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TJH Speaks with the Nikelsburg Rebbe about His Vision, Motivation and Love for Every Jew

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Rice. It’s interesting. When Schumer came out against the deal, White House press secretary Josh Earnest said it wasn’t “surprising” that Schumer didn’t come out in favor. I wanted to ask him: what wasn’t surprising? Did you expect one of the most senior Democrats in Congress to oppose Obama’s major accomplishment? Or are you not “surprised” because Mr. Schumer is Jewish and all Jews should be voting against the deal because of their allegiance to Israel? If that’s the case, I wonder why the White House has been so gung-ho about an agreement with a nation that has been—and continues to be—so vocal about their desire to rain down rockets on Tel Aviv when Israel has been one of our most staunch allies in the Middle East. Regardless of the reasons behind Mr. Schumer’s public announcement to oppose the Iran nuclear deal, I applaud him for his decision. Because, despite what Mr. Earnest said, I don’t take Schumer’s opposition for granted. I wasn’t sure that one of the most prominent Jews in Congress would take a stand against the president and his party. And for that, Mr. Schumer, I

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Dear Readers, It’s been dominating the headlines and for good reason. A few weeks ago, hands were shaken and papers were signed. The leaders of the world smiled broadly; they had managed to make a deal with Iran over their nuclear program. But as soon as word got out of the agreement, voices were raised: can we really make a deal with the devil and expect not to get burned? President Obama and his sidekick Secretary of State John Kerry have been making the rounds around the nation and have been meeting with members of Congress in an effort to clarify their position on the deal and influence them to approve the nuclear deal with the Rouhani regime. One member of Congress told me that Obama, Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew have “made themselves available” and have been meeting with them, in groups and individually, to try to get Congress to approve the deal. Recently, a few Democrats have come out against the agreement, most notably in the New York area, Senator Chuck Schumer and Rep. Kathleen

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Letters to the Editor Dear Editor, I must confess that until I read your interview with presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, I had tended to dismiss the allegation that Americans are poor students of geography. My view has now changed, because when asked to identify his favorite band, Huckabee replied, “I love the Beatles...old, classic American rock and roll.” As we all know, the Liverpudlian quartet called England home. In light of this gaffe, I am left to wonder how Huckabee will acclimate to foreign policy matters. Huckabee’s handlers may want to hold his hand as he re-

sponds to questions that concern other countries. Perhaps with a little help from his friends, Huckabee will find a ticket to ride toward Pennsylvania Avenue. Avi Goldstein Far Rockaway

Dear Editor, I will first preface with Baruch Hashem everyone is feeling better. My son is breathing fine now and I can firsthand attest to the greatness of Hatzalah. This past Friday night, my 3-yearold son was crouping and from the

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sounds of it, he was having trouble breathing. He was otherwise hysterical in between breaths, making the matter significantly worse. We tried our best to calm him, however, we saw that the situation was beyond us. My wife looked at me and whispered with conviction, so as not to arouse our son into further hysteria, to call Hatzalah. Within a few minutes (on a leil Shabbos at 1:00 in the morning!), these special malachim dressed in plain clothes were by our doorstep. Three Hatzalah members, otherwise nameless, calmly attempted to soothe our son, speaking to him softly and playfully while simultaneously administering to his needs. After a few minutes in a steam-filled bathroom, they still felt he needed to go to the hospital, so there we went in the ambulance in the middle of night when most of the community is fast asleep, driving at rapid speeds to LIJ, my son and I along with my new friends from Hatzalah. They confidently nebulized my son with saline treatments as I held my son on my lap while I sat on the stretcher, reassuring me everything would be fine. Seeing my son calmer, breathing with less distress, responsive to their treatments, put us all at ease. Upon arrival, these three chushiva mosrei nefesh carried us both out on the stretcher into the emergency room and stayed with us until they felt we were properly being taken care of by the emergency room staff. And just like that, they were gone. No applause. No awards. No glitz or glamour, pomp or circumstance. No fanfare or special recognition. B’chasdei Hashem, within a few minutes our son was administered an oral steroid that helped minimize the inflammation of the upper respiratory system. After some more monitoring, at about 4:45 am, we were discharged. Before their departure, leaving no stone unturned, Hatzalah provided me with a complementary taxi card that I was able to use at my discretion in the event we were discharged on Shabbos. Tzadikei elyon! Mi k’amcha Yisrael goy echad b’aretz? The answer is no one else. I therefore wanted to be makir tov b’rabim to all of these special individuals who put themselves out whether it be daily or nightly, weekday or Shabbos. Thank you! Your mesirus nefesh does not go unnoticed... A Far Rockaway Resident

Dear Editor, I truly appreciated the article you featured this week on the communities of Atlantic Beach, Lido Beach and Long Beach. They are our neighbors and although we live so close and I visit the beaches in the summer, I don’t feel as if I know them too well. It was a peek into their lives and gave me a glimpse into life on the beach! I am looking forward to reading more articles like it in the future. Sincerely, Hindy K.

Dear Editor, Senator Charles Schumer wants to have it both ways. Congress has 60 days to review and concur on the treaty with Iran. President Obama, in his usual arrogant way, has already said he will veto any votes by Congress to cancel the deal. It will require the votes of 67 senators out of 100 to overturn any presidential veto. Assuming all 54 Republican senators object to the deal, you need 13 Democratic senators to come up with the magic number of 67. Democratic Senate minority leader Harry Reid wants to make his self-appointed heir New York’s Senator Charles Schumer Majority Leader. This means that he can protect up to 12 senators including Schumer who are concerned about being reelected with a wink and a nod to stand with Israel and vote against Obama. Schumer has finally come out of the closet and said he would vote against the Iran treaty, but would not be lobbying fellow Democrats to follow his lead. You know the “fix” is in. Want proof? He can’t even deliver fellow New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand who has come out in favor of the treaty. Schumer will not stand up and fight for Israel by seriously lobbying his fellow Democrats to insure 13 or more defect from the president and vote against the deal and kill it. Schumer wants to become Senate Majority Leader (avoiding the vengeful wrath of President Obama) and at the same time stand with friends of Israel. Reid wants to protect members in potentially competitive districts in 2016 from a pro-Israel Democratic primary or Republican general election challenger. In the end, Schumer is not a friend of Israel in this defining moment in history. Sincerely, Larry Penner Great Neck, New York

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Hostages Rescued in Mali Attack Ten people died this week in the first attack by Islamic extremists on a central Mali town. Three of the attackers were also killed, and seven suspected militants were detained, the government said. Four U.N. employees were rescued, including two South Africans, a Russian and a Ukrainian who are all in good health, said U.N. mission in Mali spokeswoman Radhia Achouri. Sevare, a garrison town about 600 kilometers (375 miles) northeast of the capital, Bamako, is at the heart of Mali’s tourism industry and up until now had not been targeted in the attacks more common in the northern towns of Gao and Timbuktu. The militants targeted the Hotel Debo before assaulting the Hotel Byblos, popular with U.N. staff, to take hostages, according to the U.N. official.

“It’s a troubling sign that the armed Islamist groups are intent on stepping up the pressure both on the Malian government and on the U.N. and French presence,” said Bruce Whitehouse, Mali expert and associate professor at Lehigh University. “They want to show they are not just contained within the north and that they’re not afraid to confront their primary enemies where they’re strongest.” A White House spokesman said the attack was likely intended “to signal all Malians everywhere that neither their government nor the U.N. can keep them safe,” but he noted the rapid response by Mali’s forces. The attackers may be followers of Amadou Koufa, a leader who has been linked to attacks on Mali’s army including a January attack that killed 10 soldiers in Nampala, said Col. Souleymane Maiga, chief spokesman for the military. Islamic extremists took over Mali’s north in 2012. A French-led offensive ousted them from the northern cities in early 2013. Remnants of the extremists have staged attacks on U.N. peacekeepers and Malian forces. Mali’s jihadi groups have been moving their attacks further south. The most recent extremist

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The change will put the standard time in North Korea at GMT+8:30, 30 minutes behind South Korea which, like Japan, is at GMT+9:00. North Korea said the time change, approved by its rubber-stamp parliament, would come into effect on August 15, which this year marks the 70th anniversary of the Korean peninsula’s liberation from Japan’s 1910-45 colonial rule. “The wicked Japanese imperialists committed such unpardonable crimes as depriving Korea of even its standard time while mercilessly trampling down its land,” the North’s official KCNA news agency said. Standard time in pre-colonial Korea was GMT+8:30, but was changed to Japan standard time in 1912. KCNA said the recent parliamentary decree reflected “the unshakable faith and will of the service personnel and people on the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation.” South Korea had similarly changed its standard time in 1954, but reverted to Japan standard time in 1961 after Park Chung-Hee came to power in a military coup. “In the short term, there might be some inconvenience in entering and leaving Kaesong,” ministry spokesman Jeong Joon-Hee told reporters. “And in the longer term, there may be some fallout for efforts to unify standards and reduce differences between the two sides,” Jeong said. Analysts said Pyongyang’s time shift was aimed at shoring up the official narrative that paints North Korea as the pure, “authentic” Korea and the South as a land polluted by foreign domination. “The North has always sought to project this image of being more aggressive in wiping out traces of Japanese colonial rule,” said Yang Moo-Jin at the University of North Korean Studies in Seoul. “So this falls in line with its claim to be the only legitimate Korean regime on the peninsula and its dismiss-

al of the South as a ‘puppet regime’ still sticking to corrupt colonial practices,” Yang said.

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Russian officials this week steamrolled hundreds of tons of cheese, fruit and vegetables. President Vladimir Putin recently signed a decree ordering the trashing of all imported food – from gourmet cheeses to fruit and vegetables – that breaches a year-old embargo on Western imports imposed in retaliation to sanctions over the Ukraine crisis. Russian television showed officials dumping truckloads of round bright orange cheeses on a patch of wasteland and then driving over them with a steamroller in the Belgorod region bordering Ukraine. The cheeses arrived from Ukraine in unmarked boxes, but were most likely produced in the European Union, a reporter at the scene said. A spokeswoman for the food safety agency said that the flattened cheese, amounting to almost nine tons, would be buried. “From today, agricultural produce, raw products and foods, which come from a country that has decided to impose economic sanctions on Russian legal entities or individuals ... and which are banned from import into Russia, are due to be destroyed,” the agriculture ministry said in a statement. By the end of the day, a total of 319 tons of food were destroyed, including some meats from Italy which were burned in a garbage incinerator. Last year, Moscow banned a slew of food products from the West, ranging from delicacies such as Parmesan cheese, pate and Spanish hams to staples such as apples. Food brought in for private consumption is still permitted.

Kim Jong-Un, has announced that the country will be moving its clocks 30 minutes back to create a new “Pyongyang Time,” breaking from a standard imposed by “wicked” Japanese imperialists more than a century ago.

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New Leads in MH370 Disappearance

It’s been almost a year and a half since flight MH370 disappeared into thin air. The aircraft was last seen and heard from on March 8, 2014 and investigators are still stumped as to what may have transpired on the mysterious flight in which 239 were killed. On Monday, the transport minister of Malaysia revealed that they will send a team to the Maldives to determine whether debris reportedly found there is further wreckage from flight MH370.

Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai said Malaysia had been “officially notified” by authorities in the Maldives of objects found there, whose origin remains unverified. “We will be dispatching a team to the Maldives to view the debris as well as conduct preliminary verification of the debris,” he said in a statement. “At this stage, it is highly premature to speculate on whether this debris is in any way connected to MH370,” he cautioned. The Maldives has joined a regional search for wreckage from the missing Malaysia Airlines flight following reports that islanders in the Indian Ocean nation had spotted unidentified debris, police there said on Sunday. Apparently, police received reports of sightings of several items washing up along the northern atolls of the archipelago. Last week, Malaysia claimed an airplane wing part washed ashore on the French island of Reunion and said it belonged to the Malaysian aircraft. That would mark the first confirmed evidence that the jet, which was carrying 239 passengers and crew, met a tragic end in the Indian Ocean in March 2014. Malaysian authorities alerted near-

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Italian Town Bans Dying

If you’re living in Sellia, Italy, you better not die. The small town is home to approximately 500 people and the mayor is hoping that the ban will keep its population stagnant while encouraging healthier living. Failure to comply with the law will result in higher taxes, he warned. “We’ve put this measure into effect not as a joke, but as something truly serious,” said Mayor Davide Zicchinella.

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The Week In News Failure to comply with the annual checkup will result in a ten euro tax. Despite the small fine, over 100 people—or around 20 percent of the population—have rushed to make appointments at the medical center. “Our citizens’ response has been more than encouraging. It’s a result that embraces the spirit of this initiative,” the mayor said. Long live the residents of Sellia.

More Arrests Made in Cuba 90 peaceful protesters were arrested in Cuba this week. With the reestablishment of bilateral U.S.-Cuba ties, some Cubans are not too happy. Cuban security forces rounded up marchers, about 50 with the Ladies in White dissident

group and around 40 other activists, some wearing masks with the image of U.S. President Barack Obama. One protester slammed Obama, and said the December announcement to normalize relations between the former Cold War foes had bolstered Havana’s crackdown on dissidents. “It’s his fault, what is happening,” said former political prisoner Angel Moya, referring to the American pres-

ident. “The Cuban government has grown even bolder,” he added before being detained.

Uniformed police and plainclothes officers were on hand at the incident in Havana’s upscale Miramar district. When marchers who were not arrested started to leave, pro-government activists chanted “down with the pack of worms.” U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry was in Havana on Friday for the ceremonial inauguration of the newly reopened U.S. embassy. On January 20, the countries officially reopened embassies in their respective capitals. Kerry is the first American secretary of state to visit Cuba since 1945, sealing what will be a major foreign policy legacy of Obama’s eight-year tenure. Cuba is the only one-party Communist-ruled nation in the Americas.

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For the first time in 11 years, South Korea restarted propaganda broadcasts across the border with rival North Korea this week. The move came in retaliation for the North planting land mines last week that maimed two South Korean soldiers. The anti-North Korean broadcasts over loudspeakers aimed across the world’s most heavily armed border are sure to worsen already tense ties between the Koreas and infuriate the North, which is extremely sensitive to any outside criticism of the authoritarian leadership of Kim Jong Un. South Korea’s military promised unspecified “searing” consequences for the mine blasts last week in the Seoul-controlled southern part of the Demilitarized Zone that has bisected the Korean Peninsula since the end of fighting in the Korean War in 1953. South Korean offi-

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armistice that ended fighting in the war, which still technically continues because the participants have never signed a peace treaty. The soldiers were on a routine patrol near a wire fence in the southern side of the border when the explosions took place. One of the soldiers lost both legs,

while the other lost one leg. In 2004, the two Koreas stopped the decades’ long practice of propaganda warfare along the border to reduce tension. The practice had included loudspeaker and radio broadcasts, billboards, and leaflets. In 2010, South Korea restarted radio broadcasts and

restored 11 loudspeakers as part of punitive measures taken after a warship sinking blamed on North Korea that killed 46 South Korean sailors earlier that year. But South Korea didn’t go ahead with plans to resume loudspeaker broadcasts at the time. More than a million mines are believed to be buried inside the DMZ, and North Korean mines have occasionally washed down a river into the South, killing or injuring civilians. But North Korean soldiers crossing the border and planting mines is highly unusual. Things are expected to get worse next week when Seoul and Washington launch annual summertime military drills, which the allies say are routine but North Korea calls an invasion rehearsal.

Norway Camp Opens for First Time since Massacre

On July 22, 2011, right-wing extremist Anders Behring Breivik killed 69 people, most of them teenagers, when he opened fire on a gathering of the Norwegian Labor Party’s youth wing on Utoya island in Norway. Last weekend marked the young Labor activists’ return to Utoya for their first summer camp there since the bloodbath. Some think it is too early, even disrespectful, to organize a new summer camp on Utoya, a tiny heart-shaped island in the middle of a lake where Breivik opened fire on some 600 terrified youngsters. But four years later, more than 1,000 Labor activists, including some survivors, are going back. Breivik’s shooting spree lasted an hour and 13 minutes, as he killed the up-and-coming leaders of the Labor party, Norway’s dominant political force, which he blamed for the rise of multiculturalism. Just before that, he had killed eight people with a bomb that exploded near the government headquarters in Oslo, some 25 miles away. Breivik is serving a 21-year prison sentence, which can be extended indefi-

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This past Monday was a day of heavy violence in Turkey. Two female assailants opened fire at the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul and at least six Turkish security forces were killed elsewhere. The violence comes following a government crackdown that has targeted Islamic State militants, Kurdish rebels, and far-left extremists. Turkey has seen a sharp spike in clashes between security forces and rebels of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or PKK, in the wake of its campaign against PKK targets in Iraq in tandem with airstrikes against Islamic State militants in Syria. Hundreds of suspected militants have also been rounded up at home. No one was hurt in the attack on the U.S. Consulate, which came just weeks after Turkey agreed to take a more active role in the U.S.-led campaign against the Islamic State group and to allow the U.S.-led coalition to use its bases in the fight against IS. The U.S. military has announced that a detachment of six F-16 fighter jets and some 300 personnel had arrived at Turkey’s southern Incirlik Air Base. A far-left group that carried out a 2013 suicide bombing on the U.S. Em-

It’s the war Olympics—and Russia is aiming for the gold. Last week, Russia opened its first International Military Games, a medley of martial sports designed to highlight Russia’s military prowess as it competes against 16 other countries, including prominent importers of its weapons like China and India. None of the participants are members of NATO. Some of the featured events include the tank biathlon, a combined obstacle course and shooting range that vaguely resembles the winter sport popular in Nordic countries. In aviadarts, fighter jets and military helicopters compete to perform the most accurate aerial bombardment. Other events are self-explanatory, like “Masters of Artillery Fire.” Unsurprisingly, Russia, which invented most of the 13 events, is in first place. Putin wouldn’t have it any other way. Lt. Gen. Ivan Buvaltsev, head of training for Russia’s military, issued a challenge for NATO countries to join the games next year, saying Russia would be waiting ”with arms wide open.” The games are just one in a series

next year. It has a new clothing store on Tverskaya Street, Moscow’s Fifth Avenue, that sells gold iPhones and leather jackets depicting the storming of the Reichstag in Berlin in 1945. And the army has launched its own television station, Zvezda, which means Star, that broadcasts patriotic programming and news reports from east Ukraine that favor pro-Russian separatists there. Private businesses have also sought to cash in on patriotism. Tourists arriving at some of Moscow’s airports are greeted by a souvenir stand with a cardboard cutout of a “polite person,” the Russian soldiers in Crimea. Vending machines carry Vladimir Putin T-shirts. Dmitry Rogozin, the hawkish deputy prime minister in charge of the defense industry, captured the zeitgeist when he dismissed Western concerns about Russia. “Tanks don’t need visas!” he said. Despite the celebration during its recent events, there have been some mishaps. A pilot was killed when a Mi-28 helicopter crashed last Sunday during the aviadarts competition. And a Kuwaiti crew flipped their tank while attempting to skid around a turn during the tank biathlon. The crew were not seriously injured.

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of events and celebrations in Russia to promote the military since the Russian annexation of Crimea last March and the collapse of relations with the West. President Vladimir V. Putin has championed a 22-trillion ruble ($343 billion) program to modernize Russia’s military, which he has presented to the country as a guarantor of Russia’s security from NATO. Russia’s military has been on near-constant alert this year, holding massive training drills as tensions have risen with the West over the war in Ukraine. Some of the recent advances in Russia’s military have been notable, like the expertly-trained spetsnaz units without identifying marks that seized the airport and other infrastructure in Crimea last March. At this year’s celebration of the defeat of Nazi Germany, Russia unveiled a new battle tank with a remote-controlled turret considered one of the most advanced in the world (though one of the tanks stalled during the ceremony). Russia is not only ramping up its military with more advanced weapons. It’s using its public relations to increase its public profile as well. The army is opening a patriotic theme park

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bassy in Ankara claimed it was involved in this week’s attack. Both assailants fled, and one was later shot and taken into custody. The Revolutionary People’s Liberation Army-Front, or DHKP-C, identified the female terrorist as 51-year-old Hatice Asik and said she was a member of the group, which is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and Turkey. The other assailant was still at large. Last month, Turkey carried out a major security sweep, detaining some 1,300 people suspected of links to banned organizations, including the PKK, the DHKP-C, and the Islamic State group.

