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LETTER EDITOR from the

This week we announce the start of a brand-new column: Vibes of Gratitude. The column, as our announcement on page X explains, is a forum in which readers will be able to thank the various people in their lives for their wonderful acts of kindness.

I found it interesting that we decided to herald the start of this new column the same week that our parashah columnist chose to talk about the korban todah — a specific type of korban shelamim. As our parashah columnist writes:

“The truth is that these stories [of personal hashgacha pratis] help us focus on our gratitude toward Hashem and sharing them allows for feelings of appreciation not only in this world but in Heaven too…”

When we recognize that random incidents such as a wallet being returned to us, special food being delivered to us, or phone calls being made on our behalf — have all been Divinely orchestrated for our benefit, then we are guaranteed to feel not only an appreciation toward the messengers of the kindness but appreciation toward the Sender of those messengers, Hashem.

Recognizing the goodness in our lives allows us to draw closer to Hashem. As the passuk tells us, “Haboteach baHashem chessed yisovevenu—He who trusts in Hashem, kindness will encompass him.”

When we recognize Hashem’s involvement in our lives we start to see that there are messengers of Hashem’s kindness all over. Not a single person whom we encounter or meet is happenstance; it’s all been Divinely orchestrated.

The fact that we chose to announce this column the week that parashah column

discusses the same subject is not mere happenstance. The themes of chessed and hashgacha pratis are intertwined. Hashem orchestrates the events and people in our lives for our benefit and recognizing the kindness inherent in our day is one way of recognizing Hashem’s ongoing influence and involvement in our lives.

But more than that, after we recognize acts kindness and the hashgacha pratis behind them, the natural next step is for us to want to reciprocate. I remember a time when my washer broke down a few years ago and my neighbor kindly offered to let me use her washing machine for a week. The natural outcome of her kindness was that I now felt a desire to pass on her act of goodness to others. My neighbor did not need to use my washer or my dryer after that — and offering her such conveniences would have been cliché and trite — but when a different neighbor needed something else that went beyond my comfort zone I was able to offer it to her happily, thanks to the good feelings engendered by my other neighborly experience.

Chessed is like a wheel. We receive kindness, acknowledge that kindness and thank Hashem for it, and we then feel so much more empowered to pass that kindnesses on to others.

May the start of our Vibes of Appreciation column be the harbinger of many more acts of chessed in the community. Looking forward to seeing your chessed submissions! The

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Lessons From the Korban Todah

The korban shelamim is one of the korbanos discussed in this week’s parasha. The korban todah, a korban brought to express thanks to Hashem, is a type of korban shelamim. The gemara, in Berachos 54:2, tells us about four situations which require a person to bring a korban todah: recovering from a serious illness, safely crossing an ocean, being released from prison, and crossing a desert.

The korban todah had two unique qualities:

A. Most types of korban shelamim must be eaten within two days and one night. The korban todah, however, had to be finished within one day and one night.

B. The korban todah was offered up together with an unusually large amount of bread -- thirty matzos and ten challos. Even accounting for the one tenth given to the kohanim, the thirty-six remaining breads were far too much for one person to consume in one day.

The Seforno and the Netziv in Haemek Davar question how one person could be expected to eat an entire animal plus all that bread in one day. The answer is that the person bringing up the korban would not eat it by himself. He’d instead be “forced” to invite family and friends to join his seudah, ensuring publicity of his personal miracle. At the meal, this person would stand up and relate the story behind his salvation that necessitated bringing the korban. The public seudah would lead this person to publicly acknowledge and thank Hashem for the kindness bestowed upon him.

The Zohar, on parashas Bo 40:2, tells us that an individual is obligated to publicly thank Hashem for any private miracles that he experiences. Moreover, the Zohar teaches that when one publicizes miracles, malachim gather and praise Hashem, creating a powerful kiddush Hashem in heaven and on earth.

During the sheva brachos of one of the Brisker Rav’s sons, the rav gathered a minyan for Kriyas HaTorah in his house. Suddenly, the Brisker Rav noticed that his son, the chassan, had not yet arrived. He sent someone to check up on the chassan, but despite repeated knocking on his door there was no answer. Concerned, this messenger broke into the house and saw that it was full of smoke from a burning heater. The chassan was lying on the ground, unresponsive. Immediately, the man removed the chassan from his house and took charge of the situation. When the chassan eventually awoke, he was completely fine. A doctor remarked that had he not been found when he he’d been found, there may have been no one left to save. That Shabbos, the Brisker Rav told everyone he met about the miracle. He added that he learned this from Moshe Rabbeinu, who told his father-in-law, Yisro about the nissim Hashem had done, publicizing them to whomever he could.

