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hanksgiving is supposed to remind people to be thankful for the good things they have in life. Of course, when we stop for a moment or two before we down the turkey and all the trimmings, we remember to be appreciative of our health, our family, and the roof over our heads. But we also need to remember to be grateful for the little things in life, the everyday minutiae that we take for granted but are oh-so-important to be able to live comfortably. Last week, my computer was giving me problems. I bought the computer in the summer, so I figured that the extra time it needed to do certain tasks was just a phase. Hey, we all need a little breather once in a while. My computer technician took a look at it for me; he didn’t notice anything wrong with the device. But then it happened, just hours before we sent the issue to print. My computer went – as my son would say – “kablooey.” It went black. That was it. It was done. Deep breaths for me because everything that I needed to put out an issue every week was on that computer. And everything that I worked on for that week’s issue – including the note to readers that I write every week! – was on it. And now I was stuck. Despite the panic that could have set in, I took out another computer and started working. Yes, things took much longer than usual, as I had to redo much of what I did earlier in the day, but I managed to get everything done. Phew! But my computer saga continued. Because, although I was a computer science

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll

Community Happenings

NEWS Global

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Odd-but-True Stories

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Israel News

My Israel Home

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A Government on the Brink by Avraham Zuroff

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PEOPLE Israel’s Armored Tanks by Avi Heiligman

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PARSHA Rabbi Wein

Making Havdalah by Rav Moshe Weinberger

JEWISH THOUGHT Command and Control by Eytan Kobre

What do You Really Want in Life? by Shmuel Reichman

HEALTH & FITNESS Fighting Anxiety by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn

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Dear Editor, Kichel is a cookie...not even a contest. Eaten with tea at the end of a meat meal. And it has sugar on top and sometimes looks like a bowtie! However, I am aware that kichel does come in the form of non-sugared versions. Still eaten with tea, though. Maybe each household invented another way to eat this satisfying delight. Ver vast? What say YOU? Enjoyed your article! M. Goldberg Dear Editor, I would like to mention a few points that I think are applicable to the intense vaccine debate. 1) It is childish and assur to be calling people and groups of people names and derogatory comments in general, and even more so on a public forum. There is a pasuk in the Torah which says, “Lo seleich rachil b’amecha,” which is the source for the issur of lashon hara. The Chofetz Chaim enumerates all of the various halachos which are included in the issur, and I strongly advise that everyone learn Sefer Chofetz ChaimHilchos Shmiras Halashon Yomi ASAP. In the halachos for 9 Kislev, the Chofetz Chaim writes how these halachos do not apply to a malshin, as he removed himself from the category of amisecha. He describes a malshin as someone who purpose-

fully goes to a non-Jew or the secular government and tells on fellow Jews. He says that such a person is in the same category as an apikores…. 2) Hashem in His infinite wisdom created humans with the ability to “create” and do in this world; one such example would be in the advancement of science and medicine. People are constantly researching and coming up with data to further progress and advance. Hashem gave us the opportunity to use our minds and faculties, yet with a caveat. We must remember Hashem is the One Who is really in charge. Rav Hirsch in his sefer “Horeb” explains the mitzvos practically – how they (the mitzvos) manifest in our everyday life. Mitzvah number 3 is avoda zarah/shituf. Rav Hirsch on page 6, paragraph 8 (in the English translated edition) explains the hashkafic aspect of avoda zara as follows: “Beware, then, lest you take any creature and, instead of subordinating it to G-d, place it by the side of G-d as a deity, or, worse still, as your god.” We have to take care to remember that it is Hashem Who is in charge and it is Hashem who makes us sick and Who heals. Yes, according to majority of Gedolim it is OK to give vaccinations and even necessary to give them as a part of the necessary Continued on page 10

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hishtadlus. However, we must remember that the outcome has nothing to do with the hishtadlus we did. We must daven to Hashem and have faith in Him alone to protect us against the diseases, not in the vaccinations. And for those who are immunocompromised and can’t take the vaccinations, obviously that is not the necessary hishtadlus for them and they have to daven as well. For those who do not vaccinate, there are many gedolim who say taking a vaccination is assur al pi halacha and does not constitute necessary hishtadlus. Therefore, now that everyone is doing their necessary hishtadlus we must daven that Hashem protect us all, not just from the measles, but from anti-Semitic massacres as well as car accidents, and all else. We must remember WE DO NOT CONTROL THE WORLD. Hashem is the G-d and He and only He has power. No, it is not the doctors who know the best, nor the pharmaceutical companies, nor the alternative medicine practitioners. Therefore, being that there is a measles outbreak we should get together for a yom tefilla to storm the Shamayim to protect us, not force mass vaccinations on everyone, or kick children out of school because they are following a rav’s psak. Perhaps Hashem is trying to send us the message that we are not in control and all we have to do is accept it and apply it to our lives, and hopefully then we won’t need any other messages through scary means. Teachers try to impart emunah into their students and talmidim through their lessons. With all of this hype about vaccines causing the protection and the antivaxxers causing death and illness, how I ask you, can we hope to impact our students with these ikrei Emunah if everyone else whom they respect is sending the opposite message?!?! I would like to clarify, I do not wish to push any agenda with regard to this specific issue, yet I do think that Klal Yisroel as a whole can benefit from some emunah boosts, and should act upon the knowledge that Hashem is in control of EVERYTHING! And that it is ultimately the ratzon Hashem that will result. A Local Resident Dear Editor, The “vaccination” to-do-or-notto-do debate is horrifying. This

week, it was reported that at least 36 students in one school in North Carolina have contracted chicken pox. The school has the one of the highest rates of parents who have received exemption from the state’s vaccination requirements. Nearly 68 percent of the 28 kindergarteners at the school were not vaccinated. And so, chicken pox has found the perfect spot to proliferate. This is terrifying. When I was growing up, children regularly came down with the chicken pox. Today, thanks to vaccinations, we have almost eradicated the disease, that is, until some people have shunned these vaccinations. I am sorry that this has become such a hot topic. I only wonder what the discourse would have been in the 1950s by those against vaccines when thousands of people died from polio. In just 1952 alone, almost 60,000 people contracted polio in the U.S. Three-thousand of those people died from the horrific disease. At least 21,000 others were left paralyzed from the virus. By the mid-1950s, when the polio vaccine came out, children and parents lined up in droves to get the vaccine, so dreaded was the virus! By the early 1960s, the polio virus, thanks to the polio vaccine, was 97% eradicated in the U.S. Eradicated! That means that there were almost no more deaths, no more paralysis, no more children drowning in their own secretions while their parents stood helplessly by. Now imagine the alternative: that parents refused to vaccinate their children. Where would we be now? Would we have thousands of children in wheelchairs with useless limbs or hundreds of graves in cemeteries due to the disease? People have become very cavalier because they forget what horror these diseases – measles, chicken pox, polio – have wreaked on families. If there are those whose memories are short, I would suggest they homeschool their children or stay away from airplanes and enclosed areas with their un-vaccinated children. This way, they can refuse vaccinations but they won’t endanger others because of their ideologies. Sincerely, Rebecca Glender

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The Week In News

May Fighting for Her Job and for Brexit

England’s Prime Minister Theresa May is fighting for her position amid an uproar in her party regarding a deal to leave the European Union. May has faced a rebellion within her own party ever since she presented her Brexit plan to leave the European Union last Wednesday. Even so, the prime minister said on Friday that despite calls for a vote of no-confidence, her detractors in the Conservative party have not mustered the 48 votes in parliament needed to oust her from office. “Politics is a tough business and I’ve been in it for a long time,” said May. “It is not going to make the negotiations any easier and it won’t change the parliamentary arithmetic.” May has faced criticism over her handling of the Brexit plan. Many Conservative MPs feel that the deal would keep England tied to the European Union and have demanded that key clauses be removed. Two ministers have already resigned from May’s government over deep disagreements with her Brexit plan, including Brexit Secretary Dominic Raab. Following his resignation, Raab told the Sunday Times that England needed to “stop being bullied” and called for England to leave the EU even without a deal. “On reasonable terms we need to be very honest with the country that we will not be bribed and blackmailed or bullied, and we will walk

away,” Raab said. England has been attempting to cobble together a deal that would enable it to leave the EU ever since the British public voted to leave the European Union in 2016. Key points of contention between the two sides are immigration, crime laws, and trade deals with the rest of Europe. The current deal is controversial mainly due to concerns over Ireland. Both the EU and England want to avoid a hard border with Ireland and the deal calls for “a single customs territory between the Union and the United Kingdom.” Detractors say that keeping Ireland part of the EU would bind England to the Union, going against the essence of the Brexit vote. The transition period, which is scheduled to last until 2020, is also controversial. May’s Brexit deal is also opposed by the Labour party, with Labour head Jeremy Corbyn calling on the government to “renegotiate and replace” May’s current plan. Corbyn also refuses to rule out another referendum on Brexit should Labour return to power.

A Bit of Justice for Khmer Rouge Victims

It’s been almost four decades since 1.7 million people were slaughtered by the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia. Approximately onefifth of Cambodia’s population at the time were killed by forced labor, starvation, and execution between the years of 1975 and 1979. Last Friday, the regime’s two most senior surviving members, Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, now 92 and 87, were found guilty of genocide of Vietnamese in Cambodia between those years. Nuon Chea was also found guilty by an international tribunal of genocide against the Cham ethnic group in Cambodia during that time. In addition, the pair were found guilty of murder, extermination, deportation, enslavement, imprisonment, torture, persecution on po-

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litical, religious and racial grounds, and other inhumane acts. Both men were sentenced to life in prison. Nuon Chea, known in the regime as “Brother Number Two,” and Khieu Samphan known as “Brother Number Four,” are already serving life sentences in Cambodia for crimes against humanity. Friday’s sentences will be merged with their existing sentences. Phil Robertson, Deputy Asia Director for Human Rights Watch, told CNN the conviction should be celebrated. “(To prove) the intent of the Khmer Rouge was to wipe these people out would be something that required a lot of time and a lot of expertise. It required a deep dive into Khmer Rouge archives. And so the importance I think was that they get this verdict right, and that it was based on incontrovertible evidence.” Friday’s decision was delivered by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) which is based in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh. The court is a special United Nations-backed tribunal that was formed in 2006 to

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er said. “The CPK’s policy was clear and specific: it wanted to create an equal society where people were the master of the country ... The CPK’s movement was not designed to kill people or destroy the country. My hope and wishes were betrayed by those who destroyed the movement.” Like many other Khmer Rouge leaders, Khieu Samphan studied in Paris, publishing his doctoral dissertation on “Cambodia’s economy and industrial development.” Upon his return home, he became a professor and then took on a senior government position before joining the Khmer Rouge rebels. In 1976, he became the head of state of Democratic Kampuchea, and in 1987, years after the fall of Democratic Kampuchea, he replaced Pol Pot as the head of the Khmer Rouge after the former’s retirement. Throughout the previous 2014 trial, he expressed remorse for the suffering of victims, at one point offering Buddhist prayers for the souls of those who had died. But Samphan repeatedly expressed his position that he was merely a figurehead, with no role in Khmer Rouge policy.

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has fired many religious leaders. However, hardline views endure in some books taught in high schools. While the report notes some improvements, “much of the incitement evident in today’s textbooks is still alarmingly similar to what was included in the kingdom’s curriculum around the time of the 9/11 attacks.” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt called on U.S. officials to hold Saudi Arabia to a “higher standard.”

Kids in Saudi Arabia Taught Anti-Semitism According to a report released on Tuesday, textbooks for high school students in Saudi Arabia promote hatred against Jews, Christians, women, and other Muslim sects despite repeated promises to return the country to a more moderate form of Islam.

In the books given to high school students, teens are taught that among the goals of Zionism is a “global Jewish government to control the entire world.” Another example cited reads: “The hour will not come until Muslims fight the Jews, so that the Muslims kill them, until the Jew hides behind rock and tree, so the rock or the tree says: ‘Oh Muslim, oh servant of G-d, this Jew is behind me, so kill him.’” A third passage suggests that

“beating [women] is permitted when necessary.” Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Islam and for decades it exported a strict Wahhabi form of Sunni Islam that views Shiite Muslims as heretics. Intolerance in the kingdom came under particular scrutiny after the September 11, 2001, attacks on the U.S. when it emerged that 15 out of the 19 hijackers were Saudi. Senior clergy subsequently denounced militant Islamist groups like al Qaeda or Islamic State and the government

“The U.S. cannot look the other way while Saudi Arabia features anti-Semitic hate speech year after year in the educational material it gives to its children,” he said in a statement. The ADL also called for “greater scrutiny of the kingdom’s textbooks by the American government.” Many of the excerpts highlighted by the ADL are based on hadiths, or accounts of the sayings, actions or habits of the Prophet Muhammad that are used by preachers and jurists, as opposed to the Quran. In October 2017, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman decreed the government would monitor interpretations of Prophet Muhammad’s teachings to prevent them being used to justify violence or terrorism. As part of a worldwide rebranding effort, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has promised to return the country to “moderate” Islam. In 2004, the State Department designated Saudi Arabia a “country of particular concern” under the International Religious Freedom Act for particularly severe violations. It has continued to do so annually since. The act imposes measures on countries for having “engaged in or tolerated egregious violations of religious freedom.” Such a designation should trigger penalties, including economic sanctions, arms embargoes, and travel and visa restrictions. But the U.S. government has a waiver on penalties in place since 2006, allowing Washington to continue economic and security cooperation with Riyadh, according to Human Rights Watch. On May 29, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for International Re-

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ligious Freedom Sam Brownback called out Saudi Arabia for not recognizing the right of non-Muslims to “practice their religion in public” stating that it “imprisons, lashes, and fines individuals for apostasy, blasphemy, and insulting the state’s interpretation of Islam.”

Argentinian Sub Finally Found

Argentina’s Navy and Defense Ministry announced last week that it had located a missing submarine, a year and a day after it disappeared with 44 people on board. Officials say that the craft is located 2,950 feet under the surface and that the debris is scattered over 290

feet on the ocean floor. The ARA San Juan first disappeared when it was 270 miles offshore on November 15, 2017, triggering a massive search involving 11 nations that swept over 559 miles of ocean. The captain had reported a problem with the vessel’s circuits shortly before the craft vanished, and the Argentinian Navy later confirmed it had picked up “an anomalous, singular, short, violent and non-nuclear event, consistent with an explosion” near the submarine’s last known location. The wreck had been located by U.S.-based Ocean Infinity, a private company Argentina had paid to lead the search effort. Ocean Infinity had found the sunken craft after scouring the ocean floor with micro-submarines that returned with photos of the doomed submarine. Ocean Infinity will now receive the $7.5 million reward the Argentinian government had promised it upon finding the ARA San Juan. The vessel will likely stay on the ocean floor, as Defense Minister Oscar Aguad admitted at a press conference that the navy had no way of raising the wreckage. “No, we don’t have the means to

go down to that depth of the sea,” said Aguad. “We do not have the equipment to bring the submarine out from such a depth.” President Mauricio Macri announced a period of mourning after the submarine was found in memory of the 44 sailors who perished on the craft. “Their sense of purpose, their sacrifice and self-giving for the nation should inspire us all,” Macri said, according to The Associated Press. “They are an example of life for all Argentines. As an homage to all of them, we will declare national mourning for three days.” Families of those who perished on the craft are desperate to bring their relatives home. Sadly, they may never be able to recover their bodies, which now lay on the ocean floor.

Yellow Vest Protests in France Protestors set up roadblocks while police called up emergency forces on Sunday as massive protests

that have rocked France showed no sign of tapering off.

Hundreds of thousands of French citizens have taken to the streets over the past week to protest a new fuel tax. Titled the “Yellow Vest Protests,” the demonstrations are apolitical and represent rising dissatisfaction with President Emmanuel Macron. As part of the protests, demonstrators blocked off major thoroughfares and barricaded oil refineries, leading to massive traffic jams. In the western city of Rennes, angry citizens prevented oil trucks from traveling, and a woman was killed in eastern France after being run over by a driver who was escaping from an angry mob. Police arrested more than 280 people nationwide and said that the improvised road blockades were “un-

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Norwegians are demanding answers after one of their warships sank, following a collision and a botched salvage effort. The KNM Helge had suffered moderate damage after smashing into a Maltese oil tanker on November 8 near the island of Oygarden. The frigate, one of five in the Scandinavian country’s navy, had been undergoing navigational training on Norway’s fjords when it ran into the tanker. The 5,290-ton warship was then driven onto the rocks by an alert crew to prevent it from sinking. The salvage effort went catastrophically wrong, however, when steel cables put in place to keep the craft upright

snapped, causing the ship to topple on its side. Eight out of the 137 people onboard the ship were injured in the incident. Pictures show the warship almost entirely underwater, with only antennas and radar equipment poking through the water. Politicians are demanding answers as to how a ship built for war at sea could collide with a large tanker and sink. Experts also raised eyebrows over what they said was the unprofessional decision that the Norwegian navy made in attempting to secure the vessel. “They used some wire to secure the frigate, but unfortunately it snapped. We say that chain is stronger and better than wire. We have chain that can hold 2,000 tons, and our chain was used to raise the Costa Concordia, which was very much bigger than this frigate,” Jan Vindenes told CNN. Vindenes manages Sotra Anchor & Chain and is a world-renowned expert in shipwreck recovery. Sorta Anchor & Chain was responsible for raising the Costa Concordia after the cruise ship sank in 2012. The United States Navy said that it would also investigate the incident following reports that an American officer was onboard the warship during the crash. Given that the frigate is one of only five operated by the Norwegian navy, its loss is likely to have an impact on national and NATO operations. Interestingly, if the ship is not repaired, the navy may be able to save financially in the long run, as a ship constantly needs to be upgraded and maintained at great cost. Costs to repair the ship would possibly run into the same amount as the cost of a new vessel.

Historian Sues Polish Org. for Libel

A historian is suing a Polish organization for libel after it condemned him and his research as “anti-Poland” for writing about Poland’s role in the

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said it was proposing that its board “promptly” remove Ghosn from that position. Its shares fell about 7% in Tokyo on Tuesday morning. Under Ghosn, the three carmakers formed an alliance that rivals Volkswagen and Toyota in terms of vehicle sales. The alliance sold 10.6 million vehicles last year. Born in Brazil, Ghosn started his career at French tiremaker Michelin in 1978, working his way up to running the company’s North American operations. He moved to Renault in 1996. After the French carmaker established its alliance with Nissan in 1999, he became the Japanese firm’s chief operating officer, helping steer it out of financial crisis. The turnaround earned him the nickname “Le cost killer.” Ghosn was promoted to CEO of Nissan in 2001, and then made the unusual move of taking on the role of Renault CEO in 2005. That made him the first executive to run two Fortune Global 500 companies at the same time.

Violence and Ebola in the Congo

Efforts to help contain the spread of the Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have been hampered by surges of violence. On November 17, officials from the World Health Organization (WHO) were forced to flee an emergency clinic they were manning in the town of Beni after they were shelled by a rebel militia. All 16 employees were evacuated for psychological treatment. The treatment center in Beni was briefly shuttered following the violence, causing a complete cessation of services for more than a week. The WHO stressed, however, that it would continue its activities in the DRC. Anti-rebel activities earlier in the week also left 12 Congolese soldiers and seven UN peacekeepers dead.

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The violence comes as the death toll from an Ebola outbreak continues to rise despite international efforts to contain the disease. The Congolese Health Ministry says that the 358 Ebola cases since August have led to the deaths of 213 people, with many more left damaged from the disease. This current outbreak is the tenth in the Congo since 1976. Many of the dead are women and infants. The UN has frantically tried to stop Ebola from spreading, as Congo borders nine other nations. Despite the efforts, the WHO warned last week that “the risk of the outbreak spreading to other provinces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, as well as to neighboring countries, remains very high.” In a video he released last week, the Congolese Health Minister called on the public to be vigilant and to report any symptoms of fever and dizziness. “Community-based surveillance is at the heart of the new response strategy against Ebola,” Oly Ilunga Kalenga said. “Each inhabitant, at his level, can protect his family and neighborhood against the virus by reporting any alert and suspicious cases to emergency teams.”

Airbnb: No “West Bank” Listings

According to Airbnb, if you want to vacation in certain parts of Israel, you’ll have to find a place to stay on another website. On Monday, the vacation rental operator announced it would no longer host listings in Israeli settlements in the West Bank. The announcement immediately drew condemnation from Israeli leaders. Airbnb said in a state-

ment posted on its website that after a reexamination of its policies, the company has “concluded that we should remove listings in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank that are at the core of the dispute between Israelis and Palestinians.” The decision was, according to the U.S.based company, made after “considerable time” contemplating the topic. As a leader in the industry, Airbnb said it “must consider the impact we have and act responsibly,” adding that it had “struggled” over the move. The rule will go into effect in the coming days. In recent years, Airbnb has faced criticism from Palestinians for hosting Israeli listings in the West Bank that failed to mention the property was located on land claimed by the Palestinians. Senior Palestinian officials and a number of NGOs have urged Airbnb to join the international movement boycotting settlement products or companies doing business in the West Bank. The Boycott Divestment Sanctions movement has claimed responsibility for pressuring some major companies to stop or alter operations in Israel or the West Bank, including carbonated drink maker SodaS-

tream, French construction company Veolia, and international mobile phone giant Orange. Airbnb’s announcement this week drew immediate ire from the Israeli government as well as leaders in the West Bank area, who called on the company to reverse its new policy. Tourism Minister Yariv Levin urged Airbnb to walk back the “discriminatory” decision, saying in a statement that he had already instructed his office to draw up measures designed “to limit the company’s activity across the country.” Levin said he had also instructed his ministry to implement a special program to encourage tourism and accommodation in West Bank settlements. The mayor of the large settlement of Efrat, south of Jerusalem, said Airbnb’s decision was a capitulation to “extremists.” Oded Revivi added, “The decision does an injustice to Israelis living in [the West Bank], constitutes a surrender to extremists and is a mistake that distances peace.” The Peace Now organization, a group against the Israeli West Bank settlements and a proponent of BDS, lauded Airbnb’s decision, saying the company was in line with the rest of the world in “distinguishing between

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sovereign Israel and the occupied territories.” “International companies are interested in doing business with the State of Israel, but are unwilling to accept the continued military control of millions of Palestinians,” the group said. “If the government really wants to eliminate BDS — then it will end the occupation.” Arvind Ganesan, business and human rights director at Human Rights Watch, said the group had lobbied Airbnb to drop the listings for years, and called on other companies to follow suit. “Airbnb’s decision to end its listings in Israeli settlements is an important recognition that such listings can’t square with its human rights responsibilities,” he said in a statement.

Early Elections Averted – For Now Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu retained his shaky coalition this week after the Jewish Home fac-

tion said that they would remain in the government, despite party head Naftali Bennett not being appointed defense minister.

Jewish Home leaders Bennett and Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked had demanded that Prime Minister Netanyahu nominate Bennett to replace Avigdor Liberman as defense minister. The duo vowed to leave the coalition if Netanyahu did not accede to their demands, which would have effectively toppled the government. A coalition needs at least 60 MKs to prevent the government from collapsing. Liberman’s departure meant that Netanyahu’s government hinged on the razor-sharp majority of 61 lawmakers. Had the Jewish Home pulled out, the coalition would have been left with only 55 Knesset members. However, Bennett and Shaked changed course and announced in a

dramatic press conference on Monday that they would keep the government alive despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s refusal to give the Defense Ministry to the Jewish Home. Despite heaping criticism on Netanyahu, who was blamed for “causing Israel to stop winning,” Bennett said that his Jewish Home party would stay on to continue its attempts at changing the direction of Israel’s defense establishment. “Something bad is happening on the inside, including during the last decade in Netanyahu’s governments – the State of Israel stopped winning,” Bennett said, adding that the IDF’s focus on following international law was hurting its ability to be victorious on the battlefield. “We impose constraints upon constraints on our fighters, legal constraints and conceptual constraints. Our fighters are more afraid of the military prosecutor than of Yahya Sinwar,” Bennett alleged, referring to Gaza’s Hamas chief. The Israeli government had appeared to be on shaky ground after former Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman resigned from his position last Wednesday. Calling a recent ceasefire that Israel had signed with Hamas “a capitulation to terror,” Liberman pulled his Yisrael Beytenu faction out of the government. Following Liberman’s announcement, Bennett demanded that he be appointed defense minister, something which Netanyahu refused to do. Elections appeared likely before the Jewish Home reneged on their ultimatum to topple the coalition. At present, the next round of elections is scheduled to be held November 2019.

