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WHEN I TOOK THE TORAH UPON MYSELF The “black and white” Jews held the secret
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(Re: Meron Coverage, Issue 83) Thank you for your coverage on the terrible Meron tragedy. The piece was so poignant and struck a chord deep within me. It gave the heartbreak and mourning we feel as a community a voice, and you did it all with such respect, without printing any pictures that I wouldn’t want my children to see. May Hashem comfort the grieving families and a grieving nation, and bring us the final nechamah. A Fellow Yid
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CHAPTER 7 RECAP: Shabbesai Tzvi settles in Salonika at the home of Shlumiel Karidi, who offers him his daughter Leah’s hand in marriage. After some time, upon the request of his father-in-law and the elders of the city, he divorces Leah Karidi.
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amliel returned to Smyrna in the early winter of 1658. The letters of introduction had opened many doors, he reported to Yechiel. He had met many wealthy people, and they had been quite receptive to his appeals. He thanked Yechiel profusely on behalf of the impoverished people of the Holy City. The summons to Shabbesai Tzvi’s wedding arrived while Gamliel was still in Smyrna, and the two friends made plans to travel to Salonika together. They sailed from Smyrna with the early morning tide on a gray, blustery day. The ship lurched through the churning waters of the Aegean Sea, the screeching wind tearing at its half-furled sails. Gamliel became seasick on their first afternoon out and spent the rest of the voyage below deck. On the last day before they made port, the sun broke through the leaden skies, and the winds died down. Yechiel leaned against the railing on the forward deck to watch the landfall. Mount Chortiatis rose above the mist as they sailed into the Gulf of Salonika on a placid blue sea. Soon the city of Salonika,
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spread over the slopes and foothills of the mountain, came into view. They found lodgings in a rambling old house that had been converted into an inn. Weak and dehydrated, Gamliel remained in the room while Yechiel set off to pay his respects to Shabbesai Tzvi. “Yes?” asked the tall young man who opened the door. “Can I come in?” said Yechiel. “I’ve come from far away, and I would like to see the Master.” The young man calmly surveyed Yechiel’s expensive clothing. “Who are you?” “I’m Yechiel Tomashov from Smyrna, formerly of Warsaw.” “What do you want?” “I want to see the Master.” “I’m sorry. The Master is not seeing anyone.” “I insist on seeing him,” snapped Yechiel. “What gives you the right to insist?” asked the young man as he positioned himself to block the doorway. Behind him, several young men sitting at a table stopped what they were doing to watch the exchange in the doorway. These were obviously the new guard, the followers
the Master had attracted during the last few years. To them Smyrna was just another city. To them the man at the door was a total stranger. Yechiel felt a sickening sense of loss. “I was a follower of the Master before you even heard of him,” said Yechiel, his voice full of bitterness. “I’ve crossed the sea to come here because the Master invited me to his wedding. Who are you to keep me from seeing him? What is your name?” “My name is Mukian the Macedonian. And if you are indeed one of the Master’s followers from Smyrna, I’m honored to meet you. You’re privileged, Yechiel. May I call you Yechiel?” “Of course,” said Yechiel, somewhat mollified. “I’ve just arrived after a long sea voyage, and I’m weary. I’d like to see the Master.” “I’m sorry,” replied Mukian with genuine sympathy. “The Master is in seclusion. I dare not disturb him. You’ll likely not see him before the wedding.” Yechiel remembered Shabbesai Tzvi’s periods in Smyrna. He sighed. “I’m ashamed to admit this, Mukian,” he said, a sheepish smile on his face, “but I don’t even know the name of the bride. Who is she? Can you tell me something about her?” Mukian shook his head. “I am afraid there is nothing I can tell you, Yechiel. I myself know
nothing about the Master’s bride. Nor do any of us. It’s a deep mystery.” Yechiel stumbled out into the street baffled yet strangely exhilarated. This would be more than an ordinary wedding. Wild thoughts and speculations spun through his mind as he wandered the ancient streets of Salonika. After a while, his thoughts turned to his surroundings. Yechiel had never visited Salonika, and the place intrigued him. Jews had lived in Salonika ever since the first Jewish settlers had migrated from the Egyptian city of Alexandria during the times of the Second Beis Hamikdash. Over the years, others arriving from such diverse places as Calabria, Sicily and Majorca had brought great wealth and prosperity. After the intensification of the Inquisition in Portugal in 1630, a steady stream of escaping Marranos had added to the affluence of the community. At the time Yechiel arrived in Salonika, the Jewish population numbered in the thousands, and Salonika had become a commercial and industrial center with a port rivaling that of Venice. Its Jewish community was one of the most vibrant in the Empire. The sounds of Torah scholars studying filled its shuls. Physicians, philosophers, poets and musicians strolled its streets. Each group of new arrivals had established its own shul and retained its own customs and identity, and as a result, Salonika was a singularly colorful city. Even the names of the two oldest shuls of Salonika, Eitz Hachaim and Eitz Hadaas, somehow underscored the whimsical nature of the city. Most of Yechiel’s first two days in Salonika were occupied with forming new contacts among the hundreds of local cloth makers. In the mornings and evenings, he prayed in the Shalom Shul that Shabbesai Tzvi frequented when he was not in seclusion. Even now, it was filled with Shabbesai Tzvi’s many followers. Yechiel remained in the shul late into the night learning Gemara or the kabbalistic teachings of Shabbesai Tzvi in informal groups. On the third day after their arrival in Salonika, Gamliel felt well enough to go out, and the two friends spent the entire afternoon exploring the city. They ventured beyond the Jewish neighborhood, as far as the Kalmaria Heights at the southern edge of the bay. Salonika had been conquered by the Turks over two hundred years earlier, and the stamp of the Empire was everywhere. Turkish merchants argued in the marketplaces. Turkish troops galloped through the streets. Domed mosques dotted the landscape. Even the early Byzantine churches had been converted to mosques. Somehow, Salonika did not seem all that distant from Smyrna. The announcement of the date of Shabbesai Tzvi’s wedding came on the very day it was to take place. Shabbesai Tzvi had emerged from seclusion after dark the previous night. Accompanied by Mukian the Macedonian and several others, he had gone down to the bay at
“I am afraid there is nothing I can tell you, Yechiel. I myself know nothing about the Master’s bride. Nor do any of us. It’s a deep mystery.”
