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Honoring grandparents on Passover

By Sara Trappler Spielman Can a young holocaust survivor direct a drama program in a 1950s Catskills summer camp? Robin Garbose, an accomplished Hollywood-based Orthodox film director tackles the question with a movie musical, where lead character Miriam is initially a quiet and broken spirit, but she and her campers are both transformed by their interacâ&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not used tions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heart that to seeing a Singsâ&#x20AC;? features Oractresses, beautiful young thodox singers and dancwoman with a ers trained at Kol Neshama, a Los Annumber on her geles acting school arm, it makes for Orthodox womwhich Garbose you experience en, directs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We broke the the holocaust ice with Greytowin a new and ers,â&#x20AC;? Garbose said, emotional way.â&#x20AC;? describing how her 2008 film paved the way for young talented women to perform professionally in a modest way acceptable to Jewish tradition. Last summer, girls from around the country rehearsed for four weeks and then shot the movie in only 18 days. An extremely short shooting time for a feature length film, the new actresses were required to awake for five a.m. casting calls. Brooklyn resident Malka Kugel, 14, was never trained in acting before attending Kol

By David F. Nesenoff Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done it again. Rabbi Anchelle Perl is no stranger to innovation. For 37 years his Chabad of Mineola has presented everything from matzo factories to Rosh Hashanah apple cutting to modern day Tuesday night webcasting.

My Grandfather By Nechama Herman, age 11, Raleigh, North Carolina

This Pesach, Rabbi Perl is all about family as he introduced his contest that challenges grandchildren to honor their grandparents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to encourage Jewish continuity between generations,â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Perl said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Children should understand that the Yiddishkeit of Pesach is there because of their parents and grandparents.â&#x20AC;? Rabbi Perlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s shul was the first Chabad in Nassau County and his influence extends far beyond Long Island. Children from all over the country are participating in writing essays about their grandparents. In addition to cash and prizes, the actual award that the child receives is not for him or herself; it is a certificate addressed to the grandparent to be presented at the seder. Details of the contest can be found on chabadmineola.com.

Let me introduce you to my Zaidy. He brought up nine children and has five grandchildren. I am the second oldest of his grandchildren. My Zaidy is kind to everyone he meets and is my role model for being a â&#x20AC;&#x153;mentch.â&#x20AC;? My Zaidy had a stroke six years ago and has gone through a lot. Yet throughout it all, he always tries to do as many mitzvoth as he can in his rehab center. It is very hard for him to travel in his wheel chair, with his left side paralyzed, but he is coming all the way from New York to North Carolina to celebrate Pesach with us. He is a role model to me with his trust in G-d and strength through all his difficulties and handicaps. A couple of weeks after his stroke, my grandmother wheeled my grandfaContinued on page 3

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Director Robin Garbose, center, surrounded by the cast of “The Heart that Sings.”

Orthodox women in Shoah film Continued from page 1 Neshama. Kugel said she felt “like a professional actress” after merely seven weeks in the program. “When we were filming it was magical. Everything we were taught came together,” Kugel said. Garbose hired a professional crew to shoot at several Los Angeles locations: a ranch on a far-out valley for exterior shots, an RV park for interiors, and downtown for some New York-style architecture. Made on a Hollywood-standard budget, the film cost $350,000 to produce with completion funds raised through a clever online fundraising campaign on Kickstarter.com. Using the number 18– the gematria value for “Chai” or “life”- Garbose reached her goal of raising $18,000 on Kickstarter through incentive awards for backers who pledged money. The film’s score was composed by her husband Levi Yitzhaq Garbose and the plot is based on the short story “Miriam’s Lullaby” by Gershon Kranzler. Kol Neshama staged the story as a play twice before Garbose turned it into a screenplay. Her previous work “Greytowers” screened to 50,000 women in cities across the United States, Canada and Israel, including at major venues such as the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival, the Jewish Eye World Festival in Ashkelon, and the Jerusalem and Tel Aviv Cinematiques. It has been available on DVD since last Chanukah and has already seen 5,000 sales. With “The Heart that Sings,” Garbose is anticipating even greater numbers. She has already received eight solicitations from film festivals and believes this film can reach a broader audience with its holocaust theme and cinematic quality. “There’s something so compelling about the character of Miriam,” Garbose said at the film’s premiere in March at the Jewish Children’s Museum in Brooklyn. “We’re not used to seeing a beautiful young woman with a number on her arm, it makes you experience the holocaust in a new and emotional way.” Garbose began her theater career teaching at Juilliard and New York University, and directing 35 plays in LA and New York. She then dabbled in television, directing Head of the Class and then—as a Sabbath observant director—America’s Most Wanted. In total, Garbose has directed films for 27 years, 21 of them as an Orthodox Jew. Garbose added, “It’s time for authentic Jewish content to emerge in the world of film.” See The Jewish Jewish Star calendar on page 20 for local screening information.

