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av Moshe Weinberger writes in his column this week about the importance of a leader speaking the language of his or her generation. When a person is trying to impart a message, his success at reaching the listener is dependent upon the way in which the message is crafted. When speaking about an idea, in a way, it’s more important to know your listener and his or her needs than to know yourself. Without knowing to whom the message is directed, the lesson won’t be able to reach the recipient. You can write a letter, stamp it, and mail it, but if you’ve got the wrong address written on the envelope it’ll never get there. We subconsciously utilize this skill every day. Think about how you speak with your older children versus your younger ones. Want them to pick their things off the floor? You may sing a little song with your little ones, while you gently remind your older children in a different way. Reminding them to do their homework takes on a different tone depending on their age. So does asking them to help clear the table or brush their teeth. The message, though, is the same: be menschlech, be responsible, be respectful. But it’s given in a manner appropriate for the person with whom you’re speaking. Certainly, every generation is very different. Think back over the past 80 years within our community. The world in which my grandparents grew up is completely different than the world that is today. Would my grandparents have imagined a street called Central Avenue lined with stores replete with kosher items, geared completely towards

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those in our community? Would they have dreamed of the homes we live in, the shuls we daven in, the schools our children go to? The daf yomis, the minyanim, the shiurim… all in one place, enhancing our lives, making Torah more easily and readily available. Years ago, when Jews first came to America, their children heard them krechts, “S’iz shver tsu zayn a Yid, it’s hard to be a Yid.” Nowadays, it’s, baruch Hashem, so easy to be a Yid. Yiddishkeit is clearly sweet, clearly a darchei noam. It’s no wonder that mechanchim nowadays – instilling the same lessons and values that have been taught for generations – have finetuned their teachings and have adjusted their messages. It’s like throughout the generations we’ve all been singing the same songs, reciting the same lyrics, but the tune has changed. Perhaps today it’s more upbeat, more visual, more expressive. We are fortunate to be living in a community with master mechanchim, rebbeim and teachers who hone their lessons to be able to reach our children. The generation growing up on Candy Crush and Instagram wouldn’t know how to relate to lessons meant for a generation that read newspapers for their news and listened to fireside chats after a family dinner. There’s one concept, though, that we can all understand universally: enjoy your summer and take time to appreciate the opportunity to relax and unwind. Isn’t that what sunshine is for? Wishing you a wonderful week, Shoshana

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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COMMUNITY 8

Readers’ Poll Community Happenings

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TJH Speaks with…Camp Shira

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NEWS

ISRAEL

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Odd-but-True Stories

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From Shah to Sanctions: The Complex Relationship between the U.S. and Iran 69

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World Builders

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PARSHA Rabbi Wein

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The Language of the Generation by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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Parsha in Four by Eytan Kobre

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PEOPLE General Mordechai Hod by Avi Heiligman

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FOOD & LEISURE The Aussie Gourmet: Carrot Date Muffins

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LIFESTYLES Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer 76 Mann, LCSW Your Money

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Dear Hurt & Discouraged of the Dating Dialogue, I’m so sorry that you’re experiencing these challenges. I can’t imagine how frustrating they must be. I wanted to offer a side note of potentially helpful information. Many event organizations have tzedakah accounts or specific donors for reasons exactly like this: to subsidize the cost for attendees who can’t pay full price for whatever reason. I personally ran events for five years, totaling 50 or so, and we kept maaser (10% of proceeds) to go toward supporting guests financially. All they had to do was email asking me for a reduced cost and explaining why (to ensure legitimacy) and we always found a price that worked for both of us, and no one else even knew about it. Don’t hesitate to reach out for scholarships. Additionally, the response from Michelle Mond speaks to the intense amount of planning (literally 80+ hours of prep just in the one week before an event alone – not including the lead up time for weeks before, and that was just my own time – not including that of volunteers or hosts) that can seriously get thrown off by additional guests who don’t follow protocol. That the organizers asked you to leave is actually the most fair response based on nothing personal: they would have asked you to leave if you were a man or woman, rich or poor, old or young, or everything was just “perfect.” I’ve seen it happen and I’ve done it, too: crashers aren’t permitted to stay regardless of their personal specifics. We are equal-opportunity in that way.

Events are a perfect way for someone like you to meet great people; resumes don’t precede your meeting the guys, so it’s just you, and your wonderful personality, to speak for yourself. I suggest you try again, once you’re ready, and go through the proper channels to ensure your spot at the proper table for you. And iy”H it’ll be a nice table with some great people! Keep your chin up; Hashem knows where to find you. Hatzlacha raba! Alena Bloom Dear Editor, The latest asinine proposal emanating from the bowels of dimwitted Democrats is to cancel all student debt in the United States. Their proposal is not only preposterous and fiscally irresponsible, but also completely immoral. It’s immoral for those who already paid off their student debt and immoral for those who have never attended college. It’s tantamount to double taxation without representation. The mere fact that this proposal was ever devised in the first place demonstrates very clearly how completely unethical and profligate the Democratic Party has become. Rafi Metz Dear Editor, I recommend to your readers to consider investing money in safe reliable stocks rather than just have their money sit in the bank and not grow. By picking the right stocks and Continued on page 10

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Dear Editor, There are several issues that “leap off the page” as I read this week’s episode of The Navidaters: The chosson-candidate has utilized the secular society model in defining his zivug, namely first to fall in love and then hopefully to marry. Should he present to his parents his request to be redt to the young lady in a manner that evinces this secular-leaning fashion, not only are his chances to be redt to the young lady likely to be diminished, but he also may be kept in a freezer longer than he might otherwise wish, unless and until his mindset conforms more nearly to current frum communal norms. The beginning of the story in which the young man has admitted to overhearing his parents leads me to think that this is a story centering as much on privacy as on shidduchim. Overheard conversations generally are not fully understood conversations by extraneous parties to the conversation. The young man first should have avoided overhearing and now should be thoroughly discounting the veracity of anything he had overheard, as he’s heard, or more likely has mis-heard, only a fraction

of a larger story. Our fellow’s best ally in his endeavor is – sound the trumpets – his sister. I can reasonably guarantee that the sister and the kallah-candidate have already discussed “the possibilities” at least a few times over the years. If the young man were to ask his sister whether she would think that there are “possibilities” here, emphasizing that in no way is he asking her to break any confidences with her friend, this preliminary feasibility study might be of the greatest assistance in formulating strategy in approaching the parents. Overall, I believe that the ideal approach would be for someone who already knows the couple to approach the boy’s parents with a “suggestion.” That person is the sister! This would lead us out of the secular society orientation in which this all started and put the couple-designate on a frum societal track. Thank you for letting an amateur like me play in the grown-up’s pond! Ben-Tzion Fellner Pikesville, MD Dear Editor, Nike has recently been in the news for withdrawing from the marketplace a new Independence Day-themed shoe featuring the Revolutionary War-era flag designed by Betsy Ross that was used on the original Fourth of July. The pusillanimous cowards who run Nike did this in response to a complaint from Colin Kaepernick who is well-known for his hostility to American patriotic symbols. Not only will I never purchase another product from Nike but I am looking to purchase a shirt with the Revolutionary-era flag design. I want to preface my remarks by stating that I am proud to be a fourth generation American, while my children are fifth generation and my grandchildren are sixth generation. I still get a thrill every time I hear the Star-Spangled Banner, America the Beautiful, and G-d Bless America. The website Educational Background states that Mr. Kaepernick

graduated from the Universality of Nevada with a degree in Business Education. The United States that he hates so much gave him an opportunity to make tens of millions of dollars playing football. While he was in college, I wonder if he ever took any courses in American or World History. Since I am unsure, I think that it would be advisable for him to visit England, Belgium, France or any other country in Europe where World War I or II were fought. He should visit the graves of the brave soldiers that gave their lives protecting the freedom that he thinks so little of. He should also visit the concentration camps that that we helped liberate. These concentration camps murdered millions whose only crime was that they were Jews. Mr. Kaepernick should learn about the hundreds of thousands of men and women who gave their lives for their flag and of the many more who suffered traumatic physical and mental injuries during those wars. It was the United States that helped win World War I, World War II and the Cold War. It was the United States that defeated the Central powers in World War I, the Nazis and Fascists in World War II, and the Communists in the Cold War. I am sick and tired of so called “entertainers” and “athletes” whose only claim to fame is their ability is to excel in a small niche pontificating on the “shortcomings” of the United States of America. Their contribution to what makes the United States great is minimal at best. Since Mr. Kaepernick thinks so little of the United States and the service and sacrifice of so many heroes that made it possible for him to play a game for a living, I would like to invite him to move to a county of his own choice, such as Cuba, Venezuela, or Iran . In fact, I am willing to pay for a one-way flight there so he can learn to appreciate the greatest country that ever existed, the United States of America. Jack Lipsky Great Neck, NY

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After a series of leaked diplomatic cables revealed that British Ambassador to the U.S. Kim Darroch had called the U.S. president and his administration “inept” and “clumsy,” the ambassador found himself out of a job. On Monday, President Donald Trump said that the White House will no longer deal with Darroch. “I have been very critical about the way the U.K. and Prime Minister Theresa May handled Brexit. What a mess she and her representatives have created. I told her how it should be done, but she decided to go another way. I do not know the Ambassador, but he is not liked or well thought of within the US,” Trump tweeted. “We will no longer deal with him. The good news for the wonderful United Kingdom is that they will soon have a new Prime Minister. While I thoroughly enjoyed the magnificent State Visit last month, it was the Queen who I was most impressed with!” he said. Trump had met Darroch a few times on his trip to the UK. Over the weekend, British officials frantically tried to do damage control after the cables were leaked to the Daily Mail newspaper. In the leaks, Darroch warned the UK government that Trump’s “career could end in disgrace,” and described conflicts within the White House as “knife fights.” Just hours after the ambassador’s comments were revealed, Darroch had been disinvited from a dinner he had been invited to with Trump and the Emir of Qatar that had been planned for Monday evening.

Senior British politicians have defended the country’s ambassador to the U.S. and the UK Prime Minister’s spokesman said on Monday that Theresa May has “full faith” in Darroch, adding that providing an “unvarnished assessment” is an ambassador’s job. The spokesman added that May does not agree with Darroch and that London had contacted Washington to say the leaks were “unacceptable and a matter of regret.” Prime Minister May is on her way out; Boris Johnson is expected to take over the position. Johnson is also expected to be able to forge a closer relationship with Trump than May, although May did try to connect with the U.S. president. If it leaves the EU, Britain will be seeking to seal a bilateral trade deal with the U.S., and Trump is expected to drive a hard bargain.

Mexico’s National Guard Faces Off with Migrants

Mexico’s new National Guard, a security force created by Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to bring down homicide rates, has been tasked with patrolling the U.S.-Mexico border. A total of 21,000 National Guard troops – a third of the Guard’s total number – are currently stationed at Mexico’s northern and southern borders, leaving less troops to handle the nation’s spiraling violence which took a record 33,000 lives in 2018. Numbers have continued rising since then. Juarez, a city across the border from El Paso, Texas, had a murder rate of 244 per 100,000 residents by March 2011. But with help from civil groups and businesses, the city managed to bring that rate down to just 21 per 100,000. Now, though the numbers are climbing back up – homicides currently stand at 107 murders per 100,000 residents. Juan Hernan Ortiz, director of the Citizens for Better Government watchdog organization, said: “We

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have the army dressed up as the National Guard making sure migrants don’t reach the United States while the city is headed towards a much larger crisis of violence.” The National Guard, however, does not have orders to detain migrants, Lopez Obrador has said. The guardsmen themselves said they do not detain would-be migrants, instead strongly advising them not to cross the border into the U.S. While businesses seem happy with the results – a full 80% of Mexican exports are destined for the U.S., and stemming the flow of migrants keeps the threat of tariffs off the table – advocacy groups are not so happy. Isabel Sanches Quirarte, who heads the Mesa de Seguridad y Justicia advocacy group, criticizes the situation. “That’s a political play to appease the United States and it’s not a job the National Guard should be doing. They should be doing crime prevention work,” she said.

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or higher, in a brazen breach of the commitments it made under the 2015 “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action.” Behrouz Kamalvandi, spokesman for the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), confirmed to the semi-official ISNA that the country had passed the 4.5% level in uranium enrichment and that the level of purity “completely satisfies the power plant fuel requirements of the country.” He also said that the next stage could be increasing enrichment to 20% or more, which would allow Iran to achieve a nuclear bomb within less than a year. The enrichment limit set by the deal was 3.67%. The International Atomic Energy Agency has not yet responded to Iran’s announcement. Meanwhile, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman, Abbas Mousavi, warned that if the commitments to Iran outlined in the deal are not fulfilled “seriously,” Iran’s next step will be “harder, more steadfast, and somehow stunning.” Europe has until September 5 to fulfill the requirements, he warned. Despite the assertions by Mousavi, on Monday, Iranian Major General Hossein Salami, who heads the country’s Revolutionary Guards, said that the world “knows” that Iran is not pursuing nuclear weapons, Reuters reported. “Why do they globally sanction us about the nuclear issue when the world knows that we are not pursuing a weapon?” Salami asked. “In reality they are sanctioning us because of knowledge.” He added: “Nuclear weapons have no place in Islam. Islam never

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approves of weapons of mass destruction.” Earlier this month, Mehr quoted Mojtaba Zolnour, the chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, who warned that “if the U.S. attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel’s lifespan.” Last August, Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu brought out evidence that Iran “had a secret nuclear weapons program called Project Amad.” “We can now prove that Project Amad was a comprehensive program to design, build, and test nuclear weapons. We can also prove that Iran is secretly storing Project Amad material to use at a time of its choice to develop nuclear weapons,” he said at the time.

Calm in the Sudan On Friday, Sudanese citizens celebrated a power-sharing agreement offering hope of an agreement be-

tween the ruling Transitional Military Council and the opposition alliance. The Transitional Military Council (TMC) has been in power since it overthrew Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir in April.

the next 18 months. Both sides will investigate the street violence committed since April. Riots had broken out after al-Bashir was toppled and calm was only restored once the agreement was made.

End of the Road for VW Beetle

Under the agreement, TMC and Sudan’s pro-democracy movement will form a rotating, joint sovereign council which will govern the country “for the next three years or a little longer,” African Union envoy to Sudan Mohamed el-Hassan Labat said last week. The council will consist of five military members, five civilians, and one civilian chosen by both sides. Under the rotation, TMC will lead the country for 21 months, with a civilian administration taking over for

This week, Volkswagen is halting production of the last version of its Beetle model at its plant in Puebla, Mexico. It’s the end of the road for a vehicle that has symbolized many things over a history spanning eight decades since 1938. The Nazis used the Beetle during their campaign of hate. After the war, Germans drove the vehicle, and

it signaled a rise of the middle class. The car was sold all over the world – a symbol of globalization. During the 1960s, the Beetle represented a counterculture in the U.S. The car’s original design — a rounded silhouette with seating for four or five, nearly vertical windshield and the air-cooled engine in the rear — can be traced back to Austrian engineer Ferdinand Porsche, who was hired to fulfill Adolf Hitler’s project for a “people’s car” that would spread auto ownership the way the Ford Model T had in the U.S. Re-launched as a civilian carmaker under supervision of the British occupation authorities, the Volkswagen factory was transferred in 1949 to the Germany government and the state of Lower Saxony, which still owns part of the company. By 1955, the millionth Beetle — officially called the Type 1 — had rolled off the assembly line in what is now the town of Wolfsburg. The United States became Volkswagen’s most important foreign market, peaking at 563,522 cars in 1968, or 40% of production. Unconventional, sometimes humorous advertising urged car buyers to “Think

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small.” Production at Wolfsburg ended in 1978. By then, Mexico had been producing the cars. Nicknamed the “vochito,” the car made itself at home as a rugged, Mexican-made “carro del pueblo.” The New Beetle — a completely retro version build on a modified Golf platform — resurrected some of the old Beetle’s cute, unconventional

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aura in 1998 under CEO Ferdinand Piech, Ferdinand Porsche’s grandson. In 2012, the Beetle’s design was made a bit sleeker. The end of the Beetle comes at a turning point for Volkswagen as it rebounds from a scandal over cars rigged to cheat on diesel emissions tests. The company is gearing up for mass production of the battery-driven compact ID.3, a car that the com-

pany predicts will have an impact like that of the Beetle and the Golf by bringing electric mobility to a mass market. The last of 5,961 Final Edition versions of the Beetle are headed for a museum after ceremonies in Puebla on July 10 to mark the end of production.

On Monday, a court in Italy sentenced 24 people to life in prison for their involvement in human rights crimes committed during the “Operation Condor” offensive by South American governments to hunt down dissidents within the region and beyond, the Uruguayan government said. It wasn’t immediately clear what the sentences would mean since all but one of the defendants were tried in absentia. However, Uruguay has imprisoned people convicted earlier in similar cases, although it does not allow life sentences. South American dictators in Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay set up Operation Condor in the 1970s as a coordinated effort to track down their opponents across borders and eliminate them. An appeals court in Rome ruled on Monday against members of the military, police and others who once formed part of the former dictatorships of Bolivia, Paraguay and Uruguay. Some of the victims who were forcibly disappeared were Italian citizens. The case was initiated 20 years ago by families of the victims. A previous decision in Italy sentenced eight people to life sentences, including former Bolivian dictator Luis García Meza, who died last year; former Peruvian President Francisco Morales Bermúdez; and former Uruguayan foreign minister, Juan Carlos Blanco, who is under house arrest in Montevideo. The earlier ruling absolved several members of the dictatorships because the statute of limitations on the crimes had expired. The sentences delivered this week were confirmed by Uruguayan Foreign Minister Rodolfo Nin Novoa. He said former naval officer Jorge Néstor Troccoli was the only one of the convicted who lives in Italy and that he was present during the case. Troccoli is an Italian citizen who fled from Uruguay in 2007.

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‫‪NEW! The Uplifting and awe-inspiring story of the legendary‬‬

‫‪REB YOSEF FRIEDENSON‬‬ ‫‪told in his own words‬‬

‫‪By Rabbi Yosef C. Golding‬‬ ‫‪4He used to say, “I am a graduate of six concentration camps” — with a PhD in emunah and courage.‬‬ ‫‪4He fought the Nazis — with his faith. He helped rebuild the world they tried to destroy — with his words.‬‬ ‫‪4He spoke for every survivor. And for the millions who did not survive.‬‬ ‫‪He was Reb Yossel Friedenson, writer, historian, speaker, activist, and, of course, editor of Dos Yiddishe Vort.‬‬ ‫‪Here, in his own words, compiled from his writings, speeches, and hundreds of hours of taped interviews, is his story.‬‬

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‫ְשׁל‬ ‫ֶֹשׁת ֲא ָל ִפים ַ‬ ‫א ָמּה ְל ָכל ַ‬ ‫רוּח ִ‬ ‫ֶא ֶלף ַה ְפּנִ ִ‬ ‫מחוּץ ָל ִעיר —‬ ‫ימיִּ ים ִמ ְג ָרשׁ‬ ‫ִ‬ ‫וְ ַא ְ‬ ‫)"וּמ ְג ְר ֵשׁי ֶ‬ ‫ל ַפּיִ ם ַה ִחיצוֹנִ יִּ‬ ‫ה ָע ִרים‪ֶ ...‬א ֶלף‬ ‫ים ְל ָשׂדוֹת ְ‬ ‫וּכ ָר ִמים‬ ‫ַא ָמּה ָס ִביב"(‪,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫)"וּמדּ‬ ‫)יד החזקה‪,‬‬ ‫ֶֹתם ִמחוּץ ָל ִע‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫יר‪...‬א ְל‬ ‫הלכות שמיטה‬ ‫ויובל‪ ,‬פרק‬

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‫ִמ ְג�רשׁ‬

‫דניאל • עזרא‬ ‫• נחמיה‬

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‫בכל צורה שהיא‪.‬‬

‫ַפּיִ ם ָבּ ַא ָמּה"(‪:‬‬

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‫יך ֶאל �ה�א ֶרץ‬ ‫לוֹה �‬ ‫יא�ך ה' ֱא ֶ‬ ‫וְ �ה�יה ִכּי יְ ִב ֲ‬ ‫לְ ִר ְשׁ�תּהּ וְ�נ�ת�תּה‬ ‫ר �א�תּה �בא �שׁ�מּה‬ ‫ֲא ֶשׁ‬ ‫יזִּ ים וְ ֶאת �ה ְקּ�ל�לה‬ ‫ר ְגּ ִר‬ ‫ֶאת �ה ְבּ�ר�כה �על �ה ה�מּה ְבּ ֵע ֶבר �ה�יּ ְר ֵדּן‬ ‫יבל‪ֲ .‬הלוֹא ֵ‬ ‫�על �הר ֵע �‬ ‫משׁ ְבּ ֶא ֶרץ �ה ְכּ�נ ֲענִ י‬ ‫רי ֶדּ ֶר ְך ְמבוֹא �ה ֶשּׁ ֶ‬ ‫�א ֲח ֵ‬ ‫ה ִגּלְ �גּל ֵא ֶצל ֵאלוֹנֵ י‬ ‫יּוֹשׁב �בּ ֲע�ר�בה מוּל �‬ ‫�ה ֵ‬ ‫)דברים יא‪:‬כט‪-‬ל(‬ ‫מוֹרה‪.‬‬ ‫ֶ‬ ‫לוֹא ֵה�מּה נָ�תן בָּ הֶ ם ִסימָ ן‪...‬‬ ‫ֲה‬ ‫ן �ה ְרבֵּ ה וְ הָ לְ אָ ה לְ מֵ ָרחוֹק‪...‬‬ ‫�א ֲח ֵרי �א�חר �ה ֲעבָ�רת �ה�יּ ְרדֵּ‬ ‫�הלָּ ן מִ ן �ה�יּ ְרדֵּ ן לְ�צד �מ ֲע ָרב‪...‬‬ ‫ֶדּ ֶר ְך ְמבוֹא �ה ֶשּׁ ֶמשׁ לְ‬ ‫מוּל �הגִּ לְ�גּל ָרחוֹק מִ ן �הגִּ לְ גָּ ל‬ ‫מוֹרה שְׁ כֶ ם‪...‬‬ ‫ֵאלוֹנֵ י ֶ‬

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‫‪500‬‬

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‫ִמ ְג�רשׁ‬

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‫‪500‬‬

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‫�א�מּה‬

‫ָה ַ‬ ‫"א ְל ַפּ‬ ‫יִ ם ַא ָמּה" ֵ‬ ‫כּוֹלל‬ ‫ָה ִעיר‪ַ ,‬ה ִמּ ְג ָר‬ ‫ָה ִע‬ ‫שׁ‪ ,‬וְ ַה ָשּׂדוֹת ְ‬ ‫יר ַע ְצ ָמה ְמ ַ‬ ‫רוּבּ ַע‬ ‫וּכ ָר ִמים‪.‬‬ ‫ת‪ֶ ,‬א ֶלף ַא ָמּה ַ‬ ‫ַה ִמ ְג ָרשׁ הוּא‬ ‫על ֶא ֶלף ַא ָמּה‪.‬‬ ‫ָח ֵמשׁ ֵמאוֹת ַ‬ ‫א ָמּה ְל ָכל ַ‬ ‫וְ ַא ְר ַבּע‬ ‫רוּח ֶשׁל ָה ִעיר‪,‬‬ ‫ַה ֵפּאוֹת ֵהם ְמ‬ ‫קוֹם ַה ָשּׂדוֹת ְ‬ ‫וּכ ָר ִמים‪.‬‬ ‫)רמב"ן‪ ,‬במדבר לה‪,‬‬ ‫ב‪-‬ה(‬

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First African to Head to Space Dies

Mandla Maseko was struck by a car on Saturday while on his motorcycle and was killed. Maseko was set to be the first black African to head to space. The 30-year-old Maseko, popularly known as “Spaceboy” and “Afronaut,” was one of 23 people who won a seat on the trip to space. “It is with deep sadness that the Maseko family confirms that Mandla Maseko tragically passed away in a bike accident last night, July 6, 2019,” his business manager and close friend Sthembile Shabangu said in a media release. The space flight was scheduled to be an hour-long sub-orbital trip on the Lynx Mark II spaceship. Maseko had not yet gotten to space – and some are saying that the space flight that was scheduled will not even take place as the company organizing the flight went bankrupt two years ago. Maseko’s death was met with an outpouring of grief on social media. “There were still rocket tests happening before they could go up,” Shabangu said. “He really thought that if he went up to space he could inspire young African children that they could do anything. “He used to always say that the sky was no longer the limit.”

