Yiddishe Gesheften the Jewish Community Circle

Issue 76 Purim 5779 Late summer 2019

THE JEWISH COMMUNITY CIRCLE

INSIDE: The Kids are coming Seriously Unserious

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e are thrilled to start our Purim issue with a fun subject on the front cover.

It’s great to have a Jewish comedian in town. Read about how Ashley’s career took off, in his article “Seriously unserious” on page 7.

On an unseriously serious note, we include a hilarious account about the efforts of a set of grandparents who are trying to do the right thing by their grandchild in the story “The Kids are Coming” on page 8. It might sound funny, but in all seriousness, it is an important topic.

We don’t give much of a thought to safety around the house until something happens that makes us sit up and think. This message hit home (no pun intended) to our very own electrician who writes about the narrow escape of his family in his article “Fire!” on page 9.

On a personal note, I also recently experienced a near miracle when one night, my car, which had been neglected for some time, started to burn under the engine. I was fortunate to just have emerged from it, and noticed the glow. Thankfully, by the time the Fire Brigade arrived, it had died down, but I didn’t take chances after that. The car has gone to scrap and in the meantime I am discovering the joys of public transport.

By now the kids have gone back to school.

We are being given a timely reminder by the ACA to take heed of the load our kids are carrying on their backs. There is a right and wrong way to carry a backpack. Check out their tips on page 10.

Wishing all our advertisers and readers a joyful Purim from Leah and the team at Yiddishe Gesheften.

COVER PAGE: Mazel Adar Dagim –

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The month of Adar, being under the constellation of the fish, is considered a lucky month as the Purim miracle occurred then.

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TECHNOLOGY TIPS CREATING MOVIES, ANIMATIONS & COLLAGES ON YOUR ANDROID PHONE

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et the fun continue after Purim by viewing all those photos you take in a movie or slide show.

This is easier to do than you think.

MAKE A MOVIE 1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .

2. Sign in to your Google Account.

3. At the bottom, tap Assistant.

4. At the top, tap Movie.

5. Select photos or videos you want in the movie.

6. At the top right, tap Create .

• To see your movie, tap Play .

• To add a title, at the top, tap Untitled.

TIP: You can also select a theme for your movie and it will automatically make it for you.

EDIT A MOVIE On your movie, tap Edit .

Change music: Tap Music .

Reorder and remove clips:​ Tap and hold a clip to drag it to a different order.

On the clip you want to remove, tap More Remove.

• When you’re done, tap Save.

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The winner for the last competition was Baila Cyprys. Mazel tov Baila! You have won a big bag of cookies from Haymishe Bakery.

GOOD LUCK TO THE REST OF YOU WITH THIS ONE. veral There are se issue is articles in th h safety. it w l ea d which article e th is h ic h W mostly that would ies? concern bab First correct answer drawn wins a choice of two books from the Avner Gold Series with the compliments of Chai Books, 283 Carlisle Street Balaclava, phone 9078 8006 www.chaibooks.com.au Email your answer to info@yiddishegesheften.com.au with Issue 76 competition in the subject line or post to YG PO Box 1031 Elsternwick 3185 including your name, phone number and address by 18 March 2019.

IF YOU DELETE PHOTOS OR VIDEOS FROM YOUR GOOGLE PHOTOS LIBRARY: • If you delete a photo or video that’s in one of your movies, that photo or video will stay in the movie unless you edit the movie.

• If you edit a movie that features a photo or video that was deleted, that item will automatically be removed from the movie.

MAKE ANIMATIONS & COLLAGES An animation is a group of photos put together to create a photo of a moving subject. A collage is a group of photos combined into one photo.

• On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .

• Sign in to your Google Account.

• At the bottom, tap Assistant.

• Choose Animation or Collage.

• Select the photos you want in your collage.

• At the top right, tap Create.

Source: https://support.google.com/photos/answer/6128862?co=GENIE.Platform%3DAndroid&hl=en

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By Ashley Blaker

o at long last, after performing in the UK, USA, Israel and South Africa, I am about to finally arrive for my first shows on my fifth continent - Australia. And I couldn’t be more excited, mostly because I’ve spent the last couple of years answering the same question on social media again and again: ‘When are you coming to Australia?’, and I’m finally able to give a proper answer. All that’s left after this tour is South America and Antarctica, which I’m going to make happen one way or another, and those penguins are going to enjoy it. After all, they look like me; white shirt, black suit – they look Jewish!

