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Lech Lecha • Oct. 19, 2018 • 10 Cheshvan 5779 • Torah columns pages 20–21 • Luach page 20 • Vol 17, No 40

Marilyn Monroe’s siddur Cedarhurst auction set Cedarhurst’s J. Greenstein & Co. is putting up for auction a siddur that belonged to actress Marilyn Monroe. The opening bid on Nov. 12 will be $4,600. Monroe converted to Judaism in 1956, prior to marrying Jewish-American playwright Arthur Miller. The couple divorced five years later, but Monroe continued to maintain to Rabbi Robert Goldburg of Congregation Mishkan Israel in New Haven, Conn., who oversaw her conversion and marriage, that she was still committed to being Jewish. The actress seems to have put the siddur to use. The auction notes say it contains writings that are “apparently in her hand” and that the spine is nearly detached. The cream-colored edition of The Form See Monroe on page 12

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Tefillin’s a lifesaver Scientific study affirms what Jews already knew Jewish men who wrap tefillin as part of their daily morning prayers may also be protecting themselves from the worst effects of heart attacks, a study found. A pilot study by researchers at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine found that regular users of tefillin, or phylacteries, may receive cardiovascular health benefits through remote ischemic preconditioning — that is, briefly restricting blood flow and oxygen to the heart and then restoring it. The results of the study were published last month online in the American Journal of PhysiologyHeart and Circulatory Physiology. The study involved 20 Jewish men from the Greater Cincinnati area including nine who wore tefillin daily and 11 who did not. Wearers wrao a leather strap is tightly around either the right or left arm for about half an hour during morning prayers six days a week, often tight enough to leave grooves in the skin for a few minutes after they are removed. They are not worn on Shabbat.

Russia’s Chief Rabbi Berel Lazar helps a young man wrap tefillin during a trip to France in 2015. Yachad

The researchers measured participants’ vital signs, drew blood for analysis of circulating cytokines and monocyte function and also measured blood flow in the dominant arm, which is not

wrapped with the tefillin. Blood flow was higher for men who wore tefillin daily and improved in all participants after wearing it just once as part of the study. The study was headed by Jack

Rubinstein, UC Health cardiologist and associate professor in the Division of Cardiovascular Health and Disease. He said in an article posted on the university’s website that the binding of the arm and the discomfort users often report may serve as a form of preconditioning and offer a substantial degree of protection against acute ischemic reperfusion injury — when a section of the heart is deprived of oxygen and then damaged when re-oxygenated — that occurs as a result of a heart attack. Ischemic preconditioning essentially mimics the effects of exercise by placing the heart and vessels under light stress. “We found that people who wear tefillin in either the short or long term, recorded a measurable positive effect on their blood flow. That has been associated with better outcomes in heart disease,” Rubinstein said. Israeli studies have shown that Orthodox men have a lower risk of dying of heart disease compared to non-Orthodox men. — JTA

3 upstate schools bar Jew-hater Great Necker gets his letter from MU

Three colleges in upstate Poughkeepsie have banned an individual who is suspected of hanging fliers that blame Jews for sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh on their campuses. Fliers with anti-Semitic messages appeared last week on the campuses of Vassar, Marist and Dutchess Community colleges. A male was discovered putting up the fliers on Marist on Monday and identified by the police, according to a Vassar statement. The individual was not arrested because “the wording of the fliers did not rise to level of hate crime,” Town of Poughkeepsie Police Capt. Kevin Farber told JTA.

College officials said the person has been banned from the three campuses. The fliers also appeared on two campuses at the University of California, Berkeley and Davis, and at two organizations in Iowa. “Every time some Anti-White, Anti-American, Anti-freedom event takes place, you look at it, and it’s Jews behind it,” the fliers read. They show an image of Kavanaugh surrounded by caricatures of Jewish members of the U.S. Senate with Stars of David drawn on their See Banned upstate on page 12

A 20-year-old from Great Neck, one of several students affected by the BDS-driven recommendation-letter boycott at the University of Michigan, may have finally gotten his letter. Lucy Peterson, a UM graduate student instructor, had said she’d be happy to write a letter when asked by junior Jake Secker. But after she learned that Secker was

applying to study at Tel Aviv University, she changed her tune. “I’m so sorry that I didn’t ask before agreeing to write your recommendation letter, but I regrettably will not be able to write on your behalf,” Peterson, a teaching assistant in Secker’s introduction to political theory course, wrote in an email to Secker. “Along See Michigan on page 10

In time for Aliyah Day, 30 new olim In advance of Israel’s celebration of Yom HaAliyah on Tuesday, a diverse group of 33 Americans made aliyah on a Nefesh B’Nefesh flight. The flight that landed at Ben Gurion Airport carried new immigrants from nine states and all walks of life, ranging from young students to retirees. They will reside in communities throughout the country and work in professions such as biotech, engineering, education, media, business and psychology. The group also

includes individuals who have already made significant contributions to Israel, including a man who helped establish a microelectronics laboratory for the Israeli Ministry of Defense. Yom HaAliyah acknowledges aliyah as a core value of the country and celebrates the contributions of immigrants to Israeli society. It’s “an important and inspiring opportunity to appreciate how olim have shaped Israel’s culture, economy and national character and remind us all to appreci-

ate the miraculous times we live in,” said Rabbi Yehoshua Fass, co-Founder and executive director of Nefesh B’Nefesh. The NBN flight was arranged in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah and Integration, the Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael (KKL) and the Jewish National Fund-USA “Our olim will have a transformative impact on Israeli society through community-building, innovation, and other outstanding and diverse contributions.”

Gabrielle Agus from New York was one of 33 new olim greeted on arrival at Ben Gurion Airport this week.

5 key moments in Kushner-Saudi bromance By Ron Kampeas, JTA WASHINGTON — In March, Saudi Arabia was on the brink of a new age of modernity. At the epicenter of the transformation were Prince Mohammed bin Salman and Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and top adviser. But allegations this week that bin Salman — or MBS, as he is known — ordered the murder of a dissident Saudi journalist in Istanbul, Turkey, have roiled the prince’s reputation as a modernizer. So where does that leave Kushner, who cultivated a close friendship with MBS in part to advance efforts to revive the IsraeliPalestinian peace talks? Does he counsel the president to distance the United States from Saudi Arabia? Or does he wait out the storm and return to the bromance when things are quieter? Despite some favorable media coverage at the time of his last U.S. visit in March, much reporting suggested — even before the disappearance in Istanbul last week of Jamal Khashoggi, a permanent resident of the United States — that MBS’s reforms were more show than substance. Yes, women could drive, but the activists who helped bring about the change languished in jail. Yes, he seemed ready for closer relations with Israel, while also bombing Yemen into submission with little regard for civilian casualties. Yes, the extended Saudi royal family seemed on board with his changes, but maybe a period of imprisonment and torture in 2017 had something to do with that. With the Khashoggi crisis in full bloom, the Trump administration is scrambling for a strategy. Trump himself is wary of penalizing a nation that spends big money on U.S. arms. “I don’t like stopping massive amounts of money that’s being poured into our country on — I know they’re talking about different kinds of sanctions,” he said Thursday, referring to moves in Congress to sanction Saudi Arabia, “but they’re spending $110 billion on military equipment and on things that create jobs, like jobs and others, for this country.” Saudi Arabia also figures large in Trump administration plans to isolate Iran. At the center of the U.S.-Saudi relationship is Kushner, whom Trump has tasked with relaunching Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. The drive for a peace deal is what ostensibly brought Kushner and MBS together, but their relationship has broadened to include arms sales and regional strategy making.

deal. A week or so later Saad Hariri, the Lebanese prime minister, turned up in Saudi Arabia to resign, citing the overweening influence in his country of Hezbollah, the Shiite militia aligned with Iran. It was a bizarre moment, and soon Hariri was back in Lebanon having rescinded his resignation. What happened? Hariri has close business and family relations in Saudi Arabia, and MBS may have coerced his resignation as a means of sowing chaos in Lebanon, which he reportedly hoped would spark a punishing Israeli assault on Hezbollah. No one told the Israelis and they were not game to be Saudi Arabia’s proxy in its longstanding dispute with Iran. Did Kushner give MBS a green light? They chatted until 4 am during the visit. We may never know what they discussed, but the proximity (and secrecy) of his visit so close to the Lebanon fiasco led to speculation that Kushner winked at MBS’s maneuvering. The crown prince arrested a bunch of his extended family at around the same time. That was the second round of arrests; the first was in June, soon after the Trump visit. Making matters murkier, Trump praised the prince for the arrests in a tweet. That peace deal Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was summoned to Saudi Arabia the same month as Hariri, November 2017. What was said was not clear, but according to subsequent reports, MBS pressed Abbas to accept Kushner’s terms for a peace deal that would comprise a Palestinian quasi-state with its capital in Jerusalem’s suburbs, as opposed to the city itself. Abbas reportedly declined, and Saudi statements denied that MBS had ever embraced such a proposal. One year later... A year after their snowbound bromance began, MBS was back in the United States for what was to be a turning point in the U.S.-Saudi relationship. He met with Trump, and Kushner helped organize a busy itinerary for the prince, including stops in high-tech centers on the East and West coasts to talk investment. MBS and his modernization proposals received glowing attention from influential columnists. Marring the visit was the revelation, first reported at the time by The Intercept, that MBS told Persian Gulf buddies that he had Kushner “in his pocket.” Is that the case? The Khashoggi mystery is not going away, and we may learn more soon.

Jared Kushner at the White House on Oct. 23, 2017. (Jabin Botsford/ Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Nov. 14, 2017. (Fayez Nureldine/AFP/Getty)

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Here are five key moments in the Kushner-MBS bromance. The first meeting According to the Washington Post, MBS and Kushner became friendly when the crown prince first visited Trump in March 2017. German Chancellor Angela Merkel was next on the agenda but was delayed by a snowstorm, which allowed the two 30-somethings to become acquainted. That set off a long-distance relationship, with frequent phone calls, the Post reported. Open arms and an arms deal One result of the closeness was a major shift: A president’s inaugural trip has traditionally been to a neighbor, Canada or Mexico. Trump instead first headed to Saudi Arabia, in May 2017, and Kushner was instrumental in setting the agenda — so instrumental that he says he got a rabbi’s permission to join his fatherin-law on the Shabbat flight. (Which rabbi? That’s still a mystery.) The trip went off smoothly — remember that glowing orb Trump and MBS’s dad touched together? Trump signed a $110 billion arms sale deal with the country. That Lebanon business Kushner visited with MBS in Saudi Arabia in October 2017, supposedly to discuss advance of the Israeli-Palestinian peace

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ing improvised memorials at the scene of the attack and showing police, not military, presence. Former IDF Spokesperson Avi Benayahu told the conference that international problems require international solutions. “Every city should sit down, including all emergency services such as fire, police, ambulatory, hospitals, etc. … and talk about what they are going to do in the event of a terror attack and how they will work together.” There can be no off-the-record information, he said: “You need to provide the five W’s: who, what, where, when and why.” Benayahu advised hotel managers to use the rule of five: five minutes to recognize the

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crisis, five people on a response team, and five messages for five audiences: citizens, tourists, the terrorists, the workers and the general population.” “Hotels must be prepared and have a crisismanagement book ready in the event of a crisis,” Benayahu said. “When a crisis hits, people are confused and disoriented. The book, with its prepared instructions, will guide hotels through any terror-related event.” Focusing on the needs of tourists, Yossi Fatael, head of the Israel Incoming Tour Operators Organization, said, “The tourism industry only relates to security during a crisis, and with concepts and tools for rehabilitation and recovery … [it] totally ignores the subject of

security, whereas in reality, security is a fixed component in tourists’ decision-making. We need to integrate ‘the elephant in the room’ that everyone ignores. Security is among the three most important elements for the average tourist … hence, the industry must develop a dedicated toolbox to address tourists’ security concerns.” Dan Rivlin, CEO of the Kenes Group, pointed to past incidents that demonstrate the importance of messaging aimed at tourists. After major unforeseen events such as the 9/11 terror attacks in New York in 2001, the 2004 Madrid train bombing, the 2010 ash cloud over Europe, the 2011 Fukushima nuclear reactor accident in Japan and the 2016 coup attempt in Turkey, many people had no idea what to do or where to go. “Events and disasters take place all the time,” said Rivlin. “Communication is the key.” Isabel Hill, director of the National Travel and Tourism Office at the U.S. Department of Commerce, said, “Maintaining safety and security is a problem shared by an increasing number of destinations. I am sorry to say that the list is growing. Major destinations have seen a decline in tourism in recent years, but there are signs of recovery. “A most important and often overlooked aspect is prevention,” she said. “We should play a more active role in ensuring the safety of our nations, visitors and our industry. Economic security is a major component of national security.” So what next? Melchior hopes to host next year’s ITSS in Jerusalem again. Meanwhile, she believes that the global tourism industry must establish an international forum to share ideas, concerns, knowledge and information. “We want to set up a formal body that can reflect on the needs” of the industry, she said, “and decide what can be done.”

