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MIXING IT UP AFTER 30 YEARS

(Re: The Great Mixer Debate, Issue 233)

I want to chime in on the mixer debate, which I enjoyed reading. After 30 years of using a KitchenAid, I switched to a Bosch with the encouragement of my mother who did the same. I saved my KitchenAid, but never took it out again, with the exception of Pesach cleaning. While the KitchenAid has its perks, convenience trumps all, and the Bosch is just so much more user-friendly.

In regard to the Bundt recipes, I have the Bundt pan shown in the picture of the vanilla Bundt recipe, and despite many tries, I could never get my cake out of it in one piece. After reading Esty’s instructions, I used way more oil than I usually do, and the cake eased right out of the pan. While I don’t like to use a lot of oil for Bundt cakes because it gives the cake a bumpy surface, it is such a helpful trick for this particular pan. Thank you, Esty!

Tova W.

P.S. Thank you for your new puzzle page! It provided me with wholesome cerebral nourishment.

ANOTHER AMAZING MIXER

(Re: The Great Mixer Debate, Issue 233)

As a prolific baker, I was surprised that the Magic Mill mixer, otherwise known by its Swedish name, Ankarsrum Stand Mixer, was not

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included in the survey. As a child of Holocaust survivors, I still avoid buying anything of German manufacture, so I was delighted when my children presented me with the Magic Mill mixer several years ago. I still have my KitchenAid mixer, which I use for baking cakes, but the Magic Mill is fantastic for challah and kokosh cake, and I look forward to learning how to use the Magic Mill for various other recipes.

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MIXER WITHOUT A MESS

(Re: The Great Mixer Debate, Issue 233)

Thanks for your informative survey on mixers, which so clearly summed up the pros and cons of the KitchenAid versus the Bosch.

I love my Professional 500 KitchenAid mixer. As you mentioned, it is a powerhorse. It whips whites into snow in under two minutes. Yes, I do scrape down the bowl a couple of times to make sure all of the ingredients get incorporated. And yes, if you add flour or sugar or even juice or water during mixing, there will definitely be a lot of splashing and spraying and mess around the machine.

But that was only the case until I discovered the plastic snap-on lids designed for KitchenAid machines. The lid stays on while the machine is working, preventing splattering outside of the bowl, and you can also use it to cover the bowl if you want to refrigerate cookie dough, for example. All you need to do is to check the diameter of your KitchenAid bowl to make sure you’re buying the right size.

I thought that fellow Yiddishe KitchenAid mixer owners would appreciate knowing that.

All the best, and continue your amazing work!

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A DELICATE MATTER

(Re: Another Question, Inbox, Issue 233)

I appreciated the exploration of the topic of married children and the requirements of kibbud av v’eim. It seems to me that in the brief space of the The Boro Park View Inbox, the topic was not clarified adequately. Readers should be aware that the halachos of kibbud av v’eim are delicate. Anyone with any questions on these matters should seek advice from qualified da’as Torah

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(Re: Bits of Wits, Issue 233)

Thank you for your fantastic weekly magazine. The serials have me captivated week after week, and I love your new column, Bits of Wits. The random bits of information were intriguing, and the teasers were lots of fun to read and figure out with my family.

I also wanted to let you know that since you ran the brachos contest last summer, I’m still saying brachos each morning before eating breakfast. I appreciate that very much.

Looking forward to more.

EDITORS’ NOTE:

Bounty of Bundts last week was brought to you by Esty Engel of The Bundt Shoppe. To contact The Bundt Shoppe, call 917-586-9864. We regret the omission.

YOUR SAY

THE SHADCHAN TRAIL

I almost followed you home (and definitely tailgated your car), but then used my common sense and allowed you to turn right off the road toward your destination. I continued on toward my own destination, but you didn’t leave my mind.

I don’t know you at all. We’ve probably never met, and I couldn’t pick you out of a line-up. Nonetheless, your license plate intrigued me. As you know, it reads “SHADCHAN.” I found this interesting because I am also involved in the field of shidduchim. As a bee follows the scent of sweetness, so do people in need of shidduchim follow the trail of shadchanim. Unfortunately, unless there was microscopic fine print underneath that legendary word, I missed the note containing your phone number.

Thank you for being open about your profession/hobby/sideline through your license plate. If you’re comfortable, I would greatly appreciate it if you could share your contact information.

Please consider reaching out to The Boro Park View. Your contact information could potentially lighten the burden of so many prospective clients, making a significant difference in their search for shidduchim.

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PARSHAS EMOR

The Omer

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In this week’s parsha, we are given the mitzvah of the Korban Omer. Hashem tells Moshe Rabbeinu to tell Klal Yisrael: “When you come to the Land which I am giving you, and you reap its harvest, you shall bring to the kohen an omer of the beginning of your reaping…” (Vayikra 23:10).

This korban, from the first barley harvest, was to be brought on the second day of Pesach. Until the Omer was sacrificed, no bread made of the fresh grain was to be eaten. And on that day, the 49-day counting of the Omer, which culminates in the Yom Tov of Shavuos, would begin.

Why is the Korban Omer named as such? Omer is defined as a measurement. Every korban was brought in specific measurements, yet each one was called by its name, and not by how much of it was brought. This korban, too, could have been called by its content — barley. Why call it the “omer”?

FOR YEARS, YOCHEVED’S BOUTIQUE apparel shop was the most popular women’s clothing store in the neighborhood. Which isn’t surprising, given that it was pretty much the only one around selling clothes of its kind. Anyone looking for fine European wear came to Yocheved. She learned her clients’ tastes and knew just what to bring in and how much.

Just weeks before the new shopping season, Yocheved noticed that the shop two doors away had been sold. The new owners were doing renovations. Each day, as she walked past, Yocheved wondered who her new neighbors would be. What kind of store were they opening?

Then, one day, she made a discovery that shocked her. Workers were nailing a big, bold sign above the door of the

store two doors down. The new store was a women’s clothing store! And it claimed to be carrying European designer wear — just like her own painstakingly chosen selection.

Why did they choose this spot — just a stone’s throw away from my boutique — to open a competing store?!

This was so unfair. Was there enough business in their little neighborhood for both? Yocheved briefly entertained the thought of giving the new owners a piece of her mind. But then she caught herself.

We are Yidden! Ma’aminim bnei ma’aminim! We clearly believe that Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the One Who brings us our parnassah. Hashem is unlimited. Do you think He doesn’t have enough for both of us?

Yocheved was reminded of a story she once heard about the Chofetz Chaim.

A wagon driver once approached the Chofetz Chaim and tearfully explained that his horse had died. “My horse was my only source of income!” the wagon driver cried. “Now that I can’t drive people in my wagon, from where will I earn my bread?”

The Chofetz Chaim turned to him and said, “Yes, my brother, you should cry. Not because your horse died, but because all these years, you believed it was your horse that brought you your parnassah — and not Hakadosh Baruch Hu. If it was your horse that gave you your income, I have nothing to tell you. Now that your horse died, you have no way to earn a living.”

Yocheved thought to herself that she did not want to be like that foolish wagon driver. It isn’t my store that determines my income! she concluded.

Still, when the new store celebrated its grand opening, Yocheved couldn’t help but flinch. As she’d dreaded, throngs of

Yocheved found herself staring at the walls, waiting for the door to open and usher in a prospective customer

women came to check out the new shop. Her own store remained empty of customers. In stark contrast to the usual overwhelming pre-Yom Tov frenzy, Yocheved found herself staring at the walls, waiting for the door to open and usher in a prospective customer.

As she twiddled her thumbs, Yocheved found a new commodity: time to think! As she did, a shidduch idea popped into her brain. And another one. Yocheved found herself making shidduch calls from her seat in her quiet store — and she met with incredible success. One after another, she helped several families drink l’chaim that bein hazmanim

At the end of the season, when Yocheved tallied up her income, she realized that the hole in her earnings at the store was filled by her shadchanus payments. She did not lose out at all, but earned just as much as she had in previous years.

Several months passed, and the neighboring store, which had opened amidst such fanfare, quietly closed down.

Yocheved imagined that business would boom again. And now that she was also a successful shadchan, her income would surely double!

But time proved her wrong. From the moment the competition closed and the customers returned, Yocheved didn’t make a single shidduch — despite the fact that she really tried.

“I could clearly see,” Yocheved shares, “how parnassah comes from Shamayim – not from the store, not from shidduchim, and not from an old horse!” * * * * *

For 40 years, the Yidden in the Midbar ate mann – literally, Heaven-sent bread. Regarding the mann, the same term, “omer,” is used. Every person was entitled to one omer of mann each day. Even if someone collected more than this amount, when he arrived home, he would find that he was holding precisely one omer

It was clear to all that our nourishment comes from Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

Then Klal Yisroel entered Eretz Yisroel. The mann stopped falling. Yidden began working the fields with their own two hands. Finally, after months of toil, care, and observation, the fruits of their labor began to sprout.

A person could easily begin thinking, I invested and I succeeded! There seems to be a correlation. It looks as if my hard work brought me these phenomenal results!

Says Hashem: Before you begin eating from this year’s new grain, before you entertain the nisayon of claiming credit for the harvest, you must bring the Korban Omer.

Bringing the Omer is to serve as our reminder. In the Midbar, we ate one omer of mann. Today, our food comes directly from Shamayim as well. There is no difference at all. By calling this the Korban Omer, we are reminded that we cannot eat new grain until we recognize that our parnassah, too, comes from Hashem.

From Struggles to Smiles

Fraidy's Mindoneers Journey

Third Grade:

Fraidy is really struggling with reading. At this point the other kids seem so fluent and she is lagging behind. We’re starting with a good reading specialist. I hope it helps.

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Why is Chumash so challenging for Fraidy? I know she’s a good kid, but it seems like she doesn’t hear anything she’s being taught. Maybe a Chumash tutor is the answer?

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School is really hard for Fraidy. Her homework tutor tries to catch her up on everything that she seems to have missed in class, but there are so many subjects! She’s a kid, she needs time to play, we can’t spend an entire night on homework!

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We knew that something needed to change, and BH we discovered Mindoneers. It’s a whole new approach, we’re focusing on the underlying areas that are causing Fraidy’s challenges. It’s intense work, but Fraidy is so motivated because she’s feeling the difference. Dare I possibly hope?

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Two Arrested in TD Bank Robbery

Quick work by the NYPD resulted in the arrest of two men after an early afternoon robbery at the 13th Avenue and 46th Street TD Bank branch.

The incident took place on the afternoon of May 6. The two robbers, 22-year-old Sirijoshua Graham and 71-year-old Thomas McLucas, gave bank employees false identification as they attempted to make a $3,000 withdrawal, followed by a $2,000 withdrawal. Graham and McLucas fled the scene with the money after running into issues finalizing the withdrawal, leaving in a car that was parked across the street.

An alert bystander contacted Shomrim, and the NYPD caught up with the pair several blocks away, placing them under arrest.

Both Graham and McLucas were charged with grand larceny, with McLucas also charged with possession of a forged instrument and criminal possession of a controlled substance.

BQE Overhaul Postponed Until 2028

There will be spot repairs only on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway, with major reconstruction that had been scheduled to take place on the roadway’s aging cantilever section in Brooklyn Heights pushed off because of funding issues.

Department of Transportation executive deputy commissioner Paul Ochoa admitted under questioning by City Councilman Lincoln Restler that the federal government had rejected New York City’s grant applications to fund the entire project.

The Federal Highway Administration declined to explain why it had rejected the grant, saying only that it was highly competitive. A $5.6 million grant awarded to New York City’s Reconnecting Communities program, which is intended to create community space in areas divided by urban highways,

applies only to sections of the BQE that are located near the cantilevered roadway.

Currently, the DOT has $174 million in its five-year capital plan designated for the BQE, which will be used to do interim repair work on the roadway to maintain its integrity until the larger improvements can take place.