If you don’t know anything about me, no need to hang your head in shame, just fast this coming Monday and Thursday. But here’s a little about me to help get you familiarized ahead of my shows on March 23 (Sydney), 24 & 25 (Melbourne) and 26 (Perth).

I am an Orthodox Jew. Some call me Charedi (aside from the Charedim, who call me Reform).

Look, I wear a black hat and have payos; I have six children; and drive a minivan. If that’s not Charedi I don’t know what is.

However I am definitely not the typical Orthodox Jewish man. For starters, I am a stand-up comedian, who has traveled the world performing my shows (‘Ungefiltered’, ‘Meshuga Frum’, ‘Strictly Unorthodox’ and now “Down Under’). I have my own show on the BBC – yes, the anti-Zionist BBC! – remarkably called ‘Ashley Blaker’s Goyish Guide To Judaism’. I also have my own production company called Black Hat Productions (see I told you, Charedi) and as a writer and producer I have worked with pretty much everyone in British comedy, including James Corden, John

Oliver and Russell Brand, who used to come to our house. My wife would actually make them dinner. While I was in the house I should add.

So what can you expect from my show? Well, you’ll be pleased to hear that I have been through the show with a fine-tooth comb and every British word or phrase has been replaced. Every hello is now a G’day; and to get in character I’ve been calling my wife Sheila for months.

But the good news is the subject matter hasn’t had to be translated at all. Because as I’ve discovered over the past few years, Jews are pretty much the same all over the world. In fact when videos of me performing have been posted online, many people have commented ‘wow, I thought that was just a Caulfield bagel belt thing’.

That said, my show isn’t just about the universal stuff. I also talk a lot about the situations that I reckon are completely unique to me. Unless you’re also a strictly orthodox Jew working at a network like the BBC. I work in the touchy-feely world of media where everyone hugs and kisses each other and yet I don’t shake hands with anyone of the opposite gender apart from my wife. I would say that this is hugely difficult, but while it is, I am grateful that these issues have provided me with more than enough comic material to keep me going for a while.

I also bet I’ve got to be the only person in the world who works in TV but doesn’t actually own a TV himself. I go to meetings and am completely clueless about the business I work in. So if I’m not trying to get out of shaking hands with women, I’m thinking how I’m going to explain why I’ve not seen the latest season of ‘Masterchef ’. If it sounds completely nuts, that’s probably because it is.

Let me tell you more at my shows.

FOR TICKET INFORMATION HAVE A LOOK AT www.ashleyblaker.com/oz Please note: • Seating at The Comic's Lounge is at tables.

There are 80 tables, offering between 2 to 14 seats at each table. Tables cannot be reserved, and will be available on a 'first come, first serve' basis on the night.

• VIP tickets guarantee seating at one of the tables closer to the stage.

• The table seating on offer also provides an option for those who prefer separate male/female seating to sit accordingly should they wish.

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THE KIDS ARE COMING!

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he phone rang once, then twice. I have been trained well. Do not answer the phone until the third ring even if I am standing next to the phone. Shprintze insists there are many wrong phone calls with no voices on the other end. Just wait for the third ring then pick up.

So I waited. One ring, two rings, and then I heard from the other room Shprintze had picked up the phone violating her own prohibition on the rules of picking up the phone. G-d forbid if I had done that.

“Hello”, I heard followed by a loud sigh of happiness. “Hello darling. I so love to hear your voice”.

“Hello darling”, could only mean one thing. One of the kids was calling.

“You are!” Another joyful squeal of happiness emerged from Shprintze. “When? For how long?

How nice. Do we have the what put in our car? You are flying in? Of course we do. Especially since you are bringing our new grandbaby for a visit. We will pick you up. No, wait, your father will pick you up, I will have a beauty shop appointment to get my nails done just for you. I am so excited. We can’t wait to see you. Bye bye and kiss kiss the baby for us.”

“Who was that, Shprintze?” I asked.

“It was Yoni. He is coming with the new grandbaby and his wife.”

“Did he want to speak to me too?”

“No, you will talk to him when he comes. I told him you are going to pick him up at the airport” she answered.

