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INGREDIENTS

1 medium carrot (approx. 5.5 oz.)*

1 egg

½ cup Lieber’s Avocado Oil

1 cup Lieber’s Granulated Sugar

1¾ cups flour

1 tsp Lieber’s baking powder

1 tsp Lieber’s Cinnamon

1½ tsp Lieber’s Pure Vanilla Extract

½ cup Lieber’s Honey

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350°F and line a 9x5-inch loaf pan with parchment paper.

2. In a food processor fitted with the S-blade, process the carrot (it should make about 1 cup of pureed carrot). Add all remaining ingredients and blend until just combined. Batter will be thick.

3. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan. Bake in preheated oven for 50-60 minutes.

4. Let cool before slicing.

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(Re: Black on White, Issue 252)

Your black and white pictorial was magnificent! I was glued to its pages. It’s content like this that sets The Boro Park View apart. If a picture is worth a thousand words, a pictorial like this has incredible value. What a great concept and unique presentation. Kol hakavod!

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(Re: Bits of Wits, Issue 252)

Please note that there are other words that have all five vowels in alphabetical order. One example is “abstemious,” and there are others, too.

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In Issue 252, the oil was mistakenly omitted from the fig-topped Honey Loaf recipe. We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Below is the correct version of this recipe.

HONEY LOAF

This recipe fills two 3-pound loaf pans.

INGREDIENTS

4 eggs

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla sugar

½ cup oil

½ cup honey

1 T. coffee diluted in ½ cup boiling water

1 tsp. baking powder

2 cups flour

CREAM

1 stick margarine

2 cups confectioners’ sugar

¼ cup whip topping

TOPPING

Honey-glazed pecans Figs

DIRECTIONS

1. In a mixing bowl, mix eggs and sugars.

2. Add remaining cake ingredients.

3. Spray two 3-pound loaf pans. Pour the mixture into the pans. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

4. For the cream, mix all ingredients in the food processor until creamy.

5. Using a round tip (1A), pipe the cream into the cake. Decorate with figs and pecans.

read and gave me a sense of confidence in our school system, which is populated by special people like these.

I would like to share a story as well. My daughter is a bright girl who is well-liked by teachers and her classmates alike, but she’s not a good “studier.” When it comes to tests, she has a hard time organizing the information and memorizing what she needs to know. Although she performs well in class, her marks don’t reflect that, and this is hard for her to swallow. Last year, before a major test, her teacher invited her to her house to help her review the material and study for the test. She gave up her own precious time, voluntarily, to help my daughter do well. Instead of my daughter feeling frustrated and discouraged, she felt like a million dollars, with the self-confidence that she could master the work — and that her teacher thought she was worth the investment.

To all the rebbeim, moros and school personnel out there, thank you for taking such good care of our precious children. May you have much nachas from your avodas hakodesh!

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(Re: Riding on His Shoulders, Issue 250)

I’ve been a school bus driver for many years. I want to make the public aware that, besides being disrespectful, kids screaming on the bus really makes it difficult to stay focused on the road. Please teach your children proper “bus behavior,” just as you teach them proper behavior for other scenarios.

Also, in the morning, if the bus stops at your house and you aren’t waiting outside, at least be waiting inside right near the door so you can immediately indicate to the bus driver that your child is coming as quickly as he could.

We bus drivers strive to do our best! Let’s all remember our middos so the bus ride can be as pleasant of a trip as possible.

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I’m sure you’ve heard people say, “Kids today are so spoiled,” and, “When I was a kid, there was no such thing as everyone having

________ (fill in the fad of the day).”

We blame the kids, but I think it’s ourselves who are to blame. Is it possible that we’re enabling the “s’kimt zich mir ” attitude? Are we teaching our kids to be weak or resilient?

A recent example brought this close to home. I have a daughter in fourth grade this year. At the end of last year, her class performed a play for all the mothers. Before the play, a note was sent home informing all the mothers that they may not bring balloons or treats for their daughters when they come to the performance. However, many mothers disregarded these explicit instructions and did bring balloons, treats or gifts to make the occasion special for their child. It was very hard for the girls who did not receive anything to watch it all.

There are several problems with what occurred. First, by presenting your daughter with a gift in public, you create a new standard that others feel obliged to meet. Second, the public gift-giving arouses jealousy among the girls. Third, doing so goes completely against school rules and teaches the girls that they do not have to follow the rules if they don’t want to. Last, it raises the expectations of the students. The play itself is exciting; a treat or gift is unnecessary. By making it a thing, we condition our students to expect more, and we diminish their ability to enjoy simple pleasures like the satisfying sense of accomplishment and the pleasure of sharing an exciting occasion with their mother.

You may or may not agree with these considerations. But at the very least, it’s important to follow school rules. If you want to mark the occasion with a treat or gift, why not do it at home? That solves everything, and teaches your child the most important value: considering the feelings of others above all.

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WHAT SERVES AS YOUR JUNK DRAWER,

AND WHAT’S IN IT?

A drawer in my kitchen; it holds spare keys, pens, tape, a stapler and more. At the moment, it also holds anything that was on the counter when we cleared up, including mail, flower-seed packets, a pipe cleaner, bacitracin ointment, a bandage, loose change, a flashlight, an Uno card and a Bananagrams tile. – A Reader

My junk drawer is the first drawer near my kitchen entrance, and it holds pens, pencils, markers, Post-it notes, an assortment of papers, and whatever fits in when I’m cleaning my counter in a rush. I declutter it every six weeks or so. – C.T.

The yearly calendar, The Boro Park View, pens, scissors and paper clips. On Friday afternoon, anything muktzah lands in the drawer too, from mail to whatnot. – A Reader

I don’t have a junk drawer, but I do have an organized utility drawer. In it, I keep matches, pens, a tape measure, blue carpenter’s tape, notepads and cash for my cleaning lady. Pads and pens — so I can write shopping lists. Tape measure — so I can measure baking pans. – A Reader

At the moment, I don’t have a junk drawer. The random objects my kids pick up from school, friends or neighbors, as well as the little things I buy before knowing whether I really need them or have a place to keep them in, act like nomads. They start out on the kitchen table, move to the small counter at the end of the kitchen, get dumped into a cabinet before Shabbos, promptly jump out after Shabbos, and the cycle repeats. The final destination is, of course, the trash bin, which conveniently sits right next to the small counter. May they rest in peace. – F.H.

My junk drawer is… believe it or not… my sink! That is where I dump dirty dishes, my countless bitten pens, my unopened mail, and so on. I know it sounds crazy; this is an unhealthy habit of mine, and I hope to resolve it with this new, fresh and promising year! A blessed year to all! – A Reader

I WISH THERE WOULD BE ONLY ONE JUNK DRAWER IN MY HOUSE! THEY’RE ALL FILLED WITH PAPERS, PAPERS AND MORE PAPERS. – A READER

I USE A KITCHEN DRAWER, AND IT HOLDS EVERYTHING FROM PONY RUBBERS TO OLD PHONES. – HINDY SCHWARTZ

A large shallow drawer in our kitchen serves as our junk drawer. There you can find pens, pencils, a pair of scissors, money, chargers, packing tape, a calculator, business cards, insurance cards and batteries. There’s even a smoke detector waiting to be reinstalled, and envelopes waiting to be mailed out. – B.Z.L.

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Nothing in my kitchen junk drawer qualifies as junk. It’s a narrow “ muktzah drawer” that contains the odds and ends you wouldn’t touch on Shabbos. To be more exact, it contains objects found in a home (screws, light switch cover, meat thermometer, keychain pill holder, drawer knobs, etc.) that have no specific use or spot, but if you throw them out, you’ll find yourself needing them the next day. Most notably, our narrow drawer contains a bendy-twisty thingamajig toy hijacked from my motherin-law’s home over 30 years ago. It has absolutely no use whatsoever, but it’s comforting to know it’s in there. It’s a family heirloom. Not junk. – A Reader

I have a couple of junk drawers: a kitchen drawer, the top drawers in my dresser, and the drawers in my buffet. I keep anything and everything there. Right now, there are USBs, phone chargers, pens, spare change, keys, gift cards that probably have just a few cents left on them, and broken parts from toys that we hope to fix someday. – A Reader

I HAVE A SMALL DRAWER IN MY KITCHEN FOR JUNK. OFFICIALLY, IT SHOULD HOLD PENS AND SCISSORS, BUT THE THINGS THAT CAN’T FIND A BETTER PLACE LAND THERE TOO. CURRENTLY, IT CONTAINS MY SIDDUR, A SMALL TEHILLIM, BUS PINS, MITZVAH NOTES, CHARGERS, A SPARE PHONE, SPARE BATTERIES, A SCREWDRIVER AND KEYCHAINS. TIME FOR A CLEANUP! – D.B.

I have a three-inch wide drawer between my oven and the wall that can’t really be used for anything other than junk. I keep my pens there, some combs, extra not-sure-if-it’s-working batteries, paper for mitzvah notes, safety covers for outlets, pony rubbers, battery packs, an mp3 and small speaker, an old Metro card (there because I don’t know if it still has money on it, but I never use the MTA so I’ll never find out...), some extra insurance cards, stamps, USBs, broken pieces from broken things, and a nicely growing pile of small plastic circles that belong on the inside corners of my cabinet doors and drawers... and that’s basically it! I can’t believe it took so many words to write down what rests in this oh-so-tiny space. – A Reader

I think nothing beats my junk drawer! It’s actually not a drawer, but the windowsill between my kitchen and dining room. Can anyone relate? I have opened and waiting-for-my-husband-to-open mail, a screw that’s waiting for that elusive someone to reveal the secret of where it’s coming from, last week’s magazines, and whatnot. Next POV question should be, “How do you organize the junk sitting around?” – Ruchy F.

LET’S TAKE A TOUR. IN OUR JUNK DRAWER, WE’VE GOT CHARGERS, WIRES, SCOTCH TAPE, FLYERS, REGISTRATION CARDS, IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS, KEYS FOR UNKNOWN LOCKS, PENS, PENCILS, ERASERS, A VARIETY OF ALEF-BEIS TRACERS, SAFETY PINS, BOBBY PINS, QUARTERS, NICKELS AND MORE! AS LONG AS THERE’S STILL ROOM, THE PILE WILL GROW. IT’S TIME TO ORGANIZE, WE KNOW… – A READER

My first kitchen drawer serves as my junk drawer. I don’t call it by that name, however, because when I recently told my five-year-old to put something in the junk drawer, she looked at me blankly and said we keep junk in the nosh cabinet! I keep my camera and phone chargers there, as well as erasers, an electronic dictionary, my kids’ bus routes, and a notepad for mitzvah notes. – T.R.

