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COMMUNITY

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Around the Community . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 Community Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

JEWISH THOUGHT Rabbi Zvi Teichman. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 Rabbi Motty Rabinowitz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34 Kiruv Konnection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

PEOPLE 613 Seconds with Michael Gottlieb. . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

HUMOR & ENTERTAINMENT Notable Quotes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Centerfold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

JEWISH LIFE The Severity of Food Allergies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 Investing in Israel Real Estate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Dating Dialogue. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Political Crossfire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 The Six Forgotten Heroes of TA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 BizWiz. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 The Bittersweet Truth about Chocolate . . . . . . . . . 57 Timing is Everything . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Mental Health Corner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gluten Free Recipe Column. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cooking for the King. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Your Money. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

NEWS Israel News . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

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That’s Odd. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Dear Readers, We’re told that one of the greatest yamim tovim is Tu B’av. The Chassidic masters explain that this is to be understood in the context of “the greater the descent the greater the ascent that follows.” We first mark the Three Weeks culminating in Tisha B’av. These symbolize the suffering, pain, and destruction that befell our ancestors throughout exile. Tu B’av symbolizes the healing and rebirth of our nation.

main focus was obviously on the destruction and Churban, but as time goes on and we are getting closer to the end of days, the inner meaning and drive of the Three Weeks is healing our nation and achieving a redeemed world. We survived the tyrants of history; we can survive the apathy of success. The One above promised He would gather us back, in the words of last week’s parshah: “For the Lord your God is a merciful God; He will not let you loose or destroy you; neither will He forget the covenant of your fathers, which He swore to them.” Surely we will experience its fulfillment.

Yes there was terrible anguish and inhumane suffering. But every single story of loss will turn around and ultimately be a story of redemption. Indeed the neviim told us that these very fasts will Nachamu nachamu ami. be yamim tovim when Moshiach Wishing you a wonderful and joycomes. ous Shabbos, It would seem that at first the Shalom

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Triumphant Tour de Simcha Cycles Into Camp Simcha Special By: Isaac Draiman BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

he road from Vernon, NJ to Glen Spey, NY was dotted with pink last week when 219 women cycled their way from the Minerals Spa and Resort to Camp Simcha Special as part of the 2017 Tour de Simcha. Among them were Devorah Adler and Esther Ribakow of Baltimore. The women cycled either 40 or 75 miles to reach the “The World’s Great-

est Finish Line,” the gates of Camp Simcha. They arrived in a sea of hot pink cycling shirts and matching covers for their helmets. Despite 90-degree heat and the fact that it seemed like every hill was going up, the women seemed filled with energy as they passed the finish line. They got off their bicycles, which were efficiently whisked away by volunteers, and danced with Camp Simcha Special’s campers and staff. The group was welcomed with music, screaming adulation from the campers, dancing, and a barbecue guaran-

teed to replace all calories lost during the arduous trek. Many professed that they hadn’t felt the 90+ degree heat during the afternoon. “It’s all in your mind,” one laughed at a visitor who was clearly feeling the temperature. “It’s worth it for the kids,” another said. Now in its sixth year, Tour De Simcha has become one of the premier women’s charity cycling events. The

fully supported ride allows women to choose both distance and route. It begins with a lavish and spirited pasta party the night before the ride, and ends with an emotional, triumphant entrance into Camp Simcha and a presentation created by the campers. This year’s program included two choreographed dances adapted for children with disabilities. Cyclists were clearly moved as they watched. “It’s the essence of camp,” commented a woman who wouldn’t take her eyes off the performance. “They are proving that disabilities can’t stop you.”

Baltimore’s Schleifer Way/Clarinth Road Celebrates Community Unity with a Fun-Filled Block Party Sponsored by The Chesed Fund Limited and Project Ezra of Greater Baltimore, Inc.

n Sunday, July 23rd, residents of the 3700 block of Clarinth Road enjoyed an exciting block party sponsored by

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be able to truly enjoy their neighbors. The kids were also so entertained,” said resident Faigy Lazewnik. Children loved playing the exciting games, including potato sack races, tug of war, and basketball as well as receiving fun prizes. The Royal Restaurant provided delicious hot food and everyone enjoyed the acapella music provided by the talented DJ Neddy of Neddy Entertainment. Temi Kiwala, of FaceArt by Temi, put huge smiles on children’s faces by painting birds, rainbows, tigers and more on their faces. Jon Jensen, otherwise known as Pirate Jack, delighted children with his creative balloon sculpting. Adults also enjoyed a special visit by the State’s Attorney for Baltimore City, Marilyn J. Mosby, City Councilman Isaac “Yitzy” Schleifer, and candidate for State Delegate, Dalya Attar. “I was so happy to see that on the same street I grew up on everyone came together to simply just have a good time. It reminded me of the sense of community I felt growing up

which inspired me to want to serve in public office,” said Schleifer. “I am sure events like these will inspire others to do the same.” Clarinth Road neighbors truly care for each other. Toby Passe, a Clarinth Road resident, was protected by her brave neighbor Deborah Montague, several months ago, from what could have turned out to be a serious assault. Toby said, “It was great to be able to thank Mrs. Mosby face to face for her office’s help in apprehending the perpetrator. I am also lucky to live on a street where neighbors stay alert, and look out for each other.” For more information on other community, security, and safety initiatives by The Chesed Fund & Project Ezra, please visit chesedfund.com call 410-340-1000, 410-486-0800 x113, or email chesedfund@gmail.com

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Buffett, Bloomberg Offer Advice To Small Businesses In City By: Staff Reporter BaltimoreJewishLife.com/Jeff Cohn

mall businesses in Baltimore will get some help from a Wall Street powerhouse. Goldman Sachs is expanding its 10,000 Small Business Program to Baltimore. The program offers capital, and education to small businesses. The investment house says on its website the program is already helping more than 7,700 small businesses nationally. Fifty-nine small business owners graduated from the program Wednesday in a ceremony at Center

Stage. Mayor Catherine Pugh and Gov. Larry Hogan joined Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein, Warren Buffett and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg at the ceremony. Goldman Sachs and Bloomberg Philanthropies announced they will second another $10 million to keep the program in Baltimore City for the next five years. Buffett and Bloomberg co-chair the program’s advisory committee. Buffett, who is considered the “Oracle of Omaha” as chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, told the group he is

Waren Buffett with Baltimore City Councilman Isaac ‘Yitzy’ Schleifer

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Traiboring Mesorah is Passed Down at STAR-K Certification’s 14th Annual Kashrus Training Program By: Margie Pensak

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inspired by small business owners, and he is optimistic about their role in the nation’s economic future. “We haven’t lost our magic touch as Americans,” Buffett told the crowd. “I’ve always been optimistic about the future of America, but never more so by meeting these superstars” Buffett also noted that he has bought many small businesses after they have expanded, and notes, he made an offer to the 59 business owners to sell their firms to him. Jasmine Simms of Scrub Nail Boutique is a graduate of the program and took Buffett’s advice to heart.

t didn’t take long for the boardroom at STAR-K Kosher Certification’s headquarters in Baltimore, Maryland, to be converted from a lecture hall, where STAR-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Zvi Goldberg presented a PowerPoint about mislabels and fraud, into a makeshift “operating room”. Dressed in a starched white butcher’s coat, performing the delicate “surgery” on the bright red, fleshy section of a beef forequarter laying before him on the table, was STAR-K Kashrus Administrator Rabbi Mayer Kurcfeld. The 38-year veteran menaker explained every step of the process of the ancient mesorah of traiboring to the huddle of the agency’s 14th Annual Kashrus Training Program’s participants surrounding him. The crash course on removing the prohibited veins, arteries, chailev (prohibited fats), and portions that attach to and get nourishment from the chailev, including enabling free flow of blood during the kashering process, was just one of the many invaluable skills that they learned from July 24-27. The participants—who hailed from throughout the United States and from

as far away as Vancouver, British Columbia, and Eretz Yisrael-- were also taught everything from agency administrative issues to foodservice challenges and major kashrus differences between Ashkenazim and Sefardim. They benefited from a hands-on vegetable checking practicum and behindthe-scenes tours of Baltimore Hilton’s kosher kitchen, Seven Mile Market, the Treuth slaughterhouse, and various manufacturing plants, as well. One of the highlights of the program was the concluding “Ask the Rav” session, where participants were able to have their kashrus queries answered by STAR-K Rabbinic Administrator HaRav Moshe Heinemann and the

agency’s staff panel. Joining the Kashrus Training Program were two newly hired STAR-K staff members, Rabbi Nisson Dov Miller, who recently moved to Baltimore from Sharon, Massachusetts--where he served as the Rav of Congregation Etz Chaim for over 20 years--and Rabbi Aviv Mizrachi, from Yerushalayim. Rabbi Mizrachi is moving to Cochin, India, this month, to work in both a kashrus capacity for the STAR-K-India office, and serve as Rav of the once-heavily populated Jewish community which is now home to only a couple dozen yidden. Among other Rabbonim who attended the program was Rabbi Moshe Hamaoui, Rav of Chevrat Pinto in Manhattan’s Upper West Side. He shared, “I have so many questions about kashrus. The program was very informative, professional, and organized. It was really amazing! What I like so much about it is that we get the connection with all these different experts. If I need any shaila answered, I am able to call the STAR-K office and ask it--whether it is kashrus related or not.” As Rav of Young Israel of East Northport/Eitz Chaim Torah Center, in eastern Long Island, New York,

Kashrus Training Program participant, Rabbi Eli Biegeleisen, is responsible for approving kashrus in the area-as the primary Orthodox community among some 30,000 Jews within a 20mile radius. Rabbi Biegeleisen concurred, “It was very informative, very proficient, and a phenomenal exemplary presentation of the field of kashrus...What stands out particularly is the readiness to serve as a proficient resource for the Rabbonim in communities around the world. I must mention the kiddush Hashem implicit in how the Administrators conduct themselves in dealing with kosher supervision with Jew and non-Jew alike with pleasant professionalism while proudly following the psak of Rav Heinemann without question or compromise.” “The traiboring is a highlight; another highlight is the personal guided tour of a slaughterhouse by Rav Heinemann,” concludes Rabbi Goldberg, who coordinates the annual program. “All the tours and lectures combine to what we hope is a comprehensive view of how kashrus is carried out by a major agency in the 21st century. We are grateful that we continue to have the zechus to serve the klal in this way.”

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Tragic Helicopter Crash

A pilot was killed in a training mission accident on a base in southern Israel this week. The helicopter pilot, Maj. David “Dudi” Zohar, reported a problem during his evening flight in the Ramon Air Base in the Negev Desert. A few minutes later, while attempting to land, the Apache helicopter crashed on the runway, killing Zo-

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har, 43, and critically injuring a crew member. The cause of the crash has not yet been determined. An investigative team has been charged with determining what went wrong. Maj. Gen. Amir Eshel appointed an air force colonel to head up the investigation. The entire fleet of Apache helicopters has been grounded pending the results of the investigation. Zohar, a father of four, began his career in 2004 as a systems engineer. From there he continued to management and starting in February 2016, served as vice president of the air division and dealt with the subject of precision munitions. Maj. Zohar was a graduate of the Hebrew Reali School in Haifa. He met his wife Galit at the school, and their four children, ages 6-14, study at the institution. “You will not find any better than him,” said Shaul Zohar, David’s older brother. “He had a wonderful family and wonderful children. It’s a hard blow for us, and we thank everyone for the love and support, thank you

all.” The crash came a week after another Apache helicopter had to carry out an emergency landing in the Hebron Hills in the southern West Bank. That unplanned landing was due to a technical issue with the helicopter. The army has not yet released the details of the problem that forced the emergency landing. The grounding of the Apache fleet is worrisome. Israel relies on the attack helicopters to provide air support for its ground troops, a job that its other helicopters are not as well equipped to carry out.

E Jerusalemites Permitted to Enter Gaza On Monday, it was announced – on Facebook by Major General Yoav Mordechai – that East Jerusalemites in a position to improve the economic or

humanitarian conditions in the Gaza Strip are eligible to apply for Israeli permits to enter the Palestinian enclave. Only 150 such permits will be granted at one time.

