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(Re: Seeing the Hand of Hashem at the Finger Lakes, Issue 192 )
I’d like to make your readership aware that the Finger Lakes area featured in last week’s paper boasts many beautiful waterfalls, which are very popular swimming locations. It may be wiser to choose a different vacation destination come summertime. Thanks for a beautiful read each week. T.P.
(Re: Along for the Ride, Issue 192)
I always enjoy reading your interesting and humorous articles. When I read “Along for the Ride” about traveling with kids, it occurred to me that there was still hope that I could be traveling with my own kids one day.
I was a single girl in shidduchim for a while. But something changed recently: I heard about the Kollel Zichron Naftali Sponsor-A-Daf program. It gives you the opportunity to donate a small amount on a daily basis, and be part of something that gives you a big zechus. Since I know that Torah is the best segulah, I signed up to give $1 a day. They partnered me with someone from the kollel, and every day, before he began learning, he would say a short tefillah that I should find my bashert Baruch Hashem, a shidduch was suggested that same week, and now, two
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I really appreciate that the Power Tools serial by Esty Heller runs in both The Boro Park View and The Monsey View I live in Boro Park and my sister lives in Airmont, and we’re so grateful that we can have fun discussing the story! Thanks for a great read every week!
G.F.(Re: Chesed: The Driving Force, Issue 191)
I’m writing in response to the article about chesed organizations that provide free transportation to and from hospitals.
As a mother of a severely ill baby, Chesed of Williamsburg has been my lifesaver. Rain or shine, Erev Yom Tov, a late Motzei Shabbos or on Chol Hamoed Pesach, there is always someone who responds to our requests for a ride to the hospital. Chesed has made this whole ordeal manageable.
I’ve been looking for a way to express my gratitude to these amazing, selfless drivers and dispatchers, but the first step is definitely a letter to The Boro Park View in which I would like to let them know that the zechus of giving away their precious time for a fellow Yid will surely be of merit to them both in This World and in the World to Come.
With gratitude,
our communal appreciation to those loyal Chesed drivers who so faithfully drive members of our community to the hospital and back, even on the busiest days of the year, in inclement weather, and during the early morning and late night hours, with so much patience and respect.
I will never forget the time I was picked up at Columbia at 6:00 a.m. after a night shift with a patient, still hoping to be back home in time to get my children ready for school. While I was sitting there and drifting off to sleep, I was looking at the traffic and worrying about my Chesed driver, who probably needed to be back in time for his own responsibilities. But the driver’s comment really surprised me. He said, “It’s probably hard to sit in this traffic after being up all night!”
I was amazed that he was thinking of me and my experience. At that moment, I understood the gadlus of these drivers. They literally take themselves out of the equation.
It also got me thinking that when this driver will be davening in shul later than the 8:00 minyan, none of the other mispallelim will know that at 5 a.m. he was already in his car, and that he picked up my brother, brought him all the way to Columbia, and then brought me back to Boro Park. Yet another illustration that “there is no such thing as a simple Jew.”
Mrs. E.I would also like to express my admiration for the wives and family members of these Chesed drivers. Many trips take place during the hectic early morning and evening hours when I’m sure their help would be appreciated at home. Too often they’re busy shuttling family members to and from hospitals very close to Shabbos and are not available during the hectic Erev Shabbos hours. Yet these families so generously share their husbands and fathers with those in need. Yasher koach! You are true partners in chesed, and we appreciate your selfless giving.
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May Hashem bentsch all of Klal Yisroel to always be zoche to be on the giving end.
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TITLE I SUPERVISOR CARE MANAGER SUPERVISOR HCBS COORDINATORESTABLISHING A NEW YESHIVAH is a challenge, yet Rav Reuven Yosef Gershonowitz, zt”l, was up to the task. After founding his fledgling yeshivah in the town of Chemed in Eretz Yisroel, he sought high-quality bachurim who would raise the level of the yeshivah. He turned to the obvious source, the greatest makom Torah of the day in Eretz Yisroel: Ponovezh. Rav Gershonowitz asked the Rosh Yeshivah, Harav Shach, zt”l, to send him a couple of students for a while to be mechazek the new makom Torah. Rav Shach agreed.
Joining a small-town yeshivah in a moshav setting was eye-opening for the bochurim. They found life on the farm especially enchanting, and they got to know some of the community members, including one frum man who had cattle on his dairy farm.
The farmer was struggling with a particular donkey. As the donkey aged, he lost his vision almost entirely, and was proving himself rather useless. The donkey’s condition further deteriorated when he developed a bad lung inflammation, leaving the farmer at a loss for what to do. The animal was causing him unnecessary time, money and effort. Since there was no infrastructure supervising veterinary services and animal health in the country, the farmer was left to deal with the situation himself.
One day, he loaded the donkey onto his rickety pick-up truck and drove several kilometers away. Then he opened the door and let the donkey out, right in the middle of nowhere, and returned home. In all likelihood, it was a matter of time before the donkey would perish, either of hunger or by falling into a pit or getting into some other danger.
Several days later, the farmer was surprised to hear familiar braying. Hardly containing his shock, he shared with
the bochurim that his old, sick, blind donkey had returned! No one had any idea how or why, yet somehow it had retraced its path to his familiar home. Now the donkey was standing outside its master’s house, right where it used to be all day, every day, as if nothing had ever happened.
Rav Shmuel Aharon Yudelevitz, zt”l, once visited his widowed mother who lived in Kfar Tavor, near the city of Haifa. He shared an amazing phenomenon he encountered in the rural village.
In Kfar Tvor, there was a shepherd who used to “babysit” flocks of sheep for local cattle raisers. He would take out several flocks at once so the sheep could graze in the fields and hills surrounding the village.
Rav Shmuel Aharon noticed a curious thing. When evening arrived and the shepherd returned to the village, he didn’t trek through the village to return the sheep to their owners. He simply stopped at the entrance of the town, and each flock would find its way on its own. Reb Shmuel Aharon watched as the sheep — on their own — stepped through winding streets and trails until each one arrived at its master’s home.
“It is simply amazing!” Rav Shmuel Aharon exclaimed. “It is exactly as it says in the pasuk. Each one knows exactly who his owner is and where his master’s trough lies!”
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This brings us to Yeshaya Hanavi’s reproach.
In this week’s haftorah , the navi Yeshaya rebukes Klal Yisroel using some of the harshest words ever prophesied. He says, “An ox knows its owner and a donkey his master’s cradle; Yisroel does not know, my nation does not contemplate” (Yeshaya 1:3).
How could Klal Yisroel be chastised for not knowing what the ox and donkey know? Animals have no yetzer hara. It is simply a natural phenomenon that leads them back to their owners. Animals do not have the distractions and struggles that humans contend with. How can the two be compared?
Rav Eliyahu Lopian explains:
It says in Chovos Halevavos that Hashem supplies the Creation with everything it needs, according to the need. Air, which is a basic requisite for life, is available all over, for free. Water, the second-most needed necessity for survival, is available in abundance, but not as freely as air. Food is less available than water, and so on.
The same is true of ruchniyus Hashem supplies the world with the spiritual sustenance that the neshamah requires according to the need. Emunah is the most basic necessity, and Hashem made it most available. One need not work hard to acquire emunah. The entire creation screams emunah! It is all around us; we must simply pay heed. Because we are occupied with so much else in life, we find it challenging to remember to cash in on this necessity, despite its accessibility.
This is the point Yeshaya Hanavi was making.
True, animals have no yetzer hara, but our emunah is so easily attainable, that with just a bit of focus and introspection, we should be able to recognize our Master just as naturally as cattle recognize theirs.
The teviah against us remains: Why don’t we invest this little bit? Why don’t we focus and fill our lungs with emunah, like the donkey who knows his master?
Animals do not have the distractions and struggles that humans contend with.
A longtime member of the NYPD has made it to the department’s top spot, taking over for Keechant Sewell as New York City’s Police Commissioner.
Mayor Eric Adams announced that Edward Caban, Sewell’s first deputy commissioner, would be succeeding her on July 17. Caban, who had been serving as the NYPD’s acting commissioner since Sewell’s unexpected departure in June, is the highest-ranking Hispanic member of the NYPD and has been with the department since 1991, including an eight-year stint as an adjutant at Patrol Borough Brooklyn North.
Jewish community leaders were quick to praise Adams for his pick, with community leader and law enforcement chaplain Rabbi Abe Friedman calling it “a smart move for New York City.” Williamsburg Jewish Community Coalition executive director Rabbi Moshe Indig lauded the mayor for choosing a commissioner who will build bridges with the city’s varied communities. Police chaplain Yehuda Eckstein noted that Caban has developed strong relationships with the Jewish communities in the five boroughs.
“He is a longtime friend of the community, who has always placed an emphasis on crime and always responded to the needs of the Jewish community,” said Eckstein.
Those thoughts were echoed by community activist Rabbi Bernard Freilich.
“Commissioner Caban has consistently proven himself over the years and is a decorated member of the NYPD,” said Rabbi Frielich. “We wish him well as he takes the helm of the department, and are confident that Mayor Adams has chosen very, very well.”
With flooding devastating multiple upstate areas, Governor Kathy Hochul asked President Joe Biden last week to issue a major disaster declaration that will pave the way for federal assistance after last week’s torrential rainfalls. Hochul submitted a list of twelve counties that were devastated by the historic rainfall, including Rockland, Orange and Westchester counties.
“My administration is no stranger to extreme weather events, and the weather of this past week has shown that not only do we need federal assistance to help recover from these storms, but government leaders at all levels need to prioritize making our infra-
structure more resilient,” said Governor Hochul. “I have spoken with the White House, our senators and FEMA leadership about the need for a swift approval of this disaster declaration, so we can help New Yorkers recover quickly and efficiently.”
If the major disaster declaration is issued, the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide funding that can be used to remove debris and make critical infrastructure repairs to buildings, roadways, bridges and other damaged areas.
Also joining Hochul in petitioning the president to provide federal aid to the Hudson Valley were Congressmen Michael Lawler and Patrick Ryan, whose 17th and 18th congressional districts cover Rockland, Orange, Putnam, and parts of Dutchess and Westchester counties. A letter sent by the two on July 14 noted that catastrophic flash flooding wiped out roads, businesses and homes, killing one and leaving thousands without electricity for days, with damages totaling tens of millions of dollars and that will take years to repair.
“Our families, small businesses and municipalities are suffering, and they need help now,” said Lawler. “Our first responders, local municipalities and state agencies have been heroically working around the clock, but it’s time for the federal government to provide the necessary relief and resources to ensure we rebuild promptly and properly.”
After a multi-day closure that left Catskills travelers sitting in worse-than-usual traffic, several area roadways reopened on Monday afternoon, including the Palisades Parkway north of exit 14, with reduced lanes in either direction, Route 6 between Route 293 and Long Mountain Parkway, and Route 9W between Bear Mountain and Stony Point.
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Multiple Boro Park yeshivas have suddenly found themselves hit with multiple tickets after being reported to the city by civilian enforcers for leaving their buses idling for more than one minute.
Under New York City law, anyone who leaves their vehicle idling for more than three minutes can get slapped with a ticket, with a citizens’ air complaint program allowing anyone to report offenders. The three-minute time limit shrinks to just 60 seconds in a school zone, a reality that has suddenly become a problem for area yeshivos, with multiple schools receiving tickets in recent weeks.
One school administrator said that his yeshiva, which had never been ticketed before, received five tickets over the last two months. With a six-week delay until tickets are received, more may be on the way.
