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CONTENTS COMMUNITY Community Happenings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

JEWISH THOUGHT Bring Them Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Good For Nothing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Living a Life of Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

COVER STORY 20 Years Since the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Passing . 14 Keeping Our Children Safe This Summer. . . . . . . . 24

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Quotes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

OP-ED The Contributions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Torah Scholarship. . . . . . . . 22

LIFESTYLES Two Dishes - Shanghai Diamond Garden. . . . . . . . 44 JWI Cookbook – A Sampling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 Travel Guide: San Jose and Silicon Valley. . . . . . . . 46

EDUCATION Forgotten Heroes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Your Health. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

NEWS Global News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 National News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Dear Readers, 3 teenagers were living in Eretz Yisrael, seemingly total strangers to the rest of us. One night they’re kidnapped and spontaneously their future is entwined with ours. Everyone springs into action because there is no alternative response. Communities gather in prayer, women light candles earlier than usual, study halls are filled with learning. And the efforts to honor and bring home these young men are massive. All our efforts and prayers are focused with the single intention of beseeching our father in heaven that he bringbackourboys.

There is unity, there is unlimited energy and overnight the collective body of the Jewish people sprang into action once again. These are our brothers. They are being held somewhere against their will while their parents are suffering with the unimaginable fear of the unknown. We will do whatever it takes to find them. Those of us who live and serve in the Israeli army will risk their lives day and night looking for them. Those of us who can influence politicians and other leaders will do all we can to gather renewed support for Israel and the Jewish people. The rest of us will refuse to let the tragedy slip by. Never far from our thoughts, we will do all we can to become better Jews so we can simultaneously participate in the parallel spiritual war that is surely being played out.

We read in the news that self-destructing forces are taking root in more and more countries while the rest of the world seems to care less and less. One wonders; where is the redemption in all this?

This upcoming Tuesday brings us to a monumental 20 years since Gimmel Tammuz; the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The Rebbe once wrote “From the day that I was a child attending Cheder and even before, the vision of the future redemption began to take form in my imagination, the redemption of the Jewish people from their final exile, a redemption of such magnitude and grandeur through which the purpose of suffering, the harsh decrees and annihilations of exile will be understood with a full heart and cognizance.”

These words written many years ago seem to embody the motivating force behind the Rebbe’s relentless push to achieve more and more constantly encouraging us to do whatever we can to complete this imperfect world. The Rebbe would very often quote the Gemara “one who has one hundred, wants two hundred. One who has two hundred wants…” He had an almost insatiable “appetite” for Torah study and good deeds, so when an individual reported on a new Torah class or project the response was, “Okay, beautiful, so now you have to drive on and double that!”

The Rebbe’s central theme was the coming of the Moshiach and the future redemption, as is clearly seen in a talk given in 1991 in which he said that without the coming of Moshiach everything that had been accomplished until then was for naught!

At the end of the talk the Rebbe reached out to the Jewish people with a heartfelt plea; do all that you can to make Moshiach a reality.

While Moshiach hasn’t come yet, we are definitely much closer than ever before. One can be a practicing Jew in almost any location on the planet. The knowledge of the Torah is accessible to anyone who wishes to obtain it. More and more Jews look positively on the Mitzvoth and try to fulfill as many as they can. In the world at large as well; altruistic acts of kindness are becoming more and more common, and by the “average” individual.

The Rebbe had an infinite love for the Torah through which came an even greater love for the Jewish people.

We owe it to him, to ourselves, to our ancestors and to our creator himself to bring forth the sound of the great Shofar that will awaken us and bring us back as one people, with one Torah, in a complete land and with all her inhabitants.

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ielle was asked to step up.

Danielle remembers that first auction, six years ago, very clearly because her daughter was born shortly thereafter. “I call her my auction baby,” she says with a laugh. “There had been only a few months to plan that auction, but typically planning takes most of the year, beginning in September and ending with the June event.”

There are a handful of other volunteers who work to make this event a memorable one. Devorie Baitelman is one of these volunteers, and she starts soliciting prizes all the way back in October. That work certainly pays off; there is a stunning array of prizes on display, creative, adventurous and personal. There are two round-trip tickets to Israel, jewelry, sheitels, seforim, vacation packages, and a variety of the latest Apple products (including a Mac and an iPad Air), along with gift certificates

and even cash.

Prizes are impressively arranged on heavily laden tables that are beautifully decorated with books and book-related art per this year’s theme of written words. And Danielle still manages the displays. “This is what my living room looked like for the past months,” she said smiling and gesturing to the auction prizes. The theme and the MC are different each year and Danny Fishman ran this year’s entertainment and prize drawing. Yet some things remain the same, namely the assistance this provides to Cheder Menachem School along with the communal feeling. “I love the positive feeling this creates for these families,”

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On June 9, the ballroom at Nessah Synagogue was crowded with over three hundred and fifty people, all eyes focused on the stage where the Cheder Menachem Boys Choir was performing. In the hall outside, the visitors munch on sushi and refill their drinks. There is high spirits and laughter as friends and family take their seats. The auction is about to begin.

The Cheder Menachem auction is an annual staple, and at this point, so is Danielle Forer’s involvement. Danielle and her husband Rocky have been involved with the school for years, joining the board even before they had kids in the school. Seven years ago, Danielle began helping at the auction and designed and built the prize displays. The very next year the previous organizer decided to step down, and Dan-

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says Baitelman. “It’s a memorable social evening, even if you don’t win, and everyone leaves feeling good about supporting the school.”

LA PUAH Conference on Fertility, Medicine and Halacha; A Success On Sunday June 8th, 2014, The Puah Institute’s workshops, not only on fertility, but encompassing a whole series of topics, drew a large crowd who came to enjoy the newly formatted lectures. Under its clarion call of “Puah Building Families,” the sessions covered important topics of Nutrition: Before, During and after Pregnancy; Genetics: Its Impact on the Jewish Family; Prenatal Care: Caring for your Baby Before Birth, and much more.

It was a full day of lectures and workshops given by a slew of top doctors and specialists in the field of fertility and related issues. Complimenting their expertise were Rabbis who have specialized knowledge in the Halachic aspects of fertility issues. They discussed in detail many of the questions regarding the procedures and halachic guidelines that are acceptable in fertility concerns.

A new and significant addition was a series of unique sessions designed specifically for professionals and rabbis. These well attended lectures led to many questions which clarified aspects of fertility issues and the Halachic implications.

The day’s events began with a complimentary continental breakfast and words

of welcome from Rabbi Kalman Topp of Beth Jacob, a host of the day’s program.

Rabbi Topp stressed the importance of Halachic guidelines in the arena of Fertility issues.

the United States, all introduced by Rabbi Adir Posy of Beth Jacob.

Presenters included: Dr. Michael Feinman, Dr. Simcha Mann, Dr. Hindi Posy, Dr. Phillip Werthman, Dr. Paul Turek, Dr.

Rabbi Elchanan Lewis leading one of the workshops

The first series of workshops began at 10 am and ran until 1 pm. Those in attendance were invited to join a complimentary lunch and heard from the guest speaker, David Suissa, President of the Los Angeles Jewish Journal and Rabbi Gideon Weitzman, Director of the Puah Institute in

Suma Shamonki, Dr. Nurit Winkler and Susan Atlas, Phd. Many of the sessions included a companion Rabbi to discuss and compliment the halachic aspects of the issues presented. The participating Rabbis, included: Rabbi Elchanan Lewis and Rabbi Gideon Weitzman.

The purpose of this Puah Program was to provide the attendees with a clearer understanding of fertility preservation, the role of nutrition, the impact of genetics and the importance of pre-natal care, all resulting in the building of families. In the area of fertility, approximately one in six couples experience some difficulty in starting a family and almost all of these challenges can be successfully overcome through proper counseling and treatment by experts.

Sponsors of the Event include: EMD Serono (Corporate Sponsor) andThe Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles (Workshop Sponsor). Discussions hosted by and at Cong. Beth Jacob of Beverly Hills.

Judging by comments overheard after a packed day of workshops, the feeling expressed were thankfulness for PUAH providing a clearer and factual understanding of Fertility, Genetics and Nutrition in our lives.

To find out more about puah programs and events, email puahfamily@gmail.com or call 718-336-0603

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By Rabbi Arye D. Gordon

Harav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger in Los Angeles

By Rabbi Arye D. Gordon

Harav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger shlita, the Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshivas Kol Torah, and a member of the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, spent Shabbos Parshas Shelach in Los Angeles. Upon his arrival in Los

Harav Yisroel Lau, the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv had been a talmid in the yeshiva and spoke of his experience there. “When I came to Kol Torah, it was a short time after the Shoah. It was like a “bayit patu-

It was after the petira of Rav Yechiel Michel Schlesinger in 1949, that Kol Torah was headed by Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach who lead the yeshiva until his passing in 1995. Harav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l was a Gadol and prominent Posek. The term means, “decider”—a legal scholar who decides the Halakha in cases of law where previous authorities are inconclusive or in those situations where no halakhic precedent exists for the question at hand. The role of a Posek is to engage in a careful analysis of the relevant under-

of the announcement that he was to be the next Rosh Hayeshiva of Kol Torah, you could see and sense his embarrassment at the honorific titles that were showered on him by the announcer and how, blushing, you could see him waving his hand up and down, as if to say, “no, no, I am not all that”.

For almost half a century, Rav Shlomo Zalman was the Rosh Hayeshiva of Kol Torah. The yeshiva and its talmidim were of such great importance to him, that in his tzava’ah (will), he directed that his

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Harav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger shlita at the Ryzman Shiur

Angeles, the Rosh Hayeshiva stopped by the Ryzman Thursday night shiur. His Shabbos program included davening and speaking Shabbos morning at Shaarei Torah, delivering a shiur at the Kollel Los Angeles in the afternoon and speaking at shalos seudos at the Young Israel of Hancock Park.

The Yeshiva which he heads, Kol Torah, was founded in 1939 by the Rosh Hayeshiva’s father, HaRav Yechiel Michel Schlesinger zt”l, who was a dayan in Frankfurt, Germany and with Rav Boruch Kunstadt zt”l, who was a Dayan in Fulda, Germany.

In speaking of the Yeshiva, Harav Schlesinger commented that, “the student body of the yeshiva today is close to 1,000 talmidim. There are over 500 talmidim in the Yeshiva Gedolah and over 400 talmidim in the Yeshiva Ketana. When my father started the yeshiva before World War II began, the situation in Eretz Yisroel was a difficult one. Concern for the continuation and survival of torah learning was in jeopardy. The yeshiva started with 24 students, who were sustained by families that would feed them in the well-known European manner of essen teg.” (Essen Teg was the system in which students would eat their meals at different families every day in the community. Most Yeshivos at that time did not provide food for their students and this was the only way to insure that they were able to eat.)

ach,” an open home offering love and hope for me and the many orphans who found themselves at the yeshiva. We were children that had no home, no father, no mother, children who had nothing. The yeshiva became our home and our family. Today, baruch hashem, I have grandchildren in the yeshiva. In fact, my sons learnt in the yeshiva as well.”

The Kol Torah Yeshiva is known throughout the torah world for its high standards in limud hatorah. The Yeshiva is located in Yerushalayim’s Bayit Vegan neighborhood. It was the first of the major yeshivos to teach in Hebrew instead of Yiddish. The European Yeshivas in those days only taught in Yiddish. In the ‘30’s, ‘40’s and even ‘50’s, the teachers spoke only Yiddish, however they were comfortable in the Hebrew language so they could make the change.

Rav Ephraim Wachsman Rosh Yeshiva Meor Yitzchok of Monsey greets Harav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger Rosh Yeshiva Kol Torah Jerusalem at the Kollel Los Angeles

lying legal principles, as well as a careful study of the application of these principles.

A Posek must therefore be thoroughly versed in rabbinic literature, especially the Babylonian Talmud.

Harav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach was such a talmudic scholar. He was referred to as the “Israeli Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l”.

Rav Moshe Feinstein was the preeminent osek of our generation in America. His humility was all encompassing. In a video

matzeva should only say that he, “spread Torah to all Jews, and had many students in Yeshivas Kol Torah.” Currently, Rav Moshe Yehuda Schlesinger, eldest son of the founder, is serving as Rosh Yeshiva.

Under his guidance, the Yeshiva continues to produce talmidei chachomim, future leaders and teachers in klal yisroel.

May the work and accomplishments of the Rosh Hayeshiva continue, for 120 years.

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he explains. “I’ve taken them to different rinks to get them on the ice and playing. But I wanted to get them into a league and there was none available.”

When Botnick couldn’t find a league he decided to start one. “I started looking around to see if anyone else was interested in playing ice hockey. I posted on Hilly and got a surprising number of responses. That’s when I started looking for available rinks, and Yitzchok Tenenbaum got in touch. He was able to find us a rink. Between the two of us we found more people and formulated teams.”

Tenenbaum had been in a similar situation. His kids love hockey, and he had been taking them to play wherever he could.

“There’s this rink out in Van Nuys that’s affiliated with the Kings,” he explained. “The Kings have this promotional hour where they supply all the gear and equipment and for four weeks kids can come for an hour on Sundays and play with coaches who give them drills.

My kids were very into that.” After several weeks of attending, one of the coaches approached him. “He told me, ‘Your kids are pretty good, why don’t you sign them up for a league?’ I explained to him that most of the leagues are on Shabbos, and we can’t play then. He said, ‘Yeah, we had a lot of observant Jews interested but they all had the same reason. If you put something together we’ll work something out.’”That was right around the time Botnick was posting to Hilly. “So I got in touch with him and I said, ‘Look, let’s do this together. Let’s get some kids together and we’ll do it.’” And that’s what they did.

In December they put together an eightweek session hoping to get 20 kids signed up. “We ended up with so many kids we had to start a waiting list,” recalls Botnick. Not only did more kids want in – the kids who were registered wanted more. After their initial session ended they started another; they are now finally closing their season this week, ending their third eight-game session.

This season included four teams and nearly 55 kids. It’s an all-Jewish league, and players come from schools all over Los Angeles, including Maimonides, Yavneh, Emek, Toras

Emes, and Cheder Menachem. They plan to expand next year. “We want to start after Succos,” says Tenenbaum. “We really want to make it more of a league. We’re hoping for a 16 to 20 week season, with standings, team practices, playoffs after the season, and then a championship game.”

In the meantime, the league has already been a success in more ways than one. “Our main goal was that the kids have fun,” said Tenebaum, who took care to make sure they met that goal. But while the kids were competing, they were learning more than skating and shooting. “On top of the physical exercise, we emphasized the lessons they should

learn, as part of being a team,” he said. “Over a few weeks they’ve learned how to work as a team for a common goal. They’re learning how to be good sportsmen when they win, not taunting their opponents. And how to deal with losing, letting go and understanding that you win some and you lose some. It’s a huge Kiddush Hashem; the people at the rink are very impressed with our kids’ behav-

ior. There’s no foul language or tantrums.”

The lessons stretch well beyond the ice. “It’s been amazing to watch. I see in my own kids how much they’ve matured in terms of dealing with winning and dealing with losing, connecting with teammates and listening to referees. The parents are loving it, the kids are loving it, I’m loving it,” Botnick sums up. “I look forward to practice every week.”

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Joshua Botnick grew up in Toronto. He’s been playing hockey in various leagues and pickup games since he was a kid. So when his boys got old enough to play, he started looking around LA for a league to start them off. He couldn’t find one. “Every league I looked at in the LA area played on Shabbos,”

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Los Angeles Prays for Missing Teens Hundreds of people gathered in Pan Pacific Park on Thursday night to join in solidarity and prayer for Eyal Yifrah, Gilad Shaer, and Naftali Fraenkel. A cross spectrum from the Jewish community crowded together behind the Los Angeles Museum of the Holocaust, while news crews and police stood at the edges of the crowd.

Yellow ribbons were pinned to T shirts and jackets; many held signs that read Bring Back Our Boys, while others held photos of the missing or Israeli flags.

The speakers were as varied as the audience. Speakers included Consul General of Israel David Siegel, President of the Jewish Federation Jay Sanderson, former LA Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, Leehy Shaer Gilad’s aunt, and various rabbis, pastors, and elected officials.

“The violent kidnapping of children is not an Israeli issue or a Jewish issue,” said Consul General Siegel. “Tonight, we come together to tell the world that this horrendous act of terror against children must not, and will not, be tolerated.”

“You never know when terrorism can afflict any one of us. And in fact it has afflicted all of us, because we are all part of the same family,” said Zev Yaroslavsky, member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors.

“Israel is a profound, unique ally of America; the only democracy in a troubled region of the world,” said Ted Lieu, member of the California Senate. “These three abductions are acts of cowardice and ter-

community, to show our support for Gilad, Naftali, and Eyal, and to bring a message to their family and friends that they are not alone.” He too closed with a prayer, in English and Spanish.

Next was Rev. Stephen McGlover, whose first words, “Bring our boys home,” were met with cheers. He spoke of a trip to Israel and being amazed at watching the prayer. “They say that prayer changes things. Well, it changes people also. I thank the Consul General, I thank the Federation as well, and I want you to know

all here waiting together with you. We are hoping and praying together with you.”

Jay Sanderson announced the blowing of the shofar. “It’s at times like this, throughout our history, that we blow the shofar,” he said and several shofar blasts were sounded. At the close of the event, Mike Burstyn took the stage to sing Naomi Shemer’s Lu Yehi. As night fell and the candle flames burned, the crowd joined him in song.

Leehy Shaer, Gilad’s aunt, spoke early in the evening, “People need to know

that we support the Jewish community.

And we stand by you in this effort.”

Rabbi Kalman Topp of Beth Jacob spoke movingly. “Any person who has been blessed with children knows the feeling of waiting for children to come home from school… Their parents are still waiting. The message that I want to send to the parents and the relatives is that we are

how awful terrorism is. It doesn’t go away through silence. It only goes away when people confront it. With our spiritual strength working together, we pray that, God-willing, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal will be released and returned as quickly as possible to their families.”

Leehy Shaer, aunt of kidnapped teenager Gilad Shaer standing next to Consul General David Siegel

rorism that need to be loudly condemned,” continued Lieu, who had to pause for applause from the audience at several points in his speech. “Another reason we are here tonight is to say that Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, the State of California, and America stands with Israel and with these families tonight.”

Representatives from across the religious spectrum brought messages of unity and solidarity. As the sun began to set and candles were passed around, the Rt. Rev. Alexei Smith took the stage. He began by reading Psalm 91 in English, and then added a prayer. Pastor Carlos Diaz followed.

“We come today as friends of the Jewish

Yachad Hosts First Family Shabbaton on the West Coast Dozens of families came together last Shabbos at the beautiful Sheraton in Agoura Hills. They were from every part of Los Angeles, and farther afield. These Jewish families, of different levels of observance, had one thing in common: a family member with special needs.

Yachad, The National Jewish Council for Disabilities, has been providing services for those with disabilities and their families since 1983. Throughout the United States and Canada, Yachad provides services as varied as summer camps to vocational training, all with the aim of ensuring that everyone has a place within the Jewish community. One of the many programs are shabbatons with programming for the entire family. In the New York area, Yachad has been hosting these shabbatons for nearly 30 years yet this week marked the very first Yachad Family Shabbaton on the West Coast.

“I did not realize how much of a need there was for a family shabbaton until this weekend,” says Orit Faguet, Director of Yachad Los Angeles. “I was delighted to see how much enjoyment and specific knowledge the participants received. It was time for LA

to receive the same services that we’re offering in other parts of America.” With two full days of programming for Yachad members as well as their siblings and parents, special speakers were flown in from across the country. “To connect with leading professionals

Dr. Lichtman. While parents were learning, the kids were participating in day camps or SibShops – special workshops for siblings led by Adira Lautman Botwinick. While for privacy reasons Faguet was not in the room for any of the SibShops, she watched the kids

and hear cutting-edge information is no small feat,” says Dr. Jeffrey Lichtman, National Director of Yachad. “For that to happen in a warm, supportive, and inspiring milieu, is unique to our Yachad family shabbatons.”

There were over 15 workshops given by leading professionals, including “Navigating the Medication Highway for our Children” with Dr. Susan Schmidt-Lackner, “Belonging in the Jewish Community” with Rabbi Dovid Cohen, and “Understanding Financial Planning for your Child with Special Needs” with Evan C Barrett, as well as several workshops and panel discussions with

leaving these sessions, “They came out of the room holding hands and smiling, talking to each other. You could see that they left with the knowledge that there are people in the world who go through the same things they go through.”

Being a shabbaton, there was also communal davening, and, of course, plenty of food. “It was nonstop, as you can imagine,” says Faguet, describing the surprise of hotel employees after she laid out plans for breakfast, kiddush, lunch, seudat shlishit and melava malka. “But people come together over food,” she explained. Bringing people

together is a central part of the programming, and one they plan to continue through an online parents’ community. But that isn’t the only reason the shabbatons are important.

“We encouraged the parents to let the Yachad members sit with their advisor, rather than with each other at the table,” says Faguet.

“One mother said, ‘This was the first time in the past nine years that I was able to sit and relax at a Shabbat meal. I knew that my son was fine, he was with someone, and I could hear him in the background…but there was nothing I had to get up for.’” She also spoke about the impact of the event on siblings.

“This time the brothers and sisters were able to see their sibling who has special needs, in an environment where they’re thriving, where they’re the stars. They all were able to come to this shabbaton because of that sibling.” As Dr. Lichtman sums up, “The shabbaton was a wonderful and rare moment for families to laugh and cry B’Yachad, together with others, both parents and staff who really understand the unique place wherein they live.”

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Rabbi Isaac Simon z”l

Theological Seminary of Yeshiva University, as scholar-in-residence. The event was sponsored by the Stohl family to commemorate the thirtieth yahrtzeit of Rabbi Isaac Simon, z”l, Mrs. Avivyah Stohl’s father. Rabbi Simon was a beloved teacher at the Maimonides school in Brookline,

Yeshiva and his studies flourished for the next twenty years. During the war years he remained with the yeshiva, traveling across Russia to Kobe, Japan, and then Shanghai, China. After the war he moved to New York, where he met his wife, Betty Perel. In the early 1950s, Rabbi Simon was invited to join the faculty at the Maimonides School in Boston, founded by Rabbi Dr. Joseph B. Soloveitchik, ztz”l.

He remained at Maimonides for his entire professional career, teaching Chumash and Gemara to the oldest grades.

In the opening remarks on Sunday morning, Dr. William Stohl, Rabbi Simon’s son-in-law, read letters written in tribute to Rabbi Simon by his former students. They spoke of his love and dedication to his students and the personal interest he took in each and every one, making each student feel they were his favorite.