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Met Council Chesed Center Opens on 14th Avenue With the pandemic creating unprecedented needs, a new Met Council facility in the heart of Boro Park will be providing social services and direct food assistance for struggling families. Located at 4319 14th Avenue, the Met Council Chesed Center opened on May 5, welcoming visitors old and young with balloons, cotton candy, popcorn and treats. Working in conjunction with the UJA Federation-New York, the Chesed Center will provide free kosher food, a job enrollment program, legal aid and senior support and will assist those in need with applying for all benefits and entitlements including SNAP, Social Security, Medicaid and Medicare. “After so many jobs and small businesses were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this new hub will allow us to ensure that everyone in the frum community is getting the benefits they need, the groceries they can’t afford, and any other assistance they require,” said Met Council CEO David Greenfield. “We’re here to help, and we want Boro Park to know that they can rely on us when they need to and there’s never a charge for any service.” Chesed Center director Yehuda Zellermaier said that the facility looks forward to helping area residents. “I know this hub will be a bright light for this neighborhood, and the impact we will make will run deep for so many,” said Zellermaier, who grew up in Boro Park. “We’re here to help and we’re happy to be here. I look forward to all the great work we will do together to lift each other up and ensure no one gets left behind in Boro Park.” The Chesed Center will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday, and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays, with free, confidential services offered in Yiddish, Hebrew,
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Good News as COVID-19 Capacity Limits Start Falling Away Citing significant progress in the fight against COVID-19, with the number of reported cases falling as vaccination rates rise, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy and Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont joined together last week to deliver some good news, for a change. The announcements from the tri-state governors upped the 200-person limit for outdoor social gatherings to 500 this past Monday. Starting May 19, the indoor social gathering limit will rise from 100 to 250, while there will be no limits on outdoor residential gatherings and a 50-person limit for indoor residential events. Larger-scale events that exceed social gathering limits may be held as long as all participants have proof of vaccination status or a recent negative COVID-19 test result. There was good news for shuls and businesses as well, with capacity limits lifted completely effective May 19 as long as six-foot social distancing can still be maintained. According to NBC News, Cuomo said that New York could be fully reopened within the next two months if the state’s vaccination pace stays on track, with “literally, everything back to normal.” Cuomo emphasized the importance of a two-pronged approach — upping vaccination rates while continuing to uphold safety measures in the face of the pandemic. “In order to keep moving in a positive direction, New Yorkers must continue to take all the proper precautions,” said Cuomo. “If we let up now, we could slide backward and that is something that nobody wants. So, let’s be safe and for anyone who has yet to be vaccinated, please do so as soon as you can.” Meanwhile, The Telegraph reported that an at-home COVID-19 cure could be available as early as this year. A pill being developed by Pfizer in the United States and Belgium is currently being tested on volunteers. A protease inhibitor code-named PF-07321332, the pill targets the main portion of the virus, preventing it from replicating in the nose, throat and lungs. It took 201 researchers to create the compound, which was originally tested on animals. Human trials are currently underway and will run for 145 days, followed by a four-week “screening and dosing” period. In a statement released in April, Pfizer’s Mikael Dolsten said that PF-07321332 could be given at the first sign of infection, saving patients from potential hospitalizations and the need for critical care.
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From LA to NY: Chabad Group Comes to Pay Post-Meron Shivah Visits A group of seven Chabad men from Los Angeles traveled across the country for a one-day trip to show their support to four New York and New Jersey families who lost loved ones in Meron. Boro Park 24 reported that the trip, led by Rabbi Avrahama Zajac, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of South La Cienega, took place on May 4. The men visited the families of Yosef Amram Tauber and Shragee Gestetner in Monsey and Doniel Morris in Teaneck, where they saw the 19-yearold’s tightly packed yeshivah schedule. Their final stop of the day was at the Boro Park home of Pinchas Menachem Knoblowitz, who was witnessed saying Shema and forgiving those who made him fall shortly before his passing. “We just wanted to tell them that all of Klal Yisroel was with them,” said Rabbi Zajac, who noted that without internet access, the Knoblowitz family had no idea how much their personal tragedy had touched the hearts of Yidden worldwide. The family had also been visited earlier in the day by New York State Attorney General Letitia James. Rabbi Zajac noted that in each home, the niftarim were described identically, as baalei chesed, masmidim and downto-earth people. He said that while he and his contingent had come to show support, they walked away with an extra dose of chizuk themselves.
“The families all had such tremendous emunah,” said Rabbi Zajac. “The parents were broken, yet no one was angry and no one complained.”
Snow Days the Latest COVID-19 Casualty With months of online schooling under its belt, the New York State Department of Education has decided to completely eliminate snow days from the upcoming school year, shifting to remote learning in lieu of closing down. ABC 7 reported that the changes were reported in the city’s 2021-2022 academic calendar for all public schools in grades K through 12, and do not necessarily apply to private, parochial or charter schools. According to the DOE calendar, students will be expected to log in remotely on snow days or any other time that school buildings are closed due to emergency. That policy will also be in effect on Election Day, which falls out on November 2 next year. The change will certainly be unpopular with students and most likely teachers as well and comes on the heels of the pandemic, which made remote schooling a longterm reality for city public school students. The DOE also said that new holiday observances added into the calendar made it important to find other ways to ensure that students get their required 180 days of schooling.
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Meron – The crushing news hit Klal Yisroel like a ton of bricks. Within a short time, the death toll hit an unfathomable 45 of our brothers, r”l. But as the bodies were identified at Israel’s Abu Kabir Forensic Institute, the gut-wrenching job of informing families that they will never see their father or brother again required those with great skill and expertise. The difficulty of the task was only magnified when young children were involved. Who would tell them that Tatty was taken from them and that their lives will never be the same? Enter Rabbi Meir Aker, Director of Buneinu. As part of the Tov V’Chesed network led by Rabbi Yaakov Eliezer Shisha, he and the team at Buneinu and Bnoseinu serve the emotional needs of orphaned children in Israel in many ways. Among their responsibilities is sharing tragic news with young children and guiding them through the difficult hours and days. Rabbi Aker sadly received lots of additional experience during Israel’s winter coronavirus surge, which claimed the lives of numerous young parents. As soon as the enormity of the tragedy became clear, Rabbi Aker set up command in Tov V’Chesed’s Meron headquarters that was originally outfitted to host the streams of Buneinu members visiting Meron. The delicate and heartbreaking work continued until Shabbos, and resumed as soon as Shabbos was over. Some children had questions, others wanted to know what pesukim or tefillos to say, and many tearfully asked who would look after them. With his gentle demeanor and chinuch expertise, Rabbi Aker walked them through what it means, what to expect, and assured them that they are not alone. At the same time, Rabbi Shisha, who leads the organization and oversees all efforts, prepared to have Buneinu and Bnoseinu staff visit the homes of the victims to be mechazek the almanah and young orphans, as well as siblings of those who passed. Additional therapists and social workers were hired so that the children can have access to the help they need. On Tuesday after the tragedy, Rabbi Shisha said, “We’ve been working around the clock and none of us have had much sleep. It has been very difficult to be at the front row and to witness such incredible pain, but this is our achrayus right now.” Rabbi Shisha shared how the children already feel like part of the Buneinu family, and some of them have already taken time away from shivah to visit the acclaimed Buneinu Center where yesomim spend time at all hours, receiving nourishment, encouragement and support. One group of brothers had heard that the center has hundreds of comic books, and asked if they can come by to borrow some — a request that was happily granted. As the tragic news fades from the headlines, the organization will take the new families under its wings, providing therapy and social support for the children, and sending Shabbos essentials to almanos each week. “I wish we never had to deal with such tragedies, but if this is the ratzon Hashem, it is up to all of us to help ease their pain. May it be a zechus for our entire nation,” concludes Rabbi Shisha.
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CHAPTER SEVEN RECAP: At the wedding, Sarah Reiner is badgered about why they moved to Acco, of all places, while Elazar gets similar treatment from a relative who wants to buy his property and build a hotel.
While speaking to Ariella in an attempt to figure out if she’d been the one to send him the lemonade, Osher slips up and accidentally mentions that he’s in Acco.