The Midrash, in Vayikra Rabba 9:7, teaches that in the times of Moshiach korbanos will cease to exist, except for the korban todah. Rav Avraham Pam explains that there will be no need for sin offerings because the power of the Yetzer Hara will be gone. And yet, this leads us to wonder, will people be ill, in prison, or in danger from crossing the ocean and desert during the times of Moshiach? Why will there still be a korban todah? The answer is that people will bring the korban todah up voluntarily, to express gratitude to Hashem for His kindness.

A korban of voluntary thankfulness is, in fact, the greatest type of korban

todah. It is referenced in the passuk in parashas Emor, which states, “When you slaughter a korban todah to Hashem, you shall slaughter it so that it should be acceptable for you,” (Vayikra, 22:29).

This type of korban todah can be given voluntarily to express thankfulness for good health, family, or sustenance — not only after surviving a crisis. When speaking about the development of good middos, Rav Dessler emphasizes that to properly serve Hashem we must recognize and thank Him for the good He has given us. One can serve Hashem from fear of punishment and fulfill His obligations, but complete “service of the heart” only comes when one’s heart feels gratitude.

I heard a story, from my neighbor, about a woman who had traveled to Haifa with her children. On the way home, her daughter left her camera in the bathroom of the central bus station. As there was still time before their bus’s scheduled departure, the children began to play. One child hid a bottle and everyone else looked for it. The young girl, owner of the camera, began searching for the bottle under the bench and behind the garbage can. Suddenly, the cleaner approached and asked if she was looking for her camera. At that moment, the girl realized that she had forgotten her camera and exclaimed, “Wow, where is my camera?” The cleaner pulled the girl’s camera from his pocket, explaining that when he saw her searching for something he realized that she must have been looking for her camera. He was not a Jewish cleaner which made the story — and its happy ending — even more remarkable!

We often hear stories of people’s personal hashgacha pratis, and we may question the need to publicize them. The truth is that these stories help us focus on our gratitude toward Hashem and sharing them allows for feelings of appreciation not only in this world but in Heaven too. The stories create a meaningful kiddush Hashem.

It is crucial for us, Yidden, to feel gratitude toward Hashem and to those who perform His acts of goodness. We need to express this publicly. When we sit on a park bench, or at a wedding, and relate an ordinary hashgacha pratis tale, we fulfill the directive to “speak about His miracles,” (Tehillim 105:2).

There is an additional layer of importance in sharing one’s gratitude with those around him. The passuk states, “On a day of good, be among the good,” (Koheles, 7:14). Targum explains this passuk to mean that on the day that Hashem does good for you, you should spread that good forward. Reb Dovid Rosman shares, in the name of Rav Chatzkel Weinfeld, that the idea here is to emulate Hashem. When we receive a blessing from Hashem, that should motivate us to be more like Him and to do good to others. Keeping a personal gratitude list is not enough; it’s important to spread the good to others.

Influencing others is exactly what the Yid who brings up a korban todah is doing. By sharing his food with his family and friends, he spreads the gratitude further by publicly thanking Hashem and sharing his wealth with those around him.

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Reb Shmuel Shmelke HaLevi

Horowitz of Nikolsburg (1726 – April 28, 1778)

Once, Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg received a court summons to the capital city of Vienna, so that he could be judged for a crime his opponents claimed he’d committed. To reach Vienna, Reb Shmelke needed to cross the Danube River. During the winter, the river froze over and was covered with a thick, strong layer of ice ,making it safe for people to cross. Reb Shmelke’s court case was scheduled for Adar, however, when the ice started to thaw, and so the river was extremely dangerous to cross.

Reb Shmelke set out on his trip. When he reached the Danube River, he asked merchants with boats to ferry him to the other side of the river. Large pieces of ice were floating on the water, and these pieces were liable to crash into each other, making it sakanas nefashos to attempt to cross the river in a boat.

None of the merchants were willing to risk their lives by ferrying Reb Shmelke across the Danube, even after Reb Shmelke promised them quite a sum.

Reb Shmelke, however, was determined to cross the Danube to reach the courthouse in time. He walked to the riverbank and, staff in hand, he stepped onto an ice floe. The ice floe began to float across the river, with Reb Shmelke standing regally atop. Even when Reb Shmelke’s ice floe crashed into another piece of ice, he did not lose his balance. Mid-river, Reb Shmelke grasped his staff and stepped calmly

onto another ice floe, as if moving between steppingstones in a manicured garden. He rode this ice floe with confidence as well, as it drifted across the treacherous river.

Eventually, Reb Shmelke crossed over to a third ice floe, and he continued to stride easily from one ice floe to another.

Reb Shmelke’s feat caused a great commotion in Vienna and people came out to the riverbank in droves to watch the marvel.

