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FOOD EDITOR’S NOTE:

We have been receiving an endless stream of emails, phone calls and messages about the recipe for Big Batch Chocolate Cake featured in Issue 473, questioning whether the quantities of baking powder and baking soda listed in the recipe were a mistake.

When I received the recipe from the contributor, I had the same reaction. Although all recipes are tested extensively before being sent to print, I decided to bake the cake so I could see the results for myself. It was deli-

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If you still wish to reduce the amounts of baking powder and baking soda, you may reduce tablespoons to teaspoons for this particular recipe. — Miriam Pessy Wercberger

PIECE OF CAKE

(Re: Classy Cakes, Issue 473)

Thanks so much for the fantastic recipes every week. I loved the cake set you published. I made two of the cakes, and they were both so good. I loved that they were both familyfriendly and no-nonsense — just plain, good cake. I also appreciated that the brownie yielded so much cake. Delicious!

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(Re: Classy Cakes, Issue 473)

Thank you so much for the amazing recipes you print each week. They are so doable and practical, and I appreciate that they’re usually made with standard ingredients that we typically have on hand.

The cakes featured last week look so tempting, but the recipes call for egg whites only. I’m uncomfortable throwing away egg yolks (especially with eggs so expensive now). Does anyone know of anything I can use them for?

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(Re: Bumps Along the Kitchen Counter, Issue 473)

A Reader

I read last week’s kallah-themed issue with a lot of excitement, as I am a kallah myself, baruch Hashem. When I read all the stories about shanah rishonah cooking flops, I laughed my head off. Then I panicked. I have no idea how to cook pasta, let alone make a fancy supper for my new husband!

I remember that, a while back, you published a set of easy (but still nice and fancy) suppers that were perfect for shanah rishonah couples. Is

there any way I can get those recipes? It would be a huge chesed for a very nervous kallah.

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(Re: Escape the Tablescape, Inbox, Issue 473)

I was dismayed to read the letter objecting to the lovely tablescapes you feature in honor of the Yomim Tovim. Why such a negative attitude? We’re required to honor Hashem with all of our senses, and your tablescapes help those who are so inclined make Yom Tov that much more special. There are many women who actually enjoy cooking and setting a nice table and don’t view it as an onerous burden. They actually look forward to using their skills and talents to enhance the Yomim Tovim.

Throughout the generations, frum and ehrliche women reserved their most creative and time-consuming dishes for Yom Tov (whoever makes gefilte kraut, or chaluptches, as it is also known, can attest to that!). Special tablecloths, too, were reserved for Yom Tov, carefully starched and ironed with hot irons heated on the stove. In addition, flowers — an extravagant item in the cities of Europe — were purchased l’kavod Yom Tov to add color and beauty to the Yiddishe home.

Personally, I feasted my eyes on the wonderful tabletop ideas, relishing the delicate colors and combinations. It doesn’t mean that everyone has to rush out to buy new items, but it does give women (especially those who do not use social media) the opportunity to see new things and inspire their own creativity.

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(Re: Escape the Tablescape, Inbox, Issue 473)

I disagree with the letter stating that elaborate tablescapes show value for mitzvos Yom Tov.

The proper and effective way to infuse simchas Yom Tov in your home is not by creating exotic table displays. It’s in the way you talk to your children. When you approach all the cooking, baking and preparations with excitement and anticipation, your children absorb those feelings. Being busy matching napkins and runners and shopping for party favors does not transmit the same atmosphere.

I’m not saying you shouldn’t decorate your table — but be honest with yourself about what it’s really all about, and consider what your focus should be.

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(Re: Life as a Lefty, Issue 472)

As a lefty myself, I really enjoyed your lefty-themed article. I am definitely a creative and out-of-the-box thinker — in other words, a typical lefty.

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(Re: A Sweet Solution, Inbox, Issue 472)

In reference to kosher candy having wrappers that are not possible to open on Shabbos due to the writing all over it, I actually shop accordingly. I don’t buy certain candy, because I know they are impossible to open without tearing the letters. I would be more than glad to call manufacturers and hashgacha agencies. Can someone who has the phone numbers please publicize them?

In addition, I want to thank you for the finger painting project in Issue 472. My daughters had a great time creating those masterpieces!

S. Braun

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BULLYING

To my fellow parents of cheder-age boys, I know that most of you would recognize obvious signs of bullying, but would you also pick up on less obvious forms of bullying?

On that note, I have a comment on Bits of Wits from a few weeks ago. It stated that the longest word typed with one hand is stewardesses. When I was in highschool, my typing teacher

In our case, my son at first claimed that it was just “class politics” going on, so it took us a while to realize what was really happening. By the time we realized that he was being picked on and made fun of by his classmates, his self-esteem had been shattered, and he was a shadow of his former self. We’re grateful to his rebbi and the cheder for immediately taking

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My message to you is this: Even if your son claims that everything is fine in class, please trust your instincts and keep your eyes and ears open to make sure that there isn’t anything going on that is more than just regular childhood drama.

Thank you to The Monsey View for sharing this message and for always being willing to discuss important issues for the sake of our children.

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Tipping is an opportunity to make a kiddush Hashem! I tip with whatever small amount I have handy. – G.G.

Tipping is an important thing I learned from my mother. When else can you so easily buy the mitzvah of making a kiddush Hashem for a dollar? – Chana L.

Kiddush Hashem alert! – A Reader

We definitely tip! That extra dollar tip for each $300 grocery order won’t make it or break it. – A Reader

I try to give delivery boys a dollar or two, but many get annoyed at the wait and just leave. – A Reader

We pay for grocery delivery, why add a tip? – A Reader

Since the prices went up on pretty much everything, it’s too much. – A Reader

I find that once you start tipping service providers, they begin expecting the tip and even ask for it. – A Reader

No, I don’t tip. I pay their employer, and their employer pays them. Just like my employer pays me and I don’t expect tips from the clients I service in my office job. – A Reader

No, I don’t tip, although I make sure to say a nice thank you. – A Reader

I feel that a $3 or $5 tip for a delivery guy is saying “Thank you for a job well done.” The only time I don’t tip is when the delivery guy throws the boxes up the steps and blocks off our entire entrance. I don’t tip car service drivers; the money I pay goes directly to them. – A Reader

If the taxi driver helps me out with my stroller or bags, he definitely deserves that tip. – A Reader

I do give a tip if I feel like they helped me beyond what is expected for the job. – A Reader

I like tipping heimishe service providers like drivers and delivery men. Aren’t we all more inclined to helping brothers? – A Reader

HOW MUCH DO YOU TIP?

My grandmother used to say a dollar a box. I can’t say I’m so religious about this rule, but if the delivery guys deliver more than one box and bring it all the way up to my kitchen on the third floor, then yes, I’ll definitely give more than a dollar. – T.L.

If the delivery is for a large item such as furniture, I would tip $20 to $25. – A Reader

I give delivery men around 50 cents. – A Reader

Usually a dollar for grocery deliveries, and three dollars if it’s an extra-large order. – A Reader

I almost always give $1 to delivery boys and car service drivers as I feel it’s a kiddush Hashem. If I don’t have cash on me, I apologize and tell them that. From the way they react, it seems they usually appreciate that I’m letting them know that they deserve it. – A Reader

Years ago, I used to tip delivery guys 50 cents. Nowadays, I wouldn’t give less than $1, and if it’s an especially heavy or big delivery, I give $2. – B.S.

I usually give $2 per delivery guy for the grocery. The fish, meat and cleaners delivery men get $1 each. – B.R.

In the summer, I give a freeze pop to the delivery guys. They all appreciate it!

Once, my husband tipped a taxi driver with a five-dollar bill. The guy looked at him like he was weird. My husband asked him why, and he said “You are the first person in this area to tip me!”

Local car service rates are so high, I don’t feel inclined to tip drivers.

I don’t officially tip my cleaning lady, sheitelmacher, or other steady service providers, but will tell them to keep the change every now and then.

When I moved to Monsey 25 years ago and tipped a taxi driver, he handed it back to me and was shocked when I told him it was a tip. I was then told that Monsey residents don’t tip. I was very surprised. I was raised to have hakaras hatov no matter what. In the USA, it is normal etiquette to tip those in the service industry, as this is where their main income comes from.

I once had a huge grocery order delivered, with three men bringing the boxes in from the van. As the last man was leaving, I handed him three dollar bills. Being that the other two guys had their backs turned, he simply put all three bills into his pocket. From then on, if there is ever more than one delivery man, I try to make sure to hand the tip separately to each of them.

I can’t afford or keep up with tipping all the time, but I do try to offer every delivery boy who comes to my door, from groceries to meat to fish to the pharmacy, a cold drink.

Why are delivery guys and car service drivers getting all the tips, while teachers and babysitters are acknowledged only once or twice

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The Best of Both Worlds

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The Midrash says that the struggle between Yaakov and Eisav before their birth was a fight over the inheritance of two worlds. In the end, Eisav took Olam Hazeh and Yaakov received Olam Haba. The two boys grew up and fulfilled their destinies. Eisav was an “ ish sadeh,” occupied with hunting and his Olam Hazeh, while Yaakov was “yoshev ohalim,” devoting his days to Olam Haba.

Looking further, we see a puzzling thing. Who was the one to receive the brachos from Yitzchak, promising the “fat of the land” and mastery over his brother? Yaakov! If Eisav was meant to inherit Olam Hazeh, how could it be that Yaakov received the brachos, which were all about Olam Hazeh?

Additionally, let’s examine the Olam Hazeh that Eisav had. After a full day in the fields, when he returned home famished and was looking for food, he turns to Yaakov. This is strange. Yaakov is the one with Olam Haba! Why is Eisav turning to Yaakov for food?

Another puzzling piece: Before sending Yaakov to receive the brachos from Yitzchok, Rivka gave him Eisav’s precious clothes. She had them handy because Eisav used to keep them in her home. Why? Eisav had many wives, yet he knew them well, and suspected they might steal the valuable garments. What kind of Olam Hazeh was that? Eisav had no peace even in his own home!

Later, after Yaakov and Eisav met in Parshas Vayishlach, the pasuk says Eisav took his wives, his cattle, and his entire wealth, and moved away from Eretz Yisroel in search of peaceful pastures, where he would find grain, which he did not have enough of in Eretz Yisroel. This underscores our question: If Eisav was awarded Olam Hazeh, why was he was the one to move away indefinitely, and not Yaakov?

THE DOCTORS SAID there was nothing they could do. The father of the great posek, Rav Yisrael Yaakov Fischer, zt”l, was deathly ill. Throughout Yerushalayim, Yidden davened for his refuah

When his son, Rav Yisrael Yaakov, heard the doctors’ pessimistic diagnosis, he stood up and called out, “Ribbono Shel Olam! I’m dedicating the seventeen daf of Gemara that I learned today to my father’s zechus.”

His sincere words had the desired effect. At that very moment, his father’s condition began to improve. Against all odds, he miraculously recovered. The doctors were in awe.

The story doesn’t end here.

Rav Yisrael Yaakov’s father recuperated, and soon he was just like any other healthy person. Exactly seventeen years later, he passed away. Seventeen daf Gemara gave him seventeen years of life. Torah gives life, literally. *

After the last global Siyum Hashas, Moshe was inspired to join the cycle and learn a daf a day so he, too, could complete Shas. But Moshe could not see himself fitting in the time for this commitment. He came up with a plan. Rather than learn daily, he would learn the week’s content over the course of Shabbos each week.

And so it was. Moshe would sit down with his Gemara after the Shabbos seudah on Friday night, before the meal in the morning, and in the afternoon after his brief nap. Learning seven daf each weekend, he managed to learn through Maseches Brachos and Shabbos on schedule.

Then came Eruvin. Unlike Brachos and Shabbos, Moshe had never learned it before. Additionally, Eruvin requires much concentration, mathematical calculations, and some understanding of engineering. It was much harder for him than the previous subjects. To top it off, Tishrei rolled around, with the

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“When I made the decision to choose a different lifestyle, I thought I was giving up my Olam Haba. But I never thought I’d be giving up my Olam Hazeh”

Yomim Tovim providing another challenge to Moshe’s commitment to the daf

But Moshe persevered. He invested more time, more energy and more heart, and finally, one Shabbos, he announced to his family that the following week, he would be celebrating a siyum on Maseches Eruvin. His wife and children were proud; they understood the magnitude of the achievement.

On Friday afternoon, Moshe stopped into a candy store and purchased some treats in honor of the occasion. After the Shabbos seudah on Friday night, he put it all out on the table. His wife walked into the dining room holding a beautiful cake she had baked for the siyum. Their teenage daughter went to the kitchen to bring a platter of peanut chews she had proudly prepared on her own initiative. Finally, Chaim ran to his bedroom and returned with a bag of treats in his hand.

Moshe was overcome. “Why is this siyum different, that everyone feels so part of the celebration?”

Chaim replied, “Every week, I watched you learn for hours, even when you were so tired. I watched you fight your sleep and work so hard to understand. And I loved listening to your singsong of the words of the Gemara, so I thought, I want to do something for this siyum!”

“We all want to feel the simchas haTorah too,” his daughter added.

Indeed, Torah brings simchas hachaim to the entire family.

Reb Yankele Galinsky related the following tale:

I once heard that an old friend from yeshivah in Bialystok, Shmuel, had survived the war and was living in Eretz Yisroel. After being tortured in Siberia, the boy had sadly left the path of Torah. Although many years had passed, I wanted to meet him again. I pulled out a phone book and looked up his number.

“This is Yankele Kriniker,” I intro-

duced myself, going by the name I was called in yeshivah, based on my hometown.

