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Celebrating Israel!

By Karen C. Green Record turnout, and a jam-packed parade route lined Fifth Avenue this past Sunday at the Celebrate Israel parade, commemorating the 64th anniversary of the State’s founding. With glorious weather and picture perfect skies, the parade attracted hundreds of thousands of cheering spectators viewing a colorful and spirited assortment of floats, the most floats to date in the parade.

In addition to yeshivot, and shuls, marching bands, such as the Upper Schuylkill marching band of Hazel Township, Pennsylvania and dance troupes, such as Sisters in Motion made their way up the parade route and got the crowd pumped. “Of the total of 35,000 marchers that participated, more than 200 groups marched, 40 of which for the first time,” according to David Newman, Executive Director of JCRC-LI, parade organizer. “The day was great, there was a positive vibe, and a huge showing of support,” said Newman gleefully.

A short spritz at 2:30 p.m. did not put a damper on the exhuberant mood of the day.

Festivities continued in Central Park adjacent to the parade at the 19th Annual Israel Day Concert, sponsored by the Israel Concert-in-the-Park Committee, Dr. Joseph Frager, Organizer and Dr. Paul and Drora Brody, Chairpersons and in association with Young Israel Chovevei Zion. Special Guest Speaker MK Danny Danon addressed the crowd, and musical talent Yehuda Green headlined.

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Magen LI-YILC outlines camp safety for parents

By Malka Eisenberg Dr. Susan K. Schulman, a Boro Park based pediatrician and author of “Understanding Your Children’s Health,” addressed a riveted audience of over 50 men and women Monday evening at Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst, about the hazards facing children today, especially in summer camp.

The talk ranged from daily summer topics of sunscreen and water safety to con-

cerns with sexual abuse. “Children need to be immunized against this type of abuse,” she warned. “It is like a disease. We have to strengthen their gut, their understanding, about what safety matters are, so they are able to say, ‘I know my mommy told me something like this might happen.’”

Keeping Our Children Safe in Camp: A Community-Wide Program for Parents, was sponsored by Magen LI. Dr. David Pelcovitz,

Straus Professor of Psychology and Education, Azrieli Graduate School, Yeshiva University, also spoke on child safety.

“The children you are talking to now will talk to their own children,” noted Schulman.

The problems with child and sexual abuse, were “always there,” she said. The children “never came forward, the abuser kept abusing.”

In a rapid, pointed, sharply worded, rat-

tat-tat delivery, Dr. Schulman laid out guidelines for the overall safety of children. Parents and children have to “learn the basics on how to keep the whole body safe, not just from molesters,” she said.

“Hydration,” she announced, tell your children that they “gotta drink, gotta drink, gotta drink. Kids are fainting every day, they are throwing up from dehydration. You don’t

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By Malka Eisenberg As part of Midreshet Shalhevet’s mentoring program, and as an extension of their course Nashim b’Halacha (Women in Jewish Law), the seniors met with Dr. Penina Dien-

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stag, a resident at Downstate Medical Center and a yoetzet halacha for a shiur, discussion and question and answer session last Friday.

Dienstag began by addressing the question of women’s “place.” She referred to Parshat Shmini, summarizing an idea from Rabbi Baruch Simon, how the eighth day of putting up the Mishkan was a tremendous simcha and yet Aharon’s two sons died, so there were mixed feelings. There were many firsts that day and the language is similar to the story of creation. She noted that one feels joy, simcha, when fulfilling your place, when you are comfortable with what you’re doing. The jobs and parts of the mishkan mirrored creation where G-d created everything with an individual purpose.

Both Rav Soloveitchik and Dr. Penina Dienstag, Rav Kook pointed resident and yoetzet out that just as halacha.

Hashem is yichidi, unique and the only one in the world, so each person is yachid, unique, she explained. We are purposeless before creation. Hashem wants us to fulfill our role, we have the strength of the command of Hashem, our place, our job.

Nishmat Founder and Dean, Rabbanit Chana Henkin began the yoetzet program, not as a challenge to authority, said Dienstag, but to fill a need. She noticed masorati women who followed taharat hamishpacha (the laws of intimate personal and family matters, fertility and women’s health), driving to mikveh on Shabbat, realizing that they had questions but would not approach a rabbi for answers. The Keren Ariel Women’s Halachic Institue of Nishmat was founded in 1997 to train Yoatzot Halacha or women halachic consultants. The program, directed by Rabbi Yaacov Varhaftig, Dean, and Rabbi Yehuda Herzl Henkin, requires two years, over 1000 hours, of intensive study with rabbinic authorities in taharat hamishpacha. The women chosen to enter the Institute are married, possess extensive Torah scholarship, leadership ability and are dati (Orthodox religious) and also study medical texts, infertility, psychology, physiology, women’s health, gynecology, family dynamics and sexuality.

“It’s more challenging than medical school,” said Dienstag. “I always liked science and learning Gemara.” She noted that they studied Issur vheter, yoreh Da’ah and it’s divided by the Shulchan Aruch. The exams are based on the Rabbanut bechinot (tests), she said. “You have to know everything by heart from Tanach through the Acharonim.

In medical school in Israel you rotate in different departments and have oral exams.

Here there are four different Roshei Kollel who ask questions.” Penina Dienstag received her medical training at Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University.

“The program,” said Dienstag, “is to make people more comfortable. The relationship with the Rav is important.” She pointed out that the yoetzet halachah helps answer women’s questions relating to religious and health issues within halacha and if there are questions turns to a Rav for a psak (religious decision). The yoatzot only answer questions that don’t involve a psak, staying strictly Continued on page 13

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Continued from page 1 have to send water bottles; they can drink from the sink.”

Give your children spray sunscreen to take to camp, she instructed. “It’s quick and easy, but on the face they have to shmear. It prevents burns and trouble later on. There is no such thing as sun tanning—it’s sun damage.

The skin turns to cracked leather when you get older. Tell them it prevents wrinkles.”

“Swimming,” she stated. “Never swim alone. It’s an absolute rule. You have to be with somebody, the same with boating. All the statistics indicate that the worst things happen when no one is with you.”

