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Shaya just couldn’t get it together. Starting in the morning with single shoes and missing homework, culminating in the frantic scramble to catch the bus, Shaya’s challenges continued throughout the school day. Crumpled papers, wandering attention during lessons, and an awkwardness during recess were all part of his routine. Shaya's mother invested in Mishnayos tutors, social skills mentors, coaches for executive function – the list went on. It was overwhelming, not to mention the financial strain. But watching her child struggle hurt even more.

Shaya just couldn’t get it together. Starting in the morning with single shoes and missing homework, culminating in the frantic scramble to catch the bus, Shaya’s challenges continued throughout the school day. Crumpled papers, wandering attention during lessons, and an awkwardness during recess were all part of his routine. Shaya's mother invested in Mishnayos tutors, social skills mentors, coaches for executive function – the list went on. It was overwhelming, not to mention the financial strain. But watching her child struggle hurt even more.

And then came Mindoneers. Shaya's mother wishes she could remember who had mentioned this program – the program that quite possibly saved not only Shaya's life but her own sanity. It was a year of intense effort, but guided expertly by Mrs. Chayala Taub every step of the way, they saw clear progress. The change was incredibly motivating. Fast forward two years, and Shaya is a transformed child. Not only is he put together,

And then came Mindoneers. Shaya's mother wishes she could remember who had mentioned this program – the program that quite possibly saved not only Shaya's life but her own sanity. It was a year of intense effort, but guided expertly by Mrs. Chayala Taub every step of the way, they saw clear progress. The change was incredibly motivating. Fast forward two years, and Shaya is a transformed child. Not only is he put together, focused, and learning well, he's even made a few friends.

the same students who were leaving the classroom in 7th and 8th grade. They seemed so stuck, and my heart went out to them. I discovered Neurolinks and opened a branch to serve the Lakewood community where I was privileged to help so many children overcome their struggles. Recently I created Mindoneers, a unique program for children and adults, developed through my years of experience and the successes that I’ve seen.

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At Mindoneers we believe that every external issue has an underlying internal source. We target nine core elements, termed the “NeuroNine”, that are necessary for every individual to be fully functioning and successful. I assess every child’s proficiency in each area and then address each one. My goal is to ensure that every skill is mastered to 100%, as even a minor deficiency can significantly impact a struggling child.

Our approach is inherently motivational. Children experience a surge in self-confidence as they witness their own progress. This, combined with a nurturing environment where they feel understood, further bolsters their motivation.

Our approach is inherently motivational. Children experience a surge in self-confidence as they witness their own progress. This, combined with a nurturing environment where they feel understood, further bolsters their motivation.

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Who is Mindoneers geared for?

The fact is that approximately one-fifth of all children face functional challenges - whether on an academic, social, or behavioral level. Each of these children can be taught to not just survive but actually thrive in our everyday world via the Mindoneers core-based approach. Our program spans 25-35 weeks, with an in-person 45 minute session once a week. The rest of the time is dedicated to a structured homework program.

The fact is that approximately one-fifth of all children face functional challenges - whether on an academic, social, or behavioral level. Each of these children can be taught to not just survive but actually thrive in our everyday world via the Mindoneers core-based approach. Our program spans 25-35 weeks, with an in-person 45 minute session once a week. The rest of the time is dedicated to a structured homework program.

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Do you have any success stories to share?

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TIME FOR CHANGE

(Re: Keep the Change, Issue 225)

I want to thank you for the new serial on budgeting. Lately it’s become increasingly difficult to keep up with all the trends while staying on a budget. Some people seem to prioritize a brand-name wardrobe for the kids, a house remodel or lavish simchos, while they are simply not paying their s’char limud or rent. What people can see is apparently more important to them. I’m afraid that soon many more people will have a $100K debt problem with no way to get out of it.

Our community needs more awareness about this topic, and your serial is a great start.

Thanks for being a positive force in the community.

CHANGING YOUR WAYS

(Re: Keep the Change, Issue 225)

B. Kaplan

I just want to say that I am wowed by the serial Keep the Change. As someone who also worked to get out of debt, I know how hard it is! Our debt was much less than the couple in the story (about $10K), and it felt

like such an enormous mountain to climb (or chip away at). When I read that they were a hundred thousand dollars in debt, my stomach dropped. I am so inspired by their ability to find balance, work hard, stay positive and never give up.

Some people believe debt is a way of life, but I can tell you that it will destroy your life. And some people think that what they don’t know can’t hurt them — but what you don’t know can hurt you terribly. You might think there’s no point in trying to live without debt or trying to get out of debt, but “Aliza Fleisher,” whoever she is, proves otherwise.

Thank you for such a thought-provoking, inspiring and relevant serial.

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QUESTION OF POWER

(Re: Power Tools Postscript, Issue 224)

Dear Esty,

I thoroughly enjoyed your story from beginning to end, including the postscript. I really admire the honesty and empathy you have, which comes through so clearly in your work. The only thing that disappointed me was that there was a scene, closer to the beginning, where Malky is really nasty to Chevi, and Chevi then “passes it on” to Fraidy. I kept waiting for that to be addressed, but you never mentioned it again. Was that just a one-off incident, or was there more subtle bullying that wasn’t being recognized? Maybe Lani wrote it off as normal sibling rivalry, but over time it wore Chevi down, and in order to reassert herself, she began bullying Fraidy. Sometimes something can simmer for a long time but only explodes when something big triggers it, and then the problem is attributed to the trigger rather than to the source. Just a thought... I’d love to hear your take.

Thank you again for your wonderful work. Wishing you all the best and much hatzlacha!

A Power Tools Fan

ESTY HELLER RESPONDS:

Thanks for your kind words!

The incident with Malky at the dentist may have been a trigger that led Chevi to bully Fraidy at the next opportunity — or not. I deliberately didn’t explore that angle, because we weren’t here to explore Chevi’s story. Had she been our protagonist, I probably would’ve developed her into a character you can’t help liking, someone you root for, someone whose mistakes you forgive because you know her whole life and her whole story. I specifically didn’t want to do that because, as I wrote in my postscript, it doesn’t matter. Sources and triggers may be real and may serve as an explanation for certain behaviors. But they can’t and never should serve as an excuse. Even if Chevi was suffering severely, bullying others still isn’t justified.

Lani, albeit reluctantly, took Chevi for help when she was made aware of the bullying situation. But I never took readers into the therapy room with Chevi, because that was beyond the scope of this story. (Okay, also because

I hate writing therapy scenes.) Maybe one day we can explore the other side of the bullying story. No doubt, we would find it eye-opening. Maybe we could even brainstorm for ways to help the bully, because a bully clearly needs help. But until then, in cases of bullying, there needs to be a zero tolerance policy in place.

STAYING POWER

(Re: Power Tools Postscript, Issue 224)

Every Wednesday morning, after my kids leave the house, I sit down on the couch with my copy of The Boro Park View. Although I usually have things to do in the house, or errands to run, I can’t resist starting my day with your magazine. First I read the Inbox, and then I tell myself, “I’ll just read Power Tools, and then I’ll get moving.” When Power Tools ended, I didn’t know how I’d manage.

Last week, I was sure I was imagining things when I saw the familiar page once again! It was a lot of fun to read the author’s reflections after riding along with her characters all this time. Now I’m eagerly awaiting the next serial.

Thank you!

TAKING INTEREST

(Re: Keep the Change, Issue 223)

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The protagonist in this story writes that when the person who had lent her $15,000 asked for the money back, she wished she could have promptly returned it with a gift and a thank you note. Please note that such a gift would be prohibited under the issur of ribbis

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THE CTRL+Z ERA

(Re: Issue 221: Many Happy Returns)

M. Miller

Reading the articles about returning merchandise brought back childhood memories of the disposable camera. Those old enough to remember will recall the joy of purchasing a disposable camera in honor of a trip. The camera had room for a mere 24 pictures, and before we shot one, we made sure that the setup was as perfect as could be and davened to Hashem that it should come out as planned. With no instant view available, we only found out how the pictures came out after paying to have the film developed. There was no such concept as sitting on the bus and deleting pictures, and there was absolutely no shooting pictures for fun. Every picture took thought and preparation, and was 100% final.

Then came along the Ctrl+Z era. If we don’t like a photo we snapped, we can erase it, adjust it, auto-correct it. How geshmak! There are no obligations and no commitments.

And so the trend continues. When it comes to shopping, we don’t have to make a final decision prior to purchase; we can always exchange it or return it. Thus the mentality lives on, affecting every aspect of life and our ability to commit. What a pity.

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With Hashem’s Help

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The Mishkan was completed, and all of its components were brought to Moshe Rabbeinu so he could erect it ( Shemos 39:33).

Rashi explains that since Moshe had not done any work on the Mishkan, Hakadosh Baruch Hu left the task of setting it up to him. No one else was able to undertake this, since the kerashim (beams) were too heavy to lift.

Moshe asked Hashem, “How is it possible for a human to erect [the Mishkan]?”

Hashem replied, “You work with your hand.” It appeared as if Moshe was erecting it, yet it arose by itself. This is the meaning of the pasuk, “ Hukam hamishkan — The Mishkan stood up by itself” ( Shemos 40:17).

If you take into account how much each beam weighed, this fact is astounding. At 1 by 1.5 amah wide and 9 amos tall, each wooden beam, which was coated in gold, weighed a bit more than three tons!

Lifting a three-ton slab is impossible for a human being. If so, why did Hashem ask Moshe Rabbeinu to use his hands as if he were lifting the kerashim? And how can the pasuk say, “Vayakam Moshe es Hamishkan — Moshe erected the Mishkan” ( Shemos 40:18)?

CHASSIDIM OF THE BAAL SHEM TOV were on a search. They were looking for a new siddur that would be appropriate for their Rebbe to daven with. His siddur was extremely worn and needed to be replaced.

They went from house to house in the village until they came to the home of a simple shepherd. The shepherd informed them that he had a siddur that he had inherited from his grandfather, who was a special maggid. It was a siddur that had been in their family for generations, whose path could be traced back to the Maharam of Mintz, zt”l. As per tradition, the siddur had been handwritten by the Maharam of Mintz himself.

The chassidim looked at each other. Who could be more worthy of using this siddur than the Baal Shem Tov? This simple, illiterate shepherd

couldn’t even read it!

“Would you give it to the Rebbe?” they asked.

With a bit of convincing, the shepherd agreed, and the overjoyed chassidim presented their Rebbe with the special siddur.

When it came time to daven, the Baal Shem Tov examined the siddur for a long time. Finally, he motioned for the ba’al tefillah to begin davening

“Return this siddur to the shepherd immediately!” He added, “No tefillah is nicer than the davening of this shepherd”

My lot in life is to be a shepherd. What can I do? I don’t even know how to read. But I still remember those special tefillos

Soon they were up to Shemoneh Esrei, and the chassidim noticed that the Baal Shem Tov was unsettled. His face was pale, and his lips quivered.

Immediately after davening, the Baal Shem Tov called out, “Return this siddur to the shepherd immediately!” He added, “No tefillah is nicer than the davening of this shepherd.”

It was silent in the shul. The chassidim were very surprised at this turn of events. But when davening was over, they went ahead and returned the siddur

Some curious chassidim were determined to learn what was so special about this simple Yid’s davening. They visited the shepherd to see what they could learn. It came time to daven, and the man placed the siddur on the table. He wrapped himself in his tallis and tefillin and opened the siddur to a random page. Then, he began to shake his entire body forward and backward. His silent shaking intensified, lasting a complete hour.

When he was done, the chassidim asked the shepherd to explain himself.

“I’m a simple Yid,” he replied, “but I have a distinct memory of my grandfather. When I was a young boy, I used to stand behind him and watch as he davened. And this is the way he would shake. You could tell he was pouring out his heart in pure devotion to Hashem! I promised myself that when I grew up, I would daven just like he did.

“My lot in life is to be a shepherd. What can I do? I don’t even know how to read. But I still remember those special tefillos. I use my grandfather’s siddur and imitate him… and I ask Hashem to consider my tefillos like his.”

The chassidim returned to the Baal Shem Tov who said, “I know that this Yid has no idea how to daven. But tell me, is there anyone in the world who can testify that he does know how to daven properly before Hashem?!”

The goal of building the Mishkan was to create a house for Hashem, a place for hashra’as haShechinah, where Hashem could rest among the members of Klal Yisroel. Moshe Rabbeinu wondered, “How could we possibly build a house for Hashem? Whatever we do cannot possibly be worthy of Hashem’s Presence!”

But Hashem emphasized that all He wants from us is that we do our best. We must do what we can, try to set up the Mishkan — and Hashem would fill in what we cannot. Thus, the Mishkan would become a place worthy for Hakadosh Baruch Hu to rest.

This is a lesson for all generations. Just as with the kerashim, which were impossible to lift, all Hashem wants is for us to begin the work, and Hashem does the rest.

As Chazal say, “Haba l’taher, mesayin oso!”

Weinstein To Leave Albany, Endorses Yeger

After 44 years of serving in the New York State Legislature, Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein announced her retirement last week, throwing her full support behind City Councilman Kalman Yeger as her replacement.

Weinstein was first elected to the Assembly in 1980, succeeding her father, Murray Weinstein, as the 41st District’s representative in Albany. The longest-serving woman in the Assembly’s 247-year history, Weinstein reached out to Yeger and encouraged him to launch a run for her soon-to-be-vacated seat as soon as she decided that she was ready to retire.

“I can’t think of a more fitting and experienced candidate than Kalman, whom I’ve known for many years,” said Weinstein. “He is a dedicated public servant and has my unwavering support in this endeavor.”

Yeger’s second term in the City Council ends in 2025. Term limits preclude him from serving in the City Council beyond that point.

Sources have said that Yeger will have plenty of company in the race to succeed Weinstein. Possible candidates include State Senator Simcha Felder; Community Board 12 member Yaakov Kaplan; Shloimy Rieger, who is an aide to Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein; district leader Pinny Ringel; former district leader Duvy Schwartz; Community Board 12 district manager Barry Spitzer; and radio host Heshy Tischler.

A June 25 primary will further winnow the field, with the general election taking place in November. Should Yeger win the Assembly race, a special election would be held to replace him in the council for the remaining year of his term.

Tributes to Weinstein poured in on social media after the 71-year-old announced her retirement.

“No single person has done more for Brooklyn in the last half-century,” wrote former City Councilman and Met Council CEO David Greenfield. “Thank you Ways & Means Chair @HeleneWeinstein for your outstanding 44 years of service. You’re an exceptional public servant.”

“Thank you for your dedication and partner-

ship in representing our community and district for decades,” shared Flatbush Jewish Community Council chairman Josh Mehlman. “Your friendship and integrity will not be forgotten.”

Masbia Fights Back Against Hunger With 50-Pound Hamantasch

An apricot hamantasch that weighed in at 50 pounds took center stage as approximately 100 people gathered at an Upper East Side shul on March 10 to pack produce for Masbia Soup Kitchen’s clients and its local food pantries.

The three-foot-wide hamantasch was baked by Strauss Bakery in Boro Park, which is collaborating with Masbia on a Purim fundraiser titled Hamantaschen for Hunger. Fifty percent of the cost of all Hamantasch platters purchased from Strauss through the initiative will be donated to help Masbia feed the poor.

According to Masbia executive director Alexander Rapaport, the hamantasch will be used between now and Purim to

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Rapaport estimated that 1,000 pounds of produce, including zucchini, yellow squash, carrots, honeydew and cantaloupe were packed by volunteers at what Masbia refers to as its annual Chop ‘n Pack event at Congregation Orach Chaim on Lexington Avenue and 95th Street. Volunteers of all ages also assembled 300 do-it-yourself hamantasch kits, which included flour, oil, sugar, baking powder, vanilla, apricot pastry filling and recipes from five well-known kosher recipe developers.

In addition to shul members, the event drew members of the NYPD, including Deputy Chief Richie Taylor, and City Hall representatives Menashe Shapiro, Joel Eisdorfer, Fred Kreizman and Moshe Davis.

“Chop ‘n Pack is an important reminder that everyone has the capacity to contribute to making the world a better place,” said Rapaport.

Half Price MetroCards for LowIncome Residents at Upcoming Felder Fair Fare Event

State Senator Simcha Felder will be joining forces with the New York City Department of Social Services, giving qualified individuals the opportunity to receive half-price MetroCards.

The city’s Fair Fare program is providing the cards to city residents between the ages of 18 and 64, with eligibility determined by income. According to Felder’s office, those who qualify for HEAP, SNAP and similar programs should be eligible for the discounted MetroCards as well.

Felder’s Fair Fare event will be held on March 20 at Premium Health Center, located at 4510 16th Avenue, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. DSS staff will be on hand to provide assistance with the application process, which includes submitting documentation to demonstrate their residency, identification and income,

although missing documents can be submitted through an online portal within two weeks. MetroCards will be mailed to individuals whose applications are approved within three weeks.

“Transportation is crucial for commuting to work, school and doctors’ appointments,” said Felder. “New Yorkers struggling to afford public transportation are forced to choose between vital necessities. The Fair Fares program can help people manage these crucial components of life without taking food off the table, and that’s a very good thing.”

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Man Arrested in Boro Park Brick Assault

A White Plains man was arrested last week for throwing a brick at a man on a Boro Park street, his second run-in with police in less than three weeks.

Shomrim began combing Boro Park streets after being called to 12th Avenue between Chester Avenue and 36th Street by a man who noticed that his car and the one parked next to it had their windows broken. Shomrim members spotted a man holding a brick as he walked down the street, and contacted the NYPD who advised them to continue observing him, explaining that with no way to connect him to the broken car windows there was nothing else that could be done. A short time later, Shomrim members saw the man throw the brick at a 44-yearold passerby, hitting him in the head. The victim was taken to the hospital with minor injuries.

