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Dear Readers,

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y grandfather, a”h, was a mohel and a shochet – and an insurance salesman! – in Los Angeles many years ago. Many of the brissim he performed were on children whose parents were very far from Yiddishkeit but knew that a bris should be done on their baby boys. My mother would sometimes come along with my grandfather as he traveled on Sunday mornings to perform these brissim far from home.

This week, my son’s grade was involved with arranging a “Heritage Museum.” The boys were asked to bring in objects and artifacts that related to their heritage. My son chose to bring in my grandfather’s bris kit. Along with the medical instruments and clamps my grandfather used to perform brissim, we found his business cards: “Rabbi Simon L. Schwartz, Expert Mohel,” they read. “On Saturdays, please call after sundown.”

Although I didn’t have the opportunity to go through the entire grade’s artifacts, I found it enlightening to see the other objects other children brought in. One child brought in a large piece of a giant menorah that his grandmother brought back from Europe. I saw a German passport stamped with a giant J – for Jude – and citizenship papers that were given to great-grandparents after they came to America from Hungary decades after the war. A yarmulke that made it through the camps, a wimple, a kesubah…pieces of the past. Laying on one table was a taxi meter.

The child wrote that his grandfather drove a taxi when he came to America, supporting his family six days a week.

On Shavuos we go back millennia to the time when Hashem gave us the Torah. For thousands of years, generation after generation, we’ve been handing down the words of G-d to our children.

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We teach them about Shabbos, kashrus, and kibbud av v’eim. We remind them about the importance of guarding their speech, about the proper way to dress, about keeping promises. We chant the words of Shema with them at night and sing Modeh Ani with them as we wash their hands for them in the morning. Each day – each moment – we spend teaching them and modeling for them a Torah lifestyle is another link in a long chain dating back to Har Sinai.

For Jews, our lives are about Torah. But it’s not just about learning Torah – it’s living Torah that makes us Jews. We want every aspect of our children’s lives to be seeped in Torah ideals.

We want them not just to bring Torah into their homes and leave it on their bookshelves, we want the atmosphere in their homes to be saturated with a Torah way of life, for them to be Torahdik Jews as naturally as they breathe in the air that surrounds them.

The artifacts I saw this week highlighted this concept for me. When I saw the precious objects that were brought in – menorahs, siddurim, seforim, yarmulkes – I was reminded of what is important for us in life. The visas, the citizenship papers, those documents were symbols of the hardships we’ve endured as we struggled to live lives as Jews. And the taxi meter that I saw laying on the table? Well, that perhaps was the most poignant.

We can’t all be in the beis medrash every day, but we can imbue our everyday lives with the ideals and values that have been passed down to us, generation to generation, father to son, for thousands of years. And that makes us Torahdik Jews.

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Contents LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

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COMMUNITY Readers’ Poll

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Community Happenings

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Teaching to their Hearts: The Shaar Lev Program

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NEWS Global

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Odd-but-True Stories

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ISRAEL Israel News

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A Big, Happy Family by Rafi Sackville 92 Lieberman Vs. Netanyahu by Tzvi Lev 100 JEWISH THOUGHT

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Parsha in Four by Eytan Kobre

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In Our Hands by Rav Moshe Weinberger

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Fire, Water and Honey by Rabbi Yoni Levin

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Experiencing Shavuos as We Spiral Through Time

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PEOPLE The Wandering Jew

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Storming the Beaches of Normandy 75 Years Ago, Part II by Avi Heiligman 126

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Dear Editor, Sometimes I gape at the quotes that you put in your magazine. I mean, sometimes people make mistakes and we don’t have to highlight every gaffe that comes out of every person’s mouth. But then I realized that when people are in the public eye, everything they do or say is held up for more scrutiny – and for good reason. They chose to be in the spotlight; they asked to be in a position of power; and because of they are “representing” us they need to hold themselves to a higher standard.

Lesson for us to take to heart: perhaps we should all hold ourselves up to a higher standard and watch everything that comes out of our mouths.

It could save people a lot of hurt, embarrassment, and misunderstanding.

A Reader

Holding the Torch of Torah High from All Corners of the Globe by Naomi R. Wein S18

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Family Time Over Yom Tov Can be Fun by Dr. Hylton I Lightman

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Dear Editor, I have been telling my employees Jay Baer’s advice – make your customers tell your story – for many years. I own a few cellphone stores in the tristate area and try to hammer home the importance of great customer service. I tell my employees all the time: go out of your way for a customer. Offer them a cold drink on a hot day or call the phone company for them so they don’t have to. We make sure to make our stores extremely comfortable so the customers enjoy their experience. This way, I hope that they will come back to us time and time again and tell their friends and family to use us as well.

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A Reader Dear Editor, I enjoyed Rafi Sackville’s article this week, “The Daf Yomi Side Effect,” especially since I myself have been going to Daf Yomi for the past 17 years. I can relate to the times that he doesn’t want to get out of bed – especially on a cold winter day. It’s hard but in the end it’s worth it and I start off my day right.

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So kudos to all those men who make time during their busy day to spend time learning Torah. Kol ha’kavod!

Although, Rafi, I could have done without the detailed writings about the chicken between your teeth.

Don’t worry – I’m not a vegetarian yet!

Sincerely, Dovid Talman Dear Editor, I’d like to add one thing to the article, “Managing Mindless Eating,”

by Aliza Beer in the May 30, 2019 issue of The Jewish Home.

Aliza lists wonderful ways to help people from just mindlessly popping food into their mouths. One thing, though, she forgot to mention has helped me along. I have been writing

down what I eat every day (except for Shabbos, when I write it down on Motzei Shabbos) for the past year and a half. This has helped me tremendously. Instead of just popping French fries or pretzels into my mouth, I stop and remember that it’s something that I have to write down.

It doesn’t mean that I don’t necessarily eat that food but it makes food more mindful to me – nothing goes into my mouth aimlessly. Additionally, when I am eating a brownie or a piece of chocolate, I am enjoying it instead of gobbling it down. Remembering to write down what I eat has made eating a mindful act as opposed to something I do by rote.

Perhaps readers would appreciate this tip as they move from mindless to mindful eating.

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The Week In News

Greece Elects First Jewish Mayor

Moisis Elisaf became Greek’s first-ever Jewish mayor after he was elected on Sunday to lead the city of Ioannina, the Epirus region’s biggest city.

Contending as an independent, Elisaf earned 50.3 percent of the vote in the election’s runoff round,

slightly more than the 48.9 percent his opponent Thomas Begas received.

In his victory speech, Elisaf thanked supporters and promised to set Ioannina on a new path. “Today, Ioannina made a huge change, a big leap of progress. I feel deep emotion and heavy responsibility towards all my fellow residents,” said Elisaf. The mayor-elect also promised to work towards creating “an Ioannina of a new era.”

A longtime professor who teaches Internal Medicine at the University of Ioannina, Elisaf also directs the university’s medical school as well as its Department of Internal Medicine. He is also head of the Lipids, Atherosclerosis, Obesity and Diabetes Department of the University Hospital of Ioannina.

With his victory, Elisaf become Ioannina’s first-ever Jewish mayor. While the city was once home to 4,000 Jews at the beginning of the 20th century, Ioannina’s Jewish population dropped dramatically – to just 2,000 – after it was conquered by the Nazis during World War II. In a particularly infamous event, SS troops rounded up the remaining 1,850 Jews in March 1944 and de-

ported them to Auschwitz.

While Jews returned to Ioannina following the Holocaust, it never revived itself as a center of Jewish life.

Today, its synagogue only functions on holidays and there is no permanent rabbi.

A Royal Welcome for the Trumps

Controversy overshadowed President Donald Trump as he landed in England on Monday for an official state visit.

Trump’s three-day tour is intended to highlight the special relationship between the U.S. and the Unit-

ed Kingdom. The President had been invited on an official state visit by then-Prime Minister Theresa May back in January 2017 after they met following his inauguration.

Before he even landed in the United Kingdom, Trump elicited controversy when he called London Mayor Sadiq Khan a “loser” in an early morning tweet storm from Air Force One. “Khan, who by all accounts has done a terrible job as Mayor of London, has been foolishly ‘nasty’ to the visiting President of the United States, by far the most important ally of the United Kingdom,” wrote Trump.

The president went on to compare Khan to “our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio.”

Trump’s insults came after Khan said that his “behavior flies in the face of ideals America was founded upon.”

Despite the rocky beginning, Trump was treated to an official state banquet at Buckingham Palace on Monday evening. In her official toast, the Queen proclaimed that the two nations had ensured the “safety and prosperity of both our peoples for decades.”

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Trump concluded by offering a toast to “the eternal friendship of our people, the vitality of our nations, and to the long-cherished and truly remarkable reign of Her Majesty the Queen.”

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Last week, South Korea’s largest newspaper reported that North Korea’s special envoy to the United States, Kim Hyok Chol, had been executed by firing squad for taking part in the failed Hanoi summit with the United States. This week, though, it was reported that Kim is alive, although he is being investigated for his role in the summit that took place between United States President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in February. That meeting, the second between the two leaders, ended abruptly without the two sides reaching a deal.

Kim Jong Un’s translator in Hanoi, Sin Hye Yong, also is in custody and under investigation.

South Korean newspaper Chosun Ilbo reported on Friday that Kim Yong Chol, one of North Korea’s most senior officials who had sat in the White House across from President Trump for talks little more than a year ago, had been purged and that Kim Hyok Chol had been executed by firing squad as punishment for the lack of success in Hanoi.

The initial report’s veracity was called into question on Sunday after North Korean state media reported that Kim Yong Chol attended an art performance alongside Kim Jong

Un. An invitation to join the North Korean leader in public would likely not be extended to someone who had fallen out of favor. A source said, though, that Kim Yong Chol has been left to the side since the summit. He has not been sentenced to forced labor, but instead is “kept silently in his office writing statements of self-criticism.”

The fate of Kim Hyok Chol, the special envoy, had not been determined, but he could still face “heavy punishment,” one of the sources said.

Kim Song Hye, a North Korean official on the team negotiating with the United States, is also in custody and under investigation, sources said.

Diplomats and officials from Pyongyang have been known to disappear from public view only to resurface after a period of so-called reeducation, analysts and former diplomats say. Kim Yong Ju, the brother of Kim Il Sung – North Korea’s founder and the grandfather of Kim Jong Un – disappeared for nearly two decades. He went missing in the mid-1970s and then reappeared in 1993.

South Koreans Die in Budapest Boat Crash

At least eleven South Korean tourists died after the ferry they were on in Budapest’s Danube River capsized last Wednesday evening.

The South Korean Foreign Ministry announced that 33 Koreans had been aboard the doomed ship.

Two Hungarian crewmembers were aboard the Mermaid and remain unaccounted for. In total, seven of the Koreans survived. The rest of the tourists’ bodies have either been found or are unaccounted for.

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South Korean President Moon Jae-in said he would work with the Hungarian government to investigate the cause of the accident. “What is most important is speed,” President Moon said during an emergency meeting, during which he called for all diplomatic means to be used to ensure a quick search and rescue operation as efficiently as possible.

Because of the flow of the river, rescuers had to work downstream, even going into Serbia, to retrieve those who drowned.

The boat, named the Hableany, or Mermaid, had two decks and a capacity for 45 people. CCTV footage showed the 89-foot Hableany smashing into the much larger Viking Sigyn near the Margit (Margaret) Bridge.

35 Protesters Killed in Sudan At least 35 protesters were killed and hundreds were injured on Monday in Khartoum when the Sudanese military opened fire to break up a sit-in.

The Central Committee of Sudan Doctors (CCSD) said critically injured patients are still in operating rooms and intensive care. The Sudanese military has denied any involvement.

Sudanese Attorney General Maulana Al-Walid Sayed Ahmed Mahmoud announced that a committee had been created to investigate “the events” that took place in the area of the armed forces’ general command in Khartoum, state media outlet SUNA reported. The committee will be made of up of officials – including the heads of public prosecution, senior prosecutors, police representatives and representatives of the military judiciary, the attorney general said.

Despite his assertions, similar vows to investigate protester deaths during the rule of ousted former

President Omar al-Bashir were insufficient to appease demonstrators at the time, and the committee’s creation does not appear likely to mollify them now.

Multiple eyewitnesses told CNN that security forces – the police and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces – shot at protesters with live fire. Several videos also showed security forces beating people with sticks. The Sudanese military has moved to forcibly disperse protesters since April 11.

Small fires and billowing clouds of black smoke could be seen in the capital. Protesters were also seen burning tires after security forces attempted to break up a sit-in.

The Sudanese opposition suspended talks with the ruling body after Monday’s crackdown. “We have halted all political communication and negotiations with the putschist council,” said the Declaration of Freedom and Change Alliance, an umbrella group for opposition groups and protest leaders.

“The leaders of this council are criminally responsible for all the bloodshed that took place since April 11,” the statement added. The opposition leaders vowed to take the generals to court.

Is Russia Backing Away from Venezuela?

On Monday, President Trump announced that Russia had removed most of its military personnel from Venezuela.

Venezuela’s socialist President Nicolas Maduro has clung to power with the support of Russia and China, but over 50 other countries, including the U.S., have recognized National Assembly president Juan Guaido as Venezuela’s legitimate leader.

Russian state defense contractor Rostec, which had trained Venezuelan troops and advised them on securing arms contracts, has cut down from about 1,000 personnel in Venezuela several years back to only a few dozen now, according to a Wall Street

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Journal report quoting a defense ministry source.

The report went on to say that the pullout of the Rostec personnel escalated in recent months with the lack of new contracts and the realization that the Maduro government can no longer afford the price tag for services tied to past Rostec contracts.

Last month, U.S. officials stated publicly that they believed Maduro’s overthrow was imminent, as tens of thousands of people protested his government in the streets of Caracas.

But aside from a small number of defections, military support for Maduro has held strong.

Hong Kong Remembers Tiananmen Square Massacre Pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong gathered on Tuesday night to mark 30 years since China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy protesters in Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, underscoring continuing concern for Chinese human rights in

the semi-autonomous territory, even as its own civil liberties are under threat.

Hong Kong is the only region under Beijing’s jurisdiction that holds significant public commemorations of the 1989 crackdown and memorials for its victims. Hong Kong has a degree of freedom not seen on the mainland as a legacy of British rule that ended in 1997. Reports about the massacre at Tiananmen Square are censored in China.

The annual vigil at Hong Kong’s Victoria Park near the bustling Causeway Bay shopping district appeared to draw tens of thousands of participants who filled several football fields and held candles. Following an introduction of songs in the city’s Cantonese dialect and traditional string music, a minute of silence was held for the Tiananmen

crackdown victims.

This year’s vigil featured a replica of the “Goddess of Democracy,” a plaster sculpture of a female figure holding a torch that was displayed in Tiananmen Square in the days leading up to the crackdown, which took place on the night of June 3-4, 1989, and is believed to have killed hundreds and possibly thousands of people.

“That statue was crushed by tanks at the June 4 crackdown, the June 4 massacre. So we are rebuilding this here…to symbolize that we are still continuing to fight for democracy, and continue on the spirit of the ‘89 democratic protests,” said Chow Hang Tung, vice chair of the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, which organizes the annual event.

Boeing: May Be Defective Parts on 737s On Sunday, Boeing announced that there may be faulty parts on the wings of certain aircraft, including the 737 Max.

In conjunction with the Federal Aviation Administration, Boeing has advised relevant airlines to inspect their slat track assemblies on Max and NG aircraft within 10 days.

Leading edge slats are an aerodynamic control surface that extend from the front of the wing. Some of the tracks may need to be replaced, as a faulty part may fail prematurely or crack. While a part failure would not bring down a plane, it could damage the airplane while in flight, according to the FAA. The problem had been discovered the previous Friday during a meeting between Boeing and the parts supplier. Boeing employees noticed some of the parts were not heat treated, which led to concerns about safety.

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It is a Mitzvah to Bring Shas Yiden Avreichim to Every Yeshiva so that every bochur can see that he can become a Shas Yid — Maran Hagaon Harav David Cohen, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva Chevron

Recently, there was an amazing sight at Yeshiva Daas Aharon in Har Nof, Yerushalayim. 42 avreichin geonim of Shas Yiden, surrounded on three sides by all the talmidim of the yeshiva. They sat facing the two Roshei Yeshiva – Maranan Hagaonim shlit”a, Harav Nissan Kaplan and Harav Rephael Shmulewitz – who conducted a detailed farher with questions from all over the entire Shas! The talmidim sat spellbound, witnessing an incredible back and forth from the avreichim who know every line and discussion of the Talmud.

Reaction of the Gedolim Maran Hagaon Harav Gershon Edelstein, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva, Ponevez, was effusive in his praise: “Ashrei ayin roassoh zos – Joyous are the eyes that witness such a phenomenon as Shas Yiden.” And the

Shas Yiden Farher 5779 – 2019 at Yeshiva Daas Aharon L to r: Harav Avner Shiffman, Mashgiach; the Roshei Yeshiva: Harav Hagaon Rephael Shmuelewitz and Harav Hagaon Nissan Kaplan; Founder of Shas Yiden, Harav Hagaon Avrohom Eisen, Pozna Rov; and Rosh Hakollelim Shas Yiden, Harav Hagaon Moshe Isaac Samet

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To my dear friend Harav Hagaon Avrohom Eisen, shlit”a, Pozna Rov and Founder of the Shas Yiden Network of Kollelim in the Holy Land, How much we enjoyed, the Rosh Yeshiva the Gaon Hagadol, Harav Rephael Shmuelewitz, shlit”a, and I, to host you and the avreichim geonim of Shas Yiden at our yeshiva Daas Aharon. In a public farher (examination) on the entire Talmud Bavli by heart, I declare that I have never witnessed such a phenomenon – literally, 42 “Living Shasses (Talmuds)” where each is fully conversant with the Shas - to its length and breadth, every folio and every page.

I discussed the phenomenon of ‘Shas Yiden’ with Maran, Rosh Yeshiva, Hagaon Hagadol Harav Gershon Edelstein, shlit”a. His response was along these lines: “Happy are the eyes that beheld this phenomenon; blessed is our generation that merited such shas yiden.

Praised that it is so. In my opinion, the reason that Shas Yiden is so successful is due to the great and passionate love for Torah of its founder, Harav Eisen, shlit”a.

I also spoke about Shas Yiden with Hagaon Hagadol Harav David Cohen, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva of Chevron, who declared that I performed a great mitzvah by inviting them to the yeshiva, so that all should see that even in our generation there can be true shas yiden.

We praise the Rabbanim, exceptional Geonim scholars of your Kollelim. We testify that we merited to delve into their scholarship and to see them up close, and rigorously challenge their knowledge of the Talmud Bavli by heart. We asked many questions encompassing the entire Talmud and they responded unhesitatingly on them all, including quoting the page numbers and other references!

We were amazed to witness the expanse of their in-depth textual knowledge, as well as their reasoning, and their mastery of the Talmud, both forwards and backwards, literally.

Further, from their faces it was apparent that they are noble, G-d fearing, young men with special and lofty characters. Praised that our eyes saw this all and that our generation has merited these gedolim.

Our blessing is that they should go from strength to strength, and to rise ever higher in Torah scholarship, and to realize the fruit of their toiling and labor. We also bless the Founder, shlit”a, who has merited to spread Torah in such an exceptional manner that is truly beyond description, he should be blessed with all good. Together with him, all those who stand alongside and support his efforts will be blessed from Heaven with all the blessings written and expressed in the Torah – Amen Selah Nissan Shlomo Hacohen Kaplan

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reaction of Maran Hagaon Harav David Cohen, shlit”a, Rosh Yeshiva, Chevron, declared: “It’s a mitzvah for every yeshiva to bring a group of the Shas Yiden avreichim geonim that every bochur can see first-hand that he can become a Shas Yid.” Each avreich is a “Living Shas”!

The Roshei Yeshiva felt that this would be a unique opportunity for such scholars to inspire their talmidim to see just what can be achieved in Torah learning. “Our bochrim had a chance to see 42 ‘Living Shasim’ in action,” said Rav Kaplan after the farher. “Heim sholtim b’Shas!” (They have mastered Shas.) During the course of a year, each avreich gaon completes a minimum of 13,555 blatt of Talmud with all the Rashi and Tosfos, and also knows Shas by heart. This was their 7th public Shas-wide farher in 10 years, aside from written tests and the annual farher by Sar Hatorah and Nasi of

Shas Yiden, Maran Hagaon, Harav Chaim Kanievsky, shlit”a.

Seeing is Believing - Torah Sparks Flying “Our talmidim know just how hard they have to work to master Gemara page by page, to review and to remember and this was their inspiration,” said Rav Kaplan. The air was electric and the enthusiastic shining faces seemed to be lit up by sparks of Torah. The constant questions, both in-depth and covering many tractates, with virtually instant responses from across the group was so intense that most dispensed with the few microphones present, jumped out of their seats and called out the answers.

To watch the live farher, please click on: https://www.shasyiden.com/farher/ and then on the latest farher.

Some of the Farher Questions Where in Shas is Din D’Sh’ibuda D’Rabbi Nosson?

Answers: Pesachim 31a, Ketubot 19a and 82a, Baba Kama 40b Where does it state that the fetus is yerach Imo – a part of the mother’s thigh – Answers: Yevamot 48b, Nazir 51a, Gittin 23b, Baba Kama 78b etc When one gives tzedakah to a poor person and then finds out that he is in fact wealthy, does one get credit (reward) for having given tzedakah?

Answers: Baba Kama 16b – no reward The Beit Yosef says, based on the Mishnaot of Eizoh Mekoman that were chosen because they are not embedded in mochlokes, but we do find that they are shrouded in some machlokes: Pouring of shyarei hadam at the base of the south or west of the altar; differences regarding the eating of the Pesach until midnight or dawn; or if Pesach has shfica (pouring) or zrika

Where is an entire page of the Gemara found twice in Shas?

Answers: Pesachim 44 Sugya – D’Mishrat and Taam K’Ikar – Nazir 36 Where is there an amud in the Gemara that is found four times in Shas?

Answers: Concerning Dmai, Maaser rishon that had terumah taken - Brachot 47a (zimun), Shabbat 126b (tiltul), Eiruvin 31a (Eiruv); Pesachim 35b (Eating matza)

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have defective slat tracks. However, the FAA has advised that an additional 179 Max planes and 133 NGs should also be inspected. Of the aircraft, 33 Max and 32 NG planes are in the United States.

According to Boeing and the FAA, the fix should take a couple of days to complete. They say that they have not been notified of any incidents related to the tracks on operating flights.

Boeing has been trying to get the grounded 737 Max in the air after it was grounded worldwide following an Ethiopian Airlines crash in March and a Lion Air crash in October. 157 people and 189 people were killed in those crashes, respectively.

Locusts for Dinner

Iran is also being struck with a plague of desert locusts, the Tehran Times reported. The locusts have spread throughout southern Iran, resulting in major losses in farms and gardens.

The head of the Iran Plant Protection Organization Mohammad Reza Dargahi stated that the locusts traveled to Iran from Oman, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. About 300,000 hectares of farmlands have been affected by the outbreak. Large aerial and ground pest control operations have been carried out in the past few months to combat the wave of locusts, and nearly $6.9 million has been set aside to deal with the massive outbreak.

Adult locust swarms can fly up to 93 miles a day, and female locusts can lay 300 eggs within their lifetime. A small swarm eats the same amount of food in a day as about 35,000 people.

Last Survivor of Sobibor Dies at 97 In Yemen, amidst a worsening food shortage, residents are looking towards the skies for an unusual appetizer: locusts.

A massive outbreak of desert locusts has been reported in Yemen, where desert locusts were seen for the first time in three years, according to the Middle East Eye. Yemeni villagers have taken advantage of the swarms of locusts by using them as an alternative food source. They are also attempting to catch the insects before they devour their crops.

“One swarm covering one square kilometers contains 50 million locusts, and this swarm can eat the equivalent of 100 tons per day,” said Wajeeh Mutawakel, the director general of the Plant Protection Office in the Houthi rebel-controlled Yemeni capital Sanaa. “This may cause disaster not only in Yemen but also in other countries, such as in Saudi Arabia.”

Villagers catch the locusts at night when they’re not flying by throwing scarves or other large pieces of cloth over the insects to trap them and then sweeping them into bags using shovels or their hands, according to the Middle East Eye. Villagers say that they are addictive and delicious.

Semyon Rosenfeld, the last living survivor of the Sobibor death camp revolt and escape, died on Monday at the age of 97.

“A true hero, it is our duty to transmit from generation to generation the story of his life and all those of his generation,” tweeted Jewish agency chairman Isaac Herzog.

“Condolences to his family and to all those who knew him.”

Mr. Rosenfeld was born in 1922 in the Ukraine and joined the Red Army in 1940. While he was away fighting the Germans, his family was wiped out by the Nazis; their bodies were dumped in a mass grave near the town. Rosenfeld was captured by the Germans in 1941 and sent to a labor camp in Minsk, Belarus. Two years later, he was sent to the Sobibor death camp in Poland. Upon arrival, he lied to the Nazis about having a profession – a tactic which saved his life, as he was sent to the carpentry shop instead of the gas chambers.

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A $92 million national inquiry was launched by the Canadian government in 2016 after Indigenous communities called for the violence experienced by its members to be investigated. The final report features testimony from over 1,400 family members and survivors and 83 experts and officials. The 1,200+ page report provides 231 recommendations on how to respond to the genocide. The recommendations include a transformation of the police system.

“For far too long, Indigenous women and girls have been publicly devalued or ignored,” the inquiry states on its website. “People’s general perceptions have been shaped by harmful colonial stereotypes.

People forget that every Indigenous woman or girl – no matter how she died or what she had been through – had an inherent strength and sacred worth.”

Tragedy in the Himalayas

In October 1943, Red Army officer Aleksandr “Sasha” Pechersky led a group of fellow prisoners in the famous Sobibor revolt. They managed to kill 11 Nazi camp officers before the plan was discovered and guards opened fire. Around 300 prisoners tried to escape, but most were either killed on the spot or in the following days as the Nazis rounded them up.

Rosenfeld survived by hiding in

the woods with a handful of other prisoners until 1944, when he rejoined the Red Army and participated in the capture of Berlin. He was demobilized in 1945 and returned to his homeland.

Mr. Rosenfeld later moved to Israel in 1990. He had been living in a retirement community in Yad Binyamin and is survived by his two sons and five grandchildren.

Indigenous Women Victims of “Canadian Genocide” In recent decades, thousands of Indigenous girls and women have been killed or have gone missing in

Indian air force pilots discovered five bodies on Monday during their search for the eight climbers who went missing in the Himalayas last week.

Pithoragarh District Magistrate Vijay Kumar Jogdande confirmed that the five bodies had been located in the Himalayas on the border between Nepal and China. Jogande announced that the bodies were buried in multiple locations under snow resulting from an avalanche and said

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that the remaining three climbers are not expected to be alive.

“The chances of survival are almost zero now,” noted Jogande, adding that the rescue effort is being hampered by heavy rain and high winds.

The bodies of the people believed to be the doomed climbers were found after the air force used helicopters to snap high-resolution photographs of the region. Indian rescue personnel will now decide how to safely retrieve the bodies, which are trapped at 16,404 feet.

The four Britons, two Americans, an Australian and their Indian guide had disappeared after attempting to ascended Nanda Devi East, a towering mountain in India that rises to 24,000 feet.

The doomed group had attempted to reach an unnamed peak 21,250-feet high despite not receiving permission from Indian authorities. The tragedy comes amid a slew of accidents in the Himalayas, including the death of 11 people in Mount Everest last month due to overcrowding.

Tragedies have also occurred recently in Makalu, Lhotse, Annapurna, Cho Oyu and Kanchenjunga.

Will Lieberman Benefit from New Elections?

Avigdor Lieberman’s Yisrael Beytenu party appears to be the biggest beneficiary of Israel’s second elections of 2019 in the first polls since the Knesset voted to dissolve itself late Wednesday.

According to a survey published on Thursday by the Kan television station, Yisrael Beytenu is predicted to win eight seats should elections be held today, three more than the five that it currently has. Yisrael Beytenu

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had been the primary reason that new elections were set for September 17 after Lieberman refused to join Netanyahu’s coalition.

According to the poll, the two largest Knesset parties would retain their spots in the lead, with the Likud remaining at 35 seats while Kahol Lavan dropped to 34. Meanwhile, The United Torah Judaism would stay at eight seats while Shas would get seven.

The Arab Israeli Hadash-Ta’al party would stay at six seats, while the left-wing Labor would lose one seat and would only get five seats.

Meretz would win five seats, Naftali Bennett’s New Right would barely cross the electoral threshold with four seats, as would the Union of Right-Wing Parties. Of course, these surveys are just a prediction of what might happen – and lots of things can change in the next few months before elections.

Lieberman had sent Israel to an unprecedented “redo” election following his decision to condition joining the government on the passage of a law drafting charedim to the IDF. Realizing that he could not form a government without Yisrael Beytenu’s five Knesset seats, Netanya-

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Arab Stabs Jews in Jerusalem’s Old City

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The terrorist had been allowed into Jerusalem so he could pray on the Temple Mount. During the Muslim month of Ramadan, Israel relaxes its policies that restrict Palestinians from entering into Jerusalem, leading to the bloody assault on Friday.

Israel Bombs Syrian Airbase

escaped from the scene, triggering a massive manhunt. As the terrorist ran away from security forces, he stabbed 16-year-old Yisrael Meir Nachumberg in the back. Sdeil was shot dead by quick-thinking police a moment later, summarily ending the murder spree.

Lavie was critically wounded due to stab wounds in his neck and head and remains in serious condition. He was evacuated to Jerusalem’s Shaa-

rei Tzedek Medical Center, where his condition has improved. Nachumberg was moderately injured and is recovering at Jerusalem’s Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital.

Speaking from his hospital bed, Nachumberg told reporters that he had been changing his bicycle tire when Sdeil lunged at him with a knife. “I thought he punched me,” he said. “And suddenly I saw a long knife full of blood.”

Police later praised the rapid response time by paramedics, which they said saved Lavie’s life due to the large amount of blood he lost.

“I saw a man in his 40s lying on the stairs near the Damascus Gate barely conscious and with stab wounds to the upper body. I gave him first aid – stopping the bleeding – and he was quickly put into a Magen David Adom intensive care ambulance,” one paramedic recounted.

At least five Syrian officers were killed after Israel bombed the country’s T-4 airbase in what appears to be retaliation for an earlier missile attack on Mount Hermon.

According to the Syrian news agency SANA, Syrian defense systems located in the city of Homs were activated against “hostile missiles.” A Syrian military source also said that while their air defense system managed to shoot down two missiles, others slipped through and destroyed several warehouses at the airbase.

At least seven warehouses were destroyed in the airstrikes as well as a munitions depot. According to the Syrian Human Rights Organization, three of the dead were Syrian nationals, while the other fatalities were foreigners. The organization reported that the attack, directed against Iranian and Hezbollah sites, was carried out in areas adjacent to Husayniyah and al-Kisswa, south and southwest of Damascus.

Israel has not confirmed or denied the incident.

The attacks come amid an escalation between Israel and Syria. On Sunday, Syria fired two rockets at the Mount Hermon ski resort in the Golan Heights, leading to a series of IDF airstrikes on Syrian military positions.

A few days earlier, Syria attempted to down an Israeli military jet via anti-aircraft missiles during a routine flight in Israeli territory. In response, the IDF attacked the anti-aircraft battery responsible for the shoot-down attempt, killing two.

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Engelman was supported by the outgoing government and earned a plurality of 67 Knesset members, more than the 48 who chose opposing candidate Giora Rom.

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The State Comptroller of Israel is chosen by a secret ballot by the Knesset and is considered one of the country’s most powerful positions. The State Comptroller’s responsibilities include supervising and reviewing the government’s policies and is independent of any other government body.

Engelman, who will replace retired justice Yosef Shapira, is an irregular candidate due to the fact that he has never been a judge and has no

legal background. A graduate of the Har Etzion hesder yeshiva, Engelman has a bachelor’s degree in economics and accounting and a MA in business administration Prior to his selection, Engelman headed the influential Council for Higher Education and is a close confidant of former Education Minister Naftali Bennett. A member of the Religious Zionist community of Nof Ayalon, Engelman is a lifelong educator and was the Director-General of

Just a few months after receiving a lung transplant, Nechama Rivlin, wife of President Reuven Rivlin, passed away. She was 73.

Rivlin had been in the hospital following a relapse after the lung transplant that took place in March.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his condolences to the Rivlin family.

“Along with all the citizens of Israel, my wife Sara and I feel deep sorrow at the death of the president’s wife, Nechama Rivlin,” Netanyahu said in a brief statement. “We all prayed for her recovery during the recent period during which she fought bravely and intensely for her life. We extend our heartfelt condolences to the president and to all his family.”

