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he street in front of my house filled with tables as Shabbos afternoon began to wind down.

Our block made a large shalosh seudos for the neighbors last week, and each family brought a table to enjoy the communal, socially-distant event. With each person generously contributing their time and food, we ended up with delicious fare. But it wasn’t just a food fest.

One person shared words of Torah and made a siyum, elevating the event as befitting a Shabbos meal.

Slowly, as the sky darkened, the men’s voices joined together, melodiously sending off Shabbos in all her glory.

There were many feelings that I walked away with after spending a wonderful few hours with my neighbors. Perhaps the overriding feeling that I felt was gratefulness.

I was – and am – so grateful to be living on such a wonderful block with such wonderful neighbors.

I would venture to say that most people living in the Five Towns feel the same way. There is a certain serenity to living where we live. We feel safe; we appreciate our neighbors; we enjoy a certain aesthetic.

On Tuesday, the Village of Lawrence will be holding its elections.

There are many candidates on the ballot, but I’d like to focus on one.

Mayor Alex Edelman has been the mayor of Lawrence for the past four years. Before that, he was trustee for a number of years. And before that, he was involved in the community, just in an unofficial capacity.

It’s in his blood to work for the

klal. Mayor Edelman is someone who is reliable, who can be counted on to get things done and to do it right. I cannot count how many times people in local mosdos have told me, “Oh, Alex led that campaign” or “Alex oversaw that expansion.” He is available for advice, guidance, and assistance for anyone or any organization in the community.

And he’s approachable.

I once interviewed an organization about the work that they do. In the interview, they expressed their appreciation for Mayor Edelman and told me how they wouldn’t have been able to succeed without his time, devotion, and financial assistance. Throughout the interview, they spoke of him in glowing terms. Glancing through the transcript of the interview, the women were dismayed when they saw that they kept on referring to him as “Alex.” “He’s the mayor of Lawrence,” they told me. “Can you please change it to Mayor Edelman when you write the interview?”

Yes, Mayor Edelman is the mayor of Lawrence but to so many of its residents, he is “Alex,” a person who is approachable, accessible, capable, and caring.

As mayor of Lawrence, he has made Lawrence a better place.

Sometimes, it’s the things that we don’t notice that have made the biggest impacts on our lives.

With better signage and brighter lights, Mayor Edelman has made Lawrence more beautiful. When he became mayor, he immediately reached out to the police department to ensure that Lawrence got

its fairer share of police presence.

The Village of Lawrence now enjoys a very healthy budget surplus.

He has worked with the Town of Hempstead and Woodsburgh with regards to the “Sixth Town.”

Like all of those in local government, Mayor Edelman has numerous ideas and plans. I can’t say that I have analyzed or read white papers on every one, but the ones that I am familiar with have been formulated with thought and consideration. (In his interview this week in TJH, Mayor Edelman discusses some of his plans. I urge you to read it.) He has proven to have the skillset to run the Village well, which is not something that just anyone can do. It requires a tremendous amount of management skills, knowledge, and selfless dedication.

Mayor Edelman has worked tirelessly for the Village because he cares about the community and loves to help people.

And although character is not the only qualification for mayor, it is an important one to consider.

Mayor Edelman’s character is such that residents of Lawrence can be proud to call him our mayor.

On Tuesday, I urge you to take a few minutes of your time to cast your ballot at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club on Causeway.

I’m going to be supporting Mayor Alex Edelman as he runs again for mayor of the Village of Lawrence. I hope you do, too.

See you at the polls!

Shoshana

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll

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Community Happenings

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TJH Speaks with Mayor Alex Edelman 80

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TJH Speaks with Paris Popack

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TJH Speaks with Eli Kutner

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TJH Speaks with Trustee Uri Kaufman 90 TJH Speaks with Idel Kolodny

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NEWS Global

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Odd-but-True Stories

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ISRAEL Israel News

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World Builders

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

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Children of One Father by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

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Israeli Naval Battles by Avi Heiligman

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HEALTH & FITNESS What’s the Opposite of Compassion? by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn

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Honey: It’s Sweeter than You Think by Cindy Weinberger MS, RD

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FOOD & LEISURE The Aussie Gourmet: Honey Garlic Gefilte Fish

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Dear Editor, I understand the importance of a local newspaper to inform the community of important news and events. However, I think that certain happenings within the Five Towns should remain private and not be published at all.

Prior to the COVID pandemic, Jewish communities across the U.S. were bombarded with anti-Semitic rhetoric and physical harm and destruction to people, shuls and businesses. It is quite well-known that the pandemic has increased the rhetoric and has given the haters another angle to focus the anti-Semitism. Perhaps, because shuls have been closed for most of the time, the physical destruction to shuls and Jewish businesses may have abated, or we don’t know as much about it because our focus has shifted.

There has been a recent spike in the number of positive COVID cases since the end of August. Some have attributed the spike to the return of kids from camp, attendance at weddings or other crowded events, and a more lax attitude about the dangers of COVID. Whatever these reasons are, I think that the flood of emails, blogs, WhatsApp chats, and posts has pretty much sufficiently handled disseminating this news to our community. I think we should leave this information localized.

Newspapers such as yours have much wider public focus. It just opens more opportunities for anti-Semites

to foment their hatred and blame the COVID problem on Jews, and, particularly, the Five Towns community.

Just as not every truth needs to be told, not every story needs to be publicized. I think that all the local Jewish papers should increase their level of discretion and keep what happens in the Five Towns within the Five Towns.

DF Dear Editor, Congratulations and kudos to Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt for all of his leadership and guidance during this pandemic. Dr. Glatt is a true manhig, a leader, and a guiding light in these dark times. His consistent weekly guidance in a calm, clear manner has been extremely helpful to thousands within our community and around the country, and he has probably helped saved countless number of people from getting sick or chas v’shalom worse.

He accomplished a major feat last week by getting 138 medical doctors to agree to sign on to the letter providing clear guidance to our community.

Fifty rabbbonim in our community rarely agree and sign a unified letter on anything. It must be even harder when dealing with medical professionals who have very varied and different approaches to medicine.

We desperately need achdus in our community. Would be wonderful if all the yeshivos would have a uniContinued on page 12

LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW

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New York, New York by Rivki D. Rosen-

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POLITICAL CROSSFIRE Notable Quotes

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Kamala Harris Casting Doubt on a Pre-Election Vaccine is Shameful by Marc A. Thiessen

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fied policy to the pandemic.

May be too much to ask, but would be incredible if all of the shul rabbonim would also agree on a consistent policy, especially as we enter the Yomim Noraim period.

Let us pray that all of our shuls take proper safeguards, and create a meaningful and safe atmosphere, and create a kiddush hashem, rather than be mazikim, or worse.

Thanks, Yaacov Lewis Dear Editor, The ICC’s (International Criminal Court) threatened moves to single out American and Israeli officials for prosecution is a politically motivated charade. Rather than go after peace-loving paragons of freedom and decency like Iran, North Korea, Russia and China, this pathetic excuse for an international criminal court should be censured, if not out rightly disbanded. In light of the criminal activities perpetrated by the court, the acronym ICC should instead stand for the International Court of Criminals.

Shmulick Kovitz Dear Editor, Nitzavim (standing) is the antithesis of Vayelech (moving), yet they’re attached. This year, these parshiot are read before Rosh Hashana. What’s the message?

In life, you must first stand and reflect and then move with the knowledge you absorbed. It would be counterintuitive to walk in your ways without a contemplative introspection beforehand.

Rosh Hashana is a time of judgement but also one of reflection and goal-making. Beginnings bring with them renewal, the opportune time for goal-setting. Setting mindful goals at the outset of the year will ensure a year of calculated and successful movement.

Steven Genack Dear Editor, Attention: Mrs. Beer Thank you for your informative article about protein powder. I agree with you that there are some products with nutritional deficiencies, however, not all protein powders should be vilified! One very good product that is made from organic ingredients and without soy is Orgain Organic Protein plant- based protein powder. It has an OU hechsher. If you drink organic milk, it comes as a ready-made drink.

(And has a much better nutritional value than Ensure or Boost.)

I count on protein powder as an almost-daily form of economical, easy, and delicious way to add protein to boost the nutritional value of non-dairy yogurt, to balance the carbohydrates in even healthy cereal, and easy, versatile, and quick protein shakes. Protein shakes can be made easily and quickly either in a shaker cup or an inexpensive blender. I use coconut or almond milk, a bit of a banana for flavor and frothiness, and add other ingredients like acai berry juice, aloe juice, pomegranate concentrate, liquid magnesium and trace minerals. Sometimes, I make a double batch and pack one serving with an ice pack in an insulated bag which I take with me in the field. On an extended trip, I buy the single brick packs of unsweetened almond milk and pack portions of the powder in sealed bags along with a shaker cup.

When my energy level drops, I have a ready-made, nutritious snack.

Protein grounds me and provides longer-lasting energy than sugar does.

For those who have hypoglycemia or are sensitive to sugar, protein intake is must to balance carbohydrates. The above are examples of how protein powder can be used effectively and to boost nutrition.

L’chaim!

Shoshana Averbach Brooklyn, NY Dear Editor, It’s time to reopen indoor dining at NYC restaurants.

Ironic that NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio and Governor Andrew Cuomo claim to be advocates and friends for working and middle class New Yorkers. It is pure class warfare by de Blasio to claim that only wealthy people can afford to dine out. Millions of working and middle class people pre COVID-19 would eat out several days per week. Yet, these are the same people Cuomo & de Blasio continue to deny the opportunity to go back to work. As each week goes by, hundreds more restaurants – small, medium and large – will permanently close their doors. After six months, it is becoming more and more difficult to remain in business with no income coming in.

Follow the New Jersey model and allow NYC restaurants to reopen on October 1 at 25%. Follow common sense health protocols. Wait four weeks. If there is no significant spike in COVID-19 cases, proceed to 33% indoor capacity on November

1. Again, if there is no significant spike in COVID-19 cases, move on to 50% on December 1. Pause at 50% until we have distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine. We can then proceed to permit 75% and 100% capacity over a shorter time period.

Winter business for restaurants is always difficult. Bring back the Early Bird Specials between 3 and 6 p.m. to attract customers. Offer other discounts on slower early weekdays.

Sincerely, Larry Penner Dear Editor, After reading the editorial in your September 3rd issue, I had to double check to see that Donald Trump is still (unfortunately) the current holder of the office of President of the UNITED States of America.

Every single riot taking place is happening on his watch. Every single peaceful protester availing themselves of the 1st Amendment rights our soldiers died to defend being tear gassed so the President who never attends religious services can stand in front of a church holding a Bible upside down was in Trump’s America.

When you feel unsafe because of the anti-Semitism unleashed under a President who said that there were good people on both sides when neo-Nazis & Klansmen were on one of those sides, this is in Trump’s America. When you see his henchmen openly display vile white power symbols, that is Trump’s America. When the gunmen who murder congregants at Tree of Life or Poway quote Trump’s hateful rhetoric, it too is happening in his America.

But it is not just a matter of disturbances or domestic terrorism. If you cannot safely attend High Holy Day services in person, that too is in Trump’s America due to his criminally inept response to COVID 19, because he put his need to golf, hold hate-filled rallies reminiscent of the Third Reich, and Tweet ahead of the needs of Americans, ignoring both his

Presidential Daily Briefings and the sage advice of former Vice President Joe Biden.

But there is a choice.

We can elect a mensch like Joe Biden, who made a Shiva call to mourn an elderly supporter who contributed $18 to his campaign. We can elect a man who has known & met every single Israeli Prime Minister since Golda Meir, and who has the respect of every ally on this planet.

We can elect a leader who has supported good police officers, passed the 1994 Crime Bill, the Violence Against Women Act, as well as the Assault Weapons Ban. We can elect a leader who opposes defunding our police, and seeks to put out the flames of racial hatred that Trump has poured gasoline on.

And we can elect a man who listens and cares, a man who will show all of us who are hurting his empathy because he has suffered the unimaginable loss of his first wife & infant daughter due to a tragic auto accident, and then lost his beloved son Beau to cancer.

And we can make history by electing Senator Kamala Harris the first woman ever to serve as Vice President – a woman who as a child went doorto-door collecting donations to plant trees in Israel. And Douglas Emhoff will be the first Jewish spouse to hold a Bible during an Inauguration on January 20, 2021.

This is not a close call.

I cannot wait to cast my vote, along with the overwhelming majority of Jewish voters, New Yorkers, and Americans for the Biden/Harris ticket in about two weeks when my absentee ballot arrives.

And I advise all readers who want to cast their ballot safely from the comfort of their homes by promptly applying for their absentee ballot at https://absenteeballot.elections. ny.gov/ David S. Pecoraro Former Vice President Rosedale Jewish Center

Views expressed on the Letters to the Editor page do not necessarily reflect the views of The Jewish Home.

Please send all correspondence to: editor@fivetownsjewishhome.com.

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The Week In News

Serbia and Kosovo’s Historic Deal

Kosovo and Serbia signed their first normalization agreement on Friday following a week of negotiations brokered by President Donald Trump.

The accord was inked by leaders of both countries in a round of negotiations overseen by Trump’s special envoy Richard Grenell and National Security Advisor Richard O’ Brien.

The agreement attempts to bring the former Yugoslavian countries together by boosting economic ties.

Deliberately avoiding political matters such as the bloody civil war that both countries fought for over a decade, Grenell and his team focused on measures that would strengthen both countries’ economies.

The agreement included a U.S. commitment to invest in both countries with a special emphasis on creating jobs. The two adversaries will also implement free travel by ratifying airline, rail, and highway arrangements that were previously agreed upon.

In addition, Kosovo will suspend its campaign to seek recognition in international organizations, while Serbia agreed to stop trying to convince other countries to “derecognize” its neighbor.

“We will only have good agreements,” said Kosovo Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti at the signing ceremony.

In a nod to U.S. interests, both delegations promised to designate Hezbollah as “a terrorist organization” and work to stop Chinese companies from constructing 5G networks in their respective countries.

“Serbia and Kosovo have each committed to economic normalization,” Trump said. “By focusing on job creation and economic growth, the two countries were able to reach a major breakthrough.”

While allowing that the agreement didn’t solve the conflict’s core issues, Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic and Kosovo’s Prime Minister Avdullah Hoti called the accord a significant step forward.

“Of course, speaking about politics, we haven’t resolved our problems. There are still a lot of differences between us, but this is a huge step forward,” Vucic said. “And I’m once again profoundly grateful to [Trump] and to your people that you successfully got us here.

“We didn’t speak about many items that we signed today but for us it’s very important that we are going to have a unified economic zone in an entire Western Balkans which will bring us to the real economic results for the benefit and for the sake of all our people,” Vucic added.

Chinese Spacecraft Blasts Into Orbit

An experimental Chinese spacecraft successfully blasted off into space on Saturday.

According to the Xinhua state media agency, a Long March 2F rocket sent the craft into space from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in the Gobi Desert.

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Rabbi Yonatan Markovitch, the chief rabbi of Kiev, was officially awarded the Verkhona Rada of Ukraine, the highest award of the Ukrainian parliament, this week. This is the first time in the country’s history that a Jewish religious leader has been given that honor.

ation, the spacecraft will return to the scheduled landing site in China. It will test reusable technologies during its flight, providing technological support for the peaceful use of space,” said the report.

The mission is said to be highly classified, with Chinese media refraining from mentioning what the purpose of the spacecraft is or any other information about it. During the launch, staff were warned by authorities not to film the lift-off or discuss it on the internet.

Media reports were also told not to publish information relating to what the spacecraft is doing in orbit or the technologies it will be testing.

“Airspace closure notices released Thursday provided the first indication of an imminent launch,” said Space News, an online science magazine.

“No images of the spacecraft nor the launch have so far been released. An apparent higher-than-usual level of security surrounding the mission also prevented bystander images appearing on social media.”

China has been investing heavily in its space program in recent years in an effort to transform itself from a manufacturing hub to a knowledge-based economy. In January 2019, China became the first country to send a rover to the side of the moon that permanently faces away from Earth and hopes to send a manned flight by 2024.

“Space has always been symbolic of leadership, through prestige, that translates into strategic influence,” notes Joan Johnson-Freese, a U.S.

Naval War College space expert.

“China seeks to be acknowledged as the technology leader in Asia, and there is no more visible place to do that than space.”

Germany Threatens Sanctions Over Russian Poisoning

Germany’s foreign minister threatened to sanction Russia for poisoning opposition leader Alexander Navalny.

In an interview with the newspaper Bild Am Sonntag, Foreign Minister Heiko Maas suggested that Germany could “rethink” its participation in a gas pipeline with Russia over the poisoning of Navalny. “I hope the Russians won’t force us to change our position regarding the Nord Stream pipeline being built under the Baltic Sea,” said Maas.

The billion dollar project would bring Russian gas directly to Germany, bypassing Ukraine and Georgia.

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examine possible sanctions “if there won’t be any contributions from the Russian side regarding the investigation in the coming days, we will have to consult with our partners.” Maas acknowledged, however, that scrapping the gas pipeline would have a negative effect on the European economy currently reeling from the coronavirus.

“Whoever demands this has to be aware of the consequences,” Maas said. “More than 100 companies from 12 European countries are involved (in the construction), about half of them from Germany.”

Germany has demanded answers from Russian President Vladimir Putin after Navalny was poisoned last month. Navalny, a prominent Putin critic, collapsed after drinking poisoned tea at the airport and remains gravely ill at a Berlin hospital. Doctors said that his condition has “improved” since they took him out of a medically-induced coma.

While Russia denies any connection to the affair, blood tests found that Navalny was poisoned with Novichok, a nerve agent often used

by Russian intelligence against dissidents. It’s too early to determine the effects of the poison on Navalny.

Novichok was famously used to poison ex-Russian spy Sergey Skripal and his daughter Yulia in England back in 2018 and was traced back to the Kremlin.

“We have yet to find a substance that is more dangerous to the human body than the Novichok series,” chemical weapons expert Gwyn Winfield told ABC News.

“There is no bulletproof vest that you can wear that can protect you from Novichok. It sends a very clear warning that to whoever might criticize [Putin’s] regime, in whatever country that they are in, that [Putin’s] sort of long hand will reach out and grasp them.”

Terror in Birmingham British police launched an extensive manhunt for the perpetrator of a stabbing attack in Birmingham that killed one and injured nine, arresting a man on Monday morning whom they say committed the murder.

The slew of stabbing attacks occurred on Sunday in Birmingham’s

busy shopping district. The assailant stabbed ten people at multiple locations over a two-hour period before escaping the scene.

West Midlands Police cordoned off major traffic arteries and flooded the city with patrols in an effort to nab the person responsible. Authorities requested that citizens turn over any cellphone or CCTV footage they have of the incident.

Police distributed a photo of a man wearing a baseball cap, a dark sweater, and white pants and have asked the public for any tips. The man pictured was seen on security camera footage loitering at one of the crime scenes shortly before the stabbings occurred.

“We can now confirm that we’ve launched a murder investigation following the events in Birmingham

city center overnight,” said the West Midlands Police. The motive for the attacks is currently unknown. Chief Superintendent Steve Graham told reporters that “there is absolutely no suggestion at all that this is terror-related.”

“The events during the early hours of this morning are tragic, shocking and understandably frightening,” Graham added.

Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab called the stabbings “a very serious incident” and called on Birmingham residents to remain “very vigilant.”

Tensions at the China-India Border Tensions along the border between China and India are becoming strained. Over the weekend, Tapir Gao, an Indian lawmaker, said in a tweet that Chinese troops abducted five Indian civilians near the disputed border between the two countries.

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man Zhao Lijian said that Beijing has “no details to release yet,” but that it also has “never recognized socalled ‘Arunachal Pradesh,’ which is China’s south Tibet region.” Gao is from India’s Arunachal Pradesh state.

Tensions between the two countries have been simmering in recent months over a disputed border farther west in the Ladakh region, which boasts the world’s highest landing strip and a glacier that feeds one of the largest irrigation systems in the world.

defined border area, according to protocols worked out by the two countries that included not using firearms against each other.

India unilaterally declared Ladakh a federal territory and separated it from Kashmir in August 2019, ending its semi-autonomous status.

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India and China have held several rounds of talks in hopes of resolving the tensions with no success.

Last week, India said its soldiers thwarted “provocative” movements

by China’s military twice. In turn, China’s Defense Ministry accused Indian troops of crossing established lines of control and creating provocations along the border.

The two nations fought a border war in 1962 that also spilled into Ladakh and ended in a fragile truce.

Since then, troops from both sides have patrolled and guarded the un-

Russia is making significant progress in its effort to launch its first lunar lander since the 1970s.

According to Scientific American, Russia has set October 21, 2021, as the scheduled launch date for the Luna-25 moon lander. The report marks the first time that Russia has set an official date for the liftoff and comes after the Russian Academy of Sciences delivered advanced equipment to Moscow’s federal space agency Roscosmos.

Russia has not sent a moon rover to space since the 1970’s, and Luna25 is seen as a big step forward for the country’s space capabilities.

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that will explore the moon’s surface for rare minerals and soil samples.

“The Luna-25 space project opens a long-term Russian lunar program, which includes missions to study the moon from orbit and surface, the collection and return of lunar soil to Earth, as well as, in the future, the construction of a visited lunar base and full-scale development of our satellite,” said Roscosmos.

Russia’s effort to return to space is part of a worldwide race to develop game-changing technologies that would expand its power and influence in space. China has already successfully sent two rovers to the moon’s surface and launched a top-secret craft on Saturday.

Meanwhile, both India and Israel attempted moon landings this past year, while Japan is slated to send a probe of its own in 2022. The U.S., Russia’s traditional adversary in space, has also ramped up its space exploration efforts, with President Donald Trump initiating the Artemis Project that will send human astronauts to the moon in 2024.

Following years of inaction, NASA is funding a moon landing in 2021 and another two lunar probes will blast off in 2022. In May, two NASA astronauts entered orbit in a collaboration between the U.S. government and SpaceX.

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This week, England imposed a 14-day quarantine for travelers arriving from seven Greek islands.

The decision is a shift to its coronavirus strategy, as domestic cases of the disease continue to rise.

It’s the first time London has taken a regional approach to quarantine rules. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced the measure amid mounting concern in Johnson’s administration after 2,948 further virus cases were re-

ported Monday, on top of 2,988 on Sunday, in highs not seen since May. “Our top priority has always been to keep domestic infection rates down,” Shapps said. “Through the use of enhanced data we will now be able to pinpoint risk in some of the most popular islands, providing increased flexibility to add or remove them – distinct from the mainland – as infection rates change.”

Shapps said Britain’s testing regime is being stretched as he rejected calls for travelers to be tested at airports in order to avoid the need for quarantine. Johnson’s government, which has been criticized over the availability of coronavirus tests throughout the pandemic, is under pressure to minimize disruption for holiday-makers and help Britain’s beleaguered travel sector recover.

Crete, Santorini, Lesvos, Tinos, Serifos, Mykonos and Zakynthos will be removed from the quarantine exemption list on Wednesday.

While restrictions will be enforced for the islands, a so-called travel corridor with mainland Greece and other Greek islands will allow restriction-free travel.

The measure announced on Monday applies to travelers arriving in England, with the governments of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland making their own decisions.

The Greek islands join countries including Spain, France, Switzerland, Jamaica and the Czech Republic on the quarantine list.

Jonathan Van Tam, England’s deputy chief medical officer, warned that people need to refocus on efforts to stop the spread of the virus.

“People have relaxed too much, now is the time for us to re-engage, and to realize that this a continuing threat to us,” he told the BBC on Monday evening. “The fact that 17to 21-year-olds are not becoming ill means they are lucky, but they also forget because the disease is not severe for them that they are potent spreaders.”

Lost Ship Found A German warship sunk by a torpedo during World War II has been found on the seabed off Norway, more than eight decades after it was attacked.

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cannons in three triple turrets, this was the largest and most fearsome ship in the attack group against Kristiansand.”

Signs of wreckage were first detected three years ago during inspection work when sonar detected a shipwreck 15 meters from an under-sea power cable between Norway and Denmark.

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the astounding discovery of the lost Karlsruhe cruiser around 1,600 feet below sea level.

The vessel, which measures 571 feet long and still bears the Nazi swastika, led an assault on the southern Norwegian city of Kristiansand in the April 1940 invasion of the country.

During the operation, it came under fire from Norwegian artillery, was torpedoed by a British subma-

rine, and was finally submerged by the Germans themselves.

When World War II had broken out seven months earlier, in September 1939, Norway declared itself neutral. Hitler ordered its invasion on April 9, 1940, however, and German troops quickly occupied Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim and Narvik.

Backed by Allied forces, the Norwegian Army mounted a resistance effort, but the Nazis ultimately took

control in June 1940 until liberation in April 1945.

“It was the only large German warship that was lost during the attack on Norway with an unknown position. After all these years we finally know where the graveyard to this important warship is,” Frode Kvalø, archaeologist and researcher at the Norwegian Maritime Museum, said.

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Rising Nile floodwaters are threatening to swamp an ancient archaeological site in Sudan, after some of the highest ever recorded river levels flooded the area.

Teams have set up sandbag walls and are pumping out water to prevent damage at the ruins of Al-Bajrawiya, once a royal city of the two-millennia-old Meroitic empire, said Marc Maillot, head of the French Archaeological Unit in the Sudan Antiquities Service.

“The floods had never affected the site before,” Maillot said.

