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find the “little events” in our lives to look forward to and to celebrate.

If you need something to look forward to next week, well, Tuesday is your opportunity to really change things up and speak your mind – out loud – to the world.

November 5 is Election Day. I cannot stress enough how important it is to vote, even if – or maybe because – it’s considered an “off year” in election-speak. It’s not a presidential election so there will be some people who will not head to the polls.

And that’s why YOUR vote will be so much louder.

Every time you sigh when you open your tax bill, and every time you pile all the kids into the car because your children just lost busing and you need to carpool them to school, and every time your head whips back and forth as you drive on the city’s roads because of all the potholes, know that you could change all of that. Your vote sends people to Albany and other seats of government to represent you. These people vote on these types of issues and effect change where they think it’s most important.

Don’t like your burgeoning tax bill?

Well, you can change that on November 5.

Don’t like driving on pitted roadways?

Well, you can change that on November 5.

Don’t like having packages stolen off your porch because emboldened thieves are being let go with nary a slap on the wrist?

Well, you can change that on November 5.

It’s your family. Your community. Your voice.

Your power.

Use it or, as they say, you’ll lose it.

Make sure you vote on Tuesday, November 5.

See you at the polls, Shoshana

esterday, while on a conference call, I greeted one of my colleagues by asking how her yom tov was. She had to pause before she replied that it was nice. After all, when we’re back at work, we’re right in the swing of things and we tend to forget that just a week or so ago we were sitting in a sukkah and going on chol hamoed trips.

Life’s like that. We get caught up in the busyness of our days. This week, just a few days after the yomim tovim, I realized that I was studying for two math tests – a fourth grade one and a seventh grade one – with two of my kids. And that’s besides for the spelling tests and homeworks that we do together every night. With a jam-packed schedule like that, it’s no wonder that we forget about the relaxing week we spent together as a family during Sukkos.

Yesterday, during bedtime, my younger son lamented that he has so much school. The way he put it, there are almost two months of school straight until Chanukah. There’s nothing to look forward to! he said.

I hear what he is saying. In general, we like to look forward to things. We’re always counting the days to our next vacation, our next simcha, our next party, our next milestone. And Chanukah, for him, is the next “big event” on his calendar.

But I reminded him that we can look forward to small events, too. With Shabbos starting earlier, Friday nights are longer, which means we’ll have more time to play games together then. And with Shabbos ending earlier, we’ll have more time to spend on Motzei Shabbos doing things together, too, which is always fun.

“Like play Operation?” he asked.

“Like play Operation,” I reassured him.

After that, he was able to sleep.

I guess our job during the next few months is to

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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COMMUNITY 8

Readers’ Poll Community Happenings

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Why You Need to Vote on Tuesday – or Earlier by Mr. Richard Altabe 78 NEWS

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Global

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National

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Odd-but-True Stories

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The Leadup and Execution of the Daring Raid to Kill Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi 100

ISRAEL Israel News

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World Builders

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JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Wein on the Parsha

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Getting the Ship Back on Course by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

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TJH Speaks with Don Clavin, Candidate for Town of Hempstead Supervisor 94 Spy in a Skirt by Avi Heiligman

Dear Editor, We have all learned from the last few elections that every single vote counts. Your vote is the difference on community upgrades from repaving our streets to maintaining our parks in addition to what services and funding is allocated to our local organizations.

For the first time, New York State has implemented Early Voting, which means that between now and Election Day anyone living in Far Rockaway can stop by the YMCA on Beach 73rd to cast your ballot. A mere seven-minute drive from Far Rockaway with plenty of parking allows for no excuses to miss out casting your ballot during this November election.

The Rockaway YMCA early voting site is open this Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; on Friday from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

On Election Day, Tuesday, November 5, voting will return to your regular poll site from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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HEALTH & FITNESS The Keys to Shalom Bayis by Dr. Deb Hirschhorn

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Why Men Lose Weight Faster than Women by Aliza Beer, MS RD CDN

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The Case for the Flu Vaccine by Dr. Hylton I. Lightman

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Remember to “fall back” this weekend!

Clocks should be moved back 1 hour at 2 a.m. on Sunday morning, November 3, 2019.

Dear Editor, This is in response to the woman who wrote about her financial challenges helping her parents in the Dating Dialogue column.

Firstly, I feel so bad for you that you are helping your parents at 25.

Your actions are commendable.

At the same time, did it ever dawn on you that you would marry and have financial demands of your own husband and children?

You should sit down, in my humble opinion, and have a few strong conversations.

1) Sit down with your parents, siblings, and other entities taking care of your parents. I don’t know the magnitude of your help, but you need to have the security for yourself now. Between you and your family, there should be some plans to help your parents as they age. From the way you described their situation, I would say some cost-cutting and simpler living may go a long way.

2) Second meeting is with your fiancé and in-laws. You may want to tell them about the financial situation in your life. Sadly, for you, I am not of the opinion your in-laws know that your savings are paying for the wedding. I can’t imagine your mother-in-law (and fiancé) would be so cruel to insist you pay for a blowout wedding knowing how you intend

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LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW 104

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Light Up the Nights by Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., CLC, SDS 134

HUMOR Centerfold 80 POLITICAL CROSSFIRE Notable Quotes

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There is Nothing Wrong with Quid Pro Quos by Marc A. Thiessen

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Baghdadi’s Death is Accompanied by Demands for Change in the Arab 124 World by David Ignatius CLASSIFIEDS

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ful man you described him as, I hope you can make a viable plan.

Your fiancé and in-laws can go either way. I can’t tell you what they will think. If they run when you come out with the financial status, you will know this is not the man for you. If they work with you, then you are a very fortunate person. The biggest thing for you is to strengthen your honesty and your relationships.

Hopefully, it will lead to a better future for you and your family Ben Gursky

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to pay for it. If your mother-in-law wants to make you such a wedding on her pocketbook, that is her problem. If you consent to paying for a blowout, that is your choice to live with. It is not the wedding that will make your marriage.

3) The last discussion, most important, is seriously discussing your finances with your fiancé (and bringing in both parents later). It would reflect badly on you to be discovered down the line giving money to your parents. If your fiancé is the wonder-

Dear Editor, When I read the dating column over yom tov, it brought to mind many issues that people in the community run into from time to time.

There was the issue of stigma – of not wanting anyone to know if someone is sick or not working. There was the issue of “keeping up with the Joneses” that is prevalent. There was also the issue of communication – or lack thereof – in young couples and those who are dating.

This young woman who wrote into the forum is an amazing person.

There are very few young women – and men – nowadays who have such a large heart and generosity of spirit to be so giving and understanding.

Her parents raised a wonderful human being.

But on behalf of the parents, I would say that they have a lot of learning to do. They clearly know what’s going on. They clearly know that they can’t afford this wedding and that their daughter is going to pick up the slack. What values are they instilling in their daughter when they put their own “shame” over their daughter? Which parent wants to add stress to their child?

And which parent would condone keeping secrets between a young couple? Clearly, they are giving their daughter the message that a marriage is not about communication; it’s about saving face. How awful.

Hopefully the parents in question read this question and the answers given. I hope that they’re honest enough with themselves to see that the question is referring to their family. And I hope that they love their daughter enough to help her in this situation – by promoting openness, communication, and swallowing their pride when it comes to their daughter’s most important decision in her life.

Chana Liner

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The Week In News

Brexit “Flextension”

Boris Johnson can breathe a sigh of relief.

This week, European leaders approved the UK’s request for a three-month extension to the Brexit process, averting a no-deal split on October 31 but extending the political saga into next year. The bloc’s 27

remaining leaders agreed to a “flextension” until January 31, 2020.

The delay – a third granted by Europe this year – must still be formalized. It will be cut short if Boris Johnson passes his exit deal before then.

Prime Minister Boris Johnson had said that Brexit would take place on October 31, “no ifs, no buts,” and proclaimed he would rather be “dead in a ditch” than delay Brexit. But Parliament forced him to request an extension if he was unable to pass his deal, which Johnson pulled from a vote after lawmakers rejected his three-day legislative timetable.

Now, Johnson is trying to secure a new election, with the government proposing a date of December 12.

This is his third attempt to do so. It needs to be approved by two-thirds of MPs; the opposition Labour Party is expected to block it, after repeatedly saying they would only support a poll once a no-deal Brexit is “off the table.”

“There’s no doubt an election is coming and I’m very happy to fight that election, very happy indeed... once the danger of a no-deal exit from the European Union is totally removed from the equation,” Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn said at a trade

union conference in Scotland over the weekend.

The UK hasn’t had a general election in December since 1923, but the option appears the most likely path out of the country’s unending political deadlock.

Hariri Resigns

If no “immediate solution” can be found, Lebanon will be on the verge of economic collapse, according to Central Bank Governor Riad Salame in an interview with CNN this week.

Lebanon’s banks have been closed since nationwide protests have paralyzed the country. The demonstrations – going on for two weeks so

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far – were sparked by a series of proposed austerity measures including a tax on WhatsApp calls.

“It’s a matter of days, because the cost is heavy on the country,” said Salame, who called for an immediate solution to stave off the crisis while warning of longer-term damage to investor confidence.

Protesters were demanding the resignation of the national unity government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, forcing road closures throughout the country, and filling the streets of its urban centers. The demonstrations are the largest in Lebanon in almost 15 years.

On Tuesday, Hariri announced his resignation, submitting to protesters’ desires. The three-time prime minister had led a national unity government, which included some of his political adversaries, for less than two years.

“I can’t hide this from you. I have reached a dead-end,” Hariri said in his resignation speech. “To all my political peers, our responsibility today is how to protect Lebanon and to uplift the economy,” he added. “Today, there is a serious opportunity, and we should not waste it.”

Hariri’s announcement came

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Shouting “Shia, Shia” and singing chants in support of Hezbollah and Amal – another Lebanese political party – hundreds of men wielding sticks poured into the site, breaking up protest road closures and attacking demonstrators. Police fired dozens of rounds of tear gas to disperse the crowds.

Last Monday, Hariri had released an ambitious 17-point action plan to tackle the country’s economic crisis but the move failed to appease protesters who continued to pour into the streets in large numbers.

Lebanon has one of the highest debt-to-GDP ratios in the world.

Governor Salame, who has held office since 1993, noted that the country risks defaulting on its ballooning debt because of the chaos.

“We have international debts to cover. If we don’t cover (them), we are in a default situation,” said Salame. “And on the other hand, the people, jobs are at threat. Companies that are losing money might run the risk of not being able to pay salaries.”

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In a tweet, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that moving Franco’s remains would help “to repair the suffering of the victims of Franco.”

Spaniards have long detested the massive mausoleum Franco built for himself in the capital and have called for it to be torn down to avoid honoring the fascist leader’s legacy. Franco is despised in his country for his actions during the Spanish Civil War when, with the help of Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy, he overthrew Spain’s democratically elected government.

“It’s very symbolic of Spain,” Spanish political scientist Pablo Simon said. “Franco’s burial site has always been linked to Spanish citizens who miss the old fascist regime.”

Franco’s remains were flown by helicopter from the basilica where he was buried in 1975 to a cemetery near Madrid that contains a family crypt where his wife is buried and that is beside El Pardo palace, which Franco used during his rule.

The exhumation and reburial followed a yearlong judicial battle between the caretaker Socialist government of Sánchez and relatives of Franco who had sought to reverse the decision.

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Spain exhumed the body of former dictator Gen. Francisco Franco from his Madrid resting place last week.

Franco’s remains were flown to his family’s plot outside of Madrid, where he was reburied in the presence of only 22 people, which included his descendants, Spanish Justice Minister Dolores Delgado, a criminal expert, and a priest.

The small number of people at the exhumation was an attempt to ensure the family’s privacy. Cellphones were banned to prevent footage of

In attempt to institute calm in his country, Chilean President Sebastian Pinera on Saturday announced a major government reshuffle, a day after more than one million people took to the streets in a massive protest for economic and political change.

“I asked all ministers to resign in order to form a new government and to be able to respond to these new demands,” he said in an address to the

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One of the most controversial members of the current cabinet is Interior Minister Andres Chadwick, the president’s cousin. Eric Silva, a professor of biology, said Pinera had to implement the latest shuffle because he is “trapped.”

“It will be helpful but it’s not how they are going to solve the problems,” he said.

The protesters’ demands now also include scrapping and replacing the nation’s Constitution, which dates from the 1973-90 Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

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“We are in a new reality,” Pinera said. “Chile is different from what it was a week ago.”

The government has been struggling to craft an effective response to deadly protests that were sparked by a rise in metro fares but fueled by a growing list of economic and political demands that include Pinera’s

resignation.

The more than one million people who took to the streets of Santiago and other cities on Friday represented a range of political backgrounds and hailed from all social classes.

The protests represented some of the largest demonstrations ever seen in the country of 18 million. Police said 820,000 people marched in the capital alone. At least 19 people died in the worst political violence since

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Chile returned to democracy after the Augusto Pinochet dictatorship.

The breadth and ferocity of the demonstrations appear to have caught the government of Chile – long one of Latin America’s richest and most stable countries – off guard.

Pinera, who assumed office in March 2018, had already shuffled his cabinet twice in 15 months as doubts grew about a slowing economy and

Sophie Wilmes is the first woman and the first Jewish person to become the prime minister of Belgium.

Wilmes, a mother of four, from the Brussels region, replaced Charles Michel on Sunday in the top post.

The centrist politician will head a caretaker government during negotiations on the formation of a coalition, which in Belgium has been known to take months.

Michel’s cabinet collapsed last year, and Wilmes replaced him when he left for a European Union position. Both are members of the center-left MR party.

Wilmes’s mother is an Ashkenazi Jew and lost several relatives in the Holocaust, Philippe Markiewicz, the president of the Consistoire organization of Belgian Jewry, said.

One person from the Jewish community, a member of Wilmes’s party who spoke to JTA on condition of anonymity, said that Judaism became only recently “a more important factor than before” in Wilmes’s life.

Michael Freilich, a Belgian lawmaker for the N-VA party and the former editor in chief of the Antwerp-based Joods Actueel Jewish newspaper, said Wilmes’s appointment is a “historic event that makes me feel proud.”

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Man Charged in Death of 39 Migrants

A British national has been charged with manslaughter for his role in the tragic death of 39 migrants in a refrigerator truck.

According to police, 25-year-old Maurice Robinson drove the truck with 31 males and eight females in the cargo bay and had left them to suffocate to death in an industrial park near Essex.

Besides for the manslaughter charges, Robinson was also charged with human trafficking, immigration violations, and money laundering. Authorities also arrested a man and a woman, both 38, and a 48-year-old male for their role in the

tragic deaths.

Meanwhile, police have continued the effort to identify the bodies of the 39 people who were found dead in the container truck. They each had a bag of personal belongings with them, and many of them had cellphones as well. Describing it as the biggest murder probe in the city’s history, Essex officials said in a statement that they are racing “to piece together the circumstances of this horrific event.”

Deputy Essex Police Chief Pippa Mills admitted that ascertaining the victims’ identities was turning out to be “lengthy and complex.”

“This is an incredibly sensitive and high-profile investigation, and we are working swiftly to gather as full a picture as possible as to how these people lost their lives,” she said.

The eight women and 31 men were found dead on October 23 in a case of human trafficking that shocked Britons. The victims, who police say were Vietnamese and Chinese nationals, had paid smugglers thousands of pounds to cross the English Channel from Belgium hidden in a shipping container.

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was then loaded onto a rented truck that had arrived from Ireland. The cab then left them trapped in the airtight container next to an industrial park, where they suffocated to death. It is unknown how the police found them.

Is China Harvesting Organs from Minorities?

A new report contends that China is engaged in a massive campaign to harvest organs for resale from jailed members of the Falun Gong sect.

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group in China that believes in meditation and natural living. Currently numbering more than 70 million people, their large size is viewed as a threat by Beijing, which has jailed tens of thousands of Falun Gong practitioners in labor camps.

For years, stories have trickled out alleging that China was taking organs from Falun Gong members to sell on the open market, often when they were still live. Yet despite continued reports, there has never been any evidence proving that China was engaged in organ harvesting on an industrial scale. Until now, that is.

In June, the China Tribunal Panel released a damning report. The seven-person group, which was appointed by the International Coalition to End Transplant Abuse in China (ETAC), had studied the issue for more than a year and had interviewed thousands of victims.

Led by Sir Geoffrey Nice, a jurist who prosecuted Yugoslavian war criminal Slobodan Milosevic, the panel concluded that it was “beyond a shadow of a doubt” that China was trafficking organs stolen from prisoners.

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Gong practitioners have been one – and probably the main – source of organ supply,” read the report, which estimated that the organ resale market was worth over $1 billion.

Noting the “extraordinarily short waiting times for organs to be available for transplantation,” the panel found that the organs were often harvested on an on-demand basis. While the victims were overwhelmingly the Falun Gong, Uighur Muslims were frequently targeted as well.

While the practice has existed for decades, it kicked into high gear in the year 2000. That was the year that China allowed death row inmates to volunteer to donate their organs after their death. But according to the Tribunal, the policy instead allowed Beijing to have a ready-made excuse after forcibly taking organs from inmates.

“China later claimed that death row prisoners consented to donate their organs to the State to redeem themselves for the crimes they had committed against the State, a practice China claimed to have stopped in January 2015. However, the explosion of organ transplant activities in China from 2000, together

with reports of thousands of transplant tourists going to China to purchase organs, suggests a larger supply of organs than could be sourced from executed criminals alone,” the Tribunal states.

“The scale of the Chinese transplant industry, together with other evidence, points to the possibility that China is involved in forced organ harvesting and selling for profit organs from prisoners of conscience,” it concluded.

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Russian-Cuban trade has more than doubled since 2013, to an expected $500 million this year, mostly in Russian exports to Cuba.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has visited Cuba, and Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel landed in Moscow on Tuesday of this week for meetings with officials including President Vladimir Putin, with the expectation that they will move forward on deals for more trade and cooperation.

Cuba and Russia are also heavily supporting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, whom the U.S. has been trying to overthrow.

“We did make huge mistakes in the 1990s while turning our backs on Cuba. That time is definitely over, and I’m absolutely sure that our relations deserve better attention from Russia,” said Konstantin Kosachev, the head of the foreign affairs committee in the upper house of the

Russian parliament. “They deserve more investments from Russia both in terms of finances and equipment of course, but also human resources.

And definitely we should assist, we should help Cuba; we should support Cuba as long as it’s discriminated against, as long as it’s sanctioned, as long as it’s blockaded by the United States.”

Russia is not being stealth about its desire to strengthen its relationship with a country facing hostility from the United States.

“It’s obvious, the U.S. desire to create a toxic atmosphere around cooperation with Cuba, to frighten investors and block the flow of energy,” Medvedev said during his trip to Havana. “Cuba can always count on Russia’s support.”

During the 1960s, 1970s, and ‘80s, Cuba was filled with Soviet products and citizens, who worked alongside Cubans in chemical plants, mines, and army bases. Moscow sent billions in aid before the fall of the Soviet Union caused a disastrous 30% drop in gross domestic product. Cuba emerged with $35 billion in debt to the Soviet Union, 90 percent of which Russia forgave in 2014.

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China to Ban Bad Etiquette

Commencing on April 1, 2020, China will ban “uncivilized behaviors” on the nation’s subways. The bad behaviors include eating, drinking, standing on seats, playing music on speakers, and lying down, among other things. There will be an exception to the “no eating and drinking” rule for people who have medical conditions and for babies and small children.

The Ministry of Transport approved the new guidelines on October 29. This is the first time China has enacted subway legislation that affects the entire country. Previously, it was up to specific cities and regions to set their own guidelines. Beijing, for example, already enacted its own ban on food and drink on the subway – as well as on platforms and

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in station elevators – in 2015. There, violators can be fined 500 yuan ($70) for transgressions.

It’s not clear what penalties rule breakers will face in the nation-wide ban.

Currently, 33 cities in China have subway systems, including Shanghai, Shenzhen, Wuhan, and Qingdao.

According to Railway Technology magazine, Beijing’s subway system is second only to Tokyo in terms of rider density, with 3.2 billion rides taken in 2013. Shanghai and Guangzhou come in at fourth and fifth places, respectively, ahead of other, more established systems in New York City and Paris.

IDF Wants to Become Faster and More Lethal IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi wants the military to become faster,

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more deadly, and able to battle Israel’s enemies on over three different fronts simultaneously.

That is the goal of Kochavi’s proposed five-year plan that he first unveiled last week. Nicknamed “Tenufa,” or “Momentum,” the initiative is the work of several think tanks and working groups composed of senior IDF officers.

The main thrust of the multi-year plan is transforming the military in order to ensure that it can effectively counter threats emanating from a variety of fronts, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and Judea and Samaria. As such, the program will focus on improving the IDF’s rapid attack and missile defense capabilities, with an emphasis on defeating the enemy within the first few hours of a future war. This includes the acquisition of precision missiles, tanks, and a massive tar-

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In addition, Kochavi wants to build an arsenal consisting of tens of thousands of ballistic missiles.

The Defense Ministry has proposed establishing advanced ballistic missile capabilities for years in order to counter the 150,000 missiles possessed by Hezbollah in Lebanon.

According to IDF intelligence estimates, the aforementioned missiles can potentially pound Israeli air bases, destroying runways and preventing war planes from taking off.

The Israeli ballistic missiles would then provide another way for Israel to hit its enemies should the IAF be grounded by enemy rocket fire.

Kochavi’s plan needs government approval and cannot proceed until a coalition is established. Defense commentators also doubt that the general can win such expansive funding from the next government, which is likely to implement broad cuts to balance the budget.

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multiple enemies at once is a major shift for the IDF. Traditionally, the IDF prepared itself for defeating opposing armies that were close to its borders, such as Syria and Egypt.

However, in recent years, Iranian proxies have been preparing to fight Israel from places as far away as Iraq and Yemen, forcing the military to develop new long-range capabilities.

“On both the northern and southern fronts, the situation is tense and fragile and could deteriorate into a confrontation,” Kochavi said. “In both cases, this is an Iranian-led effort, using the territory of countries with very limited governments.”

Tipping the Scales

Israelis should start eating more Israeli salad and less laffas.

A new report published by the

OECD last week shows that half of Israelis are overweight and warns that excess weight is shortening their life span by three years and four months.

The 250-page report also highlights the harm to one’s health caused by being overweight and the heavy costs involved with taking care of these health conditions.

According to the report, 50.9% of Israelis are overweight, with 27% being obese. One in every three children (about 35%) is overweight or preobese – dramatically higher than the OECD average.

An overweight population takes a high toll on the economy of countries like Israel, costing an average of 3% of GDP each year. In Israel, medical costs related to excess weight amount to approximately NIS 39 billion a year.

But the Jewish State is not alone.

The report also found that at least half of the population of 34 different OECD countries are overweight, with one out of every four people being obese.

From 2010 to 2016, there was a 3% rise in the number of people in OECD countries suffering from obesity, which translates to 50 million people.

Obesity directly affects people’s lifespans. For example, obesity in Mexico translates into a shortened lifespan

by 4.2 years; in Poland and Russia those who are obese can expect to live 3.9 years shorter than their slimmer counterparts; and in the United States and Hungary a rotund waistline will cut 3.7 years off your life. Additionally, illnesses associated with obesity will claim the lives of approximately 90 million people in OECD countries over the next 30 years.

Israeli Region to be Powered by 100% Solar Energy

As the world mobilizes to fight depleting resources, a region in southern Israel says it will switch to using only solar energy.

According to the officials in the Arava region, which covers large swaths of southern Israel including

the resort city of Eilat, it will reach its goal of using 100% solar energy by the middle of 2020.

The Arava region’s successful campaign came as the result of a collaborative effort between Energiya Global and Eilat-Eilot Renewable Energy.

Energiya Global has extensive experience in the solar energy field and had built large installations in Africa before shifting its attention to Israel.

Eilat-Eilot is an NGO working to promote alternative energy sources in southern Israel.

“When the Arava region had the initial goal of 100% daytime [solar energy] by 2020, there were so many naysayers – and for relatively good reasons: cost, space, and grid stability, along with regulatory, statutory, and political [feasibility],” said Energiya Global CEO Yosef Abramowitz. “We’ve answered every concern that not just a region would have, but that a country would have.”

The two companies are now pressing the Israeli government to pass a law that would mandate the country to become 100% solar-energy-reliant during daytime hours by 2030. Currently, fossil fuels provide 95% of Israel’s electricity.

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Soldiers Reprimanded in Hezbollah Attack Two IDF officers received official reprimands for ignoring orders and exposing five soldiers to Hezbollah anti-tank missiles during a clash in August.

During the attack, Hezbollah

fired two Kornet anti-tank missiles at an IDF armored vehicle that was traveling on a road adjoining the Israel-Lebanon border. The missile missed the military ambulance and only punctured its right tire, saving the troops inside from an almost certain death.

In the after-action report published on Sunday, Northern Command Head Major General Amir Baram recommended that disci-

plinary action be taken against two senior officers for allowing the armored vehicle to travel on the exposed road. Amid the saber-rattling with Hezbollah at the time, the IDF had forbidden military vehicles from traveling on the road in order to refrain from giving terrorists targets to shoot at.