Believe it or not, I don’t have a junk drawer! On the side of my refrigerator, I have a magnetic holder for quick-grab stuff like pens, Post-it notes, and kid-sized scissors. What else would go in my junk drawer? I have a bin for mail in one of my cabinets, a bin for school supplies in a closet, and batteries are stored with the tools. – A Reader

I RECENTLY ORGANIZED MY JUNK DRAWER WITH CUTE COMPARTMENTS SO IT’S NEAT AND ORGANIZED. MY JUNK DRAWER IS IN MY KITCHEN AND HAS LOTS OF PENS, PENCILS, PADS OF PAPER AND WIRES. ANYTHING THAT DOESN’T FIT INTO THE COMPARTMENTS GOES INTO THE GARBAGE. – D.G.

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THE FIRST AND EASIEST ACCESSIBLE SHELF OF MY SMALLEST KITCHEN CABINET SERVES AS MY JUNK SPACE. IT HOLDS A SMALL BIN FOR BASIC SUPPLIES, A HUGE STACK OF PAPERS, AND MY CAMERA TO HAVE HANDY WHEN I NEED TO SNAP A CUTE SHOT. – A READER

My milchig silverware drawer is extra large, so I filled the extra space with a bunch of rectangular containers. I use them for all writing supplies, scotch tape, scissors, keys, parts of games, homeless items, and other assorted junk. – A Reader

The first drawer when you come into my kitchen is the junk drawer, and it’s actually pretty neat. I found that using a small drawer for all odds and ends will ensure that it won’t become a dumping ground. This drawer is home to a bunch of small office supplies and tools. Lots of things that most people store in their junk drawer, like chargers and spare change, have a different home in my house. – A Reader

We don’t have a junk drawer. Yes, you’re reading right! After much effort, I figured out how to contain those “to-do” papers in a plastic folder, and the junk drawer is happily nonexistent. I do have a drawer organized with pens, Postit notes and other little things I need handy. It’s not a junk drawer, but a handy drawer. – A Reader

As soon as my sheva brachos week was over, I bought a small (fourteen inches high) set of three drawers. They are labeled office, sewing and tools. This is my official “junk drawer,” as evidenced by the random things that creep in there: fidge toys in the “office” drawer, thermometer with the tools and gift supplies with the sewing notions. – L. Weiss

In my washroom, I have one spare cabinet drawer where chargers, batteries, petty cash, stamps, USBs and all the odds and ends are kept. I try to keep it somewhat orderly with clear containers of all sizes filling the drawer, so I can actually find an SD card when I need one. – A Reader

A small drawer between my fridge and stove serves as our junk drawer. We specifically designed it narrow so that not too much junk can fit in. There are always basic office supplies, plus random things that find their way there because they have nowhere else to go when someone’s clearing the counter or sweeping up. This includes screws, batteries, antibiotic cream, a couple of phone wires, a small hand cream and coins. Once in a while, I get ruthless and get rid of everything besides what really belongs there. – C.K.

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In Parshas Vayelech, Hakadosh Baruch Hu says, “V’anochi haster astir panai” – And I will hide My face on that day, because of all the evil they have committed ( Devarim 31:18).

The Gemara in Chagigah describes how Rav Yehoshua ben Chananya was once challenged by an apikorus in the palace of Caesar. The heretic intimated that Klal Yisrael had been abandoned by Hakadosh Baruch Hu, since they sinned and are now in galus. Apparently, Hashem had hidden His face from His children. Rav Yehoshua replied that even so, Hashem’s hand is constantly outstretched over us in protection.

However, the Torah says in this week’s parsha, “V’anochi haster astir panai.” When Klal Yisrael sins, Hashem will hide His face and not protect us!

Additionally, the expression “outstretched hand” is generally used when dispensing punishment. What was Rav Yeshoshua trying to say?

AFTER EVERY FAMILY SIMCHA, after every Yom Tov spent together in the company of their siblings and nieces and nephews, Baruch and Chany went home to their little empty apartment. When would their walls echo the wail of a newborn, the joyous giggles of a playful toddler, even the tantrum of a stubborn four-year-old? When would it be their turn to acquire the roles of Tatty and Mommy?

It took gargantuan effort for Chany not to ask the burning question: Why? Why us? But she didn’t voice it. Not when her younger sister gave

birth to a healthy baby boy just in time for her first anniversary, and not when they were offered the role of kvatter by a cousin.

Baruch and Chany tried being mechazek themselves with the knowledge that nobody was taking anything away from them. They simply had to wait for the day when their yeshuah would come.

They tried everything. Davening, segulos, kabbalos, and of course, being mazkir their names to their Rebbe. Five years after their wedding, with their desperation intensifying, Baruch once again went to speak with the Rebbe.

It was comforting, as always, to receive a personal bracha, and this time, Baruch was glad to come out with something actionable. The Rebbe had given him specific advice of a kabbalah he and his wife could take upon themselves.

It wasn’t an easy thing to do, but it wasn’t easy to sit around and wait, either. They committed to stick to the kabbalah for 40 days, come what may.

You can probably guess the end of the story. Yes, within that same year, Baruch and Chany became the blessed parents of a gorgeous baby boy.

Amidst the excitement of collecting their mazel tovs and preparing for the shalom zachor, the proud new parents were caught off guard when the doctors informed them that their baby had been born with a lifethreatening problem. The silver lining was that there was a world-class physician right there in the same hospital, ready to treat their baby. The doctor explained that with a shot given in the first few days of the baby’s life, the condition should stabilize.

They tried everything. Davening, segulos, kabbalos, and of course, being mazkir their names to their Rebbe

Even in those moments when the possibility of a yeshuah is obscured from our vision, He sees us and is guarding us

What a relief!

“You know,” the doctor said, “this is a brand-new treatment that wasn’t available until recently. Until just a very short while ago, we had no way to treat this condition.”

Baruch and Chany realized with shock that while they could not have imagined the good in their long wait while they were going through it, it had actually been in their best interest. Had they given birth to a child with this condition sooner, the end may have been very different. * * * * *

Even in the most challenging times, when it seems that everything is bad, chas v’shalom, it’s really not that way. Even in situations that seem like hester panim, Hakadosh Baruch Hu is helping and protecting us.

This can be explained with a mashal. Standing before the Kisei Hakavod after 120 years, a neshamah looks back at the trajectory of his life. He sees that throughout the path, there are two pairs of footsteps, one beside the other. How surprised he is to notice that just at those sharpest twists and turns, at those most challenging moments of his life,

he only spots one set of footprints.

“Tell me, dear Father,” he asks, “Whose footsteps are we seeing on the path of my life?”

“Those are Mine and yours,” says Hakadosh Baruch Hu. “I accompanied you throughout all you experienced, from the moment of your birth until your very last day.”

“Aha,” the neshamah cries. “Why did You abandon me just in those most difficult times?”

“My son,” comes the reassuring response, “true, in those challenging moments, you see just one pair of footprints. But those aren’t yours. They are Mine. When you went through hardships, I carried you, My dear son, on My shoulders.”

The Kovno Rav, zt”l, Rav Aryeh Leib Shapira, better known as Reb Leibele of Kovno, explains:

If someone stands opposite his friend and doesn’t want his friend to see him, he has two options. Either he can turn away, in which case his friend will not see him, but neither will he see his friend. Or he can press his hands against his friend’s eyes. This way, his friend won’t see him,

but he can still see his friend.

Rav Yehoshua ben Chananya was not arguing with the apikorus whether Hashem displays hester panim or not. The pasuk in this week’s parsha clearly states that there is indeed hester panim. The argument between them was simply regarding the nature of the hester panim

The apikorus said Hashem had turned away His face, which would mean that not only could Klal Yisrael no longer see Hakadosh Baruch Hu, but Hakadosh Baruch Hu was no longer watching over us, chalilah

Rav Yehoshua responded that that’s a mistake. The hester panim comes in the form of “meitzitz min hacharakim” — Hashem is watching us through the cracks (Shir Hashirim 2:9). We may not always be zoche to see the yad Hashem in these times of hester panim, but we know that Hakadosh Baruch Hu can see us. He’s peering at us from behind the wall, through the cracks, and is watching over us and protecting us every single moment.

Hashem hasn’t turned His face away; He simply stretched out His hand to cover our eyes so we shouldn’t see the hashgacha. Even in those moments when the possibility of yeshuah is obscured from our vision, He sees us and is guarding us.

Ultimately, the outstretched arm that indicates punishment is accompanied by pure hashgachas Hashem.

Adapted from the teachings of Rav Mordechai Freundlich, zt”l.

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According to the New York Post, Varma held a raucous party that drew 200 people in the summer of 2020. The recordings also have him saying that he attended two private gatherings that were held between April 2020 and May 2021.

Varma allegedly said on the recordings that then-mayor Bill de Blasio caved in to the teachers’ union demands to close city schools, knowingly prioritizing the union’s support in upcoming elections over the wellbeing of New York’s schoolchildren. Varma also reportedly took credit for talking de Blasio into a vaccine mandate.

While Varma didn’t deny that he attended the parties, flouting mandates that he enforced on residents of the five boroughs, he insisted that the edited records took his words out of context in the recordings. Varma also admitted that his judgment was far from stellar at the time, but said he attended the parties because he needed to be able to “blow off steam” in order to be able to function at his extremely stressful job.

Not surprisingly, Varma’s attempts to defuse the situation fell flat with city lawmakers. City Councilman Joe Borelli blasted Varma for closing businesses, telling families not to celebrate important holidays, and firing workers who refused to be vaccinated, all for no credible reason.

“It’s time for the COVID czar to face consequences like any other New Yorker would if they committed fraud on this scale,” said City Councilmember Inna Vernikova.

Varma is no longer employed by New York City.

Requests for comment by de Blasio have not been returned as of September 22.

Eric Trump met with representatives of both segments of the Satmar community on September 18. Reports indicated that Trump had knowledge of Satmar history as well as its contemporary challenges, and that the conversation at Trump Tower revolved around issues including religious liberties, security for the worldwide Jewish community, and other relevant issues.