The students responded with respect and admiration, paying close attention in class, and staying to learn more after the bell rang. Many former students attribute their commitment to Torah and their continued Jewish education to Rabbi Simon.

Rabbi Mayer Twerky, the scholar-in-residence, was a student of Rabbi

Rabbi Yaakov Krause, rabbi of YIHP, Dr. William Stohl and Mrs. Avivya Simon Stohl, son-in-law and daughter of Rabbi Simon

MA, and Rabbi Twersky, a student of Rabbi Simon, travelled to Los Angeles so that he could honor the memory of his revered Rebbe.

Rabbi Isaac Simon was born in Slonim, modern day Belarus, in 1915. He was orphaned at a young age. He attended Mir

Simon’s at Maimonides. He is a grandson of Rav Soloveitchik, ztz”l, and the son of Rabbi Isadore Twerksy, ztz”l, the Talner Rebbe of Boston and a Harvard professor of Hebrew literature and philosophy.

Rabbi Mayer Twersky is currently one of the roshei yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac El-

chanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University. He is known for his tremendous Torah knowledge and analyt-

vos of loving G-d and of serving G-d with one’s heart. Rabbi Simon’s grandchildren, Rabbi Raphael Stohl and Dr. Hindi Posy,

Rabbi Mayer Twersky at one of the lectures

ical approach to learning. Rabbi Twersky maintained a relationship with his Rebbie, Rabbi Simon, even after he became a rosh yeshiva. Rabbi Simon spent the last few years of his life in Washington Heights, and Rabbi Twerky visited him regularly and frequently.

Rabbi Adir Posy, Associate Rabbi at Beth Jacob Congregation in Beverly Hills, who is a student of Rabbi Twersky

Rabbi Dovid Shapiro, former principal of Maimonides School in Boston and a colleague of Rabbi Simon, speaking with Rabbi Mayer Twersky, the scholar-in-residence

also spoke during the weekend.

The participants at the Yom Iyun were inspired by the stories about Rabbi Simon, enjoyed Rabbi Twersky’s analytical approach to the mitzvos that are experi-

Dr. William Stohl, son-in-law of Rabbi Simon, Rabbi Mayer Twersky, scholar-in-residence, and Rabbi Adir Posy, Associate Rabbi of Beth Jacob congregation, a student of Rabbi Twersky, and a grandson-in-law of Rabbi Simon

and a grandson-in-law of Rabbi Simon, introduced Rabbi Twersky as a true disciple of Rabbi Simon in his learning style.

The community was then treated to two in-depth lectures by Rabbi Twersky, analyzing the Rambam’s approach to the mitz-

enced through emotions, and appreciated the opportunity to hear from a true talmid chacham who is continuing the tradition passed down from the previous generation.

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Mazal Tov to the YULA Class of 2014!

By Micah Hyman

So we did it – we graduated! It was a great evening, full of class videos and

moving speeches. Our day started out with class pictures, then we wandered around taking photo’s and relishing our final experience as a class. After a hurried dinner, we gathered in the hallway, the music played and the big moment was upon us: we walked down the aisle as the YULA graduating class of 2014!

It was a unique and special feeling, walking down the middle of Nessah Syn-

agogue with everyone applauding. The show immediately got under way, with Rabbi Lieberman and Rabbi Emerson welcoming everyone and congratulating the graduates, then inviting up the Girls School salutatorian, Yasmine Razi. Yasmine spoke about the evolution of each student’s character as a result of their past four years at

YULA. Then, the Boys School salutatorian, Asher Naghi, discussed the unification of disparate groups and the wonders of creating memories as a team.

Following the salutatorian addresses, there was a short video showing footage of student life at YULA. It was a powerful way to reflect on the day-to-day activities that made up so much of our life over the past four years. Mitchell Silberberg was

given the Keter Shem Tov Award and Yasmine Razi was honored for a second time with the Beth Malsansky award. Ms. Janice Frew was honored with a short video and was given the Teaching Excellence Award. Then, it was time for the valedictorians of the schools: Jasmine Peled and Moshe Willner. Jasmine spoke about the importance of questioning everything.

Moshe pointed out the ways that the YULA students blend the spiritual and the physical, using examples from Rabbi Soloveitchik’s “Lonely Man of Faith”, Adam 1 and Adam 2.

One more video played in which students reflected on what they gained from their experience at YULA, and they said goodbye to their home for the last time. Finally, diplomas were conferred, as students walked up, hugged the administrators and officially graduated from YULA. The event was emotional and inspiring. Yair Fax said, “It didn’t fully hit me how much I’d miss YULA until those videos were playing and I thought to myself, ‘Wow. That was my life. And it was awesome.’”

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GIMMEL TAMMUZ 5774

20 Years since the Rebbe’s Passing

TJH Speaks with Rabbi Chabad Shliach of the Five Towns A talk with Zalman Chabad Wolowik, Shliach Rabbi Zalman Wolowick

By Naftali Halpern

Rabbi Zalman Wolowik with the Rebbe z’’l

At a farbrengen with the Rebbe in 1968

Meeting with a young Benjamin Netanyahu

NH: It’s been 20 years since the Rebbe’s passing. Can you believe that it’s was the Rebbe’s relationship with shluchim like?

NH:been It’s that beenlong?

20 years since the Rebbe’s passing, can you believe that of thatWhat note, don’t bother coming in.”

RZW: I feel it every day.

There was a unique love that the Rebbe gave to the shluchim because they it’s been that long?

What was the Rebbe’s relationship with shluchim like? could have been living in their own comfort zone and they gave it away for a RZW: I feel it every day.

There was a unique love that the Rebbe gave the shluchim because they What do you mean? greater cause. th What do you mean? could have been living in their own his comfort zone yet gave awayRishon. for a ofitAdar You see, as Chabad chassidim, the Rebbe is everything. It’s not that we In 1992, the Rebbe suffered first stroke on they the 27 th greater cause. have our as own life and then there’s also aisRebbe that we hiswe tish, let’s (Interestingly, his second stroke in 1994 was also on the 27 of Adar.) That You see, Chabad chassidim, the Rebbe everything.

It’s go nottothat have winter, the Rebbe cleared office, out seforim thethen Rebbe is everything. named after oursay. ownTo lifeus, and there’s also a RebbeMy thatoldest we goson—who to his tish,islet’s say. To us,the whole In 1992, the Rebbe suffered his out firsthis stroke on constantly the 27th of clearing Adar Rishon.

(Inth the Rebbe—and Rebbe is everything.

Mynot oldest named afterTorah, the Rebbe—and his second inThe 1994 was also of Adar.)

Thatone whole from his study to thestroke library. day that he on hadthe the27 stroke there was thing his friends only son—who know all ofisthe Rebbe’s but they also terestingly, his know friendsevery not only ofRebbe’s the Rebbe’s buttothey also know every Rebbe out his office, from on histhedesk: the cleared four volume album of constantly pictures ofclearing shluchimout andseforim their families detailknow aboutallthe life; Torah, it is dear them.

You would think winter, detail about Rebbe’s it is dear to them. You would think they were there hisaround study tothe theworld. library. The day that he had the stroke there was one thing on his they werethe there in thelife; 1950s. in the 1950s. desk: the four volume album pictures of shluchim theirtofamilies around When the Rebbe’s wifeof passed away, the Rebbeand turned his secretary and the world. think they know Rebbe same way knew Rebbe? said, “Tell the children, I mean the shluchim.”

Do Do youyou think they know thethe Rebbe thethe same way youyou knew thethe Rebbe?

They crave to know. When they meet anybody my age, they are like, “Tell When the Rebbe’s wife passed away. The Rebbe turned to his secretary and They crave to know. When they meet anybody my age, they ask of them, us what it was like.”

“Tell us what it was like.”

The Rebbe influenced us in a way that there was no The other Rebbeway influenced us out in aand wayhelp that another there was but to go Yid. no other way but to go out and help another Yid.

What do you think of the newnew biographies thatthat just just camecame out?out?

What do you think of three the three biographies Each covers another angle good.

Each oneone covers another angle andand theythey are are veryvery good.

I like Rabbi Steinsaltz’s biography because he looks at itthe from the Torah I like Rabbi Steinsaltz’s biography because he looks at it from Torah prospective.

I also like Chaim Miller’s biography because he took the Gutnick prospective. I also like Chaim Miller’s biography because he took the GutChumash—he made it—and he made the Rebbe’s Torah available to others. nick Chumash and he made the Rebbe’s Torah available to others.

But, you learn the most about the Rebbe through his Torah.

But, you learn the most about the Rebbe through his Torah.

It must be so hard not to have the Rebbe here.

At times you wish that b’gashmius the Rebbe was here. I can’t imagine all the shluchim today by a farbrengen with the Rebbe. The shluchim going out “Tell the children, I mean shluchim.” today never saw or heard thethe Rebbe but they hear his calling every day.

From what I understand, when reading Rav Nachman of Breslov’s said, From what I understand, when reading Rav Nachman of Breslov’s ToWe crave Rebbe; void tremendous.

Torah, one really gets a very intimate picture of what Rav Nachman’s life It must be sothe hard not tothe have theisRebbe here. Before my bar mitzvah, I rah,and onepersonality really gets awas very intimate picture ofTorah what like Ravthat?

Nachman’s life and went into the Rebbe’s study and there was an Rebbe’s penetratlike.

Is the Rebbe’s At times you wish that b’gashmius the Rebbeawe. wasThe here.

I can’teyes imagine all personality was learned like. Is Rav the Rebbe’s Torah likeenough that? to have an opinion. But I ed you. Then I got a letter from the Rebbe for my bar mitzvah, which I keep in I haven’t Nachman’s Torah the shluchim today at a farbrengen with the Rebbe. Today’s shluchim never saw my safety depositbut box.

Then an aliyah by the Rebbe. I remember like could tell you a little about the Rebbe’s Torah. to have an opinion. But I or heard I haven’t learned RavbitNachman’s Torah enough the Rebbe they hearyou his had calling every day.

Theyou Rebbe took veryRebbe’s seriously, every detail of it. Therefore, every today how I stood near the Rebbe when I got sheini and he got shlishi. I will could tell a little bit Torah about the Torah.

We crave the Rebbe; the void is tremendous. Before my bar mitzvah, I went neshama was taken seriously because that’s says. From a hu- cherish that memory for the rest of my life.

The Rebbe took Torah very seriously, everywhat detailtheofTorah it. Therefore, every into the Rebbe’s study and there was an awe. The Rebbe’s eyes penetrated you. man prospective, the Rebbe createdthat’s a world ofthe Torah through shlichus.

There’s neshama was taken seriously because what Torah says. From a human Then I got a letter from the Rebbe for my bar mitzvah, which I keep in my safe Do the videos help? a misconception—that you come to aofChabad some shlichus. island andThere’s the guya is prospective, the Rebbe created a world Torah on through deposit box. Then you had an aliyah by the Rebbe. I remember how I stood near Absolutely.

There is a and group JEM (Jewish Education Media); for their there to serve you you coffee andtosome chicken soup. that 99.9% misconception—that come a Chabad home onThey somedon’t islandrealize and the guy is the Rebbe when I got sheini he called got shlishi.

I will cherish that memory purpose is to document anything that ever took place by the Rebbe. of to theserve shluchim could and havesome beenchicken the greatest and in every spare thewhole there you coffee soup.roshei Theyyeshivos don’t realize that 99.9% rest of my life. moment theycould are learning Torah.

But theroshei Rebbeyeshivos influenced in a way of the shluchim have been the greatest and us in every sparethat There’s another group whose whole mission is to gather anything that was ever Do the videos help? there they was no wayTorah. but toBut go the out Rebbe and help another Yid. illustration moment are other learning influenced us inThe a way that therethe said by the Rebbe.

Absolutely.

There is a agroup called JEM (Jewish Education In my house I have full wall of seforim from the Rebbe. Media); their used was, myand child drowning, stopsthe to save wasRebbe no other way but“When to go out helpisanother Yid.everything The illustration Rebbethat child.” to the Yid waseverything that child.stops to save that child.” whole purpose is to document anything that ever took place by the Rebbe. used was, And “When myRebbe, child isevery drowning, There’sDid another group know whose where whole this mission to gather that wasbig ever And to the Rebbe, every Yid was that child. the Rebbe wasisgoing; didanything he realize how this said by the Rebbe. there an aspect of the Torah the Rebbe was very focused on? was going to get?

WasWas there an aspect of the Torah thatthat the Rebbe gave particular focus?

Yes.house The Rebbe right situations.

The clarity was unbelievable.

The Rebbe in Torah was all encompassing. There wasn’t an aspect that the In my I havesaw a full wallthrough of seforim from the Rebbe.

The Rebbe’s Torah or was all encompassing.

There wasn’t an aspect that the A few years ago, by the shluchim convention, a senior shliach saw the massive Rebbe didn’t know didn’t take it seriously.

Did the Rebbe know where this was going; did he realize how big this Rebbe didn’t know or didn’t take seriously.

The terminology “limud haTorah” was the most used terminology by the picture of the shluchim gathered in front of 770 and started crying. He recalled was going to get?

The terminology “limud haTorah” most used terminology by the how in the late 1950s there were five bochurim who went out to shuls to say Rebbe, because that was the Rebbe’swas life.the The Rebbe talked about conquering Yes.Torah The Rebbe saw right through situations. unbelievable.

Rebbe, becauseworld that was the Rebbe’s Rebbe about conquering on Simchas Torah.

Before they left,The the clarity Rebbe was addressed them and the Jewish “through Torah.”life.

AndThe that’s the talked only way—if you want to over A few years ago, by the shluchim convention, a senior shliach saw the massive the conquer Jewish world “through Torah.”

And Torah. that’s the only way—if you to declared, “We have to conquer the world!” The shliach paused and then said: a neshama, you do it through No matter what it is, thewant alef beis, shluchim conquer a neshama, you do aspects it through “It’s of notthe a legacy, it’sgathered a vision.”in front of 770 and started crying. He recalled daf yomi, or the deepest of Torah.

Torah. No matter what it is, the alef beis, picture how in the late 1950s there bochurim whobefore went out to shuls on Simdaf yomi, or the deepest aspects of Torah.

It is mindboggling onwere everyfive level that today a person sends his kid A shliach once took a flight with a politician to the Rebbe. When they got chas Torah. Before they left, the Rebbe addressed them and declared, “We have there, the Rebbe turned to thewith shliach and asked what Torah hethey taught A shliach once took a flight a politician to him the Rebbe.

When gotthe to college they ask, “Where’s Chabad?” When someone goes on vacation they to conquer the world!” The shliach paused and then said: “It’s not a legacy, it’s there, the Rebbe asked the Shliach what Torah he taught the politician on the ask, “Where’s Chabad?” To some, it’s about ahavas Yisroel. But for others, politician on the plane. a vision.” plane. There were years when the Rebbe said, “If you want to come to me for a Chabad doesn’t allow people to sin. It’s a very simple thing— a person is away It is mindboggling on every level that today before a person sends his kid to private audience a chassid, if I said, don’t“If have shiurim There were yearsas when the Rebbe youyour wantdaily to come intoschedule me for a as from home and they need a place to call home. I know a shliach who told me college they When someone on vacation they ask, that he hadask, an “Where’s individualChabad?” who he recognized camegoes for the wrong reasons.

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The Rebbe leaving 770 on his way to the Ohel with a bag of kvitlach.

shliach took the guy in his car, drove him to the airport, and said, “Go back home to your wife and kids.”

“Where’s Chabad?” To some it’s about ahavas Yisroel. But for others, Chabad The Rebbe believed the world will be conquered. The Rebbe taught us that doesn’t allow people to sin. Its’ a very simple thing— a person is away from if there is a city with 1,000 Jews and we only touched 999, we have not achome and they need a place to call home. The Rebbe believed the world will be complished our mission. The Rebbe lived it and breathed it. conquered. The Rebbe taught us that if there is a city with 1,000 Jews and we only touched 999, we have not accomplished our mission. The Rebbe lived this Rebbeit.was very educated. Did he value secular education? andThe breathed There is a world of successful shluchim; do you know that the vast maThe Rebbe was very educated.spent Did he value secular education? jority—including myself—never a minute on a formal secular education?There The Rebbe requested on Simchas Torah indo1955 thethat outreach schools is a world of successful shluchim; you that know the vast majority—including myself—never spent abut minute a formal secularthere education? should continue having secular studies for theonChabad yeshivas, is no On Simchas Torah 1955, the Rebbe requested that the outreach schools should secular education. continue having secular studies but for the Chabad yeshivas, there is no secular education.

Not even science and math?

You math and run a Chabad house—the numbers never match!

Notcan’t evenlearn science and math?

You can’t learn math and run a Chabad house—the numbers never match!

women. The Rebbe had conventions twice a year specifically for women, and he would address them in 770. The Rebbe understood that in the world of The Rebbe was revolutionary in expressing the importance of the role of shlichus, the women play a larger role than the men do. They cook, they teach, women. The Rebbe had conventions twice a year specifically for women, and they take care of the children, they develop programs, etc. he would address them in 770. The Rebbe understood that in the world of shlichus, the women play a larger role than the men do. They cook, they teach, they Did the Rebbe ever give mussar? take care of the children, they develop programs, etc.

There wasn’t a concept of mussar; the Rebbe was a father. Someone once Rebbe give mussar? askedDid the the Rebbe whyever the chassidim have pictures of him on every wall. The RebbeThere said, wasn’t “I loveathem veryofmuch, and love too.was Justalike concept mussar in ittheseems basicthey sense; theme, Rebbe father. you have multiple familythe pictures the the wall,chassidim it seems like the way the on Someone once asked Rebbeonwhy havethat’s pictures of him every wall.

The said, “I love very much,the andRebbe it seems chassidim want toRebbe have it.”

There wasthem a love between andthey us. love me, too. Just like you have multiple family pictures on the wall, it seems like that’s the way is thethe chassidim wantoftoputting have it.”

There was Rebbe’s a love between Rebbe What whole idea notes in the seforimthe to get and us. answers to questions?

I don’t it. of I never heard it from Rebbe. seforim But people Whatknow. is the People whole do idea putting notes in thetheRebbe’s to get say it works. tell you a story: A kid once walked into my office and said, answers to I’ll questions?

“Rabbi, translate these pages.” I started translating it for him. In the middle, he I don’t know. People do it. I never heard it from the Rebbe. But people said, “Stop, I got my answer.” say it works. I’ll tell you a story: A kid once walked into my office and said, He“Rabbi, said, “You just read a letter that the Rebbe wrote to someone who was translate these pages.” I started translating it for him. In the middle, not in he a Chabad yeshiva andmy theanswer.”

Rebbe wrote that he should switch to a Chabad said, “Stop, I got yeshiva, especially since his father went to that yeshiva.”

He continued, said, “You “The just read a letter thehere Rebbe wrote toissomeone The boy issue that Ithat came to resolve that I amwho was not in a Chabad yeshiva and the Rebbe wrote that he should contemplating whether to continue in my non-Chabad yeshiva or to switch go to ato a Chabad yeshiva, especially since his father went to that yeshiva.”

Chabad yeshiva. The Chabad yeshiva I want to go to is in Los Angeles, where my fatherThe wentboy as acontinued, bochur.” “The issue that I came here to resolve is that I am whether to continue in my non-Chabad orinspire to go to a Hecontemplating said, “I got my answer.”

And the Rebbe writes in thatyeshiva letter to Chabad yeshiva.

The Chabad yeshiva yeshivos.

I want to So go Itonever is in heard Los Angeles, where others to do the same—to go to Chabad of the conmyfrom father as abut bochur.” cept thewent Rebbe, it seems to work.

He said, “I got my answer.” So I never heard of the concept from the Rebbe, Since the Rebbe’s but it seems to work. passing—I know that there is no replacement—but is there one person who is seen as the unified leader?

Since the Rebbe’s passing—I know that there is no replacement—but is Someone once asked the author of the book, The Rebbe’s Army, whether there one person who is seen as the unified leader? there will ever be another leader. The author, who is secular I believe, said, once the author of long the book, TheisRebbe’s Army,who whether “One Someone thing I can sayasked with certainty—as as there one person is there will ever be another leader.

The author, who is secular I believe, said, alive who saw the Rebbe, there will never be another Rebbe.” It’s like, when “One thing I can say with certainty—as long as there is one person who is alive someone loses a parent, can you replace that parent? who saw theonce Rebbe, there will Landau never beinanother Rebbe.”

It’s like, when someSomeone came to Rav Bnei Brak and asked him, “Is the one loses a parent, can you replace that parent?

Rebbe alive?” Naturally, the Rebbe passed away. But, Rav Landau asked the Someone oncegadol cametold to Rav Landau Bnei Brak asked him, “Is the man, “If your living you to pick upofand move to and China for life would Rebbe alive?”

Naturally, the Rebbe passed away.

But, Rav Landau asked you do it?” The man responded, “Definitely not.” Rav Landau then said to the man, “If youra living to who pick lives up and move China lifeAnd would him, “There’s familygadol from told Bneiyou Brak today into China forforlife. you do it?”

The man responded, “Definitely not.”

Rav Landau then said to him, they volunteered to do it knowing that this is their Rebbe’s will.” Rav Landau “There’s a family from Bnei Brak who lives today in China for life.

And turned to the man and said, “So whose gadol is more alive? Whose Rebbe hasthey volunteered it people?” knowing that this is their Rebbe’s will.” That’s the sign of more influencetoondothe being truly alive.

The day that he had the stroke there was one thing The day the thatfour he had the stroke there was oneof thing on his desk: volume album of pictures on his desk: four volumearound albumthe of pictures shluchim and the their families world. of shluchim and their families around the world.

That is interesting because the Rebbe himself attended university, didn’t he?

That is interesting because the Rebbe himself attended university, The Rebbe went to University of Berlin. But, Rabbi Soloveitchik was there didn’t he? and he recalled that “the Rebbe was there but he wasn’t there.” The Rebbe was Rebbe went University thereThe physically but hetowasn’t there.of Berlin. But, Rabbi Soloveitchik was there andHe heappreciated recalled thatTorah “the Rebbe was thereHe butloved he wasn’t there.”science The Rebbe was intellectualism. to connect to Tothere physically but he wasn’t there. rah. There was a science professor who had tremendous correspondence with the Rebbe about science Torah.

He appreciated Torahand intellectualism.

He loved to connect science to Torah.

