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Behar-Bechukosai • May 11, 2018 • 26 Iyar, 5778 • Sunday is Yom Yerushalayim • Torah columns pages 16–17 • Luach page 16 • Vol 17, No 18

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By Jeff Dunetz, Jewish Star columnist Agudath Israel of America: “I am announcing today that the United States “In July 2015 … we noted that Iran was will withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal.” a rogue state that had fomented terror and With those words President Trump made the destruction throughout the Middle East and announced on Tuesday had vowed the annihithat the United States lation of Israel. Nothing was getting out from the in JCPOA had required, very flawed JCPOA. The nor instilled confipresident signed an exdence, that Iran would ecutive order that reinrenounce these activistates the U.S. sanctions ties and objectives. as they were the day be“And, indeed, the fore the JCPOA was apregime still adheres to proved.. its goals of terror and The president began bloodshed. … As these his speech by outlining concerns and realities his issues with the Iracontinue, we commend nian regime, indicting President Trump for them as “the leading withdrawing the United state sponsor of terror States from the JCPOA. [that] exports danger… At the same time, we ous missiles, fuels con- That’s all folks: President Trump announcing believe that an effective flicts across the Middle his decision to leave the Iran deal. AFP/Getty Images agreement with Iran is East, and supports ternot beyond reach and rorist proxies and militias such as Hezbollah, we encourage the President to do everything Hamas, the Taliban and Al Qaeda.” in his power to renegotiate the pact so that it He said that the presentation last week by Iswill truly live up to its original promise and raeli Prime Minister Bejamin Netanyahu proved serve the best interests of peace. …” that Iran had been lying to the world about its hisZOA President Morton Klein: tory of pursuing nuclear weapons. “The ZOA is thrilled President Trump “Making matters worse, the deal’s inspection kept yet another campaign promise in endprovisions lack adequate mechanisms to prevent, ing the catastrophic Iran deal which I paindetect, and punish cheating — and we don’t even fully believe President Obama instituted to have the unqualified right to inspect many imstrengthen the Islamic Republic of Iran’s abilportant locations, including military facilities,” ity to harm Israel. This deal essentially guarSee Iran on page 2 See Reaction on page 2

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By Jeff Bessen, Nassau Herald Lawrence resident and Cedarhurst attorney Shalom Maidenbaum has been to Israel more than 30 times, but when he and his wife, Iris, touch down on Monday for the opening of the United States Embassy in Jerusalem, it might be his most exciting visit ever. The May 14 opening will take place on the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the modern Jewish state (on the secular calendar) and will highlight official American recognition of Jerusalem See Embassy move on page 9

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At Andrew J. Parisi Park: Thousands flocked to this Cedarhurst venue, where a blazing bonfire, an acrobatic display, archery, food and more helped pump up the fun. The Jewish Star / Ed Weintrob

At YOSS: Seventh graders join in song as Lag Ba’Omer was celebrated in the Hewlett yeshiva.

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Continued from page 1 he said. “In other words, no one can say Iran is compliant with the deal, we don’t know because not all of the important sites are allowed to be inspected. National Security Adviser John Bolton pointed out in a post-speech press briefing that “lifting the sanctions, as happened in 2015 as a result of the [Iran] deal, helps fuel the activity that Iran is undertaking now in Syria, its support for terrorist groups all around the region and the world like Hezbollah and Hamas. To really deal with this threat and try to bring peace and stability to the Middle East, and to relieve the world of the nuclear threat, you have to go after the whole thing. This is what he talked about with the European leaders and what we’re going to try to pursue.” Trump reminded the world that this was not a snap decision made without warning. He first announced in October 2017 that if the deal wasn’t changed the U.S. would withdraw. He repeated that warning in a major January address. Now, time was up: “In a few moments, I will sign a presidential memorandum to begin reinstating U.S. nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime. We will be instituting the highest level of economic sanction. Any nation that helps Iran in its quest for nuclear weapons could also be strongly sanctioned by the United States. America will not be held hostage to nuclear blackmail. We will not allow American cities to be threatened with destruction and we will not allow a regime the chance death to America to gain access to the most deadly weapons on Earth. Today’s action sends a critical message. The United States no longer makes empty threats. When I make promises, I keep them.” The entire sanctions regime is not being completely imposed immediately. For now, it only bars new business deals with Iran. Per the Treasury Department (which is responsible for imposing sanctions) they will begin outlining and implementing 90-day and 180-day wind-down periods for activities involving Iran. “At the end of the 90-day and 180-day wind-down periods, the applicable sanctions will come back into full effect.” While America’s European allies are disappointed in Trump’s decision, theirs is really an economic preference — it has less to do with any feeling that the deal will prevent Iran from going nuclear and more to do with the fact that their companies are doing billions of dollars of business with the Iranian regime. The president ended his speech by extending the hand of friendship to the Iran and the Iranian people much in the same way he spoke about North Korea when he was applying maximum pressure. “Iran’s leaders will naturally say that they refuse to negotiate a new deal. They refuse and that is fine. I probably would say the same thing if I was in their position. But the fact is they are going to want to make a new and lasting deal, one that benefits all of Iran and the Iranian people. When they do, I am ready, willing, and able. Great things can happen for Iran and great things can happen for the peace and stability that we all want in the Middle East. There has been enough suffering, death, and destruction. Let it end now. Thank you. God bless you.” While Europe was displeased, some allies in the Middle East were very pleased. Saudi Arabia the leading Sunni Muslim country, celebrated the president’s announcement. Iran is a Shia Muslim country and has threatened the Saudi monarchy. The official announcement on state-owned Al Arabiya TV reminded the Saudi people, “Iran used economic gains from the lifting of sanctions to continue its activities to destabilize the region, particularly by developing ballistic missiles and supporting terrorist groups in the region.” Israel’s reaction was no surprise. In a nationwide address immediately after the Trump’s speech, Netanyahu offered effusive praise. “I greatly appreciate, and with all of Israel,

the firm decision of President Trump to block this bad agreement and stop Iran’s aggression,” Netanyahu said. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani also gave a TV address after the Trump announcement. He claimed he had ordered the country’s “atomic industry organization to be fully prepared for subsequent measures if needed so that in case of need we will start our industrial enrichment without limitations.”

Reaction… Continued from page 1 anteed Iran a pathway to nuclear weapons. … We urge President Trump to make clear that if Iran doesn’t end its nuclear weapons program, allow inspections of all sites that might be suspected of involvement in nuclear weapons-related activities, and stop developing intercontinental ballistic missiles, he will be compelled to consider US military action and quite possibly support Israeli military action as well.” National Council of Young Israel: “President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal is both historic and heroic, and we applaud him for his refusal to continue making concessions to a rogue regime who repeatedly calls for the destruction of the United States and Israel. This fatally flawed agreement, which should never have been signed, is a sweetheart deal for Iran which allows the world’s primary state sponsor of terrorism to merely put their nuclear program on hold while receiving a substantial windfall in the form of billions of dollars in unprecedented sanctions relief.” Conference of Presidents: “We hope that a more comprehensive arrangement with stricter compliance rules, a prohibition against the development of longand short-range ballistic missiles, any weaponization program, and, of course, human-rights violations will become a reality. Sanctions targeting banking and energy sectors of the Iranian economy should be imposed,” said Executive Vice Chairman Malcolm Hoenlein. WJC President Ron Lauder: President Trump’s decision to allow sanctions to go forward is an “unmistakable message to Iran and its allies that its very real threats against the United States and all other free and democratic nations in the world will not be tolerated.” Orthodox Union: “The Orthodox Union commends President Donald Trump for his decision today withdrawing the U.S. from the Iran nuclear deal,” said OU President Mark (Moishe) Bane.”The President has long recognized the flaws of the JCPOA and has followed through today with the correct action. We will support the President’s coming actions to bring true and lasting security to the Middle East and beyond.” Israel President Rivlin: “The decision … constitutes an important and significant step in ensuring the security of the State of Israel, the security of the region and the security of the entire free world. “Alongside the nuclear threat we do not, for a moment, forget the arms race Iran is leading on our borders, and we follow the developments closely and responsibly in order to protect the security of our citizens.” Israel Prime Minisher Netanyahu: “Israel fully supports President Trump’s bold decision today to reject the disastrous nuclear deal with the terrorist regime in Tehran. … The removal of sanctions under the deal has already produced disastrous results. The deal didn’t push war further away, it actually brought it closer. The deal didn’t reduce Iran’s aggression, it dramatically increased it.” AIPAC: “We recognize that there are significant differences over this decision. AIPAC remains committed to working with Congress and the administration in a bipartisan fashion to forge policies that will ensure Iran can never acquire a nuclear weapons capability or realize its dangerous regional ambitions.”

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Comics taught American kids about the Shoah By Josefin Dolsten, JTA In 2008, famed comic book artist Neal Adams and Holocaust historian Rafael Medoff teamed up to create a comic about Dina Babbitt, a Czech Jewish artist forced by the infamous Dr. Josef Mengele to paint watercolors of Roma prisoners in Auschwitz. They hoped to bring attention to a little-known figure in the Holocaust. But their work on the comic, published by Marvel, also led them to ponder a larger issue: the surprising degree to which comic books had addressed the genocide in Europe. “We were surprised and impressed to discover that a number of mainstream comic books had taken on Holocaust-related themes in their story lines at various points over the years,” Medoff, founding director of the David Wyman Institute for Holocaust Studies, told JTA. Medoff and Adams — known for his iconic work on DC Comics’ Batman and Green Arrow — decided to explore how a genre aimed at entertaining youths tackled one of history’s darkest chapters. The results of the research is their new book, “We Spoke Out: Comic Books and the Holocaust,” published last month and co-written with author and artist Craig Yoe. In the decades immediately following World War II, many high school students did not learn about the Shoah, and TV programs, movies and books only addressed it sporadically, Medoff told JTA. “It struck us that comic books apparently were one of the ways in which American teenagers were learning about the Holocaust at a time when most of them were not learning about it in school,” he said. Adams, who designed the book’s cover image, created three of the comics reproduced in full in the book: “Night of the Reaper,” a 1971 comic featuring Batman and Robin and a Sho-

New book features 18 comics that dealt with the Holocaust.

ah survivor bent on revenge; “Thou Shalt Not Kill!,” a 1972 comic about a golem that kills Nazis in Prague; and “The Last Outrage,” the 2008 comic he created with Medoff about Babbitt’s life. The book also features three works by the late Jewish comic book icon Joe Kubert, the Polish-born pioneer at DC Comics who founded the Kubert School for budding comics artists. Captain America, a superhero who fought the Nazis in a comic book series that began in 1940, is featured in a 1979 comic about a Holocaust survivor’s experiences at a fictionalized concentration camp. Notably, it was the first time in the character’s long run that the persecution of the Jews was mentioned. Many of the 18 comics in the book feature Holocaust survivors seeking vengeance against Nazis, and some present superheroes. Jews

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wrote about or drew half the comics. Adams, 76, said comics provide a way to present the horror of the Holocaust in a way that people can “endure it.” As a 10-year-old living in West Germany, where his father was stationed with the U.S. Army, he was shown three hours of footage of concentration camps being liberated. He was so traumatized by what he saw that he did not speak for a week afterward. ‘You’re just seeing it over and over again, the devastation, people living in their own filth, and after a while you just can’t,” he said of the experience. “The idea of this [book] was to take this down to smaller chunks so that people could endure it.” Yoe said comics also allow readers to take time to think about what they are learning. “One of the advantages to comics over movies and TV is that you can read at your own

pace, especially important stories like these,” he said. “You can stop and ponder a particular panel, or go back and look at the other thing.” Comics have taken on other weighty issues, including racism, drug abuse and the environment, but such story lines are the exception. “Most comic book stories of course are just about superheroes chasing supervillains, but there have been many important exceptions to that,” Medoff said. The authors note several distinct ways the Holocaust was depicted at various times. In the 1950s and early ‘60s, comics tended to portray the it in general terms, without references to Jews as the victims. “It seemed to me as a historian that this reflected the general mindset in American society at that time, in the ‘50s and early ‘60s, which was to play down ethnic differences and to universalize the Holocaust as if it was something that kind of happened to everybody,” Medoff said. In the following decades, he said, writers were more likely to explicitly identify Holocaust victims as Jewish. “Unfortunately, classroom Holocaust education has not been as effective as we hoped it would be,” he said, citing a recent survey that found that many U.S. millennials lacked basic knowledge about the Holocaust. “[C]omic book stories offer a way to communicate these history lessons to students that might be more effective than some of the ways that have been used until now.” Adams said that need is especially urgent today. “Anyone who’s even paying attention to modern politics ought to be warned that if you do not study history, you’re doomed to repeat it,” he said. “We’re on the crux of some very difficult times, and a book like this is a good reminder.

