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Long Beach rises above the storm

By Malka Eisenberg

Photo courtesy of Midreshet Shalhevet

Midreshet Shalhevet students join the rally this past Tuesday attended by over 1500 supporters in front of the Israeli consulate.

5 Towns yeshivas join StandWithUs rally

By Malka Eisenberg Over 1500 men and women, adults and students filled the sidewalk at 2nd Avenue and 42nd Street in Manhattan in front of the Israeli consulate on Tuesday, November 20th, to rally in support of Israel.

“I was told by people in Israel that it gave them a lot of chizuk (encouragement, strength),” said Avi Posnick, StandWithUs New York Regional Coordinator. “We are doing it for them. In my mind, that was most important.”

The rally, held between 12:30 and 2 pm, was a gathering of supporters from New York City, Brooklyn and New Jersey and students from Rambam Mesivta, Midreshet Shalhevet, Magen David, Yeshiva of Flatbush, JEC-New Jersey, and Frisch. It followed a JCRC press conference. Posnick noted that the crowd

was larger than expected and had to be set up behind the stage as well as in front because the block was “maxed out.”

Posnick, greeted by cheers from students from his alma mater, Rambam, spoke to the crowd, noting that Israel has the right to defend itself and that no other nation would tolerate rockets from a neighboring country.

He called on the international community to tell Hamas to stop its rockets and to stop their terrorism of the Israeli people. He said that Hamas is behind the terrorism and if they stop there would be no more violence. He said that it is important to educate ourselves and others, the American public, to stand with Israel. This, the rally, is a first step, he said, “we have to continue the momentum, we have to keep it going, the rally can’t exist

Long Beach may still be reeling from the thrashing of Hurricane Sandy, but the Young Israel of Long Beach, spared from serious water damage, was and is an island of aid in the midst of the devastation there.

“The reality is the Young Israel did not suffer flooding,” said the Rav of the Young Israel of Long Beach, Rabbi Dr. Chaim Wakslak. He noted that there was flooding in the sub-basement of the mikveh and they lost power and heat, but, citing S’yatta D’Shmaya (Heavenly Help) “nothing was destroyed.

The Young Israel quickly became the center point of the entire community,” he explained.

In a diverse community of some 10,000 Jews and various synagogues and two Jewish schools, the Hebrew Academy of Long Beach and the Mesivta of Long Beach, the Jewish community was hit hard by the storm. “The kosher butcher was severely flooded,” noted Wakslak. “All the stores that served the Jewish community were closed and not operational.” They are all along Park Avenue.

He described the Young Israel’s efforts

to assist the broader community. “Initially,” stressed Walslak, “there was no generator.

We used candles. Tuesday morning after the storm, right away we had ten people for the minyan. We usually daven at 6:30 am; we had the minyan at 8 am. No one was going anywhere anyway. From that point on, we never missed a minyan. We suspended the daf yomi, because of the cold in the building and it was dark, but we resumed it last Sunday (November 11th). By the Thursday after the storm, (the shul) got a generator; Yehuda and Rivka Bohan gave up the generator in their home for the shul.” None of the other synagogues in the neighborhood were functioning; other shuls were welcomed and joined with the davening at the Young Israel.

They started bringing in meals, “originally from Brachs,” said Wakslak. “People came to daven and then eat the meals. I was going to Brooklyn during the day, and restaurants and caterers in Brooklyn donated. Every evening we brought in hot meals. Others donated breakfast.” Rabbi Wakslak is also clinical director of The Hebrew Academy for

STANDING WITH ISRAEL RALLY Join Five Towns community as we stand in solidarity with Israel Monday, November 26, 2012 at 7:30pm Congregation Beth Sholom 390 Broadway Lawrence Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Additional Speakers to be Announced Participating Organizations and Synagogues (In formation) Jewish Community Center of the Greater 5 Towns Chabad of the Five Towns Congregation Bais Tefilah of Woodmere Congregation Beth Sholom of Lawrence Congregation Kneseth Israel Congregation Shaaray Tefila Congregation Sons of Israel Jewish Center of Atlantic Beach Temple Beth El Cedarhurst Temple Hillel Southside Jewish Center Temple Israel of Lawrence The Sephardic Temple Young Israel of Hewlett Y.I. of Lawrence-Cedarhurst Y.I. of North Woodmere Y. I. of Woodmere

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By Malka Eisenberg ■ Cease-fire declared 9 pm, Tuesday; Gaza still firing. Two rockets fired into northern Israel. Gaza fired 1,408 missiles into Israel over the last eight days, over 12,000 fired into Israel over last seven years.

■ Two terrorist attacks on Tuesday: a bus bombing wounding 28 in Tel Aviv, a drive by shooting of a bus in the Gush Etzion area.

■ Nadia Matar, Women in Green; “The atmosphere is that of a strong people who are proud Jews and are sick and tired of being bombarded- thus they very much want the government to do what needs to be done: destroy the entire terror infrastructure and make sure no terror will come out of Gaza ever again.”

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Storm clean-up hazards:

By Malka Eisenberg As many areas hit by Hurricane Sandy struggle to return to normal, doctors are noticing the onset of respiratory symptoms related to the clean up and are issuing warnings to homeowners, volunteers, and workers.

“When you go back, there are the usual physical hazards such as exposed power lines, unstable buildings, gas leaks—obvious hazards,” stressed Dr. Marc Wilkenfeld, Chief of the Division of Occupational and Environmental Medicine at Winthrop University Medical Center. “Unstable structures should not be reentered due to the risk of building collapse. Power lines should be assumed to be active unless you know for sure that the power has been turned off. Generators and other devices can emit carbon monoxide and one should be careful when entering a confined space.” The clean up involves “a lot of wreckage, the debris can cause a lot of dust and within 24 hours of the flood you get mold growth and the spores can be released into the air.” Wilkenfeld cited the mold growth as a “real respiratory hazard that can cause a cough, nasal congestion, headaches, shortness of breath, and it can exacerbate

asthma.”

Wilkenfeld recommends using an N95 respirator, available at hardware stores. “Wear it,” he warned. “It can keep particles from getting into the airways. It’s not 100%, but it will greatly reduce your chances of getting sick and is the best available solution.”

“What we know is that after Katrina, people got respiratory illness,” he explained.

He said that they called it the Katrina cough.

“Now we have the Rockaway cough; we are starting to see it in the Rockaways. It can be treated or it goes away if the person is removed from the site, but if the person is elderly or immunocompromised it can cause more serious illness such as pneumonia and other more serious problems.”

In addition to the mold problems, Wilkenfeld said that returning residents should be aware of hazards from asbestos. “If you know that you have asbestos, you want to be careful before you go back in, and have the home examined by a professional. That’s a more serious long term hazard.”

He also emphasized the importance of wearing gloves and boots in areas where there is the possibility of sewage mixed in with the water.

