant chazarah on what he had already learned, nor with constant tests. Thus, even though he had learned everything he did not retain it in a way that he could use it to pasken. What Kinyan Halacha has done,” continued Rav Klein, “is that it has infused the learning of halacha with clarity and seder. Each area of halacha is learned comprehensively, it is reviewed, and there are tests every half year. On every test, in addition to questions on the new material, there are questions on the material previously learned and tested as well. Budding poskim who participate in the program become cognizant of the tremendous responsibility not just to learn with diligence but to constantly review. It is clear that in the zechus of Dirshu’s Kinyan Halacha program there are hundreds of talmidei chachomim who have become truly proficient in the halachos that they have learned.” Leading Poskei Hador Instrumental in Guiding the Program Before the program’s inception in 2006, when HaGaon HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv, zt”l, was presented with the details of the Kinyan Halacha program by Dirshu’s hanhala led by its Nasi, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, he was extremely impressed saying, “… Learn [halacha] with Tur and Shulchan Aruch, for these are the essentials of [gufei] Torah.” He went on to recommend that an optimum way to

HaRav Yaakov Meir Stern at the historic gathering of senior poskim

learn halacha is by learning the Tur with the Bais Yosef’s commentary prior to learning Shulchan Aruch. In this way, one can discern how the halacha evolved into the final psak halacha of the Shulchan Aruch. Learning indepth and following the trajectory of the halacha from the Gemarah through the Rishonim, the Tur with Bais Yosef and onto the Shulchan Aruch with its commentaries provides a person with the Gufei Torah, the essentials of Torah. This was the message that Rav Elyashiv imparted. At that time, Hagaon Harav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, and ybl”ch, Hagaon Harav Nissim Karelitz, shlita, also enthusiastically hailed the program. Rav Shmuel Wosner played an instrumental role in guiding the program from its inception, even giving the pesicha shiur together with Rav Nissim Karleitz in the month of Nissan, 2006 at the Heichalei Malchus Hall in Bnei Brak. Rav Wosner Remembered by his Son and Illustrious Talmidim A recent gathering marked Rav Wosner’s second yahrzeit at the home of Rav Shmuel Wosner and was attended by his son and successor, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Wosner, shlita, Rav of Zichron Meir and Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Chachmei Lublin, together with a number of his most prominent talmidim including HaGaon HaRav Moshe Shaul Klein, shlita, Rav of the Ohr Hachaim neighborhood of Bnei Brak and posek of the Mayaanei Hayeshua Hospital, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Meir Stern, shlita, the Av Beis Din in Rav Wosner’s Beis Din and a Dayan in Vizhnitz, and HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, shlita, Rav of Western Bnei Brak. These giants of Torah and horaah reminisced about Rav Wos-

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The Power of a Rebbi’s Smile and Love Rav Shmuel Eliezer Stern was asked about the deep bond that Rav Wosner had with his talmidim and the secret of his ability to connect with his talmidim and groom so many poskim. Rav Shmuel Eliezer replied, “The Gemara says, ‘If one sees a student who is having difficulty understanding or explaining what he has learned, the reason for this is that his rebbi is not smiling at him and encouraging him.’ Our rebbe, Rav

Wosner, infused us with such love, with such encouragement! He cared about us and worried about us, akin to the way a mother treats her child. The love that he infused in his talmidim created an unbreakable bond between us and him.”

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ner’s role in setting forth the hashkafa upon which the program was based. In addition, Rav Shmuel Wosner’s impact in transforming the world of psak was highlighted. Rav Wosner’s son, Rav Chaim, was asked how his illustrious father was able to have such a profound impact on the world of psak. Rav Chaim answered, “The fundamental principle that my father established and that his great talmidim sitting here have continued is that there is no motive other than actually trying to pasken the halacha. He never received any reward for his piskei halacha. He never took any money or had any ulterior motive other than, ‘What is Hashem’s desire? How do we rule on this through the prism of Hashem’s Torah?’”

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Robbie Farewell My Friend, Farewell My Precious Mentor A TributeSchonfeld to Nachum Gordon aâ&#x20AC;?h zâ&#x20AC;?l David E. Simai, M.D. F.A.A.P AByCommunityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sheloshim Tribute by Alan Jay Gerber

ing so much in order to get back only this special father-son team obbie Schonfeld, of blessed knew. An $80 bill would be charge memory. Just the sad thought something. Not the kind of chessed and tzedakah that was dependent $20. The costumer was never t that it is now the sheloshim upon public relations tactics. Both NQRZ WKH PRQHWDU\ GLÉŁHUHQFH + observance of his passing just a Ossie and Robbie were known for or her dignity was always preserve short month ago brings a tear to each their kind, gentle, and warm nature and forever respected. and every one of us who knew him that generated a universal friendship â&#x20AC;&#x153;That was the Schonfeld metho and appreciated the life of chessed time I davened at Beit Yosef. ust today I mentioned to a teen- few patients who have hernias, hy- We were discussing different options that they had for each other and for of chessed that I will always cheris that he lived. A few years later, I joined the judroceles, scoliosis, and other ill- and decided that you would be perage patient that I had started all who in their need came to them They both were simply awesome.â&#x20AC;? Now, that life is no more. nior choir of the Great Synagogue feeling the summer and camp nesses. Some require intervention fect for the assignment.â&#x20AC;? for the assistance that was given Rabbi Mordechai Kamenet Yet his memory and legacy lives and was ableky, to Rosh squeeze in a few per- of Sout and should be the time, I was a pediatric resatmosphere. A handful of parents with dignity and charitable charm. Yeshiva, Yeshiva on merely and will monitored. live on forever as aAtmodformances there on 2 or 3 Shabbosos But thank G-d,elthose are pretty rare. ident at the Cohen Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Hoswalked in with their camp forms and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just one example in the limitShore, noted to me of â&#x20AC;&#x153;how passion of how a person should conduct before my voice Butabout in the So my question remains: how can I pital and since was up all night, a handful of teenagers came in for ed Ispace I have will Idemonstrate ately changed. Robbie felt the continu himself on behalf of those in need. year 2000, when started to daven make these moments attribute my office didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t know ifthis I was still dreamingâ&#x20AC;Ś. their yearly checkups. unique father-son relationship. ity of Ithe Yeshiva of South Shore This is our to his everlasting at Aish Kodesh, the of splendid tunes middot of benefit my precious teens? Since my bar mitzvah, I had been When I started practicing medi7KHLU EXVLQHVV ZDV WKH VHOOLQJ RI ÂżVK derech inculcating tovo memory. my childhood returned to their place an active cine, I asked myself what I could do The tributes that follow werechazzan and baal koreh in in my heart. Sephardi shuls. I recall that when I in the few minutes that I spend with he year ZULWWHQ was 2001, it was just FRPPXQLW\ E\ ÂżYH OHDGLQJ The problem was, my ear was living in Yerushateenagers that could actually change a few weeks before Rosh Ha-ownwas leaders. Each, in their way,5-years-old, was not accustomed to this special Yom layim my parents encouraged me to their lives. shana when I wasinapproached involved their respective commuKippur nusach. I knew that it was sing Anim Surely, there is no doubt that by Avi Feinberg, esteemed nal the activities that gabwere linked with Zemiros in our shul, Beit completely different. Still dazed at Yosef. It of was an Ashkenaz Shul under having a physical exam is import- bai of my shul,the Aish Kodesh. Avibeloved got chessed of our Robbie, the prospect that I never imagined blessed memory. the leadership of Harav Ben Chorin. ant, especially when the body starts right to the point. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weand havesacred an openRobbie came to our community would come, I looked at Avi and Although I only led the singing about changing. Every year, I discover a ing for a baal tefilla for Yom Kippur. of the Five Towns from half Brooklyn, a dozen times, I remember being asked two questions: â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I agree, who and so did Judith Greenberger. They will teach me the nusach? And lastly, very optimistic that one day I would Hurt? Not Feeling Well? Dr. Eric Feintuch, D.C., C.C.S.P. starting onshul. 13th Avenue were close friends activebein amany while imbuing the students with in does Borough Rebbe (Rabbi Moshe Weinbergchazzan in that A few Doctor of Chiropractic good deeds on behalf ofyears thoselater, in a Park, geshmak appreciation Brooklyn. They both just knew er, shlita) know about this idea?â&#x20AC;? in learning, Sephardic shul opened need. Here is her tribute: across the street, PHWKRG WKDW ZRXOG ÂżQG LWV ZD\ LQW who and werewhen the my people who needed Avi replied that Rebbe encourparChronic pain reduction â&#x20AC;&#x153;What I would reallyents stress is Mesivta. food. 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Nachum first bracha by chazzaras haâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;shatz Sports injuries real classical mode of observance, due to them. Their business math kov Kamenetzky, ztâ&#x20AC;?l.â&#x20AC;? was delighted to come to my rescue. so long that in my seven-year-old Gentle techniques and trigger point therapy that being, tzedakah. It was not the was special. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;On accountâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; was a term Rabbi Chanina Herzberg, Men Patient advocacy and 2nd opinion services Despite being a busy lawyer, he took brain I extrapolated that at this rate way we see such causes played out ahel of Yeshiva of South Shor that they probably invented. It was Late night after work and Sunday hours the time and recorded the prayers for davening would end at 5 pm. I detoday with fancy big parties, spend- D YHU\ VSHFLDO ÂżQDQFLDO PHWKRG WKDW UHPLQLVFHG DERXW KLV ÂżUVW PHHWLQ me. For the next three weeks, I liscided to check on my parents across the street. 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to review the prayers. Although I wanted to â&#x20AC;&#x153;throw in the towelâ&#x20AC;? several times, Nachum always smiled and said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You are going to do a terrific job.â&#x20AC;? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been over 15 years that I have been singing and crying on Yom Kippur. When Nachum scaled back on his chazzanus, he insisted I take over the merit to lead the prayers on Rosh Hashana as well. On some years I felt that my voice was a bit hoarse and on some years better. But whenever I finished davening and went over to Nachum, he would kiss me and tell me that I was truly terrific.

get intimidated by any challenge or any person. Amazingly, throughout the years, I was thanked by some patients and parents for helping them overcome their issues with drugs, obesity, academic struggles and other medical, academic and social issues.

ast week, the soul of my mentor Nachum Gordon, zâ&#x20AC;?l, departed from us. As was mentioned at his funeral, Nachum was greater than life. He wore so many hats: as a successful lawyer, he advised the Lubavitcher Rebbe. He helped establish Young Israel of Woodmere and was the founder and first president of Aish Kodesh. He was a chazzan par excellence and a mentor. He was a devoted husband father, grandfather and great-grandfather who never stopped showering everyone around him with warm smiles and loving words. In his free time he would volunteer and entertain adults in old age homes singing Frank Sinatra songs. He was also a member of the

board of Yeshiva University as well. Nachum left behind three beautiful generations. His wife Barbara, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tibdel lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;chaim tovim uâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;bruim, dedicated her life to support and care for Nachum with unmatched, inspiring devotion. Nachum and Barbara together raised three amazing children and grandchildren who shine with their devotion to Hashem and to the Land of Israel. A brilliant mind that never rests, I recall Nachum described to me just a few years ago how he was helping older business owners slowly phase out of their careers and make the best of their hard labor. Nachumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s motto was to never give up. As a parent, I think that this is one of the most important lessons that we can instill in our children. Our kids must believe in themselves and must continue dreaming. So the next time you feel down, despaired or discouraged, please think of my teacher Nachum Leib and the amazing achievements that he was able to

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reach in his life. More than just academic or Torah knowledge, our kids need to know that we believe in them and love them unconditionally. Nachumâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life and legacy will be in our hearts as well as his unique voice and beautiful melodies. This past Shabbos, my son Eliyahu whispered to me: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Please sing the Rosh Hashana tune that Nachum used to sing for Kaddish at the end of davening.â&#x20AC;? That was the song that we sang next to Nachum over and over whenever I went to visit him on Shabbos. And despite his weak speech, Nachum would roar and project his voice with us until the very end, singing and touching us one tune at a time. So I say thank you to you one more time my dear precious mentor Nachum Leib ben Yitzchak. May you continue to sing the beautiful melodies up in heaven and may we merit to hear your voice singing the song of our Moshiach tzidkeinu in our days, amen.

o my decision was that I would incorporate some motivational talk with teenagers at their physicals. Encourage them to believe in themselves and fulfil their life dreams. I do try to give a few suggestions to alter lifestyles, like to cut out soda and juice, to exercise, pick the right friends and focus on their withstudies, Robbie. but â&#x20AC;&#x153;I met when he is to theRobbie main message moved to this enrolled believe in area theirand abilities andhisnot to boys into our yeshiva. His whole life was devoted to ahavat chessed and limud Torah. He inculcated into his family this love for Jewish education and mizvot in a very special way â&#x20AC;&#x201C; by example. I will surely miss his friendship.â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, the spiritual leader of the Chabad of the Five Towns, tells us of his heartfelt sentiments of Robbieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legacy: â&#x20AC;&#x153;It is very painful to write about Robbie, aâ&#x20AC;?h, but for the sake of those learning about him and who aspire to emulate his chessed I choose to â&#x20AC;˘ Focus â&#x20AC;˘ Seminary Credits accepted in major share these words in tribute to Rob-on the complete person â&#x20AC;˘ Stimulating and challenging courses universities bieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s memory: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Robbie was an ish emet that who speak to the heart and mind â&#x20AC;˘ Extracurricular Programs under direction had a heart of goldâ&#x20AC;Śhe lived foratmosphere with expert â&#x20AC;˘ Warm of Mrs. Yocheved Shonek others. His family was very dear to mechanchim and mechanchos him. When I paid him a visit to the hospital and helped him put on his tallis and WHÂżOOLQ he emphasized to me how much he cherished his wife, Judy, and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have enough words to praise her. Additionally, Robbie had a deep strong respect for our sagesâ&#x20AC;Ś We would go together to the Ohel of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, ztâ&#x20AC;?l, and he was extremely moved and spiritually uplifted by the experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;His respect for others knew no In Memory of limits. He was a giant in the way he Mrs. Rose Edelman conducted his day-to-day life, re-

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A Penny A Jew By Assemblyman Dov Hikind

nfortunately, if we set aside a day for every tragedy in Jewish history, the calendar would be full. But the scope, circumstances and impact of the Holocaust are so immense that a special day of remembrance was deemed appropriate. I never discussed the day itself with my parents – both survivors, both in Heaven now – but I suspect they would have agreed. My mother, z”l, warned against getting comfortable with the memory. As a child of survivors, and as a student of history, I have sought to understand as much as I can about what occurred during those tragic years. It’s not a morbid fascination; it’s a thirst for knowledge that might somehow be useful in dealing with today’s issues that endanger the Jewish people…and help prevent future tragedies. No one can deny that a generation has not passed where many people – not just an isolated madman – have expressed their eagerness to finish what Hitler started. Did my mother have these fears as a child in pre-war Czechoslovakia? I doubt it. Her memories of life before Germany invaded were happy ones; the Jewish community got along fine with their Czech neighbors, she recalled. Then the Nazis came and the town’s Jews were rounded up. My mother’s most vivid memory of that day was how the non-Jewish neighbors came out

to watch. And no one said a word. “Do you know about antiSemitism?” I asked my 14-year-old granddaughter. She was sitting with me as I prepared to speak on the subject over the holidays. “Yes,” she said. “We saw a video about it.” The video presented other young teens being asked about their perceptions of Jews. “They’re all rich,” said one. “They have all the power,” said

In France. While in the Middle East there are Muslim leaders who have openly stated their desire to see all Jews return to Israel as soon as possible, so they can kill them all at once. You would think that Muslim leaders in the Middle East would be most concerned with their people’s quality of life, but killing Jews is a higher priority. Despite all my years

Remembering our loved ones, these six million innocent souls, brings a sense of them back to life. That’s the least we can do. another. Nearly a century later and nothing has changed. Except for one thing: now, there is a State of Israel. So the chants of “Jews, go back to Palestine,” have ended, and the existence of a Jewish State has joined the list of “reasons” to call for Jewish extermination. I repeat: it’s not morbid fascination. It’s a matter of paying attention. A single day does not pass without an incident or a threat. If you follow international headlines, this is not news to you. There are a half million Jews in France who no longer feel safe looking like Jews.

of reading, I never understood how the Germans could concentrate their efforts on anything but saving their own soldiers once the Allied invasion proved that their march to world domination had come to an end. But killing Jews was such a high priority to the Nazis that they studied its efficacy like a science. In The Holocaust, a new 500-page study by Laurence Rees, we learn how the Nazis were able to reduce the cost of murdering Jews to about two German pfennings a person. Less than one U.S. cent. Another new historical study by Peter Hayes

entitled Why demonstrates how the Nazi regime used just two trains per day from 1942-44 to move three million people to the death camps. In 1944, as the Allies closed in, three trains per day deported 440,000 Hungarian Jews in eight weeks. Priorities. My mother recalled standing on Mengele’s infamous life-ordeath line. Trains had arrived from everywhere. Elderly men, pregnant women, children, the sick, the hungry… Her three-year-old nephew stood with the family and asked his mother, “M’geit ins hargenen?” Are they going to kill us? One sister whispered to my mother, “M’ken nisht lozen Mommy alein.” We can’t let Mommy go alone. So she went to the gas chamber with her mother. Why recall all this? Because we must. Because remembering our loved ones, these six million innocent souls, brings a sense of them back to life. That’s the least we can do. But more, we remember for us. We remember because we live in a volatile world and it’s critical to be honest about anti-Semitism, to call it out and to stand up to it. Even when things simmer down and look fine, it can grow dark very quickly. And if you don’t believe me, just ask my mother.