Police were called to the scene and arrested Michael Howard, who was later charged with assault. Howard had previously been arrested on February 13th for reportedly hitting a man on the head on the corner of 36th Avenue and Minna Street.

Amid Rising Crime, National Guard Called in To Promote Subway Safety

Responding to an increase in subway crimes, Governor Kathy Hochul called in the National Guard, sending in a force of 1,000 extra personnel to keep commuters safe.

Hochul deployed the 750 guardsmen, along with 250 transit and state police officers, on March 6, reported the New York Post. Referencing the recent random slashing of a train conductor in Brooklyn and a Penn Station incident that had a postal worker kicked onto the train tracks, Hochul vowed to crack down on subway crime.

“No one heading to their job or to visit family or go to a doctor appointment should worry that the person sitting next to them possesses a deadly weapon,” said Hochul. “They shouldn’t worry about whether someone’s going to brandish a knife or gun. That’s what we’re going to do with these checkpoints.”

The extra manpower will be patrolling the city’s busiest subway stations and will also be inspecting riders’ bags, part of Hochul’s five-point plan to wipe out transit crime. Just one day earlier, Mayor Eric Adams had said that the NYPD would be increasing its presence in the subways and would be focusing on random bag checks. According to ABC 7, the NYPD will be checking bags in 136 subway stations, which accounts for nearly a third of the subway system.

Not everyone was on board with Hochul’s plan, and some accused her of grandstanding, while NYPD Chief of Patrol John Chell slammed the governor for turning the subway into a war zone.

Responding to the criticism by declaring that her highest priority was keeping New Yorkers safe, Hochul explained that freeing up resources to allow the city to hire more police officers is a time-consuming process, while deploying the National Guard could be done with immediate results.

Chell proposed another method for reducing crime in the subway and elsewhere: rolling back New York’s bail reforms and jailing repeat offenders.

“You take care of those recidivists, crime will plummet in the city,” said Chell. “The city will prosper and we’re still the safest city in the world.”

Scammers Target E-Z Pass Customers With Fake Texts

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E-ZPass New York issued a scam alert on its homepage, warning drivers that scammers have been using text messages to collect tolls on behalf of “NY Toll Services.” Rockland Daily shared screenshots of two different SMS messages telling drivers that they need to pay their bills in order to avoid being charged a $60 penalty. One of the texts included a link to a site called tollspayny.com, while the other directed drivers to tollsinfony.com, another bogus web page.

Warning customers not to click the link in the text message, E-ZPass explained that its authorized communications direct customers to just two websites — EZPassNY.com and TollsByMailNY.com. E-ZPass also noted that it will never ask customers for their date of birth or any other identifying information.

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Recap: At the gala family siyum, Zevi Schon acts up.

It took a while for Yoel to become aware of the banging.

He was in that blissful state of deep sleep and hazy dreams, and the knocking didn’t penetrate. But as the banging became louder and louder, and it sounded as if the door would break down, he washed his hands, grabbed his robe and slippers, and hurried to the door before Russy woke up.

Maybe Daniel and Rechy missed their flight and were back at his doorstep?

Before his mind caught up with his actions, and before he checked the surveillance cameras, he opened the door to the icy cold grayness of pre-dawn winter.

His face paled as he came face-toface with two officers brandishing their FBI identification cards.

“Joel Brandwein?” the taller of the two asked.

Yoel nodded.

“Is everyone okay?” he managed, his body quivering from cold and fear. What had happened to Daniel?

“May we come in?” There was steel in that request. Their cynicism made Yoel’s mouth so dry, he could not talk.

Silently, he moved aside so they

could enter.

“You are under arrest.” The shorter of the two grabbed Yoel’s wrists and unceremoniously clicked a pair of handcuffs shut.

Yoel’s mouth opened. He wanted to shout, to ask. But the dryness in his mouth was so all-consuming, he was sure he’d lost his power of speech forever. Instead, he followed their orders and sat down on the couch.

The out-of-body experience continued as they proceeded to ransack his study and dismantle the living room. He let out a yelp as they carelessly dumped his precious sefarim in haphazard piles all over the place.

But what ripped him apart was watching Russy walk into the living room and taking in the scene.

She grabbed hold of a chair to steady herself and clutched her heart with the other hand.

“And you are?” the taller agent asked. His voice was cold.

“His wife,” she managed.

“Your husband is under arrest. We’ll take him with us.” They collected the pile of papers they’d put aside, wrapped the laptop where he wrote his chiddushim, and hustled him out.

“Russy, it must be a misunderstanding. I didn’t do anything,” Yoel said urgently as they led him out. He was grateful for his ability to say these words. “Please, please, don’t tell a soul. Not even the kids.”

As the agent gunned the motor, Yoel bent his head low in case any of the neighbors were awake. The last thing he saw was the half collapsed tent in the yard.

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Russy sank onto the couch as soon as the men left with Yoel. She stared at the security screen on the wall and watched the predawn gray turn to a gray dawn and then a gray morning. She watched Mr. Samuels from next door leave for davening, his car smoothly gliding out of his garage.

She watched the housekeeper, Glenda, ring her doorbell once and twice and a third time. The noise felt good as it pealed throughout the house. Russy wanted the ringing to continue and block out all the noise in her head. She watched the housekeeper look through the peephole and ring the door again. Finally, Glenda left. She should text her an apology, Russy thought.

Soon. When she could muster the energy to get her phone.

If she stayed in this position, she wouldn’t have to turn around and look at the mess. She stared at the screen’s image of the backyard, where the halfcollapsed tent still stood. She watched the party rental truck arrive, watched men load the chairs, tables and centerpieces. They left the way they had come. Quiet, professional and quick.

Still, she sat. Then the phones started ringing. The machine picked up the first call.

“Ma, are you home?” Chuni’s voice. “Just wanted to say how beautiful the siyum was.” A second later, she heard her cell phone ring and then ping with a voicemail notification.

Then Miri, the ever dutiful daughter-in-law, left a message. “Hi, Mommy. Last night was beautiful. We’re thinking of using the choir for the bar mitzvah. Can you call me with their phone number?”

The only ray through the grayness was Daniel and Rechy’s message that they were back in Yerushalayim and a thank you for the business class tickets; they slept really well on the flight, and maybe for Pesach they’d be upgraded to first class. Giggle.

And then Chuni again. “Where’s Ta? I can’t reach him.”

Five minutes later, he called again. She grabbed the phone, something rebellious curdling in her throat.

“Hi, Chuni.”

“Hi, Mommy! How are you? The siyum was beautiful.”

He didn’t even wait for her to answer.

It was all about the beautiful siyum But what did beautiful mean anyway? If they all knew where Yoel was now, would they still call it beautiful? And the fact that she hated having so many guests at family events was also beautiful? Why did they all use that same adjective that meant nothing? And they chas v’shalom wouldn’t mention anything about Zevi.

“Baruch Hashem.” Parve answers were her forte.

“Where’s Ta? He’s not answering my call.”

“Uh, Ta?” she repeated.

“Yup, as in Tatty. Is he at the office already?”

Out of that curdle of rebellion and anger and hunger, she said, “Ta? Where

could he be? Must be locked up somewhere.”

“Locked up. Ha! You’re funny, Ma. Where is he locked up? In his office or his study?”

Funny. Funny.

“Beats me,” she answered cryptically.

“Are you okay?” Chuni asked. “Hey, isn’t it Tuesday today? How come you didn’t go to Zeidy?”

Oh my goodness. She’d never missed a Tuesday since her father had been placed at AgeWell after he got the trach. Not that the doctors thought he was aware of his surroundings, but still; he was her father.

“I’m not feeling so well,” she said simply.

“Okay, then, can you tell Tatty I got a rosh chaburah offer?”

“Beautiful,” she drawled, curling up even tighter. “Just beautiful.”

After that, quiet returned. Also hunger. She tried prying herself off the couch to walk to the kitchen, but her feet wouldn’t hold her up.

She stayed immobile, staring at the screen, until Barry showed up. The lawyer at Brandwein Holdings, LLC, was the only person she had no choice but to let inside.

She stretched her hand to reach the buzzer.

He walked in quietly, surveying the scene and whistling. Russy finally turned around and followed the lawyer’s gaze.

Books, sefarim, family documents and random tchotchkes from the recesses of the closets were strewn across the room.

The largest pile consisted of a collection of old plaques of various shades and shapes of mahogany. They’d long stopped hanging those because their walls couldn’t hold so many.

“Can you pass me those plaques?” Russy asked Barry. He placed them on the couch near her.

She picked up a small one, a hexagon shape with lots of gold lettering, circa 1990. It was the first plaque Yoel had ever been presented with.

Even after so many years, she still remembered the excitement. She’d custom-designed a knit suit at Mace Knits for the event.

As they’d been about to leave to the dinner, babysitter in place, make up professionally done, Yoel had handed

her a velvet bag with a diamond pin. She’d never seen diamonds this size, and she’d told Yoel as much.

“Yeah, but wear it casually,” he’d said, not at all casually.

When she’d gotten home from that dinner, she threw the exquisite knit in a heap on the closet floor, forgetting to remove the pin.

At the second dinner, not even a year later, she had an eternity band on her finger and another list of rules. But no matter how hard she tried, Yoel was never happy with her performance. She was always either too loud or too quiet, too much presence or too little presence.

By the time the fifth one rolled around, she didn’t open her mouth even once. That’s when Yoel had taken to attending events by himself.

She fingered an ornate, mahogany plaque that was also a non-working clock, and a wave of thirst overcame her.

“I’m going to pick up Yoel now,” Barry said after carefully collecting some documents. “It shouldn’t be long. I filed most of the documents already, and he should be home in about an hour. At most two.”

Russy nodded. She desperately needed a cup of water, but she couldn’t find her voice to ask him for one.

“Meanwhile, keep this quiet. It’ll be better for all involved.”

Of course.

“And where can I find a change of clothes for him?”

Russy knew she should really get up and give it to him, but she couldn’t stand.

“It’s on the valet in the bedroom.”

He was back a few minutes later, clothes in hand.

“I’ll be going now,” he said and headed to the door.

She would be alone again.

She heard his footsteps fade as he walked toward the door. A moment later, the footsteps were louder again.

“Eh. Mrs. Brandwein, there’s someone at the door. Can I let her in?” Barry poked his head through the living room door.

“Who is it?” Russy asked weakly.

“It’s Kristina,” a voice sang from the hallway.

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Meet Yosef Friedman, a fourteen-year-old bachur who finds both fish and tranquility at local ponds

“I was twelve years old when I went fishing the first time,” Yosef says.“I was part of a group of boys who were being taught to fish by Yehuda Saperstein, a bachur who does this as a business. Ever since then, I go fishing whenever I have the opportunity.”

And what was the first thing he caught?

“Actually, the first thing I caught was a fishing rod,” Yosef admits with a laugh. “The youngest student in the group cast out his line, let go, and his rod tumbled into the water.”

Yosef fished it out with his own fishing rod, so that made for a great catch. But his skills have improved since that day, and he’s managed to catch real fish.

Learning Curve

While fishing is a super relaxing pastime, there’s more to it than simply a rod and bait.

“I mostly go fishing in local ponds. What I can expect to find there are either bass, which are larger fish, or bluegills or pumpkinseeds, which are both smaller fish.”

Yosef explains that to catch smaller fish, you need to cast your line near the edge of the water, which is where the

smaller fish tend to hang around. That’s why fishing for small fish is great for beginners. To catch the larger bass, you need to cast your line out toward the center of the pond, where the water is deepest and the bass congregate.

Bait for small fish is simple, Yosef says. Bluegills and pumkinseeds will go for anything edible, even if it’s just a piece of bread rolled into a ball. To catch a bass, the lure has to be more impressive, because this large fish will only go for something that appears to be alive. This can either be a worm, a smaller fish, or an artificial lure, which has a flavor and is designed to move around in the water so it looks like it’s swimming.

“Personally,” Yosef says, “I prefer to

use artificial lures. Worms can be stolen by smaller fish, and bass themselves can steal the smaller fish used as bait when they approach the rounded side of the hook and rip off the fish. Lures are designed to stay on the hook.”

In order to keep the lure looking alive, the line, once cast, has to be reeled in ever so slowly to keep the lure moving in the water.

“That’s why it’s good to aim really far out,” Yosef explains. “Once you start reeling the line in, sooner or later it’ll get too close to you, and you’ll need to cast the line again.”

Can he expect to catch a fish every time he goes fishing?

“Almost always,” he says.

And has he ever caught something

To catch the larger bass, you need to cast your line out toward the center of the pond, where the water is deepest and the bass congregate

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more remarkable than a bass… or a fishing rod?

Yosef laughs. “Once, when I was pretty new at this, I was fishing with my family when I felt something really heavy on my rod. It was pretty strange because while it had to be something really big, it wasn’t fighting or moving around at all. Still, as I reeled it in some more, I was sure it was a really, really big fish. Finally I reeled it all the way in, and out popped a tremendous, bass-sized seaweed!”

Passing the Rod Forward

Today Yosef goes fishing whenever he can. Once the weather warms up, he’ll go on Sundays, Fridays, or whenever he has off from yeshiva. By now he’s also part of Yehuda Saperstein’s team, and he trains groups of kids in the manner he was once trained.

“I go out with groups of kids more often than I go fishing myself,” Yosef says. “It isn’t incredibly hard work, but it’s very rewarding. It’s great to see the kids catch a fish. They get so excited, and then they take a picture of

Going Fishing?

Here’s what Yosef says you need to take along:

ROD – Pretty much any rod should work in local waters, which aren’t too deep, but bear in mind that some rods have different features to help the line get slack when being cast.

HOOK – Sizes vary; you need the hook to match the size of the fish you’d like to catch.

LINE – Different lines support different weights. You also need to account for the weight of the fish swimming away. I like to use a line that can support 15 pounds.

BAIT OR LURE – For smaller fish: worms, bread or anything edible. For larger fish: either smaller fish or artificial lure.

SHARP KNIFE – If the line gets stuck, you’ll need a knife to cut it. Using scissors is more difficult, as the line is very thin and will slip between the two blades.

BUCKET – You’ll need a bucket, especially if you want to keep the fish you catch.

TAPE MEASURE AND FISH SCALE – In the event you want to keep the fish, you’ll need to make sure it’s large enough as per regulations. And even if you plan to throw the fish back, measuring it is important for bragging purposes!

themselves with the fish, which they get to show their siblings and family. It’s really great fun.”

Business has mostly spread through word of mouth, and also when other park visitors notice the boys fishing and inquire about joining the group. It’s not every day that you visit a park and find up to fifteen young boys casting a line!

What is Yosef’s favorite fishing memory?

“A funny story once happened while I was fishing with the boys. There’s this yellow bobber that’s attached to the line and floats on the water. When it disappears underwater, you know you got a fish. Anyway, there was this snapping turtle that thought the bobber was food, and he kept chasing it and trying to eat it. We kept having to move the line away. Eventually, we caught a fish, but the turtle snapped the fish off the hook and went off with his meal.”

Fish of His Labor

“Fishing is a great outlet,” Yosef says. “It’s the perfect way of using your energy without doing anything crazy.”

Best of all, he adds, the water

Of Law and Limits

Before heading out to your local body of water, familiarize yourself with fishing laws and local regulations.

In New York, anyone over the age of sixteen needs a license to go fishing. Under sixteen, no license is required.

Additionally, some species of fish may only be caught during certain seasons (this varies according to species), and only when they’re over a certain size. There may also be a daily limit. Other species may be caught all year, though you can probably still expect a daily limit.

Bass, for instance, can only be kept between June 15 and November 30, and only if it’s over 12 inches long. For the rest of the year, it’s catch and release only.

“You’re allowed to stretch the lip and the tail to get to the requisite 12 inches,” Yosef adds. “It’s a strange law, but there it is.”

Sunfish, which includes both bluegills and pumpkinseeds, can be caught all year, though there is a daily limit of 25.

“I’m not sure why anyone would want 25 bluegills,” Yosef says. “But that’s the limit, in any case.”

Those out fishing should also pay attention to signs posted at the ponds or lakes themselves. Some parks don’t allow fishing at all, while others will limit fishing to catch and release across the board.

“When it comes to the Hudson,” Yosef says, “the law is a little different because of the toxins that were released by General Electric into the water. Basically, the law puts the limit on fish caught in the Hudson at only one a month so people don’t eat more than that.”

So get smart, learn the area rules, and read the signs.

is super relaxing, and when you’re fishing with company, it’s peaceful enough that you don’t have to choose between having fun and schmoozing.

Has Yosef ever eaten fish he’s caught?

“No,” he says. “You lose about twothirds of the fish when you clean it, so the smaller fish aren’t worth eating in the first place, but as it happens, I’ve never eaten a bass either. Bass don’t taste that great, anyway,” Yosef adds. “I’d love to go trout or salmon fishing one day, and then I’d smoke and eat a fish I caught.”

He was close to eating a catch once, when he and his friend caught a beautiful bass on their graduation trip, but the hour was late by then, and with no time left to grill it, they threw it back into the water.

“It was a beautiful 20-inch, threepound bass,” Yosef adds. “That was quite a catch.”

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About five years ago, Shimon* watched his friends get married one after another while he remained seated on the yeshivah bench. The situation wouldn’t have felt as hopeless if he didn’t have an older sister, several years his senior, still awaiting her bashert. He knew his parents preferred not to skip her.