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Young Israel of Woodmere was the site of this year’s Annual Pre-Pesach Food Drive. Under the direction of Leah Ganz, over 50 boxes of food were collected for delivery to the Kol Ditzrich Kosher Food Pantry of the JCC of Greater Five Towns. Seen in the photo are program coordinators, Gideon Bari Executive Director of The Eliezer Project and Ellen Warshall of the 5TJCC. The April 10th event marked the seventh year of the annual food pantry drive. Photo courtesy of Eliezer Project

A Perl of an idea Continued from page 1

My Grandmother

By Stephen Dobre, student essay

My grandmother, Mania Schatz, deserves to win the Grandparents Award to recognize the hardships and accomplishments in her life. When she was a little girl, life in her community in Poland started off normally until the Holocaust began. My Grandma hid in a forest with her cousins and uncles. They stayed underneath trees and wood, and made fires to keep warm. She had to beg for food, but had to remain hidden or everyone would be

killed. Jewish life was impossible for my grandmother and her uncles when they were hiding. The didn’t know when the holidays were or what day it was. The couldn’t celebrate Friday night services or anything that had to do with the Jewish religion. Her parents and two brothers were all killed. After the war, my grandmother and her uncles went to live in Germany. She met my grandpa Sam, and they decided to get married and start a new life in America. The knew there

were more opportunities and it would be a better place to raise a family. The bought a house and had three children who went to college. My mom was their middle child. Every Jewish holiday, my grandma makes the best potato latkes. I am so proud of my grandma for making it through such terrible times because if she didn’t, my mother and her family, and my brother and I would not be here today. She must have been very strong and courageous to survive such a difficult childhood.

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Mineola Chabad students with Rabbi Yechezel Thaler and Rabbi Anchelle Perl with certificates for their grandparents.

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ther out of the rehab center for the first time after his stroke. It was windy and cold, and he was unable to speak, but he was able to say “Baruch Atah Adoshem Elokainu Melech Haolam Shehechianu Vikeamanu Vihigeanu Lazman Hazeh.” “Blessed are you Hashem, King of the universe who has granted us life, sustained us, and enabled us to reach this occasion.” This year at the Seder table, I will say the same blessing with my grandfather. It reminds me about the miracles G-d continues to do for my Zaidy. I am writing this essay to say that I love my Zaidy and I admire his strength. Every time I see him he is smiling and even with all of the difficulties he lives with every day, he is one of the happiest people I know. G-d willing, he will be completely healthy and we can celebrate our next Seder in Jerusalem.