Assemblyman Dov Hikind represents the 48th District in New York.

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What is the oldest airline still operating under its original name? a. Deutsche Lufthansa b. KLM c. Northwest Airlines d. Qantas

2. In 1987, American Airlines famously saved $40,000 by doing the following: a. They removed 1 olive from each salad served in first class b. They made their pilots pay for their own dry cleaning c. They stopped serving chocolate bars to passengers in coach d. They stopped turning the AC on before takeoff 3. What is the longest non-stop flight in the world? a. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, to Sydney, Australia b. Johannesburg, South Africa, to Atlanta, Georgia c. Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas, to Hong Kong, China d. Doha, Qatar, to Auckland, New Zealand 4. How many people fly per day in the U.S.? a. 700,000 b. 1.2 million c. 2 million d. 7 million 5.

What is the typical cruising air speed for long-distance commercial passenger flights? a. 370-410 MPH

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Which airline is the world’s largest (by fleet size and revenue)? a. American Airlines b. Lufthansa Airlines c. Qatar Airways d. Air France

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4. 5. 6. 7.

B- KLM (Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij) has been in existence since 1919. Qantas is the world’s second oldest airline, established in 1920. A D- Qatar’s flight 921 is the longest flight in the world, traveling 9,032 miles. On average, it takes an average of 16 hours and 10 minutes for this whopper of a flight. C B C A- American Airlines’ average yearly revenue is $40 billion. The five largest airlines in the world, by fleet size, are 1) American Airlines; 2) Delta Air Lines; 3) United Airways; 4) Southwest Airlines; 5) FedEx Express (in that order) D (Sorry, did I just kill your inflight chill?)

Wisdom Key 7-8 correct: You are a real frequent flier…enjoy the blanket! 3-6 correct: Not bad, you are coach class…middle seat! 0-2 correct: You have airplane amnesia…maybe it was that 16-hourplus flight that you took from Qatar to New Zealand, while stuck in the middle seat between Bobuwee and Mustafa!

A new traffic control officer was in charge of a runway that could only fit one jet plane at a time. He accidentally had one jet take off and one jet land at 11:48 pm on the same runway. Thankfully, though, the planes didn’t crash and the traffic control officer was not fired. Why didn’t the planes crash? Answer to riddle: The two planes took off and landed on different days

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Torah Thought

Israel at 69 By Rabbi Berel Wein

he State of Israel celebrates its sixty-ninth Independence Day. Those of us who were alive in 1947 when the state came into being cannot help but be amazed and impressed by our feisty little country and its achievements. Israel has never been as secure and strong as it is today. It has also, at the very same time, never been so vulnerable, demonized and beset with vicious uncompromising enemies as it is today. So again we find ourselves in the best of times and in very difficult times at one and the very same time. But, I believe that by any measure, our glass is more than half full, especially in comparison with where we were sixty-nine years ago. And it is in this respect that Israel is and remains the absolute miracle of our time, if not even of the ages. The impact that the existence of the State of Israel has had on the Jewish world over the past sixty-nine years has been incalculable. This includes all of the different groupings and factions that constitute the Jewish people today. Even the naysayers and the misguided BDSers amongst us cannot help but admit that they too are affected by the existence of the Jewish state. Israel has pricked the Jewish conscience everywhere and that has caused discomfort to some, exultation to others and challenges to all. It has shattered all previous illusions amongst Jews about their place in the world, broken previously cherished and warmly held dreams and

created the necessity to dream again, but now differently than we did before. This truth lies in the ancient verse in Psalms that “that when the L-rd returned the exiles of Israel to their home we will be but dreamers once more.” The State of Israel has evolved in an unexpected and unpredicted manner. And it is still certainly but a work in progress. Its founders envisioned a rigidly secular – almost an-

who actually built it. Truly, we are but dreamers. The country possesses an inner dynamism that raises it beyond predictability and ordinary patterns of growth and development. Its rate of absorption of new immigrants and its ability to blend them into the fabric of the country within a generation or two is testimony to the accuracy of what was said by the prophets of old. It is stated that after the time of the return of the Jewish people, the

Out of the babel of different languages and differing cultures, a cohesive, whole nation, diverse and fractious as it is, has nevertheless emerged and prospered. ti-religious nation – very left-leaning in politics and diplomacy and committed to doctrinaire socialist if not even Marxist economic and social programs and ideologies. Sixty-nine years later the country is more traditionally religious than ideologically secular, more robustly capitalist in its economy than socialist and a bastion of Western democratic government – with all of the wranglings and inefficiencies that this system inevitably entails – and less of a completely state controlled society than previously envisioned. It has surprised everyone, even those

great and lengthy exile would finally begin to end. Out of the babel of different languages and differing cultures, a cohesive, whole nation, diverse and fractious as it is, has nevertheless emerged and prospered. Those ancient prophets predicted it, in the long of night of exile and persecution, Jews continued to believe in it and at great cost and sacrifice, our generations have lived to see it become real and vital. What hath G-d wrought! Israel has produced Nobel Prize winners and scientists and profes-

sors of worldwide acclaim. It has pioneered medical research, technological innovation, and industrial and agricultural advancements and creativity. Almost every computer-like device in the world – and there are billions of such products in daily and constant use – have a piece of Israel inside of it. This fact alone confounds all of the nefarious evil of the Jew-hating Israel boycotters that still abound. G-d’s promise to our father Avraham, that the whole world would benefit and be blessed through the achievements of the generations of his descendants, has been vindicated time and again by the accomplishments of the State of Israel. And, most important of all, Israel has remained true to its mission of supporting Jewish values and Torah study as an integral part of its society and the fabric of the state. There has been no single greater supporter of Torah study in all of its diverse and holy forms than the State of Israel. That fact alone should draw forth gratitude and loyalty from the community most directly benefiting from this policy. Old prejudices and theories, disproved by the realities of history, should finally be abandoned and a joint effort by all Jews to continue to build the Jewish future through a strong and secure Israel should be encouraged and executed. Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas Tazria

The Birth Pangs before Every New Beginning By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

arshas Tazria, which starts with the laws of impurity associated with birth, provides a puzzling twist. Impurity is almost always associated with death. The ultimate state of impurity is that of a dead body. Dead animals are also impure and virtually all other types of impurity connect to death in some way. The only exception is the halacha that a woman becomes impure when she gives birth to a child. Why is this? On the surface, this is the opposite of anything associated with death. It is a new life! Why does that come with a state of impurity? The truth is that there is more than one kind of birth. Birth is actually the process of growth throughout the life of the world as a whole, of each community, and of each individual. Birth is the progression from a lower level to a higher level. If the transition to a new, higher level is called birth, then one’s prior, lower level must be “pregnancy.” The Zohar says that the completion of any stage, or level, is called “death.” This is because leaving behind something familiar, even if it is on a lower level than one’s destination, is painful and

the transition is as difficult as death. Every person and community naturally resists change and seeks to cling to the inertia of the status quo. It hurts to let go of old habits. But Hashem created the world in such a way that it continues its inexorable progression forward toward redemption. It is just like the process of birth. Birth pangs hurt. Only a human being can transmit a state of impurity to another person or object while he is alive. Animals only transmit impurity after death. But a person can transmit impurity while he is alive because, unlike an animal, he is born and dies many times during his life. A person constantly evolves to higher and higher levels. And every time he leaves his former level behind, the Zohar calls than an aspect of death. A person’s state of impurity testifies to the fact that he is ascending to a higher level. It also indicates that there was something deficient about his prior state. But a Jew’s impurity is only temporary. It is not an essential part of his nature. He emerges from that state on a higher level than he was before he became impure.

Prior to a person’s new birth, what is the nature of the lower level called “pregnancy” which preceded it? The Gemara (Nida 30b) describes the amazing life of a soul during pregnancy before it comes into this world at birth. It says that the child has “a candle lit over his head and he gazes and looks from one end of the world to the other…” The Gemara continues that an angel teaches him the entire Torah. What could be better than this? Yet when the time for birth comes, the angel comes and strikes the child on his mouth and he forgets all of his Torah. The Maharal explains that birth appears to be a profound descent for the child. He is thrust down into this physical world which seems to contradict everything he experienced on his prior level! It is quite literally a “slap in the face.” This traumatic loss is an aspect of death and that is why the birth process creates a state of impurity. Birth pangs, chevlei leida, are a confusing paradox. On one hand, there is a cord, a chevel,that connects the fetus to his mother and provides him everything he needs.

On the other hand, the word for the pain of giving birth is also chevel. This is because in order to rise from one level to another, one must cut the cord connecting him to his prior state. Severing that connection is painful. This is also reflected in the fact that a child is called a tinok in Hebrew. In order to be born, to come into the word as a child, the cord tying him to his prior state must be cut, nitok, which has the same letters as the word for “child.” Only after the pain, the “death,” of cutting himself off from his prior level can a child become an independent person. One’s prior state must “die” in order for him to attain a qualitatively new level of purity and holiness in his life. Shlomo Hamelech even equates the womb with the grave (Mishlei 30:16). The words for grave, kever, and rot, rakav, share the same letters, and are both associated with death. But those same letters also spell boker, morning. One can only attain the morning of a new day, a new level of existence, after his prior level dies and rots. Once the difficulty of the transition is in the past, one overcomes the impurity of death,

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and begins to experience the joy and purity of redemption in his new level. The Gemara (Rosh Hashana 11a) teaches us that “One who goes out in the days of Nissan and sees the trees blossoming should say the blessing, ‘Blessed is He who left nothing lacking from His world…’” Just like we cannot witness the springtime of the world without “going out,” so too any transition from one level to a new birth involves “going out.” It has been a long winter. While it may be hard to leave the comfort of our homes to which we have become accustomed, springtime demands that we “Go out and see” (Shir Hashirim 3:11). As the Baal Hatanya taught in his ma’amar (discourse), “Go out from the ‘I’ and see G-d,” we must not remain self-absorbed, only seeking the comfort of the old. We must “go out” and embrace the discomfort of G-d’s plan for a higher level of existence. This is the pain in Eretz Yisroel today. Just like a fetus emerging from the womb, many bnei Torah have felt like they are being asked to “forget the Torah.” It feels like a slap in the face. There are birth pangs. It hurts so much. They feel like they are being dragged away from their Mother, the Divine Presence. The old level they are about to leave behind is connected to the fact that we brought a mentality of exile, in which we hunkered down and did not look beyond our own “four amos,” with us into Eretz Yisroel. It may sound funny but that exile mentality is comfortable. It meant we were exempt from taking ownership of the spiritual and physical development of whatever country we lived in. But as Moshiach and the redemption reveal themselves more and more, especially in Eretz Yisroel, we find ourselves being dragged out of the womb/grave of exile and into the painful transition to a new state of our national existence. Just like physical birth is a combination of the blood of the impurity of the end of one stage of existence and the beginning of hope for a new, more elevated life, so too the current transition is a combination of the pain of change

and hope for how the changes fit into the ultimate redemption. If we recognize that the Jewish people are experiencing a new birth, we understand that every birth pro-

lives; that it is a reality of a redemption which renews us as in days of old with powerful illuminations which draw palpably closer. If we gaze at the present reality and only see its

Once the difficulty of the transition is in the past, one overcomes the impurity of death, and begins to experience the joy and purity of redemption in his new level.

cess involves pain and the loss of what outwardly looks like a higher level of existence. The Navi (Yeshaya 53:3-4) describes Moshiach as, “despised and rejected by men, a man of pain who knows sickness… we considered him plagued, nagua, smitten by G-d and oppressed.” We even view Moshiach as impure, possessing the plague of tzara’as – negah! We see that the process of impurity and pain associated with the end of a previous epoch of history applies even to the ultimate redemption. Rav Chaim Cohen, the “Chalban,” expresses the reality of this transition beautifully in his recent sefer “Hakitzu V’ranenu, Wake up and sing,” which focuses almost exclusively on the topic of recognizing and embracing our transition from a time of exile to a time of redemption. Let me share three paragraphs which eloquently describe exactly what is happening right now (p. 90): Sleep is a state in which a person does not perceive the reality around him. Waking up means opening one’s eyes to see reality clearly. In other words, when a person wakes up, there is no change in one’s surroundings. Rather, there is a change in the person; in his perception of the reality around him. So too the awakening to redemption. This means opening one’s eyes to perceive the reality in which he

faults; if we complain about it and simply wait for a better future, this demonstrates that we have not yet woken up. A person wakes up in the morn-

ing and not at night. The wake-up call of redemption appears in the fact that, baruch Hashem, the morning of redemption has arrived. Our primary difficulties, problems, and pain come from the fact that we pay no attention to this. We do not conduct our lives according to the new light which is an illumination from Heaven on the soul of the generation. May we see the end of the birth pains of Moshiach as we say “Mazel tov!” on the realization of all of our dreams with the birth and revelation of Moshiach with the arrival of the final redemption, may it come soon in our days!

Rav Moshe Weinberger, shlita, is the founding Morah d’Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and has served as Mashpia in Yeshiva University since 2013.

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Between the Lines

Hyssop Pie By Eytan Kobre

True humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is thinking of yourself less. -C.S. Lewis

hortly before Kol Nidrei, the mood in the shul was palpably tense, the solemnity of the day weighing heavily upon the congregation.