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Imagine the chaos that would ensue after a major natural disaster or a terror attack if authorities were not prepared. And imagine the consequences to tourism in the aftermath. Addressing these important questions, Israel hosted the first-ever International Tourism Security Summit in Jerusalem’s Inbal Hotel to discuss the international tourism industry’s preparedness for natural disasters, terror attacks and other major crises. Ilanit Melchior, director of tourism for the Jerusalem Development Authority and the brainchild and driving force behind the summit, told JNS that this was the first gathering of its kind. “Certain destinations are suffering from terrorism,” she said. “We all need to sit together and develop a toolbox on how to deal with it.” Noting that Jerusalem once suffered from negative imaging, Melchior said it’s important to find a quick lane to recovery after terrorism — “It took a long time for Jerusalem to rebound” — and to be prepared for catastrophic events. “At the same time, it is necessary to develop crisis management. I developed ways to deal with this. I lectured around the world and thought it would be a good idea to hold this summit in Jerusalem. Where others saw weakness, I saw opportunity,” she said. “We hope that stakeholders and leading tourism organizations such as the U.N. World Tourism Organization will not be afraid to discuss it. The more you communicate information to tourists, the less they will feel fearful.” Melchior emphasized that it is important to never cancel events or PR campaigns in the aftermath of a disaster. It is also important, she said, to maintain resilience by returning to routine immediately — for instance, by prevent-

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Shoah resistance fighter hits Dutch box office By Cnaan Liphshiz, JTA AMSTERDAM — Opposite the Dutch national bank lies one of Europe’s least conspicuous monuments to a war hero. Titled “Fallen Tree,” the metal statue for resistance fighter Walraven van Hall looks so realistic that for months after its unveiling in 2010, the municipality would receive calls reporting the artwork, whose brown-painted branches are strewn over a small square, as storm debris in need of removal. A departure from the bombastic reliefs commemorating other European World War II heroes, it’s a fitting tribute to van Hall. For decades he had gone unrecognized even in his own country, despite the fact that he used cunning and courage to save hundreds of Jews from the Holocaust while inflicting painful damage on the Nazi war machine before his execution by German soldiers in 1945. This year, however, van Hall’s bravery for the first time has moved from obscurity to the mainstream thanks to the production of a multimillion-dollar feature film titled “The Resistance Banker,” which won the Netherlands’ national award for best film in 2018 and is the country’s submission to the Oscars. The film, where the persecution of Jews plays a central role, is the first treatment of its kind about the actions of van Hall and his brother, Gijsbert — members of a prominent banking family who for three years bankrolled the Dutch resistance, supplying it with the equivalent of $500 million. It’s a surprisingly long delay considering the scale of van Hall’s actions, which historians say helped make the Dutch resistance one of Europe’s fiercest and most effective. There are also powerful dramatic elements in the van Hall story, a tale full of valor, betrayal, death, devotion — and even a bank robbery of unprecedented proportions.

Actors Barry Atsma, left, and Jacob Derwig portray Walraven and Gijs van Hall, respectively, in “The Resistance Banker.” Above: Walraven van Hall, right, and his brother Gijs in the 1930s.

Dutch moviegoers have noticed. With 400,000 ticket sales, it is by far the highestgrossing locally made film production in the Netherlands this year and one of the industry’s all-time hits, according to the De Volkskrant daily. It debuted in Dutch theaters in September and is now available to watch in the United States on Netflix. “When people think of the resistance ... they rarely think of the enormous amounts of money that it cost to keep this organization — the resistance — running,” the film’s director, Joram Lürsen, told JTA. But resistance leaders knew this all too well when they were joined in 1942 by van Hall, an ex-marine with banking connections, whom Israel recognized in 1978 as a Righteous Among the Nations – a non-Jew who risked his life to save Jews during the Holocaust. He and his brother stole the equivalent of $250 million from Nazi-controlled coffers and borrowed an additional $250 million from oth-

er bankers to carry out attacks, smuggle Allied pilots to safety and provide financial support to at least 8,000 Jews in hiding during World War II. They did all this “through an incredibly complicated web of front companies, falsifications and bureaucratic sleight of hand that is tricky to pack into a two-hour feature film,” or even a biographical novel, Lürsen said. An attempt to “truly explain the genius of their actions” would lose most filmgoers within the first 20 minutes, he said. To tackle this storytelling challenge, Lürsen focused on the most daring action undertaken by the brothers: The theft and cashing in of central bank bonds, which at that point was the largest-scale bank robbery in European history. “This one element of the story contains everything you need in a Hollywood action film,” Lürsen said. “It’s as easy to follow and full of suspense as a casino heist.” Not everyone is pleased with the shortcuts

and artistic license that Lürsen and his team have taken. Harm Ede Botje, a senior analyst for the Vrij Nederland magazine and an expert in World War II history, accused the filmmakers of gratuitous melodrama and disregard for historical detail in a withering critique of the film in March. He noted a powerful scene in which an exhausted van Hall, nicknamed Wallie, draws resolve from seeing from the window of his train a transport of Jews in cattle wagons zooming past as fellow passengers look away in embarrassment. But Ede Botje says that Jews were never transported in the daytime in occupied Holland. In the film, the trigger for van Hall’s decision to enter the resistance is the suicide of a Jewish family of former clients in Zaandam. But there is no evidence to suggest this is true — and no records of such a suicide in that subSee Shoah on page 5

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Danish Jews celebrated their community’s rescue 75 years ago in a ceremony Thursday at the country’s main synagogue, the sanctuary packed with dozens of survivors and luminaries. Israeli President Reuven Rivlin was on hand at the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen, joining Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik and Prime Minister Laros Lokke Rasmussen, to mark the day Jews were ferried in boats from Nazi-occupied Denmark to safety in neutral Sweden. “The rescue of the Jews of Denmark is a remarkable event in the history of the Holocaust,” Rivlin said earlier at a church in Gilleleje, where locals hid 86 Jews in an attic. Most Danish Jews — some 7,200 of them — survived the genocide thanks to the efforts by ordinary citizens who risked their lives, many of

them without receiving payment, to rescue Jews in an operation matched nowhere else in Europe. The approximately 700 participants stood in silence when the crown prince entered, resuming to chat only after he sat down. Rabbi Jair Melchior said a prayer for the wellbeing of the royal house, followed by one for Israel. Ron Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, also attended. “The rescue of Danish Jews is not only part of Danish history but of world history,” Rasmussen said. “It was the action of no single person but of a people.” He added: “An attack on Danish Jews is an attack on Denmark.” The rescue story, he said, “is the solid foundation of the DanishIsraeli relationship. Denmark strongly supported of the formation of the State of Israel.” Among the survivors was 80-year-old Bent Lewinsky, who was 5 when he boarded a fishing

A Torah scroll hidden by fleeing Jews in a church 75 years ago is returned to the Great Synagogue of Copenhagen on Oct. 11. Cnaan Liphshiz

boat to Sweden with his parents. “I knew the Nazis were after us, but I was not afraid,” he said. “It was an exciting boat ride ... I am very grateful to this nation.” Helle Fromberg, 64, said the events of 1943 mean that Jews in Denmark have “a greater feeling of safety and belonging.” Her mother, Edith, now 93, was rescued. But her father chose to stay with his grandfather and was sent to Theresienstadt. “This ceremony has some sadness for those who didn’t make it and for our brethren who perished,” Fromberg said, “but inevitably it’s also a celebration of the rescue, without which most of the people here would not be alive today.” During the ceremony, children from the community returned a Torah scroll that fleeing Jews had hidden in the Gilleleje church.

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Fortress beneath Chabad Helsinki By Yehuda Sugar, Chabad.org

A historic site neighboring Helsinki’s Presidential Palace got even more historic with the discovery of what archaeologists believe are the remains of a 300-yearold wooden Russian fortress from the time of Peter the Great. The site is currently occupied by the defunct Customs and Packaging House. Built in 1765, it is the secondoldest stone structure in the Finnish capital. The site was Rabbi Benyamin Wolff watches construction on an expanded Chabad center, pictured in an artist’s rendering. purchased from the city by grams for local teens, global tourists and busifield plot, believed to be part of a network of Lubavitch of Finland in 2015, nesspeople, including Israelis, round out their occupation structures. aided by a grant from the late Sami Rohr slate. In addition to the remnants of the suspectand his son, George Rohr, and since then has “We were using only part of the building,” ed fortress, the now-official archaeological been used for Chabad activities. During renosaid Wolff. “Now, after the renovation, it will site has also unearthed pottery, animal bones, vations, an excavation shovel struck what be fully functional.” glass, jig tools and cannonballs, according to state archaeologists believe to be the wooden The archaeological findings will not imlocal news reports. beams of a Russian fortress. pact the use of the property, except to tempoThe fortress was dismantled shortly after “There is a lot in and under this building, rarily slow down renovations. the post-treaty return of Helsinki’s citizens, and as we renovate, the city and state are doThe early 18th-century Russian fort but little else is known about it — a state of ing archaeological research that reveals more spanned a much larger area than the old affairs that state archaeologists say is about history than we realized,” said Rabbi Benyacustoms house, located on Helsinki’s main to change. min Wolff, who has co-directed Chabad acsquare alongside the Presidential Palace that “It is very exciting,” John Lagerstedt, a tivities in Helsinki for the past 15 years with is the destination for high-level world sumresearcher at the Finnish National Board of his wife, Fruma Ita. “After its renovation, we mits, including a recent Trump-Putin meeting Archaeological Field Services, told Helsinki’s hope for an even greater future through the in July. Historical records show that the fort YLE news service. “According to historical continuation and increasing of our activities.” was constructed during the Great Northern maps, there was never a fortress built by the The couple runs a myriad of programs War when a conquering fleet of some 17,000 Russians.” alongside a previously established JewRussian soldiers, sent by Czar Peter the Great, Archaeological work will continue into ish community that goes back generations, landed in May 1713 on then-Swedish shores. 2019, he said, including annual tree-ring through the era of the Jewish Cantonists. The After the evacuation of its citizens, Helstudies to verify the age of the wooden beams. planned center will house Torah classes, a sinki remained under Russian control until “This will help to determine for sure what women’s circle, Hebrew and Sunday schools, the Treaty of Nystad in September 1721. The structure is under the ground,” stated LaShabbat and holiday services, a large social former residents returned to discover some gerstedt. “Now we are only in field work, so hall and the existing Ganon Chaya Day Care 200 Russian-built wooden buildings and a nothing final can be said.” Center. A Gan Israel summer camp and pro-

Aussie PM may recognize J’lem Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Tuesday that he would consider moving the country’s embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, which would mark a major shift in policy. He also said that Australia would vote against recognizing the Palestinian Authority as chair of the G77 bloc in the United Nations, in addition to reviewing the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. Morrison, an evangelical Christian from the right-wing Liberal Party who assumed office in August, said he was “open to” the move. “The orthodoxy that’s driven this debate says issues like considering the question of the capital are taboo. I think we have to challenge that,” he said. “We’re committed to a two-state solution, but frankly, it hasn’t been going that well,” he continued. “Not a lot of progress has been made. And you don’t keep doing the same thing and expect different results.” If Australia recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, it would become only the third country to do so, following the United States and Guatemala in May. Paraguay relocated its embassy as well, but its new leader, President Mario Abdo Benítez, reversed the move upon entering office. It would also be a major foreign policy win for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has focused on building relations with nontraditional allies in places such as the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and Africa. Netanyahu made a historic visit to Australia in 2017, becoming the first Israeli prime minister to go Down Under, where he touted growing bilateral ties.

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Author A.J. Jacobs encourages his three sons to be grateful for all they have. He and his wife urge them to write thank-you notes, to thank the bus driver — even thank their household robot Alexa for weather forecasts. Jacobs sometimes says a prayer of thanksgiving with his family at the dinner table in appreciation of those who helped get food to their plates, prompting his son Zane to ask: “You know these people can’t hear you, right?” Zane’s remark got Jacobs thinking. Indeed, those people could not hear him. So the Manhattan-based humorist and writer set out on a quest to thank everyone who plays a role in making his morning coffee possible. He chose coffee because it was a more manageable undertaking than an entire meal — and he “can’t live without” his java. Jacobs chronicles the journey in his new book, “Thanks A Thousand: A Gratitude Journey” (TED Books), which comes out Nov. 13 in conjunction with a TED Talk that he delivered on the same topic. n research for his book — as well as for his past bestseller, “The Year of Living Biblically,” in which Jacobs embarked on a quest to live according to every precept in the Bible for a year — he learned that much wisdom on gratitude comes from Judaism. “To be Jewish is to be thankful,” one rabbi told Jacobs. In fact, the very word “Jew,” derived from the tribe of Judah, means thanksgiving. We as Jews deliver prayers of thanks from the time we wake up to the time we go to bed. There is a catchphrase in Judaism that Jacobs learned during his research called “creed before deed.” At first, Jacobs said it was hard to feel gratitude, but if he went through the motions of acting with compassion and gratitude, eventually he would feel them. “One of the best ways to go about life is to ‘fake it till you feel it,’ and it’s an extremely Jewish way to live,” he said. “If you act a certain way and follow the mitzvot, your mind will eventually catch up.” During his quest, which took him from a farm in Colombia to a steel plant in Indiana, he discovered how interconnected the world is. So many more people than he could have imagined contribute to his morning cup of coffee. Obviously there are baristas and farmers, but also unsung heroes like artists (think coffee lid and

Jewish Latina’s culinary tradition By Josefin Dolsten, JTA

Food has always been a way for Deborah Benaim’s family to connect to its roots. A typical Shabbat dinner featured dishes such as traditional Ashkenazi braided challah bread, Moroccan-style whitefish with red pepper paste and a Venezuelan hearts of palm salad. “I think it’s in my blood,” said the Caracas-born chef, whose grandparents moved to Venezuela from Morocco, Spain and Moldova. When she was 4, her family moved to the United States, escaping political instability at home. In her new home in Dallas, Benaim found that she, too, could use food as a way to remember the past. “I think it was my way — if I psychoanalyze myself — of trying to stay attached to my family: Maybe if I cook their recipes I’m still holding on to that life that I had,” Benaim, 30, told JTA last week. Benaim, who has appeared several times on the NBC cooking show “Food Fighters,” is working on a cookbook that will showcase her family’s unique recipes. She also finds non-food related ways to educate about the history of Latin American Jews. She is one of the writers of “Chutzpah & Salsa,” a show that premiered in 2016 and was performed for a second time last week at the Jewish Women’s Theater in Santa Monica, California. It features actors telling the stories of Jewish immigrants from Latin America, including Benaim and her Panamaborn husband Ariel Lipski. Throughout her life, she has found that few American Jews are even aware of the existence of Latin American Jews. Though the family was involved in the Jewish community in Dallas, Benaim said she felt lonely as one of the few Sephardim at her day school.

