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Stanley Smith:

Inspired by a Rabbi By Malka Eisenberg

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Cedarhurst IDF soldier welcomed at FIDF gala FIDF New York Real Estate Division Chairman Ofer Yardeni welcomes Cpl. Zev Simcha Grushka, 19, from Cedarhurst, who made Aliyah to serve in the IDF where he is now a tank commander. The event raised a whopping $250,000 to support Israel’s troops. Story by Karen C. Green page 12.

In the 1960s, the Board of Education barred Stanley Smith, a 27 year old industrious electrical contractor, from bidding for electrical work, implying that Smith was “too young and didn’t know what to do.” His mentor told him to go “right to the mayor” even though Smith said that he didn’t know him. When he was stopped by a police officer for lack of an appointment at City Hall, Smith took down the officer’s badge and name saying that he was there to report corruption in the Board of Education, a front-page story in the New York Post that day. The officer then ushered Smith in to see Mayor Robert Wagner who was at a meeting with Abe Beame. “There was nothing stopping me,” explained Smith. “I go right to the front door. Rabbi Kalmanowitz gave me the chutzpah.” Stanley Smith, aged 80, president of Mo-

rales Electrical Contractors in Valley Stream, divides his time between Manhattan and Lido Beach. He has many interconnected stories to tell, his eyes piercing and direct under a head of thick white hair. Smith is chairman of the Mirrer Yeshiva Archives Committee, and he holds out letters from Simon Weisenthal and Hubert Humphrey, spreading out photos of himself, ubiquitously Zelig-like, but with more of a pivotal role, with actors, politicians and international figures from over 60 years of networking. But above all, he credits his success and his outlook on life to a man he calls his mentor, Rabbi Avrohom Kalmanowitz, zt”l, who was instrumental in saving the Mirrer Yeshiva in its entirety from the flames of World War II, and worked to save Jews from Hungary and Egypt as well. “He was like Moses of our generation,” said Smith. “I was Continued on page 11

Winthrop hospital gears up for Zadroga Bill additions By Malka Eisenberg The repercussions of the devastation of the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center continue to reverberate on its eleventh anniversary, not only in the raw, searing, emotional pain of those who witnessed its horror, but in those who went to help or breathed in the toxins of that day and the days following. Many developed illnesses ranging from gastrointestinal reflux disease, to sleep apnea, respiratory illness and now, the federal government acknowledges, fifty forms of cancer. This supplements the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010 and will expand the free coverage of these and the previously covered illnesses. It covers medications, the co-pay, surgeries, CAT scans, breathing tests and sleep apnea in personnel and workers who can prove that

they were involved in the rescue, recovery and cleanup in the sites of the 9/11 terrorist attack in New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pennsylvania. “The original Zadroga Bill did not cover any cancers,” said Dr. Marc Wilkenfeld, Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Winthrop University Hospital in Garden City, the clinic there that treats patients under the Zadroga Bill. “We do know that the workers and survivors had exposure to carcinogens in the World Trade Center debris. Developing cancer takes a number of years after exposure to carcinogens. Recently, studies of the WTC exposed populations have suggested an increased incidence of cancer.” Wilkenfeld noted that some cancer patients are unable to afford treatment and that “doctors, responders, and sur-

Alfonso Martinez, ﬁrst responder on 9/11 stares up at the towers during the Town of Hempstead 9/11 memorial ceremony

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With the conventions behind us and about 50 days left, the candidates are looking to garner whatever swing voters they can to firm up the election. Not surprising, Florida is a swing state, and appealing to Jewish voters there is pivotal to an election victory. Yet, even with the Republican Party claiming that it may gain as much as 30 percent of the so-called Jewish vote this year, the majority of voting Jews still seem to migrate to the Democrats. It begs the question of why; why do Jews seem more comfortable within the Democratic party and what is it about the changing times that has some fearing a slow migration away toward the right? I have heard an argument from people who are fairly smart, well studied and truly committed to Juda Engelmayer the Jewish religion that “the GOP of the last 20 years is evil incarnate. No question about it!” I was shocked that anyone who disavows racism, embraces the doctrine of open-mindedness that is often associated to the liberalism that most Democrats champion, could generalize like that about a party of people in a manner they would abhor if it were aimed at other groups of people. Yet, the fear and apprehension toward Republicans for Jews runs deep, even to people who seem reasonable in any other instance. So rampant is this fear that when a Jewish philanthropist and businessman named Sheldon Adelson openly supports the Republicans, he gets vilified even by Jews. Notwithstanding the unpleasant characterizations, Mr. Adelson and his wife are quite charitable people. They give significant sums of money to champion many causes related to Israel, edu-

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By Karen C. Green As Rosh Hashanah approaches, greetings of good health for the coming year are exchanged with family, friends, colleagues, and neighbors. At Jandi’s, the Chasner family has been not only wishing good health for their customers, but promoting healthy lifestyles for over 26 years. Howard Chasner, Jandi’s owner, grew up working in the store which bears the condensed version of his parents names, Judy and Irving , J and I, hence JANDIS. What started in 1976 as a small 900 foot store in the Lincoln Shopping Center in Oceanside has morphed a few times over the years both in size, and customer base, resulting in a 6,000 foot modern, impeccably clean upscale market, complete with a Kosher eatery under rabbinical supervision. “We were one of the three health food stores on Long Island. We sold granola, supplements, and tofu scooped out of a bucket. We had a two door refrigerator, and a two door freezer back then. We were the first store on Long Island to serve wheat grass. Now we are the largest user on Long Island, perhaps even on the east coast, “ says Howard Chasner. In 1986, they moved to a second location in the Lincoln Shopping Center, 1700 square feet, complete with a full kitchen which enabled the chef to create unique dishes in addition to the soups and sandwiches that were the staple of Jandis prepared foods in its earlier years. On a personal note, that newer location was where Howard formed a bond with one of his loyal customers, a frum woman from Long Beach, who years later would become Howard’s mother in law. “ My mother-in-law was a customer for years and years before introducing me to her daughter in 2002. “I came onboard in 1992 full time to help my mother Judy who was carrying the store with my younger brother Myles. My father passed shortly after the first store opened. My mother wanted to serve healthy food but was clueless about the business side. A store that was in business 16 years wasn’t running efficiently. We were struggling.” With an accounting degree from the University of Albany, Howard did a line-by-line analysis of the business. “We had loyal customers, they loved our food, but we were losing money. It was a pivotal time. We had to raise prices in the prepared foods department. It was a risk that we had to take. We explained it to customers, we raised prices, many understood and stayed loyal, some were upset.” Jandi’s is coming up on its 10th year at its current 6000 square foot location on Long Beach Road. “‘It was a ‘build it and they will come’ dynamic,” noted Howard. “The new

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Jandi’s owner Howard Chasner is happy to provide quality foods to his loyal customers and looks forward to welcoming new customers into the Jandis family location echoed a huge shift in the dynamic of the industry,” said Howard. “There were big food and drug players that bought smaller companies. Healthy eating was becoming mainstream. Shoppers had different expectations. They wanted a cleaner, larger, more upscale shopping experience.” The large eatery which for years sold prepared vegetarian food became kosher in 2008, when Rabbi Levy Gurkow, of the Chabad of Oceanside came on board as masgiach. “It was my commitment to developing a great connection to yiddishkeit that spawned the new direction of my store. It was an outgrowth of a personal decision,” said Howard who together with wife Elana and two children are residents of West Hempstead. The Chasners are HANC parents and active members of Anshei Sholom. Through the growth of the business, Howard noted, “Jandi’s is not just a place to shop, but is a whole experience. We have always been committed to the personal and friendly relationships that we have with our customers. People walk out of here feeling good on multiple levels, sometimes not even aware of why.” Loyal customers are singing the praises of Jandi’s. “I’ve been shopping at Jandi’s since they were in the Lincoln shopping center,” said Kati Lismore of Long Beach who works locally in Oceanside. “Jandi’s saved my life. I couldn’t continue eating the food that they were serving in the school where I work. I’m more health conscious. I’m constantly evolving and upping my game. I became aware of the food that I used to buy, all because of the store. It’s a blessing that the store is