Former president Donald Trump had been scheduled to visit Gottlieb’s landmark restaurant in Williamsburg one day later, with videos showing workers diligently cleaning the storefront and surrounding areas in preparation for a meeting between Trump and college students who have experienced on-campus anti-Semitism. Sadly, the visit was canceled just hours before it was expected to take place after restaurant owner Reb Shalom Yosef Gottlieb passed away suddenly.

While it is unknown if the former president’s visit to Gottlieb’s will be rescheduled, the food that had been prepared for the meet and greet didn’t go to waste. A newsletter put out by Haichel Yeshaya, a local soup kitchen founded in memory of Reb Shayale of Kerestir, said that a member of the Gottlieb family arranged to have multiple boxes brought over for that day’s distribution. The newsletter included a letter to Trump written by Bruchy Teitelbaum, whose father runs the soup kitchen, informing the former president that many local people will be enjoying the food that had been prepared for his visit and had been donated in memory of Reb Shalom Yosef, a”h.

“My father, as well as the rest of our community, would like to inform you that although the cancellation of your visit upsets us all, there is something beautiful that emerged from it,” wrote Teitelbaum. “There is a phrase in Hebrew that translates to English, ‘Through the righteous of our nation, through people who want to do good, G-d will make good come through them.’”

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Chapter 12

Recap: Motl is discovered and killed, and Simcha freezes to death. The Nazis bring dogs to sniff out the rest of the Blums, but they are not discovered.

After losing his two brothers, Wolf decided that his family’s best chance for survival was for him to sneak out, somehow make it to the Living Ghetto, and bring back food. His father had given him a gold watch and a gold coin from America. His plan was to use it to bribe someone to make counterfeit working papers so the family could stay in the Living Ghetto “legally.” At the very least, he would try to find food and bring it back to his father and sisters.

“If I don’t make it back within two days, something happened to me,” he told his father ominously.

Despite the difficulty, Wolf succeeded in entering the Living Ghetto and finding an apartment to stay in. No one in that apartment had any working papers. They were all like him, trying to find some way to become “legal” in the Nazis’ eyes.

The very next morning, the Ukrainians made a sur-

prise inspection and caught Wolf wearing his tefillin. As the Jews found in the raid were all led out to be taken away, Wolf was shot outside the apartment, still wearing his tefillin

The Blums found out what happened to Wolf much later. Meanwhile, all they knew was that Wolf had not returned. After two days passed, Mr. Blum told Rachel and Chana, “Wolf is not coming back. We can’t stay here forever. We’ll wait a couple of days and try to get over to the Living Ghetto.”

* * * * *

At that point, Chana was at the end of her rope. She decided that she was not going to spend another night in the

YAAKOV ASTOR

As the Jews found in the raid were all led out to be taken away, Wolf was shot outside the apartment, still wearing his tefillin

cold ceiling hideout. If she was going to die like her brothers, she was going to die trying to get out.

The next morning, she crawled down from the ceiling and walked stealthily toward the front door. After a few moments, she heard Jewish workers coming with their wagons to collect the dead bodies from the streets. She peeked out of the door and got the attention of one of them. They understood her situation right away, without further explanation, and motioned for her to quickly jump onto the wagon — and pretend that she was dead.

Chana climbed onto the wagon and positioned herself between the corpses. She was too terrified to feel disgusted. Lying with the dead was the only way to live.

They pushed her in the wagon to the edge of the ghetto and helped her off. Then, leaving the wagons behind, they walked with her, in a row of three across like the other laborers, into the Living Ghetto.

No one suspected that she was anything but another worker.

Rachel and her father — the only two left — waited an entire day. Then they decided that they, too, had to try to get out.

The next morning, they crawled out of their hiding spot and found the same Jews pushing the same wagons. The workers motioned for Rachel to jump into the wagon with the dead bodies, and invited Mr. Blum to push the wagon so he’d appear to be one of the workers. Rachel was too frightened to think much about the fact that she was lying in a wagon with dead bodies.

At the edge of the ghetto, the workers told Rachel to get out and try to make it inside the ghetto by herself. She was too young to pass as a worker, so she could not just walk in like Chana had. Luckily, she had grown up in the area and knew how to navigate the back streets. She found a small opening in the fence and snuck into the ghetto.

She wandered, alone, for what seemed like an eternity, until, miraculously, there was her sister walking in the street!

“Chana! You’re alive!” she said, a little too loudly.

Chana gestured that she should keep her voice down, and then motioned for her to follow.

“I’ve been taken in by a husband and wife who have two children, a five-year-old and a newborn. They agreed to take me in because I can be useful watching the five-yearold, which allows the mother to tend to her newborn.”

“Do they have any room for me?” Rachel asked.

“I don’t know. Let’s see.”

Chana brought Rachel to the couple, but after a quick discussion, they told her, “We have no room for you. And it’s dangerous for us to take in another person without working papers. The Nazis regularly raid the ghetto’s apartments

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Rachel didn’t have the luxury to cry. It was freezing outside as she wandered the streets of the ghetto, hungry and cold

asking for ‘working papers.’ If someone does not have any papers, they are arrested or shot on the spot, and the family keeping them is usually shot too.”

“But where will I go?” Rachel asked.

They shrugged their shoulders. Rachel didn’t have the luxury to cry. It was freezing outside as she wandered the streets of the ghetto, hungry and cold, her face reddened by the brutal January winds. Snow fell and whipped about the ground at her feet. She decided to enter the next house.

She walked up some wooden steps and found a woman inside the house. The woman appeared to be in her thirties, and she was kneading dough.

“Who are you?” the woman asked.

“Rachel Blum. Who are you?”

“Rivka Wax.”

“I’m freezing. And hungry. Can I stay a little while?”

Rivka Wax looked at the little girl and had pity on her. “Yes. Come in.”

The aroma from the dough was so powerful that it permeated everything. How did this woman get dough? And yeast? Rachel wondered. She must be resourceful. I have to try to stay with her.

“Please help me,” Rachel finally blurted out. “I have nobody. I don’t know if my father will survive, and I can’t stay with my sister. I’m very hungry and cold. I’m afraid if someone doesn’t help me soon, I will die.”

“Come take a seat,” Rivka said.

“When you finish the bread,” Rachel asked, “can I have a small piece?”

Rivka looked at the young girl in front of her. “You’re not shy, are you?”

“I am,” Rachel said. “But now I’m more hungry than shy.”

Rivka laughed. “Yes, you can have some bread,” she said with a friendly smile.

When the bread was ready, Rivka gave Rachel a slice. Rachel savored every crumb and made it last as long as she could. It was a pleasure she would remember vividly for the rest of her life.

Soon, however, her joy was replaced by reality.

“It’s too dangerous for you to stay here,” Rivka said. “They’re always coming and checking for papers.”

Rachel stayed in Rivka’s house for about an hour, and then she went back outside. She wandered around aimlessly in the cold snow.

Toward the end of the day, she saw a group of Jewish men returning from work — and one of them was her father!

“Tatte!” she yelled as she ran over to him.

“Come with me,” he said. “We’ll find a place to stay.”

By now it was snowing so heavily that they could not see anything around them. The wind whipped the snow back and forth. Finally, they saw a wooden house without a door. The windows were all broken, too. They walked inside and found that the floor was full of snow. But the house was a shelter of sorts.

“My child,” Mr. Blum said, “I’m exhausted. I must lie down.”

Without saying another word, he went over to a corner where there was very little snow, lay down, and fell asleep almost instantly.

Rachel stood there for a moment, frozen. What was she to do? What if he died? Where could she go?

TO BE CONTINUED…

A version of this story is available under the title Nothing Bad Ever Happens, published by Menucha Publishers.

AN ABUNDANCE OF APPLES

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In addition to being in season, apples hold iconic significance at the start of the new school year. But most of all, apples offer special meaning before Rosh Hashanah and are a welcome ingredient in our Yom Tov delicacies.

APPLE BUNDT WITH MAPLE GLAZE

The maple glaze elevates this moist and flavorful bundt to a Yom Tov-worthy dessert.

INGREDIENTS

2 cups apples, peeled, cored and diced

1 T. sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

3 cups Wondermills flour

3 tsp. baking powder

½ tsp. salt

2 cups sugar

1 cup oil

¼ cup orange juice

1 tsp. vanilla extract

4 eggs

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a 10-inch Bundt pan.

2. Combine diced apples, sugar and cinnamon in a medium-sized bowl. Set aside.

3. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; set aside.

4. Combine sugar, oil, orange juice, vanilla and eggs in a large bowl, and mix until smooth. Stir in flour mixture.

5. Pour a third of the batter into the prepared pan.

6. Sprinkle half of the apple mixture onto the batter. Alternate layers of batter and filling, ending with batter.

7. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean, about 55 to 60 minutes. Let cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then flip onto a wire rack and cool completely.

MAPLE FROSTING

1 cup confectioners’ sugar

½ tsp. coffee, dissolved in 1 T. hot water

1 T. oil

½ tsp. maple extract

Pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

Combine glaze ingredients. Once the cake is cooled, spoon the glaze over the top of the cake, and allow it to drip down slightly over the sides.

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APPLE CRANBERRY ORANGE CRUMBLE

Bring on the autumn vibes with this comforting crumble. Serve warm in individual pots with a scoop of ice cream on top for the ultimate dessert.

Yields 12 ramekins

INGREDIENTS

Abe’s Vanilla ice cream, for serving

FRUIT FILLING

4 large Cortland apples, peeled, cored and cut into 1-inch chunks

6 oz. frozen cranberries

Juice and zest of one orange

⅔ cup sugar

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

¼ tsp. nutmeg, optional

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. pure vanilla extract

CRUMB TOPPING

1½ cups rolled oats

½ cup Wondermills flour

¾ cup packed brown sugar

2 tsp. cinnamon

¼ tsp. salt

1½ sticks margarine

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 375°.

2. In a large bowl, add the filling ingredients. Toss well to combine.

3. Divide into 12 ramekins

4. In a medium-sized bowl, add the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon and salt. Stir until well combined.

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5. Add the margarine and mix well, until the topping resembles coarse crumbs. Pour evenly over apple-cranberry filling.

6. Bake until bubbly and golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes.

CINNAMON BUN APPLE PIE

This picture-perfect apple pie celebrates the season to its fullest. For a super high pie, use six large apples instead of four.