One day, he poured his heart out to his maggid shiur, who gave him an idea. It was the beginning of Chodesh Adar. “Take a paper, write the words, ‘Mishenichnas Adar marbin b’simchah — Mazel Adar dagim,’ and hang it on a wall in your home.”

Before Shimon had a chance to react, the maggid shiur continued:

“The sefer Yalkut Avraham, written nearly one hundred years ago by Rav Avraham ben Shabsi, mentions this custom as a segulah. These pesukim bring one to joy, and in the zechus of being b’simcha, we can merit parnassah, gezunt, shalom bayis and yeshuos.”

with the results. The month of Adar seemed like a perfect time for him to achieve his devious motive. After all, Moshe Rabbeinu was niftar in Adar!

Chazal in Esther Rabbah (7:11) offer a different reason for Haman’s satisfaction: The mazel of Adar is fish, and fish can be swallowed alive. Haman took this mazel as a sign that he would succeed. He viewed himself as the largest fish around, perfectly capable of swallowing the little fish he perceived Klal Yisroel to be.

Not long thereafter, a true simcha was celebrated in Shimon’s home: His sister was engaged.

What is the secret to the joy of Adar? And what is its connection to fish?

A Fish Out of Water

When Haman drew lots to determine in which month to annihilate Klal Yisroel, he was overjoyed

The Gemara (Bava Basra 85a) says that the face of Moshe was like the face of the sun. Fish live underwater, without ever coming in contact with sunlight. Haman believed that Klal Yisroel could not bask in the spiritual light of Moshe Rabbeinu during this month that is compared to fish, and were thus unprotected. He was confident he could wipe out the entire nation.

But Haman overlooked one point, which ultimately led to his downfall. He didn’t realize that a small fish can also swallow a larger one. He also failed to recognize that Adar was not only the month Moshe Rabbeinu passed away, but also the month he was born.

The end of the story was a perfect v’nahafoch hu. Big fish Haman was devoured by the little fish — and hanged from the very stake he had prepared for his enemy.

And we rejoice happily ever after…

Adar is stuffed to the gills with opportunity. Let’s dive into the fins and scales of this month.

Bountiful Brachah

Fish are very fertile, which is a sign of bracha, fruitfulness and abundance.

Maritime Modesty

Fish live their lives underwater, obscured from the human eye.

This indicates a direct link between tzniyus and bracha. Our chachamim say that publicity detracts from bracha; actions that are carried out discreetly, without loud exposure, have a greater chance of success.

Moshe Rabbeinu, the “most humble of all men,” passed away in Chodesh Adar, embedding humility into the very fabric of Klal Yisroel’s identity.

Ripples of Prosperity

Fish live in water, which symbolizes a never-ending flow of shefa

This abundance has the potential to shower us with everything we need. The key to accumulating the current is to truly believe in the potential of Chodesh Adar. By being happy with what we have, our joy will bring us yeshuos.

Rearing Ruchniyus

Fish proliferate in their self-contained, underwater universe, concealed from observation.

Adar conceals within it the potential for spiritual proliferation in the self-contained universe of each and every Yid. It is the optimal time for self-growth.

Sublime Seven

“Dag,” or fish, has a gematria of seven, which denotes blessing.

After six days of Creation, the seventh day is a special, blessed day. On Shabbos, the seventh day, we eat fish, a zechus to be saved from “dag,” which is an acronym for “din gehinnom.” Fish are worthy of containing gilgulim of tzaddikim, since they did not sin in the Dor HaMabul, which is why they also have the ability to fight din

Incessant Swimming

Fish are in constant motion and do not stop to rest even for a moment, for if they do, they automatically sink to the depths of the sea.

A person who sits idly without doing or pushing himself in any direction will find himself dropping to the depths. Being successful, or even existing in this world altogether, requires constant avodah. Let’s stay afloat!

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Wonderful Water

Fish live in water, which indicates chesed

The month of Adar is overflowing with love, giving and chesed. It’s a time when we can more easily help others, even at the expense of our own comfort, and live life peacefully with those around us.

A Buoyant Bond

A fish is constantly aware of the fact that he is only alive because he is in water; the moment he is removed from the water, he loses his life.

When we are cognizant of our Source of life, we can access the power of Adar. By realizing that nothing and nobody can hurt us because we are completely connected to our Creator and dependent on Him for our survival, we find true reason to rejoice.

Ending the Evil Eye

Fish are not governed by ayin hara.

So, too, in the month of Adar, ayin hara disappears. This is the secret of “Mishenichnas Adar marbin b’simcha.” When a person is in a state of simcha, he may fear that others will cast an evil eye on him. However, in the month of Adar, no Yid is under the spell of ayin hara, and so everyone can genuinely rejoice.

Perfect Protection

Despite being underwater, the eyes of a fish are always wide open.

We ask Hakadosh Baruch Hu to keep His “eyes” open so we may merit shemirah. “Hineh lo yanum v’lo yishan Shomer Yisroel.”

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Sometimes you have that elusive feeling, like you’ve forgotten something but don’t know what — and then there’s that aha moment when it comes to you. Sometimes you’re down to the wire in nail-biting suspense, only to catch a crucial mistake at the critical moment. Sometimes you take a crazy gamble, and it really pays off. Or you stumble on an amazing bargain, or a rare opportunity, and in that instant, you have the sense to grab your chance before it’s gone.

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That spring, everyone was talking about the dangers of technology. The air crackled with energy; everyone was motivated. I attended an inspirational evening in our kehillah, and I wanted to find ways to reduce my connection to technology.

But one thing seemed to be impossible: getting the computer out of the house.

That was like telling me to give up my daily nap (don’t you dare!). Working at home is woven into the very fabric of my life. It allows me to be around for my children, and it allows me to work at times that are convenient for me. In short, it allows me the flexibility in my schedule that I so badly need.

Getting the computer out of the house meant working from out of the house and renting a space that would cut significantly into my income. Both would be extremely difficult to swallow.

But I also so badly wanted to raise the level of purity in my home.

So I davened. I asked Hashem to send me an office right near my home, and I believed Hashem would send me one on a silver platter.

I followed leads and advertised in my area, but nothing was working out. Either the available space was too far, or I’d have to share the space with others, and I needed the quiet and privacy to work effectively.

But I didn’t give up. I asked Hashem to please send me the perfect office.

Around that time, a new family moved in on the ground floor of our building. I became friendly with the new neighbor, Mrs. Levi, and one day I found myself schmoozing with her when we came to say the bracha on the beautifully blooming pomegranate and lemon trees outside. Just after the Levis moved in, they began building an extension. During our conversation about the crazy prices of real estate and never-ending construction, I learned

that one of the new rooms would not be attached to their house. I jumped when I heard that.

“I’ve been searching high and low for office space. Would you rent it to us?” I asked her breathlessly. Well, she didn’t know, she’d talk to her husband, they’d have to see. Also, construction wasn’t quite over yet.

I reported this to my husband, and the chase was on. When my husband met Mr. Levi, he mentioned to him that we’d love to rent their room. Mr. Levi was also noncommittal; he wasn’t sure about his plans for the room yet, and anyway, construction was not yet over. Even though this whole back-and-forth dragged on, I knew in my heart that this room was ours.

I asked Hashem to send me an office right near my home, and I believed Hashem would send me one on a silver platter

Finally, five months after my first conversation with Mrs. Levi, we signed on the dotted line and handed the Levis twelve postdated checks. I knew that the One Who provided me with the office just downstairs of my own home would cover those checks. They were His checks, because I was doing it all for Him.

The computer is out of the house, and as a fringe benefit, the division between home and work is clearer, while my schedule is still flexible.

For years I claimed it was impossible. But when I wanted the impossible and I asked Hashem for it, He sent it to my door.

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The first rejection felt like a slap in the face. Why would someone not want our precious son in their school?

“There’s room,” the administration admitted, “but we have other candidates. We’re sorry, but we can’t accept your child.”

We had really wanted to send our son to that cheder. We felt the values were aligned with ours, that most of the parent body was just like us. But despite our hopes and dreams three years in the making, there was no way we were getting in.

We went back to the drawing board and sent out applications to every place we’d feel comfortable sending our son.

Some answers came right away. Don’t even apply. We have no openings.

Some mosdos mailed rejection letters. Some never got back to us.

“Why?” we asked everyone. “What’s wrong with us? We thought we were just a typical frum family! We toe the line. We’re serious about Yiddishkeit. Why wouldn’t anyone take us?”

“Because you’re a balebus,” one person told my husband. “If you’d be learning full time, you’d have better chances.”

“Because you’re not wealthy,” another said. “It’s not a financially prudent decision for a mosad.”

“Because you’re such a plain family. You have no yichus.”

“Because you don’t belong to any of these mosdos. Nobody feels obligated to take you.”

On some level we understood. There are always more applicants than openings, and it’s up to each administration to fill their spots however they see fit.

But this was our child. A beautiful little boy with shining blue eyes for whom we wanted a great chinuch. This was the product of our tefillos. This was the future of our generations. This was our precious child.

The entire parsha chewed away at our egos. We were no longer sure if we were okay. Were we simply not good enough for anyone?

One day, my husband came home with the news.

“There’s a new cheder opening next year. My chavrusa knows the people behind it. He thinks we’d fit in well there.”

I was no longer even daring to hope, and just so tired of the whole thing. “Why should they take us?” I asked.

And even if they would, we had so many doubts. A new cheder ? Just starting out? Who knew if it would last? Who knew what it would turn out to be? Were we ready to go somewhere entirely unestablished and have our child experience all the trial and error?

But we didn’t have too many choices. We called, we applied, and we met with a member of the hanhalah. We liked what we heard. The approach sounded wonderful, the hashkafos something we aspired to.

And most importantly, they seemed to think we were good Yidden. The hanhalah was willing to accept our son.

buses boasting the names of the mosdos I couldn’t get into. It all seemed to move so seamlessly. Everyone seemed to know what they were doing.

And then a rented minibus came lumbering to a stop in front of my home. Up the stairs my little boy went, tears spilling out of his eyes — the first time on a bus is so scary — as the bus driver lingered a minute to review the next stop he had to make on this brandnew list.

I waved to the little boy on the little yellow bus as they headed to a tiny temporary two-room cheder, and I davened for his success.

We signed up. Just us and another few families. The cheder was set to open with less than a total of twenty students divided between two grades.

Elul came. Sleek new cheder buses passed by our house as I stood waiting with my little yingele. It tugged at my heart to watch boys bouncing onto the

It’s now a decade and several boys later, and we are so grateful for the school our boys attend. The staff is excellent, the hashkafos solid. The atmosphere is one of Torah and simcha shel mitzvah. We are so happy to send our children there each day.

Every year, when registration time comes, the phone starts to ring.

“How did you get in to this cheder ?” an acquaintance asks. “It’s impossible to even get an application! Do you have any tips?”

“Can you put in a good word for us with the hanhalah?” a relative asks. “I really want my son to get in there.”

And I’m so grateful for the turn of events that led me to such a beautiful place of Torah.

THE CONTAGIOUS SIMCHA

Chevy had been my best friend since we were kids. We sat together on the bus every day from preschool through eighth grade, studied together in high school, and even ended up in the same seminary. When we got married the same year and ended up living a block away from each other, no one was even surprised. We just took it for granted that we would always be part of each other’s lives.

And we were. We shared each other’s simchas and lent each other eggs. Our families grew up as closely intertwined as if they were cousins.

My oldest and Chevy’s oldest were about a year apart, but mine was a son and Chevy’s, a daughter. We married Aharon off at 20, but Chevy’s daughter, Mali, remained single. Those years were not easy for Chevy. Besides the stress of shidduchim, her husband went through a severe medical crisis. He survived, baruch Hashem, but remained weak and compromised. Although he recovered, his business did not, and the medical bills had destroyed whatever financial cushion had existed. It was a very difficult period for Chevy and her family, and I tried to be there for her in every way I could.

When Mali was 23, she got engaged. What a beautiful simcha! Chevy was overflowing with joy. Mali glowed, and it seemed to me that the simcha lifted them all above the pain and strain of the last few years. They floated on a cloud of joy and relief.

But I also saw something else. Chevy was still very consumed with her husband’s care. And I could tell that there was no money to make a wedding. When Chevy’s husband was hospitalized again, I offered to take the kallah to a few appointments they had scheduled. This slowly morphed

into my taking the kallah to all of her appointments, as well as to accompany her on her errands. I knew that without help, the family’s complications would turn into a crisis. I wanted to catch them before they fell.

I shopped with Mali as if she were my own daughter. We picked out linens and towels and tablecloths, silverware and sheitels and shoes. We bought her clothes and kitchenware. Anyone who has ever shopped for a kallah knows that it takes hours, going from place to place, trying things on, matching things up. Then there were gown appointments, sheitel appointments, seamstress appointments. All throughout, I treated Mali like she was my own daughter.

When I first started shopping with her, I paid for the purchases, happy to spend the money as a wedding gift for my best friend’s daughter. But I couldn’t pay for everything — and I knew Chevy couldn’t either. So besides running around with the kallah, I was also raising money for her. This wasn’t easy, as I didn’t want Chevy to know this, and I didn’t want to compromise their dignity by reaching out to peo-

ESTHER KING

ple who knew them. It was both exhausting and exhilarating.

I tried not to neglect my family during this time. It was important, because my next son was in shidduchim and deserved at least as much of my attention as Mali was getting. For some reason, however, shidduchim were not going as smoothly for him as they had for Aharon. Different names were suggested, but nothing panned out. Sometimes we weren’t interested, sometimes the other side pulled out, and once, Meir himself refused the idea. There was even one name that had been proposed several times by different people. I couldn’t really find any pattern, but for one reason or another, the suggestion seemed to slip away each time before anything could come of it. It was puzzling and frustrating. Sometimes shopping for Mali was a welcome distraction, but sometimes it hurt that I couldn’t seem to get my own son to this point.

Two weeks before the wedding, Chevy’s husband was discharged from rehab. The family threw themselves into last-minute preparations with a surge of joy. I was glad I had been able to help make sure that Mali would start her married life with everything that she needed, especially with confidence and security. And I was so happy for Chevy and for Mali that they were able to have this special time together.

Especially because I’d suddenly become busy with a simcha brewing at home. Incredibly, the shidduch for Meir that had been suggested multiple times had been suggested again… and this time it looked like it would happen.

I know it’s hard to believe, but I didn’t make it to Mali’s wedding. I was actually in another country. At the very moment that Chevy was walking Mali down to the chuppah, we were celebrating the engagement of our son.

It is clear to me that there was a connection between what I had done for Mali and what Hashem did for Meir. Like I said, our lives had always been intertwined. I know I helped Chevy, but I gained so much more than I gave.

PURIM

COMING HOME

CHANA HINDY SHECHTER

Moving to calm, suburban Manchester from lively, heilige Eretz Yisroel was anticlimactic in so many ways. But we couldn’t even indulge in adapting because we had a more urgent task weighing over our heads: We had nowhere to live.

Cramped in my parents’ busy house was not a long-term solution. We spent our days poring over circulars and making desperate phone calls to real estate agents. Finding a place “in the area” — close to the shuls, stores and mikvaos — was like spotting the proverbial needle in a haystack. Impossible.

So we opened our hearts and dug deep to find trust. After all, the Source of it all held the world and its houses in His palm. We davened and came closer to Hashem and sang in praise even as we squeezed the children into bed each night only for them to soon be woken by a teenager, again.

After a few months of this, my hardworking mother was sitting in the staffroom at Beis Ruchel, nursing a steaming coffee, when Mrs. Marcus, the science teacher, made her announcement.

“I’m moving,” she announced, putting her heavy stack of textbooks down with a thump.

A shuffle of papers as heads turned.

“Can I ask you something?” my mother said. “Is your old house available for rent?”

And just

like that, a beautiful, tastefully decorated house in the heart of the heimishe area fell into our outstretched arms. The price was fair, and compared to our old cramped apartment, this was a mansion. What a catch!

Fun, helpful Yiddishe neighbors were the ribbon on the gaily wrapped gift from Above. We grew close over tears, laughter and borrowed eggs.

And when our little Shiele started cheder at the other end of town (with no school bus), and our kind-hearted neighbor picked him up every single day, saving us the pain and expense of taxis, I knew we had made a really good catch.

A DIFFERENT TRACK

TALI EDELSTEIN

It should have been exciting — choosing a career, becoming an adult, high school past and the future bright ahead. But in the Israeli seminar in my hometown, the choices were very disappointing. A certification in Education was mandatory, and we all had to choose one other subject in addition to teaching. These were not for degrees, but for certifications, which we would earn in the two-year, post–high school programs every Bais Yaakov high school graduate attended, called seminar

My other choices? Special education. Teaching English. Teaching arithmetic. Graphic design. Office management.

That was it.

I did not want to be a teacher. I did not want to take the mandatory education courses. I certainly did not want to do anything remotely related to teaching. Graphic design was a swamped market, with more graduates than jobs. Which led me squarely to office management.

It was far from exciting, but it seemed practical, and it appealed to my organized side, at least. I blinked back tears as I handed in my application, but I knew I had no other choice.

Within days of starting to work, it was clear I’d made a mistake. I was miserable. Between the education courses, which I did not enjoy, and the office management classes, which were boring me to tears, I couldn’t imagine what the next two years would look like. But I’m not a quitter, so I kept at it.

It was only after the chagim, when I realized that I desperately did not want to go back to school, that I realized that I had to make a change.

