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May this coming year bring you abundant blessings of health and wealth, happiness and prosperity, in every aspect of your life. May success follow you in all your endeavors. Wishing you a year filled with joy, growth, and endless opportunities LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

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Dear Friends,

As we prepare to usher in the New Year, I want to extend my heartfelt wishes for a meaningful Rosh Hashana to you and your loved ones. Let the new year bring security, prosperity, and unity in our community, and a renewed commitment to a brighter future together.

May we all be inscribed in the Book of Life for a year of blessings and continued success.

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MY SHABBOS TREAT

(Re: Parsha, Issue 468)

I want to thank you for featuring the parsha articles by Y. Levenstein. It’s the first thing I turn to every week when I sit down to relax. It’s so inspirational and uplifting, yet light enough to enjoy, and it really gives me food for thought. Please forward my thanks.

As an aside, since the author is producing such a beautiful collection of articles, I’m wondering if you’d be able to produce a small book on past articles. I’d definitely be interested in something like that.

A Parsha Fan

SELF-COMPASSION AND SELF-CARE

(Re: You Be the Judge, Issue 467)

I really enjoy The Monsey View and find the articles interesting and relevant. This week’s story about the woman who was judgmental toward herself and others was extremely relatable. Although we don’t all do it to the same extent she did, we all tend to judge those “less” and “more” than ourselves. It was heartwarming to see how the protagonist became more compassionate and understanding to others as she became more compassionate toward herself. I teared up when reading that her thoughts and actions were born of trauma and her childhood need for self-protection, strategies her adult self no longer needed Recently we’ve heard a lot about “self-care.” The judgmental reac-

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tion is to classify self-care as spoiled indulgence. And that may be true in some cases, especially when you look at the ads encouraging you to buy luxuries in the name of self-care. But learning to say no when necessary is a sign of healing, not of selfishness. To those who disagree, may they find healing on their own journeys.

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EGGS IN ERROR?

(Re: Honey Infusion, Issue 466)

Thank you so much for providing our household with the most delicious and tasteful recipes. I noticed that the Honey Pomegranate Ice Cream Cake called for 4 eggs. Was that a mistake? The rest of the ingredients are storebought.

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NUTS ALERT

(Re: Honey Infusion, Issue 466)

I just wanted to make readers aware that the Honey Pomegranate Ice Cream Cake recipe calls for Viennese crunch, which contains nuts. Many keep the minhag not to eat nuts in Tishrei. Thank you for your beautiful publication. I especially enjoy the recipes.

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BREATHE SAFELY

(Re: The Nose Knows, Your Say, Issue 466)

In response to the letter about the trend to use chemical diffusers, I totally agree that this is a big disservice to customers. But what is even more disturbing is the fact that many of our schools and chadarim have begun using diffusers as well. Our precious children spend eight hours each day inhaling

and absorbing the chemicals the diffusers are specifically designed to saturate the air with. We don’t know the long-term – or even short-term – effects of these chemicals, but it’s definitely problematic for kids to be inhaling chemicals all day, every day.

I am pleading with school administrators and managers: Please help us keep our kids safe and healthy! We’re more than glad to walk into a school building and experience the unique, original school scent. What memories!

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THE TASTE OF HAPPINESS

(Re: Recipe for Success, Issue 465)

The article on Franczoz Bakery brought back many warm and pleasant memories. I worked for them one summer as a young teenager, over 40 years ago. Every week, so many oldtimers came by to pick up their famous “potatonik,” which I had never heard of before that summer.

Mrs. Franczoz was such a warm, kindhearted and patient boss. She always made sure to send me home with some goodies for my family l’kavod Shabbos.

Many years have passed, but those memories will always make me smile. Ah gut gebentched yahr to all of Klal Yisroel.

Rochel G.

ON TRACK WITH HEALTHY SNACK

(Re: Snack Attack Contest, Issue 463)

I look forward each week to Wednesday because it’s the day the new issue of The Monsey View comes out! My favorites these days are POV and the recipes. But I’m actually writing to thank you for the healthy snack contest. I have a daughter in second grade, and she’s up to day number fifteen today. Her school has a rule that for first recess, only healthy snacks are allowed. In order to participate in the contest, she brings healthy snacks for second recess as well. It makes her and myself so happy! Thank you,

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WHAT SPECIAL ROSH HASHANAH MINHAG

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My husband goes to his Rebbe in Eretz Yisroel for Rosh Hashanah each year and has us all in mind in his tefillos. – R.G.

I complete Sefer Tehillim twice on the first night together with friends and family. – Miriam Berkowitz

We have a minhag to eat square-shaped lokshen in the soup. The reason behind this is to avoid eating “din” (thin) lokshen, as we hope to avoid the middas hadin . – A Reader

My father uses various foods to “create” more simanim. For example, when he eats basar, meat, he davens that we should hear only “ besoros” tovos. – A Reader

When my siblings and I were young, my parents did not wake us up at the alos or neitz to daven, but if we woke up on our own, we did not go back to sleep. – A Reader

The simanim we eat on Rosh Hashanah are fish head, pomegranate, sweet carrots, black-eyed peas, snake squash, leek cupcakes and spinach turnovers, and we say a yehi ratzon for each one. Then, throughout the seudos of Yom Tov, we try to think of more simanim on the foods we eat. For example, when eating liver, known as leberlich in Yiddish, we daven that we should be zoche to leib erlich, live with righteousness. When we eat chicken nuggets, for example, we’d say “es zul zein nuhr gits,” we should merit only good. Someone once found a bone in their fish, and asked what to say on that one. A family member came up with a great siman: “We should be zoche to a ben!” – Anonymous

On Rosh Hashanah, we eat a rosh keves, the head of a lamb. It is delicious and so soft. Just don’t smell it; it still has the hint of a farm… – A Reader

I DON’T WEAR A SHEITEL ON ROSH HASHANAH AND YOM KIPPUR. ROSH HASHANAH FINDS ME WALKING TO SHUL IN A WHITE KERCHIEF. I’M LUCKY THEY COME IN BEAUTIFUL STYLES TODAY, SO I CAN FEEL DIGNIFIED AND COMFORTABLE IN SHUL. – A READER

On the first night of Rosh Hashanah, before we start the meal, my husband goes to several Rebbes in the neighborhood with my sons to get a bracha for the coming year. – C.K.

AFTER THE MEN COME HOME FROM SHUL, MY FATHER BLOWS ANOTHER 100 KOLOS BEFORE WE START THE SEUDAH. – A READER

We visit all of our grandparents to wish them a shanah tovah. – A Reader

For a sweet new year, besides dipping an apple in honey, everyone gets to enjoy fruit candies in every shape and color. – Miriam

MY HUSBAND’S FAMILY EATS THE HEAD OF A SHEEP INSTEAD OF THE HEAD OF A FISH. IT TOOK ME SOME TIME TO GET USED TO IT… – A READER

We buy various kinds of apples and wash and shine them to dip into the honey. –A Reader

We visit our grandparents on the first night of Rosh Hashanah, and if we can’t make it on Yom Tov, we make sure to go beforehand.– A Reader

Growing up, Rosh Hashanah to me meant being woken up by my father at the alos so as not to “ farshluf ” the mazel, going downstairs for a quick coffee, and sitting down with the rest of the family to say Tehillim. (If the weather was nice, we sometimes did this in the backyard, as the sun rose in the sky.) My father would complete the entire Sefer Tehillim on both mornings of Rosh Hashanah, while I made it a goal to say half the sefer on the first morning, and the other half on the second one. When I got married, my husband, seeing how dear this tradition was to me, joined me in it. Around seven years ago, my husband was inspired by the greatness of completing the entire Sefer Tehillim twice on the first night of Rosh Hashanah. Since then, we say the entire Sefer Tehillim one time, and the second time he does it on his own. Over the years, as my kids are growing older, they slowly join us. So yes, if you see me bleary eyed on Rosh Hashanah, it’s because I went to sleep at 4 a.m. (and sometimes even later). – A Reader

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eat snake squash, dates and a bunch of other simanim, as well as a new fruit for Shehecheyanu. – H.R.

MY FAMILY HAS A VERY UNIQUE MINHAG. MANY OF OUR FAMILY MEMBERS ARE BA’ALEI TEFILLAH, SO THE DAVENING IS A VERY SIGNIFICANT PART OF OUR SIMCHAS YOM TOV. WE SPEND MOST MEALS DISSECTING THE DAVENING; HOW BEAUTIFUL IT WAS, IF SHACHARIS WAS NICER THAN MUSSAF, AND SO ON. – F.S.

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ROSH HASHANAH

A Royal Gift

Y. Levenstein

Beginning on Rosh Hashanah through the Aseres Yemei Teshuvah and Yom Kippur, we daven Avinu Malkeinu, detailing our deepest requests to Hakadosh Baruch Hu. We beg for a good year — materially and spiritually.

The tefillah ends with a series of phrases that indicate that we want everything we’ve been asking for, specifically for His sake:

“Avinu Malkeinu… aseh l’maancha im lo l’maaneinu.”

“Aseh l’maancha v’hoshi’einu.”

“Aseh l’maan rachamecha harabbim.”

“Aseh l’maan Shimcha hagadol…”

Why, after making all of our bakashos, do we wrap up by saying we want it all for Hashem’s sake?

MICHOEL* LIKED TO SCHMOOZE with his Moroccan-born neighbor. There was a mix of nationalities in their neighborhood in France, and the smattering of Yidden among them maintained a cordial relationship with their non-Jewish neighbors. One man in particular — an elderly, educated individual — seemed very interested in Yiddishkeit, and he chatted with Michoel often.

Once, Michoel mentioned his address to an acquaintance. “You must live in the same building as the King of Morocco’s father-in-law!” the man said.

Michoel had no idea what the man was talking about, and was surprised to learn that the Moroccan fellow he conversed with for hours on end was the father-in-law of royalty.

“How could it be?” he exclaimed. “We’ve been friendly for years, and he never told me!”

Michoel decided to question his neighbor directly. The next time he bumped into him, he inquired, and learned that it was true — his sonin-law was the king of Morocco.

“Why didn’t you ever mention it?” Micheol asked.

“Oh, I didn’t think it would be all that interesting to you,” the elderly fellow replied.

“You bet it is!” Michoel exclaimed. “I would love to meet the king! You know, we Jews have a special blessing we make when we see a king… Does it ever happen that your son-in-law comes to visit you?”

The man promised to inform Michoel next time his son-inlaw visited, though such visits were rare.

A while later, the elderly neighbor shared that his son-inlaw was due to arrive from Morocco, and he arranged a meeting with Michoel.

“This is a good neighbor of mine,” he said as he introduced Michoel to the King of Morocco. “He has shared lots about

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Judaism with me, and he says he would like to bless you, as Jewish law prescribes.”

Michoel said the bracha “Shenasan m’chivodo l’basar v’dam,” and the king then engaged him in conversation. He wanted to hear all about Yiddishkeit and about the obligation to perform mitzvos.

“From what point is a Jew obligated to follow the Torah?” the king asked.

Michoel explained that from childhood onward, Yidden educate their children in the Torah’s ways, but it is only once a child reaches adulthood, at age thirteen, that the obligation kicks in.

“How can such an obligation begin from one day to the next?” the king wondered.

Michoel described how when a child turns thirteen, we celebrate with a large banquet, and at that point the boy accepts upon himself to keep all mitzvos. He added that only a short while before, he himself had the privilege of celebrating his own son’s bar mitzvah.

Before Michoel left, the king turned to him with one last question. “Are Jews permitted to accept gifts from a nonJew?”

When Michoel answered in the affirmative, the king withdrew his checkbook and wrote out a check. “I want to give a gift in honor of the bar mitzvah,” he said.

Michoel took the check. He could not believe his eyes. It was made out for 40,000 euro! In his life, he had never seen such a large amount of money!

The king detected the surprise on Michoel’s face, and proceeded to explain. “Perhaps this seems like a substantial amount to you… But you should know that everyone gives gifts according to their own standard.

“A simple man gives a simple gift. A wealthy man gives a wealthy gift. A king who gives a gift must give something worthy and consistent with his royal status. As a king, I would never give a gift worth any less. In fact, this is the smallest gift I could possibly give.”

* * * * *

At the end of Avinu Malkeinu, we reiterate several times that we want it all for Hashem’s sake, not our own. After we’ve asked all of our requests, we express our greatest plea: Help us like a king! Hashem is our King, and not just any king, but the King of all kings!

We beg Hashem not to give us in accordance with our poor expectations, the expectations of a basar v’dam. Rather, we beg that Hashem should shower us with goodness and help us — according to His standards, the standards of the King.

