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YIW hosts 5 Towns tribute to Rav Lichtenstein By Ed Weintrob Six speakers recounted their personal connections with Rav Aharon Lichtenstein, zt�l, the legendary Modern Orthodox leader who passed away last month, at a gathering in the Young Israel of Woodmere on Monday night. The exceptional nature of Rav Lichtenstein’s connection with everyone he touched was emphasized by each speaker. The type of questions shul rabbis have to tackle today often pose complex human challenges unlike those brought to a rabbi’s attention in the past, and Rav Lichtenstein’s levelheaded guidance — always within the bounds of halacha — was treasured by those who consulted him, YIW Rabbi Heshie Billet said. Rebbetzin Rookie Billet expressed gratitude

for Rav Lichtenstein’s encouragement of Torah scholarship for women, and for his urging her to accept the principalship of Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls in Teaneck, which is known for rigorous academics that include Talmudic study. When Mrs. Billet would pose quesitons about issues raised at her school, “he was always patient and measured, calling upon his vast halachic knowledge as well as his awareness of community politics [and] kavod harabanim, sensitive to the feelings of all involved in giving me either a decision — or advice in coming to my own wise decision in areas where there was that kind of exibility permitted. He was always steadfast about the halachic process but open and sensitive to listening to all the factors.â€?

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All-nite learning unites LI as k’lal Yisroel cheers Matan Torah on Shavuot By Leah Klahr Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, Rabbi of Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst wrote, “The entirety of Torah, with its hundreds of thousands of letters, is represented by the sum total of all the souls of the Jewish people. Each of us represents one of the Torah’s sacred letters. “Studying at the same time, all at once on Shavuot night, together we bring all the letters of Torah to life, ready to be received come Shavuot morning.” On Saturday night, the first night of the Shavuot holiday, many Long Islanders will stay up all night learning Torah and preparing to renew the vows that their ancestors declared on Mount Sinai thousands of years ago. The custom is rooted in Kabalistic tradition, and it is said that Rabbi Isaac Luria stated that one who stays up all night learning Torah is guaranteed to complete the year without harm. Regardless of its origins, the custom stands as a night to express one’s love and dedication to Torah. Rabbi Teitelbaum concluded that “the study of Torah on Shavuot is a means of joining the myriad of scholars, men, women, and children of the Jewish people together in a unifying moment, one that is akin to the actual, historical moment at Mount Sinai.” &RQJUHJDWLRQ $LVK .RGHVK 894 Woodmere Pl., Woodmere aishkodesh.org, 516-374-8596 The Letter Reish, Rebbetzin Myrna Weinberger 11:30 pm-12:30 am For Women Only: Learning for 5-6th graders with Rabbi Yitzy Haber 11:30 pm-12:30 am The Rogatchover with Rav Moshe Weinberger 12:30- 4:40 am Vasikin &RQJUHJDWLRQ $QVKHL &KHVVHG 1170 Williams St., Hewlett ansheichesed.com Showering on Shabbos and Yom Tov. Gemorah and Halacha, with HaRav Lefkowitz. 12–1 am. Cheesecake or Steak … Is vegetarianism prohibited, permitted or obligated within the eyes of the Torah, with Rabbi Asher Klein. 1:05–1:35 am. Do we care what the goyim think when it comes to mitzvos? With Rabbi Rice .1:40– 2:10 am. Shavuot: Is Sleep Deprivation Healthy? And If My Shalom Bayit is OK, Do I Still Need to Buy Flowers? With Rabbi Ribacoff, 2:15–2:45 am. Learning Torah from a heretic, with Rabbi Rice. 2:50–3:20 am. Separating Challah on Yom Tov, with Rabbi Rosenberg. 3:25–3:55 am. Mishna Brurah Yom: Tzitzis, with Rabbi Glatt 4 am. &RQJUHJDWLRQ %DLV 7HÀODK RI :RRGPHUH 409 Edward Ave., Woodmere btwoodmere.org, 516-374-5523 Daf Yomi, 11:30 pm, Shiur, with Rabbi Shaya Richmond. 12:15 am. Shiur, with Rabbi Yitzchak Knobel from Yeshivah Gedolah of the Five Towns. 1 am. Shiur, with Josh Haft. 2 am. Open Beit Medrash, 3 am. Shiur, with Rabbi Warren Cinamon. 4 am. Shacharit. 5:00 am &RQJUHJDWLRQ %HLV (SKUDLP <LW] FKRN

812 Peninsula Blvd., Woodmere cbey.org, 718-677-0700 Inyanei Shavuos, with Rabbi Ralbag. Between Mincha and Maariv. Mitzvah of Tzitzit in Halacha and Haskafa, with Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky. 12–1 am. Emunah: Why do we believe? With Menachem Kagan 1–2 am. Responsa from the Holocaust, with Rabbi Shalom Jakubowitz. 2–3 am. Simchas Yom Tov, with Rabbi Josh Levine 3–4 am. When does Hashem protect us, with Rabbi Ralbag 4–4:50 am. &RQJUHJDWLRQ 7LIHUHW 7]YL 26 Columbia Ave., Cedarhurst www.tzminyan.org Chinuch Habanim: Educating Children in Halacha and Hashkafa with Rabbi Pinchas Chatzinoff : a survey of Chazal and Poskim, insights, and practical applications for issues surrounding child-rearing 11:45-4:45 am Shiurim for boys with Rabbi Yitzie Ross: How to Have a Great Day Every Day! 12:00 am- 12:45 am (all ages) Demons and Golem, What’s the Real Deal? 1:00-2:00 AM (3rd grade and up) &KDEDG RI WKH )LYH 7RZQV 74 Maple Ave., Cedarhurst chabadfivetowns.com, 516-295-2478 Torahthon for Men: Journey through the Tanya, with Rabbi Mayer Preger, beginning 12 am. Torahthon for Women 11 pm–1 am. &KDEDG RI *UHDW 1HFN 400 E Shore Rd., Great Neck chabadgn.com, 516-487-4554 Refreshments will be served throughout the night. The key to Jewish survival, with Rabbi Osher. 12–12:45 am. Becoming a better half, with Rabbi Geisinsky. 1–1:45 am. The Kabbalah of Cheeseburgers, with Rabbi Zevy. 2–2:45 am. How do limits help us go further in life? With Rabbi Osher 3–3:45 am Stump the rabbi! 4–4:45 am. Teenagers Program: •BBQ and learn, with Rabbi Zalman 12– 12:45 am. •Stump rabbi! With Rabbi Zevy. 1–1:45 am. •The more the merrier, with Rabbi Osher 2–2:45 am. '56 700 Ibsen St., Woodmere halb.org, 516-295-7700 Flying camels, with Yaakov Kaminetsky, DRS Senior. Shavuot: Accepting the Torah, with Eli Goldberg, DRS Senior. Why learn all night, with Rabbi Elly Storch, Associate Principal, 12:30 am. Making your learning count, with Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, Mashgiach Ruchani. 1:30 am. The primacy of Torah in our lives, with Rabbi Yehuda Balsam, Senior Rebbe. 2:30 am. Torah, Torah, Torah, with Rabbi Aryeh Yudlin, Senior Rebbe. We stayed up all night: What now? With Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky, Menahel. .HKLOODV %HLV <HKXGDK 7]YL 395 Oakland Ave., Cedarhurst kbyt.org/, 526-850-4777 All shiurim by Rabbi Yaakov Feitman. What are our obligations, if any, to help Continued on page 5

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This is a sampling of YIW’s extensive and varied schedule, which goes on all night. Night of learning for girls and women of all ages, including a dvar Torah by Rebbetzin Rookie Billet. 11:30 pm. The history and development of Lag B’Omer, with Rabbi Hershel Billet. 11:45 pm. Three, Two, and Twenty Two: Medical Halachah Update 5775, with Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman. 12:45 am. Daf Yomi Kesubos 11: Even if you have never learned daf before, with Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt. 12:45 am. High School and College Shiurim at 12, 1:15, 2:15, 3:15 and 4 am, with great food in between. With Rabbi Avi Weber.

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Continued from page 4 gentiles keep the Sheva Mitzvos. 12–1 am. Taking a shower on the second day of Yom Tov of a three-day Yom Tov. 1:15-2:15 am. The hidden lessons of Megillas Rus. 2:30– 3:30 am. The Three Oaths: The Satmar Rebbe vs. Religious Zionism (in honor of the Siyum of Maseches Kesubos). Shacharis. 4:55 am. <RXQJ ,VUDHO RI +HZOHWW 1 Piermont Ave., Hewlett yihewlett.org, 516-295-2282 Topic of the Night: Food for Thought. 11:45 pm. Food will be served. Rebellious fruits, with Rabbi Heshey Blumstein. Our trying times: What the great rabbis say. With Rabbi Richard Borah. The kids menu and Jewish children: Are Their eating habits kosher? With Rabbi Steven Krull. Bread of shame: Based on teachings of Zohar and Ari Gakodesh. With Mr. Aryeh Perl. Is Kishka Kosher? Are transfats traif? Wellness and medical ethics. With Dr. Dan Sacolick. Water buffalo, turkeys, quails: A discussion on how the concept of mesorah affects what we eat. With Rabbi Moshe Teichman. Yubba dubb dubb, thanks for the grubb: Important aspects of Birkat HaMazon. With Rabbi David Wiseman. Youth Learning, with Rabbi Teichman. 11–11:30 pm. <RXQJ ,VUDHO RI /DZUHQFH &HGDUKXUVW 8 Spruce St., Cedarhurst yilc.org, 516-569-3324 Refreshments will be served. Theme of the Night: Torah and the Social Order. •Main program, with Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum and Rabbi Yaakov Trump. 11:30 pm–4 am. •Beit Midrash learning program: Chavruta learning, analysis, and discussion with Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum and Rabbi Mordechai Hodkin. 1–5 am. •High School Girls Program, with Rabbi Morris Friedman. 11:30 pm–5 am. •High School Boys Program, with Rabbi Ariel Chait. 11:30 pm–5 am. •Youth Program 11:30 pm–5 am •Junior High School Girls Program, 11:30 pm–4:30 am. •Junior High School Boys Program, 11:30 pm–4:30 am. <RXQJ ,VUDHO RI 1RUWK :RRGPHUH 634 Hungry Harbor Rd., Valley Stream. yinw.org, 516-791-5099 Technological innovations, Halachic intangibles, and the kosher switch, with Rabbi Yehuda Septimus. 11:30 pm–12:20 am. Temimos: Totality and wholeness, with Rabbi Shmuel Witkin. 12:20 –1:10 am. Some of the year’s most interesting shailos, with Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz 1:40– 2:30 am. Is it the Jewish way to admire imperfect people? With Mordechai Gampel. 2:30–3:20 am. Getting a closer look: Can I move to a better seat at a sporting event? With Rabbi Chesky Gerwitz. 3:50–4:40 am. Teens/Twenties Program. 11:40–1:10 am: •Free expression or hate speech? With Phil Levine •Holy scavenger hunt Moses! Secrets of Sinai concealed in plain sight. With Bea Ackerman. Baby is off the hook: Playing the tinok shenishba card. With Jordan Hiller. How does SeďŹ rat ha’Omer lead us to Matan Torah? With Josh Abramowitz <RXQJ ,VUDHO RI :RRGPHUH 859 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere yiwoodmere.org, 516-295-0950