here.”Samuel Ben Zev of Long Beach is “buying here a long time but started eating here because the food is kosher. Jandi’s makes the soup with bottled water. They are very reliable and honest.” Leah Colish, a Certified Health Coach, (www.LeahColish.com ) considers Jandi’s, ”my home away from home. Anyone that walks in here feels like they’re welcome. They serve quality food. My kids love this place. As a health coach, I support my clients in reaching their health goals, by teaching them how to make better diet and lifestyle choices. I come here with my clients. Jandi’s is a hidden secret.” Customers like Gail Levi of Long Beach are so appreciative of the staff’s knowledge and enthusiasm. “They (the staff) love what they do and it comes across. Howard Chasner looks towards the future and the store’s growth. He is currently looking to market the prepared food to increase the customer base. He’s most proud of the effect that his mother Judy (a”h), who passed away in 2008, had on her customers. Analogous to the adage, “give a man a fish, he can eat for a day, teach him to fish he can eat for a lifetime,” Judy didn’t just give customers stuff to get better, she taught them how to get better. “A year after her passing, every single day, customers came up to me saying what a huge difference your mom made in my life.” Jandi’s looks forward to welcoming new customers for lunch, dinner or take out. The prepared food department is over sixty linear feet, and boasts an allergy, color-coded menu with four different colored carrots indicating soy-free, gluten–free, nut-free, and vegan. Delivery is made within a five mile radius,

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Rabbi Gurkow provides supervision for the extensive kosher/parve deli with a $25 minimum, with free delivery over $100 order. Jandi’s is located at 3000 Long Beach Road, Oceanside. 516 536-5535.

Winthrop hospital gears up for Zadroga Bill additions Continued from page 1 vivors have been advocating for addition of cancers to the list,” of ailments covered by the bill. “In March, a Federal Advisory Panel recommended that a number of cancers, lung, blood, GI, rare and childhood cancers amongst others be added to the list,” he explained. “Yesterday the additions became official and will go into effect thirty days from tomorrow.” He pointed out that, “anyone who qualifies for Zadroga bill coverage by having

worked in the recovery effort or who lived, studied or worked close to ground zero can now have coverage for the cancers as long as a doctor states that it is related to their exposure. This is excellent news. The only issue is financial. The same amount of money put aside for health care and benefits must now also pay for cancer treatment and compensation. The worry is that the program may run out of money and we have to go back to Congress to obtain additional funds. We expect the number of patients seen at our clinical

center to rise significantly.” He noted, as an example of a patient who would benefit from this change, an esophageal cancer case who had difficulty getting treatment for financial reasons. Until now they were told they had to get treatment on their own, stressed Wilkenfeld. Now they can get treatment through the program. Some lost their jobs and their insurance because they are disabled from their exposure to the toxins at the WTC site. Wilkenfeld emphasized that Winthrop Hospital’s Oncol-

ogy Department is “among the finest in the nation. Winthrop has an excellent oncology department, cutting edge in terms of cancer care.” The 9/11 Act was named after Detective James Zadroga of the New York City Police Department. He was onsite following the attack and spent over 470 hours digging through the debris. He died on January 6, 2006 of respiratory disease directly related to his work following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center.

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Opinion Why do pro-Israel NORPAC and AIPAC want a Rabbi running for Congress to stop talking about Israel?

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To the Editor: After reading article after article in the local papers about the JCC’s attempt to purchase the #6 School from District 15, I feel it is time to set the record straight. On November 1, 2011, the JCC of the Greater Five Towns submitted a bid to purchase the school for $7.750 million. On February 8, 2012 we increased our bid to $9.1 million, each time submitting all the necessary paperwork and financial documents. We had hoped the school board would consider all that a full-service community center brings to the entire community and not just the actual purchase price. Again, on May 4, 2012 the JCC increased their offer to $10.1 million and then again on June 1, 2012. Our offer to purchase the #6 School now stands at $10.5 million. We were requested to provide the school board with a one million dollar deposit as a show of good faith, which we did in the form of a certified check, and recently the one million dollars was returned to us. We were told that the school board was putting the sale on hold for the time being. A full-service community center would enhance the lives of the residents of the Five Towns and surrounding communities by allowing the JCC to expand their much needed programs and services, bringing additional jobs into the neighborhood, housing many local organizations all under one roof, and act as a central meeting place for large scale events or celebrations. We met during July with the real estate committee of the School District 15 School Board and had fruitful discussions. It is our hope that a final decision will be forthcoming in the near future. Dr. Kenneth L. Berman Lawrence Immediate Past President and Current Chairman of the Board JCC of the Greater Five Towns

ecently, major Republican donor Sheldon Adelson and his wife, each gave $250,000 to a new independent super PAC, called the Patriot Prosperity PAC, created to help elect New Jersey Rabbi Shmuley Boteach to Congress. A half-million dollars is a huge sum to donate to a congressional campaign. It not only reflects Adelson’s confidence in the Rabbi as a future congressman but also his confidence in the Republican’s ability to win the election. In contrast, NORPAC, whose mission is to elect proIsrael candidates, has refused to endorse the Rabbi and even tried to convince him to stay away from one of their events -- not because of anything the Rabbi said or did, but because, unlike Sheldon Adelson, they aren’t sure Boteach can win and they don’t POLITICO want Israel to become an issue in TO GO the campaign. And AIPAC is joining them in hoping the Rabbi just shuts up about Israel. Perhaps they want to be on good terms with the incumbent following a primary where they offered strong support for his opponent, or are afraid that, in response to a pro-Israel campaign, the area’s Arab community will fight back with anti-Semitic smears the way they did in the primary. Jeff Dunetz Because of redistricting, the NJ-9 Democratic Party primary pitted two incumbents against each other, Bill Pascrell vs. Steven Rothman. In an interview with New Jersey Jewish News, NORPAC President Ben Chouake talked about the group’s endorsement of Rothman, saying in essence that Pascrell, who has received NORPAC contributions in the recent past, may be supportive on matters concerning the Middle East — but Rothman is better. The primary campaign got ugly in the middle of February when Aref Assaf, president of the American Arab Forum, published a column in the Newark Star Ledger that questioned Rothman’s loyalty to America, and that of the Jews who backed him. The article, titled “Rothman is Israel’s Man in District 9,” used that age-old anti-Semitic meme of dual loyalty. As total and blind support becomes the only reason for choosing Rothman, voters who do not view the elections in this prism will need to take notice. Loyalty to a foreign flag is not loyalty to America’s. This started a political battle between the district’s Jews and Arabs. NORPAC redoubled their efforts to support Rothman, especially because Pascrell has remained silent, refusing to condemn the charges of dual loyalty. The primary campaign ended up as a proxy war with NORPAC leading the Jewish forces against the Arab favorite, Pascrell. In the end, Pascrell won the primary by a 20% margin, and NORPAC became convinced Rabbi Boteach had no chance. They have decided to sit out a crucial