Overcome with feelings of remorse, the rabbi ran to the ark spontaneously, lifted his hands heavenward, and cried out, “Ich bin a gornisht! Ich bin a gornisht!” (I’m a nothing! I’m a nothing!). Moved by the rabbi’s display of humility, the shamash (beadle) followed the rabbi’s example and did the same. The

community leaders and then the congregation at large followed suit, appearing one-by-one before the ark and yelling, “Ich bin a gornisht! Ich bin a gornisht!” A wayfaring beggar sitting in the rear of the shul was bewildered by the strange and sudden commotion but assumed it was all just a local custom. So, as everyone else had, he rushed to the front and cried out, “Ich bin a gornisht! Ich bin a gornisht!” The rabbi turned to the beadle with an air of absolute disdain. “Look who thinks he’s a nothing.” The joke (and its many variations) exposes a common misperception about what humility is – and what it is not. As part of their purification process, those suffering from spiritually-induced leprosy must offer a sacrifice that includes a hyssop for their malady is the result of arrogance – “the hyssop symbolizes the humility that the leper should have had” (Rashi, Vayikra 14:4; Erchin 16b). Humility is a trait so fundamental that while some count it as one of the Torah’s express commandments (SeMaG, Prohibition 64; Sefer Yereim 332:22 [R’ Yehudai Gaon]), others regard it as the basis for all commandments (see e.g. Migdal Oz, Dei’os 2:3; Sefer Yereim 332:22). So we are to be “very, very” humble (Avos 4:4) – even to an extreme (Rambam, Dei’os 2:3) – because humility is the foundation of the Torah (Ta’anis 7a; Sota 21b; Avos 6:5). To some, humility is the single most defining characteristic in the wide array of human attributes

(Avoda Zara 20b; Pele Yoe’tz, Anava; Chovos HaLevavos, Gate of Humility, Chapter 8; Iggeres Ramban). Even great people – or is it especially great people? – are humble. Ralph Waldo Emerson was spot-on when he observed, “A great man is always willing to be little.” The story is told of an American horse rider during the Revolutionary War who happened upon a group of soldiers trying unsuccessfully to move a heavy log. Seeing the soldiers’ corporal standing idly by, the rider asked him why he wasn’t helping in the effort. “Oh, I’m the corporal. I give the orders. They do the work.” The rider dismounted his horse and helped move the log. “The next time your men need help,” he said to the corporal, “send for the Commander-in-Chief.” It was only then that the corporal and his men realized that the rider was none other than George Washington. While our leaders may possess a small measure of arrogance so that their authority is accepted, the apparent consensus is that even a scholar should “have no part of” arrogance whatsoever (Sota 5a; Rambam, Dei’os 2:3). And our leaders, more so than others, have lived that principle. R’ Akiva Eiger and R’ Yaakov Lorberbaum of Lisa (the Nesivos) once traveled together to Warsaw. As would be expected, the local Jews flocked to the city gates to welcome the two Torah giants. The people dislodged their carriage from the horses and began to pull the carriage themselves, singing and dancing.

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When R’ Akiva Eiger realized what was happening, he assumed that the honor was for his friend, the Nesivos, so he dismounted and joined the crowd pulling the carriage. At the same time, the Nesivos assumed that the honor was for his friend, R’ Akiva Eiger, so he too alighted and joined the crowd pulling the carriage. And so the crowd – and the two great men being honored – pulled the carriage until they realized that no one was inside. That’s humility. Humility exists not in spite of greatness but because of it. So “wherever you find the greatness of the Holy One, blessed is He, there you find His humility” (Megilla 31a). In the absence of greatness, there can be no humility because there is nothing to be humble about. As my father-in-law is quick to recount, Winston Churchill observed that British politician Clement Attlee “is a very modest man. Indeed he has a lot to be modest about.” Or, as Golda Meir said to one of her cabinet ministers, “Don’t be so humble – you’re not that great.” That is the reason that G-d rests His Divine spirit only on one who is wise, strong, wealthy, and humble (Nedarim 38a). Strength and wisdom and wealth are pre-requisites for humility because only the strong, wise, and wealthy have what to be humble about (Ruach Chaim, Avos 4:1 and 4:4). Humility has no meaning unless it is accompanied by greatness. R’ Yechiel Michel of Zlotchov, a disciple of the Baal Shem Tov, once remarked how, in the World to Come he will be able to answer for all his actions except for his lack of humility. “When they ask why I didn’t master the entire Torah, I will respond that my intellectual capabilities were limited. When they ask why I didn’t fast to mourn the destruction of the Temples, I will answer that my physical composition was weak. And when they ask why I gave so little to charity, I will explain that I was a man of modest means. “But then they will ask me why –for a person of small mind, weak composition, and modest means – I was so arrogant. And for that, I will have no answer.” But for all its primacy, humility is not about self-effacement or the suppression of talent or the denial of significant accomplishments. Indeed, Moshe wrote of himself that “the man, Moshe, was very humble, more so than any man on the face

of the earth” (Bamidbar 12:3). And, after the passing of R’ Yehuda HaNasi, Rav Yosef noted that there was still humility in the world because he was alive and well (Sota 49b). These weren’t boasts; they were simple assertions of fact. The spiritual leper therefore takes both the hyssop and the cedar (a symbol of pride) because, according to the Chiddushei HaRim, the hyssop teaches what humility is; the cedar teaches what humility isn’t.

R’ Yechezkel Abramsky once was required to testify in a court case in which a shochet sued the Beis Din of London, where R’ Yechezkel served as a judge. When R’ Yechezkel’s attorney asked him whether it is true that he was the greatest living authority on Jewish law on the European continent, R’ Yechrzkel answered, “Yes, that is correct.” The judge could not help but interject. “Rabbi Abramsky, is that not haughty of you? Don’t your laws and

ethics teach you to be humble?” “Yes, we are indeed taught to be humble,” R’ Yechezkel replied. “But I am under oath.” Humility doesn’t mean you’re always nothing – it means you’re never everything. Eytan Kobre is a writer, speaker, mediator, and attorney living in Kew Gardens Hills. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? E-mail eakobre@outlook.com.

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The Observant Jew

Have a Blessed Day By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

ost people have heard of counting their blessings, but I believe only Jews – during the weeks between Pesach and Shavuos – bless their countings. During this period, known as sefira (literally: counting) we fulfill the mitzvah of counting the seven weeks from Pesach to Shavuos. We count up, unusual when you’re looking forward to an event, instead of having a countdown. We also have another nuance. “Are you still counting with a bracha?” is an oft-heard refrain, albeit more frequently among younger people than older ones. Teenagers, to whom the counting is newer, see it as a badge of pride to count each day with a blessing, something you can only do if you’ve counted each day. Then again, even people much older tend to get busy or distracted and may miss a day, thus resulting in the inability to count with a bracha. However, even if one misses a day, and can no longer count with the blessing, he continues counting. It is recommended to hear the bracha from someone who is still counting but, if not, you should still count with all the gusto of performing a mitzvah of Hashem. And maybe even more. Someone who’d missed a day early-on once complained to me. “What’s the point of counting if I can’t count with a bracha?” I understood his pain, as most of us can’t say we’ve always made it all the way to the end with a perfect record. But that’s no reason to give up. In fact,

I suggested, it might be a reason to count with even more satisfaction. I don’t think it made him any happier in that moment, but I proposed that the tiny bit of pride in being able to say one is still counting with the blessing, and that tinier bit of “I’m

of lulav and esrog!” The messengers shuddered. They didn’t know what to do. On the one hand, this was the only esrog they found. On the other, they could not imagine what the Gaon would say if they agreed to the deal. After a few moments they

Upon hearing their words, the Gaon’s face lit up radiantly. “Baruch Hashem!” he exclaimed.

better than you” when someone else isn’t, might somehow detract from the mitzvah. However, if one isn’t counting with a bracha, those negatives are gone. I was also reminded of a story. In a year when it was very hard to find an esrog for Sukkos. People spread out far and wide to find the precious fruit. Two men had been sent by the great Gaon of Vilna, R’ Eliyahu, to find one for him. They tracked one down, but the owner wanted a tremendous sum, much more than they had been authorized to spend. They tried to bargain him down by explaining that they were buying the esrog for the Vilna Gaon. Upon hearing that, the man got very serious. “I will give the esrog as a gift to the Vilna Gaon, on the condition that I get all the reward for his mitzvah

decided they were better off coming back with it than coming back emptyhanded. When they brought the esrog to the Gaon, he was extremely happy. Now he would be able to fulfill the mitzvah of the Arba Minim. When the messengers were standing there silently, he sensed that there was more to the story. Hesitantly, they relayed the man’s condition for giving the esrog away. Upon hearing their words, the Gaon’s face lit up radiantly. “Baruch Hashem!” he exclaimed. “I will be able to fulfill the mitzvah the way Chazal in Pirkei Avos tell us: ‘Do not be as servants who serve the Master in hopes of getting a reward, but serve Him not on condition of getting a reward,’ since this man will receive any s’char I would earn!” The same way he was excited

about fulfilling a mitzvah for the sake of pleasing Hashem, we can be excited about counting sefira without a bracha. It takes away a little of our personal stake when we can’t say the bracha, meaning more of our efforts are directed toward serving Hashem without ulterior motives. If we’re still counting with a bracha, we can make sure that our pleasure comes more from fulfilling the mitzvah than from the fact that we have a “perfect record.” This approach is universal. There are mitzvos on which we make a bracha, and those, like tzedaka or treating others with integrity and kindness, on which we don’t. However, we can learn the lesson of finding joy in the mitzvah itself and, whether we make a bracha or not, every day and every action can be a blessed one.

Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has appeared in publications around the world. You can find him at www.facebook.com/ RabbiGewirtz, and follow him on Instagram @RabbiGewirtz or Twitter @ RabbiJGewirtz. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject. © 2017 – All Rights Reserved

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On the Streets of

Israel

Yom HaShoah in Israel By Elana Dure

ax Privler was elevenyears-old when he lost his father, mother and baby brother to the Nazis. A small boy from Poland, Max tasted German hatred in a harsh and bitter way. It all started when the Nazis told him and his father to stand in front of a mass grave alongside dozens of other Jewish men. As the Nazis began to shoot, Max’s father pushed him into the grave and shielded his body, granting Max lone survivorship of the massacre. Days later, once he determined it was safe, Max decided to return home to his mother and brother, only to find them harassed by German soldiers. Trying to protect her younger son, Max’s mother pushed a soldier to the ground. This ultimately led to the demise of both her and her child. Max’s mother was hanged; her son dismembered. As an eleven-year-old boy witnessing these atrocities, Max could only think of one thing: revenge. He went on to join the resistance and helped save many others from such a terrible fate. Now, 86-year-old Max lights

a torch to commemorate both the martyrs and heroes of the Holocaust. Along with five other survivors, he tells his story to Israel in the hopes of passing on the message to never forget. I, along with hundreds of others,

hu addressed the audience and introduced the six torch lighters. Each with his or her unique story; each with his or her own memories to bear. Unlike in the United States, Holocaust Remembrance Day in Israel

Six torch lighters. Each with his or her unique story; each with his or her own memories to bear.

sit in the audience and watch in awe as Max shares his story. I knew the ceremony would be moving, I just didn’t anticipate how much. Every year, the State of Israel welcomes Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day with an official ceremony at the state’s Holocaust museum, Yad Vashem. President Reuven Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya-

is celebrated by everyone. All schools host assemblies and at 10 a.m. a national siren is sound. At my school, the assembly coincided with the siren blast. Immediately, all students and staff bowed their heads in silence. We all thought of our grandparents or friends’ grandparents who survived the Shoah. We all remembered the children and adults who

perished under Nazi rule. We all celebrated the partisans who fought for Jewish freedom. We all recognized the importance of ensuring this doesn’t happen again. At the national ceremony, Netanyahu said, “The strong survive, the weak are erased.” He explained that “the existence of the weak is in doubt.” In order to stay strong and survive, we must not doubt our purpose. We must stay loyal to our background and heritage. To witness the strength of the Jewish people on a day that commemorates the Holocaust – an era in which the Nazis tried to erase the Jewish nation – is not only inspiring. It leaves me with a sense of pride to be part of a thriving people and to volunteer in a country built by Jews for Jews. Am Yisrael chai. The nation of Israel continues to live. Elana Dure is a resident of Woodmere and recent graduate of the University of Maryland. She is currently teaching English in Petach Tikva through Masa’s Israel Teaching Fellows program.

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Jewish History

Memoirs of a Forgotten Rabbi The Troubled Life of Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber By Rabbi Pini Dunner

abbi Tzvi Hirsch Ferber (1883-1966) was a Lithuanian-born Torah scholar who spent most of his adult life as the spiritual leader of a small community in the West End of London. He remained there for over 50 years, struggling to maintain his dignity and his principles in a setting that was completely indifferent to the things he found important. His relationship with the lay-leadership of his community, as well as with his fellow employees, was fraught with difficulty and tension, as they were all people devoid of any sensitivity to Jewish ritual law and they tended to run the synagogue as a moneymaking operation, without taking Jewish law or the rabbi into consideration. In 1938, Rabbi Ferber began writing his memoirs, recording his life story, including the history of his hometown, Slabodka, and details of his family origins and how he had ended up as an immigrant rabbi in England. The memoirs disappeared after his death and resurfaced at auction a few years ago, eventually ending up in the hands of Rabbi Pini Dunner, who at that time lived in London. After introducing us to the fascinating story of the memoirs and how they ended up in his possession, Rabbi Dunner now reveals Rabbi Ferber’s own narrative and presents the memoirs, translated and

published here for the very first time since they were written. This is excerpt resumes the story of Slabodka. The translation presented here is not a word-for-word rendition of the original Hebrew, although Rabbi Dunner has stuck to it as closely as

established according to the principles of the “Mussar” (Jewish ethics) movement, but critics claimed the new administration did not know what they were doing and were not fulfilling the yeshiva’s core mission. The main teacher at the yeshiva,

To this day their inspiration feeds into the sermons I give on High Holidays, inspiring the community to connect with G-d.

possible, with the exception of when the Rabbinic Hebrew makes an exact translation difficult or where ambiguities need to be corrected. The material has also been abridged where necessary, excluding extraneous details that disrupt the narrative.

THE SLABODKA YESHIVA SPLITS The Controversy at Slabodka Yeshiva After the passing of Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, opposition erupted in Slabodka against the new administration of the yeshiva. The yeshiva had originally been

Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz, had just been appointed as the rabbi of Gorzhd, which meant that the principle figure of authority had left, resulting in the controversial changes in the way the yeshiva was run. Students at the yeshiva openly rebelled against the new administration, and Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz also joined the chorus of opposition. Another significant rabbi opposed to the new administration was the chief rabbi of Ritova, Rabbi Avraham Aaron Burstein, the celebrated illui of Kamenitz, later chief rabbi of Tavrig, who was a teacher at the yeshiva before Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz arrived.

Leading the opposition to the new administration was Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan’s son, the new rabbi of Kovno, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rabinowitz, together with the rabbi of Slabodka, Rabbi Moshe Danishevsky. There were others as well – Rabbi Tzvi Yaakov Oppenheim of Kelm; Rabbi Meir Feimer of Slutzk; Rabbi Lipa Sharshevski of Nyesviz; Rabbi Chaim Segal, chief rabbi of Ratzk and later Yanove, who was born in Slabodka; Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Mayofis of Volkovisk – and others too. The controversy escalated until eventually the yeshiva split into two separate camps. The Mussar faction was forced to leave the building where the yeshiva had been accommodated for years, and this group moved to the “Zovchei Tzedek” study hall. Meanwhile, the group that remained formed a new yeshiva called “Knesset Beit Yitzchak” named in honor of the late Rabbi Yitzchak Elchanan, under the leadership of his son, Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rabinowitz. After the departure of Rabbi Yitzchak Yaakov Rabinowitz, the new administration that headed the group which eventually split off engaged two rabbis to teach the students: the great scholars Rabbi Moshe Mordechai Epstein and Rabbi Isser Zalman Meltzer, who were brothers-in-law. Meanwhile, “Knesset Beit Yitzchak” engaged Rabbi Moshe Danishevsky to teach the boys who remained in the yeshiva building, but it became

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apparent that notwithstanding his qualities as an expert in Jewish law, he was not a particularly good teacher, as he lacked the necessary pedagogic skills. After about half a year “Knesset Beit Yitzchak” hired Rabbi Chaim Rabinowitz, the rabbi of Meishad who later taught in Telz yeshiva — a brilliant scholar and an excellent teacher. He remained in Slabodka yeshiva for many years until taking up the position in Telz with Rabbi Yosef Leib Bloch. In 1900 I left Slabodka and went to Shavel, and from that point on I lost touch with the details of what was going on with the yeshiva there.