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Israel Historic Sefer Torah Returns to the Kotel

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A very famous Sefer Torah is being brought to the Kotel this week. At the end of the Six Day War, Chief IDF Rabbi Shlomo Goren famously arrived at the Western Wall with a Torah scroll and blew the shofar. This week, 48 years later, the same scroll will leave

the IDF chief of staff’s office for a historical reenactment in the Western Wall plaza. It will be the first reenactment of the Torah scroll’s arrival at the holy site, as part of an emotional ceremony which will include the arrival of 65 additional Torah scrolls from around the world in memory of the soldiers killed in Operation Protective Edge and in Israel’s wars. Rabbi Goren’s Torah scroll will be carried by three paratroopers, Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot and Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon, who will reenact the famous picture of Rabbi Goren. The scroll was donated to the IDF at the time by the family of fallen soldier Baruch Shapira, who was killed in the War of Independence. When Goren retired from his position as chief IDF rabbi, he took the scroll with him. Three months ago, it was placed at the entrance to the chief of staff’s bureau. The Torah scroll’s arrival at the Western Wall plaza will be reenacted in the presence of President Reuven Rivlin, Defense Minister Ya’alon, Chief of Staff Eisenkot, Israel’s chief rabbis, the Western Wall rabbi, bereaved families and the Shapira family. The event

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Israelis Love to Travel

This month marked a new record for Israeli tourists. The strong shekel and weak dollar and euro means that Israelis can get a good vacation deal in the U.S. or Europe, and more Israelis than ever are doing just that. According to data from the Central Bureau of Statistics, 777,500 Israelis left the country to travel abroad – 20.9% more than the 673,000 in July 2013, the previous record month. According to projections, the July record is likely to be broken in August, with as many as 800,000 Israelis expected to holiday abroad. The vast majority of those travelers exited the country via Ben-Gurion Airport, but more were going to Sinai as well. The total number of Israelis leaving the country via land exits to Jordan or Sinai was 49,800, 35% more than in July 2014. These numbers are all despite the ongoing attacks against tourists in Sinai by radical Islamist groups. Not only is July a record month for Israelis traveling abroad, 2015 has been a record year altogether so far. Since the beginning of the year, 3.15 million people were recorded leaving the country’s borders for travel, 11.8% more than in 2014 and 22.6% more than in 2013.

Hamas’ Killer Camp

All cultures have a slightly different version of summer camp. For some, it’s sleeping in tents in the woods. For others it’s water sports and watermelon.

For Hamas, summer camp means members of all ages get together to learn skills such as traipsing down buildings and launching shoulder-fired missiles. Last week marked the graduation of this year’s summer camp. During the camp, some 25,000 Palestinians took part in combat training. The youngest were as young as 15; the oldest trainees are 60-years-old. “The goal of these military training camps is to train the vanguard for liberation — spiritually, intellectually and physically — to be ready and able to play its role in liberation,” said a statement by the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, in late July, when the camp opened. Participants spent two weeks being “trained in military techniques and in firing live ammunition” as well as “first aid and rescue techniques.” Over the winter the al-Qassam Brigades launched a new kind of camp, giving military training to 15 to 20-yearolds. Human rights activists condemned it as a forced militarization of Gazan society and a violation of children’s rights. Brushing off the criticism, the Brigades repeated the exercise with the summer camp, while raising the upper age limit to 60. Israel withdrew its military and civilian presence from Gaza in 2005. Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007, ousting the Fatah forces of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in a violent takeover. Avowedly committed to the destruction of Israel, Hamas has fought three rounds of conflict against Israel since it took charge, most recently a 50-day war last summer. It has bragged since that it is again digging tunnels to the Israeli border and developing and manufacturing new rockets for use against Israel.

Team Israel Wins Bronze at International Chemistry Olympiad

330 kids from 75 countries gathered in Baku, Azerbaijan, at the end of July to compete at the oldest high school

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Early in July, Israeli police and Shin Bet operatives arrested Ibrahim Adel Shehadeh Shaer, a resident of Rafah and Hamas fighter. During questioning, it was revealed that the 21-year-old had significant knowledge of Hamas’ actions in Rafah and tunnel digging. The

Hamas and the organization’s intention of using tunnels rebuilt since last year’s Operation Protective Edge to launch attacks in Israel. In particular, Shaer was able to supply the specific locations, paths, and digging sites of tunnels in the Rafah area leading in the direction of the Kerem Shalom border crossing. As a Hamas operative, Shaer was personally involved in a wide variety of

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information was cleared for the public this week on Tuesday. During the interrogation, the Shin Bet was able to confirm that a road recently built by Hamas along the border fence was intended for a surprise attack on Israel involving vehicles that would cross the border. The terrorist also disclosed specific emergency procedures followed by

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competition, the International Chemistry Olympiad. Three members of Team Israel walked away with bronze medals during the event. Now in its 47th year, the IChO is the granddaddy of international academic challenges for high school students, combining theoretical knowledge with practical skills. IchO is a much more difficult contest than other Olympiads like math, say organizers, because of its practical components. In this year’s contest, teams were asked to use chemicals in order to synthesize material (specifically, monobrominated thiophene derivative) and identify unknown elements. In the final results, reviewed by top chemistry faculty of Moscow State University (Baku branch), graders said that “all mistakes that are typical of these experiments were found in the work of students.” The Israeli medal winners were Itai Zvieli, a 12th grader from Haifa; Nadav Ginnosar, an 11th grader from Modiin; and Ran Solan, a 10th grader from Rishon Lezion. The students were trained and led by Professor Zeev Gross of the Technion’s chemistry faculty as well as Dr. Izana Nigel-Ettinger and Mira Katz, also of the Technion. The students also worked closely with other Techion faculty to prepare for the event. “The content the students were tested on in the Olympiad was very advanced, and far ahead of the chemistry taught in Israeli high schools,” said Gross. “We worked very hard to achieve our goals, and I am very happy we were able to win three bronze medals.” Most of the gold and silver medals were won by students from Asian countries, with the top student hailing from Uzbekistan. “The medals are just a bonus,” added Gross. “The real benefit is the increased awareness of the importance of science in general, and of chemistry in particular. During these contests, students garner a great deal of knowledge and experience that will serve them well later in life, equipping them for key positions in academia and industry.”

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The Week In News tion duties. The Shin Bet said that Shaer had been privy to the details of many of Hamas’ senior officials. During his investigation, he talked about Hamas’ relationship with Iran which he said was shipping military aid to the Gaza Strip to strengthen the organization. Shaer said that Iran was sending money, advanced weapons and electronic equipment to the Gaza Strip including devices to disrupt radio frequencies meant to help down Israeli UAVs above the Gaza Strip. He also claimed that Iran had trained Hamas operatives in paragliding with the goal of infiltrating Israel. The Shin Bet also said that Shaer provided information regarding the formation of Hamas’ elite units, their anti-tank abilities, anti-air abilities and observation abilities. Shaer explained that Hamas has the ability to film at a distance of approximately three kilometers into Israeli territory. He also detailed changes in strategy and unit formations since Operation Protective Edge. Shaer told interrogators that Hamas used materials allowed into the Strip for reconstruction to make weapons. In addition, despite danger to civilians, the organization regularly stores explosives in residential structures due to the fear that Israel would attack separate storage facilities for weapons.

passed this situation, and they initiated a new page of relations through which we hope Hamas delegation will be invited to Cairo.” Marzuk denied recent reports of an active ceasefire being negotiated with Israel, stating that there is no “written” agreement on the table yet. Regarding two Israeli civilian captives – an Israeli Arab and mentally ill 28-year-old Abraham Mengistu – Marzuk stuck to the Hamas claim that both were “soldiers” who deliberately crossed into Gaza. The Hamas website indicated that Marzuk is seeking more terrorist releases due to Israel’s “disrespect of the first swap deal,” but does not elaborate on what that was. It may refer to reports that the group deliberately tricked Israel earlier this year, by claiming the Ethiopian-Israeli Mengistu was waiting in Gaza for a one-to-one swap, and then sending an illegal Eritrean migrant through the border instead. Marzuk concluded his interview by addressing Hamas’s relations with the EU, which has reportedly been clandestinely involved in ceasefire talks. “The problem with the European Union is related to governments, not to the people,” he cryptically stated. “Our efforts continue in both directions, with those who support the Palestinian cause or at least stand neutral, in order to stop providing Israeli occupation with money, weapons and political protection.”

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Opposition to Tel Aviv Beach Reenactment

laboration with Cool Israel, a company marketing Israel to French tourists. Local politician Danielle Simmonet has said that the event should be cancelled because it is planned just one year after “the massacre in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli army.” The pro-Palestinian group CAPJPO-EuroPalestine also called for terminating the event, while Twitter has been overflowing with similar sentiments under the hashtag #TelAvivSurSeine, which became the most popular hashtag on French social media over the weekend. Not all French politicians were in opposition to the event celebrating Tel Aviv. French lawmaker Eric Ciotti, who represents the Alpes-Maritimes region in southeastern France for the Les Républicains party, said regarding the reaction to the beach event, “Let me be very clear about this—the overtones are obviously anti-Semitic.” Ciotti also criticized Bruno Julliard, a top official in the Paris mayor’s office, who in an attempt to defend the event said that people should distinguish between “the brutal politics of the Israeli government and Tel Aviv, a progressive city.” “These attacks on Israel are unjust and undignified. Israel is a democracy; we should be supporting them,” Ciotti insisted. The umbrella organization of the Jewish institutions in France, CRIF, said in a statement, “If all the cities on the shores of the Mediterranean and the Middle East resembled Tel Aviv, the world would be a better place… Jews, Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, secular people, all enjoy the beaches of Tel Aviv together,” it pointed out.

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The spokesman for Hamas, Moussa Abu Marzuk, gave an exclusive interview to the terror group’s official website this week. In the interview, Marzuk accused Egypt of leaving ceasefire talks between Hamas and Israel and revealed new information about Israeli captives. “Egypt has not invited the negotiating delegation to Cairo in order to continue talks on ceasefire, for HamasEgypt relation [sic] witnessed some tension after Egypt accused Hamas of terrorism and interference in internal Egyptian affairs,” Marzuk stated. “However, Hamas and Egypt have now

Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement activists in France have found something else that bothers them. The group is against this year’s version of the 13-year-old Parisian tradition to transform the beach on the banks of the River Seine to a foreign beach, because this year the area will be transformed into a Tel Aviv beach complete with Israeli music and falafel stands. The event, dubbed “Tel Aviv on Seine” and organized by Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, is being put on in col-

Arab residents of the Gaza Strip have a classy new move to get Israelis to leave. Residents of the Gaza belt area – the Israeli towns near the Gaza border fence – are complaining of a new tactic Gazan Arabs are using to make their lives miserable.

With the failure of Gaza terrorists to penetrate Israel’s Iron Dome defense system with their rockets, they have resorted to “garbage terrorism,” bulking up a dump that was set up right next to the border fence. These piles of refuse are located upwind of Israeli towns, which get the full brunt of the odors carried in their direction by westerly winds. The IDF is treating the presence of the dump as a legitimate security threat, concerned that terrorists may hide in the piles of rubbish and spy on Israeli troop movements along the border fence road. Tons of Gaza waste are added to the dump on a daily basis. The trash often sits out in the open for days at a time and is turned into landfill only once every few days. Israeli health officials fear that Gaza-sourced vermin, which can easily slip through the fence, will thrive under the fetid conditions created by Gaza authorities during the hot weather.

National 25% of Americans Support Increased Immigration

As election season is heating up and politicians are vying for voters and the spotlight, a key issue rocking the media has been the issue of immigration. Casting political candidates’ views aside, what do the American people really want? According to a new Gallup poll published on Monday, only 25 percent of the country prefers an increase in immigration rates—more than double the 12 percent who preferred it in a 2002 study. 34 percent of respondents felt that we need to decrease immigration levels; 40 percent wish to have immigration levels remain the same. The results were part of Gallup’s Minority Rights and Relations survey conducted from June 15 to July 10, which included greater representation of black and Hispanic citizens in the sample than past years. Known as “over-sampling,” the practice involves taking a “closer

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The Week In News look at attitudes and opinions of minority groups whose representation in the sample of a standard poll might otherwise be too small for statistical analysis,” according to the study. Different groups responded differently to the study. Hispanics generally preferred increased immigration, 36 percent; half reported as being immigrants themselves. Non-Hispanic white citizens were found to have the lowest reported support with only 21 percent agreeing with that position. African-American voters fell between the two, with 30 percent in favor of higher immigration rates. Last Thursday’s GOP debate highlighted the contentious issue among Americans. Donald Trump made sure to reiterate what he’d been saying all along: “We need to build a wall, and it has to be built quickly,” Trump said. “And I don’t mind having a big beautiful door in that wall so that people can come into this country legally.” “There should be a path for earned legal status for those who are here,” Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush said. “Not amnesty — earned legal status.” Bush’s wife Columba was born in

Mexico and at the time of their wedding didn’t speak English. Part of the ceremony was conducted in Spanish. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 1979.

Mayor: NYC Outbreak of Legionnaires’ Disease Under Control New York has been hit by a plague of Legionnaires’ disease as several cases were reported in New York City’s South Bronx neighborhood. As the government scrambled to contain the problem, 12 people died from the deadly disease and more than 100 people became infected. At a press conference on Saturday, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio presented comforting news for worried Bronx residents, insisting that the outbreak of this potentially fatal form of bacterial pneumonia is finally “tapering off.” “I can say something very simply,” de Blasio told reporters. “We took

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ated “the potential for harm to persons and property,” his statement said. The executive order puts St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar in charge of police operations in Ferguson and the surrounding areas, Stenger said. Demonstrators were still demanding change, as they were 12 months ago. Some held signs that read, “Racism still lives here #fightback.” On Sunday night during a march,

gunfire broke out, scaring everyone involved. The gunman, 18-year-old Tyrone Harris of St. Louis, is hospitalized in critical condition and in police custody. The St. Louis County Police Department said officers shot the teenager after he unleashed a “remarkable amount of gunfire” at police. Harris’ aunt, Karen Harris, claims that her nephew did not open fire at police. She insists that the teenager, a

former friend of Brown, was simply attending the march and was “running for his life” just like everyone else when the gunshots were fired.

This incident quickly turned the protests more violent and tense. Several objects were thrown at police and some businesses were damaged. A journalist was attacked and robbed in a parking lot. Three St. Louis County police officers were injured; one was struck in the face by a brick, while two others were pepper-sprayed. Police with helmets and shields pushed crowds back and called in tactical units. “We’re ready for what? We’re ready for war,” some in the crowd chanted. On Monday, another group of protesters blocked part of Interstate 70 in Earth City, Missouri. Some of them held yellow signs that proclaimed, “Ferguson is everywhere.” Video footage of the incident showed protesters holding hands and forming a line across the highway. About 20 minutes later, troopers cleared the roadway, walking with protesters toward the shoulder and arresting some of them in a nearby parking lot.

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Despite an arraignment on charges including a felony count of perjury, Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor has insisted that she has no plans to resign— even with increasing pressure from fellow Democrats. Attorney General Kathleen Kane did not enter a plea during the brief proceedings via closed-circuit television in suburban Philadelphia and only responded to the judge with yes or no on Saturday. She is accused of leaking secret

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grand jury information through an operative to a newspaper reporter as payback for a former state prosecutor she thought made her look bad, and then lying about her actions under oath. Prosecutors say she also enlisted aides to spy on office employees and keep tabs on a grand jury probe into the leak. “We’re looking forward to fighting the charges,” defense lawyer Ross Kramer said after the arraignment. “She has no plans to resign from her position.” Assistant District Attorney Kevin Steele, though, has been calling for justice. “It’s a sad day in that there’s been arraignment now for the chief law enforcement officer in the state,” Steele said. “We’re here to proceed with the case and bring justice.” The case against Kane, a political newcomer in 2012 when she became the first woman and first Democrat elected as Pennsylvania attorney general, could end her status as the state’s highest-ranking female officeholder. The 49-year-old contends she is innocent of any wrongdoing and has portrayed herself as a victim of payback for taking on a corrupt, old-boy law enforcement network.

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Last week, contractors of the Environmental Protection Agency accidentally breached a dam at the Gold King Mine in Colorado and sent toxic sludge flowing into the Animas River. The contaminated water, which contains lead, arsenic and other heavy metals, has spread to New Mexico, Arizona and Utah. EPA officials have been forced to concede that more than 3 million gallons of contaminants were released into the river—way more than the initial estimate of 1 million gallons. The mine continues to discharge 500 gallons per minute, EPA Region 8 administrator Shaun McGrath said. She was quick to reassure locals that the polluted water is being contained and treated near the site of the spill. According to preliminary testing data the EPA released on Sunday, arsenic levels in the Durango area of the Animas River were, at their peak, 300 times the normal level, and lead was 3,500 times the normal level. Officials said those levels have dropped significantly since the plume moved through the area. “Yes, those numbers are high and they seem scary,” admitted Deborah McKean, chief of the Region 8 Toxicology and Human Health and Risk Assessment. “But it’s not just a matter of toxicity of the chemicals, it’s a matter of exposure.” Earlier in the day, the city of Durango, Colo., and La Plata County, Colo., declared a state of emergency. The Navajo Nation Commission on Emergency Management also issued a state of emergency declaration in response to the spill. Residents of affected areas were being encouraged to draw water from

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When Karina Macias was elected mayor of Huntington Park, a small city in Los Angeles County, she noticed that many of its commissions were no longer active. In response, the city encouraged new applicants. The city’s residents are mostly Latino and according to the new guidelines, anyone can apply, regardless of their immigration status. Last Monday, two new city commissions were appointed, both who are in the U.S. illegally. “They bring a lot to the table,” said Macias, who was elected mayor two years ago. “And it really empowers, or

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ed. As a result, Holmes will spend the rest of his life behind bars. The family members and survivors of the deadly attack were divided about whether they supported the death penalty for Holmes. Sandy Phillips, who was draped in a bright green scarf that belonged to her murdered daughter Jessica Ghawi, age 24, said, “Our lives are forever altered. The thought that this monster gets to have visitation with his parents and gets to receive mail and pictures... is very hard to accept. But that is what it is.”

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Former Supreme Court Justice Ronald Castille, who authorized the grand jury probe that led to the charges and who retired in December, said that Kane should step down. But she has refused to resign and many critics are exploring possible ways to force her out of office. If Kane refuses to step down, it’s possible that, working through its disciplinary board, the court could order an emergency suspension of Kane’s law license if it believes her alleged misconduct has been “egregious.” Though Kane would have 10 days to fight a suspension, a suspension would force her out of office because the state constitution requires the attorney general to have a law license. “How can you function as a top law enforcement official facing a felony charge?” Castille questioned. Another possible scenario calls for Kane’s impeachment by the Legislature, a process in which the House brings charges and the Senate acts as the jury.

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Attention husbands. When your wife asks you to head out to the store for milk, it’s worth it for you to listen. John Rumpel is ecstatic that he was chosen for the task. While picking up a gallon of milk for his wife, the Wisconsin man bought a lottery ticket. And that ticket turned out to be golden. In fact, Rumpel became the largest Megabucks jackpot winner in the state’s history— with a total score of $22.2 million. Rumpel took his time bringing home the dough, er, milk. He only realized his win after he sat down to watch television. “It wasn’t until after the drawing that I flipped on the news and saw that the winning ticket was sold in Milwaukee and I looked up and saw the convenience store on there and I went, ‘Oh man, that might be me.’” After taking home the cash option, the Rumpels are now $15.7 million richer. Now they can have their milk delivered. Mooo.

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the society’s elite group of members. She took the test at the same time as her father a few weeks ago and received her results on Thursday—an astounding 162. Her father, though, wasn’t too surprised. He said that he had a feeling that Nicole would be admitted to Mensa, despite its low acceptance rate: only those who score in the top 2 percent are accepted. “I was expecting her to do well. I knew she had a quick mind for working out problems and puzzles,” Jim said. “I didn’t want to put any pressure on her, so we went for the fun of it. I had the idea in my mind that she would get into Mensa, but when I got the results back, I thought, ‘Wow that’s a high score!’ It wasn’t until later that I learned it was the top score possible on that test.” Ann Clarkson, communications manager for British Mensa, confirmed Nicole’s score. “[A score of] 162 puts her in the top one percent of the population, so it is exceptional by any definition,” she says. Barr says he decided to sign his daughter up for the test because he thought she’d have fun. “She’s always loved numbers and puzzles, and she’s always been excellent at math, performing several years ahead of her age group in school,” he says. “It’s just the type of thing she likes to do. She likes challenging herself.” Even during the test, Nicole didn’t seem to be working too hard. “It was split into several sections, each with a time limit, and she finished each one early,” he says. “In the last section, at the four-minute warning, I quickly glanced up to see if Nicole was feeling the pressure, and she already had put her pen down. There were questions I didn’t finish at all.” Nicole has showed an above-average aptitude for problem-solving since she was very young. “Before she was 2, she was adding numbers up and doing calculations,” her father recalls. “At 2, she could use a Nintendo DS with absolute ease — it would amaze family and friends how easily she could work anything technical.” But Nicole still enjoys other, more “mundane” activities. “She likes playing soccer, and she’s performing in a Shakespeare play coming up,” Jim says. “She does enjoy acting, and she loves singing — even if it’s just to herself.” What does the future hold for the little Einstein? Nicole would like to become a doctor and “maybe invent a new medicine.” Sounds like a smart plan.