A Railroad Now Links Thailand and Cambodia For the first time since the Vietnam War, tourists, traders, and residents can travel from Bangkok straight to the Thai-Cambodian border. The line, reopened last week, will extend beyond the border, deep

into Cambodia. The tracks were cut 45 years ago, on July 1, 1974, when U.S. and Cambodian allied forces lost to the Khmer Rouge forces of Pol Pot, who would go on to unleash the country’s notorious “killing fields” regime.

In an analysis of the project, the Nikkei Asian Review noted that the rail line “means more than just bilateral trade.” “It is also a symbol of improved ties between the two that have had a love-hate relationship since the 1200s,” it said. Thailand’s State Railway trains will depart each station twice a day: two at dawn, two at lunchtime. The five-hour, 134-mile trip costs less than $2. Passengers crossing the border are required to disembark and walk through the immigrations and customs checkpoint. They are then able to continue their journey via public and private vehicles.

Hong Kong Bill is “Dead”

It’s been weeks of protests and leaders are urging calm. On Tuesday, Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said that the controversial extradition bill that had spurred the protests was “dead,” although she stopped short of a formal withdrawal of the bill. Lam admitted the legislative process had been a “complete failure” and said there was “no such plan” to restart debates over the bill,

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which critics fear could be used to target dissidents in Hong Kong for prosecution in China. The bill was suspended on June 18. “On the 18th of June, I expressed my sincere apology,” she said. “The cause of these grievances are caused by the government. There are still lingering doubts about whether the government will restart the bill. There is no such plan. The bill is dead.” While her language this week was stronger, Lam’s position on the bill has not shifted since last month. After the bill was suspended, it was always going to die when the current parliament expires in summer 2020, along with all other outstanding legislation. But protesters want more. They are demanding an immediate and full withdrawal, guaranteeing that lawmakers couldn’t restart debates and rush the bill through to a vote. For a bill to become law in Hong Kong it must go through three readings, the second of which is the most important. That is when lawmakers debate the bill and it is referred to a relevant committee for greater scrutiny. The third reading – like the first – is more of a formality and can happen on the same day as the final stage of the second reading. Without a formal withdrawal, the government could at any time resume the legislative process at the second reading stage, where it is halted, and even if it is considered “dead.” Lam’s failure to announce complete withdrawal of the bill this week is unlikely to stop the mass marches that have disrupted the city in recent weeks. Some of those protests have turned violent. On July 1, hundreds of mostly young demonstrators stormed the city’s legislature, vandalizing much of it and occupying it for several hours before retreating in the face of a police clearance. Since then, protests have targeted other parts of Hong Kong in an attempt to bring the anti-extradition bill message – and additional demands for Lam’s resignation and greater democracy – to a wider audience, including visitors to the city from mainland China. Lam referenced several of those demands on Tuesday, but not in a way likely to satisfy her critics. She said it was up to the Secretary for Justice whether to release arrested protesters and refused to call for an

independent investigation into allegations of police brutality, instead promising that an existing police watchdog would fulfill this role. As for resigning, she said stepping down from the role of chief executive “is not a simple task.” “I still have the passion to govern Hong Kong,” Lam said. “I ask for Hong Kong people to give me the chance to continue to serve.”

U.S. Sanctions Lebanese MPs

This week, the United States announced that it will sanction three Hezbollah members, two of which are Lebanese MPs – the first time Lebanese MPs have been added to the sanctions list. The Treasury said that the Office of Foreign Assets Control designated the Hezbollah Members of the Lebanese Parliament, Amin Sherri and Muhammad Hasan Ra’d, and Hezbollah security official Wafiq Safa as under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists. As a result, all property and interests in property in the United States, or in the possession or control of U.S. persons, of these individuals must be blocked and reported. Since 2017, 50 people who are connected to the terrorist group had been placed under the Executive Order. In April, Belgium-based Wael Bazzi was sanctioned because he acted on behalf of his father, Mohammad Bazzi, a Hezbollah financier, Reuters reported. OFAC also took action against two Belgian companies and a British-based firm controlled by Bazzi. In addition, the U.S. Treasury designated Lebanon-based Hassan Tabaja, who it said had acted on behalf of his brother Adham Tabajha, also a Hezbollah financier. The U.S. State Department has offered a reward of up to $10 million for information that could help disrupt Hezbollah’s financing.

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Professor Convicted for Spying for Iran This week, an Egyptian court sentenced Professor Alaa Moawad for spying for the Iranian regime. Moawad was a professor at Al-Azhar, Sunni Islam’s most important university. Moawad received a sentence of 15 years in prison, along with others who did not attend the trial but were sentenced to life in prison. Moawad was also fined approximately $30,000. The spies’ computers were seized. They “were charged of collaborating with an official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guards [IRGC] between 2012 and April 2016 and providing information to him with the aim of harming Egypt’s military, political and national interests,” according to an Egyptian news outlet. The U.S. government designated the IRGC a foreign terrorist organization in April. The other convicted espionage agents, who are on the run, are: Hassan Derbaghi, Mohammed Makari, Hamida al-Ansari, Karimi Mohsen and Shafii Hussein.

The majority of Egyptians and Saudi Arabians are Sunni. Iranians are primarily Shia.

Greece: New Democracy Party Wins

Greece’s center-right New Democracy party won this week’s elections. With 75% of the vote counted, initial results give the party 39.6% of the vote, leading Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras to concede to his opponent, Kyriakos Mitsotakis. “The result has been determined...but we will be back,” Tispras asserted. The New Democracy’s Mitsotakis thanked the Greek public for their

support. “I know the difficulties lying ahead,” he said. “I don’t request a grace period because we don’t have time for it. Transparency and meritocracy will return to Greece and our country’s voice will be heard in Europe.” Mitsotakis was sworn in as prime minister on Monday. He has promised to rebrand the country, reigniting the economy by slashing taxes and regulations while at the same time attracting investment and turning Greece into a more business-friendly country.

Lawmakers Leave Labour Over Anti-Semitism Three lawmakers resigned from Britain’s Labour party this week over its spiraling anti-Semitism problem. David Triesman and Leslie Arnold Turnberg, who are Jewish, and Ara Darzi, who is Armenian, announced on Tuesday their resignation from Labour. They will stay on as independents in the House of Lords, the upper

house. The party was no longer “a safe environment” for Jewish people, Triesman wrote in his resignation letter, which came amid growing conflict inside Labour over external scrutiny of the proliferation of anti-Semitic hate in the party’s ranks. “My sad conclusion is that the Labour party is very plainly institutionally anti-Semitic,” he added.

As “an Armenian survivor of the Armenian genocide,” wrote Darzi in his resignation letter, he has no tolerance for any “discrimination against religion or race.” Labour, under Jeremy Corbyn, a far-left politician who was elected its leader in 2015, is under investigation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, the British government’s watchdog on racism, for its

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handling of thousands of complaints and incidents involving hate speech and, in some cases, hate crimes. Hundreds of Labour members, including some 20 lawmakers, have left Labour over what they called tolerance of anti-Semitism. Corbyn’s supporters have dismissed the charges and allegations. But in 2009, Corbyn called Hezbollah and Hamas his friends, adding that the Hamas is “an organization that is dedicated towards the good of the Palestinian people and bringing about peace and social justice.” Among his prominent critics in Labour was Luciana Berger, a Jewish politician from Leeds who left Labour over anti-Semitism in February and joined the centrist group Change UK. Berger has since left the group amid policy disagreements and serves as an independent lawmaker in the House of Commons.

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Judge: PA Responsible for Terror Attacks

In an unprecedented ruling, Jerusalem District Court Vice President Moshe Drori ruled that the Palestinian Authority bears responsibility for damages resulting from a string of 17 terror attacks that took place during the Second Intifada. The ruling, Drori’s last before his retirement, states that the Palestinian Authority, Palestine Liberation Organization, Marwan Barghouti, and Yasser Arafat’s heirs must pay the victims’ court fees but does not specify how much compensation they are entitled to. The court fees alone total over $1.5 million. Drori ruled that the PA and PLO were not state bodies that could claim immunity from damages claims. He also cited the PLO’s longtime policy of paying stipends to imprisoned terrorists and the families of Palestinians killed while carrying out attacks, and said both the PA and PLO had played a role in inciting the Palestinian public into attacking Israelis. The bodies carry responsibility for “financial and practical support” as well as ideological encouragement for the attacks, he wrote. The ruling covered attacks carried by groups allied with the PA and PLO, as well as by rivals Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, chairwoman of the Shurat Hadin organization and an attorney who represented the families, said: “This is a historic victory.” “The court has found the Palestinian Authority responsible for terror attacks carried out not just by its employees and activists. This proves that the Intifada was a planned war

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against Israeli citizens.” The ruling “proves that the intifada was not a popular uprising but a planned and deliberate war against the civilian population of Israel,” she added. The Second Intifada, or “uprising,” was a four-year wave of Palestinian violence in 2000-2004 that included over 130 suicide bombings targeting Israeli city centers and civilian life.

Son of Hamas Leader Speaks Out

dangerous for the Palestinian people,” Suheib asserted, “If Hamas gave up power, there would be no problems.” He added, “I want them to send their own children to carry out attacks. Why doesn’t Ismail Haniyeh go to the fence to throw rocks? “Hamas senior officials live in fancy hotels and luxury buildings,” he noted. “Their children are in private schools. They’re paid generously by Hamas, earning between $4,000 to $5,000 each month. They have security guards, swimming pools, country clubs, they eat at high-end restaurants paying $200 for one course while a family in Gaza lives on $100 a month.”

Former PM Barak’s New Party Suheib Yousef, son of Hamas co-founder Hassan Yousef and the younger brother of the “Green Prince” Mosab Hassan Yousef, spoke last week to an Israeli journalist about the terror group’s rampant corruption. Unlike his brother, Suheib held a senior position in Hamas’ Turkey branch before leaving the terror group and fleeing to Asia one month ago. He emphasized, “Unlike my brother, I never worked for Israel. I never betrayed [Hamas], I was loyal to them.” From his hiding place, Suheib contacted Channel 12’s Ohad Hemo, telling him: “Hamas is part of me since childhood. I grew up in Hamas and worked for it, but when I was exposed to the corruption, I left them and cut off contact with them.” The intelligence Hamas gathers in Turkey, he explained, “isn’t for the Palestinian cause.” Instead, it is sold to Iran “in return for financial assistance.” The money, he added, is transferred from Iran via Turkish banks. Suheib also clarified that “the goal of the attacks in the West Bank is to kill civilians, not for resistance, or Jerusalem, or liberating Palestinian land and not even because they hate Jews. They send these innocent people because they want to export the crisis [from Gaza] to the West Bank.” Emphasizing that Hamas is a “racist terrorist organization that is

Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak on Saturday evening announced that his new party will be called “Democratic Israel.” “The State of Israel is just ahead of a complete collapse of Israeli democracy,” Barak tweeted. “Now is the time to bring back Israel’s hope and courage, to unite and to bring Israel back to sanity. We are a Democratic Israel.” Last month, Barak announced that he would form a new party, aiming to replace Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu. In interviews, Barak said: “Our goal is to bring Israel back on track and topple Netanyahu’s regime.” Major General (res.) Yair Golan, Barak’s number two, has expressed willingness to sit with the Knesset’s Arab parties. Last week, Golan told Kan Bet: “If someone believes in a Jewish and democratic state that accepts minorities with a smile, we won’t reject him. We reject only those who reject the very existence of the State.” Noa Rothman, granddaughter of the late Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, has also joined Barak’s party.

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Thousands Protest Child Abuse at Daycares

Thousands of Israelis demonstrated around Israel on Sunday, protesting the lack of supervision of daycare centers after yet another daycare provider was charged with harming the children – ages 3 months to 3 years – who were left in her care. Protests were held in several major Israeli cities, blocking key intersections and leading to traffic jams. Protesters chanted, “The country demands justice for the children”

and other slogans. They waved signs with the words, “Mother, father, save me,” and “Don’t abandon our children.” Among the protesters’ demands are that the daycare centers be transferred from the Labor and Welfare Ministry to the Education Ministry; that daycare providers be required to pass psychological evaluations; and that more of the daycare centers be supervised. In December 2018, Israel passed a law requiring that all daycares be equipped with security cameras. That law, as well as a law requiring daycares to be licensed, will go into effect September 1. Carmel Mauda, 25, an owner of a kindergarten, has been accused of systematic violence against 11 children, three months to three years old, between May 27 and June 16. According to the charge sheet, Mauda, who ran the Baby Love daycare center, would “on numerous occasions” attack the children, including covering them with blankets and sitting on them to prevent them from moving; tying up a child “for minutes to hours”; lifting the toddlers by the arms and throwing them to the ground; shaking babies; forcing children to stand, facing a

wall, for hours; hitting the toddlers with diapers, slapping them, and pulling their heads back while obstructing their breathing. “In one of the cases, the minor was forced to eat the contents of a plate on which he had vomited,” the indictment said. Prosecutors are seeking to keep Mauda behind bars until the end of the legal proceedings, calling her a danger to public safety. She was arrested in June but videos of the abuse by Mauda were only released last week. Protests erupted since then, and Mauda’s home – where the daycare was located – was put on fire.

Last U.S. Crewmember of Exodus 1947 Dies Samuel Schulman, the last surviving American crewmember of the Exodus 1947, died in Richmond, Virginia, on Friday. He was 91. The Exodus 1947 attempted to bring thousands of Holocaust survivors from Europe to the Mandate of Palestine. However, due to British limits on immigration, the over4,500 Holocaust survivors aboard the boat were forced onto prison ships and returned to Europe.

In addition to his time on the Exodus, Schulman sailed on the Pan Crescent and the Pan York, which together brought over 15,000 immigrants from Burgas, Bulgaria, in December 1947. Both ships were stopped by British warships and forced to anchor in Cyprus. Schulman himself was detained in Cyprus for several months before being smuggled to Haifa. After arriving in Israel, he helped establish Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev and trained seamen in navigation at a Haifa naval base during Israel’s War of Independence.

After a year, Schulman moved to New York. Schulman was born to Polish Jewish parents in Indiana in 1928. After his father’s early death, he moved to Warsaw with his mother in the early 1930s. His mother remarried, and Schulman himself soon moved to France. In 1942, he and his mother (his stepfather was on a business trip when the war broke out and could not return to his family) were smuggled to a rural village in the heart of the Vichy-controlled “free zone.” They spent the rest of the war in hiding in Pionnat, where the local priest knew about them but did not report them. After the war, Schulman returned to Paris for a brief time before immigrating to New York with his mother. From there, he was recruited to the Exodus. Schulman was later drafted to the Korean War and spent two years training soldiers at Cape Cod. Afterwards, he studied watchmaking and went on to set up a jewelry-watchmaking business in Manhattan, where he spent the next forty years. Schulman is survived by his wife, two sons, and five grandchildren.

Arab Knesset Member Calls for Boycott of Israel

Arab MK Yousef Jabareen (Hadash) called for a boycott of Israel at the “Palestine Expo” last week, Israel’s Kan 11 News reported. The “Palestine Expo” has been held annually since 2017 and aims to showcase “Palestinian” history and culture. Speaking at the London event, Jabareen said, “Everybody is watching the return marches in Gaza, and I want to be frank here and say that there needs to a more mass mobilization of our people on the ground, in Gaza but also in the West Bank.” He added that, in his opinion, Israel is “exactly like the South African Bantustan. And it’s a combination of apartheid and occupation.” Encouraging expo participants

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to support the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Jabareen continued, “The international community has all the tools to deal with war crimes. To boycott settlers, to boycott settlement products, to boycott international companies – and there are a lot of these – that deal with expanding the settlements.” The expo was financed in part by the “Palestinian Return Center” and Interpal, the working name for the British “Palestinian Relief and Development Fund.”

Ethiopian Protests Rock the Holy Land

Demonstrations by Ethiopian Israelis are expected to resume following several days of quiet. The protests, sparked by the death of Solomon Tekah, stalled traffic for up to eight hours at a time last week and involved widespread violence and damage to property. Tekah and a group of others were attacking a 13-year-old boy when an off-duty police officer, spending time with his family, was called over on June 30. The officer tried to break up the fight, but was unsuccessful and was forced to defend himself and his family from the violent group that threw rocks at them. Shooting towards the ground, the officer’s bullet rebounded and fatally wounded Tekah. Prosecutors are expected to recommend charging the officer with manslaughter, but the protesters have demanded the police officer be charged with murder. Relatives of Tekah told Maariv: “We won’t stop the protests until the situation changes. When the police inform the media of Solomon’s criminal past, as far as we’re concerned, it was like he was murdered all over again. Let’s say he had a certain past. Is that a reason to execute him? What is this, a criminal organization?” Reports say that Tekah, who had

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a criminal record, was under house arrest at the time of the brawl. On Tuesday, the acting Israel Police chief, Commissioner Motti Cohen, said that police acted with restraint during last week’s protests and were “taken advantage” of by protesters who carried out acts of violence. “During the recent protests, and especially last week, we witnessed

the exploitation of our desire as a police force to allow legitimate protest, and some of the public acted violently against civilians and police in serious disturbances,” Cohen said. He added that officers were dealing with “a significant challenge of maintaining the balance between allowing the expression of legitimate protest and enforcing the violation

of law and order.” After Tekah’s funeral on Tuesday, protesters set vehicles on fire, overturned police cars, and clashed with officers and those who tried to break through their roadblocks. Community organizers say government reforms meant to address racism and police brutality against Ethiopian-Israelis have yet to be implemented – over three years after

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promises were made following similar protests. Ethiopian Jews, who trace their lineage to the tribe of Dan, began arriving in large numbers to the Holy Land in the 1980s, when Israel secretly airlifted them to save them from war and famine in the Horn of Africa.

Bibi: Our Jets Can Reach Iran

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Tehran on Tuesday that Israel’s F-35 fighter jets can reach “anywhere in the Middle East,” following threats against Israel in recent weeks by senior Iranian officials.

“Lately, Iran has been threatening Israel with destruction,” Netanyahu said, standing in front of an F-35 Adir jet during a visit to the Nevatim Air Force Base in the south. “It should remember that these planes can reach every place in the Middle East, including Iran, and of course also Syria.” The F-35 stealth jet is not believed to have an effective range to reach Iran unassisted, but it could conduct operations there with in-air refueling, a capability possessed by Israel’s air force. Netanyahu’s visit to Nevatim included meetings with IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kohavi, Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, and the air force’s top command echelons. Norkin last year said that Israel had used the fifth-generation fighter jet in operations in the Middle East. At the time, Norkin did not specify in which countries the aircraft had been used. Israel has long seen Iran as its greatest threat, while Iranian officials regularly threaten to destroy the Jewish state. On July 1, a senior Iranian lawmaker said Israel would be destroyed rapidly if the United

States attacked the Islamic Republic. “If the U.S. attacks us, only half an hour will remain of Israel’s lifespan,” threatened Mojtaba Zolnour, chairman of Iranian Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, in comments carried by the Mehr news agency. Similarly, in a June 20 interview on Iraq’s Alnujaba TV, translated by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) monitoring group and posted to social media on Sunday, former Iranian defense minister Gen. Hossein Dehghan said Iran’s military could destroy U.S. military bases in the region and annihilate Israel. “Our missiles can totally obliterate those bases,” Dehghan said. “Israel knows that Iran will erase its entity and uproot it from existence in case of a war.” On Sunday, Netanyahu called an announcement by Iran that it would exceed the uranium enrichment cap set by the troubled accord a “very dangerous step.” He urged European countries to sanction Iran in response.

Earthquakes Rock CA

A major earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck southern California on Friday night, rocking the area from Las Vegas to Sacramento and from Los Angeles to Mexico. The quake, the strongest in 20 years, followed a 6.4 tremor earlier last week, and experts believe a stronger earthquake is yet to come. It struck at approximately 8:20p.m. local time, causing power failures and some damage. Tom Heaton, an earthquake expert at the California Institute of

Technology, said Friday’s earthquake appears to have taken place northwest of Thursday’s and released eight times the amount of energy. The second rupture was approximately 10-15 miles long, and the quake’s duration was approximately seven seconds. President Donald Trump has declared a state of emergency in California. Josh Rubenstein, spokesman for the Los Angeles Police Department, tweeted: “Don’t be paralyzed by fear. Arm yourself with knowledge and a plan. Talk about what you would do when a big one hits. I myself just did that with my daughter and my wife.” Residents, who have become complacent about earthquakes, are reminding their children about what to do in case another one strikes and are trying to fortify their homes and workplaces.