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Israeli works to make global water good to last By Maayan Jaffe, JNS.org California headlines this month scream “water shortageâ€?— but the shortage is not limited to the western United States. According to a recent report by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, while the demand for freshwater resources is increasing, the supply remains constant and many regions are starting to feel the pressure. The report states that water managers in 40 of 50 states expect water shortages in some portion of their states within the next 10 years. Amid this grave prognosis, a new Israeli research project might make the Jewish state an important part of the solution. In what is arguably one of the most innovative water research consortiums to date, researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and Australia’s Monash University are working to develop “water sensitive cities.â€? The project, funded by the Jewish National Fund, urges water-sensitive cities to adopt and combine decentralized and centralized water management solutions. The data gathered from the project may be used to support development of urban master plans in cities in Israel and around the world. Researchers are grouped into teams, each focusing on a different aspect of creating water sensitive cities. Eran Friedler, senior research fellow and head of the Water Forum Project at Technion, leads a team whose objective is to develop a holistic vision for water sensitive cities in Israel encompassing scientiďŹ c, economic, and societal aspects, and accounting for the potential effects of global warming on temperatures and rainfall regimes. The analysis seeks to quantify the effect of urbanization and changing urban texture on storm water harvesting potential. Evyatar Erell, a professor in the Bona Terra Department of Man in the Desert at BGU, is responsible for water sensitive urban planning and design. He says that his role is to examine conventional hydrological planning of cities and to see how it can be improved. This means reducing impermeable surfaces (sidewalks, parking lots, driveways, etc.) in favor of more permeable surfaces, sometimes innovative ones such as green roofs or the infusion of small bits of garden along footpaths. “We are trying to determine how to use water as effectively as possible, to maximize its beneďŹ ts to pedestrians, reduce energy consumption by our buildings, and ensure environmental sustainability,â€? says Erell.

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Rony Wallach, a professor in the Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment at Hebrew University, is leading a team that is measuring the chemical contents of water. “We want to measure the pollution of water [and its] chemicals, and then assess if this water can be reused or should be treated by any means so it can be reused,â€? Wallach says. Yaron Zinger, a researcher in the faculty of engineering at Monash University in Melbourne, is working with a team from BGU to develop and test hybrid bioďŹ lters for storm water harvesting and treatment during Israel’s wet season. Zinger, who is Israeli, ďŹ rst developed these bioďŹ lters with a colleague in Australia. Friends of JNF Australia made possible his bringing this technology to the project in Israel. On their own, says Wallach, “the individual technologies are very common. The targets of how to combine our data and understanding to create a cohesive process that accounts for rainfall, runoff, and the chemicals that get into the water—that is very unique.â€? The consortium has been in the works since 2011, when the

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group was assembled during a workshop convened at the initiative of BGU’s Prof. Asher Brenner as well as Profs. Anna Deletic and Tony Wong from Monash University. Motivated to work together, the group applied for JNF funds, which they were granted on April 1, 2015. Wallach says he hopes the team will be ready to put some ideas into action before the ďŹ rst rainfall this coming fall season. Israel is an ideal location to test these theories, Erell says. With the Jewish state’s long dry season (May through September) and its small number—but heavier—rains in the winter, researchers have a difďŹ cult task. But if the desired model is achieved, notes Zinger, it could be replicated for the entire Middle East and other arid regions worldwide. Working with three Israeli cities—Ramle, Bat Yam, and Kfar Saba – the project consortium will develop a detailed mapping of topography, surface coverage, infrastructure, and building typology, and then provide effective strategies for application of storm water harvesting in these urban locations. The cities involved are each being asked to contribute to the new technologies and other support they are receiving, so that water sensitivity will become part of their annual budget and be sustainable even after the grant runs out. Tracy Quinn, a water policy analyst for the National Resources Defense Council in California, gives context for the challenges the Israeli project is addressing. “One of the most incredible things about storm water is that we have taken one of our largest resources—rain—and designed cities to take that resource away as soon as possible,â€? Quinn tells JNS.org. “We put in storm sewers to get it to the nearest river or ocean, and we’ve transformed our greatest resource into our greatest source of pollution.â€? Quinn notes that as the water picks up trash, pet waste, and chemicals, it pollutes surface waters and becomes unusable for human consumption. She says studies indicate that with better watersensitive urban planning — including conservation and efďŹ ciency, capturing storm water, and making better use of treated water — “we could increase our water enough to support all the cities in California for a year.â€? Monash University’s Zinger agrees. “Rain is life,â€? Zinger says. “It brings life to us, the animals, the vegetation. My goal is to try to bring it back to its important place—as our life source.â€?

THE PORT AUTHORITY OF NY & NJ NOTICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION WORKSHOPS 14 Code Of Federal Regulation (CFR) Part 150 Airport Noise Compatibility Studies For John F. Kennedy International And LaGuardia Airports The Port Authority of New York & New Jersey will be hosting two public information workshops in June 2015 to provide information regarding the Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 150 (14 CFR Part 150) Airport Noise Compatibility Studies for John F. Kennedy International (JFK) and LaGuardia (LGA) Airports. The workshop will include guided displays that will present information regarding the 14 CFR Part 150 Study process, the project schedule, noise metrics, and methods used to quantify aircraft noise exposure. A second round of public information workshops will be conducted in the Spring of 2016 to provide information regarding the primary products of the 14 CFR Part 150 Study – the 2016 and 2021 Noise Exposure Maps. The workshop will be held in an “open house� format from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the date listed below. No formal presentation will be given in order to provide the public with the maximum opportunity for one-on-one interaction and sharing of information and concerns. You may attend the workshop at any time during the two-hour open house.

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using “the image and wordsâ€? of Martin Luther King to promote Zionist views and coopting “the black liberation struggle for the purposes of genocide and oppression.â€? “When I see black students saying these things I know there is a great deal of confusion,â€? Washington says. His lecture offered a history of the civil rights movement in the U.S., demonstrating how King and his closest followers were always aligned with Israel, both spiritually and politically. By citing the shared experience of slavery as epochs uniting Jews and blacks, recalling songs about Moses, and highlighting excerpts from New Testament and Old Testament psalms that ďŹ gure prominently in King’s speeches, Washington defended Christian Zionism and King’s legacy as a pro-Israel voice. In his presentation, Washington also included a short video that illustrates BSO’s “confusion.â€? The video recalls the 1975 United Nations General Assembly resolution that declared Zionism as racism. Noting the maxim “follow the money,â€? the video connects the dots of a complicated political strategy devised by the former Soviet Union. At the height of the Cold War, the USSR sought to manipulate and intimidate poorer member states (mostly African) into passing anti-Israel resolutions. The real target of this strategy was not Israel, but rather America, the Soviets’ chief rival. Since the U.S. and Israel are close allies, the Soviets reasoned, any discrediting of Israel’s reputation as a humane democracy reected negatively on the U.S., creating ideological conicts of interest. With CUFI’s event going on planned, the pro-Israel side at Columbia University managed to have its voice and narrative heard—at least for that day. Columbia, as it turns out,

sits atop a recently published list of 10 American college campuses where anti-Semitism is most rampant. The list was compiled by JewHatredOnCampus.org, an initiative launched earlier this year whose mission is to engage directly with students at institutions of higher learning where pro-Palestinian student groups are using school funding to launch aggressive anti-Israel and anti-Jewish propaganda campaigns. The new website publishes a regular newsletter and provides a portal for reporting anti-Semitic incidents. “Fifty-four percent of Jewish students on college campuses feel they’ve witnessed anti-Semitism,â€? says well-known conservative writer David Horowitz, founder of JewHatredOnCampus.org. “The problem is that Jews aren’t ďŹ ghting back.â€? But how should they ďŹ ght back? A 2010 incident involving Horowitz sheds light on the activist’s strategy of choice. In a post-lecture Q&A session hosted by the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), Horowitz asked a UCSD Muslim student, Jumanah Imad Albahri, to condemn Hamas and Hezbollah as genocidal terrorist organizations. Albarhi’s answer shocked the audience, and the video of their heated exchange quickly went viral. In the video, Albarhi asks Horowitz “to explain the purported connectionâ€? between UCSD’s Muslim Student Association chapter and “jihadist terrorist networks.â€? Horowitz doesn’t answer directly. Instead, he counters by pressing Albarhi to refute the documented statement by the head of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, expressing his desire for Jews to gather in Israel so that “it will save us the trouble of going after them worldwide.â€? Albarhi appears rattled. She worries that the Continued on page 22

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By Liudas Dapus VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Giedrius Sakalauskas always thought there was something strange about the grafďŹ ti-sprayed, bunker-like structure in a leafy area outside the center of Vilnius. Why build an electrical substation with granite blocks instead of regular bricks? When he examined the building more carefully this month, he made a chilling discovery: Dozens of stones had inscriptions in Hebrew or Yiddish. “I touched the stones and I realized that they’re really gravestones,â€? Sakalauskas told The Associated Press. And he had strong hunch about where they came from: Across the street there used to be a Jewish cemetery that was demolished in the 1960s when Lithuania was part of the Soviet Union. Sakalauskas posted pictures of his discovery on social media, setting off an emotional discussion about a dark chapter in Lithuania’s history that didn’t end when a Nazi occupation was replaced by a Soviet one in 1944. Lithuania’s once-vibrant Jewish community was nearly annihilated by the Nazis and the few who survived found little sympathy from their new communist rulers. “Hitler wanted to destroy Jews physically,â€? said Simonas Gurevicius, whose family escaped the Holocaust by eeing to Russia and returned to Lithuania after the war. “Stalin came, and he wanted to destroy the whole memory of the Jewish people, making sure that nothing will stay.â€? The etchings on the substation are hard to spot unless you know what you are looking for. They’re only visible in the gaps where the slabs overlay each other. Showing the site to AP journalists, Gurevicius ran his ďŹ ngers softly over the letters. “For sure, this is a very sad feeling. It’s difďŹ cult to read now,â€? he said. Archaeologists conďŹ rmed this week that the electrical substation was built with tombstones pilfered from a Jewish cemetery. Vilinius Mayor Remigijus Simasius told the AP he’s already asked the utility com-

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panies that own the substation, which feeds electricity to thousands of homes, to ďŹ nd a way to move them to a “proper resting place.â€? The discovery raised uncomfortable questions over how many other structures were built with recycled Jewish tombstones and why the issue is gaining attention only now, 25 years after Lithuania declared independence following nearly ďŹ ve decades of Soviet rule. The substation is not the ďŹ rst example. In the 1990s, authorities removed steps leading up to the Tauro hill, one of the highest points in Vilnius, after ďŹ nding out they were made with stones taken from a Jewish graveyard. The mayor said two other cases are being investigated: the steps leading up to the Reformed Evangelical Church in Vilnius — which was turned into a movie theater by the communists — and a wall outside a high school in the city. “This Soviet-era legacy is a disgrace for our city,â€? Simasius said. “Monuments must be respected. We are talking to the Jewish community to ďŹ nd a proper solution.â€? The issue has touched a raw nerve in a country that has been accused of not confronting the role some Lithuanians played in killing Jews during the 1941-44 Nazi occupation. More than 90 percent of Lithuania’s prewar Jewish population of 240,000 was killed. With Jewish life all but eradicated from Vilnius, Jewish cemeteries were seen as “easily accessible and free building materialâ€? during the Soviet era, said Jurgita Verbickiene, a historian at Vilnius University. Ethnic and religious groups were repressed along with political dissidents amid Moscow’s efforts to unite the vast empire under the banner of communism. In the Soviet Union there were no Jews because there was just one people — the Soviet people — explained Rachel Kostanian, deputy director of the Jewish State Museum in Vilnius. “It was a friendship between the Lithuanians, Latvians, Ukrainians, Russians, et cetera,â€? she said. “The Jews were among the et cetera.â€?