*Name has been changed.

Adapted from the teachings of Rav Naftali Gross, shlit”a.

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You’re visiting a new pizza store. Before you order a slice, you make sure to take a look at their kashrus certificate. If you’ve been around town, you may have noticed that the CRC (also known as Hisachdus Harabbanim) kashrus certification is a common sight in Monsey. Some familiar stores, like Manche Pani and Peppercrust, have upgraded their hechsher to include CRC supervision. And new restaurants, like RSVP and The Ridge, have opened their doors under the CRC certification. What happens when your local bakery or pizza shop acquires the CRC kashrus certification?

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“When a food store first reaches out to the CRC for certification, the team will direct their application to me,” Rabbi Hartstein, Executive Rabbinical coordinator and head of food service says.

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What happens if an ingredient on the list doesn’t meet CRC standards?

“Because we have a large database of products, we can easily find alternatives for any ingredient that we reject,” Rabbi Hartstein says. The CRC has extensive resources, with each department relying on the other for information. Rabbi Hartstein will confer with Rabbi Paneth, Executive rabbinic coordinator and director of ingredient approval.

Once the ingredient list is approved, regular on-site supervision takes place through a mashgiach. CRC has an assigned mashgiach for each location. The local mashgiach for Monsey is Rabbi Baruch Yidel Bayer. Any question related to the food services stores in Monsey is directed to him.

PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE

To stand behind their kashrus certificate, the CRC uses a tracking system that every store follows. Every food services store under the CRC has a ne’eman kashrus on premises who keeps kashrus records for the CRC. The ne’eman kashrus marks down everything that happens in the store and the CRC gets a clear report.

Take a typical pizza store, for example. An important kashrus aspect is making sure that challah is taken from every single pizza dough. How does the CRC track that? The ne’eman kashrus in the store has a challah log, which he signs every time he takes challah from a dough. He updates the log with the date and time of day that the challah was taken, so that the CRC can track every dough’s challah status.

A kuntres with halachos and guidance for hafrashas challah. This kuntres is given to all mashgichim along with many other kuntrasim on relevant topics.

In the pizza store, the ne’eman kashrus is also the one that must turn on the oven every time it’s used, so that the pizza doesn’t become pas akum. To keep track of this, he signs an oven log every time he turns on the oven.

When new ingredient deliveries come to the store, it’s the responsibility of the ne’eman kashrus to look at each ingredient in the delivery. Before signing off on the proof of delivery, he makes sure that the distributor didn’t

Rabbi Bayer ensuring that the flour is yoshon and free of worms

send any new, unapproved ingredients, and that every ingredient that was sent matches what was asked for.

Aside from these systems, every store under the CRC always knows that all questions are welcome, and that the questions will be easily answered.

In a food service business, things are constantly happening, so asking these questions is important. Let’s say a salesman wants to sell the store a new ingredient. The store immediately contacts Rabbi Bayer, who requests the necessary documents and spec sheet for the new item. This is sent to the products department of the CRC, who will either approve or reject it based on the information in their database or they will find an alternative ingredient.

Another situation that can occur is a question about new equipment. Say a store is looking to buy a new mixer. If they buy a used mixer, they can get it for 40% cheaper, but the used mixer may have been used in a nonkosher store. So the store contacts Rabbi Bayer, who will discuss the question with Rabbi Hartstein, after consulting with the rabbanim, and return to the store owner with the answer.

“Rabbi Bayer builds a relationship with the people in the stores under his supervision, so that they always feel comfortable to call with a question,” Rabbi Hartstein explains.

HERE AT CRC HEADQUARTERS

CRC is a leader in kashrus supervision, with its expansive resources and commitment to the highest standards of kashrus.

Here’s a rundown of the who, how, and what behind the organization.

There are three rabbanim, eighty mashgichim and five rosh mashgichim that stand at the helm of the entire CRC organization:

Rabbi Hillel Weinberger, Rabbi Yishai Lieberman and Rabbi Yoel Yitzchok Stern

These three rabbanim meet weekly to discuss any kashrus questions that arise throughout the week. All decisions made are under the supervision of these rabbanim, in real time.

Under these rabbanim are various departments with their rabbinical heads.

Rabbi Lipa Klein - CEO and Rabbinic Administrator, Rabbi Yoel Klein - Executive Rabbinic Coordinator and director of productions, Rabbi Hershel Hartstein - Executive Rabbinic Coordinator and director of food service, Rabbi Alexander Paneth - Executive Rabbinic Coordinator and director of ingredient approval and Rabbi Shmuel Levi Weinberger - Executive Rabbinic Coordinator and insect lab director.

These heads discuss their questions with the rabbanim. And each department head supervises multiple mashgichim, who regularly report to their supervisors.

Aside from conferring about questions that come up, mashgichim and rabbanim in each location and department share important information. For example, if the Lakewood mashgiach finds a problem with an order from a certain distributor, he will warn mashgichim in other locations to be extra careful with this distributor.

The entire CRC Kashrus organization has a quarterly meeting, where important halachos are reviewed and relevant topics are discussed. This month’s quarterly meeting focused on reviewing the halachos of challah, which is especially applicable to mashgichim

With CRC Kashrus dedicated to the highest kashrus standards, the rabbanim

Asifas hamashgichim lead by our three rabbanim - Rabbi Yoel Yitzchok Stern, Rabbi Hillel Weinberger- Chief Rabbi and Rabbi Yishai Lieberman

CHECK-IN AT THE COUNTER

Since Rabbi Bayer is the address for all our Monsey stores, we wanted to know: what does a typical day look like for the mashgiach of Monsey food stores?

“I start my day by visiting the stores that are under my responsibility.” Rabbi Bayer says. Every store will receive an in-person visit without prior notification. Rabbi Bayer doesn’t have a set route, but visits the stores on different dates and at different times.

So what does the visit look like?

“The first thing I do is check the ingredients being used,” says Rabbi Bayer. “I’ll look at the flour and make sure that it’s fresh, that it’s yashan, and that there are no worms.”

Rabbi Bayer’s personal visit lets him check the ingredients as they’re being used, and make sure that there are no kashrus questions or concerns.

“Next, I’ll check the oven log and the challah log that the ne’eman kashrus in the store signs,” Rabbi Bayer says. “I make sure that the last entry is recent. If I’m visiting a store at 11:00 in the morning, I don’t want to see that the last entry is from 8 o’clock in the morning, but rather a much more recent one.”

Aside from checking the logs, Rabbi Bayer checks with the ne’eman kashrus in the store that everything is going as it should, making himself available for any questions.

These are Rabbi Bayer’s steady duties, although every visit will be different, with different questions coming up. After every single visit, Rabbi Bayer writes up a report of where he was

and what he saw.

“Every week, I submit a report to Rabbi Hartstein, and every single thing I did and saw is on that report,” Rabbi Bayer explains. This means that Rabbi Hartstein gets an inside picture of exactly what is going on, and if there is a question, Rabbi Hartstein is there to help Rabbi Bayer address it.

“In today’s world, running a hashgacha with this kind of organized system is very important,” Rabb Hartstein explains. Because food production happens at such a large scale, with so many logistics to track, hashgacha certification must also be on a large scale, with careful tracking of logistics.

And that is what the CRC stands for: a systematic operation with incredible support for every store under their supervision. When you see a CRC certificate on the wall in a store, you know about the highest standard of uncompromising kashrus behind-the-scenes process that allows the certificate to portray it high standards.

and mashgichim at the CRC are also always open to feedback they will carefully evaluate, and if warrant make changes.

“For example, in the past we wrote rolls that may be mezonos, ‘birchaso mezonos,’ we now write, ‘rov mei peiros,’” Rabbi Hartstein tells us. What prompted this change? Feedback from the public who requested the change.

CRC Kashrus has a dedicated email address, feedback@crckashrus.com, where they welcome all feedback from customers to ensure that CRC lives up to its mission as a large-scale kashrus organization with the highest standards.

Asifas Hamashgichim that takes place a few times a year

Rabbi Hartstein on the right side

Pre-Yom Tov Zoom Meeting Highlights Local Security Issues

Ensuring the safety of Monsey-area residents over Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur was priority number one at a September 23 Zoom meeting, with key figures coming together to discuss procedures and protocols.

Supervisor Michael Specht, Chaverim coordinator Yossi Margaretten, Haverstraw Police Chief John Gould, and Community Security Initiative intelligence specialist Rebecca, who chooses to go by her first name only for security reasons, all participated in the briefing, conducted by CSI regional security director Ethan Erlich.

Erlich, who is also the Federation’s director of security, outlined existing security challenges and discussed methods to address those issues.

“The safety of our community during the High Holidays is a top priority,” said Erlich. “Through collaboration with local law enforcement and community organizations, we are making sure every possible precaution is taken to protect our synagogues and communal spaces.”

Chaverim Intervenes Again as Scammers Target Another Monsey Resident

For the second time in less than a month, quick thinking by Chaverim mitigated losses suffered by a local resident who had been targeted by scammers.

According to reports, an individual posing as an Amazon representative called a Monsey woman on the morning of September 23 to report fraudulent activity on her account. A second caller, who claimed to be from the Internal Revenue

Service, advised the woman that she would be arrested if she didn’t pay a supposedly outstanding amount, insisting that payment be made via gift cards.

Frightened by the high-pressure calls, the woman withdrew $5,000 and cashed an $800 check at her bank. Following the instructions of the scammer, who remained on the phone with her, the woman purchased $2,000 in gift cards at a local CVS, the maximum that the store would sell to her, and then went to the College Road 7-Eleven where she bought more gift cards.

With the woman repeatedly failing to answer her phone, her husband remembered the story of a Monsey resident who became caught up in a gift card scam on September 5 and called Chaverim for help. A Chaverim dispatcher managed to reach the woman on her phone, convincing her that she was being scammed by speaking to her in Yiddish.

Both Chaverim and the Ramapo Police Department met the woman at 7-Eleven, where she still had $3,800 in unused gift cards remaining, preventing her from further loss.

“People have to learn that even if callers start acting like law enforcement, they should put the phone down,” Chaverim coordinator Yossi Margaretten told The Monsey View. “They shouldn’t even talk to them or believe anything they say, and if you want to verify what they are saying, call us and we’ll let you know if it is true or not.”

With gift cards and other phone scams becoming increasingly common, Chaverim is circulating flyers in both English and Yiddish, warning people to be on the lookout for fraudsters who use high-pressure tactics to intimidate their victims into withdrawing cash from their bank accounts, or to make payments over the phone or via gift card, QuickPay, Zelle or Bitcoin.

The Federal Trade Commission has been warning the public for months to hang up if they receive a call warning them of suspicious activity on their Amazon account. Other red flags include demands to act quickly and to remain on the line with the caller while gift card purchases are being made. The public is also advised never to rely on caller ID when receiving a call from someone who appears to be calling from a legitimate agency demanding immediate payment, because those numbers can be easily faked; instead, hang up and contact the agency directly to verify if the caller is legitimate.

Campaign Signs Condemned as Antisemitic

As the battle for the 97th Assembly District heats up, a Pearl River election sign bearing a picture of County Legislator Aron Wieder in full chasidic garb is being denounced as antisemitic. The campaign sign shows pictures of both Wieder

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Does not belong in a tuna salad.

There are many fish in the sea, but none like these on the shelf. The choicest cuts of tuna: deep, buttery, rose-colored, with a complex flavor and silky-smooth texture.This is not meant for a tuna salad, this is for an insalata di tonno.

and incumbent Assemblyman John McGowan, with bands of text on the top and bottom reading, “Orangetown… the choice is yours.”

Rockland Jewish Alliance categorized the sign as “dog-whistle politics against a Hasidic candidate,” and called on the county’s Republican party to distance itself from the sign, which some are interpreting as suggesting that local voters not cast their ballots for an Orthodox Jew. Ironically, the sign pictured in the post is adjacent to a sign at the Pearl River border describing it as “The Town of Friendly People.”

“In times of rising antisemitism, this is dangerous,” posted Rockland Jewish Alliance.

Responding to the furor regarding the ads, McGown said that his campaign did not create the signs, nor did they pay for them. McGowan, who has served in the Assembly since January 2023, said that he remains committed to conducting an honorable fight to represent the 97th AD in Albany in the days ahead.

“My campaign will engage in a spirited debate on the issues with professionalism and respect for everyone, as I have done throughout my entire career, free from identity politics,” said McGowan. “I look forward to vigorous factual and substantive discussion with my opponents in the weeks ahead.”