Thewas Rebbe was alsoprofessor a tremendous mathematician. day before thewith Reb-the There a science who had tremendousThe correspondence Rebbe about science and Torah. wasfor also a tremendous mathematibe had his stroke, a professor whoThe was Rebbe in the line dollars showed the Rebbe Theofday the Rebbe The had Rebbe his stroke, a professor was in the line acian. replica thebefore beis hamikdash. looked at it andwho instantly pointed forto dollars showed the a replicain ofhis themodel beis hamikdash.

The Rebbe looked out the professor thatRebbe the mizbeiach was three millimeters off. at itInand instantly out to professor that the mizbeiach his model Israel, in the pointed 1950s, they hadthe ships that transported people toin Israel that was three millimeters off. They claimed that the engine could be idle for 25 would travel on Shabbos. hoursInwithout doing anything, there wasthat notransported chillul Shabbos.

Rebbe Israel, in the 1950s, theysohad ships people The to Israel that fought it and said, “You convince to someone not25 would against travel on Shabbos.

They could claimed that thethat engine could bewho idleisfor an engineer by trade.

I’m an so engineer.

I studied it.” The Rebbe went to hours without doingBut anything, there was no chillul Shabbos.

The on Rebbe describe in greatitdetail ship engine works. that to someone who is not fought against and how said, a“You could convince an engineer by trade. But I’m an engineer. I studied it.” The Rebbe went on to describe great howofa the shipRebbe enginegiving works.out dollars?

What in was thedetail concept One of the things the Rebbe encouraged tremendously was the idea of givWhat was the concept of the Rebbe giving out dollars? ing tzedaka. You could say based on the Rambam that the idea of tzedaka One of the things the Rebbe encouraged was the idea of giving tzedaka. You brings the geula closer—everything about the Rebbe was the geula. When a could say based on the Rambam that the idea of tzedaka brings the geula closreporter asked him what his message to the world is, he said, “We should add er—everything about the Rebbe was the geula. When a reporter asked him what in goodness and kindness to bring redemption.” The whole concept that we are his message to the world is, he said, “We should add in goodness and kindness still in the golus didn’t sit well with the Rebbe. to bring redemption.” The whole concept that we are still in the golus didn’t sit well with the Rebbe.

What was the Rebbe’s view of the role of women in Chabad?

What was was the Rebbe’s view of role of women in Chabad?

The Rebbe revolutionary in the expressing the importance of the role of

there one thing Yiddishkeit that Rebbe focused more than IsIsthere one thing in in Yiddishkeit that thethe Rebbe focused on on more than anythingelse? else?For For example, Slabodka it was mussar, in Brisk, it was anything example, in in Slabodka it was mussar, in Brisk, it was meticulousness mitzvos, and Breslov, it was simcha? meticulousness inin mitzvos, and inin Breslov, it was simcha?

ByBythe goal was was to todo doanything anythingand theRebbe Rebbeititwas waseverything. everything.But But the the overall overall goal and everything bring geula closer.

Everything was how doon wehow hasten the everything to to bring thethe geula closer.

Everything was centered we hasten coming of Moshiach. the coming of Moshiach.

To the Rebbe, a Yid was tangible, a neshama was tangible, Moshiach was To the Rebbe, a Yid was tangible, a neshama was tangible, Moshiach was tangible. tangible.

On Chol Hamoed Succos

The Rebbe with his father-in-law, then-Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, in Austria in 1935

the Rebbe he never went to Eretz Yisroel?

Did Did the Rebbe everever say say whywhy he never went to Eretz Yisroel?

There were a few times that people asked him. First of all, he said there’s There werequestion a few times that asked him. First all,go hetosaid there’s a a halachic if you arepeople allowed to return, onceofyou Eretz Yisroel. halachic question if you are allowed to return, once you go to Eretz Yisroel. Then Then the Rebbe said that when a ship is sinking the captain is the last one to the Rebbe said that when a ship is sinking the captain is the last one to get off. get off. And once the Rebbe told someone, “My shver [father-in-law] is buried And once the Rebbe told someone, “My shver [Father-in-law] is buried here, here, how can I abandon him?” That person later said, “That’s a true chassid. how can I abandon him?” That person later said, “That’s a true chassid, he won’t He won’t leave his Rebbe even for a day!” leave his Rebbe even for a day!”

But the Rebbe loved Eretz Yisroel and cried for Eretz Yisroel. He cried But theland Rebbe and cried for Eretz Yisroel.

He cried when wasloved givenEretz away.Yisroel I remember at farbrengens the Rebbe criedwhen about landhow wasmany givenkarbanos away. I there remember at farbrengens the Rebbe cried about how will be for what they call “peace.” But the Rebbe’s many karbanos willMoshiach. be for whatThat theywas callhis “peace.”

Buthe thenever Rebbe’s dream was tothere go with dream and let usdream go for wasatomoment go withwithout Moshiach.

That was his dream and he never let us go forAnd, a momaking it a tangible reality that Moshiach is real. if I mentcan without a tangible reality that Moshiach is real.

And, if I Until can say, themaking Rebbeitreintroduced the concept of Moshiach to the world. say, the Rebbe reintroduced the concept of Moshiach to the world. Until then it then it was not even a topic of discussion. If at all, until then, people would say was not even a topic of discussion. If at all, until then, people would say it’s a it’s a Christian concept.

Christian concept.

Why did the Rebbe reintroduce it? Because it is part of Torah. It is the Why did part the Rebbe reintroduce Becausel’mos it is part of Torah.[to It is the ultiultimate of Torah, which is it? all “lehavi haMoshiach bring to the matedays partofofMoshiach].”

Torah, which is all “lehavi l’mos haMoshiach [to bring to the days of Moshiach].”

With Prime Minister Begin

back for X-rays, they found nothing. The cancer was gone.

Lateron,on,this thisgirl girlmoved movedininwith with a goy.

The first Friday night she ShabLater a goy.

The first Friday night she litlit Shabbos bos candles and the guy said, “I don’t want this” and threw her out.

This hapcandles and the guy said, “I don’t want this” and threw her out. This happened pened with three goyim—it came Friday night, she lit Shabbos candles and with three goyim—it came Friday night, she lit Shabbos candles and they threw they threw her out! her out!

Is the reverence for the Rebbe universal in Chabad?

Is the reverence for the Rebbe universal in Chabad?

Yes. example, in in 1991, I went to Russia for for Chanukah.

There waswas an old, Yes.For For example, 1991, I went to Russia Chanukah.

There an Russian Jew. I noticed from a few of the things that he did that he must have old, Russian Jew. I noticed from a few of the things that he did that he must come So we So started talkingtalking and heand opened up about lifehis as havefrom comechassidim. from chassidim. we started he opened up his about a life childasina Lubavitch.

When I was about to leave, I said to him, “Reb Yosef, I am child in Lubavitch. When I was about to leave, I said to him, “Reb going back the Rebbe, am going send himtoasend report, don’twhy you Yosef, I amtogoing back toand the IRebbe, and to I am going himwhy a report, write a letter to the Rebbe?”

He got very serious and started crying and said, don’t you write a letter to the Rebbe?” He got very serious and started crying “Look, chassidim write never a letterwrite to their Rebbe preparing their souls and said, “Look,never chassidim a letter to without their Rebbe without preparfirst and for that you need time and energy. I am too old for it.” But he said, “Do ing their souls first and for that you need time and energy. I am too old for it.” me a favor, mention my name to the Rebbe.”

But he said, “Do me a favor, mention my name to the Rebbe.”

I heard anan amazing story from Irving Stone, who I met.

HeHe toldtold meme thatthat in the I heard amazing story from Irving Stone, who I met. in early 1960s the shliach from Ohio brought him to New York to meet the Rebbe. the early 1960s the shliach from Ohio brought him to New York to meet the HeRebbe. was a He world entrepreneur at that time.

He told went wasrenowned a world renowned entrepreneur at that time.me Hethat toldheme thatinto he the Rebbe and had an hour and a half audience with the Rebbe and he saidhe to went into the Rebbe and had an hour and a half audience with the Rebbe and the Rebbe something that every fundraiser would want to hear: “Rebbe, I am all There are many stories of miracles involving the Rebbe. Have you said to the Rebbe something that every fundraiser would want to hear: “Rebbe, ever any such events? involving the Rebbe. Have you ever yours, what can I do for you?” He expected “a million dollar answer.” For him, Thereexperienced are many stories of miracles Whenany we first here we had a storefront on Willow Avenue. I was sitting experienced suchgot events? near the window—I was the showcase. A girl walks in, and she is crying and When first she got calms here we had she a storefront Avenue. crying.we When down, says that on sheWillow has been datingIawas Jordanian sitting near the window—I was the showcase.

A girl walks in, and she isand are diplomat’s son for almost 5 years. Her parents live in North Woodmere crying and crying. When she calms down, she says that she has been dating devout members of Temple Hillel, and they don’t want to let her marry him. a Jordanian diplomat’s son for almost 5 years. Her parents live in North She says, “I know Chabad is liberal, and I want you to talk to my parents.” I Woodmere and are devout members of Temple Hillel, and they don’t want agreed to talk to her parents.

I am all yours, what can I do for you?” He expected “a million dollar answer.” to let her marry him. She says, “I know Chabad is liberal, and I want you to When she left my office, I called her mother, and said, “Look, your daugh- a For him,dollars a million million wasdollars easy. was easy. talk to my parents.” I agreed to talk to her parents. ter is prepared for me to help her—I’m going to help her break up.” We tried The Rebbe said, “You’ll give me anything?” and Irving Stone said, “Yes.” TheRebbe Rebbe said, “You’ll giveappreciate me anything?”

Stone said,day “Yes.” When sheofleft my office, herstill mother, and that said,she “Look, your a bunch things, but theI called girl was adamant wanted to daughter marry the The then said, “I would if youand put Irving on tefillin every and The Rebbe then said, “I would appreciate if you put on tefillin every day is prepared for me to help going to help up.” Weshe tried a bunch guy. Finally, I took herher—I’m to the ohel to daven.

Asher webreak are driving, told me that if you wear tzitzis.” The Rebbe gave him tzitzis as a gift. After telling meand thisif you wear tzitzis.”

The Rebbe gave him tzitzis as a gift.

After telling me this story, of things, but the still that adamant she to wanted to marry the they guy. informed Finally, when she toldgirl herwas parents she isthat going the Rebbe’s ohel, story, Irving Stone turned to me and said, “Our Rebbe was a smart man—the Irving Stone turned to me and said, “Our Rebbe was a smart man—the check I I took her to the ohel to daven.

As we were driving, she told me that when her for the first time that her two older siblings are adopted and that she is she their check I would have forgotten about, but 30 years later, I am still wearing tzwould have forgotten about, but 30 years later, I am still wearing tzitzis.” toldfirst her biological parents that she They is going thethat Rebbe’s ohel, they kids informed for the child. toldtoher after not having for tenher years, they itzis.” first time that her two older siblings are adopted and that she is the first biologiThe work ethic that shluchim have, does that come from the Rebbe? went to the Rebbe for a bracha and she was born nine months later. I knew cal child. They told her that after not having kids for ten years, they went to the right then that the Rebbe’s “bracha” will not marry a goy.

TheRebbe worktaught ethic that have,and doessoul thatinto come from The us toshluchim put our heart what wethe do.Rebbe?

I know a Rebbe for a bracha and she was born nine months later. I knew right then that the But nothing changed and one day she said she is going to Texas to be with businessman The Rebbe taught us to put our heart and soul into what we do.

I know a who said that he loves hiring children of shluchim because they Rebbe’s “bracha” will not marry a goy. her boyfriend and they were going to travel to Jordan to get married. I said to put businessman whosoul saidinto thatwhat he loves children shluchim because they their heart and they hiring do. If you look of at it from a gashmius perBut changed and one saidashe is going to Texas to be with spective, her, nothing “The Rebbe’s ‘bracha’ willday notshe marry goy.” put theirthe heart andwas soulone intoofwhat they do.employers If you look at itworld. from aLook gashmius Rebbe the greatest in the at this her boyfriend andnight theyatwere goingI got to travel Jordan to getmother married. to Chabad House,the I’m a little guy and are 51 people that in work most The next 2:00am, a call to from the girl’s andI said she said perspective, Rebbe was one ofthere the greatest employers the here! world.And Look at her, to “The Rebbe’s ‘bracha’ will not marry a goy.”

The next night at 2:00am, them are not even I’m Chabad, Jews have athat job.work Many Chabad me, “Rabbi, I have bittersweet news—my daughter is stuck on the side Iof ofthis Chabad House. a littlethey guyare andjust there arewho 51 people here!

And got the a call from the girl’s mother andwe she to me, haveIbittersweet schools, employ they teachers, staff, etc.who Thehave Rebbe created highway in Texas.

How can getsaid Chabad to“Rabbi, pick herIup?” said, “What Houses most ofhave them are notwhich even Chabad, are just Jews a job.

Manya news—my daughter is stuck on the side of the highway in Texas.

Howabout can we happened?” She said, “She got into an argument with her boyfriend how massive Chabadnetwork.

Houses have schools, which employ teachers, staff, etc. The Rebbe get Chabad to pick her up?” I said, “What happened?” She said, “She got into an she was driving, and he had her pull over to the side of the road; he dragged her created massive network.

Thinkaabout it like this: many shluchim have ten kids, they don’t have college argument with her boyfriend about how she was driving, and he had her pull over out of the car and drove off!”

Think about it like this: many have ten kids, they don’t coleducations, yet all of their kids endshluchim up having jobs—as shluchim!

Thehave Rebbe’s to the side of the road; he dragged her out of the car and drove off!”

It’s pashut— the Rebbe’s “bracha” wouldn’t marry a goy. lege educations, yet all of their kids end up having jobs—as shluchim!

The employees operate in 70 countries. Who else has that? Coca Cola doesn’t even It’s pashut— the Rebbe’s “bracha” wouldn’t a goy.was a girl, Daniella, have I recall another story. When we first camemarry here, there Rebbe’s that. employees operate in 70 countries. Who else has that? Coca Cola hadanother just been diagnosed with me Daniella, and asked doesn’t even have that.

Iwho recall story.

When we firstcancer. came Her here,father there came was atogirl, The Rebbe taught us that the world is an orchard that can grow fruit. He theybeen could do. So I took to the to daven. her asked that inwhat order taughtThe Rebbe that theWe world anmessage orchard every that can fruit.

He whowhat had just diagnosed with her cancer.

Herohel father came toI told me and us that as ataught living us example. feel is that daygrow and are driven a bracha work, should on a Imitzvah. she bytaught us that as a living example.

We feel that message every day and are theyfor could do. Soto I took heryou to the ohel take to daven. told her So thatIinsuggested order for that a brait.

TJH Shabbos candles. lighting Shabbos candles. she went driven by it.  cha light to work, she should takeShe on started a mitzvah.

So I suggested that sheWhen light Shabbos candles. She started lighting Shabbos candles. When she went back for X-rays, they found nothing. The cancer was gone.

I knew that the Rebbe’s “bracha” I knew that themarry Rebbe’s “bracha” wouldn’t a goy. wouldn’t marry a goy.

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Bring Them HOME

Sadly, it is a familiar script.

We face the tragedies of three sweet bochurim, and at the same time, we cannot help but feel the isolation. Even as our people are consumed by concern, interrupting weddings, graduations and gatherings to join in reciting Tehillim, embracing the Shabbos earlier and with more focus than usual, and continually davening, the apathy of the wider public and the mainstream media is a reminder of the eternal truth of the posuk which states, “Hein am levodod yishkon.” We are alone.

Any student of history or intelligent observer of the world scene does not expect better and is not surprised when the nations of the world join to once again condemn us for having the temerity to be victims. Those experienced with global affairs don’t even react anymore when they read how the United Nations terms the kidnapping “alleged” and when Israel is condemned for showing single-minded dedication to bringing its boys home.

When such things occur, we should not be depressed. Instead, we should be heartened by the lessons found in this week’s parsha.

This world and its transitory values and flesh-and-blood leaders are temporary and will soon vanish from the scene, to be replaced with yet other transitory people.

We live with a higher ideal: “Zos chukas haTorah, adam ki yomus ba’ohel.” The people whose souls are fused to the Torah throw off every physical mantle. They succeed by ignoring realities that do not contribute to spiritual existence, and concentrate their lives on Torah.

To succeed in our goal of cleaving to Torah, we must disregard the current thinking of those around us and stubbornly persist with our Torah way of life, despite the many detractors.

We are bound to the chok, the bond of Torah living, which goes beyond reason and logic. To be attached to Hashem means to be detached from the world and to recognize that it neither accepts nor values us.

This is the explanation of the first Rashi in this week’s parsha. Rashi quotes a Medrash Tanchumah which says that the Soton and the nations of the world mock us and ask us for the rationale of this mitzvah.

Therefore, says Rashi, the Torah spells out that Parah Adumah is a chok, a gezeirah min haShomayim, and we are not permitted to question it.

The nations of the world, and those who mock us and attempt to wrestle us from the path of our forefathers, question us and our practices. They say that the mitzvos are backward and without reason.

We don’t answer them. We don’t try to explain it to them. We reinforce to ourselves that we are following the word of Hashem, which is a chok. This is the only way we are able to succeed and flourish in this world of sheker.

Torah, the ultimate wisdom, doesn’t operate with the conventional rules, the wisdom of university classrooms and laboratories, but quite the opposite.

Crafting logical sales pitches for the Torah will only do half a job. In the end, we must accept the chukim as well as the mishpotim, recognizing that we work for a Master and that alone is reason enough to follow each and every dictate and command.

Torah greatness and fidelity aren’t born of brilliance, but of toil, purity and diligence. Rav Elazar Menachem Man Shach zt”l would often quote from the sefer Sheim Hagedolim, which says that before Rashi set out to write his landmark peirush, he traveled extensively to ascertain whether a better peirush than he envisioned existed.

It was only after he was unable to find an extant exposition explaining the Torah that he set out to write the classic peirush that has endured until this day.

As Rashi wrote his work, he fasted

hundreds of taaneisim to ensure that his words would help propel people to the truth.

Rav Shach would weep when he would mention this about Rashi, because to him, this anecdote represented all that is right and true about our mesorah. It underscores the fact that chochmas haTorah isn’t about reason alone, but also about humility coupled with commitment to the truth and mesorah.

People in our day are led astray by those who claim to understand the reasoning for different halachos and temper them to mesh with the times. Such thinking lies at the root of the fallacy of the Conservative and Reform movements, which ultimately caused so many to deviate from halacha and mesorah, leading millions of Jews astray. It sounds funny to us that they maintain institutions they refer to as yeshivos and have halachic decisors who write so-called teshuvos in halacha. In their fanciful world, they believe that they are legitimately following the Torah.

Once you begin to rationalize the commandments and inject human understanding of them and their concepts, you begin compromising them and sullying the holy with pedestrian thought processes.

Their assumption that they have mastered the Torah is their undoing. Critical thinking and analysis lacking yiras Shomayim, a sense of mesorah and humility results in individuals who destroy instead of build, obscure instead of reveal, and cause others to repel Torah instead of drawing closer to it.

Our fellow Jews in the Open Orthodoxy movement, who follow in the path of the founders of the Conservatives, have fallen into this trap. Insistent as they are on being termed Orthodox, we must never stop denying their claim, because, in fact, they are not Orthodox in thought, practice, attitude or approach.

A story is told about a poor couple about to celebrate their fiftieth wedding anniversary. The wife decided to treat her beloved husband by preparing a dish he always craved. Throughout their marriage, they never had enough money to afford lamb stew. Now that they had reached this great milestone, she was determined to find a way to prepare this delicacy for her

husband.

The resourceful woman went to a library, found a good recipe, and wrote it down. She then set out to gather the ingredients. When she arrived at the butcher shop, she decided that lamb was too costly.

She reasoned that it would be okay if she replaced the lamb with much less expensive chicken necks. The recipe called for barley, potatoes and carrots. Those were also too expensive, so she replaced them with kasha. When she got home, she saw that she was missing many of the spices necessary. She figured that if she uses plentiful amounts of salt, the stew would taste just as good.

After expending much effort in preparing the celebratory stew, she proudly placed the steaming dish before her husband. He could barely contain himself in his desire to finally fulfill his dream of eating lamb stew. He took one bite, and then another, and finally offered his assessment.

“I don’t know why rich people make such a big deal about lamb stew,” he mused.

“Now that I have finally tasted it, I see that it’s nothing special.”

Friends, if it doesn’t have lamb and it doesn’t have barley, chives, thyme, garlic and seasoning, then no matter what you call it, it is not lamb stew.

These people lack the meat and potatoes, and they lack the spice, yet they carry the name Orthodox and refuse to let it go.

They have the potential to inflict damage on the shuls and schools that naively hire their members thinking that they are loyal to Torah and mesorah. We must persist in calling them out as the impostors that they are.

Rav Elchonon Wasserman zt”l would explain the posuk in Tehillim (119:142) of “Tzidkoscha tzedek le’olam” to mean that man cannot fathom the depths of Hashem’s justice, for society and its concepts are ever changing. What is considered just in one generation is viewed as unjust in the next. But “veSorascha emes,” the truth of Torah is everlasting. It neither changes for the times nor conforms to them.

Zos chukas haTorah. Torah is a chok.

Torah is neither about impressive dissertations nor social welfare and maintaining a good PR firm. It is about following the will of the Creator as expressed in Torah

will be preceded by terrible pain.”

Chazal say (Taanis 30, et al), “Kol hamisabel al Yerushalayim zocheh veroeh besimchosah.” In order to merit enjoying the rebuilding of Yerushalayim, you must first mourn its destruction.

The fact that unity is brought on by division was part of that curse. Yosef was sold into slavery by his brothers. It was a terribly divisive act, but one that led to their salvation in Mitzrayim. The Mitzriyim mistreated the Jews, plunging them to the worst degrees of tumah. Hashem then freed them, fashioning them as His people and gifting them the Torah.

Eis tzorah hee leYaakov. It is a dangerous time for our people. Terrorist havens have been established in Iraq, Syria and Iran. Radical Islamists who seek our destruction are on the march, gaining territory, adherents, military material and much capital. The world’s greatest power is led by a man who doesn’t seem to have our security and wellbeing high on his list of priorities. He created a huge vacuum, pulling all American army personnel out of Iraq and drawing down the army’s presence in Afghanistan, while providing no help for freedom-seekers who want to topple Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad.

While he continued the previous administration’s search for Osama bin Laden and signed off on the order to execute him, the president viewed killing him as decimating the terror threat the al Qaida head represented. Obviously, while that may have worked as an election campaign slogan, in the real world the bad guys are gaining strength and spreading like wildfire. The specter of terrorism is as real as ever, yet there is no overall

strategy as to how to battle it or how to proceed in Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Syria and Egypt.