She pointed out that Lyme disease can be avoided if you “get the ticks off as soon as they attach; the longer they are there the more likely they will transmit the illness” although not all ticks transmit Lyme disease.

She instructed the parents to tell their children to feel for them; she said the tick feels like a “little scab a little above the skin, very tiny like a little freckle.” She said to feel the skin, comb through the hair with your fingernails, feel the back of the neck, noting that campers are “always exposed to it.”

Dr. Schulman also warned to be aware of eating disorders, recalling one case where a girl essentially stopped eating for an entire month to lose weight for her brother’s wedding. She subsisted on a diet of water and cucumbers, losing 30 pounds. Three other girls copied her. “Anorectic behavior can be addictive,” she warned. “It’s hard to break the control, it sets off a pattern of behavior.

They thought it was cool. I had several land in the hospital.” Children should eat three meals a day and two snacks, incorporating the five a day fruits or vegetables and drinking water. If your child sees a child restricting food not only should they be taught not to copy but they should tell their own mother who would in turn contact the camp. Children should be told that a child restricting food like that will get sick. She noted that they got the best tips on anorectic behavior from classmates.

Two other negative behaviors children, usually boys, pick up in camp is smoking and

Photos by Malka Eisenberg

Left, Susan K. Schulman, M.D. and ,right, David Pelcovitz, Ph.D., discussed safety issues for summer camp at Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst. drinking alcohol. Dr. Schulman stressed that it is important to change the community’s attitude toward smokers, to say to the children when seeing a smoker that he’s a nebich, that we feel sorry for him, that it’s not cool, that he needs a refuah shlaima, that the smoker didn’t know that he would be addicted to it. Say to them “it’ll break my heart if you start smoking or drinking.” She pointed out that many of these “role models” who smoke should get medical help to stop.

Dr. Schulman contributed a chapter in a book by Dr. Pelcovitz and David Mandel of Ohel, “Breaking the Silence: Sexual Abuse in the Jewish Community.” She noted that she gave ten examples for each age group, all drawn from her practice, ranging from little kids to adolescents and above. “We have to teach them how to react if something happens,” she said, “how parents can stop this from happening.”

The first and vitally important step is to emphasize your love to your child. She said parents should say, “’You are my child and I will always love you, even if you get in trou-

Aleinu Family Resource Center Guidelines for Counselor-Camper Contact 1. A counselor may, under no circumstances, hit a child.

2. A counselor may not use abusive or derogatory language with campers.

3. A counselor must ask for help when feeling too stressed to deal with campers in a healthy manner.

4. A staff member who encounters a particularly difficult child will seek the assistance of supervisory or administrative staff.

5. In all dealings with campers, a counselor should strive to respond as opposed to react to children.

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counselor may touch a child only on the hand, shoulder or upper back, with their permission.

■ A counselor may never touch a child against the child’s will (unless in the case of clear and present danger to the child).

■ A counselor may only touch a child in the presence of other adults.

■ A counselor may never touch a child in a place on a child’s body that is normally covered by a bathing suit, unless there is a clear medical necessity, and then only with supervision by another adult.

Counselor Responsibility ■ I understand and accept that I am a

caretaker of children.

■ I understand that there is a clear power difference between myself and campers.

■ I understand that inappropriate touching of a camper can have severe emotional and psychological effects on that camper that can last a lifetime.

■ Campers will not be subjected to “initiation” rites, tricks, or practical jokes that are embarrassing or abusive in any manner.

■ There will be double coverage of campers during changing times.

■ Younger children should be encouraged to change their own clothes as much as possible. Counselors should not change their clothes in front of campers.

■ A staff member will under no circumstance share a bed or sleeping bag with a camper.

■ Counselors will set limits with children who “cling” or hang onto them.

■ Tickling or teasing a camper to the point where the camper is out of control is unacceptable.

■ Creating an atmosphere of mutual respect and modesty will create a safe camp environment for all.

ble, no matter what you say. You’re ours and we love you no matter what happens.’ Don’t sit him down, I don’t believe in sit down sessions. Sneak it in day by day, constantly.”

As far as “touchings” she defined the differences as “yes, no, and I don’t know”: yes is mommy, no is a punch in the nose and I don’t know “makes you feel squishy inside. No one is allowed to touch you if you don’t want, if it makes you feel ichy avoid it. If a counselor jumps into your bed, get out of there, get on the phone to mom and tell. Say no; they don’t want fighters, they want the ones who don’t resist.” They don’t resist because they don’t know to resist, she said, citing a case of a counselor who had a private room between two bunks and brought the campers in there to abuse them.

Dr. Schulman cautioned about girls who are “into touchy-touchy stuff, massaging” each other. “I have seen where the relationship is too physical. It’s not homosexual but something is invested. They shouldn’t be touching all the time. Teach them to keep their private space; nobody has to touch.”

Another threat to children is pornography. “They show pictures to little boys and get their brains jarred. I’ve seen it in every setting, modern to chasidishe. All they need is an iphone. They get it on sites without money. It has the affect of crack cocaine.

It’s a scary thing. Counselors get their jollies ‘educating’ campers. It’s one of the things we have to warn them about, immunize the boys (against it). Have your husband talk about it. Someone may see some pictures; tell them don’t look, close your eyes and get away. Pornography is addictive and it destroys marriages. They say, ‘he’ll get over it once he has a wife’ nisht. I have two every year in my practice; girls get married and two months later they are divorced and pregnant because the boy was into pornography. Have the kids let you know. If you can talk to your kids about pornography they will likely come to you. It’s not about intimacy and relationships, it’s unrealistic views of women and is probably behind a lot of divorce. You have to talk about it, why it’s wrong. Don’t nag; kids develop parent deafness.”

Dr. Pelcovitz stressed the importance of the parent-child relationship. He recounted a case where a pre-school bus driver abused 80 children even though they had been in an “excellent anti-abuse program.” When the children were asked why they didn’t tell, they said that their parents “would kill them.”

“It’s about the process,” he said. “If something happens to them they should know what to do.” Without that if they are abused

“they freeze and potentially it goes on with feelings of guilt and self-blame.”