Further north, the Rockland Jewish Alliance also condemned State Senator James Skoufis for a recent video ad that also ruffled feathers. Playing ping pong as he spoke, Skoufis shared that he has been hard at work “stopping overdevelopment and saving taxpayers millions.” His written message presents a different twist on that theme, quoting a headline from the Mid-Hudson News reading, “Skoufis Passes Bill to Block New Hasidic Village.”

“Divisive rhetoric fuels antisemitism and hatred against Jewish communities,” wrote Rockland Jewish Alliance. The group called for the ad’s immediate removal and for Orange County Democrats to “stand against such discrimination.”

Route 17 Improvement Project Inches Ahead

Long awaited improvements to Route

17 are one tiny step closer to becoming a reality, with Governor Kathy Hochul announcing that a scoping report for a project that would improve both safety and mobility on a 30-mile stretch of the heavily traveled roadway has finally been completed.

While members of the Jewish community typically view Route 17 as the road that takes them up to the Catskills, the highway is an important artery that connects the Hudson Valley with the Catskills, as well as New York’s Southern Tier region. The scoping report is part of the environmental review process that evaluates proposed concepts and determines which should be studied further.

Known as the State Route 17 Mobility & Access Improvement Project, the effort involves the portion of the roadway stretching from Exit 113 in Sullivan County to the New York State Thruway interchange in Orange County. The project will address operational and safety issues, tackle congestion during heavy travel times, and identify solutions for portions of the roadway that fail to meet interstate standards.

“Like so many of our bridges and highways, State Route 17 is a product of the mid-20th century that no longer meets the needs and demands of 21st century New Yorkers,” said Hochul. “This scoping report reflects the ongoing partnership that exists between the state and the community as we seek to reimagine this vital roadway into a modern highway that will reduce congestion, enhance safety, promote tourism and improve quality of life in some of the fastest growing regions of the state.”

Among the improvements being considered for Route 17 are adding a third lane to the highway between exits 120 to 130A as well as installing auxiliary lanes between exits 130 and 130A, 120 and 122, and 122A to 124, which would separate through traffic from vehicles that are entering and exiting the roadway. Additional enhancements could include slope and curve modifications, shoulder upgrades, and improvements that would make pedestrian and mass transit accommodations more accessible.

There is no target date yet for the project, but the New York State Department of Transportation hopes to publish a draft of an Environmental Impact Survey in 2025.

New Hempstead Announces Mile-Long Sidewalk Project

Life is about to get considerably safer for New Hempstead pedestrians, with the village announcing that it will be using recently awarded grant monies to upgrade sidewalks on Union Road from Brick Church Road through Naomi Lane.

The project will not only improve the bumpy asphalt walkway, but will widen it to a full five feet, making it completely accessible to those with disabilities. Funding for the work is being provided by both New York State’s Climate Smart Communities program and the Village of New Hempstead.

It remains to be see whether the proj-

ect will actually lessen car traffic and reduce greenhouse gas emissions, but it will certainly make walking and biking on that stretch of Union Road considerably safer.

The sidewalk improvements may begin as early as October 7, rendering certain parts of Union Road and its abutting walkway unusable as the work is performed. The construction is expected to continue through Sukkos, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, with a completion date of approximately six weeks.

Mayor Abe Sicker lauded the project’s potential impact on the quality of local sidewalks, and said that the village would continue pursuing opportunities to find government funding at all levels to better the lives and safety of New Hempstead residents.

Fines for Utility Companies That Misrepresent Rate Increases Under New Law

Public utility companies that deliberately mislead the New York State Public Service Commission about the reasons for proposed rate increases will be facing significant fines under legislation that was signed into law on September 25 by Governor Kathy Hochul.

The PSC regulates most of New York’s utility companies, and it sets rates based on the cost of the services provided. In the past, there have been instances where utility companies have misrepresented that information to the PSC, resulting in unwarranted increases to consumer prices. Hoping to prevent similar abuses, Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein and State Senator James Skoufis jointly sponsored a law that would impose a penalty that could be as high as $250,000 on utilities that engage in that type of deception.

Hochul praised the law for providing New Yorkers with greater transparency.

“New Yorkers deserve to know why there is an increase in rates and how the revenue will be spent,” said Hochul. “These laws represent a new chapter of a fair, open and trustworthy utility system for New Yorkers.”

Skoufis said that the law will hold bad actors accountable for their actions, while Eichenstein noted that it would bring greater honesty and accuracy.

“In these challenging times, increases in utility rates place an extra burden on New Yorkers who are already struggling to pay their bills,” observed Eichenstein. “When rates are unjustly inflated, it can be devastating to hard-working utility customers.”

KAILY has been so lonely for so long. Can she hope for happiness?

As her body betrays her, all ROIZA wants is to keep giving. There’s a part of PERELA , deep inside, that’s been forgotten — and she’s desperate to find it again.

“Perela, it’s Kaily. I just got home. The house is full of smoke, and Mommy is on the floor! Can you come right away?”

BY CHANI SPIRA

Chapter 13

Recap: The Blums smuggle into the “living ghetto.” Mr. Blum finds basic shelter for himself and Rachel in a partially destroyed house that is completely exposed to the elements.

Rachel watched her father. Starved and exhausted, he was deeply asleep on the snow-covered floor.

“Oh, Eibeshter,” she muttered under her breath, “please help me. I’m going to freeze to death.”

Then she noticed a door to another room. She opened the door and peeked inside. It was a room full of people, sleeping. The few beds were all occupied, and every single space on the floor was taken.

She eyed a bed along one of the walls and headed toward it, hoping to crawl under the bed and rest there. But there was someone there, too. She walked out and went to lie down near her father.

After a moment, a young man came out from the inside room.

“My space is under the bed,” he said to Rachel. “Do you want to take it?”

“Oh, yes, thank you,” she said. “You’re an angel from Heaven.”

Without hesitation she crawled into the spot under the

bed. It was freezing cold and uncomfortable, but compared to the open foyer, the spot under the bed was like a five-star hotel.

In the moment before falling asleep, Rachel stopped to acknowledge how the Eibeshter had answered her tefillah. He really listened.

Then she fell into a deep sleep.

When she woke up the next morning, everyone was gone, including her father. The people had put some chairs in front of the bed she was lying under to better hide and protect her. She stayed under the bed until the afternoon. Then she decided to venture outside. Maybe she could find her father. She doubted he went out to work with the others because he did not have working papers, and being caught without them was very dangerous.

As she walked down the empty streets of the ghetto, she noticed the open window of a cellar. It was nothing

YAAKOV ASTOR

As she walked down the empty streets of the ghetto, she noticed the open window of a cellar. It was nothing more than an empty frame. For some reason, she decided to peek inside

more than an empty frame. For some reason, she decided to peek inside. And there was Tatte!

“Tatte!”

“Rachel,” he said excitedly, coming to the window and reaching out his arms. “Quick, come inside.” She bent down and climbed through the window headfirst. He caught her and deposited her gently on the floor.

“How did you find me?”

“I don’t know. I just looked inside this window.”

He glanced out the window. “Did anyone see you?”

“I don’t think so.”

“Good. We’ll make this our place for now.”

This cellar would become their “home” for the next year, from January 1943 until December 1943. The cellar had no floor (it was earthen), doors or windows, just openings to outside that offered no protection from the winter elements. During the winter, the howling wind blew snow back and forth throughout the entire night, night after night. But it was a place to stay.

Mr. Blum tried his best to make it into a home. He gathered rocks and piled them in a corner, hoping to make a stove. But he could not get cement or any other materials necessary to construct a workable stove. In truth, they did not have any wood to make a fire even if he had been able to construct the stove.

They have no blankets either. The only “luxury” they had was a board to sleep on. Somehow, Mr. Blum found some boards and managed to bring them back to the cellar.

At first, it was only Rachel and her father in the cellar. Later, Chana found them and joined them — at least for a while. The family who’d hired her had a small hiding place, but as long as Chana did not have legitimate working papers, it was a risk to keep her around. That’s why she alternated between the family she was staying with and the cellar.

Later that winter, three other

people — two sisters and a brother — joined them in the cellar. They had been living in the forest, moving from the land of one Polish farmer to another. The Poles told them that Jews in the ghetto had a better chance of surviving, so they snuck into the ghetto and came upon the cellar.

One of the sisters who came from the forest was called Kayla. About 30 years of age, Kayla would become Rachel’s protector and friend. Over the course of the war, they would save each other’s life several times.

* * * * *

Ivan Roluk’s second visit to Treblinka was just as bad as the first.

Although he didn’t let others see how distraught he was, he could not stomach the things his eyes had seen. And he had seen a lot in his life. He hated the Germans with a deep passion now.

The weather had turned decidedly cold. Winter was setting in. As he pulled his trainload of Jews into the Treblinka station, he could see Jewish slave laborers dressed in thin rags. As if it wasn’t bad enough they had to do all the dirty work for the Germans, they were also made to suffer in every way possible at every opportunity, and the thin clothes were another way to inflict suffering.

Ivan was grateful when the train stopped. He was essentially off duty for the next few hours, while the train would be emptied of its Jews and then loaded up with clothes for the return trip to Warsaw. Ivan took out a bottle of vodka and downed the entire thing like it was water. Soon the screaming of the Jews and even the sounds of the carbon monoxide engines gassing them faded into the distance.

Before he knew it, he was in a deep sleep.

When he awoke it was already late afternoon, maybe even dusk. There was no more screaming. The sounds of the engines had stopped. He could hear activity beyond the wooden sta-

As Ivan headed for the third traincar, he suddenly heard a noise. It came from the second open car. He looked inside and saw some of the clothes shifting, as if someone was hiding beneath them

tion house next to his train, but it was not the frenetic, life-and-death noises he’d heard earlier. It was a dull hum.

Then he heard voices coming from nearby. He wobbled out of the train and saw two Jewish slaves loading piles of clothes into the now-empty train cars. A couple of Polish guards with guns stood over them, looking bored.

When they saw Ivan, they asked him if he had any cigarettes. He didn’t have any. Then they asked him where he came from. After he answered them, they asked him the question they really wanted to ask him. Did he have any more of that vodka? They could smell it on his breath.

Ivan showed them the empty bottle. They laughed and made some crude jokes. Then they asked him if he could stand guard for a few moments. They had their own stash of vodka and wanted to get some.

“If those Jews give you trouble,” they said, “just shoot them.”

“What if any German officers come?” Ivan asked.

“They won’t. They’re all drunk themselves at this time in the afternoon.”

“Okay, but you’ll be back in a few minutes, right?”

“Right.”

After the two Polish guards departed, Ivan stood there with the gun. He had no intention of shooting the Jews. But he could see that they weren’t going to cause trouble. They just continued to throw piles of clothes into the open cattle cars.

As he stood there, Ivan wanted to see for himself what went on around the other side of the wooden station house. He had heard about it, but he had to see it for himself. He looked at the Jews and decided they weren’t going anywhere. Then he backed toward the door of the wooden station house and opened it.

As others had told him, it was basically a false wall. Behind it was an open area. He could not see much, but what he saw confirmed everything he had heard. He saw several piles of ashes — human ashes. He saw cranes lifting the ashes and depositing them into a pit. He wished he had never awakened from his drunken stupor.

He turned around to go back to watching the Jews working — but they weren’t there.

Oh, was he in trouble!

Ivan walked over to one of the open cars, but except for a huge pile of clothes, there was nothing to see. He went to the next open car. There, too, were huge piles of clothes, but no Jews. As he headed for the third traincar, he suddenly heard a noise. It came from the second open car. He looked inside and saw some of the clothes shifting, as if someone was hiding beneath them.

Ivan Roluk immediately understood. The Jews hoped to escape by hiding in the train on the way back. And a part of him wanted to let them find their way back. But another part of him was afraid for himself. What would happen to him when the guards came back and found the Jews gone?

Before he could think about it, he heard someone say, “Conductor.”

It was the two Polish guards, looking stunned.

“Where are the Jews?”

Ivan did not know how to react. For a second he just stood there. He glanced into the car, at the pile of clothes where the Jews were hiding. Then he turned back to the guards.

“One of the German officers came by and said they were needed in the back,” he told them.

They looked at him. He looked at them. Did they believe him?

Then they laughed. “Okay.”

And that was that.

TO BE CONTINUED…

A version of this story is available under the title Nothing Bad Ever Happens, published by Menucha Publishers.

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BAKED MOROCCAN SALMON

Elevate your Yom Tov meals with this elegant Moroccan dish. Serve either warm or chilled.