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“Oh, so you just have to be super nice,” Shoshi concluded. “But being nice comes naturally to you, Ariella!” “If I don’t have the strength to be so nice, then I just can’t do it.” Ariella looked at her. “But let’s not talk about me now. Mommy, you look so tired. You worked really hard this week, didn’t you?” “Worrying is work.” Their mother sat at the end of the couch, clutching her closed sefer Tehillim. “You mean, worrying about Osher?” “I wonder what his Shabbos is like,” Shoshi mused from her seat at the table. “Based on my last conversation with him,” Ariella remarked, “he’s learning by some rav. Maybe it’s a kiruv yeshivah or something like that.” “Do you think it’s a normal place?” Shoshi asked. “You know, so I can tell my friends that my brother’s in yeshivah — or is it just some strange hole in the wall?” “And a dubious one at that,” their mother said. Ariella glanced at her. “Osher sounded quite normal to me, I would say,” she said slowly. “He didn’t sound like he was in a strange place. Shoshi, what did you tell your friends when he was learning in Daas Torah? That’s not exactly your run-ofthe-mill yeshivah either.” “At least I could say that he was in yeshivah…” Shoshi sighed. “But if they ask me now…” “Why should they ask you about him, anyway? Has your class run out of topics to talk about that you have to discuss the fascinating subject of where Shoshi Erenbaum’s brother learns?” “How many years has it been since you were in ninth grade?” Shoshi fingered the edge of the plastic tablecloth. “How many years has it been since you were excited by new friends?” “Lots of years,” Ariella replied, “but not that many that I don’t remember being in that stage. I clearly remember all the questions and comments I got, and I can tell you that I was never afraid to tell people that my parents are baalei teshuvah, just like I didn’t care about telling them that I’d been diagnosed with ADHD. It just made my life easier.” “It’s a miracle that I don’t have ADHD,” Shoshi muttered. “Shoshi!” her mother chided. “I’m not offended. And she’s right, Mommy,” Ariella said. “Hakadosh Baruch Hu doesn’t test a person with something he would not be able to withstand. Imagine Shoshi Erenbaum standing in class and telling her very interested and important friends bad things about herself. I mean, it would take them at least a week and a half to calm down!” Shoshi glared at her witheringly. “Talk about your problems as much as you want, and I can even give you a microphone to do it with,” she said. “If it helps you.” “You hit it on the nose,” Ariella said, and the smile that had played on her lips until then disappeared. “I don’t speak to anyone about my real problems, the ones that no one can help
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come back from her Kabbalas Shabbos group, or should we start now?” Shoshi chuckled and stood up. “Mommy, I think you can go rest now. You, too, Ariella. I’ll take care of things here.” “I’ll help you.” Ariella rose as well. “These days I don’t need to jump off chairs when I want to concentrate, but I don’t like resting too much, either.” “You said you were tired.” Shoshi seemed to be assailed by guilt after the last few moments of conversation. Ariella laughed. “What happened? You decided to have pity on me because I once had a hard time in school? It’s okay; I learned to manage, baruch Hashem.” In the kitchen, Shoshi placed the Shabbos cutlery on the counter. “So which notebooks did you show off to Savta when she came to visit?” “Whatever I had when she came. Messy, or organized.” “And what did she say? That the chareidim don’t put effort into their studies at all? That their kids grow up wild?” “She didn’t say that, because I wasn’t a wild girl.” “Of course not; there was someone else who took that pl — forget it. Why talk about that?” Ariella opened the container of fish and sniffed. “If I remember correctly, I was a sweet, sociable girl, and Savta liked me despite my jumpiness. And besides, there you were, a calm, lovely, smiley, black-haired baby who lay in her carriage and offered smiles to everyone. You captivated Savta’s heart right away. Already then it was clear that your notebooks and schoolwork would be picture-perfect.” “They are not.” “Of course, of course; at the end of the year you’re missing a quarter of a page in your history notes, right?” She elbowed her sister. “Seriously, Shoshi,
get used to the idea that everyone in the family has their place, and you are our model student.” “And you’re our politician.” “No, thanks. That’s derogatory, in my opinion.” “I mean that you always know what to say, when to say it, who to smile at, and when to smile…” “And what’s Lakey?” said a voice from the kitchen doorway. Their eighth-grade sister, sweaty and
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I usually like placing two goblets per setting, but when using a unique glass, I find that one is enough. You can also use plain gold cutlery instead of the two-tone version used here.
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Placing the napkin away from the plate leaves room for a pretty appetizer or salad.
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Shavuos is all about flowers, and in my humble opinion, you can never have too many. Besides making your table look even more beautiful, flowers are a great filler for the empty spots and the center of your table.
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To create this new look, tie a knot with a ribbon around the edge of a napkin.
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He left home with simple instructions: “Go find the black-andwhite Jews.” Forty years later, Rabbi Avrohom Goldstein looks back at a remarkable journey and reflects on the beauty of the black-and-white life. BY: Y. BLOOMING
It is not every day that one gets to interview a non-native figure who more proudly and eloquently defends the interviewer’s community than they themselves can. Our conversation with Rabbi Avrohom Goldstein, ger tzedek and father of a chassidish family, was supposed to focus on his life story. It did not take long to realize, however, that his history, fascinating as it is, was not all that he had to share with us. Instead, his love and effusive praise of frum Jewish life was as illuminating as it was inspiring. The job of an interviewer is to gather insight on topics they know less about than the interview subject. And indeed, it turns out that there is a lot left to learn about Yiddishkeit from someone who was already a teenager when he met his first Jew. 170 / THE BORO PARK VIEW / May 12, 2021 www.thebpview.com / 718.408.8770
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Tell us a bit about yourself. How does a boy from the Caribbean Islands end up wearing a shtreimel? The turning point in my life occurred at the young age of fourteen. There was a bar across the street from our home. One day, an earthquake struck our region, and the significant tremors led to widespread fear that buildings would collapse. During these tension-filled moments, I saw many people running out of the bar, loudly begging their “gods” for forgiveness and promising that if they survived, they’d be “pious” for the rest of their days. Soon the tremors stopped, and once these people realized that they were in the clear, they returned to their drinking as if nothing had occurred. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. And I knew that if the adults around me were not authentic with what they obviously believed to be true in that moment of judgment, then I was going to seek out and find the way of life or group of people that is true to itself. How did you go about this search? I first inquired with a number of clergymen and teachers to hear their thoughts. Their responses were to the effect of “This is the way of the world,”
and I was not satisfied. Eventually, I asked my mother for her take on the matter, and her response changed my life. She told me, “Son, if you’re seeking purity and authenticity, go to the religious Jews. I lived in New York, and I’ve seen their way of life up close.” I took her words to heart and decided to go for it. I had worked as a newspaper boy and had enough money saved up to buy a one-way ticket to New York. Would you describe yourself as a fairly typical child before that fateful day? Typical people don’t make the transition I made... I was always somewhat of a seeker. I lived in a tropical paradise, and cruise ships would often stop by. A couple of years prior, I once told my mother that I wanted to travel around the world on one of these cruises, and she said, “Okay, go for it!” So I went… I snuck onto a ship as a stowaway and traveled to various places. That was me. Did you have a plan for once you’d arrive in America? The only instructions I received from my mother was to go to the “blackand-white Jews.” I arrived in JFK in the dead of the winter, a boy who had never experienced cold weather in his life,
and all I knew was to ask the taxi driver to take me to the black-and-white Jews. When I told the driver that, he said, “Oh, that must mean Williamsburg.” When he dropped me off, I was instantly in awe of the people and their eidel ways. Where did you turn, a boy alone in a foreign city? It was a snowy day, and I stood at the corner near Weingarten’s Health Food store. A Yid with a long white beard came out with a shovel and directed me to clear the snow. To me it was like hearing a command from Moshe Rabbeinu himself, so I did as I was told. When I was finished, he gave me $6 and a rice cake. It was my first Yiddishe business deal... Where and how did you live during that time? I went into one of the local groceries, and upon seeing a young Puerto Rican man, the owner asked me if I was willing to work. I accepted a job as a delivery man, and as part of my salary, he provided me with sleeping accommodations upstairs. How soon did you begin looking into Yiddishkeit? I tried learning about Yiddishkeit immediately, but people I mentioned it to seemed more eager to call Shomrim than to speak with me. But I practiced whatever I could pick up. I asked children exiting Pupa cheder what they do on Shabbos, and when they told me they made Kiddush on grape juice, I tried my best to do the same. I tried letting my peyos grow, bought tzitzis, and imitated as much as I could. Even during my first week in New
To me it was like hearing a command from Moshe Rabbeinu himself, so I did as I was told. 172 / THE BORO PARK VIEW / May 12, 2021 www.thebpview.com / 718.408.8770
York, I was taken aback by the calm and serenity in Williamsburg on Friday evening, so shortly after the busy afternoon hours. The Shabbos energy was palpable even to me, and I wanted to be part of it. When did things get serious? There was a woman by the name of Mrs. Berger who, seeing how strongly I wanted to learn, advised me to call Reb Yaakov Goldstein, zt”l (father-in-law of the Stitchin Rebbe.) He told me how hard it is to lead a Jewish life and assured me that it’s okay if I just wanted to be a friend of the Yidden. But I was adamant about my plan to convert. Eventually I was sent to Rabbi Moshe Bick, zt”l, in Boro Park, and he tested me on what I’d already learned and spoke to me about my hashkafos. When we were done, he told me that he saw that I was serious about my plans to convert, but advised that it would not be easy finding a shidduch or learning the mentality of the heimish community. How did you get the perfectly Jewish name of Avrohom Goldstein? When I finally became a ger tzedek at the age of sixteen, Rabbi Goldstein gave me the name Avrohom and told me that I should take his last name. Going forward, I would be like one of his own children, he said.
