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Cain’s Exit:

The kishke of the ‘9-9-9’ candidate

By Juda Engelmayer Special to The Jewish Star When he first began talking about his 9-9-9 plan, immediately the thought of kishke and hot dogs came to mind. Here was a man who built his career on, and amassed his wealth in the food industry.

What could be better for the Jewish community than to support a businessman who not only openly touts Israel, but also knows good food?

Presidential Candidate Herman Cain was a solid option for Jewish voters for many reasons. The first being, he is a stated friend of Juda Engelmayer the Jewish community and of Israel.

Although coming late to the Israel game, once Cain entered politics he realized the importance of understanding the landscape of the Middle East and Israel’s predicament.

He found a deep spirited belief in Israel – likely emanating from good sense and his Southern Baptist religious beliefs. Prior to his joining the Republican debate series, Cain might have in passing felt that Israel was being sold short by the Obama administration, but after his August visit to the Holy Land, he

HONORING A FATHER AND ZAIDY The Schoenfeld family of Woodmere hosted supporters of their annual Ossie Schoenfeld Memorial Toy Drive, collecting toys for sick children in Israel. above, Moishe, 22, Chanie, 13, Judy, Racheli, 8, Robbie, Deena, 17, and Yosef, 5 (front). Everywhere you turned, were photos of the smiling recipients.

Story by Karen C. Green, page 11.

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By Sergey Kadinsky and Fern Sidman The resting place of Patriarchs and the birthplace of religious Zionist broadcasting were honored this past weekend, with separate dinners for The Hebron Fund and American Friends of Bet El. “I’ve driven to Bet El, it’s an easy drive from Jerusalem,” said Woodsburgh resident David Friedman, who is President of American Friends of Bet El. “It has a winery, a zoo, restaurants, a fully developed thriving community.”

Contrary to the stereotypical image of a settlement as hilltop caravans, the communities of Bet El and Hebron are developed along an urban model, with apartment buildings, industries and cultural institutions. Both are now home to second and third generation residents.

Demonstrating the influence of the nearly 7,000-person community, the dinner’s sponsors put together a 500-page dinner journal and a film showing alumni of the Bet El yeshiva in community leadership positions throughout Israel. Top among the Bet El products is Arutz Sheva, operated out the Bet El yeshiva. Launched in 1988, its founders include Knesset Member Yaakov “Ketzeleh” Katz, and Bet El rosh yeshiva Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed. “The responses we receive is amazing, motivating us to keep on working,” said reporter Yoni Kempinski. “There’s the concept of new journalism, we are Jew journalism, presenting a love of Torah to the world.”

Among the honorees at the Bet El dinner, Algemeiner director Dovid Efune extended praise to fellow honorees Jean and Eugen Gluck. “A generation is emerging, recognizing the territorial integrity of Israel,” Efune said. Equally praised by other honorees at the dinner, the Gluck name is visible across Bet El, having funded institutions since the community’s earliest years, when it was an IDF base overlooking Ramallah. Today, the military legacy continues with the pre-military academy named after the Glucks. “They’re for the advancement of an amazing place,” said supporter Elchanan Romanoff.

The keynote speaker, introduced by Gluck,

Photos by Sergey Kadinsky

Jay & Malkie Spector of Lawrence, above; and Deedee & Mark Honigsfeld of Woodsburgh, attended the Bet El dinner at the Marriott Marquis.

Photo by Eli Blachman

Barbara Weichselbaum with her parents, honorees Jean & Eugen Gluck, above. Below, David & Tammy Friedman, with daughter and son-in-law Aliza & Elchanan Romanoff

was Deputy foreign minister Danny Ayalon, who declared the residents of Bet El as “heroes of the Jewish people.” Ayalon argued that Israel could fight its battle alone, without American military personnel. “We will never ask the Americans to go in harm’s way for us,” Ayalon said. “We can fight for ourselves.” The dinner coincided with the reading of Parshat Vayetze, which mentions Bet El. Across town in Queens, The Hebron Fund held their dinner at Terrace on the Park,

where former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee spoke by video. “Our souls are intertwined as we celebrate our shared values of freedom, democracy and justice and ours is an organic relationship.”

Fellow Republican, Rep. Allen West of Florida, followed him. “Today it is the eternal resting place for our patriarchs and matriarchs that must never be relinquished,” West said. “The survival of Jewish identity depends on a constant Jewish presence in

Hevron where all religions can visit this holy site.” Like Huckabee, West crossed the Green Line to visit Hebron during his 2009 trip to Israel.

The Hebron Fund will use some of the proceeds from the dinner to memorialize Herbert Zweibon, founder of Americans for a Safe Israel, who passed away last year. Each year, Zweibon’s group organizes a pilgrimage to Hebron to coincide with Parshat Chayei Sarah, visiting Sarah’s tomb. “Our children have always felt a very special kesher towards Hevron as we watched them daven so intently there,” said supporter Chaim Boiangiu. “The brave people of Hevron keep our connection to our past alive. We are proud to celebrate with and salute these holy people.”

SHAS Party launches American affiliate

By Sergey Kadinsky Its name carries an international cachet: Worldwide Sephardic Association of Torah Guardians, emerging as a party within the Jerusalem municipal election in 1983. Today, Shas is the fourth largest party in the Knesset, representing the Sephardic sector of Israeli society. On Dec. 4, at a meeting held in Brooklyn, a new supporting organization, the American Friends of Shas was launched.

The group is charged with promoting Sephardic traditions and representing the party in the United States. “Shas represents the religious political soul of Israel, it has played an active role in all Israeli governments,” said Rabbi Zvi Hakak, the personal assistant to Shas founder Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef.

At the breakfast, prominent local Sephardic rabbonim included Rabbis Hanania Elbaz, Shimon Alouf, and Shaul Kassin, a leading figure in the Syrian Jewish community.

Rabbi Hakak spoke of Rabbi Yosef’s inspiration for creating the party. “If we give a little glance into Israeli history, one of the goals of the nation’s founders was to erase immigrant culture and create a new Israeli identity.” When Rabbi Yosef arrived in new-

born Israel, it was common practice for Sephardic immigrant children to be assigned to Ashkenazi schools and for Arabic-sounding last names to be Hebraized. “The dream was to raise the image of Sephardic Jews,” Rabbi Hakak said.

Its platform of promoting religious education, while flexible on foreign policy, has enabled Shas to partner in left-leaning and nationalist coalitions with ease. “The main aspect of Shas is educational and as such it plays a very important role in bringing the Jewish tradition to all Israelis,” said Rabbi David Algaze of Forest Hills, an activist in a variety of pro-Israel causes. On the political side, Rabbi Algaze said that having a Jewish party with Middle Eastern roots enables it to have a stronger understanding of the Arab world. “Because of our experience, we have a keen understanding of the Arab hatred of the Jews. But on the other side, we know that there is an aspect of goodness in the Arab mind and perhaps our common experience could revive the centuries-old friendship.”

The Shas movement has taken a very proactive role in the campaign against the delegitimization of Israel. Most notably, under the guidance of MK Rabbi Nissim Zeev, Shas organized highly publicized meetings with

key UN commissioners and other diplomats as well as hosting important political leaders from abroad, most recently former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

Over the past year, the Zionist element of Shas was also strengthened, with its support for keeping Jerusalem whole and opposition to the dismantling of settlement communities.