INGREDIENTS

5–6 slices salmon

2 jalapeño peppers, seeded and diced

1 red pepper, sliced

1 orange pepper, sliced

1 plum tomato, diced

1 (24 oz.) jar crushed tomatoes

4 cloves garlic, crushed

1 bunch parsley, chopped

½ cup oil

1½–2 tsp. salt

½ tsp. black pepper

½ tsp. turmeric Juice of 1 lemon

1 cup cold water

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a 9x13” pan with parchment paper, and set aside.

2. In a large bowl, combine peppers, tomatoes, crushed tomatoes, garlic, parsley, oil and spices. Mix until well combined.

3. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Cover and bake for 25 minutes.

4. In a bowl, combine the lemon juice and water. Place the fish in the lemon water, and allow to soak while the vegetable mixture is baking.

5. After 25 minutes, remove the pan from the oven. Drain the salmon, and add the salmon to the pan. Cover with parchment paper and then aluminum foil.

6. Bake for 20 minutes.

7. Uncover, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.

WINE-POACHED SALMON WITH DILL SAUCE

This wine-poached salmon combines delicate flavors with sophisticated presentation.

INGREDIENTS

6 slices salmon steak

1⅓ cups dry white wine

¼ cup salt Water

2 purple onions, thinly sliced

4 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced

DILL SAUCE

1½ cup mayonnaise

2 T. lemon juice

6 cubes frozen dill

4 cloves garlic, crushed

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

DIRECTIONS

1. Start by removing the center bone of the fish, while being careful not to slice the fish. The easiest way to do this is by using kitchen shears.

2. Once the center bone is removed, separate the skin from one half of the slice. Take the piece of salmon with skin removed and roll it into the center. Roll the opposite piece, the one with the skin, around the first half to create a circle. Seal it with the loose piece of skin. Take a piece of kitchen twine, and tie it around the arranged parts of the fish so that it doesn’t open while cooking. Repeat with remaining slices.

3. Place the slices into a pot along with the wine, salt and water to cover. Bring to a boil, and cook for 15 minutes.

4. While the fish is cooking, prepare the sauce: Place the mayonnaise, lemon juice, dill, garlic, salt and sugar in a bowl. Mix to combine.

5. Place the sliced onions on the bottom of a 9x13” pan. Place the cooked fish on top of the onions. Pour the sauce over the fish, making sure that it covers all the slices. Top with cucumbers. Cover and place in the fridge to marinate overnight. (Expect the fish to stay fresh for another six days if stored without the cucumbers.)

OVEN-SMOKED SALMON WITH A CHESTNUT SALAD AND POMEGRANATE

VINAIGRETTE

This home-smoked side of salmon, paired with a tangy chestnut salad, will serve as a striking and flavorful Yom Tov centerpiece.

INGREDIENTS

1 (3 lb.) side of salmon

¼ cup sugar

3 T. Kosher salt

1½ T. liquid smoke

SALAD

4 cups arugula

1 cup chestnuts

1 cup pomegranate seeds

3 oranges, sliced

2 parsnips, ribboned

SALAD DRESSING

1 cup pomegranate juice

⅓ cup extra-virgin olive oil

1 T. balsamic vinegar

2 tsp. maple syrup

1 tsp. Dijon mustard

½ tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, combine the sugar, salt and liquid smoke. Mix to create a wet “sand.”

2. Line a baking sheet with saran wrap. Place one-quarter of the mixture in the center of the saran wrap, and spread it out thinly.

3. Pat the salmon dry, and place it onto the mixture. Add the remaining mixture on top of the salmon, making sure to rub it into the entire salmon.

4. Wrap the salmon tightly in saran wrap. Place a weight on top of the saran wrap, and refrigerate for 18 to 24 hours.

5. Preheat the oven to 200°. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

6. Unwrap the salmon, and wash off the sandy mixture under a stream of water. Pat dry the salmon, and place on the prepared baking sheet.

7. Bake for 2 hours. Allow to cool completely before slicing and serving.

8. For the salad, place pomegranate juice in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil, and allow to cook until reduced to a one-third of the original volume (about 15 minutes).

9. Once cooled, combine with remaining dressing ingredients.

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Exploring the process of creating a kosher shofar

As the shofar’s resounding call ushers in Elul and the Yomim Noraim, its simple yet powerful notes connect us to an awesome mitzvah, one steeped in spiritual significance and deep kavanos. Yet behind the simplicity of its sound lies a meticulous and sacred mehalech — one that transforms a humble animal’s horn into a vessel of kedusha.

Join us on a step-by-step journey through the intricate art of shofar-making, one that offers an exclusive peek into each stage of its creation. From the selection of the horn to the final polish, we will delve into the careful craftsmanship and dedication required to produce a kosher shofar.

Selecting and Inspecting

The process of making a shofar begins with the careful selection and sorting of raw horns. These horns — usually from rams but sometimes from other kosher animals like antelopes, kudus and ibexes — arrive at the shofar manufacturer’s studio in their natural, rough state, complete with their inner bone.

Upon arrival, the horns undergo an initial sorting process, where only about thirty percent of the horns will be deemed suitable for further processing. This is due to the high rate of damage when it comes to these horns; many arrive cracked or even rotten.

Shofar-makers seek out strong horns that are at least a foot and a half long, as significant wearing down occurs during production. Each horn, weighing approximately two to four pounds, must be robust enough to withstand the demanding process.

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STAGE TWO:

No Bones About It

Now the actual work begins. After sorting the horns based on their potential for producing different types of shofars, their bones are carefully removed.

The horns consist of two parts: the inner bone, which is actually a part of the animal’s skull, and the outer horn, which is a sort of shell that surrounds the bone. The shofar is made only from the horn’s outer layer, which is made of keratin (the same substance our fingernails are made of).

The preparation and cleaning of a shofar begins with boiling the horn in water, which softens it and makes it easier to work with. Once softened, the bony core inside the horn is carefully removed, leaving the center hollow. This is crucial for the shofar to function properly. After the bone’s removal, about two-thirds of the remaining horn (the broad side) is now hollow, while the top third (the narrow side) is still a chunk of solid keratin.

The hollow interior is then thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, often with special tools used to scrape out any remaining tissue or material. This ensures that the horn is ready for the next stages of its transformation.

STAGE THREE:

Getting Into Shape

Shaping the shofar involves several key steps to ensure both functionality and adherence to halacha. First, the horn is gently heated over a flame to make it pliable, allowing for reshaping if needed. While some horns may need to be slightly reconfigured to enhance their sound quality, it’s important to avoid excessive alteration that could compromise the horn’s kashrus.

The focus of this work consists of straightening the narrow side of the horn in order to prepare it for the following step, which is drilling through it to reach the hollow part of the horn. Once the horn is soft, a press is used to straighten its curvature. The work involved at this stage is extremely intricate, requiring high skill and a gentle touch, since using too much force can pierce the horn or even break it. Every horn is unique, and therefore, it requires finesse and skill to know how to shape each one, taking into account its flexibility, depth, thickness and many other factors in order to achieve the best results without invalidating it.

The horn is then left to cool down. This is sometimes also done by tempering it in a bath of cold water. The final step in the shaping process involves carefully cutting the narrow end of the horn to create the mouthpiece, while ensuring that it is properly sized and shaped for optimal performance.

STAGE FOUR:

Drilling Without Damage

Since the shofar isn’t fully hollow yet, as the narrow end of the horn, where the bone did not originally extend, remains blocked by solid keratin, drilling a hole from the mouthpiece end through to the hollow center is necessary to allow for the unimpeded airflow needed for sound production. The opening must be unobstructed and extend completely through the horn both to meet halachic requirements and to ensure that the shofar produces the correct sound when blown.

Drilling through rams’ horns can be particularly challenging due to their often twisted shape, which requires precise technique to avoid damage. To facilitate this process, the twisted portion of the horn is once again heated over an open flame until it becomes pliable. Special clamps are then used to secure and straighten the base, making drilling easier. This drilling step is crucial, as employing too much force or improper technique can easily cause the horn to crack, rendering it unusable.

Special attention is given to the shofar’s mouthpiece. The opening is smoothed and widened as necessary to ensure that it will be comfortable for the ba’al tokeia, and that it won’t harm his lips. This delicate procedure is often done with a Dremel tool, similar to those used by jewelers, which allows for precise adjustments to the shofar’s opening.

Of course, a shofar is only good if you can actually blow it. The shofar undergoes an initial test blow to ensure it produces a clear, strong tone. If the sound is weak or off key, adjustments to the mouthpiece or interior are made to enhance its quality.Then a final inspection is conducted to check for any new cracks or holes that may have developed during the shaping or boring process.

The shofar is then cleaned thoroughly using a special brush to remove any obstructions inside that could affect airflow and sound quality. In some cases, special acids and chemicals are used for this cleaning.

After ensuring a high quality of sound, which must be able to produce clear and distinct notes of tekiah, shevarim and teruah, the shofar is checked by a mashgiach to confirm its kashrus.

STAGE FIVE: “Kol” Tov

STAGE SEVEN:

Kosher and Yosher

The final shofar is reviewed by a rav to ensure it meets all halachic requirements. Ensuring the kashrus of a shofar is critical, and this depends on both rigorous rabbinical supervision and the the yiras Shamayim of the manufacturers. At each stage of the shofar’s production — from softening the horn and hollowing it out to shaping and polishing its surface — there are numerous chances for errors to occur that can render the shofar pasul. Even a small crack or hole can make the shofar unusable, and while some may be tempted to conceal these flaws with fillers or coatings, such practices compromise the shofar’s integrity.

Without vigilant hashgacha, these defects and shortcuts can be easily missed, and shofars that are not kosher can potentially be sold and used for Rosh Hashanah. The use of lacquers, plastic coatings, or decorative coverings to mask imperfections further complicates matters, as these modifications can alter the shofar’s sound and invalidate it for mitzvah use. This is why when procuring a shofar, the role of rabbinical supervision, as well as the integrity of its manufacturer, is crucial.

However, with a combination of deft craftsmanship and a steadfast commitment to halachic standards, a beautiful, kosher shofars can be created, fit for their holy tafkid of imploring Hakadosh Baruch Hu to bentsh Klal Yisroel with a good and sweet year — kein yehi ratzon.

STAGE SIX:

Looking Good

As a chefetz shel mitzvah, a shofar should look as good as it sounds. Once the horn is fully shaped and drilled, the next stage focuses on refining its appearance. The shofar is sanded and polished to achieve a smooth, glossy finish. This process involves using a combination of sandpaper and polishing wheels coated with carborundum, a material effective in smoothing and polishing surfaces. The shofar manufacturer carefully guides the horn against the spinning wheels, transforming its rough texture into a beautifully polished instrument.

However, excessive polishing is generally avoided to maintain the shofar’s traditional appearance. In fact, some prefer to leave the shofar closer to its natural state, preserving its raw, organic look.

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.

Photos courtesy of The Shofar Factory, a project of Tzivos Hashem, where children of all ages learn to make their own kosher shofars.

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I clearly remember the first time my first baby got shots. I remember holding him in the doctor’s office while he screamed and flailed, how I had to restrain him so the nurse could access the injection site. Even though it really takes just a second, it feels like forever, and I was shaking when it was over. And I remember thinking, I am living in that mashal. You know which mashal I mean; every teacher you ever had probably told it to you at least once — how experiences we perceive as pain are actually sent by Hashem for our good.

The older my baby got and the more kids I was blessed with, the more I came to realize that parenting in its entirety is a mashal for our relationship with Hashem. All the abstract concepts of reward and punishment; the truth that a child is always in a parent’s mind even when you can’t see them; the endless, unconditional, indestructible love a parent has for their child — all these ideas were suddenly so real and obvious. Ki anu banecha v’atah avinu!

Eight parenting stories that demonstrate the unbreakable love and unshakeable trust between Klal Yisroel and our Father in Heaven

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THE WINNING OUTCOME

Baruch is sitting at my feet in the laundry room. His not-yet-four-year-old fingers are fumbling with a dreidel, and though he’s pretty new at this spinning thing, he manages to get the dreidel to stagger round.

“Hashem, please, I want a shin!” he begs, eyes glued to the spinning top.

The dreidel lands on a gimmel, and Baruch groans. “I wanted a shin!”

“Gimmel is the best one when it comes to dreidel,” I try explaining. The poor kid, to be disappointed with a gimmel. “A shin means that you’d be losing a coin instead of getting more coins, see?”

But my little boy doesn’t want to listen to my logic.

“I want a shin,” he repeats. He readies himself to spin again. “Hashem, please, I want a shin!”

The dreidel lands on gimmel again. My heart automatically gives a little leap of joy, but Baruch isn’t pleased in the least.