Rivlin, 73, suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in which scar tissue accumulates in the lungs and makes it difficult to breathe. In the years before the transplant, she had usually been seen in public with a portable oxygen tank, including at

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The lung transplant was declared successful when it was completed on March 12, but doctors cautioned that her condition remained tenuous and that she faced a long road to recovery. Rivlin was taken to the hospital in April after a sudden deterioration in her condition, almost three weeks after receiving the transplant.

Nechama Rivlin was born in 1945 in Moshav Herut in the Sharon region. She married Reuven Rivlin in 1971, and worked for many years at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, until her retirement in 2007, at which point her lung condition was discovered.

“When Nechama moved to the President’s Residence, she chose to focus on art, activities for children with special needs, the environment and nature, through compassion and love of people,” the President’s Residence said in a statement. “Nechama set up a community garden in the garden of the President’s Residence, where children from all over the country came to plant herbs and flowers on a regular basis,” it said.

Rivlin was buried on Wednesday at the Mount Herzl national cemetery in Jerusalem.

Patent Proud

Tel Aviv University has the most patents in Israel that are registered in the United States out of all of the country’s universities. Out of a list of 100 worldwide universities, Tel Aviv came in at slot number 66.

The ranking has been made by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO).

Topping the list of Top 100 Worldwide Universities Granted US Patents in 2018 is University of California – with a whopping 526 patents – followed by Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Stanford University. Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals took fourth place in the ranking, the only non-U.S. based

university in the top 10 academic institutions ranked.

Tel Aviv University, via its Ramot technology transfer arm, registered 37 patents in the U.S. in 2018. Tel Aviv University registered a total of 121 patents globally in 2018.

Haifa’s Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, via its Technion Research and Development Foundation Ltd. arm, ranked 75th on the list, with 32 patents registered in the U.S.

Bibi to Bennett and Shaked: “You’re Fired”

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fired Ministers Naftali Bennett and Ayelet Shaked from Israel’s government on Sunday in what observers call a petty move ahead of the upcoming September 17 elections.

Despite their New Right party failing to pass the electoral threshold in the most recent elections in April, Bennett had remained Education Minister while Shaked had stayed on as Minister of Justice. Under Israeli law, ministers do not need to be serving members of the Knesset, meaning that the duo could have remained in the government until a new one was sworn in next September.

Yet, according to Netanyahu, the two could not continue in a sensitive role in the security cabinet after they were rejected by the public at the ballot box. Netanyahu has not yet announced who will replace them as justice and education ministers until the next government is formed.

Netanyahu’s decision to fire them is seen both as an effort to prevent them from gaining popularity at the expense of the Likud and as a result of the personal loathing he has for both of them. Bennett and Shaked had been senior Netanyahu advisors until they left his staff in 2009 under unclear circumstances.

Bennett and Shaked said in a statement following the firings that they “thank the people of Israel from the bottom of our hearts for the right to serve them as ministers.” The pair

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According to Justice Neil Hendel, the state’s decision to renege on the cash prize would mean that others wouldn’t take it seriously in the future, something that is liable to harm the public interest.

“The special duty that the state must act on is not only principled, but also practical. Let’s say the state, the police or the municipality offer a prize and then refuse to pay it without justification after someone is supposed to win a prize,” wrote Hendel. “That would harm their credibility in offering a prize in the future, when the public interest may be even more pressing.”

Court: Pay for Finding Missing Soldier

Reversing a decision by a lower court, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled on Sunday that two Israelis who found the body of missing soldier Majdi Halabi are entitled to the $10 million reward.

Ibrahim and Hadar Kozli had stumbled across the body of missing IDF soldier Majdi Halabi, a member of the Druze community who was missing for more than seven years.

Halabi was last seen in his hometown of Daliyat al-Carmel in 2005 before disappearing without a trace, leading Israel to suspect that he had been kidnapped.

In October 2012, the two said they were pruning trees for the Jewish National Fund in a nearby forest when they found Halabi’s remains.

Later, the two filed a financial claim in the Haifa District Court for the NIS 10 million reward offered by the Defense Ministry and the now-defunct Freedom Foundation for any information that led to the recovery of Halabi’s body.

Their request was rejected in April 2013 by the Haifa District Court, which ruled that they were not entitled to the money as they had only stumbled across the body by accident. Now, the decision by the Supreme Court to overturn the earlier ruling means that they are entitled to the full cash prize.

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Titled “Losing Our Minds: Brain Drain Across the United States,” Congress’ Joint Economic Committee concluded that the flood of the country’s highest-educated citizens to a handful of cities on the coast is causing large swaths of the country to fall apart.

“Over the past 50 years, the United States has experienced major shifts in geographic mobility patterns among its highly-educated citizens,” wrote the report. “Some states today are keeping and receiving a greater share of these adults than they used to, while many others are both hemorrhaging their homegrown talent and failing to attract out-of-staters who are highly educated.”

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Later that evening, Bennett said that he would run again as the head of the New Right party in the upcoming elections, while Shaked’s political future remains unclear. “It’s not good that Israel has repeat elections but it’s an opportunity to come back smarter, more serious, and more modest,” Bennett said. “That goes for me, too. The New Right will be a unifying party.”

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phenomenon has far-reaching implications for the collective social and political life, extending beyond the economic problems for states that lose highly-educated adults.

As people leave behind more rural and post-industrial states for more economically vibrant areas, the states left behind fall into a cycle of a worsening social segregation. This trend in part explains the ever-growing economic gap between red and blue states in presidential elections, a gap which researchers say is only expected to grow. “[Brain drain] also exacerbates political and cultural divides as well,” continued the report. “Americans segregate themselves into communities where they more frequently reside near those similar to themselves, decreasing the likelihood of rubbing shoulders with those who see the world differently.”

“Red areas are getting redder, and blue areas are getting bluer,” Jessica Taylor concluded in an interview with The Washington Times. A senior analyst for the Cook Political Report, Taylor said that the brain drain in poor states “plays a part in the difference in political viewpoints.”

Restrictions on Travel to Cuba

This week, the United States announced major new restrictions on U.S. citizens traveling to Cuba, blocking the most common way Americans are able to visit the island – through organized tour groups that license U.S. citizens to travel automatically.

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said in the statement that the restrictions are a result of Cuba continuing “to play a destabilizing role in the Western Hemisphere, providing a communist foothold in the region and propping up U.S. adversaries in places like Venezuela and Nicaragua by fomenting instability, undermining the rule of law,

and suppressing democratic processes.”

The statement added, “This Administration has made a strategic decision to reverse the loosening of sanctions and other restrictions on the Cuban regime. These actions will help to keep U.S. dollars out of the hands of Cuban military, intelligence, and security services.”

Changes of this kind were announced in April, when White House National Security Advisor John Bolton said the Treasury Department would “implement further regulatory changes to restrict non-family travel to Cuba.”

The new restrictions will prohibit cruise ship passengers whose trips are arranged as organized tours. It’s unclear how the new restrictions will impact U.S. airlines flying newly established routes to the island.

Cuban government statistics say U.S. citizens have quickly grown to become the second largest foreign group visiting the island after Canadians.

The Treasury Department in a statement clarified that “certain group people-to-people educational travel that previously was authorized will continue to be authorized where the traveler had already completed at least one travel-related transaction (such as purchasing a flight or reserving accommodation) prior to June 5, 2019.”

The Trump administration recently allowed U.S. companies and Cuban-Americans to sue companies using property that was seized after the 1959 Cuban revolution, including cruise ship terminals and airports. Carnival Cruise Line was the first company to be sued under the law, Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, which previous administrations had waived.

Rep. Engel: Ilhan Omar Doesn’t Represent Democratic Party Congressman Eliot Engel, a senior Democratic Party representative, brushed away concerns that his party is drifting away from Israel and said that the anti-Israel views of his counterpart Ilhan Omar do not represent his faction.

Speaking with the Times of Israel while visiting Israel, Engel

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admitted that some of his counterparts have “educating to do” when it comes to the Jewish State. However, he maintained that the relationship between Democrats and Israel remains “strong” despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s unpopularity within the party.

“I think that a lot of Democrats may not like Netanyahu’s policies because there’s an association with the Republican Party. But I don’t think that’s something I worry about too much,” said Engel, “because I think that people like me, and others who are around, are committed to the relationship, and I think the relationship is strong and will endure.”

A resident of New York City, Engel has been in Congress since 1989.

He currently chairs the powerful House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee and is considered a senior and influential Democratic Party legislator.

Responding to claims that Republicans support Israel more than Democrats, Engel said that it was “paradoxical” since American Jews generally voted Democrat. “If we take a look at Jews in America: 80 percent are Democrats. If you take a look at Jews in Congress: we have some 32 Jewish Democrats — I may be off by one or two — and two Jewish Republicans,” he said.

“There’s an alliance between our countries. There’s not an alliance between political leaders of the countries — that’s a bad thing for both countries to get into.”

While acknowledging the “problematic” views on Israel held by Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, Engel pushed back on claims that his party was becoming overwhelmingly anti-Israel. “There are three Muslims in the Democratic Party elected to Congress. There are 28 or 32 Jews. You could always take the worst of a statistic and kind of use that as the whole picture. But it’s not the whole picture,” he asserted.

“Some of us have educating to do, to some of our own people. There are some, I think mistakenly, who try to dabble into Israeli politics, and I think they shouldn’t,” he added.

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Last Thursday, the Scripps National Spelling Bee began its final rounds with 16 young spellers. After three hours, the number dropped to 11, and then eight. However, from eight, the number did not diminish further. With the young spellers determined not to make mistakes, the grueling event went hours into overtime until management decided to declare the remaining eight kids as co-winners.

The decision means that all eight children will get the $50,000 cash prize and a trophy. The winners of the event are Rishik Gandhasri, Erin Howard, Saketh Sundar, Shruthika Padhy, Sohum Sukhatankar, Abhijay Kodali, Christopher Serrao, and Rohan Raja, a group of primarily Asian-American young adults.

The decision made history, as it was the first time an eight-way tie occurred in the competition’s 92year history. Longtime announcer Jacques Bailly acknowledged that the result was unusual but said that organizers were left with no choice due to the contestants’ unprecedented spelling acumen, with the kids easily turning aside words such as bougainvillea, aiguillette, erysipelas, and pendeloque. Say that ten times fast.

“We are now in uncharted territory. We do have plenty of words remaining on our list, but we’ll soon run out of words that could possibly challenge you,” Bailly said. “We’re throwing the dictionary at you, and you’re showing the dictionary who’s boss,” he told the contestants.

Trump to Slap New Tariffs on Mexico President Donald Trump announced last week that he will slap a 5% tariff on all goods imported to the United States from Mexico as punishment for the country’s insuf-

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ficient efforts to halt the flow of migrants into the U.S. “On June 10, the United States will impose a 5% Tariff on all goods coming into our Country from Mexico, until such time as illegal migrants coming through Mexico, and into our Country, STOP,” tweeted Trump. “The Tariff will gradually increase until the Illegal Immigration problem is remedied at which time the Tariffs will be removed.”

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While the 5% tariffs will begin on June 10, the White House said that it would ratchet up the taxes to 10% in July to be followed by a jump of 5% every month until October. Trump promised to keep the tariffs at 25% “until Mexico substantially stops the illegal inflow of aliens coming through its territory.”

The new tariffs come amidst an effort by the Trump administration to convince Congress to ratify a new trade deal between the U.S., Mexico, and Canada to take the place of the much-derided North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).

The three countries had agreed on a new deal, known as the USMCA, in December.

The tariffs are expected to significantly hurt trade between the U.S. and its southern neighbor, which is one of the country’s largest trading partners. In 2018, the United States imported $346.5 billion of goods from Mexico, a 10% increase over the year prior. The aforementioned total also accounted for 13.6% of all U.S. imports for 2018.

Trump’s announcement aroused condemnation from the U.S. business community, who said that the tariffs would harm the U.S. economy, especially in the farming sector.

“Mexico is our friend and neighbor, a partner in trade and security,” said Glenn Hamer, who leads the Arizona Chamber of Commerce and Industry. “The president’s announcement is baffling and, if carried out, will be terribly damaging.”

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Virginia Reels After 12 Killed in Mass Shooting The city of Virginia Beach continues to mourn after a municipal worker gunned down 12 of his former coworkers on Friday.

According to police, 40-yearold De­Wayne Craddock of Virginia

Beach opened fire with two .45 caliber pistols that he had legally purchased. He fired indiscriminately at his former colleagues until he was wounded in a gun battle with police.

Twelve city employees were killed in the shooting, many of whom had worked for the city for years. The fatalities included Virginia Beach residents Tara Welch Gallagher, Mary Louise Gayle, Alexander Mikhail Gusev, Katherine A. Nixon,

Ryan Keith Cox, Joshua O. Hardy, Michelle “Missy” Langer; Chesapeake natives Laquita C. Brown and Robert “Bobby” Williams; Norfolk resident Richard H. Nettleton; and Powhatan resident Christopher Kelly Rapp.

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was saved by his bulletproof vest.

Craddock was a veteran civil engineer and had worked for the city for the previous 15 years when he resigned on the morning of the shooting. Despite rumors to the contrary, Virginia Beach City Manager Dave Hansen said that Craddock had not been fired and had quit on his own accord. His “performance was satisfactory” and Craddock was “within good standing in his department.”

Disregarding reports that the shooter was afraid of losing his job, Hansen said that there were “no issues of discipline ongoing.”

A few hours after resigning, Craddock returned to work armed with two pistols and began his murder spree. Adding to the high death toll was the fact that Craddock had a security pass like all employees, enabling him to enter the building beyond the small area permitted to non-employees.

Craddock’s coworkers were shocked to find out that he was the shooter, telling reporters that he was generally “a nice guy” and “not a monster.” One colleague told CNN that the shooter would distribute boxes of candy to administrative staff members before the holidays.

“There weren’t any clues I was aware of or that were being funneled to the top,” said Bob Montague, who headed the Public Works Utilities where Craddock worked. “I certainly didn’t have a reason to believe that anything like this would happen. He had a number of active projects that were moving along really well.”

Let’s Stump the Champ

“I’ll take really smart people for $100 please, Alex.”

The answer here? “This person just won 32 games in a row on Jeopardy!”

If you thought that “Who is James Holzhauer?” would be the correct question to the Jeopardy! answer above, then you’d be right.

Holzhauer had been wowing audiences night after night for the past few weeks until his winning streak slammed to a halt on Monday night.

The 35-year-old won a whopping $2,464,216 in his 33 appearances on the game show – making him the third-highest overall winning Jeopardy! contestant behind Brad Rutter and Ken Jennings.

Holzhauer entered Monday night’s Final Jeopardy! round trailing opponent Emma Boettcher $23,400 to her $26,600. He needed her to get the answer wrong in order to win, but both correctly answered the final question about 16th-century English playwright Christopher “Kit” Marlowe.

Holzahauer wagered $1,399.

Boettcher’s bet of $20,201, though, was enough to win regardless of what Holzhauer bet.

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Holzhauer had been giving shout outs to his family members during Final Jeopardy!, using a number that has meaning to him and writing a tribute below his answer. On his second show, Holzhauer’s Final Jeopardy! wager was a tribute to his wife.

“My wife can never again claim I forgot our anniversary (9/8/12). By the way, honey, that counts as your gift for this year,” he wrote on Facebook. Holzhauer paid tribute to his nephew, Jack, with his first Final Jeopardy! wager, $3,268, in honor of his March 26, 2008, birthday. On Monday, April 8, he wished his father a happy birthday and wagered $7,030. His father was born July 30, 1941.

“As for the shout-outs, family will always be more important to me than money or winning on Jeopardy!, and the bets were a fun and unconventional way for me to show them that,” Holzhauer told The Sun.

Rat Bar Yup, you read that right. San Francisco is going to be home to a

pop-up called the Rat Bar for a few days this month. It’s not for the faint of heart, though. According to those behind the project, the “rats run free and the booze flows like water.”

Sounds a-mous-ing.

an amaretto sour, and non-alcoholic drinks. Rats will also be available for adoption.

Interested in this rattling experience? Better hurry and join the rat race. The bar is only open from June 13 through 15.

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The project comes from the folks behind the San Francisco Dungeon at Fisherman’s Wharf, a haunted house-like venture specializing in theatrical recreations of historical events.

At around $50 a person, you’ll be treated to a 60-minute live interactive show focused on the “the weird, twisted dark side” of San Francisco’s history. After the show, patrons will have 30 minutes to spend touching and picking up the furry rodents before heading to an upstairs cash bar that will serve drinks like the Ama-RAT-O Sour, which is a riff on

Millennials, for good and for bad, are changing the world.

Aside from forgetting how to make eye contact with people or dressing professionally for work, many of them also live alone in small apartments. In 2018, more than 35 million Americans were living alone. And so, to reach out to that target audience, Procter & Gamble

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has come up with a toilet paper roll perfect for millennials.

At nearly three times the size of a conventional toilet paper roll, the new Charmin Forever Roll is massive. It can last up to three months for someone who lives alone to finish up the roll and takes up only half the storage space of three conventional rolls of toilet paper. Yup, it’s earth-shattering toilet paper at its finest.

“With Forever Roll, you can go longer between roll changes without sacrificing your comfort,” an ad for the product enthuses. “It’s super convenient and long-lasting, so you have one less thing to think about!”

According to The Wall Street Journal, P&G created the Forever Roll with two types of single-person households in mind: “urban millennials and aging consumers.” The older generation has a harder time switching out empty toilet paper rolls. A bigger roll would require less work on their part.

Charmin is also selling a $30 Forever Roll “starter kit,” which includes a toilet roll holder and three huge rolls.

What are they going to think of next – a gigantic bar of soap?

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Sun won the bidding war over the weekend by placing the $4,567,888 figure that surpassed last year’s amount of $3.3 million. The auction, which began in 2000, has raised almost $30 million for the Glide Foundation, which helps the homeless in San Francisco. Buffett began working with Glide through his wife, Susan, who died in 2004, when she volunteered at the charity.

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Billion Dollar Lunch More than four billion dollars – that’s how much Chinese entrepreneur Justin Sun spent to enjoy a private lunch with Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett.

Sun, the 28-year-old who founded the cryptocurrency platform Tron, tweeted about his winning

bid and said he will invite leaders in blockchain – technology used to verify and record bitcoin or cryptocurrency transactions – to meet

Buffett. As part of the auction, the winning bidder can bring up to seven friends to go to lunch with Buffett at Smith & Wollensky steakhouse in New York City.

Sun’s final bid was a whopping $4,567,888.

“I officially announce I’ve won the record-setting 20th-anniversary charity lunch hosted by @WarrenBuffett,” Sun tweeted on Monday.

“I’ll also invite #blockchain industry leaders to meet with a titan of invest-

An ivory chess piece bought for $6 by a Scottish antiques dealer in the 1960s was recently found in a drawer and is now expected to sell for up to $1.3 million.

Auction house Sotheby’s said the piece, dubbed the Lewis Warder, is believed to be among the Lewis Chessmen found on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides in 1831.

The pieces are believed to have been carved in Trondheim, Norway, in the late 12th or early 13th century before making their way to the Isle of Lewis, where 93 pieces were discovered in 1931.

The Lewis Warder, which would have been used in the same way as the rook in a modern game of chess, was described as an “Antique Walrus Tusk Warrior Chessman” by the antiques dealer who purchased it in 1964.

The piece was passed on to the man’s daughter, who stored it in a drawer until it was recently discovered by her family and analyzed by experts, who identified it as a Lewis Chessman.

The auction house said the piece is expected to sell for up to $1.3 million when it goes up for auction July 2.

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Community HAFTR Celebrates Israel

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AFTR proudly celebrated Yom Yerushalayim this week with several exciting programs. The week began with the wonderful Celebrate Israel Parade, on Sunday, June 2. HAFTR students, faculty and parents showed support for Israel as they marched up 5th Avenue. NYS Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli joined our delegation and proudly marched together with us in support of the Jewish community and the State of Israel.

The celebration continued in

school on Monday, as students joined together at a school-wide assembly. We were honored to have Ambassador David Friedman, past HAFTR parent and current HAFTR grandparent, join the festivities and view the Rikud Digalim and other performances. The Lower School students participated in many fun activities throughout the day. After touring the Middle School building and greeting students, Ambassador Friedman met with the graduating eighth grade students in the Beit Mi-

drash. Amb. Friedman was excited to be back in the room that his family had donated to the school many years ago and took a moment to hold the Torah that had been donated by his family as well. He gave words of encouragement to the students, as they embark on the next step in their educational journey, and discussed how dreams, such as the birth of the State of Israel, the ability to visit the Kotel and the importance of Yerushalayim in today’s political climate, are never beyond reach!

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Members of the New York City Council marching in the parade

NYC Councilman Chaim Deutsch, Chair of the Jewish Caucus, at the Celebrate Israel Parade

Moshe Brandsdorfer, Director of the JCCRP, with Councilman Corey Johnson, speaker of the City Council

Students at MTA marched in the Celebrate Israel Parade and were joined by Governor Andrew Cuomo Students and teachers at HANC marched proudly

Assemblywoman Nily Rozic joined in the Celebrate Israel Parade with Ambassador Dani Dayan, Consul General of Israel

Students at SKA marched in the Celebrate Israel Parade

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Around the Community One Israel Fund at the Celebrate Israel Parade

HALB joined in the festivities at the Celebrate Israel Parade

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Around the Community Shulamith Middle School and HS marched proudly in the parade

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Equals Math at IVDU LI

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hat do mini frisbees, pattern blocks, toy insects, and a balance scale have in common? These exciting tools are components of the multi-sensory Equals Math curriculum that is implemented at IVDU Long Island. IVDU, a division of Yachad, is a unique special education school located in North Woodmere. Learning at IVDU is highly differentiated to meet each child’s unique abilities and using the Equals Math curriculum enables students to build a strong foundation of math skills that are applied to every- day life situations. The structured sequence of lessons incorporates review of previously learned material through specially designed interactive games and activities. Each lesson includes word problems that apply to real life.

For example, when learning to count objects, students follow step-by-step problem-solving strategies to count how many cups are needed to set a table for a birthday party. They are also given real objects and picture symbols to assist them in solving the problem. Most importantly, the lessons incorporate a research-based method for introducing new content areas.

To ensure maximum comprehension, each concept is taught with concrete, semi-concrete, and abstract examples. When learning how to copy shapes, students first match

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shape blocks to a model (concrete), then trace the shapes to create the same design (semi concrete), then finally learn to copy the design from a model (abstract). After completing these steps, they demonstrate their mastery of the concept by completing a worksheet on the topic. The worksheets are customized for three different levels to enable every student to access the lesson on their level.

“Equals Math enables me to engage and challenge each student appropriately,” says Morah Leah Rivka Karr. “Through the uniquely designed activities, games, and worksheets, I can analyze and deepen the students’ comprehension of each concept. My students are excited to learn math!”

he first graders at Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam have been learning all about community helpers and goods and services.

They explored these topics in depth in their classrooms. The girls learned about community helpers and what they do to service us, the difference between goods and services and what necessities and luxuries are. They then went on a field trip to Central Avenue to see firsthand what they learned. They visited the post office, the cleaners, the bridal store and Oh Nuts!. Going behind the scenes was not only fun but an excellent learning experience that connected information to real life.

The culmination of this unit was last week when the first grade hosted a community fair for the Pre1A and second grade classes. Each first

grader decided on the profession she would like to display, whether it was goods or services, and what to offer to the shoppers who would visit her booth. The first grade mothers came to shep nachas from their daughters.

OHEL, Neshamos, and Center for Anxiety Present Community-Wide Event

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year ago, OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services launched its Sign of Strength Campaign to destigmatize anxiety and encourage proactive help.

Anxiety is the number one diagnosis in children seen at OHEL and the second most prevalent diagnosis in adults. Anxiety can be debilitating and affects not only the individual experiencing anxiety but also his or her whole family.

However, anxiety is very responsive to treatment, and OHEL provides services through The Marvin Kaylie Tikvah Center at OHEL, at the OHEL Jaffa Family Campus in Flatbush, and the Kleinman Family OHEL Regional Center in Far Rockaway.

OHEL has hosted numerous anxiety awareness events, clinical trainings and educational workshops, and this event in Crown Heights forms part of OHEL’s comprehensive and ongoing efforts to address the greater prevalence of anxiety amongst everyday people, the consequence of many factors including multiple stresses – financial, familial, academic, job-related, technological, and other demands of everyday living.

OHEL has aligned with the Center of Anxiety and Neshamos mission to address current issues affecting the youth and adults in the Crown Heights community.

The community-wide event on Tuesday night, June 11, is entitled

“Dear Anxiety, Let’s Break Up” and will feature experts in the field of anxiety, as well as people who have firsthand experience with anxiety.

The event will take place at Oholei Torah, 667 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn.

Dr. David Rosmarin and Dr. Norman Blumenthal will present the prevalence of anxiety, why anxiety is increasing, what is good anxiety vs bad anxiety, treatment approaches, tips for individuals who experience anxiety, and how friends and family can support someone who experiences anxiety.

A special guest will share his personal experiences with anxiety, how it affected his life, and how he learned to

successfully manage his anxiety and thrive.

Tzivy Reiter, a director at OHEL and joint organizer of the event, comment, “OHEL’s last community-wide event in Flatbush saw hundreds in attendance, and only furthered our resolve to partner with local community organizations to bring the issue to the fore.”

A comprehensive resource fair will also take place at the event, with representatives from all the major community-based mental health agencies present. Participants will learn about services and programs available to help children, adults and families.

For more information, please call 1-800-603-OHEL.

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YC Councilmembers Rafael Espinal and Chaim Deutsch, chair of the NYC Council Jewish Caucus, held a rally on the steps of City Hall last week for an increase in funding to help thousands of Holocaust survivors in New York City. These funds are earmarked for the Elie Wiesel Initiative which helps vulnerable survivors live the rest of their lives in a dignified, safe and healthy manner.

Eric Goldstein, CEO of UJA Federation of NY, spoke at the rally. Moshe Brandsdorfer, executive director at JCCRP, spoke about the dire need and his personal connection to this cause as the grandson of four Holocaust survivors.

Chai Lifeline Celebrates Launch of Young Builders Society

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n May 29, 125 young professionals crowded Rumi Event Space in New York City for the launch of Chai Lifeline’s Young Builders Society. Designed for the next generation of lay leadership and emerging philanthropists, the program is geared towards young professionals who are committed to Chai Lifeline’s mission and eager to play a significant and active role in the growth of the organization.

Amidst the cocktails, music, delicious food and candid shots taken at the photo booth, there was suddenly a hush in the room. Eyes turned to a young man with a microphone as he shared his remarkable story.

Jonah Adelsberg, a Manhattan resident, is a pediatric cancer survivor. Diagnosed at the age of eight, Adelsberg attended Camp Simcha as a young child. After recovering in his teens, he wanted to give back, first by participated in Team Lifeline as a runner and then as counselor at Camp Simcha after he graduated high school. Adelsberg, who is originally from Woodmere, New York, graduated from Binghamton University and currently works as a manger in the music industry.

“My outlook on life is a direct out-

growth of my experience with Chai Lifeline,” said Adelsberg. “I absolutely try to live every day to the fullest, as if it were my last. My physical health and mental wellbeing are a result of the incredible support from the people at Chai Lifeline.”

Rena Lunzer, an Englewood, NJ, native who works as a human resources professional, had previously served as a rotating counselor at Camp Simcha and now serves as a respite volunteer during the year. “Volunteering for Chai Lifeline and serving as a counselor really changed my life,” she said. “A giver gains a lot more than the receiver. I really learned a lot from my campers and the children I’ve visited.

They have given me perspective on joy and love despite everything they are going through and I try to internalize these messages in my day-to-day life.”

Dr. Scott Moerdler is a pediatric hematologist-oncologist based in New Brunswick, New Jersey. He attributes his experiences as a counselor at Camp Simcha after his gap year in Israel as his inspiration to pursue pediatric medicine. “Ever since that memorable summer, I decided I wanted to go into a career that would make a difference,” he explained.

“I’ve had the privilege of not only be-

ing a counselor at Camp Simcha but currently serve on its medical staff. I haven’t missed a Camp Simcha summer in 15 years!”

Chai Lifeline CEO Rabbi Simcha Scholar, who was also in attendance, praised the Young Builders Society.

“It so heartwarming to see so many bright and talented young professionals who were previously involved with Chai Lifeline now taking leadership roles in building our organization,” he said. “The drive, energy and ideas brought forth by these individuals will solidify Chai Lifeline to continue in its mission of bringing joy and hope to families affected by illness.”

The Young Builders Society is based on three key pillars: volunteerism, ambassadorship and philanthropy. Young Builders and their families are offered unique opportunities to volunteer based on their personal interests and are encouraged to take part in Chai Lifeline’s various programs and events throughout the year. As ambassadors, they work to raise awareness of Chai Lifeline within their communities and encourage the overall advancement of the organization. Young Builders partner with Chai Lifeline and commit to a

Jonah addressing the audience

minimum annual gift of $1,800. Additional sponsorship opportunities are available for Young Builders who wish to commit at higher levels.

To learn more about Chai Lifeline’s Young Builder Society, please visit www.chailifeline.org/ybs.

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wo recent events that took place exemplify one of the most important aspects of the CAHAL program: inclusion in our local yeshivas.

Together with the students in Yeshiva Darchei Torah’s second grade, the boys of Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs’ CAHAL class participated in the Lamed-Tes Melachos presentation.

The students spent several months learning about the different melachos done in the Mishkan that are forbidden to do on Shabbos. To celebrate the completion of this unit of study, they put on a special performance under the leadership of Rabbi Passnik. The children sang various Shabbos niggunim in a stunning performance. To enhance the program, Rabbi Zuckerman produced a video showing the boys acting out each of the melachos. The boys in Rabbi Jacobs’ class were chosen to demonstrate borer/selecting and tochein/grinding on the video. On display, just outside the Diamond Beis Medrash, were beautifully de-

signed posters showcasing each boy’s depiction of a melacha. CAHAL is grateful to Rabbi Jacobs and all of the rebbeim of the second grade for including the students every step of the way.

The following day, the third graders in Rabbi Moishe Waxman’s CAHAL class at the Yeshiva of South Shore participated with Rabbi Gardenswartz’s class in the Grand Siyum celebrating the completion of Sefer Bereishis. Each child had an individual speaking part as the boys told stories they had learned in Sefer Bereishis. Interspersed between the narration were many songs led

by Rabbi Drebin. At the end of the performance, each boy was given a sefer and a certificate presented by Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, Rabbi Avraham Robinson and their rebbe. CAHAL is grateful to Rabbi Waxman, Rabbi Gardenswartz and Rabbi Drebin for enabling all the boys to step up to the microphone and participate in the performance with confidence and joy.

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Community rabbanim and residents joined in the melava malka seudah for the Spinka Rebbe, shlita, hosted by Reuven and Esther Guttman in the Regency Wine Cellar in Lawrence

A Healthy Outlook

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AFTR Middle School eighth grade girls recently completed the Body Project at HAFTR Middle School with NEDA Certified Body Project facilitators Dr. Yali Werzberger and Mrs. Bracha Kasirer.

Dr. Werzberger and Mrs. Kasirer facilitated conversations about the talent, kindness, creativity, intelligence and compassion that the eighth grade class possesses and how when one focuses on the “appearance ideal” perpetrated by the media, one does not have time or energy to focus on all their wonderful traits, characteristics, and friendships.

The program then highlighted the “healthy ideal,” valuing one’s health, talents, family and friendships. Students learned how the healthy ideal means that one is comfortable with oneself, and at the same time, strives for appropriate self-growth, improvement, and change.

Dr. Yali Werzberger, Director of Guidance and Pupil Personnel Services, explained that the program

focuses on changing beliefs through the cognitive dissonance model, which posits that when one’s behaviors and beliefs are incongruent it causes personal discomfort. When a person acts in a certain way, to avoid feelings of discomfort, they alter their beliefs to match their behaviors. To that end, students have become true healthy ideal advocates by creating videos on the topic and creating oak tags to hang around the school. Students also created Post-it notes on which they wrote positive affirmation and have hung them up all over the lockers and mirrors at HAFTR Middle School.

In an act of true advocacy for the healthy ideal, students, along with Dr. Werzberger and Mrs. Kasirer, marched to Central Ave with oak tags they have made. Students discussed the importance of confidence in one’s strengths and abilities and advocated for health and personal and body acceptance. Community members expressed gratitude to students for sharing this very important message.

Touring D.C.

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Holocaust Memorial Museum, and so much more. The girls and their chaperones, Associate Principal Dr. Evelyn Gross, Director of Student Activities Rachel Steiner, and parents, Mrs. Ritta Schoenfeld and Mrs. Tzippy Yarmish, had a wonderful time. Even being caught in a torrential downpour couldn’t dampen their spirits!