U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Scores

The United States won its fourth Women’s World Cup title and its second in a row this week. The Sunday night match against the Netherlands team ended 2-0 for the U.S. when Megan Rapinoe converted a tiebreaking penalty kick during the game’s second half and Rose Lavelle added a second goal. Rapinoe, who scored her 50th goal in 158 international appearances, is now the first woman to score on a penalty kick during a Women’s World Cup final. Rapinoe summed up the experience, saying: “It’s surreal. I don’t know how to feel like now. It’s ridiculous. We’re crazy and that’s what makes us so special. We just have no quit in us. We’re so tight, and we’ll do anything to win,” she exulted. The victory tour for the U.S. soccer team will kick off on August 3 at the Rose Bowl. The U.S. will host the Republic of Ireland. This will be just the fifth match for the U.S. at the Rose Bowl and the first in 17 years. It will be the third

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at the venue since the 1999 team won the World Cup in penalty kicks against China. According to FOX, Sunday’s final game was viewed by 14,271,000 viewers across FOX and streaming services and peaked at nearly 20 million, making it the most-watched soccer game on English-language television since the 2015 Women’s World Cup final. A ticker-tape parade will be held in New York on Wednesday for the victorious women.

Ross Perot Dies at 89

On Tuesday, Henry Ross Perot, the eccentric billionaire who ran twice for president as an independent in the ‘90s, died at the age of 89 at his home in Dallas. The son of a politically connected cotton broker, Perot followed a long tradition of Texas entrepreneurs. Following an unhappy stint in the peacetime Navy of the 1950s, he became a top salesman at IBM. The young man was tireless – he once met an annual sales quota in less than three weeks because of his drive and determination. Perot went into business for himself in 1962 and started two software companies that each sold for billions of dollars. He spent a lot of his time and energy endeavoring to aid or free U.S. hostages in conflict zones. In 1992, running without party affiliation, Perot attempted to win the White House. He received 19.7 million votes – taking away key votes from both Bill Clinton and George H.W. Bush and ultimately handing Clinton his victory. Perot’s 19 percent share of the total vote for the presidency was the most for an independent or third-party candidate since former president Theo-

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dore Roosevelt won 27 percent of the vote in 1912. That showing “assured Mr. Perot’s place in American history,” said Bruce Buchanan, a University of Texas political scientist who has written widely on presidential politics. During his runs, Perot created charts and graphs to illustrate the problems with the country to voters watching on TV. People who were frustrated with the establishment found a friend in Perot, who portrayed himself as someone who loved the United States and would fix all her ills. Henry Ross Perot was born in Texarkana, Texas, on June 27, 1930. He served two years in the Navy and took a job with IBM in 1957. He quit when IBM ignored his ideas to not just sell computers but also service them and develop software. In 1962, he founded Electronic Data Systems, taking key co-workers with him. EDS’s first contract, with the food company Frito-Lay, called for a computer system to be installed in two years. Working frantic, 80hour weeks, Perot and his associates completed the job in eight weeks. When EDS’s stock went public in 1968 at 118 times earnings, many employees became instant millionaires. Perot sold EDS to General Motors in 1984 for $2.5 billion in cash and stock, and he joined the GM board. But he resigned two years later in a dispute over management practices, ridiculing fellow board members as “pet rocks” for management. In 1956, Perot married Margot Birmingham, whom he met when he was a midshipman and she was a student at Goucher College outside Baltimore. For a person of such wealth, Mr. Perot led a relatively moderate lifestyle. He made his children bring their own popcorn to the movies, bought his suits at Men’s Wearhouse, and ate at Dickie’s Barbecue Pit in Dallas. His extravagances were jewelry for his wife and boats for himself. In later years he became a collector of Americana, cramming his office with Remington bronzes, Rockwell paintings, a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington, and a copy of the Magna Carta that he sold for $21.7 million in 2007. In 2011, Forbes magazine ranked Perot as the 99th-richest American, worth $3.4 billion.

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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have turned state driver’s license databases into a facial-recognition gold mine. The revelation, from a newly-released document, shows that the faces in the databases are being used without their owners’ knowledge or consent. These databases differ from the police database of fingerprints, DNA, and other “biometric data” in that they include the majority of a given state’s residents, most of whom have never been charged with a crime. Furthermore, neither Congress nor state legislatures have authorized such use of the data. Both San Francisco and Somerville, Massachusetts, have banned their police and public agencies from using facial-recognition software due to concerns of governmental overreach and a breach of public trust. Over a dozen states, including New York, the District of Columbia, Utah, Vermont, and Washington, allow undocumented immigrants to drive legally with full licenses or driving privilege cards, provided they submit proof of in-state residency and pass the state’s driving proficiency tests. Now, these illegals can be tracked potentially by the FBI and ICE. The issue is currently being debated in Washington. The FBI has said that, based on Deputy Assistant Director Kimberly Del Greco’s testimony last month, in order “to preserve our nation’s freedoms, ensure our liberties are protected, and preserve our security,” facial-recognition technology is crucial. The agency also said that facial-recognition technology only provides helpful leads and that agents must verify and prove their findings before pursuing arrests or criminal charges.

23% Americans Don’t Plan on Retiring

Nearly one in four Americans, or a full 23%, say they do not plan on retiring, a new poll from the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research showed. Nearly 2 in 10 of those who do not plan on retiring are over 50 years old, and another quarter of Americans say they plan to continue working past their 65th birthday. But experts say illness, injury, layoffs, and caregiving responsibilities often force older workers to leave jobs sooner than they had planned, The Washington Times noted. According to government data from June 2019, approximately one American in five older than 65 was either working or actively searching for a job. The poll also showed that approximately 14% of Americans under 50, together with 29% over 50, say they feel “extremely” or “very” prepared for retirement. Another 4 in 10 older adults say they are “somewhat” prepared, while about a third say they feel “unprepared.” Among younger adults, a full 56% say they feel unprepared to retire. Among those respondents already fully retired, 38% said they felt “very” or “extremely” prepared when they retired, compared to 25% who felt “not very” or “not at all” prepared. Six percent of fully retired respondents said they left the labor market before turning 50. Regarding how the aging workforce affects workers, 39% believe later retirement is a good thing for American workers, while 29% say it is a bad thing and 30% believe it makes no difference. A full 45% believe a later retirement has a positive effect on the U.S. economy. Among working Americans who are aged 50 and older, 42% believe the trend has a positive effect on their own careers, versus 15% who believe it impacts their careers negatively. The younger generation, meanwhile, was split about down the middle on the issue.

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Mississippi has closed all 21 of its Gulf Coast beaches due to a bluegreen harmful algal bloom (HAB), the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) said. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), HABs occur when “colonies of algae – simple plants that live in the sea and freshwater – grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people” or wildlife. The agency warned that HAB can cause rashes, stomach cramps, nausea, diarrhea, and vomiting, and that although the sandy portion of the

An Iowa man who dodged authorities for nearly eight years after his indictment was arrested last week on a remote ranch in a Native American reservation in Montana. According to the report, 62-yearold Michael Duane Strain had been avoiding the authorities since he was indicted on two counts of possessing a firearm as a felon in 2011. During a search of his home that year, federal agents reportedly discovered thousands of rounds of ammunition and numerous firearms. Strain, who calls himself a “sovereign citizen,” told authorities that they have no jurisdiction over him. He has a criminal history which includes obstruction, contempt of court, trespassing, fleeing a peace officer in a vehicle, and possession of explosive devices. According to the Bureau of Al-

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John and Phyllis Cook are examples of how two people can marry and enjoy each other’s company at any age and stage of life. John recently turned 100. He is a World War II veteran who had been widowed twice before. He met Phyllis, another widower, at the Kingston Residence, an assisted living facility in Ohio, and both of them had been dating for about a year before John popped the question. “Will you marry me?” he asked Phyllis, who will turn 103 on August 8.

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“It wasn’t the plan, but we got here and they said, ‘We could marry you here.’ I said, ‘Good. Let’s get it over with,’” John remarked about his recent nuptials, which took place at the residence “To tell you the truth, we fell in love with each other,” Phyllis explained. “I know you think that may be a little far-fetched for somebody our age, but we fell in love with each other,” the centenarian affirmed. John added, “Well, we were just compatible in a whole lot of ways, found ourselves enjoying each other’s company.” Both say that a good relationship is dependent on respecting each other’s space. “What we do, we keep both of our apartments. He’s upstairs and I’m down,” Phyllis notes. During the day, they share meals at the facility and spend time sitting outside in the sun. The composer Franz Schubert once said, “Happy is the man who finds a true friend, and far happier is he who finds that true friend in his wife.” How right he was.

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When it gets hot in China, the men there roll up their shirts. No, they’re not rolling up their sleeves – they’re actually rolling up their shirts to reveal their beer bellies for all to see. The rolled-up t-shirts above their bellies have become so ubiquitous in the Chinese heat that it’s been fondly dubbed the “Beijing bikini.” Other men have taken their shirts off altogether to beat the heat. One city has had enough of the bellies parading around town. Last Tuesday, authorities in Jinan, with a population of 8.7 million, issued an edict ordering the public to keep their shirts on in public places. Officials acknowledge that the fashion of rolled-up shirts is widespread. Even

so, they’re attempting to rectify such “uncivilized behavior” since citizens have been complaining about the “uncivilized phenomenon.” Authorities said they planned to crack down on “improper dressing in public places,” which included “shirtlessness” and “wanton exposure of body parts.” Public bickering, jumping queues, littering, and “uncivilized dog walking” are also being targeted under the notice, which is aimed at enhancing the image of the city. One small step for man; one giant leap for civilization.

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Recently, some very wealthy person spent a large amount of money on a license plate. The rare registration number of “AJ1” in the United Kingdom had first been used by the North Yorkshire Police constable’s Argyll in 1907 and has been used by the department for other vehicles since then. Recently, the department decided to auction off the rare number-letter sequence to raise money for a safety campaign and a memorial garden. An anonymous person won the bidding with a bid of 243,000 British pounds. Know anyone with the initials A.J. who seems to be low on cash at the moment? The recent bid doesn’t even top the charts when it comes to outrageous sums spent on license plates. In 2014, the license plate “25 O” was purchased for 518,480 pounds by the owner of a Ferrari 250 GTO worth tens of millions of dollars in the U.K. The world record for astronomical funds spent on license plates is held by Saeed Abdol Gharour Khour, who paid $14.3 million for the license plate “1,” which was sold at a charity auction in Abu Dhabi in 2008. I’ll take “1” for the road.

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Community Ruach Day Camp in Uniondale has gotten off to a great start. The children are having a great time reuniting with old friends and making new friends. We enjoyed an amazing Pre-4th of July carnival last week complete with bouncy rides and cotton candy.

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Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns Annual Breakfast

Josh Sarner, Kesser Torah Awardee, with Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, Rosh Yeshiva, and Baruch Moskowitz, Executive Director

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n a very busy Sunday morning, June 23, Yeshiva Gedolah of the Five Towns hosted its 17 th Annual Breakfast for the Woodmere community. The breakfast is an opportunity to highlight what the yeshiva is accomplishing in the community and for individuals in our neighborhood. Despite the myriad of events that were going on that morning, as well as being the week where families were transitioning into “camp mode,” there was a beautiful turnout with standing room only. After reciting a perek of Tehilim, the program was introduced by the executive director of the Yeshiva, Baruch Moskowitz, who compared the yeshiva to a cholent. The flavor of the cholent is created in large part by

Danny Mergi, Yedid Torah Awardee, with Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, Rosh Yeshiva, and Baruch Moskowitz, Executive Director

the overnight cooking – so too the flavor of the bnei Torah and baalei batim in the Yeshiva is created by their time spent “cooking” in the Torah atmosphere of the Yeshiva. He then introduced Josh Sarner, the Kesser Hatorah Awardee, who is a dedicated member of Rav Meir Kotowitz’s Iyun Chaburah. Josh noted that the lighting of the menorah created an eternal hashpa’ah in being a source for the light of Torah, comparing that to the Yeshiva which is that source for the community. Josh expressed how his involvement in this chaburah has changed his life. He invited and encouraged others to join in and enjoy the experience. The Rosh Yeshiva, Rav Katzenstein, shlita, then spoke about the

Allon Waltuch, Amud Hatorah Awardee, with Rav Moshe Zev Katzenstein, Rosh Yeshiva, and Baruch Moskowitz, Executive Director

ingredients for creating the consistency that the parsha highlights about Aharon HaKohen: dedication, focus, and willingness to sacrifice oneself for learning. The Rosh Yeshiva then introduced R’ Danny Mergi to accept the Yedid Hatorah Award. Danny was proud to make a siyum on Maseches Makkos and challenged the audience to partner with him by sponsoring the siyum for the yeshiva. Danny spoke about what the yeshiva means to both him and his family. At the direction of Rav Shmuel Kamenetzky, shlita, he and his family were told to move to the Five Towns, where they have found beautiful places to learn and daven. Danny specifically mentioned his chavrusa, R’ Hershel Yaffe, who is an inspiration to him.

The final honor of Amud Hatorah was presented to R’ Allon Waltuch. Allon is someone who can be found in the yeshiva early in the morning and late at night. Allon, in accepting the award, described the lighting of the menorah that allows for flame to rise on its own and, when it does, it is an aliyah for that person. He expressed the same sentiment as the other honorees that this is not about their honor but about hakoras hatov for the yeshiva. The breakfast was a truly warm atmosphere enhanced by the catering of Mark Gross and Sharmel Caterers. It was both a successful event for the yeshiva which proliferated kavod haTorah through extremely deserving individuals.

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Chaverim’s Annual Breakfast

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n Sunday, June 30, Chaverim of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway held their Annual Breakfast Parlor Event. The reception was graciously hosted by David & Penina Klein of Cedarhurst and catered by Gotta Getta Bagel of Woodmere. Binyamin Lipsky, our longtime and dedicated coordinator, spoke to the packed crowd about Chaverim and explained how the organization assists thousands of stranded motorists each year. Chaverim has had exponential growth over the past 10 years, and now has over 80 active members and 30 dedicated dispatchers to handle our calls. A record 3,500+ calls were handled last year, with the majority of the responses within minutes. With this growth, the need has come to expand our equipment, services, and telecommunications. It is time for our community to move into the 21st century and have a Chaverim App that will benefit the community and the responders. In addition to the car-related calls Chaverim covers, they also sponsor a defensive driving class in conjunction with the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC. These classes are held 4 - 5 times per year and have been helping our community save on their car insurance. To-date, over 750 people have been helped by these courses. The next course will be August 5 see http://chaverim5t.org/defensivedriving-class-sign-up-2019/ We then watched an exciting and entertaining video of Chaverim in action. To see the video, please visit us on social media. Binyamin then introduced the guest speaker, HaRav Yaakov Feitman, shlita, Mara D’asra of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi in Cedarhurst. Rabbi Feitman captivated the audience in his eloquent manner and spoke about Chaverim and how important their work is. Rabbi Feitman offered five examples of why Chaverim is so important: The members make a Kiddush Hashem wherever they go. In fact, I have heard gentiles mumble the English equivalent of mi keamcha Yisrael: “I wish we had something like this.”

Rav Chaim Kanievsky, shlita, says that acts of chessed which bring random Jews closer together will bring the geulah. Chaverim elevate the seemingly lowest acts of gashmiyus – physical work – into true ruchniyus – spiritually great events. Changing a tire suddenly becomes chessed and brings Moshiach. Just as they give batteries a boost, they give us all a boost as well Not one member of Chaverim makes a penny. It is all done l’shem Shamayim, for the sake of heaven. All they need is some equipment so they can do their holy work properly. Let’s help them help us. We would like to thank our sponsors: Allied Fire Control Services, Cross River Bank, DMJStudios, Executive Dry Cleaners, FTADs, Gotta Getta Bagel, Gourmet Glatt, HotelRooms.com, Luxury Connections, Miller Realty, & Beyond, Plaza Auto Leasing, Scientific Fire Prevention, Tech613, The Five Towns Jewish Times, The Jewish Home, Westwood Realty, Yale Brokerage, and 5townscentral.org. Please patronize our generous sponsors. We would like to thank Moshe Goldfeder and Pinchas Lipsky for their dedication to Chaverim, by going above and beyond with their wonderful help. If you didn’t donate yet, feel free to visit us on the web http://chaverim5t. org/chaverim-breakfast-2019/ Chaverim Emergency Help Line: (718) 337-1800 or send us a message to our Whatsapp line at 718.337.1800 and sign up for our status by adding our contact info. Or send a Twitter direct message “@ Chaverim5t” with your name, location, problem and phone number, and a dispatcher will get back to you ASAP. Chaverim Info Line: (516) 331-1460, P.O. Box 701, Lawrence, NY 11559

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For summer 2019, Camp Al Haderech started a brand-new program. Al Haderech MAX takes their regular travel camp to maximum levels. Girls, grades 4-8, enjoyed the first week on the four day overnight to Western Pennsylvania. They visited Pittsburgh, Punxatauny, and so many other interesting places. The many activities included tubing, a carpet skatepark, sightseeing, and Dorney Park! Stay tuned for next week’s adventure with Al Haderech MAX.

Cross River Convenes Forum

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ross River Bank, a New Jersey State chartered FDIC-insured bank known for its robust commercial real estate lending and deep market knowledge, recently hosted “New York Rent Regulations: What it Means for Your Business,” a forum to discuss the recently signed New York State Housing Stability and Tenant Protection Act of 2019. “We are pleased to convene this forum to help the real estate and

banking community better understand the recently passed rent regulations and their impact in the industry,” said Shimon Eisikowicz, EVP and Chief Lending Officer, Cross River. “Cross River’s industry expertise is unprecedented, and we are honored to join experts on the legal and regulatory sides for this important discussion.” The event was hosted by the Cross River Commercial Real Estate team, which originates, sources, and

services multi-family, retail, mixeduse, office, industrial commercial real estate loans and also offers a multitude of services and products that consist of permanent, bridge, renovation & construction loans. The Commercial Real Estate team assists property owners, investors, brokers and institutions in accessing the right financing product in a streamlined approval process, resulting in faster closing times. The team specializes in the New York,

New Jersey and Connecticut metro areas. The panel featured notable speakers including New York State Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein, former Commissioner of the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal Deborah VanAmerongen, and Phil Goldfeder, SVP, Public Affairs at Cross River, and was attended by business partners and industry leaders.

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Inwood Community Celebrates 3rd Annual Siyum Hashas

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his past week, members of the Inwood community gathered for a siyum haShas for the third consecutive year. Annually, the entire Shas Bavli is broken up into sections to be taken on by a broad array of over 50 people to collectively learn over the year, including bar mitzvah-age boys.

In fact, the program, which was initiated by the Inwood community and spearheaded by R’ Yehuda Zachter, has now become an international component of the upcoming global Agudath Israel Siyum Hashas to be held on January 1, 2020. The program, named “Chavrei HaSiyum,” is the concept of allowing baal habaa-

tim all over the world to not only be spectators at the Siyum HaShas – but to be participants. Chavrei HaSiyum is designed to increase kviyas itim laTorah in a way that motivates, unites and empowers every kehilla and every individual through Torah learning. The concept is to use the excitement of the Siyum HaShas as a motivator to increase limud haTorah in Klal Yisrael in more ways than just Daf Yomi. It is based on 2 central components: (1) joining as a group, (2) with a focus on a siyum. To-date, we have 5,650 lomdim with Chavrei Hasiyum comprised of 131 groups finishing Shas 73 times Enumerating the members of the siyum, R’ Avrumi Robinson finished the final mesechta and said the hadran. Immediately afterwards, R’ Gud Meir Adler began Maseches Brachos indicating our community’s collective desire to not just finish but continue to start anew. Rabbi Zvi Ralbag spoke at this

event and commented that the kiddush Hashem and achdus that springs from the Inwood community is a source of inspiration for the entire Far Rockaway/Five Towns community. The Rav of Bais Tefila of Inwood, Rav Pinchus Weinberger, also spoke and noted how delightful it is to be a part of a community dedicated to Torah v’avodah. From delightful charcuterie board appetizers to lively dancing and niggunim from our own R’ Dovi Brazil, the siyum was a momentous occasion. It stands as a moment in time to reflect what can be accomplished as a community can seldom be done alone. The community takes great pride at this annual event and looks, b’ezras Hashem, to continue doing so for many years to come. The gala siyum was sponsored l’iluy nishmas Reb Moshe Yitzchak ben Meir HaKohen

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Summer Schedule in Siach Yitzchok

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uring the month of July, the talmidim of Talmud Torah Siach Yitzchok continue their full, regular day of learning from 9AM until 2PM. While the Torah learning is in July it is no different from January but the boys don’t have secular studies classes at this time. Instead, there is a daily afternoon program from 2PM to 4PM consisting of activities that the boys love including sports, games, waterslides, swimming, and trips to places like skating rings, bowling alleys, and indoor attractions. The children come to yeshiva smiling and leave smiling, and possibly a bit tired. According to the rebbeim, the eleventh month is the best learning of the year! Why? The long days with secular studies take

stamina and are more taxing on the students. When it comes to the eleventh month the boys are attentive and focused because they find the

day to be relaxed and pleasant. Rabbi Yitzchok Mordechai Schon, the segan menahel, farhered a class this week and commented to

Menahel Rabbi Dovid Sitnick how impressed he was with the amazing learning of each and every boy in the class.

Ezra Academy Launches Summer Program

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igh school students across the country very much anticipate the ring of the final school bell at the end of the year. Hopefully, by the time school starts in September, they are eager to return. During the summer months, however, most students make all types of plans, hoping to relax, enjoy themselves, and maybe even make a little money. Going to school to continue their learning is usually not one of those choices. Ezra Academy wants to change that mindset! Rabbi Tzachi Diamond, a rebbi and Director of Development at the school, has created an innovative summer program for current students of Ezra as well as its recent graduates. The idea is for students to come together one evening a week to the school, giving them a chance to

catch up with their friends and remain connected to Torah at the same time. Following Mincha and dinner, boys and girls would enjoy separate shiurim given by faculty, alumni as well as local mechanchim. The big question was…would anyone attend? After hearing about the program during the final weeks of the school year, students were looking forward

and excited about this unique opportunity. This past week saw the start of the program and was met with an amazing turnout of over 25 students and alumni (on a holiday weekend, nonetheless) with the participants promising to bring more friends the coming week. The program is scheduled to run

until the end of August, when a special trip and raffle for the participants will be held. Ezra Academy extends a huge thank you to Rabbi Diamond and all the speakers who are volunteering their time, as well as to all of the sponsors whose contributions are turning this dream into a reality.

