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CONTENTS 8 | Letters to the Editor COLUMNISTS In the Kitchen with 34 | Esther Mendelevich Ten Things You 16 |Top Should Know… By Chaya Rosen About Fainting
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Letters to the Editor Let Men Learn Please allow me to rant about the Rant which chastises men (husbands) for not doing enough to help their wives clean for Pesach. Let me begin by saying that I feel sorry for this woman’s husband. Women are supposed to be a man’s ezer k’ negdo and clearly this author didn’t get that memo. What she fails to understand is that her husband’s learning is not a scheme used to avoid cleaning. He is preparing himself and the house for Pesach spiritually while she is getting the home ready physically. We are all partners in this and each has his/her own role. By the author pushing him to put down the Gemarah and pick up a broom, she is causing him to do an aveirah. I strongly disagree with the author’s sentiments. F. R. Men Should Help Clean Kol Ha Kavod to the rant about husbands not doing enough to help around the house before Pesach. Too many men feel cleaning is beneath them and that this is a woman’s (or cleaning lady’s) job. Preparing the house for Shabbos or any Yom Tov is taking part
in the mitzvah of that holiday. If you look in Tanach, there are many examples of Gedolim taking part in preparing the home for chagim. If it was good enough for them, today’s man can roll up his sleeves and get to work too. Yeshivos give boys off a week or more before Pesach, use this time to help out in the home and not just to get a haircut or buy a new suit. Arye Yakubov Your Cover And Daas Torah I was shocked to see you advocate for people to “put down the gemara” and help their wives clean. Talmud torah keneged kulam! How does your publication call itself heimish and advocate something so dumb? Which posek have you consulted? In a world where husbands and wives are being treated as equals, this is a scary path. My wife is in the kitchen most of the day and is a real eishes chayil. A Reader With Torah Values Get Help In your most recent issue your cover story directed husbands to help their wives clean for yom tov. What kind of readership do you have? In today’s day an age, who doesn’t have full time help to do the cleaning? Dovid Ha’ashir Letters to the Editor continues on page 14
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Home-Baked Goods I wish to respond to G. T’s Letter from the last issue of Heimishe Biz where she voiced her opinion about not putting in homemade baked goods in mishloach manot. As a proud baker, I was actually pretty annoyed by the reader’s views as I take much care, consideration and creativity into my hamentashen and homemade cookies which I distribute every Purim in our family baskets. The idea that people would discard them without even tasting them really irks me. I guarantee you my baked goods are healthier, fresher and safer than anything that is mass manufactured in some factory. Why not give it a try before tossing? Or if you really don’t want to, donate to tzedaka. I am sure there are many people that would love to have a delicious home baked pastry. Mrs. A Baker The P-Word Is Loved, Not Dreaded Excuse me?! Esther Mendelevich in her column In the Kitchen makes the false assumption that women hate Pesach stating that there is no single word that “can instill fear in the hearts of Jewish women everywhere than the dreaded ‘p’ word, Pesach.” I am shocked that such a claim can be published! Shame on you for calling such a holy and magical holiday dreadful and fearsome. Yes, we may complain about all the prep work needed for the holiday, but to use such language is uncalled for. While us womenfolk may gripe about Pesach, I can assure you that most of us, once it is all said and done look around our Pesach table with pride of what all our hard work accomplished and how beautiful everyone and everything looks. Stick to writing recipes and please don’t make the assumption that we hate any Jewish holidays. Shulamit Liptshitz Everything Is In The Torah I love Heimishe Biz! Keep up the good work! I was fascinated by reading Dr. Doueck’s article “Sleeping on Your Side” about how the Torah recommends that we sleep on our left side first and then right, but never on our back. I think it is amazing how our Torah is so advanced in all areas including medicine. Everything we are mandated to do is truly for our own good. I am convinced that soon enough the medical community will also discover that mixing dairy and meat is unhealthy. Great piece! Motty Zelig 14 |
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The medical word for fainting is “syncope,” pronounced sin-ko-pea. What really happens when a person faints? They lose consciousness. In a true faint, the loss of consciousness is temporary and usually only lasts a few moments, or up to a minute. The person will then return to consciousness on his own.
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Syncope is caused by a temporary reduction of the blood flow to the brain, usually from a sudden drop of blood pressure. This can be caused by many different things -- including fear, shock, excitement, pain, dehydration, prolonged standing, or quickly changing positions (such as, sitting to standing or lying to sitting) especially in tall people or in pregnant women.