His face crumples. “I wanted a shin!”

I gather him into my arms. I know what he doesn’t understand; he won, even though he doesn’t realize it.

Sometimes it’s hard for little people to see. But we always get the greatest possible outcome.

—Hindy Klein

MORE THAN YOU COULD HOPE FOR

TRUST ME

His knees are bent, every muscle taut. For one split second, we make eye contact.

Then he springs.

He hits my chest with such power, the impact sends me staggering.

“Oof!” I gasp, the air pummeled out of my lungs.

Shea has come home from cheder

What can I say about Shea? He’s charming. He’s clever. He’s a four-year-old firecracker. His morah believes he’ll grow up to be a gadol b’Yisroel. His siblings are not so sure.

Day after day, Shea doesn’t get off the bus; he pounces off the bus. There isn’t a hair of hesitation, not a fraction of fear. There is no way he can fall. He leaps, perfectly secure in the knowledge that his mommy is there and that she will catch him.

Recently, as the doors of the school bus swung open, revealing my little guy hurtling toward me with the force of an unleashed tornado, I had a thought: Shouldn’t I be doing the same?

Shouldn’t I throw up my hands and leap into the arms of our Father Above? Just as my child has no hesitation, no apprehension, no fear whatsoever because he absolutely knows that I am waiting, so should I have no anxiety, no worry, no alarm because Hashem is waiting, arms outstretched, perfectly positioned to catch me.

As Dovid Hamelech says in Tehillim, “Hashleich al Hashem yehavcha vehu yechalkelecha.” No matter what challenges I may be struggling with, I will get through it because He, my loving Father, would never let me fall.

Quite a lesson from this little landslide on legs. Maybe his morah is onto something after all.

—Sarah Schlesinger

My toddler has woken up from his nap with a hearty appetite, and he sits in his highchair, waiting impatiently for his lunch. He watches eagerly as I layer cheese over a slice of whole-wheat bread and holds out his hand for the sandwich.

But instead of giving it to him, Mommy puts it onto a plate and into a noisy black box until it beeps. A shocked expression flits over his face, which dissolves into a pout. And when the sandwich finally comes out, Mommy doesn’t give it to him right away. She puts it on the counter and blows it, all while he waits. By now, it’s too much to bear, and he wails in frustration.

I can clearly hear what he’s thinking.

Why can’t I get my lunch right away? What are all these delays for? Don’t you love me?

I wish he could understand: My dear child, I have something much better in mind for you.

Your sandwich will be toasted to perfection, and then cooled to a temperature safe enough for you to handle. I will give it to you to enjoy once it is perfect for you.

And so says Hashem: My dear child, your fervent request did not go unanswered. I have heard every word. Trust in Me, and have patience. I am sending you something good very soon, even better than what you wish for.

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HAND OVER HAND

At the end of another long summer day, it felt good to clean away the sticky ices residue and blackened knees. Chayala loved the bath, and I wished I could give her all the time she wanted, but the clock was ticking.

She knew exactly what it meant when I reached over to remove the plug. I could read the disappointment on her face.

“When all the water is out, Chayala’s coming out too!” I said with exaggerated enthusiasm, hoping she’d cooperate.

The water began trickling down the drain. Opening her hands wide, Chayala made exaggerated pushing movements as she prodded the bathwater toward the drain. The water made loud sounds as it splashed against the sides of the tub, and with all her energy, Chayala kept pushing the water down the drain.

I laughed. The water was going to drain regardless. It wasn’t going to drain any faster, smoother or better with all of Chayala’s hard work and good intentions.

It was adorable and amusing, until I realized how similarly I behave. Sometimes, I feel like I’m carrying a load. And I’m doing all I can to speed things up, to make things happen, to earn a few dollars. What I might be forgetting is that the water’s taking its own course.

Hashem is already bearing the load. He can decide how

quickly things should move or how much money I should earn. I need to do my hishtadlus, but all of my pushing and prodding and making waves actually has no effect on the outcome at all. It just makes me feel like I’m doing something.

Later that week, Chayala taught me this lesson again.

I was baking a chocolate cake. She pulled over a chair and stood beside the counter, eager to help.

You know what toddler-chefs are like. I measured a cup of sugar. Chayala grabbed onto the measuring cup’s handle and “helped” me turn it over just above the mixing bowl. Another cup. Chayala held on tight and tipped it over the bowl.

When the cake came out of the oven, Chayala announced to her siblings, “I baked this cake!”

I couldn’t help but smile. In the bakery of my life, Who’s baking the cake?

—Baila Berger

UNCONDITIONAL

I’m clearing the counters on Friday afternoon when my son comes downstairs, blond hair fresh and fragrant after his bath, peyos sitting neatly, Shabbos’dig and soft.

He helps himself to a slice of oreo cake, and goes off to enjoy it in the backyard. I feel him back at my elbow a few minutes later as I mash eggs. “Can I have another piece?”

I look at the loaf pan, which has only one slice of cake left. I don’t have enough to give all the kids doubles, so I’d better not start. “Nope.”

He looks up at me with gorgeous eyes and a winning smile. “But I’m a tayere yingele!”

The expression of a mother’s heart melting was invented for this child.

I don’t give him more cake, but our eyes meet as I smile back, with all of my love welling up inside.

I treasure his attempt to win me over, so confident in my love.

We plead our case to the Ribbono Shel Olam with that exact same argument. But we are your children! Just give us what we ask, because we are Your beloved children, because You love us and we’re so lovable.

On the other hand, just because he is my darling son, that doesn’t mean that I always say yes to his requests. Sometimes I say no. But still and all, I’m deeply happy that he knows he is my darling son. The fact that he rests his case on my love in utter, unshakeable confidence brings me to reciprocate with a closer embrace than ever before.

—Chaya G. Blum

UNLOCKED

We were vacationing in Tzefas to celebrate the upsherin of my son Shimmy and cut his hair in Meron.

Our rental was both spacious and antiquated with large, domed ceilings and 500-year-old stone walls. The bathrooms, unlike the rest of the house, were more modern. Eli, the star of the show, was inside one of the bathrooms when he suddenly started wailing.

“I’m stuck! I’m stuck! Get me out!”

The entire family rushed to the hallway leading to the locked door.

“Turn the key to the right,” my children tried telling him.

“No! To the left! No, not like that, the other way!”

Their instructions were useless. Eli just screamed louder. “Stuck! Stuck! Help me!”

My husband tried calming him. “Please, Eli, we don’t need to call for help. Be calm and listen to Mommy and me: Turn the key slowly in the lock.”

“Help! Help! I’m stuck!”

The more we explained, the more confused and hysterical he became. Suddenly, I had an epiphany. Telling Eli to “unlock” the door was only confusing him. To his three-year-old way of thinking, keys in doors equaled “locked.” He needed different instructions.

“Turn the key in to lock yourself,” I told him. “Like that. Stronger. That’s right. You’re doing it.”

Bang. The door swung open.

A teary-faced Eli stood in the doorway, and I swooped down to embrace him.

“You’re out!” I said. “You figured it out!”

So often we feel stuck and confused. We know there are instructions out there, rabbanim to guide us, a way to get out, but we feel locked in the present. The door is closed; we feel as if Hashem is beyond our reach. Then that “click” happens. Our challenge ends, the door swings open, and we bask in Hashem’s Presence again.

But Hashem was there all along, just like we stood there for Eli right on the other side of the door. Imo anochi b’tzara, Hashem tell us, I am with you in your pain!

The pasuk concludes, “achaltzeihu v’achabdeihu” — I shall rescue him and honor him. The Malbim explains that honor is achieved when everyone sees the miracles that Hashem performs and that He is with us in times of distress.

May this honor be achieved very quickly, and in a way that’s clear to all, with the coming of the final geulah this year.

—Chaya Sara Ben Shachar

IT HURTS ME MORE

Remember when you were young enough to be punished but old enough to be jaded by the situation, and you would roll your eyes when your parents said, “Gleib mir, s’tit mir mer vei”?

And you’d roll our eyes inwardly (or outwardly) and literally feel the yeah, right bubbling up because, really? It hurts you that much to punish me? Tell me another one.

But a hop and a skip with a chuppah and a few kids along the way, and suddenly, the truth crashes through the ceiling and sits on my heart.

Because my son misbehaved and I must punish him by withholding privileges or giving him time out, and every freckle on his innocent face is covered in a mixture of pretend nonchalance and hurt and defeat. And what wouldn’t I do to turn the clock back and somehow prevent his misdemeanor from happening? But of course I can’t undo his deed, and hello, he’s a normal kid with an ageappropriate inclination, so here he is, punished and sad, and here I am, writhing in the pain of watching my kid being so sad.

Why did he do it? Why did he make me punish him? I know that withholding the consequence for his behavior will help no one, least of all himself; I’d hate to raise a spoiled child, but… it hurts. My parents were right all those years ago. It hurts me more.

And whenever we are in pain, it hurts Him — more.

—Chana Gluck

RUNS IN THE FAMILY

Friday noon. Nesanel comes home from yeshivah, kicks off his shoes, and looks for the newspaper. He settles on the couch and reads.

And reads.

And reads.

Piping hot kugel is waiting on the kitchen table, I am scrambling to get the cholent on the stove, and some of the kids have started on their Shabbos jobs and baths.

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But for Nesanel, until he finishes reading the entire newspaper, there is nothing else going on. Even piping hot potato kugel. Even a drink of water. Like other neurodivergent individuals, the thing that interests him most becomes his sole focus. There is no schedule, no priorities.

Nothing else exists.

At first, I try to let it go. But since his “Shabbos job” is setting the Shabbos table, I don’t like when it gets done too close to Shabbos. I wanted him to set the table, shower and dress for Shabbos, and then chill on the couch with the paper.

He is unmoved by my pleading. He is unimpressed by my reasoning. I am not entirely sure if he even hears what I am saying. He is reading the newspaper.

The Erev Shabbos tug-of-war carries on until my arms hurt from all that tugging, and I quit.

And when I quit, out of sheer despair, something altruistic blooms inside of me. I begin to accept.

Nesanel is not me. I come home, and even before kicking off my shoes, I scroll through my mental to-do list. I find myself throwing in a load, putting away the groceries, and clearing off the kitchen table, and then realize I’m still in my sheitel. Fulfilling my responsibilities is my priority.

But Nesanel lives differently. He follows the music. Only once all the inevitable chores in life get urgent, do they get done — at the last possible moment.

My son is very different from me… and that’s okay.

The battle is not to get my son to change. The battle is to accept that he’s different.

When I race around on Friday afternoon and Nesanel is glued to the newspaper, I try to smile. My son is not like me, and by accepting that, I become a tiny bit like my Father. Hashem is nosei avon, carrying us no matter what. We don’t always emulate Him. But He accepts us and loves us as we are.

My job is not to make my son more like me. My job is to make myself more like Hashem.

—Chaya Liba Aarons

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You have that honey dish safely stored away all year for its moment of glory, when the rich amber honey is finally poured into its silvery or crystal depths. Honey is the centerpiece of your Rosh Hashanah table, and it deserves its elegant receptacle.

However, way before the honey ever reaches your table, it’s already stored in the perfect container. After all, as honey bees gather nectar from nearby flowers, they must store their precious stash somewhere. Enter the honeycomb, those waxy hexagonal cells that make up the beehive. With honey as ubiquitous to Rosh Hashanah as leaves are to fall, let’s give honeycomb its turn in the spotlight.

THE BOOK OF LIFE

We all dip our challah in honey on Rosh Hashanah, hoping for a sweet new year. But then there are communities where honeycomb is the star. Their minhag is to dip the challah specifically into raw honey still in the honeycomb.

In lashon kodesh, raw honeycomb is called “devash chai.” Dipping into devash chai is perfectly appropriate for the Yom Tov on which we daven “kasveinu b’sefer hachaim” as we plead to be inscribed in the Book of Life. Just like all the simanim and many other minhagim express our tefillos for the new year, dipping into devash chai, raw honeycomb, expresses our tefillah to be granted life.

This minhag is recorded in many sefarim, including the Imrei Pinchas, the Pnei Yehoshua and Tehillah L’Dovid. Some have the minhag to dip the challah into the honey that’s in the honeycomb, while others actually chew the waxy honeycomb itself.

We know that anything that comes from an impure animal isn’t kosher. So how is it that we can eat honeycomb, which comes from non-kosher bees? The honey itself is kosher because it’s pure nectar from plants, which the bees gather. The plant nectar doesn’t go through the bee’s digestive system at all, but rather thickens into honey while stored in the hive.