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DRS Raises $4M in Campus Expansion Campaign

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or the past 22 years, the DRS Yeshiva High School has served the Five Towns and neighboring communities with distinction. Established in 1997 with just 27 students, DRS now prepares to enroll nearly 380 students for the 2019-20 school year. DRS is known for providing a rigorous Torah education, an outstanding, challenging

general studies program, wide-ranging extracurricular opportunities, an inspiring atmosphere that promotes refined character traits, and a staunch commitment to Medinat Yisrael to over 1,180 graduates. Having outgrown the current facility, DRS embarked on a campaign to expand our building with additional classroom space, a state-of-the-art

STEAM Lab, a conference room, an outdoor basketball court, and additional office space.

On Wednesday May 29, 1,300 DRS alumni, parents, families and friends contributed to the campaign, successfully meeting the campaign’s $4 million goal. Perhaps just as important as the funds raised was the incredible DRS spirit displayed by

students and alumni who all pitched in to help in the campaign efforts.

The DRS dining room was turned into a “live call-center” for 36 hours and was decked out in white and green, with lively music and a live broadcast with games, guests, nostalgia and memories.

Ambassador Friedman Visits Yeshiva Darchei Torah

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he Honorable David M. Friedman, the United States ambassador to Israel, visited Yeshiva Darchei Torah on Sunday.

He was on hand for the siddur play of his grandson, a Pre-1A talmid at the Yeshiva, and shepped nachas along with all the other assembled parents and grandparents as each boy received his very first, personalized siddur.

The ambassador was publicly recognized by Rav Yaakov Bender, the Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva

Darchei Torah, who called upon him to bless the talmidim gathered on stage. The ambassador, who is a kohen, bentched the talmidim with Birkas Kohanim.

After the event, Ambassador Friedman was led on a brief tour of the Yeshiva campus, including an extensive visit to the revolutionary Weiss Vocational Center, where a select group of Mesivta (high school) talmidim spend part of each afternoon learning marketable skills such as carpentry, electrical con-

struction, plumbing, home wiring, and photography. Graduates of the Center, which was founded in 1995, have gone on to see remarkable success in all areas of their lives, often using the expertise and knowledge gained there to build lucrative careers.

The Ambassador also visited the main, cavernous bais hamedrash of Mesivta Chaim Shlomo, where hundreds of bachurim and kollel fellows learn each day, from morning until late at night.

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“I’m just blown away by the Weiss Vocational Center,” said the ambassador at the conclusion of his visit.

“It’s a brilliant idea…an incredible program for kids. If I were back in high school I’d be rushing to this program. It’s really a tremendous Kiddush Hashem.”

Ambassador David Melech Friedman, who grew up in North Woodmere, NY, is an attorney by profession and was the first bilateral ambassador to be confirmed in the early days of the Trump Administration.

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A Special Visitor Comes to TAG

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earning about how our government works in Albany came alive for Mrs. Gulkowitz’s fourth grade class, when they were privileged to have our Assemblywoman Stacey Pheffer Amato

visit their classroom last week. The girls had many questions which the Assemblywoman answered, and they gave her a preview of the musical portion of the song they sing for the New York State Fair which

features all six of the fourth grade classes presenting the history of New York State.

This year the Fair is being dedicated in memory of Mr. Abe Elias, Avraham Shlomo ben Eliahu, a”h,

father of our fourth grade teacher, Miss Miriam Elias. Many thanks to Assemblywoman Pheffer Amato for taking the time to come enlighten the talmidos of TAG.

Enhance Your Shavuot Table with Wine from the Land of Israel

By Hadassah Bay

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nce overlooked, Israeli wines have long come into their own, earning a place of respect among connoisseurs and amateur wine enthusiasts alike. And among Israeli winemakers, the Tura Winery stands out for its impressive array of superb, prize-winning offerings. Founded by Vered and Erez Ben Sa’adon in 2003, Tura has since become one of Israel’s most sought-after boutique wineries, boasting a wide selection red, white and rose wines to delight any palette.

On Shavuot, the festival of Matan Torah, we read about Ruth, one woman who overcame all barriers until she was able to become part of the holy Jewish people and, ultimately, the matriarch of the Davidic dynasty. Like Ruth, Vered Ben Sa’adon converted to Judaism, embracing the Jewish nation and the Torah.

Together with her husband Erez she realized her dream to settle Eretz Israel and work the land. “We took all our wedding money and invested it in a few acres in Har Bracha, in the Shomron,” Vered says. “We inquired and were told that the region was especially suited to grape-growing.”

Painstakingly and through trial and error, the Ben Sa’adons learned the art of winemaking, from the stage of planting the grape vines and up to bottling the final product. With the help of friends, relatives and even the Ben Sa’adon’s own young children, they finally harvested the grapes that would be used to produce the winery’s first four barrels. “Hashem gave us this wonderful place on Har Bracha, and that is what we’ve felt here, incredible bracha. We’re extremely grateful,” Vered shares.

The Ben Sa’adon’s love of the Land of Israel and their passion for producing an outstanding product

can be discerned in every glass of fine Tura wine. In fact, their very first wine garnered accolades from the Israel-based Golden Cluster wine-tasting competition. Since then, the Tura Winery has won over 60 awards, including a top score from leading wine publication Wine Spectator for Tura’s flagship Mountain Peak dry red wine.

Four Seudot, Four Wines This coming yom tov, we have four festive meals to plan, opening up a world of exciting menu possibilities. The right wine is more than just an enjoyable accompaniment to good food; it takes the whole seudah up a notch.

For the heavy meat meal on Friday night, Vered recommends the Mountain Heights Cabernet Sauvignon, a rich, dark red aged for about 22 months in French oak barrels.

“Heartland, also a dry red, but lighter, will go perfectly with the cholent

on Shabbat morning,” she says.

Shavuot is the perfect opportunity to discover Tura’s delightful white wines. To accompany the dairy meal, Vered recommends Chardonnay, a dry white that’s fruity with a soft buttery texture and balanced acidity. The semi-sweet Gewurztraminer, served chilled, also goes well with fish, chicken and barbecued meats.

Wine of the Holy Land Wine is an integral part of a Jew’s life, playing an important role in many mitzvot as well as sanctifying Shabbat and festivals. This Shavuot, you can add to the beauty of the mitzvah by reciting kiddush over an excellent wine that was produced in the holy soil of Eretz Yisrael.

In the words of Erez Ben Sa’adon, “Considering the various mitzvot that go into producing Tura wines, the kedusha of Eretz Yisrael comes encased in every bottle!”

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At the closing of the new BTI shul building in Inwood

BYQ Explores Coding

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ais Yaakov of Queens’ eighth grade was introduced to the basics of computer coding when they began learning programming language, an educational language based on Java. Initially, students were skeptical of their abilities to write meaningful code, but by the end of the first lesson, most of them had picked up enough of the computer language and syntax to produce color and shapes. The girls learned how computers recognize commands exactly as written, in the order it is

written. They incorporated variables and loops into their program to allow shapes to move across the screen.

The beauty of the coding unit is that it allows students to progress at their own rates. By the end of the unit, all students were able to complete their own unique design. Many advanced further, programming the mouse, allowing it to control movements on the screen. This enabled girls to code their own moving spiderwebs, as well as a simple Pac Man game, complete with scorekeeper!

Did you read the TJH Shavuos Supplement?

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Ford and Kopel Secure Funding for New Ambulance in Lawrence

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assau County Deputy Presiding Officer Legislator Howard Kopel and Alternate Deputy Presiding Officer Denise Ford are pleased to congratulate the Village of Lawrence upon the dedication and arrival of a new ambulance to service the Five Towns community. The ambulance was obtained via grant funding secured by Deputy Presiding Officer Kopel and Alternate Deputy Presiding Officer Denise Ford working closely with the Village of Lawrence.

“The residents of our community need every possible resource made available to them to help save lives,” said Legislator Kopel. Hatzalah and its volunteers help countless people in desperate need if critical medical help every year. The community depends on them. “I’m proud to have assisted the Village in seeing this dream of a new ambulance for Hatzalah’s use to aid our area become a reality. In so doing the Village of Lawrence is ensuring Hatzalah

can continue using their expertise in emergency service solutions and provide speedy and reliable care to all members of the community in their moment of need.”

“I was proud to work with Deputy Presiding Officer Kopel to secure funding to provide the Village of Lawrence with another Ambulance to serve their community. While no

one ever envisions needing to be in an ambulance, it’s important for the community to have the resources they need to make sure you’re taken care of. Safety of our residents is always our first priority as legislators, and I am glad to continue providing the resources our first responders need to keep them safe.”

The brand new, fully equipped

ambulance will greatly assist Hatzalah in its mission to save lives.

Funding of $300,000.00 comes by way of a grant from Nassau County directed by Deputy Presiding Officer Kopel and Legislator Denise Ford to the Village of Lawrence, which has contracted with Hatzalah to operate it for the benefit of the entire Five Towns communities, and beyond.

Wedding Bells Ring at Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

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n the 28-bed respiratory care unit at the Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Commack, one might not expect to twinkle lights, champagne bubbles and a chuppah, but that’s just what the staff and residents saw when Nicole Hartstein and her then fiancé, Edward Guida, surprised Nicole’s mother, Jane Hartstein, with a wedding.

Jane, who was completely shocked upon seeing her daughter in her wedding dress, has been on a ventilator

for more than three years, living at Gurwin for almost that long after a stroke. “I can’t believe this,” she said when she was wheeled into the decorated family room on the unit. “I’m just so happy, I can’t believe they did this.”

According to Nicole, she and her fiancé wanted her mother to be part of their wedding but knew she could not make the trip to the New Jersey wedding venue on Sunday, May 26.

So instead, they decided to get married at Gurwin prior to their sched-

uled wedding and reception, and officially changing their anniversary, if only for those in the know. The wedding went on as planned at the West Mount Country Club in Woodland Park, NJ, (and Jane live-streamed it on her TV at Gurwin), but Nicole and Edward knew that the important ceremony had already taken place.

For that ceremony, Gurwin staff transformed the family room on the respiratory care unit into a wedding chapel, complete with lights, Mr. & Mrs. signs and tulle. And when Jane

was wheeled in, she burst into tears, so happy to be able to share in her daughter’s joy.

When Nicole saw her mother’s tears, she had to wipe her own away, as well. “I know you wanted to be at our wedding, so we’re bringing our wedding to you,” she said, hugging her mom before she took her place to walk down the makeshift “aisle” outside the family room.

“I can’t believe it,” Jane said, tearing up. “This is the best gift anyone could ever have given me.”

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Count on It The Omer teaches us about accountability, patience and the path to achieving our goals

By Renee Wengrofsky

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s a trusted advisor and consultant to small businesses, I have always been fascinated by the way counting is so sacred in Judaism. We count 10 men in a minyan, eight candles of Chanukah, four questions at the seder and, of course, at this time of year, the 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot.

Counting the days leading to the commemoration of matan Torah at Har Sinai marks the connection between freedom and service because true freedom isn’t doing whatever we want or what’s most convenient.

True freedom is living our lives with purpose, structure, and meaning. A daily, verbal count is literally taking stock of this journey of liberation from slavery, physical freedom, to the service of G-d through Torah, sanctifying everything we do.

Accounting is like that too. Running a business without structure and purpose would lead to chaos.

We must both count and account – taking stock of what we’ve accomplished and then assessing what is ours and what is to be paid to others, and which resources to use now or save for later This is the path to true financial freedom and financial health.

Just as living our lives in the moment without thinking about the consequences on ourselves and others may feel like freedom, failing to plan for the future or settle obligations in our personal finances and business dealings is also the path to ruin.

Here are some questions to ask yourself during this time: Am I producing and maintaining accurate financial statements to allow my business to make strategic decisions that support growth?

Have I taken the right amount of deductions on my paycheck?

Have I set up 529 tax-free education saving accounts for qualified

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Are timely invoices generating proper cash flow?

Can I afford to contribute more toward my 401k for maximum retirement savings?

Have I made every effort to avoid fees or fines by meeting deadlines and complying with fast-changing rules, such as those for medical, legal, and real estate professionals?

Am I mitigating risks to avoid an audit, and keeping accurate, compliant records to stay prepared for one?

Should I reduce employer costs by outsourcing accounting and bookkeeping services?

Is my IT system secure, up-todate and equipped to back up all company documents?

Do I have the most productive software for records and financial planning?

Counting the Omer, which concludes with Shavuot on June 9, teaches us patience and foresight, eyes on the prize, a way of keeping track of our journey.

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The Tefillin Awareness Project helped with hanacha k’halacha at Bais Medrash of Harborview of Lawrence this week

L-R: Rav Yaakov Bender, Rosh HaYeshiva of Yeshiva Darchei Torah; Mr. Shmuly Neuman, host; and Rabbi Zev Bald, director of development, at the annual breakfast reception for the Rabenstein Learning Center & Weiss Vocational Center. This year’s event was tendered in memory of Nechemia and Frida Rabenstein, a”h, and hosted by their children and grandchildren.

“There Ought To Be a Law”

YOSS New General Studies Principal for Elementary Division

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eshiva of South Shore is proud to announce the appointment of Mrs. Leah Girnun as the principal of the General Studies Elementary School Division, beginning this September 2019.

Mrs. Girnun, an experienced educator and administrator, is no stranger to Yeshiva of South Shore, having served as the Director of Education and Academic Advancement for the last few years.

An extremely personable and creative mentor whose programs are on the cutting edge of education, Mrs. Girnun holds a BA in Elementary Education and Judaic Studies from Yeshiva University’s Stern College, as well as a Master’s Degree in Education with a concentration in reading.

Before moving to Long Island four years ago, she served as the elementary principal at the Talmudical Academy of Baltimore. Prior to that, she served as general studies director at the New England Hebrew Academy in Boston, Massachusetts, as well as a public school special education teacher and reading specialist.

Kayla Brukner and T.J. Serber with Assemblyman Edward Ra, accompanied by Rabbi Sadigh, HANC Head of West Hempstead campus, and fith grade teacher Rabbi Bashevkin

A Over the past three years in YOSS, Mrs. Girnun has worked closely with the educators in both the Hebrew and general studies to coordinate educational success and enhance areas of academic growth and administration.

According to Dr. Joseph Zelefsky, chairman of Yeshiva of South Shore’s Board of Education, “We are confident that Mrs. Girnun will enhance the amazing educational strides that have earned Yeshiva of South Shore a most wonderful reputation, not only for its warmth and concern, but for educational excellence as well.”

ssemblyman Ed Ra called upon all fifth graders in District 19 to help him recommend a new law. The students in Rabbi Bashevkin’s fifth grade class in HANC’s Samuel and Elizabeth Bass Golding’s Elementary School in West Hempstead answered his call.

“This was a great opportunity to galvanize creativity and to get children involved in the political process,” explained Rabbi Bashevkin. The children crafted persuasive essays with the aim of persuading Assemblyman Ra to present their proposal as legislation in the New York State Assembly in Albany.

T.J. Serber’s and Kayla Brukner’s essays were selected as semi-finalists for their strong persuasive voice, sound mechanics, and interesting ideas. T.J. proposed more playgrounds for children with special needs. “I know a girl who is five

years old and she has disabilities.

There is a special swing for her in the playground at Hall’s Pond in West Hempstead, but maybe people with disabilities would like a whole park just for them with more equipment that they can use,” explained T.J. Kayla proposed more signs to alert neighborhoods of residents with disabilities. “I think the state should send a survey out each year to see if someone has a blind or deaf person on their block. They should have a sign to let people know. I saw a ‘blind child area’ sign but there should be signs for adults, too.”

Kayla and T.J. joined all of the semi-finalists at the Awards Ceremony on May 23rd in the Garden City Public Library. All students who participated received a merit certificate.

HANC wishes to compliment Kayla and T.J. and all of the students for their wonderful persuasive essays.

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Rav Raphael Miller, rebbi, with Pre-1A talmidim at Yeshiva Darchei Torah as they received their first siddurim on Sunday in the presence of parents and grandparents

Shiloh – The Wines from the Heart of Eretz Yisroel

By Elchonon Hellinger

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hiloh winery is internationally renowned for its superior wines. No less known is the winemaker, Amichai Lurie.

Amichai is witty and full of humor. The man is a genius but humble. If you probe Amichai, you’ll find a man with infinite wisdom, who loves wine, the land, his family and slaughtering lambs. At his house in Maaleh Levona he has an enormous hothouse where he cultivates every vegetable and herb possible.

Amichai likes to point out the Gemara’s statements that prior to the destruction of the second Beis Hamikdash, the wines would age forever...but once the Temple was destroyed the wines spoiled quickly.

But Amichai’s wines age forever.

Recently I visited Amichai; he’s a jovial host and loves to cook. We tasted through his garage wines – well, living room wines, to be exact – which he generously opened. From 2002-2005, Amichai made wines in his house. As we tasted through these wines, it was really incredible to see how well made they are and how perfectly they have aged.

Shiloh isn’t made in his living room anymore, but close by. The winery has expanded drastically over the years with more labels, many awards, and increased demand. Today’s production of 250,000 bottles a year is in high demand, and the winery keeps expanding.

Currently, a new state of the art winery is in the process of being built. The facility will support expanded production with a beautiful tasting room and a meat restaurant,

too.

The wines of Shiloh are unique in many ways, but a few things really stand out. For one, many of the wines are mevushal, prompting noted wine critic Mark Squires from Robert Parker’s Wine Advocate to comment that the wines, although mevushal, are worthy for all crowds.

Second, the wines age nearly endlessly. If you happen across a bottle of Shiloh from 2006, Amichai’s first year, you will be truly rewarded with a magnificent wine that has aged beautifully.

Reflecting the terroir in which they are crafted, Shiloh binds ancient heritage with modern winemaking. The newest state of the art equipment stocks this winery just minutes from where the Mishkan Shiloh once rested.

Even though I’ve been here many times, I’m always captivated and awestruck by the endless mountain ranges and breathtaking scenery.

Venturing deep into biblical Shomron, one feels the thousands of years of Jewish history and viticulture. Wine was made here thousands of years ago and it is clear why.

Sloping hills and towering moun-

tains are the dramatic backdrops of the Avraham vineyards near Mount Abel.

A dedicated vineyard manager, the years of hard work and being in the sun clearly show on Amichai’s face, but the love and dedication to the vines sparkle in his eyes.

Every vine is carefully monitored and inspected; the vineyards are in constant care. Hashem blesses the region with rich soil, abundant minerals and the highest quality grapes.

Amichai scours all over the region and contracts with vineyards and farmers, choosing for Shiloh the best terroir where vines will flourish in harmony with the soil. The high mountain ranges provide for rich sunlight by day and cool breezes by night. The results are some of the most exceptional wines to emerge from Israel, wowing and delighting the kosher consumer and mainstream connoisseur alike.

The Shiloh Secret Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon is one of Israel’s finest Cabernet Sauvignon wines, rich and spicy with notes of fruit, flowers, tobacco and oak. This wine drinks well now and will cellar for 10+ years.

The Shiloh Mosaic is a complex blend. I can clearly remember the youth and vibrancy of the ‘06 when I had it a couple of years ago, jammy and spicy. Jump ahead 10 years, and the 2016 is a profound and legendary wine with delicious perfume aromas – robust, intense concentration, deeply extracted fruit, strong cinnamon, and delightful balance.

Perhaps Shiloh’s most unique wines, aptly named, are the Legend series. Combining a blend of various grapes, Amichai has made the Shiloh Legend Honi and Shiloh Legend Fiddler highly enjoyable wines. Sophisticated wine lovers and novices alike will truly appreciate these wines. The blends are original; the nose and mouth are equally memorable. Enjoy with any meal or on any occasion; drink now or in 10 years.

No matter the circumstance, you’ll be glad you had any of these wines.

Summer calls for cool, crisp and refreshing whites and Amichai delivers magnificently with a lovely, elegant Shiloh Chardonnay. It tastes of rich fruit from a tropical paradise with balanced acid and just the right butteriness to make this wine a winner.

Crisp and light, the Sauvignon Blanc dances on your tongue in delicate but delicious ways that will send you back for refills.

Driving to Yerushalaim I feel like one of the oleh regel, dancing and singing as they made their way down this very road with their bikurim to give to Hashem in the Beis Hamikdash, IY”H soon to be rebuilt.

I know they will be using Shiloh wines in the Beis Hamikdash’s services and festivities.

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MAGIC at SKA

A Special Campaign

SKA MAGIC mentees Priva Halpert, Ayelet Teitelbaum, Chani Ribenow, Riki Posner, Anni Laufer and Ariella Borah. Eliana Millstone is not in the photograph

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n the second year of MAGIC (More Active Girls in Computing) at the Stella K. Abraham High School for Girls, seven students in grades 9-12 were matched with mentors, women who have professional STEM careers. These productive relationships have resulted in the students learning a tremendous amount in different disciplines ranging from biomedical to computer science to chemical research. The SKA students have been working on unique, hands-on products that reflect their new skills, passions and abilities.

The MAGIC end of year presentation was held on Wednesday, May 29, where each student gave a short display of their knowledge and project.

The projects included: TechKNOWLEDGEy by Chani Rabinow, who tested the effect of screen time on attention span; Understanding Vaping by Anni Laufer, who developed a website to inform and target parents and children who are most susceptible to vaping;

Antibiotic Resistance by Ariella Borah, who developed a procedure for testing the effect of different antibiotics on bacterial growth; Hands-On by Ayelet Teitelbaum, who developed a website that can translate ASL into text; Endocrine System Quiz App by Riki Posner, who developed an app for teaching and testing biology knowledge; Alcohol Detection Using Image Analysis and Color Changing Methods by Priva Halpert, who developed an award-winning original method for detecting different alcohols; Hydro Car by Eliana Millstone, who developed a car prototype that runs using water as a fuel cell.

The faculty, mentors, family, and friends who came to see the work of the mentees were astounded by how much they have accomplished over the course of a few months. Our sincere thanks go to the SKA Head of the Science Department, Dr. Chana Glatt, and our wonderful mentors for their help and support.

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ecently, Ella, 13, and Kira, 6, Adler of Cedarhurst raised $2,500 for Chai Lifeline.

They started collecting after they got home from the levaya of their mother’s first cousin Refoel ben Moshe, z”l. Refoel was a spirited and inspiring child and they wanted to raise money in his zechus. This past summer they spent a Shabbos with Refoel and his family, and he mentioned that he wanted to have his much-needed transplant in Nebraska. When asked why Nebraska, he explained that he had a counselor from Camp Simcha who lived near there and he missed him and wanted a chance to see him again. This love that Refoel had for his camp counselor was the driving force behind the Adler girls’ Chai Lifeline campaign.

Their goal was to earn enough to cover the cost for a Shabbos reunion for 20 campers and counselors from Camp Simcha. The amount required was $1,800. They started

to work the day after the levaya with a lemonade stand in front of their house. Slowly they added cold water bottles, snacks, and chocolates.

They had their family members advertise on Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. They set their stand up at the Sunday Little League Baseball games, sitting outside in the hot sun for hours. When asked what prize she was going to choose for the money collected, Kira responded, “We’re not taking a prize – we’re doing this just for Refoel. The money is for Chai Lifeline.”

The girls also wanted to spread awareness of the importance of the bracha of asher yatzar. Spending time with Refoel has taught them not to take their bodies for granted and to thank Hashem for the miracle that is their digestive systems.

They would like to thank everyone who contributed to their collection by donating, purchasing, advertising and giving words of encouragement. Mi k’amcha Yisroel!

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ne of the major themes in Tanach is how Hashem gives life, brings death, and rewards and punishes individuals according to their deeds. In the Book of Rus, however, the events in the story revolve around the kindness of human beings and how their good deeds brought about a good ending for the individuals in the story. The closest the book comes to highlighting Hashem’s providence is the fact that Rus came to collect grain in Boaz’s field exactly when Boaz was surveying his fields, as the pasuk (Rus 2:3) says, “And it was her chance to come [to Boaz’s field].” But we have all had serendipitous moments like that. What, then, is our main lesson from the book of Rus? We can compare and contrast the events in the Book of Rus with those of the Book of Iyov. Many have pointed out a number of similarities between the events in Naami’s life and the events in Iyov’s life. First, both of them lost all of their wealth and family and were forced to start all over again. Second, they both mourn the bitterness of their lot in the context of their recognition of Divine providence and use very similar language.

Iyov said (Iyov 27:2) “And G-d has embittered my soul,” while Naami (Rus 1:20) said, “G-d has dealt very bitterly with me.”

Third, after the misfortune which befell both of them, their respective friends looked at them both in shock.

The pasuk says (Iyov 2:12), regarding Iyov’s friends, “And they lifted up

their eyes from a distance and they did not recognize him and they lifted up their voices and cried.” Similarly, with regard to Naami’s old friends in Beis Lechem, it says (Rus 1:19), “The whole city was astonished regarding them and [the women] said, ‘Is this Naami?!’” Fourth, both Iyov and Naami experience a “happy” ending, where both of them rebuilt new lives, with Iyov seeing four generations of descendants and Naami also living to see four generations of descendants, including the father of the ultimate redeemer, Dovid Hamelech. And finally, the pasuk (Iyov 42:13) says Iyov had “twice-seven sons” and Naami’s friends say regarding Rus that (Rus 4:15) “she is better for you than seven sons.”

Whenever we see that two things are very similar, it means that we must look very deeply to discern the deeper distinction between them. We must therefore examine the story to discern the central point which differentiates Naami from Iyov. In truth, the two books could not be more different.

The entire book of Iyov addresses the theological problem raised by the suffering of the righteous and the prosperity of the wicked. It is a theological dialogue between Iyov and his friends. Outside of the first two and last few chapters, there is virtually no action and no one does anything in sefer Iyov to rectify Iyov’s situation.

Everything is in Hashem’s Hands The entire “story” of Iyov consists

of a discussion about the problem presented by Iyov’s situation. Even at the end, Iyov never learns of the debate between Hashem and the Satan, nor does he learn of any interpretation which would help him understand everything that happened to him. Rather, Hashem tells Iyov from the midst of the storm of his theological debates (Iyov 38:34), “Strengthen yourself like a man, I will ask you and you will tell me, ‘Where were you when I founded the earth?!’” Iyov only experiences a redemption when he finally admits to man’s inability to understand G-d’s ways, as the pasuk (Iyov 42:3) says: “Therefore I spoke but did not understand, they are hidden from me and I did not know.” Just like he never understood the reason for his suffering, he never understood why he was redeemed in the end. As we say in the Yomim Noraim davening, “Man comes from the dust and will return to the dust.”

Based on Iyov, man cannot demand to understand the way Hashem conducts the world. As the Navi (Yeshayahu 41:4) says, Hashem “calls the generations from the beginning,” and (Id. at 46:10) “He tells the end at the beginning.” Man cannot hope to understand everything that happens. Indeed, even one’s good or bad deeds will not guarantee good or bad fortune in his life on earth. The bottom line is (Tehillim 8:5) “What is man that You should remember him and the son of man that You should be mindful of him?”

Based on the Book of Iyov, it seems that everything is in Hashem’s hands, and man has no determinative role in his own fate.

We Can Rebuild Our Lives The Book of Rus, however, is exactly the opposite. People take their lives into their own hands, rebuild after destruction, and ultimately, the kind deeds of the kind people in the story lead not only to their own redemption but also the establishment of the kingdom of the father of the final redeemer, Dovid Hamelech. Rus refused to abandon Naami. Naami took care of Rus. Boaz took care of Rus as well. The whole book is filled with stories of people who, with their own actions, achieve things, rectify the past, build the future, and establish the beginning of the ultimate monarchy and the final redemption.

As the pasuk (Tehillim 89:3) says, “Olam chessed yibaneh, the world is built through kindness.” In fact, just two psukim after the verse which stated “What is man that You should remember him,” Dovid Hamelech continues (Tehillim 8:7), “You give [man] dominion over the work of Your hands, you have placed everything beneath his feet.” Man’s kindness can determine the outcome of the way Hashem conducts the world.

The kindness of Rus, Naami, Boaz, and others in the story screams out (Sifri, Devarim 26:36) “We have done what You have decreed that we do – now fulfill your promise to us!” In response, Hashem

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gave Rus a son, who would one day become the grandfather of Dovid Hamelech. The message of the Book of Rus is that if a person works and lives a righteous life, he can rebuild his own life and bring about the redemption.

When we received the Torah, we said (Shmos 24:7), “Na’aseh v’nishmah, We will do and we will listen.”

The Book of Rus corresponds to the idea of “we will do,” while the book of Iyov, in which the individuals simply try to understand the world, corresponds to the idea of “we will listen.”

Indeed, we see that Hashem has two different ways of conducting the world. On one hand, according to the Iyov method, He determines the end at the beginning and all man can do is try to make peace with Hashem’s mysterious plans. On the other hand, He conducts the world using the Rus method, in which He gives mankind tremendous power to influence the world. Indeed, as the Midrash (Rus Raba 2) says, “Rabbi Zeira said, ‘This book teaches neither impurity or pu-

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rity nor does it teach either permission or prohibition. Why was it written? To teach you the great reward for those who do kindness.’”

The first day of Shavuos, on which we read the Torah portion recounting the giving of the Torah on Sinai, corresponds to the fact that

Man’s kindness can determine the outcome of the way Hashem conducts the world.

(Shabbos 88a) “Hashem held the mountain over their heads.” Hashem had a plan and giving us the Torah was part of it. All we could do was go along for the ride. But the second day of Shavuos, the day we keep outside of Eretz Yisroel because of a rabbin-

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The Soup of Gan Eden At the end of the Rebbe Reb Elimelech’s life, he had no strength and hardly ate anything. Everyone begged him to eat, but he could not bring himself to do it. One day, his son, Reb Lazer, a tzaddik in his own right, begged his father to eat, arguing that he was obligated according to halacha to force himself to eat.

The Rebbe responded that he simply could not, but that perhaps he could eat Malka’s soup. Who, Reb Lazer asked him, is Malka? The Rebbe answered that she is Avremel the poor water carrier’s wife. Immediately, Reb Lazer ran to their house a few blocks away and knocked on the door. Malka answered the door, taken aback that the Rebbe’s son was at their door. He told her that the Rebbe was very sick but that the only thing that he would eat was her soup. Could she please write down the recipe for him? She answered that there was no way she could do that. And she told him the story of how she made soup for the Rebbe.

Some time earlier, her husband Avremel very much wanted to invite the Rebbe into their home, but he was extremely shy. He heard, however, that the Rebbe would be passing by their house on a particular day, so he stood outside, waiting for the Rebbe to pass. As the Rebbe passed, he was too embarrassed to

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say anything, but perhaps sensing that Avremel wanted to invite him in, the Rebbe asked if he could visit Avremel in his home. He was so happy and brought the Rebbe back to his house. They sat down at the table, but Avremel was completely ignorant and was very shy, so he did not say anything for a few minutes.

He merely sat with the Rebbe at the table. After a few minutes, he ran into the kitchen and asked Malka to prepare some food for their honored guest! She told him that she would try to put something together, but the truth was that they had nothing.

They had not eaten in two days! All they had was some water and salt, so she put the water over the fire, added the salt, and began to stir as her tears fell into the water. Desperate to make something delicious for the Rebbe, she davened over the water that although they had nothing to flavor the soup, Hashem has all of the delicious tastes in the world above, in Gan Eden, so she begged Him to put the taste of Gan Eden into the soup.

This was the soup that she had served the Rebbe Reb Elimelech.

Reb Lazer realized that this was something no one could reproduce with a recipe. Other soups take away hunger, but Malka’s soup gives life.

Those who have lost loved ones say Yizkor on yom tov. Although we know very well that not everyone saying Yizkor is doing so for parents, when a person says Yizkor, he remembers the tears his parents and other loved ones shed on his behalf and he should know that whatever little bit of paradise he tastes in this world comes from those tears and the other countless acts of kindness performed by those who have left the world.

May Hashem collect all of our tears and the tears of those who have already entered the Next World to bring Moshiach to usher in the time when Hashem will dry all of the tears of the world, may he come soon in our days.

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fire, water honey and

ack in Parshas Yisro the Torah describes the days and weeks leading up to Kabbalas HaTorah. Hashem tells Bnei Yisroel that they witnessed Hashem’s wonders in Mitzrayim; from there, He proceeded to lift them upon the wings of eagles. And this began the ascent to the 49 days leading up to Kabbalas HaTorah. This was the cleansing process from tumas Mitzrayim.

Why did Hashem choose an eagle of all birds? Chazal in several places teach us that Klal Yisroel is compared to the yonah – perhaps a yonah would have been more appropriate? What is the relevance of the kanfei nesharim, the wings of the eagle, during the exodus from Egypt?

