Issue 392

REVEALING THE LAYERS

(Re: The Multi-Layered Onion, Issue 391)

Thank you so much for the article on different types of onions! I’ve always wondered about this and wished I knew more. The information is coming in very handy now as I cook for Pesach!

Curious Cook

SHOPPING AND STRUGGLING

(Re: The Prices Crisis, Issue 391)

I don’t usually write in; I usually just vent to my sisters when you print an article that touches a nerve. But as soon as I saw the article on the shopping crisis, I pushed myself to actually write a letter. We’re all having a hard time with the rise in prices for groceries and goods. The article pointed out that since many stores mark up items based on a percentage, if the prices are higher, they’re making more money. It hurts me that at a time when people are suffering and struggling, some store owners take advantage of the benefits rather than trying to help. If they would decrease the percentage of their markup, prices would be lower, but they would still be making the same money as before.

Many businesses suffered during the Covid lockdowns, and when the lockdowns were lifted, we were all reminded to support Yiddishe

businesses. Maybe now it’s time for the businesses to show support for us.

DO TAKE A STAND

(Re:

Standing Up for What’s Right, Inbox, Issue 391)

I read the letter to the editor this week written by “Been There,” and it actually got me to take the time to write a response. I didn’t read the original letter, so I can’t comment on anything that was published previously on the topic. I’m commenting just on this letter, which started off beautifully, describing a group of girls who had obviously been given a beautiful chinuch and who gave up their seats each day for an older woman on the bus.

So far, so good. But then, as I continued reading, my jaw dropped. The letter writer clearly advocated that young people should not have to get up for their elders!

A fundamental foundation of Yiddishkeit is respect for elders. The pasuk says, “Mipnei seiva takum.” This is not subjective, like a nice thing to do if someone’s in the mood or not too tired. It’s not a nice thing to do; it’s the correct thing to do. (As an aside, I have a picture that I took about 25 years ago of a sign right behind the driver on a bus in Eretz Yisroel with the words “Mipnei seiva takum” on it.)

When I read the letter, I was reminded of a conversation I once read that took place between two gedolim (of course, I have no recollection of who they were). One gadol said to the other, “Can you imagine, in the time before Moshiach, young people won’t get up and give their seats to older people.” The other replied, “Not only will the young not get up for the old, but the young will expect the older people to get up for them!”

Well, here we are. If a frum person can say that older people should come early if they want a seat and not expect younger people to give them a seat, then we’re not too far from the second half of that conversation…

The letter also reminded me of an experience I recently had that taught me a great lesson. Like the letter writer, I still see myself as a 20-year-old, and I am not comfortable with a younger person wanting to give me their seat. Recently, I got onto a bus at the last stop and was the only passenger standing. I moved to the middle of the bus, and a teenager got up to give me her seat. I refused, telling her that it’s not necessary and that I’m perfectly fine standing. She offered it to me a few times, and I repeatedly refused. Sitting right there was a very chashuve rebbetzin from a big kehillah, who knows me. She called me over and said, “Please take the seat from the girl for the sake of her chinuch, even if you’re perfectly fine standing.” I realized the truth in what she was saying and allowed the girl to give me her seat.

On another occasion several years ago, I was on the bus, and the aisle was full of people standing. I’d gotten on early and had a seat. Standing in the aisle next to me was a person considerably older than myself. I kept offering her my seat,

and she kept refusing. I was feeling really uncomfortable about it, so eventually I stood up and told her that it was ingrained in me to get up for people older than myself and that I absolutely could not sit while she stood. I told her that the seat is going to remain empty for the remainder of the ride, so she may as well sit down. Seeing that she had no choice, she sat down, and I could see relief written all over her face. The chinuch that I received was that you must stand up for someone older than you, and the importance of the mitzvah gave me no menucha until I saw that woman sitting.

The letter writer asserts that “young girls need to sit too.” True, as long as there’s nobody older than themselves who needs the seat. And no, it’s not Torah’dig to go by a “first come, first serve” basis, as she advocates.

Thank you for a wonderful publication,

CHINUCH, BUT NOT JUDGMENT (Re: Standing Up for What’s Right, Inbox, Issue 390)

Thank you so much for raising awareness in the community regarding respect for our elders. I can relate to the original letter writer’s concern because I had a similar experience with my mother, who is over 70, ka”h.

She recently traveled to my community to attend her Rebbe’s Friday night tisch. When we arrived, we were disappointed to see that all prime spots were already occupied by teenagers and young married women. They all continued to sit comfortably as my mother climbed to the fifth (!) tier of the bleachers and stood in a corner, straining her neck to follow the tisch. I attempted to be dan l’kaf zechus, understanding that those sitting unfortunately did not have the natural reflex of the previous generation, who knew to simply jump up when an older woman needs a seat. Sure enough, when I

M.Z.

brought it to their attention in a calm and gentle way, they were quick to move over and give her a better spot. In fact, nobody had to give up their spot; they just had to shuffle a bit to make room for her.

In general, our young daughters are willing to give respect to their elders, but we can no longer take it for granted that it will come naturally to them. Gentle awareness goes a long way.

It’s also important not to be judgemental. In reference to the letter writer’s example of girls sitting through megillah and not giving up their seats, I would like to make her aware that many teenagers are coming to megillah after a full day of fasting and running errands. My girls consider it the most challenging fast day because it’s a very hectic day that involves a lot of running around in order to take care of last-minute details for Purim. Sometimes they’re sitting at the megillah reading feeling really drained, while many mothers who for various reasons did not fast that day may actually be feeling well enough to stand. You never know.

Thank you to The Monsey View for giving us this platform to raise much-needed awareness in our community and for a beautiful publication weekly. We especially appreciate the effort you invest to keep it kosher and pure enough to enter our homes.

Lots of continued hatzlacha,

KITCHEN QUESTION

(Re: The Baking Championship, Issue 390)

F. Gold

In your March 15 issue, there was a recipe for Cinnamon Swirl Cake. Please confirm that the swirl ingredients are correct since there is no mention of any liquid. Also, the recipe calls for three loaf pans. I just baked this cake using standard loaf pans, and the batter is overflowing. Was it meant to be baked in medium loaf pans?

Thank you!

LIBBY GOLDBERGER REPLIES:

R.D.C.

Yes, the swirl ingredients listed are correct; there are no liquid ingredients needed. Regarding the pans, this cake is meant to be baked in medium-size loaf pans. I apologize for the lack of clarity.

ROBOT REVIEW

(Re: Roomba Rage, Issue 390)

I thoroughly enjoyed your feature on robotic vacuum cleaners. I was first introduced to Eufy at my grandmother’s, who had gifted it to herself after seeing it in action. My grandmother gave us a demo, showing us the features — and its brilliance. She explained that even after her cleaning lady left after a full day’s work, Eufy could pick up a ton of dust.

I was enamored. My three-year-old chased it around the house, waiting for it to bump into him, eliciting giggles and all-around fun. Not too long later, my Eufy (a granddaughter of the above-mentioned) joined my crew of cleaning help (me). It’s not as sophisticated as the models

mentioned in your article, but with a little team effort, it does a good job. Eufy is now waiting for a sister to mop up after her, which I will purchase just as soon as my grandmother does.

Thank you, Bobby! R.H.

YOUR SAY

AD INFINITUM

One would think that after years of harping on this subject, the issue would have resolved itself. It has not.

“Maria” did not show up one Thursday. After graciously answering her phone, she claimed to have had a stomachache. The following Thursday, she claimed that her prior employer had kept her longer. The next Thursday? She didn’t bother answering her phone at all.

All these reasons are plausible. But there’s a niggling feeling in my mind that tells me that someone may have offered her more money.

Every fifteen minutes or longer that you keep “Maria” means that her time and energy are stolen from someone else. Even if she arrives late to you. Especially if she still has to walk across town to reach her next employer.

Please ensure that the “Maria” you pick up off the street wasn’t already headed toward a destination where someone is eagerly awaiting her assistance. Also, please treat her respectfully by offering drinks/ fruit/yogurt (there are plenty of non-chometz items that could work) so she doesn’t arrive at her next employer in a famished state.

There’s no need for the Inbox to fill with comments about Erev Pesach pay hikes. The price charged may be steep, but I can think of several other items whose prices have skyrocketed, and shopping does not seem to have abated.

Wishing everyone a kosheren Pesach, R.S.

PARSHAS TZAV SHABBOS HAGADOL

The Greatest Blessing of All

Chatzos was nearing, and Rav Dovid did not want to delay eating the afikomen. He had no choice but to promise Zalman that he would try to fulfill his wish.

RAV DOVID BAHARAN, ZT”L, was among the yekirei Yerushalayim in the Old Yishuv. A talmid of Rav Yehoshua Leib Diskin, zt”l, his home was steeped in Torah and yiras Shamayim

When his son Zalman was growing up, he discerned his father’s unyielding esteem for his rebbi, and he built a dream of his own: Zalman wanted a bracha from Rav Yehoshua Leib.

Rav Dovid, who felt true trepidation and yiras hakavod when connecting with his rebbi, refused. There was no way he would take his rebbi’s time for a nonurgent matter. “I cannot exchange a word other than divrei Torah with Rav Yehoshua Leib!” he explained. “How could I ever trouble him for a bracha?”

Zalman did not give up. He continued to beg his father to take him for a coveted blessing. Then he got his mother, Rebbetzin Sara Baharan, on his team. She, too, thought it would be meaningful if her son would be blessed, and she pressed her husband to acquiesce to their son’s request.

The more Rav Dovid said no, the greater Sarah and Zalman’s desire grew.

