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n Memorial Day, we honor and remember those who died serving our country and fighting for our freedom. Because we are not actively involved in fighting wars nowadays, we sometimes forget how brutal and devastating war can be. Just a few decades ago, more than 400,000 Americans were killed fighting for victory in World War II. Each person had a family – a mother, a father, siblings, children, a wife. Their loss affected their family eternally. And for those who survived, many of them came back maimed, crippled, and suffering from images of the horrors they endured.

Freedom comes at a price. We are fortunate to live in a country of chessed, where we are allowed to live openly as Orthodox Jews. And we should remember and be grateful to those who made the ultimate sacrifice fighting for our freedom.

Last week, former Assemblyman Dov Hiking invited me to a talk by Imam Mohammad Tawhidi. The imam has a very different approach from his religious brothers. He calls himself the “Imam of Peace” and has written about the Land of Israel belonging to the Jews.

He shuns anti-Semitism and many tenets that Shia Muslims espouse.

The imam’s speech was enlightening – but I was most taken aback by one comment he made.

In his remarks, he mentioned that growing up in Iran (he lives in Australia now), at the end of prayers five times a day, they would chant together and curse the United States, Israel, and the Jews. The students in his religious seminary collectively loved Hezbollah and were prepared to join the terrorist group; they revered Ali Khamenei and would die to protect him.

Tawhidi writes in his book about his years in Iran, “The ideology of the Iranian regime was simply part of my religion…. My father did not raise me as a radical, but my community, friends, surroundings and teachers did. I never knew that I was a believer in an extremist ideology because I simply thought that was the only way to be.”

His comments gave me a small glimpse into the enemy we face today. Millions of children are growing up in Iran – and elsewhere – and are being nursed with the hatred of the West, namely the United States and Israel. So engrained is this vitriol that it’s not even seen as extreme. It’s part and parcel of their education, taught along with math, science, and history.

In the United States we are blessed to be living in a country in which we are free to practice our religion and express our views. Even when episodes of anti-Semitism arise, we know that they are exceptions and not the rule. Our laws reject hatred of all kinds, and our leaders are there to protect us from harm.

This year, the Memorial Day parade will be held on Sunday (instead of the usual Monday of years past). I love watching the parade with my family, and I appreciate the opportunity to make the Memorial Day weekend more than just about barbeques and baseball. This year, come out on Sunday morning to Central Avenue to remember and honor those who died protecting our freedoms. It’s an event that will be meaningful and memorable for every member of your family.

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll Community Happenings

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Odd-but-True Stories

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More than Tequila, Tiles & Tools: A Deeper Look into the U.S.-China Trade War 102 ISRAEL 26

Israel News My Israel Home

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Free Birds by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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Parsha in Four by Eytan Kobre

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Lag B’Omer: The Beauty in Every Jew by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller 94 PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

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Melvin Krulewitch, A Hero in Three Wars by Avi Heiligman

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There’s More to Life than White Rice by Cindy 112 Weinberger, MS RD CDN Getting Ready for Summer by Dr. Hylton I. Lightman 114

FOOD & LEISURE The Aussie Gourmet: Dill-Infused Crepes

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Dear Editor, Thank you to Dr. Lightman for the highly informative article on methods to try to prevent any recurrence of the tragic leaving of children in cars. He mentions an important element that has affected the situation – that car seats are no longer placed in the front passenger seat next to the driver – and “out of sight, out of mind.”

Another element may also be involved. Until a few years ago, the adult driver needed to manually open and close the car doors for any children to enter or leave the car. Now children often open the doors themselves and the doors close mechanically after the children leave. This reduces the physical involvement of the driver, and hence the focus of his attention, on children’s comings and goings, and facilitates MES (Mind Elsewhere Syndrome.) This is in addition to cellphone distractions.

The eClip that Dr. Lightman describes is a wonderful product.

That’s a good place to start. We can also have stickers on our cars alerting everyone to Dr. Lightman’s

suggestions. Just like school buses, our cars can have stickers that state, “This car has been checked for sleeping children.”

We would certainly all agree that the only acceptable number of recurrences is zero. Let’s daven for that.

Let’s work hard for that.

Judith Pfeffer Woodmere Bubbe Dear Editor, The last day of yom tov should have been a wonderful ending to a beautiful Pesach in Israel. Instead, it turned into a nightmare no parent should have to experience.

Yehudah Yosef, at the time 11 ½ months, had been feverish and coughing for a few days. On Shabbos morning, he woke up with a scorching fever; pimples encased his tongue, and he had difficulty breathing. We rushed him to the hospital, where doctors suspected meningitis, fearing the worst. At the time, Yehuda was lethargic and completely unresponsive. The spinal tap came back clear, and a urine and blood test confirmed a diagnosis of meaContinued on page 10

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sles. He was scheduled to have been vaccinated the week after Pesach and must have been exposed to a contagious individual weeks prior...

Yehudah Yosef was treated at Shaarei Zedek hospital in Jerusalem. The man who saved his life is Prof. Dr. Yechiel Schlessinger, head of pediatrics and an infectious disease doctor by training, and we owe him tremendous gratitude.

“This innocent baby suffered unbelievable pain through no fault of his own. Take pictures, show the world what measles can do to a innocent child.” This was the edict of Prof. Dr. Schlessinger.

Yehuda Yosef’s case was very complicated with infections in his lungs and ears. He was on oxygen, steroids, antibiotics, and IV fluids. We feared possible long-term consequences of the complications, such as hearing loss. B’chasdei Hashem, and thanks to the incredible staff at Shaarei Zedek, he was released after 10 days of hospitalization. He is still on antibiotics for lingering infections.

Endless tears were shed and tefillos said for this beautiful little boy whose life hung in the balance. We are certain that Hakodosh Baruch Hu restored his health in the merit of the many who davened and stormed the heavens for his complete refuah.

Measles is an illness which had been eradicated for decades. It is incredibly contagious, and can be fatal – especially for young children.

Please, please, get your children and grandchildren vaccinated! Check your own immunity with a blood titer test. Do not let your innocent children and grandchildren suffer the fate that Yehudah Yosef and his family had to endure.

With thanks to all our friends and families and, most of all, to the Ribbono Shel Olam, The Cassell and Engelberg families Dear Editor, Loved Ron Karr’s points in the recent business column in your paper. It actually made me rethink certain things – particularly, when he said that getting a “no” in business just means that the salesperson needs to rethink how he is going to package his product in a different

way and needs to search for what the customer needs right now. To me, I am trying to reframe my thinking in saying: No doesn’t mean no; it means not right now in this way.

Figure out a different way, and you may just get a yes.

I’d appreciate seeing more business-oriented articles in your paper.

Yossi Kahn Dear Editor, I wanted to share a recent thought I had. Last week I saw many celebratory signs saying things like “Israel is 71!” and the like. It is really amazing, but I just think a very important fact has been neglected.

While the State of Israel is 71, the Land of Israel is much, much older – in fact, it is 3,291 years old. There have been Jews living there in greater and smaller concentrations for more than 3,000 years. There have been autonomous Jewish governments in the Land of Israel for approximately 1,000 years at different periods of time.

I feel this information is barely known although it is very important.

As the nations around us concoct all different versions of the history of the land, it is very important for us to flaunt this number – 3,291 – because although it is quite a mouthful it packs a big punch.

Rabbi Moshe Rabinowitz Bayswater, NY Dear Editor, Congratulations to Reva Oliner on her election as a trustee for the Peninsula Public Library.

I am confident that Reva and the other trustees and our wonderful library director, assistant director and staff will continue the efforts to provide a warm and welcoming library that will adequately serve our community.

It has been my privilege to serve as trustee for many years and to have worked with many different trustees and administrators in an environment that was always focused on the needs of the library and its patrons.

Peninsula Public Library is a jewel of our community. I am confident that the reconstituted Board will continue its efforts to provide enlarged facilities to support our growing needs.

Joseph L. Fuller

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The Week In News

Garbage Wars

Things are heating up between the Philippines and Canada and it’s all a bunch of garbage.

Last week, the Philippines said that it recalled its ambassador to Canada after Ottawa missed a deadline and failed to reclaim trash shipped to Manila about six years ago. More than 100 containers filled

with household waste believed to be recyclable plastic arrived in the Port of Manila between 2013-2014; it was actually nonrecyclable plastic, household waste, and diapers, the Philippines News Agency reported.

Private Canadian company Chronic Inc. and its Philippine-based consignees transported 103 container vans of waste from Canada to the Philippines, according to the legal non-profit Pacific Centre for Environmental Law and Litigation (CELL). In April, CELL said that Canada had violated the Basel Convention – an international treaty designed to reduce the movements of hazardous waste between nations – during those years.

“The container vans were falsely declared to contain homogenous plastic scrap material when in fact these shipments contained heterogenous waste including baled household garbage,” CELL said.

Chronic’s owner told the Toronto Star in 2014 that he disputes the allegations, saying no garbage was shipped. The contents were 95% plastic, he told the paper, and the rest contained materials one would find in a standard household recycling bin.

Speaking from Paris on Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that the government had been working “very closely” with Philippine officials on the issue over the past months, adding that “we very much hope to get to a resolution shortly.”

Philippine presidential spokesperson Salvador Panelo was due to meet Canadian authorities to discuss the issue of waste, but he claims that they did not show up.

“The more they delay, the more personnel will be coming back,” Panelo said, adding that “the refusal to bring the garbage back to their shores is disruptive of our diplomatic relations.”

Foreign Affairs Secretary Teddy Locsin Jr. tweeted that the Philippines will “maintain a diminished diplomatic presence in Canada until its garbage is ship bound there.”

On May 7, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte issued an ultimatum to reclaim the waste and threatened “if they cannot get that, then we will be shipping them out and throw them into the shores or beach of Canada.”

Ukrainian Prez’s Inaugural Speech Shocks Nation

New Ukrainian president Vladimir Zelensky surprisingly dissolved the Ukrainian Parliament during his inaugural speech in what is his first political act since taking office.

“The government didn’t do anything for them to feel themselves Ukrainians,” said Zelensky. “I am not afraid to make difficult decisions. I am ready to lose my popularity, my ratings if needed, or even my post as long as we achieve peace.”

By triggering new elections, the former comedian hopes to win seats for his party, Servant of the People, which is also the name of the TV show Zelensky starred in. However, it is unclear if Ukrainian law allows

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him to dissolve Parliament within six months of scheduled elections, which were originally scheduled to take place in October.

At 41, Zelensky is Ukraine’s youngest-ever president as well as its first Jewish one. He won the election by a landslide with 73% of the vote on a platform of using his political outsider status to reduce corruption in the government.

In his inauguration speech, Zelensky also declared that “we must become Icelanders in football, Israelis in defending our native land, Japanese in technology.”

Zelensky asserted that his first priority is to bring peace to Donbass, an eastern region held by Russian-backed separatist rebels as part of a conflict the Ukraine has been fighting since 2014. The conflict began when Russia annexed Crimea and has killed at least 13,000 while displacing as many as 2 million others.

Russian President Vladimir Putin stated that he will not congratulate Zelensky until there are signs that Ukraine will normalize its relationship with Russia. Russia denies that it has been helping the separatist movement in Donbass and deems the conflict an “internal conflict.”

Zelensky arrived to his inaugural ceremony on foot, shunning the presidential motorcade, and gave highfives to the crowds gathered outside after his speech.

Austria Announces Snap Elections

Austria is heading to new elections amid a spiraling corruption scandal that raises questions whether the country’s far-right has been penetrated by the Russian government.

The scandal revolves around Heinz-Christian Strache, Austria’s Vice Chancellor and leader of the farright Freedom Party, who was documented offering Russian officials lucrative construction contracts in exchange for donations to his party.

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced snap elections on Monday after it became clear that his government would fall apart in the wake of the scandal. Kurz slammed the Freedom Party and said in a contentious press conference that he had been having problems with its senior

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coalition partner even before the release of the video.

“The serious part of this [video] was the attitude towards abuse of power, towards dealing with taxpayers’ money, towards the media in this country,” the chancellor said. “After yesterday’s video, enough is enough.”

Following the dissolution of the government, Austria’s president recommended that elections should be held in September. “This new beginning should take place quickly, as quickly as the provisions of the Federal Constitution permit, so I plead for elections...in September,” said President Alexander van der Bellen.

The video, which was released on Friday by a German newspaper, shows Strache and fellow Freedom Party lawmaker Johan Gudenus meeting with whom they thought was a wealthy Russian investor in Ibiza back in July 2017.

The two politicos are seen offering the Russian sought-after contracts to build roads in Austria in exchange for a $280 million donation to the Freedom Party. The woman also said that she was prepared to purchase a 50% stake in Austria’s Kronen-Zeitung newspaper and force it to adopt a consistent pro-Freedom Party editorial line.

Strache resigned as both Vice Chancellor and as the head of the Freedom Party on Sunday in the ensuring furor caused by the video.

Strache said his comments in the clip were “typical alcohol-fueled macho behavior” and that he “behaved boastfully like a teenager.”

The video raises questions regarding the extent of Russia’s influence in European far-right parties such as the Freedom Party. As the elections for the EU approach, intelligence officials have warned that Moscow has been attempting to penetrate the extreme right in an effort to destabilize the continent.

“Vienna plays a key role for Putin and for the far-right,” Peter Pild told The New York Times. An Austrian lawmaker, Pild alleged that “far-right parties all over Europe have become a sort of fifth column for Russia.”

A New KG Monday, May 20, marked World Metrology Day. Most years that day flies by for people but this year the day actually may have affected us all.

In November, scientists and policymakers from around the world

voted to unanimously redefine the kilogram. On Monday, their decision took effect.

The new definition is based on the Planck constant – a physical constant observed in the natural world – rather than the precise weight of a piece of metal kept under lock and key.

For more than 100 years Paris has been home to Le Grand K – or the International Prototype Kilogram, as it is officially known – a block of metal that previously defined the weight of a kilogram. Until now, everything from kitchen scales to gym weights around the world was manufactured to the standard set by the cylinder of platinum iridium, which has been kept in a high-security vault in the French capital since 1889.

Different countries have their own “prototype kilograms” that serve as national standards, which were calibrated to the Paris artifact.

The reason for the change to the International System of Measurement (SI) units was that over time the prototype lost atoms and mass because it is “susceptible to damage and environmental factors,” according to the National Physical Laboratory (NPL), which houses Kilo 18, Britain’s copy of Le Grand K. Le Grand K was compared with the various copies only once every 40 years, which made the calibration potentially inaccurate. Though the change in mass is roughly equivalent to the weight of an eyelash, the repercussions could be severe.

“This is fine when it comes to measuring a bag of sugar, but is becoming unacceptable for more sophisticated science, such as when measuring doses in pharmaceuticals,” a statement from the NPL said.

Le Grand K will now enter retirement.

The new definition is based on the Planck constant, which is inherently stable, according to the NPL. Although the value of the kilogram will not change, the redefinition of the kilogram using a constant will ensure it remains reliable and enable far more accurate mass measurements in the future.

“The redefinition of the kilogram is a tremendous leap for the interna-

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tional measurement community and science as a whole,” said NPL fellow Ian Robinson, who worked on the device’s development in November.

“By using a universal constant of nature to define the kilogram we have enabled the whole world to contribute to the topmost level of mass measurement and, in addition, paved the way for future innovations. Much like upgrading a building’s foundations, we’re building a stable base for future science and industry.”

A Milkshake Message in UK

Politicians in the United Kingdom aren’t being hit by eggs or tomatoes by protesters. Recently, angry citizens have been dousing them with milkshakes.

On Tuesday, a man was charged with assault and criminal damage after he threw a milkshake at Nigel Farage, one of Britain’s most prominent and divisive Brexit leaders, in the latest in a string of similar episodes. Farage, a member of the European Parliament who heads the newly founded Brexit Party, had been campaigning on Monday afternoon in Newcastle, a city in northeastern England, when he was targeted. The protester had bought the milkshake at a nearby fast-food shop.

Earlier this month, Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, a British far-right activist and former leader of the extremist English Defense League who is also running for the European Parliament, was hit by two milkshakes in one day.

Danyaal Mahmud, who first doused Robinson, told the newspaper The Observer that he had taken the action after becoming offended by what Robinson had been saying to him. He said he had used a milkshake simply because it had been in his hand at the time. The moment was captured on video and quickly spread on social media. A day later,

in a different city in northern England, Robinson was again splattered with a milkshake.

Carl Benjamin, a member of the right-wing U.K. Independence Party who is under investigation about a comment he made on Twitter regarding a female Labour lawmaker, was later targeted. He has been hit with four separate milkshake attacks so far.

Other attacks on the far right have been encouraged on social media with the hashtag #SplashTheFash. The practice has prompted an angry backlash from some rightists.

The attacks have also caught the eye of the police. They have asked McDonald’s to stop selling milkshakes around rallies that are going to be taking place.

Why are protesters resorting to throwing milkshakes? Although there are many ideas that have been bandied about, it’s possible the craze started with Mahmud, who threw what he had in his hands at the time.

With the incident going viral, others followed suit. Milk, as you know, tends to get sour. And these activists’ stomachs are curdling when they think about politics.

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A drought in Panama has experts worried that the lower water level may hurt the massive dam’s ability to function, something that would hurt trade all over the world.

Low rainfall and a hot winter have led the canal to fall to its lowest level since it opened 105 years ago. “The last five months have been the driest dry season in the history of the canal,” noted Carlos Vargas, who serves as the Panama Canal Authority’s executive vice president.

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der to avoid further damage to the canal, which sees 5% of the world’s total cargo pass through it each year.

The cargo limits are also intended to cause ships to ride higher in the water and not risk running aground.

Vargas added in an interview with The New York Times that restrictions will be lifted gradually likely beginning in June. By mid-September all ships should be able to use the canal without decreasing their cargo holds.

The drought is due to an El Niño that began earlier this year, a weather phenomenon where warm surface waters in the Pacific impact weather patterns in other parts of the world.

In Central America, El Niños result in decreased rainfall. El Niños have caused canal restrictions in the past.

The drought has gotten worse in recent months – January was the driest month in the past 106 years.

Panama has not gotten any rain since November, and February and March have seen scant precipitation.

The Panama Canal was opened in 1914 and provides a shortcut between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans for ships, allowing them to avoid having to travel 13,000 miles around the coast of South America. It currently handles five percent of all maritime trade.

Ships that enter the canal are raised through a series of locks in order to travel 26 miles in an artificial body of water called Gatun Lake.

They are then lowered via three locks back into the ocean. Without the locks, the lakes would drain and the Atlantic and Pacific oceans would once again be separated.

However, every time a ship moves through the canal, 50 million gallons of water are lost from the lakes to the ocean. Without a sufficient supply of water, less water must be used, forcing the Panama Canal Authority to impose limits on the amount of cargo a ship can hold.

4 Americans Killed in Honduras Plane Crash Four Americans died after a small plane plummeted into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Honduras on Saturday. The pilot, who was Canadian, also perished in the crash.

The single-engine Piper Cherokee Six airplane plunged into the ocean

shortly after takeoff, according to the AP. The passengers, whose identities have not been released, were traveling from the island of Roatan to the city of Trujillo.

Why are Americans Moving to Mexico?

The issue of illegal immigrants entering the United States via the Mexican border has taken center stage ever since Donald Trump surprisingly won the 2016 presidential election.

With Trump making illegal immigration a key campaign issue, Democrats and Republicans alike have clashed over how to treat the tens of thousands that breach the southern border every year. Tensions over the issue reached a new height earlier this year after the Democratic Party’s refusal to fund a wall on the Mexican border led to the longest-ever government shutdown in U.S. history.

Yet while the hordes of Mexican nationals surging into the United States grabs headlines, less attention has been paid to the increasing number of Americans that are moving into Mexico. According to the Mexican government, the number of U.S. citizens currently residing in Mexico has reached 799,000, a 400% jump since 1990.

That is only the official number, however. The U.S. Embassy in Mexico puts the figure at 1.5 million people and says that the accurate number may, in fact, be even higher.

Those deciding to immigrate to Mexico are a diverse group. They include hi-tech whizzes that work from home and have decided to exploit the low cost of living, while others have married Mexican nationals and have decided to build a family south of the border.

Others who are moving south are retirees taking advantage of Mexico’s climate and emerging culture scene.

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Sudan’s ruling military government announced this week that it had suspended talks over transitioning to a civilian government until protesters clear roadblocks in the capital city of Khartoum.

Sudan has been led by an interim military government headed by General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan ever since longtime leader Omar Bashir was ousted in a coup last month. The military government has been engaged in negotiations regarding an orderly transition to civilian rule and had reached an agreement with protest leaders last week that would have seen a legislative body established within the next three years.

But Al-Burhan announced on Thursday that the talks would be suspended for 72 hours as Khartoum descended into chaos. Demonstrators have been holding sit-ins outside the military headquarters and have attacked troops with gunfire in protest of what they say is the army’s reluctance to hand over power.

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On Tuesday, protest leaders continued their calls for a general strike.

Earlier that day, the generals had baulked at protesters’ demands for a civilian head and a civilian majority for a new sovereign council to lead the transition.

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Sudanese Professionals Association, which took the lead in organizing the four months of nationwide protests that led to Bashir’s ouster, said on Tuesday.

“The strike is our revolutionary duty and the participation in the sitin...is a crucial guarantee to achieve the goals of the revolution.”

Bashir was deposed in April by Vice President Ibn Auf following

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months of mass protests calling on Bashir to step down. Soon after the coup, Auf had enraged locals by announcing that the military will head a transitional government for a period lasting no longer than two years until the war-torn country can get back on its feet.

Auf soon stepped down from Sudan’s transitional military council as protests in Khartoum spiraled out of control and was replaced by Lieutenant General Abdel Fattah Abdelrahman Burhan, who has been in stop-and-go talks ever since for the dissolution of the military government.

Modi Expected to Win Re-Election

welfare campaigns.

While Modi has won acclaim for his campaign to build 100 million toilets around the country within five years as well as his success in improving India’s global image, he has faced criticism that his economic policies have not stimulated sufficient job growth.

Modi has often been compared to President Donald Trump for his populist rhetoric, forceful speeches, and use of Twitter. While President Trump has 60 million Twitter followers – the most of any elected official in office – Prime Minister Modi has the second most with over 47 million followers. Modi’s 2014 campaign slogan “Ache din aayega” (good days will come) mirrors President Trump’s slogan, “Make America Great Again.”

Snakebites: World’s Biggest Health Crisis

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Exit polls indicate that current Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to win his second term after this past Sunday’s elections; final election results will be published on Thursday, May 23.

The election was expected to be the largest election in human history with 63.98% voter turnout from the 900 million registered voters.

Virtually all of the exit polls point towards a clear win for Modi and his BJP party by an even bigger majority than he won in 2014. Modi’s main competition for another term was Rahul Gandhi, the great-grandson of India’s first and longest serving Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

The Nehru-Ghandi family, affiliated with the Indian National Congress party, is the secular party whose platform is considered to be center-left. While the INC has weakened across the country in recent years, Rahul Gandhi is seeking to turn his party around since being elected party president in 2017.

Modi, a native of the Gujarat region, was first elected in 2014.

During his current term, he has launched several large initiatives to improve India, including promoting countrywide sanitation, an initiative to raise foreign investment in the Indian economy, and reduce spending on healthcare and social

Cancer. Smoking. Opioids. These three scourges are only some of the things that one would expect to be defined as the world’s biggest health crisis.

Yet the UK’s Wellcome charity has come to different conclusions.

Rather than focusing on likely dangers such as drugs and obesity, the organization says that snakebites cause the highest death toll around the globe and are the world’s biggest hidden health crisis.

As a result, Wellcome has launched a multi-million-dollar program to research treatment for snakebites, which it says kills upwards of 138,000 people a year. More than 400,000 of the 5.4 million people bitten from poisonous snakes annually also suffer permanent damage such as paralysis or amputations.

The charity also says that the world is suffering from a severe shortage of snakebite venom, producing only half of the venom needed annually. Undeveloped and third world nations often have access to only low quality antivenom medicines, causing poor people to suffer from an inordinate percentage of the

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The suspects are believed to have links to the network led by U.S.based Muslim cleric Fethullah Gulen, who is accused of orchestrating a failed coup attempt in 2016. Gulen denies the accusation.

Authorities say that Gulen’s network, which has been outlawed, has helped followers infiltrate key civil service jobs through cheating and other means.

Ankara is bent on clearing out any people who have allegiances to Gulen from within the country. Some 77,000 people have been arrested for links to Gulen since the coup, and around 130,000 others have been dismissed from state jobs.

Colombia’s Army Under Orders to Increase Killings

world’s snakebite deaths.

“We particularly get snakebites in Africa and Asia, where we have some of the most vulnerable populations exposed to snakes, particularly in occupations like agriculture, and obviously they have poor access to healthcare and poor access to treatment,” said Dr. Philip Price, who is running Wellcome’s snakebite treatment program.

“It’s partly to do with access to ac-

tual healthcare, so if they’re typically more than six hours away from the nearest hospital, quite often they get there, they will not have an anti-venom available,” added Price. “If that anti-venom is available, it’s not necessarily one that particularly works very well or works very safe because anti-venom itself is based on technology that’s over a hundred years old and it’s not really been updated in that time.”

Cheating During Exams In Turkey, authorities say that more than 200 people cheated during exams to recruit staff to the country’s foreign ministry between 2010 and 2013. Warrants have been issued for 249 individuals. The prosecutor’s office said that 91 of those were detained on Monday.

Observers claim that a new low has been reached in the Colombian Army’s battle against guerilla and rebel forces in the country after a senior commander ordered troops to increase killings.

General Martinez, who assumed command over the Colombian army in January, has ordered senior army officers to increase the number of criminals and militants killed, despite the odds that the move will likely result in higher civilian casualties.

As part of the new guidelines, top military commanders have been ordered to “double their results” due to the ongoing threat that Colombia continues to face from rebel and criminal forces. In addition, soldiers who suc-

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has only worsened despite $10 billion of American aid. As a result, many see the recent measures that encourage soldiers to shoot alleged criminals as a result of the rising pressure on the government by both the public and the Trump administration.

The loose rules of engagement come as Colombia remains under investigation for a string of illegal killings carried out between 2002 and 2008 where as many as 5,000 innocent civilians were killed after senior army officials demanded an increase in body counts.

Amid public outrage and an era of reform, President Ivan Duque’s government replaced senior army commanders in January, including officers who were tied to the illegal killings in the mid-2000s. The new policies are now seen as an unwelcome throwback to that era. Many soldiers have voiced their displeasure on social media and in anonymous interviews with the local press.

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ceed in increasing their kills are being incentivized with extra vacation and other perks. Finally, the threshold necessary for ordering killings has been lowered, from at least 85% certainty of the target to an unspecified lower threshold.

General Martinez admitted during a recent interview that he has significantly relaxed the leeway troops have to open fire but said that the looser rules of engagement are needed to effectively fight crime.

“The criminal threat rose,” Martinez said. “If we continued at the pace that we were going at, we would not have completed our objectives.”

Martinez also confirmed that he had ordered commanders to launch operations even when they’re unsure about their targets but claimed that the orders are only theoretical.

According to Martinez, the directives only relate to planning the missions and not actually carrying them out. “Respect for human rights is the

most important thing,” he asserted.

“Everything has taken place within the letter of the law.”

The new orders are sensitive in the war-torn country that has battled drug cartels for over three decades.

The government is under public pressure to create stability in the country due to an uptick in deadly attacks by guerilla forces over the past few years.

In addition, the Trump administration has pressured Bogota to reduce drug trafficking, a problem that

The German parliament approved a sweeping condemnation of the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement on Friday, becoming the first European country to define the BDS organization as anti-Semitic.

The decision was widely supported by both by the ruling Christian Democratic Union and the Socio-Democratic Union parties, as well the opposition parties, including the Free Democratic Party and the Green Party.

The resolution bans government ministries and federal agencies from cooperating with any events or campaigns that promote anti-Is-

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The resolution also adopted Israel’s assertions that boycotting the Jewish State is tantamount to anti-Semitism.

“The argumentation patterns and methods used by the BDS movement are anti-Semitic,” read the motion, which added that labeling Israeli goods with “Don’t Buy” stickers resembled Nazi campaigns that targeted Jewish businesses in the 1930’s.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu praised Germany’s decision, tweeting that he “congratulates the Bundestag on the important decision that recognizes the BDS as an anti-Semitic movement and declares that it is forbidden to support it.”

He added, “I particularly appreciate the Bundestag’s call on Germany to stop funding organizations that are working against the existence of the State of Israel,” the prime minister said. “I hope that the decision will lead to concrete steps, and I call on other countries to adopt similar legislation.”

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A Bible-thumping speech by Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon regarding Israel’s rights to the land of Israel has gone viral, with clips of his remarks racking up hundreds of thousands of views in the past few days.

