Hakesher Magazine - March 2019

Chabad of Binghamton

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‫הקשר‬ MARCH 2019 | ADAR ii 5779

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Community. Education. Inspiration.

A word fROM THE DIReCTORs Executive Director Rabbi Aaron Slonim Education Director Mrs. Rivkah Slonim Education Rabbi Zalman & Rochel Chein Programming and Development Rabbi Levi & Hadasa Slonim President Mr. Michael Wright Vice President Mr. Al Lavker Women’s League Chairperson Mrs. Paula Rubin Board Members Mr. Richard Frankel Mr. Charles Gilinsky Dr. Chaim Joy Mr. Alan Piaker Solomon Polachek Ph.D. Dr. Charles Rubin Mr. Brian Savitch Mrs. Susan Walker Dr. Mark Walker Founding Board Members Mr. Abe L. Piaker OBM Prof. Philip M. Piaker OBM Dr. Barrett J. Raff OBM The Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life at Binghamton University 420 Murray Hill Rd. • Vestal, NY 13850 607-797-0015 info@chabadofbinghamton.com

www.JewishBU.com March 2019, Volume 9, Issue 3 Hakesher is published four times a year; September, December, March and May by Chabad of Binghamton, 420 Murray Hill Rd., Vestal, NY 13850. Postage paid at Newark, NJ post offices.

Dear Friend, Spring is in the air and one thing is certain: Pesach is on its way. It is not happenstance that Pesach comes in this favorite of all seasons; the Torah makes it a prerequisite for proper observance of the holiday.

Unlike all other Biblical festivals for which the Torah cites the month and day for observance, with Pesach we are additionally mandated to observe the holiday in a specific season: “You shall observe the festival of Matzos…at the appointed time in the month of spring, for in the month of spring you went forth from Egypt” (Exodus 34:18).

It is for this reason that the Jewish sages instituted a uniquely Jewish construct: a “leap year” effected by insertion of an additional month every two to three years, thus reregulating the solar based seasonal flow with the lunar based monthly cycle. This year is one such Jewish leap year and it gives us occasion to contemplate an important lesson.

In every facet of our lives there is the “sun” and the “moon”; that which is steady, reliable, unchanging, and inviolable, and that which is in constant flux, ebb and flow. We need the anchor of a solar orb that illuminates day in and day out guiding our path in fixed and solid manner. Just as surely, we crave the lunar lunacy, the creative and innovative, even at the risk of unevenness and inconsistency. We appreciate how these two polarities play off of each other and enrich our lives.

Passover is about exodus; about leave taking from constriction and constraint. To move forward to a place of expansiveness in life we need stability and constancy but not rigidity. We need to find our unique voice and forge a creative path, but anchor it firmly in that which has stood the test of time.

In this leap year we wish you an abundance of perfectly calibrated and balanced blessings.

Rabbi Zalman and Rochel Chein and Rabbi Levi and Hadasa Slonim join us in wishing you a Chag Kosher V’sameach, a joyous, kosher and sweet Pesach.

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contents 4 An Amazing Life

12-13 Shabbat 1800

7 After a Scare

14-18 Photographs 20 M’dor L’dor

Alumni Profile

Student Spotlight

8 Alumni News

Twenty-Five Years

Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe of righteous memory

torah for today

RIDING with THE MOON

By Yanki Tauber

Clowns are cavorting to the music, children are clamoring for sweets, people are lining up to be frightened or thrilled or amused. Another day in the glorious theme park of life.

Do you take the Ferris wheel or the roller coaster?

If you’re a Ferris wheel kind of guy, you want your ups and downs to follow an even cycle. You acknowledge that life is a ride—that there are times to ascend and times to descend, times to move and times to halt, and times to sway gently in the breeze. But you need for it to follow a regular pattern, so that you can reflect on what has been and prepare for what’s to come.

If you opt for the roller coaster, it’s because you know that the real fun comes when you’re caught unawares. When you inch up a long, seemingly endless incline, only to plunge into a bottomless pit; when a slow, graceful somersault follows a twisting hurdle through dark tunnels. When you never know what the ride will throw at you next, and have only your grip on the handlebar and your faith in the designer’s ingenuity to get you through it.

Another day in the theme park of life. Do you take the ferris wheel or the roller coaster?

Did you ever wonder why our calendar has both weeks and months? Why follow two different cycles that never match up?

The week came first. As the Bible tells it, G‑d created the world in seven days—six days of work and a seventh of rest. According to the Kabbalists, everything in creation is modeled upon a struc‑ ture of seven sefirot (“lights” or “spheres”)—including time itself.

The weekly Shabbat, first observed by Adam only hours after his creation, is thus the key to living our lives as “partners with G‑d in creation,” of attuning our own creative powers with those of our Creator.