The area includes the famous Meroe pyramids, a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Farmers along the fertile banks of the Nile, the world’s longest river, depend on its annual floods. But water levels have risen much further than usual this year.

“The situation is currently under control, but if the level of the Nile continues to rise, the measures taken may not be sufficient,” Maillot said, adding that the site is usually some 500 meters away from the river.

Sudanese authorities last week declared a three month national state of emergency after record-breaking floods that have killed at least 99 people.

Officials said they had recorded the highest waters on the Blue Nile – which joins the White Nile in the Sudanese capital Khartoum – since records began over a century ago.

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China’s Tit-for-Tat with Journalists

China has refused to renew the press cards of several journalists working for U.S. companies, as Beijing kicks back against the treatment of its reporters in America.

Both the U.S. and China have restricted reporter visas, with China expelling journalists.

China’s foreign ministry is no longer renewing press credentials for U.S. media employees in the country, according to the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of China (FCCC).

At least five journalists at four

media groups – including The Wall Street Journal, CNN and Bloomberg – had been denied new press cards.

Foreign journalists are usually not allowed to work in China without valid press cards, which are also a requirement for gaining a residence permit. Reporters are instead receiving letters that temporarily allow them to work using their expired press cards.

But the letters “could be revoked at any time, thus putting them at constant threat of expulsion,” the Club said in a statement.

In May, the U.S. Homeland Security Department shortened the visas for Chinese journalists in the U.S to 90 days.

China’s foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian denied that any unusual restrictions had been placed on the journalists.

The press cards “are currently being processed,” he said, adding their “reporting and life in China will not be affected.” He criticized the U.S. treatment of Chinese journalists, saying that the Trump administration is taking them “hostage to pressure China.”

Bear on the Run

A brown bear with an uncanny ability to escape from its enclosure was finally captured after 42 days of freedom last week.

Codenamed M49, the bear fled Casteller wildlife center in Italy on July 27 after climbing over its enclosure, which had been reinforced following previous “multiple escapes.”

M49 was the most wanted bear in Europe and considered an “escape genius.” Italian authorities compared the bear to Papillon, the eponymous character from Henri Charrière’s memoir about escaping from a French penal colony, which was released as a film in 1973.

An order for the bear’s capture was issued in June 2019 by the president of the Trento province, Maurizio Fugatti, who declared that the animal was a risk to humans after it was seen close to inhabited areas. Its first escape took place on July 15, 2019 when M49 managed to climb over three electric fences and a four-meter-high barrier at a wildlife enclosure in the northern Italian province of Trento before disappearing into the woods.

On that occasion, the authorities granted permission to rangers to shoot the bear down if it came close to inhabited areas. “The fact that the bear managed to climb over an electric fence with seven wires at 7,000 volts demonstrates that this specimen is dangerous and a public safety problem,” Fugatti stated in 2019.

The bear was captured on April 29 but remained in captivity only two months before escaping again.

After its recapture, its enclosure was reinforced, and the bear was fitted with a radio collar to monitor its movements in case of yet another escape. It was all in vain, as Papillon, who has become a symbol of freedom and a champion of the force of nature over humans, managed to escape once again on July 27 and remove its collar, making its capture even more difficult.

On Monday, though, his stint at freedom once again came to an end when he was caught in a so-called

“tube trap a device which is commonly used to capture bears,” according to local authorities.

Ornella Dorigatti, Trento representative of the International Organization for Animal Protection, has pledged to go on a hunger strike for Papillon’s release. “I’ve just taken this decision,” she told the Guardian. “We must save these bears. We are their voice, and we will fight until M49 is free.”

Mongolian Language Targeted

Ethnic Mongolian students and parents in northern China have staged mass school boycotts over a new curriculum that would scale back education in their mother tongue.

Under the new policy, Mandarin Chinese will replace Mongolian as the medium of instruction for three subjects in elementary and middle schools for minority groups across the Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, home to 4.2 million ethnic Mongolians.

Authorities have defended the adoption of a national standardized curriculum – which comes with Chinese textbooks compiled and approved by policymakers in Beijing – and say it will improve minority students’ paths to higher education and employment.

But parents fear the move will lead to a gradual demise of the Mongolian language, spelling an end for the already waning Mongolian culture.

The policy bears an eerie resemblance to measures rolled out in the regions of Tibet and Xinjiang, where Mandarin has replaced ethnic minority languages as the instruction language in most schools. It also reflects a shift in the Party’s policy towards more aggressive assimilation under President Xi Jinping, as evi-

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This week, as students across China returned to classrooms for the new school year, many ethnic schools in Inner Mongolia remained empty as parents refused to send their children back, according to residents and videos circulating online.

“We Mongolians are all against it,” said Angba, a 41-year-old herder in Xilin Gol League whose 8-year-old son has joined the boycott.

“When the Mongolian language dies, our Mongolian ethnicity will also disappear,” the father said. He spoke with CNN using a pseudonym.

Thousands have signed a petition calling for the government to rescind the policy.

On Thursday, China’s foreign ministry dismissed reports of the protests in Inner Mongolia as “political speculation with ulterior motives.”

“The national common spoken and written language is a symbol of national sovereignty. It is every citizen’s right and duty to learn and use the national common spoken and written language,” spokesperson Hua Chunyin said.

Mongolians are one of only two ethnic minorities to have ruled imperial China. In the 13th century, the Mongol Empire arose from the unification of several nomadic tribes in the Mongolian steppes to conquer much of Eurasia, including China, where it was known as the Yuan Dynasty (from AD 1271 to 1368).

Soldier Killed in Tunisia Terror Attack Three terrorists stabbed a pair of security officials in the Tunisian city of Sousse on Sunday, killing one and wounding the other.

The Tunisian National Guard said in a statement that the terrorists first rammed the soldiers before stabbing them. Troops pursued the attackers, and all three were later killed in a firefight.

“A security patrol comprising two agents of the National Guard was attacked with a knife by a terrorist in the center of the city of Sousse,” confirmed National Guard spokesman Hossam Eddin Jabal.

“One died as a martyr, and the

other was wounded and is hospitalized,” Jabal continued, adding that “this was a terrorist attack.” Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi visited the site and promised to “eradicate terrorists as soon as possible.”

The attack comes as Tunisia is regaining its political stability, with Parliament ratifying Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi’s government on Sunday. The new government is Tunisia’s third in the past year.

The war-torn country has been suffering from endless violence ever since the 2011 popular revolution that brought down longtime president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. In March, a pair of suicide attacks near the U.S. Embassy killed a policeman and wounded a dozen passersby.

Israel and Kosovo Normalize Relations

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Friday that Israel and Kosovo will establish full diplomatic relations.

As part of the deal, Israel will recognize the Muslim-majority nation for the first time, and both countries will inaugurate embassies in each other’s capitals. The agreement followed two days of intensive talks between the U.S., Kosovo, and Israel.

The Trump administration granted Kosovo a slew of benefits in exchange for recognizing the Jewish State, including promising to invest in the eastern European country and fund a job creation program.

Prior to the announcement, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Trump and Kosovo Prime Minister Abdullah Hoti.

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Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. “As I said in recent days, the circle of peace is expanding and more nations are expected to join.”

Hoti welcomed Netanyahu’s announcement, saying that he was happy to launch a new relationship with Israel on behalf of his country.

“Kosovo will keep its promise to place its mission in Jerusalem,” he said. “I welcome the announcement by the Israeli Prime Minister regarding the recognition of our country.”

The move to establish diplomatic ties with Kosovo represents a fundamental shift for Israel, which has long refused to recognize the country over fears that it would provide legitimacy for other nations to support a Palestinian state. In addition, Israel kept Kosovo at arm’s length distance in an effort to avoid antagonizing Russia, which opposes recognizing the war-torn country.

Over 100 countries have recognized Kosovo’s existence since it declared independence from Serbia followed a decade-long civil war. Its independence has not been ratified by the United Nations due to the veto power Russia enjoys on the Security Council.

The European Union has been trying to mediate between Serbia and

Kosovo for years and has put normalization between both adversaries as a condition for joining the EU. In recent months, however, the Trump administration has launched an allout effort to hammer out an agreement between the two foes and bring the decades of conflict to a peaceful resolution.

A Nightly Curfew

After an extensive debate, Israel’s government approved a plan to implement a nightly curfew on 40-coronavirus ridden cities.

The curfew will take effect at 7 p.m. every evening and remains in place until 5 a.m. the following morning. Residents are forbidden from being more than 100 meters from their homes, and public transportation will

end at 8 p.m.

In addition, non-essential businesses will be prohibited from operating, and schools will be closed. In order to enforce the curfew, police officers will be reinforced by IDF combat soldiers.

The decision to have a nightly curfew comes as an alternative to Professor Roni Gamzu’s plan to impose a full lockdown on 40 cities in the Holy Land. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had scuttled implementing the agreed-upon lockdown at the last minute after pressure from haredi parties.

With the majority of the 40 cities dominated by haredim, including Karmiel, Beitar Illit, and Bnei Brak, the Shas and UTJ factions demanded that Netanyahu not single out their constituents. In a public letter on Sunday, four haredi mayors accused Netanyahu of “trampling” their cities and “turning us into disease vectors and enemies of the people.”

Facing rising anger from haredi leaders, Netanyahu caved on Sunday and adopted nightly closures instead of the recommended full lockdown. In a statement, Netanyahu tried to pacify the haredi leaders, saying that the coronavirus “doesn’t differentiate between nations and populations.”

He added the decision regarding which cities to add to the red list “isn’t done to harass and isn’t random — these are scientific results according to the number and rate of infections.”

While acknowledging the concerns of the haredi community, Netanyahu reiterated that the skyrocketing infection rate left him with no choice other than to impose new restrictions.

“Right now, the outbreaks are mainly in ultra-Orthodox and Arab communities,” Netanyahu noted. “We must take steps that prevent infections at events and weddings and in schools,” he added.

“We will do what’s needed in a responsible way. Don’t listen to populists.”

Record Temps Scorch Israel A massive heat wave scorched Israel on Friday, with record-setting temperatures and electricity use keeping large swaths of the country indoors.

Israel had been hit by extreme temperatures throughout all of last week, with unusually hot weather

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announced that the country used 14,310 megawatts on Monday, the highest daily electricity consumption in Israel’s history. The previous high had been set the day before with 14,089 megawatts used.

According to Magen David Adom, paramedics provided medical treatment to 229 people who suffered from heatstroke. A total of 86 people fainted and 28 suffered from dehydration, including a 57-year-old woman who was evacuated by helicopter after collapsing on a hike near Tiberias.

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reported even in normally cool areas such as the Golan Heights. Yet the unprecedented heat shattered several records on Friday, with several cities recording the hottest temperatures in Israel’s history.

In Jerusalem, temperatures reached a sizzling 109°F, the highest recorded figure in the ancient city’s history. The number broke a previous new record set a day earlier of 106.1°F, a high never before recorded in Jerusalem.

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tures than the rest of the country due to it being located on a mountain range 2,600 feet above sea level.

A new record was also set in Eilat, with the southern vacation city reporting a scorching 120°F on Friday. New records were also set in Beit Dagan, a small farming village near Tel Aviv, and in the northern city of Safed, with both recording temperatures as high as 103°F. As temperatures continued to soar, Israel’s Electrical Corporation

The Gulf state of Bahrain announced on Thursday that it has approved a request by the United Arab Emirates to allow Israel-bound flight to traverse its airspace.

“All flights to and from the UAE can use Bahrain airspace,” confirmed Bahrain’s state news agency.

Flights to and from Israel had been banned from using the Kingdom’s airspace as part of its historical refusal to recognize Israel’s existence. The UAE, though, had asked its neighbor to grant Israeli planes overfly rights following the UAE’s decision in early July to normalize relations with the Jewish State.

According to reports, Bahrain’s decision came following extensive lobbying by Trump administration officials. A senior advisor to Trump’s special envoy Jared Kushner visited Bahrain’s capital of Manama last week and raised the issue directly in talks with Bahrain’s Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa.

Despite its small size, Bahrain controls much of the airspace belonging to neighboring Qatar. As a result, allowing Israeli-bound jets to cross Bahraini airspace would cut flight time by an estimated 20 minutes, resulting in cheaper flight prices.

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dom for the first time. Riyadh’s acquiescence came shortly after an El Al jet carrying an Israeli and U.S. delegation to the UAE became the first-ever Israeli flight to cross Saudi airspace.

The charter flight brought senior officials from both Israel and the U.S. to Abu Dhabi to continue normalization talks. The Israeli team was led

by National Security Advisor Meir Ben Shabbat while the U.S. delegation was led by Jared Kushner and National Security Council head Robert O’Brien.

Arab states have long refused to grant Israeli planes use of their airspace, forcing planes taking off from Ben Gurion Airport to take a costly detour on the way to Asia. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Saudi Arabia’s approval “a huge breakthrough” that would boost Israel’s tourism industry by reducing plane ticket prices.

“These are the fruits of peace,” Netanyahu declared.

lowing Israeli commercial aircraft to overfly the kingdom and for supporting the UAE’s decision to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel.

“President Trump highlighted the significance of the Abraham Accords and discussed ways to enhance regional security and prosperity,” said a White House statement.

King Salman’s position is a blow to Trump’s efforts to convince additional Arab nations to normalize their ties with Israel. Since the UAE announced the historic breakthrough in August, the Trump administration has pressured Bahrain, Oman, and Sudan to follow suit.

However, Saudi Arabia’s insistence on linking its ties with Israel to solving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict likely means that it will not follow the UAE’s lead. Prime Minister Netanyahu had touted the fact that he reached a peace agreement with an Arab nation that did not include concessions to the Palestinians as a major achievement that replaced the “Land for Peace” paradigm with “Peace for Peace.”

Saudi King: Palestinian State Pre-req for peace Shin Bet Foils Terror Attack

Saudi Arabia’s King Salman told President Donald Trump that peace with Israel is impossible without the establishment of a Palestinian state.

In a phone conversation between the two leaders on Monday morning, the Saudi monarch maintained the while the Kingdom appreciates the United States’ peacemaking efforts, Saudi Arabia will only normalize relations with Israel once a solution is reached with the Palestinians.

According to Saudi Arabia’s official news agency, Salman told Trump of “the Kingdom’s keenness to reach a lasting and just solution to the Palestinian cause to bring peace,” which he called “the main starting point for the Kingdom’s efforts and the Arab Peace Initiative.”

First launched in 2002, the Saudi-led Arab Peace Initiative guarantees full normalization between Israel and 21 Arab states in exchange for a full withdrawal to pre-1967 borders.

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The Shin Bet internal security agency foiled an attempt by Hamas to set off an explosive device at a busy intersection in Rehovot.

Hamas had recruited Mahmoud Maqad, an Israeli citizen from the southern Bedouin village of Segev Shalom. Born to a Gazan father and with his wife living in the dense coastal strip, Maqad attracted the attention of Hamas for his ability to freely enter and leave the Gaza Strip.

According to the Shin Bet, Hamas took “advantage of his ability to move between Israel and the Gaza Strip” due to his extended family living there, and “this made it easier for Hamas’ military wing to recruit him and hold face-to-face meetings with him in Gaza while at the same time giving them unique and high-quality access to Israeli territory.”

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er intelligence on IDF training maneuvers in the area and the location of Iron Dome batteries. He was paid thousands of shekels for his efforts by the terror group.

Following months of intelligence gathering, Maqad’s Hamas handlers instructed him to place a powerful explosive device at a central location guaranteed to result in a high death toll. Maqad was trained in assembling and setting off the bomb and chose to detonate it at the Bilu Junction, a crowded intersection in Rehovot.

However, Maqad had second thoughts and set fire to the explosive components in order to hide his tracks. He was later arrested by the Shin Bet and confessed following a lengthy interrogation.

Maqad and his brother, who assisted him in assembling the bomb, were indicted in the Beersheba District Court on Monday. The Shin Bet said that, besides for helping Mahmoud plan out the attack on the Bilu Junction, “it appears that he was a partner and aided Mahmoud to collect information about the location of Iron Dome system.”

Both face charges of attempted murder, belonging to a terror group, belonging to an illegal organization, and contact with a foreign agent.

“Thwarting this terror attack and the significant investigation sheds further light on Hamas’ terror infrastructure in the Gaza Strip that had been exposed in early 2020 as part of the arrests of other operatives with Israeli citizenship,” the Shin Bet said.

“The Shin Bet will continue to work with its partners in the defense establishment to thwart any terror activity and espionage by terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip.”

Mass Hamas Arrests

Israeli security forces arrested large numbers of suspected Hamas members in predawn raids in the Hebron area on Tuesday, in an apparent show of strength to the terror group amid an uptick in Palestinian violence in recent weeks.

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Many of those arrested were former security prisoners who had been released from Israeli prisons.

An IDF spokesperson said the mass arrests were not tied to a specific Hamas plot but were motivated by the “usual” reasons of suspected

involvement in terrorist activities; low-level violence like rock throwing; and taking part in violent protests against Israeli security forces.

Hamas parliamentarian Nayef Rajoub, who Israeli forces have detained numerous times, accused Israel of “drilling for a major and violent attack” on West Bank Palestinians.

“This is merely training for a widespread arrest operation… Israeli soldiers struck down the doors of

homes, entered without permission, and gathered detainees in two buses before taking them to a tent built for their detention in the Hebron area,” Rajoub said.

Some of the detainees had been freed as of Tuesday afternoon, while others remained in Israeli custody.

The raids came amid an uptick in Palestinian violence emanating from the West Bank in recent weeks, with a deadly stabbing inside Israel by a Palestinian worker, a car-ram-

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ming at Tapuah Junction that injured a police officer and a soldier, and several failed attempted attacks, according to Israeli security forces.

Chad to Open Mission in Israel?

A senior official from Chad told Israel on Tuesday that the country was willing to open an official diplomatic mission in Jerusalem.

Chad’s cabinet chairman, Abdelkerim Déby, who is also its president’s son, visited Israel for a series of meetings, including with Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen.

A statement from the Intelligence Ministry said Déby expressed “willingness to open an official mission in Jerusalem.”

“At the request of Minister Cohen, General Déby responded positively to advancing the establishment of an official representative office of Chad in Jerusalem,” the statement said.

Cohen tweeted that he had held an “important meeting” with Déby and the director of Chad’s national security agency. He said that the two sides discussed “cooperation in intelligence, security and economics.”

“Tightening relations between Israel and Chad is in the shared interest of the two countries, both in terms of security and economics,” Cohen said.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the premier met on Tuesday with Déby and the head of Chad’s intelligence services.

The two sides “discussed the appointment of ambassadors and the opening of missions, including the possibility of opening an embassy in Jerusalem,” the Prime Minister’s Office said in a statement.

The Chadian delegation also met with National Security Council head Meir Ben-Shabbat and other Israeli officials, the Prime Minister’s Office said.

Netanyahu met with the Chadian president in January 2019 on a visit to the capital of N’Djamena, during which the two countries agreed to renew ties, which Chad severed in 1972 due to pressure from Libyan strong-

man Muammar Gaddafi.

Netanyahu at the time hailed the visit, the first-ever of an Israeli premier to Chad, as “a breakthrough in the heart of the Muslim world.”

Some 15 million people live in Chad, 52 percent of them Muslim.

About 43% are Christian.

Trump: Stars and Stripes to Stay Open

President Donald Trump said that the famed Stars and Stripes military newspaper will not fold following backlash from lawmakers and veterans.

“The US government will NOT be cutting funding to @starsandstripes magazine under my watch,” Trump tweeted.

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by Union troops, the newspaper is widely popular with troops and enjoys complete independence from the official chain command. It is delivered to frontline troops all over the world and often criticizes top military officials.

However, the publication had been slated to close this month after the Pentagon yanked its funding in early 2020. Stars and Stripes needs an estimated $15.5 million to continue operations until 2021. A recent Defense Department memo ordered the publication’s management to form a plan that “dissolves the Stars and Stripes”

by September 15, including a “specific timeline for vacating government owned/leased space worldwide.”

“The last newspaper publication (in all forms) will be September 30, 2020,” wrote Col. Paul Haverstick Jr. in the memo.

News that the famed paper would close for good caused an uproar among lawmakers, who appealed Congress for emergency funding to keep Stars and Stripes alive. Fifteen Democratic and Republican senators penned a public letter to Secretary of Defense Mark Esper asking him to re-

verse the Pentagon’s plans to close the paper for good.

In the missive, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham called the move to close the publication “premature” especially “before the Senate has had the opportunity to voice its support.”

“I urge you not to take actions that would deprive individuals of this publication until Congress has appropriately completed the appropriations process,” Graham wrote. “Given the history and the importance of the Stars and Stripes to the members of the Armed Forces, their families, and civilian employees, I believe this request is more than reasonable.”

U.S. Militia Members Tied to Hamas

Two members of the far-right Boogaloo Bois movement were arrested for being in contact with Hamas.

Michael Robert Solomon, 30, and Benjamin Ryan Teeter, 22, were arrested last Thursday. They face charges for conspiring and attempting to give material support to Hamas.

They were denied bail and were brought before a judge on September 9.

The two belonged to the Boogaloo Bois, a far-right militia that seeks to overthrow the U.S. government. According to the Department of Justice, their hatred for the federal government led them to contact what they thought was a Hamas agent and offer to work as mercenaries for the group.

However, the supposed Hamas member was, in fact, an undercover FBI agent, who led them into a sting operation that ended in their arrest. Allegedly, the two extremists assumed that they could form a relationship with the terror group due to their mutual antipathy toward the United States.

“This case can only be understood as a disturbing example of the old adage, ‘The enemy of your enemy is your friend,’” Assistant Attorney General John C. Demers for the National Se-

curity Division said.

“As alleged in the complaint, these defendants sought to use violence against the police, other government officials and government property as part of their desire to overthrow the government.”

“Michael Solomon and Benjamin Teeter proclaim themselves to be members of the Boogaloo Bois, a group that espouses a violent ideology and an objective to overthrow the government. The defendants believed their anti-U.S. government views aligned with those of Hamas, a foreign terrorist organization, and actively developed plans to carry out violence in Minnesota and elsewhere,” added U.S. Attorney Erica H. MacDonald.

The Boogaloo Bois is a fast-growing extremist militia that is active primarily in the northwestern United States. Members commonly appear at rallies heavily armed and dressed in paramilitary gear while sporting their trademark flowery Hawaiian shirts.

While beliefs vary among members, the movement seeks to overthrow the U.S. government in a second civil war they call “Boogaloo.”

First Israeli to Reach MLB

Dean Kremer made history when he took the mound on Sunday, becoming the first ever Israeli citizen to play for a Major League Baseball (MLB) team.

During his debut on Sunday for the Baltimore Orioles, Kremer struck out seven batters throughout six innings of one-hit, one-run ball, powering his team to a 5-1 victory over the New York Yankees.

After the game, Kremer called his strong debut “a dream come true” and chalked his success up to his focus on “staying aggressive and not try to tinker around the zone, but just attack hitters.”

Kremer, 24, was born to Israeli parents in California and grew up speaking Hebrew at home. The lefthander has often spoken of his Israeli heritage and pitched for Israel in the 2017 World Baseball Classic and the

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Upon being in the 38th round of the 2015 draft by the San Diego Padres, Kremer became the first-ever Israeli citizen to be drafted by a professional baseball team. He has since bounced around the minor leagues and was traded to the Orioles in 2017.

Both of his grandparents reside in the central city of Rishon LeTzion, and his younger brother is currently serving in the IDF. Like legendary Jewish baseball players Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg, Kremer has vowed to never play on Yom Kippur.

“The values and morals of a Jewish person were instilled in me, and that’s the way I live my life. Growing up, we would have Shabbat dinner as often as possible,” Kremer said during an interview in 2016.

“I never attended Hebrew school formally, but since my parents are Israeli, I have been speaking Hebrew my entire life.”

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On Monday night, the Fresno Fire Department said rescuers tried to get to people at Lake Edison and China Peak, but “rescue efforts were unsuccessful [as] military pilots tried valiantly to land, but heavy smoke conditions prevented a safe approach.”

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On Saturday night, more than 200 campers trapped by flames at Mammoth Pool Reservoir were rescued by two California National Guard helicopters. Officials described the chopper runs as unprecedented in size and scope for a fire rescue.

“I spoke with the crew members afterward and they said it was one of the greatest missions they’ve ever done just because of the feeling of relief the individuals who were rescued had,” said Col. Dave Hall, commander of the Guard’s 40th Combat Aviation Brigade. “They were literally giving the crew chiefs hugs as they were boarding the helicopter.”

The fire is burning so dangerously and intensely that crews that normally count destroyed houses and buildings have been told to stand down for their own safety. The small town of Big Creek was hit hard, with many homes lost.

Fueled by millions of dead trees, the Creek fire has raced through mountain communities like Big Creek and vacation getaways like Huntington Lake and Shaver Lake. Its smoke plume reached nearly 50,000 feet into the air, causing lightning strikes.

A lengthy drought weakened many trees, making them susceptible to fatal attacks by beetles. The insects have killed as many as 33 million trees, and in the fire area, up to 90% of the trees are dead, according to officials.

“These trees, being so dry and brittle, tend to explode when they catch on fire,” U.S. Forest Service spokesman Alex Olow said.

Seizures of Meth from Mexico Skyrocket

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers say that illegal shipments of methamphetamine have skyrocketed ever since the initial coronavirus outbreak in January.

Prior to the pandemic, drug cartels focused on hiding their illicit product in legal cargo that traversed

America’s southern border. But with the U.S.-Mexico border closed, Mexican drug traffickers have turned to smuggling methamphetamine via other means.