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Simon Espinal lives in the village of Pile in the hills outside of Montecristi in Ecuador. He is a maker of hats—but not just any hats. Espinal’s latest masterwork will create waves in the world of Panama hats; this hat took around eight months to complete, with nearly 1,000 hours of work. The process to make a traditional Panama hat is intricate and laborious. The iconic brimmed straw hats are created from fine strips of toquilla straw, harvested from palm trees that grow along the Ecuadorian coast. A single hat can take up to six months to complete, and the best ones are formed from around 3,000 weaves per square inch. Espinal has taken millinery to a new level. This hat was formed from

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Looks can be deceiving. An Algerian man is suing his new wife for $20,000 in damages due to “psychological distress.” It seems that he managed to see her without makeup for the first time after they were married—and he could barely recognize her sans face paint. In fact, the groom told an Algerian court that his wife looked so different that he thought she was an in-

It was almost two days and Sven Hagemeier enjoyed every hour—all 46 of them—of his birthday.

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The 26-year-old from Leipzig, Germany, started out his special day in Auckland, New Zealand, on August 4. He then flew to Brisbane, Australia, and then to Honolulu. Because he crossed the International Date Line, Hagemeier had plenty of time to celebrate the day of the birth. 46 hours of celebrating created a record, as he broke the previous Guinness World Record for longest birthday set in 1998 by Nargis Bhimji of Karachi, Pakistan. Her birthday lasted a mere 35 hours, 25 minutes when she flew from Karachi to Singapore to San Francisco. Despite the jubilation of creating a new world record, the birthday boy probably spent his special day chowing down on airline food, being crammed in a seat next to smelly passengers, and racing though airline terminals. Thankfully, at the end of the road he was greeted by someone with whom he could celebrate: his wife met him in Honolulu. What will he be looking forward to for his 27th birthday? Perhaps a celebration at home with family and friends, he says. That sounds like a good plane—I mean, plan. 

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Watch out, thieves—this woman’s on a roll! Heidi Muat, better known as Ida B. ChoAzz, helped nab a purse snatcher in Washington State. The bandit ran out of a grocery store with a woman’s purse— and then Muat sprang—or rolled—into action. “I had no idea what was going on but I thought, ‘He needs to be chased because that doesn’t look like his purse,’” the 42-year-old nurse said. “I just flung my sunglasses and everything and started running after him.” Muat, who’s on the local Spokannibals Roller Derby team, stayed close on his tail as the two weaved their way through four lanes of traffic on a busy freeway. “He looked and saw he had nowhere to go other than running, and I said, ‘I can outrun you. Give it up.’ And he just looked at me and tossed the purse,” she recalled. Thanks to Muat’s quick reflexes, police arrested the man within 24 hours of learning of the crime. “I would describe her as a hero,” Officer Teresa Fuller said. “It took a lot of courage to chase after the guy.”

truder. Prior to their marriage, the wife had always worn makeup and the groom had found her “very beautiful and attractive,” said a source who was present at the trial. A similar story made the rounds in November, when a Saudi man immediately divorced his wife after the wedding ceremony upon seeing her face. Apparently, beauty is in the eyes of the beholder—but only if the person you’re looking at is wearing makeup.

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an unheard-of 4,000 weaves per square inch. The strain on his eyes and mind from working so painstakingly for eight months was so great that he has vowed to never attempt such a hat again. The result appears to be the finest Panama hat ever made. “My hope is that it will go to a museum,” Brent Black, a Panama hat dealer who sells Espinal’s work, said. “This is not a hat that should be on anybody’s head. This is the very pinnacle of an old and very beautiful art.” It’s difficult to judge what such a hat might fetch at sale. Panama hats are desirable for their lightweight, smooth cream color, and beautiful weaving, and knowledgeable buyers pay handsomely for them. A previous hat by Espinal composed of 3,000 weaves per square inch sold for $25,000, and Black sells hats priced even higher. If this hat sells, its price could be as unprecedented as the hat itself. Ironically, despite its name, Panama hats aren’t from Panama. Their origins lie in Montecristi and the towns and villages surrounding it, where people have been weaving toquilla-straw hats for generations. In the 19th century, a Spanish exile named Manuel Alfaro landed in Ecuador and had the idea to sell these hats more widely. He collected the weavers and organized production, then marketed the hats in Panama to travelers passing through on their way to California for the Gold Rush. The hats were such a success, they became associated with Panama and made Alfaro rich. U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt added to the Panama connection by wearing one in a famous picture taken when he visited the Panama Canal. But it was always back in the small, lowland villages of coastal Ecuador that they were made. Mr. Espinal, we take our hat off to you!

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Orah Day Camp: The Heart and Soul of Fun We love Orah Day Camp and let us tell you why. The Orah Day Camp staff really put their “heart” and “soul” into camp. This week is “heart” week and I can tell you from the bottom of my “heart” how lucky I am. You see, I know first “hand” about all the wonderful things that go on here in Orah Day Camp. The campers come in every morning excited to jump in with both “feet” and go to their amazing activities. You can always tell which bunks are going out on trips—the beautiful colorful camper t-shirts, generously sponsored by Gourmet Glatt, are a giveaway. This week has something awesome for every”body”. The Pre-1A and 1st graders went bowling and to White Post Farms, where they got to see, hear, and touch the animals using their different body parts—eyes, ears, hands, and, of course, everyone “nose” the farm is so much fun! Wow, they were so busy! The Fun Bus also came “back” for the Pre1A who had a blast on it! Just when you thought the younger division was done, you can point your “finger” to a brand new digital-interactive trip to a virtual indoor gym called Great Play in Woodmere where the Kindergarten bunks had an amazing time! The 1st graders also went to Five Star Gymnastics and the 2nd graders went to the Jewish Children’s

Museum. The 5th and 6th graders had a double “head”er—they went ice skating and then stayed for a late night in camp. The 7th graders had their second overnight of the summer. It was a fun-filled, jam-packed 24 hours. They bounced on their “feet”—not just out of excitement but literally at the Bounce trampoline sports complex in Valley Cottage, NY. The girls enjoyed a delicious dinner and dessert, then off to rest their weary “heads” in a hotel. The next morning, after breakfast, they headed to the Palisades Climb Adventure. The girls had a blast, as they carefully balanced their way through the different levels of the obstacle rope course. The course is four stories high and loads of fun! The girls are having more fun than you can count—even if you use all of your “fingers” and all of your “toes”! The Main Event this week for both Upper and Lower Divisions really got their blood flowing and hearts pumping. The younger campers had simcha dancing with Atara Serle and the Upper Division had special exercise routines by Dancers in Motion. Everyone loved the workout! On the same floor or level as the Main Event are the many specialties that also get our girls moving. Dance with Morah Talya Waldman has the girls learning the newest dances in Jewish mu-

sic. The camp has learned Sheves Achim, Et Rekod and Yesh Tikvah. Morah Neima Bluth leads the girls in kickboxing and aerobics and has the girls using individual stretchy bands, step stools and streamers. The girls really get to shake a “leg.” Another specialty that’s near and dear to my “heart” is sports. All of the bunks get to go to sports and play all sorts of fun games. There is Dr. Dodgeball, Prisoner, Catch 7 and Spud. Some of the younger bunks get to play relay races and have fun with the parachute. Everyone gets to go outside and enjoy the beautiful grounds. Also on the grounds is our magnificent pool. The girls have been swimming all summer, learning different strokes and really making strides—or is it laps?—in their swimming abilities. They have even learned to dive “head” first into our outdoor, in-ground Olympic size pool. It’s hard to imagine and it might break your “heart” to hear that this is the last full week of camp. Our older girls are busy working on the end of camp performance. The girls in the choir and in the play are working hard to learn their parts by “heart” so that everyone can enjoy the show. Even though the end of camp is in sight, we have our “hearts” set on making these last few days unforgettable. There’s no reason to waffle “back” and

forth, the surprise trip for a special bunk to Waffelino was delectable. The older girls are almost ready to start making their key tags. This will be a memento from leather working. This specialty for the last two weeks is new to Orah Day Camp. The girls are practicing until they get it just right and then they can bang out these key tags to their “hearts” content. We can’t wait to see the finished product. In ceramics, the girls are also finishing up so that there will be ample time to fire the pieces in our kiln. The girls have worked all summer on these pieces, and they really took the Shabbos Project to “heart.” They produced beautiful and original ceramic pieces. There were tea light holders, cups for horseradish, and other Shabbos-themed items. They will all look magnificent on any Shabbos table. We know you will look at them throughout the year and know in your “heart” of “hearts” that Orah Day Camp is the best camp in this “neck” of the woods. With the end of camp rapidly approaching, we have to be level “head”ed to make sure we pack them full of fun. So take a look over your “shoulder,” keep your “feet” firmly on the ground and know without missing a bea, that Orah Day Camp is the “HEAD”quarters of fun!

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Hospice Symposium Draws Large Crowd On July 15, Margaret Tietz Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Jamaica Hills, NY, hosted the symposium, “Hospice Care: The Right Care at The Right Time.” In conjunction with A Place for Mom and Hospice of New York, the Symposium featured a stellar presentation by Dr. Lauren Shaiova who focused on understanding the Palliative Care options available to seniors today. Designed for case managers, hospital discharge planners, social workers, rabbis, and eldercare attorneys, the Symposium addressed the topic of Pal-

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liative Care as specialized medical care that provides pain and symptom management, integrating both the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care and offering a support system to help patients live as actively as possible. Dr. Lauren Shaiova, MD, is the Chief of the Department of Palliative Medicine at NYU Lutheran Medical Center and Hospice Physician for Hospice of New York. Dr. Shaiova addressed fundamental questions about Palliative Care that included: What is Palliative Care? What is the difference between Palliative Care and Hospice? When does Palliative Care begin? How do I know when someone needs Palliative Care? Certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine as well as pain management, physical medicine and rehabilitation, Dr. Shaiova completed her fellowship training in Pain Medicine and Palliative Medicine at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and is affiliated with the

Royal Marsden Cancer Hospital and St. Christopher’s Hospice in London, England. Dr. Shaiova is particularly proud of her leadership in care for patients with sickle cell anemia and persons living with HIV/AIDS. She has volunteered her services from Nicaragua to Haiti and South Africa to Ghana and has taught or spoken at innumerable conferences and seminars. She is a visit-

ing faculty member at The Graduate School of Medicine in Tokyo, Japan; the Medical School of Zimbabwe; and the Ben-Gurion University of Negev, Israel. For further information, please contact Linda Spiegel at Margaret Tietz: 718-298-7838 or at lspiegel@centerlight.org.

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Learning How to Help Save Lives What do you do when someone is choking or has G-d forbid collapsed and stopped breathing entirely? You call Hatzalah, of course. But, as quick as Hatzalah arrives at the scene of an emergency, those precious seconds of waiting can mean the difference between life and death. Achiezer Community Resource Center and Hatzalah of the Rockaways and Nassau County continued their joint initiative to train members of the community on just how to be prepared in the event of an emergency. Separate classes for men and women took place this past Sunday morning at the Hatzalah garage in Far Rockaway. Professionals with decades of experience respectively both on the men’s and women’s side, trained nearly 100 men and women and gave over the skills that may ultimately save a life. These skills include: CPR for an adult and a child, as well as choking procedures for adults and children. Previous such classes have directly resulted in multiple lives being saved because an attendee knew just what to do prior to Hatzalah’s arrival. While it is our

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Once again...this was an amazing week at Ruach Day Camp! Early Monday morning, the 5s, 6s & 7s boarded a luxury coach bus for the trip of the summer. “Wow! That was so much fun!” That’s what we heard when the 5-7s returned to camp after their unbelievable overnight trip to Club Getaway.

Among the activities were zip lining, rock climbing, bungee trampoline, trapeze, archery, giant swings, hiking and waterfront activities including swimming, kayaking, water trampoline, water towable tubes and an enormous water slide. The activities were nonstop, and the campers (and counselors) had the time of their lives. After the “messy game show” events, the boys had an action-packed soccer game while the girls enjoyed a spectacular dance party. The evening concluded with a big bonfire where we roasted marshmallows, made s’mores and enjoyed the beautiful evening. On Thursday, the CITs and CAs enjoyed a perfect day of good old-fashioned fun as they went whitewater rafting down the Lehigh River. For many of the campers, this was their first time whitewater rafting – but for all, this was a river trip that they’ll always remember! In addition to our fabulous trips this week, the BGS through 2s were excited to show off the swimming skills they learned this summer during Visiting Day. The campers were so proud of their accomplishments (and the parents were too)! The conclusion to this astounding week was the Girls vs. Boys Zimriah Competition. The theme, tefilla/prayer,

was the perfect setting for using one’s voice in praise of Hashem. With the help of our music teacher, the Pink and Blue teams were ready to face off. By a narrow margin, the girls were declared the winners! As this terrific show came to an end, the announcement was made that Color War was about to begin. The generals appeared and the excitement was set in motion. This year’s theme is Lev / Heart (red team) & Neshama / Soul (white team), both key components in Jewish law and Jewish customs. The teams will battle it out in an epic showdown. Get ready for a fun-filled, competitive three days of color war!

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bachurim are so involved, so animated and excited to give up their own time just to gain more clarity in the halachos, is a testament to both the wonderful love of learning displayed by the bachurim and the attention to detail that the hanhalah of Dirshu has invested in the program! Rabbi Soleimani relates, “Dirshu anticipates each and every need and provides all of the materials that one may possibly require. Every bachur participating in the program receives a special pamphlet with the text of the Mishnah Berurah, and Biurim U’Musafim, as well as a sikum of the halachic conclusions on the material learned. The maggidei shiur are all wellknown mechanchim with years of experience who bring the sugyos learned to life. Dirshu also provides incentives for the bachurim thereby making the learning even sweeter. The response has been overwhelming.”

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By Chaim Gold Over 1,000 Participants It was 4:00 a.m. The boys in Camp … and Counting! Toras Chaim Tashbar had just come Indeed, this is the sechome from a remarkably exciting trip. ond year that Dirshu is With just over an hour until they could running its Daf HaYomi daven vasikin, it made no sense to go B’Halacha L’Bachurim to sleep. What should a large group of program in select camps. exhausted young bachurim do at such This year, the program is an unearthly hour? One bachur piped even bigger and better than up, “Let’s do Dirshu!” The positive re- the one held last year. sponse was overwhelming! Rabbi Yehuda SoleimaIn the middle of the night about an ni, Dirshu’s National Field hour before alos hashachar all of the Director, who oversees bachurim packed into the beis medrash the program, relates, “Last for a shiur on hilchos tefillin in the spe- year, after extensive concial Dirshu Daf HaYomi B’Halacha sultation with a number of L’Bachurim summer camp program. camps, Dirshu designed a Bochurim in Camp Rayim at a Hilchos Tefillin presentation Anyone entering the beis medrash at summer halacha program that outrageously early hour would have tailor-made for summer camps. The “as we got closer to the summer, numerrubbed their eyes in wonderment at the program, the material and incentives ous other camps deeply desired to join sight of the maggid shiur, Rabbi Men- provided were designed in conjunction the program but by that time it was alachem Schmelzcer, delivering the shiur with the spiritual leadership of each ready late and we were not able to incoras bachurim animatedly asked ques- camp so that the bachurim would derive porate them before the summer started. tions, commented and engaged in the maximum benefit from participating in I am certain that next year the program milchemta shel Torah. will be even larger. Good news “I can’t tell you travels fast and the news of the how much the Dirshu remarkable success of the Dirprogram has enhanced shu program has inspired camps the learning of our baand learning directors everychurim this summer,” where.” said Rabbi Schmelzcer, “It has transformed “Let’s Learn Dirshu While night seder in camp we Travel!” from a difficult seder to Rabbi Yehuda Schwebel of a most geshmak seder. Camp Agudah in Ferndale reNot only is it unneceslates, “The response I have had sary for the Rabbeim to has just been phenomenal. Even motivate the bachurim on Shabbos when there is no ofto learn, the bachurim ficial seder I have full participaare practically begging tion in the shiur as no one wants Proud winners of a set of the Mishnah Berurah Mahaduras Dirshu in Camp Agudah to start the shiur!” to miss anything. Recently the camp took a major trip. I can’t “The Program is 1,000 Times such a groundbreaking initiative. Last tell you how many young bachurim Better than we Dreamt!” year, when we launched the program we approached me and said, ‘Rebbi, let’s Rabbi Yisroel Lefkovitz of Camp had four participating camps. This year, do Dirshu on the trip while we travel.’ Achim exclaimed, “The program is there has been an explosive increase in The fact that the halachos are so practione thousand times better than we ever both the number of camps that have ad- cal and the boys find out halachos that dreamed! We have 110 bachurim learn- opted the program as well as the num- they didn’t know and immediately ining hilchos tefillin every day. We even ber of bachurim participating. Camp corporate that new knowledge, enhanchave waiters, lifeguards and other staff Agudah of Ferndale has some 200 ing their performance of the mitzvah of members coming by at night to partic- bachurim participating, Camp Toras tefillin every day, is deeply gratifying,” ipate in the program! Our maggid shi- Chaim Tashbar 210, Camp Degel HaTo- Rabbi Schwebel concluded. ur, Rabbi Avi Indich, is a distinguished rah 225 and Camp Toras Chessed also Rabbi Aharon Tashman of Camp talmid chacham who spends hours pre- has around 200 in their Dirshu program. Degel HaTorah cannot stop talking paring the shiur each day. You can see Camp Rayim 45, and Camp Rayim Me- about the profound impact that the Dirthe direct, successful fruits of his la- sivta has 65 participants. Camp Achim shu program has had on the bachurim bor when watching how the bachurim 125, Camp Agudah Toronto 80, and involved and by extension on the whole literally eat the shiur out of his hand, Chaburas Bein Hazemanim has 20. All camp. He explains that the daily shiur absorbing every word, asking and com- in all, there are some 1,000 bachurim in Daf HaYomi B’Halacha for bachurim menting. In fact, almost every boy who participating in the program, gaining a takes about half an hour, but in truth participates is taking weekly chazarah comprehensive knowledge of hilchos that is just the beginning. After the shisheets and the comprehensive test at the tefillin.” ur the bachurim spend some 45 minutes end of the month.” “In truth,” explained Rabbi Ahron talking in learning and arguing over the Gobioff, Dirshu’s American Director, fine points of the halachos. Seeing these

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Around The Community Jewish Women Entrepreneurs in the Five Towns and Far Rockaway Host a Successful Business Brainstorming Session

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By Rachel Segal On August 11, the FTFR (Five Towns/Far Rockaway) chapter of the JWE – Jewish Women Entrepreneurs – hosted an event designed for the hardworking, innovative Jewish woman ready to acquire business advice from a diverse group of women who walk in the same entrepreneurial shoes. Taking place in Lawrence (at 200 Broadway) at 8:15 p.m., women business owners and entrepreneurs from across the Five Towns and Far Rockaway came together to learn, network and tackle real business challenges.

“There are many resources out there for women entrepreneurs, but for those who are Jewish – particularly observant women entrepreneurs – there is little that can offer comprehensive, holistic and appropriate support,” said Chaya Appel-Fishman, founder of The JWE. JWE-hosted Business Brainstormer Sessions are the ultimate setting for Jewish women entrepreneurs to get the support they need from women who understand and relate to the unique challenges they face. The concept of a “Business Brainstormer Session” is simple, yet powerful.

In focused networking groups, women presented a business challenge they’re grappling with and got honest feedback and insight from their peers, each bringing their own unique perspective, experience and expertise to the table. “It was so energizing and empowering to be surrounded by other Jewish women entrepreneurs, and hear about their business aspirations, struggles and successes,” said Liat Siegel, founder of Hadar Fashion and Interiors. The JWE of Five Towns and Far Rockaway is preparing for a new year studded with inspirational networking

and educational events designed to meet the needs of Jewish women balancing family, faith, and business growth. JWE members span a wide range of industries, all stages of business growth and the broad spectrum of the Orthodox community. “That’s the beauty of JWE meetups,” says Melissa Stein, National Program Director. “We bring together women at every stage, and their cumulative knowledge and shared experiences benefit everyone.” From the third annual JWE Business Conference in Connecticut on Sunday, October 18 to Monday, October 19 – where 800 are expected to attend – to a growing list of networking events planned exclusively for the local FTFR chapter, 2015-2016 is expected to be an exciting year of personal and professional growth for Jewish women entrepreneurs who take action and get involved. The JWE invites women in the community to join them at one of their upcoming events which feature invaluable networking, collaboration and business development. The JWE’s warm, welcoming environment makes it the perfect community for Jewish women aspiring to start a new venture or grow an existing businesses. Visit https://thejwe.org/ for more information or email ftfr@thejwe.com to join the FTFR JWE mailing list.

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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder joined over 400 bike riders from around the country and across the world on their journey through the tristate area that culminated in the crossing of “The World’s Greatest Finish Line” at Camp Simcha in upstate New York. The grueling 2-day, 180 mile bike ride raised over $5.8 million and will enable hundreds of children struggling with serious illness to attend this amazing camp.