One young man, a student in a famous university in Vienna, noticed that all the students were running somewhere. He ran after them, until he reached the banks of the Danube. There, like everyone else, he saw Reb Shmelke striding atop the impassable river with ease.

“Where are you going?” People called out to Reb Shmelke.

Reb Shmelke told them that he was on his way to court because people had falsely accused him. When Reb Shmelke reached firm ground, the crowd followed him to court, flooding the courtroom and yelling at the judge, “It’s impossible that a man of G-d like this would commit the crime that he’s been accused of!”

The judge was persuaded (or intimidated) by the crowd, and he dismissed the case on the spot.

Many years later, Reb Shmelke’s grandson was also in court on trumped up charges. His grandfather, Reb Shmelke, accompanied him. The judge in the courthouse recognized Reb Shmelke immediately. He was none other than the young university student who had witnessed Reb Shmelke cross the thawing Danube.

“Seeing you together with your grandfather,” the judge told the grandson. “My immediate assumption is that you, too, must be a man of G-d and completely innocent.”

The judge immediately dismissed the case. .

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Reb Shimon Sofer was the second son of the Chasam Sofer and served as the chief rabbi of Krakow. Interestingly, he was offered the position of chief rabbi of Nikolsburg, but he turned it down, reasoning that he could not possibly replace Nikolsburg’s previous chief rabbis, including Reb Shmelke of Nikolsburg. ***

The Divrei Chaim of Sanz once put a Jewish resident of Sanz in cheirem. In response, the man slandered the Divrei Chaim to the authorities. Unfortunately, the matter was brought to court, and the judge sentenced the Divrei Chaim’s son Reb Aharon, who served as the av beis din, to a long imprisonment.

Reb Shimon Sofer attempted to intercede on Reb Aharon’s behalf with the Minister of Justice.

But the Minister replied, “Even the pope in Rome is not authorized to excommunicate someone — how dare the rabbi do such a thing!?”

Reb Shimon decided that the only avenue of pursuit was to take the matter to the king himself.

When Reb Shimon’s appointment with the king arrived, he closed his eyes and made the berachah one recites upon seeing a king with tremendous kavanah. In his fervor, he did not notice that the letter of appeal had fallen from his hand. When he

Reb Shimon Sofer (1820 – 1883)

opened his eyes, he found the king sitting and reading the letter.

The king promised to help.

A few days later, an order arrived from the Minister of Justice, commuting the sentence to “house arrest.” Although a police officer was stationed outside of Reb Aharon’s house, he did not prevent Reb Aharon from coming and going freely. ***

Once, a child in Krakow suffered a terrible attack of diphtheria in middle of the night. Diphtheria causes the throat to swell and makes breathing difficult. The child could barely breathe, and the family didn’t know what to do.

Frightened and at his wits end, the child’s father ran out of the house and wandered the streets. Soon, he found himself outside the home of the rav, Reb Shimon Sofer. The man saw that the rav’s light was still on and that Reb Shimon was busy learning. He decided to tell Reb Shimon about the terrible danger that his child was in.

As soon as Reb Shimon heard the man’s tale, he immediately took off his scarf and gave it to him. “Put this on your child’s forehead,” he instructed. “But make sure to return the scarf first thing in the morning and do not tell anyone about this.”

The man ran home and did as the rav had said. Indeed, the

situation improved immediately, and the child began to breathe freely.

In the morning, the man returned the scarf and begged Reb Shimon to explain his two conditions. “It’s very simple,” Reb Shimon explained. “I needed you to bring back my scarf because I don’t have another one [Reb Shimon lived in poverty], but you should know that I did not do anything magical to it. The scarf was damp from the sweat of yegiah in Torah. Ameilus b’Torah is the zechus that healed your child.

“As for why I told you not to tell anyone, that, too, is very simple. I’m busy with communal matters all day and much of the night, so I only have time to learn very late. If people in the city find out that I’m awake so late, they’ll bother me then too, and I won’t be able to learn at all. Then, if you need help again, I’ll have no way to help you.”

This story was recounted by a man who came to be menachem avel at the shiva of Reb Yosef Nechemia Kornitzer (a grandson of Reb Shimon Sofer, who also served as rav of Krakow). When he finished his tale, the man concluded, “I was that child!”

***

Reb Shimon Sofer’s yahrzeit is Yud Zayin Adar Beis.

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“Are there special clothes you’d wear to a stakeout?” I asked Rikki. I didn’t ask Debbie the question because she was edgy and snappy — the unfortunate result of stress.

Rikki shot me a look, but then softened and said: “I don’t know, Dad. I’m kinda not an expert in stakeouts. And I’m not an expert in men’s clothing either. I’d imagine comfortable clothing for this weather will do, and what you’re wearing now seems eminently suitable.”