The Imrei Emes points out that the eagle has all four simanei tumah of a bird. There are four different indicators that a bird is not kosher. Some birds have one, others have two, and yet others have three simanim of tumah. The eagle has all four disqualifying features.

By placing us on the eagle’s wings, Hashem was teaching Bnei Yisroel a vital lesson. Although we were incredibly immersed in the tumah of Mitzrayim and the filth of Egypt, with His great chessed, Hashem elevated us above all tumah. Flying atop an eagle’s wings symbolized the ascent of Am Yisroel. Hashem lifted Bnei Yis-

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roel above the darkest of places in the world; the flying eagle with Bnei Yisroel riding above captures this very image.

sweet as honey

The elevation, the escape from hamut was an incredible chessed from Above. At that time there was no other way to break free. A G-d-simulated exit was the only possible way to freedom. But after Har Sinai, the Torah itself became the catalyst to elevate man from filth and grime.

There are numerous similes of the Torah. Each one carries its own lesson and message. One such simile is that of honey. The pasuk in Tehillim (19:11) describes the Torah as sweeter than honey. The simple explanation is that Torah is sweeter, tastier and more enjoyable than honey.

In his introduction to Likutei Halachos on the halachos of korbanos, the Chofetz Chaim has an unbelievable explanation relating Torah to honey.

Often wings, legs or other parts of a bee get stuck in the honey. Rabbeinu Yona and the Rosh pasken that honey is mutar to eat nonetheless. The rationale, they explain, is that honey has a unique quality that it transforms anything that gets stuck inside. The honey absorbs all sorts of foreign objects, envelops it and it metamorphoses into honey.

So too, explains the Chofetz Chaim,

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Torah has the ability to transform and metamorphose even the most foreign and distant people. Even those who are so far from Torah and mitzvos can be brought closer through learning and keeping the Torah and its mitzvos.

A person can be on the lowest level of hamut and yet, by engaging in limud haTorah his life can be completely reversed.

fire and water

The same theme emerges from two other similes: water and fire. Chazal compare Torah to water from the pasuk, “Yafutzu mei’einosecha chutzah.”

Torah is also compared to fire from the pasuk, “Ko divrei ka’aish nosam Hashem.”

In what way is the Torah compared to fire and water?

The Sifri on parshas Eikev explains that just as water has the ability to be m’taher one who is tamei through immersing in the mikveh, so too Torah has the ability to be m’taher an individual from his aveiros and middos ra’os by immersing in limud haTorah.

In essence, the Torah’s comparison to water is identical to that of honey.

Both have the ability to transform something that’s not permitted into something that’s permissible – something that is impure and turn it into something that’s pure.

Perhaps one might bemoan the fact that he is so distant from Torah and

Yiddishkeit. Such a person can comprehend how the mikveh can cleanse a person from external tumos. And by comparison, Torah can accomplish the same.

But people like himself who have been so distant for so long absorbed in a world of immorality and corruption will not have the same turnaround through limud haTorah. His aveiros and middos ra’os are so deeply embedded in his soul that the waters of Torah cannot penetrate the depths of his evil and corruption.

For this reason, the Torah is compared to fire as well. While water has the ability to cleanse that which is on the surface, fire has the ability to purge that which is within – deep within.

The seforim ha’kedoshim make this same parallel to cleaning treif keilim. If treif was used in a utensil in cold water, then it suffices to wash it with water. But if the treif was used with heat, then fire is necessary to purge the treif. So too, the Torah serves as fire to remove even the deepest treif that may be entrenched in the soul.

We should all be zoche this Shavuos to make a complete turnaround by way of drinking the waters of Torah, tasting the sweetness of Torah and feeling the warmth of its fire; and be lifted upon kanfei nesharim to Yerushalayim with the rebuilding of the Beis Hamikdash, b’mheira b’yameinu – amen, v’amen!

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Think, Feel, Grow

Experiencing Shavuos as We Spiral Through Time

By Shmuel Reichman

W

e experience life through the medium of time. Each new moment brings with it new opportunities as we move along the spectrum of time. Amidst the constantly moving wave of time, the chagim are specific, unique points that carry with them special energy. Each holiday is a chance to tap into the theme inherent to that point in time. But before we can delve into the specific theme of Shavuot and what this unique point in time holds for each and every one of us, we must first understand time on a larger scale.

Spirals of Time The assumed and widely accepted understanding of time is that it moves in a straight line. Hashem created our world of space and time, and since its inception time has been moving inexorably forward. Along this line of time is the past, present, and future. If we were to move backward on this line of time, we could peer through history and find Avraham Avinu at the Akeida, the Jewish nation receiving the Torah, and the Rambam writing the Mishneh Torah. Our current experience is taking place in the middle of the line, and if we could move forward along the line we would see events that have not yet happened. However, there is a major challenge to this theory.

There is a piyut at the end of the Pesach Haggadah (U’vchen Va’am-

artem) which states that Avraham Avinu served matzah to the three angels who visited him because it was Pesach at that time. Rashi quotes this opinion on the pesukim in Bereishis (Bereishis 19:3) and says that Lot did the same for the malachim who came to Sedom. These explanations are perplexing as the mitzvah of matzah originates from the event of Yetzias Mitzrayim, an event that would not occur for another few centuries.

Time does not move along one continuous, straight line; it actually circles around in a repeating yearly cycle. As the Ramchal explains, Hashem created thematic cycles of time, where each point in the year holds unique spiritual energies. Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkot, and all the chagim are each associated with their own unique spiritual themes in time.

This deep understanding transforms our perception of time. We don’t celebrate freedom each year on the 15th of Nissan because that’s when the Jews were freed from Egypt – the Jews were redeemed from Egypt on the 15 th of Nissan because that is zman cheiruseinu, the time of freedom. That power of freedom is what allowed the Jews to escape the slavery of Mitzrayim.

This is why Avraham and Lot ate matzah long before the actual geulah. Matzah represents freedom, and Avraham and Lot tapped into the spiritual waves of freedom that

were inherent at that point in time.

They were not commemorating a historical event; they were tapping into the deep energies of time inherent at the point in the circle. So too, we do not simply commemorate a historical event as we experience each holiday, but rather, we tap into the deep energies inherent at that point in time.

But even the “circle” understanding of time is limiting. If time were indeed a circle, each point of the year would simply be a recreation and repetition of that point from the previous year, from the previous time around the circle. That would be pointless. We do not seek to re-experience the past each year. Our goal is to expand upon what we have created year by year, so that this year, when we return to that same point on the circle from last year, we are in a fundamentally different place.

Each Rosh Hashana should be higher than the previous one; each Pesach, a new Pesach; each Shavuos, a new Shavuos. Through our growth and ascension we are able to convert the two-dimensional circle into a three-dimensional spiral, traversing along the same circle at ever greater heights. We maintain the circularity while achieving ascension.

Re-Experiencing Matan Torah Now that we understand the concept of time, and the importance of tapping into the unique theme of

each point of time in the systematic process of ascension, we must delve into the specific theme that Shavuos presents. What is the power and potential inherent in this time of the year, and how can we harness it to grow along our ascending, spiraling path?

On Shavuos, there is a custom to stand during the Torah reading. Rav Yosef Dov Soloveitchik explains that we stand during laining on this day because we are recreating the experience of Matan Torah, when the entire Jewish nation stood around Mount Sinai to receive the Torah. On Shavuos, we do not simply remember what once occurred; we relive the experience as we tap back into the power of kabbalas haTorah, receiving and accepting the Torah. We do not simply repeat this process each year, rather we reaccept the Torah on an entirely new level, as fundamentally higher beings, growing through each revelation of Torah from years past.

Kabbalas haTorah this year is at the same point along the circle as last year but one rung higher on the spiral. In a true sense, we are receiving the Torah anew, in a new dimension of time and spiritual energy.

If Shavuos is the time of kabbalas haTorah, to truly understand what we are trying to experience on Shavuos we must first understand what Torah is.

Torah is not simply a guide to living a life of truth within the world

that we live in – it is the blueprint and DNA of this physical world. Our physical world is a projection and emanation of the deep, spiritual reality described in the Torah. This is the meaning behind the famous midrash that says, “Istaklah b’Oraisah u’barah almah,” Hashem looked into the Torah and used it to create the world. Torah serves as the blueprint of the world – the physical world is an emanation and expression of Torah, the spiritual root of existence.

To illustrate this concept, imagine a projector. The image that you see on the screen emanates from the film in the projector so that everything you see on the screen is simply an expression of what’s contained within the film. So too, every single thing that we see and experience in the physical world stems from the spiritual root, the transcendent dimension of Torah.

Similarly, the trees you see outside originally stemmed from a single seed. Each and every one of us

as well originated from a zygote, half a male and half a female genetic code. From that single cell ultimately manifested a fully developed and expressed human being. You are the expression of your original seed, just like the world is the expression of its original seed and root – the Torah.

Thus, the world in which we live is, in fact, an avenue to the spiritual – we can access the spiritual, transcendent world through this one because the two are intimately, intrinsically connected.

To illustrate this concept, think of the way in which other human beings experience and understand you. All they can see of you is your physical body. They cannot see your thoughts, your consciousness, your emotions, your soul. All they can see is your words, actions, facial expression, and body language – the way you express yourself within the world.

They cannot see your inner world, but they can access it through the outer expressions that you project.

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The same is true regarding human beings trying to experience Hashem and the spiritual. We cannot see the spiritual, we cannot see what is ethereal and transcendent, only that which is physical. However, we can use the physical to access the spiritual root; we can study the Torah’s expression in this world to understand its spiritual root.

Hashem gave us the Torah in order to guide us on our spiritual journey in this world. Shavuos is not a call to be transcendent, angelic beings, lofty and perfect, beyond the struggle innate within the human condition. This is not permission to deny our humanity and restrict our sense of self. This is a calling to be human, to be the ultimate human, to bring transcendence and spirituality into this world. We don’t aim to escape this world; we aim to transform it. Kedushah is not transcendence or escapism – it’s marrying transcendence with the immanent. This is what Torah comes to teach us: how

to uplift our physical experience and connect it to the spiritual. Torah enables us to uplift every aspect of our worldly experience to something higher, holier, and more meaningful.

This Shavuos, let’s make the yom tov the next rung in our evolutionary spiral through time. We must not only reaccept what we have already accepted, we must take it to the next level, the next step up. We don’t simply remember; we build. We don’t repeat; we ascend.

This Shavuos, think about how you can make your acceptance of the Torah on the yom tov of Torah your most tangible and most meaningful kabbalas haTorah yet.

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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Teaching to Their Hearts

How the Shaar Lev Program at HALB Brings Yiddishkeit to Children of All Abilities

By Susan Schwamm

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years ago, t he Jewish nation stood at Har Sinai. Amidst thunder and lightning, smoke and stillness, we received the Torah.

The Torah was given to all Jews – regardless of background or origin or ability. It’s for everyone, a gift and a treasure – our heritage to pass down to generations.

If you head into HALB on a random weekday afternoon, you’ll hear the sweet words of Torah. Although the hallways are quiet and school is done for the day, there are three class-

rooms that are filled with the melodious sounds of the Aleph-Bais and brachos. There, fifteen children with special needs are learning about their heritage.

These children attend public school during the day. Their disabilities prevent them from attending yeshiva but their holy neshamos yearn to connect to their mesorah.

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year ago, a father in the community approached Mr. Richard Altabe, principal at HALB. He had a son with special needs who was in the public school system and

then had transitioned to HALB for first grade. Because he had the financial means, the father was able to provide his child with tutors who helped him acquire kriah skills while he was in public school. As such, when he came to HALB, the boy was able to slide straight into learning on the same level as his peers.

“I’m really happy that my child is able to make the transition from public school to yeshiva so effortlessly,” the man told Mr. Altabe. “But back in the public school system, there are another dozen or so kids just like my child who don’t have the same resources that I

have and don’t have tutors to help them learn about Judaism. They’re not getting any limudei kodesh; they’re not getting any kriah skills; they’re not learning anything about the chagim; they’re not learning anything about Shabbos – they don’t know anything.”

His heart ached for these children, who would sit around the table on Shabbos and listen blankly to their siblings talk about the parsha without having anything to contribute. He felt for these children, born without the abilities of other children but just as deserving of knowing about their heritage. When he approached Mr. Altabe,

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he offered to support a program geared towards helping teach these children about Yiddishkeit and give them the skills they need to build a frum foundation.

A man of action, Mr. Altabe immediately grasped the need for a program like this in the community. After all, he realized, there must be other Jewish children who are in need of an initiative of this kind – other children who are in the public school system because their educational needs are better served there but who are more than capable and deserving of learning the fundamentals of Yiddishkeit.

Mr. Altabe connected with Dr. Ann Pedersen, superintendent of Lawrence Public Schools. Dr. Pedersen, with a background in special education, has a special spot in her heart for the special needs students of the district.

One day last year, when New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio called for a snow day and no snow fell, schools were closed. Sitting in his office, with the classrooms empty, Mr. Altabe picked up the phone. “Today is a day off for the children in our schools,” he told Dr. Pedersen, “but for you and me, it’s the perfect time for us to discuss many items that need our mutual attention.”

They agreed to meet. The two discussed many issues that day. One of those issues – perhaps, the most important one – was about the Shaar Lev program.

Dr. Pedersen was excited about the prospect of a program for these children.

“For years, I sat in on CSE meetings and watched parents struggling with making a decision about what would be right for their child,” Dr. Pedersen says.

“Sending these children to the public school system is not an easy decision for families but they do it because they know their child needs it to develop.

Early intervention is key, and it’s so important that a child’s needs are addressed.

“At the public school, we are remediating their language deficits or whatever we identify needs to be addressed with these children. But when a child isn’t part of the yeshiva program, there’s a whole other curriculum that’s missing – their religious, cultural heritage. The Shaar Lev program fills the gaps for these children.”

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Pedersen’s, the district’s, and Jeremy Feder’s help, Shaar Lev would not have gotten off the ground.

He adds, “Dr. Pedersen was enthusiastic about the program from the start. When I told her about the idea, she said to me, ‘What do I think about it? I think it’s amazing! We’ve been thinking about a program like this for two years – we just needed someone to help us bring it to the fore.’”

He adds that the district has been so helpful in other ways as well.

“The busing – that was one of the most important things,” Mr. Altabe acknowledges. “These children need structure – they need a certain routine, a certain set-up. If they would have come in carpools from public school each day, it would have been chaotic. There would have been no structure to the program. Now, they come off the bus all at the same time, and it runs so smoothly.”

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very afternoon, around 3:30 p.m., a small yellow school bus pulls up to HALB. Mr. Altabe and Rabbi Dovid Libman, in rebbe in the program, wait at the curb. As the children jump off the bus enthusiastically, they greet Mr. Altabe and Rabbi Libman with high-fives, handshakes,

and hugs.

“When I went for the first time to see the program and saw Mr. Altabe saying to the kids as they got off the buses, ‘Welcome to HALB,’ it was remarkable,” Dr. Pedersen says. “I saw the children’s faces. They were shining.”

“They run to get here – they’re so excited,” Rabbi Libman adds. “They love it.”

One mother was concerned before the program began. Her child was coming home from school at 3 p.m. and was exhausted. Would an extra hour of learning at the end of the day be too much for him?

Now, Rabbi Libman shares, that mother says that her son can’t wait to come to Shaar Lev every day. Gone is the exhaustion; instead, there’s exhilaration.

“You have to see them when they jump off the bus,” Mr. Altabe says.

“They cannot wait to come to HALB. Three children in Shaar Lev have siblings in HALB – they are so excited to ‘join’ them in yeshiva every day.

“We make a big deal out of it – ‘You’re part of the HALB family,’ we tell them. They feel so good. They tell people that they go to HALB. It really makes them feel like they belong.”

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his year, Shaar Lev is geared towards children from kindergarten (the pre1A age in yeshivas) through second grade. As the children grow, though, the program will, iy”H, grow along with them.

Because the children are on different levels, after a bit of downtime with snack and coloring, they are divided into three groups depending on their abilities. Some children have behavioral challenges, and in collaboration with the Diamond Program, there are counselors who assist with those children at the program. Other children have different levels of learning disabilities.

The different groups help the educators reach each child on his or her level.

The one-hour program is divided into two. There is a schedule set up each week so that the children get at least two sessions with each morah and rebbe every week.

One class, led by Rabbi Eli Herzberg, pre1A rebbe in Yeshiva of South Shore, focuses on parshas hashavua.

The parsha comes alive each week as these children – who never learned parsha before – hear about the Avos, the Shevatim, and the Jews in Mitzrayim. They are introduced to Hashem’s creations in parshas Bereishis and learn about Noach and his huge teivah during parshas Noach. Even more than learning about these fundamentals of their history and heritage is the joy these children have after kiddush on Friday night when their siblings pull out their parsha sheets. They, too, go to yeshiva! They, too, have parsha sheets to show proudly to their parents and grandparents.

Two classes, one taught by Ms. Mosak and another taught by Ms. Milworn – both special education teachers – focus on kriah. Many of these children had never seen the letters of the Hebrew language before joining Shaar Lev. Now, after weeks of spending time with their morahs, they can identify the letters, vocalize the sounds, and are reading Hebrew fluently. Ms. Mosak also spends time each week teaching the girls and boys tefillah. Many are well on their way to davening from a siddur.

“When the child with the greatest need can recognize Aleph Bais for the first time in his or her life, that, to me is unbelievable,” Mr. Altabe enthuses. “The children in our top level are

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already reading Hebrew like ‘regular’ children in yeshiva – two of them are already accepted to a yeshiva next year.

It’s amazing nachas.”

Rabbi Dovid Libman, a fourth grade rebbe in HALB with a master’s degree in special education, teaches the children about halacha, ya’hadus, brachos, and yomim tovim.

Before each yom tov, Rabbi Libman gives over the excitement of the upcoming holiday. Before Pesach, for example, the children spent the whole month before the chag preparing for the seder and even enjoyed a model seder at the program. One parent told Rabbi Libman, with tears in her eyes, how her family was enthralled when her child was able to say the “Mah Nishtana” at the seder in front of his parents, siblings, and grandparents. The students in Shaar Lev, Rabbi Libman says, are still singing the “Mah Nishtana” weeks later, so engrained in them are the lessons from yom tov.

On a visit to the program one day, Dr. Pedersen walked in on a lesson on brachos. Rabbi Libman was showing the group photos of different foods and the children were going over which bracha to make on each food. One child, who has very limited utterances and spontaneous language, was shown a photo of challah. Asked what it was, she answered that it was challah. Asked when we eat the challah, she answered, “On Shabbos.”

“I had tears in my eyes,” Dr. Pedersen shares. “Here was a child who is very limited in her speech, and yet she was able to listen to the question and respond appropriately.

“That was it – this is what we wanted, what we knew was missing. Those gaps are being filled.”

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he Shaar Lev program has been so successful – much more than anticipated – in just the few months that it’s been running.

“You know,” Mr. Altabe muses, “when we started the program, I didn’t know how well it would work. I didn’t envision that all the children would actually come out of this program and really know something. Maybe I thought the children on the higher levels would grasp the material. But no – everybody in the program has really learned so much. Everyone has improved in their kriah skills. Everyone knows the

parsha each week and can discuss it around the table. They all know about the chagim, about davening. They exceeded – no, they have surpassed – my expectations.

“The parents don’t want it to end.

We thought we would end the program this year around Pesach time but I was able to get a donation from a foundation so we can continue until the end

every afternoon.

Even more than that, these children have formed a unique bond. In public school, during the day, they aren’t in the same classes. Some are different ages; some are on different levels. Being together on the bus every afternoon and then connecting in the Shaar Lev program has made them a cohesive group.

“I saw the children’s faces.

They were shining.”

of the year for free. The families are ecstatic. Their children are doing so well.”

Mitch Kirschner, co-president of HALB, notes that the program has thrived and has been an enhancement to the whole school. “We are proud that HALB has embraced the Shaar Lev program,” he says, “realizing the importance of each Jewish child and their need to receive a Jewish education. It has been beneficial not only to the children enrolled, but also to the school as a whole.”

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side from the knowledge that the children are soaking up each day, these lessons are preparing these children for a life of Yiddishkeit. Two of the students at the Shaar Lev program will be attending a local yeshiva next year and will be able to join a yeshiva classroom because of what they’ve been learning at HALB

“You have to understand,” Mr. Altabe says, “fifteen kids may sound like a lot but in a public school, they could be in ten different classes and no one may know each other.”

Dr. Pedersen observes, “They’ll greet one another in the hallway, during lunchtime or at recess. ‘Oh, you’re part of my HALB family,’ they think to themselves when they see each other. They really have connected.”

It’s not just the students who are bonding, it’s their parents as well.

Being a parent of a child with special needs in the public school system can be isolating. Although one knows that there are others like them in the system, it’s hard to find the other Jewish parents in a school so vast. But now, with Shaar Lev, the parents have become a unified group. They support and encourage each other, communicating easily their dreams and desires

for their special children.

There’s a WhatsApp group created by the parents of the children, and carpools had been formed for after the program. The children enjoy playdates together. It’s more than just an after-school program; it’s become an opportunity to bond.

On Chanukah, Shaar Lev made a Chanukah mesiba for the families. It was then that the families were able to meet and connect and became a support for one another. During the event, the parents and children made projects together, possibly the first time these children spent time together with their parents creating Jewish projects in a school setting.

On Purim, Rabbi Libman made a special Purim seudah for the children who attend Shaar Lev and their families. Dressed in costumes, the children trooped into his home and spent an hour singing and joining in the Purim fun with their parents. They left on a high. Their siblings had their rebbes and morahs to visit on Purim; they also had a rebbe who wanted to see them in their Purim splendor.

“These parents had a very hard decision to make,” Mr. Altabe notes.

“What do you do if your child has certain needs but doesn’t fit into CAHAL or Kulanu or other programs in the community? Do you send them to Manhattan, to a program that’s really far away? With Shaar Lev, the parents who decide to send their children to the public school system know that we’re there for them to help their children in another way – to build them up and teach them about Jewish fundamentals.”

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r. Altabe has been in chinuch for 35 years. Asked what has changed in Jewish education over the past few years, he asserts that it’s still the same as it was years ago.

“It’s different,” he admits. “There are different challenges. But there always were challenges, and there always will be challenges, but the goals are the same: you have to inspire the children.

You have to give over an excitement.

You have to reach them in their hearts – that’s the only thing that sticks.”

Shaar Lev – the program with the heart that touches their souls.

“You get to their hearts,” Mr. Altabe adds, “well, that’s everything.”

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HOLDING THE TORCH OF TORAH HIGH FROM ALL CORNERS OF THE GLOBE

SHEDDING LIGHT ON YOUNG LAMPLIGHTERS

By Naomi R. Wein

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n the old city of Venice lives Tamar. Like many other children in Venice, she stomps in the puddles when the streets flood with water and takes the vaporetto – a bus on water – to go to school. Her life is surrounded by water – that’s what she sees as she gazes out her window – and her family doesn’t own a car.

But Tamar is very different than other children living in Venice. For one, she lives in the ghetto, the Jewish part of the city. In fact, the word “ghetto” originated in Venice in the 1500s. She also helps her mother

bake challah every Shabbos and welcomes guests weekly to her Shabbos table. She is one of only two girls in her class but Tamar is in Venice not just to learn – she’s there to help teach other Jews about Judaism.

Tamar of Venice is the first book in the Young Lamplighters series, books about children from families who have moved all over the world in order to inspire other Jews. In the series, you meet Mussia, who lives in Morocco; Motti, who lives in Paraguay; and Schneur, who lives in Chevron. Rivka talks about riding elephants while living in Thailand,

and Mendy shows readers how he has to dress for the frigid winters he encounters in Siberia. The stories contain a basic overview of what daily life is like for the child and his or her family, as well as some pertinent geographical details of the region they live in. For instance, Mendy of Siberia can look out his window each morning and see the steam rising from the river, which informs him of just how freezing the weather is that day, while Moshe of Japan greets the bright sun shining through his window each morning and knows that his country is the first in the world to

greet the sun each day. Through the true-life details, pictures, and captivating stories, these books serve as a real eye-opener to children living in large, typical Jewish communities of what life is like for children growing up in more unusual locations. Along the way, readers learn more about the exotic locales these brave children call home and the mesiras nefesh their families have in their quest to enlighten Jews around the world.

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hana Oirechman and Ella Verzov are the writer duo behind these fascinating books. They

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Chana Oirechman, second from right, with some students at a weekly class she gives for women. Photo credit Chabad.org

have been childhood friends since they attended the same elementary school in Kfar Chabad in Israel.

However, as Chabad shluchim, neither friend remained in Israel after they married. Though they now live literally on opposite ends of the globe, with Chana in Tallahassee, Florida, and Ella in Moscow, Russia, the two spend much time chatting and brainstorming as they work to bring these children’s lives to the pages of these captivating books.

Chana lives with her family in Tallahassee, eight hours away from Miami, the nearest religious Jewish community, and has many friends living in similar geographic isolation.

Knowing how life is so different for children who aren’t living in large Jewish communities, she thought it would be interesting to introduce others to life of shluchim. The idea was actually born when the Oirechmans visited Israel. Seeing so many religious Jews living together and so many Jewish children learning together in groups in Jewish schools made Chana’s children’s jaws drop.

They had never seen such densely populated religious cities! Chana noted, however, that by the same token, children growing up in Jerusalem or Boro Park or other large Jewish communities are so well-surrounded by friends and fellow Jews that they assume everyone lives that way. They have no idea that there are children all over the globe who live in tiny communities, with almost no religious Jews around them. In other words, children – regardless of

where they live – have so much they can learn from each other.

While the Young Lamplighters series was created to educate children in large Jews communities about fellow Jews living more unique lives, Ella reports that they have heard from parents of children living in largely irreligious communities that

of Venice and then a few pages later you see the family’s Shabbos table, set in the traditional manner familiar to every Jewish home – the challahs, the wine bottle, kiddush cup, etc.” she says.

It’s a message so intrinsic to our very identities as Jews – whether living amongst many religious Jews or

“ALONG WITH THE PRIDE, THERE’S A HAPPINESS IN THESE CHILDREN.” the books have served as a source of encouragement and inspiration for their children. They are not as alone as they sometimes feel. There are other children out there who live similar lives and don’t have access to kosher pizza shops, bakeries, or ice cream.

After virtually “meeting” so many children and families in various parts of the world via telephone and skype Ella and Chana have noted the many differences in their lifestyles.

“Everyone is different,” Chana notes. “Everyone has different challenges in daily living based on difficult climates or local culture. But at the same time, once you step foot into these families’ homes, you realize that inside, they all look the same.

“This is especially highlighted in the book, Tamar of Venice, where you can see a picture capturing the beautiful canals and waterways so classic

almost none at all – we each have our unique lives, complete with our own set of personal challenges, yet we all share certain common goals and ideals and a Jewish way of life.

However, as much as we all have in common, there are certainly stark contrasts between the lives of children growing up in teeming Jewish communities and those growing up in far-flung locations.

For starters, these children grow up with a strong sense of purpose and pride in their identity as Jews. They know that their parents have chosen to take up the mission of moving to their hometown in order to inspire and educate other Jews about Judaism, and they play their role in that mission, as well. Chana and Ella have noticed that a common thread amongst all the children they have interviewed is their confidence and

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sense of responsibility.

“They have a backbone,” Ella observes. “They share a clear vision of what their obligations in life are, and they want to take care of other Jews.”

Chana reflects that children growing up in this sort of lifestyle are aware of their challenges – they know what advantages they do and don’t have. But they also know why they are living where they are and what their purpose in doing so is. They live a life of selflessly giving to others.

“They’re natural speakers,” Chana adds. “They can speak at a Shabbat dinner filled with many guests.”

Even at a young age, these children are experienced teachers and orators as they explain aspects of Judaism and Jewish customs to both the children and adults who visit their homes and attend Jewish community functions. Truly living up to their title, these “Young Lamplighters” are living as little heroes, igniting sparks of Judaism in the hearts of fellow Jews.

“Along with the pride,” Chana relates, “there’s a happiness in these children. They’re happy to be who they are, and they appreciate things that other kids don’t appreciate, such as kosher pizza and ice cream, which they often don’t have.”

Living in remote communities poses its challenges for children growing up, as much as it does for their parents. But the most difficult challenge in these children’s lifestyles, Chana concedes, is the very limited social life. They grow up with almost no frum friends in their

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neighborhoods. “Ice cream and pizza, you can make in your house,” she says, “but you can’t create friends for your kids to play with.” Sometimes they have non-frum friends their age, but the only time they get to socialize with friends of common lifestyles is when they go to summer camp and during the semi-annual Chabad Kinus Shluchim weekends.

Ella notes that these children cherish every moment they get to spend with friends. In some places, such as Thailand or Japan, there isn’t much of a Jewish community at all. The Jews of the town consist of the many tourists and businessmen who spend some time there and then leave. One child interviewed for the series related, “As soon as I really get to know my friends, their family is ready to leave and go back to their hometown.”

However, the flip side of the limited social venue is the uniquely close family bond that exists within these families. The children are aware of their parents’ responsibilities and are involved in their lives, which breeds closeness and maturity, as well.

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nce Ella and Chana set out to write this series, much thought was put into creating books that would be both captivating and engaging and at the same time enriching and inspiring to both kids and adults alike. Towards this end, both religious and secular parts of the children’s lives are depicted, so as to appeal to both religious and not-yet-observant Jews. The authors thoroughly researched each country they wrote about so that many geographical and cultural facts could be included in the books. In fact, Ella reports that she, herself, learned so much information that she never knew about the various countries through the research they have done.

The authors specifically chose locations that were very different from one another, so as to keep the stories interesting. Once they chose a particular child to interview, they spoke with the child and his or her parents and put together the story, worded in the child’s perspective, with a very upbeat and child-friendly style. While writing Moshe of Japan, specific care had to be taken to keep the book happy and safe, Ella says,

because it’s not necessarily so safe for Jews living in Japan. In fact, all Caucasians need to live in a walled area there.

The books were all written in Hebrew initially before being translated to English. Ella says they hope to have them translated into other

Ever-devoted to spreading Torah thoughts and values, Chana and Ella sought to include chagim or mitzvos in each book. For instance, Mendy of Siberia includes references to Chanukah – he talks about the doughnuts his mother makes and the huge menorah made out of ice – and in Riv-

“THEY HAVE A BACKBONE. THEY SHARE A CLEAR VISION OF WHAT THEIR OBLIGATIONS IN LIFE ARE, AND THEY WANT TO TAKE CARE OF OTHER JEWS.” languages as well in the future. Aside from gathering the information and creating the text for the book, a photographer was hired to do a photo shoot of the child, his family, and friends and other relevant landscapes and attractions. The authors deliberately chose to use photos rather than illustrations in the books so as to help the readers better connect with the children in the text. For the first two books, a local photographer was hired. But for the last eight books published, a photographer was flown in from Israel to photograph the child in their hometown.

ka of Thailand, she regales us with details about how she and her family prepare for the huge seder that will be taking place that day at her home for hundreds of guests.

Of course, besides for the actual Jewish educational facts included, so much inspiration in Judaism can be learned from the children themselves and the lives that they live. Chana imparts that she was particularly impressed while interviewing Schneur at how the children live in Chevron, under the constant threat of the Arabs, and yet they walk around so unafraid. Another enlightening story

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is reported by Mendy of Siberia. He relates that sometimes after walking the long distance home from shul on Friday nights in the frigid Siberian weather, he and his father need to wait outside their building for a nonJew to press the button that opens the door of the building in order to get inside their home.

This staunch resilience to keep the Torah amidst hardships is a trait personified by both of these engineering authors. Ella herself was born in St. Petersburg, Russia, then called Leningrad, where her family lived as refuseniks for many years. She was eight years old when her family emigrated to Israel, where they settled first in Jerusalem, and then in Kfar Chabad, where she met up with Chana. While Ella now lives in Moscow, in a relatively large Jewish community, Chana faces the daily challenges of running a large, busy Chabad House in an area devoid of religious resources and raising her family without the comradery of family and friends. The Oirechmans live right off the Florida State University campus, where their Chabad House is frequented by many of its 400-500 Jewish students. The Oirechmans offer classes throughout the week on a wide range of topics in Judaism, including Shabbos, Jewish holidays, and the role of Jewish women. Chana’s children are homeschooled via internet. In fact, when her son was reading the second book in the Young Lamplighter series, Moshe of Japan, he asked her why they had written that Moshe went to online school, as opposed to a regular school. Isn’t online the regular way to attend school?!

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re there any more books on the rise? While Ella and Chana do hope to put out more books in the future and intend to have the series published in more languages, right now they have declared a much-needed break. After putting out ten books in six short years, oftentimes with one overlapping another, on top of their regular outreach projects and responsibilities, they both agree to hold off for a bit before introducing readers to another intrepid youngster holding the torch of Yiddishkeit high in another exotic locale.