An expert panel warned in 2022 that the Brooklyn Heights triple cantilever section of the BQE could be unsafe for travel as soon as 2026. The BQE has been attempting to prolong the roadway’s lifespan by instituting an 80,000-pound weight limit that relies on motion sensors, the first such initiative in the country. It is estimated that more than 10% of the trucks traveling on the BQE surpass that weight limit.

Credit Card Theft Thwarted by Alert Pomegranate Cashier

Pomegranate shoppers owe a debt of gratitude to a hypervigilant cashier who saved countless customers from having their credit card information stolen by high-tech thieves.

The incident took place on May 10. Surveillance footage of

the store shows a man wearing fingertip protectors slipping a skimming device, which captures credit card information, over the keypad of the store’s card reader as another man hands the cashier cash for a purchase. Noticing what had transpired, the cashier shut down their register, preventing customers from having their information stolen, and contacted the store manager.

Pomegranate trains all of its cashiers to be wary of skimmer theft.

Police are investigating the incident and searching for the men, both of whom were wearing black baseball caps and grey hoodies at the time of the incident, with one wearing a denim jacket and the other a blue vest.

NYC May Waive Late Fees on Traffic Tickets and Other Fines

City residents with accumulated late fees on unpaid traffic and parking tickets might just catch a break soon, with City Councilmember Julie Menin introducing a bill to waive late fees and interest on those violations. The bill would launch a three-month amnesty program.

“In our current fiscal situation, we simply cannot afford to leave money on the table — let alone over $1 billion in unpaid fines,” said Menin.

Also benefiting would be those who have unpaid tickets from the city’s Environmental Control Board for illegal dumping and building and fire code violations. In addition to having their late fees waived, they would be able to pay off just 75% of the penalties incurred.

An independent report issued in April 2023 found the city

had over $1 billion in uncollected parking and camera traffic fines, as well as another $940 million in fines issued by the Environmental Control Board. According to the report, only 71% of those who were issued parking and camera summonses in 2022 had actually paid their tickets.

Menin is hopeful that collecting some of the city’s unpaid debts could forestall cuts that are slated to go into effect on July 1, targeting early childhood education, public libraries and street cleaning.

“We need to collect every debt owed before making cuts to vital city services,” said Menin.

A spokesperson for the mayor’s office said only that they would review the proposed legislation.

State To Allocate $500K To Revamp Public School Holocaust Curriculum

Viewing education and awareness as the first step in eradicating hate crimes, New York State will spend $500,000 to review and update its Holocaust curriculum. The funding is being allocated in the State Fiscal Year 2024–2025 budget, said Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie.

“With anti-Semitic attacks on the rise across our state, this funding arrives at a critical time for our children,” said Heastie. “This review will ensure that our students are accurately and completely taught the lessons of the Holocaust so we can ensure history never repeats itself.”

According to the Anti-Defamation League, anti-Semitic incidents rose 110% over last year, while incidents of harassment were up 226% statewide.

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein emphasized the importance of educating the next generation about the lessons of the past.

“Hate does not exist in a vacuum; it is the result of ignorance and misinformation,” said Eichenstein. “This vital funding will help ensure that our state curriculum represents a true and accurate account of Holocaust history.”

With the number of Holocaust survivors steadily declining, Queens Assemblyman David Weprin spoke about the importance of ensuring that their stories be told at age-appropriate levels, noting that twenty percent of Americans aged 18 to 39 believe that the Holocaust never happened.

“We cannot raise a generation of Holocaust deniers,” said Weprin. “There are lessons from the Holocaust that are applicable in all areas of our lives. We must remember so we can be better.”

Soon after Gavi and Debbie’s wedding, Gavi begins to feel unwell. His doctor makes it clear that Gavi will eventually need a transplant. Gavi is hospitalized again, and Debbie respects her husband’s wishes to keep his condition a secret.

After ten long, exhausting days, Gavi came home. I was emotionally and physically spent. One afternoon after work, as I was resting on the couch, my phone rang. It was one of my closest friends begging me to come visit her and her kids. But the thought of getting up, going back out into the heat, and spending time with her without being able to share was excruciating. Once again, I turned her down. Once again, I’d hurt a good friend.

I went into the bedroom where Gavi was resting. Even after we came home, he was constantly exhausted, suffering from awful itchiness (a sideeffect of his failing liver), and dealing with painful sores caused by the medications he was taking. After all, they hadn’t fixed him; at this point

we knew we would need a new liver for that. I looked at him and asked him for permission to tell my close friends what was going on.

It wasn’t the first time I asked. We’d repeat the same conversation every so often. I’d start: “Let’s share with people. We’ll get help. We’ll get support. People will un derstand us. Yeah?” And he would look so uncom fortable and say, “If you really feel that you need to share, then I guess we need to do that.”

But then I’d inevitably feel like I’d pushed him into a corner, that he was only saying that to make me, his wife, happy. Addi tionally, the knowledge that he allowed me to share if I ever really needed to do so made it easier to just sigh and keep my silence yet again.

Soon after, we welcomed our firstborn son and moved to Yerushalayim. We wanted to be closer to my in-laws and closer to the hospital. We couldn’t have made a better decision. When the baby was just a few weeks old, Gavi de veloped a fever, and Professor Lowenstein told him to come

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cold to stay outside for long, so Tzvi and I turned around and went back to my inlaws.

straight to the ER for testing. I left my baby with my mother-in-law, and off we went.

Gavi’s doctors ended up admitting him, and I thought, “Here we go again…” Only this time, there was another person in our family who needed me, and that little person was a Kohen who couldn’t even come to the hospital to visit his Tatty.

To my relief, my mother-in-law insisted that I stay at their house while Gavi was in the hospital. This allowed me to simply leave little Tzvi with my mother-in-law whenever I visited the hospital, and it was easier than being at home alone with my newborn.

WHEN GAVI FINALLY CAME HOME, WE MOVED BACK TO OUR APARTMENT, BUT THINGS WEREN’T THE SAME. GAVI WAS ITCHY, YELLOW AND TIRED

The second day Gavi was in the hospital was a Friday. I left Tzvi with my mother-inlaw in the morning and spent the day with Gavi in the hospital, coming back to my inlaws two hours before Shabbos. I felt awful leaving Gavi there alone for an entire Shabbos, but I couldn’t leave my baby for such a long time! Some of my married siblings-inlaw came for the seudos, and everyone found it a little strange that I was there with Tzvi, sans Gavi. I got some strange remarks, but Gavi had begged me and his parents to keep his hospitalization a secret. It was an awkward, difficult Shabbos. On Motzei Shabbos, I broke down. I wrapped Tzvi up warmly and took a taxi to the hospital, hoping there wouldn’t be an azharas Kohaso I could bring him up to the ward with me. When we got there, the small sign informing Kohanim of a meis in the building was outside. Tzvi couldn’t go in. I stood outside the hospital in tears, shivering from the cold, holding my little Kohen in my arms. Gavi ended up coming down to say hello, but it was too

For another endless ten days, Gavi remained in the hospital. My motherin-law watched Tzvi every day so I could spend some time with Gavi. His other visitors were limited; my father-in-law, being a Kohen himself, couldn’t go, and no one else knew he was there — by choice. After a few days, I did end up telling my parents that Gavi was hospitalized once again, but I asked them not to tell anyone else, as per Gavi’s request. He was yellow from all the bilirubin circulating in his blood, and he didn’t want to be seen like that anyway.

When Gavi finally came home, we moved back to our apartment, but things weren’t the same. Gavi was itchy, yellow and tired. He felt sick more and more often. People would invite us for Shabbos, and we’d turn them down again and again. Gavi couldn’t scratch politely in public, and he was so swollen, yellow and uncomfortable that it was anyway out of the question to go anywhere. When we did leave the house, Gavi wouldn’t look people in the eye so they wouldn’t notice how yellow the whites of his eyes were and start asking questions.

Soon friends and family began getting insulted at our constant refusals. And because Gavi had a car, family members would ask for favors, but he was so unwell, tired and weak that he usually couldn’t be of any help. In the morning, he’d often promise someone a ride for later in the day, but by evening, he’d be wiped out and feeling sick.

“Blame me,” I’d say, watching Gavi struggling with himself. “Tell them that you’re sorry that you have to back out, but your wife needs you at home.”

My relatives couldn’t believe the type of wife I had become. Couldn’t I let my husband do a bit of chesed and help them out? Well, actually, no, I couldn’t. I tried not to let the judgment hurt. I tried not to wish people would assume there was a good reason he had to back out. Eventually, I asked him to stop agreeing to giving rides in the first place. It was too unpleasant to back out each time. And so the resentment piled up. TO BE CONTINUED…

CHAPTER 10

Barry has an idea that would enable Yoel to work in his shul to complete his community service. Chavi starts her new job as a secretary at the psychiatric practice. Menachem calls her to unload his frustration.

If he just concentrated on the here and now, he could almost imagine he was in Zichron Baruch Shul to chair a meeting, spearhead a learning program, brainstorm for fundraising, discuss a halachic business shailah with the Rav or deliver a shiur klali before Yom Tov. Anything, really. The million and one reasons he usually came.

He squared his shoulders, though they still ached ten days after that awful visit to the park. If he looked the part, no one would think he came as a condemned criminal to perform janitorial tasks.

The Daf Yomi shiur had commenced, and the baalei batim were lingering around, exchanging pre-Pesach war stories. Dovi Braver, the shul jester, was talking about the IV drip he was surviving on and the mustard-coated rice cakes he had to eat for supper, along

with diet half-and-half soda.

Yoel frowned. The shul was filthy. A bowl of Zazers taffies rested in the center of one of the tables, and a plastic tray of chocolate truffles, all coated in the white film of old age, sat next to it. And was that a package of lemonflavored wafers?

This shul was not a junkyard. He’d designed it so regally. He must have really been out of it for the last little while, and every inch showed. Where was Lemmel in all this? Was this why he was on payroll?

In another corner, the newly returned bein hazmanim bachurim from Eretz Yisroel were schmoozing. He recognized the Samuels’ bachur and Gavriel Lichtentag’s son, with that well-cut suit. There were two more he didn’t recognize, enveloped in a cloud of fruity-smelling vapor, scarves draped over their shoulders.

He was so lucky with Menachem, shteiging at Rabbi Katz’s yeshiva. Whoever said one can only shteig in Eretz Yisroel? Menachem was happily learning close enough for him to enjoy the nachas and ensure his wellbeing. He loved the weekly leil shishi nights he spent with him.

He looked at these bachurim and frowned. They were probably fine boys, but vaping shouldn’t be tolerated in this shul.

He would talk to the Rav about it. Maybe even tonight, in time to do something for next week. Some kind of bein hazmanim program, perhaps.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Lemmel exiting one of the back rooms, carrying a stack of cardstock paper in various colors. As he watched, Lemmel approached him and placed the pile of papers on one of the benches.

“Reb Yoel! The Rav told me to ex-

pect you. So chashuv! Not only do you support the cause; you’re even doing hands-on work!”

“You don’t expect me to work in the main heichal.” Yoel’s voice was hard and low.

Lemmel looked up. “Wherever you want, Reb Yoel.”

“Is the conference room available?”

Lemmel nodded. Yoel helped transfer the pile of paper to the large mahogany table and sat down at the seat he occupied during board meetings.

“Reb Lemmel, before I start, the shul is filthy. It’s not the way a makom kadosh should look.”

Lemmel’s eyes traveled past the open conference room door and to the main heichal. Yoel watched his face fall as he noticed the wrappers and disarray.

“You’re right,” he said, deflated. “I’ll talk to the janitor.”

Yoel nodded.

“I’m so busy with the kimcha d’Pischa,” Lemmel excused himself. “I didn’t have a chance to be on top of the cleaning crew.”

Yoel looked at the mess on the table skeptically.