According to the IDF, the probe found “deficiencies in the battalion’s command and control processes

“In addition, the inquiry indicates that the regional brigade conducted insufficient monitoring and supervision over the movement on the roads.”

A battalion commander and his deputy were also censured for leaving their military base unguarded during the Hezbollah attack despite the highly sensitive equipment inside. The IDF had been caught redfaced after a journalist working for Russia Today filmed herself strolling through the desert military post and pointing out the different types of tanks to her viewers.

Overall, the report found that the operation was a success, concluding that “the combat preparations had achieved their objectives.” However, the probe noted that “at the same time, the Chief of Staff determined that the movement of a military vehicle beyond a roadblock in front of enemy-controlled territory was a serious operational failure.”

The report comes almost two months after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged fire on the northern border. During the firefight, Hezbollah fired a pair of Kornet anti-tank missiles at the armored IDF ambulance, leading Israel to respond by showering the terror group’s positions with more than 100 shells. News reports later said that Israel had hoodwinked Hezbollah by evacuating troops that were not actually injured in order to fool the militia into thinking that their attack against Israel was successful.

Bibi’s Case Heats Up Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu can be heard threatening Yediot Aharonot publisher Arnon “Noni” Mozes in a recording of a secret meeting the two held in 2015.

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The recording, which was aired on Saturday evening by Israel’s Channel 13, was the basis of the criminal probe known as Case 2000. The investigation centers around Netanyahu’s attempt to pass a law shuttering the right-wing Yisrael Hayom daily in exchange for favorable press coverage by Yediot Aharonot.

The best-selling Yisrael Hayom, which is owned by Netanyahu ally and casino mogul Sheldon Adelson, had cut into Yediot Aharonot’s profits and overtook it as the country’s most read newspaper. A month before the meeting, the Knesset passed the Yisrael Hayom Law in its first reading that would have shuttered the freebie.

In the subsequent summit, Netanyahu and Mozes can be heard hatching the illicit quid pro quo

while alternatively threatening and flattering each other. The meeting was surreptitiously recorded by then-Netanyahu Chief of Staff Ari Harrow, who has since turned state’s witness and is testifying against his former boss.

In the opening minutes of the recording, Netanyahu is heard telling Mozes that he would ensure that the Yisrael Hayom Law passes if the mogul would dial down his newspaper’s blistering anti-Netanyahu coverage.

“The law is just as itself and I will support it,” Netanyahu said. “But if you come to knock me down, I will use all my capabilities – and I will do that because it will become my life’s mission. You need to know me.

You know me, partially. That is a thing that can be avoided.”

The prime minister went on to single out specific journalists whom he said were unfairly targeting him.

“There is a reporter named Yigal Sarna. Do you know him? He works for you,” Netanyahu said. After Mozes said that he had tried to “get rid” of Sarna, Netanyahu complained that “you didn’t fire him – Yigal Sarna decided to write against me this week.”

In a different recording made a

year earlier, Netanyahu told Mozes, “I’m not talking about honesty and decent media. And it’s not about you lowering the bar of hostility toward me from nine-and-a-half to sevenand-a-half...”

Following the publication of the recording this week, Netanyahu said in a statement that he had only been seeking to pull a fast one on Mozes and had never intended to go through with the deal. “Anyone who listens to the entirety of the tapes between Netanyahu and Mozes will understand very well that it was Mozes who was extorting and threatening Netanyahu – and Netanyahu, all in all, clarified that he will not respond to media attacks by Mozes, just like the attacks he made during the election campaign,” said the premier.

Netanyahu and Mozes are both expected to be indicted for fraud and breach of trust for the illicit deal, which was never implemented.

Netanyahu is waiting for Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit to make a final decision whether to indict him in Case 2000 and two other corruption probes known as Case 1000 and Case 4000.

Zuckerberg Grilled in Congress

Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg faced a blistering barrage of questions from often-hostile lawmakers in Congress last week as he tried to defend his company’s new Libra cryptocurrency.

During the testimony, Zuckerberg said that Libra could revolutionize the global payments system, making it easier to send money around the

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“People pay far too high a cost – and have to wait far too long – to send money home to their families abroad. The current system is failing them,” Zuckerberg said.

The digital currency will be managed by an organization comprised of 21 companies, including Facebook.

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ing user data, enabling people to run what she alleged were racist housing ads, and for allowing the site to be used by the Russians to sway the 2016 presidential election.

Personally singling out Zuckerberg for criticism, Waters blasted the tech mogul for refusing to subject paid political ads to third-party fact checking. “You’re willing to step on anyone – your competitors, women, and people of color, even our democracy,” Waters said in her opening remarks.

Lawmakers pressed Zuckerberg on encryption, censorship, child abuse content, and Facebook’s plan to integrate the data from its messaging apps. Rep. Gregory Meeks, a Democrat on the committee, slammed Facebook for not doing more to support the existing infrastructure to help the unbanked rather than embarking on a massively ambitious project that the CEO conceded was “risky.”

It wasn’t all fire and brimstone directed at the head of the social networking service. Legislators did, at times, concede that it was important to foster innovation in the United States, as Zuckerberg has done.

Referring to both President Donald Trump and Zuckerberg, Rep. Barry Loudermilk, a Republican on the committee, said, “You’re both very successful businessmen, you’re both capitalists. You’ve done very well, but I think really what you share in common is you both challenge the status quo. He calls it ‘draining the swamp'; you see it as innovation.”

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involvement – and Libra's potential access to its more than 2 billion users – nonetheless helped make Libra a bigger concern for regulators.

In his prepared remarks, Zuckerberg also attempted to defuse fears about Libra’s potential impact on existing currencies. Zuckerberg said Libra “is not an attempt to create a sovereign currency.” He also noted that Libra will be backed “mostly by dollars,” referencing the Libra Re-

serve that will back the coin 1:1.

Zuckerberg had been summoned by the House Financial Services Committee to testify regarding Facebook’s plans for Libra. However, the CEO was slammed by lawmakers for what they saw as a slew of problems at Facebook that were unconnected to the upcoming launch of Libra.

Rep. Maxine Waters, who chairs the committee, opened the hearing by slamming Facebook for traffick-

Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers of Detroit, who co-founded the Congressional Black Caucus and pushed to establish a national holiday to honor Martin Luther King Jr. during his five decades in Congress, died on Sunday at the age of 90.

Conyers served for 27 terms. He resigned suddenly in 2018 amid allegations of harassment and verbal abuse against employees and misuse

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“I was terrified of the consequences that I could face,” the dual Portuguese-U.S. citizen told the Italian newspaper Il Corriere della Sera on Sunday.

The kidnapping of Nasr, also known as Abu Omar, was part of a CIA “extraordinary rendition” program to snatch terrorism suspects in various countries and transfer them in secret to undergo interrogation in third countries. The cleric said he was tortured after being transferred to Egypt under the program, part of President George W. Bush’s War on Terror.

De Sousa has always claimed her innocence, saying she was not in Milan on the day of the abduction and did not plan the kidnapping.

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Conyers was born in Detroit and graduated from Northwestern High School. After a tour of duty with the U.S. Army during the Korean War, Conyers returned home to earn bachelor’s and law degrees from Wayne State University.

His law practice and work in the auto plants in Detroit led him to

the office of former U.S. Rep. John Dingell, D-Dearborn, where he worked as a legislative assistant for three years. But by 1964, at the age of 35, Conyers went after a seat of his own in Congress, winning the first of 27 general elections and serving portions of Detroit and some surrounding Wayne County suburbs for the next five decades.

Former Spy Flees to U.S. Sabrina de Sousa, a former U.S. spy who was pardoned by Italy in connection with the CIA kidnapping of a terrorism suspect in Milan, has fled from Italy to the United States, fearing for her safety.

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Several more wildfires broke out in California on Monday, causing evacuations and power outages in parts of the state. The fires were spurred by high winds that whipped up the flames.

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in the area, and they were evacuated from their homes. At least eight structures have been destroyed.

The J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles is not moving the artwork housed there, although it is located near the Getty Fire. According to a museum spokeswoman, the art is safer within the museum as the building itself is made of stone, concrete, and steel and has state-of-the-art technology to prevent artwork from being

damaged. The walls of the galleries are double-enclosed for extra security. Housing more than 125,000 separate objects, the museum has a special air filtration system that can push air out of the museum so ash and soot do not enter the galleries.

The Getty Fire is just one of several ongoing fires across California amid a historic wind event. Firefighters are battling a 10-acre wildfire called the Oak Fire in Calabasas. Farther north,

near the San Francisco Bay area, the Kincade Fire has forced nearly 200,000 people out of their homes. A power shut-off has left about a million people in the dark across Northern California.

The fire’s flames were fanned by what Governor Gavin Newsom called a “historic” wind event, adding, “fire weather conditions are unprecedented due to the scale, scope, wind speed, and dry fuel conditions.”

Two Ivy League schools in New York are breeding grounds for hatred against Jews, according to a new report released last Wednesday. The report noted that Columbia University and its sister school, Barnard College, in New York City were “a hotbed for hate,” documenting “systemic anti-Semitism and an ingrained delegitimization of Israel” at the schools.

Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), an alumni network trying to combat campus anti-Semitism and anti-Israel bias, released the 33-page report, which cited more than 100 incidents “that have contributed to a hostile climate” at the colleges since the 2016-17 academic year and included “anti-Semitic expressions, incidents targeting Jewish students and staff, and BDS (Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions) activity.” The report recorded how the work of Columbia faculty members has allegedly targeted Jewish and Zionist students.

“These campuses are arguably the most prominent settings for university-based anti-Semitism in the United States,” the report said.

The report details incidents classified as anti-Semitism under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition: bigotry against Jewish people often used by the U.S. government and other governments.

One incident mentioned is from November 2018 when a Columbia University Jewish professor’s office was vandalized with swastikas and an anti-Semitic slur was found spray-painted in red in the entryway to the Holocaust scholar’s office.

The report also documented an April 2018 Barnard’s Student Government Association letter reportedly urging administrators to divest from eight companies with ties to Israel.

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a “die-in,” a form of protest in which participants simulate being dead, on Columbia’s campus, which was held in May. At the protest a student speaker with the group Students for Justice in Palestine reportedly read a statement that condoned terrorism and delegitimized Israel.

Ofir Dayan is a junior at Columbia University studying political science and is the daughter of Dani Dayan, Israel’s consul general in New York. After experiencing several anti-Semitic incidents at the college, she informed ACF when Columbia did nothing to address the issues.

Dayan, the president of Columbia University’s Students Supporting Israel, said her group attended the diein protest in May and also submitted a complaint: “Columbia decided to discard it and not do anything about it.”

Dayan said the “harassment” that Jewish and pro-Israel students face on campus has been documented and presented to Columbia University officials several times, but “there was always an excuse not to do something about it.”

She cited the college’s Professor Hamid Dabashi who wrote on his Facebook page comparing Israel to ISIS. Columbia said that Dabashi could write what he wanted on his own Facebook page. Dabashi is a tenured Columbia University professor of Iranian studies. In 2018, in response to the U.S. pulling out of the Iran nuclear deal, he tweeted, “Every dirty treacherous ugly and pernicious act happening in the world just wait for a few days and the ugly name of 'Israel' will pup...”

In response to the damning report, a Columbia University spokesperson said in a statement, “Columbia is deeply proud of our thriving Jewish student, faculty, and staff communities on campus, the contributions and accomplishments of our Institute for Israel and Jewish Studies Center, and the many other academic initiatives, public programs, and social events that are part of the fabric of Jewish life here.”

Barnard College echoed, “Barnard College values its vibrant Jewish community and is committed to providing all of our students, faculty, and staff with the support and resources they need to express their religious beliefs in a welcoming environment.

Anti-Semitism has no place at Barnard and is a direct violation of our non-discrimination policy. We will continue to uphold the rights of everyone on our campus and provide stu-

dents with the skills and abilities to think critically, deeply, and with moral courage about the complex world around them.”

Quantum Quick Google announced last Wednesday that it has achieved the impossible. The tech company said that it has

designed a machine that needs only 200 seconds to solve a problem that would take the world’s fastest supercomputer 10,000 years to figure out.

The speed achieved by the computer represents a breakthrough called “quantum supremacy,” according to a blog post from the company and an accompanying article in the scientific journal Nature.

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Normal computers use data that exist in only one state at a time – a one or a zero. Quantum computers use quantum bits, or qubits, which can simultaneously be any combination of zero and one. The difference means much faster processing speeds.

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On Tuesday, student-athletes suddenly became potentially richer.

This week, the NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously to allow student-athletes to be paid for the use of their name, image, and likeness once its three divisions decide on rules for such opportunities.

“We must embrace change to provide the best possible experience for college athletes,” said Michael Drake, chair of the board for the NCAA, which governs major college athletics.

The board, which met in Atlanta, asked each division to create rules between now and January 2021.

The action was based on recommendations from the NCAA Board of Governors Federal and State Legislation Working Group, which includes presidents, commissioners, athletics directors, administrators and student-athletes.

“Structuring a model for allowing students to monetize a name, image, and likeness while maintaining some recruiting balance is one of the biggest and hardest issues that everyone’s dealing with,” NCAA President Mark Emmert said.

The NCAA’s stunning reversal came after California passed a Fair Pay to Play Act, which is set to go into effect in 2023. Other states are looking at possible legislation. The California law would allow athletes to sign endorsement deals and licensing contracts, something NCAA rule makers will address.

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among their 1,100 members.

The NCAA said new rules should continue to make compensation for play impermissible and that athletes are not employees of the universities.

The NCAA has three divisions for athletics: Division I, Division II and Division III. Division I schools typically have larger enrollments and larger athletics programs.

Wanted: Python Hunters

Florida is brimming with snakes.

The slithering creatures have gotten out of hand. In an effort to stem the Burmese python infestation from taking over the state, the South Florida Water Management District

recently put out a call looking for “python removal agents.” The python elimination program tripled its budget earlier this year to approximately $1 million, expanded to five counties, and will double its contracted hunters to 50.

So far, 2,600 people have applied for the job.

Mohammad Asghari is one of them. Living in Iran, he spent his youth catching vipers found in the mountains near his home in Tehran.

Now, although he works as an electrical engineer in Iran, he hopes to nab the python elimination position and settle in Florida. He owns more than 70 snakes, including dozens of Boa constrictors and Burmese pythons, many of which he bought illegally through the black market.

“They can’t hurt me at all,” he told the Miami Herald. “I fully understand their behavior.”

If snakes are your thing, this may be a job for you. But the pay is dismal: $15 an hour with a one-year contract and no health care benefits. In other words, if you’re bitten on the job, you’ll have to pay out of pocket for your Band-Aids.

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“You can wear them out,” Rahill said. “We can outlast the python.”

Even so, pythons don’t go quietly – pythons have four rows of razor-sharp back curving teeth that Rahill has felt sink into his flesh on numerous occasions.

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Rory Feeney, land resources bureau chief for the South Florida Water Management District, said experience is key for landing the position.

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The snakes have run rampant

around the Everglades since the 1960s when they either escaped or were released into the wild. Hurricane Andrew destroyed a python breeding facility in 1992, further accelerating the python problem.

Tom Rahill has some advice for those looking to trap the snakes.

Rahill, 62, is an IT administrator by day and an accomplished python removal agent by night. He has captured more than 700 pythons since

he started keeping track in 2008, when he began working as a volunteer.

Rahill described wrangling with full-grown Burmese pythons, which can reach 17 feet long, as “a fight for life.” Rahill never kills his prey, but brings each snake in alive. The key, he said, is to control their head.

A python’s first instinct is to stay still or creep away, but when that doesn’t work the snake will hiss,

Guinea pigs are used to try out new things in labs but now people are trying guinea pigs out for a change.

An ice cream vendor in Ecuador is reportedly seeing demand for her new – and arguably strangest – offering. It’s made using the flesh of guinea pigs.

Guinea pig meat, known as “cuy” in Ecuador, is typically eaten as a savory dish there and in other South American countries, like Peru and Colombia, where it’s often grilled and served whole. But María del Carmen Pilapaña, who runs a small stall near the capital of Quito, has stumbled upon a completely new preparation – and it is a hit, she tells The Associated Press.

“My family and my husband thought I was crazy,” Pilapaña told the outlet. “They didn’t think anyone would like these ice creams, but now they’re our main product.”

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ing down the guinea pig’s meat and making a pâté of sorts before blending it with milk or cream, freezing it, and serving it just like she does with her other flavors.

Pilapaña is known for her outof-the-ordinary flavors of ice cream.

She also has beetle-flavored and mushroom-flavored ice creams available. And she’s planning on experimenting with other meats and even crab in the future. She’s sure her customers will love those flavors, considering that they have given her guinea pig confection a thumbs up.

“I was suspicious, but it was tasty,” one customer said after downing a guinea pig-flavored ice cream cone.

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Peaks at Top Speed Nirmal Purja now holds the title for summiting the world’s 14 highest peaks in record time. The Nepali mountaineer raced up all “8000ers” in just seven months – completing his herculean journey this week.

Polish climber Jerzy Kukuczka completed the same feat after seven years, 11 months and 14 days in 1987 after Italy’s legendary Reinhold Messner became the first to scale the 14 peaks a year earlier.

South Korean Kim Chang-ho completed the challenge one month slower than Kukuczka – although, unlike Kukuczka, who died in a climbing accident in 1989, he never used supplementary oxygen.

The 36-year-old Purja, a former member of the Gurkhas – a unit of Nepalis recruited into the British army – as well as the elite Special Boat Service, kicked off his ambitious “Project Possible” in April.

In the first part of his record attempt, Purja climbed Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Kanchenjunga, Everest, Lhotse, and Makalu – among the highest of the “8000ers” – in just one month. A month later, he headed to Pakistan for the second part, where

he first tackled the notorious Nanga Parbat at 8,125 meters.

Battling sleep deprivation to meet his target, Purja said he was almost sprinting up and down five of Pakistan’s highest peaks including Gasherbrum I, Gasherbrum II, and K2, the second tallest in the world.

Twenty-three days later he was standing atop Broad Peak, his fifth and final mountain of the second phase.

Purja began his final push in September, reaching the tops of Cho Oyu and Manaslu within a week.

When he first told others about his new quest, “everyone was laughing at me and saying ‘how it will be possible?’” Purja told AFP in a recent interview.

“It is about trusting your ability,” he had said as he relaxed in Kathmandu waiting to ascend the final peak.

“You always need to have (a) positive mindset because sometimes things will go wrong.”

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The other property is located in Tampa and celebrated its opening on October 3.

Bright lights are built into every side of the hotel. A major light show blinded guests during the grand opening which also featured loud music to go along with the 20,000 feet lights streaming into the night sky.

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Corry Nielsen loves pinching pennies. Known on YouTube as the Penny Building Fool, Nielsen built an enormous pyramid made completely out of pennies – without any glue or adhesive to keep the copper coins from collapsing. The feat used a whopping 1,030,315 pennies (know how much that is in dollars?) and earned Nielsen accolades by the Guinness World Records for building

a structure from the pennies. (The previous record was set in Lithuania with a pyramid made of just over 1 million pennies.)

Nielsen finished building his impressive structure in the spring. It was composed of 93,665 small stacks of 11 pennies each. The base of the structure was 65 stacks long and 65 stacks wide.

“The way I built it, I take 11 pennies; I made a little stack, and I just place them on the ground; there is no glue, no adhesives or anything like that, and you just kind of free stack them on top of each other, and I go up consistently,” Nielsen told The Arizona Republic.

Nielsen decided to go for the gold when a coworker asked if his previous penny pyramid, made from about 47,000 coins, was a world record.

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This week, after Nielsen’s feat was verified by Guinness, Nielsen demolished the shiny building and loaded the 6,360 pounds of pennies into a pair of cargo vans.

“Today, I am turning in 1,030,315 pennies,” he announced.

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Last week, teams of hotel workers from Las Vegas competed at the annual Las Vegas Housekeeping Olympics.

No, they weren’t showcasing their flips or cartwheels on the high beam; instead, they were competing against other hotels on their bed-making skills, their vacuuming abilities, and their prowess at cleaning restrooms.

The ninth annual competition was held at the Mandalay Bay resort.

“I love the crowd, I love the adrenaline, I love the excitement, and I love the competition,” said Rhanda Moore, housekeeper at Sam’s Town Hotel & Gambling Hall.

Workers had to race against others in a timed bed-making competition, enjoyed a buffer pad toss, vacuumed up tiny pieces of confetti, and then participated in a mop relay.

So, which hotel has the best staff in the industry? Turns out that those working at the Venetian can make your bed on a dime. The Mirage came in second; Circus Circus took third place.

According to Mandalay Bay President Chuck Bowling, the event is a means of celebrating the unsung workers of the hospitality industry.

“We can do more than make a bed, vacuum floors…. This is us. We love our jobs,” Moore said.

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If you’re good at finding things you may be eating ribs and steaks for the rest of your life.

The owner of Rusted Silo Southern BBQ & Brew House in Indiana has put up a reward for anyone who can find the thieves who broke into his eatery a few weeks ago. The prize for being the best sleuth? Free barbecue for life.

The thieves used a crowbar to force open the front door, unscrewed lights in the dining room so no one would see them, and took an undisclosed amount of money from a cash register. The 100-year-old cash register was destroyed in the process.

Rob Ecker, who owns the restaurant, made "Wanted" posters, which

he’s given out to customers and put up in local businesses and even at the sheriff’s office.

“Snitching never tasted so good,” the posters say.

To spread the word further, Ecker offered a discount if customers take a selfie with one of the posters and share them on social media.

Some people, in the hopes of gorging on ribs for a lifetime, have “turned in” their friends for the crime. One really hungry patron offered to turn in his mom.

So far, the leads haven’t yielded anything really meaty.

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Kaminsky Secures More Than $250K in STEM Grants for Local Yeshivas

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arlier this month, Senator Todd Kaminsky announced that he helped secure more than $250,000 in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) education grants for local Five Towns yeshivas from the 2017-2018 New York State budget. The funds awarded to nearly a dozen local Jewish day schools will be used to reimburse the cost of STEM equipment, educational resources and instructors.

“Our local yeshivas provide a firstrate education to the children of our community, preparing them to excel and tackle the world of tomorrow,” said Senator Todd Kaminsky. “I was

From left to right: Chaim Hollander, Dr. Hillel Broder, Rabbi Elly Storch, Mr. Richard Altabe, Senator Todd Kaminsky, Rabbi Adam Englander, Dr. Chana Glatt, and Mrs. Marjorie Wein with students in Mr. David Marks’ STEM/Blended Learning class

proud to help secure this vital investment in our yeshivas and our children’s future. Importantly, the more money our yeshivas get from Albany, the less hardworking parents are called upon to shoulder the burden.”

Local Jewish day schools that were awarded STEM grant funding include the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach (HALB), the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaways (HAFTR), the Davis Renov Stahler Yeshiva High School (DRS), the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls (SKA), Mesivta

Ateres Yaakov (MAY), the Brandeis School, Rambam Mesivta, Midreshet Shalhevet, Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island (YKLI), and the Yeshiva of South Shore (YOSS).

Senator Kaminsky has been a champion for yeshivas, securing more than $300 million in state aid for non-public schools in this past year’s state budget. Kaminsky has been committed to combating the yeshiva tuition crisis and secured $40 million in security aid for Jewish day schools and community institutions in the

budget as well. Most recently, Kaminsky led the Long Island Senate Majority delegation in blasting proposed state regulations that would allow bureaucrats to interfere with yeshiva education and infringe on students’ education.

“Senator Kaminsky has been a tireless advocate for this program since day 1,” said Maury Litwack, Teach NYS. “Senator Kaminsky fights for all children, and this STEM funding is just the latest example of his leadership.”

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Madraigos Family Unites in Spiritually Meaningful Experiences

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he 12th Annual Madraigos Rosh Hashana Retreat, held at the Doubletree by Hilton-Tarrytown, NY, was a unique experience – a catalyst for introspection and spiritual growth for close to 600 attendees. Madraigos provided unique Rosh Hashana programming for young adults, their families, and general members of the community.

The retreat uplifted each participant at any station in life while the delicious food and amenities enhanced their holiday experience.

Throughout the program, many captivating talks and workshops were delivered by mental health professionals and rabbis who specialize in community outreach and education. Rabbi Mayer Pasternak, CTO of Artscroll Mesorah Publications, penetrated everyone’s hearts with his words of wisdom and chizuk.

Other noteworthy presenters were Rabbi David Clyman, director of the Executive Jewish Enrichment Group of Aish HaTorah International, Mr. Yudi Weiner, M.S CASAP, Mr. Dov Perkal, Ms. Samantha Tucker, and Mr. Menachem Poznanski, LCSW, The Living Room.

This year’s retreat theme was “Awakening Greatness.” Through a series of interactive workshops, participants learned how to nurture their key inner strengths for greater personal success and fulfillment.

One attendee remarked that the lectures and program were exciting, moving, and life-changing. Another attendee said that it was the most meaningful davening she ever experienced.

Prayers led by Rabbi Motti Miller were full of beautiful melodies and spiritual fervor. At especially moving times in the davening and the meals, spontaneous dancing broke out, demonstrating a brotherhood of spiritual yearning that transcended all sectors of religious background or observance.

The retreat ended with a poignant havdalah service led by Rabbi Motti Miller playing the guitar. It was heartfelt and moving, elevating attendees to a “spiritual high” which will carry them through the coming

year.