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Athletics at Hillel Day Camp

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thletics at Hillel Day Camp are off to a fantastic start! Leagues and clinics are in full swing under the guidance of our professional coaches and physical education teachers. In addition to our returning coaches who play in and teach professional basketball, we welcome Coaches Leroy, Tony, and Ramone from the 5 Towns Basketball League. Under the leadership of Garyn Lieber, campers of all ages learn how to play a variety of sports, including hockey, soccer, basketball, flag football, and softball. Campers are taught basic and advanced skills and participate in small group instruction. League play is competitive, respectful, and well-balanced. Athletics in Hillel are not limited to the gym and fields, but are played on the links and the court (golf and

tennis at Lawrence Country Club), at the Dojos (Pakua and Warren Levi) and at the Studios (Fitwize and Avid Fitness). Evan Leibowitz, director of Hillel, commented, “So much can be learned from sport and athletics. We understand that one size doesn’t fit all, and we provide something for all of our campers focusing on their own levels and abilities. We even have a league opt-out program for campers who want to focus on other activities such as chess, STEM, and arts and crafts.” Aside from Hille’s “on staff” coaches, the campers are eager to discover the identity of our special guest coaches who will sign autographs and participate in clinics and activities. Will Hillel 2019 be able to match the NY sports stars that have to camp in the past? Stay tuned....

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Around the Community Rep. Kathleen Rice recently visited Israel as part of a bipartisan Congressional delegation. The group met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, members of the Knesset, and top security officials. “I had the honor of meeting with the American Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, at our new embassy in Jerusalem to learn more about the state of the important diplomatic relationship between our two countries,” Rep. Rice said. “Israel is our closest and most critical ally in the Middle East, and I have always believed not just in supporting that relationship, but in making sure that it transcends party lines and remains a top bipartisan priority. I look forward to sharing everything I learned with my colleagues in Congress and my constituents back home, and I’m extremely grateful to Congressman Ted Deutch for leading this important visit.” Rep. Rice is pictured third from left in this photo.

YLX Rocks the First Week of Summer

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he Five Towns, Far Rockaway, and beyond once again welcomed YLX this past Tuesday. The YLX idea is simple: teenagers get together every night to learn Torah with older chavrusos and rebbeim, local establishments sponsor top shelf food, and at the end of each week YLX hosts a deluxe barbecue with basketball, bonfire, and music. The appeal is obvious. Now beginning their sixth summer, YLX has become a nightly destination for 50 local teenagers. The director of YLX Rabbi Aryeh Dachs is proud of the natural non-pressurized summer environment. He explains, “Some come for the learning, others come to hang out, and many come for both! The main thing is everyone is made to feel welcome!” This year YLX welcomed a new learning director R’ Eli Zoldan. Each week, Rabbi Zoldan arranges, prepares, and outlines a new, interesting topic; the learning is deep and serious. YLX week 1 analyzed the background for the halachos regarding modern day magic

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shows. Week 2 will explore the idea of “ein od milvado” and the elementary understanding of the interplay between sorcery and Hashem’s ultimate authority. Rabbi Zoldan, who is new to YLX, was simply astounded by the learning. He explains, “Words cannot express the value of this program. To see so many boys

come in the summer and learn with such intensity is unheard of!” The food for the first week was generously sponsored by Traditions eatery and Carlos & Gabby’s, both establishments are longtime supporters of YLX and are a critical part of the YLX experience. The first Thursday night barbecue was held on

July 4. Attendees enjoyed the lavish spread donated by – first time YLX sponsors – Gourmet Glatt. Young Israel of Bayswater hosted the event which included intense 3 on 3 basketball led by the legendary coach Zack G. and a bonfire put together by pyro-professional and EMT Pinchas Lipsky. Nights filled with Torah learning and comradery have become a summer tradition in Lawrence. YLX is committed to creating an inviting non-pressurized environment that encourages Torah learning. It is the sixth summer, and YLX is stronger and more vibrant than ever! YLX is based out of Bais Medrah Heichal Dovid in Lawrence. It runs every weeknight until August 13. There is no charge to attend. For more information email YIDLearningExperience@gmail.com.

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Around the Community CHAZAQ Jwave Teens Division for public school teens started off their summer learning, chilling and have a great time with their friends

Dr. Howard Zvi Goldschmidt Elected President of ACSZ

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he American Committee for Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem is pleased to announce that the National Board has elected Dr. Howard Zvi Goldschmidt to serve as its new president. Dr. Goldschmidt will be taking over for Debbie Kestenbaum, who served as president with tremendous acuity and vision for the last three years. Shaare Zedek has been an important cause in Dr. Goldschmidt’s family for de-

cades. His maternal grandfather, Herman Warisch z”l, was a classmate and lifelong friend of Dr. Falk Schlesinger, z”l, the Hospital’s second Director-General. His paternal grandfather, Carl Goldschmidt, z”l, served as a board member of The American Committee in the 1960s and 1970s and was honored posthumously in the early ‘80s. His parents, Helen and Eric Goldschmidt, attended many Shaare Zedek dinners and concerts. Dr. Goldschmidt

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himself was honored by the American Committee in 2016 for his outstanding volunteer service in providing world-class cardiac care to the people of Jerusalem and beyond. “I feel honored to be stepping into the role of president of this amazing institution,” Dr. Goldschmidt said. “It has been my privilege since 2016 to spend a month at Shaare Zedek each year, working with senior physicians and residents in the Cardiology and Emergency Medicine departments. During my visits, I have had the opportunity to fully understand the ethos of this unique beacon for hope and healing. I believe that Shaare Zedek is one of the greatest providers of high-level medicine in a compassionate and supportive environment, making critical advance-

ments in clinical care and research each day. I see it as my mission to get as many people as possible to visit the Hospital so that together, we can help make Shaare Zedek even greater than it is today. After all, what better place is there for a cardiologist than The Hospital with a Heart!?” Dr. Goldschmidt attended the Yeshiva of Central Queens and Yeshiva University High School in Manhattan and received his undergraduate and medical degrees at Columbia University. He trained in internal medicine and cardiology at Mount Sinai and is currently a senior cardiologist at The Cleveland Clinic Valley Heart & Vascular Institute in Ridgewood, NJ, subspecializing in interventional echocardiography for diagnosis and minimally invasive treatment of valvular

heart disease. He is listed in the guide to “Top Doctors in the NY Metro Area” and previously served as co-chair of the UJA-Federation Physicians Cabinet of Northern NJ. Dr. Goldschmidt’s wife, Debbie, is an immigration lawyer in Manhattan. The Goldschmidts are the proud parents of Ari, Noah, and Alyssa and Eli, and grandparents of Eitan, Ezra, Lior, and Ami.

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Around the Community Nonstop minyanim, brachos, and lots of love for fellow Jews by the Nikolsburger Rebbe in Woodbourne

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to all the generous friends of Siach Yitzchok and community patrons for making our

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Avnet Campers Take off on Trips

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t was time for trips as the campers at HALB’s Avnet Country Day School settled into their second week. The oldest boys in the G’vaot division (grades 6-8) hit the open seas for a day of fishing. They learned to fish and reeled in a few impressive catches. The Ma’ayanot boys (grades 1-3) went to Active Kidz, and the Harim (grades 4-5) had a great time at Boomers amusement park. Over in the girls’ divisions, the young ladies leaped with joy. The Ma’ayanot girls

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went to “Bounce” and the Agamim and Naharot (grades 4-8) ventured to “Launch” where they tested their jumping skills and soared through the air on a variety of trampolines. “We schedule exciting trips as part of the Avnet experience, since off-site adventures really round out the fun,” said Daniel Stroock, director. “Our campers look forward to their trips, and we love sharing their excitement!”

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This Week TJH Speaks with... 1, 2, 3…8 weeks of amazing summer fun! For two months of the year our children bask in the sun, swimming, singing, and soaking up the fun every day. How are they spending their time away from their desks? In this annual feature series we speak with camp directors and head counselors to learn more about our community’s amazing, spectacular, incredible, marvelous, unbelievable (you get the point!) camps.

Camp Shira

By Susan Schwamm

Although it only opened its doors last summer, Camp Shira has become one of the hottest camps in town. At Camp Shira, campers have something to sing about. With a beautiful campus, energetic staff, outstanding activities and nonstop fun, a summer in Camp Shira builds memories for a lifetime. We spoke with camp director Mrs. Yaffa Schreier in middle of her busy schedule to learn a bit more about the nonstop fun. Mrs. Schreier, thank you for taking the time to chat with us. As camp director, you know a lot about Camp Shira. Tell us a bit about camp.

Camp Shira is the premier girls camp of the Five Towns. Based out of Shulamith, we attract girls from all over who want a fun, dynamic summer that also emphasizes davening, shiur, middos and chessed.

There are three different divisions at Camp Shira, correct?

Yes. We have three divisions, and each division has its own directors because we prioritize our campers and want a smooth, organ i z e d su m mer. Shira Juniors, under the leadership of M r s . Rochel Lapid u s a n d Mrs. Ch a n ie Pearlman, is for girls en-

tering nursery through 1st grade; Shira Seniors, under the direction of Mrs. Adina Hoch and Mrs. Shira Beigeleisen, is for girls entering 2nd through 5th grade; and Shira Extreme, under the direction of Mrs. Chavsie Friedman, is for girls entering 6th and 7th grades. By having a director and assistants in each division,

“It is rewarding for all of us head staff members to see how much fun the girls are having!” our campers get personal attention and an action-packed summer schedule geared entirely for their age group!

How many campers enjoy Camp Shira?

We have around 500 campers. We start every day with ruach and cheers to get everyone involved in the action. Additionally, we have several Main Activity slots in our schedule where multiple bunks get to come together and have a fantastic time with our creative head counselor. We have a variety of activities, so every camper participates in fun throughout the day.

You’re based on the Shulamith campus.

The campers get to enjoy the Shulamith campus and all it has to offer. We built a double water park for the summer, as well as our brand-new go-kart track! Indoors, we have a ride-on area and a gymnasium room with bounce houses and more.

Wow - that sounds like so much fun! How is the day structured?

Davening first! Then it is non-stop action. Bunks rotate between swim, specialties, water park or go-karts, and so much more!

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What are the c a mp ers’ fav orit e activities?

Our n e w go-kart track has been an instant sen sat ion. It is just such a cool bonus to have something so unique on our campus, and the girls have loved getting a turn! We have electric ones for the girls who want to test their driving skills and pedal karts for the girls who prefer something slower. Many of the girls love our various art activities and other super-creative specialties. Baking is definitely one that everyone really enjoys! All our specialties are fantastic. We have specialties like Wacky Science, Jewelry Making for Extreme, multiple art classes, and so much more! We even have night activity in day camp! The gokarts and water park are among the camper favorites for sure. The Juniors love the gymnasium room and the ride-ons as well. We decided to reimagine sports this year, so on top of a regular sports morah, we also added a Wacky Sports specialty for some extra pizazz! Imagine pool noodle hockey and other fun, wacky games and sports. It has been a big hit!

I’d like to test those go-karts myself one time! I heard that the girls love to swim at Camp Shira.

Absolutely! We use heated pools. Our Juniors pool was built specifically for camp so the entire first half of the pool is shallow, which makes it perfect for our youngest campers to get to frolic during free swim and re-

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ceive instructional swim in it as well. We have certified lifeguards and swim instructors who are instructing every camper on their level.

Seniors where they go into the auditorium and never know what to expect! One day it might be a game show, the next day we might be inviting campers on stage to perform the motions to our theme song! It’s always a blast!

Shira Extreme is a blast! Tell us about it.

Your slogan is “Camp Shira: A Summer to Sing About”. Are you doing anything special in relation to that?

Our oldest division led by Mrs. Chavsie Friedman is small to ensure the girls get personalized attention and have a ton of fun! We have specialties that are exclusively for them, and they go on multiple trips every week. They’ve already enjoyed an escape room and a full day trip to Clementon Water Park! There are so many more exciting things in store for them!

We professionally record a camp theme song every year. Last summer’s song is still bouncing around everyone’s heads but the girls absolutely LOVE the new “Shira On the Go” song! Additionally, the highlight last summer was our Shimi Adar concert, so we have her booked for a grand finale concert to end this summer on a high again!

Do you do anything different for the Three Weeks or the Nine What’s your theme this summer? Days?

We feel like that is the perfect time to put our chessed to the test! Each bunk gets an opportunity to work on a chessed project during that time.

As you walk around camp, what are three things that you hear the most throughout the day?

Singing, smiles, and cheers! It is rewarding for all of us head staff members to see how much fun the girls are having!

What trips do you go on? Are there overnights? Or late nights?

Every division has weekly trips and our Extreme Division goes on at least two trips per week. Our senior bunks get to enjoy late nights, and Extreme went to Clementon Water Park first half and will go to Zoom Flume overnight second half.

That sounds like fun. How do you get the kids revved up during lunchtime?

It’s funny, we actually like to just let them eat and enjoy a few minutes of downtime to chat with friends because the rest of the day is so intense. Instead, we have Main Activity built into the schedule for the

This summer’s theme is On the Go with Camp Shira! It has a lot of “Around the World” and travel components built in, and it really let us devise cool, unique activities and projects for each week of the summer!

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French Quips “I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me.” —General George S. Patton “Going to war without France is like going deer hunting without your accordion.” —Norman Schwartzkopf “We can stand here like the French, or we can do something about it.” —Marge Simpson “Boy, those French. They have a different word for everything.” —Steve Martin “The only time France wants us to go to war is when the German Army is sitting in Paris sipping coffee.” —Regis Philbin “In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those [people] understand their language.” —Mark Twain

on average, than the citizens of more. True, you can sit outside in drink little cups of coffee, but why is more stylish than sitting inside and drinking large glasses of whiskey I don’t know.” —PJ O’Rourke

BaltiParis and this

“How can anyone govern a nation that has 240 different kinds of cheese?” —Charles de Gaulle “Everything is on such a clear financial basis in France. It is the simplest country to live in. No one makes things complicated by becoming your friend for any obscure reason. If you want people to like you, you have only to spend a little money.” —Ernest Hemingway

“The French are a smallish, monkey-looking bunch and not dressed any better,

“I hate France. It’s like the whole country’s on a diet.” —Gordon Korman “Let’s face it, the French Army couldn’t beat a girls’ hockey team.” —Bill Bryson

You gotta be kidding Yankel and his wife are about to take a dream vacation to Paris, when they stop into the dentist on the way to the airport. “I want a tooth pulled, and I don’t want Novacaine because I’m in a big hurry,” the woman says. “Just extract the tooth as quickly as possible, and we’ll be on our way.” The dentist is quite impressed. “You’re certainly a courageous woman,” he notes. “Which tooth is it?” The woman turns to her husband and says, “Yankel, show him your tooth, dear.”

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Sara is taking part of a race in camp during color war. Slowly, but surely, she gains speed and overtakes the person in second place. In what place does she finish? See answer on the other page

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France Trivia a. The creation of French bread b. The departure of German troops from France in WWII c. The start of the French Revolution d. The conquering of Spain by Napoleon 2. Approximately how many annual visitors are there to The Louvre Museum in Paris?

rett [Bread, berets and barrett]

parte was overthrown

b. Liberté, égalitié, fraternité [Liberty, equality and fraternity]

b. The French monarchy was overthrown

c. Liberté et prospérité pour tous [Freedom and prosperity for all] d. Petites portions mais bonnes [Small portions but good]

b. 1.2 million

c. Spain

c. 4 million

d. Germany

d. 18 million

e. Netherlands

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6. Which of the following is true about the Eiffel Tower?

a. Luxembourg b. Switzerland

a. Pain, bérets et bar-

d. French fries were created

4. Which of the following countries does not border France?

a. 365,000

3. What is the national motto of France?

c. France broke away from the Roman Empire

5. What happened in the French Revolution? a. Napoleon Bona-

a. It is 120 stories high b. It has a restaurant at its peak c. It was built for the World Fair in 1889 and was supposed to be taken down after 20 years d. It was destroyed during World War I and rebuilt with an exact replica

7. What is the name of the oldest bridge in Paris, built in 1604? a. Pont Neuf b. Viaduc de Millau c. Pont d’Avignon d. Passerelle Simone-de-Beauvoir 8. What is the French monetary currency? a. Franc b. Franck c. Euro d. Dollar 9. Which of the following artists was not born in France? a. Henri Matisse b. Claude Monet c. Vincent Van Gogh d. Leonardo da Vinci

 Wisdom Key 7-9 correct: You win a 3 nights’ stay at TJH’s French Riviera villa. (I’m there now for the summer, so you will have to wait until sometime in the fall or whenever; we will work out the details later.) 3-6 correct: You are good, but missing something – like French fries without ketchup. 0-2 correct: Your knowledge of all things French is miniscule, sort of like a French poodle.

Answer to Riddle Me This: Second place (because she only overtook the person in second place – not in first place).

1. What does France’s July 14th holiday, Bastille Day, celebrate?

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4. E

8. C

3. B

7. A

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6. C

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Torah Thought

Parshas Chukas By Rabbi Berel Wein

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he climax of the tragedies that have been recorded for us in the previous readings of the Torah appears in this week’s reading. Driven to anger and exasperation, Moshe disobeys the order of G-d to speak to the rock and extract water from it and instead he raises his staff and smites it a number of times. This act does produce water, but it leads to

the confirmation of the fact that neither Moshe nor Aharon will lead the Jewish people into the land of Israel. The prophecy of Eldad and Meidad, that Moshe will die in the desert and that Joshua will lead the Jewish people into the land of Israel is now proven to be bitterly accurate. There is much discussion amongst the commentators as to why Moshe is so se-

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verely punished. In the review of the story of the Jewish people while in the desert of Sinai that appears in the book of Devarim, Moshe himself seems to indicate that it was somehow for the benefit of the Jewish people itself. He apparently could no longer be the leader of the people when they entered the land of Israel and found themselves in completely different circumstances than those that pertained while living in the desert of Sinai. There is no doubt that all later Jewish history would have taken a different course had Moshe lived and led the Jewish people into the land of Israel. But the will of heaven always pertains and creates the circumstances and narrative in which we ordinary

of behavior. This judgment and the punishment that befell him was an accumulation of all the minor mistakes he had made. If we will attempt to understand what the transgression was and if the punishment fit the crime, we will always come up short of explanations that truly satisfy our human sense of logic and rectitude. The ultimate lesson of the narrative of this incident is that the judgment of Heaven always remains beyond our scrutiny and understanding. Moshe was warned early on that in spite of his greatness and holiness and though there would never be another human as close to Heaven and possessing his powers of prophecy, he

Because of his greatness and position of leadership, he was held to an exacting, exalted criteria of behavior.

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mortals must function and somehow succeed. Maimonides saw in this narrative of the Torah the effects of cumulative behavior. By this he meant that Moshe was not judged and punished for the sin of striking the rock but rather this act was the final misdeed of his career. Because of his greatness and position of leadership, he was held to an exacting, exalted criteria

still would not be able to truly fathom and understand the ultimate judgment, so to speak, of Heaven. Eventually Moshe comes to terms with this reality and understands that the dividing line between the Creator and the created can never be crossed. This is one of the most important messages that this week’s reading can teach us. Shabbat shalom.

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Parshas Chukas The Language of the Generation By Rav Moshe Weinberger Adapted for publication by Binyomin Wolf

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egarding the nature of Moshe Rebbeinu’s sin in striking the rock to bring forth water for the Jewish people, Rav Shmuel Dovid Luzzatto, zt”l. the great-grandson of the Ramchal, wrote that “while Moshe Rebbeinu only committed on sin, the commentaries heaped thirteen or more sins upon him because each one attributed some novel sin based on his own understanding...” The Torah tells us very little about the reason for the drastic consequences of Moshe’s sin. We must therefore understand the commentaries’ explanations rather than inventing any new sins to add to the already-long list. There is a well-known dispute between the Rambam (Shmonah Perakim, Ch. 4) and Rashi (on Bamidbar 20:12) regarding the nature of Moshe’s sin. According to the Rambam, his sin was excessive anger when he said (Bamidbar 20:10), “Listen, you rebels.” According to Rashi, however, his sin was disobeying G-d by hitting the rock when he was commanded to speak to the rock. While the Ramban takes issue with both of these explanations, the Maharal in Gur Aryeh and Rav Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev in Kedushas Levi explain that, on a deeper level, the Rambam and Rashi’s explanations are not mutually exclusive. Each refer to a different stage in one process. The process began with Moshe becoming angry and that anger caused him to disobey Hashem’s

command to speak to the rock. Hashem speaks to us in every generation through the Torah as if it is being given today. We must therefore understand what we must learn from the nature of Moshe’s sin in order to know what is right in our own generation. The first step in that process is understanding the difference between the events in parshas Chukas and the events in parshas Beshalach when Moshe first drew water from a rock (Shmos 17:1-7). There, the people lacked water and came to complain to Moshe, Moshe told Hashem that he was afraid they would kill him, Hashem told him to hit a rock, he did so, and water began flowing from the rock to fulfill the Jewish people’s need for water. What is the difference between these two events? Why was it a mitzvah for Moshe to hit the rock shortly after the Jewish people left Egypt but a grave sin to do so in their last year in the desert before entering Eretz Yisroel? The difference was the generation. Moshe was commanded to hit the rock for the generation who left Egypt. This older generation grew up as slaves in Egypt. They were familiar with the language of force and harshness. For them, when Moshe hit the rock, using force to extract the water, he was speaking the language of the old style of education understood by that generation. However, the generation in parshas Chukas lived forty years later. They grew up in the desert

protected by Hashem who provided for all of their needs. They were a softer, weaker generation. This new generation, on the brink of entering Eretz Yisroel, understood a different language. Hashem expected Moshe to speak to the new generation in a language it understood, the language of conversation, speech, and dialogue. That is why He commanded Moshe only to speak to the rock and not to strike it. In our times too, we see this distinction between the “old generation” and the “new generation.” Our parents and grandparents, who lived through the war, grew up for the most part under the control of totalitarian regimes or dictatorships and were accustomed to the harsh language of force. That generation also educated its children using the language of strict discipline and force. That approach does not work in the current generation. The old generation was not broken by the old approach to education. But if anyone tries to use the old way of discipline on the new generation, he will only shatter the lives of his students. Such an approach to education no longer works. It is simply outdated. What happened to Moshe Rebbeinu in parshas Chukas? When he lifted up his staff to hit the rock just as he had done forty years earlier for the previous generation, he revealed that, on his level, he did not appreciate the difference between the generations. As great as he was, he could not speak the language of the

new generation. He was still educating people the way it was done in the “old country.” He did not understand how to communicate with the generation in its way, which was through speech, conversation, and dialogue. The new way is one of (Devarim 6:7) “and you shall teach your children and speak to them.” The way of the new generation is speaking with one’s children rather than using force to elicit their compliance. It was not so much that Moshe was punished by not being allowed to bring the Jewish people into Eretz Yisroel. Rather, it was a natural consequence of the fact that he was no longer able to understand the true nature of the new generation. He could not be the person who would lead them into the land. But Yehoshua, his successor, did lead them into the land. It is known that Rashi (on Bamidbar 11:28) teaches us that Eldad and Medad has prophesized that “Moshe will die and Yehoshua will bring the Jewish people into the land of Israel.” What was Yehoshua’s approach to education? The pasuk at the end of the book of Yehoshua (24:27) tells us that at the end of his life, Yehoshua established a large stone as a monument and said that “it has heard all of the words of Hashem which He has spoken to us.” Yehoshua understood that one can also speak to a stone and it will hear. He understood that the nature of the new generation is one of conversation rather than coercion.

