Issue 441

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UNMASKED

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FLIP SIDE

A reverse job interview

HANGING THE TEN SONS

In Germany 1946, history repeated itself

VENAHAPOCH WHO?!

Hilarious mixups and mistakes

THE MESSENGER

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הרות ירחושל הבוט הרושב

ורבעש םינשב רואל איצוהל וניכזש ירחא לש םיאלפנה וירפס םסרופמה לודגה ןואגה

ל"צז סלקעלפ רזעלא יבר גארפ ק"דבאר ,דעומל ןוזח רפס ה"ה

,(א"ח אימשד ילימ) ןושאר שדוח תלוע

,(ב"ח אימשד ילימ) ינש שדוח תלוע ,(אדיפסהד ילימ) ישילש שדוח תלוע רזעלא 'רב השעמ פ"שגהו ,דוד תבהא

םיבר תב רעשב עידוהל וננה

שוכרל ונידיב הלע אימשד אתעייס בורבש יעיברה קלח לש די בתכ הבהאמ הבושת ת"ושמ

ל"צז רבחמה ןואגה י"ע סופדל ןכוהו בתכנש וסיפדהל קיפסה אל ךא

הזה םויה דע זאמ רתסנו זונג היהו

ליח לא ליחמ ךליל ה"זעב םיננוכתמ וננה התעמו שדחמ

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תשרפל םינמז

6:46

6:53 6:41

8:25 8:08 8:27

I REMEMBER

(Re: As Far as Fur Goes, Issue 439)

It was nice to be taken back to the sixties in this article. I still remember when a young teenager joined our Yeshiva Bais Moshe of Scranton high school class, coming from faraway Italy. Yaakov Zippel (I’m not sure which of the brothers was his father) brought a certain flavor and character to the chevra to which he was welcomed.

He was a model of mentchlichkeit, middos and mesiras nefesh, traveling so far from family to learn and grow. I recall him telling fascinating stories of his father’s dedication to Yiddishkeit, including placing himself in very real danger, and his relationship with and devotion to the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

If I’m not mistaken, he once told me his father had a hakpadah to try to buy something new every Erev Shabbos, l’kavod Shabbos.

This mesorah was clearly transmitted to his children, and we were zoche to see it during our time together in yeshiva.

Zvi Benaska

MAGAZINE READER SYNDROME

(Re: Tough to Swallow, Issue 438)

I’m the type of person who reads about a disease or condition and is immediately convinced that I have it. (It’s a real thing — there’s actually something called Medical Student Syndrome where med students think they have whatever disease they happen to be studying. I guess I have Magazine Reader Syndrome.) It happens to be that I had been having trouble swallowing lately. When I would swallow, I sometimes felt like the food was not going down and getting stuck in my throat. I was basically ignoring it, but when I read the story about the woman with achalasia, I was sure that was exactly what was wrong with me,

and I made an appointment at the doctor. The doctor told me that achalasia was very rare and it was probably just reflux. But that didn’t make me feel any better, because that was what the doctor in the article had said too! And, like the person in the story, I know what reflux feels like, and this was not it.

Baruch Hashem, my doctor was patient and explained to me that a person can have “silent reflux,” meaning they don’t feel the burning acid in their throat. But reflux over an extended period of time can cause the throat to swell, which was why I was having trouble swallowing. He gave me a prescription, which I combined with some natural remedies. Baruch Hashem, the problem has since resolved.

S.S.

CHAIN REACTION

(Re: The Allergic Reaction, Issue 420)

A few months ago, you had an entire issue dedicated to allergies. One article featured an interview with two mothers of highly allergic children, and seeing the world through their eyes was very enlightening.

What I read actually left an impression. Just last week, I was hurrying out to a doctor’s appointment, and with no time to eat breakfast, I grabbed some rice cakes, slapped some peanut butter on top, put it all into a sandwich bag, and ran out the door. At the doctor’s office, I threw the bag smeared with peanut butter into the trash can — but then I remembered those who can go into anaphylactic shock just by inhaling the allergen, and I put the bag into my pocket instead.

(In all honesty, I shouldn’t have taken peanut butter to the doctor’s office in the first place, but that only occurred to me later).

Thank you so much for your enlightening content, and may we all stay healthy and well!

A Mom Who Eats PB&J

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STAYING ORGANIZED

(Re: Home Base, Issue 418)

I know your organizing series ran a while ago, but I had to write now to let you know what a difference it made in my home — and especially in my Pesach cleaning! I live in a small house with a large family, baruch Hashem, and Pesach cleaning has always been a challenge. Some years, I couldn’t even clean the toy closet properly because it was just so jammed full and (I understand now) disorganized. I used to tape it shut and sell it over Pesach. But I followed your organizing serial and got my house under control, and Pesach cleaning is going so smoothly this year. Part of the reason is because I threw out everything we didn’t really need, as the organizer advised, and also because everything is now in bins and containers. I just take out the container, check it for chametz, wipe it out, wipe the shelf, and put it back.

Thank you so much to The Monsey View and Sara Meyer for transforming this enormous job for me. I’m much less overwhelmed than I used to be.

Chevy T.

YOUR SAY

ETIQUETTE ON WHEELS

I was almost knocked off my feet this week by a speeding bicyclist on a busy sidewalk. Let’s guide our children in the ways of derech eretz and darkei no’am. Please, please teach your children to respect pedestrians by following these guidelines:

• Ride on the edges of the sidewalk if you must, not in the center where pedestrians walk.

• When approaching a pedestrian from behind, honk or beep to alert the pedestrian.

• Call out “to your right” or “to your left” (tzum rechts or tzum links) as many adult bikers do on bike paths to let pedestrians know on which side they will be passed.

R. Roth

Dear Friends,

I hope this letter finds you healthy and well. It is my sincerest wish that you never have to experience the pain and anguish my family has suffered in the past two years with my husband’s illness.

I come to you with a heavy heart and a plea for help because now my husband and I are facing a crisis that we never could have imagined. My husband Zelig, a loving husband and father and a respected and successful cybersecurity professional, received the devastating and life-changing diagnosis of ALS. His disease progressed at a ferocious pace, and within a few months he was completely debilitated — unable to walk, talk, speak, eat or breathe on his own. Once healthy and active, he now spends his days confined to bed or his wheelchair.

Whereas before we lived comfortably and could give tzedakah freely, now, we are struggling to cover the $30,000/month astronomical cost of his medical/care budget, which includes aroundthe-clock nursing care, treatments, adaptive equipment, medications and therapies. Until Pesach of last year, we were able to cover expenses. However, now our personal funds are completely depleted, our credit cards are at their max, and the influx of donations has been reduced to a trickle. So now there is a weekly struggle to make payroll for my husband’s caregivers, as well as to deal with our unpaid bills and mounting credit card debt of close to $100K. The pressure is simply unbearable!

Despite the crushing financial burden, we have been instilled with renewed hope for my husband’s recovery. Baruch Hashem, with a new treatment protocol, he has recently shown small but steady improvement and is gradually regaining movement in his legs and hands! Reversals with ALS are unheard of, and we sincerely hope that this miracle will continue to unfold. However, unless there is an immediate influx of donations, we will have no choice but to place Zelig in a nursing home.

I must emphasize the urgency

and gravity of this situation. Due to my husband’s delicate health condition, a nursing home poses a significant risk to his life. In fact, Rav Chaim Schabbes paskened that it is a matter of pikuach nefesh for him to remain at home. We experienced the devastating consequences of this firsthand a year ago when he suffered repeated severe infections, one of which nearly claimed his life, resulting in a prolonged hospitalization and difficult recovery. It is imperative that we secure the funds for his care at home to not only ensure his safety and survival, but to iy”H have a refuah sheleimah

It is in this moment of crisis that I humbly appeal to your kind and compassionate heart. Your generous support could help alleviate the financial strain on my family and give you the tremendous zechus of the mitzvah of truly saving a life!

Thank you for your time and consideration. Your support during this challenging time would mean the world to me and my family!

With sincere gratitude, Aviva Nirenberg

TO CONTRIBUTE:

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Zelig Nirenberg Fund

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22 N. Rigaud Rd. Spring Valley, NY 10977

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PURIM

To Give and To Get

Y. Levenstein

Purim is a day of giving. Both matanos l’evyonim and mishloach manos, two of the four mitzvos hayom, are specifically designed around giving to one another. Why is this theme so prominent on Purim, more than any other time?

AHARON* IS A YOUNG FATHER of five. One day in Adar four years ago, he suffered sudden heart failure and was rushed to the hospital. Comprehensive testing determined that immediate surgery was necessary, and Aharon was wheeled to the operating room and prepped for surgery.

After several hours, the doctors reported to the family that the operation had been completed successfully. The anesthesia was due to wear off after several hours, but things didn’t go as planned. One tense hour followed the next, and the patient remained deeply asleep. The doctors said he would definitely wake up within 48 hours, but that time came and went, and Aharon did not regain consciousness.

The family sat in the waiting area, davening and waiting for news with mounting desperation. Soon Aharon’s name was spread within the community. Hundreds of tefillos were recited on his behalf, and many took on kabbalos in the zechus of his speedy recovery.

One family member gave Aharon’s name to one of the gedolei hador for a bracha. “Give tzedakah in his zechus,” the gadol advised. “Give it to a life-saving organization that provides basic necessities for families in need.”

The man didn’t waste a moment and reached out to a local organization that feeds needy families. He committed to a sizable donation that was a stretch for him as it was beyond his means. Then he took out his Tehillim and continued to daven. By then the doctors were already talking about creating a long-term care plan for the comatose Aharon.

Suddenly, Aharon opened his eyes and tried to sit up. The hospital staff came running to his side. It became the talk

of the ward: Aharon, the patient who only moments before seemed to be in a slumber from which he would never awaken, had unexpectedly come back to life!

Only several days later, Aharon walked out of the hospital on his own two feet. He was filled with gratitude to Hakadosh Baruch Hu and to all those who davened for his recovery. He also heard about the kabbalos and acts of chesed and tzedakah done on his behalf, especially the generous contribution this relative had made.

A short while later, Aharon celebrated the bar mitzvah of his son. Overcome with emotion and appreciation, he invited his surgeon to attend.

At the seudah, the surgeon stood up to speak. With tears streaming down his face, the surgeon said, “In truth, I never dreamed that Aharon would survive. The surgery was very complicated and risky, and when he didn’t awaken from the anesthesia, I knew that he might either die or remain alive, but he certainly wouldn’t recover and go back to what he was before. And here, before my eyes, I see a miracle. He’s alive! He can walk and he can talk! It’s hard to believe.”

A few weeks after Shimon* and his family moved into their new home, a fundraiser from an organization that Shimon contributed to regularly came for a personal visit.

“Now that your dining room has doubled in size, how about you double your monthly donation?” the fundraiser suggested.

The family sat in the waiting area, davening and waiting for news with mounting desperation

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The attache case in his hand went flying across the road, and his suit was destroyed from the impact. Yet Shimon himself was unharmed

Shimon appreciated the work of this organization, which supported needy families with basic necessities, and he decided to go for it. He would give twice as much as he had in the past.

The next morning, as Shimon was crossing the street, he was struck by a garbage truck. The attache case in his hand went flying across the road, and his suit was destroyed from the impact. Yet Shimon himself was unharmed. He picked himself up from the ground, dusted himself off, and went home.

The only signs of his brush with death was his torn suit and a broken toe.

* * * * *

The fourteenth of Adar was the date Haman chose for the annihilation of the Yidden. This decree came as retribution for the Yidden attending the seudah of Achashverosh. In a miraculous twist of events, Klal Yisroel was saved and Haman had his downfall.

Chazal established this day as a day of miracles, beyond nature, for generations. These mitzvos of mishloach manos and matanos l’evyonim were instituted as a means to continue to bring yeshuos, above and beyond the laws of nature. By giving to the needy, we can be zoche to nissim and yeshuos — l’maaleh m’derech hateva, as Chazal say, “Tzedakah tatzil m’maves.”

*Names have been changed.

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Tri-Level Parking Garage Opens at The Shoppers Haven

Drivers who have grown accustomed to circling the lot and dealing with congestion on their visits to The Shoppers Haven shopping center are in for a pleasant surprise, with a new three-level parking garage opening just in time for the busy Purim and Pesach shopping seasons.

The parking garage officially welcomed its first drivers on March 14.

Home to Rockland Kosher Supermarket, multiple stores and a simcha hall, The Shoppers Haven is a popular destination, and finding a parking spot can be difficult during peak times. The shopping center’s managers are confident that the new parking garage will make shopping more pleasant for its existing customer base and will also draw additional visitors.

Ramapo PD Recovers Stolen Shtreimel

A brand-new, top-of-the-line shtreimel that was stolen during a spree of car break-ins last month has been recovered and returned, much to the relief of its owner.

As previously reported in The Monsey View, two Rockland County men were arrested in connection with late-night car burglaries, with more than ten vehicles targeted by the pair. According to reports, the manager of New Square’s Gold Shtreimel was in the process of delivering the $14,000 shtreimel to its owner when it was stolen. The store manager expressed his gratitude to the Ramapo Police Department, Ershte Hilf, and

New Square public service coordinator Moishy Kaff for their efforts in recovering the shtreimel.

“They put in so much effort to return my shtreimel, which honestly, I was sure I was never going to see again,” said the manager. “You can’t imagine how grateful I am to have it back.”

Fire Breaks Out at Williamsburg Matzah Bakery

Things were even hotter than usual at the Satmar Matzah Bakery in Williamsburg on March 17 when a fire broke out shortly after noon, just five weeks before Pesach.

The New York City Fire Department was called to the Congregation Yetav Lev Satmar Matzah Bakery, located at 427 Broadway, near Hooper Street. Firefighters had to rip up walls and ceilings in their search for pockets of fire, and while the fire was contained, the bakery sustained damages that will affect its operations during this peak season.

The cause of the fire remained unknown as of this writing. It remains unclear what effect the fire will have on matzah supply and prices, with the bakery typically producing matzah for thousands of families. Unfortunately, one firefighter was injured in the blaze.

Lawmakers Ask State To Double Security Funding for Religious Schools

With New York’s already high rate of hate crimes climbing even higher in the wake of the October 7 attack, state lawmakers are pushing for double security funding for religious schools.