The Rosh Hashana program could not have been made possible without the prodigious efforts and dedication of Mr. Berel Gelbstein and Mrs. Eta Bienenstock who managed logistics related to hotel reservations and catering and much more.

Building on the inspiration from the Rosh Hashana Retreat, Madraigos continued its special programming with their annual Yom Kippur program. Kal and Ruki Renov of Lawrence, long-time friends of Madraigos, hosted a warm, uplifting program for more than 200 people. Neighbors and members of the community graciously opened their hearts and their homes to host the participants. The pre-fast meal,

hosted by Ushi and Esti Stahler, as well as the post-fast meal, were provided by Madraigos.

In addition to other programs and support services that take place throughout the year, Madraigos’ highly successful Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur programs demonstrate its true essence: unconditional and wholehearted acceptance of all members of the Jewish community. This message and transformative experiences of the holiday programs uplift and inspire the participants and their loved ones throughout the year.

To learn more about Madraigos programs and services, please contact Mindi Werblowsky, LMSW, clinical director, at mwerblowsky@madraigos.org or 516-371-3250 x 112.

Rabbi Benzion Klatzko Inspires Shevach Students

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n Monday, Elul 23, the senior class of Shevach High School, under the leadership of Yom Iyun head Mrs. Debbie Meltzer and senior Rochel Willig, organized a thought-provoking and meaningful Yom Iyun. The program began with a powerful video the class produced introducing the theme of the morning; “Shivti Bevais Heashem Kol Yemai Chayai – I yearn to live in the House of Hashem all the days of my life.” As senior Daniella Itshakov elucidated, this refers to our love for Hashem and our desire to be with Him. The Shevach students learned that the House of Hashem is not only referring to the actual Beis Hamikdash, but to any place where one makes Hashem’s presence felt.

Dovid Hamelech’s desire was to al-

ways have the House of Hashem on his mind and to constantly reflect on that. Through the PowerPoint presentation, the students and faculty were given ideas as to how to make any place a Bais Hashem through tefillah, mitzvos and middos tovos.

The Shevach seniors then performed an interpretive dance directed by seniors Shira Sklar and Tzivya Gross and a moving choir led by Faiga Rabvogel. This was followed by a presentation of an exquisite banner, painted by Chana Deitsch and Liora Karshigi. All three beautifully encapsulated the theme of yearning to be in “Hashem’s House.”

The highlight of the Yom Iyun was an address by Rabbi Benzion Klatzko, founder of Shabbat.com.

Rabbi Klatzko spoke about stopping, taking time out from all our rushing,

to literally sit and contemplate the presence of Hashem.

Rabbi Klatzko spoke about the idea of “Gates” in Yiddishkeit – how to traverse from our side of the gate in order to strengthen our relationship with Hashem. He spoke about occasions in life when one must take this step and the courage needed to do so. He then brought to light some of the constant opportunities to re-coronate Hashem: when we see the majesty of His creations, when we have opportunities for self-discovery, and when we suffer personal tragedies.

In an emotional narrative, Rabbi Klatzko relayed how his teenaged nephew, Moshe a”h, used his own illness as an opportunity for growth and connection to Hashem. When the Make-A-Wish foundation asked

Moshe what he wanted most, he requested a bookcase filled with seforim. When asked why he wanted seforim when he could have anything he wanted, Moshe answered that he wanted to show Hashem how he very much wanted to learn all the seforim but if he was not given the time in this world, he at least wanted the credit for it.

Rabbi Klatzko ended by stressing how much Hashem wants us to be in His presence and that if we walk “through the gates” we will have a beautiful life.

The girls left inspired to internalize these ideas for the Yomin Noraim. Shevach Principal Rebbitzen Rochelle Hirtz, along with the rest of the faculty, is confident that this message will remain with the student body throughout the year.

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Inspiring L’eil Iyun for Junior High Talmidos in TAG

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omen traditionally find themselves in their kitchens preparing for the Yomim Tovim. However, on Monday evening, October 7, during Aseres Yemei Teshuva a record turnout of 450 mothers, daughters, grandmothers and aunts met in the beautiful new TAG auditorium to spend time together to learn b’chavrusa about the moving tefillah of Aleinu.

The timely and meaningful program featured words from Mrs.

Batya Krasnow, the phenomenal Junior High Limudei Kodesh Principal, which captivated both students and adults alike. A magnificent video depicting the beauty of Hashem’s world through the words of Aleinu set the tone for the learning that ensued. To culminate the program, the eighth grade choir under the direction of Moros Hindy Schick and Cha-

vi Apfel presented a beautiful and moving musical rendition of Aleinu.

Thanks to the Women’s League who sponsored this event and to the committee members, Shifi Bloom, Racheli Blumenkrantz, Esty Dancziger, Mindy Glaser Brochie Kaplan, Devorah Leff, and Naomi Newman, who made it all happen.

Special thanks to Morah Krasnow

for her input, encouragement, and active participation and to Moros Schick and Apfel as well as the entire eighth grade choir. Most importantly, we thank the women who took the time out of their busy schedule to attend. The consensus was that it definitely was time well spent.

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Former talmidim of Yeshiva Ketana of Long Island visited Menahel Rabbi Tzvi Krigsman during their recent bein ha'zemanim

HAFTR HS Delves into Teshuva Rabbi Sternhill and Rabbi Rubin’s second grade talmidim at Siach Yitzchok received seforim from the menahel, Reb Dovid Sitnick, shlita, upon completing their summer homework

Simchas Torah at CAHAL

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uring the Aseret Yimei Teshuva, HAFTR High School students focused on the significance of the time period. First, on Tzom Gedalia, Rabbi Shalom Axelrod of the Young Israel of Woodmere discussed the power of teshuva with the juniors and seniors. Using powerful stories and connecting Gemaras, he focused on the idea that when one engages in the teshuva process, they are not simply correcting their sins and indiscretions but they become a new person.

Continuing this theme, HAFTR High School invited NCSY representatives to run an engaging and interactive session leading the students to answer the question of: Why does Rosh Hashana come before Yom Kippur?. Rabbi Jacob Bernstein,

Rabbi Yitzchok Riselsheimer, Dean, Judaic Studies, with Rabbi Shalom Axelrod

Director of Special Projects of Day Schools, brought a strong team of educators including Mr. Manu Hess, Mrs. Leora Lesher, Rabbi Avi Solomon, and Mr. Netanel Muscat. Each leader ran an interactive station giving the students a renewed sense of appreciation going into Yom Kippur.

Sukkot Builds Community in Oceanside

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n Rabbi Feivish Rotbard’s first grade CAHAL class at Yeshiva of South Shore, Simchas Torah came early this year. In conjunction with Parshas Vayeilech, the class discussed the mitzvah of kesivas sefer Torah. They had the opportunity to make their own mock hachnasas sefer Torah. The students first heard divrei bracha from their Menahel, Rabbi Avraham Robinson. Then each boy had a chance to come up and fill in a letter and have his picture taken with the sefer Torah and rebbi. Lively dancing

followed with much simcha for all.

CAHAL, the community program for children with learning challenges, is now in its 28th year providing smaller, more individualized classes in 11 local yeshivas.

All the students attend mainstream activities daily, including lunch, recess, specials, assemblies, trips, and more. When ready, children attend academic classes as well, with support from CAHAL to ensure success.

The experienced and caring CAHAL teachers make it all happen.

owling winds and torrential rain ushered in the first day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot in Oceanside, NY. A nor’easter off the coast of Long Island proved to be an unexpected and unwelcome visitor to the celebration, bringing in severe wind gusts between 50-60 mph and 2-3 inches of rain per hour to the greater community. Throughout the night, many families watched their beautiful sukkahs tremble precariously until collapse. By morning, all of the decorations, poles, canvas, tables, chairs and schach that were painstakingly arranged and assembled before the chag were strewn across the neighborhood in utter disarray.

Nothing could have prepared anyone for the storm’s aftermath nor for the tremendous response of the Jewish community. After witnessing the damage inflicted upon the

sukkah of his neighbors, Mr. Jeremy Kaye sprung to action. “I saw everyone posting on social media that their sukkahs were down, and mine was still standing… If I could be of help, and I am mechanically inclined, then I should do so,” says Kaye. Under Kaye’s leadership, six men and women volunteers from the Young Israel of Oceanside united with one mission: to repair the affected sukkahs and restore them to their former glory in time for the second days of yom tov.

The events of the storm have instilled a newfound sense of gratitude for this chag and its meaning. With much wonder and pride, I’d like to extend a huge hakarat hatov towards our community’s achievement, to all who braved the inclement weather and worked collectively to ensure that we could all fulfill the mitzvah of ve’samachta be’chagecha.

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Egg Drop STEM Challenge

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he seventh graders at Yeshiva of South Shore had a blast completing the Egg Drop Challenge STEM lab. The goal or challenge of this activity was to drop a raw egg from a substantial height, while creating a “vehicle” to keep it from cracking. By utilizing information learned about mechanical energy, weight, mass, and gravity,

students were able to complete this activity successfully. The students were presented with specific materials, including foam, tape, foil, wax paper, and even diapers (!) to help cushion their eggs from a major impact. Students enjoyed this challenge while working with their peers and creating a better understanding of these scientific concepts.

Small Scribes

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n honor of Parshat Bereshit last week, the children in Morah Judi and Morah Yael’s class learned that a sefer Torah is writ-

ten by hand by a sofer (scribe) with ink. The children practiced writing with a feather just like a sofer does.

Emunah of America Annual Dinner: Beat the Odds

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he annual Emunah Dinner, one of New York’s premier Jewish fundraising events, will take place on Sunday evening, November 10 at Chelsea Piers. The gala will raise critical funds for Emunah’s lifesaving work in Israel.

Emunah operates over 160 unique projects – residential homes, trauma counseling centers, and early childhood education centers – serving over 10,000 vulnerable Israelis every day.

The dinner’s theme will highlight how Emunah’s children Beat the Odds, breaking cycles of poverty and neglect, and enabling them to grow into healthy, successful adults.

In addition to generating vital funds for our work with children and families at risk in Israel, the annual dinner raises awareness about our critical programs and allows us to celebrate the inspiring accomplishments of our 2019 honorees.

This year, Emunah of America will present the Lifetime Achievement Award to Shirley Billet, a”h. The award will be accepted on her behalf by her children, Dr. Lynn Sugarman and Dr. Mark Billet. Shirley was a foundational pillar of Emunah, a past National President and Treasurer, during whose tenure opened the Sally and Ata Solomon School of Geriatric Nursing and was instrumental in securing funding and grants for many more capital campaigns. Shirley was an all-around powerhouse who helped build Emunah with dedication and tenacity. Her volunteer efforts started with collecting funds for Israel on the New York subway and culminated in constructing buildings and innovative social service programs in Israel.

Last November, despite being very ill, she continued to advocate for Emunah, securing a sizable gift which, along with her legacy at Emunah, will

forever change the lives of Emunah’s children.

We will also have the privilege of presenting the Dor L’Dor Award to Chani Chesner and Odit Oliner, whose acceptance will include a tribute to their late grandmother, Dr. Leila Bronner, a”h. Chani and Odit’s involvement in Emunah is a continuation of their grandmother’s legacy.

Chani notes that her grandmother “made an ever-lasting imprint. She was extremely generous to her family and those in need, giving tzedakah to our community and many throughout the U.S., South Africa and Israel.”

The Young Leadership Award will go to Rachel Gindi, who sets an inspiring example for other young people to follow. Rachel was first introduced to the work of Emunah as a college student. She led the first summer trip to Emunah’s Achuzat Sara Children’s Home in 2016 and has been going

back for the past four summers, in addition to visiting during the year. Rachel also has been involved in many other Emunah programs. She played a critical role in the creation of Kol HaNearim, arranged a week-long trip to Los Angeles for eight Neve Michael children, and ran a half marathon with the children of Bet Elazraki.

The dinner will feature special guest speaker, Sara Tegau Samay, who will share how Emunah enabled her to Beat the Odds, overcoming disadvantaged circumstances to become a nurse, get married, and start a family.

Emunah’s Annual Dinner relies heavily on the support from the community to ensure that we can continue to provide award-winning programs and services to all those who turn to us for help. Please join us on November 10 to enable vulnerable children in Israel to “Beat the Odds.” For more info visit www.emunahdinner.org.

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SKA Alumnae Shiur in Yerushalyim

Rabbi Kestenbaum learning his new sefer with his talmidim in MSP-LB tenth grade

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n Motzei Shabbat of chol hamoed Sukkos, October 19, almost 50 SKA alumnae learning in Israel, both for Shana Aleph and Shana Bet, joined together for a special shiur given by Rabbi Isaac Rice, head of SKA’s Torah She’ beal Peh Department and Assistant Rabbi of Congregation Anshei Chesed In the sukkah of the grandparents of SKA graduate Rachel Yudin, Rabbi Rice gave a shiur connecting different ideas about the sukkah and

being in Israel. He then opened up the floor to questions and concerns that have come up while learning in Israel. It was very nice for the alumnae to be able to hear from their rabbi with whom they have a connection and be able to continue that kesher even though they are no longer in the school.

Thank you so much to the Williams family for opening up their sukkah to us and for their gracious hospitality and refreshments. A special thank you goes to Rabbi Rice for taking the time out of his family trip to spend time with his students.

The eighth grade class at YOSS celebrated a simchas bais ha'shoeiva with their rebbi, Rabbi Yonah Stern

DRS Debate Team Success

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he DRS Yeshiva High School debate team participated in the SSSDL October Speech & Debate Tournament hosted by HAFTR high School on October 24.

This exciting event is part of the National Speech and Debate Association, the world’s largest honor society devoted to speech and debate.

The DRS team participated in both Extemporaneous and Public Forum categories. The resolution for Public Forum was “Resolved: The European Union should join the Belt and Road Initiative.” The resolution for Extemporaneous was: “Social media companies should value truth over freedom of

expression.”

Area teams that competed at this event included Chaminade, DRS, Lynbrook, and Ramaz High Schools.

Successful debaters are skilled at navigating scholarly research, crafting strategic arguments and anticipating counterarguments. In

the Public Forum category, the DRS team of Eli Rockoff and Ezra Cohen won first place. In the Extemp category, the team of Ariel Schultz and Maor Schultz won second place overall. Mazal Tov to these students and to all the members of the debate team on an impressive showing.

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Innovative Learning at HALB

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he HALB second grade students in Rabbi Lieberman’s class have begun to incorporate iPads into their Chumash learning. The pilot program is based on the Lehavin curriculum.

Each lesson can be individualized based on the students’ abilities.

They are able to review the lesson at their own pace, and the program provides immediate feedback as to how they performed. The students enjoyed working on the iPads and are excited to learn Chumash in a new and exciting way!

A Historic Celebration: OHEL’s 50th Annual Gala to Mark OHEL’s 50 Years of Milestones Giant Leaps Taken, Bold Steps Forward

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n 1969, man took the iconic first steps on the moon. That same summer, a giant leap was taken by a visionary group of founders who established OHEL Children’s Home & Family Services. When OHEL’s doors opened to abused, neglected, and homeless children, the children took their first steps into loving care.

“Giant Leaps Taken, Bold Steps Forward” is the theme for OHEL’s 50th Gala, set for Sunday, November 24, at the New York Marriott Marquis. Five decades of providing safety and support to over 120,000 vulnerable children, adults, and families, while strengthening our communities, is a milestone we can all celebrate.

OHEL, true to its mission, is the most trusted haven of safety and support, providing services that help to rebuild lives, strengthen individuals, families, and communities facing social, developmental, and emotional challenges. This historic Gala, to be enjoyed by over 1,000 community members, leaders of industry, and you, will debut an all new program that illustrates the vast array of services provided to meet the increasing and diverse needs of the Jewish community and

beyond.

This year’s Guest of Honor is Meridian Capital Group. Meridian Capital Group has partnered with OHEL on numerous projects, including its dedication of the Meridian Capital Group Volunteer Program. OHEL co-presidents Mel Zachter and Jay Kestenbaum welcome Meridian Capital Group as partners in OHEL’s 50th year celebration. “Ralph Herzka is one of our great philanthropic and business leaders. We are excited and honored to partner together on Sunday, November 24 and look forward to sharing the evening with Meridian leadership, team members, and business associates.”

This year’s OHEL Leadership Award will be given to Susan & David Mandel. David Mandel is the Chief Executive Officer of OHEL for the past 24 years. His unwavering dedication and vision have made a difference in the lives of countless individuals and families served by OHEL. “David is a trailblazer, a caring and sensitive leader who has implemented numerous programs at OHEL and transformed the lives of so many globallym” said Moishe Hellman, OHEL’s Ombudsman and President Emeritus.

The Nediv Lev (Generous Heart) Award is being given to Tsippy and Stuart Nussbaum of Cedarhurst, long-time champions of OHEL. Their commitment has enabled many meaningful programs to come to life, including the Annual OHEL Shabbaton at the Red Shul, a staple event in the community for many years that they have taken a leadership role in.

Judith Goldberg-Ness and Dr. Seth Ness of Teaneck are being honored as the Camp Kaylie Family of the Year. They are passionate advocates for people of all abilities. Their son, Ezra, has benefited greatly from the Camp Kaylie summer experience. This honor is truly deserved for their support and understanding of Camp Kaylie’s mission.

As Mel Zachter, co-president of OHEL, proudly says, “OHEL has always done the heavy lifting in our community, addressing the many communal and individual challenges many others have often shied away from.”

Jay Kestenbaum adds, “OHEL has built a reputation as the ‘gold standard’ in service provision driven by a results-oriented focus in every area of service.”

OHEL’s 50th Annual Gala is fortunate to have as co-chairs Aaron Jungreis, Annette Rubin, and David Brecher. Aaron Jungreis encourages all to participate. “With your help and continued support, we will continue to effectively respond to the increasing need in our community.

As one of the Gala Chairs, I am very proud to be a part of OHEL, but I am most proud when I meet people who have been impacted by OHEL. I know that this agency is second to none and deserves our full support and participation.”

Help us step into the future while recognizing the past 50 years of impact. Together, we can take bold steps in making a profound difference in the lives of thousands. To make reservations or place journal ads, please visit www.ohelgala. org or call 718-972-9338.

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Chessed Is Our Way of Life

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ontinuing the Bais Yaakov of Queens Shabbos Project Kits, the third graders learned the importance of chessed and the good feelings one receives when helping others. Before Sukkos, the girls decorated a small 4x4 inch box to replicate a sukkah. They used their creative touches with decorations and even schach! The girls packed the boxes with Shabbos and yom tov essentials like LED candles, tablecloths, besamim, and included some special extras like flowers and

the bracha for lighting the candles.

The girls wanted to bring simchas ha’chag to those who would be hospital-bound over yom tov. These

girls had a fantastic time making the little sukkahs and using their creativity to bring simcha to those who need joy in the hospital. We are sure

the girls will take this message of giving and continue to find satisfaction in giving to others throughout their lives.

MTA Students Participate in Cancer Research Project

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his summer I had the privilege to work with three talented MTA juniors on a cancer research project at Yeshiva University. The three students chosen to participate in this program, Shua Feigin, Moishe Newman, and Aaron Poulad, were selected for their interest in science and their dedication to spending half of their summer conducting research. Led by YU Professor and Biology Chair Dr. Sumanta Goswami, the goal of this project was to study cellular anomalies that make particular forms of breast cancer aggressively metastatic, or able to spread. The most harmful aspect of most cancers is not the primary tumor (original site that the cancer develops), but its ability to spread to other parts of the body and impair the function of vital organs, such as the brain or lungs. Research on what causes some cancers to be able to do this is thus of great importance to improving treatment and survivability of common cancers. One of the critical techniques used to study gene expression in modern biology is Quantitative PCR, which is what my students and I learned to do.

The first week was spent training the students in basic molecular biology techniques, such as micropipetting and gel electrophoresis. When the students demonstrated sufficient competency in these techniques, Dr. Goswami trained us to perform

QPCR and to analyze the data generated. By the end of our month of research, we became competent at performing QPCR experiments and interpreting QPCR data.

“Micropipettes are like droppers, but they absorb and expel microliters and require pinpoint precision. After learning how to properly utilize the micropipettes, we learned how to make electrophoresis gel, which is used to examine the lengths of DNA, and is used to identify DNA,” shared Moishe Newman. “Polymerase Chain Reactions, or PCRs for short, are when enzymes called polymerase copy a segment of DNA millions of times. Quantitative PCR is when we can count how much DNA was created. We learned how to

perform both PCR and QPCR during this valuable experience.”

My students learned how to present experimental data and developed the confidence to share their findings with their peers and supervisors. “I had the opportunity to learn advanced techniques that are currently being used to detect AIDS, Ebola, and the like. Dr. Goswami taught me important lessons in research and this internship really sparked my interest in biology,” said Aaron Poulad.

For myself, this was an opportunity to both learn new lab skills and develop mentoring skills in science education. It was inspiring to work with students who were excited to be involved in a subject I have dedicat-

ed my career to and I look forward to working with more excellent students next summer.

“My classmates and I truly gained a new understanding and appreciation of the complexities of genetic technologies,” explained Shua Feigin.

“Part of working in an actual lab entailed designing and testing our own hypotheses. In school, a teacher generally sets up a small demonstration where the student already knows what the outcome will be.

The student follows guided directions and sees an expected result.

While working with DNA, we did not know what to expect. We had to truly understand the mechanics of each process in order to design an experimental set up. Then, we were faced with the task of interpreting our data and drawing meaningful conclusions from it. This type of scientific exploration truly created a new type of learning. I would like to thank Mr. Goldberg for guiding us through the lab and orienting us in the somewhat confusing new environment. I would also like to thank Dr. Goswami, for opening up his lab, his research, and his knowledge to us. I hope that this experience will be a starting point for the future in furthering our understanding of the world and our impact on it through science.”

Mr. Chayim Goldberg is the MTA chemistry instructor and student internship advisor.

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Five Towns Community Sukkot Fair

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agic was certainly in the air during the inaugural Five Towns Community Sukkot Fair which took place during chol hamoed on October 16 and 17.

Thousands of people from all over the tri-state area participated in the event.

Cal Nathan, president of Community Chest South Shore, one of the fair organizers, approached the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC to create a community-wide, free, family-friendly Sukkot celebration featuring headline

entertainment and lots of activities for local families. Aaron Rosenfeld, Gural JCC’s CEO said, “When Cal approached us with the idea we immediately said yes. The JCC has a long history of providing quality events to the community, and I saw this as a wonderful opportunity to continue that tradition.”

The many family friendly-free activities made the Five Towns Community Sukkot Fair unique and special. From free face painting and a large petting zoo and the art activity

center to all-day main stage music, activities were provided at no cost thanks to the generosity of Gourmet Glatt, the title sponsor of this year’s fair.

Participants of all ages enjoyed entertainment by 8th Day and NACHAS, while continuous music by Gary Wallin Productions kept the crowd going over the two days.

“The response we received from the families who attended the fair surpassed all expectations,” Cal said.

“Plans are already underway for next

year.”

In addition to Gourmet Glatt, the Fair organizers wish to thank Mayor Benjamin Weinstock and the Trustees of the Village of Cedarhurst, the 4th Precinct Nassau County Police Department, and the Town of Hempstead.

The organizers would also like to extend their gratitude to the many sponsors whose generosity made the inaugural Five Towns Sukkot Fair wildly successful.

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It Took Three Years: We are Here When She is Ready

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he Shalom Task Force Confidential Hotline phone rang.

Esther was calling from work.

After a particularly terrible weekend she had finally found a safe place and time to call. They were the model family. They were recently honored by their shul, their children attend the local yeshiva and perform well at school, they have guests at their Shabbat and yom tov table, and participate in community life.

But the truth is very different.

She and her children live in a state of fear and terror. She described that it started with “just” emotional and verbal abuse – belittling comments, name calling – and then escalated to isolation from her family and friends and extreme possessiveness and control. She has no access to any family bank account or her own paycheck.

He has complete power over the simplest of purchases, even the groceries and clothes for the kids. Recently, there were several physically abusive episodes, and she wasn’t sure how to proceed. She didn’t know who would believe her. Calling the hotline is a place to be heard, believed, and helped. She spoke to the volunteer advocate about a safety plan, explored options for next steps, and received a referral for a therapist and for Sarah’s Voice, STF’s free legal services. She was also believed. For the first time, she didn’t have to pretend everything was okay – her call was the first time she was able to verbalize the truth.

When asked how she knew about the hotline, she said, “I cut out an ad three years ago, and it’s been in my wallet for three years. I finally had the strength to make this call. I wish I had three years ago.”

About Shalom Task Force In 1992, responding to the shocking revelation that there were women in the Orthodox community being victimized in their own homes, Nechama Wolfson, along with a

group of women, created the Shalom Task Force Hotline. This was a revolutionary and monumental feat at a time when the problem of domestic abuse was not acknowledged. The groundbreaking confidential hotline, dedicated to Orthodox victims of abuse, was the very first of its kind.

Since then, more than 21,000 callers have benefited from the advice and support of the hotline’s highly trained responders. As Rav Pam, zt”l, said at the inaugural Rabbinical Conference, “Previously, these women had no address. They now have a place to turn.”