IDF Special Forces Officer “Mem” Mourned

An officer in a highly classified IDF special forces was killed last week after a deep-cover mission went

awry in Gaza. Lieutenant Colonel “Mem,” whose real name cannot be written due to the classified nature of his unit, was leading his squad on a mission near the city of Khan Yunis in Gaza when he was accidently exposed at a Hamas checkpoint. “Mem” opened fire to protect his troops but died when he was hit during a shootout with Hamas gunmen. The unit killed senior Hamas commander Nour el-Deen Baraka, who was in charge of overseeing Hamas’ network of tunnels. After the mission went awry, special operations units worked frantically to extract the operatives before they could be caught by the Hamas terror group. The extraction effort included a massive bombing campaign by the air force, which covered the escape of the trapped soldiers. Israeli Air Force helicopters killed seven Hamas gunmen during the escape, while an IDF captain was also moderately injured. Speaking fluent Arabic, the commandos had posed as Palestinians and were dressed in civilian clothes. Israel later bombed the specially-designed vehicle they had traveled in to ensure that the classified technology the troops used would not be recovered by Hamas. Israel forbade the media from mentioning the name of the fallen soldier, as well as the name of the unit he was in. Hamas shot over 500 rockets at Israel the following day in retaliation, killing a Palestinian day laborer and an Israeli woman. Sixty other Israelis were wounded as well. Hamas said that a preliminary investigation showed that the commandos were attempting to insert covert listening devices in the Gaza Strip, backing up Israeli claims that the soldiers had not intended to assassinate Baraka. “The Zionist enemy tried to achieve a major security breakthrough. It apparently tried to install equipment and build something that would make it easy for it to kill, hack and abduct,” said Hamas’ deputy commander Khalil al-Hayya. The senior Hamas official added that the operation was intended to “make it easy for them to do anything. To make it easy to eavesdrop on all parts of the Palestinian people. It possibly could have made it easy for them to discover tunnels and other things.” Israeli defense officials stressed that the operation was not out of the ordinary and added that IDF Special

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Forces constantly operate behind enemy lines. Gaza’s Hamas head Yahya Sinwar said, however, that any future missions of the sort would cause his terror organization to rain missiles on Tel Aviv. “Our hands are on the trigger and our eyes are open,” Sinwar warned at a Hamas victory rally. “Whoever tests Gaza will find only death and poison. Our missiles are more precise, have a greater range and carry more explosives than in the past.”

U.S. Votes Against Resolution Opposing Israel in the Golan

The United States broke its longstanding opposition to Israel’s hold on the Golan Heights when it voted against a UN resolution that condemned an Israeli presence on the strategic plateau. Signifying a dramatic shift in how the U.S. views Israel’s presence in the Golan, UN Ambassador Nikki Haley voted “No” on the annual resolution titled “The Occupied Syrian Golan” on Friday. Israel had captured the mountain range from Syria during the Six Day War in 1967, after years of suffering aerial bombardments originating from the Golan. Initially holding onto the Golan in hopes of signing a peace deal with Syria, then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin ultimately annexed the territory in 1981. The United States, along with much of the rest of the international community, has consistently condemned Israel for retaining the territory until the groundbreaking vote on November 16. Haley said that the bloody Syrian civil war had caused the United States to reassess its traditional policy opposing Israel’s presence in the strate-

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ing pattern is another testament to the strong cooperation between the two countries. I thank Ambassador Haley for her continued steadfastness with Israel and the truth. It is time for the world to distinguish between those who stabilize the region and those who sow terror,” said Israel’s UN Ambassador Danny Danon. Prime Minister Netanyahu lauded “this important and just vote that is completely in keeping with my policy – Israel will always remain on the

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Golan Heights, and the Golan Heights will always remain in our hands.”

PA Police Chief Suspended for Helping IDF

First established under the Oslo Accords in 1993, the Palestinian Authority’s police forces are tasked with combatting crime and lawlessness in Judea and Samaria. While the police cooperate with the IDF on a routine basis, there have also been policemen who have taken part in terror attacks.

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The commander of Hevron’s Palistinian police force has been suspended after photos surfaced that appeared to show him assisting IDF soldiers change a tire. Palestinian Authority Police Chief Hazem Atallah confirmed to the Times of Israel that he had suspended Col. Ahmed Abu al-Rub and ordered another officer to conduct an investigation into the matter. Ahmed Abu al-Rub can be seen in the photos kneeling beside an IDF jeep that got stuck while on patrol in the Arab village of Yatta. While al-Rub is not seen assisting the soldiers, the picture was shared thousands of times on Palestinian social media, with many blasting him for helping the “occupation army.” Makhamra, a local Fatah official that had been with the police chief, confirmed that he had in fact helped the troops change the tire because the stalled jeep was blocking traffic. “On Sunday, we were undertaking an aid mission in Susya with several official and humanitarian bodies,” he told the Palestinian news agency Ma’an. “After we finished providing the aid, we tried to leave the area, but there was a vehicle belonging to the occupation army blocking the road. It then became clear to us that the vehicle’s tire had been damaged. So the soldiers asked us for equipment to change the tire and we gave them a tool. “Thereafter, the soldiers tried to change the tire, but they were unable to do so. Following a long wait, Col. Abu al-Rub approached the soldiers and offered to help. He then successfully helped them to replace the tire. After that, we left the place.”

A fraud case involving Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife Sara will go to criminal arbitration. Sara Netanyahu is facing charges of fraud for spending more than $100,000 on exorbitant meals at the Prime Minister’s Residence despite having a paid chef. The arbitration proceedings will be headed by Jerusalem Magistrate Court Judge Mordechai Kaduri and will take place in conjunction with the criminal trial. The arbitration would force the Netanyahus to admit wrongdoing, something they have vehemently avoided doing until now. According to the indictment, Sara Netanyahu “took fraudulently from the state hundreds of prepared meals” between 2010 and 2013. The meals were from Jerusalem’s finest restaurants and included steaks and specially prepared Chinese cuisine. Former Prime Minister’s Residence official Ezra Saidoff is also facing charges that he helped Netanyahu cover up the fraud by falsifying invoices and receipts. Under Israeli law, the prime minister and his family are only allowed to order meals up to 200 shekels a portion if there is no chef on hand. Sara Netanyahu had been indicted by Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in June. The probe began in 2015 after the State Comptroller’s Office issued a damaging expose on the Netanyahu family’s high expenses for their personal residence. The case is not Sara Netanyahu’s only legal troubles. Reports say that

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The Palestinian Authority joined ten international conventions and the Universal Postal Union on Thursday at a ceremony at its Ramallah headquarters. The Universal Postal Union is

an international shipping treaty that operates as part of the United Nations. In addition to the International Postal Union, the Palestinian Authority joined the Convention on the Nationality of Married Women, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child, Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women. The PA also applied to the Basel Protocol on Liability and Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal, Vienna Convention of Road Traffic, Protocol Concerning Countries or Territories at Present Occupied, Convention on Consent to Marriage, Minimum Age for Marriage and Registration of Marriages, Agreement Establishing the Common Fund for Commodities, and International Convention on the Arrest of Ships. The Palestinian Authority has been waging a form of diplomatic warfare against Israel by joining as many international treaties as it

can. Its efforts became possible after the United Nations voted in Palestine as a non-member state in 2012, which allows it to join international treaties. While the PA cannot vote at the UN General Assembly, it can speak at meetings and ask international bodies to take action against Israel. Observers say that the PA’s decision to join a slew of international bodies and conventions is likely a means to pressure Israel. Recent negotiations with Abbas’ arch-rival Hamas over a long-term ceasefire in Gaza has caused Abbas to feel irrelevant, leading him to pressure Israel in international forums. Following the PA’s move to internationalize the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the U.S. State Department said it was considering levying a series of sanctions in retaliation. “It has been the longstanding position of the United States that efforts by the Palestinians to join international entities are premature and counterproductive,” an official from the State Department told the Times of Israel. “The United States continues to make clear, both with the parties and with international partners, that the only realistic path forward is through direct negotiations aimed

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charges in the criminal complaint and can therefore no longer evade or avoid arrest and extradition in this matter,” Joshua Stueve told Reuters. Assange has been living in the Ecuadorean embassy in London ever since he became a wanted man for publishing classified U.S. information. Wikileaks has disseminated vast amounts of highly sensitive material over the years, including a mass leak of U.S. State Department’s diplomatic cables, the U.S. Army’s entire order of battle for the invasion of Iraq, and

A new drug can potentially offer relief to the millions of children who suffer from peanut allergies. The drug, named AR101, is made by Aimmune Therapeutic and is currently under review by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). Should it be approved, it would be the first oral medicine that can stop allergic reactions to peanuts among children. The final data on AR101 was recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The trial included 551 children between the ages of 4 and 17 who had suffered severe reactions after consuming peanuts. The patients consumed the peanut-based drug over the course of a few months. After nine months of treatment, almost 65% of the children could eat up to two peanuts a day, while 50% could eat four peanuts daily. While every one of the children suffered from an allergic reaction, the results were noticeably less severe than before the trial. Following the study, allergist and research co-author Stephen Tilles said, “We’re excited about the potential to help children and adolescents with peanut allergy protect themselves against accidentally eating a food with peanut in it.” One in 50 American children currently suffers from peanut allergies. While deaths are not common, reactions to peanuts can send some suffering from the allergy to the hospital. Until now, there has been no approved treatment for those suffering from peanut allergies. Medical professionals have cau-

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FL Blunders; Scott Wins Florida’s Broward County was red-faced after it turned out that it missed a recount deadline by two minutes.

The botched recount means that the State of Florida only counted the results from the previous Tuesday’s results in the state’s closely-fought Senate race until the manual recounts came in on Sunday.

“Basically, I just worked...for nothing,” said Broward County’s Election Director Joe D’Alessandro. Counties all across Florida were recounting their votes in the Senatorial race as Republican Governor Rick Scott faced off with Democratic incumbent Bill Nelson in an ugly contest marred by allegations of fraud and vote tampering. Nelson eventually conceded the race on Sunday after Sunday’s recount showed that his path to victory was closed. “I was not victorious in this race, but I still wish to

strongly reaffirm the cause for which we fought, a public office is a public trust,” said Nelson. Florida’s secretary of state had imposed a 3 PM deadline for the voting data be filed. However, officials maintain that unfamiliarity with the website caused the data to be filed late, nullifying the recount. The disqualification of the recount data hurt Scott, as it found that Nelson received 779 less votes than previously thought. Either way, Scott was victorious. Broward County’s late recount filing is another mishap for election supervisor Brenda Snipes, who has come under fire for mishandling ballots. Last week, a judge ruled in favor of Scott, who said in a filing that Snipes had withheld crucial ballot information from his campaign. In 2016, Snipes illegally destroyed ballots in a congressional race, leading Florida to assign two election monitors to her office. Many allege that Snipes, a Democrat, had intentionally tampered with the ballots multiple times in the recent midterm elections in order to hand the election to the Democrats. “When they call this woman incompetent, they’re wrong. She’s very competent but in a bad way,” said President Donald Trump. Florida’s Hillsborough County also said that it would not be joining in the state-wide recount after it found a disparity between the number of ballots and the people who voted. “Even though we achieved 99.84 percent success in our recount effort, we are not willing to accept that votes go unreported,” said Hillsborough County Supervisor of Elections Craig. “For that reason, the Canvassing Board has decided that the first unofficial results will stand as our second unofficial counting.”

CA Air Almost Unbreathable California’s smoggy air was rated the worst in the world following a week of out-of-control wildfires that scorched large swaths of the state. Air quality monitoring app PurpleAir said that California’s air was borderline unbreathable, prompting the closures of schools and universities across the bay area. Local governments issued a blanket ban against burning any wood or making

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Neo-Nazi Hate Not Free Speech

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Pelosi in Peril? California Democrat Nancy Pelosi’s quest to be the next Speaker of the House is not as smooth as she would wish it to be. At least 16 Democrats have called for her to step aside. Pelosi was thought to be a shooin for Speaker after the Democrats seized control of Congress in November’s midterm elections. However, a growing number of Democratic Con-

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The State of Florida has announced that it will start litigation against the CVS and Walgreens pharmaceutical chains over what is says is their responsibility in the opioid epidemic that has devastated the United States.

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“Thousands of Floridians have suffered as a result of the actions of the defendants.” Court filings accuse Walgreens of disseminating billions of opioid dosages in Florida within the last 12 years alone. In one town of 12,000 a Walgreens sold 2.2 million pills, and gave out 285,000 tablets in one month in a town with a population of under 3,000 people. The opioid crisis has devastated the United States in recent years, with 45 Americans dying every day from overdoses, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Pre-

vention. The crisis centers around abuse of prescription pills such as OxyContin. Known as “HillBilly Heroin” for the devastation it wreaked on Appalachian communities, the drugs were commonly first bought at pharmacies by drug dealers who received prescriptions from crooked doctors. Florida is infamous for its role in the opioid epidemic, with its lax supervision causing drug traffickers from all over the United States to descend on the state with phony prescriptions.

Retired Lt. Col. William Pollard was called a “true French hero” this week when he was awarded the French Legion of Honor from the French government during a special ceremony. The 100-year-old served in World War II and was being rewarded for bravery in battle. “You owe so much to America’s greatest generation,” Consul General of France Guillaume Lacroix said when he pinned the medal on Pollard. “The American people changed everything. ... Without this gentleman, my flag would not be flying. It’s as simple as that.” In a written statement read by his son, Pollard said he was honored to receive the award, thanking his late wife and the soldiers he served with. “Today I am both happy and sad,” he said. “My thoughts today are with her and with my comrades from many years ago.” Pollard was 25 in 1944 when he landed on Omaha Beach, the code name for a portion of shoreline during the Allied invasion of German-occupied France. As he was one of the first soldiers to arrive, his job was to deploy concrete caissons that would form a temporary harbor to help soldiers rapidly load cargo onto the beach. Pollard’s son, William Pollard Jr., said his father helped rescue 14 soldiers from a caisson after it was hit by enemy fire. Pollard said his father and a sergeant got the men safely to shore, having to coax some soldiers who were frozen with fear at the prospect of jumping into the 40-feet-deep water. Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes, whose office assisted Pollard in receiving the award, noted his career included advancing into Germany with Gen. George Patton. She said his career included a scalp wound, which was later patched by a nurse.

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“You represent the best of Kentucky,” Grimes said. The Legion of Honor was founded in 1802 by French Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte. Today, Guillaume said it only can be awarded by the country’s elected president. Pollard was born and raised in Lockport, Kentucky, a small town along the banks of the Kentucky River. He had an extensive military career, which also included running an orphanage in Korea near the end of the Korean War. Pollard Jr. said his father never spoke much about his war experience until 1994, during a trip to France to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Normandy invasion.

jewels, earning her the nickname the “rhinestone pigeon,” as she was wearing a flight suit with rhinestones when she was found.

Bedazzled Bird

A Ban on Do & Don’t

An animal rescue organization in Arizona is searching for the owner of a pigeon. This pigeon is no ordinary bird, though. She came bedecked in

A woman discovered the bird on her back porch and brought her to the organization. Posting photos of the bird online, the rescue group hopes the owner will come to claim her. Well, they’ll either come to claim the bird or the jewels she’s wearing. In any case, you know what they say, the early bird catches the necklace – or was it worm?

Students do not be scared. We will not be using capital letters or the

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According to UK media reports, journalism professors at Leeds Trinity University in the UK have been instructed not to use certain words when addressing students in case they frighten their sensitive souls. As such, the use of capital letters has been banned as well as the “overuse” of the words “do” and “don’t.” In an internal staff memo, staff are told students’ “anxiety” can lead to academic failure. “Despite our best attempts to explain assessment tasks, any lack of clarity can generate anxiety and even discourage students from attempt-

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Flipping a Coin is Not a Game

Identical twins Phyllis Jones and Irene Crump celebrated their 102nd birthday on November 20. They are the oldest twins in Britain

University confirmed that the university did not ban capital letters; it just feels that “best practice is not to write in all capital letters.” YOU MEAN LIKE THIS?

Puffy Politics

uniform costs.” Most parents lauded the school’s decision to minimize peer pressure amongst teens. Wonder if a ban on crazy-expensive coats for kids in the Five Towns would ever work. Hmmm…let me think about it. Without Moncler coats, all these kids would have no coats to wear. And it’s going to be a cold winter.

Ski Roof When it comes to peer pressure, children have it bad. Uniforms may help, but what if “all” the kids in school are wearing a certain headband or socks or coat? Doesn’t your kid want to fit in? School officials in Woodchurch High School in Wirral, England, feel for those kids. As such, the school recently sent home a letter to parents banning jackets and coats from Canada Goose, Moncler and Pyrenex, brands that charge exorbitant prices to keep people warm. The school said it’s part of its “poverty proofing” scheme. “As you are all aware,” the letter states, “from an email that was sent out yesterday, pupils will not be permitted to bring in Canadian (sic) Goose and Monclair (sic) coats after the [holiday] break. “The support from parents/carers has been overwhelmingly positive and we are very thankful for this. Some have also asked whether Pyrenex coats, which are also in a similar price range (with some also having real fur) will also be prohibited. I am writing to confirm that these brands will also be prohibited.” A spokesman for the school, which has 1,400 pupils, says their policy has “always been to minimize

If you’re looking for a place to ski where no one has gone before, consider Audemars Piguet Hotel des Horlogers in Switzerland. The new hotel, due to open in 2020, will offer guests the opportunity to ski down the hotel roof straight onto the ski trails below. The design will blend the top of the building with its snowy surroundings. Inside the hotel guests will have the opportunity to use the premise’s restaurants, spa and conference center. Next door will house a museum dedicated to Swiss watchmaker Audemars Piguet, whom the hotel is named after. “Being able to ski directly out of your hotel room into the landscape will give plenty of people a seamless and exciting way to explore their surroundings,” says architect Daniel Sundlin. “On the other hand, it will also give the local skiing community direct access to the hotel.” So they’re skiing from the sky.

After forgetting his coin in the locker room, referee David McNamara asked two captains to play rock, paper, scissors to decide the kickoff before a Women’s Super League soccer game last month. But flipping a coin is no game – the league takes itself seriously – and so McNamara has been suspended. The incident took place ahead of Manchester City’s home game with Reading on October 26 and involved their England skipper Steph Houghton and visiting captain Kirsty Pearce. A coin toss to decide who kicks off is a requirement under the Laws of the Game but McNamara left his coin in the dressing room and allowed the captains to play rock, paper, scissors to determine kickoff and playing ends, the BBC reported. “The FA can confirm that referee David McNamara has been suspended for 21 days, starting from Monday 26 November, after accepting a charge of ‘not acting in the best interests of the game,’” a FA spokesman was quoted as saying. McNamara can fight his suspension, if he wishes.

Disgusting Food Museum

This museum is not for the faint of heart, nor for the light of stomach or delicate of smell. In the Disgusting Food Museum, visitors to Sweden get to smell and taste what may be considered delicacies around the world but will turn stomachs in other places. Consider Anthony Bourdain on steroids but without any stops at a American burger joint along the way.

The dead mouse wine from China has bodies of dead rodents floating on the bottom. The maggots in the cheese in another dish are white and energetic. And the sheep eyeball juice is red with a floating green eyeball on top. But according to Samuel West, the curator of the museum, the most offensive dish on display is the Icelandic fermented shark. “It tastes like chewing on a urine-infested mattress,” he claims, and we’ll take his word for it. “It’s a fermented sort of rotten Icelandic shark. Anthony Bourdain, the late TV personality, called it the single most disgusting thing he’d ever eaten, and I totally agree with him.” West says that he decided to open the museum “to challenge [visitors’] notions of what is disgusting and what is delicious, and the aim is to get people to understand there is no objective measure of disgust,” West said. “For some, the revelation might be that ‘maybe insects aren’t as disgusting as I thought.’” It’s certainly a matter of taste. Some may enjoy the frog smoothies from Peru or Sweden’s “surstromming,” an infamously putrid fermented herring. Visitors are also introduced to “balut,” partially developed duck fetuses that are boiled inside the egg and eaten straight from the shell in the Philippines, as well as “casu marzu,” a Sardinian pecorino cheese infested by maggots. Vegemite from Australia is also one of the 80 items on display. Also included are dishes many Western visitors might not consider disgusting at all. Swedish visitors are surprised to find salty licorice, popular in Sweden but perceived as disgusting to many others. American foods on display include Jell-O salad, made of gelatin and typically fruit; canned pork brains with milk gravy; and root beer, a sweet soft drink which some say tastes like toothpaste. West said he has managed only to sample about half of the more exotic collected consumables. Asked if he ever vomited while preparing the exhibition, he said, “Every day.” Some of the delicacies are so smelly they are kept in glass jars. Additionally, the foods have to be changed regularly so they don’t rot. The exhibit will run until the end of January. Tickets to the museum double as barf bags; visitors have been known to use them when the smell and taste become too overwhelming. Can we say bon appetit?

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Community Chessed Shel Emes

ast Wednesday, as part of the chessed initiative that is going on at the Yeshiva of South Shore, R’ Rosenwasser’s 8th grade shiur went to the Hebrew Free Burial Association’s cemetery to help clean it up. “We did chessed for people who can never do anything for u,” reflected 8th grade student Shmulie Bergstein. Doing chessed with those that have already passed away is the ultimate chessed shel emes and is a hallmark of Klal Yisroel. The Mechina boys were excited to take part in this unique opportunity to both honor those who have passed away and to also help beautify this special cemetery which enables a proper Jewish burial to those who are unable to afford one. R’ Drebin, the chessed

initiative coordinator, shared that he was “so inspired to see the talmidim so actively involved” in spite of the less than ideal weather conditions. In addition, by “showing respect and forever maintaining Jewish cemeteries we are expressing our belief in the eternal nature of the neshama,” commented R’ Elchonon Zohn, longtime Rabbinic Advisor to the Hebrew Free Burial Association and President of NASCK (National Association of Chevra Kadisha). The chessed initiative is part of the Zichron Tzirel Middos Program at the Yeshiva of South Shore, in memory of Rebbetzin Tzirel Kamenetsky, a”h, wife of former Rosh HaYeshiva Rav Binyomin Kamenetsky, zt”l, and ybch”l mother of current Rosh HaYeshiva Rav Morde-

chai Kamenetsky. Rebbetzin Tzirel was a shining example of someone who was “always looking to give and overall a woman of such refined middos,” remembered R’ Yehuda

Baruch Kamenetsky, grandson of Rebbetzin Tzirel and current Yeshiva of South Shore Student Counselor. The program has been a source of so much growth

in middos and discussion of true Torah hashkafah over the years at Yeshiva of South Shore, and this year has certainly gotten off to an amazing start!

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Young Israel of Hewlett Welcomes its New Rabbi PHOTO CREDIT: GABE SOLOMON, LIFE CAPTURE IMAGES

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n Sunday, November 18, the Young Israel of Hewlett (YIH) Congregation Ahavat Yisrael showed its new Mara D’Asra, Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz, a loving welcome at his official installation ceremony. Community members, shul congregants, friends and family filled the synagogue and participated in the program by starting with the “Star Spangled Banner” and “Hatikvah” as sung by shul member, Dr. Dan Sacolick. The shul’s highly esteemed previous rabbi of 18 years, Rabbi Heshy Blumstein, read a perek of Tehillim. Shul president, Scott Wagman, addressed the crowd and introduced the speakers including: Rabbi Marc Volk, Executive Director, National Council of Young Israel; Rav Chaim Nassan Segal Mara D’asra of the New Springville Jewish Center Congregation Shaarei Simcha, Staten Island, New York, and Director of Community Development at Torah Umesorah; and Rav Yaakov Feitman, Mara D’Asra of the Red Shul. Each speaker described how special Rabbi Hopkovitz is and shared their personal connections to him over the years. Michael Cohen, also a congregant of the YIH, presented Rabbi Hopkovitz with a proclamation on behalf of the Office of New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky, and officially invoked him into the shul. In appreciation for the shul’s new family, YIH Sisterhood President, Tammy Bernstein, presented Rebbetzin Sara Hopkovitz with a dozen red roses as she sat with their adorable children, Devasha Leba, Leah Bracha, Shimmy, and Mindel Tova.

Rabbi Hopkovitz spoke excitedly about his new role as the shul’s spiritual leader and his plans to help congregants get closer to Hashem. Rav Shalom Axelrod of the Young Israel of Woodmere closed the ceremony with another perek of Tehillim and then attendees were invited to a gala breakfast in the downstairs ballroom. The lavish spread included bagels and lox, scrambled eggs, fresh fruit, and more as provided by Joel Baruch of Gotta Get a Bagel. Since assuming the pulpit of the Young Israel of Hewlett this past summer, Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz has quickly made an impact for the good with his friendship, stirring drashos, and thought-provoking classes. A warm, dynamic, and inspirational leader, Rabbi Hopkovitz has fostered relationships throughout the community and already made families feel welcome and at home at the Young Israel of Hewlett. In addition to his role as Mara D’Asra of the Young Israel of Hewlett, Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz holds the position of Maggid Shiur at Yeshiva Toras Halakha in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. In that capacity

Rebbetzin Sara Hopkovitz

YIH shul president Scott Wagman, left, with YIH’s new Mara D’Asra Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz

he serves as a confidante and role model to his students. Rabbi Hopkovitz is a Yadin Yadin musmach of RIETS, a graduate of Yeshiva College, and an alumnus of Yeshiva Ohr HaChaim. He is the author of Sefer Yismach Moshe, on Tractate Bava Kamma, and is currently pursuing graduate studies in Jewish History and Education at Touro College, where he is a Legacy Heritage Fellow.

The Young Israel of Hewlett, Congregation Ahavat Yisrael, is a shul with heart, in the heart of the Five Towns. To set up a visit or to become a member, contact Scott Wagman at the shul office at 516-295-2282. Visit yihewlett.org for more information or just come to our shul and feel the warmth!

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OHEL’s 49th Annual Gala

t OHEL’s 49th Annual Gala at the Sheraton Hotel, New York, a capacity crowd of OHEL’s ardent friends and supporters celebrated the achievements of honorees who truly encapsulate this year’s theme, Opening Minds, Opening Doors. This show of support is graciously appreciated by individuals, organizations and the corporate world, who passionate embrace OHEL’s mission to reduce stigma and meet the ever-increasing and diverse needs, serving over 11,000 people in need, throughout communities in New York and beyond. Harvey, a”h, and Gloria Kaylie were awarded the inaugural Harvey and Gloria Kaylie Community Impact Award, presented by their daughter Alicia in recognition of the trailblazing inclusive camp that is Camp Kaylie at OHEL that Harvey, a”h, had always conveyed was his “crown jewel.” So too, OHEL celebrated the impact, and continued impact, of Harvey, a”h, and Gloria Kaylie on the broader Jewish community in the U.S. and in Israel. Rabbi Marc Schneier of the Westhampton Synagogue said, “The Kaylies have taught us both how to give, and how to give happily.” Harvey was fond of saying that he and Gloria wanted to teach their grandchildren’s grandchildren the meaning of charity. This was touchingly affirmed in a moving tribute video, where their grandson, Lavee Yacoby, shared his commitment to building on his grandfather’s legacy and values by continuing to do and give in helping others in need. OHEL also honored Eli and Linda Gottlieb as OHEL’s Nediv Lev Awardees. The Gottliebs are passionate advocates of OHEL’s most vulnerable individuals with their dedication of family therapy rooms in OHEL’s Foster Care program and their continued support for the many other vital services that OHEL provides.