Currently, New York allocates $45 million to protect students against hate crimes, but rising threats have made clear the need for additional funding. Senate Deputy Majority Leader Michael Gianaris said that Albany needs to do more to keep students safe in school, reported the New York Post. Legislation calling for $90 million in funding is expected to be included in the state’s latest spending plan, which would still have to win Governor Kathy Hochul’s approval.

Teach NYS, part of the larger Teach Coalition that advocates for fair government funding for Jew-

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ish schools, has been lobbying for the legislation together with other members of the private community, which includes religious schools of multiple faiths. Teach NYS sent 17,000 letters, many of which were written by students, to Hochul and lawmakers, explaining the urgent need for additional safety measures, which could include installing surveillance cameras and hiring security guards.

“Parents of all faiths have come together,” said Maury Litwack, executive director of the Teach Coalition. “It is something that New Yorkers should be proud of.”

With anti-Jewish incidents in New York rising 214% in October, one Manhattan Upper East Side yeshiva has insisted that its boys wear baseball caps over their yarmulkes when they go

to Central Park for recess. Numerous incidents of people being attacked on their way to or from shul have been reported to the NYPD, as have anti-Semitic property attacks.

Members of other religious groups have been targeted as well, with one Islamic school reporting that a female student had her hijab ripped off her head.

Early Voting for Presidential Primary Starts in Rockland

Both President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump have already clinched their spots on the presidential ballot for their respective parties, but early voting starts this weekend for New Yorkers who want to cast their ballots in the April 2 primary election.

Early voting runs from March 23 to March 30 in Rockland.

Polling places are open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on March 23, 24 and 30; from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on March 25, 27 and 29; and from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. on March 26 and 28. Registered voters can vote in any of the county’s five polling locations – Clarkstown Town Hall in New City, Haverstraw Town Hall in Garnerville, Orangetown Town Hall in Orangeburg, Ramapo Town Hall in Suffern and Stony Point Kirkbride Hall in Stony Point.

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Those wishing to vote by absentee ballot have to apply for ballots in person by April 1 at the Rockland County Board of Elections, located at 11 New Hempstead Road in New City. All absentee ballots must be postmarked by April 2 in order to be counted in the primary election.

Proposed NY Law Allows Absentee Balloting for Religious Reasons

A Brooklyn lawmaker has introduced legislation in Albany that would allow New Yorkers to vote by absentee ballot when religious observance precludes them from casting their votes in person.

State Senator Iwen Chu was contacted last year by a Jewish resident of Bensonhurst who explained that she and her neighbors had been unable to vote because their polling place was a non-Jewish house of worship, which they are forbidden to enter under Jewish law. Current election law does not allow objections to polling places for religious reasons, and while absentee ballots are permitted by law in New York, they can only be submitted until the last day of early voting, which is typically several days before the general election.

Chu introduced a bill in the Senate on March 12 that would allow absentee voting where religious conflicts exist. With the district that she represents, New York’s 17th, having one of the lowest voter turnouts in the state, Chu hopes to remove at least some of the impediments that keep people from voting.

“One of our most important civic responsibilities is voting in every election and having our voices heard. I truly believe it is our strongest tool as U.S citizens, and I take this seriously,” said Chu in a statement. “New Yorkers with the ability to partake in democracy should be able to exercise their right to vote without any obstacles.”

Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, director of New York government relations at Agudath Israel of America, praised Chu for her efforts, noting that being able to vote is one of the most fundamental rights of United States citizenry.

“It would be unconscionable to have that right curtailed due to a person’s religious observance or practice,” said Rabbi Silber, adding, “Religious observance or practice should never be an obstacle for exercising one’s right to vote.”

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CHAPTER 3

Recap: Yoel is arrested. Russy is a basket case.

He counted a stainless steel toilet bowl and a bench.

And himself.

Which brought the total number of items in the holding cell up to three.

It was almost a relief to finally be in this locked cubicle — though he didn’t feel much of anything at all. A strange stupor took hold of Yoel as he looked around. In this strange state of not feeling, he idly noted that jail and fail rhymed.

For a man who’d barely slept the night before and stood for hours on a cold stone floor in his slippers, it was an impressive idea.

There was a low wall chiseled out of concrete. The guard had called it a bed.

Yoel had looked at it defiantly and not dared sit down until the door had clicked shut — like, well, a prison cell. Now, he finally — almost luxuriously

— sat down on the hard bench, leaned against the wall, removed his slippers and wriggled his wrists — still sore from the handcuffs.

The handcuffs had been awful. His nose had started itching the moment the officer brushed past him in his house, and it had consumed his thoughts all the way to the courthouse.

But the fingerprinting and endless questions were way worse. They had treated him like a common criminal, like a drunk, like a junkie — all while he had a squeaky clean record.

He thought he’d been through with the worst, but then they’d taken his mugshot.

He’d smiled automatically to the camera, only to have the officer sardonically remark, “You seem to be happy here.” That had wiped his smile off and gotten him to scowl. The officer

smirked and said, “That’s better.”

Yoel shifted on the hard concrete. He would stand up if his feet would only hold him.

Where was the lawyer already? He couldn’t wait for Barry to show up. On the other hand, he dreaded Barry’s appearance. The district courthouse was not large enough to hide from Barry’s “I told you so.”

As hard as it was for him to admit it, he knew he’d been warned. By Barry, no less.

He’d been a rookie once.

That was the only reason the first building he bought back in the 80s was under his own name. He’d been so enamored with the thought of having an entire building under the name of Joel Brandwein that he disregarded all advice on LLCs, trust funds and corporations.

MINI

To him, that first purchase felt like owning a high-rise on Fifth Avenue. It hardly mattered to him that it was located on St. Nicholas Avenue in the slums of Central Harlem. He, Yoel, the son of the milk delivery guy, had real estate in Manhattan. Practically an investment mogul.

And whenever Barry Gold Esq., his lawyer at Brandwein Holdings, LLC, pestered him about the need to transfer it to the company name, Yoel always assured him that he was just a step away from selling and that Barry shouldn’t bother with the paperwork.

Yoel had no way of telling time without his phone or watch. The minutes and hours morphed into one. Or was it days and months and years?

And he really had planned on selling the dump.

It was always at the last minute that the rush of excitement came back. The memories of that first set of keys always made him hold on to that building in New York’s most crimeridden neighborhood.

So the building still bore his name. The illegal activities happening in the mold-infested apartments and rat-infested basement was somehow linked to the early morning FBI visit. According to the agents, the building served as the headquarters for one of the infamous street gangs of Harlem.

But he’d never even set foot into that building! He’d been warned not to; there was no guarantee that he’d make it out alive. He’d hired the best property management firm in the area, without even allowing his own employees to enter. So how could he be to blame?

After his state of apathy, this feeling of anger was an improvement. The room was too small to let the anger out. He rested his head in his hands and leaned on his legs.

He thought of Russy in a detached sort of way. He’d told Barry on the phone to be in contact with her regarding any documents he needed. He’d also warned Barry to repeat his warning to Russy not to tell a soul.

He had no way of telling time without his phone or watch. The minutes and hours morphed into one. Or was it days and months and years?

Finally, after the span of several lifetimes, the sound of a door opening jolted him awake.

His neck ached, and he winced as his back protested against every move. He looked up at Barry and the guard standing in the room doorway.

Yoel didn’t say a word as Barry took in the scene.

His lawyer was an expert at concealing his emotions, so when his eyes widened, Yoel knew he didn’t look his best.

This turned out to be to Yoel’s benefit. One look at his client’s robe and slippers, and Barry clamped his mouth shut and did what he had to do to get him home.

But his I told you so screamed with every movement.

The unmistakable blend of cheap scent and smoke were so distinct, Russy didn’t need Kristina to announce her presence.

“Hi, Mrs. Russy,” Kristina sang in her Italian lilt. She entered the living room where Russy lay huddled in a morning robe, completely immobile.

“How are you?” Kristina continued. She shifted the pile of garment bags to her other hand.

Not today. Just not.

Russy wrapped the belt tighter around her waist. “Kristina, maybe you can come back tomorrow?” Usually, she loved the motherly seamstress enough to put up with her awful smoking habits and lack of timeliness. But not today.

Kristina stopped rotating her aching shoulder and finally looked at Russy. “Mrs. Russy, are you feeling well?”

Kristina quietly walked into the kitchen again and brought Russy a banana from the fruit bowl. Russy took it quickly, tears filling her eyes

Russy shook her head.

Kristina dropped her armload of garment bags onto a chair and came closer. Russy gagged as the smell of smoke made her empty stomach grumble.

“Can I get you a cup of water?” Kristina asked.

Russy nodded gratefully. Barry had been there for an hour without realizing how awful she was feeling, but a woman picked up on her thirst in 30 seconds. Kristina made her way to the kitchen and fished for a cup and some tap water.

Tap water was awful.

“Can you bring me another cup, please?” Russy asked. After that second cup, her head finally cleared a bit.

Damage control, Russy. Think. Explain the mess to Kristina.

“I forgot you’re coming today,” Russy said. “We had a big party last night, and I must’ve messed up my stomach.”

“Oh! My fault. I was actually supposed to come tomorrow, but I did something so beautiful on that bar mitzvah dress, I couldn’t wait.” She leaned forward and modulated her voice. “Even for the Grosses I didn’t do such exquisite beading.”

Russy relaxed. Kristina had that magic spell over her. She longed to feel the silk and beading of the bar mitzvah dress.

Kristina moved some documents and papers to the side and started unzipping the first garment bag.

“So what kind of party did you have last night?” She had that Kristina glint that she always got when she chanced upon juicy gossip.

“It was the last night of Hanukkah, and all the kids came.”

“Aha. Wow, they really left a mess here,” she said mildly.

“Kristina, before we look at the dress, I have to eat something.” She stood up shakily. A wave of dizziness washed over her. She sat down again.

Kristina quietly walked into the kitchen again and brought Russy a banana from the fruit bowl. Russy took it

quickly, tears filling her eyes.

Kristina abandoned the zipper and sat down next to Russy.

“Mrs. Russy, what happened?”

“Nothing. Nothing. Really, nothing happened. Just…”

“Just, what?”

“Nothing. Some misunderstanding.”

Kristina put her arm around Russy, her red nails digging into Russy’s arm.

After a moment, Russy bit into the banana.

“Okay, let’s look at the dress.”

“Are you sure?” Kristina asked.

She was. For the next two hours, the plaques littering the couch faded away, and the living room mess disappeared. The only thing that existed was beadings and fabrics, midriffs and buttons. While they were at it, Russy realized she needed something new for Pesach, too. So they chose a style and color.

Kristina was busy measuring her neckline, when once again, the door opened. It could only be Yoel; who else would let themselves in without ringing the doorbell?

“Make something pretty for Chavi, too,” Russy said. “She should also have something new for Pesach. She’ll use it for the bar mitzvah, too.”

Kristina nodded. “Yup. She’s my next stop.”

Chaim’s bar mitzvah, Yosef Yehuda’s eldest, wasn’t until after Pesach, but it was never too early to start on the dresses.

Kristina was busy measuring her neckline, when once again, the door opened. It could only be Yoel; who else would let themselves in without ringing the doorbell?

Russy froze, then adrenaline and fear kicked in.

“Kristina, leave!” she said urgently. She started throwing pins and beads into their cases and almost pushed her out the door. “Take the basement exit. I’ll buzz you out.”

“I have to take this with me,” Kristina said, picking up all the garment bags. She looked at Russy as one looked at a crazed woman.

Russy didn’t care. That woman had to leave now.

“Leave everything here. You’ll pick it up after you’re done with Chavi.”

She practically pushed her down the stairs, but it was a moment too late. She watched Kristina look backward in time to see Yoel coming down the hallway, still clad in his slippers, with Barry at his side.

“Kristina?” she whispered. “Don’t tell Chavi a thing about… Well, don’t tell Chavi a thing.”

TO BE CONTINUED…

FISH FOR COMPLIMENTS

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BUILDING A FISH BOARD

BOARD

I try not to use wooden boards for fish or meat since the bacteria can never be fully washed out. If you do want to use a wooden board, I suggest placing a piece of parchment paper underneath the fish to keep the board clean.

GARNISHES

Garnishes of choice are truly a matter of opinion, but here are some ideas to spark your imagination.

FRUITS

Pomegranate

Mango one of my favorites

Gooseberries for that elegant touch

Citrus fruits work great with fish since they absorb the smell, leaving you with just the good parts

ADDITIONS

Egg kichel traditional and delicious

Tam-Tam crackers

Snackers

Spicy mayo

Sweet sauce

Wasabi mayo

Soy sauce

Sweet chili sauce

Dijon dill sauce (recipe following)

VEGGIES

Capers

Jalapeño

Red chili pepper

Tricolor peppers

Tricolor olives

Radishes for a great pop of color

Purple onion sprinkled with salt if you prepare these in advance

Avocado with some lemon so it doesn’t brown

Beets

julienned, spiraled

Carrots julienned, spiraled

Herbs to complete the board!

When it comes to preparing fish, freshness is key. That’s why I always turn to Fish to Dish for their freshest, cleanest and most beautiful selection.

I recently had a chat with Mr. Langsam, the owner of Fish to Dish, and he provided me with some tips on keeping fish as fresh as it could be.

Cured salmon can stay fresh for up to four to five days, and sweet-and-sour salmon can last for about one and a half weeks if stored in the coldest part of the fridge (with the temperature at or below 40°). The back of the fridge is its coldest spot, making it the perfect place to keep your salmon nice and fresh.

When storing fish, divide it in individual containers based on the amount you will be using per meal so that the ones you plan to use later are protected from exposure to warmer air. This simple step helps maintain the quality and taste of your fish.

BASIC CURED SALMON

This dish offers the perfect balance of rich flavor and delicate texture. Though it may seem time-consuming to prepare, the instructions are surprisingly simple!

INGREDIENTS

3.5 lb. side of salmon

1¼ cup salt

1¼ cup sugar

1 T. black pepper

1 tsp. lemon zest

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine and mix the salt, sugar, black pepper and lemon zest.

2. Line a baking pan with Saran wrap, and spread half of the mixture onto it. Place the salmon on top of it, and pour the remaining mixture over the salmon.

3. Cover tightly with Saran wrap, ensuring everything is covered.

4. Refrigerate with weights on top of the salmon (I like to use cans).

5. After 12 hours, clean the pan (a lot of liquid will have been released at that point) and turn over the salmon.

6. Refrigerate again, placing weights on top of the fish. Refrigerate for another 12 to 24 hours so it cures for a total of 24 to 36 hours.