After making some small talk, I invited Shmuel to my home for Shabbos.

“I won’t accept your invitation for a full Shabbos,” Shmuel replied, “but I have family living in nearby Givatayim. I’ll stay there and walk over for the Friday night meal.”

I came home from shul on Shabbos and waited. An hour passed and then two. Shmuel did not arrive.

On Sunday, I picked up the phone. “Shmuel, what’s doing?”

“Yankel,” he replied, “don’t be upset. I did as I said. I spent Shabbos in Givatayim. I was on my way to you on Friday night…” He paused, his voice laden with emotion. “As I walked through the streets of Bnei Brak, I passed men rushing to shul, surrounded by two, three, four children. I saw someone pushing a double carriage with another two children holding on. I couldn’t look. I felt myself being overwhelmed with jealousy.

“I pictured myself walking into your home and finding you with a houseful of children, and I realized I wouldn’t be able to handle it. You see, Yankel, when I made the decision to choose a different lifestyle, I thought I was giving up my Olam Haba. But I never thought I’d be giving up my Olam Hazeh, too!”

A Torah life is a life of pleasure.

* * * * *

One who learns Torah and leads a life of Torah will in the end receive both Olam Haba and Olam Hazeh. Hakadosh Baruch Hu gives him Olam Hazeh so he can fulfill Torah and mitzvos and ultimately get to his Olam Haba.

On the other hand, a life devoid of mitzvos will not only mean no Olam Haba, but even in this world, it will be a life devoid of Olam Hazeh. Olam Hazeh on its own doesn’t offer satisfaction or happiness.

Ki heim chayeinu v’orach yameinu!

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The room is serene and nestled in a private corner of the main RefuahHealth building. It’s designed to be used as a physical therapy space, but it contains surprisingly little equipment. Knowing that Refuah’s newly renovated physical therapy department is fully out�tted with the latest state-of-the-art equipment, we’re puzzled. Why is this room so empty?

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We soon discover that it’s in this room that Dr. Yosef Borenstein, a highly acclaimed physical therapist and a new addition to RefuahHealth, works his magic

Since joining RefuahHealth, Dr. Borenstein has greatly enhanced the level of care patients receive. Known for his expertise, gentle manner, and impressive track record, Dr. Yosef, as he’s a�ectionately called, has quickly become a preferred choice for those needing non-developmental physical therapy. Supported by Refuah’s commitment to comprehensive patient care, Dr. Yosef helps patients recover from their injuries and manage pain e�ectively.

But who is Dr. Yosef Borenstein and why is his physical therapy room so empty?

We had the pleasure of sitting down for an insightful conversation to learn more about his story.

Dr. Yosef Borenstein never thought he’d be a physical therapist. In fact, he’s the �rst to admit that he didn’t know what physical therapy was.

Growing up in Lakewood, NJ with a typical yeshiva education, including studies in Israel and Kollel, he hadn’t considered a career in physical therapy. His introduction to the �eld came during a summer job as a head lifeguard in a boys’ camp, where a conversation about sports injuries and aqua therapy sparked his interest.

“I had never heard of physical therapy before. But I was intrigued.” Dr Borenstein remembers.

After years of dedication, and overcoming many challenges, Dr. Yosef Borenstein earned his Bachelor of Science from Touro College School of Health Sciences, followed by his Doctorate of Physical Therapy. In 2018, he received the John R. Magel Future Clinical Researcher Award and was the class speaker at his graduation.

Today he is a popular guest speaker and panelist at Touro College. He also teaches a course called Lifespan, that focuses on exploring and understanding movement and physical development from infancy to elder care.

Dr. Yosef spent years working in world-class hospitals such as Monte�ore and NYU, giving him a wealth of hands-on experience in high-stakes environments and building his reputation as an exceptional physical therapist. In 2023, he added cardiopulmonary care certi�cation to his credentials.

“While I loved my work, I often had conversations with friends and family who would reach out for advice regarding injuries or pain they were experiencing. I soon noticed a common issue. They wanted to take care of the problem, but they simply didn't have time during the day to go see a physical therapist.” Dr. Yosef explains.

“I recognized a gap in the industry and in 2020, I opened After Hours PT. It's exactly what the name suggests. We o�er private appointments with a physical therapist after hours, in the late afternoon and evenings. Baruch Hashem we are very busy and I’m grateful that I've had the opportunity to help people who would otherwise not get the help they need and continue to su�er in pain.”

When he had the opportunity to join RefuahHealth, Dr. Borenstein was at �rst too busy to accept.

“But then I was constantly hearing glowing reports about Refuah from colleagues that I work with. Eventually, I reconsidered and joined the team at Refuah.” he shares.

“Working at Refuah has been such a rewarding and enriching experience.“ Dr. Yosef enthuses.

“It’s a pleasure to work with an incredibly supportive

sta� who are completely dedicated to providing the best possible care for their patients.”

Dr. Yosef becomes animated when he starts talking about his approach to physical therapy and patient care.

And this is when we �nally learn why there is so little equipment in his therapy room.

“I believe in empowering the patient to take charge of their own recovery.” Dr Yosef begins.

“The short amount of time a patient can spend with their physical therapist is never enough to ensure a full recovery. I focus on educating my patients about body mechanics - the way the body moves, understanding their injury and how they can best take care of themselves. I create a customized home exercise program for every patient that is realistic, doable, and that uses no fancy equipment or only equipment that they already have at home.”

This is why he will not use any equipment that the patient doesn’t have at home during their therapy session unless it is absolutely necessary, in which case he has access to the advanced facilities at RefuahHealth. It is all about helping the patient recover faster, regain their independence and learn how to manage their pain and avoid injury in the future.

“A patient should never become dependent on their physical therapist” he declares passionately.

The results speak for themselves. His patients are quickly able to reduce the amount of therapy visits, while recovering faster and learning useful exercises and techniques that they can use to prevent future injuries and manage chronic pain.

“I’m grateful to be at RefuahHealth, helping people recover and regain their independence. It’s like giving them a new lease on life,” Dr. Yosef concludes.

Dr. Yosef Borenstein's dedication to his patients and his innovative approach to physical therapy align perfectly with RefuahHealth’s mission to provide extraordinary healthcare. The state-of-the-art physical therapy department, sta�ed by top professionals like Dr. Borenstein, is a perfect example of RefuahHealth's commitment to delivering the highest standards of patient care.

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Chaverim Kicks Off Annual Safety Campaign, Distributing 10,000+ Reflectors in First Week

Chaverim of Rockland’s annual reflector campaign is off to a massive start, with more than 10,000 reflectors distributed locally in its first two weeks of operations.

Chaverim coordinator Yossi Margareten told The Monsey View that the campaign kicks off each year when daylight savings time ends and the clock reverts back to standard time on the first weekend of November. With children coming home from school after dark once again, making pedestrians visible

to motorists is of critical importance, especially for those attired in dark colors. Full page ads placed by the Town of Ramapo and Community Outreach Center in local publications warn that a car traveling at 30 miles per hour needs 150 feet to come to a full stop, noting that individuals dressed in black are only visible from a distance of 30 feet, while those in reflectors can be seen from 300 feet away.

In addition to making lifesaving reflectors available at no charge, as it has each year, Chaverim is doubling down on its efforts after a fatal accident on West Maple Avenue on November 14.

“Every single night, we have ten or fifteen cars in all of Rockland County, giving out reflectors to anyone not wearing a reflector,” said Margareten.

Reflectors are available for pickup at the Chaverim office, 6 Olympia Lane, and at Hatzoloh of Rockland, 19 Grove Street.

Total Bafflement as Auditors Reveal $3oM+ East Ramapo Surplus

What should have been a run-of-the-mill school board meeting turned into an event that made headlines, with an independent auditor hired by the East Ramapo Central School District revealing that the district, which has long been facing a multimillion dollar deficit, actually has a $31.3 million surplus.

The shocking news came at a November 18 press conference. School board president Shimon Rose asked a member of the firm that conducted the audit to confirm the surplus, explaining that the monitors appointed to the district have been issuing continued warnings about East Ramapo’s looming financial crisis.

“Since last year, I specifically remember our monitors warning us about a dismal future, talking to us about a $30 to $40 million deficit, so much so… that we were talking about not being able to pay teachers because of that,” said Rose.

Rose also noted that East Ramapo has been subject to state oversight for the past five years, and yet the district has still been getting financial data that is completely wrong.

“Why is the state lying to the community and creating false narratives?” asked Rose.

Acknowledging that previous officials had failed to follow best practices, East Ramapo interim superintendent Anthony DiCarlo said that inaccurate in-

formation had been given, a misstep further compounded by a complete lack of transparency.

In addition to discovering the staggering surplus, auditors also found multiple other problems, including flawed personnel records and Title 1 files.

Holding a press conference in his Nanuet office to address the issue, State Senator Bill Weber demanded that taxpayers receive a refund on the 4.38% tax increase levied by New York State Education Department commissioner Betty Rosa to alleviate the district’s financial issues. Rosa’s actions, which overrode voter’s wishes, left area residents outraged, as previously reported in The Monsey View. While Weber announced that he was arranging conference calls with state officials to discuss the surplus, as of this writing, Rosa’s office had yet to set a time and date for any meetings.

Assemblyman-elect Aron Wieder expressed the outrage felt by many East Ramapo residents.

“An immediate refund is in order for the duped taxpayers, as well as an investigation into the extreme failure of the NYS ERCSD monitors,” wrote Wieder.

Lawler and Torres May Both Be Eyeing Governor’s Mansion for 2026

Kathy Hochul might assume that she’s a shoo-in for another term as governor in the 2026 elections, but several local electeds have hinted that they may be vying for her job.

Congressman Ritchie Torres called Hochul “the new Biden,” saying that the governor is “in denial about the depth of her vulnerabilities.” The Bronx congressman noted that the Democratic party’s failure to recognize Biden as a liability until the eleventh hour led to a Trump victory, and said that he could envision a similar outcome in the next gubernatorial race given Hochul’s low popularity ratings.

“Let’s avoid repeating history and avoid sleepwalking toward impending disaster and defeat,” wrote Torres.

Torres is believed to be a strong contender in a face-off against Hochul in a primary race, though the Democrat has yet to announce any plans to run against the governor. Also being touted as a possible strong candidate to take on Hochul is upstate Congressman Mike Lawler, despite the difficulty of running as a Republican in the solidly Democratic New York. Saying that he feels that New Yorkers are less interested in voting on party lines than on being able to support their families and live in safe neighborhoods, Lawler slammed Hochul for failing state residents by prioritizing the welfare of illegal immigrants over that of her constituents.

New Monsey Fire Department Property To Provide Greater Coverage

Keeping pace with the local community’s expanding borders, the Monsey Fire Department is implementing plans to house one of its trucks in a new location, one that will allow its volunteers to better serve residents of Wesley Hills, Forshay and the surrounding areas.

The fire department purchased a house at the intersection of Route 306 and Grandview Avenue, citing the ongoing difficulties of responding to calls in the community’s northern areas caused by increased traffic and the local housing boom. Located near the Hatzoloh garage on Route 306, the property is intended to solve that problem, with plans underway for minor modifications that will render it a suitable location for one of the Monsey Fire Department’s trucks.

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“This place is packed,”

Tziri noted as she and Perela headed to the counter at Hazelnut. She walked confidently, like someone who was used to dining at Hazelnut, which she probably was. At the counter, Tziri smiled widely at the servers. “Hi, Melissa! How are you?”

A girl, Melissa presumably, looked up from her phone.

“Oh, Tziri!” Her dark eyes lit up.

Tziri winked. “Good to see my favorite waitress. This is Perela, a business partner of mine.”

Perela smiled at the girl. So this was the first rule of Tziri’s game. She had just called Perela a business partner. Perela knew she was supposed to smile.

Tziri’s favorite waitress beamed. “So you want your table?” she asked. She put her phone down and smoothed her knotted hair.

“You got it.” Tziri swept her hand grandly. “Lead the way.”

Tziri’s business rule number two was using first names. Apparently, first names paved the way, and then miracles happened. First names made Chaya Lazar — along with many others, Perela was sure — spend thousands of dollars each season at Prance, and it made Melissa give them VIP service.

Yanky’s stroller when she remembered that he was not with her. It was exhilarating to just ease her way onto one of the vintage wooden chairs like all the women sitting comfortably at their tables, apparently without a care in the world.

Why did it never occur to her to just go with a friend to Hazelnut? Why was it always about Yanky’s nap, the laundry, the supper, the money, the pediatrician or her mother?

She didn’t even own an outfit to wear to a restaurant — until yesterday, when she’d anxiously moved hangers back and forth on the rod and all she found were old, faded housetops. In a burst of desperation, she’d strapped Yanky in the stroller and left for an impromptu shopping

SHE DIDN’T EVEN OWN AN OUTFIT TO WEAR TO A RESTAURANT — UNTIL YESTERDAY, WHEN SHE’D ANXIOUSLY MOVED HANGERS BACK AND FORTH ON THE ROD AND ALL SHE FOUND WERE OLD, FADED HOUSETOPS

spree. She bought herself a new blue midi skirt, a white cropped top and those casually pretty espadrilles.

There was no other reason why they got the outdoor table next to the waterfall when the restaurant was full. The weather was glorious, the waterfall glistened in the sun, and Perela felt herself relax.

She looked around for an inconspicuous place to park

Ezriel barely recognized her this morning when she’d emerged from the bedroom in makeup and her new outfit. Sheva had almost danced for joy at her pretty mother, and Yanky had hollered as she gently dropped him off at the new babysitter down the block.