Eli and Linda Gottlieb with their sons, Yoni, Dani, and Moti

Alicia Yacoby, Marvin Kaylie, Gloria Kaylie, and Danny Yacoby

Jenny and Barry Horowitz were presented the Professional Leadership Award. The Horowitzs and their family devote themselves to helping others both on a personal and professional level. From their chosen careers in social work and physical education, the Horowitzs vast impact in the community forever endears them to all who know them. The theme of the evening was encapsulated in a new OHEL video “Opening Doors” that was shown at the Gala. The video personifies the many new and diverse doors now open at the new OHEL Jaffa Family Campus in Flatbush, doors where entering people, young and senior,

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Barry and Jenny Horowitz at the OHEL Gala

OHEL President Emeritus and Ombudsman Moishe Hellman, with OHEL Co-Presidents Jay Kestenbaum and Mel Zachter

facing diverse challenges, can literally transform their lives – with the professional help of over 1,200 OHEL employees. The evening concluded with the installation of Jay Kestenbaum as OHEL’s new co-president alongside Mel Zachter, and a powerful tribute to Moishe Hellman, OHEL’s outgoing co-president. OHEL recognized and celebrated Moishe’s incalculable impact on OHEL and the thousands of lives he has helped shepherd through OHEL’s Open Doors as ombudsman, a vital role he will continue as president emeritus. For 26 years, Moishe Hellman has been a leader and visionary together in partnership with co-president Mel Zachter and a very engaged and supportive board of directors. OHEL is always pleased to welcome to the Gala distinguished elected officials whose support expands the services provided to families in many communities. NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli, State Senator Todd Kaminsky, Councilmembers

Chaim Deutsch, Kalman Yaeger and Mathieu Eugene, amongst others, addressed the assembled guests. OHEL’s co-presidents Mel Zachter and Jay Kestenbaum announced a One Million Dollar Challenge Grant inviting guests and all OHEL supporters to contribute to expanding OHEL’s vital work in Trauma and Children’s Services. These groundbreaking services will ensure that OHEL remains at the forefront of providing the highest caliber professional services. Please contact Robert Katz at robert_katz@ohelfamily. org for more information. OHEL looks forward to greeting everyone next year at OHEL’s landmark 50th Anniversary Gala to honor and celebrate builders of OHEL’s past and future. To support OHEL’s important work or to access OHEL services, please visit http://www.ohelfamily.org, call OHEL Access at 1800-603-OHEL or email access@ohelfamily.org.

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Hey for Hatzalah

he kindergarten children of HALB Lev Chana celebrated the letter hey with a visit from the Rockaway Nassau Ambulance Unit. This trip was organized by Mr. Chezky Mandel, Director of Operations for Rockaway and Nassau and father of Dovid, a HALB Lev Chana kindergartner. The Hatzalah ambulance arrived Friday morning as 100 children patiently waited their turn to hear about what Hatzalah does and visit the inside of the “bus.” Mr. Alan Hammer, veteran Hatzalah member, spoke

with the children as he showed and demonstrated the equipment he and the medics use on calls. One point that Mr. Hammer emphasized over and over again was the need for the children to know their addresses and phone numbers, so that if, chas v’shalom, they need to call for help, they will be able to tell the Hatzalah operator where they live. Mr. Hammer suggested the children practice every erev Shabbat. Thank you to Mr. Hammer and Mr. Mandel for teaching us about the important work of Hatzalah.

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Around the Community A kumzitz was held on Motzei Shabbos at the home of Ronen and Devorah Borochov in honor of Shuvu. Dayan Yonasan Abraham of London participated in the kumzitz which was led by singer Eitan Katz. Also in attendance were the co-chairmen of Shuvu, Avrohom Biderman and Yossi Hoch. Both Dayan Abraham and Rabbi Yaakov Feitman spoke at the kumzitz.

Rav Yaakov Feitman speaking at Shuvu event with Dayan Abraham, head of Shuvu

Dayan Yonasan Abraham, head of Shuvu, speaking at the Melaveh Malka Kumzitz in the Borochov home

Rav Yaakov Feitman dancing with Dayan Abraham

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Chessed around NYS with YOSS Zichron Tzirel Program

lot has been happening in the Yeshiva of South Shore, both within its walls and outside as well. Last week the Yeshiva hosted Rabbi Maimon Elbaz who presented one of his signature Audio-Visual Torah shows to the 3rd, 4th and 5th grades. The theme of the presentation was “Emunah.” Through the use of hundreds of mesmerizing pictures, Rabbi Elbaz was able to reveal the essence of the thirteen Ani Maamin of the Rambam in a most captivating way. The talmidim sat for over an hour as they gained an appreciation for the most basic fundamentals of yahadus. It is an experience which not only inspired them but which will iy”H impact their daily lives. In the Mechina division, the Zichron Tzirel Middos program is in full swing. The Middos program is dedicated to the memory of Rebbitzen Tzirel Kamenetzky, a”h, and promotes middos tovos through a host of activities. The theme for this year’s program is chessed. Rabbi Zev Davidowitz, Menahel HaMechina, expressed the importance of

Rabbi Gideon Lemberger, 7th grade Rebbe at YOSS, and his talmidim help out at Masbia of Queens

each class going out of their comfort zone to perform acts of chessed in a physical way. As such, arrangements were made for each individual class to engage in a special chessed activity. Some of the 7th grade classes volunteered at Masbia of Queens where they helped with various chores in preparation to feed the hungry and

needy. Their rebbe, Rabbi Gideon Lemberger, expressed amazement at how the boys repackaged 1,600 lbs. of pasta in a methodical and organized way. They also carried dozens of cases of juice in preparation for distribution. He also commented on how the boys worked with achdus and zerizus.

The eighth grade volunteered at the Silver Lake Cemetery in Staten Island. They helped upkeep the cleanliness around the kevarim of hundreds of Yidden, some of whom were early immigrants to New York at the turn of the century. “I was so inspired to see the talmidim so actively involved,” said Rabbi Shlomo Drebin, the Middos Program coordinator. “Despite the cold, each and every boy was fired up and put in maximum effort to rake leaves, move fallen branches and clean up this very old cemetery in order to give proper kavod hameis. They understood that kavod haniftar does not end with burial, but continues in perpetuity.” Other classes will be visiting senior citizen centers before Chanukah to cheer up its residents. Additionally, the eighth grade will be going to HASC in Brooklyn where they will liven up the crowd with singing and dancing in the Chanukah spirit. The talmidim of Yeshiva of South Shore have gained a true appreciation of chessed and will hopefully develop into true ba’alei chessed.

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Central Sees a “Renaissance”

he 10th grade AP European History class at Central had an opportunity last week to partake in some experiential learning. Their teacher, Mr. Adam Sticklor, led them on a trip to The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. The students had a chance to view the Renaissance art they have been studying in class and see the transformation in style from medieval to Renaissance art. On their way out, the students also looked at a few modern art pieces, enabling them to further see how art has changed over the centuries to reflect society.

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HANC Retreat

s always one of the most anticipated events at HANC Elementary School is the Sixth Grade Retreat. It was a wonderful experience for all, as the children from West Hempstead and Plainview schools bonded, relaxed, learned and had fun together. The students traveled two hundred and fifty miles on a comfortable coach bus to the amazing Rocking Horse Ranch. The students spent the day mountain tubing, hiking, bungee jumping, and hanging out in the Fun Barn where they played ping pong, climbed a mini rock wall and hung around in a newly renovated play area equipped with a bowling alley. The students went night tubing followed by roasting marshmallows over

an open fire pit. Two inspirational and powerful learning sessions on the importance of telling the truth and how we use language were enjoyed. A full evening of fun-filled activities were held right after dinner. Everyone played bingo, went swimming, and swam in a mini water park. The children had a chance to build upon current friendships as well as form new ones. They enjoyed catered meals in a rustic dining room where children mingled with students from each campus. As the buses pulled back to school the students could not stop talking about the great memories that they had during their two days away from school. The learned, had fun, and united as a group.

ast week, after many hours of preparation, Shulamith eighth graders had their Shabbaton, with the theme of “Ohr – Light.” On erev Shabbat, the girls enjoyed a candle-making activity. On Friday night, they gathered for candle lighting in school, followed by an uplifting Kabbalat Shabbat, a delicious meal, divrei Torah, and an ask-the-teachers forum. The melodious choir also performed. The girls headed home and went “straight to sleep,” in anticipation of their next fun-filled day. On Shabbat morning, the group davened at the Red Shul. They then returned to school where they were inspired by workshops led by Shu-

lamith alumni about ways to have emunah, even in the darkest of times. The girls heard additional divrei Torah during the meal, watched an amusing skit, and davened Mincha together before heading out for the afternoon. For Seuda Shlishit, the group reconvened at the Altmark household. The dining room was filled with ruach and words of Torah from Mrs. Lisa Septimus, a yoetzet halacha of the Five Towns. We are very grateful to Mrs. Rachel Steiner, Mrs. Rookie Billet, Dr. Evelyn Gross, Mrs. Chana Schwartz, the Altmarks, and all the other parents and faculty members who made this a Shabbaton to remember.

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Yeshiva of South Shore Leads Torah Education Gatherings

he opening remarks of any gathering set the tone for inspiration and enthusiasm to all participants. In the past two weeks, Yeshiva of South Shore led three gatherings that were focused on the growth and development of Torah education. Four weeks ago, Agudas Yisroel held their 2nd annual Yeshiva Summit in Terrace on the Park in Queens. The full day conference focused on educating and empowering New York State yeshiva leaders in maximizing their resources to gain clarity in the many complex guidelines of government and charitable foundation funding. Hundreds of yeshiva executives from around New York State were in attendance and heard powerful presentations from leaders in the non-profit world, as well as key politicians. The opening address was delivered by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva of South Shore. He set the tone for the day and spoke about the importance of collaboration and selflessness in chinuch. Praising the work of Agudas Yisrael and its Executive Vice President, Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zweibel, Rabbi Kamenetzky wittily called them, “Oskim btzorchei tzibur b’emunah,” as the work of the Yeshivos is to embolden the emunah of the talmidim and future generations. Yeshiva of South Shore’s leaders continued to shine, last Monday, Veterans Day,

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preschool director of YOSS, spoke to the over 280 educators representing ten schools about “Finding the emotional Strength in Yourself to Inspire Others.” She described how every young child needs “special time” to connect with parents, and how this concept can carry over to school as well. She explained how she trains her preschool moros in “mindfulness,” to pause their actions, and spend a few minutes a day focus entirely on the children, giving them this special time and greatly enhancing their skills and growth. Mrs. Leah Girnun, Director of Education and Academic Advancement at YOSS, presented on the topic, “Teaching Literacy through Games.” Since her installment at YOSS, she

ent some of her knowledge to the educators in attendance. Mrs. Rochelle Klier, former parent and individual instructor at YOSS, presented a workshop on the topic of “Understanding dyslexia; helping children through phonemic awareness,” offering valuable insights into reaching children who need creative ways to help them read and comprehend information. Last week in Florida, Rabbi Dovid Kramer, executive director of YOSS, presented a workshop at the annual Torah Educators Network EDShare Conference, led by Rabbi Perry Tirschwell, to 65 Executive directors representing mosdos around the country. His spoke about the work/life balance, and

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how executive directors can maximize their own time and productivity by creating awareness of their obligations and distractions. Yeshiva of South Shore is proud to continue educating educators and executives across the country, and to empower leaders to realize the continued growth of Torah.

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Glick Girls Fun

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Kislev at HANC HS

n Thursday morning, November 8, HANC High School was bursting with excitement as we enjoyed Rosh Chodesh Kislev with a gala breakfast. The festivities began with a siyum on Mesechet Shabbat by senior Jonah Rocheeld. The celebration segued into the presentation of a victory banner to our championship Torah Bowl team.

The event culminated in a riveting school-wide game of HANC Taboo which captivated the crowd, as the winning 11th grade team walked away with prizes. Thank you to the Director of Student Life Rabbi Daniel Mezei and the Student Life Team for organizing this fantastic morning. The students are looking forward to an amazing Chanukah 5779.

“I Spy” Chodesh Kislev

he TAG talmidos of grades 1-5 ushered in Chodesh Kislev with an innovative game of “I Spy.” Their amazing Rosh Chodesh coordinators Morah Sarale Schmalz and Morah Miriam Rivlin produced folders featuring the faces of all the

beautiful talmidos. The girls had so much fun searching for the smiling faces of their friends. Accompanied by a catchy tune which highlighted this year’s theme of hakaras hatov, the girls were enlightened and happy to welcome the new chodesh into TAG.

CAHAL Kindergarten Learning Sefer Bereishis

f all the lessons that the CAHAL kindergartners at HANC look forward to each week, the most eagerly awaited are those about parshat hashavuah. Even though the Avot lived thousands of years ago and thousands of miles away, their stories fill the classroom with an excitement that is palpable. On Fridays before our Shabbat lunch the children are excited to dress in costumes and role play various scenes from the Torah. This past week of Parshat Vayeitzei, Yaakov ran from Esav to Charan where he met Rachel at the well and then met her father Lavan and older sister Leah. After tending Lavan’s sheep for many years, two marriages and many children,

Yaakov and his family leave to return to Eretz Canaan, Hashem’s special land. Acting out each scene gives the children the opportunity to engage their memories for the story’s sequence and details that they have learned, as well as develop their language skills as they organize their ideas and create the dialogue between characters. Rotating our main actor and actress roles weekly, enables all of the children to share in the limelight, even the minor roles as straying sheep grazing under Yaakov’s watchful eye. In their language-enriched, experiential classroom the children truly “learn what they live” each day – the highly memorable stories of their Biblical

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Choosing the Best Credit Cards for your Business: Focus on Travel & Cash-Back By Pinny Ackerman

ur Picks for the Top Small Business Credit Cards. People often ask us: which is the best credit card available? That’s like asking someone, what’s the best car? Well, it depends: for heavy commuting? For weekend fun? Hauling Cargo? Each business will have different needs, and that will determine which is the best card for you. There are a number of variables that can determine which credit card would be the best option for your business including your business category type, how you use your credit card, what kind of purchases are made each month along with your total spending, and whether you or someone in your business travels often. As such, there is no easy answer when it comes to determining which credit card product is best for you. Therefore, the best way to determine which card works best for you and your business is to provide a breakdown of the offers and credit card options currently available, and to list those that we feel are the best options and the reasons why.

1st Place The Business Platinum® Card from American Express OPEN Similar to the personal Amex Platinum Card, the business version includes a few key elements that make it worthwhile for businesses and makes it unique in the credit card space. This card is ideal for small businesses with significant travel budgets. Here’s why: When you book flights and prepaid hotel stays through the Amex Travel Portal, you earn 5x Membership Rewards points per dollar spent. You also earn a 50% bonus — so effectively 1.5x points per dollar — on purchases of $5,000 or more, up to 1 million extra points per year. When you use points to book a flight through the Amex Travel Portal on your pre-selected — or business or first class flights on any airline — you’ll get 35% of your points back. The card includes $200 in airline fee credits each calendar year, essentially rebating part of the annual fee, if used correctly. (And because the airline fee credit is valid each calendar year, not cardmember year, you could qualify for the credit twice in your first 12 months of hav-

ing the card.) Additionally, the card offers a slew of other benefits, including access to more than 1,200 airport lounges, including Priority Pass lounges, Delta Sky Clubs when you’re flying with the airline, and proprietary Amex Centurion Lounge locations. For this reason, it is our view that for business who have employees traveling often or those who consistently have purchases of over $5,000 the Amex Business Platinum Credit Card is the best option for you. 2nd Place The Chase Ink Business Preferred Our second place for the best credit card for small businesses with significant travel needs is the Chase Ink Business Preferred Credit Card. That card earns valuable, flexible Ultimate Rewards points on your small business spending. These are the same points earned in the personal Chase Freedom and Sapphire cards. These points can be traded for cash back, transferred to frequent flyer and hotel loyalty partners, or used to purchase travel with a 25% bonus (or a 50% bonus if you move

your points over to your Chase Sapphire Reserve Credit Card). The card also earns 3x points per dollar on the first $150,000 your business spends on combined purchases each cardmember year in several categories, including travel, shipping, internet/cable/phone, and advertising on social media sites or with search engines, such as Google Ads. Purchases after you reach $150,000, or in any other category, earn 1x point per dollar. Among other benefits, the Ink Business Preferred offers cell phone protection. When you use the Ink Preferred to pay your cell phone bill, you’re covered for up to $600 for damage, loss, or theft of your cell phone — or your employees’ work-provided phones, if you provide them. You’re limited to three claims per rolling 12-month period, but this can save you a fortune. The cell phone insurance alone makes up for the $95 annual fee. 3rd Place The Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express OPEN Our third place goes to the Business Gold Rewards Card from American Express. This can be the go-to for small-business expenses, especially since the card offers 3x points on expenses like Google advertising. With the $175 annual fee waived the first year, and plenty of great transfer options via the Membership Rewards program, this card might be the perfect option for small businesses who spend $100,000 in office and advertising expenses with travel needs. Those can be booked with the membership rewards points earned through the business spending. 4th Place The Capital One Spark Cash for Business The Capital One Spark Cash earns unlimited 2% cash back on all purchases. No categories, no points values or conversions, no redemption minimums. Rewards won’t expire for the life of the account, and

you can redeem any amount of cash back. The card has a $95 annual fee, waived the first year. At first glance, the Amex Blue Business Plus might seem like a better option, since it earns 2x points and doesn’t have an annual fee. However, keep in mind that while 2x points may be more valuable than 2% cash if you redeem strategically for travel by transferring to partners, Membership Rewards points can’t be redeemed outright for cash. You can redeem them for a statement credit, but they’ll only be worth 0.6¢ each. That means that effectively, the Amex card only offers 1.2% “cash” back, compared to the no-strings-attached 2% from the Capital One Spark Cash. Finally, credit lines are often limited with Capital One credit cards, and businesses with significant spend may wish to go with the Chase or American Express options. Honorable Mention The Blue Business Plus Credit Card from American Express This card usually doesn’t have a welcome offer, and that might be enough to turn many people away from it. However, it’s currently offering a limited-time bonus of 10,000 points, and despite the fact that the welcome bonus is not that significant, you’ll earn more through regular spending: the card offers 2x points on every dollar spent, on your first $50,000 in spending every year (after that, it’s 1x point). There’s also a 0% introductory APR on purchases and balance transfers for the first 15 months, and then a variable rate (currently 12.99%, 16.99% or 20.99%). While funding your startup with a credit card may not be the best idea, the introductory APR can help if you have a few larger purchases coming up and are still working to get cash flow regular. Best of all, the card has no annual fee. To learn more about your credit card options and for a free consultation, visit https://my.getpeyd. com/request-a-consultation

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Bais Yaakov of Queens 4th Grade STEM

o inspire our future problem solvers, we launched our 4th grade STEM Robotics class. We all know the world faces an unprecedented need for innovators, thinkers, and problem-solving thinkers. At this rate there are not enough students to meet the global demand, and in our STEM club we help shape the learners of today into the problem-solving leaders of tomorrow. Our goal for this class is to allow our girls to learn through exploration to increase motivation and desire to suc-

ceed. Each fourth grade is working on building a different type of robot and within each class there are three groups making their own robots. Once the robots are built, the girls will begin to experiment with them. They will explore distance, mass, and so much more in the weeks to come. The girls discussed how it’s not about learning a specific skill in a single lesson like math or science class. In the STEM Lab, they will work on team working skills, middos tovos, prob-

lem-solving abilities, and of course to spark new interest. Mrs. Rahmani, Bais Yaakov of Queens STEM mentor and coach, said, “Growing up I admired my teachers and wanted to be just like them. B”H I matured into a good teacher. However, I have different expectations for my students. For my students, I hope that by experimenting with a wide range of studies they will later explore endless opportunities.” The girls are looking forward to their next class.

Annual DRS Shabbaton

t is perhaps the most anticipated event of the DRS school year: the Annual Schoolwide Shabbaton. This past Shabbat, DRS sophomores, juniors, and seniors, accompanied by their Rabbeim and their families, spent the weekend at the Mountain Laurel Hotel in White Haven, Pennsylvania. On Friday morning, after a hearty breakfast, students enjoyed the hotel pool and gym, played football in the snow, and took part in a DRS Trivia Game. The Pre-Shabbat festivities came to an end as students returned to the hotel to prepare for the holiness of Shabbat. After an inspiring Kabbalat Shabbat, students gathered for a spirited zemirot during dinner.

During dinner, senior Shaul Niyazov inspired his classmates with his story of perseverance. Shaul was diagnosed with cancer in ninth grade, and Baruch Hashem has since had a full recovery. When Shaul was presented with the opportunity to make a wish through the Make·A·Wish foundation, he asked for a Sefer Torah for his shul. Shaul ended his speech by thanking Hashem for providing him with the opportunity to learn important life lessons and for giving him the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of kesivat Sefer Torah. Rabbi Kaminetsky remarked that Shaul’s speech was the most inspiring moment he has witnessed in the history of the yeshiva. This year’s featured

speakers were Rabbi Lavi Greenspan and DRS Alum Amir Gavarin. Rabbi Greenspan lost his eyesight after many grueling surgeries, but remains happy, and enthusiastic about his life as a Jew, and taught the students to always appreciate the gift of life and Torah that Hashem grants us. Amir Gavarin founded the Yeshiva University Roller Hockey Team, despite working through many obstacles to make it happen. The NCAA gave the team issues with not play-

ing on Shabbos, but Amir and his friends persevered, and managed to create the team, which went on to win a championship in the division. After some fun game show activities by grade, it was time for one of the highlights of Shabbat, the Friday Night DRS Tish led by Rabbi Kaminetsky. All 230 students packed into a section of the ballroom and the inspired singing went on well past midnight. On Shabbat Day, students were treated to a fabulous

kiddush followed by parsha time with their rabbeim. The Seudat Shabbat included more lively zemirot and divrei Torah from various students. After an incredibly inspiring Sholosh Seudot and havdalah, the students headed to the dining room for a spirited Melava Malka with lively dancing. The Shabbaton was a great way for students of different ages to strengthen friendships, as well as their relationships with their rabbeim.

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Awards for Bottom Line Marketing Group

eautifully bound and expertly crafted is Flowers in the Desert – a stunning book showcasing the history and growth of Jewish life in the Five Towns. Published by The Jewish Heritage Society of the Five Towns in 2018, this book was a culmination of countless years of research, writing, editing, and design. In this pictorial narrative, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky recounts the journey of the Five Towns and how it developed from a sparsely populated, barely-there community to a hub and center of thriving Jewish life. Bottom Line Marketing Group is proud to accept the prestigious 55thAnniversary GDUSA Design

Award for its graphic design work and production on this illustrious book. The winning piece – Flowers in The Desert – is truly a masterpiece, utilizing a clean visual approach to keep the text legible and the reader constantly engaged. Replete with a trove of never-before-seen historical pictures, each of the two hundred and eighty-four pages of this beautiful hardcover book was carefully crafted and designed to tell the story of the Five Towns and the legacy of its visionaries. Bottom Line Marketing Group is grateful to have played a role in sharing that story and is appreciative of the recognition from Graphic Design USA.

Giving Thanks

n Thursday, November 15, the second grade students of Shulamith School for Girls welcomed their parents and grandparents to the annual Thanksgiving Fair. The school lunchroom was elaborately decorated in fall colors, creating a festive atmosphere for the event. The girls sang songs and presented poems. There were also interactive booths for the children and their guests to enjoy; making placemats, bean candles, bookmarks, and

cupcake turkeys were some of the activities that delighted everyone. Thanks to the creativity and commitment of teachers Sharon Katz and Gila Kapolovitz, the second graders enjoyed an enriching experience which taught them all about the Pilgrims and why they came to the “New World.” Most importantly, as the students and parents thanked their teachers, it was evident that they had gained a newfound appreciation and understanding of hakarat hatov.

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azel tov to the 45 new members of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls Re’ut Chapter of the National Honor Society. The SKA juniors and seniors and their families were recently welcomed to the induction ceremony by the school principals, Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky and Mrs. Bluma Drebin, and heard a dvar Torah from the president of the chapter, 12th grader Sara Rivka Khodadadian. The keynote address was delivered by Rebbetzin Dr. Adina Shmidman, Director of Women’s Initiatives, Orthodox Union. The inductees delivered presentations on visionary leaders and organizations of the world to parents and faculty members using research they had prepared. Presentations of certificates were given by Associate Principal Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft and Rebecca Boczko and Michal Ginsburg, co-vice presidents of the Re’ut Chapter.

Membership to the National Honor Society is based on scholarship, leadership abilities, character, and service to the school and the community. Welcome to the new SKA inductees! Our thanks go to faculty members Mrs. Shira Manne and Mrs. Arielle Parkoff for guiding the inductees through the process and organizing this impressive ceremony.