7. After that, cut open the Saran wrap, and under cold running water, wash off the entire mixture.

8. Pat salmon dry, and freeze for 45 minutes. (This will make it easier to slice.)

9. Slice thinly on an angle so it comes off easily from the skin.

Optional: After the salmon has been cured and cleaned, heat a pan with a tablespoon of oil, and sear the salmon for 30 seconds on each side.

DILL DIJON SAUCE

The sauce that brings it all together.

INGREDIENTS

3 T. Dijon mustard

1 T. maple syrup

1 T. red wine vinegar

3 T. extra-virgin olive oil

2 T. chopped fresh dill

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine mustard, maple syrup and vinegar in a small bowl. Whisk in oil and stir in dill.

2. Refrigerate until ready to use.

DILL AND PEPPER CURED SALMON

The combo of dill and pepper brings the standard cured salmon up a notch. If you’re a true dill or pepper fan, feel free to add some more of either one. As long as the salt and sugar ratio is correct, feel free to play around with the other spices.

INGREDIENTS

3.5 lb. side of salmon

2 T. dried dill

2 T. coarsely chopped black pepper

½ cup sugar

⅔ cup salt

1 tsp. lemon zest

DIRECTIONS

1. Rub the dill and black pepper onto the top side of the fish.

2. Combine the sugar, salt and lemon zest in a small bowl. Mix well.

3. Line a baking pan with Saran wrap, and spread half of the mixture onto it. Place the dill salmon on top of it, and pour the remaining mixture over the salmon.

4. Cover tightly with Saran wrap, ensuring everything is covered.

5. Refrigerate with weights on top of the salmon (I like to use cans).

6. After 12 hours, clean the pan (a lot of liquid will have been released at that point) and turn over the salmon.

7. Refrigerate again, placing weights on top of the fish. Refrigerate for another 12 to 24 hours so it cures for a total of 24 to 36 hours.

8. After that, cut open the Saran wrap, and under cold running water, wash off most of the mixture, leaving some dill on the fish.

9. Pat salmon dry, and freeze for 45 minutes. (This will make it easier to slice.)

10. Slice thinly on an angle so it comes off easily from the skin.

CITRUS CURED SALMON

This recipe uses very few ingredients, but the results are impressive. The beets provide the salmon with both a gorgeous color and a very subtle flavor.

INGREDIENTS

3.5 lb. side of salmon

1¼ cup kosher salt

¾ cup sugar

1 tsp. coriander powder

2 tsp. crushed black pepper

2 tsp. orange zest

1 tsp. lemon zest

3 medium beets (cooked, peeled and grated)

DIRECTIONS

1. Combine the salt, sugar, coriander, black pepper, orange zest, lemon zest and grated beets. Mix well.

2. Line a baking pan with Saran wrap, and spread half of the mixture onto it. Place the salmon on top of it, and pour the remaining mixture over the salmon.

3. Cover tightly with Saran wrap, ensuring everything is covered.

4. Refrigerate with weights on top of the salmon (I like to use cans).

5. After 12 hours, clean the pan (a lot of liquid will have been released at that point) and turn over the salmon.

6. Refrigerate again, placing weights on top of the fish. Refrigerate for another 12 to 24 hours so it cures for a total of 24 to 36 hours.

7. After that, cut open the Saran wrap, and under cold running water, wash off the entire mixture.

8. Pat salmon dry, and freeze for 45 minutes. (This will make it easier to slice.)

9. Slice thinly on an angle so it comes off easily from the skin.

MAPLE BOURBON SALMON

A sweet twist on your classic cured salmon, yet with that tingle that true cured salmon will provide.

INGREDIENTS

3.5 lb. side of salmon

1¼ cup salt

1 cup maple syrup

2 T. bourbon

DIRECTIONS

1. In a small bowl, combine salt, maple syrup and bourbon. Mix well.

2. Line a baking pan with Saran wrap, and spread half of the mixture onto it. Place the salmon on top of it, and pour the remaining mixture over the salmon.

3. Cover tightly with Saran wrap, ensuring everything is covered.

4. Refrigerate with weights on top of the salmon (I like to use cans).

5. After 12 hours, clean the pan (a lot of liquid will have been released at that point) and turn over the salmon.

6. Refrigerate again, placing weights on top of the fish. Refrigerate for another 12 to 24 hours so it cures for a total of 24 to 36 hours.

7. After that, cut open the Saran wrap, and under cold running water, wash off the entire mixture.

8. Pat salmon dry, and freeze for 45 minutes. (This will make it easier to slice.)

9. Slice thinly on an angle so it comes off easily from the skin.

SALT-BAKED BRANZINO

Preparing branzino with this method is an old-school way of preventing the fish from getting dry. The salt traps all the air, creating a little steam room for the fish, which then results in the most amazingly moist branzino! Though the recipe uses a lot of salt, the result isn’t too salty.

INGREDIENTS

2 whole branzino (approximately 1¼ lb. each)

1 (3 lb.) container kosher salt

8 egg whites

1 lemon, cut into slices

1 bunch fresh dill

1 bunch fresh parsley

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.

2. Combine the kosher salt with the egg whites to form a sandy mixture.

3. Take a quarter of the mixture, and spread it on a lined cookie sheet. Form it into a bed for your fish.

4. Place the fish on top, and into each fish cavity, place a couple of slices of lemon, half a bunch of dill, and half a bunch of parsley.

5. Cover the entire fish with the remaining sand-like mixture, leaving only the tail exposed.

6. Bake for 30 minutes.

7. Using a sharp knife or meat tenderizer, bang open the salt and serve.

PEPPERCRUSTED TUNA

Tuna is by far my favorite fish. When it comes to tuna steak, I recommend using only fresh, as opposed to frozen, fish. Raw tuna is absolutely delicious, but for those afraid of eating raw fish, this recipe creates that perfect, slightly seared exterior, while still leaving the inside beautifully rare.

INGREDIENTS

1 lb. sushi-grade ahi tuna

¼ cup soy sauce, for dipping

PEPPER CRUST

3 T. black and white sesame seeds

2 tsp. freshly crushed black pepper

1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. sugar

1 tsp. garlic powder

1 tsp. Italian seasoning

DIRECTIONS

1. Mix the sesame crust ingredients together in a small bowl.

2. Pat the tuna dry, and dip all sides in soy sauce. This will help the crust stick better.

3. Generously coat with sesame mixture on all sides.

4. Heat a medium-sized skillet until super hot. Add the oil, and allow it to heat for an additional minute.

5. Carefully add the tuna to the skillet. Sear each side for no longer than 30 to 45 seconds.

6. Remove from heat. Allow the tuna to cool. Slice against the grain.

TUNA TARTARE

Tuna tartare can serve as the star of the show! Serve with diced mango and avocado.

INGREDIENTS

2 lb. sushi-grade ahi tuna

MARINADE

1½ T. soy sauce

1 T. sesame oil

1 tsp. lime juice

1 tsp. sweet chili sauce

1 tsp. sriracha sauce, optional

1 tsp. ginger, grated

1 tsp. garlic, grated

3 T. black and white sesame seeds

DIRECTIONS

1. Pat the tuna dry, and cut into small cubes.

2. In a medium-sized bowl, combine all marinade ingredients, add the tuna, and allow to marinade for at least 20 minutes and up to 2 days before serving.

UPdatEonoUractivitiEs:

Since the launching of The Rockland Kashrus Oversight Committee at the request of Monsey םינבר, we have been amazed and heartened to see how it has been enthusiastically received by the Greater Monsey community.

We express our tremendous בוטה תרכה to the various םירשכה and food establishments that have joined this program and partnered with us by opening their kitchens and welcoming in our םיחיגשמ

The RKOC םיחיגשמ, under the direction of our םינברה דעו have been regularly visiting the local stores on the list below and they have been found to be maintaining an elevated level of Kashrus.

ךשמה לע רובצל העדוה

וניתולועפ

ינינע לע חוקיפל דעוה תחיתפ תעמ Rockland Kashrus( דנלקורד תורשכ דסייתנש ,)Oversight Committee

UPdatEd 3/19/24 'ב רדא 'ט

Al Di La Pizzeria & Bistro

Bagel D’ Lox

BingoMeat • Deli • Bakery • Sushi

Bites Café

Chai Pizza

Chick ’N Chuck

CoBea Coffee

a Kashrus revolution

לבקתנש תוארל ונחמש ,ריעה ינבר תשקב יפ לע הנמאנ תודע איהו ,תוניצרבו ןוצרב בחרה רובצה לצא ינינע לע דיפקהל ונריע ינב לש םצפחו םקשח לע

.רודיהבו קודקדב תורשכה

םינברל בוטה תרכה ישגר הזב םיעיבמ ונאו ונמע ונפתתשהש קסעה ילעבל םגו םירישכמה

Dazzle

Dolcetto

Evergreen (Monsey & Uptown) -Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

Flavor on Board (Charcuterie Boards)

Fireside

Glauber’s - Deli • Bakery

Hava Java – All Locations

Hatzlacha Grocery

Kapao By Wok Tov

Kayx Bakery

K.C. Grill House

Kosher Castle

KYO

Munch Hearty Salads

Newday Kosher MarketMeat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi • Café

Nussy’s Cuisine

Peppercrust Steakhouse

Pies n’ Fries

Pita Land

Primavera

Rella Café

Rendezvous

Rise Juicery

Rockland Kosher - Meat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi • Café

R.S.V.P. Steakhouse

Satmar KJ Meat of MonseyMeat • Deli

Say Cheese Express Kosher

Pizza

Sheli’s In the Square (Evergreen Monsey)

Sheli’s Pizza (across from Hatzlacha)

Shell Kosher on The Go (Evergreen Monsey area)

Shwarma Street

Slice N Spice

Sweet Expressions

The Kosher Hive

דעוה לש םיחיגשמה תא ולבקו םהיתותלד תא וחתפו

תב רעשב עידוהל הזב ונאבו .תופי םינפ רבסב םיכישממו ,ורקיב דעוה לש םיחיגשמהש םיבר

:הטמל םימושרה םיקסעה תא ,רקבל

ifyourfavoritefood establishmentisnotonthe list,pleaseencouragethemto getaddedtoit!

Le Brick

Leil Shishi Diner

Mandarin

Fusion Steakhouse

Mechel’s Takeout

Monsey Glatt KosherMeat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

Monseytakeout

The Ridge Steakhouse

Wesley Kosher SupermarketMeat • Deli • Fish • Bakery • Sushi

Yanay’s Dips

Yoffee Coffee – 414 NY-59, Monsey

Yummy’s Pizza

HOLOCAUST SURVIVOR REUVEN JAMNIK READING THE MEGILLAH IN THE LANDSBERG DP CAMP, PURIM 1946

On May 22, 1945, about three weeks after Germany’s surrender, Henry Blitt, a Jewish major in the American army, makes an unplanned stop at a farmhouse on his way to Berchtesgaden, Hitler’s favorite retreat, which is now in Allied hands. He meets the farmhouse’s occupant, a short, white-haired, bearded man.

“What do you think of the Nazis?” Blitt asks.

“I’m an artist,” comes the reply, “and have never bothered myself with politics.”

“But you look like Julius Streicher!” Blitt says jokingly in broken German, trying to make conversation.

A startled silence.

“You recognized me?” the man blurts out.

After a moment’s pause, Blitt com-

poses himself and arrests the man who, both inside and outside of Germany, was considered Nazidom’s number one Jew-baiter.

A Band of Thugs

Since the 1920s, Streicher, a Nazi ideologue and originator of some of the most vicious slurs against Jews, had been editor of the newspaper Der Sturmer. Containing everything from

grotesque caricatures of Jews as long-nosed vampires extracting blood from German youths for ritual slaughter, to calling for the outright expulsion and then extermination of Jews, Streicher printed as many as two million copies a year of his paper during its peak in 1938.

Streicher was one of 24 major Nazi war criminals brought to the historic German city of Nuremberg to stand trial for crimes against humanity. Even Hans Frank, the “Jew Butcher of Krakow,” and one of those hanged for his part in Nazi atrocities, admitted, “Here [in the prison at Nuremberg] are the would-be rulers of Germany, each in a cell like this, with four walls and a toi-

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let, awaiting trial as ordinary criminals. Is that not a proof of G-d’s amusement with men’s sacrilegious quest for power? …This trial has been willed by G-d.”

Little did he or his captors realize how true it was, for an incredible string of “coincidences” tied the events in Nuremberg 1946 to events in Persia some 2,500 years prior.

Haman’s Ten Sons

As everyone knows, Megillas Esther tells the story of how the archetypal Jew-hater, Haman — the second most powerful man in the Persian Empire — persuaded the king, Achashverosh, to issue a decree to annihilate all the Jews. In an extremely improbable sequence of events, Esther became the wife of Achashverosh and was able to turn the tables on Haman and his diabolical plan. As a consequence, Haman and his sons were hanged on the gallows.

In perek tes of Megillas Esther, the names of Haman’s ten sons are mentioned explicitly: “Also Parshandasa, Dal-

phon, Aspasa, Porasa, Adalia, Aridasa, Parmashta, Arisai, Aridai and Vayezasa, the ten sons of Haman, the son of Hammedasa, the enemy of the Jews, they killed” (9:7–10).

Oddly, the pesukim go on to say that

Esther made another request the hang these ten sons: “Then Esther said, ‘If it pleases the king, let it be granted to the Jews who are in Shushan to do again tomorrow according to today’s decree, and let Haman’s ten sons be hanged on the gallows.’ So the king commanded this to be done; the decree was issued in Shushan, and they hanged Haman’s ten sons” (9:13–14).

Chazal comment that Esther was asking Hashem, the King of kings (according to tradition, every time the words “King Achashverosh” appear, it refers to that king, but when the word hamelech, the king, appears on its own, it refers to Hashem) to repeat the incident in the future.

About 2,500 years after Haman tried to kill all the Jews, the Nazis tried to wipe the Jewish people off the face of the earth. After the war, the surviving Nazi leaders were tried at Nuremberg for this and other war crimes. These trials began on November 20, 1945.

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PURIM WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS AT THE LANDSBERG DP CAMP IN GERMANY, WITH A MOCK-TOMBSTONE FOR HAMAN AND HITLER

On October 1, 1946, twelve of the defendants were sentenced to death by hanging for their part in the atrocities committed against the Jews and others. One of those convicted was Martin Bormann, who had never been captured and therefore was sentenced in absentia. The second was Hermann Goering, who committed suicide in his cell just hours before the executions. The remaining ten Nazis were hanged on October 16, 1946.