“What was he asking about?” I asked her.

“He wanted to know if you had the infant child safety seat he sent down six months ago professionally installed yet.”

“You mean the seat that the seat belt goes around”, I asked.

“Velvel, don’t be difficult” she said. “You know it is more than a simple seat belt that secures the seat.

Yoni told us these are the latest designs for child safety in cars. They do things differently now. They do things better than when we had children. Today there are special studies on how to put a car seat in.

Yoni has long told us that what we did when they were small would be considered criminal today.

Do you want your grandson to be exposed to danger, Velvel? Go and see about having the seat installed properly.”

Well, I had my marching order in place.

After googling seatbelts, I came across Buy, Buy Baby - a massive store about an hour drive away, where we had purchased things for the grandbaby just after his bris up North.

It was at least 15,000 feet on two levels with departments for strollers and cribs that were so costly, even the grandparents doing the buying had to take out a second mortgage on their houses.

Every department had chairs to rest on. Not for the new parents - they were full of energy of look at this and look at that. They were for the worn out grandparents.

The nice lady at Buy, Buy Baby, Gladys, understood my dilemma. I needed to get the baby car seat installed before the kids arrived, otherwise they would never come again “Where can I get a car seat installed, professionally and properly?” I asked Gladys.

“You are quite correct to ask Mr. Rabinowitz” Gladys answered. “The law has been improved. You cannot simply install a child car safety seat yourself.”

“O.K.”, I responded. “Where do I go? I will pay anything to get it done by next Friday”.

“We don’t install car seats ourselves Mr. Rabinowitz, because of legal considerations. We can sell you one but any police station or fire station or emergency response location can do it for you. They all do it for free.

It is part of the community services that you are paying your tax dollars for”, Gladys smiled with her answer.

I thanked her, comforted to know that I am paying super high property taxes on a house so that I can get a child car seat installed for free.

With the grey plastic child safety seat in the back of the car, I headed out to the local fire station to get it installed.

It was locked. O.K. security is security. I can’t fault them for that. I rang the doorbell three, then four, then five times – no answer. I tried the intercom, no answer. Then I began wondering, what would I do if I really had an emergency, standing in front of the fire department and they were all out to lunch?

Maybe they were out on a call. Maybe someone had locked their pet poodle in the car or an alligator had sauntered into their backyard pool.

Back home, I googled other fire and rescue locations. I called the main number.

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Every Shabbat and Yom Tov are welcomed and farewelled with fire. So many family memories are shared with fire. Lighting the Chanukah menorah year after year. Lighting the candles on the eve of Rosh Hashana, contemplating the year that has past and the year to come. Burning the chametz before the start of Pesach. The Havdalah candle lit at the end of Yom Kippur. Yartziet candles commemorating those who have passed on.

As much as these occasions warms our hearts, one split second of a misbehaving flame could turn disastrous.

This past Chanukah, we finished singing all the joyous songs and all the candles were lit.

One stray flame made contact with my sons’ school newsletter. Within seconds a small flame had engulfed our nearby couch. We quickly ran for our fire extinguisher, just a short distance away. Just as quickly as the flame grew, we were able to get it under control and put the fire out.

Who would have thought that an electrician, who goes to client’s homes daily to check their smoke alarms and talk about fire safety would be the host of a household fire? Without the appropriate safety equipment our beautiful family memory of lighting the menorah could have taken a turn for the worst.

One aspect to think about, especially with Pesach at our doorstep. Make sure all your appliances meet safety standards and don’t overload your switchboard. Speak to a licensed electrician who understands this unique setup and discuss installing a dedicated circuit to ensure it has the capacity to cope with the additional appliances.

Make sure your home is fire safe with all the necessary systems in place so that you can enjoy lighting up your home all year round.

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BACK-TO-SCHOOL Have fun with the following puzzles, kids.

See answers below

GIVE YOUR CHILD’S BACK A GOOD PACK

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s children return to school this year, it is an opportune time for parents with school aged children look at the quality and fit of their child’s backpack.

School can be a challenging time for some children, so ensuring they are as comfortable as possible is important for their physical and mental development.

Here are a few simple and easy to follow tips to remember.

2. RIDDLE

If you have three, you have three.

If you have two, you have two.

But if you have one, you have none.

What am I?