In the space of a week, I researched other programs, found one that checked all the boxes, and arranged for an interview. I traveled into Yerushalayim to meet with the menahelet. At the end of the interview, she started talking about purchasing uniforms. I looked at her and said, “That’s it? I’m in?”

“Tomorrow morning, bright and early,” she replied with a smile.

And that was that. I was going to be studying medical office management, without the education degree, in a seminar that offered a one-year track, as opposed to the typical two years. There were kodesh classes, as well as speakers, shabbatons and yimei iyun, so I wasn’t sacrificing my seminar experience. And hopefully, my inter-

est in medicine would keep me interested in the course. Worst case scenario, it was just one year, so this was still a better option than the previous program, which would have meant two years.

The program ended up being great. There were parts I didn’t love, but I earned my certification, and medical office management aside, I learned and grew a lot that year — more than I ever would have been able to learn and grow stuck in a program I detested, studying topics that I found incredibly dull.

But most importantly, during that whirlwind week of researching, applying and interviewing, Hashem was setting me on a path to the most fulfilling and rewarding career I could have imagined.

For two years after graduation, I worked in Terem emergency clinics — fast-paced, adrenalin-pumping work that I thrived on. After my oldest was born, I found a job closer to home with shorter hours, working for a very popular pediatrician. I’ve been managing her practice for years now, and with over 2,400 patients a quarter, there’s a lot to manage. My patients’ parents know that I am there for them and that I will do everything in my power to make getting through their child’s illness — acute or chronic — a little easier.

I feel so blessed with my occupation and am so grateful to Hashem that I caught myself, picked myself up, and let Him carry me to where I needed to be.

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Families of special children are unsung heroes. We all know that. Yes, they know they’ve been chosen for a special Nisayon. Yes, they embrace it with love.

But it’s not easy, and they need all the support they can get.

Lev with Love has become synonymous with pure giving, inspired by two passionate teenagers who made it their mission to galvanize their peers on behalf of special kids and their families. Now, it’s grown into something bigger, better, and bolder – a full-fledged organization with full-time employees, hundreds of children and volunteers, and a full gamut of programming.

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Lev with Love volunteers are not just girls providing respite hours and relief to parents and families – they are lifesavers.

Creating a culture of Chesed.

Allowing parents to feel human again. Spreading positivity and acceptance. Literally, saving lives.

Families of special children have discovered a new life with Lev with Love. That’s 500 families, with 1,200 volunteers and 4 branches across the tri-state area. But it’s not just time that gives the families relief. It’s the Heartbeat performances, the mothers’ events,

the LBA division for boys, the Shabbatons, the Chol Hamoed trips, and everything in between.

The best part? There’s no red tape. No reams of paperwork. No fancy applications, evaluations, or approvals.

Because Lev with Love never says no.

“You have no idea what you are doing for us – and for Klal Yisroel,” says Rabbi Nosson Nussbaum, a LWL father. Avi Koenig, a LWL father, agrees. “Don’t stop what you’re doing! These families need this like they need to breathe air.”

Now, LWL is poised for even more growth:

More events. More help for parents. More relief. On March 17-18, we will be joining to raise funds to keep Lev with Love going and growing. But they can’t do it alone. Join them. Be there. Support our lifesavers.

Every dollar you donate goes to lift burdens. Restore families. Save lives. LITERALLY.

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When you stand at the ocean’s edge and look out into its vast endlessness, and at the rhythmic waves rolling toward the shore, the sea does something to you. It can both impress you with its power and give you a very deep sense of inner peace.

The sea may also frighten you with the possible dangers that lurk within, once man steps off firm, dry land, and into the fathomless water that makes up three-quarters of the Earth’s surface.

For many of us, the ocean remains a favorite place to visit on hot summer days. But what if you couldn’t get home that easily? Worse yet, what if you were stranded at sea?

This is the nightmare turned reality for many unfortunate sailors, fishermen and others whose plans went terribly awry. The majority of them were never heard from again, but every now and then, someone survives to share their tale with the world.

Adrift at Sea

Perhaps the most famous instance of a man surviving a harrowing misadventure at sea is the story of José Salvador Alvarenga. Hailing from Central America, this Salvadoran fisherman along with one crewmate set out from Costa Azul, Mexico, on a fishing trip. It was November 17, 2012, when the pair climbed aboard their small, open boat and left off the coast of Mexico. But eighty miles off the coast, a violent storm hit. Ten-foot waves and winds of up to 70 miles per hour pummeled the vessel and nearly capsized them. Alvarenga and his crewmate, Ezequiel Cordoba, tried desperately to make it back to the safety of port, but they could not succeed.

For days, the storm raged around them. In an effort to keep their boat afloat, the fishermen made the choice to throw much of their equipment and supplies overboard.

After more than five days, when the winds finally died down and the storm ended, the sodden pair found themselves still on their boat and very much alive.

But they were lost at sea. To make matters

A Tzaddik in the Storm

It was 5693 (1933) when the Baba Sali, Rav Yisroel Abuchatzeira, made the journey from his Moroccan hometown to Eretz Yisroel. Transversing the Mediterranean Sea, the Baba Sali sat in his cabin, deep in the belly of the ship, and buried himself in his sefarim. Immersed in the words of the holy Torah, he was unaware of the growing excitement around him. A vicious storm had begun raging, tossing the boat like a child’s toy sailboat. As the Baba Sali readied himself to be mekabel Shabbos, desperate plans were already being made. The captain was shouting instructions over the roar of the wild waves flooding the deck, and the sailors frantically rushed about, readying the lifeboats, life vests and other life-saving equipment. Meanwhile, the fiery sun, obscured by furious clouds, dropped lower as Shabbos approached. Shaking and terrified, the Baba Sali’s attendant knocked on the tzaddik’s door.

“The captain has sent me to tell you to prepare for the worst!” he cried. “The ship is going down, and they are readying the lifeboats!”

Immediately, the Baba Sali withdrew his precious Kiddush cup, which he’d inherited from his grandfather, the Abir Yaakov. He quickly poured wine into the cup and made Kiddush with utmost concentration. With his bewildered and panicked attendant looking on, the Baba Sali proceeded to drink rov kos and then carefully made his way up to the ship’s deck.

The vessel pitched backward and forward in the surging, whirling waves. Over the deafening roar, the tzaddik approached the rail of the boat and flung the remaining wine into the raging ocean.

Before the attendant could even ask Baba Sali about his strange behavior, the storm suddenly went silent, and the waves settled in peace.

The Baba Sali’s explanation was measured and calm: “The Gemara tells us, ‘Sheyarei mitzvah me’akvin es hapuranos.’ The remainder of a mitzvah prevents disaster and misfortune.”

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worse, their boat was nearly destroyed, and the motor had been flooded and was no longer working. They had no sails, no oars, no fishing gear and no motor. They were adrift in the endless, desolate Pacific Ocean — the largest and deepest ocean on Earth, which covers more than 60 million square miles.

As their boat drifted aimlessly in the sea, the days stretched into weeks, and the fishermen attempted to protect themselves from the relentless sun with an overturned ice box. They battled starvation and subsisted on raw sea turtles, fish and birds. Sunset followed sunrise, with the inky black sky stretching from horizon to horizon and the dark waves lapping ceaselessly against the sides of the boat. And when it seemed it could get no worse, it did.

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After two and a half months, Cordoba died on board, presumably from starvation or from some parasite or pathogen in the raw shark liver the friends had consumed. Now Alvarenga was truly alone in a wet world, where sunset followed sunrise, day after day. He survived on rain water (drinking salty sea water causes death by overwhelming the body with sodium) and by catching and eating various sea creatures. On one occasion, he came across a drifting garbage bag that contained rancid cabbage, carrots and some milk.

Every now and then, Albarenga saw a passing ship. Each time, he frantically attempted to signal for help, but he was never spotted.

The seasons slowly changed, and as each sunrise was followed by yet another sunset, the months passed. After an inconceivable 438 days — fourteen months — Albarenga spotted land. Once the boat drifted close enough to the landmass, the fisherman decided to end his perilous misadventure. With the little strength he had left, Albarenga swam to shore. On January 30, 2014, he reached land — the Marshall Islands, some seven thousand miles away from Mexico.

Although these islands are isolated and sparsely populated, some locals did spot the wild-bearded and half-mad fisherman and came to his rescue. He could hardly speak and was unable to walk, and he was suffering from dehydration, starvation and parasites. But he was alive. And despite the harrowing, traumatic and nearly impossible experience, he was able to share his story with the world — the story of one man who managed to survive over a year alone, lost and adrift at sea.

Naval Architect at Sea

It’s a pity that Steven Callahan didn’t have a Kiddush cup with him when he ran into trouble in the Atlantic Ocean. This New Yorker, who loved sailing ever since he was young, became a professional sailor and a naval architect (one who, among other jobs, designs, constructs and repairs sea vessels).

In 1981, Callahan left Newport, Rhode Island, for a journey across the Atlantic. His vessel of choice? Napoleon Solo, a sailboat he designed and built himself. Unfortunately, during his voyage, something in the water destroyed the bottom of Callahan’s boat. Due to its excellent engineering and watertight compartments, the boat did not sink right away. This allowed the intrepid sailor some time to prepare for the inevitable.

First, Callahan inflated his life raft — and just in time, because shortly thereafter, his boat capsized. All of his emergency equipment was now in the water, with the boat sitting on top of it. Callahan dove into the churning waters over and over again in an attempt to retrieve some supplies, which were sinking fast. He managed to pull from the water a sleeping bag as well as an emergency kit, which included some food, navigation charts, flares and a flashlight. Other valuable items he succeeded in saving included a speargun, which would enable him to fish for food more easily, solar stills used for producing pure drinking water from the salty sea water, and a survival manual called Sea Survival

All alone in his life raft, Callahan tried to make the best of a very dire situation. After his meager food supplies ran out, he survived by eating raw seafood, primarily mahi mahi and triggerfish, and by catching and consuming the occasional bird.

A tiny speck in a small lifeboat, bobbing in the endless waters of the Atlantic Ocean,\ with little to eat and barely a pint of water to drink each day, Steven Callahan had to put up with sharks, punctures in his raft, mental stress, malnutrition and saltwater sores all over his body. But he did not give up. He even made a point to exercise routinely during his days adrift.

After 76 days — over two months — some fisherman off the coast of Marie Galante, Guadeloupe, an island in the Caribbean, spotted the lost sailor. They were able to rescue Callahan and bring him to shore. The man had lost a third of his body weight and was taken straight to the hospital to recover from his ordeal — which he did. And he returned to sailing, too!

Following his experience, Callahan dedicated himself to creating the most efficient, safest and reliable inflatable life boat. What resulted was a multifunction self-rescue dinghy, designed for use as a lifeboat, called The Clam. The lifeboat is a kind of FRIB — a foldable rigid inflatable boat. So just in case you know anyone who has “surviving being lost at sea” on their bucket list, you can advise them to take a FRIB along. Apparently, it’s their best bet.

Storms and Sharks

The date is December 23, 2008. The location is the choppy, rough waters off the coast of Thailand. Twenty fishermen and crew members are aboard a small fishing boat, and then — disaster. The boat simply breaks apart.

Most of the unfortunate fishermen were washed overboard and swept away in the angry waves, never to be seen or heard from again. The boat itself sank quickly and was never found. But two young men from Burma, desperate to survive, located the large ice box used to store caught fish on fishing expeditions and managed to climb inside.

waves. Soon fresh rainwater poured down on them, bringing, at the very least, clean and plentiful drinking water.

Any fish that landed in the icebox were a blessing and were eaten raw. There was no safe way to reach out of the icebox to try catch other fish, and the visceral fear of the shark-infested waters didn’t help, either.

It wasn’t until 25 days later, on January 17, that a customs search plane happened to spot the iceboxcum-lifeboat bobbing on the waves and came to their rescue. The young men were dehydrated, suffering from starvation and severe sunburn. But they were together, alive, and they were going home.

The men, 22 and 24 years old respectively, clung to each other in sheer terror as they cowered, drenched and desperate, in their icebox. Massive waves and fiftyknot (58 mph) winds tossed the icebox up and down like a piece of confetti, over and over again, as Cyclone Charlotte battered the area. Amazingly, however, the box did not capsize and remained upright.

This extreme weather continued for days, as the dripping, hungry young men rode the

There’s so much to be grateful for when we come home from a seaside visit and enter our safe, comfortable homes. We have plentiful, varied food, clean drinking water, hot water for invigorating showers, and comfortable, warm beds to sleep in at night.

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Spending money is everywhere. It’s in the magazines we read, conversations at the bus stop, and of course, in the stores we shop in. It’s so easy to swipe a credit card and make the perfect simcha, buy the latest new gadget or remodel your kitchen. It takes nothing to plan and book a ten-day vacation and put the bill on the card to be dealt with later. In just a blink, you can get into debt without even realizing it’s happening.

Staying out of debt has become a way of life for me over the last two years. I do that by staying in my lane. It’s my mantra. I know our budget, I know our needs, and I know our wants and dreams. When I’m skimming the magazines or when I’m out shopping, I’m a smart consumer.

If my kids are wearing last year’s clothes, it’s because we’ve decided to use the money elsewhere.

That pinch of jealousy and frustration, and the eternal, unanswerable question — how does everyone else do it? — hardly comes up for me anymore, and when it does, I know I’ve stepped out of my own lane.

The many months of consistent responsibility has slowly changed us. We now walk with our backs straight. Our tuition and groceries are paid off. We always have cash on hand for the cleaning lady. And when there’s another tzedakah request, we are glad we can donate, even if it’s a relatively small amount.

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I also see how our choices spill over to our kids. I see how they put away their money after a Chanukah party, think about what they want to buy, and in general, have a basic understanding of the value of money and that money needs to be accounted for. (And of course, I schep so much nachas when they use their own money to buy each other small birthday gifts.) I’m confident talking to them about money, because they know I walk the talk.

My son called home this week, asking if we’d sponsor the siyum he and his friends are making in yeshiva. After hearing the amount of money they intended to spend, I told him I’d be more than thrilled to pay for half of it, and that I was so proud of him.

I hung up the phone feeling so grateful. I knew we could do it. And now my son knows he can ask; he feels our confidence and ease around our money. We act responsibly, and in turn, our kids trust our decisions.

The many months of consistent responsibility has slowly changed us. We now walk with our backs straight

There’s so much joy in buying something we’ve saved up for. I remember when we finally got rid of our old couch and bought a new one we found on sale in the furniture store. We were all so excited; we felt so lucky. It was the same when we went on a two-day trip with the whole family. We don’t take the small or big things for granted.

There are still challenges that come up. A budget is like a diet; it’s a commitment again every morning. But like a diet, it gets easier as you form new habits, and eventually a new you. That new you will have to keep facing down challenges: broken appliances, unexpected days off from work, the kids’ constant refrain that “everyone has it.” But facing down challenging is what makes this a wholesome journey, and what proves that it works if you work it. Some months we do better than others, but overall, this journey has transformed us and our lives.

No, we haven’t become rich. We aren’t even completely debt-free yet. But we’ve gained so much from this journey — serenity, empowerment, discipline and joy. And that’s priceless.

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In today’s times of אחישמד אתבקע, there is confusion about this topic due to a lack of awareness. For this reason, we have taken the time to answer these often-asked questions, with Torah-sourced answers. Bnos Yisroel are pure and yearn to hear the Emes. May Hashem guide every woman to make the right decision as per His will.

QI WAS ALWAYS WONDERING: WHY DOES A MARRIED WOMAN HAVE TO COVER HER HAIR?

This question is asked by many. What is in fact the reason for the mitzvah of haircovering? This mitzvah is not a chok - like the mitzvah of para aduma, for which we don’t know the reason. Rather, this mitzvah has a clear rationale, which is to raise the level of tznius of a married woman.

A man may not gaze at the beauty of an unmarried woman because of the aveira of םכבבל ירחא ורותת אלו םכיניע ירחאו. Looking at a married woman is a more severe form of this sin.1 Therefore, she requires a higher level of tznius, in order to prevent gazes of other men. For this reason, a married woman must cover her hair because hair is attractive to men. Aside from the greater concern with men gazing at married women, some Acharonim suggest that since single women are looking for a Shidduch, the Torah doesn’t require them to conceal their hair from public view. We find elsewhere as well that the Torah gives certain allowances to single girls adorning themselves to make a good impression for a Shidduch. (See Gemara Taanis 13b first Rashi, and Yaavetz Mor U-Ketziah 75 and Shvilei Dovid to OC 75, and Shu”t Seridei Eish 1:78, end. See also Trumas HaDeshen: “ארבגד תוצירפ םושמ”) 2

From here it is clear that wearing a headcovering which has no resemblance to hair (such as a headscarf/kerchief) is the original and ideal way of fulfilling this mitzvah. This was the headcovering of Jewish women throughout all generations, dating back to our holy Imahos, and still is amongst many Jewish women around the world - Ashkenazim and Sephardim.

Q“MY GREAT-GRANDMOTHER COVERED HER HAIR WITH A SHEITEL. ISN’T WEARING A SHEITEL MY MESORAH?

The use of wigs as a headcovering is quite a recent innovation in Jewish history. Therefore, wearing a sheitel in public does not have the halachic status of mesorah or a minhag Yisroel.