And she? Even if this job didn’t work out, it had been

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“WE’RE ALWAYS A YEAR IN ADVANCE, AT LEAST,” TZIRI EXPLAINED. SUDDENLY, PERELA REALIZED THAT TZIRI WANTED HER, NOT THE OTHER WAY AROUND. AND SHE ALSO HAD SOME NEAT TOOLS UP HER SLEEVE

worth it for that feeling of freedom she’d felt as she walked to Hazelnut — and for the free lunch, of course.

“Okay, Perela, let’s get started.” Tziri removed a tablet from her bag and propped it up on the table.

Melissa arrived to pour ice water from a pitcher into their glasses.

“Melissa,” Tziri said, “please bring us two of those mango passion bobas to start us off, and we’ll order soon.”

What were bobas?

“Their bobas are the best,” Tziri filled in. “They’re fruity and tea-ish, but like, not too much.”

Perela nodded. Was she supposed to say that she agreed? She had only tasted her first acai bowl recently. In fact, she’d just learned how to pronounce acai, and here she was going to try a boba. Was it a drink? Food? Full of calories?

“Can’t wait to taste it,” she said instead.

“Here goes,” Tziri put in a code on her tablet. She shifted the screen so Perela could see. “So here’s what we’re discussing.”

Oh? Were we discussing it? Or was she?

“These are the goals for my business. First, some background. We’re not just a boutique anymore. We’re a brand. We opened a branch in Lakewood, two in Brooklyn, and we’re thinking of doing a pop-up in the Catskills next summer.”

It was summer now. How could her brain think about next summer?

“We’re always a year in advance, at least,” Tziri explained. Suddenly, Perela realized that Tziri wanted her, not the other way around. And she also had some neat tools up her sleeve.

“That’s so not me,” she said airily. “I can barely think about next week.”

Tziri waved her hand. “That works for us. Flexibility. If you’re last-minute, it means you can handle last-minute pressure. See? I knew what I was looking for.”

Perela looked at her quizzically and suppressed her smile. If Tziri was so keen on liking her, who was she to object?

Or maybe it was one of Tziri’s rules of the game?

“So, back to our goals. Our boutique carries all better brands. In addition, we launched our own brand two seasons ago. I gave the brand a name, Terry Blass, like a play on my name. The marketer loved it. She was right. The brand is rocking.”

Perela believed her.

Melissa returned with the drinks.

“Thanks, Mel, you’re the best!” So Melissa had a nickname already. Tziri stuck a twenty dollar bill into her hand.

“What can I get you?” Melissa asked.

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“Oh my! We got carried away.” She quickly skimmed through the menu. “Perela, are you fine with some sea bass, a nachos and guacamole plate, and a salad?”

Perela nodded. Sea bass, on a random Monday? Sure.

She waited for Tziri to sip from her drink. Inconspicuously, she watched her fish for some balls and savor them as they went through the straw.

She took her own drink, made a bracha, and carefully took a sip. A ball with a strange tea flavor popped into her mouth.

She wasn’t sure she liked it.

“First time, eh?” Tziri winked. Perela blushed.

“Don’t worry! I like treating my staff with good food. You’ll get used to this.”

She wasn’t sure if it was a blessing or a curse.

Tziri turned back to the tablet. “Look at this line.”

Perela looked and wondered what she was looking at. The tops were sweet, but they weren’t quite weekday and they weren’t quite Shabbos. “It was our most popular line! Our Motzei Shabbos line. They filled a niche in the market. There’s a huge market for Motzei Shabbos wear. You know, like, when you have these Melava Malkas or productions? Like, what are you supposed to wear?”

ily. I don’t think I ever went away for more than a night. And I don’t even know if I’m ready for this job in the first place! And besides, isn’t your place called Prance de Paris? You should be going to Paris!”

Tziri laughed aloud. Her teeth were very white.

“You’re cute! We’re inspired by Paris, but we manufacture in China.”

Perela did not laugh. “Do you really go to China?”

Tziri nodded vigorously, “Twice a year. After Sukkos and after Pesach. You can’t imagine what fun it is! Scouting factories, haggling on the

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price, figuring out amounts…” A shadow crossed her face. “Honestly, it’s a lot of work, but that’s why you’ll be there with me.”

“What do you do with your family?” Perela asked.

Perela nodded. Right, a real crisis. I mean, she filled a niche! Because every child needed a Motzei Shabbos wardrobe.

Perela felt like sticking out her tongue. Instead, she looked at Tziri, “Do you also have an accessory line? Like rainboots or swimwear? Backpacks?”

Tziri’s eyes lit up. “Wow! You’re quick! That’s exactly why I hired you. I want to transform our brand into the brand.”

Perela took another long sip. The taste was growing on her already.

“You’re coming with me to China a day after Sukkos. And we’re going to shop, sample, scout and test factories. I need a sniffer like you.”

“China? Me?” Perela nearly choked on her drink. “I have a fam-

“Perela, it’s okay. I’m older than you. I have a married daughter already. It builds them. It teaches them independence. How old is your oldest?”

Perela thought about Leiby, the bar mitzvah she was planning, and how much it all cost. She took one more sip of her drink. The pearls popped in her mouth, the depth of flavor exploding. She loved it.

Her phone vibrated. She read the message quickly. Just confirming. Can you take the shift tomorrow morning? I’ll be exhausted from the vort. Can’t wait to see you.

It wasn’t so much her family that was keeping her back, she suddenly realized, but Kaily.

“Tziri,” she said softly, suppressing the urge to say “Tzir,” “can you tell me more about it?”

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Chapter 20

Recap: Mr. Roluk takes his family and Rachel along on the train as he transports wounded Nazi soldiers.

Mr. Roluk tried his best to arrange for the extra ten train cars, but there were few to be had. Most trains that passed through the town were heading east, toward the front. Finally, after almost a week, and after a threat from the SS general, they commandeered a train that pulled into the station. The wounded and everyone else, including Mrs. Roluk, Stephan and Rachel, were loaded onto the train, and they departed.

The final destination was to be the great city of Warsaw, still occupied by the Germans. In addition to a command center, it also had one of the best hospitals. On the way to Warsaw, however, they had to pass through the town of Lublin. The trip from Hrubieszow to Lublin normally took a few hours. However, almost as soon as they left

Hrubieszow, the skies filled with Russian planes dropping bombs. Although they were on a supposedly safe train, one clearly marked with the “Red Cross” symbol, the fact is that even if the Russians had abided by the rules of war, a bomb could easily stray off its course. Or, in the fog, a pilot might mistake the train for a military convoy. Therefore, Mr. Roluk was cautious. When he heard planes, he stopped the train in the woods, or sought some other type of covered area that could hide them.

A trip of a few hours turned into a day… and then two days… and then three.

Finally, on the third day, they saw the outskirts of Lublin in the distance.

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Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. Rachel’s heart sank. “No,” she blurted. “I’m not going to Berlin!”

However, the train could not enter because the battle was raging on the city’s outskirts. In fact, the Germans succeeded in repelling the Russians and forced them to temporarily bypass Lublin. Therefore, it was not possible to drive the train into Lublin itself. Rather, Mr. Roluk stopped it at an interchange some distance from the city.

“New instructions,” the Germans told Roluk. “We can’t go to Warsaw. The Russians have bombed the railway lines. Our new instructions are to proceed to Stettin in Germany and from there to Berlin.”

“With your permission,” Roluk replied, “I would like to tell my family in the caboose about the change in plans.”

“Permission granted. We have to finish burying the dead anyway.” About ten of the wounded soldiers had died along the way and now needed burial. “But don’t take long. When we blow the horn, I want you back here in an instant.”

Roluk walked at a brisk pace to the caboose. He felt a sense of elation each time he saw his family, knowing that death could come upon them at any minute.

“Why have we stopped?” Maria asked.

“All the tracks in and out of the city are being bombed. We were supposed to go to Warsaw, but it’s impossible to get there now.”

“Where are we going, then?”

“The Germans have given me new instructions. We are going to Stettin, and from there to our final destination, which is Berlin.”

Berlin, the capital of Nazi Germany. Rachel’s heart sank.

“No,” she blurted. “I’m not going to Berlin!”

They looked at her.

“You know what the Germans are,” Rachel continued. “How can you even think of going with them? I’m not going. I’m staying here.”

Mrs. Roluk looked at her husband, imploring him to say something. Finally, he said to Rachel, “I know the Germans are no good. But what choice do we have?”

“We have a choice,” Rachel insisted. “There is always a choice.”

The Roluks looked at her skeptically.

Rachel looked Mr. Roluk squarely in the eye and said, “No one knows these tracks better than you. You know every turn and bend. You’ll drive the train as you normally do. When there’s a sharp curve up ahead, you’ll slow down, blow your horn three times, and we’ll jump off. Then you’ll speed up into the curve so that the train will topple over, and you’ll jump off at the last moment.”

There was silence. Stony silence.

Ivan Roluk broke it first. “It’s a crazy idea. It’s too risky.”

“There are risks either way,” Rachel said. “If we stay with the Germans all the way to Berlin — if the train doesn’t get bombed along the way — who knows what they’ll do to you.”

Mr. Roluk took a deep breath. Then he looked at his wife.

Mrs. Roluk spoke up. “Ivan, she’s right. You’ve been driving trains for the Nazis for three years now. You know exactly who they are”

He looked at his son. He looked at Rachel. “No,” he said definitively.

Mrs. Roluk spoke up. “Ivan, she’s right. You’ve been driving trains for the Nazis for three years now. You know exactly who they are. You know the stories Stephan has told us. You know there are no more Jews in Ludmir.”

“No,” Mr. Roluk repeated.

“And you know that it isn’t only Jews,” Mrs. Roluk added. “You know what they’ve done to Poles, Ukrainians and Russians. Once we’re in Berlin, what chance do we have?”

“They’ll need me to drive their trains.”

“And if they decide that they don’t need your services?”

“It’s too risky.”

“It is a risk to do it, but also a risk not to do it.”

Mr. Roluk looked at his wife. “Do you really think this girl’s plan will work?”

“You know better than anyone.”

Suddenly, there was a loud blast from the horn. The Germans were letting him know it was time to get going.

“Okay,” he finally said. “When I see the next big curve in the tracks, I’ll blow the horn three times. That will be your signal to jump off. But you will only have a few seconds to jump before I pick up speed.”

Ivan and Maria looked at each other.

Another loud blast from the horn.

“The Germans are impatient. I must go.”

Maria, Stephan and Rachel watched Ivan return to the front of the train, and then they climbed onto the caboose.

A couple of minutes later, the train jerked forward and pulled out of the waiting area.

Ten minutes passed. Or was it ten hours? Ten lifetimes?

Rachel, Maria and Stephan sat quiet and tense in the caboose. The only sound was the click-clack, click-clack of the train moving along the tracks.

Then the train seemed to slow down.

Mrs. Roluk opened the door to the caboose. A rush of air whooshed inside. They stepped out to the ledge, each of them with a sack filled with a little bit of food. There was a ditch to the side, and beyond it, a line of trees passing by in a blur of green.

The train slowed even more.

Then there was a blow of the horn… and another… and finally a third.

It was the signal. The time had come.

They looked at each other — and jumped.

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BREAKING GROUND

FRIMY SILBERMAN

Try these fresh takes on ground meat and chicken to keep things exciting at dinner time. They make a great change from cutlets and schnitzel!

A super flavorful and comforting dish that will satisfy your little ones and big ones alike.

INGREDIENTS

2 large onions, diced Light olive oil, for sauteing

FOR THE CHICKEN LAYER:

2 lb. ground dark chicken

1 cup bread crumbs

½ cup parsley, chopped, optional

1 T. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

2 tsp. garlic powder

2 tsp. onion powder

2 eggs

FOR THE POTATO LAYER:

5 medium-large Yukon gold potatoes, cubed ¼ cup oil

1 T. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

2 eggs

DIRECTIONS

1. Saute diced onions in a frying pan until golden brown. Set aside.

2. Combine the ingredients for the meat mixture along with half of the sauteed onions.

3. Place the cubed potatoes in a pot, and fill with water to cover. Add a dash of salt, and cook until fork-tender.

4. Mash the potatoes, and add the oil and spices as well as the remaining sauteed onions. Add the eggs to the mashed potatoes. (Mix quickly so the eggs shouldn’t cook.)

5. Place half the potatoes on the bottom of a greased pan or oven-safe dish. Layer with the chicken mixture, and then with the remainder of the potatoes.

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CRISPY GROUND BEEF AND BROCCOLI

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INGREDIENTS

1½ lb. ground beef

Oil, for sauteing

¼ cup soy sauce

¼ cup cornstarch

4 frozen garlic cubes

2 tsp. toasted sesame oil

1 T. teriyaki sauce

1 tsp. ginger powder

Salt and black pepper, to taste

1 (24 oz.) package frozen broccoli

Toasted sesame seeds

Scallions

Pasta or rice, for serving

DIRECTIONS

1. Heat oil in a frying pan on high heat. Place the ground beef into the frying pan in a single layer and break up slightly.

2. Meanwhile, combine the soy sauce and cornstarch. Pour over the beef mixture, and let it crisp up and caramelize.

3. Flip the beef over to the other side, and let it crisp up as well.

4. Add the crushed garlic, sesame oil, teriyaki sauce and spices.

5. Add the broccoli, and cook for a couple of minutes.

6. To serve, garnish with toasted sesame seeds and scallions. Serve over pasta or rice.

CREAMY BUTTERNUT CARROT SOUP WITH HERBY CHICKEN BALLS

So creamy, so hearty and so filling. A delicious meal in one.