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Before a person faints, they may feel lightheaded and dizzy. They can appear pale or feel weak. Sometimes they describe hearing a roar in their ears or blacking out. These feelings can be followed by the faint, where the person slumps or falls and momentarily loses awareness of themselves and their surroundings. People of any age can faint.
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Fainting forces the patient into a lying down position and the actual act of lying down raises the blood pressure, which is a brilliant display of how our bodies were created by Hashem. Often that’s all that is needed, and the person returns to full consciousness in a matter of moments. If you feel like you might faint, lying down or sitting with your head resting between your knees can help.
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The Day After Pesach P
esach is on my mind all year round. A friend once said that her best day of the year is the day after Pesach – it’s the day she doesn’t need to worry about preparing for Pesach! Now that really resonated within me. Probably because the orderliness of my house is not at the level I wish it would be, and so there is always so much to do, and it seems like I can never catch up. When Pesach is inevitable, I am then forced to confront my home – it is now or never, I always think to myself! Each year, as Pesach looms closer (around Tu B’Shvat), we become more serious about organizing and checking our homes for Chometz. Look at it this way: we really ought to go through everything at least once a year, and if it’s done before Pesach, it’s a Mitzvah. Although my goal is not always realized (if you must know the truth), I like to sort through all the clutter and closets of my home, checking for forgotten Chometz stashed away, while re-arranging and disposing as I go along. The deadline for this type of superfluous Pesach cleaning is Purim. At this point we can get serious and concentrate on the truly ‘needy’ areas - the spaces that will be in use during Pesach. While every family has a different system and area of focus, cleaning out our house of chometz is a Mitzvah we greatly appreciate due to the extra dividend that it provides, which is that it forces us to go through everything at least once a year. Cleaning aside, this Pesach started out different than the others before it. For the first time in years, I would host one of my married children living in the USA – Shlomo, Sara, and their little girls. We moved to Eretz Yisroel a few years ago, and now live near a few of my married children; it has made hosting for them and my grandchildren a breeze, relatively speaking. They generally come for a few days, if only for a meal, so it is very enjoyable and a very tolerable amount of extra work. However, this year was not one of my usual systems. The reservations were quickly starting to add up! In addition to Shlomo and family, my daughter Tamar (living in Yerushalayim) was expecting right before Pesach. Naturally, we 22 |
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joyfully anticipated having her stay with us, along with her little one and the newborn – whenever he/she would make their appearance. My mother also wanted to be with us for Yom Tov, and we were looking forward to that as well, although I was a bit concerned. My mother cannot tolerate watching me work, and she kept checking in with me to ensure that none of my other married children were joining us. I kept reassuring her that it was just those two, since my other children were scheduled to be with my Machatonim. Even Shlomo’s family would only be joining us for part of Yom Tov. Most of the time, including the Seder, they would spend with my Machatonim in Yerushalayim. As our planning progressed, our only regret was for Dovid, my other son in America, who wanted very much to come with his family, but didn’t think it would work out. An important part of hosting is finding sleeping accommodations. True, our apartment has five bedrooms, but there are still children living at home. After some mental gymnastics, I concluded that the best way to host my married children, would be to set up our dining room as a dormitory and move our dining room table(s) to the living room. My children, very excited about our company, readily agreed to give up their rooms, unsuspecting that there would be nights with missing pajamas, bedding, even pillows…even beds! Everything seemed to be moving along, in a manner that was not too overwhelming, when Dovid called with exciting news. He would be joining us for Pesach after all! This would be a full-time hosting situation, as my Machatonim live in New York. Well, this news set off a chain reaction. Shlomo said, “Why should we each spend the second day of Yom Tov, especially the Seder, by ourselves? Yom Tov for us, Chol HaMoed for them…it’s not so much fun. We’ll join you all for the Seder; the second Seder together with Dovid, and then we will go to my wife’s parents for the other days.” It made perfect sense. So, we would have our daughter and both of our sons. Then came the next link in the chain. When my daughter-in-law, Kayla (who lives nearby), heard this news, she said, “I’m telling my parents that Tova Younger continues on page 24
