Issue 385

DUSK WHEN FALLS

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LIKE OLD FRIENDS

(Re: A Tasting of Fruit, Issue 384)

Your Tu B’Shvat issue was refreshing in more ways than one!

I enjoyed the way Rabbi Safran introduced a collection of exotic fruits like they were old friends of his. It was nice to get acquainted with them on such a “personal” level, and I felt I knew them (or at least the selection we managed to obtain in chutz l’aretz) at our Tu B’Shvat table.

Thank you for the refreshing read and new spin on things!

THE BLESSING OF BOYS

(Re: The Occasional Blessing, Issue 384)

I appreciated that you took apart the bracha of Shehecheyanu and clearly delineated when the bracha is to be recited, and when not.

I found it interesting to read, somewhat in line with the theme covered in your previous issue, that the bracha of Shehecheyanu is recited upon the birth of a girl and not upon the birth of a boy. Though it was obviously beyond the scope of the article, as a mom of boys, I did want to mention that upon the birth of a boy, the bracha of Hatov V’hametev is recited. Well, not by the mother, perhaps, but by the father (at least in our circles).

Thank you for featuring topics that are intelligent and fire our minds!

Blessed With Boys

EDIBLE PLAY

(Re: Basket of Bounty, Issue 384)

I’d like to thank you for a beautiful Tu B’Shvat issue. I’m especially excited about the colored cookie dough idea! My kids love playing with Play Dough, and this edible option that can produce such adorable and tasty results is an idea I want to hold on to.

The basket you featured is simply adorable, and I’d also love to stretch this idea and let the kids free play with all these exciting colors.

Before I do this, I’d love to have the specific cookie dough recipe used for the basket pictured, because it looks so workable.

Thank you,

LIBBY TAUBER RESPONDS:

R.E.

For this dough, I used the recipe for Vanilla (or Coconut) Crisps from the Original Heimishe Kitchen — The Best of Volumes 1 and 2 (the one with the yellow cover). The recipe is on page 336. I added a half a cup of flour to the recipe to make the dough easy to work with for the kids.

A BAKING SUCCESS

(Re: Basket of Bounty, Issue 384)

Thank you to The Monsey View for this adorable Tu B’Shvat activity!

Created by Mimi Azrylewitz, age 10

AND A FLOWER IS BORN

(Re: Heart in Gifting, Issue 383)

The article about Blima and her business Art in Gifting was beautiful, but from my experience with her, way too humble. The attached photo shows some paper flowers she handmade for me so graciously when I mentioned to her that I needed to wrap something while staying in the flower theme.

Like a true eishes chayil, Blima instantly creates works of art from nothing. Hashem should grant her much hatzlacha in her wok!

MY OWN LUSCIOUS CREATIONS

(Re: Luscious Logs, Issue 383)

I had such a great time making the recipe you featured two weeks ago. I used some molds I had on hand, and the results were delicious and so easy to make.

Thank you!

A Local Balabusta

YOUR VOICE

ANGELS DRESSED AS FIREFIGHTERS

While I’m not your typical letterwriter, I would like to take my time and express my gratitude to those who deserve it.

This past week, my oven burst into flames. I panicked at the sight, of course, especially since I had a house full of children and live in a multifamily house. But before I knew it, yungerleit from the Matzielai Aish organization were in my house to douse the flames. As soon as the fire was out, the firefighters left as they came, without waiting for a compliment or such, and without leaving a mess or a trace that there’d been a fire burning at all.

I would like to use The Monsey View as a platform to thank the angels dressed in Matzielai Aish jackets for saving my house and my children. Hashem should help that nobody should need their services, but if one does, chas v’shalom, need their assistance, I hope they have the same experience we had.

A Monsey Resident

PARSHAS YISRO

Beis Yaakov

Rashi explains, based on the Mechilta, that “Beis Yaakov” refers to the women. Moshe was to address the women first and then the men.

REBBETZIN KOPSCHITZ, A”H, a granddaughter of Rav Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, zt”l, once asked the Chazon Ish for a bracha that her sons know how to learn and have cheshek in their learning.

The Chazon Ish replied, “To know how to learn, to have the capacity and intellect — that I can bless you. But to want to learn and have true cheshek — that is dependent on you, the mother. As much as they see your value for Torah, that’s how much they will value their learning.”

Indeed, Rebbetzin Kopschitz valued Torah, and her children recognized her passion.

A grandson recalls that he once visited her in the middle of the day. “Have you eaten lunch yet?” she asked.

When the young man did not reply, she went straight to the kitchen to prepare an omelet. As she stood at the stove, a smile on her lips, she whispered to herself, “I am cooking an egg l’chvod haTorah, so that a ben yeshivah should have the energy to learn Torah this afternoon.”

Even the mundane task of food preparation was imbued with pure ahavas haTorah.

MANY MEVAKSHIM used to gather around the Tchebiner Rav, Rav Dov Berish Weidenfeld, zt”l, as he delivered his shiurim

Once, one of the young participants asked a powerful question that displayed his deep understanding. Excitement was

evident on the Tchebiner Rav’s face. What an amazing question!

But to everyone’s surprise, the rav exclaimed, “This question isn’t yours! It is your mother’s! The merit of her tears and tefillos that you should grow up to be a talmid chacham — that is what enabled you to think of this question!”

The boy was an orphan who had lost his father at age nine, and his mother raised her children with unbelievable mesirus nefesh and a true love for Torah. He grew up to be Hagaon HaRav Moshe Sternbuch, shlit”a, Ra’avad of Yerushalayim.

ONE MOTZEI SHABBOS, in a shtetl in Europe, Rebbetzin Nissel Heller lay in bed. Suddenly she jumped out of bed and began to dance and clap with joy.

“Why are you dancing?” she was asked by someone present.

“Hakadosh Baruch Hu blessed me with four sons,” she began to explain. The oldest, Yehuda, became known as the Kuntres Hasfeikos. The second, Chaim, was a talmid chacham who chose not to become a rav but learned day and night. The third, Aryeh Leib, was the famous Ketzos Hachoshen. Her fourth son, Mordechai, was a businessman.

“Tonight, like every Motzei Shabbos, they came to visit me,” Rebbetzin Heller continued. “Soon I heard loud voices from the other room. I went in to check what was going on, and I saw how Mordechai was passionately arguing a point in learn-

When the big moment of Mattan Torah arrived, Moshe Rabbeinu went up the mountain, and Hashem said, “Koh somar l’Beis Yaakov v’sagid l’Bnei Yisroel ” (Shemos 19:3).

As we know, it is the men who are tasked with Torah learning. Why did Hashem instruct Moshe to turn to the women first?

ing with his great brothers. His voice rose above theirs.

“Until today, I thought that my son the businessman had not merited to acquire Torah like his brothers, but now I see that he possesses greatness in Torah too. Today I was zoche to see that all of my sons are gedolim in Torah! Should I not dance?”

It is no wonder that such great talmidei chachamim grew out of a home built on such singleminded love for Torah.

* * * * *

At a gathering for women in Bnei Brak, Rav Shmuel Halevi Wosner, zt”l, asked why Moshe Rabbeinu was instructed to speak to “Beis Yaakov,” the women, first.

He explained that there is a condition necessary for Torah learning, and that is an atmosphere of love and commitment to Torah. That aura of respect and love for Torah is created by the woman of the home. By displaying her love and joy for Torah, she sets the stage for the success of her husband and sons. Without words, her family knows what is important to her. They sense her pride and longing and are empowered to grow in this area.

The Chazon Ish would often say that a mother has more power than a father to instill ahavas haTorah in her sons. That’s because love without words is stronger than actions.

“Al titosh Toras imecha” — the nonverbal sentiments of the mother remain a source of inspiration for life.

This is why “Beis Yaakov” came before “Bnei Yisroel.” The woman must lay the groundwork in her home. By creating an atmosphere of ahavas haTorah, she enables her husband and sons to thrive.

“Today I was zoche to see that all of my sons are gedolim in Torah! Should I not dance?”

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Ramapo Adopts NYS Property Tax Exemption, Benefitting Hatzoloh Members and Other Volunteer First Responders

A bill introduced by Governor Kathy Hochul in December offering property tax exemptions to volunteer first responders has been signed into law in the Town of Ramapo, giving qualifying first responders the opportunity to snag a property tax reduction.

The Journal News reported that the law was sponsored by former State Senator Elijah Reichlin-Melnick and Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski in an effort to provide financial assistance to volunteer first responders, while also encouraging others to join their ranks. Hochul signed the measure into law in midDecember, tasking local governments with approving it within their own municipalities.

Under the law, volunteer first responders who have been members of a fire department or an ambulance service for at least two years would qualify for an up to 10% reduction on the assessed value of their primary residences, provided that they are located within the area they serve. Qualified volunteers who have been active first responders for at least 20 years would receive the exemption for the duration of their lives, as long as their primary residence remains within the area they are currently serving or have previously served.

With Ramapo approving the law on January 25, volunteer first responders have a short window of opportunity to submit their applications on the town website, www.ramapo.org, or in person at the Town of Ramapo Assessor’s Office at 237 Route 59 in Suffern. All applications must be submitted by March 1 in order to be approved.

Rockland Hatzoloh, whose eighteen ambulances currently cover 200 square miles, sent a detailed letter of guidance to all of its members outlining the details of the exemption and the application process after meeting with Supervisor Michael Specht, chief of staff and town purchasing director Mona Montal and tax assessor Scott Shedler. Rockland Hatzoloh CEO Rabbi Yosef C. Golding credited the town for moving quickly to enact the new law.

“The administration of Rockland Hatzoloh appreciates the concern that Ramapo town officials have shown for our 200+ volunteer EMTs and paramedics,” Rabbi Golding told The Monsey View. “It makes our job easier when you know you have serious backing.”

Ramapo Police Issue Warning After Skimmer Found at Airmont Walmart

A skimming device used to capture credit card data for fraudulent purposes was found at the Airmont Walmart last week, with the Ramapo Police Department warning shoppers to monitor their credit cards for suspicious activity.

Police discovered the skimmer placed on one of the selfcheckout registers on January 31 and have yet to determine how long the device had been in place. Skimmers are hardto-detect overlay devices used by criminals to capture data from a credit or debit card’s magnetic stripe. That information can then be sold or used to make unauthorized purchases or withdrawals. Police said that people typically don’t realize that their card has been skimmed until they check their bank records or get an overdraft notice.

Shoppers who may have used Walmart’s self-checkout registers are being advised to monitor their bank accounts and to report any suspicious activity, both to their banks and to the Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400.

Ironically, the skimmer was discovered during Identity Theft Awareness Week. A consumer alert issued by New York State’s Division of Consumer Protection warned consumers to be on the lookout for signs of skimming, which costs financial institutions and consumers over a billion dollars each year.

“Countless New Yorkers use credit cards and debit cards for everyday purchases, and they should not have to worry about unscrupulous individuals stealing their information or their hard-earned money,” said New York Secretary of State Robert Rodriguez, who oversees the Division of Consumer Protection. “I urge all New Yorkers to stay informed and pay close atten-

tion to signs of tampering when using an ATM, gas station pump or other card-reading machine to help protect themselves against these scams.”

In Impassioned House Speech, Lawler Comes Out Strongly Against Anti-Semitism

Congressman Mike Lawler proved himself to be a powerful voice against anti-Semitism last Thursday, speaking forcefully in favor of removing Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar from the House of Representatives’ Foreign Affairs Committee.

Politico reported that House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and fellow Republicans had said that they would remove Omar from the powerful position because of her divisive statements. Both Democrats and Republicans shared their thoughts on the matter in the House of Representatives before the issue came to a vote that ultimately saw Omar ousted from the Foreign Affairs Committee.

Addressing his fellow representatives, Lawler explained that he has nearly 100,000 members of the Jewish faith residing in his district, which includes Rockland, Westchester, Putnam and Dutchess counties.

“I take the scourge of anti-Semitism seriously,” said Lawler. “It is something that must be rooted out in our society, as well as in the halls of Congress. No one who peddles anti-Semitic activity, behavior or language should have any right to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee.”