Israel takes great pride in its vaunted army, yet, for over a week, its members wandered through the West Bank, trying desperately to find the three kidnapped boys and encountering dead ends everywhere they turn. It’s clear that they need siyata diShmaya, and we need to keep beseeching Heaven for their success.

An elderly chossid once shared a precious vort which was passed down to him from previous generations. When Jews suffer, he related, they say, “Oy, tzaros, things are rough.” But that comment, “Oy, tzaros,” forms the word otzaros, meaning treasure chests. The travails and suffering of our people contain a repository of growth and blessing. From suffering comes joy, and out of destruction emerges rebirth.

Since those bochurim were captured, we have seen the depth of our achdus. We see that we are indeed a people that dwells alone. But we are okay to be alone,

because we are united and have each other.

Let us open these otzaros, these store-houses of riches, the newfound connection to each other, the new intensity in tefillah, and the new sense of the ability of each individual to effect change through prayer. The kidnapping of the bochurim has served as a catalyst to bring disparate people together as brothers and appreciate being part of an am bodud. Let it not go to waste.

Hopefully, we will rejoice united, a nation giving thanks as one for the safe return of our sons and brothers. May the unity of these days be as enduring as the Torah we live and learn.

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bais medrash, happily holding the large Gemara, prepared to read aloud the words of the Baal Hamaor that had failed him the previous day. But first he asked a question: “How many of you looked up the Baal Hamaor after yesterday’s shiur?” Nobody answered. “How many of you tried to figure out the p’shat in what he says?” No answer. “How many of you thought about the Baal Hamaor since yesterday?” No hands went up.

“Then forget it,” said the rosh yeshiva.

“Farges vegen dem. Ihr zeit dos nisht vert.

If none of you cared enough to look up the Baal Hamaor to figure out the question or to attempt an answer, then you aren’t worthy of me standing here, straining to read it to you and enrich you with the proper understanding of the Rishon and the sugya.”

Rav Shach was an exceedingly humble person, one of the most modest people of his generation. He didn’t make that comment because his ego was hurt. He said it because he wanted to remind the young talmidim that there is no success in Torah without struggle. There is no growth without hard work, tilling and plowing in order for crops to grow. Simply transcribing the teachings of a great man will not engender greatness. If it comes easy, from a silver spoon, then it will not last.

Effort and travail strengthen and fortify us.

Perhaps this was part of the klalah meted out to Adam and Chava after they ate from the Eitz Hadaas. “You tried to obtain knowledge that is removed from you,” said Hashem, “so from now on, bezeias apecha tochal lechem, everything good you attain will be lost if it is not attained through the sweat of your brow. Nothing will come easy. Be’itzavon teildi bonim.

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Skebiksav and Torah Shebaal Peh. That’s just the way it is.

When Rav Shach would deliver a shiur in Ponovezh Yeshiva, he would pose a question and a storm of responses would follow from the Ponovezher talmidim. He would address them and then proceed with his shiur, sometimes incorporating what the bochurim said into his shiur and other times shooting them down.

One day, he presented a question that had caused him great angst in understanding a particular sugya. The boys tried to answer the question in many different ways, but nothing that any of them said pleased him. Consumed by the difficulty, he traveled to Yerushalayim to pose his question to the Brisker Rov. The next day, Rav Shach excitedly shared the Rov’s answer in his shiur.

After the shiur, a talmid went over to him and protested that he had given the very same answer the day before, only to have it rejected. He wanted to know what had changed and why the sevara was better today than yesterday.

“It is true that you said the same p’shat as the Rov,” Rav Shach explained, “but you took it out of your keshene, your pocket. The Rov’s answer came from his vast knowledge accumulated by years of toiling in Torah. His response was arrived at with authority, responsibility and clarity.”

Another time, Rav Shach entered shiur armed with a penetrating question on a Baal Hamaor. Suffering from vision problems at the time, he held up the Gemara in an attempt to quote the words of the Rishon. As hard as he tried, and as close as he brought the text to his eyes and struggled, he was unable to read the small print of the Baal Hamaor. Sadly, he closed the Gemara, explaining that he hoped his eyesight would improve sufficiently by the next day to be able to read aloud the piece that he wished to comment on.

The next day, he entered the

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Good for Nothing

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fter the publication of my book, I gave a copy to R’ Paysach Krohn, who was kind enough to discuss it with me during the planning stages.

In return, he gave me a CD of one of his talks. It wasn’t necessary, but out of appreciation for his gift, I listened to it right away.

In it, he shared a fascinating thought that resonated with me. He quoted Rebbetzin Kanievsky, zichrona l’vracha, who said this in the name of her fatherin-law, the Steipler Gaon zt”l. The idea is that a person has a certain amount of suffering, aggravation, and grief in this life. When he shares someone else’s burden, feeling pained for what his friend is going through, that qualifies as his own suffering. This means that being empathetic can greatly improve our own lives and save us from troubles and travails.

I was amazed by how kind and benevolent the Al-mighty is, but when I shared this with some friends, one person responded in what I felt was a very negative way. His response was that it was “stupid.” Now that we know this, instead of feeling bad when someone else suffers, we’ll rejoice because we’re saving ourselves from pain. We’re defeating the purpose, according to his logic, and making the recipient even more beleaguered than before because nobody will truly “care.”

He made the case that we should be empathetic simply because it’s the right thing to do, essentially stating that if we are rewarded by having our own suffer-

ing reduced we lose the mitzvah. I tried to counter that of course we are discussing someone truly sharing the other person’s burden, and that the benefit is solely in the background. As I thought more about it, though, I wasn’t sure it had to be that way at all.

There’s a story about a boy who

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went to church. He saw the priest there and asked his father who paid him. His father responded that nobody paid him.

He lived at the church and helped people simply because he wanted to help.

The little boy responded, “So you mean the priest is good for nothing?”

While a gadol ha’dor, the leader of a generation like Moshe or Shmuel, had to lead without being paid, the rest of us do not have to live on that level. In fact, we are not encouraged to live on that level. Yes, we do want to do mitzvos and learn Torah l’shma, simply for the sake of the mitzvah, but when it comes to other people, we prefer that the kindness be done with ulterior motives than not be done at all.

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tic and caring about another is so that we emulate Hashem Who is completely a giver. However, if we don’t care for others until we are completely selfless, it will never happen. How do you learn to be charitable if you don’t give charity? The way to get ourselves in the habit is to do it, and we give ourselves the incentive to do so by recognizing how it benefits us.

Tzedaka saves one from death, doing business with a talmid chacham is a segulah for getting a good shidduch, spending money on nice food for Shabbos and Yom Tov has that money returned to you, and empathizing with another saves you suffering because Hashem wants us to do those things.

There’s an old parable about a town whose water was muddy and after tasting a cup of tea they offered him, the local noble spit it out and told them they must filter and boil the water before they use it. When there was a fire, the town burned down because they were first cleaning the water. He cried, “I meant you should clean it before you make a cup of tea, but when there’s a fire, you use whatever you have on hand!”

So, too, when people are in trouble and need us to lend a hand or simply an ear, if knowing we get some benefit will make us quicker to do it, then by all means, it’s worth it. Hashem has no problem rewarding us to do good, and much of our beliefs are based on

that. If we were to hold off on taking action until we were purely motivated, we would find ourselves helping much less, rationalizing that we can’t help because it will detract from our own needs in some way.

That’s why Hashem gives us so many chances to do good and enjoy benefits at the same time. The intent is that we help others, not merely sanitize ourselves until we can help them without a thought to our own desires. Even were we to reach that point, it would likely be only short lived because our natural instincts would kick in and one can only keep that behavior up for so long.

In essence then, despite what my friend suggested, if we don’t act right away when others need help, we’re simply good for nothing.

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Living a Life of Design essence. By fulfilling its dictates in their totality, we do much more than simply adhere to Hashem’s will. We connect directly to Him. Nothing underscores this idea more than chukim. When we fulfill every as-

weigh loyalty and fidelity against our need for self-actualization.)

This is where a coach can be particularly helpful. The role of a coach is to help others achieve clarity of vision and purpose, with the goal of realizing a

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pect of the Torah, regardless of our ability to fully understand their rationale and motive, then our actions become indicators that we are motivated simply out of a true desire to fulfill Hashem’s will. When the nations see our complete devotion, they come to esteem us, despite their inability to state what it is about us that is truly deserving of respect.

H o w e v e r, when we are selective in our adherence to Hashem’s will, based on our own ability to co mprehend, then we are isolating the actions from their divine source. No longer are we deserving of that special respect given to His emissaries; instead we are subject to external mockery, as individuals who choose to behave irrationally and mindlessly.

To consistently demonstrate deep, unfailing commitment, or to live up to any other value that we hold dear, is easier said than done. Not only do we struggle to dependably meet the high standards that we have set for ourselves, but we can often become confused about how our values may apply in particular situations, such as when two values seem to operate in direct conflict with each other. (One example of a values conflict is our desire to provide for our families while also spend meaningful time with them. Another illustration is when a better paying job than the one that we presently have opens up in a different company. In such cases we must

sense of deep contentment. (This is not to suggest that a coach can or should replace a rav in the area of providing hashkafic views or halachic rulings.

Rather, the coach works with the client to articulate and direct their existing goals and values, helping him to live a life of design rather than default.)

One tool that coaches use is a “values list.” Such lists contain countless ideals and principles, such as care, decisiveness, family-orientedness, financial success, loyalty, openness, service, and thoroughness. The idea is for clients to narrow down the list to a handful of values that they hold most dear and to use these guiding principles when

faced with questions about work-home balance, career decisions and the like.

A good way of starting to identify your core values and drives is to identify when in the past you felt really good and confident that you were making good choices. Find examples from both your career and personal life. What were you doing? Were you with other people? What other factors contributed to your happiness? If you were particularly proud of something, think about why you were proud.

The same holds true for feelings of satisfaction and contentment. Try to label your thoughts as you reflect with particular values (if you were proud to earn a degree or attend a child’s graduation, which values do those speak to?).

Then, aim to prioritize your values list (not an easy task, I might add) in order to identify a short list that can guide you at a time of confusion and decision making.

To create such a list may not seem like an exciting process. Nor is it necessarily easy to achieve. After all, who doesn’t want to say that they value everything that is virtuous? That said, by achieving increased clarity in what really drives us, we can start to live a life of clear design and deep fulfillment.

Rabbi Naphtali Hoff, President of Impactful Coaching and Consulting, served for fifteen years in the field of chinuch as a teacher, administrator and adjunct professor before becoming an executive coach. He can be reached at Info@ImpactfulCoaching.com.

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t is well-known that chukim, such as para aduma, are mitzvos for which no comprehensible rationale is known. We are instructed to fulfill them despite the absence of such knowledge and the potential mockery that we will be subjected to at the hands of the gentile nations, simply because Hashem has instructed us to do so. (See Rashi to Bamidbar 19:2, quoting Yoma 67b) Such selflessness is as old as klal Yisrael itself. Shortly after initiating his advocacy on behalf of the people of S’dom, Avraham Avinu humbly inserted that he was but “dust and ashes” (Bereishis 18:27), and thereby not truly deserving of any favorable response.

The Midrash (Bamidbar Rabbah 9:15) tells us that as a reward for his having expressed himself so humbly, Avraham was rewarded that his children would be able to achieve purity through the mitzvah of para adumah, a chok that is based on the concept of selfless acceptance.

What was it about Avraham’s reaction that justified such a reward? The answer, I believe, can be found the following apparently paradoxical passage pertaining to chukim.

And now, O Israel, hearken to the statutes (chukim) and to the ordinances (mishpatim) which I teach you, to do them... You shall not add to the word which I command you, neither shall you diminish from it…

Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the eyes of the peoples, that when they hear all these statutes, shall say, ‘Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.’ (Devarim 4:1–2, 6) What is fascinating about these pesukim is the ironic association between the observance of chukim in particular and the idea that such observance will bring other peoples to appreciate “(our) wisdom and (our) understanding.” As noted above, chukim are identified as those mitzvos for which no satisfactory reason or rationale is known. Yet, somehow these same chukim, the mitzvos for which the nations will mock us, will lead the nations to proclaim that we are a “wise and understanding people”!

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The Contributions of the Lubavitcher Rebbe to Torah Scholarship

Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb followers, as well as many who were not

We live in an age of specialization, which has convinced us that even our greatest leaders excel in only a limited range of activities. It is the rare leader in whom we recognize a wide range of diverse achievements.

Even among gedolei Yisrael in our history, we find some who specialized in halachah, others in pilpul and still others in homiletics, or derush. We have come to believe that those who were involved in community affairs necessarily compromised their scholarly pursuits by doing so. And Chassidic masters who combine their Chassidic Torah with Talmudic expertise are often seen as exceptions to the rule.

Of course, we are all aware of those rare individuals who possessed a dazzlingly diverse repertoire of Jewish leadership attributes. Beginning in medieval times, the Rambam and the Ramban come to mind. In later generations, the Maharal of Prague, the Ba’al HaTanya and the Chatam Sofer are good examples of men who were great Talmudists, heroic community leaders, gifted teachers and preachers and prolific writers.

The late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, zt”l, whose twentieth yahrtzeit we are commemorating this summer (3 Tammuz/ July 1), is an example of one such wideranging Torah personality. Sadly, however, many see him much more narrowly, focusing on one or another of his many accomplishments, but failing to appreciate the vast range of his contributions to the machshavah and Torah of the Jewish world.

Because his success in certain areas of leadership is immediately apparent, we tend to blind ourselves to other, perhaps less easily discernible, achievements.

Thus, all acknowledge his amazing ability to inspire thousands of his Chassidic

A page of the Reshimot, the handwritten notebooks in which the Rebbe transcribed some of his chiddushei Torah. These notebooks only came to light after the Rebbe’s passing, when they were discovered in a drawer in his room. The entries in these journals date between the years 1928, the year of the Rebbe’s marriage, and 1950, the year of his assumption of the leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Throughout these years—which included his evacuation from Berlin in 1933, his escape from Nazi-occupied Paris in 1941 and his subsequent wanderings as a refugee in Vichy France and Fascist Spain—the Rebbe kept these notebooks with him at all times.

part of his community, to devote their lives to outreach in all the far-flung corners of the globe. His command of the entire corpus of Chassidic thought is evident and impressive, as was his ability to convey those teachings to masses of individuals who have no prior exposure to Chassidic thought.

Rabbi Schneerson’s written works fill multiple library shelves, and his spoken words have been eternalized in audio and video recordings and in many print volumes. His sensitivity, empathy and compassion for all Jews were directly experienced by thousands who had the privilege of individual consultations with him. His care and concern for every Jew— indeed for every human being—were his essential personal characteristics. His counsel was sage, and often bordered on the miraculous. His political views were explicit, forceful and impactful.

Because of all of these phenomenal achievements, and more, many overlook the fact that the Rebbe contributed to traditional Torah exegesis in numerous ways. For the remainder of this essay, I

will attempt to describe some of those contributions, while fully aware that my description cannot possibly convey the full scope of his work. I will focus primarily on those aspects of the Rebbe’s scholarly heritage from which I have personally benefited.

Commentary on Rashi Rashi’s commentary on Chumash is essential to traditional Torah study. Every committed Jew approaches his study of the weekly parashah through the lenses that Rashi provides. Over the centuries, a number of Torah scholars of the first rank have written commentaries on Rashi’s commentary. Such works are known as “supercommentaries.”

The Rebbe left us with a modern-day such supercommentary synopsized by a team of scholars in the form of a readily available five-volume work entitled Biurim LePirush Rashi al HaTorah.

This work originated from the Rebbe’s practice of delving into a quotation from Rashi at each of his regular public, multihour farbrengen. He attended to issues of textual content, grammar or sequence.

The Rebbe would first resolve those issues before continuing to expound upon the subject from a Chassidic, and sometimes musar, perspective. His five-volume work dispenses with the Chassidic material and distills much of the Rebbe’s teachings of what we would call the peshat, or simple meaning of Rashi’s words.

The Rebbe paid careful attention to seemingly minor points in the text. By concentrating on those fine details, he was able to extract an array of exegetical treasures. Some of his conclusions have halachic implications, some are keen observations of the linguistic components of Rashi’s choice of words and all are relevant to the personal spiritual service of the reader. I myself have come to rely upon this work in the preparation of my weekly sermons and as material for discussion around the Shabbos table, irrespective of whether those around the table are learned elders or young schoolchildren.

The Works of Rambam The Rebbe expected from his followers a great deal in the way of Torah study. He strongly reinforced the study regimens that his distinguished predecessors instituted: a requirement of one masechet of Shas annually, a daily diet of Chassidic discourses and daily portions of Chumash, Psalms and the Chassidic classic Sefer HaTanya. The Rebbe emphasized that this was all in addition to the individual learning required of each person according to Jewish law, as depicted in the Shulchan

Aruch’s Hilchot Talmud Torah. Among the Rebbe’s own innovative projects in this regard was his request for the daily study of Rambam. For more advanced students, he required the study of three chapters or, if too difficult, then one chapter daily of Mishneh Torah; for those less knowledgeable, he required the study of a parallel selection of the Rambam’s Sefer HaMitzvot each day. The festive siyum with which the completion of the entire work was celebrated each year was rivaled only by the festivities of the major holidays on the Jewish calendar.

His counsel was sage, and often bordered upon the miraculous.

His political views were explicit, forceful and impactful.

But the Rebbe’s emphasis on the Rambam and his teachings did not stop with his insistence upon the study of the Maimonidean text itself. Entire volumes of the Rebbe’s teachings are dedicated to analysis of those texts. My personal favorite remains his commentary on the Rambam’s Hilchot Beit HaBechirah, the Laws of the Holy Temple. The Rebbe recommended that Hilchot Beit HaBechirah be studied during the Three Weeks of mourning prior to Tishah B’Av. In his commentary, the Rebbe combines a profound analysis of the conceptual underpinnings of the Rambam’s text with an appreciation for the spiritual guidance that the student can derive from the Rambam’s treatment of the subject. He achieves the latter by applying his mastery of Chassidic thought to the Rambam’s words. But for the former, he relies upon a surprising “mentor”: the brilliant but often cryptic notes of Rabbi Yosef Rosen, known as the Rogatchover Gaon.

It is clear that the Rebbe was heavily influenced in his approach to Talmud study in general, and to the works of the Rambam in particular, by this early twentieth-century genius. The hallmarks of the Rogatchover’s approach are his astonishing bekiut (thorough familiarity with the entire range of rabbinic literature) and a method of study that does not hesitate to use abstract philosophical concepts.

Garnered in part from the Rambam’s own Moreh Nevuchim, Rabbi Yosef Rosen uses these concepts as analytic tools to find the underlying themes behind seemingly disparate strands of Talmudic discussion.

In my opinion, the Rebbe remains the foremost interpreter of the Rogatchover’s Torah teachings. Most of us, who find the Rogatchover’s writings forbiddingly terse and often inscrutable, are indebted to the Rebbe for making them more accessible.

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Neighbors stop to watch the Rebbe arrive at 770 Eastern Parkway, circa summer 1977.

is, of course, exceptional proficiency in the Talmud corpus. The ability to formulate novellae, to expound with originality upon a wide range of texts—reconciling seeming contradictions and resolving questions of all sorts—is the sine qua non of rabbinic greatness. It is here that the Rebbe’s contributions, although published and available to all, are least known to those outside his circle of followers.

The most incontrovertible demonstration of the Rebbe’s lomdut is found in the hadranim, the lectures he delivered at the conclusion of studying Talmudic tractates. The Rebbe delivered 151 such hadranim, eighty-four of which are recorded in the two-volume Hadranim al HaShas, published by Kehot Publication Society. I have two personal favorites: one is the hadran that the Rebbe delivered on the occasion of the completion of the entire Talmud, in which he persuasively argues that a common thread runs through all of the hundreds of disputes between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai. The other is his hadran on the tractate Bava Kama.

This is a tour de force in which the Rebbe connects the Bavli and Yerushalmi, uses the “Brisker” concepts of cheftza and gavra and ingeniously links the beginning of the tractate with its end—all to elucidate a fundamental principle which underlies the entire 118 folio pages of the crucial tractate.

Derush, or Homiletics As a pulpit rabbi for many years, and as one who is still frequently called upon to deliver sermons, I have found the Rebbe’s works to be veritable archives of chomer lederush, homiletic material. The thirtynine volumes of his selected edited sichot, or weekly discourses, and more than two hundred unedited ones, might prove to be too overwhelming a source for busy pulpit rabbis. Fortunately, many of his teachings

have been condensed and compiled in a collection about the festivals called Shaarei HaMoadim. I have found those volumes indispensable for preparing and delivering inspiring and spiritually relevant sermons—grounded in a heterogeneous array of sources—to audiences of every possible background. On the occasion of Shevii Shel Pesach, I once delivered a lecture to a distinctly secular audience on the topic of miracles, using the Rebbe’s discourse on the Splitting of the Red Sea from Shaarei HaMoadim as a guide.

The Rebbe as Pastoral Counselor Most readers would surely concur that an essential component of great Torah scholarship is a rabbi’s ability to use that scholarship to assist those seeking personal guidance. We have interesting manuscript evidence of the Rambam’s skill in this regard; in much more recent times we know of the practical advice that spiritual leaders like the Chofetz Chaim and the Chazon Ish were able to give those who sought their counsel.

I personally benefited from the Rebbe’s advice in a life-changing telephone conversation I had with him more than forty years ago. Thousands of others have benefitted similarly.

We have written documentation of these counseling sessions in the multivolume collection of letters that the Rebbe wrote over the course of his leadership career. This collection is published as Iggerot Kodesh. It amounts to thirty volumes and has scores more in the works.

I am drawn to this collection especially because of my training and experience in the field of psychotherapy. A number of major principles of effective counseling emerge from these letters. To name a few: 1. It is important to have clear and achievable goals in life.

2. When those goals are reached, one must immediately set new goals and never complacently rest upon one’s laurels.

3. Study, joy and song are antidotes to depression, as is focusing on helping others.

4. One must cultivate as many friendships as possible, and do so by giving spiritually or materially to the other person.

5. We need much less sleep than we think.

6. One must persist in the face of failure. Failure is seldom total and never final; it is usually a step toward reaching the next level of achievement.

7. One must never compromise one’s religious principles. Such compromise is not effective.

8. Each person has a distinct role to play; both God and one’s fellow man fully rely on him to accomplish it. No one else can do what he is uniquely created to do.