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The Week In News agency that liaises with the Palestinians on civil affairs, said. The Palestinian terror group Hamas seized Gaza from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah forces in June 2007, leading Israel to impose a crippling blockade that critics say punishes of the Strip’s two million residents indiscriminately. But Israel has defended the blockade, saying it is necessary to prevent Hamas from acquiring the weapons and military infrastructure it uses to attack the Jewish state. The new policy is aimed at improving the dire economic and humanitarian conditions in Gaza, COGAT said. The new East Jerusalem policy is intended mostly for businesspeople and physicians who can contribute to Gaza’s economic development and the improvement of its civilian infrastructure. The entrance permit for residents of East Jerusalem will enable them to stay in Gaza for between a week and a month. Despite the gesture by the Israeli

government, the move was criticized for limiting the permits to those from East Jerusalem and not allowing those in Israel or the West Bank access as well. Unemployment in the Strip is above 44 percent and among youth it is 60%, according to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. A 2012 UN report predicted the Palestinian enclave would be “unlivable” by 2020 if nothing was done to ease the blockade. In July, Robert Piper, the UN’s top humanitarian official in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, warned that Gaza had already become “unlivable” in some senses. “We predicted some years ago that Gaza would fast become unlivable on a host of indicators and that deadline is actually approaching even faster than we predicted – from health access, to energy to water,” he said. A UN report released in July, “Gaza — Ten Years Later,” said more than 95% of Gaza’s water is now unfit for drinking, while electricity flow

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stabbed three others. Zayoud, who was given a 25 year sentence, will have his citizenship revoked in October and will be given a temporary status that will be extended at the discretion of the interior minister after his sentence is complete.

Terrorist Has Citizenship Revoked – a First Israel has stripped an Arab Israeli of his citizenship after he carried out a terror attack – for the first time ever. The Haifa Magistrate’s Court decided to revoke Alaa Raed Ahmad Zayoud’s status as an Israeli. On October 11, 2015, Zayoud rammed his car into an Israeli soldier and then got out and

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yakim reasoned. “One of them is the significant and important commitment to maintain loyalty to the state, which is given expression also in the commitment to not carry out terror acts to harm its residents and their security. We cannot allow an Israeli citizen to impact the lives and dignity of other Israeli citizens, and whoever decides to do so in acts of terror removes himself from the general society of the country,” he added. When he was being investigated, Zayoud admitted to the detectives that his attack was “nationalistically motivated,” which is police jargon for a terror attack. He had originally claimed that his collision was a simple car accident and the stabbings were carried out in self-defense.

for just over a year. Many of those involved had been previously imprisoned and released in the Gilad Shalit prisoner exchange. The Shin Bet revealed that Hamas “frequently mobilizes relatives of the organization’s operatives in the field or is assisted by merchants and businessmen who pay a significant personal and business price for this activity.” The intelligence agency is on a hot streak. They recently also stopped the construction of a multi-million dollar concrete plant that was a front for a major Hamas money laundering operation.

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The left-wing Molad think tank filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Yair Netanyahu for defamation over a Facebook post by the prime minister’s son slamming the group. In the suit, which was filed with the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, Molad accused Yair Netanyahu of seeking to “shame” the group through what it said are libelous accusations. “[Yair Netanyahu] committed an injustice against the plaintiff in a terrible, cynical, despicable, evil and uninhibited manner in order to try to shame the plaintiff, ‘spill its blood,’ harm its good name and reputation, sabotage its operations and humiliate it publicly by publishing ugly falsehoods that don’t have an iota of truth,” the suit said. Molad also accused Yair Netanyahu in the suit of making “cynical and cruel use” of his father Benjamin Netanyahu’s status as prime minister to incite against the group. In addition to seeking NIS 140,000 ($39,000) in damages, the suit calls for Netanyahu to apologize and delete the Facebook post. Yair Netanyahu had accused Molad of serving a radical left-wing and anti-Israel agenda after the group posted scathing criticism of the prime minister’s son last week on the Facebook page of its “Sixty One” initiative. Titled “5 facts about Yair Netanyahu, our national son,” Molad’s post castigated the prime minister’s son for living at the taxpayer’s ex-

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funded by the Foundation for the Destruction of Israel [a reference to the New Israel Fund, in a Hebrew play on words] and the European Union.” “How nice that your side is always going on about incitement, demonization, character assassination and crossing of all red lines,” he wrote, before signing off with certain emojis. The emojis referred to Saturday’s incident at the dog park, during which a woman said Yair Netanyahu junior made a rude gesture to her after she

asked him to clean up after his dog. Molad issued a swift response to Netanyahu’s post, calling on him to apologize and remove it or face a libel lawsuit. He refused, instead posting several more attacks on the group on his page in the ensuing days. Responding to the lawsuit on Tuesday, Yair Netanyahu’s lawyer Yossi Cohen called it “delusional” and said it was an attempt to silence his client. “A body that pretends to be liberal and pluralistic first slandered the

son of the prime minister and is now working by means of an aggressive silencing lawsuit in order to deny him the right to respond,” Cohen said. “We will easily repulse this delusional lawsuit and will of course take corresponding legal steps.”

Al-Jazeera Finally Gets the Boot

Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-based broadcasting service, is being expelled from Israel by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The satellite news company has been accused of inciting violence and raising tensions over the Temple Mount issue. “Al-Jazeera has become the main tool of Daesh (the Islamic State terror group), Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran,” said Communications Minister Ayoob Kara. They have been “inciting violence which has provoked losses among the best of our sons,” he added, referring to two Druze policemen who were killed in a terror attack on the Temple Mount compound on July 14. The communications ministry said that “nearly all countries in the region – including Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan – have concluded that Al-Jazeera incites terrorism and religious extremism.” Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and Egypt all broke ties with Qatar in the first week of June. They accuse the country of fostering extremism and listed the closure of Al-Jazeera as one of 13 demands made of Qatar if ties were to be re-established. A statement issued from the Doha-based news channel denied any incitement and said that it will continue to monitor any fallout from the ban. “Al Jazeera stresses that it will closely watch the developments that may result from the Israeli decision and will take the necessary legal measures towards

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Although we recite numerous blessings each day, there is but one instance in all of Torah where we are commanded to “bless G-d”. Upon consuming enough bread to be sated, we are instructed )‫וברכת את ד' אלקיך (דברים ז י‬, and you shall bless G-d your Lord, by reciting the, Birkat Hamazon, grace after meals. What can it mean for a mortal to bless G-d? After all G-d lacks nothing. Many explain that when we state ‫ברוך אתה‬, we are exclaiming that He is the source of all blessing. Others maintain that the concept of ‫ ברכה‬is rooted in the word ‫בריכה‬, a pool of water that springs forth continually. We are emphasizing our desire for G-d to increase ever more His influence and blessing. Yet this still leaves a dilemma in understanding the directive "‫"וברכת‬ used here as a verb, instructing us to do an act of ‫ברכה‬. What then does this imply? An interesting anomaly was revealed by very early sources, that in the entire four blessings that comprise the grace after meals, all the letters of the alef beis appear except for one, the letter "‫ ; "ף‬the phei sofit. This they teach, reflects on the notion that one who recites Birkat Hamazon with proper intent will succeed in warding off the ‫מלאכי חבלה‬, destroying angels, whose names all end with the phei sofit, '‫ שצף וכו‬,‫ קצף‬,‫אף‬. One will also merit that one’s sustenance will be abundant and respectable one’s entire life. )‫(באר היטב סי' קפה ס"ק א‬ Does great wealth await all of us so easily? Why is it that we can barely get past the first blessing without distraction? The great Chida teaches that one who recites Birkat Hamazon joyful-

ly with a full voice will merit great wealth. He basis this on the verse: )‫ברכת ד' היא תעשיר (משלי י כב‬, The blessing of the Lord makes rich, a reference to the only blessing required of us in G-d’s Torah, Birkat Hamazon. But there is one provision, that we also fulfill the second half of the verse: ‫ולא יוסף עצב עמה‬, and don’t add grief with it, thus singing it with joy. Are these two segulos somehow related? From the moment of man’s creation we have faced challenge. )‫ויפח באפיו נשמת חיים (בראשית ב ז‬, and He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life. The countenance of man is defined by his "‫"אף‬, nostrils. This is rooted in the word ‫אפף‬, to pant, greedily wanting to absorb. That is why the word ‫אף‬ is often used to mean “also”, drawing something into one’s sphere. ‫ אף‬also means anger, since unsatisfied desire results in frustrated rage. (RSRH) Our challenge in life lies in how we view all that we seek to consume for our sustenance and maintenance of life, both literally and figuratively. Do we “ingest” what comes our way with moderation without expectations, or do we flare our nostrils with fury over our disappointment in not achieving our anticipated hopes? The Sefarim HaKedoshim observe that the letter ‫ פ‬looks incredibly similar to a profile of man, with the slightly protruded and inverted ‫י‬ identified with our nose, and the open gap beneath it appearing as a slightly ajar mouth! The end letter ‫ ף‬resembles then a wide open mouth, indicative of a large aperture used to engorge oneself with endless pleasures. Alternatively, it may also represent a mouth agape, expressing angry and tormented invective in not having satisfied one’s craving for satisfaction.

The Talmud refers to these two letters as a ‫פה סתום‬, a sealed mouth, and a ‫פה פתוח‬, an open mouth, respectively. One who eats with temperance and reacts in thoughtful and measured response, is one who sees G-d’s “breath” in every facet of life, rejoicing in that privilege. One, however, who refuses to accept that reality, will live with angst, anger and constant disappointment that will ultimately fuel endless sadness. Only one who truly contemplates this notion can achieve satisfaction and joy. In the curse to Adam, there are two general consequences enumerated. Firstly: ‫בעצבון תאכלנה (בראשית ג‬ )‫יז‬, through anguish shall you eat, and secondly: ‫בזעת אפך תאכל לחם (שם שם‬ )‫יט‬, by the sweat of your brow shall you eat bread. Implicit within these curses lays man’s greatest test in life. Will one accept with joy the circumstances in life or will he live with ‫עצבון‬, anguish? Will man allow his countenance to be dimmed by ‫אפך‬, the frustrating quest for comfort that leads so often to disappointment and anger? The choice is up to us, we can face the difficulty with a deep breath of faithful emunah and bitachon and transform our lives to elated devotion. No wonder then why the letter ‫ף‬ makes no appearance in Birkat Hamazon, for it is the symbol of the destructive angels of frustration, anger and anxiety. In fact, all the names of these destroying angels are synonyms for various aspects of explosive wrath, our greatest enemy. There are only two other mentions of this notion of: '‫ ברכת ד‬, ‘G-d’s Blessing’, in the Torah. Yosef HaTzadik finds himself a slave in a foreign and hostile land. Yet the Torah asserts, despite the dire circumstances, he brings much success to his master’s household. '‫ויהי ברכת ד‬ )‫בכל אשר יש לו (בראשית לט ה‬, so that G-d’s blessing was in whatever he owned. In Moshe’s closing blessing to the tribe of Naftali, he expresses:‫נפתלי‬ )‫ (דברים לג כג‬...'‫שבע רצון ומלא ברכת ד‬, Naftali, shall be totally satisfied, and

filled with G-d’s blessing. Wasn’t it Yosef who epitomized the realization that every circumstance in life, no matter how difficult, is all part of the masterplan? He managed to never vent any anger towards his brothers despite the injustices that were enacted against him. Naftali is the one who the Torah testifies is depicted as ‫שבע רצון‬, always satisfied with his lot. The Midrash relates how the members of this tribe devoted themselves to learning Torah in very trying and painful times, never complaining, accepting their fate with satisfaction. )‫(שהש"ר ח י‬ The " '‫"ברכת ד‬, perhaps relates to their being the embodiment of the wellspring of the Divine Presence, that radiates from within each one who devotes oneself happily to the will of G-d. They were in essence a source of blessing and natural beneficiaries of the overflowing joy associated with that relationship. Perhaps that is the deeper meaning of the directive ‫וברכת‬. G-d is telling us that we are to become part of the ‫בריכה‬, that wellspring of joy, by becoming a conduit for the Shechinah that resides within the individual who lives with that noble notion and goal. Of all the tribes, the only two who possess the letter ‫פ‬, in their name are ‫ יוסף‬and ‫!נפתלי‬ They got it. They understood the secret segulah of Birkat Hamazon. It is no wonder that these two tribes particularly were blessed with abundant wealth and happiness. We are taught that the letter ‫ ף‬is among the ‫אותיות סופיות‬, the ‘end letters’ )‫ (םןץףך‬that herald the redemption at the “end” of time. The letter ‫ ף‬will open its mouth wide in song and praise, rejoicing in the magnificence of the Creator. This is the mission of ‫יוסף‬, who not only guided the children of Yaakov successfully in their sojourn in Goshen, but will also herald the coming of Moshiach ben Dovid, hopefully soon. May we strive to attain the implementation of this segulah. It clearly isn’t easy, but if we succeed we are assured enriched lives filled with enthusiastic joy!