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My Cruise to Cuba

By Reuven Guttman

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y wife and I recently went on a cruise from Miami to Cuba. The cruise was exceptionally beautiful (especially the stop at Paradise Island on the way), but what I saw in Cuba was sad, to say the least.

Once our ship docked in Cuba, most tourists enjoyed the tourist hot spots. We took in a bit of that as well. Being in Cuba is like stepping into a time machine and going back a half-century or more. The cars on the roads date back to the 1950s;

the buildings are dilapidated, even while they’re painted with bright colors; and the street corners are not adorned with a you-name-it restaurant chain offering their version of the best burger in the world for less than a dollar but with old bikes chained to fences. It’s kind of what I envision Miami having looked like in the 1940s and ‘50s – although a bit poorer and less polished. I almost felt like I would run into Frank Sinatra and his rat pack; instead I received the shy glances of poor Cubans in old Adidas shirts (the ones that didn’t sell in the U.S.) marveling at us tourists who to them are another Bill Gates.

ish community. When Fidel Castro and his communist revolutionaries seized control of Cuba in 1959, there were approximately 15,000 Jews in Cuba, many of whom were Holocaust survivors. After having lived through the tyranny of dictatorships and communists in Europe, most Jews immediately took flight from Cuba upon Castro’s ascent to power. But some remained. It turned out that Castro harbored no negative feelings about Jews. Even though religious people were not permitted to join the Communist Party, the practice of religion was not officially outlawed in Cuba.

Even so, the few remaining Jews

After the meeting, she said to him, “Mr. President, why have you never come to visit our synagogue?”

But as I normally do on my trips abroad, I like to see behind the curtain – beyond where tourists normally venture and behind the veneer that is laid out for them. So with my private tour guide, I ventured deeper into this small poverty-plagued island country.

My primary interest was the Jew-

continued to flee Cuba. Today, there approximately a mere thousand Jews left in Cuba.

There are three synagogues remaining in Cuba. I met with representatives of each of those synagogues. Surprisingly, the synagogues are not only open, there is no need for security. There is virtually no anti-Semitism in Cuba. The head of the

Jewish community in Havana, Adela Dworin, showed us a picture of herself with Fidel Castro, with whom she was well acquainted. She told us that Castro was very supportive of the Jewish community and had no problem with Jews being outwardly Jewish. In fact, Castro frequently visited the Jewish community in order to show his support for the community. She told us that Castro didn’t want it to seem like the Jews were fleeing from him and, in fact, seemed to genuinely feel bad that it was perceived that way.

Adela recalled the first time that she met with Castro in 1992. It was shortly after a law was passed that allowed religious people to join the Communist Party, and Castro called a meeting of religious leaders which Adela attended.

After the meeting, she said to him, “Mr. President, why have you never come to visit our synagogue?” He responded, “You never invited me!” She replied, “Well, why don’t you come

this Friday? It’s Chanukah.” Castro countered, “What’s Chanukah?”

Thinking quickly on her feet, Adela replied, “Chanukah is the revolution of the Jews.” The explanation struck a chord with the revolutionary leader, and he agreed to attend. Sure enough, that Friday, Fidel Castro joined in the shul’s Chanukah party and gave partygoers a two-hour speech.

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Although Castro didn’t directly harm the Jews, the country that he controlled was far from a utopia and is, in fact, a clear example of why communism doesn’t work. Food is rationed by the government. Many Jews not only have to deal with limited rations but also try to keep kosher (there is one kosher butcher in Havana), which further limits the amount

of food that they can consume.

Several older people that we spoke to were crying that they have it very hard and often go hungry because they have limited food and try to keep kosher. My heart went out to these people. I gave them all of the cash that I brought with me, hoping that they would find something to buy. But my heart ached for them, and I wished I could do more.

When I returned to my cruise ship for a first-class journey back to Miami, I found it hard to enjoy the Cuban cigars I bought on the island. My thoughts lingered back to this communist country and the sunken eyes of the elderly Jews that I encountered in it. I saw firsthand how stubborn communists are, even when it is clear as day that their system is a failure. And, perhaps more importantly, I saw firsthand just how resilient the Jewish people are, even when they are small in number and suffering from the results of that failure.

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Kale Caesar Salad

Recipes and Photos by Chef Paula Shoyer

Kale became trendy in the United States back in 2004 and is now popular both at home and in restaurants.

My family started eating kale when my husband, Andy, who is always on a diet because of my work, met with a nutritionist who suggested that he add more leafy greens to his diet.

Serves: 8

INGREDIENTS

PREPARATION

2/3 cup mayonnaise 2 cloves garlic, crushed Juice of ½ lemon ½ teaspoon soy sauce 2 TBS water Salt and black pepper ½ cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese, divided 1 bunch kale (8 oz.), tough ribs removed

Prepare the dressing: In a bowl or 2-cup measuring cup, whisk together the mayonnaise, garlic, lemon juice, and teriyaki sauce, if using. Whisk in the water. Add salt and pepper to taste and half the Parmesan cheese and mix.

This may be made 1 day in advance; cover and store in the fridge.

To assemble the salad: Stack bunches of the kale leaves and slice them into ¼- to ½-inch-thick ribbons. Place into a large bowl. Add the dressing, a little at a time, tossing until all the leaves are coated with the dressing. Add the remaining cheese and more pepper to taste and toss.

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Pasta Siciliana This is a dish that my husband, Andy, and I absolutely loved eating while living in Geneva, Switzerland-fried eggplant slices stirred into penne pasta with a garlicky tomato sauce and then covered in cheese and baked. Here is my healthier version using baked eggplant and whole-wheat pasta. You can use this method of baking eggplant in any recipe that calls for fried eggplant.

Serves: 6 to 8

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INGREDIENTS 4 TBS extra virgin olive oil, divided 2 large eggplants, stem and bottom trimmed, and cut into ½- to ¾-inch circles and then into ½- to ¾-inch long strips.

1 medium onion, chopped into ½-inch pieces 10 cloves garlic, roughly chopped ½ tsp dried oregano ½ tsp dried basil ¼ tsp black pepper Pinch sugar ¼ to ½ tsp red pepper flakes, to taste ½ tsp salt 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes 1 pound whole-wheat penne pasta 8 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese

PREPARATION Preheat oven to 450°F. Place 1 tablespoon of oil on each of 2 jelly roll pans. Use an offset spatula or your hands to entirely coat each of the pans.

Divide the eggplant slices between the 2 pans, leaving a little space between the slices.

Bake the eggplant for 25 minutes. After 15 minutes, switch the pans on the racks in the oven to ensure even browning.

To make the sauce, place the remaining 2 tablespoons of oil into a medium saucepan and heat it over medium heat. Add the onions and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. If the onion starts to color, turn down the heat. Add the garlic and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the oregano, basil, pepper, sugar, red pepper flakes, and salt, and stir. Add the crushed tomatoes and bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low. Cover the pan and simmer the sauce for 25 minutes. After 25 minutes of roasting, turn over the eggplant strips and roast them for another 5 to 10 minutes, until they are fork-tender and browned.

Cook the pasta al dente, according to the directions on the package, and then drain it; do not overcook the pasta.

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Place the pasta in a 9x13 inch (23x33 cm) baking dish. Add the baked eggplant slices and sauce and mix well. Cover the pan with foil and bake the eggplant for 40 minutes. Uncover the pan and sprinkle the cheese on top. Bake uncovered for another 5 minutes.

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INGREDIENTS Meringue 4 large egg whites, at room temperature one hour 2/3 cup sugar 2/3 cup confectioners’ sugar Mousse 8 ounces white chocolate broken into 1-inch pieces 5 large egg yolks 1 ½ cups whipping cream

Raspberry Sauce 6 ounces fresh raspberries 2-3 TBS confectioners’ sugar, to taste 2 TBS hot water 2-4 ounces white chocolate to decorate, if desired

Serves: 12 (makes one 8-inch cake)

PREPARATION Preheat oven to 230°F. Cover two cookie sheets with parchment paper trimmed to fit perfectly on the pan bottom. Take an 8 x 2½-inch high dessert or flan ring (no bottom) and trace three circles on the parchments. Turn the papers over and place on your cookie sheets. Set aside.

To make the meringue: In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat the egg whites on medium-high speed until you have soft peaks. Turn the mixer to low and add the granulated sugar, a tablespoon at a time, waiting until each addition is mixed in before the next addition. Turn the speed up to high and beat another minute. Sift the confectioners’ sugar into the egg whites. Turn the machine to low and mix briefly to combine.

Fit a pastry bag with a 1/4-inch round tip. Fill with the meringue batter.

Starting from the center of the drawn circles, squeeze out spirals until your circle is about ½ an inch smaller than the drawn circle. If you do not have a pastry bag, use a silicone spatula to shape three circles of meringue batter.

Squeeze out any leftover batter into small circles, about an inch wide, and then lift up, like Hershey’s kisses, to decorate the cake later, if desired. Place in the oven, turn down the temperature to 220°F and bake for two hours. Turn off the oven and let the meringues remain in the oven another two hours to dry out. May be made two days in advance and stored uncovered at room temperature.

To make the sauce: Place the raspberries into the bowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade and purée, scraping down the sides of the bowl until all the fruit pieces are puréed. Add the water and sugar and mix. Taste and add more sugar if the mixture is too tart. Use a sieve to strain out the seeds and discard. May be made two days in advance and stored covered in the fridge.

To make the mousse: Melt the white chocolate either in a double boiler or in the microwave oven for 45 seconds, stir, 30 seconds, stir, and 15, seconds, stir, until melted and smooth. Add the egg yolks one at a time and whisk well. In a large bowl, with an electric mixer on high speed, beat the whipping cream until stiff. Fold the whipped cream into the white chocolate mixture and mix until well blended.

To assemble the cake, you will need an 8-inch cardboard circle. If the circle is larger than your ring, trace your ring and then cut out the circle. Line a

cookie sheet with parchment paper, place the ring on top, and place the cardboard circle into the ring. Place a tablespoon of the mousse on the cardboard to glue the meringue circle in place. Place one of the meringue circles in the ring. Pour a third of the mouse into the ring to cover the meringue. Make sure you get some mousse on the sides between the meringue and the ring. Add the second meringue circle and another 1/3 of the mousse. Repeat with the last meringue circle and more mousse and then use a metal flat blade spatula to smooth the top, reserving any extra mousse in a small bowl in the refrigerator to decorate the top, if desired. Place into the freezer for four hours or overnight.

Remove from the freezer. To remove the ring, place the cake (with the cardboard bottom) on top of a large can of tomatoes or vegetables. Place boiling water in a small bowl. Take a towel or paper towel, dip it into the hot water, and then rub around the outside of the ring; this will help release the ring from the mousse. Go around the entire ring with the hot towel. Take your hands and gently slide the ring down off the cake. Place the cake on the parchment-lined cookie sheet.

To decorate the cake, use a vegetable peeler to scrape white chocolate curls on top of the cake or use any leftover mousse in a pastry bag with a decorative tip. Store cake in the freezer and then remove five minutes before serving to cut perfect slices. To serve, spoon some raspberry sauce on your serving plate and place the cake slice on top. Store in the freezer for up to three months.

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with Oat & Brown Sugar Crust with Starwberry Puree

Mini Cheesecake Muffins

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I truly love cheesecake, especially New York style, made only with cream cheese. These minis are lower in sugar than most cheesecakes, and they are gluten-free if you use gluten-free oat flour for the crust. Ricotta cheese pumps up the calcium content. I tried to make this recipe with lower fat cream cheese and ricotta, but the results were not satisfactory. The idea behind the mini cheesecakes was portion control, but I found myself grabbing them all day long, so I had to take extreme measures and freeze most of them to get them out of easy reach. I particularly like the buttery oat crust, which you could also use as a pie crust.

Serves: 12

INGREDIENTS Cheesecake 1 8-ounce package cream cheese, at room temperature 3 large eggs 1/3 cup sugar 1 TBS gluten-free oat flour or other flour 2 tsp lemon zest (from 1 lemon) 1 tsp pure vanilla extract 1 cup whole milk ricotta cheese Fresh strawberries, or other berries for garnish (optional)

Crust 4 TBS unsalted butter 3 TBS light brown sugar 1 cup gluten-free oats (not quick-cooking kind) 2 TBS gluten-free oat flour or other flour ¼ tsp salt Strawberry Purée 2 cups trimmed fresh strawberries 1 TBS confectioners’ sugar

PREPARATION Preheat the oven to 350°F. To make the crust, place paper liners in a 12-cup muffin pan. Place the butter in a medium microwave-safe bowl and microwave for 1 minute, or until the butter melts. Add the brown sugar and mix well. Add the oats, oat flour, and salt and mix well. Place a heaping tablespoon of the mixture into each of the liners in the muffin pan and press it down. Use all of the oat mixture. Bake the crusts for 10 minutes, or until the edges start to color.

Meanwhile, to make the filling, place the cream cheese in a large bowl. Beat it with an electric mixer on high speed until it is very smooth, scraping down the bowl a few times. Add the eggs into the cream cheese, one at a time, and beat them in. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Add the sugar, oat flour, lemon zest, and vanilla to the bowl and mix for 1 minute. Add the ricotta and mix it in gently on low speed. Scoop about 1/3 cup of the mixture into each muffin cup.

Bake the cheesecakes for 25 minutes, or until they’ve set. Let them cool in the pan and then refrigerate the cheesecakes for at least 4 hours.

To make the strawberry purée, place the strawberries and confectioners’ sugar in the bowl of a food processor and process until puréed. (Add water, a teaspoon at a time, if the strawberries are not very ripe and the mixture seems too dry.)

Serve the mini cheesecakes with a spoonful of Strawberry Purée on top or on the side. Garnish with sliced fresh strawberries, or other berries, if desired.

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HANC Celebrates 66 Years of Educational Excellence

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n Sunday evening, May 12, more than 650 guests, which included parents, faculty, and alumni, gathered at the Old Westbury Hebrew Congregation for the Hebrew Academy of Nassau County’s (HANC’s) 66th Anniversary Dinner Gala. In addition to celebrating HANC’s sixty-six years of providing educational excellence on Long Island and to its surrounding communities, this festive event allowed HANC to publicly recognize and pay tribute to its most notable and deserving honorees and celebrate its many achievements.

The evening began with a moving tribute to Rabbi Moshe Gottesman, zt”l, dean emeritus. HANC was blessed to have Rabbi Gottesman as a teacher and dean for over 41 years. Rabbi Gottesman’s love of Eretz Yisroel and Medinat Yisroel, his devotion to every individual student, and his value of always being makir tov still stand as the cornerstones of HANC’s educational philosophy. Rabbi Gottesman’s legacy will continue to live on in the many many students he inspired throughout the years and in all the current and future HANC students who will continue to be educated with love and in a way that meets their specific needs, as per Rabbi Gottesman’s mission. We are thrilled that Mrs. Sondra Gottesman and so many ex-

tended Gottesman family members were able to join us.

Guests of Honor, Faige and Akiva Lefkowitz, are both long-time involved and dedicated members of the HANC family. Akiva is a respected board member of HANC’s Board of Trustees and serves as chairman of the Legal Committee. Faige is an active member of the HANC PTA whose loving involvement has been instrumental in the success of many of its activities. The proud parents of four former and current HANC students, the Lefkowitzes are dynamic members of their West Hempstead community, as well as of the larger Jewish community, and are also enthusiastically involved in the Young Israel of West Hempstead.

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Charles Rudansky were recipients of the Family Legacy Award. The Rudansky Family credits Rabbi Moshe Gottesman, zt”l, for introducing the entire family to a Torah lifestyle. The Rudanskys and their spouses are wonderful examples of Rabbi Gottesman’s legacy and all that Rabbi Gottesman accomplished as an educator at HANC. Rabbi Sam Rudansky is a HANC alumnus and a beloved rebbe at HANC High School. Rabbi Charles Rudansky is also a HANC alumnus and serves as the Director of Jewish Clinical Services at MJHS Hospice and Palliative Care, as well as the cherished rabbi of Congregation Shaarei Tikva, in Mamaroneck, NY. Dr. Max Rudansky is a highly respected neurologist who has been treating patients in the Long Island community for over 20 years. Mrs. Debbie Wyner has served as the HANC West Hempstead Elementary School nurse for the last 19 years, until her retirement this upcoming June. We will miss her!

Grandparents of the Year, Joanne & Bill Mlotok, have been active and involved members of the HANC community for many years, first as parents and now as grandparents.

In addition to being engaged parents and grandparents, Joanne is the much-loved HANC Plainview ECC Coordinator and nursery teacher and Bill serves on the HANC Board of Trustees. The Mlotok family’s love of Judaism and connection to HANC are a direct result of their close personal relationship with Rabbi Gottesman and the Gottesman family. The Mlotoks’ children and grandchildren represent links in the chain of the Jewish mesorah that Rabbi Gottesman, zt”l, had a tremendous role in nurturing.

The Hebrew Academy of Nassau County was proud to present its coveted Mack Markowitz Award for outstanding service to Dr. David Vilkas whose devotion to, and unceasing efforts on behalf of, HANC are wellknown and most worthy of this recognition.

HANC’s Sixty-Sixth Anniversary Dinner Gala was a beautiful and meaningful celebration of all of that Rabbi Gottesman, zt”l, created, cultivated and inspired in his role as teacher and dean, as well as recognition of all that our honorees have done and continue to do for HANC that honors his legacy.

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Young Israel Lawrence-Cedarhurst Plans Extensive Shavuot Programs

“D

efining Decisions” is the Shavuot theme this year at the Young Israel Lawrence-Cedarhurst.

Numerous lectures and classes will relate to this theme, beginning with an inaugural erev Shavuot lecture at 11:50 pm

by Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum on “Torah Mi’Tzion or Torah M’Bavel” and culminating on Monday afternoon following Mincha, with the Neilat Hachag Special Siyum for the YILC Yomi Seder Moed.

Our adults Tikun Leil Shavuot, program will offer multiple learning options.

Rabbi Ya’akov Trump will present a four-part series, from 1:00 to 4:45 AM, on: *“The Siddur, From Yavneh to Yerushalayim, the Written Oral Law” * “Halacha by Topic, Road from Book Burning, the Code of Jewish Law” * “The First Yeshiva, the Rise of Kabbalah, the Language of Prayer” * “Beis Yaakov, the Hesped in Yerushalayim, Daf Yomi.”

Dr. Abramson will explore a highly insightful Jewish History track, including talks on: *“The Crisis of Exile - Dona Gracia, Benvenida Abravanel and the Ancona Incident of 1556” *“The Crisis of Addiction - The 17th century Autobiography of Rabbi Leon Modena *“The Crisis of Persecution - Rabbi Kalonymus Kalmish Shapira of the Warsaw Ghetto” * “The Crisis of Betrayal - Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson and the Library Incident of 1987.”

Rabbi Ephraim Diamond will be leading “Mishnayot Challah from Start to Finish,” in the upper level Beit Medrash.

The shul’s Tikun Layl Shavuot program extends to every corner of every Beit Medrash and classroom, and is expected to be filled to capacity with independent learning, chavrusahs, and chaburot. Over twenty different rabbis and teachers will be spending the entire eve-

ning, from 11:50 PM until 4:45 AM Shacharit, studying Torah with hundreds of young participants, ranging from 4th graders through post-college young adults.

This year, high school programming will stretch to the outdoors under the cover of The Tent, from midnight until 4:45am. Rabbi Simon Taylor, Regional Director of Outreach at NCSY and YILC member, has lined up many dynamic NCSY leaders and advisors to engage teens with food, games, and breakout sessions.

The Tikun Leil program offerings also include the very popular and charismatic Rabbi Aryeh Cohen, who will address high school and post high school boys at 11:50 p.m. on the topic “Be a leader and put others above yourself.” Rabbi Cohen will also address the High School audience in the tent at 1:15 p.m. on the topic “Finding Pleasure in Holier Places Other Than My Phone and a Good Chill.”The Young Women’s Program will hear four exciting pre-

sentations, from Yael Saffra, Rebecca Kellner, Leeza Hirt, and Ziona Isaacs.

To top off the evening, there will be designer, commemorative t-shirts, and refreshments served throughout the evening.

On both days of Shavuot, there will be shiurim that reflect topics about the decisions made by our leaders. On the first day, Rabbi Teitelbaum will discuss, “The Revolution of Chassidus” while Rabbi Trump will address “Rabbi Akiva and Post Mikdash Reality.”

On the second day of Shavuot, YILC youth will participate in their annual Shavuot Challenge contest featuring a lot of fun and prizes, and Rebbetzin Sori Teitelbaum will present the annual Sisterhood Tea shiur in memory of Rebbetzin Jackie Wein.

All are invited to pick up a copy of the YILC Shavuot Schedule Brochure to learn more about the shul’s Shavuot plans.

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BYQ, What a Reaction!

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ais Yaakov of Queens’ sixth graders have been busy exploring chemical reactions.

Recently, the girls conducted an experiment to see which substance would release the most carbon dioxide: breath, air, or an antacid tablet placed in water. After making their hypotheses, the students prepared flasks of red cabbage juice to use as indicators. This way they would be able to observe as the carbon dioxide gas transformed into carbonic acid, resulting in a color change. They filled up balloons one at a time with the gas produced from their breath, a balloon pump, and the result of an

antacid tablet in water and proceeded to slowly released each one through a straw into the corresponding flask.

At the end of the experiment, the girls were able to observe the varying color changes amongst the flasks and to discuss why they thought it happened this way.

“It is wonderful to see how the girls approach each experiment with excitement and are able to cooperatively apply their knowledge in making and testing hypotheses,” said Mrs. Moeller, the sixth grade science teacher. “It is a true reflection of a year of scientific exploration, learning and growth.”

Trike-A-Thon at Gan Chamesh

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he students at Gan Chamesh, Chabad’s Early Childhood Center, enjoyed an exciting Trike-a-Thon this week. The children came to school with bicycles, tricycles, scooters, and helmets.

They were thrilled to receive their own personalized licenses before the event. Wearing brightly colored Gan Chamesh shirts, they scooted and pedaled furiously around the delineated Gan Chamesh racetrack.

The morahs posed as traffic officers, using stop signs, and other props to guide the children. They encouraged each child to make a stop at the car wash, which was a blast to drive through. Every child was a winner and received a gold medal and refreshing ices. Their bright smiles rivaled the shining, bright sun and attested to the incredible success of the day. Thank you to all who sponsored the event.

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Names Not Numbers at HALB

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ALB middle school’s culminating event of Names, Not Numbers©, a Holocaust education program developed by Tova Fish-Rosenberg and coordinated at HALB by Ms. Rikki Pollak and overseen by Mrs. Marjorie Wein, took place at HALB’s Woodmere campus on Tuesday evening, May 21.

Names, Not Numbers is a copyrighted oral history film project and curriculum in which students learn about the Holocaust. It is project-based learning at its finest with the goal of producing a movie based on the research of the students.

Eighth graders at HALB engaged in the unique multidisciplinary learning experience that combines research, video production, interviews, documentary film tools, and film editing. After several educational sessions on the Holocaust and a visit to the Museum of Jewish Heritage, the 35 participating students were given the opportunity to interview and videotape survivors. This is the highlight of the program and curriculum: a one and a half hour long videotaped interview that each group of students conducted with the survivor.

This year, HALB students were

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privileged to have the following survivors speak with them: Mr. Sol Goldberg, Mr. Mike Goldsmith, Dr. Moshe Katz, Mr. Josef Krakauer, Mrs. Rachel Rabinowitz, and Mrs. Fayge Weiss. Their interviews were edited and combined into the documentary film shown on Tuesday to students, their families, their peers, and the larger HALB community, with several of the survivors and their families present as well. Graduating students Jordana Stern and Baer Boczko spoke at the event, discussing their meaningful experience and takeaways from their participa-

tion in Names, Not Numbers. It was a moving and memorable evening for all.

HALB gratefully acknowledges the Names, Not Numbers Program which has taught about the Holocaust through the accounts of eyewitnesses, provided them with interviewing, filming and editing skills and, most importantly, enabled meaningful relationships to be forged between the survivors and our students. The Names, Not Numbers program is generously supported by a prominent national foundation.

Mrs. Jackie Bitton Inspires Shevach Mothers and Daughters

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n Sunday, June 3, Shevach High School’s eagerly anticipated annual Mother-Daughter Breakfast took place at the Young Israel of Hillcrest. A full house turned out to enjoy a spiritually uplifting morning, as well as a scrumptious spread.

The audience was completely attuned to Mrs. Jackie Bitton, who regaled them with her heartfelt words on the topic of hakoras hatov, gratitude. This was a fitting culmination of the yearlong theme of hakaras hatov that Shevach introduced with its Yom Iyun and Shabbaton.

Mrs. Bitton explained that the

feeling of gratitude and its verbal expression is not a natural emotion.

We need to recognize the good that others do for us and train ourselves to express our appreciation. She noted that although gratitude may not be an automatic response, we are called Yehudim, from the root hodaah, which means gratitude. We can and must be a grateful people.

In order to accomplish this, we have to put gratitude into our consciousness.

Mrs. Bitton then gave practical advice on how to achieve this. First, give others (and especially your children!) partial credit. Even if the end

result is not as you would want it to be, focusing on the positive, even a small positive, encourages the child to pursue more positive actions.

Second, focus on what you do have, and not on what is missing. The ability to shine the spotlight on the good will help the negative recede into the background. And finally, strive to go higher without putting others down. Since each and every one of us is a bas melech, a true princess, we should recognize and appreciate others’ strengths as well as our own.

Mrs. Bitton kept the audience riveted with captivating real life examples. She spoke very emotional-

ly about her close friend, Mrs. Gail Sassoon, who, although having gone through a personal holocaust with the loss of seven children in a house fire, maintains a tremendous simchas hachaim and feelings of gratitude to Hashem for all the brachos in her life. Her vivid personification of Mrs. Sassoon’s attitude was a source of inspiration to all.

In an upbeat way, Mrs. Bitton succeeded in encouraging all who were present to live up to our names – Yehudim – in order to make a difference in our own lives and the lives of others.

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n May 28, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov celebrated its annual Grand Siyum, recognizing 95 talmidim who completed an unprecedented 133 masechtos of Shas or sedarim of Mishnayos over the course of the school year. The much anticipated event in the Shaulson Gymnasium was attended by the student mesaymim, their nearly 200 parents, grandparents and relatives, and their rabbeim.

After a beautiful buffet dinner, Rabbi Yaffe delivered divrei pesicha, noting the tremendous pride the Mesivta has in these talmidim. Highlighting remarkable achievements such as the 19 bochurim who completed the Mesivta’s iyun masechta, Masechtas Kiddushin, Rabbi Yaffe focused on the commitment, discipline, and self-control necessary to maintain the consistent schedule required to complete a masechta. List-

ing each boy and “his” masechtos by name, he added that the Torah that the talmidim in the Mesivta learn is Toras emes and Toras chaim, not simply an intellectual pursuit.

Senior Rafi Calderon, who completed Masechtos Kiddushin and Beitzah, delivered divrei Torah. Rafi spoke about the commitment of learning and how true limud haTorah is not just learning a masechta, but connecting to the Torah, to the guidance of the Torah, and learning a “way of life” filled with passion and simcha. Rafi thanked his rabbeim for their guidance and tutelage and for giving him a true perspective of limud haTorah.

The guest speaker for the event was Rabbi Yaakov Feitman, Morah d’Asra of Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi.

Rabbi Feitman spoke about the constant dedication and diligence necessary to be mesayim a masechta, praising the talmidim for having the chashivus haTorah that they exhibited. He then implored them to go deeper, and be me’ayin in the masechtos they completed.

Led by senior Chaim Friedman,

the 95 mesaymim then recited the hadran together. Each talmid received a gift from the yeshiva in recognition of their accomplishment.

The Mesivta thanks S’gan Menahel, Rabbi Yossi Bennett, for organizing the event. Rabbi Bennett commented, “We are so proud of and inspired by our talmidim and the sheer amount of learning accomplished this z’man. It’s simply incredible! It bears testament to their commitment to learning and the commitment of our rabbeim to their talmidim.”

The evening closed with leibedig dancing in joyous celebration of Torah.

which will hopefully begin in the beginning of September. The league

sponsors were once again Gourmet Glatt and S. Adelsberg & Co., CPA.

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hat a season for the 5 Towns Flag Football League!

Under the leadership of Rabbi Eli Brazil and Larry Gross, the league has just finished its seventh season. Congratulations to the champions in each division. The season and playoffs were beyond amazing as many of the games were decided in the final seconds or in overtime. The league, which is open to first-eighth grade boys in the 5 Towns and surrounding areas, had five divisions with over 30 teams. The ability to play competitive flag football in a structured environment makes this league such a great success. Boys play with

middot and respect for every player.

Plans are underway for next season,

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The Mentor Project at HAFTR

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ast week, HAFTR Middle School was privileged to host Deborah Heiser, PhD, founder and CEO of I.M.A.G.E., and TEDx speaker, as they formally launched their partnership with The Mentor Project. The Mentor Project is an organization that connects students with real-life scientists, engineers, entrepreneurs, and even astronauts. This mentoring provides students with opportunities to engage with professionals who have experience and hands-on knowledge in different STEM fields and in exchange ensures that the knowledge gained by the mentor is shared and conserved.

Students were privileged to hear from Irene Yachbes, currently the

Innovation Product Manager at IBM. Ms. Yachbes spoke to the spellbound students about her work on the Mars Rover and other space missions and gave some real insight into working in the field of robotics. They also enjoyed hearing from author Andrea Rothman, author of The DNA of You and Me. Ms. Rothman gave a fascinating presentation on the science of smells and detailed some of her incredible research.

The presentation of successful, strong female figures in STEM was also very impactful, and HAFTR looks forward to continuing to build their partnership with The Mentor Project in the future to bring more interest, information, and knowledge to the school.

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Think of one of the luxurious vases from Hazorfim’s exclusive collections to showcase your beautiful blooms. Flowers and greenery presented in a Hazorfim vase cannot fail to bring joy and pleasure, whether as a gift for a kallah, the mechutanim, a new mother, or someone special to whom you want to show your appreciation. Hazorfim offers a wide selection of unique styles, from traditional to ultra-mod-

ern, including crystal vases with sterling silver detailing to all-silver vases, sure to accommodate every taste and budget. The Hazorfim name is known for its outstanding quality craftsmanship and timeless aesthetic designs on a full range of judaica and lifestyle products.

Check out Hazorfim’s newly opened flagship store on 4424 13 Ave. in Borough Park, Brooklyn, as well as the Williamsburg branch on 67 Lee Ave. Hazorfim – for those special times when you want to give the very best.

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he UJA-Federation Long Island Healthcare Community Cocktail Reception took place on Wednesday, May 15 at Shelter Rock Jewish Center. The event honored Drs. Arlyn Apollo, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Alan Blum, St. John’s Episcopal Hospital and Mt. Sinai – South Nassau Communities Hospital; Mitchell Chorost, St. Francis Hospital; Conny Ha, Mercy Medical Center; Aaron Katz, NYU Winthrop University Hospital; Matthew Rifkin, Mt. Sinai-South Nassau Communities Hospital; Miriam R. Robbins, NYU Winthrop University Hospital; and Michael Rosenband, St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, for their philanthropic commitment to our community.

Standing from left to right: Dr. Alan Blum; Dr. Matthew Rifkin; Dr. Myron Boxer; Dr. Leonard Schiffman; Dr. Alan Schecter; Dr. Alan Katz; Dr. Mitchell Chorest; and Dr. Paul Friedmann. Seated: Dr. Miriam Robbins; Dr. Joan AltmanNewmann; and Dr. Conny Ha. Not pictured: Dr. Michael Rosenband and Dr. Arlyn Apollo.

Tour de Simcha Cyclists Set Sights on World’s Greatest Finish Line

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support network which provides emotional, social, and financial support to children with serious illness and their families.

Participants will embark from Woodbridge, NJ, and ride along miles

n July 16, more than 200 women will clip in and ride 100 miles as part of Tour de Simcha. The annual, all-female cycling event benefits Chai Lifeline, the international children’s health

of scenic, rolling hills until they reach The World’s Greatest Finish Line, the entrance gate to Camp Simcha Special, Chai Lifeline’s overnight camp for children with chronic illnesses and medical challenges, located in Glen Spey, NY. As they enter camp, the cyclists will be greeted by campers, many of whom need wheelchairs,

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respirators, or other medical equipment to survive, as well as hundreds of family and staff members, who will celebrate along with them.