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n Motzei Shabbos, December 1, the Young Israel of Oceanside is hosting a pre-Chanukah Shlock Rock Concert. The concert is open to the public and is free. The goal of the evening is to raise money for two amazing kiruv organizations. While admission is free, attendees are asked to make a donation to Panim el Panim & The Four Corners Kiruv Project. Both of these organizations have had remarkable success

connecting Jews to each other and to Yiddishkeit through loving outreach and Jewish music. Please come join us for this incredible opportunity to help others and invigorate your Chanukah spirit. The Young Israel of Oceanside is located at 150 Waukena Avenue in Oceanside. Doors open at 6:30, program to begin at 7.

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enerally, pictures are worth a million words but this month photos describing what you are thankful for this Thanksgiving are worth much more. Thanks to Dime Community Bank, the #DimeGivesBack challenge is back by popular demand. Dime Bank is gifting $10 for each social media posting created by certified non-profit organizations this November. Kulanu is excited to once again participate and pursue the maximum gift of $2,500. Kulanu enjoys the Dime Gives Back program as it brings people together causing a “buzz” about Kulanu and Dime Bank essentially making them the “talk of

the town” during these festive weeks. Catching the spirit are four friends who took the initiative of setting up on Central Ave one November Sunday afternoon volunteering their time and earning $775 for Kulanu programs. Dimples proprietor, Cindy Merrill, commented, “What a great way for my daughter and her friends to offer community service and to learn the meaning of charitable giving. Thank you Dime Community Bank and Kulanu for this incredible example of working for the betterment of our community.” To learn more about Kulanu programs and how you can help please call Bob Block, 516-569-3083 ext 107.

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Nearly 1,100 People Show Support for Chai Lifeline at Inspirational Annual Gala

hai Lifeline promised supporters an evening to dream, hope, and be inspired at its 2018 Annual Gala on Monday, November 19, and it delivered! Close to 1,100 people in attendance at the Gala, held at the Grand Hyatt in New York City, were treated to an event filled with smiles, tears, and celebration. Master of Ceremonies and comedian Elon Gold had the crowd laughing uproariously with his comedy routine, followed by award presentations to Gala honorees, Dr. Charles Schleien, who received the Maimonides Medical Achievement Award for his service and devotion to Chai Lifeline; and Camp Simcha Alumni, Dr. Cheryl and Yitzy Book and Nicole Lieberman, who accepted the Camp Simcha Appreciation Award. One of the evening’s highlights was a stirring musical performance by Shulem Lemmer, who sang “A Million Dreams” alongside Camp Simcha

Special camper Dovid Hill. Brought to tears, the audience gave Shulem and Dovid a round of sustained applause at the song’s conclusion. Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Chai Lifeline Chief Executive Officer, paid tribute to Guests of Honor Mayer and Chaya Rivka Fischl, who announced the establishment of The Fischl Initiative: Creating a Better Future at the Gala. “The message of Chai Lifeline is

the message of hope,” Rabbi Simcha Scholar said in his address to the audience. “We are going to keep on building and helping because building and helping is what our community is all about.” Following the Gala, hundreds of Chai Lifeline alumni turned out to celebrate and show their support at a special After-Party event. The After-Party is held each year as a tribute to Chai Lifeline alumni for their years

of dedication and hard work on behalf of Chai Lifeline families. Chai Lifeline is the international children’s health support network, providing emotional, social, and financial support to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families. To learn more about Chai Lifeline and its services, please visit www.chailifeline.org.

Shulamith Students Had a Blast at Their Melave Malka By Aliza Zilberberg, Grade 8

ast Motzei Shabbat, the Middle School students of Shulamith School for Girls enjoyed their annual Melave Malka at the Cedarhurst campus. The moment the girls arrived the activities began, and the fun didn’t stop. First, the eighth grade dance, led by Yali Altmark and Rebecca Schonefeld, was presented. Following the dance, the girls were blown away by the amazing Marc Garfinkel.

“I thought it was really cool how the magician read minds!” said fifth grader Avigayil Weiss. “It was so cool, and so much fun to watch!” said Elianna Mishaan, of the sixth grade. The girls had the opportunity to enter raffles for cool, fun prizes. After the non-stop entertainment and games, the girls sat down, ate pizza, and conversed with friends from all grades. This event gave everyone a chance to bond. Our Melave Malka really did deserve a standing ovation.

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The Learn & Live program had its pre-Chanukah special with the one and only R’ Binyomin (Benny) Wielgus. The boys heard a hilarious and great story from R’ Wielgus. This coming Sunday, iy”H, at Learn & Live: “Step it Up.” For more information regarding L&L/Pirchei of Far Rockaway, please email us at learnandlivefr@gmail.com or try our hotline 641-715-3800 pin 932191#. Superintendent Ralph Marino from School District 14 came to visit HALB this week to even further strengthen the partnership. Mr. Marino observed the facilities and classrooms. He was very impressed with the school and its staff.

TEAM Shabbos

e aware. Be responsible. Be prepared. End-of-life arrangements may not be easy to talk about, but delaying the conversation sets the stage for serious problems — at a most difficult time. Join TEAM Shabbos and open a conversation about these important issues now, before a crisis. Doing so will increase your ability to respect life — here and hereafter. The much anticipated fourth annual TEAM Shabbos is right around the corner. On Shabbos Parshas Vayechi, December 22, 2018, hundreds of shuls in communities nationwide will join the annual TEAM (Traditional End-oflife Awareness Movement) Shabbos, a project of the National Association of Chevra Kadisha (NASCK). Under the leadership of Rabbi Elchonon Zohn, the TEAM Shabbos initiative addresses important end-

of-life issues, and encourages our community to take appropriate action. It is difficult for most people to imagine the wide variety of issues that can arise at the end of life — and the many ways that secular society promotes decisions that are antithetical to Jewish values. Looking at Parshas Vayechi’s account of Yaakov’s illness, his last words to his children, and his instructions regarding burial provides rabbis across the country with a way to open a conversation with their congregants about the many Torah issues regarding illness and death. Topics for discussion include: the Torah’s view of the intrinsic value and sanctity of life, the importance of being prepared to make proper medical decisions, writing wills in accordance with halacha, and choosing — and helping

others to choose — traditional Jewish burial practices. But TEAM Shabbos is not just about a drasha or shiur. TEAM Shabbos inspires community members to take responsibility — and to take action. TEAM Shabbos encourages individuals to create living wills that ensure the people they choose will be in charge of their medical decisions if they are unable to speak for themselves, to reach out to family members who may be considering a non-halachic burial for a loved one, to begin the process of writing a halachically valid will, to consider which life insurance best protects their families, and to spark a conversation about end of life with their parents. “Due to a lack of awareness about the inherent sanctity of every moment of life, many people end up making end-of-life medical decisions that are contrary to Torah values,” Rabbi Zohn explains. “TEAM Shabbos has created a unified national movement to raise awareness about these issues. We encourage communities to join NASCK’s many ongoing programs dedicated to supporting, informing, educating, and inspiring all those seeking information about traditional Jewish burial, including programs promoting halachic living wills and Emergency Medical Education and Sign-up (EMES) cards,” continues Rabbi Zohn. By opening the conversation about end-of-life topics, TEAM Shabbos enables the Jewish community to allow Jewish values to guide their most sensitive decisions. To have your community join TEAM Shabbos, or for a comprehensive list of resources, please call 718847-6280 or visit TEAMShabbos.org.

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Visiting Ellis Island

AFTR’s eighth grade students enjoyed a class trip to Ellis Island as part of Ms. Zweibon’s eighth grade Amer-

ican History study of immigration at the turn of the twentieth century. The students were able to feel what it was like to come over by boat and

land at Ellis Island. How breathtaking for our students to experience what generations earlier experienced – to stream into New York Harbor and see

Lady Liberty welcoming them with her uplifted beacon. The students had a great appreciation for this experiential learning opportunity.

Shevach Alumnae Inspired by “Stone, Glass and Fire”

n Wednesday evening, October 31, Shevach alumnae gathered for an enlightening and inspiring shiur given by Shevach’s General Studies Principal, Mrs. Nechama Mirsky. The event was entitled, “Stone, Glass and Fire: A Comparative Study of Tekufas Churban Bayis Sheini and the Holocaust,” and was held in commemoration of the eightieth anniversary of Kristallnacht. As such, the focus of the shiur was the comparison between the destruction of the Bais HaMikdash and that of the batei knessios of the Holocaust. Mrs. Mirsky began by reflecting on the tragedy in the Pittsburgh congregation that had occurred just a few days prior. The horrified reaction at this recent occurrence, which happened to eleven people in one shul, helps us to fathom the tremendous scope of Kristallnacht, in which thousands of shuls in hundreds of cities were systematically destroyed. Mrs. Mirsky noted the how the centrality of the Bais Hamikdash in the lives of the Jewish people effectuated a similar regard for shuls throughout history. When the Bais Hamikdash

was destroyed, Hashem assured us that His presence would continue to be in the shuls. A priority function of going to shul in galus is to daven for protection from our enemies. In this sense, the Nazis were on target by directing their hate first at the shuls. Especially in the aftermath of the Pittsburg tragedy, this important aspect of the power of our tefilos in shul should not be taken for granted. Mrs. Mirsky also emphasized how significant shuls were to the children at the time of Kristallnacht. In the aftermath of the chaos, one child wrote how her home was ransacked, but she viewed the destruction of their shul as “much more terrible.” With this in mind, the attendees were urged to reflect on the way in which we regard our shuls today and how we can pass down the same love of our shuls to our children. Many years before the Holocaust even began, R’ Hirsch remarked that the hostility the Jews felt in Europe is because they failed to emphasize the Bais Haknesses as a central part of their avodas Hashem. Perhaps if we show Hashem we appreciate our

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shuls, we will show Him that we are ready to once again serve Him not only in our Mikdash Me’at, but in the Bais Hamikdash once again, bimhayra veyameinu

Kudos to Shevach Alumnae Events Coordinator, Mrs. Malky Roberts, for arranging this enlightening shiur, and thank you to alumna Chani Gewanter for reporting this event.

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Mazel Tov to HAFTR Middle Schoolers

AFTR’s sixth grade girls and seventh grade boys will be busier than usual this year as they attend and participate in each other’s bar and bat mitzvah celebrations. This rite of passage is exciting and new to them but how do they conduct themselves when they go to such an occasion? What is socially acceptable? What is the proper way to greet the honorees? What if they drop food on the floor accidentally? What if their cellphones ring during a speech? How to act like a mensch or respectable young lady? All of those concerns were addressed in a fun way as the students participated in HAFTR Middle School’s “mock” bar mitzvah and bat mitzvah workshops and events. RSVP’s were required, along with party attire and most importantly – proper conduct! In conjunction with HAFTR’s Middle School PTA, students get a real flavor for the festivities and fun with a workshop program they can enjoy together with a parent or family member. The middle school girls share the joy with their mothers or a female member of their family, and the middle school boys invited their fathers or a male member of the family. The girls learned about the

mitzvah of baking challah and had the chance to experience it with Rebbetzin Sori Teitelbaum and learned the many aspects of the spiritual side of becoming a bat mitzvah with Mrs. Nechama Landau. The boys, many of whom lain their haftorah or parsha, have the chance to practice and perfect their portion during davening in the school’s Beit Midrash with the support of HAFTR’s rabbeim. Many students take on chessed projects and initiatives to connect their bigger responsibilities as young adults to a personal mitzvah. All participants in the workshop programs enjoyed the shared celebrations with delicious foods provided by Five Star Caterers and simcha dancing with Azamra and a motivator. Thank you to all of the sponsors! For the “mock” celebrations, Mr. Joshua Gold, HAFTR Middle School’s principal, greeted each set of students at the Beth Sholom lobby and described what to expect for the staged “mock” celebrations hosted separately – one for girls and one for boys. Eighth graders were the “actors” and played the roles of the honorees’ siblings. For the bat mitzvah program, Alexandra “Alex” Bransdorfer acted as the bat mitzvah girl, and for the bar mitzvah program, Yonatan

Bodner played the bar mitzvah boy. Mr. Gold and HAFTR staff member Dr. Yali Werzberger took on the roles of the celebrants’ proud parents at the events. “These programs have become an integral part of HAFTR’s Middle School experience as our students prepare for one of the most exciting and important times of their lives – becoming a bar or bat mitzvah,” said Mr. Gold. HAFTR Middle School rebbe and coordinator of Student Development, Rabbi Yisroel Moshe Siff, played the community rabbi. This presented another lesson for students to learn that they need to get up from their seats and stand when a rabbi or esteemed leader speaks. “It is important to make sure our students not only know the proper decorum and behavior at a bar or bat mitzvah, but we also want them to feel comfortable that they know what to do at these affairs,” said Ari Solomon, HAFTR’s Executive Director, who played the role of grandfather of the bar mitzvah boy. From how to put a used dish on the table to how to treat the coat check employee, students learned about respect and how to make the simcha extra special for their hosts and families. “Part of the idea of this

program is to create kind and passionate Jews of today and of the future who understand how to celebrate with each other,” said Rabbi Siff, whose warmth, enthusiasm and encouragement permeates throughout HAFTR’s Middle School. “Am Yisrael thrives by being led by passionate Jews who follow the Torah and mitzvot.” Other HAFTR faculty who taught the students how to model behavior in a fun and interactive way included Mrs. Nechama Landau, Mrs. Elana Mari, Rabbi Judah Hulkower, and Rabbi David Lamm. Together with the eighth graders, they observed the bat/bar mitzvah guests and provide feedback throughout the program. One of the best lessons of the program was when eighth grade volunteers and faculty called or texted the cellphones of a few students to see if they would be dis-

tracted during the speeches. A few learned that it is easy to make that mistake and not to respond unless it is an emergency, (which is rare). This was an excellent lesson in self-control and respect for the honorees. The speeches were followed by a buffet lunch of pizza served by the eighth grade “servers” and “bartenders” provided celebrants with soda. Rabbi Hulkower and Rabbi Fuld added to the ruach of the festivities with simcha dancing and shared the rules for the popular dance game, “Coke & Pepsi.” A video montage of the honoree, which included photos of all the students as provided by parents prior to the events, closed the celebration. All in all, students learned how to combine good manners with a good time. Mazel tov!

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Around the Community Rabbi Yehoshua Hartman of London, England, came to speak to the boys at Yeshiva Ketana of Long Islandon Sunday, November 18. He spoke to the boys of the junior high school and then again to the boys of the 3rd to 5th grades. Each time Rabbi Hartman spoke he posed a question to the student and engaged them to come up with a novel answer. The electricity was palpable in the room, and the boys left each speech with a fascinating, in-depth understanding about the topic which was discussed.

Rabbi Yakov Horowitz, Director of Project YES and noted mechanech, author and consultant, delivering a workshop on “Popularity” to the sixth grade at Abraham and Sarah Silber Mechina Toras Avraham of Yeshiva of South Shore. The goal of the workshop was to highlight the difference between gaining friends through positive interactions versus friendships built on negativity, criticism and fear. The boys gained new insights and practical skills which they will use to make wise social decisions reflecting Torah values.

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Connecting with Future Talmidim in Woodmere

eshiva Nishmas Hatorah held an open house this past motzei Shabbos for a group of prospective parents for its upcoming ninth grade class. The program included speeches by the Roshei Ye-

shiva, Rabbi Yissachar Blinder and Rabbi Pinchus Weinberger, as well a special warm introduction by Rabbi Eytan Feiner. The speakers highlighted the importance of connecting with talmidim

during their mesivta years and the crucial role that the rebbe plays in each talmid’s development. Parents were given a behind the scenes look at the impressive program that this new mesivta offers and the unique

opportunities they can provide for their sons’ future. To find out more about Yeshiva Nishmas HaTorah, email yeshivanishmashatorah@gmail.com.

Headed to the Final Stop The RCCS Bus Tour To Culminate At Live Auction Event

he RCCS Tour Bus is approaching the end of its journey! After touring Jewish communities far and wide the amazing RCCS Bus will be making its final stop on Thursday, November 29, for an incredible grand finale at the RCCS Live Auction Event. The culminating event and live auction on November 29, beginning at 8pm, will feature a star-studded lineup. Chaskel Bennet will serve as auction host. A highlight of the program will be the awesome Team Talent show, where people will have the opportunity to showcase their unique talents and win big. The panel of star judges will feature Mendy Pelin, Country Yossi and singing sensations Berry Weber and Mordechai Shapiro, with

the talent show hosted by the incomparable Kosher Guru. Over the course of the evening, words of inspiration will be provided by the renowned Rav Gav Friedman. The real highlight of the evening will be the presentation to cholei Yisroel of the massive Get Well card, written and signed for them by Klal Yisroel, the RCCS Tour Bus. Please mark the date. This is an event not be missed! Listen live by calling 877-332-2808 or going to RCCSauction.org. The event will also be streamed live on all major Jewish websites. Since the bus tour kicked off on October 21, it has rolled into almost 20 stops in communities from Lakewood to Monsey to Crown Heights to Boro

Park and Flatbush and more! At every stop, hundreds of people took the opportunity to sign the bus send their personal messages of hope and love. The outpouring of support for cancer patients in our communities was truly remarkable and inspiring, as people lined up to have their chance to show how much they care. The RCCS Tour Bus was graciously sponsored by R’ Yaakov Marmorstein of Bnei Emunim, the renowned organization that encourages children to say brachos and Asher Yatzar out loud. It was awe-inspiring to see how many children in so many Jewish communities were encouraged to say brachos with kavanah. In one telling incident, Rabbi Aharon Steier, RCCS’s National Director of Development, relates that a mother in Lakewood approached him at one event and said that her son had been having a difficult time saying brachos. As a result of the Asher Yatzar campaign, he became very into

saying brachos out loud, which led to him memorizing Asher Yatzar. His enthusiasm extended to all his other brachos, and he now says all of them out loud and with much vigor. The road towards a cure is long and arduous. The help and support of many caring people is needed. So too, the efforts of many were needed along the road towards the RCCS Auction 2018 - from its infancy in the planning stages to the grand finale of the auction night. While many incredible people are the visible drivers of this campaign, ultimately, all of Klal Yisroel stands behind the success and the unbelievable help it engenders for cholei Yisroel year after year. It’s been an incredible ride! Please hop on board for the final stop and meet us at the finish line. Listen live by calling 877-332-2808 or going to RCCSauction.org. The event will also be streamed live on all major Jewish websites.

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Emunah of America’s Annual Dinner

n November 11, hundreds of Emunah friends and supporters gathered together to celebrate 70 years of our Emunah story. Keeping the crowd entertained was social media personality and filmmaker Meir Kay, who served as the emcee of the evening. This year, Emunah was privileged to honor individuals who wholeheartedly devote themselves to the creation of a better and safer future in Israel. We were proud to present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Myrna Zisman for her outstanding commitment to the Emunah cause. Our newest award, Man of the Year, went to Rubin Margules for his unwavering support of Emunah’s mission. Lisa and Johnathan Schechter are most certainly the deserving recipients of the Dor L’Dor Award, for their remarkable work on behalf of Emunah’s families in Israel. An exemplary role model, Samantha Bryk was the recipient of this year’s Young Leadership Award and serves as an inspiration to youth worldwide. Each honoree was a celebration of Emunah’s illustrious history.

Honorees Rubin Margules, Myrna Zisman, Jonathan & Lisa Schecter, Karen Spitalnick Chairman of the Board, Johanna Guttmann Herskowitz National President, and Laurie Szenicer CEO

The gala’s unique venue, The PlayStation Theater, lent the perfect opportunity to tell our Emunah story. Taking advantage of the many multimedia images and screens, presentations were displayed all around the theater to showcase and celebrate 70 years of Emunah’s history. The evening started off with an Emunah Balloon raffle, “Balloon for Good.” The guests were encouraged to purchase balloons to gen-

erate awareness about the balloons and kites of destruction, that are terrorizing our Jewish brothers and sisters in the South daily. All funds raised from the raffle will go to our Family Crisis Counseling Center in Sderot. The staff in this Emunah center work around the clock to provide much needed therapy to the people of Sderot and neighboring areas. The guests were then moved to hear from Orel Nissan, a former res-

ident of the Emunah children’s home in Afula. Orel recently finished her service in the army and currently studies in Tel Aviv University. Orel’s story of perseverance and resilience was truly an inspiration to all. “This evening, is a celebration of where we’ve been, of who we are, of 70 years of carrying out our mission,” said Emunah’s National President, Johanna Guttmann Herskowitz. “Now more than ever, with the security of Israel and the Jewish people at the forefront of our minds, we need to do everything in our power to help our Jewish brothers and sisters in Israel.” Emunah of America is an organization dedicated to the betterment of Israeli society through a wide range of educational programs and social services. The evening was a truly inspirational one – one which celebrated Emunah’s life-changing work and our strong bond to the people of Israel. Each and every one of Emunah’s supporters and attendees plays a critical role in helping Emunah’s children and families heal, thrive and live productive lives.

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Mayor Meets with Kulanu Academy

edarhurst Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and a class of Kulanu high school students met on November 9 to discuss civics and local government. They focused on local government as part of the activities of daily living, to help the students understand how to interact with the Village and other local government agencies. “Kulanu Academy is an important institution for our community and we are proud that Kulanu calls our Village its home. It was a very rewarding experience for me to be able to enlighten the students about the day to day workings of our Village

government,” said Mayor Weinstock. “They were very perceptive and eager to absorb the useful information.

I would also like to thank Andrea Borah, Educational Supervisor and Barbara Mezrahi, Kulanu Classroom

Teacher for allowing me this opportunity.” For more information on Kulanu Academy’s edu-

cational division, please call Andrea Borah at 516-5693083 ext. 401.

YCQ Boys Shabbaton By Noah Blum, grade 6

ovember 9 and 10, Shabbat parsha Toldot, the Yeshiva of Central Queens JHS boys went on a Shabbaton to the Raleigh hotel in South Fallsburg. The Shabbaton was attended by the JHS rebbeim and YCQ former students who gave up Shabbat with their families to help make this special for all students. After arrival and settling in, the boys went swimming to relax before Shabbat. The boys then had an Oneg Shabbat with the Schnitzel Guys. They are a group of guys who entertain through their humor. There was dancing and a lot of ruach. The excitement got everyone psyched up for Shabbat. The boys went to Friday night davening led by Rabbi Moshe Hamel, JHS assistant principal. Following the Shabbat meal, d’var To-

rahs were given by one student in each grade. One sixth grade student, Gabriel Khaimov, shared a d’var Torah about why Eisav was born red. He

taught the students that Eisav had a choice of Olam Haba or Olam Hazeh and how he was red since he did not choice wisely. This was a great lesson for all. Then the students participated in battle of the classes where they used team-building to learn how to work together in order to win the competition. The night ended with the students, rebbeim and chaperones singing zemirot. On Shabbat morning everyone davened Shacharit together, led by eighth grade student Matan Avitsedek and Mussaf led by Avi-chayn Goldberg, followed by learning with

rebbeim. Shabbat lunch was filled with more zemirot and d’var Torahs. During the afternoon, the students davened Mincha and Maariv with powerful kavana. Throughout Shabbat, students were given tickets for good middot and davening to enter into a grand raffle. Following Havdalah, the boys were taken to Sports Time USA for a Melave Malka and an evening of fun. Sixth grader Avi Finkel exclaimed after the Shabbaton, “This was the best trip ever!”