INGREDIENTS

1 large onion, diced

7 garlic cloves

4 large carrots, peeled and sliced

1 large butternut squash, peeled and cubed

1 large green zucchini, peeled and cubed Light olive oil, for frying

2 T. salt

2 tsp. black pepper

1 tsp. onion powder

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 T. dried dill

1 T. soup mix, optional

1 tsp. white vinegar, optional

CHICKEN BALLS

1 lb. ground chicken

3 frozen garlic cubes

1 onion, grated

1 T. oil

1 egg

2 tsp. salt

1 tsp. black pepper

½ cup breadcrumbs

3 T. chopped parsley

DIRECTIONS

1. In an 8-quart pot, saute the onion and garlic until fragrant.

2. Meanwhile, peel and cube the vegetables. Add the vegetables to the pot, and saute for a couple of minutes.

3. Add the spices (soup mix and vinegar, if using) and cover with water. Bring to a boil, and simmer for 2 hours. Blend.

4. While the soup is cooking, prepare the chicken balls. Preheat the oven to 400°.

5. Combine chicken ball ingredients in a bowl.

6. Line a metal sheet pan with parchment paper, and spray liberally with oil.

7. Form balls, and place on the sheet pan. Drizzle with oil.

8. Bake the balls for 20 minutes, and then broil for approximately 5 minutes until golden brown, keeping an eye on them so they shouldn’t burn.

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1 tsp Lieber’s Cinnamon

2 tsp Lieber’s Vanilla Extract

1 cup oil

1 cup Lieber’s 100% Pure Canned Pumpkin

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Daughter of the famed Dr. Clyde Alexander, of Alexander Kobrin Optometrists just outside London, England, Mrs. Nicola Alexander has only been working as an optometrist for the past four years, yet she has already proven to be as popular as her father.

With a patient roster that is 90% Jewish and 80% international, the Alexander doctors are somewhat of a legend in frum communities all over the world. I asked her to share how Dr. Alexander’s innovative eye exams and treatment methods differ from traditional optometry, and why their respective practices are so successful.

End of Apartheid

What does the end of South African apartheid have to do with a struggling cheder yingele in Monsey? Everything, as it turns out.

Dr. Clyde Alexander and his partner, Dr. Brian Kobrin, are originally from South Africa. When they were studying optometry at university, apartheid had just ended. The end of the apartheid era in May 1990 afforded optometrists in South Africa a unique opportunity to study how vision affects children’s ability to read and learn. Thousands of black children had been barred from school under the apartheid

regime, and they had never learned to read. With apartheid over, they could finally attend school. Older children obviously had some serious catching up to do if they wanted to reach the academic level of their peers. Optometrists were able to compare educated and uneducated children, observing how vision affected the children’s ability to learn, and come to interesting, and sometimes groundbreaking, conclusions. In fact, South Africa of the early 1990s produced many world-famous optometrists because of this phenomenon.

“My father, Dr. Alexander, was actually the first person in South Africa to get a PhD in optometry,” Mrs. Alexander relates. “There was no one in the country with a high enough degree to mark his doctorate thesis, so it was sent off to a university in the USA.”

Doctors and Specialists

Mrs. Nicola Alexander’s title is confusing to Americans, since “Mrs.” usually simply refers to marital status. Eagle-eyed readers will have noticed that Nicola’s professional name includes her maiden name, yet she uses the title Mrs. This is actually due to a quirk of the British medical system, in which specialist doctors are titled Mr. or Mrs., instead of Dr. So, while she may accurately be described as a doctor, as she has a doctorate degree in optometry, her title Mrs. refers to her status as a specialist, rather than to her status as a married woman. (Her husband is a surgeon, which is also a specialist field, and so he, too, is titled Mr. rather than Dr.)

The Alexander Method

Dr. Alexander’s thesis was on how children learn to read and how they can make up for lost time. He examined how eyes move and the patterns they make. His research also included what to look for in a child’s eyes while they are reading.

His thesis was groundbreaking, but it was his approach to treatment that is truly innovative.

“His method of treatment is a mix of art and science,” Nicola says. “Optometrists who have been trained elsewhere and then come to learn from my father have a hard time understanding his method. He doesn’t just check a patient’s vision. He observes the child’s behavior, taking note of the smallest details that then inform his diagnosis and treatment plan. In fact, with his decades of experience, my father can make a diagnosis within 90 seconds of seeing a child.”

The Alexander treatment plan is twofold. The first goal is to correct vision problems

by using specific lenses. When people talk about Dr. Alexander’s glasses, they often refer to “special lenses” and “prisms,” which is certainly correct to an extent (more on that later). But what is truly remarkable about his approach is the second goal: to train the eyes (with the support of the glasses) to no longer rely too much on the glasses. In practical terms, this means that the optometrists aim to fix the vision enough that the patient will be able to “graduate” to a regular optometrist.

Binocular Vision

The Alexanders, who are pediatric optometrists, specialize in binocular vision, which refers to how both eyes work together as a team. Binocular vision includes tracking and seeing things in 3D. There are many aspects of vision that are important, but binocular vision is especially important for young children as it’s one of the core building blocks needed to read properly. If a child’s eyes are not working together properly, which is also referred to as binocular vision dysfunction, then most likely the child will have a difficult time reading. They may also present with some other symptoms (more on this later, too).

The Science of Reading

Reading requires a series of events to go off without a hitch. First, the child has to be able to see the text in a way that is clear, consistent and effortless. Once the child has

seen the information, it is processed by the brain. The brain then needs to make new pathways for new information, or use old pathways for old information.

A lot of children report that the words or letters they’re supposed to be reading are moving around on the page, or find that one letter is bigger, or that the words go in and out of focus (which signals a lack of consistency and obviously requires too much effort).

For some children who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, the dyslexia may make up 80% of the problem, with binocular vision dysfunction making up the remaining 20%

Such focusing problems call to mind ADHD, and Mrs. Alexander agrees. “With a lot of ADHD diagnoses, the eyes play a large role.” Fixing the eye problems may be a significant step in treating ADHD in some cases.

Some of these symptoms are also closely linked to dyslexia, but not always is the child suffering from true dyslexia. For some children who have been diagnosed with dyslexia, the dyslexia may make up 80% of the problem, with binocular vision dysfunction making up the remaining 20%. With other children, it may be the other way around. This means that until their eyes are working together properly, they’ll never reach their full potential. At the same time, it also means that even once their eyes are working, there may be other things going on as well.

“The problem with the academic system is that it doesn’t allow for children to learn and grow at their own pace,”

Mrs. Alexander explains. “Because of this, we try to predict where the child’s workload will be in a year’s time and aim for our treatment plan to reach that level of growth.”

A lot of her patients work with educational therapists. A large part of Mrs. Alexander’s success can be attributed to the fact that she maintains regular contact with her patients’ tutors and even with their school principals.

“I tell the educational therapists or principals how much improvement I would expect to see in the child within, let’s say, three months. Then, they can let me know whether or not that milestone was achieved. If the prescription needs adjusting, I can make those adjustments without the patient having to fly in, and they can fill the new prescription at a local optician.”

Preteens and Mesivta Bochurim

Children with binocular vision dysfunction may get by in school for the first few years without anyone noticing

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any significant problems. This is because they become very good at memorizing the information they’ve learned. But typically, once they reach the age of ten, the academic level becomes too difficult, and they can no longer rely on their memory. This is especially true for boys, who start to learn Gemara at around this age.

When binocular vision is compromised, children will present with symptoms like excessive blinking, red eyes, headaches, lack of concentration and even academic

regression. Older children may use words like “blurry” or “smudgy” to describe how they see writing on a page. Since physical coordination is linked to 3D vision and perception of space, these children may not be the first picks in a game of basketball or machanayim. In older children, reading comprehension is often affected as well.

Another milestone that often results in a sudden academic decline is when boys enter mesivta. The level of learning goes up very quickly, the day gets much longer, and many boys find themselves struggling to keep up. They may be cranky and tired. They may feel like they need to rest their eyes, and have a hard time seeing at night. They may even report double vision. That’s when they end up at Mrs. Alexander’s clinic.

The Eye Exam

A typical eye exam consists of checking vision and eye health, but Mrs. Alexander takes things a little further. First she asks for a detailed history about the child’s reading, such as when the child started to read and what you noticed about their reading. Using this information, she establishes a timeline.

The testing itself is a little uncomfortable for the eyes, since as part of the exam, she’ll need to artificially induce a situation that’s similar to the end of the day, when eyes are at their weakest.

Mrs. Alexander has around twenty different tools at her disposal, such as prism bars and red/green glasses, to test binocular vision. She’ll usually choose just two or three of

Optician vs. Optometrist vs. Ophthalmologist

There are three different types of eye care professionals.

Opticians: Opticians are eye care technicians who are trained to use the prescriptions provided by ophthalmologists and optometrists. Opticians are not doctors; they typically have two years of training. Opticians don’t perform eye exams. They interact with patients before and after an eye doctor carries out the eye exam.

Optometrists: Optometrists are Doctors of Optometry (OD) who specialize in non-surgical eye care. They carry out routine eye exams to monitor eye health and correct vision. In this capacity, they can diagnose and treat most common eye problems. If an optometrist discovers signs of eye disease, such as glaucoma, they will refer the patient to an ophthalmologist for further treatment.

Ophthalmologists: Ophthalmologists are Doctors of Medicine (MD) who are typically seen for eye surgeries and specialty care. They can diagnose and treat severe eye problems.

these, depending on the child’s age and suspected problems.

An eye exam usually lasts about an hour. The bulk of the exam focuses on how to manage the problem.

“We’re very good at getting to the root of the problem,” Mrs. Alexander asserts. “Pretty much everyone who comes to us is a complicated case, so we have loads of experience diagnosing complex issues. Once the diagnosis is made, we spend the rest of the time finding the best solution for the patient.”

This is where the “art” that Mrs. Alexander described earlier comes into play. Different people have different preferred ways of seeing the world.

“My father always says that we have the best patients,” she says. “Since our patients have been struggling academically, once they realize that it’s not their brain that’s been letting them down but their vision, they work really hard, and we see the greatest successes

“Some people like very crisp vision and are very sensitive to a tiny change in prescription. Others don’t mind a 0.25 change. We also need to take into account the lens design, such as bifocals and varifocals. Some kids can’t manage with bifocals, so that has to be factored in, too.”

While some optometrists make heavy use of specialized computer programs to track their patients’ binocular vision, Mrs. Alexander and her father have begun to move back to the old methods. For instance, they use a special type of goggles that can see how the eyes track, and whether the eyes are converging or diverging.

The Art of the Lens

“The biggest thing we do is understand how much we can get out of a lens — or where we can put that prism. There can be ten different places on a lens where a prism can be placed, which means you can layer so many things,” Mrs. Alexander explains.

“Back in South Africa, my grandfather made specialized lenses in his garage. This enabled my father to experiment a lot and gain a huge understanding as to how lenses can be manipulated to the patient’s advantage.”

Prisms, which are triangular shapes of glass or plastic, change the direction in which light is directed. When used in glasses, the prism tricks the eye into believing that an object is in a different location, which helps to improve eye

alignment. When used over a long period of time, prisms can correct misalignments entirely, so that the prisms are no longer needed.

Getting the prisms right is an important part of the job. “A prism that is angled just a couple of millimeters in the wrong direction can be very damaging,” Mrs. Alexander says. Just imagine looking through the designs engraved into a crystal glass; how long would you be able to do that before your eyes begin to water?

When it comes to prescribing complex lenses, the art involves knowing not just where the prisms should go, but also practicality. Mrs. Alexander prescribes lenses that cost from $200 for her “simplest” cases to around $750 for the most complex. For children, who usually require a change in prescription at least once a year, this can be very expensive. There’s also the fact that the majority of her patients are from abroad, and will have a hard time filling a complex prescription locally if glasses are lost or broken. Sometimes, she opts for a less complex lens to keep things practical for her young patients.

Community Care

Mrs. Alexander is clearly passionate about her work. “My father always says that we have the best patients,” she says. “Since our patients have been struggling academically, once they realize that it’s not their brain that’s been letting them down but their vision, they work really hard, and we see the greatest successes.

“My favorite thing is to ask a first-time patient what they like to read. Often, they answer that they never read. My mission is that the next time they come, they’ll have begun

Doctor’s Orders

Mrs. Alexander shares some tips for parents to help their children maintain good eye health.

Your bubby was right! Good lighting for reading is a must, as it helps the eyes focus properly. Reading in poor light can cause headaches and eye strain, and the same is true of using digital devices in the dark.

Encourage your child to hold their book at an elbow-length distance from their face. (Teachers should watch out for this in the classroom, too.) If you notice that your child has their nose literally in a book, it’s probably time for an eye exam.

It’s important to exercise one’s long-distance vision, or those muscles get weaker. When you’re out and about with your kids, test their long-distance vision by asking them to read signs, bus numbers and license plates. Playing ball every day is a great way to keep those long-distance eye muscles working because the eye has to focus on the ball as it is thrown or kicked around.

While you should never stare directly at the sun, it is very important to get morning sunlight. Open the curtains when you wake up in the morning, and don’t wear sunglasses before 10 a.m. Not only does exposure to morning sunlight benefit eye health, it also helps to regulate your circadian rhythm, so you sleep better at night. Aim to get at least 15 minutes of morning sunlight every day.

Young children up to age ten, and boys especially, are prone to blepharitis, inflammation of the eyelids. If your child suffers from this condition, clean their eyelids daily with water or an eye-treatment wipe.