Danon had spoken a few weeks ago during a regular session of the United Nations Security Council on the Middle East. During his speech, Danon outlined what he called “the four pillars” that link Judaism to the Land of Israel, which he defined as “the Bible, history, international law, and the pursuit of international peace and security.”

Wearing a yarmulke, Danon read

a chapter from Tanach in Hebrew and later presented the Balfour Declaration to illustrate the historical connection. Danon also invoked the UN Charter and international law, saying that they support the Jewish people’s rights to the land of Israel.

Danon dramatically ended his speech by reading out a passage from Tanach that detailed G-d’s promise to Avraham that He would gift the Holy Land to his descendants.

“From the book of Genesis to the Jews’ exodus, from Egypt to receiving the Torah on Mt. Sinai, and to the realization of G-d’s covenant in the holy land of Israel, the Bible paints a consistent picture,” Danon told the assembled attendees.

“The entire history of our people and our connection to Eretz Israel begins right here. This is the deed to our land,” Danon concluded.

Within days, the ambassador’s Biblically-themed speech began generating tremendous interest in Christian forums around the world and has been translated into Spanish, Polish, French, Portuguese and even Turkish.

However, his speech really took off after a popular YouTube channel with 222,000 followers devoted an entire episode to the Israeli ambassador’s speech. Danon was then interviewed by both CNN and FOX News regarding his address, further spotlighting his remarks.

A hawkish former Likud lawmaker, Danon told CNN’s Becky Anderson during his interview that Israel would never repeat the mistakes of the 2005 Gaza disengagement and give away land for a future peace.

“The fact is Israel withdrew from Gaza completely in 2005. We don’t have any so-called settlements, no occupation in Gaza,” Danon said.

“Hamas took over a few months after we left Gaza, and today look what happened. Hamas is committing a double war crime, targeting the Israeli civilian population while hiding behind the poor people in Gaza.”

PA Boycotts Trump’s Economic Workshop The Palestinian Authority (PA) announced on Monday that it refuses to attend the economic workshop headed by the United States in Bahrain in June, which is slated to take

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place next month as part of President Trump’s “Deal of the Century.”

The White House had first unveiled the workshop, which is supposed to deal with the economic aspects of the future peace initiative, on Sunday. The workshop will include boosting the economy in the region, including promoting investments in Judea and Samaria, the Gaza Strip, and the region as a whole.

Soon after the economic summit was announced, PA Information Minister Nabil Abu Rudeina said that the plan was dead on arrival and would never be accepted by the Palestinians.

“Any economic deal without a political path is bound to fail,” Rodina said and made it clear that the Palestinians would not accept a proposal that does not include a Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital.

Rudina added that the Palestinians had refused to attend a similar meeting held in Washington in March 2018. According to Rudina, the possibility of the Palestinians participating in the workshop was a decision that only Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas could make.

In addition, Palestinian sources told the Israeli media that when the economic aspect of the plan was published on Sunday, the White House decided not to unveil the political aspect of the initiative, which relates mainly to the borders, the status of Jerusalem, and security issues.

The PA’s announcement appears to be a major blow against the Deal of the Century, which the PA has sworn to oppose. While the White House hinted that businessmen and government ministers from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, the Arab states and the Persian Gulf are expected to arrive at the summit, the Palestinians and the Lebanese – the two sides on which the deal hinges – will not attend. President Trump, author of The Art of the Deal, may need to put the pressure on the Palestinians to ensure the Deal of the Century.

Gantz Slams Likud for Supporting Immunity Bill

Opposition leader and Kahol Lavan faction head Benny Gantz slammed the Likud for supporting a bill that would shield Prime Minister Netanyahu from prosecution in multiple alleged corruption cases.

Netanyahu is facing an indictment on bribery and other charges in separate probes nicknamed Case 1000, Case 2000, and Case 4000. In recent days, multiple reports have surfaced which said that the Likud will try to pass a law giving every lawmaker automatic immunity – something that had existed until 2005 – which would halt any legal proceedings against Netanyahu.

Speaking at the Knesset, Gantz said that the immunity law constitutes “another exercise to build a legal fortress that will turn the judicial and parliamentary system into a haven for criminals. The Knesset will serve as a haven for criminals, and we will be the defender of democracy.”

Gantz continued to slam the Likud for supporting “obviously corrupt” legislation whose only role was to shield Netanyahu from a prison sentence.

“There is the silence of the sheep in the Likud because they are afraid of their party chairman, but it will be remembered for eternity,” Gantz said.

“I look them in the eyes and say that they must not surrender to blackmail and fear. That is Netanyahu’s dishonesty, who said one thing before the elections and promotes another after the elections,” Gantz charged, referring to Netanyahu’s promise during the recent elections not to legislate such a bill.

Netanyahu is expected to be indicted after a hearing with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit within the next few months. The proposed immunity bill, which has not yet been officially submitted, would give every Knesset member parliamentary immunity from prosecution that could only be removed by a Knesset majority.

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The disaster sheds light on the rising death tolls in Israel’s construction industry. Within the past year alone, seven laborers have died in accidents while another 20 have been killed around the country. Multiple Knesset lawmakers have attempted to pass legislation mandating increased safety regulations only to be stymied time after time.

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Likud MKs Gideon Sa’ar and Michal Shir have also announced that they will oppose any bill protecting Netanyahu from legal proceedings, putting the entire success of the move in doubt.

Fatal Disaster at Construction Site The unsafe working conditions at Israeli building sites have recently come under scrutiny after four people were killed when a crane collapsed in the central city of Yavne this week.

Three of those killed were Chinese laborers who had been working at the

site. The fourth fatality was the crane operator, whose lifeless body dangled for an hour above horrified passerby and rescue workers.

“It is a large construction site with two residential buildings and a crane in the middle. The rear part of the crane came apart and fell on the ground,” described one paramedic to the Ynet news site. “Three workers nearby sustained very serious injuries all over their bodies. We tried to rescue them but there were no signs of life; all we could do was pronounce

The spiraling death toll is blamed on the propensity to build high-rise buildings instead of residential homes and attempts by contractors to save on costs by cutting corners.

Immediately after the crane collapse, Kahol Lavan MK Avi Nissenkorn, MK Osama Sa’adi from the Arab Hadash-Ta’al faction, and Meretz MK Michal Rozin called to shut down construction sites that are prone to deadly accidents in order to deter negligent contractors.

“We call on the government to act immediately to enforce stringent safety rules, send inspectors to existing building sites, and halt activity on dangerous sites in order to prevent further deaths and injuries among workers,” read a statement released by the three lawmakers. “We also demand that a criminal investigation be started immediately and the immediate closure of the building sites until those responsible for the disaster are identified.

“We are preparing for a constant struggle in the upcoming Knesset session in order to stop this severe failure. We will not rest until every construction worker leaving for work knows that he will return home safely at the end of the day,” it added.

Terrorist Arrested for Slew of Attacks Israel’s Shin Bet internal security agency announced this week that it has arrested Zakariya Zubeidi for coordinating a slew of terror attacks in Judea and Samaria.

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A seasoned (unfortunately) Palestinian terrorist, Zubeidi was behind a number of deadly attacks during the Second Intifada but was given immunity under an amnesty deal. Now, the Shin Bet says that he has returned to his murderous ways and is responsible for shooting at Israeli vehicles in the Binyamin region.

While Zubeidi was arrested in February near Ramallah along with another militant named Tarek Barghouti, the news was only cleared for publication now following months of intensive interrogation. The two were indicted by an IDF military court on Monday and will remain in custody until their trial.

According to the Shin Bet, Zubeidi conducted two shooting attacks on buses traveling near Beit El in November 2018 and in January which injured three people. Further attacks included shooting at an Israeli police vehicle that was patrolling the Zeitim Crossing near Jerusalem that left the squad car seriously damaged.

The blood-thirsty duo also opened fire at a bus filled with Israelis in December that was on its way to the village of Psagot but failed to hurt anyone due to inclement weather conditions In addition, the pair planned additional attacks in the area that targeted both Israeli citizens and IDF soldiers. The attacks are expected to have taken the lives of dozens had the terrorists not been arrested in time in what authorities say was an extensive intelligence operation.

Both terrorists have a long and violent history and are well-known to Israeli defense officials.

Barghouti, a lawyer who is a member of Israel’s Bar Association, is a longtime member of the Fatah terror group and has represented a slew of terrorists in court.

Zubeidi was a senior Fatah commander who successfully evaded capture for years before being granted amnesty in a deal with the Israeli government in 2007. His return to terrorism means that the amnesty is now voided, and he will face charges relating to his terror activities during

the Second Intifada.

“This is a serious incident involving a senior official in the Palestinian prisoners’ office and an Israeli lawyer working in the Palestinian prisoners’ office who carried out serious terrorist attacks using a Palestinian Authority vehicle,” said the Shin Bet in a statement.

Bye-Bye Blue Light

Blue light emanating from screens can be hugely disruptive to a person’s internal clock because it mimics the wavelength of light in the morning, which suppresses the production of the sleep hormone melatonin. Researchers, though, may have found the answer to these disturbing wavelengths of light.

Scientists in Amsterdam say that wearing glasses that filter out blue light found on phones, computers and tablets has the same impact on sleep as turning off the devices entirely.

Previous research has shown that teenagers who use a computer in the hour before bedtime are three times more likely to get less than five hours sleep, which can be hugely disruptive to their moods and schoolwork. Those who used screens before sleep in this study needed an extra 30 minutes to fall asleep as compared to those who did not. The blue light filters helped to mitigate the problem within one week.

The study also showed that filtering out the blue light reduced symptoms of fatigue, lack of concentration, and bad mood after just one week.

Filters could also help counteract other problems caused by too much blue light. Last year a study by Toledo University in Ohio found that blue

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that the federal government decided not to transfer the money after seeing that California was unable to rein in the high costs. Last Month, after the costs ballooned from $33 billion to $77 billion California admitted that it has no way to continue financing the bullet train.

light from digital devices triggers the production of a toxic chemical that kills light-sensitive cells in our eyes.

The resulting damage can speed up macular degeneration, a condition that affects the middle part of vision.

Around one in seven people over 50 have some signs of the disease and there is no known cure.

The research was presented at the annual meeting of the European Society on Endocrinology in Lyon.

Trump Pulls Funding for CA Train President Trump has pulled $929 million in federal money intended for California’s problem-plagued bullet train after seeing ballooning costs and an unforeseeable end to its difficulties.

The ambitious high-speed rail initiative was supposed to connect California’s outlying rural areas to the bustling cities of Los Angeles, Sacramento, and Los Angeles. The project is severely behind schedule due to a slew of mishaps, including lawsuits, engineering problems, geological obstacles, bureaucracy, and a lack of funds.

In a letter to the top official overseeing the project, Federal Railroad Administrator Ronald Batory wrote

“It is now clear that California has no foreseeable plans, nor the capability, to pursue that statewide HSR System as originally proposed,” wrote Batory. The California High-Speed Rail Authority “is chronically behind in project construction activities and has not been able to correct or mitigate its deficiencies,” Batory added.

California Governor Gavin Newson slammed the Trump administration and vowed to overturn the decision in court. “The Trump administration’s action is illegal and a direct assault on California, our green infrastructure, and the thousands of Central Valley workers who are building this project,” said Newson.

“Just as we have seen from the Trump administration’s attacks on our clean air standards, our immigrant communities and in countless other areas, the Trump administration is trying to exact political retribution on our state,” he added. “This is California’s money, appropriated by Congress, and we will vigorously defend it in court.”

The lost funding is not the only setback threatening the high-speed rail project. U.S. officials are warning that they will sue California to recoup the $2.5 billion the federal government has already poured into the project, should it fail to show progress. Last Thursday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said that California may be forced to return the grant, citing their purposefully false estimates of the project’s total cost, something she called a “classic bait and switch.”

Architect I. M. Pei Passes Away I. M. Pei, one of the world’s most famous architects, passed away at the age of 102 on Thursday in his

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Born in Shanghai and raised in Hong Kong, Ieoh Ming Pei moved to the U.S. in 1935 and studied architecture at MIT and Harvard. Following his graduation, he worked for the U.S. government for a short while before leaving to join Webb & Knapp, a large architecture firm.

Pei quickly distinguished himself as a talented and creative designer for multi-story buildings and won acclaim for the two-story highrise he designed for Gulf Oil in Atlanta, as well as a series of skyscrapers in Denver. In 1955, Pei took the team he had worked with at Webb & Knapp and founded his own firm named I. M. Pei & Associates.

Working at his new firm, Pei became renowned as a brilliant architect, pioneering the use of precision geometry, abstract quality and reverence for light in his buildings. He played a role in constructing some

of the world most famous buildings, including Paris’ Louvre Museum and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland.

It is the Louvre, an art museum that was first built in the 12th century, that is seen as Pei’s most high-profile project. Brushing aside protests over the fact that Pei was not French, then-President François Mitterrand tasked Pei with modernizing the museum that houses the world’s most expensive paintings.

The result was a futuristic 70-fttall steel-framed, glass-walled pyramid at the entrance along with three smaller pyramids nearby. While the building was initially despised by the French for departing from the classic French style, it is now a central Paris landmark and an architectural wonder.

SATs will Now Include “Adversity Score” The College Board has announced that it will start to factor students’ backgrounds in the SAT test’s final score in order to “level”

the academic playing field.

The Standardized Aptitude Test, or SAT, is a standardized test widely used as a barometer for college admissions in the United States.

Founded in 1926, it consists of three 800-point components that test student proficiency in reading, writing, and math.

Yet now, the College Board wants to grade students on their ethnic and social background as well as their aptitude for reading and math.

This new number, which the College Board calls an “adversity score,” uses 15 factors such as the crime rate and poverty levels from the student’s high school and neighborhood to determine the final grade.

Other factors include housing values, family median income, and the marital status of the applicants’ parents. While students will not be told their adversity score, the College Board will send it to universities

together with students’ applications.

College Board CEO David Coleman said that the change was instituted to address claims that the SAT discriminates against non-white students. The test has been hit by criticism amid findings showing that white students scored an average of 177 points higher than their African-American counterparts in 2018 and 133 points higher than Hispanic students.

“We’ve got to admit the truth, that wealth inequality has progressed to such a degree that it isn’t fair to look at test scores alone,” Coleman said.

“You must look at them in context of the adversity students face.”

The move comes amid a debate going back years over skewing college admissions in order to improve the chances of underperforming minorities. In a particular famous incident, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that the generous admissions system used by the University of Michigan discriminated against white students. The University of Michigan had used a 150-point scale to decide whether to accept future applicants, with future students needing at least 100 points to gain acceptance.

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Power Company Caused Deadly CA Wildfire

California’s Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is blaming the Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) for causing the most destructive wildfire in the state’s history.

Known as the Camp Fire, the wildfire started in the northern town of Paradise this past November before spiraling out of control. By the time firefighters managed to defeat the blaze, it had killed 85 people, torched more than 18,000 houses, and burned 153,336 acres of property.

Now, investigators are concluding that faulty electric transmission lines owned by PG&E caused the initial blaze on November 8. The report said that while the fire was caused by faulty equipment, it quickly spiraled into a state-wide conflagration due to the dry weather conditions and lack of rain.

“The tinder-dry vegetation and Red Flag conditions consisting of strong winds, low humidity and warm temperatures promoted this fire and caused extreme rates of spread, rapidly burning into Pulga to the east and west into Concow, Paradise, Magalia and the outskirts of east Chico,” said Cal Fire in a statement.

Investigators also blamed “vegetation into electrical distribution lines owned and operated by PG&E” for causing another subsequent devastating fire soon after that worsened the overall carnage. “This fire was

consumed by the original fire which started earlier near Pulga,” said the agency.

PG&E said in a statement that it “accepts this determination” regarding the Camp Fire but disputed the findings regarding the subsequent blaze. The San Francisco-based power company maintained that it has “not been able to form a conclusion as to whether a second fire ignited as a result of vegetation contact with PG&E electrical distribution lines, as Cal Fire also determined.”

PG&E had already acknowledged in a February court filing that their faulty equipment likely caused the Camp Fire.

PG&E filed for bankruptcy in January as it fights a blizzard of litigation and billions of dollars in claims tied to the deadly wildfires.

ed that the booming economy and record low unemployment would lead to an uptick of births. Should this trend continue, the U.S. would find itself in the future with an increasingly thin workforce hard-pressed to support an aging population.

“It’s a national problem,” said Dowell Myers. The head demographer at the University of Southern California, Myers told NPR that a general feeling of pessimism among young families about their economic future is likely the culprit behind their decision to put off having children.

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U.S. Birthrate Drops to Record Low

The U.S. birthrate continues to slide, with a new report by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finding that American women are having the lowest number of children since 1987.

Overall, 2018 saw only 3,788,235 births, a 2% drop from the year before. The total fertility rate stands 1,728 births per 1,000 U.S. women, with the biggest decline occurring with women under the age of 35. Total fertility rate is commonly defined as the age-adjusted number of babies a group of 1,000 women is estimated to have over the course of their lifetimes. Demographers say that a generation needs 2,100 births per 1,000 women in order for it to replace itself.

The slump marks the fourth consecutive year of falling birthrates, with declines across the board in almost every single age, religious, and ethnic group. The sole bright spot was the slight gains for women in their late 30s and early 40s, which the CDC chalks up to improvements in fertility treatment and falling costs.

The declining birthrate is confounding demographers, who expect-

The fight to be the Democratic Party’s nominee for the 2020 presidential election just got more crowded after New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio threw his hat in the ring.

De Blasio officially announced his candidacy last Thursday in a video released by his campaign on social media. In the clip, de Blasio echoed themes he has highlighted as New York City’s mayor such as income inequality.

“There’s plenty of money in this world. There’s plenty of money in this country. It’s just in the wrong hands,” de Blasio said. “I’m running for president because it’s time we put working people first.”

Since the announcement, de Blasio has campaigned in several early primary states, including Iowa, New Hampshire, Nevada and South Carolina. While in Iowa, de Blasio stated that his campaign will not be focusing on President Trump but will highlight de Blasio’s merits as a candidate. De Blasio also toured an ethanol plant with former Iowa Gov. Tom Vilsack and met with 10 small farmers to discuss hardships and the effect of tariffs.

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The campaign is an uphill battle for de Blasio as he must outlast 24 other candidates in order to be the Democratic Party’s candidate for president. His goal of a grassroots campaign mirrors the strategies of Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, and he has succeeded in raising a significant amount of money for the effort.

According to a Quinnipiac Poll in April, de Blasio received a dismal 44% approval rating from his constituents with 76% of New Yorkers saying that de Blasio should not run for president.

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In addition, de Blasio has also launched a federal political action committee, Fairness PAC, to finance his bid to unseat President Donald Trump to become America’s highest elected official.

His campaign kickoff comes three days after de Blasio made headlines in a press conference he held at Trump Tower in Manhattan. During the press conference, de Blasio highlighted a new city law curbing energy use to help reduce greenhouse gas emissions that he recently signed and took

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Standing at a podium framed with a “NYC Green New Deal” sign, de Blasio said that “clearly the Trump Organization is a little sensitive to the fact that we are calling them out for what they are doing to the climate.”

This press conference was widely slammed as a publicity stunt, with anti-de Blasio protesters gathering and waving signs that called him the “Worst Mayor Ever” and “Trump

2020.” Throughout the mayor’s televised address, the mayor’s remarks were frequently drowned out by the raucous boos and heckling of the New York protesters who are angry with the second-rate job he’s been doing in Big Apple.

Later, de Blasio called President Trump “Con Don” during an appearance on ABC’s “Good Morning America” program. “I’m a New Yorker.

I’ve known Trump’s a bully for a long time,” he said. “I’ve beaten him before, and I will do it again.”

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good weather when you go away, although the island of Elba – yes, of Napoleon fame – is attempting to ameliorate an otherwise damp situation.

The Italian island is boasting of a new program called “Elba No Rain.”

The initiative states that guests staying on the island during the month of May can get their hotel fee refunded if it rains.

According to Elba’s official tourism site, “the overnight stay is free for days when there is rainfall for more than two hours between 10 a.m. and 8 p.m.”

To qualify for the deal, guests must be staying at one of an approved list of local inns and guesthouses that are participating in the program.

According to Claudio Della Lucia, tourism coordinator for Elba, people tend to stay away when rain is in the forecast.

“The #ElbaNoRain initiative wants to be a concrete assurance to guests that, in the very rare case of a day with steady rain, they can still enjoy everything that the island has to offer without paying a euro for accommodation,” Lucia said.

“It’s a pilot project for the month of May, but considering the numerous subscriptions, we’re considering to apply it also for the autumn.”

Elba is located off of the coast of Tuscany, one of Italy’s most popular tourist regions, in the Ligurian Sea, just east of Corsica. The island is booming with tourists in August, although May is generally cooler and is less crowded with those wielding cameras and guidebooks.

Most visitors arrive there via ferry from the coastal town of Piombino, but there’s also an island airport that can take in small planes from Milan, Florence, Pisa, and other Italian cities.

Looking to head out and take advantage of this great offer since you know that weather won’t put a damper on your vacation? Well, the island is known for its great beaches and you can also visit the Napoleonic Residences where the emperor lived in exile.

Perhaps you’ll see the emperor himself. You know what Napoleon Bonaparte once said: “Imagination governs the world.”

A Buzz-y House A couple in Granada, Spain, was getting annoyed by the constant

buzzing hum emanating from their home for some time. Soon enough, things got so bad that they couldn’t sleep at night.

Noticing a few bees in and around their property, they called in bee experts.

On May 12, Sergio Guerrero located a huge beehive that was hiding behind the walls of their bedroom.

Around 80,000 bees had taken refuge there, and as temperatures soared, so did their buzzing.

Guerrero, who is a seasoned beekeeper, was surprised the couple was able to live so long in a home occupied by bees. It was clear to him that the hive was there for at least one year, although the noise generated by the busy insects would have fluctuated day-to-day depending on their activity.

Sounds un-bee-lievable.

A Man and His Dog

Moviegoers at K9 Cinemas in Plano, Texas, are able to enjoy films with their four-legged best friend at their side.

The dog-friendly theater caters to canines with comfortable seating and allows patrons to take along up to two dogs. The $15 ticket includes unlimited wine – for the owners, we hope. Those under 21 are given soft drinks instead of the wine.

The theater, founded by Eric Lankford, is transitioning to a members-only facility open from Monday to Saturday with membership prices ranging from $19 to $29 a month.

K9 Cinemas also hosts themed events such as Wednesday karaoke nights and Thursday trivia.

Visitors must follow the theater’s “doggone rules” which include hav-

ing to clean up after your pet, keeping them on a leash at all times, providing valid paperwork proving that their pet is up-to-date on their shots, and that each guest can only bring up to two dogs.

“We have a big heart for our furry family members in our lives and believe they should get a night out with you!” the theater said in a statement.

Sounds like the paw-fect night out.

It’s a Mystery, Charlie Brown

This summer, you can be a detective with your tongue.

Pringles is releasing a brand-new mystery flavor sold exclusively at Walgreens. One lucky fan will win a cool $10,000 grand prize if they can correctly guess what it is. Previous mystery flavors have included Jalapeño Bacon, Sweet Chili Tango and Jamaican Jerk, so you’ll have to prepare your taste buds to be picky.

According to testers – and we don’t know if they’re going to be kosher, so we’ll have to taste their word for it – the chips taste a bit odd at first. After a while, though, they’re hard to resist and have a meaty and cheesy component.

The mystery chips will only be sold at Walgreens until July 30.

Consumers can submit their flavor hypotheses online until August 13.

May the best chip – I mean, chap – win.

The Writing in the Sand

Visiting the sand dunes in Tottori county in Japan? Keep your hands – and writing implements – to your-

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Authorities in Japan are urging foreign visitors to stop illegally defacing a series of giant, ancient sand dunes after an increase in “graffiti” drawn in the sand.

Drawing or defacing the dunes has been illegal for 10 years but many tourists are either unaware of the law or ignoring the edict. Last year, 228 incidents were recorded, up from 200 drawings in 2017. In April, officials had to clean up drawings of the name “Sebastian” and a face. Earlier this year, a foreign man and woman wrote “Happy Birthday Natalie” across a dune. They were ordered to clean the area themselves.

With their ever-changing landscapes and wave patterns, the Tottori Sand Dunes have proven to be an especially popular destination among tourists seeking a good Instagram picture. The dunes have existed for millennia and stretch around 10 miles along the coast.

Sounds like officials are drawing a line in the sand with this one.

Breakfast Treat

Thought that breakfast cereals were loaded with sugar? How about loaded with ice cream?

General Mills is launching ice cream-flavored cereals inspired by Drumsticks, the ice cream sundae cones that you devour on long summer days. Drumsticks, may we remind you, are ice cream cones covered in dark chocolate with nuts on top. Mmmm.

The new cereals – which will be debuting throughout the summer – will be coming in two different flavors: mint chocolate and class vanilla. The sweetened corn and wheat cereal has cone-like pieces and includes puffs of different flavors.

All you have to do is add the sprinkles – I mean, the milk – and you’ll get your morning sugar rush.

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he fourth grade classes of Shulamith School for Girls had a very enjoyable time visiting the Rock Hall Museum.

They toured the colonial landmark house and learned that the house was occupied by the Patriots during the Revolutionary War. The girls were delighted to see chickens and llamas on the museum grounds.

Each girl made her own wampum (a form of currency) bracelet in the museum workshop. It was so interesting to learn of our neighborhood’s rich history.

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Young Israel of Woodmere Annual Dinner

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Esteemed rabbis of YIW, Rabbi Glatt, Rabbi Schachter, Rabbi Axelrod, Rabbi Billet and Rabbi Wolf, alongside members of the CSS

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steemed rabbis and members of the Young Israel of Woodmere — one of the largest synagogue’s in the country — came out to celebrate at the shul’s 59th Annual Dinner last week. This year, YIW paid tribute to the women and men, both young and old, who have dedicated their time to volunteer on the Campus Security Service Team — CSS. YIW prides itself on being able CSS and security team leader, Jay Goldmark, receiving a plaque dedicated in honor of the woman and men who volunteer for CSS to provide not only for its members and their respective families, but to the community at-large.

With minyanim running from as early as vasikin and as late as 11 p.m., our doors are open almost all the time. We hope to continue to serve as a true makom of Torah and tefillah. We are not, however, oblivious to reality. As Charles Dickens wrote in his novel, A Tale of Two Cities, “it was the best of times, it was the worst of times…” It is those very volunteers – of CSS -- that prepare for the worst of times and ensure that the YIW members, extended family and friends, and the community at-large, are able to enjoy the best of times.

We truly thank all of you who came to support our shul and look forward to many, many more years of successful anniversary dinners.

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Around the Community Students, rebbeim, teachers, and supporters enjoyed the beautiful weather on Sunday at Siach Yitzchok’s annual bike-a-thon held on Healy Avenue in Bayswater. A special thank you to all the parents who volunteered to make it a successful event and a special thank you to the RNSP, the 101 Precinct and the residents of Healy Avenue

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Soaring Tefillos, Soaring Heights

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his past week, a special group of seventh and eighth graders in The Abraham and Sarah Silber Mechina of Yeshiva of South Shore, found themselves zipping, climbing, hanging and maneuvering through obstacles all while suspended on trees in the middle of the woods! No, they didn’t enlist in a “boot-camp,” rather they were proud HIKON members celebrating their growth accomplishments in tefillah on the second HIKON trip of the school year!

HIKON, which comes from the pasuk in Amos, “Hikon likras Elokecha Yisroel, Prepare yourself to greet Hashem,” is the name of an exclusive initiative for talmidim who consistently demonstrate excellence in their tefillah. HIKON members are nominated by their rabbeim and are expected to maintain a high level of preparation, focus and involvement in their daily tefillos. At the end of each term, they celebrate with an incredible trip that fosters ruach and achdus.

Proper davening isn’t something that talmidim engage in for “prizes.”

However, the hanhala felt that it is important to recognize and reward talmidim for their efforts and accomplishments. As such, two busloads of talmidim went to The Adventure Park at Long Island where they were treated to an evening of supervised climbing, zip-lining, a catered dinner buffet, and more!

The park offers a dizzying array of obstacles and challenges, designed to

test the limits of the climbers, while keeping them safe using a patented system of harnesses, tweezels (do you know what that is?!) and safety latches. The talmidim had a “high-flying” adventure, and then enjoyed a delicious catered dinner, courtesy of Yeshiva of South Shore’s own top-chef, Mr. Stuie Vaiselberg. After getting safely back on the ground, everyone felt like this was the “best trip yet” and are setting their sights toward the end of the year HIKON celebration in June.

Reinvented Cedarhurst-Lawrence Memorial Day Parade for All Ages

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o one wants to be forgotten.

By honoring those who laid down their lives for our country, we send a clear message that we haven’t forgotten them and never will.

This year, members of the Cedarhurst-Lawrence community, along with neighboring patriots, will gather in the morning on Sunday, May 26 to participate in the Memorial Day Parade. At 10 a.m., the hour-long parade is set to begin at Rockaway Turnpike and Central Avenue in Lawrence and will conclude with a brief but meaningful ceremony in Cedarhurst’s Andrew J. Parise Park.