“I hear.”

After an uncomfortable pause, Lemmel explained the system. “We have checks in different amounts, store coupons, grocery coupons and food packages. Here’s the list of people, and here’s the color-coded key, so you know what goes where. The food packages will go out separately next week; you’ll just insert the list of items they can expect into their envelopes.

“These should go out by tomorrow evening because the recipients need the benefits already.”

Yoel grudgingly noted the passion and compassion in Lemmel’s voice. He shifted uncomfortably. He should’ve complimented him.

As soon as Lemmel left, Yoel sat down. He was going to sit with a pair of scissors and cut out colorful papers. The same man who’d closed on an acquisition that morning in the tens of millions of dollars.

He carefully removed his coat, only to hear something fall out of his pocket.

He picked it up. It was a small foilwrapped package with a little Post-it note stuck to it.

Dear Yoel,

Hatzlacha Rabba with your hours. I’m thinking of you and hoping for a smooth experience this time. Although this whole thing has been very tough, I daven it should be our most difficult challenge.

Russy

Inside were two fresh Pesach’dig potato blintzes, slightly mashed from their contact with the floor, but still warm.

He bit into the softness of the blintz, tasting the sautéed onions. It melted in his mouth. What was it about Pesach food before Pesach that was so delicious?

It had been weeks since he’d really tasted food, but this tasted like Gan Eden. How had Russy known exactly what he’d need?

She’d been like that lately. Supporting him in a way he’d never know she was capable of. Maybe because he’d never given her the chance?

He was becoming soft. First Lemmel, now Russy.

Either way, she was right. They’d overcome this challenge. He picked up the pair of scissors with something that could almost be described as enthusiasm.

He started with the kollel list. He knew these names. He personally oversaw the check distribution every month; it was l’ilui nishmas his father, and he treated these people well.

Each one would get a pile of coupons to be redeemed at local stores, and a bonus check of five hundred dollars. He carefully cut the coupons into neat piles, filled the envelopes, and placed them in a tidy pile. They deserved it. Maybe he’d suggest making the colors a bit less fluorescent. Why should the shoppers have to announce their status with these blinding colors?

Next he reached the list of the neediest families in the kehillah. Each family would receive a check, coupons, and cases of fruit, vegetables and paper goods closer to Pesach.

There was the Fuchs family. He vaguely recalled that Rabbi Fuchs had been recently diagnosed with MS. Not that he’d been a millionaire before that. In fact, one could usually find him in the beis midrash with

and a content smile, in the same suit he’d been wearing since Yoel first met him. Things must really be hard

He placed the check for three thousand dollars into the envelope. But really, Fuchs had married off a daughter this winter, and he knew that three thousand was a drop in the bucket. He took out his wallet and added another 2K. He’d ask Lemmel later how the family was surviving.

Why had he never done this be-

He went on to the next name. Lich-

Danny Lichtentag. The one whose son he just saw, with the obviously custom suit. Lichtentag from the bidding wars on Simchas Torah, the shul meetings, his new white Expedition.

He was getting help?

. Was he really going to send his wife into the store with a hot pink coupon to purchase hosiery for

Apparently, lots of things happened to lots of people. He wasn’t the only one with challenges.

He worked quietly for the next half hour, learning things about the community he never knew. The needy, the greedy and the many in between.

It was uncomfortable for him to admit it. He didn’t like Lemmel, his busy-bodiness, his messy beard and his too-large suit. But the man was chesed. He saw that from the little notes next to each name and from the many innovative ways he helped people. Guiltily, he remembered the way he had thrown him out

He was almost done. There were just a few names left on the list.

He checked the next name and

“Chavi,” he said in a daze.

This must be a mistake. He felt like he was choking. The taste of the blintzes rose to his throat.

The room felt small and claustrophobic. He walked outside the shul, whipped out his phone, and dialed

“Chavi,” he said, as soon as she an-

“Chavi! What’s going on?”

“Tatty? What happened?”

“What happened is that I just filled

Seriously, you know there’s no such thing.

BUT IF YOU’RE DETERMINED AND SERIOUS TO GET RID OF THOSE, UH, HANDLES, SLENDR WILL WORK AS HARD AS YOU TO MAKE SURE YOU REACH YOUR GOAL.

“What happened,” Yoel said, “is that I just filled an envelope of kimcha d’Pischa for you!”

an envelope of kimcha d’Pischa for you!”

“For me?” she said slowly. Yoel could tell she wasn’t shocked.

“Are you denying it?”

“No,” she said quietly. “Tatty? I’m sorry.” Her voice broke and she started crying.

“What’s going on, Chavi? Don’t I give you enough?” His voice softened slightly.

“You do, Tatty, more than enough. And I’m so grateful.”

“But?”

“I was desperate. I — I’m working to pay it off. It’s more of a loan...”

“A loan? Did Shloimy do something stupid?” His voice sharpened again.

“Chas v’shalom! ” she said quickly. “Nothing like that at all. It’s Zevi. He needs lots of help, and it costs thousands of dollars.”

Yoel remained silent.

“They wouldn’t allow him into cheder.”

“So why didn’t you call me? I could’ve called the menahel! I’m on their board! How dare they!”

“You could have. But, I knew you were too, uh… busy, to get involved with all of this.”

“Busy?” He was incredulous. He spoke to her every single day. He learned with Shloimy every evening. “When am I ever too busy for you?”

“It’s — it’s complicated. It wasn’t so much an issue of talking to the menahel. Zevi really needs the help, and I knew…”

“What did you know?”

“Whatever.”

“Chavi,” he commanded. “Tell me now what you knew.”

“That you wouldn’t understand why I needed the money.”

“Chavi!” he burst out. “Of everything — everything I’ve been through, this is the worst of it all.”

* * * * *

He stood alone in the darkness, unable to muster the strength to go back inside to finish. All he’d ever wanted was to support his family, to protect them. He would have loved to escape to his car and head home, but his coat was still inside.

He was heading back to the entrance when the shul door opened.

Yoel recognized the regal, soft walk of the Rav and his gentle tone as he counseled the person he was speaking with. He suddenly longed to talk to him, too, unburden his broken soul.

The Rav was walking with a bachur. A sweet, eidel bachur It was Menachem.

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Come spring, the world comes to life once again. As part of the season of rebirth, birds gather twigs and leaves to build their nests — and the opportunity for Yidden the world over to do the mitzvah of shiluach hakan.

Here The Boro Park View speaks with Rabbi Yonah Lieberman of Lakewood to hear more about the mitzvah of shiluach hakan – sending away the mother bird before removing the eggs (Devarim 26:1).

A Cherished Mitzvah

“My story began around 25 years ago during bein hazmanim, when I found a pigeon nesting two inches off the ground,” Rabbi Lieberman tells us. “It was the first time I saw such a thing, and I was very excited to perform shiluach hakan.”

This experience kindled for Rabbi Leiberman a keen interest in this mitzvah.

“I spent almost a year learning the sugyas and the metziyus,” he says, “and now it’s become like a hobby, with people often

calling me to ask shailos on the matter.”

These shailos include which type of birds are kosher, how many eggs need to be present in the nest, or what to do if the nest is located in someone’s own backyard, or in one’s own backyard. People also ask Rabbi Lieberman about reciting the bracha before doing the mitzvah. (According to the minhag, a bracha is not recited; see sidebar.)

According to Rashi (Devarim 7:12), there are mitzvos people treat relatively lightly, by “stepping with their heels.” But not all “neglected” mitzvos are stepped on; some are right above your head! Rabbi Lieberman provides us with some additional information about this special mitzvah.

“Most poskim hold that shiluach hakan is not a mitzvah chiyuvis — a mitzvah one is obligated to perform, such as putting on tefillin,” he says. “Rather, it’s a mitzvah kiyumis similar to shechitah

“There’s no mitzvah to shecht an animal,” he explains, “but if you want to eat meat, you cannot do so without shechitah. The same is regarding this mitzvah. If you want to take the eggs for any purpose, you must send the mother away before doing so.”

Rabbi Lieberman adds that some are of the opinion that since shiluach hakan is a matir (an act that makes something permissible), one shouldn’t do shiluach hakan nowadays, the same way they wouldn’t shecht an animal and throw

it away in order to perform mitzvas shechitah. According to this view, there’s no reason to send away the mother if you don’t need the eggs.

“This is the reason pigeons would be a preferred species for this mitzvah — pigeon eggs can be eaten,” Rabbi Lieberman adds. “But I’m not sure anyone wants to actually eat those eggs; they have a pretty bad taste and texture.” He admits that he knows this from personal experience.

Nevertheless, there is a machlokes on this point. Others are of the opinion that you can technically obligate yourself to do shiluach hakan by wanting to take the eggs — even if you have no purpose for them — which requires sending away the mother first. This opinion is what people rely on when doing shiluach hakan today.

Pigeons and Peculiarities

“Today’s pigeons,” Rabbi Lieberman says, “as per mesorah that has been passed down from generation to generation, are kosher birds. This makes pigeons one of the few birds permissible to eat.”

This is in contrast to other birds, which even with simani kashrus are not permissible to eat due to their lack of mesorah.

However, in terms of shiluach hakan, no mesorah is necessary; simanei kashrus are enough.

This is another area where people reach out to Rabbi Lieberman for guidance.

“People call me regarding a bird, and I identify it based on location found, type of nest built and the color of the eggs. It’s not ruach hakodesh, I tell these callers. Rather, I can identify it by phone because I know this is where this specific bird lives, as well as other telling characteristics.”

As one example, pigeons are referred to in the Gemara (Bava Metzia 102a, and other places) as “yonei bayis and yonei aliyah.” This connotes that they rest in houses that have cracks in the roof and the like, never nesting in trees.

“When someone calls me and tells me they found a bird on a train track,” Rabbi Lieberman continues, “I know it’s a pigeon because they are probably the only bird species that nests on train tracks. Another place they nest is under air conditioning units or on windowsills.”

Pigeons are also very loyal to where they live, Rabbi Lieberman says, so they will stay on the same spot and return after migration. And since they tend to rest on train tracks, the extensive subway network in Brooklyn means the pigeon is probably the bird species boasting the most nests in New York City.

Beware of Ducks!

Ducks lay their eggs on the riverbank and then return to the water nearby. Can shiluach hakan be performed with ducks?

“The halacha is you can’t just take the eggs and run off,”

Rabbi Lieberman says. “The mother has to give up on them. Even if she moves aside but doesn’t fly away, one is not yotzei; she has to be encouraged to fly away from the area entirely. But ducks can be aggressive. It isn’t always worthwhile to start up with them.”

In general, their opposition depends on how many eggs there are in the nest and the length of time the duck has been sitting on them.

“When it comes to ducks,” Rabbi Lieberman explains, “the longer they’ve been sitting on the nest, the more eggs there will be present, and the more attached the duck will be to her eggs. So if there’s just one egg in the nest, it’s more likely that the duck will simply fly away. But if the

duck has been sitting there longer, and there are more eggs present, she’ll be much more stubborn when someone tries to shoo her away.”

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Aye or Nay

Do we make a bracha before performing shiluach hakan?

The minhag is not to make a bracha because many requirements must be fulfilled — some of which have various sfeikos — in order to be able to make one.

Rabbi Lieberman elaborates: “One of these requirements is definitely not being the owner of the nest, and some poskim say that if it’s in one’s backyard, it automatically becomes theirs.”

However, others hold that property does not automatically acquire something that has no monetary value, such as leaves and so on.

“Even if one does follow the ruling that the nest is theirs if it’s located in their backyard,” Rabbi Lieberman adds, “they can have in mind that any future eggs that will be laid in the nest won’t belong to them. With that intention in mind, shiluach hakan can be performed once the eggs appear.”