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Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder celebrated the completion of the ride with friend and riding partner Alon Goldberger.

Far Rockaway riders included (L to R) Alon Goldberger, Simcha Dunn, Michoel Barnett, Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder, and Eli Shapiro, amongst many others.

Gloria and Harvey Kaylie Visit Camp Kaylie Camp Kaylie at OHEL founding benefactors Gloria and Harvey Kaylie were met by hundreds of singing, screaming and dancing campers at Kaylie Day this past Sunday – an experience that in their own words was “so rewarding and brought such great pleasure.”

After some introductory remarks by Camp Kaylie campers Shira and Mindy who personified the unique inclusion of Camp Kaylie, Harvey addressed the hundreds of spell-bound campers and staff. Harvey spoke very movingly, illuminating that the last time he spoke to

campers in summer 2014, he was able to stand, but now he needs wheels to get around. ”Am I different?” Harvey asked the campers. “On the outside it may look so, but on the inside – I am just the same. I feel very blessed. We all face some kind of challenges in life and often we wish to be like someone else, but the lesson is to look at what we each have because there is so much beauty in that, and once you understand that, you are truly blessed.” The day was also Israel Day, although with over 20 campers and counselors from Israel, the camp has a strong Israel flavor! Campers started off their journey “making aliyah” in the Kleinman Center, where they were divided into families and registered with Nefesh B’nefesh. Each family received passports and a list of cities to visit and activities to complete. Their first tiyul was to Tzfat and the challenge was to crack “the rebbe code,” a logic code that revealed the names of four rabbis buried in Tzfat. Their next stop was to Bnei Brak, where

they visited “a Rebbetzin” to learn about the mitzvah of hafrashas challah and decorate a yehi ratzon prayer. Next stop on their journey was Kibbutz Lavi where campers learned about the kibbutz lifestyle and the responsibility for one another through team building activities. Then off to Chevron. Campers visited Avraham and Sarah in their tent for cookies and juice. In Yerushalayim, families took a family picture at the Kotel and enjoyed tunnel tours through hallways. At the Beit Guvrin archaeological dig on the volleyball courts, campers had to find puzzle pieces in the sand in order to complete the puzzle to decipher the message. At their final stop to Tel Aviv, campers visited IDF headquarters and wrote letters to our soldiers. Once campers

had completed their visit all seven cities, they received their passports! Camp Kaylie is a groundbreaking camp of inclusion and in just three years has become the premier destination with our four weeks boys’ summer June/July program and girls’ July/August program.

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Around The Community Camp Areivim Senior Division – Philadelphia Overnight

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The Rosh HaYeshiva giving a bracha to a camper, flanked by Rabbi Yanky Hersh, Camp Director, and Rabbi Tsvi Greenfield, MIT Division Head

The Rosh HaYeshiva addressing the campers

On their most recent overnight, Camp Areivim’s Senior Division visited South Jersey and Philadelphia. In addition to Stratosphere Trampoline Park, replete with trampolines, rock wall climbing, a laser maze, a ninja obstacle course and a hurricane simulator, a ma-

jor BBQ dinner at Torah Links in Cherry Hill, a gym and swim at the Philadelphia JCC, a historical tour of Philadelphia and unlimited Dave & Buster’s (where the manager related that campers amassed over 750,000 pints!), the highlight of the trip was the camp’s visit to the

Philadelphia Yeshiva where campers had the distinct z’chus of hearing divrei chizuk from the Rosh HaYeshiva, Rav Shmuel Kamenetsky, shlit”a. Invited to the Rosh HaYeshiva’s backyard, each camper was able to receive a personal bracha from the Rosh HaYeshiva.

Five Towns Marriage Initiative Really Understanding your Spouse They say men are from Mars and women are from Venus and while we know we all come from Earth, what this speaks to is the various strengths that seem inherent in a given gender. We learn that women have a high degree of intuition and men tend to think more linearly and hence are more prone to “problem solve” (at times when there isn’t even a problem). While neither approach is restricted to either gender, seeing things from different perspectives can be of tremendous benefit in coming to clearly see a given situation for what it really is. Learning to judge one another with empathy and simply understanding that we may be seeing the same things but from a slightly different perspective can go a long way in helping differences that otherwise might cause dissension. When a woman understands that her husband has an innate desire to be there for her and make everything right for her because he wants her to be happy, it will be easier for her to not get uptight when he tries to problem solve for her, contrary to her wishes. She can even go a step further and preempt this by stating in a way that displays her empathy how she understands how much he wants to help her and the best way he can do this is by listening quietly. A

woman can work to understand her husband’s need to reach a solution, often all on his own. She can give suggestions when he encounters an issue and make it clear that she is there for him if he wants her input. She can be empathetic to his need for space and for problem solving on his own by not trying to push her opinion onto him or force him to act in a specific way. A man can practice empathy by working to understand his wife’s need to be heard. He can try to be sensitive to her desire to hash out a situation and try not to jump into problem solving mode without first asking her if that’s what she is looking to hear. He can also be more understanding of the differences that they both might have in their approach to handling a situation, and realize that his wife might not appreciate his hands-on problem solving approach the way he does and she might be confused by his lack of interest in discussing something in a more drawn-out, clearer fashion. Another important point is that while we tend to want to make sure our spouses succeed and accomplish, no one appreciates being “policed” or scrutinized. While we may feel we are merely offering our enthusiastic support to our spouses, we may, in fact, be

driving them crazy not even realizing how our concern for their wellbeing may manifest as micromanaging them. In this instance, showing empathy requires us to step back and trust our spouse, appreciate how long their day has been, and how tiring it can be to balance all that they have on their plate for any given day. Quite often a spouse simply appreciates being given their own “space” and “breathing room” with a spouse who can merely be there for them and not full of questions or needs, but just an interest in being happy to see their spouse and share some precious time together. A spouse is not a parent and most husbands and wives don’t appreciate when they are babied and treated like a child by their spouse. Let’s work to empathize with our spouse’s need for respect and show them how we believe in them and have confidence in them. Ultimately, empathy means truly being there for someone and trying to understand them to the best of one’s ability. The prerequisite for this is to actually give one’s spouse full attention, which the challenge of our modern day makes very difficult. How odd that in an age of super “connectedness” that we find most people feelings so lonely and intensely disconnected. While we

find that we are barraged with connectivity, we can also say that this is often in breadth, but not depth. We have so many ways to be in touch so easily with so many, yet so little time to invest in real meaningful relationships. We need to work harder than ever to learn to put down our phones, turn our text notifications and computers off, and learn to exist in the moment with the ones we love and cherish, ideally with everyone we interact with daily. Creating time together minus any devices and gadgets might be the first step in creating a marriage of empathy, kindness and understanding. May we all merit to fully be there for our spouse, to be understanding of his or her needs and wishes, and to come through for him or her in a way that will create long lasting closeness and connection. Five Towns Marriage Initiative provides educational programs, workshops and referrals to top marriage therapists. FTMI will help offset counseling costs when necessary and also runs an anonymous shalom bayis hotline for the entire community Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 9:30-11p.m. For the hotline or more information, call 516-430-5280 or email dsgarry@msn. com.

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Assemblyman Tood Kaminsky toured the Levi Yitzchak Library in Cedarhurst this week. Pictured here are Rebbetzin Chanie Wolowik of the Chabad of the Five Towns; Lisa Hawk, Director of the Levy Yitzhak Library; and Assemblyman Kaminsky.

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OU Advocacy-Teach NYS, the nonpartisan public policy arm of the Orthodox Union, brought a delegation of community leaders to meet with U.S. Representative Kathleen Rice to thank her for publicly opposing the nuclear deal with Iran and to discuss their concerns about the deal. During the meet-

ing, Rep. Rice expressed her concerns about the lack of “anytime, anywhere” inspections in the deal and noted that cheating “a little bit” can lead to large problems. She urged everyone to make their voices heard by contacting their legislators, particularly through phone calls.

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Around The Community Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Enjoy Unique OHEL Speed Dating Program OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services recently joined the Sephardic Bikur Holim Chesed Mission in hosting a wonderful evening of social interaction for 20 male and female adults with developmental disabilities. The speed dating program is an outgrowth of OHEL’s successful Simcha Program that provides social skills training for individuals who are effectively managing their disability and who are looking to date. Sarah Kahan, LCSW and coordinator of the Simcha Program at OHEL, explained, “People with disabilities have the same desires that you have. They seek to fulfillment through meaningful relationships and a good daily structure either through paid employment, volunteer work or a day program. They also want to be allowed to make choices in their lives about dating and marriage. They seek to care for others and to be cared for. Dating may be more challenging at times, but a disability should not never preclude the opportunity to find a soulmate.” On July 21, OHEL was invited to join the Sephardic Bikur Holim, Chesed Mission. The project engaged 60 volunteers and 20 OHEL participants with developmental disabilities in a jammed packed day of chesed and volunteering with four different nonprofit organizations. OHEL was responsible for the closing program for the day, which took place in Deal, NJ. The program brought the Chesed Mission participants together with over 35 volunteers from the SBH Youth Chessid Program who had set up a fabulous dinner in the home of Raquel & Gabby Habert. The night culminated with an interactive shidduch speed dating program for OHEL individuals. Led by Sarah Kahan, LCSW and Dr. Michoel Friend, PHD, the volunteer group from SBH were trained and acted as “shidduch coaches” to the OHEL

group, coaching OHEL individuals and their potential companions. The SBH volunteers mentored the OHEL participants and provided them with pre-written questions to help the potential shidduchim engage each other in meaningful conversations. The night culminated with a dance party lead by a professional DJ. The event was enormously successful, creating three ongoing shidduchim and tremendously valuable lessons in understanding for all those involved. For the individuals wishing to pursue relationships, OHEL Bais Ezra has created a step by step guide to facilitate dating, engagement, and marriage. If you know someone with a disability and would like to find out more information, please call Sarah Kahan at 718-6863262. Since 1969, OHEL Children’s Home and Family Services has served as a dependable haven of individual and family support, helping people of all ages effectively manage disability, surmount everyday challenges, heal from trauma, and manage with strength and dignity during times of crises

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John, Bob, and Steve all played golf recently. One played at Augusta, one played Pine Valley, and one played at Pebble Beach. If only one of the following four statements is true, who played where? 1. Steve played at Augusta. 2. Steve did not play at Pine Valley. 3. John did not play at Pine Valley. 4. John did not play at Pebble Beach. See answer below

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Yankel comes home after his regular Sunday golf game and his wife asks why he doesn’t play with Moishe Goldman anymore. Yankel asks, “Would you want to play with a guy who regularly cheats, makes a fuss over everything, lies about his score, and has nothing good to say about anyone else on the course?” “Of course I wouldn’t,” replies his wife. “Well,” says Yankel, “neither does Moishe Goldman.”

Golf Truisms L The game of golf is 90% mental, and the other 10% is mental. L If you want to get better at golf, go back and take it up at a much earlier age. L Golfers who claim they don’t cheat, also lie. L The less skilled the player, the more likely he is to share his ideas about the golf swing. L A golf match is a test of your skill against your opponent’s luck. L Counting on your opponent to inform you when he breaks a rule is like expecting him to make fun of his own haircut. L The shortest distance between any two points on a golf course is a straight line that passes directly through the center of a very large tree. L There are two kinds of bounces: unfair bounces and bounces that are just the way you meant to play it. L Your first hole-in-one is always achieved when playing alone.

L Your natural ability as a golfer is in inverse proportion to the amount of money you spend on new equipment. L If your opponent has trouble remembering whether he shot a six or a seven, he probably shot an eight. L For most golfers, the greatest handicap is the ability to add correctly. L A good golf partner is one who’s always slightly worse than you. L If there’s a storm rolling in, you’ll be having the game of your life. L It is twice as difficult to hit a ball over water than sand. L Your favorite golf sweater is the one that gets shrunk in the wash. L Your greatest round takes place against an important business contact who you can’t afford to humiliate.

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1. What is the maximum number of clubs you are allowed to carry in your bag during a PGA governed competition? a. 9 b. 12 c. 14 d. 20 2. Match the words with the correct definitions: 1. Eagle

a. Three strokes under par

2. Birdie

b. Two strokes under par

3. Albatross

c. One stroke over par

4. Bogey

d. One stroke under par

3. What do you say when you hit a golf ball and you want to warn someone who might get hit by it? a. Mulligan! b. Head’s up! c. Fore! d. Four! 4. Which state has the most golf courses per square mile? a. Florida b. Rhode Island c. Maryland d. California 5. When a golfer is referred to as a “scratch golfer” what does that mean? a. He has a handicap of zero or better b. If he is not winning when he enters the last three holes, he will make up a reason why he can’t complete the game c. He takes a practice shot before each hole d. He has a handicap above 100

Answers: 1. C 2. 1-b, 2-d,3-a,4-c 3. C 4. B 5. A 6. Jack Nicklaus (18); Tiger Woods (14); Walter Hagen (11); Ben Hogan (9); Phil Mickelson (5) Scorecard: 5-6 correct: We got a scratch golfer! 3-4 correct: Want to take a mulligan? 0-2 correct: Fore! Watch out…we have a real brain surgeon here!

6. List the following players in order of amount of golf Majors that they have won: a. Phil Mickelson b. Walter Hagen c. Jack Nicklaus d. Ben Hogan e. Tiger Woods

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The Saga of the Blue Shirt

ears ago, when I was still writing for Florida’s Jacksonville Jaguars, I wrote a quiz covering all the topics that had recently been bandied about. Then, as now, the so-called shidduch crisis was one of the most popular subjects about which folks were writing in. In my humble opinion (or IMHO in textspeak), unlike global warming, the shidduch crisis is completely manmade. Anyway, here’s the question in which I addressed it in the aforementioned quiz: Why is there a shidduch crisis? A. The boys are too young. B. The girls are too old. C. The girls are too heavy. D. The boys are too picky. E. The boys are in the freezer. F. The girls are in the washing machine. G. The shadchanim all had lobotomies. H. The shadchanim all need lobotomies. I. The parents are unrealistic. J. The parents are over-protective. K. The parents are insane. L. All of the above. M. None of the above. N. It depends who you ask. Here’s why I bring all this up: as you’ve probably noticed by now, every once in a while I write about a letter that I’ve come across in another publication. I never write about letters from this publication because: A. There usually aren’t very many of them, and B. They are, without exception, reasonably sane. Unfortunately, the same cannot be said about some of the missives that I find elsewhere. Or perhaps I should say fortunately, since they do, after all, provide grist for my proverbial mill. So a while back, while I was perusing another Jewish newspaper, I happened on a dispatch that stopped me in my tracks. Hey, I can peruse, right? It was so bizarre, I had to read it twice. Interestingly, it wasn’t the writer whose sanity was in question. Indeed, he or she seemed perfectly rational. But the tale he told gave me serious pause, and that’s quite rare for me. In fact, the last time anyone gave me pause was when I shook hands

with a couple Rottweilers. Anyway, here in all its strange glory is the letter

in question. As you may imagine, it generated quite a response. I was actually quite heartened to see that everyone who wrote in was on the same page: the girl’s mom was just a tad — how do I say this politely (so Shoshana doesn’t have to change it ) — overprotective. I thought about this for a while and realized that mom may not be doing her job correctly. Whether or not it’s her job at all if her daughter is forty years old is another issue. But if she’s going to compare her daughter’s potential

suitors/spice (plural of spouses…d’oh!) to her late husband, she shouldn’t stop with his sartorial habits which, by the way, has nothing to do with nuns. She should also be comparing and contrasting other irrelevant areas of her husband’s life, not just later in life but when she was dating him all those years ago as well. Also, possibly some relevant issues too, in case she gets bored. Makes sense, no? So, all you mothers of older single girls (young women, actually), take heart. I have compiled four lists of questions for you to ask before letting anyone within a hundred yards of your precious progeny. Here is a list of the lists: 1. Relevant issues from when she and her husband-to-be were dating. 2. Irrelevant issues from when she and her husband-to-be were dating. 3. Relevant issues from when she and her late husband were married. 4. Irrelevant issues from when she and her late husband were married. Let’s start with the stuff from when she was dating. If her daughter is 40, mom probably dated way back in the ‘70s, and then got mar…mar...walked down the aisle. So let’s invent a hypothetical couple. Let’s see…okay: Miriam Meglowitz and Kolaiv Bolevinsky Their wedding was at the Aperion Manor in March of 1975. There was no valet parking back then, mostly because in those days there was a severe S.O.R. in Brooklyn (Shortage of Russians). Veretsky Yeshiva was Adelman’s Auto Parts and Pomegranate was Irving Tire. They had sweetbreads at the shmorg. Who does that anymore? And before you get all grossed out, sweetbreads are not brains, popular opinion notwithstanding. I asked Dr. Irving Friedman, a world famous neurologist, and he assured me that they taste nothing at all like brains. So I googled it and as it turns out, they come from the thymus gland or pancreas. If you don’t believe me, you can look it up; it’s a b’faireshah Wikipedia. Okay, here we go… THINGS THAT WERE RELEVANT WHEN SHE DATED HER SOONTO BE-HUSBAND IN 1975: A. Did he come from a nice family?

B. Was he a ger, a ba’al t’shuvah or FFB? C. Did he go to movies and/or watch TV? D. Did he open and/or hold doors for her? E. Did he ask if she was comfortable in the car (too cold, too hot, etc.)? F. Did he talk about things that interested her? G. Did he listen and seem interested when she spoke? H. Did he know what he wanted to do vis-à-vis learning, college, working, et al? I. Did he ask about her plans? J. Was he fun to be with? Did he have a pleasant disposition? Did he seem happy, depressed, disappointed, angry? What could she glean about his middos? K. And, most importantly, was there chemistry? THINGS THAT WERE IRRELEVANT WHEN SHE DATED HER SOON-TO-BE HUSBAND IN 1975: A. How wide were his bell-bottoms? B. How many leisure suits did he own? C. Were they double-knit? D. How wide was his hat brim? Actually, how narrow was his hat brim? E. Did he have a feather in his hatband? F. Did he have a pearl stickpin in his hatband? G. Did he have a feather and a pearl in his hatband? H. Did he even wear a hat?? I. Did he serve in Vietnam? If not, why not? J. What did he like better: “All in the Family” or “M*A*S*H”? Now let’s move on to things from within mom’s marriage. After all, this boy (boy??) is forty-eight, so he’s most likely pretty set in his ways and would probably be more comparable to her white-shirt-only-wearing late husband than her groovy ‘70s chosson. THINGS THAT WERE RELEVANT WHILE SHE WAS MARRIED TO HER LATE HUSBAND: A. Did he work or did he learn? B. If he worked, was he kovea itim la’Torah? C. If he learned, did he shteig?

Rocky Zweig has been writing since he was sixteen and was the Editor-in-Chief of the late and decidedly unlamented Modieinu, the mimeographed (remember mimeographs?) newspaper of the Tenth Avenue Pirchei of Boro Park, where he wrote everything from stories to news articles to hashkafa articles to...yes (now it can be told!)...letters to the editor. Rocky was sixteen a very long time ago. He is the proud father of three marginally neurotic children. He has been married three — count ‘em —

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D. Did he ever wear hats with narrow brims, r”l? E. Did he brush his hair? F. Did he brush his teeth? G. How was his eyesight (“Honey! There’s a stop sign there!”)? H. Did he follow instructions well (“Darling! Is that how I showed you how to take out the garbage?”)? I. Was he able to discern when you were a teensy bit upset about something in those rare instances when you chose to express yourself with just a smidge of sarcasm (“Don’t worry, sweetheart; I can walk to the curb from here!”)? So, in conclusion, here’s the way I

see the situation: Chances are the problem here is that this poor woman has her husband up on a pedestal and if that is indeed the case, no one is going to be able to measure up. By her own admission, she “got very good information about [the boy].” And she’s willing to let a blue shirt torpedo the whole thing? Doesn’t pass the smell test. The other dynamic working here is that the young lady needs to desperately get out from under her mom’s control. Hopefully she and her sister will eventually come to their senses. You’re welcome.

three times and has finally determined that he’s probably not very good at matrimonial bliss. He lives in his Fortress of Solitude in Flatbush with a small menagerie: Clarice, a European Starling; Rabbi Horatio LeZard, a Bearded Dragon; an aquarium filled with Lake Malawi African Cichlids; and a ten gallon tank that functions as a Home for Unwanted Goldfish, or H.U.G., collected over

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THINGS THAT WERE IRRELEVANT WHILE SHE WAS MARRIED TO HER LATE HUSBAND: A. Did he wear colored socks? B. Did he wear narrow ties? C. Did he wear Borsalinos exclusive-

Did he have a pearl stickpin in his hatband? Did he have a feather and a pearl in his hatband? Did he even wear a hat??

the years by his grandkids and great nieces and nephews at myriad street fairs and carnivals (rather than face the unpleasant task of flushing these unfortunate piscine creatures when they are eventually, inevitably ignored by their own obnoxious progeny, the parents simply call Uncle Rocky who then feeds them and cares for them until their ultimate natural demise three or four or even ten years down the pike). So apparently Rocky seems to get along better with animals than with his fellow homo sapiens. Or sapienses. Or whatever. Rocky’s column will be appearing every other week in The Jewish Home. Rocky can be reached at anidaati@aol.com.