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After a short three-week hiatus, wedding season has returned with vengeance. No sooner have we risen from the mourning and despondency of Tisha Be’av, than we power back into building and raising our families once again. This transition is perhaps epitomized by the oft misrepresented and misunderstood minor festival called Tu Be’av, the 15th of Av, that was celebrated this past Monday. In secular circles in Israel, this special day is deemed (or should I say doomed) to be ‫הבהאה גח‬, a Jewish ver-

sion of Valentine’s day. The Talmud (Taanis 30b) tells is of multiple reasons why Tu Be’av was considered a festive day from time immemorial. Several of these are perhaps familiar to us. For example, after almost 40 years of a generational transition from the parents that left Egypt to the children that would conquer Eretz-Yisroel, all death was finally declared ceased on Tu Be’av of that 40th year. Several hundred years later, it was on this same day that the men of the tribe of Binyomin, decimated

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each other and with G-d, and rekindle that inner strength in preparation for a sweet new year. Tu Be’av is indeed a celebration of an optimistic future, a day of rebuilding and repairing past failures, a day of national reconstruction. This past week we have turned the corner and begun our Rosh Hashanna preparations. It seems quite ironic that immediately after Tisha Be’av, Yeshivos adjourn for three weeks of Bein Hazmanim, inter-semester vacation, while the beginning of the preparations for Elul are meta-physically in full swing. On second thought, perhaps this is exactly the point. Our summer vacations are a vital opportunity for discovering our true personalities and revitalizing our strength. During our daily nine-to-five routines it is hard to find the energy, or time, to rethink our roles, our mission, and our unique gift to the world. Whether we spend the summer in sleep-away camp or laze on a secluded beach, we can take the time to find ourselves and rediscover what makes us tick. It is this renewed self-knowledge and energy that will propel us from the lessons of Tisha Be’av to the approaching days of mercy. An interesting gematria perhaps underscores this deeper theme of Tu Be’av. The numerical value of the words ‘‫ ’באב רשע השמח‬is 928. This is the same numerical value as the blessing we wish each other on Rosh Hashanna’‫ ’הבוט המיתחו הביתכ‬, that we should all be written in the book of life for the upcoming year. From this day forward, we take all that we have gleaned on Tisha Be’av and enthusiastically repivot towards Rosh Hashanna. May we all enjoy and utilize these final weeks of glorious summer to recharge our batteries and turn ourselves around in preparation for the exciting season of national growth ahead.

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those hearts beating together, experiencing life as one community. This experience succeeded in bringing people from all denominations, beliefs, and Jewish traditions together in one space at the same time to experience the Sabbath, the beat of the Jewish soul, and recharge all of us to face the future. Today in 2017 we live in an uncertain world despite our heartbeats; a world that focuses more on what divides us than what brings us together. The Baltimore Shabbat Project, now more than ever, strives to renew our hope for a united future - a future where, even with our differences present, we can become re-attuned to our same heartbeat. By giving us a universal space where all Jewish people are welcome to experience the unique power of Shabbat together, regardless of practice, the Baltimore Shabbat Project provides us that surge of power we need to reinvigorate our Jewish souls. In order to continue to live this vision of Jewish unity, the Baltimore Shabbat Project is excited to launch their new logo coupled with its new tagline, “A Celebration of Jewish Unity.” If you look closely at the logo you will notice the resemblance to a power button to remind us that if we push the Shabbat power source, we will all be connected to the same Jewish heartbeat. It reminds us that together we can reinvigorate the sense of unity and openness to each other’s differences that is missing in the world. Take a deeper look at the new logo and you’ll see three symbols of unity: the Havdallah candle, the joined hands that make up the flame of the candle, and the two circles enclosing the logo. Why this specific imagery you may ask? For the Baltimore Shabbat Project the Havdallah candle is a representation of our differences coming together as one. Shabbat begins with

the lighting of two candles, by the end of Shabbat they become the intertwined strands of the Havdallah candle. In this way we may start Shabbat separated from one another, but by the end we are united by our Shabbat experiences. Although Havdallah literally means “separation” in Hebrew and ushers us into the week ahead, when lit the two strands of the Havdallah candle are a reminder that even though life moves forward we will always be connected. Through the separation of time and space, Shabbat is our sacred power button that when pushed, allows us to put away all the things that we carry with us throughout the week, and to recharge with our family, friends, and community, and meet new people through our rituals, traditions, and spiritual practices. Being attuned to one another’s heartbeat is the key to being united, and the Baltimore Shabbat Project wants you to know that your feedback matters. There is no way to be truly united without listening to what others have to say. So, this year, in addition to the Women’s Challah Bake, which is on Wednesday, October 25th, the celebration of Jewish unity will begin with a Family Challah Bake on Sunday, October 22nd where all are welcome to participate in the spiritual act of making challah as a family. There will also be Shabbat Events throughout Baltimore on October 27th and 28th to keep your Shabbat experiences and opportunities pulsing throughout your body. The amazing Shabbat celebrations will come to a close Saturday night, October 28th with a Havdallah Concert, where famed Israeli artists Gad Elbaz and Nissim Black will be performing. “Dah Dah.” “Dah Dah.” “Dah Dah.” Again, take a moment to feel your heartbeat. Feel the strength of it running through your body. Feel it give you life. Let Shabbat strengthen that heartbeat. Let it pulse through your Jewish soul and reinvigorate your spirit. In a world that is so divided, attune yourself to the Shabbat power source, and connect yourself to the power of ritual, tradition, people, and sacred time. Inspire others to think of what visions of unity can do for the world. Standing united as one can be the power button that reunites the openness and love in the world, creating a world that makes us proud. Join the Baltimore Shabbat Project in “A Celebration of Jewish Unity.”

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A Kiruv Rabbi Examines The World Around Him

Don’t Judge Judaism by the Jews If Only It Were That Simple By Rabbi Yogi Robkin

Throughout my years in Jewish outreach I have heard the phrase “Don’t judge Judaism by the Jews” utilized numerous times in response to bad behavior exhibited by religious Jews. I have even employed the expression myself once in a while. The problem? -- The words have always rung somewhat hollow in my ears. For as much as there lies some philosophical truth in this expression (after all, it is not necessarily the fault of a religious system when its adherents make sinful choices of their own free will), the dynamics of human cognition perceive it quite differently. Jews, and non-Jews for that matter, judge Judaism by the actions of Jews!

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Maurice Glazer, a savvy, active 77 year-old man I met earlier this year, shared with me his story of adolescent Jewish disenchantment, a story that is unfortunately not uncommon, and a disillusionment that finds its roots, not surprisingly, in the actions of Jews, not Judaism. Maurice, or Morey, as he is known to his friends, loved his Yiddishkeit as a young boy. He diligently studied his Jewish studies, even tutoring others as he got older, and imagined that rabbinic or cantorial school might be in his future. Like most other boys nearing bar mitzvah age, Morey began preparing his readings many months before his date with Jewish manhood, and had his Torah portion ready on the early side. Unfortunately, the family’s synagogue informed the Glazer’s that there was a last minute hiccup with their reserved bar mitzvah date. A wealthy family had recently moved to town and they wanted Morey’s bar mitzvah date for their twins, even offering the synagogue a hefty donation of many thousands of dollars for the

privilege. The family was asked if they would share the date and split the portion in three to accommodate all three youngsters. When it became evident that Morey wasn’t open to giving up on the leining(Torah recitation) that he had already prepared, it was made clear to the family that the synagogue wasn’t really asking. The shul needed the money and that was that. Morey ended up finding another synagogue for his bar mitzvah, but the message from his childhood synagogue rang clear to him -- Judaism wasn’t about lofty ethical ideals, or rapturous prayer. It was, as Morey would emotionally share with me some fifty five years after the fact, “all about the money.” The rest of Morey’s life reads like many future Jewish American family assimilation narratives. He had three biological children, only one of whom received a bar/bat mitzvah, and none of whom married Jewish, and three stepchildren, only one of whom married Jewish. Morey sees the bar mitzvah debacle as the beginning of the end of his Jewish love affair, and the distant source of his children’s lack of investment in their familial religion. As Morey puts it, “I tended not to be strong enough to force them back into the circle of Judaism.” These days, Morey involves himself with all sorts of Jewish philanthropic causes, regarding these good deeds as a way of “making up for his past” (he also asked that I use his real name for this article to warn others of the dangers of not educating one’s children in their heritage at a younger age).

Morey, like most others, wouldn’t or couldn’t distinguish between Judaism and Jews. If Jewish representatives could put money over principle, then the system they represented wasn’t worth his time or his commitment. I have also found that the opposite is true. Whereas I had quietly hoped that most _ba’alei teshuva_ (newly observant Jews) found themselves primarily aroused by the search for truth and a recognition of the Torah’s G-dly nature (call it the search for empirical truth), the reality, as I would quickly discover, is that the positive experiences that they encounter with observant Jews and their Jewish practice are of central influence (call it experiential truth). Delicious cholent at a Shabbos table holding greater sway than lengthy late night conversations on the historicity of the Sinai revelation (It’s worth noting that this is all the more understandable in light of recent discoveries in neuroscience that find the hugely significant part played by emotion in decision making). I believe that it is for this reason that the Torah is so concerned with our public behavior. The sanctification of G-d’s name, “and I shall be sanctified amongst the Jewish people” (Vayikra 22:32), certainly in contention for foremost positive commandment in the Torah, and the desecration of G-d’s name, “And you shall not profane my holy name” (ibid), considered by Rabbi Akiva as a sin for which no repentance is available. You see, even as we regard the Torah as the faithful transmission of the divine will from Sinai, and inasmuch as we consider ourselves on solid intellectual ground in this belief, it is

not like an algebraic equation, mathematically impervious to all lines of questioning and skepticism. The Torah does require an element of faith, however small that may be. And it is precisely because of this “faith gap” that the experiences we have with observant Jews makes all the difference in the world. A positive experience with a religious individual or community closes the “faith gap” and ignites that long dormant, yet ever-present intuition that life does indeed have meaning (we might call that the spark of emuna [faith] implanted in every Jew), and a negative Jewish experience widens the gap and makes it all that much more difficult to find the way home. The voice of the Almighty is described by the prophet Eliyahu not as a loud “boom,” but as a “still small voice” (Melachim 1 19:12). It’s a voice that gets easily drowned out by the the many noises of life, all vying for our attention. It’s a voice all that much more challenging to hear when you’re not aware of its existence. It’s a voice that many of our fellow Jews need help detecting. It behooves us to be the kind of people that lead the kinds of lives, both privately and publicly, that amplify G-d’s voice, helping newcomers hear its sweet sound and make the “leap of faith.” Rabbi Yogi Robkin is the Director of Outreach at DATA of Plano, a synagogue and center for Jewish Education in Plano, Texas. Rabbi Yogi received his rabbinic ordination from Ner Israel Rabbinical Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland and joined DATA in 2006 with the goal of sharing Jewish wisdom to individuals with little to no Judaic background. Rabbi Yogi lives in Plano with his wife Shifra (nee Nudell, from Baltimore) and their five children.

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By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

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E. An allergy can manifest as itching, hives, stomach cramps, vomiting, diarrhea, swelling, anaphylaxis breathing, dizziness or loss of consciousness, and death. An allergy is consistent – meaning, each time you eat that food, a reaction will occur. Specific food allergies can be tested by skin pricking, or a double blind, placebo-controlled food challenge. Some people diagnose themselves as allergic to a certain food,

reactions that are not diagnosed. This can be referred to as a food sensitivity. A food sensitivity is inconsistent and can cause nausea, stomach pains, vomiting, bloating, diarrhea, headache, irritability, joint pain, eczema, and lack of energy. Who is at risk for developing allergies? Like most health conditions, allergies are genetic. If you have food allergies, it does not necessarily mean that your offspring will.

Like most health conditions, allergies are genetic.

while it is just an intolerance. A food intolerance is when the food is not properly absorbed or broken down in the digestive tract. This may be a result of enzyme insufficiency or a reaction to a naturally occurring chemical in the food. This does not involve the immune system or any immune response. It is entirely malabsorption. Food intolerance results in nausea, stomach pains, bloating, vomiting and diarrhea. A food intolerance can be diagnosed with a hydrogen breath test. There can also be adverse food

However, if your spouse has food allergies too, your kids are more likely to develop the food allergy as well. Some used to believe that avoiding highly allergenic foods during pregnancy and when breastfeeding can decrease the risk of food allergies. Unfortunately, this strategy has not been proven effective at reducing food allergies. Babies with severe eczema are at a higher risk of developing peanut allergies. But that risk can be reduced by eating peanut-containing foods as early as 4-6 months.

Unfortunately, allergies cannot be prevented. If you feel that you or someone you care for may have a food allergy, seek a physician’s advice. Get an actual diagnosis before restricting certain foods. Restricting foods from a kid’s diet for no reason can lead to a lack of necessary nutrients. If actually diagnosed with a food allergy, make sure your child is prepared. If your child is verbal, teach him/her to warn people of his/ her allergies and not to accept any food from anyone without inquiring of its ingredients. Keep an Epi-pen with you or on child at all times, and make sure it’s not expired. Allergy awareness is a big issue and proper actions can save a life. Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist. She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. Her Dietetic Internship was completed under Brooklyn College primarily in Ditmas Park Care Center and Boro Park Center where she developed clinical and education skills to treat patients with comprehensive nutrition care. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com.