“The women of Tour de Simcha are an inspiration to all of us. With every mile they ride, they help Chai Lifeline continue to fulfill its mission, providing critical support to thousands of children facing life-threatening and lifelong illness and their families,”

said Rabbi Simcha Scholar, Chai Lifeline’s Chief Executive Officer.

For the first time, Tour de Simcha riders will have the ability to take part in a century ride (100 miles), along with other route options based on varying levels of difficulty. While the cyclists enjoy the physical challenge, they all participate for different reasons.

“The funny thing was that I didn’t even own a bike,” said Deborah Katz of Lawrence, NY. “However, because my husband and I have been volunteering for Camp Simcha for the past 15 summers and because we have close connections with the kids in camp, I was more than eager to take up the challenge. I thought that I was going to be giving to Chai Lifeline and Camp Simcha, little did I know how incredible this experience was going to be for me and my family.”

For Dr. Tammy Bryk, of Hollis, NY, participating in Tour de Simcha is about living life to its fullest. “I’m a breast cancer survivor and this past year I was diagnosed with Guillan-Barre Syndrome, but I did not let my diagnosis deter me,” said Dr. Bryk.

“I decided that I was not going to give up. I signed up for Tour de Simcha, and I feel very lucky to be able to participate. There’s nothing like riding to the finish line and entering Camp Simcha. My motto is ‘Bike Hard, Love Harder.’”

To register for Tour de Simcha or to learn more, please visit www. tourdesimcha.org.

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ocal superhero and Lawrence resident Josh Aryeh spends his free time dressing up as Batman and going to hospitals in his Lamborghini Aventador or Nissan GTR, bringing gifts and joy to sick children.

He had received multiple messages from people stating that they follow him on Instagram @BatmanRealAccount, inquiring about the possibility of him surprising their child with a ride in exotic car ride.

The ever-accommodating Batman invited 50+ sick and healthy chil-

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dren and some adults to meet in a parking lot in Woodmere on Sunday, May 26, for rides in exotic cars.

Once he had confirmation that more than thirty children would attend his event, he started to call some of his friends who also own exotic cars and asked them to meet him in the parking lot to give people rides.

Everyone who was called came with their cars because they want to be a part of Josh’s mission: “Bringing happiness to sick children and their families during times of despair.”

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n Rav Yitzchok Spiegel’s seventh grade at Yeshiva Darchei Torah, the talmidim are encouraged to review the Gemara multiple times, because chazarah is the key to true

comprehension and retention. Every amud that is reviewed four times earns the talmid a brick on the classroom’s wall of chazarah.

tudents in Mrs. Ruth Fried’s AP Biology class presented the results of their year-long barcoding project at the DNA Learning Center. Having spent an entire year doing background research, making a hypothesis, and rigorously testing that hypothesis, under the mentorship of Mrs. Shulamith Biderman, the students were able to confidently explain the results of their findings to a panel of real scientists. In a poster session they eloquently answered questions from Dr. Jason Williams,

Dr. Sharon Pepenella and Dr. Catherine Zhang. Miri Biderman, Eliana Ellerton, and Leah Goykadosh presented results from their project “Invasive Plants vs. Native Plants: The Battle for Survival,” while Elisheva Ezor, Danielle Ganchrow, and Ariella Shifteh presented “A Comparison of the Phenotypic and Genotypic Attributes of Different Gourds in the Cucurbitaceae Family.”

It was a successful year for all of our barcoding researchers.

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Good Snoozers “They call it the American Dream because you have to be asleep to believe it.” – George Carlin “I’m trying to read a book on how to relax, but I keep falling asleep.” – Jim Loy “I think sleeping was my problem in school. If school had started at four in the afternoon, I’d be a college graduate today.” – George Foreman “Everyone should have kids. They are the greatest joy in the world. But they are also terrorists.

You’ll realize this as soon as they are born and they start using sleep deprivation to break you.”

– Ray Romano “I love sleep. My life has the tendency to fall apart when I’m awake, you know?” – Ernest Hemingway

You gotta be kidding Bob was having trouble getting to sleep at night. He went to see his doctor, who prescribed some extra strong sleeping pills.

Sunday night Bob took the pills, slept well and was awake before he heard the alarm.

He took his time getting to the office, strolled in and said to the boss, “I didn’t have a bit of trouble getting up this morning.”

“That’s fine,” roared the boss, “but where were you Monday and Tuesday?”

“Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.” – George Carlin “There is no sunrise so beautiful that it is worth waking me up to see it.” – Mindy Kaling “I’ve stayed up all night trying to remember if I have amnesia or insomnia.” – Unknown “Why is the inability to sleep called insomnia and not resisting a rest?” – Unknown “A day without a nap is like a cupcake without frosting.” – Terri Guillemets “Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.” – William Charles Dement

“I hate when my foot falls asleep during the day because I know it will be up all night.” – Steven Wright “When people tell me, ‘You’re going to regret that in the morning,’ I sleep in until noon because I’m a problem solver.” – Unknown

“I need eight hours of sleep a day, and at least ten at night.” – Bill Hicks

“Sleep is the best of both worlds: you get to be alive and unconscious.” – Rita Rudner “I’m not a very good sleeper, but you know what? I’m willing to put in a few extra hours every day to get better. That’s just the kind of hard worker I am.” – Jarod Kintz “When I woke up this morning my [wife] asked me, ‘Did you sleep good?’ and I said, ‘No, I made a few mistakes.’” – Steven Wright

“I never drink coffee at lunch; I find it keeps me awake for the afternoon.” – Ronald Reagan

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Sleep Trivia 1. The sensation of falling when half asleep and jerking yourself awake is called what?

3. Throughout the average lifetime, how much time is spent actually dreaming during sleep?

a. Hypnic jerks

a. 76 full days

b. Fatiguadistophia

b. 1 1/3 years

c. Delirious fall syndrome

c. 3 years d. 6 years

d. Musculo-insomina 2. According to the National Sleep Foundation, what percentage of the population are sleep walkers?

4. Who wrote the book entitled The Interpretation of Dreams? a. Sigmund Freud b. Rav Aryeh Kaplan

a. 3%

c. Socrates

b. 15%

d. Carl Rogers

c. 35%

5. Dreams that are remembered the next day

d. 50%

 Answers

usually occur during what sleep cycle?

worse when the following happens:

a. REM (rapid eye movement) sleep

a. There is dirty clothing under the bed

b. NREM (non-rapid eye movement) sleep

b. There is a full moon

6. According to research, how long does it take the average person to fall asleep?

c. The pillow is a darker color d. There is a NY Mets poster on the wall in the bedroom

a. Under 5 minutes b. 5-9 minutes c. 10-15 minutes d. 20-30 minutes 7. According to research, people sleep

 Wisdom Key 6-7 correct: You see what you can achieve on a good night’s sleep?

4-5 correct: Not bad; no need for a sleep clinic for you.

0-3 correct: Hypnotic jerks keeping you awake?

Riddle me this?

A man is leaving on a business trip and stops by his office on the way to the airport. The night watchman stops him and says, “Sir, don’t take that flight. I had a dream last night that your plane would crash and everyone would die!”

The businessman cancels his trip and sure enough, the plane crashes, killing all the passengers.

The man gives his watchman a $10,000 reward for saving his life, then fires him. Why? See answer to the left

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Answer to Riddle Me This: Because he was the night watchman and shouldn’t have been sleeping on the job!

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Torah Thought

Parshas Bamidbar

By Rabbi Berel Wein

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opulation numbers have always meant a great deal in human history. We do not find tribes or influential societies that were composed only of a very small number of people. All the great tribes in the ancient and modern world were built on large populations that would be able to fuel the economy of the Empire and

provide sufficient numbers of soldiers for its armies.

Naturally, the exception to all of this has been the story of the Jewish people. The Torah itself warned Israel in advance that they never would be numerous, relatively speaking. The Torah did not mean this as a curse or as a completely negative fact. Rather, it was

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a simple declaration as to the price, so to speak, of persecution, poverty, and powerlessness. Yet the very same verse in the Torah guaranteed the survival of the Jewish people and the eventual triumph over all would-be adversaries.

In light of this it seems surprising that in this fourth book of the Bible, a count of the Jewish people is taken a number of times and that count is detailed to the ultimate degree. If numbers do not matter when it comes to Jewish society and the story of the Jewish people, then why did the Torah put such an emphasis upon numbers and detail for us regarding the exact population of the Jewish people at the time of Moses?

years ago, simply by natural increase and according to trends of population, there should be hundreds of millions of Jews existing in today’s world. Yet the actual count of Jews in our world, at its most optimistic level, is about 15 million people.

This fact, when seen in the background of the account of the Jewish people when they were in the Desert of Sinai, and the fact that numerically speaking we have been at pretty much of a standstill over all of these long centuries, is itself the confirmation of the words of the Torah that we will be a small people in terms of population.

Certainly, there are many rational, practical, and correct reasons that

Why did the Torah put such an emphasis upon numbers?

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I think that perhaps the answer to this lies in the statistics and numbers that the Torah details for us in this week’s Torah reading. The number of the Jewish people at the time of Moses constituted over 600,000 males between the ages of 20 and 60. By adding into this some female population, those over 60 and those under 20, we arrive at a population figure of perhaps 3 million people. If there were 3 million Jews that existed 3,300

are advanced for the lack of growth in Jewish population – persecution, conversions – forced and otherwise – disease, poverty, and the continual erosion of the Jewish population by assimilation and a low birthrate. But no matter what reasons we accept to account for this historical anomaly, it is clear that Heaven, in its usual hidden way, somehow accounts for this as well.

Shabbat shalom.

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Parshas Bamidbar

By Eytan Kobre

Weekly Aggada Do not cut off the tribe of the families of the Kehasi from amongst the Leviim (Bamidbar 4:18) Why does Hashem refer here to the family of Kehas as “the Kehasi” (with an extra hei and an extra yud before/after its name)?

It is like a king whose son, the prince, joined a band of thieves. Eventually, the thieves were apprehended, and the prince with them.

What can I do? the king thought.

If I execute the thieves, my son would

be executed with them. Instead, I will leave the thieves be for now.

So too here. Hashem knew that Korach and his confederates would rebel against Moshe and Aharon.

What can I do with these Leviim who carried the Mishkan? Hashem said.

If I kill Korach and his confederates now, I would kill these righteous Leviim of the family of Kehas with them. I will leave Korach and his confederates be for now.

And so as not to have His Attribute of Strict Justice harm the entire family of Kehas, Hashem took half his name (a hei and a yud) and joined it

to the Kehas family name (by adding a hei before it and a yud after it) (Bamidbar Rabba 5:6).

Weekly Mussar Of Gad, Elyasaf son of De’uel (Bamidbar 1:14) And the tribe of Gad, and the Prince of the children of Gad, Elyasaf son of Re’uel (Bamidbar 2:14) Who was the father of Elyasaf, the Prince of Gad: Re’uel or De’uel?

Both, according to the Chida (Chomas Anach).

Gad was the firstborn of Yaakov’s wife Zilpa; Dan was the firstborn of Yaakov’s wife Bilha. Yet when Moshe Rabbeinu appointed the tribe of Dan as a flag-bearer, the tribe of Gad did not argue that they too were deserving of that honor (seeing as they were also a firstborn). Rather than confronting Moshe Rabbeinu, they chose to remain silent and let it go. In that merit, Moshe Rabbeinu was buried in the lands of Gad in Eretz Yisrael.

And that’s the reason Elyasaf’s father is referred to as both De’uel and Re’uel. His actual name was De’uel, but the tribe was elevated to the stature of “Reya Kel” – a friend of G-d – when they chose to forego their claim to be flag-bearer.

Had the tribe of Gad griped about Dan’s appointment, what would it have gotten them? Some fleeting honor? They wisely chose to remain silent and forego their claim and that decision ultimately earned them the exalted title of “friend of G-d” for all eternity.

Weekly Anecdote The families of the sons of Kehas were

to camp on the southward side of the Mishkan (Bamidbar 3:29) The family of Kehas was encamped next to the tribe of Reuven. Woe to the wicked, and woe to his neighbor.

As Dasan and Aviram (from the tribe of Reuven) were caught up in the uprising of Korach (from the family of Kehas) and his confederates (Rashi).

R’ Zeidel Epstein – the long-time rosh yeshiva of Yeshivas Rabbeinu Yaakov Yosef and later a Mashgiach at Torah Ohr – once accompanied his rebbi, R’ Shimon Shkop, to Radin for an important gathering. R’ Zeidel decided that, in his spare time, he would visit with the Chofetz Chaim, who lived in Radin.

With him, he brought a piece of paper with the names of his family members, such that the Chofetz Chaim could read off the names and give each a bracha. And that’s what the Chofetz Chaim did – reciting each name and offering his blessing...until he reached one name: R’ Zeidel’s learned brotherin-law.

When the Chofetz Chaim got to the brother-in-law’s name, he yelled hysterically. “A bracha he wants? Give him a bracha – Shabbos! Shabbos!”

The Chofetz Chaim’s attendant rushed in from the adjoining room to make sure everything was okay, and, when he realized what was going on, he suggested that R’ Zeidel move to the adjoining room so as not to cause the Chofetz Chaim further distress. R’ Zeidel did so, but, needless to say, he was quite surprised, as he never suspected his learned brother-in-law was desecrating Shabbos (r”l). Only then did he learn the full story.

R’ Zeidel’s only sister had married a learned young man who studied in the finest yeshivos in Europe. The couple later emigrated to the United States, where, as is well-known, keep-

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ing Shabbos and making a living were almost mutually exclusive endeavors.

But, of course, the young couple would never dare even contemplate desecrating Shabbos.

Fortunately, R’ Zeidel’s brotherin-law had a relative in the United States who owned textile factories.

This relative offered to hire R’ Zeidel’s brother-in-law and even agreed that the brother-in-law would not have to work on Shabbos. Over his wife’s objections (borne of apprehension that he would eventually succumb to the temptation of working on Shabbos), R’ Zeidel’s brother-in-law traveled to Dallas, Texas, for a trial term in one of his relative’s factories. And that relative kept his word: he hired the brother-in-law and never required him to work on Shabbos.

But one day, the brother-in-law was called into the boss’s office. “Listen,” his relative said with some hesitation. “I know we agreed that you wouldn’t work on Shabbos. And I intend to honor that agreement. But

some of the other workers are resentful that they’re working seven days a week and you’re working only six. So, can you just show up on Shabbos and, without performing any work or even touching a machine, just walk around the floor of the factory? Just put in some face time.” The brother-in-law agreed, reluctantly, of course.

Then it happened one Shabbos. As the brother-in-law was walking the factory floor, one of the textile machines broke, and the owner asked R’ Zeidel’s brother-in-law for just a little assistance. “Don’t fix it, of course, just hold this rod here so it doesn’t fall down while the other workers make repairs.” The brother-in-law thought about it and decided that, as no actual prohibited work was involved, he could just hold the rod in place.

And like all slippery slopes, one thing led to another until the brotherin-law desecrated Shabbos regularly.

His wife, R’ Zidel’s sister, immediately insisted on getting divorced (and they did get divorced). But back in Radin,

R’ Zeidel hadn’t yet heard any of this.

The Chofetz Chaim asked R’ Zeidel to join him again, and impressed upon him the importance of not associating too closely with those who would desecrate Shabbos.

Weekly Halacha Take the sum of all the congregation of the Jewish people, by families following their fathers’ houses; a head count of every male according to the number of their names (Bamidbar 1:2) Counting Jewish people is generally prohibited (Shemos 30:12-13; Hoshea 2:1; Berachos 62b; Yoma 22b; Rambam, Temidin UMussafin 4:4), as doing so could visit increased scrutiny upon individuals who, if unworthy, might be punished (Rashi, Shemos 30:12).

While a minority opinion holds that this prohibition is no longer in effect (Einayim L’Mishpat, Berachos

62b), the overwhelming majority of authorities disagree and hold that the prohibition remains in full force (Magen Avraham 156:2; Pri Chadash 55:1; Kaf HaChaim 13:10).

The prohibition applies even when counting for a mitzvah (e.g., counting to confirm a minyan) (Yoma 22b; Magen Avraham 156:2). When counting for mitzvah purposes, therefore, the common practice is to count by reference to the ten-word verse of “Hoshiya es amecha uvarech es nachlasecha…” or another similar verse comprised of ten words (Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 15:3; Piskei Teshuvos 156:24).

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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A Big, Happy Family

By Rafi Sackville

Chagit and Shlomo Levy

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hree years ago, our community suffered a terrible loss when Rabbi Ilan Danino succumbed to an illness that had cruelly toyed with his health. He was a quiet man whose brilliant mind and humility were qualities much admired by all who knew him.

During the latter stages of his illness he was brought home, where family and friends arranged an around-the-clock vigil. People came to sit with him and to sing to him, while others came to lend a hand with his physical care.

The last I saw him he was sitting in a wheelchair outside his front door wrapped in blankets on a warm day.

When I passed the house not long after, he was being carried to an ambulance. A day later we gathered for his levaya. He left behind a wife, three married children, and three more at home.

Chagit, his wife, has been a pillar of strength. Always smiling and positive in her outlook, she continues to open her home to the women in the area on Shabbatot, when my wife regularly attends an hour of learning and prayer.

We have been living in Ma’alot for six years. In that time, I have become close with Shlomo Levy. On Shabbat, while Keren is at Chagit’s I make my way to Shlomo’s. We drink a cup of

tea. He recites Tehillim, I learn Chumash, and then we walk to shul for a shiur in Tanach.

Shlomo’s wife, Nurit, was a woman dedicated to her family. She was always in a rush to do good for others. Her goodness could not disguise the fact that she was suffering from cancer. Over the course of many years, she suffered one health crisis after another and was regularly

At the time of Nurit’s passing, three were married.

Since then, I have been strengthened by Shlomo’s positive attitude to life. He is not one to wallow in sorrow. Like Chagit, he exudes charm and happiness. I can only remember one Shabbat (it wasn’t long ago) when he didn’t have family around his table. He ate by us by that Shabbos. He

It finally dawned on me that 56-year-old Shlomo was wearing the face of a young man in his early 20s.

rushed to hospital from where she would return weakened but functioning.

Two years ago, mid-summer, Nurit fought her last battle. The news was so sudden it was difficult to comprehend. Unlike Ilan’s physical decline, Nurit’s situation never seemed to have changed.

The Levys have seven children.

told me he had no trouble staying at home alone. “Life is good,” he always tells me.

At our table, Shlomo said something that caught me unawares. “I have asked my wife’s forgiveness,” he cryptically said without adding any particulars. There was a look of mischief in his eyes. I had the distinct feeling I was looking at a man who

has discovered a new trail in the forest he hadn’t before noticed. I mulled over what he said, then asked if he had by any chance been dating. His smile widened, but he said no more.

Not long after this, I heard a rumor, unconfirmed, that he had been dating Chagit. Was it true? I asked him. This time he nodded in confirmation. Was he just going out with her or was it something more serious? “We’re going to get married,” he replied.

Since then, the look on Shlomo’s face had defied definition. I hadn’t seen that face before. It took me a while to recognize its contours and gesticulations. It finally dawned on me that 56-year-old Shlomo was wearing the face of a young man in his early 20s.

There were the many hours of dating, the trips taken with Chagit’s children to get to know them, and there were the wedding plans that involved inviting a few hundred family members and friends to a modest Friday lunchtime ceremony the day after Lag B’Omer. Throw into that mix two recent grandchildren born to Shlomo’s two married sons, and three other grandchildren on the way, and you have a recipe for joy and hope.

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vitations was revealing. All four grandparents of the bride and groom would be at the wedding. Chagit’s and Shlomo’s fathers are both called Moshe, and their mothers are Miriam and Meirav. In Hebrew, that’s a difference of one letter. They were getting married on lamed-daled B’Omer; lamed for Levy; daled for Danino.

The wedding was simple and elegant. Grandchildren peppered the white carpet with rose petals as Chagit walked towards the chuppah.

Shlomo waited with his parents on either side of him as grandchildren wandered around.

The weather had just topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit, but it didn’t dim the atmosphere. Rav Weitzman, the rosh yeshiva of the hesder in Ma’a lot, began the brachot to get the proceedings started.

I looked around at the same happy faces that had shed such bitter tears two and three years ago. I remember the intense, indescribable

an outing on Yom Ha’atzmaut. It was there they took the photograph that accompanies this story. Shlomo has always taken an interest in the stories I write for The Jewish Home, so he sent me the photo telling me that it would look great in a story about him and Chagit.

The Levy-Danino clan

pain of all thirteen children after the loss of their parents. Here they were, scattered around the chuppah, beaming with excitement.

Chagit and Shlomo have been instrumental in healing the pain of our small community here in Western

Galil. We are blessed that they have found each other, blessed for the joy they have brought us, and blessed to know two people with such strong and positive dispositions.

Two weeks before the chuppah the Levys and the Daninos went for

Before she died, Nurit Levy insisted work be completed to extend the courtyard to their house. During the shiva, there was enough room to comfortably seat nearly 100 people.

The Shabbat after Shlomo and Chagit’s wedding, many of the same people found themselves once again sitting in the same courtyard. This time, they were all smiling.

Shlomo and Chagit’s simcha has become ours, and now, dear reader, you too, have shared in the joy because there is no doubt that this story has left you smiling.

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The Wandering

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Encounter with the KGB

By Hershel Lieber

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n my initial trip on behalf of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel to the Soviet Union in February 1982, I was accompanied by my wife, Pesi, and Rabbi Mordechai and Alice Neustadt. This exploratory trip to our brethren set the pattern for the Vaad’s next ten years, when the U.S.S.R. was a ruthless communist dictatorship. The Vaad would send shluchim to the small groups of baalei teshuva who were just beginning their journey towards Yiddishkeit. Those groups were organized under the tutelage of a handful of Torah teachers, who themselves started that journey only a few years earlier.

The goal of these shluchim was manifold. The shluchim clandestinely brought in religious articles (tefillin, tzitzis, mezuzos, seforim, Jewish calendars, tapes of lecture and Jewish music). In addition, they brought in objects which could be sold in the black market and command a high price such as cameras and jeans. The money that these items brought in was used to financially support many of these young baalei teshuva who were dismissed from their jobs and expelled

Reb Avrohom Abba, the shamash of the Leningrad shul

At Red Square

Hershel giving a Chumash shiur in the Vilna shul

from universities for applying for exit visas. Foremost, the shluchim spent a lot of time teaching Torah and giving over our mesorah to those baalei teshuva and their teachers.

After our initial trip, two or three pairs of shluchim were sent to the Soviet Union in 1982. In December, Reb Mordechai Neustadt was eager to send shluchim during Chanukah. Since this was a time that most people craved to spend with their families and would not leave home, he asked me to undertake this mission. My partner was an energetic young man, Zolly Troper, who volunteered to join me despite having to leave his family alone during this Yom Tov. The cities we would visit were Leningrad, Vilna, and Moscow.

We would be contacting the most important teachers in these cities who would arrange meeting places for us to study with individuals, give lectures to groups, answer questions, and conduct festive Chanukah candle lighting celebrations and parties. We would also spend time with people listening to their difficult situations and insurmountable problems and offer them empathy and chizuk.

Preparing for this article, I reviewed a diary that I had written during this trip. I was stunned to read that Zolly and I must have given at least a dozen shiurim during the ten days that we were there. We met with numerous young baalei teshuva whose population had mushroomed into the hundreds since my first trip in 1979. In Leningrad the shiurim were organized

by Grisha (Zvi) Wasserman, while in Moscow, Ilya (Eliyahu) Essas organized the events. The festive mood and the uplifting spirit of these Chanukah parties were indescribable. We sang songs, ate latkes, drank vodka and talked late into the night. The private learning sessions we had with the

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Giving a joint shiur with Rabbi Eliyahu Essas

teachers, lasted for hours on end and brought about a sense of brotherhood that can only be felt by Klal Yisroel.

Besides reaching out to baalei teshuva, we were very active in the shuls as well. I met many of the regulars from my previous trips and distributed tashmeshei kedusha to the shamashim. I davened Shacharis and Hallel in the main synagogue in Leningrad on Shabbos Chanukah.

When I was asked to daven, I realized they were using a microphone at the amud. I told them categorically that I couldn’t daven with a microphone.

Before I knew it, they sent a goy over to close it. What surprised me most was when I stepped up to the amud and a choir of four elderly gentlemen joined me to harmonize my tefillos! I never davened with a choir before but somehow I managed to put on a good production. In Moscow, during the second Shabbos Chanukah, I davened all the tefillos while Zolly lained the Torah. In all three cities, both Zolly and I were honored to give shiurim in the synagogues. We felt quite accomplished during this trip and were excited with the opportunities that we were given.

The Marina Roscha Chabad shul in Moscow

Rabbi Eliyahu Essas’ son lighting Chanukah candles

I remember three special events that took place during this trip. The first was Friday night by the Tzaddik of Leningrad, Rabbi Yitzchok Kogan,

At the Vilna Shul, Chaim, the A Rosh Chodesh Teves celebration at the Moscow shul organizer of our shiur that was invaded by the KGB

and laughter. It was quite difficult to say goodbye and head out for the fifty-minute trek back to our hotel. Nevertheless, the crescent-shaped moon

We could not understand the Russian conversation, but we were told by the participants that we were being visited by the KGB who is a Chabad chassid. After davening in the shul, we walked fifty minutes to his apartment. Three young men joined us on the walk and there were two American women who were waiting for us together with Yitzchok’s wife, three daughters, and his motherin-law. Another guest, the well-known refusenik Lev Furman, joined us soon after. The atmosphere of that evening was charged with kedusha. The Shabbos zemiros and the Chanukah songs were “mei’ein Olam Habah.”

We said divrei Torah and shared our life stories, which elicited both tears

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shining on the fresh snow gave us a feeling of serenity and tranquility as we walked along the banks of the Neva River.

Our visit to the Marina Roscha shul in Moscow was also an occasion to remember. This was the only other shul in the city of tens of thousands of Jews. Yidden associated with Chabad made it their home. The edifice was a large, blue, painted wood building which looked like a barn. When we came, there were very few people around but there were a number of young boys in the high teens or early

Learning with Grisha Wasserman in Leningrad

twenties there. We were eagerly approached and conversed with whom we shared a common language, whether English or Hebrew. One boy asked for a gartel, which I gladly gave him. Another boy told me he had no tzitzis. I took off my own and gave it to him since I had an extra one at the hotel. The whole atmosphere in that shul suggested extreme poverty, yet the mesiras nefesh for Yiddiskeit was so powerfully present.

The most extraordinary occurrence on our trip had to be the lecture that was organized for us at an apartment in a quiet residential section of Vilna. Chaim, who we met in shul, gave us the address and we set the time for 8 p.m. When we arrived, there were about ten young men and a few women waiting. We sat around a large table that took up most of the room. There were some fruit and cookies and bottled seltzer for refreshments. We took out our gifts for the group, which consisted of a camera, a few pairs of jeans, Marlboro cigarettes and chewing gum, all of which were able to be sold at the black market for a fair amount. These items would help support the fledgling group as

Zolly with Yitzchok Kogan in Leningrad

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Zolly & Hershel in conversation with the women

they hopefully awaited emigration.

We had barely started to converse when we heard loud knocking on the door. Immediately, all our gift items were quickly removed from the table and concealed in various places. The host went to the door and asked who was there. When he heard the reply, he instantly drew the curtain between our room and the small foyer and proceeded to open the door. We could not understand the Russian conversation, but we were told by the participants that we were being visited by the KGB. A few minutes later, our host told us that we had to leave. The KGB told

Vladimir Lenin looms large

him that since we were tourists, we really should go to bed early so that we can fully enjoy the next day’s tourist sights. How considerate of them!

We really had no choice, though, and took our coats and headed toward the door. As I passed the two KGB officers, I noticed their leather coats and bentdown hats that came straight out of a spy movie. When we walked out of the building, a taxi was conveniently waiting to take us back to the hotel.

We met Chaim the next day in shul, and he told us that he was warned by the KGB that contact with foreigners would be severely punished. Our ac-

Zolly with Rav Avrohom Miller, a talmid of the Chofetz Chaim, in the Moscow shul

tivities in Vilna were compromised by this incident, but baruch Hashem we were quite successful in both Leningrad and at our next stop, Moscow.

So far, I had two run-ins with the KGB, and I was sure that they would not let me return to the Soviet Union again. Nevertheless, I was issued another visa again, but did not end up going. That’s another interesting story, but I’ll leave it for another time.

Hershel Lieber has been involved in kiruv activities for over 30 years. As a founding member of the Vaad L’Hatzolas Nidchei Yisroel he has traveled with his wife, Pesi, to

the Soviet Union during the harsh years of the Communist regimes to advance Yiddishkeit. He has spearheaded a yeshiva in the city of Kishinev that had 12 successful years with many students making Torah their way of life. In Poland, he lectured in the summers at the Ronald S. Lauder Foundation camp for nearly 30 years. He still travels to Warsaw every year – since 1979 – to be the chazzan for Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur for the Jews there. Together with Pesi, he organized and led trips to Europe on behalf of Gateways and Aish Hatorah for college students finding their paths to Jewish identity. His passion for travel has taken them to many interesting places and afforded them unique experiences. Their open home gave them opportunities to meet and develop relationships with a variety of people. Hershel’s column will appear in The Jewish Home on a bi-weekly basis.

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VS NETAN YAHU

LIEBERMAN

THE STUDENT STRIKES BACK AT THE MASTER

BY TZV I LEV

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Yisrael Beytenu leader Avigdor Lieberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appear to be having fun. In the old and grainy photograph that has rocketed around Israel throughout the past week, the-now veteran politicos are enjoying each other’s company outside of the former’s home in Gush Etzion.

Wearing a green turtleneck shirt and a wide smile that splits his bearded face, Lieberman seems calm and relaxed.

Next to him stands a much-younger Netanyahu. Decked out in mirrored aviator sunglasses, the future prime minister is returning from reserve duty as can be seen from the Uzi submachine gun he grips under his left arm.

Dressed a black button-down shirt and sporting an expensive watch, Netanya-

hu broadcasts confidence and appears to be at the top of his game.

The year is 1993 and Lieberman is serving as the Likud’s director-general, a powerful position that makes him the de-facto head of Israel’s largest rightwing party. He was appointed to the post by Netanyahu, who came out of nowhere a year earlier to become the Likud’s leader and candidate for prime minister.

Despite facing a formidable slate of opponents who had waited years for the chance to contend for the job, Netanyahu stormed to the top thanks to his political acumen as well as a bevy of media tactics he had picked in the United States. Now, the young and charismatic Netanyahu appears unstoppable.

Swept up in his success is Lieber-

man. Born and raised in Moldova, the boisterous political operative experienced relentless anti-Semitism from his neighbors before immigrating to Israel in 1978. Enrolling in Jerusalem’s Hebrew University, the hefty Lieberman worked as a security guard at a nightclub in order to get by. His interest in political activism would soon send his career in a totally different direction.

Catching the eye of local Likud leaders, Lieberman quickly became a senior figure in the ruling party. An ideologue blessed with considerable oratorical skills, Lieberman became well-known among the estimated 1 million Russians who flooded Israel after the Soviet Union’s collapse.

As the years went by, Lieberman and Netanyahu became inseparable.

The Moldovan immigrant led Netanyahu’s campaign in the Likud’s primaries ahead of the 1992 Knesset election as well as his successful race for party leadership a year later.

Lieberman’s stock rose even higher in 1996. Following Netanyahu’s shock victory over Shimon Peres to become prime minister, Lieberman was appointed director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office. Many expected Lieberman to continue in Netanyahu’s footsteps and dominate Israeli politics as a senior Likud minister.

A Falling-Out Yet something happened between them. In 1997, Lieberman suddenly resigned as the director-general of the Prime Minister’s Office. While the official reason was the corruption inves-

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tigation police opened against Lieberman, many spoke of an argument that quickly deteriorated into a falling-out between him and Netanyahu.

Lieberman would eventually return to politics following a brief business career but relations between him and Netanyahu have never been the same.

After launching the Yisrael Beytenu party that caters to Russian immigrants, Lieberman indeed rose to become a senior power player on Israel’s political scene. Reaching a high of 15 seats in the 2009 elections, Lieberman has served in a slew of influential posts including stints as Defense Minister and Foreign Minister.

Throughout this period, Lieberman and Netanyahu maintained an uneasy relationship. Despite a merger between the Likud and Yisrael Beytenu ahead of the 2013 elections, the two are not considered particularly close. On the contrary – Lieberman has lashed out frequently against his former boss, memorably calling him a “lying, cheating scoundrel” back in 2016.

The relationship arc between the two is not unique to Lieberman.

Frayed relationships with former allies practically define Netanyahu; the lead-

Holding on for Dear Life Israel’s government is based off the parliamentary system. Following elections for the Knesset, Israel’s president entrusts the leader of the largest party with a mandate to establish a government. To be sworn in, a coalition needs the support of at least 61 out of 120 lawmakers.