INGREDIENTS

1 pkg. of 2 raw 9-inch pie crusts

4 large or 6 medium Cortland apples

¾ cup brown sugar

1 tsp. cinnamon

2 tsp. cornstarch

1 tsp. vanilla

Generous pinch of salt

Oil, for drizzling

Brown sugar and cinnamon, for sprinkling

1 egg (for egg wash)

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.

2. Place one pie crust in the oven for 15 minutes. Remove from oven and set aside.

3. Meanwhile, peel and slice the apples. Place in a pot along with the brown sugar and cinnamon. Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

4. Add the cornstarch, and continue to cook for two more minutes.

5. Add the vanilla and salt. Stir and remove from heat. Set aside.

6. Place the second pie dough on a well-floured surface, and roll out into a large, thin rectangle.

7. Drizzle with oil, and sprinkle liberally with brown sugar and cinnamon.

8. Roll up the dough cinnamon-bun style, and cut thin slices to form buns.

9. To assemble the pie, place the apple filling into the parbaked crust. Cover the entire surface with a layer of cinnamon buns.

10. Brush with egg wash and bake until golden, approximately 40 minutes. Allow to cool before slicing.

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Layered Cappuccino Cake

10 eggs, room temp.

2 cups sugar

½ cup oil

2 Tbsp Bakers Choice

Vanilla Sugar

1 tsp Bakers Choice

Baking Powder

2 cups flour

1 tsp coffee

1 tsp Bakers Choice

Dutch Cocoa

1 tsp boiling water

1 Bakers Choice

Cappuccino Cream

4 oz non-dairy topping, defrosted

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper. In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until fluffy. Add the oil and vanilla sugar, and beat well. Combine the flour and baking powder. Add to the batter and mix until just combined. Pour half of the batter (about 3 ½ cups) onto one of the lined baking sheets and spread evenly.

Mix the coffee and cocoa with boiling water. Add to the remaining batter and mix well. Pour the chocolate batter onto the second lined baking sheet and spread evenly. Bake both cakes for 15 minutes.

Beat the topping until stiff. Add the cappuccino cream and mix until combined. Spread the cream over both completely cooled cakes. Cut each cake in half. Layer the cakes in the following order: chocolate, vanilla, chocolate, vanilla. Freeze the layered cake for 1 hour. Cut the cake into squares, then cut each square in half diagonally to form triangles.

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A BRUSH WITH THE LAW

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Most decent people consider themselves law-abiding citizens, without realizing that they probably break several laws every day. Unsurprisingly, these broken laws usually involve traffic violations. With just one flash of a speed camera, a rule-follower becomes a misdemeanant with a looming court date.

Enter ZEV GOLDSTEIN, Esq., there to help accidental law-breakers navigate their run-in with the law.

AT YOUR SERVICE

Attorney Zev Goldstein always knew he would be a lawyer; his father had identified him as a future attorney when he was just a young boy. Zev has been practicing law for 40 years, but he doesn’t really consider himself a lawyer in the stereotypical sense of the word.

“I help people,” he says. “I’m in the service industry.”

After graduating from law school, Zev went to Eretz Yisroel, where he attended Ohr Sameach and embarked on a journey to Yiddishkeit. Upon his return to New York, he landed his first job doing landlord-tenant law for a large landlord in Albany. He later gained experience in traffic law when he became a prosecutor for the Albany Traffic Court.

Five years into his career as a city prosecutor, Zev and his wife, who by then had five children, decided that the time had come to relocate to an area where their children could receive a good Jewish education. The Goldsteins moved to Rockland County, where Zev opened a private law practice focusing on traffic and landlord-tenant law.

For decades, Zev ran his busy practice entirely on his own.

“I didn’t even have a secretary,” he notes. “It was me, myself and I.”

Now Zev employs two of his sons. One, who is both a rabbi and an IT tech, passed the bar exam and serves as a paralegal. Another son is the receptionist, though he humorously refers to his job description as “Director of First Impressions,” as he is the first point of contact for potential clients. In keeping with his wish to be of service to people, Zev never turns away a client for a trivial reason. He accepts each and every request for help, provided that he has the ability to help.

GUILTY AS CHARGED

In the U.S. justice system, you’re innocent until proven guilty. While this certainly sounds idyllic, in practice, things are a bit more complicated. When it comes to traffic violations, the presumption of innocence is rarely a given.

“Everyone is guilty,” Zev declares. “You don’t get stopped by a cop for doing nothing wrong.”

As a former prosecutor, he should know. So if a guilty verdict is a sure thing, the only thing that’s left to do is negotiate with the prosecutor for the best possible outcome. That’s where Zev comes in. His goal is to mitigate the damages, whether it’s by avoiding or minimizing the number of points on the license, reducing a fine, or limiting a license suspension to a shorter time.

Zev services clients in Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Westchester and Ulster counties, as well as New York City, Long Island and other upstate counties. Clients come to Zev for help with a variety of traffic violations, including speeding charges, running red lights and stop signs, not wearing a seatbelt, and the biggie — driving while intoxicated. The first few violations can result in a fine at best and points on the license at worst, whereas a DWI (known in other states as a DUI — driving under the influence) can result in the loss of one’s license.

The longest and the most complicated cases to reach Zev’s desk over the decades were both traffic violations. His longest case, which has not yet been resolved, began in August 2016. The client, who was driving a truck at the time, was pulled over at a roadblock in upstate New York and given a ticket. The cop claimed that the client was driving while intoxicated, but the client maintains that

this is false. Normally, such a violation would result in the suspension of the client’s driver’s license, but Zev made a motion that argued that the roadblock was illegal because it was not properly formatted.

“A roadblock must be non-discriminatory and random, and there was evidence to suggest that this was not the case here,” Zev explains.

The court has not yet replied to Zev’s motion, and since the client did not get her license suspended, he is letting the case sit.

Another case, which Zev says is one of his most complicated to date, also involved a DWI, although this one was a legitimate charge. The client was recently convicted, and his license was revoked for at least one year. In order to have a revoked license reinstated, one must take the impaired driving program. A complication arose due to the client taking this sixteen-hour course while litigation was ongoing.

“If only the client would have waited until after the conviction to take the course, getting the license back wouldn’t be so complicated,” Zev laments. As the interview for this article was being held, Zev was on hold with the DMV for 280 minutes (after having tried 35 times to get through), hoping to speak to someone so that he could make some progress on this

IF A FRUM YID SHOWS UP AT HIS OFFICE WANTING TO SUE ANOTHER YID, ZEV VIEWS IT AS HIS RESPONSIBILITY TO ENCOURAGE HIM TO FIRST CONSULT WITH

case. (In a follow-up to our interview, Zev shared that he was able to convince the DMV representative to correct the DMV computer coding to allow his client to obtain a conditional-use license.)

YID VERSUS YID

When Zev first opened his private practice, the vast majority of his clients were Jewish. In recent years, however, he has been advertising online, and now non-Jews make up about half of his clientele.

When it comes to cases of landlord-tenant law, Zev can expect to deal with a Yid wishing to litigate against another Yid. If a frum Yid shows up at his office wanting to sue another Yid, Zev views it as his responsibility to encourage him to first consult with a rav, as is mandated by halacha

“It’s unfortunate, but most of the time, going to beis din for something like landlord-tenant issues doesn’t actually work, and they end up at my door again,” he concedes.

A typical scenario in landlordtenant law involves a landlord who wishes to evict the tenant. This could be because the tenant is behind on rent, or because the landlord wishes to renovate or sell the property. Occasionally, the tenants have proven

themselves to be a nuisance by being excessively noisy or committing crimes on the property.

The attorney’s responsibility is to send the tenant notices, file the paperwork in the local court, and have the judge decide whether the tenant can be evicted.

“It can take from several weeks to several months to resolve such an issue, and normally, the tenant is evicted,” Zev states, noting that the landlord-tenant cases he takes on are generally in Rockland and Orange counties. “We often represent tenants. Sometimes landlords demand more money than they are owed, by tacking on illegal late fees, legal fees, or refusing to deduct money for repairs that the tenants made to the property. In other cases, sometimes a landlord uses an invalid termination notice, and the tenants are only seeking additional time to vacate the property.”

In general, New York State law favors tenants over landlords, which is why it’s important for landlords to carefully vet potential tenants.

“Always do a background check on tenants before leasing to them,” Zev advises. “Get proof of where they are currently working, and of a valid bank account. Always use an updated lease agreement. Include any spouse or adult children in the lease. And don’t allow a tenant to fall behind in rent for more than one month.”

COURT APPEARANCE

The first time Zev stood before a judge in a court of law was in his early days as a prosecutor for the Albany Traffic Court. He had zero court experience — he had never even ob-

HE ESTIMATES

NOWADAYS, ONLY ABOUT A THIRD OF HIS CASES REQUIRE HIM TO BE PRESENT IN THE COURTROOM

served his more experienced colleagues in action — but that didn’t stop his boss from sending the rookie lawyer to argue his case in front of the judge.

“My first time in front of a judge was very scary, mostly because I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t know what to expect,” Zev relates.

Back then, Zev’s religious observance was still pretty new. He recalls that one of his roshei yeshivah had told his father that there was no need for Zev to wear a yarmulke in court.

“The rosh yeshivah was probably trying to make my father feel better about my becoming frum, but I still felt disappointed with the psak.” Following his gut, Zev appeared in court that first time dressed as a religious Jew, as he has done ever since.

“I have a long beard and wear my Borsalino to court,” he says. “Most judges are okay with that. It’s great that a frum Yid can be treated with respect and dignity.”

When you think about what lawyers do all day, you probably imagine that they spend all their time arguing in court. In fact, lawyers spend much of their time filing paperwork, meeting with clients and staff, and fielding phone calls. While going to court is often unavoidable, it is surprisingly less common than you might think, especially for lawyers like Zev Goldstein who specialize in non-criminal law.

“Since COVID, there are a lot more court-related activities that can be dealt with via mail rather than having to go down to the courthouse,” Zev explains. He estimates that nowadays, only about a third of his cases require him to be present in the courtroom.

Whether or not a case goes to trial also depends on the rules in each of

New York State’s 62 counties. In New York City, for instance, all traffic cases go to trial at an independent Traffic Violations Bureau, which is not part of the state court system. If this information makes you feel like you’d be better off getting a traffic ticket in Monsey than in Brooklyn, then you’d be right.