He recounted a case of a shooting in Los Angeles and some children who were incapacitated by post traumatic stress disorder and others who were fine. A boy who was fine had learned about earthquake preparation; he said that he felt prepared and ran for cover. “He felt enveloped by the protective shield of his parents and the community,” said Pelcovitz.

“As parents, we have to build a protective shield,” said Dr. Schulman. She recounted how the pediatricians of Lakewood were taught to instruct their patients that no one but the doctor with the mother present or the mother can see the parts covered by a bathing suit. Two weeks later, there was a case of attempted abuse and the boy involved started screaming. Adults came running and when he was asked how he knew what to do he said, “Dr. Schwartz told me.”

“It’s simple,” said Pelcovitz. “Let them know they don’t have to silently accept it if it is uncomfortable. If an uncle tickles too much or an aunt kisses too much it’s not abuse, but is unpleasant and you don’t have to accept it. Say something.”

They also discussed the threat of bullying and intimidation, trying to encourage kids to be the anti-bully, to pull in and include those who would be excluded because they are not “cool.” Counselors should be held to normal common sense guidelines: no physical contact, no verbal abuse, two counselors there when kids are changing and, for parents on visiting day, if the child is changed in some way, check on it.

“We have to let our children know that no matter what is out there, they need to know that we continue to be there for them and they can come to us,” said Pelcovitz.

Dr. Schulman recounted an out of state yeshiva that is “under lock-down” where the students go to a mall, rent ipods with pornography overnight, and return them the next day. “We know how to get around parental controls,” she recounted them saying.

Rules without a relationship means rebellion, she stated.

“Everyone said that the program was excellent,” noted Mrs. Naomi Maryles, a local parent. She said that the take home message was the “importance of open communication between you and your child, to always love them and to let them know that they can come to you with anything.” Another message was to “teach your children that they have autonomy over their own body, to respect adults and yet empower them that they are in charge of their own bodies.” She also pointed out that Dr. Schulman hoped that it will become a smaller issue because children will know how to say no and help and protect themselves.

The meeting was sponsored by Magen LI, an organization that was founded following the murder of Leiby Kletzky, a”h, to teach administrators, teachers, parents and children to be aware, to be empowered, and to stay safe. Enlisting the help of activist women in the Five Towns and Rockaways and the Aleinu Family Resource Center of the Jewish Family Service of Los Angeles and its director Debbie Fox and the Safety Kid program, a program was formulated. Twelve yeshivot and day schools in the area participated in rigorous training sessions involving mental health professionals, administrators, teachers, parents and then educating students in kindergarten through fourth or fifth grade.

For a copy of an audio CD of the program call 917-865-0433. Other resources available include Chai Lifeline at 212 699-6646, Achiezer’s 24-hour number 516 791-4444.

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Opinion EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Bloomberg Plans Additional “Big-Soda-Type” Regulations: A Satire (Maybe)

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ast week NYC Mayor Bloomberg, announced his plans to implement a ban on large sodas (more than 16- ounces) and other sugary drinks in virtually every place but the home. Bloomberg has already implemented a ban on trans fats in NYC restaurants, and a rule that fast food and other chain restaurants publicly post the number of calories in their meals.

While I understand that child obesity is an issue across the county, it’s hard to understand where Bloomberg or any government official for that matter gets the right to tell adults how much of any legal substance they can consume.

The ban on sugary drinks and baked goods in public schools (carrots for classroom POLITICO birthday parties?) misTO GO guided as it is, at least takes place in a school system run by and in buildings owned by the city (their house--their rules). There is something however, very disconcerting about a government deciding what I can drink and/ or eat.

I wondered about Bloomberg’s motivation. Even more of Jeff Dunetz a concern was what nanny-state type legislation does the Mayor have up his sleeve next?

As I usually do in situations like this, I sent my Cousin Ben (the spy) to find out if the Mayor was about to hit New Yorkers with anything else. Ben’s mom wanted him to be a doctor but since he was afraid of the sight of blood he went to spy school instead (Did you know that the CIA spy school had a Hillel?)

Within an hour of sending Ben to Gracie Mansion, got a text from Ben, telling me he

would break into the Mayor’s office as soon as left for his morning press conference About 10am my phone rang, I knew it was Ben (well, either Ben or my wife calling to remind me of the errands I promised to run during my lunch hour).

Ben was all excited, “I found it,” he said, “Bloomberg is planning new rules! I found them on his desk right next to a framed picture of Darth Vader with the caption, “NYC I Am Your Father.” I will fax them to you” After reading the new rules I phoned Cousin Ben who was now at his real job. “Are you sure you got the right paper? Did you look at it? This list is totally ridiculous” “ Jeff” Cousin Ben countered, “Are they any more ridiculous than trying to ban adults from adding salt to their food? And look at how that killed the Matzo ball soup industry.” I thought about it for a second, and as usual, Ben’s analysis was spot on. As ridiculous as some of these items seem in the world of nanny-state progressive thinking, they are totally logical. Take a look at the list below:

FROM THE DESK OF MICHAEL BLOOMBERG MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY EMPEROR OF ALL THE EYES CAN SEE To: Staff From: Emperor Bloomberg We have decided to add additional regulation once the 16-ounce ban is approved (and trust me, it WILL be approved). Below is a list of the items needing regulation. We wish you to begin work on the formal language and get back to us by next week.

New Regulations: Running with scissors will now be punishable with hard prison time.

As the newly appointed director of environmental protection, Sheryl Crow will have “police powers” to regulate the use of toilet tissue. Anybody using more than one square at-a-time will be prevented from making purchases of toilet paper for a period of no more

than one year. Families that re-use their paper will get a break on property taxes.

Any coffee or other hot beverage (decaf, of course) must be consumed in a cup holding no more than 10 ounces. The cup must be brought to one’s mouth via the right hand, with the outside digit on that hand extended outwards.

It is our order that fans of the New York Football Giants who live within the New York City limits will no longer be able to paint their faces and bodies blue--heck, we saw what happened to the lady painted gold in the James Bond movie Goldfinger. Fans of the New York Jets will still be allowed to paint themselves green as they are promoting the correct environmental policies.

All bars, pubs, and taverns operating within the city limits must display a large banner with the following words. “In case of bar fight, PLEASE, no hitting near the mouth.