Leil haSeder arrived. Zalman had a brilliant idea. He snatched his father’s afikomen and refused to return it until his father would promise to take him to Rav Yehoshua Leib. Rav Dovid offered Zalman all sorts of alternative gifts, but Zalman would not change his mind. He knew this might be his only chance to get the bracha he craved.

A few days after Pesach, Zalman and his father went to Rav Yehoshua Leib’s home. As they neared, Rav Dovid was overcome with awe. He could not bring himself to knock on the door and began to retrace his steps toward home. Zalman broke out in bitter tears. His dream was so close, yet it seemed to be floating away right before his eyes...

His sobs were heard inside the house, and Rebbetzin Diskin rushed out to see who was in distress. “What happened?” she asked, seeing the young boy crying.

When Zalman told her about his afikomen request and his pain that he might not get what he wanted so badly, the rebbetzin said, “Perhaps not everyone is deserving of a bracha, but a child who cries so bitterly because he wants one is certainly worthy of one!” She led Zalman into her home, to the

room where her great husband sat, and asked him to bless the child.

Rav Yehoshua Leib uttered a short yet lofty bracha. “Yehi ratzon, az du zultst zein an ehrliche Yid — May it be His will that you grow up to be a righteous Jew!”

It was a rare occurrence, and Zalman became the envy of the children of Yerushalayim for the special bracha he’d received.

* * * * *

The night of Pesach marks the anniversary of an integral

Pesach is full of traditions and customs, some of which seem logical, others less so. One minhag that seems puzzling and perhaps the antithesis of conventional chinuch is the minhag of encouraging children to snatch the afikomen .

It was a rare occurrence, and Zalman became the envy of the children of Yerushalayim

event in Klal Yisroel’s history. That night, many years before the Yidden went down to Mitzrayim, Yaakov Avinu received the brachos from Yitzchak, in a manner which appeared be thievery and trickery.

Why did the brachos have to come about in such a way?

When Moshe came to Pharaoh, he testified, “Koh amar Hashem, beni bechori Yisroel — So said Hashem, My firstborn son is Yisroel” (Shemos 4:22). Rashi explains that with this statement, Hakadosh Baruch Hu was confirming the sale of the bechorah that Eisav sold to Yaakov.

It follows that if Yaakov was the rightful firstborn, Yitzchak’s brachos truly did belong to Yaakov, and the entire pretense of “stealing” the brachos was a charade.

In the same vein, stealing the afikomen is but a simulation to rouse the children. This minhag may serve as a reminder to evoke the zechus of the brachos that Yaakov received on this night in similar manner.

As a side point, many are careful not to use the expression “steal” the afikomen, but rather “take” or “snatch,” in order to avoid habituating children to stealing and receiving reward for it.

May we all be zoche to eat the afikomen from the korban Pesach in Yerushalayim this year, and merit our rightful brachos with the final geulah

The Gadlus of Shabbos Hagadol

The midrash (Shemos Rabbah 1:28) relates that when Moshe grew up and saw how hard the Yidden were working, he explained to Pharaoh that it would do everyone good if they would be given one day of rest each week — Shabbos. This would prevent them from falling apart and enable them to recharge and resume their duties afterward.

Throughout the years of galus Mitzrayim, the Yidden believed it was Pharaoh who had given them Shabbos as a day of rest out of the goodness of his heart.

On the Shabbos of 10 Nissan during the year of Yetzias Mitzrayim, the Yidden realized Who, in fact, had designated this weekly day of rest. The Mitzriyim, seeing that Klal Yisroel had one foot out of the country, lifted the labor decree. And that was the first Shabbos that Klal Yisrael kept, knowing clearly that it was a gift from Hashem.

Taking this a step deeper, we find that until this point, the Yidden were like a katan, dependent as they were on the table of Pharaoh. That week, when they recognized that they need not rely on Pharaoh for their rest, they entered the category of a gadol. Therefore, this Shabbos is called Shabbos Hagadol.

(Rav Meir Abovitz, zt”l, Rav of Novardok)

State Exceeded Authority in Key Elements of Yeshiva Regulations, Says Judge

In a major victory for the yeshiva community, a Supreme Court judge ruled that the New York State Education Department overstepped its bounds in its latest round of yeshiva regulations, striking down certain troubling rules that could have had significant consequences.

Hamodia reported that Justice Christine Ryba ruled last week that NYSED did not have the authority to penalize parents whose children attend schools that are deemed to be providing an education that is not substantially equivalent to what is being offered in public schools, or to force parents to send their children to different schools. Justice Ryba also ruled that NYSED lacked the power to withhold funds from schools that fail to provide substantially equivalent educations, or to close them down.

Justice Ryba’s ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed in October by Parents for Educational and Religious Liberty in Schools, also known as PEARLS, in conjunction with Torah Umesorah, Agudath Israel of America, Yeshiva Rabbi Chaim Berlin, Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, Mesivta Tifereth Jerusalem, Rabbi Jacob Joseph School and Yeshiva Ch’san Sofer. The court rejected the lawsuit’s contention that NYSED violated the State Administrative Procedure Act and upheld NYSED’s new curricular requirements. It has made no definitive determination yet regarding allegations that NYSED unfairly targeted yeshivos, particularly by requiring that all classes be taught in English and that local school authorities be allowed to review

private schools’ teachers.

Rabbi Yisroel Reisman, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, described Judge Ryba’s ruling as being “of major importance.”

“It not only preserves the independence of our yeshivos, but also provides parents individually with pathways that won’t allow the state to penalize either parents or the yeshivos,” said Rabbi Reisman.

A statement released by PEARLS also hailed the decision, noting that the court “preserved our ability to bring a constitutional challenge should any yeshiva be unfairly judged or burdened by the State’s application of the regulations.”

NYSED described Judge Ryba’s ruling as a validation of its regulations, insisting that they will provide nonpublic school students with an enriched educational experience.

“New York’s cultural, racial and religious diversity is our strength, and should serve as a vehicle to learn from one another,” read a NYSED statement. “We remain committed to ensuring students who attend school in settings consistent with their religious and cultural beliefs and values receive the education to which they are legally entitled.”

Lawler Advocates for Yeshiva Parents With Amendment to Newly Passed Education Bill

Standing up for the rights of nonpublic school parents, Congressman Mike Lawler offered an amendment to a new education bill that would give parents the ability to educate their children as they see fit, without being subjected to government oversight.

Hamodia reported that Lawler spoke passionately in Albany about parental choice last Thursday, saying that the government should not be telling parents what their children should be taught.

“I have parents contact my office every day with concerns about their children’s education and the state trying to force itself into the relationship between educators and students,” said Lawler.

Lawler’s amendment includes a clause stating, “It is the sense of Congress that local educational agencies do not have the authority to exercise any direction, supervi-

sion or control over the curriculum or program of instruction of non-public elementary or secondary schools.” The amendment was inserted into the federal Parents Bill of Rights Act that passed Congress last Friday. The bill was supported by Republicans concerned by the progressive moral values that are being taught in public schools and represents an effort to give parents greater control over their children’s education by requiring school districts to inform them of current curriculums, speakers brought in to address students, and what books are available in the school library.

Lawler’s “sense of Congress” clause does not provide any legal force to the matter, and is merely a statement of congressional belief. Still, the freshman congressman felt that its inclusion in the bill sends a strong message that, while state and local governments should play some role in the realm of education, parents’ views should carry weight as well.

“I think its important to ensure as part of that, that we respect and recognize the right of parents to choose another form of education, vis a vis a nonpublic school or a religious school, to provide a quality education for their child,” said Lawler.

Help for Stranded Motorists a Tap Away, as Chaverim Assist App Debuts

Just in time for Pesach traveling, Interstate Chaverim has launched a new app that can connect travelers with the nearest branch of Chaverim or the organization’s closest members.

The Chaverim Assist app is a project of Interstate Chaverim and uses GPS technology to pinpoint the caller’s location. The app will provide those calling for help from an area that has existing Chaverim coverage with the ability to reach a dispatcher with just a single tap on the app. In areas without a local Chaverim chapter, the app will connect travelers to Interstate Chaverim, which will search its networks for a nearby

volunteer, and if none is available, provide help remotely.

Interstate Chaverim board member Yossi Margareten said that with so many people traveling during Yom Tov season, being able to get help from any location is of utmost importance.

“With the Chaverim Assist app, people can get help no matter where they are,” Margareten told The Monsey View. “Even if someone is in a place that doesn’t have an existing branch of Chaverim, their call gets pushed out to every Chaverim member in the world, and it is very possible that there is a member in the area who is also traveling and can give them the help they need.”

According to the Interstate Chaverim website, Chaverim currently has branches throughout the tristate area as well as in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas. Chaverim also has overseas branches in Belgium, Canada, France and the United Kingdom.

Jewish Candidates Perform Well in Village Elections

It was a resounding win for Jewish-backed candidates in three villages, with voters in Pomona, Airmont and Chestnut Ridge electing candidates to several local offices.

Hamodia reported that a write-in campaign was launched in Chestnut Ridge, where the incumbent trustees were running unopposed and voter turnout was expected to be low. When word surfaced of a quiet get-out-the-vote plan to unseat the incumbents, community members were urged to vote, and trustees Shmuli Fromovitz, Grant Valentine and Paul Van Alstyne received 710 votes, while their challengers on the write-in slate won just 68 votes.

The Village of Pomona elected its first Orthodox mayor. Former trustee Ilan Fuchs beat mayoral candidate Stephen Katz, while his running mates Joel Grunwald and Raanan Zidile handily beat Chris Pulakos and Nicholas Wilson to win seats as village trustees.