“In Rockland County, and other counties upstate, I can negotiate with the prosecutor for a less severe penalty,” Zev says, “but in NYC, I tell my clients that there’s only a 50-50 chance that I’ll be able to get them off.”

In general, it seems as though a certain amount of a lawyer’s success boils down to establishing

“IN NYC, I TELL MY CLIENTS THAT THERE’S ONLY A 50-50

CHANCE THAT I’LL BE ABLE TO GET THEM OFF”

good relationships with local and county prosecutors.

“It’s not what you know, it’s not whom you know — it’s who knows you!” Zev quips. Having a great working relationship with a prosecutor can be immensely helpful when trying to negotiate a plea deal for a client. “One of the things I learned early on as a prosecutor in Albany is that you can’t take every case to trial; there simply isn’t time. That’s why prosecutors are willing to accept a plea deal.”

With that knowledge, Zev has managed to step in for his clients time and again, which is really what he considers his work to be all about.

WHAT YOUR LAWYER WANTS YOU TO KNOW

Zev Goldstein has some wisdom to share with those who may need a lawyer but think they can manage without.

Lawyers are helpful (well, the good ones are, anyway). If you have a broken faucet, the wise thing to do is hire a plumber to fix it because we all know what happens when you try to fix it yourself. Likewise, trying to handle a law issue yourself can make things much worse. Lawyers know the tricks of the trade that can reduce your penalty drastically, or even get you off scot-free.

If you are ticketed and you already have a prior conviction, a lawyer can help you mitigate the fallout. Your lawyer is there to advise you for your benefit. Don’t be that difficult client who thinks he knows better.

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AS TOLD TO TALI EDELSTEIN

The warm air in the office was welcome after the frigid outdoors. “Hi, Leah,” I greeted my coworker as I pulled my gloves off. Leah glanced up from her computer. “Hi, Sheva. Listen, we’ve got a lot of work today — Bracha called in sick.”

I didn’t say anything, but I was not impressed. Sick? Take two Motrin, and get on with life. You’re an adult. You have a job, coworkers who are depending on you. That’s what I would do, and that’s what I felt was right.

It wasn’t just about people taking a day off from work; it was more of an attitude on my part. An attitude of judging, measuring people, defining them, faulting them. Anyone who dressed better than me was vain; anyone who dressed down was frumpy. If you were more tzanuah than I was, you were a nerd, but if you were less tznius, you were a nebach, bringing curses to yourself and your family.

Of course, I never said anything. I was polite, friendly and normal. But in my mind, I was constantly judging and criticizing everyone and everything.

Take my sister-in-law, Ruchy. Her house was neat and clean, she had carefully constructed schedules, and was meticulously organized. I privately thought of her as extreme and neurotic. But if I walked into your house and it was flying, even if it wasn’t an all-out disaster, I’d immediately conclude that you didn’t have your act together.

Not that I was aware of how judgmental I was. I was always finding fault wherever I looked, but I never noticed that I did that. It was just the way I was.

But on that freezing day, as Leah and I worked hard and divided Bracha’s workload between us, things were about to start changing. It goes without saying that I didn’t know that at the time.

What I did know was that my cell phone was ringing. Gritting my teeth, I glanced at the screen. It was my son’s school.

“Hello, Mrs. Pinzel?” said the voice on the other end. “There’s been an accident.”

My heart stopped beating, and it didn’t seem to resume for weeks thereafter.

The details of that time are difficult for me to share. At first, my son was in mortal danger. The hospital became my second home. The rest of the family, of course, remained at home; who managed the household was hard to say. All the control I had over my life slipped away with that one heart-stopping phone call.

In even my earliest memories, I have always been a workaholic. I’m always on top of everything, showing up all over, doing everything for everyone.

BUT SITTING AT MY SON’S BED, DAY AFTER DAY, NIGHT AFTER NIGHT, KNOCKED ME OFF KILTER IN A WAY THAT’S HARD TO DESCRIBE

But sitting at my son’s bed, day after day, night after night, knocked me off kilter in a way that’s hard to describe. I felt incapacitated. And I could not keep anything together at all. The capable person that I was, that I needed to be, vanished completely in the drama, intensity and stress of those first few days and weeks.

Thankfully, my son slowly recovered. As the weeks went by, and then, eventually, when we were discharged from the hospital, life began going back to normal. Everyone around me breathed a sigh of relief and expected me to jump back into life at full speed. Even I expected that.

But it couldn’t do it. I was frozen.

My son was home. He even went back to school. Our crisis was over, and it had ended with the best possible outcome, but I couldn’t seem to snap back.

Everything felt tremendously overwhelming to me. Going to work, juggling the house, the kids… everything felt impossible, and I frequently found myself in tears. Horrified by what I had become, I spent hours pacing around the house. I knew what needed to get done, but I couldn’t find it within myself to actually do it. Then the kids would come home, and there was no supper. No clean laundry. And I found myself wondering what I had done with all those empty hours of the day.

My energetic self was gone. In her place was what I viewed as an overwhelmed, weak and pitious creature. Once, while out shopping, I burst into tears when my credit card was declined. I’d cry all the time from overwhelm — and I was always overwhelmed. Even the smallest tasks overwhelmed me. It was like my brain froze, and I couldn’t seem to figure out how to solve the problem. I love cooking, but I couldn’t find the energy to do it. I would look at the potato and the peeler and just be unable to actually start peeling. It made no sense, not even to me.

To make matters worse, the people in my life were upset at me because I wasn’t answering their calls, messages or emails. I wasn’t trying to be antisocial. It was just that my basic level of functioning took every bit out of me; I had nothing left for other people.

One of those other people happened to be my sister. She showed up in my living room one evening and said, “Sheva. I made you an appointment to see Hadassah Levinger. She’s a therapist. Don’t argue with me, just go. You’re in a bad place, and you need help.”

My husband agreed, so I found myself in Hadassah’s waiting room, feeling like the most pathetic person on earth for not handling things well and for needing help. I felt like I was becoming the type of person I had spent my entire life looking down on. I felt needy and weak. I was turning into someone who couldn’t just take two Motrin and get on with life.

I wish I could fully explain how hard this was for me. It was like my identity, and everything I’d always prided myself on, was gone.

When I walked into Hadassah’s room, I sat down and said, “I am clearly not resilient. Obviously, I cannot handle a single thing.” I told her that my life had gone pretty smoothly for me up to that point. I’d grown up in a nice family, married quickly

WHEN I WALKED INTO HADASSAH’S ROOM, I SAT DOWN AND SAID, “I AM CLEARLY NOT RESILIENT. OBVIOUSLY, I CANNOT HANDLE A SINGLE THING”

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I found it easier to be kinder to myself. I let myself be, and stopped blaming myself for everything that ever went wrong. Slowly, I let go of the impossible standards I had set for myself.

To my fascination, the more compassion I had for myself, the more compassionate I became toward other people. I began to see us all as human beings with challenges who are trying to do our best.

It became clearer to me that, actually, we’re not machines. We struggle. We have better days and worse days.

A startling, beautiful moment of clarity for me was when I saw my neighbor holding her baby, whose face was dirty. Instead of my typical instinctive thought — “Gross! She doesn’t know how to take care of a baby! ” — I suddenly thought, “She must have had such an exhausting day.”

My mind was doing this new thing, and it led me to not only have more compassionate thoughts, but also to be kinder. I found myself asking my neighbor how her baby was.

Her face changed completely, and she said, “You can’t believe how hard it’s been, she’s been up for three nights in a row…”

I liked myself better this way. I liked other people better. And I liked that I liked people better.

The next time a coworker took a day off, which I used to view as a crime, I was understanding. I thought, “Yeah, life is stressful, and she needs a break. It’s good that she’s in tune with what she needs. Good for her that she can take a day off when she needs one, and prevent the kind of crash I had.” Being compassionate to myself made me compassionate toward others.

Hadassah told me, “Judgment we have toward other people is usually about things that bother us about ourselves.” She explained that it’s a certain unhappiness we have that comes out like that. Like we’re not feeling good about ourselves, so we need to find fault with others.

I learned that when we accept ourselves and are kind to ourselves, we can do the same to others. Really, compassion is about understanding. If we understand where someone is coming from, it just leads to compassion and removes judgment. It works toward others and toward yourself.

We’re all human. We all struggle sometimes. And I know now, without any doubt, that that’s totally okay.

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In the hushed solemnity of the courtroom, the actions of the defendant are examined. The parties plead their case. With desperate hope, the defendant waits. The cry of the shofar; the pound of the gavel.

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Driving Force

AS TOLD TO GOLDIE HIRSCH BY CHAIM FRIEDMAN

It’s no fun being pulled over by the police. It’s even less fun when you’re pulled over while on a call for the Chesed organization, which provides free car rides to and from medical facilities. When the police stopped me, I was on the way to pick up some passengers and drive them to Westchester Hospital to visit their son.

It was the eve of Hoshana Rabbah. I was sitting in the beis midrash reciting Tehillim alongside my son when the call came in. I’d accepted the call despite the late hour — it was after 12:00 a.m. — because I knew how relieved the family would be to have a frum driver transport them roundtrip. There was no better night than tonight to smuggle in some brownie points for my “git kvittel.”

In my capacity as a volunteer, I transport patients’ family members and sometimes patients themselves to hospitals. I usually do these Chesed trips in the early morning on my way to work from Monsey to Boro Park, making a stop at Manhattan hospitals to drop off my passengers. It’s a privilege to be able to make a patient’s life easier by transporting their relatives in a clean comfortable car, with heimish music playing, instead of having to take an Uber, public transportation or being driven by blaring sirens. But as soon as I hit the road, I hit a snag. A triggerhappy cop demanded my license and registration. What for? For the offense of holding a cell phone in my hand, I was languidly told.

How would I explain that a Mehadrin Waze was not a smartphone (which I don’t own), and that one can’t even make a simple call with the device? All I was trying to do was mount it onto the magnet on my dashboard because it had fallen off.

But the police officer would have none of it. He wanted to slap me with that ticket and wasn’t even listening to me. The cop said it was a legal violation, and all of my explanations helped not one bit. I promptly called the family I was about to pick up to notify them of my delay as I waited for the officer to write up a citation.