election even though its mission is to elect pro-Israel candidates. Bill Pascrell ‘s 14-year Congressional record does not illustrate a friendly attitude toward the Jewish State, and some of his best “friends” are linked to terrorism. For example, in March 2007 he reserved a conference room in the Capital to be used by the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim organization formed by the Muslim Brotherhood and criticized by the FBI for its links to Hamas. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, vice chairman of the party’s Senate conference, stated, “We know (CAIR) has ties to terrorism,” then criticized the group for having “intimate links with Hamas.” Rep. Pascrell was also one of the 54 signatories (all are Democrats) to a January 21, 2010 letter to the President asking him to address the “humanitarian crisis” in Gaza, forcing the end to what they called a “blockade” of Gaza by Israel. The letter said nothing about the danger that action might have on Israeli security. Speaking at a Pascrell fundraiser in 2002, LebaneseAmerican businessman Sami Merhi likened then-Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon to Adolf Hitler and said he “can’t see the comparison” between the 9/11 hijackers and Palestinian suicide bombers. When Mr. Merhi ran for a seat as Passaic County freeholder in 2006, senior New Jersey Democrats, including Sen. Robert Menendez, repudiated his remarks and said they could not support his candidacy. Mr. Pascrell called Mr. Merhi’s comments a “mistake” but refused to abandon him as a candidate. With a track record such as this, NORPAC should be chomping at the bit to support Rabbi Shmuley in the general election. Instead, the pro-Israel organization is treating the Rabbi as if he had a contagious fatal disease. On June 13th, Speaker of the House John Boehner came to New Jersey and spoke at a small NORPAC gathering. Rabbi Boteach purchased a ticket for the event -- after all, he is a GOP candidate for Congress, and he is one of the area’s most prominent clergymen. But a source within the Rabbi’s campaign has told me NORPAC tried to stop the Rabbi from attending the event. The campaign insider played me a voice message, received the Friday afternoon before the Boehner event. The message was from Dr. Mort Fridman, NORPAC’s vice president. Fridman requested that the Rabbi not attend the event “because of the situation.” Fridman never described what the situation was, but the campaign assumes it had to do with the Democratic Party primary battle. Ironically, Fridman ended his phone call by wishing the Rabbi a “Good Shabbos.” When I first head the tape, his “Good Shabbos” reminded me of the southerner who slanders a friend behind his back and “then makes it all better” by finishing the slander with, “but bless his heart.” Rabbi Boteach attended the event anyway, as he

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Questioning Dunetz To the Editor: In the 60’s, objectors to the Vietnam war were told “America: love it or leave it.” It was sad to see Jeff Dunetz utilizing the same line of logic in his opinion piece from last week (“Why does President Obama have anti-Israel activists”). The Jewish tradition has long understood that criticism is not in conflict with loving my neighbor, it’s an expression of it. If I love my neighbor, I want the best for them, including for them to be the best person they can be. Jewish Voices for Peace is an understandable response to AIPAC’s long standing attitude that our obligation as international Jews is to support Israel’s existence, not to criticize her policies. AIPAC’s neutral approach left many feeling that their voice was not expressed,

and wanting an organization that would support Israel’s safety and existence while also supporting the right of Palestinians to live in safety and dignity. You might disagree with JVP’s stances (frankly, I disagree with them, too), but that does not make them anti-Israel. I know Lynn Gottlieb, I know Lynda Holtzman, I know Arthur Waskow, and I can tell you, they are not anti-Israel. They love Israel, and they want her to live up to the values preached by our Jewish tradition. I was troubled by Mr. Dunetz’s ignorant critique of Rabbis for Human Rights. Take a look at their annual human rights report. RHR conducts balanced inquiries into events and assigns blame with a level hand to Israelis and Palestinians alike. They do not shy away from criticizing Hamas for firing rockets at Israeli civilian areas, or from using their own citizens as human shields. In terms of “investigating” a barrage of 5,000 rockets, there’s not much to investigate, but it was condemned by RHR along with all human rights violations from both sides. Mr. Dunetz quotes a passage in which Rabbi Brant Rosen questions Israel’s massive reaction to the barrage of rockets from Gaza. Mr. Dunetz doesn’t even bother commenting on the passage, as if questioning Israel’s motives is obviously anti-Israeli. Is someone anti-American who questions George Bush’s motives for invading Iraq, or for opposing the war in the first place? Is someone anti-American who disagrees with Obama’s health-care legislation (as I would guess Mr. Dunetz does)? Is it really a matter of “Israel: love it or leave it?” I was also troubled by Mr. Dunetz’s off-topic, ad hominum attack on Rabbi Waskow. The fact that Mr. Dunetz does not know the name of the Hasidic rabbi who ordained Rabbi Waskow does not make him an ‘unnamed’ rabbi, or inherently put Rabbi Waskow’s credentials into doubt such that his is merely a “Rabbi” with quotes. If you want to know who the “unnamed Hassidic rabbi” is, just ask him! (FYI, It is Zalman Schachter Shalomi, who has Chabad smicha) Many rabbis, especially Orthodox ones, have smicha conferred on them privately. Does Mr. Dunetz also question the legitimacy of all those “rabbis”? Mr. Dunetz in the next breath disparages Rabbi Waskow’s work as “unusual.” Were Martin Luther King and Mohatma Ghandi illegitimate because their work was unusual? Should all rabbis just say the same thing, do the same thing, wave flags nicely at Israel rallies and strive to be ‘usual’? How about David Saperstein at the RAC, or Ari Weiss at Uri L’Tzedek, or David Rosenn, the founder of Avodah— should they try to just fit in instead, pursue a more normal rabbinate? The Jewish world would be much poorer without trail-blazers like Rabbi Waskow. The truth is, if you asked the right questions, you would find that Continued on page 17

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hadn’t planned on stopping to watch, but something about him caught my attention. Maybe it was his eyes, which was where his smile began; before it spread to the rest of his face; you could see it coming in the twinkle in his eyes. Or maybe it was the fact that, knowing his history as a Holocaust survivor, it seemed so powerful that on a day such as this, he could tell his story, with such a smile. It was Tisha B’Av, the ninth day of the FROM THE HEART Hebrew month of Av, OF JERUSALEM the anniversary of the day our Temples were destroyed, the city of Jerusalem ransacked and hundreds of thousands of Jews murdered or sold into slavery, and he was being interviewed on Israeli television. A day full of painful memories for the Jewish people and yet here he was, smiling; so I stopped to Rabbi Binny hear his story. Freedman “How old are you?” The question hung in the air as the Kapo in concentration camp uniform with the authority over life and death stared down at the frail little boy in front of him. Normally, an innocent question, yet in the camps, it was a question that could get you killed. “Fifteen,” answered the boy, who could not have been more than eight. There was no room for little Jewish boys in the Nazi world of death camps, and his older brother Naftali had warned little Srulli to lie…. The Kapo glanced down at the boy with a skeptical look and asked again: “How old are you?!” And again, little Srulli answered: “Fifteen.” At which point he asked the fellow behind the boy: “Is he your son or your brother?” “My brother,” answered Naftali. “Well, how old is he?” asked the Kapo again.

“He already told you, he’s fifteen,” answered Naftali, trying to stay calm. At which point the Kapo looked around and, lowering his voice and motioning towards the syringe in his left hand, said: “Look, this is a typhus vaccine, and it’s based on weight which I figure out according to age. If he’s really eight years old and I give him the vaccine of a fifteen year old, it will kill him. But if he’s really fifteen and I give him the vaccine of a ten year old, he’ll probably get typhus and die, so I ask you again: how old is he?” Naftali thought for a moment and, in a voice barely above a whisper answered: “He is seven.” At which point, the Kapo looked around and squirted half of the injection onto the ground before giving young Yisrael (Srulli) Lau the typhus injection that ultimately saved his life…. And sixty years later, on Israeli National Television, the young child, saved from the Holocaust, now famous around the world as Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, the Chief Rabbi of the State of Israel, smiled his signature broad smile and commented: ‘There were many angels that conspired to allow me to sit here today, and that Kapo was one of them…. So what do you do with a story like that? It’s true there are many angels in life and they can often take the most mundane forms, from the simple traffic light that keeps you from being in the wrong place at the wrong time; to the little girl whose temper tantrum sends you to the back of a pizza store saving your life from a suicide bomber…. But there are just as many angels who don’t seem to make it, and there are no shortage of families this year that were torn apart whether by seemingly random Kassam rockets that killed so many people, a terrorist bomb in Bulgaria, or even a car accident…. So what do we do with this? There are those who will say that we must repent; that there are lessons to be learned; and that the books of life and death, sickness and health, joy and sadness will once again be open, and we must return from our evil ways in order to hope for a good, and even a safe, year. They will preach it from their pulpits, write it in their newsletters and even