Though Benaim could be found in the kitchen throughout her childhood, it wasn’t until college that she realized she wanted to pursue the hobby for a living. She transferred from the University of Maryland, where she was studying psychology, to the Conrad N. Hilton College of Hotel and Restaurant Management at the University of Houston. After graduating, she found a job at Spago, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s flagship restaurant in Beverly Hills. Through side projects, she also found ways to honor her family history. Last year she teamed up with the JewDeborah Benaim is creating a cookbook to showcase her family’s ish National Fund to create food, which has influences from Morocco, Spain, Moldova and Vena kosher Latin food truck ezuela. at the annual SXSW media “If I had a nickel for every time that someone festival. Serving dishes such as traditional said ‘Omigosh, you’re Latin and Jewish? How is arepas and fried plantains, as well as an that possible?’” she joked. Israel-inspired arepa with cilantro hummus, Benaim’s story, performed by Marnina Schon the food truck was a hit and even sold out during “Chutzpah & Salsa,” is about an experience at lunch some days. she had in 2015 while visiting her sister in New Last year, Benaim relocated to Dallas York. The two were in a hardware store, and Bena- with her husband to focus on her cookbook. im said its smell reminded her of her grandfather’s She also does catering and cooks a variety shop in Caracas, flooding her with memories. of cuisines. But she says whether or not she Later she found out that the day she visited the makes a dish that is inspired by her heristore was her grandfather’s yahrzeit. The incident tage, the Latin flavor comes through. had a deep impact on Benaim, including in her “I may not specifically make any Latin or cooking. Jewish recipes for an event,” she said, “but “This experience reignited that spark to when you sit down and talk about inspiracook with a newfound purpose or newfound tion it obviously comes out. inspiration,” she said. “It’s not just let me ca“I think it’s just embedded, ingrained, ter this event. It’s how do I make this experi- whether I want to or not — and I do want ence jog someone’s memory?’” to.”

Anti-Semitism muted in Berlin A peaceful demonstration in Berlin against right-wing populism last weekend brought Jews, Christians and Muslims together — and a few anti-Semitic protesters, observers say. Under the slogan “Indivisible,” 200,000 people from across Germany gathered in to show their solidarity for human rights. The event counted several Jewish organizations among its sponsors. Organizers had declared their intention to “confront antiMuslim racism, anti-Semitism, antiziganism [prejudice against the Sinti and Roma people], antifeminism and LGBTIQ-phobia.” While the demonstration was largely peaceful, hate speech against Israel was heard on the fringes. Organizers quickly distanced themselves “unequivocally” from the anti-Israel demonstrators, who “clearly depart from the common ground of our consensus,” event spokesperson Speaking from the rally stage, Lala Susskind, president of the Jewish Forum for Democracy and Against Anti-Semitism, said that, “if we are really indivisible, then we can’t simply accept this attack on the world’s biggest Jewish community.” Protesters reportedly brought their own megaphone and used it in part to complain about being barred from the official stage. The “Indivisible” demonstration was a response to a growing far-right antiimmigrant political party, the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, and in response to anti-migrant rallies in Chemnitz in October that saw violent attacks on Muslims as well as Jews. —JTA

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New programs and initiatives at YU Yeshiva University is launching several new programs that leverage its global network of alumni to prepare graduates for immediate and long-term success. “In our classrooms, the wisdom of the past meets the promise of the future,” as YU empowers “morally-mature, market-ready, and missiondriven young leaders with the tools for a lifetime of personal fulfillment and professional success,” said Rabbi Dr. Ari Berman, YU’s president. The YU Innovation Lab, launching in January 2019, is a community of local and international startups, students, faculty, entrepreneurs and business experts. It collaborates with Yissum, the Technology Transfer company of Hebrew University of Jerusalem, enabling Israeli companies to join the NYC startup ecosystem by forming working part-

nerships with YU student interns and faculty. Participants will gain hands-on experience and develop entrepreneurial skills. Yeshiva College and Stern College Students pursuing graduate study in computer science or biology will now be eligible for pathway programs to master’s degrees at elite Israeli universities. These include M.A. degrees in computer science at Hebrew University and Bar-Ilan University (BIU), electrical engineering at BIU, and biology at Technion. Top students will be eligible for a new Innovation Nation STEM Scholarship that includes $10,000 each year for two years, exclusive invitations to industry meetups, and internship opportunities in Israel. Finally, a revamped Career Center will integrate with YU’s vast network of active alumni and friends to create exciting professional op-

portunities for students. Students can find mentors in their chosen field and enter professional life knowing that they have lifelong support. Alumni professionals will act as career coaches, meeting and mentoring students one-on-one. This year, YU is introducing new graduate degrees in high-demand markets, including Biotechnology Management and Entrepreneurship, Cybersecurity, Data Law and Privacy, and Social Work. Certificate programs are available in Creative Arts and Healing, School Social Work Practice, and Trauma Practice. In addition to these new initiatives, YU’s enhanced dual degree offerings allow students to take graduate-level classes while completing undergraduate studies in order to receive bachelor’s and master’s degrees in just four years on campus.

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Lawrence man new pharmacy dean at Touro Dr. Abraham Jeger of Lawrence has been named COO and Associate Dean for Student Affairs at Touro’s College of Pharmacy. Dr. Jeger attended Yeshiva Chofetz Chaim and Mesivta Torah Vodaath before earning his PhD in Psychology from SUNY Stony Brook. Previously the Assistant Dean for Academic Outreach and Site Development at the New York Institute of Technology College, Dr. Jeger has published more than 80 journal articles, book chapters, and conference presentations. He also leads a weekly study group on Jewish thought at Congregation Bais Avrohom Zev of Lawrence. He and his wife Rochelle have four children and numerous grandchildren.

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Continued from page 1 with numerous other academics in the US and elsewhere, I have pledged myself to a boycott of Israeli institutions as a way of showing solidarity with Palestine.” She added, “Please know that this decision is not about you as a student or a person, and I would be happy to write a recommendation for you if you end up applying to other programs.” Rosario Ceballo, associate dean for the social sciences at Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts, offered to write him the recommendation letter. A university spokesperson declined to say if Peterson is under investigation or if any action would be taken against her, stating that “the university is precluded by federal law from discussing student matters.” Last month, John Cheney-Lippold, a professor of American culture at Michigan, cited BDS in declining to recommend junior Abigail Ingber for a semester abroad in Israel. Secker and Ingber are friends and have commiserated about their predicament, the Washington Post reported. Secker’s father is Israeli and Secker has visited Israel several times. The university also came under fire last week after a student highlighted on social media that a required lecture for art students there featured a speaker who compared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to Adolf Hitler. The Anti-Defamation League called on the university to adopt a formal policy ensuring that students’ academic pursuits are not stymied by the political views of their professors. “Boycotts such as these, refusing to recommend a worthy student solely because she intended to study in Israel, have a chilling effect on Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus, who may feel isolated and vulnerable when authority figures or campus groups express hostility or shun them based on their views and associations,” ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt said. “Certainly everyone, including professors, has a right to openly express their views of the policies of the elected Israeli government. But this should not be at the expense of students seeking to broaden their academic experiences.” Israel’s education minister, Naftali Bennett, sent a letter to University of Michigan President Marc Schlissel, stating, “The time has come for you as head of the university to make a strong stand against what has clearly become a trend of vitriolic hatred against the Jewish state on your campus.” Schlissel is Jewish.

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Monroe… Continued from page 1 of Daily Prayers,” is inscribed as having been presented by the Orthodox “Avenue N Jewish Centre Cong. Torah Vodat” in Midwood. Auction house owner Jonathan Greenstein said that “deep inside, she has a Jewish soul.” “Marilyn was not an intellectual person, but she was sincere in her desire to learn,” Rabbi Goldburg wrote in a letter after her death in 1962, the Chronicle reported. “She indicated that she was impressed with the rationalism of Judaism, its ethical and prophetic ideals and its concept of close family life,” he said. The siddur is being sold on behalf of its current owner, an American living in Israel who bought it from Monroe’s estate in 1999, the Chronicle reported.

nior news anchor for Israel Radio in Arabic, researched what has changed in the latest textbooks. After examining dozens of books for 11th- and 12th-graders in the PA education system, Gross says there has been a “depressing” change for the worse. Gross discovered that in each instance in an earlier textbook of even the slightest hint of deviation from the lexicon of hatred toward Israel and Jews, the book’s author took pains to correct the “mistake” by reverting back to the desired path of hatred. This is true even in textbooks for the sciences. Although there is no connection between mathematics and 1967 borders, a math book includes this question: If a settler shoots at a number of vehicles traveling at a certain speed and hits one vehicle at a certain distance, how many vehicles will the settler hit if he is aiming at 10 vehicles? These are not “pirate” textbooks being disseminated in the Palestinian territories, but textbooks published by the PA Education Ministry in Ramallah. These textbooks are also used in Palestinian schools in east Jerusalem. Israeli authorities are doing little to ban these textbooks, and this issue is barely a blip on the radar of the Israeli media.

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New York shmear When Apple released its bagel emoji earlier this month, people weren’t exactly kvelling. On social media, New Yorkers and bagel lovers of all stripes lamented the icon’s aggressively plain appearance. Now Apple has responded. After its latest iOS software update,

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Banned upstate… Continued from page 1 foreheads, as well as the Jewish billionaire George Soros, who has been accused of funding opposition to Kavanaugh. The fliers say they are “Brought to you by your local Stormer book club.” Vassar College President Elizabeth Bradley praised the

collaboration among the three Poughkeepsie colleges in identifying the suspect. “Through the cooperation of the different campuses, we were able to collectively reject the attempts of this outside group to perpetuate its message of intolerance,” she said in a statement.

By Jackson Richman, JNS For seven years, the Qatari government has been spending millions to influence content in American classrooms. In the heavily Jewish-populated town of Newton, Mass., “public school students are propagandized with materials that slander Israel and the Jewish people, and that falsify history to promote the Islamic religion in public schools,” according to a the Boston-based Americans for Peace and Tolerance. In May, Newton North HS invited an anti-Semitic group to screen Palestinian propaganda films to its students. The Massachusetts-based Primary Source organization, partly funded by the Qatar Foundation International (QFI), part of the Qatari ruling Al-Thani family’s Qatar Foundation, organized a training course that was reportedly attended by Newton history teacher David Bedar. According to The Federalist, Bedar has allegedly worked with other teachers through email to “harass, bully, and ‘call out’ conservative students in the classroom, admitting to acting as a ‘liberal propagandist’ in the classroom.” Middle East Forum’s Sam Westrop told JNS about specific course material funded by QFI. “Al Masdar, QFI’s flagship curriculum project, is heavily promoted in American schools. The courses include lessons such as ‘Express Your Loyalty to Qatar,’ and another that teaches about the ‘greed’ of the corporations ostensibly responsible for the Iraq war in the wake of the Bush administration’s ‘lies’ about 9/11,” he said. “Another promoted course encourages students to discuss ‘Israeli soldiers taunting and shooting children in Palestinian refugee camps, with the assistance of U.S. military aid,’ ” continued Westrop.

