South Florida Jewish Home Magazine by David Gutman

MARCH 1, 2012

Purim 2012

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inside this issue

from the editors To My Dear Readers,

■ 10 week in news ■ 18 Purim

It is a pleasure and honour to be greeting you to another exciting issue of the South Florida Jewish Home. As every issue is unique and fun, I especially enjoy the issues dedicated to Chagim that mark our way through the milestones of the year.

■ 25 Community ■ 29 K cuisine ■ 31 Zyieg ■ 32 Opinion

For some of us, when we hear that Purim is upon us - we pause and think "if Purims now, then Pesach is in a month! YIKES!!". If you are in this niche market, then relax - we will have everything you could possibly need to be prepared, in our Pesach featured issue. So, remember to stop and smell the roses by enjoying Purim and bearing in mind what miracles have taken place to protect us. Take a moment to pause and pray for your "Purim Miracle". The story of Purim reminds us that there is no such thing as a "coincidence" and everything happens for a reason. There is a plan in store for us.

■ 35 Money ■ 42 Dining Guide

This Shabbos marks the one year yahrtzeit of the Fogel family. This tragic event served as an enormous wake up call across all communities. It will undoubtedly continue to bring us together to protect what is ours and strive in perfecting our ways.

■ 46 In memory ■ 47 Sports ■ 50 Marketplace

Inside this issue you will find great articles and ideas to help you celebrate the festivities of Purim. What a perfect time of year for it to be a mitzvah to be happy and spread smiles. So read up and laugh out loud like no one is listening. Thank you for sending in your jokes for our contest, we certainly laughed plenty over here. This issue we published the top 5 that made us laugh, stay tuned in the coming issues for more winners and keep sending them in! Thank you for reading and hope you enjoy reading this issue, as much as I enjoyed editing it! Chag Purim Sameach ! Be Safe, Be Happy.

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SHABBAT TIMES Friday, March 2, 2012 Parshat tetzaveh Light Candles at: 6:04 pm Shabbat, March 3, 2012 Shabbat Ends: 6:58 pm Friday, March 9, 2012 Parshat Ki Tzitza Light Candles at: 6:08 pm Shabbat, March 10, 2012 Shabbat Ends: 7:01 pm

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This week in news Global Iranian Scientist’s Widow Speaks There has been much speculation regarding the assassination of Mostaga Ahmadi Roshan, an Iranian nuclear scientist. Iran has blamed the U.S. and Israel for the attack. Iran has unswervingly been stating that their nuclear project is not for military intent. Recent statements made by the widow of the scientist have done everything to belie those claims. Fatemeh Bolouri Kashani said that her husband “sought the annihilation of the Zionist regime wholeheartedly. Mostafa’s ultimate goal was the annihilation of Israel.” She continued on to describe how her husband “loved any resistance in his life who was willing to fight the Zionist regime and supported the rights of the oppressed Palestinian nation.” Mostafa Ahmadi Roshan was killed on January 11, 2012. He was killed in northern Tehran, Iran by a car bomb. No one has formally accepted responsibility for the attack.

I think that people see that one of the solutions to that is to have greater accountability and that might be the mechanism through which greater political freedoms are demanded,” Subramanian said. “I think political reform, economic accountability mechanism, is perhaps kind of, if I can peer through the lens, is kind of the way forward in China.”

Student Sews Lips in Protest An Iranian student, Dariush Jalali has been arrested after he sewed his lips together to protest the pressure against his political activism. He was studying at Yasuj Univesiry in southwest Iran. Over the weekend, the student chained himself to a metal railing outside the university with his lips sewn. He was reportedly detained “violently” by security forces and taken away in a car, his whereabouts have not been revealed. Jalali was reportedly sentenced to one year in prison last after participating in a protest in 2009 that was anti the Iranian regime. After serving just three months of his sentence, he was released. Oﬃcials had banned Jalali from classes recently. Before his arrest, Jalali passionately issued a statement saying, “Why am I protesting in this fashion? Why the lips closed? Why the chained feet? I sewed my lips because no one heard my cry against injustice. I chained my feet because my running didn’t take me anywhere. No matter how much I shouted, no one heard me. I said maybe my silence will be heard. I ran and ran but no one saw it. I said maybe I will be noticed by being in chains.” Well, he sure was noticed but probably not in the way he was hoping for.

Nobel Peace Prize Nominee Leaked U.S. Classified Information

Financial The Explosion of Super Commuters It seems that technology and the economy have contributed to the growth of supercommuters, those who travel long distances to work. Many super-commuters travel hundreds of miles from their homes to work and use cars, trains, planes or buses as transportation. From 2002 to 2009, the number of super-commuters grew in eight of the ten largest U.S. metropolitan areas. In Philadelphia alone, the number increased by 50%. A typical super-commuter is under 29 and middle class. The role of technology, such as the use of computers, cell phones and video conferencing has assisted in the trend. “Simply put, the workplace is no longer fixed in one location, but rather where the worker is situated.

An army oﬃcer who is being charged with “engineering the biggest leak of classified information in U.S. history” has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize. Army Pfc. Bradley Manning is most famous for allegedly leaking classified documents to WikiLeaks. He was arraigned last week in Ft. Meade, MD. The founder of WikiLeaks, Julian Assange, was also nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize last year. He ultimately did not receive it. Bill Gates and Bill Clinton have been nominated for the prize this year as well.

World Bank Calls for China Reforms In a new report titled, China 2030, the World Bank urges China to reform their economic policies and look towards change. World Bank President Robert Zoellick held a news conference in China to explain the report’s finding that called for structural economic reforms in China. Zoellick said, “China has been very successful over the past 30 years with one structural model for development. That model has focused on export-led and heavily investment-led growth. The 12th fiveyear plan recognizes that needs to change, to focus more on domestic demand and consumption.” The current economic growth in China will be unsustainable unless the country makes free-market reforms. A protester at the conference said that the World Bank is poisonous to China and that its policies exacerbate the country’s growing wealth gap. Arvind Subramanian of the Peterson Institute for International Economics in Washington said that many in the country are angry over the inequality between classes. “There is no question that in this country, rising inequality is a major, one of the big imbalances.

Buffet Acknowledges his Errors Warren Buffet has a yearly ritual of sending a letter to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway underlining his personal financial successes. Each year, his pronouncements are eagerly anticipated as investors around the world want to hear advice from a man who is worth $44 billion. In this year’s letter, Buffet admitted to several mistakes including a significant error regarding some Texas utility bonds. Of course the error is minor next to all the profitable decisions Buffet made in the year 2011. The mistakes are highlighted continued on page 15

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Top Retailers of 2011 The retailing industry suffered major setbacks in the past few years and unfortunately there are no promising signs that the year 2012 will be any different. Research company Retail Sails recently used a key metric to rank U.S. stores. The health of the store is calculated based on the annual sales per square foot. It should come as no surprise that the number one spot was filled by Apple Inc. Apple stores earn an average of $5,600 per square foot of retail space. The surprising part is that that number is nearly double the rest of the retailers on the list. There is a large gap between Apple and number two on the list, Tiffany and Co. Tiffany opened its first store in 1837 and now earns an average of $3,085 in sales per square foot. Other retailers that made it to the list include: Coach handbag retailer at number three with earnings of $1,824 per foot, Lululemon Athletica a yoga-inspired athletic apparel company that has over 150 stores, and True Religion Jeans which is number five on the list. One common feature amongst the retailers who managed to get top dollar per square foot is branding. Branding is perhaps the biggest common factor because it brings traffic into the stores. Happy shopping!

economy and political fundraising. Since the New Year, the president has taken four trips outside of Washington D.C. He appeared at 18 re-election fundraisers. Political opponents have strongly criticized the president’s jet-setting and have raised many questions amongst taxpayers as to who bears the high costs of the president’s frequent travel. Traditionally, oﬃcial presidential travel is paid for with tax money and included in the cost of executive branch operations. The candidate’s campaign committee is responsible to foot the bill when the journey or event is politically related. In instances where the two are intertwined, the costs are supposed to be split. Brendan Doherty, a political science professor at the U.S. Naval Academy, explains, “Most presidents have doubled up on trips and said they followed the law, which is a complex formula no one really understands.” He added, “And even on a fully political trip, the taxpayer ends up paying part of the bill.” According to campaign finance experts, the president’s campaign is expected to reimburse the government the price of a first class commercial airline ticket for each additional passenger on an Air Force Once Plane to or from a political event. However, that amount is not even close to the amount that is costs to operate an Air Force One flight or the army of Secret Service agents, not to mention the presidential motorcades. It costs $179,750 per hour to operate an Air Force One flight. That sum includes the cost of fuel, flight consumables, depot level repairs, aircraft overhaul, and engine overhaul. The salaries of pilots and airmen are not included because they are paid regardless of the plane’s actual use. So Obama’s one-day trip to Florida will cost approximately $674,000 in airfare alone.

Half of Americans Don’t Pay Taxes

According to a recently revealed numbers, only half of U.S. citizens pay federal income tax. In 2009, just 50.5 percent of Americans paid income tax, meaning 151.7 million citizens got away without paying their share. In 1984, 85 percent of Americans paid their taxes. Speculators suspect that the number of people not participating in the tax system could have increased due to a bad economy and high unemployment. This trend threatens government revenues. This also raises allegations of welfare recipients costing the economy a tremendous amount of money. The reduction in the number of taxpayers is also a result of low-income workers taking pay cuts and reduced hours, and therefore slipping out of the tax system. Of course, the number also includes people who illegally fail to file a tax return.

Presidential Piggybacking is Expensive The term presidential piggybacking refers to combining oﬃcial duties with political business. President Obama’s trip to Florida served a dual purpose: a speech on the

Another finding shows that 21.8 percent of U.S. citizens receive financial assistance from the federal government. That is around 67.3 million people relying on the federal government for food stamps, health insurance, and other similar support. The combination of fewer taxpayers and higher welfare payments highly aﬀects the national deficit.

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with the intention of being informative to readers. Last year in his letter to shareholders, Buffet predicted that this year would be the start of the American housing recovery and would help fuel economic growth. In response to this inaccurate prediction, Buffet concluded that biology makes this issue unavoidable and as more people are brought into this world, more houses will be needed. He wrote, “While ‘doubling up’ may be the initial reaction of some during a recession, living with in-laws can quickly lose its allure.” Buffet bought $2 billion in bonds from Texas Utility Energy Future Holdings. Now those bonds are only worth about $878 million. Buffet openly admitted to misjudging the company’s prospects and the assumption that gas prices would remain low. He stated, “However things turn out, I totally miscalculated the gain/loss probabilities when I purchased the bonds. In tennis parlance, this was a major unforced error by your chairman.” Another bad decision Buffest confessed to was buying Berkshire Hathaway itself. Buffet purchased the struggling New England textile mill in the 1960s. The mill continued operating before Buffet shut it down 20 years later. Buffet admits now to not recognizing that the textile business was a dying market and would continue to lose money. Buffet wrote, “And then, in a final burst of brilliance, I went out and bought another textile company. Aaaaaaargh! Eventually I came to my senses, heading first into insurance and then into other industries.” Buffet gets credit for humbling himself to acknowledging his blunders but hey, c’mon, don’t cry over spilled milk, especially when you got about $44 billion cartons left.