Although a sentence handed down by a military tribunal should have resulted in death by firing squad (or by electric chair, as practiced in the U.S.), the court specifically prescribed hanging, exactly as in Esther’s original request: “Let Haman’s ten sons be hanged.”

RabbahHoshana5707

There are a couple of other chilling details to consider. The Nazi hangings took place on October 16, 1946. On the Jewish calendar, October 16, 1946, corresponds to 21 Tishrei, 5707. This date was the seventh day of Sukkos, specifically Hoshana Rabbah, which according

to Jewish tradition is the day the judgment of non-Jewish nations is finalized. Even more inexplicable, however, is a strange tradition in the text itself. We know that every variation of the surface text, whether it be the size of the letters themselves or a variant spelling of a word, has specific meaning. In some cases, that meaning remains a mystery. In the list of the ten sons of Haman (Esther 9:7–9), there is an ancient tradition to change the size of four letters. The first three are the tav in the name of the first of Haman’s sons, the shin in the seventh name, and the zayin in the tenth name. These letters are all written smaller than the other letters. In Hebrew, tav has a numerical value of 400,

shin a numerical value of 300, and zayin a numerical value of 7. The tav, shin and zayin equal the number 707.

In addition, there is a fourth letter, a vav, which is also part of the tenth name, and which tradition dictates be written larger than all the letters around it. Vav, numerically, equals six.

Putting this all together, the different size letters point to a specific year in Jewish history. The large vav represents the sixth millennium (the thousand years between 5001 and 5999). The small letters represent the specific year within the sixth millennium. All told, the numbers yield the year 5707 — the exact year that the ten Nazi war criminals were hanged!

AMERICAN SOLDIERS HOLD PURIM AT THE FORMER CASTLE OF JOSEPH GOEBBELS, 1945 THE

Purim Fest 1946

Although the striking parallels may have been lost on most observers at the time, they did not pass the notice of Nazidom’s most virulent anti-Semite, Julius Streicher.

Just a couple of days before his execution, Streicher chatted, as he often did, with court-appointed psychologist Gustav Gilbert, a Jew. “You must know about your people’s celebration of Purim,” the Nazi said to the Jew. “Imagine the irony of that event. Haman, the cruel minister of the Persian monarch, and his ten sons, marched to the same gallows he had built with intention to hang the Jews.”

The idea fascinated Streicher and stuck in his mind till the very end.

A couple of days later, as the noose was put around his neck before he was hanged, he shouted, “Purim Fest 1946!”

Echoes of Justice

The Nuremberg Trial did not, and could not, restore the lives of six million Jews. However, it restored, no matter how

small in comparison, a relative measure of justice to the world. And that was good, as Chazal teach: “The death of the wicked benefits themselves and the world” (Sanhedrin 71b).

Beyond the death of the wicked individuals, the Nuremberg Trial exposed Naziism for what it was. Judges and journalists — and soon millions of others — viewed images of concentration camp victims for the first time. Words like “Final Solution,” “Auschwitz” and “gas chamber” were first heard and became part of the public consciousness.

As a result, the world after the Nuremberg trial was at least somewhat more cognizant of its potential for evil. The trial established that the world still had somewhat of a moral backbone, that it could pull itself back from the precipice and judge fellow evildoers for what they were.

Purim in the Shadow of Modern Anti-Semitism

The story of the Nuremberg Trials in 1946 resonates deeply with the narrative of Purim, reminding us of the eternal cycle of Jewish survival and triumph over adversity. Just as in the days of Esther and Mordechai, when Klal Yisrael faced annihilation only to emerge victorious, the so-called Thousand Year Reich is dead, and “Am Yisrael chai.”

As we approach Purim 5784, amidst rising tides of hatred and uncertainty, these historical events fortify our emunah. They serve as a powerful reminder that Hashem’s hashgacha is always at work, even when hidden. Even if a thick darkness descends upon the world, “La’Yehudim haysa orah v’simchah” — to the Jews there is light and joy.

The story of Purim, both ancient and modern, teaches us that in every generation, when faced with seemingly insurmountable challenges, our salvation lies in the light of our unwavering bitachon in Hashem and our commitment to Yiddishkeit and its eternal values.

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“Agudas Yisroel, under the guidance of the Moetzes, has always risen to the task to provide Acheinu Bnei Yisrael with the aid that they need. A fund has been set up to address the needs of Yoshvei Eretz Yisrael, and all of us are called upon by the Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah to support this.”

“Eis tzarah hi l’Yaakov umimeni nivashea. We’re in an eis tzarah, we’re in a milchama with many problems, and we need the help of Yidden all over the world. There are many expenses for the people of the South, and tzedaka for them is a very important thing.”

Rabbi Yeruchim Olshin shlit”a

“Rav Aharon Kotler says that when the tzibbur is b’tzaar there’s a chiyuv to be mishtatef in the tzarah, for the tzibbur to feel with them. Everybody should give b’yad rechava, to give generously to help these mishpachos.”

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Writers like to be mysterious. Was it me who wrote about our chaotic Shabbos meals, or was it you? Sometimes we’d rather not tell… Of course, there’s a time and place for privacy, but in honor of Purim, some writers drop their disguise and reveal their true selves.

My real name is

Tali Chaya Edelstein

My pen name is Chaya Rosen (used for all five of my published books, some articles, and all of my writing for kids)

I chose this pen name because Rosen is my maiden name, and I began publishing before I was married. My father didn’t feel comfortable with me using my first name. I was still young and living in his home, and I respected his wishes and used my second name.

I’ve been writing since I learned to read and write, but I’ve been writing for publication for about seventeen years.

My first piece of published writing was my book, The Chaverim Boys Choir Live! It was published by Targum Press, back when they were one of the leading frum publishers. Having my manuscript accepted by a major publishing house was one of the most thrilling moments of my life at that stage.

What people don’t know about me is that I write. I live in Eretz Yisroel, and I write only in English. So only my closest friends and English-speaking friends know that I’m a published writer.

My real name is

Esty Heller

My pen name is Hadassah Eagle

I chose this pen name because Esther = Hadassah. (You never put that together, did you? Okay, insider secret: Most Hadassah bylines you see in print are really Esthers. My sincerest apologies to all the real Hadassahs out there, but your name checks off all the boxes.)

Eagle is a whole shakla v’tarya. My father is an author. His English pen name is Eli Shekhter (swoon, all you teens of 2001.) His Hebrew pen name is Tziporah Adler. (Tziporah, because my mother’s name is Faigy — same vort as Esther = Hadassah — and Adler, because that had been his father’s name before the war. So I took Adler, which in Yiddish would be an oodler, and translated that to… Eagle.

I dropped that pen name pretty quickly. Years later, when I wanted to use it for a piece that ran in Mishpacha, my editor asked me to use a different name, because she didn’t think Eagle was a real name…

I’ve been writing for fourteen years.

My first piece of published writing was my very first fiction story, which took me a few months to write. It took almost as long to settle on the perfect pen name. (I won’t tell you how long it took before I mustered the courage to submit that story. You don’t have to know everything.)

The story ran in Binah Magazine. It was a story about two very close friends, both older singles. (Look, I was entering the writing world; I had to do it in the most unique and creative way, right?) The story was packed with incredible imagery, littered with a thesaurus-load of adjectives, and drenched in really hot tears. With every sentence I crafted, using my vast arsenal of brilliant literary techniques, I pictured thousands of readers sympathetically sobbing their way through the story, and then, after rereading the story ten times and finally collecting their wits from the emotionally draining and eyeopening experience, penning heartfelt letters to the editor to share their awe over this unforgettable story. It only made sense for an author of such distinction to use a pen name. (A nom de plume, that is. You wouldn’t catch me using such an ordinary, layman’s term as pen name. Shudder.)

I didn’t tell anyone about this story. I thought I wouldn’t even tell my parents, until I realized I’d need their help in order to receive payment (ten cents a word, the baseline since the establishment of frum magazines). I was a teenager and didn’t have my own bank account yet.

So my mother got to kvell, but only privately, because I warned her not to tell anyone about it. On Shabbos, a neighbor came over to visit, and suddenly, she proceeded to recount this unbelievableincredible-inspiring-phenomenal story she’d just read in Binah Magazine.

My mother and I “exchanged proverbial glances.” It was all just too much. And there went the protection of my pen name.

What people don’t know about me is that I use a lot of pen names. You obviously don’t know that. That’s what pen names are for.

My real name is

Chaya Beer

My pen name is Shoshana Chaimsohn

I chose this pen name because I was in fourth grade, and becoming a writer was my biggest dream at that point. I chose Shoshana because I liked it and because my last name started with Blum, which I translated to the Hebrew Shoshana. Chaimsohn was a reference to my first name, Chaya.

I’ve been writing for four years now.

My first piece of published writing was an essay that was printed in The Monsey View. Believe it or not, it was actually based on an idea I had when I was a young teenager. It was later recrafted, and then eventually published.

However, the first piece of writing that was published under the name Shoshana Chaimsohn was an article about Hello Kitty that was published in The Circle.

What people don’t know about me is that my writing sometimes happens in the weirdest places, like in doctors’ waiting rooms. Yep, I schlep along my laptop and sit there typing.

My real name is

Chana Miriam Sima Spira

Yes. I was obviously too young to protest this long name at my kiddush. It took me quite a while to get through my name in Perek Kuf Yid Tes on the day of my wedding. But everyone knows me as Chany Spira.

My pen name is Chanie Spira. Hey, didn’t that come out of left field?

I chose this pen name because it wasn’t my fault that when I started writing my name, I didn’t know it’s way cooler to use an ie or at least an i instead of a y at the end. But baruch Hashem, as a writer, I can rectify all evils and spell my name with as much sophistication as I want, and… v’karo shmo b’Yisroel: pen name.

So, all Estys and Surys and Rivkys, the easy way to ditch the y is to become a writer.

Another pen name I used to go by was Bassie Schweid. Just because. But I haven’t used that pen name in years. I do have an email address in that name, though, so I have a junk account for Ali Express emails and to sign up at Old Navy.

I’ve been writing for fourteen years.

My first piece of published writing was a piece that won a Binah writing contest. I was in Yerushalayim for the summer and during the Three Weeks, and I came back from Yad Vashem in a somber mood. I had visited a special memorial building for the 1.5 million children who died al kiddush Hashem. The building was dark, with thousands of candles strategically placed next to mirrors to give the illusion of millions of neshamah licht. The loudspeaker announced names, ages and cities of origin for all the kedoshim. I came home and quickly wrote about the impact it made on me.

Binah was running a summer contest with the title Impact, and I tried my luck. I’d started dabbling in copywriting the year before, and magazine writing seemed like a pipe dream. Little me? Writing for the world at large?

A few weeks later, I received this email:

Congratulations!

The article you submitted for our contest has been chosen as grand prize winner. Enclosed is the final version of your article.

That was the beginning of it all.

The prize was a $400 gift card at Hostess International, and I bought my first set of china tableware with the money. That summer, I wrote and published two more stories. And, as they say, the rest is history.

What people don’t know about me It still takes me a few weeks to write a fiction story and only a few hours to write a true story.

It get easier. But not easy!

My real name is

My pen name is Malka Katzman, author of Teens Talk

I chose this pen name because my husband is a kohen, so we are “kohen tzedek men.” But my pseudonym history actually goes way back way earlier, to about fifteen years ago, when I briefly went with Malky Hollander. Why? Because Holland is the land of the Dutch. After I shared that lovely pen name with family and friends, I realized that I couldn’t publish private things under that name anymore. So I switched to Malka Katzman. But when my stories made their way into a book, I couldn’t keep it secret, either. Finally, I chose one pen name that I keep totally secret, and use Malka Katzman for everything else.

I’ve been writing for about 15 years.

My first piece of published writing was published in a then-new parenting magazine, which I think was called Parents’ Place and ran for maybe two issues before closing down. I remember getting the check for $82 and the thrill I felt getting dollars and cents for my work of creativity. I also got a poem accepted to Horizons, but that magazine sadly closed shop before my piece was published. Another piece was published in Nachas magazine, which was also discontinued not long afterward. Finally, many years and rejections later, my pieces are published in reputable magazines (but rejection is still a big part of the game).

What people don’t know about me is that alongside my love of writing, I have another unrelated hobby: the kitchen. I combined the two and often publish my simple, no-fuss recipes in the Inyan section of Hamodia, under my real name (nothing private there).

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Purim is finally here!

Let's celebrate it

SAFE & SOUND!

• With everyone in a rush to get to their destinations, help us ensure that traffic flows smoothly.

• We kindly ask that you show consideration for other drivers by parking on one side of the street only.

• As we all know, children can get carried away in the excitement of the festivities and may not exercise caution when crossing streets. Let's all be extra vigilant and keep an eye out for our little ones.

• Speaking of caution, REMEMBER! Drinking and driving is illegal and extremely dangerous. We want you to have a happy and safe Purim, and that depends on responsible choices.

• Let's be considerate of our neighbors, especially after 10:30 PM when we're all winding down from the day's celebrations.

Oh, and remember to wear a reflector during the night hours on Purim, to increase visibility and ensure personal safety!

Ramapo Police officers will be out and about, keeping a watchful eye on the streets to ensure that everyone is safe and traffic runs smoothly.

Wishing you a Happy Purim.

Ramapo: Caring for All, Big and Small.