Recognizing that in order to effect change the focus must be on prevention and education, with widespread rabbinic support, Shalom Task Force developed Preventive Education Workshops. This program sends trainers to present at yeshiva high schools, day schools, seminaries, and universities and conducts interactive workshops that teach young women and men about forming healthy relationships and avoiding abusive ones.

This program reaches over 4,500 students annually in the U.S. and Israel. The Education department has also expanded its reach through its continued focus on developing programs to reach boys and men and through its community outreach and education for rabbanim, lay leaders, professionals, and parents. In addition, the Shalom Workshop program assists engaged and married couples in forming and maintaining healthy relationships through its psychoeducational program.

Shalom Task Force also fulfills another critical need through Sarah’s Voice, a free legal service to victims of domestic abuse. Since 2010, Sarah’s Voice has provided over 1,200 survivors with free comprehensive legal services, including assistance with orders of protection, divorce proceedings, and custody negotiations.

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munity service and join Shalom Task Force on Sunday, November 17, at our Annual Brunch, to be held at the Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst, NY at 9:30 AM. Our Esteemed Honorees Shalom Task Force is pleased to announce Mrs. Miriam Ellenberg as the Guest of Honor; Rabbi Yehuda and Lisa Septimus will receive the Community Leadership Award; and Shaindy Urman will receive the Pillar of Strength Award.

Shalom Task Force is also recognizing the critical support of government and bestowing the honor of Distinguished Public Service Award to New York City Council Member Rory I. Lancman, New York State Assemblyman Andrew Hevesi, and New York State Senator Todd Kaminsky. They all work tirelessly on behalf of the community to ensure core funding to provide critical finances for Shalom Task Force as a resource to the victims of domestic violence.

This award recognizes this commitment as they represent the New York City Council, New York State Assembly, and the New York State Senate in their dedication to the needs of the most vulnerable.

Miriam Ellenberg, a resident of Great Neck, has been an active volunteer with Shalom Task Force for the past eighteen years. She serves as a Board member, an Education program presenter, Shalom Workshop leader and co-chair of the Annual Brunch. Miriam is married to Dr. Gilad Ellenberg. They are the proud parents of Ari (and Rachel), Dani (and Cheryl), Josh (and Danielle), and Dr. Leah Ellenberg and are the proud grandparents of many wonderful grandchildren. Miriam has served on the boards of North Shore Hebrew Academy, Yeshiva Har Torah and Emunah and has been active in the Young Israel of Great Neck, Great Neck Mikveh Association, and Amit.

Rabbi Yehuda Septimus has served as the senior rabbi of the Young Israel of North Woodmere since September 2008. The rabbi focuses first and foremost on close relationships with and addressing the needs of every one of the families in his shul. His leadership is critical in growing a supportive community,

and he brings his extensive academic background to his work. Rabbi Septimus received semicha as well as a Bachelor of Arts degree in English literature from Yeshiva University and received his PhD in classical Jewish history and literature from Yale University. More recently, Rabbi Septimus completed a Master of Arts degree at NYU Silver School of Social Work, and he is currently doing post-graduate training at the Trauma Studies Center of the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy in Columbus Circle.

Lisa Septimus is the Yoetzet Halacha of the Five Towns and Great Neck. A graduate of Stern College’s Graduate Program for Advanced Talmudic Studies, she subsequently served as the program’s shoelet u’meishiva. She teaches Talmud at North Shore Hebrew Academy High School in Great Neck, NY, where she also serves as director of Special Programs. In her active role as rebbetzin at the Young Israel of North Woodmere (NY) she is integrally involved with adult education and youth programming. She has taught at The Jewish Center in Manhattan, Riverdale Jewish Center, Drisha, and Yeshiva University’s Summer Learning Program. She and her husband, Rabbi Yehuda Septimus, are the parents of four children.

Shaindy Urman is a survivor of domestic violence and is actively working to break the silence around domestic violence and abuse in the Jewish community. She writes and speaks of her experience through various platforms and her story has been shared widely via The Times of Israel. Shaindy is a graduate student at the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College and supervises the intake department at OHEL Family Services.

Shalom Task Force is the only one of its kind in the Orthodox community. Abuse thrives in silence.

Please join us and our honorees on November 17, 2019 at 9:30AM at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst and help us break the silence.

For reservations, or to make a donation, please visit www.shalomtaskforce.org or go to stfbrunch@gmail. com.

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Shuvu Classroom Dedicated in Memory of Simcha Belsky, z”l

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he seventh grade boys’ classroom in the Shuvu Lod School was dedicated this past week by R’ Abe and Sherree Belsky from Lawrence, NY, in memory of their son, Simcha Berel Dovid, z”l, who was niftar a year ago on Chol Hamoed Sukkos.

The extended Belsky family participated in the emotional and moving ceremony, including brother-in-law R’ Avrohom Biderman, co-chairman of the Shuvu Network of Schools, and his wife, Sarah.

Shuvu’s Director, Rav Chaim Michoel Gutterman, spoke of the decision of Hagaon Harav Avrohom Pam, zt”l, to create Shuvu for Russian children in Israel and of the Rosh Yeshiva’s decision to appoint his talmid muvhak, R’ Biderman, to head the organization.

Today, Rav Gutterman commented, the network grew to become an educational empire in Eretz Yisroel comprised of 79 mosdos. “This is in the zechus of Harav Pam, zt”l, together with R’ Biderman.” Rav Gutterman said that the enormous amount of time R’ Biderman devotes to Shuvu shows he appreciates what is important in life. “And the Belskys’ decision to dedicate this classroom also shows what’s important in their life and serves as a model for their entire family.”

The class’s rebbe, Rav Dovid Rosenblum, told his own person-

al story how he came across Shuvu and how he realized the great impact of being able to be mekarev young children, ultimately leading to his decision to join the Shuvu staff. His words were followed by two talmidim who learned Mishnayos lilui neshama and Kaddish by R’ Abe Belsky.

Shuvu’s Educational Director Mrs. Brocha Weinberger added that Simcha, z”l, will always be part of the classroom, noting that “there’s a lot going on in this classroom and a tremendous amount of ruchnius, with mitzvos and learning with mesirus nefesh! These students walk in

the city of Lod with a yarmulke and tzitzis proudly. I can’t imagine anything that can give greater nechama than knowing that this classroom is dedicated for Simcha, with all the Gemara, Torah and halacha learned l’ilui nishmaso.”

Simcha’s brother, R’ Motty Belsky, mentioned another classroom dedication the family had made just two years ago in Shuvu Tel Aviv, in memory of his grandparents. “I didn’t think we’d be back here so soon for another dedication l’zecher nishmas someone.” R’ Motty gave an insight of his brother, whose defining char-

acteristic was chessed. “He’d literally give the shirt off his back.”

Seeing the enthusiasm and excitement of the boys of the class, R’ Motty and his wife Shani decided on the spot to donate a pair of tefillin to each of the students of the class in need.

The last speaker was Mrs. Sherree Belsky who reiterated the importance Simcha, z”l, placed on chessed. Turning to the Shuvu students, she said, “It was his most important mitzvah, so if you could take a little bit of that, and I know that’s what they teach in Shuvu, by doing this you’ll make both him and me very happy.”

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HAFTR Early Childhood celebrates Parshat Noach with their annual rainbow picture

Rambam Sukkos Experience: Here and in Israel

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number of rebbeim and Rambam families opened their sukkahs to the Rambam talmidim for singing, divrei Torah, and delicious food over this past chag.

On the second day of Chol Hamoed Sukkot, Rabbi Dr. Andrew Sicklick hosted his Annual Simchat Beit HaShoeva at the Sicklick sukkah in Woodmere. All the boys in Rabbi Sicklick’s eleventh grade Gemara shiur were invited to come and partake in the festivities. The students were greeted at the door with a pizza dinner and other tasty snacks. The night was highlighted by some inspiring divrei Torah prepared by several students. In addition, Rabbi Sicklick shared his own dvar Torah on the machloket as to what the meaning of what Sukkos actually is. The Torah expounded around the table led to

considerable discussion as everyone enjoyed dinner together. As the meal wore down, the class took a picture to commemorate the night and bentched together. All in all, it was an enlightening and unforgettable night for 11B. Rabbi Yitzchak Knoll also went above and beyond this past Sukkos when he met up with alumni in Israel and brought them that Rambam flavor. Meaningful singing and divrei Torah were shared as the alumni were reunited with their rebbe from “Senior Year.” Rabbi Ari Boiangiu also met up with his shiur at Sammy Pollack’s house. With his guitar in hand, he was joined by sophomore Ilan Kinsberg and his guitar, as they sang the night away with the rest of Rabbi Boiangiu’s shiur.

Even though school was not in session, the connection between rebbe and talmid was still deeply felt over the break.

Sukkos Learning at Shulamith ECC

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t Shulamith School for Girls Early Childhood Center, the preparations for Sukkot were full of fun and hands-on learning.

The children were very excited to visit a real sukkah at the Premier Nursing Home and Rehab Center. The spacious sukkah provided a perfect venue to learn about the construction of a sukkah. They had a wonderful time learning new concepts and vocabulary while singing, dancing, and reading books in the sukkah.

They enjoyed a snack in the sukkah and practiced the bracha they will make when they eat in a sukkah. The children were fascinated to learn that even though a sukkah is not as strong as a house and doesn’t have a real roof we never have to worry since Hashem is always taking care of us.

When they returned to school, our young builders enjoyed the STEM

challenge of building a functional sukkah using hollow blocks, bamboo poles, and a schach mat. The learning continued as children examined a real lulav and etrog. Math and science skills were utilized as the children compared and contrasted the Hadasim and aravot and inspected an etrog using their senses. They practiced the bracha to make on the lulav and etrog and learned how to shake it. Of course, the children created decorations for the sukkah that exercised their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and creative abilities. What a wonderful way to learn about Sukkot!

At the Shulamith Early Childhood Center, we know that hands-on learning is the best kind of learning.

A special hakarat hatov to the Premier for allowing us to visit their sukkah.

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Father-Son Kinnot Teshuva at DRS

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enerations bonded while learning Torah together at the annual Father-Son Kinnot Teshuva program held on Sunday, October 6. After selichot and davening, Rabbi Kaminetsky addressed the yeshiva about unique relationships rooted in and revolving around Torah between a father and son.

Following a delicious breakfast, parents and students headed up to shiur, as each rebbe presented stirring shiurim on topics related to te-

shuva and the Yomim Noraim. Keynote speaker Rabbi Yechiel Spero, author of a series of story books from Artscroll, gave an incredibly inspir-

ing, and equally entertaining, shiur about the deeper meaning of the Elul season, as parents and students alike listened to Rabbi Spero’s message.

The program was a great opportunity for students to learn together with their parents while preparing for Yom Kippur.

Yeshivas Nishmas HaTorah

Bonding on the ninth and tenth grade trip to Adventure Park

Rabbi Pinchas Weinberger, rosh yeshiva, addressing the ninth and tenth graders

Rabbi Moshe Bender speaking to the high school and bais medrash bochurim

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Merit Scholars at Rambam

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ongratulations to Rambam seniors Uriel Sussman, who has been named a 2020 National Merit Scholarship Semi-Finalist, and to Avi Balsam, who earned a National Merit Letter of Commendation.

The Rambam Mesivta family couldn’t be prouder of these stellar young men whose intellect, insatiable appetite for learning, humble natures, and kindness are treasured attributes.

Uriel Sussman now stands among the highest-achieving students in the National Merit Scholars Program who are designated as National Merit Scholars. About 1.6 million students in approximately 22,000 high schools enter the National Merit competition annually when they take the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test (PSAT/NMSQT). Uriel took this test and excelled with a

dazzling score. His designation as a National Merit Scholar places Uriel in the top 1.25 percent of test takers nationwide who achieve this honor.

This latest success is just one more noteworthy stair on the ladder of his success. Uriel is captain of the Debate Team, captain of the Torah Bowl Team, and captain of Robotics.

He is also an A.P. Scholar and is on the College Bowl, Chess, and Math teams. His academic and extracurricular achievements to date are quite impressive as are his middos and commitment to Torah and learning.

Uriel is also a stalwart member of Rambam’s Masmidim Extra Learning program and has been a gabbai at Rambam since his junior year.

Avi Balsam’s score has also placed him amongst some of the highest scorers in the country. He is one of

50,000 out of 1.6 million test takers to score nearly perfect scores, placing him in the top 3% of test takers. Avi is captain of Debate and captain of Model UN. He is also assistant captain of Mock Trial and Harmonides. Avi recently won first prize at the IESC Science Competition at Farmingdale for his research on Enzyme Catalysis that he conducted at the Garcia Center at Stony Brook. He can also often be found leading the davening

at Rambam, and his hallel on Rosh Chodesh always moves the kehillah.

Avi is one of the cornerstones of the school’s Masmidim Program and a key Robotics teammate.

There is no doubt that Uriel and Avi are poised to contribute to the world around them and that they will reach more milestones and glean more accolades on their journey to further success.

Make Speaking to a Loved One About Estate Planning Easier

By Monet Binder, Esq.

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ou’re on the phone, or maybe you’re visiting with your parents, speaking about what is going on with the children or maybe you’re the parent reminiscing about the time, years ago, when…

Those are the easy and wonderful conversations we have, between parents and their children. But, in the course of that conversation, can you imagine yourself starting a conversation about estate planning and Medicaid planning? Probably not, but that just might be the best time to raise the issue.

Speaking to a loved one – who could be a parent, an adult child, or a spouse – about end-of-life issues might be the most uncomfortable conversation we could have.

Unfortunately, sometimes the most uncomfortable conversations are the most important, to preserve family harmony, protect a legacy built over a lifetime, and protect everyone in case someone loses capacity or becomes disabled, while

they are still living.

So, how do we actually start that “most important” conversation?

Fortunately, Forbes.com created a short slide presentation, with some very good advice, which I explain below, so you don’t have to search for the internet version: Right place – right time. It’s not always better to schedule a conversation.

Though both sides can prepare, it can give the opportunity to put it off to “another time.” Instead, try bringing up the subject during other activities, when both sides are in a good mood. See where the conversation can take you. If it’s going well, you can continue your discussion, or you may resume your conversation at another time.

Stories help start the conversation. News stories and other current events, as well as personal stories, especially about someone who recently passed away and didn’t have planning in place – and the hardship that caused the family can be extremely helpful.

Or one family member could

tell another, “I just did my own estate plan” or “I’m doing an estate plan. Do you have one?”

Separate and bite size conversations. Sometimes, avoiding full blown discussions on the particulars of estate planning could help create the atmosphere for effective communications. Tread carefully when speaking things out in a group, which could cause a “group think” mentality – where if someone has a negative reaction, others may join it. Depending on your own family dynamic, determine the best way to handle these delicate issues.

Spousal communication. No one knows your spouse, as well as you do. Use that knowledge to communicate in the way they will best react. You could show your concern about the future, for example, depending on your situation, you could say, “I’m concerned about how you and the family will be provided for if something happens to me”. Or even, “We’re not getting any younger and we need to discuss our options.” Also, “Now that we are parents, we

really need to draw up wills to protect the children.”

Share information with adult children. Parents who share their estate planning intentions risk hostility from adult children, who do not like what they hear. Consider asking each child what they think, so they feel that their feelings matter. While parents have no obligation to change an estate plan after hearing a child’s preferences, disclosing their plan can help refine their approach and make sure everyone feels included in the process. Also, when assets are not going to be distributed equally, it is important that everyone understand your reasoning – even if they don’t agree with it.

This may head off resentment and anger when you are not there to discuss your reasoning with them.

Most important, avoid confrontation. Confrontation can paralyze your effort, especially with an elderly parent who thinks you’re just protecting your own inheritance.

(Sometimes it’s better to back off, rather than poison your final years together.) Those

who encounter pushback from a spouse have a special card to play: “We owe this much to each other.”

Your parent’s legacy or your legacy, representing a lifetime of work and effort, may depend on this conversation.

Monet Binder, ESQ., has her practice in Queens, Brooklyn and Long Island, dedicated to protecting families, their legacies and values. All halachic documents are approved by the Bais Havaad Halacha Center in Lakewood, under the direction of Rabbi Dovid Grossman and the guidance of Harav Shmuel Kaminetsky, shlita, as well as other leading halachic authorities. To learn more about how Estate Planning, you can send Monet at email at monet@mbinderlaw. com or call 718-514-7575.

The information in this article is intended solely for your information. It does not constitute legal advice, and it should not be relied on without a discussion of your specific situation with an attorney.

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How Sod Ha’adam Affected My Professional Work My whole approach has changed. I learned to see beyond behaviors, limitations, symptoms – and to grasp the intrinsic, whole picture of each child, with unprecedented results. What changed the most? I grasped the unrivaled place of the mother in the child’s world: today the mother takes a vital role in my treatments, as I connect her to where and who the child really is.

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SKA Simchat Torah Siyum

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The Yellow and Red Room kindergartens at TAG collaborated to create a beautiful mural depicting the sheishes yimei Bereishis. They hung it up in the preschool hallway for all of the children to enjoy

Everyone’s Included at Shulamith

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he eighth graders in Shulamith School for Girls were posed with the question: “What does integration and inclusion (with kids with other needs) mean to you?” The following are some of the answers received: –“Welcoming everyone no matter where they come from” – “It means including others and making them feel that they are one of you and not different” – “Having everyone feel like they belong” – “Making everyone feel like they are special and unique” The question stemmed from a recent basketball game where students Adina Baum and Miriam Schreier made a point of inviting other girls from the neighborhood instead of just their regular group. The game was a turning point for the Shulamith

girls as they learned a new definition of friendship. Adina and Miriam recognized a need and reached out to their classmates for help.

The group meets bi-monthly and continues growing. The eighth graders have befriended girls from ages 12+ and run programs that are conducive to the age bracket. The most recent event took place in Gourmet Glatt Woodmere where the girls held a photo scavenger hunt. Gourmet Glatt was super supportive and made each and every girl feel special about participating.

Integration is a key component to lifelong friendships and Shulamith eighth grade are proud representatives.

For more information please contact office@shulamith.org.

etween Yom Kippur and Sukkot, the students of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls were inspired to actively participate in Simchat Torah by studying parshiot of the Chumash and completing their learning in a siyum held on Simchat Torah Students from different grades committed to studying a parsha over Sukkot, and in a very short period of time, SKA students had signed up for all 54 parshiot! While many of the girls who signed up were observing yom tov in different communities, on Simchat Torah morning, more than 50 SKA students, madrichot and faculty members gathered at the DRS campus and shared divrei Torah in celebration of the completion of their

learning. An inscribed book was presented to each participating student.

This student driven-initiative was dedicated to the memory of Moshe Yisroel Menachem ben Dovid Yehuda HaCohen, Dr. Murray Kohn, a”h, who was niftar over chol hamoed.

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TA hosted Simchas Beis Hashoeva events over Sukkos in Brooklyn, Highland Park, Monsey, Queens, and Teaneck. Talmidim and rebbeim enjoyed singing, dancing, divrei Torah, spending time together, and bonding outside the class-

room. The MTA community is comprised of families from communities throughout the tri-state area. MTA hosts events in these communities throughout the year to foster achdus and help talmidim strengthen relationships with friends who they may not share classes with.

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Worrier to Warrior combines positive psychology with Jewish wisdom to explore questions such as: Is there a meaning to life that makes even our difficulties meaningful? Am I just what happens to me or do I have a deeper core? How can I get off the “Hedonic Treadmill,” the sense that even life’s successes ring hollow?

“All too often people are thrown off their path in life by hardships that sink them into negative emotions or anxiety,” explained Rabbi Naftali Silberberg of JLI’s Brooklyn, New York, headquarters. “In this course, we learn to face our challenges by understanding our lives in a deeper context.”

Professor Steven M. Southwick (MD) of the Department of Psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine has endorsed the course: “It is well-known that positive emotions rest at the heart of overall well-being and happiness. But how to effectively enhance positive emotion remains challenging. Worrier to Warrior approaches this challenge from an insightful perspective grounded in contemporary psychology and Jewish literature… This is an exciting and very impressive course unlike any I have seen.”

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The Marion and Aaron Gural JCC Early Childhood Center celebrated Parshat Noach with a rainbow of smiles and colors from all the children

BYAM Generates Excitement with Mother 2 Mother Panel

Rabbi Zvi Soroka’s eighth grade talmidim at Yeshiva Darchei Torah who earned cash prizes for their learning over the Sukkos break

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n Wednesday, October 23, HANC High School’s AP Government class attended a lecture at Hofstra University featuring State Senator Jessica Ramos.

As a child of two poor immigrants, Senator Ramos discussed how she entered into a career in politics in a very moving speech. She emphasized

the importance of being active citizens in society and the importance of being knowledgeable about community issues in order to contribute to causes that the students care about.

The students were truly inspired by Senator Ramos’ passion and drive and gained insight into the politics in our state government in Albany.

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his past motzei Shabbos, Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam held an open house in Lawrence at the home of Mordechai and Shana Beren.

Complete with divrei bracha from the menahel, Rabbi Nosson Neuman, and a wonderful panel of teachers and current BYAM parents, the evening created a feeling of warmth, for which BYAM is well-known. Moderated by its principal, Mrs. Leah Zytman, the Mother 2 Mother panel

fielded questions ranging from academics to hashkafa. Prospective parents heard about all of the things the BYAM talmidos can benefit from, whether it’s STEM, gym, music, and art. BYAM has it all!

Registration is now open, and applications have been coming in. To request an application, and to set up an interview for your daughter, please call 718-868-3232, ext 202.

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Gedolei Yisrael in American and Eretz Yisrael Open Their Homes to Host Daf HaYomi B’Halacha Siyumim ly modest program. Yet, with every new chelek of Mishnah Berurah that is completed, more and more Yidden are joining. The numbers are constantly increasing…exponentially.

That is the power of Torah promoted with pure intent!”

By Chaim Gold

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here are few times during the year that are busier for roshei yeshiva and poskim than the week before Rosh Hashana. Nevertheless, leading luminaries such as HaGaon HaRav Yeruchem Olshin, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govohah of Lakewood, the Biala Rebbe, shlita, HaGaon HaRav Eliezer Yehuda Finkel, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Mir Yerushalayim, the well-known Sephardic Rosh Yeshiva and Mekubal, HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Hillel, shlita, as well as the children and talmidim of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, and HaGaon HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l, cleared their schedules and opened their homes the week before Rosh Hashana to participate in the siyum of Chelek Daled of Mishnah Berurah and the start of Chelek Hei. One of the remarkable events was the siyum held for Daf HaYomi B’Halacha maggidei shiur at the apartment of Rav Yeruchem Olshin.

Rabbi Ahron Gobioff, Dirshu’s North American Director, related, “In an effort to avoid imposing on the distinguished rosh yeshiva, I brought cake and drinks to his house so that we could have a l’chaim in honor of the siyum. I was flabbergasted when I arrived at the Olshin home! I found the table beautifully set with fresh cake baked by Rebbetzin Olshin herself.

The Rebbetzin and the Rosh Yeshiva deemed it a special zechus to participate in such a siyum with the more than ten Daf HaYomi B’Halacha maggidei shiur representing hundreds of lomdim.”

At the siyum, Rav Olshin related, “When Rav Shlomo Heiman came to America in 1935, he rejoiced greatly in every siyum. At that time, siyumim weren’t common in America, and they engendered great simcha. Baruch Hashem, today, siyumim are more common, but a siyum on the difficult Chelek Daled of Mishnah Berurah with maggidei shiur representing many mesaymim is not common at all and is a tremendous simcha!”

During his remarks, Rav Olshin related that several months ago he merited attending the Dirshu Convention in Stamford, Connecticut,

Rejoicing upon completing Mishnah Berurah Chelek Daled with HaRav Shraga Shteinman at the home of HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt"l

where he spent Shabbos with hundreds of lomdei Dirshu. “At that time,” the Rosh Yeshiva explained, “many were worried about the fact that the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha would be embarking on Masechta Eiruvin, a difficult masechta. Now, as we finish Chelek Daled and have already begun Chelek Hei, we see that not only have they learned Chelek Daled, but they have learned it well!”

Perhaps the most moving moment of the entire evening was when the Rosh Yeshiva himself spontaneously burst out in a niggun, singing, “Nagil v’nosis b’zos haTorah.” His pure simchas haTorah was contagious, and all of the maggidei shiur joined him in enthusiastic song.

If one wanted to be exposed to rabbinic royalty, that is what greeted the gathering in their visit to the storied home of HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Wosner, zt”l, just before Rosh Hashana. His son and successor, HaGaon HaRav Chaim Wosner, shlita, together with his greatest talmidim, all leading poskim in Eretz Yisroel such as HaGaonim HaRav Moshe Shaul Klein, shlita, HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, shlita, and HaRav Yaakov Meir Stern, shlita, gathered to give chizuk to those beginning Chelek Hei. All of them spoke about how much Rav Wosner valued Dirshu, viewing it as an organization that was responsible for perpetuating Torah and halacha in our time.

The siyum at the home of the Rosh Yeshiva Rav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l, was jointly led by his son, HaGaon HaRav Shraga Shteinman, shlita, HaGaon HaRav Shevach Rosenblatt, shlita, and three of Bnei Brak’s most

prominent poskim, HaRav Sariel Rosenberg, shlita, HaRav Yehuda Silman, shlita, and HaRav Yisroel Marurush, shlita.