As a result, seizures of meth have spiked over the past few months as the lack of border traffic makes it harder for criminals to move their product without detection. The total volume of meth seized by authorities in 2020 has already doubled from the previous year with four months still remaining in the fiscal year.

According to the CBP, officers have seized 118,153 pounds of meth this year compared to 68,585 pounds in 2019.

“Our traffic is down by approximately 20-24%, whether you’re looking at pedestrians or passenger vehicles, but our narcotic seizures are up about 40%,” said Tucson field office Director of Field Operations Guadalupe Ramirez Jr. “Now you see deeper concealments, smaller quantities, harder to find, and you see more people walking across with the narcotics strapped to them,” continued Ramirez. “We’ve seen a huge increase in the internal carriers through our ports of entry.”

Drug trafficking is also surging in the Texas border town of Laredo.

In August, CPB officers impounded a meth shipment with an estimated street value of $29.8 million. A week later, authorities seized another shipment at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge worth over $3.3 million.

“We’re actually the smallest field office but we’re normally number two or three when it comes to narcotics seizures,” Ramirez said. “Where other locations have seen meth really go up, we’ve seen fentanyl go up here, but we’re still, out of the four southwest border field offices, we’re still number three in meth seizures. So, they’re still very high.”

Novak Djokovic Disqualified

Tennis great Novak Djokovic was disqualified from the U.S. Open after accidentally hitting a lineswoman with a ball.

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According to the rules, anyone hitting anyone else on the court, including linesmen and opposing players, are disqualified from the match.

Djokovic tried to reason with the judge prior to getting suspended, pointing that the official was not seriously hurt.

“She doesn’t have to go to the hospital for this,” argued Djokovic.

“You’re going to choose a default in this situation? My career, grand slam, center stage.”

Djokovic later apologized for his actions, writing on Instagram that he was “extremely sorry to have caused her such stress.”

The 17-time grand slam winner has a history of outbursts on the court, including using profanity and smashing his racket in anger. Earlier in the match, Djokovic had smashed a line drive in anger that hit a score-

board, leading broadcasters to speculate that he could be disqualified if he kept it up.

Djokovic was favored to win the U.S. Open in his quest to surpass Rafael Nadal’s total of 19 grand slam wins and Roger Federer’s 20. He already has 17 grand slams of his own.

Brock was a perennial all-star and 19-year veteran known for his base stealing prowess. Throughout his career playing for the St. Louis Cardinals, Brock swiped 938 bases, which remains an all-time National League record.

Upon retiring in 1979, Brock also held the single season record in stolen bases, which has since been broken

by Rickey Henderson, and recorded 3,023 hits. Brock was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1985 on his very first attempt.

Brock’s St. Louis Cardinals honored him with a moment of silence prior to Monday’s game, remembering the outfielder as a tough athlete who did everything he could to win.

“Lou Brock was one of the most revered members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization and one of the very best to ever wear the Birds on the Bat,” said Cardinals’ CEO William DeWitt Jr. “He was an ambassador of the game around the country and a fan favorite who connected with millions of baseball fans across multiple generations. He will be deeply missed and forever remembered.”

White Professor Pretended to be Black

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American throughout her entire career.

Jessica Krug, an academic who teaches African and Latin American studies at George Washington University, had published extensively about her black heritage. But in a Medium blog post last week, Krug admitted to fabricating her identity and hiding the fact that she was white for career advancement.

“To an escalating degree over my adult life, I have eschewed my lived experience as a white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City under various assumed identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim: first North African Blackness, then U.S. rooted Blackness, then Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness,” Krug wrote.

Krug apologized for coopting the identities of others, admitting that her actions were “the very epitome of violence, of thievery and appropriation, of the myriad ways in which non-Black people continue to use and abuse Black identities and cultures.”

“I have built my life on a violent anti-Black lie, and I have lied in every breath I have taken,” she added.

“There are no words in any language to express the depth of my remorse, but then again: there shouldn’t be.

Words are never the point.”

Following her shock confession, Krug was put on leave while George Washinton University officials reviewed her employment status. The university acknowledged in a statement that “many students, faculty, staff and alumni are hurting” from Krug’s decades of deception regarding to her heritage.

George Washington University’s Department of History also released a statement demanding that their colleague be fired for her actions despite her tenure. “She has betrayed the trust of countless current and former students, fellow scholars of Africana Studies, colleagues in our department and throughout the historical discipline, as well as community activists in New York City and beyond,” the statement said.

Krug’s case is similar to the saga of Rachel Dolezal, a white civil rights activist who spent years pretending to be an African American until she was unmasked in 2015. Dolezal, who headed Spokane’s NAACP branch, was forced to resign in disgrace after being exposed by her own parents.

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Bug Bomb

Flies can be dangerous. That’s what one French man found out when his home blew up after he chased a fly with a flyswatter.

The octogenarian was about to eat dinner when he spotted the insect in his home. He picked up his electric flyswatter and began to chase the buzzing bug, swatting at it as he attempted to kill it.

But the man was unaware that a gas canister was leaking in his home.

The electricity from the swatter reacted with the leaking gas and caused an explosion, destroying his kitchen and damaging his roof. Thankfully, the man was able to escape the residence with light burns on his hand. He is living at a local campsite until his home is repaired.

Talk about a total buzzkill.

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A rare black alpaca born in Scotland could be worth thousands of dollars because of its prized fur.

Alpacas are valued for their lush fur, with the rarest being white and black.

Although they are native to South America, they have been in the United Kingdom since the 1980s – there are approximately 14,000 of them in the country.

The miniature mammal was named Tia. Her parents are Lola and Jack. The furry family lives at Auchingarrich Wildlife Park in Perthshire, Scotland.

Maxine Scott, who owns the park, said, “Tia was born on August 31 with a nice straightforward delivery or unpacking, it’s called in the alpaca world.

The cria [calf] is only taking milk just now although will start nibbling grass

Bubble Gum Box

Suttie Economy loves gum. In fact, the 94-year-old loves Juicy Fruit gum so much, he has handed out sticks of the chewy confection to people in his community for decades.

Now, the nonagenarian is not feeling too well. He has asked his friend, Sammy Oakey, owner of Oakey’s Funeral Service and Crematory, to paint his casket like his favorite pack of gum.

“For decades, Suttie has been known as the guy who takes packs of Juicy Fruit to restaurants, doctors’ offices, funeral homes, firehouses, etcetera, and gives them out to everyone he sees,” Oakey said. “He has probably purchased tens of thousands of packs of the gum over the years.”

Certainly, this is an odd request.

Initially, Mars Wrigley, the manufacturer of the gum, denied permission to use their trademark on the casket.

But the company eventually relented after the request was posted social media.

“We appreciate the role our products have played in creating better moments and more smiles for this individual and the Roanoke community,” a company spokesperson said.

The casket will either be painted to look like a pack of Juicy Fruit or a sheet with the logo will be laid over the casket.

For now, Economy is still here, and he keeps moving – just like his favorite chewing gum.

Taking a Walk on the Wild Side

Recently, passengers on an airplane in Ukraine were shocked when they saw something moving on the

wing of the plane.

A woman in a white top and pants apparently became too hot while sitting on the plane on the tarmac and decided to take a walk on the wing of the plane.

Stunned onlookers at Boryspil International Airport in Kiev watched her sit on the wing and walk around before being summoned back on board by the airplane’s crew.

The unidentified passenger, who was traveling on a Ukraine International Airlines flight from Antalya, Turkey, to the Ukranian capital with her husband and children, was reportedly overheard saying she was “too hot” and needed to cool down.

Her unauthorized walk on the wing of the Boeing 737 has her banned from all future UIA flights.

Puts the term “winging it” into a different perspective.

The Ice Man

Josef Koeberl is a cool guy.

The Austrian daredevil took on a Guinness World Record by submerging himself up to the shoulders in ice for 2 hours, 30 minutes, 53 seconds.

The 43-year-old climbed into the ice tank in the main square of the town of Melk, Austria, wearing only a pair of swimming trunks. His freezing feat paid off. Koeberl beat the record set by Chinese man Songhai Jin, who spent 1 hour, 53 minutes, 10 seconds in ice.

This is not the first time Koeberl stood in ice for hours. He previously managed the freezing temps for 2 hours and 8 minutes when he was submerged in ice in Vienna in 2014, but the stunt was not certified as a world record.

“My motivation was to go beyond my own limits and point out climate change at the same time. As I train a lot in high alpine terrain, I want to raise awareness on the melting of the glaciers,” Koeberl said.

Koeberl is not taking this feat idly.

He plans an attempt to beat his own record next year by remaining in the ice for three hours.

What a cool guy.

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Community Cross River Madraigos Annual Golf and Tennis Outing

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n Monday, August 31, Cross River held its Eleventh Annual Golf and Tennis Outing to benefit Madraigos at Montammy Golf Club in Alpine, NJ. Known for its beautiful golf course and expansive clubhouse, it proved to be the perfect backdrop for a day of golf, tennis and networking.

Madraigos was thrilled to be chosen once again by Cross River and its board of directors as the sole beneficiary of this most successful outing. Madraigos owes a sincere debt of gratitude to Cross River for their extreme generosity and genuine vote of confidence.

Despite many new challenges posed by Covid-19, the event was bigger and better than ever before.

Sponsors responded with greater generosity and attendees respected all health guidelines set forth while enjoying the event and everything it had to offer.

“The annual Cross River Classic is always a great day for our friends, partners and clients,” said Gilles Gade, founder, president, and CEO of Cross River. “At Cross River, we embody the values of community service and this year was no differ-

ent. We are thrilled to have played a small role in the tireless work Madraigos does on behalf of the community.”

Major event sponsors included Mastercard, Diamond Level Sponsor; SR-X and Mobile Vascular Physicians, Sapphire Level Sponsors; and Piper Sandler was a Platinum Level Sponsor. Affirm, Deloitte, Jefferies, Goldman Sachs, Sunlight Financial, and Tierpoint, to name a few, were very generous sponsors on top levels as well.

For the premium giveaway, golf and tennis players were treated to an extra special experience called Nike By You Workshop. Sponsored

by Jefferies, players had the unique opportunity to digitally design and customize their own pair of Nike Pegasus sneakers to be shipped to them soon after the event.

Additional giveaways included a Fuji Instax Mini 11 instant film camera, sponsored by Fiserv with a fun photo contest that extended the gift experience throughout the day.

The swag bag given to each player included a premium water bottle sponsored by Deloitte, deluxe golf balls sponsored by Affirm, face mask

sponsored by Whitestone Branding, a sports towel sponsored by SHB Group, and golf tees and tools sponsored by Keefe Bruyette & Woods.

Thanks to our sponsor, Westwood, golfers also enjoyed custom-fit leather golf gloves.

Following a lavish breakfast sponsored by Wachtel Missry, LLP and equipped with Vpar live golf scoring devices sponsored by Best Egg, the 25 foursomes prepared for a competitive day of golf.

A tennis round robin tournament, sponsored by Centurion, is a spirited annual tradition. Tennis pros and courtside specialty beverages and snacks enhanced the games for all players. In recognition of great play, trophies were given to the lucky 1st place and 2nd place winners.

Many of the participants expressed their enthusiasm for the event. “Events like these reinforce how important it is to give back,” said Meir Krengel of TBG Funding.

“The fact that so many people came out to support such an amazing organization is inspiring. Each year grows stronger, which is a testament to Madraigos and all those involved.”

The BBQ lunch, sponsored by

Singer Environmental and MD Capital Advisors, featured gourmet fare enjoyed by all. Outdoor entertainment and amenities provided by Cross River enriched the experience.

The grand finale was the Benefit Reception and “Network for A Cause” sponsored by SR-X and Mobile Vascular Physicians. Over 200 friends and supporters of Madraigos joined and networked with fellow professionals, business leaders, and entrepreneurs. Phil Goldfeder, SVP, Public Affairs at Cross River, former NYS Assemblyman, and long-time friend of Madraigos, emceed the short program, awards presentation, and raffle drawing featuring three premium gifts: Callaway Golf Clubs and bag, Peloton Bike, and MacBook Air. For sweet and safe travels and appreciation for eleven years of dedicated support, attendees were treated to Goodbye Goodie Bags sponsored by Freedom Financial.

“The Cross River Classic gets better each year, and I am continually amazed by the generosity of our sponsors to help Madraigos, a cause that benefits so many individuals,” said Phil Goldfeder, SVP Public Af-

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fairs at Cross River. “While this year was a little different due to Covid, the outing was a fantastic day for all involved, from our partners and sponsors, to friends and the community, and we are already looking forward to next year’s event.”

Rabbi Dov Silver, founder and Executive Vice President, Madraigos, said, “We are grateful beyond words to Cross River and its Board of Directors for the tremendous constant flow of generosity and commitment, enabling Madraigos to serve the community that needs our resources and services. We are also thankful for all the organizations and companies that sponsored this year’s event.”

“We graciously acknowledge Cross River’s generosity which makes it possible for us to serve the community on many levels.

Our gratitude extends to the many loyal sponsors, participants, and friends who believe in our mission and support our work,” commented

Sharon Gross, Executive Director, Madraigos.

Funds raised at the event will assist Madraigos in providing valuable prevention and intervention services to the Five Towns/Queens community and beyond, including a Support Line, Community Education, Crisis Intervention, Case Management, Assessments and Referrals, School-Based Services and Mental Health Awareness Program (MAP), The Lounge, Camp Ignight, Parenting Matters, Shabbatonim, Support Groups, and yom tov retreats, including this year’s inspirational Rosh Hashana program which will take place in Westchester, NY.

For more information about the 11th Annual Cross River Classic Golf and Tennis Outing to benefit Madraigos, visit www.crossriverclassic.org.

For information about Madraigos, please visit www.madraigos.org.

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hile yeshiva may look a little different this year, MTA’s signature ruach, energy, and achdus are still the same! The excitement of the talmidim, rebbeim, and faculty was palpable, as they reunited in person after more than five months. The year is already off to a strong start as talmidim learned b’chavrusah in the Beis Medrash with plexiglass dividers to

keep everyone safe, enjoyed gradewide socially distanced outdoor games with a special appearance

by Yeshiva University President Dr. Ari Berman (‘87), and participated in interactive shiurim and academic classes. Talmidim can’t wait to continue learning, growing, bonding, and making the most of their MTA experience.

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SHS Senior Retreat

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ocial distancing does not stop SHS Director of Student Activities Ms. Esty Munk from creating and executing incredible student programming! Before the school year even began, masked seniors took a trip to Connecticut’s “Empower Adventure Center.” It was a full day of physically distant team building and connecting, where seniors had an opportunity to step out of their comfort zones in preparation for their role as leaders at SHS. Principal Mrs. Sara Munk opened the day with the importance of modeling behavior and being leaders in the school, setting examples for younger students. SHS seniors laughed as they participated in activities that had hidden, deeper meaning and left with a deeper understanding of problem solving and rising to the occasion. Afterward, students were pushed out of their comfort zones as they traversed difficult ropes courses, relying on each other for support and themselves for action. The day did not stop there.

That same evening, the full school was invited to an outdoor movie in the Shulamith yard. Each grade was given their own tent, with hanging outdoor lights, and a table of individual snack bags. Shulamith Shark masks were given out and

worn as SHS administrators and faculty welcomed students “home.”

Students sat on the ground on their new SHS blanket and enjoyed the movie while reuniting with friends and teachers. It was an awesome night, with freshmen showing up an hour early for team building and pizza. SHS is grateful to Dean of Students Mrs. Ricky Gaerman, Ms. Esty Munk, and the 2020 GO, President Ellyana Pilevsky, Vice Presi-

dent Adina Zelcer, Secretary Mindy Kail, for all their hard work coming up with and carrying out physically distant but fun activities, Ms. Millie Gittleman for ensuring the space and tech were prepared, and Ms. Nikki Feerst and Mrs. Ally Mishkoff for setting up the tables, food, and swag. With such an incredible night before school, the tone has been set for another awesome year at SHS!

We’re All In This Together: SKA Faculty Orientation

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hat a difference a year makes!

SKA’s faculty and staff orientation, held on Tuesday, September 1, was unlike any other year’s. School desks surrounded by special plastic barriers and spaced out chairs filled the auditorium, while photos were plastered on shirts of mask wearers for identification.

The warmth and camaraderie of the SKA administrators, teachers and staff, however, remained the same.

“I’m smiling” was a constant refrain throughout the day.

After a stirring welcome from SKA principals Mrs. Elisheva Kaminetsky and Mrs. Bluma Drebin, discussions on the theme of orientation centered around preparing for the fall semester and the future,

with special emphasis on social and emotional learning – for faculty and students alike. Connecting with our students, even with physical barriers in place, is a top priority for SKA, and much thought was given to how to reach our girls in every class.

Thanks go to associate principal Ms. Elana Flaumenhaft and school social worker Mrs. Yael Fischman for their input into this vital area. A special note of thanks goes to SKA administrative coordinator Mrs. Shira Englander and SKA nurse Mrs. Joan Sherman for their endless support and assistance in making the school ready for this academic year.

We are so excited to welcome SKA students – and the largest freshman class ever – to our building!

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HANC HS Welcomes Back Students and Faculty

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his year’s opening day of school was certainly like no other. Throughout the first week of school, we welcomed faculty and students and the class of 2024. The excitement was palpable throughout the building as we have not been together for so long.

On Monday, August 31, the faculty came to school for an in-person professional development in anticipation of welcoming students for the upcoming school year, 2020-2021.

The day featured sessions on technology, teaching in the COVID era, and department meetings. Special attention was given to the importance of social-emotional wellbeing facilitated by the counseling department, which was a follow up to Dr. Rona Novick’s informative seminar given via Zoom the previous week.

On September 1 and 2, with balloon arches, welcome signs, fanfare, and smiling faces underneath masks, HANC High School welcomed its juniors and seniors for their opening days on campus. The freshmen and sophomores were greeted with the same excitement on Thursday, September 3.

The day started with a heartfelt tefillah in the gym followed by opening remarks by the principal, Rabbi Slomnicki, who spoke about resiliency and flexibility, which are both important attributes needed for this most unusual school year.

While enjoying individually served coffee and cookies, students then viewed a video produced by faculty which gave an overview of the various health and safety precautions implemented for the school

year. This included hallway directions, mask wearing, and the like.

Students took to heart the message of keeping their friends and teachers safe.

Students were eager to get back into classrooms and learn with their favorite teachers in-person. Following the new bell schedule, students were excited to take advantage of the beautiful weather and socialize with their friends outdoors while taking multiple mask-breaks during the

day, which included an outdoor dining option for lunch. The day continued with regularly scheduled classes and grade orientations.

While the underclassmen attended in-person learning on Thursday and Friday, the upperclassmen continued their learning on Zoom.

Throughout the week, the atmosphere and camaraderie within the halls of HANC and on Zoom were spirited and beyond expectations.

It’s good to be home!

Covid’s Effect on Israel’s Economy Those who Once Gave to the Poor Now on the Receiving End

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s a result of the COVID-19 crisis, over 20% of Israel is currently unemployed with many wondering where their next meal will come from. But Israel’s poor also know that if they do find themselves below the poverty line. They can rest assured that there are Meir Panim’s Restaurant-Style Soup Kitchens which they can always rely on.

Meir Panim (brighten one’s face) is a prominent worldwide charity providing hot meals from Jerusalem to as far south as Dimona. This allows Israel’s hungry to eat warm nourishing meals every day while being treated with dignity and respect.

And no one knows this better than Avi (not his real name). Avi is a father of six from the southern city of Dimona. He used to work as a delivery driver but following the economic downturn, Avi suddenly found himself without a job.

Since he was familiar with Meir Panim, he knew that if the day ever came when he needed assistance, he could rely on them. That day unfortunately arrived. And now, the man who used to be gainfully employed is now

receiving food from Meir Panim.

Although this sacred organization is holding the line, they can’t continue providing critical services without help. That’s because the influx of needy recipients keeps increasing

dramatically. Meir Panim relies on donations from donors worldwide to continue running its operations.

That’s why they are currently asking anyone who is still blessed with employment or discretionary income to donate whatever they can to help feed Israel’s needy and double your impact!

Donations can be made online at www.mpdonate.org, via our toll-free number at 1(877) 736-6283, or if you prefer to send in a check please make it payable to American Friends of Meir Panim at 5316 New Utrecht Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11219. All donations made in the U.S. are tax deductible under EIN# 20-1582478.

Israel’s newly unemployed and impoverished need it. They have nowhere else to turn to. Don’t allow them to be deprived of food and nourishment. Support Meir Panim today.

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HAFTR Back to School

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fter very long months out of our buildings, HAFTR is very excited to be welcoming students back home at HAFTR. With many upgrades and changes through the buildings to meet or exceed all new regulations, the school is proud

to be able to accommodate all of its students in class five days a week!

The sounds of laughter and the sight of children in classrooms was a truly incredible was to start September and this school year.

Open by appointment Masks must be worn and Covid rules adhered to

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Hundreds of people enjoyed $1 slices at Jerusalem Pizza on Tuesday with TJHLive Deals

Professional Development at SHS

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aculty orientation at Shulamith High School took on a new level of importance this year. There has never been a pandemic in an age with the internet. There is nothing to look back on for guidance, nothing for teachers to learn about what worked and what did not. Instead, educators returning must set the precedents and write the stories future history textbooks will tell.

SHS teachers returned after a summer of instructional videos which were a part of weekly emails, each with a theme aimed at preparing to teach during COVID-19. After polling teachers, sessions were created to ensure faculty members were as prepared as possible. After welcoming new and returning faculty, Mrs. Sara Munk opened the first day of faculty orientation by outlining the goals for the year using the “5 C’s”: Commitment, Community, Creativity, Collaboration, and Calm, reminding everyone of important themes for the year.

Over the course of two days, SHS faculty attended in-person and virtual sessions that focused on the social emotional health of students as well

as pedagogy in a physically distant classroom. Dr. Pelcovitz gave a riveting webinar on the effects of COVID on students and Rachel Tuchman led a workshop on fostering teacher-student connections with COVID barriers. Mrs. Channi Packer, SHS’s beloved social worker, discussed the importance of self-care with teachers, validating feelings and giving practical suggestions to help keep – as Mrs. Munk stated earlier – calm in such chaotic times.

To discuss how to best help students improve their critical thinking skills, faculty members led their own sessions. Dr. Dora Haar presented to the science and math departments on Process Oriented Guided Inquiry Learning (POGIL), a student-centered pedagogy. POGIL takes place in a structured environment where students work cooperatively (physically distanced) in self-managed teams of three or four. Limudei Kodesh teachers had the opportunity to learn the best ways of Chavruta learning while remaining physically distant from Mrs. Miriam Lerner. Mrs. Lerner discussed practical ways of enhancing higher order thinking skills. In

addition, teachers practiced different ways of chavruta learning in a “pandemic classroom” and talked about the advantages and disadvantages of each. Meanwhile, humanities teachers were treated to a session with Mrs. Tamara Klein. Mrs. Klein led a collaborative workshop on the unified writing curriculum and goals, streamlining the process of writing for students. In the auditorium, a projector allowed everyone to see Mrs. Rachel Dratch, from PRIZMAH, who gave an incredible webinar on student centered learning in a physically distant class. Teachers were grateful for the practical and uncomplicated strategies that were shared.

Finally, SHS staff learned about concurrent classrooms. Concurrent classes occur when there are students in the classroom and video conferencing in. They have become quite popular as a result of the need for students who feel healthy but need to quarantine for various reasons. SHS is fortunate to have large screens set up in each classroom that allow for students who are home to Zoom into their classes. Teachers learned not only the logistics behind it, but also

ways to adjust their lessons so that students on Zoom can feel a part of the class. Students feeling included and connected to their classes and teachers is a tenant of Shulamith High School. Faculty was enthusiastic about learning different strategies that will ensure students on Zoom feel included even if they are home.

By experiencing content in the same way as students in the classroom, and having a clear visual view and audio, students at home will feel as included as possible from their workspace at home.

Before the second day ended, teachers were reminded that “not all heroes wear capes.” Heroes are ordinary people who rise to the occasion in unordinary circumstances. To stress that point, SHS faculty members were given 2020 survival kits, each bag with a cape, and a poem stressing that their commitment, efforts, and positivity are noticed and appreciated.

Though we live in unknown times, one thing is known: SHS is lucky to have such a phenomenal and well-prepared faculty.

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fter many months of meticulous preparation, HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding Elementary School in West Hempstead welcomed the students back to school on September 1. Despite the fact that their faces were covered with multi-colored masks, the happy expressions on the children’s faces were glowing through their excited eyes. It has been six long months since the school was shut down due to Covid, and the children have been waiting so long to return to HANC, their second home.

Despite the numerous changes that the children noticed as they walked through the halls, it took them a very short time to acclimate to the new protocols and routines.

They were thrilled to be reunited with their old friends and looked forward to getting to know the new students in their classrooms. The children were back where they belong, physically in school with their friends and beloved teachers.

For the teachers, the return to school began weeks ago. As the staff returned to school to begin preparing their classrooms, they were met with a stark reminder of the sudden shutdown that occurred back in March.

As if frozen in time, the hallway bulletin boards were filled with displays of Purim masks, snowmen, and winter scenes. In a very short time, the dedicated teachers created new colorful and exciting bulletin boards and transformed their classrooms to

welcome back the students that they had missed so much during the long separation.