The Rebbe tried valiantly to change the orientation of modern psychology from Dr. Sigmund Freud’s approach to that of Dr. Viktor Frankl, author of Man’s Search for Meaning. (Dr. Freud and his followers believed that unconscious and dark forces were the essence of man. Dr. Frankl, who was a survivor of Auschwitz, asserted that man’s conscious search for meaning is his essence. The Rebbe personally encouraged Dr. Frankl to persist in his dispute against the Freudians. See Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks’ article on page 21.)

By expanding our view of the Rebbe and increasing our familiarity with his contributions, we get a picture of his unusual significance in Jewish history.

More important, we become aware that his teachings remain a vital source of education and inspiration for all Jews, irrespective of one’s background and

hashkafic perspective.

The Rebbe was not just a rebbe for Chabad Chassidim. He was, and remains, a rebbe for us all.

Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb is executive vice president, emeritus of the Orthodox Union.

Listen to Rabbi Tzvi Hersh Weinreb discuss the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s scholarship at www.ou.org/life/inspiration/savitskyweinreb/.

Photos courtesy of Jewish Educational Media’s (JEM) Living Archive. JEM is devoted to gathering, preserving and providing access to the photos and audio and video tapes of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. JEM has also embarked on an oral history project about the Rebbe’s life, documenting first-person accounts of people’s encounters with the Rebbe, as well as tracking down and preserving priceless documents from the Rebbe’s largely unknown early life.

Reprinted with permission from Jewish Action, the magazine of the Orthodox Union, Summer 2014

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Unacceptable touching can be defined as anything they find uncomfortable or violating to their personal space.

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It is our job to ensure that our children have a safe summer.

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e spoke with Debbie Fox, LCSW, to learn what parents can do to ensure their kids a safer summer camp experience. Mrs. Fox is well known for her active involvement in promoting child safety all year round. Her most recent development, Project SafeCamp, is a comprehensive counselor training program aimed specifically at promoting safety in summer camps.

Mrs. Fox suggests a three-prong approach for parents to follow, aimed at keeping kids safe and parents worry-free.

1. Ask Questions before Choosing a Camp Knowledge is power. It pays to get an early start in researching camps and their policies. Ask specific questions and, if it helps you remember, write down the answers. Asking questions lets the camp know that safety is important to you and that you expect a certain level of standards. YouтАЩll breathe more easily after resolving your doubts and shedding a light on the unknown.

Some important questions to ask: t How are disciplinary and behavioral problems handled? t What kind of training do counselors receive before camp? Does the training include personal safety such as unwanted or inappropriate touch? t At what point would a parent be notified about an issue with a camper? t To whom can the campers turn to if they feel uncomfortable or at risk, and is that clearly communicated to the campers themselves?

2. Talk to Your Kids The best education starts at home. Initiating discussions with your children in a comfortable way about their personal safety and protecting their bodies during camp gives your children the clear message that you are interested and available to discuss these sensitive issues with them. Children will be more likely to confide in parents who open and welcome these discussions.

Talking Points to Prepare your Child for a Safer Camp Experience: t Choose friends and activities consistent with your home standards and values (open up a conversation about what your home standards and values are) t Remain in public areas of the camp тАУ never separate yourself by being alone in an area that cannot be seen by others, whether itтАЩs with an adult or even a friend. t Your body belongs to youтАУ unwanted or uncomfortable touch is never okay (except by the camp doctor or nurse for medical reasons, where someone else will be with you).

3. Be on the Lookout for Warning Signs While most of our children return from camp with only the best of memories and experiences, Mrs. Fox urges parents to take visual and emotional inventory and note any significant differences in their child.

Some examples of changed behavior may include: t suddenly exhibiting a newfound knowledge/ interest in inappropriate topics, jokes, pictures or websites. t becoming secretive (that might mean minimizing the computer screen every time you walk in the room). t harboring a deep relationship or dependency with an adult or significantly older person (especially if there are secrets or gifts involved). t significant differences in mood or behavior, i.e. depressed, hostile, or isolating him/herself since returning from camp.

If you have reason to be concerned about an inappropriate relationship or incident that may have transpired in camp, it is most important to remain calm and express your support. If your child chose to confide in you, praise him for it and keep him informed about ways you are going to get him help. Although it may not be outwardly expressed, your child will welcome the unconditional love and support as only a parent can give.

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Riddle!

Kidding!

What happened as a result of the Stamp Act? The Americans licked the British!

Hoops, Tiny, and Ron are the guard, center, and forward of their three-man basketball team, although not necessarily in that order. In the championship game, the guard, an only child, scored the fewest points. Ron, who is married to Hoops’ sister, scored more than the center.

What position does each player play?

What’s red, white, black and blue? Uncle Sam falling down the stairs.

What kind of tea did the American colonists want? Liberty.

What does the Statue of Liberty stand for? It can’t sit down.

What’s the difference between a duck and George Washington?

One has a bill on his face, and the other has his face on a bill What would you get if you crossed George Washington with cattle feed? The Fodder of Our Country!

Answer on next page

What did one flag say to the other flag? Nothing. It just waved.

How It All Began X-word Puzzle

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1. First ten constitutional amendments.

2. Colonists who rebelled against the British (and a good NFL team).

3. Principal author of Declaration of Independence.

5. Sponsor of our yearly fireworks show.

6. He signed and he signed big.

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7. 2nd president of the U.S.

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10. The first tea party.

12. “We hold these truths to be __________________.”

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4. Those who remained loyal to the King.

8. Almanac published yearly by Benjamin Franklin.

9. Adopted on September 17, 1787.

11. Written by Francis Scott Key during battle of Fort McHenry.

13. Led America to victory over the British.

14. Number of stripes on the flag.

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16. First state to ratify the U.S. Constitution.

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Down 1. BillofRights 3. Thomas Jefferson 5. Macys 6. JohnHancock 7. JohnAdams 10. BostonTeaParty 12. SelfEvident

Across 2. Patriots 4. Loyalists 8. PoorRichards 9. Constitution 11. StarSpangled Banner 13. GeorgeWashington 14. Thirteen 15. OldGlory 16. Delaware

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4th of July Trivia 1. In what year did the United States declare its independence from Britain? a. 1796 b. 1492 c. 1776 d. 1837 2. Why do we celebrate July 4th? a. America won the Revolutionary War on that day b. The Constitution of the United States was signed on that day c. The Declaration of Independence was adopted on that day d. George Washington became president on that day 3. What is the chronological order of the following four presidents? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson

Answers 1. c: 1776 2. c: Actually on July 2, the Resolution of Independence was approved in a closed session of Congress. John Adams, in his writings, even noted that July 2 would be remembered in the annals of American history and would be marked with fireworks and celebrations.

The written Declaration of Independence was dated July 4 but wasn’t actually signed until August 2. (To all you lawyers out there, you are not the only ones who pre-date documents!)

3. c, b, d, a 4. b and d: Both John Adams (2nd president of the United States) and Thomas Jefferson (3rd president of the United States) signed the Declaration of Independence. George Washington did not sign the Declaration of Independence because he was in New York preparing for battle with the British Army.

4. Which one (or more) of the following presidents signed the Declaration of Independence? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. George Washington d. Thomas Jefferson 5. Which two of the following presidents were bitter political rivals? a. Thomas Jefferson b. Abraham Lincoln c. John Adams d. Barack Obama 6. Which one (or more) of the following presidents died on July 4? a. James Madison b. John Adams c. James Monroe d. George Washington e. e. Thomas Jefferson 7. In which other country is there a July 4th? a. France b. Britain c. Australia d. Canada

5. a and c: Although they had worked together in the cause for independence, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson became truly bitter enemies when political parties began to form around each of them. When Washington left the presidency, the battle for a successor was bitterly fought between Vice President Adams and Secretary Jefferson. Adams defeated Jefferson by a 3 vote margin (71-68 electoral votes), becoming our second president. That bitter campaign was renewed in 1800 when Jefferson defeated Adams to become our third president. John Adams often proclaimed, “I will outlive Jefferson.” However, after they ended their political careers, they reconciled their differences and became close friends.

6. b, c, e: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day—July 4, 1826, exactly 50 years after the birth of our nation! Thomas Jefferson died several hours before him on

the same day, July 4, 1826, hence fulfilling John Adams’ promise that he will outlive Jefferson.

The third president to die on Independence Day was James Monroe (5th president of USA), who died on July 4, 1831.

7. Want to think about that question for a little longer?

Your Score: 6-7 Correct: You could become president one day!

3-5 Correct: American exceptionalism has a place for mediocrity as well.

0-2 Correct: Sure, you can become a citizen.

Why not?!

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Answer to riddle: Tiny is the guard, Ron is the forward, and Hoops is the center.

Ron can’t be the guard because he did not score the least. Likewise, Hoops is not the guard because he is not an only child; thus the guard must be Tiny. Likewise, Ron scored more that the center, which must make him the forward while Hoops fills out the center spot.

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Notable

Quotes

Compiled by Nate Davis

“Say What?”

Congrats to the U.S. soccer team for beating Ghana in the opening round of the World Cup. Yeah, they did the impossible — getting Americans to watch soccer.

– Jimmy Fallon

I just walked over to Chipotle for lunch. I caused a lot of havoc, as you might expect.

It had been a while since I had the burrito bowl, and it was good.

– President Obama upon returning to the White House after picking up lunch during a Summit on Working Families

President Obama’s approval rating in the U.S. is at its lowest point ever—41 percent. After hearing this, the president said, “When did I become less popular in this country than soccer?

How did that happen?”

– Conan O’Brien

#BRINGBACK OUR HUMVEE. - ISIS jihadists, who captured hundreds of millions of dollars in U.S. military equipment, making fun of the First Lady’s famous tweet last month

This morning the Pentagon announced that the United States has captured a leader responsible for the Benghazi attacks. Republicans were ecstatic and said, “So, they finally got Hillary?”

– Conan O’Brien

It’s hot outside. It’s 88 with no end in sight. Kind of like Barbara Walters.

– David Letterman President Obama is sending a couple of hundred troops to Iraq. We spent six years trying to figure a way to get out of Iraq. And now we’re back. But this time there is an exit strategy. Barack Obama has an exit strategy. In 2016, he’s gone.

– David Letterman

A bill has been introduced that would reduce the speed limit in New York City to 25 miles per hour, while cab drivers are just being asked to keep all four wheels on the ground.

– Seth Myers

Scientists in North Carolina say they are developing a new peanut that is safe for people with peanut allergies.

All you have to do is never mix up your safe peanut with your identical-looking deadly peanut.

– Jimmy Fallon

I don’t own a single stock or bond. I have no savings accounts.

But I got a great pension and I got a good salary.

- Joe Biden at a White House Summit on Working Families, in an effort to endear himself to the middle class The U.S. vs. Ghana World Cup game drew a record 15.9 million American viewers.

This breaks the old record of Americans watching soccer by 15.8 million viewers.

– Conan O’Brien

In a new interview, Hillary Clinton said the Bible is the most influential book she’s ever read. Some people think she might be pandering to Southern Christian voters.

Then Hillary said, “Oh, come on y’all — little ol’ me?”

– Jimmy Fallon

Over the weekend, Afghanistan held its presidential election run-off.

The way it works is everyone runs off, and whoever’s the slowest has to be president of Afghanistan.

– Seth Myers

Our president doesn’t seem to. Iraq is at risk of falling to a radical Islamic terror group and Mr. Obama is talking climate change. Terrorists take control of more territory and resources than ever before in history, and he goes golfing. He seems blithely unaware, or indifferent, to the fact that a resurgent al Qaeda presents a clear and present danger to the United States of America.

- Dick Cheney, Wall Street Journal Op-ed If we spend our time debating what happened eleven or twelve years ago, we’re going to miss the threat that is growing and that we do face.

- Dick Cheney discussing the Iraq situation on ABC News

A new report shows that Brooklyn is now one of the country’s most popular baby names. Still the least popular baby name: “Staten Island.”

– Seth Myers

Amazon introduced its own smartphone.

You can tell it’s from Amazon because after you hang up with someone, Amazon suggests other people you might want to call.

– Conan O’Brien The American Medical Association says that cheerleading should be classified as a sport because of the skill and training that goes into it. Then LeBron’s teammates said, “See? We ARE athletes.”

- Jimmy Fallon You know where it’s bad now? Iraq. It was bad and now it’s getting worse. Today President Obama said he might have to send in Dennis Rodman.

– David Letterman

– Conan O’Brien A messaging app that is capable of sending and receiving only the word “Yo” raised $1 million from investors. It’s too bad they couldn’t see the whole message, which was, “Yo, this is a bad investment.”

– Seth Myers

1 Minute Parking - An official parking sign on San Vicente Boulevard in Brentwood, California, which was supposed to say 1 hour parking (the sign still remains up) The new White House Press Secretary is Josh Earnest.

What a name for a press secretary. Josh Earnest. His name literally means, “Just kidding, but seriously.”

- Steven Colbert

A new survey found that 27 percent of airline passengers don’t like making small talk with the person sitting next to them. While the other 73 percent of airline passengers can’t take a hint.

– Jimmy Fallon

I haven’t prayed for six years. Since the bar mitzvah of my son I haven’t been in a synagogue. When the story of your sons broke, I looked through the entire house searching for my grandfather’s siddur. I sat and prayed.

– Israel’s Finance Minister Yair Lapid, while visiting Gilad Sha’ar’s mother

If you love soccer, you have to wait four years for a World Cup. It’s like making an appointment with a VA doctor.

It’s Icelandic Independence Day. Happy Independence Day, Iceland, or as it will be known in 50 years — Waterland.

- Craig Ferguson

As Bill Clinton went on about his managerial experience, Obama began playing with his Blackberry under the table, making it plain that he wasn’t paying attention to anything Clinton had to say.

– Excerpt about the White House dinner meeting between the Clintons and the Obamas in Edward Klein’s new book, Blood Feud, which focuses on the jealous relationship between the Clintons and the Obamas The Pentagon investigated Bergdahl’s disappearance back in 2010 and concluded that he had walked away from his unit of his own free will. This guy did everything but fill out one of those “change of address” postcards redirecting his mail to the local Taliban post office.

– Ann Coulter

– David Letterman Yesterday, the Iranian president tweeted a picture of himself all alone watching a World Cup game on television. Yeah, then he watched his favorite show — “It’s Always Sunni in Philadelphia.”

– Conan O’Brien

I replied you left a few things at my house last night, how can I get them back to you.

- James Wood, on what he posted to a burglar who burglarized his home and logged onto Facebook from Wood’s computer and forgot to log off (the dumb criminal has since been apprehended)

Now, the way I hear it, the Iraqi army had some trouble with the insurgents and they just dropped their guns, took off their uniforms, and went home — just like the Miami Heat.

- David Letterman

Google introduced a new smartphone alarm that can wake users up on the subway so they don’t miss their stop.

As opposed to the alarm they use now: getting elbowed by the stranger they’re drooling on.

– Jimmy Fallon

JUNE 26, 2014

I’ve tried really hard to care about things that were very different from my parents.

I was curious if I could care about money on some fundamental level, and I couldn’t.

- Chelsea Clinton—who recently purchased a $10 million apartment— in an interview with UK Telegraph

The FDA is approving a device that tells you when you had enough to eat—the device is called a belt.

A new study says Facebook users can be affected by the mood of their friends.

For example, if your friend is depressed on Facebook, you’ll be depressed. And if they’re really happy on Facebook, you’ll be even more depressed.

– Jimmy Fallon

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A Virginia woman on Tuesday graduated high school at the age of 111. She’s the first person to graduate high school and have her whole life behind her.

– Seth Myers

Soccer is one of those things that the rest of the world cares more about than we do — you know, like healthcare, education, gun control.

– David Letterman

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I’m not old yet. I’m still a young lady.

- Lela Burden, 111, who just graduated high school

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Forgotten Heroes

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The History of Aerial Reconnaissance

eled further south than expected, and he landed in Unionville, South Carolina, where he was promptly arrested for being a Union spy. He was released, and he went to Washington to tell them that he actually saw enemy troop movements. Finally, Lowe was granted an opportunity to demonstrate the balloon to the president and sent a telegraph message from the balloon to the ground which said: To President United States: This point of observation commands an area nearly fifty miles in diameter.

The city with its girdle of encampments presents a superb scene. I have pleasure in sending you this first dispatch ever telegraphed from he first type of military scouts an aerial station and in acknowlfrom the air was from the Ameredging indebtedness to your enican Civil War in the 1860s. The couragement for the opportunity of hot air balloon was invented in 1783 by demonstrating the availability of the two French brothers. American inventor science of aeronautics in the service and founding father Benjamin Franklin of the country. T.S.C. Lowe soon wrote how the balloon can be used This convinced Lincoln and Lowe for military purwas allowed to poses, and ten create the Milyears later, the itary AeronauFrench created tics Corp for the a balloon corps.

Union Army.

It was first used Lowe was for reconnaistasked to head sance purposes the unit and two in the Napolebrothers, James onic Wars, and and Ezra Allen, in 1849, Austria who were balused them for loon pioneers, aerial bombardwere helping ment. That backhim. Civilians Thaddeus Lowe started the country’s fired for the Ausnot in uniform “Balloon Corps” trians when the rounded out the wind blew the explosive-laden balloons team. They were tasked with finding back to their frontlines. as much information as they could on There were many balloon enthusi- the Confederates. On a good day, the asts in America but they were all civil- group could see 30 miles with the help ians. Since the Mexican-American War of a telescope and could give a good (1846-1848), “the Father of American estimate of enemy troop numbers and Aeronautics,” John Wise, had tried un- concentrations back to command. Lowe successfully to get the War Department was given the title of “the most shot at to create an air unit for recon. It would man of the war” as the South tried to do take a mistake and an influential civil- everything in their power to shoot down ian to convince the department of the the balloons. advantages.

However, the Balloon Corps fell out Thaddeus Lowe had tried in vain to of favor with Union generals and by the become the first man to fly across the fall of 1863, they ceased to exist. ConAtlantic and in 1861 attempted to fly federate leaders were surprised that the from Cincinnati to Washington, D.C. to Union didn’t keep the Balloon Corps convince Abraham Lincoln of the ad- because it created problems to conceal vantages of the balloon. In this event, their movements from being observed. his balloon, called the Enterprise, trav- The South did make attempts at using hen an army goes out to battle it is vital for the commanders to know everything possible about the enemy, terrain and climate.

Sometimes spies produce this information but it could be delayed in getting back to base, negating its usefulness.

Information that comes back right away from front line troops is paramount, therefore, armies are always looking for new ways to scout the enemy. Air recon has been around for a century and half and now the U.S. employs unmanned planes to scout the enemy. The Civil War saw the use of hot air balloons, and during WWI, the airplane was in action for the first time.

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he Wright brothers invented the first successful airplane in 1903. Shortly thereafter, armies picked up the idea and began adding an The British started taking pictures of the enemy from planes in WWI air corps to their respective militaries. Biplanes were slow and unsteady in those early that there was no need to develop a new days of flight so putting them in the line plane and used British and French deof fire wasn’t a popular idea. Cameras signs.

The advantages of the scout planes were handheld as the plane buzzed over the enemy formations. This was needed were immeasurable. For one, the plane as trench warfare hid the soldiers and could send back coordinates to artillery their positions. Planes, along with the units for direct fire missions. The eneinvention of tanks, broke this stalemate. my could no longer hide in their trenches without detection. Some scout planes America entered WWI in 1917 when the war was three years old. put a machine gun on the nose to rattle the enemy as well as report their activiBritain and Germany were the first to ties to headquarters. put an observer in the plane in addition When World War II broke out in to the pilot, and England estimated 1939, all major powers had big air that it took a half a million photos forces and realized the advantages of during the war. But planes had to fly aerial reconnaissance. Radar-equipped straight and low enough to capture a planes, some piloted by female pilots, good picture. They were sitting ducks scouted the enemy and no one knew for for the infantry and anti-aircraft guns sure whether their defenses had been that came into existence to fight them compromised. During the Cold War, off. Additionally, flights behind enemy long-range high-altitude planes, like the lines lasted hours, and many pilots got U-2 and the SR-71 Blackbird, took to lost. Aerial direction-finding mirrored the skies. With these planes and the invention of satellite photography, the Russian airfields were in plain sight for American intelligence units. UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) are now employed by most countries and their use takes out the risk factor for pilots as well as makes these planes smaller to avoid detection. They During the Cold War, planes like the U-2 took to the skies have longer range and can carry weapons, if necessary.

Aerial reconnaissance is now an intenaval navigation since the invention of gral part of the American defense stratethe plane predated radar by some thirty gy and keeps the enemy aware that they years.

Since both powers realized that the are being watched constantly. other side was using the same tactics, guns were mounted and the concept of aerial dog-fighting came into existence. Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The German fighter ace, Manfred Von Rich- Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments tofen, aka the Red Baron, shot down 80 and suggestions for future columns and can planes—more than half of which were be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com observation and scouts. When the U.S. or visit his blog at www.pastheroes. finally entered the war, they discovered blogspot.com

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After tuning into the national news for one minute, it is pretty clear that America is far from a peaceful land. Americans are bombarded daily with foreign politics, domestic politics, lawsuits, terrorism threats, homicides, bankruptcy, and a rocky economy.

According to the annual Global Peace Index, a complex analysis that quantifies the relative peacefulness of 162 nations, America falls just outside the top 100 most peaceful nations—at the 101st spot. The valuation is compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace.

Although peacefulness has a complex meaning to every person, the data-driven assessment focuses on internal crime statistics, political forces, refugee activity, population trends, terrorism, the number of murders and economic conditions.

Iceland ranked the most peaceful nation on Earth followed by Denmark and Austria. At the opposite end of the scale are South Sudan, Afghanistan, and Syria, who unsurprisingly rank the least peaceful nations.

Despite still being ruled by Communism, China ranked just a few spots lower than the U.S. at 108. Israel ranked 149 due to its Israeli-Palestinian conflict and ongoing subjection to terrorism. Further down the list was Russia and North Korea, clocking in at 152 and 153 respectively.

Where’s the Money at the World Cup?

Being that the FIFA World Cup is the

Caver Rescued after Two Weeks Underground

Long live the king! Spain crowned a new king last Thursday. Felipe VI was sworn in at a celebratory ceremony, wearing his military uniform displaying a sash and medals.

Felipe VI was anointed after his father, Juan Carlos, renounced his leadership due to a series of scandals earlier this month.

The new king waved to his supporters from the balcony of the royal palace. He was accompanied by his wife, Queen Letizia and their two daughters, Leonor and Sofia. Many dignitaries including business leaders, politicians, and athletes attended the ceremony.