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Opinion Second Passover without Mom

ecently, there was an Internet video that became so popular it was shown on television news. It showed an overweight, bullied child who for the first time in his life fought back. This video touched me greatly because, while growing up, I was that fat kid who was bullied every day until I fought back (with a little help from my mom.) One day in third grade, walking home from Mrs. Ritter’s class, I was attacked by a POLITICO bully. I can’t tell you why but TO GO I chose that day to fight back, I learned that a fat kid could use his weight to pin a bully to the ground. There I was, sitting on top of Sheldon (I don’t remember what I had for breakfast, but that kid’s full name is tattooed on my brain.) That’s when Mrs. K, Sheldon’s mom, arrived and kicked me in the nose to get me off her son. One might think that’s where the story ends, but Jeff Dunetz there’s more. My mom, of blessed memory, made me share details of the humiliation my proboscis received at the foot of Sheldon’s mom. Without saying a word, mom raced to the cabinet over the oven and pulled out one of the many yellowpaged phonebooks. We never threw the old one out when we received a new one (hey they may forget to bring us one next year.) Mom got Sheldon’s home address and said to me very abruptly “Get in the Car!” When mom gave an order you followed it without questions. She had the fastest backhand in the east. She would often demonstrate her prowess, you wouldn’t see her hand move, only the telltale white (and then red) hand impression on my cheek. It happened often because, even back then, my wise guy gland was hyperactive. We drove to Sheldon’s house. Some of you may be wondering if I skipped the part about putting on a seat belt. Back then we had an automatic restraint system. When the car was making a jolting stop, mom’s right arm (the one with the backhand) would stretch out in less than three nanoseconds to prevent a child from going through the windshield. We arrived at Sheldon’s house and mom rang the doorbell. When Mrs. K opened the door, mom turned

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to me, “Is that her?” I cringed as I nodded yes because I knew what was coming next. Using the fastest hand in the east, mom gave Mrs. K a right jab that would have made Muhammad Ali proud. “Nobody hits my kids except for me,” she snarled. With that she turned toward me and said, “Get back in the car!” Like I said, no one argued with my mom especially when she was angry, and nothing made her angrier than someone hurting one of her kids or my dad. Mom passed away 17 months ago. Two days before she passed, she was “out of it.” I don’t know whether it was because of the cancer that ravaged her body or the medication to keep her out of pain. I was sitting next to my her bed watching her sleep when she suddenly called out for my father but dad was taking one of his very few breaks during those last weeks. Not knowing if she recognized me, I said, “Mom, it’s me, your baby, I will always be your baby.” She looked at me nodded her head and smiled. That was her last lucid moment before she slipped away. I am still my mom’s baby and that’s why that Internet video touched my heart. Not because I was the fat kid who was bullied, but because it reminded me how lucky I was to be raised by two parents who had one important rule: No one can be the perfect parent, but showing your children love and a hearty supply of hugs is the most important part of raising kids. Passover, like most sacred holidays, involves being with family. This will be the second Passover without the chopped liver my mom made every year (she made poor dad chop the liver by hand.) The family joke was we couldn’t eat store-bought liver because it didn’t have the gristle mom’s homemade liver had. I will miss that liver and my mom, although she will be there in all the memories that we will share at the Seder table. Each of our families have stories that we tell when we get together and we should enjoy reciting them. In a sense our lives and our tales are the continuation of the story that the Hagaddah started. Jeff Dunetz is the Editor/Publisher of the political blog “The Lid” (www.jeffdunetz.com). Jeff contributes to some of the largest political sites on the internet including American Thinker, Big Government, Big Journalism, NewsReal and Pajama’s Media, and has been a guest on national radio shows including G. Gordon Liddy, Tammy Bruce and Glenn Beck. Jeff lives in Long Island.