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commemorative stone, although she denied she shared the opinion or wanted the star removed, as the Central Board of Jewish Communities has alleged. Dozens of protesters wearing yellow Stars of David gathered Sunday to denounce the delay in the ceremony. The memorial commemorates the arrest of 1,484 Jewish residents of Kavala in March 1943 and their deaths in the Treblinka extermination camp.

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Germany said it will donate 2.5 million Euros ($2.86 million) over 10 years for the preservation and restoration of Tel Aviv’s famous “White Cityâ€? of Bauhaus-style buildings. The White City, which was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2003, is home to the world’s largest collection of buildings in the German Bauhaus style. The buildings were mostly designed by German Jews who ed Nazi Germany in the 1930s. “We will help the city of Tel Aviv preserve this signiďŹ cant cultural legacy,â€? said German Construction Minister Barbara Hendricks, Yedioth Ahronoth reported.

“We plan as a ďŹ rst step to create a preservation center for the White City,â€? she said. “In this way we will create a platform for the future restoration of the buildings. I look forward to a fruitful partnership between German and Israeli authorities in all areas of construction.â€? Israel and Germany recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. The allies announced a deepening of military ties, including Israel’s $480 million purchase of four German-made warships. —JNS.org

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Student hoopsters’ fundraiser beneďŹ ts Koby Mandell HAFTR HAFTR High School hosted a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to raise money for the Koby Mandell Foundation and Camp Koby on Yom Yerushalayim. Max Rosner, a HAFTR junior, a counselor at Camp Koby last summer, arranged the event in memory of the Kedoshim aâ€?h who were killed in the Har Nof massacre. The Koby Mandell Foundation runs summer camps and various programs throughout the year for victims of terror and their families. Thanks are extended to Reuven Angstreich, director of the Koby Mandell Foundation; Joel Baruch from Gotta Getta Bagel in Woodmere for the hot bagels that were served for breakfast; Seasons of Lawrence for the drinks; Rabbi Nadelbach, director of Student Activities at HAFTR, for spreading the word, and Joey Hoenig and HAFTR for the use of the Hawks’s Nest.

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JUDY JOSZEF WHO’S IN THE KITCHEN Judy’s off one more week (mazel tov on her son’s wedding!), so we’re running a version of a favorite pre-Shavuot column. eems like yesterday that I wrote about the chocolate cheesecake truffles recipe for Shavuot … oh, wait a minute it was yesterday that I wrote about it. I’m kind of a last minute, “Judy we need the column, we’re about to go to press,” kind of person. I really do have the best intentions of getting in my column by deadline each week, but I fail

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miserably and thankfully I have a very kind editor who puts up with me. Next week’s recipe? You guessed it, spare ribs or rib steak… I actually had a recipe in mind for this week, having gotten it from my good friend Ellen Finkelstein while we were cruising. The rare time spent on the ship not eating, we were discussing food. She’s an amazing cook and baker so I decided to pick her brain. It’s a great dairy main course or appetizer that you can try out for Shavuot. It’s a great way to prepare salmon for those bored of the usual baked, poached or grilled versions. It’s salmon, Alouette garlic and herb cheese and spinach wrapped in pastry. How did the custom of wrapping fish or meat in pastry come about you ask? Having embarked on my cruise from England, let’s talk about the different types of pastry that are made in Britain that evolved over the last few centuries. They all evolved from a crude flour and water dough mixture invented by the Romans. It was sort of a paste that was wrapped around the main meal before roasting. It wasn’t meant to be eaten, it was just used so that the meat or fish would retain its juices and aromas. It was a tough piece of dough without flavor and was very chewy and hard to eat. As time passed, changes were made to the dough by adding types of fat and milk. By medieval times, dough (crust) known as coffers started to be as important as the fruit, meat or fish it was protecting. Romans used a variety of meats and fish as filling and a mixture of flour, oil, and water to keep it in. This ‘pastry’ cover was not meant to be eaten and was thrown away. In combination with the spread of Roman roads, the invading crusaders encountered the dish and brought the recipes to Medieval

Europe. In Northern Europe, cooks created the pastry using fats to make stiff dough to hold an upright pie. These medieval pastry dishes were called “coffins” which means a basket or box. Some historians suggest the tough, almost inedible, crust was given to the servants while the lords and ladies of the house ate the contents. This pastry became a staple dish in medieval times, and was eventually called “pyes” or “pies.” The French and Italians specialized in redefining the pastry of the pie, making it flakier and tastier by new methods of adding butter, rolling, and folding the dough. Missionaries and explorers spread the meatbased pie dish across the globe. The English Pilgrims of the North American colonies brought the recipes across the ocean with them. The crust of the pie was useful to preserve food during the long winter months

in America. But the pie was not considered popular there until the 1800s. Enjoy this modern version of a fish baked in a pastry, and thanks Ellen, for sharing it with me, so I could share it with my readers. Chag Sameach and enjoy! INGREDIENTS • 2 eggs beaten • ¾ container of Aloutte spreadable garlic and herbs flavor • half of a 17.3-ounce package Pepperidge Farm Puff Pastry Sheets (1 sheet), thawed • 3 6 ounce salmon fillets • 1 10 ounce box of frozen s spinach, defrosted, strained well and lightly sautéed in Pam • Pam cooking spay Directions: 1. Heat the oven to 375°F. 2. Unfold the pastry sheet on a lightly floured surface. Lightly roll out the pastry till it becomes about 30% larger but keeping the same rectangular shape. 3.Spread the cheese mixture on the pastry to within 1 inch of the edges. Place the salmon fillets, side by side, on the third of the pastry closest to you. 4. Place the sautéed spinach on top of the salmon layer. 5. Brush the edges with the egg mixture. Starting at the side closest to you, roll up like a jelly roll. Place seam-side down on the baking sheet. Tuck the ends under to seal. Brush the pastry with the egg mixture. Cut several slits in the pastry top. 6. Bake for 20 minutes or until the pastry is golden brown. Let cool for 5 minutes before serving.

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HAFTR hosts multi-school ‘Young Engineers’ confab By Vanessa Parker Nearly 700 ninth and 10th grade students from 25 area schools who are enrolled in the CIJE-Tech High School Engineering program participated in their Young Engineers conference at the Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway on May 19. The students’ work, which was examples of biomedical and electronic engineering innovations using robots, sensors and machine technology, were demonstrated at the conference, which served as the program’s capstone project presentation. The Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education (CIJE) strengthens and enriches education in Jewish schools throughout the country, focusing on educating for innovation, instilling critical thinking, creativity

and problem solving skills. It provides funding for programs at 150 schools in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). CIJE offers a number of innovative programs including its Tech High School Engineering Program. It is a national, two-year course in scientific and biomedical engineering for high school students. The program exposes students to a diverse range of STEM careers. A discovery-based STEM education program, it was developed in collaboration with Israel Sci-Tech, which is a network of Jewish schools focusing on STEM learning. The program provides teacher training, ongoing teacher mentoring as well as engineering laboratory equipment and materials. CIJE VP and Director Judy Lebovits, said that the center and its program teach the

children about science and life skills. “Our goal is to help children in our schools to gain knowledge about Judaism and successfully face the challenges in society,� she said. “We concentrate on kids gaining self-confidence, research skills and selfreliance, the ability to work independently. These are all skills that can be applied to other school subjects and life.� Since HAFTR added the CIJE-Tech program two years ago, Rebecca Reinherz, the school’s ninth and 10th grade science teacher who guides her students in independent research, has noticed how many more girls are enrolling in her engineering courses. “In my classes, the boys seemed more naturally inclined to enroll,� she said. “But I pushed the girls to try it out, and to ask questions.

Now I’d say it is 50-50 males and females enrolled. The females are not afraid to be smart. There’s not such a bias anymore.� Students working on their capstone projects learned a lot from the experience, such as trial and error, and how mistakes could advance the process. Miriam Kopyto, a ninthgrader from Woodmere, presented her project “The Guardian Canopy.� Kopyto worked with two classmates on a motorized canopy on a remote control car. “This canopy was too heavy for our project,� she said. “We should have used a lighter piece for the canopy, like cardboard, and a stronger motor to lift it up and move it down easier. If we recreated this, we’d make those changes.� The CIJE aims to work with younger students and with more schools in the future.

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Three alumni from the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach were awarded top honors at Sunday’s Yeshiva University graduation. Elana Schreier-Glatt of Woodmere (SKA 2011) amd Yechiel Auman (DRS 2011) were co-valedictorians for YU’s Sy Syms School of Business, and recipients of the Sy Syms School of Business Dean Harold Nierenberg Memorial Valedictorian Award. Mark Weingarten (DRS 2009) was named Valedictorian for Yeshiva College. YU’s 84th commencement exercises were held at the Prudential Center in Newark. In all, 600 students received degrees from YU’s undergraduate schools. “I’ve always considered myself to be part of the Yeshiva University family,� said Elana Schreier-Glatt. “I’m fortunate to be a third-generation YU graduate.�

“There was always something exciting going on at YU. The faculty and administration at Sy Syms guided me and mentored me throughout my college career,� she said. YU;s other valedictorians were Daniella Grodko, Rebecca Ivry Department of Jewish Studies; Jonathan Katz, Isaac Breuer College; Benjamin Kohane, Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program; Noam Lawee, Yeshiva Program/Mazer School of Talmudic Studies; Naomi Wakschlag, Stern College for Women; Ronan Weinberg-Waks, James Striar School of General Jewish Studies; and Mark Weingarten, Yeshiva College. Founded in 1886, YU brings together, at its four campuses in New York City, the traditions of Jewish law and life with the heritage of Western civilization.