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The organizers noted in an email release that the rally was necessary because, “Over the past week, the Palestinian terrorist groups in Hamas-controlled Gaza have fired hundreds of rockets into Israel. Over one million Israelis - around one-eighth of the Israeli population - have been endangered and forced to repeatedly seek safety in bomb shelters.

Schools have been closed. During the past 12 years, 13,000 rockets have been launched into Israel. To finally stem these attacks, Israel has launched Operation Pillar of Defense to root out terrorist groups in Gaza and destroy stockpiles of weapons. Unfortunately for both sides, Hamas hides and shoots its missiles from civilian areas, creating human shields; this is a war crime.”

The entire student body of Midreshet Shalhevet High School for Girls, accompanied by principal Esther Eisenman, enthusiastically attended the rally. “Despite the missed days due to the hurricane, we could not stay away from the rally,” she wrote in an email. “The students themselves requested that we participate. We must stand up in support of Israel in her hour of need. We hope to send that message to our brothers and sisters in Israel that

we are with them.”

“In terms of pro Israel rallies, “ said Posnick, “this is definitely one of the larger rallies in recent years. People were coming up to us to say “thank you for putting a pro Israel, proactive rally together and not just a counter demonstration.’ It was done on a grass roots level.” Posnick noted that there are small antiIsrael protests every night in from of the consulate. “It’s important for the community to see a pro Israel rally and stand in solidarity with Israel. It was really inspiring to see so

many come together from throughout the tristate area to stand with Israel.”

Gil Lainer, consul for public affairs at the Israeli consulate, also spoke at the rally and thanked everyone for coming and showing support for the Israeli people.

Malcolm Honlein, executive vice president of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations and Rabbi Joseph Potasnik of the New York Board of Rabbis also spoke.

The sponsors of the rally included Stand-

WithUs, Strength to Strength, Amcha, in partnership with: JNF, Israel Forever Foundation, WJC, ZOA, CAMERA, MJE, Dor Chadash, JICNY, JSpace, RAJE, RAJEON, DROR for the Wounded, Hadassah, Act for Israel, National Council of Young Israel, Bereisheet, Emunah, Isramerica, NY Board of Rabbis, Hasbara Fellowships, American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists, MyForumDaily. The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations was listed as a cooperating organization.

Long Beach rises above the storm Continued from page 1 Special Children (HASC) center in Boro Park and Flatbush and traveled in to work every day, davening every morning and mincha/ maariv every evening in the Young Israel of Long Beach.

They set up three large spotlights with the generator in the below ground level, downstairs Beit Midrash/social hall that was untouched by the storm surge and the sewer backup. On the first Shabbat after the storm, about 40 people came, with no heat, just the light powered by generator. They ate together. “It was like being in the tayvah (Noah’s Ark),” said Rabbi Wakslak. “In a haven, a cocoon, protected. Outside it was dark.” Inside it was Shabbat with a full seudah (feast), with fish, kugel, chicken, challah. “Everything. It was wonderful. There was so much food the State Police came in and ate with us as well. Not only Jews but people from the neighborhood ate and had hot food. It was a very special Shabbos, very hartzig. It was like an oasis; we sang zemiros (songs).” He said that everyone speaks about that Shabbat, how they then went out into the street to go back home in the pitch blackness of the night, unable to carry flashlights since it was Shabbat and the eruv was destroyed. During the day, after Shacharit and lunch, they davened mincha early and ate seudah shlishit so people wouldn’t have to walk to and from home. Rabbi Wakslak stressed the achdut, togetherness, unity, that brought people together and that people felt. The other rabbonim in the community at the meals spoke and now others got up to speak, each saying how important was this sense of community, how they lingered at the meals and just getting together was very positive. Other Rabbis in the community from the other shuls helped as well.

People began bringing clothing, supplies and started a relief fund and understood that the shul was the place to be if you needed anything, said Wakslak. The cell phones didn’t work so there was no communication.

Rabbi Wakslak sent out emails writing what was happening “bureaucratic and practical.

What was more important were the divrei Torah and divrei chizuk. People looked for information, it was a very powerful and useful tool; it gave the status of the community, with updates, which stores opened up, the status of the mikve.” It goes out to about 600 people.

Long Beach residents reported seeing the howling winds whipping trees and water rising near the Long Beach Bridge in the early afternoon on the Monday of the storm.

People were seen helplessly standing in waist high water. Power went out at 6 pm. Those who stayed in their homes watched the storm surge at high tide with rivers of water running through the streets from the ocean to the bay. “It was awesome and frightening,” recounted one resident. “The waters rose two or three feet in the streets and cars moved as the waters washed over them. Eerily, lights could be seen in some of the cars; as the cars were overcome by water, the electrical system would short and the lights would go on for a brief time.” When sea water flooded the sewage treatment plant, the water supply was shut down and running water for toilets, dishwashing, drinking or bathing was unavailable for days after. As the waters receded, the sewers backed up, bringing toxic waste into homes. Power was out. Water was out. Cell phone service was out. Many lost cars to the flooding. Many elderly residents were stuck in their homes without heat, food, water, electricity.

The City of Long Beach set up distribution centers for bottled water and food. Rite Aid Drug company at the Waldbaum’s Plaza mall on Park Avenue distributed Poland Spring Water bottles to anyone who came. The final water advisories were lifted late last week and water there is again safe to be used.

The first Sunday after the storm some 500 volunteers came to help from Boston, Passaic, West Hempstead and the West and East sides of Manhattan, as well as other places.

Residents said that it was “overwhelming and heartwarming, was a huge chesed, saving them substantial money.” One man said that he had 20 volunteers cleaning his base-

ment. He said he was “very, very grateful.”

Rabbi Perry Schafler,a school and clinical social worker, lives in Long Beach with his family and saw the devastation and the aftermath first hand. But what most moved him was the way the community came together to help each other. “So many of us were moved and inspired by the incredible displays of ahavat yisrael, Jewish unity, volunteerism and generosity that went across all denominational and geographic boundaries. Jews of all stripes, affiliations and backgrounds came together with YILB and Wakslak at the helm, the fearless indefatigable captain of the ship, left no person uncared for, and worked tirelessly and creatively to try to address every human need, great and small.

“This storm highlighted true religious and spiritual leadership, partnering with Hashem to care for the physical and material needs of each person, showing commitment to davening, learning and minyan, making the shul a center of shelter, comfort and recovery; a pillar for all in the community. Maintaining a sense of hope, and working to rebuild homes, lives and spirits. An incredible kiddush Hashem, such that the City of Long Beach prioritized an early power line directly down Long Beach Road to the YILB because of the incredible work the shul was doing for the entire community. This was real kiruv.

“I think there is no one who was in Long beach during those days whose heart was not touched by the unity, love, care and selfless devotion shown by Rabbi Wakslak and so, so many others during those weeks.

“The devastation in Long Beach was immense, saddening, overwhelming; the darkness, the cold, the sense of loneliness, isolation and destruction could have felt overwhelming, until one walked into the YILB, lighted be a generator with five gallons of gas each day from the city, with comaraderie, cheerfulness, warmth of spirit, with warm food, supplies and clothing for anyone who needed, Jew and gentile alike.