Designed to engage people of all ages, the newly expanded parade is the brainchild of creative community members and Village staff, led by Penina (Paris) Popack, the president of The Lawrence Association and JoMarie Capone of The Village of Cedarhurst.

When asked, “Why is this year’s parade different from all other parades?” Popack explained: “In recent years, our community hasn’t come out in large numbers to express gratitude for those who gave their lives so that we can enjoy ours. We hope this Memorial Day Parade will be the most imaginative, inspiring and well attended ever. The parade is also a great opportunity to bring neighbors together for a meaningful, enjoyable tribute.”

This year, the number of entrants have doubled. Participants include local, national and international celebrities such as the Kosher Guru Gabriel Boxer; activist, journalist and radio cohost Cindy Grosz; a barbershop quartet led by Dr. Stuart Rappaport, the Meshuga Daddies; electric violinist Asher Laub; and internationally renowned singer Gad Elbaz.

Gad Elbaz shared that “it’s a huge honor to be part of this great American tradition, the Memorial Day Parade and uniting everyone. Anything that involves unity, I’m on board.”

Also marching are Aviation HS JROTC cadets, firemen and fire trucks, Hatzalah members, local schools and organizations, the LHS Marching Band, antique and exotic cars, motorcycles, scouts, historic reenactors from Rock Hall Museum and navy veteran Perie Hirshaut.

JoMarie Capone of Cedarhurst Village Hall expressed, “Attending the parade as a participant or spectator, cheering and waving the American flag is a great way to say ‘thank you’ to those who have sacrificed their lives to defend our nation, our families and our freedoms.”

Businesses have been encouraged to decorate their stores in red, white and blue. And for the first time, schoolchildren and seniors have creat-

ed patriotic art to display in the shop windows along the parade route.

Veteran Syd Mandelbaum, Commander of American Legion Post #339, stated, “It may seem like a simple act but lining the streets in support for an hour of your morning shows that you care and is a great act of kindness.”

Village of Cedarhurst Mayor and Parade co-chairman Benjamin Weinstock says, “Teaching your children and grandchildren about the true meaning of Memorial Day reminds them of what the day is all about. It is vital to appreciate sacrifices made by

our fallen veterans and show hakaoras hatov, respect, a basic tenant of our heritage.”

“Approximately 1.3 million members of the armed services have made the ultimate sacrifice, losing their lives, serving our country and securing the freedoms we enjoy today,” explained Lawrence Mayor Alex Edelman. “Let’s show our love for America and Cedarhurst-Lawrence together.”

Parade co-chairman, 2nd Deputy LCFD Fire Chief Michael T. Beilinson, exclaimed, “You bring the family, we bring the patriotic experience!”

JOIN US TO PAUSE & REMEMBER A moment of silence on Memorial Day In 2000, Congress enacted the National Moment of Remembrance to further honor American fallen war heroes. All citizens are asked to pause for one minute at 3:00 p.m. local time on Memorial Day in memory of those who sacrificed their lives in service to our country.

In our Five Towns community, Chief of Department John C. McHugh of the Volunteer Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, has taken a leadership role in spreading the word about this meaningful pause of remembrance. The LCFD fire house will sound a special non-emergency siren at 3:00 p.m. to signal the start of the moment of silence. Other local fire companies are also being asked to participate with their own sirens/ signals.

All residents are encouraged to spread the word and observe this newly created poignant expression of appreciation and community solidarity.

McHugh, 4th generation firefighter, says, “The goal is to spark a yearly local, regional and national tradition.”

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The Agudas Yisroel of Bayswater, under the leadership of Rabbi Menachem Feifer, held their 31st Annual Dinner on Monday night at Congregation Kneseth Israel, the White Shul, in Far Rockaway.

The dinner began with a siyum in Mesechta Megilla. The Kesser Shem Award was given to Rabbi & Mrs. Shimon Feigenbaum. The Guests of Honor Award was given to Mr. & Mrs. Shabsy Langsner. The guest speaker at the Dinner was Rabbi Shmuel Strickman.

The Kesser Shem Tov award was presented to Rabbi Shimon Feigenbaum by Rabbi Menachem Feifer and Mr. Avihud Kimmel, president of Agudas Yisroel of Bayswater

The Guest of Honor Award was presented to Mr. Shabsy Langsner by Rabbi Menachem Feifer and Mr. Avihud Kimmel

Celebrating a siyum in Mesechta Megilla

NY Mets Host Reunion of Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient and His Life-Saving Donor

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ift of Life and NY Mets Celebrate 15 Years of Bringing Together Blood Cancer Survivors and the Heroes Who Gave Them a Second Chance In a stirring Citi Field ceremony before the Mets-Nationals game on May 20, Brian Veith, 24, of Burlington, Conn., reunited with his life-saving donor 15 years after receiving a bone marrow transplant at age nine.

Just before the game, Veith came together once again with Dr. Adam Lish, 53, of Woodmere, LI, who donated marrow to the boy when he was battling a potentially fatal immune disorder, familial erythrophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.

“I’m very lucky I get to go to work every day, but if I don’t show up, another eye doctor will take care of my patients,” said Lish. “But this is the sort of thing I was the only one who

could do it, and that was just a tremendous gift for me.”

The pair were introduced in 2004 at Shea Stadium a year after Veith’s bone marrow transplant, marking the first time the Mets hosted a donor and recipient who Gift of Life matched.

The Mets and Gift of Life have partnered to bring together donors and recipients, many coming together for the first time, every year since.

“I was just a kid then. But now, I realize, I would not be here were it not for his donor,” said Veith. “There are really no words you can say to thank him.”

Also attending the reunion was Mark DeFrancesco Jr., 26, of West Haven, Conn., who at age 11 was battling acute myeloid leukemia until receiving bone marrow from Samuel Aronoff, 36, of Highland Park, N.J. He and his donor met at the same game

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Bone marrow donor Dr. Adam Lish, left, with his recipient, Brian Veith, center, and another bone marrow recipient, Mark DeFrancesco Jr., right, with Mets pitcher Steven Matz

as Veith and Lish did. DeFrancesco and Veith also both received their transplants at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston and became lifelong friends.

DeFrancesco, who has led two swab drives in the past few months, most recently recruiting 150 people to join the registry, said that “you can

never give back for what Gift of Life has done.”

This fall, Gift of Life and the Mets will celebrate 15 years of collaboration, when the registry honors the Mets with their Corporate Partner Award at the Gift of Life One Huge Night Gala in New York City on September 17.

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AFTR High School and Middle School student teams participated in this year’s CIJE Innovation Day, showcasing their outstanding inventions. CIJE, the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education, is at the forefront of bringing STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education to thousands of students in Jewish Day Schools across the United States.

The event, held last Sunday at Bell Works in Holmdel, NJ, included 1,500 young innovators from close to 50 participating schools in the TriState area.

“It was such an amazing experience to work together with my team and invent something new that can be produced in the real world!” commented Layla Appel about her team’s invention of a collar to assist blind dogs. Mr. Ari Solomon, executive director of HAFTR, admired the creative, original ideas of the students.

“We are very proud of the hard work and dedication of our student innovators and can’t wait to see what they

will accomplish in the future,” said Mr. Solomon.

Congratulations to all of the teams and especially to our outstanding HAFTR High School winners: first place in Eco Innovation was awarded to sophomores Gabe Kurlander and Matthew Mizrahi for their rainwater filtration system to create drinking water; second place in Student Choice Award went to freshmen Layla Appel, Sophia Margalit, and Yair Sokol for their blind dog collar. The students on the winning team to advance to CIJE Shark Tank are sophomores Ari Gurvitch, Ben Sides, and Jacob Steinmetz.

Congrats to our Middle School team, who used their electrical engineering background and problem-solving skills to win first place in the Middle School Engineering Scavenger Hunt!

Thank you to CIJE for an extraordinary educational experience for our students and for helping provide the tools for our young minds to invent the future!

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Kollel Tiferes Avos Breakfast

Rav Dov Bressler making a siyum

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Dr. Jerry Korman, Rav Dov Bressler, Rabbi Betzalel Korn and Rabbi Uri Orlian, Mara d’Asra of Congregation Shaaray Tefillah

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he ninth annual breakfast of Kollel Tiferes Avos under the leadership of HaRav Dov Bressler was held at Congregation

Shaaray Tefillah in Lawrence, NY on Sunday.

Rav Bressler opened the breakfast with a siyum liIlui nishmas his

Rabbi Levi Gelbfish and Rabbi Don Blumberg, shlita, sons-in-law of Rav Eliahu Pesach Rominek, zt’l

father. The Torah V’Avodah award went to Dr. J. Korman. Kesser Torah Memorial Tribute to Rav Eliahu Pesach Rominek, zt”l, was accepted

by his son-in-law, Rabbi Don Blumberg, shlita. The Hakaras HaTov award went to HaRav Dov Bressler, shlita.

Talmidim of Rabbi Groner’s Yeshiva sponsored and brought pizza and Rita’s Ices for lunch this week to Mesivta Shaarei Pruzdor Long Beach

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he one and only R’ Yitzy Erps came to the Learn & Live program this past Sunday.

Continuing the L&L Brachos series,

R’ Erps came to tell a fascinating and spellbinding story of the power of brachos. From the looks on the boys’ faces you could see that they

got the message and enjoyed the tale. This coming Sunday iy”H will be “Uniquely Blessed.” For more information regarding L&L/Pirchei of

Far Rockaway please email learnandlivefr@gmail.com or try the L&L hotline 641-715-3800 pin 932191#.

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It is with great sorrow & regret that Camp Dora Golding / Camp Dina mourn the passing of

ROSE SCHARF, A"H beloved Mother, Grandmother & Great-Grandmother to Richard Scharf & family a dedicated Executive Board Member Rose, a Holocaust Survivor, alongside her dear late husband, Abe, A"H, rebuilt a new life in America, with nothing in their pockets, establishing an adoring beautiful family.

They espoused the same traditional Jewish values that they grew up with - respect for all, caring and Chesed for the needy, downtrodden, and overlooked of their community & beyond, and pride in their heritage and “alte heim” roots.

As family Matriarch, Rose, quietly and modestly, led by example and her descendants faithfully followed her path and values, in leading proud Jewish lives. She was a LIVING Sefer Torah for her family, as noteworthy as the Sefer Torah that Richard & Dana so generously donated to our camp.

May her memory be for a blessing to her entire family, to our CDG family, and for all of Klal Yisroel. May they all know of no further pain. ‫המקום ינחם אתכם בתוך שאר אבילי ציון וירושלים‬

Alex Gold, Executive Director Binyamin Daiches, Assistant Director Sharon Bauman (& Mendy Bauman, A"H, President of the Board)

Board of Directors Reuben Berner Yehuda Kunstler Yehuda Feldman Rafi Merl Berel Gelbstein Elie Schwartz David Golding Moishe Wargon David Jacobowitz

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Rabbi Wahrman’s sixth grade science class at Yeshiva Darchei Torah performed an exciting and successful experiment to separate the carbon dioxide from soda

Five Towns & Greater South Shore Community Leaders Raise $400,000 to Benefit Israeli Soldiers PHOTO CREDIT: ARON MICHAEL PHOTOGRAPHY

FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir, Master of Ceremonies Benjamin Brafman Esq., and FIDF Long Island Chairman Ronny Ben-Josef

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ome 550 community leaders raised $400,000 to support well-being and educational programs for the brave men and women of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) at the Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) Five Towns & Greater South Shore Annual Community Event last week.

The Wednesday evening event, which is one of the Long Island Jewish community’s largest gatherings, featured active-duty IDF soldiers, including Sgt. Yehuda of Cedarhust, a Lone Soldier – one serving in the IDF with no immediate family in Israel – who currently serves in the Golani Brigade; Sgt. Sa’ar, a lookout in the IDF Eagle Battalion of the Combat Intelligence Collection Corps; Maj. Y., company commander in an elite IDF unit; and Maj. Hod, who was a deputy commander of Battalion 101 of the IDF Givati Brigade during the 2014 Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, and has

joined the IDF Witnesses in Uniform Delegation to Poland.

Emceeing the event was renowned attorney, Benjamin J. Brafman Esq. The event honored Malky and Jay Spector and their parents, Judith and Zoltan Lefkovits, staunch supporters of FIDF. Their collected efforts enable soldiers to carry out their mission of defending Israel, while maintaining a strong and meaningful life.

FIDF also welcomed Pninit Cole as the new FIDF Long Island Director. Cole joins the FIDF following years of developing new programs for the New Jersey Federation of YMHA and YWHA. “I am proud to honor Malky and Jay Spector, and Judith and Zoltan Lefkovits – outstanding supporters of Israel and FIDF – with the L’Dor V’Dor Generation to Generation Award. I am inspired by their love for Israel and its soldiers

Honorees Jay and Malky Spector; Judith and Zoltan Lefkovits; and FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir

as I join the FIDF as Long Island Director,” said Cole. “I am privileged to join the FIDF and lead this event, working together with this incredible community.”

Judith and Zoltan Lefkovits are Holocaust survivors who are great supporters of Israel and its soldiers.

Judith’s family was able to save over 50 lives during the Holocaust, though besides for Judith and her grandfather, they themselves perished in Auschwitz. Zoltan was a survivor of six different camps. The two have always been avid Zionists and actualized their dreams of going to Israel in 1966. Their love for Israel shows through their support for FIDF, and they passed that love onto their children, the Spectors.

The Spectors have loved Israel since their youth. While attending the FIDF National New York Gala ten years ago, they were inspired to bring this support for the men and women

of the IDF home to Long Island. They were instrumental in establishing the FIDF South Shore Chapter and the FIDF Five Towns and Greater South Shore Annual Event and Shabbaton.

“We salute the brave heroes of the IDF who risk their lives to protect Israel and Jews around the world,” said FIDF Long Island Chairman Ronny Ben-Josef. “Our annual dinner is a great opportunity for FIDF supporters to meet and thank the young men and women who look after the Jewish state today.”

Other distinguished guests in attendance were FIDF National Director and CEO Maj. Gen. (Res.) Meir Klifi-Amir and FIDF Tri-State Executive Director Galit Brichta.

The Y-Studs, an all-male acapella group from Yeshiva University, performed popular and traditional music at the event.

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A delegation of five Shulamith 7th graders attended the Michael and Irina Kimyagarov Math Tournament hosted by Bnos Malka Academy last week. The Shulamith team placed second, and team member Miriam Schreier won second place in the individual competitions. Yasher kochachem to Shulamith!

Mazal Tov to the Class of 2019 Scholars

Valedictorian Amanda Vaysman

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AFTR High School extends warmest congratulations to this year’s scholars who will be recognized at the yeshiva’s commencement ceremonies at York College on June 5.

The class of 2019 valedictorian is Amanda Vaysman and the salutatorian is Abigail Goldberg. The Distinguished Scholars awards will be presented to Brandon Arfa, Margot Bokor, Jillian Mestel; the Outstanding Scholars awardees are Jonathan Goldschlag, Olivia Gluck, and Yali Miller.

Amanda Vaysman, this year’s valedictorian, is an outstanding student who has been a leader in student life as well as community activities.

President of the Deah Chapter of the National Honor Society, Amanda is also co-president of YUNMUN, a delegate to the Yeshiva League Model Congress and an active participant in JUMP (through NCSY) and

Salutatorian Abigail Goldberg

Yachad. For the past four years, she has engaged in original research in HAFTR’s Science and Engineering Institute. In addition, Amanda has served as a volunteer at both South Brooklyn Medical Plaza and Seagirt Medical Plaza. Next year, Amanda will attend New York Institute of Technology and will be in the BS/ Doctor of Osteopathy Program.

Abigail Goldberg, this year’s salutatorian, is distinguished by her academic achievement and her full engagement in school leadership, chessed and activism. She is involved in Torah Bowl, Math Team, i-Shine, Tomchei Shabbos, Model UN, the Science and Engineering Institute, Debate Team, Yachad, Write on for Israel and NORPAC. Next year Abigail will learn in Israel at Michlelet Mevaseret Yerushalayim; the following year she will attend the Honors Program at Yeshiva University’s Stern College for Women.

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hat a season it was for the 5 Towns Hockey League!

Under the leadership of Rabbi Eli Brazil and Ira Schechter, the 5 Towns Sports Hockey League is finishing up what has been a tremendous season. The season and playoffs were beyond amazing as many of the games were decided in overtime and in the final seconds.

The league, which is now in its twenty-second year, is open to boys in pre1A through eighth grade in the Five Towns and surrounding areas. There are five divisions with over 25 teams.

The ability to play competitive hockey in a structured middos-driven environment makes this league such a great success. Children who start the season barely knowing how to hold a hockey stick end up scoring multiple goals a game by the end of the season. Plans are underway for next season, which will begin in the second week of September.

Thank you to the league sponsor, Traditions Eatery.

For more information and to sign up for next season please go to www.5townssports.com.

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Eighth graders at Hebrew Academy of Long Beach were inducted into the National Junior Honor Society last week while presenting divrei Torah on Pirkei Avot

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he MSH Scholars celebrated an extraordinary year filled with learning and growing with a trip to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. In honor of two of the MSH Scholars’ recent success at the Chidon haTanach, the entire group, accompanied by Menahelet Esther Eisenman and Scholars mentor Aliza Feder, was treated to a private tour of the Museum to bring the Biblical History to life. Nachliel Selavan of @Torah intermedia prepared a tour focusing on Sefer Shemot, Megillat Esther and Yonah, following the learning prepared for the

Chidon. The girls were introduced to the main cultures of every one of these books; meeting Pharaoh in the Ancient Egyptian galleries, where they came to understand the power of the ruler of that mighty superpow-

er of the ancient world. Next, they visited the palace room of Assyria, whose capital, Nineveh, was visited

by Yonah. Finally, the students visited the palace of the mighty Persian kings and saw gold and silver dishes

used by Esther and Achashverosh in the Purim story.

Visiting the Met brought to life many stories and pesukim, and seeing the maps of the ancient world gave context to the text of Tanach.

other. The battery contains chemical energy, which is then converted to electric energy used to power the motor, a form of mechanical energy.

After the electricity was in place, the

girls used their talents to make the robots their own.

The class enjoyed using their hands, their minds, and their imaginations as they saw the projects take

shape. They look forward to continuing the STEAM experience next week, as they begin coding to create their own masterpieces.

Turning STEM to STEAM

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ais Yaakov of Queens eighth grade STEM class added art to their study of circuits and robotics to create their first STEAM project, artbots. Students worked in pairs to design a working robot that moves independently while drawing its own “work of art.” They successfully built a circuit within the robot body by assembling and connecting a battery pack to a small motor.

They discussed the Law of Conservation of Energy and how energy can be converted from one form to an-

Learning about Kashrus at Mike’s Bistro

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TA’s tenth grade Yeshiva Fellowship cohort brought learning to life at Mike’s Bistro on Monday, May 13, where they learned about kashrus in the restaurant industry and saw firsthand how the halachos are applied.

MTA is grateful to owner and MTA alum Michael Gershkovich (‘92) for providing this incredible learning opportunity for their talmidim.

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Rav Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva, and Rav Moshe Krasnow, seventh grade rebbi, with talmidim of Yeshiva Darchei Torah middle school who earned prizes as part of the Gemara Chazara Program

Rabbi Yosef Sonnenschein Joins Lander Beis Medrash

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abbi Yosef Sonnenschein has been named senior maggid shiur at Beis Medrash L’Talmud, an affiliate of Touro’s Lander College for Men (LCM).

Rabbi Sonnenschein studied at Yeshivas Rabbi Chaim Berlin in Brooklyn and its affiliate, Yeshiva Pachad Yitzchak in Jerusalem. He received semicha from Yeshivas Rabbi Chaim Berlin. He currently serves as the Mora D’asra of Khal B’nai Shalom in Waterbury, Connecticut, and was a Rebbe at Yeshiva Ateres Shmuel in Waterbury, a position he held since the yeshiva’s founding in 2000. He served as Mashgiach Ruchani at Camp Heller for 15 years and currently serves as Mora D’Asra of Camp Shoresh.

As senior maggid shiur, Rabbi Sonnenschein will give an iyun shiur and offer guidance and mentoring to the students at Beis Medrash L’Talmud.

Rabbi Sonnenschein, if you had to describe your outlook on life in a few sentences, what would it be?

Hashem has given each one of us the tools we need to build a unique relationship with Him. We were never meant to all be the same, and it is tragic when people compress or depress parts of their personalities or downplay their abilities in order to “fit in” to what they think is an ideal that others expect of them. How do I discover my unique journey? By learning to understand myself and by understanding how my personality is a perfect match with Hashem’s will.

What is the essence of your philosophy in chinuch?

Chinuch is mentioned in the Torah in Shema, “And you should teach

your children.” Chazal tell us that “children” includes not just biological children, but talmidim as well. This is instructive and means that a rebbe is a father figure. A father’s approach is built upon his love for his children, and it is this love that inspires him to understand his children and to create a structure for their growth. With such a foundation, a rebbe can encourage excellence in his talmidim, because they know and feel that it is with love and for their own benefit that he urges them to reach for higher goals.

What do you think are the three most important things today’s Beis Medrash/college students need from their rebbeim and why?

First and foremost, they need to be taught authentic Torah. This includes transmitting information, but more importantly, it involves giving them the tools to be able to develop their own skills and abilities in understanding the many complex areas of Torah study. Secondly, talmidim need to forge a healthy relationship with their rebbeim. This relationship should allow talmidim to feel comfortable being themselves, while at the same time, inspiring them to go beyond their comfort zone to become their best selves. A genuine connection is crucial and provides the model for their subsequent relationships throughout their lives with rebbeim and rabbanim. Third, it is the rebbe’s job to introduce and connect his talmidim to the broad world of Torah.

This includes giving them exposure to the great leaders of previous generations and to a multitude of unique approaches to Torah and Yiddishkeit.

How has the role of the rebbe evolved in recent years? How are you adapt-

ing to the needs of today’s students?

The biggest difference between chinuch a decade ago and chinuch today is the enormous impact of technology on all of our lives. It is a challenge in two ways: firstly, learning to navigate the effects of constant connection to the outside world while attempting to achieve spiritual growth in the sublime world of Torah study; and secondly, a rebbe today needs to be familiar with the world that his students inhabit, and this means having an understanding of technology platforms such as social media.

What kind of impact do you hope to have on the students? How will you achieve this?

I hope to inspire confidence in my talmidim and to give them the courage to aim high in Torah and avodah.

I will do this by delivering a shiur that enhances their understanding of the Gemara, while valuing their input and perspective. Having spent the last two decades in chinuch – listening, advising and strengthening students – I am excited by the opportunity to develop relationships with the outstanding talmidim at Lander.

I deeply appreciate the value of a rebbe-talmid connection, both in learning and beyond the classroom, and it is my particular dream to forge these

relationships that extend farther than the scope of the shiur. As the students make major life decisions about their personal and professional futures, I look forward to helping them understand themselves and recognize their own uniqueness and to supporting their individual journeys.

What do you enjoy most about being a rebbe? Why did you choose this path?

When I got married, my plan was to go into computers. I didn’t search out the position of rebbe, it found me. I discovered that the role of connecting with talmidim, teaching them and encouraging them was gratifying beyond imagination. I don’t consider myself to be superior to my talmidim. I feel that I am a “regular guy” who is in the position of rebbe, and I have tremendous respect for young men who have taken it upon themselves to engage in high level Torah learning. The thought that I am making an impact on people’s lives that will affect them forever is both exciting and awe-inspiring.

Nothing gives me more nachas than meeting talmidim years later and seeing the beautiful and successful lives that they have built.

The Lander College for Men Beis Medrash L’Talmud is an undergraduate division of Touro College. Located in Queens, the college is grounded in a dual curriculum of intensive Torah study and a wide range of academic programs. Dedicated to Touro’s mission of perpetuating the Jewish heritage, LCM prepares students to uphold the ideals of Torah and pursue positions of professional and communal leadership. For more information visit lcm.touro.edu.

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Around the Community Legislator Howard Kopel joined with the Nassau County Legislature in honoring two police officers, Officers Eileen White and Brian O’Sullivan, standing, center, for saving the life of a 15-year-old who was in full cardiac arrest

New YUConnects Regional Activities

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n Sunday, May 19, 200 people gathered for a community symposium at Congregation Beth Sholom. “When Our Children Date: The Complex Role of Parents” covered a wide array of topics from financial independence to building resiliency to sensible tips on networking for children.

“I would have been happy if the program lasted for another hour,” said one mother after listening to the insights of Rabbi Aryeh Lebowitz, Rebbetzin Elisheva Kaminetsky, and Mrs.

Mindy Eisenman, all well-known educators and noted speakers.

Moderated by Rebbetzin Marjorie

Glatt, the special projects coordinator at YUConnects, the attendees had an opportunity to learn more about the YUConnects organization, meet matWWchmakers, and learn what was new in the dating world.

“Everyone in the room showed up because they cared about someone....

It was heartwarming,” noted Dr. Efrat Sobolofsky, Director of YUConnects. “The turnout demonstrates the need for further educational panels and forums on this topic.” The event was sponsored and supported by local families and institutions; funds raised will fund future programming to assist singles.

Handouts on dating resources and genetic screening options were available to those who attended. Numerous parents spoke to each other after the symposium while brainstorming on match suggestions together. Inspired by the closing words of Rabbi Dr. Aaron Glatt, many left understanding their responsibilities as community members to endeavor to help in this realm.

In a new initiative, YUConnects publicized the appointment of Mrs. Malky Galler as the Long Island Regional Connector, focusing her matchmaking on singles from this area. A kindhearted and experienced matchmaker, Malky is available for local meetings and appointments. She can be reached by

yuconnectsli@gmail.com.

YUConnects, together with SawYouAtSinai and the Young Israel of Woodmere, is also running the Linda Mitgang, a”h, Shabbos in Woodmere, on May 31-June 1. As in prior years, the young professionals will have an opportunity to meet each other in a comfortable atmosphere, enjoying an interactive program and delicious food. Linda Mitgang, a”h, was a Woodmere resident who loved matchmaking and bringing people together; her family is happy to contribute to the Shabbos in her dear memory. For more information, visit the “upcoming events” page at yuconnects.com.

Celebrating its 359th engagement, YUConnects serves as a one-stop dating resource for Orthodox singles. While it is housed at Yeshiva University’s Center for Jewish Future, it is open to the entire Jewish community and raises its own budget. The program is internationally known for its unique social events, educational forums, personalized guidance and matchmaking. Powered by SawYouAtSinai technology, the thousands who join the website have the ability to select personal matchmakers who can view their profiles and make targeted match suggestions. Learn more by emailing yuconnects@yu.edu or visiting www.yuconnects.com.

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MTA Screens Names, Not Numbers Documentary

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n Thursday, May 16, MTA seniors who participated in the Names, Not Numbers program screened, “Names, Not Numbers: A Movie in the Making.”

The film, by Michael Puro, followed the group of 45 seniors as they interviewed 7 Holocaust survivors and captured their stories. Now in its 13th year at MTA, the Names, Not Numbers program provides talmidim with the unique opportunity to own the project from beginning to end.

Talmidim were involved in the entire process of documenting the survivors’ Holocaust experiences, including developing interview questions, filming the interviews, and editing the footage. They were also privi-

leged to learn techniques from media experts, including award-winning investigative reporter Jonah Kaplan of ABC11 Eyewitness News.

“Being part of Names, Not Numbers was a truly meaningful and rewarding experience,” said senior David Kohanchi of Queens, NY. “Hearing these incredible stories of survival and having the opportunity to share them with the world through the film, has made a tremendous impact on me.”

Seniors and their parents were joined by the survivors and their families at the screening, along with MTA administration and faculty members, creator of the Names, Not Numbers Program, Mrs. Tova Fish-Rosenberg,

and New York City Council Member Ydanis Rodriguez. From being forced to live in the ghettos to neardeath experiences in concentration camps and the Death March, each survivor’s story provided a different and eye-opening perspective of the Holocaust.

“My group had the pleasure of interviewing world renowned Holocaust survivor, Dov Landau, who flew in from Israel to be part of our project,” shared senior Ariel Retter of Bergenfield, NJ. “Mr. Landau lost his entire family during the Holocaust, performed harsh labor in five different concentration camps, and went on the Death March, yet he still retains his faith in Hashem, which is

an unbelievable example for all of us to aspire to. Listening to Mr. Landau talk about how he saved the life of a little 8-year-old boy named Lulek in Buchenwald, who later became Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau, was just incredible. He was close to my age at the time and I can’t even begin to imagine how he endured everything he went through.”

MTA is grateful to survivors Trudy Album, Mayer Glickman, Dov Landau, Alex Levy, Asher Matathias, Anna Halberstam Rubin, and Walter Spier for sharing their stories and entrusting talmidim with the important responsibility of making sure they will never be forgotten.