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These two approaches to education also manifest themselves in a remarkable teaching by the Gemara (Sanhedrin 24a), which says: Rav Oshea says, “What is meant by the pasuk (Zecharia 11:7), which says, ‘And I will take two staffs. I will call one pleasantness and I will call the other violence.’ The one called ‘pleasantness’ refers to the sages of Eretz Yisroel, who discuss halacha sweetly with one another. ‘Violence’ refers to the sages of Bavel, who do violence against one another in their discussion of halacha.” We therefore see from this Gemara that the way of education for the old generation, the generation of exile, Bavel, is violence, force, and coercion. But the way of education in Eretz Yisroel, the way of the new generation, the way of redemption and Moshiach, is one of pleasantness.

A New Generation For reasons only truly known to Him, Hashem conducts the world in this way. Each generation has its own unique character. Some people may want to rail against this, asking, “Why does it have to be that way?” “If it worked then, it should work now!” or “That’s our mesorah in education!” They can ask these questions but if they attempt to educate this generation the way the previous generations educated their children, it simply will not work. Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai (Zohar 128a) even said in his time that while in previous generations the main point was strictness and fear of punishment, “For us, the matter is dependent on love.” In our generation too, we see that fear was the modus operandi for prior generations who lived in monarchies and dictatorships. To a large extent this worked. But we now live in democracies, countries in which everyone has a right to his opinion. Now, we communicate with one another by talking things over, with the staff of pleasantness. Even so, it goes without saying that we do not turn our houses into democracies, giving our children a vote on all household decisions. There must be authority,

limitations, and boundaries. It is difficult to find the correct balance between dialogue with parental authority but we may not ignore the nature of the generation. A friend of mine attended parent-teacher conferences for his sixth

history’s worst anti-Semites. Neither side is, for the most part, willing to hear out the other side, to have a true conversation. A chassidishe friend of mine says that whenever he travels to Eretz Yisroel, he finds himself in conversations with secu-

He was still educating people the way it was done in the “old country.”

grade son one year. This son gave my friend a lot of aggravation at home, so he expected to hear a similar report from his son’s rebbe. But the rebbe’s report was glowing. After confirming that he and the rebbe were indeed referring to the same boy, my friend told the rebbe that he did not understand why his son acted so different in yeshiva than he did at home. This rebbe was a baal teshuva from the Midwest with a very sweet, simple approach, and he asked my friend, “Do you every talk with your son?” After thinking for a few moments, he answered that he really hadn’t. He asked his son to do things. He learned with him, He disciplined him. He even told him he was doing a good job once in a while. But he never actually had a conversation with him. The rebbe then suggested that he should talk with his son because he has some very deep thoughts about things. We must educate our children in the context of dialogue, of actually communicating with them. It is the same thing in the caustic bitter dispute between the chareidi and the secular elements in Eretz Yisroel today. Both sides largely carry only the “staff of violence” in their dealings with one another. Each side may only skewer each other with the point of a pen, but that is still violence. Certain voices in the secular media condemn the chareidim as parasites who are a greater threat to Israel than Iran. And some in the chareidi camp compare anyone who disagrees with them with

lar Israelis, and they inevitably wind up discussing the chareidi draft issue. He explains his perspective and they explain theirs, and at the end, they usually hear where he is coming from and he understands their perspective. But that can only happen when people engage in a true dialogue.

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Persuasion through conversation is the way to bring redemption in this generation. In fact, the Hebrew word Moshiach shares the same root as the word sichah, conversation. The prophet Yeshaya (11:4) says about Moshiach that “he will smite the land with the rod of his mouth and will put the wicked to death with the breath of his lips.” Using only his mouth, words of dialogue, teaching, conversation, and persuasion, he will turn the wicked around and bring about the ultimate redemption. May we merit to recognize the nature of our generation and education our generation according to its unique path and thereby see the revelation of Moshiach 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 Korach By Eytan Kobre

Weekly Aggada This is the law of the Torah that G-d has commanded, saying: Speak to the Jewish people that they should take for you a perfectly red heifer, which has no blemish and upon which was never placed a yoke (Bamidbar 19:2) A gentile once asked R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai: “These things that you do [in relation to the Red Heifer] seem like sorcery. You bring a heifer and burn it and grind it and take its ashes. And when one of you becomes impure, you sprinkle that person with two or three drops, and you declare, ‘You are pure!’” R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai responded, “Have you ever had an ‘evil spirit’ enter you?” “No,” answered the gentile. “Have you ever seen someone possessed of an evil spirit?” questioned R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai. “Yes,” replied the gentile. “Okay,” said R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai. “And what did you do for that person?” “We brought the roots of various plants,” explained the gentile, “and we lit a fire and boiled water under them, and then the evil spirit departed.” “Listen to what you’re saying!” R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai shot back. “It is the same with our impurity.” After the gentile left, R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai’s students confronted him. “What you told the gentile may have satisfied him. But how will you explain it to us?” “By your lives!” replied R’ Yochanan ben Zakkai. “The dead body does not render one impure, nor do the waters return one to purity. Rather, G-d says, ‘I have promulgated a law; I have announced a decree;

you may not transgress my decree!’” It is G-d’s decree that makes man impure and it is G-d’s word that returns him to a state of purity. Hence, “this is the law of the Torah” (Bamidbar Rabba 19:8).

Weekly Mussar “Take the staff, and assemble the congregation, you and Aharon your brother, and speak to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and you shall bring forth to them water out of the rock; so you shall give the congregation and their cattle drink” (Bamidbar 20:8) What was Moshe Rabbeinu’s sin in hitting the rock? After all, he had done this before. When the Jewish people traveled from the Desert of Sin to Rephidim and had no water to drink, G-d instructed Moshe Rabbeinu to hit a rock and bring forth water. And Moshe Rabbeinu, in fact, hit the rock, which gave water. No sin. So how is this instance of Moshe Rabbeinu hitting the rock any different? It was not any different, answers R’ Yaakov Kamenetsky (in the name of his rebbi, the Alter of Slabodka), and that’s the point. Man is tasked with always striving for growth and to act in an ever increasingly elevated manner. Because Moshe Rabbeinu previously had brought forth water by hitting a rock, he should have understood that it was incumbent upon him now to up the ante by bringing forth water this time in a more elevated, more miraculous manner. To the extent Moshe Rabbeinu was “content” to remain on the same level as the last time he brought forth water

from a rock, he was deemed to have “sinned.”

Weekly Anecdote This is the law of a man who dies in a tent: all who come into the tent, and all that is in the tent, shall be impure for seven days (Bamidbar 19:14) “The words of Torah are fulfilled only in one who kills himself over them, as it says, ‘This is the Torah of a man when he dies in a tent’” (Berachos 63b). Every Friday night, R’ Shneur Zalman of Liadi (the “Alter Rebbe” of Lubavitch) would deliver a discourse of chassidic teaching to a select group of his closest disciples. In the winter of 1798, his grandson, Menachem Mendel (later to become the famed Tzemach Tzedek), was a young boy of about eight. Despite his young age, the boy begged permission to listen to his grandfather’s words of wisdom, but his grandfather refused. R’ Shneur Zalman’s home consisted of two two-room buildings joined by a connecting hallway. In one wing, a large wood-burning stove was set in the wall between the two rooms, such that it opened into the outer room but protruded into the inner room (which served as R’ Shneur Zalman’s study). R’ Shneur Zalman was delivering his weekly discourse in his study one exceptionally cold Friday night, when a gentile was summoned to heat the oven. Struggling to push logs into the oven, the gentile built a fire near the opening of the stove, which soon filled the outer room with smoke. Within moments, the discourse was disrupted by the gentile’s cry for

help, which sent the disciples rushing from R’ Shneur Zalman’s study into the outer room. There, inside the stove, lay the young Menachem Mendel...coughing uncontrollably, but alive. Apparently, for some weeks, the boy discovered that he could hear his grandfather’s discourse through the thin wall of the stove. So every Friday night he would climb into the stove and listen intently to his grandfather’s lofty words. Only now, because of the bitter cold and the need to light the inner stove, was his listening post discovered. “See what could have happened!” cried R’ Shneur Zalman’s wife. “You allow strangers to listen to your discourses but not your own grandson?” “Moshe Rabbeinu reached Har Sinai only thorough fire,” R’ Shneur Zalman replied. “Only then did he merit that the Torah be given through him. Torah is acquired only through sacrifice.”

Weekly Halacha This is the law of the Torah that G-d has commanded, saying: Speak to the Jewish people that they should take for you a perfectly red heifer, which has no blemish and upon which was never placed a yoke (Bamidbar 19:2) There is a custom for certain lofty individuals to fast on the Friday preceding Parshas Chukas (Magen Avraham 580:9; Mishna Berura 580:16). On that day, in 1242, 24 (or 20) wagonloads of the Talmud (and many works of the Baalei Tosfos) were burned in Paris by agents of the church and King Louis IX (Magen Avraham 580:9; Aruch HaShul-

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chan, Orach Chaim 580:4; Mishna Berura 580:16). There had been a public debate between an apostate monk and eminent rabbinic authorities. When the inevitable verdict was rendered against the Jews, it was decreed that the Talmud be burned publicly, which, more than 200 years before the advent of the printing press, was an immeasurable loss. Indeed, it was such a tragedy that the Maharam M’Rottenburg, an eyewitness to the events, memorialized it in an elegy – “Sha’ali Serufa BaAish” – recited on Tisha B’Av (Kinah 41; see also Responsa of Maharam M’Rottenberg 250). The rabbis of the time inquired of the Heavens whether this tragic loss had been decreed from Above. The Divine response came in the Aramaic form of the second verse of Chukas: “Da gezeiras Oraysa, This is the decree of the Torah” (Bamidbar 19:2). The rabbis took this to mean that the burning of the holy

books was Divinely decreed. R’ Hillel of Verona, a talmid of Rabbeinu Yonah of Gerondi and eyewitness to these events, saw in the Talmud burning a retribution for the burning of the Rambam’s works – in

works to Dominican friars, who, unsurprisingly, branded them as blasphemous and burned them publicly. The tragic burning of 24 wagonloads of the Talmud took place on the same spot, less than forty days later, as the

It is G-d’s decree that makes man impure, and it is G-d’s word that returns him to a state of purity.

the same spot, not even forty days earlier. After the Rambam’s passing, many who disagreed with the philosophies espoused in his Moreh Nevuchim and Sefer HaMada criticized and ultimately banned his works. Some even furnished copies of those

burning of the Rambam’s seforim. It is even said that the ashes of the burnt Talmud mixed with the ashes of the burnt works of the Rambam. Despite his prior opposition to the Rambam’s works, Rabbeinu Yonah took the Talmud burning as a Divine sign. He publicly retracted his

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prior position and declared, “Moshe emes v’Toraso emes, v’kulanu bada’in, Moshe (referring to the Rambam) and his Torah are true, and we are jokers.” Some identify this tragic incident as the catalyst for the writing of Rabbeinu Yonah’s monumental work on repentance and related topics, Shaarei Teshuva. Another reason offered for the fast of the Friday before Parshas Chukas is to memorialize the annihilation of two cities of Jews in the 1648-1649 (“Tach v’Tat”) Cossack massacres led by Bogdan Chmielnitsky, ym”sh (Magen Avraham 580:9; Mishna Berura 580:16). 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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Shabbos A Taste of the World to Come By Shmuel Reichman

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ne day, you’re sitting on a train, heading towards your destination. You look to your right and see a fellow passenger. Attempting to be friendly, you ask him where he is heading. He shrugs his shoulders. “I don’t know,” he replies. You do a double take, and ask again. He repeats, “I’m just riding the train. I don’t know where I’m going.” At this point, you begin to wonder if this guy is out of his mind. Who goes on a train without a destination in mind? However, if you go over to the average person on the street and ask them the same question, “Where are you going in life? What’s your ultimate destination?” they will give you a similar answer. They’ll shrug and say, “I don’t know”.” If the absence of a defined destination for something as simple as a train ride is so clearly absurd, how can we fail to treat life the same way? Life, the most important journey we will ever take, must surely require a clearly defined and meaningful destination. Since Shabbos takes up one seventh of our entire lives, let us try to gain a deeper understanding into this unique and beautiful day.

Shabbos is Fundamental It is striking to consider how fundamental Shabbos is in Jewish thought. Shabbos is included amongst the Aseres Hadibros, the Ten Command-

ments, which are viewed not only as uniquely important, but, as Rashi explains, the root categories that contain all the other mitzvos. Furthermore, the punishment for desecrating Shabbos is not just death, but skilah, stoning. According to most opinions, this is the most severe of the four death penalties. To compound the point, when we consider whether or not someone is an observant Jew, we usually ask whether he or she is shomer Shabbos, Sabbath-observant. In a very enigmatic and cryptic manner, the Gemara in Brachos 57a compares Shabbos to Olam Habah, the World to Come. The exact terminology is “mei’ein olam habah” – Shabbos is a taste of the World to Come. Olam Hazeh, the world we live in, is the place of process. In this world you get to choose who you will become. Every single day presents you a new opportunity to become even greater than you were the day before. This world is, therefore, a place of movement and becoming, where we progress down our personal path of change and growth. Olam Habah, the World to Come, in contrast, is the place of being, where you experience everything you have built in this life. No longer can we move or become; no longer can we build. Rather, we experience a static world, lacking both movement and process, where we enjoy everything we created during our lives in this world.

The joy of this world is the ability to grow, to learn, to become. The pain is that it is limited; we are only in this world for a short period of time and then we leave. The joy of the World to Come is the ecstatic enjoyment of everything we’ve built during our lifetime. The pain is that it’s only that – nothing more. All the potential we failed to actualize will remain eternally so, merely potential. This can be compared to a person who is given a pile of clay and one hour to mold it. During that hour, he can create anything he wants, impress any form he desires into the clay. After the hour, the clay is taken and placed into the kiln and whatever form he created during that hour will remain forever. So too, we receive a lifetime in this world to mold ourselves. During our time here we have the free will to create ourselves, to grow. Once we leave this world, we remain forever as the beings that we created. What’s important to realize, though, is that the reward in the World to Come is not merely an external reward, some “goodie” given to you in exchange for the good deeds you performed. Rather, the reward is in fact you, the consciousness and self that you created during your lifetime. As the Ramchal and the Nefesh Ha’Chaim explain, when you die, your mind and consciousness are peeled away from your physical body, almost like taking

off a coat, and you exist eternally as the essential being that you have created. (In truth, there is movement and process in Olam Habah as well, albeit, a very different type; it’s a growth based on expanding everything you began building during your lifetime.)

Shabbos is a Reminder The weekdays parallel this world, a time to physically create, build, and grow. Shabbos is more than just a day of rest – it’s a taste of Olam Habah. We cease creative physical activity and experience what it means to simply exist. This is the spiritual parallel to our transition from this world to the next. In this world, we have the chance to grow and build. In the next we cease our creative activity and experience everything we have built. Shabbos is the ultimate reminder that our lives have an endpoint and that the result is only as great as every bit of effort that we put into building it. On Shabbos, we reflect on what we’ve built and become, both in the preceding week and in our entire life leading up to this point. This is why, despite the fact that we may pause our physical growth on Shabbos, we don’t stop our spiritual growth; in fact, we actually place special emphasis on it. This is because the experience of Olam Habah within Shabbos should be one that compels us to take advantage of this world, to fur-

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ther build, develop, and grow. Shabbos is the reminder that one day we will no longer have the opportunity to take advantage of this world, and our response should be to redouble our conviction to do so. We can then enter into the next week rejuvenated and inspired to become even more. Shabbos is a time to focus on destination, to ask ourselves: Where am I going in life? What are my goals? What am I trying to accomplish?. Sadly, many people lose focus of the bigger picture, of what’s really important in life. Many people work, eat, sleep, and repeat. They live for weekends and vacations. There are too many people who fall into the trap of getting by; they get an education, a job, find a spouse, retire, and die. However, this is not what we were created for! Each and every single one of us has the potential for greatness, and our job in this world is to find our unique greatness and bring it to life. Every business has regular meetings to discuss their goals. Every athlete

has a specific exercise regimen, diet, and sleep schedule to ensure maximum performance. They constantly track their progress and make alterations accordingly to make sure they are progressing towards their target. Yet, when it comes to the important things in life, such as the goal of our lives, our fami-

flective step back and look objectively at yourself, as an outsider. We need to have the courage to go into a room, by ourselves, and ask the important questions: Who am I? What drives me? What makes me unique? What are my talents? What are my passions? What can I contribute to the Jewish people

Our job in this world is to find our unique greatness and bring it to life.

lies, our spiritual growth, how often do we create concrete goals? How often do we sit down and measure our progress and then recalibrate accordingly? Every Shabbos should be an existential and meditative experience. The first step is to enjoy everything you’ve become, everything you’ve created. The second step is to take a re-

and the world as a whole? But most importantly, how am I doing in life? Am I achieving my goals? Is there anything which needs more work, more attention? The last step is to redirect and recalibrate. Just like a GPS recalibrates when you veer off the path, Shabbos is where we need to do the same for our

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life-trajectory. Life comes down to the decisions we make, and Shabbos provides us with the opportunity to make the decision to become more. Every decision you’ve ever made in your entire life has led you to this very moment, which also means that any decision you make from now on can forever alter your life for the better. Shabbos is when we regain perspective on who we are, where we are headed, and what decisions we must make to become our best and truest selves. May we be inspired to fully experience Shabbos, a taste of Olam Habah, and use this taste of destination to unlock our true greatness.

Shmuel Reichman is an inspirational speaker who has spoken internationally at shuls, conferences, and in Jewish communities. You can find more inspirational shiurim, videos, and articles from Shmuel on Facebook and Yutorah.org. For all questions, thoughts, or bookings, please email shmuelreichman678@gmail.com.

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Dramatic Rescue Saves Infant Locked in a Hot Car By Raphael Poch

Last month, a dramatic car rescue took place after an infant was accidentally locked inside a hot car. The mother of the child wrote the following after the lifesaving rescue.

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ven while writing this, hours after the incident, I am still shaking. Earlier today I was out shopping and when I came back to the car, I put my daughter, Maya, who was in her detachable car seat, inside the car. I put my bag, with my cellphone in it, in the front seat so that I could adjust the car seat. I momentarily put my keys in between the seats. I secured Maya’s seat and then closed the door. I then walked around the car to the driver’s side and to my horror, the door wouldn’t open. The car was locked with my keys, my phone, and Maya, my baby, inside. “I immediately began to panic. I ran from door to door of the car frantically checking each one trying to get inside the car. They were all locked. The car was locked, and my poor Maya was inside. My beloved friend, Ruthi,

was with me and she immediately took charge of the situation. She called Yedidim, an organization who sends volunteers out to help people who have car trouble. She asked that they send someone immediately to help and explained that there was a locked child in the car.

that felt like a lifetime – an orange ambucycle from United Hatzalah appeared in the parking lot with Amit Sinai riding it. Amit volunteers for United Hatzalah as an EMT ambucycle driver and is also a Yedidim volunteer. Ruthi flagged him down, and he raced over to the car. He quickly jumped off

“I spoke to her through the window as my tears flowed down my cheeks the entire time”

“In the meantime, Maya began to cry a little bit. I leaned on the door and once she saw me, she gave me her million-dollar smile. From that point on I didn’t take my eyes off of her for a second. I spoke to her through the window as my tears flowed down my cheeks the entire time. I was hysterical by this point.” A few short minutes later – a span

of his ambucycle and began attempting to break into the car. During his efforts, other police officers and EMTs began to arrive and they tried to calm the frantic mother down telling her that everything was going to be alright. “Amit, with the patience of steel, spent four minutes attempting to open one of the doors. I had no idea what to do. I was a mess. I kept staring at Maya

trying to keep her alert. “After four minutes that felt like an eternity, Amit succeeded at opening the vehicle, that, by this time, was already quite hot. He unlocked the remainder of the doors and took Maya out of her car seat and placed her in my arms. I was overcome with joy and happiness. I felt that I had been given my daughter for a second time. I hugged her, I kissed her, and I cried for joy that she was again in my arms healthy and none-the-worse-for-wear. “G-d keeps the world turning and oversees what happens to us all. I believe with all my might that this too happened to me for a good reason. I thank G-d that He gave me this trial and not a different one that could have ended worse. “I also can’t thank enough Amit, United Hatzalah, Yedidim and the police who all responded so quickly and professionally and who saved my daughter’s life. It is because of you that we are together. “You acted as G-d’s messengers for good today.”

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he past few ye a r s , Iran has dominated headlines, threatening the world with nuclear annihilation and warning Israel that it could blow the Jewish State off the map with a single missile. Former President Barack Obama thought that capitulating to Tehran and placating the regime with funds would encourage them to play nice with the rest of the world. President Donald Trump has a differing, contradictory approach when dealing with the Persian nation: cut off their bank accounts and access to world monies, forcing the people to side with the U.S. and encouraging them to throw off their leaders and the religious tyranny choking the country. This week, Iran announced that it had begun enriching uranium to 4.5%, breaking the limit set by world powers four years ago under the nuclear deal made with Iran. The announcement comes on the heels of another declaration by Tehran that it broke the 300-kilogram limit on its low-enriched uranium stockpile, another term of the deal.

In other words: Iran is now flouting the nuclear deal that was touted by world leaders just a few years ago. In a year’s time, Iran could have enough material for a nuclear weapon, an event that Israel and others predicted would occur when world leaders essentially handed Tehran millions of dollars in exchange for them “halting” their nuclear program. Still, fans of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action say that Tehran’s violations of the terms of the agreement can be reversed. Iran has been dangling that carrot at European nations, telling them that it wants them to skirt sanctions imposed by the United States. If not, Iran threatens, its pursuit towards a nuclear missile will continue. It’s uncertain what will happen next. Will European nations continue to believe the fox clothed in sheep’s clothing? Or will it dawn on them that Tehran, flush with funds handed over to them just a few years ago, is on a precipitous dive into nuclear territory and that the only way to stop them is to cut off their money sources, as President Trump is endeavoring to do? Time will tell, although the sands in the hourglass are quickly emptying into the abyss.

