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Boro Park man held uncharged in Bolivian jail By Juda Engelmayer There is a prison in Santa Cruz, Bolivia that is commonly referred to as a ghetto. There are walls surrounding a huge complex, and there are buildings within it, and in the center, a large open courtyard. Prison guards apply nominal controls over the lives of the prisoners. It is the prisoners of Palmasola who run the show. They even created an organization called the Disciplina Interna that governs their affairs, if you can even use the term govern. There are few rules, and “stay alive” is on top of that list. No food is served; lucky prisoners are permitted to receive visitors bearing gifts. Those who have “How cheap no one outside usually fight, steal, beg is American or die. There are citizenship today small grocery stores by inmates for that a United States run anyone who can pay. Most of the citizen can sit in a 3000 inmates do Bolivian jail without not live in cells, so they sleep on the being charged for streets; if they are a crime and no one spiritual enough, or crafty, they can go lifts a finger?” to morning prayers at the church run by clergy who are themselves prisoners and be granted permission to stay the night. Prisoners with money on the outside can buy a private five square-foot cell, and be the envy of those who want the same. The poorest of the prisoners who cannot support their families outside have their wives and children join them on the streets, inside the walls of Palmasola. Those visitors can come, get a full body search and be granted access. They get a stamp on their arms, and only if they can produce that stamp on the way out do they get to leave. It’s a rough, lawless place. It is a place where even though everyone is checked upon entry, the drug trade is brisk and the cocaine is allegedly the finest you can buy. In the words of someone who just visited her husband, “if you didn’t go in a drug Continued on page 2

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Representing YU on and off the court By Jerry Joszef On May, 6, 2012, Yeshiva University held a Tribute to Coach Jonathan Halpert celebrating his 40-year basketball coaching career. At the ceremony, the basketball court at the Max Stern Athletic Center was named in his honor and a special Coach Jonathan Halpert Scholarship Fund was established. The event was very well attended and included various Rabbis, Yeshiva faculty, officers and colleagues, many family members including children, in laws and grandchildren, friends and community members, rival coaches, referees and a myriad of former players. Some of the players were members of the Manhattan Talmudic Academy JV which launched Coach Halpert’s coaching career. The balance were many former Yeshiva players Continued on page 3 Courtesy YU

Coach Jonathan Halpert at basketball court naming ceremony recognizing the establishment of the scholarship fund in his name.

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YIW Singles intitiative committee chaired by Mark Bernstein joins forces with YUConnects Special Events Coordinator Rebbetzin Margie Glatt and facilitators prior to the successful event held at Young Israel of Woodmere on May 6, 2012.

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American citizen abandoned Continued from page 1 addict, you will almost certainly leave as one – if you leave at all.” The prison is home to murderers, rapists, thieves, drug dealers, smugglers and users. Major crimes, minor ones, too, all warrant a stay or a lifetime in Palmasola. But there is also another offense that gets you tossed into this harsh wasteland; upsetting

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the corrupt government of Bolivia’s President Evo Morales. Needless to say there is no kosher food, and nowhere among the many churches within the walls does a synagogue stand. So what does an observant Jewish man do when he gets incarcerated in Santa Cruz, and what could he have done to be put there in the first place? For eleven months now an American man from Borough Park, Brooklyn, has been in Palmasola prison. Jacob Ostreicher, a 53 year old father of five and grandfather of 11, was arrested in June 2011 on suspicion of money laundering. Unlike in the United States, where one is innocent until proven guilty, the Bolivian prosecutor claims that Ostreicher was jailed because he failed to prove the money Ostreicher used for a land deal was obtained legally. The Bolivian government cannot prove that it was illegal, and after more than 25 hearings, no evidence can be found, nor has any been delivered to the court. An American is sitting in a dangerous prison in a country with few ties to the U.S., and he has not been officially charged with a crime. In 2008, Ostreicher’s Swiss money manager and some other investors purchased Bolivian cattle and rice fields for about $20 million. They hired a local woman to manage the business, and the woman allegedly embezzled the money, investing it with a drug trafficker. It was after Ostreicher filed charges against the woman for theft that his problems escalated. He was arrested on suspicion of laundering drug money when he went to authorities to file a grievance against the woman, who is also now in prison. The last significant legal proceedings yielded an odd result. The defense received a letter from Interpol saying that Ostreicher was not wanted anywhere, so in September 2011, the judge on the case believed there was sufficient evidence to release him. That judge ordered Jacob’s release, but only six days later reversed his decision. Miriam Ungar, Ostreicher’s wife, said that the judge later told them that he was threatened with jail time, so he reversed his decision. That judge was promoted and the new judge resigned after five scheduled hearings. There is now no judge yet assigned to Ostreicher’s case. Ungar has now begun a campaign to get her husband released. She has said that neither Senator Charles Schumer nor Kirsten Gillibrand have paid attention to her husband’s case, and she said that her Congressman, Representative Jerrold Nadler, has been silent on the matter. She believes that if New York’s Congressional Delegation pushes the United States State Department to act, they could move the scales of justice for Jacob. Until now, no one was involved and it appeared that no one wanted to be, either. Last week, about 400 of Ostreicher’s friends and family members came out to the Bolivian Mission by the United Nations to rally for his freedom. Six busses came from Brooklyn, one from Monroe, New York, and media showed to document the sea of black jackets, white shirts and hats that blocked 43rd street between Second and Third Avenues. Among the supporters were Chasidic song man Lipa Schmeltzer, and Assemblyman Dov Hikind, who represents Ostreicher’s neighborhood in Albany. Hikind rallied the crowd and declared that he is now actively involved in Jacob’s case. He believes he can appeal to the right people in Washington to make something happen. There is now a Facebook site devoted to Ostreicher’s case, a Twitter feed, and a campaign website at www.freejacobnow.com. If they can get 25,000 signatures in one month’s time, a petition will be brought to President Obama’s desk. The bizarre part of any of this is that an American citizen was not charged, is being held in harsh conditions in a foreign prison and it seems that our leaders do not care. Hikind yelled out over the megaphone at the rally, “How cheap is American citizenship today that a United States citizen can sit in a Bolivian jail without being charged for a crime and no one lifts a finger?” One would think that in a crucial election year like this, our public officials would be using this case as their silver bullet for reelection.