טימ ןרעייפ םיא רימָאל

יטפיעס ןוא עכמיס

רענייא רעדעי .דוָאר ן'פיוא סרעוויירד ערעדנַא טימ ךיז טנכער

...ךיז טגָאי

.סַאג טייז ןייא ףיוא רָאנ טקרַאפּ עטיב

לָאמוצ ןוא ךיליירפ רעייז ןענעז רעדניק יד :םַאזקרעמפיוא טייז

.סַאג יד ןסָארק ייז ןעוו גיטכיזרָאפ גונעג טשינ

הסיפת !לַאגעלמוא זיא'ס !טשינ טוויירד ןעקנורטעג ריא טָאה ביוא

...םויה תווצמ יד ןופ טשינ זיא

,םינכש ערעייא טימ ךיז טנכער ,ט"וי םעד טרעייפ ריא ןעוו

.טכַאנייב 10:30 ךָאנ לעיצעפּס

.רָאטקעלפיר ַא טגָארט סַאג ןיא טנעז ריא ןעוו

םכיתושפנל דואמ םתרמשנו

.ךיוא םירופּ ןָא טייג

ענעמונרַאפ עלַא ייב ןייטש ןלעוו ןטנַאיצילָאפּ ערעזנוא

.טרימשעג טרָאפ קיפַארט רעד זַא ןרעכיזרַאפ וצ ןסַאג

!םירופּ ןכיליירפ ַא ךייא ןשטניוו רימ

רעניואוונייא ןדעי רַאפ ָאד ןענעז רימ :ָאפַּאמַאר

PURIM TRAFFIC CHANGES

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Ramapo: Caring for all, Big and Small

Jeffrey Place

CAREER CHOICES, UNMASKED

A person’s career is an integral piece of their life. Obviously, when choosing a line of work, there is a reason that pulls you in a certain direction (and that reason is often green…). In honor of Purim, we pull back the mask on several interviewees who tell us why they do what they do, and all about the perks and quirks of their jobs.

Ramapo:

SHEVY HOLLANDER

GROCERY CASHIER CHANIE PECKER:

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

When it comes to cooking, I’m pretty boring. I can’t think of much beyond chicken and potatoes. But we can’t have chicken and potatoes every night. When I made peace with the fact that supper must happen every night, and there must be some kind of variation, I started to, I confess, discreetly peek into other people’s shopping carts to see what they were buying in order to give me ideas on what I could make for supper.

But once I became a cashier, life got so much easier. All the stuff people are buying gets laid out for me to look at carefully, and some chatty customers even voluntarily share what they are cooking for supper that night. Let me tell you, my menu at home has become way more colorful since.

A PET PEEVE:

People who unpack the shopping cart from the back and then bend over the entire wagon to unload what’s in the little front seat.

A JOB CHALLENGE:

It’s hard to stay motivated to diet when I’m watching people take home goodies.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Dangling my feet from the stool behind the register.

PAINTER YANKEL TRAUBE*:

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

Baruch Hashem, I was blessed with great shalom bayis. My wife is wonderful, and so am I, if I may say so myself. The one area we sometimes don’t see eye to eye (but you can be sure we communicate very respectfully with each other when sharing constructive criticism) is cleanliness. I’m pretty laid back, and my wife is bordering on… okay, I don’t want to say anything disrespectful.

Take this example. She expects me to take my shoes off every time I enter the house. There are a lot of problems with that. First, I wear shoes with laces and always make a double knot, because I have a fear of tripping on my laces. It’s a job to get out of my shoes! Second, I really dislike making my quiet way around the house. I like to announce my presence with my footsteps.

For the sake of shalom bayis, I have been working on

taking off my shoes, but I’ve decided that out of the house, I will stomp around in boots and leave a trail behind me, and I’ll even get paid for leaving my mark all over the homes I work in.

A PET PEEVE:

People who still think there’s something called “white” paint. Don’t get me started.

A JOB CHALLENGE:

I don’t get to drive one of these gorgeous new leases, unless I want a dripping ladder on them.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Tearing off the tape and protective paper after everything dries.

*Name changed to protect my shalom bayis.

עטלעטשראפ א

טשינ זיא עלעפעש

...עלעפעש ןייק

סרעוויירד עגיד'תוירחא עשימייה טימ !זיא רע רעוו תמאב ריא טסייוו

:טשטנואוו םירופ תחמש

!השע תונידמל החנהו

ראק שאר" טימ לעטשמאזוצ רעזנוא וצ טכילגעמרע זנוא טאה "סיוורעס וצ ,ןזיירפ ערעסעב ןבעג ןענעק !טייהנדירפוצ ס'נדעי

סרעוויירד עשידיא סיואראפ ןופ ןזיירפ סראק ערעביוז ןוא עיינ

EDITOR RIVKAH BLAU:

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

I was an only girl, born smack in the middle of a minyan of brothers — literally. I was outnumbered from the day I was born. When family members’ opinions were solicited, whether they were about family plans, activities, Chol Hamoed trips or even food, I was always outvoted. It was as if I’d never spoken! I wanted to go to American Girl Place, but we went to climbing arenas instead. I wanted to eat Kani salad, but we ended up eating cholent and kishke. I wanted to play a board game, but the boys would just roughhouse.

When I would escape to my room to lick my

wounds, I would vow that when I would grew up, I would always have the last word.

A PET PEEVE:

Writers who submit in Comic Sans font.

A JOB CHALLENGE:

It’s hard that I get to see only black and white for the majority of my workday, though the red and green wavy underlines help with this.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Watching the word counts drop as I edit.

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DENTIST JOE BERLIN:

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

At one point, I learned that when someone complains, it sort of turns into a competition of “who has it worse.” Too many people in my life whom I trusted to support me would give me a few minutes to talk, because they felt they were good listeners. But before I knew it, they would top off my issue with something they were dealing with that they considered much worse.

I was in a predicament. I needed to vent. I have a lot of things to vent about. Humanity, people in my life, youngsters with attitudes and dishonest dealers, but I couldn’t get a word out without having to listen to much more.

Being a dentist was a perfect solution. I get to talk and say whatever I want, and my listener cannot respond, challenge me or outbid me with their stories!

A PET PEEVE:

Patients who request a refill when rinsing their mouths. Mind my water bill!

A JOB CHALLENGE:

Choosing the right prizes for my office.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Being privy to people’s creativity when they explain to me why they don’t floss.

SHADCHAN PEREL FRIEDMAN:

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

My job was a no-brainer; everyone’s always telling me that I have a photographic memory. People call me for phone numbers that I have stored in my mental Rolodex, and since I was a little kid, I have won every game of memory I’ve played. I’d compete with my friends, with my parents, with my grandmother. I even once competed with my teacher.

With my keen ability to remember faces and names, becoming a matchmaker was a natural choice.

A PET PEEVE:

People with names that are difficult to pronounce. I hesitate at my end of the line, having no idea how to address the person I’m calling without embarrassing myself or them.

A JOB CHALLENGE:

I can’t get away with cheaper telephone plans. I need to pay for unlimited plans, and it really makes a difference on my bottom line.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Being invited to a vort at least once a week. I have a weakness for creamy miniatures.

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• Garbage pickup issues

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• Construction concerns

• Unauthorized road closures

• Road hazards like potholes, etc.

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RAMAPO, A COMMUNITY WHERE EVERY RESIDENT MATTERS.

:לשמל יוו סושיא עלאַ ראַפ

• פּאָקיפּ שזדעבראַג ןעמעלבאָרפּ

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ו"יה ןטעראגראמ ףסוי ר"רה

Mr. Yossi Margareten

He can be reached at: 845.357.5100 ext. 433 | Margarettenj@ramapo.org

You can also contact the town to report any issues via WhatsApp at: (845) 502-0415

PINNY ROSEN:

ACCOUNTANT

WHY DID YOU CHOOSE THIS LINE OF WORK?

There were a lot of adults in my life growing up. My parents, uncles and grandfather were always talking about interesting stuff. “What? What?” I’d ask when I didn’t pick up on something. “Uh-oh, Pinny’s here!” They’d whisper to each other.

“Little boy, you should mind your own business,” they’d tell me. “This is not for your ears.”

With every passing conversation and every passing year, the curiosity for the business I was excluded from grew, and at one point I decided that when I’ll be all grown up like my uncles, I’ll make sure to mind everyone’s business.

A PET PEEVE:

People who call me a bookkeeper. Excuse me!

A JOB CHALLENGE:

Some people assume I exist during tax season, and they even have the audacity to invite me to their events.

A REWARDING PART OF THE JOB:

Being able to smirk and say, “Well, I’m not telling you,” when gossipers want to know if the businesses I work for are raking it in.

NOW, DEAR READER, I WONDER. WHY DID YOU CHOOSE YOUR LINE OF WORK?

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Have you ever called the plumber when you meant Zeidy?

Ordered one dozen eggs and received a whole case?

Arrived at the wedding hall only to find the wrong crowd?

As part of our very human lives, we’ve all experienced mix-ups that left us laughing out loud (if the mortification wasn’t too intense), and has us laughing again each time we tell the story.

HERE ARE SEVEN ACCOUNTS

A Glorified Cleaning Lady

AS TOLD TO MALKA KATZMAN

I’m sitting in the park with my two little girls and enjoying every minute. It’s the little joys that make life happy, I tell myself. Although my oldest son became engaged two weeks ago and there is an abundance of joy at home, there’s something to say for these simple pleasures.

And I won’t deny the pleasure of having a good cleaning lady. As I sit and bask in the sunshine, Estelle, my cleaning lady, is scrubbing my kitchen counters and floors. I’m looking forward to the fresh scent of Mr. Clean when I come home.

As I walk toward the swings to the cries of “Push me!”, I suddenly lose my step and twist my foot. I stand there, helpless, until I limp my way painfully to the bench.

Now I’m no longer sure how I’ll be getting home to bask in the smell of Mr. Clean. I glance at my watch and realize that Estelle should be finishing up soon.

I scroll down my contacts to call Estelle.

“Hi, how are you?” I say. “Listen, please finish the bathrooms, and then meet me at the park so I can pay you. I just twisted my foot…”

“What?”

“Estelle, are you finishing the bathrooms? When you finish…”

Estelle, usually a chatterbox, is silent. I peer at the screen.

Esther B.

As in, my future daughter-in-law’s married sister Esther Baum. Whom I met for the first time two weeks ago at my son’s engagement.

I guess I must have mumbled some-

thing, because then the screen goes dark.

My foot hurts, and I wince. But something else hurts too, and I’m not sure what it is. Then a rumbling chuckle rises from my aching innards, and I cover my mouth so it doesn’t erupt, right there on the park bench.

It takes me a while to stop blushing every time I think about the gaffe. But when I do, my daughter-in-law and I enjoy gales of rocking laughter again.

With the Right Foot

HINDY KVIAT

The first day of school many years ago, the bell rang, and I headed to my tenth grade classroom. Although I was already an experienced teacher by then, I still had first-day jitters.

What made me even more nervous was that my students, who were milling about in the classroom doorway, did not budge when they saw me approaching. I got closer and closer, but they didn’t move an inch. Only when I was actually breathing on top of them did they begin to slowly — very slowly, even reluctantly — head to their seats.

“This class needs a strict talking-to about derech eretz and going into class when the bell rings,” I thought. My second thought was, “I don’t want to start the year on a negative note. I’ll address it at the end of the period, and really lay it on thick.”

The secretary came into the classroom about fifteen minutes into the lesson to collect registration cards from some students. When she showed me the names of the girls who were supposed to submit their cards, I told her there were no such students in my class.

Puzzled, she asked, “Is this the ninth grade?”

“No, it’s the tenth grade,” I corrected her, and then it clicked: I had gone into the wrong classroom

Back then, there were no parallel classes, and the classrooms were used for the same grades from year to year — except for that year! Additionally, the principal had been in an emergency meeting when class began, and the ninth-grade teacher was delayed, so no one noticed that I entered the wrong classroom.

Before I left the room, I told the girls, “See you next year, im yirtzeh Hashem.”

Was I ever glad that I had not given them a mussar schmooze! They knew I was not their teacher, and they simply hadn’t understood why I was coming into their classroom.

The next year, on the first day of school, I told them, “As I was saying, before I was interrupted…” And we continued right where we left off!

I’m Leaving — Are You?

AS TOLD TO KAYLA HABER

Raizy had been desperate to see her nephew Chaim engaged already, and when a girl Raizy knew was suggested, she played all of her cards, pushing the shidduch along until it finally, finally came to be. Mazel tov!

But the girl was from Montreal, and the chasunah was going to take place in her hometown. But Raizy and her husband Shimon wouldn’t dream of missing this wedding, despite the crazy logistics that attending would involve. Finally, they decided to leave their entire crew at home, turning this long road trip into a minivacation of sorts. No crying baby and fussy toddler in the backseat! They couldn’t wait.

They left New York the evening before the wedding so Shimon could still have a semi-normal night of sleep. The plan was to drive back as soon as the wedding was more or less over, drive through the night, and get back sometime in the morning so that Shimon wouldn’t have to miss more than one day of work.

As they approached Montreal, Shimon reminded Raizy that although he was planning on sleeping that night and maybe even napping during the day, they had to leave the wedding at a reasonable hour so that he could still get some shut-eye before going to work the next day. Raizy wasn’t too pleased at the thought of leaving early, but they agreed on playing it by ear and being in touch during the second dance.

Sometime during the second dance, Raizy checked her phone and discovered that Shimon

had texted her seven minutes earlier.

I’m tired and ready to leave. Do you still want to stay?

Raizy felt bad that she hadn’t responded immediately, and she knew it wasn’t fair to ask Shimon to stay longer.

No way leaving, she replied.

Across the mechitzah, Shimon wasn’t too happy with that answer, but he decided that he wouldn’t ruin his wife’s fun and would stay a little longer. He texted back okay and returned to the festivities.

In the meantime, Raizy threw quick goodbyes to everyone and dashed out of the hall to the coatroom. She changed into comfortable travel attire and ran out to the car — but Shimon wasn’t there yet.

Oy, Raizy thought. Maybe he went inside to look for her? She tried calling him, but it went straight to voicemail. Maybe he went to use the restroom? She waited and waited. Where was Shimon? She ran back to the hall, looking for someone she knew who could help her track her husband down. No success. She fired off a couple of text messages and tried calling him again.

Finally, finally, Shimon decided to take his phone out . Text after text popped up. WHERE ARE YOU?!

Where had they gone wrong? A single innocuous period was missing from Raizy’s text: No way. Leaving

Myrna and the Tisch

AS TOLD TO ROIZY BAUM

“All finished, missus.”

I turn around to see my cleaning lady, Myrna, wearing her coat and standing by the door.

I grab my wallet and extract a wad of bills. “How much this week?”

I hastily pack a bag of food for her — a bagel, a yogurt and a mini Klik chocolate — and search for what else I can give her. The apple that has been sitting on the counter since the morning winks to me. One of the boys probably left it behind, I think as I add it to her bag.

I wave her off. “See you next week!”

The phone rings a few minutes later. It’s my husband. He thanks me for the breakfast I’d prepared for him and regales me with details of last night’s tisch. Huge chassidiste that I am, I’m usually awake when he comes home from any tisch, eager to get the full scoop. But yesterday’s headache incapacitated me, and I had gone to bed early.