But there are other doubts as well:

“We don’t need the eggs to eat; in fact, they’re often not very palatable. Also, on many occasions the mother may leave the nest before actually being shooed away. If this occurs, one does not fulfill the mitzvah either. These and many more are some of the reasons we don’t make a bracha.”

“When I was growing up here in Lakewood,” he continues, “there were hundreds of pigeons in old buildings, but now, since everything has been rebuilt, they have been driven out of the area. Until they renovated the Beis Medrash Govoha building, I used to know exactly where and when to find new pigeons laying eggs.

“In suburban areas today, some common bird nests with which people do shiluach hakan are those of American robins, cardinals and mockingbirds, and occasionally doves,” Rabbi Lieberman says. “Each area is home to different types of birds since different birds like different habitats. Some like small shrubs, others live in evergreens, and so on. Their locations are also carefully chosen to be safe from squirrels. They don’t nest in condensed areas where there are a lot of trees; rather, they choose quieter locations.”

Interestingly, another local bird with a mesorah of kashrus is the sparrow, the tiny brown bird found hopping all over.

“As a matter of fact, there was a minhag in Germany to shecht a sparrow every seven years to perpetuate this mesorah,” Rabbi Lieberman says. “This makes a sparrow’s nest another good candidate for shiluach hakan.”

When it comes to mockingbirds, Rabbi Lieberman advises to be extra careful. Mockingbirds are known to defend their nest very aggressively, and they keep track of the humans who have bothered them. Remarkably, they recognize the offenders and are vicious enough to take revenge.

“I once did shiluach hakan with a mockingbird whose nest was located near my mailbox,” Rabbi Lieberman shares, “and every time I went to take the mail, this bird would come flying straight at my face and then swerve away at the very last second. It became so bad that I resorted to getting the mail with a broomstick in hand.”

By the Book

Evidently, there is a whole lot of knowledge involved in learning the ins and outs of this mitzvah. Does learning the habits of birds require formal textbook studies?

“You don’t need any formal training,” Rabbi Lieberman says, “just observance of your surroundings. For example, when you see a bird flying with a twig or similar material, you know they’re going to build a nest. Other times, you see them searching for food to feed their families.

“Birds are very systematic in the way they do things, so all it takes is awareness of their tendencies and behavior. After a while, for instance, you’ll find that from 9 to 10 a.m. is their preferred ‘construction’ hour.

“Most importantly, if there’s a bird, there’s a nest. People think finding a nest is rare, but every single block has a nest. If you see a bird, you can rest assured that they didn’t travel far; there must be a nest nearby. They didn’t just turn up out of nowhere.”

Rabbi Lieberman’s own son, now seven years old, was observant enough last year to discover a bird collecting twigs to build a nest. He didn’t tell his friends about what he found; instead, after sharing the discovery with his father, he waited until there were eggs in the nest, and then he performed shiluach hakan!

A Lengthy Process

The pasuk (Devarim 26:1) says “chicks or eggs,” so once birds are old enough to take care of themselves, there’s no mitzvah of shiluach hakan anymore.

“It takes at least a few days for birds to build their nest,” Rabbi Lieberman says, “after which they lay the eggs. Then it’s two weeks until they hatch, and another few weeks until baby birds are grown up

Segulos and a Heaping of Hope

enough to leave their nest.”

But there are more criteria that need to be met. The mother needs to be sitting on eggs or the babies, so if she just stands off to the side and feeds her babies, there’s no mitzvah.

Setting up in preparation for shiluach hakan can present another challenge.

“Shiluach hakan itself takes fifty seconds,” Rabbi Lieberman says. “The problems usually arise when you’re setting up. If the nest is high up, for instance, the mother bird can get scared and fly away before you actually get there.

“There are two ways around this. One is setting up the ladder and then leaving it, so if the mother bird gets scared away, you could wait until she returns, and then climb up quietly. The second is to have in mind that your footsteps and other actions likely to alarm the bird should be part of your sending it away. This way, if it flies away before you actually get there, you’ve fulfilled the mitzvah.”

But the difficulties aren’t over yet.

“There are those who are of the opinion that the mitzvah is only fulfilled if you actually grasp the mother bird and

The pasuk (Devarim 22:8) says, “Shalach tishalach es ha’em v’es habanim tikach lach.” The second half of this phrase is the source behind the well-known segulah; many people who performed shiluach hakan were then zoche to children.

One pasuk later, Rashi expounds on the list of mitzvos following the mitzvah of shiluach hakan and explains that each mitzvah will follow the other in a chain of reward. The mitzvah following shiluach hakan is the commandment to build a gate around one’s roof, which means one will be blessed with a house. The next mitzvah involves one’s fields, which means one will be blessed with property. The next mitzvah is the issur of shatnez, which represents the beautiful new

clothing that will follow. All this bracha is thus associated with the mitzvah of shiluach hakan, which sets off a chain of blessing.

According to the Zohar, shiluach hakan is also a mitzvah that brings the Geulah closer. As the bird cries out, the malachim gather to complain that the mother is being sent away from her nest.

Hakadosh Baruch Hu then replies, “You are all pitying the bird, but no one is hav-

ing any rachmanus on beni bechori Yisroel who have been sent away from their home in Yerushalayim!”

At that point, the Zohar says, Hakadosh Baruch Hu exclaims: “If no one else has pity on my children, then I will have rachmanus on them and bring the Geulah.”

Thus, every time shiluach hakan is performed, the Geulah is one step closer. May it come speedily in our days!

then send it away,” Rabbi Lieberman explains. “But birds generally hop out of the way faster than you can grasp them. That’s why this method is unlikely to work unless the person is trained in handling birds.”

He himself has had such an experience. “I was once confident that I could grab onto a certain bird. But it slipped out of my hand, leaving its tail — which consisted of a few feathers attached to its back — with me. In the following weeks, I kept coming across that very bird minus its tail. Ever since that experience, I no longer try grabbing hold of the bird in question.”

Shiluach Hakan on Shabbos?

The Chasam Sofer (Teshuvos Orach Chaim, siman 100) says that if one doesn’t actually get hold of the bird — rather, it simply flies away — there is a safek if they have fulfilled the mitzvah. But why does this matter? One anyway doesn’t make a bracha on this mitzvah.

Rabbi Lieberman explains: “This fact is relevant when it comes to the discussion of performing shiluach hakan on Shabbos. Every case of shiluach hakan is automatically a sha’aleh of tzar ba’alei chaim, but we permit this when trying to fulfill the mitzvah. However, when there are two sfeikos involved in an action, one may no longer perform

the mitzvah.”

Performing shiluach hakan on Shabbos involves two sfeikos. The first is the safek mentioned above. The second safek is the fact that performing the mitzvah would involve the melacha of tzad — trapping. Additionally, the birds and eggs are muktzah. Therefore, Chasam Sofer rules that shiluach hakan may not be done on Shabbos.

Right Place, Right Time

Climbing trees out in the open can sometimes look very suspicious to uninitiated passersby. Rabbi Lieberman shares a few interesting episodes:

“I used to go to a certain tree next to a train track. There were gentile neighbors who lived across the street and saw what was going on. One day I found the small evergreen chopped down — seems like they thought there was suspicious activity going on and decided to put a stop to it.”

In a similar story, a friend of Rabbi Lieberman was once stopped by the police while performing shiluach hakan and asked what he was doing. After this happened, he got himself a letter from a professor explaining that he studies birds to avoid any future problems. Armed with this note, he can now pursue his quest of performing shiluach hakan in peace!

SIVI SEKULA

Rabbi Chaim Fried* developed a passion for the mitzvah of shiluach hakan when he moved to Monsey from Boro Park seventeen years ago. He had always been intrigued by this particular mitzvah, but growing up in Boro Park, there were very few opportunities to perform shiluach hakan.

A short while after he moved to Monsey, he saw a birds’ nest, which sparked a fascination with the mitzvah of shiluach hakan. Reb Chaim began learning the halachos in earnest and researched the various local bird species. He discovered that there are many kosher species in the Monsey area.

Over the years, Reb Chaim has had countless opportunities to help people perform this special mitzvah. And of course, the more attempts he’s involved with, the more stories he has to tell. Following is a day in the life of a shiluach hakan expert.

*Names have been changed.

In One Basket

A while back, my friend asked me to find a nest for him so that he could do the mitzvah of shiluach hakan. I found a turtledove nest in an evergreen tree near his house, and when I checked the nest, I saw that the eggs had already hatched and there were two little chicks in the nest. My friend was very excited about this, and he arranged for a shochet to shecht the baby birds after he did shiluach hakan. (Of course, he was going to wait until the chicks had grown, as per halacha.) We all agreed to meet at the nest on a certain day

immediately began making crying sounds, like they were mourning their babies who were kidnapped. My friend was very shaken by this episode.

Truth to be told, however, having baby birds snatched right out of their nest is quite a common occurrence. I’ve seen it happen many times. In this case, however, I also felt bad for my friend, who had so been looking forward to doing shiluach hakan. There was no way I could just leave him there disappointed, so I proceeded to search for another nest. Baruch Hashem, I found another nest (with eggs inside this time), and he was still able to do the mitzvah that night.

That day, a few hours before shkiah, I got a phone call from my friend, who was absolutely frantic.

“You’ve got to come to the nest right now!” he cried.

I tried extracting the story from him, but he was too distraught and begged me to “just come.” When I arrived at the nest, my friend explained what happened. He had been watching the nest, when suddenly, a big black raven swooped into the nest and plucked out the two chicks, right in front of the two parent birds, as this young man looked on in horror. The mother and father birds

As I said, ravens catching prey in this manner is very common. In fact, in recent years, I’ve noticed that there is a growing presence of ravens in the Monsey area. This is why I always advise people to do shiluach hakan as soon as possible, and not to wait for the eggs to hatch. Incidentally, ravens steal eggs as well, so don’t assume that the eggs will wait around for you.

On that note, I was once passing the house of someone I knew when I noticed a raven fly out of the garden with an egg in its beak. The egg looked quite large, like the size of a hen’s egg. A moment later, another raven flew out of the garden, also with a large, white egg. I was confused; as far as I knew, this person didn’t have a chicken coop in his garden. Maybe he had some sort of nest? I told him about the eggs I had seen, and his reaction was priceless.

“Ah! Now I understand,” he exclaimed, slapping his head. Apparently, his wife had ordered 30 dozen eggs for Pesach, and they stored the trays on the back porch. Every time his wife went to get more eggs, she noticed that the rest of the tray was empty. She couldn’t fathom where all the eggs were disappearing to. It didn’t dawn on her that the culprit was the ravens.

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Once, when I went to a Chase bank in Monsey, I noticed a pigeon’s nest nearby. Pigeons aren’t very common in Monsey, so I was excited about the opportunity to do shiluach hakan with this species of birds. The nest was high above the ATM machine outside. I was worried that if I would come at night and put up a ladder outside the bank, someone would call the police to report a bank robbery. I asked one of the bank employees if they had noticed the bird’s nest outside.

“Yes, we’ve noticed it, but we haven’t had a chance to call an exterminator yet,” she said.

“I have a friend who’s an exterminator,” I told her, “but he’s very busy. Maybe he’ll have time to come after hours. But how do we make sure that no one calls the police about suspicious activity at the bank?”

The employee happily agreed to let “my friend” come, and gave me the bank manager’s phone number in case someone would call the cops. Baruch Hashem, I was able to perform the mitzvah without incident.

On another occasion, I did have a little run-in with the law, and it was a really close call. In the U.S., there are many laws that protect nature, animals and the environment. It can be illegal for people to handle things like birds’ nests and eggs, which is why I’ve had several near misses with the law while trying to do shiluach hakan

Once, a friend and I were examining a nest in a State Park in New Jersey to see if it fit the required criteria. My friend was climbing up the tree to the nest when a police car showed up. My friend, a quick-thinking guy, immediately started behaving like a deranged individual, while I posed as his carer. Baruch Hashem, the cops saw that he was clearly not normal and left us alone. These nature protection laws apply not only to public areas, but also to private property. I have tried to obtain a license to handle nature, like nests and eggs, but it’s a very complicated procedure, and so far, haven’t decided that it was worth the effort.