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he assembled guests at the 48th annual dinner for Yeshivat Kerem B’Yavneh enjoyed meaningful Torah from long time Ra”M, Rav Moshe Stav, and from the Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Aharon Friedman. Rabbi Uri and Nava Orlian (KBY 93,94), Rabbi and Rebbetzin at Congregation Shaaray Tefila in Lawrence, were honored with the Marbitzei Torah Award presented by Rabbi Mordechai Willig (KBY 66,67), following a special video tribute of the “KBY Dorei Dorot” featuring the 15 second- and third-generation KBY students currently among the over 75 overseas talmidim in the yeshiva this year. Pictured are (left to right) Rebbetzin & Rabbi Orlian, Rabbi Willig,

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Talking with Your Children about Alcohol, Vaping and Other Substances By Rabbi Dovid Felt, Ph.D.

ast week the New York State Department of Health published a set of proposals banning the sale of e-cigarettes in New York State. Although it may take some months before any of these proposals become law, the current administration has made limiting retail sales of flavored e-cigarettes a priority. The Food and Drug Administration Commissioner, Scott Gottlieb, said in September that there is an “epidemic of addiction” among youth, mainly driven by flavored products and provided a slew of data. The statistic that caught my interest was one by the New York State health officials. They claim to have been tracking e-cigarette use in New York since 2014 and found use increased from 10.5 percent to 27.4 percent in 2018. Translating this to a typical classroom means a class of 30 has at least 8 students using e-cigarettes. Even if our son or daughter

have not used an e-cigarette they know someone who has! Unfortunately, these numbers are not specific to e-cigarettes. A report written in 2017 by the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research found that teen drinking, smoking, and drug use over the past few years has been stable. The exception is the use of marijuana by high schoolers noting an increase from 21% to 24%. Again, in a class of 30 at least 7 students have used marijuana! They also found illicit substance use is progressive; as one gets older the amount and the prevalence increases. Accordingly, the adage, “the earlier one addresses an issue, the easier it is to deal with” applies not only to intervention but also to prevention. I was recently talking to a popular 8th grade rebbi from the greater tri-state area about an article I had written. When I mentioned that I was convinced there were students in his class who had used a Juul, his face reg-

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istered a blank look. I asked him if he knew what vaping was and I got pretty much the same response. I then asked him if knew what Fortnite is, and again he showed no familiarity. A few days later I got a phone call from him where he described incredulously how he has been teaching 8th grade for many years and had always believed he knew his talmidim. He has a good relationship with them, he has had them over for Purim chagigos, and Shabbatonim, he has been in touch with their parents and with many of his past talmidim even after they had gone to Bais Medrash and married. In 2017, a group of researchers examined the current literature for elements that would be most effective in assisting parents about adolescent alcohol, tobacco, and drug use. They published their findings in an integrative study entitled, “Parent-Child Connectedness and Communication in Relation to Alcohol, Tobacco, and Drug Use.” The following are some focal points from their research: Parents and adolescents highlighted the importance of coherent messages and open communication (when parents are perceived as lecturing, adolescents are often unreceptive and do not assimilate their advice). Parents have difficulty starting conversations as well as concerns about providing incongruent messages, with some parents admittedly avoiding discussion completely. A disparity was found with the perceived frequency of communication between parents and adolescents. Parents think they are talking more frequently about substance use than their children do (suggesting that either their communication is ineffective or adolescents fail to digest it). High-quality communication, where the discussion is reciprocal and adolescents feel they are participating equally, was found to be associated with lower rates of substance use and higher self-efficacy to refuse. Frequency was a positive factor only when the communication was of high quality (when adolescents are frequently told not to drink alcohol, smoke or take drugs, they tend to ignore the information). When parents include messages about health risks and potential consequences of use, adolescents are less likely to use substances. Cognizant that our children are exposed to illicit substances, we, as parents, need to do the best we can to help them protect themselves. Our box of tools consists of, first and foremost,

maintaining a good relationship with our children. It also means we need to talk to our children specifically about substance use, their health risks, and consequences. Additionally, we need to help our children navigate the immense peer pressure to do what’s “cool.” Fortifying them with a script, and perhaps, going as far as role-playing responses to “friends” who introduce them to alcohol drugs and smoking, is something that can be helpful. As indicated earlier, the concern parents may have that discussing substance use with children may be their introduction is no longer real. With high-quality communication, we can share our philosophies with our children and provide them with much-needed confidence and resilience. While the New York State administration seems to be taking action with limiting the sale of some e-cigarette flavors they are not sending a coherent message by their stance on marijuana use. How ironic is it that just last month it was reported that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo took a big step toward legalizing marijuana for recreational use in the state, announcing that he has set up a working group to write a bill implementing recommendations from the state Department of Health to legalize and regulate cannabis. This is the same Department of Health that is trying to limit the sale of e-cigarettes! Madraigos, recognizing the responsibility for maintaining the health of our children rests in the hands of parents, provides support for parents and children as they navigate the challenges of substance use. This coming week, Wednesday, November 28th, Madraigos will present an informative evening for parents of 8th and 9th graders at the home of Nosson and Miri Ginsbury on the topic of talking with your children about alcohol, vaping and other substances. In a special address, Patrick Riley, Nassau County Police Commissioner, will talk about the pervasiveness of substance use in our community and what the police department is doing to reduce it. There will also be an interactive role-play on how to respond to typical teenage reactions to parents when having a conversation about substance use. Rounding out the evening will be a question and answer session where Madraigos staff will be on hand to answer questions. For more information, please contact Rabbi Dr. Dovid Felt, Director of School-Based Services, at 516-3713250 ext 111 or rdfelt@madraigos.org.

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Every year, Yankel and Moshe, who both had a fear of flying, would take the train down to Florida for the winter. One year, they met up for the train ride and Yankel only bought a ticket for the leg of the trip from New York to Baltimore. When the train got to the Baltimore stop, Yankel ran out and bought a ticket until Virginia, making it back onto the train in the nick of time, out of breath and sweaty. In Virginia, the same thing happened – Yankel ran out of the train and bought a ticket for the trip to North Carolina, making it back just in time for departure. This pattern continued on each leg of the trip. Finally, Moshe said to Yankel, “I don’t understand. Instead of running out and buying a separate ticket for each leg of the trip, why don’t you just buy a ticket for the whole trip from New York to Florida, as we always do?” Yankel replied, “You don’t understand, Moshe. My doctor told me that I have a weak heart and it could give way at any minute. Imagine if that happened and I bought a full ticket from New York to Florida!”

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Answer to Well Visited: Most frequented stores, in order: 1. Walmart, 2. McDonalds, 3. Subway, 4. Starbucks, 5. Walgreens, 6. Target, 7. CVS Pharmacy, 8. Dollar Tree, 9. Taco Bell, 10. Burger King, 11. The Home Depot, 12. Shell, 13. Wendy’s, 14. Lowe’s, 15. 7-Eleven Answer to Riddle Me This: Aliza got there first at a quarter to two. She was told a time that was actually 15 minutes faster than the true time. Laura, however, arrived at twenty-five after two, as she was told a time that was 25 minutes slower than the true time.

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Torah Thought

Parshas Vayishlach By Rabbi Berel Wein

ur father, Jacob, escapes from the mouth of the lion only to run into the arms of the bear. He leaves – in fact, he flees – from the house of Lavan but is immediately confronted first with the angel of his brother Esau and later by Esau himself and an armed band of 400 men. Eventually Jacob escapes even from this trial by means of bribery, appease-

ment, and the affectation of brotherly love exhibited by Esau. All of this leaves a scar on Jacob’s psyche. For his entire life he will be haunted by these confrontations and by the dangers that they represent. Only at the end of days, when the world goes right, will he escape from the trauma of being constantly pursued, hated and persecuted. And the fact

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that it is all so senseless and has really no basis in fact or logic only serves to compound the evil that is involved here. As we know, what occurs to our forefathers really is the harbinger of all later events in Jewish history. The Jewish people, no matter what position or political belief they may or may not espouse, are always in the wrong. They may be persecuted and attacked but they are always seen by Esau as the aggressor and the occupier. They may espouse a capitalistic economy, but they are called Communists. In short, they never can win. Because

parent that the world prefers that the Jews remain subservient and act as appeasers rather than as independent and productive people. That type of anti-Semitism, which is so rampant in our time, is really the source of much of the dysfunction that exists in the Jewish world today. The age-old problem of anti-Semitism has never found any solution, though Jews somehow feel that it is incumbent on them to search for remedies. In reality, there is little, if anything, that we can do in this regard. It is obvious that there are no simple solutions and that

The only thing that we can do is to remain firm and strong in our beliefs, our traditions and to confront our enemies in whatever form they may appear.

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nice speeches and benevolent statements about the need for tolerance and unity have little effect upon the haters and those who wish to do us harm. The only thing that we can do is to remain firm and strong in our beliefs, our traditions and to confront our enemies in whatever form they may appear. This is the lesson that Jacob taught us after his own difficult experiences. It remains the only valid lesson that has hope and courage for our time as well. Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas Vayishlach Making Havdalah By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

fter Shimon and Levi killed the inhabitants of Shechem and Shechem the son of Chamor, Yaakov Avinu was very upset with them and criticized them by saying (34:30), “Achartem osi, You have caused trouble for me to make me smell bad among the dwellers of the land.” What exactly does Yaakov Avinu’s criticism “Achartem osi, you have caused me trouble” mean exactly? The word Achartem is very rare in Tanach. Rashi explains that the expression as follows: “It is an expression denoting ‘murky water,’ as if to say ‘my mind is not clear now,’ and according to the agada it means ‘the barrel [of wine] is cloudy.’” In other words, prior to Shimon and Levi’s actions, there had been a type of clarity, a clear barrel of wine. Yaakov is saying that Shimon and Levi made that pure wine cloudy and murky. In what way did Yaakov’s sons create murkiness or a lack of clarity? The book of Yehoshua is the only other place in Tanach where the expression Achartem is used. There, Yehoshua placed a cherem on anyone who rebuilds or takes anything from the recently destroyed city of Yericho. After losing a battle Yehoshua receives a prophecy that the loss was due to someone taking from the cherem, the banned property. Also through prophecy, he singles out the culprit, Achan, and

brings him, his family, his property, and the banned property to be destroyed in the Valley of Achor (from the same root as achartem). Before killing Achan as Hashem commanded him, Yehoshua says, “Meh achartanu, Why have you caused trouble for us?” What is the concept of the achira created by Achan violating the cherem, and what is the concept of the clouding of the barrel of wine? And how do those ideas relate to what Shimon and Levi did to the people of Shechem? Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto (the “Ramchal”) explains the state of man before and after the sin of Adam HaRishon, the first man, in Derech Hashem 2:2, 4. He says there that before the sin, man had free will to choose between good and evil and that good and evil were two separate and clearly distinct choices. Good was good and evil was evil and it was clear which was which. By eating from the Eitzh Ha’daas Tov V’ra, the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Bad, man destroyed the clarity that previously existed and brought evil into himself, thus making it difficult to distinguish between good and evil. According to the Ramchal, “[Adam] descended very much from his level and incorporated the darkness and murkiness within himself.” Using the word for cloudiness and murkiness that Yaakov and Yehoshua used, the Ramchal explains that Adam made the distinction between

good and evil murky and confusing. The Ramchal explains that later, Avraham Avinu, the first Jew, began the process of bringing man back to its original state by reestablishing the difference between good and evil. Avraham was called Avraham Ha’Ivri (Bereishis 14:13), Avraham the Hebrew (lit. “the one on the other side”) because, according to Bereishis Raba on that verse, “the whole world was on one side and he was on the other side.” He maintained a separation between good and evil. When Avraham realized that his nephew Lot was not a good influence on his household, Avraham said (13:9), “Please separate from me.” We see therefore that Avraham repaired the sin of Adam HaRishon by reestablishing the separation between good and evil. In Egypt later on, although the Jewish people failed in many ways, they maintained the distinction between themselves and the Egyptians by living in a separate city and maintaining separate names, a separate language, and a unique mode of dress. According to the Ramban (34:13), Yaakov’s criticized Shimon and Levi by saying that although Shechem, who took their sister Dina, deserved to be killed, they killed the rest of the city without any good reason. Yaakov recognized that it was appropriate for them to take up their swords to kill Shechem, and

perhaps his father, for taking Dina. There is a time for war, and Yaakov agreed with the argument, “Shall our sister be treated like a harlot?” Shimon and Levi were upset that the Shechem wanted to dissolve the distinction between them and the children of Yaakov through intermarriage. They killed the people of Shechem because they wanted to reestablish the separation between the Jewish people and the nations. Yaakov told them that by attacking everyone, and not just the person who actually took Dina, they accomplished the opposite of their goal. One important distinction between the children of Yaakov and the nations of the world is (Bereishis 27:22) “the voice is the voice of Yaakov and the hands are the hands of Eisav.” We must not only be separate from the nations, but we must also act differently. By taking revenge on the whole city of Shechem as Eisav would have done, instead of only the perpetrators, which is the Jewish way, Shimon and Levi actually blurred the distinction between good and evil, between Yisrael and the nations. Achartem osi means that Shimon and Levi created murkiness and a lack of clarity where Avraham and Yaakov had worked to establish clarity, a distinction between good and evil. In practical halacha, where the law of cherem, banned people or property, applies, the violation of

the ban’s separation between everyone and everything and the banned object or person is one of the most serious transgressions. The Medresh Tanchuma (Vayeshev 2) derives this from the story with Yehoshua and Achan: “If one transgresses a ban, it is as if he violated all five books of the Torah and he will be punished for all of his sins.” Based on what we have said, we can understand why the violation of a ban is so serious. The word cherem literally means “separated.” Something can be separated because it is holy or the opposite. But if one brings confusion into the world by mixing two things that are not meant to be mixed together, it causes the world to regress away from its ultimate purpose, which is to regain the clarity that existed before the sin of Adam HaRishon. The Prophet Daniel says (12:10) that at the end of time, “Many people will be cleansed and gain clarity and purification [but] the wicked

will do wickedly.” Ultimately, the confusion and lack of clarity created by Adam HaRishon’s sin will be rectified. In the meantime, it is our obligation to recognize the differ-

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Greek occupation of Eretz Yisroel was the rule that every Jewish bride had to first be with the local general. Just as the children of Yaakov fought Shechem, saying, “Shall our

We must not only be separate from the nations, but we must also act differently.

ence between good and evil and not confuse them. We will soon be entering the time of Chanukah, when we reinforced the distinction between the Jewish people and the nations. The final straw that motivated the Chashmonaim to rebel against the

sister be treated like a harlot?”, the Chashmonaim would not tolerate the blurring of the distinction between holy and profane, between good and evil, and between the Jewish nation and the other nations of the world. When they retook the Beis Hamikdash, they reestablished

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Between the Lines

Command and Control By Eytan Kobre

I don’t want to be at the mercy of my emotions. I want to use them, to enjoy them, and to dominate them. -Oscar Wilde

wight Eisenhower once visited Abraham Lincoln’s birthplace and shared a story about Lincoln and his Union Army general, George McClellan. Lincoln had gone to McClellan’s house to speak with McClellan, but McClellan did not wish to see Lincoln and went to bed instead – an appalling affront to the President of the United States. Lincoln’s friends chided him for allowing McClellan to treat him that way, but Lincoln wasn’t fazed. “All I want from General McClellan is a victory. If holding his horse will bring it, I will gladly hold his horse.” Lincoln kept

his emotions in check, avoided conflict with his general, and eventually got his wish. It’s not that Lincoln didn’t feel angry or insulted; he simply found ways to discharge those emotions in a controlled manner. Indeed, according to historian Doris Kearns Goodwin and Lincoln biographer Carl Sandburg, Lincoln often wrote emotionally-charged letters when he was angry – “hot letters,” he called them – in which he vented his emotions, only to throw the letters into the furnace. The “hot letter” response is particularly apt because emotions are like fire: when you control them, they keep you warm; when they control you, they’ll burn your house down. Esav epitomized the burning house (Ovadia 1:18). Filled with enmity at having had his father’s blessings taken from him, Esav marched his army towards Yaakov with vengeance in his heart. But then something changed. “And

[Yaakov] took from what he had with him, a present to Esav his brother…and Esav ran toward him and embraced him…and kissed him” (Bereishis 33:4). Esav kissed Yaakov. They wept. Esav no longer hated Yaakov; he loved him, perhaps even wholeheartedly (Rashi, Bereishis 33:4). What changed? Where was the vengeance? How did Esav’s hate melt so quickly into love? Esav was not in control of his emotions. So when confronted with Yaakov’s show of affection, Esav found himself disarmed. His detachment dissolved, and with it, his hatred of Yaakov. While this particular encounter ended well for Yaakov, it reinforced the notion that “the wicked are controlled by their hearts, while the righteous control their hearts” (Bereishis Rabba 34:11 and 67:7; see Michtav M’Eliyahu, Vol. 5, pg. 351; Pirkei Kinyan Da’as, pg. 72-76) – a foundational concept (Chochma U’Mussar, Vol. 1, No. 179).

The wicked sin because their lives are dominated by emotion (Shabbos 31b). Paroah, for example, refused to submit to G-d’s open and awesome miracles not because he failed to see them but because he couldn’t control his emotional hatred of the Jewish people (Alshich, Shemos 7:14, 8:11). So different is “the one who rules his spirit,” who “is stronger than he who conquers a city” (Mishlei 16:32). For example, when two men wagered 400 zuz to see if they could anger Hillel, but failed to do so, Hillel replied calmly, “It is better that you lose 400 zuz, than Hillel get angry” (Shabbos 31a). Hillel controlled his emotions, not vice versa. R’ Moshe Meisels was a loyal follower of R’ Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the first Lubavitcher Rebbe. After Napoleon invaded Russia in 1812, R’ Moshe received a secret letter from the Rebbe containing directives for a critical mission: help Czar Alexander repel Napoleon’s onslaught at all costs.

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When Napoleon reached Vilna, R’ Moshe secreted himself into the occupied zone, where he befriended French officers who were impressed with his multilingual capabilities. When an interpreter was needed to question captured soldiers or communicate with the locals, the French officers turned to R’ Moshe, who soon enjoyed the full confidence of the French army staff. Through these clandestine activities, R’ Moshe learned military secrets and conveyed them to the Russians. Once, R’ Moshe was in the French army command headquarters while the generals planned their next offensive. Maps were sprawled out across the table as officers debated military options. R’ Moshe pretended not to understand what was going on, and the generals paid him no heed. Suddenly, the door burst open and in strutted Napoleon himself. The generals sprang to their feet and stood at attention. Napoleon surveyed the scene. “Who is this stranger?” Napoleon barked, pointing at R’ Moshe. And

without breaking stride, Napoleon dashed towards him, declaring, “You, sir, are a spy!” quickly pressing his hand to R’ Moshe’s chest to feel for a rapid heartbeat. But R’ Moshe was in full control of his emotional response: his heart did not pound and his face did not pale

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appointed me interpreter, and I await their orders.” R’ Moshe’s ability to control his emotions had saved him from certain death. To be sure, emotions are adaptive functions: anger can show that we care; sadness can show empathy; fear can encourage precaution; jealousy can

Lincoln often wrote emotionally-charged letters when he was angry - “hot letters,” he called them - in which he vented his emotions, only to throw the letters in the furnace.

and his palms did not sweat. “Your Majesty,” he replied calmly and in an impeccable French, “your generals

motivate; anxiety can focus. Emotions are critically important. But we should never make the mistake of being beholden to them. He made me angry. This makes me jealous. That makes me sad. Nothing and no one can “make” us feel anything. We control our emotions. As the U.S. Navy SEAL creed goes, “The ability to control my emotions and my actions, regardless of circumstance, sets me apart from other men.” The Torah rejects society’s unhealthy preoccupation with subjective emotion. Because, while the Torah certainly commands actions (e.g., matzah, tefillin, Shabbos), it also commands specific feelings: “You shall love Hashem your G-d” (Devarim 6:5); “You shall not hate your brother in your heart” (Vayikra 19:17); “You shall not desire your neighbor’s house” (Devarim 5:18). These commandments instruct us to employ or reject specific emotions, whether or not they come to us naturally. And by requiring that we control our emotions, the Torah tells us implicitly that we can do so – either through sheer willpower (Sefer HaChinuch, No. 416) or through raw intellectual effort (Ibn Ezra, Shemos 20:13; Chazon Ish, Hilchos Shabbos 56:4). The ability is there, and the choice is ours. Before Pesach one year, two emissaries of a sizeable town traveled to R’

Aryeh Leib Yellin in Bielsk to sell their town’s chometz. R’ Aryeh Leib sat down and meticulously recorded every item of chometz in the town, as well as the names and addresses of the owners and the locations where the chometz would be stored over Pesach. After filling several pages in this manner, one of the emissaries accidentally knocked over the bottle of ink, spilling its contents all over the handwritten pages and effectively blacking-out all the information R’ Aryeh Leib had painstakingly chronicled. Not only had the emissaries wasted R’ Aryeh Leib’s precious time and effort, they even caused him to lose a nearly full bottle of ink, itself a valuable commodity in those days. But R’ Leib said nothing. He simply pulled a new sheet of paper from the ream, opened a new bottle of ink, and rewrote the entire list from memory. Similar stories are told about R’ Moshe Feinstein. When his student, R’ Nisson Alpert, once inadvertently spilled a bottle of ink on a volume of R’ Moshe’s prized Shulsinger Shas, R’ Moshe is said to have commented, “How beautiful the Gemara looks on blue paper!” On another occasion, a student helped R’ Moshe into a car and then closed the door. R’ Moshe was later greeted by another student who noticed that his hand was swollen and bleeding. “What happened?” the second student asked. R’ Moshe explained that the first student had slammed the door on his hand, but he didn’t say anything so as not to embarrass the student. We live in a time when it is all too easy to be swept up in a torrent of emotion. Pain. Fear. Anxiety. Despair. Jealousy. Pity. Disgust. Anger. These are normal emotional reactions to things happening in the world around us. I don’t suggest that we hide or suppress our feelings. “G-d wants the heart” (Sanhedrin 106b). He wants us to feel, experience, and exhibit emotion – at the right times, in the right places, and for the right purposes. But it is precisely because our feelings are so important that we must control them through the prism of halacha and intellectual and ethical obligations.

Eytan Kobre is a writer, speaker, and attorney living in Kew Gardens Hills. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? E-mail eakobre@outlook.com.

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Parsha Thoughts

What Do You Really Want in Life? By Shmuel Reichman

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morning, we need to ask ourselves: “What do I really want in life?” There’s a well-known story about a man who wanted to be successful who heard of a guru who lived in a far-off town. He sought out this guru and finally tracked him down. When he finally met him, he told the guru, “All I want is to be successful like you.” The guru stared at him, sized him up from head to toe, then in a quiet but caring tone said: “Meet me tomorrow at the beach at 5:30 in the morning.” The next morning, the man showed up in his suit, but he should have worn his bathing suit, because once he got there, the guru smiled and told him to go into the water. This man had traveled all this way, and wasn’t going to turn back now, so he followed the guru into the ocean. When he got knees-deep, he turned to the guru, and said, “OK, I’m in the water. Can you please tell me now how to be successful?” The guru stared at him, and said, “Keep walking.” So the man

kept walking. When they got shoulder deep, the man once again turned to the guru and said, “OK, I listened to your instructions. Can you please tell me now how to be successful?” Unfazed, the guru repeated, “Keep walking.” At this point, he was convinced that this guru was crazy; he might be a guru, but he seemed more delirious than wise. But he wasn’t going to turn back now, so he kept walking. When he got nose deep, he was about to turn back, when, before he could think twice, the guru grabbed his head, and shoved it underneath the water. The man pushed and shoved, but he couldn’t break loose; he couldn’t breathe! He fought with all his might, but the guru held him tight; he had no air, no oxygen, he couldn’t breathe! He was about to pass out and lose consciousness, when the guru quickly pulled him out of the water. “When you were underwater,” the guru asked the heaving man, “what was the one thing you wanted more than anything else in the world?” The man immediately answered, “To breathe!” The guru stared deep

and thoughtfully into his eyes and said, “When you want to succeed, as much as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful!” Desire is the most powerful component of the human being. As the Ramchal, R’ Chaim Volozhin, and many other Jewish thinkers explain, what you want is who you are. If you change what you want, you can change who you are! As humans, we have a deep yearning to transcend our limitations and to connect to the eternal. And yet, at the same time, we have deep-seated cravings for physical things and transient pleasure. What is our true desire? This brings us to a very deep idea in this week’s parsha. When Yaakov is reunited with Esav, he exclaims, “Im Lavan garti” (32:5) which Rashi explains to mean that Yaakov retained all of his learning while living in Lavan’s household. Of course, if we trace our way back to Yaakov’s pitstop on his way to Lavan’s house, we’ll recall that he spent fourteen years learning in the house of Shem and Ever before enter-

ing Lavan’s domain. It appears as if these fourteen years were absolutely essential and fundamental in order for Yaakov to succeed during his stay at Lavan; it appears as if “im Lavan garti” is an exclamation that Yaakov’s fourteen years learning at Shem and Ever helped him overcome the trials and tribulations that Lavan posed. But why would Yaakov need to leave the house of Yitzchak and Avraham in order to learn for fourteen years at Shem and Ever? What did they have to offer that the Avos couldn’t provide? In order to understand this, we must first understand what Avraham represented and what he brought to the world. If I were to ask you, “What is Avraham Avinu most famous for in connection to umos ha’olam?” most people would immediately say that he was the founder of monotheism. Most of us assume that Avraham Avinu taught the world that Hashem exists. But Adam clearly knew that Hashem existed, and so did Noach, who lived a few generations before Avraham. And even if you want to say that people forgot about a monotheistic G-d,

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Shem and Ever were both alive during Avraham’s lifetime and they were both learning and teaching Torah. What, then, did Avraham bring to the world? Some suggest that while Shem and Ever learned Torah, they did so in private, away from society. Thus, Avraham was the first one to openly teach Hashem’s existence to the world; in a sense, Avraham was the first kiruv master. However, there is an even deeper approach as well, which will force us to take a step deeper into the nature of spirituality. Most spiritual schools of thought view the physical world as very dangerous and lowly. Accordingly, in order to live a spiritual life, one must transcend the physical. Thus, spiritual systems, such as Buddhism, l’havdil, suggest a life focused on meditation, mindfulness, and transcending our physical desires. In such a system, the ideal is to sit on a mountaintop and meditate upon a stone. Shem and Ever understood the dangers of the physical world. They witnessed the evil and destruction of both the Dor Ha’Mabul and the Dor Ha’Flaga, and decided that in order to maintain their spirituality, they must remove themselves from this physical and lowly world. Avraham Avinu, however, taught a novel and idealistic approach to life. He understood that while the physical can be dangerous if misused, the ideal is not to reject the physical, but rather to use the physical to reflect something higher. In other words, he understood the ideal Jewish spiritual system. Just think about it: how many mitzvos are commandments of the mind? Almost none! You can count them on your hand: believing in Hashem, loving Hashem, being in awe of Hashem, not to be jealous, and only a few more. The overwhelming majority of mitzvos are physical actions which connect you to the spiritual source, Hashem! The act is physical, while the spirituality and mindfulness are contained within that physical act. We eat matzah, shake a lulav, blow shofar, and wear tefillin; all actions, all physical. We don’t believe in transcending the physical, we believe in using the physical to connect to the transcendent. Avraham brought this idea into the world. Avraham’s mitzvah was the bris

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milah, the mitzvah which reflects the idea of taking the most physical and potentially animalistic organ and uplifting it to the spiritual. As the Maharal explains, the bris milah is performed on the eighth day, since it represents going beyond the natural. Seven is the number of the natural, as all physical and natural components of this world are built off sevens: seven days in the week, seven notes in the musical scale, seven colors in the spectrum of light. Eight represents going beyond the natural, which is why bris milah is done on the eighth day; we take the physical, and use it to tran-

transcended this world, a spirituality Yaakov desperately needed to learn before entering Lavan’s domain. You see, Yaakov was about to enter a spiritually hostile environment, an environment contradicting everything Yaakov stood for. In order to protect himself and his spiritual growth during this phase, and successfully build the foundation for Klal Yisrael and the twelve shevatim, Yaakov needed to learn from those who succeeded in such hostile conditions. Shem and Ever had experienced the evils of both the Dor Ha’Mabul and the Dor Ha’Flaga, and had built a system of learning which

“When you want to succeed, as much as you want to breathe, then you’ll be successful!” scend. (This is also why the miracle of Chanukah lasted eight days, and is also why it was done with shemen, the same shoresh as shemonah, eight.) But it goes even further than this. Avraham is also the gematria of 248. We have 248 limbs in our physical body, and we have 248 mitzvos aseh, active commandments of the physical body. This is also why Rashi explains that the way Avraham brought people closer to Hashem was by having them make brachos on food. Making a bracha is connecting the physical food and pleasure you are receiving back to its spiritual source. The physical world stems from Hashem, the spiritual root; the physical is not disconnected from the spiritual. While Avraham represented a Torah and spirituality deeply connected to the physical world, Shem and Ever represented a spirituality which

protected against such challenges. While Yaakov fully believed in Avraham’s Torah and ideology, he also needed some time with Shem and Ever in order to succeed in the next stage of his journey. Each provided something essential for Yaakov’s development. Thus, when Yaakov tells Esav “Im Lavan garti,” he’s proclaiming, “Lavan wasn’t able to destroy anything I’ve built. Avraham’s Torah helped build me, Shem and Ever’s Torah helped protect me.” The only way Yaakov was able to succeed in this derech was because he desired it with every fiber of his being. Rashi quotes the midrash saying that during his entire fourteen years of learning in the beis medrash of Shem and Ever, Yaakov didn’t go to sleep a full night. Every night, he fell asleep at his seat, immersed in Torah and spiritual growth. Yaakov wanted this, he

lived this, he became this. But we need to understand the true depth of Yaakov’s desire. He was able to build the ultimate synthesis, whereby he fully transcended the physical world, like Shem and Ever, and yet was able to simultaneously bring the transient down to the permanent, the physical, like Avraham. He lived a life of complete harmony, tiferes. Both Avraham Avinu and the house of Shem and Ever were specialists in their form of spirituality; Yaakov was the ultimate harmony. He was only able to merge the two because of his strong desire to forge the right path for himself and his descendants. Ask yourself: “What do I really want in life?” One of the most daunting, but worthwhile exercises you can do is to play the “want exercise.” It’s when you ask yourself: “What do I actually want in life?” And then ask yourself, “Why do I want that?” You have to be completely honest with yourself. Then ask yourself again, “Why do I want that?” Keep doing this until you get to something that you want for no reason other than you want that itself. This desire, this want, is your underlying want; it’s what’s driving everything else in your life; it’s your very root! The very source of your entire existential drive. According to Jewish thought, this underlying want [ratzon] within each of us is to fulfill our unique purpose in life, to actualize our potential, to live the life we were meant to live, to live a life of Torah, growth, and contribution. It also happens to be that when you live this type of life, you live a life of happiness and deep contentment. So many mistakenly interpret their underlying drive to be happiness, and then they try to fulfill that want through all types of other outlets, like money, fame, or physical pleasure. But the root yearning within each of us is a genuine expression of our higher and best self. Our tzelem Elokim! Our goal in life is to fully get in touch with this root desire, to harness it, and then fully express it into the world. Close your eyes and ask yourself honestly: What do I really want in life? Who do I want to be? What kind of life do I want to live? Don’t just sit around dreaming about it; open your eyes, and go make that your reality!