Should the politician tasked with forming a government fail to win enough support, the president is entitled to give other factions the chance to establish a government. If there is no headway, Israel then goes back to the

LIEBERMAN HAS LASHED OUT FREQUENT LY AGAINST HIS FORMER BOSS, MEMORABLY CALLING HIM A “LY ING, CHEATING SCOUNDREL” BACK IN 2016. ers of almost every current rival rightwing party, including Naftali Bennett, Moshe Kahlon, and Ayelet Shaked, once worked for Israel’s long-serving leader before leaving in a huff. Yet, unlike the other aforementioned politicians, Lieberman may finally succeed in torpedoing Netanyahu’s seemingly endless political career.

polls again, something that has never happened in the country’s 71-year history.

Israel’s confusing political system seems tailormade for dysfunction, with instability a recurring theme. With a multitude of political parties, the public has never entrusted any faction with the 61 seats needed to win the elections

outright. As a result, the various parties commonly enter into weeks of horse trading and bare-knuckle negotiations in an attempt to squeeze as many goodies as possible for their constituents in exchange for their acquiescence to join the coalition.

Netanyahu is coming off what many call the greatest election victory of his career. The prime minister is fighting considerable legal challenges.

Under indictment in three separate corruption probes titled Case 1000, 2000, and 4000, Netanyahu is doing everything in his power not to end up behind bars.

When elections were called for April 9, many assumed that his political life was over. For one, only a hearing before Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit prevents Bibi from becoming Israel’s first-ever serving leader to serve while awaiting trial. When previous prime ministers such as Ehud Olmert were indicted, they commonly resigned from office. Before the election, the expectation was that Israelis would be loath to cast a ballot for a possibly-corrupt Netanyahu who is up to his ears in legal problems.

In addition, Netanyahu faced formidable competition this time around.

No less than three former IDF chief of staffs joined together in an attempt to oust him from office, including Moshe “Bogie” Ya’alon, Gabi Ashkenazi, and Benny Gantz. With the generals running on a joint ticket known as the Kahol Lavan party, Netanyahu was squaring off against a bevy of popular military officers whose political positions are well within Israel’s consensus.

To paraphrase the famous author Mark Twain, the rumors of Netanyahu’s political death were greatly exag-

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gerated. As the final results rolled in on April 10, the wily prime minister’s monumental feat became clear. Not only did his Likud party not suffer from Netanyahu’s myriad legal issues, it shot up to 35 seats, the most it has garnered since 2003.

Riding high from his historic victory, Netanyahu assumed that establishing a government would be easy street. While Kahol Lavan earned an identical 35 seats, Gantz and party co-leader Benny Gantz had no way of forming a coalition. The right-wing parties possessed a clear majority; the haredi UTJ and Shas parties along with Lieberman’s Yisrael Beytenu and the Religious-Zionist Union of Right Wing Parties (URWP) combined for 65 seats. No one thought that Israel’s 35th government would be headed by anyone else than Netanyahu. No one, that is, except Lieberman.

The first signs of trouble emerged in early May after Netanyahu asked President Reuven Rivlin for a twoweek extension for his coalition negotiations. While this is not the first time a party leader has requested an extension to the 28-day period needed to shore up a majority, such requests are common when no ideological bloc has a clear victory. It shouldn’t have taken Netanyahu so long to hammer out an agreement with potential partners.

As the May 30th deadline approached, it was clear that there was a problem: Lieberman. Rather than agree to join the coalition in exchange for the usual mix of ministerial portfolios, Netanyahu’s former political ally started to make impossible demands.

It’s important to mention that Lieberman was always expected to drive a hard bargain; with his five Knesset seats, Netanyahu had no way of getting the support of the 61 lawmakers needed to establish his fourth consecutive coalition without Lieberman’s help.

But as time went on, Lieberman’s demands seemed increasingly detached from reality. Despite his faction’s small size, Lieberman demanded that Netanyahu appoint three of his legislators as ministers and grant Yisrael Beytenu five ministerial portfolios overall, an unheard-of political price.

Lieberman’s ministerial demands notwithstanding, the most contentious issue was the legislation designed to forcibly draft charedim into the IDF.

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The Charedim Issue Ever since Israel’s establishment in 1948, ultra-Orthodox yeshiva students have received deferments from the country’s mandatory military draft in order to enable them to study Torah full-time. Originally the result of an agreement between Israel’s first Prime Minister David Ben Gurion and the venerable Chazon Ish, the number of charedim exempted from army service ballooned from the original 446 in 1950 to 42,004 today.

Ever since, the charedi enlistment saga has become a major political issue, with the blanket draft deferments constantly under fire from critics who contend that the policy constitutes discrimination against secular Israeli Jews.

Matters came to a head in 2017 when Israel’s Supreme Court decided that a previous law exempting yeshiva students from the IDF draft was unconstitutional. While the court struck

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mainly Lieberman’s Yisrael Beytenu, refused to vote for any law that extends the customary draft deferments.

With the final deadline creeping up, the charedi Shas and UTJ parties view the issue as their highest priority and have refused to join any coalition that does

W ITH THEIR CAMPAIGN SLOGAN CLAIMING THAT “ THERE IS NO RIGHT OR LEFT AN YMORE,” KAHOL LAVAN’S ENTIRE STRATEGY HINGED ON PU LLING A FAST ONE OVER CENTER-RIGHT VOTERS. down the legislation, it also granted the government a year to pass a new law that would mandate at least some yeshiva students to enlist in the military.

Should the government fail to do so, it ruled, then every ultra-Orthodox male over the age of 18 would instantly be required to do a full military service like his secular counterparts.

Since then, the deadline has been extended several times as bickering factions in previous governments,

not commit to passing the Draft Law as soon as possible.

Enter Lieberman. Adopting the issue as his calling card, the gruff former defense minister announced that he would refuse to support any bill that protected the draft deferment program for yeshiva students. As the period for forming a government ticked down, the charedi parties compromised again and again, willing to accept stands seen as previously unacceptable in order for

the government to be sworn in. But it was not to be. Rebuffing offers by Shas and UTJ time after time, Lieberman announced that he would not join any government with the charedim, whom he accused of seeking to create “a halachic theocratic government.”

“Since the destruction of the Second Temple there has not been a leader who has given more to the ultra-Orthodox than Netanyahu, so the time has come that something be demanded of them in return for once,” Lieberman blustered.

A Worsening Economy With time running out, and the once-unthinkable specter of new elections becoming a reality, Netanyahu went into panic mode. Desperately needing to build a coalition in order to pass snap legislation protecting him from criminal prosecution, Netanyahu sent representatives to the left-wing Labor party offering them a plethora of ministries should they agree to join his government.

While embattled Labor leader Avi Gabbay was inclined to agree to join a Netanyahu-led government, he faced a rebellion among the party’s ranks and file who abhorred the very idea. With only an hour to go until the deadline, the Knesset voted to disperse itself in order to prevent President Rivlin from giving Kahol Lavan leader Benny Gantz a chance to establish a coalition.

May 30 was a historic night in Israel; for the first time in the country’s history, no government was formed following a Knesset election and the country will now return to the ballot

box on September 17.

A visibly infuriated Netanyahu announced following the Knesset vote that Lieberman “is now part of the Left.” Despite winning 35 seats in one of the ugliest election campaigns Israel has ever known, Netanyahu was forced to watch helplessly as his government and possibly his political career went up in flames.

The aforementioned political dysfunction has thrust Israel into uncharted waters. As this is the first time the country has ever experienced such a scenario, no one can predict with any honesty how things can turn out. One thing is clear, though: Lieberman could not have picked a worse time to send Israelis back to the ballot box.

Already, economists are warning that the elections-redo is liable to cause the economy to take a massive hit. Currently, Israel is suffering from an astonishing NIS 18 billion budget deficit due to former Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon’s handouts. The OECD and the international rating agencies are already demanding answers to how the Bank of Israel plans on dealing with it and are threatening to downgrade Israel’s credit rating should it fail to provide anything convincing.

In such a situation, the government normally begins by cutting services, laying off civil employees, and raising taxes. However, the austerity measures needed to balance the budget are now complicated by elections; with all the solutions mentioned above deeply unpopular among the citizenry, implementing them would constitute political suicide.

In addition, the Finance Ministry says that a new round of elections will cost Israel more than NIS 5 billion and maintains that it has no way of paying for it. With the odds of an expensive war with Hezbollah in the summer remaining extremely high, Israel’s economy may be entering into a dark period.

Possible Boon for Charedim Another likely result from the snap election is that the charedi parties are expected to substantially increase their representation in the Knesset. Why? The reason is simple.

In virtually every country in Europe that returned to the polls after parliament failed to establish a gov-

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ernment, the voter turnout was always significantly lower than the first time around. People justifiably feel disgusted by the partisan gridlock and don’t bother showing up at the polls on election day.

This phenomenon would likely hold true in Israel as well. The charedim, however, have the best get-out-the-vote effort in Israel and would likely have an equal, if not higher, voting turnout than the elections in March. Being that Knesset seats are distributed on a proportional basis according to total vote turnout, the second round of elections could see them surge to as many as 20 seats.

A Post-Zionism Era? While the charedim may be the biggest beneficiaries of Lieberman’s stubbornness, we may be witnessing significant tectonic shifts in Israel’s political area. Early signs suggest that the Left may turn to post-Zionism in a bid to return to power for the first time in almost two decades.

Last week, Ayman Odeh, who

Small fissures are forming in the Kahol Lavan party

hol Lavan pulled out all the stops in a desperate effort to milk the Likud.

Constantly denying that he headed a left-wing party, Benny Gantz even refused to commit to establishing a Palestinian State in order not to repel centrist Israelis. With their campaign slogan claiming that “There is No Right or Left Anymore,” Kahol Lavan’s entire strategy hinged on pulling a fast one over center-right voters.

NOW, THE PARTY APPEARS TO BE PU LLING OUT PLAN B: GUNN ING FOR THE VOTES OF ISRAEL’S 2 MI LLION ARABS. heads the anti-Zionist Hadash party, joined the Gantz-Ashkenazi-Ya’alonLapid quartet on stage at an anti-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv. Why, one might ask, was a proud hater of Israel headlining the evening’s entertainment with those who dedicated their lives to protecting Israel?

The answer is a result of basic electoral math. As there are more rightwing Israelis than leftist, the Left knows that it needs to do one of two things in order to return to power: either break Right and peel voters off the Likud, or break Left and partner with the Arabs.

During the previous elections, Ka-

It didn’t work. Not only did Kahol Lavan fail to convince right-wingers to vote for them, Netanyahu led the Likud to their highest total in 15 years.

Now, the party appears to be pulling out Plan B: gunning for the votes of Israel’s 2 million Arabs. As such, cooperating with terror supporters such as Odeh is likely only the beginning stage in Kahol Lavan’s far-left campaign.

Infighting Finally, numerous questions abound as to whether the Kahol Lavan party will stick together. The alliance between Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid, Benny

Gantz’s Hosen L’Yisrael, and Ya’alon’s Telem party resulted from the belief that three generals united on one slate joined by the popular Lapid could boot Netanyahu from power. The assumption was based on a series of polls that showed the star-studded list consistently beating out the Likud, with the gap occasionally rising to as high as five seats.

Yet their dreams were shattered

on election night. Despite facing a jail sentence, Netanyahu managed to get 35 seats, dispatching the generals’ dreams of leading Israel into the realm of science fiction. Since the election ended, the alliance has been rife with dysfunction and infighting.

According to numerous reports, Lapid views Gantz as a political lightweight and has been making it abundantly clear that he blames him for their failure to out Bibi from office.

Lapid and Gantz have been careful to broadcast a message of “business as usual.” Soon after new elections were called for September 17, Lapid announced that there would be no changes in the party’s lineup and reiterated that “Benny Gantz will be the head of Blue and White and will be our candidate for prime minister.”

Yet others remain unconvinced.

With Ya’alon’s right-wing lawmakers Zvi Hauser and Yoaz Hendel catching flak from fellow legislators for their right-wing views, we may yet witness a scenario in which Kahol Lavan falls apart.

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Dating Dialogue

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

Dear Navidaters,

Our daughter, Olivia, is the youngest of our children. We are a Modern Orthodox family. We sent our children to co-ed yeshivas; we’ve lived a sincere but modern lifestyle – vacations on the beach, theatre, movies, etc. Our other two children are married and live lifestyles very similar to ours, which enables all of us, as a family, to spend significant time together, with everyone on the same page. It makes life easy and stress-free.

Back to our younger daughter, Olivia. When she got back from Israel a year ago, she was significantly changed.

Though our other two children also came back from Israel having changed in some ways, within a year, they relaxed their newfound attitudes and settled back down to the way they were before going to Israel – wonderful, kind, good, spiritual young adults, and chose similar, likeminded individuals to marry.

Olivia is still the same as when she came back from Israel, which is fine. She dates only young men who are similar to her and wants to live a similar lifestyle. She is very passionate, and we respect her for that. She recently started dating a lovely, young man who wants to go into chinuch. Presently he is learning and one day hopes to be a rebbe.

Our concern is twofold. First off, this lifestyle will preclude her from blending in with the family in many ways. We are all respectful and accepting and admiring of her commitment, but there will be many times when she will not be able to participate in the family’s activities. But what concerns us even more is the reality of the life she will be embracing, which all sounds perfect at the moment, but what if once she begins to live it she starts to miss the lifestyle she once had and then what?

Do we say anything to her? Try to get her to consider these possibilities? Or do we just step back and allow her to move forward, fingers crossed?

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 Rebbetzin Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S. ou are asking a legitimate question which seems to be focused on Olivia and her possible regrets down the road. You seem to be expressing that you are OK with her lifestyle choices now and what that will mean for you and your family. You say you respect her passion and commitment. You say that she is holding onto her growth in Israel from last year and maintaining her interest in marrying someone who is interested in devoting his life to chinuch. It’s not about you and your family lifestyle, you say.

I think that you need to both express your respect for this lifestyle as well as encourage her to explore what that lifestyle is actually like in real-time. In other words, encourage her to spend time with families who live this lifestyle even if it means going away for Shabbosim and other times. She should see weekday life as well as beautiful holidays when the house is clean, the table is set, and no one is working. She needs to see what it is like to struggle on a budget, work hard, and often not even have a spouse home on Sundays.

Encourage her to learn about budgeting for young couples of all lifestyles, not just the one she is interested in. Many young people in our neighborhood are clueless about what things cost; their parents give them credit cards and pay the bills when they are single. All parents of dating daughters and sons should be doing this.

Make sure that she is immersed in the chinuch lifestyle and has spent time with people who have chosen a different life than what they grew up with. It means living with less household help, bedrooms, and vacations than they were used to. It means doing without. Bring these matters up as you articulate your respect but encourage her to

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have honest conversations with others who are married a while and living the life she wants. She needs to talk to people who have been there and done it.

Passionate people may still choose lifestyles different from their family’s lifestyle but you as a parent want to feel comfortable that she is choosing something and not just rejecting the lifestyle she grew up with. You want to be sure that she is choosing this with her eyes open.

That’s fair and legitimate.

You also want to be sure that you are being honest and fair with yourselves as parents. If she continues on this path from an educated perspective, will you indeed be OK with it and respect it long-term?

Regardless of which way this goes, having these discussions about lifestyles and conducting field research will make for a more mature and honest relationship between this young adult and her parents.

Communicating is always healthy.

The Mother Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, P.A. hese days there isn’t a Modern Orthodox family that’s been “spared.” A flip-out, that is.

Even within your family, all three of your children were sent to Israel and were exposed to a rightwing lifestyle. Only Olivia, the family Flip-Out, has remained steadfast in her decision to adhere to a more stringent brand of Orthodoxy. She has proven she wasn’t merely going through a phase. Time has not “normalized” or dampened her passion to adapt a yeshivishe lifestyle.

Moreover, before making her decision, Olivia has undoubtedly discussed and dissected the paybacks and drawbacks of moving right with a host of rabbis, rebbetzins, teachers, and friends.

Ten points for her: Olivia is choosing to marry a ben Torah, a

rebbe, and, in the process, has chosen to trade mixed swimming for spiritual fulfillment.

Likewise, ten points for you, Mom: You have expressed your admiration and respect for your daughter’s choice. You have voiced your acceptance, love, and support.

Time out. I must interrupt myself with a PM to you, Mom. Psst, Mom, just between us, have you truly made peace with Olivia’s new lifestyle? Why else would you dangle the beachfront vacations and Broadway shows in a desperate attempt to bring her back? As far as fitting with the rest of the family: look at the other MO families in your shul. Note the preponderance of sheitels, beards and payos sported by the younger generation.

These “blended” families appear comfortable, natural, and (gasp!)

You want to be sure that she is choosing this with her eyes open.

happy together. What’s their secret?

How’d they make it, content and intact? Speak to your rabbi; share your doubts and fears with someone who has undoubtedly helped many parents navigate this tenuous path. Speak to another mother of a flip-out; how did she cope with her

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concerns and misgivings? Finally, if your anxiety persists, speak to a therapist; your professional mainstay for emotional commotion.

Finally, marrying off a child, whether it’s to a doctor, lawyer or rebbe, is never easy, straightforward, or guaranteed to succeed.

You have done your best to nurture, advise, and support. May Hashem grant you the health, strength, and wisdom to continue to do your maternal best.

The Shadchan Michelle Mond t must be difficult as her parents to see your daughter going in a different direction than the immediate family. You are understandably curious if this is truly the lifestyle she is passionate about long-term.

My answer will be somewhat

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simplistic: trust your daughter.

She clearly has immense passion for Yiddishkeit which she had not tapped into until experiencing it in Israel firsthand. She has met a lovely boy going in the direction of chinuch and plans on becoming a rebbe. If she was not seriously considering this lifestyle, the boy she is dating would pick up on it and not continue with her – your problem would resolve on its own.

If you daughter is truly passionate enough to marry a boy with this plan, I would trust that this is the life she has chosen despite her upbringing. If you are still worried if she is sincere, have a very honest and non-judgmental conversation with her about the realities of chinuch life. Suggest she speak with wives of families in chinuch to understand the daily challenges this lifestyle entails.

In terms of blending in with the rest of the family, the ball is in your court. Accept and embrace her re-

ality to create the most comfortable transition. Understand she will not be coming to the theater or beach with your family, but create new and comfortable opportunities for the young couples to connect with everyone.

Realize that this is a good “problem” to have. Families are not meant to be uniform. Try to be grateful that your “black sheep” may marry a man who dons a black hat, soon to become the family rebbe. It is your attitude in the end that will either make or break this relationship. Hatzlacha!

The Single Tova Wein t’s always uncomfortable to be faced with the unknown. The lifestyle that Olivia is embracing is something that is foreign to you

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It is your attitude in the end that will either make or break this relationship.

and probably something that you couldn’t personally ever imagine living, so naturally you question how she could possibly be OK with missing out on fabulous tropical vacations and Broadway shows or with being the “different one” in the family.

Unless Olivia has displayed erratic behavior during her lifetime, jumping from idea to idea, losing interest quickly as soon as the next opportunities arises, there probably isn’t any reason to believe that this

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isn’t the real deal. But just to set your own mind at rest, you might want to talk to her about how she will feel if the rest of the family took a midwinter vacation to Hawaii and

she was missing out on it. Or how she would feel when her siblings are at the point when they can afford to buy a home, while she was struggling to just make ends meet.

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My guess is that Olivia has thought these things through already and still is opting for a lifestyle that feels authentic to her. And as long as she isn’t in denial about what her future will probably look like, you’ve done your due diligence and it’s time to step back and respect her choice.

Finally, regarding your fears of Olivia suddenly not blending in with the rest of the family, it will be incumbent upon you to occasionally step out of your own comfort zone and plan family time in ways that might not be your first choice but would work for Olivia. Compromise will be the key. If togetherness is your ultimate goal, you can always find ways to make that happen.

is almost synonymous with what if. Like all other parents, you’ve probably been asking what ifs Olivia’s entire life. Olivia is a young woman now in a serious relationship, so the stakes are higher and the what if feels a lot bigger. Unless Olivia has historically been somewhat of an impulsive person, or someone who has always had a “groupthink” mentality, doing what the “cool kids” are doing, she most likely is deeply committed to her new lifestyle. As her mom, especially if you’ve always been kind of close, I think talking about your concerns and keeping communication open is imperative.

Spend time with Olivia doing the new and old things that she does.

Show a genuine interest and healthy curiosity. You can facilitate a conversation about Olivia’s lifestyle and her readiness to get married. If she knows you are supportive of her decisions, you can ask her if she’s thought about what it would feel like if she missed her old

lifestyle and how she might handle such a situation. If Olivia has always been mature and expressive, you may even find some of your concerns allayed.

Olivia is Olivia – whether in a skirt that brushes her knee or the floor, whether she is at the movies or at a shiur, she’s your daughter. As long as you are committed to support and acceptance, nothing will change that.

Sincerely, Jennifer

Pulling It All Together The Navidaters Dating and Relationship Coaches and Therapists

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ost parents whose children recently committed to a different level of orthodoxy and marry soon thereafter are legitimately concerned.

I’ve met with parents, both Modern Orthodox and Orthodox, whose children have made a different choice and I’ve borne witness to their concerns and struggles. Will she wake up a year from now miserable, feeling that she made a huge mistake? Will he feel trapped? What if there are children by then and they end up divorced?

Why is she rejecting our lifestyle? Did we do something wrong? How can he truly know that he will be happy living this way? How will this new, different family fit in with the rest of us?

In my mind, your family is already ahead of the game because you respect Olivia’s choice and new lifestyle. You have the foundational ingredients for a healthy relationship. When parents judge, question, and show their disapproval in overt and covert ways, the family bond is strained. I hope you serve as an inspiration for families everywhere to accept their children’s decisions. I personally find you to be inspirational.

I would like to now address your two main concerns.

1. Blending families and lifestyles – Olivia and her husband may not go to the beach or to a Broadway show. I can understand why this would be difficult for you. Some of your warmest and fondest memories

with the family probably happened on the beach, at a show, or at the movies. It’s what is familiar and comfortable for you. And life with Olivia and her husband will be different and unknown. I would encourage you to speak with your Modern Orthodox friends whose children have “flipped out.” They’ve all been through it. And most of them quite successfully manage to navigate blending lifestyles. My mind is drawn to Pesach programs I have attended and I can’t help but notice sisters and sister-in-law pairs, one whose head is uncovered and in a t-shirt and jeans, and the other in a sheitel or headscarf sitting together, smiling, side by side at the playground, watching their children – cousins – play together. With family unity as your goal, I am quite confident that you will make beautiful memories at all sorts of different locales. Hikes, museums, restaurants, bike riding, sitting around the Shabbos/yom tov table…. You will make it work, and your children and grandchildren will learn an incredible lesson in acceptance and tolerance.

2. What if Olivia begins to miss her old lifestyle? The truth is that in life, anything can happen. There is no good answer to a “what if” question because none of us can see into the future. Another truth is that parenting

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.

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Dr. Deb

Jewels

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

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hen I compare my work with married couples to individuals who come in alone for help, I noticed something really interesting.

While the individuals may be sad

and lonely, they may be anxious and confused, they may even be angry and upset, there is one thing they have when we are working on them and not the relationship that the couples don’t seem to have:

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A budding and growing belief in themselves.

No matter how challenged the situation, they feel, little by little, hope.

That’s because, as we work together, I give them tools and they need to practice them or I look at them with a slight tilt of the head and a look in my eye of, “What? You didn’t do the homework?”

Homework is always difficult because it’s different. You simply have to add something new into your day and although it only may take an extra two minutes, that’s two minutes that you have to put aside the force of habit. So it’s hard.

But when we are alone together in a room, there is really nowhere for a person to escape. He can’t blame some imaginary dog sitting next to him on our chairs. He can’t blame his wife, either. The homework is for him alone and he knows it is best for him to get used to incorporating it into his day. So, just as I was a good girl and listened to my dentist when he insisted that I floss my teeth, individual clients step up to the plate.

And then the next week they come in grinning because the work they did paid off. Maybe it brought out a smile in a spouse or willing cooperation from a teenager. Maybe it brought them a raise. Whatever it was, the exercise paid off. It was worth putting the effort out there to

break the slumber of old habits and consciously do something new.

The same has not necessarily been true for couples. Now it’s two people who have to break habits. Not only that, they’re going against the other person’s resistance. You see, if one person cooperates in helping a spouse make progress to improve, then that person has to be open to the possibility that they might actually like their spouse again.

That seems so unfair. After all, there’s a whole history of pain behind them and the suffering person is not so ready to let go of that pain, at least not without some huge amends. Really huge.

The paradox, of course, is that the spouse who needs to make the amends will only realize what it is she or he did after going through a whole lot of exercises to understand – to get – their hurt and suffering spouse. And the only way to learn how to understand the other person is to talk, rather intimately, to them.

So non-participation is a good way to shoot oneself in the foot.

True, you’re not helping the individual you are mad at and you want to get even with and you certainly don’t want to help. But then you’re not helping yourself.

Yet, the reality is that as we progress through our work together, all of that would be taken care of: there will be repair and amends.

There will be deep regret and apol-

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ogies. There will be healing.

That is, as long as everyone sticks to the program before dropping off the sides of the boat.

So that is where my observation comes from that couples work seems to have more sturm und drang, more drama, less cooperation than individual work. I guess that’s why so many therapists prefer individual therapy; it is easier.

But that is totally not fair to the couples that need the help!

The fact that they’re stuck in their bad place and can’t get out is not their fault. Really, it’s not. Habits were designed by the Creator Of All Things to make our lives efficient; we just automatically do today what we did yesterday. Habits are gifts, really.

Except when they aren’t.

Then they’re not only hard to break – like not flossing my teeth – but when we don’t know what else to do or when the “what else” has a downside, then it becomes that

much more difficult.

Just to complicate matters even more, most people aren’t even consciously aware that they want to sabotage a project for some nefarious reason like not wanting the pain-producing spouse to get off

downright shame because the only way they will be able to move out of their stuck place is to do the work.

Willingly, enthusiastically, and with their full heart.

So I found a work-around. First, people agree to do all the work in a

The only way they will be able to move out of their stuck place is to do the work.

“easy.” If you were to ask them, they’d say that of course they want to cooperate in marital therapy. But somehow, there’s something holding them back.

They don’t know what it is; about that, they’re clueless. Which is a

complete, self-contained, time-limited program. They not only agree, they commit. And I do not agree to work with them without their commitment first. Because I’ve been down this road too many times and I can see the outcome right at the

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beginning.

They already know ahead that there’s a healing component, an apology component done properly in accordance with Mesilas Yeshorim, a component that overcomes trauma, and one for a generally positive and optimistic mood (whether you ever had one or not). They know that all that comes before the marriage component because marriage has to be built on a foundation of healing, health, and happiness.

It feels good to outwit people’s yetzer hara. I like that. That is how I am there for them. Each person is a divine jewel, whether they realize it or not. My job is to help them realize it. And my next job is to help them see the sparkle in their mates.

See and love.

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Health & F tness

Skimming the Fat

By Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN

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eems like just yesterday we were confronting the challenges of dieting over Pesach.

It’s hard to believe seven weeks have passed. Here we are in the same place again; facing a holiday that is supposed to be festive and joyous, yet can be frightening for health-con-

scious eaters. Three days of nonstop eating cannot be beneficial for everyone. Sure, it’s better than eight days of Pesach food, but unfortunately for us, Shavuos is the traditional yom tov of dairy food, and three days of dairy can be equally as dangerous to our waistlines as eight days of Pesach

food. Shavuos is the yom tov that many use as an opportunity to bust out all of their dairy recipes they have been holding onto. As delicious as all these dairy foods are, sadly, dairy foods tend be more calorically-dense and higher in fat than fleishig foods.

It’s not going to be easy to stick to a healthy diet with all the temptations in front of you. That’s why I am here to help you plan a healthy menu with wholesome, nutritious food that will still let you feel the spirit of the holiday.

1. Serve a soup as an appetizer. On yom tov, you are able to cook and warm up liquids so serving hot soup is a great option and a treat

add in pasta or any cream; leave it as lean as possible. This soup will provide you with essential vitamins and minerals, will help you reach your daily recommended servings of vegetables, and will fill you up with just a few calories.

2. If soup isn’t your thing, plate a salad as an appetizer. Keep the salad and dressing light to avoid adding unnecessary calories. Israeli salad or any choice of vegetables with a light vinaigrette dressing makes an excellent choice. A salad is supposed to be a freebie – not contain 500 calories from additions and dressings.

Don’t add sautéed vegetables, and try to avoid anything that will add emp-

Not every dish needs to be dairy.

for a yom tov meal. This is not an invitation to serve a creamy soup made predominantly of heavy cream. You can go ahead and make a cream of zucchini/broccoli/cauliflower /asparagus/mushroom soup and use mostly water with skim milk as the base. An even better option would be to make a hearty vegetable soup. Throw in any vegetables of your choice. Try to shy away from the starchy vegetables and save those for during the meal. Don’t

ty calories, such as ramen noodles, French’s fried onions…keep it all vegetables. If you want to add a crunch to your salad, try roasted chickpeas; they’re so easy to make and are delicious and very nutritious!

3. Not every dish needs to be dairy. Don’t fool yourself into thinking the dairy is healthy for you, since dairy foods are rich in protein, calcium, magnesium, folate, vitamins B1, B2, B6, B12, and vitamins A, D,

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fat, while packed with essential nutrients. Everybody loves a good piece of fish.

5. Enjoy eggs. Since you can cook fresh food on yom tov, an exciting, healthy idea would be an egg station at one yom tov meal. You can take orders for eggs from your family members. Offer sunny side up, scrambled eggs or omelets with a choice of vegetables. Trust me, everyone will love this fun idea. Eggs are filling, high in protein and iron, and low in calories. If this idea is too much work for you, you can make shakshuka in advance and serve it in a large quantity.

6. Lighten up the pastas. A suggestion for a lightened-up pasta is a healthier version of baked ziti or lasagna. Start off using whole wheat pasta only. Cook according to instructions on the package. If you really want to cut down on the carbs, use zoodles. Next, if you have the time and patience, make your own marinara sauce using a light recipe

such as something similar to this: • 1 tsp olive oil • 2 cloves garlic, smashed • 28 oz. can crushed tomatoes • 1 small bay leaf • 1 tsp oregano • 2 TBS chopped fresh basil • Salt and fresh pepper, to taste In a medium pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add garlic and sauté until golden, being careful not to burn. Add crushed tomatoes, salt, pepper, oregano, and bay leaf. Stir and reduce heat to low. Cover and let simmer about 15-20 minutes. Remove from heat and add fresh basil.

If this option seems too tedious for you, then use any reduced fat/ light/reduced sugar jar of marinara sauce. Next, use low-fat cottage cheese and sprinkle reduced-fat or light mozzarella cheese on top.

A traditional baked ziti or lasagna can have so many added calories from the pasta, sauce, and cheese.

This way, you are cutting down the calories drastically and getting the

fiber benefits from the whole wheat pasta and protein and calcium from the low-fat cottage cheese.

Shavuos does not need to be all about the food. Focus less on eating and more on the exciting three days you have to relax and spend with your loved ones. Shavuos is such a beautiful holiday – you can spend time with your family outdoors, taking walks, going to the park, and let’s not forget to take time to celebrate the true meaning of the holiday: kabbalas haTorah.

Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN, is a Master’s level Registered Dietitian and Certified Dietitian-Nutritionist.

She graduated CUNY Brooklyn College receiving a Bachelor’s in Science and Master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Sciences. She is currently a dietitian at Boro Park Center and a private nutrition consultant located in Brooklyn and the Five Towns. She can be reached at CindyWeinberger1@gmail.com.

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and E. The good is covered up by all the calories and fat you are adding into the recipes. Try to serve parve dishes as much as possible since they tend to be healthier, lighter, and less calorically-dense. Instead of quiches and blintzes, try something light such as quinoa salads and an assortment of different roasted and cooked vegetables.

When you do make a few dairy dishes, use skim milk and low-fat cottage cheese whenever possible.

Low-fat cottage cheese only contains 130 calories in 6 ounces and has 20g of protein. Cottage cheese is also high in calcium with 15% of your daily value in 6 ounces.

When making quiche, try to make it in individual servings so you won’t cut yourself a big piece. Or, serve it pre-cut and make the pieces as small as possible. And don’t go for doubles!

4. Make fish the main attraction. Whether it be salmon, seabass, tilapia, tuna steak or any fish of your preference, fish is low in calories and

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Family Time Over Yom Tov Can be Fun

By Hylton I. Lightman, MD, DCH (SA), FAAP

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s I pen these lines, Shavuos is practically upon us. Wasn’t it just a few short moments ago that we were preparing for Pesach?