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HANC The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County this week announced its Class of 2015 top honorees — Valedictorian Adam Livi, and Salutatorians Eliana Kaufman, Leah Scher and Yigal Kamel. “Adam, Eliana, Leah, and Yigal embody the core values of our yeshiva,” said HANC HS Menahel Rabbi Shlomo Adelman. “Each … personifies excellence as scholars, leaders, and ba’alei middot. HANC is incredibly proud of these well-deserving honorees that excel in their academic and religious studies.” Valedictorian Adam Livi is an embodiment of a scholar-athlete, while exemplifying the meaning of the word mensch. He was named to the General and Judaic Studies Honor Roll; was designated an AP Scholar with Honor and a National Merit Commended Student; was selected by the administration to receive the University of Rochester George Eastman Young Leaders award; was awarded the NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence, and is currently serving as Co-President of the National Honor Society. He is captain of the Varsity Basketball team, a member of both the Volleyball and Softball teams, coordinator of the school’s semi-annual blood drive, a member of HANC’s Jewish Elderly committee, and he tutors several youngsters from his community, preparing them for reading the Torah at their Bar Mitzvahs. Adam will be attending Yeshiva University as a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship after spending next year at Netiv Aryeh. Salutatorian Eliana Kaufman is a bright and insightful young woman who is admired and respected by all. She is soft-spoken, yet carries herself with a grace and an elegance

that is almost unheard of in a teenage girl. Academically, Eliana is incredibly hardworking, determined, and a deep thinker in search of the truth, making the Honor Roll every quarter, inducted into the Maalot Chapter of the National Honor Society, named a National Merit Commended Student, chosen as RPI Medalist, and selected as a recipient of the NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence. Eliana is an incredibly talented artist and singer, a skilled editor for the school’s weekly Judaic newsletter, Midrashei HANC, and serves as Captain of the Volleyball team. She also shows her caring nature through her volunteer work with the disabled and as the coordinator of HANC’s Peer Tutoring Society. Eliana is also an eloquent speaker, often acting as an ambassador for the school. Eliana will be attending Sha’alvim for Women in Israel followed by the Stern College Dean’s Scholars program in fall 2016. Salutatorian Leah Scher is truly the definition of a dream student — smart, creative, motivated, devoted, respectful, involved, talented and humble. She is co-President of the National Honor Society and has been a continuous presence on the General and Judaic Studies Honor Rolls. Last year she was selected to receive the University of Rochester Frederick Douglass and Susan B. Anthony award, and the 2013-14 Passion for Educationaward. She is a 2015 winner of the West Hempstead Community Scholarship and the NYS Scholarship for Academic Excellence. Leah is Editor-in-Chief of The HANC Herald, participated in The Jewish Week’s Write on for Israel program, and is Publishing Editor of the weekly Judaic newsletter Midrashei HANC. Last summer, she attended the presti-

gious writing program at Kenyon College. Leah served on HANC’s Student Senate, has been a member of the Debate team, the College Bowl team, and our Jewish Poor committee, and she received several awards at local Slam Poetry Competitions. It is no surprise that Leah will be studying English and Creative Writing at Brandeis University after spending next year at Midreshet Harova. Although unassuming when you first meet him, one quickly learns that Salutatorian Yigal Kamel is a young man of great passion, intellect, and focus, named to the Honor Roll in both General and Judaic studies every quarter since he entered our school and last year was inducted into HANC’s chapter of the National Honor Society. The faculty selected him as recipient of HANC’s prestigious Passion for Education award, in recognition of his academic achievement, true intellectual curiosity, and demonstrated commitment to increasing knowledge. Yigal is a man of many varied interests, a student, musician, skateboarder, photographer, snowboarder and runner. He plays a multitude of instruments, including the guitar, drums, piano, and ukulele. He has performed at school programs as part of the school band and was the featured musician at last year’s closing ceremony. Yigal is also a member of the Varsity Hockey team, Captain of our Mathletes team, a go-to member of our Peer Tutoring Society, and a member of the Chess and Volleyball teams, as well. He is “a man for all seasons,” whose creativity will be used to discover new ways to improve mankind. Yigal plans to study Engineering at The Cooper Union in the fall of 2016 following a year learning in Israel.

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Shulamith 8th graders visit Washington By Arielle Lipsky, Shulamtih Sixty-three excited Shulamith eighth graders embarked on a memorable two day trip to Washington last week. Our first stop was Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia, where we visited the burial site of President Kennedy and watched the impressive Changing of the Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. After crossing the Potomac River, we walk up the steps of the majestic Lincoln Memorial, snapping photos and taking in the panoramic view of the Reflecting Pool, Washington Monument and Capitol building.

Next, we visited the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, where we saw artifacts of the Shoah, including a cattle car, bunks from Auschwitz, shoes and other personal items taken from the kedoshim, and a tower of photos of the Jews who had inhabited the town of Eishishok, Poland. We also listened to an audiotape of survivors called “Voices of Auschwitz” and joined together to say a perek of Tehillim in the Hall of Remembrance. After the two and a half difficult but important hours we spent in the Holocaust museum, we enjoyed a dinner cruise on the Potomac, a chance to take photos in front of the White

House, and a stop in Souvenir City to buy some mementoes. Our final destination for the day was the beautifully illuminated World War II Memorial, after which we boarded the buses and headed for the Clarion Hotel in Oxon Hill, Maryland. Before turning in for the night, we enjoyed the indoor pool. It was a wonderful way to connect and cool off before curfew. At 7:30 the next morning, we gathered to daven and eat breakfast and then headed to the National Museum of American History. After viewing exhibits that included the flag that inspired our national anthem, gowns belonging to the first ladies, and many more examples of Americana, we went to Capitol Hill. Thanks to Israel Wasser, father of Rachelli Wasser, we were privileged to meet Rep. Kathleen Rice. Then we went on a tour of the Rotunda and the Old House Chamber. Rep. Rice provided our group with passes to the House Chamber where we were able to listen for a brief time to the crucial hearings on the Iran Nuclear Agreement. It was aweinspiring and educational to see our government in action, and we uttered a silent prayer that the legislators would act for the benefit of the United States and Israel. We enjoyed lunch in a park, reveling in the beautiful weather and taking the opportunity to play ball and stretch our legs. The final stop on our itinerary was the Newseum, a museum dedicated to the news. At 5 pm, as the announcement that the museum was closing was broadcast over the PA system, we reluctantly headed back out to our waiting coach buses.

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Shavuot nite: Do you know HAFTR’s tech chief wins honor as young pioneer where your children are? By Rabbi Gedaliah Oppen Principal of Judaic Studies, HAFTR HS Rabbinic Associate, Congregation Beth Sholom Just as we prepare our cheesecake, blintzes and meals for Shavuot, we must be mindful to prepare for the chinuch of our children. Shavuot is the Yom Tov when we relive and celebrate the receiving and acceptance of the Torah; a day we are taught, when one can reach great spiritual levels. The Magan Avraham explains the custom of staying up the first night of Shavuot and learning, noting that the is because B’nei Yisroel went to sleep the night before they were to receive the Torah, and Hashem had to awaken them. Thus, to rectify and atone for sleeping and not expressing the proper respect and enthusiasm the night before Kabalat Ha’Torah, we learn throughout the night with simcha and fervor. We do so to demonstrate our eagerness and zeal to be mekabel the Torah, to receive the Torah. Yet, if G-d forbid, one stays up on this holy night not to engage in Torah study but to be mevatel Torah, disturbing and disrupting others from learning, “shul hopping” not for learning but for the sake of hanging out and checking which shul has the better refreshments, engaging in illegal behavior, drinking alcohol or smoking, not only are these individuals not rectifying Klal Yisroel’s mistake, they are making a mistake of their own by disgracing the holy Yom Tov of Shavuot and our Torah itself! Unfortunately, almost every year we hear of tragic stories of children who end up in hospitals, or chas v’shalom worse. None of these children planned to sabotage or hurt themselves, but

rather they made poor choices, and sadly in many instances the parents had no idea where their children were since they thought they could trust them. Even one child hurt is one too many. Parents, it is not the responsibility of the shuls’ or yeshivots’ obligation or responsibility during Shabbat and Yom Tov to parent your children. Parents MUST be the parents and be responsible for the health and whereabouts of their children. Ask your children where they will be, with whom they are going, where and how long they plan on staying, and let them know that you will be checking up on them periodically throughout the night … unless, of course, they will be with you. Indeed, there is no greater nachas for a parent and child than sitting and learning together accepting and embracing the Torah, whether it is b’chavruta or attending a shiur. So as you sit down on Shavuot day to enjoy your delicious and well prepared cheesecake and blintzes, make sure you can also enjoy the nachas of knowing that your children have returned home safely, the nachas of knowing that your children used the night to grow in knowledge and spiritually, the nachas of knowing that you and your children are ready to be receive the Torah as it was given on Har Sinai, and the knowledge that you and your children had the zechut of rectifying the mistake of our forefathers so many years ago. And make sure that you can answer the most important question, “Shavuot Night — Do you know where your children are?” Ideally, that the answer will be, “Sitting next to me.” Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom and a Chag Samach.

HAFTR Director of Educational “Jews are known as the People of Technology Benjamin Gross was been the Book. That is a misunderstanding. named a 2015 Young Pioneer by the We are actually the people of educaJewish Education Project. tion. The printing press and the book was one of sociGross and his department ety’s original technologies. utilize technology to help We as a people realized this assist and support teacher was a perfect conduit to curriculum. In remarks an transmit education. Now, awards dinner at Chelsea we have a new opportuniPiers last week, he said he ty, to be the people of the felt “fortunate as an educabook or the people of the tor. I have hundreds of inspiiBook. We can harness digirational moments every day.” %HQMDPLQ *URVV tal tools and all the latest Gross continued: technologies to provide a “I have one student who was afraid to take a recent Poland trip. meaningful and relevant Jewish educaI knew that she loved film, so I worked tion for our children. Education is what with her to create a documentary of allowed the Jewish people to survive to her trip. This allowed her to be part of this day. an experience that she almost missed “This year, my first child was born. out on. All we had to do was let her She is actually turning 6 months old experience it through a camera lens. tonight. I want to make sure that my “I have a fifth grade student with a daughter lives in a world where she speech impediment. He has difficulty still has every opportunity to succeed speaking to people one on one. But, he and be proud to be Jewish. That is utilizes a computer program from MIT why every day I help students underto create his own games. Now, using his stand the connection between educacoding skills, he can speak to the world. tion, technology and Judaism. I know “I have students who have a hard this important message will allow my time learning math. The old approach daughter to live a meaningful and prowas to teach them with a textbook or ductive Jewish life. chalk board. Now I have them create a “So what is my most inspirational right angle in a 3D program, they take moment? I get to live it every day. If we that 3D image that they created, they understand that education is the key to print it out on a 3D printer. The stu- our survival, well… then… watching dent who couldn’t conceptualize what my students create and innovate every an angle was, can now create, feel and day means I get to see the bright future experience the math in motion. of our Jewish People.”