The freshman congressman also demanded that Omar be held accountable for her remarks about 911, which she dismissed publicly as “some people who did something,” noting that he has constituents who are still grappling with the effects of 9/11 more than 20 years later.

“Are you kidding me?” asked Lawler. “It was a terrorist attack. It wasn’t some people doing something.”

Addressing statements made that Omar’s potential removal was a move to silence her, Lawler said that lawmakers who espouse poisonous ideologies should not be permitted to make policy decisions that could potentially impact the lives of millions of Jews worldwide.

“Words matter,” said Lawler. “Rhetoric matters; it leads to harm. The congresswoman is being held accountable for her words and actions.”

Preliminary Report Finds Engine Issues in Fatal Westchester Plane Crash

in a Westchester County plane crash amid stormy weather, a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board revealed that the Beechcraft A36’s was flying with a damaged engine.

According to the NTSB report, investigators found fresh oil on the bottom of the plane’s fuselage and near the crankcase, as well as a hole in the top of the engine’s crankcase in line with one of its cylinders. They also discovered a deformed connecting rod cap with two fractured and entrapped connecting rod bolts inside the engine near the hole.

The NTSB said that Taub contacted air traffic control approximately 15 minutes after his January 19th takeoff from John F. Kennedy Airport to report that his plane was not flying well, though there were no indications on his instrument panel that anything was amiss. Two minutes later, Taub reported a “dead cylinder,” declaring an emergency twice over the next four minutes and telling air traffic control that his engine oil pressure was dropping. Air traffic control attempted to guide Taub to a safe landing at Westchester County Airport, but the plane crashed on water supply land owned by New York City approximately 1.6 miles shy of the runway. According to the NTSB, Taub’s plane first hit a tree approximately 100 feet above ground level, striking multiple others as it continued to descend before coming to rest approximately 250 feet from the location of its initial impact.

The NTSB is retaining the engine and several other components of the Beechcraft A36 as it continues its investigation of the crash.

Potential Peanut Residue Prompts Recall of Drizzlicious Snacks

Citing a problem that originated with one of their suppliers, Snack Innovations is recalling multiple lots of its popular mini rice cake bites and drizzled popcorn items.

A statement issued by the company said that the voluntary recall was due to the presence of an undeclared peanut allergen, and was initiated by a supplier who discovered peanut residue in a sub-ingredient of an item used in the Drizzlicious product line. Snack Innovations noted that the potential presence of a peanut allergen could pose serious and even life-threatening injuries to those who are allergic to or have a severe sensitivity to peanuts.

The Drizzlicious items in question

Two weeks after Cleveland residents Ben Chafetz and Boruch Taub died

were sold in retail stores and on Amazon. Peanut allergic customers are being warned not to consume the items, which can be returned to their place of purchase for a full refund.

Affected Drizzlicious items include 0.74-ounce and 4-ounce bags of birthday cake–flavored mini rice cake bites, with lot codes N3-11BHNV3552, N3-11BHNV3462 and N321BHNV0093 (with best by dates of 9/21/23, 9/12/23 and 10/09/23, respectively); birthday cake–flavored popcorn, lot code N3-11BHNV3322 and best by date of 7/28/23; cinnamon swirl–flavored mini rice cake bites with lot codes N3-11BHNV3562, N4-11BHNV0163 and N3-11BHNV0053 (with best by dates of 9/22/23, 10/16/23 and 10/05/23, respectively); cookiesand-cream-flavored mini rice cake bites with lot codes N411BHNV0183 and N3-BHNV0092 (with best by dates (10/18/23 and 10/09/23, respectively); and salted caramel mini rice cake bites with lot code N3-11BHNV0083 and best by date of 10/08/23. The 32-count variety packs of mini rice cake bites with lot codes N3-11BHNV3462 and N4-21BHNV3532 are also subject to the recall.

No reports of allergic reactions have been reported, and Snack Innovations reiterated its commitment to the highest food safety and quality standards.

“Our food-safety culture extends throughout all levels of our company, and we take it very seriously,” said the company. “We aspire for maximum transparency with the goal of providing complete clarity to the consumer.”

Consumers with questions are advised to call Snack Innovations at 888-445-5122 during regular working hours, or by email at foodsafety@snackinnovations.com.

Hudson Valley Residents Warned About Local Egg Scam

With the price of a dozen eggs still remaining painfully high, Hudson Valley residents are being warned to watch out for unscrupulous individuals who have been advertising affordable farm-fresh eggs on social media.

Hudson Valley Post reported that a Beacon resident sent $12 in advance to an unnamed person who listed more reasonably priced eggs online, but discovered that they had been scammed when they came to pick up their purchase. Checking the name of the recipient on their Zelle charge, the Beacon resident discovered that the recipient was linked to a social media account belonging to someone who was no longer alive.

As always, consumers are cautioned to be vigilant when making online purchases, particularly when they are required to pay an individual in advance for an item being picked up in person. Similarly, being asked to pay for an online purchase with a gift card or being transferred to a secondary website to make an online purchase are both red flags that should have consumers on the alert.

Online purchase scams were the biggest frauds perpetuated in 2022, according to the BBB Scam Tracker Risk Report, happening most often on direct seller-to-buyer websites like eBay and Craigslist. About 75% of the scams reported last year resulted in actual monetary loss, with a median amount of $101 per incident.

CHAPTER 47

RECAP: Raiza takes her family to the home in which she grew up, which she has carefully restored to the way it looked before the war. Zach comes to a decision: Though he doesn’t know what he’ll do instead, he’s decided he’s leaving politics forever.

Raiza wanted them out of Poland as soon as possible, just to be safe. But there were no flights from Lodz until Tuesday, and none of them were interested in driving to Warsaw again

In the end, she reluctantly agreed that they could wait. She gave them back the manuscript and bid them farewell.

“Wait!” Izzy said as she opened the door. “What are you going to do now?”

Raiza smiled a tired smile. “I would say, the same thing I’ve always done. But I’m beginning to think about retirement.”

“Really?” Zach looked amused. “I can’t see you knitting socks to pass the time.”

“Oh, you never really retire in my line of work,” Raiza replied as she locked the door to the Rebbe’s house behind them. She grinned, but with a hint of sadness in the corners of her eyes. “I’ll just run things from the shadows from now on. I’ve made a rather powerful enemy recently. I’ll do better without presenting quite so large a target.”

Izzy looked stricken, but he didn’t have a chance to respond. With a transparently false nonchalant wave, Raiza wished them a

safe flight and left.

They watched her climb into her government car and disappear.

“That enemy she was talking about,” Izzy murmured. “Was that our fault?”

“Probably.” Zach looked off into the distance sadly. “She broke a lot of rules for us, and somebody noticed. Remember that phone call? That’s my take, anyway.”

Izzy grimaced. “After all the help she’s given us, I hate to think she’s suffering for our sake.”

“You can’t look at it that way,” Zach said. “She needed this.”

Lenny frowned. “What are you talking about?”

“Helping us…” Zach began. He seemed to struggle to put his thoughts into words. “It was something she needed to do, I think. She got more out of it than she lost.”

“I hope so,” Izzy said. But a gust of wind stole away his words, and the others didn’t hear him.

After their first real meal since Shabbos,

they davened a quick Maariv and returned to their hotel. At least, Zach and Izzy did. Lenny went to an entirely different hotel, in a very different part of town.

“The guy must be practically broke,” Zach noted, “staying in a hole like that. I knew he was struggling, but come on! It looks like a two-star gulag.”

“I offered to lend him some cash,” Izzy said. “To stay here. He said no.”

Zach didn’t know what to say to that. He entered his hotel room, only realizing after his door was shut that he’d walked away from Izzy rather abruptly. Well, Izzy would understand. He was that tired. They all were.

Zach lit a menorah in the window and lay down in bed with his clothes still on. His hands pillowed behind his head, he gazed at the lights and tried unsuccessfully to make sense of the events of the past day. It was, without question, the craziest 24 hours he’d ever gone through. A man had fired a gun at him! A gun! If Lucjan’s aim had been a little better…

He wondered why he wasn’t shaking, why he didn’t feel any reaction setting in. Maybe it was the shock. Maybe the day had been so surreal, it still hadn’t penetrated that this was real life. Maybe he was just too tired.

He was still wondering about it when he drifted off into dreams filled with strange and maddening things — fires and frozen houses and bullets the size of books. At one point, it felt like he’d had an epiphany, some deep understanding that put it all in perspective.

I have to remember this when I wake up, he thought.

But he didn’t.

Lenny got to his ratty little room in his ratty little hotel and immediately put the heating as high as it would go. It was the only way to be comfortable in a place like this. Keeping warm had become an important consideration for him lately, going from one cold hotel to another, or wandering the streets of Warsaw on foot.

The heating cut in with a dry cough and the smell of old age. Lenny kept his coat on. It would be several minutes before the room became tolerable.

He lit his “menorah,” tea lights set in a row, and padded across the thin carpet to his bed. A thick, stocky mattress was covered by a sheet that once was white, topped with a blanket that seemed to be produced during wartime rationing.

He was exhausted. Not merely physically spent, although that was certainly true. But it went deeper than that. Lenny was emotionally drained, sick to his soul. He’d spent years deluding himself into believing in one more scheme, one more plan. One clever idea after another fell to nothing, yet he was too hungry for success to realize that the common denominator in all his failures was himself. Whatever it was that instant success required, Lenny didn’t have it and wasn’t going to get it.

And now he’d crossed a line of no return. He’d lied to governments, lied to Julia. He’d stolen. He very nearly ended up in jail, and his marriage might yet fall apart. He couldn’t go back to the real estate business, either. Much as he’d tried to ignore it, the business had never really thrived and was doing worse every month.

Soon he would be home. He’d have to pick up the pieces and try again. For, what, the tenth time?

The heat was working now, enough to allow him pull off his coat, at least. Lenny tossed it in a corner and sighed. How many times would he do this before he found something that worked? Or was he doomed to be a failure forever, ping-ponging between bursts of unrealistic hope and crushing reality?

And in the meantime, his family suffered. The whole reason he’d become this person, had run with such manic energy toward every possible chance to really make it, was to give his family a life of comfort. But he’d failed in that, too.

How much was he in the hole now?

Why did it always happen this way? He was a smart guy. He’d studied hard. People seemed to get along with him. Why couldn’t he manage to settle into something approaching a stable income?

His rabbi would tell him it was all from Heaven. But if so, Heaven must really have it in for him, no? Or was there some deep, mystical reason that Leonard Bergman was doomed to misery?

He plugged his phone into the charger and lay down on the bed, closed his eyes and tried to sleep. But in spite of how tired he was, he couldn’t manage it. He could sleep, he felt. But something was holding him back. There was something on his mind, and he couldn’t nod off until he’d worked out what it was.

He sat up again in bed, feeling the aches and pains from his long, long day, and grabbed his phone. Might as well check his messages. But there were no messages, nobody had called for him. Of course they hadn’t. Who would?

On a whim, he stabbed a few buttons and pressed the phone to his ear. It rang for a few seconds, and someone

ON A WHIM, LENNY STABBED A FEW BUTTONS AND PRESSED THE PHONE TO HIS EAR. IT RANG FOR A FEW SECONDS, AND SOMEONE PICKED UP.

picked up.

“Lenny?”

“Julia,” Lenny said. He realized he’d been holding his breath.

“What’s happening there, Lenny?” Julia asked, anxiety making her voice waver. “Are you on the way home?”

“I’m taking the next flight out,” Lenny assured her, “but that’s not until Tuesday morning. We’re just waiting until then.”

“Good,” she said, her relief obvious. There was a long stretch of silence before she asked her next question. “Is everything okay? You’re not in trouble, are you?”

“No trouble.” Lenny thought briefly about being held at gunpoint on an empty highway, about Lucjan actually

shooting at Zach in City Hall, about the ridiculous spy games he’d unwittingly stumbled into. “No trouble at all.”

“What about your… business?” She had meant to sound casual, but Lenny heard how her voice caught. She may not have known what Lennny had been up to, but she’d obviously realized it wasn’t so aboveboard. What she was really asking was, “Is my husband coming home as a free man? Or as a fugitive?” And, “We’ve gone without money for so long. Have we lost our honor as well?”