Daily intake of fish oils or Omega-3 supplements help to support eye health. Veggies don’t hurt, either.

to love reading. And thankfully, that’s usually the case.”

Growing up with a famous optometrist for a father, Mrs. Alexander never aspired to follow in his footsteps. In fact, before retraining as an optometrist in 2017, she worked in finance. One day, she went to her father’s clinic for a routine eye exam and found herself reading all the thank-you cards that lined the walls of his office. She realized that his work really changes his patients’ lives.

“I got a bit emotional reading all those letters,” she admits.

With her father’s encouragement, Mrs. Alexander switched careers, which wasn’t without its difficulties. But now, she wouldn’t change a thing. “If you are the one to whom people come for help, you are very privileged,” she declares.

The opening of her own clinic allowed her father’s method to reach an ever-growing number of patients. When asked why she thinks that most of her patients are Jewish, she answers, “I really think that it’s simply because these parents just care so much about their children.”

She also agrees that this may have something to do with the high regard that Jewish people place on education and academic success. However, she points out that in her experience, Jewish parents pay a lot of attention to their children; for instance, fathers learn Gemara with their sons, which helps them identify problems that may otherwise go undetected.

Mrs. Alexander relates a success story she had with a young patient.

“This child, who came to me while in elementary school, was an interesting case because they suffered from severe health issues that required lengthy hospital stays. As such, the child had missed a lot of school and fell terribly behind. When the child came to my clinic, they were embarrassed to read in front of their parent, and burst into tears. It was a relatively basic case of misalignment that we were able to fix with a simple prescription. Recently, the patient returned for a follow up, this time sporting a huge smile.”

It’s a difficult thing for parents to watch their child struggle academically. Mrs. Alexander emphasizes that when a child presents with learning disabilities, binocular vision dysfunction should always be considered by parents and educators. Imagine if your child’s academic decline could be reversed with a pair of glasses! The Alexanders’ hundreds of patients have proven that this particular miracle may just be a plane ride away.

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AS TOLD TO M.

JAKUBOWICZ

My husband learned in kollel for several years after our wedding. A few years in, he started coming home each afternoon with red eyes, indicating fatigue and tremendous strain. He constantly complained of eye discomfort, and we knew we had to figure out what was going on.

And so began a saga that spanned many years.

We researched the specialists in the field and made appointments with each one. We went from one doctor to the next, each one with more prestigious credentials than the one before.

“Everything is fine,” we were told time and again.

Some doctors tweaked my husband’s eyeglasses prescription, others said there was nothing to worry about. But nothing changed. At the end of each day, my husband’s eyes were still red and strained.

Then we heard of a distinguished neuro-ophthalmologist on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. We had to wait five months to get an appointment, and of course, he wasn’t covered by insurance. He charged $600 for an initial appointment. Over a decade ago, this was a huge sum of money for a kollel couple, but this doctor was said to be the top in his field.

Finally, we felt that we would get some answers to my husband’s baffling symptoms. Despite the exorbitant expense, we waited those long months for our appointment.

The day of the long-anticipated appointment arrived. When we finally saw the doctor, he asked my husband what he did.

“I study,” my husband replied.

“Are you planning to become a rabbi?”

No, my husband wasn’t planning on becoming a rabbi.

“If so, why are you studying?” the doctor reprimanded him. “You’re twenty-five years old, go out and follow your dreams.”

We both stared at him, flabbergasted. We hadn’t come for life coaching. We just wanted to find out what was wrong with my husband’s eyes. After running several tests and conducting an exam, the doctor reached his conclusion.

“It’s all in your head,” he said. “There’s nothing wrong with your eyes, and your neural pathways are fine. You’re a healthy young man. If this issue doesn’t resolve, I would suggest you see a psychiatrist.”

We left the office completely dejected. The hope we had pinned on this visit, the hard-earned dollars that had gone into it — it had all been for nothing. I knew my husband wasn’t making his symptoms up. The way his eyes looked at the end of the day was proof that something was really wrong.

That visit marked a turning point in our story; we simply gave up. If even the most prestigious doctor couldn’t help us — and moreover, was accusing us of making this up — our search for a solution was over.

WE LEFT THE OFFICE COMPLETELY DEJECTED. THE HOPE WE HAD PINNED ON THIS VISIT, THE HARD-EARNED DOLLARS THAT HAD GONE INTO IT — IT HAD ALL BEEN FOR NOTHING

Five years later, my husband left kollel. Now that he was no longer straining his eyes as much, his symptoms weren’t such an issue anymore.

Shortly thereafter, we moved to another city, and I had to find a new eye doctor for my children. At the time, my daughter Rivky was experiencing headaches whenever she read. The doctor introduced us to prism lenses, and the positive results were instantaneous. Her headaches disappeared and she was able to progress in her schoolwork.

Prisms have to be adjusted every six months, but at her first follow-up appointment, the doctor had a hard time adjusting her prescription. With her new glasses, Rivky started experiencing excruciating headaches. They were so bad that she couldn’t daven from a siddur or read. The doctor kept trying to adjust her prisms, but the headaches persisted.

As my husband and I were discussing our daughter’s eye issues, he suddenly said, “Maybe I would also benefit from prisms.” And so, my husband went to the same eye doctor. The doctor prescribed prisms, and his eyes improved somewhat.

But Rivky was still suffering, and it was clear that we needed drastic intervention.

The yeshuah was set in motion during a random conversation one Shabbos, when Hashem sent my aunt to my house. She accepted my invitation for Shabbos, although she had never done so before (or after). During one conversation, my aunt told us about her granddaughter, who was born premature and

has special needs. Her mother, my first cousin, explored every medical venue and therapy intervention to improve her daughter’s quality of life. She made it her mission to help her daughter learn how to read, in the hope that this would stimulate her brain. When her daughter had difficulty reading despite the assistance of special-ed teachers and tutors, she realized there may be a vision issue. She trekked down every road — eye doctors, specialists, vision therapy — but nothing worked.

With all options exhausted in the United States, my cousin decided to take her daughter to London to see the famed Dr. Alexander. Maybe he would be the shaliach to help her daughter read?

It was a difficult trip and an expensive one, yet my cousin undertook it with complete mesirus nefesh. Her daughter was unable to sit for extended periods of time, and the flight was draining for both of them. Once in England, they headed straight to Dr. Alexander’s office. After the long, exhausting flight, it was even harder for her daughter to sit still. The anxious mother promised her daughter the world if she would only sit for a few minutes.

With his typical professionalism and efficiency, Dr. Alexander carried out the exam in record time and prescribed prism glasses. The results were astonishing: With the new prism glasses, the child was able to read.

When my aunt told me this story, I’d already heard of Dr. Alexander. At that point, my own daughter, Malkie, was struggling with reading.

I’M NOT THE TYPE TO FOLLOW EVERY RANDOM PIECE OF ADVICE TOSSED OUT AT ME. I HAD TAKEN MALKIE TO MY LOCAL EYE DOCTOR, WHO SAID THAT SHE DIDN’T NEED GLASSES AT ALL

“She’s brilliant,” her tutor had told me. “I think the problem is her eyes. Take her to London, to Dr. Alexander. I believe she needs prism glasses. My brother and cousin both had major success stories over there.”

But I’m not the type to follow every random piece of advice tossed out at me. I had taken Malkie to my local eye doctor, who said that she didn’t need glasses at all, and certainly not prisms. She was doing well enough in school, even if her marks weren’t perfect. I didn’t mind the status quo; who said every child has to be a scholastic star?

That was my attitude, until my aunt’s visit. After hearing her story, my husband and I decided that we would travel to London.

We booked appointments for my husband and Rivky with Dr. Alexander. We decided to take along Malkie as well, since we were going anyway. Who knew? Maybe there was some truth to her tutor’s words.

In London, Dr. Alexander examined Malkie first.

“This is a textbook case of a focusing issue that requires prisms,” he pronounced.

Although Malkie had no symptoms or headaches, Dr. Alexander showed us on the screen of his computer how Malkie’s eye mus-

cles wandered off as she started to focus. When these muscles wander from position, most people fight it, resulting in headaches. Since Malkie is blessed with a very easygoing personality, she didn’t fight to keep her eye muscles in place, and so they wandered. Watching this on the screen was surreal. Hearing the doctor explain it was one thing; actually seeing it was quite another.

Dr. Alexander prescribed prism glasses, and the day we received her glasses, Malkie was able to read fluently! Today Malkie is a star student. The results were so instant, and so miraculous, that we were blown away.

My husband was also prescribed prism glasses. After so many years of struggling with his eyes, his numbers that measure focus were completely off the charts. He’s seeing tremendous progress, baruch Hashem, albeit more slowly, because he’s older, and his eye muscles are more used to wandering.

It hadn’t been as smooth sailing with Rivky. She had a hard time adjusting to her glasses, and her prisms needed to be adjusted every six months.

It’s been some time since that first visit. At this point, Malkie has been prism-free for one year. And although Rivky’s path

“THE BIGGEST THING WE DO IS UNDERSTAND HOW MUCH WE CAN GET OUT OF A LENS — OR WHERE WE CAN PUT THAT PRISM

has been rockier, she is also off prisms by now, baruch Hashem

Dr. Alexander has been a wonderful shaliach who improved much more than my family’s eyesight. He has broadened our horizons and improved our quality of life. He is super devoted to helping all of his patients function at full capacity, and he is also an incredible mensch. He even emailed my cousin, mother of that special needs child, before he came to the United States to set up a followup appointment for her daughter there. He knew that she couldn’t possibly undertake such a trip again, and that her daughter needed a prism adjustment. He is so much more than a doctor.

Adorning the walls of Dr. Alexander’s office is a large collection of pictures featuring adorable children with special needs. These pictures testify to the support he extends to all of his patients, and specifically to this population. Every time we visit his humble office, the room is full of Yidden from all over the world. Many of them come straight to Dr. Alexander’s office from the airport with their suitcases, packed with essential items and hopes for a better tomorrow.

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Communication skills

I was in fourth grade when I failed my first eye exam. At the time, I was pumped and couldn’t wait to show off my sophisticated, professor-looking burgundy glass. Over the years, however, my prescription numbers have only gone up, and like many people, I’ve become extremely dependent on my eyeglasses, putting them on the first thing in the morning. But how much do we really know about glasses, and the world of vision in general? Let’s explore the inner world of eyewear and hear from store owners who sell us the glasses that are so vital for the vision of many of us.

GOLDIE HIRSCH

Keeping an eye out at…

OUR BUSIEST SEASON IS…

All year, really, but the store gets especially busy during Bein Hazmanim and when it’s before Yom Tov.

CUSTOMERS USUALLY REPLACE THEIR FRAMES…

Every year or two. If a pair of glasses gets lost or broken, or there’s a change in prescription, then customers will get new frames sooner than that.

MOST CHILDREN GET THEIR FIRST PAIR OF GLASSES…

At around eight years of age. That’s when their learning intensifies, and there’s a greater demand on their eyesight.

WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOL RULES…

We work very closely with the local mosdos to provide their students with a large selection to choose from. In our store, we have a double showcase featuring all school-approved glasses, and this keeps both our customers and the mosdos happy.

OUR FRAMES ARE PRICED…

Really well. Most of the glasses we sell are covered by insurance, and even when they’re not, the standard price is $25.

AN INTERESTING TREND WE’VE NOTICED…

Whenever we debut a new style, kids take notice, and within a week, we’ll see many kids stopping by to take a look at the new design.

OUR MOST POPULAR STYLES ARE…

Whatever new design we introduce. Kids, especially, keep track of our new styles, and whatever

style is new at the moment ends up selling like hotcakes. Right now, white frames are very popular, as are green frames, and we’re seeing a lot of round choices. Rimless frames, too, are very popular.

A MEMORABLE SALE WAS…

The time an optical store in the city called us on Erev Yom Tov to find out if we could prepare a pair of glasses in 20 minutes. A customer of theirs had been in an accident and needed a new pair immediately. We got it done, and a van picked it up and took it to the hospital.

A MESSAGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WOULD BE…

We’re so happy when an entire family walks in, and they all manage to be fitted with new glasses — at absolutely no charge!

All eyes on…

OUR BUSIEST SEASON IS…

Bein hazmanin. Before bochurim go back to yeshiva, they often visit an optometrist for an exam and then come to us for a new pair of glasses. We find the post-Yom-Tov season to be busier than the back-to-school season, because unlike girls, who can visit a doctor anytime during the school year, yeshiva bochurim tend to take care of these things only when back in town.

CUSTOMERS USUALLY REPLACE THEIR FRAMES…

When they get a new prescription. Children might need to replace their frames sooner if their glasses become too small.

OUR MOST EXPENSIVE FRAME…

Is a Lindberg. It’s made in Germany, and it’s so lightweight that the wearer doesn’t even feel like there’s anything on their face. They run in the range of $600 to $700.

THE PRICES OF OUR GLASSES…

Also include the service we provide. When you buy an outfit or a pair of shoes, you usually don’t return to the store to adjust the fit or size of the item once it’s been worn. Glasses, however, need constant adjustments, whether it’s switching the nose pads, the lenses, or sometimes even working together with the doctor to tweak a prescription. A lot goes into the making of a pair of glasses.

SCHOOL RULES…

Are not easy. Some chadarim don’t give many options, which might make it easier for a mother to choose a pair of glasses for her son. For us, however, it only gets harder because we design many of our own frames.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE…

Some chadarim don’t allow their students to have any gold on their frames, so we had to design frames that have style and finesse but no gold. It takes effort and headspace to create attractive frames that are cheder-rule-friendly.