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or two weeks in June, Washington host a group of pro-Palestinian activists who have assembled an exhibit about the dispersion of the Palestinians during Israel’s War of Independence. The exhibit takes place under the auspices of the “Nakba Museum Project of Memory and Hope”— nakba is the Arabic word for catastrophe, which is how Palestinians and their supporters typically refer to the 1948 upheaval that accompanied the war launched against the nascent state of Israel by five Arab armies. It’s a clever idea that requires a clever response. And that means looking closely at both the image and the message that the Nakba Museum is projecting. The online publicity materials for the museum are decked out in autumnal tones and soft, inclusive language that is occasionally

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indecipherable. (How’s this for a sentence? — “The goal of each display or event will be to create a culture of listening and represent a non-contested space, through a simple invitation to witness.”) Terms like “healing” and “reconciliation” are much in evidence. The brainchild of Bshara Nasser, a Palestinian from Bethlehem, and Sam Feigenbaum, an American Jew, the Nakba Museum is dedicated — they say — to building “hope for both Palestinians and Israelis that sharing the land is indeed possible.” Conspicuous by its absence from the museum’s website is the lexicon of Palestinian solidarity — drearily familiar words like “boycott,” “apartheid,” “genocide,” and “war crimes.” The Nakba, says the Museum, refers to “the mass expulsion of Palestinians from their homes in 1948 and represents a dark period in the Palestinian existence.” It then adds, “However, the Nakba is not just a singular event in the past, but an ongoing reality for all the Palestinians living under Israeli occupation.” So, for the Nakba Museum, as for the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, the Nakba is portrayed within the conventional framework of Zionist original sin. Consequently, one has to wonder whether the ambition of “sharing the land” really entails what Palestinian activists call the “onestate solution,” which most Jews understand as meaning the elimination of Jewish national sovereignty. Though many supporters of Israel would disagree with me, I don’t have an a priori ob-

The problem is not the word nakba, but the manner in which it is interpreted and deployed.

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ton as the location for the Nakba Museum’s first physical exhibit is no accident. America’s capital is where the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum is situated — and the centrality of the Holocaust means that other peoples who have suffered from genocide, like the Armenians and the Cambodians, often invoke it as a reference point that most people will recognize. The Nakba Museum, it would seem, is brazenly doing the same. Except that the Nakba was not a genocide. . It’s still early in the life of the Nakba Museum, but at this point, the project looks to me like a wasted opportunity. Arguing that Israel bears a degree of responsibility towards Palestinian refugees is one thing; trotting out the same tired Arab League propaganda points is something else entirely. And however many Jews with doubts about Israel might be attracted by the museum, the vast majority will shun its message and everything it stands for. The Nakba Museum could still be an exciting venue, both online and offline. It is ideal for an exhibition about the ongoing suffering of Palestinians in Yarmouk and elsewhere in Syria, the vast majority of whom are experiencing actual displacement for the first time in their lives. It might even host a seminar about the wholesale movement of populations in the wake of World War II, from the Sudetenland to India and Pakistan, and thence to British Palestine. ’d even dare to suggest that they include in that list the 800,000 Jews from the Arab world who lost their homes and livelihoods following Israel’s creation — another hidden nakba that the Arab states, having first violently agitated against their Jewish populations, now depict as a Zionist plot to rip the Jews away from their loving Muslim neighbors. Some histories, it seems, are more memorable than others.

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jection to the term Nakba. George Deek, an articulate young Arab-Israeli diplomat, uses it. When I interviewed him for The Algemeiner last year, he told me, “People were driven out of their homes because of intimidation, or because of the warnings of other leaders. It can’t be described as anything other than a terrible tragedy.” But, Deek added, “The question is not what happened, but why it happened.” To this day, both the Palestinians and the Arab states steadfastly refuse to recognize that the flight of British Mandatory Palestine’s Arabs was, as the historian Benny Morris has said, “a product, direct and indirect” of the attack on Israel. As Deek pointed out to me, “Imagine what things might have been like if the Palestinians would have said to the Jews, ‘Welcome back. This is your home, but it’s also our home, so let’s find a way that we can live here together’.” he problem, then, is not the word “Nakba,” but the manner in which it is interpreted and deployed. If those who use it were to be faithful to the historical record, they would be duty-bound to accept that culpability for the Palestinian refugee issue is shared. I am confident enough, when it comes to Israel’s moral and legal legitimacy, to say that Israel does share some of the culpability, but those who say that Israel is entirely responsible are either ignoring the eliminationist war waged by the Arab states or are silently sympathetic with its aims, aims that have since been picked up by organizations like Hamas. Some will say that the choice of Washing-

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t’s interesting to study the haftorahs, the Prophetic scriptures added to weekly Torah readings. If you first scan the portion of the week and then read the haftorah, inevitably there is a common motif or connection. The rabbis designed it this way, and it’s a good way to see the Torah in its organic flow. I’d like to share a small aspect of this symbiotic relationship between Torah and Prophets via one idea from last week’s texts. Because of a quirk in the Jewish calendar, in certain years the Torah portions read in Israel and abroad are not in sync for a few weeks after Passover. Last week, in the Diaspora, we read two Torah portions, Behar and Bechukotai, while in Israel, it was just one of the two. It’s interesting how the haftorah of Jeremiah 24:6-27 not only echoes the theme of the Torah portion but, last week, also subtly echoes the theme of Jerusalem Day, which fell on Sunday. I don’t usually go for the contrived current-events-must-be-in-this-week’s-Torahportion approach, under which — post facto — the good tidings or the opposite were foretold in that week’s text. So that’s not what I am going for here. But I do find the interconnectedness of Jeremiah to Jerusalem Day illuminating. Heartbreakingly, Moses never reached

the promised land, let alone Jerusalem. And Rabbi Akiva dreamed of one day fashioning a Golden Jerusalem for his beloved Rachel. For millennia, our ancestors were only able to pray and dream of one day touching the stones of the Wailing Wall. Our generation? We can go there whenever we choose. In Behar, one of the great themes is the laws of the Yovel, or Jubilee, when, after 50 years, ownership of land is returned to its original owner. Order is restored, people return home. This is an intricate system of sociological justice. (The language used to describe this transaction is geulah, redemption, but that’s a discussion for another time.) ow, take a look at Jeremiah. He receives the word of G-d, telling him to purchase a piece of real estate in Anatot, Benjamite territory. Details of the purchase ensue. Then the next half of the haftorah records Jeremiah’s prayer, praising G-d’s great redemptive way, even as destruction is all around. Painfully, exile of the Jewish people is already in process, and will soon be complete. Yet, Jeremiah is told to purchase a parcel of the land, with real estate deed and all, and so he does. Here we have a story, not about Yovel but the opposite, a story of the exile of a people not by choice but as punishment. Jeremiah’s real estate purchase is symbolic, and expression of future days when the Jewish people

will return to their land. One day, the Jewish people will be restored and ensconced where they belong. And so it has. In Behar we learn about return. In Jeremiah, we witness exile — but with a caveat that echoes the promise of Behar. While in Behar there seems to be a tone of social justice, in Jeremiah there is an act of faith, the purchase of real estate in a completely destroyed land, at a moment in history devoid of all hope. Jeremiah’s purchase for a future home is an act of hope and faith. Despite the desolation all around, one day … one day … we shall return. As Jeremiah states at the beginning of his prayer in the haftorah: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall be bought again in this land.” He was the tragic Prophet who had to preach gloom, expulsion and destruction to his people. But he colored it with some hope too. This is the Jewish way of life. This is what kept our people going for 2,000 years. Even when there is utter destruction all around, we always, tangibly or intangibly, “buy into” Jerusalem. This yearning is what has returned us, even if only in partial glory, but glorious nonetheless, to our Jerusalem. To Jeremiah’s, to Rabbi Akiva’s, to Naomi Shemer’s, to our grandparents’— and finally to our very own — Jerusalem of Gold.

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As we count, we are all equal in G-d’s eyes RABBI BINNY FREEDMAN THE HEART OF JERUSALEM

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t was the first time, as an officer, that I came under fire. Well, sort of. We were stationed on the edge of the Bekaa valley, in Lebanon, and intelligence had information that terrorists might try to infiltrate south through the valley, under cover of darkness. We had orders to mount an ambush to stop them from getting over the border into Israel. At the ambush site, after sweeping the area for safety, the men lie on the ground in the form of a star, feet on the inside and heads out, with every one given different, over-lapping quadrants they are responsible for watching. For five minutes, nobody moves; you lie in total, tense silence, listening to the sounds of the night for anything that doesn’t seem to fit in. The officer in charge is designated 12 o’clock, and your first sergeant, directly behind you and looking the opposite way, is called six o’clock. This way, everyone gets oriented pretty quickly, and in the event of trouble you don’t have to figure out which direction it’s coming from. All of a sudden, around midnight, night turned into day and the silence exploded into a cacophony of gunfire as they opened up on us. We were lying on a low hill in the middle of a large valley, with a few scattered Arab villages round about, and in the space of about five seconds our entire left flank was filled with the sounds of gunfire. We had obviously come under heavy attack, and our position must have been “made.” At this point there was no longer any point to maintaining silence so I started yelling out commands as loud as I could above the sounds of gunfire. There are a number of things that go through your mind in such a moment, but most of all you discover how good all the training you received really was. They teach you not to wait until you are attacked, but to constantly be thinking what you would do in the event you are attacked, something I had been reviewing in my mind more as a “stay awake” exercise just a moment earlier. Standard procedure is to quickly get everyone in a line facing the enemy (in this case, my three o’clock,) and unleash a barrage of fire in the direction the enemy fire is coming from. You’re not scared, because you know what you are supposed to do, you’re following “the book,” and whatever will happen is pretty

much out of your hands. There’s a recipe and all you have to do is follow it. You can’t really judge distances at night, so you have no way of knowing whether they are near or far; you’re just firing into the night. And then it got scary, because about a minute or so after our first contact, we came under more heavy fire, but this time from behind. This is an incredibly frightening feeling, but at least, again, you have been prepared for it. There is a standard response in such a situation; something I did not imagine I would ever have to employ, but which nonetheless has been ingrained into you by various sadistic commanders in Officer’s course: you split your unit. Half the men continue firing forward, and the other half turn around and are firing back to your six. And then it got out of control. Having radioed Battalion that we were in need of either a withdrawal order, or back-up units, we suddenly came under fire again, from a third direction, and seconds later from a fourth. In fact, it seemed the entire valley was alive with gunfire, along with an anti-tank shell that came screaming down from a Syrian position up in the mountains a few clicks away. Clearly, we were in way over our heads. Orders were given to get us out and we began pulling down off the hilltop back in the direction of the trail where there was a covered wood with a ditch I had seen earlier that I thought would give us more cover. I was still struggling with just how we had been detected and why no one had heard anything when, just as quickly as it all began, it stopped. The entire valley just went dead. This was really eerie, and rather unnerving as well, as it meant there was one organized command center calling the shots, and this was obviously a unit much larger than any we had been briefed even existed in Southern Lebanon. We made it in a couple of minutes back down to the ditch, at which point I ordered a count-off. This is standard procedure; you need to know, is everyone with you, are there any wounded? The seconds that ticked off as each man, awed by the sudden silence, whispered his number were like a lifetime for me. I cannot begin to describe the wave of relief that swept over me when I realized that not only were all my men present and accounted for, but not one of them had gotten even so much as a scratch.