Then Shabbat as one community, all shuls together, one minyan and meals together for all. Rabbi Wakslak sat… with the congrega-

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Davening by generator-powered light at the YILB tion… and the other rabbonim… and said, that our shul is now your shul for as long as you need it. Altogether truly, something to see and learn from....a powerful, healing and growing experience and one not to be forgotten by all who were touched by it...”

“It’s going to take a long time,” assessed Wakslak. He listed the work ahead: ripping out sheet rock, flooring, heating and electrical systems and on a larger scale for stores, shuls, yeshivas, apartment buildings, senior citizens residences. He noted that Long Beach Hospital was damaged and a military hospital was set up temporarily. “The streets are filled with sand, garbage is piled on each side of the street like kriyat Yam Suf (the splitting of the Red Sea). It will take a while to even get to a modicum of normalcy. Right now the shul is back to two minyanim in the morning, the shiurim are back in place.

The meals in the shul are open to the community.” As of last Sunday Shop Glatt Mart, Life’s a Bagel and Country Boy Bakery have reopened.

“I think it was quite a statement,” added Schafler. “The beach washed away, boardwalk in ruins, city hall is down, national guard taking the place of police, but the Young Israel is running - not one minyan is missed, the shul is a center of life and recovery.”

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Operation Pillar of Defense: The Mainstream Media Lies For Hamas

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erhaps its because the election is over and there is no one to “pick on,” so the mainstream media is working hard to sway public opinion against Israel in its battle to stop the Hamas terrorists from firing rockets into her civilian areas.

Between Saturday and Tuesday of last week, Hamas terrorists fired over 150 rockets from Gaza into Israeli civilian areas; this was on top of another 700 rockets launched this year prior to that assault.

On Wednesday, the IDF directed a precision attack on Ahmed Jabari, the head of POLITICO Hamas’ “military wing” TO GO in the Gaza Strip.

Jabari was a senior operative of the terrorist group and was directly responsible for executing terror attacks against the Jewish State in the past years.

The mainstream media acted as if they were unfamiliar with Jabari’s history, the weekend of terror coming out of Gaza and Jeff Dunetz in some cases the fact that Israel left the Gaza strip over seven years ago.

Associated Press’ coverage of the incident referred to Israel’s air strike as an “assassination,” that resumption of “Israel’s policy of assassinating Palestinian militant leaders,” pointed out that “Israeli aircraft have previously assassinated the previous commander of Hamas’ military wing,” and noted that “Israeli officials had said that they were considering assassinating top Hamas officials following a wave of rocket fire.”

Camera.org checked the Nexus news database, “There have been 2,907 AP news stories mentioning one of the two countries along with the word ‘drone’ or ‘drones.’ Of those stories, 208 also mention ‘assassination’ or some derivative of that word. But only one of the 208 stories referred to an American drone operation as an attempted ‘assassination.’ (A May 2003 article stated, ‘The U.S. government last year declared Hekmatyar a terrorist, and in May 2002 a CIA drone tried to assassinate him near Kabul, but missed and killed some of his followers.’) In the nine

years that followed, during which U.S. targeted killings increased dramatically, not a single AP article described American drone attacks as assassinations in the voice of the reporter.”

When discussing Israel, the media has its own language, like that term militant. The mainstream media is reluctant to use the term terrorist when discussing Hamas because they really believe one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.

As Jonah Goldberg described in his book “The Tyranny of Clichés,” the only people who believe that a terrorist is indistinguishable from a freedom fighter are terrorist sympathizers and idiots.

“Shall we say George Washington, Martin Luther King and Mohandas Gandhi are indistinguishable from Osama bin Laden or Timothy McVeigh? Most reasonable and decent people would recoil at the suggestion that Martin Luther King was a terrorist.”

When it comes to covering Israel (and politics) the mainstream media cannot be considered “reasonable and decent.”

From the very beginning the media tried to imply the Israeli action was not justified.

Wednesday morning saw Fox News’ Leland Vitter say the IDF was responding to “low grade” attacks from Gaza. In what world would 150 rockets fired at civilian communities be considered a “low grade” attack?

Even days into the action (on Saturday Night), Long Island’s News 12 was claiming the entire escalation began with the Israeli killing of Ahmed Jabari, totally ignoring the missiles shot into Sderot and Ashkelon.

Ethan Bronner of the New York Times started his November 17th report with a similar claim. “When Israel assassinated the top Hamas military commander in Gaza on Wednesday, setting off the current round of fierce fighting.”

On Friday’s ABC World News, correspondent Alex Marquardt broadcast, without question, a claim by “one of the militant groups behind” the rocket attacks on Israel, that they “wouldn’t fire rockets if Israel wasn’t killing us,” even though almost 700 rockets had already been fired out of Gaza into the Jewish state between January 1 and November 9, before Israel’s recent sustained military campaign began.

Trying to show how “evil” the IDF is, photos of the dead four-year-old Mahmoud Sadallah of Jabaliya, were distributed by the Associated Press, Agency France-Presse

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and Reuters. All of the photos were sent out with captions stating the boy was killed in an Israeli air strike, despite the fact that news articles by the New York Times and even AP itself made clear that the circumstances behind his death were “hotly disputed,” (as AP put it), and that he may have been killed by an errant Palestinian rocket (as it turns out, he had to be killed by an errant Hamas Rocket).

BBC reporter Jon Donnison, tweeted his 8,000 followers a picture of a dead girl with her little brother crying by her side, and described it as a heartbreaking picture from Gaza. While the picture was indeed heartbreaking, it was from the Syrian civil war, not from the Israeli action to protect herself from Hamas rockets.

Then there is that “good ole moral equivalence lie.” A Financial Times staff-editorial says Hamas bears primary responsibility for the escalation, but the Netanyahu government “must also take much blame for stoking resentment among Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank for so long.”

The LA Times reported on November 15th: Death toll grows as Israel-Gaza violence escalates, a double whammy arguing a moral equivalence and using the term “Gaza” instead of Hamas or terrorists.

CNN took a similar approach with its headline: Violence flares between Palestinians, Israelis. CNN also ran a background article on Hamas, implying that it had modified its charter, that its charter calling for the destruction of Israel was no longer in place, and it was ready to make peace: Its original manifesto advocated the destruction of the State of Israel, and called for the raising of “the banner of Allah over every inch of Palestine.”

Despite the “hint” from CNN, the original Hamas manifesto was never changed.

These are not all the cases of biased reporting from the mainstream media, nor do they comprise the full list of the most egregious cases. It is simply an alert to fair-minded people not to accept what they read, see, or hear from the mainstream media. They have an agenda to support the Palestinians and to delegitimize Israel at the expense of the truth.

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

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Many deserve our thanks Superstorm Sandy left its menacing mark on our entire community. Many neighborhoods took the brunt of Sandy’s wrath — fierce winds and a monstrous storm surge.