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Continued from page 1 representing four decades of Yeshiva basketball. A number of former players and colleagues spoke quite beautifully and appropriately in honoring Coach Halpert, and the ceremony culminated with Coach Halpert addressing this large crowd of admirers and loved ones. Coach Halpert chose to address the large crowd intimately without use of any artificiality including microphones or any other devices. It appeared fundamentally appropriate to me that Coach would chose to address us in this manner. Every interaction I had ever experienced with Coach Halpert reflected his refreshingly open, honest, mature, intelligent and respectful manner. Coach never relied on props (except for chairs in practice when we were short on players) to convey his thoughts to us. In fact, this was exactly how I remembered him from the time I first met him when I was a 12 year old camper at Camp Raleigh, in 1967, where he was the boys’ head counselor. Johnny (we called him Johnny then) ran boys campus like a well-tuned Swiss watch. Those six summers I spent at Camp Raleigh were unquestionably the best summers of my life, despite the meticulously organized manner in which Johnny ran boys’ campus. I actually spent a lot of time with Johnny (and Aviva) during those years (not necessarily voluntarily), as I had difficulty conforming to his (or really any) reasonable schedule. Despite experiencing a multiplicity of creative adverse consequences, which Johnny (after likely consulting with Aviva) implemented once I developed an immunity to docking, never once did I feel that he was unfair since each sentence appeared to reasonably match each infraction I committed. I reflected on this as Johnny commenced his remarks. I couldn’t hear him as clearly as I would have preferred as my seat was at some distance from where he stood so I strained to listen. Coach shared many wonderful memories with us. He recollected that he was asked by MTA coach Hi Wettstein to coach the MTA varsity against Albertus Magnus, a prominent Catholic basketball power in New York (after Coach Wettstein was temporarily incapacitated) when Coach Halpert played for Yeshiva. MTA shockingly prevailed and Coach Halpert expressed his joy in contributing to this special experience which each of the MTA players realized. He was flooded with memories of many players forever captured in many moments in many games played over his 40 year coaching career. He recalled many sweet victories and many heartbreaking defeats. He emphasized that we had run and had prevailed and that we had run and lost, but that we were never defeated since we played as he coached

YU basketball alum Jerry Joszef greets Danny Halpert, coach’s brother. our and his hearts out each game. He spoke with passion and emotion, and I felt the depth of how much he cared for each of us. He expressed his profound gratitude to Yeshiva for allowing him to fulfill the meaningful life he chose to live. He thanked everyone there for contributing to his satisfaction in coaching us at Yeshiva. As I said, I couldn’t hear each word, but his feelings of affection, respect and appreciation for each of us soared well above and resonated throughout the gym named in his honor. He expressed his gratitude to the two coaches who made the greatest impact on his coaching career, Hi Wettstein and Red Sarachek. Finally, he reflected on the first time he

formally dated Aviva almost 50 years ago at Camp Massad. Naturally, they played a game of 21 (basketball of course)…and she won. As Coach Halpert delivered his beautiful speech, I reflected on the first time I experienced a brilliant speech at Yeshiva University. I was an 18 year old freshman at Yeshiva and the basketball season had ended just a couple of weeks back. I heard that a brilliant Rabbi, Rabbi Soloveitchik, (“The Rav”) would be giving his annual Yurtzeit Purim Shiur in early March 1974 at Yeshiva, and I decided to check it out since I was no longer required to spend my evenings at basketball practice from 7-10 P.M. I knew little about the Rav, as I was a graduate of the super garbage shiur at BTA, which apparently disqualified me from membership privileges in the Rav’s shiur. The place was packed, which basically meant that it reflected the antithesis to our team’s capacity to attract a loyal fan base save for a handful of diehard fans (with idiosyncratic taste in their choice of entertainment). The Rav began his eloquent discourse and I was almost immediately overwhelmed yet transfixed by the beauty, grandeur, scope and breadth of the Rav’s transcendent message. I could not comprehend or distill what the message meant, but i intuitively understood that I was experiencing sublime human perfection…. Afterward, I discovered that the Rav was the paragon and spiritual authority of Yeshiva University’s idealistic message that an Orthodox Jew can achieve fully integrated status by maintaining his separate and inviolate spiritual and Covenantal identity while simultaneously participating as an active member in society. After understanding that I actually had a responsibility as an Orthodox Jew, I wondered how a person actually went about fulfilling this obligation. Coach Halpert emphasized that throughout his career he felt the profound responsibility of shaping a basketball team that properly represented Yeshiva on the competitive court, while simultaneously manifesting Yeshiva University’s ideal of paradigms of Torah and Madah. As the speech ended, I began to understand how Coach Halpert and Rabbi Soloveitchik had forged an indelible bond dedicated to providing each of us with the capacity to represent Yeshiva, throughout our lives, as appropriate role models in each of our communities. After all, we had the best life coach and role model, Coach Jonathan Halpert and his wonderful wife Aviva, to provide us with the requisite values and principles which would guide us throughout our lives, and for that I am profoundly grateful. Jerry Joszef is a tax attorney living in Woodmere. He’s proud to call himself a YU alum.

Successful singles event herald of more to come By Malka Eisenberg Another successful volley in the matchmaking world was lobbed this past Sunday at the Young Israel of Woodmere, bringing 100 singles together for an evening of meeting and interacting in a chic food competition. In a highly coordinated and planned and elegantly accomplished gathering, the Young Israel of Woodmere (YIW) Singles Initiative and YUConnects held Salad Wars and BBQ: Meet, Eat and Compete, for modern Orthodox singles between the ages of 25 and 33. The program included a buffet with sushi, and a competition modeled on popular Food Network shows with small groups of men and women working together to create salads and side dishes, trivia quizzes, raffles, prizes and food demonstrations. The evening was capped with a barbecue and ice sculpture. “I went to a number of events,” one of the male participants said to one of the coordinators. “I was blown away by the level of detail that went into it. It is by far the best event that I have ever been to.” “Thank all of you for putting together last night’s event and dedicating so much of your time to us,” emailed another male attendee. “It was surely a lot of work to organize and it showed. Know that that sentiment was echoed by others with whom I spoke. So if you ever doubt yourselves whether it’s all worth the effort, I’m telling you that it is!” “Before I left,” noted Margie Glatt, Special Projects Coordinator at YUConnects and an organizer of the event, “people were asking about contact information. I know of five

dates being set up within the first 24 hours.” YUConnects has facilitated more than 90 engagements since it started in 2008, stressed Glatt. It is a program of the Center of the Jewish Future of Yeshiva University, founded by Rabbi Kenneth Brander. When it started it was “open only to YU students but is now open to everyone,” explained Glatt. “A lot of girls want a YU type boy.” She noted that the Jewish Matchmaking Alliance held an inaugural conference at YU on April 25 bringing together 12 Jewish matchmaking organizations in a joint effort to share information, improve training and develop projects to aid singles in their quest for matches. “We’re trying to provide interactive opportunities for all,” said Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, Director of YUConnects. “YUConnects is unique. It is an educational resource with dating forums, academic forums run by Yeshiva University and has a unique relationship with Roshei Yeshiva and advisors including Rabbi Mordechai Willig, Rabbi Hershel Schachter, Dr. David Pelcovitz, and Charlie Harary.” Glatt noted that its small staff of 80 volunteer connectors are “careful and discreet” and develop a good relationship with members. The searches are “powered by SawYouAtSinai and only the connectors search for them and make appropriate” recommendations. They “make it comfortable for the men and women.” YUConnects runs at least 12 singles events each year. Glatt commented that they were contacted by a Jewish community in a Latin American country. They heard about the YIW