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My Israel Home

The Dawn of Modern Zionism By Gedaliah Borvick

Leon Pinsker

few weeks ago, I visited the Pinsker Building, a famous Jerusalem apartment building located down the block from the Inbal Hotel. Its official name is the Rose Building, as it borders a lovely park called the Rose Garden; nevertheless, the moniker Pinsker Building has stuck because it is situated on Pinsker Street. With so many Anglos living in the Pinsker Building, I felt compelled to learn more about Leon Pinsker. Soon after starting my Pinsker research, I was interviewed by the Times of London for an article they were writing which focused on assertions that up to 40% of Britain’s Jewish population may emigrate if the leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, becomes elected prime minister. That interview got me thinking about the circumstances leading up to Leon Pinsker becoming a leader of the Zionist movement and the philosophies he championed. Leon Pinsker was born in Russian-controlled Poland in 1821 and, having been one of the first Jews ac-

Delegates from Hovevei Zion (Lovers of Zion) societies in several countries convened in Katowice, Poland in November 1884 for the first time at the behest of Leon Pinsker

cepted to Odessa University, he initially had a broad world perspective. He studied law until he realized that Jews could not gain employment in the legal field, and then studied medicine and became a doctor. Notwithstanding – or perhaps due to – his experiences with strict employment quotas, Pinsker believed that anti-Semitism could be eradicated only if Jews attained equal rights. Pinsker became a leading member of the Society for the Promotion of Culture among the Jews, whose aim was to help Jews adapt to Russian culture and values, with the belief that doing so would make them accepted in society. The 1871 riots against Jews in Odessa planted the first seeds of doubt in Pinsker about the future of relations between Jews and Russians. The outbreak of state-supported anti-Jewish riots in 1881, however, shattered his assimilationist beliefs. Understanding that humanism and enlightenment would not defeat anti-Semitism, Pinsker came to the realization that hatred

of Jews was rooted in the fact that they were global foreigners. Consequently, in 1882, Pinsker wrote Autoemancipation, in which he defined anti-Semitism as an incurable societal disease that worsened during times of economic and social turmoil, and offered a radical proposal: the establishment of a Jewish homeland. Pinsker’s ideas struck a responsive chord among Russian and Eastern European Jews. As the prevailing mood was anguish and despair, Pinsker’s Jewish nationalism proposal was a breath of fresh air. The book was enthusiastically embraced by the creation of the Hovevei Zion – also known as Hibbat Zion – movement, with the stated goal of establishing Jewish colonies in Palestine. The Hovevei Zion movement, in which Pinsker was one of the founders and its chairman, quickly grew to over 4,000 members, some of whom founded the settlements Rishon Lezion and Zichron Yaakov. This movement was a forerunner to Theodor Herzl’s World Zionist Organization.

Unfortunately, Leon (Yehuda) Pinsker passed away in 1891, long before the Zionist movement gained serious traction. However, his name and legacy live on, as several streets across Israel are named after him, as well as Nahalat Yehudah, a community near Rishon Lezion. Observing the widespread hostility against Jews across Europe over the past number of years, and now the anti-Semitic rumblings in England, helps me appreciate how fortunate we are to have our own state, a homeland and refuge for all Jews. The current state of affairs worldwide hearkens me back to Pinsker’s prescient arguments at the end of the nineteenth century that the Jewish nation can only try to control their destiny when they are home. Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at gborvick@gmail.com.

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MK Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beiteinu) resigned his post last week as Israel’s defense minister in response to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s agreement to a ceasefire with Hamas. With Liberman’s cabinet position vacant and the departure of his party from the fragile Likud-led coalition will Netanyahu’s government prematurely collapse? That question has monopolized political talk shows throughout the land, as the premier frantically endeavors to hold onto power.

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he worst outbreak of fighting between Hamas and Israel since 2014 took place earlier this month as Hamas responded to a botched Israeli undercover security operation, which left one Israeli soldier dead. During two days of fighting, Hamas terrorists fired over 500 rockets from Gaza into Israel, causing the death of an Arab in Ashkelon, several injured, and extensive property damage in Israel’s South. The Security Cabinet deliberated how to respond. Liberman wanted the IDF to enter Gaza and fight the terror organization, while Netanyahu declared that the best response was not to respond further. The prime minister said that his decision was based on additional security information that he is unable to disclose at this time. Liberman called the Egyptian-mediated truce agreed to by the prime minister last week a “capitulation to terror.” The day after the ceasefire, last Wednesday, Liberman resigned as defense minister, and his Yisrael Beiteinu party left the Likud-led coalition. Even before the ceasefire agreement, Liberman was angry at Netanyahu’s recent decisions to allow Qatar to send cash and fuel supplies in Gaza and prevent the demolition of Khan al-Ahmar, a Bedouin village. In an interview with Ynet this week, Liberman spoke about his hasty decision to resign his post, insisting that the only way to deal with Hamas is to hit them with a hard blow. “I will not go into all the details, but we have enough options to hit Hamas very hard without going into the Gaza Strip,” he explained. “Such plans were already submitted to the cabinet. What we need to understand is that at the moment, Hamas continues the violence and gets awarded to an extent I cannot accept. They get economic benefits such as Qatari fuel, salaries and open crossings, while continuing the violence on the border fence,” he said. “We sustained 44 wounded and one casualty, a

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greenhouse was burned in Netiv Ha’asara, a missile was fired at a bus. I cannot live with Hamas continuing the violence and altering it in accordance with their wishes while continuing to receive economic benefits,” Liberman said. “I demanded that each concession to Hamas be reciprocated with a commitment to end the violence, because no one goes to the border protests by foot, everyone travels by organized buses that Hamas pays for.” Liberman also spoke of the Israeli prisoners who have been held by Hamas and those who are missing in action in Hamas territory.

Netanyahu has spoken with all of the coalition heads in recent days in order to convince them to remain in the coalition. “At this sensitive time, vis-à-vis security, it would be both unnecessary and incorrect to go to elections,” Netanyahu remarked at the beginning of Sunday’s Cabinet meeting. Education Minister Naftali Bennett feels that Netanyahu’s ceasefire with Hamas is the wrong policy and that he advocates a ground incursion. Bayit Yehudi and Yisrael Beiteinu’s policies are perceived as more hawkish than the Likud’s right of center policies.

ble in order to preserve the economy. At last week’s meeting with the prime minister, Kahlon said that the stability required at this time is not achievable in the present situation. Therefore, Kahlon feels that the most responsible action is the establishment of a new, strong and stable government. Kahlon furthermore stated that he was prepared to lead the move in coordination with other coalition officials. On Sunday evening, Netanyahu again met with Kahlon in a last-ditch attempt to prevent the government from collapse. Although Kahlon still disagrees with Netanyahu’s defense policy and backs Bennett

“I’d rather lose to Netanyahu than have the State of Israel lose to [Hamas chief] Yahya Sinwar.” “If I had remained in the job, I would not be able to look into the eyes of the families of Oron Shaul and Hadar Goldin nor at the residents of Sderot,” the former defense minister said.

HOLDING ON BY A STRING The departure of Yisrael Beiteinu has left Netanyahu’s coalition with a paltry 61 members, the minimum amount required under Israel’s parliamentary procedure. If as little as one additional coalition partner will quit, the government will topple, automatically bringing early elections. Minister of Culture and Sport Miri Regev (Likud) says that there’s nothing new here: previous governments have been able to function with a slim majority of 61 out of 120 Knesset members. Regev feels that with just a year left before the four-year term of the government is complete, now is not the time to dissolve the Knesset and run early elections. “Ministers need to lower their egos and work together,” Regev told reporters on Sunday prior to the weekly Cabinet meeting.

Bennett, head of the religious-nationalist Bayit Yehudi (Jewish Home) party, threatened to break from the coalition if he wasn’t offered the empty defense minister seat. But Netanyahu has rejected Bennett’s threat. To add salt to the wounds, the prime minister had initially not re-instated MK Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan, also from Bayit Yehudi, as Deputy Defense Minister. By law, Ben-Dahan automatically lost his Deputy Defense Minister post when Liberman resigned from his ministerial post. The eight-member Bayit Yehudi party, part of the Likud-led coalition, threatened to abstain from voting on coalition issues until Ben-Dahan would be re-instated to his previous post. In efforts to calm the stormy coalition waters, Netanyahu has re-instated Ben-Dahan as Deputy Defense Minister. For now, until he finds a suitable replacement, Netanyahu has assumed the post of defense minister. Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon (Kulanu) told Netanyahu last week after Liberman’s resignation that he is in favor of early elections as soon as possi-

as a potential defense minister, it seems that his Kulanu party will remain in the coalition. Coalition chair David Amsalem (Likud) told Israel Public Television that Bennett’s desire for the Defense Ministry is a matter of him being an opportunist. “It wasn’t as if Bennett was born as a defense minister, and not for other positions. He never previously stipulated his receiving the Defense Ministry as contingent for joining the coalition. He’s currently Education Minister, and now he’s taking advantage of the political situation,” Amsalem pointed out. But Minister of Justice Ayalet Shaked (Bayit Yehudi) said on Monday that Netanyahu promised the defense portfolio to Bennet in the last Knesset election. Only after Bayit Yehudi only earned eight seats in the Knesset did Netanyahu retract the offer, failing to make good on the promise. Immediately after the prime minister’s meeting with Kahlon, Netanyahu addressed the Israeli public on a televised speech. “There is no place for politics

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or personal considerations” when it comes to Israel’s security, the prime minister chided. Flaunting his military experience in the Sayeret Matkal elite operations unit and his “years of having ordered many military operations” as prime minister, Netanyahu ensured the Israeli public of his expertise in defense – despite his never having served as a defense minister. “I will not say this evening when we will act and how. I have a clear plan. I know what to do and when to do it. And we will do it,” Netanyahu assured. “We know what happens when elements in a right-wing government led to the government being toppled, like in 1992 and in 1999, which brought us the disaster of Oslo and the disaster of the [second] Intifada,” Netanyahu added, mentioning the elections in which the Labor Party came to power.

BENNETT’S SURPRISE Surprising political pundits, Bennett announced on Monday that he is relinquishing demands for the Defense Ministry. “What the prime minister has called ‘responsibility’ has been interpreted by our enemies as indecision, and there’s a thin line between them,” Bennett said. “Israel’s national security has been heading in a bad direction for the past decade, and that’s dangerous.

When Israel wants to win, we will go back to winning, we aren’t fated [to lose]. We joined politics in order to offer an alternative, to replace indecision with decisiveness, weakness with strength,” said Bennett. “I’d like to announce that at this moment we drop our political demands, and we will help the prime minister win [against Hamas]. I know that I will lose political points, but it doesn’t matter. I’d rather lose to Netanyahu than have the State of Israel lose to [Hamas chief] Yahya Sinwar,” Bennett asserted, withdrawing his party’s political demands and calling on coalition partners not to withdraw from the coalition at this time. In reference to Netanyahu’s statement that he has a military plan in store, Bennett said that “if the prime minister is true to his words, and I want to believe that he will be, then we will stand by his side.” If so, he said, “I say here to the prime minister: ‘We are withdrawing all our political demands and we will stand by you in this mighty task, so that Israel starts winning again.’” Nevertheless, Netanyahu’s coalition isn’t completely back from the brink. Kulanu party’s Knesset faction chair, MK Roy Folkman, said elections were likely regardless of Bennett’s announcement. “The coalition hasn’t been functioning properly for several weeks. We will go to elections even if Ben-

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nett and Ayelet Shaked don’t resign,” Folkman told Army Radio prior to Bennett’s dramatic announcement on Monday morning. In the meantime, the chareidi religious parties in the coalition, Yahadut Hatorah and Shas, hope that the present government will not dissolve so soon. Up at bat is the finalization of a law that would grant better conditions for draft deferments for yeshiva students learning fulltime. If the present government is toppled, there is no guarantee that the next government would vote for draft deferments. A senior Degel Hatorah official told Kikar Shabbat, “We are not in the best position possible for elections, which come as a surprise to all. It is no secret that we are in the midst of an internal crisis and we overcome it all and prepare for elections. The public will understand we are dealing with an existential battle for the Torah world and all other disagreements must be placed aside. It won’t be easy.” Whether Netanyahu can hold onto a tenuous coalition for the next year will remain to be seen. Throwing politics aside, politicians in the Holy Land should remember that the real enemy is not their political rivals but those who are lobbing rockets and grenades at Israeli citizens. Working together, we need to defend our State and prevent those who attack us from being able to perpetrate terror.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters, I am writing to you because our son is now “in the parsha” and just starting to date. My wife and I have different ideas on how best to help him find the right shidduch. My wife believes that we should delegate most of the responsibilities to the shadchan with minimal intervention on our part, including having the shadchan find an appropriate girl, check out both her and her family, tell them about our son and our family, and only then introduce her to our son. I think that the correct approach is for our son to assume the responsibility for his own match. I want to encourage him to go to places where he might meet a nice girl and, when he finds one who he thinks is compatible, for him to get to know the girl and her family on his own. My wife is concerned that even though our son is very bright and has spent many years learning in yeshiva, that it’s possible for him to be deceived and he might end up marrying the wrong girl. If you have not figured it out by now, I am actually describing (loosely) details of the matches of our Avot and Imahot, Yitzchak and Rivka and Yaakov and Rachel and Leah. If “ma’aseh avot siman l’banim,” what lessons can we derive from their examples for young men and women as well as for the parents, in contemporary times?

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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. ou are asking an either/or question, and it doesn’t work that way. You point out your wife’s approach: that parents abdicate responsibility to shadchanim who don’t know them, their son, or their values very well. Obviously, that is not very responsible nor prudent. You have raised your son and are the most vested in his opportunity for a happy marriage and life. On the other hand, your approach to your son’s shidduchim is also irresponsible and imprudent. How can you leave an adult child out there to navigate on his own in a competitive world of shidduchim where truth and honesty are not always present? Especially if he has been in yeshiva for years and has not been active in the dating world? People who are active daters learn a lot about themselves and people if they are serious and reflective but it’s a long process. Working as a team, together with your son, makes sense and is responsible to him. It sounds like you two have not even considered that and have not really come to terms with his arrival into “the parsha” nor your roles. You seem rather clueless, and I suggest that you do some soul searching and sit down with your son and discuss what’s comfortable and appropriate. You have some responsibilities here, and if you can’t easily face them, get some help from your rabbi, therapist, or trusted mentor. Get with responsible adulthood, please. Now is your chance to help your child in a uniquely adult way, whether it’s prescreening prospective dates, reaching out to shadchanim, networking, etc., while at the same time respecting him. He should have the decisive vote on whom he wants to date but you can advocate for him and help him out so that he doesn’t get set up with inappropriate people. It should be an ongoing conversation because you three may learn a

lot through the process about which people “get” your son and what type of young women he finds attractive and suitable. As far as the final question in your query – what can we learn from the Avos and Imahos as far as shidduchim are concerned – it’s obvious that family, middos, and values count and that parents should take a proactive role and have much responsibility. Keep in mind, however, that in the biblical times of our Avos, there were few appropriate people to choose from. The people in the surrounding cultures had inappropriate values so our forefathers focused on their relatives, people they knew. Even if they were idolaters, they had positive values in their families. Today, when there are so many more frum circles, family values still count. Yet people can overcome some negative aspects of their birth families. A family defect is not a death sentence; special worthwhile people are different than the bad guys in their families. That’s a Torah lesson, too.

out there! Even before your children come of age, network like it’s your second job. Reach out to relatives, friends and neighbors; invite them for kiddush, Shabbos lunch, Friday night tea or cholent (no, not all at once… on second thought, maybe not a bad idea!). Expand your social circle – join a chaburah, a Tehillim/ shmiras halashon group, the kosher gym or a cemetery tour. If you can swing it, becoming “Parents of the Year” in your son’s Mesivta is a surefire status upgrade guaranteed to boost your family’s name recognition. And while Mom and Dad are cranking up the PR machine, your son should equally be “out there.” Encourage him to attend his friends’ simchas (Cincinnati? St. Louis? Henderson, NV? Yeess!); go to alumni shiurim; volunteer at Tomchei Shabbos or other local tzedakas; or spend summers at SEED programs. Bottom line: even if the Avos didn’t have to network like contemporary parents, there is one constant that spans the millennia: bitachon. Our forefathers knew it, and we must trust and believe…Hashem is the Ultimate Shadchan.

The Mother The Shadchan Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. orry, Dad, while your middos are impeccable, you’re no Avrohom Avinu. You can’t blithely send your trusty manservant (or shadchan, in contemporary terms) to fetch the perfect zivug for your pious son (camel and nose ring, optional) while you sit back and daven. Nor should you thrust your inexperienced yeshiva bochur into the world of shidduch events and mixers without parental guidance and intervention. No, no and no! Gather ‘round, mothers and fathers; I am about to reveal the single, most important factor in finding appropriate shidduchim for our children. EXPOSURE! Get your name

Michelle Mond ealistically, for your son to get proper shidduch suggestions, the right answer lies in what contemporary protocol is for his hashkafa. If it were currently as easy as meeting a young woman at a local well for water, the single bochurim of today would be very thirsty! If your son has been learning in yeshiva for many years, as you describe, the current appropriate way to go about a shidduch would be through the shadchan route. I would like to clarify, however, a few details about the shadchan route which you seem to not be aware. Firstly, anybody can be a shadchan.

Point being, you and your wife could both be right.

While your son should meet shadchanim to network for shidduchim, he can also be set up by married friends, family friends, relatives, etc. The second thing I would like to clarify is that the shadchan does not do any checking out. When you and your wife hear about the young woman, you do your own checking by speaking to references, or whomever you’d like. This part of the process is not something a shadchan does. (It would be realistically impossible, especially since the job of a shadchan is voluntary. There would literally be no time left in the day if this was the case!) If you are banking on your yeshiva bochur son meeting a girl on his own at an event, you would be limiting his options. Most girls who are looking for a guy like him get set up as a shidduch. If you had said your son was more Modern Orthodox, he would have an easier time finding someone on his own, going to events, etc. Things have changed drastically since the times of our Avos and Imahos. Although I wish it were as easy as singles meeting on their own, current guidelines of yeshiva hashkafa dictate otherwise whether we like it or not. It is important to note, though, just because someone goes through the regular route does not mean their shidduch will necessarily be ordinary. Personally, when I was in shidduchim I went to dozens of shadchanim. One July night, I saw a talented, leibedik guy playing piano and leading the simcha band at my friend’s wedding. I proceeded to ask someone to find out his name, where he went to yeshiva, etc. I consider

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his shidduch to be the first shidduch I officially made – my own! I did give his name to a shadchan to set us up, however, we were not set up right away. It is a much longer story for an article of its own about being persistent and being your own advocate. Point being, you and your wife could both be right. Your son can go to shadchanim and end up marrying a young woman he happens to have a Shabbos meal with! His job is to do the correct hishtadlus to meet appropriate young women for him. The rest is completely in Hashem’s hands!

The Single Tova Wein o offense, but I find your question quite confusing. First off, you present two diametrically opposing options for your son in regard to meeting a young woman. Why so extreme? Why does it have to be all or nothing? And why suggest that a shadchan literally does all of the legwork and basically all you, your son and wife have to do is show up at the wedding? Parents

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hank you for writing in with what I believe is not only an excellent question but speaks to a much broader issue. Surely, there are so many people in your camp who feel and think as you do. If our forefathers and foremothers met the good, old-fashioned way, why is that not good enough for us? Why has that been tampered with to the point where single men and women don’t have the opportunity to meet and mingle with each other at their friends’ weddings? I am not judging the shidduch system, I am simply noting that often what I have seen as a result are men who are stripped of their natural masculine instincts (see attractive girl, ask her out) and women have been robbed as well; I don’t mean to generalize, but generally speaking, women like to be pursued, courted, to be complimented and wooed. Whether you think it’s a good thing or a bad thing, no one can argue with the fact that natural instincts have somewhat been removed from the shidduch equation. When we can’t follow through with our G-d given wiring to seek out

an attachment partner, it can create tension, confusion and anxiety for s o many individuals. “He told me I’m pretty on our second date. That’s too forward and inappropriate. I’m breaking up with him!” “There’s this frum, bright, beautiful girl in my law school class. You think I can talk to her? She might find it inappropriate.” I’ve changed some of the details, but people in the “parsha” often find themselves breaking up over what they don’t realize are normal, natural human instincts or aren’t pursuing what could be beautiful relationships because they don’t fit in perfectly within the confines of the shidduch system. And in my opinion, that is always a shame. So, Dad, I hear you, and I’m with you! Here’s the deal. This situation isn’t black and white. The reality is that right now, your son does have to “work” the system. You can’t leave him to navigate shidduchim on his own, especially as a yeshiva bochur. Does he have the tools or

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of children in shidduchim don’t enter a self-induced coma and leave every detail to the pros. They are the most important part of the process. It is a joint effort, involving the shadchan, you, your wife, and, of course, let’s not overlook the main character of this story – your son! The second confusing part of your question is your inference to the lives of our Avot and Imahot. Circumstances change over thousands of years and so do our options. Had they had the luxury of working with shadchanim, perhaps they all would have been spared some extreme difficulties. But that’s neither here nor there, since comparing those times to ours is like comparing apples to oranges. It’s all in the details and, boy, have the details changed. Finally, you describe your son as someone who has been sitting in yeshiva for several years. How is such a young man supposed

skills to meet a woman on his own? Would a young woman in his circle even know what to do if he approached her naturally? I think you absolutely have to advocate for your son in the current climate and help him navigate shidduchim. Utilize a shadchan, but utilize friends, family, work associates, neighbors, etc. as well. Host Shabbos lunches and network with people in shidduchim (whether they themselves are shadchanim or have connections to single women, etc. Make sure your son is home and behaving like his wonderful self!). This may have more of a casual, natural feel to it. While you and your wife are working the shidduch angle, encourage your son to get involved in activities, causes and organizations where he may meet great young women and/ or meet people who may have the perfect girl for him! Even though I personally agree with your sentiment, try to understand the internal conflict you would pose to your son if you left him to do this alone. When we send our children to a certain school, we are choosing the hashkafic values

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to be equipped to mingle with single young women and find someone on his own? There is a disconnect between these two concepts. I think you need to be more realistic about your son, the world around you, and the idea that most things are not black or white.

that are being instilled in them at school (whatever yeshiva and whatever value). When we do differently at home, thereby rejecting the values of yeshiva, it is often very confusing for the child. So, let’s see to it that you and your wife meet somewhere in the middle. Once you get involved and find your groove, you may find that it’s not all that bad. And by the way, what does your son have to say about all of this? All the best, 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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Dr. Deb

Fighting Anxiety By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

’m a type A personality so I know all about being driven. “What? You didn’t get the A? Why not?” That’s the sort of thing many of my childhood messages consisted of. And, as I’ve mentioned here, since I lost my husband, I continue to work under the need to excel; this time I feel pressure to accomplish all the things I want to – and there’s a list – before my time is up. I am so very grateful to be alive, but I must take good advantage of that! It’s no different for a lot of people. They feel driven because of circumstances beyond their control. I’ve heard from many people their stories of the pressures they’re up against now: paying tuition bills, taking care of elderly parents while dealing with challenging children. All the while having to compete in the job marketplace if they’re not “in” yet and compete to stay “in” if they are. No wonder Maalox or one of those stomach acid regulators is the #1 sold meds. Or maybe it was Prilosec. Same difference. Recently I caught myself in exactly that headspace. I was trying to get something done and not taking any time to breathe. Not so happy about it either.