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Sell me, burn me

hey call me Chametz. I don’t get to the gym very often; I’m kind of a couch potato. Actually, I’m an “in between the couch sectional” potato. Sure, I can be grainy, grimy, boxed and bagged, but I’m mostly in the cracks, crevices and crannies. I foment, ferment, leaven, rise, bloat and bellow; and I don’t clean up after myself. I’m the bread and butter of the house and I’m the pomp and plump of the party. I’m never the first to leave; I’m really hard to get rid of. Some call me shmutzik; some call me crumby. I can really get to you, I go in and under; I encircle, envelope and encrust. I’m sometimes a loner DAVID’S HARP and hard to find, but I do have my moments when I am a parasite; I latch on. And I don’t like to work much. I like to play games: Hide and Go Seek, Peek-A-Boo, Where’s Waldo. You may scrub me and scour me, but I’m still around to tickle with a feather. I’ll tell you a little secret. Even after you’ve washed, sold and burned me, I’m not gone. You still have more cleaning to do. I am sated in those who are full of themselves. I hide in the ego and I am concealed in the character. I am attached to chitchat and glued to gossip. I bond to the braggart and stick to the stuck-up. I’m buried in the bully and affix to the obnoxious. I breed in the rude and disguise in the discourteous. Good luck trying to bless me away so easily; I am baked into the pores of those David F. Nesenoff who walk and talk and ogle and google and smear and shmear and grab and gab and self-center and yente. You can try to sell me and burn me but contracts and ashes are not the antidote to a toxic temperament. You will have to search deep within your property and find the fiber of fairness and dispose of your diluted disposition. Even if I am scraped to a sixtieth I will exist. I am an alliteration of antisocial, sarcastic, cynical, sardonic, surly, sorry, uncivil syllables that fasten to the gum of the mouth of the lips that choose to speak with a bad tongue, Lashon Harah. Your candle and wooden spoon are useless utensils. You will need a lighthouse and a steel knife. Bread and Cheerios, penne and cookies are child’s play. Catch me if you can, and make me ownerless and like the dust of the earth. Passover is approaching. Search for me, search for me. The treasure map ends in a reservoir of reflection; but it begins with the mirror. Search. Good luck, my name is Chometz.

Yankie & Luzer Chag kasher v’sameach.

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Passover in my mind By David B. Chideckel Passover songs dominate my mind Never enough having multiple verses Child laments his lost kid Ending with omnipotence of an Almighty Power Memories of Passover seders Multigenerational participants sitting around a set-table Each holding a hagaddah While the youngest child Asked Four Questions Grandfather’s eyes tearing Emotion of Pride Fortunate to have a third generation Participating in a Passover ritual meal Pendulum has swung many times Two generations of adults missing Third generation has matured Their children – grandchildren Participating in the Passover seder New voices sing Passover songs Never enough has many verses Child lamenting his lost kid Powerful Almighty slaughtering Angel of Death Invisible adults monitoring new generations Dr. Chideckel is a psychiatrist in private practice based in Woodmere

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By Sergey Kadinsky Comedy was once a clean business comprised of short stories and one-liners and it was once a Jewish business as well. While comedy among Jews is still a thriving field, the raunchy content of mainstream comedians has driven away Orthodox audiences. For the past two years, Woodmere television producer Kenny Gluck, 41, has made his mission to promote clean comedy through the Kosher Komedy traveling show. “When Ray Romano and Jerry Seinfeld got started, they were funny without the filth, and so is our comedy. We are making it acceptable in the religious world,” Gluck said. With charity as its goal, Kosher Komedy traveled around the metropolitan area with shows every two months on behalf of Jewish causes. But while the causes are plentiful, venues have been difficult to locate. “It was hard to find a restaurant that would give us a night and provide alcohol. We needed a home base where we could hold regular shows,” Gluck said. “Some of the places where we held past shows have since closed.” On April 5, the popular Upper West Side club Stand Up New York gave Gluck the space for a regular show. “On a regular Tuesday night, they normally get 25 people, and we brought in 85 with reservations for more,” Gluck said, describing the location as a respected comedy club that has raised the profile of Kosher Komedy among professional comedians. “One of the