You have lost nothing, Julia, he wanted to say. But your husband, while not in trouble with the law, has certainly acted like a criminal.

And I can’t keep lying about it, either, Lenny realized. Not if I want to fix this

The most surprising part was that he really did want to fix this. He’d made a mess of things, but he desperately wanted to be someone better from now on.

Heh. Good to know.

“Julia,” Lenny said, then stopped. Much as he needed to tell her, he was terrified of what she would do when she found out. “Listen, I’m safe and I’m coming home. But you need to know. I… this trip… It was a huge mistake. I should never have come.”

“Okay.”

What did that mean? Okay, as in, “It’s all right”? Or, “Okay, face the music and stop being such a coward”?

Or maybe it was just, “Okay, that’s way too vague to mean anything. Tell me what you mean!”

Lenny leaned his head against the headboard of the bed and closed his eyes. Start from the beginning, right?

“Listen,” Lenny told her. “There’s this manuscript…”

* * * * *

They woke up late.

Pizza from the community center was the only realistic option for breakfast, unless they wanted reheated soft pretzels from the nursing home canteen. Zach and Izzy had brought Lenny along. The three of them sat together and ate in bleary-eyed silence, until Lenny grinned, held up a slice, and said, “This is delicious!”

Zach and Izzy exchanged concerned looks. The best that could be said for this pizza was that it was all right, and even that was being generous. What must Lenny have been eating lately?

“So,” Zach said. “We’ve got the day open. Anyone have any plans?”

“I’ve got nothing,” Lenny volunteered cheerfully.

Izzy cocked an eyebrow at his cousin. Usually, Lenny wore a defeated, haunted look. “You seem rather chipper this morning,” he observed. “Things going well for you?”

“Not really, no,” Lenny admitted. “Not at all, in fact. Everything’s really gone wrong, and it’s all my fault.”

“Got that right,” Zach muttered.

Lenny winced, and Izzy shot Zach a look.

“And that’s making you happy?” Izzy said, confused. “That everything went wrong?”

“No, of course not.” Lenny shrugged. “I don’t really know how to explain it. It’s just…” He took another bite of pizza and chewed thoughtfully. “Making things right is gonna be a huge change for me, I think. A change so big I couldn’t even think about it. But last night, I decided that that’s it. I’m doing it. I don’t have any choice. And it’s like… like —”

“Like a weight you didn’t know you were carrying, but couldn’t bear to walk another step with, has suddenly disappeared,” Zach said softly.

Lenny looked at him wide-eyed and nodded. “Just like that,” he whispered.

SUPPERTIME MADE SIMPLE

BY: MIRIAM PESSY WERCBERGER

We all need new chicken dinner ideas from time to time; it’s what makes our world go round! Here are three new easy and delicious recipes for you to try.

INSTANT EGGPLANT CHICKEN AND RICE

Chicken doesn’t get easier than this! Don’t use Turkish or Spanish eggplant for this recipe; I find that marinated eggplant adds the most flavor.

INGREDIENTS

2 onions

1 cup rice

1 cup water

1 tsp. salt

4 chicken bottoms

1 (8 oz.) container of your favorite marinated eggplant salad

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.

2. Slice the onions into rings, and place into a 9x13” pan.

3. Add the rice, water and salt.

4. Arrange the chicken on the rice. Spread the eggplant dip on top of the chicken.

5. Cover the pan tightly, and bake for 3 hours.

HONEY BARLEY CHICKEN

The barley in this recipe is super flavorful and also adds many health benefits to the dish. This is truly a winner of a chicken dinner.

INGREDIENTS

2 medium onions

1–2 T. oil

1½ T. honey

1 cup barley, checked

1 cup water

1 tsp. salt

4 chicken bottoms

Salt and pepper, to taste

Dried parsley, for sprinkling

DIRECTIONS

1. Sauté the onions in the oil for 15 to 20 minutes.

2. Add the honey, and remove the pot from the heat.

3. Place the barley in a 9x13” pan. Mix it with water, salt and three-quarters of the onions.

4. Arrange the chicken on top of the barley. Season it lightly with salt, pepper and parsley, and add the remaining onions on top.

5. Cover tightly, and bake for 3 hours at 350°.

SPICE BLEND CHICKEN DINNER

Simple and hearty fare makes for a satisfying winter meal.

INGREDIENTS

4 red potatoes

1 red pepper

1 onion

Salt, for sprinkling

4 chicken bottoms

SPICE BLEND

2 T. brown sugar

2 tsp. paprika

1 tsp. oregano

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. salt

Dash of black pepper

Dash of cayenne pepper

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.

2. Chop the vegetables, and place them in a 9x13” pan. Sprinkle them lightly with salt.

3. Place the spice blend ingredients in a bowl, and mix to combine.

4. Arrange the chicken over the vegetables.

5. Sprinkle the spice blend onto the chicken.

6. Cover tightly, and bake for 3 hours.

by: RABBI NESANEL YOEL SAFRAN

Researchers who study dreams tell us that the last five waking minutes of our day determine what we’ll dream about at night. And we all know that how we sleep at night determines a lot about what our next day will be like. Maybe that’s one reason Chazal instructed us to spend those last few conscious moments of our day connecting to Hashem with prayer, namely, by reciting Krias Shema al Hamittah , or what we call “bedtime Shema.”

Moment of Truth, Night of Protection

It sounds great in theory, but let’s face it: For many of us, the bedtime Shema is a big challenge. How many of us have ever faced this scenario?

It’s the end of a long, long day. We’re tired, and now the moment we’ve been waiting for has arrived. We can finally shluff ! We shuffle to our beds, and our heads hit the pillow, which feels like a fluffy cloud about to float us off to dreamland. As our eyes flutter closed, they suddenly pop open.

“Wait a minute! I didn’t say Krias Shema al Hamittah!”

It’s the moment of truth. Do we shrug and take the Downy Express to Neverland, or do we get up, grab a siddur and begin?

No, it’s not easy, but it is so important. Saying Krias Shema provides us with special spiritual protection as we sleep. Chazal tell us that when a person goes to sleep at night, his neshamah goes up to Shamayim for a daily accounting, leaving his body “unprotected.” But saying Shema and the Hamapil bracha protects us.

I personally know someone who was plagued for years with frightening, nightmare-like visions as they drifted into sleep. They would dread going to bed. But once they began being careful about saying Krias Shema al Hamittah, these stopped.

In addition to the protection it provides, reciting Krias Shema also ends our day in a more respectable and mindful way. Yidden don’t “fall asleep”; we “go to sleep.”

A rebbe was known to learn with talmidim until the wee hours of the night. When he would finally nod off at his shtender, he would shake himself awake and announce, “Now I have to wake myself up [to properly say Krias Shema al Hamittah] — so I can go sleep.”

Reaching for the Stars

Is there anything we can do to motivate ourselves to grow stronger in this important but challenging mitzvah? One helpful tip is planning our night, for as we know, “If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

Part of that planning means having a siddur or Krias Shema al Hamittah pamphlet conveniently near our beds. It’s a lot easier to reach over to our nightstand drawer than to traipse back to the dining room to get a siddur

Another eitzah is to split it up. The seder of Krias Shema al Hamittah consists of a number of parts. First is the recital of Krias Shema itself. Some are accustomed to saying just the first paragraph while others say all three. Then there is the Hamapil bracha, which is meant to be the last thing said before actually falling asleep. These two are the most essential parts of the service.

There are also a number of other elements to Krias Shema al Hamittah. Depending on one’s nusach, there are various kapitlach of Tehillim and other pesukim and bakashos that are part of bedtime Shema. One may say most, if not all, of these preliminary prayers and pesukim earlier in the evening while they still have ko’ach, and reserve just the actual Shema and Hamapil bracha for bedtime. These should preferably be said either standing or sitting, but if one has already lain down, they needn’t get up but can say it while lying on their side.

One very beautiful but potentially challenging part of the seder is the forgiveness prayer, where we say we forgive everyone who has ever harmed us in any way. But what if there are people who feel that they simply can’t or don’t want to forgive a person who’s hurt them?

Some say that until one is able to find forgiveness in their heart, they should omit this prayer; other opinions hold that they can say the regular text for as long as that person didn’t ask for forgiveness, or if they can forgive the person enough that they don’t intend to take revenge. Either way,

one shouldn’t say he forgives everyone besides that one specific person.

Additionally, Chazal tell us that when we forgive others, Hashem will forgive us, too. Chazal clarify, “To whom will Hashem forgive his sins? To the one who is willing to forgive others” (Rosh Hashanah 17a).

A Nightly Gift

A further way to motivate ourselves to say Krias Shema al Hamita, and specifically Hamapil, is to appreciate the gift of sleep Hashem has granted us.

As Rav Avigdor Miller, zt”l, described it: “Sleep is a miracle. Why do you fall asleep? You lie on the pillow, and all of a sudden, you fall asleep. It’s a neis! And while you’re asleep, all kinds of good things are happening, such as physical rejuvenation and healing. Therefore, when you make that blessing, you should appreciate that gift because some people unfortunately cannot sleep.”

Of course, like anything, this mitzvah is easier to do if it becomes a habit. And the best time to develop good habits is as children. That’s why we’d be doing our kids a tremendous tovah if we make saying Krias Shema al Hamittah a regular part of their bedtime routine from a young age.

RECITING KRIAS SHEMA AL HAMITTAH ENDS OUR DAY IN A MORE RESPECTABLE AND MINDFUL WAY. YIDDEN DON’T

This can be especially powerful if, as parents, we can turn our children’s bedtime routine into an opportunity for bonding. When our kids were young, my wife or I would sit at the side of their beds and do a whole routine with them, from leining the Shema, to singing Hamalach Hagoel, to adding our own phrases and tunes that gently imbued them with what we felt were the most important chinuch and parental messages.

Was it easy? No. To be honest, sometimes the kids wouldn’t settle into it, and sometimes we ourselves were so drained that it became a difficult chore. But we carried on. And I can’t tell you how much nachas I have when visiting my kids, who are, baruch Hashem, parents themselves now, and I hear them singing some of those same little ditties to their children.

For all of these reasons, and many more, we won’t regret it when we overcome our resistance and wake ourselves up to end our — and our children’s — day in this powerful way.

Nesanel Yoel Safran is a writer, chef and student of Torah and life. You can read about all of this and more on his blog Soul Foodie (soulfoodiecom.wordpress.com) and contact him at soulfoodie613@gmail.com.

“FALL ASLEEP”; WE “GO TO SLEEP.”

by: RUCHY REESE

CRASH!

The thunderstorm outside whipped around the house, smashing tree branches into windows with violent force. The woman of the house awoke with a start. Sitting up in her bed, she glanced at the clock: 4:35 a.m. Telling herself it was nothing more than a storm, she began to settle back into the comfort of her bed, but then, a BOOM! far greater than any thunderclap rocked the house. Panicking, she ran into her infant’s room and saw that the chandelier positioned directly above his crib had fallen… With a shriek, the young mother awoke, clutching her heart. Wildly looking around,

VISIONS OF THE NIGHT

What does your dream mean?

her glance fell on the bedside clock. It read only 2:30 a.m., and all was quiet in the house. There was no thunderstorm, and her baby was sleeping soundly, the chandelier above his bed safely in its place. She had only been dreaming. And yet, shaken by the dream, the young mother gathered her babe in her arms and brought him into her bed for the remainder of the night. At exactly 4:35 a.m., she was once again awakened, this time by a monstrous BOOM!, exactly as she had dreamed it earlier that night.

This time, the chandelier had truly fallen.

Everything is Announced

It’s not terribly uncommon for people to have dreams that seem to foretell events, particularly tragic ones. In fact, the 9/11 planes were more than half empty, with stories told of people who skipped their flights after having dreams that depicted their demise.