My Studies in Slabodka Growing up, I lived at home with my parents, and they took care of all my needs, as a result of which I was not bound by the study schedule at the yeshiva in Slabodka. I did not attend prayers at the yeshiva, nor did I attend the Mussar study sessions that took place there daily, although I very much enjoyed hearing the ethical discourses delivered at the yeshiva by the great rabbis Rabbi Yitzchak Blazer and Rabbi Naftali Amsterdam. I would always go to hear them speak, and they both had a profound influence on me. To this day their inspiration feeds into the sermons I give on High Holidays, inspiring the community to connect with G-d. Despite not being officially registered at the yeshiva, I studied the

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same Talmudic tractate that they were studying, and I regularly attended the Talmud lectures there. I was even privileged to hear lectures delivered by Rabbi Eliezer Gordon, the rabbi of Telz and head of Telz yeshiva, as whenever he passed through Kovno on his travels he would visit Slabodka yeshiva and teach. His lectures were spellbinding, delivered with incredible passion. I also heard lectures from Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Rabinowitz and from Rabbi Moshe Danishevsky. In the main, however, I studied at “Reb Abba Chatzkel’s” study house, which was where my father regularly prayed. He was heavily involved in its upkeep. Originally the study house had been a wooden building, until they built a new brick structure, and my father told me that he personally hauled the bricks for its construction. Despite this personal involvement, he chose to sit in the most inconspicuous location of the sanctuary for prayers, in the northwestern corner. My Talmud study partner, a boy called Tanchum, who was from Kraknova, and I studied Shulchan Aruch with the rabbi of “Reb Abba Chatzkel’s” study house, Rabbi Zelig Halevi Tarshish, brother-in-law of Rabbi Yosef Yoizel Horowitz, the “Elder” of Novardok. I received my rabbinic ordination from Rabbi Mordechai Latzkover, one of the rabbis in Kovno, and Rabbi Binyamin Meisel,

rabbi of Paneman – and they testified that I was so familiar with the relevant material that I knew it almost totally by heart.

My Studies in Shavel As my father got older, he became weaker and it became hard for him to earn a living. As a result of this, and after I was released from conscription into the Russian Army, I traveled to Shavel in 1900, where I studied for a year before I got married. I studied together with a group of advanced Talmud scholars, supported by a man called Yaakov Stein, who worked tirelessly to sustain us in our studies. It was in Shavel that I began to speak publicly for the first time. Initially I was tremendously apprehensive of speaking to an audience, but eventually I got used to it, and soon I became known as an accomplished orator.

My Parents I was born to my parents in 1883. My mother was already 50-years-old when I was born, and she already had grandchildren. I was their youngest child, and their favorite. My oldest brother, Rabbi Eliezer Lipman Ferber, a very special person and a profound scholar, was chief rabbi of Koznitza at the time of my mother’s pregnancy. One day, he arrived to visit my parents and found her – a woman with grandchildren – pregnant and weak, laid up in in her bed.

My brother told her not to worry and remarked that perhaps she would have cause to be even more proud of this child than of all her previous children. As I grew up I witnessed my parents decline in health, and I experienced what it meant to go without. My parents ate less so that their children could eat. They also regularly hosted Torah scholars and yeshiva students to eat at our home on Shabbats and weekdays, and numerous famous rabbis began their rabbinic careers around my parents’ table. Although my father was not himself a learned man, he loved Torah with all his heart, and had a profound respect for all Torah scholars. He often told me about the speeches and sermons he had heard from the famous rabbinic leader, Rabbi Yisrael Salanter. The wealthy philanthropist, Markil Kadishzon of Kovno, was his uncle, and when Sir Moses Montefiore and his wife passed through Kovno in 1846, they stayed at his home. Sir Moses later said that they had not experienced such a wonderful hosted stay throughout their many travels over the years as they had at the home of Markil Kadishzon. To be continued...

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he nine and a half decades of Mr. Edmund “Eddie” Rosenblum’s life have been eventful and full of accomplishments. He escaped Europe during the Holocaust, fought in World War II as a member of the Unites States military, ran a successful business for over 40 years, and became a beloved member of the West Hempstead community, where he has raised an expansive family of children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Now retired, Mr. Rosenblum possesses a joyful and enthusiastic attitude that belies his 95 years. In addition to delivering lectures at area schools about his life and its historical context, he also enjoys biking, skiing, and horseback riding. During our conversation, he was gracious and forthcoming as we discussed some of his experiences and the lessons he hopes to impart to today’s generation. Mr. Rosenblum, tell us a little about your background. Where does your story begin? There’s a little headline that I use to summarize the journey of my life: “From Vienna, to the USA, to the Philippines, and through it all, I’m ever so grateful.” I’ve had many experiences and been all over the world, and I’m thankful that I was able to lead a life full of great joys and accomplishments. My story begins in Vienna in 1920, where I was born and lived until 1938, when my family and I fled the Nazis. My parents were from Poland, but they had settled in Austria after World War I. My father ran a tailor shop, a profession I also went

into once I came to America. I had a normal childhood, but life began to change for us when Hitler came into power in the early 1930s. Anti-Semitic persecution began to seriously affect the Jews in Vienna. By the time I finished high school, higher education was forbidden for Jews. Lawyer, doctor, professor: all these professions were closed off for me. With my options limited, I went to work as my father’s assistant in the tailor shop. All that changed in March of 1938,

mazel and the kindness of several Austrians who assisted us. At first, our gentile landlady hid us on in her roof and gave us food. After that, we had to go on the run. The fact that my father had been a sergeant in the army of Kaiser Franz Joseph ended up playing a major role in our survival. He had been very popular and well-respected and had made many friends in the military. During the time when we were fleeing from the Nazis, many of those military friends

I made three flags – for McNutt’s office, car, and building – and I earned the nickname of “Betsy Ross of the Philippines.”

when Hitler annexed Austria in what was known as the Anschluss. What happened to your family after the Anschluss? Life became very chaotic once the Nazis came to Vienna. They came in their trucks and immediately began to terrorize the Jewish community. Jewish businesses, including my father’s tailor shop, were vandalized and destroyed. Synagogues were burned to the ground. They used gasoline and dynamite to blow up any Torah scrolls that they found. To escape from the turmoil, we went into hiding. We survived through

came to our aid and helped us evade capture. I will always be grateful to them because they really saved our lives. How did you finally make it to America? We were on the run for almost a full year. As Austrian citizens, my sister and I were able to secure passports after many months of effort, and we came to America at the end of 1938. My parents, however, were Polish citizens, and therefore were restricted by the United States immigration quotas. They stayed behind, but miraculously were finally able to

escape to America in 1940. How did you acclimate and adjust to life in America? I moved in with my aunt and uncle who lived in the Bronx, on the Grand Concourse, right down the block from Yankee Stadium. After I arrived, I began to work as a tailor, but I soon found that I wasn’t so happy with the salary. I started complaining to my aunt, and she said, “This is America. if you don’t like this job, get a new one!” This was a new experience for me, coming from Austria, where it was so difficult for a Jewish person to find work. I followed her advice and went out and got another job that paid better, and I continued working for the next few years. In 1940 my parents arrived, and thankfully, with the family reunited, we were able to attain some measure of calm in our situation. Then, on December 7, 1941, my life changed again with the attack on Pearl Harbor. America entered the war, and an edict came down from General Hershey that anyone between the age of 18 and thirty had to register for the draft. Since I was physically and mentally fit, I registered. How did you feel about having to go to war and potentially returning to the turmoil you had escaped in Europe? Well, I can tell you my mother wasn’t too happy. But I felt good. I was confident and ready to fight for my country. This was partially because I had been fortunate to avoid the atrocities that had happened in

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Europe. If things had been different I don’t know how easy it would have been for me to go back there to fight. Can you share some of the details of your wartime experiences? I went to basic training in New Jersey and Virginia. When I finished, I was placed in the 28th division, an infantry outfit. I shipped out from Boston to Liverpool. My first battlefield experience came during one of the turning points of the war, the Allied invasion at Normandy. It must have been a very tense, to say the least, to be entering the fray at such a critical juncture of the war, and especially during such a dangerous operation. Of course we were scared. On the landing barge on the way over the Channel, our company commander, Captain Bliss, calmed us down with a little bit of battlefield gallows humor. He said, “I want you boys to relax. There are two things that can happen today. If you get wounded, the war is over. You get the hospital, white sheets, nurses taking care of you, and you go home. And if you get killed? The war is over. So why don’t you guys relax, keep your guns low and your ammo on your belt?” I was part of the subsequent waves after the initial troops had landed and established a beachhead. By the time I landed on Omaha Beach, things had started to calm down somewhat. The Germans had run out of ammo and abandoned the machine gun nests, and we began to gain ground and

push into France. What sort of role did you play in the unit? While my English was not so well developed at that time, I was fluent in German and French. I was placed in a combat unit where I could use my language skills to communicate with locals and German soldiers that we captured. We moved around Europe by truck or by train. I was an interpreter, and whenever we captured a German, I would talk to them, tell them to cooperate and give them instructions. As a European Jew who had suffered at the hands of the Nazis, how did you feel about having to interact with German soldiers? It was hard to view these soldiers we captured as the fanatical anti-Semitic Nazis who had instigated the war. These weren’t the high command; they were just German G.I. Joes from the countryside. A lot of them were shocked when I told them I was Jewish: they had never seen a Jew before! We put them to work, and they were good workers. I did not feel a fanatical hatred for them. My attitude was, unfortunately we are at war, let’s get through it, and get back home. Hatred was never my cup of tea. You could communicate with German prisoners and the local French people that you encountered, but did your lack of familiarity with English create any challenges for you

during your time in the army? Not really, besides for one incident where my European background almost got me in big trouble. When we traveling through France, there were rumors that there were German paratroopers who had jumped behind the lines, taken the uniforms of dead soldiers, and were posing as Americans to elude capture. We had roadblocks set up all over, looking for these German impostors. One night, I was napping in the back of a truck when we came to one of these roadblocks. I woke up with a flashlight in my face and an MP asking me to identify myself. Right off the bat, he became suspicious because I was answering all his questions in German and French. He wanted to see if I was an American, so he asked me, “Who plays first base for the Yankees?” Now, even though I had lived down the block from Yankee Stadium, I didn’t care for baseball. I didn’t have a clue who played first base, or anything about baseball for that matter. All I could do was stammer in French and German. The MP had a gun to my chest when, fortunately, Captain Bliss came over and said, “Hold it, this is Rosenblum. Show him your dog tags.” Once I showed them the tags, they could identify me, but I was almost taken for a German imposter. Saved by the dog tags! The European campaign ended on VE day, May 8, 1945. Did you return to America after that? Not then, because after VE day, my unit was chosen to go the Pacific. Our outfit was stationed in Reims,

outside Paris, where our POW camp was located. The orders came down for us to go to the Pacific, so we headed south and boarded a Japan-bound ship in Marseilles. As we were passing near the Panama Canal on August 16, we received word that Japan had surrendered and that the war was over. After a stop in Okinawa, we headed to the Philippines, which at that time was under the jurisdiction of the United States. Why did you have to go the Philippines if the war was over? What did the Army want you to do there? My outfit was a unique group. It was comprised entirely of craftsmen: electricians, plumbers, shoemakers. We used our skills to get people back on their feet. I taught the locals how to use a sewing machine. By teaching them these skills, we could promote industry and help people recover from the ravages of the war. My skills as a tailor came in very handy as well. Paul V. McNutt was appointed to be the overseer of the territory, and they needed an American flag to greet him. They looked in the Army record and found that there was one soldier named Rosenblum who was a tailor. So the job of making the flag fell on my head! I had never made a flag before, but with some hard work and improvisation, I produced one in a matter of two weeks. My resources were limited, so to make up the flag I used the red silk of supply parachutes, blue material from the bunting used by MPs, and for the white stripes, I used the general’s own bedsheets! In the end, I made three flags

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– for McNutt’s office, car, and building – and I earned the nickname of “Betsy Ross of the Philippines.” There was another effort I undertook during that time that I’ll always be very proud of. There was a synagogue In Manila that the Japanese had used to stable horses and mules. We decided to get some money together to fix up the synagogue and make a memorial there to commemorate all the Jewish boys who had given their lives in the Philippines.

They made me a lifetime member of the synagogue, so if my shul in West Hempstead ever gets too crowded, I know I have a seat in the shul in Manila to fall back on. When were you finally discharged from the army? I was discharged in 1946, one of the last ones from my unit, since I was still single. I went from Manila to San Francisco, then to Trenton and Fort Dix, where I finally got my

discharge papers. I bentched goimel and that was it. I was out of the army. What did you do after you left the service? One of the first things I did was finally meet Shirley Levine, the girl I would eventually marry. I had been corresponding with her at that point for around four years, but I had never met her in person. Back when I started basic training, I had met her brother-in-law, Manny Davis, and

he told me his wife had a nice sister named Shirley, who I should write to. We began a correspondence then, and I continued writing her letters through all my time in Europe and the Philippines. As you could imagine, I was very glad to finally see her face-to-face when I returned home. We got married in 1947, and boruch Hashem, we spent 66 wonderful years together until her passing three years ago. We have ka”h 4 children, 11 grandchildren and 12

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great-grandchildren, all of whom are a great source of nachas. Where did you and your wife live after you got married? Initially we settled in Sheepshead Bay. I went to designing school to learn patternmaking so I could expand my work as a tailor. In 1955 I moved to West Hempstead, where I still live today, a community that I’m privileged to have been a part of for all these years. When I came to West Hempstead, HANC was just starting, and my sons were in the first few classes that the school ever had. At around that time I opened a tailor shop in Garden City that I ran for forty years. Through all the years of my business, I worked hard to prove myself as an honest and sincere craftsman. Over the years, I provided suits for everyone. From Joe Namath to county executives, lawyers, doctors, judges: they all knew that they could get a well-made suit and attentive service from me. I’m very proud that I could make a kiddush Hashem in the way I ran my business and treated my customers. Since your retirement, you’ve developed a bit of a second career, giving lectures in schools about history and your experiences. How did that come about? After I retired and sold my business, I didn’t want to rest on my laurels. I had a desire to continue my education, so I registered for classes at Adelphi University. Some of the students were a little surprised to see a man in his seventies walking the halls of their college, but I was

there to learn, just like them. Eventually, I graduated and received a diploma, which was presented to me by then-New York Senator Hillary Clinton. Adelphi asked me to return and speak to the students about my life, which I was glad to do, and since then I’ve lectured at several of the local schools.

democracy and the unique privilege of living in America. I always quote Abraham Lincoln: “Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Our form of government is eminently fair and guarantees freedom for all. I feel that as a Jewish person it is important to show gratitude to the country we live in for the extraor-

The MP had a gun to my chest when, fortunately, Captain Bliss came over and said, “Hold it, this is Rosenblum. Show him your dog tags.”