Hama’agal, Friendship Circle for Adults

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ama’agal is a new sub-program under the umbrella of Friendship Circle of the Five Towns, and it’s geared towards adults with developmental delays. As recent as Sunday, May 5, Hama’agal participants enjoyed an afternoon together socializing and exploring the arts.

Hama’agal is a Recreational Program for Adults in their 20s and 30s.

This program is designed to provide high-functioning adults with a social outlet through travel and recreational activities. This program will take the proven model utilized by the Friendship Circle and complete the circle, the ma’agal (Hebrew word for circle), for adults with developmental disabilities. The goal of the program is to design events that adults get to enjoy but with the support that these individuals require in an environment that accommodates kashrut and Shabbat observance.

Hama’agal is the brain child of the Horowitz family and is being subsidized in memory of their wife and

mother Rebbetzin Rita Horowitz, a”h. Rebbetzin Rita Horowitz, a”h, dedicated over 30 years of dynamic service to her congregants and taught students with special needs, helping them build their self- esteem by developing their creative side. In addition, she was also a mother to a child with special needs, who is now an adult.

The Horowitz family has benefitted from Friendship Circle events for years and wishes to pay it forward and support the next stage that is so desperately needed in our community.

Participants began the exciting afternoon at Wok Tov Chinese restaurant where they each individually ordered from the lunch special menu

and enjoyed a meal together. Everyone caught up and shared stories of how they spent their Pesachs this year and in the past. They then traveled together to the Broadhollow Theatre at Elmont to see the show “How to succeed in business without really trying.”

The show was wonderful, engaging, professional, most enjoyable, and comedic. Many laughs were shared and many commented that they would love to go back. One woman shared that she wants to be in the play the next time they perform! After the play, the participants had a chance to greet and thank the cast, get their playbills autographs, and take many anticipated pictures with the actors.

All participants appeared to enjoy the program and the company of others.

All are eager for the next time the group will meet.

To volunteer or sign up for future Hama’agal events contact 516-2952478, ex. 13 or go to www.fc5towns. com/hamaagal.

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Park District Surveys Mailed

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empstead Town Councilmen Bruce Blakeman and Anthony D’Esposito have announced that an official survey has been mailed by the Town to property owners within a half mile radius of the Town’s portion of the Woodmere Golf Club to determine support for a potential Special Park District.

The property owners receiving the survey are the ones who would be included in the Park District and would face the tax increase associated with the purchase of the property, formation of the district, and development of the park. The parcels that fall within the half mile radius were determined by the Town’s consultants.

The survey asks those residents if they support the park district and includes the approximate range that the Town would anticipate their taxes increasing as a result. These figures are approximate because multiple issues are taken into consideration including potential legal proceedings and the potential cost of acquisition of the property which cannot be de-

termined with any certainty at this point. A Park District that would raise taxes will only be considered if an overwhelming percentage of property owners consent to a tax increase.

The second option on the survey, for those who do not support the Park District, is that they prefer to see the property up-zoned, which would reduce the allowed number of lots from 250 to approximately 60.

For accuracy purposes, the Town has stamped each survey with the name that appears on the mailing panel to ensure that every household only responds one time and only those who would be part of the park district have a vote.

The Councilmen stressed the importance of those who receive the survey responding as quickly as possible (response due date is June 14) so they can have a say in the future of this property.

The results of this survey will be presented to the community, along with reports from the consultants as the Town moves forward.

Blast from the Past

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his past Monday, the 7th and 8th graders at HANC displayed their decade projects at the Social Studies Decades Fair.

Each group was given a different decade and put many hours of effort and research into their amazing final products. Many parents and siblings came to the fair and had a great

time seeing their child’s/sibling’s projects. There were tri-fold boards as well as a digital component that each group created. The digital component also included audio and music clips. Students dressed up from their decade. The students learned a lot and truly enjoyed showcasing their knowledge.

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Grandchildren in Crisis: Chai Lifeline Presents May 29 Discussion

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hai Lifeline will present “Grandchildren in Crisis,” a discussion with Rabbi Lipa Geldwerth, rav of Khal Kol Torah in Brooklyn, and renowned psychologist Dr. David Pelcovitz. The wide-ranging talk will examine the role of grandparents with grandchildren undergoing traumatic experiences – such as addiction, serious illness, bereavement or their parents’ divorce – through a hashkafic and psychological lens.

The discussion will be moderated

by Chai Lifeline Chief Executive Officer Rabbi Simcha Scholar and will be available online on Wednesday, May 29 at 8 p.m. via webcast at www.chai-

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lifeline.org/grandparents. There will be a call-in option available at 605313-4108; Access Code: 293882; Reference Number: 1.

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grandchildren’s lives than ever before,” said Rabbi Scholar. “But when crisis strikes our grandchildren, r”l, what can or should a grandparent do?

How can we show we care while also respecting our children’s boundaries?

What approach do we take? This conversation will take an in-depth look at this difficult yet highly relevant issue.”

Following the webcast, viewers and listeners will have the opportunity to submit questions directly Rabbi Geldwerth and Dr. Pelcovitz via email at ask@chailifeline.org.

Chai Lifeline is the international children’s health support network, providing emotional, social, and financial support to children with life-threatening or lifelong illnesses and their families. To learn more about Chai Lifeline and its services, please visit www.chailifeline.org.

Hamesivta-Migdal Hameiah: A Century of Torah

By Velvel Kohn

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ome, let us build!”

The year was 1943, and the world was in upheaval. World War II was raging in Europe and Asia, and Orthodox Jewry in American was focused on saving as many lives as possible. Most of the great yeshivos of Europe with their iconic roshei yeshiva ceased to exist.

Yet in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath, the rebuilding was underway.

“Come, let us build!”

With these words, Hagaon Horav Simchah Sheps, zt”l, invited the talmidim of a relatively young Yeshiva Torah Vodaas to reshape the face of a generation by shining the light of the Torah to pierce the darkness of the world.

Hamesivta, the yeshiva’s journal of chiddushei Torah, revealed that the bar set by the legendary Harav Shraga Feivel Mendlowitz was high indeed: to produce gedolei Torah who would continue the glorious chain of yeshivos stretching back to Bavel and beyond.

Over the next seventy-five years, periodic journals were produced which showcased the productivity of the talmidim and served as an inspiration for many to strive for greatness.

Many of the contributors continued on to spread Torah throughout the length and breadth of the land, becoming marbitzei Torah and authors of their own seforim.

Hamesivta – Migdal Hameiah, a compendium of chiddushei Torah just released in conjunction with the Cen-

tennial Dinner of the yeshiva, presents chiddushei Torah of the roshei yeshiva and talmidei hayeshiva, past and present. The editorial staff, led

by Harav Naftoli Leshkowitz, shlita, worked with Rav Shlomo Gottesman, publisher of Yeshurun, to produce a masterful two volume set containing 1,800 pages of rare pieces, many of which are being publication for the very first time.

He insisted on being called Mr. Mendlowitz, and Rav Shraga Feivel managed to hide his greatness in Torah, except when he delivered his memorable shiurim, which were closed to all but his close talmidim.

Now, for the very first time, the curtain is pulled back to reveal his prominence, as personal notes he developed while preparing his celebrated lessons of Sefer Kuzari were translated from the original Yiddish and are included in this distinctive edition. His explanation of the relationship between the Kuzari and the Rambam, as well as between the Kuzari and chassidus, is sure to once again, seventy years after his passing, to leave an indelible impression on all.

Harav Moshe Rosen and Harav Yaakov Kantrowitz shared the distinction of being recognized as two of the greatest gaonim in America, and both served as rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Torah Vodaat in its infancy. A series of unpublished letters in which Rav Kantrowitz replies to questions posed

by Rav Rosen were procured for this edition, as well as a lengthy kuntrus which Rav Rosen printed in a Torah periodical in Europe long before he

immigrated to the United States.

In the year before Harav Shlomo Heiman joined the yeshiva, Harav Yaakov Moshe Shurkin, the masmid of the Chofetz Chaim’s yeshiva in Radin and later a maggid shiur in Yeshiva Rabbeinu Chaim Berlin, delivered shiurim in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath. A single unprinted piece sent in by his grandson, Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Shurkin, enhances the sefer.

One of the most unique shtikelach is a compendium of all the ma’amarei Chazal and relevant sources gathered

by Harav Reuven Grozovsky concerning the principles of a mumar, displaying a magnificent bekius in the poskim which discuss various aspects of these halachos.

Harav Eliyahu Moshe Shisgal was a product of Torah Vodaath and a yedid nefesh of Harav Avraham Pam. Not many of his chiddushei Torah were preserved, but this sefer includes a never-before-printed ksav yad to serve as a zikaron for this exceptional tzaddik.

How does one become a ben Torah? Harav Avraham Pam provided fifty pieces of advice to attain this lofty designation, and it is available for the first time in Migdal Hamei’ah.

For many years, Harav Chaim Yisroel Belsky taught Yorah Dei’ah to budding poskim in the yeshiva. His gilyonos (marginal notes) will become available to the public in Migdal Hamei’ah for the very first time, illuminating his unique approach to this vital portion of Shulchan Aruch.

These are but a sampling of what the roshei yeshiva who served over

the past century in Yeshiva Torah Vodaath implanted in their talmidim.

As they nurtured them, the subsequent generations blossomed, and many of them took leading roles in the further development of Torah scholarship in America. The list of these students includes some of our greatest marbitzei Torah: Horav Simcha Shustal, Horav Don Ungarisher, Harav Shraga Moshe Kalmanowitz, Horav Elya Svei, Horav Yaakov Moshe Kulefsky, zecher tzaddikim levrachah, and ybl”c Harav Yitzchok Scheiner and Harav Yaakov Schiff, shlita, plus many more alumni of this great citadel of Torah.

Of course, the objective of Hamesivta is to encourage the current talmidim to grow and strive to create their own chiddushei Torah, and this edition showcases some of the promise of the present talmidei hayeshiva.

As Yeshiva Torah Vodaath begins its second century, Hamesivta-Migdal Hamei’ah calls out once again: Come, let us build!

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Generations Learn Together at Darchei

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he talmidim of the seventh grade of Yeshiva Darchei Torah learned together with their fathers last Sunday morning in the Kaufman Beis Medrash. Rav Eliyahu Saldinger, a second grade rebbi, was the guest speaker.

Branding and Bonding in Brooklyn

By Tammy Mark

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ome of the most dynamic and creative business minds came together last week at the 5th Jewish Woman Entrepreneur Conference. Held in Brooklyn, New York, the conference brought together female entrepreneurs from various industries at various stages, for a day of learning, networking and collaboration – but the epic event wasn’t only about business.

CEOs, marketing mavens, artists and influencers, the participants represented the diverse cross-section of modern Jewish women. From fulltime businessowners to those running a part-time business, to those working and trying to grow a passion project simultaneously, each speaker and guest brought something special to offer. Discussion

topics ranged from e-commerce, pricing, growing with intent and building a brand outside of the community.

The event was organized under the direction of Abbey Wolin, assisted by a tireless team including Breezy Schwartz and Melinda Strauss. With over 400 attendees joining throughout the day, the women came from across the globe. The JWE team worked hard to accommodate everyone, offering separate events day and evening events and providing a nursing room for those who needed.

The JWE was founded in 2011 by Chaya Appel-Fishman, a young businesswoman who realized that women were a rapidly expanding community, yet lacking for resources and role models.

Starting initially as a website, Appel-Fishman established it

as a nonprofit in 2013, bringing on board members Ariela Esquenazi, Chagit Leviev, and Toby Moskovits.

Presenters included familiar names and faces, alongside the successful women who are the minds behind the brands. A true “who’s who” in the Jewish business world, the panel featured leaders across a range of industries including Saki Dodelson, Talia Mashiach, Chaya Krinsky, Aviva Weiss, Tamar Rosenthal, Estie Rand, Dini Klein, Bari Erber, Samantha Murray and Marcy Tbiele. Some shared business lessons, some personal anecdotes, and some both. Marketing strategist Estie Rand presented a standing-room-only session on customer acquisition and retention, which captured the attention of those at every stage of business.

The “Collaboratory”

portion of the event offered round-table discussions where participants could choose topics that spoke to their particular business needs. Many of the creatives shared insights from their particular niches, such as artist Yaeli Vogel, chef Naomi Nachman and podcast creator Barianna Mitzman.

Michal Weinstein and Naomi Cohen of Cedarhurst-based Events 360 spoke on the topic of “Knowing your Worth” and addressed the aspect of pricing oneself accordingly, which can often prove difficult in a service-based industry.

Appealing to both cerebral

and social aspects of brand building, the event wasn’t complete without a lavish “Network the Night Away” after-party which allowed for informal chatting and connecting. The Williamsburg Hotel was the perfect venue for the event, with a unique, classy and modern vibe that could easily describe the women in the room as well.

“There’s as energy at the JWE that you really can’t really replicate,” says Appel-Fishman. “The walls come down at the event.

Women supporting women – everyone wants to support each other at all stages.”

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Shulamith Students Inspired by Nes and Ari Blau

By Aliza Zilberberg

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his week, seventh and eighth grade students at Shulamith LI were privileged to hear Nes

and Ari Blau speak. The couple inspired the students with their message that as long as you keep Hashem close, you can do anything. They spoke about their respective childhoods – Nes as a

child actor and Ari as an aspiring comedian. They shared how they came to the realization that the best way of life is not the pursuit of fame and fortune, but of Torah and mitzvot.

The couple left the girls with a lifelong lesson: “In order to succeed, you don’t need to have a plan B, as long as your plan A is a life filled with Torah and mitzvot.”

FD NOW to Host 17th Annual David Z. Herman Memorial Dinner

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ourteen and half years ago, our lives changed forever three weeks after our twin girls were born, when we were told that our baby daughter had Familial Dysautonomia (FD). FD is a progressive disorder caused by a genetic mutation that is primarily found in Ashkenazi Jews.

A life-threatening neurological disor-

der, FD affects every body system and its sufferers live in very unstable bodies. We were devastated to learn the prognosis and felt helpless in the face of what was to come for our baby girl.

Thank G-d, very soon after, our uncle found Dr. Berish Rubin, the head of the Laboratory for Familial Dysautonomia Research in Fordham

University. Together with Dr. Sylvia Anderson, the Director of the Lab, Dr. Rubin had discovered the gene mutation that causes FD and began research on treatments for FD that followed from that discovery. We immediately began giving our baby girl the recommended treatments. It was the best decision we ever made. Within a few weeks, our daughter stopped sweating profusely and we saw more moisture in her eyes. With guidance from a feeding therapist, we learned to thicken bottles and she began to eat without coughing on each sip. From deep despair we quickly had hope, as our beautiful girl continued to progress and develop. Over the years, our daughter has endured her share of “FD ups and downs.” She had febrile seizures and breath-holding episodes, swallowing difficulties and food- or infection-related crises, speech, occupational, physical and feeding therapy, scoliosis, and eye abrasions, as well as several hospitalizations.

However, with the introduction of a strict diet and each new treatment discovered by the Laboratory for Familial Dysautonomia Research, our daughter became crisis-free and her body became more stable and much stronger.

This year, our twin daughters began high school…together, in the same school! Our daughter with FD has grown into a bubbly, charming, fun-loving and kind teenager who has the opportunity to enjoy her life because of the success of the Dr. Rubin’s treatment protocol.

FD NOW is a volunteer organization made up of families and friends

of those with FD. Funds raised by FD NOW provide the sole support for the Lab for FD Research. As our story indicates, that research has been successful and life saving! Since 2003, Dr. Rubin and Dr. Anderson have made nine treatment breakthroughs, each of which has made a drastic improvement in the overall health and quality of life of those with FD. FD NOW is committed to keeping the lab running and without sufficient funds, research will come to a halt! Unfortunately, FD is progressive and we don’t have the luxury of time. We need a cure for our children before time runs out!

On May 30, 2019, FD NOW is excited to host its 17th Annual David Z. Herman Memorial Dinner at the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst, New York. Jolyn & Lane Sparber are dear and devoted friends who have been supporters of FD NOW for many years. We are so pleased to have them as our guests of honor at this year’s dinner to pay tribute to their years of commitment to our children. We also honor Tali Schimmel, sister to an individual with FD, with the 5th Annual Philip Bach Memorial “Special Person” Award for her devotion to her sister and support of all those with FD. Featuring a raffle as well as entertainment and good food, the evening promises to be uplifting and fun.

Please join us to see, firsthand, how scientific research has saved the lives of Jewish children afflicted with FD. To register for the dinner or for more information, please visit our website at fdnow.org or email fdnowny@gmail.com.

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Gurwin Volunteers Receive “Students Building Bridges” Award

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een volunteers at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Niara Magezi (Dix Hills) of Commack High School and Brennan Rosenblatt (Melville) of Half Hollow Hills East High School were presented with the Students Building Bridges Award by the Jewish Community Relations Council of Long Island (JCRC-LI) at a ceremony held at the Gurwin Center. The award recognizes community youth for their efforts to help create a more civil society and is part of the Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Program sponsored by the JCRC-LI and Suffolk County State Senate and Assembly Delegations.

Ms. Magezi, a junior at Commack High School, has been volunteering at Gurwin for the past three years.

Her time spent with the residents

and assisting staff on the nursing units has given her the opportunity to learn about the many paths in healthcare. She is planning for a career in the medical field, specializing in dermatology.

Mr. Rosenblatt first came to Gurwin as a high school sophomore, befriending many residents during his weekly visits, updating them on his very active life and sharing his experiences with them. Now a graduating senior heading to Georgia Tech to study engineering this fall, he says the time spent with his Gurwin friends is as important to him as it is to them.

This year’s Yom HaShoah Holocaust Remembrance Program featured guest speaker and Holocaust survivor Meir Usherovitz who recounted his life as a Jewish youth in Poland during World War II and

Shown (back, l to r) Michael Letter, Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences Administrator; Ruth deBeer, Holocaust survivor, Gurwin assisted living resident; Adam Novak, JCRC-LI Chairman; Ruth Meador, Holocaust survivor, Gurwin assisted living resident; Shua Sauer, Senior Vice President, Chief Operating Officer, Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center; Herman Gancz, Holocaust survivor, Gurwin assisted living resident; Robyn Berman, JCRC-LI Program Director; Meir Usherovitz, Holocaust survivor; and Mindy Perlmutter, JCRC-LI Executive Director

his imprisonment in several Polish concentration camps, including the notorious Auschwitz. Several Holocaust survivors from Gurwin Jewish ~ Fay J. Lindner Residences

assisted living community were in attendance to meet Mr. Usherovitz and to help recognize the Gurwin volunteers and other student honorees.

Emunah of American Women of Wonder

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n Wednesday, May 15, Emunah of America held its annual Women of Wonder (WOW) event, honoring phenomenal women who continue to make profound impacts in our communities worldwide.

This year, Emunah paid tribute to Shimi Adar, entertainer and motivator; Orly Gottesman, founder of Blends

by Orly and owner of Modern Bread and Bagel; Kim Heyman, brand ambassador and philanthropist; and Yael Schulman, owner of Goodnight Moon Layette.

WOW’s honorees epitomize an Emunah Woman of Wonder; each honoree

is a recognized leader in her industry and maintains hands-on involvement in our communities. This year’s event was chaired by outstanding layleaders Chani Chesner, Odit Oliner, Sharona Schulder, and Lauren Weinrib. This team worked tirelessly to ensure the success of WOW 2019, including, but not limited to, marketing, fundraising, and honoree recognition. Sharona Schulder remarked afterwards, “The Women of Wonder event is an inspirational evening celebrating amazing female entrepreneurs. I am honored to be a part of such a meaningful night, which raises awareness

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and vital funds for Emunah’s programs and families.”

This year’s event took place at The Space at Flatiron.

The program featured a video showcasing each honoree, sharing their experiences, accomplishments, and hopes for the future. The video highlighted the incredible journeys of our entrepreneurial honorees and the critical work Emunah does every day.

The theme for the evening was transformation.

Our honorees have made a transformative impact on the fashion, food, and entertainment industries. Simultaneously, actively transforming the role of women and the effects in our communities.

Emunah’s National President, Johanna Guttman Herskowitz, highlighted the accomplishments of the Emunah Florence and Joseph Appleman College of Art & Technology. Yael Serlin, the keynote speaker, is the Director of the Fine Arts

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department and a graduate of the teaching program. She spoke about her transformation, from secular kibbuznik to religious woman, to an accomplished artist and teacher.

Said Odit Oliner, “Women of Wonder is a chance to celebrate women making incredible impacts in their communities and transforming the role of women. Emunah demonstrates these ideals, providing unique opportunities for women with its high schools, college, and mechina program, emphasizing opportunity for young women

to grow and succeed.”

Emunah is witness to transformations every day.

For over seventy years, Emunah has proven our residential programs, therapeutic treatments, and education, empower these children and young adults to heal and become contributing and productive adults, dramatically changing their lives and futures.

Emunah thanks everyone for their support. If you missed the event and would like to participate, please go to www.emunahwow.org to donate.

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Eighth Grade Graduation Trip

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n Monday, eighth graders at BBY embarked on their much anticipated graduation trip to Washington, D.C. The fun began with a tour of the Herr’s Snack Factory in Nottingham, Pennsylvania. Guided by the legendary Mrs. Sheila Schwebel, the girls then continued on to Washington, where they visited such famous landmarks as Arlington National Cemetery, the Lincoln Memorial, the Washington Monument, and, of course, the White House. They got to see our

government in action as well, as they watched Congress in session on Capitol Hill. They also explored the National Museum of American History, as well as the National Air & Space Museum where they viewed the 3D IMAX movie: Aircraft Carrier. As a special treat, the girls also spent time at Sky Zone where they had a blast bouncing, bounding and leaping.

A huge thank you to our PTA for helping sponsor this exciting and informative adventure!

YOSS Talmidim Master the “Kamocha” Campaign A Rebbe’s Perspective

By Rabbi Moshe Scharchon, 5th grade Rebbe

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uring these days of sefira, Yeshiva of South Shore is immersed in a most wonderful program called The Kamocha Campaign. The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation has produced yet another masterpiece with this brilliant idea. It is exceptional in its simplicity.

The boys were asked to begin thinking, “How Would I Feel.” After being introduced and discussing this important concept, they viewed a video that had boys starting to think, act, and change their behavior based on this mindset.

As we moved on, we discussed the benefits of thinking and acting with this mindset which has become our motivation to work diligently on this middah.

The next step we took was to discuss painful social situations we have

experienced. I, as an experienced Rebbe, was amazed at how the boys maturely took to the conversation, as well as how “on target” the boys understood the mindset of “How Would I Feel.” The class then voted on what situation we want to address and how we would address it. That became our

focus for week number one. For example, our class chose the painful situation of being blamed for something which they did not do.

We were then given a video presentation masterfully acted out with the professionalism of the Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation about Ve’ahav-

ta l’reiacha kamocha and a powerful story about Rav Isser Zalman Meltzer, zt”l. Presently, the boys are diligently working on their own original ads and posters promoting the importance of Ve’ahavta l’reiacha kamocha.

This project is unique is that it all comes from our talmidim. A number of boys have had beautiful success stories, and they are encouraged to call them into the Kamocha hotline so it can be shared with others.

The Chofetz Chaim Heritage Foundation should be acknowledged for its deep understanding of effective chinuch in starting with the awareness of shmiras halashon among young children. They understand not to wait until adulthood when a person has already developed their habits of speaking about whoever they feel like.

This has truly been an uplifting program, one that will help them and all of Klal Yisroel as we march towards kabbalas haTorah.

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SKA Class of 2019 Awardees Mazal tov to the SKA Class of 2019 honorees!

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Valedictorian: Lauren Israeli Lauren’s outstanding grades and sterling character has made her stand out in the senior grade of SKA. Her passion for Torah studies and extraordinary Hebrew resulted in her being a valuable player on the Torah Bowl team, while her critical thinking skills have helped SKA’s Math Team score. In addition to her work on the Israel Advocacy Committee, Lauren has been involved in various forms of chessed activities throughout her high school years. She was also on the JV Basketball Team and Varsity Volleyball Team in 10th and 11th grades. Lauren will be studying at Michlalah next year in Jerusalem and will continue her studies at the Honors Program of Stern College for Women.

Salutatorian: Adina Lev Adina’s outstanding work ethic and exceptional character traits have enabled her to actualize her potential in so many ways. Adina has been involved in many SKA activities including Debate, Israel Advocacy, TTYL (Turning Tefillah Into Your Life), Medical Marvels, ExploraVision and was associate editor of the school newspaper as well. She participat-

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ed in several chessed opportunities throughout high school and hopes to go to the medical field. Adina will be studying at MMY next year in Jerusalem and will continue her studies at the Honors Program of Adelphia University Nursing Program Kesser Shem Tov: Devorah Schreier Devorah’s love of learning and warm giving nature has endeared her to every member of SKA’s senior grade who awarded her Kesser Shem Tov. Extremely sensitive to others, very bright and motivated, Devorah is a very mature and deep thinker who gives a weekly Torah class to women. She has been involved in many activities and organizations in SKA, serving as photography editor-in-chief of Skappenings and production head, and was active in Debate, SPARKS, Israel Advocacy Committee, choir, and the math team, among others. Devorah also participated in many chessed activities throughout her high school years and played on the basketball and hockey teams. Devorah will be studying at Michlalah next year in Jerusalem and will continue her studies at the Honors Program of Stern College for Women

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Girls’ Empowerment Program

E Reb Mordechai Weinberger, a survivor of the Holocaust, is the greatgrandfather of talmidim in Yeshiva Darchei Torah. He recently joined the talmidim of the Middle School for davening in honor of the hanochas tefillin of his great-grandson, Yehoshua Lipshitz, and gave a bracha to the talmidim. At right, holding the microphone is Rav Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva.

ighth grade girls are currently participating in a Girls’ Empowerment Program moderated by Dr. Yali Werzberger and Mrs. Bracha Kasirer. Through engaging, interactive, and hands-on activities, students are actively learning about how to prioritize and maximize their physical, mental, and emotional health. In future sessions, students

will develop advocacy skills by actively advocating for topics that are important to them.

We are proud of the skills our students are developing in these workshops and are moved by their commitment to taking action to make their world and community a better place.

Madraigos Annual Five Towns Breakfast

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he beautiful home of Dovid and Chavie Klein was filled with friends and supporters of Madraigos this past Sunday morning, May 19 for the Annual Five Towns Breakfast. With the theme of the morning “Guide with love, Grow Connected,” the community banded together for teens, young adults, and their families who are serviced

by Madraigos throughout the year.

Through their lifesaving intervention services and innovative prevention programs, Madraigos helps community youth and their families cope with the everyday challenges of life.

Rabbi Dov Silver, founder and executive V.P. of Madraigos, expressed his appreciation for the gracious hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Klein who made this year’s event meaningful and successful in every way. Rabbi Silver remarked, “The existence and growth of Madraigos is a result of sincere, committed friends like the Kleins. I am touched by their genuine sensitivity to the special needs of our teens and young adults and I am deeply humbled by their warmth and dedication.”

Rabbi Silver shared words of inspiration and chizuk for the community. Since the event coincided with Pesach Sheini, he stressed that, just

like we are granted a second chance to bring a korban Pesach, teens and young adults sometimes need a second chance in life as well. He encouraged members of the community to join Madraigos in giving our youth the services they need to overcome challenges and fulfill their potential.

To the credit of Dovid and Chavie Klein and the devoted members of the event committee, the event raised awareness in the community about the scope of Madraigos’ services including “The Lounge,” the after-school recreation center on separate nights for boys and girls, school based services program in local schools, and the latest developed program, the parenting support

groups and parenting workshops that are offered throughout the year to families in our community.

“It was my goal to raise awareness and raise funds for Madraigos, a dynamic organization,” said Dovid Klein. “My support and enthusiasm for its work is predicated not only on its unbelievable growth and development as an organization, but on

its remarkable success in achieving its unique mission.”

For more information about Madraigos’ programs and services, please contact Mindi Werblowsky, LMSW, Clinical Director, at 516371-3250 x 112 or mwerblowsky@ madraigos.org.

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Around the Community Torah Academy for Girls sixth grade class raised over $2,200 for Chai Lifeline last Friday by hosting a bake sale outside the home of Meira Stern in Woodmere

Hands-On Learning at BYAM

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ast week, the girls in Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam kindergarten took a trip to Bayswater Park... for the second time this year! The girls had gone to visit the same park this past fall and observed the falling leaves, hardening earth, and different ways that the season of fall changes in nature. Going back there now, in the spring, they were able to see the major differences that come with spring. The flowers and trees are blooming, and the sun is shining down.

The girls had a great time playing in the park and learning all about the seasons.

More than Just Boo-Boos and Band-Aids

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n a room filled with colleagues past and present, family and friends, the staff at HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding’s Elementary School in West Hempstead honored their beloved nurse, Mrs. Debbie Wyner, who is preparing to retire at the end of this school year.

For the past nineteen years, Mrs. Wyner has cared for hundreds of children and staff members in her special, warm and sensitive manner.