“We were totally caught by surprise,” said the administrator, who asked to remain anonymous. “This is the first time we have had this, and it’s not just us. I am part of a yeshiva group, and many yeshivas are suddenly getting these new tickets both in Boro Park and Williamsburg.
A first-time ticket for idling is $250, with subsequent violations rising as high as $2,000. Civilians who report an idling vehicle receive 25% of the ticket cost from the city, providing an incentive to hunt down offenders.
According to one principal, schools have no choice but to leave their buses idling to prevent their interiors from becoming too hot in the summer and too cold in the winter.
“Our yeshivas are an easy target,” said one administrator, adding, “It’s really unheard of — a ridiculous way of doing business. All I can say is that we’re all in this together, and someone will hopefully be able to do something about this targeted attack on our yeshivas.”
With rising surcharges often causing exponential increases in the cost of a speeding ticket, an Albany-area lawmaker is floating a proposal that would cap additional fees to 10% of the initial fine.
Spectrum News reported that Assemblyman Angelos Santabarbara has described the cost of additional surcharges and fees that can be tacked onto a speeding ticket as highway robbery. Surcharges can start at $85 for a first-time violator and can rise to as much as $600 for going 30 miles per hour above the posted speed limit.
“Over the years, these surcharges have progressively escalated more and more and more,” said Santabarbara. “Even for a minor offense, you’re paying enormous fees.”
Additional penalties can vary by locality, with even minor infractions translating into whopping fines, and Santabarbara hopes that his proposal can bring some transparency into the area of traffic violation fines. Previously, the upstate Democrat criticized a plan to hike Thruway tolls in order to raise money for the highway system and strengthen infrastructure, and said state lawmakers should have a greater say in the process when it comes to toll increases.
“It seems like it’s focused on revenue generation, rather than imposing fines and penalties that align with the penalty itself,” said Santabarbara. “It’s one of those things among a long list of things that cost a lot of money just to keep a car on the road.”
It was a nailbiter of a game on July 11, as the Flatbush Hatzolah team beat the NYPD in an extra-innings baseball game in
Coney Island.
Yeshiva World News reported that Hatzolah pulled to victory in the 13th inning, beating the Patrol Borough Brooklyn South team by a score of 12–11. Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein threw out the first pitch at Maimonides Park. The soft lob was caught in the dirt at home plate by Chief Joseph Campbell.
Multiple errors by the NYPD had Hatzolah winning on a home run, much to the delight of fans, prompting the announcer to call out laughingly, “What a way to end the game — oh my goodness gracious — somebody get the defibrillator.”
But the annual event is much more than a baseball game and has built bridges over the years between the NYPD and the local community. Kids in the stands crowded around Inspector Richie Taylor, the highestranking Orthodox Jewish member of the police department, clamoring for him to sign their baseballs.
Flatbush Hatzolah plays multiple baseball games with city agencies over the summer, in an effort to promote harmonious relationships and enhance working relationships on all sides.
“It was a great game by all, and we had a phenomenal, phenomenal night,” said Yitzy Jablon, captain of the NYPD team. “Hopefully everyone can join next year.”
“They fought a good game, worked hard, I’m proud of everybody,” added Taylor. “Looking forward to next year and getting together at many more happy occasions.”
Multiple popular vehicles have been recalled in recent weeks, leaving owners with another item on their to-do lists in order to ensure their own safety.
USA Today reported that 43,442 hybrid Toyota and Lexus SUVs are being recalled because of an electrical component that may have been damaged in production, which could lead to a short circuit. A statement released by Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing, which produces both vehicles, said that the defect could cause the cars’ DC-DC converter to overheat, increasing the risk of a fire.
Cars affected by the recall include the 2021–2022 RAV4 Prime and 2022 Lexus NX450h+. Owners are warned not to charge their vehicles when the ambient temperature is below, or expected to drop below, 41 degrees.
Honda Motors issued a recall of its own in early July on 124,077 of its vehicles, including certain 2020–2021 Civics, 2020–2023 Ridgeline, 2021–2023 Passport and 2020 Acura MDX models. All of the cars listed in the recall notice could be subject to potential brake failure because of a loose fastener.
Vehicle owners that are affected by either of the two recalls will be notified by mail in early August, with all repairs to be performed at no charge.
Riva is shocked to discover that Shuli isn’t exempt from their boss’s abuse. Chevi attacks Fraidy in the school yard.
Lani had just sat down at the dining room table with her sewing machine to hem her girls’ new Shabbos robes when her mother called.
“Mazel tov!” her mother exclaimed. “Chayala Lipshutz is engaged!”
“Oh wooooow! Mazel tov!”
It really was exciting news. Chayala was such a sweet girl, but with her Israeli upbringing, it had been hard for her to find her footing in the shidduch scene. The family had all been hoping something would come up for her over bein hazmanim.
After taking down all the details — who’s the chasan, who was the shadchan, wait, are they related to Moskowitz from Staten Island? — Lani realized what this shidduch actually meant for her.
It meant that she had to abandon the hems, get dressed, and run over to her aunt’s house for the l’chaim.
Nor oif simchos, she hummed as she
applied makeup. She could always take those robes to the seamstress to hem. If she felt like spending $20 on each one, that is, and she really did not feel like it.
Riva called as she was slipping her sheitel onto her head. “Are you walking? Do you want to meet me in front of my house in around ten minutes?”
“Uh, yeah. I guess.”
Of course they would walk over together. Why not? They always went to simchos together.
And yet, Lani was not in the mood of walking with Riva. She’d hardly been up to talking to her sister at all since she’d placed that breakfast order for her coworker, in that thoughtful attempt to support her business.
Malky, Shana and Chevi were squeezed around the tiny kitchen table — reading, doodling — when she passed.
“I’m running over to the l’chaim,” she told her girls. “The kids are all
sleeping. Malky, can you babysit until Tatty comes home from Maariv?”
Malky didn’t even look up from her book. “Yeah, fine,” she said.
“And Chevi, it’s late. Go take a shower and go to sleep — no more reading tonight.” Lani pulled her phone out of the charger and stuck it into her bag. “You too, Shana. Come on, it’s almost ten o’clock, and you have school tomorrow.”
Shana made a vague noise and continued reading. Chevi crumpled up the paper she’d been writing on and stood up. As Lani opened the closet near the kitchen to take out her jacket, something made her turn back and look at Chevi.
There it was again, those sunken eyes, like a light had dimmed behind them and the world had turned gray on her.
Was it Malky? Had she been rude to Chevi again? It couldn’t be; it was so unlike Malky to behave that way.
She’d have to keep an eye out, see what this pouting was all about, but not now. Riva was waiting.
She walked over to Chevi. “Good night, sweetie. I’ll try to bring you home something from the l’chaim. Go to sleep nicely, okay?” She gave her a little kiss on the forehead and patted her back.
“I hate sleeping in a room with so many people,” Chevi mumbled.
Ah, so it wasn’t Malky?
“It’s just for a little longer, Chev. You know that, right?”
Chevi looked skeptical.
Well, she had good reason to be skeptical. But Lani didn’t want to think about the stalled renovations now. Her sister was waiting and she had to leave.
In the end, Riva wasn’t quite waiting. Lani had to wait for her a good five minutes before she came flying through the door, huffing. “Sorry, Eli wasn’t falling asleep…”
“It’s fine, don’t worry.” They started down the block, and Lani decided to bring up the anniversary plans. “We need to figure out what we’re doing. There won’t be much time after Pesach. Did you ever call SpecTac?”
“Uh, no… You didn’t sound too eager about it when I asked you on Purim.”
“Me?” She hadn’t been too eager
about anything on Purim. And it’s not like she was exceptionally eager now either. But she didn’t admit that. Instead she said, “Um, why not? It’s a great place.”
“Maybe we should just drop the whole idea,” Riva suggested. “We could just take Tatty and Ma to a restaurant or something, spend time together. Do we really need a whole program?”
She sounded tired. Lani could relate to that. “We don’t have to. I just thought it would be nice. But if you’re not feeling up to it, forget it.”
“Are you feeling up to it?”
“Um…”
They walked a few paces in silence. “Look, we could try,” Riva said. “Do you have any ideas for a program?”
A wind swept over them, and Lani zipped up her jacket. “I was thinking to have the kids perform some kind of comedy about Tatty and Mommy’s life. Maybe going back to when we were growing up and then leading up to today? I’m not sure, really, it’s just a vague idea.”
“That could be really cute. We could, like, do this whole thing about Tatty’s trip itineraries — remember all those AAA tour books? And maps! OMG, remember those maps?”
“I’ll never forget those. Our kids have no idea what a map looks like at all. It was, like, a huge part of the whole trip.”
“Right?” Riva giggled. “That, and Ma’s baking. Remember those homemade brownie bars? And teeny-tiny rugelach? The jelly ones. Yummmm…”
“Oh my, yessss,” Lani said. “Hello, I’m trying to picture myself baking all that heavenly stuff before a family trip. I mean, not that we ever do family trips, but I’m pretty sure that if we would, we’d just buy rugelach and not bake them.”
“Well, you have six children while Ma had two. You can’t exactly compare.”
“True.” Lani stuffed her cellphone into her pocket. “It was a different life.”
Everything had been different back then. Two girls in a big, empty house, parents doting over their every breath. They hadn’t so much been spoiled as much as simply the en-
tire focus of their parents’ lives. Of course, their own kids were the entire focus of their lives now, but the difference between “the kids” and “Lani and Riva” was tremendous. There had never been any of the noise and clutter that was found in their own homes these days. The closets had always been perfectly neat and organized, their toys looked brand-new, none of the game boxes were torn, and no pieces were missing. But more than all that, they’d always consistently gotten their parents’ undivided attention. They’d always been the absolute everything in their home.
“Do you think they were trying to overcompensate?” Riva asked.
“Hmm. I wonder,” Lani said. They stopped at the corner and waited for the light to change. “I don’t think so. It certainly never felt that way. I think it was just a kind of devotion that isn’t possible with larger families. I mean, Ma used to freeze individual breaded schnitzels and fry one every night for you because that was the only thing you ate.”
“Gah. Don’t tell anyone.”
Lani laughed, and as they crossed the street and continued walking, she was struck by the oddity of the moment. How long had it been since she’d last schmoozed and laughed with Riva like this, without reserve?
to this l’chaim had been such a delightful treat — stepping back into their regular selves, laughing at jokes that only sisters shared.
She missed that connection. She wanted it back so badly.
Yaakov stopped in to say mazel tov a little later, then drove Riva and Lani home. When Lani got out of the car, Riva watched her sister enter the house through the basement entrance and let out a heavy breath.
“We made a huge mistake,” she said to Yaakov.
“With?”
Riva gestured at her sister’s house. “The loan. I mean, I’m still working for now; we don’t need the money so urgently. Was it a fair thing to do?”
“Please, Riva,” Yaakov said. He stopped for a red light and leaned forward in his seat. “We’ve been through this a hundred times. You know how construction works. Who knows how much longer it’s going to take? Did they think we’ll extend the loan indefinitely?” The light changed and he continued driving. “And then, who knows how long it would have taken for them to pay it back? Things can be tight after you build a house. Where would that leave us?”
They’d reached their block, but Yaakov continued driving, eyes peeled for a parking spot.
It was at Chayala Lipshutz’s l’chaim that Riva realized the cost of terminating the Eisdorf loan.
They’d warmly wished all their mazel tovs and drifted over to a corner where a few other cousins were standing. Their aunt Chani Katz was there as well, and as she filled a cup with seltzer, she turned to Lani and asked, “Nu? So where’s your house up to?”