How was it to be a young Jewish convert in early-1980s Williamsburg? It was… interesting. People were mostly nice, but try as I might, I stood out like a sore thumb. I didn’t dress in chassidish clothing at first because I didn’t want people to accuse me of jumping too fast. But then I went to shul, and a Yid told me, “If you’re a Yid, dress like one.” So I bought the hat I saw people there wearing. But then I passed another shul and someone commented on the fact that I wasn’t wearing their type of hat. I kept changing and trying to fit in — mostly unsuccessfully. There is so much that goes into being a heimish Yid, and it takes years to learn it all. It’s instinctive to most native people, but just knowing intuitively when to stand up or sit down during davening takes lots of time and some mildly embarrassing slip-ups. I once tore kriah on Tisha B’Av, and then someone made me aware that we don’t do that because when Moshiach comes, it will be a yom tov. No book can possibly teach you all that. How did you eventually find your footing? I was sent to learn at Ohr Sameach, and over there I was just another young man learning about Yiddishkeit. When I returned to America, I heard that the Satmar yeshivah in Kiryas Yoel had some Spanish-speaking Argentinian students. I went to ask the Beirach Moshe,
zt”l, whether I could learn in his yeshivah even though I didn’t have any money, and he told me that the Torah says that Hashem made Avrohom Avinu wealthy. That meant I had a rich father and could join… A while later I went to ask the Pupa Rebbe how I could go about finding a shidduch. He directed me to go to Eretz Yisroel and gave me $1,000 so I could buy a ticket and settle in. In Eretz Yisroel, someone took me to Rabbi Yaakov Meir Shechter, who told me that he had a shidduch for me. He sent me to a Yid by the name of Reb Yehuda Leib Frank. The Yid told me that he had a shidduch suggestion and that we would have a beshow that very day. I met my soon-to-bewife, a giyores from Mexico who learned about Yiddishkeit in the heart of Meah She’arim, and in true chassidish fashion, we quickly agreed to get engaged. I was taken aback by the many Yidden, all complete strangers, who participated in our tenoyim with such simcha. And when I arrived back in the U.S., I got a welcome from a group of chassidim in the airport who were holding balloons and singing. I never felt more part of a family. Who helped marry you off? Are you kidding? I had 200 shviggers! With the community coming together to marry us off, we had more than enough clothing, people and opinions… My mother was the only one from my biological family who attended the wed-
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You speak Yiddish with the fluency of a native Williamsburger. How did you acquire such proficiency? It didn’t come easily, and it didn’t come all at once. It’s hard to notice when you’re seeing it from the inside, but much more goes into a language than just learning the meaning of words. You need to pick up the style, humor, tone, mentality and many little details before you can talk like “one of us.”
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Many geirim are hesitant to talk about their past. How are you so comfortable sharing your story? We live in a world where many children are straying from Yiddishkeit, and even many adults are bitter about the world they live in. I feel that as someone who came from the other side, it is important to help people realize how special they are, how lucky they are to have been born into a world of true meaning and purpose, where they get to live the life other religions try to imitate but can never truly replicate. You have also been known to publicly defend the chassidish community and way of life. Why did you feel the need to do that? People often fail to realize what they have. Do you know what it means to belong to a community where people look out for one another, where everyone gets
Avraham Avinu was the first ger in the world. Did that mean that Yitzchok Avinu should have been embarrassed? to safely raise a family, where children respect their parents, where there is a sense of peace and dignity in our daily lives? The secular world laments the lack of all these things, and we should be proud that we have them. I often come across people criticizing the heimish community, and my response is that some things are not our tafkid. We are here to lead religious lives and study the Torah, not follow whatever the trends of the day are. What we are doing here is based on thousands of years of mesorah; isn’t that at least as powerful as any modern description of what’s moral and right?
What impact does your message have, coming from someone like you? I’ve often seen my words and unique perspective getting through in ways you wouldn’t expect them to. A father once asked me to speak with his son who was slipping in his Torah observance. I ended up taking the boy to a shop of a non-Jewish friend of mine. I walked in and told my friend that the boy is a Levite (from Shevet Levi). The store owner, who is quite well-versed in these matters, stopped and gathered his workers, telling them that he was honored to have a Levite in his shop. He then asked the boy to bless his workers. The boy went around to each worker individually, and after a while, tears began welling up in his eyes. He told me later that he never felt proud of his Levi heritage until that moment. What I aimed to illustrate was that even these non-Jewish people understand that our nation is special, that the Torah is special. I’m reminded of another time where a group of yeshivah bachurim asked me how I know with certainty that the Torah is the Truth. I told them that the janitor in the yeshivah will confirm that it’s true. We went over to him and I asked, “Tell me, do you think people should respect their parents?” Of course, he said yes. “Do you think people should rest one day of the week?” Again, the answer was yes. The same went for “Do you think
people should support orphans, love another, watch what they eat?” and a host of other mitzvos. Obviously, none of this was proof in the literal sense, but it did help demonstrate how our Torah is a guiding light for all of humanity. Do you perform any chinuch or Yiddishkeit work professionally? No. My parnassah comes from selling antique violins. This work does share some similarities with chinuch, though, because the value of a violin is based on its mesorah, authenticity, the craftsman behind it and the like... Has being a ger tzedek affected you or your family negatively? I must say that most people have been friendly and supportive throughout, and even on the rare occasion when not, we take it in stride. My son once came home from yeshivah complaining that his classmates teased him about his father’s past. I called my children together and reminded them that Avraham Avinu was the first ger in the world. Did that mean that Yitzchok Avinu should have been embarrassed? “Of course not,” they said. I turned it into a positive teaching moment.
When you take a moment and step back, how do you view your life and journey? Words cannot begin to describe how grateful I am to have come under Hashem’s wings. I have a Jewish family, married off all of my kids, have a number of einiklach, and I live a life of bliss. I look around at my former countrymen, family and other secular people and know that they would do anything to have what we take for granted. Not only do I have Olam Haba, but even my Olam Hazeh is so beautiful and meaningful.
Many reasons have been offered to explain why we read Megillas Rus on Shavuos, from Dovid Hamelech’s lineage to the season of the story. Perhaps most relevant of all is the reminder on this day of kabbalas hamitzvos that our apparent burden is the envy of many free from it. As Rus famously told Naomi: Where you go I will go, And where you stay I will stay. Your people will be my people, And your G-d my G-d. Where you die I will die, And there I will be buried.