During the course of each day, the nurse’s office was the place to go, not only for medical reasons but also to hear a comforting word or a message of encouragement. To know her is to love her, and that is why so many children needed their “dose” of Mrs. Wyner to brighten their day.

Following a delicious tribute dinner, several members of the administration, PTA, and even her brother, Rabbi Sam Rudansky, a HANC High School rebbe, gave heartfelt speeches about how Mrs. Wyner impacted their lives and the life of every child

and staff member that came through HANC’s doors. Her special blend of a soft voice, her ability to handle any crisis with calm resolve, and her compassionate approach in encouraging each child and enhancing their ability to cope with whatever challenges they may be facing were just some of her many special qualities that were acknowledged and appreciated by each speaker.

As an expression of HANC’s communal thanks, Mrs. Wyner was pre-

sented with several gifts, including two memory books that contained personalized notes of thanks from students, parents, colleagues and friends with each page decorated to reflect her important role at HANC. The staff also presented her with a magnificent original painting of Yerushalayim, created by the artist Karin Holzer, who is also a HANC parent.

HANC will miss Mrs. Wyner dearly, but it is the school’s hope that

she will have many wonderful reasons to come back to visit and celebrate happy events with the school in the future. Special thanks to the planning committee which included: Liza Rosenthal, Nancy Greenberg, Jeannie Toplin and Linda Koegel; Mary Fedora, Rosalie Darita, Karen Spitalnik and MaryAnn Harold for compiling the memory books; and Mary Fedora and Rosalie Darita for the beautiful decorations.

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An Exhilarating Challenge

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his past Sunday, May 19, Shulamith High School students participated in the fifth annual Ohel OXC, a fundraiser to benefit Ohel. The girls trained for 15 weeks under the guidance of Ms. Raina Butler-Koren of Woodmere Fitness Club. Each week the girls worked on different skills that would help them conquer the 35 obstacles on the five-mile course. In addition to the physical training, each girl had to fundraise to participate, and most girl raised well over her original goals. The team raised over $32,000, making Team Shulamith the top teen fundraisers!

These girls participated in the challenge: Hadassa Allman; Sarah Berger; Hannah Bistritzky; Tamar Davies; Adina Eichenstein; Lilly

Eisenberg; Naomi Enayatian; Shana Friedman; Gizzi Gestetner; Tali Hertz; Shayna Jaffa; Aliza Jaffa; Tamar Mann; Malka Orner; Ellyana

Pilevsky; Bailey Weinberger; Adina Zelcerl Sarah Newman; and Tamar Newman.

cannot relate to, her message was relatable and applicable to all. She spoke about the importance of seeking opportunities to make a difference – which is what brought her to her current position – of not being afraid to step into unknown territory and of always standing up for one’s beliefs and values even when there’s pushback. She also stressed the ever-present potential for a kiddush Hashem that exists not just within her job, but in all of our lives, and reminded everyone that wherever they go, whatever they do, they should be proud, confident and aware of representing their Judaism in the best way possible.

After this eloquent and motivating address, Ms. Neuberger left time for questions and answers and the audience, enthralled, took advantage of the unique opportunity to hear more from someone who so epitomized the themes of the day:

what it means to be a confident and powerful Jewish woman.

Other highlights of the Confidence Brunch included hearing an inspiring opening from junior Avital Meyers on the topic of kiddush Hashem. We were also excited to welcome and hear from incoming principal Mrs. Sarah Munk who joined us for this annual event. She spoke on the topic of embodying chessed to the extent it becomes a natural part of who we are. A photo booth station made sure everyone who attended would have a keepsake of this wonderful morning, although it is sure to be an unforgettable event.

Shulamith celebrates the potential of the Jewish woman each and every day, but for this special day of commemoration, a special thanks to Ms. Ricky Gaerman, Ms. Esty Munk and Ms. Tamara Klein, without whom this day would not have been possible.

Confidence Brunch at SHS

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his past Sunday was Shulamith High School’s annual mother-daughter Confidence Brunch. Every year, Shulamith dedicates one inspiring morning to celebrating an integral part of the Shulamith philosophy: the power and potential of the Jewish woman.

Although it is a value that is brought to life every day at Shulamith, on this morning it was highlighted and brought into the spotlight as mothers, daughters and faculty came together to discover what it means to be a confident, strong and determined Jewish woman. To help them do that, Shulamith invited the woman who embodies all those qualities, Chani Neuberger, to share her story, her life lessons and her inspiration with all the attendees. Chani, originally from a Yiddish-speaking home in Boro Park, is currently the chief risk officer at the NSA, founder of the Baltimore-based organization Sister to Sister, and a busy wife and mother. With such an incredible and impressive byline, all the attendees were eager to hear Chani’s story and how she came to her current position.

Before getting right to herself, though, Ms. Neuberger first shared with everyone her belief in the importance of having a role model. She mentioned that for herself, a lot of her inspiration comes from powerful women in Tanach, women who have stood up for themselves and for others, acting passionately, bravely

and often, selflessly. Ms. Neuberger mentioned her namesake, Chana, as well as Esther as examples of great women who have inspired her on the path she has taken as a Jewish woman.

Then, in explaining her trajectory in her unique career path, Ms. Neuberger spoke about the need to be open to opportunity, to be brave and to be confident. Although those values helped her get to where she is today, occupying a distinctive position and job that most people

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The Yeshiva Darchei Torah fifth grade choir practicing before the annual supperette of the yeshiva’s women’s league

Tichon Meir Moshe Students Participate in CIJE Innovation Day

Inter-Yeshiva Science Congress at HALB

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tudents from Tichon Meir Moshe’s engineering class once again participated in the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education’s annual Innovation Day. This year’s event was held on Sunday, May 19 at the Bell Works Complex in Holmdel, New Jersey with over 150 schools participating. TMM was represented by nine groups of two to three students. Each group planned, designed, and produced innovative consumer products. Over the course of several months, the girls built working prototypes of their inventions, which they then presented

along with written explanations at Innovation Day. As before, judges and visitors were fascinated and impressed by the girls’ engineering abilities and ingenuity. The girls did a wonderful job both generating and presenting their creations. As a special reward for their hard work, trustee board member Mr. Lloyd Keilson treated the girls to pizza for having performed so admirably.

We are confident that the skills and knowledge the girls have amassed will serve them well in their future academic pursuits.

en yeshivot from the metropolitan area came to the Stella K. Abraham High School on Sunday, May 19 for the 2019 Inter-Yeshiva Science Congress sponsored by HALB. Close to fifty of the best science projects from their middle schools presented their scientific findings on topics as varied as “Bye-Bye Bacteria” to “Soap Theory” to changing the heart rate of daphnia, as well as a robotics project that used a computer color sensor to unscramble a Rubik’s cube in seconds before amazed spectators. Professional science educators judged the students’ work in the 29th annual competition held in the spring each year at HALB. This event allows students interested in science research to compete outside their schools on a Sunday morning and gives these youngsters an opportunity to view the work of their peers usually not available

otherwise.

HALB seeks to expand this competition next year by encouraging schools in the tri-state area, or beyond, to develop science research projects through their school programs and enter their best work in this event to be held in May 2020.

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Shulamith third graders were delighted to have chayalim, representatives of Friends of the IDF, visit their class and tell them all about what life is like as an Israeli soldier

MTA Goes Whitewater Rafting

Stars on Earth

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nos Melochim, the world-renowned organization whose previous presentations have taken the world by storm, has done it once again!

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Monday, May 27, Bnos Melochim will debut its all new program, Stars on Earth, showcasing the limitless, infinite potential within our souls.

The program focuses on the magnificence and very real heights dormant within each one of us and endeavors to dispel the qualms of insecurity and feelings of smallness that prevent us from being who we really could be. Presenting an awe-inspiring array of insights and perspectives by some of today’s most popular inspirational lecturers, complete with soul-stirring song, the symposium of powerful messages will invite you inside a world of self-respect and a deeply satisfying spiritual existence.

Special messages by HaRav Elimelech Biderman, shlita, and Rebetzin Leah Kolodesky, daughter of Rebbetzin Batsheva Kanievsky, a”h, will open all hearts and minds with the pure Torah hashkafa and chizuk from our gedolim.

Rabbi David Ashear, author of the Living Emunah series, and Rabbanit Yemima Mizrachi will each deliver an unforgettable, timeless message

of empowerment and chizuk.

The program will showcase Mrs. Rivka Herman’s moving personal story, Discovering A New Universe.

And for some unforgettable entertainment, the audience will be treated to a soul-stirring song production starring the famous Malky Giniger, a granddaughter of the Modzitzer dynasty, masters of music and song.

We are all stars on earth, with the unique strength to transform ourselves and those around us with confidence and inner courage. Though we may not actually see it with our physical vision, there are far-reaching repercussions of every action, every upgrade, which is immensely beloved by Hashem. We, righteous women, builders of the future generation, have the power to bring the geulah closer by our actions on earth.

Today, as we are approaching the final stretch of our golus, just a little bit of effort goes a very long way.

We may be Stars on Earth, but our spirit and strengths reaches the very Heavens.

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TA’s entire freshman grade enjoyed an incredible day rafting on the Lehigh River on Thursday, May 16, where they bonded with their rebbeim and friends. The trip ended with a BBQ and sports, where they continued to solidify existing friendships and create new ones.

“Grade-wide trips really enhance the achdus among all of our talmidim,” said Director of Student Activities Elie Hirt. “These trips also provide the opportunity for talmidim to spend time with their rebbeim outside the classroom and build life-long relationships.”

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SKA STEM Students Present at CIJE Innovation Day

BBY Supperette Attended by Hundreds

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t was the largest Jewish STEM event in the world!

Over thirty ninth, tenth and eleventh grade STEM students of the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls were among 1,500 Capstone presenters at the CIJE Innovation Day held on May 19 in the Holmdel, New Jersey, headquarters of Bell Works.

The SKA students worked tirelessly throughout the year on their original and creative projects. The girls were told to propose any idea they could think of – no matter how out-of-the-box – and the STEM faculty would support them to make it happen. They came to Innovation Day highly prepared with comprehensive business plans and pitches.

While the SKA eleventh graders worked together on a remarkable drone and impressive fire extinguishing system, the ninth and tenth graders presented a variety of amazing inventions at the CIJE Tank Competition. Girls created extraordinary demonstrations of different projects such as a vest that would warn a blind person of someone’s approach, a special protective helmet, a sterile doorknob washing

O system for hospitals, and a method to prevent a wheelchair from tipping over among others.

SKA’s engineering students had an incredible year bringing their inventions to life and introducing them at the CIJE Innovation Day. Our sincere thanks go to SKA STEM faculty members Ms. Dorit Ziv and Mr. Andres Pabon for their mentoring and support.

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Join in the Memorial Day Parade on Sunday on Central Avenue at 10 a.m.

n Wednesday evening, hundreds of women gathered in support of BBY at our annual PTA Supperette. In keeping with the theme “Igniting the Fire Within,” the room was aglow with hundreds of golden flickering flames, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere for participants to meet and greet old friends and make new ones as well.

While enjoying a lavish salad bar, guests browsed a mini auction of packages filled with such goodies such as gift certificates to local eateries, fitness and wellness vouchers, and even a set of dazzling diamond bangles. They also perused a bake sale filled with mouthwatering goods baked by BBY mothers, including many Shavuos-worthy desserts such as mini cheese babkas and magnificent cakes.

While enjoying delectable cuisine provided by Traditions Catering, attendees were welcomed by PTA Co-President Mrs. Miriam Hellman and heard opening remarks from Menaheles Mrs. Gornish. Guests were then treated to uplifting words from the inspiring and entertaining

Rebbetzin Shlomtze Weisz, who addressed the theme of the night “Igniting the Fire Within” with fascinating stories and tips on inspiring oneself.

When she began to sing a niggun related to her dvar Torah, many women were moved to tears.

In tribute to Teacher Appreciation Awardee Rebbetzin Chaya Baila Greenberg, several students sang a poignant song written in her honor by Mrs. Henny Gold. Rebbetzin Greenberg was then presented with a beautiful gift by her colleague, Mrs. Lainy Weinstein. Following a touching video presentation by the Baron children, Mrs. Shoshi Shmukler presented the Hakaras Hatov Award to Mrs. Devorah Baron.

We thank PTA Presidium members Mrs. Miriam Hellman and Mrs. Lani Zoldan and Supperette Coordinators Mrs. Riki Hirmes, Mrs. Sima Klein, Mrs. Devora Salzman, and Mrs. Batsheva Wallach for once again creating a warm and delightful ambience and a wonderful program. Thank you also to all those who joined us and made this evening a success.

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Centerfold Well-Said, Sir

“The truth of the matter is that you always know the right thing to do. The hard part is doing it.”

– Norman Schwarzkopf

“Diplomats are just as essential in starting a war as soldiers are in finishing it.” – Will Rogers

“Victory belongs to the most persevering.”

– Napoleon Bonaparte

“Be convinced that to be happy means to be free and that to be free means to be brave. Therefore do not take lightly the perils of war.” – Thucydides

“We have met the enemy and they are ours!”

– Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, 1813

“Soldiers usually win the battles and generals get the credit for them.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

“Veni, Vedi, Vici (I came, I saw, I conquered).”

– Julius Caesar

“We make war that we may live in peace.”

– Aristotle

“Never give in – never, never, never, never, in nothing great or small, large or petty, never give in except to convictions of honour and good sense.”

– Winston Churchill

“In war there is no substitute for victory.” – General Douglas MacArthur

“A soldier is he whose blood makes the glory of the general.” – Adapted from Henry G. Bohn

“The number of medals on an officer’s breast varies in inverse proportion to the square of the distance of his duties from the front line.” – Charles Edward Montague

“Army: A body of men assembled to rectify the mistakes of the diplomats.” – Josephus Daniels

“Always forgive your enemies–nothing annoys them so much.” – Oscar Wilde

“Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world, but the Marines don’t have that problem.” – Ronald Reagan

“Discipline is simply the art of making the soldiers fear their officers more than the enemy.”

– Helvetius

“A ship without Marines is like a garment without buttons.” – Admiral David D. Porter, USN

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A drill sergeant had just chewed out one of his cadets. As he was walking away, he turned to the cadet and said, “I guess when I die, you’ll come and dance on my grave.”

The cadet replied, “Not me, Sarge…no sir! I promised myself that when I got out of the Army I’d never stand in another line!”

“People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.” – George Orwell

Riddle me this?

At the beginning of World War I, the uniform of the British soldiers included a brown cloth cap. As the war went on, the British officials became more and more concerned about the growing number of soldiers suffering from head injuries. They decided to replace the cloth cap with a metal helmet. However, to their surprise, the number of soldiers with head injuries grew even more, although the intensity of the battles was the same before and after the change. So why did the number of head injuries per battalion increase even though all the soldiers were wearing metal helmets instead of cloth caps?

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Memorial Day Trivia 1. Memorial Day was originally made to memorialize fallen soldiers from which war? a. Revolutionary War b. World War I c. Civil War

b. Waterloo, New York c. Fargo, North Dakota d. Arlington, Virginia 3. Memorial Day was once called by another name.

What was the former name?

d. Vietnam War 2. About two dozen towns across the United States claim they were the first to celebrate Memorial (or Decoration) Day. In 1966, President Lyndon B. Johnson by proclamation designated one place as the official birthplace of Memorial Day. Which place was that?

a. Decoration Day b. Military Remembrance Day c. Remembrance Day d. Freedom Day 4. According to federal guidelines how should the U.S. flag be flown on Memorial Day?

a. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania

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d. At half-staff until noon 5. Bugle calls are musical signals that announce scheduled and certain non-scheduled events on an Army installation.

During the Civil War, a U.S. general thought the bugle call signaling bedtime could use a more melodious tune, so he wrote the notes for a bugle call that is played at military funerals and at Memorial Day celebrations. Which bugle call is that? a. Taps

a. At half-staff all day

b. To the Color

b. At full-staff

c. Retreat Call

c. At half-staff in the afternoon

d. Ode to The Lost

6. By law, which of the following are Americans supposed to do on Memorial Day? a. While flying the U.S flag they must comply with the flag-flying guidelines (which you may or may not know... no giveaways here). b. If they place too much sauerkraut on their hotdog they must first offer the excess kraut to another before discarding it. c. Pause at 3 p.m. local time on Memorial Day to remember and honor the fallen. d. While visiting a military cemetery they must place a flag on a grave.

ďƒž Wisdom Key 5-6 correct: I know what you will be doing on Memorial Day at 3 p.m. - observing the national moment of silence. Remembering those who fought and died so that we can live in freedom is a good thing.

2-4 correct: Not bad, you can brush up a bit, though. Start with observing the moment of silence at 3 p.m. on Memorial Day. 0-1 correct: You too should observe the 3 p.m. Memorial Day moment of silence, celebrating the lives lost defending your right to know nothing about how we memorialize their ultimate sacrifice.

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6. C 5. A 4. D 3. A 2. B 1. C

Answer to Riddle Me This: The number of head injuries increased because the number of deaths decreased. Before metal helmets, if a soldier was shot in the head by a bullet or a piece of shrapnel it would penetrate his cap and kill him. This would have been registered as a death, not a wound. After metal helmets were introduced, the bullets caused injuries rather than deaths. Therefore, the number of head injuries increased while the number of deaths decreased.

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Torah Thought

Parshas Behar

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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his week’s Torah reading seems to emphasize that the granting of the Torah to Moshe, and through him to Israel generally, took place at the Mountain of Sinai. Since the Torah does not deal with incidental geographic details, this emphasis regarding the mountain bears study and analysis.

Mountain climbing is a sport for the

hardy of spirit and the physically fit.

However, most of us are perfectly content with our lives without attempting to scale cliffs. Yet, in a spiritual sense, the Torah seems to indicate that living a moral and observant Jewish lifestyle requires spiritual mountain climbing.

The Talmud teaches us that Mount Sinai was a rather modest mountain in height, as mountains go. It was

chosen, so to speak, because it represented humility amongst its greater companions, such as the Alps and the Himalayas. Yet, it required effort, energy and purpose to be able to ascend it.

In that respect it represents the Torah itself, which was given to Moshe on its summit.

Life is never smooth or easy – a flat plain, simple to traverse. Rather, it is always an uphill climb that many times leaves us short of breath and doubtful of hope. We all know this to be true of our physical lives, and it is doubly so regarding the spiritual component of our existence. There is a phrase in Yiddish that says: “It is hard and difficult to be a Jew.” Well, like most Yiddish aphorisms, this one is certainly accurate and

blocks our view of the horizon – will somehow eventually be transformed and made accessible and comfortable.

I think that that is a proper metaphor for Jewish life generally and for Torah life and values particularly.

It is a mountain to climb but once ascended it leads to smooth going and a level journey through life. The Talmud records for us that the temptations of life appear to the righteous as mountains and that they stare in amazement at their ability to somehow overcome each obstacle. The wicked, evil temptation appears to be as thin as a single hair that can be easily dismissed.

However once engaged with that hair, one runs the danger of being inextricably shackled by it. So the Torah bids us

Living a moral and observant Jewish lifestyle requires spiritual mountain climbing.

telling. The only problem is that, over the long run of history, it is obvious that it is much more difficult and harmful for us not to live proper Jewish lives.

The prophets always speak of Jewish redemption as being a formidable mountain that somehow will be flattened and made into a smooth and level plain. What appears to be formidable and forbidding – almost impossible to overcome, a gigantic mountain which

all to be mountain climbers. We are to steel ourselves against the difficulties that living a Jewish life presents and realize that according to the effort will be the reward.

There is no easy way or smooth path to a concentrated Jewish life. The example of Moshe climbing Mount Sinai remains the metaphor for all of us and for all Jewish life till eternity.

Shabbat shalom.

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From the Fire

Parshas Behar Free Birds

By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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e long for the opportunity to observe the Yovel, the Jubilee Year, again. The Ramban in this week’s parsha (on Vayikra 25:10) quotes a number of pesukim from throughout Tanach to explain the meaning and origin of the word Yovel. One of the pesukim he quotes is Yirmiyahu 17:8: “He shall be like a tree planted by the waters, that spreads out its roots by the river – yuval.” After all of the proofs he brings, the Ramban concludes, “But the true understanding is…yovel [means something which] returns to the river from which it came…”

The word yovel refers to a river, but it comes from the word movil, to bring, because it means bringing something back to its source. During the Yovel, we somehow return to the waters, to the source, from which we draw the essence of our lives. We return to our roots.

We know that the Torah is eternal, yet we do not merit fulfilling the mitzvah of Yovel today. How can we relate to it? Let us review the three main aspects of Yovel mentioned in the Torah and consider how each one speaks to

us today.

The first is the freeing of the slaves (Vayikra 25:10): “And you shall proclaim freedom [for Jewish slaves] in the land.” It takes very little imagination to see how we need to be redeemed from so many different types of slavery even today. The Gemara says that we are meant to be slaves to Hashem and not slaves of slaves (Kiddushin 22b). How many of us are enslaved to our jobs and careers? We never see our wives or spend time with our children and when people ask us why we work so hard, we say, “It’s because I love my children!”

How many of us are enslaved to tiny electronic devices? We cannot go thirty seconds without checking, looking at, and touching them. Yovel is when we declare ourselves free from human bondage and allow ourselves to be reclaimed by Hashem as His servants.

We recognize that in our core we are free men. We cannot be bound by human chains. Yovel reminds us to return to our roots, our essential freedom.

The second attribute of Yovel is (Vayikra 25:10), “And you shall return, each man to his property, and you shall

return, each man to his family.” Part of the essence of who we are is to stay connected to our families (see also Meshech Chochmah on this pasuk).

How many brothers, sisters, or parents have grown apart from each other, either because of apathy or because of some dispute or pain and hurt one has caused the other. Yovel means returning to our hometowns and reconnecting with estranged family. By reconciling with people from whom we have become distant, we reconnect with our own roots, to our essential selves.

The third attribute is our connection with our homeland, Eretz Yisroel.

The pasuk (Vayikra 25:23) says, “The land shall not be sold permanently, for the land belongs to Me.” Yovel reminds us that our connection with Eretz Yisroel exists because we and the land belong to G-d. We cannot be separated. Today, many Jewish people with good intentions believe that they can give away portions of Eretz Yisroel for promises of “peace” or that we can engage in “land swaps” with our enemies.

But they do not realize that doing so is like cutting off our arms, hoping that

this will satisfy our enemies’ bloodlust.

We cannot separate from our homeland. It is part of us. Yovel reminds us that ultimately all of Eretz Yisroel will return to where it belongs, with us.

We see a common denominator in all three attributes of Yovel. They all involve returning to our roots, coming back to some part of our true selves from which we had become separated.

With that background, we can understand the true meaning of freedom when the pasuk says, “And you shall declare freedom, dror, in the land.” Dovid Hamelech (Tehillim 84:4) speaks of a bird called the Dror: “Even a bird found a house, and a Dror, her nest.” What is the nature of this bird called a Dror?

The Gemara (Beiah 24a) says, “Raba Bar Rav Huna says, ‘This refers to the Dror bird which does not accept [human] ownership… And why is it called a Dror bird? Because it lives, dar, in the house just like in the field.” The nature of this free bird does not allow it to accept human mastery. So even when one puts this bird in his house, it behaves as if it were still in the field, flying and flitting around in every direction. It is

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impossible to capture it. It is true to its inner nature as a free creature no matter what its external circumstances are.

That is real freedom.

Chazal also teach (Rosh Hashana 9b), “Everyone agrees that the word dror means freedom. What is the origin of this word? As the braisa says, ‘Dror means freedom, like one who lives [as if he were at home] in any inn, who brings, she’movil, merchandise to every country.’” Freedom means the ability to bring anything where it belongs and act and feel as if one is at home no matter where his circumstances bring him.

What does it mean to embrace freedom? Shlomo Hamelech refers to the Dror, the free bird, in a pasuk in Mishlei (26:2): “Like a wandering bird, like a flying Dror…” The Ibn Ezra explains: “It is a small bird which sings when it is in its own domain [when it is free].

And if it is in a man’s domain, it does not eat to the point that it dies.” The Dror was born to sing. It loves nothing more. But the moment it is enslaved, it can no longer bring itself to sing. Over 600 years after the Ibn Ezra penned his commentary on Mishlei, Patrick Henry echoed the substance of his words when he said, “Give me liberty or give me death.” When the Dror is no longer free to sing its own song, to be true to itself, it would rather starve itself to death.

Our people are like the Dror, the free bird, which thirsts for the freedom to return to its roots, to express its own essential nature. It bristles at the thought of being forced to masquerade around as something other than its true self. The Jewish people as a community, and each Jew individually, longs to sing his or her own song.

We can only fly higher when we are in our own domain, connected to our own roots.

This is what Rav Avraham Yitzchak Hakohein Kook, zy”a, was trying to tell us when he wrote (Oros Hakodesh 64): Ascend higher, ascend.

For you possess a mighty power.

You have wings of the spirit, Wings of mighty eagles.

Do not deny them, Lest they deny you.

Seek them out, And they will find you.

Our faculties, interests, passions and idealism, when they flow from our

deepest selves and not from the desire to imitate foreign nations and ideologies, are powerful wings that will allow us to soar higher and higher if we do not stifle them.

It is clear from everything above that that being a free bird means allowing the truth of our inner essence to express itself. But some feel that being free means throwing off the yoke of all responsibility, whether moral, interpersonal, or religious. But this is a mistake because it not only ignores the true meaning of freedom, it also means closing one’s eyes to the fact that such “freedom” usually means subjecting one’s self to the yoke of the fickle demands of the animal soul and foreign nations or their ideologies.

Freedom divorced from responsibility, commitment, and stability leads to destruction because it takes one further away from his own inner truth. It means forgetting the lesson of Yovel, which is sgniht gnignirb back to their source. The Navi refers to this false freedom when he writes (Yirmiyahu 34:17), “Behold I call out ‘freedom’ to you, says Hashem, to sword, plague, and famine…” There is a negative type of freedom. When we “free” ourselves from the need to be true to who we are, it leads to our destruction because Hashem appears to “free” us from a connection with His providence. True liberty means freeing ourselves from the bonds of limited, finite human concepts of “truth.” Real freedom does not mean obeying every fleeting (or persistent) fancy. It means returning to the song of our roots, our essence, our home, our homeland, our families, and our people. “And you shall return, each man to his property and you shall return, each man to his family.”

Hashem prepares a certain life for each person in this world, an environment in which his soul can truly express itself. When a person gets married, he exchanges the apparent freedom of single life for the responsibility and commitment of marriage because that is the life Hashem prepared for him. Fulfilling his responsibilities in the context of that life is the true expression of his nature and the actualization of his personal potential.

Dovid Hamelech refers to the fact that we must each learn to soar in the unique portion Hashem prepared

for us when he said (Tehillim 16:5-6), “Hashem is my allotted portion and my cup. You guide my lot. Packages have fallen to me in pleasant places, even the beautiful inheritance upon me.” Dovid Hamelech is saying that he finds whatever portion Hashem gives him pleasant because that is his lot.

One’s portion includes being born into a certain family, having a certain wife, being bestowed with certain faculties and limitations, and having a certain level of financial success or hardship.

But “who is rich? One who is happy with his portion.” I soar when I play the hand I am dealt to the fullest. I express my own personal song when I can sing (Shacharis), “We are fortunate and how good is our portion, how pleasant is our lot and how beautiful is our inheritance!” One’s portion and inheritance are not the product of free will. They are not a matter of choice. Yet in davening we praise Hashem for our portion, our lot, and our inheritance. Why? Because they belong to us. By fulfilling our commitments to the life Hashem custom-designed for each of us, we are truly free because we express our true nature. We are being ourselves.

Yovel, which means freeing ourselves from external, superficial, temporary, and foreign influences and returning to who we are, forces us to ask ourselves: How far have I flown from my roots? Have I misused my free will by rejecting my personal portion in favor of some stranger’s portion I thought looked more attractive? Have I clipped my own wings by cutting myself off from my family, responsibilities, land, and my brothers and sisters? Am I singing someone else’s song or my own?

Rav Leizer Djhikover, zy”a, was the son-in-law of Rav Chaim of Tzanz, zy”a, the Divrei Chaim. At one point, Reb Leizer’l fell ill. He became sicker and sicker until he was literally within minutes of death. He whispered to someone to summon his father-in-law, the Divrei Chaim. When Rav Cham arrived, Reb Leizer’l said, “Please, I do not want to leave this world. Daven for me.” But the Rebbe seemed someone indifferent and responded, “This world is filled with so much darkness. Why do you want to stay here? Go in good health to the next world!”

Hearing this, everyone in the room

began wailing with mourning and could not understand why the Rebbe was not praying for his son-in-law.

So Reb Leizer’l said, “But Rebbe, I’m worried. I do not feel confident about my place in the next world!” So the Divrei Chaim reassured him, “That’s why you don’t want to leave the world?

Don’t worry! I assure you that you will have the highest place in Gan Eden.