While it has always been emotional to watch their children walk into school on the first day each year, this year was even more emotional for many parents. Shana Schoenfeld, a parent of three elementary school students and one early childhood center child, explained, “HANC is home, and even with a mask on, and sitting behind polycarbonate shields, each of my children is so happy. They are so happy to be back in school and feel a sense of normalcy. Children crave structure and this gives them not only the structure they need, but the interpersonal relationships that they were lacking when they were at home. They are where they belong, with their friends and teachers. You can see it on their faces when they come home and that happiness has permeated our family.�

For the administration, the weeks and months of careful planning, consultation, research and creative problem-solving have paid off. The once empty classrooms and hallways are once again alive with energy and joy and the warm and caring home that the HANC children have yearned for are filled again with eager students who have a deeper appreciation for what school really means for them.

HANC is where they belong, and hopefully will stay, for a long time to come.

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HAFTR HS Welcomes New Faculty Mashgiach Ruchani HAFTR High School is proud to welcome Rabbi Yissachar Blinder to our Judaic Studies leadership team as our yeshiva’s Mashgiach Ruchani.

Rabbi Blinder has been teaching boys in the HAFTR Beit Midrash program for the last three years. In his new position, Rabbi Blinder’s goal is to engage and guide students in developing a deeper and more wholesome approach to spirituality and religious practice.

Rabbi Blinder is a talmid and musmach of Rav Yitzchak Berkovitz of the Jerusalem Kollel. He was the founding rosh yeshiva of Nishmas Hatorah of Woodmere, served as Menahel of its high school, and continues his role there as the Mara Dasra.

Rabbi Blinder is passionate about Torah and mitzvot, and hopes to imbue the “geshmak to be a Yid” mindset to every HAFTR student, b’ezrat Hashem!

Social/Emotional Support Mr. Elie Hirt joins the guidance team at HAFTR High School as a new social worker. He looks forward to meeting each and every student, assisting freshmen in their transition to

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high school, and being someone in the building whom students feel comfortable to turn to for support.

Mr. Hirt is a graduate of Wurzweiler School of Social Work and worked in the student activities department for four years at MTA. He resides in West Hempstead with his wife and two children.

welcome back Mrs. Shaindy Lisker to the science department. Mrs. Lisker started her teaching career at HAFTR almost 20 years ago. She has taught at Midreshet Shalhevet and been a private tutor, and is excited to return to her roots and transmit her energy and love of science to her students.

HAFTR Middle School welcomes some new faces this year. Rabbi Simcha Hopkovitz is a wonderful new ad-

dition to the HAFTR Middle School Judaic Studies department, Rachel Stahler joins our team as a school social worker and new physical education teacher. Jennifer Marrali joins the science department, Brent Owens joins the English department, Meirav Sapir is coming on as a Lashon teacher, Sarah Borodach is our new coordinator of Student Services, and Devora Krakauer is joining the English department.

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Rabbi Aryeh Nivin’s Personal Development Programs Introduce Brand New Elul Bootcamp Program

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he goal of Rabbi Aryeh Nivin’s Personal Development Programs is to educate people how to live with powerful joy, vitality, transcendence, and inspired emunah.

The series will be 4 consecutive days, at one hour a day beginning September 14.

The program will help participants define their life purpose, devise a yearly plan, and create life balance. And actually make it happen this year.

Each workshop is live and also recorded.

There are separate men’s and women’s sessions.

Group members meet by phone or webinar once a week and have optional chavrusas and written transcriptions.

This pioneering program started nearly 15 years ago with a small group of 20 to 30 women and has since grown to an ongoing worldwide Jewish virtual community with participants from America, Canada, Australia, Israel, South Africa, Europe, and South America.

Alumni include several noteworthy Jewish authors and lecturers who have gone on to lead their own courses in parenting and marriage. It is a place where people meet virtually, growing and connecting with others in a meaningful way.

Rabbi Nivin’s clients also include numerous kiruv leaders and Jewish educators across North America. The chabura is endorsed by the Pittsburger Rebbe of Ashdod, Rabbi Michel Twerski, Rebbetzin Feige Twerski, Rabbi Shlomo Singer, and others.

Participants range from age 25 to 75 and include such diverse personalities as a kollel mother in Lakewood, a Modern Orthodox wife in Australia, an attorney in Los Angeles, and a chassidish bubby in Boro Park.

In Elul, participants create a life plan – a personal road map for the year. The tools are practical, helping participants better understand themselves, grow, and overcome challenges. Questions include: What is my life’s purpose? What are my goals? What direction do I want to take in the upcoming year?

The courses are based primarily on classic mussar sefarim of Rav Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler, Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, and Chassidic texts such as Nesivos Shalom and the writings of the Piaseczne Rebbe and Rav Kalonymus Kalman Shapira, Hy”d.

The program is different from a traditional lecture. It is a live workshop in which participants can ask questions. Alternatively, a recorded option is also available. Written notes are provided by email and saved on the participants’ Information Center.

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AG students were treated to a surprise welcome back package, arranged and sponsored by our wonderful Women’s League. Along with the routine nit-check, girls also received a gift bag that included a pack of cotton reusable masks, a personalized necklace to hold the mask on, and a hand sanitizer keychain. These gifts will definitely prove useful during this extraordinary school year.

Thank you to Mrs. Mindy Glaser, Mrs. Racheli Blumenkrantz, Mrs. Chayale Gorlin and Mrs. Noami Newman, Women’s League Coordinators, for another well-run and great event!

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e’re so happy to be back in school!

Although it was a slightly different first day of classes at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, on Tuesday morning, September 9, the enthusiasm and warmth shone through everyone’s

masks. Throughout the temperature taking and display of good health credentials, it was clear to see that SKA administration, faculty members and students alike were eager to resume attendance.

In school or on Zoom, we are looking forward to a wonderful year.

Be the Change. See the Change. Give the Change

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he Emunah theme this year for their dinner is: Be the Change! Who wouldn’t rather that it was offering something like, hey, here’s the change or even here’s the credit card? What endless fun we might have with access to endless funds.

But wait, don’t sell yourself short just yet. Think about what access being the change might give you. When we create change, we get endless dividends.

Back in parshas Re’eh it states, “SEE, I place before you blessing and curse” and continues immediately, “the blessing that you heed my commandments, the curse when you do not,” 11:26-27.

It is telling us that the second we do a good thing a blessing is seeable.

Now, who usually finds that to be true, that a reward is immediately observable, the second we do a mitzvah?

Yet, with Emunah that is true. The second we give and help create change someone benefits. No funds are kept in any country where they are collected. Everything goes straight to Israel to impact communities, families, schools, and individuals. You can immediately SEE the blessing of your

action in so many ways. Just observe the faces of the orphans that you give a home to, the elderly you give a place to belong, the families whose earnings are impacted due to day care, and the futures that are enhanced by the vocational programs.

To drive home the rich benefits of “being the change,” let’s look to the four parshas that guide us through Elul. These parshas were preordained for this month that usher us toward Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, a time of personal growth and metamorphosis.

The first parsha is Shoftim. It says create “judges and police to guide yourself,” 16:18. One would think the order would be policemen first because their action is what brings us to a judge. One would think “yourself” would be written in plural to address the that the whole community must put these people in place.

The Torah is a deep and rich guide to life. It does not communicate on a single level. The rabbis are constantly aiding us to unearth its many messages. There is so much to learn from a single sentence. So let’s look at what the interesting structure here is conveying. The sages say that hinted in the order of this sentence and the singular use of the word “for yourself” is the very actions we must do individ-

ually before getting hung up on what society must do. It is telling us to first create for “ourselves,” each individually, standards to “judge” our actions by and then to “police” ourselves to monitor whether we are living by them. This is the start.

Then follows parsha Ki Tatzei, which means “when you go out.” It seems to be addressing soldiers going out to war. However, the sages recognize that it is speaking to each of us individually on our journey, as well. It is encouraging us to go out to confront our personal battles, our individually enemies. It states, “When you go out to war against your enemy, G-d will place them into your hands,” 21:10. The deeper meaning is that when you make the effort to battle your enemy , your yetzer hara/your negative drives, that you can rest assured G-d will make you successful.

So, we are being told first to check into our values, and then to push back against what gets in our way, and then....

The third parsha is Ki Savo, meaning “when you come in.” Again, the sages look at the layered messages of the Torah and tell us the parsha is also addressing “coming into” new ways of being as we “got out of” our old ones. The parsha speaks imme-

diately of giving of the first of the fruits of our labor. It does not ask us to give the best but rather the first.

In so doing, we are expressing gratitude for G-d’s aid and our emunah that G-d will provide more. In fact, the best may be yet to come. Still, before we even know what will follow, we are being told to share what we have. The parsha assures blessing will come with our cooperation.

And warns that calamity will result if we do not serve G-d with joy and a good heart. I think that the message here is one of emotional optimism.

A belief that your attitude can influence the outcome.

But, then comes the fourth parsha, and it assures us that whatever the challenges that we weathered on our journey, we are Nitzavim. We will be standing! We will find ourselves standing stronger and prouder if we go through this journey. It will make us, not break us!

We can all decide to give of our fruits and SEE the blessings. We can all battle against what challenges us, and G-d assures us aid toward success. We can all share our first fruits and trust the best will follow. We can all join with emunah and embrace this Elul process that will help elevate and change us and simultaneously be the change for others!

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New Beginnings: Wines to Celebrate a Fresh Start

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very Rosh Hashana, we reflect on the year that passed and look forward to the year to come. We start a new chapter, not only in our spiritual life but also in our personal, professional, and family lives. Often, unfortunately, some of us neglect or even actively refuse to change, to improve, to grow.

This past year, we have all been affected in one or multiple ways by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Changing some of our habits, our lifestyle, even if temporarily, was no longer a choice. We were given the opportunity to rethink much of our routine, redefine our priorities, and perhaps become stronger in our emunah in Hashem and his Torah.

Wine is used in our tradition primarily to sanctify the special days of Shabbos and yom tov. Weddings, brisos, sheva brachos are all very important. Still, the difference is those simchas are the results of our decisions. In contrast, Shabbos and yom tov are a constant in our lives, independent of our actions. Some wines, because of their history, where they were made and the people they were made

by, symbolize the choices we face.

The Herzog family has a glorious heritage of winemaking dating back to the 19th century. When they arrived in America after having survived the Holocaust, they went on to rebuild their winemaking business, calling their New York winery Kedem as in “chadesh yameinu k’kedem,” (Eicha 5:21), which translates to renew our days as before. Seventy-two years later, the Herzogs keep on innovating and leading the kosher wine industry, producing world-class wines again.

The Herzog Variations Beleaf Cabernet Sauvignon 2019 is a delicious, fruit-forward wine that would pair equally well with chicken or beef as it is medium-bodied and gently concentrated. We all know someone who has some degree of sensitivity to sulfites, which are found in all wines and most foods. Most wines have added sulfites in tiny quantities. They help preserve the wine from spoiling prematurely. However, some people experience side

effects such as headaches that are often attributed to those added sulfites. The Herzog Variations Be-leaf is certified organic and made without any added sulfites, and it is the first commercially produced kosher wine combining these attributes.

This Rosh Hashana, perhaps more than ever, we will all daven with the utmost kavana for the coming year to be a sweet one, a year of yeshuos and nechamos. One of the greatest sweet wines has made a comeback with the 2017 vintage arrival, 16 years after its last kosher release. Château Guiraud is a winery in the Sauternes appellation of Bordeaux. Over the 300 or so years of its existence, it has righteously established its reputation as one of the world’s most outstanding dessert wines. This luxurious, superbly balanced, complex and elegant wine will elevate a yom tov meal like no other.

It is still quite warm out there these days, and after hours at shul, we will surely need to refresh ourselves. Rosé wines are refreshing in their essence. Due to the pandemic, which unfortunately still isn’t over, many of us will spend the yomim tovim

with fewer guests and relatives than usual. J • Folk Rosé in cans from South Africa come in quite handy, as instead of opening a full bottle of rosé, we may enjoy this fresh rosé from the 2020 south hemisphere harvest in a more individual and convenient format.

It is always interesting to compare the new vintage of a favorite wine and determine whether we like it as much or more than the previous one.

Chenin Blanc is a wine grape variety mostly known in the kosher world as semi-dry and sweet wines.

While these are delicious, a wellmade, dry expression such as the Netofa Latour Chenin Blanc 2018 takes the experience a few

steps further with a beautifully layered profile, with a vibrant and mouth-watering profile of pear, stone, and citrus fruits, with intriguing mineral notes.

Château Clarke Listrac-Médoc 2018 is now available and shows an even more inviting and approachable profile than the 2016, an excellent dry red Bordeaux to discover now and also to cellar for the next decade or two.

Whichever wines you choose to complement your meals with, please always keep in mind that every little thing we do or say can potentially make one’s life better.

Shana tova, l’chaim!

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Dirshu to Hold Sixth Annual International Yom Limud and Tefilla Commemorating Yartzeit of Chofetz Chaim la will be held on Monday, 25 Elul/ September 14. Although the yahrtzeit of the Chofetz Chaim is actually on Sunday, 24 Elul/September 13, because many schools are not in session on Sunday or have modified schedules, the hanhallah of Dirshu chose the next day as a time when untold multitudes of Yidden from over 25 countries, many of them holy tinokos shel beis rabban, will come together to learn the sefarim of the Chofetz Chaim and daven on behalf of Klal Yisrael in the zechus of the Chofetz Chaim.

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f there was ever a time that Klal Yisrael needed to unite in a massive outpouring of tefillah and achdus, if there was ever a time when tens of thousands of tinokos shel beis rabban needed to come together to invoke rachmei shomayim, that time is now!

Klal Yisrael has been through so much this year! It has been an unprecedented year of uncertainty, there has been much sickness in Klal Yisrael due to Covid-19 outbreaks.

Tragically, there have been numerous deaths, as well. Sadly, we are still struggling with this pandemic.

Our batei medrash, yeshivos, chadarim and schools were closed for months. Baruch Hashem, most of them have reopened, but things are not back to normal by any stretch of the imagination. Klal Yisroel des-

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perately needs Divine mercy in what can certainly be called an eis tzarah.

Yes, it is an eis tzarah, but to counter an eis tzarah there is some-

thing called an eis ratzon, an opportune time for tefillos to be heard in Shamayim, an opportune time when Hashem accepts our tefillos with ratzon.

The yahrzeit of the heilige Chofetz Chaim is such a time.

“We Cannot Forget the Chofetz Chaim’s Yahrtzeit” The great tzaddik Rav Nosson Wachtfogel, zt”l, Mashgiach of Lakewood, would often say, “We cannot forget that the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit is at this time of year, right before Rosh Hashana. For some reason, no one makes a big deal out of it, but they should. The Chofetz Chaim’s primary emphasis was on shemiras halashon, being careful in matters of speech. He taught the primacy and power of speech and that it was possible to guard one’s tongue.

During these days before Rosh Hashana, we must improve in matters of speech, lashon hara, idle chatter and ridicule. If we want to renew ourselves, the way is through guarding one’s mouth.”

This was said by Rav Wachtfogel more than two decades ago, but over the last five years, Dirshu, the organization that promotes accountable Torah study and mussar, has been making a highlighting the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit and its juxtaposition right before Rosh Hashana.

This year, Dirshu’s Sixth Annual International Yom Limud and Tefil-

The Importance of Unified Learning and Tefillah The Yom Limud and Tefilla was established by Dirshu specifically to bring all of Klal Yisrael together on the auspicious occasion of the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit right before Rosh Hashanah in unified tefilla on behalf of Klal Yisrael and to encourage the continued learning of the Chofetz Chaim’s sefarim that have such power to invoke rachmei shomayim.

Organizers of the Yom Limud and Tefilla clearly tapped into the innate feeling of every Jewish neshama in these extraordinary times when Klal Yisrael is facing literally unprecedented challenges. This concentrated effort in tefilla and achdus was designed to arouse heavenly mercy in the zechus of the heiligeh Chofetz Chaim who was so moser nefesh to promote these ideals among Klal Yisrael.

On the Yom Limud and Tefillah, Jews throughout the world will gather to recite specific chapters of Tehillim and learn segments from the two seminal sefarim written by the Chofetz Chaim, the Mishnah Berurah and the Sefer Chofetz Chaim.

Riveting Lessons and Programs The remarkable program that Dirshu has designed for schools in North America is sure to have a tremendous impact on tens of thousands of children both in major Jewish centers and in places far from Yiddishkeit hubs.

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tremely compelling, artfully designed booklets in both English and Yiddish for three different age groups: grades 1-3, 4-5, and 6-8, all written and illustrated in a user-friendly and age appropriate way.

Each of the three versions contain beautiful stories about the Chofetz Chaim and other gedolim that emphasize the lessons taught by the Chofetz Chaim along with halachos of Yom Kippur based on the Chofetz Chaim’s sefer Mishnah Berurah, and halachos of shemiras halashon based on the sefer Chofetz Chaim.

Some of the material has been beautifully compiled and written by Mrs. Chavivah Pfeifer, a renowned children’s author who has written numerous books with stories and practical lessons for children.

The captivating stories and graphics are sure to motivate the children in each age group to read and be inspired. In addition, the combination of riveting graphics and the clarity of the lessons has been hailed by leading menahelim and mechanchim as a tremendously successful way of bringing the lessons of the Chofetz Chaim to life.

As a complement to the program, the famed Rebbe Hill has recorded a CD with a story of the Chofetz Chaim to be distributed to each child in the many participating schools.

In their effort to reach tinokos shel beis rabban from across the spectrum, Dirshu has brilliantly designed a tailormade Yiddish version of the booklet for the Chassidishe chadarim. Those schools will be distributing a CD made especially for the occasion by the famed chassidishe rebbi and storyteller, Rabbi Leibish Lish.

Throughout the diverse communities across the United States and Canada, a wide range of more than 150 boys and girls schools, chadarim and Bais Yaakov’s that truly represent the entire panoply of Orthodox Jewry, has signed up for the Yom Limud and Tefilla school programs. They include schools hailing from communities such as Monsey, NY; Lakewood, NJ; Brooklyn, NY; Manhattan, NY; Toronto, Canada; Houston, TX; Baltimore, MD; Cleveland, OH; Waterbury, CN; Phoenix, AZ; Passaic, NJ; Denver, CO; Bos-

ton, MA; Los Angeles, CA; and Providence, RI. In addition, countless Chassidishe schools in Brooklyn, Lakewood and Monsey will also be participating.

This is in addition to schools, chadarim and Bais Yaakov girls throughout all of Eretz Yisrael and Europe who will participate in the Yom Limud and Tefilla. According to Rabbi Shlomo Rozenstein of Dirshu, “Hundreds of schools in Eretz Yisrael, North America, and Europe that together encompasse hundreds of thousands of children will participate in the Yom Limud and Tefilla utilizing the unique content provided to commemorate the auspicious day.

“Aside from the many schools participating in the Jewish centers of Eretz Yisrael and North America, there will be tens of schools in the Former Soviet Union, schools in South Africa, Australia, South America and even Venezuela. The impact on young boys and girls learning about the Chofetz Chaim will be both huge and unparalleled,” he exclaimed.

Countering Danger with Unified Tefillah The bottom line? Every thinking Jew can’t fail to realize that we are living in truly perilous times. Aside from the tremendous instability in the world due to the worldwide pandemic, the political climate is also a cause for great worry. The harsh political strife and extraordinary mean-spiritedness has reached unprecedented levels. There is civil unrest and the threat of terrorism at home and abroad that can have severe ramifications.

At this uncertain juncture we are in dire need of tremendous rachmei shomayim. Now, right before the Yom Hadin, is the time to join together with untold numbers of Jews all over the world to daven for Klal Yisrael. The week of the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrzeit is also an exceedingly auspicious time to invoke Divine mercy.

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The baby camel then asks, “Ah, and why do we have hooves?”

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Match the Arabic words with their English translation

“And why do we have big eyelids?” asks the baby.

“It’s to prevent the sand from entering our eyes, my darling.”

1. Shokran

a. Father

2. Alab

b. Son

“Oh, OK,” the baby camel says. “But then, what are we doing in San Diego Zoo?”

3. ‘um

c. Day

4. Mal

d. Water`

5. Abn

e. Mother

6. Yawm

f. Money

7. Layl

g. Thank you

8. Shams

h. Sun

9. Hayi

i. Live

10. Ma’an

j. Night

8. H 7. J

2. A

6. C

1. G Answers

See answer below

3. E

What do you call a camel without a hump?

9. I

Riddle me this?

4. F

Answer to Riddle: Humphrey

2.

10. D

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Un ited Ara b a i v i r T s e t a r i Em Now that Israel has signed a peace agreement with the United Arab Emirates, test your knowledge before you go there on your next chol hamoed outing 1. How many emirates (or states) are part of the UAE? a. 4 b. 7 c. 12 d. 57 2. Which emirate is the capital of the UAE? a. Abu Dhabi b. Dubai c. Umm Al Quwain d. Sharjah 3. Dubai, which is one of the emirates, takes great pride in its police force. Each of the following car types are used by police except for one. Which one is not used by the police? a. Ferrari b. Lamborghini c. Aston Martin d. Hyundai 4. How many stories is Dubai’s Burj Khalifa, which is the tallest building in the world? a. 124 b. 138 c. 163 d. 201 5. Dubai is rapidly expanding. What percentage of the world’s cranes

are currently operating in Dubai? a. 3% b. 8% c. 12% d. 24% 6. How many shops are in the Dubai mall? a. 470 b. 1,200 c. 2,000 d. 32,000 7. In order to incentivize its residents to lose weight, which of the following did Dubai once do? a. Gave free Weight Watchers subscriptions to all residents. b. Didn’t allow overweight people to drive. c. Gave free healthy food to overweight people. d. The government gave 2 grams of gold to each resident for every kilogram lost (2.2. pounds) 8. License plates in Dubai are a symbol of prestige and status. How much did a Dubai businessman pay for the license plate number “1”?

a. b. c. d.

$500,050 $2.3 million $14.3 million $70.1 million

9. Today there are approximately 2 million cars in Dubai. How many cars were in Dubai in 1968? a. 13 b. 30,000 c. 200,000 d. 400,000

Answers: 1–B 4–C 7–D

2–A 5–D 8–C

3–D 6–B 9–A

Wisdom key: 7-9 correct: You are number 1! Now go sell yourself for a gazillion dollars.

3-6 correct: You are in the middle-class. Which in Dubai means that you are only worth around $70 million.

0-2 correct: Bye-bye Dubai… you have no shot!

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Torah Thought

Parshas NitzavimVayelech

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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he very two words that signify the titles of the two portions of the Torah that we will hear in shul this Shabbat are, at first glance, contradictory. Nitzavim signifies a solid stance, unwavering presence, and a commanding appearance. It reflects an unchanging nature, and the necessary ability to stand one’s ground no matter what the circumstances of life.

On the other hand, the word Vayelech signifies motion, progress, change

and a forward thrust in behavior and concepts.

It seems that these two Torah readings cancel each other out, for one signifies unchanging steadfastness while the other champions progress, change and motion. Such an understanding of Torah and Judaism is very superficial and erroneous.

Rather, the two traits indicated in the opening words of these two Torah readings essentially complement each other. They do not come to point out

a disagreement, one with another, but to point out that Judaism requires both traits to be present within every Jewish individual and the Jewish people as a whole so that Torah and tradition will survive and prosper in Jewish society.

An important and necessary part of our Jewish character and that of Jewish society is our stubbornness – our refusal to abandon what we have been commanded by the L-rd to observe and practice. This commitment

services, study sessions and personal behavior, testify to the adaptability that the Torah and Jewish tradition, dating back to Sinai, has built-in in order to be able to deal with all possible situations, no matter how unforeseen.

The only question that remains is how to achieve a proper balance between Nitzavim and Vayelech. We are witness to the fact that helter-skelter progress and the adoption of new norms leads to spiritual destruction

Judaism requires both traits to be present within every Jewish individual

can never be modified or adjusted, acceding to the passing social norms and changing human mores.

We are witness, in our times, how quickly acceptable human behavior and ideas can rapidly change, so that what was unthinkable and perverse a few short decades ago is today not only acceptable but behavior that should be championed, admired, and, in some cases, even enforced legally against ones wishes.

At the same time, Jewish society cannot remain eternally frozen and incapable of adjustment to new situations and differing societal changes.

Our recent experience with the coronavirus, with the various halachic responses to it concerning prayer

and is an enormous danger to Jewish survival. On the other hand, we certainly need to recognize that 21st-century Israel or the United States is not the same as 19th century eastern and central Europe. Every individual, as well as every group within Jewish society, must feel its way slowly and carefully to try and find the proper balance that fits them and allows them to retain the blessings of tradition and faithfulness, while still dealing with current problems and situations. Understandably, this process is an ongoing one, and it is one of great delicacy and nuance. Nevertheless, it is part of our drive for eternity and the enhancement of our religious society.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas NitzavimVayelech Children of One Father

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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he parsha begins (Devarim 29:9, 11), “You are standing here today, all of you, before Hashem your G-d, your leaders, your tribes, your elders, your officers, every Jewish person…that you may enter the covenant of Hashem your G-d.” The Ohr Hachaim Hakadosh explains the nature of this covenant. He posits that it is one of interpersonal responsibility. It means that every Jew has an obligation to ensure that those with whom he wields influence keep mitzvos and avoid aveiros. Guarantorship also means that Hashem will hold us to account if we abrogate this responsibility. In saying this, the Ohr Hachaim is addressing the following implied question: Why is this covenant of interpersonal responsibility “before Hashem your G-d”? Because each Jew is responsible for another, it is more logical for the covenant to be between the members of the Jewish community and not between the Jewish people and Hashem. Why is the covenant of guarantorship a covenant between the Jewish people and G-d?