Airmont Mayor Nathan Bubel won another four-year term in the village, with running mates Morris Friedman and Larry O’Toole earning two-year trustee positions. Bubel and his running mates walked away with 1,322 votes, while their challengers received just 656 votes.

While March elections typically garner little notice, they have become increasingly important in Rockland County as the Jewish community has continued to expand far beyond Monsey’s borders.

$1M in Grant Funding Available for Nonprofits Impacted

by COVID

Nonprofit organizations that saw pandemic-related decreases in their revenues could

get some financial relief thanks to a reimbursement grant funded by the American Rescue Plan Act.

County Executive Ed Day and the Rockland County Legislature announced last week that applications had opened for the $1 million grant. Eligible entities could receive anywhere from $5,000 to $50,000 through the Nonprofit Recovery Reimbursement Grant for expenses including rents and software expenses paid since January 1, 2022, and utility bills paid since that date to cover the cost of items including internet service, electricity, natural gas, trash removal, and water and sewer.

The grant is open to nonprofits with a 501(c)(3) or 501(c) (9) status, but excludes institutions of higher learning and healthcare facilities. Applications are available on the Rockland County government website and must be submitted by September 15, 2023. For additional information, call 845364-2027.

Minimal Fire Damage Reported in Suffern Shul Fire

Davening at Congregation Bais Torah in Suffern was interrupted last Shabbos morning when mispallelim smelled smoke during Shacharis.

News 12 reported that the Tallman Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched for what was believed to be an automatic fire alarm at 89 West Carlton Road, but a followup call from the shul made it clear that there was an actual emergency unfolding.

The first firefighters arrived within five minutes to find smoke emerging from the second floor. Multiple teams responded to the scene, including the Suffern, Mahwah, Monsey, Hillcrest, Sloatsburg and Suffern fire departments. Everyone in the shul was safely evacuated. It took approximately 30 minutes to get the fire, which was confined to a small area beneath the roof, under control.

“There were a lot of void spaces and access issues to the fire, so we had to make multiple cuts through the roof and ceiling below to find the main body of the fire,” said Dennis Murphy Jr. of the Tallman Volunteer Fire Department. “It was kind of like playing Jenga with the roof because we had to cut around certain things without causing any other issues.”

The shul’s main sanctuary was minimally damaged by smoke, but an older house on the property and a smaller shul that is also used as a beis medrash suffered greater damage. Two firefighters who sustained minor injuries refused medical attention at the scene.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

A report released last week by The Journal News stated that New York State’s 80,000 volunteer firefighters save taxpayers an estimated $4.7 billion each year.

Rockland Fire and Emergency Services coordinator Chris Kear said that the county’s 1,900 volunteer firefighters save taxpayers approximately $50 to $60 million annually by responding to about 9,000 emergencies annually without being paid for their services. The county has been relying on volunteer firefighters for more than 100 years, said Kear.

Nothing is simple when you mix FAMILY and FINANCES .

Throw in a young bully and an old one, a new house and a new architect…

When a power struggle erupts, will these siblings build — or destroy?

WEEK 1

A MELODY OF MEATS

Brisket with caramelized onions

Classic roast

Stuffed capons

Marinated chicken

Salmon with homemade duck sauce

Two-tone gefilte fish

Osso buco

Batter-fried citrus chicken

WEEK 2

THE BAKING CHAMPIONSHIP

Carrot muffins

Coffee nut torte

Cinnamon swirl cake

Almond cookies

Babby’s chocolate bundt cake

Grape jelly roll

Chewy meringue kisses with praline filling

Praline biscotti

Cream of potato soup with flanken strips

Roasted vegetable soup

Root vegetable soup

WEEK 3

SOUPS & SIDES

Cream of chicken soup with chicken croutons and parsnip crisps

Zucchini ratatouille

Glazed beets with roasted hazelnuts

Yapchik

Brisket egg rolls

WEEK 5

WEEK 4

DECADENT DESSERTS

Four-layer coffee ice cream

Fruit popsicles

Mango and lemon sorbet

Brownie fudge ice cream dessert

Mocha-almond ice cream

Ice cream meringue

Almond apple crumble

STAPLES & SNACKS

Egg noodles

Chrein

Must Potato starch

Matzah kneidlach

Matzah chremzlach

Salad dressing

“Bread” crumbs

Mayonnaise

Ketchup

Onion rings

Vegetable chips

Apple rings

Nut brittle

Sugar-coated nuts

Fruit leather

STYLED BY: LIBBY GOLDBERGER

DESSERTS DECADENT

Pesach recipes sponsored by:

BROWNIE FUDGE ICE CREAM DESSERT

ESTHER INDIG

This wonderful dessert consists of three recipes, each of which can be made on its own. The brownie fudge is simple, delicious and takes mere minutes to put together. To upgrade the brownies, add chocolate glaze and chopped roasted nuts. The coffee ice cream, as well, can be topped with roasted chopped nuts for a complete dessert.

BROWNIE FUDGE

8 eggs

3 cups sugar

1½ cups oil

1½ cups potato starch

1 cup cocoa

½ cup seltzer

Pinch of salt

DIRECTIONS

1. Beat eggs and sugar with an electric beater. Add remaining ingredients, and mix well.

2. Pour onto a lined cookie sheet, and bake at 350° for 45 minutes.

CHOCOLATE GLAZE

2 T. oil

3 T. cocoa

7 T. sugar

3–4 T. water

½ tsp. coffee

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine all ingredients in a small saucepan.

2. Bring to a boil, stirring constantly until sauce thickens.

ASSEMBLY

Spread ice cream atop the brownies, and serve with chocolate sauce.

MOCHA ICE CREAM

9 eggs, separated

1 cup sugar, divided

½ cup oil, optional

1 T. coffee, dissolved in a few drops of boiling water

DIRECTIONS

1. Place an empty bowl into the freezer; this will prevent the ice cream from settling.

2. Beat egg whites until frothy. Gradually add ½ cup sugar, and beat until very stiff.

3. In a separate bowl, beat egg yolks and remaining sugar, add oil and coffee mixture, and combine well.

4. Gently fold yolk mixture into egg whites, and mix just until combined. Remove bowl from freezer, pour in ice cream and return to freezer.

Pesach recipes sponsored by:

MANGO AND LEMON SORBET

ESTHER INDIG

Who doesn’t crave some smooth, fruity goodness when the regular fare is heavy and starchy? Here is your creamy and sublime version in a contrast of colors. Scooped, sliced or on a stick, these are the ultimate palate cleansers.

MANGO SORBET

5 mangos

⅓ cup water

½ cup sugar

Juice of 1 orange

Juice of ½ lemon

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut mangos in half and juice. Juicing mangos, rather than blending them, will give the sorbet a soft and scoopable texture right out of the freezer.

2. Cook water and sugar until dissolved, add lemon, orange and mango juices, and bring to a boil.

3. Line a container with a plastic bag, and drape opening over the container. Pour in mixture, tie bag closed, and freeze.

4. When frozen solid, remove from the freezer and blend thoroughly.

5. Pour into molds if using popsicles, or back into containers if scooping. Return to the freezer until ready to serve.

LEMON SORBET WITH LEMON CURD CREAM

Serve with fruits, as popsicles, or scoop into compote.

8 cups water

3 cups sugar

Juice of 8–12 lemons; about 1¾ cups

DIRECTIONS

1. Boil water and sugar until dissolved.

2. Juice lemons. Add juice to pot, and bring to a boil.

3. Line a container with a plastic bag, and drape opening over the container. Pour in mixture, tie bag closed, and freeze.

4. When frozen solid, remove from the freezer and blend thoroughly.

5. Pour back into the container, and return to freezer until ready to serve.

LEMON CURD CREAM

3 egg yolks

½ cup sugar

¼ cup lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the egg yolks into a pot, and beat lightly with a wire whisk.

2. Whisk in the sugar, and give it a good mix until the eggs are lighter in color.

3. Turn heat to low, and gradually stir in the lemon juice.

4. Stir constantly with the whisk until the mixture thickens and just starts to bubble.

5. Transfer the curd to a resealable container or bowl. Cover the surface of the curd with plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.

Pesach recipes sponsored by:

FOUR-LAYERED COFFEE ICE CREAM CAKE

MIRIAM PASKES

This dessert is a winner in taste, elegance and presentation. You will need to make each recipe twice for a total of four layers. Read assembly instructions before starting.

COFFEE CAKE

Prepare this cake twice and freeze.

6 eggs, separated

1½ cups sugar

½ cup oil

1 T. coffee dissolved in 1 T. boiling water

¼ cup freshly squeezed orange juice

½ cup ground filberts

¾ cup potato starch

DIRECTIONS

1. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and preheat oven to 350°.

2. In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg whites and sugar on high speed until stiff. Gently fold in the yolks, oil, dissolved coffee, juice and filberts. Last, fold in the potato starch.

3. Pour onto the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 38 minutes. Allow to cool, and then place in the freezer.

COFFEE ICE CREAM

This is delicious on its own, as well. For this recipe, prepare the ice cream twice, and freeze in a 9x13” pan.

6 eggs, separated

⅔ cup sugar

⅓ cup oil

1½ T. coffee dissolved in a bit of boiling water

DIRECTIONS

1. In the bowl of a mixer, beat the egg whites and sugar on high speed until very stiff.

2. Very gently fold in the yolks, oil and dissolved coffee.

ASSEMBLY

1. Prepare two cakes and freeze.

2. Prepare one batch of coffee ice cream.

3. Remove one cake from the freezer, and pour one batch of the ice cream over it. Immediately place the cake back into the freezer.