In a fairy-tale like moment, the royal couple arrived at the palace in an open Rolls Royce, escorted by equestrian guards with tasseled helmets. Thousands of people lined their route to the palace through Madrid, waving flags and shouting “long live the king”. Security was tight with frequent spot checks and helicopters circulating overhead, there were reportedly 7.000 police and 120 snipers out on the streets.

Felip’s father’s scandal left many Spaniards questioning the role of the monarchy and Felipe did his best to repair the tainted image in his first few minutes as king. He ended his crowning speech by saying “thank you” in four of Spain’s languages: Castilian Spanish, Basque, Catalan and Galician, a strategic move to gain admiration.

“There is room for all of us in a united

Johann Westhauser was buried alive for two weeks, literally.

The experienced caver entered the Riesending cave system in the Alps along with two companions to carry out research and measurements. The cave entrance is on a mountainside, 1,800 meters (5,900 feet) above sea level. Westhauser was hit in the head during a June 8th rock fall while nearly 1,000 meters (3,280 feet) underground.

In a multinational rescue operation that involved more than 700 people, Westhauser was hauled out of the deep cavern. After lengthy preparations, rescue teams hauled him through a maze of narrow passages.

The 52-year-old was brought to the surface on Thursday and was immediately rushed to the hospital; thankfully, he is in stable

and diverse Spain,” Felipe, 46, said stressing the importance of respecting diverse cultures and languages within Spain.

Despite being forbidden to rally, Republican protested in the streets dressed in red, yellow, and purple flags of Spain’s second republic in the 1930s. according to local media, several people were arrested for displaying the flags.

Spain currently suffers from severe unemployment which the new king addressed the issue with optimism.

“We need to win the battle to create jobs, which is Spaniards’ primary concern,” Felipe said in his speech.

Felipe’s father, Juan Carlos, did not attend the event, as to avoid diverting the attention of the new monarch, according to the palace.

And they lived happily ever after…

Spain Crowns New King Egypt Sentences 3 Al-Jazeera Journalists

On Monday, an Egyptian court convicted three Al-Jazeera journalists and sentenced each of them to seven years in prison on terrorism-related charges. The verdict stunned their families and raised international outrage, with a chorus of voices denouncing the ruling as a blow to freedom of expression.

The verdicts against Australian Peter Greste, Canadian-Egyptian Mohamed Fahmy and Egyptian Baher Mohammed came after a 5-month trial that Amnesty International described as a “sham.” The group called Monday’s rulings “a dark day for media freedom in Egypt.”

The three journalists, who have been detained since December, contend they are being prosecuted simply for doing their jobs as journalists, covering Islamist protests against the ouster last year of President Mohammed Morsi. The trial has been widely seen as political, part of a fight between the government and the Qatar-based Al-Jazeera network, which authorities accuse of bias toward the Muslim Brotherhood and Morsi. Qatar was a top ally of Morsi. The network denies any bias.

In an unprecedented trial of journalists on terrorism charges, prosecutors charged them with supporting the Muslim Brotherhood, which has been declared a terrorist group, and with fabricating footage to damage Egypt’s security. But observers of the trial said the prosecution presented

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condition.

“A chapter of Alpine rescue history has been written here over the last 12 days,” Bavarian mountain rescue chief Norbert Heiland said. Initially, officials thought a rescue was impossible.

Rescuers from Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy and Croatia participated in the operation directed by Klaus Reindl.

“Since the birth of caving, there have been only two incidents of this depth, complexity and difficulty,” Italian rescuer Roberto Conti said.

A trained expert could climb from the accident site to the entrance in about 12 hours, but this rescue presented a challenge since Westhauser had to be hauled out on a stretcher.

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most watched sporting event, one would assume that the stars of the show must earn a pretty penny.

During the month-long tournament, referees can technically earn up to $50,000 but that’s reserved for the elite who officiate the big games. The average referee earns $35,000; the salaries are determined according to experience, fitness, and which games they are in charge of officiating.

Each team is guaranteed $8 million simply for making it to Brazil, a number decided by FIFA. Amongst the players, salaries vary according to the type of player and the team he plays for. Supposedly, the U.S. players will each earn a minimum of $76,000, excluding the team prize money for making it to the tournament. If they take home the Cup, the English Federation will reward them with $700,000.

The Aussies are each set to make $150,000 total when you take into account the match fees and prize money for being in the competition, regardless of results.

Players of Cameroon were not happy with their salaries and even delayed their flight to Brazil in protest, forcing their federation to take out a loan that increased their salaries by $12,000.

Either these athletes are underpaid or athletes like Los Angeles Lakers’ Kobe Bryant who earns $30.2M is unbelievably overpaid.

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no evidence to support the charges. Three other foreign journalists — two Britons who worked for Al-Jazeera and a Dutch freelance reporter who had no connection to Al-Jazeera but once met Fahmy for tea in his makeshift office at a luxury hotel in Cairo — were sentenced to 10 years in absentia.

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry denounced the verdict as “chilling” and it flies in the face of the essential ingredients of a civil society and free press. He said that he is voicing his concern to Egypt’s foreign minister.

International pressure mounted on newly elected President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to intervene and pardon the three.

He has the power to do so, but only after appeals are finished—a process that could take months.

After hearing the verdict, Fahmy, who was Al-Jazeera English’s acting Cairo bureau chief, shouted angrily, “They will pay for this, I promise.” Guards pulled him from the defendants’ cage, dragging him by the arms — despite a shoulder injury that worsened into a permanent disability during his months in detention.

Greste, an award-winning correspondent, silently raised a clinched fist in the air.

Fahmy’s mother and fiancee broke down in tears. “Did anybody see any evidence against him?” his mother, Wafaa Bassiouni cried out. “Who did he kill?”

“This is a screwed up system. This whole government is incompetent,” his brother Adel said. He said the family would appeal the verdict but added, “There is no hope in the judicial system.”

Greste’s brother, Andrew, said he was “gutted” and also vowed to appeal. “From my point of view, we have seen no incriminating evidence in court,” he said. “It is extremely difficult to understand.”

The three received sentences of seven years each in a maximum security prison.

Mohammed, the team’s producer, received an extra three years because of additional charges of possession of ammunition — a reference to a spent shell he had picked up from protests as a souvenir.

There were 17 co-defendants in the case — seven journalists and the rest students arrested separately and accused of giving footage to the journalists. Four were sentenced to seven years each, two were acquitted, and the rest — tried in absentia — received 10-year sentences.

If they appeal, the three journalists would remain in prison unless they win a separate “suspension of verdict” ruling. An appeal can grant them a retrial, but only if flaws in the court proceedings are found.

The managing director of Qatar-based Al-Jazeera English, Al Anstey, said Egyptian authorities should be “held to account by the global community.” “To have detained them for 177 days is an outrage. To

have sentenced them defies logic, sense, and any semblance of justice,” he said.

Egypt’s courts have already come under heavy international criticism over trials connected to the anti-Islamist crackdown.

Courts have sentenced to death hundreds after cursory mass trials on charges of involvement in deadly violence, usually with little evidence and little chance for the defense to present its case.

Shaimaa Aboul-kheir, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, said the verdict shows “that Egypt is one of the dangerous and more risky countries for international journalists to work and it’s also a very risky country for local journalists.” The group said at least 14 journalists are behind bars in Egypt.

Companies with Oldest Logos In our fast-paced world, we are bombarded with ads and logos. The advertising market makes up a huge part of our economy, and along with that, companies pay much attention to their logos.

Shell Oil

Johnson & Johnson

Heinz

Stella Artois

As businesses and consumers change, their logos do as well. However, there are some classic logos that have withstood the test of time and that itself is a huge selling point. Companies tap into their longevity by reminding consumers that they remain connected to their founding principles and that their product is as authentic as it was at its inception.

Other companies market that they are still a “family company” and remain loyal to their brand’s inventor or founder. For example, Peugeot boasts that the descendants of the original founders are still employees.

Based on a review of the world’s oldest companies, 24/7 Wall St. identified the 10 oldest corporate logos that are still recognizable today. In order to be considered, the logo had to currently have an international presence. The logo also could not have been meaningfully changed, although several have been slightly but noticeably improved.

The oldest logos out there are for the following companies: 1. Stella Artois Logo first used: 1366; Company founded: 1366 2. Twinings Tea Logo first used: 1887; Company founded: 1706 3. Bass Ale Logo first used: 1876; Company founded: 1777 4. Shell Oil Logo first used: 1904; Company founded: 1833 5. Levi Strauss & Co. Logo first used: 1886; Company founded: 1837 6. Sherwin-Williams Logo first used: 1905; Company founded: 1866 7. Heinz Logo first used: 1869; Company founded: 1869 8. Prudential Logo first used: 1896; Company founded: 1875 9. Peugeot Logo first used: 1850; Company founded: 1810 10. Johnson & Johnson Logo first used: 1887; Company founded: 1886

ISIS Executes Judge Who Sentenced Saddam Hussein

Arab news websites are reporting that Iraqi judge Raouf Abdel-Rahman has been executed. In 2006, the judge sentenced Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to death by hanging.

The Iraqi government has yet to officially confirm the death but have not denied it either.

According to reports on social media,

revolutionary Iraqis arrested him on June 16 and sentenced him to death in retaliation for the death of Hussein. He was executed two days later.

Jordanian MP Khalil Attieh wrote on his Facebook page that Rahma, who had headed the Supreme Iraqi Criminal Tribunal during Saddam’s trial, had been arrested and sentenced to death. The Facebook page for Izzat Ibrahim al-Douri, Saddam’s former deputy who has emerged as a key figure among the Sunni militants, also posted that the rebels had been able to arrest Judge Rahman.

Supposedly, Rahman unsuccessfully tried to escape from Baghdad while wearing a dancers’ uniform.

Rahman graduated Baghdad University law school in 1963 and was appointed chief judge of the Kurdistan Appeals Court in 1996. He was a father to three children.

Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death is Released

Two weeks ago, headlines around the world blared with the news of a Sudanese woman being sentenced to death for apostasy for marrying outside the Muslim faith.

This week, thankfully, it was announced that her sentence was canceled and she was ordered released by the court on Monday.

Meriam Ibrahim, 27, was released after her defense lawyers presented their case.

Her father is Muslim but she was raised by her mother, who is Christian. When Meriam married a Christian, she was convicted of apostasy. Sudan’s penal code criminalizes the conversion of Muslims to other religions, a crime punishable by death.

Meriam married a Christian man from southern Sudan in a church ceremony in 2011. As in many Muslim nations, Muslim women in Sudan are prohibited from marrying non-Muslims, though Muslim men can marry outside their faith.

Meriam has a son, 18-month-old Martin, who was living with her in jail, where she gave birth to a second child last month, local media reported. By law, children must follow their father’s religion.

The sentence drew international condemnation, with Amnesty International calling it “abhorrent.” The U.S. State Department said it was “deeply disturbed” by the sentence and called on the Sudanese

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S. Korean Soldier Kills 5

A recent sighting of a giant bullfrog in Vancouver Island, Canada, is reminiscent of the plagues in Ancient Egypt.

Russ Schut caught a 2-foot-long American bullfrog at Sproat Lake last weekend; he posed for a pic with the voracious amphibian and then released it back into the water, without realizing that it belonged to an invasive species that threatens native critters.

Because these frogs are not native to the Canadian southwest and have few natural predators, such as alligators, water snakes, and kingfishers in their native American southeast, some of the bullfrogs are growing to abnormally large sizes.

Stan Orchard, a bullfrog hunting contractor, told Canada’s National Post, “They’re eating salamanders and garter snakes and hatchling turtles … songbirds that come down to the water’s edge to drink, baby ducks, waterfowl … everything that will fit into their mouths.”

The gluttonous amphibians feed mostly at night, ambushing their innocent prey by charging them with their strong hind legs.

According to National Geographic, American bullfrogs can lay as many as 20,000 eggs, with tadpoles sometimes reaching lengths of 7 inches. Aptly, a group of bullfrogs is called an army or colony.

Though native to the American southwest, in the last five years these bullfrogs have been spotted throughout the continuous U.S., as far north as Canada and as far

On Saturday night, a South Korean soldier killed five fellow soldiers and wounded seven others. He then fled his frontline unit with his standard-issue K2 assault rifle. The country set up a manhunt for his capture and on Sunday, the soldier, whose last name is Yim, fired upon soldiers who were chasing him. A platoon leader was injured.

By Monday, troops surrounded Yim in the forest. They tossed him a cellphone so he could talk to his father who pleaded with him to surrender. Soldiers also tossed him bread and water.

Eventually, though, despite his father’s pleas, the 22-year-old shot himself in the chest. He was taken to the hospital and will be handed over to military investigators once he recovers.

As of now, it is not known what set off Yim to kill his comrades. South Koreans have worried about public safety in the wake of an April ferry disaster that left more than 300 people dead or missing.

And some in Seoul have questioned the discipline and readiness of South Korea’s military in the face of near-constant threats from North Korea, which has recently

staged missile and artillery drills, traded fire with the South at sea and threatened South Korea’s leader.

In April of last year, Yim was labeled as a soldier who needed special attention and was unfit for frontline duty. But in November, it was noted that he had improved and could serve in the frontline area. Yim was scheduled to complete his nearly two years of mandatory military service in September, according to defense officials.

Hundreds of thousands of troops from the rival Koreas square off along the world’s most heavily armed border. The Korean Peninsula is still technically in a state of war as the 1950-53 Korean War ended with an armistice, not a peace treaty.

Shooting rampages against fellow soldiers happen occasionally. South Korea’s military maintains a conscription system requiring all able-bodied men to serve about two years because of the North Korean threat.

In 2011, a 19-year-old marine corporal went on a shooting rampage at a Gwanghwa Island base, just south of the maritime boundary with North Korea. Military investigators later said that the corporal was angry about being shunned and slighted and showed signs of mental illness.

In 2005, a soldier tossed a grenade and opened fire at a front-line army unit in a rampage that killed eight colleagues and injured several others. Pfc. Kim Dong-min told investigators he was enraged at superiors who verbally abused him.

Drug Lord Arrested in Brazil after Attending World Cup

The FIFA World Cup brought cheer and celebration to Brazil. Thousands flocked to the South American country to join in on the fun, including a highly wanted Mexican drug cartel.

Jose Diaz-Barajas, 49, attempted to board a domestic flight in Brazil on Tuesday when Brazilian authorities arrested him along with the help of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). He is accused of exporting methamphetamine to the U.S. and will remain in custody in Rio until he is extradited to the U.S “Barajas was one of the most sought traffickers in the United States,” Luiz Cra-

vo Dorea, the head of international cooperation for the Federal Police, told reporters in Brazil.

“He was low-profile and used real documents to enter the country because he thought that nobody was looking for him,” he said. “But we knew he had bought tickets to watch the game.”

Diaz-Barajas purchased tickets to the match for himself, his wife, and two sons using his real name. FIFA alerted authorities immediately. Authorities waited to make the arrest to see if Diaz-Barajas would get involved with any illegal activity in Brazil.

“After some days it was clear that he was here to watch the World Cup with his family,” Dorea explained. “We could have arrested him at the stadium, but it was cheaper to do it in Rio.” Mike Vigil, former head of international operations for DEA, explained that it is common practice to look out for drug lords at sporting events. “A lot of them are big sports fanatics,” Vigil said. “It’s a great time to apprehend these individuals.”

About 3.18 million soccer fans attended the last World Cup in South Africa. It is also regarded as the world’s most widely viewed sporting event; the 2010 event was broadcasted in 204 countries on 245 different channels.

Israel Rachel Fraenkel Begs UN to Help Locate the Three Captured Boys

On Tuesday, Rachel Fraenkel, mother of Naftali, one of the three kidnapped boys, pleaded for international assistance in finding Naftali and his two friends at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

The heartbroken mother begged the international body to find her son and bring him home quickly. “I come here today as a mother,” Rachel said, whose 16-year-old son is a dual Israeli-American citizen, before going on to describe the events on the

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The Frogs are Taking Over in Vancouver

south as Mexico and Cuba.

The University of Victoria is studying the rate of the bullfrogs’ spread. Walin theorized that they were first introduced by people emptying their aquariums, unaware of the environmental consequences.

“Whether it’s the plants in the aquarium, or the turtles, or the frog, they’re probably not native, and they can easily become established and take over the native population,” Walin said.

Experts predict that these ginormous frogs will keep popping up in unusual places, good news for those who enjoy frog gigging. Frog gigging is the practice of hunting frog, mostly done at night.

Hunters use flashlights to locate the frogs whose eyes reflect the light at night. They deep fry the meat of the frog’s hind legs; traditionally they are coated in bread crumbs.

Before adding “frog gigging” to your bucket list, check your state’s hunting and fishing regulations.

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government to respect religious freedoms.

Sudan introduced Islamic Shariah law in the early 1980s under the rule of autocrat Jaafar Nimeiri, a move that contributed to the resumption of an insurgency in the mostly animist and Christian south of Sudan. The south seceded in 2011 to become the world’s newest nation, South Sudan. Sudanese President Omar Bashir, an Islamist who seized power in a 1989 military coup, has said his country will implement Islam more strictly now that the non-Muslim south is gone.

A number of Sudanese have been convicted of apostasy in recent years, but they all escaped execution by recanting their new faith.

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day of the abduction. They were taken on June 12, and “since then we’ve heard nothing,” she said.

“On behalf of UN Watch, my name is Rachel Frankel, and I live in Israel,” Rachel began. “I’ve come here today as a mother. Twelve days ago, my son Naftali, and two other teenage students, Eyal Yifrah and Gilad Shaer — whose mothers are sitting behind me — were kidnapped on their way home from school. Since then, we’ve heard nothing — no news, no sign of life.

“With your permission, I’d like to tell you about the boys. My son Naftali is 16.

He loves to play guitar and basketball.

He’s a good student and a good boy — a combination of serious and fun. Eyal loves to play sports and cook. Gilad is an amateur pastry chef, and loves movies.

“My son texted me — said he’s on his way home — and then he’s gone. Every mother’s nightmare is waiting and waiting endlessly for her child to come home.

“We wish to express our profound gratitude for the waves of prayers, support and positive energy, pouring in from around the world.

“Being in this assembly, I wish to thank the UN Secretary-General for condemning the abduction of our boys, expressing his solidarity with the families, and calling for their immediate release.

“And I thank the International Red Cross for stating clearly that international humanitarian law prohibits the taking of hostages, and for demanding the immediate and unconditional release of our boys.

“At the same time, I believe much more can be done — and should be done — by so many. That is why we three mothers have come here today — before the United Nations, and before the world — to ask everyone, to do whatever they can, to bring back our boys.

“Mr. President, it is wrong to take children, innocent boys or girls, and use them as instruments of any struggle. It is cruel.

This council is charged with protecting human rights. I wish to ask: Doesn’t every child have the right to come home safely from school?

“We just want them back in our homes, in their beds. We just want to hug them again. Thank you, Mr. President.”

Before and after Rachel’s address to the UN, Israel was subjected to scathing criticism by numerous international human rights representatives for its military actions in the West Bank and alleged human rights violations. Most of the delegates made no reference to the kidnapping.

Numerous delegates, including those of Yemen, Egypt, Lebanon, Algeria, Turkey, Morocco, Maldives, Qatar, South Korea, Libya, Chile, South Africa, and Saudi Arabia decried the “Israeli violations of human rights of Palestinians in the West Bank.”

The Brazilian representative called for a two-state solution and a renewal of peace

talks, but refrained from condemning Israel directly.

NGOs took the floor at the summit as well. One organization said it was “taking the opportunity to condemn Israel,” called the recent arrests “collective punishment,” denounced the ongoing hunger strikes among the Palestinian administrative detainees, and declared the Knesset’s force-feeding bill as a violation of international law.

An International Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists representative returned the discussion to the topic of the abduction. “It is impossible to focus on such issues in light of recent events,” he said, criticizing the focus on Israeli actions, and said he was “disappointed by inaction and apathy of international community.”

Israeli Caves Named UNESCO World Heritage Site

layer of soft chalk in Lower Judea. It includes chambers and networks with varied forms and functions, situated below the ancient twin towns of Maresha and Beit Guvrin, that bear witness to a succession of historical periods of excavation and usage stretching over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the Crusades, as well as a great variety of subterranean construction methods,” UNESCO said in a statement.

“The original excavations were quarries, but these were converted for various agricultural and local craft industry purposes, including oil presses, columbaria (dovecotes), stables, underground cisterns and channels, baths, tomb complexes and places of worship, and hiding places during troubled times.”

The World Heritage List includes 1,001 properties forming part of the cultural and natural heritage which the World Heritage Committee considers as having outstanding universal value.

Only countries that have signed the World Heritage convention, pledging to protect their natural and cultural heritage, can nominate a site, which must have an “outstanding universal value” to qualify.

Israel Responds to Syrian Missile Attack This week, UNESCO, the UN’s cultural agency, named a network of ancient, man-made caves outside Jerusalem a World Heritage Site. The caves of Beit Guvrin-Maresha – known as a “city under a city” – was added to the prestigious list of during its annual meeting in Qatar on Sunday.

The 2,000-year-old caves are comprised of chambers and networks with various functions, and are situated below the ancient twin towns of Maresha and Beit Guvrin. They are known for their unique “bell caves,” and represent the “land of a thousand caves” in the Judean lowlands, scattered over an area of about 100 square kilometers.

Israel now boasts a total of eight World Heritage sites: the White City of Tel-Aviv, the Biblical Tels of Megiddo, Hazor, Beersheba, the Incense Route and Desert Cities in the Negev, the Bahá’i Holy Places in Haifa and the Western Galilee, Masada the Old City of Acre and the Carmel caves.

UNESCO crowned the Beit Guvrin caves as “a Microcosm of the Land of the Caves.”

“This ‘city under a city’ is characterized by a selection of man-made caves, excavated from the thick and homogenous

Responding to a missile attack from Syria in which an Israeli boy was killed, the IDF struck nine targets belonging to the Syrian military this week. The strikes were carried out using Jets and artillery “Tamuz” missiles.

The targets included command posts and Syrian firing positions, the IDF said.

“We identified accurate strikes on the targets,” it added. The IDF said Syria’s missile attack is a “most serious provocation, which comes after a series of terror attacks in recent months on the IDF in the border region in general, and in this area in particular.”

Following the attack on Israel, an army source said it found what appeared to be a hole in the frontier fence, a result of the missile piercing the barrier. IDF tanks immediately returned fire at Syrian Army positions in response to what an IDF source said appeared to be a deliberate attack on the truck.