What do you speak to the students about in your lectures? I find that it is illuminating for today’s students to hear about the background of World War II and some of the events that surrounded it. It’s unfortunate that people today are unfamiliar with the details of what was a very pivotal time for our people and the world, so I try to give them a sense of what that era was about. I explain how the fallout from World War I and the terms of the Treaty of Versailles led to the rise of Hitler. I also focus on how collaborators from around the world aided the Nazis, and how Hitler used his anti-Semitism and propaganda to convince the Germans that the Jews were the only obstacle between the German nation and its destiny of triumph and dominance. I also try to highlight the value of

dinary kindness it has shown us and to understand how its Constitution and laws have made this place a haven for people of all races and backgrounds. That appreciation, which is sometimes taken for granted, is what I try to express in my lectures. My wife and I used to travel. I remember one summer we spent a Shabbos in Nice, in the south of France. I went to daven in a shul there, and after davening the rabbi got up to make an announcement. He said, “When you leave shul, please take off your yarmulkes. Don’t congregate outside the shul. For your own safety, go home or to your hotel as quickly as you can.” After living in America for so long, it was shocking to experience the reality of Jewish people living in fear. That Shabbos in France, I saw that the anti-Semitism of my youth still lives on in Europe. Compare that to what we have here in West Hempstead: after a Shabbos

davening, we can have 200 people standing outside shul, talking to each other, all proudly Jewish, with no fear. It gives you an appreciation for what we have in America. We are living in a country where the Constitution allows this sort of freedom. This is a theme I always return to in my lectures. Mr. Rosenblum, thank you so much for your time and for speaking with us. Do you have any final thoughts? I’ll leave you with a general thought and a personal reflection. A lot of people are nervous about recent political developments and negative ramifications they might have. I remind them that the kind of government we have has been very protective towards us and will continue to be. Certainly, there are problems that face the world today. Hatred will never be eradicated. The only thing that can mitigate it is education and learning to get along with each other. I always tell the students I speak to, who come from all backgrounds, races, and countries, that you are the future of the country. You are going to maintain the democracy. My many years have taught me to be an optimistic realist. Jewish people have always been persecuted and we always survive. On a personal level, after all the experiences I’ve had over the last 95 years, I look over my shoulder and see the accomplishments of a life. Fighting for my country, my marriage, the way I raised my children, the way I ran my business: I’m thankful that I was given the opportunity to accomplish all these things, and I’ll always be proud of the way I lived my life.

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

Dear Navidaters,

Our daughter Gitty got engaged to Michael close to two months ago. Since that time, we’ve spent some significant amount of time with the two of them and have been able to observe them as a couple and see how they interact with one another.

We know that the engagement period is a stressful time, but we’re shocked to see the two of them fighting so much. We don’t actually see the fights, but it’s clear that often they are not talking to one another and there is obvious strain between them. When they are not “fighting,” they seem to be so in love. Our daughter looks to Michael with such admiration and love and he responds accordingly. But they seem to be very volatile. It’s very hot or very cold between them. Gitty has always had a temper and I wouldn’t be surprised if she were to blame for some or even most of the tension between them. But despite who is responsible, I’m worried about them getting married. If they fight this much now, what is their marriage going to look like? I’ve suggested to them that they should see a couple therapist NOW, before they actually marry, to make sure that they are well suited for one another. They refuse. My husband feels that unless they agree to go for help, he’s going to literally pull the plug on the wedding. Though we’ve already booked a hall and scheduled everything else, he’s ready to cut our losses. He claims a broken engagement is a lot less serious than a broken marriage. Though I agree in theory, it seems too drastic to me. I’m afraid if we cancel the wedding, Gitty will never forgive us. And knowing her, I wouldn’t be surprised if they somehow ran off and eloped! Do you think my husband has the right idea and that we should suspend the wedding until they’ve worked with a therapist and figured out how to get along?

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he bad news is that the two of you have boxed yourselves into a corner. Your husband wants to pull the plug on the wedding. Gitty and Michael have refused your suggestion to go for couple’s therapy. And they clearly have very alarming communication issues that they need to work on. It seems to me that they may not be the only couple with communication issues. You and your husband have neither worked as a team nor have been able to communicate and intervene successfully to get them to take steps to help themselves in the short and long term. The good news is that you can get others to help you and them. At this stage of the game, you need someone neutral, central to all stakeholders, and with authority. The two of you need to confide in your rabbi who will be involved halachically in the actual wedding. Be open with him about your own communication issues and the immediate subject at hand. He will certainly send the two of you for couple’s therapy. But he can also get the kallah teacher, the chosson teacher and the young people’s mentors involved in bringing up the need for communication skills improvement and conflict resolution training. They need to work as a team with this couple. They can all suggest that the couple enroll in the Shalom Workshops offered by the Shalom Taskforce, which is a nationally acclaimed evidence-based healthy marriage training customized for the observant Jewish community. They can have private sessions with a trained facilitator, not merely participate as part of a group series. And the rabbi will probably make this and other conditions critical to the performance of the marriage. He will probably conduct some counseling sessions with them as well as urge a waiting period, if he supports the going ahead with the marriage, and he will also mandate counseling for the first year of marriage at a minimum besides

other precautions. Follow the leadership of the rabbi and your couple’s therapist. This is no longer in your hands. These workshops have become standard among today’s young couples and it will not be a big deal for Michael and Gitty to enroll and participate. Everyone finds the Shalom Workshop training beneficial – engaged couples as well as long married partners. But sometimes engaged couples learn enough about themselves and each other to realize that they are not well suited and break off their engagement as a result. Whether or not this happens, the kids need to acquire and practice these skills. Pray, work with your rabbi, and work on your own relationship. It’s going to have to improve and be resilient enough to handle what happens next with Gitty and Michael.

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ou are a lucky mom. You don’t need a crystal ball or an Ouija board to foretell the fate of Gitty’s marriage to Michael. You have seen the fighting, the volatility, the hot and cold shoulders, and the silent treatment played out in your living room during the engagement period. Yes, I agree with your husband. Put public opinion aside and do not proceed with the wedding arrangements unless and until Gitty goes for pre-marital counseling (either alone or with Michael). You admit that Gitty has always been temperamental – perhaps, impulsive and immature. What’s worse, she has you wrapped around her beringed finger; you shudder to think she’ll elope if she doesn’t get her way. She may balk, she may scream, but without your financial and emotional support, there will be no wedding. Discuss your change of plan with the mechutanim who share an equal stake in their son’s happiness. If they are at all astute, they may be

as concerned as you. With both families on the same page, enlist the help of a trusted third party; your rabbi, her kallah teacher, Michael’s rebbe, even Michael (who may be more than happy to cooperate) to convince Gitty about the benefits of therapy. Best case scenario, the couple will acquire the tools needed to make their marriage succeed; alternatively, the couple may discover their temperaments are not compatible and reconsider their future.

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s we all know, these days parents of young men and women, who are beginning the journey of being set up and going out, are enormously involved in setting the stage for the first date. Phone calls go back and forth, references are checked out, notebooks quickly become filled up with names and numbers, and some parents actually consider this process a full time job. Whether or not all of this research is necessary is debatable. But these days – this is how it typically is. Most parents do whatever they can to ensure the happiness of their children. However, once the deed is done and the ring is on the appropriate finger, occasionally the heretofore overly involved parents sometimes believe their work is done and they

Just because a couple gets engaged doesn’t mean that everything is alright.

can now take a vacation to Florida and exhale. In reality, that couldn’t be further from the truth. Just because a couple gets engaged doesn’t mean that everything is alright. Often couples need and certainly benefit enormously from participating in some sort of pre-marital couple therapy. That’s when and where the real important work is done. I think your husband is spot on. There is no doubt that there is trouble in paradise. For now, you still hold some power over your daughter. Once she’s married, that power will dwindle or possibly even completely fade away. At this moment in time, it’s important for you to seize your power and use the wedding as a bargaining chip to force them into therapy. Sounds like Gitty could use some personal therapy and the two of them could definitely use some serious couple therapy. Don’t let your fear of her reaction hold you hostage. It’s never wise to cave into threats. I doubt that Gitty and Michael will elope. But worst case scenario they do – you’ll know in your heart that you weren’t party to this really

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bad idea of the two of them marrying and hey, think of the thousands of dollars you’ll save!

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ou’re right – the engagement period is often a very stressful period. People are nervous and there is so much pressure to plan, accomplish and think about. But that doesn’t mean that a couple should behave in such a dysfunctional way

that they don’t even talk to one another. And to behave this way in public, in front of you and your husband, says a lot about their inability to stay on top of their emotions and behave in a mature way. I agree with your husband – they most certainly need professional help and they need it now, before they get married. Because once they are married, it will only get worse. Probably far worse. I think you need to think about what’s stopping you from joining your husband’s mindset. Are you afraid of what people will say? Next week they’ll have something new to talk about. Are you afraid of your

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very normal parent wants the love and approval of a child. I understand your hesitation to go along with your husband’s seemingly drastic plan of pulling the plan on this wedding. What if Gitty never forgives you or never speaks to you again? What if this makes her wild with anger, and she and Michael elope? All options are scary and preferably avoidable. However, enabling Gitty and Michael to get married by paying for this wedding, at a time when their relationship is so utterly dysfunctional and destructive, will only harm your daughter. Imagine you, Gitty, and your husband are walking through the forest. And you see a bear approaching. You immediately tell Gitty, “Gitty, stand very still. Do not run, do not make a move.” Gitty responds, “No Mom, I think we should make a run for it. I’m telling you! Let’s go! Mom, come on! If you don’t run with me, I’m going without you and I’ll never forgive you! I hate you!” You know that when a bear approaches you are supposed to initially remain utterly still. Your husband gently reminds you, “Do not move. Hold Gitty’s hand and tell her

again. Do not move. Tell her we are staying put.” Though the urge to run with your daughter is understandable, I think the parental thing to do is to stand firm with your husband and set the example of the appropriate response…and hope that Gitty follows. You mentioned that Gitty has always had a temper. I am wondering if this is not the first time you have felt a strong pull to help Gitty out of a bad situation from her own making by “fixing” everything around her. Gitty makes a mess or creates drama and chaos and because you love her (and fear her response) you come to the rescue. You manipulate her environment, changing the consequences of her behavior. You feel better momentarily because you have avoided the wrath of Gitty and you have Gitty’s love and approval but Gitty never learns. And so the message is Gitty can do whatever she wants and Mom will allow it. Dad’s opinion doesn’t even matter. I also wonder if Gitty’s sense of entitlement is playing a role in her relationship

daughter being angry at you? She’ll get over it and someday realize that you protected her in a very brave way. Are you afraid of the loss of deposits? That will look like pittance compared to the money you’ll waste making an actual wedding. Are you afraid of Gitty and Michael eloping? Sounds like a stretch, but if they choose that route, they are even more immature than you know. It would probably be helpful to have a conversation with Michael’s parents and see if you can encourage them to join forces with you in your quest to convince the young couple to get into couple therapy ASAP. Four voices are better than

with Michael. This isn’t easy. An adult child who is still up to these antics is terribly draining. You already spoke with Gitty and Michael and to no avail. What’s next? Step One: Approach your husband and tell him you are on board with his game plan. Apologize to him and explain what has been holding you back from taking a firm stance. (By the way, being firm does not mean you don’t love Gitty or that you have to be strict or distant from her. The opposite! You are doing this from love and you can act extra loving to her if desired.) Step Two: As a couple, approach Michael’s parents. Explain the scary dynamic you have noticed and get their input. Come up with a plan that the four of you agree upon and work together. Ultimately, this wedding should not happen until you see drastic changes in the kids’ relationship. Step Three: The four parents will sit down with Gitty and Michael and tell them something along the lines of “We know the two of you love each other and want this marriage to happen. And so do we! We want your happiness. We all have noticed the volatility of the relationship [get specific!] and we know that this needs to get worked out now before the wedding. We will gladly pay for the wedding after you have taken the nec-

You can’t stop someone from doing something rash and ridiculous; but you don’t have to enable it.

two and there’s power in numbers. Regardless, I think you need to stay strong, follow your intuition, and do what’s right for the long term.

essary steps to work on and correct the hurtful way you treat each other. [Premarital counseling!]” If Gitty and/or Michael cannot accept this game plan, then they are absolutely not ready for marriage – not to each other, or anyone else. And if they hem and haw, or do something drastic such as elope and/or not speak to you, then there is your proof that will have done the right thing by acting as a unit with your husband and putting a stop to their impetuous, volatile relationship. You can’t stop someone from doing something rash and ridiculous, but you don’t have to enable it. And, at the very least, you will have improved your marriage by supporting your husband (which is actually the very best). It’s time to be strong. Sincerely, Jennifer

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed psychotherapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@ gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Shurbendurben By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

econd day yom tov here was not only weird but ironic: in the holiest country on Earth, the majority of frum people appeared to be mechalel yom tov! Luckily a lovely family, friends of my children, was having a bar and bat mitzvah in the same timeframe around Pesach and had lots of extended family who would need to observe a second day. So I was graciously included for both meals. At lunch, I posed the following question: “How am I supposed to feel about this second day of yom tov? Is it a punishment? If it is, then doesn’t that reflect badly on the first day?” A man about my age at the table looked at me as though I came from another planet. “Feel?” he inquired. “You’re not supposed to feel anything about it! The Torah clearly states what to do and you do it!” This was the man who conducted the second seder the previous night with great gusto and song, creating a very happy feeling for all of us. But I think we are supposed to feel. The whole seder is an experience of feelings if done right. Later, over lunch, I asked his adult children what motivated them to make Aliyah. The wife answered, saying that for her husband – the son of the man who didn’t think feelings mattered – it is a mitzvah to live in Eretz Yisroel so that was that. But for her, she felt ideologically motivated to be in the land of her people. Both were very happy with their decision. The bar mitzvah boy smiled and said he was happy that that was his parents’ decision, too. I guess it made sense that the man who eschewed feelings had a son who happily packed up his life and his family and journeyed across

the ocean because it’s a mitzvah. On the other hand, the father had not made that choice himself so although “the Torah clearly states what to do” he did not “feel” inclined to do it. Like most men, he probably didn’t want to acknowledge the role feelings actually do play in his decision making. According to Daniel Siegel’s book, The Developing Mind, a gargantuan neuropsych tome, emotion underlies all learning, all decision making, and all of our automatic reactions to events. More on that another time. In any case, I like the idea that the son was motivated

in my bones that the requirement for those chutz l’Aretz to observe an extra day could not possibly be a punishment: Something beautiful and meaningful is a gift. On the other hand, we are clearly meant to experience something by observing what everyone around us is not. Maybe the correct word should be “incentive”; Israelis having pizza on what is the last day of Pesach for those chutz leAretz is an incentive to change our, shall we say, living arrangements. Post-chag, I took to the road again and discovered a tiny little hole-in-the-wall clinic over the

Getting used to new things is what life is about. purely by the mitzvah. Isn’t that how we should be ovdei Hashem? Something shifted for me over the course of yom tov regarding the weirdness of observing an extra day. I went on other tiulim, visited more friends, ate too much like everyone else, and thoroughly enjoyed myself. I finally figured out where to catch the bus back to RBS from the vicinity of the tachane hamerkazit in Yerushalayim using a combination of Google Maps, Moovit, and asking directions when I would finally let down my pride. I felt like I was more a part of things, not so much of a stranger. I wondered what it would be like to celebrate only one day of yom tov. The eighth day was lovely; I went to shul and it felt yom tov-dik. I knew

Green Line in Jerusalem for English speakers who want therapists who speak their language. Hmm. Interesting. (Even more interesting was that I recognized the name of someone I knew 20 years ago in Florida on the list of therapists there. Small Jewish world.) I fly tomorrow. What can I say that gives some perspective to my trip? You need to take time to explore – explore the history, explore the way people live currently, explore how you feel about all of the above. (Yeah, feelings again.) You need to make an effort to taste falafel. I remember when I was scared to – that was forty-something years ago. Good thing I overcame that. Getting used to new things is

what life is about. Remember I was going to share with you about how my children get along? They spent the evening putting together an Ikea cabinet for the boys’ room. They also bought a shed elsewhere for the mirpeset. Nisa told me that the sales lady gave her a 500 shekel discount on the shed because she made the effort to conduct the purchase in Hebrew. That lady then told them the story of how her father came to Israel penniless from Morocco and taught himself aleph-bais. He started from scratch. It meant something to her that people today would try. You need to sleep well because learning a new language and new culture takes energy. Lots of it. It’s easier when there is someone you love already there – the more someones, the better. Most of all, to get the most out of it, you have to be willing to give. Just like in relationships. Speaking of relationships, I should round off my story of my children. Did they have little tiffs? I saw one in the six weeks I was here and it was settled in private in about ten minutes. Both emerged from whatever that conversation was in better spirits than it had started. But I know the secret is to hold the other in high regard and never blame. And another secret is to have a sense of humor. They worked together on the Ikea cabinet, referring to parts with made-up Swedish names like shurbendurben. Maybe it was the lateness of the hour, but we were all laughing. Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Therapist. She can be reached at 646-54-DRDEB or by writing drdeb@ drdeb.com.