“You were fast asleep when I came home, but it was some tisch!” He then recounts with excitement that he’d received an apple from the Rebbe. “Not just a slice of an apple — an entire fruit! “

All of a sudden, the image of the apple he is referring to flashes vividly before me. As it happens, the prized apple, a coveted fruit of bracha every chassid vies to get his hands on and consume a part of, ended up in the possession of my cleaning lady — courtesy of none other than a fellow chassidiste!

My daughter, still a bas yechidah at 15 years of age, keeps rubbing it in. “Maybe, if you would have eaten it, Mommy, I’d be getting a sister!”

A year later, Myrna gives birth to a girl. Nobody is as devastated as my daughter.

Splitting Our Sides

ESTHER KING

My wedding was in the winter, when Shabbos starts early, so we planned to hold my Shabbos Kallah on Friday night.

I was the first kallah in my family, and everything was so new and exciting. All day on Friday, the doorbell rang with deliveries of gifts and platters of chocolate and candy. Each time, all of my sisters rushed to the door to see what was delivered and shriek and schmooze with whoever came. We also had some guests who were staying with us for Shabbos — a couple of cousins and close friends — and their arrival just added to the hullabaloo. My mother stayed gracious and tried not to get harried, but the whole day was a string of happy chaos.

Finally, we bentsched licht.

My mother removed her hands from her face and sat down for the first time all day. Everyone finally stopped moving and let out a collective breath.

Then the doorbell rang.

I looked at the clock. Shkiah was in about 15 minutes.

I looked at the door; Mr. Halpern was standing there.

The Halperns were old family friends of my parents, and now he was standing at the door, still wearing his work clothes, heavy boots and work pants, with some kind of offering in his hands. His tow truck was running impatiently in the driveway. He thrust what he was holding toward us and ran back to his car. As he turned, he called over his shoulder, “My wife says to split the pan!”

Gifts Gone Wrong

AS TOLD TO HADASSAH STEINMAN

A great girl had been redt for Chaim Schwartz, who was a great boy. Both wonderful homes, both wonderful kids — ehrlich and eidel and sweet. What could be more beautiful?

Although both families were chassidish, the mother of the girl didn’t have the minhag of wearing a white tichel on Friday night, as many chassidish women do. As the shidduch grew warmer, Chaim’s parents wondered whether the girl, Dina, would agree to wear a tichel. The question was duly forwarded by the shadchan, the answer was positive, and the matter was laid to rest. A few days later, Chaim and Dina were engaged. Mazel tov!

The rest of the week passed in frenzied excitement. There was a l’chaim, and soon there was a vort and a wedding scheduled.

The mechuteiniste, Mrs. Schwartz, ordered a beautiful bouquet of flowers to be delivered to Dina’s house for Shabbos. On Friday, the kallah dutifully called Mrs. Schwartz to chat a bit. But... Dina made no mention of the flowers! This left the new mechuteiniste just a tiny bit anxious. Had the kallah received her flowers?

Unbeknownst to Mrs. Schwartz, the florist, who also did gift wrapping and deliveries, had a bit of an overwhelming day, because Dina only received a package a few minutes into Shabbos. She couldn’t open it, of course, but what was this? A siddur... Tehillim... and a tichel?! Was this a mistake, or did her future mother-in-law really send her a tichel in honor of the first Shabbos after the engagement?

As soon as Shabbos was over, Dina opened the package to find a different kallah’s name embossed on the siddur and Tehillim. A few blocks away, there was probably another kallah who was getting married in a matter of days — and that girl had received a nice bouquet of flowers for Shabbos in place of her beautiful collection of gifts!

The mixup was quickly and belatedly corrected, and Dina, ever a sweetheart, called her mechuteiniste to thank her for the beautiful bouquet of flowers.

As soon as Mrs. Schwartz hung up with the kallah, she called her husband to share the mortification — and the laughter. Of all kallahs to receive a tichel in honor of her engagement!

In shock, we watched him jump into his truck and roar off, racing the rapidly setting sun.

We looked at each other. My mother was standing stock still, holding the foil-covered pan. She walked into the kitchen and put it down.

We gathered around as she uncovered the pan. Inside was a beautiful parve cheesecake, still warm and creamy. The top was decorated elegantly with a red glaze and some beautifully arranged fruit.

“He said to split the pan,” my mother said.

Maybe there was something inside the cake?

My mother picked up a knife, raised it high, and slashed deeply across the cake. The fruit and glaze began to sink in.

Nothing else happened.

My mother slashed it again, this time in the other direction.

“What are you doing?” my sister exclaimed.

“He said to split the pan,” my cousin explained.

My mother slashed the cake a few more times. The elegant fruit topping looked like the Titanic sinking in the middle of a churning cheesy sea. The knife was full of strawberry glaze.

“You murdered it!” my sister said.

We all stared at the ruined cake.

“I don’t really get it,” mother muttered. “He said to split the pan.”

“I don’t think we can serve this,” I said finally. “But I’m sure it’s delicious. We can taste it ourselves.”

Right Color, Wrong Wheels

AS TOLD TO ESTHER KING

I’ve been the principal of a large school for many years, and while my days are far from boring, there are certain routines that are pretty predictable. One of those is that I take the school transportation home at the end of the day, so I leave at the same time as the students.

One day I had an appointment scheduled for shortly after dismissal time. In order to get there in time, my husband and I arranged that he would pick me up from school and drive me there. He told me he’d be waiting in our blue minivan right in front of the building, and we’d leave straight away.

When the last bell rang, I rushed to pull my things together so I could get out quickly. There were some books I would need at home, so I grabbed the pile and threw my jacket and briefcase on top of it. I had to stick my head around the stack in order to see where I was going, and people were still talking to me as I rushed toward the door.

When I got outside, it was a glorious day. Hundreds of students were mill ing around, waiting for their buses, and the staff was there too, still drifting to ward their rides. Frazzled, I spotted the blue minivan and dashed toward it. I managed to get there with my pile of belongings intact, yanked the door open, and maneuvered myself and my stuff into the front passenger seat. When ev erything was arranged, I let out a loud sigh of relief, pulled the door shut, and finally turned to look at my husband.

A strange man stared back at me. There was shock on his face.

It was a blue minivan, but it wasn’t my blue minivan.

Instinctively, I turned my head. Out the window I could see another blue minivan, with my husband waving despairingly toward me. With all the dignity I could muster, I gathered my things, got out of the car, and walked toward the other car.

Hundreds of high school girls roared with laughter and applauded as I got into the correct car.

I always tell my students it’s okay to make mistakes. I just hope I never make this one again!

“How are we going to get it out of the pan?” my sister asked. “It’s just a big mush.”

“We can cut the sides of the pan,” my cousin suggested. “That’s how I do it at home, I just rip the sides of the pan and split it open.”

“Split the pan!” my mother shouted.

The room erupted.

I don’t remember what we did with the cake. I assume we tasted it, and I’m sure it was delicious. It didn’t make it out onto the table, but it is the one single gift that we all still remember. I didn’t hear what my mother told Mrs. Halpern after Shabbos, but every time we recall her cheesecake, we laugh and laugh, and it still brings back that joy and happiness to this very day.

Purim can be a confusing day for preteen girls. On the one hand, they are too old to get dressed up, and they are too old for getting on a sugar high. On the other hand, they’re not yet adults who appreciate the greatness of the day, or even enjoy hosting festive meals. Nor are they like boys their age, who are either dressing up or collecting for their yeshivos in groups. I was there — someplace in that in-between stage — that Purim.

As the festivities got underway, my father summoned me to the living room.

“Yocheved, please bring a regular family mishloach manos from the kitchen.” I brought him a paper bag containing a homemade challah, an orange and a bar of chocolate. He slipped a white envelope into it. “Please go to the Brody family as my shaliach,” he said in a low voice.

I took the bag and hesitated. Of course, delivering mishloach manos was a mitzvah, and here it was my father requesting me to do so. But Mr. Brody had recently died, and I felt so… weird! Who would open the door? It would feel really awkward if one of the girls did. We knew each other only vaguely and it didn’t really “make sense” for me to be giving them mishloach manos out of the blue. They had never been on our mishloach manos list. They would probably guess the reason we were suddenly giving them mishloach manos and perhaps feel ashamed about it. But if the mother answered the door, what would I say?

Carrying the bag with the envelope tucked inside, I left the house. Soon I approached the Brody house, and I slowly walked up their front steps. There was no turning back now. I felt my face turning red even before Mrs. Brody opened the door.

“Ah freilichen Purim! ” she exclaimed.

Her warm greeting and broad smile dissolved my discomfort, and relief and joy enveloped me as I happily rushed back home with a bag of treats courtesy of

the Brody family.

Crossing over the bridge of preteen self-consciousness, I eventually acquired an appreciation for both my ability to do the right, though uncomfortable, deed, as well as marvel at the ingenuity of my father who managed to pair mishloach manos, matanos l’evyonim and chinuch into one neat package!

Purim ran a predictably unpredictable course each year. We delivered mishloach manos and visited the same people each year. Certain neighbors and relatives came to us each Purim. The thrill and fluid nature of the day revolved around when and how they would show up. Would they come in the morn-

ing or later in the day? Calm or on a high? Would there be matching costumes for their crews or different get-ups for each child?

One year, we were in for a surprise. The Purim meal was in full swing when the doorbell rang, and my two younger brothers raced to the door to check out the newest arrivals.

We stared at our guests curiously. The Weiss and Melamud families never came to our home on Purim. They sent one or two children to deliver mishloach manos as neighbors do, and that was it. The relationship between the families was nice but cordial as we belonged to very different social circles. Both Rabbi Melamud and Rabbi Weiss learned in kollel, and typically could be seen walking down the street while looking into a sefer. Although we played with their children on occasion, we didn’t cross paths frequently.

Rabbi Weiss boomed, “We’ve been neighbors for twelve years. That’s why we came!”

But now the newcomers sprang into action, singing and dancing around the table with their little children and my siblings. Tatty joined for a couple of minutes before returning to his seat. Then I watched my father reach into his pocket, extract two envelopes and place some money inside. A relative sitting at the table discreetly slipped a bill into the envelope too. With all the goings-on, most of the assembled didn’t notice my father pressing the envelopes into Rabbi Weiss’s and then Rabbi Melamud’s palms as they drew closer while dancing around the table.

Rabbi Weiss boomed, “We’ve been neighbors for twelve years. That’s why we came!” My father nodded and waved away his protest. Rabbi Weiss passed two small containers of home-cooked food to his son, who placed it on the table. The spirited dancing resumed, and as I observed the scene. And then I grasped what was happening.

The men were both learning Torah full-time in kollel with large families to support, and my father, though not a man of great means, wanted to contribute to those special families. When I related this childhood memory to my father years later, he didn’t recall the incident. Apparently, it was all in a Purim day’s work for him.

The Rambam writes about Purim, “It is preferable for a person to spend on the needy than on his seudah and mishloach manos for his friends.” The words of the Rambam were real in my parents’ home.

Preparing for Purim now as an adult is fraught with frequently stressful decisions. How many mishloach manos should I prepare? Should the children buy new costumes or does the local gemach serve the purpose? Should I take each child to his teacher, or send the mishloach manos to school and cheder ? What will I serve for the Purim meal? Whom should I invite for the meal?

Recalling these two Purims of my childhood and my father’s discreetly passed envelopes is a powerful check-in for me to remember what is truly important on this great day. May we all merit the clarity amid the clamor and chaos of the great day.

All Over Your Face

In numerous cultures worldwide, the use of face paint holds much significance. It indicates status within the tribe, commemorates rituals or special events, and marks the completion of a rite of passage, especially the transition from childhood to adulthood.

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Bloody Buffoon

The exact origin of the clown nose is uncertain, but as legend has it, a German circus performer in the 1860s named Tom Belling was accidentally pushed into the show ring. Belling fell, injured his nose, and the crowd erupted in chants of “Auguste! ” — German slang for fool. This incident gave birth to the stereotype of the Auguste clown, along with the iconic red nose.

AniMasks

The concept of masks extends beyond humans; it is observed in animals as well. Birds and mammals, for instance, employ masks in different ways. Certain species showcase facial markings resembling masks, which function either as a form of camouflage or a means of communication.

Mask Museum

Nestled in the United Kingdom, the British Museum proudly boasts the world’s most extensive collection of disguises. With over 9,000 masks from every corner of the planet, it offers a journey through the quirky and diverse world of cultural masks. It’s the ultimate hangout for mask nerds and researchers who want to unravel the mysteries behind humanity’s obsession with disguises.

Legal Loopholes

During the days of the Venetian Republic, maskwearing was turned into a year-round fashion statement. And it was not just about looking fabulous. These masks played roles in some seriously sketchy business, like high-stakes gambling and smuggling. Those clever Venetians also used masks as a sort of stress ball for societal tensions. A person in a mask was allowed to misbehave without the fear of handcuffs, all thanks to a ridiculous law that said as long as one sticks to their mask’s character, they’re untouchable.

Emotional Masquerade Party

Therapy can get pretty cool — especially when masks are involved! In some therapy styles, masks aren’t just for Purim; they’re tools for expressing yourself and diving deep into your feelings.

Roar!

Your toddler is not the only one waking up from nightmares after encountering masked figures. Throughout wars and conflicts, masks served not only to shield faces but also as tools for instilling fear in the enemy.

Mastering the Hunt

Early Stone Age hunters, as depicted in petroglyphs, employed masks for camouflage and psychological purposes. Some masks were crafted from prey hide or fur to disguise scents, while others resembled the hunted animal, aiding hunters in getting their prey.

An Authentic Piece of Venice

Venetian masks, those exquisite and often creepy pieces of art, were largely fashioned by skilled artisans known as “maschereri,” or mask-makers. They operated in dedicated craft workshops, crafting masks of various shapes and sizes. Throughout the years, numerous Venetian masks have emerged, inspired by the customs and traditions of Venetian inhabitants, and some have gained global popularity. One such example is the plague doctor mask, inspired by the masks worn by Venetian doctors during the black plague. These masks served as protective gear when visiting patients, helping to prevent infection.

INSIDE THE TUNNEL…

WHAT IS CIUDAD PROHIBIDA?

WHAT’S THIS TUNNEL

THIS IS THE TUNNEL THAT LEADS TO CIUDAD PROHIBIDA.

WELCOME TO THE FORBIDDEN CITY.