The 14 year-old-boy killed in the original attack was Muhammad Karaka of the lower Galilee village of Arrabe. His father,

Fahmi, a contractor, was wounded in the attack. Muhammad was accompanying his father on his first day of summer vacation.

Another man from Arrabe was injured as well.

Israel’s $3B Cyber Exports

According to Israel’s National Cyber Bureau, the Jewish State exported $3 billion worth of cyber-related products and services last year. The number represents some 5 percent of the global market and makes the country only second to the United States in cyber exports.

“As far as industry goes, Israel is a superpower indeed,” Tal Steinherz, NCB chief technology officer, told participants at a June 9 session of the annual Herzliya Conference. “Our part of the international market equals the entire world apart from the United States... We’re talking 5 percent of all world exports,” he said.

Itzik Ben-Israel, a retired major general who chaired a high-level task force that pushed to establish the NCB, said Israel aspires to 10 percent of the global market in less than five years. “We’re already at 5 percent. With the capabilities we have now and the programs and partnerships that are being planned, I see us realistically reaching that goal in the near term,” Ben-Israel told Defense News.

In a briefing to Cabinet ministers, NCB Director Eviatar Matanya noted that Israel’s $3 billion in 2013 exports was three times that of the United Kingdom’s.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has made it a personal and national goal to elevate Israel’s status as a global cyber power. Since he established the NCB in 2011 — an increasingly high-priority organization that reports directly to Netanyahu’s office — the government has augmented annual cyber defense spending by 30 percent, despite a budget crisis.

Additionally, Israel is investing hundreds of millions of shekels each year on infrastructure to transform the southern desert city of Beersheba into what Netanyahu calls “a global cyber hub for innovation.”

“We established the National Cyber Bureau for the purpose of transforming the state of Israel into a cyber superpower,” Netanyahu told ministers after a closeddoor Cabinet session.

Beyond the national security requirements driving Israel’s Cyber program, Netanyahu said the national effort would yield tremendous economic benefit. “I see

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tection for the people of Israel.”

The police have foiled dozens of kidnappings in the past year, and the app is not meant to replace them. It is designed to function as an emergency safety and security alert system. The past couple of weeks have shown that there is a need for additional security and the “SOS” app hopes to keep people a little bit safer. The app is available on sos.nowforce.com in both English and Hebrew.

Hopefully, our brothers and sisters in Israel shouldn’t need to use it.

Fatah Celebrates Heinous Kidnapping Fatah has made a couple of official announcements concerning the kidnappings

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United Hatzalah is responding to the terrible kidnappings in Israel with a new emergency app that may help save a person’s life. “SOS” is a cell phone application that sends out a distress call and GPS coordinates to police and Hatzalah responders should one be in trouble.

The launch of the app was accelerated following the kidnappings of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shaer and Naftali Frenkel in the West Bank, in order to give victims of emergencies an easier and quicker way to call for help. The app features technology that improves response time by making certain that medic volunteers closest to the area of the emergency receive the mobile-alerts and are then dispatched.

In the event of an emergency, users of the app are able to send their GPS coordinates and their precise location to the United Hatzalah 24/7 dispatch center and to the police, with just one swipe of a smartphone. The app will also notify family and

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friend emergency contacts that are programmed into the system when registering on your mobile device.

“Our main mission at United Hatzalah is to get to medical emergencies within two minutes all over the country,” United Hatzalah’s president and founder Eli Beer said in the press release.

“With the recent kidnappings, we feel obliged to share our knowledge and technology to provide that extra layer of pro-

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[NCB] also as a huge economic force multiplier. There is tremendous international interest in our abilities,” he said.

Netanyahu’s office has also directed the government’s chief scientist, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and other agencies to serve as “angels” and incubators to nurture and assist start-up firms.

“I see the Prime Minister’s Office as a public relations agency for the cyber industry,” Raviv Raz, a young chief executive officer of an Israeli start-up firm called Hybrid Security, said. His firm, which specializes in applying artificial intelligence for detection and identification of what he called “bad website users,” received generous funding assistance at multiple phases of the business process.

“All entrepreneurs start with an idea, and for that, the chief scientist can help ...

Then there are grants to see you through the prototype phase, and this is followed by the need to raise money, where it also assists,” Raz said. “Israel is becoming a mega power in cyber, and we are a good example of how this is happening,” he added. “The government gives, and takes no equity.”

“We always knew that we have a land flowing with milk and cyber,” Netanyahu said.

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of three Israeli teenagers last week. Senior Fatah official Jibril Rajoub blessed the kidnappers and sought to justify the attack on the two 16-year-olds and the 19-yearold. “After 20 years of negotiations it’s understood to us again that kidnappings are the only language that Israel understands.

It’s clear that that’s the only path to free our prisoners from jail, whose numbers grow each day,” announced Rajoub.

The Fatah official’s comments echo those made in a joint statement by Fatah’s terrorist wing, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades, along with Hamas and other terrorists groups, which called Israel a “racist occupier that only understands the language of force.” Rajoub’s comments justifying the abduction are made the more meaningful given his close relationship with Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas. In February, Rajoub made an official trip to Iran as Abbas’s representative; while there he said in an interview, “If the talks fail, armed struggle against [Israel] could be a strategic solution.”

Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon responded to the comments while speaking to senior American officials.

“We must remind Rajoub and his terrorist friends that we also know how to speak the language they understand,” stated Danon, adding that security forces will do all that is needed to rescue the three youths.

The Fatah official’s comments come in opposition to those made by Abbas on Wednesday, when he opposed the kidnapping, saying “those who kidnapped the three teenagers want to destroy us. We will hold them accountable.” Abbas played the victim in saying the kidnapping threatened the PA, while defending cooperation with the IDF in the rescue operation, commenting, “The kidnapped are human beings like us.”

Not only was Hamas was enraged by Abbas’s comments – apparently Fatah members in Chevron also are making their opposition to the PA chairman and leader of Fatah known. A Fatah student group in Chevron published a notice denouncing Abbas and saying, “He’s not our president.

He represents only himself….We aren’t interested in having this man as our president. ...We announce that we oppose all his actions and words, we are against the security arrangements (with Israel) and for resistance by all means available to achieve the interests of the Palestinian nation,” wrote the Fatah activists.

The noticed added, “Fatah members

have always been fighters for the resistance. We sent our blessings to those who conducted the kidnapping. We strengthen your hands and actions for the release of our brothers the prisoners, and for establishing the state of Palestine whose capital is Jerusalem.”

Israel Launches Micro-Satellite

Israeli high school students are very tech-savvy these days. A tiny satellite, designed by a group of Israeli high school students, was launched into space this week from a site in Russia. The satellite, Duchifat 1, weighs less than a kilogram—1.9 pounds to be precise—and was developed by students at the Herzliya Science Center.

Over the past two years, nearly 200 students took part in the satellite’s construction and development. Forty of the students, aged 16-17, perfected the spacecraft’s design and gave it its final touches in the last few months.

Built with the help of the Israeli Space Agency in the Ministry of Science, the satellite is meant to assist in locating lost travelers in areas with no cellphone reception.

Duchifat 1 is solar powered and is expected to remain in orbit for the next 20 years.

The tiny space satellite was attached to a 34-ton rocket and entered orbit after the rocket was launched from the Yasny launch base in Russia. The satellite will orbit Earth at an altitude of around 370 miles above the planet’s surface at a speed of about 16,800 miles per hour, circling the entire globe every hour-and-a-half. It was launched along with other satellites from the Netherlands, Denmark, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Singapore, Ukraine and the U.S. “The launch today marks the beginning of the nano-satellite era in Israel,” said Minister of Science, Technology and Space Yaakov Peri. “The project is part of the great technological advances in space research, a field which once was exclusive only to big corporations and governments.

There is now accessibility for satellite research and space technology for institutes and universities as well.”

National Rep. McCarthy Takes over House Majority Leader Position

Out with the old, in with the new…

Top spots were filled this week in the GOP chain of command. There are always some strains within the Republican Party, and the appointments outline them a bit.

Members promoted Rep. Kevin McCarthy of California – who had been the third in command to House Speaker John Boehner – to the powerful post of House Majority Leader previously held by Virginia’s Eric Cantor. Louisiana Rep. Steve Scalise, the head of the 176-member conservative Republican Study Committee, won the election to replace McCarthy as the Majority Whip position. “I’ll make one promise,” McCarthy told reporters after the election. “I will work every single day to make sure this conference has the courage to lead with the wisdom to listen, and we’ll turn this country around.”

McCarthy will now put his policy-making expertise and considerable fundraising abilities to use as Boehner’s top lieutenant.

Scalise, for his part, beat back challengers Pete Roskam of Illinois and Marlin Stutzman of Indiana. He won the whip election on the first ballot, even after speculation that no candidate would obtain the needed majority to advance after one vote.

Scalise, who promised to “bring a fresh new voice to the leadership table,” declined to say his victory should be seen as a win for the Tea Party. “This is a win for America, because we’re going to be a more united team moving forward,” he said. The Louisiana lawmaker, who will take over the job of corralling members of the party and counting votes before major floor action, brings with him a keen ear for the concerns of the party’s most conservative lawmakers.

Coca Cola Life Coming to You Soon Ready for some lively soda? Coca Cola Life has been making its way through test markets and may just be at a grocery shelf near you in no time. The drink, which is

Stevia-based, has already been introduced in Chile and Argentina and is soon to debut in the UK. It is the first Coca Cola product to be introduced in eight years.

Lest you think that Life is dietetic, it contains four tablespoons of sugar and 89 calories. That’s less than the 140 in a can of Coke Classic, but it will still add to your waistline. So what’s the deal? Coke has seen declining sales in the U.S. over the past nine years because of the new anti-sugar movement in the country and the idea that aspartame—the sweetener in Diet Coke And Coke Zero—may contribute to weight gain.

Coca-Cola’s chairman and Chief Executive Officer Muhtar Kent has publicly committed the company to regain control of the U.S. market. “We believe in the North American market. We believe in the demographics, we believe this is a growth market,” he told investors during the fourth-quarter earnings call in February. The Atlanta company has just begun a $1 billion marketing campaign.

The company already has experience with Stevia; it helped create the Truvia brand in 2007 and it uses the sweetener in Odwalla products and Vitaminwater.

There is no set launch date for Coke Life in the US yet.

Merging the Military and Vacation Going on vacation and going to the army are generally not synonymous, but when checking into the Fort Walton Beach Holiday Inn Resort, one can do both. To beachgoers, it looks like a fun place to take a holiday; there’s a large beach ball statue on top of the building and guests frolic on the water. But to military personnel, the resort is actually known as Eglin Air Force Range Test Site A5.

The hotel/military site opened just a few months ago. In exchange for allowing the Innisfree Hotel company to build the 152-room resort on Air Force land, the military was able to construct a rooftop station that receives radar signals and a secure conference room for classified meetings. The dome hiding the military equipment is painted red, white, blue and yellow like a beach ball. It was added to make the radar installation “less military and more visitor-friendly,” Wesley Mason, a contractor who worked on the project,

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Can Apple’s “Kill Switch” Kill iPhone Thefts?

If you thought it was cool that you can have a conversation with your iPhone, you will be even more amazed that your iPhone can multitask and can also act as a crime stopper. This new data may give you a reason to finally give up your phone for an hour or two and update your software.

Last September, Apple added a “kill switch” capability to its iPhones .According to new crime data, this new feature has caused a huge decline in iPhone thefts.

The kill switch disables the phone from all activity making it useless and deterring thieves from stealing the once-much cov-

eted phone.

Google and Microsoft will jump on the bandwagon and add a kill switch to the next version of their operating systems on smartphones. The three systems, Android, iOS, and Windows Phone, are used in 97 percent of smartphones in the U.S. New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, part of the “Secure Our Smartphones” initiative, said that there was a surge of thefts of phones without the “kill switch.” “The statistics released today illustrate the stunning effectiveness of kill switches, and the commitments of Google and Microsoft are giant steps toward consumer safety,” he said.

In New York City, home to many devious pick-pocketers, robberies of Apple products decreased by 19 percent. Crime data from San Francisco and London comparing the six months before Apple’s switch to the six months following, showed similar trends, according to the report.

San Francisco District Attorney George Gascon believes that these statistics prove that there is a solution to the ongoing problem. He called for legislation “at all levels” to make anti-theft solutions mandatory.

“Compared to all of the cool things smartphones can do these days, this is not that advanced,” Gascon said. “I believe ending the victimization of millions of Americans

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above the surrounding hotels, restaurants and shopping centers. Innisfree is paying the military about $190,000 a year in rent, the Air Force said.

The partnership is also good for the hotel company. It allows them to build on a prime beachfront site surrounded by popular attractions such as the Gulfarium marine park and the nearby convention center, said Ivana Coteat, the hotel’s sales director. “This is a perfect location. You can see us right from the bridge on Highway 98. You cannot miss us,” she said. Especially with that beach ball on the roof.

The roof also features a small conference room where military officials, including Brig. Gen. David Harris, commander of Eglin’s 96th Test Wing, can hold classified conversations.

Even more than the benefits for the military and the hotel company, military families are also able to benefit from the partnership. Military families get discounted rates at the resort. “Young airmen who would never get a chance to stay in place like this can bring their families for some R and R,” Harris said.

Sounds like a great place to work, er, vacation.

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pointed out.

But even though the military station is hiding in plain sight, most patrons aren’t even aware that there is a military presence lurking in their vacation background.

Lamon Moody, a hotel guest from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, relaxed on the beach with his family on a recent afternoon. Moody said he had no idea the beach ball covered military equipment. “I think that’s pretty cool. I’m in favor of anything that helps out the military,” the relaxed dad said.

Another vacationer, Jeff Harwell of Fort Worth, Texas, said he and his family had speculated about the giant beach ball.

“We talked about it when we were first noticed it,” he said. “We thought maybe those things sticking out of it were lightning rods.” They never would have guessed that it housed military equipment.

This is the first time the army teamed up with a hotel. The partnership is a winwin for both sides. It allows the military to make use of small section of beachfront it owns on Okaloosa Island that is cut off by commercial developments from the rest of the Eglin’s more than 17-mile expanse of beach.. The military couldn’t make good use of the land for beach training exercises or test missions without building a tower or other structure to place equipment

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is the coolest thing a smartphone can do.”

America’s National Parks are the Best Idea We Ever Had You may think there is nothing more American than a hot dog and a piece of apple pie but Franklin D. Roosevelt disagrees. The 32nd president of the United States thought that there is nothing more American than our national parks.

fanatic? Filipo Masetti Leite, a Canadian journalism major who moved there from Brazil at age ten, just spent the last two years of his life making the trek down to Brazil to watch the World Cup. No, he didn’t hitch; he spent his journey on his trusty steeds, Frenchie, Bruiser and Dude.

Leite was inspired by his father’s tales of Aime Tschiffelly, a Brazilian hero who rode from Buenos Aires to New York City.

On the way, Leite rode 14,000 km, through 10 countries, six pairs of boots, and 240 horseshoes. He battled grizzlies, earthquakes, snow and heat. He faced off against crooked border agents and Mexican drug cartels.

stream; it’s Boeing 777s and Airbus A380s for these guys these days. A study commissioned by Airbus taught the company that billionaires are interested in flying with family and friends and seek a larger jet to fly in. Boeing and Airbus have seen a spike in private sales to individuals recently.

Many of the super rich Chinese, Russian and Arab buyers enjoy queen-sized bedrooms with wood paneling, luxury jet showers and grand sitting rooms. All while sailing the skies.

The price tag for a flying Taj Mahal?

Estimates range from $80 million to $300 million on the high end. Don’t forget to tip the pilot!

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The National Park System allows Americans affordable recreation while protecting some of our country’s most precious lands. The parks system has preserved little bits of pre-industrial North America, protected animals and plant species from extinction, and educated the population on everything from glacial geology to water pollution.

No wonder some have called it, “the best idea we ever had.” In case you’re not convinced, the parks’ natural resources have a positive effect on our wavering economy, which inevitably affects you in some way.

The 59 parks make up America’s best assets, but for those of us who don’t have the time or resources to visit our nation’s jewels, here are best of the best, listed in numerical order: 1. Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming 2. Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona 3. Sequoia National Park in California 4. Zion National Park in Utah 5. Death Valley National Park in California and Nevada 6. Olympic National Park in Washington 7. Acadia National Park in Maine 8. Glacier National Park in Montana 9. Yosemite National Park in California 10. Denali National Park & Preserve in Alaska

“I have learned that I am stronger than I ever imagined. This trip has required so much mental strength,” Leite said. “There have been moments where everything around you is falling apart, but you can’t break down because your animals depend on you. We faced many challenges that may have driven people to quit.” He credits his journey to the resolve of his horses.

“Frenchie, Bruiser and Dude are warriors and the true heroes of this journey,” Leite said (if they only could understand…).

“I hope my journey inspires others to follow their dreams,” Leite said. “As a journalist, I also jumped into the saddle to show how kind humanity can be. Whether I was in Canada, Mexico, Guatemala or Peru, people took me in like a family member and helped me so much.”

I think for the way home, he should take a plane.

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That’s Odd Heading to the World Cup on Horseback Is it even possible to be more fanatical about soccer than the average soccer

As if only the president gets his own jumbojet. The latest trend for the super rich is to no longer have to fly around like packed sardines in a measly private Gulf-

They say that New Yorkers are rude and this story just adds to the stereotype.

On Friday, a 75-year-old Russian businessman was literally taken for a ride when a bogus cabbie charged him $149 for a 75foot trip between two terminals at JFK Airport. But the terror ride didn’t end at the terminal. The cabbie, Wayne Walker, then kidnapped and beat Vladimir Zahkarov when he balked at the outrageous fee.

The New York nightmare began when the cabbie offered to drive Zakharov, who needed to board his flight to Moscow, to his terminal for $20. “Terminal 1 and Terminal 2 are right next to each other,” a police offer pointed out. “There is actually a sidewalk that connects the two terminals.”

So when the cabbie drove in a loop around JFK’s terminals and then announced that the short trip would cost Zakharov massive bucks, the passenger refused to pay. The outraged cabbie locked the doors, refusing to let him out of the car.

Zakharov then grabbed the steering wheel and the car swerved on the roadway.

Walker fought Zakharov over control of the car, hitting the senior in the face and cutting the man’s chin, officials said.

Once blood was spilt, however, Walker reduced his fee — he would set Zakharov free for $50. But then the agile passenger pulled the keys out of the ignition and barreled out of the car. “Help! Police!” he screamed.

Security guards were alerted and the two men went their separate ways: Zakharov to Moscow and Walker to a holding cell.

You know what they say about New

York: If I can make it here, I’ll make it anywhere…

Soul Train

For some commuters on a dreary Saturday morning, a ten minute subway delay turned into a car full of soul.

After a train was held up for track repair, a trio of singing panhandlers in the back of the car took some time to practice some soulful ballads. Suddenly, the conductor door swung open and out walked the conductor, Mike Conklin, aka Motown Mike. “I heard these guys singing and I opened the door and said, ‘Hey do you know any Sam Cooke?’ and started singing,” Conklin, 53, recalled. “And then one guy said, ‘Wow, this guy sings,’ and another guy came out of the train and he had his mouth open like, ‘I can’t believe this guy is singing like that.’”

A commuting lawyer, Ari Bayme, filmed the impromptu concert, and the video went viral. “I got a call from a friend who was like, ‘Mike, check the news. You went viral,’” Conklin said. “And I was like, ‘Viral? What is he talking about?’ I’m a little prehistoric with things like that.”

“My mother used to take me to the Apollo when I was a little kid and I grew up listening to Same Cooke and James Brown and Aretha Franklin,” Conklin said. “I was in a little group in the ‘90s and I sang at the Apollo in 1998.”

Maybe he can now quit his day job….

Plagiarizing Principal

Note to self: in the event of plagiarizing, make sure you change at least some personal details. The principal of Roosevelt High School in Long Island was easily busted for committing academia’s capital offense after publishing a message to readers that he ripped off another school’s principal without even changing the name

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Spirit flies to Florida for 9 bucks, but a nonprofit startup is looking to take you to outer space for only ten dollars. Urgency Network, founded by Donald Eley and Brandon Deroche, wants people to donate ten dollars to charity and it’ll enter the giver into a raffle that can blast you to the moon on an XCOR flight, a company that’ll be hitting zero gravity in 2015. Donors can also earn tickets by volunteering to do certain tasks.

“It’s one of the most exciting opportunities of our time. We’re hoping to revive public interest in space and science-related topics,” Deroche said. “There are about 45 nonprofits that are a part of the campaign.

We see it as a bridge to get people to take action.”

A typical XCOR flight to 330,000 feet above earth has a price tag of $100,000.

Deroche wants to purchase another seat on the shuttle for every $1 million raised.

“Space is going to be in the headlines a lot more once the commercial flights start,” Deroche said. “We wanted to be at the forefront of that conversation.”

I can think of a lot of people I’d love to ship off to space.

A Fang Fake Out

Kleptomaniacs rejoice! A Japanese store now lets customers put on three articles of clothing and walk out the door with them. GU, a division of Uniqlo, allows customers to test out its clothes “in the wild” before deciding if they want to buy them. This is a hopeful alternative to the buy-come home-go back-and-return cycle we are all loathe to practice.

Online retailers have been practicing a version of the policy for a while already.

Warby Parker, an eyeglasses company, sends customers five pairs of frames to try out before purchasing any.

GU limits the amount of “shoplifted” articles to thirty per day and hopes to save time and money because of less returns.

Despite the coolness factor, I kind of don’t like the idea of having my clothes smell like the homeless dude who took them for a stroll earlier in the day.

Don’t like going to the dentist? Well, whatever you may have done to get out of going to your bi-annual visits, this story takes the cake…I mean, the candy.

Last May, police came across a young boy hiding in the French village of St. Gervais. When they asked the frightened the 12-year-old why he was hiding, the boy told them how he was abducted by a stranger and only just managed to escape.

The police launched a full investigation into what happened and came to realize that…this boy just didn’t want to go to the dentist.

Despite have very unclean teeth, the 12-year-old had a great mind for details.

He was able to tell authorities how tall his abductor was and what he was wearing.

buy into L.A. real estate, especially on this magnitude, it’s nice to have a tie to Hollywood, and this area of Holmby Hills was and still is the who’s who of Hollywood.”

The lucky new owner gets a chance to live in a personal Neverland. Wonder if he’ll charge for admission.