things we’d like to do is to tap into the local Jewish community, this is a spot where they can feel comfortable,” said Stand Up New York manager, Benjy Susswein. While the comedians were not Orthodox, their resumes commanded respect in the profession, with past appearances on David Letterman, Jimmy Kimmel, and Conan O’Brien. “The comedians don’t have to be Jewish, but they must be kosher. Even if late night television and cruise ships are not clean, the comedians must guarantee a clean act,” Gluck said. At a March 5th event for the women’s Zionist group Emunah of America in Cedarhurst, comedians Rick Colon and Kenny Marcus tore into the audience. “The comedians knew that it’s the suburbs and a community event. The material hit close to home, but it was comfortable for the audience,” said Lawrence resident Elana Oved, who organized the event. While Gluck promises to continue entertaining at charity events, the permanent location is giving Kosher Komedy an address that has attracted a much broader audience. “We have partnered with Saw You at Sinai and JRetro Match for singles who want comedy,” Gluck said. Kosher Komedy is also making its own stand on television with Jewish Life TV recording the event. “They speak about their families and dating experiences, and they know their audiences,” Oved said. “It broadens the horizons of people who would normally not attend comedy shows.”

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his past Shabbat marked the end of the Choref Zman, the Yeshiva Winter Block. It was a Shabbat filled with feelings of accomplishment but also sadness that such a marvelous chapter in our lives was coming to an end. We sat in our Beit Midrash for Seudat Shlishit as the sun made its way slowly behind the horizon and darkness rippled out across the sky. We looked around the table at our friends’ FROM THE HEART faces. Together we had OF JERUSALEM done so much. Finally our voices fell to silence as our Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Binny, spoke. But instead of launching into a Dvar Torah, Rav Binny did something very different. He posed a question: What have you gotten out of Choref Zman? Here were some of our answers. Samuel Fisher Our minds had accumulated a wide array of knowledge after covering so much study material. But far more significantly we had exposed ourselves to learning in such a way that bred a newfound appreciation for how much more there is to be learned. Through greater awareness of how much beauty is contained in the riches of Jewish study we came to realize how little we know. The greatest minds in human history have grappled with the same questions we grapple with today. Every topic has been explored. It is exciting and comforting to know that I can turn to the wisdom of my ancestors when I face my challenges. Learning for five months straight and becoming immersed in the world of Torah study gave us a new lens through which to see the world. A superficial world became colored by meaning. After learning about the Rabbis’ visions and the underlying principles captured in the halachic system, we’ve felt our ideals readjusted. Life turns out to be about a lot more than money and honor. Halacha instead promises a powerful family dynamic, an elevated self-image, and a lifelong purpose. We have come to understand more closely what it is we actually want. Before this year davening was a mystery. Torah study was a mystery. Few of us could connect to the siddur or the gemara in a way that was even remotely meaningful. And still, at the end of Choref Zman, davening remains a mystery and Torah study is a mystery. But something fundamental has changed. Now, after just barely tasting the riches offered by Judaism we see how much Judaism promises. And now we have enough faith in the system to push us over the edge and commit to lives of exploring these mysteries rather than sweeping them under the

carpet. Even if we’ll never understand, what we do know is that Judaism is for us. Living in Israel, in the Old City of Jerusalem, the nub of the Jewish world, gives rise to a deep attachment to the land of Israel. The State of Israel represents the fulfillment of a dream, the unification of a dispersed people. The Old City represents the historic place of worship. Looking out from the Orayta rooftop onto Har HaBayit, we can picture the Bait Hamikdash standing in all its glory and our own fathers gathering to offer the Korbanot. And we can’t help but feel a strong connection to the Judaism that was and to the Judaism that is. Part of what makes the Yeshiva mode of study so special is the chavrusa (study-partner) structure. We have learned together this year, helping and challenging one another every single day. We have come to see that everyone has something unique to offer a chavrusa. Along with this realization comes a deep respect for those around us. But even more than respect, we’ve come to experience power in numbers—a sense of oneness with those around us through shared values. From constant contact with our peers and the many late-night philosophy discussions, we have learned the power of conversation, how much one can gain just from talking to a friend. We’ve learned to appreciate our families in far more profound ways. Before this year, family members were always such a regular aspect of our daily routines that we started to take them for granted. But now talking to a brother has become very special. Once oceans away, we have finally come to appreciate the constant love that our parents shower on us, the knowledge that at any given moment we are their priority and passion. At last we have felt the true warmth of the family. Living by ourselves in a foreign country certainly has had an impact. It has forced greater independence onto us. We’ve learned how to be efficient with our time, how to stay on top of errands, how to travel in a foreign country, and how to manage a budget. Of course we now appreciate the comforts of home and all the effort that goes into our family’s nest. But in short, we’ve started to grow up. It was wonderful to hear all of our friends describe how we’ve changed so far this year. But time and again we reminded each other—this year is still not over. After so much progress over the winter, we look forward to a yet more promising spring session powered by the energy and momentum of this Holy City. Samuel Fisher grew up in Newton, Massachusetts and graduated from Maimonides School in 2010. He is spending the year studying in Yeshivat Orayta in the Old City of Jerusalem after which he will attend Harvard College.