initiative and want to do something for the singles in their area, she said. The YIW singles initiative, “It Takes A Shul,” began planning in the fall and the four rebbetzins there addressed an audience of over 200 people to urge attendees to “make the phone call, make suggestions for each other, help unmarried men and women find potential matches,” continued Glatt. Committees were formed and they got to work. They launched a series of activities, compiled a data base, and sent out a census to the 1000 member families to know how many singles are in the shul. In January, another meeting of 80 people came together, divided into five groups and presented singles for matchmaking. Organizers and members of the YIW came together many nights for networking and brainstorming, they said, culminating in the Salad Wars event. This “paired YUConnects with a very motivated active singles committee with Mark Bernstein as Chairman,” noted Glatt. The tables were age-based and the men and women were divided in advance into groups that coordinators thought would be good matches. There was an “overwhelming response,” said Glatt. Glatt pointed out that it was well publicized and they partnered with National Council of Young Israel and SawYouAtSinai and had to turn away 40 people because of space limitations. It was “upscale, trendy, professionally catered and decorated. It was a classy event. Thousands of dollars were raised in sponsorship, the YIW sponsored it, and a lot of effort, time, and money went into it. People can come and have a good time

and go home with recipes, a basil plant.” She noted that there were connectors or facilitators at each table and throughout the room. “YUConnects emphasizes that singles are productive and valuable members of the community.” She stressed the need for “natural meeting venues.” The facilitators were coached before the event on sensitivity, privacy concerns and how to make the attendees comfortable and feel welcome. As the men and women entered singly or in small groups, name tagged greeters guided them through the registration process and into an initial room with a buffet and small tables where they could stand, talk and be introduced. Some were at first shy, hesitant, and awkward, but, by the next part of the program, the initial tension dissolved under the guidance of the facilitators. The well dressed singles wearing gloves and aprons moved easily around the room on their salad wars tasks, interacting comfortably with each other. A genial buzz of relaxed conversation filled the room, decorated with yellow, orange, and green balloons and centerpieces of glass vases filled with colorful vegetables. Said Sandy Klein, a facilitator, “So much planning, planning, planning. It’s very exciting; it’s finally happening.” Enid Goldstein, an organizer, concurred. “Everybody gave their time, their neshoma, they met at night whether they were old enough to be in the shidduch parsha or not. We want to see people building a bait ne’eman and hopefully we will be successful.”

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Opinion Handicapping The GOP Veepstakes: Possibilities, Long Shots and REJECTS

ow that Mitt Romney has secured the GOP nomination, political speculation has turned to whom he will pick as his running mate. In the overall scheme of things the selection of a running mate only really matters if the choice is a disaster--remember what Senator Eagleton did to McGovern’s candidacy? More recently the selection of the gaffe prone Joe Biden didn’t hurt Barack Obama and Sarah Palin helped McCain. Palin energized the base. Once her selection was announced, McCain surged ahead in the polls and he stayed there until his awful response to the financial crisis, proving that, in the end, it’s the person at the top of the ticket that matters. The mainstream media is trying to POLITICO anoint one person or another as RomTO GO ney’s choice, but it is all speculation. Nobody knows who the pick will be, not even Romney. Romney’s team is going through the process of vetting all possible choices. For the next step, Romney will whittle down the list and interview his top choices. More vetting and even more interviewing follow that. Sometime between August 1st and the first day of the convention on August 27th, Romney will make up his mind. Romney needs a running mate who will balance out his perceived weakJeff Dunetz nesses: an inability to relate to the “regular Joes,” possible bigotry related to his Mormon faith, and a conservative base of the party who still mistrusts him. His choice must handle the traditional VP candidate role of attack dog and most importantly must be perceived as someone who can assume the role of President. Most of the names below are on Romney’s long list of choices. Some of them he should explore fully, others he should ignore.

The Possibilities Bobby Jindal: The Governor of Louisiana would ignite the base; he is a fiscal and social conservative and understands our energy needs. After all, Louisiana is an oil drilling state. Jindal deftly managed the BP oil spill cleanup and at times made the Obama administration look silly. In an era where many states and the federal government are having their credit ratings downgraded, Standard and Poor’s raised Louisiana’s bond rating and credit outlook from stable to positive, giving credit to the state’s strong management and “commitment to streamlining its government functions.” With three years in Congress and almost five years as Governor, as Vice President Bobby Jindal would be ready to step up and become President should it become necessary. Marco Rubio: Having met Marco Rubio, both before and after he was elected Florida’s Senator, I am convinced that

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one day Marco Rubio will be President of the United States. This, however, is not that time. He is smart, passionate, has a good understanding of the issues, and it doesn’t hurt that he is the child of Cuban immigrants. Four years ago, the Republicans said Barack Obama was too inexperienced to be President. Some of Obama’s critics claim the economy is still suffering from the President’s inexperience. It would be hard for those same people to defend a selection who is no more experienced than the candidate they criticized four years ago. Rob Portman: The Senator from Ohio, Portman has many of the qualifications Romney needs in a VP candidate and it doesn’t hurt that he comes from what is seen as a pivotal state in the 2012 Election. But VP candidates don’t always deliver their home state. Probably the biggest negative about Portman is that he is so boring, he makes Mitt Romney look like Mr. Excitement. Pat Toomey: The Senator from Pennsylvania has credentials as one of the foremost experts on budgets, the economy and deficit reduction in Congress. As a plus, Toomey is a social conservative, he doesn’t make it the center of his political agenda, and was able to win independent voters in a moderate state like Pennsylvania. Toomey has been in the Senate for only two years, but also has six years in the House.

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The Rejects Chris Christie: Christie would be a “blue collar candidate” and may calm bigots who have a problem with Romney’s religion. He is also a true budget cutter and would be a great attack dog. But if the candidate is looking to ignite the base this is not his guy. On many issues important to conservatives such as support of the Second Amendment, global warming, and sealing our borders before any comprehensive immigration plan, Christie is more liberal than many Democrats. Tim Pawlenty: The former Governor of Minnesota would probably appeal to independents (he was a conservative Governor in one of the most liberal states). The huge negative is that he was an awful presidential candidate. No killer instinct. Remember when he came up with the term Obamycare? Rather than defend the term in one of the early debates with Romney, Pawlenty backed off, leaving people to wonder if he could be strong enough for the national stage. Jeb Bush: This Bush would be a much better President than his brother or his father and would be an excellent pick for VP if he had a different last name. When President Obama is not blaming rich people, the GOP or evil corporations for his mistakes, he is blaming George Bush. Picking another Bush right now would be toxic for the Romney campaign. According to former New Hampshire Senator and Romney insider John Sununu, there are twenty potential vice president picks being vetted by Romney’s staff. Many of the people named above are on that list. One of those twenty may end up being Romney’s selection…but not so fast. The last two Republican selections for Vice President, Dick Chaney and Sarah Palin, were chosen after all the other possibilities were vetted and rejected by the Presidential candidate. When it comes to the “veepstakes,” no one really knows until the candidate is ready to make an announcement.

The selection of a running mate only really matters if the choice is a disaster.