Operation Ajax Iran is not a new player on the world stage. For many years, the United States and Iran have had a relationship – whether good or bad – that has forced the U.S. to consider Tehran when forming foreign policy. Years ago, the U.S. considered Iran a key ally in the fight against communism. Now, they are a decidedly evil regime, bent on destruction and annihilation of those not following Sharia law. For decades – from 1947 to 1991 – the United States and the Soviet Union were locked in a Cold War, which defined world politics at the time. The lines were clear: you were either on the side of the U.S. or on the side of communism, the United States’ nemesis at the time, embodied by the Soviet Union. Iran, under the Shah, Mohammed Reza Pahlevi, aligned itself with the United States. But tensions over oil led to fissures along the ties that bound the two countries. For decades, the oil wealth in the Middle East had been controlled by Western firms. In the late 1950s, the U.S. firm in Saudi Arabia, Arabian-American Oil Company, agreed to share oil revenues with Riyadh. British interests in Iran under the Anglo-Irani-

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an Oil Company were being pressured to follow suit. But London refused to capitulate to demands. In 1951, Mohammed Mosaddeq was appointed premier of Iran. Mosaddeq was a fierce nationalist. He began to attack British oil companies in the nation and called for nationalization of oil fields. The Shah and pro-Western elites of Iran were at odds with the fierce Mossadeq, and the Shah dismissed him in 1952. Massive riots within the country forced the Shah to reinstate Mosaddeq to his role shortly thereafter. Watching from the sidelines were the United States and Britain, fearing that Mossadeq would move Iran towards communism and under the Soviets’ thumb should he continue to stay in power. Working with the Shah, British intelligence sources and the CIA engineered a plot to overthrow Mossadeq. Mossadeq, though, after finding out about the plan, urged his supporters to take to the streets in protest and made dozens of arrests. The Shah conveniently left the country for “medical reasons,” and British intelligence backed away from the plan. The CIA, believing that the coup had failed, called off the mission.

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Supporters of the revolution removing a statue of the Shah in Tehran University in 1978

But Kermit Roosevelt, the top CIA officer in Iran, ignored the cable that told him to discontinue the coup. The next day, on August 19, 1953, with the aid of crowds organized and paid for by the CIA, the Iranian military overthrew Mossadeq. The Shah returned to power and signed over 40 percent of Iran’s oil fields to U.S. companies. Mossadeq spent three years in prison and died under house arrest in 1967. Historians say that Operation Ajax, the name of the CIA’s operation to overthrow Mossadeq, fanned the flames of anti-Western sentiment in Iran, which

ultimately led to the 1979 hostage crisis and the toppling of the Shah.

Rise of the Ayatollah At the beginning of his rule, the Shah was seen as limp and ineffective. Slowly, he grew into his role, becoming an astute politician. He was a modernizer in many ways. He promoted the growth of the middle class and championed women’s rights. The Shah outlawed the chador and the hijab and encouraged women to be educated, including at the university level, and employed. He gave Israel de

Celebrating the Shah’s departure

facto recognition by allowing an Israeli trade office to be opened in Tehran that functioned as a de facto embassy. The Shah extended voting rights to women and urged the participation of workers in factories through shares and other measures. Children received free food at schools under the Shah, and new elementary schools were created. The Shah also reached out to other countries, maintaining warm relations with Israel and China and European countries. The Shah’s first major clash with Ayatollah Khomeini was in 1962, when

the Shah allowed Iranian Jews, Christians, and those of other faiths to take the oath of office for municipal councils using their holy books instead of the Koran. The Khomeini wrote to the Shah about that, demanding that the Koran should be the only text used; the Shah declined his request. The Shah’s reforms angered many Shia clerics, including Khomeini, who fled into exile in 1964 first to Turkey, then to Iraq, and then to France. The Shah was also firm when it came to dissent, jailing and torturing his opponents. Under him, Iran be-

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The Ayatollah Khomeini returned to Iran in February 1979

came a police state, monitored by the SAVAK secret police. As the Shah solidified power, he began to see himself as more than just a leader. Before every film showing, there were photos of the Shah displayed, along with the national anthem. Statues of the Shah dotted the country. He abolished the two-party system of government in 1975, saying, “We must straighten out Iranians’ ranks. To do so, we divide them into two categories: those who believe in Monarchy, the constitution and the Six Bahman Revolution and those who don’t.... A person who does not enter the new political party and does not believe in the three cardinal principles will have only two choices. He is either an individual who belongs to an illegal organization, or is related to the outlawed Tudeh Party, or in other words a traitor. Such an individual belongs to an Iranian prison, or if he desires he can leave the country tomorrow, without even paying exit fees; he can go anywhere he likes, because he is not Iranian, he has no nation….” In 1971, the Shah celebrated the 2,500th anniversary of the Iranian monarchy – according to his calculations and calendar – with epic celebrations. $100 million was spent on the extravaganza. A tent city covering 160 acres held royal tents where guests dined on peacock and ate off Limoges porcelain china and drank from Baccarat crystal goblets. The price of the celebrations was so exorbitant that the Shah forbade his officials from discussing the costs. The nation, many of them poor and struggling, were horrified by the opulent and blinding display from their despotic ruler.

The Shah’s rule began to crumble in 1978. Protests roiled the nation, although the Shah endeavored to quash any rebellions. A follower of the Khomeini had brought in a sermon of the ayatollah which the Shah was displeased with that year. The Shah hit back against Khomeini with an article that was published in Ettela’at in January which attacked Ruhollah Khomeini, the ayatollah’s son, who was in Iraq

Throngs of supporters greeted Khomeini when he returned to Iran

rumors and confusion from the nation. Because the Shah was so successful at centralizing power, there was no one in his stead who was capable of making the decisions needed to corral the rioters taking over the country. Black Friday further cemented the inevitability of the Iranian revolution. On September 8, 1978, thousands had gathered in Tehran’s Jaleh Square for a religious gathering. But soldiers opened fire on the crowd, and many were killed

“We will break all the poison pens of those who speak of nationalism, democracy, and such things.” at the time. The ayatollah’s other son, Mostafa, had died of a heart attack a short while before. Rumors began to circulate that the SAVAK was behind Mostafa’s death. The day after the article’s publication, protests began in the city of Qom. It was at this point that anti-Shah religious protesters began to outnumber secular anti-Shah protesters. The ayatollah had gained a heavy backing against the Iranian ruler. The Shah had been diagnosed with cancer in 1974. In the spring of 1978, as it began to ravage his body, he stopped appearing in public and cancelled a trip to Hungary and Bulgaria. As protests began to rock the nation, the Shah became depressed from his treatments. The previously effervescent ruler retreated from the public eye, sparking

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and injured. The carnage added more fuel to the protesters’ fire, as the nation looked with horror at the blood spilled by the Shah’s forces. Riots continued throughout the land. The Shah, stymied about what to do and how to hold onto power while battling a brutal illness, granted amnesty to dissidents living abroad, including Ayatollah Khomeini. In his paranoid state, the Shah accused Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union of being behind the demonstrations – not realizing or not wanting to realize that it was his own people who were uprising against him. But the gravity of the situation finally became clear for the ailing Shah. On January 16, 1979, as the flames of revolution began licking at his heels,

the Shah and his wife boarded a plan to take them out of Iran. Almost immediately, crowds began smashing and toppling statues of the Shah. It took only hours for any vestiges of the Shah to be dissolved. Prime Minister Shapour Bakhtiar dissolved the SAVAK, freed all political prisoners, and invited Ayatollah Khomeini to return to Iran. Bakhtiar wanted the ayatollah to create a “Vatican-like” state in Qom and promised free elections. But Khomeini rejected his offer, appointing his own interim government, and said, “I will appoint a state. I will act against this government. With the nation’s support, I will appoint a state.” He vowed, “I shall kick their teeth in,” referring to Bakhtiar’s government. Indeed, that is what he did, and on February 11, 1979, the monarchy of Iran had been hurled to the dustbins of history with the black-robed Shiite leader raising his fists in triumph.

444 Harrowing Days The Supreme Leader – as the ayatollah began to be called – had told his followers that he supported democracy when he first announced his opposition to the Shah. But it became clear – very quickly – that democracy was far from the cleric’s mind when stepped onto Iranian soil in 1979. He put Islamic leaders to work writing an Islamic constitution for Iran. “Don’t listen to those who speak of democracy,” he told the people. “They all are against Islam. They want to take the nation away from its mission. We will break all the poison pens of those who speak of nationalism, democracy, and such things.” Interestingly, TIME magazine

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named the ayatollah its Person of the Year in 1979. The Shah, now in exile, was suffering from the last stages of the cancer that ravaged his body. Seeking shelter from allies, he made his way to Egypt, then to Morocco, and then to Mexico. While is Mexico, he was given an invitation by Council on Foreign Relations chairman David Rockefeller, who was able to bring the Shah into the U.S. for treatment. The Shah’s visit to the U.S. was supposed to be kept secret, but word got out that he was in the United States. On November 4, 1979, in supposed protest of the Shah’s presence in the United States, a group of Iranian students seized more than 60 American diplomats and citizens at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. The crisis took over the world’s attention, and Khomeini pounced on the headlines, salivating at the opportunity to put his newfound regime on the world powers-map. President Jimmy Carter called the hostage-taking an act of “blackmail.” The protesters in Iran said that they were demanding the Shah return to Iran to stand trial for crimes committed against his people. Returning, though, would mean certain death for the ailing failed leader. The Iranians blindfolded and bound the hostages and paraded them in front of photographers. Those who had managed to escape the embassy before the siege were rounded up and taken in as hostages. Six American diplomats managed to avoid capture and took refuge in the British Embassy before being transferred to the Canadian Embassy. Others went to the Swedish Embassy in Tehran for three months. In a joint covert operation known as the Canadian caper, the Canadian government and the CIA managed to smuggle them out of Iran on January 28, 1980, using Canadian passports and a cover story that identified them as a film crew. A few hostages – including a woman and two African-Americans – were released at the beginning of the crisis. On April 24, 1980, Carter ordered the U.S. military to rescue the group of remaining Americans using warships patrolling the waters near Iran. That attempt failed and resulted in the death of one Iranian and eight American servicemen when one of the heli-

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copters involved crashed. Supposedly, those who stormed the embassy had initially only meant for it to be a short standoff. When the terrorists saw how it had captured the world’s attention and that Khomeini was applauding them from the streets, they doubled on their efforts to keep the hostages. For 444 days, Americans looked on, frustrated, as 52 of their brethren were held by radical idealists. The hostages were ultimately scattered around the country and then imprisoned. Some hostages spoke of being blindfolded, beaten, and constantly being threatened with execution. Several of them attempted suicide to escape the horrible, endless conditions. Finally, in January 1981, the United States and Iran agreed to the Algeria Declaration. The hostages were freed, and it was agreed that the U.S. would not intervene politically or militarily in Iranian internal affairs and that the U.S. would remove the freeze on Iranian assets and trade sanctions on Iran, among other things. The hostages were released on January 20, 1981, just as President Ronald Reagan was sworn into office, and were brought home to a heroes’ welcome. Some say that the hostage crisis led to the Iran-Iraq War, which began in 1980 when Iraq invaded Iran. During that time, the United States aided Iraq with weapons. Iraq had wanted to replace Iran as the dominant Persian Gulf state and was worried that the Shia in Iraq, emboldened by events in Iran, would rebel against Iraq’s Ba’athist government. The war eventually ended in 1988, with a ceasefire brokered by the UN, with no reparations or border changes instituted.

The Shah with President Jimmy Carter

52 American hostages were held by Iranians for 444 days in 1980-1981

Subverting the Embargo Just a few years after the start of the Iran-Iraq War, the United States was once again pulled into Iran’s orbit in 1985 with the Iran-Contra Affair. President Ronald Reagan was swept into office in the 1980 elections by Americans who were anxious for a change. But two years later, in the 1982 mid-terms, Republicans lost both the House and the Senate. Reagan, when campaigning, had vowed to stamp out communism and told voters that he would support anti-communist insurgencies around the globe – known as

Two American hostages during the seige of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran

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the “Reagan Doctrine.” But Reagan’s battle turned uphill just a year or two later, as he faced a Congress squarely on the other side of the aisle. Soon after the mid-terms, Congress passed the Boland Amendment. The law restricted the activities of the CIA and the Department of Defense in foreign conflicts. The amendment came about and was aimed specifically at Nicaragua, where anti-communist Contras were battling the Sandinista communist government. The Contras had been championed by Reagan – he called them the “moral equivalent of the Founding Fathers.” But the Contras were primarily being funded by Nicaragua’s cocaine trade, which was why Congress implemented the amendment. Determined to fund the Contras despite the Boland Amendment, Reagan instructed his National Security Advisor, Robert McFarlane, to find a way to assist the Contras. “I want you to do whatever you have to do to help these people keep body and soul together,” he told him. At the same time that Reagan endeavored to assist the Contras, Iranian-backed terrorists had been holding seven Americans hostage in Lebanon. The U.S. president also urged his advisors to bring those Americans back onto U.S. soil, although he told Americans that he would never negotiate with terrorists. What resulted was a three-part arrangement. In 1985, McFarlane told Reagan that Iran, deep in the Iraq-Iran War,

had approached the United States about purchasing weapons to aid them in their fight. Officially there was a trade embargo in place with Iran, instituted after the Iran Hostage Crisis. McFarlane told Reagan that by supplying arms to Iran, they would be able to secure the hostages’ release, improve relations with Lebanon, and would help secure funds that could secretly be funneled to the Contras in Nicaragua. Reagan, despite some of his advisors’ objections, agreed to McFarlane’s plan. The plan was kept secret – that is, until 1986, when the Lebanese newspaper, Al-Shiraa, reported about the arms deal. By the time it went public, 1,500 American missiles had already been sold to the Shia regime for $30 million. Three of the seven Americans had been released, although the Iranbacked terrorist group ended up taking three other Americans hostage. An investigation led by Attorney General Edwin Meese found that more than $18 million of the $30 million made from the arms deal was unaccounted for. Lieutenant Colonel Oliver North then came forward, acknowledging that he had diverted those funds to the Contras, who had used them to acquire weapons. Subsequent investigations into the Iran-Contra Affair led to charges against 14 people, including North and McFarlane. President Reagan was never charged, although the situation tarnished the popular president’s reputation. Reagan had been adamant that he would never negotiate with terror-

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President Reagan receiving the Tower Commission after the Iran-Contra Affair in 1987

ists – the Iran-Contra Affair proved otherwise. He had acknowledged that selling arms to Iran was a “mistake” during his testimony before Congress. Despite the scandal, Reagan left office with the highest approval rating for an American president since Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

A Regrettable Tragedy Just a few years later, on July 3, 1988, tensions between the U.S. and Iran surfaced once again. The USS Vincennes, under the command of Captain Will Rogers III, was on patrol when it was reported that Iranian Revolutionary Guard gun boats had attacked a Pakistani merchant vessel. Rogers sent a helicopter to investigate. The helicopter followed the Iranian boats, ending up in Iranian waters, and came under fire from the Iranians. When Rogers heard that the helicopter crew had come under fire, he moved to intercept the gunboats. By doing that, the Vincennes ended up crossing into Iranian waters. The Iranian ships moved themselves into formation – Rogers said that it was a threatening fashion. Requesting to fire upon the Iranian ships, Rogers was given permission, although it was not relayed that Rogers and the Vincennes was in Iranian waters. As the U.S. ships approached, the Iranian gunboats maneuvered, in what Rogers claimed was a threatening fashion. Rogers requested permission to fire and permission was granted by command, without knowing that Vincennes had crossed

into Iranian waters. Vincennes and the frigate Elmer Montgomery fire upon the gunboats at 9:43 a.m., scoring several hits on the gunboats, sinking two and damaging another. During the gunfight, confusion reigned. An Iran Air Airbus A300 – a civilian airliner – was seen by the Vincennes to be attacking an American fighter aircraft. The Vincennes fired two missiles upon the civilian airplane and shot down the plane in the Strait of Hormuz, killing all 290 passengers and crew onboard. 66 children were on that flight, killed just as the plane took off. Understandably, the downing of the civilian aircraft raised the ire of many in Iran and around the world. Iranians saw the downing as an intentional attack. In August 1988, a month after the shoot-down, the Iranian government released a postage stamp illustrating the event, where the ship shooting the missile is painted with the colors of the American flag with a map of a burning Iran in the background. Immediately following the tragedy, President Reagan wrote a diplomatic note to the Iranian government, expressing his regret over the incident. In 1996, the governments of the United States and Iran reached a settlement at the International Court of Justice which included the statement “...the United States recognized the aerial incident of 3 July 1988 as a terrible human tragedy and expressed deep regret over the loss of lives caused by the incident...” As part of the settlement, even though the U.S. government did not ad-

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mit legal liability or formally apologize to Iran, it still agreed to pay 61.8 million on an ex gratia basis, amounting to $213,103.45 per passenger, in compensation to the families of the Iranian victims.

A Rogue State During the Clinton years in the White House, President Clinton viewed Iran with suspicion, attempting to halt Iran’s ambitions with tight oil and trade sanctions. In 1995, he made it illegal for American corporations or their foreign subsidiaries to participate in any contract “for the financing of the development of petroleum resources located in Iran,” and banned almost all trade between U.S. businesses and the Iranian government. He also called Iran a “state sponsor of terrorism” and a “rogue state” – the first time an American president used that term. As the years progressed, and Clinton entered his second term in the White House, he began to take a softer approach towards Iran. He and Secretary of State Madeline Albright essentially apologized to the Iranian people for the coup instituted against Mohammed Mossadegh in 1953. Clinton developed a warmer relationship with the new president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, who was seen as a reformist around the world, even though Khatami refused to apologize to the U.S. for the Iran Hostage Crisis. Although Clinton attempted to open an official dialogue with the Iranian government, the Ayatollah Ali Khamenei refused to allow the government to do so unless the U.S. formally withdrew support for Israel, lifted sanctions imposed on Iran, stopped accusing Tehran of developing nuclear weapons, and officially ended its policy of considering Iran a “rogue state that sponsors terrorism.” Clinton did not bow to those demands.

A Nuclear Threat As the world entered the 21st century, it quickly became clear that Iran was on a decisive path towards nuclearization. Under President Clinton, the CIA instituted Operation Merlin in an effort to quell Iran’s nuclear ambitions. The mission’s purpose was to provide the Iranians with a flawed design for a

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad with Ali Khamenei

component for a nuclear weapon to delay its nuclear weapons program or to frame Iran. The plan, though, backfired when the defected Russian nuclear scientist whom the CIA chose to present the plans to the Iranians noticed the flaws in the design. He then notified Iran’s scientists, who were able to fix the defects – and instead of setting their program back years, it possibly

acknowledged its nuclear program, which became all-too-obvious to the world at-large. By 2003 and 2004, Tehran agreed to suspend its uranium enrichment, although it admitted to producing plutonium. In 2005, Europe and Iran began trade talks, with the EU demanding that Iran stop its uranium enrichment program permanently. U.S. President Bush said that he would back

Will the leaders who sat around the table in 2015 with Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif admit that they failed – or that Tehran got the better of them? helped to propel Iran’s nuclear ambitions. In September 2001, under President George W. Bush, the CIA accused Tehran of having one of the most active nuclear weapons programs in the world and of seeking missile-related technology from countries including China and Russia. A year later, in 2002, Bush referred to Iran, Iraq and North Korea as an “axis of evil.” He wasn’t wrong. Later that year, with the help of Russian technicians, Iran began construction of its first nuclear reactor in Bushehr. Three months later, in December, the U.S. accused Iran of doing construction at two more nuclear sites at Natanz and Arak. Slowly, in the ensuing years, Iran

the EU in its negotiating track, offering U.S. economic incentives in exchange for Iran abandoning its nuclear aspirations. Bush also announced the lifting of a decade-long block on Iranian membership of the World Trade Organization. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was elected president of Iran in 2005. The U.S. noted that Ahmadinejad had been behind the Iran Hostage Crisis in 1979, an unlikely world leader whom one can see as a partner in peace. With Ahmadinejad, Iran amped up its rhetoric about a peaceful pursuit of nuclear power while continuing to threaten the West, protesting that the U.S. had been spying on its nuclear program and maligning the sanctions imposed upon the regime.

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When Barack Obama was elected in 2008, Ahmadinejad reached out to him to congratulate him. Obama had said that he was ready for direct talks with Iran, although he added that Tehran needed to halt its nuclear activity. After officials from the U.S., Russia, Britain, France, Germany, and China met in Frankfurt to discuss Iran’s nuclear program, Obama, seeing himself as the handpicked leader to mold Iran into a submissive power, appealed to Iran via video and offered a “new beginning” in U.S.-Iranian relations. Throughout his presidency, Obama sought to be able to call Iran a “friend,” a far cry from Clinton’s “rogue state” and Bush’s “axis of evil” monikers. After years of work, in 2015, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action was finalized between Iran and the P5+1, the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council – China, France, Russia, United Kingdom, United States – plus Germany, and the European Union. According to the accord, Iran agreed to limit its sensitive nuclear activities and allow in international inspectors in return for the lifting of crippling economic sanctions. Enriched uranium is used to make reactor fuel and nuclear weapons. Iran had two facilities – Natanz and Fordo – where uranium hexafluoride gas was fed into centrifuges to separate out the most fissile isotope, U-235. Low-enriched uranium, which has a 3%-4% concentration of U-235, can be used to produce fuel for nuclear power plants. “Weapons-grade” uranium is 90% enriched. In July 2015, Iran had almost 20,000 centrifuges. Under the JCPOA, it was limited to installing no more than 5,060 of the oldest and least efficient centrifuges at Natanz until 2026 – 15 years after the deal’s “implementation day” in January 2016. Also under the deal, Iran’s uranium stockpile was reduced by 98% to 300kg, a figure that should not have been exceeded until 2031. It also had to keep the stockpile’s level of enrichment at 3.67%. In addition, research and development had to take place only at Natanz and would be limited until 2024. No enrichment will be permitted at Fordo until 2031, and the underground facility would be converted into a nuclear, physics and technology center.

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The 1,044 centrifuges at the site were directed to produce radioisotopes for use in medicine, agriculture, industry and science. Iran also said that it would redesign the reactor at Arak so that it could not produce weapons-grade plutonium. After agreeing to slowing or stalling its nuclear program, sanctions against Iran had been lifted. Sanctions had cost Iran more than $160 billion in oil revenue in just 2012 to 2016 alone. After the agreement, Iran gained access to more than $100 billion in frozen assets overseas and was allowed to sell oil on international markets. Framers of the deal boasted that Iran would not be able to build a nuclear program in secret, as it would be subject to inspections. Those inspections by the International Atomic Energy Agency, though, would be conducted after Tehran would be informed that inspectors would be coming 24 days in advance, hardly a surprise inspection. If Iran would refuse the inspections, an eight-member Joint Commission,

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif in Vienna implementing the Iran nuclear deal

which included Iran, would rule on the issue.