The nonchalance with which she asked the question made Riva clench her toes. This question burned on her tongue all the time, but she never dared to ask it. Lani had gone from obsessively discussing every screw in the house to completely avoiding the topic of construction. True, she and Yaakov hadn’t been able to be more helpful with money, but did that mean they couldn’t talk about the house anymore? It was only natural to share these things with a sister.
She didn’t miss the anxious glance Lani threw her way before answering. “It’s taking longer than expected,” she told Chani curtly.
Riva knew there was more to it, and she knew Lani would have said more if Riva wouldn’t have been around.
She picked up a praline and broke it in half, wiping her fingers in a napkin.
This couldn’t be happening. She and Lani had only each other. They needed each other, on so many levels. The walk
“We also want to buy a house one day, right?” he said. “And if the right opportunity comes up, will you be okay to forfeit it because your money is tied up in the Eisdorf’s house?”
She hated his logic. Hated the fact that he was one hundred percent right. “That looks like a parking spot over there,” she said flatly. “Right before the bus stop.”
Yaakov pulled the car up in front of the empty spot and started backing in. When the car was parked and the engine off, they stayed in the car, Yaakov’s words filling the dark space.
“It’s our safety net, Riva. Don’t you feel better knowing that if you decided to leave Kleenup today, you could?”
There was a soft sincerity in this voice, and Riva realized, with a measure of surprise, that this had been the real reason all along. Buying a house, having a safety net, those things were all true. But the thing that had propelled Yaakov to demand the loan back was this, his concern for her, his desire to grant Riva her freedom.
She didn’t add anything to the conversation after that. There was nothing to add, because Yaakov was right. He wanted what was best for her.
Still, as they got out of the car and made their way home, all Riva could think of, with intense longing, was AAA tour books and teeny-tiny jelly rugelach. TO BE CONTINUED…
HOW LONG HAD IT BEEN SINCE SHE’D LAST SCHMOOZED AND LAUGHED WITH RIVA LIKE THIS, WITHOUT RESERVE?
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1 (14 oz.) bag frozen blueberries
1 mango, peeled and cubed
2 peaches, sliced
2 cups orange juice
1 cup water
½ cup strawberry jam Yogurt, optional
1. In a medium saucepan, combine the frozen blueberries, cubed mango, sliced peaches, orange juice, water and jam. Bring this to a boil. As soon as the mixture starts boiling, lower the heat to mediumlow, and allow the mixture to simmer for 5 minutes.
2. Keep stirring so the jam dissolves fully.
3. Place the soup in the fridge or freezer until ready to serve.
4. Serve chilled, with a dollop of yogurt on top.
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16 oz. frozen strawberries, slightly thawed
20 oz. canned pineapple, with juice
15 oz. canned peaches, with syrup
20 oz. lychees, no juice
¼ cup agave or honey
3 kiwis, peeled and diced
1 cup pomegranate arils
3 cups yogurt
1. In a blender or food processor, combine the frozen strawberries, pineapple and juice, peaches and syrup, lychees, and agave or honey.
2. Pulse until the fruits are chopped and mixed but still chunky.
3. Remove the fruit from the blender. Mix in the kiwis, most of the pomegranate arils, and the yogurt.
4. Serve chilled, with additional pomegranate seeds as garnish on top.
In my family, as soon as the weather turns warm, cherry soup is on the menu. Here I bring you the traditional cherry soup recipe with a strawberry and rhubarb twist.
2 (15 oz.) cans sour pitted cherries, with syrup
1 (16 oz.) bag frozen strawberries and rhubarb
3 T. agave or sugar
5 cups water
1. In a pot, combine all ingredients. Bring this mixture to a boil.
2. As soon as the soup starts bubbling, remove it from the heat, then refrigerate until ready to serve.
3. Serve chilled.
I am the daughter of a Holocaust survivor. Although my parents almost never spoke about their experiences during the war, the Holocaust was part of my DNA.
Growing up in a family where one or both parents were survivors was traumatic. Such homes were occupied not only by members of our immediate families, but also by the neshamos of those murdered by the Nazis. My life had to have enough meaning to justify my own existence and to compensate for the unlived lives of my martyred relatives. The burden was immense, but it seemed entirely appropriate. Survivor’s guilt was dispensed in large doses, and we all accepted it as normal. I might not have had a number tattooed on my arm, but it felt like I did.
Some survivors were able to talk about their wartime experiences while others were not. But even those who kept silent during the day were unable to suppress their memories at night. They would cry out in their sleep, reliving their terror and broadcasting it to everyone in the house. My father almost never talked about what happened to him during the war. He also never screamed at night; he was so plagued by his memories that he couldn’t sleep long enough to have a nightmare. Every morning, when I stepped into the living room, I encountered the telltale signs that he had spent much of the night
there: The pages of the Yiddish daily newspaper were on the floor in a messy pile, and the three sofa pillows, which my mother kept meticulously arranged on the long sofa, lay in disarray on the carpet. My father’s transistor radio, his other nocturnal companion, stood silently on the end table, in the shadow of the Holocaust.
Although my father was a man of few words, his character and courage spoke for him. The night the Nazis came to his house in search of his older brother, my fifteen-year-old father stepped forward and said that he was the one they were looking for. Although he was two years younger than his brother, my father was taller and easily passed for the older son. That night, the Nazis took my father away.
When I was eighteen and touring Eretz Yisroel with a group, we visited Yad Vashem. Entering the exhibit hall, I felt flooded with feelings I wasn’t equipped to face. I had to leave. I made my way out and sat down on the ground, leaning against the building. A stranger approached and asked if I was okay. My answer was nothing more than a silent and sad glance upward. She sat down next to me. She didn’t try to engage me in dialogue or offer words of comfort. She realized that all I needed was to sit mournfully, and in that moment, she was both a stranger and a sister, offering the only
Like all children of Holocaust survivors, I feel like I am a survivor. We are known as second-generation survivors, or 2Gs. Like my father, I am one of those people who don’t like talking, thinking or reading about it. Me, join a tour group to Eastern Europe to visit the concentration camps? Stand in the place where my relatives disembarked from the cattle cars? Picture the confusion and hysteria of mother and child being separated? Make physical contact with ash-laden earth and relive moments in history that are seared into my memory as if I had lived through them myself?
Never. Why would I want to come face to face with memories that my parents spent years suppressing?
WHY WOULD I WANT TO COME FACE TO FACE WITH MEMORIES THAT MY PARENTS SPENT YEARS SUPPRESSING?
comfort possible: silent companionship in the shadow of the Holocaust.
All of my parents’ friends were survivors. They were joined by a common language, Yiddish, and their relationship was more of a kinship than a friendship. Anything and everything we children experienced was seen through the lens of the Holocaust. My parents may have escaped death, but life was always lived in its shadow. It’s commonly known that survivors can’t bear to throw away food or waste anything that has even the slightest value; those messages were explicit.
Other messages were communicated implicitly. We were granted the gift of life; therefore, any type of discomfort we experienced could never be worthy of complaint. When I had a stomachache, it was never just a stomachache; since I was living in the shadow of the Holocaust, I would automatically think about how painful it must have been to starve to death. When walking home from school in the snow, my fingertips were never just freezing cold; I conjured up the image of thousands of men and women standing outside in the bitter cold during an appell. When I turn the pages of a newspaper, it’s never just a pastime; my mind wanders as I imagine my father wrapping newspaper around his legs to keep warm as he worked laying railroad tracks somewhere in Nazioccupied Europe.
Recently, when I listened to my eldest grandchild deliver his bar mitzvah speech, I felt a deep sense of gratitude. Being orphaned of my own grandparents, I didn’t take my role as a grandmother, or the ability to take part in this simcha, for granted.
While listening, I realized that this bar mitzvah celebration was taking place just a few weeks before the anniversary of Kristallnacht. That was the night the bar mitzvah boy’s great-greatgrandfather, Hugo Alperowitz, was arrested by the Nazis for being a melamed, mohel, chazan and shochet. His home was ransacked, and all his seforim were removed and burned while his wife and seven-year-old daughter (my mother) stood defenseless and terrified.
I felt jolted by the sudden realization that I had yet to tell my grandson this piece of family history. It belongs to him, and I’d neglected to hand it down. My feelings churned inside me. How had I allowed myself to collude with my parents and continue their legacy of silence?
We wonder about survivors. How did they cope after the war? Where did they get the courage and strength to build new lives? The answer is that qualities like resilience and resourcefulness are in our parents’ genes — and in our genes, too. They were passed on to our parents and to us by our predecessors who
had survived the countless catastrophes throughout Jewish history. We, the second generation, have inherited more than just trauma; our legacy also includes the attributes that enabled our parents to prosper after the war. And those strengths are just as much a part of our legacy as the trauma is. Maybe I had colluded with the silence — but I have also contributed to the rebirth.
And the legacy continues. Third-generation survivors have their own constellation of symptoms and responses to these symptoms; some similar to 2Gs, some different. Although it is critical for us to gain insight into how each of us has historically managed our own thoughts, feelings and behaviors, it’s equally critical that we put the understanding we’ve gained from this insight to good use. We cannot escape the pain, but we need to keep building as well.
Being a child of Holocaust survivors is complex, and I wander around the maze searching for a way out. This is a good thing. Being a seeker is an outgrowth of trauma, known as Post Traumatic Growth. Like many secondgeneration survivors, I constantly search for meaning in my own life and in the lives of others who ask me to help them do the same.
And that meaning is what gave my parents, and all survivors, and all the generations after them, the strength to go on.
Michelle Halle, LCSW, is a therapist in private practice in Lakewood, NJ. She helps adults who have experienced complex trauma find a way through their pain to live a life filled with meaning. You can learn more about her and her work at www. michellehalle.com.
HOW HAD I ALLOWED MYSELF TO COLLUDE WITH MY PARENTS AND CONTINUE THEIR LEGACY
Zug’she Rebbe’nyu, vus vet zein az Moshiach vet kummen?
What will be when Moshiach comes?
Around a magnificently set banquet table sit a host of tzaddikim. The head of the table is graced by the presence of our Avos, Moshe Rabbeinu, Aharon Hakohen and Dovid Hamelech. The menu is complete with aged wine and meat from the Livyasan and Shor Habor.
Welcome to the Seudas Livyasan!
It sounds whimsical, like stepping into a fantasy book. Is this seudah, said to be held l’asid lavo, a real thing? Or is it just a piece of folklore, made popular by the famous “Ah Seudenyu” song composed by Yossele Rosenblatt?
What is the Seudas Livyasan all about?
Join us as we explore what the Midrash, Chazal, and our seforim say about this momentous meal in Moshiach’s day.
The Gemara (Bava Basra 75a) says, “In the future, Hakadosh Baruch Hu will make a feast for the tzaddikim from the flesh of the Livyasan.”
The Midrash describes further how Hashem will first reveal secrets of the Torah to Klal Yisroel. The tzaddikim will then enter Gan Eden to partake in the special meal. They will ask Hashem to join, saying, “Can there be a feast without the Host’s participation?” Only when Dovid Hamelech personally repeats this request will Hakadosh Baruch Hu acquiesce.
The participants of the seudah will revel in deep spiritual pleasure.
While the details of this feast hint at many allegorical secrets, the seforim say that it will be an actual physical meal. The flesh of the Livyasan and Shor Habor, and wine preserved from the Six Days of Creation, will be served.