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Israel Israel’s New Friend Israeli defense oﬃcials confirmed an attention-grabbing deal on Sunday. Aerospace Industries agreed to sell $1.6 billion worth of drones and anti-aircraft and missile defense systems to Azerbaijan. This would bring sophisticated technology to the doorstep of archenemy Iran. It has not been confirmed whether or not this defense deal is related to a potential plan for Israel to strike Iran. Israel has been busy attempting to form diplomatic alliances. Azerbaijan is a strategic choice since it is neighbors with Iran. This relationship continued to blossom even after Israel’s friendship with Turkey deteriorated in 2010 after nine Turks were killed aboard a ship that sought to breach Israel’s blockade of the Gaza strip. Iranian ministers have accused Azerbaijan of permitting members of the Mossad to operate on its territory and provide a lobby for the killing of Iranian nuclear scientists. The country denied the accusations calling it “slanderous lies.” Israel is primarily concerned with Iran’s nuclear program. Israeli leaders have suggested that they are prepared to attack Iranian nuclear facilities in order to keep Tehran from building bombs. Iran has denied that agenda and claims to be hoping to produce energy and medical isotopes. This conflict will be the main topic of conversation when Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Friday and with President Barack Obama in Washington on Monday. A U.N. nuclear agency reported that Iran has rapidly ramped up production of higher-grade enriched uranium over the last few months. Netanyahu said this report brings proof that Iran is trying to produce a nuclear bomb and that this report is “another piece of incontrovertible evidence.”

Donald Trump is a blatant supporter of Israel. Over the weekend, he met with Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov who invited Trump to visit Israel to scope out possible investment opportunities in tourism and local real estate. Trump is one of the biggest real estate entrepreneurs in the U.S. and around the world. Recently he has become more involved in politics. Misezhnikov urged Trump to come to Israel and explained, “Your visit will signal to the world that Israel is a safe place for tourists.” He assured Trump that an investment would prove to be a smart financial decision while showing political support. Trump responded warmly to the offer and asked Michael Cohen, the Executive Vice President at the Trump Organization, to plan a trip for near future. We will keep you posted on the details… Unofficial El Al Leaflet Cuts the West Bank and the Golan off the Map Passengers on an El Al flight departing from Moscow’s airport received a pamphlet with a map of Israel that seemed to be missing the West Bank and the Golan. Israeli passengers were furious and expressed their grievances on the El Al’s Facebook page. The company blames an independent source for publishing and distributing the maps, although El Al’s logo was stamped on the leaflets. The pamphlet also includes El Al company information, its development, transportation details, and lounges. In response, El Al commented, “Following the publication of the leaflet map image, we wish to make it clear: All of El Al’s official publications include the official map of Israel. An initial probe reveals that the leaflet is not an official El Al leaflet and no such official leaflet has been publishing on behalf of the company. We will continue to look into the matter.”

U.S. Denies a Visa for Israeli Parliament Member National Union MK Michael Ben Ari was denied a visa by the U.S. government. The consulate cited that Ben Ari’s involvement in a “terror organization” was the basis of the rejection. The request for the visa was so that Ben Ari could participate in two conferences being held in the U.S. this week, one that promotes aliyah to Israel. The U.S. State Department maintains the right to prohibit the entrance of people who were previously involved in terror activities or were members of a terror organization in a foreign country. Ben Ari was a member in the Kach movement, a far-right political movement that is considered a terror organization in Israel,

Canada, the European Union, and the U.S. Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin expressed his fury over the decision in a letter to U.S. ambassador Daniel Shapiro. Rivlin stated, “I would like to express my protest against the decision and request that it be reconsidered. Mr. Ben Ari is a Knesset member who represents the National Union party, an entirely legitimate party in the Israeli parliament. As a public oﬃcial in Israel, a close ally of the U.S., he cannot be recognized as a member of a terror group or be prohibited from visiting the U.S.” Ben Ari responded to the unfair decision by pointing out, “The U.S. government, who receives with open arms Ahmadinejad, who calls for the destruction of Israel, Abbas, who planned the murder of children in Jerusalem, and Ahmed Tibi, who enthusiastically encourages shahids, chose to bar me from meeting with Jewish communities in the U.S. and to encourage aliyah to Israel, with claims that I am a terrorist. Now it is clear that the American blindness that cannot diﬀerentiate who is a terrorist threatening world peace is what brought about the horrible terror attacks of September 11.”

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Mishloach Manos Themes The calmest day of the year in our house is by far Purim. On Purim we can enjoy our year long activity of brainstorming the theme for the coming year’s Purim mishloach manos. I kid you not! We begin brainstorming every year on shushan purim. One year one of my children suggested the next year’s theme on purim afternoon but we pushed oﬀ the conversation for the next day so we could just enjoy the day. Does that mean that my theme is 12 months of pressure? Absolutely not! It is a family project where everyone’s ideas count. We usually tie it all together about a month before purim but it’s definitely our family’s pride and joy throughout the year. I have a hard time going into a store and deciding on a container, what to fill it with and tying bows. A theme focuses my ideas, it makes it easier for me! My husband finds the whole idea of themes too stressful. He doesn’t like the pressure of trying to out-do what we did the year before. Whenever we discuss mishloach manos ideas, he votes for firemen. He’s ready to tell people we’re all BURNT OUT! and to expect a regular package next year!

Take a look at our past years’ fun and you decide for yourself!-

Pizza Bakers! The costumes were so easy! I got the hats from the local pizza shop. The aprons were from Michael’s and I printed my own iron ons! Mishloach manos was just as simple. I found a pizza shop that was open on Purim that made me small pizza pies. I bought the French fry containers and put veggie straws in it, covered with a piece of foil. I put the French fries in a brown bag with a small soda bottle. The kids looked like mini pizza delivery men and were so proud!

Nuts I had these sweatshirts screen printed: “Allergy Alert: This Shirt May Contain a Nut” The mishloach manos was full of nuts. A can of peanuts, a pecan square (from the bakery), we made chocolate covered pretzels dipped in nuts and a small ameretto liquor. For this theme we did something exciting and had a pen personalized to say “EpiPen – Happy Purim – The Miller’s”. It was a real hit!

Recycling Men This idea was long formulating in my head but I didn’t know how people would react to it. It was a smashing success! For the costumes I went to downtown Toronto and bought the real high visibility shirts that city workers wear. The containers I bought at the dollar store. I had a stencil of a recycling symbol made on line and we traced it onto the container. For this theme the food didn’t matter, I bought whatever was cheap. Every food in the container had a different label that read “To The Miller’s From The ________ (insert different family names for each food item)”. This is the poem that went along on a plain piece of crumpled white paper: I must have miscalculated; I thought I had enough, I guess I’ll have to RECYCLE someone else’s stuff. Next time I’ll be more careful when making mishloach manos from my table, I’ll have to remember to take off the other person’s label!

Balloon Men

Doctors

We got a little carried away! I found a Classy Wrap balloon stuﬃng machine on ebay for $180 and we put the food inside the balloon. For the costumes I took undershirts and made an iron on. I rented a helium tank and each child had a bunch of balloons to hold that they gave to children who came to the door.

I had a baby 3 weeks before Purim so I bought these costumes from Dressupamerica.com. They were great costumes and they washed beautifully.

The mishlaoch manos was amazing but did get frustrating when they popped!-

Feedback was amazing! We even had a little girl call to order another pie!

For the mishloach manos I ordered boxes that look like a doctor’s satchel from NashvilleWraps.com. I put in a package of chicken noodle soup, a small box of tea, a medicine dispenser with round white mints, a can of Dr. Pepper and we made chocolate band aids with a candy mold.

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Purim is Judaism’s most dramatic, fun-filled holiday. When else can you dress up like a bunny rabbit and eat doughy triangles filled with poppy seeds? Purim occurs on the 14th of Adar. (In certain walled cities like Jerusalem, “Shushan Purim” is celebrated the following day, the 15th of Adar.) Purim celebrates the dramatic turn-around events, where the wicked Haman tried to annihilate the Jewish people of ancient Persia. The Jews were saved through God’s miraculous arranging of events, as expressed by the heroics of Mordechai and Esther. There are four mitzvot specific to the holiday of Purim (see below).

30-Second History Set in Persia 2,300 years ago, the Book of Esther – or the “Megillah” as it is commonly called – recounts how a seemingly unrelated series of events spun together to save the Jewish people from annihilation. King Achashverosh throws a huge six-month party and Queen Vashti refuses to follow orders. After a global search, Esther becomes the new queen – but does not reveal her Jewishness. Mordechai, the leader of the Jews, uncovers a plot to assassinate the king – putting him also in a favorable position with the king. All this comes in handy when Haman, the king’s top advisor, obtains a decree to have all the Jews destroyed. (Purim is the Persian word for "lottery," used by Haman to determine a date for his planned destruction of the Jews.) In the end, through a complex twist of events, Esther gets the decree reversed, Haman is hanged on the gallows, and Mordechai becomes prime minister. The name Megillat Esther (Scroll of Esther) actually mean “revealing the hidden.” Unlike every other book in the Bible, Megillat Esther does not mention God’s name even once. The hidden hand of God is revealed through the maze of events. Megillat Esther teaches us that life’s challenges are always for the best, because what appears as an obstacle is really an opportunity to develop ourselves for the better. And it all comes from God’s invisible hand that guides our fate, every step of the way.

Fast of Esther Every year, the Fast of Esther is held on the day prior to Purim (Adar 13). What is the source of this fast? In the Megillah (4:16), Esther agrees to see the king uninvited, and asks the Jewish people to fast for three days beforehand. Also, the Jews fasted and prayed on the 13th of Adar in preparation for their defense against Haman's decree. As such, his is not a fast of sadness, but rather one of spiritual elevation and inspiration. The fast begins at dawn and ends after nightfall. No eating or drinking is permitted. Since this is not a major fast, pregnant or moderately ill people are exempt from the fast. (Consult your rabbi.) If the 13th falls on Shabbat, due to the honor of Shabbat, the fast is observed on Thursday, the 11th of Adar.

The Half-Shekel On the eve of Purim, there is a custom to give three coins to charity, to recall the half-shekel (Machatzit HaShekel) donated annually to the Temple treasury during Adar. Three coins are given because in the Torah portion dealing with the half-shekel (Exodus 30:11-16), the word terumah (“donation”) appears three times. Each coin should be the denomination of half the standard currency in that country (e.g. half a shekel, half a dollar, half a pound). The money is then given to the poor.

Reading the Megillah (Scroll of Esther) The Scroll of Esther (Megillah) is read on Purim night, and again the next day. We read it in the synagogue, because the larger the crowd, the greater publicity is given to the miracle of our being saved. The entire Megillah must be read from a kosher scroll, written with proper ink, parchment, etc. Every word must be clearly heard. The custom is to make noise at the mention of Haman's name, in keeping with the command to wipe out the remembrance of Amalek (Deut. 25:1719). Similarly, the Shabbat before Purim is called Shabbat Zachor, because the Maftir portion features the command to remember (zecher) Amalek.

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Summing up the Purim holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let’s eat.

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Mishloach Manot – Sending Food to Friends On the day of Purim, we send two items of food to at least one person – Mishloach Manot. It is preferable to send ready-to-eat foods or drinks. The food should be of a respectable quantity according to the standards of the sender and recipient. The reason for this mitzvah is to ensure that everyone has suﬃcient food for the Purim feast. More to the point, this increases love and friendship between Jews, providing an ideal opportunity to embrace our fellow Jews – irrespective of any religious or social diﬀerences. (After all, Haman did not discriminate amongst us.) For this reason, it is particularly good to give gifts to those who you may have had an argument with, or someone new in the community who needs a new friend. According to some, it is preferable to send the gift via a third person, since the verse (Esther 9:22) describes the mitzvah as “sending” food packages to one another.