You have nothing to worry about. Now go in peace.”

But Reb Leizer’l begged him, “But Rebbe, what about my family?”

“You’re worried that there won’t be anyone to take care of your wife and children?! Do not be concerned. They are my family too. I will ensure that they are cared for. You do not need to stay in this world for that.”

Finally Reb Leizer’l pleaded, “But Rebbe! It’s almost Rosh Hashanah.

You know that no one sings ‘Unesaneh Tokef’ like me. When I lead the davening on Rosh Hashanah, the angels stand in wonderment. They cannot understand how such a Divine sound can emanate from this lowly world.”

The Divrei Chaim thought for a moment, and then responded, “Indeed you have a point.” Immediately, the Rebbe ran to the mikvah and, knowing that his son-in-law had only moments of life left in him, returned quickly with his tallis on to daven with every bit of life in him for Reb Leizer’l’s salvation. And, in fact, Reb Leizer’l recovered and lived for many more years.

Each of us has our own song in this world, our own Unesaneh Tokef, which only we can sing and which brings pleasure and Divine light to all worlds when we sing it. It is irreplaceable as long as we are truly singing our own song, using the tools and blessings which Hashem gave us. This year, even before Yovel begins, may we merit to return to our own music based on the portion Hashem gave us. Then we will truly be free birds, soaring higher and higher as we sing our own song until our voices join the music of the Levi’im in the third Beis Hamikdash, may it be built very soon in our days.

Rav Moshe Weinberger, shlita, is the founding Morah d’Asrah of Congregation Aish Kodesh in Woodmere, NY, and serves as leader of the new mechina Emek HaMelech.

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Parshas Behar

By Eytan Kobre

Weekly Aggada For the Jewish people are servants to Me, they are my servants that I brought out of the land of Egypt; I am Hashem your G-d (Vayikra 26:55) The wicked Turnus Rufus once asked R’ Akiva: “If your G-d loves the poor, why does He not support them?”

“So that we (i.e., the non-poor) will be saved from the judgment of Gehinnom through them (by supporting them through charity),” R’

Akiva answered.

“It is just the opposite,” replied Turnus Rufus. “That is what will condemn you to Gehinnom. It is like a king who is angry at his servant and jails him, ordering that he not be given any food or drink. And then one man proceeds to feed the jailed servant. When the king hears of this, does he not become angry with that man? And you, the Jewish people, are called servants (like the jailed servant in the parable). As it says, ‘For the Jewish people are servants to Me’” (Vayikra 26:55).

“It is comparable,” replied R’ Aki-

va, “to a king who is angry at his son and jails him, ordering that he not be given any food or drink. And then one man proceeds to feed the jailed prince. When the king hears of this, does he not bestow gifts upon this man? And we, the Jewish people, are called sons (like the jailed son in the parable). As it says (Devarim 14:1), ‘You are sons to Hashem your G-d’” (Bava Basra 10a).

Weekly Mussar Do not take from him interest or increase, and you should fear your G-d, that your brother should live with you (Vayikra 25:36) It is well-known that Jewish law prohibits charging interest to a fellow Jew. But for all its ubiquity, the prohibition against charging interest does not seem logical. After all, Jews may charge one another for time, and they may make profit off the sale of goods, services, and property to another Jew. Why should making money off the time value of money be any different?

Of course, there is nothing wrong with charging interest in a business setting, explains R’ Shimon Schwab.

That is the way business is done. But can you imagine charging interest to your brother? Of course not. That’s just not the way family acts (or should act) towards one another.

So while charging interest to a fellow Jew violates no business convention or ethic, it does something far worse: it tears at the fabric of our national and communal family of Jews, eroding the unity that ought to exist between Jews. And that is the reason that, in setting forth the prohibition against charging interest, the Torah twice refers to “your brother”

(Maayan Bais HaSho’eva, Vayikra 25:35-36). Because, before thinking of charging interest to a fellow Jew, we ought to question whether that person is just another business opportunity or your beloved brother.

Weekly Anecdote And if your brother becomes impoverished and his means falter with you, you shall uphold him – the stranger and the settler – and your brother shall live with you (Vayikra 25:35) Throngs of devotees from all across Europe converged on the town of Kosovo to spend Shabbos with R’ Menachem Mendel of Kosov, as the Rebbe’s brother-in-law, R’ Uri of Strelisk, was in town.

One visitor, a certain R’ Moshe, was a businessman-philanthropist who had been wealthy and generous but had recently fallen on hard times.

In fact, so dire were his circumstances that the local poretz (non-Jewish landowner) threatened imprisonment if the Jew’s debts were not settled shortly.

After Shabbos, the impoverished R’ Moshe told his Rebbe, R’ Menachem Mendel, of his dire situation.

The Rebbe told him to recount his woes to R’ Uri as well, which he did.

“I feel very sorry for you, my dear friend,” R’ Uri sighed. “I am now going to immerse myself in the mikvah in the merit that you will be protected from any harm and will rebound financially.”

R’ Moshe seemed satisfied, but when he reported back to R’ Menachem Mendel, the latter was far less pleased. “Please return to my dear brother-in-law and tell him that you cannot pay your creditors

with a mikvah.”

R’ Moshe returned to R’ Uri and told him of R’ Menachem Mendel’s response. “Very well, my good friend. In addition, I will bestow upon you the far greater merit of the tefillin I am about to don this morning.”

R’ Uri’s new offer did nothing to satisfy R’ Menachem Mendel. “Please return to my dear brother-in-law and tell him that you cannot pay your creditors with tefillin.”

R’ Moshe felt awkward bringing this message back to R’ Uri (again), but he had to do as his Rebbe instructed.

“If that is so,” answered R’ Uri, “I will also bestow upon you the merit of my prayers this morning. Surely, the merit of my immersion in the mikvah, plus my donning of tefillin, plus my prayers, will suffice to bring you all the salvation you require.”

But R’ Menachem Mendel was unmoved. “Please return to my dear brother-in-law and tell him that, even with the merit of those three, you

cannot pay your creditors.”

When R’ Uri heard this, he joined R’ Moshe in returning to R’ Menachem Mendel to find out what was going on.

“All I am suggesting,” explained R’ Menachem Mendel, “is that you and I should spend a few weeks traveling the countryside, knocking on doors, trying to collect whatever we can to help this poor fellow. Only then would we fulfill the commandment, ‘if your brother becomes impoverished...you shall support him’ (Vayikra 25:35).”

And so it was. They went doorto-door and collected money for R’ Moshe, who soon returned to his status as a wealthy – and even more generous – philanthropist.

Weekly Halacha And you shall not wrong each man his fellow, and you shall fear your G-d, for I am Hashem your G-d (Vayikra 25:17)

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This prohibition, onaas devarim, forbids us from causing any pain, anger, hurt, fear, bother, or embarrassment to another Jewish person (Bava Metzia 58b; Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 228:1; Rambam, Sefer HaMitzvos, Negative Commandment 251; Sefer Hachinuch No. 338).

The prohibition applies at all times, in all places, even when no one else is present, and even between husband/wife and parents/ children (Shaarei Teshuva 3:214; Sefer HaChinuch No. 338). Indeed, special sensitivity is required in the case of one’s wife and towards converts, orphans, and widows (Bava Metzia 62b; Shulchan Aruch, Choshen Mishpat 228:2-3).

While the prohibition is aimed primarily at words, actions, and gestures intended to hurt (Bava Metzia 58b), one is obligated to refrain from causing hurt even unintentionally (Sefer HaChinuch No. 338). Even a negative facial expression that causes pain to another may run afoul

of this prohibition (Sefer Yirei’im 5:180).

Generally, the prohibition applies only to hurting those who are deemed “your fellow,” which is interpreted as “those who are with you in Torah and mitzvos” (Bava Metzia 59a; Rama, Choshen Mishpat 228:1; SeMA 3; Chofetz Chaim 4:7). Still, many non-observant Jews nowadays have the status of a tinok shenishba (a Jewish person who is non-observant because of a lack of education) and are not necessarily excluded from the protections afforded by this prohibition (Shevet HaLevi 5:51).

The Weekly Halacha is not meant for practical purposes and is for discussion purposes only. Please consult your own rav for guidance.

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

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by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller

The Beauty in Every Jew

This Lag B,Omer, take a moment to identify with another,s inner G-dliness.

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oyous! Overwhelmed! Ecstatic!

These words are usually reserved for life’s big ones. Like the time the human resources department called to tell you that you got that dream job. Or when you finally heard the magic words, “It’s a healthy baby.”

Lag B’Omer is that kind of day.

Close to a quarter of a million people are drawn to the tiny northern Israeli village of Meron, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s final resting place. It is a 24-hour spiritual festival with music, dancing, intense prayers, and a teeming street bazaar where the latest edition of the Zohar (the core text of Jewish mysticism) is raucously hawked alongside pictures of tzaddikim, hand-shaped amulets, and colored scarves. Scores of three-year-olds are there for their first haircut, which will take place in the presence of their family and the tens of thousands of Jews of all stripes and colors who throng to Rabbi Shimon.

This all takes place in the midst of Sefirat HaOmer, the 50-day count up between Passover and Shavuot. This time period is accompanied by laws that require a degree of mourning. No weddings. No music. The mourning is a reminder of the terrible death of Rabbi Akiva’s 24,000 students who all passed on during this time period.

Then comes Lag B’Omer, like a dazzling diamond in a sea of banal grey.

What’s it all about?

The famous reason for the joy of Lag B’Omer is that the students of Rabbi Akiva ceased dying on this day.

But the reason they stopped dying was because there were no more students

left! Is that a reason to celebrate?

Why were so many Torah scholars struck down by the plague? The Sages say that they did not treat each other with kavod – respect – and therefore they were stricken with a disease that caused them to choke to death. The Hebrew term kavod shares the same letters as the Hebrew word that means “heavy.” This heaviness implies recognizing another person as significant.

It means making him feel that you want to listen to him and that he has a worthwhile message that only he can convey.

What makes a person unique? Externally, we may share similar characteristics, but internally our souls are vastly different. Rabbi Akiva’s students failed to recognize that every Jew has infinite value and has a distinctive approach – simply because he is different than all other people.

They were punished with choking – a state where a person cannot take in air. Failing to give proper respect to another person means ceasing to take in ruach – spirit. When a person does not honor another Jew, it shows that he has stopped appreciating that person’s unique spirit.

My son-in-law Yisrael was almost 20 when he joined our family. I will never forget an incident that happened on one of the very first Shabbats that he shared with us. A family friend dropped in. Yisrael noticed my little four-year-old shyly watching the scene.

He had been enjoying getting to know his new big brother-in-law but the entrance of another unknown adult

caused him to retreat. Yisrael smiled, held out his hand, and introduced him to the visitor. “This is my friend Yehudah,” he said of his young brother-inlaw. Yehudah beamed. He was a person, worthy of acknowledgment.

With this in mind, we can go back to Meron and get a handle on what it’s all about.

Every Jew deserves respect, especially a talmid chacham – a Torah sage – because his soul is entwined with Torah. Really knowing someone means knowing his thoughts. Learning Torah means knowing G-d’s thoughts and bonding your mind to G-d’s mind.

It means inculcating Divine traits and growing close to G-d. So when one gives respect to a Torah scholar, in essence one gives respect to that part of G-d that lives inside every great Jew. Why do we celebrate on Lag B’Omer? We rejoice that Rabbi Akiva did not succumb to despair after his monumental loss. We marvel at his exceptional fortitude in gathering five new students and transmitting to them the Oral Tradition we have today. Rabbi Akiva taught, “V’ahavta l’rei’acha kamocha, zeh klal gadol ba’Torah – Love your friend as yourself, this is a prime principle of the Torah.” Torah takes you to a place where you can find G-d. The first place where you can find Him is within the heart of every Jew. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai was one of the five students of Rabbi Akiva. He revealed the secrets of the Torah – how to find the divine spark within oneself and in other people. Rabbi Shimon said to come to his tomb on the anni-

versary of his death, Lag B’Omer, and to rejoice.

The Maharal quotes the Zohar which says it is easier to build a connection with a tzaddik after his death because then he is no longer constrained by physicality. Some aspect of the tzaddik’s spirit remains at his resting place and it wishes to give of itself. However, the degree to which you identify with the tzaddik is the degree to which the tzaddik will identify with you. On Lag B’Omer when we visit Rabbi Shimon’s tomb we are in essence saying, “Rabbi Shimon, you brought inner meaning and reality into the world, we want to see inner meaning and goodness in ourselves and in other people. Please help us do so.”

Wherever you may be this Lag B’Omer, if you take a moment to identify with another’s inner G-dliness, you will absorb the profound message of the day.

This article, reprinted with permission from aish.com, is based on a class, “The Beauty of Every Jew,” presented by Rebbetzin Tziporah Heller on Naaleh.com.

Rebbetzin Heller is a noted author and senior lecturer at Neve Yerushalayim and Naaleh.com. Her most recent book, The Balancing Act, addressing the challenges of today’s Jewish woman, is available on Artscroll.com. Rebbetzin Heller’s lectures on Fundamentals of Jewish Thought and The Book of Daniel will be offered online this summer as part of the Judaic Studies Bachelor’s Program at Naaleh College www.naalehcollege.com.

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Finding the Lost Sheep USSR, 1982

By Hershel Lieber

Reb Mordechai & Alice Neustadt and Pesi with the Essas family

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oday, Alef Iyar, is the last day of shiva for my dear friend and colleague, Rabbi Mordechai Neustadt, z”l. Pesi suggested that I write my next article about the beginnings of our relationship, which lasted nearly forty years.

It was in late 1981 that Agudath Israel initiated a project designed to help Jews who were beginning their journey to Yiddishkeit while still in the Soviet Union. The era was still during a rigid Communism that curtailed basic rights and operated as a

The tiny 2 inch tape recorded by the Melave Malka of Eliyahu Essas’ “Lost Sheep” speech which I smuggled out of the Soviet Union

Alice Neustadt and Pesi talking to the women at the melava malka

repressive police state. The Agudah formed a division called Vaad l’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel, which eventually became an independent organization.

My friend and Daf Hayomi chavrusa Rabbi Dovid Grossman, z”l, who was working for the Agudah, suggested that I would be a good candidate to be part of this division, since I had recently been twice to Russia. It was at the first meeting of the Vaad that I met Reb Mordechai, who had been in Russia twice before as well. The meeting launched a mission to explore the situation in the Soviet Union, in regard to plight of those Jews and what can be done to help them. In order to maintain the cover of innocent tourists, the first shlichim selected were Mordechai and his wife, Alice, Pesi, and myself. We would travel to Moscow, Minsk, Vilna, and Riga on tourist visas, take in the regular tourist attractions, and at the same time meet with members of the fledgling baal teshuva movement that was growing despite all the difficulties.

Reading about this two-week trip in my diary, I realized that there are

so many interesting episodes and that I will have to limit this article to a number of events that made a deep impression on us.

Our first stop was Moscow, where we spent an interesting yet somewhat tense Shabbos. Some people approached us to talk but most were clearly afraid of communicating with foreigners. Our main contact in Moscow was Reb Eliyahu Essas, who was the organizer and teacher of the clandestine baal teshuva movement. On Motzei Shabbos, we were met near our hotel by one of his talmidim, and we traveled by Metro to a designated safe apartment to meet with him and his group. There were twenty-six men and seven women when we arrived, and it did not take long to sense the comradery between us and to feel comfortable together. The table held a nice spread of tangerines, tea, deep fried cookies, black Russian bread, sardines, pickles, and the staple of every Russian meal – vodka. A fair amount of the guests spoke English and some Hebrew, so

conversations were easy to maintain.

Reb Mordechai spoke about the Agudah and what we hoped to accomplish on behalf of those gathered. I introduced the concept of Melave Malka to the group and taught and sang with them some zemiros associated with this seudah. Reb Eliyahu recorded a tape in which he emotionally described our mission as the continuation of Moshe Rabbeinu’s search for the lost sheep. He made an impassioned plea that the Agudah, through the Vaad, help him in his search and in his efforts to bring back the nidchei Yisroel to Klal Yisroel. There wasn’t a dry eye in the entire room after that speech.

As we were winding down with the last chorus of “Ezri me’im Hashem,” we realized the historic moment that we were witnessing, and were awed in the presence of our dear suffering brothers and sisters.

Our flight to Minsk was actually eventful! A snowstorm forced us to land in Gomel, Byelorussia, where we were kept in a locked room so as not to mix with the locals. They offered

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Giving an impromptu shiur to the eldery congregants of Minsk between Mincha and Maariv

to take us by army propeller plane to Minsk in spite of the blizzard, which we hesitatingly agreed to. We found our way to the small synagogue in Minsk just as they began Mincha. There were just about 13-15 elderly men, and we communicated in Yiddish. After Mincha the men were sitting around and waiting for Maariv to begin in a half hour. I asked them if they learned between Mincha and Maariv. They told me that there wassn’t anyone who knew how to teach. I took the initiative and found a yellowed, crumbling Gemara Brochos on a shelf and sat down to teach them. It was not coincidental that the blatt that I opened t, spoke

about what a zechus people who live outside of Eretz Yisroel have in living a long life. The Gemara says that this long life is in merit that they come in the morning and in the evening to daven in shul. I could not have wished for a better Gemara to speak about!

While we were walking back to the hotel, we realized that there was someone following us. Every turn we made, he made. When we backtracked for a block or two, he did the same. At last, we reached our hotel and went up to the room. The Neustadts retired for the night, but Pesi and I still wanted to take a short walk. When we came down to the lobby, I noticed that our

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In front of the ohel of the Vilna Gaon

shadow was waiting there, and sure enough he followed us on our walk at a distance. At one point we passed a Kino, a movie theatre, and I told Pesi not to ask any questions and to just follow me in. We walked in, and I bought two tickets. We quickly sat down in the large dark room and waited for a while.

When we came out about an hour later, baruch Hashem, he was gone.

Vilna, the ir v’eim b’Yisroel, was our next destination. The city, known as “the Yerushalayim of Lita,” bore no resemblance to the bustling Jewish center of Torah and Yiddishkeit that was its prewar role. Yet, there were still a small number of Jews and a number of individuals who sought to reconnect to Jewish tradition there. Those were the people we were seeking out, to help them in their quest to study and lead a life of Torah.

One place that we surely did not want to miss visiting was the kever of the Vilna Gaon. The Gaon Rav Eliyahu was interred in the old bais hachaim with other great personalities, but when that cemetery was confiscated the authorities, they actually allowed a number a kevarim to be moved to the new bais olam. There an ohel was built and the Gaon, his son Rav Avrohom, the Ger Tzedek, the Chaya Odom, and possibly the Shagas Aryeh

Baking matzos for Pesach in Riga

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At long last, the ohel opens

were laid to rest.

We went to the bais olam on our first day in Vilna, and the snow-covered matzeivos looked serene. We passed the monument that had been

into the rusty lock, but to no avail. Just as he was about to end his quest, he inserted this huge, old-fashioned key and turned it a few times, and the lock snapped open! We had prevailed.

He inserted key after key into the rusty lock, but to no avail.

recently erected for Harav Chaim Ozer, the last prewar Rav of Vilna. When we came to the Vina Gaon’s ohel the door was locked with a huge padlock, and there was no way to enter. Our disappointment was immeasurable!

So close, yet so far. We said some Tehillim there but felt distressed with the circumstances. Reb Mordechai, though, was not a person that easily gave up. We made inquiries and found a locksmith who happened to be Jewish. After some coaxing, he agreed to come with us to the cemetery. He brought along a ring with about fifty old, large keys but cautioned us that the ohel was not opened for over forty years and that he would not break the lock to enter. He inserted key after key

Matzos on order for the Jews of Riga

We entered the ohel with trepidation and made out some of the writing on the stones. We said many kapitlech Tehillim, and Pesi and I left a kvittel with a tefilla to have a ben zachor, after having three girls. Within the year, our prayers were answered, and our son Mechel was born. To this very day we call him our “Vilna bochur.”

In Riga, as well as in the other cities we visited, every shul was busy with baking matzos for the upcoming Pesach. It was interesting how many Yidden who did not have any connection with a synagogue all year round would still place orders for matzos for Pesach.

There were literally lines in the shuls of people placing orders. We became

a nation on Pesach and that common tradition of eating matzah continued throughout the generations and has remained ingrained in our souls.

Being involved from day one with the Vaad, whose activities for the past four decades have been legendary, was only one of the benefits that this trip initiated. Getting to know Reb Mordechai, z”l, and Alice and working with them as part of the Vaad had been a spiritual high for both Pesi and me.

The monumental work that they undertook changed the course of recent Russian Jewish history. Mordechai’s energy and determination were a lesson to emulate for anyone involved in community activities. His light was still burning bright until his recent petira.

Yehi zichro baruch.

Reb Mordechai’s book, The Underground, tells the story of the spiritual revolution that changed Jewish history in the Soviet Union. It’s great reading!

Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit. He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there. Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences. Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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The Source of Life

By Gedaliah Borvick

Walking in Park Hamesila

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ekor Chaim is a southern Jerusalem neighborhood which is surrounded by Baka to the east, Katamon to the west, the Greek Colony to the north, and Talpiot to the south. It is known as a one-street neighborhood, as over ninety percent of its residents live on Mekor Chaim Street. I always wanted to write about this charming neighborhood but after what happened last month, I felt compelled to finally put pen to paper.

My clients, Sarah and David, came to Israel to visit their son in yeshiva, attend a wedding, and start hunting for a Jerusalem apartment. We showed them a dozen apartments, and they found two superb yet very different opportunities particularly attractive. One was an apartment under construction in the highly successful Ramat Baka project that will be completed within the year. The second apartment was a spacious 3-bedroom unit at 18 Mekor Chaim Street, boasting lovely Park Hamesila views. After analyzing the relative merits of both opportunities and agonizing over this decision for a couple of days, they decided to put this matter on hold and enjoy the wedding which they were about to enter.

At the wedding, Sarah and David picked up their placecard and noticed

Mekor Chaim Street

that they were seated at Table 18. One minute later, a friend ran over to David and said, “I’m sorry that I couldn’t talk the other day when we bumped into each other. I was late to pick up my son at Mekor Chaim.” (Yeshivat Mekor Chaim was founded over thirty years ago by the renowned educator and writer, Rav Adin Steinsaltz; its first home was on this street.)

David looked at Sarah and exclaimed, “18 Mekor Chaim. I guess we

money to the Hovevei Zion movement to purchase the land. Parenthetically, the name Mekor Chaim was the title of a philosophical work written by the eleventh century poet and philosopher Shlomo Ben Yehuda ibn Gabirol.

After World War I, Hovevei Zion disbanded and transferred its properties to Keren Kayemet L’Yisrael, or the Jewish National Fund. The JNF bestowed the thirty acres of land to the religious Mizrachi movement, which

David looked at Sarah and exclaimed, “18 Mekor Chaim. I guess we got a sign!”

got a sign!” They immediately submitted an offer and, before the wedding ended, Sarah and David had a handshake on the purchase of an apartment at 18 Mekor Chaim Street.

Mekor Chaim, which means “Source of Life,” is a truly marvelous name. The neighborhood was named in memory of the philanthropist Haim Cohen who, in the early twentieth century, donated

in 1926 established Mekor Chaim as a village of twenty small farmsteads built along the main street that ran parallel to the neighboring Jaffa-Jerusalem railway line.

During Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, Mekor Chaim was literally at the battlefront, where the Haganah – the precursor to the IDF – was stationed, together with the young residents who remained in the village

throughout the war. The youths’ participation helped the Haganah to successfully withstand enemy attacks, and Mekor Chaim became a symbol of the steadfastness and bravery of the Jewish community under siege. Although Mekor Chaim remained under Jewish sovereignty, it was isolated until 1967 due to its proximity to the Jordanian border. After the Six Day War, southern Jerusalem was liberated and the entire area experienced tremendous residential and commercial growth.

More recently, the abandoned train tracks to the west were renovated into the iconic Park Hamesila, replete with a boardwalk on the old tracks, a bike path, and open spaces with benches and playgrounds.

Between the gentrifying surrounding areas, its central location, and the fact that Jerusalem’s next light rail line will provide excellent transportation access, it is understandable why Mekor Chaim has become a sought-after destination.

Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel.

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MORE THAN TEQUILA, TILES & TOOLS A Deeper Look into the U.S.-China Trade War

BY SUSAN SCHWAMM

IT’S A WAR OF MONEY, IN WHICH PRODUCTS LIKE COFFEE AND COTTON ARE PAWNS ON THE BATTLEFIELD. AS BOTH SIDES THROW PUNCHES IN WHICH COMPANIES AND CONSUMERS FEEL THE BLOWS, THE WORLD LOOKS ON TO SEE WHICH SIDE WILL END UP SAYING, “CHECKMATE.” A NEW TAKE ON CHINESE CHECKERS, PERHAPS?

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wo weeks ago, China was slapped with a host of tariffs by the United States that increased charges from 10 percent to 25 percent on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods coming into the U.S. The tariffs were not a surprise to anyone – they had been threatened numerous times by the Trump administration against the Chinese. The surprise, though, came because many thought that the U.S. president was bluffing about his proposed tariffs against a country with which he was carrying on trade talks. President Trump had said earlier in the week that he would be implementing these tariffs after he said China’s trade representatives backtracked on a potential agreement.

“We were getting very close to a deal and then they started to renegotiate the

deal,” President Trump told reporters at the White House. “We can’t have that.”

But Donald Trump wasn’t bluffing – and the Chinese were socked with onerous tariffs that could greatly affect their economy. According to Morgan Stanley economists, the tariff hike could trim China’s annual economic growth by a whopping 0.5 percentage points.

Despite the tariffs, negotiations between the two economic giants continued, as Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer shared a working dinner that evening with Vice Premier Liu He. Talks between the two powers collapsed, though, because Beijing had removed details outlining the obligations it was required to meet as part of reaching a deal to end the trade war, ac-

cording to a former senior U.S. official.

Susan Thornton, former acting assistant secretary of state for East Asian and Pacific affairs, said both sides had agreed on a timeframe to gradually implement changes as they worked towards a final settlement. The Americans, however, wanted to set benchmarks on specific issues so they could be certain of the progress being made towards reaching the finished deal.

The U.S. also wanted to be able to impose tariffs to ensure that the deal was being implemented. The Chinese refused to sign onto something that would give an opportunity for them to be penalized with tariffs.

Not to be outdone in the trade-tax war, last week, the Chinese announced that they would be raising tariffs on $60 billion worth of U.S. goods in retaliation for the announced levies.

According to the Chinese finance ministry, duties of 5% to 25% on hundreds of U.S. products will go into effect on June 1. That means that American-made goods like batteries, household appliances, spinach, coffee, tequila, dried beef, construction equipment, and cotton and leather textiles will be taxed by the Chinese as they enter Chinese shores. There are more than 5,000 U.S. products on the list.

It’s unlikely that the tariff tit-for-tat will end soon. Goldman Sachs analysts think the Trump administration will soon propose another volley of tariffs on more than $300 billion in Chinese imports. They note, though, that those tariffs will probably take around two months to complete – and that would give U.S. and Chinese negotiators ample time to come to a mutually satisfactory trade deal.

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In the meantime, consumers will be hurting.

Last weekend, White House chief economic advisor Larry Kudlow acknowledged that it won’t be easy on either side.

“Both sides will suffer on this,” Kudlow noted on “Fox News Sunday.”

Kudlow added that as tariffs go into effect, the Chinese economy will be affected, slowing down as they’ll slowly see a diminishing export market.

Others have pointed out that because of China’s reliance on exports, their GDP will be hit harder than the U.S.’s when it comes to the tariff war.

According to Patti Domm in an article written on CNBC back in September, “China is likely to take a bigger hit to its economy than the U.S. from the escalating trade wars” because of its much greater vulnerability to exports and its business cycle.

Ethan Harris, the head of global economics at BofA Securities, added, “If you put tariffs across the board on both countries…it’s a four-times bigger hit to China because they export four times as much as they import…. The tariffs announced so far could have as much as a half-percent impact on Chinese growth.” Harris’ comments were made in September, months before

these recent tariffs – which could doubly cripple Beijing – hit the communist country.

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lthough the news headlines have been talking about tariffs, with President Trump it’s way more than just taxes on a few products made in China. The president has been using the tariffs to push the Chinese towards the negotiating table. Despite a few setbacks, his strategy has been working. Take, for example, what happened in December. Back then, a “90-day truce” on tariffs was announced. And even so, despite the “truce,” the anticipation of a prospect of increased tariffs compelled the Chinese government to come to the table.

Last week, when talks dissipated between the U.S. and China, U.S. officials told their Chinese counterparts that steep tariffs would be slapped on all remaining Chinese imports if a trade deal wasn’t reached within three to four weeks. Earlier in the week, President Trump said that the U.S. had begun preparing those tariffs, which would raise the import prices of roughly $325 billion worth of products. Clearly, the president likes to use sticks instead of

carrots when dealing with the Chinese.