“Hmm,” I said. “Maybe you’re right, but I’m beginning to wonder if maybe I’d better…”

Rikki’s phone rang. It was Fred Wilkins. He was outside, waiting for us.

“No time,” Rikki said. “Just unfasten your top button if you feel too constricted. Here’s your bag of starvation prevention sustenance. Plus drinks. That should keep famine and pestilence at bay while you’re waiting it out.”

I took the bag, thanked her, and headed for the door. Debbie, who was wearing a loose comfortable dress and sneakers, coughed. “Um, Nachman, where’s your ‘Good Book’?”

My Mishnayos! Debbie was right! I grabbed it and headed out the door which my wife had already slipped out through.

The car’s horn honked. Fred Wilkins was obviously getting impatient. The car, a black sedan of nondescript make and vintage, lacked the shine and polish I’d expected. It was scruffy, scratched and dirty outside. Debbie was already sitting inside, so I joined her, and I found that, to find foot room, I had to kick aside what appeared to be several centuries’ worth of smelly old takeout cartons, paper bags, and hot cups.

“You okay back there?” asked the driver, a big burly guy with a bald head. I presumed the man was Fred Wilkins, though he reminded me of Xavier Roberts, not Xavier’s Slavic intonations. “I’m Constable Peter Davis, by the way,

and that’s Fred Wilkins.”

Fred Wilkins had gray, wavy hair, grown past his collar. He nodded at the introduction but didn’t turn around.

“So, you’re all right back there?” Peter Davis repeated his earlier question, steering away from the curb.

“Oh yes,” I said, “I’m learning what the birds see in making a nest out of old paper bags and food cartons. It’s fascinating and very cozy.”

That “look” I received from Debbie was inevitable, sharper than the common look that I usually got. Still, I couldn’t help myself.

“So,” Debbie said in a conversational tone, after we traveled several moments in total silence. “Which tube station are we going to, exactly?”

“Information,” Fred Wilkins said, after offering what I could only describe as a snort. “Is given on a strictly needto-know basis.”

“What?” Debbie asked.

“It means that when we get there, you’ll know,” Peter said. “No point in grilling us about it now.”

The cops had a point. Not that they put it over pleasantly, but it was a point, nonetheless.

We humans, are curious beings still, and we peered out of the window intently looking for clues. After a while of twisting and turning and going down side streets, though, we both gave up on figuring out our destination.

Eventually, we arrived at Broken Tree Branch station, a station formally known as Elephant and Castle. The tree with the broken branch was on the right-hand side of the station — if you were coming out of it — amongst many other trees. On the other side of the station, was a green living wall comprised of fresh growing plants and purple flowers.

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Recap: Rikki sends the video file to the police, and an officer reports that the police think they’ve identified the tube station in question. Debbie and Nachman are granted permission to accompany the police as they stake out the area.

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“There it is,” Debbie breathed. “Just like on the video. I wonder why Avi didn’t point out the living wall. It’s much more of a landmark than the trees on the other side.”

“Interesting,” agreed Fred. “And helpful, because now we only need to look at buildings which have a view of the trees, and not buildings which have a view of the green wall. That narrows the search down a lot.”

“Ah,” I said wisely. To my ears I sounded almost like Sherlock Holmes. I almost added, “elementary my dear Watson,” but managed to hold myself back.

Peter Davis parked the car. A few cars hooted at him, as it was obviously not a permitted parking area, but he waved his warrant card at them and they vanished like smoke.

The two cops got out, and we followed. We needed to stretch our legs a bit after sitting with our feet ankle deep in paper bags and food containers. Fred and Peter stood staring, first at the station, and then back at the buildings opposite.

Fred got his phone out and looked at the video clip again. “Okay mate, it’s up there,” he told Peter, pointing to a building behind them. “We’re going up.” Turning to us, Fred said, “Not you. You, wait in the car.”

“Aww,” I said, but that didn’t elicit any sympathy.

The police moved away, and Debbie and I meekly turned back in the car. “I’m not getting back in until the car is tidied up,” Debbie commented. “Come on, give me a hand. It’ll be more comfortable for both of us. Look, there’s a rubbish bin over there.”

For the next few minutes, we kept ourselves busy by cleaning out the rubbish littering the floor of the car. We made several trips to the rubbish bin. I even had to shove the rubbish down, so that we could fit more in.

“There,” Debbie said finally, looking at the interior of the police car with satisfaction. “Doesn’t that look better?”

I had to admit, it did. At least there was room for our feet now. “Okay,” I said. “Let’s sit back down and eat some of our snacks and mess it all up again.”

Debbie giggled and then gave me a mock stern look. “All rubbish goes in the bag,” she said. “Gottit?”