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D. What was his demeanor when he came home at night? Was he accessible and did he talk about his day or did he sulk off somewhere if he was in a lousy mood? Did he listen to her talk about her day? How was their communication in general? E. How did he treat his in-laws? F. Did he give enough tzedakah? G. Did he talk during davening?

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AVNET COUNTRY DAY SCHOOL By Brendy J. Siev

How are the Five Towns’ youngest residents spending their summer? Over the next few weeks, we’ll be speaking to different local day camps to learn how their campers are spending their 104 days of summer vacation.

Avnet Country Day School is not only one of the largest camps in the Five Towns, but a camp that operates on two major campuses. This week, we spoke with director Jack Tarzik as well as Rabbi Jeremy Fine, who directs the Woodmere branch, and Daniel Stroock, who leads the Long Beach branch. TJH: Tell us about how Avnet started. JT: Avnet started in 1957 as the Hebrew Academy Day Camp. In 1964, the name changed to Avnet Day Camp, in memory of one of HALB’s major benefactors. In 2004, we moved our oldest boys’ groups to our

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campuses years of camping fun and experience

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campers

lbs. of ice for snow cones at our Water Carnival

slices of pizza served on pizza Friday at the Woodmere campus slices of pizza served on pizza Friday at the Long Beach campus

Woodmere campus from our Dix Hills location. While I’m the senior director in both age and years served, Rabbi Jeremy Fine directs the Woodmere campus. This campus is a boys’-only camp for grades 4 through 8. Daniel Stroock is in charge of the Long Beach campus, for girls and boys ranging from ages 3 to 12. RJF: Through the years our numbers have grown. Just this summer, we are experiencing our largest number of boys yet. DS: The camp has been proudly serving our local community for decades. Currently we have approximately 600 campers in Long Beach alone. Can you tell us more about the different branches and divisions? Are there different activities that distinguish each one? RJF: At our Woodmere campus, we have around 150 campers who are divided into two divisions: G’vaot (going into 4th grade) and Harim (going into 5th through 8th grades). Both of our divisions get the same action-packed schedule full of sports, leagues, learning, and exciting trips. DS: Of course, the Avnet experience is unique for each of our different age groups: Tipot (preschoolers ages 3 through 5), Ma’ayanot Boys (boys ages six through eight), Ma’ayanot Girls (girls ages six through eight), Agamim (girls ages eight through twelve). Some of our programs, though, like Country Cooking, are enjoyed by all of our campers, regardless of age or gender. Sports is another area that unites the Avnet experience

across our different demographics. We aim to present a rich sports program, with a variety of exciting leagues, clinics, and workshops. Do you have a special theme this summer? RJF: Forget just this summer: every summer our theme is Achdus, and we do this by making sure that our boys, who come from a lot of different schools and yeshivas, come together as one unit despite their different backgrounds. Sounds wonderful! What makes your camp unique? RJF: We cater to a more diverse group of schools and yeshivas than any other camp in the area. Because we are all boys, we take our davening and learning seriously, and have an action-packed schedule. This sets up a safe and exciting time for all walks of Jewish boys. DS: We strive to give every child the attention he or she deserves. We do the little things that signal to both our campers and our parent body that we care about everyone’s wellbeing, happiness and growth. RJF: Our staff is also different and special. Our youngest staff member, the junior counselor, is typically coming out of 10th grade and is 16 years old. Our upper staff is full of experienced and popular mechanchim. Throughout the summer we have a few staff nights, whether it be a trip or just a get together playing basketball. We have a great sense of achdus among our staff that naturally trickles down to the

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kids. Like I indicated before, our campers come from all backgrounds. We have many new campers who can’t wait to be a part of what they heard from their friends. Our campers range from 8 to 13 years old. Most of the campers come for a full summer; others view our campus as a sleepaway alternative and are with us for half of their summer when not at sleepaway camp. DS: We have a very loyal clientele—hundreds and hundreds strong. Although a majority of our attendees are HALB students, we are proud that our program has proven inviting to children across the Five Towns. Amazingly, there are students from South Shore, TAG, Yeshiva Ketana, HAFTR, Darchei Torah, Brandeis, YCQ, and Har Torah that consider us their summer home. Likewise our staff come from a variety of schools, backgrounds, and communities. We are very excited about the unique flavor it gives us in the melting pot that is Avnet. Sounds like so many campers can’t wait to get to camp every day. Any fun perks and giveaways this summer? RJF: Not only do we have your typical camp tshirts, but we also give out sports jerseys for the boys to wear during leagues. DS: In addition to the three t-shirts per child we give out, every lunchtime, we give away Avnet Bracha Maven water bottles to those children who can accurately say the appropriate brachot for that day’s lunch items. We are very proud of our campers who earn additional prizes while raising thousands of dollars for

the annual Chai Lifeline Swimathon. Tell us about a typical daily camp schedule. RJF: We provide lunch and breakfast. The older boys don’t eat before they daven in the morning so they need that first meal. We also want to give an extra energy boost to all our campers for the start of the day. A typical day at camp begins and ends with the campers excited for the next thing. The campers can’t wait to be in this friendly environment doing anything from davening first thing in the morning to sports leagues throughout the day, and going on trips together, like Six Flags. DS: Our buses arrive around 8:50 in the morning and pull out by 4. And every moment in between is chockfull of action. Davening, swim, special programs, special events, lunch, and snacks keep everyone on their toes as they navigate from one activity to the next. We proudly tell our parents (and staff) that everyone goes home happy and tired! Can you give us a special highlight for the summer? DS: There are so many, so I’ll tell you just one. Just the other day we had a “Late Night” for our third grade boys. They remained in camp while everyone else departed. They enjoyed a panoply game where the bunks competed against each other, an after-hours swim, a pizza dinner, and an exciting training session at Warren Levi Karate. Sounds like fun! What are some of the trips that the campers have enjoyed?

RJF: We have gone fishing on a boat, on thrilling rides at Six Flags, getting our hops on at Bounce Trampoline Sports, catching a day game at CitiField. Our summer will culminate with an Avnet-Mesorah experience for three days. DS: Hmmmm…perhaps the most exciting trip of the summer thus far was when we sent our Agamim girls (4th through 8th grade) into Manhattan. First they cruised along the West Side on a cool boat tour that concluded in Brooklyn. They crossed the Manhattan Bridge on a double decker bus and embarked on a spectacular tour of NYC’s most dazzling landmarks. The Empire State Building, Freedom Tower, and Times Square were among the many sites they viewed en route to their final destination in Central Park. They have also journeyed to Hershey Park which is generally our “sweetest” trip of the summer! :) We have sent campers to Adventureland, Fun Station, Laser Bounce, BroadHollow Theatre, a Cyclones game, and so many other exciting destinations! Watching the sea of orange Avnet shirts disembark from the buses after returning from a trip with so many happy and tired faces always provides the upper staff with a wonderful sense of satisfaction in our successful planning! These campers don’t seem to stop having fun— no wonder they’re always smiling! Enjoy your last few weeks of camp.

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thursday, august 6

Shepherds, Sweets & Sussya

5 with

Shuli Mishkin

start the day right! Cookies to soldiers at the Pina Chama; we’ll buy them fresh in Neve daniel with a view from the highest point in yehuda. then to sussya: taste goat yogurt and puddings at Chalav haaretz dairy, visit the incredible dahlia har sinai at her sheep ranch and buy organic flours, honey and cheeses. Mincha in the new/old Judean style synagogue. Light lunch at the Visitors Center with a chance to buy local crafts. then an in depth tour of ancient sussya, a talmudic era town.

When & Where We leave from Liberty Bell

wedNesday, august 19

Gush Katifers & the Gaza Belt

6 with

Eve Harow

Moreshet gush Katif; the moving, inspirational story of the Jews of gaza and a tour of the new community in Nitzan. then visit kibbutzim on the gaza border and the security chiefs who protect them, via One Israel Fund who are providing upgraded security equipment for the security chiefs and their communities. Lunch at alumim, the kibbutz that remained during Protective edge. hear from anita tucker at her new home in ein tzurim, and much much more.

parking lot (behind the Sonol Gas Station) at 8:15AM prompt, Return approximately 6:30PM

MONday, august 24

Gourmet Day in the Shomron

with

Eve Harow

Begin our day with a ride to har Bracha. then freshly ground techina from the samaritans before we see the vineyards of the har Bracha winery and taste their wines. the shmitta year is ending but the challenges continue. gourmet dairy lunch with... wine at the famous tura winery in rachelim. dessert is in a glass at the award winning shilo winery followed by goat cheese tasting at the brand new gush shilo dairy amidst vineyards and olive groves. happy hour with the incomparable yoram Cohen at the tanya winery in Ofra. Chance to buy techina, cheeses, olive oil, honey, cider and of course wine all through the day for your holiday meals and gifts.

more Info Email daytrips@oneisraelfund.org

www.oneisraelfund.org

US - Contact Ruthie Kohn at 516.239.9202 x10 ISrael – Contact Ayala Waltuch - 054-920-9704

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The Shul with the Big Heart TJH Speaks with the Nikelsburg Rebbe about His Vision, Motivation and Love for Every Jew

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hey said it would never happen. When Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis first decided to establish a shul in Woodbourne as a central Catskills location for Torah and tefillah, there were plenty of naysayers. “Come on, Rabbi,” they told him. “Don’t make yourself crazy. It’s never going to happen.” The Nikelsburg Rebbe was undeterred. “You may laugh now,” he told his detractors, “but you will see what will happen here.” What ultimately did happen there is Congregation Bnai Israel, a shul that welcomes every Jew regardless of his affiliation or religious background. A shul that provides a full schedule of minyanim virtually around the clock and where a chiyuv can find a

minyan almost anytime. A shul stocked with refreshments and drinks on a continuous basis, as well as a huge supply of kugel and chulent on Thursday nights. A shul with a morning kollel of dedicated yungaleit learning on the front lawn. A shul with a Rebbe who is all smiles and hugs, and who is happy to give his blessings to everyone. A shul where members of klal Yisroel walk out smiling. A shul that has been visited by Jewish celebrities as well as prominent and choshuva Rabbonim. A shul that has become the go-to destination for the Jews in the Catskills all summer long.

“People coming in tell me they

had a hard day but they always walk out with a big smile.”

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come because of the convenience and the availability of minyanim that form all day long from about 6 AM until the early hours of the morning. (On weekdays, the shul is sometimes closed in mid-afternoon to facilitate cleanup, but minyanim continue outdoors.) But it’s also because of the shul’s charismatic and indefatigable Rebbe, Rabbi Jungreis, whose three sons join him in coordinating the minyanim. “I’m there every day and night,” relates R’Yitzchok. “People coming in tell me they had a hard day but they always walk out with a big smile.” It’s not unusual to see lines of people waiting for the Rebbe to give them a bracha or share a good vort. There are those who need specific yeshuos and others who just want to bask in the Rebbe’s warmth. Prominent Roshei Yeshiva have visited the shul, as have many of the community’s youth, who are especially drawn to the Rebbe’s all-inclusive brand of love and caring. Just last week, says the Rebbe, one hundred and fifty boys from New Square came to visit the shul and daven there. “I gave every one of them a bracha,” he adds. On a recent Thursday, a busload of campers returning from a long trip called the Rebbe asking if they could purchase a pot of chulent. “The chulent was waiting for them,” he says, “with plates and spoons, and napkins, and seltzer. But there was no charge. We are happy to do it.” It’s a diverse and colorful combination of people who daven at the shul each day. They come from Kingston and Kiryas Joel, from Englewood and Williamsburg. Some are dressed in Chassidic garb. Others in shorts and t-shirts. All are invited, and anyone is welcome to the amud where a good-natured list of “rules and regulations” states, “Daven Loud and No Shlepping.” Most of the time, the Rebbe can be found at the entrance to the shul directing traffic and coordinating minyanim. According to R’Yitzchok, his father doesn’t really rest much. “He’s at the shul from six o’clock in the morning until late at night. He has a Rebbishe chair in the shul, but he never really sits there. He’s too busy.” At about mid-morning, his son will encourage him to return to his bungalow for some breakfast and a well-deserved break. “I tell him, ‘Ta, I’ll take care of the shul now.’ But five minutes later, I see he’s back. He knows the people want to see him and he’s not rooyig [relaxed] until the last minyan is over. He sleeps maybe a couple of hours at night.” The shul is truly a center of Torah, tefillah, and gemilus chassadim. It is well-stocked with refreshments at all hours. “The first year,” R’Yitzchok recalls, “we had coffee, Ostreicher cookies, and candy.” But

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tions. The building was first established as a shul back in 1920 by the local Jews who lived in the area. It then lay dormant for many years because they couldn’t scrape together a minyan anymore. In 1999, the building was designated as a historic landmark by the National Register of Historic Places. But the history of this shul is only beginning to unfold. On a recent Thursday evening, just as dusk was beginning to settle, Woodbourne’s Main Street was filled with the usual summer crowd – moms shopping for fall shoes, teens choosing hair accessories, families dining out, and of course, the gaggle of little children feeding the ducks down by the lake. But the real activity was actually taking place on the southern side of town, where continuous minyanim for Mincha and Maariv were spilling over into the front lawn, the backyard, and the shul’s two floors. A coach bus had just arrived, unloading campers and counselors in matching t-shirts who had come to join the hundreds of others looking to join a minyan. According to Rabbi Jungreis, “It just grows and grows. Last year we had hundreds of people coming every day. This year, it’s thousands.” His son, R’Yitzchok, adds that, based on traffic data, the local police have estimated that about eighty thousand have already visited the shul this year. But he thinks it’s more than that. “I don’t do the counting,” he says. “And if I tell you it’s closer to two hundred thousand, you’ll laugh at me. I can only say that this is our seventh year since we reopened the shul and it’s getting bigger and bigger each passing year.”

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162 14 time went on and the Rebbe wanted to offer more. Now one can enjoy a complete breakfast at the shul including cereals, cheeses, bagels, butter, and more. There’s a freezer filled with freeze pops for the kids and on Thursday evenings, eighteen large crockpots of chulent (the Rebbe calls them “crack-pots”) are simmering at the shul. Mark, a hired helper, is stationed for clean up, but sometimes the Rebbe or his sons will grab a broom to help control the mess that inevitably develops. “People marvel at how spotless it is,” R’Yitzchok comments, “considering what goes on here.” An early morning fartoogs Kollel of serious avreichim adds significantly to the Torahdik atmosphere. Thirty one committed yungaleit learn at what is called the Kollel Mesirus Nefesh every morning between seven and eight AM. Rabbi Jungreis says that some of them hitchhike to shul because they don’t even own a car. The Rebbe pays them on a weekly basis, starting at one hundred dollars on the first week of the summer, and then increases it by one dollar each week because, he says, “ma’alin bakodesh.” This year, the Kollel members are increasing their hours and the Rebbe, who is delighted, is responding in kind.

“It’s not my shul… It’s yours and yours and yours.”

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shul is unique, and many come from far and wide just to experience it. Singing and dancing will break out spontaneously and special guests will address the olam at a moment’s notice. Rav Uri Zohar of Lev L’achim once visited and was amazed. “The people of Eretz Yisroel,” he said, “should come here to learn what achdus is really all about.” Rav Dovid Schustal, Rosh Yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha in Lakewood, told the Rebbe, “Ich vill hehrin iyer daf yomi – I want to hear about your daf yomi.” It was his way of saying he was interested in hearing about the tremendous chesed and inspiration that is generated at the shul on a daily basis. The shul is a tremendous bracha, but it’s also a great challenge. There’s a certain charm to the minyanim that are forming all over the property, including the yard and the lawn. But even with all this resourcefulness, the area is still limited. With siyata dishmaya, the property adjacent to the shul became available. With the help of a Flatbush attorney who the Rebbe calls “a tsaddik,” a deal was made and the property was purchased. The area will significantly increase the shul’s capabilities for Torah learning, tefillah, shiurim, enlarged kitchen facilities, more parking, and perhaps a mikvah. It won’t be cheap, but then, who can put a price on the kedusha that will emerge from this transaction? Many wonder how the Rebbe does it, as the expenses of running this shul are huge. “I don’t make appeals,” he says. But there are individuals who approach him with private donations, eager to share in the zechus of what he is accomplishing. Now that ambitious plans are being considered, more people will undoubtedly be stepping up to the plate to join the Rebbe in his holy mission. “The stocks of our shul,” says the Rebbe, “go up from year to year. Anyone who invests with us is a winner.” Rabbi Jungreis will often correct people who tell him, “I davened in your shul today.” He never misses an opportunity to point out that this is klal Yisroel’s shul. “It’s not my shul,” he insists. “It’s yours and yours and yours.” That attitude is what has endeared him to the thousands who are drawn to a little shul that has become larger than life.  Rabbi Mordechai Jungreis can be reached at 646-256-4049 or at the Nikelsburg Shul, PO Box 101, Woodbourne, NY 12788.

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Rabbi Berel Wein

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scribed in terms of joy and beauty. When the prophet wishes to describe the resurgence of the Jewish people and their return to the Land of Israel in great numbers, he describes that phenomenon as being “like the numbers of sheep that were in Jerusalem on its holidays.” There were a number of large cities in the Land of Israel during both First and Second Temple times. Jerusalem was certainly one of those great cities. We do not know if it was the largest of all of the cities, population-wise, but once it was established by King David, it certainly was the most important of all cities in the country. Though it was the seat of government and the capital city of Judah/ Judea, it was always more than that. It was the living representation of the connection between Heaven and earth, between G-d and the Jewish people. As such, its spiritual component was always as important, if not even more so, than its actual physical layout and numbered population. As such, it was inseparable, once it was established, from the cycle of the Jewish year and from the three festivals that marked it. This connection between the holidays of the Jewish calendar year and the city of Jerusalem continues even in our time. Thousands of Jews make it a point to leave their homes and travel from the far-flung corners of this world to come to Jerusalem and celebrate the festivals of the yearly calendar in the holy city. It is a testimony to the resilience and faith of the Jewish people, that we are able to see the physical Jerusalem rebuilt in our time. Slowly, the spiritual Jerusalem is also being created and that itself is a cause for rejoicing and thanksgiving. Shabbat shalom.

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t is interesting, at least to me, to note that in the review of the Jewish holidays of the calendar year that appears in this week’s Torah reading, only the three festivals of Pesach, Succot and Shavuot are mentioned. Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur are noticeable in their absence from this list of holidays. The obvious reason for their omission is that the commandment to go up to Jerusalem for the festivals did not somehow apply to these two great holy days. The emphasis that appears in our parsha is as much about ascending to Jerusalem as it is about the ritual aspects of the holidays themselves. Apparently, even though the ritual aspects of the holidays are binding the world over and were to be observed even when ascending to Jerusalem was no longer a possibility in the Jewish and general world – as was the case for the many centuries of our prolonged exile – nevertheless, without Jerusalem the holiday is somehow somewhat lacking.

It was the living representation of the connection between Heaven and earth, between G-d and the Jewish people.