Residents lost their homes, cars, furniture and, perhaps most importantly, priceless and irreplaceable memories in the form of photos, letters and mementos that took a lifetime to accumulate. Many neighbors also suffered raw sewage coming into their homes through drains and basements.

Virtually all of us lost power for weeks due to the inability — and unpreparedness — of the Long Island Power Authority to adequately prepare for this storm. The LIPA Board of Trustees, appointed by the Governor, and its management did not only fail to learn any valuable lessons over the past three weather catastrophes, but also fell far short of running an even tangible recovery operation to restore power to more than 1.2 million people on Long Island left in the dark.

However, in the wake of the devastation, our community has banded together like never before, united in our determination to help one another get back on our feet and rebuild.

Throughout this crisis, our community and all of the Town of Hempstead have really shown what we are made of. From neighbors helping neighbors to first responders and municipal employees forsaking their own homes and family emergencies to man their posts and provide crucial government services, this was unquestionably one of our community’s finest times.

My office logged hundreds of hours responding to every constituent concern that was brought to my attention. Every phone call, letter, email and yes, even Facebook message and wall post I received was promptly responded to — either with direct answers or by making contact with the proper agency outside of town government that could assist.

While not nearly all-inclusive, here are some particularly noteworthy examples of dedication that deserve our thanks: the chiefs and members of our fire departments, our auxiliary police, the dedicated workers of County and Village Departments of Public Works, Town of Hempstead Sanitation and Highway Departments, the officers of the Nassau County Police 1st and 4th Precincts, the rank-and-file workers of LIPA who helped clear the trees and restored the power (while LIPA’s management proved itself inept and dysfunctional, the rank and file worker did a great job under horrible conditions), and of course the electrical workers who traveled from around the country to assist us in our hour of need, our community’s houses of worship and other non-for-profit agencies that were organizing relief efforts from virtually the moment that Sandy pushed across Long Island.

Our community was knocked down, but not out, by Sandy. Working together, as neighbors and friends, we will be back better and stronger than ever before. I remain dedicated to seeing this through, in order to make things right. Feel free to contact me at 516812-3200 or via e-mail at asantino@tohmail. org if I can aid you, your family or neighbors.

Anthony Santino Town of Hempstead Councilman

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Odeh, Modeh, and Yehudah: the concept of thanksgiving in the Jewish tradition

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hile many among us question the legitimacy of the observance of Thanksgiving Day, please consider the thoughts cited below. This may change your perspective as to the role thanksgiving plays in your religious thought and practice.

The act of giving thanks to G-d has been one of the most common recitations in Jewish liturgy since almost the very beginning of time. Gratitude is embedded in our liturgy and in our history.

In a recently published anthology of speeches given years ago by Rabbi Dr. Norman Lamm entitled, “Derashot Ledorot: A Commentary For The Ages-Genesis” [Maggid Books, OU Press, YU Press, 2012], is an enlightening essay delivered on November 18, 1961, “Thank Heaven” wherein the act and concept of “thanksgiving” is dealt with withAlan Jay Gerber in the context of this week’s parasha, Vayetzeh.

“Certainly, therefore, intelligent people should not be ingrates. That is why Jews recite the Modeh Ani immediately upon arising, why they say Modim as part of their prayer, why they recite Birkat haMazon after eating. That is why, too, Americans celebrate Thanksgiving Day every year; it is the first dictate of human reason.”

After making this rather sharp point, Rabbi Lamm goes on to expand upon his thesis:

“It is all the more amazing, therefore, to learn of the remarkable statement of our rabbis in their comment on this sidra. We read of how Leah gave birth to her fourth son, and called him Yehuda [Judah] because ‘Hapa’am odeh, this time I shall thank the L-rd.’

Our sages say, ‘From the day G-d created the world, no one had thanked G-d until Leah came and thanked Him upon giving birth to Judah, as it is said, ‘This time I shall thank the L-rd’ [Berachot 7b]. Noah, Shem, Eber–all were prophets who discoursed with the L-rd. Did they never thank Him? Abraham, Isaac, Jacob–the founders of the true religion–were they so callous and indifferent that they never acknowledged G-d’s gifts to them?

“The answer, I believe, lies in a deeper understanding of gratitude or thanksgiving itself.

For there are two kinds, or levels, of gratitude: Thanksgiving can be understood as courtesy or as conscience, as social gesture or as sacred grace, as a way of talking or as a state of the soul, as an aspect of personality or as a part of character.”

The example of gratitude by Leah is set up

by Rabbi Lamm as a prime example of thanksgiving previously absent in the relationship between the spiritual greats of that era, an era that defined the very foundations of our faith. As further expounded by Rabbi Lamm, we learn from him the following: “This gratitude, the kind we have called

thankfulness rather than thanksgiving, is what we Jews have not only been taught by our tradition, but what we bear as a message to the world by our very names – for the concept and practice are deeply ingrained in the very texture of the Jewish soul, and this is reflected in the word ‘Jew.’ For the name ‘Jew’ comes from Judah, which is the English for Yehudah – the name meaning ‘thank G-d,’ the name of Leah’s fourth son, at whose birth our mother Leah reached the heights of sublimity in fashioning, for the first time, an expression of thankfulness issuing from a profoundly religious personality.

It is a name that we ought, therefore, to bear with great pride and a sense of responsibility.”

These thoughts are but a sample of many others in this sophisticated theological anthology that were gleaned from the Lamm Archives of Yeshiva University.

More Jewish Thanksgiving thoughts The Jewish celebration of Thanksgiving in New York City goes back to 1789 when President George Washington first declared it a holiday.

In an essay recently penned by Rabbi Marc Angel [Ideas 2012, Institute for Jewish Ideas and Ideals] entitled, “Thoughts for Thanksgiving,” note is made of this long ago observance that has been preserved by Congregation Shearith Israel to this very day.

Rabbi Angel notes: “A new country was born, and the Jews had participated in its for-

mation. They were equal citizens in the United States. This was not true of Jews in any country in Europe or in the Muslim world. American Jews were the first in the history of the diaspora to be citizens on an equal footing with their non-Jewish neighbors, and to have actually participated in fighting for the independence of a new nation.”

Thus, the accepted observance of Thanksgiving was but a natural outgrowth of all that had transpired since this nation’s Declaration of Independence.

Rabbi Angel adds an interesting caveat to his essay: “It is sometimes heard in Orthodox Jewish circles that Thanksgiving Day is a ‘nonJewish holiday’ and should not be observed by religious Jews. This view is historically wrong and morally dubious. Jews have much reason to thank G-d for the opportunities and freedoms granted to us in the United States.” [see Halachically Speaking vol. 8 issue 8 Thanksgiving and Eating Turkey, for further elaboration on this point of view].

Only twice did Shearith Israel omit the celebration of Thanksgiving Day, in 1849 and 1854, when the then New York State governors addressed their proclamations specifically to “ a Christian people” instead of the usual to Americans of all faiths. This never happened again.