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habbat is starting earlier, and the days are getting colder. It is time for those warm and comforting soups that begin cool-weather Shabbat meals. Shabbat in summer is all about light and cool foods, but Shabbat in autumn must strike a balance between the cold weather to come and the occasional Indian summer days that bring unexpected warmth. We need to be able to have warming soups without feeling too full or too hot! There are many soups that I make for winter â&#x20AC;&#x201D; hearty cabbage and beef, chicken and matzah ball, thick Navy bean soup and many more. But in the fall, I like to make soups that are just a tad lighter. They ease us into the cold winter months ahead, but are still not as hearty as the soups we will make then. Fall soups can be made delicious with autumn veggies or the end-of-summer harvests of zucchini and broccoli, spinach, summer squash and more. Add the last of summer tomatoes, and you can make a delicious vegetable soup quickly and easily. Autumn soups cook more quickly than long simmering winter soups, and that keeps our kitchens a bit cooler. It also allows us to relish those last days of later sunsets with more outdoor activities. Those outside cool days make these soups a welcome addition to the Shabbat table. Enjoy each autumn Shabbat. It is the beautiful golden tease before the cold ahead. Super Quick Fall Veggie Soup (Pareve) You can add any veggies and seasonings to this. Add herbs from the garden and more. Lowcalorie and delicious. Fresh tomatoes 1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil, divided 2 large onions Shallots, to taste Garlic, to taste 1 bunch carrots, peeled and sliced 4 to 6 stalks celery, cut into thin slices 2 quarts vegetable stock Zucchini or summer squash, sliced 1 to 2 crowns broccoli, cut into florets 1 head cauliflower, cut into florets Fresh green beans, trimmed and cut into inch-long pieces Salt and freshly cracked black pepper, to taste Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil and set aside. Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Cut all the tomatoes into halves or quarters, place on the prepared sheet, and drizzle generously with half the olive oil. Place in the oven and roast until some places are charred. Remove from the oven and let cool. Place the remaining olive oil in a large soup pot and add diced onions, shallots and minced garlic. Cook until translucent. Add carrots and celery and mix well. Add the vegetable stock and mix. Bring to a boil, partially cover, and then reduce to a simmer. Let cook about 20 minutes. Add the zucchini, broccoli, cauliflower, green beans, and tomatoes with any juices in the pan. Cook another 15 minutes. When the broccoli and cauliflower are soft but not mushy, the soup is done. Season with salt and pepper, maybe a bit of red pepper flakes or your favorite seasonings, and serve. Serves 8+.

Butternut Squash Soup with Orange and Ginger 1 large butternut squash, peeled, halved and seeded 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 large onion, diced 2 apples (Cortland works best), peeled and chopped 1 to 3 tsp. fresh ginger, grated 1/2 to 1 tsp. ground cumin, to taste 1/2 to 1 tsp. curry powder, to taste 1/2 cup orange juice 4 to 6 cups vegetable broth 1/2 to 1 tsp. kosher salt Optional: Brown sugar or pure maple syrup to add a bit of fall sweetness Preheat oven to 425 degrees. Place one squash half on a doubled sheet of foil and fold up the sides. Add about 1/2 cup of water and seal the foil closed. Place on a rimmed baking sheet and repeat with the other half. Roast for about 45 to 60 minutes, until completely softened. Test by pressing down with a wooden spoon. If the neck part

presses easily, it is done. Remove from the oven and pierce the top of the foil with a sharp knife. Make sure to wear a potholder to avoid a steam burn. Let cool. Heat a soup pot and add the olive oil. Add the onion and ginger and cook until translucent. Add the apple and cook until softened, about 3 minutes, stirring often. Add the cumin and curry and mix well. Cook another 30 seconds, stirring constantly. Add the orange juice and let cook until slightly reduced, about 2 minutes. Add the vegetable broth and mix well. Spoon the squash into the soup pot and bring to a simmer. Simmer for about 15 minutes, until heated through and the squash looks like it is breaking apart. Use an immersion blender to blend the soup until smooth. If the soup is too thick, add water. Add salt to taste. Taste and adjust seasonings. Add brown sugar or pure maple syrup for some sweetness, and/or cinnamon for warmth. Serves 8+.

Broccoli, Bean, and Maybe Some Cheddar Cheese Soup (Pareve, Vegan, GF, Dairy) You can make this soup as you like, from vegan to dairy. It is quick and delicious and, without the cheese, very low-calorie. 3 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil 1 onion, finely chopped 1 shallot finely chopped 1 to 3 cloves garlic, finely minced Pinch red pepper flakes 4 large broccoli crowns, cut into florets 2 quarts low-sodium vegetable stock 2 cans cannellini beans, 14 oz. each, rinsed and drained Salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste OPTIONAL: 1 to 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese Heat a large soup pot and add the olive oil. Add onions, shallots and garlic and cook until translucent and beginning to turn golden. Add pepper flakes and cook about 30 seconds. Add broccoli crowns and cook until all the florets

are bright green, stirring frequently. Add the stock and stir. Bring to a boil. While the soup is coming to a boil, rinse the beans and drain them well. For a smoother soup, pull any visible loose skins. Add the beans to the soup and reduce to a simmer. Partially cover and cook until the broccoli is very soft. Turn off the heat. Using an immersion or regular blender, puree the soup until very smooth and creamy. If it is too thick, add some water or more vegetable stock. If you like, you can add cheese and process until smooth. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serves 8+. Leek and Potato Soup (Dairy) 4 Tbsp. butter 3 to 4 cloves garlic, finely minced 2 shallots, finely minced 1-1/2 lbs. leeks, white and light green parts only 2 lbs. Yukon Gold potatoes, peeled, chopped 2 quarts vegetable broth 2 bay leaves 1 to 3 sprigs fresh thyme Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 1/2 to 1 cup half and half, medium or heavy cream 1/4 cup finely minced fresh chives 1 cup sour cream, for garnish Heat a large soup pot and add the butter. Add garlic and shallots and cook until translucent. Add leeks and cook until softened, about 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the potatoes and mix well. Add vegetable broth, bay leaves and thyme; mix and bring to a simmer. Cook until the potatoes fall apart, about 20 to 30 minutes. Remove bay leaves and thyme and, using immersion blender, process until smooth. Add cream and briefly process again. Add salt and pepper to taste. Serve with dollop of sour cream and sprinkle of fresh chives. Serves 8+. NOTE: You can make this pareve by using olive oil instead of butter, and non-dairy creamer instead of cream. Garnish with a drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of chives.

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JudY Joszef

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o, I haven’t retired! I had a busy few weeks, but now I’m back. Sukkot was great: I had my kids, my adorable granddaughter Arielle, and my granddogs Murphy and Penny, along with my brother and sister-in-law. Also joining us was my husband’s daughter, her son and Jerry’s son. It was a full house, and I had company for some of the meals as well. After the first days of Sukkot, my daughter and son-in-law headed off to Israel to spend the rest of the holiday with her in-laws. And you know what that means: I got to have Murphy, my daughter’s mini goldendoodle, for a week. We always have a great time when any of the granddogs stay with us, and I’d like to think that they enjoy their stay as well. Since they both live in the city, they don’t have the freedom to run around a backyard or take long walks through tree-lined streets hunting squirrels, cats, and birds. Then my son-in-law Dan told me that Murphy would be staying with us until Sunday before going to his friends, the Gold brothers, for the last days of Sukkot. “What do you mean, he’s staying with your friends?” I asked. “He’s already going to be upset that you’re not here, although he’s very comfortable with us, and then he’s going to be shipped off to another house for three days before you get home? It’s going to be Simchat Torah, your friends are single and they’re going out for meals, probably drinking, they won’t get back in time to walk him, I really don’t think it’s a good idea.” Dan assured me that his friends were very responsible, Murphy knew and liked them, and he would be fine. I wasn’t convinced. I thought it was a terrible idea. Dan, with whom I generally have an amazing relationship, was a little annoyed at me for overreacting. When Saturday night rolled around, I was resigned to Murphy leaving the next morning. Was I really making a big deal out of nothing? Dan thought I was. He explained again that Matt and Josh Gold, as well as Josh “Stock” Weinstock, who would be staying there too, really loved Murphy and he would have a great time.

They were always asking for Murphy to stay over and this was the perfect opportunity. I called Josh Gold to find out what time they were going to pick up Murphy, and half-jokingly told him that I was nervous about handing him over. He explained that I shouldn’t be nervous: they were going out to dinner the first night of Yom Tov, and they were taking Murphy along. The next night they had been invited out, but without Murphy, so they had declined. They would walk him a few times a day and Murphy would sleep in bed with him. Suddenly it didn’t sound that bad. The next morning I prepared everything for Murphy. I packed his snacks and food in individual labeled bags. I wrote out a list of emergency numbers, including his vet and the hospital that did his hip surgery. Dan had told me that he had told his friends to just stand there and nod and say “Yeah, yeah, yeah” when he came to pick up Murphy. OK, so shoot me, I’m an overprotective dog grandmother. I felt the same way I did before my kids left for sleep-away camp. Stop snickering at me as you read this; I can see you! When the boys arrived, Stock called out to Murphy and said “Come on, let’s go.” “Not so fast,” I said. “I want to give you guys all the instructions and his bags.” “Instructions?” Stock asked. Josh knew how nervous I was, so he listened carefully and said “OK, no worries.” (He didn’t nod his head and say “yeah, yeah” as Dan had told him to.) When I reminded him not to let Murphy have human food because there were certain things he couldn’t eat, he told me that he had already grilled fresh chicken for him with no spices. I realized then that Murphy would be in good hands. Josh’s mom trained him well — thanks, Sharyn! I had hoped Murphy wouldn’t be too upset when they took him. Usually he doesn’t like to leave anyone behind. Even when his parents pick him up, he will walk halfway down the path, turn around, and stop dead in his tracks if he sees me at the door. To my surprise, he ran down the walk after the boys, and never looked back. Jerry and I looked at each other as if one of our kids were leaving to college. Murphy appeared to have adjusted perfectly well … better than Jerry and me. Twenty minutes after they left, I received a photo of Murphy lying on a blanket in the car, looking just fine. Two hours later, I got a text from Josh letting me know that Murphy was settled in, all the food was put away and everything was in order. He sent along a photo that

Murphy hanging with the guys (from left): Matt Gold, Stock and Josh Gold.

made me laugh out loud. Josh was sitting on the couch with Murphy on his lap, reading the list of instructions I had given him. In the end, Murphy had a great time. Matt, Josh, and Stock — you did a great job … and thanks, Stock, for being a faithful fan of my column. Chicken Murphy (I kid you not!) I substituted margarine for butter. Peppadew peppers can be ordered from Amazon if you can’t find them in stores. The next-best option would be sweet red peppers. Recipe from Gonna Want Seconds. Ingredients 1 lb. chicken, cut into 1-1/2 inch cubes 1/4 cup +1 Tbsp. all-purpose flour (divided) Salt, to taste Pepper, to taste Olive oil 1 lb. Italian sausage, casing removed 1 large onion, diced 1 red bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1/2-inch pieces 1 green bell pepper, seeded, cut into 1/2inch pieces 16 oz. cremini mushrooms, quartered 4 large cloves garlic 1 cup white wine 2 cups chicken broth 1/2 cup Peppadew pepper brine 1 russet potato, 3/4-inch diced 1 Tbsp. Italian seasoning 1 cup Peppadew peppers, cut in half 2 Tbsp. margarine

2 Tbsp. parsley, chopped Instructions 1. Season chicken cubes generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Add 1/4 cup flour to a shallow bowl and dredge chicken pieces in flour, shaking off excess. 2. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil, in a large high-sided skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat, then add floured chicken and brown on both sides. Remove to a plate and set aside. 3. Add sausage to skillet and cook over medium heat until just browned. Remove sausage to the plate containing chicken and set aside. Remove skillet from heat and pour off all but enough fat to just coat the bottom of the pan. 4. Add onions, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, mushrooms, and garlic. Cook on medium for 6 to 7 minutes. Sprinkle skillet with remaining 1 Tbsp. flour and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Add white wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer vigorously, until the wine has reduced to a thick, syrupy consistency, about 5 minutes. 5. Add Peppadew brine, chicken stock, russet potato, 2 teaspoons salt, 1/2 tsp. pepper, Italian seasoning, and Peppadew Peppers. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer, covered, until potatoes just tender, about 20 minutes. 6. Stir in margarine and add browned chicken and sausage, and cook until heated through and edges of potatoes are slightly crumbling. Serve over cooked angel hair pasta. Sprinkle with chopped parsley and serve.