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we will join them for the Seder next year. This is a once in a lifetime opportunity – the whole family together! We’ll join you for the Seder.” My reaction? Delighted at her proper focus but starting to get very curious as to how these arrangements would all work. I knew one thing for sure: my mother was not going to join us with all my guests. I dreaded breaking the news to her, but she took it very well. “I’m not coming, no way. I had a feeling this would all happen. Well, I shall simply go to Shaina-Bracha. With all her babies, it’ll still be calmer there than with you!” Shaina-Bracha, my oldest daughter, has a nice size family already, and the oldest is still two years shy of his Bar Mitzvah. Yet, she is a poem. A calm mother who manages to keep the children busy, gets them to help a bit, and stay cheerful and incharge, simultaneously. Although I felt bad about not being able to host my mother, I knew she was making a wise choice. With the Pesach Seder scheduled for Monday night, I knew I just had to change over my kitchen by Wednesday, meaning we would have a Pesachdic Shabbos. We do not like to allow any Chometz anywhere in the house once the kitchen is Kashered and the Pesach dishes are down, so that would mean almost an extra week of Pesach. Not my first choice, especially considering the high cost of Pesach food, and the limited diet. With all our guests, however, there was simply no choice. How could we clean up from a Chometz Shabbos, Kasher the kitchen, and set up the Pesach items (more hours), and then start cooking for Yom Tov, during Bedikas Chometz?!? Luckily, my girls finish school Rosh Chodesh, and my boys come home from Yeshiva then, as well. The house began to fill up and everyone pitched in, some more, some less. When a friend asked me if all my children were helping, I considered the question carefully and replied, “They all help. Some help me make Pesach and others help me earn Olam Haba.” I practiced keeping quiet and reminding myself that HaShem would send me whatever help I deserved.
Friday morning, just a few days before ‘turnover day’, I joyfully woke my sleeping children. “Tamar had a little boy! Mazal Tov! Mazal Tov!” As we danced around and hugged each other, I couldn’t help but wonder how I would get out of my house on Erev Shabbos for a Bris! Not a regular Erev Shabbos, but Pesachdic. Yet, I maintained my attitude of just plugging along, and seeing what HaShem would have in store for us. Tamar, like her older sister, is a wonderful and clever girl. Taking advantage of the fact that her husband had a pre-Yom-Tov break from his Kollel, she decided to recuperate in the comfort of her own home. It was a wise choice, considering the busyness by us. As for the Erev Shabbos Bris? HaShem did not overburden us. Baby boy was too jaundiced for that. A Pesach Bris? We were spared that, as well. That Sunday, he was declared well enough to join the army of HaShem. We got the good news at about noon, and by 3:30 PM, the Shul near us was all set up, thanks to my well-trained children/ workers. Mazal Tov, Mazal Tov! Pesach finally arrived, along with everyone else– except for Bubby, Shaina-Bracha, and family – all together. The Seder was inspiring and full of Yiddishe Nachas. Finally, we were able to enjoy the children and grandchildren. It was a truly special time for us and will be added to the stock of family experiences. When our prolonged Yom Tov was over, (we were Pesachdic for nearly 2 full weeks!) we were packing up all the dishes, and my teenage daughter who had helped me so much said, “Whoa! Pesach is over? How could it have happened so fast? It was so wonderful!” Her words greatly warmed my heart. Interestingly, when I asked one of my youngest what they enjoyed most about Yom Tov, the answer was, “I didn’t.” Disappointed in the response, I philosophized, “Isn’t it interesting? The one who put the most in got the most out, while the one who refused to get very involved at all, didn’t get much out of it either.” Isn’t that a lesson for life itself? Either way, I wouldn’t have had it any other way. *Please note: the details have been changed, but basic storyline is true.
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News & Analysis
The Uncovering of Religious Rights? What Can A Case Involving the Headgear of Muslims Tell Us about Our Rights?