The Long Shots Bob McDonnell: McDonnell has done a great job as Governor of Virginia. Under his watch, unemployment in Virginia has dropped to 5.6 percent, compared to the national rate of 8.1 percent. McDonnell has attracted businesses to the state and has been able to slash budget deficits without raising taxes. With President Obama poised to use the fictional war on women as a way to deflect from the bad economy, McDonnell would be an albatross to the Romney effort. Obama and his allies in the mainstream media would certainly make an issue of the Governor’s senior thesis written 23 years ago. Among other things the Governor “described working women and feminists as ‘detrimental’ to the family.” The Governor has long since disassociated himself from those words, calling it a product of immaturity, however, the progressive dominated media tends to ignore retractions when they come from a Republican. Mitch Daniels: Many people thought that the experienced Governor of Indiana would be a candidate for President (he might have won). Daniels didn’t run because his wife objected. There is no indication his wife changed her mind. Rick Santorum: Remember when conservative Ronald Reagan picked the guy who came in second, moderate George H.W. Bush, as a way of unifying the party? Would Romney pick the closest also-ran to unify the party? You

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never know. Allen West: Beyond his politics, the Congressman from Florida is the most honest and honorable politician I have ever met. I don’t believe Allen West will be seriously considered this time around. West needs more experience and better self-editing skills before he is ready to appear on a national ticket.

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Irving Franklin obm: hamakom yinachem etchem b’toch sha’ar evaylay Tzion v’Yerushalayim By Malka Eisenberg Irving Franklin, of Beit Shemesh, formerly of Woodmere, passed away in Israel at the age of 94. His funeral will be Thursday, May 10th and he will be buried in New York beside his wife, Irma, who died in 2000. He is survived by his two daughters, Liz Rich and Yosefa Krauss, their spouses, children and grandchildren. Franklin was a captain in the United States Air Force in World War II and an engineer, a graduate of Cooper Union. He went on Ali-

yah with the Krausses in July 2007 at the age of 90. In November 1990, he was in the audience when Rabbi Meir Kahane, the founder of the Jewish Defense League, was assassinated by El-Sayyid A. Nossair. Franklin grabbed the assassin who shot Franklin in the leg and escaped. Nossair was later captured but released and rearrested after he aided in the first bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993. He is currently serving a life sentence for the murder of Kahane and conspiring to blowup New York landmarks.

The Hirsch Legacy Continues To Live On

legacy that lives on is, to this writer, sure proof as to the legitimacy of that person’s faith and ideological message. When it comes to Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch, that legacy lives today in the continued publishing of his writings and teachings. This serves as an everlasting testament to his brave life-long struggle in defense of traditional Judaism, in the face of an ongoing attempt to denude the Jewish faith of its G-d centered beliefs. This past season has witnessed the publication, in English translation, of Rabbi Hirsch’s essays in volume nine of the “Collected Writings of Rabbi Samson Raphael” [Feldheim, 2012]. Subtitled “Timeless Hashkafah,” this collection of essays presents more of Rabbi Hirsch’s ideological views that, when taken together with his previous writings, points to a towering force of both argument and logic that further serves to reinforce his life-long stance in defense of his Alan Jay Gerber faith-based beliefs. Within this work can be found the following essays that deserve your attention, especially at this time of year of the omer that leads into the feast of Shavu’ot. Naphtulei Niphtalti – a refutation of Reform ideological rationales consisting of a series of essays totaling a hundred pages of tightly written and annotated teachings that serve, within a

modern intellectual context, to present a rational and coherent presentment of the basis for our traditional beliefs and a respectful refutation of the Reform ideology. Rabbi Hirsch’s basic ideology, “Torah Im Derech Eretz,” refutes the arguments of Reform that traditional Judaism is incompatible with general education. He further extends his defense of the faith by invoking the life’s work of German philosopher Johann Friedrich Schiller as affirming Judaism’s basic tenets within the context of modern culture. Among some of the other fascinating essays found in this work is one entitled, “Jewish Observations Relative to Remarks of a Protestant Concerning the Confession of the 22 Pastors from Bremen.” This served as a response by Rabbi Hirsch to an attack, in writing, by Protestant pastors upon the Jewish faith. This response was received enthusiastically by the local Grand Duke for having preserved the honor of the Bible. Within the logic of this essay can be found a strong expression against anti-Semitism and a defense of Torah-true Judaism. Consider the following from Rabbi Hirsch: “Jewish ideology does not teach destroying the earth to reach the heavens, but rather lifting up

the earth toward heaven. It teaches that all earthly endeavors of man are to be a sanctuary unto G-d, that all the earth be raised into an altar of G-d, and that G-d’s glory descend upon earth. Heaven and earth are no longer to be contrasts; heaven and earth are to embrace; life to come is to blossom already on earth, Jewish pride consists not in overcoming death but in rising above earthly life, and adorning an earthly, fleeting life with heavenly, eternal blossoms.” Other more time-based essays found herein are as follows: “Outrage in Hamburg” consisting of a criticism of the Jewish community’s response to a forbidden marriage, thereby highlighting the need for the establishment of an independent orthodox communal structure; “Battle of the Nations,” a speech marking the 50th anniversary of the defeat of Napoleon by a coalition of Russia, Prussia, and Austria, marking the beginning of the end of the reign of Napoleon. Rabbi Hirsch notes this anniversary, yet he also reminds us of the crucial role that Napoleon played in the liberation of European Jewry from feudal servitude. Some of these later observations appear quaint to us today, given the unfortunate perspective that their words now represent as we consider the Ho-

locaust that was to come, and make them almost meaningless within the context of European Jewish history. Such is the world that Rabbi Hirsch lived in, and actively responded to, in defense of his people and the integrity of their faith. Thus was, and still is, his legacy, as witnessed by the continued publication of his works. I would like to make note of another book recently published, based upon the teachings of Rabbi Hirsch and based directly upon this writing, dealing with Jewish education. Entitled, “The Joy of Educating Children: A Practical Guide for Jewish Parents,” this work consists of 14 chapters that deal with the following topics: Education in the years of infancy, teaching by personal example, creating and preserving a positive outlook, the art of being good – practice makes perfect, and educating for the future. Other essays deal with the role of the parents, the joy in fulfilling mitzvot and the collaboration between home and school. All these teachings are culled from Hirsch’s Yesodot HaChinuch and the Collected Writings published by the Rabbi Joseph Breuer Foundation. I conclude with the following observation made by Rabbi A. Buchner in his introduction to this work: “Mainly because of Rabbi Hirsch’s influence and teachings, Sara Schenirer founded the famous ‘Bais Yaakov’ seminary for girls, which continues to nobly serve our nation. In Vienna, Sara Schenirer learned Rabbi Hirsch’s ‘Torah of Education’ from one of his disciples……which successfully spread his teachings throughout Eastern Europe.” Such was and still is the legacy of Rabbi Samson Raphael Hirsch.