An even more widely known instance of dreams predicting an event was before the Aberfan disaster in 1966, in which part of a town was buried under a mudslide. Before the event, many people had dreams about the tragedy, including one little girl who told her mother that she’d dreamed that her school had disappeared, telling her not to worry because she wasn’t afraid of death. She then said she was happy because she’d be together with two of her friends…

Several days later the mudslide occurred, burying the town school. When the bodies were finally found, that little girl was laid to rest between those two friends she had seen in her dream.

Such stories are shocking, but what is the purpose of these types of dreams? And how is it possible that through our dreams we can sometimes access information about things that haven’t yet happened?

Rav Shlomo Amoli, a great scholar of years past, dedicated an entire sefer to this topic. In the sefer he explains that nothing happens in this world unless it is first announced here on earth. Sometimes this announcement will come through the language of birds, which few can understand, and other times the information will be relayed in a dream.

This begs the question: What exactly is a dream?

In the Worlds Above

The Gemara informs us that dreams are one-sixtieth nevuah, for during the dream state, simple human beings become somewhat similar to neviim during nevuah in that their intellect is completely silenced and only their imagination remains active. This becomes the conduit for dreams to occur.

The Arizal goes deeper, explaining exactly why we need sleep and how dreams are formed. The soul, the Arizal teaches, loses energy throughout the day and needs to recharge, to connect with Hashem on a powerful level beyond that which the body can tolerate. Each night when we sleep, only the lowest level of the soul, the nefesh,

remains in the body, while the ruach and neshamah are allowed to roam in the spiritual realms. (The highest levels of the soul, the chaya and yechidah, always transcend the body.)

The Ramchal explains that dreams are formed based upon what these parts of the soul encounter during their roamings and thereby transmit to the nefesh. If the soul encounters a malach, the dreamer may have a dream of true importance, but should it encounter a sheid, the resultant dream may be terrifying — though it is of no concern.

Breaking the Barrier

When my daughter was born, we didn’t tell anyone what we were going to name her. The Shabbos she was to be named, my family walked to the Kiddush, and during the walk, my grandfather commented that his sister, who was no longer alive, had come to him in a dream and thanked him for what he’d done for her. He had no idea what the dream meant. When he arrived at the Kiddush, he learned that my baby was named for this great-aunt.

–C. Friedman

The Gemara tells us that up in the world of souls, those who were niftar are aware of the goings-on in this world, and sometimes, the souls of tzaddikim or loved ones receive special permission to cross the barriers that exist and communicate with man through the conduit of a dream. The stories are many and the experiences varied. Sometimes they come to comfort, sometimes to relay messages. There have even been power-

ful dreams in which a niftar informed loved ones of where his corpse was to be found, enabling widows to remarry, and chilling ones in which people escaped the horrors of the Holocaust by following instructions given to them by loved ones who came to visit.

Anyone who has experienced such a dream knows for sure that these dreams are real, but many other times we are left confused, wondering what to believe about the dreams we have. How do we know when a dream is real?

How to Tell the Difference

The Abarbanel writes that a real dream contains a message from Hashem, while dreams from sheidim do nothing but induce terror, for sheidim simply enjoy to scare people. It is a klal that Hashem never sends a real dream solely to frighten man, though He does sometimes send dreams that feel disturbing. He will only do so, however, if there is a possible solution to the disturbing elements of the dream. That solution may mean a change of plans, fasting, giving tzedakah or an increase in tefillah and other good deeds.

Rabbi Yehudah Fitaya, a great mekubal of long ago, gave us a detailed explanation of the nature of night visions, explaining that there are four types of dreams:

1. TRULY PROPHETIC DREAMS:

These are only experienced by tzaddikim and always include mention of Hashem. These dreams are experienced as if the dreamer is fully awake, and upon awakening, the details remain clear in the dreamer’s mind. Even if the message of the

dream is presented as a parable, the interpretation is clearly known by the dreamer.

2. NON-PROPHETIC BUT REAL DREAMS:

These can be experienced by the average man and may foretell an event or contain a message, but they are not full nevuah. These dreams need interpretation and can be slightly manipulated according to the rules of interpretation.

3. SHEID -INDUCED DREAMS:

These are nightmares that serve no purpose other than

to terrorize the dreamer. They may contain kernels of truth, but contain no message. As such, they can be disregarded as meaningless. These dreams are more likely to occur in the earlier part of the night.

4. FAKE DREAMS:

These dreams are caused by certain combinations of food or thoughts or experiences one has during the day, and can be completely disregarded. (If one sleeps soon after eating or after eating certain foods he knows affects his dreams, he can disregard the dream as fake.)

VERY FEW DREAMS have even a touch of nevuah these days, and though most dreams are not “real,” there are certain clues that hint to us when a dream may have value:

A DREAM IS MORE LIKELY REAL IF:

It occurs on Shabbos

It occurs in the early morning hours

It unfolds in a logical manner

During the dream the dreamer is fully aware that it’s a dream

It makes a strong impact and causes the dreamer to ponder its meaning

Someone dreams about something happening to a friend

The interpretation of the dream is related in the dream

The dream repeats itself

What To Do About Dreams

What should a person do if they suspect they’ve had a real dream and not just some food-induced vision or night terror?

Obviously, if the dream contains a clear, actionbased message, such as a loved one visiting and warning the dreamer to “get out of the house!” one should certainly follow that message and just get out of the house. These types of dreams require no decoding.

But what if the dream isn’t so clear in its message? These dreams follow the interpretation they are given, and one should be careful when repeating the dream. Only a person who un-

derstands the nature of dreams and what various forms of symbolism they represent should offer an interpretation, for often that which appears bad is actually good, and vice versa. Moreover, the dreams can be manipulated on some level by one who knows how to do so, thereby affecting the outcome.

The Gemara says that a dream that remains uninterpreted is like a letter that has gone unopened, and the Zohar says that even if the message doesn’t get through to the recipient, that which the dream is meant to portray will still occur. Therefore, it is beneficial to seek interpretation from someone who will give a correct and favorable interpretation.

A Moral Awakening

The majority of dreams are not real and certainly not prophetic; if, however, a dream does contain a greater insight, the dreamer will generally know it and will feel strongly about taking some form of action.

Gedolim have said that in this generation, our dreams are, more often than not, caused by discomfort lurking in our subconscious. This, of course, can be from extreme stress or trauma, but it can also be caused by a person’s own sense of unease with himself. Dreams that are consistently negative in nature can be indicative of an aggravated soul. As the Ramchal writes, “The freed parts of the soul can move about in the spiritual realm wherever they are allowed.” While some great souls have access to higher realms, others remain “stuck” in a place where they encounter impure forces, resulting in fake and unpleasant dreams.

We might do well to view consistently negative dreams as a message from our own souls. Such a message may urge us to do more, to be more, to connect with Hashem more. In the words of Rabbi Manis Friedman, “One of the reasons Hashem gives bad dreams to good people is that when good people have bad dreams, they become better [people].”

Though we daven for pleasant and inspiring dreams, even discomforting dreams can lead to bettering our waking lives and strengthening our morality. At the end of the day, the Lashon Kodesh word for “dream — chalom” is only one letter different from that of “window — chalon.” For dreams can truly be a window to our own souls.

THE GEMARA SAYS THAT A DREAM THAT REMAINS UNINTERPRETED IS LIKE A LETTER THAT HAS GONE UNOPENED.

CELEBRATING SLEEP WHEN IT FINALLY HAPPENS

by: CHANA GLUCK

“I am six years old, and I love going to sleep. I know that my hentelach and feeselach need to rest and that my kepelah needs to sleep for fourteen hours so I can be a big tzaddik, so I do my whole shluffy chart quick, and then I get a story.”

Find me the kid who said this, and I’ll share my morning coffee with you. What real life looks like:

“I am six years old, and I HATE going to sleep. All day, my mommy tells me that I need to go to sleep. Today I played with Chaim so I only had time afterward to play with my whiteboard, and I didn’t even play Clics or cars. My mommy says I need to rest enough so my kepelah should work well, but she doesn’t know that my head works anyway. I don’t need to go to sleep so early!”

Sound familiar?

I remember lying in bed, young and helpless and miserable, listening as my sisters chattered and snacked in the kitchen while I was banished to bed. Even worse were the long summer nights, when I was left out of the fun. So I sympathize with the kids.

Of course, I sympathize with the parents too. Your six-year-old will change his tune when he becomes a teen and loves to sleep, but there’s still time until that happens, and many bedtime battles to win before that. I remember how amazingly validated I felt when, after kvetching to my mother about how hard it was to get everyone to bed, she said, “I remember when you kids were little; when bedtime was over, I felt like I had been through a milchamah.”

As a mother, bedtime is something that you’ll do and do and do and then spend the rest of your life recuperating from. So here’s some tips from a mother in

the trenches with you. I’m not talking down at you in any way. I’m just as flustered as you are. But once in a lucky day, when all stars align, the cozy things and structural shtick I try to incorporate in my kids’ schedules and bedrooms do actually work. So I’ll share those tips and tricks, and then I’ll daven together with you for happy evenings and calm nights, amen!

Okay, here’s where we get realistic.

Bedtime is is tough for kids, who want to play all day, every day. To ease the transition for them, comfort is key. They need bedtime to be expected, every step of it predictable, and every aspect of it cozy.

Here’s how:

Spend time with your kids before bedtime. Beds should be exclusively for sleep. Activities like reading, playing or snacking should be done in other spaces. Make their beds cozy and inviting. Create a bedtime routine.

Make their room feel safe. Good night! Kidding.

SPEND TIME WITH YOUR KIDS BEFORE BEDTIME. (That sounds so patronizing, I know! And I’m sorry! But I’m speaking to myself here, too.) It’s beneficial to spend some time listening to and connecting with each child

before you announce bedtime. Mommy rushing kids into bed is not a great bonding experience. A child who didn’t spend time with his mother that day will be out of bed every five minutes, citing harebrained excuses, which is really his way of getting the attention he needs. So connect before crunch time.

BEDS SHOULD BE EXCLUSIVELY FOR SLEEP. Their bed is sacred, their bed is special. Their bed needs that hischadshus when the clock strikes seven, so try not to use it as a landing ground for anything else (like playing or reading). Obviously, nothing will happen if they take their trucks up there occasionally when the baby is on the prowl, but ideally, beds should not be an official playspace, or an anything-other-thansleeping space.

MAKE THEIR BEDS COZY AND INVITING. Seriously, yum! Your inner child is going to love this. The options here are endless. Depending on their gender, age and stage, consider furry friends, accent pillows, down pillows, fuzzy slippers, an area rug, a special negel vasser rug, personal towel, fluffy throw, or a little bedside shelf.

And before all that?

Here’s something basic. Make their beds, or, if they’re old enough, encourage them to do it themselves. We all know and love that little jolt of comfort, of rightness, even, as you pull back the covers of a neatly made bed and settle in. It makes the world a more pleasant place.

CREATE A BEDTIME ROUTINE. What’s that ancient piece of wisdom we love to repeat to each other while nodding sagely? “Kids crave structure.” The more routine bedtime is, the more comfortably and smoothly it flows for you and them. What’s structure? In my un-humble opinion it’s one word: predictability. Young kids — and everyone else, really! — need to know what’s coming next.

Posting our routine up on my fridge has been a total game-changer for me. I designed and printed a simple sheet of little pictures that my kids recognize and do every night. It’s not a chart, and it doesn’t come with any rewards. The reward is the comfort that routine provides! What did I do before we had this visual aid? I nagged my kids endlessly, or, on the flipside, they nagged me endlessly. “I finished brushing my teeth already, what should I do now?”

It’s a different life now. I’m free to squeeze up the last bit of toothpaste and help them remember if they did all the pictures on the chart and can go read a book until everyone else is ready for Krias Shema and a story.

That brings me to the best part of our routine, and that’s storytime. Reading to my kids at night is something I haven’t always done but would never give up now that I’ve started. My mother was the queen of storytime; I can still hear her lilting voice reading Little Critter and The Berenstain Bears. My father was a master storyteller who conjured up the oddest, most lovable cast. Between the two of them, bedtime was a time of wonder and making memories, something I’m trying to give over to my own munchkins.