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Unfortunately, I’ve had some flops as well. There was someone in Brooklyn who wanted to do shiluach hakan. I found a nest in Monsey and invited them to come to perform the mitzvah there. We arrived at the nest just in time to see another Yid, who had also been watching the nest, complete the mitzvah. My friends from Brooklyn had no choice but to return home disappointed.

On another occasion, I was watching a nest so that I could call someone else from Brooklyn who wanted to come to Monsey to do shiluach hakan. It was in the evening, and I was sure that the bird sitting on the nest was the mother. When the people came to do the mitzvah, I realized that the bird was in fact the father. It’s unusual for the father to sit in the evening, but it can happen, especially if the mother bird has died. It’s a shame when people make the long journey and then can’t complete the mitzvah. This episode also underscores how important it is to confirm that the bird on the nest is indeed the mother before doing shiluach hakan

Over the years, Rabbi Fried has gained valuable experience interacting with birds. In fact, he has learned to distinguish between bird songs, which he says helps him identify where a bird is up to with the nest-building. While he’s no Shlomo Hamelech, he says that doves, in particular, are quite easy to understand once you’ve picked up the patterns of their song.

“I am now able to tell when the male and female doves are communicating with each other, and from this I can gather where their nest is up to.”

Performing shiluach hakan is no easy feat. But with so much knowledge and experience under his belt, Rabbi Fried has paved the way for many Yidden to do this special mitzvah.

On December 17, 1903, at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, the Wright brothers made history. Their famous first flight lasted only twelve seconds and covered only 120 feet, and the nose of their awkward craft bounced up and down along the way. But it was a transformative moment: the dream of human flight had become reality.

But for all of mankind’s creative brilliance, the construction of a mechanically powered aircraft pales in comparison to the ultimate flying machine — a bird. A bird is a masterfully engineered, tightly integrated series of components designed for flight.

To see one glide in the wind is to observe poetry in motion. Everything about it is miraculous.

The miracle starts with a bird’s incredible anatomy. Its wings are crafted in an aerodynamic fashion that produces lift (the upward force that counters gravity and enables flight) as air moves rapidly over the curved top of the wing and more slowly beneath it. As a result, there is more pressure pushing up on the bottom of the wing than there is on top of the wing. In a sense, birds are actually sucked up into the air.

But the wings would not be very useful if not for the unique design of its bones. Mammalian bones are solid. In contrast, bird bones are hollow. They are supported by thin crossbeam-like structures at the top and bottom. These “beams” keep the bones strong, yet very light. If not for their specialized bones, birds could not fly; they would be too heavy. An adult pelican, for instance, weighs more than 20 pounds and has the strength to fly hundreds of miles before landing, yet its entire skeleton weighs less

than 30 ounces. The hollow bones, reinforced by an internal network of girders and struts, not only allow them to escape gravity, but also make the bones durable enough to withstand the constant stress of flapping takeoffs and landings.

A BIRD’S WINGS AND SKELETAL FRAMEWORK alone would not be very helpful if not for its unique respiratory system that allows it to beat its wings several times a second on the average and fly more than ten hours straight — even in the sun, without any protection, and without getting tired. A human in great physical shape would collapse after 20 minutes of the equivalent exertion.

Birds accomplish this by employing a unique breathing process. When we breathe in, we inhale oxygenated air. When we breathe out, we exhale deoxygenated air. We can’t simultaneously inhale oxygenated air and exhale deoxygenated air. We get tired when we exercise because our muscles lack the necessary oxygen to function properly.

When birds inhale, half the oxygen goes to the lungs. The other half goes into a “reserve tank.” During exhalation,

they pull extra air from this tank into their lungs. This system allows birds to absorb oxygen both when they breathe in and out.

No other mammal can do that. Our blood and organs can’t obtain oxygen at the same time as we exhale oxygen. Birds, however, can flap their wings vigorously for hours and hours without getting fatigued because of their unique respiratory system.

NOT ONLY ARE THE BIRD’S SKELETON AND BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS a highly coordinated series of complex parts, even its feathers play a role in flight. One “simple” feather can contain a million individual parts.

A hollow shaft supports the feather’s structure. Hundreds of strands, called barbs, branch out from this shaft. They provide flexibility and shape for flight. Seen close-up, each barb supports hundreds of even smaller structures called barbules. Barbules are arranged in two sets of opposing pairs. Those extending from one side of a barb support a cluster of

microscopic hooks, and those on the other side are curled into ridges. As they overlap, the barbules interlock, hookto-ridge, creating a zipper-like mechanism. This herringbone pattern blocks the passage of air, all while remaining flexible and allowing the bird to easily repair breaks on the surface of its wings.

Unless those individual components work together, the feather will not be functional. And feathers are only a small part of the features that allow birds to fly.

Imagine eating fatty foods for weeks, and then walking nonstop from New York to Florida, a 1,200mile trip, to spend the winter. Once there, you marry, immediately have children, fatten up again, and then return to New York for the summer. Meanwhile, your fast-track kids grow up in New York (without you) and fatten up at fast-food mills. Before summer gets too hot, they also walk to Florida without the help of a map, road signs, a relative or even a guide (forget about GPS or Waze).

Sounds ridiculous — and for humans, of course it is — but this is what millions of birds do every year.

Some of the distances traveled by birds are unbelievable. These include the graying goose (1,800 miles), the whooper swan (1,500 miles), the bald eagle (1,800 miles), the snow goose (2,500 miles), the Eurasian crane (2,500 miles), the white stork (3,100 miles) and the bobolink (6,000 miles),

One incredible bird, however, beats them all.

THE LONG-DISTANCE RECORD FOR MIGRATION belongs to a little bird from the far north called the Arctic tern. Arctic terns have been called the Birds of the Sun because they spend more than eight months a year in the perpetual daylight of the Arctic region near the North Pole, and then migrate all the way down to Antarctica, near the South Pole.

Although the location of their primary nesting grounds in the north and feeding areas in the south were identified in the 1960s, the birds were impossible to track over the open sea. Then, in 2007, Carsten Egevang of the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources accurately mapped the tern’s migration by tagging them with geo-locators (also called loggers). It wasn’t easy. In the summer, his team attached the 1.4-gram device

onto the leg of about 50 terns. They then let the birds go, hoping they would return the next year.

In July 2008, Egevang began the seemingly impossible task of retrieving the loggers. He and his team spent a lot of time staring up at the air at hundreds of arctic terns, hoping to find one of the tagged birds in the air so they could follow it to its nest. Once they spotted a tagged bird, they kept their eyes focused on it until it landed. This revealed its nest and allowed them to set a trap to capture the bird. They then downloaded the data.

IN JANUARY 2010, EGEVANG PUBLISHED HIS STARTLING FINDINGS.

After leaving Greenland, the birds stopped to feast for nearly a month in the deep waters of the Atlantic. From the North Atlantic, the terns headed southeast toward the coast of Africa.

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When they neared the equator, they surprised Egevang by splitting their path. Half of the birds continued along the African coast while the others turned west toward Brazil. Though now separated by thousands of miles, the birds remained focused on their ultimate destination. By November, both sets arrived in Antarctica as temperatures warmed in the southern hemisphere.

In early April, now rested and refueled, the terns sensed the approach of winter, and within days, the entire population moved north. Flying almost non-stop for two months, they traveled up to 300 miles a day and arrived together at Sand Island, their original location, during the first week of June. The timing of the return was critical, for the timeframe to lay their eggs and raise their chicks is only about eight weeks long.

By mid-August, another Arctic winter was at hand, and once more these Birds of the Sun headed south. Along the way they would again endure the challenges of distance, weather and navigation.

THE ANNUAL ROUND TRIP OF THE ARCTIC TERN is around 45,000 miles long. Some Arctic terns will undertake this journey 30 times over the course of their lives. This adds up to about 1.5 million miles — the distance to the moon and back, three times! How are they able to travel so far and then get back to exactly the same spot where they spent the previous summer?

If humans did that, think of the technology they would need. The tern not only comes ready-built with its own “cockpit”; all of its “electronics” are highly miniaturized, extremely reliable, maintenance free and easily reproduced. Furthermore, this remarkable bird needs no training.

Flight is a complex function. There are many physical demands on a flying bird, and Hashen designed dozens of biological systems to meet every challenge. The enormous quantities of energy and strength the bird requires are produced by hearts that beat more than 500 times a minute, massive muscles that relentlessly power their wings, the most efficient respiratory systems in the animal kingdom, and digestive systems designed to fuel high metabolisms without taxing the stringent weight requirements of flight.

Birds also depend upon navigational systems that involve the sun, constellations and the Earth’s magnetic field; an internal gyroscope to stabilize the orientation of their bodies during rapid movements in the air; acute vision to identify food from half a mile away; and instincts that direct migration journeys across oceans and continents.

A bird’s flight requires many coordinated systems. The complexity of these systems makes it hard for scientists to explain their precise assembly in birds. One scientist said, “If you throw all the parts for a 747 into the middle of a room, turn on a fan, and blow everything around, you’re not going to end up with a 747. Living organisms are much more complicated than a 747, and they’re integrated wholes — not merely the sum of their parts. They’re alive and responsive.”

WE SEE BIRDS FLYING ALL THE TIME, yet most of the time we take them — and the miracle they represent — for granted.

That’s a shame. Each bird is an opportunity to strengthen our emunah. Rav Avigdor Miller, zt”l, writes ( A Nation Is Born 8:18) that just as the miracles that Hashem performed in Egypt “were wondrous demonstrations of Hashem’s deeds, so are all the ‘natural’ processes and all events and even all objects demonstrations of Hashem’s deeds… Seeing is a miracle, hearing is a miracle, thinking is a miracle, eating and digestion are miracles, the birth of a child is a miracle, an enzyme is a miracle, DNA is a miracle, a chromosome is a miracle, and an atom is a miracle.”

Every bird in flight is a consummate blend of beauty and functional design that embodies the highest levels of engineering. Each is a tapestry of the mysterious and the unexpected, a showcase of behaviors that can surprise, inspire and fill a human heart with awe and wonder. In short, a bird is a miracle.

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3. Start wrapping the yarn around the jar using small amounts of hot glue to keep the yarn in place. As you continue wrapping the yarn around

the jar, glue will no longer be needed. To change colors, glue the end of the yarn down, then glue down the beginning of the next color.

4. Wrap yarn or jute around the opening of the jar, and double knot at the center. Cut off one string and add beads.

5. Wrap a piece of jute or yarn toward the bottom of the jar, and press it in between the yarn to secure. Double knot it, and cut off one string. Add beads.

6. Tie both loose strings together in the middle.

7. Fill with seeds, and hang it up for your bird friends to enjoy!

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5. Measure the length on each string to determine where you will attach the second bowl, and attach using hot glue.

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GOOD MORNING, MISHA. IS YOUR FATHER HERE?

THAT’S GREAT! THANK YOU.

YES, IT SMELLS AWFUL, BUT YOU’LL GET BEAUTIFUL WHEAT AND CORN.

WHEN HE COMES BACK, WE’RE GOING TO PLOW AND SOW THE NORTHERN FIELD. EXCELLENT. IT’S PERFECT WEATHER FOR PLOWING AND SOWING. HERE, TAKE THIS.

IT’S A SUPERB FERTILIZER MIX I CONCOCTED MYSELF...

THIS SMELL... IT’S FAMILIAR... BUT FROM WHERE?

THIS MIXTURE WILL SUFFOCATE THEIR CROPS. THE YIELD WILL BE LEAN AND UNFIT FOR EATING. BUT THEY’LL ONLY FIND THAT OUT WHEN THE PRODUCE ACTUALLY GROWS.