At that siyum, the participants remembered how much encouragement HaGaon HaRav Aharon Leib Shteinman, zt”l, gave to Dirshu, going above and beyond his kochos and even attending and addressing their massive siyum in Tel Aviv when he was over 100 years old and in an extremely weakened state. Rav Shteinman also gave tremendous chizuk to the Daf HaYomi B’Halacha.

Rav Avrohom Broide, a prominent Daf HaYomi B’Halaha maggid shiur, also addressed the siyum, relating an incident that he had personally heard from Rebbetzin Rishel Kotler, a”h, wife of the Lakewood Rosh Yeshiva, HaGaon HaRav Shneur Kotler, zt”l. “The Rebbetzin told me that when Rav Aharon Kotler passed away in late 1962, the Lakewood Yeshiva had 140 bochurim and forty kollel yungeleit. Everyone thought that Lakewood was finished. Rav Shneur Kotler became rosh yeshiva and, despite all odds, he not only sustained the yeshiva but expanded it exponentially. When he passed away twenty years later, there were 1,500 bochurim and 1,000 yungeleit! Today there are some 9,000 talmidim in the yeshiva. We see the power of the special maatikei shemuah whom Hashem planted in every generation.

These great people defy the odds, and their impact just becomes increasingly greater.

“I think we can say the same with regard to Daf HaYomi B’Halacha.

When it started, it was a relative-

The Uniqueness of the Sefarim of the Chofetz Chaim Rav Dovid Hofstedter related, “HaGaon HaRav Simcha Wasserman, zt”l, son of Rav Elchonon Wasserman, once told me, ‘There have been so many chiddushim written by many of the greatest gaonim but what has happened to them? Most have become lost to Klal Yisrael. The Chofetz Chaim, however, wrote sefarim that have not only not been lost, but have become sefarim that all of Klal Yisroel learns.

As time goes on, more and more people learn the sefarim of the Chofetz Chaim. The reason,’ Rav Simcha explained, ‘is that the Chofetz Chaim didn’t write his sefarim to write chiddushim. Rather, he wrote them to try giving the klal sefarim that they needed. In fact, not only did he not openly show his erudition, he tried to hide it!’ When someone writes a sefer with totally pure motives, only because the klal need it, it has a kiyum.”

The octogenarian Biala Rebbe, one of the elder admorim of the generation, gladly opened his home to a siyum on Chelek Daled and a haschalah on Chelek Hei. The Rebbe pointed out that when a Jew lives his life in accordance with halacha, every one of his actions, even those that are essentially physical actions, actions of gashmiyus, are transformed into spiritual actions as a result of them being regulated by halacha.

Rav Yaakov Hillel focused on the greatness of the sefer Mishnah Berurah. “What Dirshu has done by promoting a daily Mishnah Berurah program is a colossal chessed for Klal Yisrael. The Mishnah Beruah is not just a halacha sefer, it is sefer that builds the life of every Jew. The Chofetz Chaim spent over 25 years writing the Mishnah Berurah. Until you really learn it, you cannot appreciate the work that went into it. Dirshu has given all of us a window into the greatness of this sefer.”

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Today, Ma’aleh Adumim is a city with over 40,000 residents and is considered by most to be a suburb of Jerusalem. Recently, there has been momentum building towards annexing Ma’aleh Adumim. In 2018, Mayor Benny Kashriel and Mayor Alex Adelman, of the Village of Lawrence, signed a historic agreement creating a sister-city relationship between Ma’aleh Adumim and the Village of Lawrence.

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his past June, the Queens District Attorney race was decided by a mere 55 votes. Had the progressive candidate, Tiffany Caban, won the election, the Borough of Queens would have become a place where all forms of crime would be legalized in the name of criminal justice reform. There are 650,000 registered Democrats in Queens. Of those, only 90,000 turned out for the District Attorney Democratic primary. With seven candidates running, Melinda Katz’s total of 35,000 votes bested Tiffany Caban by just 55 votes.

In the 2018 Democratic congressional election primary, Alexandra Ocasio Cortez, now infamous for her extreme and often anti-Semitic views, beat her opponent by a mere four thousand votes. A total of 27,000 out of the 217,000 registered Democrats in that congressional district showed up to vote. AOC’s 15,500 votes put her in a position to influence the direction

of our entire country!

We have become complacent about voting, and we neglect to understand the importance of our vote. While we are becoming increasingly complacent, the progressive wing of the Democratic party has become increasingly energized and organized. While the media paints a narrative of an electorate moving to the left, the real story is the apathy of the electorate. That apathy creates opportunity for well-organized, well-funded groups of voters with a specific targeted agenda to win critical elections.

It is time that we wake up and realize that every election is important.

It is true that off year elections may be less exciting than presidential elections but it is in the off year that politicians notice who is turning out the vote. At the recent JCCRP breakfast this past September, the leader of Queens County Democrats, Congressman Gregory Meeks, noted that one of the Ortho-

dox Jewish districts in Far Rockaway turned out for Melinda Katz 148-1.

Given the closeness of the vote, one can easily see how the political leadership watches our turnout in each election.

Are we “woke” – activated enough to make a real difference? Or are we asleep and simply sitting back, watching others take the reins of leadership?

Numbers count. The recent campaign to give feedback to the state on their proposed guidelines for secular studies made a huge difference.

145,000 letters sent to Albany completely took the leadership of State Ed off-guard. Though we are not aware yet of the final outcome of that issue, we do know that the pushback from the religious and independent school communities has given them pause.

We must continue to organize and to be aware and active. The Twitter universe gives the elite liberal media the false impression that everyone views issues the same way. The only

way we can fight back is through our votes. The only poll that counts is at the voting booth. Are we willing to take the ten minutes to show up and be counted or are we content to allow our state to move further and further to the left – making it increasingly difficult for us to lead our way of life in peace?

This year, residents of Far Rockaway and Queens will be asked to vote several times over the next few months in elections where their vote will make a difference. Besides the election this November, where we have the opportunity to elect our own Alan Schiff as a Civil Court Judge and to vote again for Melinda Katz as our District Attorney, there are several key races coming up the next few months: Assuming Melinda Katz wins her race for DA, her position as Queens Borough President will be up for grabs, probably this February. Several candidates have announced their intent to

run for the position including our own City Councilman Donovan Richards.

If Donovan Richards becomes the next Borough President, his council seat will be vacant and in that special election we may have the chance to elect a local resident (perhaps Pesach Osina?) to that seat.

We are also concerned about the ascendant progressive left making an attempt at unseating our beloved State Senator Joe Addabbo who has been a strong conservative democratic voice in Albany, fighting for religious liberty and for the independence of our yeshivas and day schools. There will be a hard-fought Democratic primary this June in which we will need every vote in order to stem the tide of progressivism in our State. For this election, voters must be registered Democrats.

Though we may feel more comfortable in the Republican Party right now, we must realize, especially in NYC, that our voices can only be heard in local Democratic primaries. Voters need to remember that party affiliation does

not prevent a person from voting for candidates in any party during general elections.

In Nassau County this year there are several important races including the race for Hempstead Town Supervisor, Nassau County District Attorney,

and Hempstead Town Council. Bruce Blakeman is running for re-election as councilman in the Town of Hempstead while Howard Kopel is running for re-election as Nassau County legislator. Both of these men have served our

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just joined others across the country in enabling us to vote early! Voters who may be out of town on Election Day can vote at specific local locations any day next week.

Early voting in the Five Towns is taking place at Lawrence Village Hall, 196 Central Ave in Lawrence at the following dates and times: Thursday, October 31 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Friday, November 1 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.; and Sunday, November 3 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Early voting for residents of Far Rockaway is taking place at the YMCA on Beach 73rd St and Rockaway Bch Blvd at the following times: Thursday, October 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Friday, November 1 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Sunday, November 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

With the convenience of early voting, we hope more of our fellow members of the community turn out to vote.

It is time for our voices to be heard and for our opinions to matter. Please vote this November 5!

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Rules of the Armed Forces U.S. MARINE CORPS RULES

U.S. ARMY RANGERS RULES

1. Be courteous to everyone, friendly to no one.

2. Decide to be aggressive enough, quickly enough.

1. Walk 50 miles wearing 75-pound rucksack while starving.

3. Have a plan.

2. Locate individuals requiring killing.

4. Have a back-up plan, because the first one probably won’t work.

3. Request permission via radio from “Higher” to perform killing.

5. Be polite. Be professional but have a plan to kill everyone you meet.

4. Bicker bitterly when mission is aborted.

6. Do not attend a gunfight with a handgun whose caliber does not start with a “4.” (That just shows good sense.)

5. Walk out 50 miles wearing a 75-pound rucksack while starving.

U.S. ARMY RULES

7. Anything worth shooting is worth shooting twice.

Ammo is cheap. Life is expensive.

1. Select a new beret to wear.

8. Move away from your attacker. Distance is your friend.

(Lateral & diagonal preferred.)

3. Change the color of beret you decide to wear.

2. Sew patches on right shoulder.

9. Use cover or concealment as much as possible.

10. Flank your adversary when possible. Protect yours.

U.S. AIR FORCE RULES

11. Always cheat; always win. The only unfair fight is the one you lose.

1. Have a cocktail.

12. In ten years nobody will remember the details of caliber, stance, or tactics. They will only remember who lived.

3. See what’s on TV.

13. If you are not shooting, you should be communicating your intention to shoot.

NAVY SEALS RULES 1. Look very cool in sunglasses.

2. Kill every living thing within view.

2. Adjust temperature on air-conditioner.

4. Ask, “What’s a gunfight?”

5. Request more funding from Congress with a “killer” PowerPoint presentation.

6. Wine and dine key congressmen, invite DOD and defense industry executives.

7. Receive funding, set up new command and assemble assets.

8. Declare the assets “strategic” and never deploy them operationally.

9. Hurry to make 17:45 tee-time.

3. Check hair in mirror.

U.S. NAVY RULES 1. Go to sea.

2. Drink coffee.

3. Deploy the Marines

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Special Ops Forces Trivia c. The Bird Busters

d. Navy Seals

b. 12

a. 40 pounds b. 100 pounds c. 150 pounds d. 200 pounds

a. Cherry b. Venom c. Disguise d. Crouch low; aim high 6. What are combat divers in the Special Forces called? a. Stingrays

4. Which of the following is the Special Ops force primarily responsible for killing and capturing terrorists, or as terrorists are referred to in Special Ops vernacular – HVUs(High Value Units)? a. Green Berets

b. Frogmen c. Killer sharks d. Jelly fish

“Astronomically, it tells me that there are millions of galaxies and potentially billions of planets. Theologically, it tells me that G-d is great and that we are small and insignificant. Meteorologically, it tells me that we will have a beautiful day tomorrow. What does it tell you, Top?” “Well, sir,” the sergeant replied grimly, “it tells me that somebody stole our tent.”

8. The “Horse Soldiers” were a group of Green Berets with the 5th Special Forces Group’s Operational Detachment Alpha 595 who were inserted into Afghanistan shortly after 9/11 to liberate the region from the Taliban without tanks or trucks, just horses. They operated for several weeks before the U.S. arrived. How many horse soldiers were there in total? a. 12

c. 323 d. 1,264

 Answers

The company commander and the first sergeant were in the field.

As they went to bed for the night, the first sergeant said, “Sir, look up into the sky and tell me what you see.”

The sergeant answered, “And what does that tell you, sir?”

d. 149

b. 105 7. According to numerous reports, in 2018, how many countries did U.S. Special Op forces operate

You gotta be kidding The commander said, “I see millions of stars.”

c. 32

5. A

3. While carrying out their missions, the U.S. Special Ops are required to be able to carry all their supplies with them. What is the average weight of their backpacks?

5. The Israeli Army has an elite special force known as Duvdevan. What does Duvdevan mean in English?

1. C

d. The Stealth Squad

6. B

2. What is the name of the special U.S. Army helicopter force that is responsible for getting into places thought to be impossible to get to and for getting in undetected?

a. 8

2. A

d. On average, they serve two years in the Special Ops forces before retiring to private security firms.

c. Marine RECON

7. D

c. Their average U.S Special Ops officer is 34, is married, and has two children.

b. The Tomb Raiders

3. B

b. Their average U.S. Special Ops officer is 26, never married, and a college graduate.

b. Delta Force

8. A

a. They are usually high school dropouts and gym rats who turned things around in life.

or train in?

a. The Night Stalkers

4. B

1. Which of the following facts about Special Ops forces is true?

 Wisdom Key 6-8 correct: You are smart enough for the Special Forces!

Now you just have to make sure you can physically handle it. Start by lugging around 100 pounds on your back for a few days while sleeping less than 4 hours a night and surviving on MRE (Meal, Ready to Eats), then see if you are still interested or if you’d rather stick to your day job as an accountant.

3-5 correct: You won’t exactly make it to the U.S. Special Ops but maybe Canada has an opening for you.

0-2 correct: You should join the CCFNSSF (Central Command For Not So Smart Folks).

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Torah Thought

Parshas Noach

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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he Torah, in this week’s reading, describes the rainbow as becoming the symbol of G-d’s covenant with the humankind that the world will not be destroyed by another flood. The appearance of the rainbow in the narrative of Noach and his emergence from the ark does not mean that the rainbow was created then. According to rabbinic

tradition and the unchanging laws of nature, the rainbow existed from the time of original creation itself.

What is significant is that the Torah points out to Noach that the rainbow now has a great significance to humanity and is not to be observed and thought of as being merely another of the great many phenomena that we call nature. Rather, when human

beings see a rainbow, they should be reminded of G-d’s covenant with us and how we are all descended from one family that was the progenitor of humankind, as we know it today.

One of the interesting things about the rainbow is that when Jews view it, they are bidden to recite a blessing. This is meant to teach us that the wonders of nature are constant reminders of our relationship to our Creator and our obligations that that entails. Because of this, Jewish tradition also teaches us that we are not to stare at length or directly at a rainbow because the rainbow rep-

through the prism of the Torah that the L-rd has granted to Israel.

Viewing nature without Torah insight and background is again reverting to pantheism. That is the meaning of the Mishnah in Avot that one should not interrupt one’s study of Torah in order to admire a beautiful phenomenon of nature. Nature is to be viewed through knowledge and understanding of Torah and not as something that is distinct and unrelated to Torah and its values.

Seeing nature devoid of any moral backdrop diminishes the wonders of nature and the grandeur of the world

Nature is to be viewed through knowledge and understanding of Torah.

resents G-d’s presence in our world and should not be subject to prolonged stares.

This lesson is true in all areas of human life and in our relationship to nature. Pantheism promulgated the idea that nature itself is G-d. That is a misrepresentation of the true relationship between the Creator and what was created. Judaism teaches us that we are to see the wonders of the planet that we inhabit as part of G-d’s scheme in creating the world and that we react to seeing those wonders

in which we live. A rainbow without the message of the L-rd to Noach loses much of its beauty and a great deal of its meaning. In the Talmud we find that great and noble people were themselves compared to the rainbow, because in a noble person one can also link the nature of the Creator that fashions that person.

Everything in life and in nature, as well as our judgment of human beings, should always be viewed from the perspective of Torah and eternity.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas Noach Getting the Ship Back on Course

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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ccording to Chazal, the pasuk in Ha’azinu (Devarim 32:7), “Remember the days of old, contemplate the years of other generations” refers to the generations of the flood and the dispersion. In the words of the Yalkut Shimoni, “‘Contemplate the years of other generations,’ every generation has those like the generation of the flood and every generation has those who are like the generation of the dispersion.” We must understand the nature of the generations of the flood and the dispersion in order to learn from them and improve ourselves accordingly because there is an aspect of these generations within each of us.

Civilization only emerges at the very end of Parshas Bereishis and in Parshas Noach. Until the end of the Parshas Bereishis, that parsha primarily involves individuals but not entire societies. It is remarkable that just like the Torah introduced the first man almost contemporaneously with his first sin, so, too, the Torah introduced the advent of civilization and its sins concurrently as well. In the case of civilization, we encounter the mysterious bnei Elo-him, important men, who took the bnos ha’adam, the daughters of man. Second is the story of man’s sin and the destruction of the world through the flood. And third, the Torah explains man’s sin of the building of the great city and tower and the generation’s

punishment.

The tzaddikim teach us that the sins of the generations of the flood and the dispersion are archetypes for all human faults throughout the generations. According to Rashi, the primary sins of generation of the flood related to theft and immorality. It is important to understand, however, that Hashem created man with an innate need and inclination to get married and have children. He told man (Bereishis 1:28), “Be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth.” He also created man with an innate desire to acquire possessions, as we see from the same pasuk, which continues, “And you shall conquer [the world] and rule over the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, and over all living things which walk on the earth.”

The generation of the flood, however, took these natural, healthy inclinations and turned them into the most destructive things in the world in the form of theft and immorality.

It is the same way with all sin, which does not arise from an inherently evil desire. Rather, sin comes from a perversion and misdirection of the entirely proper human inclinations to get married, have children, and acquire possessions. Hashem does not want man to completely repress his natural human desires.

Rather, he must express those tendencies within their proper boundaries.

The punishment of the generation

of the flood was rain. Rain in and of itself is a great blessing. Nothing can grow without it. Rain is only a curse when it descends without limit. A flood means receiving blessing without limits.

Even good things in unstoppable, unlimited, uncontrolled quantities cause destruction. That is why the flood fit the generation’s sins measure for measure. Because they exercised their otherwise natural, healthy inclinations without proper limits or boundaries, Hashem sent them rain, which is normally a blessing, in excess and without limit as the appropriate consequence.

The root of the sin of the generation of the dispersion, however, was ga’avah, conceit. They said (Bereishis 11:4), “Let us make a name for ourselves.” They desired to use science and technology to achieve great things. Just like it was with the generation of the flood, this desire in and of itself is positive. The desire to make a name for one’s self, to accomplish great things, and have a positive self-image and healthy sense of self-esteem is a good thing. Its goodness, however, depends on the existence of boundaries. One’s positive sense of self must be balanced with humility, with the recognition of (Avos 2:1) “da mah l’maaleh m’mecha,” knowing what is above.

Shlomo Hamelech said (Koheles 5:1), “Hashem is in heaven and you are on the earth. Therefore, your

matters should be small.” Man can achieve great things but he must also recognize his place. His potential to accomplish is finite, and he is finite.

The punishment for the unbounded ambition of the generation of the dispersion was therefore appropriate. The pasuk says (Bereishis 11:7), “Let us confuse their language.” Because of their conceit, each person failed to truly recognize and understand the nature of the others around him. Hashem therefore took away their ability to understand one another even on the simplest level. This separation between people resulted in (ibid at 9) “from there Hashem dispersed them over the entire face of the earth.” All hatred, divisiveness, war, and the like result from man’s tendency to see only himself and his inability to recognize the reality of others. Consequently, Hashem caused everyone to completely separate from one another where one person could not understand a single word that another person says.

Just like mankind, at the dawn of civilization, sought to blaze its own path to achieve great things without regard for propriety and limitations, so too each of us has the potential and the desire to attain greatness, to make a name for ourselves. It is very difficult to express our natural, healthy inclinations within the proper boundaries. niS means missing

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the mark. We do not know the correct measure of our natural tendencies. It is difficult to know the difference between a healthy appetite and an unhealthy ta’avah, desire. Similarly, it is difficult to know the difference between an appropriate sense of self-worth and the inappropriate lure of arrogance and honor-seeking.

Just like it has been for mankind as a whole, we must understand that the process of learning to recognize and utilize our natural, human, healthy impulses within the proper boundaries. There will be failures along the way, but we must not be discouraged. We must use those mistakes to help us hone our efforts in our constant struggle to find the right balance in our lives.

The 4th of Cheshvan is the yahrtzeit of the Aish Kodesh, Reb Kalonymous Kalmish Shapira, the rebbe of Piacezna, Hy”d. It is worthwhile to review a fundamental teaching from the tenth chapter of his sefer for children and young people, Cho-

vas Hatalmidim: Indeed, the character traits within us are celestial sefiros which are drawn down into us.

We must grieve over how these holy powers have been corrupted and these illuminating lights within us which are being destroyed. We take the Divine love which Hashem has drawn into us from His holy abode above, which is meant to be used to love and serve Him just like the angels and we use that same power to love meaningless trivialities. We take the Divine trait of strength and control with which Hashem imbued us and we fear the wrong things and exhibit anger and baseless hatred.

Even in the rebbe’s times after World War I, there was already a disconnect between parents and children. The children no longer listened to their parents and began feeling resentment toward them and a desire to break free of their parents’ con-

trol. The rebbe, who understood this, sought to harness this new reality by teaching children and young people to take the responsibility for their own growth in avodas Hashem, service of G-d. He therefore continues: Precious child, as we have repeatedly taught, you yourself are the one who must take primarily responsibility for your own education. If you do not take hold of the reins of leadership to rule over yourself and become the captain of your own ship, your life will break apart and you will sink because of the storm-winds of the physical world and the base desires which are so prevalent among people. Nothing that your teachers or rebbeim can do can truly help you. We must help you understand this matter according to your level of comprehension and age. Even those traits of yours which seem inherently bad are actually beacons of light. At their root, they are Divine sefiros

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which have descended down into you. This makes it much easier for you to rectify them and return them to their original state of holiness. This understanding of the nature of you “bad” character traits is the beginning of the healing process.

This understanding of the nature of our deficiencies as misdirected manifestations of our natural, good, and healthy Divine inclinations is the key to rectifying them by bringing them back to their Divine source within the proper boundaries and limits. May Hashem grant us the strength to continue to seek the right balance between expressing our natural, healthy desires and channeling them appropriately.

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Shira Amsalem “Helping Everywhere I Can”

By Raphael Poch

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hira Amsalem, born and raised in Acre by parents of Spanish descent, is a mother of four, the sole bread-winner of her household and a United Hatzalah volunteer EMT who rushes out to save lives whenever an emergency takes place in her vicinity, which she says is 10 to 12 times per day.

“Emergency medicine is part of my life. It is my soul. I live it and breathe it,” she explained. “One Friday night a number of years ago my husband was suffering from chest pains. I called for an ambulance, and the first person to rush into my home not even three minutes later was an Orthodox man who was riding an ambucycle from United Hatzalah. I asked him, ‘Can Orthodox people do this as well, even on Shabbat?’ He replied, ‘Before Orthodoxy comes lifesaving. Regardless of who a person is or what their faith is, saving lives comes first.’

“My husband is ultra-Orthodox,” continued Amsalem, “and I understand the sensitivities. But something that this volunteer said struck a chord with me and I said to myself that I want to do what he does. I want to be the first one through the door to

save lives.

“I took an EMT training course, and I am proud to now say that I am a part of the great family that is United Hatzalah. I follow the creed of the organization, and I treat every person who needs help with the same level and quality of care, regardless of their

curred just a few weeks ago while she was on a cruise in the Greek Islands.

“I was on a cruise that had left Israel and was touring the Greek Islands when my services were needed.

On the third day of the cruise, an Israeli man began suffering chest pains and it seemed he was having a heart

“It filled me with pride to know that I was able to help this man, even in the middle of the sea.”

race, gender, religion or nationality. In the city of Acre, we have lots of emergencies that involve Jews as well as Arabs. I treat everyone the same – as people. It doesn’t matter if it is shootings, stabbings, medical illnesses or any other emergency. I rush to help the person in need because they are hurting, and I can provide help.”

Shira recounted a story that oc-

attack. When I learned of what was happening, I immediately rushed over to where the man was on the ship and, together with the ship’s doctor, began treating him. With limited supplies on hand, we requested an airlift to transport the man to the nearest hospital in Greece. I gave him some aspirin and treated him in order to make sure that his situation didn’t deterio-

rate any further while we were awaiting evacuation. It filled me with pride to know that I was able to help this man, even in the middle of the sea.”

Later that week, Amsalem rescued two children. The first incident involved a 3-year-old boy, who was suffering from severe hypoglycemia.

Amsalem administered Glucogel well before the ambulance arrived, thereby saving his life. In the second incident, a young boy with a severe allergy to peanuts was exposed to the nut and suffered an immediate anaphylactic reaction. Amsalem arrived at the scene and instructed the parents to administer the EpiPen that they had in the house, thus providing the child, also aged 3, with lifesaving intervention.

Following these events, Amsalem said: “I did what I was trained to do and what any first responder would do. United Hatzalah enables me to have the knowledge and equipment necessary for saving lives. I am proud to be a part of an organization of like-minded people who put everything aside to help others whom they don’t even know, just to save lives.”

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The Wandering

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Gateways

By Hershel Lieber

Changing of the guard at the Royal Palace

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have known Rabbi Mordechai Tokarski since 1996. He was the rosh yeshiva of the Yeshiva of Kishinev when I became heavily involved with the institution. Though he left soon after, we kept in constant contact since there were many students that we had sent to the States to yeshivos and Bais Yaakovs, and we were actively involved in their progress. Rabbi Tokarski went on to head a project on behalf of Gateways, geared towards secular Jewish college students with Russian backgrounds. One of the programs that he had initiated was a four-week trip to Israel which combined serious study of Judaism with touring religious and general sights in the Holy Land.