Acknowledging that Shas is not the only Sephardic political movement in Israeli history, Rabbi Hakak added that it is by far the strongest, crediting the leadership of Rabbi Yosef and its commitment to Torah values.

Expressing support for the American Shas affiliate, Rep. Bob Turner spoke of the voting power of the Jewish community and its ability to keep the land of Israel intact. Queens Assemblyman Rory Lancman said that the new group would enable the local Sephardic community to become more active in its support of Israel. “Every part of the Jewish community can be active in its support,” Lancman said.

Fellow Queens resident Rabbi Ilan Meirov noted that the first Bukharian Jewish member of Knesset, Amnon Cohen, is a Shas member, and how Rabbi Yosef impacted his own Jewish identity. “Coming to America, I

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Rabbis Shaul Kassin and Shimon Alouf signed their Shas party registrations. attended a Hasidic elementary school and a Litvishe high school, and they deserve much credit for my education, but I did not connect with my Sephardic heritage until I saw a video of Rav Ovadiah at age 15,” Rabbi Meirov said. “I am proud of this beautiful heritage.”

In the coming weeks, American Friends of Shas will be consolidating its Membership Committee and Ladies Auxiliary. For more information on its future events, contact friendsofshas@yahoo.com

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Eyes open at night for new Bayswater patrol group

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By Shlomo Sprung They say that nothing good ever happens after 2 a.m. With Bayswater residents fed up with a rise in crime, especially car break-ins and other petit burglaries, several concerned citizens formed a night watch group a couple of weeks ago to make sure the streets were safe at night.

The night watch organization, called the Bayswater Citizens Patrol, met Monday evening at the Young Israel of Wavecrest and Bayswater to go over proper procedure and protocol with NYPD Deputy Inspector Michael LiPetri and two leading members of the Bayswater Civic Association. There were about 30 attendees at the meeting, led by LiPetri and Laizer Shtundel, 25, who heads this new patrol group. Various rabbis and community leaders were also in attendance.

From 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. Saturdays through Thursdays, one car circles the neighborhood in two different three-hour shifts, patrolled by two members at a time. “There are magnets on the cars identifying us and yellow lights,� Shtundel said. Other members of the community will be encouraged to participate in the watch to ensure two Friday night shifts are added. There had been previous attempts to create and install a neighborhood patrollike group, but Shtundel, an assistant principal at Priority One High School, said Bayswater needed “a more organized watch.�

Shtundel stressed that the aim of the patrol was not to take matters into their own hands, but “to act as a deterrent and stay at a safe distance.� In a half hour period on patrol, Shtundel said, roughly 90 percent of the blocks in Bayswater are covered.

The necessity of a neighborhood watchlike program becomes more apparent when you look at the statistics. In the 28-day period through Nov. 27, there were a total of 40 cases of petty larceny called in to the 101st precinct compared to just 17 in the same 28-day stretch in 2010, according to NYPD CompStat records.

Despite the need for an active watch, LiPetri made it clear that “if you have a Shomrim mentality, we’re going to have a problem.

Just because people are out at 3 a.m. doesn’t mean they’re going to commit a crime.� LiPetri preached common sense, with patrollers using their eyes and ears and calling 911 if they see anything suspicious. Such suspicious activities, LiPetri said, range from jiggling door handles and looking into multiple cars to “seeing two kids on the same bike� late at night.

Enid Glabman, the president of the civic association, hopes that every member of the patrol becomes a member of the civic association and that everyone is encouraged to be a part of the watch. “Everyone who lives here can be a part of the watch,� she said, “we’re all one community.�

To ensure the safety and credibility of the patrol, LiPetri maintained that every person riding around in patrol cars needed to go through a basic background check so that the people going on patrol aren’t involved in criminal activities themselves. At the end of the 35-minute meeting, Shtundel urged everyone present to sign up for two shifts a month, one from 11 to 2 and one from 2 to 5.

I accompanied Shtundel on a shift, and he said it was one of the safest nights he’s been out on patrol. Besides for a few minor drug deals and a couple of suspicious individuals walking the streets after 4 a.m., the threehour shift went basically without incident.

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Opinion Reinventing life at 50

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t age 50 I am happily reinventing myself. When my first child was born I left computer programming to be a full time mom. For the last 24 years I filled my life raising three kids, managing our home and with fulfilling volunteer work and writing. I have no regrets but was worrying a lot about what to do next, about finding work.

About 15 years ago I began to take yoga.

I loved ballet as a kid and tried it again after MIRIAM’S MUSINGS having my third child.

My balance was off and I felt clumsy with my motherly shape. I had never joined a gym; my exercise consisted of shlepping groceries and laundry and pushing a stroller. I practiced balance when I rode the subway and it was proved to be lacking by my falls. I broke my ankle tripping over Miriam Bradman a toy, namely Frog SocAbrahams cer. My breath was shallow and I needed some time for myself. I noticed a yoga class was given at the Hewlett district adult-ed. I had enjoyed yoga in the early 1980s at Brooklyn College, so I figured why not?

I was hooked from the start! I loved my down to earth teacher and enjoyed stretching my body and holding poses while breathing

deeply. As a mom of three kids, I craved calm and relief from the hectic pace at home, if only for the duration of the 75 minute class. I had a series of unique teachers, and gleaned what I needed from each. When the classes ended, I followed my teacher to a gym but really disliked that environment. Doing yoga in a room that was recently filled with sweaty spinners and hearing the thumping music from another class wasn’t ideal. I played Yoga videos at home when I needed a fix but I missed a real class.

When a new yoga studio popped up in Cedarhurst about six years ago, I became a regular again. I loved the warmth of the teachers and the calm oasis of the studio. I convinced some of my friends to join. When teacher training was offered a couple of years ago I wanted to do it, but the time wasn’t right. I could have made it right, but I wasn’t ready. I reminded myself that I shun public speaking. I always accomplished my work in the background. I programmed from a cubicle, ran PTA book fairs in the quiet library, planned fundraising events via email, led without orating and left the talking to the eloquent.

As my passion for yoga developed, I yearned to complete the 200-hour teacher training to increase my knowledge, deepen my practice and learn to explain the incredible benefits. I didn’t know if I could do it - this would require speaking up. I was nervous but needed to face this challenge. My milestone birthday and youngest child soon

leaving the nest made me want to take a deep breath and try. Yoga is all about the breath. Breathing consciously helps clear the mind, providing calm and focus. At my age or any age this is life affirming and vital. My teachers were supportive, sincere and kind. It was the right time!

I have enjoyed the training immensely, studying anatomy (another challenge since I’m totally squeamish), breaking down poses and memorizing some yogic terms. I am getting comfortable sitting in front of a few students at a time (it helps that I can dim the light and tell them to close their eyes!). I love that yoga is a “practice” and not “perfection” and understand that we each come to it with unique personalities and issues. I love that yoga isn’t a goal but a continuing journey like life itself. It is literally a breath of fresh air, in and out of the nostrils!

I believe that yoga practice is democratic, open and free to all, with no need for equipment or a membership, (though a good teacher is a very worthwhile investment to help one get started!) It is both eye-opening and heart-opening, teaching me to explore being gentle, non-judgmental, accepting and honest with myself and others. Yoga is a way to learn both control and letting go. You can begin to quiet your mind from dwelling in the past or future, and avoid getting stuck in a chaotic swirl of thoughts, so that you can be fully in the present moment, which is only here and now. You can learn to let go of what you can’t control, which is most of what goes

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on around you. I have begun speaking yoga out loud (to a small group!)