“Yes Ma’am,” I said. We both got in and made ourselves comfortable. We ate some of our snacks and drank some of our water.

Somehow, I thought that by the time we’d finish doing that, the stakeout would be over. We kept looking at the building, hoping the police would come through the door. But as time dragged on, we began to get worried and bored in equal measure. Maybe the boredom even outdid the worry.

“What’s taking so long?” I asked more than once, until Debbie told me to give it a rest.

“But what IS taking so long?” I persisted, “maybe they’ve found Avi dead, and they don’t know how to tell us.”

“I didn’t think this would take so long,” Debbie finally agreed, looking worriedly at the door of the building. We both watched the door of the building after that with intensity, like a cat watching a mouse hole and awaiting the

emergence of its doomed inhabitants.

“Do we have enough chairs…if the worst happens?” I remarked.

“For a shivah? Don’t be negative. How about I daven a bit, and you learn?”

Shamefacedly, I got out my Mishnayos and for the next several minutes we were silent, each lost in our own version of Higher things.

Finally, the door of the building opened. We both gasped, and peered out, but it was a totally random couple, carrier bags in hand, going to do some late-night shopping, no doubt.

Eventually, the door opened again, and the two cops emerged. We both gasped as the door closed behind them and it was obvious that they were alone.

Debbie’s hand flew to her mouth. “Why isn’t Avi with them?” she said.

The cops returned to the car. Fred turned the rear-view mirror around so that his face was looking at us in the backseats.

“Is Avi….” Debbie struggled to get the words out.

“Was he there?” I finished for her. I, Master of Getting Words Out.

“Oh, he was there,” Pete said. “Identified himself correctly, he did.”

“So why isn’t he with you?” Debbie said, finally finding her voice.

“You know,” Fred said. “We out to ‘ave you arrested for wasting police time. It’s an offense, you know.”

“What??” Debbie and I said simultaneously.

“That’s right, Mr. and Mrs. Feld,” Peter said, obviously enjoying the moment far more than he should. “The young man said he doesn’t need rescuing.”

“What?” We both said in unison again.

“He said he’s perfectly fine, and that you should both go home and leave him alone. He’s not a minor and he has every right to be there, or anywhere, of his own choosing.”

“But…” Debbie said.

“He’s fine. He told me to tell you to leave him alone.”

“How did he seem? How did he sound?” Debbie clutched to the car door for support.

Fred turned around in his seat, so he was facing us directly, rather than looking at us in the rear-view mirror.

“You want to know how he looked and sounded, Mrs. Feld? I’ll tell you. He looked annoyed, that’s how. Now I’ll take you home, though I should make you take the tube. After all, there’s a nice convenient tube station right over there called Elephant and Castle with a broken tree outside. But I’m nice, and I can see this this has been a bit of a shock — knowing your little baby is all grown up and has decided he wants to live somewhere else. So, we’ll take you home. Let’s go, Pete. We’ve wasted enough police time for one evening.”

To be continued…

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Rescuing The Disorganized Child

*Malky is definitely her own worst enemy. Despite her intelligence and many talents, she wastes countless hours of class time fiddling around. Her pattern is to finally settle down to a task, just when most of the class is about finished. Homework is seldom turned in, tests are often incomplete and it comes as a surprise when now and then she produces some quality work. As a rule she is completely disorganized, with her notebooks overflowing and her supplies missing.

When Malky really makes up her mind to perform, she can excel.

Unfortunately, high-caliber work has proved to be the exception with her. Malky will continue to get failing grades until she makes up her mind to battle her lazy streak and really buckle down. I know she can do it.

The above comments were written by Malkie’s fifth grade English teacher in an end-of-the-year student evaluation. They portrayed a bright child whose scholastic performance was greatly impaired, in her teacher’s view, due to laziness, disorganization and lack of motivation.

After meeting with Malky and her parents, and sifting through a file of past report cards and evaluations, I began to see some of the causes of her scholastic failures. They were more complex than the pat labels of “lazy” and “negative” would indicate.

Malky was an intelligent and spunky 1l year-old with above average reading and language ability. Her scholastic output had been superior in first and second grades, taking a downturn when she hit third grade. Her performance was especially poor in spelling, math and writing. Once described as “quick-witted,” and “on the ball,” Malky was now profiled as slow-moving and unwilling to take on challenge.

Partly this was due to the increasing complexity of the subject matter, and a greater emphasis on written work which was one of Malky’s weakest points.

Before taking a closer look at the source of Malky’s difficulties, it may be helpful to conjure up a mental image of certain adults we know who, despite their talents, appear to be underachieving or under-functioning. Such an exercise can help us understand the inevitable outcome of allowing certain dysfunctions in children to wreak havoc in their lives.