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The Kosher Bookworm

Calling all Night Owls...

f you read my posts or emails then you know I’m a night owl. I find the wee hours to be inspiring. Maybe it’s the mystery or romanticism of the dark, but, writing at 1 A.M., my ideas flow quickly from my brain out through my fingers to the keyboard onto the glowing screen. I’m pretty quiet but MIRIAM’S MUSINGS also lucky that my husband can sleep through the clicking, since his schedule is totally different from mine. He wakes up at the crack of dawn, creeps around getting ready and I learned long ago to sublimate those early morning sounds and let them go, allowing myself to sleep a while longer until it’s time to wake up Miriam Bradman the kids. Abrahams Thankfully, most of my work is accomplished at home. I rarely have meetings or classes scheduled before 9, allowing me a slower start and the ability to be productive in the evening. I had this tendency beginning when I was a child, reading in the dark with a flashlight. When my own kids came along, the middle of the night is when our home was peaceful, allowing me my own time, when I could read, think, obsess and write without disturbance. Now my house is much quieter, but it’s still hard to focus through typical interruptions of the workday, ringing phones, beeping messages, waiting chores. It’s easier to be productive without the real and virtual worlds’ distractions. After midnight,

the airplanes taking off and landing overhead are farther apart. The hourly warning horns and dings of the lowering barrier for the east and west bound trains by my house are soothing. Even Facebook exchanges simmer down, leaving only my insomniac and time-zone challenged friends commenting, while those with a “normal” schedule embrace Morpheus well before midnight. I thought it was abnormal, but perhaps it’s not so unique staying up so late. Last night I came across an article in the Well section of the New York Times about morning people versus evening people, circadian rhythms and how to change your sleep pattern. The readers’ comments showed that most night owls are a little defensive about their “rebellious” schedule and certainly wouldn’t want to miss out on the cool night vibe by changing their style. Early birds are a little self-righteous, too, following the sensibility of the old adage “early to bed and early to rise, makes a man healthy wealthy and wise.” Staying up late and getting up early certainly takes its toll on a body; prolonged insufficient sleep is unhealthy. I know from my husband’s night shifts that you can’t ever really make up for lost sleep, though try you may. People like me who stay up late, obviously have a hard time waking up early, especially in the winter. I learned that feeling alert in the morning requires the help of environmental and social cues, especially sunlight. Getting active quickly, having a breakfast routine, or other activity helps to jump start your new day. I am quite motivated to get up early in the spring and summer. Sunlight streams in through my diaphanously curtained windows and annoyingly loud gardening noises sound like they’re inside my bedroom. I simply sigh,

get up and get on with it. One tactic to change your wake up time is to adjust slowly by arising a few minutes earlier each day. Though as a night person I enjoy sleeping in, I prefer the “spring forward” to “fall back” time changes so I can enjoy more of the wonderful, therapeutic sunlight. Traveling is a great motivator to wake up early and make the most of my trip. When we journey to another time zone, I try to switch right into local time, though that’s easier said than done. The excitement of being in a new place, plus the fact that I didn’t sleep in my cramped coach seat, don’t help. I traveled with an early-bird friend who ensured I woke up with the crows by feeding me delicious “shoko” to raise my sugar level. I’m learning to go with the flow, do some yoga breathing and take Melatonin or half an Ambien to induce sleep in a foreign land. I learned a new term--“social jetlag.” Similar to travel jetlag, it’s caused by a clump of connected holiday—three-day Shabbat and Yom Tovs come to mind, summer vacation, winter break, or having guests stay in your home, and

all contribute to changed sleep patterns. Entertaining guests radically changes our schedule. Devoting energy to overseas visitors 24/7 creates a great fun high, but is complemented with exhaustion and a letdown when they depart. I suspect that getting older makes it harder to bounce back from social jet lag, but I’ve noticed that even my college-age son’s late nights out and last minute essay writing have contributed to low resistance. It definitely helps to fit in a power nap and ten minutes of shivasana (yoga resting pose) can work wonders! Remember the public service announcement, “It’s 10 P.M., do you know where your children are?” Well, it’s 2 A.M. and they’re asleep but I’m not! Layla Tov. Miriam Bradman Abrahams is Cuban born, Brooklyn bred and lives in Woodmere. She organizes author events for Hadassah, reviews books for Jewish Book World and is very slowly writing her father’s immigration story. She can be reached at mabraha1@optonline.net.

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hile a guest at Rabbi Berel Wein and Rebbetzin Jackie Wein, A”H for Shavuot in 1985, I had the pleasure of enjoying the most delicious homemade challah. Rebbetzin Wein, A”H, being the warm, gracious and wonderful hostess that she was famous for, said it really wasn’t hard at all to make challah, and she would give me her recipe. By the time I left after Yom Tov, I was the recipient of an amazing challah recipe as well as five extra pounds I gained, which by the way, was so very worth it! The following week I was having a few couples over for Shabbat lunch in my apartment in Forest Hills. I decided to try out my challah making skills on the Joszefs (little did I know that Seme and Bernice would one day become my sister and brother-in-law), Maels and Judy Joszef Zahners. As I worked during the day, by the time I finished cooking, and started on the challah Thursday night, it was 2 A.M. How long could it take? The rebbetzin made it sound so simple. Hmmm, did it seem as if the mixture was just a tad bit too gooey? Was it supposed to coat my hands and arms up to my elbows? Was my floor supposed to be covered in flour as well as the rest of me? I think the only other time I made a mess bigger than my first foray in challah making was years later, in the kitchen of a restaurant, when I was mak-

ing a chocolate cake batter for 30 10” round layers of chocolate cakes. When all the ingredients were in the huge Hobart mixer, I turned it on, and within three seconds was covered with chocolate cake batter from head to toe, as was anything within a five foot radius. Seems that Carlos forgot to tell me he turned the speed from 1 all the way up to 5 and didn’t turn it back to 1 as was the rule in the kitchen. Needless to say the kitchen staff had a good laugh that day. David Elefant, I know you heard about it in your office and had a chuckle as well. Ok, so it took a while, but I finally mastered the art of kneading and let the dough rise while I cleaned up the kitchen, or shall I say the closet with appliances in it. Remember the size of our first apartments? By the time my alarm clock rang at 7A.M., I was just about finished with the challahs. The kitchen was clean, my table was set and I felt this enormous sense of accomplishment. The next time I made challah, I decided to add a bit of sugar and cinnamon when I rolled out the dough, the time after some honey, and the time after that, crumb topping. Little by little it turned into what my friends called a babka challah. I like to think of myself as a pioneer of sweet fillings and cookie crumb toppings to my challah back in the

80s, before “sweet challah” came into vogue. Challah has now become a gourmet art in itself. Every person who makes challah has his or her own style of making it, down to what topping to use on your challah, poppy or sesame seeds, garlic or herbs, or what you put inside, raisins, craisins, honey, cinnamon, or even chocolate, or how to braid it. The flour you use also makes a difference. For health nuts, pure spelt or rye flour- no wheat for them. For the mostly healthy, whole wheat is the flour of choice, and some moderately healthy people use a half and half mixture of whole wheat and regular. High gluten is for those serious bakers, white flour is the choice most people tend to use. Some brush their challah with an egg wash, others with water, some add sugar, and others add oil. Some braid their challah with 6 strands, some with 5, 4 or 3. Some make pull apart challahs and some just give up and put it in a loaf pan.