tuck their children to sleep at night secure in the knowledge that if we fast on Yom Kippur and give tzedakah (charity), pray every day with our tefillin and even learn to love one another and be more tolerant towards one another, that we will, please G-d, have a better year. And yet, deep down, that theory just does not seem to hold a lot of water, does it? Do we really think that everyone who fasts and prays with all their heart is guaranteed a good year? Are we convinced that any person who truly loves his fellow human being and can somehow succeed in removing judgment and hatred of others from his thoughts, is guaranteed a good year? And what of all the pain and heartache, the love lost and people broken this year? Was it all simply because some people didn’t pray hard enough? Is there a recipe for ensuring there will be peace and no more bloodshed this year at last? That prospect is certainly not looking too good, as a glance at the front page headlines of any recent newspaper will demonstrate…. So what is it we are trying to do? These past weeks, as we do every year in the weeks and Shabbatot leading up to Rosh Hashanah, (the Jewish new Year) we read the portions of Ki-Tavoh, Nitzavim and Vayelech, which seem to repeat again and again the idea that the day will come when tremendous calamities will surely befall the Jewish people. Indeed one need not be a scholar to see in Jewish history a pattern of exile and pain that seems to follow us wherever we go. But then what is the point of Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, which seem to suggest that we are not doomed by the inevitable? Judaism believes we can change things, but how? It seems that this week’s portion contains a new covenant: “ Atem Nitzavim hayom… le’ovrecha’ bebrit Hashem Elokecha’, asher Hashem Elokecha’ koret imcha hayom.” “You are standing here today … to pass into the covenant of (with) Hashem your G-d… which Hashem your G-d seals with you today.” (29: 11) But what exactly is this covenant all about? Forty years after the covenant the

Jewish people entered into at Sinai--what covenant is necessary on the last day of Moshe’s life? A careful look at these portions actually makes clear what this new and final covenant is all about: this is the covenant of Teshuvah (Repentance). The day will come, says the Torah, when all the blessings and curses have come to pass when “Ve’shavta’ ad Hashem Elokecha’”: when we will return. (See Devarim 30:1-6) We will return from all the far-flung places where we have wandered and from all the lost paths to which we have strayed. Many translate Teshuvah as ‘repentance,’ but that is not really accurate. Repentance in the dictionary means regret or feeling sorry, but regret alone is simply about guilt, and that is not what Judaism wants, despite all the jokes to the contrary. This does not mean to say regret is necessarily a bad thing, because regret is the first stage towards teshuva, and involves recognizing the fact that there is something wrong I would like to fix. Regret on its own suggests that we cannot undo the past; but Judaism believes we can hope to change the future. Teshuvah, from the word ‘shuv’ or ‘return’ is an attempt to go back to who I could have been before all the mistakes I have made. Teshuvah is about creating a whole new reality, by tracing history back to the precise point where the present reality we struggle with began to go astray. Regret and repentance is what feeds programs like Alcoholics Anonymous, wherein a person needs to accept they will always be an alcoholic, so that they can begin the long road to modifying how they respond to that need and behave in its presence. Teshuvah however, is the ability to create a whole new person who is not and never was and never could be an alcoholic. Every year on Rosh Hashanah as we begin a new year, we have the capacity yet again, to redefine who we are and who we choose to be. Best wishes for a Shanah Tovah full of love and joy, purpose and peace, Ktivah ve’Chatimah Tovah, Rav Binny Freedman

Parshat Nitzavim: Where G-d is found

he Mechilta (and many other Midrashic passages) utilize the phrase “Imo Anokhi B’tzara” (Tehillim 91:15) to prove that G-d is not only pained by difficulties which affect the community (based on Yeshayahu 63:9), but is feeling the pain of the individual as well, as he or she is faced with personal trials and difficult times in life. The concept that G-d is everywhere is not only made famous by the Uncle Moishy song, “Hashem is here, Hashem is there, Hashem is truly everywhere.” We say it daily in “Kedushah” – “The world is filled with His glory.” (Yeshayahu 6:3) Rabbi Avi Billet As Rosh Hashanah comes upon us, those who are most concerned about what the outcome of the Day of Judgment will be may carry both of these notions in their own defense. If G-d is everywhere, I cannot hide. Nothing I do is really a secret and so my every deed can be scruti-

nized. And if G-d knows how I am suffering on this day, maybe He can fulfill His promise of being with me in my difficult hour. After all, He made me, He gave me my yetzer hara (evil inclination), and He is constantly tempting me. And while I do make good choices much of the time, I am an imperfect human and I make mistakes. Or, to put it a different way, sometimes things go well for me. But I’ve also had setbacks during the year. Family issues, financial setbacks, health problems, a loss in the family. The world is filled with Your glory! You know what I’ve been through! Can’t You use that as part of my defense this year? We certainly hope that this will be taken into consideration. But there is another way to look at our relationship with G-d, and the role these kinds of arguments can play. In the first verses of Devarim Chapter 30, we are told, “There shall come a time when you shall experience all the words of blessing and curse that I have presented to you. There, among the nations where G-d will have banished you, you will reflect on the situation and return to your G-d…” (translation of Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan).

The phrase Rabbi Kaplan translates as “you will reflect on the situation, etc.” can more literally be said to mean, “You will take it to your heart, among all the nations that you were dispersed [to] by G-d, to there.” The Dubno Maggid looked at the literal meaning of the words and explained, moving around punctuation in his inimitable style, “Take to your heart the understanding that in all the nations to which you are dispersed…” – G-d is there. Instead of “to where G-d dispersed you,” he says, “To where you were dispersed – Hashem Elokekha Shamah.” In other words, don’t despair on G-d! G-d literally is everywhere, even in the darkest places and in the most difficult moments of life – G-d is alongside us. He knows what we are going through. This feeling is how I understand Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik’s statement describing the great lesson he learned from his mother, “to feel the presence of the Almighty and the gentle pressure of His hand resting upon my frail shoulders.” (“A Tribute to the Rebbetzin of Talne”) A Chassidic tale places one of the Great Masters in a prison, put there by local authorities who had it in for the rabbi. He started to say Tehillim 23, and when he got to the

popular verse “Even as I walk in the shadow of the valley of death, I shall not fear bad because You are with me” he read it differently. “Even as I walk in the shadow of the valley of death, I shall not fear” the prison. A prison is created by Man, and it is a mere combination of stones, cement, bricks, and metal. They can lock me up, but they can’t lock up my mind. “It is bad that you are with me” because here I am in prison, and I am further pained by the fact that you, Master of the World, need to also be found in this place. Everything is relative. As much as G-d might see or notice the things we hope He’d miss, G-d also sees all the little good things we’ve done. As much as we might have not put too much thought into some of these deeds, they do count in our defense, and may play a significant role in getting us over the proverbial hump of the Day of Judgment. To wherever G-d may have banished us, if we can bear in mind that He is there with us, feeling our pain with us, we can have a more confident outlook that He is front and center pulling for us to make it through this Rosh Hashanah, to be positively inscribed in the Book of Life.

Yes, it’s Rosh Hashanah, again

es indeed, it is Rosh Hashanah once again, and there are some really fine, high quality books for your continued learning pleasure. To really understand the true meaning and feeling for the upcoming “Yimei Ratzon,” a close reading of some of the most authoritative teachings concerning this holy season is always in order. This year is no different, and by the time you finish with this essay, you will be inspired to read some of the selections suggested or revisit previous Kosher Bookworm reviews for even more choices. Once again “The Commentator” strikes: Rabbi Yitzchak Sender’s latest work, “The Commentators’ Rosh Hashanah: Prayers and Torah Reading” [Feldheim, 2012] brings to our readers a 317 page anthology of original essays on the most imAlan Jay Gerber portant liturgical works found in the machzor, spanning the entire repertoire of the sacred writ of this season. Starting with the selichos prayers and spanning the entire liturgy, both the halachos as well as the deeper meanings of the text are subjected to the classic “Commentators” treatment. Through humor, anecdotes, and homiletics, we are brought face to face with the wisdom, inspiration, and profound ethical teachings whose purpose it is to bring us to appreciate the true logic and purpose of the concept and