THEY ORDERED THEIR DESCENDANTS TO CONTINUE HIDING THE CITY AND AVOID APPROACHING IT, EVEN THOUGH THERE AREN’T TREASURES THERE ANY LONGER. IT HAS BECOME A WILL FOR ALL GENERATIONS, A KIND OF FAMILY SECRET.

WE WOULDN’T HAVE LET YOU COME HERE, BUT WHAT CAN WE DO? NOW THAT THE DOORWAY IS BLOCKED...

THE SECOND REASON... ON THE GROUND! QUICKLY!

OH RIGHT, YOU AREN’T FAMILIAR WITH OUR LANGUAGE... IT’S…

...THIS.

WHY… WHY IS IT FORBIDDEN?

THE FIRST REASON IS THAT, ACCORDING TO THE STORY, OUR ANCESTORS FOUGHT AGAINST THOSE WHO LIVED IN THE CITY, KILLED THEM, AND THEN CONCEALED THE CITY AND ITS TREASURES FROM OTHER PEOPLE.

RECAP: JOSE HEARS THE EXPLOSION FROM THE RUBINOV FARM AND RUSHES OVER, CONCERNED FOR HIS GRANDCHILDREN. THE GRANDCHILDREN LEAD LEIB TO AN UNDERGROUND CAVE AND A MYSTERIOUS CITY.

ISN’T IT AMAZING?

EVERYTHING HERE HAS BEEN AROUND FOR… LEIB?

HE DISAPPEARED!

OKAY, I GET IT. AN ABANDONED, FORBIDDEN CITY FULL OF TRAPS. A VERY NICE TOURIST SITE... WHAT’S THE FASTEST WAY TO GET OUT OF HERE AND BACK HOME?

THIS WAY.

THE CITY IS MINED.

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• Social Media/ Marketer, full-time, in-office position, 65k, Monsey

• Male/Female Care Manager, [BA or First Talmudical degree required], $30+/hr. Monsey and Monroe

• Nursing Home Transition and Diversion (NHTD) & Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Service Coordinator, BA or MA degree required, female office, relevant experience preferred, minimum 20/hrs. weekly. $35/hr. Monsey

• Software support specialist, Female office, part-time or fulltime, $30.hr. Monsey

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full-time only, no

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Baby

Layettes (845) 213-3646

Layettes Text 718-551-1732

Doula 845-587-1649

Labor Bag 347-604-3274

Pidyon Haben Accessories 845642-7256

Pidyon Haben 845-659-6704

Pidyon Haben Gemach 845-356-3568

Pidyon Haben silver tray 845-5589589

Formula 347-267-3640 Or 216889-3643

Neocate Formula 718-853-4090

Neocate Formula 845-517-9221

Formula Gemach 845-371-3232

Carseats, Bassinet & Pack N Plays. 425-1202

Carseats, Pack N Plays, Strollers, Pumps 845.425.6826

Doona Car Seat 845-445-7474

Brass Iron Bassinet 917-280-4559

Preemie Clothing 845-520-0475

The Preemie Box 845.664.5768 Or 718.688.5814

Baby Scale 845-578-5639

Baby Headphone 845 356 6797 Or 845 558 9370

Baby Scales 845-694-8985

Easy birth from Koznitzer Maggid 917-514-9461

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

Nursing pumps 8454999871

Brissim

Bris Accessories 617-955-3630

Bris Accessories 845 425 8359

Bris Accessories 425 3873

Bris Accessories 425-6574

Bris Accessories 356-6215

Blue Light 845.425.1919

Poya and bris outfit w/ tefillos 845425-0672

Bris outfit & Poya 917-909-4072

Bris outfit poya, also tefilla cards 845 3564859 Ralph area

Pillow/Benchers 845-213-0602

Knife Sharpening For Mohalim 718384-6214

Segula Stone 347-699-6418

Preemie Outfit 845.558.7065

Krias Shema Board With Stand 425-4540

Free Mohel 347-383-5696

Bris Gemach call/text 845-587-5813

Bris outfit, hat and Puyah 845-5589589

New Bris Gemach -845 549 0316

Simcha

Gowns 845-517- 8808

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

Gown And Petticoats 347-278-1278

Ivory/white/dusty blue gowns 845371-1765

Floral Bisomim 845-629-2785.

Hats $25. 347-351-1604

Elegant Hats 845-517-0838.

Bands & Berets 845-371-3556

Tichel 845-548-0014

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

Hot Water Urns 845-425-9211

Ear-Plugs 845-202-0105.

Toys 845-578-6513

Toys 917-538-3453.

Clics 845-352-5820

Tablecloths (845) 371 2105

Tablecloth 352-8292

GEMACHIM

Tablecloths 352-8292

Gold Chargers 845-573-9772

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

Siddurs. Sfard: 845-608-7830 Ashke-

naz: 845 352 1756 Or 845-826-6718

Siddur/Chumash 558.4774

Benchers 845-642-0910

Bentchers 347-404-2204

Bechers 845-377-5671

Becher, Challah Deklich, Zemiros 845-425-0498

Coat Rack And Hangers 845-3569841

Chuppa Cards 347-278-1278

Chupah Cards 845.222.0456

Chuppah Tefillos Booklets. 845213-0602.

Wedding Kit 845-425-2036

Wedding Kit 845-371-2947

Simcha Powder Room Kit 845-3048154

Accessories Basket 845-371-6857

Children Hair Pieces 3473001679

Portable Chuppah 845-425-4790

Sound System 917-382-8809

Evening Bags 845-549-2929

Shmiras Halashon Cards 537-0069

Earplugs for Simchos 845-328-1071

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

Simcha table centerpieces

8456087715

Centerpieces 845-570-7755

Wedding guest accessories basket

845-425-0963

Invitation Addressing 845-275-3044

Portable & Plug in Food warmers

845-371-1531

Kallah

Yom Hachuppah Cd 845-352-2560

Crowns, veils, shoes, capes 426-0767

Headpieces, Tiaras, Veils 845-4254221

White Sneakers 917-613-6579

White Shoes 845-200-0211

Kallah Hand Bouquet 845-459-3567

Dress your kallah stress free. Book 1

week in advance 518-306-1167

Kallah Dresser 845-300-5767

Vort dress gemach 845-499-3086

Kallah fur capes 845-425-7176

Misc

Ribbis Question? 347-977-0628

Notary Public 347-228-8825

Fix necklines 845-238-6691

Hairstyling 845-540-3731

Hair styling 845-502-6558

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

Wash & sets $25, 347-944-0003

Haircutting/Styling 845-263-7057

Haircutting & Styling 845-422-5337

Hospital Supplies 746-8293

Hospital Gown 845-425-8687

Hospital Gown 845-426-4695

Hospital Gowns 845-356-5364

Medical Equipment Email Slmw50@

Gmail.com

DVDS & players for Cholim/Homebound 425-2660

Simcha Maternity 845-425-1725

Maternity Coats Text only 845-5212912

Bed Rest? Laundry Help. 213-7437

Maternity Clothing 845-445-9687

Maternity Coat Text Only 8455212912

Twin Z Pillows 845-445-9298

Proposal Gemach 347-277-4072

Makeup 845-517-7128

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

Kosher Waze 845.587.1708

Roof Carriers 845-659-1863.

Pack N Play Sheets Included. Text: 845-216-4885

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

Beautiful nishmas cards 845-7297390

Poya (outfit, hat, booties) 845-4250672

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

Phones For Emergencies. 845-3760738

Reflectors 845-356-0815

Reflectors 347-977-6816

Feeding Supplies 845-366-6398

Natural Health Support, text 347 2287578

Ostomy Supplies 845-637-6231

Moving Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Boxes 845-425-6826 Or 845-6087830

Boxes 845-642-5286

Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Heaters 845 362 8666

Phone Gemach 845-445-7422

Air Mattresses 9176537170

Air mattress gemach Text/WhatsApp 9087831676

Coat racks & Hangers 845-352-4640

New Tablecloth Gemach 845-4597396

Baby scale 845-540-1710

Cuddles n Cradles 347-243-7495

Outfit and pillow 914-715-2672

Suitcases 845-371-9121

Minor Repairs txt 845-272-4840

Bike Racks 845-659-1863.

Opwdd Sd Advice Email Slfydhm@ Gmail.com

GPS 425-3873

Teacher’s Bulletin 845-425-8046

Computer Advice (862) 248-1931

Loans 347-385-1408

Twin carriages 718-522-3891

Moving Help packing/unpacking 845-281-5900

Pack N Plays with sheets text 845280-3470

Digital Cameras 8264062

Phone With Service 845-445-7422

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

Hairstyling 845-570-7121

Washing Stations 845.428.9014

Yiddish & English Poems 845-5873018

Shabbos lamps (914) 391-3787

Lev Simcha music groups/visits 8456082676

Sefer Torah 347-598-0357

Free-shalom bayis 845-213-0602

Mezuzos 845-540-1802

Boys Occasionwear 570-507-4492

Drop in babysitter - (845) 445-9391

laminators & paper cutters msg 845-263-7115

Kendamil formula 914-523-0592

Zichron Eliezer mailing Gemach 845-213-5617

Vitamin Gemach 845-521-5241

Hachnosas Kallah loan gemach 347-415-1525

Heimish Chicken soup 845-352-3959

Purim Costumes 845-641-4684

Costume Used or new 8455380990

FINANCE POSITION

Busy all girls office in Monsey is looking to hire a Claims Specialist to join our finance department. Candidate should be a quick learner, detail oriented, and possess great communication skills. Complete training provided. Potential for growth. Send your resume to amazingjoboppertunity@gmail. com

EXCELLENT OPPORTUNITY!

Bais Yaakov seeking permanent sub for Junior High department (grades 6-8). Wonderful environment and excellent well-paid position for the right candidate. Email your resume to resumes@ baisyaakovelementary.org. Please send resume to title@vienmonsey.org or fax to 845.208.0440.

SOFTWARE IMPLEMENTATION SPECIALIST

Busy office in Monsey is looking to hire a Software Implementation Specialist to be responsible to implement, support usage, and create documentation for a custom software. Technical and logical mindset a must. Full benefit package plus paid vacation and holidays. Great growth potential. Email your resume to recruitmentdepartment845@gmail.com

FEMALE ABA PARA

ABA Riders is looking for a female ABA para to work with: 1) A 9 year old girl till 1 pm. Driving required. 2) A 3 year old from 4-6 pm Monday, Tuesday and Thursday in Fairlawn, NJ. Driving is required. Competitive pay. Contact Rikki 347-9309736/info@abariders.com.

MALE ABA PARA

ABA Riders is looking for a Yiddish speaking male ABA para to work with a 5 year old boy for 1 hour during the hours of 12-3 daily, and a male/female to work 4-6 daily. Well paid, training provided, chassidish environment. Contact Rikki 347-930-9736.

SERVICES

CAPITALIZE THE FIRST LETTER OF EVERY WORD

Homemade baby formula. 100% Kosher Organic Highest Quality Ingredients. Verified Recipe. One Bottle Option Available. F. Goldstein 845-327-7377

ONE MAN BAND

Make your Simcha for an enjoyment! Call the Chassidishe Shpieler 845-828-1325

Classifieds

MAKEUP ARTIST

Professional makeup artist available for any occasions. Reach out to today to get glammed! Bruchy L 845.587.1553

ARROWSMITH

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

PETTICOATS FOR RENT!

Complete your look!

Adult & kids petticoats for rent, Beautiful floral wreath & crown headpieces for rent, Adorable kids jewelry, and more! Call 845-5020153 leave msg or 845746-7248

AYIN HORAH

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

CUSTOM CLOSETS

For All Your Custom Closets Please Call Or Text 1347.522.4872

CUSTOM PHOTO ALBUMS

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

MASSAGE THERAPY

In The Comfort of Home- *Swedish *Deep Tissue *Lymph *Craniosacral Therapy Call Sarah: 845596-1373

NEW WEBSITE?

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

GARTLECH

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

ELECTRICIAN

Experienced electrician for all your electrical work, reasonable prices, prompt and honest service. call 347345-5636.

MASSAGE THERAPY & SPA

Massage therapy and spa service, private location, parking available. Call 201703-0011

SHAIMOS PICK UPS 845-461-3084

AVAILABLE COOK

A heimisha cook is available to prepare your food for Pesach. Call 845.641.7118

HAIRCUT/STYLING

Experienced hair cutter and stylist. Hair and shaitels, wash and set. We come to you. Call (845)540-8152

EARPIERCING

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

MUSIC LESSONS

Professional keyboard/piano lessons by Mr. Wertzberger 917-239-0283

RECORDING STUDIO

Have your songs professionally recorded by Faigy Pollak. Call 347-5783027

ODDS & ENDS

NEW! NEW! NEW!

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

DAILY BITACHON

I started listening to the Daily Bitachon line and it completely transformed my life! Just 10 minutes a day 718-957-1805

GOWNS

GOWNS

Sister of bride gowns for sale 8455026491

MAGNIFICENT GOWN

Gorgeous light colored gown for sale. Size 4-6. 8455385693

WHITE GOWN

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

IVORY GOWN

Beautiful ivory gown for rent size 2-4. Call or text 845-5969933

CHILDRENS WHITE GOWNS

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

WHITE MATERNITY GOWN

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

GOWN FOR SALE

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

OFF WHITE LACE GOWN

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

HUNTER GREEN GOWNS

Gorgeous hunter green, sister of the bride gowns for sale.

Please call 845-356-6935, if no answer leave a message.

WHITE KIDS GOWNS

Beautiful white little women kids gowns for sale, Sizes 5-6 and 7-8. $150. Call 845-2486340

IVORY GOWN

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

CHILDCARE

ONE SLOT AVAILABLE!