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Health & F tness

When Does Your Food Actually Expire? By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

ou open the fridge, grab the milk, and take a sniff before pouring it into your coffee. Or at least that should happen, before tossing the milk into the trash simply because of the date written on the bottle. Most foods are still suitable to eat past the labeled date. Experts say consumer confusion over product date labels increases our food waste. Many are unsure of the true meaning of the vague product date labels and end up tossing food products that are actually still edible. This brings us to terminology. The actual term “expiration date” refers to the last date a food should be eaten or used, meaning after the expiration date, eat at your own risk. However, most of the dates labeled are not actually expiration dates. Many products are labeled with the term “sell by”. The sell by date is more of an inventory tool for the stores. That date tells the store owner to take this product off the shelf. The fresher products are usually stuffed in the back, since the storeowners have to sell the product before the sell by date. So if you prefer a fresher product, reach for the products all the way in the back. Even if the stores decide to sell the item past the sell by date, it might not be at its highest quality, but it is still edible. When storing products in your fridge at home, use the method of FIFO, first in, first out – use the older product first. Using the FIFO system helps maintain order of inventory in

your refrigerator and decreases the risk of letting your products go past their sell by date. Another popular product date label is “best used by.” This date refers to quality, not safety. The date is recommended for best flavor, not quality. Yogurt is already spoiled milk; it’s not getting any more spoiled if eaten passed the “best used by” date. So when is food safe to eat and at what point should it be discarded?

the bottom shelf of the refrigerator since it’s the coldest part of the refrigerator. Additionally, in terms of food safety and infection control, always store raw meat on the bottom of the fridge. If stored above cooked food, the raw meat can drip onto the cooked food or other food products thus risking contamination. Raw meat is a breeding ground for salmonella and other bacteria.

When storing products in your fridge at home, use the method of FIFO, first in, first out – use the older product first. • Milk – unopened – is usually fine until a week after the “sell by” date. About a week and a half after a bottle of milk is open, it may start to smell bad, even before the sell by date. Milk also tends to absorb other smells from the refrigerator, so even if it has a funny smell, the taste might be unaffected. Sniff the milk first, if unsure if it’s still good, taste a sip. • Meats should be cooked or frozen within 3-5 days. After that, the meat will begin to smell, decreasing in freshness, and start to spoil. Meats should always be stored on

• Eggs are good for at least 3 weeks. They might go down a grade after a week of storage in the fridge, but will still be perfectly edible. Store them on a shelf, as opposed to the door of the fridge. When eggs are kept on the refrigerator door, they’re more susceptible to temperature fluctuations from the door opening and closing. • Poultry should be cooked or frozen within 2-3 days. To tell if raw chicken has gone bad check the color, smell, and texture for irregularities. Fresh chicken has a bright pink color, while chicken

that has gone bad will appear paler, with a grey tint. Spoiled chicken has a foul, slightly sweet smell, and will feel slimy, rather than moist, on its surface. • Canned goods seem to last for forever. Since you might be restocking after Pesach, you don’t have to worry about canned products going bad. Highly acidic foods like tomato sauce can keep 18 months or more. Other low-acid foods like canned green beans are probably risk-free for up to five years. Keep canned foods at 50-70 degrees Fahrenheit in a dry, dark place. Dented or bulging cans should be discarded. Hopefully, you now have some more knowledge about proper storage and safety of food products. All things considered, experts say it’s best, and safe, to give your food a chance – at least a smell or a taste test – even if it’s past the “sell by” date.

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

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Yes, Your Well Child Still Needs to Come to the Doctor By Hylton I Lightman, MD, DCH, FAAP

e pediatricians know that parents keep a close eye on their sick children and bring them in to see us when something is out of the ordinary. However, it can be harder to stick to the routine of scheduling well exams – also known as physical or annual checkup – for your children. These well exams are just as important to your child’s health – if not more so. The annual physical exam is an important aspect of staying healthy. The goal here is prevention. By seeing your child every year, we ensure that he or she is growing and developing normally and gets the appropriate immunizations (https:// www.vaccines.gov/who_and_when/ infants_to_teens/) to prevent illness. Of course, we will physically examine your child head-to-toe. Height and weight changed since last visit? We track physical, mental and social development changes. We ask lots of questions to ensure we don’t miss any detail about your child. This is a critical opportunity to detect any possible developmental delay or disability: by diagnosing early, we can often intervene to lessen the future impact on both the child and family.

We will talk about nutrition. Safety at home, safety at school. We’ll discuss your child’s milestones, social behaviors and learning. Parents should prepare for the visit by writing down any important ques-

ship with your kids over many years, they feel very comfortable with us, even during this dynamic stage of human development. Teens are going through dramatic physical, cognitive, social, and emotional change.

By seeing your child every year, we ensure that he or she is growing and developing normally. tions. Even a young child may have topics they want to discuss, like worries or school issues. My job as your doctor is to partner with you, your child and your whole family to understand how to make healthy lifestyle choices including good nutrition, exercise and safety measures. It’s especially important to engage older children during the exam so that they grow to become responsible for their health and wellbeing. We know teens can be tough! Because we have developed a relation-

They may be facing the temptations of smoking, drinks and drugs for the first time. This can be the time that many physical and mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and health risk behaviors can first emerge. And peer pressure – enough said. These well visits let us keep the doors of communication open so we can identify and help manage any dangerous trends that can have a serious impact into adulthood. A typical adolescent exam includes a review of the medical history. The patient and/or parents often raise

concerns in a safe, comfortable and confidential environment. We’ll examine eyes, ears, nose, throat, mouth, abdomen, back, legs, arms, and thyroid gland. We’ll do an assessment of growth and evaluate pubertal changes. Screening for hypertension, scoliosis, and obesity may be performed. Scoliosis is when there is a lateral (toward the side) curvature in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. Identified and treated early, it is a “curable” condition that improves the quality of a person’s life. Kyphosis, a forward curving of the back, is also treatable, especially when diagnosed early. Parents of teenage boys – Prepare your sons to expect a genital exam by a doctor. An exam “down there” is typically less than one minute and can yield important information that affects his future wellbeing. Expect your teen to complete a depression screening of about 7-9 questions to help us identify if your teen is depressed or at risk so we can handle it. Physical. Wellness exam. Annual checkup. Call it what you want. Just call your doctor get it done for all of your children!

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In The K

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Broiled Tilapia with Thai Coconut-Curry Sauce Ingredients

By Naomi Nachman I am always looking for new cuisines to try, so I have started experimenting in my kitchen with flavors from Thailand. They use a lot of coconut milk in their dishes – which is a huge favorite of mine. You can use this recipe with either fish or chicken. The sauce can be made ahead of time and easily doubles for those who like to plan ahead.

1 teaspoon canola oil 2 teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger 2 garlic cloves, minced 1 finely chopped red bell pepper ½ cup chopped scallions 1 teaspoon curry powder ½ teaspoon ground cumin 4 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar 1 teaspoon sesame oil, toasted or roasted ½ teaspoon salt, divided 1 (14 oz.) can coconut milk 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro 4 (6 oz.) tilapia fillets, flounder, salmon

Preparation Preheat broiler. Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add ginger and garlic; cook 1 minute. Add pepper and scallions and cook for 1 minute. Stir in curry powder and cumin, cook 1 minute. Add soy sauce, sugar, sesame oil, ¼ teaspoon salt, and coconut milk and bring to a simmer (do not boil). Remove from heat; stir in cilantro. Place fish on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Season with salt and pepper. Pour sauce over fish and bake until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork.

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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TRUMP’S FIRST 100 DAYS Many Successes…Some Failures It’s still early, and a hundred days don’t really mean very much in a presidential term. Even so, in his first hundred days, President Trump hit the ground running on many of his core campaign promises but has hit speed bumps on some of his other promises. Despite a constant anti-Trump drumbeat by the media, he has plowed ahead and showed that he is willing to take on the establishment…most of the time. Does the media have a double standard when it comes to their treatment of Trump? You bet. After all, read the first sentence of this paragraph again – it was originally written by The New York Times in 1993 about then-President Bill Clinton. Yet, The New York Times and many of its cohorts in the media – who all declared Trump’s candidacy dead-on-arrival – are now declaring Trump’s first 100 days to be a failure. So here are some of Trump’s accomplishments and failures during his first 100 days in office – and you can decide for yourself.

SUCCESSES >> Border Crossings Slow to Trickle Wall or no wall, since Trump became president, border crossings have plummeted to their lowest level in 17 years. In December 2016, approximately 16,000 people were apprehended illegally crossing the border. In contrast, just a few months later, in March 2017, approximately 1,100 people were apprehended. That’s a decline of 93 percent. Open-borders advocate and Univision anchor Jorge Ramos attributes the drastic reduction in illegal border crossings to Trump’s hardline immigration rhetoric and refer to it as “the Trump effect.” The massive decrease in illegal crossings is taking place even before the 5,000 additional Border Patrol agents that are being hired take to the border.

>> Withdraws From TPP >> Appoints Supreme Court Justice Presidents come and go, but Supreme Courts stay for decades. To many, the most important issue in the 2016 election was the Supreme Court. After conservative icon Justice Antonin Scalia died last year, conservatives lost their 5-4 edge on the court. During the elections, President Trump promised to appoint a conservative justice in the mold of Justice Scalia. He delivered on that promise within two weeks of taking office when he nominated Justice Neil Gorsuch, whose judicial philosophy is closely aligned with Justice Scalia’s, thus restoring the conservative edge on the High Court. When Justice Gorsuch was confirmed on the 77th day of the Trump presidency, Trump became the quickest president to fill a seat on the Supreme Court since President Pierce in 1853.

>> Rescinds Burdensome Regulations In his first 100 days, President Trump has rescinded more regulations than any other president. Many of these regulations had devastating effects on small businesses before the rescissions. Trump has gone so far as to issue an executive order directing federal agencies to repeal two regulations for each new regulation that they issue. He also rescinded regulations which have had a devastating impact on coal workers.

Delivering on a promise that was one of the cornerstones of his campaign, President Trump signed an executive order withdrawing from his predecessor’s signature trade agreement, the Trans-Pacific Partnership, thus taking a stance against economic globalization and foreign competition to American businesses. “We are going to stop the ridiculous trade deals that have taken...companies out of our country, and it’s going to be reversed,” Mr. Trump told applauding union leaders after signing the executive order.

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>> Approves Keystone Pipeline President Trump ordered work to proceed on the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines, rolling back a key Obama administration environmental policy in favor of expanding U.S. energy infrastructure.

>> Steps Up When Assad Crosses “Red Line”

>> Takes on North Korean Threat Although it is yet unknown how the story will end with North Korea, unlike his predecessors – one who struck a sham deal in which North Korea would rid itself of its own nuclear weapons (George W. Bush) and one who chose to ignore the topic altogether (Barack Obama) – President Trump has acknowledged the urgency of the matter and is shining a very necessary light on the problem. Despite his strong rhetoric about “Chiner” during the campaign, he has acknowledged that the Chinese government will be a necessary partner in achieving a resolution to the North Korean crisis and has established a diplomatic working relationship with Chinese President Xi Jinping who paid a visit to Mar-a-Lago earlier this month.

Although then-Secretary of State John Kerry declared in 2014 that the Obama administration negotiated a deal that removed “100 percent” of deadly chemical weapons from Syria that was proven to be completely false when in early April Syrian strongman Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons to gas men, women and children. In 2012, President Obama promised that if Assad were to use chemical weapons, it would be a “red line” which the U.S. would react to with military action, yet in 2013 when Assad did exactly that, Mr. Obama took no action. Well, on April 6, 2017 Assad discovered that “there’s a new sheriff in town” when, in response to a chemical attack on men, women and children in Syria, the new commander-in-chief launched 59 tomahawk missiles at the Assad-controlled airbase where the chemical weapons were stored, putting the world on notice that America will no longer stand by when innocent people are gassed.

FAILURES

>> Immigration Order Denied...and Denied Again

>> Unable to Repeal Obamacare After promising throughout his campaign to repeal and replace Obamacare, President Trump relied on Speaker of the House Paul Ryan who hodgepodged a health care replacement bill that quickly became known as “Obamacare lite” once the details were revealed. After several weeks of floundering and not gaining any enthusiasm, the bill crashed and burned on March 24th when the House Freedom Caucus, a group of several dozen conservatives, refused to support the bill, resulting in Speaker of the House Paul Ryan declaring, “I don’t know what else to say other than Obamacare is the law of the land.”

>> Out Like Flynn Less than one month into the new Trump administration, National Security Advisor Michael Flynn was forced to resign after it was disclosed that he lied to Vice President Pence and other administration officials about the contents of a telephone call that he had with the Russian ambassador to the U.S during the Trump transition period. Flynn had, in fact, discussed sanctions with the ambassador even though he claimed he did not. It was later disclosed that Flynn had also worked last fall as a lobbyist for Turkey and that he had also failed to disclose that he once took tens of thousands of dollars for a speech he gave in Russia.

Eight days after entering office, President Trump issued a hastily orchestrated executive order temporarily banning entry into the U.S. from seven predominantly Muslim countries, resulting in mass hysteria stoked by Trump’s detractors. When the most liberal appeals court in the country upheld a judge’s injunction, Mr. Trump issued a revised order which another liberal judge in Hawaii issued an injunction against. Although the injunctions will likely eventually be overturned by the Supreme Court, it provided a useful template for those who seek to prevent Trump from implementing his agenda: find a liberal judge who is willing to issue an injunction or rule an executive order unlawful. Had the executive order been more thought-out and implemented in a more organized fashion, this may have all been avoided.

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

I like to stay happy. I can’t stand an old grouch, so I sing to myself. – Eugene Ruf, in an interview with MSN, on his 108th birthday, talking about his keys to a long life

You’ll hardly ever hear him say anything negative. It’s always positive. - Eugene Ruf’s daughter, 61, talking about her father, who was orphaned at 12 in 1921 after his parents and a younger brother died of the Spanish flu in a matter of days, and who fought in WWII and the Korean War

I thought it was important that people on the other side of the DMZ see our resolve in my face.

I really am amazed that a judge sitting on an island in the Pacific can issue an order that stops the president of the United States from what appears to be clearly his statutory and constitutional power. - Attorney General Jeff Sessions talking about a judge in Hawaii preventing Trump’s immigration order from taking effect

Nobody has a sense of humor anymore. - Ibid., on ABC’s “This Week,” when asked about his referring to Hawaii as “an island in the Pacific”

A New Jersey man recently admitted to stealing $20,000 worth of ginger ale from a grocery store. He said he wasn’t planning on stealing so much, he just got Schwepped up in it.

- Vice President Mike Pence, in an interview with the Washington Post, explaining why he went to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) on the border of North and South Korea during a visit to South Korea last week

Time Magazine today released its annual list of the “100 Most-Influential People in the World.” Making the list this year, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Pope Francis, James Comey, and, of course, Donald Trump. Hillary Clinton did not make the list. Which is really crazy. Hillary Clinton influenced a whole half of a country to vote for Donald Trump for president. You’d think that would be worth something. – Jimmy Kimmel

This weekend, Bill Clinton tweeted that he was in Houston visiting former President George H.W. Bush. However, he ended the tweet with #Alibi.