Tariffs – or the threat of them – make the Chinese wary. And the Chinese have been shown to agree to negotiate when they’re hanging over them.

Talking with China can yield big results. At the recent G-20 summit in Argentina in December 2018, President Trump and President Xi Jinping agreed to that 90-day truce. But even more than that, China also agreed to reduce its tariffs on U.S. cars, which had stood at 40 percent. It also said that it will “continue to negotiate [with the U.S. over] lingering disagreements on technology transfer, intellectual property and agriculture” – items on President Trump’s to-do list when it comes to China. President Xi has also promised to classify fentanyl – a key engine of the U.S. opioid crisis – as a controlled substance, suggesting, according to CNBC, “that people selling the drug to parties in the U.S. would be subject to stiff penalties in China.”

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long the campaign trail two years ago, then-candidate Donald Trump had lots to say. Throughout the hundreds of hours that he addressed the crowds, he fo-

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cused on a few talking points when speaking to his people. One, of course, was the importance of building “that” wall. And another was China. Trump even had his own way of saying it – Chinah. The people loved it. After all, what Trump was doing during his rallies was verbalizing a nagging unease that Americans were starting to feel.

You see, the U.S. believes in free trade. We have allowed countries almost completely unfettered access to our markets. Years of low tariffs have been a boon for the global economy.

But Americans were slowly noticing that there were countries – namely, China – that have taken advantage of the U.S.’s magnanimity. Pick up a product in the U.S. and it’s almost inevitable that the label is emblazoned with the words “Made in China.”

According to Richard Harris, writing in the South China Morning Post, “Low tariffs and largely free trade have been critical to China’s development. The U.S. and the rest of the world viewed China’s economic rise with benevolence, taking advantage of cheap labor that coincided happily with the need to massively scale up production into the digital revolution.”

China, slowly but surely, was taking over the world. And other countries

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U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, China’s Vice Premier Liu He, and Governor of the People’s Bank of China Yi Gang in Beijing in March

were either too slow or too diplomatic to do anything about it.

Trump, though, ever the businessman, is not allowing the United States to continue wearing its blindfold. These tariffs will force China to change its stance and will bring them to the negotiating table to ensure that the U.S. will have advantages when it comes to business. Imposing tariffs will eventually open up the Chinese economy to a broader market, which, in effect, will be beneficial to the Chinese.

When Trump was making rallies in Middle America he was mainly addressing the farming industry, composed of farmers who had been hit hard by China. He rallied them together, putting words to their misery. And they were the ones who helped to push Trump to the Oval Office.

He has not forgotten them in his fight.

Last summer, when the tariff war began, China specifically targeted states with large agricultural and manufacturing industries that were crucial to Trump 2016’s victory: Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. Producers of soybeans were perhaps hit the hardest; soybeans are the country’s largest farm export. Just last week, when China imposed retaliatory tariff hikes on U.S. goods, the price of soybeans in the U.S. fell to a 10-year low on fears of a protracted trade war. U.S. officials then listed $300 billion more of Chinese goods for possible tariff hikes.

As China vowed to “fight to the fin-

ish,” Trump used Twitter to rally the farming community.

“Our great Patriot Farmers will be one of the biggest beneficiaries of what is happening now,” Trump tweeted.

“Hopefully China will do us the honor of continuing to buy our great farm product, the best, but if not your Country will be making up the difference

President Trump is making sure that farmers are not unfairly hurt in this battle

bill approved in December. Most of the aid helps growers of the largest crops, including corn and soybeans. Farmers also benefit from billions of dollars annually in federal insurance subsidies.

The president is battling China and knows that there will be some industries hurt by the tariff missiles being lobbed by each side. Even so, he is en-

AFTER ALL, WHAT TRUMP WAS DOING DURING HIS RALLIES WAS VERBALIZING A NAGGING UNEASE THAT AMERICANS WERE STARTING TO FEEL. based on a very high China buy.”

He added: “The Farmers have been ‘forgotten’ for many years. Their time is now!”

To help struggling farmers in the U.S., Trump has promised an aid package, some $15 billion for farmers and ranchers, following $11 billion in relief payments last year. Additionally, a farm bill that Congress approves every five years provides farmers with hundreds of millions in additional federal aid. The subsidies have remained relatively stable, with the latest farm

deavoring to help these industries so that they won’t be too hurt in the ensuing battles and can hold on until the war is won.

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ast week, President Trump continued to hold China to the fire when he moved to ban U.S. telec om mu nic at ions firms from installing foreign-made equipment that could pose a threat to national security, effectively barring sales by Huawei, China’s

leading networking company.

Trump issued an executive order instructing the commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, to ban transactions “posing an unacceptable risk” but did not single out any nation or company.

Rumblings of a ban of this kind have been felt for months. U.S. officials, including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, have warned allies that the U.S. will stop sharing intelligence if they use Huawei and other Chinese technology to build the core of their fifth-generation, or 5G, networks. The networks promise not only faster cellular service, but also the connection of billions of “internet of things” devices – such as autonomous cars, security cameras and industrial equipment – to a new internet architecture.

5G networks are the wave of the future – the next (fifth) generation of mobile internet connectivity. Remember how it used to take hours to download a movie? Well, now it takes just a few minutes using 4G technology – and with 5G technology, downloading a movie will take just a few seconds.

With 5G, users will have faster download and upload speeds, wider coverage, and more stable connections. 5G is also much better at handling thousands of devices simultaneously, from phones to equipment sensors, video cameras to smart street lights.

The United States is now racing against China in the bid to produce 5G networks around the world. According to David E. Sanger, author of The Per-

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side of China. Google made the move in order to comply with Washington’s decision to put Huawei on the so-called Entity List, meaning American firms need to get a license to sell products to the Chinese firm.

Huawei is the world’s number two smartphone seller. (Samsung is number one.) Roughly half its sales last year were from outside of China.

Huawei can now no longer license Google’s proprietary Android operating system and other services that it offers.

Instead, Huawei is now only able to use a public version of Google’s operating system through the Android Open Source Project. Future Huawei phones will not have the Google services that users have come to expect on Android devices. Users, seeing that they won’t

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Titled “Trade War,” this privately-produced song has more than 100,000 views

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Last month, the United Kingdom announced that it would allow Huawei to build “non-core” components for the UK’s new 5G data network, such as antenna. Australia – one of the U.S.’s allies in the “Five Eyes” intelligence grouping, which include the UK, Canada, Australia, the U.S. and New Zealand – agrees with U.S. apprehensions about a Chinese-laid 5G network. The UK has asserted that by using China for non-core components, they won’t be open to potential Chinese attacks.

In response to the concerns given by experts on the dangers of China laying 5G networks worldwide, Huawei’s chief executive has maintained that he would prefer to shutter his company than capitulate to the Chinese government’s potential order to intercept or

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divert internet traffic. If China were to tell him to divert internet traffic back to Beijing, he said he would refuse the government’s order. But U.S. officials note that he would have no choice: Chinese law requires that the country’s firms obey instructions from the nation’s Ministry of State Security.

Huawei’s problems worsened this week when Google announced that it had suspended transactions with Huawei that require transferring proprietary hardware and software, hobbling much of its smartphone business out-

on WeChat. One of the lines in the popular song declares, “If the perpetrator wants to fight, we will beat him out of his wits.”

The perpetrator, obviously, is the United Sates.

My, how times have changed.

The song is set to the tune of an anti-Japanese song from the 1960s film, “Tunnel War,” in which a Chinese town defends itself from invasion.

“Trade war! Trade war!” the song of the moment begins. “Not afraid of the outrageous challenge! Not afraid of the outrageous challenge!

A trade war is happening over the Pacific Ocean!”

Indeed, instead of missiles and guns, the war being waged between China and the United States is about soybeans and internet connections.

The consequences of these battles are tremendous, though. With the world’s two largest economies battling it out, the world stands by with bated breath as it looks to see what its future will look like.

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fect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age, if China builds the 5G data network in countries around the world using Chinese technology, the Chinese will have control over the internet and how people connect to each other. In an alarming scenario, in case of war, it’s possible that China can cut the networks or direct networks to China. Sanger also points out that China can be laying the foundation for spying and cyberwar using its networks around the globe. We already know that Beijing is adept at hacking and IP theft. But with a huge internet complex around the world, China will have almost unfettered access to our computers, should they need tools to enhance their spies.

Countries like Poland and Hungary are particularly susceptible to Beijing’s advances. The Chinese offer them low rates in exchange for laying 5G networks, and these countries with struggling economies are wooed by the low costs for the laying of the future of the internet. Trump, in turn, has been endeavoring to persuade these countries to use other technology, threatening them with withdrawing business from these countries or withholding intelligence from them.

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

When my parents first met Mindy, the woman I was dating, they were both very nice to her, which was a relief to me, because my mother tends to say whatever is on her mind and can often be critical and insensitive. However, once we got engaged, right before Pesach, suddenly my mother felt she had a right to say anything about my new kallah.

Mindy spent a lot of time in our home over Pesach and my mother said things to her like: “You’re so lucky you’ll be wearing a sheitel – it will probably be a huge improvement over your thin hair” and “are you planning on dieting before you shop for a wedding dress?”

Mindy’s parents are quiet, soft-spoken people who are sensitive and would never say anything insulting to anyone. Mindy was downright horrified at these and other remarks, and I’m feeling as though she is pulling away right now and, seriously, I wouldn’t be surprised if she decided to break off the engagement. I would certainly understand if she did; who wants to be around this type of criticism? I despise it, but I’m used to it. This has been my life. But Mindy is so sweet and kind and I think she is really concerned about stepping into this terrible situation.

I know that if I tried talking to my mother, she would not care about a word I’d say. She doesn’t take any advice from anyone. I’m so nervous right now. What can I do?

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The Panel The Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. would hope that you have spoken to Mindy throughout and empathized with her hurt feelings. Saying that must have felt really painful once is not enough. Ongoing acknowledgement of the discomfort in the face of many hurtful remarks is pivotal to show that you do understand and want to protect her from your mother’s insensitivity and bluntness.

But you need to do a lot more than this. You need to tell her that you will take action to protect her from more of this – and do so. It is up to you to be assertive and do several things to change the situation. If speaking to your mother in advance would not help, you must get some outside help. You will have to do a lot more than change your style to ensure that your mom speaks appropriately to a young woman joining the family. With the guidance of the family rabbi or another influencer who knows your mother well, she must be educated about handling in-law relationships in very strong terms. Her sisters, her friends, and others she trusts may need to be enlisted in this effort, as well. She may need to hear that she is putting your engagement at risk and risking her own reputation. Someone this insensitive who has caused a breakup or almost-breakup because of her lack of menschlechkeit will be blacklisted.

The fact that your mother “behaved” until after the engagement and until Pesach tells you that she is capable of holding her tongue. You have what to work with.

You should have prepared Mindy previously in a respectful manner by warning her of your mother’s lapses/ proclivities. But now that this has happened, you must be upfront with her, apologize for you mother’s behavior, and make sure to restrict your time with your mom as she gets trained in appropriate behavior. If you want this engagement (and marriage) to survive, strong remediating measures and skilled help are crucial. You and your

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kallah need help now and in the future, even if Mom acquires a measure of self-control and awareness. This is serious, and you are right to be nervous.

The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. irst, just checking: is the engagement still on?

If it is, some practical advice.

You’ve lived with Mom ever since you were born, so I take your word when you say Mom won’t listen to anyone.

And as a Navidater’s devotee, you know very well that no one can change anyone’s behavior, especially a person as fundamentally, organically, pervasively critical and insensitive as Mom. I mean, how socially inept – no, downright rude – can someone be to insult anyone’s hair or body habitus, let alone a young, sweet girl who will one day bear her grandchildren?

So enough about Mom; unless, by some miracle, she acquires the motivation and insight to change her anti-social personality (like that’s ever going to happen!) it’s time for you to decide where your allegiance lies – with Mindy or Mother. In most marriages, it takes a while for a guy to make that mental switch from perceiving his wife, not his mother, as the primary woman in his life. For you, the engagement period, if you cherish Mindy, is none too early to make that emotional commitment.

Seek the assistance of a qualified marital therapist; it’s no easy feat to divest yourself emotionally from as strong a personality as Mom. They may suggest you physically move far from your parents until you and Mindy have established strong roots as a couple.

Even if phone and email keep you on a short leash, Mindy will be less vulnerable to full, frontal attack. Perhaps, with time and your mother mellowing (read: learning she’ll get more with honey than vinegar), you may be able to tolerate Mom in greater doses, e.g., at simchas and holidays. Still, even if she remains true to her negative per-

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sonality, you and Mindy will have established a home forged on positivity, respect, and healthy communication.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond almost fell off my chair while reading what your mother said to your poor bride Mindy. My first question to you is: how did you get this far into a relationship with Mindy without disclosing these bitter details about your mother and upbringing? It must have negatively affected you tremendously as a young child to young adult. Have you worked through the childhood trauma?

My advice to you at this point is this: talk to Mindy bluntly about this.

Give her the opportunity to debrief and

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In most marriages, it takes a while for a guy to make that mental switch from perceiving his wife, not his mother, as the primary woman in his life. wholeheartedly sympathize with everything your mother put her through.

Build her up, compliment her, and do everything you can to prove to her that you will unshakably be by her side.

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Assure her that, under these circumstances, she will have the “last word” regarding ever spending Shabbosim or yom tovim with your parents. Assure her that if this is how your mother continues to behave, you will be staying far away once you are a married couple.

If this is a shidduch that is truly meant to be, she will be willing to work together with you. She will appreciate your empathy towards the situation and unwavering commitment to working things out. However, if she does decide to run the other way, I cannot say I blame her. Either way, I also urge you to take immediate action surrounding your home dynamic.

Do what you must, whether it in-

volves getting a rav, your mother’s mentor, your father, or all the above on board to speak with your mother in a way she will finally be able to hear.

Only those closest to her will be able to strategize the most successful plan to show her how these actions are unacceptable.

Her actions cannot possibly continue if she ever wants to have a normal relationship with her married children or iy”H grandchildren. You may have put up with it until now, but she must be made aware that this was the straw that broke the camel’s back; now she has her work cut out for her in putting the pieces back together.

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our mother has a serious problem. She lacks insight, personal awareness, and has zero empathy or compassion for others.

My heart goes out to Mindy, and to you as well. When I hear comments like these, they are usually coming from the mouths of people with intensely difficult and controlling personalities. Your mother’s intentions don’t matter. You will most likely have zero success in speaking with her or trying to convince her otherwise. Your main focus right now must be to speak with Mindy and let her know that your mother’s words will have no place in your life together – whatever the cost.

Have you had an honest conversation with Mindy yet? If you haven’t, now is the time! You must let Mindy know that in your life together as a unit Mindy will come before your mother.

You must let Mindy know that what your mother said is intolerable to you.

Communicate with her: “I will not tolerate my mother speaking like that to you. I will defend you and protect you. I am so sorry that she said those awful, hurtful things to you. How are

you feeling about all this? I’m feeling you pulling away from me, and I’m worried.”

I think you and Mindy should go for premarital therapy to discuss your mother, air concerns, help you two communicate about this, help you detach and learn how to make Mindy your number one, and learn how to navigate your relationship with your mother (think serious boundaries!)

You’ve dealt with your mother’s criticism and insensitivity your entire life, and for that I am truly so sorry.

There may be some unhealthy attachment and some behavioral patterns that you have learned over the years in order to survive. Some people shut down, others become critical themselves, while others say to themselves, “I will never allow this in my life” and go on to have extremely healthy relationships. The only way you and Mindy can move past this in a healthy way is if there is openness, honesty, communication and a lifetime commitment to

The Single Tova Wein hat a mess! I’m so sorry that you have to deal with this situation.

Your mother has truly blindsighted you by acting nicely until your engagement to Mindy, allowing you to hope against hope that maybe a nicer version of herself was possible. But alas, old habits die hard and your mother isn’t changing any time soon.

You sound like a sensitive guy so I’m assuming that you comforted Mindy as much as possible and let it be known that you are the first to call your mother on her terrible behavior.

If Mindy hasn’t yet bolted, you have to ask yourself whether you are strong enough to totally put Mindy first and foremost in your life, even if it means having very little or nothing to do with your mother. Because that’s how it has to be. No one should

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putting Mindy’s emotional safety and wellbeing before your mother.

This will not only be best for Mindy and your marriage, but most likely for you as well. You seem like an intelligent, sensitive, self-aware person. I believe that you have the ability to do the serious and important work that lies ahead.

Sincerely, Jennifer Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed psychotherapists and

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You must let Mindy know that what your mother said is intolerable to you. ever be subjected to insults.

The obvious upside to this is not only that you are showing Mindy that she will always come first to you, but also that your mother may realize that if she ever wants to be a meaningful part of your lives, and someday the lives of your children, she will have to change her ways. That’s probably the only motivation that will get her to change. People like her don’t take advice from anyone, and the only hope of them changing is when the outcome of their behavior becomes painful enough.

If you’re up to the task, there is hope for you and Mindy, assuming she is as sweet and kind as you say. And if she can’t take the heat, you’ll know for next time to keep any marital prospects as far away from your mother as possible!

dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, couples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. Jennifer is looking forward to teaching a psychology course at Touro College in the fall. To set up a consultation or to ask questions, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Esther, 2 for Jennifer. Visit www.thenavidaters.com for more information. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email thenavidaters@gmail.com. You can follow The Navidaters on FB and Instagram for dating and relationship advice.

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Dr. Deb

When Two People Differ

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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hen two people differ on their goals, their styles, their dreams, how do they navigate that? Does one person give in all the time? Does each person compromise so no one is happy?

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Sue has felt all these years that it always went John’s way because he was the more practical person. This makes her sad. She is so unhappy, she’s ready to divorce him.

You might think, “What? Over that?”

Well, it adds up. A lifetime of wanting the shiny objects and not getting them is sad.

“Wait a minute!” John huffs.

“You’ve gotten the shiny objects every single time. You did go back to school. You did get the car, remember?”

Some serious conversation with John led him to admit, with great sadness, that every time he “gave in” to Sue, it was grudgingly. Every time.

“How do you suppose that grudgingness emotionally impacted Sue?” I asked him.

He realized, with even more sadness, that it must have stolen her joy.

So how did giving in help either one of them? He felt taken advantage of; his retirement investment ideas were disregarded; and she felt all the joy sucked out of the various shiny objects she was after.

Now, there’s another couple, Amos and Arielle, who do it differently. They never fight. They never argue. They don’t necessarily agree

on anything, either, but they both compromise. They take turns seeing that things are fair and the other person has the thing they want.

Sounds good, right?

Well, it’s not.

They’re bored to tears. Their lives are completely devoid of any passion, any sense of excitement or looking forward to a new day. A new day will simply be a day of more blah. In their concern to be fair and “make the other person happy,” neither of them is happy.

What’s the solution?

Im ain ani li mi li.

There’s the key. Everyone missed out on this point. We have to love, value, and cherish ourselves first.

That is not selfish at all. It’s simply the necessary foundation for everything.

“But surely, Dr. Deb, you don’t expect them to always be fighting over which way to go, do you?”

Obviously not. The switch that neither couple made has to be in the brain: it’s an attitude thing.

The real question for John is this: how can I be genuinely, authentically happy for Sue every single time I go her way? Is that “giving in”? Is that losing my identity? Is that being a doormat?

I can’t answer those questions for John. Only he can. But I can certainly give him a guideline: if he can’t be genuinely, authentically happy for Sue then it’s absolutely better to not give in at all. It is clear in retrospect that it didn’t help. She never enjoyed the things she got “away with” be-

cause of his grudging heart.

Can John give in and also feel good about it? Can he be authentic?

Of course.

That’s the short answer. But how?

One of the problems I see in marriages is a lack of “we-ness.” John is not thinking “we.” He is thinking, “@#$%! I’m always giving in. When is it going to be my way?”

The real question is: why isn’t her way also okay to be your way, John?

Is it possible to make her way your way, at least a little bit?

Arthur Aron, who used to be at Stony Brook and is now in California doing research, which he has been doing for the past 30 years, talks about a concept that is very familiar to us as “eizer kenegdo.” He calls it “self-expansion.”

He explains that each of us wants to be more than ourselves. We do and should love and value ourselves just as we are (to paraphrase Mr. Rogers, whom I loved!), yet, para-

doxically, we want to be more. We want to somehow acquire the traits and skills that we lack. This is the source of the attraction to our opposite.

The eizer kenegdo is an “eizer” precisely because he or she is “kenegdo.” We help through being opposite, different, Aron’s expansion of self. This is what therapists call “personal growth” – and we have it built in through the marriage itself.

This is an amazing feature of marriage! Look at what Hashem has provided to us!

But the problem inevitably comes up of not wanting to lose who we were in the first place through that process of expansion. Of course.

Expansion does not mean “substitution.” So we need to find a way to be both who we were and who we can be through the leadership of the person we are with. Because that person has everything we need to expand. And we have everything they need to expand. We are also

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their leader.

So now let’s take another look at John and Sue. Each of them must know who they are to start with – and value what that is which they bring to the table. The reality is surely that whatever it was is what attracted each of them to the other in the first place. John must value his financial prudence, his conservative approach to money, and looking at the long term. Sue must value her spontaneity and her flexibility in going after that which is new.

John must recognize that Sue’s sparkle is what attracted him; Sue must recognize that John’s conservative spending is what attracted her. They must value and praise these things in the other person as much as they value their own innate qualities in themselves.

So what’s not working with Arielle and Amos? Aren’t they doing just what they should –stretching themselves to be in the other person’s camp?

Sorta.

They’re doing but not feeling.

If you do it, whether grudgingly as John did, or out of duty as Amos and Arielle are, it’s not at all expanding yourself. On the contrary, it’s separating yourself. You still feel different, not expanded.

To get the expansion, you have to do it with joy and enthusiasm, just as you would for traveling to an interesting place. Or, to paraphrase Rashi, if the members of the couple appreciate (“is worthy”) the gift that is the person they were given, then the person they were given will help them expand themselves (“be a helper”), but if the members of the couple don’t appreciate one another, well, then they need to call me up for some help with that.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Therapist. If you want help with your marriage, begin by signing up to watch her Masterclass at https://drdeb. com/myw-masterclass.

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There’s More to Life Than White Rice

By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

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ice is a major staple in many cultures’ diets. In Asia, rice is eaten with almost every meal. Those of us trying to manage our weight in the U.S. sometimes fear eating rice since it is considered a carbohydrate. Although rice is a carbohydrate, rice does not need to be eliminated from one’s diet. Yes, fried rice as served in many restaurants and even white rice should be eliminated. But there are many different varieties of rice that offer many health benefits and make a terrific starch for your meal. Contrary to common belief, not all starches should be cut out completely to achieve weight loss goals or manage a healthy weight.

Whole grain starches are important and necessary as part of a balanced diet.

A very popular and healthy choice of rice is brown rice. Brown rice comes in long, medium or short grained – it’s all a matter of preference – and can be jasmine or basmati too. (Short grain rice has a higher glycemic index than long grain rice.

However, keep in mind that the way the rice is prepared affects the glycemic index as well, which is important for diabetics to know.) As long as it’s brown rice, it falls under this category. Brown rice still contains its germ and bran layers, meaning it contains B vitamins, phosphorus, and magnesium. Brown rice is also a huge promoter of fiber. Each cup of cooked brown rice contains approximately 5 grams of fiber. As we know,

fiber is essential for promoting satiety, lowering cholesterol, bulking up stool, and easing digestion. The daily recommendation for men and women is 25g and 35g of fiber respectively daily. Eating a cup of brown rice can help provide a nice chunk of the daily recommended fiber intake.

Black rice is another very healthy version of rice but has a very distinct nutty taste and chewy texture. The bran layer of black rice contains anthocyanins, the same class of antioxidants found in blueberries and other

phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, B vitamins, and folate. More importantly, the protein that wild rice provides contains essential amino acids, which means that the body cannot synthesize these amino acids on its own and they must be obtained from the diet.

Wild rice has a chewy texture and a smoky, nutty flavor similar to black rice. The only downside to wild rice is that it takes longer to cook than other rice. It can take about 1 hour to cook. But wild rice, even plain, is a delicious side dish and not to mention

Whole grain starches are important and necessary as part of a balanced diet.

dark berries. Antioxidants work by preventing reactive oxygen species from causing damage to cells. This enables them to clean up the gradual buildup of waste materials in damaged arterial walls, thereby lowering blood pressure. Anthocyanins have been shown to have potent anticancer properties as well. Therefore, eating black rice can help prevent heart disease and cancer, along with many other benefits.

Wild rice is not actually rice; it is technically a seed of aquatic grass.

Wild rice is rich in fiber, protein,

very pretty looking.

Some consider sprouted brown rice to be the healthiest rice of all.

Sprouted brown rice is germinated which helps make the nutrients it contains more bioavailable. Sprouted brown rice is loaded with fiber, B vitamins, and magnesium. Sprouted brown rice can also help regular blood glucose, boost the immune system, lower blood pressure, and reduce anxiety.

Aside from these forms of rice being so healthy, they are also very versatile. Rice makes a great side dish

for almost any meal. Any of these rice choices can be cooked simply with olive oil and spices and served either on the side or under an entrée. For example, if you want to make a healthy version of meatballs (made with less sugar and ground chicken), serve it over brown rice. Any meal that you would normally picture with white rice serve with brown rice instead.

As mentioned above, wild rice looks beautiful on the plate of the side of basically anything. You can add any garnish to plain rice to improve its presentation, or you can add vegetables, herbs, craisins, or nuts to any rice to create a more exciting side dish. Use brown rice as a filler for stuffed cabbage or stuffed peppers.

Be creative and add these healthy rice choices to your daily menus.

Even though white rice might be the cheapest and most available rice, don’t fall for it. Brown rice, black rice, wild rice, and sprouted rice have so much to offer, aside from just taste!

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. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant located in Brooklyn and the Five Towns. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com.

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Get Ready for Summer: Adolescents and the Well Visit

By Hylton I. Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP

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t seems like only yesterday when you brought in your precious bundle of joys for their first well visits. Then you brought them regularly through their infant, toddler and school years for their well visits, making sure they grow and develop normally and receive their vaccines.

Parents are on top of well visits during the school years.

Yet somehow, adolescent well visits do not command parents’ attention quite the same way. Perhaps the incalcitrant adolescent has zero interest in the well exam. Honestly, Mommy and Abba, too bad. Well care is a must and you should step up to the plate. Thank G-d for summer camps and travelling programs because, then for sure, the adolescent well visit takes place. Programs require completed and signed health forms that include the latest physical “statistics” such as height and weight as well as updated immunizations; readers know how this pro-vaccines doctor holds on this one. Later, we will discuss vaccines in detail.

Let’s spend some time now discussing the adolescent well visit which is also known as the physical or annual checkup.

The annual physical exam is an important aspect of staying healthy.

The purpose of the physical is prevention. Meeting yearly with your pediatrician helps to assure that your child continues to develop optimally, both physically and emotionally.

Adolescence is one of the most dynamic stages of human development.

It is a “moving target,” punctuated

by dramatic physical, cognitive, social, and emotional change. Because of the rapid development occurring, many physical and mental health conditions, substance use disorders, and health risk behaviors can first emerge.

And we want both the body and mind to continue to grow and develop in the most healthy of ways.

A typical adolescent exam includes a review of the medical history. The patient and/or parents often raise concerns in a safe, comfortable, and confidential environment.

During the physical exam, typically, the doctor will examine the eyes, ears, nose, throat, mouth, abdomen, back, legs, arms, and thyroid gland.

In addition, the doctor will complete an assessment of growth and evaluate pubertal changes. Screening for hypertension, scoliosis, and obesity may be performed. Scoliosis is when there is a lateral (toward the side) curvature in the normally straight vertical line of the spine. Identified and treated early, it is a “curable” condition that improves the quality of a person’s life.

Parents of teenage boys – prepare your sons to expect a genital exam by a doctor. An exam “down there” is typically less than one minute and can yield important information. If there is a varicocele (extra blood vessels to the testicles), the genitals can be monitored. Infertility may result later if there is too much blood flow, bringing warmth to the testicles.

Parents of teenage girls – prepare your daughters to be educated about doing breast self-exams. Yes, you read

this correctly. Although rare, breast cancer or masses can develop in a teenager.

Both these topics can be uncomfortable, yet they can be life-savers. It is never too early to develop excellent, pro-active lifelong health habits.

The adolescent years bring a new set of scheduled immunizations to prevent illness.

The flu vaccine can prevent your child from getting the flu. There were 80,000 flu deaths in 2018, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A typical flu illness often results in missing one week of school. Once infected, children can spread the flu to parents and other family members. Vaccinating your child protects people around them like grandparents, babies, or anyone with long-term health problems who are more vulnerable to the flu.