The use of wigs as headcoverings began in the mid1800s in Europe where most Jewish women had stopped covering their hair completely due to the czarist clothing decrees of the 1840s as well as the influence of modernizing trends which rejected hair covering altogether. Thus, in order to save the mitzvah of headcovering, the use of wigs came to be accepted by certain halachic authorities as a viable option. (There was a theoretical heter for wigs issued by the Shiltei ha-Gobim in 16th century Italy, but [at least outside Italy] wigs were not worn by Jewish women for centuries after this heter was first written.) In the 1800s, most Gedolei HaPoskim said that the wig was forbidden to be worn in public.3 4Even though the use of wigs slowly became accepted in many circles, the sheitel never became a mesorah or a minhag Yisroel. Evidence for this can be found in the following testimonies from our Gedolim:

The holy Divrei Chaim zt”l attested: “It is clear that when I was living with my father-in-law, the Baruch Tam in Merrin, Germany, there wasn’t even one respectable woman in the whole Germany who wore her hair or a sheitel, besides for some not ehrliche women, and they were a disgrace to all. Unfortunately, this practice has recently become widespread from the apikorsim.” (Yorah Daya, Chelek 1, Siman 30)

HaRav Tzvi Hirsch

Chayos zt”l (known as the Maharatz Chayos) testified: ”In my young years, I never heard in the whole country of Poland that anyone wore a sheitel. This is a new self-made innovation that has wreaked much damage. We need to warn others that they should return to the way Jewish women were accustomed (to cover their hair) in all previous generations.” (Shalos u’Teshuvos Maharitz Chayos Siman 53)

We see from the above testimonies that the wig was clearly a new invention which was used to cover the hair Therefore, any woman today who upgrades and wears a headscarf/ kerchief is simply returning to the unbroken chain of our true mesorah.

This situation is akin to the mid-1900s, when it was difficult to obtain chalav Yisroel, and some rabbanim then allowed the use of chalav akum Would anyone claim, “Well, my grandmother drank chalav akum, so that is my mesorah, and I cannot upgrade in this area”?

(Only a minhag which is more stringent becomes minhag Yisroel and must be observed, e.g., the minhag amongst Chasidim not to eat gebroks on Pesach.)

A sheitel certainly does not have a status of a minhag. As HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz exclaimed to someone who claimed that a sheitel was his minhag, “What? From a pirtzah (a breach) one makes a minhag?!”6

Since a sheitel is definitely not a minhag, if a woman takes upon herself to wear the original cloth headcovering, she should be praised and commended.

QTHIS IS QUITE AN EYEOPENER. BUT WEREN’T THERE SHEITELS IN THE TIMES OF THE GEMARA?

When the Gemara teaches in Mesachtas Shabbos that a woman may wear a peah nachris - this is referring to a piece (peah) of foreign (nachris) hair that women who had thin or white hair added to their own hair in order to beautify themselves for their husbands.7 From here people assume that the women in the Gemara’s times wore wigs in public. This is a misunderstanding! Chazal allowed a woman to wear a peah nachris in her private courtyard (in addition to one piece of jewelry) on Shabbos so that she should look pleasing to her husband. These were worn at home and in the courtyard to improve their looks for their husband. When these woman would go out in public, they completely covered their heads

Bnos Yisroel are pure and yearn to hear the emes.

with a kerchief.8 The whole heter (leniency) for the sheitel, which people started to rely upon only about 180 years ago, was derived from the Shiltei Giborim on this Gemara. Yet, many Gedolim held that the Shiltei Giborim only allowed a woman to wear a peah nachris in her private courtyard, and not in public. (See Sefer Sugya D’Pai Nachris for an in-depth study of this topic.)

QIF I WEAR A KERCHIEF, I WILL LOOK DIFFERENT THAN MOST WOMEN IN MY COMMUNITY. ISN’T THIS CONSIDERED A LACK OF MODESTY, SINCE I WILL BE STANDING OUT?

“A woman may worry needlessly that there could be something immodest in her standing out as the only woman wearing a kerchief in a crowd of others in wigs. This is absolutely not a concern. Such a woman would be no different than someone modestly dressed, in a crowd of people who are not modestly dressed. Certainly both of these women are sanctifying G-d’s name with their appearance, despite their standing out by being different from the others” (The Unique Princess by Rabbi Yirmiyohu and Tehilla Abramov, p. 105).

Standing out by dressing in a way that is provocative and attracts male attention is forbidden. Standing out by dressing modestly is not an issue at all. We must remember that conducting ourselves in a more proper manner- even though it is different from most people in society - does not attract attention in a forbidden manner and will not cause forbidden thoughts.

“Imagine if everyone in the community would be wearing short sleeves. Would it be wrong to wear long sleeves because it would attract attention? Certainly not. Quite the contrary. This is a noble deed, since through this we are preventing men from violating the serious sin of gazing at forbidden sights.

We know that Boaz was impressed with Rus because she conducted herself in a more modest manner than the other women (she bent down in a modest way, didn’t speak to other men, etc.). Would anyone claim that Rus was not behaving properly since she was acting differently than the people around her and attracting attention? Quite the contrary is true. Rus was praised for her exemplary tznius, and in this zchus she merited that Moshiach will descend from her.” (Adorned with Dignity by Mrs. C. T. Friedman, pg. 140)

QDOESN’T A SHEITEL COVER THE HAIR BETTER THAN A TICHEL?

Some women think that it is preferable to wear a wig than a kerchief because it offers better coverage for their hair. This issue was presented to Harav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv zt”l, and his response was written clearly in Da’as Rabboseinu, אפידע תירכנ האפש םירמואה “ םילטב םירבד םה ....תחפטמ לע - Those who say that a wig is preferable to a kerchief… these are nullified words.”10

QTHIS IS ALL SO NEW TO MANY OF US. YET,

MOST PEOPLE ARE STILL WEARING SHEITELS. THEN IT SURELY MUST BE OKAY FOR US TO CONTINUE WEARING OUR SHEITELS…

We are going to have to decide if our sheitels are appropriate headcoverings. Our grandmothers wore wigs which were short and stiff and the hair didn’t move. Their sheitels were neither provocative, attractive, or alluring.

Due to advanced technology, and the updated features, our sheitels are no longer suitable headcoverings which upgrade our tznius (which is the purpose of the mitzvah). They have become glamorous “hair” designed for the actresses in Hollywood as a fashion accessory - for the sole purpose of drawing the eyes of others. Instead of fulfilling the mitzvah of headcovering, which is to downplay a married woman’s looks, today’s sheitels do the exact opposite: They enhance her looks, making her more attractive to men. As our Gedolim have lamented:

HaGaon HaRav Shmuel HaLevi Wosner zt”l: “The wigs of today look just like natural hair. They incite the yetzer hara even more than natural hair, and there would be no posek in previous generations who would be able to find any type of leniency to permit such a sheitel.”

HaGaon HaRav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach zt”l: I can’t distinguish between a sheitel and hair, for me it’s very disgusting. In my opinion, all tragedies come from the sheitels, and I am also referring to the short ones.” 11

HaGaon HaRav Yosel Shalom Elyashiv zt”l: “The dispute about if the sheitel is permissible applied to the wigs of previous generations (which were short and stiff, and the hairs did not move from their place). But the naturallooking sheitels of today incite the yetzer hara just like hair… Who can permit wearing such a sheitel, which is ervah?” 12

Every day, the sheitels become ever more glamorous and eye-catching. Thus, they are in essence contradicting the purpose of the mitzvah. Instead of preventing the stares of other men, they are attracting their eyes.

Inspired by the above-mentioned information, many women have taken the courage to return to the true mesorah of wearing a headscarf/ kerchief In this way, they are fulfilling the purpose of the mitzvah of headcovering which is to raise a women’s tznius, and they are performing this mitzvah according to the opinion of all Poskim. As HaGaon HaRav Elyashiv zt”l said, רקיעב תקולחמ אוה תירכנ האפ ” טאלג הז תחפטמ לבא הכלהה – a wig is a dispute in the essence of the halacha but a tichel is glatt.” 13

QWHY IS THERE SO MUCH TALK ABOUT TZNIUS? SHOULDN’T WE FOCUS MORE ON AHAVAS YISROEL AND GOOD MIDDOS?

Tznius is the core mitzvah of a woman. As the Midrash teaches us, when Hashem fashioned the first woman, Chavah, He proclaimed 504 times, “You should be a modest woman.” 14 Indeed, the Vilna Gaon revealed, “What Torah learning is for a man, tznius is for a woman.”15 Just as Torah learning is the most fundamental mitzvah of a man, so too, tznius is the most fundamental mitzvah for a woman.”

Some women may claim, “I do a lot of chesed, I am careful in Shmiras Halashon…Tznius is just not my strongpoint.” Let us strengthen ourselves with the words of our Gedolim. The Maharal teaches, “The main praise of a woman and the highest level she can attain, is tznius.”16 The Chesed L’alafim enlightens us that most of the reward that a woman receives in the next world is dependent on her tznius (and that most of the punishment a woman receives in this world and the next, is due to a lack of tznius). 17

Loving our fellow Jew and good middos are indeed fundamental Torah principles. Many women don’t realize that guarding our tznius is the greatest expression of ahavas Yisroel. Through being careful not to attract attention, we are preventing other men from stumbling with forbidden sights and thoughts. This is one of the greatest acts of chesed: to assist another person with their spirituality. Some women may claim, “So let the men not look.” This is like flashing shining lights right in front a person, and telling him not to look! Unfortunately, these women don’t realize that they will be held accountable for drawing others eyes. As Rabbeinu Yonah explains that both the man who gazes and the woman who caused it will be liable for judgment.18 Every woman is obligated to ask herself, “Will any part of my appearance draw looks from men?”

Bnos Yisroel are pure and yearn to hear the emes and do the will of Hashem. It is amazing how when we become aware of the facts, we naturally become more careful in the way we dress and behave in public. As the Ramchal

teaches, “If knowledge was broad and set in the hearts of people, they would never sin.” 19

QWHAT ARE GEDOLEI YISROEL IN OUR DAYS SAYING ABOUT THE USE OF A HEADSCARF/ KERCHIEF FOR HEADCOVERINGS?

Gedolei Yisroel have praised and commended women who upgrade their headcovering, as per our mesorah for thousands of years.

The Posek HaDor, Maran HaRav Yosef Sholom Elyashiv zt”l, our generation’s great halachic authority, has clearly stated that in his opinion it is preferable for a woman to cover her hair with a kerchief, rather than a wig. Rav Elyashiv constantly expressed his concern about the use of wigs that are not modest- a practice which, he said, has made inroads even into the families of pious men and roshei Yeshivah (“The Unique Princess” p. 104).

Maran HaRav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach zt”l said that when Moshiach comes, the first thing he will do is abolish the use of wigs (as quoted by his son-in-law)” (“The Unique Princess” p. 104).”

HaGaon HaRav Nissim Karelitz zt”l wrote: “I would like to encourage the women who have strengthened themselves to cover their hair with a cloth covering, instead of a covering made of hair. They have done this after they became aware that the sheitel can cause many severe issurim. These women are deserving of bracha, and may there be more such women in Klal Yisroel 20

The Posek HaDor, the Shevet Halevi zt”l wrote: “Surely we need to support and encourage those who want to return to the kisui rosh of a non-sheitel headcovering, like the Chasam Sofer writes in his Shaalos u’Tshuvos and in his holy tzava’ah” (Letter written 15 Teives 5757). 21

Even if it may take time for us to upgrade, let our new knowledge help us respect those who courageously take this step.

HaRav HaGaon R’ Binyamin Rabinowitz zt”l said clearly, “Those who discourage others from changing to a kerchief are holding back the geulah.” Surely we need to support and respect women who upgrade in this fundamental mitzvah.

We are all awaiting the Final Redemption. We pray that we should merit to be amongst those who assist the coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu. We can accomplish this by finding favor in Hashem’s eyes through our unique mission of guarding our tznius. As Chazal teach us, “In the merit of the righteous women of the generation, we will be redeemed.” 22

Gedolei HaRabbanim have asked that these questions which were answered by a chabura of Talmidei Chachamim - be made available to the public.

הואת ררועת ךיאו הואתו תוצירפ רבד השאה תורעש ןכש ,שארה תעירפב הנאצת אלש לארשי םעטו" :םיבר םימ ת"וש,".הואתו רוהרה ידיל םדאה תא םיליגרמו,הורעו ש"ירגה,"אתוצירפ יוהו הורע השאב רעישד םושמ אוה שאר תעירפ רוסיא

רבכו ,הורע אוה רעישה תמאבד" :םירובג ןגמהו בישמו לאושה לעב ןוזנתנ רתוה אל ןכ לעו..השאה ייונ ינינע ראש ךותב רעיש ןינע םירישה רישב רכזנ תרעבתמ ורמשי ןעמל תאז רסאנ שיא תשאל לבא ,תויונפה תולותבל קר )אשנ 'פ הרותה לע לואש ירבד( ".ערה רצי םהילע ורגתי אלו רציה

3. Most Gedolim of the previous generations forbade the wearing of a sheitel in public, amongst them were the Vilna Gaon, the Yaavetz, the Divrei Chaim, the Chasam Sofer, and numerous Poskim, Rabbanim, Gaonim, and Admorim. (The Chesed L’Avraham, the Yeshuas Yaakov, and other Poskim have stated that wearing a sheitel is an issur d’oraissa, just like wearing one’s own hair. Many other Poskim have ruled that one who wears a sheitel is oiver on Das Yehudis).See below for some of the sources:

תושרדבו ,ח"י ןמיס עבש ראב ת"ושב( ןגיובנלעניצאק ץנימ י"רהמ ןואגה .4 ןמיסב עבש ראבה( גרובנילייא רכשי 'ר ןואגה ,)ןושאר שורד ףוס ץנימ ירהמ תואב ךורעה ףיסומ לעב( איפסומ ןימינב 'ר ןואגה ,)םישובלה דימלת ,ל"נה 'ב קלחו ,ט ןמיס א קלח ץ"בעי תליאשב( ןידמע בקעי 'ר ןואגה ,)ןטילפק ןמיס רזעה ןבא( הלודגה תסנכב ,)ה"ע ןמיס ח"וא העיצקו רומ ,'ח ,'ז ןמיס ,)פ תוא ורפסב םירשי תליסמ לעב לש ובר( קחצי דחפ לעב ,)ה תוא א"כ

םא ורפסב( םידגמ ירפה ,):ד ףד הדות ימחל רפסב( וניד תיבו האלפהה לעב

ח"וא םידגמ ירפב ג"שהל ןייצש הממ רזוחו ףיעצ תואו הבותכ תוא הניבל

רמוחב הב ךיראמש 'א הבושת 'ב קלח אשידק אבס( אשידק אבס ,)א"ח יצעב ,)םינושארו ס"שמ תובר תוחכוהב ,האפ םע בוחרל האיציה רוסיא הכרב קיזחמ ג"ש ןמיס ח"וא ףסוי יכרבב( א"דיחה ,)אכ ןמיס ז"עהא( םיזרא ףד( הדות ימחל לעב ,)חמ ,זמ ןמיס( הבהאמ הבושת לעב ,)ה"ע ןמיס ח"וא ףסוי תומצע לעב ארזע ןב ףסוי יבר ,)י"קב ג"ש ןמיס( תבש תרותה )ט"י והילא יבר ,)יזגלא ט"ירה יבא( יזגלא בקעי יבר ,)י הריקח ז"ח ךלמ אשמ( בייל עשוהי 'ר םש ה"נר תוהגהבו ה"מ ו"פ תבש והילא תונש( אנליוומ ןואגה רפוס םתחה ,)ג"ר 'יס א"נוק ןיקסיד ל"ירהמ ת"וש( קסירב ד"בא ןיקסיד םייח ירבד לעב זנאצמ םייח ירבדה ,)ה"ע 'יס ח"וא ויתוהגהבו ותאווצב( ס"וסב רבדמב ףסוי ירמא( קחצי לקח לעב ,)ט"נ 'יס ב"ח ,ל 'יס ד"וי א"ח( אזלעבמ חקור בוד רכששי ברה ,)ו"סש 'יס ד"ויח ( ל"ז בל בטיי לעב ,)'ו 'יס הנכה( םשבה תגורע לעב דלאוונירג השמ ברה ,)םישודק םירוביד סרטנוק( לאוי ירבד לעב ,)ה"ע 'יס ח"וא יקומנ( רזעלא תחנמ לעב ,)ח"י תוא הברד ,)ד ,א"ח םיבתכמ ,ז"י דומע א"ח( בבל ביט ,)ד"ל דומע א"ח ת"הע לאוי ירבד( ...םינברו םיקסופ דועו ,)מ"ר תוא ג"ח ןושל הנעמ( בקעי תלהק 4. Divrei Chaim: “Most of the Poskim forbade the wearing of wigs…”(Shaalos u’Teshuvos Divrei Chaim, Yorah Daiya Part 2 Siman 59)

Chasam Sofer: “Be careful not to chas v’shalom reveal even a small amount of flesh through short garments. And even to wear a wig, I forbid you with the severity of a total prohibition.” (Tzava’as Chassam Sofer, Shulchan Aruch Ohr Hachayim 75 האפו תורעשב ךליל הבושח השא םוש זנכשא תנידמ לכב תאצמנ אל" .5 םיברה וניתונוועב קרו סלקל ויהו ,ךרעה יתוחפ םעה ילקנמ הזיא קר ,תירכנ ")ל ןמיס ,א קלח העד הרוי( .םיסרוקיפאה ןמ גהנמה בברתשנ בורקמ )ה"סשת 'ב רדא( "?גהנמ א ןעמ טכאמ הצריפ א ןופ" .6 ונייה" ).הס תבש 'סמ( א"בטירה )ד"ס ףד תבש( "..הלעב לע הנגתת אלש" .7 אלא )ףיעצ=תחפטמ=שארה יוסיכ=( הכבשה תחת רבד תנתונ השיא ןיאש ".השארבש םומ ינפמ רעיש תלטונ ,רעיש הל ןיאש ,שוריפ ,תירכנ האפב השיא האצוי" א"רגה תלעב הארתש ידכ )הכבש=תחפטמ=שארה יוסיכ=( ףיעצה תחת תסנכמו )ה:ופ תבש תוינשמ( "ריעש 8. There is a halacha that a woman may not wear a wig in a reshus harabim on Shabbos, since the chachamim were afraid that she would remove it in order to show it off to her friend. Which balanced woman would take off her wig in public? And if the wig was seen, why would she need to take it off in order to display it? This is clear proof that the wig was completely covered when the woman went out. Chazal were afraid that she would slip off her wig from underneath her kerchief in order to show it to her friend. Therefore, they forbade the wearing of a wig in a public domain on Shabbos. In addition, even non-Jewish women covered their hair with kerchiefs in those days (Rashi Sanhedrin 58b). And this was the custom of many non-Jewish women up until fairly recently, as can be seen from pictures of previous generations, and is still the practice in Middle Eastern countries.