Honeycomb, however, is generated by bees’ special wax glands. This would seem to make honeycomb a product from a non-kosher creature, which isn’t allowed to be eaten. Nevertheless, as per popular minhag, honeycomb is allowed to be eaten. That’s because honeycomb is

not considered a substance that is ra’ui l’achilah, qualified to be eaten. Therefore, natural honeycomb is kosher. Besides establishing the kashrus of the honeycomb itself, there’s more work involved in the production of raw honeycomb that can be considered 100% kosher. If you’re fulfilling the minhag of devash chai this year, let’s peek into the process of bringing the humble honeycomb to your Rosh Hashanah table.

WAX WORKS

Honeycomb is made of the wax that the bees produce. Pure beeswax is produced when female worker bees huddle together so that their temperature goes up. Once it’s nice and warm, the wax-secreting glands on every bee’s abdomen convert honey into beeswax, which oozes out of the glands and covers the bee’s stomach in scales of wax.

With wax scales covering their abdomen, each worker bee scrapes the wax off its stomach with the stiff hairs on its legs. Hive worker bees chew the waxy scales, and when the wax is the right consistency, they mold the wax into the striking hexagonal structure that makes up a beehive. A hive can have many levels of honeycomb, each made up of dozens of hexagonal cells. Every cell is a small storage container for the bee. It holds the drops of nectar that the bee collected, which thickens into honey in the heat of the hive.

As you can imagine, the painstaking process of secreting, chewing and molding the honeycomb to build the hive is super time-consuming for the tiny bees. The bees need to eat seven pounds of honey to produce a single pound of wax! Additionally, the honey season is very short, as bees will only produce and store honey from July to September. Sometimes, just building the hive can take up all that time, which is why today’s honey farmers don’t actually follow this process at all.

Instead, the farmers buy a ready-made beehive frame made in a factory. This frame serves as a foundation for the hive, and while the bees continue adding waxy cells on both sides, they don’t have to build the hive from

The mashgiach inspecting a honeycomb

The final product

scratch. Instead, the bees can start producing and storing honey a lot faster. This ready-made hive foundation is made by melting beeswax onto a hexagonal mold.

While a factory-made honeycomb base saves a lot of time for the bees, it makes things complicated on the kashrus end of things. First, since beeswax is very expensive, factories selling these molds will mix additives into the beeswax before melting it down into a beehive mold. A common additive is stearin, which is the wax used on fruit and may be derived from non-kosher animals.

The question is, can we still fulfill this minhag of eating devash chai in a perfectly kosher way? The solution is simple: If the honeycomb is produced only in the natural way, with bees creating the hive on their own, there are no kashrus concerns at all.

This is step one of making sure we can fulfill this minhag : to ensure the honeycomb is from a hive that was built naturally, by the honeybees themselves.

HAVE YOUR HONEY AND EAT IT RAW, TOO

A honeycomb isn’t only a pretty storage container. Another main function of the honeycomb is to serve as a place for the queen bees to lay their eggs, and for those eggs to hatch into live bees. The hive is also a home for all the worker bees and is the place they come back to at the end of a long day of gathering nectar.

All of this means that our honey, when it’s in the honeycomb, is full of foreign materials. There are eggs, larvae, bee parts and pollen from flowers. This presents another kashrus problem. We aren’t allowed to eat bee eggs or larvae. If the honey could have bee eggs inside, we wouldn’t be allowed to eat it.

There’s an old solution to getting egg-free honey, and that is to place a queen excluder in the hive. This is a screen with holes that are only large enough to allow worker bees through (the queen bee is much larger). Placing the screen in the middle of the hive means that the queen doesn’t have access to the other side of the hive, so she can’t lay eggs in the honeycomb cells on that side.

That’s step two in getting kosher honeycomb: using a queen excluder to prevent eggs from being laid in the honey.

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HEATING THE HONEY

Honey in the honeycomb is extremely thick and concentrated. In fact, it’s so thick that it’s difficult to check if it’s really pure, or still has bee parts inside. Regular liquid honey can be heated and then filtered, but heating honey makes it lose its raw status. This means that it can no longer be used to fulfill the minhag of dipping into devash chai

So how can we have clean honey that’s still in the honeycomb? With the queen excluder, there’s no possibility of eggs being laid in the honey. But there still is a possibility of having bee parts or other insects in the honey.

The only way to make sure that the honeycomb is clean is by having an experienced mashgiach go through each and every piece of honeycomb by hand and check both sides of the honeycomb under a strong light to make sure that there are absolutely no insects inside. One kind of insect common to honeycomb is called the wax moth. If this insect is found in a honeycomb cell, the whole batch of honeycomb is rejected.

Because raw honeycomb can’t be heated or filtered, this checking process is the only way to ensure the honeycomb is completely clean. Thus, checking the honeycomb becomes step three in the kosher honeycomb process.

REACH FOR RAW

These are the steps to getting your kosher honeycomb to fulfill the beautiful minhag of eating devash chai. Because it’s an expensive and difficult process, kosher honeycomb is an exclusive product.

There’s one more halacha to remember when using honeycomb, this one for the consumer: the melacha of dosh Squeezing raw honey from the comb is assur on Rosh Hashanah itself, so it’s important to squeeze out the honey before Shabbos or Yom Tov.

Now you can happily place that raw honeycomb in your honey dish on Rosh Hashanah night and daven for another year of life. With wishes for a kesivah v’chasimah tovah and a sweet new year for all!

You can find honeycomb for Rosh Hashanah in local stores under the Meant To Be brand with a hechsher from New Square Kashrus, produced using the exact processes described. Thank you to both Meant To Be and NSK for providing the author with the information used in the preparation of this article. Visit www.meanttobefood.com for more information.

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Harvesting the honeycomb

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In today’s democratic world, the reality of authority or genuine leadership is practically nonexistent. However, even though we hardly fathom the concept, we are children of the King. We are princes and princesses. Our lives are centered around our duties and privileges as members of the royal family. Although few and far between today, encounters with royalty have the ability to reawaken our perception of malchus Shamayim. Let’s explore some modernday royal encounters.

The Coronation of a King

The excitement in Chany’s* voice is palpable as she describes the thousands of soldiers — some on foot, others on horseback — marching in perfect synchrony in honor of King Charles’ coronation. The music, the flags, the crowds; all were waiting to watch the royal procession.

“It was a grand celebration, so beautiful, so vast!” she says. “People pitched tents and waited around for as long as two days in advance, just so they could inhale the atmosphere.”

To American me, my British friend’s enthusiasm and even exhilaration over “her” royal family is something I find amusing. But to her, it is real.

“The magnificence, the glory — it took my breath away,” Chany continues. “I felt so honored to take part. And whenever we have the opportunity to see scenes like this one, my mother says that whatever we see is nothing compared to malchus Shamayim.”

Yitty* attended one of Queen Elizabeth’s jubilees. “For days after the event, I couldn’t speak about it,” Yitty recounts. “It was such an inspiring experience, I had to calm down from that high first.” Talk about awe-inspiring!

“To me, it was a microcosm of the awesomeness of Hashem’s Kingship,” she says. “I took my daughters with me because I wanted them to see it too, so they could realize how big Hakadosh Baruch Hu is. Watching the vastness and grandeur of it, we realized that Hashem is so much bigger, so much greater!”

Chany notes that every single soldier in formation, though paid for partaking in the service of his country, views it as a major privilege, an unparalleled honor, to participate in the procession. “Halevai we should feel as privileged to be able to serve Hashem!”

One point that captivated Yitty was watching the heavy security protocols. “One gunshot, and the celebrity of the day would be gone. In contrast, our King doesn’t need protection; in fact, He watches over us, constantly!”

Although they may not have

been aware of it, Chany and Yitty were following the exhortation of the Chazal (Brachos 58a) to make every attempt to observe royalty, with all the pomp and grandeur that comes along with it.

Witnessing the honor and deference granted toward human royals affords us a glimpse into the honor and deference we should be granting toward the royalty of Heaven.

An Encounter With the Queen

If these women’s encounters with royalty made such an impact, think of the emotions that those personally invited to a banquet with the Queen must have experienced.

A garden party at Buckingham Palace is attended by several thousand guests who have been nominated for their contributions to British society. For those participating, the incredible grandeur and splendor is something they’ll remember all their life. Served tea and fine pastries, guests enjoy soft brass music and get to speak with members of the royal family as they circulate among the crowd.

A garden party at Buckingham Palace

Over the years, several frum Yidden have been honored with an invitation.

One rabbi, privileged to attend the final garden party graced by the late Queen, observed, “There was a sense of incredible royalty; it enabled us to comprehend but a hint of the grandeur of Hashem. I felt a strong hisorerus toward Divine malchus.”

Interestingly, guests may only attend one royal garden party in their lifetime. This point served to emphasize to this privileged attendee how lucky we Yidden are that we aren’t constrained by such limitations. “How fortunate am I! How fortunate is Klal Yisroel! We can stand before Hakadosh Baruch Hu, the Melech Malchei Hamelachim, three times a day, and speak to Him — and He listens!”

The gates of the royal garden opened for guests at 3:00 p.m. You can be sure the rabbi made sure to get there early. “This was mechayev me from then onward to be sure to get to davening on time, each and every day”

The tefillah of Rav Moshe Feinstein, zt”l, has famously been compared with an encounter with a king. Rav Moshe was known to stand ramrod straight throughout Shemoneh Esrei, rather than sway back and forth. He once explained that when he served in the Russian army, he was forced to stand erect, unmoving, for hours at a time. “If I could do that then, certainly I can stand erect now, without moving, before the Melech Malchei Hamelachim!”

Awareness of the King

Imprisoned in St. Petersburg on charges of treason, the Baal HaTanya was questioned by a Czar-commissioned committee. The interrogators, who were determined to find the Rebbe guilty, of course, were overtaken by the kedusha and wisdom he exuded, and curiously, they recognized that the charges were false and proposed that the Rebbe be exonerated.

The Czar, hearing about the Rebbe, wanted to meet him

The palace in St. Petersburg built by the Czar

The garden at Buckingham Palace

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to find out whether the Rebbe was the country’s friend or foe. Dressed in civilian attire, the Czar visited the Baal HaTanya in his prison cell. As soon as he entered, the Rebbe rose.

Taken aback, the Czar exclaimed, “I’m just an ordinary person!”

“Your Highness must be the Czar,” the Baal HaTanya replied immediately, “for I was overcome with a trembling fear as soon as Your Highness entered. This kind of awe is reserved for royalty alone, and I haven’t sensed it when any other official visited me here.”

The Rebbe explained that in the Torah view, the Czar reflected malchus Shamayim, and therefore, the Czar’s presence inspired within him a trembling fear of the King of kings.

The Gemara (ibid.) states, “Royalty on the earth reflects royalty in Heaven,” a sentiment portrayed in the following story.

Although he was blind, the Gemara tells that Rav Sheishes attended a royal procession. A Tzidoki who was present mocked him: “Why would a blind man go see the king?”

Soon, uniformed troops began to pass, and the noise grew louder. Rav Sheishes was not moved. Only when the tumult died down did Rav Sheishes call out, “Now the king is coming!” And he was right.

Rav Sheishes explained to the stunned Tzidoki that he knew when the king was approaching based on a pasuk in Melachim I (19:11–13) that describes how Hakadosh Baruch Hu was not revealed in the wind, earthquake or fire, but in the still, thin sound.

Everything in this world has a spiritual source in the Upper realms. A monarch below mirrors royalty Above.

May we merit the day when the microcosm of royalty will explode into a macrocosm of true, globally-recognized Kingship, when “V’ye’esayu chol l’avdecha,” all nations of the world will accept upon themselves malchus Shamayim and come from far and wide to crown Hakadosh Baruch Hu the King of kings!

*Names have been changed.

The Petropavlovski fortress where the Baal HaTanya was imprisoned

The palace in St. Petersburg

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Luxurious 3 bedroom lake house villa in Case Grande Arizona. Private pool fully stocked kosher kitchen. 520.251.4459

WEST PALM BEACH

For the best Real Estate deals, Call: Mrs. Debby Schwartz 203.667.2785

WEST PALM BEACH FOR SALE

Wellington M, 2 Bedroom apt. Ground Floor FOR SALE. Call: 347.760.0639

AIRMONT RENTAL

Airmont, NY - 6 bedroom house, 20+ total beds. Near Lorna Park. Weekday, Shabbos, or Short Term. Call 347-451-9432

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

Carriage Club North, beautiful 2 bedroom, 2 bath, ground floor, for rent. Call: 347.499.0031

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

Collins Ave. Beautiful ocean view. 1 bedroom apt. for rent. 347.760.0570

MONSEY VACATION/ SIMCHA RENTAL

Beautiful fully furnished Shabbos equipped 6 bedroom 4 bath house

Highview/College. Call/ whatsapp 718-541-0292

NORTH MIAMI FL.