In contradistinction to Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, which are holy days but not necessarily festivals of joy and thanksgiving, the three other festivals of the Jewish year connected to agriculture in the Land of Israel are specifically holidays of celebration and happiness. And if there is one central theme regarding Jerusalem and all that it represents it is one of joyful appreciation. Jerusalem, even in its destruction and shambles, was still constantly de-

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The Shmuz

R’ Ben Tzion Shafier

Parshas Re’eh

Consumerism and the Overspent Generation

“When Hashem your G-d will broaden your boundary as He spoke to you, and you say, ‘I will eat meat,’ for you will have a desire to eat meat, to your heart’s entire desire you may eat meat.” – Devarim 12:20

or forty years in the midbar the Jewish people ate maan. Guided by Moshe Rabbeinu, engaged in constant Torah study with every physical need taken care of, Klal Yisrael lived on a lofty spiritual plane. Now that they were being ushered into a different era – entering Eretz Yisroel where they would begin living in a natural manner – they were given many directives to retain their status as an exalted nation. One of the points that Moshe Rabbeinu made to the Klal Yisrael is that when they settled the land and followed the Torah, they would find success in their endeavors and Hashem would expand their borders. When this would occur, they would desire meat. And they would be allowed to eat it anywhere they wished. Rashi is bothered by the relationship between the expanding of borders and the “desire to eat meat.” It almost implies that the expansion of borders brings on the desire. Rashi explains that the Torah is teaching us a principle in derech eretz. A person should only desire meat when he can afford it. When Hashem expands our borders and we enjoy financial success, then it is appropriate to desire meat – not before. This Rashi seems difficult to understand. What is wrong with desiring meat? The Torah might tell me that if I can’t afford meat, I shouldn’t eat it. If it is beyond my means and purchasing it would create an undue expense, I shouldn’t buy any. But what is wrong with just desiring it? Pleasures and Lusts The answer to this can be best understood with a mashal. Imagine that you find yourself shipwrecked on a desert island. You haven’t eaten in three days, and you are driven by one burning desire – food. As you hobble along the

island, you notice a brown paper bag under a palm tree. You open it up to find a dry peanut butter sandwich that has sat out in the sun for three months. You gulp down that sandwich with more

much pleasure from that activity. Lust is the pull to engage in a given activity. Pleasure is the amount of enjoyment you receive from it. As unusual as it may sound, most people fail to make a

When barely surviving in our communities means that we are expected to earn three to four times the national median household income, something is wrong with our lifestyle. gusto than anything that you have ever eaten in your life. Here is the question: how much pleasure did you derive from eating that sandwich? There is no question that you had a powerful urge, a very real desire, but how much enjoyment did you receive from that activity? The answer is not much. It certainly relieved your

distinction between pleasures and passions.

hunger, and in that sense brought a release from pain, but it would be hard to imagine that for the rest of your life you would be reminiscing back to the sensation of the bitter, spoiled peanut butter and dry, cracked bread as it scratched your throat when you swallowed it. This is a good example of the distinction between pleasure and lust. You ate that sandwich with great desire – a lot of passion – but you didn’t derive

desires into your world, desires that you can’t possibly fulfill, you are destined to be miserable. You will be constantly wanting, constantly hungry. Your life will become the opposite of a pleasurable existence. The Torah is teaching us that our desires are things that we can and need to control. If you have the capacity to meet the desire to eat meat, there is nothing wrong with allowing those desires to

Hashem Wants Us to be Happy This seems to be the answer to the Rashi. While it is true that life is a battle, and exerting self-control is the primary vehicle of growth, Hashem created us to be happy. If you bring new

surface. Hashem created many pleasures for man to enjoy, and you should use those pleasures to better serve Him. But if you don’t have the means to fulfill those hungers and you allow them to be present, then you will be living a very uncomfortable existence, constantly hungering for something that can’t be met. When Hashem grants you abundance and you can afford luxuries, then you will desire meat – but not before. The Torah is educating us into a higher form of living. When you enjoy the pleasures and control your desires, you use this world for its intended purpose, thereby living b’ shleimus – complete, not lacking. This concept is very applicable as we are the Chosen Nation – expected to be above the rest of the nations. Unfortunately, that sense of living at a higher standard can become perverted into materialism, where the expectation is that for people like “us,” nothing less than the best will do. And so our weddings, our wardrobes, our homes, and our cars have to be the best. The way our children dress and the types of toys that they expect are nothing short of top-notch. And we find ourselves with an ever-increasing cost of living. When barely surviving in our communities means that we are expected to earn three to four times the national median household income, something is wrong with our lifestyle. We live in times of mass prosperity where the average person is rich, but to enjoy that great bracha, we must maintain control. Everything in this world was created for man’s use – but it must be used properly, in balance, in the right time, and in the right measure. When man does that, he enjoys his short stay on this planet and accomplishes his purpose in Creation. Rabbi Shafier is the founder of the Shmuz. com. The Shmuz is an engaging, motivating shiur that deals with real life issues. All of the Shmuzin are available free of charge at the www.theShmuz.com or on the Shmuz App for iPhone or Android.

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Of course, when someone with whom you didn’t share the experience tries to use the joke, it falls flat. For example, say you and your friends were taking a road trip. Every time you passed

before. Sometimes it’s something that smacks you upside the head, like if you made yourself crazy to avoid an annoying cashier who talks too much and just when you think you’re free, they change

He’s been with us through every experience of our lives and He wants to remind us that we weren’t alone when this or that happened. a sign that said, “Deer X-ing,” one of you said, “How do they know to cross the highway here? They can’t read!” It was funny the first time, cute the second, and annoying the third. However, as the hours ticked by and you started getting a little highway hypnosis and feeling giddy, you started to dream up scenarios of deer sitting in a driver’s ed-type classroom, staring bored at road signs and watching grainy films of some young buck or troublesome doe who didn’t care that a car had the right of way and wound up as an entree at the Roadkill Café. Years later, you could be on the highway, maybe even coming back from a funeral, and one of your group just has to whisper, “Smear of deer,” and you’re back in the moment, cackling with laughter, and reveling in the camaraderie of the private joke. Now, if the person who made the comment was the little brother of one of your road trip buddies, not only isn’t it funny, it’s inappropriate in the moment and will make you indignant. That’s because it isn’t his memory to share so there’s no love or affection being recalled. Do you know who makes private jokes all the time? HaKadosh Baruch Hu – G-d, Himself. He’s been with us through every experience of our lives and He wants to remind us that we weren’t alone when this or that happened. Like a Director, He often references previous projects He’s done so we recall the fond (and sometimes frightening or frustrating) memories and feel connected again. They’re usually subtle, like a phrase dropped by a stranger, or a scene reminiscent of somewhere you’ve passed

shifts at the register and who comes up to check you out but that cashier you were trying to stay away from?! Sometimes it’s the fellow with whom you figure you have nothing in common who pulls out a gemara in the airport next to you as you’re writing an

article about G-d’s little jokes. (Yes, this is happening right now!) It’s like Hashem is reminding you that He’s still in charge, and will be with you throughout your journey. It’s a comforting thought, and should bring a smile to your face. In fact, you can probably just imagine His smiling countenance as He says, ever so lovingly, “Gotcha!” Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has appeared in publications around the world. You can find him at www.facebook.com/RabbiGewirtz and follow him on Twitter @RabbiJGewirtz. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject.

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hen I was dedicating my weekly parsha sheet for a young woman’s bas mitzvah, I asked my daughter, who was a friend, if the girl had a nickname or something I could reference somehow. I gave an example. “If it was Yocheved’s I’d put a picture of a cactus, since that’s your pet name for her. It would have been cute because it’s a private joke.” A private joke is something that is humorous to you and a select number of people, perhaps even a single person, because of a shared experience. Sometimes, it’s not even between other people. I recall hearing that a certain television show had a reference to Superman somewhere in every episode because it meant something to the show’s star. When making plays in camp, we knew we’d get extra laughter and possibly points if we threw in references to events that took place in previous years. The secret of a good private joke is keeping it subtle so that only the intended audience “gets it” and being part of the “in” crowd is a good feeling. What makes private jokes even more exciting is the fact that you’re doing something in public, yet only a select few are even aware that there was a hidden message there. When I mentioned a brief conversation I’d had with a fellow named Michael in an article years ago, he sat in his living room that week laughing out loud as he read it. When his son asked what was so funny he said, “I’m the only person in the world who knows what he’s talking about because nobody else was in the elevator with us!” As I mention it again now, his son will get the joke too, but since it’s a repeat, it likely won’t be as funny. Sometimes it’s just the punchline of a shared joke that brings memories flooding back. For years when I saw a friend from yeshiva, we’d smile and say, “A million, seven” (1,000,007). It was a “you had to be there” moment, but we both were, so it’s meaningful to us. Jokes like this bring a certain familiarity and friendship to the fore. We were in something together and we both remember it. We’ve shared experiences and common impressions. It brings us closer together even when we’ve been apart.

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My Israel Home

Gedaliah Borvick

Central Tel Mond

magine you want to live in the center of Israel, within a short commute to business hubs such as Tel Aviv and Herzliya. In your perfect “dream house” scenario, you would like to have a nucleus of English speakers in an intimate, thriving and growing suburban community which offers relatively inexpensive housing and excellent schools. Sounds impossible? Think again. Tel Mond is located in the heart of the Sharon region, less than ten miles north of Ra’anana, twelve miles from Herzliya and within twenty miles of Tel Aviv. This central location, in close proximity to many high-tech parks, affords Tel Mond’s residents myriad job opportunities, shopping choices and even beach options close to home. Though only a few short miles from major shopping centers, Tel Mond is a self-contained community, boasting a wide variety of stores and restaurants, as well as a public library, sports center and medical clinics.

Particularly unique about Tel Mond is the strong harmonious relationships between the secular and religious communities.

Two thousand housing units are being built, half of which are semi-detached houses which are selling for around 3,000,000 NIS. The other half being developed are either large garden units or roof-top apartments, with prices starting at 2,300,000 NIS. Tel Mond has historically been a secular city, although there have always been pockets of religious residents. Over the past fifteen years, a young, dynamic group of families comprised of many English speakers moved into Tel Mond, and they created a synagogue called Kehillat Mevaser Zion, which serves as a religious and social center for the English-speaking religious community. The synagogue offers a rich assortment of Hebrew and English classes, most of them presented by Rabbi Baruch Weintraub, a native Israeli who learned in Yeshivat Har Etzion under Rav Aharon Lichtenstein z”l, and then taught in Toronto’s Torah Mitzion/YU Kollel. The strong dati leumi (national religious) community continues to grow and now comprises 20% of the population. Particularly unique about Tel Mond is the strong harmonious relationships between the secular and religious communities, not only amongst the adults but also amongst the youth. For example, the two neighborhood youth movements – the religious Bnei Akiva movement and the secular Tzofim scouts – have close relationships and often jointly run community activities. In addition, all the neighborhood shops are closed on Shabbat. Tel Mond has also distinguished itself from an educational perspective. The local religious elementary school, Ohr Torah Tel Mond, is recognized as

Tel Mond’s residents utilize a train station in neighboring Bet Yehoshua, which offers service to Tel Aviv (20 minutes) and Haifa (50 minutes). In addition, Tel Mond is situated just off a number of major highways and is very close to the Bnei Dror intersection, which is a major transportation hub.

el Mond was established by Sir Alfred Moritz Mond. Mond was a member of the British parliament, president of the British Zionist Federation and the first president of the Technion. However, he was best known for helping to bring electricity to pre-state Israel. Mond sat on the board of the Palestine Electric Company and secured exclusive concessions from the British government to produce and distribute electricity in Palestine. In 1929, Mond’s company purchased land in the region and planted citrus orchards to provide employment for Jewish laborers. Over time, farmers bought additional parcels of land and created a string of adjoining settlements. In 1954, a cluster of these agricultural settlements were united as one community known as Tel Mond. Today, Tel Mond has 14,000 residents and is in serious growth mode.

Housing under construction in Tel Mond

the top school in the entire Sharon region. In addition, there are a handful of religious preschool programs in the city. These excellent educational facilities have helped draw young families to the community. I look forward to watching Tel Mond expand and seeing its flourishing religious community play a larger role in shaping this exceptional city’s future. Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency focused on helping people from abroad buy and sell homes in Israel. To sign up for his monthly market updates, contact him at gborvick@gmail.com.

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Connecting with the Inner Brick

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sit here at my computer, a short 48 hours after returning from the most intense, raw, emotional, mind-blowing, inspiring, and spiritual fiveday trip to a place that seems stuck in time – a place that is ostensibly the cemetery for and the monument to a once royal, thriving and vibrant European Jewry…a place that was my family’s home and world for countless generations: Poland. I have to admit: I was caught off guard. I never expected to have an experience that represents such a dichotomy of feelings and emotions; that a trip can be simultaneously so emotionally and physically draining, yet so uplifting and invigorating is a phenomenon that I’m still struggling to comprehend and wrap my limited brain around. On my desk near my keyboard sits a recently stolen item. I’m not proud that I stole it. I foolishly risked arrest and imprisonment by the Polish authorities had I been caught, and, knowing myself as well as I do, perhaps an international incident. But I didn’t care then, and I still don’t now. I don’t care, because it does not belong to the Poles with their shameful and long history of Jew-hatred, pogroms and complicity. What I took rightfully belongs to me, to my family, and to the surviving remnants of a shattered yet glorious, noble and proud Jewish world. On my desk sits a chunk of red brick. It is, like most bricks, inanimate and plain. It is crusted with soil, dirt and other residue. It had been sitting in a

pile of other bricks and masonry material, unmoving and unmoved, for the past 70 years. It was once part of a series of complex structures, long since destroyed in haste and in panic by the escaping architects, builders and operators, and it once bore witness to the sounds, sights and horrors of the attempted genocide of an entire people. My people. On my desk sits a small piece of Auschwitz/ Birkenau’s Gas Chamber and Crematorium II. I sit and I study this brick. It looks like any other brick that one might find at a construction site anywhere in the world. I feel its rough brick ridges and its sharp brick corners. I smell it, trying to discern any lingering scents of Zyklon B, of smoke, explosives – anything – embedded in its grooves…but it has no odor. I lift the brick to my ear, hoping to catch the faint echoes of a mother’s final cooing to a terrified child…of a father softly, yet firmly, reminding his crying teenaged sons and daughters to remember that Hashem loves them unconditionally and that they are about to ascend to a special place alongside their Creator’s heavenly throne…of a choking chorus of “Shema Yisrael”s, of “Hashem Hu HaElokim”s, of screams and cries, fists pounding walls…I listen for the roar of the furnace ﬂames and the crackling sounds of burning Bubbies and Zaidies and incinerating sweet, pure Yiddisheh kinderlach…but I hear nothing. And the silence is deafening to my ears. I know that this brick is – and should be – more

than a memento, more than a souvenir sitting on a shelf, taken down from time to time and admired as a reminder of an epic trip. I can’t help feeling that if that is what this brick becomes and remains… then I will have missed the proverbial boat and not fully actualized the lasting impact and growth potential of what should be a permanent life-changing experience.

es, I cried at Auschwitz and at the other extermination camps we visited. I cried when a member of our chevra made a siyum on Maseches Shekalim literally steps away from the ruins of the gas chambers and crematoria at Birkenau, and we all said, “Amein, yehay shmay rabba…” in unison, and I bawled as I envisioned our groups’ teﬁllos and tears ascending heavenward from this ruined mizbayach on the very same pillar of holy ﬂame and smoke that was the final conduit for 1.5 million holy souls returning to their Creator. I cried when I played my guitar and we sang the famous Ani Maamin in Majdanek’s crematorium, a tune composed and sung in a cattle car hours before the composer’s death and taught to the world by the lone survivor of that transport. Yes, I cried when we danced and sang “Ashreinu mah tov chelkaynu” outside the barracks at Auschwitz, quite possibly in the same exact spot where

al family Holocaust histories, and shared with the chevra what the trip meant to them individually and personally. I cried when we poured our hearts out at the bullet-pocked graves of the tzaddkim – R’ Chaim Brisker, the Netziv, the Sfas Emes, the Chiddushei

home, where I sit at my desk and ponder this little red brick that I carried out of Auschwitz.

HaRim, the Chozeh M’Lublin, the Noam Elimelech of Lizhensk, Sarah Schenirer, The Rema, The Megaleh Amukos, the Tosfos Yom Tov, Yossele the Holy Miser, the Bach and others, and at the countless mass graves and execution sites dotting the country like myriad points of interest on a tourist map. I cried and cried and cried…and then I came back home, where I sit at my desk and ponder this

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little red brick that I carried out of Auschwitz surreptitiously stuffed into my pants’ waistline. This brick indeed evokes powerful emotions within me, and looking at it brings me right back to der alte heim and back to the most unique and memorable trip of my life…and I ask myself: Did all of that crying accomplish anything at all of real value? Now that someone in my family finally went back, and saw, and felt, and cried…what now? What manifestations of change should I be expecting to see in myself and in my little world around me? Will I be a different person now, a man transformed and grown? A different husband? A different father? A different eved Hashem? Am I merely connected to the brick that I can see, feel and smell? Or have I, perhaps on some level, accomplished becoming connected to the penimiyus of this brick – the inner brick, the part of brick that one could hear, one can learn from, be impacted by and transformed forever on some deeper, more meaningful level? I don’t yet know…but I very much look forward to finding out.

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the group of emaciated angel-like yeshiva boys defiantly sang and danced the same song before the German beasts shot them down in cold blood. I cried when we sat and sang Yizkireim and Gam Ki Aylech in Warsaw’s Umschlagplatz – the central square and final gathering point before deportation to the ghettos and camps – and when we sang havdala in Krakow’s Umschlagplatz. Yes, I cried when I beheld and davened in the glorious shuls and famous yeshivos of pre-war Poland, now empty, deserted and resounding with distant echoes of past avodah and Jewish life cycles. I cried when we came to the town of Tarnow – where relatives of mine lived until the Germans killed every last Jewish inhabitant and ended hundreds of years of a town’s proud Chassidish heritage– and I cried when we walked through the dark woods behind town to a clearing where the Germans methodically undressed and mowed down 800 young children – orphans – and tossed them into an open pit like trash. I cried when we sang Hamalach HaGoel at this pit for the terrified kinderlach who had no one to sing to them and comfort them before their violent final and ultimate sleep. Yes, I cried throughout the trip when my chaverim and fellow trip attendees recounted their person-

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Donald Trump’s phone number has been leaked. When you call Trump’s cellphone number it plays a campaign message. If you want to hear Trump’s message in English, press one. If you want to hear it in Spanish, you probably don’t follow the news. – Conan O’Brien

Over the weekend in Iran, temperatures reached 165 degrees, one of the highest temperatures ever recorded on Earth. In fact, it was so hot in Iran, American flags burst into flames on their own. – Jimmy Fallon

It was one small bite for man, one giant leap for #NASAVEGGIE - Tweet by astronaut Scott Kelly after he became one of the first to try space-grown lettuce…in space

Former Virginia Governor Jim Gilmore officially announced his campaign yesterday, bringing the total number of Republican candidates to 17. Here’s how I know that’s too many: If I saw 17 people in line for the bathroom, I’d be like, “Nope! I’ll hold it in until 2020.” – Jimmy Fallon

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The speculation about my candidacy reminds me of a lesson from a great Jewish leader. A decade ago, I visited the Western Wall in Jerusalem with [Rav] Nosson Tzvi Finkel, a widely respected rabbi in Israel. As we approached one of the holiest sites in Judaism, the rabbi halted about 10 yards away as a crowd of admirers gathered nearby. I beckoned him further. “I’ve never been closer than this,” the rabbi told me. Astounded, I asked why. “You go,” he said. “I’m not worthy.” - Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz in a New York Times op-ed discussing the trait of humility, while addressing speculation that he may run for president

I’m the only one to separate Siamese twins, the only one to operate on babies while they were still in the mothers’ womb, the only one to take out half of a brain, although you would think, if you go to Washington, that someone had beat me to it. - Neurosurgeon and GOP presidential candidate Dr. Ben Carson, telling a national debate audience what sets him apart from the other candidates

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You know that racist flag? The one that supposedly honors history but actually spreads a pernicious myth? And is useful only to venal right-wing politicians who wish to exploit hatred by calling it heritage? It’s past time to pull it down. Oh, wait. You thought I was referring to the Confederate flag. Actually, I’m talking about the POW/MIA flag. – Rick Perlstein bizarrely writing in Newsweek that the POW/MIA flag is “racist” because it distorts Americans as being the victims during the Vietnam War

You can be an expert on computers but you are incapable of doing anything else. - Chinese psychiatrist Tao Ran, who runs a government militarystyle rehab camp aimed at curing young people of internet addictions, in an interview with the Daily Mail

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The International Olympic Committee is officially recognizing ultimate Frisbee, which means it might actually be in the next Olympics. They say ultimate Frisbee will be the first Olympic sport where athletes are disqualified for not testing positive for drugs. – Jimmy Fallon

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Do me a favor. Pull your pants up. I cannot stand seeing someone with their underwear hanging out - Tim Head of Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to a burglar who held him up in his home as police were arresting the bandit

Ben from Ben & Jerry’s has endorsed Bernie Sanders for president. After hearing this, Chris Christie said, “After all we’ve been through together?” – Conan O’Brien

Lay’s is once again letting people vote on its newest flavor of potato chips. Or as Americans put it, “Finally, an election we care about.” – Jimmy Fallon

Sources say the Obama administration is in the “final stages” of planning the closing of Guantanamo Bay. The way it’s gonna work is, they’re going to put a Radio Shack sign out front and let nature take its course. – Seth Myers

There’s a rumor out there that the CEO of Starbucks might run for president. In fact, he opened up his first campaign headquarters and another one right across the street. - Conan O’Brien

If I was in my prime, could I beat Lebron in a one-on-one game? No question. - Michael Jordan, during a recent Q&A A new study finds that Michelle Obama’s “Let’s Move” program may have caused people to actually gain weight. Many mistook the slogan to mean: let’s move next door to a Cinnabon. – Conan O’Brien

By the way I don’t hunt lions - A sign outside a dental office in Arkansas

Oreo has come out with a new lower calorie cookie called Oreo Thins. Which is also a good way to describe people who eat them. “I wouldn’t say you’re fat, I’d say you’re ... Oreo Thin.” - Seth Myers

Those [Iranian] hard-liners chanting “Death to America” who have been most opposed to the deal … are making common cause with the Republican caucus. - President Obama defending the Iran deal in a speech at American University

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– Jimmy Fallon

I’m looking for 10,000 in the midst of a million. Ten thousand fearless men who say death is sweeter than continued life under tyranny. Death is sweeter than continuing to live and bury our children while the white folks give our killers hamburgers. Death is sweeter than watching us slaughter each other to the joy of a 400-year-old enemy. Death is sweeter. The Quran teaches persecution is worse than slaughter. Then it says retaliation is prescribed in matters of the slain. Retaliation is a prescription from G-d to calm the breasts of those whose children have been slain. So if the federal government won’t intercede in our affairs, then we must rise up and kill those who kill us; stalk them and kill them and let them feel the pain of death that we are feeling! - Nation of Islam head Louis Farrakhan inciting violence at a church in Miami last week

The International Olympic Committee has officially recognized Ultimate Frisbee as an Olympic sport. The news was greeted with excitement by thousands of guys named Chad. Guys named Chad everywhere: “This is awesome! I’m going to the Olympics!” - Conan O’Brien

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Nintendo announced a profit this quarter, marking a turnaround from its recent earnings slide. They were actually close to going bankrupt until they hit up-updown-down-leftright-B-A-selectstart and got more lives.