In the sefer Mesilas Yesharim, Rav Moshe Chaim Luzzatto, the Ramchal, outlines one of the highest levels of human attainment, that of a chassid, a pious individual. Although the Ramchal lived at the same time as the Baal Shem Tov, he uses the word “chassid” in the classical sense, not as it would later be used to connote a specific sect within the Jewish people with distinctive clothing and customs. He explains that the chassid is distinct from a “regular” good Jew. A good Jew avoids

sins and does mitzvos but he does so in order to accumulate reward in the world to come and because he fears punishment. His primary concern is his own spiritual wellbeing, so he does whatever he can to ensure that he and his immediate family and circle of friends are doing well, but he does not concern himself with the spiritual or physical welfare of anyone outside his sphere of personal concern.

A chassid, on the other hand, is one who is not only motivated by his own reward and punishment. He keeps the same mitzvos and avoids the same aveiros as any other righteous Jew. But he does so not with his own wellbeing in mind but to give pleasure and pride to the Master of the World.

That is primary motivation. The chassid is therefore not satisfied if he does well spiritually while others are not doing well. Because he only wants to give Hashem pleasure and satisfaction, he cannot rest while Hashem’s other children are far from whom they ought to be. He knows that this causes G-d pain, so he is not indifferent to others’ spiritual state. He does whatever he can for those within his own sphere of influence to help and encourage them to draw closer to their Father in Heaven. This way, he can fulfill his true goal: to give G-d more and more satisfaction from His children.

When Reb Simcha Bunim of Peshischa, zy”a, became very old, he was blind and extremely weak. During that period, he once said that if Hashem ever gave him the choice to switch

places with Avraham Avinu, with all of Avraham’s merits and mitzvos, he would not trade. Why? Because in the end, G-d would still have one Avraham Avinu and one “Blinder Bunim, Blind Bunim.” While he would have had additional merits if he was Avraham, Reb Simcha Bunim’s only concern was whether such a trade would give anything new to Hashem. There would still only be one Avraham Avinu and only one “Blinder Bunim.”

It would not create any net gain for Hashem.

We now understand the difference between the covenant in last week’s parsha, parshas Ki Savo, and the one in this week’s parsha. The covenant of parshas Ki Savo is one between each individual and G-d, where each person is responsible for himself. But the covenant of parshas Nitzavim is one of interpersonal responsibility. The later covenant is also one between the Jewish people and G-d because the primary reason we take responsibility for others’ physical and spiritual wellbeing is our desire to give pleasure and satisfaction to our mutual father, the King of Kings. That is why the covenant is with “all of you…every Jewish person.” Because our main concern as Jews should not be only for ourselves but for our Father in Heaven, we must not be indifferent to the welfare of any of His children.

This is the choice which must be foremost in our minds as we approach Rosh Hashana, when we acknowledge that Hashem will judge us “whether as children or as servants.” A servant

is satisfied if he simply does the minimum necessary to receive his salary and avoid punishment by his master.

The relationship is also not permanent because a master can sell or free his servant. But a child’s relationship with his father is permanent, and his main concern is not reward, punishment, or even simply doing his job. His main interest is in making his father happy. He would happily do something for his father even if he would not receive credit for it as long as it makes his father happy.

That must be our goal on Rosh Hashana. If we want Hashem to judge us like his children, then we must be loving children who are concerned with making Hashem happy rather than simply checking off all of our obligations in the big checklist in the sky.

That is why we read parshas Nitzavim just before Rosh Hashana. By doing so, we take upon ourselves the mitzvah of guarantorship, interpersonal responsibility, to internalize the realization that all Jews are one family, part of one precious team whose goal is to coronate Hashem as King and reveal His Presence in the world.

There is a famous story of the Baal Shem Tov which illustrates this concept beautifully. Every Shabbos in shul, the Baal Shem Tov davened a very long Shemonah Esrei. Normally, the men in shul waited while the Baal Shem Tov finished. But one week, the Baal Shem Tov was taking particularly long. Although it is hard to believe, the men in shul decided to leave and meet back in shul an hour later, thinking

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that the Baal Shem Tov would still be davening at that time. Just to be safe, however, they sent someone to check on the Rebbe after 15 or 20 minutes, and the man quickly ushered everyone back into shul. The Rebbe was standing by his shtender, waiting for them.

Embarrassed because they caused the Baal Shem Tov to wait for them, they returned to shul and finished davening.

After davening, the Baal Shem Tov explained why he finished Shemonah Esrei unexpectedly quickly with a parable. The subjects in a certain kingdom found an exceedingly beautiful, rare bird high on top of a tree. It was so high that no one knew how to reach it, but they very much wanted to bring this bird to the king as a gift.

Not knowing what else to do, they told the king about it. Being a wise man, the king instructed them to stand in a tower, each person on the shoulders of the one below. That way, the king told them, the person on top could reach the bird and bring it to him. The king’s

subjects excitedly did as the king suggested and created a human tower.

Just as the top person was about the retrieve the bird, one man on the bottom of the tower realized that he had some personal matters that required his attention, so he left. Understand-

Jews in the shul together. He depends on them. Everyone is necessary and no one is expendable.

The concept of guarantorship, interpersonal responsibility, is based on the fact that we are all children of the same Father. We are all on the same

He cannot rest while Hashem’s other children are far from whom they ought to be.

ably, the tower collapsed and the man on top was unable to bring the bird to the king. The Baal Shem Tov then went on to tell the chassidim that he was like that man on top of the tower.

He is only able to achieve what he can achieve in the higher worlds for G-d’s sake because he is together with other

“team.” None of us can remain content worrying only about ourselves or our immediate friends and family. We are one nation with one Father and one ultimate goal: to reveal the depth of Hashem’s Kingship in this world. It therefore makes no difference if I do a mitzvah or someone else does it. The

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main thing is that we make Hashem proud.

May all of us merit entering into Rosh Hashana as children, and not servants, of the King of Kings. May we care not only about ourselves but also about others’ physical and spiritual wellbeing because all of us are children of one G-d. May we not remain indifferent to the spiritual stature of others and do what we can to give more pleasure and satisfaction to our father in Heaven by working to bring all of His children closer to Him. And may we all be written and sealed for a good year of blessing, health, joy, growth, and happiness, a year in which we will finally experience the long-awaited final redemption with Moshiach and the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash.

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

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The Wandering

Jew

Our Delayed Honeymoon Part II

By Hershel Lieber

Hendi Neni in Budapest

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lthough my mother’s parents and siblings lived in Krakow, my mother, a”h, was raised by her maternal grandparents in Munkacz. Most of her maternal uncles and aunts lived there as well. She was especially close to her aunt, Hendi Neni (aunt), since she had four daughters who were close to her age and shared many life experiences together. Hendi’s husband, Nandor Bacsi (uncle), was a staunch religious Zionist, and their daughters attended the Hebrew Gymnasium during their school years.

My mother’s parents would not allow her to attend this secular Zionistic school, so she went to the Czechoslovakian public school instead. Despite going to different schools, my mother’s relationship with her cousins and aunt was very intimate. After the war, my parents immigrated to the United States, while her aunt’s family migrated to Israel. As a child, I remember quite a few occasions when Hendi and Nandor visited us. Their daughters and their respective spouses also came to New York from time to time. I recall my parents getting letters on occasion from Hendi Neni, but calls were rare. Though they were oceans apart, my mother felt a strong bond to this branch of her family.

Three of Hendi’s daughters in Tel Aviv

When we planned our “honeymoon” trip to Israel, there was no question that we would spend time with our family. The unexpected bonus was that we were invited to Hendi and Nandor for Shabbat. They and their children all lived near each other in the upscale neighborhood of Tzafon, Tel Aviv. That Shabbat was incredibly special in that we got to spend quality time with my mother’s aunt and uncle. Of course, I met them a number of times before, but never did we really have the opportunity to connect with them. That Shabbat, we finally did! As we watched Hendi lighting the candles, we saw her diminutive stature, dressed in regal attire, with makeup meticulously applied and her sheitel carefully combed, bringing in the Shabbos kodesh. Combined with her Hungarian-accented Yiddish, she exuded the flavor of European royalty.

Friday night as well as the next morning I went to shul with Nandor Bacsi. He davened in the main neighborhood synagogue where Chief Rabbi Shlomo Goren was the rav. I remember being introduced to him by my great uncle and sharing a few moments of conversation. When we returned home, my aunt’s four daughters, their husbands, and some of their children

Hendi Neni and Nandor Bacsi with their daughter and Pesi

were there to greet us. We were told that they came every Friday night to sing Shalom Aleichem together and listen to the kiddush. The four sisters and their families ranged from mostly secular to somewhat traditional, but they were exceptionally close with their parents and have preserved this Shabbat ritual for ages. Some of their children have eventually adapted a completely observant lifestyle, including one grandson who became a leading rabbi and rosh yeshiva. After the families left, we had a lovely seudah where we heard from them all about the years before the war in Munkacz.

This was followed throughout Shabbat with recollections of their terrible war experiences and their eventual settling in Israel.

Shabbat morning after davening we returned home for our day seudah.

During our conversations with Hendi Neni, we kept on noticing the unique similarities she had in mannerisms and speech to my mother. It was uncanny about how much of my mother’s personality was present in her aunt.

We washed, had some fish, the traditional ei mit zweebel (egg salad), and sang some zmiros. At one point, my great uncle took out some bentchers and we began birchas hamazon. Pesi

and I looked at each other wondering why there was no main dish. No meat, no chicken, no chulent! We later surmised that it must be too expensive to serve meat dishes in Israel, where the living standards were much lower than back in the States. In fact, among the gifts we brought along for our families in Israel were jars of coffee, which were awfully expensive and hard to get in Israel.

When we got up from out Shabbos nap and were relaxing in the living room, we heard a shriek from the kitchen. We ran in to find Hendi Neni standing over the stove with her hands over her mouth uttering in disbelief, “I can’t believe it, I don’t believe it, I forgot to serve the main dish!” We all had a great laugh, and yes, we ate meat and chulent for Shalosh Seudos.

The last leg of our delayed honeymoon trip took us to Munich, Germany. My father’s brother Joel lived there with his wife, Miriam, and their thirteen-year-old son, Harry. My uncle had a very colorful history, starting from when he left home at the tender age of sixteen. He left behind much of his traditional upbringing as he roamed the world seeking his fortune.

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Harry as a young child in Germany

Joel, Miriam, and Harry with me

is, France, and in Northern Italy. His vagabond nature even compelled him to stowaway aboard a ship heading to New York during the 1939 World’s Fair.

He was caught and deported back to Italy where he spent most of the war years hiding out in a Catholic convent.

He survived the war, married, had a daughter, and got divorced. He later married another Jewish woman and they had a son, Harry. They lived in Munich where he was a salesman for a wine distributor. Joel kept up an active correspondence with his only surviving sibling, my father. He even managed to come once to us about two years before my father, a”h, was niftar.

After my father’s passing, he continued writing to my mother and sent family photos from time to time. Though our families were oceans apart and our religious observances were definitely different, we felt a special bond to him and to his family.

When Pesi and I were planning our honeymoon trip, the fact that my cousin Harry was becoming bar mitzvah in January of 1972 played a big role in arranging our travel dates. We very much wanted to take part in this celebration.

Harry was their only son, and he, like me, was named Hershel after our grandfather. More than anything, it would mean so much for my uncle and aunt that we would participate in their first big simcha. So, after more than two weeks of immersing ourselves for the first time in our lives in visiting Israel, we arrived in Germany. Actually, I was there twice before. In January of 1968, before I was married, I remember visiting my family for about a week.

What I do not remember is living in Munich from when I was born in 1946 until I was one years old.

Both Miriam and especially Joel were overjoyed that we came to visit.

We spent many days and evenings just sitting and talking. Joel was a far cry from the free spirit of his youth, and

he would try to talk us out of going sightseeing. He would rather just sit and reminisce about his childhood and the ensuing years. His wanderlust days were past history, and he could not imagine that we had an interest in seeing the city and its attractions. We did manage to get out a little, but it was always a challenge.

My uncle and aunt kept a kosher home and actually made a traditional Shabbos meal every Friday night.

Pesi and I with Harry, the bar mitzvah boy

America most people start off their day with Coca Cola. As bewildered as she looked, she accommodated us with two tall glasses of Coke before davening.

We put on our coats as it was winter and were ready to leave to shul, when my uncle announced that we should wait in front of their building while he takes out his car. We were shocked!

This we did not expect! I quickly explained to him that we do not use a car on Shabbos, but he countered that

When Miriam offered us some coffee, we explained that in America most people start off their day with Coca Cola

Their level of Yiddishkeit did present us with some complications. They were fine when we accompanied them as they shopped in the kosher market.

This allowed us to choose those products that were compatible with our standards. We avoided cooked dishes and chose food that did not need warming up. For Shabbos, we bought a blech and we placed the foil-wrapped food on it to be heated up on Friday.

Miriam boiled up a kettle of water which we would use for our Shabbos morning kaffee. We davened at home Friday night, and the seudah was just beautiful. Joel was thrilled when I sang the zemiros to the very tunes that he heard during his childhood. The niggunim that my father passed on to his children were once again bringing him memories from a distant past.

When I woke up Shabbos morning, I noticed that the fire under the blech was closed. I understood what had happened, so when Miriam offered us some coffee, we explained that in

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he would be doing the driving, not us. When he saw our persistence, he offered to order a taxi which would take us to the synagogue. When we objected to this offer, he threw up his hands and irately exclaimed, “So, how do you think you will get to the shul?”

I said that we would walk, but he said it was too far and we would never get there on time! After seeing our intransigence, he acquiesced, but warned us that we may arrive too late. We started our walk on the lightly snow-covered streets, and lo and behold we arrived at the Reichenbach Strasse Synagogue

even before my uncle, aunt and Harry entered! So much for the long and far walk Joel predicted.

Harry got an aliya and said the brachos loud and clear. The shul was full and there was a beautiful kiddush after davening. During the kiddush, I went over to the caterer who ran the kosher restaurant at the shul and asked whether Pesi and I would be able to remain and have our Shabbos meal there. He said that there would be no problem doing that. I was afraid that by walking back we would have to face issues of food being warmed up on Shabbos. I approached my uncle, and with the most serious face that I could put on, told him that in retrospect he was right. The walk was very tiring, and the weather was very cold. I told him that the caterer will allow us to eat our Shabbos meals at his restaurant, and we would stay until after Shabbos.

Yes, he did say, “I told you so,” but did not object to us staying on. We ate our seudah and then we took a leisurely stroll back to my family’s apartment.

When we returned, we explained that after our meal we felt completely energized and being that the sun came out it was quite comfortable to undertake the walk back home. This was not the first time nor the last time we had to balance our religious requirements and at the same time avoid causing any embarrassment or insult to others. Baruch Hashem, my family was delighted with our visit, and so were we.

Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit.

He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there. Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences.

Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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Saving A Life at My Own Son’s Wedding

By Dr. David Kupferberg

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ast Tuesday night, I was dancing at my son’s beautiful wedding. We held the festivities outdoors at the Gush Etzion winery to comply with the Covid-19 coronavirus restrictions that are currently in place in Israel. The guest list was limited to very close friends and family. As I am not only a pulmonary and critical care physician but also a first responder for United Hatzalah, I had my medical kit with me in the trunk of my car as is my usual practice.

I was overjoyed to see my son and his new bride so happy under the chuppah even amid the pandemic that is currently raging all around us after many changed wedding plans and evolving regulations. Their joy was infectious and shared by all who attended.

After the ceremony, amid the celebrations, I was in the middle of the dancing with the groom when all of a sudden the mother of the bride came and pulled me from the danc-

ing circle. The first thought that went through my head was, “Had I missed a round of picture taking? Was it time for the family dance?”

As she pulled me across the floor she shouted (so that I could hear her over the music) that a young woman was ill and needed help. I rushed over and saw the young woman was clearly suffering from a very severe allergic reaction. She was still able to talk, and I asked her if she knew whether or not she had any severe allergies. She said she had suffered from this before and is allergic to fish and erythromycin (neither of which were served at the wedding!). I immedi-

be sent. I could barely hear what I was telling them over the phone due to the music, but thankfully they heard me.

It took a few seconds for the epinephrine to kick in, and the young woman’s symptoms started to abate. She slowly began to regain consciousness.

When the ambulance arrived,

Helping to save a life at my son’s wedding was surreal and beautiful.

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ately sent someone to grab my United Hatzalah medical bag from the car.

As I held the woman, she told me that she was having difficulty breathing and felt like she was about to pass out, which she then promptly did in my arms. I caught her and laid her down. The person had returned with my bag, and I immediately pulled out a syringe and administered some epinephrine.

My brother, Jeff Kupferberg, who is also a volunteer first responder and was wearing his Corona PPE hazmat suit to the wedding for some schtick (having some Covid-era fun), quickly joined me, and while he was still wearing his suit, together we stabilized the girl’s condition. I called dispatch and asked that an ambulance

they had a stable patient to transport to the hospital. After she was on her way, my brother and I went back to dancing, thankful that we were able to help.

Helping to save a life at my son’s wedding was surreal and beautiful.

I am grateful that as first responders we take our medical kits with us wherever we go, and for just this reason. One never knows when or where they will be needed. As a physician, my first response bag includes a variety of medications that I am allowed to administer in the field. This is precisely what United Hatzalah is meant to do: have first responders go about their daily lives and, when called upon, be ready to act to save lives.

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VILLAGE OF LAWRENCE ELECTIONS will be held this coming Tuesday, September 15 at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club on Causeway. In order to help our readers gain an understanding of the key issues in this election, TJH staff conducted interviews with various candidates.

Regarding the current pandemic, we have been assured that the safety of the voters is paramount and that every precaution will be taken on Election Day to keep the voters safe.

Some readers have expressed concern about absentee ballots. Please note that even those who filled out absentee ballots can vote in person on Election Day. Your in-person vote will make your absentee ballot moot, and only your in-person vote will be counted.

Make sure to take a few minutes out of your day on Tuesday, September 15 to cast your vote.

TJH Speaks with

ALEX EDELMAN Mayor

Mayor Edelman, you have been mayor for the past four years.

What are you proudest of as mayor?

I have done a lot of things to improve the Village.

I am proud that we have good morale in the Village of Lawrence administration. Our employees are superb, one is better than the next. They are willing to help every resident that calls for services.

I changed all of the lightbulbs in the Village. We added 100 wattage to each light pole while bringing down the cost of the lighting 55% because of the type of bulb we are using. In addition to that, in Back Lawrence, which has issues with spotty dark areas, we installed over 35 light posts. We put up lighting in other areas as well.

Another thing that I’m proud of is that we operate the Village in a way which is very fiscally responsible resulting in a healthy budget surplus.

What is the Lawrence budget surplus?

It is over $10 million.

What was the budget surplus when you became mayor?

About $5.5 million.

What skill do you think one needs to have to be an effective mayor?

You have to be a good manager. You can have two businesses that sell the same thing on the same side of the street and one does better than the other.

It’s called simple management.

I have been in business for over 50 years and own several different companies. I have built companies from nothing into very profitable businesses – I sold companies and operate companies. I have over 800 employees, was in the construction business, ambulette business, health care industry, real estate, medical centers, manufacturing. So, I have an overall good sense of management. I apply that skill to running the Village of Lawrence, which is essentially similar to running a small business.

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How many employees does the Village have?

Approximately 45.

Being mayor certainly takes up lots of time and energy. Why are you do you want to do this?

I’m doing it because I live here and love this community. I became a trustee eight years ago because I thought that I could improve the quality of life here. Once I became a trustee, I had an inside view and saw certain things that needed to be changed. I became mayor and instituted some of those changes. I worked with Mayor Marty Oliner, who was a tremendous mayor, and got some of the knowledge from him regarding how to do things the right way and I improved on that. I happen to have time now because I am semi-retired now. I have the time to put into the Village and I put the time in because I want the Village to continue to be a great place to live, for us and for the next generation.

What is your main objective over the next two years?

There are several issues that we have. I’d like to improve the road conditions in Lawrence. That has been an issue for a long time. We have been spending an average of $500,000 per year on road repairs. We get back from the County and the State, under the CHIPS program, 60% or 70% depending on the year. So we spend a half million a year on pavement and we get back $280,000 to $320,000. If we spend a million, we would still only get the 60% or 70% back because the law has a cap on it. So I try to manage that and only fix the areas that are the most necessary. But at this time, we intend to embark on a major roadway repair, fixing every roadway in Lawrence that requires repair over the next two years, even though we will go over the cap of what we will be reimbursed because it’s important to finally get it done.

One big issue in this campaign is whether to build the commercial development at the site of the sewage plant off the 878. What is your position on the issue?

Most people oppose it. All of the people living on Rock Hall Road oppose it. The people living in Sutton Park and Harborview oppose it. I have yet to find people who think that it is a good idea.

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destroys the neighborhood. It’s a fact – you have utility trucks coming in, service trucks…you have garbage trucks coming in at 4 a.m. On Central Avenue, they are all apartment buildings there so they are used to it by now.

But this is a quiet residential neighborhood.

Remember, another thing, the Regency is walking distance to shopping on Central Avenue but at this development everyone would need a car because it’s not near any stores or public transportation.

What about the fact that it would be good to have a building for people to downsize?

We have right now 15 vacancies in the Regency. Across from the Regency there are a whole slew of apartments and there are always apartments available. There is no issue in Lawrence with people having no place to downsize.

How much money can the Village get for the property if it were to build a commercial development?

The official appraisal said that if sold for an apartment complex, the property would be worth $13 million.

I PUT THE TIME IN BECAUSE I WANT THE VILLAGE TO CONTINUE TO BE A GREAT PLACE TO LIVE, FOR US AND FOR THE NEXT GENERATION.

Why do people oppose it?

For two reasons. Firstly, it simply doesn’t belong there. It is a residential neighborhood, zoned for one-family homes. Secondly, it’s going to create traffic and congestion there. There is going to be no way to get in and out.

Imagine in the morning when everyone is trying to pull out of that little alcove over there getting onto Rock Hall Road. It’s going to be impossible.

Why was there an appraisal done if you are opposed to the project in the first place?

Trustee Syma Diamond and I voted against doing an appraisal, but Trustees Fragin, Kaufman and Goldstein voted to have an appraisal done. They commissioned the appraisal which concluded that if sold for this development, the property value would be $13 million.

Why can’t there be an ingress and egress onto the 878?

Because the 878 is a state road, and they will never allow it. There is a light at the corner of the 878 and Rock Hall and having an ingress and egress onto the 878 would require them to make another light a few hundred feet away.

The state will never allow that.

But besides for the logistics of the traffic itself, it just doesn’t belong there.

Uri Kaufman is claiming that he is going to make another Regency. If I can pick up that property and put it on Central Avenue, I would definitely support having another apartment house just like the Regency. But the fact is, it does not belong in a residential neighborhood. Central Avenue is ideal for an apartment building. Rock Hall Road and Back Lawrence is not.

Any apartment building reduces the value of the neighboring homes and

The appraisal came back at $13 million but the property on which the Regency was built sold for $31 million.

That is true. But what also happened is that two developers went bankrupt on that. The third developer came in and wiped out everyone else and barely made it as well. Even if the property gets a few more dollars than what the appraisal company that they commissioned says it’s worth, it will never get anywhere near $20 million. And even if it would, it’s not about the money, it’s about the people in the area who would be adversely affected.

What is your plan for the sewage plant?

I want to split it into eight lots to be sold for eight single family homes.

Eight houses would fit there beautifully with a private cul-de-sac, and we

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even have a name for it— Rock Hall Estates!

Under your plan, how much would the Village get for the property?

I spoke to several real estate brokers in the neighborhood, and they told me that we can easily get $1 million dollars per lot. If you have eight lots that is $8 million dollars, which is fine.

We can’t look at this property as an opportunity to squeeze out every dollar, at the expense of those living around it. The Village is in very good financial shape; we are not depending on that money. We are not looking to destroy all of the people who bought homes on Rock Hall Road and people in Sutton Park. It’s simply not worth it. It’s not worth the traffic, and it’s not worth the aggravation of ruining people’s lives, that’s all.

Now the $8 million that you estimate that you will get for private homes, how did you come up with that number?

I basically checked with a couple of real estate brokers. They all said that people in Lawrence are paying $1.5 million for knock-downs so it is very reasonable to ask for $1 million per lot.

BUILDING AN APARTMENT COMPLEX AT THE SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT MAY ACTUALLY CAUSE THE SIXTH TOWN TO BE BUILT AS THE DEVELOPERS WANT, WHICH WOULD BE VERY BAD FOR THE WHOLE AREA.

What about the fact that there is no infrastructure on the site and that all of that will have to be built?

The infrastructure would cost approximately $30,000 per home, to create a road, electricity, cables, water and sewer. Remember, it was a sewer plant so there is a sewer connection right there, so that is not an issue.

What would be the lot sizes?

Each lot would be between a quarter and a half of an acre.

They would be different sizes?

Yes, because the layout is a cul-de-sac. We would start the auction at $1 million. Some will go for more depending on the lot size You mentioned an auction. Is that how they would be sold?