Thankfully, the family was running a bit late themselves. They were grateful when I arrived a half hour later to drive them to the hospital to visit their son, who was recovering from a terrible road accident. It was a miracle he was alive, they said.

“Just as Hashem helped us with our son, so will He help you with your ticket!” They blessed me, overcome with emotion.

Those were the words that accompanied me as I entered the Airmont courtroom several months later, on the day of my scheduled court appearance.

I was neither afraid nor nervous as I faced Judge Alan Strauss. I was actually quite confident; I didn’t even request a lawyer to represent me. I knew I had done nothing wrong. Vayikarei divrei emes — there was nothing to fear.

“What’s the story here?” the judge barked.

“Why did you drive and talk?”

“I didn’t,” I said. I proceeded to explain that I was driving to pick up a Chesed rider, and was holding a Mehadrin Waze that had fallen from the dashboard.

“Are you an EMT? Hatzolah or Chaverim?”

“No. I’m a Chesed volunteer.”

“Do you have an ID?” he asked.

I pulled out my Chesed ID, and he scrutinized it carefully.

“Is that so?” Judge Strauss’s brows shot up; he was duly impressed. “Then you shall continue with your kindness and good deeds!”

With the bang of the gavel, the case was dismissed.

And that’s what I strive to do, making chesed my driving force in life.

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Reasonable Doubt

ESTHER KING

I was seventeen years old, just out of seminary, when I served on a jury.

My friends and family members to whom I mentioned my upcoming jury duty raised their brows. “Can’t you get out of it?” they all asked. No, I answered them all patiently, I couldn’t. Contrary to popular belief, they don’t let you off your civic duty just because you’re not interested. In the eyes of the people who run the country, this was the ultimate American fairness — to be judged by a jury of your peers.

Some potential jurors were disqualified. One was related to the judge, and one had been the victim of a robbery perpetrated by a person of the same ethnicity as the defendant, so he was assumed to be prejudiced. The lawyers for each side are allowed to disqualify up to two jurors for any reason or no reason, and one lawyer did a favor for a school principal who was starting school that day and let her go. But without any medical or legal excuse, I was kind of stuck. It wasn’t as bad as it sounds, however. The case was interesting; two defendants were charged with twelve counts of armed robbery and illegal possession of a weapon. It was fascinating to see the legal process up close. The lawyer for the defense was a public defender, meaning a free lawyer assigned by the state because the defendants did not have the means to hire their own. The public defender was young, unpolished and inexperienced. The lawyer for the prosecution was probably about sixty years old, tall and imposing, with silvering hair combed away from his face. He spoke with flair and drama; it was obvious that he had probably done this a thousand times before.

The case unfolded. Witnesses for the prosecution. Evidence. Alibis. Objection, objection overruled. After only two days, the trial had run its course, and the jury was dismissed to deliberate.

We filed into a large, windowless conference room and took seats around the table. It was obvious to me, and I assumed to everyone else as well, that the two defendants were definitely guilty.

Within twenty minutes of discussion, there was a consensus. The foreman rose to

alert the court that the jury had reached its verdict. We wouldn’t have to be present for the sentencing, but I knew the defendants were likely to be sentenced to a long time in prison. It wasn’t their first offense, and as convicted felons, their use of a weapon made it worse.

I was comfortable with the decision and my role in it. But something else bothered me. As we waited to deliver the verdict, I found myself staring at my shoes.

They were cute shoes, actually. Tan Coach flats in signature print with a leather flower at the front. Fun and feminine and young.

Young. That was it. I was so young. Seventeen years old, to be exact. And I held the fate of these men in my hands.

I looked around at the other jurors. They were just regular people. Some young like me, some older. A middle-aged mom, a wise grandfatherly gentleman, a hulking guy who I guessed must be a truck driver, a female med student.

What did we know?

What biases did we harbor?

How could we properly account for mitigating factors?

Was a prison sentence an appropriate punishment?

Could anything at all ever really be known by humans beyond a reasonable doubt?

The foreman pronounced the verdict, and each juror had to state their agreement. I, too, stood and pronounced, “guilty.”

But in that moment I felt an intense sense of gratitude that in a few more weeks, when Rosh Hashanah arrived, I would not be judged by a jury of my peers. I would be judged by the One True Judge, Who knew my history, my motivations, my actions and what was in my heart. He isn’t a stranger; on the contrary, He loves me deeply and would search for ways to exonerate me. He would account for every factor and arrive at the verdict that was just and best for me.

How fortunate I am, to be able to stand before the Judge.

Dismissed!

SHLOMO STEIN

We were late, late, late. A good friend’s son was getting married in another city, and the kids’ bedtime frenzy at home, as well as the bumper to bumper traffic, had pushed us spectacularly off schedule.

My wife was sitting up straight in the passenger seat, clutching her bag, as she willed the car forward. Sitting in her cloud of tension, I tried to tell myself that we were not going to arrive a moment sooner than we were destined to. But still, I was feeling the stress.

Finally, we pulled up at the tolls before the George Washington Bridge. I took my phone from the cup holder and glanced at the time. Grimly, my wife and I exchanged a glance. We were very, very late.

Suddenly, there was a rap on the window. It was a police officer, and the expression on his face was smug.

“Pull over to the side!” he commanded.

I had no clue what I did wrong, but complied. After we’d parked on the shoulder, the officer strolled over and said those foreboding words: “License and registration!”

“What have I done, officer?” I asked.

“You made a call while driving,” he said. “Where’s your license?”

“I didn’t make a call,” I said. I flipped open my phone and held it out. “You can look at my call history to check the time of my last phone call. When I stopped the car at the toll, I only looked at my phone to check the time.”

“Well,” said the officer, refusing to even look at my phone, “you held a device while driving.”

“But I wasn’t driving.” I tried to keep my voice level, although the anxiety radiating from the seat beside me was reaching epic proportions. “I had already stopped the car when I checked the time.”

road. We made it to the wedding — very, very late — said mazel tov, danced a bit, and too soon, met at the car for the drive home. We’d spent more time waiting for the ticket than partaking in the joy of the simcha.

A few days passed, and I received a notice summoning me to a Bronx courthouse. The notice also included strict instructions to be punctual; if I was going to show up after 1:00 p.m., the case would be considered lost.

On the designated day, I left for the Bronx fifteen minutes early to allow for ample time for the unexpected. I spent the entire way davening that it should all go smoothly and easily.

I got to the Bronx in record time and found the courthouse without any issues. But I hadn’t accounted for the time it would take to find parking. I drove around the block, but there was no spot to be found. Another circle yielded no results.

The officer pretended not to hear. There was no way he was going to back down; that was clear. He returned to his own vehicle with my license and registration, and we waited.

And waited. And waited and waited and waited.

That officer, satisfied with his fulfilled duty of keeping the highway safe, left us waiting for a half hour. Cars whizzed by, the clock ticked mercilessly forward, and we sat in the car, just waiting.

Eventually, the officer returned, presented me with my ticket, and we got back on the

“Hashem,” I said desperately. “Please, I need parking!”

Before my eyes, a car pulled out of a great spot in front of the courthouse, and I pulled in. I parked, exited the car and entered the building.

Inside, I found a melting pot of all kinds of people. I was in the middle of the Bronx, after all. The most frightening part, however, was that the people I was encountering looked even less pleased

to see me than I was to see them.

After asking at the front desk, I was directed to one of many courtrooms. When I entered the room, I was taken aback to learn that there was no one there to help me plead my case or even listen to me, contrary to what I was accustomed to in other courthouses. The only person I was able to speak to that day was the judge himself.

As I stood in line awaiting my turn, I felt completely lost. Pleading guilty was a bad idea, but what if pleading not guilty was a worse one? I really did not fancy getting entangled in a protracted case.

Thinking quickly, I called a friend who was familiar with the system in the area. I’d ask his advice and do what he says, I thought.

He answered my call, listened to my dilemma and said, “Listen, I’m at the Ribnitzer Rebbe’s tzion right now. Plead not guilty, and Hashem will help you.”

Soon it was my turn to stand before the judge. I got up and said, “Not guilty.”

“Get outta here,” he snapped.

I stared at him, completely befuddled.

“I — I wasn’t on the phone…” I began.

But he was having none of it.

“I said get outta here!” he thundered.

He was looking at me with such disgust; it was like he simply didn’t want me in the room. But I followed instructions. I got out of there real quick, and haven’t returned since.

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2 stunning blue gowns for sale. Size 2-6 To get a picture, Call/Text 347-452-1440 Or you can email Suryg1440@ gmail.com

BRAND NEW FURNITURE

Selling brand new dining room and bedroom furniture for a very good price, pleae call 917-676-6838

REAL ESTATE

REAL

ESTATE

Fam Handy Man Special Home Deposit ny $5k Rent Roll Monthly 212. 470. 1708. Txt. Or. Message

BORO PARK FURNISHED APT FOR RENT

Boro Park great location, available for Rosh HashanaSukkos, Furnished 3 bedroom apt 2nd floor, large modern kitchen, living room/ dining room, 1.5 bath, 2 porches, washer dryer. Long/ short term. 5,500 a month. Call 347-415-2800

MIAMI BEACH

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

APARTMENTS IN MONTICELLO

Beautiful apartments currently available for yearly lease in the heart of Monticello. Inquire today! Call The KB Group at 845439-0001 Ext. 102.

LINDEN LUXE

New Pristine Cathedral Ceiling House. 6 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms. Stocked Playroom. Patio Seating. Swing Set. Trampoline. All Amenities included. 5 min to shul. call/text 718-989-1406.