The Maharsha writes that although the meforshim delve into the depths of its metaphoric meanings, we must believe in the simplistic description of this feast as well.
The Zohar cites both, first describing how drinking the preserved wine signifies the deep Torah secrets that will be revealed for the first time, and later writing that there will be an actual, physical meal.
There is much discussion regarding when this seudah will take place, but most agree that it will be after the arrival of Moshiach, still before techiyas hameisim.
Before the feast, a squabble will take place between two mammoth animals — the Livyasan and the Shor Habor. The Livyasan will slaughter the Shor Habor using his sharp fins, and the Shor Habor will strike the Livyasan using his horns, as the Midrash explains (Vayikra Rabbah 13:3).
In truth, it will be Hakadosh Baruch Hu Who will slaughter the Shor Habor, using the Livyasan’s fins. Although shechitah as we know it is permissible only with a smooth knife, the meat of the Shor Habor will be permitted, as Hashem is not confined by boundaries.
There are several theories as to which animal the Shor Habor is, and whether it is a wild animal or a domestic animal. It may be a wild bull, buffalo, oryx, hippopotamus, or even of the dinosaur species.
The Livyasan is specifically mentioned in the Chumash (Bereishis 1:21), as the taninim hagedolim created on the fifth day of Creation. It is described in Iyov (40:25–41:26) as a mammoth sea animal with large, menacing teeth and flashing eyes. Sparks of fire emanate from its mouth and smoke rises from its nostrils. Its heart is like a millstone, and no weapon could harm it, besides the sword of Hashem.
Only a single pair of both the Livyasan and the Shor Habor were created during Brias Haolam. If they would proliferate, the world would cease to exist. Hakadosh Baruch Hu therefore mutilated the male and slew the female and salted its meat, preserving it for this very seudah (Bava Basra 74b).
Finally, a sukkah will be built for the tzaddikim from the skin of the Livyasan.
Besides the meat of the Livyasan and Shor Habor, mann — the long-ago food from Shamayim — will be served. For dessert, there will be juicy pomegranates.
The meal will be prepared by malachim. Malach Gavriel will be the chef, Malach Refael will be the baker, and Malach Michoel will be the bartender. These three ate in the tent of Avraham Avinu in Elonei Mamre when they visited after Avraham’s bris. Avraham served them then, and l’asid lavo, they will have the opportunity to repay the kindness by serving a meal to him and his descendants.
Through partaking in this meal, everyone in attendance will be healed of any ailments they may have.
At the end of the seudah, when it will be time for Birchas Hamazon, a goblet of wine from the Yayin Hameshumar will be poured. It will be passed around the table, with each of the honorees declining to bentch on the kos, as the Gemara (Pesachim 119b) describes. They will fear drinking from the lofty wine, perceiving their faults as an impediment.
Avraham Avinu will be concerned since he fathered Yishmael, Yitzchak because he bore Eisav, and Yaakov will be afraid because he married two sisters in their lifetime. Moshe Rabbeinu will decline since he did not merit entering Eretz Yisroel, and Yeshoshua bin Nun will pass since he had no sons. When the cup will reach Dovid Hamelech, he will lift it high, to the words, “Kos yeshuos esa, uv’Shem Hashem ekra!” (Tehillim 116:13).
The cup will contain a measurement of 221 lug, which is the numerical value of “revayah” — my cup overflows (Tehillim 23:5).
The Yayin Hameshumar tells a story of its own.
Preserved since the beginning of Creation, it was never displayed in the open. According to some opinions, the Eitz Hada’as was a grapevine, and Chava gave Adam to drink from this wine.
The Midrash Rabbah (13:2) says that Hashem will serve this wine to Klal Yisroel as a reward for being willing to give up our lives with mesiras nefesh and learn Torah, which is compared to wine.
In chassidus, the Seudas Livyasan is described on a deeper level. Seforim say that the seudah will be an expression of the avodah of Klal Yisroel throughout galus
The Livyasan, which lives concealed in the water, symbolizes the hidden realms of spirituality. The Shor Habor, on land, denotes the more exposed physical reality. Partaking of both the Livyasan and Shor Habor at this elevated seudah is representative of two central paths in avodas Hashem
There are tzaddikim whose avodah is in the realm of the Livyasan. They are primarily occupied with attaining elevated levels of ruchniyus, detached from gashmiyus. An example of this would be Rabi Shimon Bar Yochai, who lived in isolation for thirteen years, with hardly any physical needs. Through this, he reached exceptionally lofty spheres.
Then there are tzaddikim whose primary task is to bring kedushah down to this world. Involved in the physical, they may not achieve levels as high, but they fill the world with holiness and the ability to grasp the truth. With this Shor Habor-style of avodas Hashem, they elevate and purify the gashmiyus around us.
Both these paths of avodas Hashem bring the world closer to perfection. When the avodah will be complete, the geulah will come, and the tzaddikim will merit sitting down to this special seudah. Eating from the Shor Habor and Livyasan will be an expression of the peak of perfection, the ultimate avodah
This also explains why the Livyasan will slaughter the Shor Habor and why the Shor Habor will slaughter the Livyasan. Shechitah does not imply butchery and death — quite the contrary: It represents supreme shleimus. The Livyasan will bring the Shor Habor to perfection by slaughtering it, and the Shor Habor will bring the Livyasan to perfection by slaying it.
Through this, we can understand that each of these paths of avodas Hashem has an advantage the other does not have. At this seudah, shleimus will be attained as each of the tzaddikim will complement each other’s derech in avodas Hashem to the point of perfection.
The Yayin Hameshumar, which will be imbibed at the end of the seudah, hints at the most hidden secrets of Torah, never before divulged. After the epitome of perfection is reached during the seudah, the revelation of these secrets will be an apt culmination to the elevated feast.
May this long-awaited seudah be held speedily in our days.
One should postpone a court date in a nonJewish court until after Tisha B’Av.
When possible, one should try to postpone new business deals until after the Nine Days, unless there is risk of losing the deal.
One may not do any leisure gardening; however, removing weeds and standard maintenance is permitted.
There is a machlokes whether cutting fingernails is permitted during the Nine Days. One should be stringent unless it is l’tzorech mitzvah, such as for Erev Shabbos.
One may not wear new articles of clothing, even on Shabbos, during the Nine Days.
A practical halachic summary based on the Shulchan Aruch, poskim, and the shiurim of Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky, following Ashkenazic custom
One should l’chatchilah complete all laundry washing by shekiah when Rosh Chodesh Av arrives.
When putting on clothing to make sure it is not fresh prior to the Nine Days, one must wear the clothing for a period of time, and not just put it on and immediately take it off.
When putting on clothing to make sure it is not fresh prior to the Nine Days, one may put on several layers at a time.
One may spot-clean a stain on his clothing during the Nine Days.
Clothing may not be given to non-Jewish cleaners during the Nine Days, even if it will not be picked up until after the Nine Days.
Dirty sheets or baby clothing may be washed during the Nine Days.
Chicken dishes and grape juice are not permitted during the Nine Days.
Pareve food cooked in a fleishig pot is permitted during the Nine Days.
Food cooked with meat or chicken, such as chicken soup, is not permitted during the Nine Days.
Different opinions exist in regard to Havdalah during the Nine Days as to whether one should use wine or grape juice, chamar medinah such as beer, or give it to a child to drink. Rabbi Rudinsky follows the opinion that one should use wine or grape juice and that the adult making the Havdalah drinks it.
In order to eat meat at a seudas mitzvah, one should know the baal simcha, and would attend the seudas mitzvah even if it weren’t the Nine Days.
A siyum with meat should be made only if one happens to finish his learning during the Nine Days and would normally celebrate a siyum with meat during the rest of the year.
One who did not attend a seudas mitzvah may not eat meat delivered to him from the seudah
When making a seudas mitzvah during the week of Tisha B’Av, one should limit the number of guests.
One may not eat meat or drink wine after shekiah on the eve of Rosh Chodesh Av.
However, if one has already started a fleishig meal before shekiah, he would be permitted to continue eating b’dieved until tzeis hakochavim
On Shabbos during the Nine Days, one may eat meat or drink wine during shalosh seudos even after dark, until bentching (However, if Tisha B’Av is observed on Sunday, he would need to stop at shekiah.)
One may shower Erev Shabbos Chazon, though it is preferable to shower close to Shabbos.
Showering during the week is permitted if one is sweaty or dirty.
When showering, colder water should be used to limit enjoyment in the shower.
One may wash his face, hands and feet with warm water during the Nine Days.
Men who go to the mikvah daily or weekly may continue to do so during the Nine Days.
However, men who go only occasionally should not go during the Nine Days, even on Erev Shabbos.
Swimming and water sports are prohibited during the Nine Days.
It was an honest mistake, but still, it haunted my father, a”h, for months.
We had gone to a wedding, leaving the kids at my parent’s house in Queens. I thought I had it all figured out. I assumed that my three-year-old daughter might give my mother a run for her money, but had complete faith that her baby sister would play for a while and then go straight to sleep, bottle in hand. I had already measured the powdered formula into the bottle, leaving it in the refrigerator so that it wouldn’t be taking up valuable counter space, and all my mother had to do was fill it to the top with water.
But that’s not the way the night worked out. The threeyear-old was a perfect angel, while the baby kept throwing her bottle out of the crib and wouldn’t stop crying. None of it made any sense until the next morning, when I went to spill out what was left in the bottle and discovered that it held nothing but powdered formula. The bottle’s unique shape made it look like the formula had already been mixed when my mother pulled it out of the refrigerator, so she never added the water. Was it any wonder that the baby kept throwing it away and crying?
Hearing what had happened was devastating for my father, a Holocaust survivor. After all he had gone through during the war years, he couldn’t tolerate knowing that one of his grandchildren hadn’t been able to quench their thirst. He knew from personal experience that while hunger is terrible, thirst is far worse.
From the day we were born, my father worried about us ferociously, a fact that wasn’t lost on me or my siblings. As kids, we ducked behind closed doors when we needed to cough so that my father
wouldn’t worry that we were coming down with something. Similarly, we were never allowed to go out with wet hair in the winter, because my father was afraid that we might catch cold. As a seventh grader, I had a lingering winter cold that lasted for weeks. I was allowed to bathe just once a week, and afterward my father would wrap my wet hair in a towel, running with me from the steamy bathroom and tucking me under the covers from head to toe to ward off any rogue drafts that might prolong my cold.
Understanding what my father went through in the concentration camps, it should come as no surprise that food was never thrown out in our house. If my mother made turkey for Shabbos or Yom Tov, we ate it for several days running until it was gone, with noble efforts made to repurpose it as a new dish after a few meals. Not liking a food wasn’t a reason not to eat it, and when we deemed the chicken on our plates finished, my father would nibble the last few shreds off the bones — and then chew the bones, as well.
Going to shul was a privilege, and coming late was never an option in our family. As little kids, we went to shul on time, with my father. When my sister and I were old enough to go by ourselves, we were allowed to come a little later, but had to check in with my father, who sat near the mechitzah, when we got there. Woe unto us if they were already past Shochen Ad.
There was no doubt that the shadow of “the war” — which was how people who lived through those horrors described that period — hovered over our lives when we were growing up. It was painfully
HE KNEW FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE THAT WHILE HUNGER IS TERRIBLE, THIRST IS FAR WORSE
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clear that we were missing a set of grandparents and had few aunts, uncles and cousins. And yet we were raised with an appreciation of life “back home,” hearing my father’s nostalgic stories of a childhood back in Bendzin, Poland, that was both rich and simple.