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By Jeffrey Bessen, Nassau Herald Hempstead Town Councilman Bruce Blakeman made a prescient comment at a community meeting at Lawrence Woodmere Academy on Monday night, saying that the developers who now own the Woodmere Club are known for being litigious. On Tuesday, town officials said that Efrem Gerszberg, of 2020 Acquisitions, one of two owners of the 110-year-old club, had filed a lawsuit against the town for its continuation of a building moratorium and its proposal of a Golf Course Coastal Residence Overlay District. The club was sold last year to Weiss Properties and 2020 Acquisitions. Their plan, according to representatives of the companies, is to keep the club open for the next four years and begin developing the property in 2022. Gerszberg did not respond to a call seeking comment on the lawsuit. At Monday’s community meeting, attended by several hundred residents, Blakeman said that the developers could build at least 240 homes on the 60 x 100-foot lot size that is typical of many houses in the immediate area. “We will do everything in our power and consider all available options to ensure that the integrity of our local communities remains intact,” Councilman Anthony D’Esposito. “The town realized we had to do something, and we investigated legal options.” Blakeman said. Creating a regional park or a municipal golf course was considered, then dismissed, because a park would likely create more traffic volume than a potential residential development — and because the popularity of golf courses, Blakeman added, is declining, especially in the Five Towns. Both options would involve the town buying the land, and the cost, officials said, would be prohibitive. With information collected by Cameron Engineering and town departments, the overlay district was created to include more restrictions on building on land that Blakeman described as “environmentally sensitive,” noting wildlife, vegetation and flooding issues. The Inwood Country Club and the Golf Club at Middle Bay, in Oceanside, are included in the proposed district. If the Town Board approves it, building on these properties would be restricted. Hessel Hall, on the campus of Lawrence Woodmere Academy, was filled to its 400-person capacity on Monday by Five Towns residents, mainly from Cedarhurst, Lawrence, Woodmere and Woodsburgh, the communities potentially most affected by what could happen at the Woodmere Club. “It was being done without transparency,” 40-year Woodmere resident Peter Stein said of the creation of the overlay district after the presentation. “They were going to vote on this on May 8, and the community didn’t have the opportunity to speak.” Other community members agreed. “We don’t want the value of our houses to go down,” said Cedarhurst resident Michael Gross, whose home abuts the golf course. “The commissioned study’s parameters were too restrictive. The community may have other ideas.” Mario Alex Joseph, president of the Five Towns Civic Association, was one of a few attendees who exchanged shouts of disagreement with Blakeman. Joseph said he also thought the district plan was rushed so it could be voted on at a town meeting schedule for Tuesday. “This wasn’t educational, it was an indoctrination,” said Joseph, who lives in Woodsburgh, adding that the town was preparing them for potential land development. D’Esposito reiterated to several residents that “no developer has come to us with a

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YIW goes back to the ‘hood Over 60 people from the Young Israel of Woodmere took a guided walking tour of the historic Lower East Side of Manhattan on Sunday. On the bus ride into the city, Rabbi Evan Hoffman prepared the group for their sightseeing by lecturing on the demographics, ideological diversity, cultural life, and religious institutions of the Jewish immigrant experience in downtown New York. Barry Feldman, a noted urban historian working for the Lower East Side Conservancy, served as the tour guide. The group visited the Bialystoker Shul, Con-

gregation Beth Hachasidim DePolen, Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem (pictured), Stanton Street Synagogue, and the Greek Jewish Fair at Kehila Kedosha Janina. Along the way, they passed by the Henry Street Settlement House, Amalgamated Houses, the Forward Building, Boyaner Kloyz, Seward Park, the Educational Alliance, and Beth Medrash Hagadol. A highlight of the day was meeting and receiving a blessing from Rabbi Dovid Feinstein. The trip was organized by Eli Dworetsky and Joey Schiff.

or decades, Rabbi Yotav Eliach, principal of Rambam Mesivta High School in Lawrence, has accumulated his teachings, writings, and those of many other scholars and rabbinical authorities, tracking the history of Israel. His mission was not just to chronicle the dispossession and repossession of a people, as Walter Laqueur did in “A History of Zionism,” but to go beyond. Rabbi Eliach completes the circle and ties in the religious component— spiritual Judaism itself. The result is a massive and incisive tome, “Judaism, Zionism and the Land of Israel” (Dialog Press, 733 pages), designed to bridge the intellectual space between Israel’s cultural, political, intellectual, diplomatic, juridical, and historical pillars. Skillfully and doggedly, Rabbi Eliach weaves in the Biblical and Talmudic quintessence that laces it all together. The work spans the millennia between Abraham’s covenant with G-d right through the fiery 20th century and into the modern, post-Oslo era. In this compilation, G-d is a much a factor as are turning-point wars, crumbling international agreements, and fractious diplomacy. G-d is written about as a real and all permeating force, an ipso facto that functions as the alpha and omega of the story, dwelling above all events. The Divine is a part of the Israel equation that many modern commentators do not emphasize. But Rabbi Eliach magnifies the role of the L-rd, intertwined with those of skillful diplomats and brave warriors, from the perspective of a believer, as one who walks in the aura of understanding that too many analysts in the secular world circumvent.

Rabbi Yotav Eliach (right) greets well-wishers at his book launch.

Many, regardless of religious rigor (myself included) assisted Rabbi Eliach in the pursuit of his literary quest, admittedly in a world and an era where such books may not be welcome. For example, the estate and publishers of the late, great historian Martin Gilbert allowed Rabbi Eliach to republish many of Gilbert’s treasured and classic maps in this volume. Alan Dershowitz, who famously argued for the Jewish State in “The Case for Israel,” endorsed Rabbi Eliach’s book with a back cover blurb: “The case for Israel must be made anew in every generation and to every audience. … Rabbi Eliach has been making the case to generations of high school students. Now he brings his insights and experience to a general public that is desperately in need of history and current realities.” our of Long Island’s most distinguished rabbis planned to assemble at Rambam Mesivta on May 7 for the book launch — Rabbis Heshie Billet and Shalom Axelrod of Young Israel of Woodmere, Rabbi Kenneth Hain of Congregation Beth Sholom, and Rabbi Moshe See Judaism on page 16

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Continued from page 1 as Israel’s eternal capital. “For me it’s a culmination of a dream, the return to Zion,” Shalom said. “The Five Towns is excited and energized.” The embassy will start operations in a building in Arnona, in southern Jerusalem, that now houses a U.S. consulate. The U.S. ambassador, Woodsburgh resident David Friedman, will have a small team of employees there, with the rest remaining in Tel Aviv until the end of 2019, when a new embassy annex is expected to open in the Arnona compound, the U.S. State Department announced in February. A search for a permanent site is underway. “This is a long time coming, and this is to his credit,” Iris Maidenbaum said of President Trump, who in December announced plans to move the embassy. “We’re so thrilled to celebrate this historic event. We are honored.” In December, Trump said, “This is a long-overdue step to advance the peace process and to work toward a lasting agreement. Israel is a sovereign nation with the right like every other sovereign nation to determine its own capital.” The Maidenbaums — longtime friends of Friedman and his wife, Tammy — won’t be the only local leaders at the opening. Among others to attend will be Rabbi Zalman Wolowik, spiritual leader of Chabad of the Five Towns. “It’s reaffirming and just amazing,” said Rabbi Wolowik, who was ordained in Jerusalem in 1989. “We’re not allowing anti-Semitism to prevail.” Israel was barely more than a year old when its first prime minister, David Ben Gurion, said, “There has always been and always will be one capital only — Jerusalem the eternal. Thus it was 3,000 years ago and thus it will be, we believe, until the end of time.” Neither the Maidenbaums nor Rabbi Wolowik knew what was planned for the opening ceremony. All three credit Friedman with helping to make the move happen. Friedman’s father, Rabbi Morris Friedman, an early spiritual leader at Temple Hillel in North Woodmere, was an iconic figure in the Jewish community. Rabbi Friedman hosted President Ronald Reagan when he visited the Five Towns in 1984, at both his home and synagogue. “We know that David was inspired by that experience,” Shalom Maidenbaum said, “and has deep roots in the American-Israel relationship.”

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Yom Yerushalayim … and delicious Israeli food Kosher Kitchen

Joni SCHoCKEtt Jewish Star columnist

t’s hard to believe that it is more than 50 years ago that Israel prevailed and won a war in six days, reuniting Jerusalem. Riding up the road to Jerusalem on a visit to Israel in 1973, right before the Yom Kippur War, I saw broken and damaged artillery and jeeps on the sides of the road; remnants of the war fought just six years before. I marveled at the beauty of the city and was in awe of the ancient color palate of the land and within the “shuk.” I loved Jerusalem and the ancient aura of so much of our history that enveloped the city like a warm glove. This week we celebrate the beautiful city where antiquity and modernity are so closely entwined. This new-ish holiday commemorates that reunification and the claim that Jerusalem is ours and will always be ours. While there is joy and solemnity in this young holiday, because it is so new, not many foods are associated with it. Unlike Chaukah and latkes, Shavuot and cheesecake, Shabbat and chicken, there are not a lot of foods that one can connect with Yom Yerushalayim — yet. My guess is that soon enough, there will be iconic foods that connect this holiday to our stomachs. That is what we do! Meanwhile, there is plenty to eat. Jerusalem is a city bustling with world class restaurants and more. Today, Jerusalem — and all of Israel — is a go-to destination for food lovers from all over the world. In addition, celebrity chefs like Ottolenghi and Solomonov have popularized Israeli foods throughout the United States and Europe. Celebrate Jerusalem Day with some delicious Israeli food and let’s all pray for peace in Israel and the world. Silan Roasted Salmon (Pareve)

Silan is Israeli date syrup. It is a common ingredient in many Israeli and Middle Eastern dishes, but is just becoming popular here. 2-1/2 pounds salmon filet, equal thickness throughout Pinch freshly ground black pepper 1/3 cup Silan

1 Tbsp. dark brown sugar Juice of one lemon, about 2 tbsp. 4 Tbsp. mustard, coarse brown or Dijon style 4 to 7 garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2-1/2 Tbsp. tamari sauce or soy sauce Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Brush a heatproof roasting pan with 1 tablespoon olive oil. Set aside. Pat the salmon dry and place, skin down, on the prepared pan. Season with black pepper. Set aside. Place the rest of the ingredients in a small bowl and whisk to blend. Drizzle half over the fish and place in the oven. Roast for 10 minutes, baste with the rest of the sauce and roast until just opaque and the fish flakes easily. Do not overcook. Remove from the oven and let cool for 5 minutes. Place on a serving platter and spoon the sauce over the fish. Serves 5 to 6. Homemade Hummus (Pareve)