Your mother paid a lot for the orthodontic work!”

Economically disadvantaged people with squeegees will be allowed to wait on the Manhattan side of the above river crossings as well as the Lincoln and Holland tunnels.

They will be allowed to push drivers into allowing the “cleaning” of their windshields as long as their squeegees are sterilized each evening with distilled water.

Stores selling meats will no longer be allowed to sell packages of chicken with only white meat breasts or dark meat wings. We want to ensure that this city remains diverse and inclusive.

When the temperature falls below 50 degrees, all buses, trains and taxis operating in the city are prohibited from allowing people to board their vehicles if they are not wearing the proper hat and overcoat. Instead they will be sent home for the proper attire. Otherwise those people will catch a cold and/or flu, infecting the entire vehicle and driving up medical costs across the city.

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WOW! Ben really did it this time. I can’t believe Bloomberg left this on top of his desk where anyone (like Ben) could find it.

Obviously the rules above are not real (but I do have a Cousin Ben), they are simply the product of a somewhat warped mind (mine).

But consider this--based on what he has done so far, is it that inconceivable that Michael Bloomberg has other ridiculous rules in store for New Yorkers?

And please don’t tell me Bloomberg is setting the rules to save money because that’s simply not true. As Jonah Goldberg explained in his latest book, The Tyranny of Clichés (a must read): Think about it--nearly every person who dies before they retire saves society money, because that way the government gets to pocket their Social Security and Medicare tax payments without paying anything back out.

Moreover, the older you get, the more medical costs accumulate. From a purely actuarial perspective, all of these people...who claim that our health-care system needs to be reformed because our life expectancy is too low (its not) miss the point that if we dramatically increased life expectancy in this country we would lose money on the deal, because that would mean dramatically increasing the length of time old people collect retirement benefits and increasing the number of claims they make on the health-care system.

In other words “the state” has no interest in keeping us healthy. The only reason for these rules is that Bloomberg’s progressive policies direct him to tell people how to live their lives.

That is not what this country is about.

Jeff Dunetz is the Editor/Publisher of the political blog “The Lid” (www.jeffdunetz.com).

Jeff contributes to some of the largest political sites on the internet including American Thinker, Big Government, Big Journalism, NewsReal and Pajama’s Media, and has been a guest on national radio shows including G. Gordon Liddy, Tammy Bruce and Glenn Beck.

Jeff lives in Long Island.

Letter to the editor Support Israel re: Dunetz 5/25 To the Editor: I read Jeff’s opinion “Why I won’t be going... to Parade” with pure disappointment and sadness. This is the one day a year that all American Jews can get together and show their support for the State of Israel. If these groups want to march then its their choice but all they are doing is making the thousands who watch think that they support the State which is counter intuitive to their plan. All they are seeing is thousands of families and children supporting and showing their love for the Jewish State. My children have been marching for years and they love being able to do this and have so many people cheer them on. I don’t recall the last time I missed a parade. Just because these few groups are uninformed or have no concept of the safety of all Jews that live in Israel it should not deter everyone else from being there. The more the come the more it shows them that they can never win. Do we stop going because of the Neturi Karta and PLO that demonstrate? These groups are no different and we should do everything we can to make them understand that the State of Israel is our homeland and to come cheer all the other groups that are on our side. By not going it tells the world that Israel means nothing to us and that If we do not show the world that we care then why should they care about us.

Uri Lazar Lawrence

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A Minority with the Perception of a Majority

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o social issues make Jewish voters migrate to one side of an aisle or another, or do the issues effecting Israel make Jews go out and vote? The term, “the Jewish vote,” is often referred to by media or even talked about by political campaign strategists with an air of certainty, but when it is actually analyzed, there is no clear picture of the voting patterns of Jews as a single block.

There are so many factors that go into individual Jewish community voting patterns; it often causes more confusion for those trying to understand just what issues will move a Jewish electorate.

The American Jewish Committee conducted a survey of AmeriJuda Engelmayer can Jews across the spectrum and streams of observance. For all of the noise often made over Israel policy and the contention that there is a lack of commitment to Israel by the Obama Administration, Jews would still support Obama by 61 percent to Romney’s 28 percent.

Interesting though, there seems to be a link between religious activity and voting behavior that may run counter to the perception. Of the 14 percent of American Jews

who claim to attend religious services one or more times per week, 52 percent said they would vote for Obama, where only 34 percent for Romney. As it is the more religious communities that hold Israel issues more closely, the broader support by those who attend services seems off.

The qualification here is that the survey was expansive and included non-orthodox streams of Judaism, people who attend services primarily only on weekends, such as Reform and Conservative, which make up more of American Jewry. Even then, the so called – and slowly fading – Modern Orthodox Jewish communities, which tend to be more vigilant on Israel, cannot be grouped together with the ultra Orthodox communities. Often, the more religious communities are not concerned with Israel as much as they seek candidates who support their local needs or wants.

The way Brooklyn District Attorney Charles Hynes developed separate, and more lenient, reporting rules for sex crimes in the orthodox communities is demonstrative of Hynes’ expectation that very local, and very self-interested issues would bring out the vote for his candidacy. Obviously the vote for a district attorney, state legislator, congress member or President is each driven by separate variables. Suffice it to say that there is no one issue which excites the Jewish vote in any block form.

The greater support for Obama, given the

way media such as Fox News reports on Israel and its U.S. support base, and even the race that saw Republican Bob Turner win out over Jewish Democrat David Weprin for former representative Anthony Wiener’s House seat, also shows a different pattern. Jewish voters tend to look at social issues in America first and Israel somewhere below that. How far below is up for some debate, but for a small minority of people, Jews have a myriad of issues that public leaders seem to pay a lot of attention to.

Long Islanders in the 1st Congressional District are being heavily targeted by Republicans to help seat a second Jewish Republican representative, businessman Randy Altschuler; Representative Eric Cantor is the only one in his aisle at the moment. David Harris, president and CEO of the National Jewish Democratic Council suggested that, “There’s not a huge Jewish community, but there certainly are Jews in the district and whenever there are Jews present in a close race like this, the Jewish vote can play an outsized role.” Harris’ comment suggests that Jews may vote for Jews just for the commonality. However, the AJC poll indicates that there is a lot more that goes into the voting pattern.