In other words, the seven-day week is nature’s inner clock—the system by which it was brought into being, and by which it contin‑ ues to be sustained and maintained by its Creator.

And then, one dark night in Egypt some 2,448 years after the first Shabbat, the month was born.

And G‑d spoke to Moses and to Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying: “This new moon shall be for you the head of months, the first of the month of the year for you . . .” (Exodus 12:1–2) The week is generated by seven sunsets and seven sunrises, a repetitive event by which each day in the cycle is virtually indistin‑ guishable from its fellows; the month, on the other hand, has its progress marked by the moon’s phases, as it grows from crescent to fullness, only to dwindle back to oblivion and await another rebirth. The week was programmed by the Creator into creation; the month, on the other hand, must be created anew each time— according to Torah law, a new month is proclaimed only after the Sanhedrin (supreme court) hears testimony from two witnesses who saw the new moon. Shabbat, which commemorates the creation of the natural order, is a product of the week; the festivals that commemorate the miracles of Jewish history (Passover, Sukkot, Chanukah, Purim, etc.) are all products of the month.

If the week represents all that is regular and immutable in our world, the month represents the new, the unanticipa‑ table, the miraculous.

Do you take the Ferris wheel or the roller coaster? Imagine that you could ride both simultaneously. If you can imag‑ ine that, you know the experience of living with the Jewish calendar.

Rabbi Yanki Tauber is a noted scholar and author.

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ALUMNI spotlight NatalieElisha ‘09

How a Crash Helped This Grad

Put an Amazing Life Together

By Alan Zeitlin ‘00

A terrible accident left Natalie Elisha with an amazing sense of purpose. She was 15 and crossing the street near her Queens home when a speeding car slammed into her.

“Two guys were drag racing their cars from light to light and one hit me,” she said. “It was really hard. One day you’re doing everything and then your body is a wreck. My left leg was broken and my elbow was shattered. I was in a wheelchair.

You have to re-learn to walk. But I was able to heal and soon enough I was back to dancing. If that’s not a miracle, I don’t know what is.”

The fact that the man who hit her only had a small insurance policy inspired her to want to go into law. She decided that she’d let nothing stand in her way. When it came time to pick a university, she wanted to not only become the first in her family to graduate from college, she wanted to do it in two years. She did exactly that, double majoring in Philosophy and Philosophy Politics and Law. She put on her cap and gown in Binghamton in 2009.

“I wasn’t in a condition to continue paying for my schooling and I didn’t want to be a burden on my parents or have them go into debt,” she said.

The author of “The Millennial’s Guide to The Universe” and the upcoming “Money Momma” got a scholarship to St. John’s University School of Law. At the age of 24, she opened up her own law practice, Rubenstein and Elisha PLLC, specializing in trusts, estates and wills.

Elisha, who splits her time between New York City and Santa Monica, said she tapped into her Judaism at Binghamton and

took several classes taught by Rivky Slonim.

“There’s no lesson you will learn in life that’s not in the Torah,” Elisha said.

She said it’s crucial to network and be around people who are skilled, supportive and resourceful and cited Chabad of Binghamton as a great example.

“The warmth that you feel there is great,” she said. “You feel like you are their child. That is a very rare thing. When you get that opportunity to have those people in your life you have to seize it. People like that are few and far between. People need to cherish that family feeling.”

As for her own family, she met her husband at a Jewish National Fund dinner in New York when she got the last ticket to attend. A possible suitor kept talking about trusts and estates and she wasn’t sure if he wanted to date her or hire her. Nothing came of it but years later, they re-connected on JSwipe, dated for three months and were married at the Kotel in Israel.

She has a six-month old daughter, who is a “Star Wars” baby.

“After they said ‘May the force be with you,’ my water broke,” she said.

She said when she hires interns, she cares more about hustle and performance than what school someone went to. She said it is hard to juggle work and family obligations and knows many think about what they may have to sacrifice to go after their dreams. But her philosophy is simple.

“In life, you can either make excuses or get after it,” Elisha said. “I prefer the latter.”

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Alan Zeitlin teaches English and Journalism at a Brooklyn public high school. As a freelance writer for the past 11 years, his articles have appeared in The Jewish Week, The Journal News and other publications.

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DanielaBenzaquen ‘20 STUDENT spotlight

After A Scare, Skater and Singer is Back at Binghamton

By Alan Zeitlin ’00

Daniela Benzaquen thinks figure skating may have saved her life.

In August, the 21-year-old knew something was wrong. When she took a deep breath, she felt like her lungs didn’t have enough space to expand. An EKG showed her heart was fine. A few weeks later, her doctor ordered an x-ray, thinking a fall on the ice might have caused a rib fracture.

Halfway through the drive from Great Neck, Long Island, to start the fall semester at Binghamton, the doctor called. She didn’t break any ribs.