Homemade Hummus can be made from canned chickpeas, but making it from dried chickpeas results in a creamier and far more delicious dish. 2-1/2 cups dry chickpeas 2 tsp. baking soda 2 cups excellent quality tahini Juice from 2-3 lemons, to taste 2-6 garlic cloves pressed through a garlic press, to taste 1/2 tsp. cumin Extra virgin olive oil TOPPINGS: See below Place the chickpeas and 1 tsp. baking soda in a large bowl and cover with water so that the water is at least 4 inches above the chickpeas. Cover and let soak overnight. Drain the chickpeas and place in a large

saucepan with the remaining teaspoon of baking soda. Cover with water at least 1 inch over the chickpeas. Bring to a boil and reduce heat to simmer. Skim foam as needed. Cook chickpeas until they are very soft and begin to fall apart, 60 to 90 minutes. Drain chickpeas over a bowl to reserve the liquid. Place about 2 cups of the chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Add some of the cooking water and process until very smooth. Scrape into a bowl and repeat until all the chickpeas have been processed. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Place 2 cups of the processed chickpeas in the bowl of a food processor. Add the tahini and the juice from 1 lemon. Add the garlic and half the cumin. Process until very smooth. Stop, taste and add more lemon juice, cumin, or garlic as desired. Pulse again to mix. Place in a serving bowl and make a well in the center. Drizzle with olive oil or fill the center with some of the garnishes below. Makes about 7 to 8 cups of chickpeas. Make several kinds of hummus or use chickpeas in things such as meatloaf or mixed with ground turkey for turkey burgers or in falafel. Easy Mashed Roasted Garlic (Pareve)

1 cup garlic cloves, peeled and trimmed. 2 cups extra-virgin olive oil or canola oil Place the garlic and oil in a heavy saucepan over medium heat. When the oil begins to boil, reduce to a simmer and cook until the cloves begin to turn golden and are softened. Watch carefully to avoid burning. The garlic is done when it is a golden color. Let cool. Take some of the garlic and mash it. Place in the center of the hummus. Drizzle with the garlic infused oil. Roasted Red Peppers (Pareve) 2 to 4 red peppers, washed. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Place the peppers on a rimmed baking sheet and roast until charred, about 40-60 minutes. Turn peppers once or twice. Remove from the oven and immediately place in a paper bag. Close the bag and let cool for 2030 minutes. Remove the peppers from the bag and the skin will slide off. Rinse as you do this. Remove the stem and seeds. Cut into strips or chop as desired. Store in a glass container in the refrigerator.

Chocolate Almond Delight (Dairy or Pareve)

This is adapted from Michael Solomonov’s cookbook, Zahav. It is delicious and easy to make a great snack or dessert. Use pareve margarine for a pareve dessert. 1 stick butter, softened 1 cup sugar 1 tsp. pure vanilla extract 1/3 tsp. pure almond extract 2 cups (11 to 12 ounces) good quality semisweet chocolate, 60 percent or more cacao, melted and cooled 4 large eggs 1/2 cup almond flour 1/2 cup sliced, blanched almonds 1/2 cup finely chopped chocolate Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Oil a 9-inch, square, cake pan and line with parchment. Oil the parchment. Set aside. Place the butter, sugar, vanilla and almond extracts in the bowl of an electric mixer. Use the paddle and beat until light and fluffy, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the cooled, melted chocolate while the mixer is running on low. Scrape the bowl as needed. When blended, add the eggs one at a time, beating well after each addition. Keep the speed on low and add the almond flour. Mix to incorporate, scraping the bowl as needed. Remove the bowl from the stand and mix in the chopped chocolate. Scrape the batter into the pan and smooth the top. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes or until a tester comes out clean. Let cool and then remove from the pan. Dust with confectioners’ sugar before serving. Makes 36 small bites or fewer large dessert bars.

Saffron rice with raisins and pine nuts By Paola Gavin, The Nosher via JTA Saffron rice with pine nuts is made all over the Middle East. Sometimes it is spiced with a little ground coriander, cinnamon and cumin, or flaked almonds are used instead of the pine nuts. This saffron rice is often served for Rosh Hashanah as the addition of raisins is said to sweeten the year ahead, but it is delicious any time of the year. The following recipe is excerpted with permission from “Hazana: Jewish Vegetarian Cooking” (Quadrille). Ingredients: 1-1/2 cups long-grain rice

3 Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil 2 medium onions, chopped 1/2 cup pine nuts 3 Tbsp. raisins 1 cup hot vegetable stock or water 1/4 tsp. saffron threads, dissolved in 2 Tbsp. hot water salt and freshly ground black pepper Directions: 1. Wash the rice under cold running water and drain. 2. Heat the olive oil in a heavy saucepan and cook the onions and pine nuts over a moderate

heat until the onions are translucent. 3. Add the rice and raisins and stir well, so each grain of rice is coated in oil. 4. Add the hot stock and the saffron liquid, and season with salt and pepper. 5. Cover and simmer for 18-20 minutes or until the rice is tender but still firm and small craters have appeared in the surface of the rice. Serve hot. Serves 4. Acclaimed food writer Paola Gavin has previously published three books: “Mediterranean Vegetarian Cooking,” “Italian Vegetarian Cooking” and “French Vegetarian Cooking.”

Who’s in the Kitchen

JuDY JOszef Jewish Star columnist

or those of you who know my husband Jerry (and if you don’t know him, you haven’t been paying close enough attention to my columns!) you know that he’s a bit of a talker. Wait, who am I kidding, he’s an incessant talker. Now, mind you, he has a lot of interesting things to speak about, but he has to learn that it’s not always appropriate to speak when the mood strikes him. For instance, at a funeral, in the movies, during a wedding ceremony, and in his favorite place, shul. Just ask Rabbi Billet. I thought a friend of mine was kidding when he told me that the rabbi stopped speaking for a moment, formed two fingers into the letter V and put each finger to his eyes and then pointed them to Jerry sitting in the back. I laughed when a heard it at first, but then responded with “You’re not joking, are you?” He nodded his head, but he did say the rabbi was chiding with him in a friendly way. Since then, I’ve heard that women in the upstairs section of the shul can actually hear conversations between the men in his row. I’ve tried to explain that he’s disturbing their davening. “Yes” he responds, “they’ve told me that.” Jerry most often acts like the proverbial Dr. Jekyll, an excellent listener, thoughtful and kind. He used to tell me that he also has an internal Mr. Hyde, lurking within, and can morf into a ridiculous version of Mr. Hyde, when the

moon is full. His mishigana oygin (wild eyed) moments can be triggered when others act inconsiderately and selfishly ignore the rights of others, like people cutting lines otherwise acting rudely. Well, Jerry was on the train Friday morning, engrossed in reading his usual Holocaustoriented philosophy or history book, when the man sitting in the seat in back of him was listening to a speech. Although the man was wearing headphones, Jerry could still clearly hear every word uttered by the speaker. Jerry politely asked the man if he could lower the volume so he could read the serious matter before him. The man politely said he would, but the sound was still way too loud. Again, Jerry turned around and asked him politely to lower it further, as Jerry was still disturbed. After a couple moments the loud noise permeated Jerry’s earspace and his inner Mr. Hyde/Wolfman decided it was time for the Jerry, who graduated BTA, to take charge of this situation. s Dr. Jerry Jekyll stepped aside, he stood up and walked to the seat behind him loudly said something like, “That’s it, now move over, because I’m going to sit near you to make sure I will be able to read my book undisturbed.” The man turned white and another man in the train shouted, “You’re the one disturbing all of us with your yelling.” Another woman yelled, “Chill out it’s Friday morning, why are you yelling”. A third person called out, “Why don’t you just move to the quiet car?” Jerry was surprised — why was everyone angry at him? Of course, instead of politely apologizing he doubled down and responded, “He disturbed me and I’m just asking him to quiet down, and now you guys are yelling at me

in shul. They’re not just sitting in the train trying to read, they’re trying to daven, which is way more important. Think about that, Jerry! Eric, Mitchell, Harry, Harry, Harvey, and Arlen: Let me know if anything changes this Shabbos.

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and telling me to leave my seat and be banished to the quiet car — no way, that’s not right!” Now Jerry had managed to rally an entire train car full of people against him. It was high noon on the Friday morning train to Penn and he was surrounded by unsubs. Finally, a man yelled at Jerry, trying to solve the hostage crisis: “Would you accept changing seats with me?” Now this solution made sense to the Wolfman and he stood up thanked the man and sat in his new “hot seat.” Jerry sat down and smiled at everyone and said, “You should all be thanking me. Now you guys have something to talk about this morning. As soon as he finishes telling me what happened, I told him to think back for a moment at all the people that he disturbed when he talks

1 pound box bow tie noodles (or pasta of your choice), cooked and drained 1 head broccoli florets only cut into small pieces, lightly sautéed 2 onions diced and carmelized in oil, then drained drained 2 cups French’s Crispy Fried Onions, crushed lightly 1 can dairy cream of mushroom soup (King Kullin has the dairy version under hashgacha) 2 cups or a bit more of shredded mozzarella cheese Place the strained pasta in a large bowl and add one cup of cheese, the caramelized onions, sautéed broccoli, salt and pepper, cream of mushroom soup and 3/4 cup of the onion crunch. Stir well and. Transfer to a greased 9x11 pan or a slightly smaller dish if it’s deeper. Once the mixture is in the dish, sprinkle remaining shredded cheese and top with remaining French’s Crispy Fried Onions. If you need a bit more cheese or onion crunch to make a complete layer, please add to it. Don’t be stingy. This dish is best really cheesy and crunchy! Bake in preheated 350F oven for about 45 minutes or until cheese is bubbly. You can add other veggies as well. I’ve added sautéed fresh mushrooms and cauliflower or spinach. Be adventurous!

Two treats together: Everything bagel bourekas By Chaya Rappoport, The Nosher via JTA These bourekas are a mix of New York Jewish and Middle Eastern Israeli food cultures. It sounds a little crazy, but it’s incredibly good: The flavorful seasoning blend, slightly sweet from the dried onion and garlic, balances out the salty, briny feta interior, and the cream and cottage cheese in the filling. A little bit of spinach, a personal must for me in cheese bourekas, adds color and flavor. Best part? These bourekas, made with store-bought puff pastry, are relatively quick to throw together. I plan on serving these for the Shavuot holiday, when it’s common to eat dairy foods, but they are really perfect for anytime: a Middle Eastern brunch spread with shakshuka and dips, or served at a cocktail party or as an appetizer for a dinner party. No matter when you choose to serve them, I know you will have people clamoring for seconds and thirds, as well as the recipe, so be prepared to make lots and keep this recipe on hand. Note: These bourekas freeze beautifully unbaked. Simply freeze them filled and shaped, but without the egg wash and bagel spice topping, and apply the egg wash and spice when you’re ready to bake them, adding

5 to 10 minutes to the baking time. Ingredients: For the spinach and feta filling: 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese 1/3 cup cream cheese 1/2 cup cottage cheese 1 egg 4 cups spinach Salt and pepper For the everything bagel spice mix:

1 Tbsp. white sesame seeds 2 Tbsp. poppy seeds 1 Tpsp. dried minced onion 1 Tpsp. dried minced garlic 1/2 Tpsp. coarse sea salt For assembly: 1 large egg, whisked, for egg wash 36 puff pastry squares, defrosted (can also use 2 packages of puff pastry sheets cut into squares) Directions: 1. Preheat oven to 350F. In a frying pan over medium heat, wilt the spinach. Remove the spinach from frying pan, let cool down, wring out any liquid and finely chop. 2. In a mixing bowl, combine feta, cream cheese, ricotta, egg, chopped wilted spinach, a pinch of salt and a good shake of black pepper. 3. Use a fork to mix ingredients together until well blended. Reserve mixture. 4. Make the everything bagel spice mix by combining all the ingredients in a bowl. Reserve until needed.