4. When the ice cream is completely firm, remove from the freezer. Take the second cake — along with the parchment paper — and while holding on to the edges of the cake, flip it on top of the ice cream. Remove the parchment paper, and place the assembled layers back into the freezer.

5. Prepare another batch of the ice cream, and pour it over the first three layers. (If your ice cream isn’t stiff, create a border around the cake with two layers of silver foil so that it doesn’t run down the sides.) Freeze again.

Tip: I like to store the assembled ice cream cake in a large Rubbermaid storage bin.

Optional: When serving, top each slice with a few sliced almonds. Roast the almonds at 400° for about 7 minutes, stirring once halfway through.

Pesach recipes sponsored by:

ALMOND APPLE CRUMBLE

P. SAMUELS

A wholesome and comforting dessert!

INGREDIENTS

8 medium Cortland apples, chopped

½ cup sugar

¾ cup chopped almonds

1 tsp. lemon juice

4 eggs

NUT CRUMBLE

¾ cup chopped almonds

⅓ cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix apple mixture, and place into a 9x13” pan.

2. Combine crumble ingredients, and sprinkle on top.

3. Bake at 350° for 1 ¼ hour.

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FRUIT POPSICLES

SUSSY KRAUS

These refreshing popsicles are simple to make and fun to eat.

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut up any fruit that you use on Pesach, like oranges, kiwis, pineapple, mango, etc., and mix them all together.

2. Fill a mold with the cubed fruit, leaving room for the liquid.

3. Mix equal amounts of must (squeezed grapes) and water, and fill the molds. You can also use any other light-colored juice that you have, like white grape juice or lemonade.

4. Add a popsicle stick or plastic spoon, and freeze.

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ICE CREAM MERINGUE

CHANA RIVKY SPITZER

An impressive, festive and mouthwatering dessert!

MERINGUE LAYER AND KISSES

6 egg whites

⅛ tsp. salt

1⅓ cup sugar, divided

⅔ cup potato starch

5 oz. ground nuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Slowly add 1 cup sugar, and continue beating until very stiff.

2. Combine ⅓ cup sugar with potato starch and nuts in a bag and shake to combine.

3. Add to beaten whites, and mix gently.

4. Spoon most of the meringue onto a baking sheet, and spread into an even layer. Form meringue kisses out of the remaining batter for decoration.

5. Bake at 225° for 2 hours. Allow to dry for several hours to attain a crispy texture.

CHOCOLATE CREAM

This cream has great spreading consistency, even though it has no chocolate in it.

1⅓ cups sugar

¾ cup potato starch

½ cup cocoa

2 tsp. coffee

Dash salt

3¼ cups water

¼ cup oil

6 egg yolks

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the first five ingredients in a saucepan. Add some of the water, and mix to combine. Add the oil and the rest of the water, and mix.

2. Cook over medium-low heat, stirring constantly until thick. Remove from heat.

3. Beat egg yolks. Pour some of the chocolate mixture into the yolks, stirring to prevent curdling.

4. Pour mixture back into the saucepan and continue cooking, stirring constantly until very thick. Remove from heat.

5. Place a piece of plastic wrap directly over top of cream to prevent skin from forming. Cool.

TO ASSEMBLE:

1. Spread chocolate cream over the meringue. Transfer the ice cream on top, and spread more chocolate over it. Freeze.

2. Cut the entire cake in half widthwise, and place one on top of the other. Cut into 2 or 3 oblong logs.

3. Garnish with meringue kisses and extra cream.

Note: When complete, you should end up with eight layers as follows: meringue, chocolate, ice cream, chocolate, meringue, chocolate, ice cream, chocolate.

ICE CREAM

6 egg whites

⅛ tsp. salt

½ cup sugar

4 egg yolks

½ cup oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Gradually add sugar, and beat until stiff.

2. Choose from the following two ice cream flavors, or simply leave it plain.

For cocoa flavor: Mix 4 tablespoons cocoa with ¾ cup water, and add to yolks before combining with beaten whites.

For coffee flavor: Mix 4 teaspoons coffee with 4 tablespoons water, and add to yolks before combining with beaten whites.

3. Beat yolks with oil, and gently combine with whites. Freeze in a parchment-lined cookie sheet.

Note: Freeze pan before pouring in ice cream to help ice cream freeze more evenly.

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MOCHAALMOND ICE CREAM

CHANA RIVKY SPITZER

This ice cream is best served unadorned to allow its rich taste and creamy texture to really shine. My family actually asks for it all year. When I make this during the year I use almond butter in place of the almonds and oil, and I add 1 teaspoon vanilla extract.

INGREDIENTS

¾ cup almonds (3.5 oz)

2 T. oil

4 egg yolks

1 tsp. coffee

1 T. cocoa

6 egg whites

⅛ tsp. salt

½ cup sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Place the almonds in the food processor, and pulse until finely ground.

2. Add oil, yolks, coffee and cocoa. Continue blending until very smooth.

3. Beat egg whites with salt until foamy. Add the sugar, and continue beating until very stiff.

4. Add some of the beaten whites to the almonds and mix.

5. Combine both mixtures and freeze. Note: You can omit the cocoa if you don’t use it on Pesach.

When the Yidden left Mitzrayim, they were transformed from slaves to a free nation.

For every generation, Pesach would become a time of rebirth, renewal and the exhilaration of freedom.

IN THIS SEASON OF LIBERATION, FIVE STORIES OF PEOPLE WHO BROKE FREE

“Excuse me, may I please pass?”

In our apartment, we need a traffic controller for the narrow hallway. And the same goes for the kitchen; if one person is working at the counter, there’s no space for a second person to make a coffee.

Ever resourceful, our children make use of every inch they can find. This means that every room is inhabited throughout the day. It means that the apartment has no clear boundaries, and the kitchen area and laundry area and bedroom area are one dizzying blur. It means that there’s food in the Lego box and toys in the laundry basket, and that stray pajamas even make their way to the kitchen.

before I click the last overfilled closet shut.

The reality of Pesach approaching is clouding my brain with sheer overwhelm when my husband comes home with stars in his eyes. He’s placed us third on a list for an apartment available for rent. Brand-new. And spacious. And slated to be done in two weeks’ time.

Do I want to come to see it?

I’m not sure. If we’re third on the list, should I get my hopes up? Dare to dream of a new beginning?

We go anyway.

We are moved to second place on the list, and when the family before us decides it doesn’t work for them, we are actually offered this glorious residence for our own family.

IF WE’RE THIRD ON THE LIST, SHOULD I GET MY HOPES UP? DARE TO DREAM OF A NEW BEGINNING?

It means Pesach cleaning cannot be started in advance; the day we announce Pesach prep has begun, we no longer serve chometz or even bring it into the house.

I stand there on Shushan Purim and survey the contents of my entire house spilling out into my too-narrow hallway, and I feel the walls constrict around me. I feel the breath of too many people in my lungs. I feel the helplessness of trying to organize this mess, whose tentacles will reach me even

We move in right before Pesach. We sit and marvel at our new quarters. The ceilings are higher, and the flight of stairs between the bedrooms and living space are exhilarating, dividing our home into separate areas. And we have our own porch! And a patch of grass!

The kids revel in the space as they run up and down the hallway and do cartwheels in the dining room. And sit by the window, which is not half-buried in the ground, to take in the outdoors. We may as well have moved to a mansion.

It’s two years later, and the space still feels exhilarating. Liberating.

Yes, pajamas are still sometimes found in the kitchen, food in the bedrooms (don’t tell my mother), and toys just about everywhere, but we never take the gift of space for granted.

I was recently pondering whether to go out on a limb and initiate something that I really wanted — and was really afraid to do.

Why was I afraid?

Well, it involved asking people for help, and there was a possibility that they’d say no. This is an old theme in my life. Taking risks; risking failure. Above all, fear of rejection.

Usually, I’d err on the side of caution. After all, if you don’t try you can’t fail, I’d tell myself. (So why did that decision always make me feel like such a failure?)

I had decades of ducking behind me. But this time a chiddush occurred to me.

My fear was that the answer might be no. But if I wouldn’t ask, if I wouldn’t try, then the answer would for sure be no!

Guaranteed failure.

If I would try, maybe the answer would also be no. But maybe it would be yes.

In other words, the worst-case scenario, trying, was equal to the best-case scenario, not trying. As a famous athlete once said, “You miss 100% of the shots that you don’t take.”

If so, wasn’t it dumb not to try?

So I tried.

Yeah, it was scary. But it also felt exhilarat-

ing. I felt alive.

And you know what? They said yes. Not everyone did. Some did say no. But others said yes. Most, in fact.

And it felt great. Not just the yesses, although that felt great, too (if I had gotten only nos, I’m not sure I’d be writing this). It felt great to have tried.

Of course, then I felt charatah about all the possible yesses I might have had in my life if only I’d tried, if only I’d asked.

But hey, better late than never. Besides, for a lot of my life I didn’t know what was good for me, and many of the things I’d wanted were probably better unasked.

Will I feel this way next time I face this risk?

Who knows? Maybe I’ll slide back into my cave of risk avoidance. Maybe I’ll rediscover all those “rational lies” (aka, the urge to rationalize) that paralyze.

But whatever happens, this liberation and its subsequent success can never be taken away from me. It’s now a permanent part of my playbook, and it’s a card I’ll play, I hope, more and more often. This will allow me to open new doors. Or, at least, to give the doorknobs a try.

I HAD DECADES OF DUCKING BEHIND ME. BUT THIS TIME A CHIDDUSH OCCURRED TO ME

RABBI NESANEL YOEL SAFRAN

The rain was banging a staccato rhythm on the pavement outside. Indoors, all was warm and placid. Still, my heart was frozen with a mixture of feelings: fear, uncertainty, and the tiniest seedling of hope.