האפ רפסל המכסהב( תידרחה הדע ד"בא ל"צז דניירפ 'ירא השמ ברה .9 יחל דובכהו רתכה"( קישטייוואלאס בוד םלושמ ברה ,)הכלהב תירכנ ןכו ,)ו ןמיס ישיש קלח קחצי ינפ ת"וש( יאפלא אבא קחצי ברה ,)"םימלועה םינברו םיקסופ הברה לש העד .8 דומע א קלח .10

לכ יתעדל ,דואמ סואמ ילצא הז ,רעישל האפ ןיב ןיחבמ אל ינא" .11 ,תורצקה לע םג ןווכתמ ינאו ,תואפהמ םיאב תונוסאה ט"סשת "םירוחב תראפת" ד"מהיבב ימויה רועישב .12 ז"ט קרפ "שיאה ירשא" .13

14. Upon creating every one of Chavah’s limbs, Hashem proclaimed twice, "העונצ השא אהת ,העונצ השא אהת".

)Medrash Rabbah Parsha 18, 2( א"רגה תרגא .15 )ס 'פ ל"רהמ( "תועינצ איה הנוילעה התגרדמו השאה חבש רקיע" .16 אבה םלועל התייכזו אבה םלועבו הזה םלועב השאה שנוע לכ טעמכ" .17 ד-ג ח"וא ןייע ".)תועינצ( הזב יולת הנוי וניבר .18 "םייחה ץע ךרד" .19 וקזחתהש םישנה ידי קזחל הזב יתאב" :ינשה טוח ורפסב אבומ ל"זו .20 וררועתנש ירחא ,תורעשמ יושעה יוסיכב אלו ,שממ דגבב ןשאר תוסכל יאולהו ,הכרבל םייוארו ,םירומח םירוסיא המכב

There’s an old Chinese proverb, “If you give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. But if you teach a man to fish, you feed him for a lifetime.” What if you give him a fishing boat? Join us for a quick tour of fishing boats — from commercial fishing companies to recreational anglers. Sit back for the full sea view!

BIG CATCH

The Russian-flagged factory ship, VLADIVOSTOK 2000, is the world’s largest fishing vessel, at 750 feet long.

This February, the largest and most luxurious sportfishing yacht ever built, the ROYAL HUISMAN’S PROJECT 406, was launched in Amsterdam. At 170 feet long, it has six decks and is outfitted for high-end sportfishing.

At 472 feet, the Atlantic Dawn, renamed ANNELIES ILENA, is the world’s largest and most technologically advanced fishing trawler. A trawler is a fishing vessel that drags a trawl — or conical net — through the water behind it, trapping fish.

GHOST FISHING GEAR

Between 500,000 and 1 million tons of fishing gear are dumped or lost in the ocean every year.

FISHWRECKS

Over the past few years, about 50 major ships sank annually. Many of them were fishing boats.

On June 14, 2023, a fishing boat named the Adriana capsized deep into the Mediterranean Sea, taking the lives of 600 of its 750 passengers onboard. It seems the shipwreck happened when another vessel tried to tow the old ship.

On December 31, 2019, the FV Scandies Rose, a crab fishing vessel, sank in Alaska after it began accumulating ice on its starboard side. Two survivors were found in the water hours after the ship went down, but the five remaining crewmembers were never found.

LIKE A FISH IN WATER: WHEN ARE THE BEST TIMES TO FISH?

TIME OF DAY:

Early morning and during dusk

DAY OF MONTH:

During new moon and full

moon

SEASON:

Spring and fall are ideal; fish are active in the summer, but may shy away in extreme heat.

WEATHER :

Overcast skies cause fish to cruise for food more than on bright days. Light rainfall is great.

On April 18, 2015, an overcrowded fishing boat carrying some 1,100 migrants collided with a freighter trying to come to its rescue off the coast of Libya. Only 28 passengers survived.

CHINA HAS THE WORLD’S LARGEST FISHING FLEET, WITH SOME 564,000 FISHING BOATS. CHINA IS THE FISHING KING, ACCOUNTABLE FOR ONE-THIRD OF THE WORLD’S FISH PRODUCTION.

Florida has the most registered recreational boats of any U.S. state, with a little more than 1 million in all.

Sampans are traditional Chinese fishing boats. They generally don’t sail too far from the coast as they aren’t designed for rough weather.

The Felucca is a graceful boat, used in Egyptian culture for fishing and transportation. Originally made of papyrus or reeds, modern-day versions of the felucca still boast a lightweight construction that makes sailing the Nile a calm, pleasant experience.

54.5 MILLION Americans go fishing annually

$5.6 BILLION

U.S. fishing industry revenue

11.9% of U.S. households own recreational boats

$48 BILLION

Spent in the U.S. on equipment, licenses, and other fishingrelated expenses annually

*2022-BASED STATS.

Tarai-bunes, or tub-turned-boats, are native to Japan. Traditionally made of cedar wood and bamboo, they’re tailored to enable fishing in narrow coves. Fun fact: Taraibunes were originally used as washtubs!

The Dhow is a boat invented either by Arabs or Indians, primarily for the fishing and pearling industries. It was also used for trading, carrying slaves, fruit and other goods along the coasts of India, Pakistan, and East Africa. Interestingly, the planks of early dhows were stitched together by rope or coconut fiber instead of being nailed together. Modern models of the dhow are still used today.

Bass is the king of the sea in the United States, as the most popular locally fished species.

FRESHWATER FISHING IS THE MOST POPULAR FISHING ACTIVITY AMONG RECREATIONAL ANGLERS IN THE UNITED STATES.

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WE WOULDN’T NEED TRICKS IF YOU HAD DONE YOUR DUTY AND GUARDED THE SECRET TUNNEL LIKE YOUR GRANDFATHER AND GREATGRANDFATHER BEFORE YOU.

I SHOULD HAVE FORCED ASAI TO RUN THE FARM AND NOT BECOME A DOCTOR.

BUSY FINDING A SOLUTION, PADRE (FATHER). I TOLD YOU WHAT I DISCOVERED IN “CIUDAD PROHIBIDA.”

HEY! I WAS BUSY! IT’S NOT EASY TO RUN A FARM WHILE...

BUSY WITH WHAT? HAVING FUN WITH YOUR RECKLESS FRIENDS? GETTING YOUR BROTHER INTO SUCH DEEP DEBT THAT HE HAD TO WANDER BEYOND ARGENTINA TO EARN SOME MONEY? WE ARE SO CLOSE TO LOSING THIS FARM BECAUSE OF YOU...

THAT’S WHAT WILL HELP US OUT OF THIS MESS. BUT THE RUBINOV FAMILY WILL RUIN EVERYTHING FOR US IF WE DON’T DRIVE THEM OUT OF THERE QUICKLY.

IT MAY BE TOO LATE. THEY MAY HAVE ALREADY TOURED THE HOUSE AND DISCOVERED THE TUNNEL. YOU MIGHT BE THE CAUSE OF US BETRAYING OUR ANCESTORS’ ORDER: DO NOT LET ANYONE APPROACH CIUDAD. AND CERTAINLY NOT THE JEWS.

EXACTLY.

DON’T WORRY, PADRE. I SENT JUAN TO TAKE CARE OF THE TUNNEL.

JUAN? THAT IDIOT WILL DO BOOM-BOOM?!

RECAP: JOSE MORENO GIVES MISHA SOME HELPFUL ADVICE. BUT WHAT IS HE UP TO? MIGUEL AND MATHIAS ARGUE ABOUT WHETHER OR NOT TO ESCAPE THROUGH THE FORBIDDEN CITY ALONG WITH LEIB.

TELL ME, DO YOU HAVE A BRAIN UNDER YOUR HAT?! POLICIA ALVAREZ WILL NOT TURN A BLIND EYE IF RUBINOV IS HARMED. WHY DID YOU ALLOW JUAN TO BLOW UP THEIR HOUSE, WITH THEIR CHILDREN RUNNING AROUND IN THERE?!

YOU’RE ACTING LIKE A CHILD. EVEN MIGUEL AND MATHIAS WOULD NOT...

BY THE WAY, WHERE ARE MIGUEL AND MATHIAS?

I HAVEN’T SEEN THEM SINCE I ARRIVED.

THEY ASKED TO GO TO... RUBINOV’S… FARM…

WAIT, PADRE! IF YOU HEAD OVER THERE NOW, IT MIGHT EXPOSE US!

THE CHILDREN!

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Hint: Each Boggle board hides a word of nine letters or more!

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Gather round the table to play a family game of Boggle, using this Boggle board.

2. Once you have a winner, fill out the form below in its entirety.

3. Email the form to comments@thebpview.com or fax to 718-408-8771 by Sunday at midnight.

4. Two winners will be drawn each week, each of whom will receive a $15 gift card at Judaica Corner!

PLAYING RULES:

Find words on the board containing four letters or more.

Letters of a word must be connected in a chain (each letter should be adjacent to the next either vertically, horizontally or diagonally), and each letter can only be used once in a given word.

The following are not allowed in Boggle:

Adding “s” to a word • Proper nouns • Abbreviations • Contractions • Acronyms POINTS

4-letter words: 2 points

5-letter words: 3 points

6-letter words: 5 points

7-letter words: 7 points

8-letter words: 9 points

9+ letters: 12 points

Family name: _________________________________ Phone:

Full mailing address:

Full name of winner: _________________ Amount of points:

Full names of competing players:

List some words only the winner found:

The longest word found on the board:

A new word you learned from the board:

Only complete forms will be entered

ADVANCED

BOGGLE WINNER

Bring this page in to the Judaica Corner to claim your $15 gift card.

Family name: Pollack, 718-xxx-0166

Name of winner: Goldie

Amount of points: 146

Names of competing players: Babby, Tobie, Tzierl

Some words only the winner found: meting, cedar, lapse, decal, copied, tempo

The longest word found on the board: sheepskin

A new word learned from the board: biome

BOGGLE WINNER

Bring this page in to the Judaica Corner to claim your $15 gift card.

Family name: Widisloavsky, 718-xxx-6102

Name of winner: Blimi

Amount of points: 23

Names of competing players: Esti, Mimi

Some words only the winner found: coral, gash, speed, drag

The longest word found on the board: ocra

INTERMEDIATE

Thank you to the hundreds of readers who sent in beautifully colored pages! Keep coloring!

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Send your colored page to The Boro Park View to enter a drawing for a chance to have your artwork featured in our pages and win $5 at Toys4U! Ten lucky winners will be announced each week!

To enter the raffle, email your colored page with your full name to comments@thebpview.com or mail it to 1274 49th Street, Suite 421, Brooklyn, NY 11219. Submissions will be included in the drawing only if all information is filled in.

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Classifieds

FOR SALE

DONATE YOUR VEHICLE (Car, truck, van, Suv) Get $1,500 tax deduction + $500 Gift card or we pay cash for cars too. 718-974-9428

NEOCATE/BABY FORMULA

Neocate $46.99 per can. Kendamil Similac L’Mehadrin in stock!! We buy off any formula for a good price and trade as well. Call for other types of formulas. New! Option of shipping case of 6 Kendamil directly to you from England. Formula Trade 347.369.4886

BEBE ORGANIC SET

Looking to sell a natural color bebe organic set, size 3 mths, with matching bonnet and blanket, beautiful for vachnacht. Please call 347 382 0905

MARY KAY SALE!

Receive 10% off your MaryKay order! Full line of Skincare and Cosmetics! Great gifting options for Teachers, ABA Staff and more! To order Call/ Text (845)828-0681

FOR SALE

Established women’s clothing store in Crown Heights for sale. Call 917-941-9986 with inquiries.

DOONA STROLLER

Doona Stroller, multiple colors available! cll/txt 1-201614-4045

DESIGNER DEAL

Authentic Jimmy Choo evening bag, black leather with crystal buckle, brand new with tags in gift box, perfect Purim gift for kallah, Discounted price of $525, sells for $850 in stores. Call or text 848-240-2105

IRENE WIG FOR SALE

12” Irene wig, Dark blonde, $800. 646.825.1194

BUGABOO BUTTERFLY

Black bugaboo butterfly carriage brand new in box for $350. Call 201-492-2585 Needs to be picked up from Williamsburg

REAL ESTATE

MIAMI BEACH

Newly renovated beautiful ocean view 1 bedroom apt. for rent. 347.760.0570

BUNGALOW FOR SALE

2 bedroom, 2 baths, renovated bungalow for sale in Monticello. Asking $200k. email hpomb1@gmail.com

WEST PALM BEACH

No. 1 Real Estate Broker. Aaron Rose 561.308.5766

The world’s largest sewing machine company is closing out its remaining inventory of this special machine.

197 stitch pattern with embroidery, buttonhole, blind hem, merrow, portable table, auto tension. Original $699.95 now $259.95.

Also available 26 stitch heavy-duty school models with all features. Original $499.95 now $279.95.

PRIVATE HOUSE SHORT TERM

Fully equipped furnished 7 bedroom house (18+beds) with linen/towels hotel style in Blooming Grove. Rent for days, weeks, or weekends. Breathtaking beautiful grounds. Call/text 845-2385633

LINDEN VACATION

Exlusive brand new fully-furnished house, all amenities included, sleeps 11 +2 cribs 7 min walk to shuls monthly rates available for winter Call/Text 601-6752665/Crownprincevilla@ gmail.com

VACATION RENTAL

Vacation rental in North Miami. 3-bedroom with pool and jacuzzi!! Located next to shuls and kosher groceries! please call 9176354043

FLORIDA RENTAL

Beautiful 3 bedroom 3 bath villa with inground heated pool and hot tub available in North Miami, Price per night $359 (Pesach special available!) Pictures available. Call/Text 845327-7153

WEST PALM BEACH

FLORIDA

For the best Real Estate deals call Mrs. Debby Schwartz 203.667.2785

OFFICE/STORAGE SPACE

Office and or storage space to rent in a basement on 18 ave call 3476681823

SEEKING STORAGE SPACE

Hair and wig supply company looking to rent storge warehouse space in BP pls call or text 917-971-7104 ask for Eli

MONSEY VACATION/ SIMCHA RENTAL

Beautiful fully furnished Shabbos equipped 6 bedroom 4 bath house Highview/ College. Call/ whatsapp 718541-0292

HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA

Beautiful private villa. 4 Master suites with kosher kitchen, huge living area, pool. Walking distance to Shul/ Kosher shopping. Call/ whatsapp 718-541-0292

LAKEHOUSE VILLA

Luxurious 3 bedroom lake house villa in Case Grande Arizona. Private pool fully stocked kosher kitchen. 520.251.4459

HIGHLAND MILLS

4 Bed, 5Bath upscale house for rent for summer, beautiful large outdoor grounds, pristine heated pool, walking distance to shul, 3 minute drive to KJ Kosher markets call 917-7059667

Classifieds

HOTEL 15

Accepting now bookings for spring and summer,(weekly,part or full). Big villa in serene area outside Monroe with huge heated pool. 8 couple bedrooms, Teen bedroom 8 beds plus 20 kids beds. For Pictures hotelfifteen.com call to book 845 837- 5662

KOSHER VILLAS IN ARIZONA

Luxury villas in Casa Grande/Tuscon. Heated pool on gorgeous property. All amenities and kitchen accessories included. Near shul & Kosher grocery. call/ text 929-592-0368/929441-5709 Still available for Pesach!

FALLSBURG PESACH RENTAL

9 or 5 or 4 bedroom home available for Pesach, kashered and clean for pesach (including brand new grill). Located in Fallsburg near Yeshiva. Call 2166358421 for details.

LINDE-LUXE

Simcha/Vacation Linden Rental. Stunning New Cathedral Ceiling House. 4.5 Bedrooms. 3 Full Bathrooms. Playroom. Equipped with all your Shabbos needs. 5 minute walk to shul. Three blocks from kosher grocery and restaurant. Avail for Shabbos/per night. Great Price. Call 718-989-1406.