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ome parents may wonder why schools are strictly nut-free and why they can’t send eggs or milk to school. While you may be frustrated because your child loves a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, another mother is worried about protecting her child from an allergic reaction. Two out of twenty five kids have a food allergy. Onethird of these kids can suffer from a life-threatening emergency. Today, many adults are self-reporting food allergies without a diagnosis from a doctor. Without consent from a doctor, many are experimenting and finding relief with elimination diets. Most physicians and registered dietitians do not advocate unnecessary dietary restrictions. It is important to get an actual diagnosis from a physician or allergist before eliminating certain foods. One reason some may restrict certain foods is because of confusion over the terms. So let’s start with the basics. What is a food allergy? A food allergy is when a specific food results in an immediate adverse response in the immune system. Most food allergies are IgE mediated, meaning the immune system identifies the food as an invader. The body then overreacts to fight this “invader” by producing antibodies called immunoglobulin

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- From a manifesto written by a Google employee which decries the PC culture of Google and rocked the company, resulting in the writer being fired

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Differences in distributions of traits between men and women may in part explain why we don’t have 50 percent representation of women in tech and leadership. Discrimination to reach equal representation is unfair, divisive, and bad for business.

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“Say What?!”

I think Senator Blumenthal should take a nice long vacation in Vietnam, where he lied about his service, so he can at least say he was there.

What he [Dershowitz] is saying is “all of those black people are there and they don’t like Trump and so he’s not going to get a fair trial and so they should take it out of that jurisdiction. It shouldn’t be there to begin with.” I don’t like that, and I’m surprised that Alan Dershowitz is talking like that. We will not stand for it. We will push back against that because that is absolutely racist.

If I had said that race didn’t matter, she’d have called me a racist. She throws around the term so loosely and so inappropriately, and it weakens her credibility just by calling everybody a racist by calling me a racist, when she calls real racists racists, nobody is going to believe her. ... Race matters and Maxine Waters ought to know that. ... Being black doesn’t give you a license to call people racist any more than being Jewish gives you a license to call people anti-Semitic. So she ought to understand that every criminal defense lawyer knows that race matters, ethnicity matters, political affiliation matters... She targeted me for no good reason, she ought to be ashamed of herself. – Alan Dershowitz, responding to Waters

Mr. President: Your bullying hasn’t worked before and it won’t work now. No one is above the law. - Senator Blumenthal’s response

Last night, thousands of settlers desecrated the Plaza of Al-Buraq Wall, the western wall of the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, and held a festive event, prayers and Talmudic ceremonies on the occasion of what is called the Ninth of Av according to the Hebrew calendar, or the so-called Destruction of the Temple. -The official news agency of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Wafa, reporting on Tisha B’Av kinnus at the Kosel

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- Rep. Maxine Waters (D-CA), responding to famed attorney Allan Dershowitz’ assertion that the special prosecutor empaneled a second grand jury in Washington, D.C., even though there is already a similar grand jury empaneled in Virginia, because a D.C. grand jury will likely have a significant amount of black people who are likely be anti-Trump

– President Trump in a tweet after Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D, CT) – who lied about serving in Vietnam and being on the Harvard swim team – accused him of having bad ethics

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It will be easier for Reince Priebus to go into a souvenir shop and find a novelty license plate with his name on it than it will be to find a job after this. - Jimmy Kimmel

But “the Mooch,” as he likes to be known, quickly went too far, even in the eyes of a president … - The New York Times, claiming inside knowledge, reporting that President Trump was upset with Anthony Scaramucci’s rant several weeks ago while on the phone with a reporter

The President likes people with backbone. And at the moment, Scaramucci is empowered: we’re told the President loved the Mooch quotes. - Axios.com, claiming inside knowledge, reporting that President Trump “loved” Scaramucci’s rant

Two gentile businessman meet on the street. One of them says, “How’s business?” The other one says, “Great!”

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- Jerry Seinfeld, on the Norm Macdonald Live show, illustrating how there are certain jokes that only Jews get

So, what do we offer that’s unique? I don’t know. I’m sure everyone that’s tried this has been unique in some ways, but again we’re trying to follow very logically. We’re thinking about what the right end state is. And we’re trying to work with the parties very quietly to see if there’s a solution. And there may be no solution, but it’s one of the problem sets that the president asked us to focus on. So we’re going to focus on it and try to come to the right conclusion in the near future. - Jared Kushner, addressing the Israel/Palestinian situation to Trump administration staffers, in a speech which was leaked to the press

The shards that cut me the deepest were the ones that intended to cut. Knowing that after eight years of working really hard for this country, there are still people who won’t see me for what I am because of my skin color. - Michelle Obama at the Women’s Foundation of Colorado’s conference

For those of you who know me, I was very restrained. I didn’t dump the nachos on him or anything, which I think was an option. - Gov. Chris Christie at a news conference in Trenton, addressing a viral video in which he is seen lashing out face-to-face at a heckler at a baseball game, while holding a bowl of nachos

Thank you Senator McCain. Thank you Sen. McAfcin… - Minority leader Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), attempting to thank Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) for voting against repealing Obamacare

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Today, President Trump officially removed Anthony Scaramucci as his communications director. And this was a little awkward – when Scaramucci called an Uber to pick him up at the White House, Sean Spicer was driving. – Jimmy Fallon

- Ibid.

He’s out after 10 days. So Scaramucci is gone, but his cologne will linger forever. - Ibid.

The Russia story is a total fabrication. It is just an excuse for the greatest loss in the history of American politics. That’s all it is…. We won because millions of patriotic Americans voted to take back their country. Have you seen any Russians in West Virginia or Ohio or Pennsylvania? Are there any Russians here tonight? Any Russians? … Try winning at the voter booth. Try winning at the voter booth. Not going to be easy, but that’s the way you’re supposed to do it. – President Trump at a rally in West Virginia

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- From a recently leaked transcript of President Trump’s first phone call with Mexican President Peña Nieto back in January

My daughter attended this camp, and now is serving in the IDF. I am aghast at the outrageous decision to raise a Palestinian flag, as it shows complete ignorance of the situation. I am disgusted at the politically correct movement that sees moral equivalence in violence in defending oneself/country versus violence to destroy another. The people responsible should no longer work in a Jewish camp, organization, or represent any cause that is affiliated with Israel. - Carrie Warren, responding to Camp Solomon Schechter raising a Palestinian flag over their campgrounds in order to “help develop empathy” and as a sign of “friendship and acceptance”

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You know, you look at Israel – Israel has a wall and everyone said do not build a wall, walls do not work. 99.9 percent of people trying to come across that wall cannot get across and more.

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Scaramucci lost his job after just 10 days, following an obscene interview with the New Yorker. You know it’s bad when you get fired after 10 days and everyone’s still like, “What took so long?”

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You gotta be kidding Yankel walks into a coffee shop and asks the waitress: “How much is the coffee?” The waitress replies, “Coffee is four dollars.” “And how much is a refill?” asks Yankel. “Free,” says the waitress. “Then I’ll take a refill!” Yankel says.

You Know You Drink Too Much Coffee If… August is your favorite month not because “the sun is shining and the weather is sweet, makes you want to move your dancin’ feet” but because it’s National Coffee Month! When people ask you your suit size you say, “Venti.” You use your iPhone as a saucer. You haven’t had meat in 12 years because you can’t handle the thought of not being able to have coffee and cream for 6 hours. In your mind a yawn is a silent scream for coffee. You make kiddush on coffee. Your local barista knows more about your life than your therapist (which I recommend you get if you don’t have one yet…he/she may even have a Keurig machine). Starbucks owns the mortgage on your house. You name your cats “Cream” and “Sugar.” You soak your dentures in coffee overnight. Your dream vacation is to visit the “Maxwell House.” Your first-aid kit contains two pints of coffee with an I.V. hookup. Your doctor tells you, your blood type is COFFEE. Your coffee mug is insured by Lloyds of London. You don’t sweat, you percolate. You go to “Rich Dad, Poor Dad” seminars (which are filling up really fast in your area…so call within the next 5 minutes to secure a seat!!!) because they have free coffee. You have a picture of your coffee mug on your coffee mug. Your morning cup of coffee is so strong it wakes up the neighbors. You perfected the post-sip “Ahh.” (And then you wonder why you have no friends?)

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1. As one of America’s most iconic food joints, you’d think that Dunkin’ Donuts was started by one of the founding fathers, but it wasn’t. Who is the founder of Dunkin’?

in the African tribal region of Kopi. Control of the bean fields is one of the major points of contention in the tribal conflicts. As such, they are rare and very expensive. d.

a. An Irishman named Duncan O’Neil A plumber named Duncan Smith

An Italian named Giovanni Gallo

A nice Jewish boy from Massachusetts, the son of European immigrants, named William Rosenberg

2. Kopi Luwak is the world’s most expensive coffee (up to $600 per pound). How is it made? a.

It is made from coffee beans that are eaten and then excreted by a Sumatran wild cat.

The beans are cut and dried for 6 months in the sun. It is made from extremely bold beans that are grown

3.Which of the following is the only commodity that is globally traded more than coffee? a.

Gold

Oil

Steel

Wheat

4. Which country drinks the most coffee per capita? a.

Israel

USA

Italy

England

Finland

While working on an early proto type of the machine, he was testing out heating tubes and sustained severe burns.

She was having her triplets delivered. (The second year after she started the company.)

It was made up by a goofy employee at Starbucks who until this day claims, “Uh, dude, the name just came to me in a dream... bro.”

He drank too much coffee.

“Cap” means light in Italian and “puccino” means brown. Since the drink is light brown it is called cappuccino.

He was skydiving and his parachute didn’t inflate (but his instructor’s did and he was able to evade serious injury).

Cappuccino means foam in Italian and the drink is very foamy.

The drink got its name because of its resemblance to the brown hoods worn by Capuchin monks.

Brazil

6. All of the coffee in the world is grown in the area between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn. What is this area known as? a.

Java Line

Bean Belt

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Its coffee beans go through a three step process where they are chopped up and replanted twice before being used to make coffee.

5. Why was the founder of Keurig once hospitalized?

7. How did the coffee drink called “cappuccino” get its name?

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Answers: coffee and doughnut shop, the “Open Kettle” on Memorial Day in 1948, later renaming it “Dunkin’ Donuts.” In 1955, upon opening his sixth shop, he decided on the concept of franchising his business as a means of distribution and expansion. 2. A-The process is said to improve coffee through two mechanisms: selection and digestion. Selection occurs because the cats choose to eat coffee berries containing better beans. Once the beans are eaten, fermentation occurs in the cat’s digestive tract. 3. B-Oil is the only global com-

modity which is traded more than coffee. 4. E- The average Finn drinks 12 kilograms of coffee per year. Americans consume 400 million cups of coffee per day, or equivalent to 146 billion cups of coffee per year; making the United States the leading consumer of coffee in the world. But we are not the per capita leader. (I guess we can’t always be #1 in everything.) 5. C- According to the Boston Globe, one day in the spring of 1995, Keurig co-founder John Sylvan checked into Boston’s

Beth Israel Hospital with heart attack symptoms. After numerous tests, doctors determined that he wasn’t having a heart attack and did not have a brain injury. Eventually, he was diagnosed with caffeine poisoning. At the time, he was drinking approximately 30 or 40 cups of coffee a day. 6. B- Brazil is the largest producer of coffee. 7. D- Cappuccino means “small hood” in Italian. The coffee beverage has its name because it resembles the color of the hooded robes worn by monks and nuns of the Capuchin order.

Wisdom Key: 6-7 correct: You are good. You should treat yourself to some good raw Kopi Luwak coffee beans. 4-5 correct: You are a “grande.” (Before you get excited, it doesn’t mean you are amazing and grand. In Starbucks parlance it means you are in the middle.) 0-3 correct: You are totally decaf, dude.

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1. D-Due to poverty, William Rosenberg was forced to leave school by eighth grade to help support his family which had lost its store in the Great Depression. He worked as a salesman for various food-related businesses. After World War II, he started a company that delivered meals and coffee to factory workers on the outskirts of Boston, Massachusetts. Within a short time, he had 200 catering trucks, 25 inplant outlets and a vending operation. Noticing that forty percent of his revenues came from coffee and doughnuts, he started a retail shop that specialized in those products, opening his first

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Investing in Israel Real Estate

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Jerusalem project under construction

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wo clients recently asked us to help them purchase an investment apartment in Israel. Liat lives in Israel and wanted to buy a small Jerusalem apartment for her children which they could flip in a few years to acquire a larger home in a less expensive community. Jonathan wanted to get a “piece of the rock” which he could sell in a decade and use the profits to purchase a larger apartment for his family’s use.