“The bad news is we see some sort of mass,” she recalled him telling her.

On the first day of classes, she had a CT scan and a subsequent biopsy revealed a lymphoma in her chest. She medically withdrew from school and began six rounds of chemotherapy at New York Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center in Manhattan. In each, she stayed at the hospital for five days getting 24-hour infusions through an IV and would then have 16 days to recover.

“I knew if I made myself feel upset and depressed, my health would deteriorate,” she said. “I’m of the belief that G-d makes everything happen for a reason.”

On her floor, she noticed all the other patients were much older. She decided to try to raise their spirits and sang while her cousin, Racheli, who often visited, played piano. Benzaquen was previously a soprano in Kaskeset, Binghamton University’s Jewish a cappella group.

She remembers auditioning to Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love.” She said she performed it in a style similar to a version done by Ingrid Michaelson, a pop star who

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Alan Zeitlin teaches English and Journalism at a Brooklyn public high school. As a freelance writer for the past 11 years, his articles have appeared in The Jewish Week, The Journal News and other publications.

graduated from Binghamton in 2001.

“I was nervous but I sang through my butterflies,” she said of her audition. “I loved the sense of family and Judaism that the group brought. I always looked forward to rehearsal.”

Once in the group, she got a solo for the song, “Hashem Melech.” That song praises G-d for his power.

In speaking with other patients, she realized some remained positive while others languished in fear. One woman, in her 60’s did not respond to any type of treatment. Benzaquen recently went to her birthday party.

“Despite basically knowing that she is going to die, she always puts a smile on her face,” Benzaquen said.

Another patient Benzaquen befriended was often crying and recently passed away.

“I think I learned that you have to cherish every day,” Benzaquen said.

I learned you have to cherish each day.

Being back on campus and being healthy is something this student isn’t taking for granted and she got a warm welcome upon her return.

“I love Shabbat at Chabad,” she said. “It’s great to see everybody all at one place and a lot of people came up to me and told me they were happy to see me.”

She said her family helped her a lot during the past months. But someone else did as well.

“Rivky (Slonim) is one of the most inspirational people I’ve ever met,” Benzaquen said. “The whole time I was home, she would constantly call to see how I was doing and to learn with me over the phone.

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ALU M N I NE W S

Mazel Tovs

‘87 Randi and Jon Hershkowitz announce the birth of their first grandchild, Moshe Aaron Yehoshua born to parents Ben and Yudit Hershkowitz. They also announce the engagement of their son, Nate to Rochel Greer (a March 24, 2019 wedding is planned) and the engagement of their daughter, Rachel to Aaron Dov Turkel (a May 5, 2019 wedding is planned).

‘91 Marc and Heather Benjamin announce the engagement of their son, Jared Benjamin to Gabriela Schottenstein of Columbus, OH. Jared is currently attending Yeshiva University; Gabby is currently attending Stern College. An August 2019 wedding is planned.

Tova and Chaim Schild announce the forthcoming marriage of their daughter Miri to Yitzi Goldwasser on April 2, 2019.

‘05 Stephanie (Klorman) and Jason Kaplan announce the birth of their son, Henry Mayer, Yitzchak Meir on February 10. He was welcomed home by big sister, Stella.

Suzanne and Tom Triebwasser announce the birth of their daughter Gabriella Ahuva, on January 22, 2019. She was welcomed home by big brother Shalom.

‘07 Chaim Alen Jakob announces his engagement to Tali Hofman; a March 28, 2019 wedding is planned. Chaim is an endodontist in private practice in NYC; Tali is studying psychology at Brooklyn college.

‘08 Danielle (Skurnick) and Abie Mizrahi announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah Faith, Sarah Yaffa, on March 7, Rosh Chodesh Adar II, 2019. She was welcomed home by big brothers, Reuben Benjamin and Jacob Hunter.

‘09 Rachel (Pomerantz) and Sam Gartner announce the birth of their daughter, Sophia Brianna, Shifra Bina, on February 25, 2019. She was welcomed home by big brother, Ben.

Nicky Kolios announces his engagement to Nomi Teplitsky; a May 26 wedding is planned. Nicky works at Mass Challenge Israel, an early stage startup accelerator. Nomi works at Renew Senses, a startup developing a platform to help blind and visually impaired people ‘see’ through sound. They will make their home in Jerusalem, Israel.

Elliot and Karen Zenilman announce the birth of their daughter, Regina Bailey, Bina Kailey, on December 7, 2018.

‘10 Isaiah J Rothstein announces his engagement to Leah Gottfried; a June 16, 2019 wedding is planned. Isaiah is Rabbi-in-residence for Be’chol Lashon, Hazon and Leah is a filmmaker, director, actor and producer with a production company called Dignity Entertainment.