Drink up for summer! Harissa Bloody Mary By Ron and Leetal Arazi, Nosher via JTA Like Italians with their tomato sauce, home cooks across North Africa and the Middle East are serious about their harissa. Each cook has his or her own special method for grinding the chiles and blending in oil, garlic and spices. That’s why our harissa is bound to family tradition. Thick, vibrantly red and lusciously textured, our piquant chile condiment recipe is inspired by Ron’s mother, Linor, who was taught how to make it by her mother after their family emigrated from Morocco to Israel.

The name harissa comes from the Arabic word meaning “to break,” which likely stems from the mashing of the chiles. We blend three chile varieties into every batch of our harissa. But even more than heritage, what really sets our harissa apart is its pure flavor and composition. We want the chiles to speak for themselves, and want you to find ways to put harissa on EVERYTHING, even in a classic Bloody Mary. A few notes about this recipe: •If you like your Bloody Mary really spicy, add more harissa. •If you like your Bloody Mary a bit on the

saltier side, add a pinch more salt or celery salt. •If you like your cocktails more on the sour side, add a squeeze of fresh lemon juice. •And if you like a more classic Bloody Mary, add 1 tsp. of jarred, prepared horseradish. Ingredients: 2 cups tomato juice (you can also substitute for fresh tomatoes when in season) 1/4 cup harissa such as New York Shuk Preserved Lemon Harissa (or New York Shuk Signature Harissa) 1 tsp. Worcestershire sauce 3 Tbsp. preserved lemon, finely chopped to

5. Line 4 baking sheets with parchment paper. Place 9 puff pastry squares on each sheet, evenly spaced, giving them some room to expand during baking. 6. Place 1 scant tablespoon of the cheese filling in the center of each dough square. 7. Fold the dough squares by grasping one corner and folding it over to the opposite corner to make triangles. Pinch firmly along the outer open edge of the triangles to seal. If you’re having trouble sealing the dough and getting it to stick together, wet your finger with a bit of water and run it around the edge of the square before folding — this will help it stick together. 8. Brush the triangles with the beaten egg and the everything bagel spice mix on top. Bake the bourekas for 30 to 35 minutes, switching the baking sheets between the upper and lower racks halfway through cooking. Bake until golden brown, puffed up and cooked through. Serves 36 bourekas. Chaya Rappoport is blogger, baker and picture taker behind retrolillies.wordpress.com and a pastry sous chef at a Brooklyn bakery. Her work has been featured on The Feed Feed, Delish.com, Food and Wine, and Conde Nast Traveler.

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Woman Chasidic judge visits YHT Ruchie Freier, the first Chasidic woman to by elected as a judge, visited seventh and eighth graders at Yeshiva Har Torah in Queens. Judge Frier related the importance of education and standing by their ideals. She recounted how people have come to respect her as she upholds her ethics and the standards of her faith. The students were joined by several parents who came to hear as this inspiring Jewish woman conveyed her mesage of faith and leadership. Judge Freier, presides over a civil court in New York’s Fifth judicial district.

4 at HAFTR win math medals Four students at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway won medals for outstanding research at the final round of the Long Island Math Fair at Hofstra University. Miriam Kopyto and Amanda Schorr took silver, Erica Hilsenrath and Efrat Neumann took bronze. Miriam researched the construction of n-gons,

Amanda researched knot theory, Erica investigated the cardinality of numbers, and Efrat considered fractals. The students worked with HAFTR math chairman Neil Bernstein. Pictured from left: Efrat Neumann, Amanda Schorr, Miriam Kopyto, Neil Bernstein, Erica Hilsenrath and Principal Naomi Lippman .

YOSS to Israel and Old B’page In honor of Yom Ha’atzmaut, Yeshiva of South Shore Early Childhood Center talmidim fastened their seatbelts for a “trip” to Israel. They explored the country while davened at the Kotel, swam in Yam Hamelach, shopped at a makolet (right) and went on an archaeological dig. They also visited the Israel Museum and exhibits they put together with objects from home. YOSS fifth grade boys capped a year learning about the colonies and American independence with a trip to the Old Bethpage Village Restoration (below) where they stepped back in time and saw how the pioneers lived.

YU Heros help raise $4.5M in 24 hours For 24 hours on April 25–26, the worldwide Yeshiva University community came together to raise $4,538,697 from 3,004 donors during YU’s 2018 Giving Day. With the theme was “YU Hero,” the event focused on the heroic character of YU students and how the university helps nurture and cultivate those qualities. All contributions made during the day were doubled, thanks to matching funds provided by a group of YU supporters, with an additional bonus round added during the last two hours that quadrupled every donation. “This campaign builds upon the incredible momentum within our community about YU,” said YU President Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman. Essential to the cam-

paign’s success was a focused #YUHero social media effort that leveraged multiple platforms and hundreds of participants to help raise awareness. Also crucial was the support of highly respected artists, athletes and politicians. Alyssa Herman, vice president of institutional advancement, said the campaign exceeded its original goal by more than $1.5 million. “The energy and excitement both on campus and on social media was inspirational,” she said. “Once again, the YU family, our YU Heroes, showed an incredible level of support for the mission of the University,” said Elliot Gibber, YU development committee chair. Pictured: Students posed as superheroes.

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‘Big Bang Theory’ star Mayim Bialik headlined Sunday’s Jerusalem College of Technology gala at the Lincoln Square Synagogue. Bialik, an observant Jew who plays neurobiologist Amy Farrah Fowler and is herself a neuroscientist, spoke about breaking down barriers. She received JCT’s Yael Heroine of Israel Award. JCT offers female students science and engineering education on the highest level along with advanced Judaic courses, attracting daati leumi students. The gala also included a tribute to Dr. Rozalie Schachter, daughter of Satmar chassidim, who emigrated to the U.S. at age 16, obtained a Ph.D. in Physics from NYU and became a trailblazer for women in ttechnology and business, as well as Golan Ben Oni, chief information oficer at IDT, who was granted the Shield of David award.

Acquiring knowledge to navigate the world as an Orthodox woman is an aspiration of SKA and MACS (Modesty Awareness Committee by Students). At a yom iyun at YIW, SKA girls heard from three women are influential in their fields while maintaining a Torah-true life. The day featured Ruchie Freier, first female Hasidic elected official in the US; educator and writer Alexandra Fleksher; and Israeli TV and radio host Sivan Rahav Meir. “It’s so easy to be influenced by the outside world while you’re working in it, but it is amazing to see women who can share with us that it’s not impossible to withstand those influences,” said student Shira Baum. MACS Magazine, edited by Shoshana Lunzer, Emma Rubin and Aliza Strauss, was distributed at the end of this program.

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For the third year in a row, the Shulamith Middle Division Torah Bowl team won the divisional championship, defeating HAFTR, HALB, HANC, NSHA and Silverstein. Yeshiva of the Jersey Shore beat Shulamith, the defending league champs, as well as the other divisional champs, Ramaz and Moriah. Led by captains Sabrina Graff, Ilana Moskow-

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HALB marketplace Scratches ‘Makey’ HALB’s Makerspace Tech lab, under the guidance of Mrs. Rubel, buzzed as fifth graders integrated their coding Scratch projects with Makey Makey through which they make any conductive material act as the input device for a computer. The students created an interactive Make Music game in Scratch while using potatoes and coins as (instead of a keyboard) as an input device. Students are collaborating to create, invent, imagine and learn how to apply their STEM skills in the real world.

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HANC has captured the 2018 Yeshiva HS National Torah Bowl Championship, defeating Mesivta Ateres Yaakov, Kushner, and RTMA. “Winning a Torah Bowl championship for a third time in six years demonstrates a sustained commitment to excellence in Torah scholarship,” said HANC HS Principal Rabbi Shlomo Adelman. HANC expressed mazel tov to Rabbi Shimon Chrein, the coach, and team members, Jonah Rocheeld, Adam Speiser, Moshe Wieder, Aryeh Livieim, Eli Matatov, Yaakov Kohanim, Aytan Masturov, Aaron Namdar, Daniel Hayimov, Daniel Salim, and Mordechai Balakhaneh. From left: Rabbi Shimon Chrein, Adam Speiser, Jonah Rocheeld, and Moshe Wieder. In front: Rabbi Mair Wolofsky, coordinator and founder of the Metropolitan Torah Bowl League in 1995.

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What keeps it all together is Torah study, always From heart of Jerusalem

Rabbi biNNY FReeDMaN

Jewish Star columnist

any years ago at a parlor meeting of the coalition for the Israeli soldiers missing in action, someone spoke about a close friend with whom he had both studied and gone to war: Yehuda Katz. Along with Zack Baumel and Tzvi Feldman, Katz, missing in action since the battle of Sultan Yaakov during the Lebanon war in June 1982, studied in Yeshivat Kerem Be’Yavneh. Kerem Be’Yavneh is one of a number of special yeshivot whose boys combine their yeshiva studies with army service in combat units. As the war began, the boys received word in the yeshiva that buses would arrive in thirty minutes to take them up north. Time was of the essence as this was an elite tank unit whose services were desperately needed on the front lines. As they were rushing to get back to the buses with their kits, Yehuda told one of his buddies to make sure the bus didn’t leave without him as he had to run to the bathroom. After waiting a few minutes, one of the men decided to go looking for him. As his friend approached the men’s room, he saw Yehuda coming out of the beit midrash and break into a run. Not understanding why Yehuda had a made a detour to the beit midrash when they were so pressed for time, Yehuda explained he had gone there to learn Torah for a few minutes, because as a Jewish soldier in a Jewish army going off to fight a war in defense of the Jewish people, “you don’t go to war from the bathroom.”

I often wondered what it was that Yehuda chose to study in those brief moments. But what most challenges me about this story is how, on the brink of war, in the midst of heading off to battle, Yehuda Katz was able to turn it all off and sit down to learn five minutes of Torah? his week’s parsha, Bechukotai, contains one of the most difficult and painful sections in the Torah. Known as the Tochacha, or rebuke (admonition), in these 30 verses (VaYikra 26:14-43) the Torah describes the series of horrendous calamities that will befall the Jewish people should they fail to live up to their mission as a holy people and a light unto the nations. But before the Torah delineates what will go wrong when we do not heed the word of G-d, it first specifies all the blessings we will merit if we do live up to our responsibilities as a people. “If you will follow in the path of my statutes, and safeguard my commandments, and fulfill them, then I will give your rains in their time, and the land will give forth its bounty, and the tree of the field will yield its fruit.” (26:3-4) In other words, if we do right by G-d, then G-d will do right by us. Rashi, at the beginning of our parsha suggests: “If you will follow in the path of my statutes”: This obviously cannot be speaking about the fulfillment of the commandments, because this is the next part of the verse: “and safeguard my commandments, and fulfill them,” rather, this means [quoting the midrash here] you shall toil in the study of Torah

… because this will allow you to keep and fulfill the mitzvoth.” (26:3) In other words, the condition upon which the economic prosperity the Torah seems to promise is predicated is not on the fulfillment of the commandments but rather the study of Torah necessary in order to fulfill the mitzvoth. Why is the study of Torah so important? And not just the study of Torah, but toiling over the study of Torah! Just as the Jewish people are about to enter the land of Israel, Hashem commands Yehoshua: “Let the Torah not depart from your mouth, and you shall learn (meditate on) it day and night, so that you may fulfill all that is written therein, and have success.” he Ran (Rabbeinu Nissim Gerondi, in Tractate Nedarim 8a) understands this to mean that a person should always be learning Torah: day and night and every minute. Maimonides (Rambam Hilchot Talmud Torah 1:8) however, understands this to mean a person should set times to study Torah, day and night. Even the saying of the Shema morning and evening allows one to fulfill this obligation. The question is asked: Why is this mitzvah, which seems so central to Jewish living, only given us in the book of Yehoshua after the Torah is complete? Why are we not given this mitzvah at Sinai? This makes sense according to the Ran. Think about it: For 40 years in the desert what

The challenge is not to learn Torah in a study hall, it’s to live Torah everywhere.