To make the trip more attractive, a four-day European itinerary was included before the Israeli program would begin. These four days would include visiting secular and Jewish sights and would give the students the opportunity to get to know each

The Gateways student group in Prague - Rabbi Mordechai Tokarski is in second row, second from left. Pesi and I are on the top row

other in a relaxed atmosphere before the intense learning began in Israel. Entertainment and fun would be emphasized but at the same time they could gain knowledge of the European Jewish experience and its history.

visit. I worked very hard on an itinerary which would be both engaging and fun and could provide prospects for spiritual growth. Besides Prague, I added the notorious Nazi concentration camp Theresienstadt and the

I needed to show our brothers and sisters the beauty of our traditions.

Since I had traveled extensively in Europe, Rabbi Tokarski approached me to lead the European portion of the trip, which was scheduled to take place in January of 2007. I suggested that the European leg of the trip take place in the Czech Republic since Prague had such a wealth of Jewish sights and was an exciting place to

UNESCO World Heritage City of Cesky Krumlov to the trip. Besides leading the group, I took on the responsibly of arranging hotels, kosher meals, entertainment, transportation, and tour guides. Rabbi Tokarski was set to join me for the duration, and Rabbi Aryeh Katzin of Sinai Academy was scheduled to arrive on our final day

in Europe. I did have two conditions which the Gateways organization readily agreed to. First, that I would do this as only as a volunteer and not for compensation. Second, that Pesi, who is my essential partner, would join me.

Sunday, January 7, 2006 was a very early morning for us. I had planned with Rabbi Manis Barash from Chabad in Prague to have dinners at Chabad and to have prepared boxed lunches for the following days.

Breakfasts, which we would have in our hotel, would be our responsibility. We took along boxes filled with paper goods, cheeses, cereals, jams, peanut butters, rolls, and pastries. I arranged with our hotel for them to provide juice, whole fruits, and vegetables as well as coffee and tea. I still ran out on Sunday morning to pick up fresh kosher sandwiches and snacks for our group to eat on the plane. In all, we had twenty-five boxes which we would distribute to the students

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The director of Theresienstadt Museum addressing the students

to check-in along with their luggage.

The packing was a major feat but had to be done at the last minute to ensure the freshness of our products. We ordered a van and filled it up and were on the way to the airport.

When we arrived, we were surrounded by a cheerful yet raucous group of over forty college students, both boys and girls, who helped us unload and check-in all the boxes. Unfortunately, in our haste, the boxes with the lunches for the plane were checked-in as well, and the stu-

Students listening attentively

dents did what was usual for them – they ate the airline lunches. I had to remind myself more than once during this trip to be aware of the background of these young men and women and that the purpose of our mission was best served by being patient and accepting.

We arrived in Prague at 8 o’clock in the morning and boarded a bus that took us to our hotel. After checking in, we boarded a bus that gave us a narrated tour of the city. This was a great introduction to this beautiful

and historic capital and provided a glimpse of the many places we would see in the days to come. Our bus dropped us off at the Royal Palace, where we witnessed the pompous ceremony of the changing of the guards.

We walked down the twisting streets to the statue-bedecked Charles Bridge and descended further to an island, which was a park. There, we sat on the grass, eating our sandwich lunches and sipping bottles of Coke as we watched the boats gliding softly on the Vltava River.

When we returned to the hotel, I announced a three-hour free time session. Everyone was able choose to spend the next few hours as they saw fit. No one chose to go up to rest, as they were restless to explore on their own, and we watched them leave excitedly to paint the town red! At six in the evening they returned, rather timely, and we walked over to Chabad for dinner. While we were eating our food, I realized that most of our students seemed quite fatigued and understood that to subject them to

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Boats on the Vltava River in Prague. Royal Palace is on the hill in the background

our originally planned night lecture at this point would have an adverse effect. In addition, tomorrow’s program would be very draining and time-consuming. I therefore canceled the night program and suggested that they go up earlier to their rooms and get a good night’s sleep. Although they all nodded approvingly, when

Appetizing breakfasts were served daily

Pesi, left, with some of the college students

Pesi and I took a late-night walk to the Old Town Square, we met many of our charges sitting at the openair pubs enjoying the Pilsen beer. So much for our well-intentioned advice!

Pesi and I were up at the crack of dawn to prepare breakfast. We set the tables with colorful paper dishes and napkins. We cut the vegetables, peeled the eggs that Chabad cooked for us, put out the challah rolls and cheese, and put boxes of cereals and jars of peanut butter and jelly on the center of the tables. I ran up to my room to daven and returned as all our voyagers were coming down to eat. At 10 a.m. we were on the way to Theresienstadt. Visiting any concentration camps is a descent into hell. The agony and anguish are felt long after leaving any place that is associated with extreme torture and death. Yet, Theresienstadt has a unique distinction in that it was presented as a model “resettlement” town for Jews with

The entrance to the prison barracks in Theresienstadt

many amenities and cultural activities. This town was wickedly used to fool the International Red Cross. Our tour of this town confirmed the lies that were created by the Nazis and showed how being confined there was really a one-way ticket to Auschwitz and the gas chambers. I arranged for the director of the museum to address our group, and Rabbi Tokarski followed with a lecture on the “Five Reasons for Anti-Semitism.”

This six-hour experience was very hard on the students, as was evident by the almost total silence that blanketed our bus trip back to Prague.

My mind was already on tomorrow. I needed to show our brothers and sisters the beauty of our traditions. The grandeur of our heritage.

The wisdom of our sages. The soul of our nation. And where was there a better place to start than Josefov, the Jewish quarter of Prague?

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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Heart wrenching apropos inscription from the siddur on wall of the secret shul

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AN ADVOCATE WHO CARES TJH Speaks with Don Clavin, Candidate for Town of Hempstead Supervisor

By Susan Schwamm

Don, I know things are busy for you now, with the elections right around the corner.

You’re running for Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead.

What exactly does the Supervisor do?

That’s a great question. The Town of Hempstead is the largest town in America. We’re actually larger than several states, a population of – maybe at this point – a little over 800,000 people. The Supervisor is like the CEO of the Town.

They’re in charge of anything from parks, to roads, to sanitation collection in different areas outside of a village, the beaches, conservation of waterways. It’s a major responsibil-

ity. And, like we said, in being the largest in America, the supervisor is comparable to being the governor of a state.

I know that two people can look at an issue and see it differently.

That’s why I believe that it’s important to hear different sides of an issue. This way, you can get things done most efficiently.

I might look at something and then say, “Well it’s about customer service and keeping people happy.”

And then I might have an IT person look at it and they’ll, “Oh, no.

It’s about getting a service on the web to allow people to access it more quickly.” As Supervisor, you have to be able to manage it all and

bring concepts together to produce the best results for the Town and its residents.

When you come to office, there will be so many issues that will be on your plate. What are the issues that are most concerning to you that you’d like to tackle on Day 1?

To me, it’s a new day. It’s a fresh beginning when I become the Supervisor. But it really comes down to making it affordable living for residents and helping them stay in our community. Let’s take, for example, right here in the Five Towns. Residents pay a school tax and a general tax. In addition to that, a lot of res-

idents choose to send their kids to private school. I’m a product of private school. My parents both worked very, very hard to send us to private school. And that was their choice.

But paying school tax and paying for private schools – that’s almost double taxation for some residents.

That’s one of the major issues facing residents down here. It’s so expensive to live here. It’s compounded by the escalating of taxes by government officials, tying in with the back-door reassessment, which has caused dramatic increases in the affordability of houses down here.

And that’s what one of my key proposals is – eliminating the cost of government.

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Advocating for private school students in Lawrence last month

On Day 1, I’m telling you that I’ll save you $1 million just by walking in the door. People say to me, “But how are you going to do that?” And I point out that, right now, there’s a $2 million budget for the Supervisor’s office. Well, we don’t need all those employees. Guess what?

By doing eliminating surplus and by removing extraneous personnel, we’re going to slash $1 million right off of that on Day 1. And we’re going to put those dollars back where they should be: in the residents’ pockets.

In addition to that, there are other ideas that I’ll be implementing right away. Government perks, take home cars, well, we all work hard. A lot of us work in the private sector, and we don’t get take home cars. Why should we have that in government? That’s waste. Again, let’s eliminate those perks and put that money back where it should be: in the taxpayers’ wallets, lessening their load.

We live here and we love living here, but it’s really getting expensive. We want to stay here and we want our kids to stay here but something has got to give. I always tell people, “When you put a little weight on, you go on a diet.” You know what? It’s time for the Town of Hempstead to go on diet. And the diet is going to start right in the Supervisor’s office by slashing a million dollars. And then we’re going to look at other departments. And we’re going to cut. The last thing

we need to do now is go back and ask residents for more money. The Town has to look at their own departments and see what it can do to help its residents lessen the load.

Just last year, the Supervisor, in her first budget, said that she was going to add millions of dollars in taxes to the budget. When the Town board brought forth a budget with

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With, from left, Lawrence Trustee Uri Kaufman, TOH Councilman Bruce Blakeman, Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman, and Legislator Howard Kopel

The government has been trying to take over the curriculum of private schools. There are thousands of children who go to private schools in the area, and that’s their parents’ choice. And when the plan came out there – to interfere with the curriculum of private education – I stood right here in Lawrence, criticizing it, bringing attention to a matter

“ON DAY 1, I’M TELLING YOU THAT I’LL SAVE YOU $1 MILLION JUST BY WALKING IN THE DOOR.” a tax cut for residents, the Supervisor voted it down. She came right in and raised taxes for residents. Isn’t that insane? Residents are struggling and she immediately added to their tax burden. That’s not going to happen on my watch. I’m here to cut taxes for the people of this Town.

Right now, there’s no vision for the future in the Town. There is no leadership in the Town. No one’s working for the residents to help lessen their load. No one’s also listening to their concerns.

Let’s take, for example, what happened at the state level recently.

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that no one else cared about. I was joined by not only by rabbis but by members of the clergy and residents who said, “It’s our choice where we want to send our kids. We pay a fortune in property taxes. If we want to send our kids to a private school for whatever education it may be, that’s our choice. We shouldn’t have the state basically doing a behindthe-door power grip on our education.” The results of private school education speak for themselves.

You have schools with students that have higher graduation rates, higher college entry than other schools in

surrounding areas. I stood up and gave a voice to this; your other leaders didn’t. But that should be the role of the Supervisor. Yes, it’s to manage the Town’s day-to-day operations and save money. But it also is a role as a public advocate for the people, to lend a voice to the residents. That’s not taking place. And that’s a void I intend to fill.

It’s a new day and a new opportunity for the Town residents. I understand the residents of the Town of Hempstead. I’m a father. I work; my wife works. And we don’t live a lavish lifestyle. We want the best for our children. But I also know that parents are struggling. My goal is to make life here affordable and to do it right.

Many people know you as the Receiver of Taxes for the Town.

I’ve been the Receiver of Taxes for the Town of Hempstead since 2001. I’ve been an advocate for the taxpayers. I’ve been showing residents how to lower their taxes for 17, 18 years at public meetings.

I’ve shown them how to challenge their assessments themselves instead of paying an attorney and to file for their own exemptions. And I’ve made sure to do it in every community every year. I sit down with a map, and I go through every single community, to be there. But the current Supervisor hasn’t really paid attention to this community in

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Chatting with Cedarhurst Mayor Ben Weinstock

her role. She has forgotten you and has been in the Five Towns maybe a handful of times. You need someone who will listen to you and be there for you, advocating for you, as I have in my other role.

You mentioned that the Town of Hempstead is a huge area with a large population. How does the Supervisor manage to get into all of those communities and provide for all of them?

It has to be about your commitment to the job. I would love to be home every single night, putting my kids to bed, reading them a story. But you know what? I’ve made a commitment to help residents as Receiver of Taxes. And that’s the same commitment I’ll bring as Supervisor: to hear their voices. There are so many different concerns. I walk up Central Avenue and people are telling me about the roads around town, that they’re hitting potholes all over. Well, recently, I announced that we should make a $70 million capital investment in the roads throughout the Town.

There’s a lot on people’s minds, and you need to be there to hear their concerns. I go to the train stations around town and the people here have been amazing. They want to be heard, and they’re so positive about my campaign.

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the Town. If we work together, we can get a lot more done. Here’s a perfect example. In my office, I bill thousands of taxpayers every single period for collection. Well, there are a number of villages that send out tax bills. We’ve already worked out an agreement with some villages that we’re going to handle all their billing for them. And what does that turn into? It turns into savings for them and their residents. Instead of the locality or the village using their

ment, the attitude should be: “How can we help?” When a resident comes into my office, I don’t say, “What’s your party affiliation? Or what’s your belief?” I say, “You’re a taxpayer. I’m a servant. I need to serve you. That’s my responsibility, to provide you with a service, to be there for you.”

What else is on residents’ minds?

In addition to high taxes and

“YOU NEED SOMEONE WHO WILL LISTEN TO YOU AND BE THERE FOR YOU, ADVOCATING FOR YOU.” staff to stuff envelopes and mailing them, we produce that village’s bills and collect the taxes for them and then turn the money over to them.

There’s a lot of savings that come along with that. There’s savings in manpower in the village and in efficiency. We’re actually in talks with a village in the Five Towns to provide that service. If you work together, you can get a lot more done.

Where there’s a will, there’s a way. The answer shouldn’t be, “It’s not our responsibility.” In govern-

quality of life issues, safety is always a major issue.

We need a dedicated plan, not just a photo-op to send out to a local paper, for the entire year, where we can utilize our public safety officers as enforcement in front of synagogues, in front of other holy locations, to give congregants some comfort and a sense of security as they enter into their holy places. It needs to be a good plan, a sincere one. There’s a lot of anti-Israel, anti-Semitic rhetoric out there – you

see it in some members of Congress, and their colleagues don’t call them to task.

Every community needs to be vigilant, but we need to use our police officers to help them maintain their sense of safety and security.

A former Supervisor of the Town of Hempstead left with a tinge of corruption to his name.

You know, if the Democrats want to talk corruption, then they should look no further than the chief-ofstaff to the current Town Supervisor. As anybody who has read any of the local papers, there’s a payroll scandal that took place in Long Beach. And her chief-of-staff is part of this payroll scandal. He left his job in the City of Long Beach one day with about $60,000 of payouts for sick and vacation days. That same day, he was brought back to work and paid as a part-timer. But mysteriously, 13 months later, paperwork appears that he was yet a full-timer once again, even though the city board members have said they were not aware he was brought back as a full-timer. And right before he left and joined the Town of Hempstead as chief-of-staff, he got another $20 thousand-plus in payout for sick and vacation time. Isn’t that insane? The district attorney’s office has acknowledged this and are investigating. So the corruption is clearly there. But the current Su-

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pervisor has yet to acknowledge it – and it’s sitting there clearly right in front of her.

Everyone – in every party – should be held accountable. When a Republican had a problem recently, I stood there and I said, “He should resign.” And you know what? In this case, we have the Supervisor’s chiefof-staff, the number two power person in the Town, under investigation by the DA. And the Supervisor says nothing. Her faux outrage, only towards Republicans, speaks volumes.

Corruption is not limited to the party; it’s a moral defect. But if you’re going to stand up to corruption, you need to be consistent and stand up on both sides. That’s what I do: I call out corruption when I see it, regardless of what side of the aisle it’s found on.

Tell us a bit about your family.

I grew up right here, in Valley Stream. I’m blessed – my wife has tolerated me for 16 years, and we have three children: two girls, a 12-year-old and a nine-year-old, and a six-year-old boy. I will let anybody know that girls are much easier to raise than boys. But I try and spend as much time as I can with my children. I really believe it’s important to do that, to be there for your kids.

I coach Little League. I go to the

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field hockey games with my girls.

I’m busy with my job but I never want my kids to have that feeling like, “Where is dad? Where is he?” On weekends, if I can, I spend as much time as I can on the soccer field with them or coaching or taking my kids for a bike ride. Isn’t that everyone’s priority? You want a happy family. You want them to be a family unit. And you want them all to be healthy. That should always be your priority. Everything after that should be second.

During the week, as many times as I can, I prepare dinner for my family because my schedule is so busy and I’m not always home at night to eat dinner with them. This way, if I can find a window of time, I’ll make dinner and they’ll think of me when they’re eating dinner and know that I thought of them.

Sound s ama z ing! Plea se come to my house sometimes. What’s your favorite thing to make for the them?

Well, it depends. It could be something as simple as meatloaf – my kids love meatloaf. Or spicy salmon.

They love that, too. My wife works a full-time job, too. But when they come home, they see that dinner is ready, made by me. They even set a seat for me at the table even if I’m not there that night. They know my

presence is there even though I can’t be there physically.

You have your values in place.

That’s beautiful.

At the end of the day, you have your family and your kids. On the other hand, I really enjoy public service; I love helping people, which is why I know that when I become Supervisor I will be there helping the residents of the Town of Hempstead on Day 1.

Government is supposed to be about providing a service to the residents, and that’s what I find so rewarding. I love going out, doing tax forms in my position as Receiver. I love helping people during the day in the office and then going at night, visiting the communities, showing them to lower taxes. I’m blessed, and I have a great family, and a family that understands my commitment to this and also understands the commitment I’m about to undertake as Supervisor.

If I was busy until now, I’ll be even busier, and they’re happy knowing I’m there to help the people.

I’m here to serve the people. A woman who has been going to my tax relief classes for 15 years – an 85-year-old A fr ican-A mer ican woman from Roosevelt – stayed around at the end of the program the other night, and she said to me,

“How are you doing, Don? I know you’re really busy.” And then she said, “You’re going to win. You’re going to win this race because you’ve been helping people.” She added, “And I’m an African-American woman from Roosevelt. You’re going to bring a lawn sign to me this weekend, and I’m going to put it on my front lawn and I’m going to tell my neighbors to vote for you.

A lot of them know you and know that you care. Because you care and you’re there for everybody, you are the person we should have in office.”

That comment made me feel really good because she’s right – I care and I’m here to help everyone. I’m here for everyone regardless of if they traditionally vote Democrat or Republican.

I’m here to help and to serve the residents of the Town – all of them.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 5 in residents’ regular polling places. This year, Nassau County has instituted an early voting option for residents. Early voting is being held in the Five Towns at Lawrence Village Hall, 196 Central Avenue, Lawrence, NY, on Thursday, October 31 from 10a.m. to 7p.m.; Friday, November 1 from 6a.m. to 7p.m.; and Sunday, November 3 from 10a.m. to 3p.m.

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“He Died Like a

C ward” The Leadup and Execution of the Daring Raid to Kill Terrorist Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

By Tzvi Leff

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time was 5 p.m., and the fleet of eight helicopters was racing towards northern Syria. Flying low to the ground, they were packed with commandos from the U.S. Military’s elite Delta Force special operations unit along with a team of Army Rangers to be used as backup.

The target? Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the leader of the infamous Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS). The bearded 48-year-old jihadi had headed the brutal organization since 2010 and had played a key role in transforming it from a small militia into a highly effective terrorist group that shocked the world with its brutality.

Claiming to hail from Muhammad’s

tribe of Quraish and a descendant of the prophet’s grandson, al-Baghdadi had both prerequisites needed to be the caliph that leads global Islam.

His spiritual authority and talent for mass murder had turned him into the world’s most wanted terrorist and the most prominent jihadi since Osama bin Laden.

The troops had taken off from an airbase in western Iraq, and the risk was enormous. Al-Baghdadi was known to always wear a suicide vest and was commonly surrounded by heavily armed bodyguards who would fight to the death. The troops would also need to overfly territory teeming with insurgents well skilled in using rocket propelled grenades (RPG) and

shoulder-launched missiles that could easily shoot down the choppers.

And as it was, the firefight started well before the Chinook helicopters arrived at the fortified compound in Syria’s Irbil province on Saturday. Soon into the seventy-minute flight, U.S. troops began taking incoming fire and responded by showering militants with missiles from accompanying Apache helicopter gunships.

Yet the highly trained commandos couldn’t let themselves get bogged down in a firefight. After years of attempts, the U.S. finally had actionable intelligence on al-Baghdadi’s location.

The terrorist mastermind needed to be taken out this time, and nothing could get in the way.

“We flew very, very low and very, very fast. It was a very dangerous part of the mission. Getting in and getting out, too. Equal. We…took an identical route getting in and getting out,” recounted President Donald Trump in a press conference on Sunday morning.

Finally, the aerial armada reached the Syrian safe house. Dismounting from the choppers, Delta Force operators blew open an entrance in a side wall in order to refrain from going through the front door which they knew was boobytrapped. And then, in Trump’s words, “all [chaos] broke loose.”

The detonation had awakened the ISIS insurgents holed up in the compound, and they greeted the soldiers

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with gunfire and missiles. Handling the armed men was the job of the Army Rangers, who split off from Delta Force to engage. The intense firefight lasted for over 10 long minutes until the threat was finally extinguished, with at least two ISIS members killed.

Meanwhile, Delta Force operators hunted al-Baghdadi within the compound. Sweeping through the house amid the din of the surrounding shootout, the troops finally found their prize at the end of a large tunnel. Trapped with the three children he took along with him as human shields, and with U.S. forces closing in, al-Baghdadi acted as expected.

Detonating his suicide belt, he finally achieved his oft-stated dream of going to the next world as a shahid (martyr).

The most wanted terrorist in the world was dead.

“He reached the end of the tunnel, as our dogs chased him down. He ignited his vest, killing himself and the three children. His body was mutilated by the blast. The tunnel had caved in on it,” described Trump.

“He died like a dog,” the president said. “He died like a coward. The world is now a much safer place.”

The mission was accomplished but was not yet over, for the troops needed to make sure al-Baghdadi was, in fact, dead. The Iraqi jihadist had been reported killed multiple times in recent years, only to reemerge months later. In order to positively identify him, troops spent 15 agonizing minutes running DNA tests. They brought back some of his body parts for further analysis.

The elite soldiers then cased the now-shattered house for intelligence.

What they found was a bonanza. “They took highly sensitive material and information from the raid, much having to do with ISIS – origins, future plans, things that we very much want,” President Trump said.

Finally, the twin rotor CH-47s lifted off. Pausing only to level the now-assassinated al-Baghdadi’s lair, the teams flew back on the same route they had used to arrive. The entire operation had taken only two hours.

“The raid was successful. We pulled our troops out. We had two minor casualties, two minor injuries, to our soldiers but a very successful, flawless raid,” Secretary of Defense Mark Esper

A photo of President Trump, Vice President Pence and other leaders in the Situation Room watching the raid unfold

told CNN. A service dog brought along for the mission was injured as well.

Meanwhile, rumors of the mission had already begun to filter out. “Something BIG has just happened,” tweeted Trump, further stoking speculation.

Confirmation came a few hours later, and further details emerged in a celebratory press conference Trump held on Sunday morning.

“Last night, the United States brought the world’s No. 1 terrorist leader to justice,” Trump announced. “Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi is dead. Capturing or killing him has been the top national security priority of my administration.”

The Metamorphosis of a Terrorist Mastermind The U.S. had been hunting al-Baghdadi for years and had put locating him as its highest priority, labeling him as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and upping the reward for information leading to his capture to $25 million in 2017. Yet he had proven elusive and succeeded in evading Kurdish and Western intelligence time after time.

There had also been doubts whether he was even still alive. Numerous reports in recent years had alleged that al-Baghdadi was killed in a coalition airstrike, by his own men, or during battle.

The high price the U.S. was willing to pay for his killing or capture was a result of his role as the commander of the notorious ISIS terror group.

Born in Iraq in 1971 as Ibrahim Awad Ibrahim Al-Badri, the terrorist had spent almost his entire life involved in extremist political Islam.

Yet his career as an insurgent took off

following the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003.

After Saddam Hussein was toppled, chaos reigned in Iraq. The fiercely secular Hussein, who had never permitted radical Islam to rear its head, was gone. Suddenly, extremists of every stripe could operate unhindered. And the infidel U.S. forces occupying Arab

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new Iraqi military, leading him to be arrested in 2006 by the U.S. and imprisoned in Camp Bucca.

Yet, despite his role as the founder and leader of the JJASJ, U.S. intelligence remained unaware as to what extent al-Baghdadi played in the insurgency. Classifying him only as a “civilian detainee,” al-Baghdadi never joined the high value security prisoners jailed in Guantanamo Bay, and he was eventually released in 2009 after the U.S. military decided that he was only a low-level risk terrorist.

Intelligence officials would rue this mistake for years to come.

Al-Baghdadi’s extended sojourn behind bars transformed him from a local warlord into the head of an organization whose members numbered in the hundreds of thousands. With the enhanced credibility the jail sentence gave him, and with the tactical acumen he learned from his terrorist brethren, the newly-free al-Baghdadi would come back to haunt the West with a vengeance.

Saturday’s operation was the most consequential U.S. military raid since the operation to kill Osama bin Laden in 2011.

Iraq, anathema in Islam, provided an easy target.

It seemed like Sunni Islamic militias were sprouting up like mushrooms. Both to defend their people and to fight Iraq’s rival Shi’ite population and to force foreign troops to leave, the violence spiraled out of control. Radical and heavily armed fighting forces were everywhere and al-Baghdadi was at the heart of the budding sectarian bloodshed.