Matanot La’evyonim – Gifts to the Poor On the day of Purim, it is also a special mitzvah to give money to at least two poor people – Matanot La’evyonim. Each poor person should be given at least the amount of food that is usually eaten at a regular meal, or the amount of money required to buy this. It is preferable to do this after the Megillah reading, so that the blessing "She'hecheyanu" can apply to it. If you do not know who is qualified to receive the gifts, then give the money to an authorized charity collector who will distribute the money on Purim for the purpose of fulfilling this mitzvah. The money may even be given to a charity collector before Purim, if he will distribute it on Purim day. It is better to spend more on gifts to the poor (Matanot La'evyonim) than on Mishloach Manot. There is no greater joy than gladdening the hearts of orphans, widows and poor people. The Jewish people are one unit – we can’t possibly enjoy the holiday if poor people don’t have enough.

Rejoicing & the Purim Meal The day's grand finale is the festive meal. The Purim seudah (feast) should begin during the daytime and extend until after dark. We eat our fill and pamper our bodies – because it is the Jewish bodies that Haman sought to destroy. Also, we are obliged to imbibe alcohol (responsibly, of course) until one doesn't know the diﬀerence between “cursed is Haman” and “blessed is Mordechai." We dress up in costumes, to let our defenses down and open up to the deeper reality of ourselves and our world. All our current problems and life's imperfections blend into good, until they become one unified expression of the Almighty’s infinite perfection. On Purim we add "Al Ha'nisim" – an extra paragraph which describes the Purim miracle – to the Amidah prayer, and also to the Grace After Meals.

Shushan Purim Residents of Jerusalem celebrate Purim one day later than other Jews, called “Shushan Purim.” The Megillah (Esther 9:20-22) says that the Jews prevailed over their enemies on the 13th of Adar, and on the 14th they feasted to celebrate the victory. But in Shushan the capital, the battle lasted an extra day and the holiday was not celebrated until the 15th. When the Sages instituted Purim, they took into account that Shushan was a walled city, and made the following stipulation: While most cities celebrate Purim on the 14th of Adar, cities which were walled at the time of Joshua should celebrate “Shushan Purim” on the 15th. The only city that was definitely walled at time of Joshua is Jerusalem. Some cities in Israel – Jaﬀa, Akko, Hebron – have an additional Megillah reading on the 15th as a stringency.

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Judy Akoros Every year, when I think of mishloach manos, my palms get sweaty and my heart starts pounding. Since when are we required to do arts and crafts projects past the 6th grade? This year I vowed to keep things simple. Here are some ideas for you to help you create simple, elegant and beautiful mishloach manos.

Be Creative The most beautiful mishloach manos I have ever received didn’t have a “theme.” The most important thing to find is a container that is big enough to fit all your items and small enough that you don’t need too many items for it to fill. Try small jars, vases, cardboard containers or bags. My good friend Bracha is a master at taking just a few items and putting them together in a unique, creative way. One year, she bought glass jars, filled them with small cookies and homemade bonbons. She filled the jar halfway with sugar and tied a beautiful ribbon to the top of the jar. The look was amazingly elegant and yet so simple. Another year she took a cardboard box and made sections using folded cardboard. She filled the sections with food in coordinating colors—chocolates, chocolate-dipped cookies and a small bottle of liqueur. Simple, elegant and beautiful.

Use Color Color coordination is pleasing to the eye and makes your job so much easier. Once you decide on a color scheme, your shopping is that much easier. In my experience, less is more. When buying food items, it is best to remember that people appreciate more “choshuv” items. Although they may be slightly more expensive, instead of sending out five items, send out three more “choshuv” ones. Your mishloach manos will look that much more sophisticated.

It’s the Little Things When sending out mishloach manos (or any present for any reason), so much is dependent on the wrapping. When you add finishing touches to your mishloach manos, even the simple ones, it looks much more elegant. Use ribbon, a mask, tulle, tissue paper…all these things add to the presentation.

Make It Yourself After eating so much processed food, it’s always nice to get something homemade. Find something that you make that’s delicious, transportable and elegant. It could be salsa, a small babka, a soup, dips, a homemade bread. Wrap the item together with one other food, and you’re done. One year, my sister received a mishloach manos that was wrapped in a simple dishtowel. There were two jars of homemade salsas and a package of breadsticks nestled in the towel. Last year, my neighbor sent me a salad with crackers. It was delicious and kept me satiated throughout the day! One year my mother sent out a platter with cut up vegetables and dips; I’m surprised I didn’t eat them all when I was delivering them!

Themes, Themes, Themes Although we all “make fun” of “themes” in mishloach manos, Purim is about fun and it’s cute to send out mishloach manos that will make people smile. In the past, I have received many diﬀerent mishloach manos with fun themes. Some people choose a nationality (Italian, Mexican, Israeli, French), some choose a time of year (Pesach, Rosh Hashana, summer, winter) or something that connects with their family (doctor, newspaper, baseball). You can also send out foods that go together. For example, I have received a “smores” mishloach manos (crackers, marshmallows, chocolate), a chips ‘n dip mishloach manos, and PB & J mishloach manos. A theme doesn’t have to be over-the-top. It’s the idea behind it that makes it cute! With so much on our minds on Purim, from costumes, hearing megillah, planning a seudah, it’s always nice to know that there are ways to make things easier on ourselves. I hope that this year will be filled with fun, food and festivities!

A freilechen Purim!

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Adorable and Aﬀordable Costumes for Your Kids Susan Schwamm There are so many things that women are busy with for Purim, why should we spend so much time on our children’s costumes? Every year, I promise myself that I will prepare something quick and easy to dress my little ones. This year, I share with you some of my ideas—your kids will love how they look and you will love the time you save making them!

Black felt iron-on letters Tzitzis White t-shirt with black sleeves or black long-sleeved shirt and white shell Black pants Cut out a big “mem” from the silver paper and attach it to the black top hat. Iron on the Uncle Moishy letters to the shirt. Add a red star in the middle. Dress your child with the shirt, tzitzis and pants and you’re ready to go!

Construction Worker What happens when you need to create a costume last minute for your little one? Just grab these few items and you’re set! Watch out, men at work! You Will Need Hard hat Open flannel shirt T-shirt Jeans Tool belt Walkie Talkie Orange oaktag String or ribbon Draw the words “Men at Work” on the orange oaktag and attach with string and ribbon to your child’s neck.

Baker Need some help whipping up a batch of cookies? No problem! The baker is here! You Will Need White oaktag White tissue paper White apron Rolling pin Bowl and spoon Using the white oaktag and tissue paper, make the baker’s hat. Cut 6 inches from the oaktag and wrap it around your child’s head. Staple the tissue paper onto the hat so it looks like a baker’s hat.

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Here’s a twist on one of the most popular things this year. You Will Need Cereal box Paper Glue Wrapping paper String or elastic Use a cereal box to create the outside of the “book” and cover with wrapping paper. Make accordion pleats at the end of 11x17 white papers. Attach paper to the “book cover.” Cut out a circle in the center for the face. Write the words “Facebook” on the white papers. Your face will be in between the words “face” and “book.” Attach the string or elastic on the sides of the circle cut-out so you can keep it on your head. Your friends will really “like” this costume!

This costume is perfect for your budding artist—and so easy to do! You Will Need Black Beret White shirt Paintbrush Black pants White oaktag Colored markers Let your child splatter the shirt with paint or color it with markers. You can also draw

Uncle Moishy Calling Uncle Moishy fans! This one’s for you! You Will Need Black top hat Silver paper

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Magician There’s magic in the air for your little Harry Houdini. You Will Need Black top hat Black cape White shirt Black pants Deck of cards Toy Rabbit Glue cards onto the cape. Attach rabbit to inside of the black top hat. Draw a mustache onto your child’s face. And make sure he practices those card tricks!

Scarecrow This one is for the birds! You Will Need Plaid shirt Denim overalls Straw Floppy hat Fake birds Yellow gloves Broomstick (optional) Stick the straw into the pockets of the overalls, out of the shirtsleeves and glue some onto the hat. Attach the gloves to the ends of the shirtsleeves. Glue the birds onto the hat and shoulders. If you dare, insert the broomstick into the shirtsleeves so your child’s arms stick out. (You may want to do that just for the pictures!)

Haman Being that no one wants to be the villain, this costume is sure to be original! You Will Need Three corned hat

Is there a doctor in the house? You Will Need Shower cap Crocs Scrubs or white lab coat and white pants Stethoscope

Silky pajamas Shoes with pointy toes Black eyeliner Garbage Use the eyeliner to draw a mustache on your child’s face. Glue pieces of garbage (cardboard, etc.—you don’t want anyone to be oﬀended by the smell!) to the pajamas.

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Masks

Surgeon

In this simple costume, your child is sure NOT to blend into the crowd! You Will Need Red and white striped shirt Blue jeans Round glasses Beanie

Jelly Bellys This costume is so sweet and oh so good! You Will Need White and red oaktag Colored markers Clear plastic garbage bags Balloons in diﬀerent colors Ribbon or string Draw the Jelly Belly logo on the white oaktags. Use the red oaktag for some of the design. Blow up 15-20 balloons of diﬀerent colors. Fill the clear garbage bags with the balloons and attach to the oaktag. Use the ribbon or string to hang it over your child’s shoulders.

These masks are beautiful and require very little eﬀort. You Will Need Feathers or fake flowers Piece of felt, same color as the feathers or flowers Sequins Glue or hot gun Mask To make these beautiful masks, cut out a piece of felt and glue onto each side of the mask. Then, glue the feathers onto the felt. If you are using the fake flowers, take the petals oﬀ the flowers and glue the flower petals onto the felt. Cut out eye holes in the center of the felt. Glue sequins onto the edges of the eye holes and the ends of the mask.

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diﬀerent color “paint” on your child’s face. Using the white oaktag, make a painter’s palette. Cut the oaktag in half and glue the two pieces together. Once the glue is dry, cut out the painter’s palette and let your child color the diﬀerent colors onto the palette.

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LEGACY OF HOPE AWARD

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A panel of speakers, including Harvard professor and author Alan Dershowitz, and a film will be part of Step Up for Israel, a free event to be held on March 15, 2012 at 7:30 p.m. at Temple Emanu-El, 190 N. County Road in Palm Beach. The event is sponsored by The Ewa & Dan Abraham Project, the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Jewish Community Relations Council and JerusalemOnlineU.com, along with other local and national Jewish organizations. The event will feature a screening of “Israel Inside,” a documentary which “explores the positive characteristics of Israeli society from a humanistic, psychological and emotional perspective,” according to the film’s website. The film will be followed by a panel discussion with Dershowitz, S. Daniel Abraham Center for Middle East Peace President Robert Wexler and President and CEO of Hillel Wayne L. Firestone. A dessert reception, sponsored by Temple Emanu-El, will be served after the discussion.