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Most baalei teshuvah and geirim are incredibly deep thinkers and very intelligent. Therefore, it can be really painful when people assume we don’t know what a Hebrew term means or a concept in Yiddishkeit is. Often we do know — and if we don’t, we’ll ask. We might not feel comfortable asking you, but we’ll ask someone whom we feel safe with. Either way, please leave our dignity intact and don’t put us on the spot.
Please don’t ask me to share my life story. I’m not entertainment. If I feel comfortable sharing it with you, I will.
I’m older and wiser now and have found my place in the frum world, and now I can look back and really appreciate what everyone has done for me in the past. I now know that it’s not easy for people to open their homes and hearts and welcome a baalas teshuvah into their lives. In the past, I didn’t realize what effort it must have taken for them as I was really self-centered. I had to be in order to focus on growth. But now I think back and want to say to everyone: Thank you for welcoming me in!
Just because I converted doesn’t mean I don’t love my non-Jewish family. And even though we’re no longer related according to halacha, it doesn’t mean I’m ready to throw them away.
It can get really lonely sometimes. Please do invite us to your seudos, but don’t be insulted if we don’t come. As people navigating the tempest of change, we sometimes need space, away from everyone. Other times we’re desperate for company. Just keep inviting, please.
I always worry that people don’t think I’m frum enough, even though I’m more machmir than many. I worry that people look down on me because of my background.
I might not be ready to take on certain things that are typical in the community, but it doesn’t mean that I’m intentionally being bad. I’ve had a different upbringing, and the things that might be truly detrimental for you affect me less powerfully. Please don’t forget that I chose to walk away from the secular world. And over time I hope to pull farther away from it, but it’s a process. Give me time.
We’re terrified about getting into schools because schools are hard enough to get into even without “baggage.” If you know us well and can pull some strings, please do! Protekzia is highly appreciated.
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It’s really hard to figure out the nuances of how to dress for different events, because in the secular world, almost anything goes. People even walk around in pajamas all day, if they want to! A good friend offering to explain the community dress code, and the differences between weekday, Shabbos, and simcha clothing, for instance, is a huge help and a lifesaver! Taking a newcomer on a shopping trip, especially, is a huge chesed. (No, you don’t have to pay, it’s the guidance that’s valuable!)
It makes me really, really sad when I see frum-from-birth people doing things that aren’t in accordance with halacha. It’s like taking a huge gift that you were handed on a silver platter and dumping dirt all over it. I wish you would appreciate your privilege. You can’t imagine what I would give to have been born Jewish.
Not all Jewish people are fair-skinned and have a “typical” appearance. But we’re still Jewish, the same as you are. Please make us feel so!
We often wear rose-colored glasses at the beginning of our journeys, and then, over time, we realize that people are people and that people struggle — and sometimes even fail. When we start losing faith in humanity, however, seeing a Yid who is striving to overcome their challenges can renew our faith. Yiddishkeit and Yidden are truly beautiful.
I get really embarrassed and shy when I meet someone who knew me before I reached the stage I am currently in. I’m not the same person I was previously, and I really don’t like it when people remind me of the struggle to fit in. Please don’t bring up the early stages of my teshuvah process.
My journey brought me through several communities until I got to the place where I finally felt at home. At each stage I had different mashpias, and though I stopped confiding in several who were previously of great help to me, it doesn’t mean that I no longer appreciate what they did. It just means that I’ve grown, and my needs have changed.
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I’ve spent many years second-guessing myself, trying desperately to blend in. But as I became comfortable in my own skin, I realized that I’ll never think exactly like the rest of the community, and that’s okay. Hashem created me and gave me my specific background because that’s what’s best for me. As long as I’m following halacha, I don’t have to be embarrassed to be different — but many people like me are embarrassed in the beginning.
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MEETS WITH BORO PARK LEADERS AND STORE OWNERS Today, just before City Councilman Robert Cornegy, Jr., who is currently the frontrunner in the race for Brooklyn Borough President, met with leaders in Flatbush, he spoke with BoroPark24 to lay out why and how he is an ally to the Orthodox Jewish community. First and foremost, as the father of six children, all of whom had widely different educational needs, Mr. Cornegy said he is supportive of parents’ diverse choices for their children’s education. “Does your belief in parents’ choice extend to Jewish parents who want to choose the curricula, texts, and the language of instruction that they feel is most appropriate for their children?” BoroPark24 asked. “That is 100% parents’ choice,” Councilman Cornegy said. “I have a lot of friends in the Jewish community who went through the yeshiva system, who have achieved high levels of success: whether as businessmen, attorneys, or doctors.” As the father of six, Mr. Cornegy, the city’s council’s chairman of housing and building, also understands the need for lower cost houses that provide larger units to accommodate larger families in New York City. “In the city, space comes at a premium,” said the city councilman, who said that he thinks that $100 million in the Borough President’s capital fund, plus, land use and zoning opportunities can be used for more development in Brooklyn. “I am pro-development in a fair and just way.” The son of a reverend, Mr. Cornegy said that he had, not only “a very religious upbringing,” but also training in what he calls “servant leadership.” “As a family, religion informed our thoughts and actions, but we were also taught, ‘to whom much is given, much is expected,” he said. “We were expected to give back to the community and deliver in any ways we possibly could. “Although I didn’t follow in my father’s footsteps as a preacher, my family lovingly tells me that my ministry is in the streets, as I create policies and legislation that increase the quality of life for Brooklynites.” Public safety, for instance is a number one priority in Mr. Cornegy’s vision for the future of the borough. “In the 36th district, where crime is high: shootings are up 200%, I don’t have the luxury of being a defunder or an abolisher of the police,” he said. “I made a commitment to ensure that the members of my community are as safe as they can possibly be.” Before entering political life in 2013, Mr. Cornegy played basketball in Colombia, France, Turkey, and Spain. In Israel, he played on the Maccabi team in Petach Tikvah. “At the New York City Council, we have a push toward worker cooperatives, which I first experienced in Israel, while living on a kibbutz in Petach Tikvah. I loved the cooperative spirit because as an athlete, working in synch is very much how we win,” he said. Standing at nearly 7 feet tall, the city councilman for Bed-Stuy, and parts of Willamsburg and Crown Heights, said he was responsible for picking fruit and vegetables, “probably because of my height,” he said with a laugh.
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Not only is Mr. Cornegy the only candidate for borough president whose favorite food is hummus and who has both earned and spent shekels, but he also is the only Brooklyn borough president candidate who supports Israel and voted for the 2016 City Council resolution that condemned the Boycott, Divest, and Sanction (BDS), which passed in a 40 to 4 vote. Furthermore, in 2020, when the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) were determining whom to endorse, the far-left group asked City Council candidates, in a survey, whether they would visit Israel and whether they supported BDS. In response, Mr. Cornegy called the questions “offensive” and demanded that the DSA apologize.
“We don’t have that daily threat in America. I don’t think people who talk about sanctioning Israel don’t really understand Israelis and their level of commitment to their country and to their people.” Last Wednesday, Councilman Cornegy, who last year was the City Council’s chairman of small business, showed his support for the neighborhood’s small businesses, when he visited Mefo’ar Judaica, to discuss the hardships of the punishing lockdowns and the pointless citations of the last year with store owner Yanky Roth, who gifted the candidate for borough president with one of his special yarmulkas, which was custom-made with Cornegy’s name and campaign logo. Proudly wearing his kippa for the rest of his visit to the neighborhood, Mr. Cornegy stopped in at Gourmet Glatt Supermarket, to get a tour, to mingle with customers, and to buy some groceries. In addition to supporting small businesses, Councilman Cornegy also wants to create many more jobs in Brooklyn. “If we help every small business to hire one more employee, we could decrease unemployment about 50% in 10 years,” said the candidate for Brooklyn borough president. “It is not that hard. “We have to have relief for small businesses in grants and loans. We have to reduce the fines and fees that we levy. We are not going to write this city’s budget deficit on the backs of small businesses.” Mr. Cornegy then walked down the street to eat lunch at Table 40, where over pizza and fries, the city councilman listened attentively and empathetically as owner Tuvia Roth shared the difficulties of that restaurateurs suffered in the past year, such as not being able to have many customers dine-in. After making his rounds on 13th Avenue, Mr. Cornegy went on to meet with Boro Park leaders, who were very “very impressed” by the frontrunner, a community activist reported.