A word of caution on this, though: Storytime can trigger serious feuds, what with everyone vying for the space right next to Mommy. If you get through that and actually get to read that book, you win the prize!

MAKE THEIR ROOM FEEL SAFE. This is a biggie, so I saved it for last. Because really, sometimes all you can do is throw as many suggestions as you can into the ring and then pray hard. Night terrors are terrifying. Childhood insomnia is real. I vividly remember being ten and davening to Hashem with all my might that I should feel the zisse taam of drifting off to sleep. When my seven-year-old son struggled with this, I threw whatever I could at it, in a loving way. Listening can help. Teaching them the concept of ein od milvado can help. I also got my son an incredibly adorable cloudshaped little lamp as a bedside friend for under $8, and this made him so happy. Letting him listen to a story CD once he’s tucked in has also brought major results.

Some kids need to be in a bubble of calm to settle down. Noise machines are superb for blocking it all out, especially if you have big kids still banging about.

You can also use projectors to create a magical and cozy environment. For not much more than the price of a frappe, your child’s room can be transformed into the coziest galaxy ever. You’ll want to fall asleep in their beds!

AND AFTER ALL THIS, YOU JUST MAY GET LUCKY. You’ll do what needs to be done, and they will, too. And their eyebrows won’t hurt and their nails won’t suddenly grow and their tummies will stay full and their negel vasser won’t spill. Their sister won’t pinch. Their brother won’t punch. Their breathing will even out, and they’ll fall sleep.

And you? You’ll just breathe in the magic. Sweet dreams!

HONORARY MENTIONS

GRADES 6–7

SARA’LA FINKEL, 6TH GRADE, BAIS YAAKOV ELEMENTARY

My great-great-grandfather, Reb Yehoshua Mattisyahu Finkel, zt”l, was forced to work day and night in the accursed Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Opa was assigned to supervise fifteen workers. However, men from other groups soon began joining “Mr. Finkel’s group” without permission just to be treated better under him.

One day, the Nazi overseer noticed that Opa’s group suddenly had an overabundance of workers. After investigating, the Nazi decided that Opa should be thrown into a pit for the short remainder of his life. And so it was! Opa was thrown into a pit.

But Opa had steadfast bitachon that Hashem could save him even during times like this.

The next morning, Opa awoke weak, yet still hopeful. To his great shock, he was soon greeted by the officer who had thrown him in!

“To work!” the Nazi shouted. “NOW!”

Opa was very confused, but he knew better than to ask questions and gratefully ran to his post.

When Opa and his group were finally back in the barracks that night, the others filled him in.

“When the Nazi commanded us to start our work the day after you disappeared, we complained that we had no supervisor, with the faint hope that we would get you back. But no such luck! The Nazi decided to supervise us himself.

“First thing,” a man continued, “he attempted to count us, as you always had at the start of your workday. But to the Nazi’s great frustration, he forgot how to count straight! Try as he might, he just couldn’t keep track of the numbers! That’s why he was forced to get you back to do your job.”

It was with this neis, and many other nissim, that Opa, Oma, and all of their seven children survived the war.

GRADES 8–9

ZAHAVA

MANDEL, 8TH GRADE, BREUER’S

My great-great-great-grandfather, Reb Yisroel Moshe Mandel of Debrecen, was very rich. He supported his entire town before the war. When World War II broke out, he was taken to a concentration camp, but since he was already an older man, it was difficult for him to work hard for the Nazis. After a few months, he passed away from the hard work.

In the concentration camp, when Jews would die, their bodies would be gathered into a big pile to be burned in the crematorium. This should have happened to my grandfather, too, but the Jews from his town didn’t want that to be his fate; they had so much gratitude to him for supporting them for so many years. Instead, they decided to do something daring.

In the dark of the night, when the Nazis weren’t looking, the Jews from his town snuck his body into the barracks so he could be buried. About a half hour before they were to awaken, they began digging. Finally, when they were done, they lifted his stiff body and began to lower him into the ground. That’s when they suddenly realized that the hole they had dug was too short, and there was no room for my grandfather’s lower legs! They didn’t know what to do. The Nazis would be there any minute!

Desperately they spoke to him: “Yisroel Moshe! We did everything we could! Please, help us!” Suddenly, his knees started bending inward! When his knees were fully bent, the prisoners quickly buried him, just in time for the wake-up call.

HONORARY MENTIONS

GRADES 10–11

RUCHEL STEINBERG, 11TH GRADE, BNOS YISROEL VIZNITZ

My grandfather, Menashe Goldberger, used to relate his childhood memories of the war as follows:

It was October 2, Erev Rosh Hashanah of 1943. My mother was busy in the kitchen, cooking and preparing for Yom Tov, when we were notified by our non-Jewish Danish neighbors that the Nazis were organizing a massive deportation that was to take place on Rosh Hashanah. The Jew-sympathetic Danes, we were told, had arranged a fleet of fishing boats to smuggle us, the Jews of Copenhagen, safely across to Sweden.

This was devastating news. In haste, my mother dropped her knife and potato near the front door of the house, abandoning her Yom Tov preparations, and we immediately hurried out — my parents, my brothers and I. My father locked the apartment and handed the key to the Danish police for safekeeping.

The fishing boats were small, so small. We were loaded into the hold, where it was dark and cramped, with almost no air to breathe. Only upon reaching the international zone of Oresund some 45 minutes later were we allowed to come up for fresh air. We then remained on deck until we were transferred to a Swedish boat.

We landed safely in Malmo, a city on the coast of Sweden, grateful to be alive and well. Soon my father, Yakov, was hired as a cantor in the Goteborg Orthodox shul. I was fifteen years old and got a job as a furrier, while my brothers, Leo, Gus and Erik, attended the Danish refugee school.

After two long years, in June of 1945, the war was finally over, and we returned to our dear home in Copenhagen.

My father retrieved the key from the police and tried unlocking the door, but it wouldn’t budge. After a bit of a struggle, the door opened, and upon entering, we were stunned to find that the potato my mother had dropped back in 1943 had sprouted and grown into a big, sturdy plant, blocking our entry!

GRADE 12

C.G., 12TH GRADE, BNOS YISROEL VIZNITZ

Each Holocaust survivor is a world unto himor herself. Entire books can be written about each one, recording the countless miracles they experienced, the near-death experiences, the incredible rescues…

Here is one small anecdote describing my greatgrandmother’s mesirus nefesh during War World II, where you can see the incredible hashgachas Hashem she merited.

In 1942, my great-grandparents lived in the city of Mogilev, Belarus. At that time, the only way to make money was through the black market. My great-grandmother, my Baba Chaya, constantly left on “business trips” to try to sell some newspapers on the black market. Each time she made it back home was a neis in itself.

On one such trip, she set out to sell kerosene. In order to sell kerosene, one needed a permit from the Russians, which Chaya obviously did not have. But she headed out anyway, dressed as a peasant woman, simply to earn some much-needed funds. Suddenly, a stern Russian officer stopped her. He began to yell at her in Russian, which she did not understand, and before she knew it, he was about to arrest her.

Unexpectedly, a young woman appeared, distracted the officer and began talking to him in Russian. The soldier turned around to answer the woman, who motioned with her hand to show my great-grandmother that she should flee. Grabbing the chance, Chaya fled to safety. The woman was obviously a shaliach from Hashem who was sent to save her!

Eventually, my great-grandmother survived the war and merited to build a new generation. Fortunate are we to have those beacons of light to guide us, and a treasured mesorah to grasp and cherish.

The Daydreaming Addiction

Daydreaming is a powerful tool we possess. Many creative and world-altering notions were formed in the brilliance of daydreaming.

Yet, daydreaming can spiral out of control in some situations. For example, when one is so lost in their daydream and completely absorbed in the fantasy they are building, that they forget who they are. The daydream is just that — a daydream. It’s not reality, nor does it become a part of you. It’s just a temporary escape that fades away as soon as you try to make sense of it.

assumptions we believe about ourselves.

When you’re in the daydreaming zone, you create imaginary people and places that feel so real, it’s like you’re living in them. But then suddenly you come back to reality, and the disconnect between your daydream world and your conscious identity feels like a whiplash. That’s where

fantasy sand castle is toppled by the forcing

Daydreaming is like placing reality and all its woes on an indefinite hold. It’s a chance to become someone else, and turn our head away from all the insecurities and worries we are facing on a daily basis. It feels so relieving to let go of all that has been dragging us down. When we daydream, we hit the power button in the part of our brain that links our identity to all the negative

the trouble starts. The fantasy sand castle is toppled by the forcing waves of reality; The people you grew to love are meaningless and disconnected from you. That hurts. Moreover, it feels like these fantasies were created through a different you, yet that you is not part of your conscious

The apparent harmless act of daydreaming can actually spiral into addictive behavior. We all daydream, but if you find yourself tuning out more often then in, a closer look into this might be necessary.

The

waves of reality; The people you grew to love are meaningless and disconnected from you.

Daydreaming is like placing reality and all its woes on an indefinite hold. It’s a chance to become someone else, and turn our head away from all the insecurities and worries we are facing on a daily basis.

identity.

This clash will cause confusion and disorientation. And although your wildest dream might come true, these feelings of confusion will remain.

The result derived from daydreaming is the ability to exist without facing oneself. It’s not about the imaginary characters we create that provide comfort and safety for us, that’s a side benefit. The reason behind all the character building is the fear of facing oneself blank in the face.

Ultimately, an addiction of running away and hiding one’s true identity from oneself has been formed and is feeding off the constant daydreaming. The escape that daydreaming provides is compelling and inviting, and you find yourself veering off to that place more and more often.

The recovery journey starts with facing and accepting what it is that we are running away from, which might be

PTSD, Anxiety, Low Self Esteem or loneliness. However, it is important to be aware that when we let go of the daydreaming, feelings of insecurity and fear may engulf you at first. That is because you are giving up a behavior that felt comfortable and safe, yet was harmful for your future; you are making room for new improvements to flourish.

Then, our 2 worlds have the ability of joining together, thus forming a strong and solid reality. We will be at peace with ourselves, and learn to treat ourselves as the infinite souls we truly are.

If you need assistance with this process, it might be beneficial to reach out to a qualified therapist for support and guidance to help you get back on track.

SLEEP LESS, SLEEP MORE

If you’re a teen who feels like you haven’t slept for days, you’re not alone. Randy Gardner was 17 when he broke the world record for the longest time without sleep, staying awake for 11 days and 25 minutes. On the flip side, if you’ve ever wished you could sleep for a week, that’s actually something that can happen, too. Wyatt Shaw holds the world record for the longest sleep, which was also 11 days long.

(Of course, Guinness isn’t counting Choni Hame’agel, who slept for 70 years!)

WHILE YOU SLEEP

SWEET DREAMS

SLEEP LIKE A BABY

Dr. Spock was a hugely celebrated pediatrician of the twentieth century. While some of his advice is still considered spot-on today, others are slowly becoming antiquated. Here’s one example. “Put the baby to bed at a reasonable hour, say good night affectionately but firmly, walk out of the room, and don’t go back. Most babies who have developed this pattern cry furiously for 20 or 30 minutes the first night, and then when they see that nothing happens, they suddenly fall asleep! The second night the crying is apt to last only 10 minutes. The third night there usually isn’t any at all.”

—Dr. Spock, Baby and Child Care

Today, this method of sleep training is called the “cry it out” method, and most professionals strongly advise against it.

Wouldn’t it be nice if you could sleep while you wash the dishes or clear the table? Actually, no. Sleepwalking is categorized as a parasomnia, which is a class of disruptive sleep-related disorders. People who sleepwalk can injure themselves, so stay in bed when you sleep.

Why don’t we act out our dreams while we sleep? There’s a special neuroprotection that paralyzes a dreaming person’s muscles so they don’t move. Basically, the brain releases chemicals during dreams that suppress muscle movement. That’s how dreams stay in dreamworld.

BUT I CAN’T FALL ASLEEP

So you know how when you can’t fall asleep, your mother tells you that resting in bed calmly is almost as good as sleeping? That’s only partially true. While you rest calmly, your brain produces a brainwave pattern called the alpha rhythm, which is also called the relaxation rhythm. This relaxation rhythm has some amazing benefits, including improving your mood and reducing stress. But at the end of the day, nothing replaces the benefits to the body that deep sleep provides.