By Joey Aron, Esq. an – or should – government require a religious woman to remove her headcovering for an official purpose? Two Muslim women have filed a federal class action lawsuit against the NYPD, challenging its policy of requiring arrestees to remove their headcoverings for booking photos or “mug shots.” The women were forced, under separate circumstances, to remove their hijabs during their arrest processing, which they allege caused them “trauma and anguish.” The outcome of this case will, of course, also affect the rights of Jewish women who wear headcoverings, though we hope not in this exact context. Indeed, Emma Freeman, attorney for the plaintiffs, has said that she had the Orthodox Jewish community in mind as well when she filed the suit. Since 2015, the NYPD has required that every arrestee have an official photograph taken “with an unobstructed view of the arrestee’s head, ears, and face.” The department rule states that those who refuse to remove their religious headcoverings may be transported to One Police Plaza to be photographed, bare-headed, in a private room by an officer of the same gender. Plaintiffs Jamilla Clark and Arwa Aziz both claim to have suffered violations of their religious rights, but the circumstances of their experiences differ. Clark alleges that a supervising officer at her local precinct threatened her with prosecution if she did not remove her hijab. She was eventually transported to One Police Plaza, where she had her photograph taken by a female officer in a closed room. Thus, Clark was at least afforded a measure of dignity. In contrast, Aziz was allegedly forced to remove her hijab in a crowded hallway, filled with men, at Brooklyn Central Booking. Officers told her she could choose to be taken to One Police Plaza to have her photograph taken in private, but that it would greatly delay her processing and that she was not guaranteed a female photographer. The mug shots of the plaintiffs remain in the NYPD database, which they say constitutes an ongoing violation of their rights. Does the NYPD’s policy have a legal leg to stand on? Plaintiffs say it violates not only their religious freedom rights under the First Amendment and state constitution, but also a federal statute called RLUIPA, which prohibits governments from restricting the exercise of religion by anyone in its custody absent a “compelling governmental interest,” and even then, permits only the least restrictive means of fulfilling that interest. It’s not clear what compelling interest the NYPD will assert for requiring suspects to remove headcoverings which do not conceal their faces – be it a hijab, wig, tichel, turban, or yarmulke. Assuming the NYPD can put forth a legitimate rationale for its policy, the court will have to balance that against the rights of the individuals involved – a balancing act that has become not only more familiar but also more difficult in this climate of heightened security threats and terrorism. Notably, the lawsuit lists many other jurisdictions and contexts, including the New York State DMV and the U.S. Passport Agency, which allow individuals to be photographed without removing religious headcoverings. It’s also worth noting that with the current move toward the blurring of traditional gender definitions, the accommodation to have one’s photograph taken by someone of the same gender could raise additional complications.
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By Rav Binyomin Bulka, Rosh Kollel
Last month’s question: Mr. Norman was sleeping peacefully Friday night in his bed when all of a sudden he got an early wakeup call. His cellphone, whose alarm he forgot to turn off, started ringing at 4:30 AM to get him up for his pre-Shacharis chavrusa. Can he move it to a different room? Answer: The Navi1 tells us that נְ ֶח ְמי ָה בֶּן ֲח ַכ ְלי ָה, one the leaders of Jewish people at the time of the building of the second בית המקדש, found the marketplace of ירושליםopen on שבתwith people transgressing Torah prohibitions. As a result, נחמיהimposed restrictions on the people. The Gemara2 tells us that he prohibited the handling of any utensil on ( שבתwith the exception of food, כתבי קודש, or any basic utensil that one cannot function without like plates, cups, cutlery etc.3). As the people’s שבתobservance improved, the restrictions were gradually lifted. The final result with regards to utensils whose primary use is for forbidden activity ()כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור, as that they are allowed to be handled in order to use them for a permitted action ( )לצורך גופוor for the use of their space ()לצורך מקומו. The question remains how to define an object’s space; is it defined by its physical station or by the area that it affects? There are those who contend the former4. However, it seems to be the consensus of many of the modern day halachic authorities that the need of any space affected by the object would also be defined as צורך מקומו.5 In Mr. Norman’s situation, although he does not need the actually space taken up by the cellphone, the annoying sound emitted by his cellphone would probably inhibit his ability to sleep in his bed. Therefore, if we were to assume that a cellphone in considered a כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור6, then he would be permitted to move the phone so that it not inhibit his sleep. Caution should be taken to not press any button or touch screen that would make any light turn on or any function of the phone commence. This month’s question: The Formans liked to serve an array of nuts for dessert at their שבתmeal. They usually had almonds, pistachios, whole walnuts, cashews, macadamia and Brazil nuts. Unfortunately their nutcracker cracked in half that week and they had yet to buy a new one. Can they use a hammer to break open the walnuts or pistachios or do they have to borrow a nutcracker from a neighbor?