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Since Har Sinai, when we received the priceless gift of the Torah, its precious teachings have been scrupulously passed down in the form of the holiest of objects: the Sefer Torah. It’s been said that even as the Yidden have kept the Torah, the Torah has kept and protected the Yidden. Therefore, it’s only right that we have a body of law and custom that ensures we fittingly protect this most valuable of gifts.
An Exclusive Residence We honor the Torah by giving it an exclusive residence. The aron kodesh, or any cabinet in which a Torah is kept, should contain nothing but Sifrei Torah and their ornamental and protective coverings. Speaking of which, while all Jewish communities “dress” their Sifrei Torah in elegant “clothing,” those coverings vary from the elaborately embroidered velvet mantels found in Ashkenazi shuls, to the elegant and freestanding upright wooden or
silver cases generally used by the Sefardim. In Jerusalem’s iconic Moussaieff shtieblach, the elevated wall shelves are lined with “retired” Torah cases, in an elegant and regal testimony to generations of reverence shown to the Sifrei Torah they once guarded. Besides the mantel, the typical “dress” of an Ashkenazi Sefer Torah consists of several parts. The gartel, or belt, is the sash used to keep the Torah scroll closed and secured beneath its velvet mantel. While this was once tied, today’s gartlach
often utilize interlocking clips or Velcro fasteners to keep the Sifrei Torah closed. In ancient times, and in some communities today, the Torah is bound with a wide cloth, or wimple. When a Sefer Torah is found to be pasul, its gartel is tied on the outside of its velvet covering, a reminder that this Sefer Torah is unfit to be used until it is repaired. The kesser, or crown, typically silver and often adorned with bells, poignantly proclaims the grandeur of our holiest object. Generally used on Shabbos and yom tov, it is placed atop the wooden shafts of the atzei chaim, which extend above the scroll. The breastplate is an additional decorative item often used together with the crown. Typically made of ornately engraved silver, it is attached to a thin chain and hangs from the atzei chaim over the front of the mantel. The yad, or “hand,” is the pointer that the baal korei uses to help the person called to the Torah follow the words as he reads. Usually made of silver and about eight inches long, the end of this rod is often shaped like a hand with its index finger pointing. It, too, has a chain attached to its other end, which is draped over the Sefer Torah when carried.
Protect With Respect One of the ways we guard a Sefer Torah is by protecting its dignity. Just as we wouldn’t act light-headedly or disrespectfully in front of an important, dignified person, neither should we do so in
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While Sifrei Torah are given the highest level of honor and protection, all printed Torah books must also be shown fitting respect. However, among those there is a hierarchy of kavod, which often plays itself out practically in regard to which types of works we may place or stack upon others. Level one is the Chumash. One should not place any other seforim on top of a Chumash, but one Chumash may be stacked on top of another. Below this are Neviim and Kesuvim, upon which a Chumash may be placed, and one book of Nach may be placed on top of another. After this are works of Torah Sheba’al Peh. Most hold that one may place any work of Torah Sheba’al Peh on top of another, regardless of chronology. What about siddurim? There are varying opinions concerning their place in the hierarchy. Some say the siddur has the status of Neviim and Kesuvim, which means that one should not place a work of Torah Sheba’al Peh on top of a siddur. Others say they have a status lower than that of Torah Sheba’al Peh. As always, one should consult their rav concerning practical halacha.
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we were loading everything into the van, however, I noticed my husband’s worn and exhausted face as he stifled one yawn after another. That’s when I realized that I was expecting him to make the trip back with us, only to return a mere few hours later, with barely a chance to catch a wisp of sleep in between. Since I’m more of a doer than a thinker, I’m often surprised to find that I’ve wedged myself into situations that are difficult to get out of, without realizing what the repercussions would be. This time, though, I was well aware that this offer would mean having to deal with a difficult, chaotic half-hour of getting everyone into the
The humor was lost on me as I wondered anxiously how on Earth I would possibly manage to transport my four sleeping angels, a carriage, and a suitcase up two flights of steps.
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And then, a Sienna to my right sputtered to life. I jumped, startled, but its driver soon came down the steps, warm cup in hand, braving the cold to ride to shul and attend his daily shiur. I relaxed, no longer on the lookout for danger. People were actually up at this unearthly hour. As the winter sun shyly peeked out to herald a new day, a bus approached. I watched the bus driver, up and about in a world still wrapped in slumber, slowing down and picking up his first passenger: a young boy who hurtled straight from the front door of his house to the bus, his mother waving to him in the dawn air. I stopped, wonderstruck, suddenly oblivious to the whipping wind, to the icy hold the temperature had on my entire body, and stared. I stared as cars rode by, their drivers headed to shul; I stared as men, bracing against the cold, walked down the street; as bachurim and bachurim-to-be stamped the sleep out of their eyes and hurried out. And I was warmed. Warmed by the sight of so many
And I was warmed. Warmed by the sight of so many people tearing themselves out of bed on the coldest day of the year to learn Torah.
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ARTSCROLL HEADQUARTERS • Moved to Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn: 1978 • Moved to Second Avenue, Brooklyn: 1989
> First ArtScroll book: Megillas Esther | Year published: 1976
• Moved to Rahway, NJ: 2020
> ArtScroll’s first halacha sefer was published in 1986. It was The Radiance of Shabbos, by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen. > ArtScroll’s first cookbook was published in 2003. In the 18 years since, they’ve published 36 cookbooks!
A NAME ON THE COVER HANDMADE AND HOLY Many seforim (Gemara, Midrash, Mikraos Gedolos, etc) have painted edges. They are all painted by hand, using sponges and different shades of paint, in a process that’s fascinating to watch.
IN THE WORKS Among the current major projects are: > English Talmud Yerushalmi > Hebrew Talmud Yerushalmi > French Talmud Bavli > Ein Yaakov
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The names on the cover are visionary donors who share ArtScroll’s passion to spread Torah throughout the world. They understand the need to remove the language barrier that until now has prevented many people from studying Torah.
What are the differences among ArtScroll, Mesorah Publications and Mesorah Heritage Foundation? ArtScroll Studios was a graphic arts, typesetting and design company owned by Rabbi Meir Zlotowitz before he started publishing seforim. He published Megillas Esther under the ArtScroll name. When Rabbi Zlotowitz partnered with Rabbi Nosson Scherman and Rabbi Sheah Brander to do book publishing, they started Mesorah Publications, but they kept the ArtScroll imprint. The Mesorah Heritage Foundation is an independent not-for-profit that helps fund the tremendous amount of scholarship that goes into ArtScroll’s serious seforim, thereby making the sefer affordable for people. For example, a college textbook the size of one ArtScroll Gemara volume would cost well over one hundred dollars, but ArtScroll Mesorah can sell a Gemara at an affordable price only because the writing is subsidized by grants from the Foundation.
IN COMPLETION ArtScroll recently completed a magnificent Mikraos Gedolos Tanach and Hebrew Mishnayos, both of which are popular around the world and in communities across the religious spectrum.
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The independent (non-employee) author with the most titles: Rabbi Abraham J. Twerski, MD
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WHAT DOES HASHEM WANT OF US?