practice of real, heartfelt teshuvah. Dr. Erica Brown, that educator of educators, has once again brought to our homes a unique, and quite original work entitled, “Return: Daily Inspiration For The Days Of Awe” [OU Press/Maggid, 2012] wherein, by using the calendar based technique of the ten days of repentance, presents for our use a daily discipline of readings based upon a series of Al Chet selections, with each day headed by a differing ethical theme. These themes include faith, destiny, humility, compassion, anger, honesty, and holiness. Drawing upon a plethora of literary sources, her multi-cultural presentment gives our time honored themes of teshuva a unique and most relevant meaning for all Jews seriously interested in the deeper theological, as well as practical meanings, of what the concept of repentance should mean to all of us. This work is a true supplement to that great work by Rabbi Ezra Bick, “In His Mercy: Understanding the Thirteen Midot” [Maggid/Yeshivat Har Etzion, 2010]. Also, to be referenced from a previous review, is Dr. Louis Newman’s work, “Repentance: The Meaning and Practice of Teshuvah,” [Jewish Lights, 2010]. Also it should be noted within this same literary genre, is Rabbi Dr. Abraham Twerski’s now classic “Twerski on Machzor: Rosh Hashanah” [Artscroll, 2011, 2012], a supplement now in its second printing, and most deservedly so. In addition, we have a second volume of Rabbi Moshe Weinberger’s excellent commentary on Rav Avraham Yitzchak HaKohen Kook’s “Orot Teshuvah,” “Song of Teshuvah” [Urim/ Penina Press, 2012]. This year’s work

continues with chapter eight, “The pains of sin, the sufferings of teshuvah, and the healings of its light.” It then continues with chapter nine, entitled, “The quality of willpower that is revealed through teshuvah,” and ends with chapter ten, “The need of teshuvah and Torah for each other – in their totality and in their supernal qualities.” Last week I cited a very well received story as told by Rabbi Levi Cooper concerning the Choseh of Lublin. This week, the Chozeh of Lublin [spelling different], is cited in Rabbi Weinberger’s commentary concerning how the righteous do their repentance. For the sake of continuity I will quote this story in its entirety for you to get the full flavor of Rabbi Weinberger’s teachings featuring the Chozeh of Lublin as an example. “Here the Meor Eynaim adds that for a person to be illuminated by that light, he must believe in the tzaddik and be connected to him – and certainly not opposed to him.” “There is a famous story about R. Yaakov Yitzchak, the Chozeh of Lublin. The Chozeh’s shalosh seudos meal on Shabbos afternoon used to last late into the night, long after Shabbos was over by the clock. There was a man whom this bothered very much, and so every Saturday night he would walk by and yell. ‘Gut voch ! ’ But the Chassidim ignored him. Once this man grew so enraged that he

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threw a rock through the window. The Chassidim wanted to react, but the Chozeh told them not to. Instead, he went to the window and called out, ‘Gut voch, gut voch !’ “A few days later, the man died and his soul was sent to gehinnom. On the coming Shabbos, his soul – like that of all souls in gehinnom – rested from his suffering. As soon as Shabbos was over by the clock, an angel came to take him away. However, the other souls remained at rest, for they were allowed to remain as long as the Chozeh was still keeping Shabbos. And when this man protested, the angel responded, ‘Gut voch, gut voch!’” According to Rabbi Weinberger, Rav Kook teaches that when tzaddikim do teshuvah, when they struggle to correct their own sins and failings, this causes a great light to shine upon others and pull them, too, out of the darkness of despair. This is the light that will be reflected in the actions and activities detailed in the above story. I end this week’s essay with the following rather sharp worded teaching from Reb Zalman Schachter who stated: “Our prayers don’t always ‘make sense’ because making sense is not what we are here for. Our journeys through life are more complex than that. And so our duty to the Days of Awe and to ourselves, doesn’t end with procuring our tickets. We need more than just assigned seats and receipts that our shul dues are paid up. We want a ticket to transformation, a pass to the possibility that something in us feels genuinely moved. As our shuls open their doors to us, so may we open our own doors to multidimensional experiences. As the gabbais show us to our seats, so let us find a seat for prayer in our hearts.”

There is no Jewish political party Continued from page 2 with Jewish ideals. Some, maybe, but not all, for sure. The alignment between the religious right and the GOP is not necessarily a Jewish interest. The support for Israel by the GOP is often a result of a deeply rooted belief in Dispensationalist Christianity, where the establishment of Israel in 1948 was seen as the beginning of the return of Jesus. With Jews back in their homeland, all Jews can now return to Israel. Then, as the Book of Revelation predicts, there will be an epic battle that will take place in Israel, commonly referred to as Armageddon, in which good triumphs evil, two-thirds of the Jews in Israel die, the other third converts to Christianity, and then Jesus rules for 1,000 years as king. That very reason frightens some Jews, and hence, the relationship becomes more terrifying than anything else. If history is any indication of what the future holds, Jews have been persecuted under the pretext of Christianity more than for any other reason. That is what sticks in the craws of those intellectuals who would paint every Republican with one big brush. Notwithstanding, some of the broadest support for Israel today comes from evangelical Christians such as Pastor John Hagee and his 70,000 strong, Christians United for Israel. As for the issues that often mire these races, like abortion rights or marriage equality, Jews usually align themselves with the Democrats even though personally, most would not support either. These issues do not rank so high for Jews, and one possible answer is that Jews employ a “live and let live” attitude toward politics; believing that, for them to enjoy their rights, they have to fight for every other as well. Another answer, is that issues like those are usually not widespread with-

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in Jewish communities, and, when they do come up, are simply dealt with without too much community involvement. As for Israel and this President, on paper and by all practical measures, President Obama certainly has done right by Israel. Yet he and his aides have managed to say and do things that cause serious doubt even among those who want to believe him. The latest is his refusal to meet with Benjamin Netanyahu, even after the Jerusalem fiasco at the Democratic Convention last week, and the apparent apology on Wednesday to the Muslim community after a Libyan mob killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens over a Youtube movie appeared mocking Islam’s Prophet Mohammed. There is this rampant gut feeling going around certain circles that Obama is not a true supporter, and in fact, an apologist for Islamic outrage, and that he just did what was politically expedient. If so, and assuming Obama is re-elected in November, he will be free of ever again having to face Jewish voters. That means that he will be freer than he is now to follow his heart rather than his politics — and if his heart is in a different place from where his politics have been, a second Obama term could be a very bad time for Israel. The notion that Jews have a party is erroneous. The old-time fear of who and what the Republicans might be is an American, not a worldwide, phenomenon, rooted deeper in many years of political associations than religious dogma – which can be readily aligned with either party, depending on the issue. The attachment to Democrats may be lost if President Obama is seen as a hindrance for Israel and Jews. But in the end, Jews will vote for who they feel can serve their community’s needs better, and also who will act on Israel as they hope.

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Apples and fish heads: Do they really make all the difference? On Rosh Hashanah night, the family discussion revolved around the “simanim”--the special foods we eat on that night. How do they work? Why aren`t they prohibited as false superstitions? The Maharal suggests that our actions actually create good, because whenever we see the good in our family, our friends, in any situation - that is where we meet G-d, and that is how we actually bring good into the world ... Rabbi Noam Himelstein studied in Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Tanks Corps of the IDF. He has taught in yeshiva high schools, post-high school women’s seminaries, and headed the Torah MiTzion Kollel in Melbourne, Australia. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.

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Sept 13 - 14 Bake Sale EMUNAH’s Annual Rosh Hashanah Bake Sale & Gift Boutique! We are hoping we can count on you, as an amazing baker, friend, and supporter of EMUNAH, to bake 2 items for this event. We are also including kugels and muffins this year !! The bake sale is on Thursday, September 13th, from 1:00pm - 7:00 pm, and Friday September 14th, from 9:00am to 1:00pm at the home of Nicole Spivak, 801 Keene Lane in Woodsburgh!

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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 516-569-6733 x218 for more information.