Yoga reminds me that 50 is fabulous and you can learn new tricks at any age! It’s wonderful that our beautiful neighborhood filled with shuls and kosher shopping also makes space for a yoga studio. Many of us rush around from activity to activity from morning to night. I have lately noticed more car-honking and bad driving, more rudeness and impatience. Other than on Shabbat we are always connected to our cell phones and have technological overload. It’s obvious that we need to fit in more time to recharge our minds and bodies in a healthy way. We can begin by simply taking a break to notice our breath for a few moments. By closing our eyes and relaxing our shoulders and neck while slowing down our breathing we can get back on track and feel ready to deal with the next thing. It’s easy and worth a try!

I am grateful for my teachers and cotrainees, my family and friends who are so encouraging and let me practice on them. I’m happy to finally have an excuse for living in comfortable cotton sweats all the time.

Miriam Bradman Abrahams is Cuban-born, Brooklyn-bred and lives in Woodmere. She organizes author events for Hadassah, reviews books for Jewish Book World and is very slowly writing her father’s immigrant memoirs. She is teaching yoga at the local orthodox-friendly yoga studio.

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Ahead of the trend To the Editor: I heartily agree with your editorial describing the “doctor duo,” Dr. Joseph Frager and Dr. Paul Brody, along with their respective and supportive wives, as the “Bergsons of Today.” Both Dr. Frager and Dr. Brody have gone lefnim meshuras hadin to rectify the damage done to Israel by so many in the political establishment in Israel and here in the United States.

ly duplicated by others. In the Jewish world of public opinion, where unfortunately both apathy and misguided notions reign, it is heartening to have Dr. Frager and Dr. Brody as true champions of Am Yisrael and Eretz Yisrael.

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mong the sought-after kiruv speakers, Rabbi Amnon Yitzhak held a public ceremony in Jerusalem this week, where his followers tossed their television sets into dumpsters. It is clear that Rabbi Yitzhak’s act was unrelated to any specific proSara Lehmann gram, but one recent set of televised ads by the Israeli Ministry of Brooklyn Immigration and Absorption, is stirring strong opposition across a wide spectrum of American Jewry. In the ads, Israeli ex-pats are E-mail letters urged to return home, promoting fears that they would lose their Jewish identity in the diaspora. to letters@ When Israel is not preoccupied over its demographics, it is just thejewishstar.com as equally concerned about hasbara, the ability to convincingly Dr. Beth Raskin Ahead of the trend in areas of state its case before the nations of the world. In this role, the Executive Director Jewish involvement, where Israel or fax to so-called yordim play a major role. Looking at the outright hostilGeoffrey Miller affairs are concerned, their novel (516) 569-4942. ity of some nations, opposition to Israel is often greater among President, Kulanu Board accomplishments are subsequentthe populace than their respective governments. While leaders of these nations have toured Israel, and recognize its strategic value, HE EWISH TAR this view often fails to resonate on the street. This is where the Israelis come in.

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“Well, there you go again:” Sugarcoating Obama’s record on Israel

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ast Wednesday, prominent philanthropist and AJCongress chair Jack Rosen feted President Barack Obama at his home, where Obama spoke on Israel. “I try not to pat myself too much on the back, but this administration has done more for the security of the state of Israel than any previous administration,” Obama said. “We don’t POLITICO compromise when it TO GO comes to Israel’s security ... and that will continue.”

To which Rosen added, “America has never been as supportive of the state of Israel as President Obama and his administration.” Is Rosen serious?

On that same day, Howard Gutman, the U.S. Ambasador to Belgium, spoke to a EU Jeff Dunetz conference on AntiSemitism, where he argued that Israel and the Middle East conflict was the cause of Muslim hatred against Jews. “It is a tension and perhaps hatred largely born of and reflecting the tension between Israel, the Palestinian Territories and neighboring Arab states in the Middle East over the continuing Israeli-

Palestinian problem,” Gutman said.

Antisemitism in the Muslim countries started over a century ago as a reaction to the 1908 Young Turk revolution. In arguing against this secularist government, Muslim clerics latched onto anti-Semitic propaganda, claiming secret Jewish machinations lay behind the new regime.

Gutman also ignores the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem’s support of Hitler, the anti-Jewish massacres in places such as Hebron in 1929, and Tiberias in 1938; or that Fatah, the party of Arafat and Abbas formed in 1964, three years before the Six Day War. Last Saturday, speaking at the Saban Center for Middle East Policy, Hillary Clinton expressed concern for the future of Israeli democracy in the wake of two recent controversies. She expressed her shock that some Jerusalem buses have separate seating for women. “It’s reminiscent of Rosa Parks,” she said. Here’s the reality: it’s not all the buses, plus bus routes with separate seating also have buses with open seating. What’s wrong with having some buses accommodate the religious beliefs of some of its riders?

Clinton said that she was reminded of Iran when she heard some IDF soldiers left an event because female soldiers were singing.

Talk about hyperbole! Women in Iran would have been lashed. In Israel they sang, while people who opposed listening to a

woman’s singing voice because of their religious teachings stepped out.

Clinton’s attacks were part of Obama’s continued attempts to de-legitimize the Israeli democracy undermines the primary reason for American support of Israel; that it is the only democracy in the Middle East.

Also speaking at the Saban Conference was Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, who also provided spoke falsehoods. “Meanwhile, even as turmoil continues to rock the region, Egypt’s current leaders, along with Jordan, have made very clear to me privately and publicly that they are committed to their peace treaties with Israel,” Panetta said.

The Defense Secretary should know that last week’s election gave impressive victories to the Muslim Brotherhood (37 percent) and Salafis (25 percent), with both parties promising to abrogate the peace treaty with Israel.

Here’s a bold step, what if Israel offered a permanent building freeze in exchange for Palestinian recognition of Israel as the Jewish State? Wait, the PA already rejected that.

I recognize that there is a view that this is not the time to pursue peace and that the Arab awakening further imperils the dream of a safe and secure, Jewish and democratic Israel. But I disagree with that view. I believe Israel will ultimately be safer when other Middle Eastern states adopt governments that respond to their people, promote equal rights, promote free and fair elections, up-

hold their international commitments, and join the community of free and democratic nations.

Panetta’s scenario has nothing to do with the Arab Spring, which is installing Islamist governments in its wake. By easing Mubarak out of office, Obama traded a friendly Egyptian government for a hostile Islamist one.

Obama also aided establishing Islamist regimes in Tunisia. Now add those to the Islamist domination of Lebanon by Hizballah, an Islamist regime in Turkey, and the threat from Iran and we see the “Arab Spring” is really Israel’s “winter of discontent.”

Jack Rosen of the AJCongress joins the leadership AJCommittee and the ADL in keeping their progressive faith in Arab democracy over the hostile reality that surrounds Israel. Even worse, they are lying to the Jewish Community about Obama’s support of Israel, in an attempt to win him the Jewish vote. Those lies worked in 2008, it is yet to be seen whether they will still have their efficacy in 2012.