I’d been in shidduchim for three and a half years, and I still hadn’t met my bashert. Now I sat in the home of a highly recommended blei gisser. She lived in a one-bedroom house in the heart of Geulah and had a family mesorah for ayin hara removal.

As I watched her fill a bowl with hot water and lead, I wondered if this act would indeed hasten my yeshuah. I davened quietly as the woman stepped up behind me, held her bowl over my head with one hand, and draped a towel over me with her other hand.

The block of ice in my heart thawed slightly. Would this encounter change the trajectory of my life? Was an ayin hara the reason for my lengthy wait?

THE BLOCK OF ICE IN MY HEART THAWED SLIGHTLY. WOULD THIS ENCOUNTER CHANGE THE TRAJECTORY OF MY LIFE?

The woman whispered several sentences. My heart beat wildly. Outside, the rain continued to slap at the window panes.

“I’m finished,” the woman announced.

She removed the towel from my head, and I turned around to face her.

“Did I really have an ayin hara on me?” I asked.

She nodded. “Look into the bowl and see for yourself. See the three clumps of lead shaped like eyes? They represent the three ayin haras over you. The lead was all loose pieces before we began.”

Three ayin haras? I noticed that one “eye” was larger than the others. Was that the ayin hara on my shidduchim? Would things get easier now?

I left the woman’s home with the seeds of hope more firmly entrenched in my soul. The rain continued to come down in sheets and buckets, but inside, where it counted, I was warm and optimistic.

A week after my visit to the blei-gisser, a bachur was suggested for me. Two weeks later we met, and as the saying goes, “the rest is history.”

Shidduchim are like splitting the sea; now I was free on the other side.

1990

Throughout my childhood, I was woken up each day by a mighty yank at my scraggly ponytail and a shrill shout. Grandma would pull me out of bed and send me running down the cracked pavement for her morning paper. The sky would slumber comfortably, brightening up with fantasies and happy shades of pink. But for me, lively visions were long dead.

“Wake up, Hailey!” I still hear her rough voice in my nightmares.

If I was not the very first person in town to take a daily newspaper from the 30 freshly bundled stacks at the wooden stand, I’d be locked in my room until noon. My heart would bang wildly in my chest as I would near the stand. Would I taste freedom today?

2000–2019

The years pass, and the sun finally rises for me. With lots of inner work, I become Hadassa and open up slowly, like the petals of a rose in spring. With the steadfast support of a dedicated rav and rebbetzin, every day is transformed into one of promise and joy. No longer am I the impoverished orphan. Now I am a princess, bequeathed with the age-old secret of life’s mean-

ing. My crown is worn with pride, although life as a giyores is challenging. I don’t think I’ll ever master the heimishe shprach or learn the unspoken dress code (why do we always wear black?), but the unending love I’ve been embraced with makes anything possible.

2022

Yosef stirs but cuddles his teddy and falls back asleep.

If only I could do the same, but after the years with Granny, I still wake every day at dawn. I pad downstairs, careful not to wake Faigy snoring softly in her pretty bassinet. Opening my Tehillim with reverence, I watch a group of birds whoop their way into the endless violet blanket covering the sleeping city.

“Motzi asirim…” I sing for the unbelievable trajectory Hashem has led me on. My personal liberation has been one from a fearsome prison to a community of givers. Now I am swathed in love and warm acceptance. Now my home is filled with the banter of my children against the backdrop of my husband’s singsong as he learns.

Now I am an unfettered bird flying to a future splashed with hope and vivid color, painted by my loving Father.

NOW I AM A PRINCESS, BEQUEATHED WITH THE AGE-OLD SECRET OF LIFE’S MEANING

AS TOLD TO CHANA HINDY SCHECHTER

Does the word “manage” creep you out? Tense your jaw? Make you reflexively refill your coffee?

Same.

Back when my second was a newborn and I was ensconced in the bubble that is a convalescent home, an acquaintance who had just had her third said to me, “How am I going to manage? Well, I’m not planning to manage, that’s how I’ll manage.”

I nodded outwardly and smirked inwardly because, lady, if you’re dropping out of the game now, you’ll be washed away in no time.

The epiphany was that Hashem and I were on the same team. Whew!

All this time, I’d been running and racing and proving, as I huffed and puffed, that I COULD do it and I COULD manage and I WAS the epitome of a good Yiddishe mamma by keeping ALL my balls in the air ALL the time. See, Hashem? It was worth sending everything into my life because I can handle it all by myself!

But with this epiphany, I just collapsed into His capable arms and said, Tatte, take it all! Take my angst and my ticking inner clock and my ruthless inner voice that tells me faster-faster-faster, day and night. And just like that, I was fired. I fired myself.

Smug self went on to receive the blessing of more children with one eye on the stovetop and another on the clock. And a third on work assignments and a fourth on housework, a fifth on the kids and a sixth on other nagging commitments.

And with every extra laundry load, the inner tension went up a notch, the inner taskmaster’s voice rose an octave, and I was MANAGING.

Until I had an epiphany. I’m not sure what I did to deserve that gift, but I’m achingly grateful.

I hung up my boss’ hat and became a humble employee. And instead of firing a string of commands at myself, I turned to Hashem with a zillion requests: Hashem, please help me sleep well and wake up on time, and give me a smidge of Your rachmanus to greet my kinderlach with a smile, and help me get that load in and finish this article before Toddler wakes up, and let Little Boy not goad Big Boy, and let all of my munchkins eat nicely, and may this headache subside until at least after bedtime.

Thank You, Hashem, for my family, my home, my job. Please, help me manage them to Your satisfaction.

WITH EVERY EXTRA LAUNDRY LOAD, THE INNER TENSION WENT UP A NOTCH, THE INNER TASKMASTER’S VOICE ROSE AN OCTAVE, AND I WAS MANAGING

CHANA GLUCK

IDY SWIMER

We know you’re knee-deep in Pesach cleaning and prep at the moment, but it’s always beneficial to keep your eyes on the prize!

Think of your beautifully set Seder table, with its gleaming silverware and crisp tablecloth, and the familiar smell of traditional Pesach food. This image marks our finish line, when we’ll finally be able to set a beautiful Yom Tov table.

One highlight of the Seder table are the pillows and armchairs used for reclining. Reclining on Pesach signifies our freedom and state of royalty, and using beautifully customized pillows adds to the sense of majesty. Designing and adorning your own blank pillow cases can be fun, and doesn’t require much skill, supplies or time. Blank pillow cases can be found in various materials and textures, from fine linens to luxurious quilted fabrics and everything in between.

ןיבסמ ונלכ

Textured Pillowcase

This technique will result in a magnificent pillow design.

SUPPLIES:

• Quilted textured weave pillowcase in standard size

• Fabric spray paint in gold, silver and diamond glitter

• Painter’s tape

• Premium vinyl (not permanent) or contact paper, cut to 12x12”

• Prepared stencils in Hebrew font, either printed out, store-bought, or Cricut-designed

INSTRUCTIONS:

1. Prepare your lettering by choosing one of the following stencil options.

Printed out: You can make your own lettering on a Word document. Choose a font you like, and enlarge it to size 72. Once it is printed, you can enlarge it even more, to a height of 3 inches, using a copier. Next, cut out your paper lettering, and trace it onto contact paper or vinyl. Cut away the lettering, to remain with the outside border.

Store-bought: Ready-made stencils can be found in different sizes and font styles as well. These stencils will also need to be traced onto contact paper or vinyl in one long strip. Cut away the lettering, to remain with the outside border.

Cricut-designed: Prepare your Hebrew lettering stencil by choosing your preferred font style in Design Space. You can either cut it on premium vinyl or on contact paper. Your lettering should be about 3 inches high, and the finished width of the full two words should be about 11.5 inches long. Leave a border around it so the strip of lettering remains intact. Next, peel off the letters; you will be using the outside of the lettering as your stencil.

2. Align the lettering strips from the exact center of the pillowcase outward and upward. Press down on the vinyl so that it sticks well to the pillowcase. Place painter’s tape around the border to seal it tightly, so none of the spray paint touches the rest of the pillowcase.

3. Cover the rest of the pillowcase with vinyl, then seal it with painters tape.

4. Begin spray painting. Stand high up or at least two feet away, and slightly mist the words. Use one color at a time, spraying slowly, to lightly build up the colors. Wait 30 seconds between coats.

5. Once you are satisfied with the color, allow the color to settle and adhere before carefully peeling away the vinyl.

6. Allow the spray paint to dry for 72 hours before washing.

Tip: To remove any slight paint marks on the pillowcase, immediately dab with peroxide.

Linen Pillowcase

Using your Cricut Maker will allow you the opportunity to create an exquisite pillowcase with a custom design.

INSTRUCTIONS:

SUPPLIES:

• White linen pillowcase in standard size

• Cricut Maker

• Heat transfer vinyl in gold color

• Cricut weeding tool

• Iron

1. Design your own Pesach decal for the center of your pillowcase. Browse and choose your desired font and borders.

2. Choose your material from the list of choices. Remember to set the image to mirror. Stick your vinyl onto the mat, shiny side down. Cut.

3. Using your weeding tool, carefully weed away all excess vinyl. Working under good lighting is recommended.

4. Place your cut decal with the transfer tape side up on the center part of your pillowcase.

5. Place a piece of material between the vinyl decal and the iron. The iron should be set to the highest setting. Do not use any steam.

6. Press down very firmly on the iron, and hold it at each spot for 30 seconds. Once you cover all the areas, give all the spots a once-over.