“MY

EVERY MOVE IS controlled.”

A That's just how some people are. C You have to put the children first.

B Time to get out?

D Maybe I should speak to someone?

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MOST CHILDREN GET THEIR FIRST PAIR OF GLASSES…

When they start reading.

AN INTERESTING TREND WE’VE NOTICED…

Over the past few years, children come in with prescription numbers that are extremely high, and the numbers keep increasing. Kids can enter our store with a prescription as high as -6.00, when in previous years, a prescription of -1.00 to -2.00 was on the higher end.

There is one type of lens, called the Miyosmart, that works on the eye to prevent the numbers from progressing. In fact, the company guarantees money back if the vision numbers do go up. However, they’re not FDA-approved, and these lenses are only available in other countries, including Eretz Yisroel and Canada.

OUR MOST POPULAR STYLES ARE…

Everything. As long as it’s not too typical. We do sell many dainty frames, and frames with double bridges. Customers also seem to like white-colored frames. The white tone looks good on many faces.

MEMORABLE CUSTOMERS WHO FREQUENT OUR STORE…

We have many non-Jews who have been our customers since we opened 57 years ago. Most of them don’t live in Monsey anymore. They reside in Florida or other states and come back for our family-friendly service. Many of them get all nostalgic, remembering the yellow chairs we first had in our store.

A MESSAGE FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WOULD BE…

Glasses are fragile, even if they’re non-breakable. If your child jumps on his glasses, tries to cut them up or bends the frame in all directions — they will inevitably break. You can’t expect your glasses to have a lifetime guarantee if you take the life out of your glasses.

Let’s keep an eye on…

OUR BUSIEST SEASONS ARE…

Yomin Tovim time and back-to-school season. Bein hazmanim, before the bochurim go back to yeshiva, is a busy time too.

CUSTOMERS USUALLY REPLACE THEIR FRAMES…

When they receive a new prescription, which is an average of every one to two years. Younger children may get new frames sooner, replacing their glasses due to sizing. We also have customers who like to own multiple pairs and replace them quite often.

UPGRADES WE THINK ARE WORTHWHILE ARE…

Anti-reflection (anti-glare), anti-smudge, anti-fog, anti-scratch and photochromic lenses for people who are sensitive to the sun.

FOR KIDS WE ALSO RECOMMEND…

Glasses that are unbreakable, such as glasses from the brand Swing Eyewear. Parents are very happy with them, and these glasses rarely break.

A COMMON AGE FOR CHILDREN TO GET GLASSES…

Every age. Today we fit a six-month-old with glasses.

SOMETHING CUSTOMERS SHOULD KNOW…

Eye exams are not just for checking your prescription. The doctor will check

the overall health of the eye. I have personally had a customer come in for an eye exam, only to be told that they had a severe level of glaucoma. This condition, if left untreated, could lead to blindness, chas v’shalom. It is important to go for eye checkups on a regular basis.

THE CURRENT STYLES ARE…

Octagon- and hexagon-shaped glasses. Double-bridge frames and clear plastic frames are very popular as well. A lot of customers also go for a minimalistic, sleek look such as thinner metal or rimless frames.

One of our customers has a collection of over 70 frames, and the collection only keeps growing. From vintage to modern and trendy, she has them all.

THOUGH TRENDS KEEP CHANGING…

We try to match frames with the face shape, and sometimes we opt for the right fit over style.

AN EXAMPLE WOULD BE…

A round face won’t look good with round frames. We’ll offer something on the square end.

OUR HIGH-END FRAMES…

Are handmade using precious metals like buffalo horn, gold and diamonds. They are made with meticulous craftsmanship and can sometimes take three to six months to create. It’s not for the everyday customer, though. There’s a person for every frame.

OUR LIGHTEST FRAMES…

Are designed by a company in Austria. The frames are made of titanium and are hingeless and screwless. The frame weighs just 1.8 grams, and because of their construction, have been purchased by one of the leading space agencies to be used by their astronauts in space.

SCHOOL RULES…

Are mainly for boys and bochurim. We’ve had the administration of a local cheder come down to our store to show us which frames are suitable for their students. We try to offer the right frames such as plastic glasses and frames with no gold on them.

PROMINENT CUSTOMERS WE SERVE…

We’ve served many great rebbes over the years. There are also some famous singers who frequently visit our store.

A STORY THAT COMES TO MIND…

One of our customers switched to wearing contact lenses. However, she was so used to wearing something on her face that she also purchased a pair of glasses — without a prescription — to wear on top of her contacts.

A COMMON MISCONCEPTION OUR CUSTOMERS MAY HAVE…

Contact lenses cannot get lost behind your eye. We’ve had more than one customer call in panic that they couldn’t get their contact lens out of their eye. In some instances, we’ve had the customer go back to the place they first put on their contact lens only to find it on the floor. In some scenarios, the lens would still be in the eye.

An eye on…

OUR BUSIEST SEASONS ARE…

Back-to-school season and before Yomim Tovim, including Sukkos, Pesach and Shavous.

OUR BUSIEST DAY…

Sunday — shopping day.

CUSTOMERS REPLACE THEIR FRAMES…

When they get a new prescription, a lens gets scratched, or for a special occasion, such as a wedding or Yom Tov.

Fashion also plays a big factor when it comes to replacing a frame. Some people like to replace their frames whenever there’s a new style on the market.

AN UPGRADE WE RECOMMEND…

Anti-reflection (for anyone over age twelve), which produces sharper vision and has a nicer appearance. It is interesting to note that heat (think cooking) weakens the anti-glare feature, which can affect the clarity of the lens.

We also recommend a thinner lens for those with high prescriptions.

FOR CHILDREN WE RECOMMEND…

Plastic frames over metal frames. Sometimes parents opt to buy two cheaper pairs — one plastic and one metal — so the child has two types of frames.

MOST KIDS RECEIVE THEIR FIRST PAIR OF GLASSES…

When they need them. We recently fitted a three-month-old baby with glasses.

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Grease in the Township’s sanitary sewer system is an ongoing problem that costs the Township hundreds of man hours each year to address. Grease collects in the sewer lines and clogs the pipes. The backups from the clogged pipes can result in raw sewage backing up into buildings or on the ground surface creating a public health hazard. In order to avoid the clogged lines, the Township routinely cleans the mains with specialized equipment.

Thousands of dollars could be saved annually if a few simple steps were followed by homeowners and commercial establishments to control the grease at the source.

RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES:

Most of the grease that enters the sanitary sewer system from residential properties is a result of household cooking. The best way to prevent the sewer backups associated with grease is to avoid dumping the grease down the kitchen sink.

Cooking grease should be collected in heat resistant containers and allowed to cool. The cooled grease then can be disposed of with the household solid waste.

Grease solidiﬁes along the walls of sanitary lines over time eventually creating a blockage

Running hot water down the drain may allow the grease to pass through the household plumbing, but the liquid will cool by the time it reaches the house lateral or sewer main and create a grease clog. Residents with septic systems also need to be aware of the potential damage grease can on their system.

Allow for cooking fat, oil and grease to solidify before disposal in container.

OUR ONSITE

OPTICAL LAB…

Can create your glasses within ten to twenty minutes. Constructing glasses with custom lenses — either progressives or with prisms — can take three to six business days.

such as hearts and emojis. Adults usually like their names engraved, their business names, or sometimes even a pasuk

NUMBER OF FRAMES WE SELL A YEAR…

An average of 30,000.

OUR POPULAR STYLES ARE…

Anything and everything. Heavy plastic frames are coming in very strong. We do a monthly rotation of our stock on the shelves to make sure our frames are up to date. Rose-gold and matte-brown were very popular colors this season.

OUR PRICIEST FRAMES ARE…

Frames by brands such as Cartier, Maybach and Precious Lindberg. They have beautiful, rich-looking frames, and many of them are made of gold. Some frames can come with a price tag of over $10,000, but customizing such a frame (like by adding diamonds) can up the price to over $20,000.

UNIQUE FRAMES WE SELL…

Formica, denim and fur frames. These frames would be for customers that are looking for something different.

INTERESTING REQUESTS FROM OUR CUSTOMERS…

Many of our customers want us to engrave their lenses. For younger kids, we often engrave their names and shapes

Sunglasses

Early sunglasses belonged in the courtroom. Chinese judges would wear sunglasses during court sessions so that their facial expressions were concealed. This way, they were emotionally distanced from the action.

Colored lenses in your sunglasses are definitely cool, though in actuality, different colored lenses were first developed with the intention of resolving color blindness.

There’s an actual day to celebrate sunglasses. National sunglasses day is on June 27 and was created to bring to light the importance of wearing sunglasses to protect the eyes from the sun’s harsh UV rays.

WHEN IT COMES TO SCHOOLS…

There are many chassidishe chadarim that have rules regarding eyewear, and we work along with them. The administration comes down to the store, inspects our frames, and tells us which frames are appropriate for their talmidim.

We take full responsibility for the frames we sell to their students. If we mistakenly sell a frame that the cheder doesn’t approve of, we exchange the frame free of charge.

A STORY WE CAN’T FORGET…

A chasan from out of town walked into our store on Thursday afternoon, wanting to purchase glasses that required a custom lens. Although it usually takes a few days to create such lenses, we expedited the process and delivered the glasses to him with an Uber just in time for his aufruf.

SOMETHING OUR CUSTOMERS SHOULD KNOW…

We love our customers. Don’t hesitate to come back to our store if something isn’t right with your glasses. Our glasses have a one-year warranty, and we stand behind our products even if the issue is something as minor as peeling paint.

You may also be pleased to know that an onsite optometrist will be joining us in the near future.

What Meets the Eye

There’s a lot more to the eye than what meets the eye.

The most complex organs in your body are your brain and eyes. Your eyes can process over 36,000 bits of information every hour.

Your eyeball weighs approximately one ounce. Consider the amount of work this small organ does!

Your eyeballs would have 576 megapixels if they were a digital camera. Think of the remarkable resolution of human eyesight.

The iris (colored part of the eye) has 256 distinct features, while fingerprints only have 40.

Pupillometer

A pupillometer is a handheld tool used for sizing your glasses. It measures the distance between your pupils, so that the center of your lenses (the clearest part of your prescription) will sit right in front of your pupil. This ensures that you will see well while minimizing eye strain.

With glasses so readily accessible, it’s hard to visualize the intricate journey eyeglasses have taken to become what they are today. Let’s take a closer look at the invention of eyewear and how they’ve evolved over the years to resemble our modern-day glasses.

The first lenses, known as reading stones, were magnifying glasses placed on top of a page to enlarge text.

Fifteenth Century

The printing press was invented during this century, increasing the demand for eyeglasses. Before this, glasses were a status symbol only for the intelligent since education was a prized commodity, usually only for the wealthy.

Seventeenth Century

At this point, glasses developed into corrective lenses. Concave lenses (for the nearsighted) and convex lenses (for the farsighted) were finally being used in eyeglasses.

Around this time, spectacles were created in Italy. These were essentially two magnifying glasses joined by a hinge that rested on the bridge of the nose. The wearer could only keep these spectacles in place by supporting them with the hand.

Fourteenth Century

This is when the initial pincenez emerged. The pince-nez were clamped on the nose using a spring to hold it in place. Wearers now balanced their lenses on the nose hands-free.

Eighteenth Century

The over-the-ear invention, first called temples, evolved in the eighteenth century. These were frames with arms that crossed over the ears. This replaced silk ribbons that looped over the ears and held the lenses in place until this point.

Benjamin Franklin, inventor and founding father of America, is credited for inventing bifocals in 1784. Franklin was both near- and far-sighted and owned two pairs of glasses. Tired of switching between glasses all the time, he cut the lenses from his two pairs and joined them together in a single frame.

Twentieth Century

Spectacles became more fashionable, leading to the manufacturing of frames with different shapes, materials and colors. Designer eyewear also became popular, encouraging patients to regard eyeglasses as a desirable commodity and not just a disability aid.

Nineteenth Century

The Industrial Revolution made it easier for working men and women to acquire eyeglasses, thanks to the mass manufacture of both frames and lenses. Handcrafted glasses were slowly becoming a thing of the past.

Further development to corrective lenses took place in 1825. Sir George Airy invented the first pair of cylindrical lenses that could correct astigmatism.

Ninth Century

Thirteenth Century

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ALRIGHT. I HEARD ABOUT YOU. YOU’RE THE MAN WITH THE GOLD. AND YOU WANT TO LEAVE THIS PLACE.

IF I LET YOU GO — DO YOU HAVE MORE GOLD FOR ME?

I DON’T HAVE ANY GOLD. THE POLICE TOOK IT ALL. BUT IF I TELL HIM THAT, HE’LL LEAVE ME HERE FOREVER, OR EVEN KILL ME IN DISAPPOINTMENT. I’LL LIE, AND AFTER HE FREES ME, I’LL FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO.

ALRIGHT. YOU’LL BE RELEASED TONIGHT. YOU’VE GOT ONE WEEK TO BRING ME THE GOLD, OR…

RECAP: THE IMMIGRANTS DISCOVER THAT THE LAND THEY BOUGHT IS INHABITABLE; IT WILL NEED A LOT OF WORK AND MONEY TO MAKE IT A SAFE PLACE TO LIVE. MEANWHILE, IN THE LOCAL PRISON, THE PRISON WARDEN CALLS PEDRO TO HIS OFFICE.

BARUCH HASHEM, THE TRAVELERS FINALLY FELL ASLEEP. THEY’RE SO EXHAUSTED.