Leaving his job as a run of the mill mosque imam, al-Baghdadi founded the militia Jaamat Jaysh al-Sunna was-I-Jamaah (JJASJ). Under his tutelage, the JJASJ perpetrated a slew of attacks against coalition troops and the

Soon after his release, al-Baghdadi became the leader of the Islamic State in Iraq (ISI), which was then al-Qaeda’s Iraqi division. Leaderless and adrift ever since founder Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was killed in a U.S. airstrike a few years prior, the organization soon began to thrive under its new leader.

The attacks were not long in coming. Between March and April 2011, ISI pulled off 23 suicide bombings in Baghdad alone. The number almost doubled three months later. Not only was ISI succeeding in growing its rate of bombings, it was increasing its operational ability. Within a year, ISI went from committing an average of three attacks a month to launching simulta-

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neous coordinated bombings in multiple cities.

Al-Baghdadi led ISIS for three years. His “big break,” though, was yet to come. As a result of an ideological falling out among senior al-Qaeda members, al-Baghdadi split off in 2013 and announced the formation of a new organization named the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant. ISIS had arrived.

The timing was auspicious. Neighboring Syria was then engaged in a fullblown civil war between the secular Assad regime and religious fundamentalists. Many Muslims viewed ousting the heretical Assad government as a religious duty; extremists from all over the world were streaming to Syria to do their part.

Taking advantage of the chaos, al-Baghdadi persuaded other midsized jihadi groups to merge and fight under ISIS’s bloody umbrella. Lavishly funded with Qatari and Saudi Arabian money, ISIS recruited former generals in the Iraqi military to establish a truly terrifying military machine.

By 2014, ISIS had become a household name. With the organization’s

ISIS terrorists marching in Syria

ISIS continued to grow. Seizing advanced American weaponry abandoned by the Iraqi army, the organization threatened the Assad regime itself.

Meanwhile, ISIS committed a slew of high-profile terror attacks in Europe, including the Bataclan attacks in Paris back in 2015 that left 138 innocents dead.

As ISIS grew, so did al-Baghdadi’s ambitions. In 2014, he announced that he was now a caliph. The job title is tra-

Al-Baghdadi’s extended sojourn behind bars transformed him from a local warlord into the head of an organization whose members numbered in the hundreds of thousands. gruesome public beheadings and unimaginable brutality, the black-clad jihadists conquered vast swaths of Syria and Iraq, including major cities such as Tikrit and Mosul. At its height, ISIS controlled over 34,000 square miles, an area larger than Great Britain, and had an estimated 200,000 fighters.

ditionally reserved for the leader of Islam, and his decision to take upon himself the role raised hackles throughout the Muslim world. Criticism of al-Baghdadi was fierce, with even al-Qaeda denouncing the move. But under Islamic Law, disobeying a caliph is punishable by death, and al-Baghdadi’s newfound

caliphate gave ISIS fighters religious legitimacy to murder fellow Muslims who opposed his rule.

Hunting in Holes It was ISIS’s success that spelled its downfall. Alarmed by the wanton bloodshed, the U.S. began an aerial bombing campaign that quickly crippled its ability to use heavy weapons such as tanks. Meanwhile, Iran sent hundreds of thousands of Shi’ites to Syria in order to eliminate the Sunni insurgents.

The relentless campaign by the U.S. on one side and Iran on the other began to show results. By 2016, ISIS was controlling only a fraction of the territory it ruled only two years prior. Its money dried up, and the foreign volunteers stopped coming.

Throughout the fight against the ISIS menace by the U.S. and other powers, al-Baghdadi remained out of sight. Taking stringent security measures such as shunning any device that could be connected to the internet, the bearded murderer successfully evaded the massive intelligence effort aimed at tracking him down.

The beginning of the end for al-Baghdadi came last month. That was when the U.S. received a tip as to al-Baghdadi’s whereabouts. Likely provided by Kurdish intelligence, the information enabled the U.S. to use its considerable resources and keep him under 24-hour surveillance. As September turned into October, the United States was finally able to pinpoint his exact location.

From there, the road to the commando operation was swift. Following

three separate aborted missions to capture or kill the radical leader, the choppers finally lifted off on Saturday evening.

“We knew a little bit about where he was going, where he was heading.

We had very good information that he was going to another location,” recalled Trump. “He didn’t go. Two or three efforts were canceled because he decided to change his mind, constantly changing his mind. And finally, we saw that he was here, held up here.

“This was one where we knew he was there, and you can never be 100% sure because you’re basing it on technology more than anything else. But we thought he was there, and then we got a confirmation,” Trump added.

Saturday’s operation was the most consequential U.S. military raid since the operation to kill Osama bin Laden in 2011.

The operation showcased the United States’ impressive military might.

Carrying out pinpoint assassinations is notoriously difficult from an intelligence perspective; unlike traditional military targets such as bases, ammo dumps, and airports, raids such as this one demand actionable intelligence.

In other words, intelligence officers not only need to know where the target is currently – an extraordinarily difficult feat – it must figure out where he will be in the future in order to allow commandos to train and arrive at the scene. With wanted jihadists such as al-Baghdadi avoiding electronic devices, the formidable National Security Agency (NSA) couldn’t hack him or his associates. As a result, CIA and military intelligence needed to rely on human sources, a field with which the American intel community has traditionally struggled.

The End or Split of ISIS? Al-Baghdadi’s successful liquidation comes following President Trump’s much maligned decision to withdraw U.S. forces from northern Syria in order to enable Turkey to massacre the Kurds. However, the withdrawal is also seen as a boon to ISIS and could very well allow the group to make a comeback. Amid the chaos of the hastily planned pullout, 3,000 ISIS high value prisoners were freed from a U.S. holding facility in Syria. In addition, Trump’s drawdown of forces can

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now let ISIS fight unhindered by U.S. operations and airstrikes.

Al-Baghdadi’s death will likely have only a negligible effect on the organization’s functioning, which is influenced more by external factors than by who stands at its head.

Leaders of terror groups generally fall into one of two categories. Either they are “spiritual” leaders who inspire attacks and recruit followers due to their religious rhetoric or they are blessed with tactical acumen allowing them to pull off spectacular attacks with a high death toll.

An example of the former would be Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a quadriplegic who couldn’t even hold a weapon yet founded an organization that now controls the Gaza Strip.

Meanwhile, an example of a leader who rose to prominence for his military skills is Imad Mughniah, the Hezbollah chief of staff who was considered the world’s deadliest terrorist before the Mossad killed him Damascus.

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was unquestionably a spiritual leader. His involvement in actually planning attacks and other operational activity was low, and he generally delegated daily military matters to subordinates. As a result, his removal from the head of the terrorist group will then have little effect on ISIS’s military capacity, its force structure, and its ability to acquire and transport weapons.

Finally, pinpoint assassinations of terror bigwigs have historically had a negligible effect on the organization’s

overall ability to function. During the second intifada, Israel sent hundreds of terrorists to their Maker. While the constant removal of terror commanders proved to be a setback to the groups in question, it never deterred their long-term ability to function.

The examples are many. In 1988, commandos from the IDF’s vaunted Sayeret Matkal Special Forces unit killed Fatah co-founder Abu Jihad in Tunisia. Today, Fatah is alive and well.

In 1995, Mossad operatives assassinated Palestinian Islamic Jihad founder Fathi Shkaki in Malta, yet the terror group currently possess more missiles than Hamas in Gaza. Neither did the killing of Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in an airstrike 15 years ago prevent Hamas from continuing to build itself up to the point that it now runs the Gaza Strip.

However, this is not to say that there aren’t any benefits in assassinating al-Baghdadi. The raid was a valuable victory for the U.S. and the free world overall. In addition, the leadership vacuum the assassination will cause can result in the group splitting apart in a succession battle.

An illustration of what is liable to happen to ISIS can be seen in Mexico’s war on the drug cartels. After declaring war on the country’s narcotics industry in 2006, Mexican officials based their strategy on targeted assassinations and arrests of cartel leaders.

Yet instead of reducing the killing, the pinpoint assassinations had the opposite effect. Rather than disappear after

a successful liquidation, the heavily armed cartels would split up and fight a violent succession battle between their former leader’s deputies. This led to skyrocketing bloodshed and is a major reason why over a quarter of Mexicans have been killed since 2006.

While ISIS is not a cartel and Syria is not Mexico, a similar result isn’t out of the cards.

Time, of course, will tell if al-Baghdadi’s death will spell the end of one of the bloodiest terrorist organizations around.

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

Dear Navidaters, I am a 20-year-old girl who is one year back from seminary. I come from a “yeshivishe” family, meaning my father started off in kollel, now works in klei kodesh, and my married siblings are all happily living the kollel life. I was recently introduced to a bochur, Chesky*, with similar values to mine. He is a serious learner (I was told he is a masmid and a baal kishron) and wants to spend as long as he can learning in kollel. He comes from a similar background to mine, and we have a lot in common, baruch Hashem. We have gone on six dates, and I am beginning to feel Chesky may be “The One” – except for one problem and it may be a deal breaker. Chesky is addicted to sports. By “addicted” I mean he spends a lot of time playing sports (basketball, hockey or baseball, depending on the season) and following professional teams. He reads the sports pages and discusses the play-offs (or other shtus) with his like-minded friends. My father and my brothers never followed sports; they neither watched nor discussed games like sports fanatics do. You may think I’m being petty – after all, liking sports is a guy thing and I’m not meant to understand it. But his sports addiction, which I consider bitul Torah, is really bothering me. How do I reconcile my respect for Chesky, the ben Torah, with my disdain for sports?

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 A Dating Couple Responds Him: Sports Fan & Going for Semicha + Law / Her: Non-Sports Fan, but Avid Him-fan ou seem to be asking yourself whether you are able to respect Chesky as a person or if your disdain for sports trumps all matters. While describing your relationship with Chesky, from the short description of your relationship, you seem to indicate that your respect for him comes merely from the act of learning and is the driving force behind your interest in him. Surprisingly, you do not mention anything about Chesky’s true character. Is he kind? Is he compassionate? Are you attracted to his personality in any capacity? Perhaps the question you need to ask yourself is whether there’s more to Chesky than merely his learning (and perhaps value system in general) that fuels your interest in him. If not, then it’s possible you are more into the idea of Chesky than Chesky himself.

Yes, sports can consume a significant portion of a guy’s life, and there is a point where it becomes obsessive. If sports really is Chesky’s main focus with little else in the periphery of his passions, then you might have to address the issue head-on with him via a non-confrontational conversation.

But first, you need to take the time to examine what actually makes Chesky who he is besides his (obviously important, but maybe not sufficient) investment in Torah learning. Once you take the time to discover what makes him who he is, then you can come back to the question of whether sports is truly the real issue at hand.

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“The Ninth Man on the Team”?

Never mind. I will not even attempt to persuade you that – shtus aside – sports can be a healthy outlet for both body and mind. It can provide balance and needed respite to a brain that’s been shteiging away for 12 hours. I will not bolster my argument by naming some Torah luminaries who “could knock the cover off that ball” or dazzle on the basketball court. I won’t even take issue with your using the word, “addiction” to describe Chesky’s “normal guy” interest in sports. Considering all the deviant addictions out there (vaping, gambling, illicit internet use, to name just a few) sports obsession is pretty tame. But not in your eyes; to you, any involvement in sports is not compatible with living a Torah life.

So, it seems, for you, for now, Chesky’s not The One. Not because he’s not a terrific ben Torah (he is!); not because you two have nothing in common (you do!). Marriage should be founded on respect. If, at this stage of the game, you cannot respect Chesky for who he is (both in and out of the bais medrash), you may have to move on and forfeit this match. In other words, play the field a little longer.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond efinition of addiction: a compulsive, chronic, physiological or psychological need for a habit-forming substance, behavior, or activity having harmful physical, psychological, or social effects and typically causing well-defined symptoms (such as anxiety, irritability, tremors, or nausea) upon withdrawal or abstinence: the state of being addicted. (Source: Merriam-Webster, online) Before I begin answering your question, I wanted to clarify the

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true definition of an addiction.

What you describe in your letter does not sound like an addiction, rather it sounds like an interest and an outlet. On this note I would like to re-frame your question. You are going out with a chashuve bochur who would like to learn in kollel, which aligns with your vision for the future. You personally consider him a serious learner who shares in your values. The issue, however, is that Chesky, unlike your father or brothers, has an interest in sports.

You are clearly not used to this, so it is a justifiable question to be asking.

My first advice to you is, unless Chesky’s behaviors align themselves with true addictive behavior patterns (as defined above), stop telling yourself he has an addiction.

Just as you may enjoy bike riding, shopping, cooking, or scrapbooking in your spare time, he has his interests as well. While preparing for your question I sent an un-official poll out to a bunch of friends in the peanut gallery, asking their take on the “sports” issue. The unequivocal response from randomized pollsters was that as long as it is within healthy limits and boundaries, following sports is just his outlet.

My next point may sound obvious but it must be said: you must respect your husband. You don’t have to have an interest in all of his interests, but you must be okay with his interests before you choose to spend your life with him. If your hashkafos are along the lines of sports being bitul Torah, to the point where you resent him for it, he simply may not be your bashert. Hatzlacha!

A Guy Responds Michael Freed ’m writing this during NBA opening week #boybias.

I wish I knew more what you wanted and more what “addicted”

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Marriage should be founded on respect.

means in both “a lot of time spent” and also his emotional/psychological involvement but I’ll proceed to respond with assumptions. I’m hoping Chesky is a good, yeshivishe boy who has a healthy outlet, which an interest in sports can be.

However, if he is a masmid, and more importantly, a baal kishron, then eventually this sports habit will fade. Being engrossed in true Torah and Yiddishkeit doesn’t allow for sports addictions.

I assume the bochur is young, and he still carries the taam of America. But an avreich in Eretz Yisroel might play sports to relax and perhaps watch the Finals or World Series, but he is not engaged in sports as a regular activity. He truly won’t have much time for it (between learning three sedarim and spending time with his wife, there simply isn’t time, nor the WiFi, to watch a 3-hour ballgame).

I’ll tell you a story about one of my masmid chavrusas. He was obsessed with...get ready for it... the weather (and the Tottenham Spurs)!

Yes! For years, he would spend his extra time looking at weather forecasts along with watching (and later just checking the scores of) the Spurs games. He was a true masmid, though, waking up at 6:30 and learning until 1:30. After a year or two, though, he quit his weather/ sports habits entirely because his relationship to Torah (as a baal kishron) wouldn’t permit it.

I must presume that Chesky’s rebbeim both understand this and should be able to clarify if he tends to have an obsessive unhealthy in-

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terest or if this is merely a hobby.

Remember, he is currently un-married and spends most of his time learning. The guy needs an outlet!

Unless he is truly addicted, he will slowly wean off of this habit once life gets busy with married life and children.

Some things to look at in regards to the “addiction vs. hobby” debate is: Does he snap at you when he’s emotionally distraught when his team has lost? Does he get angry if you ask him to not check the scores? Does he forget pre-planned

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activities because he is caught up in it? If so, he may have an addiction and you will lose your respect as he struggles with this nisayon. Otherwise, it might just be an interest and outlet that he will likely have less and less time for as life gets hectic.

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Entering a marriage with the belief that your spouse is “bitul” anything may be damaging to your relationship and Chesky’s self-esteem.

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o s t of us have a vision or a set of expectations for a life partner and what we imagine our lives will look like with that partner. Chesky’s love of sports, both played and followed, is unfamiliar to you because the men in your life didn’t model this for you. It is strange and brand new, with no template. In my profession, and often in this column, I try not to make a habit of telling people what to do or “poo poo” concerns, insisting that once someone is married it won’t be an issue. What I do is try to offer some food for thought and areas of exploration for the individual to consider as he or she tries to navigate a relationship or the decision to continue or end it.

I’m not a rabbi and am unqualified to decide what qualifies as bitul Torah. As a therapist I feel comfortable saying that entering a marriage with the belief that your spouse is “bitul” anything may be damaging to your relationship and Chesky’s self-esteem. One theme that arises in many of my sessions with young men and women who are dating is the concept of “acceptance.” A question I often find myself asking people is: “Can you accept him/her as is?” Another question is: “How would you feel knowing this qual-

i t y/ b e h a v ior etc. may never change?”

From my experience working with many couples I have learned that the happiest of marriages contain two people who have chosen wisely (and that is a subjective process) and who accept and respect each other at baseline, finding the quirks and misgivings of the other adorable and attractive.

I don’t know much of anything about a relationship from an email, but it seems like your relationship with Chesky is a good one. You believe he may be “The One.” For starters, a heart-to-heart with Chesky is in order. Refrain from insulting language such as “bitul Torah” and “shtus” and try to paint a picture together of what your married life might look like and the role that his sports will play.

Strictly from the mental health corner of the world, I would say that especially during the first year or so of marriage, couples have to make a concerted effort to balance obligations to and intimacy with a spouse and their own individual lives. Too much or too little time spent together can be unhealthy. You want

to make sure that Chesky will be able to balance his passion for sports with his passion for you.

I like the idea of partners having their own healthy interests and activities and bringing that passion and excitement back into the marriage.

The scale tips when one person is obsessive about anything that gets in the way of a healthy attachment – whether it’s work, a hobby, an iPhone, alcohol, drugs, friends, shopping, gambling or sports, among other things.

After you respectfully air your concerns to Chesky, your relationship will have evolved to a new place. You will have a deeper understanding of each other and whether or not you can reconcile your re-

spect for “Chesky, the Ben Torah” with your disdain for sports.

Wishing you all the best.

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 in Hewlett, NY. She is looking forward to teaching a psychology course at Touro College in the fall. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516.224.7779. Press 2 for Jennifer.

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Receiving your enthusiastic emails wanting to participate in the Reader’s Respond section has been wonderful! Just a reminder about how Reader Response works. Email thenavidaters@gmail. com with the subject line “Reader Response.” We will then ask you, in the order we receive your email, if you would like to respond to the coming week’s email. If you would like to respond to an already printed Navidaters Panel, please submit your answer to the editor at editor@fivetownsjewishhome.com. You can also join us on our FB page @thenavidaters on Sunday evenings to post your response to the week’s column. Interacting with you has been a pleasure! Thank you for all of your feedback.

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The Keys to Shalom Bayis

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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n 1974, Dr. Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire was interested in testing the prevalent theory of the time which indicated that “venting” works to let off emotional steam when someone is angry.

Surveying over 300 college students about aggression in their homes, he found that as couples were more verbally aggressive, the amount of domestic violence increased. Surprised, he went ahead with the first national

survey on this topic, interviewing 2,143 couples. Again, he got the astonishing conclusion that the higher the verbal aggression, the higher the physical aggression.

Dr. Straus then thought that perhaps this was because when people argue, they don’t really listen and are not trying to reason. In such an atmosphere, it really is no surprise, after all, that physical aggression increases: people are frustrated and their arguments

get nowhere, so they escalate. He therefore wanted to explore the idea that people who try to reason and negotiate might reduce the physical violence.

Nevertheless, in analyzing the data, he found that the high reasoners “are the most violent couples in the sample.”

The least violent people, it turned out, took a breather when they were upset and then went and calmed down.

There is a reason why the Torah pleads with us for darchei shalom.

That’s all very good, you might want to say, but how do you get there?

How do you get to shalom when you and your beloved are in the middle of something far from it? The answer has several components.

Attitude If you know you’re right and your spouse is wrong, just forget the whole thing; don’t try to discuss it or expect shalom because shalom cannot blossom in soil like that. An attitude that is open to hearing what your spouse didn’t like about your behavior, on the other hand, is a great starting point.

You can see that the key here is the difference between being listened to and listening.

We all want to be listened to, but, paradoxically, to get listened to, we’ve got to become listeners. And to become listeners, we’ve got to get it out of our heads that we are the one that is right and our partner is wrong. That’s arrogant, shortsighted, and doomed to cause the kind of fight that Straus was researching, the ones that get worse, not better.

What if you already are a willing listener but your spouse is not? Then what? That’s when the next component comes in.

Setting Boundaries This one is difficult but necessary.

No matter how nice you are and want to be, you need to be able to – nicely – say, “I can’t continue this” when your spouse wants to argue rather than pursue shalom. It takes a huge amount of strength to stop an argument that seems to be gaining momentum but it will be easier in the end than to deal with the aftermath of one that got out of hand.

One way to handle this is to let your partner know, at a time when you are not having an awful discussion, that you really want darchei shalom and will ask him or her next time to stop engaging in something that is going awry. If it is said in an agreeable and pleasant way, you might even get consent that that is the way to go.

This way, when something starts to go wrong and you say, “I can’t continue this; it’s turning into an argument,” your spouse just might agree.

The two of you can then go cool off for a while.

So perhaps the first person you must set clear boundaries with is yourself, no matter how much of a boundary violator you think your spouse is. Make a commitment to yourself that you will not “lose it” in anger or tears. Recognize that there is a problem and that it can only be addressed from a place of inner calm.

Take a time out before you lose it.

Learning Dan L’Kaf Zechus This is a key attitude piece that is hardest to grasp for many people but will make the difference between achieving shalom or not. Even if you do believe you are right and the other

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person is wrong, make a real effort to figure out a positive reason for your spouse’s behavior or actions. This step applies to any relationship.

Let me tell you a story that happened to me. I had the pleasure to be interviewed on the radio a few years ago by a host in Washington, D. C. And it was during the afternoon drive, no less. What was really terrific was that we both seemed to enjoy the back-and-forth and she phoned me after the show, suggesting that perhaps I could be a monthly regular on her show. I was so excited!

I was going away for Pesach but she just told me to contact her when I returned. I emailed her immediately when I got back – and I heard nothing. I waited almost a week with no answer. Finally I emailed her again and gave her my cell number, praising her show, and hoped I would hear from her. Indeed, I got an odd response: it was an email with just a phone number in it. Where was the warmth of our initial contact? Had

she lost interest? Should I feel rejected? How would you feel if this happened to you?

Being dan l’kaf zechus says to figure out positive explanations for this.

Maybe she was super busy. Maybe my email got lost the first time. If you

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too much pain. I was in a car accident.”

Are there times when you couldn’t help but think the worst of someone only to learn something that completely reversed your opinion?

I would love to hear your dan l’kaf zechus stories.

We all want to be listened to, but, paradoxically, to get listened to, we’ve got to become listeners.

have a lot of trouble coming up with positive explanations, you can at least keep an open mind and go into the situation with curiosity.

I immediately called her, and here is what she said: “I can’t talk; I’m in

Things to Do to Keep Your Conversation Peaceful In addition to the attitudes of not assuming you’re right, being a listener, and being dan l’kaf zechus as well as keeping boundaries, there

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are some other guidelines which will make conversations pleasant: • Never, ever interrupt.

• Take some deep breaths when you feel yourself getting tense.

• Usually, when people are stressed, they speak rapidly and say too much. Do the opposite: slow down and say less.

• Make positive comments to the person to whom you’re speaking.

Find something to agree about – it will go a long way toward creating shalom.

My father, a”h, used to say that the effort put out in a marriage is not 50/50; it’s 100/100. Each person must give 100%.

It’s lots of work, but the results are worth it.

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

Why Men Lose Weight Faster Than Women

By Aliza Beer MS, RD, CDN

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ver the years, I have counseled countless of couples seeking weight loss. At the initial consultation I prepare the wives to expect their husbands to lose more and faster than them. It is unfair, but definitely true. They are, of course, annoyed and sometimes downright angry to see the pounds melt off of their spouse while they struggle for every pound.

In one study done in England, men and women were each put on commercial weight loss programs such as Atkins, Slim-Fast, and Weight Watchers. Two months in, the men had lost twice as much weight as the women and three times as much body fat. But by six months in, the rate of weight loss had evened between the genders. Why does this happen?

There are a number of reasons that directly correlate to the differences between men and women on a biological and physiological level.

Let’s explore the main reasons why the guys seem to trim down faster than the gals.

• Men have More Muscle: Muscle burns more calories than fat, even at rest, and men are made up of more muscle than women, especially in the upper body. This will

cause men to have faster metabolisms than women – about 5-10% faster!

Testosterone is a powerful hormone and men have about 10 times more of it then women do. Testosterone increases protein synthesis and lean body mass, which then increases the resting metabolic rate. The men will therefore burn more calories all day long. Bottom line: it costs much more to keep the men alive than it does women.

than men. A woman’s body was created to host pregnancies, and the body wants to ensure that it has enough fat to feed those babies!

• Emotional Eating: Researchers at Brookhaven National Laboratory found that when exposed to the sight and smell of pizza and cake, men were much better at turning off their cravings while women fixated on their favorite foods, even after being told to think of something

The ultimate goal is to be healthy.

• The Estrogen Effect: Estrogen is necessary to help regulate a woman’s cycle and prep the body for childbirth but it doesn’t help in the weight loss department. Women have about 6-11% more body fat than men, but researchers at the University of New South Wales found that estrogen reduces women’s ability to burn energy after eating. This means that women are better at holding onto fat

else. Women also seem to be the winners in the emotional eating contest.

Research suggests that when women are stressed they turn to food for comfort, while men are more likely to turn to alcohol.

• Apples vs Pears: Men typically have an “apple”-shaped body and women usually have a “pear”shaped one. In other words, men typically have more weight in their

midsection, known as visceral fat, which surrounds the organs. When people lose their visceral fat, it improves their metabolic rate, thereby helping them to burn more calories.