The overwhelming issue that seems to move Jewish voters is the U.S. economy. The way each of the different segments of Jews handles the politics of money is as broad as the differences in the religious ideologies of

each group. The Jewish voters in Altschuler’s district will likely vote for him if they believe he will stand firm against Obama’s fiscal policies and presumed antagonism toward businesses and the wealthy. Jewish voters in the Five Towns, however, may vote based on Israel policy as much as economic issues.

As a small minority, Jewish Americans number way below groups that are actually considered minorities, such as Hispanics and African Americans. That has prompted a seemingly failed and extremely flawed effort within the City University of New York employment system to now consider Jews as a separate minority group: “White/Jewish.”

CUNY was hoping to diversify their workforce with this, but it was met with such repudiation, from Jews no less, it is being reversed.

However, the effort to bring more Jewish staff and the move to create a category to make it easier to recruit Jewish candidates in particular, highlights the impression Jewish Americans have made on their public leaders.

There is no one Jewish vote, and there is no issue that collectively moves Jewish voters in any particular direction. While we successfully make Israel seem like the focal point, Jews, as do most other Americans, vote for what makes their lives here better, easier and more meaningful. That could mean almost anything.

Juda Engelmayer is a senior vice president of the New York public relations agency, 5WPR.

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Opinion

Who’s in the kitchen

King of the grill S

ummer. Backyards. Friends and BBQ’s. My favorite time of year.

Most will agree that barbecuing is the world’s oldest cooking method. Today we tend to follow in our ancestors footsteps. Our sense of smell leads us to freshly grilled meat, and we eat without utensils or linen. “Don’t play with your food” does not apply when you are in your backyard enjoying a BBQ. Did you know that Lexington, N.C. is known as the barbecue capital of the world?

Other interesting barbecue facts; three out of Judy Joszef four American households own a grill and use it an average of five times per month.

The most popular holiday weekend to barbecue is July 4th, with Labor Day and Memorial Day coming in close behind.

And lastly, the word barbecue may have come from the French phrase “bare a queue.” The term refers to a whole animal that was

cooked on a spit over an open fire.

When I decided on a BBQ article, I asked my friend Jerry Richter for some insight into “smokers.” Jerry is the maven in his West Hempstead neighborhood. He said that smoking and barbecuing are interchangeable. While grilling is cooking food fast over direct heat, smoking/barbecuing is cooking for a longer period of time with indirect heat. He recommends the Weber Smokey Mountain Cooker. He prefers the ones that use charcoal as opposed to the electric and gas models. He said, “I like to add to the charcoal various combinations of pecan, hickory, apple and cherry woods” What can be better than gathering friends and family and enjoying the sweet smell of smoke and meat?

Of course, guys, let me include sipping an ice-cold beer as you gather around the grill. I like to call them the grill men. The grill provides entertainment for the men, who like to congregate around it, kind of like a flat screen TV during the super bowl.

They are poised and ready to spring into action just as the woman of the house brings out the items to be grilled. You know, the items we shopped for, dragged home, cleaned and marinated (along with all the salads and side dishes we prepare, as well as the

desserts). But, hey, I understand guys--grilling is exciting. You get to use lighter fluid, a match, and a miniature pitchfork to stab things with. The potential for danger is there and thrilling.

Talk about potential for danger.

My husband Jerry is a brilliant tax attorney. For enjoyment, he reads Nietzsche, Shakespeare and the Rambam. He has an amazing analytical mind, but not when dealing with charcoal briquettes. He tells the story of years past when he loaded the grill with briquettes, doused it with lighter fluid and as soon as the flames shot up, quickly put the steaks on the grill. When the flames died down and the coals turned white, he threw them then out thinking they were defective and added a new batch and more lighter fluid. He went back to the store and told the owner the briquettes were inferior. The next time he tried to grill, his friends Steve Kollander and Shimmy Stein were with him, the same fiasco ensued. The steaks were burnt on the outside and raw on the inside.

I had serious doubts that Steve and Shimmy would have done that; Shimmy and Steve were excellent grill men as long as I know them.

Jerry, knowing them forever, said it was true. While at the parade on Sunday, I saw both and asked if it

were true...sheepishly they both nodded. They admitted to throwing out the charcoals each time, thinking they were defective. Sigh.

Since then Shimmy and Steve have evolved into wonderful grill men and Jerry, well, he evolved into a wonderful husband. Every time we have friends or family over for a barbecue, there is always a master griller included. Whether my brother Jerry, my bro-in-law Jack, or a myriad of wonderful friends, thanks for your help, it is much appreciated!

Below find an easy and delicious recipe for brick roast. Leftovers taste great the next day as well.

Grilled Garlic Brick Roast ■ 4-5 lb brick roast ■ 1/3-1/2 jar Mikee

Garlic Stirfry and rib sauce ■ 10 frozen crushed garlic cubes, defrosted ■ Course black pepper ■ Kosher salt ■ Olive oil Rub entire brick roast with olive oil

Pour Garlic sauce over roast and rub so entire roast is covered. Add crushed garlic, course black pepper and kosher salt to taste.

Marinate at least 4 hours, refrigerated.Remove roast an hour before placing on BBQ. Heat the grill, place roast on low flame and grill for about an hour and 15 minutes turning over every 12 minutes. Use a meat thermometer and remove when meat is medium rare 130 F. Let cool for 20 minutes, slice thinly. Meat will be pink in the middle, which tastes best. For those who like their meat more well done, you can place sliced roast in a piece of aluminum foil and return to the grill for a few minutes.

Whether the men or the women BBQ, hope you all enjoy.

For those who are invited over to my home this summer for a BBQ, seriously, it’s because we want you there...the fact that at least one of you guys are excellent grillers is just a coincidence, really!

Judy can be reached at Judy.soiree@gmail.com.

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The Eldad and Meidad Story as my husband left me.” Misunderstanding Moshe’s unique status – including the instruction G-d gave him when the nation were told to return to their spouses after Revelation (Devarim 5:26) while Moshe was told to remain with G-d (5:27) – Miriam proceeded to speak ill of Moshe to Aharon (the final story in our parsha). The E&M story became a source for lashon hara.