A recent security purge by Facebook has unintentionally gotten rid of millions of “likes.” Just think...all those wasted hours, wasted.

- Conan O’Brien

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– Seth Myers

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I don’t think I ever heard of him until he surfaced with the Trump campaign and I had no idea that he was profiting from the work of industrious Jews! – Seinfeld co-creator Larry David, upon learning that Trump advisor Steven Bannon (who the alt-left media claims is an antiSemite) was an early investor in Seinfeld and has made millions off of the show

During his daily briefing Sporty Spice, as he is known, made an absolutely incredible statement about Syrian President Assad, that if it wasn’t so disturbing, would have been Hitlarious. He said, even someone as despicable as Hitler didn’t sink to using chemical weapons, which of course is very wrong. Sean Spicer might be the only press secretary who needs a press secretary. - Jimmy Kimmel

If the powers in 1942 had acted against the death camps — and all that was needed was repeated bombing of the camps — had they acted then, they could have saved four million Jews and millions of other people. -Prime Minister Netanyahu at a Yom HaShoah ceremony at Yad Vashem

That the missiles are called tomahawks must enrage a lot of Native Americans. - Tweet by Clara Jeffery, editor of Mother Jones media, after Trump struck Syria with Tomahawk Missiles

UPS announced yesterday that it will begin delivering packages on Saturdays. Unless, of course, you plan on being home on Saturday. - Seth Myers

You guys all collectively lived through Trump knocking off the Republicans, Trump knocking off Hillary, being wrong about all of it at every stage, and you turn around and play the same old conventional wisdom. If your universe is right, Hillary Clinton’s president. If our universe is right, Donald Trump is president. – Newt Gingrich on ABC’s “This Week,” talking about the mainstream media

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I read the article in The New York Times Sunday which presented arch-terrorist Barghouti as a “leader and parliamentarian.”... Calling Barghouti a political leader is like calling Assad a “pediatrician.” - Prime Minister Netanyahu, criticizing The New York Times for printing an op-ed by Palestinian terrorist Marwan Barghouti who murdered countless Israelis

This article explained the writer’s prison sentence but neglected to provide sufficient context by stating the offenses of which he was convicted. They were five counts of murder and membership in a terrorist organization. Mr. Barghouti declined to offer a defense at his trial and refused to recognize the Israeli court’s jurisdiction and legitimacy. – The New York Times’ tepid clarification, in response to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s criticism

A new study found that plastic surgeons make an average of $354,000 per year. “I am shocked,” said one woman’s face but not her mouth. – Seth Myers

How do I turn out the lights on such a venerable and amazing show? I can’t. It’s not my show and it’s not my place. So on behalf of all of us on “The Factor,” good night and Godspeed. - Fox News’s Greg Gutfeld hosting the final episode of “The Factor” after Bill O’Reilly was fired

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With North Korea, We do have Cards to Play By Charles Krauthammer

he crisis with North Korea may appear trumped up. It’s not. Given that Pyongyang has had nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles for more than a decade, why the panic now? Because North Korea is headed for a nuclear breakout. The regime has openly declared that it is racing to develop an intercontinental ballistic missile that can reach the United States – and thus destroy an American city at a Kim Jong Un push of a button. The North Koreans are not bluffing. They’ve made significant progress with solid-fuel rockets, which are more quickly deployable and thus more easily hidden and less subject to detection and pre-emption. At the same time, Pyongyang has been steadily adding to its supply of nuclear weapons. Today it has an estimated 10 to 16. By 2020, it could very well have a hundred. (For context: the British are thought to have about 200.) Hence the crisis. We simply cannot concede to Kim Jong Un the capacity to annihilate American cities. Some will argue for deterrence. If it held off the Russians and the Chinese for all these years, why not the North Koreans? First, because deterrence, even with a rational adversary like the old Soviet Union, is never a sure thing. We came pretty close to nuclear war in October 1962. And second, because North Korea’s regime is bizarre in the extreme, a hermit kingdom run by a weird, utterly ruthless and highly

erratic god-king. You can’t count on Caligula. The regime is savage and cult-like; its people, robotic. Karen Elliott House once noted that while Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a prison, North Korea was an ant colony. Ant colonies do not have good checks and balances. If not deterrence, then prevention. But how? The best hope is for China to exercise its influence and induce North Korea to give up its programs. For years, the Chinese made gestures, but never did anything

of war is rising. They know that the ICBM threat is totally unacceptable to the Americans. And that the current administration appears particularly committed to enforcing this undeclared red line. — Chinese interests are being significantly damaged by the erection of regional missile defenses to counteract North Korea’s nukes. South Korea is racing to install a THAAD anti-missile system. Japan may follow. THAAD’s mission is to track and shoot down incoming rockets from North Korea but, like any mis-

Karen Elliott House once noted that while Saddam Hussein’s Iraq was a prison, North Korea was an ant colony.

remotely decisive. They have their reasons. It’s not just that they fear a massive influx of refugees if the Kim regime disintegrates. It’s also that Pyongyang is a perpetual thorn in the side of the Americans, whereas regime collapse brings South Korea (and thus America) right up to the Yalu River. So why would the Chinese do our bidding now? For a variety of reasons. — They don’t mind tension but they don’t want war. And the risk

sile shield, it necessarily reduces the power and penetration of the Chinese nuclear arsenal. — For China to do nothing risks the return of the American tactical nukes in South Korea, withdrawn in 1991. — If the crisis deepens, the possibility arises of South Korea and, most importantly, Japan going nuclear themselves. The latter is the ultimate Chinese nightmare. These are major cards America can play. Our objective should be

clear. At a minimum, a testing freeze. At the maximum, regime change. Because Beijing has such a strong interest in the current regime, we could sweeten the latter offer by abjuring Korean reunification. This would not be Germany, where the communist state was absorbed into the West. We would accept an independent, but Finlandized, North. During the Cold War, Finland was, by agreement, independent but always pro-Russian in foreign policy. Here we would guarantee that a new North Korea would be independent but always oriented toward China. For example, the new regime would forswear ever joining any hostile alliance. There are deals to be made. They may have to be underpinned by demonstrations of American resolve. A pre-emptive attack on North Korea’s nuclear facilities and missile sites would be too dangerous, as it would almost surely precipitate an invasion of South Korea with untold millions of casualties. We might, however, try to shoot down a North Korean missile in mid-flight to demonstrate both our capacity to defend ourselves and the futility of a North Korean missile force that can be neutralized technologically. The Korea crisis is real and growing. But we are not helpless. We have choices. We have assets. It’s time to deploy them.

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Forgotten Her es Jewish Marines on the Solomon Islands By Avi Heiligman

Barney Ross, receiving his Silver Star

he Solomon Islands in the South Pacific were named after Shlomo Hamelech (King Solomon) because the first European thought that the islands contained great riches. Spanish navigator Álvaro de Mendaña mistakenly thought that they were a paradise in the world’s largest ocean. In fact, the 900 islands are made up of marshes, dense jungle, and insect-infested landscape. This became all too apparent for the American Marines who were tasked with taking Guadalcanal, one of the group’s largest islands, in August 1942. The Battle of Guadalcanal lasted a grueling six months, marking a turning point for Japanese “land grabs” in the Pacific. American soldiers and marines after the battle were on the offensive fighting for islands taken by the Japanese to secure their perimeter. On Guadalcanal itself, 15,000 Allied men became casualties while annihilating half of the Japanese 36,000 man detachment (the other half were evacuated). Most of the American land forces were Marines. Skill and bravery prevailed throughout the harsh battle because of the terrain and lack of supplies and reinforcements. Over 250 Silver Stars – the military’s third highest decoration for gallantry in battle – were awarded, and a few of the recipients were Jewish. Internet research reveals some of their names but not much of their stories. Information on Ernest Grausgruber was not available for inclusion in this article other than he was a Jewish recipient of the Silver Star on Guadalcanal. The background for Lt. Col. Herman Abady was a little more accessible.

Barney Ross, a supporter of the State of Israel

He was born in Richmond, Virginia, and joined the Marine Reserves as 2nd lieutenant in 1940, before the U.S. was attacked at Pearl Harbor. A Japanese attack on his platoon on September 1213 on Guadalcanal saw Abady saving the lives of his men, earning him the Silver Star. Later in the battle he was wounded and was awarded the Purple Heart. The most famous of all Jewish Silver Star recipients was known not for his fighting on the battlefield but for his achievements in the boxing ring. Barney Ross was a boxing champion before he

attack on December 7, 1941 Barney enlisted in the military instead of waiting to be drafted. Even though he was older than the limit to join the Marines he was allowed to enlist because the corps thought he was going to stay stateside to promote serving in the military. Instead, Barney insisted on having a combat role and in 1942 was shipped out to the Pacific with the 8th Marine Regiment of the 2nd Marine Division. On the night of November 19, 1942, Barney was on patrol with three other marines. Suddenly they were caught

30 bullet creases in his helmet showed how close Barney was to getting fatally hit as well. joined the Marine Corps. He was born in New York City, and the family moved to Chicago while Barney (Dov Ber) was young. Tragically, Ross’s father, who was a talmid chachom (Talmudic scholar), was killed while resisting a robbery at a grocery. Soon after Barney befriended Jack Ruby (who later killed JFK’s assassin Lee Harvey Oswald) and for a time was employed by mobster Al Capone. Ross turned to boxing as a source of money and during the Great Depression became a celebrity sports figure. For a bit he invested in a local business to keep himself busy after retiring in 1938. Like many Americans who were deeply affected by the Pearl Harbor

in a firefight in which all the marines were wounded. Barney was the only one able to fight and quickly put the wounded men in a foxhole. Two soldiers from the army joined them in the makeshift foxholes that were really artillery shell holes. Throughout the rest of the rest of the night Barney fought off over two dozen Japanese soldiers with the guns, ammunition and grenades from his wounded fellow marines. Mortar and machine gun fire poured onto the American position. After Barney shot off 200 rounds of ammunition and hurled 22 grenades the Japanese fire ceased. The next morning Barney discovered the area that littered with the Japanese platoon that failed to

Lt Col Herman Abady

capture Barney’s foxhole. Sadly, two of the three marines who were wounded with Barney died that night. Barney carried the third to safety. 30 bullet creases in his helmet showed how close Barney was to getting fatally hit as well. For his exploits Corporal Barney Ross was awarded the Silver Star, Purple Heart and Presidential Citation. He also received shrapnel wounds in his arm and leg to go with the malaria he had contracted. The Marines sent him back to the States to recuperate. After recovering from his wounds he became an anti-drug advocate and later was a staunch supporter for the State of Israel. As a side note, the three sports players in the Jewish American Hall of Fame are interestingly all WWII heroes. They are: Barney Ross, whose exploits are depicted in this article; Moe Berg, a catcher who became a leading spy during the war; and Hank Greenberg. Greenberg served almost four years in the military including in the Army Air Corps and was the longest serving baseball player in military uniform during the war. Receiving the Silver Star for bravery in battle is a much respected honor in the military and especially in the Marines. These men’s stories – and many that haven’t been told yet – depicted heroes during a long and tough battle that changed the tide of the war. 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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Fast-tracking Your Degree How to Save Time & Money in College By Chaim Homnick

tudents are now facing a depressing college conundrum. A college undergraduate degree has become increasingly expensive and time-consuming, yet it often only serves as a steppingstone to graduate school. Nonetheless, graduates of 4-year degree programs earn 98% more per hour than people without a degree so eschewing college isn’t a viable option either. According to the College Board, the average cost of tuition and fees for the 2016–2017 school year was $33,480 at private colleges, $9,650 for state residents at public colleges, and $24,930 for out-of-state residents attending public universities. Another scary statistic is that despite all of the resulting debt, only 56% of students earn degrees within six years. Despite the significant debt, time invested, and diminished post-bachelor’s job prospects, it is still a worthwhile route for the majority of teens and it is their most likely path to improved lifetime earnings. That said, there is no reason why your 4-year degree has to actually take you four years. Many of the 120 credits that comprise a standard degree are fluff

credits like electives or generic general education requirements. Oftentimes there are ways around the standard 4-year duration of a college degree. The average Orthodox teen first goes to yeshiva/seminary for one or more years and then is attending college while in yeshiva or working or in shidduchim. Shaving time (and potentially money) off of that degree can be immensely valuable. Keep in mind that many of these methods are best used by students who know what degree they want to pursue and whose goal is to emphasize the core credits associated with that degree while minimizing time spent on ancillary classes. Here are a few methods you can utilize to fast-track your degree and achieve your education as efficiently as possible:

credits are often also cheaper. An AP, for example, is approximately $100 for 3 credits but a student likely needs to score a 4 or 5 out of 5 in order for their college to grant credits for it.

med programs that are combined with medical school and provide a faster program and a guaranteed seat in the medical school program provided the student meet certain metrics.

Yeshiva/Seminary Credits

Summer Classes

Many colleges accept Judaic credits these days thanks to the various accrediting agencies verifying the collegiate-level education teshivas and seminaries provide. If a 30-hour class in video game history is worth 3 credits (yes, 385 schools now offer degrees in video game design), then why shouldn’t a few hundred hours of morning seder Gemara learning count? Students who learn a year in Israel can return and receive up to 36 learning credits to a school like Touro and even receive up to 18 from a school like Queens.

The average degree consists of 120 credits broken down into four years of 30 credits per year. Taking extra courses over the summer can accelerate that timeline. Keep in mind, however, that many schools don’t apply your scholarship rates to summer courses under the premise that these are extra offerings. Make sure you know what these “bonus” courses will cost you.

High School Credits

Joint Programs

The more credits a student “banks” from APs or dual-enrollment courses while in high school, the faster the student can shift their focus to their core credits in college. 15 credits earned in high school can save you half a year of college. These

This occurs more often at the graduate level. But motivated students can pursue joint offerings like JD-MBA programs which provide two useful degrees in the same three years that regular law school takes. Similarly, some schools offer pre-

Doubling Up Schools often have minimum credit requirements per semester for a student to be considered a fulltime student. The colleges also have maximums designed to protect students from overloading themselves too much and ensuring that you can’t make a mockery of their 4-year system. That said, you can usually take an extra course or two per semester and speed up your degree that way.

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Make sure not to take on more than you can handle!

Other Standardized Tests APs in high school aren’t the only way to earn quick, affordable credits. Tests like CLEPs or DSSTs can be another quick, economic way to earn credits for subjects that you know well. As a bonus, these tests are generally pass or fail so a 70 is as good as a 100. However, you need to confirm first that your college will accept these credits towards your degree.

Online Online bachelor’s degrees are generally designed to enable students to complete them faster than 4 years. And even if you are in a traditional brick and mortar school, that doesn’t mean you can’t take advantage of your college’s online courses or even online credits from an entirely different institution. Online

credits can be quick and affordable. Just make sure that you are capable of applying yourself without a live class and professor holding you accountable. Also confirm that your college will accept online transfer credits from another school.

Accelerated Programs Several colleges have attempted to stay competitive in the education market by offering accelerated options. There are now 2-year law schools and accelerated pre-med programs. Ensure any such program is truly right for you.

Pre-Reqs Only Some medical careers don’t require a student to complete their bachelor’s degree. Completing all of the prerequisites for the graduate program is sufficient. This can drastically cut down one’s college career to 2 or 3 years. Nonetheless, there

are many instances where finishing the degree first helps in the application process.

Staying Focused Sometimes, all a student needs is to stay focused and pick the right major from day one (or really soon thereafter). Nearly 80% of students change their major at least once. Switching repeatedly and starting a new set of core credits every time is a really inefficient way to go about the college process. However, it is obviously important to ensure you end up in the right program. The sooner you do, the faster you can finish and advance to the next stage in your longterm plans. Ultimately, there is no one solution or magical panacea that fixes all of college’s woes. Each student’s degree plan must be individualized to their strengths, needs and goals. But being cognizant of the myri-

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ad options delineated above allows students to utilize shortcuts and cost-saving methods while pursuing their long-term education and career goals. A credit saved is a credit earned!