Follow His word, parnassah will come Parsha of the week

Rabbi avi biLLet Jewish Star columnist

he opening comments of Midrash Rabba on parsha Bechukotai address the Torah’s promise that those who follow G-d’s laws will be rewarded. King David was concerned for his own well being, despite his constant running to the house of study, and was promised goodness if he would simply follow G-d’s laws. Quoting a verse in Mishlei (Proverbs 8:32) the midrash notes that the idea that one’s children will listen to him refers to our forefather Yaakov who made a vow with the Almighty as to what his life (and family) would look like after spending time at Lavan’s house. Some suggest that Yaakov was really asking about his bottom line — he wanted assurances that he would be financially successful and independent. And yet the midrash notes that parnassah was not one of the things that Yaakov asked of G-d. Rav Asi in the midrash suggests that G-d even gave a promise to Yaakov for parnassah in the verse (Bereshit 28:15), “For I will not abandon you,” which he defines to mean “I will not leave you without income.” Based on a statement of Rabbi Hoshaya that “praised is the person who hears such a promise from his Creator,” Rabbi Chanina bar Pappa taught, “Praised am I and praised are you when all the condition that were set are fulfilled.” The midrash concludes with an almost rhetorical question: “What conditions are we talking about? ‘If you follow my laws’.” e live in a time in which the fealty to G-d spans a very large gamut in religious communities of all religions. On

one extreme there are people who will dictate their way through the sword. Others are dogmatic extremists, preaching their belief system louder and louder, thinking such an approach will convince the uninitiated and uninformed. Others are more quiet about their views in public, but are similarly zealous within their own community, trying to get their co-religionists on the fringes of observance to repent and return from their sinful ways. Still others are more tolerant, happy to live and let live. Some use their religion as a source for their particular political views, while others refuse to mesh church and state, suggesting there are different hats we wear, and our religious had should not mix with our mundane hat. While I have no way to verify, I am sure that the approaches of people from different religions probably spanned similar gamuts throughout history, as it is simply a reflection of how diverse humans really are, viewing things through their particular lens, perhaps influenced by their own humanism which was able to overcome the strictures of certain religious practices. And yet I can’t shake the idea that at the core of it all, despite the pervasive cynicism of our day, and the impertinence directed towards people who identify as religious, that people who seek to find meaning in life do indeed find value in rules and systems that guide our behavior, especially in the realm of ethics, when the ethics are clear, unencumbered by the contradictions and dilemmas life will sometimes raise.

And this is where the idea of “Im Bechukotai Teileichu” comes in. At the very least, most of the humans of the world would like to live in dignity, with food, clothing, shelter available, and the ability to make my life a little better, ideally through the sweat of my brow, but also with the knowledge that I have a home to return to, while I take personal responsibility for the direction in which my life is headed. he midrash is reminding us that those of us who are Jewishly G-d fearing have a very simple formula: Follow the laws, don’t violate the negative commandments, do your part, make your effort (what some call a hishtadlut) and the parnassah will come. It is evident from the attendance at shul on Yom Kippur that we have not arrived. We all know that we fail, regularly, and with a degree of embarrassment before the Almighty that looks something like this: “G-d, I knew what I had to do! Your will! You laid it out so simply, and yet I continue to succumb to my inclinations that turn me away from my goals!” This leads to the inevitable attempts at repentance and the commitments to improve. But let the practitioner beware: We all have our litmus tests of how and when we know and feel that G-d is most directly swinging the parnassah pendulum in our direction. May we merit to take better hold of our desires, to fulfill the dictum of “Observe My laws,” so we may merit the gift of parnassah, which is a gift directly apportioned by the Almighty to those who are most deserving.

Don’t violate the negative commandments, do your part, make your effort.

else did the Jews have to do besides learn Torah all day? According to rabbinic legend, they received manna from heaven and water from the magic well of Miriam; they had no work to speak of, so after receiving the Torah they had 40 years with which to immerse themselves in study. But now, as they were about to enter the land of Israel, it would no longer be so simple. They had to fight and conquer the Canaanite nations, and then they had to conquer, divide, and harvest the land. So it makes sense that Hashem now warns Yehoshua to take care, lest Torah be forgotten in the shuffle. At this point, with special dispensation to desist from constant study in order to conquer the land, Hashem reminds Joshua not to forget that one must always be studying, whenever the special dispensation of conquest does not apply. Perhaps because the Torah wants us to understand that leaving the house of study to fulfill a mitzvah is not desisting from Torah, it is actually living it. The real challenge is not to learn Torah in a study hall, it’s to live Torah everywhere, in the boardroom and the bedroom, and even on the battlefield. Hence, if we want to live a life of meaning and purpose, joy and reward, we must, as Rashi suggests, toil in Torah. We are challenged to infuse everything we do with the study of Torah, so that whether we are playing basketball or conduct business, “the Torah never departs from our lips” and we are still learning Torah. This is what has kept the Jewish people true to the path we set out on so long ago, and the reason we are finally back home, in the land of Israel, tilling the soil, patrolling the borders, and yes, studying the same Torah our ancestors did all those years ago. Shabbat shalom from Jerusalem.

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ALAn JAy GERBER

Jewish Star columnist

his week’s column once again is devoted to our people’s love and deep devotion to the sanctity of Jerusalem and the celebration of Yom Yerushalayim this coming Saturday night and Sunday, the 28th of Iyar. I trust that you will appreciate and value the heartfelt sentiments expressed in this essay by Rabbi Benji Levy excerpted from the Koren Yom Yerushalayim Machzor.

Epilogue: A Reawakening

By Rabbi Benji Levy Imagine a student, sitting in the front and center seat of a massive lecture theatre, staring wideeyed at the teacher giving the lesson of a lifetime. Immediately after the class, the student is asked to recount what was taught and responds, “My mind was elsewhere.” Perhaps this is what King David meant when he wrote in the prophetic past, “When the L-rd brought back the exiles of Zion we were like people who dream.” At the brink of annihilation, the Jewish people experienced a triumph deemed impossible by virtually any reasonable estimation. We witnessed the fulfillment of a two-millennia-old vision: a mo-

ment too miraculous to be anything but a dream. And as Yehudim — Jews whose namesake means gratitude — we must call out and respond. Respond with joy, respond with good deeds, and respond with gratitude in prayer and thanksgiving. Crafted from a clear view in the front row of Jewish history, this Maĥzor embodies exactly that – a reawakening. I believe that it is no coincidence that the famous picture epitomizing the reunification of Jerusalem at the Kotel is that of Rabbi Shlomo Goren blowing the shofar. Yom Yerushalayim heralded a miraculous awakening for the Jewish nation of biblical proportions, alongside other legendary shofar blasts such as the giving of the Torah at Sinai which transformed the moral landscape of civilization forever, or the announcement of the Jubilee year, introducing one of the most decisive statements about freedom ever made. Isaiah saw the shofar as the instrument of reunification, captivating the hearts and minds of those lost in exile, and this was the same sound heard on that fateful day next to the iconic ancient stones of the Western Wall. hroughout our personal lives and throughout our collective history, G-d provides us with many wake-up calls. Maimonides explains that the call of the shofar serves as a communal alarm clock of sorts, crying out the eternal message: “Awake sleepers from your sleep; rouse yourselves, slumberers from your slumber.” (Mishneh Torah, Hilkhot Teshuva). While we may daydream

throughout the year, the showith one heart” (Rashi). far serves as our alarm clock, The word maĥzor means shocking us from our stupor “cycle.” Seasons and cycles with a raw sound that penrepresent continuity and consistency, rigid in structure but etrates the heart. renewed in style. This Maĥzor This Maĥzor answers the represents the newest cycle call of the shofar with style, sophistication, and unity at in the oldest relationship between the Jewish people and its very core. our ancestral homeland. Maimonides highlights While each year the words unity of worship as the reaare the same, we will be difson for fixed prayer, providferent. The traditional text ing common expression to is punctuated with fresh inthose unable to articulate terpretations in light of the their praise (Mishneh Torah, unique period in which we Hilkhot Tefilla). The Talmud find ourselves. This is the sehighlights the purpose of cret of our people, finding the praying toward Israel and youth in our ancient story. specifically Jerusalem as enEach time we turn this suring that “all Jews are di- Army chief chaplain Rabbi Shlorecting their hearts to a sin- mo Goren, surrounded by IDF sol- page and close this book, let gle place” (Berakhot). This diers, blows the shofar in front of us continue to write the next unity is encapsulated within the western wall in Jerusalem. GPO one in the narrative of our nation. May we be inspired this Maĥzor, and it goes one step further with the essays and commentar- through this reawakening to connect to the ies of great contemporary thinkers to color the unity of time, place, and prayer, heed the primal call of our modern shofar, and be guided pages and add meaning to the prayers. The creation of this unique work highlights by the moral compass of our Torah. And may our eyes witness Your return to modern miracles in our ancient homeland, Eretz Yisrael, illuminated through Torat Yis- Zion in compassion. Blessed are You, Lord, who rael, and uniting Am Yisrael, like “one person restores His Presence to Zion.

Bechukotai: These are the Commandments Torah

RABBi dAvid ETEnGoff

Jewish Star columnist

he concluding verse of parasha Bechukotai, and of sefer Vayikra, contains a phrase that is crucial for a holistic understanding of the Torah: “These are the commandments (aleh hamitzvot) that the L-rd commanded Moses to [tell] the children of Israel on Mount Sinai.” Rabbinic literature contains passage after passage that analyze the expression aleh hamitzvot, and nearly all of them state: “There is no prophet who has permission to create new [mitzvot or changes in the Torah] from this point [onwards].” (See for example, Talmud Yerushalmi, Megillah 1:5, Talmud Bavli, Shabbat 104a and Megillah 2b) The phrase, aleh hamitzvot, therefore, is exclusionary in nature and essentially denotes that the 613 commandments that were given to “the children of Israel on Mount Sinai” are the only mitzvot forevermore. In his Commentary on the Mishnah, the Rambam (Maimonides) counts the unchanging nature of the Torah as the ninth of his celebrated 13 Principles of Faith: “And the Ninth Pillar of Faith is that of non-nullification. This means that Moses’ Torah will never be annulled, and that there never will be another Torah from Hashem except for this one. Moreover, it may never be added to nor subtracted

therefrom – neither in written form nor by explication. As the Torah states: ‘Everything I command you that you shall be careful to do it. You shall neither add to it, nor subtract from it’.” The Talmudic exposition of aleh hamitzvot, i.e. “There is no prophet who has permission to create new [mitzvot or changes in the Torah] from this point [onwards],” is hinted at in this passage. In the Mishneh Torah, however, the Rambam explicitly cites this in juxtaposition to the Torah’s expression, “Lo b’shamayim he” (the Torah is not in Heaven): “It is clear and explicit in the Torah that it is [Gd’s] commandment, remaining forever without change, addition or diminishment, as [Devarim 13:1] states: ‘All these matters which I command to you, you shall be careful to perform. You may not add to it or diminish from it.’ … This teaches that we are commanded to fulfill all the Torah’s directives forever. It is also said: ‘It is an everlasting statute for all your generations,’ and [Devarim 30:12] states: ‘Lo b’shamayim he.’ This teaches that a prophet can no longer add a new precept [to the Torah].” (Hilchot Yesodei HaTorah IX:1) ased on this passage, it appears that the Rambam formulated the principle of the eternality of the Torah in consonance with the following

celebrated Talmudic narrative wherein the phrase, “Lo bashamayim he,” forms the crux of the argument: “On that day R. Eliezer brought forward every imaginable argument [in a highly technical dispute regarding ritual purity and impurity], but they [the other sages] did not accept them. … [Said Rabbi Eliezer:] ‘If the halachah agrees with me, let it be proved from Heaven!’ Whereupon a Heavenly Voice (bat kol) cried out: ‘Why do you dispute with R. Eliezer, seeing that in all matters the halachah agrees with him!’ But R. Joshua arose and exclaimed: ‘Lo bashamayim he!’ What did he mean by this? Said R. Jeremiah: That the Torah had already been given at Mount Sinai; we pay no attention to a Heavenly Voice (bat kol), because You [Hashem] have long since written in the Torah at Mount Sinai (Shemot 23:2), ‘After the majority must one follow’.” (Talmud Bavli, Baba Metzia 59b) The above-cited Talmudic passage is nothing less than amazing. In one fell swoop, it denies any possibility of a post-Sinaitic Revelation. Moreover, it demonstrates that imperfect human reason, in conjunction with the accepted principles of Torah exegesis and majority rule, are the sole determinants in any halachic dispute — even when one of the disputants is a bat kol!