When I’m attacked, I fight back, but I was attacked viciously by those women. Of course it’s very hard for them to attack me on looks, because I’m so good looking. But I was attacked very viciously by those women. And frankly, again, we get back to the words political correctness. Am I allowed to defend myself? What they said about me is far worse than what I said about them. - Donald Trump’s response when asked on NBC about nasty things he has said about certain women

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Another American is in trouble for hunting a lion. First a dentist, now a doctor is also being accused of illegal lion hunting in Zimbabwe. Here’s my question: Whatever happened to golf, seriously? They used to play golf, doctors, right? - Conan O’Brien

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Political Crossfire

Charles Krauthammer

Just Who is Helping Iran’s Hard-Liners?

he latest Quinnipiac poll shows that the American public rejects the president’s Iran deal by more than 2-to-1. This is astonishing. The public generally gives the president deference on major treaties. Just a few weeks ago, a majority supported the deal. What happened? People learned what’s in it. And don’t be fooled by polls that present, as fact, the administration’s position in the very question. The Washington Post/ABC poll assures the respondent that, for example, “international inspectors would monitor Iran’s facilities, and if Iran is caught breaking the agreement economic sanctions would be imposed again. Do you support or oppose this agreement?” Well, if you put it that way, sure. But it is precisely because these claims are so tendentious and misleading that public – and congressional – opinion is turning. Inspections? Everyone now knows that “anytime, anywhere” – indispensable for a clandestine program in a country twice the size of Texas with a long history of hiding and cheating – has been changed to “You’ve got 24 days and then we’re coming in for a surprise visit.” New York restaurants, observed Jackie Mason, get more intrusive inspections than the Iranian nuclear program.

Snapback sanctions? Everyone knows that once the international sanctions are lifted, they are never coming back. Moreover, consider the illogic of President Obama’s argument. The

We don’t know what’s in these side deals. And we will never know, says the administration. It’s “standard practice,” you see, for such IAEA agreements to remain secret.

Does Obama really believe the Death-to-America hard-liners are some kind of KKK fringe? They are the government, for G-d’s sake theme of his American University speech Wednesday was that the only alternative to what he brought back from Vienna is war because sanctions – even the more severe sanctions that Congress has been demanding – will never deter the Iranians. But if sanctions don’t work, how can you argue that the Iranians will now be deterred from cheating by the threat of ... sanctions? Snapback sanctions, mind you, that will inevitably be weaker and more loophole-ridden than the existing ones. And then came news of the secret side agreements between Iran and the International Atomic Energy Agency. These concern past nuclear activity and inspections of the Parchin military facility where Iran is suspected of having tested nuclear detonation devices.

Well, this treaty is not standard practice. It’s the most important treaty of our time. Yet, Congress is asked to ratify this “historic diplomatic breakthrough” (Obama) while being denied access to the heart of the inspection

regime. Congress doesn’t know what’s in these side agreements, but Iran does. And just this past Monday, Ali Akbar Velayati, a top adviser to the supreme leader, declared that “entry into our military sites is absolutely forbidden.” One secret side deal could even allow Iran to provide its own soil samples (!) from Parchin. And now satellite imagery shows Iran bulldozing and sanitizing Parchin as we speak. The verification regime has turned comic. This tragicomedy is now in the hands of Congress or, more accurately, of congressional Democrats. It is only because so many Democrats are defecting that Obama gave the AU speech in the first place. And why

he tried so mightily to turn the argument into a partisan issue – those warmongering Republicans attacking a president offering peace in our time. Obama stooped low, accusing the Republican caucus of making “common cause” with the Iranian “hard-liners” who shout “Death to America.” Forget the gutter ad hominem. This is delusional. Does Obama really believe the Death-to-America hard-liners are some kind of KKK fringe? They are the government, for G-d’s sake – the entire state apparatus of the Islamic Republic from the Revolutionary Guards to the supreme leader Ayatollah Khamenei who for decades have propagated, encouraged and applauded those very same “Death to America” chants. Common cause with the Iranian hard-liners? Who more than Obama? For years, they conduct a rogue nuclear weapons program in defiance of multiple Security Council declarations of its illegality backed by sanctions and embargoes. Obama rewards them with a treaty that legitimates their entire nuclear program, lifts the embargo on conventional weapons and ballistic missiles, and revives an economy – described by Iran’s president as headed back to “the Stone Age” under sanctions – with an injection of up to $150 billion in unfrozen assets, permission for the unlimited selling of oil, and full access to the international financial system. With this agreement, this repressive, intolerant, aggressive, supremely anti-American regime – the chief exporter of terror in the world – is stronger and more entrenched than it has ever been. Common cause, indeed.  (c) 2015, The Washington Post Writers Group

A unique approach to confidence building that will last all year round BY RACHEL ROSENHOLTZ, LCSW

The Key to Confidence The key is helping your child restructure way she views himself. Try to create a shift in your child’s focus from the things he can’t do to the things he can, especially if it is something he really can do but just doesn’t believe he can. The first step is, as a parent, to know what your child is inherently good at. A kid can have natural talents or strengths but may not be utilizing or even be aware of them. Camp is wonderful place to help a child gain confidence and realize her strengths. There are abundant opportunities to succeed with the wide-ranging camp activities—from swimming to singing. There are also no negative “grade” or “mark” distractions. It won’t be enough to simply point out to your child what he is good at. He has to witness success firsthand to truly gain confidence in his abilities. He has to be able to take risks and experience success for himself. The ability to take risks is crucial. Taking risks means the child is willing to attempt something new that he or she may or may not succeed in. The possibility of failure is very difficult for someone with self-esteem problems to cope with. Unfortunately, by avoiding new things, such a person will also lose out on the chance to succeed and the accompanying great feeling of accomplishment which helps foster self-confidence. As a parent, you must encourage your child to take risks in activities that you are fairly certain she will succeed in (even if the child herself does not believe she will). This requires having a good sense of your child’s natural talents and strengths. With so many diverse activities in camp, you should be able to find something that you can be sure your child will succeed in. Even though camp is almost over, try to identify something that your child really succeeded at during camp. By focusing on her ability to be successful you will instantly increase her sense of confidence and create the energy for her to take on new risks, driving the cycle of risk, success, and confidence.

He has to be able to take risks and experience success for himself. summer, families tend to do more activities together as well. During family activities, focus on your kids and say things like, “I love spending time with you” or “I had such a great time doing that activity with you.” The more they see you genuinely interested in spending time with them, the more they will believe that they are fun to be around. Back to School Entering into the new school year with a stronger and healthier sense of self, your child will be able to face his academic and social struggles with confidence. Continue the positive encouragement and support you were giving during the summer. This is crucial for maintaining the self confidence that was built up. Even if your child encounters “failures,” he can always be reminded of his successes. Talia was struggling with reading in the following school year and was ready to give up. Instead of telling Talia that of course she will be able to read (a comment that Talia could debate), her mother would point to the certificate and reminded her of her hula hooping experience. She encouraged Talia to keep practicing, just like she did with hula hooping. While reading did not come easily to Talia, the view she developed of herself was that with continued practice she could succeed. She learned to believe in herself and not to be frightened off by challenging situations. She now defines herself by what she is good at – not by what she struggles with. The summer is quickly slipping by. Take advantage of this time. Parents are their child’s greatest support system. Parents who are attuned to their children’s strengths can encourage safe risks and cheer them on as they comes to realize and utilize their true potential. Rachel Rosenholtz, LCSW, is a Clinical Social Worker with a private practice in the Five Towns. She can be reached at 347673-1953 and at Rachel@InvestInTherapy.com. To find out more, visit her website, www.InvestInTherapy.com.

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The Strength of Summer What seemed like just a short time ago was the final day of school, and kids were free for the summer. There was a collective sigh of relief perhaps loudest heard from students who struggled academically or socially. For them, it had been ten long months of studying, stressing out over schoolwork, and parents pulling their teeth to get them to do homework. Or constantly trying to fit in, feeling lonely and left out, and possibly even being bullied. The summer months brought reprieve for both students and parents. Now school is almost back – but there is still time left. Utilizing the remaining time left during the summer to prepare for the coming school year can make a crucial difference for the next year’s academic and social success of your child. For many students, learning and social difficulties come from an emotional place. If the child has no serious learning disabilities and overall is a capable student, then it is usually his perception of his abilities that determines performance as opposed to his actual inherent ability. He will struggle and perform below his capabilities simply because he does not have the confidence in himself. His belief that he cannot perform will become a self-fulfilling prophecy. The same is true regarding social difficulties. Aside from children who are emotionally delayed, most often, insecurities are what get in the way of social success. Insecurity creates anxiety which stifles the ability to hope and dream and blackens attitudes. This leads to many academic and social problems. The summer is a great time to address these emotional struggles. Without the pressure to perform in a school environment it is much easier to foster a healthy sense of ability and selfconfidence in your child. People with poor self-esteem tend to define them-

selves by what they are convinced they are bad at. Such a person will tend to only focus on personal failures. In school, one failure can unfortunately make a big difference (for example, a failing test score) so it becomes hard not to focus on what are really just a few failures overshadowing everything else. A person with a healthy self-esteem won’t let her flaws define who she is. She accepts the fact that no one is perfect at everything and instead focuses on areas she excels in. This type of mindset virtually knocks anxiety out of the equation because she is not inhibited by her fears of failing and she is free to take risks and do her very best.

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A small, dark-haired girl named Talia was going into first grade. She was an extremely athletic child. Hula hooping was a major activity in her day camp and Talia was eager to try. After trying at it hard a few times, she quickly became frustrated with what she perceived as her poor performance. Her reaction to her “failure” was to give up entirely. She threw down the hula hoop and emphatically stated, “I’ll never be able to do this! I’m the worst hula hooper ever!” Her mother knew she was athletic and had strong core muscles and that with enough practice her daughter would surely succeed. Talia’s mother gently encouraged her daughter and was able to convince her to practice every day. Naturally, Talia improved and so did her confidence. By the end of the summer Talia had become the best hula hooper in her camp and even received an award for “Best at Hula Hooping!”

You are your child’s primary source of support. The fact is that children are highly influenced by how they believe their parents perceive them. Giving superficial complements such as you’re a great kid or you’re so good at (insert activity here) may not be enough to convince your child and sway his perception. Give specific, detailed compliments. Irrefutable compliments are best. Little by little his view of himself will change into a more positive-oriented one. This will give him the confidence to try more things and take greater risks. The same technique can be utilized to promote confidence in social situations. Kids who struggle socially in school tend to have more success in camp because of all the structured activities that force kids to play together. Help your child focus on these successes and see that she can actually make friends and be social. During the

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What’s the Difference between Therapy and Coaching?

n some ways, there are no differences at all between therapy and coaching, and in others, there’s a world of difference. It all depends on the kind of therapy you’re talking about. Here in New York, there is a plethora of psychoanalytic therapists. In fact, I just learned that a person can be an analyst without having a graduate degree or license in any of the usual therapies – Mental Health Counseling, Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy. Such practitioners have “L. P.” certification, which stands for Licensed Psychoanalyst. Many other schools teach from a psychoanalytic perspective as well in the New York area, so a therapist could be a Clinical Social Worker or even a Marriage & Family Therapist but work from a psychoanalytic perspective. So before we move into coaching, it would be wise to understand what all the different therapies do that’s different. Some therapies are insight oriented. That means that your goal in therapy is to understand yourself better. The rationale for that comes from Sigmund Freud’s contention that such insight releases the energy that can hold us back from reaching our goals. For example, insight would help the person who is always sad, perhaps even depressed, and learns that it comes from his feelings of guilt in childhood for being happy when his mother was sick and dying. He was just a small child, playing, but any sign of glee would be punished. Once he viscerally understands this nugget of his history, he can let go of this constraining feeling. This will give you an idea of the psychoanalytic model. Not only is it highly talk-based, but the talking is done for the most part by the client and the therapist is a good listener who gives the client space to explore. Other approaches are more handson, more skill-based. Cognitive behavioral therapy attempts to change the behavior of thinking that is self-defeating. It addresses repetitive thoughts that get in the way of feeling happy with oneself and with life. Marriage and Family Therapy

(MFT) actually has a number of different models to it; it is the type of therapy I understand best. One of its models, solution-focused therapy, is most like

help clients create a narrative of the future they want for themselves. They are not so much looking at behavior as they are about creating a more global mean-

The behavioral change has to feel real. It has to come from the heart. coaching. Both of them are geared to taking the quickest and simplest behavioral steps toward specified goals and not allowing emotional obstacles to get in the way. For example, let us say a couple comes into therapy – or to a coach – complaining of squabbling constantly. Both professionals might ask the couple what they would be doing if they were not squabbling. They might say they don’t squabble when they are attending a simcha. Or when they are absorbed in a concert, or on the rare occasion when they might be playing miniature golf together. Both the solution-focused therapist and the coach might then ask the couple to pick the easiest of these and go do it. In other words, have fun and enjoy life instead. The idea is that if you add more and more positive experiences, you not only won’t have time for fighting but you will not even feel like it; you’ll be too happy. A well-known practitioner of a behavioral, solution-oriented approach is John Gottman. He came up with precise descriptions, through decades of controlled research, for the types of behaviors that are a death-knell to marriages and those that facilitate closeness. Another MFT model is called narrative therapy. It is based on the idea that the stories we tell ourselves become real to us. If we can re-write the stories a bit differently, we can change our reality. Obviously, even if it is entirely possible to view the past in different lights, the individual in question might not be able to. However, narrative therapists focus on the future as well and

ing out of their lives and their plans. Behavioral, solution-oriented, and meaning-based approaches often don’t know what to do with emotions. I’ve had people come to me saying that they know what to do but they don’t like it. Telling people to “fake it ‘til you make it” is only good for so long. The behavioral change has to feel real. It has to come from the heart. Similarly, other than giving medication, how would an MFT therapist deal with depression, anxiety, and trauma? And what about difficult teenagers? You can’t simply deal with their behavior and ignore their emotions. That’s where a systemic (MFT) approach really shines. It demonstrates that, as children, we learn to feel how we feel from those around us. Research, for example, in war-torn countries shows that children who do not end up with PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) saw their mothers handling fearful situations more gracefully and with less of an anxious or depressed reaction than other parents. Not only that, we actually learn who we are from our parents. When they tell us who we are, we believe them whether the message is true or not. The child of a parent confronting misbehavior who says, “You’re my tzaddik’l; I am disappointed in this latest behavior,” will think differently about who he is than the child of the parent who berates him with name-calling. So any time a person walks into a room for individual therapy, the systemic therapist sees the entire invisible family walking in with him. Thus, the depression, or anxiety, or trauma is not

a disorder that the person “has,” but rather a normal result of the interactions that he has had with others. The job then is not to correct a disorder but to help a person change his emotional reactions. This can be accomplished through mindfulness, visualizations, or hypnosis. Just learning to breathe deeply and quietly for a minute at a time helps to regulate emotional reactions. Often, a person doesn’t even know what he or she feels. Feelings can be buried and either a person feels numb or as is common, angry. Anger is an emotion that, because of its energy, moves a person to take action. This can be good. For example, our anger at the bad Iran deal has hopefully motivated us to make important phone calls to our senators and Congressmen. (That is why the Shema talks about b’chol levavcha – both your good and bad inclinations.) In relationships, it is often not helpful as the anger is directed against an innocent person in the family. Therapy, then, focuses on learning to de-code what your feelings really are underneath the anger. Understanding your own feelings becomes a prelude to understanding those of people in your life. Ultimately, breathing itself is a behavior and thinking is, too. Feelings get expressed behaviorally as well. So whichever approach a person uses, there will be attitudinal, behavioral, and emotional changes in the end. They are all connected – thank G-d! Dr. Deb Hirschhorn, is a Marriage & Family Therapist and best-selling author of The Healing Is Mutual: Marriage Empowerment Tools to Rebuild Trust and Respect— Together. Attend the Food For Thought lectures at Traditions Restaurant in Lawrence on Tuesdays at 12:30 PM. (There is a lovely optional lunch menu for $12 cash.) Any questions, call 646-54-DRDEB or check out her website at http://drdeb.com. All stories in Dr. Deb’s articles are fabricated. See Dr. Deb on TorahAnytime.com.

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that follow plant-based diets. Harvard studies that included tens of thousands of women and men have shown that regular meat consumption increases colon

with mainly vegetable diets and without dairy product consumption, osteoporosis is less common than in the U.S., even when the calcium intake is less than in the U.S.

cancer risk by about 300 percent! Daily meat consumption also triples the risk of prostate enlargement. In addition, blood analysis of vegetarians reveals a higher level of “natural killer cells,” specialized white cells that attack cancer cells. and Reversing • Preventing Diabetes: Non-insulin dependent diabetes can be better controlled and sometimes even eliminated through a low fat vegetarian diet. A diet low in fat and high in fiber allows insulin to work more effectively. The diabetic person can more easily regulate glucose levels. • Gallstones, Kidney Stones, and Osteoporosis: Vegetarian diets have been shown to reduce one’s chances of forming kidney stones and gallstones. Diets that are high in protein, especially animal protein, tend to cause the body to excrete more calcium, oxalate, and uric acid. These three substances are the main components of urinary tract stones. Vegetarians are at a lower risk for osteoporosis. Since animal products force calcium out of the body, eating meat can promote bone loss. In nations

The Cons: • Nutrient Deficiencies: Vegans must find an alternative source of B12. Vitamin B12 is found solely in animal products like meat, fish, dairy, and eggs. Vegans may also be deficient in omega-3 fatty acids, which are essential to the normal functioning of the body and brain. Vitamin D is also a problem, since vegans don’t consume vitamin D fortified dairy products. Strict vegans are typically advised by 

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their doctors to take supplements. Strict veganism can also lead to not getting enough complete protein. A complete protein includes all of the 10 essential amino acids that the body cannot make on its own. Very few single plant-based foods—soy and quinoa are two examples— provide all the essential amino acids. There are many health benefits to eating vegetarian, but meat-free does not always mean healthy. Even if you are vegan, you could theoretically live on Oreos, French fries, and potato chips! You could be a vegetarian and eat baked potatoes loaded with butter, sour cream, and cheese. Sugar, the biggest poison in our diets, is vegan. The best advice is to strike a balance. Eat mostly plant-based foods with a few exceptions. Fish is another healthy food that contains so many nutrients and omega 3 fatty acids that it would be a shame to omit it from one’s diet. Whatever diet you choose, discuss it with your doctor first, and remember that moderation is the key to a healthy life. Aliza Beer is a registered dietician with a master’s degree in nutrition. She has a private practice in Cedarhurst, NY. Patients’ success has been featured on the Dr. Oz show. Aliza can be reached at alizabeer@ gmail.com.

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he term “vegetarian” generally means a person who does not consume animal products; this includes land and sea animals. Most vegetarians do consume egg and dairy products. Someone who does not consume any animal protein at all, not even eggs, dairy, or honey, is a vegan. Some people call themselves vegetarians but they consume fish. Over the last few decades, several studies have indicated that there are substantial benefits to adopting a vegetarian diet. • Lower Body Weight: One study carried out by the Cancer Research UK found that those people who ate meat gained more weight over a five year period than those who switched over to vegetarianism. The study also found that vegans, those who only consume plantbased foods and exclude dairy, eggs, or honey, put on even less weight as they get older compared to vegetarians and meat eaters. • Better Cholesterol Levels: Scientists at the University of Toronto and St. Michael’s Hospital demonstrated that a vegetarian diet made up of specific plant foods can lower cholesterol as effectively as a drug treatment. Animal products are the main source of saturated fat and the only source of cholesterol in the diet. • Lower Blood Pressure: In the early 1900’s, nutritionists noted that people who ate no meat had lower blood pressure. They also discovered that vegetarian diets could, within two weeks, significantly reduce a person’s blood pressure, regardless of the sodium levels in the vegetarian diets. Plant products are generally lower in fat and sodium, and fruits and vegetables are also rich in potassium, which helps lower blood pressure. • Preventing Cancer: Large studies have shown that vegetarians are about 40% less likely to develop cancer compared to meat-eaters. Breast cancer rates are dramatically lower in nations, such as China,

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This week, I had the pleasure of meeting with Assemblyman Todd Kaminsky in a coffee shop on Central Avenue. We discussed numerous topics and spent time talking about the issues that most concern Five Towns’ residents—and about his adorable son, Rafe. The assemblyman meeting with some of his youngest constituents

TJH: A few weeks ago, my husband and I drove to Lake George for vacation and passed by Albany along the way. I couldn’t believe that you have to make that commute every week during the year. How do you manage to do the three hour drive week after week? TK: To be sure, there are some nights that I’d rather be home than staying in a hotel in Albany. But it’s part of it. It’s part of the job and you get things done on the commute. Before you know it, it’s over.