In the current bulletin of this congregation, the following is noted as part of the shul’s davening for Thanksgiving Day: “At our services on Thanksgiving Day morning, we chant several chapters of Psalms – parts of the Hallel – at the conclusion of the morning prayers.”

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nce again, Israel, which so longs for peace, is being forced to ready her children for war....

As missiles fall on the South and parts of the coastal region, and leaves are cancelled, there will be many families whose tefillot (prayers) will have special meaning and urgency this Shabbat.

There are no words to express the emotions that run through the minds of those whose children may be FROM THE HEART going into harm’s way OF JERUSALEM as events unfold. For me, this is a new experience; it is one thing to don a uniform and say a goodbye hoping to come home soon; it is quite another to be at home, hoping they will all return safely....

I once heard a story from Rabbi Abraham Twersky: The Chassidic Rebbe of Hornostipol had a devoted atRabbi Binny tendant by the name of Freedman Reb Dan, who served the Rebbe faithfully for over fifty years. After the Rebbe’s death, the Rabbi in the village, Rav Yankel, announced that the coveted burial plot next to the Rebbe was due him inasmuch as he was the Rabbi of the town.

Reb Dan protested, saying that just as he had never left the Rebbe’s side in life, he deserved not to be separated from him in death.

The dispute was brought before the Rebbe’s son (Rav Avraham Twersky’s grandfather), who ruled that the decision should be made by G-d, and that whoever died first was to be buried next to the Rebbe.

From that time, whenever Rav Yankel would take ill, Reb Dan would panic, and would insist that the very best specialists be brought in to treat him. He would also

go to all the synagogues urging everyone to pray for Rav Yankel’s speedy recovery. The thought that Rav Yankel would die first and thus win the coveted burial spot gave him no rest. And if Reb Dan took sick, Rav Yankel behaved in exactly the same way.

What people want, speaks volumes about who they really are.

This week’s portion, Vayetze’, has a lot to do with what we aspire to, and what we dream of.

Escaping from the wrath of his brother Esau, Yaakov flees the land of Israel and his home, to make a new life in the far off empire of Mesopotamia. He meets the love of his life, Rachel, ultimately marrying and settling in the home of his father-in-law Lavan.

Lavan, recognizing Yaakov’s talent as a herdsman, strikes what he considers to be a clever deal. If Yaakov will manage the ‘sheepbusiness,’ Lavan will give him all the newborn speckled & mottled sheep, as a reward for his efforts, keeping ‘only’ the regular nonspeckled sheep.

Of course, everyone knows how rare mutated sheep births are, except perhaps a rather naive tent-dwelling cousin from far away….

The joke, however, is on Lavan; G-d causes all the sheep to be born with mutations, and for twenty-two years, Yaakov becomes wealthy at his father-in-law’s expense.

And then one night, Yaakov has a dream.

He dreams about flocks of speckled & mottled sheep filling the hills as far as his eyes can see. And then an angel comes to him from amidst the flocks, with a message: “ I have seen all that Lavan has done to you (referring to all the sheep); I am G-d, to whom you swore faith so long ago, when you left your home. Get up; it is time to go home… Return to the land of your birth.”

(Genesis 31:10-13) What is the meaning of this strange dream? Why are angels suddenly appearing from amidst the flocks? And why the sudden command to go home?

When looking closely at the text, this angelic message from G-d seems to appear completely out of nowhere, and with little or no relationship to the narrative. What is this dream, and its accompanying message?

To understand the message of this dream, one need only recall the beginning of Yaakov’s journey, at the beginning of our portion.

Yaakov, running from home, stops for the night. All alone, with no possessions, having just left everything behind for an uncertain future, Yaakov dreams of ladders and angels, and G-d appears to him in his dream, and promises him he will one day return to the land of Israel to father a great nation. (Genesis 28: 11-22) Perhaps this is precisely the point the angel is making in Yaakov’s dream twenty-two years later: ‘Twenty-two years ago, you were dreaming of angels and heaven, and G-d Himself was talking to you. And now you are dreaming of sheep; and when your dreams are all about sheep, it’s time to go home.’

Notice that in Yaakov’s first dream, it is G-d himself Who speaks with Yaakov. But twenty-two years later, he hears G-d’s voice through an angel. Whenever an angel appears to an individual in the Torah, it is because somehow that individual has become somewhat distanced from G-d.

Indeed, this may be why the angel says ‘see what Lavan has done for you.’ This comment is not referring to what Yaakov’s newly acquired wealth has done for him, (wealth, after all, is from G-d, not from Lavan) rather, the angel may be referring to what the wealth has done to Yaakov. And if Yaakov is now dreaming of sheep instead of ladders to heaven, then it is time to go home.

Rav Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin points out in his Tzidkat Hatzaddik, that you can learn a lot about a person from his dreams. What we dream is a reflection of who we are. It is the measure of our aspirations and goals, and of those values we hold

dear and place above all else.

Once again, we find ourselves facing an enemy who wants war, while we all pray and hope for peace.

Make no mistake about it; anyone who thinks the Israelis are clamoring for war knows nothing of who we are.

If Israel has no choice, then our boys will have to enter Gaza as part of a ground offensive, to protect our citizens from the incessant barrage of missiles that has rained down on Israel ever since we pulled out of Gush Katif. But all anyone needs to do is visit a parking lot outside of an army base to see the tearful goodbyes and the lumps in people’s throats as they fail to find the words with which to see their husbands, sons, and brothers off, knowing some of them may never come back….

We dream of peace, and we dream of creating an ethical world. Four thousand years ago, in a world lost in pagan idolatry and cruelty, we dreamed of light and brotherhood, and a world that could be better. And as we ready ourselves yet again for the inevitable battles that lie ahead, know that we so long for peace, and for an end to bloodshed.

If only our enemies would learn to dream such dreams as well….

But while they may force us to take up arms, they will never force us to give up our dreams. This fighting will never end until we find a way to teach their children to dream the dreams our children dream….

May Hashem keep our soldiers safe and may the missiles stop falling soon, and may we blessed soon, with a peace that will last.

Wishing you all a Shabbat Shalom from Jerusalem, Binny Freedman Rav Binny Freedman, Rosh Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem’s Old City is a Company Commander in the IDF reserves, and lives in Efrat with his wife Doreet and their four children.

His weekly Internet ‘Parsha Bytes’ can be found at www.orayta.org

THE BET EL STORY, A MODERN DAY MIRACLE With all the news being dominated by Arab propaganda about “Israeli occupation” and “settlements” impeding the “peace process,” here is the true story of what is taking place in Biblical Judah and Samaria: Thriving Jewish communities who are doing nothing but bringing light and warmth to the world, promoting social justice and compassionate values that we can all learn from.

Bet El’s extraordinary story began 4,000 years ago, when the patriarch Abraham established it as camp along his divinely-inspired trek through the land of Canaan. Two generations later, Bet El became the site of Jacob’s famous dream and dramatic wrestling match with an angel – the site where the name “Israel” was coined.