BUT POLICIA ALVAREZ, I’M TELLING YOU. I SAW GUNPOWDER ON THE HANDS OF JUAN, THE MAN WHO WAS WITH PEDRO. THEY BLEW UP MY HOUSE!

I’M SORRY, SEÑOR RUBINOV, BUT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE. THAT’S NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE?

IN SANTA FE:

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THE FACT THAT THEY WERE IN THE AREA, AND THE FACT THAT THEY HAD GUNPOWDER ON THEIR HANDS, AND THE FACT THAT YOUR HOUSE BLEW UP, IS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE. ALL THOSE PROOFS COULD HAVE COUNTLESS OTHER REASONS.

LIKE WHAT?

POLICIA ALVAREZ, ARE YOU FREE? OH, AND WHOM DO WE HAVE HERE? RUSSIAN RUBINOV. AREN’T YOU SUPPOSED TO BE RESTORING MY FARM?

THAT’S AN OFFER I CAN NEVER REFUSE. LET’S GO. RUBINOV, WE’RE DONE.

IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY CONCLUSIVE PROOF, THERE’S NOTHING I CAN DO. ADIOS, SEÑOR.

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It was 1919, a time when Yidden were sadly forced to choose between shemiras Shabbos and keeping their jobs. Feeling like there was no choice, this difficult nisayon had many give up their Shabbos observance. These Yidden would wake up early on Shabbos to daven before heading to work. A group of mispallelim, who with mesirus nefesh would give up their jobs on a weekly basis for the sake of shemiras Shabbos, were dismayed that their shul now held a 6:30 a.m. minyan to accommodate those heading to work. They were determined to daven only with a minyan made up of individuals guarding Shabbos, and so they established a new congregation. A prerogative to be a member was to attend the 9:00 Shabbos minyan, and thus they were named Chevra Shomrei Shabbos Anshe Sefard.

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Yaakov; he went to “Beis Lavan.”

1. Takes the cake 2. Piece of cake 3. Eat humble pie

Use the following letters to list 5 words, each using 7 letters and up. Only the center letter must be used, and letters can be repeated. Bonus points for pangrams (words that use all seven letters).

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YOU LIST THREE NAMES MENTIONED IN TANACH THAT ARE PALINDROMES?

WHAT

Name a common English phrase for each item on the list that includes a word associated with this week’s theme.

Theme: Feathered friends

Example: A person who works through the night — a night owl

1. Observe someone with a critical eye

2. Get cold feet

3. Someone ahead of the game

4. Everything gets noticed with this

5. I heard it from a secret someone

6. A dual accomplishment

7. An impossible search

8. Someone vulnerable for attack

9. How you feel on a day off

10. Small-minded person

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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

HINT

P W L A T A D F E C M I L N R S R E V H

E B F O K

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

Full mailing address:

Full name of winner:

Amount of points:

Full names of competing players:

List some words only the winner found:

WINNER 1

FAMILY NAME: Weinberger, 718-xxx-5768

NAME OF WINNER: Esty

AMOUNT OF POINTS: 136

NAMES OF COMPETING PLAYERS: Malky, Chavy

SOME WORDS ONLY THE WINNER FOUND: white, eight, fight THE LONGEST WORD FOUND ON THE BOARD: sourdough

WINNER 2

FAMILY NAME: Mermelstein, 718-xxx-1530

NAME OF WINNER: Gitty

AMOUNT OF POINTS: 66

NAMES OF COMPETING PLAYERS: Mommy SOME

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

THE TEN WINNERS OF THE $5 GIFT CARDS AT TOYS4U! A $5 credit was issued at Toys4U on the account of the phone number listed on your submission.

Yehuda Spielberg, 11, Kalish

Toby Grunwald, 6, Skver

Libby Weider, 7, Belz

Hindy Oberlander, 6, Bais Ruchel Satmar

Esty Oberlander, 8, Satmar

Sury Unsdorfer, 9, Skvere

Mendy Klein, 11, Satmar

Esty Frank,11, Bais Malka

Benzion Klein, 8, Ohel Yochanan

Malky Stern, 9, Viznitz

Faigy Jacobowitz

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.

Feel free to photocopy this coloring page for the entire family.

Avrumi & Shimi Braish, 8 & 5

Yitzchok Eidlisz, 6

Shulem W., 5

Family Knollandauer

Yitzchuk Moster

Yossi Berkowitz, 6

Duvid Wettenstein, 4

Chany, Hinda Leah, Tzipory Friedman

Yossi & Mordechai Aron Weber

Yitzchok Rosenblatt, 5

Shlomy Mendlovic

Libby, Meilich & Shaya Wieder

Yidy Herman

Hershy Fixler, 4

Shea Fleischer

Ari & Binyamin Diamant, 8 & 5

Yitschok Glazer, 8

Libby Wieder , 7

Moishy Fixler

Amrom Lebron

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. 718974-9428

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

WIG FOR SALE

Looking to sell a dark brown 16”-18” bangs non lace wig. Like new condition. $2100. BP. Call/text 347-816-8531

CANON CAMERAS

CANON CAMERAS in used condition for sale in BP. ELPH, SX, and G models in stock. Call 347 388 2336 for showroom hours.

WIG FOR SALE

Looking to sell a 14” to 16” Michal dark brown non lace wig. Like new condition. $2100. BP. Call/text 3478168652

OFFICE FURNITURE FOR SALE

For Sale, nearly new, barely used six modern office desks with chairs in pristine condition. Text (917) 4097727.

FOR SALE

Designer Deal: Authentic Jimmy Choo evening bag, black leather with crystal buckle, brand new with tags in gift box, perfect gift for kallah, deeply discounted, $525, sells for $850 in stores. Call or text 848-240-2105

DOONA STROLLER

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

REAL ESTATE

MIAMI BEACH

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

FOR SALE

1 Family Home Deleware NY, Owner retiring can’t afford to keep it. Accepting all offers. 212470-1708 text/lv msg

4 BEDROOM FURNISHED APT

Beautiful furnished 4 bdrm,2 bath apt for rent short/long term. NU & 40th st, 3 flights up. Call/text 718-419-0776 Email: rf11219@gmail.com

AIRMONT GETAWAY

Beautiful furnished house, 5 bedrooms 12 beds, 2 Bath, Deck, Lg. Playground, near shul. Linen, Towels, and all amenities included. Avail for weekend, weekly or monthly. Call: 347-678-6565 or 347485-4149

WEST PALM BEACH

No. 1 Real Estate Broker. Aaron Rose 561.308.5766

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

POCONOS GETAWAY

Large house can accommodate up to 18 guests. Cottage up to 6 guests. Near all the poconos atractions, walking distance to minyan. Please contact campusom180@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

WEEKEND RENTAL LAKEWOOD

Beautiful new 3bdrm 2fl bath furnished apartment. Linen towels hotplate & more. Next to Satmer, Oak&Vine. Call text 7185064321

6 BEDROOM

VACATION RENTAL

New luxurious house near KJ available for Shabbosim & Summer. Fully stocked kitchen, linen, towels. Beautiful outdoor furniture. Call/text 917-652-1468

MIAMI RENTAL

Miami spacious & spotless 2 bedroom condo with porch, In the Masada 3 building. Near shul, beach, shopping. Heated pool. Beautiful rooftop. Kosher kitchen. With Parking. 347-2474816

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

Classifieds

SUMMER HOME

White Lake: Across Lapidus Bungalow Colony. 8BR / 5 BA house ++. Available full summer $25,000. Call / text 845-248-7600

NORTH MIAMI FL

2-bedroom, 2-baths with private heated pool and spa. From $325 per night. Call/ Text: 917-382-4810, email: 1752nmb@gmail.com

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

HIGHLAND MILLS RENTAL (NEAR KJ)

Fully furnished beautiful spacious house. 4 bedrooms available daily, weekly and weekends. Linen, towels and all amenities. Beautiful private grounds, with heated pool. Near shul. Call/Text/ WhatsApp 917 705-9667

LINDEN-LUXE EXPERIENCE

New Pristine Cathedral

Ceiling House in Linden. 4.5 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms. Stocked Playroom. All Amenities included. 5 min to shul. Located near grocery. call/text 718-989-1406.

VILLA IN CASA GRANDE ARIZONA

Gorgeous upgraded villa available for Summer and year round. 14 comfortable beds, 3 baths, kosher kitchen. Beautiful private backyard with heated pool, outdoor furniture with grill. Near Shul & Grocery. Call/text 929-592-0368 / 929-441-5709

Arizonakoshervilla.net. Villa in Tuscon also available.

FLORIDA RENTAL

Beautiful 3 bedroom 3

bath villa with inground heated pool and hot tub available in North Miami, Price per night $339. Pictures available. Call/Text 845-327-7153

WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA

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

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

Carriage Club North, beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath, ground floor, for rent. Call: 347.499.0031

LINDEN VACATION

Exlusive beautiful fullyfurnished house, all amenities included, 5 bedrooms sleeps 11+2 cribs 7 min walk to shuls Beautiful In ground Heated pool. Call/Text 601-675-2665/ Crownprincevilla@gmail. com

AIRMONT VACATION

A nice private 4 bdrm house+living space, with stunning inground pool, in hot location in Airmont, available for Jul/Aug/Sep 347831-6849

WEST PALM BEACH FOR SALE

Wellington M, 2 Bedroom apt. Ground Floor FOR SALE. Call: 347.760.0639

SUMMER HOME

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

VILLAS AT WHITE LAKE

Beautiful furnished, 4 BDR 4 Baths, Luxury MBR Suite, Huge Living area, Stunning Views, friendly crowd, walk to Shopping, Minyanim. 24k. Call 845.397.2116

CAMPGROUNDS AVAILABLE

Beautiful campgrounds available to rent for a Yeshivas Kayitz or summer camp, Please contact campusom180@gmail.com

HIGHLAND MILLS

SUMMER RENTAL

Private 3 bedroom house available for the summer. Extra large dining room and living area. Pool. Total Privacy. Near Shul. Text 347291-1798

SHAVUOS RENTAL

Beautiful house for rent for Shavuos In a beautiful peaceful area of Monsey and near shuls. Multiple living rooms, four large bedrooms and full basement with additional rooms. Large deck with playground. Please call (908) 671-1850

FALLSBURG VACATION RENTALS

4 beautiful, large, 8-11 BR homes on same block avail combined or indv, linen/towels, eiruv, minyan, game rooms, hot tub, playground, 323-388-6901/ fallsburgvacations@ gmail.com

F/T OFFICE JOB

A Job That’s Just Right For You! Are you looking for a FT office job? Sync NY has a variety of excellent opportunities. Reach out today to speak to a recruiting expert. 7185879000. Submit resume today www.syncny. com or to info@syncny.com

HEIMISHE FOOD Fresh Heimishe food delivered to your door. Had a baby? Making a Simcha? Going away for Shabbos? Call 347-4612875

Classifieds

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.

BABYSITTER

Looking for a Babysitter to watch 2 children in my home from 2:30-4:30, M- Th, Excellent Pay. 9th/44th area. Call 845-324-1090 for more information.

BOOKKEEPER POSITION

Bookkeeper Position

Available in the Mesivta Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin Administrator Office. Great Environment and Competitive Pay. Knowledge of QuickBooks, Excel and experience a plus. Email resume: info@myrcb.org

TEACHER ASSISTANTS

Yeled V`Yalda Head Start Boro Park, Seeking Full Time Teacher Assistants. Must have a High School diploma. Excellent salary and benefits. Salary: $33,000-$38,000 depending on credentials. Send resume to: jobs@yeled. org Call: 718.686.2422

PLAYGROUP JOB

Seeking full day playgroup teacher for BP Chassidish Daycamp . VERY WELL PAYING yiddish speaking only. please call 646-5710765.