While there are two approaches to understanding if Eldad and Meidad were part of the 70 elders or were the two extras as described above, there are also two approaches

to why they remained in the camp and did not go out to the Ohel Moed. One approach suggests they were quite humble. The other approach – as forwarded by the Or haChaim – suggests they were ashamed and disgraced on account of being the only two people “rejected” from becoming elders. G-d rewarded them with prophesy so they would nonetheless become men of stature.

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hile Chapter 11 in the book of Bamidbar bears little resemblance to the famous reorganization process of the Bankruptcy Code, it does have a series of setbacks that seem to put the people in a negative light. Disobedience, complaining, people getting punished by fire, or their bodies suffer the effects of too much quail.

Towards the end of the chapter there is a tale concerning two men, Eldad and Meidad, and their prophesying in the camp.

Were they good or bad? Is this a positive story, or does it follow the theme of the rest of the chapter – which is largely negative?

The Gemara Sanhedrin (17a) describes a dilemma Moshe was faced with. He had to Rabbi Avi Billet gather 70 elders from 12 tribes. Were he to take five elders from each tribe, he’d only have 60 elders. 6 elders from each tribe would result in having two extra elders. To resolve the dilemma – because he did not want to favor any specific tribe or to make such choices – he created a lottery of sorts, in which he prepared 72 pieces of paper for the six representatives per tribe. Each picked one – 70 said on them “Zaken” indicating that it’s recipient was chosen, and 2 of them were blank – freeing their recipients of any responsibility. Eldad and Meidad (E&M) received the blank sheets.

The Gemara goes on to describe their humility. While others were clamoring to be the elders, E&M saw themselves as unworthy to be the elders. As a result, G-d rewarded them with greatness. While other prophets prophesied and their careers ended, E&M’s prophesies did not end.

The Medrash Tanchuma (22) lists four additional differences: The elders could only prophesy about the coming day, while E&M prophesied about what would take place in 40 years. The elders did not enter the land, while E&M merited to enter the land (following the opinion that Eldad was Elidad ben Kislon of 34:21, while Meidad was K’muel ben Shiftan of 34:24). The elders were not named, and we have no record of their identities, while E&M are obviously named. The elders had their prophesy come from Moshe, while the prophesy of E&M came directly from G-d.

There are three opinions in the Talmud as to what they prophesied: that Moshe will die and Yehoshua will lead the people into the land, regarding the quail, or regarding the end of days with Gog U’Magog.

All of this information seems positive.

Moshe seems not only unperturbed, but, as the Daat Mikra chumash explains it, he is welcoming of any higher stature any Israelite might achieve.

So why is the incident included in this seemingly negative chapter and paragraph?

Because there are major downsides to the story.

The Midrash (Tanchuma and others) paints a picture of how happy people were when E&M were prophesying, going so far to say “Praised are their children and wives, that they have become prophets!” Miriam overheard Moshe’s former wife, Tzipporah, say, “Praised are their sons but woe is to their wives because they will never see their husbands again. They will leave their wives just

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that they were prophesying about Moshe’s death and Yehoshua’s succession. And while the Midrash tells us Yehoshua’s defense of his teacher is a lesson in how one should revere one’s teacher as one reveres heaven, the Talmud (Eruvin 63a) is of the opinion that Yehoshua’s zealousness in this regard – speaking out of turn in the presence of Moshe, who was not offended by E&M – caused him to be punished. He never had children.

Lashon Hara, embarrassment, and overzealousness are certainly negative outcomes of this story.

The lesson I take from this tale is from the response of Moshe. Go with the flow, be happy for others in their success, and don’t pay any attention to the hoi polloi who comment without seeing the full picture. Know who you are and respect others, and you will only be the better person because of it.

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The Kosher Bookworm

“A Time To Speak”

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n an interesting and somewhat engaging collection of essays, a British lecturer in math and a shul gabbai, Martin Stern reveals in his interesting book, “A Time To Speak” [Devora Publishing, 2010] his frustrations with the callous attitudes many have as to the dignity we must preserve within the precincts of our shuls.

With the use of both the sharp edge of humor and anger, Stern goes forth to admonish all with the goal of the enhancement of the atmospherics in our synagogues.

Consider this: Someone complains about how a meshullach demands his due while this individual is putting on his tefillin. Stern extends to this person his sympathies and goes on to state the following: “At this time of the year we all try to accumulate extra mitzvoth and give extra tzedakah, but I think you Alan Jay Gerber were quite right to be upset over that incident with the meshullach.

Unfortunately, it was not so atypical. After all, he should have seen that you had just put on your tefillin shel yad and were about to put on your shel rosh. A donation for his yeshiva could have waited an extra minute. A similar thing happened to me once when I was about to say Shema with my hand over my eyes and someone shouted, ‘Hachnassos kallah’ down my ear.

It completely destroyed my kavanah. Admittedly, he would have had to wait a bit longer

than in your case, but that hardly excuses such behavior.”

This problem, an increasingly growing one at that, is something that is making daily worship in some of our area synagogues an unpleasant experience. And, it is not only our shuls that are affected, but also the front doorsteps and stoops to our very homes.

Recently, Rabbi Herschel Billet, one of our community’s most senior and respected rabbis, issued a series of strongly worded missives concerning what these dangerous unsolicited solicitations and visits have come to represent to the very safety of our community. Hopefully, others will emulate Rabbi Billet’s words and efforts before it is too late.

That a British writer has to devote some literary effort to highlight this scourge in his own community, beckons us to heed his travails, relate them to our own and to develop the appropriate strategies to obviate us from this undignified and unpleasant situation.

Aside from this, other situations are discussed within this well written and blunt work, that when thought through, should give us all pause in the nature of the proper governance of our houses of worship. Stern’s admonitions should be heeded, and given due discussion in the appropriate venues.

It should be noted that, given Stern’s professional expertise in math, an entire section in this work is devoted to his favorite study and, further, Stern attempts to apply this to the ob-

servance of our faith. Consider the following topics that are dealt with: 1. A remarkable approximation to Pi 2. Calculations before calculators 3. Some problems with calculating the time of sunrise 4. “It’s a long, long time from June to September.”