SO MANy TzArOS...SO MUcH SickNESS...TErriblE TrAgEDy iN MErON - 45 yOUNg pEOplE AcrOSS All SEgMENTS OF klAl yiSrOEl killED iN A HEArTbrEAkiNg cATASTrOpHE... HASHEM’S ANgEr iS UNlEASHED...All HEArTS ArE SHATTErED...
UncoveringTH ETruth Klal Yisroel is going through a very difficult period. So many people were sick, so many were niftar. We need to be מפשפש במעשינו, examine our deeds, and try to figure out the message that Hashem is sending us. Interestingly, the name of the pandemic is corona, the Latin for crown - the virus looks like a crown. What is Hashem’s message to us in that the virus has the appearance of a crown? A reason might be that it is leading us to examine our crown. The crown of a Jewish woman is the מצוה of כסוי ראש. Is our crown healthy and strong, or is it sickly, weak, and full of problems. We all remember that 17 years ago, in 2004, there was a big uproar in the chareidi community and a psak halacha by the leading poskim of our generation (see center) who all ruled that shaitels made from the hair that came from the temples of idol worship in India were forbidden to wear. The seriousness of the איסורis חמורות שבחמורות. Every time a woman puts on her head a shaitel coming from עבודה זרה, she is transgressing two לאוין דאורייתא, every single time (רמב”ם )’הלכות עבודה זרה פרק ז’ הלכה ב. Several Rabbonim have spoken publicly recently and said that this עבירהcan also affect the תפילות ובקשות of women in that when they daven, their tefillos will not reach the heavenly throne. All the tefillos the ehrliche women, wives and mothers daven
Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv זצ”ל Rav Shmuel Wosner זצ”ל Rav Nissim Karelitz זצ”ל Rav Moshe Halberstam זצ”ל Rav Meir Brandsdorfer זצ”ל Rav Yisroel Chaim M. Friedman זצ”ל Rav Chaim Meir Wosner זצ”ל Rav Shmuel Auerbach זצ”ל Rav Moshe Y.L. Landau זצ”ל Rav Dovid Feinstein זצ”ל Rav Moshe Green זצ”ל Rav Yecheskel Roth זצ”ל and להבחל”ח Rav Tuvia Weiss שליט”א Rav Chaim Kanievsky שליט”א Rav Moshe Sternbuch שליט”א Rav Ezriel Auerbach שליט”א Rav Yitzchok Yosef שליט”א Rav Yitzchok Silberstein שליט”א Rav Avrohom Yitzchok Ullman שליט”א Amshinover Rebbe, Bayit V’gan שליט”א Rav Chaim Leib Katz שליט”א (Rav of Serdehely) Rav Seriel Rosenberg שליט”א (Raavad Bdatz Bnei Brak) Rav Getzel Berkowitz שליט”א (Dayan Satmar) Rav Asher Anshel Katz שליט”א (Viener Rav) Rav Mottel Silber שליט”א (Stitchiner Rav) Rav Hillel Weinberger שליט”א (Prominent Dayan of Hisachdus) Rav Yochanan Wosner שליט”א (Raavad Bdatz Skver) Rav Chaim Yaakov Tauber שליט”א (Dayan Bobov) Rav Aharon Grunwald שליט”א (Dayan Pupa) Rav Yitzchok Herskovitz שליט”א (Dayan Sanz-Klausenburg) Rav Shimon Yoel Weinberger שליט”א (Dayan Skulen) Rav Moshe Kessler שליט”א (Dayan in Viznitz) Rav Yehuda Silman שליט”א Rav Mendel Lubin שליט”א Rav Moshe Mordche Karp שליט”א
for the success of their husbands and Yiddish nachas from their children will be blocked. Yiddishe mamas want to be ehrlich, they want to do ‘רצון ד, and if they would know that the shaitels made from so-called European, Ukrainian and Brazilian hair, etc. are really, in fact, Indian temple hair, and is merely being relabeled with new names, they surely would not want to wear such forbidden wigs.
The question is: Is the hair in my shaitel really from a kosher origin or is it really from temple hair? To answer, לתועלת הציבור, we will try to uncover the dry facts, so every person can make their own educated decision based on the true facts. To ask any questions or to receive a presentation with more info. please send an email to: azinwigs@gmail.com. So many additional people are being diagnosed every week with the dreaded illness whose treatment protocol usually makes the person’s human hair fall out. Might that also not be a message that there is a major problem with our human hair sheitels? There are good quality 100% synthetic wigs on the market that are free of any suspicion of idol worship. Speak to your shaitel macher. many ehrliche people who examined the evidence have already switched to synthetic. May it be a zechus for all of Klal Yisroel to have desperately needed Refuos and Yeshuos.
There is a very serious aveira for which one must give up one’s life rather than ח”וtransgress it – יהרג ואל יעבור- that is widespread among thousands of ehrliche women because of lack of knowledge. Perhaps this is one of the reasons that so many tzaros are befalling us?
?איזה דבר מפורש בחז"ל שמביא חרון אף בעולם
" חרון אף בעולם,"כל זמן שיש ע"ז בעולם .'נחפשה דרכנו ונשובה עד ה...עורו ישנים משינתכם !משכו ידיכם מעבודה זרה 95% OF VIRGIN HAIR ORIGINATES FROM THE TEMPLES IN INDIA! THAT’S A FACT!
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Women in Brazil, Peru, Malaysia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Russia, etc. are NOT CUTTING THEIR HAIR OFF! There might be a few who do it due to financial distress, but not enough to supply so many different “hair” companies with 8-40” in multiple different patterns over and over again. Real virgin hair from those countries is ExTREmEly RARE and extremely expensive! It’s a simple case of supply and demand. Also, the collection methods in those countries can be very unethical forcing women to cut their hair off. The truth is there’s only one country on planet Earth that has a large enough population to supply the hair industry, and that’s India! Only India has millions of Hindu women who willingly stand in line at the temples, and sacrifice their hair because of religious beliefs. FUN FACT: There are more Hindu women in India that believe in the practice of sacrificing hair, than the ENTIRE populations of Brazil, Peru, and Malaysia COmBINED! You ladies still think people selling so-called “Brazilian” hair for ridiculously low prices have real virgin hair that came from a Brazilian woman’s head? We highly doubt it... PROVE US WRONG AND WE WIll GIVE yOU FREE HAIR!!!
Source #1 Because big money is involved there are many lies in the industry. I personally know people who buy indian hair and then sell them to Jewish businessmen claiming the hair is “kosher” and is from “european” countries. Unfortunately, this is the “norm” in the industry. It is my professional opinion that 98% of the hair sold worldwide is originally sourced from indian temple hair.
Looking forward to becoming your trusted supplier. To begin the long association I would begin by honestly informing you that brazilian and other origin hair do not exist. Since buyers ask for these hair, we too have to use such names and sell. It is a farce to claim authentic brazilian and other hair being made in India or China. All hair are Indian. We inform every buyer thruthfully that the origin of all hair is india. We sell with these origin names because buyers ask for these hair. We have always honestly informed our buyers about this even when the buyer has taken business to the next seller who claims to have genuine Brazilian. We inform you also that all hair are of indian origin.
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• Tirupati is the richest Indian temple. There are huge rooms where hundreds of pilgrims are shaved at the same time in a sort of assembly line. They want to make a sacrifice to their god and would not take any money for it. • Indian hair is considered the best stand-in for European hair in the market for its quality and length. • There are no regulations whatsoever in the hair industry. Thus, many countries will re-label indian hair as their own, that includes Russia, Europe, Brazil, Peru, China, Bolivia, Malaysia, Italy, Indonesia, Ukraine, and many more. • Raw and processed hair is a billion dollar industry saturated with scams and corruption. • Although there are some women in poor villages who will sell their hair, this is a very small minority. • 98% of all human hair in the world originates from indian temple hair. That includes all colors, dark hair, light hair, as well as color-treated blond hair. – Mr. Vince Selva, Owner of Indo Asian Human Hair Int. Inc.