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The Wake-Up Call By Rabbi Goldwasser
There is always the question of whether to leave the phone on full volume or to lower it before retiring to bed. After all, no one relishes longs to be woken up in the middle of the night. In our house, however, the decision is usually made to keep the phone on - just in case. Thus, it was at 3:00 AM when I was jarred awake by the shrill sound of the phone ringing. I grabbed it after one ring. “Hello, is this Rabbi David Goldwasser?” The voice on the other end of the line was not only unfamiliar but had a gruff edge to it. “Yes, this is he.” Then in a very businesslike manner, “Rabbi, I’m Officer Costanza of the NYPD. I ‘ve got a young lady here who is standing on the roof of her apartment building, ready to jump. She says you’re her rabbi, so maybe you could talk to her. She’s serious, Rabbi. She won’t let us come within two feet of her, and she looks like the real thing. She just wants to speak to you first. Her name is Elaine Smith.” I had never received a phone call like this before. From the midst of a deep sleep I had been thrust into the middle of a life and death situation that required the sharpest mind, the most persuasive tongue, and the greatest Siyata d’Shmaya. I could only pray that all three would materialize quickly. I did not recognize the young lady’s name, but before I even had a chance to answer, I heard him hand the phone to Elaine. She began to speak immediately in a low and steady monotone. “I can’t go on anymore. I just want to end it all. The difficulties I’ve been having are too much. I can’t take it any longer. I just want it to end. The pain I’m in…going to school didn’t help. My existence – it’s too painful. I’m alone. Don’t you see that? I’ve tried to help myself, but I just can’t seem to do it. I just can’t. Nobody understands me. I want to put an end to this misery.” Elaine continued her diatribe for what seemed like a very long time. As she spoke, I paced back and forth with the phone pressed hard against my ear, alternately sweating and shivering. A human life hung in balance. I trembled with the knowledge that such a dejected Neshama needed a reason to continue and that I had to supply her with that reason. Ironically, the only thing that stood between Elaine and a horrible death thirty stories below, was the instrument of communication that she and I held in our hands. She paused for a second. Quickly, before she could start again, I said, “Elaine, don’t ever give up. A Jew doesn’t give up. Our Rabbis said that as long as a person lives there is hope. You have not exhausted every possibility of hope. You are young and you have many years ahead of you – happy years, fruitful years. Don’t let this moment of desperation cloud everything you’ve accomplished in your life so far.” She charged in loudly and with bitterness. “That’s not true! I haven’t accomplished anything! I’m not a good person. I don’t deserve to live.” Then quietly, with a stifled sob, “Help me! I’m in pain!” I could tell from her voice that Elaine was becoming more dejected by the minute. My mind raced. What could I say? How could I veer her thoughts away from this demoralizing trend? Suddenly, it came to me. I had met her at a symposium for Jewish professionals in upper Manhattan, where I had delivered a lecture about four years prior. I remembered a mention of parents, so I quickly asked her very casually, “Elaine, how are your parents?” To my complete horror, she began yelling, “Why do you ask me about my parents? What do they have to do with this? Why did you mention them?” She kept on and on, while I futilely tried to calm her down. “Elaine, I only wanted to ask how your family was doing. Your parents have nothing to do with this. You’re absolutely right. I only…” Abruptly, she interrupted me. “Why aren’t you here?” “Give me fifteen minutes and I’ll be there,” I answered quickly. Again she started screaming, “No! Don’t go. Don’t hang up. Don’t get off this phone.” Then she began rambling along in the same vein. She was worthless. She wanted to end it all. No one understood her. Then, “Why aren’t you here?” I repeated my offer to jump into a cab and be there in fifteen minutes. Then she announced, “That’s it! I’m going to end it. I’ve had enough of this talk.” She sounded completely sincere. Desperately, I wondered what I should say. Should I take a chance on reminding her about how she would be hurting her parents? No. Obviously that was a sensitive subject. Should I quote Chazal about the Goldwasser continues on sacred value of a human life? My mind was a miasma of thoughts and questions.
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I forced myself to retain at least a veneer of calmness. “Elaine, I accept your decision. But I still have one question I would like to ask you. What shall I tell your Chosson?� Suddenly she became still. There was absolute silence for a second. Then Elaine answered in a subdued voice, “I don’t have a Chosson.� “That’s not true!� I countered. “Forty days before a baby is formed, a Heavenly voice proclaims: The daughter of this person will marry that person. Every Yiddishe Neshama that comes to this world has a Zivug somewhere. This means there is a Chosson somewhere waiting for you, too. And I just want to know what to tell him in case he asks me about you.� “You mean even I might one day stand under a Chuppah?� “Elaine, I honestly believe so.� The next thing I heard over the phone was bitter crying and a great deal of shuffling sounds. Then the original gruff voice came back on the line, only this time there was an undercurrent of strong emotion. “Okay, Rabbi, we’ve got her. She’s fine. We’ve got her. You did a good job, Rabbi, and G-d bless you.� I felt drained and euphoric at the same time. I had already been blessed by Hashem. He had given me the Da’as to use the appropriate words and reasoning.