Yes. At this point, the Village has over 30 names of people who are inter-

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ested in purchasing lots there. Some people even expressed interest in purchasing two lots. We told those people that the lots would be $1 million-plus but that the only fair way of doing it is by auction, which would determine the price. But the opening bid would be $1 million.

By the way, one more thing that is important to know – building this building would cause us problems with stopping overdevelopment at the Woodmere Country Club, which many people now call the Sixth Town.

Why is that?

As you know, we have been fighting the Sixth Town. About a year ago, I got together with Woodsburgh and the Town of Hempstead, and we entered a tripartite agreement where we all decided that 286 homes on the Woodmere Golf Course would be a disaster for the whole area. We all changed our zoning to “conservation zoning,” resulting in there only being able to build 58 homes on the Woodmere Golf Course.

How does Lawrence have jurisdiction over what happens on the Woodmere Golf Course?

Fourteen acres of the property is in the Village of Lawrence. Twenty-two acres are in Woodsburgh and 110 acres in the Town of Hempstead.

So you all worked together to change the zoning laws?

Yes. We worked in conjunction with each other to only allow 56 houses.

Now, if we go ahead and build 120 to 150 units in our own Village, how is that going to look for us, that we are fighting the Woodmere Club down the road but we are building our own chaos over here? They will use that in their legal case against us. Building an apartment complex at the sewage treatment plant may actually cause the Sixth Town to be built as the developers want, which would be very bad for the whole area.

Is there a pending lawsuit to overturn the conservation zoning which only allows them to build 58 homes?

They issued notices to us that they intend to file a lawsuit against the Town of Hempstead, Woodsburgh and the Village of Lawrence, claiming that we violated their rights by applying this new zoning restriction.

So building a building complex at the Lawrence sewage treatment plant site would effect that lawsuit?

Yes. If we build a massive complex, they will absolutely use that in their lawsuit against us. They will argue that for them, we made more restrictive zoning, but here on this property, which is fully within the Village of Lawrence, we went the opposite way and changed the zoning from single family homes to multi-family in order to build a massive apartment complex.

Assuming your plan prevails and the sewage treatment Plant is sold as eight individual lots, what is the Village going to do with the $8 million-plus proceeds of the sale?

I want to build an aquatic center in the Country Club with a 5-lane pool about 90 feet long, which we have the space for, a light gym, a golf simulator, yoga room, sauna, locker rooms and a juice bar. That would be an ideal type of place. There would be a separate membership for Village residents, and they would enjoy it very much.

What would it cost to build that?

My estimation is that we can build it for approximately $300 per square foot. It would be 15,000 square feet, so you are talking about approximately

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$4.5 million. Let’s say you have cost overruns, so you are talking about max $6 million. We would still have $2 million leftover on the proceeds of the sewage plant.

Would it only be open to Village residents or to non-residents as well?

I would prefer it to only be open to Village of Lawrence.

OK. Turning to some other topics, during this campaign, there has been a claim that taxes went up. Is that true or not?

It is a gimmick and completely false. Taxes have not gone up; they haven’t gone up at all for the past four years. We have no intention of raising taxes and we have no need for additional taxes. We are quite comfortable with our Village budget the way it is right now.

What is your position on the idea of free parking for Lawrence residents on Central Avenue?

It’s ludicrous. The parking meters in Lawrence produce approximately $45,000 per month for the Village. And besides that, the merchants would never allow that. The purpose of the meters is not just for revenue; it’s also for cars to move in and out so that other customers can access the stores.

What about underground wiring for utilities?

That is another horrible idea. There was a study by LIPA after Hurricane Sandy, and they concluded that the only benefit to underground wiring would be aesthetics. However, they concluded that it would cost approximately $1 million per mile. We have 42 miles in the Village of Lawrence so you are talking $42 million. PSEG recently did a study and said that it would cost $1.4 million per mile. On top of that, you would have to deal with years of construction to get this done. Additionally, the water table in Lawrence is very high, so underground wiring would not be feasible in some areas. And, on top of that, if there is power shortage someplace, it would take twice or three times as long to find it if the wires were underground.

What about the insect problem in parts of Lawrence?

It’s a very interesting topic. They used to spray once a season. Since I became mayor, we have been spraying each and every month from March and on, sometimes into August. The green flies are a problem but some people think that this year was better than last year. And that makes sense because, according to the exterminator, it actually takes a few years of consistent spraying for the larva to disappear.

Is there anything else that can be done?

The only other thing that can be done is to spray DDT, which is a chemical that kills all flying insects. But it was banned a few years ago so we can’t use it.

Would more spraying help?

I spoke to the exterminator, and he said that it wouldn’t help. I would totally be willing to spend more money on it if it would help but he explained that spraying more would not kill the larva faster. But what we are doing is spraying in other area and that is helping. But it’s a progression and takes time. I’m hoping that next year is even better than this year.

You are running at the head of the A Team along with Paris Popack and Eli Kutner as candidates for the two trustee positions.

Why are you running along with a team?

Mayor Edelman at the dedication of a new Hatzalah ambulance in Lawrence with Lawrence Village Administrator Ron Goldman, Trustee Syma Diamond, and Leg. Denise Ford

I would need my team in place in order to have a majority on the board.

And it is very important to have a majority on the board in order to stop some of the ideas that are being proposed that would be detrimental to the Village, such as stopping commercial development where it doesn’t belong.

Paris Popack is a person who has been serving this community for 25 years. She has been a vocal supporter of the fire department and has been instrumental in the country club. She rejuvenated the tennis courts to make it profitable. She had been very devoted to the Village.

Eli Kutner has been living in the Village for several years and throughout that time he has been very supportive of the Village. He has come up with important ideas for safety and security, and he is very community minded.

We have one of the most beautiful villages. It’s one of the best places to live, and we want to continue that style of living here.

What are the safety precautions that will be taken at the voting site on September 15?

That is very important for people to know. We have strict protocols in place to protect the voting public. There will be monitors to make sure that voters are in and out as quickly as possible, while maintaining social distancing. In addition, masks are mandatory. Also, each voter will be given a brand-new pen to use, which will be thrown out after they vote.

The voting site, at the Country Club, will be 100% Covid safe. We urge all residents to come out and vote in person. It’s your Village, and you should be heard.

Thank you, Mr. Mayor. Best of luck to you on Election Day. Thank you so much. It was nice talking with you.

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TJH Speaks with

PARIS POPACK CANDIDATE FOR Village of Lawrence Trustee

At a Lawrence Civic Association meeting on safety. L-R Henya Storch, Paris Popack, Mayor Alex Edelman, and Frank Storch

Paris, I understand that you run the Lawrence Civic Association.

How did you get involved in the LCA and what’s your role?

For more than eight decades, the Lawrence Civic Association has served as the “watchdog” of our community advocating on behalf of every resident before the Board of Trustees and other governmental agencies. Three years ago, for a myriad of reasons, The Lawrence Association became dormant and “the voice of the people” was suddenly silenced. At that point, I had the privilege of being approached by a group of concerned community leaders and was asked to assist them in the rejuvenation of what everyone acknowledged was an invaluable community resource.

As president, it was indeed been my privilege, honor and joy to restore our Civic Association to its role as neighborhood sounding board addressing such issues as STOP 6T (The Woodmere Club property), signage, flood management, safety, security, library, going green, pest control, water quality, sanitation, recycling, and beautification.

What are you most proud of in your role with the Lawrence Civic Association?

The greatest source of satisfaction has come from partnering with the Lawrence Cedarhurst Fire Department and Village of Cedarhurst to re-establish the Memorial Day Parade as a vibrant, exciting, effective and moving expression of not only appreciation of fallen heroes, but of a community unified in a statement of appreciation and patriotism.

I take special pride in having coordinated the reemergence and redesign of our bulletin now appropriately named “The Watchdog,” which for so many has become the go-to source of current Village information.

What made you decide to run for Village of Lawrence trustee?

I have tremendous experience, ability, and relationships that I have built up through many years of civic work on behalf of Lawrence including my years as president of the Lawrence Civic Association, and I want to continue to utilize these assets for the betterment of our community which I hold dear to me.

I have lived in the Village of Lawrence for 25 years with my husband, and we raised our family here. Lawrence is a beautiful place to call home, and I want to help keep it that way.

What experience or unique talents would you bring to the Board?

I have served in two capacities that have put me indirect contact with the affairs of the Village. As president of the Lawrence Civic Association, I attended every board meeting and addressed such issues as Stop 6T at the Woodmere Club property, Crime Prevention, Safety and Security, Sanitation, Pest Control, Flooding, Beautification, Road Work, Street Signs, Sidewalks, Plastic Pollution, the Decommissioned Water Treatment Plant, and other issues as well.

As a Park Commissioner, I gained a total familiarity with Tennis, Golf, Marina and Catering. In both positions I developed relationships with the staff that run the Village and Lawrence Yacht and Country Club.

With concern for the health of Lawrence Yacht and Country Club and concern of rumors of possible development, I got involved long before being appointed a park commissioner.

I have experience serving the residents and Village and have been a dedicated resident long before I was appointed to the Park Commissioner and president of the Lawrence Association. I regularly attend the Board of Trustee meetings and produced a community newsletter for three years to inform residents of these meetings and many other pieces of valuable information

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about life here in Village of Lawrence. I revamped and updated the LCA Bulletin which is now knows as the “Watchdog” (The Lawrence Association “Watchdog”). I added Parks & Rec, First Responders, and fun facts and many other pieces of information that changed.

I have extensive event planning experience for 25 years, and I revamped and improved the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Memorial Day Parade in order to bring awareness and respect to those who fought and died for our American freedoms.

I have a strong background in serving the community and beyond and would like to continue.

I understand that you work closely with the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department. How did you get involved in that?

I wanted to be involved in the Memorial Day Parade and was advised that it was organized by the Fire Department. I also wanted to highlight their volunteer services to our residents and create awareness on fire safety, so as president of the Lawrence Civic Association, I added a first responder section in the LCA Watchdog monthly Bulletin to highlight the fire department and police. The fire department, along with the police and auxiliary police and Hatzalah, demonstrate a commitment to our community who protect our families and preserve our properties.

What’s your position on what should be done with the sewage treatment plant?

The decommissioned water treatment plant in Lawrence should stay zoned for single family homes with the addition of a pocket/children’s park.

We can’t be fighting development in one area of our neighborhood (the 6th Town) and then overdevelop with 100+ apartments in the other part of our neighborhood. This is a huge contradiction of the fight for quality of life for our residents.

I HAVE EXPERIENCE SERVING THE RESIDENTS AND VILLAGE AND HAVE BEEN A DEDICATED RESIDENT LONG BEFORE I WAS APPOINTED TO THE PARK COMMISSIONER AND PRESIDENT OF THE LAWRENCE ASSOCIATION. What is your vision to enhance the golf course?

The Lawrence Country Club is the “Jewel of our Community,” and it’s the center of recreation and events through catering. The Lawrence Country Club’s future is linked to the future of the Village.

Village Justice Gary Mandel, Mayor Alex Edelman, Golf Pro Peter Procops, Parks Commissioner and candidate for Village Trustee Paris Popack

I believe we can retain everything that is and was and expand into the future with broader availability of functions, amenities and activities. Having one restaurant area always kosher to serve and make usable to all the residents is something I want to pursue.

I envision expanding activities all over and additional facets to each sport and recreation developed. I’m sorry that this year due to Covid we didn’t have our outdoor movie night, family day or any concerts.

Additionally, a pool facility enhances all country clubs and would enhance ours and the Village if done correctly. We would want to accommodate residents’ traditions. It would have to be economically and logistically feasible.

There’s more to research and discover.

Under reasonable terms, I also want to secure a beach club for the Country Club and residents.

What do you think is the most pressing issue for the Village right now, other than what to do with the sewage treatment plant?

Stop overdevelopment – and making certain that the “6th Town” as proposed by the developers doesn’t strangle our community.

You are running on the A Team along with Mayor Alex Edelman, Eli Kutner and Judge Mandel. Why did you choose to run on that team rather than independently?

The Mayor has done a great many wonderful things for the Village, and there’s more to do. I feel that a team that represents experience, integrity, and commitment is the team I want to be part of for the betterment of the Village.

Thanks for your time, Paris.

Thank you so much.

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TJH Speaks with

ELI KUTNER

CANDIDATE FOR Village of Lawrence Trustee

Eli, why did you decide to run for Trustee?

Well, interestingly, it kind of happened organically. In my neighborhood, we were having a couple of area related issues. One was unsafe driving and another was car break-ins. Having a family with five children, I was concerned and got involved to remedy these issues. So I worked with the Village to put up signage and to bring awareness to unsafe driving. It felt really good to help take care of my neighbors and their kids. I also worked with the Village to put up a gate in an area which we identified as an escape route for petty thieves. Both of those initiatives were very successful and increased our quality of life. But the truth is that, on the crime front, there is a lot more work that needs to get done because of what is going on in New York right now.

If I had to pick one issue which made me decide to run for trustee, it’s primarily because we need to make Lawrence a fortress, a safe haven in which there is absolutely no crime whatsoever, where people feel completely at ease when they lay their heads down on their pillows at night. It may sound radical, but it’s not; it is very simple to do.

What is your vision of what Lawrence should look like?

It’s pretty straightforward. Here’s how I feel – outside the Land of Israel, Lawrence is among the greatest places in the world to live and raise a Jewish family. That’s part of why I and hundreds of my neighbors work so hard in life, to live in such a great place. So we need to keep it that way.

Do you have any experience in government?

I worked for two congressmen over a couple of years, both of them from Tennessee – I was born and raised in Memphis. Yes, it is still my first love, but I have been here for 20 years, so New York is finally starting to grow on me.

What did you do for each congressman?

Well, with Ed, we focused on drafting legislation and committee work in Washington. With Harold Ford Jr., I worked back in the district, in Memphis.

My brief was community relations and civic outreach. It was fascinating work.

Congress is pretty thrilling but local government, that’s where the rubber meets the road.

Back to the crime issue. What exactly is the issue and if elected trustee, what will you do to resolve it?

The issue is petty crime.

Thankfully, in Lawrence, we don’t have many instances of serious crime.

Mayor Edelman has done an excellent job working with the police department and assuring that Lawrence remains safe overall. But here is the problem: because of the crazy bail laws that were recently passed which basically allow criminals to commit crimes and be out on the street the same day and because of how the NYPD has been hamstrung by Mayor de Blasio and the defund-the-police crowd, criminals feel like they have free reign. Criminals don’t recognize borders.

They don’t say, “I’m a New York City thug; I’m not going to cross the border into Lawrence.” I have a neighbor down the street who recently had plants stolen off of his porch. In Lawrence! On any given night, there are petty criminals going through cars, sometimes even stealing bikes. That is very violating. It steals away your sense of security and well-being. Petty crime is crime. It’s that simple.

And, remember, a petty criminal is one open house window or bad confrontation from becoming a serious criminal. So we can’t have these people lurking in our streets at all. It’s just not OK. So I have a simple solution: street cameras.

And not like one, two, or twenty-five. We need to put up enough street cameras throughout Lawrence to own our streets. I want eyes on every street. I want criminals to feel like the wrath of G-d is hanging over them the second they step into the Village of Lawrence.

By the way, there is technology available allowing us to live monitor the cameras 24/7, in real-time, for very cheap. The video feeds are actually monitored by people in the Philippines and India. The second they see any nefarious activity, they inform the local police. So, let’s say it’s 3 a.m., and they see a guy walking down a side street. They immediately notify the police who go to the location to check out the suspicious activity. Trust me, give it a few weeks and in no time,

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criminals will realize that Lawrence is not a good place to commit any crime, even a “petty” one.

What other issues are important to you?

There are a number of issues that I think are really important. Firstly, thankfully, Mayor Edelman has done a spectacular job at keeping the Village fiscally sound without raising taxes at all. We need to maintain that posture especially while we navigate through the current health and financial crisis. We are certainly in a position to do so if the Village continues to make wise decisions.

What do you mean by wise decisions?

Well, it’s a little-known fact that over the past several years, in particular under the Mayor’s time in office, without raising taxes, the Village budget surplus has grown to in excess of $11 million. As part of the A-Team along with Mayor Edelman and Paris Popack, we are 100% committed to not raising taxes at all.

What are some other examples of wise decisions that need to be made?

One thing is that we need to focus on enhancing the Lawrence Business District and the area around the apartment buildings on Central Avenue. We need to bring that area up to the standards that Lawrence residents have a right to expect.

TRUST ME, GIVE IT A FEW WEEKS AND IN NO TIME, CRIMINALS WILL REALIZE THAT LAWRENCE IS NOT A GOOD PLACE TO COMMIT ANY CRIME, EVEN A “PETTY” ONE. Then there’s the golf course. We have to manage that kind of green space for our children and theirs. If we can increase membership in the golf course, then more of the money owed will be repaid to the Village. We also need to utilize the country club in a way that more residents get to enjoy it. There’s the small things. We can have an upscale kosher dining hall; the restaurants should be kosher and open to the public. It can be a grade A dining experience. Another to consider, is perhaps a kayak and boat rental at the Marina. The goal is to give more opportunities for Lawrence residents to enjoy at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club.

Talking about the golf course, some are calling for bike lanes in the area. Where are you on that?

We need to solve the bike lane issue. There are significant legal and logistical hurdles to create a bike lane. But we can overcome that by simply taking another approach. What I propose is just extending the width of the road with asphalt to make a shoulder and to put down a nice, bright white lane that leaves bikers and walkers space to enjoy themselves without the fear of oncoming traffic.

Essentially, we are widening the road to create a shoulder that will have enough room for bikers and pedestrians to ride on the side of the road without risk.

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What’s your position on whether a commercial development should be built at the sewage treatment plant?

I am absolutely opposed to building a big commercial development there for a number of reasons. Firstly, and most importantly, it is not right to the people who live in the vicinity of the property. We owe these residents a duty to look out for the them and make sure that their experience living here in Lawrence is the same as ours. I live nowhere near that property and it would not affect me personally, but if it negatively impacts those living near the property then I have to look out for my fellow residents, the same way I would want them to look out for me. Like I said, they work hard and pay a hefty sum to live in this great village, and they made their lives here just like the rest of us. If they are against it, I’m against it.

But the Village does stand to make substantial revenue from the project.

That could be. But we don’t have a revenue problem and sometimes you have to make the hard decision and see a value that’s even deeper than money. Even if the Village can make another few million dollars if a commercial development is built there, that is a one-time windfall which will forever adversely affect the character of the neighborhood in the immediate vicinity.

Think of it like this – Lawrence is not zoned for two family homes. Now, let’s say someone comes along and asks for a variance to build a two-family home near your house. You would expect the Village to maintain its standard, your standard, and not allow that to happen. It is unconscionable for us to disregard dozens of homeowners who would be adversely affected by this commercial development, just because we personally may not be affected by it.

Another thing I’ll tell you is, it will weaken our stance in the lawsuit over the 6th Town at the Woodmere Club. We’re telling them we’re opposed to it and commercial development is not OK but we go ahead and build it in our own backyard. If I were the judge, I’d throw our case out on its head.

So what is your vision for the sewage treatment plant?

I’m all for subdividing it into eight lots on which eight beautiful private homes will be built. That would fit in very well with the character of the surrounding neighborhood.

Are you in favor of building an Aquatic Center with the proceeds of any sale of the sewage treatment plant?

That is one area where pretty much everyone is in agreement – we need to build an Aquatic Center at the golf course for a multitude of reasons. It will provide a world class amenity; it will increase golf course revenue, as discussed above; and it will solidify the golf course’s financial viability.

Will it be open to the public?

The goal is to make it exclusive to Lawrence residents.

You are on the A Team with Mayor Edelman and Paris Popack.

Why did you join that team?

One primary reason I find it important to be on the A Team is because we need to work together as a majority to prevent the commercial development, which I think will be destructive for Lawrence. On other matters, we each bring our own ideas but have a mutual respect to hear each other’s opinions.

So, I think that we will actually work great together as the A Team.

Thank you, Eli. Good luck in the election.

Thank you.

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Village of Lawrence Trustee

URI KAUFMAN Uri, how is the race going?

Before we get into it, this is literally the single most important thing that voters need to know: On the ballot, the candidates for Lawrence Village Trustee are presented in two columns. One column has four candidates listed and the other column has two candidates listed. So it looks like four candidates are competing for one Trustee seat and two are competing for the other Trustee seat. That is not the case. It’s just because of a quirk in New York State law that the ballot was created that way. You can vote for two people in the same column; two people in another column; or one and one. In a perfect world, we would have put all six candidates in one column.

Another thing that voters should know is once you put your ballot in the machine, if the machine accepts it, that means your ballot was filled out the correct way. So, if you are wondering whether you filled it out correctly, don’t worry about it –the machine will let you know if you did something wrong by spitting your ballot back out to you.

You have been a trustee for four years and school board trustee for nine years before that. What are the issues that you are running on?

Here is why this is such a big election: The sewage plant at the corner of 878 and Rock Hall Road closed several years ago and is now empty. It’s an almost four-acre site and is very valuable. We have a once-in-history chance to sell it and make a lot of money for the Village, which we can then use to build a much-needed community center at the Country Club. We are not getting a second chance. There is no other four-acre site that the Village owns.

Right now, there are three visions for what to do with the site. One vision is to make a public park, which is not crazy, but it’s not the best location, among other issues. A second vision is to build eight houses. That is what [Mayor] Alex [Edelman] wants. The third plan, which I support, is to repeat the success of the Regency and build 120 high-end condos on the property.

There are people who oppose that plan, though.

I was on the school board that sold the former Number 1 School to the developers who built The Regency. We took a lot of flak, back in 2008. A lot of people thought that there would be crazy traffic – bear in mind that it’s right next to the busiest intersection in the Village. None of the dark prophecies came true. There are no issues with traffic, no issue with noise, sewage, storm water, or anything. All I hear are compliments about the Regency. By the way, to the extent that there is traffic at the corner of Rockaway Turnpike and Central Avenue, it is because the County installed a left turning signal that slows everyone down. They did this without consulting with the Village.

I want to repeat that success. The Regency was 144 condos; I want to do 120 condos at the sewage plant. So, it’s a smaller project on a bigger piece of land and is on a six-lane highway instead of a two-lane road.

How much will the Village get for the property if a multi-unit is built there?

We will probably get at least $20 million for the property.

Where does that number come from?

I have a verbal offer from a New Jersey developer for $20 million.

Wasn’t there a market study that put the value at $13 million?

Correct. There was an appraisal that said it would only be worth $13 million. I don’t know what the guy was smoking when he arrived at that conclusion, but it is ridiculous. Here is the plain arithmetic: The Regency sold for $32 million in 2008, adjusted for inflation that is around $38.5 million today.

Do you want to say it’s worth half the Regency? Fine, I can accept that. He’s saying it’s worth a third! That can’t be. As I said, I have a lot of interest at $20 million or more.

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But it was a legit appraisal, though.

Yes, it was a legit appraisal but the guy is just wrong. I have a verbal offer for twenty.

Who is that offer from?

I’m not authorized to say but it’s from a well-known developer.

Is that a developer that has anything to do with building the Sixth Town?

Nothing whatsoever.

What would the Village net if the property is split into eight homes?

Alex thinks that he can get $1 million per lot, but I have to disagree. When you buy a knock-down, you are getting all the existing infrastructure. The sewage plant has no infrastructure. So whoever builds there will need roads, sidewalks, streetlights, electricity, water, sewer, internet, telephone, cable television, etc.

Whenever you do an appraisal, you look for what comparable properties sold for, what we in the business call “the comps.” The best comp for the sewage plant is the Woodmere Club, which sold for $80,000 per lot. Now, tell me that the sewage plant will go for double...triple that. You are still at no more than $250,000 per lot. There are only eight lots. so that’s a total of just $2 million.

You can’t build anything with that.

There is some concern about the aesthetics of a multi-unit.

Well, it will more or less match Sh’or Yoshuv, which is a commercial site in everything but name.

How tall will this structure be?

Three or four stories.

Inc. Village of Lawrence September 15, 2020 Absentee Ballot Villa de Lawrence Voto por AUSENCIA Mayor Vote for One Two Year Term Term Starts 7/6/20 Alcalde Vote por Uno Término de Dos años El período comienza el 6/7/20

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Unity Party 1A Partido de la Unidad A People's Party Partido Popular

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Alex H. EDELMAN

Paris C. POPACK

Eliezer KUTNER

Gary J. MANDEL

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Daniel J. GOLDSTEIN

Bruce A. BACKMAN

Joel M. PREMINGER

Shraga ROKOSZ

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Uri KAUFMAN

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What about the families who live in the immediate vicinity of the proposed development? It’s understandable that they would be opposed to this.

I think those that are the most concerned with this project are the eight families that live directly across the street, on Rock Hall Road. I am concerned about them as well. We will try to do our best to mitigate this for them. However, when balancing the needs of eight families versus those of 30,000 people, I feel compelled to side with the 30,000 people. And, with all due respect, let us not forget that they purchased homes across the street from a sewage plant. I promise it will be better than a sewage plant.

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People have a very bad taste for commercial development right now because of what is happening that the Woodmere Golf Course.

First of all, what they are trying to do at the Woodmere Club is very different than what we are trying to do at the sewage plant. In Woodmere, they are building houses, which has ramifications for school buses, carpool, etc. Our project would be high-density development targeted towards seniors. They are not doing carpool; there are no school buses; they are in Florida part of the year. There is no strain on any local resources. It’s a pleasure. That is why most communities love senior-targeted development. Most importantly, the Woodmere Club is on Broadway, which is a two-lane road with a yellow line down the middle. It can’t handle more traffic. The sewage plant is on the 878, which is a six-lane highway – the Cedarhurst-Roslyn Expressway that never was completed. There are no traffic issues there.