And then the call came in over the radio that explained the entire course of events. You see, living in Israel, in a Jewish state, I had completely forgotten that Dec 31st is also New Year’s Eve. And all the Christian villages in the area, not being able to afford fireworks, just shot off all their ammunition instead! Needless to say, by this time headquarters decided our position was blown and we headed back to base for what ended up being the first good night’s sleep in a long time. ounting — giving each person a number — whether in the army, in a classroom, or on a field trip, is an idea that merits consideration. Why do we need numbers? How do we utilize them? Simply put, numbers allow us to designate individual items as part of a larger group. When something is given a number it is essentially made equal, or equivalent on some level, to every other object included in that list of numbers. All of which makes one wonder what is really at the root of the commandment, at the beginning of this week’s portion: “Se’u et rosh kol adat B’nei Yisrael be’mispar shemot tifke’du otam, atah ve’Aharon.” (“Count each head of the congregation of Israel, according to their families … count them … you [Moshe] and Aaron.” (Numbers 1:2-3) What is the purpose of this massive counting? Obviously, G-d doesn’t need a count, we do. Like every other process given us by Hashem, there is a message hidden within this seemingly innocuous command. More challenging is the fact that it seems we just finished counting everyone a few months ago. Indeed, Rashi himself (1:1) points out that there were actually three instances where the Jewish people were counted — in their first 13 months in the desert: after they left Egypt following the debacle of the Golden calf, and just prior to the time when the Shechinah (the Divine Presence) came to rest in the newly dedicated Mishkan. Unlike the previous counts, the task now is not the responsibility of Moshe alone (hence here the word used for counting is se’u — count in the plural, as opposed to the word sah, in the singular, in Exodus 30:12, where the command is given only to Moshe). What is so special about this particular counting that merits the special inclusion of Aaron in the counting? Lastly, Rashi (1:1) shares a couple of

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note-worthy points. Sensitive to the question of G-d’s need for a numerical accounting of anything, Rashi suggests that the reason for this and all counts of the Jewish people is “Mi’toch chibatan le’fanav” (“Because of their affection before Him.”) How does counting signify G-d’s love? And why is there a need, at this juncture, for a demonstration of that love? Indeed, Rashi makes the point that Hashem loves us all the time, suggesting that because of this great love, “Moneh otam kol sha’ah” (“He counts them [the Jewish people] all the time”) e have spoken previously love — the Hebrew word is ahava, from the root hav (or yahav), to give. Love is all about giving, which is what distinguishes it from lust, which is all about taking. So if Rashi points out that this counting is a demonstration of Hashem’s love for us, then that means it is symbolic of what G-d has really given us. When we are counted together as a people, we become one, equal parts of a whole. If I am counting fruits, for example, even though bananas and pears are very different, I may not be interested in the difference between different fruits, I am focusing on the commonality of all fruits as edible items. And when we are counted as individuals, we are focusing on the common ground we share as people. It is worth noting that this Shabbat’s portion of Bamidbar, when almost always falls on the Shabbat before the festival of Shavuot which celebrates the receiving of the Torah at Sinai. The moment of the giving of the Torah at Sinai is often described as the wedding of the Jewish people and their beloved G-d. So if Shavuot is the wedding, then this Shabbat is what is known as the Shabbat Kallah, the Shabbat when the bride and groom, in their respective communities, celebrate the beginning of the relationship they are about to enter. It is fitting, then, that this week focuses on the essence of this relationship. At the foot of Sinai, 3,200 years ago, the Jewish people are described (Exodus 19) as having encamped as one — one people, with one heart. At Sinai, we all stood together — the prophets and the plumbers, the scholars and the shoemakers — all one and equal in the eyes of G-d. Perhaps this is the point of such a count: to remind us that at the heart of it all, every one of us is equal before Hashem. May Hashem bless us all, soon, to be able to see the beauty in every one of us so that we can rediscover and rebuild that incredible moment of oneness we shared together once, long ago, beneath a small mountain deep in the Sinai desert.

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As our count ends, make it quality over quantity RABBI AVI BILLET PARSHA OF THE WEEK

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n Parshat Emor, the Torah tells us, “You shall then count for yourselves seven complete weeks after the day following the [Passover] holiday when you brought the omer as a wave offering.” (Vayikra 23:15) The term “seven complete weeks” is used by the Ta”z (R David HeLevi) and others as proof that Maariv on the eve of Shavuot is not to begin until after the stars have appeared. This delay is meant to assure that the Sefirat haOmer period is over (the weeks are “completed”), so that the holiday of Shavuot can commence. Is this a proper argument? Could the Torah’s terminology in this case be used to prevent the holiday from starting earlier? Shabbat often begins early. Sukkot begins early. Even Pesach may begin early, as the Shulchan

Arukh states in 472:1: “One’s table should be set when it is still daytime, to be able to eat immediately when it gets dark. … However, he should not say Kiddush until it is dark.” The Mishnah Berurah notes that one is not obligated to begin eating at nightfall, but if it helps the children stay up, the earlier one starts, post nightfall, the better. Obviously, if the meal can begin immediately at nightfall, Maariv will have been prayed a little earlier. While shuls should certainly follow their customs, it is worthy to note that the Magen Avraham (R Avraham Gombiner) uses the same verse from Vayikra to teach us that just like at Pesach, “We do not say Kiddush until the stars have come out.” (Shulchan Arukh 494, Introduction) Apparently, either Maariv or Kiddush must wait until the stars have come out. But maybe the premise of the argument is based on an error. Or, to say it a little nicer, maybe the reading of the word “complete” is inaccurate. The Ktav V’hakabalah (Rabbi Yaakov Zvi Mecklenburg) notes that the word used in Vayikra 23:15 to describe the seven weeks is

“temimot,” which more often means perfect or wholesome. The word the Torah does not use is “shleimot,” which would more precisely mean complete or full. He defines temimot as a qualitative form of completion, while shleimot would be the proper term to be utilized for a quantitative assessment of completion. In other words, the way the Torah depicts the completeness of the seven weeks, using the word temimot, would more accurately be defined as an instruction to make the seven weeks qualitatively whole. Quoting a midrash (Vayikra Rabba Emor 28), the Ktav V’hakabalah suggests that what makes the seven weeks perfect or wholesome has nothing to do with a timeclock that says the seven weeks are full or complete only when the stars have come out at the end of the 49th day. The temimot weeks are achieved when the Children of Israel use the time of Sefirat ha’Omer to fulfill G-d’s will. While I personally think it is OK to rely on the Magen Avraham to have Maariv a little earlier as long as Kiddush is after nightfall, it is understood that others will follow the Ta”z

and Mishnah Berurah and wait for Maariv to start that late. Certainly this year, with Shavuot starting at the end of Shabbat, it is likely most people would wait anyway. But let us not lose sight of the important lesson the Ktav ve’Hakabalah is teaching us. Our Sefirat ha’Omer period was meant to be a time of introspection, of qualitative preparation for the celebration of Matan Torah, of reliving the experience of being given the gift of the Torah. Did we make the seven weeks temimot, wholesome and perfect? Do we live our lives yearning and aiming for this kind of completion — a qualitative one? Or are we living our Jewish lives trying to be shleimot — do we merely tick off checks and fill in boxes in the proverbial achievement chart of our lives? Do we measure our Jewish achievements in quantity, or in quality? Let us let the qualitative interpretation of temimus be a charge to all of us to make every day count on a much higher level than “another day gone.” Quantity is easily measured. But quality is the hallmark of a meaningful life.

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n his essay “Megillat Ruth and the Story of Yehuda and Tamar: A Study in Biblical Contrast,” Rabbi Alex Israel of the Pardes Institute quotes the following the following from “Ruth Rabba” 2:14: “Rabbi Zera said: This Megilla contains not impurity nor purity, not the forbidden nor the permitted. Nonetheless it has been written to publicize the extent of the reward that is bestowed upon people who engage in acts of kindness and welfare — gamilus chasadim.” The Book of Ruth, Megilas Rus, is all of four chapters consisting of a total of 85 verses. It was hard to believe that this year alone, two scholars each separately and independently from each other wrote two high quality extensive commentaries, one containing 487 pages, and the other 400 pages. This column’s primary focus will be on the first, “Ruth: From Alienation to Monarchy” (Maggid Books, 2015) by Dr. Yael Ziegler, a lecturer in Bible at the Herzog Academic College and at Matan Jerusalem. This book explains the narrative of the midrashic details that serve to teach us the deeper meaning of the plot, sub-plot and events, and especially the interactive roles played by Ruth and Boaz. The author demonstrate show these distinct individuals, each in their own way, perform small acts of kindness that ultimately serve to change the course of history thus restoring hope to the Jewish people of that most troubled era. In her written reply to this writer, Dr. Ziegler notes the following: “This book is a book of chesed, but not just ordinary chesed. This book records acts of extraordinary chesed, the kind that even undermines one’s own interests in order to do chesed with the other. This is of course the case with Ruth, whose every act involves

selflessness to the point of self-abnegation. While this chesed may not be expected from the ordinary citizen, it is an absolute sine qua non for our leaders, and especially our kings. Having so much power concentrated in the hands of one dynastic family is a recipe for tyranny and debauchery, unless this king is able to take his own interests out of the picture. Ruth is the worthy Mother of Kingship because of the specific type of chesed that she practices, advocates and models for her monarchical descendants.” In her introduction, Dr. Ziegler sets up the scenes to follow in her excellent essay, commentaries to the Book of Ruth with the following perceptive teaching: “The Book of Ruth documents the manner in which people lead their humdrum lives, without dramatic events, obvious conflicts, or extraordinary miracles. And yet, while it records ordinary interactions, it also features the extraordinary behavior of two great individuals who succeed in reversing the negative direction that society has taken during the period of the judges. This is a deeply optimistic story, despite its setting in one of the most troubled periods of biblical history. Ruth and Boaz teach us how two individuals can act in accordance with their own conscience and in contrast to the social alienation and apathy that prevails. In doing so, they offer the possibility of bringing this lawless and hopeless situation to an end, and pave the way toward a well-functioning society in which the nation can build a strong and unified house.” Given the seriously troubled times that we all live in today, the Book of Ruth, as demonstrated in this commentary, will surely serve as a worthy tool toward pointing the way to a more focused, competent, honest, and truly efficient form of governance that will ensure our personal as well as national safety in the many days to come. Further consideration in this discussion must also seriously consider the reasoning as to why the reading of Ruth occurs on the Festival of Shavuot. Rabbi Alex Israel in his conclusion to the teaching cited above explains