Liat: Short-Term Horizon Liat’s son and young family are just starting out and, in about four years, will want to purchase a four-bedroom apartment. We decided that the best low-risk, strong short-term upside investment opportunity would be to purchase “on paper” in a new project being developed in a large population center, where demand outstrips supply. Ramat Baka is being constructed by a third-generation builder and will be ready in about two years. It is located on the border of two lovely Jerusalem communities, Arnona

and Baka, and is within a 15-minute walk to Emek Refaim and 40 minutes to the Kotel. Offering excellent access to transportation, shopping and communal facilities, Ramat Baka has been a strong success, as over 40% of the units have been sold in slightly over half a year. Liat observed that prices for 1-bedroom units in the immediate vicinity rose from 1,550,000 three years ago to 1,900,000 earlier this year. Accordingly, Liat purchased a one-bedroom unit in Ramat Baka for around 1,600,000 NIS, with the expectation that soon after completion, this unit will be valued at 2,000,000 NIS. Liat’s son expects to sell the apartment and use the profit to purchase a larger unit in a lower-priced community.

Jonathan: Long-Term Horizon Jonathan lives in London, England, which has seen its currency and real estate values dip after Brexit. Consequently, many British clients want to hold on to their as-

sets, with the expectation that both the pound and the properties will rebound soon. Jonathan’s plan is to purchase a large Jerusalem home when he retires in ten years. To achieve that long-term goal, he wanted to immediately buy a property with upside potential – with as little cash as possible – which he would sell to help fund his future Jerusalem home. We identified an interesting project in a lovely older neighborhood in southern Tel Aviv that is just starting to gentrify. The developer is creating a new community on an almost 6-acre plot, which will feature lovely parks and nine buildings containing over 600 residential units. This project is in its infancy and will not be ready for six years. Jonathan deposited 7% on contract signing, which will be held by the project’s attorney for the next 1.5 years until the building permit is received. Upon the developer obtaining the building permit, my client will pay an additional 13%, and the entire 20% will be deposited into an

account controlled by the financial institution that is giving the bank guarantee. The final 80% payment will be due upon receipt of the keys in about six years. Jonathan purchased a 3-bedroom unit for around 2,100,000 NIS, or 22,000 NIS per square meter, and the unit’s expected value upon completion is 3,340,000 NIS, or 35,000 NIS per sqm. This profit will go a long way toward helping Jonathan purchase his dream home in Jerusalem. Obviously, no one has a crystal ball and we can only look back at recent history to project future property values. Nevertheless, I am excited to revisit these transactions in a few years’ time and see how these investments have worked out. Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home, a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at gborvick@gmail.com. Please visit his blog at www.myisraelhome.com.

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Dating Dialogue

AUGUST 10, 2017

Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

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Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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Our daughter Miriam has a friend named Naomi who was always considered the class queen. I know that might sound bad, but let’s face it, every grade has a queen. It’s the way it is. Naomi was and is today very beautiful. She’s smart, sweet and comes from a well-known, affluent family. There’s nothing wrong with our daughter Miriam. I think she’s pretty terrific too, but Naomi was always the queen. Anyway, Naomi was set up with Mendy and they dated seven times. Naomi was absolutely crazy about Mendy and told her close friends, including our daughter, that he was the one for her and that she believed they would be getting engaged soon. For some reason, though, Mendy decided Naomi wasn’t for him and stopped dating her. A few months later someone wanted to set Mendy up with our daughter. Miriam was reluctant to go out with him, for obvious reasons, but by then Naomi was – and is – dating someone else pretty seriously, and we all convinced her to give it a try. From the first time we met Mendy, we were less than impressed and didn’t know what all the fuss was about. Yes, he is very handsome and comes from a wealthy family and seems friendly and nice and well-rounded – but it became clear to my husband and myself that he is not very smart. We were sure that after one date Miriam would realize that he was not a good fit for her, being that Miriam is extremely smart. But she was thrilled that he wanted to go out with her again (and again). When we tried to gently discuss with Miriam our concerns over Mendy not coming off as particularly smart, her answer was something along the lines that if he was good enough for Naomi, he must be a great catch. Frankly, we feel that Miriam is being motivated by the idea of “getting” the guy who dumped Naomi. I know it sounds crazy, but too many conversations we’ve had with Miriam seem to point to that conclusion on our part. We’re very concerned because we believe that once the thrill of landing the jackpot is over (and it looks like there’s a good shot that he’ll be proposing shortly), Miriam will find herself very unhappily married to someone who isn’t very smart and not someone with whom she can have an intelligent conversation. And Miriam is definitely someone who has always prided herself on her “smart talk.” What can we do?

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t’s kind of late in the game to boost your daughter’s confidence, which is key to making sound personal choices. A mature person is one who has experienced both success and failure and has grown from both. Miriam is an adult but according to you, she seems to be harboring juvenile Cinderella-type feelings. It’s good that the two of you have been talking to your daughter but the outcome of these conversations seems to be one-upmanship/scoring a catch. You can suggest to your daughter that she make a list for herself and write down the pros and cons of marrying Mendy. She can write another list about the pros and cons of living with Mendy. She can write a third list about what life might be like five years down the road with Mendy – not material and career achievements – but what would they be sharing (such as interests, hobbies, etc.). Throw out various idea for structuring honest journaling. Encourage her to evaluate things on paper in all key decisions. Tell her that it’s a useful way to be honest with oneself and sort things out. Be sure to reassure her that it will be private. Good luck.

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ow you have me scratching my head. You refer to Miriam as one “extremely smart” cookie. She prides herself on her “smart talk” and is disdainful of guys who can’t hold their own in the brains department. That is, until she meets Mendy. Mom, we’re not in high school anymore. Gone are the rankings: Queen, Valedictorian, Miss Congeniality – whatever the competitive nonsense. Miriam may have dated

Mendy initially out of curiosity (“let’s see what all the fuss was about”). Still, if Miriam continues to date him, there is more to Mendy than meets your eye. Attributes such as chemistry, sense of humor, and kindness are less tangible than eye color, height, bank account, or IQ. It seems Mendy has what it takes to keep Miriam interested; trust her – if she is as astute as you say, she likes Mendy for all the right reasons. No contest!

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omeone needs to sit Miriam down calmly and lovingly – to get the story straight. You mentioned numerous times how smart your daughter is. Is she really the type to only marry a man because he was rejected the class “queen”? Find out what else she sees in him and why she finds him to be marriage material. Make sure to explain why. “Being good enough for the class queen, so good enough for me” is not an appropriate response. Through the nuances in your letter, it appears you are consumed with this idea that Mendy is just not smart enough for your daughter. You give no other reason why you do not see it. In the years I have spent setting people up, I have found that there is often a conflict between what the parents want and what the daughter actually really wants. Perhaps this is just one of those cases! It could be she is looking for a man who has may other good qualities but doesn’t come across as “the class valedictorian”-type and that is perfectly fine with her. Definitely sit down with her for the important discussion of what she sees in him to understand her better. If you still can’t get any other reason out of her, you may want to send her a dating coach or therapist to discuss her feelings before she makes anything official.

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ome things never change! As much as most of us don’t want to admit it, we really do care what others think! And sometimes to a dangerous degree. Obviously, Naomi’s legendary title did a real number on Miriam (and probably the rest of the class), and the power it has always held over her is hard to outgrow. To think that the man who thought Naomi wasn’t good enough for him is interested in them can make anyone feel like they’ve suddenly been bumped to the head of the line. More than a queen! Having said that, somewhat sarcastically (but there is often truth in sarcasm), don’t forget that mak-

Is Miriam someone who has made sound or questionable decisions in the past?

ing a list of personality traits is all very well and good until one meets Mr. Right – and when the chemistry is suddenly so perfect, what maybe what was once thought to be a non-negotiable must-have is not as important as one might originally have thought. Just because Miriam

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51 this: Invite Mendy over for a family gathering. Rather than just talk about fluff, steer the conversation into some discussions that are of a more intellectual nature that require critical thinking and ask Mendy for his opinions on various subject matters. Mendy may surprise all of you and respond in an impressive way. But if your worst fears are realized, and he comes across as “not very smart,” as you fear, Mir-

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estly not sure what you mean. I’m also wondering if you and your family have always considered yourselves very smart and have viewed others as “not as smart.” You’ll decide if any of the aforementioned is applicable. Let’s talk about your confidence in your daughter’s priorities and values for a moment. Is Miriam someone who has made sound or questionable decisions in the past? Do you feel she has had always had a good head on her shoulders? Is she someone who is easily influenced by social pressure or status? While getting caught up with the fact that Mendy dated the beauty queen can be fun and exciting in the beginning, as her relationship with Mendy progresses I find it immature of her if she were still to be hung up on that. And that would speak to a larger issue. Is Miriam ready to get married? When the bills start pouring in and they have their first fight, the “queen” won’t be there whipping out her checkbook and playing referee. There’s another possibility. Is this family stuck in a cyclical conversation, i.e. “We don’t think Mendy is particularly smart.” “But Naomi dated him.” “But we don’t think Mendy is particularly smart, honey.” “But he has to be because Naomi dated him.” See what I mean?

your child had a favorite puzzle that excited her and stimulated her but it was missing one piece…would you tell her to throw it out because you couldn’t stand to see her putting in all her effort only to have an incomplete puzzle? Open up that new dialogue and get to learn about Miriam’s deeper feelings for Mendy. If everything adds up and they have a mature relationship, you may want to consider dropping this for good. Try to get to know Mendy and see him through Miriam’s eyes. In my experience, when Mom and Dad are hyper-focused on a perceived flaw in their child’s beloved, the child tends to withdraw from her parents and begins to slowly exclude them from her life. No parent or child wants this. Let’s try to create some new, positive and constructive interactions between you and Miriam. If, by chance, that is something that has been challenging for you and/or your husband in the past, you may want to consider speaking with a professional for one or two sessions to help guide you. Best of luck. Sincerely, Jennifer Mann, LCSW

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW work with individuals, couples and families in Hewlett, NY. As The Navidaters, they specialize in dating and relationship coaching. To set up an appointment, please call 516.224.7779. Sessions are held in the office or via Skype. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. Visit their website, thenavidaters.com for dating and relationship advice and to learn more about their services. Follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram. Check out the hit web series Soon By You, and be sure to tune into the Navidaters After Show!!

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iriam is dating the perfect package, except you think he is lacking in the intelligence department. Being that Miriam has always prided herself on her intellect, you are concerned that once the fairy dust wears off and reality hits, Miriam will not feel fulfilled in her marriage. Your second apprehension is that Miriam’s relationship with Mendy is driven in large part by his ex, Naomi, the class queen. In Miriam’s mind, Mendy somehow elevates her status and self-worth because he dated Naomi. I think you have two reasonable concerns. Before I proceed, I want to throw out the idea that everyone has different definitions of “smart.” It’s important that we have a working definition of “smart.” You and I may use it in different ways. What is he lacking? You mentioned that he is well-rounded. When I hear “well-rounded,” I conjure up a Renaissance man and I associate that quality with being “smart.” So, what is it that Mendy is missing in your opinion? Can you put your finger on it? Is he uninformed about the world, does he sit quietly when you talk about medical breakthroughs? Or does he have difficulty constructing a sentence? This is very unclear to me. There are different types of intelligences, so when I hear someone say “he’s not smart,” I’m hon-

I wonder what would happen if you were to open up a new dialogue. “You and Mendy are getting pretty serious. We’re so excited for you! We’d love to hear all about Mendy and your feelings for him. Tell us what you love about him.” I am wondering if Miriam would respond differently. I am wondering if Miriam is responding almost defensively to your “dig” about Mendy’s lack of smarts. I am hoping that this gentle yet powerful tweak in your approach would open the door to a more meaningful dialogue about Miriam’s feelings for Mendy. If all she comes up with is “Naomi this” and “Naomi that,” you can open a new dialogue about your concerns that Miriam’s focus is off target. You can offer to send her to therapy or to speak with a mentor, if need be. Miriam will need professional help to evaluate her priorities in her relationships with men. Now… if Miriam’s new response to your new dialogue about her feelings for Mendy is mature and on target, i.e., He treats me respectfully. He is kind-hearted. We have similar values and priorities. He excites me. We have great conversation. He has great relationships with his family. We have great chemistry. I’m so happy with him. We share the same non-negotiables and the same goals. We are a great match hashkafically…then you and your husband may want to swallow your concerns about Mendy’s intelligence. Not everyone is highly intellectual, and that is OK. Say

Try to get to know Mendy and see him through Miriam’s eyes.

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Pulling It All Together

iam should be able to witness Mendy for herself in a whole new objective setting and possibly take pause and wonder what she might be getting herself into. Better for Miriam to come to such conclusions on her own than have you or your husband point it out to her, in which case she very possibly would protest. If you’re truly worried, it’s worth a shot!