While the Torah is perfect, it is now in the province of the Jewish people.

Behar: Being true to oneself and to others Torah

RABBi mARc d. AnGEL Jewishideas.org

ome years ago, I attended a conference that attracted rabbis and academics. At lunch, I found myself sitting next to a gentleman whose nametag indicated that he was a “Professor.” Given his title, I assumed he taught in a university and I asked him what was his field. He replied that he taught remedial English in a local junior high school. While this is certainly a worthy position, I had never heard of a junior

high school teacher claiming the title professor. This struck me as an example of occupational inflation — an attempt to puff up one’s credentials and selfimportance. It was what Matthew Arnold would have called “the grand gesture, without the grand thing.” People who inflate their titles and credentials assume that no one will respect them if they were truthful about themselves — so they fabricate fancy titles and honors in the hope of impressing the public with their worth. In fact, such behavior does just the opposite. Instead of gaining re-

spect for the pretenders, they lose respect. No one is so worthy as the one who does not need to pretend about his/ her worthiness. No one is more believable than someone who is honest, truthful, and realistic about him/herself. n this week’s parsha, we read: “and you shall not wrong one another” (Vayikra 25:17). A Hassidic Rebbe, Reb Bunim, offered an insightful interpretation of this verse by changing the first letter of the Hebrew word “amito” from an “ayin” to an “aleph.” According to his reading, the verse means: “and you shall not do injustice to

Puffed up egos do not make us more important.

In our own time, the unlimited authority of man to determine the halacha was given powerful voice by Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal, widely recognized as the greatest posek of the 20th century: “The Holy One blessed be He gave the Torah to the Jewish people to act according to that which they will understand of the Written Law, and that which was given to them orally (ba’al peh) at Mount Sinai — based upon [the limits of] their comprehension. Moreover, the Holy One never explained nor determined the actual practice of the laws of the Torah, since ‘lo bashamayim he;’ instead, He agreed from the outset to the understanding and explanations of the Torah Sages … even if this was possibly not in accord with the Holy One blessed be He’s understanding.” (Iggerot Moshe, Introduction) Rav Feinstein’s words are reminiscent of the very next lines of our above-cited Talmudic passage: “R. Nathan met Elijah and asked him: ‘What did the Holy One, Blessed be He, do in that hour?’ [when R. Joshua arose and exclaimed ‘Lo bashamayim hi!’] — He laughed [with joy and] replied, saying, ‘My children have defeated Me, My children have defeated Me’.” Clearly, as King David declared, “The law of the L-rd is perfect, restoring the soul.” (Tehillim 19:8). Yet, while the Torah is perfect, it is now in the province of the Jewish people and, in particular, under the jurisdiction of Chazal. With Hashem’s help, may we continue to ever guard the beauty and authenticity of our holy Torah, whose words are “our life and the length of our days, and about them we will meditate day and night.” (Maariv) V’chane yihi ratzon. your own truthfulness.” A person needs to have an honest self-evaluation, and should not compromise his/her integrity by compromising his/ her truthfulness and trustworthiness. In a society driven by competition, and desire for prestige and power, it happens often that people lose sight of this basic teaching. They inflate themselves into something untruthful and insist that others accept their false self-evaluation. They fool some of the people some of the time. In the long run, though, they do not fool anyone — least of all their own selves. How immensely sad! To grow as truthful human beings, we must avoid trying to pass ourselves off for something we are not. Occupation “inflation” does not make us greater, but lesser. Puffed up egos do not make us more important, but less worthy. “It has been told to you, O human being, what is good, and what the L-rd does require of you: only to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your G-d” (Micah 6:8).

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f they ever give out membership cards, Pat Buchanan would be a card-carrying antiSemite. One of his favorite ways to slander the Jewish people is to blame them for inciting every American war or threat of conflict. Last week, immediately after Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech exposing Iran’s violations of the JCPOA, Buchanan was a guest on Sean Hannity’s radio program. Over the objections of the host, Buchanan argued that Iran never had a nuclear bomb program and that Netanyahu was simply trying to force the United States to go to war with Iran so that Israel wouldn’t have to. Truth be told, Israel doesn’t want a war, and especially doesn’t want another country to fight the war for them. But a traditional Buchanan theme of is that Israel, or the Jews, are pushing American into war. In 1990 when Bush #41 was considering using the American military to drive Iraq out of Kuwait,

Buchanan said on the The McLaughlin Group, “There are only two groups that are beating the drums for war in the Middle East: the Israeli defense ministry and its amen corner [Jews] in the United States.” Buchanan’s apparent prejudices seemed to blind him to the facts; on the key January 1991 Capitol Hill vote authorizing the war in the Gulf, most Jewish members of Congress voted against war authorization. After Bush #43 invaded Iraq, Buchanan wrote an article called “Whose War” that blamed the Bush action on such Jewish public figures as Bill Kristol, Paul Wolfowitz, Max Boot and Richard Perle. According Buchanan, those Jews were “colluding with Israel to ignite wars and destroy the Oslo Accords. We charge them with deliberately damaging U.S. relations with every state in the Arab world that defies Israel or supports the Palestinian people’s right to a homeland of their own.” He goes on to say, “For whose benefit these endless wars in a region that holds nothing vital to America save oil, which the Arabs must sell us to survive? Who would benefit from a war of

civilizations between the West and Islam? Answer: one nation, one leader, one party. Israel, Sharon, Likud.” ruth be told, Bush #43 did consult with then-PM Ariel Sharon before the 2003 invasion of Iraq, but unlike in Buchanan’s fantasy, Sharon warned Bush NOT to invade Iraq, arguing correctly that if Saddam was removed, “Iran, a far more dangerous player, will be rid of its principal enemy and free to pursue its ambitions of regional hegemony.” Which is exactly what happened. In a 1991 essay, William F. Buckley wrote, “I find it impossible to defend Pat Buchanan against the charge that what he did and said during the period under examination amounted to anti-Semitism, whatever it was that drove him to say and do it: most probably, an iconoclastic temperament.’ When Elena Kagan was nominated for the Supreme Court, most conservatives opposed her nomination because based on her history it was clear that she would be an activist justice who

A Buchanan theme is that Jews push American into war.

would change the meaning of the constitution to fit a progressive agenda. But Buchanan had a different reason: there were too many Jews on the Supreme Court. “Indeed, of the last seven justices nominated by Democrats JFK, LBJ, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, one was black, Marshall; one was Puerto Rican, Sonia Sotomayor,” he wrote. “The other five were Jews: Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan.” “If Kagan is confirmed, Jews, who represent less than two percent of the U.S. population, will have 33 percent of the Supreme Court seats,” Buchanan said. On Groundhog Day 2007, Buchanan made a similar statement about the U.S. Senate while appearing on The McLaughlin Group: “If you want to know ethnicity and power in the United States Senate, 13 members of the Senate are Jewish folks who are from two percent of the population. That is where real power is at” Buchanan is also a Holocaust denier. In a 1990 column in the New Republic, he challenged the historical record that thousands of Jews were gassed to death by diesel exhaust at Treblinka. Apart from the Shoah, Buchanan simply beSee Buchanan on page 20

Time to abandon the ‘original sin’ theory Viewpoint

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s welcome as the remarkably diverse condemnations of Mahmoud Abbas’s latest anti-Semitic speech have been over the last few days—with UNESCO’s new directorgeneral, the New York Times, J Street and the German-Palestinian Association all joining the list—there’s a deeper point about the Palestinian Authority leader’s remarks to the Palestinian National Council that is still to be grasped. Abbas, the world has finally begun to realize, has an abiding attachment to conspiracy theories about the Jews, their origins and their unnatural powers. He has demonstrated these proclivities time and again during his 13 years in power (nine of which, by the current count, are the result of his term as president being extended indefinitely in 2009). Abbas’s mealy-mouthed apology on Friday for his PNC speech made no mention of that attachment because doing so would fatally undermine his claim that he “didn’t mean” to offend

anyone with his remarks, and that he respects Judaism as he does all monotheistic religions. Of course, the fact that a gerontocrat like Abbas actually apologized for his nasty little speech—now there’s a break with tradition—is of huge significance. But that shouldn’t obscure something more fundamental—that it is simply not possible to separate Abbas’s grotesque views about supposed Jewish culpability for the Holocaust from his equally grotesque views about the origins of the State of Israel. The demonology that is painfully visible in his views about the Holocaust is the same demonology that grounds his visceral objection to Zionism. bbas is perhaps the best-known exponent of the “original sin” theory of how Israel came into being. As expressed in the PLO’s founding covenant, this holds that Zionist settlers “invaded” Palestine a century ago. Their purpose was to extinguish its Arab national character so as to make way for a foreign people with no historical connection to the land. This precisely is the “original sin,” as Abbas sees it, which eventually resulted in the naqba, or “catastrophe,” of Israel’s creation in 1948. This is also the image of Israel that informs Abbas in his periodic negotiations with Israeli officials and American envoys. This same convic-

Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas during a meeting with members of the Central Committee in Ramallah on Jan. 14. Flash90

tion that Israel is the product of a grand deceit purveyed by Jewish impostors who manipulated and exaggerated the Holocaust pretty much explains why those negotiations invariably fail. From Abbas’s point of view, it’s impossible to negotiate in good faith with people who, in their dealings with the Palestinians, exhibit the same traits of deceit and dishonesty that got them chased out of Europe. The newfound international consensus that these opinions are outlandish and offensive will be on firmer ground once it looks beyond the open anti-Semitism expressed by Abbas. His insistence that Israel bears sole responsibility for

the Palestinian refugees of the 1948 War of Independence is no less outlandish and offensive than his view that Zionist leaders bear greater responsibility for the Holocaust than the Nazis themselves. And yet, when Abbas speaks about the “right of return” for the 5 million descendants of the 1948 refugees—at the price of Israel’s sovereign existence—all of a sudden he becomes a statesman again. When he accuses Israel of seeking the elimination of the Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem, his comments are reported faithfully and without comment by the vast majority of media outlets. All that feeds the impression that whenever Abbas says something outrageous about the Holocaust, he is merely expressing political exasperation—the sort of unfortunate outburst, in other words, that can be fixed with the appropriate apology. As for the rest of his statements, we carry on taking them seriously. his transparent inconsistency has troubled many supporters of Israel for a very long time; in the wake of Abbas’s PNC speech, perhaps that’s finally starting to unravel. If so, then perhaps the right lessons will be drawn as well. The main assumption concerns far more than Abbas himself, or indeed his eventual successor. See Time on page 20

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he older I get, the more I understand about how painful a place the biblical ir miklat, the city of refuge or sanctuary city, was. According to sefer Bamidbar, there were six of them throughout the land, a place for people who accidentally killed someone, to seek safe haven from the possibility of avenging relatives of the person whose blood was spilt. The law thus acknowledged the human emotion of anger as a response to a murder. A few years ago, a pest exterminator in Jerusalem made the error of leaving behind a pail of pesticides in an apartment he had worked in. The results of his error were fatal. I already felt terrible when reading the article, but I gasped

when I saw his photo. I too had used his services in my Jerusalem apartment; he was the nicest, warmest guy. That’s when ir miklat hit. Then again, this past week. As the devastating story of the 10 beautiful teens who were swept to their deaths by a flash flood in southern Israel unfolded, it tore at your heart. But for a moment I wept for the head of school in whose care these kids were entrusted, who will obviously carry this tragedy in his heart and on his shoulders until his dying day. This was the congregation of an ir miklat. Otherwise good, upstanding, even possibly exceptional citizens or leaders, whose fate fell to rob someone of his or her life or, in this case, lives. n a country that unfortunately needs to cope with terrorism and sustains losses due to it, as well as with wars, the thought of 10 beautiful teens being taken so casually by mother nature seems even more tragic. We can be prepared for terrorists in a café or at your door, but then mother nature comes and

Written by their blood, it’s a call for some humility.