So many of us are in that same boat. We feel like we’re on a running wheel trying hard and not necessarily making progress. The anxiety is huge for many people. But the reality is that I do not know if I will ever get all the things accomplished that I want to do. What if I don’t? What will I feel at the very end, looking back? Like a failure? G-d forbid. That would not be fair to myself. And it wouldn’t be fair to my Creator, either. He put me here for a purpose, which is to serve Him. But how are we to serve Him? Isn’t that what I’m trying to do in my frantic rush to accomplish my big things? No. It isn’t. We have to serve Him by becoming our best version of ourselves. And when we get frustrated because things aren’t happening the way we want, we’re putting our own wants ahead of His. That’s not serving Him. That’s making Him our servant. As Esther Wein put it: Yaakov and Eisav were twins; they both wanted both worlds, this and the next. The difference that makes all the difference was that Eisav wanted the spiritual world to serve his needs here in this world, and Yaakov was trying to ele-

vate this world to the spiritual heights it could be. How does this apply to our lives? When we’re anxious it really means we’re playing Eisav without intending to. We’re wanting the forces of nature or whatever G-d’s plans are for us to bend to our will. We want what we want! Whether it’s making partner, getting that raise, meeting the person of our dreams, marrying off our child, seeing the all-A report card from the lazy kid, healing a sick loved one, or any other wish we had. The reality is that all these things are out of our hands. We can work hard on them, but ultimately, G-d decides. It is pointless to get ourselves upset and worked up over the quest for them. Sure, we need to do the work – of course! But with what attitude? The attitude of frenzy or fun? Really, if we are supposed to do ivdu es Hashem b’simcha (“serve G-d with joy”) then anxiety is a no-go. The question for me has been: how do we get out of that anxiety mode and really relax? So just today, the thought came to me to do the following visualization: stop your frantic rushing for five minutes, take a comfortable seat, close your eyes. Imagine that all the other

people in the world were not real. They are props that HaKadosh Baruch Hu planted there for you so that through the obstacles and challenges these people put in your way you could rise above them to truly serve Him by being the best version of you that you could be. If they’re not real, if they’re just props, there’s no point in getting mad at them or worried about them, or frustrated because of them. Imagine this deeply. So, for example, you have a temper problem. But you notice that you only have that temper with your wife; no one else riles you up like that. In our scenario, G-d put this wife into your life just so you could work very hard at mastering this tendency to have a temper. Instead of blaming Him for giving you this challenging wife, the entire purpose of this was for you to become the better person who doesn’t get reactive regardless of the provocation. (I am not suggesting to take abuse; that calls for other steps.) Or, to take a different scenario: there’s a lot of politics at work. It’s so frustrating. You want to be noticed for the skills you bring to the company. You want not only recognition but the appreciation and the pay that comes with

it. You work night and day. Your family complains about you not being around, and even when you are there, you’re not “there.” And all that you have to show for it is aggravation. Now, imagine that all these difficult, demanding people were props. Just props. And the whole point of what you’re going through was not to get recognized and rewarded, but to be the person who is calm, happy, content, and accepting of life throughout all this. What if the point, from Hashem’s perspective was for you to improve that one middah that relates to inner peace and acceptance? Might it be that with that new perspective, He will pave the way for you to get that recognition you want? Might it be that just by accepting His domain here and your appreciation to Him that He will then facilitate some of the things you want? If we examine the troubles we have, it often comes down to noticing that we are given these troubles in exactly the areas in which we need improvement. The person in the scenario above who

is not recognized, perhaps he or she doesn’t recognize the kindness and contribution of those in his life. See? Middah k’neged middah. This is a gift,

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If we examine the troubles we have, it often comes down to noticing that we are given these troubles in exactly the areas in which we need to improve.

not a punishment. It’s meant to help us see so we can be better. Similarly, the person with the temper because his wife doesn’t listen to him: perhaps he needs to listen to others, including her, better.

important things are would reverse. The things that you have thought were important would fade into the background, right? The things that Hashem thinks are important would be actually important.

My visualization idea is not so strange when you recall that our Chachamim consider this world to not be the “real” one in the first place. Olam haba is “olam haEmes.” And when you look at it that way, you realize that our morning tefillah saying that Hashem gives me “kol tzorchi” (everything I need) is quite accurate: He gives us exactly what obstacles we need so we can show Him that we overcame them – because that will make us a better version of ourselves. This may seem a bit unfair because these obstacles are pretty difficult and often painful. But if this world were not the real one, then the pain and difficulty don’t matter so much. What does matter is achieving the result He is looking for. I’m no longer type A. Really. Dr. Deb is a Marriage & Family Therapist. Book a consultation with her to get clarity on the issues in your marriage and learn about her innovative program at: https:// drdeb.com/book.

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Health & F tness

Pistachios, Oatmeal, and Chocolate: Destress Your Life By Aliza Beer MS, RD

hile Thanksgiving brings joy and families together, the buildup of stress from planning, hosting, and babysitting that perfectly brined turkey can take a toll on our bodies. And once this busy weekend passes, Chanukah parties return without leaving time for a breather. Finals, deadlines, and balancing home and work schedules…stress may seem to be an inevitable part of life. What happens when your body is under stress? Simply put, your brain sends a signal to the adrenal gland which then begins producing its main stress hormone, cortisol. Cortisol results in a rise in an appetite for sugary, fatty foods. Non-scientifically speaking: comfort foods. And yes, we all have them. And while they can act as (very) short term stress reducers by releasing pleasure hormones, simple sugars will eventually cause a dip in energy. Women, studies show, are especially susceptible to increased appetite due to stress. Cortisol will also promote the growth of abdominal fat cells, AKA that stubborn belly fat that won’t seem to budge. So, stress, one way or another, can cause unwanted weight gain. Winter is approaching and being cooped up inside with nothing to do but focus on the ever-dropping temperatures, we tend to grab at those treats that calm us down. However, what you may not realize is that there are other foods out there that will do

a much better job at reducing stress. Here are some of the best foods for beating the blues and taming your body’s automatic reactions to stressful situations: 1. Pistachios: Aside from being a yummy snack that can curb those salty cravings, pistachios and other nuts are high in tryptophan, an essential amino acid. Our body needs tryptophan to produce serotonin, a brain chemical responsible for sleep and mood changes. Lack of sunlight can affect serotonin levels and can cause a fluctuation in happiness levels. Aside from this, pistachios are loaded with nutrients and very high in antioxidants. They promote healthy gut bacteria which is linked to improved brain function. Stress also depletes vitamin B, which is replenished by nuts. If pistachios are not your taste, other nuts and seeds like cashews, sunflower, and chia can help get your body the tryptophan it needs. Be sure to limit your portions of nuts and seeds since they are very high in fat and calories. 2. Oatmeal: A warm bowl of oatmeal does more than a pint of ice cream ever could! As stated before, cortisol lowers serotonin and increases the appetite for carbs. Oatmeal combats both of those by being both a complex carb and a promoter of the feel-good chemical serotonin. The fiber and whole grains will help you feel full and prevent the constant longing

for bad carbs and high-fat snacks throughout the day. Steer clear of the overly processed packages that are usually loaded with sugar; instead, pick up a carton of raw, plain oats. You can liven them up with mix-ins like cinnamon, unsweetened almond milk, agave, and berries. If you’re short on time in the morning, then make overnight oats, and you’ll have a fast, easy, nutritious, filling, and comforting breakfast. 3. Green Leaf y Vegetables, Broccoli, and Asparagus: Think of this next one as the “anti-depressant salad.” Green leafy vegetables contain folate, and folate is key in reducing stress. It promotes dopamine, a pleasure-inducing brain chemical, which helps to keep you calm. According to a 2012 study, folate consumption was linked to reducing stress and anxiety. Magnesium in green veggies like broccoli and asparagus also helps regulate cortisol levels. Try making some spinach pesto (a good way to incorporate those nuts, as well) and have it with zoodles instead of pasta. Broccoli is at its peak season now so roasting it with some fresh lemon juice and olive oil creates a perfect warming side dish, or you can make them into broccoli burgers with egg whites, onions, and spices. 4. Berries: When a person is stressed it’s as if there is a battle being fought inside of them. The antioxidants and phytonutrients found

in blueberries are fighting in your defense. Blueberries have also been linked to sharper cognition. Keeping on top of your game can combat stress beyond the chemical level. Organization and a sharp mind will help you in school or at work. Berries also have vitamin C which is crucial to the de-stressing process. It helps the body get rid of cortisol and provides it with all sorts of anti-inflammatory perks. Also, we all know vitamin C is famous for preventing the common cold, and no one wants to be sniffling while prepping mashed potatoes this weekend. 5. Salmon: The omega-3 fatty acids found in salmon help fight against the harm caused by stress hormones. A 3-ounce portion of wild salmon will provide enough anti-inflammatory omega-3s. One study showed that medical students who took omega-3 supplements lowered their anxiety levels compared to those who didn’t. Salmon is a great weeknight dinner that’s packed with protein and heart healthy fats. For your picky eaters, try salmon burgers or sliders. 6. Chamomile Tea: This one may seem like a no brainer but the benefits are more researched than you think. A study tested chamomile supplements and found that the flower reduced anxiety symptoms significantly. In tea form, it’s a soothing drink that can help calm nerve activity and reduce muscle tenseness. Relaxing

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before bed also yields a better sleep which, of course, is something everyone could use a little more of. A good night’s rest can combat a day full of stress by keeping your mind sharp. Try ditching the late-night munchies in front of a computer screen and sip a cup of chamomile tea while reading a good book instead. 7. Turkey: Yes, the star of this weekend has made it to this list, but not without merit. Turkey, chicken, and grass-fed beef are all great sources of tryptophan, the amino acid used to make serotonin. Many people report feeling sleepy and calm after eating these foods. Maybe that’s the real reason turkey was graciously thrown into the tradition? It’s also a good source of lean protein and helps regulate blood sugar levels, so you won’t spike and crash so quickly. A balanced body is a happy, less stressed body. 8. Dark Chocolate: Chocolate lovers rejoice! In moderation, dark chocolate can lower cortisol and other stress hormone levels. Cocoa is also full of

for an exercise routine. Physical activity promotes the production of “happy neurotransmitters” called endorphins. A jog or a yoga class will help you control tension and up your mood. Lastly, try to enjoy life. Stress may be an indicator that you need a break. Try pausing throughout the day, take deep breaths, and consider some kind of meditation. There is much stress in life that is beyond our control, but what we feed our bodies and how we take care of ourselves is within our control, we just have to decide to seize that control. A healthier lifestyle will enable you to deal with the stress better, increasing the chances of a more positive outlook on life. antioxidants that lower blood pressure and can help you relax. Plus, chocolate is delicious! The sense of pleasure you feel will help alleviate anxious feelings. Make sure to limit your chocolate intake to just a square a day or less and only choose varieties that contain 70%

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radition and innovation – all cultures need to sustain both in order to survive and thrive. While some people celebrate festive occasions with traditional recipes handed down from generation to generation, others look to expand their palates and assert their creativity at each opportunity. As the kosher food landscape continually innovates and expands, some food enthusiasts are rediscovering and reimagining the exotic fare of their Jewish ancestors in biblical times. While we may think of turkey as the traditional centerpiece at an American Thanksgiving meal and chicken as our Jewish standard fare for Shabbat, we could actually be looking farther back to study some of our ancestors’ most traditional food. From matzah to manna to slav in the desert, certain foods have punctuated periods of our history. But many of those found in the Torah haven’t made it all the way to our generation for a variety of reasons. Rabbi Dr. Natan Slifkin is the founder and director of The Biblical Museum of Natural History in Israel. He has been working on bringing some of these forgotten foods into our consciousness and conversations over the past few years by hosting unique and engaging “biblical” dinners. At a recent event held in October, Rabbi Slifkin presented “A Biblical Feast of Birds and Beasts” which featured a selection of foods

seldom seen on any kosher menu today. Though these dinners have become famous for serving wild foods such as locusts, they actually provide an insightful way to interconnect the studies of history, nature, and gastronomy. Held at the Teaneck, New Jersey, home of Hayley and Jeffrey Mark, the most recent feast was – as always – not only a dinner but also an interactive learning experience. Guests were greeted by life-size taxidermy mounts of various animals and were encouraged to handle the live creeping and crawling reptilian creatures that Rabbi Slifkin brought along.

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deliveries of real locusts arrived at their homes after the event.

The event drew participants for a variety of reasons – several were curious kosher “foodies” looking to experience some new flavors and others were for the culinary adventure. One enthusiastic guest traveled from Canada to celebrate his birthday with a

unique experience. Several of those in attendance are longtime supporters of the museum and of Rabbi Slifkin’s work. Rabbi Slifkin has held several similar feasts over the years with various themes and exotic dishes of unique halachic or zoological interest. Recent dinners included “Feast of Legends from the Sea” and “Feast of Exotic Curiosities.” All of the meals are part of Rabbi Slifkin’s mission of passing down lesser-known traditions through the generations, and he seamlessly combines this culinary form of entertainment with education, narrating along with each course served. He begins by bringing out the biblical source of the dish and where it was found in the Torah, at times explaining how it may have been misinterpreted to be understood as something else. He also explains how certain items became popular in certain Jewish communities over time and differentiates the native animals versus imported ones. He expounds on the process of acquiring the different meats of each animal and what the special considerations are related to market availability and shechita issues. Along the way Rabbi Slifkin clears up some myths, for example, that we don’t know where on the neck to shecht the giraffe when the real reason why it’s not served at our yom tov seudah today lies more in that they are an endangered species.

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A Culinary Adventure

The printed menus for the Feasts of Birds and Beasts evening included the Torah sources in Hebrew to correspond to each dish. The meal began with matzah on the table – not the crispy Ashkenazy type but a soft variation similar to pita bread, which more accurately resembles the unleavened bread the Jews prepared when leaving Egypt. This bread was common in the Jewish culture and the region even before Yitzyas Mitzrayim and was served by Lot to his guests. The menu kicked off with the rare birds. Along with an appetizer of well-received crispy roasted goose came roasted quail with a pomegranate glaze. Though perhaps not quite how it was served in ancient times, the quail are the slav that Hashem provided for the Jewish nation when they asked Moshe for meat in the desert. Rabbi Slifkin explains that quail could quickly populate and provide enough food for the nation. This course came with a viewing of a live quail, a small but plump bird. Since the Torah actually records that the quail came “from the sea,” Rabbi Slifkin also incorporated the bird as part of the most recent “Legends of the Sea” dinner that was held in Israel at the museum. Next up was the dove stew – and where exotic marketing goes a long way. Dove, also known as squab, evokes the elegant image of the peaceful pure white bird from Noah’s story. The deep golden-hued soup that was served was as tasty as it looked, though the small piece of meat inside was a bit darker than one would imagine. In this case, Rabbi Slifkin waited until the course was completed to expound on the dish; he reminded the diners that doves are actually white pigeons, and being how pigeons are more widely available, they had likely just eaten a common city pigeon. Though these birds can be described as tasting like variations of dark chicken, not everyone in the room was adventurous; those who had opted for the lentil soup of the Yaakov and Eisav story were satisfied with their choice. The birds were followed by the beasts, with braised goat ragu served with pasta and medallions of venison over spinach and lentils. Since most of the meats that Rabbi Slifkin presents are not commercially available to the kosher market, there is a tremendous amount of planning and preparation for the exotic feasts. Working with Rabbi Daniel Senter, a specially designated shochet from the kosher supervisory agency Kof-K, Rabbi Slifkin had to source and procure the meat. Rabbi Slifkin explains that the first batch of designated goats turned out to be sick and therefore disqualified to be kosher. The venison was likely the most familiar-tasting and welcomed dish of the night. Though it was at one point served in certain kosher restaurants, the venison served that evening was the only kosher venison to be found currently in the United States. Rabbi Slifkin will admit that he is not in actuality a “foodie” but delights in hosting guests and offering

Rabbi Slifkin with hosts Hayley and Jeffrey Mark

Rabbi Slifkin with guests

the unique delicacies to engage conversation and to share his knowledge and his passion. Also known as the “Zoo Rabbi,” Rabbi Slifkin has had a lifelong fascination with the animal kingdom. He received his rabbinic ordination from Ohr Somayach Institutions and holds an MA in Jewish Thought and Law and a PhD in Jewish history. He has written several books on Judaism and the natural world; his book “Sacred Monsters” is the first one to be translated into Hebrew and was celebrated with a book launch this month at the museum. Over the last fifteen years, Rabbi Slifkin has run educational programs at other natural history museums and zoos worldwide and has served as scholar-in-residence at synagogues around the world. He also leads kosher safaris to Africa, and is now planning his next trip to explore the wonders of nature in South Africa, Botswana and Zimbabwe.

Rabbi Slifkin opened The Biblical Museum in Beit Shemesh just four years ago and has quickly outgrown the space. The museum celebrates the animals of Tanach and serves as a vehicle to keep these lesser known parts of Jewish history alive and relevant to future generations. With both live animals and taxidermy displays, the facility is part museum, part zoo and part Torah education center. It offers visitors a hands-on experience of the natural world of Tanach and a deeper appreciation for the land of Israel. Visitors to the museum come from all spectrums of Jewish life, from the ultra-Orthodox to modern tourists. Rabbi Slifkin and his team have plans in place to move the museum to a larger space next year to welcome bigger groups, with more exhibits and additional classrooms. The Gerszberg-Mark family connected with Rabbi Slifkin and the museum when daughter Yakira

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helped out there this past summer. Yakira is studying marine biology and is on the museum’s advisory board for ichthyology – the branch of zoology that deals with fish. As for Rabbi Slifkin’s legendary locusts, Kof-K declined to certify them to be served for the Teaneck event. Though Rabbi Slifkin’s printed menu included the source from Vaykira that describes the details of

a kosher locust, he settled for serving solid chocolate locusts in their place. To the surprise of the guests, deliveries of real locusts arrived at their homes after the event; some excited patrons posted their locust pictures with “recipes” and reviews on social media. Luckily, you need not go as far back as the desert to embrace the vast variety of options available to the Jewish people today. Whether celebrating

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Turducken Capons Meat • Yields 8 servings • Freezer friendly By Naomi Nachman

Thanksgiving has always had a special meaning to me. I came to America on Thanksgiving and met my husband exactly a year later on Thanksgiving. This recipe is a twist on a turducken, which is a deboned chicken stuffed into a deboned duck, stuffed into a deboned turkey, with layers of stuffing between each bird. This is a dark meat chicken capon stuffed with turkey and wrapped in duck fry. It’s a whole new take on turkey. Ingredients Stuffing 2 TBS canola oil 1 small onion, diced 2 cloves garlic, minced 1 cup frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry 1 cup (tightly packed) cubes day-old challah or bread 1 lb. ground turkey 1 tsp kosher salt ½ tsp dried thyme 1 tsp chili powder 1 TBS pure maple syrup

Capons 8 chicken capons (dark meat chicken cutlets) 1 tsp kosher salt 1 tsp paprika 1 tsp onion powder 3 (3-ounce) packages duck fry or pastrami 2 TBS pure maple syrup 1 TBS balsamic vinegar

Preparation Prepare the stuffing: Heat oil over medium heat in a large frying pan. Add onion; sauté, stirring occasionally, until translucent, 5-7 minutes. Add garlic and spinach; cook for an additional 5 minutes. Add bread cubes; cook for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat. Add turkey, salt, thyme, chili powder, and maple syrup to the spinach mixture. Stir until combined. Assemble the capons: Preheat oven to 350°F. Place about ¼ cup turkey stuffing onto the center of each capon; then roll up. Place capons seam-side down in a large baking pan. (Do not overcrowd the pan; use 2 pans if necessary.) Sprinkle salt, paprika, and onion powder over the tops of the capons, then drape duck fry over each one. Combine maple syrup and balsamic vinegar; brush mixture over the top of each capon, reserving some of the mixture for next step. Cover tightly; bake for 1 hour. Uncover, brush again with maple syrup mixture, and bake for an additional 10 minutes, uncovered. Slice and serve. Cook’s Tip: For a unique side dish, bake any remaining stuffing in muffin tins at 350°F for 30 minutes.

Recipes shared with permission from ArtScroll. Photo credits Miriam Pascal.

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

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

Folks, get a life. There are more important things. - “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek, in a recent interview, talking about people panicking that he may retire soon

What bothers me is when contestants jump all over the board even after the Daily Doubles have been dealt with. Why are they doing that? They’re doing themselves a disservice. When the show’s writers construct categories, they do it so that there’s a flow in terms of difficulty, and if you jump to the bottom of the category you may get a clue that would be easier to understand if you’d begun at the top of the category and saw how the clues worked. I like there to be order on the show, but as the impartial host I accept disorder. - Ibid

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg pledged to donate $1.8 billion to Johns Hopkins University, setting a record for the largest ever donation to a college or university. Boy, was Bloomberg [upset] when the alumni society called him the very next day: “Hi. Would you like to make a donation?”

I had to play this morning before I came here… I will continue playing my numbers until this train runs out! - Robert Bailey, 67, of Harlem, at Resorts World Casino in Queens while claiming his $343.8 million winning ticket from the Oct. 27, 2018 Powerball, telling reporters that he still plays the lotto every day

- Seth Myers

I am pleased to announce that today’s lucky bird and guest of honor is named Peas, along with his alternate, named Carrots. The children will understand. The winner of this vote was conducted by a fair election on the White House website. Unfortunately, Carrots refused to concede and demanded a recount and we are still fighting. I will tell you we’ve come to a conclusion. Carrots, I’m sorry to tell you, the result did not change. – President Trump during the traditional Thanksgiving pardoning of a pair of turkeys

I found this in the salad – could you eat it? — Britain’s Queen Elizabeth writing to her chef on a note accompanying a slug, after she found it in her salad, according to the new book “Dinner at Buckingham Palace,” written by former royal servant Charles Oliver

I tried to remain calm and sat down and watch some shows I had on my DVR. I didn’t sleep the rest of the night. - Ibid., disclosing what he did once he realized at 11:30 p.m. that he won the Powerball

Amazon is not too big to fail. In fact, I predict one day Amazon will fail. Amazon will go bankrupt. If you look at large companies, their lifespans tend to be 30plus years, not a hundred-plus years… We have to try and delay that day for as long as possible. - Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos during a recent company meeting

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When do Jim Acosta’s 15 minutes of fame expire? Has there ever been anyone less deserving of the spotlight who has managed to hog it quite so thoroughly as CNN’s White House show horse? Most recently, on Nov. 7, Acosta gave President Trump a moral lecture in the form of a loaded “question” about why Trump called the migrant “caravan” an “invasion.” According to Acosta, it is not an invasion because the migrants were hundreds of miles away, and besides, the migrants aren’t going to be “climbing over walls and so on.” One week later, as we all know, members of the caravan (and of course it’s not really a “caravan”) were sitting astride the border wall and invading U.S. territory. So much for Acosta’s credibility. – Frank Miele, Real Clear Politics

This year people in New York are buying $200 designer turkeys. Who’s designing them, Dolche and Bubububana? - James Corden

These turkeys are raised in their natural habitat with plenty of space to roam around. Which means that they have a better quality of life than the people eating them in their tiny Manhattan apartments. – Ibid.