Step Up for Israel is an international grassroots Israel education campaign chaired by Dershowitz and Israeli Ambassador Dore Gold. The event is being co-sponsored by the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County’s Israel and Overseas Department, the Business & Professions Division and Next Gen Jewish Palm Beach; the American Jewish Committee; the National Council of Jewish Women; the Anti-Defamation League; Hadassah; and Hillel of Broward and Palm Beach. The Ewa & Dan Abraham Project, funded by S. Daniel Abraham in cooperation with the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County, is designed to broaden the scope of Jewish education and outreach in the greater Palm Beaches by creating programs for all ages and interest levels on Israel, current events, and Jewish traditions, holidays and culture. The Jewish Federation of Palm Beach County serves residents from Boynton Beach to Jupiter and west to Wellington as the central Jewish community-building organization of the greater Palm Beaches. Federation strengthens Jewish identity, energizes the community’s relationship with Israel and meets the human needs of the Jewish community in Palm Beach County, Israel and 70 countries around the world.

Space is limited. Call (561) 242-6643 or email Mandy.Burkart@JewishPalmBeach.org to RSVP or for more information.

Chai Lifeline Puts Donors in the Driver’s Seat at 2012 Gala “It’s not your usual charity dinner”avows Ellen Weiss, Regional Director of Chai Lifeline Southeast’s 2012 Annual Gala, to be held on Tuesday, March 20. This year, the organization that provides emotional and social support to sick children and their families, will put its friends and supporters in the driver’s seat – literally. Chai Lifeline Southeast will hold its major fund raising event at the Dezer Collection, the largest private car collection in the United States. “We were really looking for someplace diﬀerent and fun,” said Ellen Weiss, MSW, director of the Southeast region. “While the organization’s work is very serious, much of what we do is meant to bring smiles and happiness into the homes of children who have little to smile about while they’re sick.” Dinner guests will have much to smile about as they peruse the Collection. Among the autos displayed are eleven vehicles from the Batman movies and autos from the Dukes of Hazard, Back to the Future and Magnum PI. There is also much to celebrate, as the Gala notes the contributions of community leaders who have made Chai Lifeline a priority in their lives. This year the agency will present its prestigious Legacy of Hope Award to real estate developers Susan and Sid Koslovsky. The Koslovskys became friends of the organization when their granddaughter was diagnosed with cancer. Their firsthand look at the way that Chai Lifeline’s professionals and volunteers impact the lives of families struggling with pediatric illness convinced them to become involved. Eva and Dr. Michael Salzhauer will accept the Dor L’Dor Appreciation Award with their daughter, Aleah. Aleah’s Bat Mitzvah project included volunteering and raising funds through an event she created and organized. “We are accepting this award in hopes that others will choose to make the most important moments in their lives more meaningful by sharing them with Chai Lifeline Southeast,” commented Eva.

Longtime supporters Miriam and Yaakov Amselem will receive the Community Service Award for their involvement in Chai Lifeline and other important institutions in South Florida. “The Amselems have been of the organization for many, many years. This acknowledgment is long overdue,” noted Mrs. Weiss. Josh Steinhauser will be recognized for this extraordinary commitment to Chai Lifeline’s families. Every Sunday, when Josh’s Organic Market closes to the public, Josh and a group of Chai Lifeline volunteers package a week’s worth of organic vegetables and fruit for delivery to close to 50 Chai Lifeline families. Three extraordinary volunteers will share the Women of Gold Award. Bracha Ickovitz, Sheila Kleinman, and Daphne Bortunk have a strict policy of never saying “No” to Chai Lifeline. From visiting hospitalized children to driving families to medical appointments to ensuring that families visiting for medical care have everything they need (including friends!), the women are the consummate volunteers. “The diversity of our honorees underscores the many ways that people contribute to Chai Lifeline, and demonstrates that our leaders truly are our greatest strength,” stated Mrs. Weiss. The funds raised during the Annual Gala campaign provide emotional and social support services to families in south Florida and nine southeastern states. For more information about the 2012 Gala and Chai Lifeline Southeast, visit www.chaigala.org or call 305 956-9990.

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HEAR ALAN DERSHOWITZ, OTHERS DISCUSS HOW TO STEP UP FOR ISRAEL AT A FREE EVENT ON MARCH 15

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South Florida Retirement Community Hosts National Search for Best Homemade Matzah Ball Recipe Public Also Asked to Vote for Favorite Matzah Ball Mix from a Box For a Chance to Win $25 Gift Certificates Do you think you have a winning matzah ball recipe? Google matzah ball recipes and you’ll find there are as many variations for this quintessential Passover favorite as there are ways to spell the word matzah, a transliteration of the Biblical word for unleavened bread. And so the search begins. Forest Trace, a luxury South Florida resort retirement community, will host a nationwide search for the “Best Homemade Matzah Ball” recipe through March 15, 2012. The winners will be announced at the community’s Third Annual Golden Matzah Bowl on Thursday, March 22, where professional caterers and restaurateurs vie for the title of “Best All Around Matzah Ball” and a $500 check to charity.

Matzah Bowl reader contest including Elaine Grossinger Etess, daughter of famed hotelier Jennie Grossinger ( Grossinger’s Catskills Hotel) and Director of Hospitality at Forest Trace, who was a judge at the 2011 Matzah Bowl along with Art Ginsburg (aka Mr. Food)

“We believe the Matzah Bowl is the perfect prelude to Passover as well as a wonderful charitable event,” explained Director of Hospitality Elaine Grossinger Etess, daughter of renowned hotelier Jennie Grossinger and a judge at the event. “So why not keep the matzah ball rolling?”

There are two categories for the homemade matzah ball recipes: Best Matzah Ball Recipe from Scratch and Best Matzah Ball Recipe from a Mix. Recipes can be emailed to bestmatzahballrecipe@gmail.com or mailed to Forest Trace Matzah Bowl, 5500 NW 69th Avenue, Lauderhill, Florida 33319 on or before March 15. Submissions must include the person’s name, telephone number, email address and story behind the recipe. After all, what is a recipe without a story?

One winner will be chosen in each category by a panel of professional judges. The two “homemade” winners will have a $180 donation made in their names to their charity of choice. Last year’s winner, Alice Green of Wellington, Fla., donated her winning check to Mazon, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to preventing and alleviating hunger among people of all faiths. The other winner, Karla Goldstein, donated her winning check to Chabad of Hallandale. Readers also are encouraged to visit the community’s Facebook page at www.Facebook.com/ForestTrace and vote for their favorite matzah ball mix from a box. Each day, from March 6-15, the judges will randomly select a winner from the voting pool. The winner will receive a $25 gift certificate to Publix or Target (winner’s choice). The winning matzah ball mix will be announced at the Matzah Bowl (March 22). Forest Trace is a luxury resort senior community situated on a scenic and tropical 73-acre campus with a 30-acre lake, flora and trees. The community represents the standard that defines excellence in service, dining, facilities and accommodations. For one monthly rental fee, senior adults can enjoy an active and entertaining lifestyle along with superb services, amenities, tennis, golf and dining...all included. Conveniently located at 5500 NW 69 Avenue in Lauderhill, just west of Fort Lauderdale, the community features 322 spacious apartments with balconies in a private, secure setting. For more information about Forest Trace, visit www.ForestTrace.com or call 954.572.1800. Dan Reed, Food Service Director, gives one of the two awards for Best Homemade Matzah Ball to Karla Goldstein. A donation was made at Karla’s request to Chabad of Hallandale.

Arlene Lasko, Lasko Catering and Lasko Getaways was the recipient of two awards at the 2011 Matzah Bowl: Most Like Mom’s and People’s Choice Award. Here she poses with TV personality, Mr. Food with her Most Like Mom’s award. Lasko caterers was one of the professional participants in the 2011 Matzah Bowl.

To Transform West Palm Beach Public Library into World-Class Institution and Encourage Support for Public Libraries Driven by its commitment to “invest in the people with the values, ability and passion to change the world,” the Mandel Foundation, has awarded a $5 million grant to the West Palm Beach Library Foundation (WPBLF). With this significant and notable gift, the West Palm Beach Library will be renamed in perpetuity, as the “Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach.” In addition, representatives of the Mandel Foundation will serve on several committees of the WPBLF. “A public library is a vital resource for every person – students, parents, job seekers, budding authors and entrepreneurs alike. It often serves as the center point of a community,” said Morton L. Mandel, chairman of the Mandel Foundation. “We believe that the West Palm Beach Public Library is a world-class institution and a model for the modern public library. We are extremely pleased to be able to support this eﬀort. Established by Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel of Cleveland, Ohio, the Mandel Foundation’s primary mission is to provide outstanding leadership for the nonprofit world. It supports leadership education programs in its own institutions and at selected universities and organizations worldwide. The Foundation’s priority funding areas include – leadership, management of nonprofits, higher education, Jewish education and continuity, and urban neighborhood renewal. The gift will be awarded in the form of a grant, and has three major components. First, it will be used to fund the endowment of the WPBLF, whose mission is to help expand programs, enhance services and strengthen the collections of the West Palm Beach Public Library. Second, the grant funds will help develop the WPBLF organization and lastly, the grant will fund innovative library programs geared toward making the library more user-friendly, and attracting a wider variety of constituents. “Over the past 10 months the WPBLF executive committee has worked closely with the Mandel Foundation to make this dream a reality. The Mandel Foundation has given the WPBLF and the library an extraordinary gift, one which will greatly help the library today and for many generations to come. This powerful collaboration will enable us to transform our library into a premier center for exchange of ideas and learning, a place in the community which all can benefit from and enjoy. We are deeply grateful to the Mandel Foundation for this generous gift,” said Jim Sugarman, WPBLF executive director. Sandy Myers, WPBLF board chair expressed gratitude to the Mayor and City Commissioners for working with WPBLF to create an agreement between the library foundation and the City of West Palm Beach that has enabled it to raise funds that will assist the library without using tax dollars to raise those funds. Funding for the library’s ongoing operational expenses is supported by City of West Palm Beach tax revenue. The WPBLF, in contrast, raises funds for programs and items that enhance and supplement the library’s basic services, such as updated technology and the acquisition of new books and other media collections. In addition to the Mandel Public Library of West Palm Beach, the Mandel family name is on six other buildings, and the foundation has made numerous donations in excess of $1 million. From 2006 to 2010, major grants were given to provide new facilities at six institutions, including a $22.5 million grant to establish The Mandel Center for the Humanities at Brandeis University, one of the largest gifts in the university’s history. The foundation had previously established, at Brandeis, the Mandel Center for Jewish Education. In 2011, the foundation awarded an $18 million grant to the Hebrew University of Jerusalem to establish the Mandel School for Advanced Studies in the Humanities. Locally, the Mandel Foundation made a $5 million gift to the Jewish Community Center of the Palm Beaches toward the creation of the “Mandel Jewish Community Center” in Palm Beach Gardens. The Foundation Founders – Joseph Mandel and Morton Mandel and his wife Barbara are full-time residents of Palm Beach, Fla.