World-Class Procrastinators

Have you ever had experience with a plumber who takes forever—and then not only does a shoddy job of unclogging the toilet but leaves a mess behind him? Or an accountant who keeps applying for extensions because he can’t get to your taxes?

Your experience with someone who consistently under-functions might have come in the form of a co-worker who is well-meaning and good-natured but fails to carry out her share of the workload. Or when she does pull her weight, creates such disarray you wish she had left matters alone.

It may be the person who is chronically late, always missing appointments or deadlines, or behind in housework or paying the bills. How about the friend/neighbor/family member who is quick to come up with great ideas but seldom carries any of them out?

Like the underachieving student, the countless adults who promise but don’t deliver, who just cannot seem to get the job done, are often disdained as incompetent, irresponsible and lazy. Countless domestic battles have been fought over what educational experts call “chronic output failure.”

What are the causes behind output failure? Are we discussing actual dysfunctions of the brain—or does the term merely whitewash certain flaws in character?

It depends, say experts. “Output failure may indeed stem from flaws in character as well as from the lack of basic training in childhood,” acknowledges noted pediatrician and education specialist Dr. Mel Levine in “The Myth of Laziness.

“In many other cases, however, output failure occurs when despite a person’s best efforts and most earnest intentions, one or more well-defined dysfunctions sabotage his productivity.”

“What is more, considerable evidence shows that all too often the identical dysfunctions that plague children, if left unaddressed, go on to affect adult productivity, as well.”

Problems With Time Management and Prioritizing

Students who manifest output failure may have serious problems getting organized and learning how to priori -

tize. They may find it disproportionately hard to put their thoughts into words—orally or in writing—to keep track of belongings, and to cope with “multi-tasking” (focusing on a project that has a number of parts to it.)

Countless students like Malky (as well as many adults), lack a sense of time and timing. Their trouble with time management includes problems with punctuality, meeting deadlines and never sensing accurately how long it will take to do something.

Students like these are in a proverbial “time warp.” Some become world-class procrastinators, doing everything at the last minute, often in a state of panic.

Some have weak fine-motor coordination and find the mechanics of writing overwhelmingly difficult and tedious. Still others lack the mental energy and sufficient mental stamina to keep at a task until it is completed.

Serious efforts to tackle dysfunctions such as these in the younger years may yield significant and lasting results, experts say. Breaking the child’s difficulties down into small doses so that he no longer feels overwhelmed or despairing is one of the most effective approaches in combating the dysfunction.

An intensive evaluation uncovered Malky’s strengths and weaknesses, and explored whether there were complicating factors in her personal life. It also addressed the following key questions:

What specific forms of dysfunction are operating? Is it attention control? Is it memory or mental energy level? Is it language? Is it motor function? Is it conceptualization?

Dismantling Roadblocks

Malky’s parents capitalized on a vital tool many people overlook: the rich opportunities for scholastic reversal afforded by the summer months. I shared my findings with both Malky and her parents and together we embarked on a program of summer remediation, with both short-term and long-term goals aimed at dismantling her learning roadblocks.

Much of the emphasis was on strategies that tackled her aversion to writing, as well as her of “an inner clock” that contributed to so much disorganization in her life.

With Malky herself, I took away the stigma from her problems by explaining that she was not unique in her troubles, not a dumb kid or a loser. She was simply getting tripped up by certain weaknesses that would thwart anyone’s success.

I praised her for her strengths (superior reading and language skills, artistic ability, and a desire to succeed), and pointed out how we would use those very abilities to sidestep the weaknesses.

Many of the measures we mapped out, when implement -

ed at home with children who share Malky’s difficulties, have been found to significantly upgrade classroom performance. It cannot be stressed enough how essential is the parent’s role in establishing the following routines:

•Time management is one of the most important keys to enabling productivity. At least once a day, a parent and child should confer, scheduling activities over the next several days, making use of a desk calendar or chart. Before going to bed each night, the child should check off what was completed and roughly how long it took.

•Reward productivity, not grades. The child should receive special recognition for handing in every assignment and logging in a decent level of study time.

•Provide attractive work incentives. It is vital for the child to understand that effort pays!

•Curtail all forms of overstimulation, including TV, computer games, videos and other electronic gadgets.

•Arrange for optimal work conditions. Kids need to work in a quiet environment, one that is relatively distraction-free.

•Help with prioritization. Sit down with your child once a week and compile a list of all the anticipated activities. Rate them in terms of how important they are, with high-priority items to be accomplished by the end of the coming week. Lower-priority ones may or may not get completed.

•Help the child develop a system for organizing school papers and supplies, using color-coded folders, looseleafs with pockets, and other strategies. Set times a few nights a week for reviewing the contents of the child’s bookbag, and deciding what to discard, what to save and how to file it away.