Today Beth El has transformed from a tiny community of eight families in 1977 to a vibrant Jewish center which now houses an ethnically diverse Jewish population of 1,300 families. Bet El is home to the worldrenowned Bet El Yeshiva Center, which provides a comprehensive education to students from pre-school through post-college. Their graduates have become the leading teachers in Yeshivas and High Schools across Israel, bringing the spirit of Torah to all. The Raaya Girls High School Academy is celebrated as one of the premier learning centers in all of Israel and can’t accommodate all the girls who want to attend.

The National Media Network called Arutz

Sheva with parallel websites in Hebrew, English and Russian brings a message of optimism and hope to supporters of Israel worldwide. It is a major force in the media today combating the de-legitimatization of the State of Israel. Which is so terribly important to our way of life and in fact our existence.

BeSheva Newspaper: The third largest circulation newspaper in all of Israel with engaging articles and focus on accomplishments of outstanding individuals and institutions throughout Israel. It encourages all Israelis to be better citizens and live their lives the way we all should. The People of Bet El are also blazing a trail for the military struggle for the defense of the land and people of Israel. The Israeli Defense Forces Gluck Preparatory Academy did what many thought was impossible…Their mission is to strengthen the adolescent spirit and character before young adults enter the Israeli Army. There are hundreds of students who changed their lives for the better at Bet El and go on to serve Israel filled with spiritual strength and their desire to serve in elite units and as officers.

How was this spiritual oasis created?

What makes it thrive? We have to go back over thirty years ago when Yom Kippur War hero and Knesset Member Yaakov “Ketzaleh” Katz, along with a few families and yeshiva students, had a vision of what Bet El could be. With three decades of tireless help from

Jean and Eugen Gluck and the American Friends of Bet El, the town is now a vibrant center of Jewish life that nurtures all of Israel in a way that no other center of learning matches. Because Bet El is not just a learning center, it is a way of life.

The story of Bet El is the story of the heart of Israel. It is where Abraham first proclaimed the Oneness of G-d, and it is where Abraham’s children now nurture the passion of Israeli life. When you look at the people of Bet El today, you see the people of four thousand years ago in spirit, and all the generations in between there with glow of G-d around them. You see people smiling with knowledge of the meaning of existence: To help one another, to further the teachings of Torah, to help Israel live and be the foundation of Jewish life in the entire world. The establishment and flourishing of this community is a tremendous accomplishment for the entire Jewish people. All who support Israel should support the heart of Israel - Bet El. On December 2, at the Marriot Marquis Ballroom in Manhattan, American Friends of Bet El will honor the residents and supporters of the northern Samarian town who have toiled selflessly for the survival and growth of their community and the State of Israel.

Now in its 30th year, the American Friends of Bet El dinner has become one of New York City’s largest and most prestigious Jewish events, with last year’s dinner attracting an

astounding 1500 attendees.

In addition to Hear the Guest Speaker Michelle Bachmann The American Friends of Bet EL will honor these well deserved supporters .

The dinner’s Guests of Honor are Shelly and Ronnie Summers of the Young Israel of Hillcrest in Queens. The Rabbinic Leadership honoree is Rabbi Pesach Lerner. The Shomer Bet El honoree is Brian Decker and the Shomer Yisrael honoree is Mark Langfan.

The event will begin with a 5 PM smorgasbord, leading into dinner at 6 PM. Tickets are $500 per couple. To make your reservation, contact Baruch Gordon at 917-595-0435.

Bet El today is living up to its legacy established thousands of years ago -- a Divine home, where G-dly lives are being built and are flourishing. Just as Jacob wrestled and prevailed over Esau’s archangel over three millennia ago, Beth El today serves as a reminder of Jewish pride and perseverance -prevailing over all our current enemies.

Israel will survive, prosper and grow because of the brave souls that inhabit it and its friends and supporters all over the world that will never turn their backs on it. A key reason that Israel will be all these things is there is a place called Bet El. Come join building Bet El today, and continue the tradition established by Abraham and Jacob over 35 centuries ago.

Giving thanks no matter how you slice it field and eventually own a thriving pocketbook factory with over 100 employees. Now, granted, his Thanksgiving was a bit different from mine. His day started with Laurel and Hardy’s March of the Wooden Soldiers on TV. He loved that movie almost as much as the play that he didn’t get a part in, in first grade. (Little did the teachers know what a wonderful storyteller he would grow up to be...their loss.) He was a bit confused at first as the Indians seemed authentic but the other kids were dressed like “chassidm with big black hats and beards”--totally different from the cowboys he always viewed on TV while watching his beloved cowboy and Indian shows.

His table was laden with stuffed cabbage, rib roast, potato kugel, lukshen kugel, shlishkes and nut rugalach that my mother-inlaw is famous for. In the center of the table was a huge wedding size challah. It was half Norman Rockwell, half Shalom Aleichem.

Though it was basically a Shabbat menu, the atmosphere was purely American patriotism and gratitude.

As we give thanks I thought I would dig up some interesting facts about this holiday.

1. The only documentation of the original feast comes from two brief passages from the Pilgrim chronicler Edward Winslow.

2. Abraham Lincoln made Thanksgiving a holiday in 1863. From then on the fourth Thursday in November became a day

to celebrate giving thanks. He clocks in as America’s second-greatest turkey-lover, right behind Ben Franklin, who tried to make the turkey our national bird. Good thing that didn’t happen, otherwise Americans just might be eating bald eagles instead.

3. Sarah Josepha Hale, an American writer and editor, campaigned to make Thanksgiving a national holiday for 36 years.

Lincoln heeded her request in 1863. And yes, she also wrote “Mary had a Little Lamb.”

4. In the United States, folks eat around 46 million turkeys each year at Thanksgiving. There is hope for a few turkeys, however.

Each year since the mid-20th century -- the President has “pardoned” one or two Thanksgiving turkeys. The forever-grateful birds are then sent to a farm to live out their days in retirement.

5. Held every year on the island of Alcatraz since 1975, “Unthanksgiving Day” commemorates the survival of Native Americans after the arrival and settlement of Europeans in the Americas. It’s therefore important to me to reflect on the impact of the arrival of the Pilgrims on the Native American population, who thrived here till the Pilgrims arrived to establish a better life for themselves.

6. The turkey has gained near universal kosher acceptance. According to the National Turkey Federation, Israel leads the world in turkey consumption. At a whopping 28.8 pounds per capita annual consumption in

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Judy Joszef Of course, by accident, I actually fired off my arrow and to this day I can see the parent in the front row with the arrow suctioned onto his forehead.