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is so bright doesn’t necessarily mean that she can’t be very happy with someone who takes a backseat to her in brain power but leads the way in so many other important matters. However, if Mendy is more than just “not very smart” and is downright dumb (sorry Mendy), there is one ploy you can try and see if it might be a roundabout way of providing Miriam with a wakeup call. It would go like

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Political Crossfire

Once Again, the Guardrails Hold By Charles Krauthammer

future trivia question and historical footnote, the spectacular 10-day flameout of Anthony Scaramucci qualifies as the most entertaining episode yet of the ongoing reality show that is the Trump presidency. (Working title: “The Pompadours of 1600 Pennsylvania.”) But even as the cocksure sycophant’s gobsmacking spectacle stole the show, something of real importance took place a bit lower on the radar. At five separate junctures, the sinews of our democracy held against the careening recklessness of this presidency. Consequently, Donald Trump’s worst week proved a particularly fine hour for American democracy: (1) The military says no to Trump on the transgender ban. Well, not directly – that’s insubordination – but with rather elegant circumspection. The president tweeted out a total ban on them serving in the military. It came practically out of nowhere. The military brass, not consulted, was not amused. Defense Secretary James Mattis, in the middle of a six-month review of the issue, was reportedly appalled. What was done? Nothing. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs simply declared that a tweet is not an order. Until he receives a formal command and develops new guidelines, the tweet will be ignored. In other words, the military told the commander-in-chief to go jump in a lake. Generally speaking, this is not a healthy state of affairs in a na-

tion of civilian control. It does carry a whiff of insubordination. But under a president so uniquely impulsive and chronically irrational, a certain vigilance, even prickliness, on the part of the military is to be welcomed. The brass framed their inaction as a matter of procedure. But the refusal carried with it a reminder of institutional prerogatives. In this case, the military offered resistance to mere whimsy. Next time, it could be resistance to unlawfulness. (2) The Senate saves Sessions. Trump’s relentless public humiliation of Attorney General Jeff Ses-

torney general – the committee’s entire 2017 schedule was set and there would be no hearings to approve a new AG. That was a finger to the eye of the president. Every once in a while, the Senate seems to remember that it is a coequal branch. (3) Senate Republicans reject the Obamacare repeal. The causes here are multiple, most having nothing to do with Trump. Republicans are deeply divided on the proper role of government in health care. This division is compounded by the sea change in public opinion as, over seven years, Obamacare has become part of the

Under a president so uniquely impulsive and chronically irrational, a certain vigilance, even prickliness, on the part of the military is to be welcomed.

sions was clearly intended to get him to resign. He didn’t, in part because of increasing support from Congress. Sessions’ former colleagues came out strongly in his defense and some openly criticized the president’s shabby treatment of his first and most fervent senatorial supporter. Indeed, Chuck Grassley, chairman of the Judiciary Committee, warned Trump not to fire Sessions because he wouldn’t get another at-

fabric of American medicine, and health care has come to be seen as a right rather than a commodity. Nonetheless, the stunning Senate rejection of repeal was also a pointed rejection of Trump’s health care hectoring. And a show of senatorial disdain for Trump craving a personal legislative “win” on an issue about whose policy choices he knew nothing and cared less. (4) The Boy Scouts protest.

In a rebuke not as earthshaking but still telling, the chief executive of the Boy Scouts found it necessary to apologize for the president’s speech last week to their quadrennial jamboree. It was a wildly inappropriate confection, at once whining, self-referential, partisan and political. How do you blow a speech to Boy Scouts? No merit badge for the big guy. (5) The police chiefs chide. In an address to law enforcement officials, Trump gave a wink and a nod to cops roughing up suspects. Several police chiefs subsequently reprimanded Trump for encouraging police brutality – a mild form, perhaps, but brutality still. Press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said it was all a joke. Nonsense. It was an ugly sentiment, expressed coyly enough to be waved away as humor but with the thuggish undertone of a man who, heckled at a campaign rally, once said approvingly that in the old days “guys like that” would “be carried out on a stretcher.” Whatever your substantive position on the various issues involved above, we should all be grateful that from the generals to the Scouts, from the senators to the cops, the institutions of both political and civil society are holding up well. Trump is a systemic stress test. The results are good, thus far. (c) 2017, The Washington Post Writers Group

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The Six Forgotten Heroes of TA

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Isadore Jachman

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he “Forgotten Heroes” column is usually written in a historical manner telling the exploits of people in battle that are rarely told about to the public. However, we are going to deviate from that historical narrative a bit as I recently went on a journey to find two forgotten heroes. Well, they were almost forgotten, as we will see. A few months ago I was approached to do research for a project done by my elementary and middle school, Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. TA is celebrating its 100th year as a Jewish day school. It was the third such school in America at the time and the first outside New York. Going through old dinner journals I found several references to former students who served during World War II. Several became chaplains while most of the others served with distinction in all theaters of the war to which the U.S. sent troops. Out of the 432 former

students who served, six were killed in battle. While going through the names, one in particular stuck out as being familiar. A quick internet search revealed that this particular soldier received the highest possible honor – the Congressional Medal of Honor. What was also fascinating was his story and how two countries honored Isadore Jachman. The story of Isadore Siegfried Jachman is interesting from the beginning in that he was born in Berlin, Germany. His family moved to Baltimore in 1924 when he was just two-years-old. Old TA records show that he attended the school in the late 1920s to the early 1930s, although his name is listed as Siegfried Jackman. To his friends both in TA and in the army he was known as Izzy. Izzy’s parents apparently used the American spelling of the last name but the army used Jachman in their records. In any case, he left TA after graduating middle school –

TA didn’t have a high school until a decade later – and joined the army in 1942. Even though many German-born Americans had a tough time entering the army Isadore had no problem since he was Jewish. Several members of his extended family perished in the Holocaust. Many soldiers wanted to get a chance to actually fight against the Nazis but that wasn’t always a given. A large percentage of the army was sent to fight the Japanese (they fought alongside Marines who had almost no presence in the war against Germany) and an average of six out of seven servicemen were placed in non-combat roles. The solution for those itching to fight was to join the paratroopers who made several jumps behind enemy lines. Isadore volunteered (all paratroopers were volunteers for the hazardous duty) and joined the 17 th Airborne Division. Soon he attained the title of staff sergeant in Compa-

ny B, 513th Parachute Infantry Regiment in the 17 th Airborne Division. The Battle of the Bulge was Hitler’s last, desperate effort to win the war and it took the might of the Allied armies to push back the Nazis. Right in the middle of the fighting were the three American paratroop divisions. The 82nd Airborne was locked in heavy battle against three powerful SS Panzer divisions at Elsenborn Ridge. The 101st Airborne famously was surrounded by five German divisions in Bastogne and held out until reinforcements arrived. To their west, the 17 th Airborne deployed to Flamiege, Belgium. Isadore’s company was pinned down by enemy fire coming from artillery, machine guns and small arms. To add to that deadly barrage two tanks were advancing on his positions. He grabbed a bazooka (an anti-tank weapon) and ran across an open field to get a good shot at the Panzer tanks. One of his

way on the side and went to look. There, in a small section, was the grave of Isadore next to his parents. The stone read that he had received the Distinguished Service Cross but there was no mention of the Medal of Honor. A plaque lay on the ground that indicated that he had been awarded the Medal of Honor. Later I discovered that after he was killed

Isadore’s company was pinned down by enemy fire coming from artillery, machine guns and small arms.

kever. As with Jacob Shapiro’s grave there were pictures online so I knew we were looking for tall, thin stone with flags near it. As were about to pull out I noticed a section all the

he was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and the Purple Heart. Five years later his family received the Medal of Honor and the plaque was added to his grave. A letter from

President Truman was sent to his family and a copy of the citation was sent to TA. Of the four other TA students that didn’t make it back home, two – Sergeant Herman Cummins and 2nd Lt. Morris Margolis – were killed in separate plane crashes. Margolis was on a B-26 bomber over Italy when it was hit by flak. Private Harry Shoenig and PFC Albert Baskin were also KIA but their records from the army are scant. Records from TA show that they attended TA at the same time as Isadore Jackman. This was a fitting “field trip” for Tisha B’Av, as the stories of these soldiers killed in action were finally told. Avi Heiligman is a weekly contributor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at aviheiligman@gmail.com.

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Many have the custom to go to a cemetery on Tisha B’Av. This year my father and I went to my shul’s cemetery on the other side of town. It is small, as there is only a one lane road going through the length of the cemetery. While we were backing up I suddenly stopped as I recognized one of the gravestones from a picture when I was doing research. It was for Jacob “Jack” Shapiro, one of the six TA graduates who was killed. 21-year-old Jacob was born in Baltimore and attended TA as a youngster. He served as a private in the army and beyond that there is little information on his service. We do

know that he was killed in action on July 11, 1944 and received the Purple Heart. Knowing that Isadore Jachman was buried about ten minutes away we decided to go find the cemetery, which was easier said than done. After getting lost we finally pulled up to the cemetery but after searching for a while we could not find the

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shots damaged a tank and the other retreated. Sadly, Isadore suffered fatal wounds in that attack. Years later it was discovered that the statue the town had erected of an American soldier was actually Isadore Jachman, who they considered to have saved their village.

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Biz Wiz

owner, and consider how you occupy your typical work day, how often do you consider “why” and how often do you communicate that “why” as a business leader? Why does the company do what they do? Why do you have the responsibilities you have and how do they contribute to achieving the company goals? Yes, companies at a base level exist to grow and be profitable and employees work to pay bills, but that’s not enough and it rarely inspires innovation and excellence. If you don’t know why, if there is no clear path toward or definition of success, if there is no vision of the impact of the products or services being provided then it’s just about what and how. Do you know how the work you do directly contributes to the stability and growth of your company? Do you see and visualize how the customers or clients benefit from what they pay for? Is that in your mind when you do what you do? If not… it’s so easy to just get stuck in “what” and “how” which according to Simon is a dead end for potential. So… a week later, in a Shul I wasn’t planning to Daven in, with 10 men, 100’s of siddurim and a long day of driving ahead as we headed to the Catskills and then back to Baltimore, I find out what Simon didn’t say; That knowing your “why” is also a core concept in Judaism, not just in business. I don’t

The “‫ ”כי‬to Success By Azi Rosenblum

Sunday, visiting day, 7:15 am, Far Rockaway NY. I head out the door toward The White Shul and my host catches me half way up the block. Another Shul around the corner needs two for a minyan he tells me, but he also warns me; “they may be up to Borchu, so it’s up to you” I jump in the car and share my standard sarcastic line for such situations “davening is amazing, no matter what time you get there it always ends at the same time!”. We arrive at the same time as one other person, my host and I were pleased to find that the minyan stopped by Baruch She’Amar, the other guy… he may have been disappointed to find they weren’t further along. Talis & Tefilin on, I grab a siddur and as I begin to daven immediately notice something odd. The word “‫”כי‬, “because”, is underlined. Not just on one page, or a few, from start to finish every “‫ ”כי‬is underlined throughout the whole Shacharis. At first, I got annoyed. As an active part of my own Shul I took issue with someone underlining in a Shul Siddur (still wrong, but I realized afterward… could have been

a private one!) but as davening continued something interesting started to happen…. Flashback; about a week before that “‫ ”כי‬moment I was working late one night in the office. In order to tame my focus issues, I sometimes play music or a famous speech, it helps me focus on only 2 things at a time. That evening the YouTube genie recommended a TEDx talk by Simon Sinek, a world-famous speaker, marketing expert, and business consultant. To make a long video short, his message was to focus on your “why”. In the world of business, Simon suggests, many companies focus on “what” they do, then “how” they do it, and “why” they do it is often the last thought, if considered at all. Simon says (had to do it) that successful companies and individuals start with their “why” and keep it in front of every “what” and “how” that they do. Listening to that presentation (and no longer focused on what I was doing) I found this message incredibly inspiring and motivating. As you look at your work, the things you do as an employee or business

suggest underlining in a Shul siddur without permission but try it for yourself... look out for that word as you Daven, it’s amazing. Over and over again you will find not only declarations of faith, duty, thanks, and hope, but also the immediate “why” delivered in the form of a “because” statement prefaced by the word “‫”כי‬. The “how” and “what” of being a Jew are so much more when you think about “why”. Everyone is so busy, it’s so easy to get caught up in the daily grind. Sometimes it takes a few “‫ ”כי‬moments to rediscover what you may have already known but is often hard to maintain focus on. For me, at least for the day, it was a reminder that I was on the road to visit my kid and spend a great day with my family and that getting it done and arriving back in Baltimore safely was not the only definition of success. We had a great visit and a really fun day and I thank Hashem, Simon, and the person who underlined those ‫’כי‬s for it. A siddur dedication has been made at that Shul in honor of the person who underlined those ‫’כי‬s. ‫כי כל בשמים ובארץ‬ Azi Rosenblum is a business consultant and the founder and CEO of RemSource, an outsourced provider of administrative and bookkeeping services for small businesses. To suggest a topic or ask a question for a future #BizWiz column, email BizWiz@baltimorejewishhome.com.