Chaim Homnick is the College Advisor at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov of Lawrence and also teaches 5 periods of Honors/AP English Literature. Chaim is the owner of Five Towns Tutoring (fivetownstutoring.com) as well as Machane Miami Day Camp of Florida (machanemiami.com). He scored in the 99th percentile on the SAT and the LSAT and tutors both extensively. He has a Masters Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration as well as an MBA. For questions, comments, previous articles or tutoring, he can be reached directly at chomnick@ gmail.com.

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A Fulfilled L fe

Stop Wishing Away Your Problems By Rabbi Dr. Naphtali Hoff

I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is they must change if they are to get better. – Georg C. Lichtenberg

recently had a conversation with a financial executive who we’ll call Dan. At one point the conversation shifted to personal matters, such as where he lives and details about his family. Dan told me that he lives in Central Long Island (NY) and is the proud father of four children. I asked Dan if he had a boat and he responded that he once did and that the kids used to love going out on it. But the two best days of boat ownership for Dan were the bookends, the first day that he got it and the day when he got rid of it. The time in between was full of more anguish, between lack of function and reliability, as well as maintenance and care, than he ever would have signed up for. I asked Dan what happened to the boat during Hurricane Sandy. A big smile spread across his face as he

thought back to that event from five years ago, not because of the general impact, but due to its specific effect on his boat. Dan was really hoping that Sandy would put him out of his marine misery by carving the boat into countless pieces. This would

As I pondered Dan’s maritime tale, I thought about just how many of us do the same thing all the time. We encounter a problem, whether it’s a foul relationship (with a boss, coworker, spouse, etc.), a product (car, boat, home, etc.) that we regret pur-

Quit tolerating the things in your life that you know you don’t want and figure out how to move forward.

have gotten him an insurance check without having to go through the trouble of selling his erstwhile vessel. But when Dan went out to inspect his boat at the docking harbor after the storm had passed, he found that while all of the other nearby boats were in ruins, his was ironically untouched, as if G-d was playing (not so) funny games with him. And so he was forced to stay in this unwanted relationship a little bit longer, until he finally moved forward with a sale.

chasing, a program that we wished we had never signed up for, or some other issue in our lives and hope that somehow we will be miraculously saved without having to put in any effort of our own. Perhaps, you think, my boss will leave and find a new job. Or maybe I will be recruited to go elsewhere or at least move to a different team/ division within the company. Maybe if I yell loudly enough at customer service (a personal favorite or mine)

I will get them to take their hunk of junk back (didn’t quite work with my daughter’s overpriced hoverboard). And on and on. In most cases, if we want to experience change in our lives we need to be less reliant on outside intervention and take steps that will bring us to a better place. Quit tolerating the things in your life that you know you don’t want and figure out how to move forward. Car keeps breaking down? Sell it and move on. The same goes for any other item that you should never have purchased. If you are in a toxic relationship, own the problem as best you can and do what’s reasonable (and perhaps a little more) to fix it. But if you must get out, then you need to be proactive and not sit around until the other party makes the decision for you.

Rabbi Naphtali Hoff is an executive coach and president of Impactful Coaching and Consulting. He can be reached at 212.470.6139 or at nhoff@impactful coaching.com.

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WOODMERE: BEST BUY – NEW PRICE SMALL PETS OK: Beautiful Corner Unit In Elevator Bldg, 2BR, 5 Closets, All Large Rooms, Sunny & Spacious, Close To All...$165K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com HEWLETT: NEW TO MARKET!!! Lovely & Spacious 1BR, 1BA Co-op, Underground Parking Spot Incl & Storage...$105K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com WOODMERE: PET FRIENDLY BLDG – BEST BUY Well Maintained 1 Bedroom Apt On 5th Floor in Elevator Bldg, Bright & Sunny, Eik, Washer/Dryer In Basement, Close To All…$129K Call Carol Braunstein (516) 295-3000 www.pugatch.com

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APT FOR RENT KEW GARDENS HILLS 2 Family House for rent, 5 beds, 2 1/2 baths. For Info Call Eduard 917-403-5720 HOUSE FOR RENT: WOODMERE/TREE STREETS Very central location, 6 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, huge backyard. Available now. 917-750-6700

HELP WANTED GENERAL STUDIES TEACHERS Sept. ’17: JH - Math, ELA. Elementary Lead and Assistant teachers. M-Th afternoons. 5 Towns Area Boys’ School. Email resume: theteacherhunt@gmail.com WARM, LOVING, HEIMISHE PLAYGROUP IN FAR ROCKAWAY – AGES 2 ½ TO 4 – IS LOOKING FOR ASSISTANTS AND SUBSTITUTES. PLEASE CALL 516-371-6848

HELP WANTED BUSINESS OFFICE POSITION (INSURANCE BILLING) Nassau County Nursing Home, seeking bright individual for fulltime position in business office. Experience preferable. Individual must possess good organizational skills, be detail-oriented, and have assertive phone and writing skills. Excellent salary and benefits package. Email resume to HMOjobopp@gmail.com

Machaneh Hakayitz seeks F/T SUMMER SECRETARY AND PRESCHOOL MORAH. Nice work environment, good pay. Email hakayitz@gmail.com or call 718 868 2300 x 502 DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONAL to work with men with autism and other disabilities in a residential setting in Cedarhurst and Hewlett. Positions include: 3pm-11pm, weekends, and overnight. High pay rate, plus benefit package. OHEL Bais Ezra call 855-OHELJOB or www.ohelfamily.org/careers

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Radiology Office in Queens serving Healthcare industry is seeking an experienced Administrative Assistant. Must have prior office & computer experience as well as be able to multi task, work independently, have an excellent phone manner & organizational skills. Prior Healthcare experience a plus. We offer an excellent salary & benefits pkg as well as a great working environment. Pls email resume in confidence to spxjob1@gmail.com

The Yeshiva of Central Queens is seeking dynamic, experienced Elementary School General Studies and JHS Math teachers for September 2017. Candidates will have a Master’s degree and NYS Teacher Certification. If you are interested in joining our exceptional and dedicated faculty, please forward your resume and cover letter to mlandsman@ycq.us

HELP WANTED SECRETARY Part time flexible secretarial positions available in both Cedarhurst and Hewlett. Candidates should possess strong organizational skills, the ability to multi task and basic computer skills (word and excel). Call 855-OHEL JOB or apply online at www.ohelfamily.org/careers Pugatch Realty Corp., in Woodmere, is looking to hire and train a select group of motivated Realtors. If you are looking to build a career in real estate, or looking to take your existing career to the next level, there is no better place to start that the #1 Real Estate Brokerage in the Five Towns… Call Today (516) 295-3000 x 128. All calls kept confidential. Well known Preschool in Far Rockaway, seeking CERTIFIED SPECIAL ED TEACHER to substitute from March 15-April 10th Competitive salary, pleasant working conditions Email resume to scohen@oonourwaylc.org

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CATAPULT LEARNING Teachers, Title I Boro Park, Williamsburg and Flatbush Schools *College/Yeshiva Degree *Teaching experience required *Strong desire to help children learn *Small group instruction *Excellent organization skills Competitive salary Send resume to: Fax: (212) 480-3691 ~ Email: nyteachers@catapultlearning.com

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REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND INVESTMENT COMPANY is looking for an experienced Investor Relation associate to raise capital for sponsor/investor relationships. Compensation will be offered thru partnership/commission. Contact info@zreny.com 718-285-0941 Ohel Bais Ezra’s Community Habilitation and Respite Programs are looking for responsible male and female staff to work one-on-one with children or adults with developmental disabilities who live at home in your community. Experience and driving preferred but not required. Good English communication skills a must. Flex P/T. Call 718-686-3487, apply online at www.ohelfamily.org/careers Immediate openings for Middle School Language Arts Teacher and Limudei Kodesh Maternity substitute in Hebrew Academy of Long Beach - afternoons only. Resumes to ulubetski@halb.org OVERNIGHT \WEEKEND COUNSELOR Responsible and exp’d staff to live in a beautiful group home & work 3 nights\week 7pm - 9am. Staff are not req’d to remain awake after 11pm. Staff are req’d to work two weekends per month. Free rent & food. Stipend given as well. Great for college girl. For additional info contact Frayde Yudkowsky at 732.948.4636 or fyudkowsky@evolvetreatment.com

CAHAL SEEKING TEACHERS AND ASSISTANTS CAHAL, with smaller classes for children with learning challenges in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway, is seeking Assistant Teachers and Head Teachers for General Studies and Judaic Studies for September 2017. Send your resume to shira@cahal.org or fax 516-295-2888. Call 516-295-3666 for more information. CAHAL SEEKING A SUBSTITUTE ASSISTANT TEACHER CAHAL is Seeking a Substitute Assistant Teacher for a girls Bais Yaakov class starting after Pesach. If interested send your resume to shira@ cahal.org or fax 516-295-2899. Call 516295-3666 for more information. Local F.T. Accounting Office Seeks P/T JR. ACCOUNTANT proficient in Q.B. knowledge of payroll tax, sales tax, business tax and individual taxes Qualified applicants should please e-mail resume to: 5towntaxoffice@gmail.com

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Monopoly Money By Allan Rolnick

n 1935, Americans were mired in the depths of the Great Depression. Gross domestic product had shrunk from $103.6 billion in 1929 to $73.3 billion. Unemployment stood at a horrendous 20.1%. Even the suicide rate was higher during those dark years. And on February 6th of that year, the Parker Brothers company started selling an escape from all that misery: a family-friendly board game that anyone could afford, called Monopoly. When most of us picture the Monopoly board, we see the familiar rows of streets, named after those in Atlantic City: Boardwalk, Park Place, and all the rest. (Some contrarian always says that lowly Baltic Avenue, priced at just 60$, is their favorite. That someone always goes bankrupt first.) Some players prefer “Chance,” “Community Chest,” or taking a ride on the Reading Railroad. And if someone tells you their favorite squares are the Luxury Tax (pay $75) or Income Tax (pay $200 or 10%), you give them a funny look and wonder what went wrong in their childhood. But how many of you know that Monopoly was originally created back in 1903 to illustrate a theory about taxes? Elizabeth “Lizzie” Magie was a

stenographer, writer, comedienne, actress, and engineer. In 1903, she patented The Landlord’s Game to reveal the evils of “land monopolism” — basically, profiting from the rent you can charge for the use of land. (Evil, right?) Her solution was the philosopher Henry George’s “single-tax” theory, which holds that people should own the fruit of their own labor, but that land and natural

“Georgism,” as it’s now called, may sound downright Marxist to contemporary ears. But economists argue that a land-value tax is more efficient than income or sales taxes because it doesn’t reduce productivity. Adam Smith advocated for a land-value tax in The Wealth of Nations. And Milton Friedman, certainly nobody’s idea of a commie pinko, called it the “least bad tax”

He argued in 1942 that in a time of such grave national danger, “no American citizen ought to have a net income, after he has paid his taxes, of more than $25,000 a year” – about $350,000 in today’s dollars.

resources should be shared equally by everyone. George believed that taxing land value is the fairest form of tax, and a properly-administered land-value tax can help society reduce taxes on labor or other investments.

that government can impose. Ironically, Monopoly’s ”income” tax — 10% of your assets, capped at $200 — isn’t an income tax at all. It’s a wealth tax. And it takes the exact opposite approach of the president occupying the White House at the

time the game debuted. The Revenue Act of 1935 applied a special 75% rate on income above $5 million, although just one lucky winner — Standard Oil heir John D. Rockefeller, Jr. — actually paid it. (As high as Roosevelt’s depression-era taxes sound to us today, he wanted to go even further after Pearl Harbor. He argued in 1942 that in a time of such grave national danger, “no American citizen ought to have a net income, after he has paid his taxes, of more than $25,000 a year” — about $350,000 in today’s dollars. Roosevelt’s simple solution? A 100% top rate on anything above that amount!) Today, of course, “Monopoly money” has become synonymous with worthless paper. And paying your taxes is about as fun as landing on Boardwalk, with a hotel! But paying less is no game. It takes careful work and planning. So make sure you have a plan when you’re ready to play — and do not pass Go before you do! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Which one of these children needs Chai Lifeline? (Hint: They all do.) Chai Lifeline is renowned for the care and love it bestows on children ﬁghting cancer. But that’s only the beginning. Chai Lifeline serves thousands of children with medical challenges that aren’t evident on the outside, everything from Crohns Disease to cystic ﬁbrosis to heart disease and illnesses so rare only a handful of children have been diagnosed. And still, that’s only the beginning. Chai Lifeline includes siblings and parents, too, with programs geared towards the entire family. We care for more than 5,000 children and their families around the world and across the street. Chances are, you know them. They just don’t look sick.

Whenever, wherever we’re needed, Chai Lifeline is there.

Chai Lifeline. Comprehensive, compassionate, professional assistance for families facing illness, loss or trauma. 151 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001 I (877) CHAI-LIFE I (212) 465-1300 I www.chailifeline.org

Regional Offices: Greater New York I Southeast I West Coast I Midwest I Mid-Atlantic I New Jersey I Canada I England I Israel I Belgium Hospital Support: Meals | Transportation Assistance | Hospital Visits | Respite Children’s Programs: Arts and Recreational Activities | After-school programs | Sibling Programs | Educational Assistance in Limudei Kodesh Counseling for patients and siblings | Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special Family Programs: Advocacy and Information | Retreats | Insurance Advocacy | Family Recreation | Family Counseling | Bereavement Services Community Programs: Project CHAI, support for schools, camps, and communities facing crisis or trauma.

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A Message from “M”ars Co. and “M”e By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS

ou don’t look forward to it. You worry about its effects on your system. It gives you stress on your stomach. You think it’s uninteresting, even dull. And then, little by little, it grows on you, and you think it’s something that you’re surprised you don’t expose yourself to more often. You look forward to it. You are excited about its effects on your system. It gives you butterflies in your stomach. You think it’s kind of interesting, even glorious. And, little by little, it wears on you, and you”’e surprised you exposed yourself to it in the first place. M and M. Matzah and marriage. In that order. Kind of opposites?! One you

dread, one you anticipate. So, what changes? One you have such low expectations from that you try to make it interesting. You make sure to butter it up, a lot. You handle it gingerly not to create cracks in it. You often bathe it in sweetness. You recognize you might need to add ingredients to enhance it. So you nurture it! You put effort into it. And little by little you become aware of its strong points. You get to like it more. The other you often put under pressure. You want it to provide everything. You don’t recognize that it needs your nurturing as well – your sweetness, your buttering it up, your enhancing it. You want to drain it rather than put effort into it. And little by little you fail to handle it with the care it calls for and thus you put cracks in it. Is there a bread-er way for things

to turn out?! Marriage – even more than matzah – could get better and better. It can have the benefits of matzah – taking you from bondage to freedom – but only if you recognize its strengths and play your cards right. You need not be enslaved to loneliness or carrying a burden on your own. You can have someone to ease your stress and share your load. It can bring the freedom to start your own history, dynasty, family, and future. But you need to leaven it up! You need to respect its potential. You need to watch what is working and what is not. You even need to be smart enough to reach out to others for recipes when you are stumped or run out of your own. There are so many actions and insights that can make it better. Once you understand how to work with the ingredients

that each of you bring to the mix, then you can stir them together in the amounts and proportions that blend best; you’ll learn which to hold back and which to throw in generously. All your wonderful anticipation of marriage can indeed lead to fulfillment, grand epiphanies, and the realization that your marriage has both more going in, and more to get out, than any matzah around. (Even though matzah is watched soooo carefully.) It’s “crunch” time! Give it your all! Make it your own M and M: Masterful and Magnificent!

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

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