I was surprised to hear that my husband’s family, having been born in Europe and having gone through the Holocaust, celebrated Thanksgiving. Jerry said his father was so grateful for the chance to live in a country where he could be proud of his Jewish heritage, was given a job, barely able to speak a word of English and was able to grow in his

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peration â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amud Anan,â&#x20AC;? Pillar of Defense, is ongoing as I write this....The IDF is amassing soldiers and tanks along the Gaza border in preparation for a possible ground offensive. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been folMIRIAMâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S MUSINGS lowing news sites day and night; Israeli, American, British, plus whatever links I am recommended to read by my Israeli cousins and friends. Some Facebook messages with linked videos and images are uplifting while others are just plain terrifying.

Youtube videos and Miriam Bradman photos are posted by Abrahams Israeli civilians who have views of Iron Dome interceptions of missiles, including by my cousin on a kibbutz in the south. I follow a blog and emails written by another cousin writing his experiences and thoughts from the sealed room in his apartment in the south. You can hear shock and awe in the voices of those filming as they watch the action in the sky from the non-safety of their windows or backyards. Their families donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t stray far from the mamad by day and sleep there at night.

Friends in Tel Aviv and Jerusalem report-

ed hearing the sirens and the boom, retreating to their shelters.

Reading and watching gives me palpitations. If itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too much for me to handle the information from my currently safe, dry home in Woodmere, how can our friends and family on the front lines endure this unrelenting barrage? My heart breaks for them and all of Israel.

Most of us are unable to jump onto a plane to offer help, though for those who are willing and able, that option does exist via missions such as Volunteers for Israel. If you are interested in more details, please contact info@vfi-usa.org or 866-514-1948, or if you email me, I can connect you directly to my incredible cousin Jay, who is on their board and a frequent volunteer on that program.

So what can we actively do here besides the usual and necessary donating funds and praying? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve heard so much negativity in the past regarding Israeli hasbarah - public relations; now is an opportunity to use good positive information that is newly out there and make it go viral. Our support can come via phone calls, text messages, emails, Facebook posts, tweets and virtually signing online petitions. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve read great updates and statistics by the IDF, PM Netanyahu, Michael Oren, Ynetnews, JPost and Young Judaea, and watched a clear and concise video by Dennis Prager.

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and our home from harmâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s way.â&#x20AC;?

We can help educate our less informed friends and beyond. There are finally more hasbarah links than ever, illustrating points by incorporating easy to follow graphics.

Like others, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been furiously reposting them in the hopes that even one person will gain some understanding of the intensity of the matzav, the situation between Israel and its neighbors, of the difference between the way the IDF conducts its vital business and how â&#x20AC;&#x153;the other sideâ&#x20AC;? does.

We must keep Israel in our hearts and minds and take whatever actions we are able to help our extended family living under incredible pressure at this time. We can offer actual or virtual support, be it in dollars, Tehillim, or chizuk, listening and understanding. Reaching out personally is effective in getting out the message that we care. It certainly feels more useful than just clicking on news links.

I wish you a healthy and meaningful Thanksgiving as we count our blessings. I hope and pray that the recovery from Sandy proceeds quickly and that our Israeli family will be safe and sound. May we merit peace in our time!

North Woodmere member who made Aliyah. He came back to the Five Towns and spent ten days helping provide relief to local victims of Hurricane Sandy. He was recently included in a New York Times article which described Israelis and others who hail from this area and returned to offer their hands and hearts during the continuing crisis of the aftermath of Sandy.

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He suggested a way to identify with Israel. â&#x20AC;&#x153;As we live in a country where the children protect the parents, I would suggest lighting an extra Shabbat candle this week.

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Nov 25 Far Rockaway Carnival Extravaganza

The Baltimore Jewish Community and The Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater Present a ‘Welcome Home!’ Carnival Extravaganza Fabulous free Children’s Carnival to be held at Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater It’s located at 2716 Healy Ave, Bayswater, NY. The ‘Welcome Home’ Carnival promises to lift the spirits of the children and families who have suffered from Hurricane Sandy.

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at Congregation Beth Shalom Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice President of the Council of Presidents of Major Jewish Organizations will be the speaker.

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Dec 2 Cedarhurst The Levi Yitzchak Family Center The innovative Jewish Library and Media Cener. will be celebrating its 2nd Anniversary The Library’s anniversary coincides

with what would have been the Bar Mitzvah of the Library’s namesake Levi Yitzchak Wolowik O”BM. Levi Yitzchak is the son of Rabbi Zalman and Chanie Wolowik, the Chabad Shluchim for the Five Towns.

To mark the occasion, the Library is planning a day of events, workshops and festivities for children of all ages. The theme of the day will relate to a Bar Mitzvah and will include activities that relate to 13 mitzvos that will be highlighted throughout the library. Children young and old will have the opportunity to perform Mitzvos such as Tefilah, Ahavas Yisrael and Simcha in the library. It’s sure to be an event you don’t want to miss.

Chabad’s “Indoor mall” boutique was held this past Monday evening and was a phenomenal success. Responding to the needs of the community, those whose belongings were lost in the hurricane were invited to a premier shopping experience at Chabad. Set up beautifully by store in a heated outdoor tent, courtesy of The Party Source and Aaron and Necha Fischman, hundreds of families were greeted by their own personal shoppers who helped them shop for a new wardrobe for their families. The experience mimicked an upscale shopping experience where people were able to replace their lost belongings, including designer men’s, women’s and children’s clothing, shoes and toys all at no cost.

A beautiful component of the evening was that these local stores were very focused on giving back to the community. A tremendous thanks goes to our generous sponsors for donating the merchandise and allowing Chabad to serve the community. Thanks to 100% Kids, 5 Towns Judaica, A Little Different, Ana & Eva, A Shoe Inn, Beltstation.com, Breezys, David’s Den, Debbie’s Closet, Denny’s, Dimples, Incredible Feet, Infinity, Judaica Plus, Junee, Junee Jr., La Toys, Morton’s, Orly, Secret Me, Sox Plus, The Party Source, Zoe Ltd, and Zucci Bea for their amazing contributions.

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Chabad continues its efforts to help Hurricane victims. Please help out by donating to www.chabad5towns.com/hurricanesandy

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LA RAFLE (“THE ROUNDUP”) A film by Rose Bosch

By Jerry Richter My family never held back in retelling their horrific experiences of the Holocaust.

Stories my dad and my uncles would tell me have been retold to my own children, by me. Hopefully these stories will be passed on to theirs. But for every account I heard, I knew there were at least 6 million more than would never get told.

At some point early in my life, my love for cinema intertwined with my thirst for more information, more stories about the dreadful tales our people went through during the Shoah. It may have been a screening of Night and Fog at my High School that was my entry into this side of film. I really can’t remember but my partiality to foreign films allowed me to appreciate a wider range of movies related to the Holocaust.

“La Rafle” (The Roundup), directed by

Rose Bosch, opens in NYC on November 16th. It relates the tale of the horrifying moment in Occupied France when over 13,152 Jews (among them 4,115 children) were rounded up by the French police. They were kept in oppressive conditions at the Vélodrome d’Hiver, a glass domed sports arena not too far from the Eiffel Tower. Ultimately they were sent to transient camps and then to their extermination in Auschwitz. The heat, hunger, thirst and sanitary conditions during the week they were detained at the Velodrome, were just too much to bear The story involves a series of events seen from the point of view of children. We follow the kids as they play and interact with their families, yellow stars intact. By the time they are imprisoned, they are children we have come to know, not just anonymous figures.