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

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Schools HANC HAPPENINGS Bassy Kimelfeld, Yakova Bacharach, Jared Djourabchi along with their coach, Rabbi Chaim Wahrman are preparing for the national Chidon HaTanach Competition. The winners of the competition move on to compete in the finals held in Jerusalem.

15th Annual DRS Melave Malka This past Motzei Shabbat, DRS held their annual Parent-Son Melava Malka. The night began with a beautiful kumzitz in the DRS Beit Medrash. DRS Menahel Rabbi Yisroel Kaminetsky strummed his guitar, accompanied by other talented DRS rabbeim, as the students and their parents sang beautiful songs of praise to Hashem. Each song was introduced with a message from Rabbi Kaminetsky, Rabbi Eliyahu Wolf, and Rabbi Dovid Weinberg. The highlight of the night featured a moving Siyum, made by the students of DRS, in memory of Rabbi Dovid Friedman’s grandchild, who passed away just a month ago. The tragedy inspired the students to complete the entire Shisha Sidrei Mishnah. Rabbi Friedman spoke to the boys, telling them how wonderfully helpful and caring the Chevra Kadisha and community of Lakewood were in helping the family deal with their loss. Rabbi Friedman expressed to the students that “it shouldn’t take a tragedy to bring people together, and perform wonderful acts of Chessed.” Following the moving kumzitz, the students and their parents walked to the gym for a wonderful Melave Malka dinner and a video, recapping all of

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the events from DRS this year. Additionally, every year at the Melava Malka, DRS gives out two special awards to its students. The first is the Torah Growth Award, given to a student from each class last year who their Rebbe felt grew most in their Torah learning. The second award is the Middot Award, which is voted on by the students of each grade. The award is given to the student who the grade feels best exemplifies what a true Ben Torah with proper Middot should be.

We wish a Mazel Tov to all of the winners of the various awards. The night ended off with leibedik dancing and celebration with students, parents, and rabbeim.

Operation Appreciation at Rambam Mesivta HS The attacks on 9/11 were traced back directly to Afghanistan. It was there that Osama Bin Ladin and Al Qaida had set up training and operations camps and facilities under the protection of the Taliban government. As a result, the U.S. began military operations against the Taliban and Al Qaida in October of 2001.

For a variety of reasons the media and, hence, the public have grown weary of hearing about the conflict and the conflict itself.

But the reality is that 100,000 U.S. Troops are in Afghanistan engaging the enemies of the U.S. 7,000 miles away. This allows us to go about our daily lives without much thought of the enemies who mean all of us harm.

We at Rambam Mesivta feel that as Jews and as Americans it is incumbent upon us to show our gratitude to the men and women who serve in Afghanistan protecting us. Consequently, for the past few years we have been sending them packages. The soldiers know we are Orthodox Jews by virtue of the letter I put in the packages and the special framed Mishabeyrach for U.S. soldiers written by the OU. They greatly appreciated all the items we sent, including my letter and the special tefillah.

This past year we adopted a unit of the Iowa National Guard commanded by 1st Lt. Jacob Miller. The platoon was stationed in Eastern Afghanistan in a remote position. Lt.

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Miller and his men were overwhelmed with appreciation when they received 19 boxes containing over 300 pounds of items from Rambam students. This past Veterans Day, Lt. Miller and his wife, Stacy, were flown in from Iowa to meet the Rambam students, visiting New York for the first time in their lives!

Lt. Miller and Stacy received a standing ovation at Rambam Mesivta’s Annual Veterans Day Assembly. Lt. Miller spoke of his service in Afghanistan, the responsibilities of command, the day to day routines, the difficulties of being away from family and the sense of patriotism and commitment that the soldiers have. He also spoke of how much of an impact the Rambam students’ packages had on the soldiers’ morale and well being. It was an experience that neither the students nor Lt. Miller and his wife will soon forget!

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Mensch on the street

By Ariel Rosenbloom

How do you stay up to date on the news from Israel?

RICHIE FUCHS Beauty products manufacturer Woodmere “Between my teachers and rebbes keeping me informed all the time, reading in The Jewish Star and watching the news with my dad.”

CARY OVED Junior HAFTR High School Lawrence

“By watching the news and staying up to date through talking to my boyfriend’s Israeli family.”

DANA SLOMAN Job coach Kulanu Torah Academy Schenectady/Roslyn “I read the Israeli news on Ynetnews. com.”

JOE JACOBS Photographer/server Bagel Delight Cedarhurst

“I recently had a Jewish history assignment on Israeli current events but otherwise, I just use the internet.”

EZRA MAGDER Junior D.R.S. Atlantic Beach “Through the internet.”

SARA SCHACHTER Special education teacher “On Our Way Learning Center” North Woodmere

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Schoenfelds remember their father through toy drive

By Karen C. Green

Photo courtesy of Robbie Schoenfeld

Ossie Schoenfeld, a”h, the namesake of the toy fund. tion. Sometimes, just the picture of a child, as a parent or grandparent, you know what it feels like.”

“The Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Toy Fund is not complicated, it’s a no brainer. The family gets on the plane and schleps toys.” Rabbi Weinberger added in good humor that the business existed solely for the purposes of helping other Yidden, Shabbos, Yontif.

Many people in attendance smiled recalling Ossie Shoenfeld, describing his unbelievable dedication to families in need. Woodmere supporter Carol Pearlman knew Ossie for many years. “He was tough in business, and helped so many people throughout the

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Pictures of smiling faces due to the generosity of the toy fund adorned the walls. years who couldn’t afford to make Shabbos, yontif,” Pearlman said. “He loved children, and would stop what he was doing whenever kids en route home from school would come in the store, especially in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, he’d show the kids the fish.”

Judy Schoenfeld spoke fondly of her father-in-law. “He was a happy person, He lost a brother and father in the war, baruch Hashem he came out a happy person despite

that. He always found the good in people.”

Through the Toy Fund, the Schoenfeld families honor the memory of their beloved father and perpetuate his greatest enjoyment of bringing a smile to someone’s face.

Consistent with the upcoming celebration of Chanukah, and the miracle of extending light, they hope that you can extend the light and joy in a sick child’s life. Please email ossiestoyfund@aol.com

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As an ultimate expression of Kibud Av V’aim, Judy and Robbie Schoenfeld established the Ossie Schonfeld Memorial Toy Fund nine years ago to bring joys and smiles to children with serious illnesses throughout Israel. In memory of Ossie’s Fish Store founder Ossie Schoenfeld, originally based in Borough Park, the toy fund visits and distributes toys to many locations such as the Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Migdal Ohr Youth Center, Sanz Laniado Hospital, Hadassah Hospital and Ichilov Children’s Hospital.

Additionally the fund reaches children of Gush Katif evacuees, Beit Sefer Oun for Individuals with cerebral palsy, Alyn Hospital, Tel Hashomer Hospice, the SOS Children’s Village, and youth centers in Hebron and Bat Ayin. Toys are also provided to the siblings of the sick child. Delivered by the gleeful and dancing Lev Leytzan Clown troupe, the toys bring a much-needed light to a dark situation, consistent with the miracle of Chanukah.

Local supporters enjoyed an elegant and delectable display of sushi and neighbors this past Saturday night at the melava malka held at the Schoenfelds’ Woodmere home to benefit the toy fund. Endearing pictures of elated children touched by the deeds of the toy fund , artfully displayed, graced the walls throughout the Shoenfeld home and into the kitchen where an elaborate chocolate lovers Dessert buffet took center stage.