SWAN LAKE RENTAL

Available from shabbos hagudel! Swan Lake: 4 bedroom 2 bath house for rent. Private pool and huge grounds. Near Hillcrest and Near Swan Manor. 347-766-5167

6 BEDROOM VACATION RENTAL

New luxurious house near KJ available for weekday/ weekend & Pesach. Fully stocked kitchen, linen, towels. Beautiful outdoor furniture. Call/text 917-6521468

SWAN LAKE HOUSE

Fully furnished summer home 6 bedrooms/4 bath plus basement Presidential Estates 2 seperate entrances ideal for someone with couples. Starting Shabbos hagodol. email postlodge@gmail.com text 929-313-8741

AIRMONT RENTAL

Book your next vacation! 5 bedroom 3 bathroom magnificent villa serene property in Airmont. Fully furnished ALL amenities included! 4 minute walk to shul. 347-420-4945

VACATION HOME

8 BR / 5 BA home with game room ++ in White Lake. Available weekly, shabbosim & yomim tovim. Starting at $250 / night + cleaning. Call / text 845-248-7600

MIAMI BEACH RENTAL

2nd floor 2 bedroom condo for rent for weekly, monthly or Pesach. Near Masada. Call or text 347-300-7198

SUMMER HOME

Loch Sheldrake: Hasbrouck Rd. 6 BR / 2 BA ++ Full Summer $18,000. Call / text 845-248-7600

NORTH MIAMI FL

2-bedroom, 2-baths with private heated pool and spa. $400/night, Discount for 5+ nights. Call/Text: 917-3824810, email: 1752nmb@ gmail.com

PESACH IN MIAMI BEACH

Beautiful 2 Bedroom apt., 2 bath, Ground Floor, available for Pesach In Miami Beach Carriage Club North. Call: 347.499.0031

SHORT OR LONG TERM RENTAL

41st street, Newly renovated Furnished apartments (including Linen, Towels, and other amenities) Ideal for Chosson & Kallah, Mechutanim, Guest, Or renovating an House. (Also good for 8-10 Beds for Passover) near all shuls and groceries 347-243-8684

SHABBOS HAGADOL, FALLSBURG

Beautiful, immaculate 9 BR, 26+ beds, game rm, minyan nxt dr $3000 323-388-6901

WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA

Wellington M, Ground Floor, 2 bedroom apt. FOR SALE. Call: Mrs. Debby Schwartz 203.667.2785

OFFICE SPACE

Brand new renovated basement 1200 square feet 14&40 area for office. Please call 3472634445

WEEKEND GETAWAY IN THE CATSKILLS

Great for a Yeshiva shabbton or large family. Discounted for the weekend of March 29 & April 12. Available Shabbos Hagodel and Pesach. 8452191217

HELP WANTED

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.

BOOKKEEPER

Boro Park. 12 hours per week over 3 days. Email resume: FiscalDept1@gmail.com.

JOBS AVAILABLE

Part-time & Full-time jobs available. Email TopPartTimeJobs@ gmail.com

Job ID: 1395

Looking for a BIG SISTER

To assist with daily routine A 5 year old boy

After 3:00 PM

Job ID: 1460

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To accompany A 17 year old boy

Sundays 4:00pm - 7:00pm

Job ID: 5111

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist

21 year old girl

Friday Afternoon

Job ID: 1286

Looking for a

To

July 2 - Aug 26

Job ID: 1600

Looking for a LEARNING BUDDY

To learn with

33 year old man

Daily 1:30PM - 3:30PM

Job ID: 1115

Looking for a KIDS’ BEST FRIEND To assist A 5 year old girl

Shabbos 11:00AM - 1:00PM

Job ID: 1422

Looking for a

Job ID: 1691

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist-with car A 12 year old boy

Monday - Thursday 1 hr in the evening

Job ID: 1263

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To accompany A 16 year old girl Shabbos

Job ID: 2795

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist with goals

14 year old girl

Sundays & Thursdays

Job

Boro Park

Williamsburg

Flatbush

Other Areas

Job ID: 1429

Looking for a BIG SISTER

To assist as a para A 6 year old girl

During the summer

Daily 9:30AM-3:30PM

Job ID: 1634

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist with goals

year old woman

school

Job ID: 1650

Looking for a

Job ID: 1590

Looking for

Sun, Tues, & Thursday

Classifieds

BOOKKEEPING POSITION

Bookkeeping Position

Available in Flatbush Area.

Full-Time | Experience

Required | $70K – $100K. Flatbush office looking for a full time finance position with experience in AR, AP, P&L, reporting, budgeting, & payroll. Please WhatsApp resume to 347-756-1077

Or call 929-293-2519. Key

Requirements: *Experience is a must *Leadership qualities *Strong multitasking abilities *Demonstrated ability to take ownership. Join our team and contribute to our dynamic work environment!

TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS

Chassidisha preschool seeking warm and dedicated yiddish speaking teachers and assistants, with or without degree for daycare program for coming school year. Director position available for candidate with trans B or masters. Email resume to enhancedchinuch@gmail. com

HUMAN RESOURCES ONBOARDING SPECIALIST

Full time, Boro Park office, Experience required, excellent phone and computer skills, efficient and detail oriented, good phone skills, able to multi-task. Salary range: $45,000.$55,000. Send resume to: jobs@yeled.org Att. HR Or Call 718.686.2422

SECRETARY

Seeking full time secretary, heimishe BP office, no experience necessary, will train. Email: bpsecretaryposition@gmail. com

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

AFTER SCHOOL POSITION

Work part time with children after school, Locations throughout Brooklyn, Must be high School graduate. Salary range $20-$30 an hour. Email resume to: thinkyeled@yeled.org

HEAR START TEACHER

Head Start Teacher position in Brooklyn. 90 credits/12 Education credits. Enjoys working with children. Call: 718.686.2415 Email: jobs@ yeled.org

SUMMER JOB

BP Chassidish Daycamp seeking preschool teachers, counselors and babysitters, full time or part time, degree or non degree positions available. Call 646-571-0765

AFTERNOON TEACHER

Seeking warm and devoted afternoon teacher for a Yiddish speaking playgroup in Boro Park! Great environment! Great pay! Call/leave msg 646-887-5634 Starting after pesach.

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT/PROGRAM SUPPORT SPECIALIST

Full time in Boro Park office. Strong computer skills, knowledge of Microsoft suite. Great communications skills. Motivated and responsible. Email to: smarkovic@yeled. org or call: 718.686.2326

ATT POST HS AND SEMINARY STUDENTS

Hiring mature and caring post High School And seminary students to work with adorable children with additional needs. Full time, Afternoon and evening hours. Located in Local Schools, Yeled Center or homes. $$ Great Pay $$. Email to: smarkovic@yeled. org or call: 718.686.2326

SECRETARY/BOOKKEEPER

Full Time position in Boro Park Good time management skills. Detail oriented, computer literate. Comfortable with MS word & excel. Great work environment. Opportunity to grow, great benefits. Will train. Email to: jobs@yeled. org or call: 718.686.2422

REGISTERED NURSE

Looking for a part-time Registered Nurse for a Childcare Facility in Staten Island. Must have good computer skills, Ability to work with young children and parents. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Please email resume to: mrosin@ yeled.org

OFFICE GENERALIST

Amazing opportunity! Hiring Office Generalist, full time (9-4/9-5/10-5) in office, growth oriented and friendly environment. Located in Boro Park, requires strong computer and communication skills. Send resume to: smarkovic@yeled. org Call: 718.686.2326

PAYROLL REPRESENTATIVE

Amazing opportunity! Hiring Payroll Representative, full time (9-4/9-5/10-5) in office, growth oriented and friendly environment. Located in Boro Park, requires strong computer and communication skills. Send resume to: smarkovic@yeled. org Call: 718.686.2326

SUMMER JOB

Looking for a yingerman to be a program director this summer for preteen and teenage special needs individuals. Please email resume to yeshiva11219@ gmail.com

Classifieds

PAYROLL ASSISTANT

Yeled V`Yalda Boro Park

Seeking Full Time payroll assistant. Detail oriented, Organizational skills, Computer savvy, great environment. Salary: $42,000.-$45,000. Email: jobs@yeled.org Call: 718.686.2422

ABA PARAS

Seeking Full Time and Part Time ABA Paras to work with children on the Autism Spectrum. Opportunities in Boro Park, Flatbush, Williamsburg, Crown Heights & the 5 Towns. Please call: 718.686.2349 Email: inspara@yeled.org

MENTORS WANTED

Amazing opportunity helping local families during evenings. Seeking mentors to help local children in their homes after school hours a few evenings a week. Must have HS diploma and be punctual. Have a BA? Event better!! to learn more Call/ Text/WA: 917.968.2292

ABA PARAS

Seeking Skilled ABA paras with experience, various shifts available, from Part Time to full time to after school hours. Don’t have experience but feel you can make a difference? Not a problem! Lets discuss!. Call/Text: 917.968.2292 to schedule a consultation.

Great Pay/Team!

WOODRIDGE VACATION HOMES FOR RENT YEARROUND.

Fully renovated & up to date air conditioned & heated worth 2 pools, swing set, playgrounds, on approx 15 acres of grass.

AMAZING FEMALE POSITION

Seeking female entry level Candidate to work in EDU based healthcare office in the heart of Boro Park. Candidate should be excellent with customer service and detail oriented, Geder filter. Please Call/Text: 917.968.2292

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Build your career in a dynamic office environment female full-time responsible computer savvy detailoriented and possess leadership with good communication skills. Great pay and benefits. email resume@p3connect.com.

AFTER-HOURS TEACHER

Boro Park Daycare Center seeking after-hours Teacher for toddler classroom flexible hours/days. Great environment and salary. Please email resume to boroparkdaycare@gmail.com or call (917) 618-4187.

COORDINATOR POSITIONS

Looking for a dynamic and rewarding job? Join our team and make a positive impact! An amazing Home Care Agency is looking for Full-time employees. A friendly and supportive work environment, all-female office, competitive pay, and benefits package. Recent graduates welcome! Send your resume to: hiring@ hamaspikcare.org

3 HOUSES:

2 bdrm/1 bth this just has a kitchen (no dining room or washer dryer), · 3 bdrm/2 bths

5 bdrm/2 bth. Linen & towels incl Can be rented together or seperatly.

For more info Call 718.215.1609 or email Woodridgehousesforrent@ gmail.com. or visit us online & see pics at www.yasharmanagement.com

PART TIME JOB

Looking for a warm, experienced, Yiddish speaking teacher for playgroup 3 times a week in the 19th ave area. For September. Please call 347-598-3952.

AMAZING PART TIME JOB

Part time job assisting adorable children in need. Afternoon or evening hours. Flexible scheduling. Locations throughout Brooklyn. $$ Best Pay $$. Call:718.686.2326 or call: 347.946.4506

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Looking to get into the mental health field? A sweet 10-year-old girl with emotional health challenges would love to have someone to play with on Shabbos afternoons. Become her mentor and help her overcome her challenges. Great pay and enjoyable work, in Boro Park (higher avenues and higher streets). Seeking high school grads. Email lcohen@ comforthealthny.org or call 718.387.8400 ext. 405

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a male ABA para to work with a teenage boy in Boro Park. Evening hours. Email your resume to joinus@haimaba.com

AMAZING ABA OPPORTUNITY

Last few ABA Para openings! Afternoon. Evening and full day cases. Send resume to: smarkovic@yeled.org

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

A Little Piece of Heaven. Seeking a responsible, loving caregiver for an adorable, medically fragile baby in Williamsburg. No medical experience needed. Hours are Monday-Thursday, 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM. Please contact: LCohen@comforthealthny. org 718-387-8400 Ext. 405

ABA CENTER

Are you in Chinnuch, or thinking about special Ed/ BCBA routes? Join our team of Full Time staff, or Part Time afternoon staff in the heart of Boro Park! Ba part of a collaborative team, offering leading In site in ABA and special Ed. Call or Text: 917.968.2292 to learn more!

POSITION AVAILABLE

Can you take initiative? Nischazek seeks a bright, driven, and organized candidate to take charge of therapy scheduling and administrative tasks. Great opportunity to help build up a brand-new department! No experience necessary, lots of room for growth, pay $25. Contact ybabad@hamaspikkings.org 718.400.0440 Ext. 850

EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR

Lose weight and earn income! A woman who is struggling with a mental health challenge is looking for an exercise instructor to help her get fit in body — and in spirit. If you are passionate about exercise and are the type of person who can lend a listening ear, this is the job for you. Flexible schedule. Located in Staten Island. Contact bettinger@ hamaspikkings.org 718-3878400 Ext. 413

ATTENTION GRADS!

Due to expansion, multi girl office seeking full time employees! Great environment with growth potential! No prior experience necessary, full training provided. Just reach out to chana@ hiresolutionsny.com or call 845-422-8098 ext 105.

SEEKING APT

Seeking a 2-3 bedroom apartment for a young couple within a 2 block radius from 15th Avenue & 47th Street. 2 entrances a plus. Please contact: 518-288-7915

Classifieds

EARLY INTERVENTION

COORDINATOR

Do you have case management experience for comhab respite or EI? this may be for you!! great environment and pay. To apply email resume to henny@hiresolutionsny.com or call (845) 422-8098 ext 108

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Looking to join a vibrant team? Seeking a candidate with basic accounting experience and Excel proficiency for an accounts payable position in an allfemale office. Email your resume to hckpayables@ gmail.com

1:1 INSTRUCTOR

Chayeinu Academy is seeking 1:1 instructor for the remainder of the current school year. Please email resume to info@ chayeinuacademy.org or call 718-303-9170.

SUMMER JOB

Overnight camp in the mountains is seeking a dedicated counselor July2-Aug.26 to work with a nonverbal medically fragile female child. Please refer to Id1669 and send your resume to dsp@hcsny.org or call 718854-2747 ext.1507.

SUMMER JOB

Overnight camp in the mountains is looking for 2 counselors to spend summer July2-Aug 26 with a 24yr.old,nonverbal, non ambulatory girl. Please refer to ID1286 and send your resume to dsp@hcsny.org or call 718-854-2747 ext.1507.

COORDINATOR

HCS is looking for a full-time, responsible and organized person with excellent communication and computer skills to work with parents, workers and care managers. Responsibilities include coordinating services, recordkeeping and collaborating with a team. Please forward resume’ to jobs@hcsny.org

LEGAL ADMIN

Looking for Legal Administrative Assistant Special Education Law Firm. Representing Families in NYC with Special Education Services and Tuition Reimbursement Cases. Remote work, Flexible hours. Hard working, loyal, honest, quick learner, and able to work independently. Willing to train. Experience is a plus but does not have to have. Motivated and passionate and positive. Must have a computer and know how to use Microsoft word, excel, and emails. 516-662-1572

Jkerben@gmail.com

OFFICE SECRETARY

Office Secretary (for expediting company) Full time 9-5. Great work environment, competitive pay. To apply email resume to henny@hiresolutionsny.com or call (845) 422-8098 ext 108

PROJECT MANAGER

Project manager for life insurance companyflexible hours, great pay life insurance experience a plus. To apply email resume to henny@hiresolutionsny.com or call (845) 422-8098 ext 108

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Experience the joy and friendship found here — there’s nowhere else like it! Seeking candidates to work with young women with special needs in a group home in the afternoon, 3-8PM. Be there for them when they arrive home from their day program, serve supper, and just enjoy each other’s company. Candidates 18+. Eligible as internship hours. Full support and training provided. Bettinger@hamaspikkings.org 718.408.5400. Ext. 413. Add meaning to their life — and yours!

INSURANCE SECRETARY WILLIAMSBURG

Established insurance office in seeking full time employees. Willing to train. Beginners welcome. If you are looking to build a career in insurance, you are unhappy in your current job, you are looking for a great environment, reach out today! Chana@ hiresolutionsny.com or call 845-422-8098 ext 105.

PARA/TEACHER’S ASSISTANT

Child Center seeking para/ teacher’s assistant. Part time and full-time positions available. Email resume to info@littlegiantscc.com Call for more information 718577-8486 Ext: 1

BOOKKEEPER POSITION

Seeking Bookeeper in BP, QuickBooks proficient, Experienced,detail oriented, P/t or F/t. Email resume: bpjobposition80@gmail.com Text: 347-631-9535

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT

Full time executive assistant in Brooklyn. Great pay for the right candidate! Are you tech savvy, enjoy fast paced environments, able to complete tasks under tight deadlines? This is for you! Email chana@ hiresolutionsny.com or call 845-422-8098 ext 105.

HR ASSISTANT

HCS is looking to hire a full time HR Assistant. Assist in the recruitment and onboarding process. Experience with Excell, HR and onboarding would be helpful. Please send resume to jobs@hcsny.org

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

HCS is looking for a fulltime, responsible and organized persons with excellent communication and basic computer skills. Responsibilities include simple office tasks such as making reports, tracking tasks, creating documents, and answering phone calls. Please forward resume’ to jobs@hcsny.org

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

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

CHILDCARE

BABYSITTER

One slot became available in a small babysitting group. Years of experience. 18th Ave vicinity. 929-453-2693

PLAYGROUP SLOT AVAILABLE

For now and for the summer. 15 & 40’s. 718-854-1092

SHARE BABYSITTER

Looking to share a babysitter in my house on Sundays. 18&58, call 917-6354212

TODDLER GROUP

Warm heimishe experienced morah on 12’th and 58, small group 10:30-2:30, warm lunch and snacks served. 929271-5804

SERVICES

WOOD REPAIR

PROFESSIONAL REVAMPING, REPAIRS & TRANSFORMATION

TO UR KITCHEN THRU DESIGNER COLOR CHANGE. WE ALSO RESTORE ESTATE FURNITURE, REFURBISH, REDECORATE UR EXISTING DRM, CHAIRS, BDRMS, LIBRARIES, STAIRCASES, EXTERIOR WOOD DOORS. UPGRADE UR ORIGINAL PCS. THE QUALITY OF YESTERYEAR, DESIGN OF TODAY! TXT FOR DECORATORS CONSULT, BEST PRICING & SVC. 212-991-8548.