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Brauser Maimonides Academy Hosts the CAJE Spelling Bee On February 13th, fourth and fifth grade students from Brauser Maimonides Academy, David Posnack Hebrew Day School, Hebrew Academy of Margate and Kol Ami Beth Emet gathered at BMA to participate in the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) Spelling Bee. Each grade level competed as a team in several rounds of spelling questions, including bonus words. Al the students worked hard in preparation, but felt that the eﬀort was well worth it and would like to participate in an intra-school event again. In addition to the impressive spelling, the middot exhibited by the students on was wonderful to see. And the winners are… 4th Grade: 1st Place – Brauser Maimonides Academy 2nd Place – David Posnack Hebrew Day School 3rd Place – Hebrew Academy in Margate 5th Grade: 1st Place – Brauser Maimonides Academy 2nd Place – Hebrew Academy in Margate 3rd Place – David Posnack Hebrew Day School BMA would like to thank the Central Agency for Jewish Education (CAJE) for giving them this tremendous opportunity, and the participating school’s staﬀ and faculty who helped make it happen. Brauser Maimonides Academy is a Modern Orthodox Jewish Day School, educating children 18 months through 8th grade, located in Hollywood. For more information, contact Risa Kahane at 954-989-6886 or rkahane@brauser.us.

Middle School Internships at Brauser Maimonides Academy Last year, Brauser Maimonides Academy (BMA) Assistant Principal, Rabbi Dr. Gur Berman, visited a public high school in Providence, Rhode Island called the Metropolitan Regional Career Center (The Met). The school caters to students who do not believe they can be successful in a traditional public school setting and educates them in an “alternative” way. Three days a week, the students spend their day in a real-world internship working with adults whose discipline or field the students are interested in. Students spend the other two days of the week at school, either working on projects related to their internships or studying Math and Language Arts in traditional classrooms in preparation for state-mandated standardized tests. While at The Met, Rabbi Dr. Berman shadowed students at their internship sites and in school. At their internship sites, he saw High School students who were fascinated and invigorated by the work in which they were engaged and the adults with whom they were working. Back at school, he saw these same students with a greater appreciation of the Math and English they were learning because they knew they would be using those skills in their internships. “At the Met, I experienced something that I had known for some time, mainly that kids (like adults) are capable of incredible feats when they are engaged in pursuits that they are passionate about” says Rabbi Dr. Berman. This year, Rabbi Dr. Berman has brought some of this type of learning to BMA. For his Tuesday elective, 8th grader, Amram Amselem, works with Manny Synalovski (the architect who designed BMA’s new building) at Mr. Synalovski’s firm. Amram is currently helping Manny design a home. Adam Mark, also in 8th grade, works with his father on learning graphic design. Adam is working with his father on designing logos for shirts. Finally, Robert Rogatinsky, grade 7, began taking classes that should lead to his earning a certified tree trimmer license. Robert hopes to start his own tree trimming business in the near future. If you are an adult and would like to share your professional passion with one of our students, please let Rabbi Dr. Berman know. BMA strongly believes that some of the most authentic and powerful learning experiences occur when young people and adults with similar interests work together and learn from each other and is committed to providing those types of opportunities for its students. To learn more about Brauser Maimonides Academy, please contact Risa Kahane at rkahane@brauser.us or 954-9896886.

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Simply enter through the glass double doors of Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar and you will quickly come to see that you have crossed the threshold into Boca Raton’s hottest new destination for Mediterranean Cuisine, Specialty Sushi and Signature drinks. Upon your arrival, the hostess will greet you with a friendly smile and ask if you prefer to sit inside or outside. At most restaurants, this may seem like an easy decision. But at Euro this is not the case. Inside seating means beautiful leather banquets, custom marble table tops and a lively atmosphere that rivals most New York City establishments. Outdoor seating provides beautiful water views and a calming environment that makes you want to sit there for hours sipping on one of the restaurant’s signature drinks. The choice is yours and any decision you make will be a good one. Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar’s décor is stunning but so is the food that emerges from their bustling kitchen. Colors, textures and presentations pop, making it diﬃcult for diners to choose from a myriad of tempting menu selections. The best advise is to just dig in! Start with a signature roll from the sushi bar. The hand crafted masterpieces will leave your mouth watering and your taste buds begging for more! Choose an appetizer to follow that up. Maybe the eggplant stack – lightly fried eggplant, layered with portabella mushrooms and smothered with a home made marinara sauce that will have you licking the plate clean. The unique and innovative pasta and fish entrees are prepared to order. The seared red trout, served in a white wine butter sauce with capers and sun dried tomatoes and gently placed over a mound of fluﬀy mashed potatoes and sautéed vegetables is heavenly. The Fettuccini Alfredo is rich and creamy and cooked to perfection every time. Pizza lovers will be delighted with the restaurant’s many choices, from margherita to wild mushroom. Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner and reservations are strongly recommended. The restaurant is under ORB Certification. The restaurant is located at 6877 SW 18th Street, Boca Raton, FL 33433. Contact them at 561-395-1109. Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar is a rare gem and should not be missed.

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Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar Review for South Florida Jewish Home

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Every Event is a Celebration Jewish Federation of Broward County Women’s Philanthropy Bash Welcomes Celebrity Event Planner Mindy Weiss The Jewish Federation of Broward County’s Women’s Philanthropy Bash will certainly be an event to remember. It has to be, with special guest and celebrity event planner Mindy Weiss as the featured guest. Author, speaker and planner to the stars, Mindy Weiss is one of the most sought after event planners and lifestyle experts in the country. She is known for organizing parties, weddings, corporate events – even b’nai mitzvot at such locations as the Beverly Hills Hotel and Sony Studios in California. Her AList client list includes Jennifer Lopez, Heidi Klum and Seal, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Brooke Shields and others. “Mindy Weiss promises to bring her party-planning insights and a few juicy stories about planning events for the stars,” said Eric B. Stillman, President and CEO of the Jewish Federation of Broward County. “We’re delighted to have her entertain and motivate the Women’s Philanthropy Division.” ] Planning the Women’s Philanthropy Bash also helps event chair Amy Stolberg continue her work giving back to the community. “It’s very important to me to help improve the lives of Jews in Broward County, the U.S. and Israel,” said Stolberg, a long-time supporter of the Federation and Lion of Judah since 2008. “My role with this Bash helps me to feel that I am doing that. Being a part of the Women's Division of the Jewish Federation gives me a chance to create lasting friendships, feel empowered and make a difference.” The Jewish Federation of Broward County’s Women’s Philanthropy Bash will be held on Tuesday, May 1, 2012, with cocktails at 7 p.m. and the program beginning at 8 p.m. A $500 minimum women’s philanthropy gift to the 2012 Annual Campaign is required, payable through December 31, 2012. For more information about the event, call Lauren Rickoff at 954-252-6923 lrickoff@jewishbroward.org.

The Jewish Federation of Broward County acts in concert with its network of beneficiary agencies to lend them a helping hand,; safeguard and address local educational and social service needs; perpetuate Jewish tradition and heritage; and ensure the continuity and survival of Israel, and Jewish communities around the world.

OU’S OUR WAY PRESENTS EIGHTH ANNUAL POWERPOINT PRESENTATION OF MEGILLAT ESTHER, MARCH 7, 8 Our Way, the Orthodox Union’s program for the deaf and hard of hearing, presents its eighth annual PowerPoint presentation of Megillat Esther for Purim, which falls on Thursday, March 8 this year, with the Megillah being read Wednesday night, March 7 as well. Our Way of Yachad/National Jewish Council for Disabilities (NJCD) is dedicated to providing resources, services, and social programming for the Jewish deaf and hard of hearing. All a synagogue needs is a laptop with a projector and a screen where the disc is shown. The mouse of the computer serves as the place keeper on the screen. Graphics are included, along with an option for synagogues to insert their own graphics to accompany the Purim story, allowing for an even more interactive experience. The software is available for $100. To order a copy or for more information, contact Batya Jacob at 212-613-8127 or batyaj@ou.org. OU | Enhancing Jewish Life

Adapted from the Shiurim of HaRav Yochanan Zweig

True Commitment Brings Happiness

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The Tikunei Zohar defines Yom Kippur as “Yom K’ Purim” which means “a day akin to Purim”; the “kof ” serves as a preposition rather than as part of the word itself. The implication is that Purim is greater than Yom Kippur. How do we understand this notion? The Talmud discusses how one achieves happiness on a holiday, the choices being through either food and drink or prayer and Torah study. The Talmud concludes that the consensus is that there are three occasions which require that happiness be achieved through physical pleasure; these occasions are Shavuos, Shabbos, and Purim. What is the thread which unifies these three days? One apparent unifying thread is that these three occasions figure prominently in Bnei Yisroel’s acceptance of the Torah. On Shavuos Moshe ascended Har Sinai to receive the Torah. There is a dispute as to whether this took place on the sixth or seventh of Sivan, however, everyone agrees that Kabbolas Hatorah occurred on Shabbos. On Purim we find that there was a reaﬃrmation and a new acceptance of the Oral Law, as the verse in the Megillah states, “kiymu vekiblu hayehudim” - “The Jews aﬃrmed and accepted.” What must be explained, however, is why receiving the Torah would necessitate a celebration of a physical nature. One would have thought that precisely for this reason, the day’s focus should be primarily spiritual. Haman’s persona typifies behavior consistent with that of Amalek. A deeper understanding of the nature of Amalek will give us greater insight into the personality of Haman. The Talmud teaches us that Haman was one of the most powerful and wealthy individuals of his time. He had a great number of children and many friends, yet when one “insignificant” Jew refused to bow down to him, his response was “All that I have is worthless.” What is the source of Haman’s great insecurity that could prompt such a response? Rashi in Parshas Beshalach cites a Midrash which likens Amalek to a dog. Why is a dog the symbol of Amalek? The Talmud describes a person who eats while walking in a public place as a dog, and also disqualifies him from testifying. Rashi explains that since he has no self-respect, he cannot be trusted to tell the truth. Why is a dog the animal used to represent someone who lacks self-respect? The Ramchal asks why Hashem did not place man immediately into the World to

Come, thereby avoiding the trials and tribulations of This World. He answers that if a person would be placed immediately into the World to Come without earning his right to be there, he would live a parasitic existence, bringing him shame and discomfort. Consequently, he would have no self-respect. A dog is an animal whose entire existence is dependent upon the benevolence of its master. It is therefore the symbol of shame and is used to represent someone who lacks self-respect. The philosophy of Amalek is that Hashem has disassociated Himself from This World, and the world is a place ruled by coincidence and happenstance, devoid of all Divine intervention. Without a system of reward and punishment man cannot substantiate his existence. Therefore, Amalek is likened to a dog, the animal that cannot justify its own existence. Haman cannot justify his existence and therefore, all that he possesses cannot be justified as well. This is the source of his deep-rooted insecurity. The nations of the world justify their existence by participating as productive members of society. However, Bnei Yisroel are held to a higher standard of obligation, and therefore, require a greater degree of justification. Most of us have not justified our existence. How then, do we retain our self-respect? If a person makes a commitment to follow a path which will allow him to justify his existence, the commitment itself constitutes a justification of his existence; it removes from him a sense of shame, and allows him to maintain his self-respect. The three occasions during the year when Bnei Yisroel make this commitment are the days on which Bnei Yisroel received the Torah. Celebrating by partaking of the physical pleasures of This World reflects the justification of our existence, for a person can only truly be happy when partaking of the pleasures of This World if he senses that he is justified in doing so. On Yom Kippur we live an angel-like existence. Therefore, the commitment that we make is only with the spiritual portion of our being. On Purim this commitment is expanded to include the physical portion of our being as well. Consequently, Purim can be viewed as having a higher status than Yom Kippur. 1.Cited by many commentaries in the name of the Arizal 2.Pesachim 68b 3. Shabbos 87b 4.Ibid 58b 5.Esther 5:13 6.Shemos 17:6 7.Kiddushin 40b 8.Derech Hashem Ch.2 1:2 9.See Rashi Bshalach 25:18 “ asher korcha” -derech mikreh, happenstance.z