Guest speaker Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Aish Kodesh, spoke of the connection between the miracle of Chanukah and the mitzvah of bikur cholim. “Sometimes there are certain tzedakahs that’s need no explana-

The kishke of the ‘9-9-9’ candidate Continued from page 1 took it up as cause.

Still, Israel support alone cannot make one a viable option for United States president, even to Zionistic Jewish voters.

What was it about Barack Obama that gave him such a resounding victory over primary rival Hillary Clinton, who could have made a fine president and a known pragmatist when it comes to supporting Israel, followed by an even bigger victory over the war hero John McCain? Why did nearly 75 percent of Jewish voters support Obama’s candidacy?

Other than the fact that he is a Democrat and most American Jews are registered as such, President Obama represented everything liberal Jews were hoping for. For over a century, American Jews have in large part been avid supporters of civil rights and the plight of those who also suffered persecution throughout history: In the late 1800s Ernestine Rose, a rabbi’s daughter born in a Polish shtetl, came to America and took up the cause of women’s suffrage. In 1954, Shad Polier, Will Maslow and Joseph B. Robison along with the American Jewish Congress publicly fought with Oliver Brown against the Topeka Board of Education to end segregation in public schools.

In 1964, Andrew Goodman and Michael Schwerner died alongside James Chaney fighting for civil rights for African Americans in Mississippi. In 2006, the Anti-Defamation League developed the Asian Jewish Initiative, designed to bridge the communities together.

These are but a few examples of the many in which American Jews have taken up the

cause of others believing that they could not expect equality and freedoms for their own without demanding the same for others.

That sense of justice transcended over the decades to younger generations taking up more liberal causes and supporting people and communities that are disadvantaged.

The culmination of that work was nearly realized when the glass ceiling on race in American politics could be broken by sending an African American to the White House. Barack Obama was a great candidate for office, and a great way to show Americans that there are no barriers that could not be overcome. He is smart, well spoken and savvy, and he is still seen by a majority of American Jews as someone, like them, who champions the causes they do, fights for the people they do, and stands firm against inequity.

There is however, one other more fragile fact that draws Jews to Obama. For all of the support given during the civil rights movement, for all the efforts still undertaken by Jewish civil rights and social welfare agencies, when the African American community felt disenfranchised in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Watts in 1965, they attacked the Jewish businesses and people. When the largely West Indian community felt disadvan-

taged in 1991 in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, there was a riot against the Jews.

For years, black community leaders and agitators like Al Sharpton, Louis Farrakhan and Jeremiah Wright have used anti-Semitism to bolster disappointment and target blame for conditions within black communities in America, and many have lambasted Israel as an apartheid nation, invoking the horrors befallen blacks in the South Africa of several decades ago.

Support of President Obama was seen as a positive step to hopefully build stronger bridges and perhaps seal the bonds between the two communities once and for all. That was the hope, but politics and issues rarely turn out as we plan. Obama’s style of support for Israel leads many to call into question his belief in the Jewish nation’s existence. Even more, his ability to lead the nation through a financial crisis leads many to question his abilities as president in its entirety.

Enter Herman Cain. Here you had a person who offered Jews searching for the equality in America component, someone who Jews could also link arms with and recall the valiant fights for freedom from the days of Martin Luther King, and someone who many believe understands the financial challenges

Cain’s exit from the race leaves Jews with nearly the same choices as before, and the question remains of whom Jewish voters will back.

facing the nation, as President Obama does not. Then throw in his Southern Baptist passion for Israel and the appreciation for the plight of the only democracy in the Middle East, and Cain was the person Jews could really rally behind with enthusiasm.

His exit from the race leaves Jews with nearly the same choices as before, and the real question remains of whom Jewish voters will back in 2012: A sitting president with lukewarm support of Israel entering a lame duck session, who may share some of the liberal ideals that traditional Jewish Democrats sought in the past but may not this time because of his Middle East record, or a handful of Southern and Midwestern white Christian conservative men – plus Michele Bachmann – who support Israel, but may endorse other positions that could make some Jews wince.

Cain’s exit from the stage may not be so bad; given the way he handled his personal crisis, the country would be less than thrilled with his handling a national one. Yet, if the issues raised against him are indeed baseless, maybe Cain will emerge as a Republican vice presidential candidate, offering a little bit of what everyone is looking for in a winning ticket.

Juda S. Engelmayer is public relations executive, with an extensive career working to further Jewish causes and support for Israel.

Having worked in government, investor relations, and the Jewish and Evangelical Christian organizational fields, he is now a Senior Vice President at 5W Public Relations where he runs a corporate, public affairs and crisis communications group.

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The Rashi Commentary and Chabad Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson , of righteous memory, began to dedicate one segment of his weekly Shabbat farbrengens to the study of Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s classic biblical commentary. What soon emerged was an innovative method for both the study and analysis of Rashi, and for the study of Torah as wellâ&#x20AC;?.

These talks were to continue with increasing complexity and sophistication for the next twenty five years. This was represented in the utilization of enhanced linguistic precision, often utilizing intense microscopic questioning on Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commentary, that uncovered the path to many layers of depth of meaning that were heretofore buried between the lines and deep within the text .

This English work begins with the details of the seventeen rules that have come to represent Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s general principles. Among these principles are the roles that basic meaning, simplicity, avoidance of verbosity, and the use of Midrash play in Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work.

This work consists of twelve essays, seven of which were originally printed in Likkutei Sichot in Hebrew. All these sichot, one for each parsha in Bereishis, are printed with the original or translation of the Hebrew version alongside the English translation with complete English footnotes at the bottom of the

text. Also, at the bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s end is a forty page section of complete detailed notes, in Hebrew, an invaluable learning resource tool to enable the learner to gather more research so as to better understand the basic text and Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commentary.

In addition to the Rashi commentary, the Rebbeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachings often relate the text and commentaries to events that impacted upon Chabad history. This aspect can be demonstrated in this coming weekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Parsha, Vayishlach, wherein it is noted that, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parshat Vayishlach is always read in proximity to the 19th of Kislev, the day on which the Alter Rebbe, author of the Tanya was delivered from imprisonmentâ&#x20AC;?.[Pages 216 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 220] Within these pages are detailed the relationship, as seen from the view of the Rebbe, of the relevant commentaries to the historical events that were to play a crucial role for Chabad chassidut.

This work is not meant for casual reading. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s content is very complex and detailed requiring much time and study. While Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s method can be viewed as simple and direct, the Rebbeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s application of his own â&#x20AC;&#x153;derech halimudâ&#x20AC;? adds a dimension that goes way beyond Rashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s original methodology.

And there is more...

Further news from Kehot is the recent re-

publication of a classic work originally published by them over twenty five years ago entitled, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Torah Studies: A Parsha Anthologyâ&#x20AC;?

[Kehot Publication Society, 1986, 2011].

This work represented one of the first renditions in English of the discourses by the Rebbe, as adopted by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks of Great Britain.

The themes behind this pioneering work can best be seen in quoting Rabbi Sackâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s forward to this work. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Rebbe wanted us to see the unity that lies behind the apparent diversity of existence. Listening to his expositions, we move beneath the surface of conflict and come to see that disagreement between the great sages is no more and no less than a difference of perspective on a single Divine reality. The more we travel inward in our understanding of Torah the closer we come to the Oneness that pervades all spiritual truthâ&#x20AC;?. â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the Rebbe this was no mere academic exerciseâ&#x20AC;?, states Rabbi Sacks in this essay.