LIGHT ALTERATIONS

Please Call: 718.450.4700

MUSIC LESSONS

Professional keyboard/piano lessons by Mr. Wertzberger 917-239-0283

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

graphics3498@gmail.com

Classifieds

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. LIGHT-fixture+switch+outlet in new room . Work Sunday too. Call/Text:929430-7551 /646-288-0185.

E-mail:roomdividers11219@ gmail.com

FURNITURE REPAIRS

Furniture, Cabinet & General Repairs, specializing in Chosson-Kallah Apartments. Call: 718.633.6231

NEW WEBSITE?

Get your Beautiful, Fast, SEO-Friendly Website done in 14 days, guaranteed. Email efraim@rapidquill.com

WEDDING DRESSER

Dasi Gobioff Wedding Dresser/ Event Coordinator. 917-2022427. Your extra hands at your Simcha, White glove service. Available for all your Simchos: Wedding, Bar Mitzva, Auf Ruf, Sheva Brachos, weekend events

ELECTRICIAN

All Electrical work, outlets, switches, fixtures, new lines for washer/dryer or a/c, shabbos clocks, circut breakers. 718.951-0090

HANDYMAN & PAINTING

Experienced & Reliable handyman. Small jobs our specialty! Plumbing, Electric, construction, Locksmith, painting, plastering. Shabbos clocks, outlets/switches, call: 347.275.5408

ROSE GARDEN HALL UPSTATE

Book your next event upstate! Rose Garden Hall directly across Yeshiva Zichron Moshe in Fallsburg 877-434-4255/ 845-898-0655

HANDYMAN/PROF CARPENTER

Repair all cabinets, Table & chairs, doors, locks, hinges, tracks, drawers, closets, shelves, bookcases & furniture assembling and cutting, hang pic frames & more, free est, warranty on service, 917-704-3514 YEHUDA

WRITING SERVICE

Too many writing tasks? We write poems, songs, advertisements, college essays, resumes, therapy reports and more... C. Krausz 4384034226. chayareich2@gamil.com

MAKEUP ARTIST

Professional makeup artist, available for all occasions. Special group pricing. References are available upon request. Call/text 347 661 2431

PHOTO EDITING

Professional photo editing, many years of experience. Special rate for photographers. Also specializing in Custom photo albums, Chosson, wedding, etc. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153

GRAPHIC DESIGN

Professional Graphic Design for All your Needs. Business, Personal, School, Camps etc. EXCELLENT RATES! graphicsrbg@gmail. com/201.951.2884 lv msg

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

BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE GARTLECH

Hand crochet, Hand knit, Silks & more with beautiful Gartel bag. Text or call: 718.283.4589 Wholesale orders available.

ITEMIZED KALLAH SHOPPING LIST

To make your kallah shopping a calm experience call 3475346184

SPRINTER & MINI VAN SERVICE

Heimishe driver available to do deliveries. Local & long distance, we shlep with a smile! Call: 718.951.0090

CONSTRUCTION

Bathrooms, kitchens, closets, decks, extensions, additions, Basements, all electrical, plumbing, Carpentry. Lowest prices, fastest service. 718.951-0090

SONG LYRICS

*Camp songs *School songs *Kallah songs *Yiddish/English -Samples available upon request. Text: 917-3369236 or email: LGlyricology@gmail.com

GARTEL YARN

Best Gartel Yarn at The Best Price. In Regular and Silk. We can start it for you. Fringe Maker Available. Free Delivery.718-909-0768.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Portraits, Family, Upsherin, Lifestyle. Special service for newborn, we come to you with all the props. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153

DRIVER AVAILABLE

Driver with many years exp. available to do long distance trips with brand new minivan. Reasonable rates. 917.405.8469

ROWENTA REPAIR

Expert repairs on Rowenta steam stations. Reasonable prices. Fast service. Located in boro park. Call 646-261-3809

WASH & SET

Give Your Wig A Fresh WASH & SET. Special: $40. Text /Call 347-581-0495. Located 15 & 56 st. Wigs By Yides

Classifieds

ODDS & ENDS

NEW!

Binyan Hanefesh. Free lectures and inspiration 845-581-8080

SPACE AVAILABLE

Room available for rent in basement. Suitable for Sheitel macher, laser etc, 17&59, call 917-635-4212

GOWNS

WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

White maternity gown size large to sell for great price call 7183098716

WHITE GOWN

Looking to sell a size 2-4 white gown for sister of the bride, Please call 347 628 9586

BLACK GOWN

Stunning elegant black gown. married sis of bride. very slenderizing. Worn once. call/ text 347-889-0680

FOR SALE

Magnificent Pessy Miller Mechteniste black/white size 0-2, excellent condition. Beatiful whoopies Ivory girls gowns size 3, 12 & 14. 845596-4668

WHITE CHILDRENS GOWNS

2 white gowns to rent or sell childrens size 4 & 6 call 7189388597

LOST

Baby pink blanket from Kidichic 2/7 on 16th & 61st 908-578-3889

earring in BP on Sunday. Possibly on 13th/40-50th 718797-5162

Quinn Phone 718-435-1789

Pink & White snowsuit 6mnths 13th ave area 347946-4591

Pastel short sleeve Tshirt brand new 718-232-6439

FOUND

Plastic for bugaboo 14/51 929305-5102

costume gold earring Wed, Feb 21 on 44th St. bet 13 &14 Ave. Call 646.721.9784

Men’s hat in box near Ateres Chynka 347-831-3892

Child’s ring with heart 2/25 in Vilchovitz 917-613-5238

siddur with name Tova in an uber 718-541-3665

baby blanket on 16thave & 55th st. call 929-585-5002 lv msg

Diamond bracelet in Regal Furniture. Please call: 917903-7162

Bracelet Lee Gardens area 917-428-7788

Baby girl’s winter coat was left in Mega Babies, Pickup at 4309 14th Ave.

diamond ring on 13and 43 call/ text 347-598-1786

Ring on January 25 Appel/ Katzberg wedding Belz Hall 347-486-2881

wig on 19&52 call or text 347534-6866

Blk sequins wedding bag in moshes car service 7189388597

Assorted Purim costumes for boy and girl, Pickup in BP 347-368-9763 pls txt

2 pairs of brand new shoes

Size 7.5 and size 8, 718 207 1377

LATE ADS

WELCOME PACKAGES

8 elegant welcome packages for sale. $25 a box. Call or text 8455874477

STORE CREDIT mon petit child store credit of $212 to sell for $165. Please call 347-316-413

!גנוכייררע עשירפ א - דנאב עשירפ א

םלוע רואל טצעי טניישרע

עטפאכעגפיוא סטלעוו יד ןופ דנאב רעטייווצ רעד

שידיא עראלק א ןיא !שממ השעמל הכלה זיב ךורע ןחלוש ןופ – תבש תוכלה

ידיאןיא ךורבכרוד

וועלט!

ןוא האנה יד וצ ,ןדעי ןופ תלעות

ןוא םימכח ידימלת

םינקז ,םיתב ילעב

טניישרע ,םירענ םע רעשירפ א טצעי

"ךלמה ןחלש" רפס עירעס יד ןיא עטייווצ

"תבש תוכלה" ףיוא

ךרוד ד"סב ןבעגעגסיורא טרעוו ןהאק ןהכה ןרהא לע ךלמה ןחלשו םיכרד הברה רפס רבחמ לעב ךלמה ןחלש ןוכמ שארו ,בלחו רשב תוכלה

טלאהטנע דנאב רעד עגיטכיוו ראג יד ךיז ןיא :ןופ תוכלה

הכלמ הולמ ;הלדבה ;שודיק עגיטכיוו עלא טימ ,ךאנ ןוא לעוטקא ןענעז סאוו תוכלה עכלעוו( ןטייצ עגיטנייה ;הנידמ רמח ןענעז ןכאז ;ד"מהיב ןיא שודיק ןכאמ ?הלדבה ןכאמ יורפ א געמ לארשי ילודג)ליפ ךאנ ןוא !טרעדנואווראפ ןרעוו

עטכייל ןוא עצרוקא"גמ ,ע"וש ףיוא רואיב

עכייר א ןוא ,ז"וט ןוא

םיקסופ ןופ גנולמאז -השעמל הכלה ףיוא

םעד ןופ טייקגיטראנגייא יד אילפמ ןענעז לארשי ילודג !שפנ לכל הושה רפס עראבצונ ןכילטנירג ןוא ןראלק

MATCHING TABLES

$ 625*

$ 550*

LARGE TABLE 60” X 30”

SMALL TABLE 48” X 30”

3 PC UNIT 104.5” WIDE X89” TALL X 12” DEEP

$ 1,425*

2 PC UNIT WITH CROWN 71.5” WIDE x 89” TALL x 12” DEEP

SINGLE UNIT WITH CROWN 30” WIDE X 89” TALL X 12” DEEP

$ 650*

$ 1,875*

PENCIL DRAWER

LARGE TABLE 60”

SMALL TABLE 48” x 30”

קראפ

45-בובאב יכרבאד םילעפמ זכרמ – ’וצבקה’ לעפמ תודסייתה דמעמו תולעתהו קוזיח םוי

ןרהא תודלות י”ר - םיעורה תונכשמ - ןרהא תיב - ראמטאס תיבב הנותחה תחמש

חוקיפב

ר"ומדא ןרמ ק"כ א"טילש ראמטאסמ

עגיד'רדוהמ ץייוו ענאזירא

םיארי םיפוא דבלב םימילשו

גרובנעזיולק זנאצ שדוקה רצח יכמות ילודגמ סארג ףסוי בקעי ’ר דיגנה ינברה א”טחלבי תשא ה”ע סארג תרמ ח”האה ןופ ’יול קראפ אראב ןיא גרובנעזיולק זנאצ לודגה ד”מהיב ןופ טנראפ

ןמלז המלש ’ר ח”הרה תבל ןסילש ךודיש פ”במ אריווקס י”רומדא ק”בשמ - ינדאלאק

בוראקמ ר”ומדאה תבל תוכרב עבשה תחמש

טסרוהנאזנעב ןאשיטלאפ - 45-בובאב ק”דבא - אקווירטסימחאר תיבב תוכרב עבשה תחמש

טלייהראפתוחפשמ ד"פשתםירופ

רעייז זיא סע .טכערעג טנעצארפ טרעדנוה טזיב וד הלווע יד ףיוא גאטייוו רעד ןעוו םענייא ןייז לחומ וצ רעווש .טדיז ןוא טכאק ,רימ ןלעפראפ סאוו ,ןביולקוצ ראנ ךיז רימאל רעבא

ראי א ןופ הלווע יד ראפ רימ ןלאצ זיירפ רערעייט אראפסאוו ?רעמ ךאנ 'יפא רעדא קירוצ ייווצ

תחונמ ענעגייא רעזנוא ןרעטשוצ ןופ זיירפ א ןלאצ רימ

ןיא ךאל עגידנעטש א ןריפש ןופ זיירפ א ןלאצ רימ ,שפנה ןוא טפאשטניירפ ןרילראפ ןופ זיירפ א ןלאצ רימ ,ץראה סאוו גאטייוו עגיד'רדסכ ןופ זיירפ א ןלאצ רימ ,טפאשרעדורב

.ןוממב ךיוא לאמוצ ןוא ,שפנבו ףוגב זנוא ףיוא םשור א טזאל

ליפעג רעזנוא ןקעוורעד ראנ רימאל ,םימודק תבהא רוכז

,תודחא ןקאמשעג םעד טאהעג ךאנ טאה ןעמ ןעוו טייצ יד וצ ןעוו ןעוועג זיא טפאשביל יד סיז יוו ןענאמרעד ךיז רימאל זיא ץאק עצראווש יד ראפ ךאנ ,םענייאניא ןעוועג זיא ןעמ

טלייהראפתוחפשמד"פשתםירופ

.ןשיווצרעדניא ןפאלעגניירא

,ןבעל סאד ןכאמ רעסיז ןוא רעגנירג טושפ ךיז רימאל ,תועט א טכאמעג ןבאה וצ טכער יד םענעי ראפ ןבעג רימאל רעדא ד"מהיב ןיא ןייג ןענעק וצ ץאלפ א ךיז ראפ ןבעג רימאל יוזאיוו תונובשח עדנעשטומסיוא ןייק ןא החמש החפשמ א וצ .ןטייקכילמענעגנייאמוא יד טימ ןייגמוא ךיז טייג ןעמ ןטירד םייב ןיוש טלאה ןעמ ,5:45 גאטימכאנ םירופ

לסיבא ןיוש טריפש ןעמ ,ןביוהעג ןענעז רעטימעג יד ,סוכ

טמענראפ תוימשג ןוא תויצרא סאד ,רעפעשאב םוצ רעטנענ

ןיימ טימ הקולחמ אזא דרעוו ןעד זיא .ץאלפ רעגינייוו ןיוש

לאק ךיא ?רעבמאנ ןייד זיא סאוו ,ןבעל רעדורב ?רעדורב

ףיוא םלש בלב לחומ ריד ןיב ךיא זא ןדלעמ וצ טצעי ריד ךיא טעב ןוטעג ייוו ריד באה'כ ביוא ןוא ,שפנ תמגע עלא

טלייהראפתוחפשמד"פשתםירופ

טלייהראפ תוחפשמ ד"פשת םירופ

ןענעק רימ ,לחומ רימ ייז םימחרב ריד ןגייל רימאל ,תועט א ןכאמ טייז א ףיוא ףיוא רבע םעד רימאל ךליאו ןאכמ ןוא עטוג יוו םולשב ןבעל .רעדורב אד זיא'ס ןעוו עלא אד זיא םולש !תובוט תועפשה ה"בקה אצמ אל הכרב קיזחמ ילכ !םולשה אלא

טלייהראפתוחפשמ ד"פשתםירופ

ד"פשתםירופ

טלייהראפתוחפשמ

טלייהראפ תוחפשמ ד"פשת םירופ

קאמשעג רעד ,דחי םג םיחא תבש םיענ המו בוט המ הנה טביג סע ,ץאש ןייק טשינ טאה םענייאניא החפשמ א ןופ םעד רענייא ךיז טפלעה ןעמ ,ןבעל וצ קאמשעג ליפיוזא יצ יד ןעמעראוו ךיז ןוא ןעגנערבראפ ןוא ןדער ןעק ןעמ ,ןטייווצ .רעטימעג ןעיירפ החפשמ יבורק ןעוו החמש א תעשב ןהעז ןעק ןעמ ,טפול יד ןיא טייקמעראוו םעד ןעמ טריפש ,םענייאניא ךיז .ליפעג רעטוג ןוא החמש ןופ טסייג א טגנערב תודחא רעד ןאהראפ זיא'ס ,וצרעד הכוז זיא החפשמ עדעי טשינ רעבא ןפיוא רענייא גאטייוו טימ טלופעגנא ןענעז סאוו תוחפשמ ךיז רעדא טנאה יד ןבעג ךיז ךילרעווש ןעק ןעמ ,ןרעדנא ,שינעגער ןוא טייקנגיוצעגנא עגיד'רדסכ א טשרעה סע .ןסירג .תעדה תבחרה ןוא שפנה תחונמ יד קעווא טמענ סאוו עטסנרע ןא ראג ייב ןביוהעגנא ךיז טאה השעמ יד םעד טע'בנג'אב ךילגעמ טאה רעכלעוו ,טייז ןייא ןופ הלווע יד ךיז טאה לאמא ןוא .טראנעגסיוא ,טמעשראפ ,ןטייווצ

,סעטכישעג עשירעדניק טימ טושפ ןביוהעגנא עטכישעג ענייז ראפ ןרעדנא םעד ןעוועג אנקמ טאה רעדורב ןייא ןעוו זיא ןאשיטעפמאק יד ןוא ,םיא ןופ רעמ תוחוכ עטשטנעבעג טשינ טושפ זיא סע ןוא ,ןראי יד טיול ןסקאוועגטימ רדסכ טייצ זיא'ס זא ןענעקרענא לאז ןעמ זא טונימ יד ןעמוקעג .יירעגירק עגילאמא יד ןסקאוואוצסיוא ןעוו ךילדנעוועג ,ךאז ערעווש א רעייז זיא ןטעברעביא ךיז טגיל ,רעדורב א טימ טייקטנאפשעג ןופ בצמ א ןיא זיא'מ לאז ךיא סיורג יצ זיא גאטייוו רעד ןוא ,ןירעד גאטייוו ךאסא .ןייז לחומ ןענעק םענעי דנורגוצ רימ טאה רע ?ןהוטעג רימ טאה רע סאוו טסייוו וד רע ,ליומ ןופ טיורב םעד ןעמונעגוצ רימ טאה רע ,טגיילעג רע ,החפשמ עצנאג יד ןופ ןגיוא יד ראפ ןעוועג הזבמ רימ טאה ליוו ךיא ,ןקוקנא טשינ םיא ןעק ךיא .טרעדינרעד רימ טאה טשינ ליוו ךיא ,ןענעק טשינ םיא ליוו ךיא ,ןסירג טשינ םיא .ןעמאנ ןייז ןרעה גאטייוו ןוא האנש יד ןעק רעלעפ עכלעזא ןיא לאמ ליפיוו ,גאט ןטימניא גאטסניד םענירג א םתס 'יפא ןעמוקפיורא ליפעג רערעטיב א ףיוא קעוו א ןבעג ךיז ןעק סניילא גידנציז םעד קעווא טמענ ןוא ,םויה רדס םעד טרעטשוצ סאוו !?ןייז לחומ ךאנ םיא ךיא לאז ,שפנה תולש ןוא טייקגיאור !טשינ ןעק ךיא

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