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Opinion We Jews Are a Complicated People, Aren’t We? By David Harris

I don’t sleep well. The prospect of an Iranian bomb keeps me up at night. And when coupled with the missile threat from Iran’s allies, Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as Syria should Assad stay in power (or perhaps even if he doesn’t), the danger to Israel – and the world – only grows, while the sleep diminishes further. I happen to believe that, through tried-and-tested courage, ingenuity, and resolve, Israel will prevail over this multi-pronged security threat. After all, it has no choice, since the alternative is annihilation. What puzzles me is what I see in the Jewish community here in the U.S. – or, more precisely, what I don’t see. To be sure, many Jews I meet are acutely aware of the gravity of the situation, also lose sleep over it, and manifest their concern any way they can. They join organizations, travel to Israel to express solidarity, contact elected officials, write to the media about an Iranian bomb as a regional and global game changer, and attend meetings and rallies. They may or may not believe they can affect the final outcome. But, at least, they want to be able to look themselves in the mirror and say that, on their watch, they refused to remain indifferent to what is – let’s call it by its rightful name – the Iranian regime’s genocidal ambition. But there are quite a few other Jews who act differently. I encounter them just about every day. They appear strikingly unmoved by the situation, both as it affects Israel and beyond. Nothing has changed in their sleep pattern. Nothing has been altered in their daily life. Nothing has shifted in their thought process or emotional equilibrium. Life for them continues as if – well, as if Iran never existed... as if Iran’s end-ofdays-obsessed leaders never declared their goal of a world without Israel (or proclaimed their undying hatred for the “Great Satan,” America)... as if the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) didn’t reveal that Iran was heading towards nuclear-weapons capability... as if the U.S. defense secretary didn’t state last month that Iran could have the capacity within a year... as if Hezbollah wasn’t known to have more than 40,000 missiles in its arsenal and the stated aim of destroying Israel... and as if Hamas, whose charter calls for Israel’s elimination and the murder of Jews, wasn’t acquiring rockets right and left. It is these American Jews I am trying to understand, because, frankly, I find their reaction quite unfathomable – and because I know their mobilization, if only it could be triggered, would be a great boost to those already engaged. At the risk of stating the obvious, we Jews are not a monolithic people. There couldn’t possibly be a one-size-fits-all explanation for the thinking of those on the sidelines. That said, I’ve noticed a few different mindsets. One group says they think it’s all hype. According to this view, anyone who asserts that Iran and its allies pose a danger must be a warmonger, a militarist, a neocon at heart – and we want nothing to do with them. You know, these are the very same drumbeaters who claimed Iraq was headed for the bomb, and look where that got us. A second group says Israel has no calling on them, evokes no special connection.

We’re about building community here, they assert. What “they” do “there” is their business, as if, by the way, Iran’s ambitions have no bearing on America, either. A third group says, yes, there may be a problem facing Israel, but if it had a diﬀerent government and policies, the danger would soon recede. Therefore, until Israel gets its house in order to our particular liking, they proclaim, no support. A fourth group says they express Jewish identity by helping others – in Asia, Africa, Latin America, anywhere, that is, except Israel. One telling illustration is the Jewish campus center I recently saw that boasts exactly one advocacy sign – “Save Darfur.” I assure you space is not the issue should anyone wish to put up a second sign, “Stop Iran.” Clearly, a lack of interest is. This reflects what I call the ABJ mindset – Anyone But Jews. These Jews have a humanistic and compassionate streak, but, oddly, apply it to everyone but fellow Jews. And for the fifth group, it’s just never the right time. They say they understand the situation, but they’re just too busy with other things right now – other obligations, commitments, and plans. Maybe in a year or two the calendar will clear up. Check back with us then. I don’t approach Iran as a Democrat or Republican, liberal or conservative, dove or hawk. I simply approach it as one who takes Iranian leaders at their word when they spell out their goals – and when their clandestine programs are revealed by the IAEA, the Obama administration, Britain, France, and Israel. History should have taught us that we ignore such explicit threats at our peril. Or are we condemned to learn history’s basic lessons again and again? Isn’t a threat to a Jew anywhere a threat to Jews everywhere? Can some so easily build mental walls between us and Israelis, or, for that matter, us and Argentina’s Jewish community, which experienced Iran’s deadly reach in the 1990s? Let’s also be clear about one thing: Iran’s objections to Israel have nothing to do with who is prime minister and which parties have a Knesset majority. Rather, it has to do with the state’s very existence. I’d say it is high time for some Jews to get out of the business of making excuses for our avowed adversaries, or of disregarding the deadly seriousness of their threats. To think otherwise is to fall into the old trap of believing that, if we somehow just behave diﬀerently or lie low, our foes will reconsider their irrational hatred. And it would be nice, wouldn’t it, to believe we can pick the time of our choosing to get involved. If only Iran’s leaders might accommodate our busy schedules, life would be so much simpler. The fate of a nation hangs in the balance, as Israelis must once again face unflinchingly the situation as it is – and as they doubtless will. We might be living thousands of miles away, but surely American Jews should be able to prioritize and stand as one – if I may be allowed to dream – in saying “no” to an Iranian bomb and “yes” to Israel.

If not now, when?

By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

Quit Clowning Around A Topsy-Turvy Purim Article Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha – When Adar comes in we increase our happiness. This phrase usually conjures up images of a jolly clown and the signs many children make in school year after year. As you look around neighborhoods with many young children in yeshiva you can see them on the doors, shaped like clowns or with a picture of a clown on them. It made me think: Is Purim about clowns? If you think about it, while we associate clowns with laughter and parties, do we really connect them to happiness? Or is happiness a much deeper concept? We have all heard many times the old adage about the clown with a smile painted on who was crying inside. It would seem to me that clowns don’t symbolize happiness, but only temporary, superficial, mirth and gaiety. It’s not real, but a costume, an outward appearance, which I guess is appropriate for Purim. I remember a story about a clown which the Alter of Slabodka would tell over. He said to imagine: “A fellow gets up in the morning; he puts on a long coat, a black hat; has grown a long beard and payos, and he looks in the mirror. Awed with what he sees, he exclaims, “Ooooh! Fahr dehm darf men hoben Derech Eretz! Such a person is deserving of respect and reverence!”” “Fool!” thundered the Alter, “That’s you! Er is a payatz, such a fellow is a clown, dressed up in a costume.” This, said the Alter, is how we fool ourselves instead of being honest with ourselves. He called it, “Bain Adam L’Atzmo,” mitzvos between a person and himself. Let’s take a look at Purim and see whether the clown is more appropriate than we realize. We celebrate the Jewish People accepting the Torah with love, doing Teshuva and returning to HaShem. It’s a day when prayers are answered and we have a tremendous power to commune with G-d and make requests. When we learn Torah on this day we can reach depths of understanding that we could not on other days and heights of spiritual growth that we’ve not experienced over the previous year. Yet, how do we spend our day? We run around giving Shalach Manos, which is a mitzvah, but are we focused on trying to fulfill it in the best way possible, or are we focused on impressing people with our theme or our packaging? Do we give this much thought to Matanos L’Evyonim? When we drink, do we use the intoxication to broaden our emotions and minds or do we drink until we act wild and with abandon? All too often we take the superficial approach to the mitzvos of Purim, fulfilling the letter but not the spirit of the day. We are supposed to drink, but we don’t ask why. I recall hearing that because Jews throughout history had such diﬃcult lives, only after they had imbibed a bit could they rise above their immediate troubles and see the hand of HaShem in their lives and recognize all the good they had. By focusing on the physical aspect of the drinking, the outer layer or façade, as it were, we lose the reason for the mitzvah. We lose the opportunity to ascend through our observance of the Purim holiday, and instead just try to “have fun.” While Purim should be fun and we should be smiling, it should be a happiness that emanates from deep within our souls, not just below our tonsils.

This is the mask of the Yetzer Hara, who realizes how dangerous this day is for him because of what we can achieve on it. He therefore places our focus on the light-hearted enjoyment of the physical aspects of Purim. He foists upon us images of clowns and jesters, causing us to confuse fun with happiness and entertainment and partying with fulfillment. The B’nai Yissaschar tells us that the diﬀerence between Sasson and Simcha is that Sasson is joy about something you hope to get in the future, while Simcha is happiness about what you already have. When we say Mishenichnas Adar Marbim B’Simcha, it doesn’t mean make a party and have fun. That’s just clowning around. What it really means is focus on what HaShem has done for you, see how you have been blessed with family, life, and parnasa, which are dependent on mazel, and Adar is the month of Jewish mazel. Start to see what you have and find a way to enhance your relationship with Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Then, when Purim comes around, daven with intense kavana. Ask whatever you want because HaShem’s wishing well is open for business. Don’t let Mincha be lost to an alcoholic stupor – savor it and beg for what you need to make you really happy. Ask for closeness to HaShem; ask for the ability to find the sweetness in Torah and mitzvos; ask for parnasa, health, children, things that will last a lot longer than a beer buzz. This year, turn Purim on its ear. Enjoy the day, but do it because you appreciate that HaShem is watching over you every minute of every day, making sure you have what you need and protecting you from harm. Celebrate how HaShem has saved our people through the ages, and turn the spotlight on the real clown here, which is the Yetzer Hara, trying to put on a good show to fool us into wasting this amazing opportunity. You may not start giggling with giddiness, but you will definitely laugh heartily with happiness. Jonathan Gewirtz is a frequent contributor to these pages whose mission is to inspire and make people think. If you are inspired, act on it! Find a way to make this world a better place for yourself and those you share it with. One way Rabbi Gewirtz does this is by publishing a weekly Dvar Torah in English called the Migdal Ohr, now in its fourteenth year. Subscribe for free by e-mailing info@jewishspeechwriter.com and writing subscribe in the Subject line. Have a simcha coming up? Wow the crowd with thought-provoking, entertaining words. To order a custom speech for your next simcha, visit www.JewishSpeechWriter.com © 2012 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

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Purim Contest WINNERS Norman Gorson, 77 Boca Raton Rivka, 12 Hollywood Gabriel B, 35 Miami Beach Andrew D, 39 Miami Beach JOKES WE Got from our readers Abe goes to see his boss and says, "We're doing some heavy house cleaning at home tomorrow for Pesach and my wife needs me to help with the attic and the garage, moving and hauling stuﬀ." "We're short-handed, Abe," the boss replies. "I just can't give you the day oﬀ." "Thanks, boss" says Abe. "I knew I could count on you!" • I don't want to be my own boss because: A: I don't need a terrible boss. B: I don't want a lazy employee! • Mom, there's someone collecting for his old age home at the door. Can I give him Grandma? • Women are just like Google. You ask them one question and you end up with a million answers you don't want. • "I want to be a millionaire just like my dad!" "Wow, your dad is a millionaire?" "No, but he always wanted to be!" • Today was really my lucky day. I found two Knicks tickets nailed to a fence! It was great because I really needed those nails! • How many Kabbalists does it take to change a lightbulb? 11,1 to hole the lightbulb and ten to spin the universe! • I have a friend so addicted to Twitter, instead of saying Amen, he says RT!

• Prune juice shortage Submitted by Gabriel B.

are equally as machmir in their daily fiber consumption (DFC), and so we are prepared to bring in crop dusters who will be spraying the entire east coast with prune dust with a base of flax seed oil".