They will make their home in NYC. ‘11 Heather Fink announces her engagement to Ilya Okunev. Heather is a Career Counselor at Boston University; Ilya is a Biostatistician at DentaQuest. They will make their home in the Boston area.

Adam Shamah announces his engagement to Rose Schleker; an October 26, 2019 wedding is planned. Adam is an attorney with Latham and Watkins; Rose works for the advertising agency Saatchi and Saatchi. They will make their home in NYC. Leor and Aliza Joudai announce the birth of their daughter, Sarah

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the Ohel, the (Lubavitcher) rebbe’s grave. She’s very special to me.”

As for her special gift of skating, the North Shore Hebrew Academy graduate learned the sport in high school and was hoping to compete at the Empire State games before her diagnosis. She practiced at the same rink as Sarah Hughes, who won the gold medal at the Olympics in 2002.

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Esther on February 6, (Rosh Chodesh Adar), 2019. She was welcomed home by big brother Ezra.

‘12 Max Buckler announces his engagement to Charlene Thrope; a September 1, 2019 wedding is planned. Max is a corporate recruiter and Charlene works for Estee Lauder as a data analytics specialist and HR policy adviser; they plan to make their home on the UWS of NYC. ‘13 Paul Brick was married to Sabrina Szteinbaum on March 3, 2019.

They both work for NCSY and plan to live in Israel for one year after their marriage.

David and Jessica Mirsky announce the birth of their son Elliot, Eliezer Ze’ev.

‘14 Rachel Chess and Ryan Ference announce their engagement; a June 2, 2019 wedding is planned. Rachel is a Pediatric Nurse at NYU Langone Health Hassenfeld Children’s Hospital and Ryan is a fourth year medical student at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. They will make their home in NYC. ‘15 Katie Ranish announces her engagement to Eric Goldstein; an April 7, 2019 wedding is planned.

Daniel and Tova Mosesson announce the birth of their daughter, Nava Emunah on January 6, 2019.

‘16 Rebecca Tanzer announces her engagement to Robert ( Robbie) Gruener; a July 3, 2019 wedding is planned. Rebecca is in her third year of a PhD program in mechanical engineering at Carnegie Mellon University; Robbie is a software engineer who previously worked for Spotify and Uber and is currently working for Sotheby’s. They will make their home in Pittsburgh, PA.

Rebecca Roffe announces her engagement to Jonathan Falk; a July 14, 2019 wedding is planned. Rebecca is completing her JD at Hofstra school of Law; Jonathan is completing his doctorate in the School of Geophysical Science at University of Chicago. They will make their home in Queens, NY.

‘18 Carolyn Chapler and Jacob Basaleli announce their engagement; a July 2019 wedding is planned. They are currently working as medical scribes in the Bronx and will begin Medical school at NYIT. They will make their home on Long Island.

Sympathies

Chabad mourns the passing of...

Carmel Langer, sister of Emunah ’15, sister in law of Jonathan Berns ’15, sister of Jaclyn’18 and sister of Shayna ’20, on December 31, 2018.

May the families be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.

For up to date Chabad Alumni news, visit:

www.facebook.com/ChabadBUAlumni Human Development and plans to become a dentist. She will be a senior next year.

Other than chocolate and brownies, her favorite food is bakhsh, a rice dish with cilantro that her grandmother makes with cut pieces of chicken.

“I’ll learn how to make it one day,” she said.

Benzaquen, who is a member of Great Neck Synagogue, said she feels stronger and more determined than ever.

“We wonder why things happen,” she said. “I think G-d gives us challenges so that we can learn from them.”

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The Children of Chai Lifeline are grateful to the many super-extraordinary people at

The Rohr Chabad Center for Jewish Student Life Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sigma Delta Tau and especially to Rabbi Levi Slonim and the entire crew at

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITY for buying over $33,789 worth of toys and being our amazing Chanukah Angels.

We love the toys, games, and gifts.

But we are blown away by the caring and compassion that led you to make sure our Chanukahs were super bright this year.

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Fun and Games and Mitzvos too!

Jewish Greek Council BLT bagels, lox and Tefillin sessions among other activities Binghamton’s

Jewish Greek Council enjoys Hamantaschen Baking

The Welcome Back Sushi Soiree pulled everyone in for a

night of good food and reconnecting with old friends to start the Spring semester off on the right foot

Chabad’s E-board enjoyed a trip to 770, Lubavitch World Headquarters and the Rebbe’s Ohel plus Escape the Room and Dinner

The Great Debate held on Purim Katan featured professors debating the merits of Hamantashen vs. Latkes

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PurimPalooza!!!

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Purim “came early” to BU this year

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Fun and Games and Mitzvos too!

Challah Baking, an all-time favorite

Competition featured eight Shabbat different desserts and four cholents.

How delicious and fun can life get?

Binghamton’s Mitzvah Minute program offered mitzvos on the spot to students on the go

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