•Break down homework tasks into small steps and increase the work load by small increments. Children like Malky tend to feel easily overwhelmed by the magnitude of the assignment.

•In addition, isolate weak components of a child’s work. If he has trouble getting ideas into clear language, he should begin by putting down his thoughts in not very good language. The important thing is to make a start. Later he can repair and polish the wording and the mechanics. Reduce writing requirements (with the teacher’s permission) whenever possible.

•Frequently, parents wonder how much they should help their children with homework. Learn how to walk the fine line between being helpful but not offering too much criticism or correction. Share in brainstorming, such as helping to pick a topic. Perhaps give the child a jump-start, such as helping her write the first sentence.

“The younger a child is, the better are his or her chances of reversing output failure and generating high productivity,” Dr. Levine reminds us. With summer approaching, a goldmine of opportunity exists for setting in motion the process that can turn around a student’s life. Seize the moment!

An acclaimed educator and social skills specialist, Mrs. Rifka Schonfeld has served the Jewish community for close to thirty years. She founded and directs the widely acclaimed educational program, SOS, servicing all grade levels in secular as well as Hebrew studies. A kriah and reading specialist, she has given dynamic workshops and has set up reading labs in many schools. In addition, she offers evaluations G.E.D. preparation,

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Herr Heinrich Abaza was of both German and Iraqi origin. At least, that’s what the official report about him stated. His father was German, and his mother was an extreme Arab radical — though his first name reflected his German lineage from his father’s side, and his last name reflected his Arabic lineage from his mother’s side.

It was not the type of lineage that Israeli officials could afford to overlook. The Israeli Mossad knew about Mr. Abaza and had been keeping tabs on him for years. At the Israeli embassy in Vienna a select number of officials knew about him as well. Heinrich Abaza was a potential threat, but he’d never done anything overt. He’d never threatened anyone at the embassy, he’d never taken an enemy stance toward the Jews of Vienna, and he’d never done anything particularly nefarious.

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Mr. Katz requested a transfer to Vienna for his family and the request was approved. He was immediately promoted in rank as well, though he hadn’t told Eli and Rachel about the promotion.

“And now your father’s weeks of scouting and decoding things is finally come to a solid conclusion,” Mr. Liram told Eli

Recap: Eli’s interrogation at the embassy yields no clues. Things are about to reach a frustrating climax, but then a phone call comes in from the Viennese police with the name of the boss of Eli and Jake’s captors.

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and Rachel, from his spot at the head of the conference table at the embassy. He’d just finished bringing everyone up to date on f the latest information. “Your father didn’t think, of course, that you’d be kidnapped in his attempt to uncover Heinrich’s schemes, but now that that happened and we’re after the fact, it’s easy to see that it was for the best. Your kidnapping has led to the capture of Heinrich’s henchmen and Heinrich himself — who won’t be able to hide under the mask of noninvolvement for much longer.”

“Hashgacha pratis,” Jake murmured.

Rachel looked at him for a moment and then turned to look at Mr. Liram with an inquisitive expression. “I don’t understand,” she said. “What is Hein…. that man…scheming, and why is it good that Jake and Eli were kidnapped?”

“He has, or had, plans to do something big at the upcoming ambassador’s convention,” Mr. Liram said quietly. “We had no way to prove that earlier, however, and we didn’t want to involve the Austrians. Now that he’s gotten involved in a kidnapping, however, and has been brough in for police questioning, his plans are sure to come to light.”

“Let’s hope so,” Eli said.

Mr. Liram nodded. “The next few hours are going to be telling in that way. But right now, the best thing for everyone would be for members of the Katz and Green families tol go home and catch some rest. It’s been a long day for you all, and the men who’ve been scouting out your apartment have been arrested. You should be able to enjoy a safe night at home.”

It was a subdued Katz family that made its way out of their car and onto the sidewalk next to their building. Further up ahead, the Green family members were doing the same.

“I wish I would have known more about what was going on behind the scenes.” Eli muttered as he followed his parents, Rachel, and the Green family into their building. “Maybe I would have been more careful then.”

“Maybe,” Mrs. Katz said lightly. “Or maybe not. The truth though, is that we didn’t realize the extent of the danger that we were in either. The messages that they sent each other were encrypted, and Abba only unencrypted some of them.”

“I also disabled all of the tracking devices in our house,” Mr. Katz added. “I knew there were men across the street, and that they probably reported to Heinrich Abaza, but because he was being so scrupulous about not being discovered, I didn’t think they’d do anything overt.”

Eli sighed. It was because of his silly behavior that he and Jake had been kidnapped that morning. He should not have gone off galivanting into the lion’s lair. Still, he wished that his parents would have told him more about the men who were after them.