By: Chaya Blustein

GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT

Some people have non–24 hour sleep-wake syndrome, which means that their bodies don’t follow a regular 24-hour cycle of awake periods and sleep periods. Instead, they might have 25- or 26-hour cycles, which means that they get tired later and later each day, until their sleep schedule is totally different from the rest of the world. This disorder mostly affects blind people who can’t distinguish between light and dark.

SLEEPY FACTS:

The average person falls asleep in

35% 37 MILLION 7 MINUTES

of adults in the U.S. get less than 7 hours of sleep every night

SLEEP TRAINING 101 WITH TOBY LERNER:

Sleep issues usually mean that a child is missing sleep skills. Sleep skills are the ability to soothe oneself to sleep without help. This is really important, because all people, adults and children, sleep in cycles. Between sleep cycles, we wake up partially. Usually, an adult simply rolls over and goes back to sleep. But a child who can’t soothe himself to sleep will start crying, because he doesn’t know how to go to sleep on his own.

3 MOST COMMON ISSUES:

1. Eat-sleep association: When a child can’t fall asleep without a bottle or otherwise being fed to sleep.

2. Sleep props: These change as a child grows, but include rocking, singing, patting or parent-dependency (when the child can fall asleep only if a parent is present).

3. Overtiredness: The tiredness factor is often misunderstood. Keeping children awake longer does not help them sleep better. Being overtired makes it much harder for a child to self-soothe to sleep.

Myth: It’s the parent’s responsibility to get the child to sleep. Truth: Every child can learn to go to sleep on their own.

Please keep in mind that these are averages and can vary from child to child.

Americans snore

RECAP: SHIMON IS LOST AT SEA, SEARCHING FOR YOSEF AND RACHEL, WHEN SOMETHING HITS HIS SHIP. MEANWHILE, MAROONED ON AN ISLAND, YOSEF SAYS HE WON’T BUILD THE PARTS TO REPAIR THE SHIP UNLESS CERTAIN CONDITIONS ARE MET.

MY EARS SEEM TO BE DISMALFUNCTIONATING. I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU SAY YOU WON’T FOLLOW MY ORDERS. HA-HA! SO SILLY OF ME! SO DANGEROUS FOR YOU!

ATTABOY, KID! DON’T BACK DOWN!

THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT I SAID. YOU DO AS I SAY, OR YOU’LL GET NOTHING FROM ME.

QUIET, YOU NINNYHAMMER! YOU’RE SUPPOSED TO BE ON MY SIDE!

NOW YOU LISTEN. I AM THE PIRATICAL BOSS-PERSON HERE, AND YOU ARE THE SNIVELING SLAVE! SO YOU WILL DO AS —

I’M SORRY, BOSS!

YOU TALK MIGHTY BIG FOR A GUY MAROONED ON AN ISLAND. I’M THE ONLY ONE WHO CAN HELP. EITHER YOU AGREE TO MY TERMS — OR YOU ROT HERE FOREVER!

NO, IT’S NOT DOLPHINS ATTACKING. IT’S A STRAY ROWBOAT! WHERE’D THAT COME FROM?

WAIT A MINUTE — THAT’S YOSEF’S!

by: YONAH KLEIN illustration: JACKY YARHI

Hint: Each Boggle board hides a word of nine letters or more!

HOW TO PLAY:

1. Gather round the table to play a family game of Boggle, using this Boggle board.

2. Once you have a winner, fill out the form below in its entirety

3. Email the form to comments@ themonseyview.com or fax to 845600-8483 by Sunday at midnight.

4. Two winners will be drawn each week, each of whom will win a pastrami sandwich and a can of soda!

PLAYING RULES:

Find words on the board containing four letters or more. Letters of a word must be connected in a chain (each letter should be adjacent to the next either vertically, horizontally or diagonally), and each letter can only be used once in a given word.

The following are not allowed in Boggle:

Adding “s” to a word

• Abbreviations

Acronyms

GO

DN I B C

RI L N

O T

Family name: _________________________________ Phone: __________________

Full mailing address: ____________________________________________________

Full name of winner: _________________ Amount of points: __________

• Proper nouns

• Contractions

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POINTS

4-letter words: 2 points | 5-letter words: 3 points | 6-letter words: 5 points | 7-letter words: 7 points |

Full names of competing players:

List some words only the winner found:

__________________________________

The longest word found on the board: _____________________________

A new word you learned from the board: __________________________

Only complete forms will be entered into the drawing.

A C M K E U T S O 248 www.themonseyview.com 845.600.8484 The Monsey View February 8, 2023

BOGGLE WINNERS

WINNER 1

Family name: Katzenstein, 845-xxx-6418

Name of winner: Mordechai

Amount of points: 15

Names of competing players: Shmuel

Some words only the winner found: mute

The longest word found on the board: coping

WINNER 2

Family name: Benjamin, 347-xxx-6363

Name of winner: Mommy

Amount of points: 24

Names of competing players: Layala

Some words only the winner found: began, large, prank

The longest word found on the board: moping

Winner: To claim your prize, bring this page to Nussy’s Cuisine.

By: Faigy Jacobowitz

Send your colored page to The Monsey View to enter a drawing for a chance to have your artwork featured in our pages and win $5 at Toys4U! Ten lucky winners will be announced each week!

To enter the raffle, email your colored page to comments@themonseyview.com, or mail it to 365 Route 59, Suite 239, Airmont, NY 10952. Submissions will be included in the drawing only if all information is filled in.

Name:_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Phone:______________________________________________ Age:____________________ School:_________________________________________________________

Classifieds for

FOR SALE

CAR FOR SALE

Selling a gold colored 2009 Honda Accord LX-P, 100k miles, very well maintained and in amazing condition. Asking $8,500. For more info please call or text 917.776.3422

RESTAURANT FOR SALE

Local Monsey Working Restaurant for sale. Call or text +18453934516 Email: Monseyrestaurnt@gmail. com

DOONA STROLLER

Doona Stroller, multiple colors avail.cll/txt 1-201-6144045

NEOCATE/BABY FORMULA

Neocate $46.99 per can. Kendamil $38.99. Similac L’Mehadrin $28.99!! We also buy off any extra formula for a good price. Call for other types of formulas.

Formula Trade

347.369.4886

JOOLZ HUB PLUS Black, brand new in box. Selling for $590, in store $730.00. 8455385693

JOOLZ AER

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PHOTOGRAPHY GEAR

Looking to sell new and gently used photography gear. Call/text 845.304.9831 for more info.

MUTSY STROLLERS

EVO - $100, IGO (2 in Stock) - $200, NEXO Travel (4 in Stock) - $250, Dozens of satisfied customers already. For more info/pics Text/call845-521-6871

HAT FOR SALE

Brand new shtufene hat in box. Never worn. Size 53. The hat Source, Barbisio Call 845263-9519

KIA SORENTO 2020

10,500 miles. $23,000.Call 845-422-0036

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To order stars or to get our catalog please call 845-3202235

DRESSER FOR SALE

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FURNITURE SALE

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CASE DIAPERS

A case of 80 diapers size 7 for $25. Please call 347-533-1460

REAL ESTATE

APT FOR RENT

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FOR RENT IN LINDEN

Beautiful, newly renovated corner house for rent in Linden, 3 min walk from Kosson Shul. 4 nice bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms. Spacious Laundry room. Large indoor play area. Big, private backyard. $2500/ month. Serious inquiries only. (917) 916-1497.

WORK / STUDIO SPACE

Looking for work / studio space in the Wesley Hills / Forshay area? Private, quiet, clean 250 square ft space available! Kitchenette, patio area, private bathroom and designated parking area. Text 845-533-3019 for more info. Available immediately!

FURNISHED APT.

Nice 2 rooms (kitchnette & bedroom) on calvert dr. 1st floor front window please call 347 865-7651 or 845 426-2695

OFFICE FOR RENT

2 connected offices are available for rent at 873 Rt 45 Spring Valley. Please call 845-637-9287.

1 BEDROOM

Furnished apt on Remsen Ave 8455178409

GARAGE RENTAL

Large 2 car garage in Chestnut Ridge with heating and electricity. $550 month. Please call / text 347-8534308.

OFFICE SPACE

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OFFICE FOR RENT

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NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION

Giving away High Value commercial properties in PA with big lots. Just pay transfer fee. 212-4701708 lv msg

LOOKING TO RENT GROUND LEVEL

Looking to Rent long term space/apartment for a Childcare Program. Ground level/walk-In Aprox. 12001500 square feet. Please call 845-274-0428 lv message.

2 BEDROOM APT

A new walk in spacious 2 bedroom apartment on spring hill Chestnut Ridge call Monsey Realty 845-3760906

HERRICK AREA

A beautiful two bedroom apartment fully furnished for rent by week, Shabbos, or day. Call or text (914) 810-3374

AIRMONT PESACH

Fully updated Beautiful 5 bedroom Villa in Airmont available for pesach or weekends. Relax in the quiet neighborhood of Airmont! Cleaned and kashered towels and linen included. Serious inquiries only. Call or text 347-420-4945

SWAP APT SUKKOS

Looking to swap 7 bedroom spacious house in New City NY for a 4-5 bedroom apt in Yerushalayim or near for Sukkos. Text only 9174884195

LAKEWOOD GETAWAY

Hotel style apartment rental. Great for a Simcha/vacation! Shabbos/short-term.

Gorgeous modern furnished 3bedrooms 2baths. Lots of shuls/shopping 848 525 2991

BOCA, FL VILLAS

Multiple newly renovated kosher villas for rent in Boca Raton, FL. Please call 561221-2621

HOUSE RENTAL

Short term rental available in Haverstraw. 3 bed, 1.5 bath. Walking distance to shuls. Pesach-August. Call or text 443-517-9960

HELP WANTED

HELP WANTED

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Looking for an experienced female bookkeeper. Candidate must be available full time. contact chany@ theprimestaffing.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY! Seeking capable individuals for HCBS coordinators. no experience needed! contact chany@theprimestaffing. com

BOOKKEEPER POSITION

Female bookkeeper position is available in a busy office. please text 845-642-7126

PLAYGROUP TEACHER WANTED

Playgroup looking for teacher for Monday thru Thursday

1-3. Call 541-1405

TEACHERS WANTED

Monsey Bais Yaakov. Excellent pay + amazing environment! 6th Grade: Science, ELA, History. Apply Today! Email Resume To: 44camphillroad@thejnet. com or call: 845.362.3166

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!

An insurance agency is seeking a capable individual to do outside sales! Lots of support provided! Call 845-317-7463 ext 102 leave a message

PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

A Heimish property management office is looking for female customer service rep/ secretary, individual must be organized, motivated, detail oriented, and needs to have a car. yiddish speaking preferred. email resume: managementnynj@gmail. com

JOBS AVAILABLE

Part-time & Full-time jobs available. Email TopPartTimeJobs@ gmail.com

WAREHOUSE MANAGER

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MOTHER’S HELPER

Attention COLLEGE STUDENTS. Looking for Nanny/Mothers Helper - Pomona NY. 8-10AM & 3-6PM. Familiar with Gentle Parenting. Must have a driver license. On the books. Call or text Raizy 845-558-9566

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

A contractor is seeking someone with finance experience to be an estimator for projects. Must have good number skills. contact ephraim@theprimestaffing. com

POSITION AVAILABLE

Great position available in a busy insurance company. Female position. Very heimish environment! contact 845-502-2062

AMAZING OPPORTUNITY! Local property Management Company is looking for a f/t secretary. office Experience required. Great environment, Great pay. Please email resume to rcmanageoffice@gmail.com

OFFICE POSITION

Office in Monsey is seeking a capable individual for an open position within the finance department. Great opportunity with potential, good pay and Heimish environment. Please email resume to chaimm@ easterndrayage.com

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F/T POSITION

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ASSISTANT/CO-TEACHER

Seeking assistant/co-teacher for a self-contained high school class. Great pay and supportive environment! Serious inquiries only. Please call 845-250-8544

ACCOUNTANT

A company in Chestnut Ridge is seeking an accountant to work full-time. Salary $80,000. Email officecrny@ gmail.com

OFFICE POSITION

Are you looking for a job that’s more than just paperwork? A job that requires head work and HEART work? We are looking to hire qualified male and female care managers to join our growing team. Willing to train the right candidate. Paid holidays and vacation. Please send your resume to Jobopening142@gmail.com

ADMIN ASSISTANT

ItCon is hiring an admin assistant to work in our Spring Valley office. Candidate should be organized, be able to multitask, and work in a fast-paced environment. Email hr@ itconinc.com to apply.