7. Wait for the decal to be cool to the touch before carefully removing the transfer tape. Remember, easy does it.

Personalized Pillowcases

Setting the Seder table with personalized pillowcases is another way to make guests feel at home and family members feel special. These pillowcases actually serve a dual purpose, as they can be used as place cards!

Simply use the instructions for the linen Pesach pillowcase, and adjust the text and design to match your needs.

How to Use your Cricut Maker

There were many things I didn’t know when I plugged in my Cricut Maker for the very first time, and I’m guessing you probably don’t know them either. So before you start your very first project, allow me to share those little tips that others so kindly shared with me, as well as tips that I learned through much trial and error.

A Cricut Maker isn’t just a tool, it’s an experience. Let’s make it an ideal one.

1. Take advantage of the expertise of the design team at the Cricut Company. When I asked for design support (prompt 6) I felt supported. They will offer you a Zoom call, with endless patience and vast information provided at your pace and level.

2. Set the dial of your Cricut Maker to Custom. Once you have completed your design in Design Space and are ready to cut, choose your material settings from the choices available. This will ensure that your material is cut properly.

3. Be super vigilant that the type of material you are using is compatible with your Cricut Maker model. For example, Smart Iron Ons, Heat Transfer Vinyl, can be used only with smart Cricut machines.

4. In addition, test a small sample of the iron-on vinyl (HTV) with a piece of the fabric onto which you have chosen to iron your decal. Materials such as linen have spray starch, which provide a Teflon coating. This will not allow the vinyl to adhere to the fabric. Therefore, it is recommended to wash your materials prior to using.

5. You can count on HTV vinyl being long-lasting when it’s washed and cared for properly. Do not wash it for at least 24 hours after applying to give the HTV time to cure to the fabric so that it remains adhered. Wash in cold or warm water, inside out, then hang dry or tumble dry on low heat.

Reviving Linen

Is it possible to clean white linens that are yellowed and stained?

Fine linens lose their pristine quality over time, often due to spills, dirt settling into folds, and discoloration caused by ironing starch. Another challenge: They may be too delicate to machine wash. Fortunately, you can revive your fine linens by hand with this method:

1. Pre-soak

Give your linen a long bath in plain cold or tepid water to loosen set-in grime. Replace the water when it gets cloudy, and repeat until it stays clear. (We do mean a long bath; this step can take up to a week.)

2. Wash

Fill a tub with tepid water and mild laundry detergent, as well as powdered oxygen bleach such as OxiClean. Wearing rubber gloves, slosh the linens around gently. Rinse well.

3. Treat Treat linens with Engleside Restoration Fabric Restorer to remove stubborn stains. Dissolve three scoops per gallon of water, then soak the fabric for 6 to 8 hours. Remove and rinse.

4. Air dry

The sun has natural fabric-brightening powers. Lay your items flat on a towel outside, or in a sunny spot inside.

CHANA HINDY SCHECHTER

Nissan 5774

Outside, the heavens are covered by the warm blanket of night, sprinkled with some iridescent stars. Here at our table, everyone is wide awake, jittery and brimming with youthful anticipation. I pinch Nechama hard; the time is now.

“Will we get it?” Suri leans over, sending a stream of red wine over her Haggadah with her excited whisper.

Questions hang in the air. For months, this has been the talk of late nights and hopeful dreams. But Tatty’s broad smile gives it all away.

“Yes!” he announces. “Your tickets to Eretz Yisroel are booked!”

Exultant joy rises inside me like air filling a balloon, and we sisters shriek in delight. Old Mr. Schwartzberg awakes suddenly and glances at us curiously, nose turned up in disdain. I run upstairs to bask in the moment alone. The sky stretches ahead, an endless black expanse. Soon those heavens will carry me to the golden city of my dreams. In my mind’s eye I already see the ancient Kosel, the haven of Our People, the bustling Yiddishe life that pulsates through the land.

What an afikomen gift! I must be the happiest girl alive.

Nissan 5776

“Hello!” booms Mr. Davis. My sister and I giggle at his odd socks and watch his hands flail as white froth gathers at the corners of his lips. My grandfather listens calmly and answers his

questions with respect and grace.

The Seder proceeds uneventfully, the story of our redemption coming alive as we speak into the long night. The moon watches us soberly from above, a white knight on a dark stage, as if it too reminisces about days of yore. A sudden movement catches my eye. Mr. Davis is clumsily poking his fleshy hands into my grandfather’s starched kittel. Our patriarch sings on calmly, his deep tenor filling the room with warmth.

WE WAIT WITH BATED BREATH. WHAT WILL MR. DAVIS SAY?

Mr. Davis runs out, the white pouch held aloft like a trophy. This is going to be interesting.

Our appetites satisfied after a sumptuous meal, a surprised cry shatters the contented silence.

“Where is my afikomen?”

We all follow our grandfather’s example and stare around

curiously, wondering.

Mr. Davis grins, exposing his few remaining teeth. He beholds his audience one by one and finally holds up the grand prize. “I have it!” he shouts unnecessarily, a look of pure delight on his face.

“So, my friend Gedalia, what would you like in exchange?” my grandfather asks.

We wait with bated breath. What will Mr. Davis say? A new hat? Money?

“A Yamaha PSR s970 keyboard, please,” he states simply, as if he is asking for an apple. What?

Does he really think my grandfather is going to give him that? Why should we spend $2,500 on a professional-grade keyboard for him? He probably can’t even play a tune!

But, like many times before, I underestimate my benevolent grandfather. For just a moment, I forgot how his overflowing generosity spills over to anyone he meets.

“Okay, we’ll sort that out for you after Yom Tov,” he replies with his trademark smile.

DID THAT EVEN COMPARE TO THE ELATION MR. DAVIS EXPERIENCED TONIGHT?

We stare in shock as Mr. Davis breaks into a spontaneous dance, his face glowing like a hundred light bulbs. He beams as his wrinkled fingers tap on the table, already playing. As the night wears on, harmonies blending together to watch dawn break, we notice an added radiance in Mr. Davis’ eyes. An extra sparkle. For beneath the poor social skills, nervous twitches and lack of money or friends lies a beating heart that yearns to be treated as an equal. My heart warms as I imagine the melody of belonging filling his studio apartment with new life and song.

He heads outside into the warm night, a spring in his step.

Tottering and swaying as my father and uncle follow behind at a distance, he turns to wave us all a cheery goodbye.

I recall my joy two years earlier at our surprise afikomen present, the awe and excitement that had filled my very being. And I wonder meditatively in the deep silence, did that even compare to the elation Mr. Davis experienced tonight?

As I watch him go, I hear musical notes playing in the breeze. The sun is languidly painting the sky a hazy pink, crickets noisily heralding a day the world has never yet seen. On this night of deliverance, magical dreams have come to life. Anything is possible.

PART 4 OF 4

It’s the home stretch! Take a deep breath. Then take some vitamins, a power walk, a nap or whatever else you may need to fill yourself up with energy. You can’t afford to run on empty.

It’s a little more than a week to Pesach, and now we’re doing the real stuff. We’re going to get rid of the chometz in the actual space where you’ll be holding your Seder and where you’ll cook your Yom Tov food. And very soon, we’ll get to the prize: turning over the kitchen and cooking Yom Tov delicacies!

In this week or so, we’ll be finishing the dining room furniture — the couch, table and chairs. Then we’ll clean other miscellaneous items before moving on to the oven, kitchen drawers, freezer and refrigerator. On the day of bedikas chometz, we’ll clean the kitchen table and chairs and other last-minute items.

Dining Room

Once in the dining room, we’ll start with the couch. Remove all pillows and removable parts. Vacuum all surfaces and crevices. If the couch is leather, scrub with a rag dipped in cleaner, and wipe with a damp rag. If it’s upholstered,

scrub with a brush dipped in cleaner, and then again just with water. For light-colored upholstered couches, you might want to hire an upholstery cleaner. The results will be amazing, and you’ll be saving lots of time.

Next we’ll clean the table. Remove the leaves, wash each one with a wet rag dipped in cleaner, wipe down with a damp rag, clean the surfaces that hold the leaves, and replace. Clean the table and legs well with a rag dipped in cleaner, and then again with a damp rag.

Next are the chairs. Vacuum each seat and both sides of the back, and in the space where the seat meets the leg. If the vacuum pipe is too large for that space, use a dry toothbrush or a Q-tip to brush out the crumbs. Wash the legs and all wood parts with a rag dipped in cleaner. Brush upholstered seats with a large brush dipped in cleaner and water, and then again only with water. Again, for light-colored upholstery, it’s a good idea to hand this job to an upholstery cleaner. If the seats are leather or coated with plastic, clean well with a rag, first with water and cleaner, and then with

The

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QUICK CLEANUP program

Week 1 – March 9 to March 14

Toys, laundry room, bathroom(s)

Week 2 – March 15 to March 21

Master bedroom, linen, seforim, china closet

Week 3 – March 22 to March 28

Children’s bedrooms, kitchen cabinets

Week 4 – March 29 to April 4

Couch, dining room table/chairs, kitchen drawers, oven(s), freezer, refrigerator

KATZMAN

water.

Look around the dining room. Are there any other pieces of furniture that need to be cleaned? If not, you’re done!

Miscellaneous

We’ll insert here that once your kids are home for Pesach vacation, they’re welcome to clean their briefcases and knapsacks. This entails emptying them, shaking out or vacuuming them, machine washing them if possible, and returning clean items. And once you’re ready to tackle your pocketbook, you’ll also empty it, then shake/vacuum/ wash it, and return clean items.