Unraveling Fast The rest, as they say, is history. Just a few years ago, world leaders handed Tehran billions of dollars. When U.S. President Trump withdrew from the nuclear deal last May and re-

instated sanctions targeting Iran and nations doing business with Tehran, Iran began to show its true colors once again. Two months ago, Tehran said it suspended the commitments it made in Obama’s landmark deal. It gave the other signatories a 60-day deadline to protect Iran from U.S. sanctions,

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threatening to resume production of highly enriched uranium. This week, it announced that it actually crossed thresholds committed to in that deal. And now, the only world power that seems to see Tehran and Khomeini as evil is the United States – with Israel by its side. The others are still hoping that the agreement they touted less than five years ago will continue to hold. But what’s an agreement when the other side had been speaking out of the wrong side of its mouth the whole time? What do you call an agreement that’s been broken? Is it acceptable to call it shattered, destroyed, ineffective? Will the leaders who sat around the table in 2015 with Iran’s Mohammad Javad Zarif admit that they failed – or that Tehran got the better of them? Time will tell, but there’s not a lot of time left – especially when we’re dealing with nuclear weapons and the knowledge that Iran will be capable of producing one in a year’s time.

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If… Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Dear Navidaters,

My question will be to the point. I’m dating a great girl. She’s educated and comes from a great home. She’s down-to-earth and fun. We have really great conversations. Please don’t judge me for saying this because I feel bad enough already but I am not attracted to her. I’m trying to be because she is a great girl and I’m attracted to her in other ways. But as hard as I try not to focus on her looks, it always comes up. I have spoken about this with a few people; my own therapist included. My rabbi told me that the attraction will grow. My therapist listens to my concerns and validates them and tells me that no one can decide this for me. I wanted to get a sense from the panelists about what they advise. Please keep in mind that I am not picky; I don’t have FOMO. Does attraction grow? Do I take the risk and keep getting attached and have her get attached to me knowing I may break up with her? Is it selfish to stay in the relationship? So many questions. Thank you.

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise conclude resolutions to any questions.

Our intention is not to offer any definitive

conclusions to any particular question, rather offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.

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The Panel The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. rue story. Jerry and Judy were dating. For months already. Judy liked Jerry enough: she respected his kindness, his intelligence, his motivation. So why did she demur when he talked of marriage? Put it this way: he was rather unattractive – to her, at least. Maybe it was the receding hairline, his pale freckled skin, his hulking gait, or his mismatched features. “Nu?” nudged her parents, her friends, and the shadchan. Judy remained noncommittal, refusing to admit her real hesitation lest she be judged as petty or superficial. Then, on Date 42, BLAMMMMM! Tire blowout! The next hour found Judy, Jerry and a burly mechanic wedged in the tight cab of a AAA rig. It could have been a turning point in the relationship, but to hear Judy tell it, “It felt like… nothing. And that’s when I knew; love was not going to happen. I was able to walk away with a clear conscience.” Attraction is that je ne sais quoi in a relationship. A man may be drawn to a woman for so many tangible and intangible reasons: her adorable personality, her refined middos, her unflagging positivity, and yes, you read it here, folks, her beauty (at least, in his eyes). You are entitled (make that, expected) to be attracted to your future wife. In fact, the Gemara prohibits marriage if the prospective couple has not met at least once (ostensibly to assure there is some degree of familiarity and – here we go again – attraction.) Be true to yourself. If you’ve given this relationship a fair shot: dating long enough in various settings (e.g., formal dates, fun dates, coffee breaks, concerts) and have not developed those “warmand- fuzzies,” you may need to bow out gently and gracefully. Not only

for your sake; if this young woman is as wonderful as you describe, she, like you, deserves a partner who’s head-over-heels attracted to her.

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The Shadchan Michelle Mond here are two camps of people who struggle with this question. The first camp is what I refer to as serial daters. They date wonderful, beautiful women constantly but never seem to be attracted. They have very specific expectations such as hair color, eye color, height, nose shape, hair length, skin tone, style of dress, face shape, small age range, and the list can go on. (Not all of these qualities are requested by every guy in this category, but it usually comes with 2+ very specific qualities that must be present to even consider a date.) When these men are finally attracted, they get burnt out very quickly by the “girl of their dreams” turning them down. There is usually one woman like this in their mind that they fantasize as the Perfect Woman That Got Away. I have found that this issue is more common with baalei teshuva-type singles. Shidduch dating is unfortunately an unnatural process. Many BTs have had relationships prior to becoming frum and have attraction expectations which are subconsciously compared to their pre-frum/more exposed life. This attraction level is incredibly hard to attain in shidduch dating on many levels. When the standards are set to such difficult standards, it will take an incredible amount of work to feel attracted, thereby making this process extremely difficult. The solution to this is NOT to just get married to someone you are not attracted to and hope it will change. This is not fair to any woman. The solution is to go to a therapist who specializes in this area. The man

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must then work on himself to form realistic expectations, focus on the broad picture of what will make a successful marriage, and come to a point where he can recognize and appreciate true beauty more easily. Then he can start dating again with a clear mind and normal expectations. The second camp is the camp you seem to be in (assuming you are being honest with yourself and the panelists.) You’re going out with a great girl, you have realistic expectations, and do not have a hard time with attraction generally – you’re just not attracted to this particular woman. My answer to this is that Hashem has clearly shown you that this woman is not your bashert. To stand under the chuppah with a woman you are not attracted to just because she is nice

Think about her feelings for a minute.

and has a good family is unfair to her. She deserves to be with a man who considers her beautiful, and you deserve to find a woman whom you consider beautiful as well. With your priorities and expectations in place, this should not be an issue for you to find – it’s just a matter of time. Hatzlacha!

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Reader’s Response Yehuda hey say attraction grows during a marriage. You’re right in that most rebbeim and even shadchanim tell people to keep going out and the attraction will get there. I have a

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friend who did that and he’s married with a few kids and still not attracted to his wife. He confides in me as his best friend and tells me how hard it is. Don’t get me wrong. He loves her and she’s the mother of his children and a great girl. For me, personally, physical attraction is about so much more than the physical. I would just feel bad

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to do that to someone. Think about her feelings for a minute. Do you think she wants to be with a guy who doesn’t think she’s beautiful? Isn’t there a guy out there who would be thrilled to have the entire package? Maybe try putting yourself in her shoes. What if the attraction doesn’t grow? Shouldn’t she feel like you think she is the most beautiful woman in the world? I know, I do have a bit of a romantic side to me. It’s a serious issue. I think physical attraction is important, if it’s important to you. If you’re writing into the Navidaters column, then this

If this young woman is as wonderful as you describe, she, like you, deserves a partner who’s head-over-heels attracted to her. sounds like it’s an issue for you. When you think of your life without her, how do you feel? If you can’t imagine yourself without her, then maybe that’s enough.

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ou seem like a thoughtful person who is truly struggling with his situation. You know you are with a quality woman who has everything you are looking for in a life partner, a wife. You are not looking for “the next best thing,” nor do you only date “tens.” You are, simply put, physically unattracted to her. You asked if attraction grows. I have seen couples for whom physical attraction does indeed grow. With time, these couples develop a certain fondness for each other. After seeing each other in different circumstances – the birth of a child, doing the dishes after a long day of work, packing up a lunch in the morning – the physical attraction grows. I have worked with other couples for whom the physical attraction did not grow. Some are not satisfied in their marriages. They carry with them the guilt of this feeling and a wondering of what could have been had they not gotten married, or what the future might hold should they stay together or break up. And they are sometimes angry or resentful of the well-intentioned individual who encouraged

the marriage, knowing how unattracted he/ she was. Allow me to validate how important physical attraction is…for those it is important to. In a young marriage, a certain type of connection is paramount. It is part of the beautiful attachment bond that you will have with only one person. And it is what sets this person apart from every other person in your life. It is far from shallow to want to have physical attraction in your marriage. Going into a marriage being physically unattracted to the woman you are committing yourself to, and with this information being withheld from her, seems unfair to me somehow. You say, “There isn’t any part of me that wants a physical relationship.” That is a very confirmatory statement. That is the way siblings feel about each other, not man and wife. Have you thought about the possibility that you will not be able to keep this from her after you are married no matter how hard you may try? Have you thought of how

devastated she may be? Unless you are up for an Oscar, it may be incredibly difficult to “act” attracted after you are married, considering that “there isn’t any part of me that wants a physical relationship.” Ultimately, the decision is yours and there is risk involved whether you stay together or break up. The attraction may or may not grow. If you are so inclined, you may want to speak to a neutral, objective mental health professional to find some clarity on the matter – someone who has absolutely no stake in your relationship who will help you figure out what is best for you and for her.

All the best, Jennifer Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed psychotherapists and 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.

Hi Readers! Receiving your enthusiastic emails wanting to participate in the Reader’s Respond section has been wonderful! Just a reminder about how Reader Response works. Email thenavidaters@gmail. com with the subject line “Reader Response.” We will then ask you, in the order we receive your email, if you would like to respond to the coming week’s email. If you would like to respond to an already printed Navidaters Panel, please submit your answer to the editor at editor@fivetownsjewishhome.com. You can also join us on our FB page @thenavidaters on Sunday evenings to post your response to the week’s column. Interacting with you has been a pleasure! Thank you for all of your feedback. Esther and Jennifer

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OK, I Lied. OK, I Hid Money. Is That So Terrible? By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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hen your spouse finally learns that you’ve caught him or her cheating in certain areas, what’s the usual reaction? They get defensive. They cover it up. They minimize it. And they’re not the ones reading this post. You are. The one that got cheated on. And you have to figure out what to do next. You love them. Yes, you love them in spite of this. Everyone’s telling you you’re hurting yourself. They’re telling you you’ve got to let go. They’re telling you this person is NO GOOD. But for some reason, you’re not listening. You’re stuck. You’re intelligent. You’re educated. You have a brain that knows better. Why are you stuck in this nightmare? This nightmare of feeling your heart beating out of your skin because you can’t be sure what your next discovery will be? There was the time when you went into the bank account and the money was gone. There was the time when you innocently borrowed their phone and you could not believe what you saw. And the excuses and deflections you got. You wanted, so very, very badly to believe the excuses. There was a part of you that did believe them. You’re a good soul. You were thinking: this person I’ve known for years and years would not do that to me! But you couldn’t get what you saw

out of your head. Like a traumatic attack in a back alley, the image keeps coming back to you and you are tormented by it. You’re tormented with questions, too: is this real? Am I living in some sort of horrible nightmare that I will wake up from? Can we get the old days back? Can we just forgive, get back to normal, and move on? Can we pretend this didn’t happen? You would like all and any of those choices, wouldn’t you? They keep you going from day to

so that you don’t have to remain in this limbo. You don’t know whether finding the evidence is worse or not knowing is worse. Finding the evidence at least keeps you connected to reality, terrifying as it is. What should you do? Best answer: take care of yourself. Above all, take care of yourself. You cannot succeed – in turning things around, in helping your children, in going on living, frankly – if you do not take care of yourself. Taking care of yourself means be-

Why are you stuck in this nightmare?

day…until the next discovery. Another violation. Another betrayal. How could they? Your breathing is shallow and comes in gasps. Your head hurts. Your stomach is sick. You cannot think clearly. Sleep is an old, forgotten friend left down the road months ago. This is awful. And there are times when the nightmare goes away, and you are lulled into a false sense of daily normal, a false sense of being okay. Except you aren’t. If you’re brave, you go forward and hunt for more “evidence”

ing kind, not blaming, not torturing yourself with the information. It means eating, sleeping, exercising, working at things you love doing. It means making a living and being proud of your accomplishments in that regard because it may come down to your own income and no one else’s at some point. It literally means getting back to having fun, laughing. It means finding yourself. I know that’s a tall order. I get that. Here you are, overwhelmed, miserable, anxious, maybe you cannot stop crying, maybe all of the

above, and I’m asking you to stop doing all that to take care of yourself. How are you supposed to do that? you’re wondering. But see, there is a big reason to start by taking care of yourself. Or several reasons: • For one thing, it will help you simply go on. And you need to go on for the people in your life that depend on you. • But here’s another, hidden, benefit: tt turns you from needy and grasping to confident and self-sufficient. Or at least, you will look that way. No one has to know the turmoil inside your heart and soul. • Here’s the most surprising side benefit: when you start walking the walk, not only do you look like you’re together, you actually start to be together. You actually start to feel better. And it shows. So you see, for these reasons, alone, you need to take care of yourself. Can you see that? Let me help you get there. I offer real solutions that are transformative. We’re not talking about band aids. We’re talking about transformation. Book a call if this picture looks like you: https://drdeb.com/ book.

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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Health & F tness

Wake Up and Smell the Benefits By Aliza Beer MS, RD, CDN

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offee. The elixir of life. The drink that transforms you from being tired and unfocused into a functional, productive human. With 63% of adults in the U.S. drinking at least one cup a day, it’s hard to imagine life without the morning joe. A thriving industry, coffee has taken on many forms in previous decades with new trends like cold brew, gourmet brands, and artisan varieties rising in popularity. Despite our unshakable relationship, coffee remains a highly polarizing topic in the health and nutrition community. We’re often led to think that coffee will plunge us into a pit of irreversible health risks. Parents tell their children that caffeine will stunt growth, and doctors warn about possible coffee and heart disease linkages. However, in recent years, there has been a shift in the science with new studies coming to light absolving coffee of some of its previous drawbacks. From mood improvement to increasing longevity, a whole host of benefits have potentially emerged. So which is it? Is coffee the key to a healthy body and mind, or should we kick our caffeine devotion once and for all? First and foremost, it’s important to understand the mechanism

of caffeine and how the substance functions in our bodies. Caffeine is considered to be a psychoactive substance and falls in the category of stimulants like heroin, cocaine, and amphetamines. Although unregulated, legal, and deemed safe, caffeine is the world’s most commonly consumed drug. So if you’ve jokingly said coffee is your drug of choice, there’s more truth to that statement than you think. The constant firing of neurons in your brain produce adenosine, the compound partially responsible for keeping you awake. Receptors in the body’s nervous system track and monitor our adenosine levels. We get tired when our adenosine levels dip below a certain amount and our brain signals that it’s time to call it a day. Caffeine is sneaky and tricks our bodies into thinking it’s awake by mimicking the effects of adenosine. Effects can include sharper cognitive function, improvements in mood, and increased energy levels. For this effect to take place, only an 8-ounce cup of coffee, which contains about 100-200 mg of caffeine, is required. Early studies branded coffee as a detriment to health that could potentially lead to conditions like heart disease, cancer, and stunted

growth in young drinkers. Older scientific research often lacked the proper experimental protocols we have today. Compared to non-drinkers, those who drank coffee were overall unhealthier so caffeine was blamed as a result. The linkage between coffee and illness, however, was not due to the coffee but rather poor lifestyles that included smoking, alcoholism, and obesity. When those factors are controlled for in a properly orchestrated experimental study, the opposite effect is shown. Coffee actually can reverse the risk for a number of chronic illnesses like diabetes and neurodegenerative disorders. Inflammation is the underlying cause of many diseases including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, cancer, and heart disease. According to a recent eye-opening study, researchers found that polyphenols in coffee can improve our immune systems and reduce inflammation. Polyphenols are the antioxidants in coffee and tea that are revving up the beverage’s reputation as a health food. Coffee is the number one source of antioxidants in America right now. New evidence indicates coffee may reduce signs of aging, and in one study, those who had their morning joe were less likely to die of age-re-

lated chronic illness. Findings based on newer research reported that those who drink coffee daily have a 30-60% lower risk of Parkinson’s and a 65% lower risk of Alzheimer’s. Neurrotransmitters receive a boost from the antioxidant properties found in coffee which in turn improves cognitive activity. Our brain cells also get a dose of cell protection from properties within coffee, and some research speculates about a possible activation of a DNA protector protein. Nutrition researchers at the Harvard T.H Chan School of Public Health reported that these antioxidant properties may even have the ability to lower blood sugar and improve regulation. Characterized by elevated blood glucose levels and low insulin sensitivity, Type 2 is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. In a study performed on mice, a compound in coffee called cafestol increased insulin secretion and sensitivity. Although the findings are in their infancy, they’re exciting to coffee enthusiasts nonetheless. Not to throw a damper on the emergence of coffee as a superfood, but there are some cons to keep in mind before you go invest

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in an espresso machine. Drugs are habit forming, and coffee is no different. As mentioned before, these mock-adenosines increase neuron function. This can cause shaky hands and constricted blood vessels. Continuous consumption causes a person to develop an immunity to this negative reaction, and the awake feeling is what remains. However, if you miss a cup one morning, withdrawal symptoms can develop and can range from tiredness to splitting migraines. However, the effects of coffee withdrawal tend to disappear quickly and aren’t considrered to be too much of a concern. The biggest problem, perhaps, is the fact that most Americans statistically and unsurprisingly do not drink their coffee black. Most coffee is laden with fat, processed blends, and excess amounts of sugar. The coffee we have been discussing thus far is plain, black, run-of-themill variety, void of fancy froth and sweet syrups. So, the mocha venti

frappe you were planning on getting after reading this article should probably be avoided. Flavored coffees can add upwards of 400 calories to the typically 1-5 calories in an 8 oz. cup of the black variety. Therefore, all

reduce the amount of fat in your cup, avoid cream and full-fat milk and try skim or a dairy-free variety like almond milk. Agave, stevia, or monk fruit are great alternatives to sugar if you prefer your coffee sweet. Try using a little less sweetener ev-

Flavored coffees can add upwards of 400 calories to the typically 1-5 calories in an 8 oz. cup of the black variety.

that protection from the antioxidant properties may be offset by the excess calories consumed in one latte. However, there are other ways to amp up flavor in coffee without putting your health on the line. To

ery day and your taste buds will adjust. If you need a little extra flavor boost in your cup, sprinkle some cinnamon or add a drop of pure vanilla extract for some depth. Moderation is key; downing five

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cups of coffee throughout the day is a sure way to add unnecessary stress on your nervous system and override the aforementioned benefits. Optimally, one 8 oz. cup is what will provide the benefits, but two won’t have any negative effects either. Radically shifting opinions are often not accepted right away, and need time to be absorbed into public knowledge and be researched more in depth. Overall, the new health benefits surrounding coffee are exciting. From combatting depression to reducing blood sugar levels, the pros of coffee look promising. So, continue enjoying your morning joe responsibly! Aliza Beer is a registered dietitian with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@gmail.com, and you can follow her on Instagram at @alizabeer.

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Carrot-Date Muffins Pareve • Yields 12 muffins By Naomi Nachman

These muffins are great for packing and taking with you on trips. My family spends most of the summer traveling and these are easy to transport. Just toss one batch into your travel bag on the way out the door. You can prepare them in advance and freeze them; the recipe is easily doubled.

Ingredients Streusel Topping 1 cup flour 1 cup sugar ⅛ cup sweetened shredded coconut, optional ½ cup canola oil

Muffins 2 cups whole dates, pitted ¾ cup boiling water ½ cup canola oil ¾ cup packed dark brown sugar 2 eggs 1 teaspoon vanilla extract ½ teaspoon cinnamon 2 cups flour ½ cup shredded carrots ¼ cups ground walnuts (optional) 2½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon kosher salt

Preparation Prepare the streusel topping: In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, and coconut, if using. Add oil; with a fork, stir together until well combined and mixture begins to hold together but is still crumbly. Prepare the muffins: Preheat oven to 350°F. Coat a 12-cup muffin tin with oil or nonstick cooking spray. Place dates into a shallow bowl; pour boiling water over them; allow to soak for 15 minutes. Transfer dates and soaking liquid to a food processor fitted with the “S” blade; and process until almost smooth but a few pea-sized date

pieces remain. Set aside to cool slightly. In a medium bowl, combine flour with baking powder and salt. In a bowl, whisk together oil and brown sugar until smooth. Beat in eggs, one at a time, followed by vanilla and cinnamon. Add half of the flour mixture; stir well to combine. Add date puree, carrots, and nuts; mix well. Add in remaining flour mixture. Do not overmix. Divide batter among the muffin cups. Top with streusel, pressing down gently to adhere. Bake for 30 minutes until brown. Cook’s Tip: Do not over-mix the batter or the muffins will be dense and tough.

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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Visit the growing community of Eli and meet Ronit Koler in her ceramics studio

 On to Amalya’s Bakery in the Gidonim to buy cookies and homemade jam add $10 per box, preorders only, send cookies by proxy, too!  Visit the new One Israel Fund Pina Chama in Elon Moreh to leave cookies for IDF soldiers  Lunch at Yekev Kabir – meat and more wine – as well as visiting the vineyards.  End the day at the Gilad Winery in Bnei Adam, moving from garage to boutique status.