I PLACED TWO FAMILIES IN THE BARN. I TRIED TO CLEAN IT UP A BIT, BUT IT’S STILL NO PLACE FOR A FAMILY TO STAY.

OOPS. I’D BETTER KEEP MY VOICE DOWN.

UNFORTUNATELY, THAT’S STILL BETTER THAN THE TRAIN CARS. SO FAR WE’VE FOUND PLACES FOR SIX FAMILIES, BUT NONE OF THOSE ARRANGEMENTS ARE LONG-TERM SOLUTIONS. WHAT CAN WE DO?!

WE NEED TO BUILD HOUSES.

AND PLOW FIELDS. AND HIRE WORKERS.

AND BUY FARMING EQUIPMENT. WE NEED…

WE HAVE SOME SAVINGS FROM THE GOVERNMENT PAYMENTS WE RECEIVED FOR THE GOLD MINE.

THAT MONEY WILL HELP, BUT IT’S NOT NEARLY ENOUGH FOR ALL THESE EXPENSES. WE’D NEED TO FIND A TREASURE!

PADRE, WHY ARE YOU LAUGHING?

A L-O-O-O-T OF MONEY!!!

ABUELO? IS EVERYTHING ALRIGHT?

EVERYTHING’S FINE. I’M JUST AMAZED AT HASHEM’S HASHGACHA! YOU NEED TO FIND A TREASURE, SON…

…AND I’VE JUST FOUND A TREASURE!

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SHEVY HOLLANDER

The retail giant H&M was originally founded in 1947 under the name Hennes (Swedish for “her,” because they began with an exclusive focus on women’s clothes). After acquiring the Maritz Widfross brand, it updated its name to Hennes and Mauritz. Finally, in 1974, its name was shortened to the modern H&M.

THE CHANGING FACE OF:

Many people think that ponies are baby horses. However, a baby horse is called a foal, while a pony is a type of adult horse that is less than four feet, ten inches tall.

The GWB opened with a single deck of six lanes and a wide median.

The median is paved over, and two more lanes are added.

The lower level opens with six lanes. It is nicknamed Martha, in honor of George Washington’s wife.

FLOWER POWER

Use the following letters to list 5 words, each using 7 letters and up. Only the center letter must be used, and letters can be repeated. Bonus points for pangrams (words that use all seven letters).

P E O T M R L

Find a common factor for this group of four words

Meeting

Jail

Class

Answer: The word eye

TANACH TEASER

The four people in Tanach who worked for their future fathers-in-law were Yaakov (Lavan), Yosef (Potifar), Moshe (Yisro) and Dovid (Shaul Hamelech).

ADD TO DICTIONARY

Did you know that the blob of toothpaste you squeeze onto your toothbrush has a name? It’s called a nurdle. While the official definition of nurdle is a plastic pellet, toothpaste companies have adopted it for the dab of their product they display on the toothbrush’s head in their ads, and the term was even the subject of a trademark dispute between two companies.

While we’re on the topic, the recommended amount is a pea-sized nurdle of toothpaste, and not the generous squeeze most of us give.

SO RANDOM!

Say… prunes! In the 19th century, people were told to have neutral facial expressions in photographs, making prunes, and not cheese, the word they were prompted to say at the flash. It was in the 1930s that people started saying “cheese and crackers,” which was eventually shortened to “cheese.” This word was chosen since saying it stretches the mouth into a grin.

WHAT DO YOU KNOW?

THE MOST COMMON TREE IN NORTH AMERICA IS THE RED MAPLE. THIS ADAPTABLE TREE IS PRIMARILY FOUND IN THE EAST AND IS WIDESPREAD IN BOTH FORESTS AND URBAN AREAS. RECORDED!

We welcome town trivia, historical facts and photos, and Torah-themed riddle submissions. We’d also love to hear if you have additional answers to our puzzles! Email comments@themonseyview.com to add your very own bits of wits. Please include your name and contact information.

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BOGGLE TOURNAMENT

HOW TO PLAY:

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

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

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

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

PLAYING RULES:

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

The following are not allowed in Boggle: Adding “s” to a word • Proper nouns • Abbreviations • Contractions • Acronyms

POINTS

HINT

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

F E L T D A M S R I

O K P A T B O T N S

V C E H P

Family name:

Full mailing address:

Full name of winner: _________________________________________________________

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Full names of competing players:

List some words only the winner found:

FAMILY

NAME

FAMILY

AMOUNT

COLOR ME PRETTY

Filling in lines with shades of color is an age-old activity that is as soothing as it is enjoyable. Grab a pack of color pencils or gel pens to find out why coloring isn’t only for children!

Classifieds

FOR SALE

DOONA STROLLER

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

FURNITURE + CAR

Selling due to move:

Car: 2016 Toyota Camry, black, 100K miles, $13.5K. Furniture: lightly used (bookcases, beds, bedroom set, fridge/freezer, etc.)

Call/Email: 347-925-0748

NechamaShapiro1234@ gmail.com

FOR SALE

Twin carriage for $100, call 845-426-5351, leave message if no answer.

CANON CAMERAS

2nd hand cameras call 347871-2330 shipping 10 dollars beautiful g16 in stock

FOR SALE

Lenox, bone china, white and silver dishes for sale, around 20 sets. Call 845-426-5351, leave message if no answer

NEOCATE/BABY FORMULA

Neocate $ 46.99 per can. Kendamil Similac L’Mehadrin in stock!!

We buy off any formula for a good price and trade as well. Call for other types of formulas. New! Option of shipping case of 6 Kendamil directly to you from England. Formula Trade 347.369.4886

BEBE ORGANIC SET

Looking to sell a natural color bebe organic set, size 3 mths, with matching bonnet and blanket, beautiful for vachnacht. Please call 347 382 0905

BEDROOM SET

Bedroom set in excellent condition For Sale Best offer. Call / TXT for photos 347-7150065

REAL ESTATE

CENTER MONSEY

Storefront space available 2,200 sf $7,500 monthly rent. 845-535-9961

Storefront space available 1,965 sf $6,750 monthly rent. 845-535-9961

FURNISHED APT

Beautiful 1 bedroom Fully Furnished Apartment on Old Nyack. Walking distance to Evergreen. Please call 347512-6561

SPRING VALLEY/UNION

3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms for rent. Call 347-403-9933 leave message.

APARTMENT FOR RENT

Brand New two bedroom apartment for rent in the Chestnut Ridge/ Dexter Park area. Call or text 845- 5870461

FURNISHED APT

Brand new furnished 1

BDRM, D/R and Kitchen available for rent at Calvert Sandspoint area. Please email rcmanageoffice@ gmail.com or text 845-8286781

OFFICE RENTALS

Old Nyack/Rt45 - Beautiful furnished and refreshed 10X10 offices or larger, with internet connection, Starting at $500 monthly. Please contact 845-608-4553

ELM ST.

4 bedroom Apartment With Playroom, 2.5 baths – 845263-2300

Classifieds

LINDEN LUXE

New Pristine Cathedral Ceiling House. 6 bedrooms. 3 bathrooms. Stocked Playroom. Patio Seating. Swing Set. Trampoline, gameroom. All Amenities included. 5 min to shul. Avail for Shabbos/Weekday. call/ text 718-989-1406.

WEST PALM BEACH

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

OFFICE FOR RENT

Newly renovated offices for rent on LENORE AVE. please call 845 533 2427

2 BEDROOM APT

Walkin ,Quartz Countertop, Soundproofed

845-262-0532

BRAND NEW 2

BEDROOM APT

Brand new spacious 2 Bedroom 1 & half bathrooms apt in Meron/Kearsing development. 9ft ceiling, walk in, central AC, laundry room, walk in closet. Please call/text 347-308-2683

PARKVIEW

Spacious 4 Bedroom apt plus playroom and Pesach Kitchen, in Parkview for rent. Call/text 917-586-9462

HOUSE FOR SALE TZFAT, ISRAEL

Magnificent 3 floor House, Breathtaking Views, 8 Bedrooms, 3 Bathrooms, Sukkah Terrace, 2 Shuls Across St, Close to all Kvarim. Email: tzfatluxury@ gmail.com

HAVERSTRAW

1000 SF ground floor space + 15 parking spots available for rent call/Text 845.203.1120

RETAIL BUILDING FOR SALE

Retail building in haverstraw on rt 9w 4,000 sf, asking $999k, great location, text or call 845.203.1120

AIRMONT

Spacious extended 4-bedroom house for rent. Please call 347-403-9933 leave message.

OFFICE SPACE

Office space for rent in the Chestnut Ridge/Dexter Park area. Call or text 845 587 0461

LAKEHOUSE VILLA

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

FLORIDA RENTAL

Beautiful 3 bedroom 3 bath villa with inground heated pool and hot tub available in North Miami, Price per night $339. Pictures available. Call/Text 845-327-7153

MONSEY VACATION/ SIMCHA RENTAL

Beautiful fully furnished Shabbos equipped 6 bedroom 4 bath house Highview/College. Call/ whatsapp 718-541-0292

HOLLYWOOD FLORIDA

Beautiful private villa. 4 Master suites with kosher kitchen, huge living area, pool. Walking distance to Shul/ Kosher shopping. Call/ WhatsApp 718-541-0292

WEST PALM BEACH FOR SALE

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

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

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

MAIN ST. 1 bedroom furnished apartment - 845-263-2300

3 BEDROOM APT. WEINER DR. 2 Bathrooms, New Modern Kitchen, Private Entrance. Call or text 917-617-9841.

MIAMI BEACH FLORIDA

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

AIRMONT RENTAL

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

SHORT TERM RENTAL

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

CFO (Non Profit)

$150k-$250k Monsey

Level 3 IT Tech

$150k+ Monroe

Department ManagerHealthcare (Female Environment)

$50k-$100k Monroe

Level 1-2 IT Tech

$50k-$70k Monroe

Coordination Supervisor F/T

$50k+ Monroe

Saleslady P/T (Women’s Fashion)

$28-$30/Hourly Monroe

Seamstress

$20/Hourly Monroe

Life Insurance Agent Commission Base NY/NJ

Email: ChanaF@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

COO (Healthcare/Nursing Home)

$200k-$300k Hybrid

Nurse Practitioner (Homecare)

$150k-$190k Monsey, NY

Email: AdinaS@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Sales Rep/Outside Sales

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

Salesman (Construction)

$1000/ Weekly + Commissions Tri State

Email: Rivka@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Internal General Contractor

(Mental Health Clinic)

$125k-$175k Central PA

Email: TobyF@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Operations Manager

$150k-$200k Linden NJ

Commercial Lines Operations Leader (Insurance)

$150k+ Bonus Central NJ

Physicians Assistant

$90-$100/Hourly Monsey

Mechanical Maintenance Manager

$80k-$100k 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

Licensed Teacher (Preschool UPK)

$68k Manhattan, NY

Inside/Outside Sales (Trucking)

$1000/Weekly +Commissions NY

Auditor (Exp Required)

$65k-$85k Remote

Email: Sophia@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Architect

$100k-$150k Monroe

Tax Accountant

$80k-$150k Monsey Monroe

Social Media Manager

$75k-$150k Wayne, NJ

Email: RickyR@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Controller

$100k (Great Potential) Yonkers

Controller/AP Finance Director

$82k+ Monsey

Low Voltage Technician

Great Pay Monsey/ Long Island (Some Travel)

Loan Processor

Pay BOE Monsey/Monroe

Executive Assistant (RE)

$30+/Hourly Monsey

Loan Processor (Entry Level)

$23-$25/Hourly Monsey/Linden

Email: Peri@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Operations Manager/ Inside Sales

$60k-$80k Manhattan

Salesman

$50k + Commissions Remote

Email: Hindy@ SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Coordination Supervisor

$80-$95k Monsey, NY

Email: ChayaL @SwiftStaffingGroup.com

Classifieds

BEAUTIFUL VILLA RENTAL

Beautiful villa in serene area outside Monroe. 9 couple rooms, teen room 8 beds and many kids mattresses. Huge private pool with stunning grounds. Pictures at hotelfifteen.com .still avail for sukkas 845 837 5662

VILLA IN CASA GRANDE ARIZONA

Gorgeous upgraded villa available. 14 comfortable beds, 3 baths, kosher kitchen. Beautiful private backyard with heated pool. Near Shul & Grocery. Call/text 929-592-0368 / 929-441-5709 Arizonakoshervilla.net. Villa in Tuscon also available.

VACATION STUDIO RENTAL

Brand new vacation studio for rent Shabbosim/ weekday. One bedroom with kitchenette. (Minimum 2 nights) Close to Rimnitz Hall. 8455380990

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

FURNISHED APT

2 Bedroom furnished walk in apartment on Murray Drive (Airmont) Available till March 347-526-0615

HELP WANTED

FULL-TIME NANNY

Looking for a full time live out nanny. Please call 845 293 2312 for details.

LADIES!

Create a successful business by working only 1-2 hours a day! Huge potential and full support! Call/text 845-3245182

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

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

OFFICE ASSISTANT

Professional office looking for a person for various office tasks. Experience a plus but beginners welcome. Full training provided. Good pay, two weeks vacation, all yiddish and secular holidays paid call(973)462-6891 send resume fax (845)425-6363 or email jobofferinmonsey@ gmail.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

SPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHER,

SUB

Looking for a warm and experienced special education teacher to work in an Early Intervention setting. Yiddish speaking. Part-time position (3 hours daily MonFri). Contact 845-354-3233 ext. 1102 or fax resume to 8457341614

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.