Warm & Loving babysitter in the Bates area. 6months+. Please call 845-826-2185

LOST

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

LG Classic Flip phone on Tor Bus 773-484-5398

2 Amex gift cards and personal letter 929-454-2632

bag with a light blue baby outfit and toddler dress in the marketplace 3/10, 8453956065

Diamond necklace 347-9776906

FOUND

G&G shabbos pants, in Car sevice hair clip, silver 3 strands necklace in Lafamilia in 2019 845-352-9266

Money in envelope week of 1/20, 229 Maple area 845-2639235

Gold childrens ring 3/17 in Ateres Chaya Sura 845-5873623

Beautiful white magnetic small Siddur תונב תאמ הנתמ אקווירטסימחאר @ Fashion Fit Lingerie. Please come in to claim or call us 845-354-5534

Bugaboo butterfly outside Palisades Mall 3/17, 845-4252127

Gold chain bracelet in Evergreen parking lot 845596-4276 lv msg

Money in front of Hopscotch event 845-371-5860

FREE GIVEAWAYS

full bedroom set 845-6597877

4 door China closet 845-4251937

Master bedroom headboards & dresser with mirror 845781-4136

LATE ADS

BINYAN HANEFESH

Free lectures. Emotional healing with Chumie press 8. 845-581-8080

FOR SALE

Looking to sell an upright piano, 55 55-gallon long fish tank with a stand and accessories, and bird cage. Call Sandy and leave a message 845-354-9467

הבושח העדומ

אתעייסב החלצה עגידלאוועג יד ךאנ

ןענעז ןראי ענעגנאגראפ יד ןופ אימשד

זא עידומ רימ

עיצארטסיגער "פשת תנש ראפ

ה ןעפא טצעי זיא

'ד התיכ זיב

בר

אדיראלפ דייספרוס ןיא םידיסח להק ד”מהיבב הזוזמ תעיבקב רענייטש יכדרמ ’ר צ”הרה

הליפת ירעש ד״מהיבב םינבו תובא הכלמ הולמ ןייטשלעמרעמ םוחנ םייח ברה תואישנב ענאמאפ

ןופ אשידק אלוליהד אמויב קסנעזיל ןיא םלוע םעד ןריפמורא םייב ’תכלל’ ’א רדא א”כ ע”יז קסנעזילמ ךלמילא ’ר יברה ק”הרה

שדיר טאנטסעשט ןיא גיטסירפ ןויצ םחנמ להקד םינבו תובא הכלמ הולמ

יסנאמ גרובנעזיולק זנאצ ’םייח עפש’ הנטק הבישי ןיא סעומש א ןבעג םייב ןאדנאל ץינזיוומ ר”ומדאה

בל בטי ת”ת ידימלת ירוה ראפ תיללכ הפיסא

PURIM'S FINEST

Adir Winery: Unveil the heart of Upper Galilee with our family-crafted wines, celebrated for their aromatic richness and Mediterranean sun-kissed flavors. Each sip promises the highest quality, embodying our love for the land and the art of winemaking. Toast to tradition and taste with Adir's distinguished collection this Purim.

Shlita

גאט ןסיורג םעד ןיא הבישי יד ראפ םינבדנ ןכוז רימ .תועושי עלא ראפ הלוגס א ראפ םירופ ןופ

עטיב .םעד ןיא תוכז א טמענ

AVRUMY WEICHBROD . SRULY WEBER . YANKY SCHWARCZ . YOSSI LOWY . MOSHE FRIESEL

Whatever your preference, we hold your hand and guide you through the journey to your dream car.

!גנוכייררע עשירפ א - דנאב עשירפ א

םלוע רואל טצעי טניישרע עטפאכעגפיוא סטלעוו יד ןופ דנאב רעטייווצ רעד

שידיא עראלק א ןיא !שממ השעמל הכלה זיב ךורע ןחלוש ןופ – תבש תוכלה

ידיאןיא ךורבכרוד

ןוא האנה יד וצ ,ןדעי ןופ תלעות ןוא םימכח ידימלת םינקז ,םיתב ילעב טניישרע ,םירענ םע רעשירפ א טצעי "ךלמה ןחלש" רפס עירעס יד ןיא עטייווצ "תבש תוכלה" ףיוא

ךרוד ד"סב ןבעגעגסיורא טרעוו ןהאק ןהכה ןרהא לע ךלמה ןחלשו םיכרד הברה רפס רבחמ לעב ךלמה ןחלש ןוכמ שארו ,בלחו רשב תוכלה

טלאהטנע דנאב רעד עגיטכיוו ראג יד ךיז ןיא :ןופ תוכלה

הכלמ הולמ ;הלדבה ;שודיק עגיטכיוו עלא טימ ,ךאנ ןוא לעוטקא ןענעז סאוו תוכלה עכלעוו( ןטייצ עגיטנייה ;הנידמ רמח ןענעז ןכאז ;ד"מהיב ןיא שודיק ןכאמ ?הלדבה ןכאמ יורפ א געמ לארשי ילודג)ליפ ךאנ ןוא !טרעדנואווראפ ןרעוו

עטכייל ןוא עצרוקא"גמ ,ע"וש ףיוא רואיב

עכייר א ןוא ,ז"וט ןוא םיקסופ ןופ גנולמאז -השעמל הכלה ףיוא

םעד ןופ טייקגיטראנגייא יד אילפמ ןענעז לארשי ילודג !שפנ לכל הושה רפס עראבצונ ןכילטנירג ןוא ןראלק

יסנאמ ארטיינ ד”בא תדכנ ג”בע אוואשיוו ד”בא ןב לש הנותחה תחמש

יסנאמ ןיא לעשטוימ ססעמ ןופ סיפא םעיינ ןראפ הזוזמ תעיבק דמעמ

אריווקס ןוכישד טפשמ ןשוח ללוכ י”ע טפשמ ןשוח ע”ושב םינמיס 137 לע םויסו הניחב דמעמ

ק”הראל ותרזחה ינפל יסנאמב םינאלסמ ר”ומדאהל םולשל םכתאצ דמעמ

דאנשאט ד”בא צ”הגהו ילאוו גנירפס אקווירטסמחארמ ר”ומדאה לצא ןחבמב זנאצ תובא יכרד ת”ת י”עש הניכמ התיכ ידימלת

VILLAGE OF NEW SQUARE PURIM TRAFFIC MAP

ןסאג קלח סיורג א ןלעוו .מ.נ 3:00 זיב 9:00 ןופ םירופה םויב

ONE WAY א וצ טריפעגרעבירא ןרעוו לטעטש ןיא

יד ףיוא ןייטש ןלעוו עכלעוו ,טייל-קיפערט יד סיוא טגלאפ עטיב ןוא ןייזליואוו ן’ראפ ,רעקראפ קיפערט םירופ ן’טימ ןריפנא וצ ןסאג .רעייג-סופ ןוא רעוויירד עלא ןופ טייהרעכיז

ONE WAY

LANE SPLIT

TWO WAY

NO PARKING

לטעטש ןיא ןסאג עלא ייב ראנ ןטעבעג קראטש טרעוו טייז ןייא ףיוא ראנ ןקראפ וצ א ןדיימראפ וצ םורא יוזא סאג !וניתאנהלו וניתבוטל קיפארט

דסומה

דמעמ עכילרעה

בורק ראפ בוטה תרכה

עיירטעג טנעזיוט וצ יד ןופ םינקסע

עיצאזינאגרא עבושח דליל בל‘

םייב םירפא תרות תבישי להנמ א’’טילש ןאמדעירפ שירעב השמ ברה דליל בל ןופ תולועפ יד ןופ ןעסירג ןעבעגרעביא

’ר ראפ גונעכייצסיוא ןא ןעבעגרעביא םייב רעלואל קיימ ןאמסערנאק רוביצ םעד סיורא טפלעה רע סאוו תולועפ עטוג עלא יד ראפ לשיפ ריאמ

ףיוא טערט א’’טילש ביוט לדנעמ ןושרג ברה םירוביד עמיראוו טימ

םייב א’’טילש גרעבנעזאר סחניפ ברה סאוו םינקסע עטרעדנוה עלא יד ןעקנאדאב דסומ עגילייה יד סיורא ןפלעה

א’’טילש ןאמדעירפ לאוי ברה םידיסח תיב להק ד’’בא

עשיטאמארד א ןעלעטשראפ םייב שטיוואליא יכדרמ ’ר עדונה ןחדבה דליל בל דסומ עגילייה יד ןיא קילבניירא

,םילבח ונל ולפנ םימיענב

־וחיאהו תוכרבה בטימ עיבהל וניתושגרו ונבבל קמועמ ,םיל םילענה

לכב הלהתל עדונה ןואגה ונרומל תוכבוסמה תוכלהב ותויחמומ ,םילובגה םשל תעדונ תבשב שפנ חוקיפ לש הפמב תבש םוחת םיפלא תעבוקה ,הראפתלו הרורב הפשב תובלהנ תושרד עימשמ ,הרודס לע םינויכ ויניע ,הרידאהלו הרות לידגהל הרות ץיברמ ארפס אלמ אנצ ,הרוי העדו העומש ןיבי ,הרותה יקיפא ץיברמ ,תוירבל חונו םימשל חונ ,תוימורת תודמב רתכומ לבקמ ,םירה רקועו יניס ,םירדעל האריו הרות בטימ רסומ הנובתבו ןורשכב ,םיריאמ םינפ רבסב דחא לכ םילוקש םידמחנה וירבד לכ ,םירועישה סלקלו הלעל קוחרמל ףדונ בוטה ומש ,סלפ ינזאמב

א”טילש סייוו אגרש לאקזחי ’ר ג”הרה ת”שכ

לוק הלהצ הנרו וניתפש הננרת

יסנאמ שא יליצמ וניתרבח בר א”טילת תינברהו

ויתולועפבב ונימיל תדמועה הלעב תרטע ליח תשא םיריבכה הממורה החפשמה לכן

םנומראב הודחו הציד םנועמב החמשה לגרל יחתש הללוהמה הלכה םתב יאושינב ו”ינ דוד רמכ ןתחה ג”בע א”טילש ןרעטש יבצ עשוי ’ר ג”הרה ןב

,וילעפ לכבו ותרות תצברהב חילצהל ,וילע ’ה םעונ יהיו ךישמהל הכויו ,הכרבה הרשת וידי ישעמ לכבו ,הככ םימעפ ףלא הרותה ןרק תמרהב ,הכזה ותליפתו ויתולאשמ לכ ’ה אלמיו ןגכ גוויזה חרפיו הלעיו תוארל הכזיו ,הפי הפי בוטה יתמב לע םילוע םינב ינבו םינב ,הפורצה תודיסחהו הרותה אילעמ ארוהנב תארקל ךלנו עסנ ידע ,אפוג תוירבו ונימיב הרהמב ןויצ ’ה בושב ,ונלאוג םיכרבמה יסנאמ שא יליצמ תלהנה

Let's about this book

A fun, witty comic book... now for adults!

Esther Shlumielovich, world-famous housewife par excellence, has moved. The new neighborhood greets her with a cholent of fascinating personalities and entertaining events.

• Follow the side-splitting accounts of these characters (and others) through their many ventures and escapades.

Publisher YOEL ITZKOWITZ Editor in

Associate Editor ZIVI REISCHER

Managing Editor

LIBBY TESCHER

Contributing Editor

D. GORALNIK

Food Editor

M.P. WERCBERGER

Creative Director

AJ WACHSMAN

Project Coordinator

R. ITZKOWITZ

DISCLAIMER:

COPYRIGHT:

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קאמשעג

"?ןייַפ יוֹזַא טייֵרגעגוּצ טאָה רעוֶו" ".יִא" ַא טַעְמִכּ טְסיִבּ !סעֶשׁיִלעֶד .ןְבּייֵלג טְשׁיִנ ןעֶק יִא ?וּד" "!עֶמאַמ "...ְמ...ְמ...ְמ" "?ןייֵלַא טְנעֶקעג וּטְסאָה יוֹזַאיוִו רעֶבָּא" טיִמ אָק ןיִא רעֶדְניִק' וּבּ ן'ְטיִמ ןעֶמאַזוּצ .ןייֵלַא טְשׁיִנ" ,ןעגְנוּזייוַוְנָא עֶראָלְק ראג טאָה טְפּעֶצעֶר עֶדעֶי '!קאַמְשׁעג ןְקעוֶוְרֶע ייֵז ,רעֶדְליִבּ עֶכיִלְרעֶה עֶכְלעֶזַא טיִמ טייֵלגאַבּ עֶצְנאג יִד ןֶעייֵרְפְרעֶד ןוּא ןְשׁאַרְרעֶבּיִא וּצ קֶשֵׁח ַא טוּשָׁפּ .הָחָפְּשִׁמ ןייֵלַא יִז ןוּא ןְכאַמְפיוֹא סֶע טְסְנעֶק ,וּבּ םעֶד וּטְסאָה אָד "!ןגייֵצְרעֶבּיִא

קאַמְשׁעֶג טיִמ אָק ןיִא רעֶדְניִק טְסְניִדְראַפ רעֶד !דְניִק עֶדעֶי ןוּפ םוֹלָח רעֶד !עֶמאַמ עֶדעֶי ןוּפ

יוא ימ ןתי ונל

התרומת

ערעייט יד ןופ םישלש םייב רימ ןעייטש טא ןביילג טשינ ךיז טזאל'ס ,ןיציבר ,ןטסיירט וצ ךיז רעווש יוזא זיא סע ,ןבייהוצנא ואוו טשינ טסייוו ןעמ יוזא טסולראפ רעד ,ףיט יוזא ללח רעד ןביירשאב םוצ טשינ'ס רעווש

תקידצה תינברה

ק"הרה תב ה"ע הנח היח תרמ ל"קוצז עשוהי השמ יבר א"טילש ר"ומדא ןרמ ק"כ א"טחלבי ח"א

ןעיירפרעד טגעלפ ןיציבר יד רעצרעה ענעכארבעצ ליפיוו ןעייוו ערעייז ןרעגנירגראפ טגעלפ יז לארשי ילוח ליפיוו ןיעב ןיע ןעז טגעלפ ןעמ סאוו םידסח עגידלאוועג עריא ,ןעיירדרעביא בצמ ערעווש עדעי יז טגעלפ החמשל ןוגימ .ןיאו ספאב ללח ןטימ זיולב ןבילבראפ רימ ןענעז טצעי ןריפסיוא אד רימ ןלעוו טעבעג עסייה א טימ ןדייל ןוא ןעייוו ערעזנוא זא ןריפש רעטייוו ה"ע ןיציבר יד לאז ןריפ לכיה וצ לכיה ןופ ריא טוט ןעוו ןוא ןריט ןוא ןרעיוט עלא ןיא ןפאלק יז לאז ןריפראפ ןוא ןטעב תמאה םלוע ןיא לאז יז ערעזנוא עלא ןיוש לאז ןעמ ןרינימילע גיבייא ףיוא תורצ

ונשארב ונכלמ ק"היע םילשורי ןייק ןוא .ןריפרעבירא ןיוש זנוא ןעמ לאז

,ןגיוא יד ןוא ןרערט טימ רעטנעצ טלעה האופר