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$74M for Walt Disney’s Former Property

In 1949, Walt and Lillian Disney built for themselves what may be considered the first Disneyland in Holmby Hills, Los Angeles. The 5 acre estate featured a 5,500-square-foot, 17 room split level house. It also was encircled by a railroad, whose s-shaped curves were likely the inspiration for the trams that circle amusement parks today. The locomotive, called Carolwood Pacific, was built by the animator himself in a red barn he referred to as his “happy place.” While Lillian was none too happy about having a train on her tony grounds, Walt eventually won out.

“Things came to such a pass that I went to my lawyer and had him draw up a rightof-way agreement giving me permission to operate the railroad on the property. My wife signed it, and my daughters witnessed the agreement. I compromised by building a tunnel 90 feet long and covering it with dirt.”

After Gabriel Brener bought the house after Mrs. Disney’s death in 1998 for $8.5 million, he was dismayed to discover that the estate was far from a Disneyland.

“Brener discovered to his disappointment that the house wasn’t suitable to live in due to lead pipes, asbestos, and other issues common to construction in the early 1950s,” a Disney newsletter reported. “He was compelled to raze the house.” Only a few Disney relics do remain, including the 90 foot railroad tunnel.

A new house which was built by Brener was just placed on the market for $90 million, and was sold for $74 million.

“This is a true, true definition of a trophy property,” Mauricio Umansky, chief executive of L.A.’s luxury realty The Agency, told Forbes last year. Jay Harris, a real estate broker in the area, said, “When people

Bye bye, smell ya latuh! Harvard geeks have recently created an app that can send smells via a smartphone. Recently, hey sent a passion fruit macaroon and champagne flavored scent from Paris to New York. The smells are transferred via a “pipe smelling station” on a new smartphone platform, oPhone.

You can take a photo and tag it with a variety of scents from a 3,000 sniff catalog. After your friend receives his smelly message, he can click on a link that will allow his oPhone hardware to emit your personalized odor.

The oPhone hardware is currently $149 on Indiegogo. I heard it really stinks.

High Life Escapees

Two weeks ago, TJH reported on three high-flying prisoners who escaped a Quebec jail via helicopter. Well, these three convicts really liked living the high life.

When police found them on Sunday of this week, the escapees were living life on the lam in an upscale Montreal condominium.

The men, who were facing murder and gangsterism charges before the jailbreak, were found in a posh 10th-floor condo with a stunning view of the city in a ritzy new development in Old Montreal, just steps from the historic waterfront.

Yves Denis, 35, Denis Lefebvre, 53, and Serge Pomerleau, 49, were arrested

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Shoplifters’ Paradise

$10 for a Trip to the Moon

He even “knew” what car he was driving.

He told police that he was on the way to the dentist when he was kidnapped.

Amazingly, it took police an entire month investigating the boy’s story before realizing that the story just didn’t make sense. Finally, when pressed, the boy admitted that he made up the whole tale.

After pulling the police’s leg, this cheeky lad definitely deserves to have a few teeth pulled. And make sure at least one of them is an incisor.

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of the original school.

Dr. Steven Strachan of Roosevelt High School wrote in the graduating class’s yearbook that they are a class of “great leaders, articulate orators, brilliant scientists, breathtaking athletes and extraordinary artists.” Too bad he wasn’t referring to his students; he signed off, “Congratulations to the Albany High School Class of 2013,” the original recipients of the message in 2013.

Strachan claims to have had permission from the original author, Dr. Ted Barone, to use his blessings. Barone claims that he only gave permission to be quoted.

“There’s part of me that thinks it’s funny,” Barone said. “There’s obviously part of me that finds it quite sad.”

Strachan released an apology through his PR firm, stating: “I sincerely apologize to the Roosevelt community and to the class of 2014 for the inadvertent clerical error causing mistakes to be printed in the 2014 yearbook. An unedited draft of my remarks was accidentally published rather than the final version, and I take full responsibility for the oversight.”

Roosevelt junior Hannah Brown-Foxx says the principal’s plagiarism is unfair, saying, “It’s wrong because if we was supposed to do something like that it would have been ten times worse, rather than a principal doing that.” With grammar usage like that, you can bet she didn’t plagiarize “nothing”!

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after police busted open the door to enter the residence around 1:30 a.m. They are due in court in Quebec City on Monday to face fresh charges, but police did not spell out what the new accusations would be.

Police are still looking into how the three escaped. They were originally arrested as part of Operation Crayfish in 2010, which dismantled a network of drug traffickers. Back in March, the judge on the case allowed the three convicts to use a secured computer to help them with their trial preparation. She also stated they didn’t have to wear handcuffs during proceedings and would be allowed to go into the prison yard on weekday evenings, prison staff permitting.

When they go back to prison, they better get used to the “heightened” security.

$750K for Video Games

Booker T. Washington high School this week to receive her graduation certificate after leaving school in 1918 because of a flu pandemic that kept students home.

Question: I was injured in an accident.

What kind of financial compensation might I receive?

Lela left school at age 15 after it closed down and started working two jobs shortly thereafter. Despite her lack of formal education she remained sharp all these years by reading the newspaper daily. Even today, Lela feels like a young grad. “I’m not old yet. I’m still a young lady,” she told a TV station at her 111th birthday party in May. Maybe in a few more years she’ll walk down the aisle at her college graduation.

Stamps Sells for $9.5M

There’s a real couch potato out there that just forked over $750,000 for some video games.

Michael Thomasson began collecting video games in 1998, when he began a resale website and managed a store. Over the course of the next 15 years, he managed to collect over 11,000 unique games and the Guinness Record for biggest loser, er, I mean, most video games. This week, his collection was sold on an eBay auction for $750,000.

The winner, “peeps_10091970,” is unknown and has no previous eBay history, which raises red flags. If Mr. Peeps is indeed legitimate, he is now the proud owner of all those games, a lifetime subscription to Retro magazine and a Guinness certificate.

This is Thomasson’s third collection that he has sold so far.

Graduating at 111 Some people wait weeks to receive their high school diploma. Lela Burden waited 96 years. The 111 year old Virginian finally wheeled up to the podium at

Talk about a great return on your investment! An 1856 one cent British Guiana Magenta stamp just sold at auction in Sotheby’s London for $9.5 million. The stamp, which was part of the estate of John du Pont, a du Pont heir who died in prison while serving a murder sentence, is the most expensive stamp to be sold at auction. It is also the most expensive article in the world, based on size and weight.

“Every time it has come up for auction and sold, it has brought the highest price ever paid for a stamp,” said David Redden, the worldwide chairman of books and manuscripts at Sotheby’s. “It has always been the world’s most-famous stamp. It is one of these objects around which a huge mystique has grown up over the years,” he said.

In 1996, Treskilling Yellow, a Swedish stamp that is a misprint of an 1855 shilling stamp in the wrong color, set the previous record for $2.2 million.

And I thought UPS overnight was too expensive!

Answer: As an attorney who represents individuals who have been injured, clients ask me this question all the time. As with most legal matters, the answer depends! However, many cases involve similar issues, so here is a general overview, with the caveat that this list is not exhaustive and you should consult an attorney for advice about your specific case.

When a person is injured through the negligence of another, the injured person is typically entitled to financial compensation, commonly known as “damages”. Damages can be divided into several categories: Special damages, general damages, and punitive damages.

Special Damages Special damages are meant to compensate an injury victim for actual expenses that were paid out on his or her behalf. These can include medical expenses, property damage, loss of income, loss of use, and other out of pocket expenses. Loss of income and property damage are exactly what they sound like.

An example of loss of use would be the costs associated with renting a car while your car is undergoing repairs in the autobody shop for damage sustained in an auto accident.

For example, let’s say one was injured in an auto accident G-d forbid, and that person incurred $5,000.00 in medical expenses, and $500.00 to pay the auto insurance deductible to have the car repaired. Special damages would be $5,500.00 in this case, assuming there are no loss of use or loss of income claims. Because special damages reflect out of pocket expenses, they usually can be calculated with more precision than general or punitive damages.

General Damages General damages can include several categories, such as pain and suffering, emotional distress, and loss of consortium.

For example, say G-d forbid one developed scarring as a result of an accident. The

physical pain associated with the healing of the scars, as well as the mental discomfort one experiences knowing that he or she has been irreparably scarred would be considered pain and suffering damages. If the injured person is married, that person’s spouse may also be able to recover for “loss of consortium” because of the disruption to and deprivation of the benefits associated with family companionship.

General damages are distinguishable from special damages because, unlike special damages, general damages are harder to quantify with a specific dollar amount.

Punitive Damages Punitive damages are a more rare form of damages. They are intended to punish a defendant in order to deter particularly egregious conduct from repeating itself.

In the personal injury area of law, punitive damages are typically sought when the negligent person’s conduct displays a conscious disregard for the rights or safety of others. An example might be when a driver severely injures another while under the influence of alcohol or drugs.

Conclusion It’s important to remember that, while the law does provide for relief for injury victims, no case is guaranteed to produce great financial outcomes. Keep in mind that accidents happen, and the underlying purposes of damages are meant to make one whole; not reap excessive windfalls. If you’ve been injured, it’s crucial to maintain realistic expectations about your case. Nevertheless, there is nothing inappropriate about demanding fair compensation for your injuries, and holding accountable those whose carelessness caused or contributed to your injuries.

Do you have a general question about legal matters that you’d like answered here in the future? Submit your questions to Michael.E.Rubinstein@gmail.com

Michael Rubinstein is the owner and founder of the Law Office of Michael E. Rubinstein, where he focuses on personal injury and consumer law and is dedicated to assisting the Jewish Community. To discuss your specific case, call 213-2936075, or visit www.mrubinsteinlaw.com

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a few suggestions but please note, before taking any supplement, it is best to contact your doctor or registered dietitian to evaluate the potential food- and medication- reactions associated with each supplement.

Whenever I conduct one of my large public speaking engagements I receive the same question, “What vitamins and minerals do you think I should take?” I always plead the fifth in this matter because vitamin and mineral supplementation recommendations need to be given on a case-bycase basis. In fact, there is so much false information out there regarding vitamin and mineral supplementation that I see too many people taking too many supplements and having adverse reactions from overdosing.

It’s also important to note that if you are a healthy adult with no major health conditions or family history of disease, and eat a healthful diet rich in fruits, vegetables, legumes, whole grains, healthy fats, and lean proteins, it is unlikely that you need to take a supplement. Additionally, vitamins and minerals found naturally in food are always going to be more easily digested and absorbed, and involve additional health benefits such as phytochemicals and important antioxidants, which are found in the colors of whole, natural foods.

I would recommend that you beware of the Dr. Oz effect. Don’t spend money on items such as Raspberry Keytones (which you could consume by simply eating raspberries) and Garcinia Cambogia, which could potentially be beneficial but lack enough scientific evidence to come to a conclusion. As an example, consider the benefits of the fiber and anthocyanins available from eating real raspberries rather than simply swallowing a factory-formulated pill of one isolated ingredient.

Now,you started reading this article to find out which vitamins and minerals you should be taking, so let me give you

Multi-vitamins It is a good idea for most people to consume a gender and age specific multi-vitamin, especially if you aren’t consuming a healthy diet with a variety of whole and natural foods. I tend to emphasize this point when speaking to teenagers, whom have high vitamin and mineral needs due to immense reproductive and physical growth, but who also tend to be picky eaters. When I speak to high schools, such as Shalhevet and YULA, I tend to recommend that the kids consider taking a teen and gender-specific multivitamin with at least 100% the daily value for zinc, iron, folate, calcium and vitamin D3. Calcium is especially important for teenagers given that calcium absorption declines with age, and peaks during early puberty, and is essential for bone formation and modeling.

Omega 3 Fatty Acids Omega 3s are essential because our bodies don’t make them on our own so we need to consume them via our diet or through supplementation. Omega 3 fatty acids are critical for a myriad of factors including anti-inflammatory benefits, and their ability to lower triglycerides (fat content in the blood) and blood pressure.

There is also evidence that they can alleviate symptoms of depression and asthma, and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia. Now, it is possible to receive adequate omega 3s from food. For instance, one restaurant size portion of salmon (aprox. 6 oz.), plus a little albacore tuna salad lunch (3 oz.), and 1 1/2 tablespoons of chia seeds added to your oatmeal or smoothie per week is adequate to meet the 1,100mg average daily requirement for healthy women with no compounding illnesses, according to the Institute of Medicine. If you add an additional 1/3 cup of walnuts each week, it will be adequate to meet the needs of men. If you do not like or consume these nutritional foods on a regular basis, it may be appropriate to find a supplement with at least 200mg each of DHA and EPA, and 800mg ALA, per day.

Also, if you are pregnant, have cardiovascular disease, have arthritis, are a com-

petitive athlete, or have another medical complication, please contact your doctor or a dietitian about adjusting your omega 3 requirements.

Probiotics Probiotics refer to healthy bacteria.

The human gut and colon hold about 100 trillion microorganisms of bacteria and the goal is to have a large concentration of this “good” or healthy bacteria in comparison to “bad” bacteria. Having a favorable gut flora consisting of probiotics has been shown to improve immune function and gut integrity, and has been linked to weight loss. All fermented foods contain probiotics. For example, yogurt, kefir, raw unpasteurized sauerkraut, miso, tempeh and Kombucha. Yet, again, if you do not eat

these food products on a consistent basis, it might be a good idea to find a supplement.

Additionally it is important to eat high fiber foods such as bananas, asparagus and garlic, which serve as prebiotics, meaning that they promote the healthy growth and activity of the probiotics in our gut.

For individual questions regarding your vitamin and mineral needs, please email me at ilanamuhlstein@gmail.com.

Ilana Muhlstein, R.D., is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist with a Private Practice in Los Angeles. She also works at UCLA where she meets with patients and leads a weekly seminar on weight loss and health promotion. ilanamuhlstein.com

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Shanghai Diamond Garden With summer upon us, I thought it would be fun and helpful to do a short series of reviews on family friendly Los Angeles restaurants. For me, what qualifies for family friendly is: decent parking, or even better, reasonably priced valet, a variety of foods for picky eaters, quick service and an atmosphere that is comfortable with the cacophony of laughter and chatter that even the best-behaved children bring to the table.

First up, possibly to your surprise, is Shanghai Diamond Garden. We visit here on a monthly basis whenever our local family gets together, partially due to one member’s strong dairy allergy which knocks out all pizza/bagel shops from the list. The street parking can be tricky; nothing ruins a nice evening like an $80 parking ticket, but you can park with the restaurant’s nice valet parking guy who only charges $3; you can’t beat it.

The beauty of this place is in their kindly staff; you will be rushed to a

seat faster than you can say Gung Hoy Fat Chow. The best seats in the house for families with kids are either one of the 10 red booths or a table near the fish tank. In a booth, the adults can bookend the children, trapping them in their seats.

The fish tank provides minutes of entertainment, positive memories of Finding Nemo, and inspiration to organize a family fishing trip. Immediately, the ubiquitous Asian waiters of Shanghai place a heap of Chinese noodles and dipping sauce to your table. Let the fun begin!

Start with one Flaming Pupu Platter because just ordering it will make your kids roll with laughter. Or try to roll, but remember they are stuck in the booth.

It comes with egg rolls, paper wrapped chicken, won tons, chicken satay and beef satay. Everything on there is a hit with kids, except perhaps the paper wrapped chicken. They also love the real fire coming out of the top of the Pupu platter, because, well, little boys like fire.

The chicken satay is like thin schnitzel on a stick and the beef satay is very soft barbecued meat on a stick. If you have more than 3 kids with you, you can order extra chicken and beef satay separately.

If you want soup, they have over a dozen choices. I recommend: Chicken Corn Soup, which is filling and tasty, Wonton Soup, which has lots of whole vegetables and chicken breast, and Egg Drop soup for the slightly adventurous preteen who wants to dip his toe into ethnic food but not wade into the deep end. Order normal drinks for the adults and paper cups with lids and straws filled with water for the kids.

For the main course I have a trick taught to me by my sister, Erica Solomon: order Sweet and Sour Chicken with the sauce on the side. Really picky kids will enjoy the fried chicken pieces and bigger ones will dunk the chicken in the sauce. We step it up by comparing each fried bit to an animal or person:

look it’s a flamingo! Winston Churchill!

A panda bear on his phone and holding a basketball! They go for it every time.

If you are dieting or as my husband and I call it, “being skinny”, you can ask for steamed chicken breast and vegetable.

It’s pretty good, and even tasty with a little low-sodium soy sauce.

One of the best things about Shanghai is the speed of their service. I have been there dozens of times and never waited over 10 minutes for my food.

Sometimes, on an early Motzei Shabbos, it is packed, so it’s quite the wonder how they do this. The answer lies in their kitchen routine which is incredible. I doubt they’d give tours to the public, but if you ever plan on opening a restaurant it would be worth asking for one. They have multiple burners going at all times with chopped vegetables, meat, chicken, and sauces all ready to go. All they have to do is combine the ingredients, flip them over a few times in a wok and send it out. There are many cooks and assistants who all do exactly one thing, say chop vegetables, or mix up sauce, and they work at light speed like an orchestra. Another reason they are so swift is due to their low turnover rate. The same core group of five or six waiters, busboys, and drink refillers, have been there for years and know exactly what to do.

They also have the bonus of clean bathrooms with 2 stalls in each, and free mints at the front desk. I just wish they’d have fortune cookies.

Check it out at 9401 West Pico Blvd.

Los Angeles and call 310-553-0998.

Hashgacha is Kehilla. Note they usually do not allow reservations unless you have a very big group or party. However, their speedy service makes drop- ins almost always fine.

Estee Cohen is a California native and goes out to eat more than is appropriate. She is a kosher food insider, has a patient husband and 3 little kids. She is passionate about restaurants, science education, and collects rooster figurines.

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Travel Guide: San Jose and Silicon Valley

By Aaron Feigenbaum

Best known as the heart of California’s Silicon Valley, San Jose is a beautiful, hightech, modern city that is too often delegated as a rest stop on the road from L.A. to San Francisco. Consider taking a day or two to visit San Jose, and you will be richly rewarded by the city’s cozy, suburban atmosphere and the many interesting attractions it has to offer.

The history of San Jose goes all the way back to 1777 when it was founded by the Spanish explorer José Joaquin Moraga who also built the Presidio of San Francisco. The town moved from its original location (now Fremont, CA) to what is now called Pueblo Plaza in the Downtown area. San Jose became part of Mexico in 1821 and the U.S. in 1849 after California joined the Union.

Around the time of WWII, a shift from agriculture to industry, as well as ethnic tensions, caused massive unrest in the still-developing city. However, the city began to boom soon after the war with companies including IBM making San Jose their home.

With the digital revolution of the late 1990‘s and early 2000‘s, many other well-known tech companies including Ebay, Cisco, and Adobe decided that this third-largest city in California would be an ideal spot for their headquarters. San Jose is now a prosperous, forward-thinking metropolis that is at once sophisticated and friendly.

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Children’s Discovery Museum: Nationally renowned as one of America’s top 10 children’s museums, the C.D.S. is an absolute blast for kids. From climbing on a fire truck to building a foam-block fortress to frolicking in the water-play zone, your kids will have an unforgettable, fun-packed experience. Admission is $12 for both children and adults, but even that reasonable fee can be reduced significantly if you purchase a Groupon deal.

Tech Museum of Innovation: For something a little more adult-oriented (but still kid-friendly), check out this beautiful science and technology museum located right in the heart of Downtown. There’s plenty of exciting activities like experiencing an

earthquake, building and interacting with robots, composing a song, and even growing jellyfish DNA. There are also exhibits relating to the Internet and the pioneering research being done by Silicon Valley startups. Don’t forget to head over to the IMAX Theater (check the website for current shows). Admission for the museum is $15 per adult/$10 for children or $20 for adults and $15 for children if you go for the museum/theater combo.

Santana Row: If you’re in the mood for some shopping, then definitely check out the upscale Santana Row. You can find everything from luxury clothes to furniture and electronics. Think of it as The Grove of San Jose.

San Jose Municipal Rose Garden: Feeling a bit worn out in the hustle and bustle of San Jose? Then why not take a free stroll through this idyllic park with over 4,000 roses representing almost 200 different species. All these beautiful flowers surround a gorgeous fountain which serves as a perfect spot for capturing a special moment.

Just Outside San Jose: Mountain View, CA: Just 15 minutes away from San Jose lies this one-time stagecoach stop which is now a high-tech wonderland. Perhaps the most renowned attraction is Google’s headquarters, the aptly named Googleplex. Feel free to drive by it, but tours are a no-no unless you have connections. Otherwise, the trip to Mountain View is well-worth your time just for the excellent Computer History Museum alone. This one-of-a-kind museum features many artifacts that were crucial to the development of computers and the Internet.

Some of these include the first supercomputers, the Apple I, and Google’s very first web servers. You can also view an exhibit that traces the history of computing all the way from ancient times with the abacus to the Internet of now. Basic admission is $15 for adults, $12 for students and seniors, and free for children 12 and younger.

Santa Clara, CA: Just 10 minutes from downtown San Jose, Santa Clara offers two great attractions. One is the Intel museum located at Intel headquarters. You can see displays on the history of the company and on chip technology. The exhibits are a bit on the technical side so they may or may not be your cup of tea, but admission is free so you might want to consider it. For something a little more thrilling, take your whole family to California’s Great America amusement park. There, you have a huge variety of attractions including 8 different roller coasters, a gondola lift, bumper cars, a heart-pounding drop tower, a beautiful carousel set on a lake, and a 4-D theater. A 4-pack or more ticket is $37.99 while a two or more ticket is $42.99.

Eat and Daven: San Jose has a number of frum shuls to choose from including: Am Echad: 1504 Meridian Ave, (408) 267-2591, amechag.org Chabad of San Jose: 15405 Los Gatos lvd. #204, (408) 358-5530, chabadsj.com Ahavas Torah (Sephardic): 1537A Meridian Avenue, (408)-266-2342, ahava.org

The closest kosher restaurant to San Jose is Jerusalem Grill and Bar in the suburb of Campbell, located at 1740 S. Winchester, (408)-866-2666, Jerusalemgrillbar. com. You can also head over to Pars Kosher Market right in San Jose at 3978 S. Bascom Ave S., (650) 996-2742.

Getting There: San Jose is 5 hours from L.A. The most direct route is to take the 5 to the 152 to the 101 to the 85 and then the 87. If you prefer to fly, flights usually cost around $200 round trip. Both Greyhound and Amtrak tickets go for as little as $55 per person round trip.

Trivia: -San Jose was briefly California’s capital from 1849 to 1852 and became connected with San Francisco as an agricultural distribution point in 1864.

-San Jose is #1 in the U.S. in both patent creation and median household income.

-San Jose had once been known as one of America’s safest cities, but according to a report last year crime is now above the national average.

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