Crispy lemon chicken with rice and sweet potato By Kim Kushner, The Nosher via JTA Chicken, rice and sweet potato slices all roasted together in the oven will release juices and flavors that make your mouth water. I know that most people might not opt for rice and potatoes in the same sitting, but I love the contrast of the soft, buttery sweet potato slices against the bright lemons and crunchy rice. If you’d rather leave the potatoes out, feel free — but I’m warning you, the experience just won’t be the same! If you don’t have a whole butterflied chicken, feel free to use chicken pieces, skin on and bone in. Ingredients: For the chicken: Extra-virgin olive oil 2 sweet potatoes, scrubbed, trimmed and cut into 1/8-inch slices 1 large yellow onion, cut into 1/8inch slices Kosher salt and freshly ground

black pepper 1 lemon (preferably Meyer), scrubbed and cut into 1/8-inch slices

Juice of 1 lemon 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce 1 tsp. onion powder

4 sprigs thyme, or 1 tsp. dried thyme 1 whole butterflied chicken, skin on and bone in, trimmed of excess skin and fat For the rice: 1 cup long-grain white rice 1 tsp. light olive oil 1/2 teaspoon turmeric Zest of 1 lemon 2 cups boiling water Directions: 1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. 2. To prepare the chicken, drizzle 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil into a large baking dish (at least 9 by 12 inches). Add the sweet potato and onion slices, season with salt and pepper, and toss them in the oil. 3. Arrange the potato and onion slices in a single layer in the base of the dish. Place the lemon slices over them. 4. In a small bowl, whisk together the lemon juice, Worcestershire sauce, onion powder and thyme. Drizzle

this mixture all over the chicken and rub into the top and underside of the chicken, coating it as much as you can. 5. Place the seasoned chicken, skin side up, in the center of the baking dish. 6. To prepare the rice, rinse the rice under cold running water and drain. Transfer to a small bowl and stir in the olive oil, turmeric, lemon zest, 1/2 tsp. salt and 1/4 tsp. pepper. 7. Scatter the rice around the chicken in the baking dish. 8. Pour the boiling water directly over the scattered rice (but not over the chicken). Cover the dish tightly with aluminum foil and bake in the oven for 45 minutes. 9. Remove from the oven and uncover. Return to the oven to cook until crispy, 30 minutes longer. Serves 4 to 6. Reprinted from “I ♥ Kosher: Beautiful Recipes from My Kitchen,” with permission from Weldon Owen Publishing.

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The British soccer club Chelsea plans to send fans who are caught chanting anti-Semitic songs on a tour of the former death camp Auschwitz. The team’s owner, Roman Abramovich, who is Jewish, has spearheaded the initiative to combat anti-Semitism, according to a report about the plan in The Sun on Thursday. Chelsea would cover all the costs. The tours will replace the team’s current policy of banning offenders, according to the report, which said the Auschwitz trips would be “educational.” Fans who do not wish to go to Auschwitz would face season bans or longer penalties. The initiative is designed to combat the prevalent phenomenon of anti-Semitism in soccer chants, especially when Chelsea faces the Tottenham Hotspur, a north London group widely associated with the Jewish people. Many Hotspur fans refer to themselves proudly as “yids.” Supporters of rival teams taunt them with anti-Semitic chants, including about the Holocaust in what anti-Semitism experts say is a major arena of banalization of the Holocaust and mainstreaming of anti-Semitic hate speech. Several other soccer teams throughout Europe are associated with Jews, none more than Amsterdam’s Ajax, whose fans fly Israeli flags at matches. Supporters of rival teams often chants about Hamas, the SS and gassing Jews. “If you just ban people, you will never change their behavior,” The Sun quoted Chelsea chairman Bruce Buck as saying. “This policy gives

them the chance to realize what they have done, to make them want to behave better.” In the past, he added, ”we would take them from the crowd and ban them, for up to three years. Now we say ‘You did something wrong. You have the option. We can ban you or you can spend some time with our diversity officers, understanding what you did wrong.’” He also said that “It is hard to act when a group of 50 or 100 people are chanting. That’s virtually impossible to deal with or try to drag them out of the stadium.” But if there are “individuals that we can identify, we can act.” A Chelsea delegation attended the annual March of the Living at Auschwitz in April. Also in June, an official trip of 150 Chelsea supporters and club employees went on an official trip to the Nazi camp. Holocaust survivors have also given talks to Chelsea players. “The trips to Auschwitz were really important and effective, and we will consider more as well as other things that will affect people,” Buck said. The idea has been backed by the World Jewish Congress, the Holocaust Education Trust and leading Jewish scholar Rabbi Barry Marcus. “Banning doesn’t work,” Marcus said. Critics of correctional trips like the ones envisaged by Chelsea say they are ineffective because of how many offenders do not suffer from particular ignorance about the Holocaust, seeking to weaponize their knowledge of it for shock value.

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Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced on Saturday that he was stopping the newly-resumed supply of fuel and gas to the Gaza Strip, and added: “As long as the violence on the Gaza border does not come to a complete halt, including sending burning balloons over the fence and setting tires on fire near Israeli communities located near Gaza, Israel will not be resupplying the Gaza Strip with fuel or gas.” On the other hand, Hamas leaders claim daily that the “marches of return on the border will end only when the siege on Gaza is lifted.” On Saturday, head of Hamas’ political bureau Ismail Haniyeh even declared that “We appreciate the efforts to throw off the siege, but we will not accept partial solutions. The martyrs’ blood will not be spilled in vain. The marches will not end until the siege on Gaza is thrown off.” The Hamas and Palestinian Authority leadership, like many in Israel and throughout the world, argue that steps Israel and Egypt have taken against the Hamas regime in Gaza are causing immense suffering to the million and a half residents of Gaza, who they say are “living in the largest prison in the world.” One of the harshest critics of Israel’s policy is Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who constantly repeats that “not so much as a crate of tomatoes can be shipped to Gaza without Israel’s approval.” Is the Israeli-Egyptian “siege” on the Gaza Strip the main reason for the serious humanitarian crisis there? The answer is an unequivocal “no,” despite the repeated declarations by the Palestinians and their supporters that Israel and Egypt are choking the population. The facts show a different picture. There is neither a siege nor a blockade in place on Gaza, other than the limitations demanded when dealing with a terrorist organization that has been in charge of Gaza and its population since 2007, when it seized power in a violent coup in which it expelled and executed Fatah officials and their families. After the putsch, the Hamas regime announced that it was tossing out all the security agreements and addenda to them that had been signed between Israel and the PA regarding Gaza. In response, the Israeli government declared Gaza “hostile territory.” Israel put major limitations on the shipment of goods into Gaza; barred Palestinians from moving between Gaza and the PA as well as trade between the West Bank and Gaza. Israel also shut down all 990909 maritime entrance to and exits from Gaza and

declared severe restrictions on its legal fishing areas. However, despite declaring Gaza “hostile territory”; despite the military conflicts Israel waged against Hamas and the other armed factions in Gaza; despite the unceasing terrorist activity waged from Gaza; Israel always took care to allow 100 trucks carrying goods and fuel into Gaza every day. Meanwhile, the Egyptians are also playing a part in the supposed “siege” on Gaza. Until the events of the Arab Spring of 2011 and the revolts in Egypt that ousted first former President Hosni Mubarak and then Muslim Brotherhood-elected President Mohammad Morsi from power, Egypt allowed goods and people to pass through the Rafah crossing. But as the smuggling tunnels at Rafah multiplied and the Sinai-

based terrorist groups gained in strength – not to mention the 2008 incident in which operatives from Hamas’ military branch, the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades – breached the Rafah border fence and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians streamed into Egypt – the Egyptians decided to close the Rafah crossing entirely to the movement of people and goods. The events of the Mami Marmara flotilla in May 2010, in which Israeli commandos boarded a Turkish vessel carrying pro-Palestinian activists and killed several in the ensuing violence, prompted Israel to change its maritime blockade policy and make it significantly easier to move people and goods into and out of Gaza. In effect, since January 2011, Israel has allowed hundreds of trucks into Gaza each day. These

trucks are carrying all sorts of goods, other than construction materials and items classed as dual-use, such as certain types of fertilizer that can be used to make bombs or ammunition, drones, or other electronic equipment that could be used for terrorist activity. Israel has even allowed trade between Gaza and the West Bank, as well as exports of various items from Gaza to Israel and other countries. The only policy that has remained in place is the ban on Gazans entering Israel, other than humanitarian and specially approved cases. It should be noted that the only goods crossing between Israel and Gaza is Kerem Shalom, now that Rafah is being opened only occasionally by the Egyptians. Who is calling that a siege?

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ne of the early tales of our forefather Avraham follows his arrival in Canaan. Faced with famine, he decided to descend to Egypt to find food. This set the stage for another descent 210 to 215 years later, when his grandson Yaakov would bring his entire family to Egypt on account of a famine in Canaan, beginning a 210-year exile. Avraham’s descent is marred by questions: 1. Should he have gone? Where was his faith that G-d would provide despite the famine? 2. If he should not have, was he punished by G-d for going? 3. Should he have brought Sarai? Perhaps bringing his wife into this situation was a poor choice! 4. What did he mean when he said “Now I know you are a beautiful woman” — and what gave him the right to lie to the Egyptians? 5. Where was Avraham’s nephew Lot when he and his wife were contending with Pharaoh’s court?

amban is of the opinion that Avraham’s descent led to his children’s future exile, because he demonstrated a lack of faith. Abravanel and others are of the view that the descent to Egypt in Yaakov’s time was for other reasons. Haktav V’hakabbalah thoroughly rejects the idea that Avraham did anything wrong in this story: he was supposed to go to Egypt for a number of reasons. Moreover, his treatment of Sarai, and his discussion of her beauty, was motivated more by a desire to protect her than to protect him. As her “brother,” he could work to get her out of Pharaoh’s clutches, while as her husband, he would be dead upon arrival. Haktav V’hakabbalah suggests that Avraham and Sarai, as descendants of Noach, opted to behave as Noachides in their descent to Egypt, making their marriage ipso facto over should an Egyptian take her. As to why he brought her in the first place — we could question Avraham’s motivation. Our Sages teach us that this was one of his ten tests from the Almighty. Rabbi Yaakov Medan argues that Sarai would have been no better off in Canaan, as we see from the Avimelech story later on. It doesn’t mean Avraham’s actions here were perfect, but it’s hard to know

what the right choice would have been. His strategy certainly put her in danger, but her beauty was a strike against her anyway. hich brings us to Lot. According to Haktav V’hakabbalah, Lot was present the entire time. He knew Avraham and Sarai’s plot to deceive the Egyptians in order to save Avraham’s life, and yet he said nothing. For this, Lot merited wealth — indeed, upon their return to Canaan, both Lot and Avraham were quite wealthy. Rav Medan argues that the descent to Egypt had a few purposes. One purpose was to bring Hagar into the picture — she was an Egyptian maid, presumably picked up when they were there, who was destined to be the mother of Yishmael, who would become a great nation. More than that, Rav Medan suggests that Lot came down to Egypt to learn what a fertile land looks like. When it became clear that he and Avraham needed to part ways, he turned to Sodom because Sodom was “like Egypt” (13:10). Which suggests that the famine leading Avraham to Egypt actually served a different purpose — not as much to test Avraham’s faith as to set the stage for a parting-of-ways with Lot. Avraham had a filial responsibility to his nephew, which was only broken either

Where was his faith that G-d would provide?

when the famine did not allow him to sustain his nephew, or their expanded wealth necessitated a natural parting of ways. Lot may have been Avraham’s nephew, and Avraham may have loved him. But the fact is that while Lot was present, Avraham did not experience the kind of prophecy that he did afterwards (see Rashi 13:14). Lot was holding him back from achieving his potential. y main takeaway is that life’s journeys take us to all kinds of places. If we don’t see G-d’s providence in bringing us there, we miss the most important connections to the divine that we might experience in our lives. More importantly, however, we must be cognizant of the company we keep. We can’t choose our neighbors, but we can choose who we want to hang around. Those who are an inspiration to us because they are honest, menschlich, pray with sincerity, study Torah, and model the life of a committed Jew while knowing they are far from perfect, are the people we should want to be around. Those who don’t carry themselves this way are the Lots we must deal with. And the best way to deal with Lot is communicate — “It’s up to you. You can stay here and I’ll go away, or you go and I’ll stay here. Because our occupying the same space is only bringing me down. And my purpose in life is to climb and reach higher, every single day.”