My father’s devotion to his brother and sister, the only two of his siblings who lived through the war, was remarkable. The three of them were inseparable. When my parents bought living room furniture, my father insisted on buying couches that were nearly twins to his sister’s. Our aunts and uncles were larger than life to us, and we learned by example that we three kids needed to stick together no matter what, because nothing is more important than family.
Despite all that he went through, my father was an incredibly positive person. Having survived the war by imagining himself sitting at a Shabbos table surrounded by his family, he never once attended a Shabbos bar mitzvah seudah unless we kids were invited too. We weren’t just his revenge against Hitler, ym”sh; we were the continuation of all that he had lost. Zemiros were sacrosanct in our house: Shabbos mornings were dedicated to more popular tunes, while we sang the zemiros of my father’s childhood on Friday nights. My father firmly believed that singing together at the Shabbos table was the glue that held a family together.
How my father could have gone through all that he did while remaining the ultimate “samei’ach b’chelko” is one of the world’s great mysteries. A story we heard while sitting shivah for him actually shed some light on the matter. One visitor told us how she found herself overcome by tears at a shul melaveh malka that she had sponsored in memory of the husband she had recently lost, but my father would have none of it.
“You’re crying?” he asked her incredulously. “I’m telling you — live, don’t cry. Live, don’t cry.”
That story really summed up my father and the lessons that he modeled for us. Yes, we did grow up with a greater understanding than most of our peers that life can be turned terrifyingly upside down in an instant, and that anti-Semitism is alive and well. Yes, we did grow up wondering what our grandparents had been like and wishing we had known them. And yes, we did grow up dealing with the realities of being the children of someone who redefined the word overprotective because of all that he had been through.
But through it all, we also knew that we had been blessed to be raised by a father who had triumphed over unimaginable adversity and refused to let bitterness or anger color his view of the world, choosing instead to live a life of simcha and to focus on good wherever he could find it. Having lost so many loved ones, my father felt that his children were priceless. He would tell everyone he met in his final years that he was the richest man in the world because the nachas that he saw and the knowledge that all of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren were shomrei Shabbos were the biggest wealth anyone could ever hope to attain.
It’s hard to believe that I’m the grandparent now. In addition to doling out lollipops and reading stories when the kids come to visit, I know my siblings and I have another job as well: As second-generation Holocaust survivors, it’s up to us to pass down not just our father’s stories, but also the values that defined him, keeping them alive for generations to come.
My mother always lit a yahrtzeit candle two days before Shavuos. That was the day she and her family arrived at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.
That year, Shavuos began on Motzei Shabbos, May 27. The week before, most of the Munkatcher community had been transported to Auschwitz. It’s interesting to note that the yahrtzeit of the heilige Minchas Elazar on 2 Sivan coincides with this tragic week. Though he was niftar around ten years earlier, his sharing a yahrtzeit with the kedoshim of his community suggests that he was sharing in their suffering.
My mother and her family were on one of the last transports. Two days before Shavuos, they arrived at Auschwitz, and that’s the day they were told to keep as the yahrtzeit for all the relatives who never came back. My mother and her sisters especially mourned their little cousins, Chaya Sara, Hersh, Leibele, Zeesele, Menachem Mendel, and many more — the heilige Jewish children who were not allowed to grow up. May Hashem avenge their blood, and may we soon see them again with the coming of Moshiach, speedily in our time.
I am writing this essay both to remember the Hungarian transports and also to clarify a point I read in a previous issue of The Boro Park View. In the January 18 issue, there was an article about Williamsburg. It was titled “The Simchos of Williamsburg.” The cover of the magazine had the following quote: “Simchos were rare, and we counted down the days to each one.”
While reading, I felt confused. The article said that in the 1980s, there were very few weddings. When I was single and throughout the ’70s, there were many wed-
dings, baruch Hashem. Why was it that weddings in the 1980s were uncommon?
It took me a while to figure it out, but finally I understood.
The frum population post-World War II in both Boro Park and Williamsburg was composed mainly of survivors of Churban Europe, most of whom had gone through the camps. (The others had managed to escape — mostly to Russia, where they survived in Siberia or Uzbekistan.)
And in the 1950s and early 1960s, there were indeed few weddings, as the article states, because the community of survivors was relatively small. In the late 1960s and the 1970s, the survivors of Churban Europe began marrying off their children. By the 1980s, most of these children were married.
Now it was time for the younger sisters, cousins and friends of the survivors to marry off their children. But, with rare exception, those younger siblings had been killed in the selections. Only people who were old enough and strong enough to work were sent to the right. Almost all of the survivors of the war came from that group. Almost all of their younger siblings, cousins, and friends did not survive. They are the missing generation.
Had they survived, their children would have reached marriageable age in the 1980s. But their lives, and their doros, were destroyed.
That’s why there were few weddings in Williamsburg and Boro Park in the 1980s, and that’s why every rare wedding was extra exciting.
May we remember the children of the war who did not survive, together with all the kedoshim of World War II, Hashem yikom damam.
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It’s summertime, the perfect season to take on a fun and creative project. This painting project will teach you many painting skills while showing you how to create beautiful artwork for your sukkah.
Over these eight weeks, we will guide you on how to complete a beautiful, hand-painted shivas haminim sukkah decoration. Each of the shivas haminim will get a separate painting as part of this series, and the last week of instructions will be reserved for writing the names of the shivas haminim onto the completed paintings.
The paintings will be taught in a step-bystep manner so everyone can join and enjoy. You do not need to be an artist to create this masterpiece.
Happy painting!
WEEK 4
Welcome to the fourth part of our sukkah decoration series! This week we’ll be painting te’einah, or figs, with their large, detailed leaves. With this week’s painting, you’ll be more than halfway through completing your beautiful shivas haminim series!
Happy painting!
IMPORTANT NOTE:
Acrylic paint is not washable. Make sure to dress appropriately or wear a smock.
If clothes do get dirty, wash with soap and water immediately.
TIPS:
• Before you paint, put the paint colors you’ll be using onto the plate or palette. Fill your cup with water, and keep a paper towel nearby.
• Use baby wipes to fix mistakes while the paint is still wet.
• Keep your brushes in the water when they are not in use.
• When you finish painting, wash your brushes with soap and water.
SUPPLIES:
• Smock
• Plate or palette
• Cup
• Paper towel
• 8x10” canvas
• Large brushes
• Medium brushes
• Thin brushes
• Easel (optional)
ACRYLIC PAINTS:
• Phthalo blue
• Brown • Sage green
• Magenta • White
• Violet
THERE IS NO RIGHT OR WRONG WAY TO PAINT! EACH PERSON’S PAINTING WILL LOOK DIFFERENT. REMEMBER TO ENJOY THE PROCESS INSTEAD OF BEING FOCUSED ON THE RESULTS.STEP 1
Mix blue and white for a light blue sky. Use more white than blue for this shade of light blue. Paint the entire canvas.
STEP 2
Using brown and green, paint a straight line slanting slightly upward across the painting for the branch.
With green paint, add three lines for smaller branches off the main one.
STEP 3
Mix green and white to get a light green color, and sketch the leaves. The leaves should have three distinct oval sections that are connected in the center. Fill them with light green paint.
STEP 4
Mix violet and magenta. Sketch three figs hanging off the main branch. Each fig should be circular in shape, with a pointy tip where it is connected to the branch.
STEP 5
Add violet mixed with some magenta to the bottom of the figs. Add white to that mixture and fill the rest of the figs.
STEP 6
Decide where you want the veins of the leaves to be. Then paint a darker green in the other areas of the leaf. Paint round strokes coming from the veins to the edge of the leaf. Add a lighter green in the veins of the leaf, if necessary.
STEP 7
Add brown to the main branch to darken it.
STEP 8
Proudly sign your painting!
Until next time, Chava
STEP 1 STEP 4 STEP 6 STEP 3 STEP 5 STEP 7A sad story, a lost friendship, a chopped onion, a tragedy, or a fit of laughter…
All these can bring us to tears. What are the functions of tears?
On average, a person’s eyes produce 15 to 30 gallons of tears a year. That’s a lot of water!
Human eyes produce three kinds of tears:
• Basal tears care for the cornea of the eye.
• Reflex tears guard your eyes against irritants like dust.
• Emotional tears are caused by feelings that can range from intense joy to deep sorrow.
Although many animals shed tears, these are not of the emotional category. Those are a uniquely human phenomenon.
The reason crying can cause your nose to run is that some of your tears are funnelled down into your nasal passages and run out from there.
Farmers have recently developed the new “sunion” — an onion crossbreed that does not cause tears when you slice it. I hope my grocery starts stocking those soon!
Although different studies report varying numbers, all agree that women cry twice as much — probably more — than men! Tears actually have three layers: an inner mucus keeps the tear attached to the eye, a middle watery layer hydrates the eye and keeps away bacteria, and an outer oily layer makes the tear transparent. Who knew those small droplets had so much depth?
—Ancient British proverb
“TEARS ARE ONLY WATER. WE CAN’T GROW WITHOUT WATER, LIKE FLOWERS, TREES AND FRUIT. BUT THERE MUST BE SUNLIGHT ALSO!”
The phrase “crocodile tears” means a person is faking their tears. This originates from the fact that crocodiles shed tears while eating their prey Apparently, happy tears actually look different from sad tears.
Why do we cry when we’re not feeling sad?
According to wellness expert Michael Roizen, MD, tears are extremely useful as they help you see clearly, wash unnecessary debris from your eyes and communicate feelings and messages to those around you.
Tears can also make you feel better, release tension and stress, and give you a psychological reboot. No, I am not suggesting you have a good cry while you read this just to see if that’s true!
Crying due to physical discomfort (like a cut, burn or broken bone) usually decreases with age. Think of a five-year-old’s reaction to a minuscule paper cut versus a 30-year-old’s! This is due to a person’s pain threshold (hopefully) increasing with maturity.
Pathological laughing and crying is a neurological condition that brings uncontrollable tears to the surface of one’s eyes and may be caused by Alzheimer’s, stroke, or brain disease, R”l
Next time you find yourself crying for any reason, think of people in need of a yeshuah and channel those tears to tefillah. Let’s beg Hashem to bring us to His home, to a life of serving Him with only joy.
HA! HAVE AT THEE, YOU UNSCRUPULOUS KNAVES!
RECAP: TRYING TO ESCAPE A PACK OF RAVENOUS BUSINESSMEN, YOSEF AND RACHEL STUMBLE ACROSS A MAN BEING ATTACKED BY BANDITS!
WHAT DID HE JUST SAY?
GIVE US YOUR MONEY AND YOUR SWORD. PLAY NICE, AND WE MIGHT EVEN LET YOU LIVE!
I THINK HE SAID OUR KNIVES GOT UNSCREWED? I DUNNO…
MAYBE HE MEANT WE’RE NAÏVE. IS THAT WHAT YOU MEANT, BUDDY?
LET’S GET HIM!
WHAT IS HE SAYING?!
HASHEM YERACHEIM! LOOK AT WHAT THEY’RE DOING TO THAT POOR MAN!
TAKE THAT!
KNOW WHAT? I DON’T ACTUALLY CARE WHAT HE MEANT! ATTACK!
WE CAN’T JUST STAND BY. WE HAVE TO HELP!
WHAT CAN WE DO?
BY MY TROTH, I’LL HAVE THEE, BRIGANDS!
WHAT’S IT SAY IN TEHILLIM? “I LIFT MY EYES UP TO THE SKY”?
IT’S “UP TO THE MOUNTAINS,” ACTUALLY.