FT/PT MORAH

FT/ PT morah. Yiddish speaking. For small voucher playgroup, for September 24’. Located 47th between 18/19. Great pay! 718-853-4139 or 929-287-2054

TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS

Chassidisha preschool seeking warm and dedicated yiddish speaking teachers and assistants, with or without degree for preschool and daycare program for coming school year. Curriculum director position available for daycare, with experience, no degree required. Email resume to enhancedchinuch@ gmail.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Teacher, assistant and babysitter postions available for the summer and September in a wellestablished daycare in Boro Park. Reach out to us at 718-701-6556 x3 or email us at tlcdaycarenyc@gmail.com.

ASSISTANT TEACHER/PARA

Assistant Teacher/Para positions for the 24-25 school year, chassidish sp ed school. Great environment, training provided. Graduates welcome. Email resume to school718438@gmail.com.

TEACHERS/ASSISTANTS

Teachers/Assistants wanted for chassidish boys preschool in BP. Great Pay 718-757-9400

DAYCARE TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS

Seeking teachers and assistants for a brand new daycare. Great pay for the right candidate. 718-517-8030 ext 2

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Nurtury playgroup is looking for staff for summer and the upcoming school year. Amazing benefits and great pay! Call 718 724 3523. Send Resume to office@nurturycenter. com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Are you intuitive and know how to deeply connect with a child? Shemesh is your place. We are looking for passionate individuals to be a 1 to 1 child facilitator for the coming school year. Sonrise training provided. 929-484-4660 x 2

ASSISTANT TEACHERS

Vien EHS BP, seeking warm and dedicated assistant teachers, for the upcoming school year. Email resume to fmandel@kinderveltehs.org. Call: 718-435-5111 ext. 163

SECRETARY POSITION

Secretary position for fast paced sp ed school office. F/T, heimish environment, graduates welcome. Send resume to school718438@ gmail.com.

NURSERY TEACHER

Expanding Yeshiva in Kensington area is looking for a F/T Nursery Morah for school year 24-25. Warm environment, competitive salary, experience preferred. Email resume preschoolmorahs@gmail. com

JOBS AVAILABLE

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

HUMAN RESOURCES ONBOARDING SPECIALIST

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

PART TIME JOB

Looking for a warm, experienced, Yiddish speaking teacher for playgroup 2 1/2 times a week in the 19th ave area. For September. Please call 347-598-3952.

SECRETARY POSITION

Secretary needed for a brand new daycare. Basic computer skills and graphics experience. Great pay and benefits. 718-517-8030 ext 2

Camera repair service

We repair Canon, Sony and Nikon Cameras and Lenses.

 Fast turn around time

 WiFi removal

 LCD screen replacement

718-633-3331 | Shocked Electronics 209 Ditmas Ave, Brooklyn NY 11218 shockedelectronics.com | shockedelectronics@gmail.com Open Monday to Friday

Classifieds

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

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

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

ASSISTANT TEACHERS

Yeled V`Yalda Early Head

Start seeking assistant teachers in Boro Park. Excellent salary, lots of benefits. Childcare included. Salary range $32,000-$35,000. Please call: 718.686.2422 Email: jobs@ yeled.org

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

DAYCARE TEACHER/ ASSISTANTS

Boro Park Daycare Center seeking teachers with and without degrees and assistants 10th grade and up to work in toddler classrooms for summer and/ upcoming school year. For more details please email boroparkdaycare@gmail.com or call/text (848) 305-6831

MENTORS WANTED

Do you have a therapeutic personality? We are looking for young adults who are considering the mental health field, to be paired as mentors to with children on the spectrum to help build up their social life/skills. Call/ text/WA: 917.968.2292

SECRETARY NEEDED

Experienced Secretary needed for a brand new daycare. Administrative and HR experience a plus. Great pay and benefits. 718-5178030 ext 2

SECRETARY WANTED

BP Insurance office. Email resume perry@totalplantpa. com or call 718-576-1019

WIG STYLIST

Looking for an experienced wig stylist 7187159009

SPECIALED REBBE

Special Ed Classroom Rebbe position avail for the 24/25 school year. Masters and experience a plus. Great salary. Email Resume: rebbespecialed@gmail.com

SPECIAL ED TEACHER

Special Ed Certified Teacher positions available for the 2425 school year, chassidish sp ed school. Bilingual Yiddish a must. Great training and environment! Email resume to school718438@gmail.com.

LBA/BCBA

Tiferes Mordechai ABA school in Williamsburg looking to hire LBA/BCBA to supervise female instructors. Text, call or email 347-3976225 centerforil@gmail.com.

F/T OFFICE MANAGER

Local office seeking a full-time office manager to manage the day-to-day tasks of the office. Excellent benefits and long-term potential. $75k annual salary. Please email résumé to jobs@ hamaspikchoice.org

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Local office seeking full time office staff to fill various open positions. Excellent benefits. Pay range $23-$27 an hour. Please email resume to jobs@ hamaspikchoice.org

ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT STAFF

26-35 hours weekly in central Boro Park office, requires strong computer and communication skills, growth oriented environment. Salary range $45,000-$60,000. Please send resume to: smarkovic@yeled. org or call: 718.686.2326

INSTRUCTOR

Chayeinu Academy is seeking 1:1 instructor for the upcoming ‘24-’25 school year. Please email resume to info@ chayeinuacademy.org or call 718-303-9170.

• Customer Service Manager will manage and train a group of customer service reps. and ensure the delivery of high quality customer service to merchants.

•Manage the customer service queue, monitoring, assigning and answering incoming calls and emails daily.

• Act as liaison between merchants and internal departments to communicate, research, and investigate client issues and finding resolutions.

Underwriting

& Account Boarding

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Customer Service Manager

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• Customer Service Manager will manage and train a group of customer service reps. and ensure the delivery of high quality customer service to merchants.

• Work the Customer Service queue contacting and providing resolutions to Agents & Merchants

•Good communication & interpersonal skills needed

• Minimum 3 years experience, with further training provided by our teams

• Administrative Sales Assistant to provide upscale customer service to our merchants, perform various administrative tasks, processing orders, and coordinating with other departments.

• Act as company representative to new and existing merchant accounts.

• Continuously streamline the sales process through reporting, liaising with other departments, and assisting merchants on company products.

Fidelity Payment Services is one of the largest electronic payment providers in North America. We offer powerful processing tools to support B2B and B2C businesses across all channels—in-store, online, and mobile. Housed under the Fidelity umbrella, Cardknox is our proprietary gateway integration provider. Created by and for developers, this end-to-end technology platform allows us to provide customizable solutions for each and every one of our partners.

Bookkeeper

Customer Service Rep

• Work the Customer Service queue contacting and providing resolutions to Agents & Merchants

•Manage the customer service queue, monitoring, assigning and answering incoming calls and emails daily.

•Interact with Banks and Agents on a daily basis.

• Prescreen and process new customer Applications.

• Bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining accounting records and managing all aspects of the general ledger.

•Good communication & interpersonal skills needed

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• Act as liaison between merchants and internal departments to communicate, research, and investigate client issues and finding resolutions.

• Minimum 3 years experience, with further training provided by our teams

Create and check financial statements for accuracy and reconcile bank accounts and perform account analysis on assets and liability accounts.

• Administrative Sales Assistant to provide upscale customer service to our merchants, perform various administrative tasks, processing orders, and coordinating with other departments.

LOCATI ONS

• Act as company representative to new and existing merchant accounts.

• Continuously streamline the sales process through reporting, liaising with other departments, and assisting merchants on company products.

Williamsburg, Brooklyn 141 Flushing Ave, Suite 501, 11205

Underwriting & Account Boarding Rep

Detail Oriented nature and good communication skills needed, with training provided by our teams

•Interact with Banks and Agents on a daily basis.

Lakewood | Williamsburg

• • Prescreen and process new customer Applications.

Detail Oriented nature and good communication skills needed, with training provided by our teams

| Williamsburg

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Knowledge of computer-based spreadsheets and reporting; Netsuite and Excel highly preferred.

Bookkeeper

• Bookkeeper is responsible for maintaining accounting records and managing all aspects of the general ledger.

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Create and check financial statements for accuracy and reconcile bank accounts and perform account analysis on assets and liability accounts.

Williamsburg

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Knowledge of computer-based spreadsheets and reporting; Netsuite and Excel highly preferred.

Lakewood, New Jersey 465 Oak Glen Rd, 07731

LOCATI ONS

Boro Park, Brooklyn 4013 13th Ave, 11218

Williamsburg, Brooklyn 141 Flushing Ave, Suite 501, 11205

Lakewood, New Jersey 465 Oak Glen Rd, 07731

Boro Park, Brooklyn 4013 13th Ave, 11218

Senior Admin. Sales Assistant

Williamsburg

Lakewood

Williamsburg

Boro Park

Williamsburg

Classifieds

YESHIVA HIRING

Yeshiva in Flatbush with positions available for 2024-2025 School Year. ·Elementary & Junior High Teachers ·Teacher’s Assistants F/T & P/T ·Office Secretary F/T & P/T. Competitive Salary. Please email resume: interviewsatyeshiva@gmail. com

CASE MANGER

Looking for a job? Do you enjoy working with kids and have a BA ? Then this job might be a great fit for you. Be a “Care Manager” for IDCC, great benefits! Yiddish speaking preferred, please email with confidence to mlax@interborough.org

INTAKE SPECIALIST

IDCC Health Homes Program is seeking an Intake specialist with 1 year experience in HR or Case managing, FT, great benefits, job location at our Kings highway office,some travel required. Yiddish speaking only, BA rqrd, please email mlax@ interborough.org

CHILDREN’S WAIVER 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

OPWDD 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

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

Seeking a warm Heimish Couple to spend every second Shabbos in a group home in Flatbush, from Friday 12pm-till Moitzei Shabbos 11pm. Creating a homey atmosphere, for a few adults. Please send your resume to dsp@hcsny.org or call 7188542747 ext.1507

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

DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS

HCS is seeking male DSPs to work at our Flatbush residence for afternoon shifts 3-11 pm daily. Please forward resume’ to jobs@hcsny.org. Please call 718-854-2747 ext. 1114

BILLING REPS WANTED!

Seeking F/T experienced medical billing rep for a professional heimish office in Boro Park. Great pay, benefits package. Email chana@ hiresolutionsny.com.

INTAKE SECRETARY

Special ed agency seeking full time intake secretary. Great environment and great pay! Email chana@ hiresolutionsny.com

MULTIPLE JOB OPENINGS

Attention seminary and high school grads! Get hired today, begin working after graduation! Reach out today to hear all our opportunities! Email chana@ hiresolutionsny.com

ADMIN ASSISTANT

Full-time administrative assistant position located in Brooklyn Square. Seeking a motivated and responsible individual who has attention to detail and the ability to multi-task. Amazing opportunity for growth for the right candidate. Apply now! Joinus@haimaba.com

HOME VISITOR

Do you enjoy working with children? Do you relate well to others? Yeled V’Yalda Early Head Start Home-Based, Boro Park is looking to hire a home visitor to do weekly visits with children ages birth to three. Basic computer skills required. Salary Range 35,000-$45,000. Email resume: homebased@yeled. org

PRESCHOOL TEACHER WILLIAMSBURG

Join our team starting September 2024! Seeking a passionate teacher for our 4-year-old Head Start class in Williamsburg. Must have a min. of 90 credits. Apply now! Call: 718.514.8925 or 718.514.8926 If no answer, please leave a message or call 718.963.1841 in the evening

HELP WANTED

Heimishe school in Boro Park seeking pleasant individual to assist with bus dispatch remotely 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM. Please email resumes5784@ gmail.com

TEACHERS WANTED

Heimishe School in Boro Park is seeking upper elementary general studies teachers, experience preferred. Warm environment. Send resume to: teachingposition613@ gmail.com

BUS TEACHER

Child Center seeking bus teacher for a short afternoon route. Immediate start. Please call 718-577-8486 ext: 1 for more details.