Lech Lecha: Expulsion for the good luach From heart of Jerusalem

Rabbi biNNY FReeDMaN

Jewish Star columnist

ometimes you can’t change the world, and to keep the world from changing you, painful decisions are necessary. I still remember joining the Israeli army, full of motivation and inspired to make a difference, only to discover that army life had its own set of rules. One of the most damaging norms of the army life is the ease of stealing. People justify it by differentiating between outright theft and mild pilfering, whether grabbing extra cookies from the kitchen, or swiping an extra pair of pants before inspection. Theft is theft, and it is a struggle to stay “clean” all the way through training. Still, there are certain rules and codes that most soldiers instinctively understand. No normal soldier steals weapons. You never take personal belongings from anyone, especially the guys in your own unit. It took a few weeks of detective work and entrapment to catch a thief in mine. I brought him up on charges and demanded his removal from our battalion, eventually settling for his transfer out of our company. Not only was he upset with me, but some of his buddies in the unit tried convincing me that it wasn’t a big deal, and that ejecting him from the unit would seriously damage morale. I struggled to decide whether I was right,

or had made a terrible error in judgment. After all, he was a good guy. You could count on him to cover your back. Pilfering was almost an inevitable part of army life. Was it fair to put a blotch on his service record forever? How does one find the balance between “live and let live,” and refusing to compromise with evil and wrongdoing? his week’s parsha of Lech Lecha provides a classic case in point. Apparently, Avraham and his nephew Lot had acquired so much property there wasn’t enough room for the both of them. Can you imagine? In Israel today there are over 10 million people. Spend a day in the Galil, the Negev, or the Judean Mountains — there is plenty of room, endless vistas stretching as far as the eye can see. So how could there not have been enough room for two families 4,000 years ago? While the Torah is somewhat vague about the nature of the conflict between the shepherds, Rashi, quoting the Midrash, makes it clear: Lot’s shepherds were stealing, and Avram’s shepherds took the moral high ground. More puzzling than the conflict however, is Avram’s inexplicable reaction to it: “And Avram said to Lot: ‘Let there not be a quarrel between you and I and between my shepherds and your shepherds. Behold all the land is before you; please separate from me; if you go left I will go right, and if you go right, I will go left” (12:8-9). This is Avram’s great solution to conflict? This is not an argument with a stranger over

Is this the blueprint for Jewish ethics: when the going gets tough, get going?

a parking space; this is his nephew! The verse does not even say that Avram and Lot were arguing; the argument was between the shepherds. So why does Avram feel Lot should leave? How depressing that the paradigm of loving-kindness could reach the point of no return in this relationship. Is this the blueprint for Jewish ethics? When the going gets tough, get going? Equally disturbing is Lot’s response; one would expect better from someone who came of age in Avram’s tent. He left and went to Sodom, the most sinful place on earth! How could someone who grew up in the most ethical home in the world end up in Sodom? erhaps Avram understood that he could not decide Lot’s path — Lot had to make that decision on his own. It does not mean Avram ever stopped loving and caring for him. After all, when he heard that Lot has been taken captive, Avram went to war against five kings to save him. But they could no longer live together. Interestingly, if one looks closely at the commentaries, it may well be that the straw that broke the camel’s back was not Lot’s shepherds’ stealing; it was that they didn’t see anything wrong with it. And if the shepherds thought wrong was right, it could only mean that their employer was fine with that. When someone you love does something terrible, it is important to deal with it, forgive, and move on. But if they don’t see anything wrong with their actions, we must refuse to live with such norms. Perhaps what Avram was teaching the world is that there is a line we cannot cross. While we dream of creating a world where all peoples live together in peace, our challenge is to make sure we are happy with that peaceful world we create. A version of this column appeared in 2011.

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AlAn JAy geRbeR

Jewish Star columnist

ernie Scharfstein, z’’l, who devoted his life to Jewish books, passed away earlier this month at age 92, in the loving embrace of his mishpacha. Bernie served as a living and active bridge between generations using the world of Jewish religious literature as the link. He made a truly authentic American Jewish culture become a reality for all Jews, regardless of their tone of religious observance. Through the operation of Ktav Publishing House founded by his father Asher in 1924, Bernie and his family cultivated a century of Americanbased religious literature that will stand forever as a giant monument to his legacy: preserving the integrity of the literary tradition of our faith.

One of the leading New York Jewish bookstores is J. Levine, whose commercial success over the years has paralleled that of Ktav and the Scharfstein family. Proof of this is manifest in the following letter, sent recently by my longtime dear friend, Danny Levine, the current president of J. Levine, one of America’s oldest bookstores. share this note with you as a tribute to Bernie’s lasting literary legacy: “J. Levine Judaica’s original store was on the Lower East Side at 73 Norfolk Street. One of the other stores on our block was Ktav Publishing. My grandfather, Joseph Levine, z’’l, had a very warm personal relationship with the Scharfsteins’ father and founder of Ktav Publishing. The next generation of Ktav, the brothers Sol and Bernie, worked closely with the Levine brothers, Harold Melvin, and my father

Seymour, all of blessed memory. “In 1963 J. Levine moved to 58 Eldridge Street, also on the Lower East Side. When we finally moved uptown in 1986 to 5 West 30 Street, Ktav also left the old neighborhood and moved to Hoboken, N.J. “I entered the business in 1979 and throughout my career I enjoyed a close relationship with Bernard Scharfstein. We would often meet at the Concord Hotel for rabbinic conventi ons and he would always give me valuable advice on running and growing J. Levine Judaica. He personally was also a customer of ours for various Judaica needs over these many years. When we lived on the Upper East Side I would often see him at KJ where he davened. “Bernard Scharfstein was a brilliant businessman and a real mensch who I always looked up

His family cultivated Americanbased religious literature.

Understanding the brit avot Torah

RAbbi dAvid eTengoff

Jewish Star columnist

n addition to the well-known passages regarding brit milah, our parasha contains two other covenants with Avraham: the celebrated brit bein ha-betarim (Bereishit 15:121), and the equally crucial, unnamed brit that is found in 17:7. In these three instances, Hashem is the one who initiates and defines the terms of the agreements between the other parties. Fascinatingly, however, even a cursory reading of the introductory pesukim reveals that in the brit bein ha-betarim, Avraham alone is referenced, whereas in verse 17:7, he and all his future offspring are included as parties to the covenant: Brit bein ha-betarim: “After these incidents, the word of G-d came to Avram in a vision, saying, “Fear not, Avram; I am your Shield; your reward is exceedingly great” (Bereishit 15:1). 17:7: “And I will establish My covenant between Me and between you and between your

children after you throughout their generations as an everlasting covenant.” y rebbe and mentor, Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik zt”l, helps us understand the essence of the brit bein ha-betarim by noting that its scope “was limited to our historical experience,” a position supported by the famous verse that refers to our Egyptian exile: “You shall surely know that your children will be strangers in a land that is not theirs, and they will enslave them and oppress them, for four hundred years” (15:13). In this case, the brit milah was enacted solely between Hashem and Avraham; Avraham acted as “the representative and father of a community, a people that makes history,” rather than as the forebear of specific individuals (Abraham’s Journey: Reflections on the Life of the Founding Patriarch). In contrast to the brit bein ha-betarim, the covenant found in 17:7 is very different in its emphasis. Instead of focusing upon the beginning of Jewish history and the Jewish people as history creators, this unnamed brit is future-oriented,

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ow the Lord said unto Avraham: Leave from your country, from your family, and from your father’s house, to the land that I will show you. And I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great, and you will be a blessing. And I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and in you shall all the families of the earth be blessed. And Avraham went as the Lord had spoken to him” (Bereishith 12 1-4). At age 75, Avraham was commanded by G-d to leave for a new land. Since Avraham would not naturally be inclined to set off on a life-changing journey, G-d sought to induce his compliance with various promises. Here is a tentative way of understanding G-d’s words and Avraham’s responses. G-d: “Avraham, I want you to leave your country, your family, and your father’s house in order to go to a land that I will show you.”

Avraham: “I am 75 years old, well settled, financially secure. Why would I want to set off on this mysterious journey?” G-d: “I will make you into a great nation.” Avraham: “I am happy to be a private person. I don’t need to be a great nation.” G-d: “I will bless you with wealth.” Avraham: “I don’t need more wealth.” G-d: “I will make your name great.” Avraham: “I am not interested in fame.” G-d: “If you listen to Me, all the nations of the world will be blessed through you.” Avraham: “When You promised me a nation, wealth and fame, I was not inclined to accept Your challenge. However, if my going to the new land will enable me to be a blessing for all humanity, I am willing to undertake this responsibility.” nly after G-d promised Avraham that he would be a blessing for all the nations of the world — only then does the Torah state, “And Avraham went.”

and assures us that the relationship between Hashem and the Jewish people is l’dorotam l’brit olam — eternal. As the Netziv explains, “[Hashem] promised Avraham that He would unceasingly exercise divine Providence upon him and upon all his future children, even when we would be in the midst of many foreign nations — up to, and including, the fulfillment of our ultimate destiny” (Haamek Davar, Bereishit 17:7). hen viewed as a single entity, the three britot in our parasha emerge as the foundation of the brit avot. Tosafot on Shabbat 54a states in the name of Rabbeinu Tam that although the Talmudic sage Shmuel declared that zechut avot had ended during the period of the Tanach, the brit avot is everlasting. As such, according to Tosafot, “we never refer to zechut avot, but, rather, to brit avot” in our prayers and in our times of need. How can we conceptualize the nature of brit avot? Once again we are fortunate in that we can turn to Rav Soloveitchik for guidance: Until then, Avraham was not ready to move. He was a highly idealistic man. His mission in life was not to attain wealth or fame; it was to impact positively on society as a whole. Once G-d acknowledged this goal, Avraham was prepared to go forward, to assume leadership, and to change the world for the better. Avraham understood that leadership is not to be viewed as a means of obtaining a fancy title and good pay. Leadership is a total commitment; it demands the highest degree of integrity and good judgment. It views the purpose of life as something that transcends the self. Avraham set an example for all future leaders … and for all responsible human beings. His message continues to be relevant today. olls continually show that the public is disgusted with politicians who abuse their positions to advance their own fame and fortune. The public does not feel that its elected officials put the needs of the public first; rather, many feel that politicians are in it for their own ego gratification and wealth production. Leaders of corporations, institutions and organizations are expected to take their responsibilities seriously. Yet, so often we learn of heads of companies who take massive pay, even while their companies do poorly, even while workers

are being laid off. We read of institutions — religious and secular — where the top officers are paid tremendous amounts and given many honors; and yet these top officers will jump ship when a better offer turns up. For such individuals, loyalty and commitment to constituents are far less important than their own self-promotion. Such “leaders” are not driven by a sense of mission for the greater good; they are driven by the desire to advance their own interests as best as they can. They surround themselves with a clique of powerful supporters, and conduct themselves as though the rest of the public doesn’t really matter. he Talmud (Eruvin 13b) states: “Anyone who seeks greatness [i.e. personal glory], greatness flees from him; and anyone who flees from greatness, greatness seeks him.” If a person sets the primary goal of attaining personal fame and honor, people will come to see his/her shallowness of character. The more an individual demeans him/herself to attain glory, the more genuine glory eludes them. If a person seeks to live according to high ideals that transcend personal glorification, such a person will earn the respect of others. Genuine people respect genuinely good human beings. Avraham set an example for all who wish to live honorable lives. “And Avraham went as the Lord had spoken to him.” That made all the difference for Avraham. And that can make all the difference for us.

Leadership is a total commitment.

“The Patriarchal Covenant apparently imparts teachings to the Jewish people by example rather than by prescription. While the Sinaitic Covenant tells the Jew what to do and how to act as a member of the covenantal community, the Patriarchal Covenant [brit avot] addresses the “I” awareness of the Jew, teaching him how to experience his Jewishness. It sensitizes him in specifically Jewish ways; it expresses attitudes, ideals, and sentiments which still speak to us. It guides our feelings and consciousness rather than our physical acts, for we are duty-bound not only to act as Jews, but to feel as Jews” (Man of Faith in the Modern World: Reflections of the Rav, volume II). I believe the Rav is teaching us a profound lesson regarding the depth-level significance of the brit avot. Far too often, we are tempted to think of Judaism solely as a religion that revolves around our rich and comprehensive halachic system. Rav Soloveitchik reminds us, however, that while this component of Judaism is absolutely necessary for the continuation of our people, it is equally vital for each of us to embrace the brit avot, so that “our feelings and consciousness” as Jews are as authentic as the mitzvot the Almighty commanded us on that desolate mountain in the Sinai desert so long ago. This, then, is the power and glory of the brit avot. With Hashem’s help, may we make it our own.

‘We are duty-bound not only to act as Jews, but to feel as Jews.’

And Avraham went…

to. May his memory be a blessing.” close this tribute with my personal hope that Bernie’s legacy will surely continue under Ktav’s current publisher, Tzvi Mauer, who I am certain will surely further enhance the quality of Jewish publishing that will enable our people thrive intellectually and with kavanah for many years to come. For your further study, a new work was recently published by Kodesh Press, entitled Reading The Rav: Exploring Religious Themes in the Thought of Rabbi Joseph B. Soloveitchik, and authored by my longtime friend, Dr. Moshe Sokolow. I suggest that you check out this small volume, especially the chapter “Abraham and Sodom: Petition, Intercession, and ‘Divine Intimacy.’” This reading makes an apt introduction to the next two weeks’ upcoming Torah readings. The same can be suggested for another new work, Rav Schachter On The Parsha: Insights and Commentary based on the Shiurim of Rav Hershel Schachter, adapted for publication by Dr. Allen Weissman.