NOT THIS TIME…
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$85k-$100k Williamsburg/Manhattan
Construction Site Manager
$75k-$100k Brooklyn
Inside Sales (Lighting
Showroom)
$75k-$85k Brooklyn, NY
Graphic Designer
$75k-$90k Brooklyn
Amazon Warehouse Manager
$70k-$80k Brooklyn
In Office Property Manager (Female Office)
$65k Red Hook, Brooklyn
Site Manager
$65k Brooklyn/ NJ
Copywriter, Voice Over Marketing Campaigns
$52k-$65k Brooklyn
Office Admin
$50k-$55k Brooklyn, NY
Bookkeeper (RE)
$40k-$50k Brooklyn, NY
Secretary (Construction)
$45k-$50k Williamsburg
Store Manager
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Outside Sales (Sports)
Commission Based Brooklyn
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Commission Based Brooklyn
Real estate Rental Broker
Salary+Commission Brooklyn
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CFO (RE Exp)
$175k-$275k Williamsburg
Insurance Account Rep
$75k-$115k Brooklyn
Insurance Underwriter
$50k-$150k Brooklyn
DSP Supervisor (P/T)
$40k-$60k Brooklyn
Loan Processor
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Case Coordinator
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Secretary $40k-$50k Boro Park
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CFO
$150k-$200k Brooklyn
COO (Judaica)
$100k-$150k Brooklyn
Store manager (Judaica)
$65k+Commission Brooklyn
Inside Salesman (Trucking)
$52k+Commissions Williamsburg
Inside Sales
$52k + Commission Williamsburg
Email: EstyW@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com
Bookkeeper (Medical Supplies)
$90k-$100k Williamsburg
Admin Assistant (Travel Agency)
$50k Cedarhurst
Merchandiser (Menswear)
$50k-$75k Manhattan
CAD/Tech Designer (Menswear)
$45k-$75k Manhattan
Teacher (Special Education)
$40k+ Williamsburg
Para Professional
30k+ Williamsburg
Marketing/ Graphic Designer
$60/ Hourly Brooklyn, NY
Receptionist
$25/Hourly Brooklyn
Admin Assistant
$25/Hourly Five Towns
Email: Becky@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com
Title Insurance Officer
$90k-$120k Boro Park
IT
$60k-$100k Williamsburg
Saleslady (Furniture)
$25-$35/Hourly Brooklyn
Salesman (Waterproofing)
Salary+Commission Brooklyn
Email: ChavieH@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com
COO (Healthcare)
$120k+
Philadelphia, PA
COO (Wigs)
$100k-$150k Brooklyn
Construction Sales Commission Based NY/NJ
Email: ShainaE@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com
Sr Underwriter (Private Lender)
$130k+ Jersey City
Insurance Underwriter (P&C)
$65k-$100k Brooklyn
Intake Specialist (Homecare)
$65k Brooklyn
Email: MiriamR@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com
Full time positions available!
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WILLIAMSBURG
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LAKEWOOD
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WILLIAMSBURG
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7-8 BEDROOM HOUSE
In the Pines Fallsburg near Yeshiva and pool, Available for select Shabbosim. Also 2 room suite available. Call 845-436-9566
FALLSBURG RENTAL
Spacious beautiful 9 bedroom House available all year in Fallsburg for Shabbos, week or month. Near yeshiva. Call/text 845-269-2551.
MONSEY RENTAL
Vilchovitz, Viznitz area. Rent a beautiful 2 or 3 bedroom apartment with porch for weekdays/ weekends. Towels/ Linen included. Brand new. 718-384-6214
WHITE LAKE
Luxury 4 bedroom bungalow
Avl from after Shabbos Nachami or for last 3 weeks, pls call 917-426-4436
WEEKEND RENTAL LAKEWOOD
Beautiful new 3bdrm 2fl bath furnished apartment. Linen towels hotplate & more. Next to Satmer, Oak&Vine. Call text 7185064321
SOUTH FALLSBURG RENTAL
6 bedroom beautiful house in South Fallsburg available to rent for shabbosim. 845-4343669/ 845-423-3030 Please call as I don’t have text
3 BEDROOM BUNGALOW
Beautiful 3 bedroom bungalow just became available for rent from July 30- Aug 30 $8,000 (in colony near Raleigh hotel) 347-3838455
SUMMER VACATION RENTAL W/POOL
Beautiful 4 bedroom home w/huge inground pool in Jackson NJ. Beautiful landscaping. Near shuls, shopping, rent weekly, shabbos. 3 night minimum. Call 347-631-5421 if no answer pls text or email cgreenbean6@gmail.com
SUMMER RENTAL
Spacious sixteen bed home with pool, large deck, beautiful grounds on cul de sac in Chestnut Ridge. Available July 22-August 14th. 848-525-5508 (leave msg)
JOB RESUME
Need a great work resume? Resumes are what we do (new grads or experienced)! Call/text 845-554-5778 or email info@resumakerpro. com.
DAYCARE BABYSITTER
Daycare in the heart of BP is seeking a babysitter for the upcoming year. Hours: 12:30-3:20. Great pay and environment! Please call 347458-9517.
SECRETARY
Yeled V`Yalda Williamsburg is looking to Hire a secretary, Candidate must have good computer skills, & proficient in English Language.
Hours Mon.-Thurs. 9-3 Fri. 9-11:30 June graduates will be considered. If you are Interested in having an interview please call Mrs. Landa at 347.224.1575
BOOKKEEPER
Yeled V`Yalda Boro Park, Qualified candidate will have excellent time management skills, detail oriented , computer literate, comfortable with MS Word & Excel. Salary range: $40,000.-$45,000. Email: jobs@yeled.org call: 718.686.2422
SPECIAL ED TEACHERS
Now hiring a devoted special ed classroom teacher for the 23-24 school year. Small class size, excellent training, supportive environment. Resumes@yadyisroelschool. org 718-650-6400
F/T PARAS
Now hiring paras to work full time in a special education school for the 23-24 school year. Supportive and heimish environment. Transportation provided. Resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org
TEACHERS & ASSISTANT
TEACHERS
Yeled V`Yalda Head Start in Boro Park seeking Yiddish speaking experienced Teachers & Assistant Teachers. Min. 90 credits. Please email credentials to: jobs@yeled.org Call:718.686.2415
Yeled V’Yalda Williamsburg
Part-time teaching position available for the coming year for 2 year old classroom, experienced warm individual, College credits and BA a plus. Email resume to:Lfischer@yeled.org Call: 718.686.2415
Williamsburg Immediate teaching position available for 4-5 year old class. Minimum 90 credits required. Great pay, Fringe Benefits. Call: 718.514.8925 or 718.909.9473
Seeking a warm and enthusiastic experienced Lead Teacher for 4-5 years old. Positive and friendly environment, great benefits, Min. 90 Credits and above. Salary $41,600.-$68,652. Email: HRubinstein@yeled. org Call: 718.514.8865
Seeking a motivated & organized Individual to join our team as An Administrative Assistant. Female preferred, full time, strong computer skills, Microsoft Office And Outlook Salary: $50,000.-$70,000. Call: 718.557.7038 Email: sagluck@yeled.org
Seeking a male to assist in managing a residence for developmentally disabled individuals. Responsibilities include: administrative duties, ensuring the residence runs smoothly, being a role model for individuals and staff. Candidate should be organized and have great time management skills. Driving and computer skills a must. jobs@hcsny.org
September 2023 opening: Yeled V’Yalda Project REACH seeking Yiddish-speaking preschool teachers to work afternoons and Sundays in the Boro Park area to service children in their homes. High paying position $28,000 - $32,000 annually with lots of flexibility. Must have HS diploma, preschool experience a plus. Email resume to mhersh@yeled.org
Yeled V`Yalda Head Start
Boro Park, Seeking Assistant Teachers, wonderful work environment, great pay, exp. with children, responsible & ability to multitask. Email to: RAbelsky@yeled.org Or Call: 718.686.3501
Heimishe Playgroup in Williamsburg seeking for Sep. Playgroup Teachers & Assistant Teachers. Great pay very punctual weekly, will train. No degree required. Call: 917.763.2178
FT/ PT morah. Yiddish speaking. For small voucher playgroup, for September 23’. Located 47th between 18/19. Great pay! 718-853-4139 or 929-287-2054
Afternoon limudei kodesh teacher position, chassidish sp-ed girls program. Exp. preferred, great environment. Email resume to school718438@gmail.com.
Seeking a warm and caring assistant teacher. (No teacher’s prep required!)
Positive and friendly environment. Great benefits. Salary begins at $30,150.+ depending on credentials. Email: HRubinstein@yeled. org Call: 718.514.8865
DAYCARE TEACHER
Daycare in the heart of BP is seeking a teacher for the upcoming year. Hours from 9-3:20. Great environment and pay! please call 347-4589517
PRE NURSERY CO-TEACHER
Cheder in BP seeking warm and competent pre nursery co-teacher, Great environment. Please email resume to jobsforcheder@ gmail.com.
TEACHER NEEDED
Girls school in Boro Park seeking teacher for upper elementary with at least one year experience. Please email resumes5783@gmail.com
TEACHER ASSISTANTS
For the 2023-2024 School Year Special Ed. Girls’ School in Brooklyn Seeking Full Time TEACHER ASSISTANTS
Great work environment, competitive pay. Email resume: schooljobs2023@ gmail or call 718-534-8711
DAYCARE POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Heimeshe daycare in Boro park Seeking warm responsible yiddish speaking teacher /co teacher/babysiters for September stunning place amazing environment please call 3473741807
STATEN ISLAND
FAMILY WORKER
Enjoy checking off lists and multitasking? Enjoy the perks of working locally! Seeking a FULL time and PART time Family Worker. Microsoft Office and Basic computer knowledge Required. Salary begins at $31,000.+ depending on credentials. Great benefits. Email: HRubinstein@Yeled. org Call: 718-514-8865
AFTERSCHOOL SEITS needed for home case at Higher rates. Call: 917.968.2292
JOBS AVAILABLE
Part-time & Full-time jobs available. Email TopPartTimeJobs@ gmail.com
F/T POSITION
BP RE Management Office, Friendly environ (all female) Will train, some computer knowledge pref, email resume to resumesbpmgmt@ gmail.com. Flexible start date.