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ust before Pesach, with the clock still on his mind to get home in time, State Senator Simcha Felder knew he had a job to do: help our yeshivos and schools fight back against those who want to bring in pritzus and outside influences into our childrens’ education. He was widely blamed for delaying the state’s budget deal. But it was well worth it. Felder successfully changed a provision in the state that had previously required yeshivos to give students the same kind of education given in public schools. As the forward.com reported, “The language about the curricular goals is notably narrow. It requires that students have an ‘understanding of civics and the responsibilities of citizens in world communities,’ for example, but not an understanding of the workings of the U.S. government.” For now, with this key win, Felder has shown his strength in Albany. Felder, a Democrat who represents Boro Park and Midwood, among other neighborhoods in Brooklyn, usually caucuses with the Republicans, thus giving him unusually strong legislative power. And he won praise from across the Orthodox community. Here’s an Editorial in The Jewish Press: “New York State Senator Simcha Felder did yeoman work last week when he stood up for the right of parents of religious school children to direct their education against the threat of governmental intrusion. At his insistence a law was enacted which would – at least for the near future – thwart a plan by the New York State Department of Education to force children being educated in a number of Hasidic schools to receive certain instruction in subject areas like science and history that are at odds with the religious teachings embraced by their parents. “New York law has long required that all non-public schools offer their students an education that is ‘at least substantially equivalent to the instruction given to [students] of like age and attainments at the public schools of the city or district where the [student] resides.’ Italics provided. The Department had recently announced that it would promulgate regulations that would effectively interpret substantial equivalence as sameness. “Essentially, the Felder legislation addresses the impending shift and directs the Department as to how the ‘substantially equivalent’ standard is to be met. Accordingly, as respecting elementary and middle schools, the Department must take into account the totality of the educational experience a school offers its students:
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“[I]f the curriculum provides academically rigorous instruction that develops critical thinking skills in the school’s students, taking into account the entirety of the curriculum...including instruction in English that will prepare pupils to read fiction and nonfiction text for information and to use that information to construct written essays that state a point of view or support an argument; instruction in mathematics that will prepare pupils to solve real world problems using both number sense and fluency with mathematical functions and operations; instruction in history by being able to interpret and analyze primary text to identify and explore important events in history to construct written arguments using the supporting information they get from primary source material, demonstrate an understanding of the role of geography and economics in the actions of world civilizations, and an understanding of civics and the responsibilities of citizens in world communities; and instructions in science by learning how to gather analyze and interpret observable data to make informed decisions and solve problems mathematically, using deductive and inductive reasoning to support a hypothesis, and how to differentiate between correlational and causal relationships. “Similarly for religious high schools designed to educate students who attended lower schools with the above-described curriculum in determining substantial equivalence. However another catch-all standard was introduced: ‘[I]f the curriculum provides academically rigorous instruction that develops critical thinking skills in the school’s students, the outcomes of which taking into account the entirety of the curriculum, result in a sound basic education.’ “The effort to encroach on the right of religious parents to see to it that their children are educated in a manner consistent with their religious beliefs seems to have been fueled by some disgruntled graduates of Hasidic schools. But these individual experiences cannot be allowed to drive the educational program of those schools as a whole. Students and their parents are free to choose any school that appeal to them and avoid those that do not. “The planned new Department of Education policy which prompted the Felder legislation represented a substantial infringement on religious rights. Happily this has been stayed. But the test will come in its enforcement. And we must all be watching. “Much of the media mocked his efforts and accused him of putting the passage of the NYS budget in jeopardy. But we believe that some of those criticisms Felder continues on page 56
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By Mordechai Weintraub, z"l.
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When do we call up more than five people to Krias HaTorah, but read less than 30 pesukim in total?
Which pasuk in the Torah ends with the same three words as it begins with?
Where do we find that the manna that fell on one day, lasted for an entire 39 days?
How is this possible: I must make an Eruv Tavshilin on Yom Tov to cook for Shabbos, yet I am not supposed to recite the brocha? How is this possible: I have the option to daven Mincha at the end of the proper time for Mincha, yet I don’t recite it?
How is this possible: I drink a cup of soda and I am not supposed to make the brocha of Shehakol before drinking. However, I am obligated to make a Borei Nefoshos I am the only person whose date of death is stated in the Torah. Who am I?