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

All these people have their public whatever and their Twitter world but they didn’t have any following. They’re four people and that’s how many votes they got. - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) in a New York Times interview, talking about Reps. Alexandria OcasioCortez (Socialist/Dem-NY), Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)

More people like us, people of color, have been missing in the chamber…. People that are closest to the pain need to be at the table making these decisions. Guess what? We know what it feels like to be dehumanized. We know what it feels like to be brown and black in this country. Major League Baseball’s turning this game into a joke. They own Rawlings… If any other $40 billion company bought out a $400 million company and the product changed dramatically, it’s not a guess as to what happened. We all know what happened. [MLB Commissioner] Manfred the first time he came in, what’d he say? He said we want more offense. All of a sudden, he comes in, the balls are juiced. It’s not coincidence. We’re not idiots. - Astros pitcher Justin Verlander, on ESPN, venting that MLB is intentionally juicing baseballs in order to produce more offense

In my grandparents’ time and mom’s time, Spanish was looked down upon. You were punished in school if you spoke Spanish. You were not allowed to speak it. People, I think, internalized this oppression about it, and basically wanted their kids to first be able to speak English. And I think that in my family, like a lot of other families, that the residue of that, the impact of that, is that there are many folks whose Spanish is not that great. - 2020 presidential hopeful Secretary Julián Castro, whose mother immigrated from Mexico, blaming “oppression” for his lack of fluency in Spanish, on MSNBC

Well, we were just compatible in a whole lot of ways, found ourselves enjoying each other’s company. - John Cook, age 100, of Ohio, talking about his marriage last week to his new wife Phyllis, age 102

- Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), on ABC’s “This Week,” criticizing Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi

“Give us power because of our skin color.” That’s Tlaib’s argument. OcasioCortez made the same case during her Democratic primary campaign last year. By definition this is a racist pitch. It’s every bit as repugnant as a white candidate making the same appeal, as many Democrats did under Jim Crow. “Vote for me because of my race.” It’s disgusting. But it’s everywhere now. Democrats applaud it. - Tucker Carlson, Fox News

I need to make things right and pray forgiveness every day. - Patrick Beeman, 35, during his sentencing to 150 days in prison, in Sheboygan County, Wisconsin, for being a serial toilet clogger who was busted on at least 12 occasions stuffing plastic bottles down toilets

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Just like dogs, cats, and human beings, chickens feel pain and fear and value their own lives. PETA is asking Mayor Nancolas to change this road’s name to one that celebrates chickens as individuals, not as beings to kill, chop up, and label as “dinner.” -From a letter sent last week by PETA to Caldwell, Idaho, Mayor Garret Nancolas, asking him to rename a street called Chicken Dinner Road to something more fowl-friendly

Regarding the PETA request...When I first received the letter, I thought it was a joke – I literally laughed! When I realized the letter was for real, it made me extremely irritated that they would waste our time with such a ridiculous request!! If they had actually done their homework, they would have realized that Chicken Dinner Road is not even within Caldwell’s jurisdiction...that being said, even if it was, NO WAY, NO CHANCE I would ever consider this truly unbelievable request!! We have many issues to consider, but this IS NOT one of them! - Mayor Garret Nancolas’ response, posted on his Facebook page

The cartels are renting kids to fake families because they know, grab a kid, that’s like a U.S. passport into the country. And then if they make it through, they’re actually taking the kid to a facilitator here in the U.S. and recycling the kid, back to Mexico or the Northern Triangles to be recycled again. That’s horrible. Now that we’ve been identifying these fake families, we’re starting to hear messages being told now, hey, look, you have to grab a kid. It’s your passport into the United States.

We must never allow the memory of those lost in the Holocaust to be cheapened as a cliché to advance some left-wing political narrative. Sadly, in recent weeks, that’s exactly what some Democrats have done in the national debate. Last month, a leading Democrat in Congress actually compared our U.S. Customs and Border Protection detention facilities to concentration camps. And her allies in Congress, the Left, and the media shamefully came to her defense. – Vice President Mike Pence at a conference this week

It pains me to say this, but [Pres. Trump] is right – that the United States faces a crisis with its asylum system. - CNN’s Fareed Zakaria

- Acting Commissioner of Customs and Border Protection Mark Morgan in an interview with Lara Logan

He doesn’t count? - A hearse driver who was riding in a Las Vegas carpool lane with a body in the back answering a highway patrol trooper’s question last week after he was pulled over for driving alone

Yes, it’s a person, but they’re not in a seat and they’re not living and breathing. - The trooper’s reply

It’s just numbers. – Longtime Yankees broadcaster John Sterling, upon taking his first day off in 30 years

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Should I kick him in the face? Hard? No, chill, he’s not worth it. But why is this white boy begging for money in a Black neighborhood? Is he stupid? - SUNY Old Westbury Professor Nicholas Powers, in a blogpost article titled, “Seeing poor white people makes me happy.”

White people begging us for food feels like justice. It feels like Afro-Futurism after America falls…. It has the feels I rarely feel, a hunger for historical vengeance satisfied so well I rub my belly. – Ibid.

Ava will not be doing any more MINI AOC content. The Left’s Harassment and death threats have gone too far for our family. We have been getting calls on our personal phone numbers. For our safety and our child’s safety, we deleted all Mini AOC accounts. - Social media post by the parents of a hilarious 8-year-old girl whose videos imitating Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Socialist/Dem-NY) have gone viral

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Trump Successfully Played a Hunch with Kim. Now What? By David Ignatius

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n dealing with North Korea’s Chairman Kim Jong Un, President Trump should remember that he is a snake handler, not a snake charmer. (The same advice applies to Kim, but we’ll leave that to pundits in Pyongyang.) The baseline: Kim is a modernizing autocrat who believes his survival will be enhanced by the economic development he wants, in addition to the nuclear weapons he has. If he has decided to resume negotiations, it’s to remove sanctions, put his economy in overdrive and, maybe, keep some of his nuclear arsenal. It’s not because he has a “great relationship” with Trump, as the president’s comments have suggested, but because he’s a rational, if cocky, dictator. This caution doesn’t diminish the importance of what Trump achieved Sunday in stage-managing his reality-diplomacy show at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. This was a high-risk photo opportunity, but when Trump became the first U.S. president to step into North Korea, he reopened a path to denuclearization and normalization of relations. Trump’s many bad qualities shouldn’t blind us to this good achievement. He successfully played

a hunch that Kim wanted to resume talks. The fact that this achievement comes wrapped in Trump’s gaudy, dictator-friendly bunting doesn’t diminish its value. The question is whether this is a real turn toward peace and stability in Asia, as opposed to a survival gambit for Kim and a reelection campaign stunt for Trump. “The idea of a Trump meeting with Kim in the DMZ has been kicking around for some time,” noted Robert Carlin, a longtime CIA analyst on North Korea, in an email message Sunday. Carlin had feared that it was “a diving catch, a Hail Mary pass, betting the farm,” but Trump made the gamble work. What were the precursors of this reopening? First, Kim apparently concluded he had erred at the Hanoi summit in February in expecting that he could get sanctions relief without making any real concessions on denuclearization. He began walking back this mistake in May, “signaling the window was again open for engaging the U.S.,” said Carlin, a careful reader of the North Korean press. A clear public sign that Kim wanted to play ball again came in a June 4 Foreign Ministry statement reaffirming North Korea’s “will

to cherish and implement in good faith” the denuclearization pledge Kim made at the Singapore summit in June 2018. The statement urged that “both sides give up their unilateral demands and find a constructive solution.” A shadow play commenced: Kim sent Trump what the president called a “beautiful letter” last month, and Trump responded in kind. Stephen Biegun, the State Department’s special representative for North Korea, said June 19 at the Atlantic Council that the “door is wide open” for renewed negotiations and that the only big obstacle was the lack of an “agreed definition of what denuclearization is.” The State Department quietly announced on June 24 that Biegun was traveling to Seoul. And then, on Saturday, came Trump’s seemingly off-the-wall tweet: “If Chairman Kim of North Korea sees this, I would meet him at the Border/DMZ just to shake his hand and say Hello(?)!” A day later, they were shaking hands and Trump was walking across the border. Here’s what to watch carefully in the weeks ahead. Since this diplomatic dance began, the question has been what specific, verifiable steps North Korea will take toward the

declared goal of denuclearization. Kim tried to sidestep that in Hanoi by offering to dismantle one big nuclear facility at Yongbyon, which Trump rightly rejected because the U.S. knows there are other facilities outside the boundary of this compound. Are those other facilities now on the table? Is the U.S. willing to consider a transitional “freeze” of Pyongyang’s activities? We’ll see. Trump, wisely, seems to have accepted that denuclearization won’t be an immediate disarmament but a gradual, monitored process. He said last Sunday that “speed is not the object. ... We want to see if we can do a really comprehensive, good deal.” That’s the right goal. The personal factor in diplomacy is ephemeral but real. China may have been ready for an opening to America in 1972, but it took President Richard Nixon to go to Beijing. Egypt may have been primed for peace with Israel in 1978, but it took President Jimmy Carter to negotiate the Camp David Accords with Anwar Sadat and Menachem Begin. Kim and Trump make an unattractive pair, in many respects. But if for their own reasons they’re ready to begin a serious denuclearization discussion, so much the better. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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To Construe the Constitution, Look to the Declaration By George F. Will

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n this 243rd anniversary of the beginning of the best thing that ever happened – “The Great Republic” was Winston Churchill’s tribute – many of today’s most interesting arguments about America’s nature and meaning are among conservatives. One concerns the relevance of the Declaration of Independence to the contested question of how to construe the Constitution. The crucial question is: what did the Founders intend – what was their foundational purpose? Mark Pulliam, who might disagree that this is the crucial question, certainly thinks the Declaration is not pertinent to construing the Constitution. Pulliam, a lawyer and contributing editor of the excellent Law & Liberty blog, notes portentously that the Declaration is not mentioned in the Constitution. This, however, is as obvious as it is obviously irrelevant. Neither is democracy “mentioned,” and the Declaration is hardly mentioned in The Federalist Papers. However, the Declaration expressed, as Jefferson insisted, the broadly shared “common sense of the subject.” Rather than belabor the Declaration’s (to them, unremarkable) assertions, the Constitution’s Framers set about creating institutional architecture that would achieve their intention: to establish governance that accords with the common

sense of their time, which was that government is properly instituted to “secure” the preexisting natural rights referenced in the Declaration. Also obvious and irrelevant is Pulliam’s observation that Jefferson, the Declaration’s primary author, was not at the Constitutional Convention (he was a U.S. diplomat in Paris). What is obvious – and, concerning the Constitution’s original meaning and continuing purpose, dispositive – is this:, which is surely the master key to properly construing what they wrought. The late Judith Shklar (19281992), a Harvard political philosopher, correctly noted the “momentous novelty” of the Constitution’s first three words, “We the people.” They announced a “declaration of independence from the entire European past,” a root-and-branch rejection of all prior attempts to ground the legitimacy of government in anything other than the consent of the governed. The Constitution was, however, written by men of the Enlightenment who were not confident that the rationality they practiced and espoused could be counted on to constantly characterize the republic for which they wrote. The Declaration did not mention majority rule, which the Founders embraced because they considered it, when public opinion is properly refined and filtered, the best – al-

though hardly a certain – mechanism for protecting the natural rights affirmed in the Declaration. Those rights, not a procedure (majority rule), was their foundational concern. The equilibrium of Madison’s constitutional architecture is currently in disarray, with congressional anemia enabling presidential imperiousness. Nevertheless, the architecture was designed to “secure” – the crucial verb in the Declaration’s second paragraph – the natural rights the Declaration affirms. The Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s genius – he was, in a sense, the final Founder – was in understanding what the University of Pennsylvania’s Rogers M. Smith terms the “Declaration of Independence-centered view of American governance and peoplehood.” Over the years, this stance of “Declarationists” explicitly opposed Jacksonian democracy’s majoritarian celebration of a plebiscitary presidency, and the 1854 Kansas-Nebraska Act’s premise that majorities (“popular sovereignty”) could and should – wrong on both counts – settle the question of whether slavery should expand into the territories. The learned and recondite disputes currently embroiling many conservatives, disputes about various doctrines of interpretive constitutional “originalism,” are often illuminating and sometimes conclu-

sive in constitutional controversies. But all such reasoning occurs in an unchanging context. Timothy Sandefur, author of “The Conscience of the Constitution,” rightly sees the Declaration as the conscience because it affirms “the classical liberal project of the Enlightenment and the pervasiveness of such concepts as natural rights.” Furthermore, Sandefur says, this explains the Constitution’s use of the word “liberty,” which “does not refer to some definitive list of rights, but refers to an indefinite range of freely chosen action.” Which means that the Constitution should be construed in the bright light cast by the Declaration’s statement of the Founding generation’s general intention to privilege liberty. Pulliam dismisses as “inapt Biblical imagery” Lincoln’s elegant formulation that the Constitution is the frame of silver for the apple of gold, which is the Declaration. Lincoln’s mission was to reconnect the nation with its Founding. The frame, Lincoln said, is to “adorn” and “preserve” the apple. Frames are important and silver is precious, but what is framed is more important and gold is more precious. So, this week, by the light of some sparklers, read the Declaration, which illuminates what came next, the Constitution, and a nation worth celebrating. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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General Mordechai Hod Ruling the Skies By Avi Heiligman

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niversally known as one of the premier aerial striking forces, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) had very humble beginnings. At the start of the Israeli War of Independence, they had few planes and trained pilots to fight off powerful Arab forces. Ironically, the IAF’s first fighter, the Avia S-100, was a version of a German World War II plane, while the Arabs were using English spitfires. The first IAF flight course was held in March 1949 at the conclusion of the war. The first class consisted of four graduates, and among them was a pilot who soon would play an important part in the IAF’s victory in the Six Day War. Mordechai “Motti” Hod was born in 1926 on a kibbutz in British Mandate Eretz Yisrael. When he was just 18 years old, he joined the Jewish Brigade of the British Army during World War II and worked as a driver on the Italian front. After the brigade was disbanded, Hod went back to Eretz Yisrael and joined the Palmach. He was trained in the Palyam and sent to Europe to help with the Mossad L’Aliyah Bet. Sending Holocaust refugees to Eretz Yisrael was a crime according to the British, and Hod was arrested in Italy. Two weeks later he was released and soon began civil flight training in Italy. The Haganah was a major part of

the newly formed IDF and sent pilots to Czechoslovakia to train and fly newly purchased planes to Israel. Hod was one of these pilots and flew a Spitfire even though he had only five hours of flight experience. Once in Israel, he was admitted into the first IAF flight course and was one of four graduates in 1949. In addition to flying Spitfires, he also flew in a Czech-built Messerschmitt. In 1950, Hod was sent to England to train in Gloster Meteors. The Meteor was the first jet fighter in the IAF, and Hod was the first to train in the only Allied jet aircraft to see action during World War II. In 1951, Hod was appointed commander of the 101 Squadron, which was known as the First Fighter Squadron. These pilots were flying American-built P-51 Mustangs which had achieved great success during World War II. Three years later, Captain Hod led a successful rescue operation to save forces that ran aground on the Saudi coast. In 1956, Hod was appointed commander of the 113 Squadron and was with them during the Suez Crisis of that year. He personally led several missions including flying cover for paratroopers jumping into the combat zone. Over the next few years he continued to climb the ranks in the IAF and in 1961 was appointed

as the head of the air department in the IAF. Five years later, in 1966, he became the commander of the IAF. In his first year as commander, the IAF and the Mossad pulled a daring mission to steal a Russian-built MiG-21 that was given to the Iraqi Air Force. Munir Redfa was a Christian pilot in the Muslim country and was disenfranchised with how he and his family were being treated. Hod met with the pilot after the Mossad convinced him to go to Israel before defecting. Hod laid out the entire plan, including where to land the plane once he got to Israel. Redfa picked the date for his escape as August 16, 1966. He told his ground crew to fill up the fuel tanks. Normally, he would have needed Russian approval to do so, but the crew was also annoyed with the communists and they happily obeyed their commander’s orders. After taking off, he veered off course, and the air traffic controllers tried frantically to reach him over the radio. They kept on calling for his plane to turn around, but Redfa simply shut off the radio. As he got closer to Israel, the IAF picked his plane up on radar and sent Mirage fighters to escort him to the Tel Nof Air Base in the Negev. After landing safely, the Israelis immediately

started inspecting the plane. The secrets to fighting the MiG-21 in an aerial dogfight became essential for the IAF in the coming year. During a dogfight with Syrian MiGs in April 1967, the Israelis shot down six of these aircraft with no loss of their own. Less than a year after the defection, the secrets to fighting the plane were used during the Six Day War with gratitude given to Redfa and his MiG. At the start of the Six Day War, the tiny country was putting her entire air force on the line for the opportunity to destroy the Egyptian Air Force, and Hod felt confident that they would succeed. Just twelve planes were left to defend Israel if she were attacked. At 7:45a.m. on the morning of June 5, 1967, the war started with the IAF delivering the first punch in a preemptive strike. They were due to arrive over Egyptian airspace when the enemy pilots were eating breakfast, and to achieve complete surprise the planes flew close to the ground to avoid radar detection. Egyptian radar didn’t pick up the incoming aircraft but the Jordanians did and relayed the information to the Egyptians – due to technical and communication difficulties never received the message. The 183 Israeli planes in the first wave destroyed about 200 en-

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emy planes stationed at 11 airbases. Most enemy aircraft never got off the ground but nine managed to get into aerial dogfights with the Israelis and were shot down. The IAF lost just ten planes in this first attack. In less than ten minutes after returning to their bases in Israel, the planes were refueled and on their way back for a second strike. The second wave of IAF aircraft struck at 9:30a.m. and lasted about an hour. Even though the element of surprise was lost in this round, another 100 Egyptian planes were destroyed and 16 airfields were severely damaged. The Israelis suffered minimal damage and confused citizens in Cairo, who were celebrating the fictitious Egyptian victory. In three hours, 70% of the Egyptian Air Force was destroyed along with bases that would take months to repair. At 10:30a.m. General Hod radioed Yitzchak Rabin: “The Egyptian Air Force has ceased to exist.� On the second morning of

Yitzhak Rabin, Moshe Dayan and Mordechai Hod in 1967

the war, Israel had complete air superiority. By the end of the war, the IAF had destroyed most of the Syrian and Jordanian air forces with a loss of 46 planes of their own. Between the 1967 Six Day War and the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the

time was known as the War of Attrition. Israel planes under the direction of Hod conducted several raids into Egypt and scored hits on Russian-piloted MiGs operating in the region. During this time Hod was instrumental in helping the IAF switch

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from French-built Mirage fighters to the American A-4 Skyhawk and the F-4 Phantom. The long IAF career of General Hod ended just a few months before the start of the Yom Kippur War. His first retirement was brief, as he was asked to return during the war and act as an advisor to the Northern Command. In 1976, he partnered to establish C.A.L., an Israeli cargo carrier. In 1977, he was named CEO of El Al and later became chairman of the Israeli Aircraft Industries (IAI). General Mordechai Hod died in 2003 and is still known as one of the most important and best commanders of the IAF in its formative years.

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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La Dolce Vita By Allan Rolnick, CPA

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icture yourself at an “ozmiza,” or “eight-day tavern,” overlooking the Adriatic Sea on Italy’s Carso coast, near the Slovenian border. A guitarist serenades you and your companions with local folk tunes. Your server treats you to heaping platters piled high with house-made cheeses. There’s plenty of local vino, of course — Malvasian wines by the jugful, along with bottles of crisp prosecco. Off in the distance you catch glimpses of a seaside castle. Now think about everyone who made this experience possible. There’s the farmer raising the cows giving milk for your cheese. There’s the viticulturist growing grapes for your wine. Finally, there’s the tax law that lets the tavern operate in the first place! Last month, the Wall Street Journal published a piece on ozmiza culture in the Carso region. And while they focused on the food, the wine, the conviviality, and the sheer dolce vita that so many of us would jump to enjoy, a single throwaway sentence caught our attention. “As long as ozmize sell only products made on site — sharp Istrian cheese, say, or chocolatey Teran wine — these cashonly businesses can operate tax-free.” How exactly did such a loophole

come to let locals to offer their bounty? The story goes that back in the late 1700s, the Dowager Empress Maria Theresa had hit the region’s peasants with harsh taxes (as Dowager empresses are wont to do). The peasants naturally rioted (as peasants are also wont to do), so the empress threw

fair share of despots, dictators, and strongmen — the kind of thugs you’d expect to crush the ozmize just because they could. But the scrappy little taverns just keep on keeping on. Even now, most open just a few weeks each year, and they still display the centuries-old red branch. (Technol-

And while they focused on the food, the wine, the conviviality, and the sheer dolce vita that so many of us would jump to enjoy, a single throwaway sentence caught our attention.

them a little bone. From that point on, they could open eight days out of the year to sell their surplus wine, meat, cheese, and produce without paying the usual tax. The only condition: display a “red branch” sign letting customers know they were taking advantage of the law. Since then, the region’s governments have seen more than their

ogy has introduced one welcome update: You can visit www.ozmize.com/ calendario to see who’s serving when. Google will even helpfully translate the page from Italian!) The whole ozmiza culture fits beautifully in the “farm-to-table” movement that dominates dining out these days. Imagine impressing your Instagram friends (and maybe

even your real friends) with dishes of savory stewed veal shoulder or white Vitovska wine lovingly served from a rustic pitcher. Just don’t drink too much wine — area roads are steep and winding! So, would serving up the usual range of income, sales, and VAT taxes spell the end of the ozmize? Of course not. The hordes of tourists who’ve already eaten and drunk their way through the Cinque Terre and Amalfi coasts are dying for new seaside cliffs and castles to explore. The local farmers would just stir in the extra costs for customers to pay. It’s fascinating, though, to see how a centuries-old tax policy still gives visitors even more reason to fall in love with Carso. Ernest Hemingway once wrote, “If a man does not love Italy, he cannot love at all, for he has no soul.” (Actually, we just made that up, but it sounds like something Hemingway would say.) The point here is that taxes affect every financial choice you make — even where you eat on vacation. 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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The New Dating Game By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

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he world of dating has changed. Dating use to mean someone called you and you went out on a date. But these days it’s quite different. It’s anything but that way. First, the shidduch world spilled over into the more modern world. So when someone does actually call, it’s usually a shadchan. They are not asking you out – they are merely suggesting someone. And this rarely guarantees a date. More likely, it spurs an archeological dig. You know – into the relics of another’s past, the history of the individual and their family. Whether or not this will lead to an actual date can be weeks to months off, and one can grow old and gray waiting and worrying. Then there are websites to meet on. There, there is usually very little actual talking here. You are more likely typing to one another. It’s all about how clever you can be in text because you don’t get to utter a word. Your personality can do very little to help you – it’s all about how you did in school! Were you a creative writer?! If yes, then you can

probably spark interest. Of course, just like in school, you can probably get someone else to do your paper for you! But then again, who is the other person actually asking out? And what will happen on the date when you show up? Rarely, do people meet anymore and decide to go out. There seem too

matchmaker. They dressed, shlepped, strutted the best version of themselves – and all to impress a middleman. Perhaps, the best idea to get to go on a date is to become a matchmaker. In fact, that’s tons of dates right there – because they are dating more than anyone! Then, when you bypass the shad-

They dressed, shlepped, strutted the best version of themselves – and all to impress a middleman.

few events these days where that can happen. And when there are events, most often it’s so people can meet a shadchan. Thousands of eligible singles come, and who are they looking to meet? Not an eligible partner! A

chan everyone is asking everyone, Do you know someone for my daughter or son? And then these people have to ask their daughter or son whom they know because they are the ones who know people of dating age. And then

they have to figure out who knows the people you are asking about to figure out who might be good for them. Phew! Then they finally get back to you with the idea. But who is getting these two people together? Of course, they have to find a middleman to make it happen! Again, we see most popular person around these days is the shadchan! Everyone is spending time developing education and careers when the best job out there is this shadchan thing because you’re so much in demand. I’m not seriously recommending universally becoming matchmakers. I’m just saying that I get it. It’s not that easy – not for kids dating and not for their parents involved. So give yourself a break and believe it will come from somewhere. Because it will!

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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