LOOKING TO HIRE
BP Office is looking to hire F/T Secretary. Must be detail-oriented, organized, and good at customer service. Email resume: Rosenberg4231@gmail.com
SECRETARY
Heimish BP multi girl office seeking a f/t female secretary. Great environment. Great pay. Email resume:resumessfs@ gmail.com
TITLE I TEACHERS
Great Opportunities for upcoming school year! Seeking experienced Title I teachers for Flatbush girls’ school ·Upper elementary math ·High school math, with possibility of other subjects ·Warm, supportive environment, small groups ·Competitive compensation, $75/ hour. BA required. Email to: Titleone@yeled.org
SECRETARY WANTED
Local busy salon looking for a secretary, must be able to multi task,super organized, work with a team and provide customer service. Please email resume to Info@ tobywigsalon.com
FEMALE PARAS
Boro Park, Flatbush and the Catskills. Full time or part time. Special rate for late afternoon/eve. hours. Pay ranges from $25.-$38. Per hour. Call: 718.686.2376 Email: para@yeled.org
PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Seeking experienced Physical Therapist for Special Ed school in Brooklyn. Excellent salary and collaborative working environment. Resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org
GREAT JOB FOR WOMEN
Amazing full time opportunity for women to work in an ABA clinic in Kensington/Boro Park. Pay $22.-$30. Per hour. Must be able to work from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM. Call/Text: 917.968.2292
FEMALE POSITION IN BORO PARK
Seeking a Health Care Coordinator and Administrative Assistant in Boro Park. All women atmosphere, Geder Shield internet, No experience necessary but must be computer savvy and motivated. Call: 917.968.2292
PART TIME TEACHER
Yeled V`Yalda Early Hard Start Williamsburg Seeking a Part Time Teacher for Sep. 2023. 2 year old classroom, experienced warm individual, College credits and BA a plus. Email to: HHalberstam@yeled. org Call: 718.514.8968 or 917.940.2310
DAYCARE TEACHERS
Heimishe chassidisha new daycare looking for teachers with or without degrees. Please call 347-633-3076 or email Mskindervinkel@ gmail.com
HEAD START TEACHER
Head Start in Williamsburg seeking teacher for the upcoming school year with/ without credits. Call: 718-2185511 leave message
SPEECH THERAPIST
Seeking a Speech Therapist for Sep. In Boro Park at enhanced rate. Call: 917.968.2292
Chasidishe Girls HS, BP Seeks: Qualified computer teacher, Grades 11 & 12 6 periods weekly. Call 212-9912813 ext 3430 Fax resume: 718-414-1743
JOIN OUR SALES TEAM!
Be Your Own Boss! Join New York Life Insurance Co. as a seasoned salesperson or our fast track to management program. Experience top training, support, and retirement benefits. Make an impact, secure your future. Connect today! dglick@ newyorklife.com or Call 845639-5216
FRONT DESK REP &
Needed at YVY Fitness Center during women`s hours Sundays year round. Front Desk applicant should be computer literate, friendly, patient and energetic. Apply by sending resume to: fitness@yeled.org or calling 718.686.2404 please leave a clear message including your phone number and email address.
PART-TIME JOB
Seeking a mature, sociable woman with creativity to coordinate and implement activities and events for adults. Some computer knowledge a must. Email director@bpscc.org or call 718-854-7430 ext. 103
P3 PROVIDERS
Seeking experienced P3 providers and girls with a BA to work in an after school program, well paid. 347-9712490
PM MASTER TEACHER
Special Ed Yeshiva in Brooklyn seeks PM MASTER TEACHER, Experience & Certification Required. Warm supportive environment, Competitive Salary. Email resume: jcse1760@gmail.com
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST
Seeking experienced Occupational Therapist for Special Ed school in Brooklyn. Excellent salary and collaborative working environment. Resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org
PART TIME SUPERVISOR
Yeled V’Yalda Early Head
Start Boro Park seeks part time supervisor for our weekly Mommy & Me groups. Candidate must have experience working with children or families in the community, administrative abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and leadership qualities. HS/EHS experience a plus. Will train. Please email to: homebased@ yeled.org
WRITING TEACHER
Writing teacher, Williamsburg girls’ high school. Knowledge of academic writing genres and grammar required. Two or four afternoons weekly. 917880-2513
POLISHED RESUMES
200+ clients employed in high-paying positions. Contact Sarah Menczer, Certified Copywriter thejewishwriter@gmail.com Call/Text 347-409-5182
MEDICAL BILLING MANAGER
Looking for an experienced Medical Insurance Billing Manager to manage the full billing process in a facility. Experienced only. Call 917543-4117.
Hamaspik of Kings County’s maintenance department seeks an experienced secretary to manage a variety of tasks. Full-time position, stimulating environment, great pay and benefits. Contact orubin@ hamaspikkings.org
BUS TEACHER
Heimishe school in BP seeking bus teacher for AM route. Competitive pay. Please email Resumes5783@ gmail.com
SUPERVISOR PART TIME
Yeled V’Yalda Early Head Start Boro Park seeks part time supervisor for our weekly Mommy & Me groups. Candidate must have experience working with children or families in the community, administrative abilities, excellent interpersonal skills, and leadership qualities. HS/EHS experience a plus. Will train. Please email to: homebased@ yeled.org
Special Ed School in Brooklyn Seeks FULL TIME COMPUTER TEACHER, Experience preferred. Warm supportive environment, Competitive Salary. Email resume: jcse1760@gmail.com
F/T SECRETARY
Secretary F/T wanted for Boro Park store, heimishe atmosphere, computer knowledge and phone skills Mon-Thurs 10-6 Fri 10-2, email resume to: nu@ elegantlinen.com or 718-8713535 x101
F/T SALESMAN
Well established NYC based Energy company looking to hire a full time salesman -willing to train -Base salary plus commission. Email abraham@energyplusny.com
IT/LOW VOLTAGE
Hamaspik of Kings County is seeking an energetic, responsible IT and low voltage technician. Enjoy great pay, a supportive work environment, and plenty of benefits. Beginners welcome, low voltage experience a plus. Email your resume to nsteinmetz@hamaspikkings. org
POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Many great full-time positions available 845392-8682 email Leah@ hireexream.com
OFFICE
We are looking for a secretary that is organized, detail oriented with excellent phone manners. Experience in QuickBooks a plus. Email resume to rwauction2020@ gmail.com .
OFFICE
We are looking for a employee who is smart, motivated, and personable. Candidate should be able to understand processes and problem solve accordingly. Email resume to rwauction2020@gmail.com
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED
Looking for volunteers to help a worthy cause bringing food for families with drivers and any other help possible. Please call: 929-275-0366
BOOKKEEPER/ ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
F/T or P/T - BP Location, Multi girl office. Experience preferred, Great Pay & Benefits. Email Resume: resume.payables@gmail.com
POSITION AVAILABLE
Are you seeking a wellpaying job in a social, heimishe environment?
Join our driven team today. Must be responsible and have excellent phone and writing skills. Excellent pay and benefits. Grads welcome! Send resume to greatofficeopportunity@ gmail.com
F/T SECRETARY
Busy office in bp
Looking is to hire a full time secretary, multitask, have good communication skills. Email resume to officejob2327@gmail. com
Looking for a bright, responsible and self motivated f/t front desk secretary for Heimishe office in Williamsburg with a great atmosphere. Prior office experience and great communication skills a must. For serious inquiries only: (347) 433-6728. Leave message if no answer
Yeled V’Yalda Early Head Start Boro Park is looking to fill an office position 22-25 hours weekly. The ideal candidate has: strong administrative abilities, previous office experience, excellent communication skills, The ability to develop strategies, attention to detail. Email resume to: ehsjob@ yeled.org
Looking for a afterschool program director in boro park must have good leadership and communications skills. Please email resume to yeshiva11219@gmial.com
Looking for a part time HR Assistant. Should be able to interact with management regarding staffing requirements, recruiting, posting job listing in various venues, screening resumes, coordinating interviews and the entire onboarding process. Candidate must be computer savvy and detail oriented. Must have excellent organizational and communication skills. jobs@ hcsny.org
Do you enjoy working with individuals with special needs? HCS is seeking energetic girls/young women who want to help people have a meaningful and fulfilling day, to work at our Dayhab program. Monday thru Friday. Competitive salary and benefits. Please forward resume to jobs@hcsny.org Please call 718-854-2747 Ext. 1210
FEMALE POSITION IN BP
Afternoon and Evenings PT or FT or Sundays. Good for high school, college student or mature adult. Help High functioning Women with daily living skills. Beautiful environment. Call Chana 347-598-3127 Send resume to c.rabiner@hcsny.org
TEACHERS WANTED
Heimishe Cheder is looking for 2 teachers with a BA for the upcoming school year, amazing environment. Please call: 917-603-4184
TEACHER ASSISTANTS
Yeled V`Yalda Early Head
Start in Boro Park Seeking full time Teacher assistants for Sep. Excellent salary and benefits, Childcare included. Email resume: hdembinsky@ yeled.org
SUNDAY PROGRAM
Sunday program seeking providers with MA to do dancing, cookie decorating, and art with groups of girls. Job starts in October. Email resume to sundayprogram13@gmail. com or call 929.900.1209
718.705.5182
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PARNASSAH SHIDDUCHIM HEALTH NACHAS CHILDREN SUCCESS SHALOM BAYIS
Self-Contained
GIRL’S ELEMENTARY PROGRAM IN BORO PARK SEEKS:
Mentoring
Babysitting
Yiddish Speaking Speech Therapist
Girl’s Elementary Program Seeks: Social Worker/School Psychologist
Warm and Professional Environment
Yiddish Speaking
Competitive Salary, Experience Preferred
Chassidishe School in Boro Park
Big Brother/Sister
Life Skills Coaching
Experience Preferred
Fax: (718) 375-1516
Email: girlsichudjobs@gmail.com
Warm and Professional E nvironment
Competitive Salary
Fax: (718) 375-1516
Email: girlsichudjobs@gmail.com
Parenting Skills Training
Home Organizing
Tutoring
Art Lessons
Music Lessons
Exercise
Do you have medical billing or bookkeeping experience?
Seeking an Accounts Receivable Rep to join our team in the Boro Park office. Great work environment, great pay, and excellent benefits. Email resume to sreinhold@hamaspikkings. org
HCS is seeking female Direct Support Professionals to work in a beautiful group home in Boro Park for highly independent young women. Experience working with individuals with developmental disabilities a plus. Driver’s license Preferred. Full-time, flexible hours. Monday through Friday 3:00 PM to 10:30 PM Please contact 347-598-3127
BOOKKEEPING POSITION
Looking for individual to fill bookkeeping position, could be a beginner but must be knowledgeable in QuickBooks. Nice pay! Call 845-777-8326 ext. 104 or email eli@hireexteam.com
BOOKKEEPER
Company in Brooklyn looking to hire full time/part time bookkeeper. Reach out today! Call 845-243-7020 or email mappel@hireexteam. com
Yiddish speaking playgroup seeking assistant for second half. Girls welcome. Option for Part time 12:30-3:30. And seeking experienced teacher for September Please call 718344-6067
Seeking motivated individual for technical support position. Great pay for the right individual! Call 845243-7020 or email mappel@ hireexteam.com
Chayeinu Academy seeking classroom teacher with Masters in Special Ed. for ’23-’24 school year. Please email resume to info@ chayeinuacademy.org or call 718-303-9170 ext. 0
1:1 INSTRUCTOR
Chayeinu Academy is seeking female 1:1 instructor for the 2023-2024 school year. Please email resume to info@ chayeinuacademy.org or call 718-303-9170
ABA COUNSELOR
Amazing summer opportunity working as an ABA Counselor In Boro Park & Upstate. Call/Text 917.968.2292
COUNSELOR POSITIONS
Second Half Day camp counselor positions available, chassidish girls integrated sp-ed program. Exp. Preferred, 11th grade and up. Well paid, Youth Corp opportunities available. Email hr@yesodeibina.org.
DIRECTOR POSITION
Director for Sp-ed integrated chassidish girls camp program, second half. Exp. preferred. Bungalow included. Send resume to school718438@gmail.com.
COUNSELOR POSITIONS
Second half camp counselor positions available for chassidish girls sleepaway program. Exp. a must. Call 929-254-0080 x402.
SUMMER POSITIONS AVAILABLE
Chassidishe daycamp seeking for second half *part time or full time teacher *assisstants 7th grade and up, very warm and fun environment. call 646-3437092
MOTHER’S HELPER
Second half mother’s helper position in camp upstate. Well paid, chassidish environment. Call 929-2540080 x402.
COUNSELOR
Seeking girls counselors for preshcool age kids in Kiamesha area. Lots of fun pls call 1347 742 0208
BABYSITTING
Going shopping on 13th? Have an appointment?