The stroller may be cleaned now, or on bedikas chometz night if your baby will be munching chometz in there up to the last day. Remove all removable parts and wash. Scrub the frame in the bathtub with a sponge, and then rinse.

Kitchen

Now we’re on to finishing the kitchen. First, we’ll do the oven, as this needs only a light clean if it won’t be used on Pesach. If you choose the lightest mode, you only have to vacuum out the crumbs and close it off for Pesach. If you’re in the mood for a deeper clean, you can spray with oven cleaner (or baking soda in a warm oven), scrub with an abrasive sponge, and then wipe with a wet rag. Baking trays and racks that look greasy do not have to be thoroughly cleaned before Pesach. Grease is not chometz. I recommend doing them after Pesach.

The kitchen drawers are next. At this point, you’ll probably want to move the kitchen table and chairs to the hall area. Yup, now we’re officially in “no-walking-around-with-chometz” mode. But I’m sure you’re glad it’s only happening now, and not two weeks ago.

We’ll start with the least-used drawers and progress to the most-used ones. Empty the drawers, bang them out upside-down, and clean the tracks and drawer with a rag dipped in water and cleaner. Dry or air-dry, and replace contents, or store the things elsewhere if the drawers will be used on Pesach.

Next is the freezer. Now, let me preface this by saying that the freezer can be cleaned so late in the game only if you haven’t received your frozen products yet, or if you have an already-Pesach’dig deep freezer. Otherwise, you would have had to clean the freezer at an earlier stage, before the kitchen cabinets or dining room furniture.

Devote a block of two hours for the task so you can clean the freezer all at once, from start to finish. Otherwise, the task gets overwhelming and can take over the whole day. Transfer all freezer products to the refrigerator so they remain in a cold environment. Hopefully, your freezer is now down to ice cubes. (Bravo! Now dump them in the sink). Unplug the fridge. Remove all freezer shelves and racks and place in the bathtub. Fill the bathtub with water and some bleach, and let the pieces soak while you tackle the interior of the freezer. Prepare an abrasive sponge, a wonder sponge, two rags, Q-tips, toothpicks, a pail with water and a bit of bleach (or cleaner if you don’t want to work with bleach), and another one with only water. Wear gloves. Scrub all sides of the freezer and freezer door with a sponge dipped in water and bleach. Use the wonder sponge for stubborn stains, and the Q-tips and toothpicks for crevices. Wipe clean with a wet rag, and then with a dry rag. Plug fridge back in.

Now head to the bathtub and drain the water. Scrub the shelves and racks with a sponge, and then rinse with water.

Dry with a rag, or just shake vigorously. Replace the freezer parts, and return any important products to the freezer, wrapped very well in bags.

The freezer is now ready to be filled with Pesach goodies! Can you smell them in the air?

Now you’re ready to clean the last big thing: the refrigerator. This is a heavy-duty job, so do this on a separate day. Basically, cleaning the refrigerator is a repeat of the freezer job, only doubled. Set aside a generous block of time for the task, prepare the same cleaning agents as mentioned above, and repeat the same steps.

Last-Minutes

Now the house is nearly ready for bedikas chometz! On the day of bedikas chometz, scrub down the kitchen table, chairs and high chair with an abrasive sponge and then a damp rag. Next, clean the floors thoroughly, preferably with a drop of bleach to invalidate possible crumbs that remain. Wash out the laundry hamper and garbage can, and clean frequently-touched items, like door handles, lights switches and phones.

On the morning of sreifas chometz, we’ll give one last sweep, rinse or shake out the broom, wash the used shmattes, and empty the vacuum cleaner. Finally, shake out the pockets of clothing and coats worn that day that will not be washed before Yom Tov.

At long last, Pesach is here! It’s time to celebrate.

I wish you all a beautiful and meaningful Yom Tov. You deserve it!

Note: Please discuss with your rav any halachic questions related to Pesach cleaning.

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וצ טקעיָארפּ ןוויסַאמ ןָא רעטנזיוטסטיילןרילָאטסניא טירטס

יד ןעמונעגפיוא ָאפַּאמַאר ןופ סרעניואוונייא יד ןבָאה דיירפ סיורג טימ - .לָאה ןוַאט ןגידרַאלָאד-ןָאילימ-ףניפ ןוויסַאמ ַא ףיוא סיורַא ךיז טזָאל ןוַאט רעד זַא סעיינ עטוג ,ָאפַּאמַאר ןופ ןסַאג יד רעביא סטייל טירטס רעטנזיוט ןרילָאטסניא וצ םַארגָארפּ .סרעניואוונייא יד ןופ טייהרעכיז רעד תבוטל רעד סָאוו טקעיָארפּ ןטגייווצרַאפטיירב ןוא ןרעסערג ַא ןופ לייט זיא סָאד

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טשינ ןסַאג ענעטכיולַאב

קיפַארט ןריצודער רָאנ

ךיוא ןעוט רָאנ ,ןטנעדיצניא

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ןופ תונווכ עגיליווזייב טימ

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טעוו טקעיָארפּ רעד

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GETTING OVER THE HUMP

There are three species of camels, differentiated mostly by their humps. Dromedary camels have one large hump, and Bactrian camels have two humps. The third category is the Wild Bactrian camel, an endangered species that also has two humps but was never domesticated and roams wild in northwestern China.

Baby camels are actually born without humps. The humps start growing when they reach ten to twelve months of age, when the little camels start eating more.

Contrary to what many people think, the humps on a camel’s back do not contain water. Humps are storage units for fat, which can sustain the camel for weeks. In the desert, food is scarce, and camels break down the fat in their humps for energy and nutrition. As the fat breaks down, the humps start to droop. By burning fat, camels can go 15 days without water — even in the desert!

These humps of fat also help camels regulate their body temperature so they can stay cool in hot climates, since most of the body fat is on their back and not insulating their entire body.

WHERE DOES THE WATER GO?

If the water that camels so famously drink isn’t in their humps, where does it go?

Unlike other animals, camels’ red blood cells are oval-shaped, and not round. This means that the cells are smaller and can continue circulating even when they’re dehydrated. The real secret, though, is that their blood cells are able to expand up to 240% of their regular size to store water. This allows camels to drink 30 gallons of water in 10 minutes — which would cause the blood cells in any other animal to burst.

BUILT FOR THE DESERT

In addition to their humps, camels have a few distinctive features that make them one of the only animals that can easily travel through the desert and live in desert-like areas. They have feet with a large, flat sole to help them walk over sand without sinking in. They also have two rows of thick eyelashes to protect their eyes and slit-like nostrils that they can completely close to prevent sand and dust from entering. In order to be able to eat the thick, thorny plants that are found in the desert, camels have thick lips and a hard lining inside their mouths. Not only that, but they can tolerate body temperatures of up to 107 degrees, and they have thick skin padding their chest and knees, which makes it possible for them to sit comfortably on hot sand.

CAMELS THROUGHOUT HISTORY

One of the first places camels were domesticated was in the Arabian Peninsula, over 2,000 years ago. From there, domesticated camels spread to North Africa, the Middle East and Somalia.

Camels played an important role in establishing trade between countries, since they’re able to travel long distances while carrying heavy loads (they can carry up to 900 pounds!). The Silk Road was a trade route started around the year 138 BCE by China that reached Europe, India and other western countries. Camels were integral to the Silk Road because of their ability to withstand tough climates and travel for a long time with minimal food and water.

Camels even played a part in the Civil War. At that time, horses were dying from dehydration, and the army was experimenting to see if camels could replace horses in the army. The 43rd Mississippi Infantry, a part of the Confederate Army, used a camel called Old Douglas during the war. Old Douglas even fought in the Battle of Corinth in 1862, but he was later killed by Union soldiers during the Siege of Vicksburg. Ultimately, the army decided not to use camels long term, but Old Douglas remained a mascot of sorts for the Confederate soldiers.

WORDS AND IDIOMS

There are many opinions on where the word “camel” originates, but many think it comes from the Greek kamelos, which is rooted in the Hebrew gamal

The popular idiom “the straw that broke the camel’s back” is an Arab saying for when a minor thing causes a large reaction because of earlier, cumulative actions. It’s believed to come from a similar proverb, “‘Tis the last feather that breaks the horse’s back,” which dates back to the late 1600s.

WOW! IT’S A WHOLE SHIP!

RECAP: UNABLE TO ACTUALLY REBUILD THE SHIP, YOSEF AND RACHEL SET OUT TO FIND A PLACE TO HIDE FROM THE PIRATES.

YOU ASKED FOR SPARE PARTS. CAN YOU USE THIS?

WHERE DO YOU THINK IT CAME FROM?

I KNOW, SILLY! BUT WHAT’S IT DOING HERE? ARE THERE OTHER PEOPLE ON THE ISLAND?

…YOU WANT ME TO GO AFTER THIS IBN RUMAHIS FOR YOU?

DUNNO. JUDGING BY THE WEAR ON THAT ROWBOAT, THE SHIP’S BEEN HERE FOR YEARS. COULD BE WHOEVER WAS ON THE ISLAND WAS RESCUED BY NOW. OR, Y’KNOW, DIED…

LET’S FIND OUT!

I DON’T KNOW ANYTHING.

I CAN’T BELIEVE IT, RACHEL! WE’RE ACTUALLY GONNA GO HOME!

YES. I’LL PAY WHATEVER YOU ASK!

YOU’LL PAY OUR REGULAR FEES AND NO MORE. ANY IDEA WHERE RUMAHIS IS? OR IF YOUR CHILDREN ARE EVEN STILL ALIVE?