the following: “It certainly strikes me that Ruth and Matan Torah represent an ideal balance. The epic event of Matan Torah represents a national commitment to G-d and Torah, a Bein Adam LaMakom event par excellence. The Book of Ruth is a perfect counterbalance. This is a story of a few private individuals, who also demonstrate absolute commitment. Commitment here is to people, to human dignity, to the values of Bein Adam Lechavero.” The other work dealing with Ruth is, “Rising Moon: Unraveling the Book of Ruth” (Renana Publishers, 2015) by Rabbi Moshe Miller, with approbations by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, Rabbi Berel Wein, Dr. David Shatz and Professor Elisheva Carlebach. This work by Rabbi Miller, a distinguished musmach of Ner Yisrael, is formatted in the traditional verse/ commentary page style. In describing his method, Rabbi Miller concludes his preface: “G-d judges, evaluates, and analyzes by never losing sight of the forest for the trees. Every detail is lovingly and individually assessed within its context, with the environment remaining in full view, even at the very moment that the individual is assessed alone. Although our vision is not devine, G-d’s approach is a model for our own judgment and evaluation. Text must never be uncoupled from its context.” These are wise observations and a wise

admonition for all of us to heed as we read and learn from these sacred and profound commentaries this coming Shavuot holiday. And, speaking of Shavuot itself, I wish to conclude this essay with the following teaching of that great interpreter of the American Sephardic community, Rabbi Eli Mansour, entitled, “The Custom to Read Megilat Ruth on Shavuot.” “It is customary to read Megilat Ruth on Shavuot, and several different reasons have been given for this custom. The Mordechi in Masechet Megilla as cited by the Rama in Darchei Moshe explains that the story of Ruth took place during the harvest season, around the time of Shavuot, and it is therefore appropriate to read this story on this holiday. Others explain that at the time of Matan Torah, the Jewish people underwent a process of ‘conversion,’ for, like converts, they had been obligated only in the Seven Noachide Laws, and then committed themselves to the Torah’s 613 commands. [Interestingly, the Hebrew word ‘gerut’ has the numerical value of 620, corresponding to the 613 Biblical commands plus the seven mitzvot instituted by the Sages.] Therefore, on the day we celebrate Matan Torah, we read the story of Ruth, which tells of Ruth’s conversion and acceptance of the mitzvot.’’ Rabbi Mansour concludes this most valued teaching by noting that ‘’we read Megilat Ruth as a reminder that accepting the Torah included not only our obligations toward G-d, but also our obligations to other people. The story of Ruth is all about chesed. … We read this story to remind ourselves that kindness and sensitivity to other people is part and parcel of our acceptance of the Torah.”

Russia never OK’d automatic sanctions snapbacks JEFF DUNETZ POLITICS TO GO

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ast week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the CorkerMenendez Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act. The bill may turn out to be nothing more than window dressing, with Congress not voting to approve an Iran pact but, potentially to disapprove, a pact — which means a two-thirds presidential veto-proof majority will be necessary to kill a bad deal, in contrast to a simple majority to approve one. While the president is fighting for his Iran nuclear pact over the objections of the majority of Congress, his Arab allies and Israel, another element of his promised agreement is falling apart. One of the items the president promised would be included in any deal is an automatic snapback of sanctions should Iran violate the deal. At a press conference with the prime minister of Italy in mid-April, Obama said the snapback provisions were a key part of the deal. Apparently no one told that to Russia or China, according to Bloomberg News, which reported that Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vitaly Churkin, said that “there can be no automaticity, none whatsoever” in reimposing sanctions if Iran violates the terms of an

agreement. While the Obama administration maintains that Russia agreed “in principle” to the need for an sanctions snapback mechanism (under which sanctions would be reimposed automatically, without a U.N. Security Council vote, if Iran fails to comply with the agreement), Russian has offered no corroboration of its assent. “Putin isn’t going to want to let the U.S. and European allies get their way on Iran without Russia’s agreement, said Yury Barmin, an analyst at the Delma Institute in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates,” Bloomberg reported, quoting Barmin as stating: “It’s highly doubtful to me that Russia could agree to automatic renewal of sanctions against Iran if there are violations. Russia may agree to discuss the issue at the U.N. Security Council, but not to quickly reapply economic measures.” Those statements really shouldn’t really surprise anyone except those who believe the Administration has been honest all along about what is in the deal. As previous reports have mentioned, both Iran and France also disagree with President Obama about elements in the framework deal. Toward the very end of the Lausanne ne-

gotiations, which produced the framework agreement in April, Reuters was reporting that the Russians and Chinese were still rejecting the automatic snapback. Nevertheless, when the framework deal was announced, President Obama declared from the Rose Garden as fact that “if Iran violates the deal, sanctions can be snapped back into place.” Just a week after the Rose Garden announcement, the Associated Press reported that, no, “Russia and China will probably refuse to accept any process that sees them sacrifice their veto power [in the U.N. Security Council].” At the end of April, the American Enterprise Institute quoted Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Sergey Ryabkov as saying exactly what Churkin had told Bloomberg News. Ryabkov said, “In the hypothetical situation that Iran should fail to honor its commitments, then this process should not in any way be automatic.” And yet the word coming from the Administration is they have been proceeding as if the automatic snapback is a real thing that could actually be in the final agreement. Part of the reason for this subterfuge is that Obama had assured lawmakers for years that sanction relief would be phased out only

For Obama, getting a deal is more important than getting a good deal.

as Iran met a series of nuclear obligations. But after Lausanne, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei set a new red line in which he demanded that the relief must be immediate. The administration began trying to find ways to concede to the Ayatollah’s demand without violating its promises to “phase out” sanctions. According to the Wall Street Journal, a $50 billion signing bonus for Iran was added to the deal. Apparently the signing bonus failed to convince Iran to move off the demand for immediate sanctions relief, so instead the administration went all-in on snapback. At his press conference with Italian Prime Minister Renzi in the middle of April, the president signaled the he was prepared to cave on upfront sanctions relief because, as he told journalists, what was actually important was the snapback: “With respect to the issue of sanctions coming down, I don’t want to get out ahead of John Kerry and my negotiators. ... Our main concern here is making sure that if Iran doesn’t abide by its agreement that we don’t have to jump through a whole bunch of hoops in order to reinstate sanctions. That’s our main concern.” If Obama chose to be honest with America, something he has rarely done since the Iranian negotiations began, he would admit that snapbacks are not in the realm of possibility. But it seems that getting a deal is far more important than getting a good deal.

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ess can be more. Sometimes it isn’t. Keep this in mind as you select an image for an online professional or social site. Interesting persons with interesting faces should have more character than boring persons with or without interesting faces. Some photographers can sculpt life with light to empower, enhance and embolden the faces of interesting persons. Bland, boring, blank faces of any age or gender benefit from skilled use of photographic techniques. The fact is that in real-life situations a subject may look as they did in the skilled photographer’s image. But because those images are inspired and inspiring, that person in reallife, under normal every day conditions, likely will not and should not be expected to appear with the same strength of character and strong willed expression viewed in his “portrait.” A real portrait must convey something other than merely how a person looks. It tells us something about that person other than appearances. Great people often are remembered by an image created in a moment of being great —reaching a goal, making a point, achieving the impossible. That image then becomes their timeless portrait. But in some small way, each of us can have our moments of greatness too. That is a potential we probably all aspire to, and that is far from blandness. Mug shots are the opposite. They identify the subject. They show how the person looks. We are physically three-dimensional, but mug shots barely show a hint of the third

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A lavaya for Amtrak train derailment victim Justin Zemser, 20, took place last Friday in Hewlett at Riverside-Boulevard Chapel on Broadway. Zemser, of Rockaway Beach, was the youngest of eight people who died in the crash on May 12. A sophomore at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, Zemser was heading home to visit his parents when the train went off the tracks. The Jewish Press on Wednesday described Zemser “as a promising soul who had just recently begun to immerse himself in the world of Torah learning.â€? Rabbi Mordechai Beer, Torah Mates coordinator at Oorah, said that after helping to teach Justin to read Hebrew at the time of his Bar Mitzvah, he stayed in touch. While Justin expressed interest in studying with a Torah Mate, the boy’s busy academic and extracurricular schedule at Beach Channel High School always seemed to preclude it. Sandy Eller reported in the Jewish Press: “Justin’s acceptance to the United States Naval Academy may have been a positive development for the teen who aspired to become a Navy SEAL, but it was exactly the opposite for Rabbi Beer, who longed to introduce the teen to the world of Torah. “ ‘I ďŹ gured his childhood dream had ďŹ nally

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come true but I lost mine, to get him a Torah Mate,’ said Rabbi Beer. ‘The schedule at the Naval Academy is so rigorous that I knew he wouldn’t have any free time.’ “Ever the optimist, Rabbi Beer continued

reaching out to Justin during his ďŹ rst year at Annapolis, but the answer he received was exactly what he expected to hear. The freshman simply had no free time. “But seven months ago, Rabbi Beer was

shocked to get a phone call saying that Justin, who was now serving as the vice president of the Naval Adademy’s Jewish Midshipmen’s Club, wanted to take ona Torah Mate. “ ‘He said he wanted to learn to understand Hebrew, that he would love to learn Chumash and to understand the weekly Torahy portion,’ said Rabbi Beer.â€? Justin and his Torah Mate Tzvi Aryeh Rubinfeld started with Bereishis last October and continued learning, Justin’s schedule permitting, Eller reported. Along with family and friends from his Rockaway Beach community, about 160 classmates of Zemser’s from the Naval Academy attended his funeral service, which was streamed live over the Internet. Capt. Brandy Souble, a Naval Academy superintendent, recalled how excited Zemser was about a recent trip to Israel during his spring break. “My ofďŹ ce is not a place where people like to be,â€? she said. “But he came into see me, and spoke passionately, just overcome with emotion about his experience in Israel. He’d said the experience was life changing. He’d said, ‘I will go back.’ A part of me feels he’s already there.â€?Zemser was buried at Old MonteďŹ ore Cemetery in St. Albans. The family sat shiva through Tuesday. Vanessa Parker contributed to this report.