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to the Jewish people. Approximately 38 centuries ago, Abraham, our forefather, purchased a cave in Hebron to bury his beloved wife Sarah. Eventually, Abraham’s son Isaac and his wife Rebecca, Jacob and one of his wives Leah, and, according to Midrash, Esau’s head, joined Sarah in the cave. Jews owned land in the city of Hebron from the day of that purchase, and were the majority of the population until a Shabbos morning in 1929 when Arabs massacred 67 Jewish men, women, and children under the watchful eyes of the British who were supposed to keep the peace. Rachel’s Tomb has a special meaning to the Jewish people: Rachel is seen as a mother crying for the spiritual and physical return of all Jews, who elicits a promise from HaShem that they will return one day. Jews have visited the site for generations, to pray that Mother Rachel intercede with G-d to help them. s reported by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs, “In 2000, after hundreds of years of recognizing the site as Rachel’s Tomb, Muslims began calling it the ‘Bilal ibn Rabah mosque.’ Members of the Waqf used the name first in 1996, but it has since entered the national Palestinian discourse. “Bilal ibn Rabah was an Ethiopian known

in Islamic history as a slave who served in the house of the prophet Muhammad as the first muezzin (the individual who calls the faithful to prayer five times a day). When Muhammad died, ibn Rabah went to fight the Muslim wars in Syria, was killed in 642 CE, and buried in either Aleppo or Damascus. The Palestinian Authority claimed that according to Islamic tradition, it was Muslim conquerors who named the mosque erected at Rachel’s Tomb after Bilal ibn Rabah.” The new Palestinian claim ignores accepted Muslim tradition. Even the Ottomans issued decrees that Rachel’s Tomb was Jewish. In August 1830, the governor of Damascus sent a written order to the Mufti of Jerusalem to fulfill the Sultan’s order: “This is our order to you,” he wrote. “[The following matter] was submitted to us by the subject of our order, the sage representative of honored Jerusalem’s Jewry and his translator that the tomb of esteemed Rachel, the mother of our Lord Joseph … [the Jews] are accustomed to visit it from ancient days; and no one is permitted to prevent them or oppose them. … “It turned out that at this holy site, they have been visiting since ancient times, without any person preventing them or trespassing on their property and they [have it] as their custom. In accordance with the respected judgment, I order that our commandment be issued to you so you will treat them accordingly without addition or without subtraction, without hindrance and without opposition to

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them by anyone in any way whatsoever.” hen Muslims deny the heritage of Rachel’s Tomb, they deny their faith, just as Christians who deny its Jewish history deny theirs — chapter two of the gospel of Matthew quotes the verses in Jeremiah referenced at the top of this piece. At the end of 2017, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu declared that Israel would leave UNESCO by the end of 2018 because of its anti-Israel bias. As they do every year, at the end of last month world leaders gathered at the UN to make speeches in the General Assembly. Trying to lure Israel into staying, UNESCO held a conference on anti-Semitism and invited the prime minister to attend. Netanyahu refused to attend, and in a statement, gave it the criticism it deserved. “Since 2009, UNESCO has adopted 71 resolutions against Israel and only two resolutions that protect all other countries together,” he said. “Anti-Semitism once discriminated against and defamed the Jewish people. Today it distinguishes against and defames the Jewish state. If UNESCO wants to erase this mark, the organization should do more than just host a conference on anti-Semitism, and it must stop being anti-Semitic.” UNESCO, and indeed the entire UN, denies the history and traditions of the Jewish people. No other faith suffers the same treatment by the world body. By rejecting the Jewishness of the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb, the UN, as well as every nation on UNESCO that voted for the resolution, is not being antiIsrael. It is being anti-Semitic.

‘Our struggle is my struggle’: grievance studies Viewpoint

BEN COHEN

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he world of academia has been riveted by an elaborate hoax that resulted in several high-profile academic journals publishing articles based on ludicrous notions and fake research, but couched in the language of social justice and identity politics. The hoax was the brainchild of three academics — editor and writer Helen Pluckrose, mathematician James Lindsay and philosopher Peter Boghossian — none of whom are likely to receive A-list university posts now that they have performed this valuable service. Over about a year, the three of them wrote 20 hoax papers relating to themes like identity, sexuality, body shape and the sig-

nificance of “intersectional” struggles. By the time they called a halt to the project, seven had been published in various academic journals, essentially confirming their initial suspicion that, as long as it is packaged properly, there are plenty of journal editors out there receptive to garbage. One paper about “rape culture” in dog parks in Portland, Ore., received a special citation from the journal that published it. Another paper, on how “masculinist and Western bias” in the science of astronomy “can best be corrected by including feminist, queer and indigenous astrology,” was enthusiastically received by academic reviewers with a request for only minor revisions. Most spectacularly, the feminist social work journal Affilia published a hoax paper

titled “Our Struggle Is My Struggle: Solidarity Feminism as an Intersectional Reply to Neoliberal and Choice Feminism” composed entirely of excerpts from Adolf Hitler’s Mein Kampf with, in the words of the three hoaxers, “fashionable buzzwords switched in.” any academics have protested that the project is unethical because it hinged upon dishonesty with the editors and peer reviewers of the journals where the papers were published. There is some merit to that argument, but we can learn a great deal about human behavior from an underhanded experiment. When social psychologists Stanley Milgram and Philip Zimbardo carried out their respective studies of obedience more than

At stake here is more than the irresponsible use of facts.

50 years ago — in Milgram’s case, allowing subjects to believe they were inflicting electric shocks on others at the behest of an authority figure; in Zimbardo’s, placing student volunteers in guard and inmate roles in a laboratory “prison” — they were similarly denounced as unethical. But they also demonstrated that willfully engaging in state-sanctioned brutality is something that all human beings are vulnerable to, even when doing so violates the values and standards taught to them all their lives. This hoax was not, of course, as dramatic as the exploration of human cruelty. Its framework of enquiry was restricted to academic journals only. And its purpose was to establish whether what the authors call “grievance studies” — the collection of disciplines spanning gender, race and culture that are served by the journals in question — is “corrupting academic research.” Their short Continud on page 23 answer is “yes.”

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sraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke to the Christian Media Summit in Jerusalem on Sunday and said something incontrovertibly true: “Israel is the only country that protects the human rights of all. We protect the religious rights of all. We don’t just protect Christian sites, we protect Christian people. Christians should enjoy all freedoms to worship as they please in the Middle East and anywhere else. And the only place in the Middle East where they can do so is Israel. We have no better friends in the world than our Christian friends.” As further proof, he cited Bethlehem, a city Christians once dominated. The turning point was Israel’s 1995 handover of the area to the Palestinian Authority under terms of the Oslo peace accords. Under Israeli rule, Bethlehem was 80 percent Christian. Only 23 years later, its population is now 80 percent Muslim. ut while participants at the event, which was organized by the Israeli government as part of outreach efforts to Christian supporters, applauded his statement, it drew negative reviews from other Christians. Bethlehem Mayor Anton Salman denounced the comments, citing “50 years of occupation” that had negatively affected Arab life in the ter-

ritories. In addition to complaining about Jewish settlements in the area, among which he numbered Jerusalem neighborhoods like Gilo, Salman complained about Israel’s security fence, parts of which lies close to his town. This isn’t the first time Salman has blamed Bethlehem’s problems on Israel. In a 2017 Haaretz column, he lamented the fact that U.S. Christians support Israeli policies that he said “strangled Jesus’ birthplace.” But, of course, Salman has no answer as to why the Christian population in Bethlehem and the West Bank should collapse under P.A. rule at the same time that the overall Arab population continues to grow. he reason is no secret. Though the Fatah Party of Arafat and Abbas is routinely described as a secular alternative to Hamas, it too treats Islam as the state religion and bullies religious minorities as much as it does those who dissent against its kleptocratic rule. As soon as Arafat’s minions took over Bethlehem, Christians were pushed out and made to understand that they had no future in the country. It’s a familiar pattern throughout the Middle East as communities of Christians that date back to the first millennia have been first marginalized and then persecuted by the Muslim regimes that emerged in the 20th century after the collapse of the Ottoman empire, and then the European

colonial governments that ruled much of the region. The persecution of Christians has resulted in the exodus of that faith group from the region. But rather than seeing the emergence of Israel as a beacon of hope for non-Muslim minorities, those who remain are most often the most ardent Israel-bashers. alman is a hypocrite to argue that New Testament accounts are historical truth. He declares that Jewish claims to the land, especially Jerusalem, are invalid, and showed the Jews as trying to use their religion to assert a “Divine right” to steal Palestinian Arab land to which they had no right. In doing so, the mayor is merely following the party line of the Palestinian Authority he serves, which argues that Jewish claims to the land of Israel are fictional, and that the biblical Holy Temple was not located on the Temple Mount (underneath the mosques that were subsequently built on their ruins), though its remnants are clearly visible at the Western Wall. As Netanyahu again said on Sunday, for proof of Jewish history, you need only get a shovel and start digging anywhere in the country. But the exchange between the prime minister and the mayor illustrates a fact of political life in the region. While Muslims have persecuted them, many Christian Arabs have been the most ardent advocates of pan-Arab nationalism

For proof of Jewish history, you need only get a shovel.

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he Intermountain Jewish News had a wonderful editorial the other day on the potential of the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria for peace and coexistence. In part, it read: “Hamas is tied up in knots over the fact that Israelis and Palestinians can and do work together. This is not peace on the political level, to be sure, but if political peace is to come, it can only be sustained by peace on the human level. In Barkan, peace was, and remains, on the human level, the murderous act of the terrorist notwithstanding.” And it reminded Hamas that “each Palestinian terrorist attack results in another Israeli settlement, or in another expansion of an existing settlement. The only way for Palestinian terrorists to slow Israeli settlement expansion is to come the peace table.” The media reports little of what actually happens in Judea and Samaria except violence — but there is good news there. There are almost 20,000 Arab workers in Jewish businesses, earning, in most cases, twice what they

would earn at local jobs. Israeli and Palestinian Authority ambulances and paramedic crews treat all injured, no matter what origin. There is much that is upbeat and positive. ne of the more aggressive pro-Palestinian promotional activist groups, the International Solidarity Movement, uploaded a report on Oct. 8 highlighting an event at As-Sawiya, in the Palestinian Authority’s Nablus District. It informed readers that Israeli soldiers, a policeman, and one Israeli civilian “harassed a group of Palestinian and international olive pickers at the village, [and] security vehicles from the nearby settlement of Alia arrived, too.” I am not familiar with the name “Alia,” and was further intrigued when this claim was put forth: “AsSawiya is slowly being surrounded by Alia as it expands along three sides of the village and encroaches on its land. The particular area being harvested yesterday was among the closest to the Alia settlement.” So, where is “Alia”? Thanks to Google Maps, a search for As-Sawiya reveals that it is just north of Shiloh. “Alia” must be Eli. Let’s look at the map. You almost do not

which will be realized in spite of everybody … Palestine, with its bride Jerusalem, is Arab and Islamic. There is really no need for us to prove the city’s Arab identity. These matters are indisputable.” Earlier this week, the world was informed of an archaeological discovery. A column drum, a cylindrical stone block that had been repurposed from an earlier building, was found. It likely dates from the last quartercentury B.C., during Herod’s reign, and it has the oldest known instance of the word “Jerusalem” spelled out in full carved on it. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced that whereas earlier inscriptions had the name Jerusalem spelled either “Yerushalem” or “Shalem,” this find has it as “Yerushalayim,” as it is spelled in today’s Hebrew. Reflecting on the words of Judge Abu AlRumi and his claim of indisputability regarding “Palestine,” I am thinking that perhaps we may yet find a stone with “Filastin” on it, maybe even from 5,000 years ago. If the media are not focused on the whole picture, most of it good and positive, and if they cannot report the truth of today’s or yesterday’s events, how can we who are the subjects of their reporting ever proceed forward towards peace and coexistence? Yisrael Medad is an American-born Israeli journalist and political commentator.

render to patriarchy and racism. Central to this approach as well, as my colleague Jonathan S. Tobin recently pointed out, is the abandonment of the skepticism that is so essential to the scientific method. Ideological conviction and inbuilt bias towards some identities over others, rather than testing and observation, has become the standard by which we ascertain what is true, and therefore, what is false. While the three hoaxers don’t claim that the entire university system has been consumed by identity politics and its dubious methods of attaining the truth, the problem is evidently significant enough for us laypeople to worry about it. From a Jewish philosophi-

cal perspective, there is no serious quarrel with the scientific method; Maimonides wrote that “knowledge of the Divine cannot be attained except through knowledge of the natural sciences.” But far more practically, we shouldn’t shy away from saying that academic study of the Nazi Holocaust — particularly as carried out in Israel by Yad Vashem and other institutions — provides us with a model to examine human suffering that is far more rigorous than anything purveyed by identitarians. If this darkly amusing hoax has taught us anything, it’s that the study of grievances is too important to be left to the practitioners of grievance studies.

The media reports little, but there is good news there.