Understandably they are even more confused than the adults, their main anxieties raised

when separated from their parents.

It’s a straightforward, heartfelt drama, well acted and well produced. It stars Jean Reno as Dr. David Sheinbaum who tends to his fellow victims. He shows a kindness and love for what he does, even as he is subjected to the same lot as his fellow Jews. Melanie Laurent of Inglorious Basterds fame (au revoir, Shoshana), is excellent as Annette Monod, a Protestant nurse who assists Jews in escaping, labors tirelessly in the medical ward and intimidates the French police for more assistance. I found scenes involving Adolph Hitler and Eva Braun cartoonish but telling at the same time.

For almost 70 years, practically nothing was known in the U.S. about this shameful subject, one that many historians call the darkest moment in modern French history.

This unique event of the Shoah in France, began as a psychologically painful moment

of disgrace, then one of amnesia, then of commemoration, and now, for us, of introduction.

La Rafle reveals the complicity of eager French politicians and police to round up Parisian Jews. Although it should be noted that around 10,000 Parisian Jews were hidden from the Nazis during the roundup, there was a tremendous amount of impassivity among the French officials and many French citizens. Watching this splendid film, one can better understand Elie Wiesel’s quote: “The opposite of love is not hate. The opposite of love is indifference.”

Jerry Richter is a resident of West Hempstead, a High School Global Studies teacher and an Alfred Lerner Fellow for the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous, an organization that gives financial assistance to Gentile rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust. La Rafle is currently being shown at the Malverne Theater.

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here was no love lost between Yaakov and his father-in-law Lavan. Lavan criticizes Yaakov for having “stolen” his family, and Yaakov responds saying he had been cheated numerous times over a period of 20 years working for Lavan.

The most telling comment comes from Lavan who says, “I have it in my power to do you great harm.

But your father’s G-d spoke to me last night and said, ‘Be very careful not to say anything, good or bad, to Jacob.’”

Had G-d not appeared Rabbi Avi Billet to him, who knows what he would have done? This is surely one of the proof-texts for the Haggadah’s notion that “Lavan bikesh laakor et hakol,” Lavan wanted to uproot everything.

After their argument at Galed, they reached a resolution. They drew a line exactly where they were, they built a pile of a stones and a monument and then Lavan said, “This mound shall be a witness, and the monument shall be a witness. I am not to go beyond the mound and you are not to go beyond the mound and pillar, with bad intentions.” (31:52) After forging the agreement, they sat down and ate together as a declaration of peace – as long as the lines will not be crossed.

Many commentaries note that the agreement is for no one to cross the line intending to do harm (Rashi, etc). However, crossing the line to engage in business and commerce or for other good reasons that forge camaraderie of differing peoples is acceptable (“l’tovah u’l’pragmatia” - Pesikta).

Ibn Ezra points to their each swearing in the name of what they each worship. A real peace treaty contains divergent opinions about “Who” is backing the peace and “Whom” we are serving through coming to peace terms. But the end result is peace – with each committing to it in the name of their respective objects of worship. Which, in essence, ideally makes the treaty inviolable.

Radak points to Lavan’s having heard from Yaakov’s G-d directly, which helped him arrive at the conclusion that peace was really the best option.

Riva raises a minority view that the agreement was a pact that each would cross the border to help the other in the event that the other is facing “raah” – a bad situation brought on by a different enemy. But the more common view maintains that they agree to leave one another alone.

Some of the commentaries point out that this treaty (as described by the majority position) was violated by Bilaam. The Gemara

(Sanhedrin 105a) identifies Bilaam’s father as Lavan (Beor having several identities), and the Yalkut Shimoni (Shmot 168) identifies Bilaam as Lavan the Aramean from Pethor. While it is not likely that these texts are meant to be taken literally, it is more than likely that some of the texts describing Lavan and Bilaam are similar (such as receiving prophesy from G-d in the nighttime, and both being from Aram Naharayim – see Devarim 23:5) to indicate either that Bilaam was the spiritual heir of Lavan, or perhaps even a direct descendant.

Daat Zekenim boldly claims that “it is the way of the charlatans and liars to be struck down by the witnesses to their offense.” Bilaam’s leg was struck by the wall, which is identified as the pile of rocks created there.

And Bilaam met his demise at the sword (Bamidbar 31:8). The anthology Hadar Zekenim explains (quoting a midrash) that the monument had a sword implanted in it, as a symbol of the ‘laying down of the sword’ between Lavan and Yaakov. Bilaam was somehow impaled on that sword, as his death is described as having taken place on “the sword” – as in, the one everyone knew about.

The message is crystal clear.

When Israel vacated Gaza, a line was drawn in the sand: This is your territory, this is our territory. We are happy to have the border crossed “l’tovah ul’pragmatia” – for good things and for business, but not for “ra’ah” – under the intention to do harm.

Israel provides humanitarian aid to Gaza – food, supplies, medicines, and graciously treats Gazans in Israeli hospitals.

But when rockets fly, there is no “good”: the intention is only to harm. The inviolable treaty supposedly brought on by a land swap has been violated over and over again. Those who foment the hatred are not likely to receive revelations from Yaakov’s G-d not to harm Yaakov. This is why they don’t know when to stop, or when to count losses (as Lavan did), and go home to live your own life concerned about how to make your own life better, without trying to make the other person’s life miserable.

Lavan “bikesh” – he “wanted” to uproot all. But when he couldn’t, he let go and lived out his life. Bilaam, on the other hand, couldn’t let go of his hatred. And he met his end on the sword that was supposed to symbolize a truce between peoples, exactly on the border his ancestor had vowed never to cross for bad.

May G-d bless the soldiers and people of the Land of Israel. May He watch over them through the tests that lie ahead of them. And may all the spiritual heirs of Bilaam meet the same end he did, so the rest of those who recognize and value what a peaceful coexistence can look like, are given the opportunity to share a border l’tovah – for the sharing of goodness and peace.

When will it end?

This past Friday night the siren went off in Gush Etzion. We aren`t used to this; the kids wondered where to run to. The rocket fell near Nokdim. Today, more rockets were fired towards Jerusalem and Gush Etzion. I cannot even imagine what it must be like to live in the South, where the alarms sound every hour….Later that night, more reservists were called up. No one hesitated for a second. Avichai Peretz, who lost two brothers in battle, didn`t hesitate either….

By Rabbi Noam Himelstein

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Rabbi Noam Himelstein studied in Yeshivat Har Etzion and served in the Tanks Corps of the IDF. He has taught in yeshiva high schools, post-high school women’s seminaries, and headed the Torah MiTzion Kollel in Melbourne, Australia. He currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.

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