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

ACCOUNTING POSITION

CPA firm seeking to hire a full-time female employee to fill a junior accounting position in a great environment. Ideal candidate should have strong accounting and people skills. Please email resume to CPAjobmonsey@gmail.com.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Heimish Female Office is looking to expand their accounting department, please email your resume to monseyjob123@gmail.com

ADMIN ASSISTANT/ CLIENT SERVICES

Investment firm in Montvale *Pleasant, professional environment *Must be well-organized, with good computer & communication skills *Graduate welcome *Own transportation preferred. Please email resume and references to SFKBM1@GMAIL.COM

BCBA POSITION

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

SPEECH THERAPIST

Looking for a speech therapist to work with special needs students in a school setting. Very flexible hours. resumes@ohreducation.org 845.352.3307 ext:119

Classifieds

SPEECH THERAPIST

Aizer Health center in Kiryas Joel is looking for a fluent Yiddish speaking female speech therapist for Sundays and or after school hours. Please contact slp10950@ gmail.com or text/whatsapp 845-325-1121

HELP NEEDED

Looking to hire someone to update calling list. Proficiency in typing & basic Excel necessary. please call 845-371-2481 ext. 3

JOBS AVAILABLE

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

F/T RESIDENTIAL LOAN PROCESSOR

Busy mortgage office seeking F/T Residential assistant/ processor. Individual must be organized, computer savvy, detail oriented and hardworking. Please send resume to saram@ everestequity.com

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Clover Financial

Management is seeking a qualified female candidate with experience in QuickBooks or bookkeeping. Competitive pay offered for the right person. Email your resume to hiring@ clovercanhelp.com.

LADIES

Make some extra money. Lots of potential and full support. Risk free. Set your own hours. no boss. No computer needed. call/text 3474096070

SECRETARIAL POSITION AVAILABLE

Organization in Monsey is seeking a responsible and dedicated Married Woman for a full-time secretarial position available immediately . Candidates should be fluent in both Yiddish and English, ability to multitask, excellent organizational skills, and knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel & QuickBooks. Send resume to info@ mikvaht.org.

HELP WANTED

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.

DOC COORDINATOR

Seeking a detail-oriented team player to communicate with hospitals. Must have excellent communication skills, attention to detail, teamwork, and adaptability. Full-Time 9 AM - 5 PM | Office near Monsey. Please email your resume to jobs@ drgclaims.com with the Subject “Doc Coordinator”

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Looking to hire a full-time female Secretary, hours: 9-5 Monday-Thursday. Salary: 55k-65k. Office experience is required. Email ftjobs316@ gmail.com text 845-558-7280

FLEXIBLE HOURS P/T OFFICE OPPORTUNITY

Looking to hire a female candidate experienced in selling & managing E-commerce platforms. Attention to detail & good communication skills required. Approx. 15 minutes from Monsey. Please email resume to CSJASSOCIATESINC@ gmail.com or call (845)579-2425

BCBA NEEDED

Little Giants Child Center looking to hire a BCBA for a full caseload in the Monroe area. Email your resume to info@littlegiantscc.com

CARE MANAGER

Seeking Care Manager to oversee client caseload. Collaborate with caregivers, provide support, complete assessments, manage documentation, develop care plans, coordinate & monitor care services. BA required. Email resume aklaver@ aylondon.com

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• CFO, 5+ years forecasting and budgeting experience, knowledge of grant management and compliance for not-for-profit organization, CPA degree required, 225k+, Monsey

• In-house Attorney, National Real Estate company seeking an experienced In-House Attorney w/ 5+ years expertise in contract and employment law, Excellent analytical, communication, and problem-solving skills, 150k – 200k, Monsey [remote/hybrid]

• Controller for established private school, manage the financial operations, ensuring accuracy and efficiency. Proven success in budgeting, and cost control principles w/ analytical and problem-solving skills, 200k, Monsey

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

• Construction Site Manager, oversee ground-up commercial and residential projects. Full ownership of project management, with a focus on cost savings, efficiency, and strong relationship-building. 5+ years’ experience managing new construction projects required, 175k - 225k, Monroe

• 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

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

• HR Director, manage Indeed accounts and staffing of Nursing home facilities, relevant experience required, 120k – 150k, Monsey

• Bookkeeper, Manufacturing / cost accounting experience required, transaction entries & bookkeeping, month-end Reporting & close, analyzing and reporting on inventory, labor, and material costs, 100k - 120k, Parsippany, NJ

• IT Project Manager, 2+ years IT - PM experience, lead technology projects from initiation to delivery, manage project scope, coordination, executing project plans have strong knowledge of PM methodologies, communication, problem-solving and leadership skills, 90k – 120k, Monsey

• CAD Documentation Specialist, full-time position, be detail-oriented professional with a focus on CAD documentation accuracy and efficiency in supporting cross-functional engineering and production teams, 100k, Newark, NJ

• Buyer, 2+ yrs. experience w/ kitchen equipment supplies, negotiate prices, strong communication, analytical and procurement skills, 100k, 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, 120k+, Monsey, [Hybrid 1-2 days a week]

• Payroll Administrator for Real Estate office, 2+ yrs. relevant experience, 100k + full benefits, Monsey

• Warehouse Manager, oversee daily warehouse operations, manage a team of 40+ associates responsible for receiving, packing, and picking orders. Be highly organized and process-driven leader with excellent communication / implementation skills, relevant experience required, 95k - 115k, Newark NJ

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

• Hands-On Property Manager, overseeing daily operations of commercial/residential properties located in Bronx, NYC area. Manage maintenance, repairs, coordinate w/ vendors, handling tenant relations. 75k – 100k, office based in Monsey

• Senior Bookkeeper, Multi-Family Real Estate office, ensure the smooth and accurate management of financial operations for multiple entities. Be detailoriented and organized. 85k - 100k, Monsey

• HCBS Intake Coordinator, 3+ years w/ HCBS program and compliance, 95k, Monsey

• Hands-On Property Manager, manage a team of maintenance workers on the road, coordinate and respond to building inspections and violations, identify maintenance and repair needs, strong construction/ plumbing knowledge, be computer savvy [experience w/ property management software] 80k - 95k, Monsey

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

• Construction Project Manager, 2+ yrs. commercial construction experience required, travel to Tri-state area, 90k+, office based in 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

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

• COMHAB/Respite Team Leader, Full-time position, Female office, Supervisory experience required, 70k –80k, Monsey

• Estimator for Commercial / Residential Real Estate company, read plans, write up estimates, present budgets, email proposals, be detailed, organized, enjoy working with numbers, experience in estimating a plus, 75k+, Monroe

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

• Junior Accountant, Real Estate Management company, hands-on experience working with general ledgers, journal entries, credits/debits, and P&L statements, Familiarity with tax returns and Financial Statements; experience with accounting software, 65k – 75k, Monsey

• Product Development & Marketing Specialist, Judaica/ gifts line, 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

• Financial tracker, for Nursing home facilities back-office, be attention to-detail, great communication skills and enjoy working w/ numbers, male office, 55k – 65k, Monsey

• Showroom Operations Project Manager for Architecture firm, Oversee operations, equipment upkeep, customer relations, scheduling clients, 52k, Monsey

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

• 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

• 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, full-time, in-office position, $40/hr. Monsey

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

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

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

• Fiscal Intermediary Coordinator, 6+ hours daily Monday - Thursday, Friday a must. Some prior office experience required. $30-$35, Monsey

• Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) Service Coordinator, relevant experience required, $35/hr.+, Monsey

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

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

• Assistant for Project Manager, multi-task, attention todetail, excellent computer skills, full-time position, $28/ hr. Monsey

• Secretary, Real Estate office, full-time position, be organized, multi-tasking, detail-oriented and Microsoft Office proficient, $25 - $30/hr., New City

• IT Help Desk Technician, CompTIA A+ certification required. Preferred certifications - Network+, Security +, Microsoft AZ-900, $25 - $30/hr., room for growth, Monsey

• Front desk secretary, Part-time/Full-time, $25/hr., Monsey

• Loan Processor, full-time position, manage and facilitate the loan application process from reviewing loan applications thru coordinating closings, Microsoft Office/Excel fluent, be detail-oriented, analytical w/ basic math skills, $25/hr. + commissions, Monsey

• Warehouse Inventory Quality Control/Packer, inspect items for damage or defects, verify items are accurate and match orders/pack items securely and ensure shipments, $25/hr., Monsey

• OUTSIDE SALESMAN position, construction service industry, prior experience in sales preferred, Basic computer skills. Excellent communication skills, build client relationships, negotiate contracts, close deals, salary plus commissions based on experience, Monsey

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SECRETARY POSITION

FT project management secretary position in a multigirl office specializing in NYC DOB expediting. Competitive pay with opportunities for advancement. Prior relevant experience is required. Strong organizational and communication skills. Email your resume to office11249@ gmail.com

FULL TIME SECRETARY NEEDED

Looking for a full-time (9-5) secretary. Candidate should be a quick learner, organized, and articulate. Fluent in Yiddish required. Enjoyable environment with opportunity for advancement. Great benefits, including paid Yom Tov & holiday. Send resume to joboffersmonsey58@gmail. com

CHESS TEACHERS

Hiring dynamic, responsible chess teachers. Weekday late afternoon availability needed. Earn up to $80/hr, based on experience. Apply at ChessChevra.com

SEEKING A DRIVER

We’re seeking a reliable driver for our Day Hab. Hours are 7:45 AM-10:30 AM & 2:307:00 PM. $25/hour. Please call-845.425.0887 ext.209

CARE MANAGER POSITION

Are you good at helping others and making a difference in their lives? Are you a multitasker? Do you like to feel accomplished and successful? Looking to hire a care manager to provide outreach and enrollment to eligible individuals. BA or equivalent required. Training and support provided. Flexible part-time/ full-time hours. Lots of benefits! Email your resume to: jobopening891@gmail. com

DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT

Behavioral Health program seeking individual with exceptional writing skills to assist Mentors with their written work. Fluency in Yiddish required. Email resume recruiting@ elevateny.org

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.

Thursday 3:30-6:30 and Sunday 10:00 am - 2:00 pm or 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm.

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

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Looking for a dynamic and rewarding job? Join our team and make a positive impact! An amazing Home Care Agency is looking for fulltime employees. We have a friendly and supportive work environment, competitive pay and benefits package. Send your resume to: hiring@hamaspikcare.org

DREAM JOB!

Easy fun enjoyable job in comfort of your home your availability huge potential!call/text 8452742728 for more info.

TEAM LEADER

Local office in Monsey is looking to hire a fulltime female team leader to provide guidance and leadership to a team of coordinators, motivating them to achieve highest performance standards. Prior leadership and office experience required. Full time only. Great salary and

COMPANION NEEDED

Looking for someone special to get together with a sweet, caring young single woman any days from SundaysThursdays and anytime during the hours of 5/6 pm to 8/9 pm. Activities include going out into the community for recreational activities, shopping and errands, etc. $22-$25/hr DOE. Please call845.425.0887 ext.217

FEMALE ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT

Behavioral Health program seeking experienced admin to support clients and staff, serve as a liaison, provide guidance throughout the program and assist with additional projects as needed . Yiddish speaking required. FT. Email resume recruiting@elevateny.org

LICENSED CLINICIANS

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FEMALE SERVICE COORDINATOR

Behavioral Health program seeking experienced admin to support clients and staff, ensure compliance with documentation and oversee scheduling. Yiddish speaking required. FT. Email resume recruiting@elevateny.org

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Encore Support Services is seeking female Behavioral Technicians for after school hours cases in Pomona, Spring Valley, Suffern, Nyack, New City, Suffern, Chestnut Ridge, Cortlandt Manor. Supervision & training provided. HS diploma required. Email: talent@ encoresupport.org

FEMALE HR COORDINATOR

Behavioral Health program seeking experienced admin to manage the onboarding of new staff members including paperwork, background check, and fingerprinting. Yiddish speaking required. FT. Email resume recruiting@elevateny.org

PART TIME ADMIN SECRETARY

Local agency in Monsey is looking for a part time office admin secretary (3-4 hours a day) Computer knowledge required. Candidate should be a quick learner, organized and articulate. Email resume to: employeeslovetoworkhere@ gmail.com

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Medical office in Spring Valley looking for fulltime secretary/phone receptionist. Computer skills necessary. email resume to svmedicalsec@gmail.com

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BCBA POSITION

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PLAYGROUP

Small cozy group accepting children 1 1/2 to 2 years. Saddle River area. 845-3766559

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HANDYMAN

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ARROWSMITH

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NEW

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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.

WASH &

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Hairstyling and synthetic wash and sets at great prices! Centrally located. Call to schedule an appointment-845-540-3731

WHOLESALE FISH

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PETTICOATS FOR RENT!

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MASSAGE THERAPY

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DONATE YOUR VEHICLE

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AYIN HORAH

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COACHING= SUCCESS!!!

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SURPRISE A FRIEND

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GARTLECH

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CUSTOM PHOTO ALBUMS

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EARPIERCING

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MAKEUP

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HOME ORGANIZING

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PRIVATE BESHOW ROOMS

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GOWNS

IVORY GOWN

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MATERNITY GOWN RENTAL

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GOWN FOR SALE

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MECHUTANESTA GOWN

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CHILDRENS WHITE GOWNS

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GOWNS

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SISTER OF BRIDE

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FOR SALE

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WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

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GOWN FOR SALE

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CREAM GOWN

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WHITE GOWN

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OFFICE MANAGER

Construction company in Monsey looking for a mature female for office manager position. Prior experience needed. Pls email resume to Gitty@egreenls.com

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