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When dough is ready to roll out, melt margarine in a small bowl. Pour honey into a separate small bowl and heat to thin consistency

Directions: Sprinkle yeast into a measuring cup with 1/3 cup warm water. Beat eggs in a small bowl, set aside In a large bowl mix oil, sugar and salt. Add boiling water to the sugar and oil mixture and stir until dissolved, then add the cold water and eggs, reserving 2 tablespoons. Add yeast to the mixture. Add flour, 1 cup at a time, mixing thoroughly after each addition. Turn out dough onto floured board and knead for 5 minutes, adding more flour as needed (but not too much). Spray the large bowl with Pam and return the dough, cover with a dishtowel and put into an oven that was heated to 175 and turned off. Leave in oven till dough doubles in size (about an hour or a bit more). Divide the dough into thirds. Take one of the thirds, and knead for another minute. Roll out the dough, spread a third of the honey, margarine and sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Gently roll up the dough as you would a jelly roll. Place in a greased bread pan, brush with beaten egg (you can’t braid this mixture because the filling will ooze out). Repeat for 2 other thirds Let rise for an hour and place in preheated 325 degree oven for about 45 -55 min. If the tops get brown too quickly cover lightly with aluminum foil. And, if you didn’t get your fill of calories over Shabbat, any leftover challah makes a mean French toast for Sunday morning. Judy Joszef can be contacted at Judy.soiree@ gmail.com.

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Irrelevance is Relative is "tameh" in some manner. This leads us to our parsha, which opens with a tumah warning that is still largely practiced today, even in the absence of the Temple in Jerusalem. Kohanim are not to become tameh through contact with (or certain proximity to) dead bodies, with the exception of a close relative, as per the Torah's allowance. When I was a senior in high school, Rav Dovid Lifshitz, zt"l's wife passed away, and her funeral was actually held in the yeshiva's beis medrash. A couple of the rebbeim, who were Kohanim, took all the Kohen students to a different building and held morning classes with them until the funeral was over. I recall going to the teachers' lounge during lunch and seeing one of the non-observant Jewish teachers who had a Priestly last name. I asked him a couple of questions about something we had been learning, and then he lowered his voice to a serious tone and asked me, "Is the funeral still going on?" I told him it was. He said, "I probably shouldn't be in the building. Right?" The Midrash Rabba 26:6 quotes the verse in Tehillim 19:10 that says, "Fear of God is pure, enduring forever." Rabbi Levi taught, "From the fear that Aharon reserved for God, he merited that this section in the Torah was given to him and his descendants until the end of time â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and never becomes irrelevant. This refers to the section about

how to deal with a dead body, as it says 'God said to Moshe to tell the Kohanim, the sons of Aharonâ&#x20AC;Ś'" A few paragraphs earlier (26:3), the Midrash recounted the fact that, in the times of King David, little children knew how to understand and explain all the facets of the laws of tumah and taharah. I would equate this notion (on a limited scale) to some of the laws of kosher with which our children these days are largely familiar. My two-year-old can distinguish between a dairy and meat dish. He understands that when I say a treat in the supermarket he has his eye on is "not kosher," there is nothing to discuss because we don't eat that. When you are living and breathing a reality, kids soak it up from the moment they have any conscious notion of understanding. Over the last couple of months, I have read a number of articles as well as a book review, that address the never overstated concern over "what we're doing to keep our kids interested in remaining observant Jews." It is easy to create form-fitting robots who go through the motions of washing and bentching and davening in shul, but are we reaching the neshama (soul)? Is there depth to the commitment? Will an unanswerable question pop up one day and shatter everything? Do we even know what our goals ought to be in this matter of a lifestyle we call "ob-

servance?" How do we reconcile the fact that over half of the counted commandments in the Torah do not, in fact, have relevance to our lives in the Temple's absence? This is why I think classes like the mikveh class, which revisit an old topic for some, but a new one for others, is such a healthy task to undertake. We need to look at everything with a fresh eye. We need to question the role of tumah and taharah in our lives, and why we still run from eating animals that are in the tameh category. We need to recognize that the more we expose children to the truths of our Jewish lives from a younger age, the more aptly they will pick it up and "get it." And finally, we must treasure the Kohanim, the last ones to carry the remnant of this ritual of tumah and taharah on a daily basis. A true testament to their "fear of God" (and that of their ancestor Aharon) is how much Kohanim who bless the people, take pride in their role and take extra care not to put themselves in a position that may compromise their ability to fulfill their mitzvah of blessing the people. May we all merit to have the commitment and dedication to our Judaism that the Kohanim (for the most part) have to their role in the Jewish community â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a role that has somehow survived through two Temple destructions and thousands of years of exile.

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ast week I was privileged to teach a class about Mikveh to a group of nonOrthodox Jews. The first ten minutes of the class focused on the concepts of "tumah" and "taharah" and how every single-word or two-word "translation" of each word does not do justice to the discussion. Neither people nor animals are "unclean," or "contaminated," or "impure." They can be "tameh" or be in a status of "tumah." This does not reflect a hygiene issue even in the slightest. In discussing the concept of "tumah" â&#x20AC;&#x201C; which I define as a "spiritual status which bars something or someone from participating in a holy act" â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the question was raised as to how much tumah plays Rabbi Avi Billet a role in our lives today. Without the Temple in Jerusalem, which contained the system and formula for getting rid of tumah â&#x20AC;&#x201C; as well as the major source for the need to do such, much of the tumah discussions are irrelevant today. We do remove tumah with water when we ritually wash our hands and when we go to the mikveh. However, without the Red Heifer (Bamidbar 19), everyone of us

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By Malka Eisenberg Singer Yehuda Green sits on a stool in a Judaica shop in Cedarhurst. He leans on the counter, his graying curly hair combed back under his kipa, his beard, his essence, channeling Rav Shlomo Carlebach, z”l, his mentor, his rebbe, his inspiration. The Carlebach inspired will be singing his own music and revivals of Carlebach songs at the Young Israel of Woodmere this Shabbat, beginning with kabbalat Shabbat and culminating in a post Lag Ba’Omer concert motzai Shabbat. Yehuda Green was born into a mixed Breslov and Lubavitch Chassidic family near Meah Shearim, Jerusalem 53 years ago. When he was five, his brother brought home a record, “Shlomo Carlebach, Live at the Village Gate.” “I was very excited,” recalled Green. “He looks like a chazzan, has a guitar in his hand, whistling—a piece of chazanus and he’s whistling! And counting!” Green was a student in the Lubavitcher yeshiva and pointed out that they only sang Lubavitcher niggunim (tunes) there. He said that he had the “nerve” to bring Carlebach tunes in; he was the “singer in the class. They loved it.” In 1969, Green met Carlebach for the first time. “He sang Mekimi with his guitar. I looked at him like he’s my big hero. A dream come true.” Carlebach would come to Israel for a month or two, recounted Green, and he would go to Har Tzion, the kever (grave) of King David, and would have a musical melave malka motzai Shabbat. “It was a lot of inspiration to me,”