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and some of the opposition to Felder’s legislation had as much to do with disrespect for religion in general and ours in particular than the legislation itself.” (Reprinted with permission of The Jewish Press) And here’s a statement put out by Agudah: The New York State 2018-19 budget, enacted on the first day of Pesach, includes a major new provision that Agudath Israel of America describes as “historic” – for, in addition to continued funding of the nonpublic schools, New York has now for the first time recognized the unique nature of a yeshiva education. As explained by Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel, Agudath Israel’s Executive Vice President, nonpublic schools in New York are required by law to provide education that is “substantially equivalent” to that offered in nonpublic schools. In recent years, some anti-yeshiva activists, pointing to the relatively short programs of secular studies in many yeshivos, have claimed that yeshiva education fails to meet this legal standard, and have urged government to take action to force yeshivos to radically change their entire curriculum. To help forestall such efforts, the new budget includes a new provision in the state’s Education Law addressing “substantial equivalency” in the yeshivas. The new law, for the first time, makes clear that any evaluation of a yeshiva’s compliance with the law must include “the entirety of the [school’s] curriculum” – i.e., limudei kodesh religious studies as well as limudei chol, secular studies. Further, it must take into account whether the curriculum “provides academically rigorous instruction that develops critical thinking skills.” These factors are clearly present in abundance in yeshiva learning. The new law identifies four core curriculum subjects that must be taught in yeshiva elementary schools: English, Mathematics, History and Science. As for the high school level, the primary requirement is for academically rigorous instruction that develops critical thinking skills in students, the outcomes of which result in a “sound basic education.” This new provision in the law was due to the tenacious leadership of Senator Simcha Felder. Senator Felder worked closely with Agudath Israel and a number of leading rabbinic and lay yeshiva community leaders in crafting legislation that recognizes the unique nature of yeshiva education. The law also authorizes the State Education Commissioner to determine whether yeshivos are in compliance with the requirements. Agudath Israel has a close and longstanding relationship with the commissioner and the staff of the State Education Department, and looks forward to working together in the implementation of the new law. Commented Rabbi Zwiebel: “We acknowledge that government has the right to ensure that children in
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all schools, including ours, receive a sound basic education that prepares them to function as productive citizens. “What we take issue with is excessive government regulation or oversight that would require yeshivos to conform to the same curricular requirements as those used in the public schools. In order to carry out the fundamental religious mission for which they were created, yeshivos need to be given great latitude in designing a rigorous academic program that may differ from that offered in the public schools but nonetheless gives students the most important skills they need to be productive members of society. “We think the Felder bill strikes an appropriate balance along those lines. Kudos to Senator Felder for his historic contribution to the ongoing development of the yeshiva community in New York.” In other developments of interest to the nonpublic school community, the new budget allocates over $200 million for continued funding of Mandated Services, Comprehensive Attendance Policy (CAP), Safety and Security, Technology, STEM and other programs. Particularly noteworthy is the fact that funding for STEM instruction in the state’s nonpublic schools was increased from $5 million to $15 million – thanks in large measure to the efforts of the Orthodox Union. Also noteworthy is the fact that the budget restored $7 million to schools in NYC, Rochester and Buffalo for the cost of immunization recordkeeping. This funding was one of the major accomplishments of Agudath Israel in last year’s budget, which saw the reimbursement rise from .60 cents per pupil to close to $30. Unlike CAP and other mandated services, immunization reimbursement is not guaranteed at a particular rate, and the Governor’s initial proposed executive budget for 2018-19 eliminated such funding. Agudah activists worked long and hard to ensure that this funding stream would be restored in the final budget. The issue was a major focus of Agudath Israel’s Mission to Albany on March 6th, and the efforts eventually bore fruit in the final budget. Finally, Agudath Israel noted the re-appropriation of the $60 million CAP shortfall and the additional $25 million specifically allotted by the Governor’s office to nonpublic schools for the Smart Schools Bond Act (classroom technology). Both items were Agudath Israel advocacy efforts last year and Agudath Israel is pleased to see those efforts preserved. Rabbi Yeruchim Silber, Agudah’s Director of New York Government Relations and its chief representative in Albany, hailed the assistance of all those involved in the effort. “It is very gratifying working with the Agudah staff, board members and the many volunteers who trekked to Albany both at our March 6th mission as well as on a number of mini missions to convey our concerns to lawmakers. It is this combined effort that ensures our success,” said Rabbi Silber. info@hbiz.us • 718.608.5952
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Starting with #2, the answer to each line consists of the same letters as the previous answer, plus or minus one letter (but not necessarily in the same order; you may have to scramble the letters). Keep adding or subtracting one letter at a time until you have all the answers. 1. Inscribed, recorded (as opposed to oral) 2. Chilliest time of the year 3. String, thin rope 4. A type of alcoholic beverage 5. Novel, unprecedented 6. You and I together 7. Moist 8. To simmer or boil slowly 9. Sugary 10. Almost-teenagers 11. Not of the Orient
One of a Kind
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Here’s a puzzle that’s somewhat like sudoku. The large square (below, at the right/lelft) is divided into six sections of various shapes. The numbers 1-6 must appear in each section, but that’s not all. You must fill them in so that no column and no row has any digit more than once. Of course, each colored group is also limited to only one each of the six digits within it. Can you work it out?