Sept 16 - 18 Rosh Hashanah Come to Chabad and pick up your Holiday Guide All are welcome regardless of background or affiliation. There will be a Youth Services & program for all children at the Chabad Center, 74 Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst. Place: Services will be held at HAFTR High School, 635 Central Avenue, Cedarhurst Fee: Suggested donation of $120.00 per adult & $50 per child joining the youth services & program (lunch & snack included) for the High Holidays. No one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Time: For a complete schedule and times of services please refer to the Holiday Guide Info: 516-295-2478 or www.chabad5towns.com/seats

Sept 14 – Oct.12 The Chabad Center for Jewish Life of Merrick/Bellmore/ Wantagh presents Tots ‘N Challah: An exciting Mommy & me program for children ages 0-3 ! Join with your child and other moms/dads in celebrating Shabbat through Challah baking, story, song and art activities! · Knead the dough, Braid the Challah, Judaic Craft, Music and Song Fridays 10:30-11:30 A.M.

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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 UJA-Federation of NY. For further information and to preregister, please contact Talia Rapps, L.M.S.W. at 516-569-6733 x213.

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Sept 23 Spread the Word! CHAZAQ & The Shmuz Present The Annual Teshuva Shmuz “Looking back at another year Passed” with R’ Benzion Shafier Men & Women are Welcome to Attend! Admission is Free! Sunday Night, September 23rd, 2012 Lecture Scheduled for 8:30 PM Location: Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills 7011 150th St, Flushing, NY 11367 Participating organizations: Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, The Shmuz, CHAZAQ, QJCC, TorahAnytime.com and the Isaac Sasson Charitable Foundation. For More Info Call 866-613-Torah Email: Info@Chazaq.org

Ongoing JCC of the Greater Five Towns’ Russian Division offers math tutoring and/ or logic/reasoning

classes for kids ages 6-7 and 8-9 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays. Please call Yulia Gross, (516) 5696733x214 or e-mail yulia.gross@fivetownsjcc.org for further information.

The JCC of the Greater Five Towns hosts every Tuesday a Parkinson’s Support Group from 11am-2:00pm at the JCC, 207 Grove Avenue, Cedarhurst. The purpose of this group is to bring together Parkinsonians, spouses and their caregivers. For further information, please contact Cathy Byrne at (516) 5696733x220.

Wednesdays from 3:45-4:45pm and 6:30pm-7:30pm at Temple Israel, 140 Central Avenue, Lawrence. This class, instructed by a chess Senior Master, will teach the basic principles of Chess and improve analytical skills while allowing students to compete and have fun. New semester begins again on September 12th. Call the JCC at (516) 569-6733 x214 or email yulia.gross@fivetownsjcc.org for further information.

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.

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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 516569-6733 x213.

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Reproduced with the permission of the authors Rabbi Eugene and Dr. Annette Labovitz from their first book “Time For My Soul: A Treasury of Jewish Stories for Our Holy Days.” By Rabbi Eugene and Dr. Annette Labovitz Imagine the shul in Sanz on Rosh Hashanah! Worshipers, wrapped in oversized talitot, standing shoulder to shoulder, led in prayer by Rebbe Chayim Halberstam, the Sanzer rebbe. No sound audible, except for the chanting of prayers ascending to the Throne of Glory. Afterwards, a few of the rebbe’s disciples ask him to teach them the secret of prayer. “Why do you think I am the expert on prayer?” he responds. “Let me tell you a short story about Maxele from St. Petersburg,

who was an expert on prayer.” You know that St. Petersburg was off limits to Jews, unless they had business considered necessary for the economic welfare of the Russian government. Very few Jews qualified. Maxele’s father was one of the exceptions. The life that he lived in St. Petersburg was totally compatible with the nonJewish world, for he assimilated rapidly into Russian society. Many years passed, and Maxele’s father aged. When he realized that his time was approaching to leave this world, he called his son and said to him: “Maxele, it is almost time for me to leave this world. Before I die, I want you to swear to me that you will always remember that you are a Jew.” Maxele turned to his father and said: “I will swear to you that I will always remember

that I am a Jew...but please, tell me, what is a Jew supposed to do?” Maxele’s father answered: “If I could relive my life, I would give anything to find out what a Jew is, what a Jew is supposed to do. The truth is, I don’t know. When I was twelve years old, I was kidnapped to serve in the Tzar’s army. I spent twenty-five years in the army and was never permitted a furlough to see my family. By the time I was released, I had forgotten my Jewish heritage almost entirely. Since I had excelled in the army, I was permitted to settle in St. Petersburg. I only know that I was born a Jew, and I remember that on Rosh Hashanah a Jew goes to shul. Maxele’s father passed away soon after. The following Rosh Hashanah Maxele searched for a shul in order to fulfill the oath

Stanley Smith: Inspired by a Rabbi Continued from page 1 privy to a lot of his works.” Holding a black and white photograph of himself as a young man with Rabbi Kalmanowitz, Smith said, “I was touched by an angel, here’s my buddy, I revered this man.” “He gives more than most people (to the Mirrer Yeshiva), “ said Rabbi Pinchos Hecht, of Far Rockaway, Executive Director of Mirrer Yeshiva, of Smith. “He’s on the Board of Trustees. He cares about the Jewish people; he cares about others. He met Rabbi Kalmanowitz as a young man and was inspired to think and do for others.” Stanley Smith’s father, born Abraham Isaac Kuznitzoff, meaning blacksmith, came to the U.S. from Belaruss at age 11. He worked with his brother, an electrician, opening his own business, A.I. Smith, in Brooklyn in 1933 when Stanley was born. Stanley accompanied his father to work from age six and met Rabbi Kalmanowitz in 1954 when they did the electrical work for the Mir Yeshiva building in Brooklyn. Stanley was very impressed by the rov. “He was phenomenal,” Smith said. Smith’s father died in 1956 when Stanley was 23; his 30-year-old brother died a week later. Stanley took over the business. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was a rosh yeshiva and president of the yeshiva in Mir, Poland before WWII, explained Hecht. A student of the Chofetz Chaim and close to Rabbi Chaim Ozer Grodzenski, Kalmanowitz helped the Mirrer Yeshiva in Europe. After all the yeshivas fled to briefly independent Vilna in Lithuania, Kalmanowitz secured visas from Chiune Sugihara, a Japanese diplomat serving in Kovno, and funding for the trip across Russia to Vladivostok and Kobe, Japan. Rabbi Kalmanowitz was able to get a visa to the United States in 1940 and arranged support for the entire yeshiva, and other Jews who fled with the yeshiva, while in Kobe and for the six years after its transfer by Japan to Shanghai. Following the war, the yeshiva left Shanghai and formed three institutions: the Mirrer Yeshiva in Brooklyn, Yeshivas Mir in Jerusalem and Bais Hatalmud, also in Brooklyn. Rabbi Kalmanowitz also helped found the War Refugee Board and worked with Rudolf Kastner to help free 1,355 Hungarian Jews from Bergen Belsen Concentration Camp in 1944. “He tried to save the leadership

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from left, Stanley Smith, unknown contributor to Mir, Rabbi Avrohom Kalmanowitz, New York State Comptroller Arthur Levitt, Rabbi Moshe Handelsman from Mir, later Executive director, Harry Lefrak, founder of Lefrak Company and also a donor to Mir, Lefrak’s assistant, unknown contributor. Rabbi Kalmanowitz handing dinner invitation to Levitt. 1956. so there would be a future,” stressed Rabbi Hecht. He also saved 20 Jewish men from Egypt. Smith recounted that at the end of WWII, General Eisenhower telegrammed Rabbi Kalmanowitz that he was “coming close to the camps” anticipating finding survivors and asked “what do I do?’ “Send them Bibles and blankets,” wrote back Kalmanowitz. “Confirmed,” noted Eisenhower, “800 Bibles and 150,000 blankets.” Smith noted that they remained close from then on. He also related that Rabbi Kalmanowitz was sent by the State Department to warn the King of Morocco of an assassination and coup attempt. The king thanked the rabbi. Kalmanowitz also corresponded with Simon Wiesenthal to attempt to capture and prosecute Adolf Eichmann. In a prophetic letter, Kalmanowitz wrote: “It is not only my desire to prosecute Eichmann, but to stop his diabolical acts against the free world. The acts of aggression on the part of the Arabian people and the inflammatory statement made publicly by King Saudi, make it very evident that they are being influenced by the Nazis, as their tactics and language are similar to those used by Goebbels and Hitler in their campaign to conquer the world.”