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I’m sure you love spending time at home now, especially with your little son, Rafe. Yes, Rafe is going to be six months tomorrow. He’s adorable—we even take him to the beach. Now that we’re not in session and my office is really close to my home, I can stop by during the day to spend some time with him. It’s very enjoyable. Being that you are not in session now, you’re able to spend more time with your constituents, attending their events. You know, there’s a good balance between policy work and issues and showing people you care about them and their concerns—and nothing replaces that. People may not know that you passed a certain law or bill but if you can demonstrate your support by coming to a cause they’re involved with, then that means a lot to them. When I was first elected, I made a commitment. I felt that there were two ways to go about it, and I’m glad that I chose the second one. The first way was to say that I won the election without a lot of the Five Towns’ support, and some people may say that I don’t need the Five Towns’ support. But that’s no way to be. I took the second route. I took it as a challenge to be there for everyone in the Five Towns and throughout my district and to prove to them that I am fighting for them and am there for them. I think that people were wary about electing someone from Long Beach when they felt that they weren’t represented by the previous assemblyman who lived in Long Beach. I agree and I want to prove that I wasn’t like the person who occupied my seat previously. Speaking about the election, you campaigned a lot with Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder. Phil has been great. He’s a great mentor. He had been in Albany for years before I got there, so he showed me the ropes. You know, I actually think I made his life easier, because now he can say, Oh, it’s the Five Towns, Todd has it. Before I was elected, he almost had to cover two districts. I have felt tremendously welcomed in Albany. This year, fighting the BDS movement is huge for me. It’s on the top of my agenda. The fact that the state gives contracts to BDS companies is disgraceful, and I won’t stop until that stops. I want people to say, Who’s Todd Kaminsky? And the next person will say, Oh, that guy’s for us. It’s hard to be a Democrat in this community. People have come up to me and have said, You’re a nice guy, but why are you Democrat? In the next election, people in this neighborhood will be pulling the lever against Hillary and I hope that they will look down and then across to the other side to pull the lever for me. How is it in Assembly to get things done now that things have been shaken from the top? I was only there for a brief time with the old Speaker, so I can’t compare it, but

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What do you do when you’re not working? It’s changed a lot in the last six months since Rafe was born. Now my wife and I spend all our free time exercising before he wakes up. I run on the Long Beach Boardwalk. He’s a great baby. He sleeps 12 hours straight—from 8 to 8. That’s wonderful! How did you do it? We read the book. It took a day and a half, and he wakes up smiling and happy. He’s a great baby. It sounds like he’s a model baby. Any last things that are on your mind? Last week, Phil and I went to Camp Kaylie. It was more than amazing—I was blown away by it. They have a real band in the cafeteria. And they’re all singing songs with words for Camp Kaylie, and it was so crazy and so much fun. I never saw a group of people having so much fun in my entire life. I’m really happy I went. Beyond happy. I thought it was a special day but they told me they do it every day. I really enjoy meeting with the people in my district. I feel as if I’m really getting to know them and they’re getting to know me as well. 

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When speaking with your constituents what is most on their minds? The number one complaint is the 878. It’s just been resurfaced. And there will be more drainage work done because the flooding is unacceptable. But that being said, the state does not take it seriously as an important infrastructure project. And it should. Phil Goldfeder and I are pushing to get it on the state priority list. You know, we don’t make the noise we are supposed to make. When we held a rally for it, four people came out. Everyone complains, but not a lot of people want to do.

In whose district is the 878? That’s why the traffic lights are so bad. There are two issues: it’s way overcrowded, and it’s impassable in the rain and you can break your tires driving there. The second problem needs to be solved by the state to fix the roads. The first problem is a coordination problem between the county, state, and some local jurisdictions and that involves getting people together in the room and that’s in the process of happening.

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You mentioned that you passed 18 bills. What were they related to? A lot of people are stuck in the NY Rising program with no oversight. So I have the first bill that, if signed into law, would say the executive branch has to report where its cases are, how many cases there are, how much money is given out so we can track it. A lot of people had to dip into retirement funds after Hurricane Sandy but then they were taxed on those funds as income. My bill that passed the Assembly but did not gain traction in Senate would have allowed people to deduct money from their taxes. But a tax relief bill that did pass the Senate and will be signed into law helps with taxes as well. Any physical changes to a house triggers a tax assessment, even if you are just building it as it was. So if you had to make changes because of Sandy, the taxes will only go up minimally so you won’t have to face a major tax hike all at once. I am out to prove that I am all for tax relief. For example, we gave our schools more money this year. Lawrence got $1.2 million, Hewlett got $1.2 million. They have more state money so hopefully they won’t have to ask for more money from their residents.

Let me tell you how it works in Albany. I’m not blaming anyone… the blame lies where it should—in Albany. But the frum community knows to come to Albany. For yeshiva money, tax credits, they have a lobby, it’s organized, and they go from office to office. But the 878 has no one. So a core group of citizens needs to get involved. It’s called the tragedy of the commons—who will accept the responsibility for something that is everyone’s? It will take the public to get things done as well.

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I’ve had a good time. I’ve passed 18 bills last session, which is a record—the most for a freshman in the history of the Assembly. They were a lot Hurricane Sandy-related, a lot related to tax relief. I found that making friends is the natural thing to do. I’ve liked it a lot. Ethics reform is very important and that’s what I’m there to do. People think it’s a cesspool in Albany, a plague in both your houses, everything is corrupt but I believe that I can be a force for change. There are 40 new people in the Assembly since 2010; that’s a whole new generation who can push for change.

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8oz. fresh salmon ﬁllet 4 cloves garlic, crushed 1 tbsp fresh chopped dill 3 eggs 1/8 tsp kosher salt 1/8 tsp fresh crushed black peppercorns 8oz. all-purpose ﬂour

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Preheat oven to 400F. Puree first 6 ingredients in a food processor or a food mill. Add the flour and fold it into the rest of the ingredients. Wet hands and mold salmon mixture into a ball and flatten. Spray a non-stick pan or an aluminum pan with Pam or canola spray. Place the ready salmon burger on the pan and bake until both sides are brown or to 165°F degrees.

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y h c a e P t s u J s i g n i t a E r e Summ Refreshing Peach Salsa Ingredients 2 cans (28 oz.) peaches in syrup, drained, juice reserved 1 medium red onion, diced ﬁne 1 red bell pepper, seeded and diced ﬁne 1 jalapeno, seeded and minced (include some seeds for spice)

½ bunch cilantro, chopped ¼ teaspoon chili powder (more to taste) Dash of salt Juice of 1 lime

Preparation Chop the peaches into small pieces and throw them into a bowl with all the other ingredients. Stir and add a splash of the reserved juice. Taste and add a little more salt and chili powder if you prefer. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving. Serve with tortilla chips.

Juicy Peach Crisp Ingredients For the topping ¾ cup packed light brown sugar ¾ cup rolled oats (not instant) 1/3 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour ¾ tsp ground cinnamon 1/8 tsp fine salt 6 Tbsp. cold unsalted butter or margarine For the filling 1/3 cup packed light brown sugar 1 Tbsp. freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 ½ tsp cornstarch ¼ tsp vanilla extract 1/8 teaspoon fine salt 5 medium ripe but firm peaches, cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices Preparation Heat the oven to 425°F and arrange a rack in the middle. Place all of the ingredients in a large bowl. With your fingertips, blend the butter or margarine pieces into the dry ingredients until large clumps form and the flour and butter are completely incorporated, about 3 minutes. Crumble the clumps into small pieces, then refrigerate while you make the filling for the pie.

For the ﬁlling: Place the brown sugar, lemon juice, cornstarch, vanilla, and salt in a large bowl and whisk to combine. Add the peaches and stir until evenly coated. Transfer the mixture to an 8-by-8-inch glass or ceramic baking dish and arrange it in an even layer. Sprinkle the reserved topping evenly over the peaches. Bake until the topping is browned and crisp, about 20 to 25 minutes. Place the dish on a wire rack to cool for at least 30 minutes before serving.

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Ingredients 2 fresh peaches ¼ cup pure maple syrup Sweetened whipped cream 4 eggs ½ cup flour ½ cup cottage cheese ½ tsp vanilla extract 1 Tbsp. sugar Butter for cooking

Grilled Peaches, Pecan & Feta Salad Ingredients 2 peaches, pitted and halved 1 Tbsp. olive oil 3 cups baby arugula or other greens 1/3 cup pecan halves, toasted 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese Vinaigrette 3 Tbsp. olive oil Tbsp. balsamic vinegar Freshly ground black pepper and salt Preparation Brush all sides of the peaches lightly with 1 Tbsp. (or less) of olive oil. Grill the peaches over medium heat in a grill pan until they brown lightly and begin to soften slightly, 4 to 6 minutes on each side. (Remember, this is a milchig salad, so make sure you use a milchig or pareve grill pan.) Transfer the grilled peaches to a platter and let them cool slightly. When cool enough to touch, cut each half into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk together the balsamic vinegar and olive oil, along with a pinch of salt and fresh pepper to taste. Then add the arugula to a large bowl, and toss it with the vinaigrette. Once the arugula is evenly coated, divide the greens among 4 salad plates. Top each salad with a sprinkling of cheese and pecans, then arrange 4 or 5 grilled peach wedges atop the greens. Serve immediately.

Peach Lemonade Ingredients 4 cups water 2 cups coarsely chopped peaches ¾ cup sugar 1 cup fresh lemon juice (about 6 lemons)

4 cups ice 1 peach, pitted and cut into 8 wedges for garnish

Preparation Combine the ﬁrst 3 ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil; reduce heat, and simmer 3 minutes. Place peach mixture in a blender; let stand for 20 minutes. Remove centerpiece of blender lid (to allow steam to escape); secure blender lid on blender. Place a clean towel over opening in blender lid. Blend until smooth. Pour into a large bowl. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours. Press peach mixture through a sieve over a bowl, reserving liquid; discard solids. Stir in lemon juice. Place ½ cup ice in each of 8 glasses. Pour about 2/3 cup lemonade into each glass; garnish each glass with 1 peach wedge.

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Preparation Begin by washing, pitting and thinly slicing the peaches before tossing them with maple syrup. Set aside. In a medium mixing bowl, lightly whip eggs, sugar and vanilla until combined. Whisk in flour until smooth. Add cottage cheese and stir to combine. Heat a nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Grease the pan with butter and spoon a few tablespoons of pancake batter onto the pan. Cook until the batter begins to firm up before flipping to cook the other side. Once pancakes are cooked, layer with peaches and top with whipped cream.

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Forgotten Heroes

Edwards Air Force Base Part I

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merican military installations are very important to the defense of the country and its interests worldwide. Some of the smaller bases are just barracks to house soldiers or training facilities. However, there are some that are so big that they require their own zip code! These can be huge bases that can train thousands of service members at any given time or test new equipment and ordinance. Perhaps none are as

well-known or as intriguing, except maybe Area 51, as Edwards Air Force Base in Southern California. Edwards is the home of the Air Force Test Center and also serves as the Air Force Material command. It’s where the research, development and testing take place for American aerospace “projects” and experiments. Some American allies and non-government companies also test their planes at Edwards and it is the home to the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. Almost every plane in the American military since the 1950s has flown at Edwards. The area is unique because of Rogers Dry Lake, which extends Edwards’ runways into a natural landing strip. Rogers is a dry lakebed in the Mojave Desert and was originally

called Muroc Dry Lake. Edwards was also called Muroc Air Force Base until the 1949, when it was renamed. Captain Glen Edwards, a WWII hero, died testing the flying wing near the base and the name of the base was changed in his honor. Rogers Dry Lake is 12 miles long and has eight runways used (at least at one point) by the Air Force. The weather is excellent year-round, making it perfect for flight testing. The base had once been the home of a bombing and gunnery range and in 1942 was converted into a permanent base to train combat pilots and crews. The first two American jet fighters, the XP-59A Airacomet and the XP80 Shooting Star, took off from Muroc in early 1942. Over the next five years, several development changes took place to make the jet a feared frontline fighter plane. Along with jets came added problems of stability and control at fast speeds. These were part of the curriculum when the Flight Test Center moved to Edwards in 1951. October 14, 1947 was an historic day for the base. Captain Chuck Yeager piloted the Bell X-1 in the first flight in history that broke the sound barrier (called Mach 1). Yeager had been a WWII hero with 11.5 kills against the Nazis. In a P-51 Mustang, which was tested at Muroc, he achieved the covetContinued on page 88

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To make things clear for the reader before reading let’s go through the basic Air Force designations for planes: A- Attack, B- Bomber, C- Cargo, FFighter, K- Tanker, P- Pursuit (later changed to F),R- Reconnaissance, UUtility, X- Experimental.

Note the letters ‘ED’ on the tail of the plane, referring to Edwards Air Force Base

A drone being tested at the base

The shuttle ‘Enterprise’ lands at Edwards Air Force Base

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ed title of “ace in a day” which meant that he downed five Germans in a single day. Two of them were without firing a single shot as one Messerschmitt Bf-109 pilot panicked as Yeager was chasing him and crashed midair with his wingman. Yeager was also credited with shooting down one of the first operational jet fighters—the Me-262. These were very hard to hit with the piston engine Mustang but Yeager correctly surmised that it had maneuverability issues and shot it down. He used this experience while flying as a jet test pilot at Edwards. Other records were set at Edwards in the 1950s. The Douglas Skyrocket, flown by Bill Bridgeman, topped Mach 1.88 (Mach 1 is the speed of sound, Mach 2 is twice the speed of sound and so on), and later, in 1951, pilot Scott Crossfield flew the Skyrocket to Mach 2. Then, later that year, Chuck Yeager flew the Bell X-1A to Mach 2.44 (1,650 mph). The speed record was broken yet again in 1956 by Captain Mel Apt. He was flying the Bell X-2 and reached the speed of Mach 3.2. Tragically the X-2 went into a violent spin and crashed before Apt was able to eject. The altitude record was also flown in an X-2 out of Edwards. Captain Iven Kincheloe flew to 126,200 feet just days before

Captain Apt’s crash. Not every plane flown from Edwards broke records. However, these were vital in the upcoming wars in Korea and Vietnam. The F-100 Super Sabre, F-101 Voodoo, F-102 Delta Dagger, F-104 Starfighter, F-105 Thunderchief and F106- Delta Dart were all frontline fighters and “interceptors” that stayed in service until the 1980s. In addition to these, the B-52 Stratofortress, C-133 Cargomaster, KC-135 Stratotanker and the C-130 Hercules were all tested at Edwards. Not all projects tested at Edwards/ Muroc Air Force Base were planes. During WWII the Germans were wreaking devastation on England with their V-1 missiles and V-2 rockets but they weren’t the only ones working on long range weaponry. American scientists had tried to build their own versions and had set up test launching ramps at Edwards. The plan was soon scrapped but the ramps were used for a very innovative contraption called the rocket sled. It had a complex mechanical braking system that made Brazilian-born Lt. Col. John Stapp “the fastest man on earth” in 1947. Also at Edwards, Stapp tested the physical limits of G-forces (a measurement used to measure gravitational pull on an object) and popularized Murphy’s

Law— anything that can go wrong will go wrong. He was working with aerospace engineer Major Edwards A. Murphy when an experiment using a chimpanzee to calculate G-forces went wrong because of improperly installed gauges. There is also Stapp’s Law that he coined while working on the rocket sled: “The universal aptitude for ineptitude makes any human accomplishment an incredible miracle.” These tests were all vital to advance the American strategy in the Cold War. Many other planes and one special space project also used Edwards Air Force Base. In the next article we’ll talk about these and the planes that took aerial advancement into the 21st century.

USAF Test Pilot School

USAF Capt. Charles E. Yeager with the Bell X-1 supersonic rocket plane

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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ack in 2010, British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon drilling rig exploded and spilled millions of barrels of oil off the Louisiana coast. Countless small business owners, including fishermen, hotel operators, restaurants, rental companies, and seafood processors, suffered and went bankrupt. State and local governments lost billions more in tax revenue. Lawyers, who may be some of the few people to actually profit from the disaster, are still fighting over compensation and claims, and will probably still be fighting until long after

anyone reading these words is still alive. BP has been gushing cash ever since the spill to clean up its mess and restore its reputation the damaged environment. The total includes $20 billion for a trust fund to settle financial claims, $4.5 billion in criminal fines and other penalties, and $18.7 billion to settle federal and state claims. But there’s good news for the company, too — they’ll be getting billions in help from their friends at the IRS! Here’s how that little plot twist works.

Section 162(f) of the Internal Revenue Code states that “no deduction shall be allowed . . . for any fine or similar penalty paid to a government for the violation of any law.” But defining exactly what makes up a “fine or penalty” isn’t as obvious as you might think (and it gives those lawyers we just talked about the opportunity to bill a lot of hours arguing about it). Payments that aren’t considered fines or penalties are deductible just like any other business expense. So let’s take a look at exactly

how BP will be structuring this final settlement: • $5.5 billion goes towards a Clean Water Act penalty. This amount should be nondeductible. However, the press release announcing the settlement states that 80% of the penalty “will go to restoration efforts in the affected states pursuant to a Deepwater-specific statute, the RESTORE Act.” That should give a clever lawyer more than enough rope to argue for deductibility! • $8.8 billion goes towards natural resource damage and funding Gulf restoration projects. Since it’s not explicitly designated a “fine” or “penalty,” BP will probably deduct it. • $5.9 billion goes towards state and local governments to settle their claims. Again, since it’s being paid to “settle” claims, BP will likely deduct it. • $600 million goes towards “other claims,” including “unreimbursed federal expenses due to this incident.” (Sounds like the sort of “slush fund” favored by Louisiana politicians of yore, doesn’t it?) And really, how much fun is a slush fund if you have to pay tax on it? We may never know exactly how much BP writes off because deductions on settlements are confidential business information. But we know the company’s federal tax rate is 35%. So that means, if BP writes off, say, $20 billion of the payments, they’ll save $7 billion in taxes. That money, of course, comes out of all of our pockets. So pat yourself on the back for playing your part in cleaning up the Gulf. Nobody ever plans to suffer through a disaster like the Deepwater Horizon spill. But it’s worth remembering that how you clean up your mistakes can make a real difference. Make sure you have someone to turn to if you need some “financial 911,” and don’t hesitate to call if trouble strikes! Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at allanjrcpa@aol.com.

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Bashert or Zivug – Which Did You Find?

ter, a couple that just looks and acts as if they’re cut from the same cloth, then you’re looking at soulmates. But, when a couple looks just kinda cute together or not exactly like they fit together, then you are looking at people who found something different. Something called their bashert. So which are you and your partner? Don’t look in the mirror to find out if you look alike! Just think: do we easily agree, do things just flow, are we on the same page effortlessly? If so, you definitely look alike. Now, if you are one of the many blessed ... with the life challenge of a bashert, you don’t always agree. You may see some slight flaws in one another. You may not always communicate in just the right tone or manner to get your point across. You may even get a little rowdy. Does any of this sound familiar? If so, then you are part of the bashert club. You may think, gee, that’s a bit frustrating. And it is! But this is how it is in the bashert club because there you need to fine-tune and come together. Education, reframing, and rephrasing are your catch words. You are here as a couple, to grow this way! Gee whizzzz, a zivug sounds so much simpler—all that getting along and having it easy. Boring! Who wants that? Okay, so maybe there is something beautiful about that!? But there is something beautiful in the bashert club too. It just takes a little more work on your part to bring the beauty out!

But if you find yourself feeling it takes effort to make it work – embrace it! Then suddenly one day you’ll pass by a mirror and notice – look at that – we are starting to look alike. And it’s not just because your kids seem to look like both of you.

Rivki Rosenwald is a certified relationship counselor, and career and life coach. She can be contacted at 917-705-2004 or rivki@ rosenwalds.com

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You are here as a couple, to grow this way!

Free choice is not always control of which club we get into. It’s more how we react when we get there. So if you have one of those easy marriages and everything flows, be appreciative, realize you are blessed, and be empathetic when others say they work a bit harder.

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