1. BRAIN TEASER

WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN A BACKPACK: • Make sure the backpack is the right size for your child, no wider than their chest and below the hollow of their back.

• A moulded frame on the back, that when adjusted fits their spine.

• A bag made from a light weight material like canvas, with two padded straps.

• Adjustable waist and sternum straps.

• Separate compartments that allow for easy packing and weight distribution.

3. COLOUR THE PURIM CLOWN

HOW TO CARRY THE BACKPACK IN A ‘SPINE SAFE’ WAY:

ANSWERS

• Ensure that the weight of the backpack is no more than 10% of your child’s weight when packed. Only pack essentials to lessen the load, perhaps use school lockers if available.

• Pack the heaviest items closest to the spine and make sure all zippers are done up all the way.

• Secure the sternum and waist straps (they’re there for a reason).

• Always wear both straps, tell the kids it’s not cool to ‘one strap it’ anymore.

• Try to reduce time spent wearing the backpack to no more than 30 minutes at any one time.

Parents should keep in mind that it is ok to have some mild to moderate levels of spinal pain that is associated with physical activity – this pain is more often benign and self-limiting. Professional help should be sought if pain persists however.

For more information on maintaining a healthy spine this ‘back to school’ season, visit chiropractors.asn.au/backtoschool Reprinted and abridged with permission from the Chiropractors’ Association of Australia

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The Kids are Coming!

“If this is an emergency please stay on the line.

An operator will be with you shortly” a recorded voice intoned very slowly and clearly on the fifth ring, “or dial 9 followed by the hash key and then enter 66 after the beep.” Hope no one died while waiting. After five minutes a human being answered.

“No problem, just go to any fire and rescue station”, the voice responded. “They can help you”.

“I did” I quickly replied. “There was no one there”.

“Hold please”.

Two minutes later another voice came on. I explained the problem again.

“I see”, she said. “Well, call Lt Fabrize at this number. He specializes in installing car seats”.

Great I was making progress. I called the number for Lt Fabrize only to learn from his answering machine that he was on vacation and would not be able to return calls until the next scheduled car seat installation day two weeks from now.

Undaunted, I called the local Police department who referred me to the fire and safety squad, who sent me to emergency services, who in turn directed me to volunteer fire and rescue, who suggested I try the highway patrol. Each had a special date for installation by appointment only but the scheduler was out.

Eventually, to my relief, The Florida Highway Patrol put me on to the Palm Beach Precious Cargo Hotline number for car safety seat installation.

“You have reached the Palm Beach County Precious Cargo Hotline”, a recorded message began. “During the summer months we are closed. We will return all phone calls on Tuesdays and Thursdays to install your Precious Cargo by appointment only.”

Not wanting Shprintze to hear me screaming into the receiver, I left the house, praying that G-d would lead me in the right direction.

Finally, finally at the Hagen Ranch fire station, a nice young man in a blue jump suit came out and talked to me. He had PBCFR, Palm Beach County Fire and Rescue, stencilled on his back. His name was Ted. It was embroidered on the front of his chest pocket.

Ted walked over to the car and picked up the car seat. He looked at it. He turned it over. He read

the directions printed on the side, as I had done before. The directions were so clear only a person from the Philippines speaking Tagalic could understand them. Then he said.

“I installed my own car seat. But I can’t install one for you. We are not permitted to help you here.

The lawyers sue us over everything. If anything happened we would be liable. The man that installs the car seats is out for six weeks on maternity leave”.

“Not wanting Shprintze to hear me screaming into the receiver, I left the house, praying that G-d would lead me in the right direction.” “ Shprintze “, I asked. “What airport are the kids coming in to?” “ Ft. Lauderdale. Why do you ask?” she responded.

“They will not be in for another week”.

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“Wonderful, put it on my card”, I said.

Shprintze called from the other room.

“Velvel, did you take care of the car seat for Yoni?”

“Yes dear”, I said. “It has all been arranged”.

A week later we sat around the Shabbos table with Yoni’s family, Bubby Shprintze kvelling over the grandbaby and the saga of the safety seat all but forgotten.

Reprinted and abridged with permission from our guest writer, William Rabinowitz. William lives in Boynton Beach California and writes a series of stories for the Boynton Beach Chronicles. This story first appeared online in The Jewish Magazine

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