Jewish women entrepreneurs set Far Rockaway event matter. There is an amazing collaborative energy and it is truly a gratifying experience to be involved with the JWE.� After the workshop, there will be a networking session, enabling members to meet and exchange ideas. “There are many resources out there for women entrepreneurs, but for those who are Jewish - particularly observant women entrepreneurs there is little that can offer comprehensive, holistic and appropriate support,� said JWE founder Chava Appel-Fishman. “We are thrilled to introduce our new local chapter, and foster networking, learning and collaboration that helps propel the success of talented, motivated women.� Since its inception in 2011, the JWE has hosted two annual conferences, attracting women throughout the country. The most recent conference, boasted attendance of more than 500 women from 13 states, said Appel-Fishman, adding that more than 1,100 women have been supported by the organization to date. The JWE seeks to offer Jewish women professional help through a three-pronged

approach: • Substantive business education through regular webinars and resources offered on the organization’s website • Mentoring programs that match successful entrepreneurs with women in similar industries to share expertise and provide support and guidance • Community-building programs such as conferences and local chapter meet-ups that help professional women by linking them with other professionals in their region and providing business workshops. “While men are more apt to talk about business in a social setting, women usually discuss non-work related topics when they get together,â€? said Appel-Fishman. “As a result, many women don’t realize the potential of their friends and neighbors to help them in their professional lives.â€? To register for the event, women are encouraged to sign up in advance at tinyurl. com/FTFR-June2 The cost is $15 prepaid or $20 at the door. For more information, visit thejwe.com, email FTFR@thejwe.com, or call 510-205-6599.

Gun culture of Palestinians is a concern

clans have them, terrorists have them, criminals have them. Guns are a feature of Palestinian life. Even though the PA regime has one of the largest per capita police forces in the world, the PA police make no serious effort to conďŹ scate the guns. The PA makes no effort to discourage this gun culture. On the contrary, the PA’s schools and media teach young Palestinians that those who use guns—to kill Jews—are heroes and martyrs. It’s bad enough that Palestinian society is already rife with such attitudes. Now try to imagine what would happen if the Obama administration and the United Nations force Israel to accept the creation of an independent, sovereign “Palestine.â€? Israel would be faced with an entire state rooted in a culture of guns and violence. For real peace, that culture must be transformed—not next year, but now. Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New Jersey, is the father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in a Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995.

JWE The Jewish Women Entrepreneur, a national nonproďŹ t organization that empowers Jewish women to launch and grow successful businesses, is ofďŹ cially opening a Five Towns Far Rockaway City Chapter on Tuesday, June 2, at 8 pm. Facilitator for the evening — which will take place at the Machon Basya Rochel Seminary, 137 Lawrence Ave. in Lawrence — is Deborah Gallant, founder and CEO of Bold Business Works. This event will provide attendees an opportunity to learn, and build strategic partnerships within the community,â€? said Rivka Lock, one of the chapter’s leaders and an entrepreneur with her own business. “At events like these women whom you don’t even know own a business, come out of the woodwork.â€? Fellow chapter leader Judy Naamat, a patent attorney with Locke Lord, says she expects women from a wide range of ďŹ elds such as sales, technology, children’s therapy and other home based businesses, to attend. “The JWE brings together women whose cumulative knowledge and shared experiences, beneďŹ t all members,â€? she said.

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nother Palestinian teenager was shot to death last weekend. You didn’t hear about the latest killing? Maybe that’s because she was shot by Palestinians, not by Israelis. That kind of news, it seems, is not ďŹ t to print. Ilaa al-Araj, age 16, was shot in the head by gunďŹ re that erupted during a wedding in Balata, in Palestinian Authority (PA)-controlled territory. Palestinian Arabs bring their shotguns to weddings because it is a staple of their culture to ďŹ re guns in celebration on such occa-

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The group also spans the spectrum of the Orthodox community. “It’s an incredible thing,â€? notes Henya Storch, of the Storch Agency International. “Women of all afďŹ liations — it really doesn’t

sions. It’s a “common practice,â€? according to the Palestinian news agency Ma’an. In 2006, Ma’an recalled, three young Arab girls were killed by such gunďŹ re at a wedding in the PA city of Jenin. Jews like to use noisemakers and musical instruments to express their joy at weddings. The Boston Globe didn’t consider Ilaa’s death newsworthy. Nor, for that matter, did the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post or, it seems, any major American daily newspaper. Why the silence? For editors who are hostile to Israel, it’s a non-story. Can’t blame the Israelis, no point in reporting it. As one editor told me, “a dog biting a man is not news.â€? It’s the same reason that American newspapers almost never report on so-called “honor killingsâ€?—when Palestinian

Muslims murder their female relatives on suspicion that the women violated some Islamic moral stricture (such as speaking to men). For editors who want to make the Palestinians look good—so that Americans will sympathize with their cause—the story is a problem. It makes Palestinians look violent and reckless. These editors want Americans to think that the Palestinians are “just like us.� Acknowledging cultural differences might undermine that agenda. For anyone concerned about Israel, however, the death of Ilaa al-Araj should be big news. In addition to the natural humanitarian sympathy we all feel any time an innocent person loses his or her life—especially at such a young age—there is also a powerful, life-and-death lesson for Israel. The PA’s territory is awash in guns. Tribal

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Saturday May 23 6+$9827 /($51,1* See pages 4 and 5 for an all-night schedule at several local shuls.

Sunday May 24 7(1 &200$1'0(176 ,&( &5($0 follows reading at 11 am. Chabad of the Five Towns, 74 Maple Ave, Cedarhurst. 516-295-2478. 6+$9827 ,&( &5($0 3$57< and dairy buffet with Chabad of Merrick-Bellmore-Wantagh. Preceded by a reading of the Ten Commandments. 5:30 pm. At home of Rabbi and Mrs. Kramer, 2083 Seneca Gate, Merrick. 516-833-305.

Tuesday May 26 $57 .,%%87= offers a shared, multidisciplinary space where artists can experience a retreat-like residency. Through Sept 10. Governor’s Island. artkibbutzny@gmail.com

Wednesday May 27 ),') $118$/ &20081,7< (9(17 to beneďŹ t the soldiers of the IDF. Saluting our community’s active duty lone soldiers with master of ceremonies Ben Brafman, Esq. 7 pm. Sephardic Temple, 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst. 646-274-9661, Deborah.Sason@ďŹ df.org

Sunday May 31 &(/(%5$7( ,65$(/ 3$5$'( New this year is a one mile run along Fifth Ave prior to the parade. The creative theme for marching groups is “Israel Imagines!� 11 am to 4 pm. Fifth Avenue from 57th to 74th streets, Manhattan. 212-843-9381, MStouber@rubenstein.com ,65$(/ '$< &21&(57 Let your voices be heard! This year’s concert is dedicated to the memory of Gilad Shaar, Naftali Frenkel and Eyal Yifrach HY’D. Remarks from Gov. Mike Huckabee, MK Danny Danon, former UN Amb. John Balton, and others. Performances by Gad Elbaz, Alex Clare, LIPA!, Shloime Dachs and more. Free admission. 2:30 pm to 7:30 pm. SummerStage in Central Park (enter Park at Fifth Avenue and 72 Street), Manhattan. 917-650-5623 &(/(%5$7( ,65$(/ )(67,9$/ intended for New Yorkers of all faiths, ethnicities, and walks of life. $5 to $15. 2 to 7 pm. Pier 94 off West Side Highway, Manhattan. 212-362-1307.

Monday June 1 %(7:((1 7+( &29(56 book club discusses of “The Children Act� by Ian McEwan. 1:30 pm to 3 pm. Friedberg JCC, 15 Neil Court, Oceanside. Corey Katz, Director of Adult Services, 516-634-4151, ckatz@friedbergjcc.org

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Monday June 8 $118$/ &$1725,$/ &21&(57 in memory of Cantor Moshe Ehrlich z�l. Featuring Cantors Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Yaakov Lemmer, Chaim Dovid Berson, Joel Kaplan, Daniel Gildar. Conducted by Cantor Eric Freeman. 7:45 pm. Congregation Beth Shalom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence. 516-569-3600.

Friday June 12 &%6 <287+ 6+$%%$7 Come join us as our teens and youth take over and lead our main shul davening for Friday night and Shabbat davening. Any parents interested in helping to sponsor our shul Kiddush for youth Shabbat please email MosheCohen.CBSYouth@gmail.com

Here’s how to list an event in the FREE Jewish Star Calendar The Jewish Star is pleased to publish a comprehensive calendar of events for the Orthodox Jewish communities on Long Island. This is a free service. Organizations are invited to send information to Calendar@TheJewishStar.com, including a brief description of event, name and address of venue, price of admission (or specify free), and a phone or email where readers can conďŹ rm the event or request more information. Submissions may also include a hi-res photo promoting the event (for instance, a featured speaker or honoree). The earlier events are submitted, the more weeks they may run. Deadline is Friday noon.

Campus ďŹ ght over MLK‌ Continued from page 7 U.S. Department of Homeland Secu-rity will label her a terrorist if she sides with Hezbollah, but denies that pro-Palestinian organizations are aligned with doctrines of hate. “For it or against it?â€? Horowitz persists, demanding an answer regarding Albarhi’s opinion on Hezbollah’s rhetoric. Finally, Albarhi leans toward the microphone and says decisively, “For it.â€? (Though Albarhi later denied supporting Nasrallah’s comments.) Indeed, similar YouTube clips and social media debates reveal the intensity of student opinions regarding Israel, as well as the animosity directed at Jewish students and professors. Horowitz believes that one common Israeli public relations strategy — the spotlighting of “all the wonderful things Israel has accomplished, from medical inventions and agricultural advances to being tolerant of gaysâ€? — falls short as a proper defense of the Jewish state’s policies. From his perspective, history is what provides a legitimate justiďŹ cation for Israel to exist under its present borders. He cites the original Palestinian Liberation Organization slogan declaring a fundamental intention to “push [the Jews] into the seaâ€? as clearcut evidence that Israel does not have a partner for peace. “You have to call it what it is,â€? Horowitz tells JNS.org. “You cannot make peace with people who want to kill you. These are literally Nazis ‌ planning another Holocaust openly.â€? Against the backdrop of that sense of urgency, Horowitz advocates a robust and

unapologetic public relations campaign on the part of pro-Israel advocates as the only way to repair the damage done to Israel’s image by its enemies. The press release that launched his JewHatredOnCampus.org initiative lists anti-Jewish acts such as “Israeli Apartheid Weekâ€? (the annual anti-Israel showcase on campuses around the world), the interruption of university activities by staging mock “checkpointsâ€? on campus, the hosting of speakers on campus that call for the destruction of the Jewish state, and harassment and violence against Jewish and pro-Israel students. Horowitz’s efforts to counter anti-Israel and anti-Semitic rhetoric has sparked many contentious debates at the more than 400 college campus visits he says he has made. CUFI speakers are similarly accustomed to meeting ďŹ ery opposition. On the same day as the recent Columbia event, CUFI Outreach Coordinator Kasim Hafeez — a British Muslim of Pakistani origin and a jihadist-turnedZionist — had Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) activists walk out on a speech he gave at the University of Toledo. Horowitz concedes that the current debate over Israel on campus is a shallow shouting match to which he contributes his own propaganda. He expresses his desire for an “informed scholarly debate,â€? but says of pro-Palestinian advocates, “I don’t believe there is an honest way for them to argue their cause ‌ [when their] side wants to annihilate the other.â€?

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