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Sports HANC - Pong Ping-Pong balls rocketed back and forth, Monday, as part of the new extracurricular activity at the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County Elementary School. For the past eight weeks, HANC students ranging from the fourth to sixth grades have devoted their Mondays to skipping the school bus home and working on their serves and slammers. “It’s fun. I get to play other people who are as good as me,” 10 year old Josh Chiger said. “I’m pretty good. I’d say I’m the second best one here.” “The importance of the league is to give kids a chance to play ping-pong in an organized setting which is part of the school,” said Glenn Ackerman, director of JTT. Jewish Table Tennis is a recently formed non-profit organization with the intention of coordinating Ping-Pong in yeshiva day schools. The group, consisting of nine members, was in its eighth week of the scheduled three-month duration for the program. Each member is charged a sum of $65, which goes to the HANC PTA. Out of all nine children in the group, most seemed skilled beyond their years. “Yeah, this is probably my favorite sport,” nine year old (Ackerman’s daughter) Estee Ackerman said, after a menacing slap shot point. “I play two to three times a week but when I’m playing, I play at least an hour.”

“What’s unique about Ping-Pong is no matter how big or how small or how fast or how slow you are, anyone can play with anybody,” said Glenn Ackerman. “In Basketball, people who are tall definitely have an advantage, but here everyone is equal. As long as you practice, you can get better.” “There are times when children feel that either they’re not interested in some of the traditional sports or maybe it doesn’t speak to them. Maybe it’s a little bit harder in terms of the physical challenge,” HANC principal, Rabbi Benjamin Yasgur said . “Ping-Pong provides an option for those children. It requires a lot of skill, involves thinking as well I think it’s a friendly sport that provokes good will.” While chasing hard-hit balls zooming across the table, Glenn Ackerman elaborated on getting the students involved in a sport that reinforces hand-eye coordination, teamwork and leadership. “Most importantly, though, it encourages them to shut the video games temporarily and spend an hour or two playing a fun and exercising sport,” Ackerman said. “I’m a big fan of the treadmill, but you know what, after a while a treadmill will get boring, here they’re playing and having a good time.” “I just started playing this year,” 12 year old, Bracha Wieder said. “There are nine of us playing; I think I’m between second and third best.” Before dishing out a rapid forehand spin, she added that Ping-Pong was

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Glenn Ackerman and the HANC Jewish Table Tennis Team. “the only sports club available at school.” “Bracha’s really having a great time; she hasn’t yet bothered me about buying a PingPong table for the house,” said Chanchi Wieder, Bracha’s mother. “All week, she looks forward to Ping-Pong. It’d be great if she was just as excited for school altogether.” “Every day, we usually have things in the building for various groups of children. Some are more academic such as Mishmar, and others are an athletic or activity based type of club so we enjoy providing that outlet for children,” Rabbi Yasgur said. “At the same time, one of the benefits is that they enjoy being in the school building even more. They enjoy during the day too.”