For those of us who have come to read, learn and enjoy the Rebbeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachings down through the years, these sophisticated ruminations by Rabbi Sacks ring true with every word and sentence.

The republication of this anthology is a much welcome publishing development. I would be remise if I did not take this opportunity to thank my dear friends, David Goldberg of Judaica Place in Brooklyn, and Chaim Chernikoff of Judaica Plus in Cedarhurst , for having brought these books to my attention.

Both have been reliable sources on Chassidus literature to me for many years.

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t was not until the passing of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of blessed memory, that the importance of Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commentary in Chabad theology became apparent to the outside world.

To the Rebbe, Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teachings were to represent the foundation for most of his future teachings on Chumash. As the years progressed, his sichos in Yiddish began to increasingly contain Rashiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commentary, a fact that was to follow all his teachings for the rest of his life.

This influence was further reflected over the years in the numerous other Chabad books, in both Hebrew and Yiddish that were devoted solely to these Rashi oriented teachings by the Rebbe.

Alan Jay Gerber Recently, the publication of this vast scholarship has been slowly translated into English resulting with a small portion of it finally being published by the movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Studies in Rashi: Bereishisâ&#x20AC;?

[Kehot Publication Society, 2011] translated

by Rabbi Y. Eliezer Danzinger represents the first step in popularizing these studies to an English speaking public.

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Parshat Vayishlach

Hebrew only please!

But the Children...

A Jewish newspaper should have a Hebrew column. So here it is.

We will try to maintain a level of vocabulary so that it will be easy enough for students to read and interesting enough for those more fluent to enjoy.

T

owards the end of the conversation Yaakov has with Eisav about their future, Yaakov’s final insistence that he cannot accompany Eisav to Seir puts the blame where most of us might put it.

‘My lord,’ replied Jacob, ‘you know that the children are weak, and I have responsibility for the nursing sheep and cattle.

If they are driven hard for even one day, all the sheep will die. Please go ahead of me, my lord. I will lead my group slowly, following the pace of the work that I have ahead of me, and the pace of the children.

I will eventually come to [you], my lord, in Seir.’ (33:13-14) When he describes the “regel ha’yladim” (the foot of the children) as the culprit for his having to move much slower, Ibn Ezra, Seforno and Ramban believe he is referring to his own children, “the oldest of whom is 12 and a few days” (Ibn Ezra). This could be supported by the verse that opens the chapter, in which Yaakovs children are referred to “y’ladim” twice.

Others, however, believe Yaakov is referring to the children of his adult sheep who are weak and unable to be Rabbi Avi Billet pushed hard to travel.

Chizkuni (33:13), for example, points out that Yaakov placed his wives and children on camels (referring to 31:17), implying that their inability to walk would be a nonfactor.

A number of Midrashim take the reference to the weak children as a metaphor for a different time and place. It either refers to Moshe and Aharon, with the sheep being the Israelite nation who might have died in the days of Andaryanus were it not for the mercy of God, or to David and Shlomo, with the sheep again referring to the Israelite nation who might have died in the days of Haman were it not for God’s mercy (Bereshit Raba Vayishlach 78) The Medrash Agada puts a different spin on what it is the children can’t handle:the burden of Gehinnom. If you push them too hard one day, they’ll have no hope.

Yalkut Shimoni has two accounts which include the children metaphor referring to Chananya, Mishael and Azara on the one hand, and the Messiah on the other hand.

The Chizkuni’s interpretation is most sensible to me. One has to imagine that wealthy Yaakov’s children were riding on camels, and that there is no way he would force them to walk to the point that they would not be able to continue.

And, as compelling as the midrashic interpretations are, I can’t imagine Yaakov really had such images in mind when addressing his brother Eisav.

Why then did Yaakov blame his intent

I am sure you can think of countless examples when you or your parents made important life choices that were heavily influenced by the effect and impact it would have on children. not to join Eisav on his small children? It may be true, as the Midrash Sechel Tov points out, that their age demanded much attention. But why couldn’t Yaakov just be up front with Eisav? Why couldn’t he say, “I don’t think your place is the right environment for me”? His kids might not have cared where they ended up! Why blame them, when it is Yaakov who wants no part of it?

Because, as many of us well know, the most important decisions we make in our lives are heavily influenced by our children and their needs.

I know one family who chose to raise their children in a small town close to where the specific Orthodox day school they admired was located. I know of families that have specifically sought jobs in larger Jewish communities where the special education needs of one their children could be met.

I am sure you can think of countless examples when you or your parents made important life choices that were heavily influenced by the effect and impact it would have on children.

On the flip side, there are sacrifices we make on account of our children. Sometimes we come late to or miss events we would have liked to attend because “something came up.” It may be a medical emergency, or a meltdown, or a tough night at the negotiating table.

In our society, when the “detained on account of child” excuse is real, we always hope those who were offended could be forgiving and understanding.

On the other hand, there may be times when people over use the “child” excuse to the point they are no longer believed.

Was Yaakov being truthful in his blaming his inability to continue the journey on his children? Maybe yes, maybe no. But Yaakov knew that with the right person, and presented in the right way, it is hard to refute a fallback excuse that includes the words “My kids are small and incapable of making the journey.”

This is one of the shared elements of the human condition – once we have children, our lives become inexorably linked to their immediate needs when duty calls.

The Avraham Avinu Shul in Hebron

By Rabbi Noam Himelstein

This weeks story is about the legend from 1540 about how the Avraham Aveinu Shulin Hebron got its name. This synagogue was rebuiltin 1971 and features a sefer Torah from 1492.

Rabbi Noam Himelstein currently teaches at Yeshivat Orayta in Jerusalem, and lives with his wife and six children in Neve Daniel, Gush Etzion.

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Ask Aviva

Communicating my love Dear Aviva, After a few years of numerous unsuccessful shidduch dates, I believe that my bashert has finally arrived. We’ve been together for two months so far. When we date, our conversations are deep, we share plenty of laughs, a common background and outlook on life. But when we’re on the phone, I’m still unsure how to talk to her, and how to avoid making a date feel like an interview, when to introduce her to my folks, and when to pop the question. I love her, but I have never gone this far before. How should I proceed from here?

-Cautious Companion

Dear Cautious Companion, First of all, that’s so awesome! It’s not easy to find your bashert. And it’s even harder to find a bashert who agrees that she found her bashert.

Now, you’re asking a few different questions here. One relates to the mode of your dates and the other relates to the pace. I believe in planting the seeds of your relationship in the most true-to-life way. Any sort of barrier between you and your date’s face is, well, a barrier. When you’re conversing on the phone, you are filtering out 53 percent of the conversation. Body language and facial expression tells you a lot, and the phone cuts out that big chunk of the interaction.

Additionally, you don’t have a background to keep the foreground moving. There is nothing to focus on except the talking. All

NO NEED TO GO ANYWHERE ELSE!

that talk has to be generated by your own ideas, rather than, “Hey, look at that guy crossing the street. He reminds me of my cousin who…” Some people bridge smoothly between the phone and in-person, but generally, I suggest keeping the interaction as real and as in-person as possible. (This is a bolded suggestion for those who are trying to garner more attraction in their dates.)