It was not a free and fair election. We had thousands of Georgians who were purged from the rolls wrongly…It was not fair to the thousands who were forced to wait in long lines because they were at polling place that’s were under-resourced, or worse, they had no polling places to go to because more than 300 had been closed. It was not fair to the thousands who had been put on hold with their registrations. And it was not fair to those who filled out absentee ballots, and – depending on the county you sent it to – it was either counted or not counted, assuming you received it in time. Brian Kemp oversaw for eight years the systemic dismantling of our democracy, and that meant there could not be free and fair elections in Georgia this year. - Georgia Democrat Stacey Abrams who lost the governor’s race to Republican Brian Kemp, in an interview on NBC, refusing to accept the outcome of the election

Every time there is a thinning project out, who’s suing? With lawsuit after lawsuit by, yes, the radical environmental groups that would rather burn down the entire forest than, than cut a single tree or thin the forest. And it’s easy to find who, who is suing, and who promulgates these destructive policies. - Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke when asked about President Donald Trump’s comments that the radical environmentalists are to blame for the California wildfires

I used to love a Guinness. Every night I had a Guinness. In the winter, mom used to put the poker in the fire, get it right out, and then put it in the glass. And that was the iron and that done you good. That might have helped me a bit. - Irene Crump, of England, who along with her identical twin sister just turned 102, talking about the secrets to her longevity

If we work our [heads]s off to make sure that we take back all three chambers of Congress — uh, rather, all three chambers of government: the presidency, the Senate, and the House…. - Representative-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Democrat Socialist- Queens), who could use a quick crash course on what the three branches of government are, during a video conference with left-wing activists

New York City is going to start giving street carts letter grades. So if you see the letter A, B or C, that’s just the type of hepatitis you will get. – Jimmy Fallon

Ilhan believes in and supports the BDS movement. - Statement by Congresswomen-elect Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) office, several days after Omar became the first Muslim woman elected to Congress, contradicting her statement during her campaign that she does not support BDS

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In an interview with Fox News Trump said that he’s planning his first visit to a war zone. People were glad to hear that until they realized that he was talking about Walmart on Black Friday. - Jimmy Fallon

I’m still considering it. I will not be intimidated. The measure of a person is how they get up when they are knocked down. -Trump-bashing lawyer Michael Avenatti telling USA Today that he is still considering a run for the presidency, even after his arrest on felony domestic violence charges

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Almost every single person I’ve ever heard of with an AR-15 has been a mass murderer. - Newsweek writer Nina Burleigh in a tweet

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Political Crossfire

There’s Nothing Wrong with Populist Nationalism, American-Style By Marc A. Thiessen

hen French President Emmanuel Macron denounced populist nationalism last week and called on world leaders to support institutions such as the United Nations that defend “the common good of the world,” liberal elites cheered. The speech was seen as a rebuke of President Trump, whose opposition to “globalism” and embrace of “nationalism” are held up as signs of the decay of American conservatism and U.S. global leadership. Sorry, but American conservatives were opposing the globalist project long before Trump arrived on the scene. Back in the early 1990s, President Bill Clinton’s soon-to-be deputy secretary of state, Strobe Talbott, said openly that “all countries are basically social arrangements … [that] are all artificial and temporary.” He added, “Within the next hundred years … nationhood as we know it will be obsolete; all states will recognize a single global authority.” Conservatives, as opposed to liberals such as Talbott, don’t see America as a temporary social arrangement. They recognize the march toward supranational global authority as fundamentally undemocratic, because it represents a growing concentration of power in the hands of unelected bureaucrats presiding over unaccountable institutions further and further removed from the people affected by their decisions. As Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman explained in his 1962 classic, “Capitalism and Freedom”: “If

government is to exercise power, better in the county than in the state, better in the state than in Washington,” because “if I do not like what my local community does … I can move to another local community. If I do not like that my state does, I can move to another. If I do not like what Washington imposes, I have few alternatives in this world of jealous nations.” Where, exactly, is one supposed to move when one does not like what global institutions impose? American conservatives believe in international cooperation to ad-

Korea from attacking South Korea, today is not fear of U.N. censure but fear of the U.S. military. A strong America is the only guarantor of world peace. That’s why President George W. Bush withdrew from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty and refused to join the International Criminal Court, and why President Trump is withdrawing from pacts such as the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty today. There is also nothing inherently wrong with populism. American conservatives have always been populists,

There are millions across the world who are already Americans in their hearts, even though they have not arrived here yet.

dress common challenges. But they refuse to cede American sovereignty to supranational institutions, or to see America tied down with thousands of Lilliputian threads spun out of treaties and institutions that constrain her freedom of action. They understand that what stopped the march of Nazism and Communism in the 20th century was not international law but the principled projection of power by the world’s democracies led by a sovereign United States. And what prevents China from invading Taiwan, or North

because we believe that millions of individuals can make better decisions about their own lives than a cadre of elite central planners ever could. As the founder of the modern conservative movement, William F. Buckley Jr., famously declared, “I should sooner live in a society governed by the first two thousand names in the Boston telephone directory than in a society governed by the … faculty members of Harvard University.” American conservatives have always been nationalists, but while Eu-

ropean nationalism is based on “blood and soil,” ours is a creedal nationalism built on an idea – the idea of human freedom. That is why America can make the audacious claim that we are an “exceptional” nation. While a family of immigrants can live in France for generations and still not be accepted as “French,” when immigrants jump into the Great American Melting Pot they become indistinguishable from any other American within a generation. European nationalism is inherently exclusive; American nationalism is inherently inclusive. And there are millions across the world who are already Americans in their hearts, even though they have not arrived here yet. The problem we face today is not the rise of populism or nationalism. It is that the bigots of the alt-right are seeking to foist European-style bloodand-soil nationalism on to the American body politic. It won’t work, because blood-and-soil nationalism is inimical to our founding principles. The Declaration of Independence says that “all men” – not all “Americans” or all “citizens” – “are created equal.” America has no “Volk.” The American body politic will reject the false nationalism of the alt-right like the foreign virus that it is. But it does not follow that we must also reject American-style nationalism or embrace the globalist project. If that does not please, Monsieur Macron, tant pis! (c) 2018, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

Harvard’s Problem is a Version of America’s By George F. Will

n the hierarchy of pleasures, schadenfreude ranks second only to dry martinis at dusk, so conservatives are enjoying Harvard’s entanglement with two things it has not sufficiently questioned – regulatory government and progressive sentiment. The trial that recently ended in Boston – the judge’s ruling might be months away, and reach the U.S. Supreme Court – concerns whether Harvard’s admissions policy regarding Asian-Americans is unjust, and whether the government should respond. Practically, the case pertains only to the few highly selective institutions that admit small portions of their applicants. But everyone, and especially conservatives, should think twice – or at least once – before hoping that government will minutely supervise how private institutions shape their student bodies. The clearest thing about the relevant law is the absence of clear guidance. Since 1978, the Supreme Court has said that “a diverse student body” is a “constitutionally permissible goal” and a “compelling” educational interest that can be pursued using racial classifications if they are “narrowly tailored” to achieve a “critical mass” of this or that minority without “quotas” and if they do “not unduly harm members of any racial group” and are no more than a “‘plus’ factor” in a “holistic” assessment of applicants.

“Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious,” and “outright racial balancing ... is patently unconstitutional.” (Emphases added.) Such open-textured language, deployed in the pursuit of “diversity” (of cultures, perspectives, experiences, etc.), leaves vast scope for practices to engineer various student bodies. Schools should go beyond “objective” metrics – secondary school transcripts and SAT scores – because they measure only what can be quantified, which is not all that matters about individuals. Then, however, schools adopt “holistic” assessments of individual applicants. It probably is impossible for schools or government to devise rules-based assessments that tightly limit the discretion that admissions offices exercise, given the unavoidable imprecision of the open-textured legal language quoted above. And given the needs of schools’ subgroups – the orchestra, the athletic teams, the classics department, etc. Harvard’s practices, say the plaintiffs, who include some aggrieved Asian-Americans, constitute racial discrimination that has the intended effect of suppressing admissions of people like them: Asian-American applicants are rejected in spite of objective academic attainments that would result in admissions for African-Americans, Hispanics or whites. So, when Har-

vard’s president is “unequivocal” that his institution “does not discriminate against anybody” in admissions, this looks like hypocrisy, understood as the tribute that vice pays to virtue. Except that progressives and their institutions long since stopped believing that colorblind policies are virtuous. And regarding admissions, they might have a point. Stuart Taylor, a legal analyst as temperate as he is accomplished, argues (in The Weekly Standard) that racial preferences can ratify stereotypes when “holistic” evaluations emphasize personality traits that are supposed group attributes. There really are, however, attributes that are disproportionately prevalent among various groups at various times. Families are the primary transmitters of social capital – the habits and mores conducive to flourishing – and family cultures that produce applicants with stellar objective academic attainments should be encouraged. However, relying exclusively on objective academic metrics (Taylor notes that only Caltech does this; its student body is more than 40 percent Asian) would substantially reduce the number of black and Hispanics admitted. Harvard’s own conclusion, in a document presented in the trial, is that admissions based solely on academic metrics would result in a student body that is 43 percent Asian-American and less than 1 per-

cent African-American. Eight decades ago, Harvard put itself and the nation on the path toward one understanding of meritocracy by emphasizing in admissions the Scholastic Aptitude Test. This was done partly to reduce discrimination against Jewish applicants from family cultures that stressed academic attainments, and partly to dilute favoritism toward the inherited privileges of wealthy families funneling boys through prestigious prep schools. Harvard’s problem today is a version of America’s, the tension between two problematic approaches to providing opportunities – “meritocracy” that is clearly but too simply quantified, and a less tidy but more nuanced measurement of the mixture of merits that serves a university’s, and society’s, several purposes. The optimum result of the court case might already be occurring in voluntary, prudential adjustments of elite university practices to forestall government interventions that would serve shifting agendas of various constituencies. The adjustments would include admissions policies more welcoming to academic excellence regardless of other attributes of those who manifest it, and more sensitivity regarding the felt injustices that inevitably accompany admission disparities produced by preferences, however benignly intended. (c) 2018, Washington Post Writers Group

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Israel’s Armored Tanks By Avi Heiligman

y and large the need for tanks is slowly becoming obsolete. More modern weapons and smarter battlefield tactics have made the need for a huge vehicle on the frontlines less necessary than in the past. Countries are still building tanks but they are being streamlined for the type of battles seen today and not the large open field battles with hundreds against hundreds of tanks seen in the past. However, not too long ago, tanks were the most feared weapon an army could put on the battlefield. Tanks, along with submarines, airplanes, chemical weapons and grenades, came of age during World War I. The Israeli Armored Corps has come a long way from its beginnings in 1948 and applies the most recent technology available to make it relevant on today’s battlefields. Palmach armored units had been formed in the months prior to the creation of Israel in early 1948. Under the leadership of Yitzchak Sadeh, this became the backbone of the newly formed IDF Armored Corps in May 1948. Sadeh was appointed commander of the 8th Brigade which employed 10 French Hotchkiss light tanks, two British Cromwell tanks, and a single American Sherman M4 medium tank. As the British were leaving in the last weeks of the British Mandate, many of the tanks were being sold – but not to Israelis. An undercover operation was formulated to obtain three tanks from the port in Chaifa from three British soldiers. In the end, two were purchased and, together with the other tanks obtained by the Haganah, were put to immediate use. These tanks formed the first armored

battalion and were instrumental in conquering Lod Airport. Eventually, 40 Hotchkiss tanks made their way to Israel as well as 30 Sherman tanks but many were beyond repair and could not be sent to the frontlines. During the Suez Crisis, in 1956, the 7 th Armored Brigade resulted in a breakthrough in how the army approached the character of armored warfare. Israel upgraded its tanks, and most notably used the British Centurion tanks. More units were added, and they were deployed in strategic locations both in the Golan Heights and the Sinai Desert. Some of the largest tank battles in history not occurring during World War II took place during the Six Day War and the Yom Kippur War. During the Yom Kippur War in 1973 the IDF had two armored brigades in the Golan Heights: the 7th Brigade and 188th Barak Armored Brigade. They were up against two armored divisions and three infantry divisions of the Syrian army. Thanks to the heroics of small forces such as “Zvika Force” and tanks under Avigdor Kahalani the Golan Heights was the site of many miraculous victories. The Israelis took many casualties but the lines held until reinforcements were brought up to the front. Several changes were made to the armored brigades after the Yom Kippur War including adding technology such as night vision and GPS. Upgrading the tanks was a major part of the transition after the war, and it was decided to develop their own tanks rather than rely on foreign aid. The mainstay of the IDF Armored

Corps is the Merkava (chariot) tanks which have been in use since the late 1970s. General Yisrael Tal had been a soldier in all of Israel’s early wars. During the Yom Kippur he astutely pointed out that without American aid the Israeli tactic of a fast tank would have proven a disaster for Israel. All of the tanks on the southern (Egypt) front didn’t have capabilities for a defensive attack on Israel’s borders. As an armored commander he understood the need for Israel to have the best tanks and took his knowledge to the drawing board. The result was the Merkava that not only would be available for IDF purposes but could also be exported. As of now, only the IDF uses the Merkava but several subcontractors have used the technology produced for the tank in other military vehicles. The most recent variant is the Merkava IV, which first action during the 2006 war in Lebanon. Unlike tanks of World War II and the Cold War that were built by the thousands, tanks like the Merkava and Abrams are produced in smaller numbers. Rising costs and the declining need for tanks have given way to armored fighting vehicles. To keep up with newer types of vehicles, the Merkava now can carry three wounded on stretchers and can shoot down helicopters during fast maneuvers. In addition to its thick armor and other defense mechanisms, Merkava tanks also employ the Rafael Trophy system which can intercept and destroy incoming missiles and rockets. In recent wars the Trophy system has protected several tanks and their

crews from being hit and has saved countless lives. During Operation Protective Edge in 2014, the Trophy system was used dozens of times and not a single tank equipped with the system was lost. Currently in the Armored Corps the 36th Division is stationed in the Golan Heights. Also called the Ga’ash Formation, it includes the 7 th Armored Brigade and the 188th Barak Armored Brigade. As of 2014, the 7 th Armored Brigade was transitioning from Merkava 2 tanks to Merkava 4 tanks. The 162nd Utzvat HaPlada Armored Division is within the southern command and includes the 401st Armored Brigade. The 460th Brigade is the training brigade for the armored corps. It is vital for an army to be as mobile as possible during battles. Having devastating firepower onboard the vehicle is what separates the mission capabilities of a tank or armored personnel carrier. Helicopters have become increasingly popular for both transport and in attack roles. They have taken over the main role of tanks and can get in out of a battle in less time. Still, tanks are being produced, albeit in fewer numbers, and can change the dynamics of a battle with just one round. The Israeli Armored Corps has proven itself during the past 70 years and will continue to innovate well into the future.

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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How to Monetize an Invention By Chaim Homnick

any of us have felt the rush of excitement that comes from thinking of an idea for a product or business that we believe is unique. Sometimes a quick Google search reveals that our idea exists already, while other times we are dissuaded by friends and family or we realize on our own that the idea wasn’t feasible or likely to be profitable. Or worse, the hypothetical invention might be a legitimately good one but we lack the drive or resources requisite to successfully take the idea from concept to manufactured product to financial success. Shows like Shark Tank (or Ami’s Jewish version: BizTank) have popularized the American ethos of believing that we are all just one good product or business idea away from becoming a millionaire. Of course, the process is far more complex and inventions are often not the get-richquick lottery tickets we dream they are. Nonetheless, America is at the forefront of ingenuity and technology, and there has never been a better time in history to pursue and monetize your invention. Here are some important factors to be mindful of when considering whether to pursue that crazy epiphany you had in the shower one day and how to monetize

your invention successfully:

The Invention Step one, obvious as it sounds, is making sure that your invention is legitimately useful and valuable. As the colloquial expression “necessity is the mother of invention” implies, an invention is only as good and useful as the problem it solves. Good inventions solve problems, making themselves essential products that consumers want or need to purchase. The best inventions practically sell themselves. It is easier to market and sell a product that fills a niche in the market or improves upon existing technology in an efficient, cost-effective manner. Trying to sell a product that is “cool” but non-essential results in a far more fickle consumer response.

Manufacturing If your invention is a tangible product, you likely need to figure out how and where to manufacture it. Can it be made cheaply offshore or will that risk quality-control too much? Some products require complex molds or fabrication. Others may need to be ordered in significant volume to ensure costs are efficient and margins are high enough; yet placing a massive order to lower per-

unit costs adds to the initial risk of launching a new product. Many great inventions fail right off the bat if the manufacturing isn’t perfected and a bad shipment or a dishonest manufacturer costs the nascent company money before it can achieve sales and profitability.

Patent Many first-time inventors assume a patent is a must-have. However, not all products are patentable or protectable, while for some products a patent may not be financially viable. A patent can easily end up costing $5,000-$15,000 and take a long time to earn, which can be prohibitive for some startup inventions. Sometimes an invention is hard to protect and knock-offs are likely. In those cases, being first to market and establishing the brand is crucial to ensure sales remain strong even as cheaper knockoffs emerge. For some products, a patent may be the solution to protect the inventor and the product. However, even after spending serious time and money earning a patent, pursuing litigation to protect your patent can end up crushing your business financially. Trying to sue companies that infringe on your patent can end up costlier than compet-

ing with them (although there are a slew of shady patent troll companies who pursue patents in a variety of fields solely for the purpose of suing large companies who “infringe” on their patent).

Funding/Profits There are three routes to monetizing your invention. You can sell the rights or patent to your invention outright, you can license the invention, or you can produce and sell it yourself. The first two options can provide quick profits, but they might limit the long-term upside. Producing and selling your invention yourself can lead to tremendous wealth or it can lead to financial ruin if it burns through cash too quickly or if sales don’t meet projections. Ironically, having too much personal wealth can sometimes backfire spectacularly for an inventor. Businesses or products whose owners have too much money can fail if the owner is too eager to throw money at it without the sales or market research to justify the expenditures. The issue can then be exacerbated if weak sales lead to desperation and a willingness to keep throwing good money after bad. Meanwhile, seeking an invest-

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ment is a difficult process that can be frustrating. Traditional business loans can be difficult for new companies, while loan sharks can offer brutal rates that hamstring a company’s ability to scale. Selling equity isn’t many inventors’ first choice, but sometimes it is the best route to grow the business or bring in a savvy investor or venture capitalist who can add value to the company. Nonetheless, you have to be careful who you sell equity to and at what rate. There are also many companies like InventHelp that make big promises to inventors but often just take your money or equity for allegedly guiding you.

portant cost/benefit analysis. Some companies make millions through social media advertising while others bankrupt themselves. Is your product the type to easily go viral or will it re-

big-box retailers or only boutique stores? Big-box retailers are notorious for signing prohibitive deals that shrink margins, or guarantee them exclusivity, or forbid selling the item

Good inventions solve problems, making themselves essential products that consumers want or need to purchase.

Product vs. Business One important factor to determine quickly is this: is your invention a product or a business? Ring video doorbells may have seemed like a product, but the ingenious Ring doorbell has spawned numerous other SKUs for the company based off of related technology and the company was sold to Amazon for $1 billion. Suffice it to say, that is a business, not a product. Meanwhile, many other inventions are merely one-off products and the owner should attempt to monetize it, but it may be a mistake to quit your job for a single product. Similarly, it may be a terrible idea to overdo the business infrastructure you create around the product, and it may be more difficult to find an initial investor for something that is a product, not a scale-able business. If you’ve invented what you think is the next big board game, perhaps sell it heavily online or wholesale and see what potential it has, but understand that your invention is a product and not a business and act accordingly. Single product ideas can often do well on a funding platform like Kickstarter, which enables you to gauge market interest and secure funding and sales at the same time.

Marketing If your invention is truly innovative or creates an entire new market, educating the consumer can be costly. Knowing your customer acquisition costs and keeping marketing within budget is critical. Finding the sweet spot with marketing involves an im-

quire in-person demonstrations or training videos to show its value?

Scaling the Business/Mass Production If your invention is one of the rare products to appear on Shark Tank or go viral, you need to have a way to fulfill those orders and you better have the infrastructure in place to not have your website crash or your merchandise sell out too soon. Many successful KickStarter campaigns become failed businesses very quickly if the production can’t be scaled fast enough to meet demand or if manufacturing issues arise. The opposite can also be a concern: don’t ramp up production without being sure the market exists for it. Companies that produce too many items in a new SKU or of a design that hasn’t been market-tested and proven can lose it all if the product doesn’t move.

Retail vs. Online With any new invention, it isn’t just important to decide where marketing dollars should be dedicated, it is equally imperative to determine the best venue for sales. Selling on your own website may have the best margins, but how are you going to drive customers there? Amazon has a global audience, but you need to make sure you can afford Amazon’s commission and storage fees. Also, is your product best-suited for utilizing Amazon fulfillment and its Prime delivery or will you fulfill orders yourself? Alternatively, if you decide to pursue retail, do you manage to land

yourself at better margins. Are your wholesale margins sufficient to sustain profitability? Keep in mind that it can be difficult to educate consumers when your product is on a shelf. Retail packaging has to tell the product’s story and catch the eyes of consumers. Also, retail stores generally need to see strong sales metrics in order to

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continue placing purchase orders. Ultimately, inventing a product can be life-altering, for better or for worse. Whether that invention is a unique app or a game-changing product, every step of the process is crucial. For every Scrub Daddy that sells over $50 million in smiley face sponges, there is another invention that has bankrupted its creator. Next time you dream up an idea for the next pizza-making robot, be sure you’ve thought through every step of the process before you start counting all of the dough you and your robot will be making. Chaim Homnick is the owner of Kids Kamps LLC and the owner of Five Towns Tutoring. Chaim is also the college advisor at Mesivta Ateres Yaakov of Lawrence and teaches Honors/AP English Literature. He has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration and a Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership and Administration. For questions or comments, he can be reached directly at KidsKampsLLC@gmail.com.

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LeBron James Scoffs at These Taxes By Allan Rolnick, CPA

f you were coaching your kid’s basketball team, you wouldn’t win many games if you told them to aim for the backboard. Your opponents might love you, but there would be at least one dad in the stands screaming at you the entire time. So why have some tax collectors given up aiming for the hoop and settled for rebounds? At first glance, the tax code looks like 70,000+ pages of incomprehensible gobbledygook. (Sometimes you really can judge a book by its cover.) But scratch the surface hard enough and you’ll find a semblance of order. Add up total income from various sources. Subtract adjustments to gross income and standard or itemized deductions. Calculate the tax based on the remaining net income. Finally, subtract any available credits for doing things Washington is willing to subsidize, like having kids, sending them to college, or driving your kids to college in an electric car. Easy peasy, right? (Yeah, sure.) In practice, of course, it’s a lot harder, and leads to complications like “partnership capital account revaluations,” “tentative alternative minimum tax-

able income,” and “auditors crawling up your you-know-what for a week and asking for every Staples receipt from the last three years.” The lane to the net can be even twistier on the corporate side. Multinational corporations have crafted strategies like the “double Irish with

board and call it good? It turns out that some governments are finding ways to do just that. In London, Treasury chief Phillip Hammond is proposing a “digital services tax” of 2% of gross revenue on U.S. companies like Google, Amazon, and Facebook. The new levy would

What if we could just bounce the ball off the backboard and call it good?

a Dutch sandwich” (yes, that’s really a thing) to shift income from high-tax countries like the U.S. (35%), to low-tax countries like Ireland (12.5%). Clever lawyers save their clients millions of dollars with these sorts of gyrations, which explains why they wear antique Swiss watches and drive pricey German sports cars. But what if we didn’t have to jump through all those hoops? What if we could just bounce the ball off the back-

raise £400 million per year, regardless of where those companies ultimately send their net to be taxed. The European Union and Spain have proposed similar taxes of 3%, and several more countries are eyeing that bandwagon. Those small percentages may not sound like much. But applying them over a broader base can quickly mean enormous revenue for those countries. Here in the U.S., several states impose revenue-based taxes instead of

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

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What Keeps Us Up? By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

’m on a plane. I don’t like to think about that too much. Because then I get to the thought: what’s holding us up? I get that there’s physics theories and other aerodynamic concepts that explain how it works. Bottom line for me: there’s nothing under us and that is just plain scary. So how do I cope? First, I play it smart and unbuckle my seatbelt because if this thing is going down I don’t want to be tethered to it! Second, I try to eat a lot. Because I might as well have energy in case I’m going to have to swim real far. Then, I go into the cockpit and make friends with the dashboard. Because, after all, I know who is really flying this airship and it ain’t no human. Hello Mr. Autopilot! Lastly, I pray because that’s what’s actually holding us up. Planes are a funny place. I don’t know if anyone remembers sardine cans, but my dad used to eat them. A bunch of these maritime creatures were squished into a metal container with not an inch to move. Well, I think planes feel just like that, except there are aisles. However, they don’t

give us too much respite because they are mainly for food or beverage carts. And when they’re occupying the space, we absolutely can’t. You can’t visit a friend or family member who’s also on the plane. And if you manage to get to one, you usually can’t return to your seat. Unless you could possibly fly, which, come to think of it, you’re doing already. On El-Al flights there is an added

course, as we noted, the aisles may be blocked. Also, the lines may be so ridiculously long, that you may arrive at your final destination before you even get to a bathroom. Oh, and when you manage to get to the lavatory, with the generosity of the design you may not even fit into the stall. Try getting out, after you’re done. That may prove to be a challenge if someone waiting to go next may be jammed so tightly

I know who is really flying this airship and it ain’t no human. Hello to Mr. Autopilot!

challenge. Even when the carts are finally out of the way, the minyanim or the standing “pray-ers” are usually blocking the aisles. True, it’s harder to get around, but you might be meriting a little more protection. Another rich aspect of flying occurs if you have to use the facilities. Then it’s good luck to you. Of

against your door you can’t make the exchange. Let’s not forget our stomachs. Remember the old saying: the food stinks and they don’t give enough! Well, that’s air travel today. Every flight used to have a meal or snack. Today, it’s rare you get much food, and if you do, it’s not usually what you

were dreaming about! Still, the carts are out in full force. I guess they’re making gas money selling us chips and cookies. But since food’s always a good distraction, people are prone to pack their own. But remember you can’t bring anything that’s liquid-y to eat or drink. Because, from experience, the airlines are all onto us. They know that among us may be people who are not merely bringing food to eat or even shoes to walk in but have more sinister thoughts in mind than just filling their stomachs. Hey, trust me, I want to take down the plane too. But at the right time in the right destination. Short of that I want it sailing smoothly in the sky. So to get me through, I bring solid food, a pair of binoculars to keep ahead of the rolling carts, and finally a heavy supply of faith. Because I know that ultimately that is what keeps us airborne – even on the ground!

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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