Finally, an announcement posted on the website of the center of angry constipadors (The CAN) announced that they will be giving out free fiber shots while supplies are still available. Pease stay tuned for details as they develop and come through the information highway, hopeThe timing of this possible national constipa- fully without any backing up. tion disaster might have long reaching effects if the passover programs and tour guides are any indication. " we are prepared for the worst", said asher yuhtzar, of beten b'simcha tours. " we have stocked up on all Passover and nongrebukte fiber enriched foods known to Submitted by Andrew D. mankind. These products are not always the first Passover choice, but they promise to be ef- Our friends at Mozart cafe have recently been fective and liberating and they will offer un- alerted by the estate of the famous musician, precedented relief to those affected and most (Mozart) that they must cease and desist from blocked by this tragedy". using the trademarked name of the great muAuthorities across the east cost have been bracing for what threatens to be the first known passover prune juice shortage since the now infamous fiber-gate that stretched from 1956 to 1958.

• Mozart cafe Name change!

As historians have documented with thorough research and meticulous detective work thanks the the fiber census of 1959, the last shortage had a national eﬀect on a variety of serious issues, ranging from the obvious work related hazards, all the way but not limited to every shalom bayis issue never before even considered my man and womankind. "constipation is a serious issue which can strike any of us at any given time, " said dr. likvid drainuv, a doctor in Jewish holiday related maladies at Hebrew college in charmin, new jersey. " we have spoken with our colleagues at adwe, kedem and paskzes to emphasize the dangers that we face. They are now aware of the consumer needs, and are working with local authorities to infuse all Passover foods with the national daily recommended dosage of fiber - which of course is doubled over the matzo season. Obviously, the Passover fiber levels are consistently raised to levels ranging from brown to black, Which always causes horrific trepidation and fear of it being Mekayim the mitzva with the proper kavanos. in addition, those who are known to be machmir in the kezayis of matzo

sician -unless royalties are backdated from 1998, and paid in full. " while we love our name and treasure our connection with the great moetzart, we are unwilling to pay the assessed fee of 121 million dollars, said cafe owner moshe "uzi" ofer. " henceforth , from herein out, we will be oblique and vague while speaking about Moetziet. In addition, we will be holding a local competition in while we look for a new name of our cafe, formerly known as mo'tiziet cafe. Anyone who comes up with a winner, meaning a name in while no royalties are paid AND the name reminds people of chummus, will win free parking for a year, and are guaranteed to get whatever they order--- within a 40 minute post order. You will also be allowed to make your own chummus at the table( if you order that dish). Contest entries must be submitted no later than Purim night, 2012.

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By: Nate Davis

Casino mogul Sheldon Adelson is betting big on Newt Gingrich. Although Adelson has utilized the dizzying bright lights of Las Vegas to make oodles of money, he is known to personally shun the limelight. But behind the scenes, he is one of the major powerbrokers in American Israeli Jewish politics. And now, with the advent of Political Action Committees, which due to a recent Supreme Court decision are essentially unlimited in the amount of funds they can contribute towards political races, he is quickly becoming the main power broker in the Republican Party. Adelson is passionate about his love for Israel and has described his political views as “far to the right.” According to a profile piece done on Mr. Adelson in the New Yorker Magazine, in George W. Bush’s final year as president, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice engaged in a last-ditch eﬀort to restart the Israeli-Palestinian peace process, with a two-state solution in mind. Adelson and his wife, who were big donors to Bush and even donated $500,000 to fund the cost of his second inauguration, met with Bush and expressed their concern about Secretary Rice’s new initiative. After the meeting, Bush put one arm around Adelson’s shoulder and another around that of his wife, Miriam, who was born in Israel, and said to them, “You tell your prime minister that I need to know what’s right for your people—because at the end of the day it’s going to be my policy, not Condi’s. But I can’t be more Catholic than the Pope.” According to an Israeli oﬃcial, Bush recalled the incident and jokingly said about it, “I had this crazy Jewish billionaire, yelling at me.” This crazy Jewish billionaire wasn’t born a crazy Jewish billionaire. Adelson, born in 1934 to Jewish Ukrainian immigrants, grew up in the poor Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. His father was a taxi driver and his mother ran a knitting store. He went from being a

poor Jewish kid who was bullied on Boston street corners by the non-Jewish kids to being ranked by Forbes magazine as the third richest man in America with a net worth of $23.3 billion, behind Bill Gates and Warren Buﬀett. Adelson who grew up with his father’s taxi being his main mode of transportation, now travels in any one of his three private planes: A Boeing 767, 747 and 737. In 2003, Adelson’s wealth was only $1.4 billion, but in 2004 his fortune increased by 750% when his company went public. Forbes estimates that over the past two years, Adelson’s fortune has been growing by $1 million every hour. In 1979, Adelson, who dropped out of City College of New York, created COMDEX, which became the world’s leading computer trade show. What was the niche that made COMDEX so successful? He rented convention space for 15 cents a square foot and leased it to exhibitors for up to $40 a square foot, turning a cool 70% profit margin, after expenses. “I was Las Vegas’ biggest customer, and I used to laugh at Las Vegas,” says Adelson. He eventually sold COMDEX for approximately $850 million. With no background in hospitality or gaming, Adelson, who is known for his willingness to take risks, purchased the famed but outdated Las Vegas Sands Hotel for $128 million in 1989. Insiders thought he was crazy. “I’ve been met with ridicule in every industry I’ve entered,” Adelson told Forbes. “It’s been that way all my life. All the Irish boys from South Boston used to beat up all of the Jewish kids.” But Adelson proved the naysayers wrong. Using the proceeds of his sale of COMDEX, he leveled the Sands in 1996 and built the Venetian Hotel and Resort Casino. The Venetian is said to have been inspired by a trip Sheldon and Miriam Adelson took to Venice for their honeymoon. The 4,000 room hotel and resort created a new level of opulence in Vegas and had the eﬀect of bringing Venice to Vegas. “We’ve tried to duplicate all of the famous

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Although he built the Venetian to attract the top 5 percent of travelers, he made sure not to attract the really high-end gamblers known as “whalers” who play $100,000 hands. “We’re privately owned. If I take a $25 million hit on a weekend, it comes out of Sheldon Adelson’s pocket. I don’t have a public company to tap,” said Adelson at the time. Adelson wasn’t content with the Venetian being his prize jewel; he was just getting started and felt like the new kid on the block. “I loved being the outsider,” says Adelson. As an arch-rival of casino mogul Steve Wynn, Adelson brazenly built the $1.8 billion dollar Palazzo resort adjacent to Steve Wynn’s prized Wynn Las Vegas Resort. According to USA Today, the two had actually been friendly rivals until they had a falling out due to Adelson’s complaints about the eruptions of Steve Wynn’s Mirage Resort’s signature faux volcanoes, which cause noise that can be heard at one of Adelson’s hotels located across the street from the Mirage. Wynn had his own problems with Adelson, mainly the fact that Adelson’s Palazzo Resort is taller than the Wynn. As such their rivalry turned bitter. Although Adelson could rest on his laurels due to his Las Vegas success, he has turned his attention to Asia, where his now publicly traded company earns 90% of its profit. “I believe that there is enough room in Asia for five to ten Las Vegases,” says Adelson, alluding to many future projects in Asia. In 2004 he opened the $265 million Sands Macau, which is a resort and casino, and recouped his entire investment in one year. The Sands Macau was merely a precursor for things to come. In 2007, Las Vegas Sands Corp, which is led by Adelson, opened the Venetian Macau 10.5-million-square-foot mega-resort, which at a cost of $2.4 billion is the world’s largest resort and casino and is the sixth largest building in the world. To say that Sheldon Adelson “tapped” into the Asian market would be an understatement; it’s more like he “roared” into the Asian market. For now— before his next project, which will certainly come in due time— his masterpiece is the new Marina Bay Sands Hotel and Casino Resort in Singapore. This facility, which at a cost of $5.5 billion is the world’s most expensive hotel, was designed by famed architect Moshe Safdie. It has three hotel towers, which are designed to look like three decks of cards. Perched atop the three towers is a massive boat-shaped “SkyPark,” which features restaurants, stores and a 650-foot vanishing edge swimming

pool, which gives the appearance of a 55-story drop off. Even more impressive, the Marina Bay Sands is expected to generate $3 billion dollars in cash flow every year. Adelson’s philosophy of grandiosity is not just a business strategy; it is the guiding principal in his life. “Just do things in life the way other people don’t do them. Change the status quo then you will succeed. I’ve said that a thousand times but nobody listens,” says Adelson. When it comes to Israel too, Adelson does things in his own way. He calls the 244,000 teenagers who to date have visited Israel through his funding of Birthright and the 14,000 of those teenagers who ended up settling in Israel after going on such trips Israel’s “ready-made ambassadorial staff.” On a recent trip with Birthright, Adelson explained, “If there were no Jews in the Diaspora who advocated for Israel’s best interest, Israel would have to send people there… All we have to do is get them to come here and love Israel… ‘It changed my life’ are the four words these kids say.” In a televised interview celebrating the arrival of the tenth anniversary Birthright mission, many of the Birthright participants expressed how their trip to Israel provided a spiritual awakening for them. “ I can’t wait to pray here and experience what it’s like,” said one Birthright participant upon stepping off the plane. In 2007, Adelson launched a new newspaper in Israel called Israel Hayom. The newspaper, which is distributed for free, and, according to estimates, operates at a considerable financial loss, has become the most read newspaper in Israel. Adelson started the newspaper because he noticed that the political views of his friends in Israel “didn’t seem to jive with reality.” He realized that his friend’s views were “so off base from reality because they got their information from the Maariv and Yediot, which were not on the same page as reality.” As a smart business man, Adelson knows that for the newspaper’s success it is important for it to not appear as a mere platform for his views. He is quick to point out though that he “bites his tongue” and does not tell the editors what to write. “In fact,” he says, “I honestly called Murdoch’s office and Fox News and said to them I want to use your phrase ‘fair and balanced’… and through a friend of a friend who got to Mr. Murdoch, he said ‘yes we could use that phrase.’” In 2008, the Adelsons started a foundation and pledged to dole out more than $200 million to Jewish causes annually. Appraising Adelson’s influence, Gary Tobin, president of the Institute for Jewish and Community Research in San Francisco, said, “I predict that Adelson will change the nature of Jewish philanthropy by setting new standards in dollar terms for giving to Jewish causes and hopefully others will follow his lead.” According to The New York Times, Adelson’s and Gingrich’s paths crossed as

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Money Adelson became aware of his love for Israel in the 1990s, at the same time that Gingrich was the very pro-Israel Speaker of the House. Adelson’s first visited Israel in 1988, when he was in his mid-fifties. On his first trip he wore a pair of walking shoes which belonged to his father, who himself loved Israel but never had the opportunity to visit. Adelson explains that his involvement in Birthright was inspired by his father. “My father never went to Israel because he couldn’t. But then when he could do so, he was too old and too sick. So I want the young people to come here before they are too old and too sick,” says Adelson. Shortly after visiting Israel for this first time, Adelson was set up on a blind date and married his second wife Miriam, an Israeli internist and authority on methadone treatments for drug addicts. Despite being married to a multibillionaire, Miriam Adelson, M.D., heads rehabilitation clinics in Las Vegas and Tel Aviv. Miriam is often credited with fostering her husband’s love for Israel. Unlike many others who try to conceal their support of Israel from the public eye, Adelson has no qualms about publicly displaying his aﬀection for Israel. “I am not Israeli, the uniform I wore in the military unfortunately was not an Israeli uniform; it was an American uniform.” But, he points out, “My wife was in the IDF and one of my daughters was in the IDF…my little boy, his hobby is shooting, hopefully he will be a sniper for the IDF.” Many believe that Adelson’s funding of Newt Gingrich’s presidential campaign— to the tune of approximately $25 million to date— is based on his belief that Gingrich is the most pro-Israel of the candidates. In an interview with NBC, Gingrich attributed Adelson’s support to the fact that, “He knows I’m very pro-Israel, and that’s the central value of his life.” However, in a statement released by the Adelsons, they have said, “Our motivation for helping Newt is simple and should not be mistaken for anything other than the fact that we hold our friendship with him very dear and are doing what we can as private citizens to support his candidacy.” Despite Gingrich’s faltering presidential bid, Adelson will likely be a big player in the 2012 elections. Many associates of Adelson believe that he will ultimately put his money behind whichever Republican candidate gets the nomination and will do whatever he can to help defeat President Obama. Exactly what will he do and how we will he do it? Nobody knows at this point, after all, as he has said a thousand times, he doesn’t do things the way other people do them and he always looks to change the status quo.