WEST PALM BEACH

No. 1 Real Estate Broker. Aaron Rose 561.308.5766

LAKEHOUSE VILLA

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

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

WEST PALM BEACH FOR SALE

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

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

AIRMONT GETAWAY

Furnished 5 bedroom House. 2 Bath, Deck, Lg. Playground, near shul. Linen, Towels, and all amenities included. Avail for weekend, weekly or monthly. Call: 347-6786565/347-485-4149

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

BP SHORT TERM RENTAL

2 Bedroom Apt, not a basement, w/d. D/R, large porch, sleep 7. Perfect for mechatunim and young couples. Located on 10th and 45. Available on R”H Call 347581-8920

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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

6 BEDROOM VACATION RENTAL

New luxurious house near KJ available for day, week, weekend. Stocked kitchen, linen, towels. Beautiful outdoor furniture. Call/text 917-652-1468

AIRMONT RENTAL

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

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

GORGEOUS VACATION

Very nice 4 bedroom private house with large stunning back yard, and much more..., fully furnished, in prime location in Airmont is available for shabosim/ short term. 9 Beds (optional for more) still available for Sukkos 845-570-7635

AIRMONT RENTAL

Airmont, NY - 6 bedroom house, 20+ total beds. Near Lorna Park. Weekday, Shabbos, or Short Term. Call 347-451-9432

AIRMONT GETAWAY

Furnished 5 bedroom House. 2 Bath, Deck, Lg. Playground, near shul. Linen, Towels, and all amenities included. Avail for weekend, weekly or monthly. Call: 347-6786565/347-485-4149

FALLSBURG VACATION RENTALS

3,4 and 5 BR homes avail weekends, linen/towels, urn, hot plate, toys, minyan/ mikva 323-388-6901

MONSEY VACATION/ SIMCHA RENTAL

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

MIAMI BEACH RENTAL

2nd floor comfortable 2 bedroom condo for rent for Bi-weekly or Sukkos. Near Masada. Nice porch view. Call 347-300-7198

SUKKAS IN LINDEN, NJ

4-bedroom house with a private heated pool available for sukkas near parks and shuls.Sukkah included 929592-0368.

SUKKOS MONTICELLO RENTAL

Private house beautifully renovated and furnished available for rent. Located on Landfield Ave in Monticello. Near shul and shopping. 2 bedrooms, 1.5 bath, large kitchen, huge dining room/ living. Front porch, driveway and backyard.linen and towels included. Available for the whole y””t of Sukkos for $2,000 Serious inquiries only 347-533-3467.”

SUCCOS RENTAL

5 Bedroom house. 10 Beds. Large private backyard. Big Succah. Fully renovated. 5k Call/Text/Whatsapp: 8455870978

JOBS

PLAYGROUP JOB

Seeking P/T position for a playgroup in BP. Starting after Sukkos. School Setting. Yiddish Speaking. Call 646571-0765.

SEEKING P/T BABYSITTER

Seeking P/T Babysitter in a chassidish BP girls school. Starting after Sukkos. Call 646-571-0765.

NURSERY ASSISTANT

SEEKING BABYSITTER

Looking for a heimish responsible girl to babysit 3 children on Wednesday and Thursday in my house, from 3:30 - 5:15. 43 st. and 14 Ave area. Call 347-471-3846, well paying.

JOB OPPORTUNITYBOROUGH PARK

Seeking a part time bookkeeper: Must be highly organized, be proficient in QuickBooks, Excel, and computer savvy, prior bookkeeping experience required. Email resume to: Jobs@Dibbro.com

VOUCHER PLAYGROUP

Voucher playgroup on 14th & 44th looking for a co-teacher. Great pay! Flexible hours. Please call 347-645-7944

COCOON DAYCARE

Do you love little children? This job is for you!! Limited staff positions Available. call us at 718-517-8282 or send your resume to fg.cocoon@ gmail.com

JOBS AVAILABLE

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

HR SECRETARY

School in BP seeking a HR secretary. Please send resume to hr@ganyisroel.org.

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ABA PARA

Female Social-group ABA para needed in Boro Park, starting right away. Excellent Pay. All woman environment. Call/Text: 917.968.2292

AFTERNOON SECRETARY

Girls office seeking afternoon secretary. Hours 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. Job requires attention to detail, multitasking, & organizational skills. Email jobinbp679@ gmail.com.

HELP WANTED

Do you have experience with training new employees to the workforce? Do you have a passion for giving over information? We are looking for you! Great opportunity for the right candidate! Part time\full time. $3040/hr. Email chana@ hiresolutionsny.com.

SECRETARY WANTED

Seeking a cheder secretary from 4pm-6pm Mon-Thurs. Must be motivated, capable and able to multitask with good interpersonal skills. Great potential! Email: bpschooloffice@gmail.com.

SECRETARY WANTED

Seeking a cheder secretary for Sundays 9am-4pm. Must be motivated, capable and able to multitask with good interpersonal skills. Great potential! Email: bpschooloffice@gmail.com.

HELP WANTED

We are hiring! Win-Win Hiring is seeking to fill a full time multi tasking secretarial position. Exciting environment with amazing potential! 718 957 1713 apply@ winwinhires.com

RN

HCS is looking for an experienced full time Registered Nurse(RN) for our residences in Brooklyn Competitive salary, excellent benefits, and a great work environment. Please send resume to Jobs@hcsny.org

EDUCATIONAL EVALUATOR for CPSE evaluationsYiddish. MS in Special Education and Bilingual Extension required. Email resume: hr@itstherapygroup. com

RECEPTIONIST/ OFFICE WORKER

P/T, 12:30-4:30. Boro Park office. Perfect position for seminary girl or morning teacher. Email resume: hr@ itstherapygroup.com

HADRAN YESHIVA

Pioneering yeshiva seeks motivated Behavior Technicians. Work with top ABA leaders. Career growth, support, training. Preferred hrs: 10 AM - 4:45 PM (PT options avail). Please email Talent@Encoresupport.org.

HELP WANTED

Looking to hire smart, personable and confident twelve grade graduate for customer service rep/phone orders. Great people skills and fast computer work is a must! Good pay! Email resume to kjobresume@ gmail.com

AFTER

SCHOOL PROGRAM – FUNSHINE

The HCS After school Program is looking to hire Paras for Funshine. Monday – Thursday 3 - 6PM. Sunday 10:30 – 3 PM- part time or full time. Flexible schedules. Great pay! Exciting atmosphere! Please call Rivky at 718-510-3002 or email R.Rubinstein@hcsny.org

AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM – FUNSHINE

Seeking

'volunteers' for Funshine after school program from 4:30 - 6 Please call Rivky at 718-510-3002 or email R.Rubinstein@hcsny. org

DSP

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

PAYROLL COORDINATOR

Looking for a dynamic and rewarding job? Join our team and make a positive impact! An amazing Home Care Agency is looking for a full-time payroll coordinator. We have a friendly and supportive work environment in an all female office and offer competitive pay and benefits package. New graduates welcome! Send your resume to: hiring@hamaspikcare.org

FT SECRETARY

BP office seeking FT secretary. Detail oriented, Quick learner, organized, excellent communication and computer skills. Email resume : jacobjswm@gmail. com

GREAT OFFER

F/T position available for creative, motivated, detailoriented female. Lots of potential for promotion. Design experience a plus. Email resume to job12450@ gmail.com

ABA PARAS

Amazing special Ed program in the heart of Boro Park is looking to hire Full Time Female ABA PARAS for the upcoming school year. HOURS ARE AVAILABLE: 9:00 AM-4:30 PM 12:30 PM-4:30 PM 2:30 PM-4:30 PM. Please Call/ Text: 917.968.2292

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Ivdu Schools in Flatbush seeks f/t Administrative Assistant who is efficient, organized, able to multitask, detail oriented, strong computer skills. Opportunity for growth. Excellent environment and competitive salary. Email resume ivdu@ou.org

DIRECT SUPPORT

PROFESSIONAL

HCS is seeking female DSPs to work at our Boro Park Dahab Program, full time position, daily. Please forward resume’ to jobs@ hcsny.org Please call 718-8542747 ext. 1210

BILINGUAL ENGLISH/ SPANISH CARE MANAGER

HCS is looking to hire Bilingual English/ Spanish Care Manager. Great job for someone looking for work in social services, therapy and administration. Part time/full time positions available Candidate must be organized, responsible and have good interpersonal skills. BA Degree required. Please send resume to ti. adison@championny.org

DSP

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

PROFESSIONAL

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

IT TECHNICIAN

Heimishe office in Boro Park is seeking a full time IT technician. Must have experience in Azure. Please send resume to: itjob0924@ gmail.com or fax to: 718-2286350

FOREVER LIVING

Forever Living is growing! Our products are now hot on the market! Become a seller today! For more information, call 929-630-0420. email: aloepro.ny@gmail.com

1:1 PROVIDER

Seeking male and female providers with BAs to work one-on-one with children after school hours. Excellent support and curriculum provided. Call 718-5003765 ext. 103 or email c.eichenstein@naaseh.org.

SCHOOL BUS DRIVER

Yeled V`Yalda Boro Park 2 runs 8:00 AM-2:30 PM Bus Driver`s CDL license. Call: 917.863.3733

WORK FROM HOME

Great opportunity to manage your own business from home. No experience needed, no computer necessary. Huge potential to grow big. Call: 438.529.1216

GOT TALENT?

Channel it and let the cash trickle in. You will absolutely enjoy it and feel fulfilled. To hear about this wonderful business and how it works call this Business presentation 605-313-4101 access# 6036621# Then 1# Done hearing? Inspiring huh? Call 845-376-9448 to get you started! Hatzlacha!

ABA POSITION

Amazing ABA position for new grads in heart of Boro Park from 9:00 AM- 4:30 PM. Great pay. Excellent Heimishe environment. Call/ Text: 917.968.2292 to learn more!

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CLASSROOM AIDE/ BUS MATRON

Full time position in Boro Park, Classroom assistant, one bus route daily. Exceptional environment and benefits. Salary $36,000. Plus. Call: 718.686.2422 Email: jobs@ yeled.org

PARAS WANTED

Yeled V Yalda Head Start Boro Park Location. Amazing opportunity for Special-Ed training and supervision. Seeking Paras from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM. Additionally from 2:30 PM4:30 PM Rate $25-$32 per hour. High School Diploma needed. Call/Text: 929475-5628 Email: ygutman@ yeled.org

MADRICHA WANTED

Looking for madricha for Seminary in BrooklynSunday nights to Friday mornings. Very good terms. Please call 718-791-9528

WORK FROM HOME

Are you looking for extra income? Are you a stay-athome mom who has extra time? his is perfect for you! Call/Text Job to 845-3666404.

HELP WANTED

Preschool in BP seeking after school program position 2:45 - 4 PM, mon - thur Please call 347 986 7232

BUS TEACHER

Preschool in BP seeking bus teacher for 2:45PM bus route. Competitive pay. Please call 347-986-7232.