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CO-TEACHER licensed boys pre-school sept. Yiddish speaking a must. Please email resume to Daycarejob42@gmail.com NURSERY ASSISTANT Chasidishe Yeshiva in BP seeks warm and dedicated nursery assistant for September. Wonderful atmosphere! Email resume: chederassistant@gmail.com CO-TEACHERS & ASSISTANTS for yiddish speaking playgroup for the summer. Small Classes. Please call 646-413-2039 leave message BA TEACHER for yiddish speaking playgroup for the summer. Small Classes. Great pay. Please call 646-413-2039. PRESCHOOL CO-TEACHER Must be yiddish speaking, warm, and excellent with children. Email resume positionpreschool@gmail. com or call 718-376-4555 PLAYGROUP TEACHER Seeking Warm & loving playgroup teacher for after hours call 718-925-2177 PRESCHOOL ASSISTANT to work with experienced teacher. Great pay. Email resume preschooljobsbp@ gmail.com TEACHER/ASSISTANT Playgroup looking for experienced yiddish speaking Teacher and assistant for the summer. 3474056776 BAIS YAAKOV OF BAY PARKWAY JCSE Girls’ Program seeks Full Time Assistant Teachers for the 2021-2022 School Year. Warm, supportive work environment, competitive pay. email resume to jcsegirls@gmail.com
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SEIT POSITIONS Seit Positions available English/Bilingual Yiddish. Immediate/September Brooklyn and Staten Island. Competitive rates. Email Resume hirenew202b@ gmail.com DAYCARE TEACHER Daycare in Wmsbg seeking Teachers for Summer & Sept. 90+ Credits ok. Great Pay +Benefits. Professional, Heimishe Environment. Transportation from BP provided. (718)840-3335x503 jobs@jollybaby.org SCHOOL YEAR Teacher/assistant teacher/ para positions available for upcoming school year in a heimishe elementary school in BP. Email resume to school718438@gmail.com. CERTIFIED TEACHER Sp-Ed certified teacher for heimishe school in BP, p/t or f/t. Bilingual Yiddish extension a must. Email resume to school718438@ gmail.com SECRETARY POSITION Property and casualty Insurance office seeking experienced secretary. willing to pay nicely. Serious inquiries only. Email resume: officeposition241@gmail.com OFFICE POSITION Heimishe office in Boro Park looking for a female secretary. Accepting entry level applicants as well. Great start pay and lots of room for growth. Email resume to dosjoboffer@gmail.com. F/T SECRETARY Heimishe Real Estate office seeking F/T secretary. Must be organized, responsible & efficient. Considering both experienced & June graduates. Great environment. E-mail Resume: BPrealestateposition@gmail. com
FEMALE TEACHER WANTED for a Montessori Afterschool Program In Boro Park starting September. Good Pay. Email us at info@naaseh. org or call 347-907-4391 JOB OPPORTUNITY Busy heimishe BP office seeking F/T secretary. Must be organized, efficient and responsible. Great potential. Email resume: hr@ sushimaven.com JOB OPPORTUNITY Join our team! Ark Mortgage is hiring for entry-level positions – full time, no experience necessary. We provide our employees with extensive training, excellent compensation, paid vacation/ holidays, benefits, and many opportunities for career growth! Please send your resume to hr@arkmortgage. com SECRETARY /BOOKKEEPER Bookkeeper in BP looking for a secretary (1 girl office). Knowledge in QuickBooks/ Excel a must. Graduates welcome. Email resume newbpoffice@gmail.com BP BOOKKEEPER WANTED Multi Girls E-commerce Growing company, Looking for FT executive proficient in quickbooks & Microsoft excel. Graduates Welcome! Email: Rose@megainvents.com SECRETARY seeking resp indiv for A/P and other office duties. Center of BP. Great environment. Email: HiringYet@gmail.com FT SECRETARY Hamaspik is seeking as F/T secretary. Must be diligent, responsible and detail oriented. Amazing work environment, with great benefits for the right individual. Email resume to Steichman@hamaspikkings. org
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JOB AVAILABLE Preschool seeking f/t classroom assistant with some secretarial responsibilities. Email resume pjobopening@gmail. com
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Classifieds SETSS PROVIDER (P3) to work in Boro Park girls school afternoon hours for the upcoming school year. Please email resume to p3position@gmail.com
PLAYGROUP ASSISTANTS High school girls for yiddish speaking playgroup for the summer. Small Classes. Great pay.646-413-2039. CARPENTER WANTED for small job for a shul. Call 718 306 4560
HAMASPIK IS SEEKING a yingerman to lead our employment programs. Qualified candidate should have good English language skills, implement rules and regulations, build a team and programs. Please email resume to Hschwartz@ hamaspikkings.org
SUMMER JOB Looking for head counselor/ director in Liberty area. WEEKDAY accommodations ONLY avail. Pls call/text 347623-1880. PRESCHOOL TEACHERS Chassidish girls’ day camp, for the second half of the summer. Call 718-438-3080 ext. 1112
COORDINATOR Curriculum coordinator for heimishe, Yiddish speaking elementary school in BP, kodesh and/or chol. Exp. a must. Email resume to school718438@gmail.com
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PARAPROFESSIONALS NEEDED Seeking paraprofessionals to work in our summer ABA program in Flatbush. July 1 - Aug 13, full day. Hands on training. Heimish environment! Fun trips and activities! Transportation from BP provided. resumes@ yadyisroelschool.org
SUMMER JOB Boro Park boys preschool Female Shiur counselor for summer. Part time, nice pay. Email: Gr8summerjob@ gmail.com
AJC AND TC COUNSELOR 1st half. Great program & spirit! 347 743 1579 SUMMER JOB Chassidishe Cheder in Boro Park is looking for a capable girl 7th Grade and up, for an assistant in the summer. Also looking for teachers for second half. (Great pay). Pls call 347-598-0930. lve detailed msg TEACHING POSITIONS Chassidishe High School need part time teachers in Language Arts, Biology, Writing, Mesilos program. Warm atmosphere, Good pay. Call & lv msg 917-426-3269 SUMMER JOB Harmony Hills Daycamp in Fallsburg seeking counselors. Preschool and elementary positions available. Great work environment! Transportation provided from surrounding areas. 845 274 5090 JOB OPPORTUNITY Excellent Bein Hazmanim Opportunity! Behavior Technician positions available to work in Boro Park summer camps. Enjoy flexible and parttime opportunities within a fun, rewarding and mission-driven work environment. Email Blimik@ encoresupport.org.
SECRETARY/ ADMIN ASSISTANT Busy BP office seeks F/T capable Admin Assist to join our team. Must be computer proficient, have the ability to multi-task and have a great attitude. Grt opportunity for growth. Email resume to hr@ smsny.net and write SMS in subject line. SPECIAL ED TEACHER Seeking an experienced special ed teacher for lower elementary boys in the afternoon hours. Certified teacher welcome, but not required. Yiddish speaking a must. Excellent pay! Email resume to hr@ichudmosdos. org or call 718-854-2400 ext. 2223. WAREHOUSE JOB Focus Camera is looking for Warehouse employees to work in our North Brunswick, NJ warehouse. Need to be hardworking, hustler and willing to work a regular 40 hr work week. good salary, with definite room to grow. We will be interviewing in our warehouse this Wednesday 5.12 between 10 and 5. Address is 1201 Jersey Avenue, North Brunswick NJ *Brooklyn interviews available. Please contact career@focuscamera.com
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