With the new Daf Yomi cycle soon to start, Feldheim Publishers has an excellent work developed by the staff at the Beis Midrash of Chassidei Sochatchov in Bnei Brak.

This work is entitled “Meoros Hadaf Hayomi: A Discussion of Contemporary Topics from Maseches Berachos”.

This work should be of great value to both rabbis and lay people alike, no matter what your educational background.

The application of halachah, Jewish law and practice, helps give the daily daf a practical value that will last long after the daf was learned.

Consider the following topics: Tikkun Chatzos in our day Reciting Shema twice The Magen Avraham’s and the Vilna Gaon’s times for reciting Shema How can the word ‘echad’ be extended The Maharshal’s corrections of the Rosh Chodesh Musaf service.

Halachic issues concerning wheat products consisting of gluten or starch The custom to whisper the blessing ‘Ga’al

Yisrael’ Davening with a minyan of nine and a half Jews …and many other both practical and useful topics to help further enhance your learning of this important masechtah.

A PERSONAL NOTE I conclude this week’s essay with a quote from a Jewish philosopher whose legacy has yet to be re-evaluated in light of Jewish history.

This quote is taken from a recently published work entitled, “Things Overheard in the Synagogue” [Penina Press, 2012] compiled by Ira Bedzow.

The quote is taken from the classic work, “Jerusalem” written in 1783 by Moses Mendelsohn: “The diffusion of writings and books which, through the invention of the printing press, has been infinitely multiplied in our days, has entirely transformed man…. Everything is a dead letter; the spirit of living conversation has vanished. We express our love and anger in letters, quarrel and become reconciled in letters; all our personal relations are by correspondence; and when we get together, we know of no other entertainment than playing or reading aloud.

Hence, it has come to pass that man has almost lost his value for his fellow man. Intercourse with the wise man is not sought, for we find his wisdom in writings….”

My dear reader, please read and re-read these wise words carefully. Consider their meaning, consider the time they were written, and by whom. Someday similar sentiments will be expressed by another wise person concerning the Internet, and with G-d’s help, in the end, we will all be the better for it.

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The First Lebanon War 30 Years Later

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June 10 David Broza Concert Israeli-American Night Music Under the Stars Eisenhower Park, Harry Chapin Theatre 7:00 p.m.

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June 12 10th Annual Cantorial Concert Cantor Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Cantor Netanel Hershtik, and Cantor Joel Kaplan, accompanied

by Cantor Daniel Gildar and Jess Aronson Beth Sholom Choir conducted by Cantor Eric Freeman Congregation Beth Sholom, 390 Broadway, Lawrence To order tickets online, go to www. bethsholomlawrence.org.

For more information, please call 516-5693600 ext. 21

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Deadline is Wednesday of the week prior to publication.

June 16 EMUNAH of America 5 Towns Chapter’s Annual Shabbat Tea Honoring Shaynee Kessler and Renee Greenspan Guest Speaker Jackie Bitton on “Finding Inner Happiness” at the home of Deedee & Mark Honigsfeld 22 Willow Road, Woodsburgh, 4 p.m.

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June 17 Family Trip to the Ohel Join us as we note the Yahrtzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe OB”M at the Ohel (resting place) which has become a focal point of personal prayer. RSVP required.

Meet at Chabad, 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst,

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Ongoing Calling all Senior Song Birds THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS, located at 270 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, hosts a choir for seniors every Tuesday morning at 11 a.m. for a joyful hour of singing with choir master Zvi Klein.

We sing songs in all languages and we perform for local venues. There is a $5.00 optional contribution requested per session. For information please call Sheryl at 516-569-6733 x222.

Support group THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS will sponsor a new support group for the economically challenged as a result of the economic downturn. Key themes will include unemployment, financial issues, empowerment and support. Please join us on Thursday mornings at 10:15 a.m. at Temple Israel, 140 Central Ave, Lawrence until January 20th. This group is part

of Connect to Care, an initiative funded by UJAFederation of NY. For further information and to pre-register, please contact Talia Rapps, L.M.S.W. at 516-569-6733 x213.

Movement class for special needs THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS offers “Movement with Mary Moshos,” a class for children with special needs ages 5 and up, designed to enhance interaction with the environment through work with music, bubbles, and various textures. Wednesdays, 5:30-6:30pm at the JCC, 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst. 12 sessions/$240. Please call Sharona Arbeit at 516569-6733 x218 for more information.

Parkinson’s Support Group THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS, located at 207 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, hosts every Tuesday a Parkinson’s Support Group from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The purpose of this group is to bring together Parkinsonians, spouses and their families in order to help them better understand the nature of the condition, gain confidence and join in community activities. For further information, please contact Cathy Byrne at 516-569-6733 x220.

Recession impact group JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS is sponsoring a support group for those affected by the recession. The group meets on Thursday mornings at 10:15 a.m. at Temple Israel, located at 140 Central Avenue in Lawrence. This group is part of the UJA-Federation’s Connect to Care initiative. For more information call Talia Rapps at 516-5696733 x213.

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Crowds line Fifth Ave. in joyful celebration and cheer as participants march.

Severals members of Fire Depts including Woodmere march in unison with Ner Tamid Society.

Hebrew Academy of Nassau County had a large presence at the parade.

Shalhevet students joyfully pose for a photo as they march along Fifth Ave.

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that it will never be the same after the long taste of freedom sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll get overseas. The kids will come back for varying periods, but home will just be their base. It took me a long time to understand and treat our boys with the hospitality and love of a mom, but also as comfortable visitors, working guests who help with whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s required but are also independent. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a fine balance which weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re still figuring out together.

I roll out the welcome mat with an open heart but realize I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t hold them hostage and they can come and go as they please.

I try not to enter into the upheaval of their rooms, but make sure they know to leave it in decent condition. I cherish talking and sharing and offer suggestions/advice and try to curb my disappointment when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s private time. I indulge them as the children they will always be to me, while giving them the respect they deserve as adults.