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reducing blood pressure. Many studies show that chocolate can mildly improve blood flow and may even help lower blood pressure. A famous Swiss study, in addition to a German one, showed a link between dark chocolate consumption and lowered blood pressure combined with a reduced risk of heart attack. Additionally, an interesting Australian study showed that chocolate helped ease the increase in blood pressure that overweight people usually experience from working out. Researchers

one particular study observing 470 elderly men, cocoa was deemed to decrease the risk of cardiovascular death by 50 percent over a 15 year period. Studies indicate that people who regularly consume chocolate obtain a host of benefits for their hearts, including lower blood pressure, lower “bad” LDL cholesterol, and a lower risk of heart disease. Flavonols in the chocolate also protect you from sun-induced damage, improving blood flow to your skin and increasing skin hydration

have credited the flavanols in cocoa for causing an increase in the flexibility of veins and arteries, allowing the chocolate eater to obtain these positive health benefits. Also, certain compounds in dark chocolate cause less cholesterol to lodge in the arteries and lower the risk of heart disease over the long term. Oxidized LDL is LDL, which is a form of cholesterol, that has reacted with free radicals. This oxidized LDL may damage other tissues such as the lining in the arteries of the heart. However, cocoa contains powerful antioxidants that protect you against this type of damage. In

and density. The minimum amount of harmful UVB rays required to damage the skin increases, and can even double, after consuming dark chocolate high in flavanols regularly. Thus, your skin may take twice as long to develop redness and burning. Dark chocolate may also improve brain function and has also been shown to improve cognitive function in elderly people suffering from mental impairment. It also improves verbal fluency and several risk factors for disease. Cocoa contains caffeine and theobromine, both of which are stimulants that help with

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brain function. One important study linked cocoa consumption with an increase in blood flow to the brain, improving brain function. The University of Nottingham found that cocoa, due to its flavanols, increases blood flow to important parts of the brain for two to three hours and may help with improving mental performance and alertness. Many studies show numerous benefits that dark chocolate contains based on its plethora of nutrients, antioxidants, and other substances. However, chocolate still may have many calories, and a lack of moderation will cause some weight gain. Interestingly enough, some research shows that dark chocolate is much more filling than other types of chocolate. When choosing a chocolate, make sure to buy dark chocolate, especially one that has a high cocoa content such as one that has at least 70% cocoa, because many of the health benefits are found in the nutrients that cocoa contains. By eating a moderate portion size of a healthy dark chocolate snack, such as one or two squares, you can consume the cocoa “superfood” that is loaded with incredible benefits for your health. As long as you make sure to not over-indulge, you can gain all the benefits without making your health bittersweet.

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Timing is Everything

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The only reason for time is so that everything doesn’t happen all at once. -Albert Einstein

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bie walks into a local bar and chances upon his friend Moishe. Smacking one hand against his forehead and the other around Moishe’s shoulder, Abie cries out, “Oy vey, Moishe! I’m so sorry to hear about your store burning down!” Moishe whisked around sharply. “Quiet, Abie! That’s not until tomorrow!” There is great truth in the statement that timing is everything. Timing is essential in the workplace: you don’t ask for a raise when business is not going well or when you’ve recently committed some blunder. Timing is essential in cooking: that juicy hamburger on the grill is raw meat if not cooked long enough and a clump of charcoal if cooked too long. Timing is essential in medicine: go for a check-up too early and a problem won’t be detected, too late and there may be no cure. Timing is essential in sports: As baseball great Warren Spahn opined, “Hitting is timing.

Pitching is upsetting timing.” And so it is in the spiritual life. Do a good deed at the wrong time, and it could be a sin; commit a sin at the right time, and (under certain conditions) it could be a good deed (Koheles Rabba 3; Nazir 23b). The Jewish people learned this lesson the hard way. Although the Jewish people had proclaimed that they would “go up and fight [to conquer the Land of Israel]” (Devarim 1:41), it was too little, too late: they had previously indicated an unwillingness to do so, and they had lost the opportunity. Despite having confessed their error in doubting G-d’s ability and willingness to give them the Land of Israel, the Jewish people nonetheless were barred from entering the land (Ralbag, Devarim 1:42). Sometimes we are given a specific opportunity at a specific time, and if we do not capitalize on it, it is lost for eternity. “How good is a thing in its [proper] time!” (Mishlei 15:23; Sanhedrin 101a; Eruvin 54a). “There is a time for everything, and a proper moment for every purpose” (Koheles 3:1). “Anyone who pushes the moment, the moment pushes him off; all who are pushed off by the moment, the

moment will be pushed off for them” (Berachos 64a). “How dear is a good deed at the optimal time” (Pesachim 68b; see also Shabbos 10a; Berachos 26a). The examples are endless. Then there is bad timing. “Do not appease your fellow at the time of his anger, do not console him at the time his deceased lies before him, do not ask him [to regret] at the time of his oath, and do not attempt to see him at the time of his downfall” (Avos 4:18). This is not about appeasement, consolation, oaths, or downfalls. It is about timing. Each of these can be a good deed, but not when the timing is off. So, “there was a proper time for Adam to enter the Garden of Eden, and a proper time for him to leave it,” “there was proper time for Noach to enter the ark, and there was a proper time for him to leave it,” “there was a proper time for Avraham to perform circumcision,” and “there was a proper time for the Torah to be given to the Jewish people” (Koheles Rabba 3; Bereishis Rabba 3:34). Life is not just a matter of knowing what to do and how to do it, but also knowing when to do it and when not to. Even the ignoble recognize the value of good timing. Bilam was pow-

erful because he was able to time, and thus tap into, the precise instant every day when G-d is “angry” (Sanhedrin 105b). Korach is described as an “intelligent person” because he knew that timing is everything – he chose to make his move against Moshe precisely after the debacle of the spies. The people were depressed. Morale was low. The Jewish people had just learned that they would have to endure 40 years of wandering through the desert. And that was the ideal time to pounce (Rashi and Ramban, Bamidbar 16:5). Child-rearing, at its core, is all about timing. Introduce something too early or too late, and the child cannot comprehend or abide by it – or refuses to. It’s about hitting strides. Rabbi Frand tells the story of a child prodigy, later to become a great Torah scholar, who, at the age of seven already was discussing profound topics with adult scholars. During one such discussion, the boy excused himself to play on a rocking horse. Asked to reconcile this childish behavior with his high-level Torah discussions, the young boy answered, “I still have to be a child.” A couple once came to R’ Michoel Ber Weissmandl in tears, distraught

59 would cry and wail as they carried the casket laden with goods over the border and to the cemetery. With time and repetition, the ritual grew contrived. The merchants

were tried, convicted, and sentenced to death. Shortly before their execution, the merchants were granted an appearance with the commanding of-

Sometimes we are given a specific opportunity at a specific time, and if we do not capitalize on it, it is lost for eternity. ficer. They cried and cried for mercy, but to the commanding officer was unmoved. “You’re crying at the wrong time. Had you cried convincingly at the right time you would have no reason to cry now…” “So it is with raising your child,” Rabbi Weissmandl concluded. “Had you cried for your son’s welfare at the right time, you would have no

Eytan Kobre is a writer, speaker, mediator, and attorney living in Kew Gardens Hills. Questions? Comments? Suggestions? E-mail eakobre@outlook.com.

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had trouble feigning grief to begin with, but now they could hardly muster a fake tear, and some even chuckled while crossing the border. Sensing that these were no real mourners, the commanding officer at the border pried open a casket to find it laden with goods. He immediately ordered the merchant “mourners” jailed, and, in short order, they

need to cry now.” The dreadful time of year in which we find ourselves was decreed not because we cried, but because we cried at the wrong time: had we cried one good cry before being exiled, we would never have been exiled at all (Yalkut, Tehillim 883; Medrash Tehillim 137). It was exceptionally poor timing. And yet is opportune timing that can roll it all back. Referring to the final redemption, Yeshayahu prophesied in the name of G-d, “I, G-d, will hasten it in its time” (Yeshayahu 60:22). “If [we] so merit, the redemption will be hastened; otherwise, it will come in its appointed time” (Sanhedrin 98a). Either way, that time should be now.

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over their grown son’s looming intermarriage. Rabbi Weissmandl related to them a parable told to him by R’ Chaim Soloveitchik about two neighboring towns whose merchants traded with one another regularly. When war erupted in the area, the border between the two factions was drawn between the two towns. The cemetery that serviced both towns now lay firmly within the borders of one side, such that the town occupied by the opposing authorities could avail themselves of the cemetery only with advance permission from the enemy. The merchants of the town severed from the cemetery hatched a plan to resuscitate their dead trade with the other town. Masquerading as mourners in a funeral procession, the merchants would hide their goods in caskets and gain passage through the border. To make the ruse seem realistic, the merchants

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“Recently I saw an older man, perhaps he was 70 years old, preparing a coffee on Shabbos. First he put the instant coffee in his cup, followed by the sugar. Then he added the hot water after which he went to get another cup and began pouring from one cup into the other. I asked him what he was doing and he replied, “It is Shabbos. I am using a kli shlishi.” When I explained that before adding the coffee one must first pour the hot water into a kli sheini or shlishi to cool off the water so that it doesn’t cook the coffee, the Yid seemed very surprised. He had no idea…” This story was told by the esteemed Skverer Dayan of Boro Park, HaGaon HaRav Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, shlita, to illustrate how if one does not properly learn halacha he can make the most rudimentary errors in halacha and possibly transgress basic laws of hilchos Shabbos. Rav Steinmetz delivered his address at the recent siyum on the second machzor of Dirshu’s Kinyan Halacha, the in-depth halacha program, where he celebrated the fact that Kinyan Halacha is preparing many of Klal Yisrael’s future poskim. The five-anda-half-year program covers all the major areas of psak halacha necessary for practical horaah and indeed scores of new poskim have emerged as a result of the program. Kinyan Halacha Siyumim in America, Europe and Eretz Yisrael Siyumim were held in major centers, most prominently the American siyum held at the Ateres Golda Hall in Boro Park, the European siyum held at the Beis Rochel Hall in Antwerp and the siyum in Eretz Yisrael held in Ramat Gan. Nearly 1,000 talmidei chachomim, who have been toiling over the most intricate sugyos in horaah over the past five-and-a-half-years have now completed the program and have amassed the tremendous amount of

knowledge that will empower them to serve Klal Yisrael as poskim muvhakim for decades to come. At the siyum in Ateres Golda of

completion of an area of Torah is such a profound simcha that upon saying Birchas Hamazon one should recite the words, ‘Shehasimcha b’meono,’

HaRav Yechiel Michel Steinmetz imparting Divrei Brocho at the siyum

Boro Park, the guests of honor were the mesaymim with their extended families who - after five-and-a-halfyears of in-depth toiling and taking tests every six months both on the new material learned and chazara of the material learned in previous years - had finally completed the cycle. In their honor, more than 35 prominent Rabbonim and Dayanim as well as the Nasi of Dirshu, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, took time from their busy schedules to join the siyum and seudas mitzvah that followed to show their esteem for the yeoman accomplishment of Dirshu’s lomdei Kinyan Halacha. HaGaon HaRav Steinmetz, Shlita: Celebrating Together with the Tur, Bais Yosef, Shach, Taz, Pri Megadim…! The evening was opened by Rabbi Yaakov Herbst of Lakewood, one of the talmidei chachomim who had completed the years’ long cycle. Rabbi Herbst cited the words of the Maharshal who says that a siyum, the

recited at the simcha of a chassan and kallah. Rav Herbest than asked the Skverer Dayan to address the crowd. Rav Steinmetz spoke about the tremendous simcha there is in Heaven when so many new dayanim and poskim are created to serve Klal Yisrael. He then cited the words of the Tiferes Shlomo who says that when a person makes a siyum all of the holy Tanaim and Amoraim mentioned in that masechta come down from the celestial worlds to participate in the simcha. “Imagine,” exclaimed Rav Steinmetz, “that together with us in this room are the Tur, the Bais Yosef, the Shach, the Taz, the Pri Megadim and all of the other great poskim over whose psakim these yungeleit have so toiled to understand! Imagine, they have all come down to celebrate the Kinyan Halacha Siyum!” Rav Steinmetz also publicly hailed the mesiras nefesh of the Dirshu wives who, with simcha, forgo the help of their husbands and material comforts

so that their husbands can keep up with the demanding schedule of learning and chazara necessitated by the program. HaGaon HaRav Prizant, Shlita: “How Much Simcha Would My Holy Father-In-Law Have Had To Be At Such A Siyum The guest speaker was HaGaon HaRav Shaul Yehuda Prizant, shlita, Rav of the Sanz-Klausenberger Community of Union City and a son-in-law of the previous Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe, zt”l. Rav Prizant said, “How much simcha would my holy fatherin-law have had to be at such a siyum and to witness what Dirshu with all of its programs of accountable limud Torah has done. My father-in-law founded Mifal Hashas in order to produce Yidden who would learn and be tested on all of Shas. He understood the importance of such an organization and always spoke about the importance of sustained hasmadah and goal setting when it comes to learning.” At the Antwerp Kinyan Halacha Rabbi Chaim Starck, a Dirshu learner who completed all of Shas with tests before embarking on the five-and-ahalf-year cycle of Kinyan Halacha related that the structure that Dirshu gave him was the primary factor in enabling him to complete Shas and Halacha. As Dirshu is about to embark on the third cycle of the Kinyan Halacha program, Rabbi Avigdor Bernstein, a member of Dirshu’s hanhala related, that over 3,700 people have signed up for the third machzor! In addition, numerous large and small kollelim have declared their intent to spend the next five-and-a-half-years learning with the Dirshu Kinyan Halacha program. “Rav Prizant concluded, “Baruch Hashem, due to Kinyan Halacha and Dirshu’s other programs Klal Yisrael is being enriched with so many lomdim muflagim.”