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There is a flooding concern because you want to have open green space and you want every yard to share and take some of the water, so what happens with that?

In New York State, anytime you disturb more than one acre of land, you have to file a storm water protection plan and you have to show how you’re going to “eat the water.” It’s all studied to make sure that there is enough capacity to handle the water.

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The 30,000 that you are putting on one side of the scale, who are those people?

They are all the people living in the greater Five Towns area. We will allow Village residents and non-residents to join the country club, with a discount to Village residents given that it is their tax dollars that are building the facility. Think about having a facility with 2 swimming pools— a lap pool and a teaching pool— as well as a basketball gym and an indoor jungle gym for the kids. We will have that, weight rooms and a lot more.

There are kids in our neighborhood who want to play ball but can’t play ball because there aren’t enough gyms. Their interests have to come first.

You would envision this being open to anybody?

Anyone who purchases a membership in the country club.

What would be the cost of this aquatic center at the club?

I am envisioning a 20-thousand-foot facility cost-

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ing about $500 a foot, and that is about $10 million. If I can get $22 million for the land, that leaves $12 million and with that, I can possibly buy a beach club in Atlantic Beach. One of the beach clubs was recently for sale for $14 million but I think that he could be negotiated with.

You want to buy a beach club in Atlantic Beach? Is that to produce revenue or is it meant as an enticing amenity?

It’s both. A study we ordered said it will help restore the financial health of the Country Club, which now loses a lot of money. But it will also be a great amenity for everyone in the Five Towns who joins the Country Club.

Would that be open to the 30,000 people as well?

Absolutely. Anyone who has a membership in the Country Club would be able to use it.

So then it’s not a Village of Lawrence amenity, it’s an amenity for the 30,000 people.

Yes. There are 6,500 people living in Lawrence. There are 30,000 people living in the wider Five Towns and Far Rockaway. But again, Village residents will get a discount.

Onto another topic, there have been rumors that in the past few years, taxes have been raised in the Village. Is that true or is it not true?

Taxes went down, not up.

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Here are the figures: in the past four years, inflation went up 7.6 percent; taxes went up 5.6 percent. Since it is below the rate of inflation, in real terms, you got a tax cut. Now, there was a charge that taxes went up 17%. Where did that come from? Taxes didn’t go up 17%. The tax “rate” went up 17%. What happened was, for a complicated set of reasons, Nassau County reduced property assessments. So when assessments are reduced, you have to raise the tax rate to get to the same revenue.

So even if one were to call that a tax raise, which it’s not, that is not the Village, it is Nassau County. Correct?

Yes, it is the Nassau County Legislature. But let me be clear, the 17% that they changed did not raise the taxes, it merely changed the way they calculate the taxes.

WE WILL ALLOW VILLAGE RESIDENTS AND NON-RESIDENTS TO JOIN THE COUNTRY CLUB, WITH A DISCOUNT TO VILLAGE RESIDENTS GIVEN THAT IT IS THEIR TAX DOLLARS THAT ARE BUILDING THE FACILITY. What is your position on free parking for Lawrence residents?

It’s not feasible. It will cost the Village up to a half million dollars per year.

We make that in meters and parking tickets. We would be subsidizing parking, and residents would have to pay the difference in property taxes. Why should someone who doesn’t park have to pay for someone who does?

The other reason that you have parking meters is because it’s a shopping district and you want people pulling in and pulling out. If you didn’t have parking meters, people could just drop their car there and leave it all day, which would mean that there would be less parking for shoppers.

What is your position on burying the power lines?

It’s a budget buster! It would cost millions of dollars and would probably not result in fewer outages. In Harborview, where I live, the lines are buried and I lose power just like everyone else.

There was some criticism of the Village’s response after the recent storm and the ensuing power outage.

We worked as hard as we could to get power back. We have a special portal with PSEG, and we were pounding them. Relative to what went on in Connecticut and other communities in Long Island, we didn’t do that bad. Obviously, losing power is a horrible thing, but this is an issue for PSEG. Uri, for your time and good luck in the upcoming elections.

Thank you so much.

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TJH Speaks with

IDEL KOLODNY

CANDIDATE FOR Village of Lawrence Trustee

Idel, why are you running for trustee?

My knowledge and expertise in government has enabled me to help many people for many years. As a trustee, I will have an even greater ability to assist my neighbors and all the people of the Village of Lawrence.

What experiences or unique talents would you bring to the Board?

For the last few years, I’ve owned and operated a local commercial construction company, working on many challenging projects. I was also able to complete the construction of a small addition to my house. Dealing with all the intricacies of our building department, along with its requirements and rules, has given me insight into areas where the Village can do a better and more efficient job without compromising on safety.

What’s your position on what should be done with the sewage treatment plant?

I believe this is one of the Village’s most important decisions that must involve the whole Board. To assume I’m the only one who knows what to do is arrogant and is not who I am.

The first question is, do we want to develop the property at all. If the answer is yes, then we should get the best deal for the taxpayers. Based upon the information we currently have out there publicly, Uri Kaufman believes we can receive $20 million for the property if sold to a developer who envisions a Regency-type facility. Alex Edelman believes we can receive $7 million for the property if sold as eight single family homes. But why eight? Why not five? Ten? Fifteen? From my reading of the meeting minutes, Mayor Edelman picked the eight number out of a hat. It was not based on any study or analysis.

As trustees, we must do what is best for the future of the Village. The most important thing we must do is ensure that we maximize value financially, aesthetically and safely.

What is your vision to enhance the golf course?

After Superstorm Sandy, we Iost a great opportunity by not expanding the LYCC clubhouse to allow for weddings and larger simchos. It was a once-in-alifetime opportunity to receive FEMA funding for most of the repairs/upgrades which would have allowed this to happen. I still believe it is plausible and could be extremely beneficial to our neighborhood. Having many friends whose children are in shidduchim, it would be wonderful if we had a local wedding hall where we can make a large wedding without traveling far. Having gone to weddings at the Sands, I can tell you how enjoyable it has been to know that when we leave the wedding, we can be home in a few minutes. I believe this can be accomplished, and we can pay for it without increasing our taxes or fees.

You put out a 10-point platform. Which are the two most important points of that platform and why?

Preparing for the next storm is perhaps the most important issue as we cannot continue to pay the highest rates for electric and still have such issues. We just experienced a small-scale wind event, and it caused many Village residents to be without power and, more importantly, without answers or any point of contact with PSEGLI as their communication systems failed. This requires a knowledge set of which I am very familiar with. Having been involved in the sale and installation pre-Sandy and post-Sandy of hundreds of standby generators, I can attest how fearful many people are of the issues with LIPA and PSEGLI. Many people aren’t even aware that LIPA still exists and while some work has been done there is a lot more to be done. PSEGLI is the company that manages out local grid, while LIPA is still the base utility. I will work with Michael Fragin, who previously served as a trustee on LIPA’s board, to come up with solutions to more effectively deal with the inevitable blips as well as come up with a comprehensive plan to ensure that Lawrence residents have access to a consistent and operating electrical utility.

I also feel that having all members of the Board and all Village employees treating each other and residents in a respectful, civil and collaborative manner is key to ensuring that the Village will continue to being an enjoyable place to

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live. Unfortunately, this hasn’t been the case, and people who have had issues and seek to redress them have been treated condescendingly or derisively and without common courtesy. This cannot be tolerated by any member of the administration or any Village employee. To foster a harmonious relationship between the administration, Village employees, and Villagers is perhaps the most important part of being able to serve on the administration.

Have Village taxes gone up over the past several years, relative to inflation?

I believe we need to look at a holistic approach to taxation. To say “has the overall levy gone up relative to inflation” is just a minor aspect of the issues. We need to look no further than the building department fees which have almost tripled over the past few years to realize that yes, they’ve increased above the rate of inflation. Additionally, the overall Village outlays have as well. We need to see what aspects of Village government can be done through better use of current technology and attempt to obtain cost savings. Additionally, we need to review overall staffing requirements in the Village to ensure we are getting the best bang for our taxpayer dollars.

What type of a surveillance camera program do you envision?

A surveillance system that utilizes CCTV as well as license plate readers for every vehicle that travels into and through our Village. This will enable us to know whenever someone enters or exits our Village by car, as well as any access point to enter our Village. While our Village encompasses almost foursquare miles, we have very few ingress and egress points and can easily install

AS A VILLAGE, WE CAN DO A LOT TOGETHER, HELPING OUR NEIGHBORS WITHOUT HAVING ANY ADDITIONAL COSTS TO THE VILLAGE. these components quickly and inexpensively. Additionally, I feel we can try to involve our residents who are utilizing Ring or other such devices to share their video feeds with the Village and local law enforcement. There have been bicycle thefts that were recovered based upon sharing of video on social media where, within hours of posting these videos, the bicycles were returned without any law enforcement officials getting involved.

As a Village, we can do a lot together, helping our neighbors without having any additional costs to the Village.

Are you in favor of free parking for Lawrence residents?

Yes and no. Everything cannot be free. I do, however, envision a system similar to Los Angeles whereby we can purchase (for a fee) a resident sticker so we can park in lots for free and not be subject to tickets if we forget to park in our driveways between 3-5 a.m.

Since we are on this topic, I would like to also discuss our system of punitive penalties. I would like to change the 14-day and double penalty system,

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having received complaints of people not knowing they received a ticket, either because the ticket was drenched in a deluge or simply was affixed to the car in a manner that allowed the violation to go unnoticed and only found out about it when the ticket fee doubled. We, as a Village, cannot do this to our residents, visitors or businesses. We must better utilize technology to inform people of the violation and inform them that failure to timely pay the violation will cause an increase in penalty. Once we embrace technology, we can allow people to pay their fees/fines, etc. easily without concern of increases and will make the money come in easily.

As a last point on fines, I have heard of Hatzalah members receiving fines and summonses while parking and while on calls. Having gone through so much with COVID-19, as well as everything else that they do for our community, I find this disgusting. I, for one, would establish a method for the local Hatzalah coordinators to submit a list of placard requests so that these great volunteers who give so much of themselves can do so without fear of fines and tickets. I assure you, we can afford to do this and they deserve to be shown that the Village as a whole appreciates their hard work and determination.

Thank you.

I really appreciate you allowing me this time to share my point of view, and I’m hopeful that I not only won you over, but most importantly, I have won your support and vote. If you have any further questions, as always, please feel free to reach out to me and hopefully, from September 16th and on, I will be able to serve you as a trustee in the Village of Lawrence.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters,

I am 22 years old and live in Flatbush. I, baruch Hashem, get a lot of dates and am primarily going out with learners at this time.

I have an interesting thought that I see coming up with me again and again. My family is comfortable, meaning I never lacked for anything but my parents are not well-off. Any time I am redt to a boy whose family is well-off, I become uncomfortable and know that I won’t be able to be my true self. On the dates, I am constantly thinking about how I will feel pressured to look perfect and act perfect, as if I was in a show. I have friends who married very well-to-do boys who realized that they were expected to dress a certain way all the time and go to certain events, etc.

They don’t seem to mind it but I cringe when I think of myself being controlled like that.

I have not told my parents about my thoughts. They are very understanding but I don’t know if they’ll really understand what I’m feeling.

What are your thoughts?

-Ariella

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

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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S.

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lthough you are not asking a question in your communication, you seem to be sharing your feelings of discomfort about dating young men from well-to-do families and their possible expectations and control. You haven’t shared these feelings with your parents but you are sharing them with the panel.

There is a lot for you to talk through with a mentor. Are you feeling pressured to date boys from wellto-do homes by your parents? Do you feel that you should do so given that you are dating learning boys? Is your sense of self as strong as it could be?

Do you feel people are fixing you up for superficial reasons rather than core compatibility? Why do you feel unable to talk to your parents about your feelings? Do you think they expect you to “marry up”?

You are bringing up a legitimate concern about expectations of people from a certain socio-economic class.

But there is much more that seems difficult for you.

While it is good to be self-aware, you have only touched on one aspect of that self-awareness. The deeper roots of who you are, when you feel confident, and communication blockages need to be explored so that you will date with full maturity, confidence, and clarity. The dating process usually fast-tracks a journey of self-awareness and maturity; keep moving along the path to increased self-awareness, confidence, and openness by engaging with a mentor/therapist for several sessions.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond

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’ve been involved in shidduchim long enough to know that the answer to your question has a very sim-

ple answer. Do not base your decision on whether to go out with wealthy guys based on their wallet size alone.

Rather, make your decision based on the questions his mother asks your references. It is true that many guys from wealthy backgrounds have higher standards regarding their wives’ presence and presentation. I once got a phone call from a mother of a guy looking into a girl who told me straight out: “My son needs a girl who will walk out of the hospital after having a baby wearing four-inch heels, makeup, a sheitel, and pushing a Bugaboo. Is she that type?” Perhaps I am a naive out-of-towner, but I actually almost threw up.

You will learn a tremendous amount about the guys you are looking into based on the questions their parents’ ask the references. Have your references report back so you can gauge the priorities of the families in question. Questions to look out for are generally very materialistic in nature surrounding the topics of externals.

Here are just a few that I have personally been asked when acting as a reference for someone. “What kind of tablecloth do they use on Shabbos?”

“In seminary did she dress up daily, with heels, etc.?” “Is she attached at the hip to her parents or is she more independent?” “Is she more of a Saks 5th Ave/Lord & Taylor shopper or a Target/Macys shopper? He definitely needs a girl in the former category.”

The questions will enlighten you to exactly the type of family you want to avoid.

He can be a great guy from a great family who happens to be wealthy – why mistakenly pass that up? Using his family’s reference checking questions as a guide is a great and easy thermometer to figure that out.

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have a three-part response.

1. Initial reaction

I read this letter and thought, “Good for you, Ariella. That’s the same thought process that I went through when I started dating, 50 years ago.” When I was in college, my favorite uncle took me aside, put his hands on my shoulders, looked me in the eye, and confided, “Jeffrey, never marry for money. But if you fall in love with a rich girl, that would be very, very smart.”

By contrast, my mother admonished, “Jeffrey, you will be very successful.

Whatever you do, do not marry a rich girl. Everyone will say that your success is because of your in-laws.”

Fortunately, I listened to my mom.

2. Upon further reflection…

When I re-read your letter, it was very clear that you are not necessarily worried about marrying into a higher economic status; what actually worries you is having to theatrically “look perfect and act perfect.”

There is a major flaw in your thinking. Being well-to-do does not automatically imply having to publicly live or act in a certain way. You should not assume that rich in-laws want to be “controlling.”

We all know extremely wealthy families who are exceptionally humble, low-key, friendly, and genuine.

On the other hand, we all know families who live way beyond their means, are constantly in debt, but, nevertheless, act like snobs and strut like royalty in a desperate attempt to live up to their perceived lofty social status.

If I may suggest, what you should be seeking in a mate is someone with exceptional middos and sterling character, who shares your values, goals, and aspirations, and who comes from a family with similar, genuine qualities. This quest should be irrespective of his family’s financial status.

Don’t hold it against your husband’s family if they happen to be well-to-do. It can make your early marriage years less stressful financially, especially if your husband will be learning full-time for a while.

3. Additional points to ponder First, statistically, it is extremely unlikely for a husband and wife

You should not assume that rich in-laws want to be “controlling.”

to come from families with the exact-same economic background. You simply cannot avoid marrying somewhat “up” or “down” financially.

Second, it should have already occurred to you that when you are “set up” with a boy from a well-to-do family, his family will have probably done their research and already know who you are, how you dress, and how you act. You should feel flattered and empowered to realize that they are specifically looking for someone just like you.

And, please discuss these issues with your parents. It is conceivable that they, hoping that you could have an easier life, asked your shadchan to set you up with boys from well-to-do families.

Third, many wonderful young men (like me five decades ago!) very deliberately avoid marrying someone from a wealthy family. They don’t want an entitled wife who will expect and demand to live, dress, and spend in the manner to which she has become accustomed.

Further, these young men want wives who are capable of raising responsible children who will not be spoiled and entitled but rather be motivated to achieve their highest potential in life.

The Kallah Teacher Rebbetzin Lisa Babich/5th Avenue Synagogue

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earest Ariella, Thank you for your ques-

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tion. I hear and understand your concern. Marriage is an adjustment, and when people come from different backgrounds, it can make it even more complex. Familiarity with another person and their family can be comforting. That being said, there are many beautiful and wonderful couples who come from extremely different backgrounds and make a special life together. Ultimately, in any shidduch, it boils down to the two people involved, the couple themselves. I think it is better to take each shidduch that is redt case by case. A man can come from a very

wealthy family and be simple, with little expectations. On the contrary, there can be someone from a poor and humble family and because of that it has caused him to overcompensate and want to marry someone extremely fancy. I have seen both cases.

I think the most important thing that will make any marriage work is good communication and mutual respect. I once had a friend who was from New York in all its glory.

Her husband, on the other hand, was from South Africa and was extremely refined and proper. As they

Pulling It All Together

were eating dinner one night, as he sat scarfing down his food, she innocently joked, “You are eating like a pig.” Her husband, however, was so offended having never heard a human being compared to a pig that he had a hard time speaking to her for two days. They are now married for decades with many children and share a happy, healthy thriving marriage together.

As long as we can give our spouses space to be who they are and learn from one another, the gaps in socioeconomic backgrounds can be bridged. Take each man as he comes and look into him as a person. Is he the type to require his wife to dress up all the time? Will

Don’t hold it against your husband’s family if they happen to be well-to-do.

he squander his wife’s opinions if it is different from his mother’s? Is he sincere and growth-oriented? If the answers to these questions are positive and in line with what you are looking for, then go for it! Don’t turn away a good guy based on a slight difference in background.

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ear Ariella, Thank you for writing in to us! My thoughts on the matter are as follows. While many times people from similar socioeconomic backgrounds do marry, oftentimes one spouse comes from a more modest home, while the other grew up in a more ostentatious home. One spouse grew up saving every penny from her babysitting money to buy herself a new sweater, while the other was taking lavish yeshiva break vacations and dropping significant chunks of change on designer clothing and cars and homes as if it were pocket change. This happens. And very often the couple needs time to adjust to blending these two histories into a pleasant present that accounts for and honors both.

How is this done? Through communication, friendship, trust and

respect. There must be respect for the way the other was raised. And this respect must be a twoway street. I advise you strongly not to turn a guy away because his family has more than yours does or because of how you’ve seen things work out for your married friends.

Though it certainly exists, not every wealthy family will want to control you, your appearance, or your time.

As you meet the guys, you will quickly get a sense of whether or not each one is looking for a true connection with a life partner/soul mate or is looking for someone to play the role of the wealthy wife/daughterin-law. All you need to do is listen to your gut. If that is not a life you want to live, then don’t. But please don’t judge a book by its cover (you

know... before you’ve opened it).

If you’ve had a vision of making it on your own and not accepting help from parents or in-laws, then that is something you should speak to the young man about while you’re dating. If you don’t like entitlement or some of the things that sometimes come along with wealth, then look out for that when you are dating. I have to tell you that there are many wealthy families who are absolutely lovely and do not care what you have. They are looking for someone who will make their son happy. They are looking for YOU. Maybe it would be helpful for you to try to start taking these wealthy people off the pedestal and start thinking of them as regular people, just like you and your family.

If wealth makes you very uncomfortable and you absolutely can’t be

around it (even when the people have proven to be down-to-earth and low key), then you have a choice: not to date them or to speak with a professional about it and try to work through it.

Are there those wealthier families who believe they are superior to those with less? Yes! Are there those families who would want you to dress a certain way? Yes! To say this doesn’t happen would mean I lived my life with my head in the sand. Of course, it happens. And it’s very disturbing to me. If a family has said yes to you, knowing who your family is – all you have to do is be real and genuine about who you are. Trust your instincts.

And believe that your bashert may come from any socioeconomic background.

All the best, Jennifer

Jennifer Mann, LCSW is a licensed psychotherapist and dating and relationship coach working with individuals, couples, and families in private practice at 123 Maple Avenue in Cedarhurst, NY. She also teaches a psychology course at Touro College. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516-224-7779, ext. 2. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Dr. Deb

What’s the Opposite of Compassion?

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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had an Aha moment. It took place about 4 a.m. when I woke up from a deep sleep, thinking about some of my clients.

Do you know what the real opposite of compassion is?

Selfishness.

Why do I say that?

I went through an evolution in my thinking about emotional abuse, trauma, and neglect. My dissertation was on this topic. During the period of my research – ten years long – I was thinking that unfortunate people who were abused might end up being abusers through no fault of their own. This is all they knew because that is how they were treated.

As a result of this approach to the problem, I wrote a book called The Healing Is Mutual which talks about victim thinking being at the root of marital issues. It’s still on Amazon.

But I moved past that mindset to recognize that underneath the victim thinking must be a lack of self-love: People who do not love themselves will seek ways to soothe that sore place in their hearts and they will perhaps lash out or escape in one way or another.

So I embarked on a system of teaching people to love themselves. It seemed logical to me that if they love themselves more, they will feel whole, happy, and giving. They will have no trouble giving love, kindness, and care to their spouse.

There was always the problem, however, of the person that others call a narcissist. (I’m not into clinical terms; to me, they miss the essence of what the problem is.) The narcissist – let’s call him or her the selfish person – feels tons of self-love, or so it seems on the surface.

I always explained this away. I said the narcissist really does not have a Self. He or she builds up a sense of Self on a superficial level and doesn’t want to look too deep. While this may still be true, it is also true that such a person still doesn’t want to look too deeply when working with me. They want to tell me – and themselves – that they are full of self-love and that that is not the problem. And maybe they are right.

Often, they will admit to superficial things they don’t like about their spouse, “I just can’t take her drama”;

er thinking they are making up for the pain and suffering of the child through “giving in” to demands the child makes. Reason #1.

Reason #2, the parent gives in because they simply don’t know how to say “no” and to wait out the child and endure longer than the child is enduring at making demands.

Sometimes, the child is very clever and when the grownups have abandoned him, he realizes that what he needs most is to indulge himself to make up for the stress or neglect he is under. So, in that case, he teaches

The parents are in rebellion against their own parents’ style of upbringing, but they can take it too far and produce selfish children.

“He’s always late”; “She is untidy”; and so on. These things don’t add up to the level of anger and venom they display, or the betrayal they are guilty of. What’s going on?

Finally, at 4 a.m., I had my answer.

Some people who had terrible childhoods react by playing victim. Some escape into drugs or other addictions.

But some are just plain selfish. They were spoiled as children.

Why Parents Spoil Their Kids Often, that spoiling happens when one parent – the spoiler – feels guilty at the harshness of the other parent, often an abusive parent. So the spoil-

himself to be self-centered. Too much focus on oneself can leave the eyes off of others altogether. And that is selfish. It’s Reason #3 I took my grandchildren to the park on Shabbos. The weather was stunning, and I appreciate so much that I can after five months of solitary confinement. A child was tearing bits of rubber balloon and dropping the bits on the floor. I tried to explain to her that the birds could choke and die trying to eat those bits. She did not stop.

I turned to her father and explained my concern. Just as I saw a glimmer of understanding in his eye,

another one of his children ran over to him with a cup of water and threw it on him, laughing. There he was, learning, and his white Shabbos shirt and sefer got wet. The man’s jaw dropped in astonishment. He couldn’t even get angry, he was so surprised.

Which leads me to Reason #4.

Many parents were raised too harshly.

They were maybe even abused themselves. They absolutely do not want to repeat that with their children. They want to be kindly and enter into their child’s world. I get that. Finding that fine line between being overly strict and having little robots for children versus letting them “be” – and perhaps be brats – is hard. The parents are in rebellion against their own parents’ style of upbringing, but they can take it too far and produce selfish children.

Those selfish children grow up, get married, and remain selfish.

Some of them, I’m happy to say, have the menschlechkeit to realize that they are selfish – and that it is wrong. They want to work on themselves to overcome it. It’s hard work.

It’s not easy to overcome decades of being selfish, yet for them, that is exactly what is needed to make a marriage work.

For people who recognize it and are willing to put the thought and energy out, it can be the turning point between misery, divorce, or happiness.

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

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Health & F tness

Honey It’s Sweeter Than You Think

By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

“H

oney, could you pass the honey?”

“Which one?”

Did you know that there are at least 40 different types of honey?

Each one has a distinctive taste and unique properties. Year after year, the apple is traditionally dipped in the honey, yet honey doesn’t get nearly enough of the recognition that

it deserves.

Honey has a lot more to it than its sweet taste. Not only is honey used to sweeten foods but it is used as a medicine as well. Honey is wellknown for its healing properties.

This is mainly because honey is made from hydrogen peroxide – yes, the same hydrogen peroxide that your mother poured on an open wound

to prevent infections. When honey comes in contact with a wound, the hydrogen peroxide is released, allowing the honey to kill bacteria on an open wound and even antibiotic resistant bacteria, MRSA. Additionally, honey absorbs moisture from the wound through its hydroscopic properties, thus further promoting its healing. Even more so, honey contains many phytochemicals such as carotenoids, phytosterols, phenolics, and peptides. These are important for our health in general, but more specifically, these phytochemicals support immunity and activate cytokines which are anti-inflammatory, thus preventing inflammation of a wound. Due to these properties, recent research suggests that honey may even help treat ulcers.