Also, just a note on other digital forms of communication—texting and emailing cut out even more of the interactions. Even without typos, a written contact, like the phone, cuts out the 53 percent of body language, plus it strips away 40 percent of tone and feeling. You’re basically left with a measly 7 percent in bare words. I recently fell prey to an ambiguous interchange.

I sent a time sensitive file via email to somebody. A day later, I received an email asking for it. The writer sounded mildly frustrated that it wasn’t in on time. I responded, “I sent it yesterday.” The writer countered, “I didn’t receive it.” I sent it again as an attachment without any text in the body, awaiting an email confirming receipt. Nothing. I composed a fresh email stating, “I resent it.

Got it?” Resent as in “re-sent the file.” Resent could have also meant, according to Webster, that I felt ill will towards the writer, which I most certainly did not. Note: “Fresh” is another example of an ambiguous word used above.

Basically, standing on 7 percent can lead to needless misunderstandings. Hey, it’s hard enough to get along without all these

V

red herrings. So reserve the digital gadgets exclusively for “Be there in 5 minutes,” and “Miss you.”

Now, to address the pace: Not for me to address, man! That is up to you and your lady. If you feel like it’s the right time for another step towards matrimony, put out some feelers and base your actions on that. If you keep putting out feelers that are not well-received, then it is time for an “Are We On The Same Page” Talk.

It’s worth it to be a little patient so that you are both on the same wavelength because rushing things will not be good. Sometimes a fiancée who was rushed into engage-

ment ends up postponing the wedding. And in the long term, it could make your future wife doubt the validity of your relationship during the inevitably rocky times. If she’s as into you as you are into her, following her pace while looking ahead should get you where you want to be.

So go forth and prosper, son. You’ll be “son-in-law” before you know it!

-Aviva Aviva Rizel is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in private practice in Lawrence.

She can be reached at 347-292-8482 or AvivaRizel.MFT@gmail.com.

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Dec. 9-10 Pittsburgher Rebbe shabbaton YOUNG ISRAEL OF LONG BEACH, located at 120 Long Beach Boulevard in Long Beach, is hosting Pittsburgher Rebbe Mordechai Yissachar Ber Leifer, on behalf of Long Beach Friends of Mosdos Pittsburgh. The Rebbe will be holding a Friday night tish at 8 p.m. and meeting the public at the home of Rabbi Chaim Wakslak after 8 p.m. on Motzei Shabbat. Rabbi Wakslak’s home is at 15 West Beech Street in Long Beach. For appointments and information, contact 516-889-2427.

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Dec. 10

Sisterhood shiur

SH’OR YOSHUV INSTITUTE, a leading Torah learning institution in Far Rockaway, is holding its 45th Annual Dinner at The Sands, located at 1395 Beech Street in Atlantic Beach. The event honors Lawrence couple Ephraim & Rena Kutner as the guests of honor. Award recipients include Dr. Robert & Thea Block, whose late son Ari attended this yeshiva and has a sefer Torah named in his memory. Alum Rabbi Yechiel Weberman, who teaches at the DRS High School is the Harbotzas Torah honoree this year. The event begins at 7:45 p.m. For reservations and information, contact 516-239-9002.

Dec. 11 Mir Yeshiva benefit YESHIVAS MIR YERUSHALAYIM, the renowned Jerusalem-based Torah learning institution, is holding a benefit breakfast reception at the home of Moshe & Arielle Wolfson, located at 501 Cedar hill Road in Far Rockaway. The speakers will be Mir Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Eliezer Yehudah Finkel and Rabbi Binyomin Carlebach. For more information, contact 718-972-0500.

CFR Dinner CENTER FOR RETURN, the kiruv organization that leads lunch & learn sessions in dozens of Manhattan office buildings, is holding its 30th Annual Dinner at the White Shul, located at 728 Empire Avenue in Far Rockaway. The event honors the

EZER MIZION, the nonprofit that coordinates bone marrow donations in the Jewish community is holding Light The Night to Save A Life: A Chanukah Concert Extravaganza for women starring Bracha Jaffe with Shira Charles and Danielle Jacobs. This event benefits Ezer Mizion’s International Jewish Bone Marrow Registry for Cancer Patients. The event will begin at 8 p.m. at Lawrence High School, located at 2 Reilly Road in Cedarhurst. Tickets can be purchased at Judaica Plus in Cedarhurst or by calling 718 853 8400. For more information and sponsorships, visit, www. ezermizion.org

Bat Mitzvah classes

BACH JEWISH CENTER is holding its monthly explanatory Shabbat program, modeled on its successful High Holiday program at Allegria Hotel, located at 80 West Broadway in Long Beach.

The services begin at 10 a.m. followed by a gala reception and a children’s workshop. For more information, contact Azi Cutter at 516-897-2473 or cutter@bachyouth.com.

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YOUNG ISRAEL OF LAWRENCE-CEDARHURST, located at 8 Spruce Street in Cedarhurst, is holding a shiur for women by Esther Wein on the topic “Stories in Bereshit as a guide to selfawareness,” at 3 p.m. in the Annette Adler Young Adult Beit Medrash. The event is sponsored by Fredi & Jeffrey Adler in memory of Fredi’s father Isaac Landau. For more information, contact 516-569-3324.

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Photos by Jina Papadoniou

Oneg Shemesh is raising money for a good cause. Oneg is planning to go to Isreal to put a concert on for the soldiers. Right, Tania Materman with Jacob Kovacs, 5, enjoying the concert. Tania hosted the concert at her home in West Hempstead. couple Marat & Yelena Likhtenstein, Reuvain Stein, and Shmuel Schechter, among others. CFR was founded by Rabbi Avrohom Dov Kahn of Kew Gardens. Among the senior lecturers at CFR is Rabbi Akiva Schutz of Far Rockaway, who speaks at 13 current locations around Manhattan. For reservations and information, contact 718-8496787.

year’s educator of the year is Mindy Futersak.

The event begins at 7:30 p.m. and costs $600 per couple. For information and sponsorships, contact Mrs. Zimmerman at 516-569-1713.

Dec. 18

Kulanu Scholarship Chabad FiveTowns Dinner Dinner CHABAD CENTER OF THE FIVE TOWNS is holding its annual dinner celebration honoring Aryeh & Brocha Blumenthal, Dovi & Tzipi Faivish, Mitchell & Stacey Teller, Mendel & Faigie Warshawsky, and Leibel & Myrna Zisman. The event takes place at 6 p.m. at Sephardic Temple, located at 775 Branch Boulevard in Cedarhurst. For more information, contact 516-295-2478.

Dec. 12 Great Neck toy drive GREAT NECK SYNAGOGUE is holding its pre-Chanukah toy drive, collecting menorahs, candles, games and toys, for Chai Lifeline and families in need. Items may be dropped off at the Lichter residence, 76 Berkshire Road in Great Neck. For more information, contact Katie Lichter at 516829-0048.

Dec. 17 Shulamith Annual Dinner BNOT SHULAMITH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS is holding its annual dinner at the Caesars Club at Citi Field, located at 12301 Roosevelt Avenue in Flushing.