Kids return for longer stays for many reasons, requiring a balancing act on both sides. As much as we love them and provide a safe haven, we hope they become independent. As parents, we are pulled in opposite directions, wishing our kids to remain adoring and adorable forever, but gently pushing them out against our instincts, praying that they soar and succeed. We survived this when we dropped them off at their first day at pre-school, when we taught them to drive, sent them to college, and on and on with each new challenge.

I can picture my dad peering through the window for me late at night and I relate to the worrying my parents endured. Though I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a cell phone, there were pay phones and I was expected to check in.

Though today weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re so connected via so many methods, I still usually wait up to hear the front door open and donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t comprehend â&#x20AC;&#x153;out of sight out of mind.â&#x20AC;? I wonder how it was for my grandparents who lived in such different times. Or for my great grandparents who sent my grandparents off to the New World knowing they would never see their faces again. I find that concept mind boggling.

My cousin just became a dad again and, even as the umbilical cord was cut, the invisible connection from parents to baby became taut and visceral. As I loosen the hold on my own kids, I long to nuzzle my cousinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s newborn and relive for a few moments the beginning of the fulfilling and challenging adventure that is called parenthood.

Miriam Bradman Abrahams is Cuban born, Brooklyn bred and lives in Woodmere.

She organizes author events for Hadassah, reviews books for Jewish Book World and is very slowly writing her fatherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s immigration story.

She is teaching yoga at Peaceful Presence Yoga Studio. mabraha1@optonline.net

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Dr. Dienstag and seniors of Midreshet Shalhevet, in the library.

Yoetzet and doctor speaks Continued from page 2 within the boundaries of halacha, and then refer to a Rav when needed. They are a liaison between women who may be uncomfortable approaching a Rabbi directly and the Rabbi. She noted that in communities where they have hired yoatzot halacha, â&#x20AC;&#x153;the yoatzot are getting more questions than the Rav ever got.â&#x20AC;? Some are married to Rabbanim, some work with the Rav of the community; one is in Teaneck, one in Riverdale and one covers Philadelphia and Manhattan.

Dienstag stressed the importance of asking questions when there is an issue that crops up, such as bleeding or fertility issues. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a balance,â&#x20AC;? she said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;following halacha and making sure shalom bayit is also there.

The Rishonim balance shalom bayit and pru urvu (having children) with halachic parameters. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s why a Rav is important, to understand where there is flexibility. You need someone (a Rabbi) who has tremendous

knowledge of halacha and the comfort to answer questions.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being a frum woman today offers many new exciting opportunities,â&#x20AC;? said Mrs Esther Eisenman, Menahelet of Midreshet Shalhevet. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The world of Torah learning has opened up, and frum young women are increasingly successful in the professional world. Both these developments intersect in the creation of the position of Yoetzet Halacha. Our 12th graders took a course in Nashim Bâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;halacha; among the many topics studied were limud Torah, and nidah. At the conclusion of the course the students had the opportunity to hear from a Yoetzet Halacha, who explained her role and how she works with the Rabbanim in the community.â&#x20AC;?

Nishmat also has a hotline for womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s questions: In Israel 02-640-4343. Toll free from the United States and Canada: 1-877-YOETZET (1-877-963-8938).

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â&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always had an open door policy for our kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; friends (at least the ones we like!) but lately our front entrance has become a revolving door. Our boys were home for the Shavuot weekend, bringing our family back to its number of five. They trudged in with their bags of clothes, dirty and clean comMIRIAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSINGS ingling. They ate the food I prepared, slept in their old beds, interacted nicely with their sister and livened up our lunch and dinner conversations.

I am so happy when they return home and so sad when they depart, but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m getting used to this irregular pattern. They have different schedules and Miriam Bradman often come home at Abrahams odd times. I try to pick them up at the train station to lighten their load though theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already schlepped their bags on NJ Transit and the LIRR. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really just an excuse to see their faces and catch up on their news a bit earlier.

Last week I drove myself back and forth a few hours each way to bring my sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s stuff home from his dorm. I left him with a wheelie bag and his backpack so he could stuff the last of his belongings in for the trip home via the Israel parade. We meet up at the endpoint where we cheer for our daughter who is marching. This is another bittersweet moment; after three kidsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; worth of middle and high school, she is the last of our kids participating as a HAFTR student! I hope sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll continue marching in years to come with her future college or with her Israel program, or simply hang out watching from the sidelines and be counted among the tens of thousands of spectators for this wonderful event.

After the parade, our house is filled to the gills with goods and detritus collected during the past school year. Our sonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s friends visit and our home is joyfully noisy and messyâ&#x20AC;Ś for a week. Then it will be packing and shopping time again, this time for camp, and out the door weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll go for another drop off, one less kid at home for another month. Then it should be reasonably peaceful here until he returns and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time to get serious about our daughterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s impending year away in Israel.

Organizing, packing, check ups, weighing and reweighing the bulging single suitcase allowed for the journey, and then another airport drop off.

I dread this sendoff, the lump in the throat and irrepressible tears, while trying to look supportive and casual about whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s happening. I know this third time around

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Tal Vaknin, superstar Sephardic singer, accompanied by pianist extraordinaire, Shlomi Aharoni, both alumni of the IDF Rabbinical Orchestra & Choir, who flew in from Israel, wows the enthusiastic crowd at the Carl Freyer z’l Tribute 19th Annual Dr. Manfred R. Lehmann Memorial Israel Day Concert in Central Park, at the SummerStage. Behind them, center stage, are (L-R ) long-time Organizer, Dr. Joseph Frager and Chairpersons, Dr. Paul and Drora Brody of “The Concert with a Message.” The flags of the 12 Tribes of Israel are eagerly being waved to the beat of the music.

Thousands celebrated at the Israel Day concert in Central Park -”The Concert with a message” as they enjoyed many multitalented performers and noted speakers.

Everyone loves a parade and concert

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Ezra and Barbara Kahn, and daughter Abigail, with Jillian, Paula, and Neil Moldovan of West Hempstead marched with HANC at the parade.

Sammy Margalit and Xander Morgenstern ,5th graders at HAFTR enjoy the day

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Eugen Gluck proudly walks up Fifth Avenue as an honorary grand marshal

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