ENGLISH ASSISTANTS

Chasidishe Girls School in BP is seeking 1st & 2nd grade English assistants. PM hours. Please call 718-338-5600 x313 or email to lgordonbydg@ gmail.com

LOVE FASHION?

We have the perfect job for you! Children’s boutique looking to hire friendly & outgoing sales associate in BP and in Williamsburg. Great environment & Great pay. Call 929-244-0187

DAYCARE TEACHERS

Looking for devoted Yiddishspeaking teachers, starting September, for a home based daycare, no Fridays, great pay. Call: 646-820-3422

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Special Ed school in Williamsburg looking for full time administrative assistant for the coming school year. Good computer skills and start time at 8:30 AM a must. Excellent salary and work environment. Please send resume to email centerforil@ gmail.com or call 347-3976225.

OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Seeking experienced Occupational Therapist for Special Ed school in Brooklyn. Excellent salary and collaborative working environment. Resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Seeking an energetic girl to work in a heimish school office. Must have excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail. Great pay! Grads welcome. resumes@yadyisroelschool.org

F/T EMPLOYEE

Real Estate mgmt office seeking full time employee with basic computer skills. Email: toby@mprealtyny.com or call 718 972 1163

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ABA BEHAVIOR TECHNICIAN

Yeled V`Yalda is seeking ABA Behavior Technicians to join our team of caring professionals to provide ABA services for children with autism under the guidance of a BCBA. Flexible days and hours! 100% internet free option available! Opportunities available in your area! Salary range $24-$36 commensurate with experience. To apply please call: 718.686.2349 or email resume to: inspara@yeled.org

ATTENTION GRADS!

Seeking an incredible job? Many great opportunities in both office and special ed school settings are now available! Secure your dream job today! Email your resume to henny@hiresolutionsny. com a call 18452745219

ACCOUNTING POSITION

Join our vibrant team! Seeking a candidate with basic accounting experience and Excel proficiency for an AP position in an all-female office. Full time, great pay + full benefits package incl yom tov pay and insurance. Email your resume to hckpayables@ gmail.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Are you efficient and caring?

Hiring a FT candidate to help parents enroll their child in life-changing services. Hold their hand during the process and move things along smoothly to the finish line. Flatbush. Excellent pay and benefits. Email dfreund@hamaspikkings.org or call 718.387.8400 x 152.

DIRECTOR POSITION

Seeking a warm, experienced, Yiddish speaking Pre-school director for a small established Pre-School. Excellent environment, excellent support. Call 718-376-4555 9am-3pm.

F/T PARAS

Now hiring paras to work full time in a special education school for the 24-25 school year. Supportive and heimish environment. Transportation provided. Resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org

SPECIAL ED TEACHERS

Now hiring a devoted special ed classroom teacher for the 24-25 school year. Small class size, excellent training, supportive environment. Resumes@yadyisroelschool. org

EHS TEACHER CANARSIE LOCATION

Seeking BA with 12 ECE Credits or study plan with almost complete BA and 12 Education credits. Please email resume to: Dbarnett@ yeled.org

STATEN ISLAND ASSISTANT TEACHER

Yeled V`Yalda Staten Island is seeking a warm, experienced and caring assistant teacher. (No teacher’s prep required!) Positive and friendly environment. Great benefits. Salary $33,000-$38,000. Please send resume to: HRubinstein@Yeled.org or call 718-514-8865

STATEN ISLAND LEAD TEACHER

Looking for a great Staten Island local job? Yeled V`Yalda Staten Island is seeing an experienced, warm and enthusiastic teacher. Positive and friendly environment. 12 ECE Credits Required. Salary $41,000-$68,000. Great benefits. Please send resume to: HRubinstein@Yeled.org or call 718-514-8865

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Yaldeinu school is seeking Instructors for ‘23-’24. 9 am -1 pm, 1 pm -4 pm, 9 am to 4 pm, Great team atmosphere, great pay, amazing training! Please email resume to info@ yaldeinu.net

TEACHER POSITION

Tiferes Mordechai ABA school in Williamsburg servicing girls and boys with special needs, seeking female classroom teacher. High competitive salary, transportation. Please text or call 347-397-6225 or email resume to centerforil@gmail. com

SALESMAN WANTED

Frozen Food company looking for a geshmak yingerman to be a salesman, very well paid please email frozendesserts2@gmail.com.

ASSISTANTS/ CO-TEACHERS

Looking for assistants/ coteachers for boys pre nursery for the upcoming school yeargraduates preferred. Email resume to upkprenursery@ gmail.com.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

A professional Life/ Disability Insurance Office in Boro Park is looking for a courteous,responsible and detail oriented secretary. Willing to train. Please call: 347-623-7001.

FEMALE ABA PARAS

Seeking female ABA paras for full-time/ part-time in-school opportunities in Boro Park and Flatbush. Evening home cases available as well. Great BCBA supervision. Please send your resume to hr@discoveraba.org

PROVIDER COORDINATOR POSITION

Full-time, provider coordinator position available in Boro Park office. Communication and organization skills required. Great work environment, competitive pay and opportunity for growth. Please send resume to hr@discoveraba.org

ADMINISTRATIVE SECRETARY

Administrative secretary position, special ed school. F/T, P/T, some exp. preferred w/ computers skills, DOE process. Email resume to school718438@gmail.com.

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

Going for your BCBA? Get training, direct hours, and great pay while working in a dynamic environment! Have your Master’s degree and love children with special needs? Great opportunities await you! Email your resume to henny@hiresolutionsny.com or call 1845-274-5219

PARA POSITION

Seeking conscientious and devoted paraprofessional for a second-grade girl in a chasssidish school from 9 am-12:40 pm and 12:454:15 pm for summer and upcoming school year. Excellent environment, great pay! Interested candidates should submit a resume and references to leah@ aimfurther.org.

CHILDCARE

BABYSITTER

Looking to share my babysitter in my home for at least 5 hours between 9 and 3. 17 Ave & 50th St area. Starting in June. 347-4887374 call or text

BABYSITTINGVOUCHERS ONLY

Slots available for September. Morning hours, 12th & 45, 929-585-2257

SUMMER PLAYGROUP

Summer playgroup slot available. 15 & 40’s, 718-8541092

PLAYGROUP SLOTS AVAIL Kindershpeil playgroup has some voucher/cash slots available. highly experienced teachers call 3479326524

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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.

MUSIC LESSONS

Professional music lessons by Mr. Wertzberger now for just $10 per week. Limited time special! 718-435-1923

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

CONSTRUCTION

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

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

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

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.

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

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 . We work Sunday too. Call/Text:929430-7551 /646-288-0185. E-mail:roomdividers11219@ gmail.com

LIGHT ALTERATIONS

Please Call: 718.450.4700

WRITING SERVICE

We put a pen to your voice! For all your writing needs. 1-929-549-2700

ELECTROLYSIS

16 & 54, Day and evening appointments. Call 917-4742398

HOME ORGANIZER & SPACE MANAGER

Accepting new clients. Call today and book your slots. Bonus: Tips & Tools for Maintenance 929 627 4045

MESOS DODIM

Shidduchim for young adults facing genetic and medical challenges. Strictlyconfidential, please contact Mrs. Klein at 845.729.3001.

GARTEL FRINGES

We make professional gartel fringes and mend gartelach. Same day service. In the heart of BP. (347) 693-4920 or (718)435-7644

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

SPRINTER & MINI VAN SERVICE

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

WIG & HAIR

Wig wash & sets, haircuts, and hairstyles for great prices! Located in BP at 10/46. Call/Text: 917-618-1174

HANDYMAN BY THE HOUR

We are ready for the summer, are you?

Handyman by the hour book now and get 15% OFF. GET HANDI 1866426-3421 Licensed & insured

ROWENTA REPAIR

Expert repairs on Rowenta steam stations. Reasonable prices. Fast service. Located in boro park. Call 646-2613809

ODDS & ENDS

CLOTHING GEMACH

Nice new ladies clothing for the needy only 646-904-1247

SUMMER JOBS

ABA COUNSELOR

Join Us in unlocking Futures this Summer by being an ABA Counselor for younger students! Locations in Boro Park (38th and 13th Ave) Full time hours, great pay! Call for more info! : 917.968.2292 (Upstate locations available as well)

ABA COUNSELOR

Unlock Your Potential This Summer! Join us in being an ABA counselor at local day camps throughout Brooklyn, Five Towns, Deal and Upstate NY. Great Pay & Training. Call or text to learn more: 917.968.2292

DAYCAMP POSITIONS

Preschool Boys Day camp in Brooklyn seeks female teachers, lifeguard, counselors & JC’s Full & Part time positions available. A rewarding & Enjoyable experience. Call 718-871-6391

SUMMER POSITIONS

Seeking summer staff and counselors for a brand new daycare. Amazing pay: 718517-8030 ext 2

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SUMMER POSITION

Looking for energetic girls to work as staff in a day camp in Mountain dale or in Monticello (great pay and environment). For preschool call 917-789-2215. For a Head counselor position call 929-486-9722

PLAYGROUP POSITIONS

Looking forward to a fantastic, fulfilled summer? Seeking warm and devoted teachers and girls for a Yiddish speaking playgroup in Boro Park! Great environment! Great pay! Call/leave msg 646-887-5634

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Gown sales for women and teens

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Gown sales for women and teens

Gown sales for women and teens

Charmé Couture is a gown boutique where elegance and affordability intertwine. Our showstopping gowns are what dreams are made of minus the hefty price tag. You know a charmé gown when you see it, and were pretty proud of that.

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little kids floafer on 16th Ave. before Pesach Call 718-435-5390

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Couture is a gown boutique where elegance and affordability intertwine. Our showstopping gowns are what dreams are made of minus the hefty

bundle of keys on 13th btw 47 - 48, 1929334-1777

baby shoe at Brooklyn Bridge Park Pier 1, 718-435-3970

Found in ABC Discount A lg bag with purchases from Quickaid Pharmacy, A bag with a robe from Royal Lingerie, A bag with Noxzema hnd cream 718 438 4514

2 frank olive lady hats one on 42nd & the other on 43rd 929 625 1229

By Appointment 917-202-6460

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RINGS FOUND THURSDAY

Chol Hamoed in ladies bathroom at Supercharge raceway & arcades in Edison NJ 718-759-8077

Fuzzy pink/white baby blanket and eye glasses in Neumans optician case at bus stop on 49th st in BP 347631-1701

ring on Thursday Chol Hamoed in Iplay America by the bathroom sinks. Call/text 646-248-2651

streimel on 13th Ave 42nd St 718-871-4506.

Expensive watch 18/47th park

year ago bag on Will/ BP bus with sneakers and nightgown 718-435-2493

FREE GIVEAWAYS

Set of 8 milchig Corelle dishes barely used 347-7496487 p/u in BP

8 Light Crystal Chandelier

Call/Text: 347-369-1161

antique dresser and two mirrors, armoire, crib 718290-4290

Fleishig, Pesachdig full size convection oven, great condition 718-851-0726

WHITE GOWNS

15 beautiful white gowns for kids. For sale or rent. Call/ text 3474212966.

SUMMER JOB

playgroup seeking high school girls for summer and teacher with experience, fantastic pay, call or text 929302-2535

AIRMONT OFF MARKET

Colonial 4 bedroom 2. bath with an inground pool at a great price, looking for a quick closing 347-839-0457 yossimproperties@gmail.com

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Experienced heimishe babysitter is reopening for the summer. located on 10 and nid 40’s limited slots references available 347-7497774

WILLIAMSBURGH OFFICE SPACES

203 Clifton Pl, few size’s avail, competitive pricing, cafeteria & conference room included. call/txt 929-2769138

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