A Question of Number “How many students in this group?” the guide asked at the entrance to the science museum. “Well, since this is a science museum, I’ll give you a math riddle to find the answer,” said Shimmy with a grin. If you add another 100% on to the number of students here, and then add another 50% (of the first number), and another quarter (of the first number), and then add yourself to the group, you’ll end up with an even 100.” The guide scratched his head for a minute, and then answered with a smile, “Okay, I’m ready to take your tickets.”
Picture Riddle Can you figure out what’s in this picture?
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Differences Find 7 differences between the two pictures.
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3/7 is a good job. 7/7 is great!
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MONTHLY TORAH RIDDLES
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ANSWERS TO THE RIDDLE QUESTIONS FROM PAGE 54
By Mordechai Weintraub, z"l.
On the eighth day of Pesach, if it is not Shabbos, we have five aliyos plus maftir, and we read a total of 29 pesukim. On the second day of Shavuous, if it is not Shabbos, we have five aliyos plus maftir, and we read a total of 28 pesukim.
A1
A2 A3
The pasuk in Bamidbar 15:41 ends with the words “Ani Hashem Elokeichem” just as it begins with them.
The manna that fell on the 7th of Adar at the end of the 40 years in the dessert miraculously lasted in its wholesome goodness until the 15th day of Nissan – a period of 39 days total. The 7th of Adar of that year was the last day that manna fell from heaven. The manna stopped on the 7th of Adar, because Moshe died on this day, according to the Seder Olam Rabba (Perek 10). When Yom Tov falls out on Thursday and Friday, one should make the Eruv Tavshilin on Wednesday. If forgotten, one can still make an Eruv Tavshilin on Thursday, to cook on Friday. However, in such case, it is questionable whether a brocha is recited (see Mishnah Berura 527:74). Note: This would not be permitted on Rosh Hashanah.
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I have the option to daven Mincha when the day is waning, and the sun is going down. However, if I haven’t yet recited the Musaf, I must now either recite Musaf or Mincha. I should recite Musaf since I can repeat the Ma’ariv Shmoneh Esrei as a Tashlumin – as a make-up for Mincha, according the Shagas Aryeh 19. (See the Mishnah Berurah 286:13).
A5
If I first made a Borei Pri Hagofen and drank a m‘lo lugmov (cheekfull) of wine, I am exempt from making a Shehakol over the soda (see Orach Chaim 174:2 with Mishnah Berurah). However, since I drank less than a reviis of wine, I will not be making an Al Hagefen afterwards. Therefore, I must make a Borei Nefoshos after the soda.
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I am Aharon, the Kohen Gadol. The Torah tells us (Bamidbar 33:38) that I passed away on the first day of the 5th month.
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One of a Kind
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1. Written, 2 winter, 3. twine, 4. wine, 5. new, 6. we, 7. wet, 8. stew, 9. sweet, 10. tweens, 11. Western
A Question of Number 3. twine, 4. wine, 5. new, 6. we, 7. wet, 8. stew, 9. sweet, 10.
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There are 36 children in the group. Add 100% to get 72, add 50% to get 90, add 9 (a quarter) you’ll have 99. If the guide joins them there are 100.
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Differences ANSWERS FROM PAGE 60 1. The name GURION on the building is misspelled with an A. 2. The location marker pole in the bottom center of the photo is now labeled D6 instead of D8. 3. There is now an extra vehicle on the tarmac in the lower right of the photo. 4. The red Bank Hapoalim logo is green on the passenger boarding ramp in the right of the photo. 5. There is no longer a gap in the line of windows of the upper level of the El Al plane. 6. The tallest antenna on top of the traffic control tower has been lowered. 7. There is an additional window on the lower part of the control tower.
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