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In Memory

The Fogel family massacre occurred exactly a year ago, on Shabbat Zachor. The following is a partial translation of an article that appeared in Maariv written by Sari Makover Balikov The second childhood of the Fogel orphans is taking place in an old house in picturesque Jerusalem. It is a house that is full and nurturing. The smell of soup, a soft carpet, a child playing an instrument. And Tamar. Exactly a year has passed since she entered her parents’ home in Itamar and discovered the nightmare and fled screaming for her perfect life that was destroyed. Today Tamar is 13 years old and far too young for the memories that haunt her, but her eyes are calm and clean, her look is direct and her personality overflows with, you could almost say, joy.

Jerusalem to inform them of the unfathomable tragedy, but nobody was home. “The Holy One did a kindness with us and sent us to spend that Shabbat with Yochai’s family in the North,” Rav Yehuda recalls. “He granted us several more hours of happiness. We had a wonderful Shabbat. Looking back, I think that that Shabbat was somewhat special.” “On the way to Yochai, on Friday, we spoke with Ruti for the final time,” Tali remembers. “We spoke about the preparations for Purim and the costumes and the guests. I put Ruti’s voice on the speakerphone and the whole way we spoke and laughed harder than we ever had before. Ruti talked about guests who arrive drunk for the Purim meal and about others who don’t understand why people drink on Purim anyway.” A full year after what has been described as the cruelest murder in Israel’s history. A father, a mother, a son, and another son, and a baby girl—and the three who survived. Tamar, the oldest child, is smiling now. She talks with her friends on her cellphone in her secret, exuberant teenage language. A sprinkle of freckles marches across her nose and her cheeks. She was the oldest daughter, Rut and Udi Fogel’s only daughter, until baby Hadas was born. “She was so connected to her mother. Unusually so,” the grandmother Tali says and strokes the small hand of her granddaughter. “Ruti felt that this wasn’t good, and that she needed to separate from her daughter a little bit so that she could become her own person. Ruti did an amazing job. She would say to her, “Tamari, you don’t always have to be the best and the most outstanding just in order to make me happy. I’ll also be proud of you if you bring home a low grade…” Grandma Tali wipes away her tears with the strong fingers of a woman who raised 9 and now 3 more. “It’s possible that that separation was a type of preparation for what would come. I see it very, very clearly. As though Ruti sensed something and wanted to prepare her daughter for it. This also happened with me. We were so close and connected, and in the period leading up to the murder, Ruti told me, “Eema, we need to have a bit more distance between us.” I thought, apparently this is what she needs. Only now do I understand that Ruti wanted to prepare me.” It was Shabbat Zachor, the first Shabbat of March a year ago. The police arrived at the parents’ house in

And then she said, “Eema, you know, I’m not certain that we’ll be coming to the Purim meal.” We had never celebrated Purim without the children. Everybody always comes. And in the end, she was right. There was not a regular Purim meal that year. There was no Ruti.”… When Shabbat was over, the men remained at shul in order to recite Kiddush HaLevana. “Our son Elichai called and said, “There was a terror attack in Itamar,’ Tali recalls.” Right away I called the telephones of Ruti and Udi and nobody answered. I called Uriya, our daughter who lives in a yishuv next to Psagot. She cried and told me, “Udi and Ruti are gone.” … Photos of the Fogel family decorate the walls of the house. Ruti and Udi in the living room, Yoav and Elad and Hadas in the kitchen and the entrance hall. Yehuda ben Yishai, a Rabbi at Machon Ora, and his wife Tali believe in the simplicity of the flow of life. Without hiding anything and without going into hiding. A positive world view that sees the light hidden within the great darkness. Inspiring. The children are truly full of light, the grandmother and grandfather declare. Powerful and full of strengths like their parents. “I would have expected that they would be falling apart. That we would need to pull them together. Truly pull them together,” their grandmother says. “But actually we discovered that they have unusual strengths. They are in so much pain but they continue to live and to cope. They don’t cry the whole day. Of course they do cry. Especially Tamar. But when

there is no crying there is acceptance and determination and even many moments of joy. As great as the life that has been lost, so too is the life that they have brought into our home.” “Adults can understand that we have no choice, and that we must go on,” Tali Ben Yishai says, “But a child is emotion…The memorial service was approaching last month, and one evening I saw that Roee, who is seven years old, was very sad.” “I hugged him and told him, ‘What do you say, Roee, are we going to overcome this?’ and he said, ‘Yes, Grandma, we will overcome.’ Then I asked, ‘Is this world good or bad?’ And this child, from such an innocent and pure place, told me, ‘Despite everything that happened to us, Grandma, the world is good.’ “Also little Yishai is managing in an amazing way. He is demanding like any young child. But his demands connect him with life. He gives a great deal of love and also gets irritated quickly and cries a lot. He misses everyone so much. Many times he calls me ‘Eema.’ At the beginning, this was diﬃcult for me. But I know that this is very important for him, so I encouraged it. I tell him, ‘Come to Eema, Yishai.’ Not always. Sometimes I remind him that I’m just his Grandma.” “And we have photos in the house of all 5 of them. They are here, the photo of Ruti and Udi is in the living room, so everyone can see them, and also Yoav, Elad, and Hadas. And when Yishai speaks to them he is not traumatized despite the fact that I believe that on the inside there are many unresolved issues. Sometimes I point at them and I say to him, “Here’s Aba Udi and Eema Ruti. Where are they now?” “They passed away,” he says. “Then I tell him, “Aba and Eema went to build the 3rd Temple.”

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Best Season in Yeshiva Basketball History Elliot Danis (’12) Basketball at Weinbaum Yeshiva High School was always respected by the students and faculty, but there was never a confident belief that the Varsity teams would do any winning against capable opponents. Things have changed. This year WYHS has completely transformed the basketball program at the school, structuring the program after some of the most elite high school basketball programs in the state. The atmosphere began to change with the hiring of WYHS alumnus Yogev Berdugo to take charge as the head coach of the Boys Varsity squad. Berdugo was a fantastic player in his youth, breaking national yeshiva high school records while playing for WYHS and moving on to play college at Hofstra and Brandeis and pro basketball in Israel. Coach Berdugo brings a certain toughness and passion to the game that has evoked the same attributes within his players. The basketball program was revamped completely by Coach Berdugo. Universally respected and highly skilled Boys JV coach Uri Yudewitz, himself a legendary Hillel Community Day School (North Miami Beach) player, serves this year as Varsity Assistant coach, creating a seamless boys basketball program. The Girls Basketball Team has been as impressive. Coach Jeffrey Harris, who himself played high school and college basketball at Yeshiva University in New York, has been a winning coach at one of WYHS’ feeder schools, Hillel Day School of Boca Raton. Coach Harris also serves as the school’s president. The results?? The wins are starting to add up. The boys and girls varsity teams started the season off with a statement by both winning the Jewish high school pre-season tournament hosted by Hebrew Academy. The season has gone tremendous for both teams as the boys finished with an outstanding record of 12-7, while the girls advanced to the second round of playoffs and completed their season with their best record in WYHS history. The school administration has celebrated the teams’ successes and put basketball front and center, rewarding the player’s hard work with fun events for the school. Teams that have historically stomped all over the Storm found themselves fighting for every basket when matched up against the tough and physical play the Storm teams brought every night. As my third year on Varsity, I can honestly say that this is the most hopeful I have been about the team throughout the three years. It is a privilege to play for Coach Berdugo and I can’t thank the school enough for supporting the basketball program wholeheartedly. All I can say now is that we are the best Jewish basketball team in South Florida looking to cause bring home the gold from the Yeshiva University National Invitational Red Saracheck Tournament for Jewish high schools in late March. And to all those teams who once thought the WYHS game was an easy victory, bring it!

On the heels of their District Championship victory the RASG Hebrew Academy Girls’ Varsity Basketball Team recently hosted the 7th Annual Captain Hyman P. Galbut Girls’ Basketball Shabbaton. Ten teams from around the globe participated in 25 basketball games over four days of competition and enjoyed amazing activities and learning on the Hebrew Academy campus and in the local Miami Beach community. The Girls’ Basketball Shabbaton ended championship round play, with Yavneh of Dallas capturing the championship with a 54-44 against YULA of Los Angeles. The Bulldogs were the only team to run through the tournament undefeated (5-0), as tournament MVP Ali Feinstein led the way with 21 points in the championship game. The Hebrew Academy Varsity Lady Warriors continued their record-setting season by capturing 3rd place, defeating North Shore (Long Island) 56-47 in a rematch of last year’s championship game. With the win, Hebrew Academy finished 4-1 during the tournament, and completed their season with an impressive 21-7 record. Bari Gordon led Hebrew Academy with 18 points and 8 rebounds, Andrea Weiss hit five 3-pointers, and Shoshie Mond closed her Lady Warrior basketball career with 10 points and 8 rebounds. In addition, Gordon, Mond and senior Becca Masin were all named to the tournament All-Star team, and Gordon won the tournament Hot Shot competition, with eighth grader Hailey Dobin finishing as the runner-up. Participating schools included: Columbus Torah Academy, Columbus, OH Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School, Livingston, NJ Ma'ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls, Teaneck, NJ Margolin Hebrew Academy located in Memphis, TN North Shore Hebrew Academy High School, Great Neck, NY RASG Hebrew Academy, Miami Beach, FL Ulpanat Orot High School for Girls, Toronto, Ontario Yavneh Academy of Dallas, Dallas, TX Yeshiva Atlanta High School, Atlanta, GA Yeshiva University High School of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA Of the experience Rabbi Elisha Paul, Hebrew Academy Associate Head of School reflects, “It was inspirational seeing our auditorium filled with over 120 young Jewish women from all over North America studying Torah together. To me this was just as powerful as the excitement of the actual tournament play.” The RASG Hebrew Academy is an Orthodox Jewish Day School serving students from birth through Grade 12 that inspires and equips students to meet their greatest potential both academically and spiritually by focusing on their individual attributes and instilling eternal Torah values in a changing world.

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