Here comes another beautiful Jewish holiday, replete with prayers, food and, yes, family time. There will be lots of family togetherness during this three-day yom tov.

Yet some people are, frankly speaking, dreading it. I get it. The lack of routine. The long days. The guests.

Being machnis orchim is a wonderful thing, especially when the generations come together. It does not mean it’s easy. As one parent said to me, “You know, Dr. Lightman, my parents and grandmother are coming. It’s all good.

The problem is my children are…children. They act out. They are kids.

I’m holding my breath and biting my tongue for the comments from my parents. Have they already forgotten what kids and teenagers are all about?”

Yes, they have. And I get “it.”

Somehow, our kids don’t “perform” just because we ring a bell.

Family get-togethers can be loaded in angst. Parents tell me that they may be surrounded by relatives and love but there’s always that relative who disagrees with how they parent or somehow says something judgmental that feels like a knife has been slammed into the gut and then twisted 180 degrees.

I’m here to boost your confidence and to suggests ways that you can structure a “win-win” for this Shavuos – and for throughout the year.

Teach your child manners We parents must teach our children what we expect from them in behavior. Look people in the eye. Shake an

adult person’s hand firmly, keeping eye contact. Respond appropriately to questions; shrugging shoulders doesn’t cut it. Yes, your kids will most likely roll their eyes. Most children will file the information away and use it in the moment.

Don’t surrender parenting authority Parents have told me that Bubbe and Zayde don’t approve of their parenting style.

My response: Bubbe and Zayde have opinions and they are entitled to them. However, this is a wonderful opportunity for Bubbe and Zayde to practice the middah of shtika and they should think once, twice, 20 times before voicing their opinion to their children. And never should Bubbe and Zayde undermine Mom and Dad, especially in front of the grandchildren.

Doing so will create, G-d forbid, confusion and shame in parents’ hearts. We never want to go there.

What if someone says something?

Suggested responses: “Mmmmmm…I’ll think about it.”

“I’ll handle it.” Say it firmly.

Don’t forget who you are, Mommy and Tatty. You have developed and continue to develop your unique voices as parents. Stay present in the moment.

Let things slide Not everything needs to be answered. Silence can be golden (as long as lives are not threatened). Another middah of shtika moment. Take a deep breath and stay the course. When your child sees you react or respond calmly, that’s a priceless lesson that he will one day reenact.

Let family know how they can help With an outspoken family member who feels they know best, be straight.

Say matter-of-factly: “Come and get me if my child misbehaves, and I’ll handle it.”

There are family members who are more reserved and will never offer an opinion. Bless them in your heart. Tell them to come get you, if needed.

Give a heads up Perhaps Shlomo didn’t nap as long as he usually does. Or Tova is teething.

Quietly announce when you walk in something to the effect like: “Shlomo napped only 20 minutes so he’s not as well rested as always but he is still adorable.” Or “Elianna is in that preschool independent phase and likes to do everything by herself. It’s so awesome to watch.”

You’d be surprised that there are family members who want to help soothe a cranky child or get a kick out of watching a little person assert their independence.

Never speak ill of your kids Mendy might be overflowing with energy but please never describe him as a “hellion on wheels.” If he hears it, he will want to be it. Negative names have a nasty habit of sticking for a long time.

Suggested language: “Yes, Naftali is a work in progress. Wait, let me rephrase that. Naftali is a tzaddik in development.”

Prepare your kids Tell your children a day or two in advance about what will be happen-

ing. If guests are coming, speak about sharing their home and toys. Tell them “normal” will return.

By the way, parenting expert Rebbetzin Sima Spetner is firm that if a child does not want to share his toys, that is okay. It is his personal property.

It’s still totally okay for Ima and Abba to encourage him to share. However, if the other child damages the toy, then the parents must replace it. The child deserves to get back the toy in the exact condition he lent it out.

If you’ll be guests in another person’s home, ask when arriving where the children can play and which areas are off-limits. Tell them they can’t go past the row of trees in the backyard.

Children welcome talk in concrete terms. You may want to bring some books and toys for them; make sure your property is clearly labeled.

Review the toys in advance. If guests are coming, are there “neutral” toys in case sharing becomes hairy?

Same thing goes with board games and other games and books.

Your children are human Even with the best chinuch, kids act out because they are kids. Have a sense of humor about it. Address it and move on. Stressing about it will only stress them and others. And the faster you move on, they, too, will move on.

As always, daven.

Dr. Hylton I. Lightman is a pediatrician and Medical Director of Total Family Care of the 5 Towns and Rockaway PC. He can be reached at drlightman@totalfamilycaremd.com, on Instagram at Dr.Lightman_ or visit him on Facebook.

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By Naomi Nachman

This is one of the most popular recipes in my catering business, and clients have been ordering it for years. The rich flavor of the miso goes so well with the sea bass, but I have also prepared this with salmon with equal success.

Ingredients 1/3 cup sake 1/3 cup mirin 1/3 cup light yellow miso paste ¼ cup toasted sesame oil 3 TBS honey 2 TBS soy sauce 4 (6-ounce) sea bass fillets, each about ¾-inch thick

Garnish 2 TBS scallions 1 TBS black sesame seeds

Preparation Mix first six ingredients in shallow glass baking dish. Add fish; turn to coat. Cover; refrigerate at least 2 hours and up to 6 hours.

Preheat oven to 400°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

Remove fish from marinade, reserving marinade; place fish on prepared baking sheet. Bake 20 minutes.

Meanwhile, prepare the glaze: Add remaining marinade to a small pot; cook over medium heat until reduced by half.

When ready to serve, spoon some of the glaze over fillets. Garnish with scallions and sesame seeds.

Cook’s Tip: You can also use salmon, flounder, or tilapia in this recipe.

Recipe shared with permission by Naomi Nachman from Perfect Flavors, ArtScroll Mesorah Publications. Photo credit Miriam Pascal.

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Notable Quotes “Say What?!”

I don’t know who needs to hear this, but the president is not above the law.

- Tweet by Hillary Clinton on Monday

Does Bill support this message?

- One of many response tweets

Social problems are not resolved by taxes or coercive measures. How do you transform the country of fraternity for the world’s migrants into a ghetto, a closed space, where migrants are stigmatized, mistreated, persecuted, expelled and the right for justice is canceled to those who tirelessly seek to live free of misery?

- From a letter to President Trump by Mexico’s President López Obrador, after Trump threatened Mexico with tariffs if they don’t help curb the stem of illegal immigration into the U.S.

Your campaign slogan is “Brave Wins” but when you were a congresswoman representing a conservative district in upstate New York, you took pretty conservative positions on guns and immigration. Once you became senator for the entire liberal state of New York, you flipped and took much more liberal positions on guns and immigration. So, how is that brave?

- Chris Wallace to 2020 Democrat presidential hopeful Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) during a Fox News town hall

It’s because I came from a district that was really rural. The Second Amendment was important; hunting was really important.

- Sen. Gillibrand’s response

I know more about what Democratic candidates have apologized for than I know their stance on the issues.

If they want to really settle them, we can have them down at the Civic Center, put a boxing ring up, let them go and box it out, those kind of things. May the best man win, and the beef should be over. Those are some kinds of things I’m thinking about, and hoping that we can get these people to put these guns down.

- Baltimore Mayor Bernard Young suggesting a way to reduce gun violence in his city

It’s an outlet. It’s my privilege. I like to mingle with people.

- Bob Sargent, 94, talking to a local North Carolina TV station about why he works as a barista in his grandchildren’s coffee shop

- Bill Maher, HBO

You’re never too old to try new things.

We were prepared from early in the morning to help deliver five tiny citizens. So we are in the operating room, there are five teams of doctors ready to take care of five children. They are being delivered one after another until all five places were occupied. And then all of a sudden it turns out there’s another one waiting in there.

-Ryszard Lauterbach, head of Clinical Neonatology at the University Hospital in Krakow, after he and his team delivered Poland’s first sextuplets on record – the doctors only thought there were quintuplets before they were born

- Ibid.

If I flew commercial, I’d have to stop 65 percent of what I’m doing.

- Texas-based televangelist Kenneth Copeland, when confronted by reporter Lisa Guerrero of “Inside Edition” and asked why he has three private jets

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I think one of the ironies today is that people are saying that it’s President Trump that’s shredding our institutions. I really see no evidence of that. From my perspective, the idea of resisting a democratically elected president and basically throwing everything at him and you know, really changing the norms on the grounds that we have to stop this president, that is where the shredding of our norms and our institutions is occurring.

- Attorney General William Barr during an ABC News interview

I am at the end of my career. Everyone dies and I am not, you know, I don’t believe in the Homeric idea that, you know, immortality comes by, you know, having odes sung about you over the centuries.

– Ibid., when asked about concerns over his reputation for defending the president

And the recent and tragic rocket attacks

by Hamas remind us why that support for Israel is so important…. Because every day, hundreds of thousands of Israeli citizens live in constant fear that a Hamas rocket could fall out of the sky. No country should have to contend with that type of security threat, which is why it’s so important that we support Israel’s right to defend itself.

- Rep. Kathleen Rice (D-NY), while speaking at Congregation Beth Sholom in Lawrence, NY, last Shabbos

Right now, we know that anti-Israel forces are turning more and more to the BDS movement as a tool to try to delegitimize Israel. The UN Human Rights Council even passed a resolution to create a “blacklist” of companies that operate or do business with entities that operate beyond the 1949 armistice lines. Much like the UN Security Council, this movement wants the world to believe that Israel is the obstacle to peace, that Israel is standing in the way of a lasting resolution to this conflict.

We’re in a place now where people are playing Monday morning quarterback and they’re being so self-righteous. Let me put you in my shoes at that time. OK, I’m running three companies, I’m helping run the campaign. I get an email that says show up at 4:00 instead of 3:00 to a meeting that I’d been told about earlier. I didn’t know what … it was about. I show up at the meeting. I stay for 15 minutes. It’s a clown show. I text my assistant to say give me a call to get me … out of here, this is a waste of time. I never would have thought about that meeting again.

– Jared Kushner in an Axios interview about the now-infamous meeting with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 campaign which the Democrats have focused on for the past two years in a quest to uncover evidence of Russian collusion

She knocks the country, she knocks the president. And that’s not what America is about.

- Silvio Mazzella, a Vietnam War vet and treasurer of Community Board 11, telling the New York Post why he walked out on a Memorial Day meeting with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (Socialist/ Democrat-NY) when she started bashing President Trump and the United States

And while forces behind the BDS movement may claim to want peace between Israelis and Palestinians, we know that BDS will not bring about that peace – that’s not the real intention behind this movement.

– Ibid

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Call that what it is. It’s an anti-Semitic article.

- 2020 presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders (I-VT) responding to a Politico article which described him as “cheap”

I really don’t have a lot of stress. I cause stress.

– Justice Clarence Thomas when asked in an interview about rumors that he plans on retiring soon

Isn’t it ironic that this man who kept indicting and prosecuting people for process crimes committed a false statement in his own report. By taking out half my words, they changed the tenor and the contents of that conversation with [Flynn lawyer] Robert Kelner.

- Former Trump attorney John Dowd on Fox News accusing Robert Mueller of misquoting him in the Special Prosecutor’s report

The State of Israel will not be a halachic state.

- Prime Minister Netanyahu responding to Bezalel Smotrich of the United Right party’s statement when he said, “The State of Israel will be run, G-d willing, as it was run during the days of King David and King Solomon — according to Torah law.”

I couldn’t keep up with the kids. I didn’t really fit in.

I have a disproportionate amount of money to share.

- Helen Danis, of Rhode Island, who at 97 years old went to a high school prom to fulfill a dream that she had since she missed her own high school prom

- MacKenzie Bezos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’ ex-wife, who has pledged half of her nearly $37 billion fortune to charity

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Political Crossfire

America is at War, in Cyberspace

By David Ignatius

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ne of the least-discussed but perhaps most consequential comments by special counsel Robert Mueller in his appearance before reporters last week was his blunt counterintelligence assessment: “Russian intelligence officers, who are part of the Russian military, launched a concerted attack on our political system.”

Here’s why this judgment is so important: The U.S. military, backed by Mueller’s findings and those of the intelligence community, has responded by developing a tough new doctrine to counter cyberattacks by Russia and other rivals. The premise is that our adversaries are engaged in constant cyber-assaults against us and that America should adopt a strategy of “persistent engagement.”

What this means, basically, is that the United States is now in a low-level state of cyberwar, constantly.

This military response to cyber-meddling is entirely independent of the usual headline-grabbing issues that surround Mueller’s report, or Trump’s angry tweets about it, or whether the House of Representatives will launch an impeachment investigation into whether Trump obstructed justice. Those political debates will continue, but meanwhile, the military is taking the offensive in dealing with the threat that surfaced so dramatically in the 2016 presidential election.

Driving this new strategy is U.S. Cyber Command, the nexus of the military’s efforts to combat and deter adversaries, from terrorist groups to Russia and China. It keeps a low profile, but it’s worth examining some of its

basic policy statements to get a clearer picture of a conflict that most Americans don’t understand, even after more than two years of media fixation on issues surrounding Russian meddling.

Cyber Command initially stated its new strategy in a 2018 directive that had the classically opaque title “Achieve and Maintain Cyberspace Superiority.” The central theme was that the military cyberwarriors would take the fight into enemy networks (and

adversaries are doing.”

The new doctrine was debated at a May 10 Cyberspace Strategy Symposium convened by Cyber Command at the National Defense University in Washington. The ground rules of the debate prohibit quoting any of the speakers by name, but various experts discussed the rules of the new, ongoing war in cyberspace and whether this continuous, invisible struggle will produce stability and deterrence or not.

They’re closer to James Angleton’s “wilderness of mirrors” than Herman Kahn’s “escalation ladder.”

the gray zones in between): “We have learned we must stop attacks before they penetrate our cyber defenses or impair our military forces.”

Gen. Paul Nakasone, the head of Cyber Command, added more detail in an interview with Joint Force Quarterly early this year. He explained the challenge of “defending forward” in the new state of persistent engagement: “How do we warn, how do we influence our adversaries, how do we position ourselves in case we have to achieve outcomes in the future? Acting is the concept of operating outside our borders, being outside our networks, to ensure that we understand what our

A senior U.S. military officer told the group that cyberwar means deploying U.S. teams abroad, sharing tradecraft, and helping allies build resilience. He described persistent engagement as watching and stalking: “Never let your adversary have a moment to hide, breathe, stop.” As with any military operation, the goal would be “imposing cost,” he said. “Adversaries, until checked, will keep advancing.”

These are big, untested ideas, and a much-needed public discussion is just beginning about how these norms of persistent conflict will work. Michael Fischerkeller and Richard Harknett

argued on April 15 on Lawfare that what has emerged in cyberspace isn’t deterrence, but “agreed competition,” with “a tacit agreement among states that they will actively pursue national interests through cyber operations… while carefully avoiding the equivalence of armed attack.”

James Miller and Neal Pollard countered on Lawfare that deterrence might work in this new domain, as a kind of “adaptive learning.” They cited published reports that Cyber Command disrupted Russian cyberwarriors before the 2018 midterm elections.

They concluded: “Risks to the U.S… appear to have been reduced, with no apparent blowback or other immediate downsides.”

The bottom line, Miller and Pollard argued, is that “effective signaling through military actions ... should ultimately reduce the risk for dangerous escalation.”

Reviewing this strategic debate, my worry is that Russian actions in cyberspace look more like intelligence operations than strategic military activities. They exist in a semi-deniable, hard-to-attribute gray zone. They’re closer to James Angleton’s “wilderness of mirrors” than Herman Kahn’s “escalation ladder.” If so, a military approach may not fit.

Of all Trump’s responses to the Mueller investigation, the most damaging may be the way he downplayed Russian covert meddling in our elections and accepted Russian President Vladimir Putin’s claims of innocence.

Fortunately, Cyber Command isn’t making the same mistake. (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Political Crossfire

The Brave New World of Trading Blocs

By Robert J. Samuelson

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e may be on the cusp of an upheaval in global trade. Since World War II, the international trading system has operated on the premise of “most favored nation (MFN),” meaning that concessions granted to one country must be extended to all countries in the system. The trade standoff between the United States and China suggests that this approach is giving way to the emergence of rival economic blocs that, increasingly, control international trade and investment.

In a fascinating new paper, economists David Jacks and Dennis Novy argue that today’s contentious trade disputes recall what happened during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Led by Great Britain and Germany, competing trading blocs governed large portions of global commerce. Something similar is happening now. Witness President Trump’s threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican imports as a way of reducing illegal immigration.

“The trade wars of the present day [may lead] … to a reorientation of world trade around China- and U.S.-centric trade blocs,” they write.

To be sure, MFN was not always followed with religious fervor. Exceptions occurred. Practical politics often collided with economic principle. Still, the United States was the world’s major economic power and

the main architect of the postwar trading system, and it supported MFN. The traditional American view has been that trade liberalization (fewer tariffs and quotas) benefits all countries – importers and exporters alike. Trade is not a zero-sum game, where one party’s gain is inevitably the other’s loss.

Now this crude consensus seems to be crumbling under the weight of two events: China’s emergence as an economic superpower and Trump’s election as president.

For slightly different reasons, the United States and China each believes that it could do better with a system that gives more weight to its disproportionate economic power. Instead of a multilateral trading system, where gains are negotiated and shared by all, the United States and China each prefers a system built on a series of bilateral or country-to-country negotiations.

The Trump administration has argued that it could do better under this sort of system because providing access to the massive U.S. marketplace would enhance its negotiating leverage. The point would be simple: if you don’t give us what we want, you can’t play in our market.

Meanwhile, China nominally supports a multilateral trading system, regulated by the World Trade Organization (WTO), while – in

practice – it does exactly what it pleases. That is, it subsidizes critical industries, discriminates against foreign firms, and forces disclosure of technical secrets as the price for staying in China. Like Americans, the Chinese believe they have superior bargaining power, based on the draw of their huge market.

Until World War I, free trade flourished in Europe. From 1815 to 1913, “world exports increased roughly by a factor of 50 in real [inflation-adjusted] terms,” note economists Jacks and Novy. (Their study was recently published as a working paper by the National Bureau of Economic Research. Jacks teaches at the Simon Fraser University in Canada and Novy at the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom.)

But the 1930s Depression changed the context. Wages and prices fell sharply; unemployment rose dramatically. Desperate for relief, governments resorted to tariffs as a way to reduce imports and halt the downward spiral of wages and prices.

In 1932, Great Britain ditched its historic defense of free trade at the Imperial Economic Conference in Ottawa. It negotiated bilateral agreements with Australia, Canada, India, Newfoundland, New Zealand, South Africa and Southern Rhodesia. Trade was deliberately diverted to Commonwealth countries.

Later in the decade, Germany formed a bloc (the Reichsmark bloc), whose members included Austria, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Greece, Hungary and Romania. The U.S. part in this surging protectionism was the well-known Smoot-Hawley tariff legislation signed by President Hoover in 1930.

“At the moment, we have not witnessed a wholesale collapse of the modern trading system,” say Jacks and Novy. But we seem to be headed that way, they indicate. It’s certainly not an ideal destination, notes economist Douglas Irwin of Dartmouth College. Trading blocs suffer from two significant drawbacks, he says.

First, they sacrifice some economic benefits; decisions of where to buy and sell are determined by political considerations, not economic efficiency. This is a serious, but manageable, flaw.

The larger defect is that trade blocs become a source of international conflict. Rather than trading for mutual benefit, countries increasingly view trade as a way to punish their adversaries and reward their friends. That seems to be Trump’s belief, reflected in his threat to impose a 5% tariff on Mexican imports.

We should be questioning whether this is where we want to go, and if not, how do we stop the drift? (c) 2019, Washington Post Writers Group

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Forgotten Her es

Storming the Beaches of Normandy 75 Years Ago

A memorial to those who lost their lives on Omaha Beach

Part II

By Avi Heiligman

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hroughout World War II there were many seaborne invasions and amphibious landings that took place around the globe. It isn’t a big stretch to say that the most important landing comprised the 160,000 men who landed on French soil on the morning of June 6, 1944. It was a very complex and bloody invasion that was to finally destroy the Nazi hold on Europe for good.

The landings themselves were just the first step in reaching Berlin but after that one fateful day, the Allies had a toehold in liberating Europe. This week marks 75 years since that fateful day and it important to know the story of how the Allies broke the Nazi grip on Festung Europa – Fortress Europe.

Unified Divisions A total of thirteen countries participated in the invasion of Normandy. The overall codename for the Battle of Normandy was Operation Overlord, and the naval missions were codenamed Operation Neptune. The five beaches were codenamed Omaha, Utah, Gold, Sword and Juno. These beaches were

designated as landing zones with the British storming Gold and Sword. The Canadians, instilling payback for an earlier failed invasion, landed on Juno Beach, and the Americans invaded Omaha and Utah.

Six American divisions took part in Operation Overlord and were given specific targets on that day. (As a side point, after those objectives were made, very few plans were in place for the fighting in the months to come. The Norman hedgerows proved to be a major obstacle that no one was prepared for and took seven weeks to overcome.)

The 82nd and 101st airborne divisions, nicknamed All American and the Screaming Eagles respectively, were dropped in the predawn hours and were to block German reinforcements from reaching the beaches. The two divisions were badly scattered, and a few brave men took the objectives even though they were outnumbered.

The 4th Infantry Division and some elements of the 90th Infantry Division were tasked to land from their Higgins boats at Utah; the veteran 1st and 29th divisions were at Omaha. Along

with another three infantry divisions that were to land in the days following D-Day, these eight divisions comprised the First Army and were commanded

by General Omar Bradley. In addition to all of these men, 200 Rangers under the command of Lt. Col. James Rudder were to scale the cliffs of Pointe Du Hoc. Their mission was to destroy the coastal guns that had the potential to wreak havoc on the beaches and the ships protecting the landings.

“We’ll Start the War from Here!”

At 12:15 a.m. on June 6, the first of 13,000 paratroopers began to land behind the lines in France. Coming in on C-47 Skytrains and motor-less gliders, the troops were badly scattered across the countryside. Several groups of small men gathered and went to secure their objectives. One group in particular gathered about 100 men and fought to open a causeway that opened up to Utah Beach. The Germans kept sending messages back home that there were many more paratroopers than actually had landed. Thus, the scattered drops

had an unexpected affect of making the Germans think that the main landings were elsewhere.

At 11:10 a.m., the 4th Division and the 101st linked up, and the infantry headed inland.

The 82nd Division was to parachute in at 2:30 a.m. and capture two key bridges over the Merderet River. However, their landings were more widespread than the 101st, and many men drowned in swamps that the Germans created from opening dykes. One of the bridges was captured by the Allies, but the Germans took it back as the troopers had few reinforcements and even less ammunition. On D-Day + 1 (June 7) only one-third of the paratroopers from both divisions had been accounted for – it would take a week or more for everyone to reach American lines.

Utah Beach was the westernmost landing zone of the entire invasion and needed to be captured on D-Day to protect the Allies’ flank. The first wave of 32,000 American soldiers encountered only sporadic enemy fire but realized that had landed over a mile off the intended target beach due to the drift-

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ing of the landing craft. The highest ranking officer on the beach, Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt Jr., held a council of war in a bomb crater to discuss their options. The 56-year-old cane-wielding son of the famous president supposedly said, “We’ll start the war from here!” The landings continued without further confusion.

By the end of the day, the entire 4th Division had landed and was headed inland. Compared to their brothers in arms on Omaha Beach, the 4th Division suffered only light casualties but had 200 fatalities. For his actions that day, Roosevelt was awarded the Medal of Honor and a month later was promoted to major general and the command of his own division. Unfortunately, he died of a heart attack before he could take command.

A Sea of Drowned Soldiers Omaha Beach was the bloodiest battle of D-Day for the Americans. It was the most heavily defended and the only way to take it was to send in infantry. Most of the resources, including the two airborne divisions, were there to help at Utah Beach. The only advantage Omaha Beach had was Rudder’s 200 elite members of the 2nd Ranger Battalion. They brought rock climbing and grappling equipment along with ladders donated from the London Fire Department to scale the 100-foot cliffs at Pointe Du Hoc. Casualties had to be evacuated by these same ropes, and the process was very slow. Six 155mm cannon in reinforced concrete awaited them on top of the cliff ready to fire on the beach but for some reason they had been abandoned. These were quickly destroyed but the soldiers ran into a lot of resistance from fortified bunkers.

The battalion became isolated and only on D-Day+2 were they reinforced. By

then, Rudder had only 90 men left and had run out of ammunition so they were using captured German guns. In total, nine companies of Rangers landed on Omaha Beach on D-Day. Omaha Beach was divided into several landing zones but when the actual invasion occurred, soldiers that were to land at these designated zones became hopelessly entangled with other units in the mad dash to the beach. Specialized tanks, called DD tanks, were outfitted with “skirts” so they could swim to the beach. However, they were offloaded from the landing craft too far in the English Channel and most of the tanks with their crews drowned. This meant that the infantry was without close-in heavy gun support until the artillery could be landed. That couldn’t happen until the beach was cleared and for hours after the landings, unrelenting machinegun fire was pummeling the hapless soldiers. Some tanks did make it to the beach, and even though they couldn’t move off of it, they provided vital support for the infantry.

The entire 1st Division, veterans of the North Africa and Sicily campaigns, and most of the untested 29th Division, with many Maryland Guard members in its ranks including several frum soldiers, thought that they were facing one regiment of second-rate soldiers.

Instead, the tough 352nd Infantry of the Wehrmacht (the German Army) was entrenched on the high ground.

Even before reaching the beach, many men became seasick in the Higgins landing boats. The boats were driven by members of the U.S. and British navies, and some didn’t want to come close to the heavy fire coming from the beach. Tough U.S. Army officers forced them by gunpoint to go in closer so the men wouldn’t drown under their heavy packs. Still, some cowardly coxswains

let the soldiers out in water over their heads, and unfortunately, these men drowned in the overwhelming waves as they were weighed down by pounds of equipment. When the remnants of the first wave hit the beach they realized that the heavy bombardment from the ships and aircraft did nothing to soften up the enemy machine gun and artillery positions that zeroed in on the landing zone.

A Company of the 116th Regiment, th 29 Division started that morning with 200 men but by dark they had just eight men who could still fight. On one of their landing craft, every man was killed before they hit the water and another one just vaporized. No one knew whether it was from artillery or from hitting a mine.

The first wave was a mess of tangled limbs and drowned soldiers. When the engineers came in, the beach wasn’t clear but they still went about their job and cleared a few gaps for the incoming wave of infantry. The second wave met with the same stiff resistance as the first but again was unable to clear the beach. The beach masters decided that until they could clear the enemy guns off the bluff, no more infantry would be landed.

Small leaderless groups were huddled on the beach and were a mix of soldiers from different units who had landed nowhere near their intended zones. At about 7:30 a.m., Rangers, along with men from the 116th Regiment, began to assault the Vierville draw, and soon other units began assaulting the bluff. By 9:00 a.m. several hundred soldiers made it to the top and began clearing the defenses. At noon, the German artillery began running low on ammunition and were destroyed by the advancing infantry which allowed vehicles to come off the beach.

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Several navy ships were stationed off the coast to provide artillery support for the infantry. 5,000 ships participated in the operation including several large warships. In many cases, this was all the help that the infantry got on D-Day as the land artillery, tanks and jeeps with mounted weapons got stuck in the water and beaches.

The reports coming into General Bradley were looking so bad that he considered calling off the invasion to save the rest of his men. However, they continued the landings, and by nightfall the beachhead was secure.

The price was a heavy one to pay for freedom. 2,000 Americans were killed, and thousands more were wounded.

The Germans lost 1,200 men but this hurt even more when they realized that reinforcements weren’t coming. The Allies still had hundreds of thousands of men to land in the subsequent weeks.

A Path Towards Victory D-Day was just the first day of eleven months of war in Western Europe that saw the collapse of the Nazi regime on May 7, 1945. The Normandy landing was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The 160,000 men that stepped foot in France that day brought freedom and hope to a war-devastated continent. Operation Overlord achieved its objectives with the elements of surprise, firepower, and the sheer fighting will of the enlisted soldier.

In total, 4,500 Allied soldiers gave their lives for freedom. Their sacrifice helped to move the Allied army onto a path towards victory.

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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Tax-Free Smarts

By Allan Rolnick, CPA

G

raduation season is here, and grads of all ages are excited to move on! Kindergartners are celebrating mastery of letters, shapes, and not eating crayons. Awkward eighth graders just want to finish getting through finals.

High schoolers are looking forward to careers, college, and moving out of their parents’ nests. College grads are looking forward to crushing student debt and moving back in to those nests. And some panicky grad students (you know who you are) are searching desperately for one last degree to avoid joining the rest of us in the real world.

Most graduations are pretty pedestrian affairs. The same Pomp and Circumstance, the same gowns, caps, and tassels, and the same trite, inspirational speeches filled with dad jokes and lame puns. But every so often, a graduation makes real headlines. This year, it came on May 18, at Atlanta’s Morehouse College, a private, historically-black men’s college.

Robert F. Smith founded Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm investing in software companies. Smith is one of the best in that particularly challenging business – he’s built a $5 billion fortune and made himself the richest Afri-

can-American in the country. (Take that, Oprah!) This year, Morehouse granted Smith an honorary degree and invited him to deliver the commencement address. Smith, who has been a generous supporter of educational causes, pledged $1.5 million to the school. So far pretty typical, right?

But Smith saved his real news for the ceremony itself, without even

are concerned, is that Smith’s extraordinary gift is tax-free. Recipients never owe tax on gifts. As for Smith, givers can give up to $15,000 per year to as many recipients as they like, or $30,000 for joint gifts with their spouse. And givers can pay any amount for medical or educational purposes so long as they stroke the check directly to the institution providing those services.

You don’t build a $5 billion fortune without minimizing interference from the IRS.

announcing it to administrators ahead of time. He told the audience of 396 graduates: “We’re going to put a little fuel in your bus…. This is my class, 2019, and my family is making a grant to eliminate their student loans.” While the exact figure is still unknown, recent classes have graduated with roughly $10 million in debt.

The best part, as far as students

Givers don’t owe actual tax until their total lifetime gifts above those “annual exclusion amounts” top $11.4 million per person.

But Smith shouldn’t even face those gift tax consequences. That’s because, as he announced at the ceremony, he’s making a “grant” to nuke the loans. Doing it through the school should qualify it as a deductible charitable contribution, mean-

ing Uncle Sam will cover up to 37% of that cost.

Smith is no stranger to deductible gifts. He’s given $50 million to his own alma mater, Cornell, which named their school of chemical and biomolecular engineering for him.

(Who knew you could slice and dice engineering schools like that?) He’s supported the Smithsonian’s new National Museum of African-American History and Culture. And last year, he bought two houses – where the Rev. Martin Luther King was born, and where he lived with his family – and donated them to the National Park Service.

Smith is obviously smart as well as generous. And one thing he seems to know is you don’t build a $5 billion fortune without minimizing interference from the IRS. Would you love to be able to make some sort of grand, generous gesture at the next graduation you attend? Make sure you have a plan to pay less tax, and let’s see how generous you will eventually be!

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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What Makes Him Mr. Right?

By Rivki D. Rosenwald Esq., MFT, CLC

C

an we talk about Mr. Right?

I think it’s safe to say at some point during your marriage, he’s going to have a potbelly.

And he’s not going to get you the right

gift. And he’s going to upset you about something. And, and, and…

So what makes him Mr. Right?

Well, that, just in case you happen to take note of these things and say

something about it, he takes it well.

We all have our shortcomings.

And we all have our moments. Yes, it’s true – some of us more than others!

Admittedly, when it comes to relationships there are certainly the outliers; I’m talking about those relationships that are clearly disasters or clearly made in heaven. But the bulk of relationships fall somewhere in between. To make these relationships a success it’s all about seamanship.

to create opportunities for conflict.

Our successes come when we navigate these situations with understanding of the other and patience – acceptance and a mop!

When we can recognize and remember that water is a life force, then we can remember to flush out the bad, pipe in the good, and refuse to let ourselves drown in anger or regret. Just look at your mate and let the joy of having a partner and friend

We can remember to flush out the bad, pipe in the good, and refuse to let ourselves drown in anger or regret.

What do I mean by that?

It’s all about how we navigate the waters – the tears of happiness and the tears of joy. The ice left melting on the counter, the snow that got tracked in, the sweaty clothes, the soup that burnt, the leaking pipe, the drudged-in rain, the who’s changing the wet diapers, the shower residue, the drinking, the empty coffee cups laying around… All the stuff that washes up on the shores of marriage

wash over you.

And when you calm down, if you need to, make sure to have a respectful conversation to set the ship on the right course again.

Happy sailing!

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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