HELP WANTED

A shoe store is looking for a lady worker. Willing to train. Please call 845-304-8267

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!

A busy service provider agency is seeking a female supervisor to manage and oversee all coordinators. Must have experience in team leadership. contact 845502-2062

HIRING!

All girls’ office in Monsey looking to hire a Payroll Specialist. Full-time & part-time options available. Willing to train, but prior office experience is required. Please email your resume to JobOpeningMonsey4@gmail. com.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Monsey ladies clothing store looking for salesperson to join our amazing team. Good pay and Great work environment! Please contact 9178256885

GREAT JOB OPPORTUNITY

Well-established office in Monsey is looking for female candidate to join our Finance team. Individual must be detail oriented, organized, and quick to learn. Great benefits and potential for growth. please email resume to employeeslovetoworkhere@ gmail.com.

F/T SECRETARY NEEDED

Looking for a girl to work as a full-time (9-5) secretary. Candidate should be a fast learner, organized, articulate. Needs to be able to drive. Enjoyable environment with opportunity for advancement! Great benefits, including paid Yom Tov & holiday. Send resume to joboffersmonsey58@gmail. com.

OFFICE MANAGER

Real estate and management company is seeking an experienced male office manager. Responsibilities include: leading a team as well as making reports for investors. Must have good number skills.Lots of potential! contact zelig@ theprimestaffing.com

LOW VOLTAGE

Seeking someone with experience in low voltage to do service calls for a security systems company. Lots of potential for the right candidate! Call 845-317-7463 ext 102 leave a message

OFFICE ASSISTANT

A busy office is seeking a detail oriented office assistant to run the entire office. must be knowledgeable in quickbooks. Flexible hours contact 845-502-2062

OFFICE ASSISTANT

A busy health center is seeking a female office assistant in the A/R-A/P departments. flexible hours. contact blimiew@ theprimestaffing.com

OFFICE POSITION

A Heimisha Real estate office is looking to hire a full time Secretary. Great pay for the right candidate. Email your resume to hiring15perlman@ gmail.com

P/T TITLE 1 TEACHER

Want to make a difference in someone’s life? We are looking for a part-time title one teacher. email resume to jobresumes613@gmail.com or call 845-729-3001

HELP WANTED

Monsey - Busy office located in a business center is looking to hire a F/T Secretary. Office experience required. Great pay and accommodations for the right individual. WA or text 8455332474 Email newtext10977@gmail.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

A busy agency is looking for a female liaison in the HR department. contact 845502-2062

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P/T SALES HELP

Now hiring experienced part time sales help from 11-3 & 3-7 in a womens clothing store, please contact 917-9091145

TUTOR WANTED

Chassidishe cheder looking for a male tutor for title one. 3:30-5:30. Please call 8452637445

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SALESLADY WANTED

Part-time position in Monsey’s favorite women’s boutique. Must be available on Fridays. Email: sales@ handpickedinc.com

HELP WANTED

A program for special needs children is looking for a secretary, computer and management skills required, Hours 9:30-3:30, call 347.460.0204 and leave a message

JOB NEEDED

American girl living in Israel

Temporary. Looking for a job at home. Example: taking grocery orders or billing etc. Please call 929-493-6665

SERIOUS OPPORTUNITY TO BECOME A CASE MANAGER

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BAS MIKROH DAYCARE

Bas Mikroh Daycare is seeking a full-time or part-time assistant for its 18–24-month group. Also seeking afternoon babysitter for our baby group. Please email resume to hr@ basmikroh.org. Join our Daycare sub list for day-today or weekly subbing. No commitment necessary. Call 845-352-5296 *124 leave a message.

TUTOR

Looking for tutor/home school teacher well paid. Please Call 845-502-1161. 3rd/4th grader waiting to get into heimishe school can join

WE’RE HIRING!

Upscale Jewelry Store In Monsey Is Looking To Hire A Part Time Energetic Sales Lady. Sunday’s Included. Please Email Resume: Jewelrypersonal@Gmail. Com

ACCOUNTING ASSISTANCE

Insurance company seeking accounting assistance. Well paid position with excellent potential for growth. Office experience and accounting knowledge a plus but not required. Please email resume to rlevine@ highviewnational.com.

ACCOUNT MANAGERS

Established luxury travel concierge hiring account managers in our Monsey and Brooklyn offices to provide white glove service to our growing client base. Competitive salary & benefits. Email resume to OpenTravelJobs@Gmail.com

F/T POSITION

Real estate management office is looking to hire for a full time position. Candidate should have great communication skills and be detail oriented. Great Potential! Please email resume to officeposition966@ gmail.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Want to make a difference in someone’s life? We are looking to hire a female to work with 18+ year olds with special needs. email resume to jobresumes613@gmail. com or call 845-729-3001.

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

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POSITION AVAILABLE

A busy office is seeking someone with great customer service skills. contact blimiew@theprimestaffing. com

PERSONAL ASSISTANT

A very pleasant office Is looking for a personal assistant. Job requirements: Must be computer savvy, extremely knowledgeable with QuickBooks and Excel, great phone skills, a quick learner, multi tasker would be a plus... Weekly schedule: Monday through Thursday 10am to 3 or 4pm. Office location: New Hempstead. Please Call: 845-502-5518. You can email resume to: therenttracker@gmail.com

POLISHED RESUMES

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ABA PROVIDER

Looking for passionate provider to work with child in local preschool 9 am-3 pm.. Good pay and training provided. Please call Leah Heskel 845-422-8070 Ext 222 or email resume to lheskel@ encoresupport.org.

ABA PARA

ABA Riders is looking for an ABA para to work 4-6 pm with an adorable 5 year old in his home in Monsey. Will train, well paid. Car service and travel time paid. Contact Rikki 347-930-9736.

AVAILABLE JOBS

Immediate openings. Shadow and ABA positions available in school and at home. Call 845-422-8070 ext 223 or email resume to tfriedman@encoresupport. org

OFFICE MANAGER

A busy back end bookkeeping office is seeking an experienced male office manager. Responsibilities include: leading a team as well as having a good understanding of finances. contact blimiew@ theprimestaffing.com

OFFICE POSITION

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DEPT. MANAGER

Travel agency is looking for an experienced bookkeeper to manage and control the full bookkeeping department in a brand-new office in Montvale, NJ. Please email your resume to joseph@ highclasstravel.com.

F/T POSITION CUSTOMER SERVICE REP

Monsey Insurance office on Robert Pitt Drive seeks Customer Service Rep, experience preferred but not required. Hours are Mon-Thu 9 am-5 pm, Fri 9 am- 12 pm. Pay dependent. Please email resume to jobs@ trustevergreen.com

BABYSITTING

NEWBORN GROUP

Located in Monsey. Starting in July. Monday-Thursday 9:30-4:30, Friday 9:30-12:30. For more details message or WhatsApp 845-274-5138

SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL

HAIRCUTS & STYLING

Great prices. Call Miri 845426-7561

APPLIANCE CHOICE

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ARROWSMITH

Is your child still in the same place after all that tutoring?Join Arrowsmith, a research based program that strengthens the brain and eliminates learning disabilities. Call Mrs Feuer 914-260-6449

RED CARPET SPA

Permanent Makeup. Call Tzippora 914.200.4121 www. redcarpetluxuryspa.com 197 Main St Nanuet NY

PARENTING TELECOURSE

Join us today in our worldwide Triple B- Boosting Best Behavior- Parenting Telecourse, by Rifky Sternlicht. Experience a transformation with your family and your challenging child bs’’d. To listen to our free demo, testimonials and for more information please call +44 330-325-1204/845777-8988

NUTRITION

Sick of Yo-Yo Dieting? Repair your relationship with food, improve your health/body image and uncover your selfworth. Miriam Shurpin MS RD CDN. Registered Dietitian – Nutritionist. 347 480 1670. rd@miriamshurpin. com miriamshurpin.com. In-person and Telehealth consultations

MUSIC LESSONS ON THE PHONE

Mr. Wertzberger’s Music School offering music lessons on the phone, ages 9-15 boys and girls. 718-435-1923

MASSAGE THERAPY

--In The Comfort of Home--

*Swedish *Deep Tissue

*Lymph *Craniosacral Therapy Call Sarah: 845596-1373

KANGEN WATER

“Change your Water.. Change your life” Alkaline - AntiOxidant - Super Hydrating Call for FREE supply and feel AMAZING! 917-681-0003

PETTICOATS FOR RENT!

Enhance your gown with just the right petticoat! Kids and adults petticoats for rent! In the Bates area. Please Call or text between 8:30-10pm 845-746-7248

FLY HIGH BALLOONS

Biggest selection of balloons for all occasions in the Weiner drive area call 8454223988/ Flyhighbal@ gmail.com

CUSTOM CLOSETS

For all your custom closets please call or text 1347.522.4872

KEYBOARD LESSONS

Keyboard lessons By Miri. Great Prices! Call 845-4267561 or 845-263-6437

SHAIMOS PICK UPS 845-461-3084

Classifieds

EARPIERCING

12 years experience. Wide selection. Call/text: 845-5387986

DIMENSIONS THERAPY

Remove fears, anxiety, sleeplessness, constipation, back pain, allergies, asthma, bedwetting, improve selfesteem. Quick and effective, all ages. Experiencced male and female therapists. Endorsed by Rabbonim. Call Mrs.Yuhanan 845-825-9342

PHOTO ALBUMS

Custom photo albums and photo editing for all your needs. Call 845-502-5932 or email highlightalbums@ gmail.com

HANDYMAN

Professional carpet cleaning. Painting, Drywall, Electric, Plumbing, All handyman jobs. Security cameras/ INTERCOM SYSTEM. WHOLE HOUSE/RO water filter system. 917 378 3194

EMPLOYMENT

OUTSOURCING COMPANY

Employment outsourcing company has an office with people working for YOU. Bilingual employees. Employees salary is 70-80% percent off your company’s usual payroll. Educated and well trained employees. Contact Elliot for more information: (917) 497-0682

IPHONE REPAIRS

We Repair all iPhones, other repairs are done by request. Technical support and cleanings. For more details: Visit PhoneRevival. com Message/Whatsapp 845263-4638

HAIRSTYLING

Get your hair professionally styled and cut. For an appointment please call/text 845.422.7833

HANDYMAN

Handyman available. Great rates. Call text whatsapp 718-954-5878.

OPWDD SELF DIRECTION?

Do you want the most? Do you want the best for your child? Call 845 999 3721

GARTLECH

we fix knitted & crochet Gartlech & make beautiful professional fringes. We also teach how to knit & crochet. call: 917-414-3281

DEBT RELIEF having trubble with finances? join Debtors

Anonymous Tuesday night @ 19 Robert Pitt # 113 , 7:30-8:30pm. visit www. debtorsanonymous.org

ODDS & ENDS

SEEKING DONATIONS

Of toys, arts & crafts, or supplies, in good condition, for a Heimishe Moised. Call 845.500.3100

NEW MONSEY BRIDAL GOWN GEMACH

The Bridal Shoppe, by apt only 718-851-2367

NEW! NEW! NEW!

Looking for a nice private place for a Beshow? A few locations available in the Monsey area. Call 845-4265484 or 845-746-7251

ECZEMA

GET RID OF ECZEMA!!!