Women, on the other hand, typically carry their fat around their thighs, hips, and rear, otherwise known as subcutaneous fat, to help with childbearing. When people lose subcutaneous fat, it does not improve their metabolic rate.

At the end of the day, losing weight is hard for everyone. Yes, the men have an easier time of it, but the fat that men tend to carry around is unhealthier and more noticeable than the fat women tend to store.

Just remember: it’s not a race, and the ultimate goal is to be healthy. You just have to be committed to eating healthier or cleaner and incorporating exercise into your routine, and you will achieve your goals.

Aliza Beer is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, and you can follow her on Instagram at @alizabeer.

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The Case for the Flu Vaccine

By Hylton I. Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP

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he Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all people ages 6+ months should receive the flu vaccine.

In other words, this includes babies, toddlers, school age children, adolescents, young adults, pregnant adults, middle-aged adults, and older adults.

Why is the flu vaccine important for your children and you and your loved ones?

Let’s discuss the flu.

Also known as influenza, the flu is a serious respiratory virus that causes the sudden onset of symptoms like fever, chills, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, headaches, body aches, and overall fatigue. It can be confused with the common cold which is caused by other respiratory viruses. However, the flu can potentially lead to serious health complications because it can reduce the body’s ability to fight off other infections such as, for example, the viruses that cause pneumonia. Dehydration is not uncommon because being sick can cause lethargy and lack of appetite and desire to drink. The flu can also aggravate existing conditions such as triggering asthma attacks.

Influenza or the flu can, G-d forbid,

lead to death.

Last year’s flu season (2018-2019), according to the CDC, was “moderately severe.” The season commenced in October and ran through May yet began growing in November while peaking in February. This 21-week span means it was the longest flu season in 10 years.

The CDC believes that this year’s flu strain is especially virulent. This is fact – the first pediatric death due to the flu already happened in September in California. The CDC reports there was a second death several days ago.

Because these tragedies unfolded so early in the season, it should warn us as to what might be ahead. It’s prudent to take preventative action. Yes, this is meant to propel you to making sure you and your children get the flu vaccine.

Further, CDC and other health officials often look to the flu season in Australia for harbingers of what may come here. The winter season has concluded Down Under where they experienced an early flu season. The influenza strain H3N2 dominated and was particularly nasty. Australia’s Department of Health announced that flu activity was higher this season than past seasons. 93% of cases reported

were Influenza A. Recent research has borne out the importance of the seasonal flu vaccine.

It prevents severe flu in older adults and lowers admissions to the hospital (where germs abound). It reduces hospitalization rates for children seriously sick with the flu by 60%. It decreases flu rates in children under 7 months of age when mom received the vaccine when pregnant.

Combine vaccinating with the flu vaccine with some creative kinds of behavior modification in order to best keep the beast of the flu at bay.

Some suggestions: • Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze • Avoid close contact with any person who is sick • Stay home for a minimum of 24 hours if you have flu-like symptoms • Do not touch your face with unwashed hands • Clean communal surfaces at least once daily • Ask your schools to clean bathrooms, faucets and doorknobs frequently. Start a trend by sending Chaim or Elianna to school with Lysol wipes

• Don’t share food with infected people • Separate the family toothbrushes so germs don’t spread (this is a good practice 365 days a year) • Wash your hands with soap especially when coming into your home from school, work, or any group situation • Wear disposable gloves when caring for someone who is sick • Smile and laugh – just do it because it can boost your immune system • Eat healthy • Exercise • Rest if you feel tired There is no way we can create sterile bomb shelters in which to hide from the flu. Getting the flu vaccine is the place to start. Then be vigilant.

Perhaps our collective efforts will make this year’s flu season into much ado about nothing.

As always, daven.

Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a pediatrician and Medical Director of Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway PC. He can be reached at drlightman@totalfamilycaremd.com, on Instagram at Dr.Lightman_ or visit him on Facebook.

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Honey Glazed Turkey Caesar Salad

By Naomi Nachman

This delicious salad is not only great to serve for Shabbat lunch but also for lunches during the week for the family for work or school. I usually make one big batch, dividing it into four small lunch containers but leaving out the dressing to avoid the salad becoming soggy. I place the dressing in small 1-ounce plastic containers and place it in the lunchbox so they can mix it in fresh right before eating.

Ingredients Salad 4-6 cups mixed greens 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved 1 package Honey Glazed Turkey Breast Croutons

Dressing ¼ cup olive oil 3 tablespoons sugar 3 tablespoons mayonnaise 1 tablespoon parsley flakes 1 teaspoon mustard 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice 2 cloves crushed garlic

Preparation Place all salad ingredients in a large salad bowl.

With a whisk in a small bowl, mix the dressing ingredients. You can prepare dressing up to three days in advance and refrigerate.

Pour dressing over salad right before serving and toss well.

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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I just want to say thank you for bringing jobs back to ISIS. And I promise that I will make ISIS great again!

- From a “Saturday Night Live” sketch mocking President Trump for giving up on the war on terror, which, unbeknownst to the funny cast of SNL, was broadcast while Special Ops forces went on a raid and killed the founder and leader of ISIS

I’m not making any predictions, but I think they’ve got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate. She’s the favorite of the Russians.

- Hillary Clinton in a podcast interview positing that 2020 presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) is a Russian agent

I wasn’t the best player; I wasn’t the most talented, by far not the tallest. You don’t have to be the smartest. You don’t have to have the most money. You don’t have to have the most open doors for you.

You have to have the attitude that you’re going to be the hardest worker. [Say to yourself,] “I’m not going to let anything stop me. I’m not going to give up.”

- Tennis star Serena Williams at the Forbes’ 30 Under 30 Summit this week

Thank you [Hillary Clinton]. You, the queen of warmongers, embodiment of corruption, and personification of the rot that has sickened the Democratic Party for so long, have finally come out from behind the curtain. From the day I announced my candidacy, there has been a concerted campaign to destroy my reputation. We wondered who was behind it and why. Now we know — it was always you, through your proxies and powerful allies in the corporate media and war machine, afraid of the threat I pose. It’s now clear that this primary is between you and me. Don’t cowardly hide behind your proxies. Join the race directly.

- Rep. Gabbard responding to Hillary Clinton

Divisive language filled with vitriol and conspiracy theories? Can’t imagine a better proof point than this.

- Clinton spokesman Nick Merrill responding to Rep. Gabbard’s statement

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He died like a dog. He died like a coward.

- President Donald Trump announcing on Sunday that the U.S. military killed Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, founder and leader of ISIS

The assertion that Baghdadi died as a coward was, in any case, contradicted by the fact that rather than be captured, he blew himself up.

- Washington Post columnist Max Boot, asserting that ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not die a “coward” because rather than being caught by the K9 that was chasing him, he detonated a suicide vest, killing himself and three little children who were with him

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Austere Religious Scholar at Helm of Islamic State, Dies at 48.

– Washington Post headline after the U.S. military eliminated the world’s worst radical Muslim terrorist, who started ISIS and was responsible for beheading, torturing, mutilating and perpetrating countless other unspeakable crimes against thousands of innocent victims, including personally taking American Kayla Mueller as his personal slave for 18 months before beheading her

I would ask the Washington Post, close your eyes and pretend that al-Baghdadi worked in the Trump White House and then go rewrite your obituary. I bet you wouldn’t be as kind.

-White House counselor Kellyanne Conway responding to the Washington Post’s seemingly fawning coverage of the death of the evilest man alive

Who? Trump or Baghdadi? Which one?

- The View’s Joy Behar in response to a co-host who asked, “So can we at least agree that the world is a better place without this guy in it?” when talking about the assassination of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi

Imagine hating [Donald Trump] or frankly anything so much that you become an ISIS sympathizer?!?

- Donald Trump Jr. tweet in response to a Hollywood actress who expressed sympathy for al-Baghdadi having been blown up (by his own suicide vest)

Just a good old-fashioned “rags to riches” story. It’s a shame the good ones have to die so young, eh.

– Jesse Kelly tweeting in response to Bloomberg Politics’ obituary of al-Baghdadi which noted the “pick himself up by the bootstraps nature of the mass murderer” by saying, “Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi transformed himself from a little-known teacher of Koranic recitation into the self-proclaimed ruler of an entity that covered swaths of Syria and Iraq”

I still say Kayla should be here, and if Obama had been as decisive as President Trump, maybe she would have been.

- Marsha Mueller, the mother of Kayla Mueller, in an interview with The Arizona Republic

Another reason that people are going to vote because Donald Trump is manipulating that White House and has aligned himself with ISIS. - Arizona Democrat Party Chairman Felecia Rotellini, at an event on Saturday

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We rolled back a lot of the very harsh laws that were created and partially written by Vice President Biden over 20 years ago, which put a lot of African-Americans in prison and really destroyed a generation and did a lot of harm to our country.

- Jared Kushner responding to Joe Biden’s assertion that it was inappropriate for Trump to appoint Kushner and daughter Ivanka as White House advisors

C’est moi [It’s me].

- Sen. Mitt Romney to the Atlantic after they busted him for using a fake name – Pierre Delecto – on a Twitter account which appears to be anti-Trump

The First Amendment is first for a reason. Second Amendment is just in case the First one doesn’t work out.

Present.

- Rep. Ilhan Omar’s cowardly vote on a House of Representatives resolution recognizing the slaughter of 1.5 million Armenians in the Ottoman Empire a century ago by Muslims as ethnic cleansing. The resolution passed as follows: 405 (yes), 11 (no), 1 (present)

- Comedian Dave Chappelle speaking in favor of freedom of speech, while accepting the prestigious Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on 42Sunday

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- 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden when asked on “60 Minutes” on Sunday if President Obama offered to endorse him

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Political Crossfire

There is Nothing Wrong with Quid Pro Quos

By Marc A. Thiessen

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t’s Washington’s new favorite Latin phrase: quid pro quo. On Capitol Hill, Democrats seeking to impeach the president are trying to prove that he engaged in a quid pro quo (“this for that”) with U.S. aid to Ukraine. The president has insisted “there was no quid pro quo.” But then last week, White House acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney seemed to admit to a quid pro quo during his hapless news conference.

It seems as though the fate of the Trump presidency hangs on those three Latin words. Find proof of a quid pro quo and Trump is a goner.

But that’s not exactly true. The United States engages in quid pro quos all the time when it comes to foreign assistance. Our aid is not charity; Americans expect to get something in return for it. We have leveraged U.S. assistance in exchange for a host of objectives: economic reform, democratic reform, better pursuit of corruption, access to strategically important areas, and so on.

In 1978, Jimmy Carter agreed to provide Egypt with billions of dollars in foreign aid in exchange for making peace with Israel, as part of the Camp David Accords. That was a quid pro quo. In 2004, George W. Bush created the Millennium Challenge Account, which required countries to meet a host of eligibility requirements – free speech, free assembly, rule of law, property rights, transparency – before they could receive a grant of aid. That program was one big quid pro quo.

Congress imposes quid pro quos on U.S. foreign aid all the time, as well. Democrats howled when Trump cut aid to Central America earlier this year, but as Lester Munson, former staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, points out, “If you look at the appropriations bill that actually provided the president with the money to give assistance to Central America, there are 15 different reasons you might suspend the aid there.”

Even former Vice President Joe

vaney said, “The money held up had absolutely nothing to do with Biden.”

Good, because holding up U.S. aid as a quid pro quo for investigating the president’s political rival would be highly problematic. Rather, Mulvaney said, it was based on three issues: first, concerns about corruption in Ukraine; second, concerns about burden-sharing by our European allies in supporting Ukraine; and third, “whether they were cooperating in an ongoing investigation with our Department of Justice” into the

If you are demanding a quid pro quo, you have to tell the country that you are holding up the quid until they deliver the quo.

Biden has admitted to a quid pro quo with Ukraine. He held up $1 billion in loan guarantees (a quid) to get them to fire a prosecutor who was not investigating corruption (a quo). This was perfectly legitimate, he says, and he may well be right.

So, there is nothing intrinsically wrong with quid pro quos. It just depends what the quo is.

In his news conference, Mul-

origins of the Mueller probe that is being led by U.S. Attorney John H. Durham, a career prosecutor. It was the third – conditioning aid on the Durham investigation – that prompted Democrats to say: Gotcha!

Mulvaney later said he misspoke, and that’s probably true. As Kurt Volker, the former U.S. envoy to Ukraine, explained in his sworn deposition before the House Intel-

ligence Committee, the Ukrainians did not know that the aid was being held up until more than up a month after Trump’s phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (during which Trump never mentioned the aid was on hold).

“They became aware later [that the aid was held up], but I don’t believe they were aware at the time, so there was no leverage implied,” Volker told the committee. If you are demanding a quid pro quo, you have to tell the country that you are holding up the quid until they deliver the quo. The Ukrainians didn’t even know there was a quid.

But let’s say Trump had in fact withheld U.S. aid to get Ukraine to cooperate with the Durham probe.

There would be absolutely nothing wrong with that. The president, as the country’s chief law enforcement officer, would be entirely within his rights to use aid as leverage to get Ukraine cooperate with an official Justice Department investigation. If it turns out that the quo was “investigate my 2020 opponent,” as Ambassador William Taylor reportedly alleged during testimony on Capitol Hill last Tuesday, then Trump is in big trouble; but if the quo is “cooperate with the Justice Department,” that’s perfectly fine.

So, while Democrats may be insisting that Trump delenda est – “Trump must be destroyed” – they will need something more than this quid pro quo to do it. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

Baghdadi’s Death is Accompanied

by Demands for Change in the Arab World

By David Ignatius

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aking predictions about the Middle East is probably a fool’s game, but consider this possibility: the hyper-radicalism represented by Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi may have crested. His brutal effort to build a caliphate has left behind only a pile of ashes, and many young Muslims seem to understand that.

Baghdadi created a movement that was a theater of violence. Its trademark was the videotaping of extreme cruelty: beheading prisoners, drowning them in cages, setting them on fire. This bloody mayhem was meant to shock and enrage – and also to draw young recruits.

At first, it succeeded on all counts: it’s hard to remember now the toxic energy that drew Muslims from around the world to the self-proclaimed Islamic State at its apogee in 2014.

But the caliphate’s moment has passed. In the weeks before Baghdadi’s death, young Arabs were in the streets in Beirut, Cairo, Baghdad and other Arab cities demanding change – but not in a reversion to the time of the prophet Muhammad’s birth in the 6th century. The new protest movements are secular and generally peaceful.

The Islamic State still poses a deadly threat, especially as its embattled remnants seek revenge for their fall-

en leader. But the survivors will have trouble finding a successor who matches Baghdadi’s combination of “pious” scholar and bloodthirsty executioner.

“It seems as if there’s a pendulum that’s swinging again toward mass protests,” says William McCants, author of the The ISIS Apocalypse, one of the best books about the group. That said, he notes that the popular movement known as the “Arab Spring” preceded the Islamic State’s eruption. “If the protest energy isn’t productive this time, you have the possibility of another violent explosion,” he cautions.

“The Arab world may be at a crossroads,” said one well-placed analyst. He noted that the Islamic State is severely damaged: it has lost its caliphate, its popular momentum, and now its leader. Young Arabs now have different options available to express their anger.

The street protests that have hit Lebanon, Iraq, and Egypt in recent weeks have a common theme: popular rage at the corruption of public officials.

The three regimes are very different, but they have all been buffeted by similar bottom-up demands for change.

This change movement is visible even in authoritarian countries such as Saudi Arabia and Iran. In both countries, a big factor has been women’s

push for greater social and political power. In both Riyadh and Tehran, for example, vocal movements are demanding that women be allowed to appear in public without the hijab, the traditional Islamic headscarf.

Saudi Arabia was once a hidden source of support for Sunni fundamentalism, which was a backstop for extremist groups such as the Islamic State. But that’s less true in recent years. A spokesman for this more moderate Saudi religious view is Sheikh Mohammed al-Issa, the head of the Riyadh-based Muslim World League.

I asked him in an interview last week what he would do if his daughter decided to remove her hijab. Issa said he would try to talk her out of it, on religious grounds, but if she insisted, he would accept her choice. That’s not the old Saudi ulema.

Lebanon’s protest movement may be the most interesting, because it has brought together young Sunni Muslims, Shiite Muslims, and Christians.

The protesters are demanding the replacement of the entire political establishment – not just the wealthy political tycoons, but the Iranian-backed Hezbollah militia as well. Demonstrators in the Sunni city of Tripoli in the north are chanting support for Shiite

protesters in the southern city of Tyre, and vice versa.

“Lebanon may be the first Arab country to enter the post-sectarian era,” says Robert Fadel, a former Lebanese member of parliament who has been in the streets with the protesters, in a telephone interview from Beirut.

Facing this popular onslaught, Hezbollah has tried to cling to the status quo.

The political culture of the Arab world is so fragmented that popular demands for change often degenerate into chaos that, in turn, brings a new round of authoritarian government.

That’s what happened in Egypt and many other nations swept by the Arab Spring in 2011. Popular movements didn’t generate leaders who could make change something more than a slogan.

The post-Baghdadi vacuum could produce another charismatic extremist who will ignite the fires of rage again.

So vigilant counterterrorism is still the essential requirement in dealing with what’s left of the Islamic State.

But there’s something else animating the Arab world these days, and it isn’t the Islamic chanting that accompanied videos of beheading. It’s something different – a militant, secular movement demanding change. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Forgotten Her es

Marthe Hoffning Cohn Spy in a Skirt

By Avi Heiligman

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fter Paris was liberated by the Allies on August 19, 1944, the entire German Army was in retreat. For years, the French resistance movement had done much damage to the Nazi occupiers, and finally the French citizens were able to live free again. However, it would take sever-

al more months for Germany to surrender, and many former resistance members decided to join the French 1st Army. The army swept the Germans out of the rest of France and into Germany itself. Among these resilient fighters was a soldier whose job was a social worker. This was no ordinary sol-

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dier as she was a woman from an Orthodox Jewish home who would soon play a part in the final defeat of Nazi Germany.

Marthe Hoffning Cohn was born in 1920 in Metz which had been annexed

by France at the conclusion of World War I. Since Metz was near the German border, the French government told citizens to move to Poitiers, if possible.

Poitiers was 400 miles away but still was part of the initial German occupation. Her two brothers had been in the French Army, and one was captured as he was defending the Maginot Line. He escaped a POW camp, returned to his

and never returned.

The rest of the Hoffning family was able to escape to the unoccupied zone thanks to a resistance member who provided them with false identity papers. For the next two years, Marthe studied nursing first in Marseilles and then in Paris. She stayed with her sister, Cecile, who had been in Paris since 1940. Throughout the German occupation of France, Marthe was never officially accepted as a resistance member but still did what she could to help people escape the Nazi atrocities.

The liberation of Paris was not the end of the war, and therefore many

The information that she gathered included two pieces of information that proved vital to Allied intelligence.

family in Poitiers, was captured trying to cross into Free French territory, escaped again, and finally made his way into the part of France that was not occupied by the Germans.

In June 1942, Marthe’s sister, Stephanie, was arrested by the Gestapo as the sisters were helping people escape to southern Free France. After interrogation and refusing to give information on other resistance members, Stephanie was sent to Auschwitz

French citizens joined the army.

Marthe joined in November 1944 as a nurse. The regimental intelligence officer told her that they didn’t need nurses and made her a social worker instead.

In this capacity she was able to see the needs of the soldiers on the frontlines and in the foxholes. For several weeks, she helped the frontline soldiers, providing them with clothing, reading materials, and other provisions.

In late 1944, Marthe met Colonel

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Pierre Fabian, who had been the commander of a large resistance network.

The group was so successful that General Charles de Gaulle decided to incorporate the entire network into the French 1st Army. Fabian discovered that Marthe could read and write in German and asked her to join the 1st Army’s intelligence unit. German-speaking female agents were needed to cross into Germany as any man seen roaming the streets would automatically be arrested.

Marthe entered a period of intense training and was then sent to join the African Commandos who had been taking a lot of casualties in Alsace.

Their commander asked Marthe to interrogate German POWs, and she received important information from high level officers on the impending German retreat.

Attempting to cross into Germany proved to be a challenge for Marthe.

Thirteen times she tried to enter the Alsace region but failed each time. Finally, on April 11, 1945, she managed to

Adolf Hitler, ym”sh, with other German officials walking in front of the Eiffel Tower in Paris, 1940

enter Germany through neutral Switzerland under the name Marthe Ulrich.

Her new identity had her as a German nurse looking for her missing fiancé.

Knowing that if she was caught her punishment would have been death,

Marthe carefully avoided contact with German soldiers. The information that she gathered included two pieces of information that proved vital to Allied intelligence. She told her superiors of the abandonment of the Siegfried line in

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the Freiburg region and reported a major buildup of Wehrmacht (German Army) soldiers in the Black Forest.

After the war, Marthe returned to France to work as a nurse. In the late 1950s, she married Major Lloyd Cohn, an American anesthesiologist, and moved to the United States. For the very important intelligence that she gathered as a spy in Germany in 1945 she was decorated with the Croix de Guerre in 1945 with two citations. In 1999, the French government awarded her the Médaille militaire, and in 2004 she was given the title of Chevalier de la Légion d’honneur.

Marthe Hoffning Cohn is currently living in California where only recently she started telling people of her time as a spy in Germany.

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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ere in the United States, we spend a lot of time arguing about income taxes…who should pay, how they should pay, and how The French Prime Minister Georges Clemenceau once said that if a man is not radical at 25, he has no heart – and if he’s still radical at 45, he has no head. And while Clemenceau focused his attention on the battlefields of World War I, history supplies an endless number of stories where radical youth challenge their entrenched elders.

Income inequality has always been a popular target of the young.

Today, it’s growing even worse. The Berkeley economists who helped design Senator Elizabeth Warren’s wealth tax have reported that for the first time ever, the 400 richest households in the country paid less tax, as a percentage of their income, than any other group of Americans.

Naturally, that’s inspiring young radicals to pick up their torches and pitchforks and storm some castles.

Their ranks include some of those who have benefited most from the problem.

Last month, everyone’s favorite chronicler of the carriage trade, Town & Country magazine, profiled “The Rich Kids Who Want to Give Away All Their Money.” It’s clear

that at least some young inheritors are thinking critically about their fortune. The article quotes Sam, a 24-year-old Qualcomm heir with a $25 million trust fund, who says that for him, the concept of “risk” means the possibility of losing money in a hedge fund. But for someone his age working as a bike messenger in New York, it’s the possibility of getting hit by a car while delivering a burrito.

ilies like hers will be happier when they don’t have to deal with the burden of feeling responsible for the injustices their wealth helps create.

She sounds delightfully idealistic and perhaps a bit naive — a Holly Golightly figure in a Paris Hilton world. But it’s hard to argue with her commitment and her sincerity.

Clemenceau would be proud.

Sam, Karen, and Holly are all

That’s inspiring young radicals to pick up their torches and pitchforks and storm some castles.

The article also interviews Karen, who gave her $3 million trust fund to a private foundation. She concedes the challenge left-wing inheritors face: “You’re not necessarily going to convince your dyed-in-the-wool Republican grandma that…well, anything, probably. But you probably can move the needle a little bit.”

Finally, there’s Holly, daughter of a Fortune 500 CEO, who says fam-

members of a group called Resource Generation, a “membership community of young people (18-35) with wealth and/or class privilege committed to the equitable distribution of wealth, land, and power.”

The group counts 600 members in 15 chapters across the country and raised over $20 million last year for social justice groups.

Of course, the Resource Gen-

eration radicals want to see higher taxes. But while socking it to the wealthiest Americans would surely combat inequality, it won’t solve the problem entirely. In 2016, the top 400 earners reported total income of $127 billion. But even if they paid 100% of their supersized earnings in tax, there would still be an enormous gulf between them and the rest of America. It’s also worth noting that inheritors who give their fortunes to social justice groups deprive the government of billions in future inheritance taxes.

If you’re like most people, your financial concerns lie closer to home.

But paying less tax leaves you more money to give to whatever causes you support, whether they spring from 25-year-old youth or 45-year-old maturity. And if you are looking to play a bigger role in your community, we can help you make the most of your gifts there, too. So call us when you’re ready to change the world… you might be surprised how much we can help you accomplish!

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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walk, swimming, playing tennis, doing barbecues, etc. Then we are venturing out less and less. And then, suddenly, we are living in the dark.

There’s that one night we go to bed and when we wake up, we find our day

’m not sure I can do this again!

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Suddenly, when the day sneaks off sooner: You see kids getting off the bus in the dark – or do you even see them?!

You go out for a mid-afternoon errand – and come back to a midnight glow.

wanting to venture out into the dark.

There’s also so few hours to notice the house needs a new paint job so you don’t need to bother doing it yet.

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And best of all, once it starts to get dark out early you can already start the countdown to the time when the days get longer again.

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There’s the great advantage that kids no longer can give you the famous bedtime resistance: “but it’s still light out!”

There’s that cozy feeling of being at home with the family and not

light switches to turn on. And even candlelit evenings to enjoy! And, certainly, other ways to light up your life.

Let your inner strengths work to light up the next few months for you.

Because we all have inner electricity inside that can illuminate and energize our days and nights – no matter how dark it is outside.

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