Couples Only· Kosher Vacation House· Private Heated Pool· Warm, Relaxing, Dreamy· Beautiful Patio· 5 Min walk to a Shul. Contact chany for more details @ 845-274-7610

HELP WANTED

ATTENTION GRADUATES!

Kochavim is seeking a passionate and capable graduate for an assistant for our class of immunocompromised children. Amazing environment! Great pay! Send your resume to hbiller@ kochavimcare.org.

JOBS AVAILABLE

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

HELP WANTED

Construction office looking to hire a full-time secretary and project manager. Preferable knowledge of QuickBooks. Please email your resume to officejobs4832@gmail.com

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!

B.Y.E. seeking elementary reading specialist, experience required. Email resume to rfaivelson@ baisyaakovelementary.org

HIRING

Property management company is looking for a part time Bookkeeper.Budgeting, reports and collection skills required.Please email resume to rcmanageoffice@ gmail.com or text 845-8286781

PT DATA ENTRY

Elon Prop Mgmt, office located in Chestnut Ridge, has PT, in-office, data entry positions available. Great office environment, flexible schedule, and competitive salary. Email resume to hr@ elonmgmt.com

SALESLADY OPPORTUNITY

Local Home organizing store is seeking a saleslady with a passion for Home organizing. Must speak Yiddish. Hours: MondayThursday 2:30-6:30 and Sunday 12-6:45. Call 845-459-3950 lv msg

Homecare RN

$140k-$150k New York, NY

Email: Leah

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Director Of Business Development (Nursing Home Sales A Must)

$200k + Generous Bonus New Jersey

Email: AdinaS @SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Operations Manager

$150k-$200k Linden NJ

Physicians Assistant

$90-$100/Hourly Monsey

X-ray Tech

$80K-$100K Monsey

RN (Homecare)

$80k-$100k Rockland County

Mortgage Processor

$50k-$60k Monsey

Salesperson (Spanish Speaking Preferred)

$40k-$50k Norther NJ

Email: Yisroel

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Director Of Marketing & Business Development (Home Healthcare)

$150k-$220k Travel

Integration Specialist In Homecare

$150k-$180k NJ/Travel

Licensed Teacher (Preschool UPK)

$68k Manhattan, NY

Licensed Teacher Preschool 2-3 yr olds

$50k-$58k Manhattan, NY

Office Admin (Education)

$50k-$60k Manhattan, NY

Email: Sophia

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

OBGYN

$200k-$275k Monsey

Project Manager (Doors/Trim)

$100k Central NJ

Data Analyst (Wholesale)

$100k Monsey

Tax Accountant

$80k-$150k Monsey/Monroe

Production Engineer (Awning)

$60k-$150k Sloatsburg, NY

Amazon Account Manager

$70k-$120k Monroe Area

Buyer

$90k-$100k Bayonne NJ

Retail Sales Manager (Ladies Fashion)

$70k-$100k Monsey

Graphic Artist

$85k Bayonne NJ

Sales Manager Retail

$75k-$100k Monsey

Amazon Admin (Exp Required)

$70k-$100k Monsey

Legal Assistant

$60k-$80k Monsey

AP Admin

$50k-$75k Chestnut Ridge

Marketplace Manager

$50k-$60k NYC

Education Coordinator

BOE Spring Valley

Email: RickyR

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Level 3 IT Tech

$150k+ Monroe

Bookkeeper

$80k-$120k Monroe

Coordination Supervisor F/T

$50k+ Monroe

Seamstress

$20/Hourly Monroe

Life Insurance Agent

Commission Base NY/NJ

Email ChanaF

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Controller/AP Finance Director

$82k+ Monsey

Director Of Operations/ office Manager

$70k+ Great Neck NY

Loan Processor

Pay BOE Monsey/Monroe

Loan Processor (Entry Level)

$23-$25/Hourly Monsey

Email: Peri

@SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Sales Rep/Outside sales (School Furniture)

$80k-$100k + Commission Wood Ridge NJ

Sales/Outside sales (Bedding)

$1500/ Weekly + Commission Tri State Area

Email: Rivka @SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Office Manager (Healthcare)

$80k Monsey

Intake Specialist (Healthcare)

$50k-$70k Suffern

Office Assistant (Healthcare)

$40k Suffern

Email Rutie @SwiftStaffingGroup.com

ABA PARAPROFESSIONAL

ABA Talks is looking for a fun and energetic individual with good play skills to provide in home ABA therapy for a 6-year-old girl in Chestnut Ridge, NY.

Looking to fill 2-4 afternoons a week 4:00-6:45 with the possibility of Sunday afternoon.

Exciting opportunity for those who are looking to further develop their behavioral analytical skills or who require supervision

Email: secretary@abatalks.com Call: 845-579-6080 ext.101

845.318.4438

info@memento.com

Classifieds

SALESMAN JOB

Are you looking for an exciting career opportunity?

B&C Industries is a fast-growing packaging distribution company looking for enthusiastic individuals to expand our sales team. Lucrative commission structures. Beginner-friendly. Reach out to hr@bcpkg.com for more information.

150+ JOB OPENINGS!

Stop wasting your time going through all the jobs classifieds. Simply email your resume to Info@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com to explore your options & maximize your career. Or Call/Text/ WhatsApp 732-800-7633 Strictly confidential & completely free.

BCBA POSITION

ABA Riders is looking to hire a BCBA. Well-paid, flexible hours. Contact Rikki 347930-9736/info@abariders. com.

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

WORK FROM HOME

Great opportunity to manage your own business from home. No experience needed, no computer necessary. Huge potential to grow big. Call: 438.529.1216

JOB OPPURTUNITY

A Local Amazon Company is seeking an Experienced Creative Graphic Designer to help create Amazon Listings, Heimish Office in Monsey With Great working environment. Email Resume to: monseyjob123@gmail.com

CUSTOMER SERVICE JOB

Hiring a Full-Time Customer Service Worker. Must have prior office experience, professional written and oral communication, will work on Sundays. Call 845-356-2269x102

CHILDCARE

TINY TREASSURES

Cozy playgroup new group starting after sukkos.limited slots still available. ages 18-24 months, Union Area, Warm lunches.Malky 845-377-5038

THANK YOU MOMMY

For treating me to the most amazing playgroup. 2 slots opening in November. 845828-0364. Transportation and extended hours are available.

SERVICES

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

NEW WEBSITE?

Get your Beautiful, Fast, SEO-Friendly Website done in 14 days, guaranteed. Email efraim@rapidquill.com

MR. WERTZBERGER’S RENTALS

We rent out wireless wi-fi, tablets, laptops, clarinets, violins. Prices are between $13-$25 per week. Clarinet and violin comes with free MP3 lessons in Yiddish or English. We also offer private keyboard lessons on the phone. Call hotline 718-4351923

TRANSFORMING TOUCH

Experienced physical therapist now offering TRANSFORMING TOUCH sessions at a 50% introductory rate. (Limit first 5 clients/ 3 sessions each ). TT is a somatic intervention for regulation and healing. Please call/ text 7184902815.

HAIRSTYLIST

Professinal haircuts and hairstyling by Chaya Sury. Centrally located. 845 709 7566

GARTLECH

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

SUPERPATCH HOTLINE

DRUG FREE help for energy, sleep, immune support, mobility, pain management, focus, stress, mood and more. PREGNANCY SAFE. REAL TESTIMONIALS. INTERVIEWS. CALL 929992-4453 Option 2,2,3 to get help. SUNDAY 9PM Q&A Option 2,2,6,0

NATURE THERAPY

Before Yom Kippur, give yourself the gift of slowing down and reconnecting in a beautiful, healing way. Introductory offer: $25 for 2 hours, Mon. Oct 7. Malka Arons, MsEd. 9173635269

Looking paRtnERs &

• Director of Development, non-profit operations, fundraising and management experience required, 250k, Monsey/Lakewood

• Director of Finance & Payroll Compliance, 3+ yrs. experience in finance, accounting, payroll tax compliance and managing multi-state payroll tax filings, 175k - 225k, Monroe

• Senior Buyer, Procurement Specialist, 3+ yrs. of strategic procurement roles. Exceptional communication and negotiation skills, w/ a fearless approach to reaching out to companies and negotiating terms. Strong analytical skills, capable of analyzing a project and determining the optimal options for procurement, 150k200k, Newark NJ

• Controller, International startup for leading importer/ wholesale distributor, high-volume, fast-paced environment, 140k - 160k, Monsey

• Senior Sourcing Specialist, 3+ yrs. experience in supply chain management, including strategic sourcing, purchase order management, logistics, contract management, and supplier management w/ proficiency in data analytic tools, 150k, Newark NJ

• Real Estate Asset Manager, 3+ yrs. experience required, construction experience a plus, travel required, 150k+, Monsey

• Accountant, 2+ yrs. nursing home industry experience required w/ bank reporting and dealing with lenders, 150k, Monsey

• Clinical Director, 5+ yrs. clinical experience required with a background in mental health, working with children, clinics etc., 150k, Monsey

• Director of Patient Services, RN License required, home care experience, compliance and DPS with management experience, 130k –150k, full benefits package, Monsey

• Nursing Home Billing Supervisor, 3+ yrs. experience w/ PointClickCare, corrections and rebilling of Medicare, HMOs, Medicaid, issues and Aging/Ledger oversight, 120k -150k, Monsey

• Marketing Coordinator, lead design and marketing initiatives, including graphics, emails, social media, and trade shows. In-office position, $40/hr. Monsey

• Director of Private Label, 3+ yrs. experience launching and managing private label products, 120k – 140k, Monsey

• Ecommerce Director, 3+ yrs. experience w/ Amazon and Walmart marketplaces, including FBA, WFS, and Inventory Management, 110k –140k, Monsey

• Senior UX designer, full-time, in-house position for a healthcare software startup, 110k - 130k, Monsey

• Buyer, 2+ yrs. experience, negotiate prices, strong communication, analytical and procurement skills, 100k, Monsey

• Accountant, Real Estate Management and Acquisition company, 100k, Monsey

• Payroll Administrator, 2+ yrs. experience, 100k + full benefits, Monsey

• NetSuite Administrator, be familiar with NetSuite settings, configurations, and customizations, as well as having the ability to integrate NetSuite with other systems, full-time, 100k+, Monsey, [Hybrid 1-2 days a week]

• E-Catalog Content Manager, experience in catalog management, product data processing, or similar roles, 85k - 110k, Newark

• Payroll Representative, male office, 2+ years in the nursing home industry, detail-oriented, strong communication / analytical skills, proficient in Excel, Outlook, and Word, $85k110k, Monsey

• Talent acquisition Specialist, full-time position, 2+ yrs. experience, 90k+, Monsey

• HCBS Quality Assurance Compliance Director, HCBS experience required, female office, 80k –90k, Monsey

• E-commerce Catalog Listing Manager, maintain, optimize listing performance, running deals, etc. 70k – 90k, Montgomery NY

• Logistics Project Coordinator, logistics and freight management experience required, including working directly with shipping companies, 75k – 85k, Newark NJ

• Construction Project Manager, 2+ yrs. experience required, travel to Tri-state areas, 75k – 90k, Monsey

• Junior Accountant for CPA firm, male office, tax preparation and other accounting related tasks, training provided, 65k, Monsey

• Real Estate Title Coordinator, 1+ yrs. experience required, 70k – 80k, Monsey

• E-commerce Manager for Walmart accounts, maintain and enhance Walmart accounts, for Marketplace, WFS, and DSV, relevant experience required, 70k - 85k, Monsey

• HR – Employee Relations/ Training & Development, 2+ yrs. experience, 75k+, Monsey

• Paralegal, full-time position, 70k+, Monsey

• Cybersecurity/Security Analyst, 1+ year of experience in cybersecurity or related field, CompTIA Security+, CISSP certification required, 60k, Monsey

• Product Development & Marketing Specialist, Research & develop new products, manage social media & create content, design marketing materials & product packaging, 2+ years of experience in product development, social media, and graphic design, 50k – 60k

• Low Code/No Code Software Developer, female office, 9am -5pm, 60k, Monsey

• Accounts Payable, female office, strong attention to detail and numbers/ organizational skills, 50k -70k, Monsey

• Licensed Social Worker for local agency, male population, $65/hr. - $90/hr., based on experience, Monsey

• Field RN, 1 year of RN experience and be willing to do home visits in the Greater Monsey area, $50 - $60/hr.