Abbas reflects much larger problem YoSSi KuPerwaSSer Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs

alestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s outrageous remarks about Jews may have rocked the world, but they also exposed the international community’s disinterest in the positions held by Abbas and the Palestinians in general. In 1977, Abbas published his book Zionism, Beginning and End. The book explains at length all the claims he has repeated publicly in recent years. The book states that Zionism was forced on the Jews by European colonialists, who against their will made them see themselves as a nation and immigrate to Palestine. To this end, Zionism concerned itself with exacerbating the hardships faced by the Jews of Europe and the Arab world in an effort to convince them to emigrate. One such effort according to Abbas’s book and his doctorate thesis consisted of collaborating with the Nazis.

According to Abbas, the way to bring an end to Zionism is to cooperate with Jews who face discrimination in Israel, in particular Jews from Arab states such as Iraq, to convince them to return to their countries of origin, where they were, of course, treated very well. In light of the recent calls for Abbas to step down, one must emphasize that his remarks are not just a reflection of his personal opinion, but rather the Palestinian belief system. They constitute the basis of the false Palestinian narrative that holds there is no such thing as the Jewish people. The Jews are merely a religious group, and as a result, have no right to a nation-state. In a statement following the outcry over his remarks, Abbas apologized not to the Jewish people, but to “members of the Jewish religion.” The Jews have no historical connection to Palestine; therefore, there is no basis for their demand for a return to Palestine. As the de-

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Jonathan S. tobin

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ecent events in Durham, N.C., raise troubling questions about the BDS movement and its supporters. In April, the city of Durham passed a resolution banning its police department from taking part in “military-style training” with Israeli law enforcement, which other U.S. cities have done. The context of the issue was the claim that police have engaged in indiscriminate shootings of African-Americans. But the reason for the debate in Durham was not so much the controversy over such incidents, but an attempt by the anti-Zionist Jewish Voice for Peace group to allege that Israeli programs are somehow to blame for the plight of African-Americans. JVP’s claim that it is motivated by concern about police violence is a smokescreen. JVP’s objective is to associate the Jewish community and the Jewish state with the killings of black people. As such, Durham’s embrace of Deadly Exchange isn’t just a rare example of a victory for BDS; it’s also a modern version of the ancient blood libel in which Jews are falsely blamed for

scendants of the Canaanites, the Palestinians are the only indigenous people here. The Jews are intolerable beings, which is why the Europeans created Zionism in a bid to both rid themselves of the Jews and defend against the strengthening of the Arab nations and Islam. “The March of Return” in the Gaza Strip and the “Nakba (‘Catastroph’) Day” events commemorating the displacement of the Palestinian refugees during Israel’s War of Independence on May 15 are a reflection of the Palestinian commitment to the long-term goal of ending Zionism, as outlined in Abbas’s book. he struggle against Zionism is at the root of Palestinian identity, and is at once national and religious in nature. It is just that for now, Abbas believes certain means of struggle are less beneficial to the Palestinian cause. The Palestinians are the only victims in this conflict, and they must fortify this status through the perpetuation of their refugee

status and the strengthening of the public’s consciousness of the nakba. As victims, one should not demand the Palestinians take responsibility for their actions and their plight. Palestinian incitement is the effort to instill this narrative into their consciousness, and the campaign to delegitimize Israel in the international arena is the campaign to instill this narrative in global opinion. It is not enough to replace Abbas. We must replace the Palestinian narrative, which is a much harder goal to accomplish. As the Fatah Party’s last living founding father, Abbas could have tried to change the narrative, but he has preferred to deepen his commitment to the narrative by connecting it, and rightly so, to the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem Hajj Amin al-Husseini. “The March of Return” in Gaza and the “Nakba Day” events next week reflect the Palestinian commitment to the long-term goal of putting an end to Zionism. Whoever believes they can promote peace under these conditions by merely presenting some plan and sermonizing to the Palestinians, as some senior U.S. officials continue to do today, is continuing to ignore the problem. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser is the former head of the Military Intelligence Research Division and a fellow at the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs.

vocacy of BDS as just another issue about which reasonable people can disagree. They further argue that seeking to ostracize Jews who approach BDS as just another front in the battle to ensure that “Black Lives Matter” would be a mistake since such persons claim they are upholding Jewish values, and that we would be alienating our youth. It all sounds like good advice if the only thing you care about is creating a “safe place” for leftist anti-Zionists inside a big Jewish tent. But a Jewish community that thinks that welcoming those who promote not only BDS, but the moral equivalent of a blood libel, as important is morally bankrupt. Support for the bogus theory of intersectionalism—in which the civil-rights movement in the United States or gay rights is linked to the Palestinian war against the rights of the Jews to their own nation— is not harmless. When it has become an excuse for open anti-Semitism like the Deadly Exchange agitation, it’s time to stop worrying about hurting the tender feelings of JVP activists, who think they’re entitled to be coddled and applauded for their pose of sincerity and idealism by the organized Jewish world. Debates about the wisdom of Israel’s settlement policy or the peace process are entirely legitimate. What isn’t legitimate is promoting boycotts whose purpose is not moving Israel’s borders or influencing its policies, but advocating for its

eradication. Raising that latter point is neither hyperbole nor unfair when discussing JVP, as the group not only opposes visits by Jews to Israel on the Birthright program but also has specifically endorsed the Palestinian “right of return,” which means nothing less than the end of the Jewish state. While anti-Zionists claim that they are not anti-Semitic, it’s important to remember that those who would deny the Jews the right to a state or even to live in their ancient homeland— something they’d never think of denying to others—are engaging in an act of bias. And the term of art for bias against the Jews is anti-Semitism. That said, those who are understandably angered by the presence of Jews among the ranks of those promoting hate against other Jews need to be wary of doing anything that can be portrayed as a McCarthy-like witch hunt against anti-Zionists who work for Jewish organizations. The extremists of JVP shouldn’t be allowed to play the victim or to be able to portray Jewish organizations as seeking to repress free speech. But neither should we mince words about young adults—however much they may seem like our children—who promote hate against Jews and Israel. Their positions are not merely reprehensible. They are engaging in anti-Semitic invective that parallels the stands of terror groups like Hamas, for whom they are playing the role of a Fifth Column working to undermine the safety of the Jewish people. After Durham, it’s time to tell both JVP and their members that there should no place for their hatred in the American Jewish community.

The struggle against Zionism is at the root of Palestinian identity.

The BDS fifth column outrageous crimes. And it raises an important question: What should the attitude of the Jewish community be towards those Jews who act to promote and enable anti-Semitism of such ilk? The problem is that most American Jews only associate anti-Semitism with the far right. In Charlottesville, Va.—with a torchlight parade by members of the Ku Klux Klan and neo-Nazis, some chanting anti-Jewish sentiment— it was easy to spot the enemy. It’s not quite so straight forward when prominent leftists, like the leaders of the Women’s March turn out to be fans of an anti-Semite like the Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan and seek to isolate groups like the Anti-Defamation League for supporting Israel and opposing anti-Semitism. It’s even harder for many Jews to confront anti-Semitism when it comes in the form of young Jewish activists. As JNS reported, those involved in persuading the Durham City Council to pass a ban on police training included two people employed at area synagogues and the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill. To those who value inclusiveness above all, the proper response from the community should be to embrace JVP members and treat their ad-

essentially “I’ve got this,” in response to someone expressing anxiety that is often taken to mean weakness. But tragically, written by their blood, it’s a call for some humility, responsibility and caution within the Israeli culture. Last week was the holiday of Lag b’Omer. Traditionally, in Israeli, it’s a night celebrated with bonfires lit across the country. But the weather was dry and windy. Fire and police issued a statement calling for Lag b’Omer fires to be suspended this year. Considering the proximity to last week’s tragedy, this act of public policy, which models responsibility and awareness of the constellation of factors in making safe choices, should be commended. In light of the tragedy, the symbolism of these two powerful elements of nature — fire and water — dictated the right thing to do. Above all, my heart is with the grieving families. Copyright the Intermountain Jewish News

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wipes a minyan of teens away. Why were the kids were allowed to enter the wadi in torrential rains, with warnings of flooding? Any rookie hiker in Israel, knows that when the narrow dry desert ravine fills with rain water, you stay out. This was beyond a case of the handwriting on the wall. More like a flashing sign. Of course there are tragic stories of freak accidents of nature that were unpreventable. Had the kids been standing on a cliff, overlooking the wonder of an arid ravine suddenly transformed into a rushing waterfall, due to the force of flooding, and a wave suddenly rose so high as to sweep them away, a case could be made for a freak accident of nature. In this case, with the knowledge so far at hand, the choice to bring kids into a dry wadi-ravine with flood warnings in place seems nothing short of reckless. The consequence was unintended. People speak of the Israeli culture of semoch — literally, “you can rely on me” or “trust me,”

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t was a minor news story when it broke in the summer of 2016. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced he was suing Great Britain over the Balfour Declaration, issued on Nov. 2, 1917. But as we observe the centennial of the document this week, it’s important to understand that although his lawsuit was a stunt, Abbas was serious. More than that, the symbolism of his See Tobin on page 22

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or the Palestinians, the year zero is not 1948, when the state of Israel came into being, but 1917, when Great Britain issued, on Nov. 2, the Balfour Declaration—expressing support for the establishment of a “Jewish national home” in Palestine. So central is the Balfour Declaration to Palestinian political identity that the “Zionist invasion” is officially deemed to have begun in 1917—not in 1882, when the first trickle of Jewish pioneers from Russia began arriving, nor in 1897, when the Zionist movement held its first congress in Basel, nor in the late 1920s, when thousands of German Jews fleeing the rise of Nazism chose to go to Palestine. The year 1917 is the critical date because that is when, as an anti-Zionist might say, the Zionist hand slipped effortlessly into the British imperial glove. It is a neat, simple historical proposition upon which the entire Palestinian version of events rests: an empire came to our land and gave it to foreigners, we were dispossessed, and for five generations now, we have continued to resist. Moreover, it is given official sanction in the Palestine National Covenant of 1968, in which article 6 defines Jews who “were living permanently in Palestine until the beginning of the Zionist invasion” as “Palestinians”—an invasion that is dated as 1917 in the covenants’ notes. As the Balfour Declaration’s centenary approached, this theme is much in evidence. There is now a dedicated Balfour Apology See Cohen on page 22

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New billboard targets Times anti-Israel bias

A giant billboard this week outside the offices of the New York Times put up by CAMERA.