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Phobias Specific phobias, such as fear of spiders (arachnophobia), heights (acrophobia), or air travel (aviophobia), are quite common. Whether you have a phobia or not, it is worthwhile to understand the neurobiology of these impairing fears. Since the brain is probably the most complex entity in the physical universe this explanation will obviously only scratch the surface. Different parts of our brain serve different functions. One part of our brain engages is logical thought. This is often associated with the prefrontal cortex, which is located in the front of the brain. Other parts of the brain are involved in the “fear response”. One of the reasons why a separate section of the brain needs to be dedicated to fear is because we often need to react to danger so rapidly that the thinking process would be too slow. For example, if someone jumps in front of a car, the driver needs to respond and slam on the brakes even before he processed what just happened. Therefore, a section of the brain needs to be “wired” to react instantaneously without any thinking or processing at all. One of the main parts of the brain for the fear response is the amygdala, which are two almond-shaped sets of neurons located deep inside the brain. The amygdala reacts to sensory input and basically bypasses the “thinking parts” of the brain. If something “seems” scary, it can trigger a fear response, even if the thinking part of your brain knows that there is no danger. Let us take air travel as an example. Our sensory experience tells us that heavy objects don’t fly. Our “thinking brain” knows that airplanes fly and that a physicist will be able to explain the science behind it. Nevertheless, the

knowledge that air travel is safe does not necessarily get communicated to the amygdala which is working with the sensory perception of our experience. This can cause such a sense of dread that someone with aviophobia can feel as if he is going to die on the airplane. The only language that our amygdala knows is that of sensory experience. This is why treatment of phobias almost always involves exposure to the fear stimulus in order to “educate” the fear center of our brain through a sensory experience. You cannot think yourself out of a phobia. The neurobiology of phobias has a lesson for all of us. Our perception does not necessarily reflect reality. This is a service of Relief Resources. Relief is an organization that provides mental health referrals to the frum community. Rabbi Azriel Hauptman is the director of the Baltimore branch of Relief. He can be contacted at 410-448-8356 or at ahauptman@reliefhelp.org .

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tory mediators becoming present in the area, causing swelling and inflammation. The extra fluids required for this inflammation may appear on the scale. This weight gain should be temporary, especially with adequate rest and recovery from workouts that allow the body to heal itself. Ghrelin is one of the hormones released by exercising that promotes hunger. Studies show that if people start a new fitness routine, their bodies produce more of these hormones than someone who is already accustomed to a particular exercise program. Even if you

one of the worst times to give up on healthy eating behavior because food eaten towards the very end of your day is more likely to stick and not be utilized by the body than food eaten earlier on which can be burned off. Research has also shown that sleep deprivation can affect these hormone levels and increase hunger. Giving your body enough time to rest and recover from your workouts is very important. Water can be another source of slight weight gain. Working out can make the body try to retain more water – between two and four

follow a proper fitness routine, an increased amount of calories consumed or poor food choices will cause weight gain. If you follow a proper diet while exercising, you can limit the harm that ghrelin can do and maintain healthy eating habits despite the increased hunger. People who try to diet and exercise may end up eating much more at dinnertime when they are hungrier due to more physical activity performed during the day. This is

pounds extra to prevent dehydration. Some suggest that by drinking extra water, this may help with weight loss and can also assure the body that it doesn’t have to retain as much. Drinking water also helps to partially suppress the appetite, which is important for dieting. Keeping the body hydrated is a key component of healthy living, dieting, and exercising. Many studies have isolated various factors that indicate weight gain

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Burning fat while strengthening muscle paves the way for a healthier and active lifestyle.

as a result from exercise. However, research has also shown that exercise,, combined with proper eating habits and dieting is a great combination for pursuing weight loss. Burning fat while strengthening muscle paves the way for a healthier and active lifestyle. Exercise is crucial to weight loss maintenance because it allows one to treat themselves occasionally without gaining weight. Regular exercise can reduce around two dozen physical and mental health conditions and can slow down the speed at which the body ages, according to a research review summarizing the key findings of 40 papers published between 2006 and 2010. Health conditions helped include cancer, heart disease, dementia, stroke, type II diabetes, depression, obesity, and high blood pressure. Don’t let potential weight gain deter you from being active and in good shape. It is the perfect time of the year to start being more active and healthy and incorporating some kind of physical activity into your daily life. Even simply walking every day for at least half an hour will have a positive impact on your health, no matter what the scale is saying.

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xercise has traditionally been a trusted complement to dieting. The theory is that a person can lose weight by eating better as well as by burning off existing fat through an exercise or fitness program. However, research suggests that it is not entirely this simple. It is possible, and very common, for those who embark on fitness programs to gain weight. Current research provides many possible factors that may explain why exercise can mask, or even counter, weight loss. The classical explanation is one that draws a distinction between muscle and fat. With a proper exercise program, one can gain muscle at a rate greater than the loss of fat. Even if the rate is not greater, any muscle gain may mask true weight loss from fat on the scale. Many fitness instructors say that someone who has just begun a fitness program can expect to initially gain around two pounds per month. Gaining weight on the scale does not necessarily mean that you are gaining fat. One other important factor to look into is the temporary inflammation that is the result of the small tears in muscle fibers. These are called micro-trauma, and it is one of the reasons why people feel sore after working out. These tears then heal, which makes the fibers stronger than before. Inflammation is a key component of this process, which consists of inflamma-

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What You Will Need: For the Cupcakes: 6 eggs 1 ½ cups sugar 1 ½ cups oil ¾ cup cocoa ¾ cup potato starch ½ tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. vanilla

For the Filling: ¼ tsp. salt 3/4 cup shortening 1 1/3 cups Marshmallow Fluff 1 cup confectioners’ sugar 1 1/3 tsp. vanilla

For the Frosting: 1 cup Pillsbury (or similar) chocolate frosting ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips 2 tsp. corn syrup 3 Tbl. Pillsbury (or similar) whipped vanilla Frosting frosting

Preparation: 1. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Line 2 cupcake pans with cupcake liners, to make 12 cupcakes. In a large mixing bowl, mix all ingredients until well blended. Pour into pans. Bake about 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. 2. Beat filling ingredients together until smooth. Going from the top of the cupcake, and using a small melon baller, scoop out center of each cupcake. Fill with vanilla filling, using either a pastry bag or a food storage bag with the tip cut off. Let set for 20 minutes. 3. To make frosting, combine chocolate frosting, chips, and corn syrup in small microwavable bowl. Heat in microwave on high for 30 seconds. Stir. Microwave 10-15 seconds longer and stir until smooth. Dip top of each cupcake into frosting. Let stand until frosting is set. 4. Spoon 3 Tbl vanilla frosting into small food storage bag. Cut tiny tip off one bottom corner. Pipe letter (or whatever) onto each cupcake. (or you can use a pastry bag with writing tip)

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Wedding season means looking for some elegant new ideas. Here are two pretty recipes using mini muffin cups to create individual servings that always lend a special feeling. Ingredients:

2 cups gingersnaps, finely ground 1/2 cup sugar 8-12 tablespoons butter, melted 4 cups apples, peeled, cored and diced

1/4 cup brown sugar 2 tablespoons flour 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon cardamom, optional caramel syrup

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1 tablespoon kosher salt 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

Choose sweet potatoes with a small diameter to fit in the mini muffin cups.

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1. Preheat oven to 400°. Using a mandoline, slice sweet potatoes into very thin rounds. 2. In a large bowl, mix oil, nutmeg, thyme, brown sugar, kosher salt and cayenne pepper. Stir very well to blend. Toss the sweet potato rounds in the oil to coat completely. 3. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin pan (or two 12 cup pans) with non-stick vegetable spray. Stack the potato slices gently into each cup. Bake until lightly browned on the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. 4. Using a dull knife or fork, gently pry the stacks from the pan and serve warm.

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1. In a medium size bowl mix gingersnap crumbs, sugar and 8 tablespoons of the melted butter or margarine with a spoon. Add more melted butter or margarine, a tablespoon at a time, until the mixture just holds together but is not wet. 2. Preheat oven to 375°. Spray a 24-cup mini muffin pan (or two 12 cup pans) with non-stick butter spray. Press the gingersnap mixture into the bottom of the cups and up the sides. Bake for 5 minutes, remove from oven and cool completely. 3. In a baking pan toss together the apples, sugar, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg and cardamom. Place pan in oven for 15-20 minutes until apples are slightly softened. 4. Stir apple mixture and spoon into gingersnap cups in the muffin pan(s). Lower oven to 350° and bake apple cups 5 to 10 minutes until apples are soft. Cool completely Using a dull knife, loosen cups from pan and slip out from the muffin tin. Drizzle with caramel syrup. Serve with sour cream, shredded cheese, chopped green or white onions and/or jalapeño pepper as desired.

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hen affluent clients want to pay less tax, they turn to accountants, attorneys, and financial advisors, among other advisors. And we can make a nice living helping clients accomplish that goal. (At the risk of sounding self-serving, it’s because we’re worth it.) But you won’t find any tax professionals populating the Forbes 400 or your hometown paper’s list of richest local residents. Having said that, there are a few people who have made legitimate fortunes helping people pay less tax. They just aren’t working where you think they are. Most of us don’t give much thought to tariffs, simply because we don’t directly pay them. When we do pay them any mind, we typically think of international trade policy and raw materials like steel. But governments impose import taxes on consumer goods, too, including luxury favorites like perfume and cologne, watches and jewelry, highend spirits, and the like. And while those duties don’t add up like income taxes, buyers don’t want to pay any more of them than they have to.

Robert Miller grew up in Massachusetts and attended Cornell University’s prestigious School of Hotel Administration. But he took a different direction than most of his classmates, and five years after graduating, he launched the first Duty-Free

ests to the Paris-based luxury-goods conglomerate LVMH. But Miller kept 38% of the company, and today his net worth stands at about $2.8 billion. And how does a guy who made billions helping his customers side-

Miller kept 38% of the company, and today his net worth stands at about $2.8 billion.

Shop in Hong Kong. In 1962, Miller secured the rights to operate the first duty-free shop in America, in the Honolulu airport. This opened his doors to servicemen returning from Asia and wealthy Japanese travelers. Miller and his partners eventually expanded the chain to over 420 locations in airports and high-end retail locations across the globe. In 1997, his partners sold their inter-

step taxes live? Pretty much exactly how you’d expect. Miller, now 84, is a champion yachtsman – he sailed his 42-meter monohull Mari-Cha IV to a world record Atlantic crossing in six days, 17 hours, and 52 minutes. He owns a 36,000-acre sporting estate in Yorkshire, along with houses in New York, Paris, and Gstaad. (It’s pronounced G-schtad, for those of you don’t regularly ski the Swiss

Alps.) Miller’s three daughters have earned their own fame as socialites and for marrying spectacularly well. Pia, the oldest, married a grandson of oil baron J. Paul Getty. Marie-Chantal, the middle, married Crown Prince Alexander of Greece. (We know the Greeks may not be the most prestigious royals these days, but their blood is more blue than ours!) And Alexandra, the baby, married the son of Prince Egon von Furstenberg. Miller’s success in helping customers avoid import duties may not hold any direct lessons for us. But he’s obviously done some sophisticated income tax planning, too. And that’s where we come in. So call us when you’re ready to save, and let’s see if we can help you afford more luxury goods on your next international flight! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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