Yehuda Green (center) leading this year’s Carlebach shul‘s slichot with an overﬂow crowd, held at the West Side Institutional Synagogue. said Green. When he was bar mitzvah, Green would follow Carlebach to the Kotel. “It was geshmak (tasty). I was a yeshiva boy, they were all hippies (his followers), I connected from the side, watching him davening. It was so beautiful. I was afraid to get close to him. In a school near Shivtay Yisrael they would sing Shalom Aleichem and finally make Kiddush at midnight. I would run away from home on Friday nights when he would come. I waited for months for that. It was the biggest excitement.” Some time passed and Green went to “find himself,” living in Australia in the “desert with cows and horses my friends, but my biggest friend was Reb Shlomo cassettes, so much time I would lay down on the grass and listen, listen, listen.” On Yom Haatzmaut in Brisbane, Green went on the stage and sang Am Yisrael Chai, “I was nervous. It was a gathering with the Israeli

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what could be better than that?” He did Yomim Noraim davening in California after that but returned in 1998 to the Carelbach shul and continues there till now. In 1991, he attempted to produce a CD and asked Carlebach to preview the music as some of it was his. Carlebach wanted it tweaked, but before any changes could be made, the material was destroyed in a fire. Years later, Green released his first CD, Land of Your Soul, Nishmat kol Chai. That year, said Green, slichot was packed. Two years ago he held the slichot at the West Side Institutional Synagogue to fit up to 1000 people. It was packed; he was told that they couldn’t let everyone in. He released two other CDs, Yearning and Peace in My Heart. Green explained that the first CD has the Carlebach Kiddush that he ”didn’t really have,” but it is his singing. The second CD has Carlebach’s havdalah, and the third has birkas hachodesh, noted Green; six of the tunes are Carlebach and six are Green’s. “The best nigunim come on Shabbos,” he posits. ”You need siyata dishmaya (help from Heaven) to remember it.” He said that once in Williamsburg, the audience at a concert demanded that he make a song up on the spot—that was hashivainu. He talks of opening a “big” Carlebach shul in Yerushalayim, in the Old City, that it was “Reb Shlomo’s dream.” He recalled singing mimkomcha in a shul in L.A. three years after Carlebach’s death and people came over to him after the davening and asked ‘where is that song from?’ “How come they didn’t know—this is Reb Shlomo Carlebach’s mimkomcha!” he said, in pain. “My wish and eveybody’s,” he summed up, “is that Reb Shlomo’s music will go on and on and on like a candle that doesn’t go out. I feel I have a mission. I have so much work ahead of me to go everywhere and every corner of the world. Music speaks to every living soul. At slichos there’s a mixture of all people, coming together. This is Rev Shlomo’s music that speaks to everybody.”

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May 14 A Special Post Mother’s Day Author Event At The Levi Yitzchak Library EVEN AFTER ENJOYING the special Mother’s Day treats, the worries continue. “Are Shayna’s friends good for her?” “Is Leah losing too much weight?”, “Why are Malka’s grades going down?”Noone ever said motherhood was easy but raising Jewish girls presents its own special challenges. On Monday, May 14, 8:00 p.m., The Levi Yitzchak Library is pleased to present as part of its Meet The Author series a supportive and informative evening with Dr. Miriam Grossman, author of “The Wonder Of Becoming You.” Dr. Grossman is a practicing physician, author, public speaker, and media commentator. She attended NYU Medical School and completed her residency in psychiatry followed by a fellowship in child and adolescent psychiatry through Cornell University. She has been featured on over 200 radio, news, and television shows. Dr. Grossman has lectured at the British House of Lords and the United Nations Council on the Status of Women. Dr Grossman speaks to parents, students, educators, policymakers, and health professionals on the importance of childhood innocence. In “The Wonder of Becoming You,” she advises parents on how to educate their daughters on the changes that take place in the elementary years, through a Torah perspective. Learn from Dr. Grossman in person as she discusses, “PassingOn The Gift Of Womanhood To The Next Generation,” at the Levi Yitzchak Library, 564 Central Ave in Cedarhurst, NY.There is a suggested donation of $10. “The Wonder OfBecoming You” will be available for purchase. Special graduation or bat mitzvah sponsorships are available. For more information, call 516-374B00K (2665) or e-mail info@Lylibrary.org.

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HAFTR High School Drama Club presents Oliver OPENING NIGHT will be Saturday night, May 19th at 9:45 PM. A second performance is scheduled for Sunday evening May 20th at 7PM. Both performances will be at the HAFTR High School Auditorium, 635 Central Avenue, in Cedarhurst. Music, Lyric and Book by Lionel Bart. Licensed by arrangement with Oliver Productions, Ltd. and Oliver Promotions, Ltd. For more information please contact Jennifer Winkler: jenlanter@aol. com.

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May 20 Kulanu Annual Community Fair Photo by Donovan Berthoud

Five towns community members had a great time at AMIT’s Monte Carlo night which was held Motzei Shabbos May 5th at Congregation Sons of Israel. AMIT enables Israel’s youth to realize their potential and strengthens Israeli society by educating and nurturing children from diverse backgrounds within a framework of academic excellence, Jewish values and Zionist ideals. Founded in 1925, AMIT operates 98 schools, youth villages, surrogate family residences and other programs, constituting Israel’s only government-recognized network of religious Jewish education incorporating academic and technological studies.

May 18 Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story A FAVORITE OF AUDIENCES at major film festivals, FOLLOW ME: THE YONI NETANYAHU STORY is coming to New York during the week of May 18 through 24 at Lincoln Center and Quad Cinema. Exclusive discounted tickets are being made available to groups in the region. Screening dates are expected to fill up soon so please contact us immediately if you are interested. Filmmakers available to join your group for a Q&A following the screening. Elinor Bunin Monroe Film Center

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GAME BOOTHS, PRIZES and gifts, refreshments, exciting rides for all ages, pony rides, crafts Cedarhurst Park. 12 p.m. – 5 p.m For more information please call 516-569-3083 or visit www.kulanukids.org. Email Rachael@ kulanukids.org.

May 22 Movie screening HAFTR 8TH GRADE STUDENTS have been working closely with Holocaust survivors to interview them and document their stories on film. HAFTR High School Auditorium on 635 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst, NY 11516., 7:30 p.m. The contact person for this event is Rinat Berko: fberko@hotmail.com.