CAREER SPECIALIST

Coordinate job opportunities, provide career counseling, and prepare clients for interviews and workface entry. Full time (35 hours/ week) with travel between Boro Park & Crown Heights. Requirements: Knowledge of NYC employment & community organizations. Strong oral and written communication. Tech-savvy, proficient in social media and MS office, Yiddish bilingual preferred. Salary: $60,000-$80,000 annually. Email to: careers@jccgci.org or call: 718.449.5000 Ext. 2298 JCCGCI is an EOE.

PRE-NURSERY ASSISTANT

Girl’s preschool seeking full time Pre-Nursery assistant. Great pay. Please call 718435-5111 ext. 163. email: positionshs@gmail.com

PRE-NURSERY ASSISTANT

Assistant wanted for Chassidish boys pre nursery for after yom tov. Great pay. 646-617-5688

PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT

Chassidishe preschool seeking assistant teacher for pre nursery classroom, bus duty included. Please call 347-831-2693.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Medical billing office located in Brooklyn Square looking to hire. Entry level position, will train. Multi girl office, heimish environment with great pay and benefits. Email resume to blimies@ devington.com

HELP NEEDED

Looking for an 18-year-old girl and above to assist a 5-year-old girl with down syndrome. Will need Friday until close to the zman, Shabbos Morning and afternoon. We will need you to play with her and take her out to the park etc.. Get signed up with an agency, so you can get paid for the hours you work!!! Located between 46th street and 16th avenue If interested, Please contact Rachel at 718-213-4648.

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. 212-9918548.

WIGS & HAIR

Looking for affordable wash & sets, hairstyles, and haircuts? Look no further! Conveniently located at 13 & 44, we guarantee great results. Same-day service available. Contact Malky at 347-461-5526.

MATH TUTOR

Creative math tutor willing to come to you childs school for grades 4-5. Exciting fraction manipulatives. $45 for a 45 minute session. Please text at 347.742.4881.

ROOM DIVIDER

We make WALL to split existing room and make second bedroom. It includes regular or sliding door. We also install 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

SARNO COACH

Experiencing chronic pain/ symptoms? There is a way out! Heal based on the Sarno method! Call Binah Schiff RDCS, Mind Body Educator and Coach 917-446-5360

NATURAL SOLUTION

Do you have a hard time fasting?need more energy every day?we have a natural solution which can help you right away.call7185762023

FOREVER LIVING

Were you wondering why so many people are joining forever? Why not?! You can only gain! No investment! Join now! 929-559-4887

ENGLISH COURSE

Great opportunity for your son to learn basic English and basic math this םינמזה ןיב Call or text 347 -471-1953

JOB TRAINING

We are now accepting new applications! Full Day Job Training in a real work environment for OPWDD and HCBS individuals. Please call 718-541-1538.

PIANO AND KEYBOARD LESSONS

Great oppurtunity , now offering beginners keyboard and piano lessons for an amazing introductory price call Esty at 718-755-2661

MAKEUP ARTIST

Certified makeup artist for all your special occasions. Call: Yides Neuwirth 917.309.6000 or 718.858.0815

MADEUP BY M

Get your makeup done for any occasion, in the comfort of your home. no travel fee. Call/text Midi: 347-210-0038

MR. WERTZBERGER’S RENTALS

We rent out wireless wi-fi, tablets, laptops, clarinets, violins. Prices are between $13-$25 per week. Clarinet and violin comes with free MP3 lessons in Yiddish or English. We also offer private keyboard lessons on the phone. Call hotline 718-4351923

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

HANDYMAN & PAINTING

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

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.

NEW WEBSITE?

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

HANDYMAN/PROF CARPENTER

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

WHOLESALE FISH

Buy by the case & save. Baby & Regular Salmon. Hashgucha Volove Rav. Free delivery to your home. Call Eli: 516-270-6755

ELECTRICIAN

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

FURNITURE REPAIRS

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

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

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

YH APPLIANCE REPAIR

Herman’s Appliance Repairs. Ovens, Washers, Dryers, Refrigerators & Freezers. Specialize in Wolf & Subzero. Yisroel Herman 347-5592574

GRAPHIC DESIGN

For all graphic design needs! Design by Devorah 929-3274621

PHOTO ALBUMS

Photo albums for every occasion, stunning spreads, great service. Call (no text): 929 295 1422 or email: photoartstudios22@gmail. com

PERSONAL ORGANIZER

We specialize in decluttering and organization. Refreances available. Contact 929-7602328

SAPPHIRE STORY

Custom Photo Albums for all occasions. Ask about our preYom Tov discount. Free mini accordion photo book with your order. 917-992-8553

SIMPLY ORGANIZED!

organize! declutter! refresh! great rates. begin today for a more organized tomorrow. call/text 19297380525

ROWENTA REPAIR

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

SUMMER PHOTOSHOOT

You can still get dreamy summer shots! Gitty Grinfeld photography 3475870474

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BUS DRIVER

Transport older adults to medical appointments and errands, following assigned routes. Full time (35 hours/week)based in Brooklyn. Requirements: CDL Class B with Passenger endorsement, Clean driving record and good reference, 3 years of NYC driving experience, Able to lift 30 lbs., sensitive to seniors. Pay $24-$25 per hour. Email to: careers@jccgci.org or call: 718.449.5000 Ext. 2298 JCCGCI Inc. is an EOE.

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BAL SIMCHA

Making a Simcha? Need Peklach for your Oifrif/ Vach Nach / Upsherin etc. Order from us and Support the Special need at Wholesale Price. Please text 917-9952822

PHOTOGRAPHY

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

PHOTOGRAPHY!

For all your outdoor photography needs! (Portrait, Family, Upsherin, Baby, etc.)

Many props avail! Great rates! Photos by Devorah 929-327-4621

DRIVER AVAILABLE

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

VAN SERVICE

Yossi`s Van Service 15 Passenger van Local & long distance Airports & delivery. Call: 718.962.4664

SPRINTER & MINI VAN SERVICE

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

WIGS BY YIDES

Give Your Wig A Fresh WASH & SET in time for Yom tov Speacial: $45 Text /Call 347581-0495, 15 & 56 st Wigs By Yides

WIGS & HAIR

Get your wash & sets, hairstyles, and haircuts at great prices, location (13 & 44), and by far results Same day service Call Malky: 347461-5526

ODDS & ENDS

Worldwide phone line for Women 929-470-4400

IBIS COAT

Looking to buy last season’s boys Ibis coat, green, size 3. New or used. 8453562101

DONATE YOUR CAR

Donate. Your car, Truck, Van. $1500 tax. Deduction and $500. Gift card. Shopping. We. Pay cash old cars too 718. 974. 9428

CLEANING LADY

Excellent cleaning lady available, 3 mornings a week Please call 347-645-7944

CHILDCARE

OVERNIGHT BABYSITTER

Heimishe babysitter is available for overnight/ weekends. Please call 929735-5958 no text

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Heimeshe babysitter

available hours 10:15-3:15. Area of 15 and 59th street. Call: 917-847-5495.

BABYSITTER

Experienc babysitter has one slot available, in the area of 18’th and 50. 929-208-9129

NON VOUCHERS PLAYGROUP

Playgroup 12th/42 for children 18-24 months. Walk in, nice, spacious & lechtig. Also a big yard. With an option until 4:30. No transportation. Text 347-2327608/ call 718-633-3263

VOUCHER BABYSITTING

9:45-1:45, twice a week babysitting slot, Text only 929-430-9650

GOWNS

WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

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

WHITE GOWN

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

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

FOUND

Found micro sd card on the excellent bus in July. 3479889509

Found a wig box with wig in it, left in a store a few weeks ago call 347-432-2329

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Beautiful spacious 2-bdrm apt for rent in YerushalayimRomema for first days of Sukkos (Wed-Mtshbs/Sun). Large Sukkah included! Call/ text-0553323334

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A: Krustik offers high hydration wheat and spelt sourdough that go through a long cold fermentation process. All Krustik products have no added preservatives or commercial yeast added and contain three simple ingredients ( organic wheat flour, or Rorie’s organic spelt flour spring water, and sea salt) making KrustiK products truly unique.

Q: Please explain the benefits of a long cold fermentation process?

A: Krustik long cold fermentation process means the dough ferments longer than most sourdough breads on the market. Krustik sourdough is fermented for 48-72 Hours which increases the bioavailability of nutrients, making it easier for your body to absorb and utilize them. The probiotics created during our fermentation process support gut health, boosts your immune system, breaks down the gluten lectins and phytates for easier digestion The good bacteria and yeast also break down the broken starches in the dough reducing the glycemic impact the bread has on blood sugar.

Q: What is the advantage of a lower glycemic index?

A: All sourdough is lower glycemic than breads made with commercial yeast due to the bacteria and yeast that break down starches, however Krustik products have an even lower glycemic index due to the longer fermentation time. This means that eating Krustik sourdough products will have a lower glycemic impact than both commercial breads and even other sourdough bread options on the market, making them a better choice for all of us, since lowering glycemic impact is important not only for those monitoring their blood sugar and also for preventing blood sugar issues and other health concerns related to higher blood sugar and excess insulin production.

Q: How does the increased nutrient content benefit my health?

A: Krustik products are made with organic wheat or spelt flour, which retains more nutrients than refined flour, and Krustik fermentation process increases the bioavailability of those nutrients.

Q: What role does high hydration play in making Krustik products unique?

A: Krustik high hydration level makes Krustik breads and pizza crusts tender, fluffy, and crispy. The higher percentage of water means that each loaf has a lower percentage of flour then most other breads which is another reason why Krustik products are lower in carbs and calories.

Q: How does the reduced carb content benefit those watching their carb intake?

Q: How does the breakdown of gluten benefit those with gluten sensitivities?

A: Krustik slow long fermentation process breaks down gluten, and essentially pre-digests it for you making KrustiK bread more easily tolerated by those with gluten sensitivities. Spelt flour is naturally lower in gluten than wheat making Krustik Rorie Recommended spelt sourdough the ideal option for gluten sensitivity. ( note it is not completely gluten free for those with celiac disease)

A: Krustik products have fewer carbs per serving than most other sourdough making them a great option for those monitoring their carb intake.

Q: How do Krustik products support weight management in a unique way?

A: Due to the long fermentation, high hydration and high quality flour we use, Krustik products are lower glycemic, higher in -fiber and protein which not only helps manage blood sugar but also help keep you fuller for longer supporting weight management in a delicious and healthy way.

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