THEN WHERE DO YOU WANT US TO GO? SHALL WE JUST SAIL AT RANDOM, UNTIL —

WHAT WAS THAT?

by: YONAH KLEIN illustration: JACKY YARHI

THE OCEAN.

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

• Proper nouns

• Contractions •

POINTS

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

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Family name: Weiss, 845-xxx-8021

Name of winner: Blimy

Amount of points: 72

Names of competing players: Mommy

Some words only the winner found: fame, frame, riding, warmed

The longest word found on the board: framed

A new word learned from the board: ding

WINNER 2

Family name: Goldberger, 845-xxx-3405

Name of winner: Faigy

Amount of points: 53

Names of competing players: Ruchy Zorger

Some words only the winner found: cure, frame, harm, warm

A new word learned from the board: fare

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GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Attention graduates! 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.

TUTOR WANTED

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

P/T TITLE 1 TEACHER

Attention graduates! 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

LOOKING TO HIRE

Busy mortgage company seeking a full-time loan processor. Lots of potential for the right candidate! Spring valley area. Very heimish environment. Please contact 845-250-1146

POSITION AVAILABLE

We are looking for a Customer service relationship manager to proactively engage with our users, help them with issues, and make sure they are happy with their experience. Excellent communication skills are a requirement and an outgoing personality is very important. Tech knowledge and a desire to be part of a tech startup are a bonus. Please send to your resumes to: jobhiring845@ gmail.com.

LOOKING TO HIRE

Mortgage company in spring valley area is seeking a parttime loan processor. Very heimish environment! Great pay for the right candidate! please contact 845-250-1146

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Female full-time data processing in a heimish business environment. Analytical & problem solving skills required. Full training provided. Please send resume with references to hiringnow65@gmail.com.

AMAZON MANGER

A e-commerce business in Monsey area is looking to hire a qualified Amazon account manager. 1+ years of experience required. 75k-120k/year with great potential. Call: (845) 6820140 Email:hramazon.ige@ gmail.com

PLAYGROUP MORAH

Gan Simcha is looking for a Morah for a 2 year old playgroup for September 2023. Contact Rikki 347-9309736.

OFFICE SECRETARY NEEDED

Full time 9-5 secretary girl great pay in Heimish office in monsey no internet 8453199168

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babysitting

POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Skyscraper Insurance is seeking to hire the right candidates to join our team. Great incentives for the right candidates. Please email your resume to HR@ skyscraperinsurance.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

Attention graduates! Want to make a difference in someone’s life? We are looking for someone to work with special needs teenagers. email resume to jobresumes613@gmail.com or call 845-729-3001

GREAT SALES POSITION

Be Your Own Boss! “Be in business for yourself not by yourself” best training + support provided, great benefits and retirement package. Please email dglick@newyorklife.com or call 845-639-5216

HELP WANTED

ABA Riders is looking to hire an ABA para to work with a 6 ear old in a mainstream girls classroom immediately after Pesach. The position can be full-time/part-time. Must have a car. Well paid. Contact Rikki 347-930-9736.

PLAYGROUP ASSISTANT

Gan Simcha is looking for an assistant for a 2 year old playgroup for September 2023. Contact Rikki 347-9309736.

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

END THE SEARCH

Focus on what’s ahead and Create a better future for yourself!! Are you looking for a better opportunity? Leave it up to us to get you the right one! Email Chaykes@ blackbirdrecruiting.com today to End The Search, Get Employed!

HELP WANTED

Accounting firm is looking for F/T or P/T employee to assist with administrative tasks. Great environment! Will train. Email resume to monseycpajob@gmail.com or call 212.221.1140 ext 160.

ABA PARA

ABA Riders is looking for a female yiddish speaking ABA para to work with 5 year old in his home from 3:30-5:30, 2 to 4 days a week. Well paid, paid taxi. Contact Rikki 347930-9736.

BCBA WANTED

ABA Riders is looking to hire a BCBA. Well paid! Contact Rikki 347-930-9736.

HELP WANTED

Many growing companies are looking to expand their team. Get the job you’re looking for in a Heimish Environment. Send your Resume To Chaya@thekey2leads.com

HELP WANTED

Are you looking for a job that you will love, where your talents and skills will be appreciated, and get a fantastic salary at the same time? Contact me today to hear what open positions we have! email your resume to Helen@thekey2leads.com.

NURSING HOME A/R

Heimishe nursing home corporate office looking to hire a female accounts receivable candidate. Must be responsible, organized and possess good communication skills. Please email resume to monseymedicalbilling@ gmail.com

HIRING!

All girls’ office in Monsey looking to hire a full/part-

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time Payroll + Bookkeeping Specialist. Willing to train, but prior office experience is required. Please email your resume to jobopeningmonsey4@gmail. com.

UPSTATE DAYCAMP

Looking for energetic capable female head counselor/s for daycamp in Monticello. 12th grade or older. Excellent Salary. Call:929-343-4847

BABYSITTING

BABYSITTER AVAILABLE

Experienced babysitter in Oak Glen area has few slots available. Hours 9-4. 5+ hours only. Call/text 347-988-0333

BABYSITTER

Looking to hire a warm, experienced babysitter in my home in Wesley Hills to watch two infant babies (2 months old), starting after pesach. Every day 9-4 Friday till 1:30. 9148441113

SERVICES

REFLEXOLOGY

NY REFLEXOLOGY (Ingham Method) GET YOUR ENERGY BACK! ReduceStress-Anxiety--Blood PressureCholesterol-ETC. Call Chana 917-6181153

TORAHANYTIME.COM

On demand Torah lectures Video-Audiodownload All for free Computer or App for iPhone/Android Or Hotline 718-2982077. Yiddish - Hebrew - English

CUSTOM CLOSETS

For all your custom closets please call or text 1347.522.4872

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

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

PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS & STYLING

Great prices. Call Miri 845-426-7561

MASSAGE THERAPY

--In The Comfort of Home-- *Swedish *Deep Tissue *Lymph *Craniosacral Therapy Call Sarah: 845-596-1373

FLY HIGH BALLOONS

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

EARPIERCING

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

PRIVATE TRANSPORTATION

For all your needs -local & long distance! *Lady drivers available *Night hours available. BOOK YOUR VAN TODAY! 845-208-5422

SPEAKER/MUSIC RENTAL

For all your simchos and events. Great service and great pricing! Call/ text:845-444-6065 Email: Tzadlerproductions@gmail. com Includes FREE stands and cables.

GARTLECH

we fix knitted & crochet

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

LAUNDRY SERVICE

Join our many satisfied costumers! We also accept OPWDD and HCBS. 845-5023691

KEYBOARD LESSONS

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

ODDS & ENDS

SEEKING DONATIONS

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

NEW! NEW! NEW!

Looking for a nice private place for a Beshow? A few locations available in the Monsey area. No charge. Call 845-426-5484 or 845-7467251

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

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

Beautiful black gown for rent. Size 4. Please text 845-8262185

GOWN FOR SALE

Sister of the bride white, shirt dress style gown. Size 0-2. Please call 845-694-2026

IVORY GOWN

Magnificent designer womans Ivory gown, size 8. Please call 845-596-6501

GOWNS FOR SALE

Mechteniste black/white beaded gown size 6-8. Size 2-4 ivory gown. Valentino black, beaded dress size 6 worn once 845-596-6501

LOST

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

Carry on with 2 pairs of earrings in Stolin hall 845200-4045

Bunch of black key rings with keys 845-362-7857

FOUND

Bag from The Container store on Blauevelt 845-371-0320

Money in an item from Kupath Ezra on Maple 516808-9915

While ago a pair of shoes and turban in a Small sheitel box possibly in Stolin Hall 845200-4045

Black velvet size 23 girl’s shoe at Hopscotch 845-422-5919

845 425 5745

Envelope purim in a lafamillia taxi with a note from Avi Blech and family to a Rabbi Weinberger with money in it call 354 5088.

Brown & white baby blanket in front of Amazing savings 352-4642

Item from a big tzadik if lost please call 7189868559

3 ladies rings in Ateres Charna March 19 914-3933516

Doona bunting in Shoppers Haven 659-9482

Black childrens jacket in Lafamila 845-362-1250

Artscroll Haggadah on Phyllis Terrace 845-502-4079

pair of girls earrings in Ateres Golda by Weiser/ Rosenfeld wedding - March 14. Please call/text 718-8125403

Taupe 3 seater couch good condition 845-746-1663

We have 3 carriages that were left in La Familia taxi’s recently *Black Yoyo *Black Bugaboo Bee (with black bugaboo bag) *Black Joolz. call Chaverim office 845-3716334 ext 1

FREE GIVEAWAYS

Medi compression knee highs size large 30-40. 845-3563990

Treadmill 845-826-0210

10 pairs of tights, Nurseaid, Mayfair, size E with seams. Brand new, still in package. Please call 845-239-8530

8 ft dining room table good conditon 845-664-8293

infant car seat 352-1016

Box of new damaged repairable hair bows and headbands. Good for kids project. 3472321969

G&G bekesha size 18L & G&G chasidish black suit short jacket size 16L good condition 347-243-1143

box of dee voch shrift and der blick shtibel 845-425-1937

3 birds (finches) 9178857344

box of old Binah Magazines, english magazines, Yiddish Magazines call/text 845-2747508

6 dining room chairs in good condition.

one needs repair. braun juicer barely used. george forman grill. 845-461-9919

LATE ADS

COOK WANTED

A Heimish Camp is looking for an experience cook for the coming season please send resume to Jobssummer23@ gmail.com or fax 718.303.9142

FREE GIVEAWAY

10 pairs of tights, Nurseaid, Mayfair, size E with seams. Brand new, still in package. Please call 845-239-8530