Despite aestheticism carrying minimal importance, color happens to be an active role player in Ping-Pong games. The children are all instructed to don blue shirts every week, before hitting orange balls with red and black paddles on green tables. “If you’re playing with an orange ball, you can’t wear a yellow or orange shirt because of the effect it has. You could easily get distracted.” Ackerman explained. “That’s why everything is in different colors. This way, you can pick up the ball much quicker.” Before preparing to close up shop, Ackerman suggested that any school with an interest in getting involved should contact him and he will help get them started.

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Court to court, lawyers play ball By Sergey Kadinsky Their field is known for cutthroat competition, as they square off with depositions, testimonies, and briefs. When theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not wearing suits, recent Touro Law Center graduates Alex Shkolyar and Ian â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yitziâ&#x20AC;? Ribald compete on the hardwood, connecting their profession with basketball. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Basketball is an accessible sport, you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need equipment or weather conditions. All you need are your shoes and two hoops,â&#x20AC;? said Shkolyar, 26, marketing executive for Riballer Hoops, an organization that teaches basketball to yeshiva students in the metro area. Although Shkolyar could not practice basketball in high school because of health reasons at the time, fortune brought him to Ribald, 26, when they shared a law school dorm. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We studied law together and practiced basketball,â&#x20AC;? Ribald said. Together they brainstormed a dream of giving the law school a basketball team to compete against other law schools and corporate firms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It allows us to network with other attorneys and in a basketball setting itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more friendly and vivacious. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stress-free and better for communicating,â&#x20AC;? Ribald said. A native of Dallas, Ribald grew up in a basketball-playing family and was accepted to Division I NCAA schools such as Fordham. Shabbat observance took priority and he chose Yeshiva University, a Division III

school. Ribald rose to recognition as a top NCAA player in three-point shooting and became the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Most Valuable Player. â&#x20AC;&#x153;YU worked out well, and I met my wife there as well,â&#x20AC;? said the Upper West Side resident. Alongside Ribald, his childhood friend Joe Belleli, 26, also chose YU because of his observance. Both brought their experience of playing against public school students. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just jumping and running, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s about an understanding of the game,â&#x20AC;? said Belleli. He is currently pursuing an MBA at New York University while managing a real estate firm. Seeking to promote basketball in the Orthodox community, Ribald, Belleli, and Shkolyar founded Riballer Hoops, which provides training and lessons for yeshivas, day camps, and individuals. Hints of a Jewish comeback in basketball include Israeli Omri Casspi on the Sacramento Kings and more recently the Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s NIT champ Naama Shafir, 21, an Orthodox Israeli studying at University of Toledo, where the team adjusted its schedule in accordance with Shabbat. For Riballer Hoops, this means hiring more coaches for boys and girls teams. Combining Jewish values and athletic prowess, Belleli is predicting success for young Jewish athletes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Every day a new talent is born, but the best athletes are great not only because of athletic skills but also for their knowledge. We teach unselfishness and teamwork.â&#x20AC;?

HANC Preschoolers reenact Kriyas Yam Suf

With Passover approaching, the preschoolers of the HANC Early Childhood Center reenacted the Exodus with costumes and bags carrying their possessions. Students role-played as Pharaoh, Moshe, Aharon, and Miriam. Teachers Laura Lieberman and Jill Smulevitz also had the students learn the ten plagues and reenact the flight from Egypt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I feel when children role-play and put themselves in a situation it is carved and embedded in their memory and becomes a more meaningful experience,â&#x20AC;? Smulevitz said. This photo was submitted by HANC. If you have a photograph with a description, from local or afar, please submit to: newsroom@thejewishstar.com