May 23 Friends of the IDF Inaugural Community Event SEPHARDIC TEMPLE, 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst, 7 p.m. For more information, please contact Rebecca Feld at (646) 274-9649 or Rebecca.Feld@fidf.org

Nassau County Partners with Five Towns Businessmen taking the initiative to Let All the Children Play Nassau County Executive Edward P. Mangano and Adam Weingarten today joined Michael Alon of Lawrence, Chairman and Founder of Let All The Children Play (LATCP); David Weingarten, Vice Chairman of LATCP; Assemblymen Harvey Weisenberg, Tom McKevitt and Ed Ra; Nassau County Legislators Denise Ford, Rose Walker and Dave Denenberg at the Grand Opening of LATCP’s highly anticipated fully accessible park and playground in Eisenhower Park, Field 4. LATCP is a Long Island based not-for-proﬁt organization dedicated to improving the lives and dignity of all children by developing accessible playgrounds and inclusive recreation programs.

beginning of the harvest of the grain) offered up in the Temple on the second day of Passover. And it is from the time of this offering that we begin to count the days until the festival of Shavuot, seven weeks later. In fact, the source for this mitzvah appears in this weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s portion, Emor: â&#x20AC;&#x153;And you shall count for yourselves, from the day after Shabbat, from the day you bring the waved Omer offering, seven complete weeksâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? (Leviticus 23:15) The mitzvah of the Omer is all about counting; we are counting days and weeks, but we are really counting time. What does it mean to count a day? We live in an age where the smart phones and post-it notes have turned our days into a list of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;to doâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. We think a day is a project list, but, in truth, we have lost sight of what a day is really meant to be. There is an expression that has found its way into our lexicon today: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;time is money.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Is this really what a day is? Judaism suggests that nothing could be further from the truth. The Lubavitcher Rebbe once said that Time is life. A day is a piece of life, but do we really see this? When we fall into bed at the end of another long day, do we really feel we have lived a piece of life, or have lifeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s endless trivialities and mundane details actually prevented us from really living? We long for purpose and meaning in our lives, yet life somehow seems to get in the way of living! How do we get over all the sand dunes, without getting so caught up in the hill above us and the weight on our backs, that we completely lose sight of where we are headed and how to get there? A beautiful Mishnah in Pirkei Avot, (Ethics of the Fathers) says that if a person, in the midst of learning Torah, happens across a beautiful tree and interrupts his study to exclaim â&#x20AC;&#x153;How beautiful is this tree!â&#x20AC;?, then â&#x20AC;&#x153;His life is forfeitâ&#x20AC;? ! In other words, allegorically, for interrupting his Torah study to admire a tree, he has lost the right to live! What is wrong with admiring the beauty of nature, even in the midst of Torah study? After all, isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t such a person admiring the beauty of how G-d created the world? Rav Samson Raphael Hirsch suggests: if seeing a beautiful tree is an interruption of a personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Torah study, then he is missing the entire point. The beauty of nature is not an interruption of my relationship with G-d; it is an integral part of it. Changing our childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s diapers, doing the laundry, and cooking dinner are not chores that prevent me from living; they are gifts which are an essential part of the beauty of life. And this is the secret of the Omer. The Omer offering is an offering of barley, the coarsest of grains. Raw barley is actually animal fodder, and it is symbolic of all the seemingly mundane parts of daily living, which seem, at first glance, to be a distraction from the joy of life. The challenge of the Omer, is to learn how to see all of my â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;barley,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; all the chores and details which seem so insignificant, as much a part of the meaning of life as the mountain views we love to escape to. Perhaps this is why we count the Omer immediately after the Exodus from Egypt, on Passover. The question, now that we were given the gift of time, was what we were going to do with it. Freedom was not the goal, it was a challenge, and the festival of Pesach represents that challenge. It was not the end of the journey; it was, rather, a beginning. Hence, the day after Pesach, we begin counting the Omer. As if to say, in the midst of the headiness that must have accompanied the incredible events surrounding the Exodus from Egypt: understand that life is not just the splitting of the Red Sea. It is also all the seemingly insignificant details represented by the barley; the animal fodder the Jews had to feed their cattle every day, even in the midst of the Exodus from Egypt. May Hashem bless us that soon, all of us, as a people and as a world, may merit to see beauty in all that we do, and in everyone we are with. Make every moment count. Shabbat Shalom, Binny Freedman

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t was our first Masah, our first forced march. We were barely two weeks in the army, and Itzik, a sadistic little first sergeant who had made it his mission to make us, or rather, break us into soldiers, owned us for the night. We were based in a miserable little hole not far from the Mediterranean shore and, unfortunately, this meant there were lots of sand dunes for them to run us through. As we soon discovered, running in sand dunes is an exercise in futility. For every two steps forward you end up taking one step back, and the weight of the sand pulling against every foot is an ever-growing agony. In addition to our regular gear, I was carrying a twenty-liter jerry can on my back, and this dead weight added to the agony. I will never forget that feeling of despair, struggling to reach the top of a fifty-foot-high sand dune that seemed endless, the jerry can threatening to pull me back down the hill. And I still remember the look of sheer misery on my closest buddy Pinnyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s face, when we reached the top of that dune, with the illusion that we had somehow made it, and there, stretched out before us as far as the FROM THE HEART eye could see, was an endOF JERUSALEM less sea of sand dunes just waiting for that sadistic drill sergeant to march us through. I was sure this was the darkest point of existence I could imagine; it couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t possibly get any worse. I was wrong. What seemed like hours later (I had long since lost track of timeâ&#x20AC;Ś), we finally came full circle around the never-ending Rabbi Binny base fence, and could sudFreedman denly see the main gate to the base ahead of us. Itzik began to run us double time towards the base and we could sense that salvation was at hand. As we drew near the base gate, our first march now seemingly under our belts, we actually began to sing! And just as we were feet away from entering the base, tents and showers almost within our grasp, Itzik screamed out those two terrible words that I will remember forever: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yeminahâ&#x20AC;ŚPâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;nei!!â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153; Rightâ&#x20AC;Ś Turn!â&#x20AC;? We turned along the outside of the base, exactly where we had started our ordeal hours earlier, and proceeded to do the entire thing all over again. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t recall a single experience in my entire army career that came close to matching the utter despair of that moment, as we realized we had no idea where we were going, how long it would be till we finished, and the depressing fact that Sergeant Itzik, the sadist, could play with us as long as he liked. So often in life, it seems like we are just running up and down sand dunes, and we find ourselves wondering: where are we going, and how did we end up in this seemingly pointless, endless journey? We try to set goals for ourselves, and then seem to lose track of how to get where we thought we were headed, wondering what our goals really are, why we bother setting them, and whether the ones we have are really so worthwhile after all? Does Judaism offer a recipe for how to keep life on track, and ensure that we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t lose sight of living in the midst of the struggle we call life? There is a particular Jewish ritual that we find ourselves in the midst of, in the Jewish calendar: the counting of the Omer. Beginning with the second night of Passover, we begin to count the days leading up to the Jewish festival of Shavuot, which commemorates the receiving of the Torah at Mount Sinai. For seven weeks (49 days), every evening between Passover and Shavuot, we recite the blessing thanking G-d for the mitzvah (commandment) of the counting of the Omer, and proceed to count the first night of the Omer, and then the second night of the Omer, and so forth. The Omer was actually a sacrifice of barley (the

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