“The New York Times can and should provide excellent journalism, but unfortunately, its coverage of Israel right now is often marred by errors, bias and significant omissions. In the recent Gaza violence driven by Hamas—to mention just one instance—the Times termed the barrages of fire bombs, rocks and attempts to tear down the border fence an ‘experiment with nonviolent protest’.” CAMERA has documented coverage over many years, including a detailed analysis in its monograph, Indicting Israel: New York Times Coverage of the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict. In 2013-14, the organization also rolled out a billboard campaign across New York City focused on bringing attention to biased coverage of Israel by the Times. —JNS

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CAMERA (the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America) unveiled a giant billboard this week outside the offices of the New York Times, criticizing the newspaper for the anti-Israel bias in its coverage of Israel. Looking out their office windows, editors and writers now see a massive billboard that reads: “The New York Times At it AGAIN: Defaming Israel with distorted ‘news.’ Stop the bias.” “The billboard represents the collective voice of hundreds of thousands of people frustrated at the Times’s shoddy reporting and bias against Israel,” says Andrea Levin, executive director of CAMERA. “We’re inundated with complaints about the New York Times—and for good reason.” Since the beginning of 2018, the Times has published so many egregious factual errors that CAMERA created what it calls a “New York Times Line,” a timeline that tracks the newspaper’s errors on Israel. It provides a visual counterpoint to the Times own recent ad campaign that lauds the paper as the arbiter of truth. “Numerous examples of error-ridden articles at the Times have been documented by CAMERA analysts,” says Levin. She added that “there are years when the coverage seems more attentive to objectivity and balance, and other times when opinion pours into the ‘news’ and editors allow this—and refuse to correct clear-cut factual errors. We seem to be back in one of those periods.” “All we ask is that the Times live up to its own standards of accuracy and accountability,” states Gilead Ini, a senior research analyst at CAMERA.

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Parsha Shiur: [Weekly] Join Michal Horowitz at the YI of Woodmere for a special shiur on the parsha. 9:30 am. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950. Iyun Tefilah: [Weekly] Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum at the Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst. 9:45 am. 8 Spruce St, Cedarhurst. Learn Maseches Brachos: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Eliyahu Wolf at the YI of Woodmere for a shiur on Maseches Brachos. 5:15 pm. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950. Shiur: [Weekly] Rabbi Yoni Levin at Aish Kodesh. 9:30 pm. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere.

Friday May 11

Erev Shabbos Kollel: [Weekly] Eruv Shabbos Kollel starting with 6 am Chassidus shiur with Rav Moshe Weinberger and concluding with 9 am Chevrusah Learning session with Rabbi Yoni Levin. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere.

Saturday May 12

Yom Yerushalayim event: The Touro College and University System host a panel discussion with Rabbis Tzvi Flaum and Aryeh Lebowitz on “instilling an appreciation of Yerushalayim in our children and in ourselves.” Motzei Shabbat, 10 pm. Dessert following presenation. Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Peninsula Blvd., Woodmere. 516-295-0950. See notice on page 5.

Sunday May 13

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Yom Yerushalayim event: The Touro College and University System host a shiur by Rabbi Eliyahu Soloveichik on “V’Liyerushalayim Ircha,

Perspectives and Reflections.” 9:30 am. Young Israel of Woodmere, 859 Peninsula Blvd., Woodmere. 516-295-0950. See notice on page 5. Timely Torah: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Ya’akov Trump, assistant rabbi of the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst, for a shiur on relevant Halachic and philosophical topics related to Parsha Moadim and contemporary issues. Coffee and pastries. 8 am. 8 Spruce St, Cedarhurst. Learning Program: [Weekly] At Aish Kodesh led by Rav Moshe Weinberger following 8:15 Shacharis including 9 am breakfast and shiurim on subjects such as halacha, gemara and divrei chizuk. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere. Gemara Shiur: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Moshe Sokoloff at the YI of Woodmere for a gemara shiu.r 9:15 am. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950. Torah 4 Teens: [Weekly] Yeshiva program for high-school age boys and young adults with Rabbi Matis Friedman. 9:15 am to 12:30 pm. 410 Hungry Harbor Rd, Valley Stream. Torah4teens5T@ gmail.com. Sheefa: Women are invited to here Mr. Charlie Harary speak on “Unlocking Greatness in Preparation for Kaballas HaTorah.” $10. 10:15 am. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere. 516-6-SHEEFA.

Monday May 14

Women’s Shiur: [Weekly] Dr. Anette Labovitz’s women shiur will continue at Aish Kodesh. 10 am. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere. MAY Annual Dinner: Mesivta Ateres Yaakov annual dinner at The Sands. 7 pm. 1395 Beech Street, Atlantic Beach. 516-374-6465. Meorot Open House: Meorot invites prospective families (k-5) to their open house. 7:30 pm. 16 Cherry Lane, Great Neck. info@meorotgn.org.

Seeing Things Clearly: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Shalom Yona Weis at Aish Kodesh for a shiur for women and high school girls titled “Seeing Things Clearly- Learning to View Our World and Our Lives Through Positive Lenses. 8:45 pm. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere.

Tuesday May 15 Breakfast Connect: [Weekly] Breakfast Connect is a business and networking group that meets for breakfast at Riesterer’s Bakery and to discuss business and networking opportunities. 7:30-8:30 am. 282 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead. 516-662-7712. Women’s Shiur: [Weekly] Rebbetzin Weinberger of Aish Kodesh will give a shiur on the “Midah of Seder in our Avodas Hashem.” 11 am. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere. Shor Yoshuv Reunion Dinner: Sh’or Yoshuv will be having its annual reunion dinner in honor of its devoted rebbeim. 6:30. 1 CedarLawn Ave, Lawrence. 516-239-9002 x102. Rosh Chodesh Chagiga: All women and girls are invited to celebrate at a Rosh Chodesh Sivan Chagiga to raise money for families who lost a parent or child to illness or tragedy lilui nishmas Masha Bas Meir Leb. $20. 240 Hempstead Ave, West Hempstead. 516 668-7781. Gift of Clarity: CHAZAQ and Shaare Emunah present an all women event with Rebbetzin Tzipora Harris with “Shavuos- The Gift of Clarity.” 8 pm. 539 Oakland Ave, Cedarhurst. Jewish History: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Evan Hoffman at the YI of Woodmere for a talk on Jewish History. 8:15 pm. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950. Halacha Shiur: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Moshe Sokoloff at the YI of Woodmere for a halacha

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shiur. 8:40 pm. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516-295-0950. Gemara Shiur: [Weekly] Join Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt at the YI of Woodmere for a gemara shiu. 9:15 pm. 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere. 516295-0950.

Wednesday May 16

Shulamith School for Girls: Foundaitons for Our Future gala saluting Duvi and Tova Kupfer (guests of honor), Josh and Arielle Spiegel (community service), Shragi and Ahava Feldman (parents of the year) and Ariela Fine (teacher of the year). Reservations: Shulamith.org/dinner, dinner@shulamith.org, 516-564-1500 x100. The Sands Atlantic Beach. See notice on page 7. Tanach shiur: [Weekly] Rabbi Ya’akov Trump of Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst shiur on Sefer Shoftim. 8 pm. 8 Spruce St, Cedarhurst. Chumash and Halacha Shiur: [Weekly] Shiur with Rabbi Yosef Richtman at Aish Kodesh. 8 pm. 894 Woodmere Pl, Woodmere. Shiur and Tehillim Group: [Weekly] Join the women of YI of Woodmere at the home of Devorah Schochet. 9:15 pm. 559 Saddle Ridge Rd.

Thursday May 24

Cultural Celebration: Gold Coast Arts Center in Great Neck will be hosting the 70th anniversary of the State of Israel: A Cultural Celebration featuring Senator Elaine Phillips and author, Francine Klagsburn. Free admission. 7 pm. 113 Middle Neck Rd, Great Neck. RSVP 516-829-2570.

Sunday May 27

L’Chaim 5K: The YI of Jamaica Estates presents the 17th annual L’Chaim 5K. 83-10 188th St, Jamaica.

Dedication of the

Caryn Pollak a”h West Hempstead Yachad Chapter

June 11, 2018 at 6:00 pm CONGREGATION BETH SHALOM 390 Broadway, Lawrence, NY GALA CHAIRS BLIMA & YOSSEL DRUKER LEORA & YAAKOV HAUPTMAN

In Tribute to

Rabbi Abraham Wahrhaftig z”l

CHANI & DANIEL HERRMANN TOBEY KARPEL HANNAH KELSEN JOY GLICKER LIEBER

To RSVP or place an ad in our virtual journal

YACHAD.ORG/NYGALA2018 For more information email bergmand@ou.org

and Honoring

Adira Katlowitz Young Leadership Award 974873

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THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS FOR SUPPORTING THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION CAMPAIGN

34TH ANNUAL

SOUTH NASSAU COMMUNITIES HOSPITAL

GOLF TOURNAMENT Monday, May 21, 2018

H O N O R I N G

2018 GOLF COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRS Anthony Cancellieri, Vice Chairman, South Nassau Board of Directors Jeffrey Greenfield, NGL Group LLC The Seawane Club Hewlett Harbor, NY

Rockaway Hunting Club Lawrence, NY

Rockville Links Club Rockville Centre, NY

SPONSORS EAGLE

• Hunter Roberts Construction Group

BIRDIE

• AvalonBay Communities, Inc. • Bartlett, LLP • Signature Bank • Steel Equities, Inc.

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• Terri & Steven Gold • L.E.B. Electric Ltd. • Mount Sinai Health System • Professional Maintenance of LI • Squad Security, Inc. PREMIER • Aaronson Rappaport Feinstein & Deutsch, LLP • Bethpage Federal Credit Union • Mr. & Mrs. David Bonagura • C.A.N Contracting Corp. • Caduceus, Inc. • CBRE, Inc. • Center for Cardiovascular Health at South Nassau • Cullen & Dykman, LLP • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield • Mr. & Mrs. Jeffrey Frisch • Harris Beach, PLLC • Med-Metrix • Metropolitan Jewish Health System • Mr. & Mrs. George Schieren • Park Strategies, LLC • Phoenix Medical Construction Co. • Posillico, Inc. • RMB Drafting Services, Inc. • Tritech Healthcare Management

HONORS • ASR Electric • Axis Construction • BDO USA, LLP • Champion Cutting Tools • Cibellis Contracting • EW Howell • Gordon L. Seaman, Inc. • HUB International, Inc. • Island Acoustics • Island Renal Physicians, PC • JL Consulting, LLC • Johnson Controls, Inc. • Lewis Johs • Neurological Surgery, PC • RTR Financial Services, Inc. • Trust Company of the West • VHB, Inc. CHAMPIONS • Better Home Health Care Agency, Inc. • Donnelly Mechanical • NK Architects • POM Recoveries, Inc. • Related Services, LLC • SeniorCare Emergency Medical Services • Sodexo • TD Bank • TVR Communications DOUBLE BOGEY • Community Healthcare Associates • HANYS Benefit Services • Ropes & Gray, LLP HOLE IN ONE • Audi Lynbrook • Karp Volvo • Rockville Centre Mercedes

Matthew Whalen, AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Joel Schneider, The Schneider Companies & South Nassau Board Member

For your chance to win tickets to the U.S. Open at Shinnecock Hills, visit southnassau.org

UNDERWRITERS GOLF UMBRELLA • Dover Malibu, Inc.

GOLF CART • Long Beach Nursing & Rehabilitation GOLF HAT • Long Island Pulmonary & Sleep Medicine GOLF PHOTO • Richner Communications, Inc. GOLF BALL • HOK BEVERAGE CART • Wax Custom Communications DRIVING RANGE • Bower Law • Joseph J. Fennessy HOT DOG CART • Jeffrey Greenfield LONGEST DRIVE • Grand Pavilion at Rockville Centre • Neurological Surgery, PC

Sponsors as of 4/30/2018

ALL PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT SOUTH NASSAU’S EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT EXPANSION CAMPAIGN.

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To buy tickets online or to donate to the Emergency Department Expansion Campaign, visit southnassaulifesaver.org or call 516-377-5360.

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