Grievance studies… Continued from page 22 t stake here is more than the irresponsible use of facts by academics, or the ideological assumptions behind much research in social science. Ultimately, we are dealing with what the hoaxers rightly identify as a crisis in epistemology — the venerable branch of philosophy concerned with what we know and how we know it, ranging from simple observations (“it’s raining”) to more complex judgments (“you did the right thing”). The scientific standards and rationalist

have to know how to read to realize by looking at it that Eli is what is surrounded by Arab villages. In fact, just southeast of Qabalan is Talfit, a village whose name derives from “Tel” (hill) and “Fit,” which comes from the Roman Emperor who ruled there during the Roman period. The source informs us that the village was established in 1900; that is, less than a century ago. was wondering how many people reading that report, or how many college students, would know that Palestinian Authority religious judge Sheikh Muhannad Abu Al-Rumi delivered a Friday sermon there on Oct. 5. His language might not be acceptable to certain pro-Palestinian advocates, although I fear fewer and fewer would be upset at him for saying that the liberation of Palestine and departure of the Jews constitute a “divine decree,” that the Jews are “foreigners” who falsify history and “dance over the blood and body parts of others.” And, he added, “each and every instance of global corruption is sanctioned by their rabbis.” Moving to larger issues, he continued, “The liberation of this land is a tenet of our faith,

principles that underlie the exploration of what constitutes truth are being assailed by what the hoaxers call “the identitarian madness coming out of the academic and activist left.” Madness it may be, but at the same time, it has become a useful tool for scholars who “bully students, administrators and other departments into adhering to their worldview.” Increasingly, students are taught that the veracity of a particular claim cannot be separated from the identity of the person making it — and that suggesting otherwise is a sur-

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and opponents of Zionism. George Antonius, a Lebanese Christian who ultimately settled in Jerusalem, was the leading ideologue and historian of Arab nationalism. Like others of his faith, he sought to create a Middle East in which Christians and Muslims would unite against Jews and Europeans. But his efforts to achieve theoretical equality for Christians ultimately ran afoul of Islamist realities that served to marginalize and persecute nonMuslims even if they failed to destroy Israel. he remnants of Christians living under Palestinian rule have no choice but to echo Muslim propaganda against Israel, despite the fact that the Jewish state offers Christians rights denied to them elsewhere in the region. They want us to ignore the fact that it was Muslim terror gangs who took over parts of Bethlehem to turn them into firing positions against Gilo and the rest of Jerusalem, as well as to besiege the Tomb of Rachel, and to force Israel to turn it into an armed fortress to ensure that it would not be overrun or demolished as was the case with other Jewish holy sites. It’s important for Western Christians to understand this dynamic, and to realize that attacks on Israel from Palestinian Christians are more a symptom of the bullying and fear that is part of life under Muslim rule. While Israel is not perfect, Netanyahu is right when he says that it is the only place in the Middle East where Christian communities can thrive. That is why the overwhelming majority of American Christians regard Israel with affection rooted in shared values about religious freedom. They need to realize that the Palestinian Authority and Hamas are enemies of those values and the future of Christianity in the holy land. Jonathan S. Tobin is editor-in-chief of JNS.

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At a weekly cabinet meeting on Oct. 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon approved a plan to bring to Israel 1,000 Ethiopian Jews, or Falash Mura, whose ancestors converted to Christianity under pressure in the early 1900s. Some 8,000 Falash Mura are waiting to make aliyah from Ethiopia, their immigration previously approved in 2015 by a government decision. But reports surfaced in the Jewish Press claiming that because the Falash Mura “remain faithful to Christianity and do not adhere to Jewish law,” they should not be eligible to immigrate under Israel’s Law of Return, which dictates that any individual with one Jewish grandparent may make aliyah with a spouse and children so long as that individual ‘is not part of another religion.’” Other sources claimed that “outright gentiles are on their way to Israel,” citing that the Falash Mura were not approved in any of the previous waves of immigration, “even though those waves already blatantly failed with aliyah of people with a weak connection to Judaism, in contrast to the welcome immigration of our Ethiopian Jewish brothers who immigrated earlier.” But according to Aaron (A.Y.) Katsof, director of the Heart of Israel, which works with the Binyamin Fund to resettle these Ethiopian Jews in the biblical heartland, such claims are ignorant and outright false. “There is no question that they are Jewish by law and practice. There was very little intermarriage among the Falash Mura,” claimed Katsof, who travels to Addis Ababa and Gondar on a monthly basis to report on their extreme poverty and living conditions. “Almost all of them go to shul, go to the mikvah, keep Shabbat — eating cold food and sometimes losing their jobs because they do not

Touching a mezuzah, making tallitot.

The Falash Mura have been waiting for two decades to immigrate and reunite with their families in Israel.

work on Shabbat. Most have not touched meat or chicken in nine years, as there is no kosher meat available there,” he said, while “observant Jews in Israel and the U.S. have trouble not eating meat for just nine days during the month of Av.” According to Katsof, when the Falash Mura immigrate, most continue as Torah-observant Jews and send their children to religious schools at a rate higher than the rest of the Israeli Jewish population. “How can people say they are not Jews?” he pondered. “The Falash Mura are more Jewish than many of us are.” Historically, explained Katsof, Jews in Greece and Spain who were forced to convert were accepted back into the Jewish community right away. Likewise, Israel “did everything in its power to bring in immigrants from Yemen, Syria, Egypt, Afghanistan, Iraq and Iran.” He added that “Russians and Ukrainians of Jewish descent who came with degrees were accepted without question — some with cross tat-

toos — and Israel looked the other way, not even checking to see if they were part of a different religion. Is that how we do our selection now? Depending on their degrees and how much money they come with? If a Jew wants to come back to Israel, we should take them with open hands.” According to Katsof, the Falash Mura are not accepted because of a mix of racist, financial and political excuses. Not only is this a double standard, Katsof said, it’s a matter of human rights. The Falash Mura have been waiting for two decades to immigrate and reunite with their families in Israel. “There are children who haven’t seen their mothers in years, families broken apart. While they wait, they are malnourished, living in mud huts without electricity or water, and they are dying of simple diseases,” he said. “There will be people who die before they can immigrate to Israel.” Now, Katsof claimed, “we are waiting on Interior Minister Aryeh Deri [of the Shas Party] to

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see that his constituency supports bringing them home. A majority of 77 Knesset members have signed that they want to bring them here, so I’m working to raise public opinion.” Katsof is certain that the Falash Mura will eventually get to immigrate to Israel. “The 2015 decision was a final decision, and legally, the government must do everything it can to bring them,” he said, also referring to biblical prophecy that G-d will bring his children from the four edges of the earth and Jewish exiles will return to their land. “We can either be part of it or against it,” he stated. “We at the Heart of Israel are trying everything within our power to bring them home.”

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Wednesday October 24

Thrift Sale: Something for everyone, to benefit the Bayswater Jewish Center. 7 pm to 9 pm. 2355 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway. 516-239-9500. Yiddish Theater: Poems and songs from London’s 19th and 20th century East End Yiddish Theater. 7 to 9 pm. Workmen’s Circle, 247 West 37th Street, Manhattan. RSVP Circle.org. $10.

Sunday October 21

Clothing Drive: Held by Keren Minchas Shlomo at Precision Auto Body. 10 am to 3 pm. 10 Nassau Ave, Inwood. 802-622-1818. Holy Cow: Kosher BBQ competition to benefit NCSY, featuring Ari White, the Wandering Que, canned food drive and rappelling. 11:30 am to 4:30 pm. Nassau Community College, 1 Education Drive, Garden City. BBQ.ncsy.org Thrift Sale: Something for everyone, to benefit the Bayswater Jewish Center. 3 to 6 pm. 2355 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway. 516-239-9500. Annual Dinner: YI Kew Gardens Hills is 67. 6 pm. 101 Causeway, Lawrence. 718-261-9723.

Tuesday October 30

Thursday October 25

Wednesday October 31

Explore Shabbat: Fathers and sons are invited to a fun and interactive shared experience to learn about the meaning of Shabbat. Hosted by Chazaq, NCSY, Partners in Torah, and JEP. 7 pm. 2 Forest Hills Lane, Lawrence. RSVP at challahbakeli.com

Saturday October 27

Monday October 22

Melaveh Malka: Wine and cheese and art auction to support Young Israel of Hewlett. 8 pm. Bakayev home, 125 Piermont Ave, Hewlett. $18; $25 per couple. Carlebach Concert: A tribute for the 24th yahrzeit of R. Shlomo Carlebach, featuring Yehuda Green, Eli Schwebel, Shloime Dachs, and Eli Beer. Doors open 9 pm; concert at 9:30. 120 W. 76th St, Manhattan. $45. thecarlebachshul.org.

Thrift Sale: Something for everyone, to benefit the Bayswater Jewish Center. 6 pm to 8 pm. 2355 Healy Avenue, Far Rockaway. 516-239-9500.

Tuesday October 23

Strategies for Success: Yachad/Ivdu help parents improve kids’ executive function at school and home. First in a series of two. 7 pm to 9 pm. 1244 E. 7th St, Brooklyn. 551-404-4447. Broadway at Rockaway: Learn about the influence of Jewish music on American theater. 8 pm. 201 Beach 121st Street. 718-634-8100.

istration at 12 pm; race begins at 1. Raise $180 minimum. MAY5K.com.

Strategies for Success: Yachad/Ivdu help teachers improve kids’ executive function at school and home. Second in a series of two. 8 am to 3 pm. 1244 E. 7th St, Brooklyn. 551-404-4447. YU Community Beit Midrash [weekly]: Learning opportunities open to men and women. Dr. Rona Novick, “Social Responsibility in Today’s World,” 10:30 to 11:30 am. Mrs. Shoshana Schachter, “Avraham: The First Lonely Man of Faith,” 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. 215 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. $25. YU.edu/sternlearn. Shiur in Emunah: Chazaq presents Rav Shalom Arush, with translation by Rabbi Lazer Brody. 7:30 pm. 812 Peninsula Blvd, Woodmere.

Sunday October 28

Run for MAY: Mesivta Ateres Yaakov invites men to participate in a 5K on the boardwalk. Reg-

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Emunah Tea: The Esther Phillips chapter of Emunah holds its annual membership tea. Guest speaker Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato. 2 pm. 726 Empire Bldv, Far Rockaway. 718-8683853. Free admission. AMIT Gala: Join AMIT in honoring outstanding Long Island leaders. 6:30 pm. 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst. 516-551-1058; 212-477-5465. Hollywood at Rockaway: Learn about the influence of Jewish music on American film. 8:00PM. 134-01 Rockaway Beach Boulevard. 718-634-8100. YU Community Beit Midrash [weekly]: Learning opportunities open to men and women. Dr. Rona Novick, “Social Responsibility in Today’s World,” 10:30 to 11:30 am. Mrs. Shoshana Schachter, “Avraham: The First Lonely Man of Faith,” 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. 215 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. $25. YU.edu/sternlearn.

Sunday November 4

Annual Brunch: Shalom Task Force brunch honors Shani Traube, Frady Kess, Rachel Hercman, Dr. Sarah Chana Silverman, and Rabbi Peretz Steinberg. 9:30 am. 775 Branch Blvd, Cedarhurst. $75. RSVP shalomtaskforce.org/brunch. Superstar Gala: Zionist Organization of America. Reception 4:30 pm. 1535 Broadway, Manhattan. 212-481-1500; dinner@zoa.org. $750.

Tuesday November 6

OneIsrael Dinner: OneIsrael Fund hosts keynote speaker Caroline Glick and MC Ben Brafman. 6:30 pm. 10 Desbrosses Street, Manhattan. 516-239-9202 x 19. dinner@oneisraelfund.org.

Wednesday November 7

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YU Community Beit Midrash [weekly]: Learning opportunities open to men and women. Dr. Rona Novick, “Social Responsibility in Today’s World,” 10:30 to 11:30 am. Mrs. Shoshana Schachter, “Avraham: The First Lonely Man of Faith,” 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. 215 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. $25. YU.edu/sternlearn. An Evening of Commemoration: Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi hosts guest speaker Theodore Roosevelt IV on the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht. Free admission. 395 Oakland Ave, Cedarhurst. 516-374-9293.

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Sunday November 11

Our Israel Story: Emunah of America invites you to its 70-year anniversary dinner, honoring Myrna Zisman, Rubin Margules, Lisa & Jonathan Schechter, and Samantha Bryk. 5:00 pm. 1515 Broadway, Manhattan. 917-287-5846.

Tuesday November 13

Kosher Taste: Come sample Long Island’s best glatt kosher food, wine and beer at an auction to benefit the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island. 7 pm to 9 pm. 401 Roslyn Rd, Roslyn Heights. $50. 516-433-0433. Tefillah BeShanah [weekly]: Rabbi Arye Ben David of Ayeka explores Jewish prayer, at YI North Woodmere. 8 pm. 634 Hungry Hollow Rd, North Woodmere. YINW.org/event/tb.

Wednesday November 14

YU Community Beit Midrash [weekly]: Fo men and women. Dr. Rona Novick, “Social Responsibility in Today’s World,” 10:30 to 11:30 am. Mrs. Shoshana Schachter, “Avraham: First Lonely Man of Faith,” 11:45 am to 12:45 pm. 215 Lexington Ave, Manhattan. $25. YU.edu/sternlearn.

Tuesday November 20

Jewish Migration: Michael Chaplan presents the story of 1.5 million East European Jews who were processed at Ellis Island. 2 pm. 159 Bayview Avenue, Great Neck. Free admission.

Tuesday November 27

Tefillah BeShanah [weekly]: Rabbi Evan Hoffman of Cong. Anshe Sholom will speak at Young Israel of North Woodmere in a series exploring Jewish prayer. 8 pm. 634 Hungry Hollow Rd, North Woodmere. YINW.org/event/tb.

Tuesday December 11

Tefillah BeShanah [weekly]: Dr. Jay Goldmintz of Koren Publishers will speak at Young Israel of North Woodmere in a series exploring Jewish prayer. 8 pm. 634 Hungry Hollow Rd, North Woodmere. YINW.org/event/tb.

Tuesday December 18

Tefillah BeShanah [weekly]: Rabbi Moshe Taragin of Yeshivat Har Etzion will speak at Young Israel of North Woodmere in a series exploring Jewish prayer. 8 pm. 634 Hungry Hollow Rd, North Woodmere. YINW.org/event/tb.

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