Aloe based products with AMAZING results! Please call C. Neumann 8452139886

GOWNS

GOLD GOWN

Adorable gold gown by Dassy available to buy or rent. Toddler size 4. Call 422-5596 for more info

GOWN FOR RENT

Silver/Grey colored gown size 2-4 8455380391

GIRLS CHASUNAH GOWN

Very Elegant, Winter White trimmed with Black Velvet, girls size 12/14 for sale. Please Call 845-709-7161.

BLACK MATERNITY GOWN

Size XS gown for rent/sale. Call/text 646-334-6582

BLACK/GOLD GOWN

Black and gold designer gown size 8 for sale. Call 845-5872762

SISTER OF BRIDE

Beautiful cream full lace pleated gown. Size 0. Please call 845-502-0097

MATERNITY GOWNS FOR RENT

Beautiful maternity gowns for rent. All sizes for affordable prices. Please call/ text 845-862-2799

SISTER OF BRIDE

Magnificent custom sister of bride white heavy lace/eyelet gown by Dassy. Size 4/6. For sale. Call 845-598-1564

TEEN GOWNS

Sister-of-the-Bride stunning black shimmery gown size 0-2. Sister-of the-Bride magnificent white satin/ organza gown with black trim size 2-4. Call for picture and price. Leah Heskel cell845-671-2892/Home 845-5032060

LIGHT BLUE GOWNS FOR SALE

Light blue beautiful gowns for ages 15 -22 sizes 2-6. Pictures upon request. Please call 845-352-9333 or email joshelbm@gmail.com

LOST

Lost something? Found something? The Daily Return: Call/text: 845-538-0193, Email: monseydailyreturn@gmail. com

Silver pandora bracelet with “R” charm at Merakdim pool last summer 845-304-6460

Ring at Sweet Expressions or in a taxi 929-383-9829

Drone west central area 8453711765

Heart Necklace 718.436.4886 off white beaded pacifier clip with off white pacifier- 347409-0151

FOUND

bag from Monsey Housewares with shower bag and flashlight at Robe Gallery 845-304-6460

bag from Jubilee with fancy napkins and plastic sectional dish at Rober Gallery 845304-6460

Baby

Layettes (845) 213-3646

Layettes Text 718-551-1732

Doula 845-587-1649

Labor Bag 347-604-3274

Pidyon Haben Accessories 845642-7256

Pidyon Haben 845-659-6704

Pidyon Haben Gemach 845-3563568

Formula 347-267-3640 Or 216889-3643

Neocate Formula 718-853-4090

Carseats, Bassinet & Pack N Plays. 425-1202

Carseats, Pack N Plays, Strollers, Pumps 845.425.6826

Doona Car Seat 845-445-7474

Brass Iron Bassinet 917-280-4559

Preemie Clothing 845-520-0475

The Preemie Box 845.664.5768 Or 718.688.5814

Baby Scale 845-578-5639

Baby Headphone 845 356 6797 Or 845 558 9370

Baby Scales 845-694-8985

Easy birth from Koznitzer Maggid 917-514-9461

Brissim

Bris Accessories 617-955-3630

Bris Accessories 845 425 8359

Bris Accessories 425 3873

Bris Accessories 425-6574

Bris Accessories 356-6215

Blue Light 845.425.1919

Poya and bris outfit w/ tefillos 845425-0672

Bris outfit poya, also tefilla cards 845 3564859 Ralph area

Pillow/Benchers 845-213-0602

Knife Sharpening For Mohalim

718-384-6214

Segula Stone 347-699-6418

Preemie Outfit 845.558.7065

Krias Shema Board With Stand 425-4540

Free Mohel 347-383-5696

Simcha

Gowns 845-517- 8808

Mother & Sister Gowns 845-4267496 Or 845-352-3031.

Gown And Petticoats 347-278-1278

White Dresses 845-371-1765

Floral Bisomim 845-629-2785.

Hats $25. 347-351-1604

Elegant Hats 845-517-0838.

Bands & Berets 845-371-3556

Tichel 845-548-0014

Mechitza’s, Tables, Chairs Etc. Call 845-445-8015

Hot Water Urns 845-425-9211

Ear-Plugs 845-202-0105.

Toys 845-578-6513

Toys 917-538-3453.

Clics 845-352-5820

Tablecloths (845) 371 2105

Tablecloth 352-8292

Tablecloths 352-8292

Gold Chargers 845-573-9772

shelves, stands, trays & centerpieces 845-425-1721

Siddurs. Sfard: 845-608-7830

GEMACHIM

Ashkenaz: 845 352 1756 Or 845826-6718

Siddur/Chumash 558.4774

Benchers 845-642-0910

Bentchers 347-404-2204

Bechers 845-377-5671

Becher, Challah Deklich, Zemiros 845-425-0498

Coat Rack And Hangers 845-3569841

Chuppa Cards 347-278-1278

Chupah Cards 845.222.0456

Chuppah Tefillos Booklets. 845213-0602.

Wedding Kit 845-425-2036

Wedding Kit 845-371-2947

Simcha Powder Room Kit 845263-4342

Accessories Basket 845-371-6857

Children Hair Pieces 3473001679

Portable Chuppah 845-425-4790

Umbrellas 216-470-9841

Sound System 917-382-8809

Evening Bags 845-549-2929

Shmiras Halashon Cards 537-0069

Earplugs for Simchos 845-3281071

22 qt crockpots, big hot plates, big pots, perculator 8453238570

Simcha table centerpieces

8456087715

Kallah

Yom Hachuppah Cd 845-352-2560

Crowns, veils, shoes, capes 4260767

Headpieces, Tiaras, Veils 845425-4221

White Sneakers 917-613-6579

White Shoes 845-200-0211

Kallah Hand Bouquet 845-4593567

Dress your kallah stress free. Book

1 week in advance 518-306-1167

Bridal Shower (845) 248-4218

Kallah Dresser 845-300-5767

Misc

Ribbis Question? 347-977-0628

Notary Public 347-228-8825

Fix necklines 845-238-6691

Hairstyling 845-540-3731

Hair styling 845-502-6558

Haircuts & Styling 845-352-8101/ 845-499-3218

Haircutting/Styling 845-263-7057

Haircutting & Styling 845-422-5337

Hospital Supplies 746-8293

Hospital Gown 845-425-8687

Hospital Gown 845-426-4695

Hospital Gowns 845-356-5364

Medical Equipment Email

Slmw50@Gmail.com

DVDS & players for Cholim/Homebound 425-2660

Simcha Maternity 845-425-1725

Maternity Coats Text only 845521-2912

Bed Rest? Laundry Help. 213-7437

Maternity Clothing 845-445-9687

Maternity Coat Text Only 8455212912

Twin Boppy Pillows (845) 445-9298

Proposal Gemach 347-277-4072

Gps & Waze 845-352-2588 (Minimal Fee)

Kosher Waze 845.587.1708

Roof Carriers 845-659-1863. Pack N Play Sheets Included. Text: 845-216-4885

Pack n plays 845-426-1177/ 347631-8183

Beautiful nishmas cards 845-7297390

Poya (outfit, hat, booties) 845425-0672

Help-a-mom. to volunteer call 347-977-6816

Phones For Emergencies. 845213-8664

Reflectors 845-356-0815

Reflectors 347-977-6816

Feeding Supplies 845-366-6398

Mezuzos 587-4533

Natural Health Support, text 347 2287578

Moving Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Boxes 845-425-6826 Or 845608-7830

Boxes 845-642-5286

Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Heaters 845 362 8666

Phone Gemach 845-445-7422

Air Mattresses 9176537170

Air mattress gemach Text/WhatsApp 9087831676

Baby scale 845-540-1710

Cuddles n Cradles 347-243-7495

Outfit and pillow 914-715-2672

Suitcases 845-371-9121

Bike Racks 845-659-1863.

Opwdd Sd Advice Email Slfydhm@ Gmail.com

Teacher’s Bulletin 845-425-8046

Computer Advice (862) 248-1931

Loans 347-385-1408

Moving Help packing/unpacking 845-281-5900

Pack N Plays with sheets text 845280-3470

Digital Cameras 8264062

Phone With Service 845-445-7422

Eczema Cream 845-274-7858

Single parent? Help with shopping etc. 516-203-2616

Yiddish & English Poems 845587-3018

Shabbos lamps (914) 391-3787

Lev Simcha music groups/visits 8456082676

Sefer Torah 347-598-0357

Free-shalom bayis 845-213-0602

Mezuzos 845-540-1802

Drop in babysitter - (845) 445-9391

laminators & paper cutters msg 845-263-7115

Kendamil formula 914-523-0592

Zichron Eliezer mailing Gemach 845-213-5617

Hachnosas Kallah loan gemach 347-415-1525

Heimish Chicken soup 845-3523959

Costume Used or new 8455380990

boy’s jacket on saddle river rd. chodesh tishrei ,call 914 557 3703

Sandisk on Fanley next to Edelin Shul 845-304-7758

Diamond bracelet at Crest Ct. park 845-371-4990

piece of jewelry in the shoppers haven mall. 845213-0350

Fur shawl on Main st 845425-3191

black velour scrunchie with bow on New County Rd. 347409-0151

FREE GIVEAWAYS

Dining room set 914-2584549

Master bedroom set without beds 845-364-9219

Grey Bugaboo Cameleon 845274-3531

55 Gallon saltwater Fish tank. 2 Clown Fish, starfish and snails. Light, Protein Skimmer Incl. 8453522723

Wooden white chest with mirror good condition 3547645

Black french door refridgerator 845-269-8079

2 Biscuit 24” pedestal vanity sink 845-642-3477

Grocery Boxes 845-371-2376

Top or 39” highriser w/ mattress 845-642-3477

44” mattress good condition 347-585-7357

New crib mattress. Plastic. 347 453 5706

Yiddish Adult magazines call/text 845-274-7508

LATE ADS

LOOKING TO HIRE!

Full-time warehouse manager. Must be very detail oriented, organized and have basic computer skills. Call 8415-533-1622 ex 107 or email ap@consumerslighting.com

FURNITURE FOR SALE

Magnificent 2 curios with buffet $999. 44’’ complete Italian master bedroom set for $999. 10ft table $299. Call/ text 845-248-5949

LOOKING TO HIRE!

Full/part-time basic office administrative positionemailing and entering data. Must be detail oriented, organized and have basic computer skills. Call 8415533-1622 ex 107 or email ap@ consumerslighting.com

RECEPTIONIST POSITION

Daas Wellness is Seeking to fill a receptionist position. Great working environment. Please email your resume. HR@daaswellness.com

BOOKKEEPING POSITION

All-girls’ office in Monsey is looking to hire. The right candidate will be: *Dedicated and seek to grow in her position *Analytical *Have bookkeeping experience *Understand basic accounting principles (debits and credits) *Is looking for a position in an ALL-GIRLS’ office with a GREAT ENVIRONMENT. This is a position in an established company. We offer a full benefits package. Please email your resume to bookkeepingjobmonsey@ gmail.com

POSITION AVAILABLE

Looking for a girl or woman to work part time with an individual in a dayhab setting. Please call Haddasa Yankovitch at (845)354-3233 ext. 1158

SISTER OF BRIDE

Very elegant ivory vintage gown. Size 0-2. Available for sale/rent. Call 845-425-6148

2 BEDROOM APT

New walk-in apt + shed in New Hempstead. Great for chasan & kalah. Convenient location and private. Washer+dryer, microwave, fridge and oven included. $2,450/ month all inclusive. Serious inquiries contact 845.262.9009

HELP WANTED

Looking for an energetic girl to entertain adorable young boy in the Saddle River area. 845-426-2199 Ext 1611

HELP WANTED

Looking for someone to watch an adorable 6 yr. old boy in the De Ronde/off Old Nyack area Monday-Thursday from 4-5:15 p.m. Please call 845426-2199 Ext. 1676.

FOR SALE

Beautiful black gown/dress for young mother of bride or sister of bride, size 6. Also white childrens gowns 845587-9019

TWO BEDROOM APARTMENT FOR RENT

Nice 2 bedroom walk-in apartment for rent available April 1st. (Chosson & Kallah preferred) Paikin Area. Please call 845-371-9362

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23 Monsey Blvd. Upstairs Left Side

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