• Marketing Coordinator, Homecare company, relevant marketing experience required, fulltime, in-office position, $40/hr. Monsey

• Bookkeeper, female office, 2+ yrs. experience required, $30 - $35/hr., Monsey

• QA Coordinator, Female office, Part-timeFriday required, Excellent reading/ writing skills required. $30/hr. Monsey

• IT Dispatcher, multi-task in fast-paced environment, answer calls and emails, dispatch technicians, manage ticket queue, excellent communication and organizational skills required, full-time, in-office position, $30 - $35/ hr., Monsey

• Full-time Customer service positions available. $25 - $30/hr. Monsey

• AP Rep, AR Liaison, Payroll Rep positions. $25$35/hr., Monsey

• Admin and Client Relations Specialist, manage billing, bookkeeping, overseeing project timelines and client communications/ direct phone calls, Daily hours: 9:30am – 3:30pm or 10am – 4pm, $35 - $40/hr. Monsey

• Female Care Manager - BA or Equivalent degree required, relevant experience preferred, part-time or full-time $30/hr.+, Monsey

• A leading Commercial Real Estate Mortgage Brokerage firm, seeks motivated and ambitious individuals to join their team as Real Estate Finance Advisors, develop relationships with real estate owners and developers to arrange financing. Learn to analyze and underwrite deals, 40k plus commissions, Monsey

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

Pidyon Haben silver tray 845-5589589

Formula 347-267-3640 Or 216889-3643

Neocate Formula 718-853-4090

Neocate Formula 845-517-9221

Formula Gemach 845-371-3232

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

NICU approved clothing 4.5lb+ 845422-7896/347-382-0016

Nursing pumps 8454999871

Twin layette gift box.719 972 0554.

Lv msg.

Baby bassinets 917-618-0909

EZRAS RUSSI L’TINOK LAYETTE 845425-3266 or 845-362-2004

Brissim

Bris Accessories 617-955-3630

Bris Accessories 845-352-5130

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 917-909-4072

Bris outfit poya, also tefilla cards 845 3564859 Ralph area

Pillow/Benchers 845-213-0602

Knife Sharpening For Mohalim 718384-6214

Segula Stone 347-699-6418

Preemie Outfit 845.558.7065

Krias Shema Board With Stand 425-4540

Free Mohel 347-383-5696

Bris Gemach call/text 845-587-5813

Bris outfit, hat and Puyah 845558-9589

New Bris Gemach -845 549 0316

Simcha

Gowns 845-517- 8808

Mother & Sister Gowns 845-4267496 Or 845-352-3031. Gown And Petticoats 347-278-1278

Ivory/white/dusty blue gowns 845371-1765

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

GEMACHIM

Tablecloth 352-8292

Tablecloths 352-8292

Gold Chargers 845-573-9772

shelves, stands, trays & centerpieces

845-425-1721

Siddurs. Sfard: 845-608-7830 Ashke-

naz: 845 352 1756 Or 845-826-6718

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 845304-8154

Accessories Basket 845-371-6857

Children Hair Pieces 3473001679

Portable Chuppah 845-425-4790

Sound System 917-382-8809

Evening Bags 845-549-2929

Shmiras Halashon Cards 537-0069

Earplugs for Simchos 845-328-1071

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

Simcha table centerpieces

8456087715

Centerpieces 845-570-7755

Wedding guest accessories basket 845-425-0963

Mechteniste/Teenage Gown Gemach 845-662-4149

Invitation Addressing 845-275-3044

Portable & Plug in Food warmers

845-371-1531

Centerpieces & table top 845.213.0160

Kallah

Yom Hachuppah Cd 845-352-2560

Crowns, veils, shoes, capes 426-0767

Headpieces, Tiaras, Veils 845-4254221

White Sneakers 917-613-6579

White Shoes 845-200-0211

Dress your kallah stress free. Book 1 week in advance 518-306-1167

Kallah Dresser 845-300-5767

Vort dress gemach 845-499-3086

Kallah fur capes 845-425-7176

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

Wash & sets $25, 347-944-0003

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 Z Pillows 845-445-9298

Proposal Gemach 347-277-4072

Makeup 845-517-7128

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

Pack n plays 845-356-7353

Beautiful nishmas cards 845-7297390

Poya (outfit, hat, booties) 845425-0672

Help-a-mom. to volunteer call 347977-6816

Phones For Emergencies. 845376-0738

Reflectors 845-356-0815

Reflectors 347-977-6816

Feeding Supplies 845-366-6398

Natural Health Support, text 347 2287578

Ostomy Supplies 845-637-6231

Moving Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Boxes 845-425-6826 Or 845-6087830

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

Tablecloths 845-459-7396

Coat racks & Hangers 845-352-4640

New Tablecloth Gemach 845-4597396

Tablecloths on New Hempstead 845-459-7396

Baby scale 845-540-1710

Egg Boxes for moving 845-642-9729

Cuddles n Cradles 347-243-7495

Outfit and pillow 914-715-2672

Suitcases 845-371-9121

Minor Repairs txt 845-272-4840

Bike Racks 845-659-1863.

Opwdd Sd Advice Email Slfydhm@ Gmail.com

GPS 425-3873

Teacher’s Bulletin 845-425-8046

Computer Advice (862) 248-1931

Loans 347-385-1408

Twin carriages 718-522-3891

Moving Help packing/unpacking 845-281-5900

Pack N Plays with sheets text 845280-3470

Therapy toys 1-443-879-3169

Financial planning 7188536016

Digital Cameras 8264062

Phone With Service 845-445-7422

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

Hairstyling 845-570-7121

Washing Stations 845.428.9014

Yiddish & English Poems 845-5873018

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

Boys Occasionwear 570-507-4492

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

Vitamin Gemach 845-521-5241

Hachnosas Kallah loan gemach 347-415-1525

Heimish Chicken soup 845-352-3959

Purim Costumes 845-641-4684

UNIQUE GIFT

Looking for an amazing gift for your wife/mother/ Married Child? Get your very own aishes chayil beautifully written on klaf. Contact Shlomie @ 347-871-4143. Starting price $250.

WHOLESALE FISH

Buy by the case & save. Baby & Regular Salmon. Hashgucha Volove Rav. Free delivery to your home. Call Eli: 516-270-6755

AYIN HORAH

The renowned Rebetzin Aidel Miller from Yerushalayim will remove Ayin Horah over the phone. Call till 5:00 PM: 718.689.1902 or 516.300.1490

CUSTOM PHOTO ALBUMS

We specialize in custom Photo Albums, Chosson, Wedding, etc. Also professional Photo Editing, many years of experience. Special rate for photographers. Call: 347.563.5153

AYIN B’AYIN

Remove Ayin Hora with the segulah of gissen blei (lead) and unlock your full potential. Many yeshuos in areas like shidduchim, childbearing, shalom bayis, success in school, and more. Tremendous Siyata Dishmaya awaits. Same day service. We repeat until ayin hora is gone! Price: $72. Call Ayin B’ayin (718) 400-AYIN

PETTICOATS FOR RENT!

Complete your look! Adult & kids petticoats for rent, Beautiful floral wreath & crown headpieces for rent, Adorable kids jewelry, and more! Call 845-502-0153 leave msg or 845-746-7248

MASSAGE THERAPY

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

EARPIERCING

12 years experience. Wide selection. Call/text: 845-538-7986

ODDS & ENDS

PRIVATE BESHOW ROOMS

Looking for a nice private place for a Beshow? A few locations available in the Monsey area. No charge. Call 845-426-5484 or 845-746-7251

BOYS IBIS COAT

Looking to buy last season’s boys Ibis coat, green, size 3. New or used. 8453562101

GOWNS

GOWN FOR SALE

Gorgeous hunter green, sister of the bride gowns for sale. Please call 845-356-6935, if no answer leave a message

STUNNING GOWN

Beautiful custom plus sized black and gold gown for sale. Perfect for sister of bride or tenoyim. Call/text 845-5408902

MATERNITY GOWN RENTAL

Georgeous selection of maternity gowns affordable prices all sizes...New! Also accepting gowns on consignment. Please call/ text 8458622799

OFF WHITE LACE GOWN

Beautiful off white lace gown for rent for married sister of bride size 2. Call 845-7467248

IVORY GOWN

Beautiful ivory gown for rent size Small/Medium. Text 845-826-2185

GOWN FOR SALE

Beautiful white gown for married sister of bride, for sale. Size 2-4 845-200-4326

WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

White maternity gown size large to sell for great price call 7183098716

MECHUTANESTA GOWN

Beautiful Taupe Gown for sale. size 16 845.502.6491

CHILDRENS WHITE GOWNS

2 white gowns to rent or sell childrens size 4 & 6 call 7189388597

WHITE GOWN

Looking to sell a size 2-4 white gown for sister of the bride, please call 347 628 9586

SISTER OF BRIDE

Gorgeous gowns for sale: Olive Green size 2-4, Hunter Green size 0-2, Grey size 4-6, Blush size 4-6, Ivory size 4, Grey/ Taupe Winter size 12. 845.502.6491 LOST

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

Lost diamond necklace 914258-4519

Beautiful brand name pink/ blush color dress size 4-6 . call or text 3476317346 39” bed with headboard and armer. 845-608-0322

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FURNISHED APARTMENT

Looking for a furnished apartment lshem mitzvah for a buchar. call 845-502-1523

HMMM WHATS HER SECRET?

I mean, whats her actual secret? how is it done?

The table is so beautifully set, her kids shine and look so adorable!

And the food OMG OMG how is it possible? I mean look at this food... Oh the smell ahhh feels so Yomtiv’dig.

She does work all day and look after a family of kids, so how? How is it actually done??

I need to find out her little secret...

Convenient Location valley Terrace

(YsV boYs building) 121 c ollege rd

Lots of Parking!

Rabbi Shlomo Perlatein

Rabbi Shlomo Perlstein

Rav, Summit Park Shul, New Hempstead Rosh Kolel, Kolel Choshen Mishpat of Monsey will be a available on site to answer sheilos on Arba Minim on Erev Yom Tov from 10am-12:00pm

Rav, Summit Park Shul, New Hempstead Rosh Kolel, Av Beis Din, Kolel Choshen Mishpat of Monsey will be a available on site to answer sheilos on Arba Minim on Erev Yom Tov from 10am-12:30pm

2:30-6:30 / 8:30-11:30 ~

2 School Terrace

The Community Leasing Team: Chaim Meir Babad · Cheskel Kupferstein Yoely Grohman · Shlome Wolf · Yanky Kohl · Ari Jaffe · Sruly Datz

Black Eyed Peas

For Rosh Hashana, it's time to renew, And let every shine reflect what’s true: A fresh start, a spotless view, Because when it’s clean, everything feels brand new.

Wishing all our happy clients

Food

2. Bagel D'Lox

1. Al Di La Pizzeria

4. Bites Café

5. Chai Pizza

RKOC

3. Bingo Meat • Deli • Bakery • Sushi

6. Chick 'N Chuck

8. CoBea Coffee

9. Dazzle

10. Dolcetto

12. Fireside

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As of September 27, 2024

7. Churrasko Grill House

11. Evergreen Monsey & Uptown Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

13. Flavor on Board Charcuterie Boards

14. Glauber's Deli Bakery

29. Newday Supermarket Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi • Cafe

30. Nussy's Cuisine

31. Peppercrust

32. Pies n' Fries

33. Pita Land

34. Primavera

35. R.S.V.P. Steakhouse

36. Rella Café

37. Rendezvous

38. Rise Juicery

39. Rita's

40. Rockland Kosher Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi • Cafe

41. Satmar KJ Meat Meat • Deli

15. Hatzlacha Grocery

16. Hava Java- all locations

17. K.C. Grill House

18. Kapao By Wok Tov

19. Kayx Bakery

21. KYO

22. Le Brick

42. Savory

43. Say Cheese Kosher Pizza

20. Kosher Castle

23. Leil Shishi Diner

44. Sheli's in the Square (Evergreen Monsey)

45. Sheli's Pizza (Across from Hatzlacha)

46. Shell Kosher on The Go (Evergreen Monsey Area)

47. Shwarma Street

48. Slice 'n Spice

49. Sweet Expressions

24. Mandarin Steakhouse

25. Mechel's Takeout

26. Monsey Glatt Kosher Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

27. Monsey Take-Out

28. Munch Hearty (Salads)

50. The Ridge Steakhouse

51. Wesley Kosher Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

52. Yanay Dips & Salads

53. Yoffee Coffee

54. Yummy's Pizza