Aside wound healing, honey is famous for boosting immunity, increased endurance during exercise, and improved brain function.

Honey has been shown to kill cancerous cells as well. Some honeys have been tested for anti-tumor activity. This is because honey possesses carcinogen-preventing and anti-tumor properties.

Honey has many natural sugars which helps prevent fatigue during exercise. Ancient Olympic athletes would eat honey and dried figs to enhance their performance. Experts propose replacing coffee or other caffeinated drinks with honey

each morning to combat fatigue. Try spreading honey on a piece of toast or adding honey to a cup of decaffeinated tea as a means of waking you up.

Moreover, studies have illustrated that honey contains antioxidants that were able to prevent cognitive decline and dementia while enhancing the brain’s circulation.

Another popular use of honey is the famous Milk and Honey Remedy.

A glass of warm milk with a teaspoon of honey helps calm the soul and induce sleep.

Other medicinal properties of honey include that it’s anti-allergic, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antioxidant, antiviral, offers autoimmune protection, increases eye health, produces a prebiotic effect (promotes healthy gut), promotes calcium and selenium absorption, and lastly aids in wound healing.

As you can clearly see, honey does a lot more than sweeten up foods.

The question is: do all types of honey have these properties? If so, which is the best choice?

Raw Honey Raw honey is the type that’s closest to the way the bees make it since it is extracted right from the honeycomb.

Raw honey is amber colored and has traces of pollen and wax. Because of the pollen, eating raw honey helps immunize against allergies.

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Many experts recommend raw honey for optimal health benefits – not the commercially pasteurized honey that is filtered of all the good stuff. Raw honey has all the vitamins, nutrients, and enzymes intact. Raw honey contains the antioxidants, and antibacterial properties discussed above.

Raw honey also helps ward off allergies, boosts immune function, and promotes digestive health.

The honey that we all think of, and that most probably fills up our honey dishes, has no medical value.

It’s all sugar – mainly high fructose corn syrup, which has been linked to diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and liver damage.

Wild Honey Wild honey, like raw honey, is the form highly recognized for the healing benefits. Wild honey is dark in color and not as sweet.

The general rule about honey is: the lighter the honey, the more mild the taste. The darker the honey, the

stronger the flavor.

Buckwheat Honey I’m sure many of you have enjoyed tea with honey to cure the common cold. Many of you have

bacteria that cause infections. Buckwheat honey is popular for its common cough and cold treatment.

Organic Honey It is questionable if organic honey

The lighter the honey, the more mild the taste.

probably even tasted spoonfuls of honey to suppress a cough. How about this old-fashioned remedy to soothe a sore throat? A chopped onion in honey.

Why are there so many remedies with honey? That’s because honey is considered a demulcent –meaning it soothes inflamed mucous membranes. Not only does honey soothe the throat, but it also kills certain

even exists. Many beekeepers admit that organic honey is almost impossible. Some people have the opinion that all honey available in the market is natural and obtained from the wild. Others feel that, during its production, the honey gets sprayed and contaminated with the pesticides sprayed on the crops and weeds. The bees often get sprayed and are poisoned with the pesticide, and many

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times, the bees collect pollen and nectar that has been contaminated.

Completely pesticide-free bees and honey is nearly impossible, but hey, if it makes you feel better if it says “organic” on the jar, then go for it.

There are many more types of honey out there. These are just a few basic ones out of the 40. Don’t serve all 40 at your Rosh Hashana meal! One is enough to make you have a sweet, healthy, and happy new year!

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist.

She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@ gmail.com. Follow us on Instagram @ EatBetterandFeelBetter.

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In The K

tchen

Honey Garlic Gefilte Fish

By Naomi Nachman

My daughter, Simi, who lives in

Israel served a delicious gefilte fish recipe when we went to her house

for Shabbat lunch this past winter break. The recipe is inspired by

Rivky Kleiman and has become our

new Shabbat favorite. Being that

it uses honey, I thought it would be the perfect Rosh Hashanah appetizer for Friday night.

Ingredients

Preparation

b1 gefilte fish loaf (I use the Ossies fish brand) b1 tablespoon canola oil b1 medium onion, sliced into half-moon rings b2-3 garlic cloves crushed b2 tablespoons honey b1 teaspoon kosher salt

1. Unwrap the gefilte loaf, removing the parchment paper, and place the fish log into a Pyrex loaf pan. No need to defrost the fish.

2. Heat oil in a small frying pan. Add onions and sauté till golden (about seven minutes). Add garlic, honey, and salt to onions. Mix well and simmer for two minutes.

3. Pour onion and honey mixture evenly over the fish.

4. Bake at 350°F for 1 ½ hour covered.

Thank you to Melinda Strauss for helping with the picture. You made gefilte fish look so pretty!

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?!”

Sorry to have to provide the reality check again, but when CNN polled registered voters in August in just the swing states, Biden and Trump were in a virtual tie. In Minnesota, it’s 47-47. In Michigan, where Biden had a big lead, Trump has closed the gap to 4 points. Are you ready for a Trump victory?

Are you mentally prepared to be outsmarted by Trump again? Do you find comfort in your certainty that there is no way Trump can win? Are you content with the trust you’ve placed in the DNC to pull this off? The Biden campaign just announced he’ll be visiting a number of states— but not Michigan.

When leaders – let’s say in the Muslim world – talk a lot of violent talk, and encourage their supporters to be willing to commit violence…in order to win against whoever they decide is the enemy, we in the US media describe that as they are radicalizing those people, particularly when they are radicalizing young people, that’s how we talk about the way Muslims act.

- Joy Reid, forgetting her wokeness for a moment, and arguing that Trump urges his supporters to commit violence, thus making them like Muslims

I can only imagine if Luka Doncic had something like that to you, and it got caught on tape. I can only imagine during Black Lives Matter how much of a big deal that would have been, considering today’s climate and state. It would have been a massive story. Luka would have lost all credibility in this space; everybody would have been commenting on it. People would have asked LeBron about it…

Everybody would have had some kind of statement about it, but it’s not that big of a story because Trez said it to a Caucasian person.

- Former NBA player Jay Williams on Twitter after LA Clippers forward Montrezl Harrell, who is black, cursed out Dallas Mavericks player Luka Doncic on the court for being white

Sound familiar?

I’m warning you almost 10 weeks in advance. The enthusiasm level for the 60 million in Trump’s base is OFF THE CHARTS! – From a Facebook post by left-wing activist Michael Moore

We cannot deny the fact that fat-phobia is rooted in anti-Blackness.

- University of California sociology professor Sabrina Springs in a CBN Originals documentary, “Speaking Frankly/ Fat Shaming,” arguing that diets are meant to demean black people who were not taught to eat sensibly

Whether he said it or not, it is believable.

- Dan Rather, responding to a completely debunked story in the Atlantic that President Trump disparaged U.S. soldiers who lost their lives during World War I

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He better have an army if he thinks he’s gonna walk down the street in New York.

New Yorkers don’t want to have anything to do with him.

– Gov. Andrew Cuomo all but threatening violence against President Trump after Trump threatened to remove federal funding from NYC if it doesn’t rein in crime

The president says he’s going to have a vaccine. CDC is talking about a vaccine in early November. How convenient. It’s going to be an Election Day miracle drug. Some people are concerned that the vaccine may wind up being hydroxychloroquine.

So, the State Department of Health, before we recommend that New Yorkers take a vaccine, the State Department of Health will be reviewing all the protocol and research by the FDA and whatever federal authorities say it’s safe and effective. So, we will, before we recommend New Yorkers take any vaccine, we will have the State Department of Health review it.

- Gov. Cuomo, accusing Trump of playing politics with a corona vaccine

THE GOV KILLED NANA - Banner flown over Rockaway beaches on Labor Day Weekend, an apparent reference to Gov. Cuomo’s decisions during the corona pandemic that cost thousands of seniors their lives

The nation of Palestine is under various, severe pressures. Then, the UAE acts in agreement with the Israelis & filthy Zionist agents of the U.S. – such as the Jewish member of Trump’s family – with utmost cruelty against the interests of the World of Islam. #UAEStabsMuslims – Tweet by Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei

I need to go back within and work on my disappointment and turn this all into a lesson for my growth and evolution as a player and as a human being.

- Tennis star Novak Djokovic after he was disqualified from the U.S. Open for hitting a ball in the direction of an official.

The ball struck her in the neck and caused her to fall to the ground

To an escalating degree over my adult life, I have eschewed my lived experience as a white Jewish child in suburban Kansas City under various assumed identities within a Blackness that I had no right to claim: first North African Blackness, then U.S. rooted Blackness, then Caribbean rooted Bronx Blackness. I have not only claimed these identities as my own when I had absolutely no right to do so — when doing so is the very epitome of violence, of thievery and appropriation, of the myriad ways in which non-Black people continue to use and abuse Black identities and cultures.

- George Washington University associate professor Jessica Krug, who identified herself as black even though she is white, confessing her sin in an essay

I should absolutely be cancelled. No. I don’t write in passive voice, ever, because I believe we must name power. So. You should absolutely cancel me, and I absolutely cancel myself.

- Ibid., who is obviously under much mental distress

There is no way around it – this is white privilege! This doesn’t happen for a black man!

- ESPN’s Steven A. Smith, after the Nets hired white former NBA player Steven Nash who has no experience coaching, claiming that a black person would never be hired if he didn’t have experience even though Mark Jackson, Isiah Thomas, Derek Fisher and Magic Johnson, who are all black, got coaching jobs despite having no coaching experience

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We should cut Pelosi some slack here. Well, I will. Because the day that she got her hair done, she went on MSNBC and her hair looked great. And when she stood outside on a windy day to defend her blowout, her hair still looked great.

– Carla Hall, defending House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for flouting California’s quarantine rules to get her hair done, in a Los Angeles Times article titled, “Can we leave Nancy Pelosi’s hair alone?”

We have a terrorist, we have a dictator who is running this country, and Nancy Pelosi is at the forefront fighting against this person every day.

- San Francisco Mayor London Breed, excusing Pelosi’s flouting of quarantine rules which have destroyed thousands of small businesses

It’s a dream come true. We practice every day for years to get to this point. Just to have had it is a dream come true.

- Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer, who became the first Israeli citizen to reach the major leagues, after his big league debut in which he threw six innings, allowed just one hit and one run with three walks and seven strikeouts against the vaunted Yankee lineup

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Forgotten Her es

Israeli Navy Battles

By Avi Heiligman

The Ibrahim el-Awal, later known as Haifa

The Emir Farouk The crew of a missile boat at sea during the Yom Kippur War

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hroughout Israeli military history, the navy has seemed to take a backseat to army and air force operations. However, with the large Mediterranean coastline as well as other shores to defend, the Israeli Navy has participated in several engagements that started in the years prior to the establishment of the country. Here are some little known battles and operations the navy has been involved in since the 1940s.

In the 1930s, precursors to the Israeli Navy in the Haganah brought thousands of European refugees to Eretz Yisrael before the start of the Holocaust. Nearly 50 trips took place until the British published the infamous White Papers in May 1939 which, for the most part, brought immigration to a halt. Some members of the Yishuv – 1,100 altogether – served in the British Navy during World War II. After the war, many joined the Haganah, while others went to the Palmach’s marine branch – the Palyam.

The main mission was to bring as many people to Eretz Yisrael without being detected by the British. Several of the former British Navy volunteers began to salvage captured immigration ships. Four of these ships were refurbished and incorporated into the new Israeli Navy in 1948.

In August, the Haganah and the Wedgewood seized thousands of rifles intended for the Arabs and gave them to the IDF. The operation was the result of a spectacular Mossad operation where two Israelis convinced the Italian ship’s captain to give up control and then rendezvous with the two Israeli ships.

Yochai Bin-Nun commanded the naval sabotage unit and had acquired small boats that could be outfitted with explosives. These one-man boats would be aimed at a target while the operator leaped into the water to be picked up by a recue craft (these were not suicide missions like the ones that the Japanese implemented during World War II against American ships).

On October 22, 1948, the Egyptian flagship Emir Farouk and an escorting minesweeper were spotted off the coast of Gaza, and the go-ahead for the mission was given. It was right before the ceasefire, and the Egyptian sailors aboard were relaxed.

The Moaz was the main Israeli ship involved and released the five small boats. Two of the boats were to head straight to the target, and Bin-Nun would stand by if a reserve boat was needed. Yaakov Vardi was to attack the minesweeper, but in the confusion attacked the Emir Farouk instead. With the two explosive boats hitting the Emir Farouk, she sank within five minutes. Bin-Nun saw the mistake, and he attacked the minesweeper which sustained significant damage.

During the 1956 Sinai Campaign, the Israelis encountered another Egyptian flagship. The Ibrahim el-Awal started off as a British destroyer in World War II and was sold to Egypt after the war. She was then used in 1956 to bombard Haifa and was challenged

by Israeli warships. Along with the Israeli Air Force, the navy succeeded in damaging the retreating ship and soon she surrendered to the Israelis.

The ship was then renamed Haifa and

was employed in the Israeli Navy until 1968.

The Battle of Rumani Coast took place during the Six Day War in 1967.

An Israeli force of a destroyer and two torpedo boats were patrolling the Sinai coast when they were alerted to a target on their radar. Two Egyptian missile boats were about a dozen miles away and closing fast. Initial fire from both sides scored no hits, but the Israeli destroyer soon was able to get a clear shot on the enemy boats. The torpedoes on the Egyptian boats exploded and soon both were sunk.

Naval fighting during the Yom Kippur War took place on both the Egyptian and Syrian fronts. Israel was equipped with missile boats and sank four of their Egyptian counterparts at Damietta. The Battle of Latakia took place along the Syrian coast and was a similar engagement. The Israeli ships, the Miznak, Ga’ash, Hanit, Mivtach and Reshef, were from the Sa’ar 3 class of missile boats and were up against an equal number of Russian-supplied Syrian boats. Two were from the Komar class and one from the Osa class missile ships and were equipped with Soviet SS-N-2 Styx missiles. The other two Syrian vessels were a minesweeper and a torpedo boat. It was a Styx shot from a Komar that sank the destroyer INS Eilat six years earlier.

On October 7, 1973, while heading towards the Syrian port of Latakia in two parallel columns, the Israelis came upon the K-123 torpedo boat, which the Mivtach and the Hanit sunk with cannon fire. As they headed to the shore, they encountered the Syrian minesweeper Hittine that the Reshef

sank with four Gabriel missiles. Now alerted, the Syrians sent their three missile boats to stop the Israelis. As they came closer to the coast, the Syrians fired their Styx missiles, which had twice the range of the Gabriels.

The Israelis couldn’t fire back yet, so they started using the Israeli-made defensive technology that included chaff.

When deployed, it confuses the radar into thinking that there are many targets so the missile will fall harmlessly into the water. Also deployed for the first time in battle was a jamming system that sends out false signals to the incoming missile. This technology was successful at evading the missiles, and the Israeli ships were undamaged when they got in range to fire their own missiles. Only the Osa had Styx missiles left and the Komars made a mad dash for the port. The Osa fired its missiles at close range and again the defensive equipment worked. The Israelis fired five Gabriels and made quick work of the Osa and one Komar.

The other Komar was damaged but got stuck in shallow waters and was sunk a few minutes later by cannon fire.

The Israeli Navy, while small compared to some of her neighbors, has been able to hold off her enemies since her inception. Battles and operations that have long been forgotten are a testament to the tenacity and bravery of the sailors that Israel has relied upon for almost a century.

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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Political Crossfire

Kamala Harris Casting Doubt on a Pre-Election Vaccine is Shameful

By Marc A. Thiessen

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emocrats have accused President Donald Trump of endangering public health with his grudging support for wearing masks.

But this weekend, the Democratic nominee for vice president, California Sen. Kamala Harris, did something far worse. In a CNN interview, Harris repeatedly called into question

whether it would be safe to take the coronavirus vaccines being developed under the Trump administration’s Operation Warp Speed.

First, she refused to say whether she would take a vaccine, because “I think that we have learned…that there’s very little that we can trust that can comes out of Donald Trump’s

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For Harris to undermine public confidence in a vaccine for political

Day. If he does, it will be the fastest delivery of a vaccine for a novel virus in history.

I asked the head of Operation Warp Speed, Moncef Slaoui, whether he is under any pressure to produce a vaccine before the November election. “It has nothing to do with the election,” he told me. “The approach is 100 percent based on facts and data and nothing else…. We’re running very large trials because they allow us to reach efficacy faster, not because there’s an election, because there’s thousands of people dying every day,” said the former head of GlaxoSmithKline’s vaccines department.

Operation Warp Speed has invested about $10 billion in eight vaccine

How pathetic that a person seeking the second-highest office in the land seems to care more about playing politics than saving lives.

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gain is shameful. Every candidate vaccine has already passed safety trials. They are now being studied for efficacy. To question their safety, without a shred of evidence, puts lives at risk.

We should all be rooting for an October surprise – that Trump will be able to announce Operation Warp Speed has succeeded before Election

candidates. Right now, three of those vaccines are expected to have enough data from their Phase III clinical trials to seek Food and Drug Administration approval in October, with two more expected to enter Phase III trials this month. That is already an achievement unparalleled in the history of medicine. Until now, the record for the fastest vaccine devel-

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opment for a novel virus was five years. If successful, Operation Warp Speed will have done it in a matter of months.

The reason development is moving so fast, according to Slaoui, is not because science is being compromised, but because the Trump administration is “running all elements of development of a vaccine in parallel, rather than wait sequentially.” The United States is spending billions to begin manufacturing before clinical trials are over – knowing some might fail and the investment will be wasted – so tens of millions of doses can be distributed the moment a vaccine is approved.

How confident is Slaoui that a vaccine will be effective? “I am, frankly, very optimistic,” he told me. Not only will the vaccine prevent infection, but also “I hope 90 percent, maybe more, of people who get infected…may have what’s called mild disease. They may sneeze for two days…but they will not be very sick, they will not have

fever, they will not go to the hospital, they will not die. Because that will, frankly, change the impact of this pandemic.”

According to Slaoui, the Trump administration expects to be able to immunize the 30 million to 40 million most at-risk people in the country starting in December, January, February. Since the rest of us are either

asymptomatic or recover from their infection without serious illness, that will make COVID-19 a manageable disease. “I hope next summer I can have a…normal vacation,” he said.

Politics will play no role in the timing. “The data will dictate, the facts will dictate,” Slaoui said. “We may have the end point in October.

We may have it on November 4, who

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knows? We may have it on December 15…. I would resign instantly if I was forced to do something that I thought would be inappropriate.”

We should all want Operation Warp Speed to succeed as soon as possible – because when it does, it will mean the days of social distancing will soon be behind us. We will finally be able to hug our grandparents, send kids to school, return to work and live our lives again without fear. It will mean that the national nightmare is finally coming to an end.

Trump will deservedly get credit for that historic achievement. But Democrats such as Harris don’t want him to get that credit before Election Day, so they are preparing to cast doubt on any results he announces.

How pathetic that a person seeking the second-highest office in the land seems to care more about playing politics than saving lives.

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The More Things Changeth…

By Allan Rolnick, CPA

L

iving as we doth in this age of Technologie, ‘tis easy to believest that many Things we take for granted are new. 1,000 years ago, there was naught Internet.

No reality Television. (“Tiger King” meant somethinge quyte different.)

And a “Hybrid” was a Cart powered by an Ox and a Mule. But verily, some of the Packages that amusest us most today go back to the Sands of Spell. Doth thee likest paying thy Taxes? Nay, sir. Fie, a pox on the Tax Collector! And thus we find ne’er-dowells cheating on Taxes to be part of the oldest Chronicles.

In 2019, “metal detectorists” combing the Grounde in England’s Chew Valley south of Bristol unearthed a Trove of 2,528 Coines dating back to the 11th Century. About half came from the Reign of Harold Godwinson, last of England’s Anglo-Saxon Kings, who ruled for just 281 Days until losing his Lyfe fighting Norman invaders in the Battle of Hastings. The rest date to the Reigne of William the Conqueror, great-great-great-grandson of víkingr King Rollo, who successfully rebooted the family Traditione of Raiding and Pillaging.

Back then, the Coines were probably worth about 500 Sheepe in value. Today, they could be worth £5 million. Under current English law, if the Avon Coroner declares them to be “Treasure,” the Finder must offer to sell them to a Museum at a Pryce set by the British Museum’s Treasure Valuation Committee, and the Find-

and Harold Godwinson on the Reverse. The third presents William on the Obverse and Edward the Confessor on the Reverse.

Why, preye tell, would such a Thinge arouse Attraction? Well, the “Moneyers” who maken those Coines had to pay Taxes to procure updated Dies. Using old Dies to cast “Mules”

We find ne’er-do-wells cheating on Taxes to be part of the oldest Chronicles.

ers and the Landowners will split the Proceedes.

Verily, many of the Coines are special. Some are of a Designe not previously known to exist. Others include Runes that reveal how Norman and Anglo-Saxon cultures collided. And three of them are of a Type called by Collectors “Mules,” or blends of different Faces. Two of those depicteth the Visages of William the Conqueror on the Obverse,

avoideth the Tax, meaning more Coines for the Moneyer and fewer for the King. Ah, there’s the rub!

We can assumeth William would not have fancied losing so much as a Farthing of Revenue to the Escheteur. Legend holds that when first he asked for the Hand of his Wyfe, Matilda of Flanders, she refused.

This caused him to tackleth her in the Street and pull her off her Horse by her Braides. (Apparently, propos-

als were naught such a thinge in olde Normandy.)

That’s not the only reason to assumeth the Coines betray Allegaunce of Cheating. The British Museum belïefes the Coines were buried to preserve Wealth and Riches in 1067 or 1068, when Fighting was still going on. But at that Spell, the Cayman Islands hast not yet been discovered, nor asset protection Trusts invented.

Even Mattresses were stuffed with unyielding Strawe, Woole, Hair, or Rags. This left a Hole in the Grownde as the best hiding Place.

Two Lessons there be in this Tale of Tender and Treachery. First, Taxes causeth greet Peyne and Distresse.

Second, Cheating will someday come to Light, even æfter 952 Yeares. So affix thine Seal to a Letter, and write us (or just wait until E-Maile is invented), and preye we helpest thou pay less!

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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Life C ach

New York, New York

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

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ew York! New York!

Why are we so nervous?

Well...

The Opera, even if we never go (probably because we can’t take the pitch of its music), makes us feel sophisticated.

And the Ballet, even if we never

attend, makes us feel like we are the creme de la creme.

All its museums are our places to feel really enlightened.

And Madison Avenue is the location we get to feel so cosmopolitan.

How about the Broadway shows?

Even the ones we never see make us

feel that NYC is New York.

The streets of New York in general represent our place to have fun, feel free, and find the fantasy of fortune.

Now, where has all that gone?

Is it opening up, coming back? Is New York ever going to feel like New York again?

When most of us say “the city,” no matter where we are, we mean New York City!

midst of our boroughs to disintegrate?

We are staying home being separated by fears of an invisible enemy while Manhattan is being plagued by real ones.

Although our hands feel tied, our masks are not over our eyes!

And we see our beloved city going down the tubes. (And it’s not the London tubes!)

We need New York!

People are all starting to agree that New York is the city – to avoid!

Once, when I was in Chicago, I said something about “the city.” And everyone kept saying to me, “Oh, the Loop?”

“What in the world is the Loop?”

I asked.

And they said, “Oh sure, you New Yorkers think there’s only one city.”

I never knew anything else was even possible. I just thought everyone agreed that New York is the ultimate city.

So, what’s making me so nervous? Maybe that people are all starting to agree that New York is the city – to avoid!

Why are we just sitting around and waiting for our jewel in the

Otherwise, where are we spending chol hamoed Sukkos? Where are we marching for the Israel Day Parade?!

Most importantly: is Bravo Pizza ever coming back? After all, it’s enough the original Fialkoffs Pizza left the mountains!

Let’s all hope that New York City starts to fare better in the new year!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-7052004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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ARTSCROLL CHILDREN'S MACHZOR A wonderful way to introduce our children to the beautiful prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

Every phrase transliterated and translated and an anthologized commentary

by Shmuel Blitz

8½" x 11" page size

Available in full size and chazzan size

PATHWAY TO PRAYER

TWERSKI ON MACHZOR

by Rabbi Mayer Birnbaum

Rosh Hashanah

A useful phrase-byphrase translation and explanations of the Shemoneh Esrei prayers of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur

by Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, M.D.

Available in Ashkenaz and Sefard

SELICHOS BEGINS THIS MOTZAEI SHABBOS, SEPTEMBER 12th CLASSIC ARTSCROLL SELICHOS Full English translation facing the Hebrew page and an anthologized commentary Available in full-size and pocket-size

SCHOTTENSTEIN EDITION

INTERLINEAR SELICHOS English translation below each Hebrew word and an anthologized commentary

Inside

Jaffa Family Edition

RAV CHAIM KANIEVSKY ON THE YAMIM NORAIM

by Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Shteinman Comments, laws, customs, stories, and perspectives on Elul, Selichos, and the Yamim Nora’im

Watch an exciting, in-depth interview with the author of The Mystery and the Majesty

RABBI DANIEL GLATSTEIN at artscroll.com/insideartscroll

Dedicated by Jay and Jeanie Schottenstein

Available in full-size and pocket-size

Also available: Selichos for the First Night

Available at your local Hebrew bookseller or at www.artscroll.com • 1-800-MESORAH (637-6724)

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