Meningococcal vaccines protect against viruses and bacteria that cause meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes (meninges) surrounding the brain and spinal cord. The first vaccine is given at 11 or 12 years old, and the second at the age of 16. Meningococcal disease is rare but it can be spread through casual contact like sharing food and drinks – something which most adolescents do. Meningococcal disease can also be spread through living in close quarters, like summer camps, or yeshiva and seminary dorms. It’s spread through the droplets of respiratory or throat secretions from carriers.

10% to 20% of the population may car-

ry this type of bacteria in the back of their nose and throat at any given time with no signs or symptoms of disease, according to some studies.

All adolescents ages 11 or 12 or above should have the single Tdap vaccine. Babies and children get the vaccine called DTap which protects them from diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough). But as the kids get older, the protection from the DTap vaccine wears off which can put an adolescent at risk for getting sick. Hence, the Tdap vaccine should be a must for all 11- and 12-year-olds.

Speak with your pediatrician in case your teen has not yet had this important vaccine. (Pregnant mothers and new fathers should get this vaccine also. Often, it is offered in the hospital, after the newborn’s arrival.)

The fourth vaccine, the HPV or Gardisil vaccine, protects adolescents against the human papillomavirus, a common virus that affects over 14 million teens annually. This is a 2- or 3-part vaccine (depends at what age the first vaccine is given) that protects into adulthood. It is 2-part if completed before 15 years of age. Initially, this vaccine was proposed as prevention for sexually transmitted diseases that could cause genital cancer. However, no population is immune from the onslaught and challenges facing our teenagers today.

While the CDC and the HHS mention four vaccines, I am adding a fifth one – the Meningococcal B vaccine, the only strain of the Meningococcal vaccine not covered in the Menin-

gococcal vaccine described above.

It’s a must. Period. Over 50 college campuses have reported cases of the Meningococcal disease from 2013 through March 2019, including 29 cases of MenB since 2008. This is, G-d forbid, a rapidly fatal disease that is difficult to diagnose in its early presentation. To learn more about MenB and the preventative vaccine, please visit https://meningitisbactionproject.org/.

In addition to your adolescent’s physical aspects, your pediatrician should be helping to track mental and social development changes.

Completing age appropriate surveys gleans essential information.

Expect your teen to complete a depression screening of about 7-9 questions. This will help your physician to identify if your teen is depressed and at risk thereof and develop modalities for intervention. This is a critical opportunity to detect a possible issue; early treatment of which can lessen the future impact on both the child

and family. There is also the CRAFFT survey which is a short clinical assess-

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its effect on the developing brain are well known despite the legalism of

Your pediatrician is also key to helping your child understand the importance of choosing a healthy lifestyle that includes good nutrition, exercise, and safety measures.

ment tool designed to screen for substance-related risks and problems in adolescents. Your pediatrician will also offer advice about how to avoid unhealthy behaviors such as smoking and drinking.

Vaping and juuling are not innocuous and have long-term deleterious effects. The pitfalls of marijuana and

marijuana.

Your pediatrician is also key to helping your child understand the importance of choosing a healthy lifestyle that includes good nutrition, exercise, and safety measures. It’s especially important to engage teens during the exam as they grow to become responsible for their health and

well-being.

Not to be redundant but it’s no secret that adolescents can be more likely to engage in activities that risk their overall health, including smoking, the use and abuse of alcohol, and other substances, poor eating and exercise habits, and other physically-endangering behaviors. Therefore, well visits provide opportunities for early identification and appropriate management and intervention for conditions and behaviors that, if not addressed, can become serious and persist into adulthood.

Do you or your teen has other concerns? Bring them on! Your pediatrician wants to hear and help.

As always, daven.

Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a pediatrician and Medical Director of Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway PC. He can be reached at drlightman@totalfamilycaremd.com, on Instagram at Dr.Lightman_ or visit him on Facebook.

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Dill-Infused Crepes with Mushroom-Cheese Filling Dairy • Yields about 10 crepes

By Naomi Nachman

Adding the fresh herbs infuses great flavor into the crepes, and I love how the dill makes them bright green. You can use other herbs, such as parsley or cilantro as well, according to your taste.

Ingredients Crepes

Photo credit: Miriam Pascal

3 eggs 1 cup flour 1½ cups water 1 tsp canola oil ½ tsp kosher salt ¼ cup chopped dill

Mushroom-Cheese Filling 1 TBS canola oil 1 medium onion, diced 1 tsp kosher salt

2 ounces goat cheese or feta cheese 1 (8-ounce) box brown cremini mushrooms, sliced 1 (3.5-ounce) box shitake mushrooms, sliced ½ teaspoon dried thyme Sour cream, optional, for garnish Dill, optional, for garnish

Preparation Prepare the crepes: Combine all crepe ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Let stand for 15 minutes.

Heat a crepe pan over high heat. Spray with nonstick cooking spray, then coat with ¼ cup batter, spreading over the surface of the pan. Cook until top is set, about 1 minute; set aside.

Prepare the mushroom-cheese filling: Heat oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add onion; cook for about 5 minutes, until soft. Add salt; cook for 2 minutes. Add mushrooms and thyme; cook until soft, 5-7 minutes. Add cheese; cook just until melted. Set aside to cool slightly.

Once the filling mixture has cooled, fill the crepes, folding over to serve.

Garnish with sour cream and dill, optional.

Recipe printed with permission from Perfect Flavors, ArtScroll Mesorah Publications.

Naomi Nachman, the owner of The Aussie Gourmet, caters weekly and Shabbat/ Yom Tov meals for families and individuals within The Five Towns and neighboring communities, with a specialty in Pesach catering. Naomi is a contributing editor to this paper and also produces and hosts her own weekly radio show on the Nachum Segal Network stream called “A Table for Two with Naomi Nachman.” Naomi gives cooking presentations for organizations and private groups throughout the New York/New Jersey Metropolitan area. In addition, Naomi has been a guest host on the QVC TV network and has been featured in cookbooks, magazines as well as other media covering topics related to cuisine preparation and personal chefs. To obtain additional recipes, join The Aussie Gourmet on Facebook or visit Naomi’s blog. Naomi can be reached through her website, www.theaussiegourmet.com or at (516) 295-9669.

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Yeah, I think it reinforces that perception of privilege and that headline that said I was born to be in this — in the article, I was attempting to say that I felt that my calling was in public service. No one is born to be President of the United States of America, least of all me.

- 2020 presidential hopeful Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke apologizing on “The View” for recently telling Vanity Fair about running for president, “Man, I’m just born to be in it”

I mean, he did say it.

- Vanity Fair editor-in-chief Radhika Jones responding to Robert Francis “Beto” O’Rourke’s apology on “The View”

The [U.S. political] system has an apparently huge body, but suffers from osteoporosis. In fact, the U.S. is like World Trade Building that collapses with a sudden hit.

- Revolutionary Guard head Gen. Hossein Salami on Iranian TV

If Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran. Never threaten the United States again!

- Tweet by President Trump

It’s become a test of wills between two of the world’s most powerful men, each of whom has political interests that are more likely to deepen the conflict than to quickly ease it. Both view themselves as strongmen. Both have imposed their power on their domestic governing systems by force of will.

– CNN comparing the communist leader of China to President Trump in an article about the trade war with China

We ran it by a bunch of listeners and people in the area, and nobody’s upset about it. It’s Republican territory.

- Gulf Coast Media, which operates three radio stations in Florida, announcing that they will broadcast parts of President Trump’s rallies every hour of every day until the end of the 2020 elections

I’m just glad the idiot didn’t interrupt my Snapchat.

– Arnold Schwarzenegger, after he was drop-kicked at an event

From the book of Genesis; to the Jewish exodus from Egypt; to receiving the Torah on Mount Sinai; to the gates of Canaan; and to the realization of G-d’s covenant in the Holy Land of Israel – the Bible paints a consistent picture. The entire history of our people, and our connection to Eretz Yisrael, begins right here.

- Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon addressing the UN several weeks ago while holding up a Chumash, in a speech that went viral around the globe

I didn’t realize that I had said it. I had 12 cups of coffee.

- Author Fran Leibowitz’s explanation for saying on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher” that President Trump should be murdered

I’ve been reflecting on this because one of the things about privilege, especially things like white privilege or male privilege, is that you don’t think about it very much. It’s being in an out-group where you are constantly reminded of it. It’s not when you are in a majority or a privileged group. And so, I try to check myself and make sure I try to understand the factors that help explain why things are going well.

– 2020 presidential hopeful Mayor Pete Buttigieg reassuring Trevor Noah on “The Daily Show” that he makes it a practice to “check” his white privilege

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Well, I think the American people will be shocked and dismayed to know that Joe Biden’s son was making $50,000 a month just a couple of months after he was dishonorably discharged from the military for drugs. $50,000 a month – I think most Americans will be dismayed that the president’s son was doing this while Joe Biden was actually lobbying to have this company, you know, go free of prosecution. My understanding – this was reported in The New York Times – Joe Biden was asking the prosecutor to lay off of the company that Hunter Biden was working for for $50,000 a month.

- Sen. Rand Paul(R-KY) on ABC’s Meet the Press

This is a technique of the GOP, to take dry humor + sarcasm literally and “fact check” it.

Like the “world ending in 12 years” thing, you’d have to have the social intelligence of a sea sponge to think it’s literal.

– Tweet by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Socialist/Dem-NY) on Sunday claiming that her warning last month that global warming will cause disaster in 12 years if her Green New Deal is not implemented was said facetiously

Scientists tell us that we have all of 12 years to aggressively go forward and transform our energy system, unless – we are going to see disastrous results and damage to this country and the world. Irreparable damage is the term they use.

– 2020 presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders, at a rally on Monday

This came very close to being the first successful coup since our Constitution went into effect in 1789. We are not having it, and we’re going to put people in jail that were part of this. That’s got to happen.

All the predictions – even some of our own predictions about what could happen, about the risks, about the violence, about the gloom, the doom — the reality is that in the entire city of Jerusalem that day I don’t think more than 20 people got up to protest. I think more people were unhappy about the food they were eating at various restaurants than they were about the move of the embassy to Jerusalem.

– U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Tuesday at an event celebrating the one-year anniversary of the U.S. Embassy’s opening in Jerusalem

Israel has one secret weapon that not too many countries have: Israel is on the side of G-d. And we don’t underestimate that.

- Ibid.

We have received with great respect and appreciation the solidarity message sent by the British Labor Party Leader, Jeremy Corbyn, to the participants in the mass rally that took place in central London last Saturday in commemoration of the 71st anniversary of Nakba.

- Statement by terrorist organization Hamas thanking British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn on Thursday “for showing solidarity with Palestine”

- Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX), talking to Breitbart.com about the origins of the Russian hoax

Madam Speaker, did you bring your handcuffs?

- Attorney General William Barr to Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) when they greeted each other at a Capitol event for law enforcement officers, mocking Democrats’ threat to have him arrested if he doesn’t comply with their request for the unredacted Mueller report

“There He Goes Again?” Not Yet, as Biden Avoids Major Gaffes.

- Headline of a New York Times article, praising 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden for not putting his foot in his mouth – yet

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Fortunately, I think NASCAR’s environment is very pro-Israel. NASCAR, especially in the States, is very Southern and a lot of people go to the military there, so they know what we’re going through.

They appreciate it much more, and I feel much more loved for the fact that I’m Israeli.

– Israeli Alon Day, who is a NASCAR driver, in an interview with Israeli’s WIN News

If you don’t care about someone like myself, who spent 30 years in prison on behalf of the land and people of Israel, then how much concern can you actually show or exhibit or feel towards anybody in the country, from our soldiers to our civilians?

- Jonathan Pollard in an interview with Israel’s Channel 12

We must become Icelanders in soccer, Israelis in defending our land, Japanese in technology.

- Ukraine’s new President Volodymyr Zelensky, who is Jewish, during his inaugural address

This is my class, 2019. And my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans.

- Billionaire tech investor Robert F. Smith stunning the 400 graduating seniors at the all-male Morehouse College in Georgia when he announced during his commencement address that he is paying off all of their student loans, estimated at a total of $40 million

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Political Crossfire

What’s Trump’s Plan for Iran?

By David Ignatius

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n any tense military confrontation, diplomats start looking for an “off ramp” that could de-escalate tensions. But in the current standoff between the United States and Iran, it’s hard to find any such exit route.

The U.S.-Iran faceoff is one of those odd situations where both players appear eager to set off sparks, although neither seems to want a raging fire. They seem comfortable in a halfway zone of conflict, where nations use force in deniable ways across different domains, hoping they don’t set off an explosion.

The problem is that nobody in Washington, Europe, or the Middle East has a convincing answer to the obvious question: what’s next?

Each side says it fears an attack by the other, but hardliners in both capitals seem eerily ready for an exchange of blows.

Here’s how a senior Trump administration official put it in a talk with reporters last Thursday: “Because we are applying levels of pressure that don’t have any historic precedent, I think we can expect Iran to increase its threats to increase its malign behavior.”

Washington and Tehran both view the confrontation through rosy lenses, tinged by ideology.

The Trump administration sees an Iran straining to cope with punitive sanctions; White House officials are telling colleagues that in six months, the Iranian regime will have to make a deal – or face chaos in the

streets. Rather than reducing sanctions, Trump officials are talking about adding even more, affecting petrochemicals, for example. Intelligence analysts here and abroad are skeptical about the Trump policy assumption that Iran will cave.

The Iranians, for their part, appear to have concluded that confrontation is the only way to deal with what they see as an untrustworthy, bellicose America. Tehran decided a few weeks ago that waiting out

the Iranian regime will capitulate under pressure. He doesn’t want a war with Iran (indeed, he’s somewhat allergic to war in the Middle East), but he thinks that a weak Iran will bargain for a new mega-deal that limits its nuclear options and regional meddling. “I’m sure that Iran will want to talk soon,” Trump tweeted last Wednesday.

Reality check: Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has insisted emphatically that he is

For now, Iran has kept its actions in the gray zone of a deniable “hybrid” war.

the Trump administration wasn’t working. Sanctions were squeezing too hard, and Trump looked like he might be reelected.

Iranian leaders then began messaging the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and its proxies in Iraq and elsewhere to begin planning strikes against American targets, U.S. and European analysts believe.

This messaging, accompanied by some new IRGC shipments of missiles that could attack U.S. forces, rang the Pentagon’s alarm bell.

President Trump sits astride the war machine with an optimistic but probably incorrect assumption that

not prepared to talk with America.

He grudgingly agreed to the 2015 nuclear deal, warning colleagues that America was unreliable and would renege, and he isn’t going to be fooled again. Khamenei’s whole career is premised on the defiant logic of resistance.

Khamenei may die or be overthrown. But even if that happened, there’s little evidence he would be replaced with a more pliable regime – unless America was prepared to fight a protracted war for regime change.

So what’s Trump’s plan? That’s the part that mystifies analysts in Washington and abroad.

As independent Sen. Angus King of Maine told me this week, “Some of the president’s people act like they want Iran to punch America in the nose, so we can hit them with a baseball ball.”

For now, Iran has kept its actions in the gray zone of a deniable “hybrid” war. Floating mines, perhaps placed by Iran, damaged ships anchored off the coast of the United Arab Emirates last week. A drone attack by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen damaged a Saudi oil pipeline. These were low-risk power plays. The United States is probably looking at its own range of deniable, gray-zone operations, too, including cyber.

Exit ramps exist, if either side is ready to bargain. The UAE could refer the tanker attacks to the United Nations Security Council for discussion; the U.N. mediator for Yemen could build on his recent success in starting the movement of the Houthis out of the port of Hodeidah. Moscow and Washington could jointly sponsor a dialogue to contain Iranian regional meddling and stabilize the Middle East.

But those de-escalation measures assume that Washington and Tehran are ready to talk. And there’s no sign of that, yet. Instead, each wants to make the other feel more pain – softening them up for what hardliners expect will be later concessions.

As Gen. David Petraeus famously said during the invasion of Iraq in 2003: “Tell me how this ends.” (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Trump’s Iran Sanctions are Working

By Marc A. Thiessen

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resident Trump’s Iran policy appears to be careening between diplomacy and belligerence. One day Trump tweets, “I’m sure that Iran will want to talk soon.”

The next he warns that “if Iran wants to fight, that will be the official end of Iran.” Confused? Well, there is a method to the madness.

The Trump administration understands that Iran doesn’t want war because Iran knows it will lose. That’s why Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei made clear via a government Twitter account that “no war is to happen.”

Trump’s goal is not to start a war.

His administration has three objectives: first, restore deterrence and contain Iran’s expansionism across the Middle East. Second, roll back Iran’s gains and force it back within its borders. And third, give Iran’s leaders a clear choice: they can come to the negotiating table and give up their nuclear and missile ambitions – or their regime can implode, just like the Soviet Union.

When Trump came into office, Iran was on the march across the Middle East – in Syria, Lebanon, Iraq and Yemen – thanks in part to the massive infusions of cash it received from sanctions relief under President Barack Obama’s Iran deal. Trump did not simply restore sanctions imposed before the deal; he ramped them up to unprecedented levels. The sanctions have already “wiped $10 billion from Iranian revenue since November,”

The Washington Post reported, citing administration officials.

This month, the administration tightened the screws even further, eliminating waivers for eight countries that had previously been allowed to continue importing Iranian oil. The goal, according to American officials, is to reduce Iranian oil exports to “zero.” It’s working.

Bloomberg News reports that “Iran’s oil shipments tumbled this month after the U.S. ended sanctions waivers.

proposed defense budget has been reduced by 25 percent and the [Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps’] proposed budget by about 10 percent.”

Iran is obviously unhappy with this, and U.S. intelligence saw signs that Iran was preparing to respond with attacks on Americans using terrorist proxies – just as they did in the 1983 Beirut Marine barracks bombing and the 1996 Khobar Towers bombing in Saudi Arabia and by supplying Shiite militias in Iraq with ar-

They can come to the negotiating table and give up their nuclear and missile ambitions - or their regime can implode, just like the Soviet Union.

... So far, not a single ship has been seen leaving Iran’s oil terminals for foreign ports.”

The new sanctions are forcing Tehran to cut funds to its terrorist proxies. According to The Post, “Iran’s ability to finance allies such as Hezbollah has been curtailed,” while in Lebanon, The New York Times reports, “Syrian militiamen paid by Iran have seen their salaries slashed.”

On Tuesday, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Congress that “Iran’s

mor-penetrating roadside bombs that killed hundreds of American soldiers.

So the Trump administration delivered a clear message that America will hold Iran directly responsible for any attacks on Americans, even if they are carried out by surrogates – and offered a show of force to back those threats – providing clarity that makes it less likely Iranian leaders will miscalculate.

Sanctions are inflicting major pain. But if the goal is to roll back

Iran’s expansionism, then sanctions alone are not enough. We must also aggressively confront Iran throughout the region, building up our allies inflicting defeats on Iran in critical theaters, just as President Ronald Reagan did to the Soviets. A major drawdown of U.S. forces in Syria is incompatible with a “maximum pressure” approach.

Will Iranian leaders come to the table? Far less draconian sanctions brought Iran to the negotiating table under Obama. But Trump has rightly paired tougher sanctions with tougher demands. Pompeo has laid out 12 requirements for a deal with Iran – including an end to support for Middle East terrorist groups and a complete withdrawal from Syria – that Iran is unlikely to meet.

If they don’t come to the table, then what is our strategy? Does Trump really want to bring about the collapse of the Iranian regime?

It’s not clear. If he does, then, as my American Enterprise Institute colleague Frederick W. Kagan points out, this task may be even harder than it was with the Soviet Union. As North Korea has shown, tyrannical regimes can survive even crippling sanctions. Certainly, the world will be better if Iran is focused on survival rather than expansion and terror.

And it will take more than sanctions to leave the Iranian regime on the ash heap of history. That requires a strategy. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Melvin Krulewitch A Hero in Three Wars

By Avi Heiligman

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n the American military there are soldiers who serve (primarily) on land, sailors who serve by the sea, and the air force that protects the skies. Then there are the Marines. They are proficient in serving on land, air, and sea and train in amphibious and expeditionary warfare. Despite being the smallest branch of the U.S. Military, they took a leading role in the amphibious warfare in the Pacific theater.

One of the highest-ranking Jewish members of the Marine Corps started off as a private during World War I and saw action in several World War II battles in the Pacific.

Melvin Krulewitch was born in Manhattan in 1895. After graduating from Columbia in 1916, he enlisted in the Marine Corps. The United States was a year away from entering World War I as President Woodrow Wilson endeavored to keep the country out of the war.

Jewish public opinion until 1916 was mainly in favor of staying out of the war as the British were seen as hostile to Jewish interests, especially in the Middle East. Also, supporting the Russian Czar was inconceivable to many Jews who had arrived to the United States from Russia. With the Czarist removal in 1917, public opinion in America changed, and many signed up to join the military.

One battle that stands out in

American Marine Corps history is the Battle of Belleau Woods. After the Russian surrender, the German Army had many more divisions to send to the western front only to be met by fresh American troops.

Among these men were Sergeant Krulewitch and the rest of the 1 st Battalion, 6th Marines Regiment.

tack. Now this was the kind of fighting that many Americans knew of; no longer trench system, no trench warfare, but open warfare. The way their ancestors had fought on the frontiers and in all the wars of our country. And we knew it. The difficulty with Belleau Wood was

President Eisenhower approved the promotion, making Krulewitch the only New York resident with the rank of general in the Marine Corps.

It was a pitched battle that saw hand-to-hand fighting in which the Americans finally cleared the woods of Germans after almost four weeks of fighting.

Krulewitch later described the battle: We got into the edge of the woods and we dug in. And we took position there, ready for either an advance again on orders from the top command or for a defense against a counter-at-

you never knew where the front was. Little groups of Americans, little groups of Germans got together to fight each other. And while you were fighting in one direction all of a sudden, without any warning, you’d find there were some Germans to the rear of you and they had to be mopped up. Clean up, mop up, and move ahead; move ahead with the unyielding determination to enforce your will on the

enemy; and that was how we moved in Belleau Wood.

Towards the end of the war, the 6th Marine Division as well as 1.2 million American personnel participated in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive. The night before the armistice that saw the Germans capitulate and saw a sudden end to the war, Krulewitch’s unit had crossed the Meuse River. He had led the charge against a dug-in enemy and by the time the armistice became known to the marines he was the highest-ranking officer not killed or wounded in his company. During the actions in 1918 he had been wounded twice.

Between the two World Wars, Melvin returned to the U.S. and studied law working as a public utilities lawyer. In 1927, he joined the Marine Corps Reserves as a lieutenant. As with World War I, the American public was split on entering European politics and wars as fighting began during World War II. However, this all changed on December 7, 1941 with the Japanese surprise attack on the fleet stationed at Pearl Harbor. All branches of the military expanded rapidly to accommodate the massive influx of draftees and enlisted servicemembers.

Experienced officers were need, and the Marines looked to the reserves to fill positions in newly formed

units. By this time, Krulewitch was a lieutenant colonel and soon was with the 4th Marine Division.

The 4th Marine Division trained at Camp Pendleton and Camp Lejeune and in early 1944 was shipped off to the Pacific. Earlier in the war Krulewitch had served with other Marine units in the Solomon Islands during the Battle of Tulagi, which took place at the same time as the pivotal Battle of Guadalcanal. With the 4th Marine Division Krulewitch made the amphibious assault on Saipan Roi-Namur and Tinian. He was the commander of the 4th Provisional Battalion during the assault on Iwo Jima in early 1945. The battalion had over 500 men and was responsible for mopping rear areas and made daily sweeps over ground behind the frontlines. The unit was disbanded in March.

During the battles Krulewitch managed to capture a Japanese prisoner. This was no easy task as most Japanese soldiers went to

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great lengths to prevent themselves from falling into enemy hands. They believed that being captured alive meant disgrace for their family.

Krulewitch also was the first person to fly an American flag over Japanese territory.

After World War II, Krulewitch joined several other Jewish service men and women going to serve in Israel during the Israeli War of Independence.

After serving during the Korean War, he became a general. President

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Eisenhower approved the promotion, making Krulewitch the only New York resident with the rank of general in the Marine Corps. In 1956 he retired from the Marines with the rank of major general. When he retired, he was the highest-ranking Jewish member in the Marine Corps. The veteran served through an impressive three wars and had earned many medals including the Bronze Star.

After retiring he was one of the founders of the World Boxing Council and served as chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission.

Melvin Krulewitch passed away in 1978 and left a legacy of true dedication to his country and people in a time of need.

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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n May 6, England’s Prince Harry and his wife Meghan introduced the world to a baby with the delightfully British name of Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor. The new royal is now seventh in line for the throne, which means he won’t have to spend his life faking fascination with mundane royal duties like touring factories or christening ships. The poor kid doesn’t even have a title, at least not yet. You’d think he would at least be Laird of some Scottish fishing village, or Earl of ye olde shopping malle somewhere.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates it costs an average of $233,610 to raise a child. (Make that $264,090 in the urban northeast and “just” $193,020 out in the sticks.) That total includes the costs of paying for more house, skinned knees and braces, and daycare until they get old enough that you just want to send them to school already.

Pound for pound, then, babies like Archie are the priciest people on earth. Here on our side of the pond, our tax code offers all sorts of goodies to make raising them easier. There’s a $2,000 annual child tax credit, deductions for at least part of the mortgage interest and property tax on the new McMansion, a $2,100

dependent care credit for daycare, and various strategies for out-ofpocket medical costs. But what sort of goodies will Britain’s newest royal enjoy, aside from the obvious perk of being born with a platinum spoon in his mouth?

The British tax system works a bit like ours, but with posher accents. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (which sure sounds warm-

Of course, the latest royal moppet won’t really need any of those.

His father benefits from the Queen’s Sovereign Grant – £76.1 million in 2018 ($103 million) – which she uses partly to maintain Kensington Palace where Archie lives. Harry also shares in his own father Prince Charles’s Duchy of Cornwall income, which has been handed down to the eldest son of the monarch since

Pound for pound, then, babies like Archie are the priciest people on earth.

er and fuzzier than “Internal Revenue Service”) phased out most child tax credits two years ago. The mortgage interest deduction disappeared all the way back in 2000. Health care is already free. And as for Archie’s nanny bills, HMRC offers a “tax-free childcare” subsidy of £2 from the government for every £8 they spend, up to £2,000 per year.

1337. And mom Meghan is no slouch herself, with a net worth estimated at $5 million from her Hollywood days.

Climbing further up the family tree, Forbes pegs Archie’s greatgrandmother the Queen’s personal fortune at $500 million. She also benefits from the $25 billion Crown Estate, which includes the really

pricey stuff like Buckingham Palace (worth $4.7 billion) and the Crown Jewels. Do you rjewels have names? (Fun fact: the thoroughly modern Queen even posts on Instagram now!)

So, with all that Sovereign Grant money raining down on the Queen, the royals are a burden on the state, right? Think again. The Grant money works out to just about 69 pence per taxpayer. But the monarchy also generates $700 million per year in tourism revenue. Harry and Meghan’s royal wedding last summer added another $1.5 billion to the coffer. That means, despite anti-Royalist criticism, Archie’s family is actually a profit center.

You may be thinking none of this has anything to do with you.

But children can make great, cute, little tax-planning opportunities. So call us after the baby shower, and let us help you hire them for your company, write off their braces as business expenses, and even help pay for their college!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 years in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Hey Sunshine!

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

I

’m not saying everyone celebrates Memorial Day, yet it still has this official start of the summer feeling.

People expect the weather to be good and cooperate. People usually plan on that first barbecue of the season, even if they don’t like hamburgers or hotdogs. Everyone expects to at least savor the smell of roasting coals as they saunter outside.

These are the signs that usher in the summer.

And everyone who has a pool knows this is the big day to have it open by. That is, everyone but their pool company. Because they seem to have a whole different mindset.

They operate as if they figure that if they get it working right before the snow sets in they’ve done an awesome job.

The swing sets are replaced or buffed up. And certainly, baby

swings are added or removed, as the years progress. The trampolines are unburied from under the leaves, and the backyard furniture is unstacked and placed out. Even the whole wa-

preparation will naturally bring the sunshine in. We’ve sent men to outer space and are planning for cars that drive themselves but we still haven’t figured out how to create a

Memorial Day means remembrance, and yet year-in and year-out we can’t remember that the weather on this day is generally iffy.

termelon is purchased! And all is ready for your use.

And then everyone sits down and waits for sunshine...as if all this

sunny day if G-d doesn’t deliver it to us.

Memorial Day means remembrance, and yet year-in and year-out

we can’t remember that the weather on this day is generally iffy.

That beautiful optimism we display, though, is what makes us so special.

Human beings always have the capacity to choose. And time and again we choose summer prep. We want it, and we are ready for it.

If chewing on a hotdog or swinging on a swing makes us feel that it’s arrived, then why get hung up on whether or not the weather will cooperate? We’d love it to, but we won’t let it stand in our way.

So, here’s to hoping it’s a beautiful, relaxing weekend. But, if not – then hope you find things to do that warm your heart and herald in the summer for you!

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-7052004 or rivki@rosenwalds.com.

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