Smith also recalled helping procure papers following Rabbi Kalmanowitz’s death in Florida, to bring the body back to New York and send it on to burial in Israel. He read aloud from an entry written by Hubert H. Humphrey, President Lyndon Johnson’s Vice President, in a memorial journal on Rabbi Kalmanowitz’s passing: “Until the end he was seeking refuge for the oppressed and founding schools to keep the light of wisdom burning. It was a benediction to have known him and because of men like him no oppressor will crush the spirit of men.” Smith has many stories to tell of behind the scenes maneuvering, his ties and “relationships,” a term he stresses, to influential people and events. He admits to ties with law enforcement, unions, his meeting famous people and maintaining these relationships over time, introducing people from his different circles to each other, further growing spheres of influence. He was invited to join the Brooklyn Chamber of Commerce in 1968, arranging events and expanding it with a Welcome Back to Brooklyn and a Brooklyn Goes Global event, inviting international businessmen, celebrities, and politicians. He has “relationships” with di-

verse people including Chinese politicians and CFOs, businessmen from the Ukraine and Russia, people from Cuba, and the U.S. government. He’s been photographed with Mohammad Ali, Carl Bernstein, Joe Frasier, Henry Kissinger, Jimmy Carter, Ruth Westheimer, Judd Hirsch, Chinese officials and businessmen, Cuban officials and many other influential people. He said his relationship with the Chinese helped him negotiate the release of 23 Americans arrested on charges of spying when their plane went down in China in 2001. “There is no ending to this,” said Smith. “I tie people together. We don’t need many people, but we need a few people who know how to handle things in the right direction. We can do anything; you have to respect them. “We’ve got to go ahead; the next generation doesn’t know anything,” he continued. “They gave a $25 check to Mir. We gotta wake them up, to raise their consciousness to the eminent danger, not only of anti-Semitism and genocide in the Arab world and Europe, but the Nazi influence. I contributed every year. But nobody’s continuing (Rabbi Kalmanowitz’s work). We have to reach out to government leaders to stop the chaos in the world for Jews and anti-Semitism. You have to promote and plant the seed. It’s like carrying a torch.“ He attributes his success to his relationship with Rabbi Kalmonowitz and often asks himself “what would he do if he was in this problem. He showed me the way to penetrate bureaucracy, which I became an expert on,” he emphasized. “I can’t wait to get up in the morning,” he said. “I have nachas every morning when I wake up. G-d gives me the gift of this day. I’m going to make this day last forever.”

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he had made to his dying father. He did not know what to do, but he entered a shul and sat down in the rear. No one paid any attention to him. He sat for a while, unable to participate, not understanding anything that was happening. He just sat and watched. After a while, Maxele stood up. He lifted his eyes heavenward and prayed. G-d in Heaven! Until this moment, I have forgotten that I am a Jew. I am illiterate because I was never given the opportunity to study your Torah or to find out what is expected of me. I make a vow to You that from this moment on, I will try to find out what a Jew is supposed to know and do. In spite of my lack of knowledge, I have always recognized that You are One and Your Glory fills the whole world. I love Your will with all my heart, so please don’t forget me, Maxele from St. Petersburg.” The Sanzer rebbe’s voice trailed off. His disciples noticed that he was crying. He said to them: ‘You wanted me to teach you the secret of prayer. I want you to know that I would like to be able to pray once in my life like Maxele from St. Petersburg.”

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Golfers supporting the FIDF include Howard Porat of Brooklyn and brothers Ruvane, Eddie and Mitchell Vilinsky of Great Neck, Hewlett and Brooklyn, respectively. Battalion (Kfir Brigade) and was a platoon commander in the Second Lebanon War said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This event is so wonderful. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exciting to see such support for us here in New York. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s amazing, and you can feel the energy. The support is so important to soldiers; it makes you feel better.â&#x20AC;? Cpl. Zev Simcha Grushka, 19, a DRS alum from Cedarhurst, made Aliyah to Israel to

serve in the IDF, where he is now a tank commander. He followed his two older brothers to the IDF. â&#x20AC;&#x153; My two older brothers are also in the Army, my oldest as a sniper and the other as a paratrooper. Our commitment comes from our parentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strong Zionist upbringing. They taught us whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important. FIDF means a lot. My service would be so much harder without them. FIDF is like a

second family.â&#x20AC;? Two women soldiers there were Cpl. Hadar Reisin Tzur, a Lone Soldier serving as a simulator instructor in the IDF and IMPACT Scholarship recipient Lia Naidorf, who served as a combat soldier in the canine unit in the IDF and today is studying physical education at Wingate University. Lia is also a competitive bodybuilder who participates in competitions worldwide. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It has been a pleasure to work on such an inspiring event that attracted over 150 participants,â&#x20AC;? said event Co-Chair, Jeffrey Mann.â&#x20AC;&#x153; Among the FIDF supporters in attendance included brothers Mitchell, Eddie and Ruvane Vilinsky, from Brooklyn, Hewlett and Great Neck, respectively, who along with friend Howie Porat of Brooklyn enjoyed a great day on the green. â&#x20AC;&#x153;FIDF is a great cause. I fully support them. Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re providing much needed support for the soldiers. It was a pleasure to be here. It was a very enjoyable day, for an amazing cause. Personally, I was in Israel at one of the bases along with my family. They greeted us; it was fabulous,â&#x20AC;? noted Ruvane. The FIDF NY Real Estate Division was started in 2006 by a group of successful business and philanthropic leaders who were passionate about uniting members of the real estate community in support of Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s soldiers. The division has supported several capital projects including a wellbeing center at Revaya Base for Battalion 71 of the 188th Brigade, as well as other FIDF wellbeing programs to benefit the soldiers, and is an integral part of FIDFâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Tri-State Region.

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A recipe worth crowing about bell one more time and again heard “Who is it? Come in.” Ruchel wasn’t in the mood for games, “Mottle open the door now, I’m standing outside and it’s locked.” That night, when my mother in law called her sister and got the cold shoulder, she asked her what was wrong. “Don’t play games with me, (macht nisht con choizic) you know what’s wrong. I stood out there ringing the bell and you kept telling me to come in, but it was locked.” Puzzled, my mother in law said she had no idea what she was talking about, as she was out for most of the day. Just as she was about to hang up, the bell rang and before she could get to the door, Birdie called out, “Who is it, come in.” Both sisters had a good laugh. Birdie could also be heard wishing everyone “a gut g’benched yur,” “a freilichin yom tov, and gut Shobbos.” He would have felt right at home in a “shteeble.” Not only was Birdie fluent in Yiddish, but he could also be heard inspiring us to be better Americans, when he would quote JFK with, “It’s not what your country can do for you, it’s what you can do for your country.” And when he wasn’t waxing presidential, he could be heard quoting lines from Jackie Gleason’s show, The Honeymooners. Jerry taught the bird to imitate Jackie Gleason’s mother-in-law, saying, “hey get a load of fatso.” Problem was, it was a week before they had a houseguest over for Shabbos who was a bit on the heavy side. Yes, you guessed it, the bird’s cage was in the guest room and as soon as it got light in the morning Birdie, could be heard screaming, “heeeey, get a load of faaaaatsoooo.” Had I been around then, the

bird would have been doing “The Tomahawk Chop” chant of my beloved Atlanta Braves. I’d like to be serious for a moment and thank all my readers who allow me into your homes each week to share a recipe, my memories, and a laugh with you. And to those of you who take the time to email, or personally provide me with positive feedback, whether in the supermarket, gym, shul or anywhere in the neighborhood, it means the world to me. A special hakaras hatov to my editor, publisher and good friend Karen Cohen Green who had way more faith in my writing abilities than I did, and insisted I give this column a try. I’d like to take this opportunity to “vinch you all oon, a gut g’benched yur” filled with health and happiness. Ahh… my grandparents would proud. Enjoy the following recipe for Rosh Hashanah. I’m certain Jerry’s parrot would have had some choice words regarding my selection of his relatives for this dish. Please accept my apologies Birdie.