Experienced babysitter available 13/55 for spontaneous drop-offs. Ages 0-3, minimum 2 hours. 7188203551
NEW GROUP!
Beginning Sept, up to 4 children age 1-2 with experienced babysitter. References avail, hot lunches provided. 13/55, call 718-8203551
BABYSITTING
Experienced babysitter now accepting babies ages newborn-7/8 months for upcoming september @ 57&15. call 646-901-3340.
BABYSITTING
Experience and warm babysiter Available to Babysite at your home, Also shabbos. Refrenc Available. Call :Malka 347-546-7803
PLAYGROUP SLOTS AVAIL
Kinder shpiel playgroup centrally located on 12/50st with highly experienced teachers. Still have some voucher slots left. For more info call 3479326524
SARNO COACH
Experiencing chronic pain/ symptoms? There is a way out! Heal based on the Sarno method! Call Binah Schiff RDCS, Mind Body Educator and Coach 917-446-5360
WEIGHT LOSS
Lose weight in the comfort of your own home by renting out the Lympha/ Air compression machine (Also great for circulation, digestion, varicose veins and much more) (Also accepting Opwdd). Call 347-786-0810
CAMERA COURSE
Camera טימ
Photography course in Yiddish. No internet/ computer needed. 8452321271
PRENATAL YOGA
In home personalized sessions that ease aches, support mental clarity, prepare you for labor!
Text PRENATAL YOGA to 5039615609 to inquire.
GARTLECH
We fix knitted & crochet Gartlech & make beautiful professional fringes. We also teach how to knit & crochet. call: 917-414-3281
HANDYMAN & ELECTRICIAN
Electrician, plumber, sewer service, Carpentry, sheetrock, locks, etc. 718.9510090
Bathrooms, kitchens, closets, decks, extensions, additions, Basements, all electrical, plumbing, Carpentry. Lowest prices, fastest service. 718.951-0090
HANDYMAN & PAINTING
LIGHT ALTERATIONS
Please Call: 718.450.4700
Experienced & Reliable handyman. Small jobs our specialty! Plumbing, Electric, construction, Locksmith, painting, plastering. Shabbos clocks, outlets/switches, call: 347.275.5408
ELECTRICIAN
All Electrical work, outlets, switches, fixtures, new lines for washer/dryer or a/c, shabbos clocks, circut breakers. 718.951-0090
PHOTO ALBUMS
Custom photo books, weddings, engagements, Chosson/Baby, Upsherin, etc. Also professional photo editing. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153
AYIN HORAH
The renowned Rebetzin Aidel Miller from Yerushalayim Is now available to remove “Ayin Horah” over the phone. Call: 718.689.1902 or 516.300.1490
COSMETICS
Mary Kay, Careline, Ga-de, Static. Free Delivery with min order. Free Consultation and Application Tips for Grads & Kallahs! 718-930-4946
BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE GARTLECH
Hand crochet, Hand knit, Silks & more with beautiful Gartel bag. Text or call: 718.283.4589 Wholesale orders available.
HEATED POOL
Beautiful heated pool in Staten Island $100 per hour. 14x28 aqua class/ swim Instructions. Well lit, Evening slots available (347)393-6094
Furniture, Cabinet & General Repairs, specializing in Chosson-Kallah Apartments. Call: 718.633.6231
EASY AS ABC
Start the process now! Get P3 services by next year! Serious and fun English classes for boys. 11th & 50th. Call/text 347-645-2155
CUSTOM ALBUMS
Design your photo album now for just $150! Call Outlines Design 347-673-3981 *Albums *Ads *Catalogues
CLOSETS
Surprise your family with the closets they’ve been waiting for, And get surprised with our cheap rates. Call the expert @ 347-405-0631
WOOD REPAIR
Professional repairs, revamp, & color change to: kitchens, furniture, staircases, exterior wood doors, libraries, shuls, aron kodesh. Also do hi end stunning designer custom all uph & wood beds. Commercial, residential, best pricing & svc. Txt 212-9918548.
GARTEL FRINGES
We make professional gartel fringes and mend gartelach. Same day service. In the heart of BP. (347) 693-4920 or (718)435-7644
SELF-CONTAINED
Self-Contained
GIRL’S ELEM ENTA RY PROGRAM SEEKS:
Girl’s Elementary Program Seeks:
• Upper Grade Elementary Language Arts Teachers Hours 2:30-4:00.
Social Worker/School Psychologist
• Full-Time Certified Co-teaching positions
Yiddish Speaking
COMPETITIVE SALARY FOR QUALIFIED CANDIDATES
Chassidishe School in Boro Park
Chassidish and Litvish schools, Brooklyn Locations
Experience Preferred
Experience Preferred
Email: girlsichudjobs@gmail.com
Warm and Professional E nvironment
Competitive Salary
Fax: (718) 375-1516
ATTENTION TEACHERS
Teaching for years with great sheets? Get your sheets computerized for great prices! Call Chumee S. :929630-0883
ROOM DIVIDER
We make WALL to split existing room and make second bedroom. It’s including regular or sliding door. We install also plastic accordion partitions that fully fold to one or both sides. Only4-5hours installation. We work Sunday too. Call/Text:929430-7551 :646-288-0185. E-mail:roomdividers11219@ google.com
PHOTOGRAPHY
Children, Portraits, Family, Upsherin. Slideshows for any occasion, family Gatherings, Anniversaries, events, etc. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153
ARE YOU NERVOUS TO FAST?
Go the healthy way!
Excellent for nursing mothers. Hundreds of happy customers BH. 929-275-0517
REFLEXOLOGIST
For Women and children. (Also available to come to your home). (Accepting Opwdd) Call 347-786-0810
DRIVER AVAILABLE
Driver with many years exp. available to do long distance trips with brand new minivan. Reasonable rates. 917.405.8469
SPRINTER & MINI VAN SERVICE
Heimishe driver available to do deliveries. Local & long distance, we shlep with a smile! Call: 718.951.0090
MUSIC
Now offering guitar lessons! For women, girls, and young boys. Call/Text 917-618-1174
WIG & HAIR
Wig wash & sets, haircuts, and hairstyles for great prices! Call/Text: 917-618-1174
KALLAH SHOPPING LIST
Itemized kallah list to make kallah list calmer and easier minimal fee. Call 3475346184
SUFFERING FROM UTI?
Great solution, fast and amazing results! Call 718851-5156
ODDS & ENDS
DONATE VEHICLE
Donate any vehicle, get $2,400 gift for shopping and $1,500 tax deduction. 718-974-9428
HALBERSTAM GOWNS FOR SALE
2 stunning Halberstam gowns, black and ivory coordinating, size 4-6. A must see! Call/text 929-4095593
Camera on Friday Parshas Shelach Clymer Area 347681-0717
Tichel in a bag on Lakewood bus 917-783-5103
womens watch 2 weeks ago in willi 917-324-6586
White velvet long ribbon in Tip Top bag 718-435-6343
Brown siddur in Car service in Willi with name Brown 7/11, 718-986-6008
Jacket on BP bus to Lakewood 7/11, 347645-1873
Cream baby shoe with orange lace size 21 corner 45/14th ave 7188513070
Diamond earring 40th St. 347-3000522
FREE GIVEAWAYS
4 door china closet
718-387-4837 / 718435-0434 /917-5875273
Chalat 718-435-6343
APT FOR RENT IN ISRAEL
Nice one bedroom apartment prime location in gush eighty neighborhood available for rent for the month of tishrei. call 929-993-5634
FOR RENT
magnificent newly renovated private house large kitchen, huge spacious dining/living room few bedrooms stunning grounds near shul and monticello mall please call 347533-3467 and leave message
לפייטסנאראהמ ר”ומדאה
םילשורי ץינזיוו תיבב םיאנתה תחמש
ץינזיוו י”ר -
החונמב ץינזיו בוסאקמ ר”ומדאה טייסראפ הנחמב
םילהעצ םשבה תגורע הנחמב ל”צז ןאשיטלאפמ ר”ומדאה ןופ אשידק אלוליה
ןורימ אשידק ארתאב קראפ אראבמ אקניפסמ ר”ומדאה דכנל אקאלאחה תחמש
קראפ אראבד םירבח ןופ ןריטנולאוו יד ראפ בוטה תרכה תביסמ
ןעדניל ןאסאקמ ר”ומדאה טימ ןאסאק הנחמ ןיא ךלמה רעש הבישי
ר”ומדאה ןב םאטשרבלה םולש םייח ’ר צ”הרה
סטיעטסע תבחר הנחמב הכלמ הולמב בובאבמ ע”יז בובאבמ ק”הרה וניקז תלוליה תארקל
Giving Back: After 6,000 votes, GCNY team hands over a 5K check to RCCS, winners of the GCNY Big 5K Giving Back project.
תירק אתביתמ ידימלת הצובק א ראפ םיסרפ טלייטראפ אפאפמ ר”ומדאה
ר”ומדאה לצא ע”יז ןאשיטלאפמ רזעלא תדוקפ לעב תלוליה
עכלעוו ,עפורג גניפעטס טפיווס עטמיראב יד רעטנעזיוט ןוא סעמריפ עסיורג ראפ סרעטעברא אפסקע הזמ הז יד ייב רעסענזיב עשידיא
Publisher: YOEL ITZKOWITZ
Editor in Chief: D. GORALNIK
Content Editor: R. REESE
Associate Editor: E.M. NEIMAN
Food Editor: M.P. WERCBERGER
Creative Director: AJ WACHSMAN
Project Coordinator: R. ITZKOWITZ
per family
ע׳בושח ןוא םימכח ידימלת טאה ללוכ םילהת יוו ,״הקומע״
ןופ רבק םייב ל׳מילהת ן׳טימ ללפתמ ןענעז סאוו טיילעגנוי
ראפ לגוסמ לעיצעפס זיא סאוו לאיזוע ןב ןתנוי אנתה
ןיימ טימ טצעזעגראפ ךיא באה טייצ עבלעז יד ןיא .םיכודיש
ןבאה סאוו םינכדש עיינ טימ גידנריבורפ תולדתשה
.תועצה עשירפ ענעדישראפ ןגארטעגנא
זא ןלייצרעד וצ ךיליירפ ןיב ךיא ,ןטשריביוא םעד טביולעג
זיא םיכודיש ןופ עזייר רעטסואק-רעלואר עכילנעזרעפ ןיימ
ךיז ן׳כאנ קירוצ םישדח ראפא .עדנע ןא וצ ןעמוקעג
א יוו שממ ןעוועג רימ ראפ זיא גנאגרעביא יד
טונימ א ןוא ןביוא ןעמ זיא טונימ ןייא .רעטסואק-רעלואר
יוזא ןוא ,ןביוא קירוצ רעטעפש טונימ א ןוא ,ןטנואףיורעד
ןיימ ךאנ גידנכוז ראי 27 ןעוועג ןיוש ןיב ךיא .רעטייוו
לאמ ליפ יוו .טייצ עגנאל א רעייז ראפ ךודיש עטרעשאב
ןוא ״!ךודיש ןיימ זיא סאד ,הא״ הבשחמ יד טאהעג ךיא באה .ןלאפוצ ךודיש ענעגארטעגנא יד זיא לאמאכאנ ...ןאד ?עטרעשאב ןיימ ןפערט טשינ ךיא ןעק סאווראפ
באה רעהא ןוא ןיהא םינכדש עלא טימ ןעמונראפ ןייז ן׳כאנ