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more on the support and validation. Say she is finishing up her homemade crepes for the kimpaturin, and is about to take out the hot dogs from the freezer for you and the kids. Glide over to her and give her a nice, “Oh honey, you worked so hard on those crepes. I’ll take care of the hot dogs sweetie.” She should see you acknowledge how hard she’s working. If you were to confront her with the problem in the midst of her cooking, she is likely to get defensive. (And defense is not something that we root for in a marital conflict situation. Actually, spouses who defend themselves when confronted with a complaint are more likely to be headed for divorce than spouses who claim partial responsibility.) After a good two weeks of supporting and acknowledging her hard work (even though you didn’t get to eat the fruits of her labor) have a friendly conversation requesting that she is around for you guys more. But be very careful how you couch it. No accusations. I think it should be more like, “Mmm, those patties smelled so great. Can you make a few extra next time for me to sample?” Or, more directly, “The kids were having such a great time when you were helping them with their projects. They were so sad when you had to leave to the dinner committee meeting. Do you think sometime after the dinner we can schedule a family night?” Also, something that concerned me was that you said others respect her because she helps them. What else does your wife possess that may be respectable? Figure it out and tell her she has these traits and say you respect her for it. So grab the butter and lay it on!

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CHABAD OF MERRICK, located at 2083 Seneca Gate in Merrick, is holding community Seders the first night at 7:50 p.m., and the second night at 8:30 p.m. These unique Seder experiences will feature explanation and commentary based on mystical and Kabbalistic insights, humor and song. Suggested donation for the Seders is $36 per adult and $18 for children. For reservations, contact Esther at 516-833-3057or www.ChabadJewishLife.org.

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THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS, located at 270 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, hosts a choir for seniors every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. for a joyful hour of singing with choir master Zvi Klein. We sing songs in all languages and we perform for local venues. There is a $5.00 optional contribution requested per session. For information please call Sheryl at 516-569-6733 x222.

TORAH ACADEMY FOR GIRLS, located at 444 Beach 6 Street in Far Rockaway, will be screening â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Heart that Singsâ&#x20AC;? by Robin Garbose. The show begins at 10 p.m. All tickets $15. For women and girls only. For more information, contact 732-7732713 or visit www.kolneshama.org. See front page story.

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HAFTR HIGH SCHOOL, located at 635 Central Avenue in Cedarhurst, is holding the play Irenaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Vow in commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The play is based on the true story of a Polish housekeeper who worked for a German officer while she secretly hid 12 Jewish refugees during the Second World War. The April 30 play begins at 9:30 p.m. and the May 1 play begins at 2 p.m. Tickets are $13 by reservation and $18 at the door. VIP tickets cost $25, with seats in the front rows. For reservations call 516-476-1212.

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JCC OF WEST HEMPSTEAD, located at 711 Dogwood Avenue in West Hempstead, will host Phillip Bialowitz, one of eight living survivors of the Sobibor death camp, and author of the memoir A Promise at Sobibor, will speak about his participation in the most successful death camp uprising, where approximately 200 inmates escaped,

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By The Jewish Star Staff Since the time of Avraham the first Jew, Kashrus has been on the minds and in the mouths of Jewish people. The contemporary proliferation of religious dietary observance has not gone unnoticed by the food industry at large. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company announced a major new initiative to expand its Kosher product offerings, kicking off with a greatly enhanced and certified selection of essentials for the Passover holiday season. From now through April 28, Passover shoppers at select A&P, Pathmark, Waldbaum’s and Food Emporium stores serving Jewish communities throughout the tri-state area will find a new focus on kashrus thanks to Barry Eizik who has been appointed Kosher Category Manager in a recently created role. With more than thirty years of experience in the Kosher food industry, Eizik is a qualified expert living in the Jewish community and responsible for ensuring that the community’s needs are consistently met. “We have the buying power of 300 stores, and we are identifying the demography of strong kosher communities and offering selection and value,” Eizik said. “A&P received certification from KOF-K Kosher for the sale of all chometz products supplied by A&P’s primary distributor allowing customers to be able to buy all chometz products immediately after Passover.” Founded in 1859, A&P is one of the nation’s first supermarket chains. The Company operates 395 stores in eight states and the District of Columbia under the following names: A&P, Waldbaum’s, Pathmark, Best

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