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By Stew Greenberg I hope that everyone reading this article had a peaceful transition between the calm of summer and the mad rush that started with shopping and culminated by saying goodbye to our children at the bus stop. While most of you have spent the last two weeks outﬁtting your children with everything from clothing to knapsacks to protractors, there’s a group of professionals who have been hard at work to enhance the educational experience that our students will be immersed in for the coming year. Yes, the administrators have returned and the teachers have been oriented, but there’s yet another group. I’m referring to the Educational Technology Specialists. As each school develops their vision for how to inculcate technology into the classroom, it is the educational technology specialists who are crucial to the planning and implementation of these goals and aspirations. So you may ask….”What’s different this year? The school already has interactive white boards (aka IWBs or Smartboards©) in most of the classrooms…” While IWBs abound in many classrooms, with thanks in no small part to the angels at CIJE (The Gruss Foundation’s Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education), they function as an engaging delivery mechanism for information but they are only one component in the arsenal available to educators. In coming weeks, I intend to discuss different tools and methodologies with real-life case studies to exhibit what your children

may have to look forward to. It’s important to remember that no one tool is viable in every school, in every class, in every subject, and with every teacher, rebbe, or morah. That is what makes the planning and development such a meticulous process. The tools chosen at any juncture need to complement the curriculum in any giving school, as well as the day-to-day lesson plans of each instructor. My greatest joy is seeing that all of these tools can and do transcend the borders between secular studies and Limudei Kodesh (Hebrew/Judaic Studies). It’s important to mention that in many Yeshivos and Hebrew Day Schools, the Judaic studies staff is pushing the envelope in Ed-tech usage since much of what the instructors draw on is developed by them for their own classes. This is in comparison to General Studies subjects, where content and applications are much more readily available in the marketplace. I hope to enlighten parents in coming weeks in concepts that they may be familiar with and others that they are just being introduced to, including Blended Learning, 1:1 Instruction/Learning, Interactive Response Systems, Learning Management Systems, and Web 2.0 tools for education. Let me tempt you with a story and then a tip you can use with your own children in any grade in your own home to keep their minds active and engaged…. With permission of all parties involved, I’d like to share the highlight of last week (at least for me). While working to deploy a new computer

lab in Shulamith School for Girls Middle Division, I bumped into an old friend who is a parent of incoming 8th grader Arielle Lieberman. It seems that, unfortunately, Arielle fell and badly fractured her ankle. When it became evident that Arielle needed to be immobilized for some time in the comfort of her home, both mother and student were devastated at the reality that the academically and socially crucial ﬁrst weeks of school would pass her by. We immediately swung into action to deploy a video conferencing system (actually Skype) to enable the home-bound 8th grader to participate in each and every class as necessary. I’m happy to report that the system is performing as intended and that Arielle is now an active participant in each of her classes from day one. Arielle’s mother Carolyn told me, “When I tell people she’s Skyping her classes they’re amazed.” Now, this wasn’t rocket science, or even that complicated at all. It was merely an effective unitization of resources that most schools already possess. Aside from the human factor involving ed-tech specialists, administrators and parents, this accommodation cost the school nothing. And all of this was actually built on the idea that another concerned parent (and master educator) Elana Fertig began proposing last year when her daughter was recuperating from surgery. When I consulted Mrs. Fertig and told her that she paved the way for others in need, she said, “I’m thrilled that such good things have come out of my daughter’s recuperation. We hope it doesn’t need to be used often, but students can now

be part of school even if they unfortunately can’t be there physically.” I hope you’ll all agree that the outcome continues to be priceless. I’d hope that each and every school is proactively preparing systems like this to accommodate such cases which we hope never occur. Small, but well thought out, steps can yield long-lasting results for one or many students, effectively changing their outlook on school. As promised I’ll end with a tidbit for all of you to play with. Many of you and your children occasional utilize Dictionary.com or Thesaurus.com as a reference tool. What you never have seen is the tab on that site that reads “Word Dynamo.” It’s a word game that challenges students in all grades through college and beyond and is available to adults as well. Word Dynamo uses algorithms to quiz the player and constantly challenge their vocabulary skills. There are sections for each grade level and some for subjects like science, history, current events, etc. I guarantee you’ll all feel challenged, but will have fun learning together. ENJOY! Stew Greenberg lives in Woodmere and is an Educational Technology Consultant. He is the founder and president of Edknowlogy Partners, a company that collaborates with private schools around the country, helping their stakeholders develop an implementable and sustainable vision for deployment of educational technology into their every-day classrooms and curriculum. He can be contacted at StewG@Edknowlogy.com

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puzzlement over this mysterious loss. Recently I lost a pretty new pair of purple prescription glasses. It was a spontaneous purchase; I already had two nice pairs, but I fell in love with these. I wore them every day for six weeks, keeping them clean and safe. Then I rode the train home late one night and tiredly stowed them away in my bag. I took a taxi from Valley Stream, walked in the door, emptied my bag and noticed they were gone. I searched my hallway, the train station, the taxi stand. Although I failed in my last ditch effort to reclaim my glasses, I felt much better after my inquiry at the LIRR lost and found office by the entrance to track 13. I riffled through boxes storing hundreds of lost glasses, which were kept by containers holding hundreds of keys, along with receptacles storing hundreds of cell phones. Though I had no luck, I felt at one with thousands of other commuters, people like me, who lose stuff. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t feel flakey, distracted or unfocused anymore, only human. May we all find what weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re looking for! 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 can be reached at mabraha1@optonline.net

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community to learn and daven by them and enhance this Makkom Torah. Additionally, a Rebbe will be available for optional lunch Learning. Also, under the guidance of Rabbi Avi Haar, Rambam Mesivta is bringing back its Limudei Kodesh Honor Society. Talmidim will qualify for the program by participating in optional learning, writing for Hamasmid, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s weekly Dvar Torah publication, doing chesed, and other Torah related activities. Members of the Society will be treated to a special trip, become eligible for rafďŹ&#x201A;es, and earn special recognition on their diplomas and at graduation. Rambam Mesivta, long recognized for its commitment to activism, is planning a rally to protest Germanyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ruling that circumcision be made illegal. Rambam students will march on the German Consulate in an effort to raise awareness about this transparent act of discrimination. On the General Studies side of things, having met Elie Wiesel, author of Night, and Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping Point, last year, the schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Meet The Author Book Club plans on meeting Tom Wolfe, author of The Right Stuff as well as Pulitzer Prize winner Junot Diaz. The schoolâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Culture Club currently plans on seeing another Shakespearian play, following last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s exclusive â&#x20AC;&#x153;Talk Backâ&#x20AC;? with the cast and director of the Broadway production of The Merchant of Venice. The Culture Club also plans on observing a lab at work at Brookhaven College and attending workshops at the Museum of Tolerance in conjunction with Rambamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s UN Watch Group. Bringing learning to life, living Torah, engaging in chesed and viewing the world through a halachic framework are the hallmarks of a Rambam Mesivta education. This year looks to be another one for Rambam students to not only learn history, but also make history. For further information please contact Assistant Principal Hillel Goldman at hgoldman@rambam.org To submit an update or news for your school, please call Malka Eisenberg at 516 6227461 x240.

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Must present coupon. 1 coupon per person/visit. No photocopies. Excludes Bartenura. Cannot be combined with any other offer. Offer expires 9/24/12.

Johnnie Walker Black Label

Smirnoff Vodka

35.99 750 ml $ 60.99 1.75 liter W/ Coupon. Exp 9/24/12. Not To Be Combined

Bartenura Moscato D’Asti $

Beluga Russian Vodka $

19.99 1.75 liter

W/ Coupon. Exp 9/24/12. Not To Be Combined

Capcanes Peraj Petit $

9.99 750 ml the $ 9.49 byCase

17.99 750 ml the $ 14.99 byCase

W/ Coupon. Exp 9/24/12. Not To Be Combined

56.99 1.75 liter $ 32.99 1 liter $ 26.99 750 ml

W/ Coupon. Exp 9/24/12. Not To Be Combined

Glenlivet Single Malt Scotch 12yr

39.99 750 ml

W/ Coupon. Exp 9/24/12. Not To Be Combined

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