The event honors parents David & Jane Seidemann, and Nechemia & Chanie Ginsburg. His

KULANU, the local nonprofit serving specialneeds children, is holding its annual scholarship dinner honoring the Glaubach family, Jonathan Cooper and Rachel Schreiber. The event begins at 6:30 p.m. at The Sands, located at 1395 Beech Street in Atlantic Beach. For reservations and sponsorships, contact 516-569-3083 ext. 106.

Chanukah Telethon NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR FURTHERANCE OF JEWISH EDUCATION, together with Chabad of Mineola, is holding its annual Chanukah Telethon on WLNY TV10/55, from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m.

This year’s performers include the Yitzie Bald Children’s Choir, the DRS High School Boys Choir, Yehuda Green, and Dovid Gabay, among others.

For sponsorships and more information, contact 516-739-3636.

Bikur Cholim brunch BIKUR CHOLIM OF FAR ROCKAWAY AND THE FIVE TOWNS, is holdiing itsannual brunch at the White Shul, located at 728 Empire Avenue in Far Rocakway. Rebbetzin Yael Kaisman will be the guest speaker at this women-only event. The event begins at 10 a.m. Babysitting will be provided on location by the ”compassionate clowns” of Lev Leytzan. For more informaiton ,contact 718-3275989.

DRISHA INSTITUTE FOR JEWISH EDUCATION is offering a Bat Mitzvah program at Congregation Beth Sholom, located at 390 Broadway in Lawrence. Titled “Our Mothers, Ourselves,” this fiveweek class for mothers and daughters ages 11-13 will explore different personalities of women in the Tanakh from both pshat and drash perspectives. The class will also discuss the significance of becoming a Bat Mitzvah and how it relates to these prominent women. The classes take place on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. For more information, contact inquiry@drisha.org

Thursday night learning KEHILLAS BAIS YEHUDAH TZVI, located at 391 Oakland Avenue in Cedarhurst has a Thursday night learning program with video lectures by noted lecturers Rabbi Eli Mansour at 9 p.m. and Rabbi Yissocher Frand at 10:30 p.m. Hot chulent will be served, concluding with maariv services at 11:15 p.m. For more information, call 516-374-9293.

Traditions Lunch & Learn YOUNG ISRAEL OF WOODMERE holds weekly Lunch & Learn lectures at Traditions Restaurant, located at 302 Central Avenue in Lawrence. Rabbi Shalom Axelrod delivers the weekly lectures. The cost per person for the meal is $12. For reservations, contact Alan Stern at 516-295-1672.

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

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

Support group THE JCC OF THE GREATER FIVE TOWNS will sponsor a new support group for the economically challenged as a result of the economic downturn. Key themes will include unemployment, financial issues, empowerment and support. Please join us on Thursday mornings at 10:15 a.m. at Temple Israel, 140 Central Ave, Lawrence until January 20th. This group is part of Connect to Care, an initiative funded by UJAFederation of NY. For further information and to pre-register, please contact Talia Rapps, L.M.S.W. at 516-569-6733 x213.

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Zach Ghodsi, , Bailey Greszes and Ian Horn

NSHA tops DRS in a hockey first For the first time in their history the Stars of North Shore Hebrew Academy defeated A DRS Wildcats team in hockey in a 4-3 overtime win on Dec. 5. The game was a very tough one, with the scoring going back and forth all night. Josh Ahdhoot of NSHA scored the first goal of the game, as DRS followed up with the next two to take the lead in the second period. NSHA then proceeded to tie it at 2 with the next goal. DRS took a 3-2 lead towards the end of the second period but once again North Shore countered with another goal to tie the score at 3 going into the third period.

After a competitive battle throughout the 3rd period the game remained scoreless and the game went into overtime. Two minutes into overtime on a rebound shot by NSHAHS Jonathan Silverman, freshmen Bailey Greszes put in the winning goal in a game for the history books.

Kosher Critic continued Continued from page 18 wine reduction. The salmon was wonderful but the extraordinary sauces that it was served with are what really made the dish stand out. The maple mustard sauce was so good I wish that they would jar it so that I could have some at home.

For dessert we had the Passion Fruit Meringue and the Hazelnut Rocher. The Chocolate lovers will want to order the Hazelnut Rocher as it is a rich and delicious chocolate mousse that stands out as one of the finer chocolate desserts I have ever eaten. The more adventurous sweet tooth should definitely try the Passion Fruit Meringue.

Quite simply it was one of the more unique desserts I have ever been served. The meringue was delightfully textured with the consistency and flavor of fresh marshmallow but also a lightness that enhanced the flavors in the sorbet that it surrounded. The passion fruit sorbet was crisp and bright and went well with the meringue and the bottom layer of chocolate cake. I absolutely loved this dessert and unfortunately words fail to describe how marvelous it was.

As Saturday nights go, our night out at Solo was one of the best. The fantastic cuisine and ambiance of the restaurant makes for a truly special evening out.

Zechariah Mehler is a widely published food writer and expert in social marketing. Follow him on Twitter @thekoshercritic

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HANC tops RAMBAM 3-1 in hockey Josh Honig and Avi Goodstein scored the first two goals for Rambam. HANC made it 2 - 1 with a goal by Jeremy Liebman.

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Buffalo chicken lollipops at Solo inherent flavor in the tuna. The Buffalo Chicken Lollipops however were more than just fabulous.

They were a work of genius in their whimsical and amazing execution. Essentially the dish is a chicken meatball skewered and then fried inside of a wonton skin. The result is a flawlessly gourmet version of a guilty pleasure food that is normally eaten with a bib. The flavor was rich and spicy and the wonton skin and meatball perfectly mimicked the texture of well fried chicken.

For my main I had the Roasted BBQ Short Rib with German potato salad and cauliflower purée. The short rib was impeccably cooked and was melt in your mouth tender. The sweet BBQ sauce and rich meatiness of the short rib along with its accompanying cauliflower purée made this one of my favorite dishes of the night. I often only sample a few bites from each plate so that by the end of the meal I don’t feel so full that I am uncomfortable but this dish was so good I ate everything on the plate. In particular I found that the cauliflower purée added a tremendous depth to the flavor of the dish as well as a creamy texture. If you find yourself at Solo in the near future I implore you to try it.

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As we progress into winter, the days grow shorter and Motzei Shabbat grows longer. On these long weekend nights the ritual of pizza and a movie is a good option but once you have done that for three weeks in a row, it becomes a tedious activity. Besides, my wife and I still like to be able to get dressed up and go out to some place elegant where we can have a quiet intimate diner experience. ForTHE KOSHER tunately, Solo, located CRITIC at 550 Madison Ave, has once again opened its doors for Saturday nights.

Solo’s interior is designed with a modern sophistication that creates a wonderfully personal atmosphere perfect for a date, a couple’s night out or a family gathering. The menu is classical and yet progressive in its offerings and the restauZechariah Mehler rant’s wine list is fantastic I suggest the 2008 Alexander Valley Cabernet Sauvignon although if you are not into wine make a point of trying the Solo House Punch that is delicious and refreshing.

We began our meal at Solo with the Porcini Mushroom Velouté a savory mushroom soup served with white truffle oil and caramelized onions. The Velouté is savory and rich and has a wonderful velvety texture that lives up to the French meaning of its name. From there we had the Big Eye Tuna Tartar and the Buffalo Chicken Lollipops. The Tuna Tartar was fabulous as I expected it to be and Solo’s addition of mango sauce it was served with really brightened the

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