The Green and Katz families reached their building, and they walked up the steps toward their respective homes. When they reached the second-floor landing, Jake waved at Eli and offered him a wink.

It was the first sign that Jake was coming back to himself after the kidnapping, and that he was willing to forgive Eli for involving him in such a dangerous proposition.

It was a moment Eli knew that he’d treasure. Still, he did owe his friend an apology. Taking a deep breath now, he mumbled. “I’m sorry Jake. I guess the next time that I want to take you on an adventure I’ll think long and hard before I do anything.”

Jake laughed. “I’ll probably think long and hard before joining you. But the truth is that I learned a thing or two today.”

Eli looked at Jake. “Oh,” he said.

“Yeah,” Jake added. “In Boston I was afraid of some guys because they were…Well, they were just plain mean. But today I was rescued from guys who were meaner than just plain mean. Go figure.”

“Go figure,” Eli repeated. His mind was spinning.

“It’s all proof, really, that there’s a Master Planner behind everything.”

Master Planner were Rabbi Silberberg’s words. It was his way of describing Hashem and His involvement in their daily lives.

Eli nodded, but then his thoughts turned inward. “I learned something too,” he said quietly. “I learned something about not being so impulsive and about the importance of getting permission.”

Jake laughed, and Eli joined him, but it was a serious type of laugh.

The boys parted ways and Eli entered his house. After all that he’d been through, the apartment seemed particularly cozy and inviting.

He only hoped that the Austrian police officers, and the Israeli embassy members, were indeed doing their part of bringing Heinrich Abaza in for questioning, arresting any henchman, and ensuring that the whole matter was laid to rest. To be

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Our days are filled with so many chessed-filled encounters, but how often do we stop to acknowledge those involved? How much do we thank our service providers?

Or the random people who brighten our lives with goodness?

In Vibes of Gratitude, our newest column, we open the floor to you — our readers — to thank service providers and helpful individuals who add so much helpfulness and convenience to our days.

Vibes of Gratitude is about thanking others for their actions and recognizing the chessed that graces our lives. It’s our reader’s stage — your place to thank the special people who add so much vibrance to your life.

Olam Chessed Yibaneh.

Acknowledging chessed is the first step toward ensuring its continuity.

Submit your stories about acts of kindness you are grateful for to:

Editor@lakewoodvibes.com

Names of service providers, neighbors, etc. need not be mentioned — but the act of chessed should be explicit enough for the doer to recognize.

Looking forward to publishing your submissions!

תיטרפ החגשה

Writing Contest Writing Contest

I missed the bus, and then I saw someone who really needed my help…

I was out babysitting and one of the kids had a strange-looking wart. I knew that my mother would know just the right way to treat it…

I was lost and crying when a woman offered to help me. Turned out that she was my mother’s seminary roommate!

Kids, tell us your stories of hashgacha pratis in 300 words or less and have your story featured in Lakewood Vibes!

Every featured story will receive a Lakewood Vibes Purse or Wallet!

The writer of the best (longest, most creative, and most exciting) story will win a $50 gift certificate to a variety of stores!

Send all entries to: Contest@lakewoodvibes.com

Subject: Hashgacha Pratis Story

Include your name and age with each entry.

The story was about 5 and a half months ago our sister lived in Israel and before Sukkos and Simchas Torah she was debating whether to go to America to be with us, and in the end she decided to come. so she flew to America before Sukkos. We had a lot of fun at Sukkot and it was really fun with her, but then on Simchas Torah we started hearing from people that something had happened in Israel, but we didn't know what happened until Simchas Torah had passed and then we heard that a war had started in Israel and we heard that the missiles were very close to the area where our sister lived in Israel! So we really had a Hashgacha Pratis when she came to America and didn't stay in Israel for Sukkos and Simchas Torah, we don't want to think about what could have happened if she had stayed in Israel.

G. Aharonovich, 11

$50

Congratulations to our winner!

It was the morning that my mother had come home from Eretz Yisrael and we had prepared for the occasion and made signs and posters...etcetera etcetera etcetera.my mother arrived after a long plane ride and was exhausted and tired but my mother still stayed up till we left for school during this time my mother gave out the presents and souvenirs one souvenir that me and my sister got were a red ayin hara bracelet we took our souvenirs and thanked our mother and a while later headed out for school so then after a long day at school we settled down to do our homework when i got a knock on the door turns out it was my neighbor and she wanted to go segway riding with me so i went to get my segway but left out an important part my helmet and i wasn't really ''in the mood'' of wearing my helmet (got to say that was a dumb move) so a short while later me and my neighbor were riding through our neighborhood on segways when all of a sudden I rode over a bump and I flew off the segway and i really got hurt but somehow managed to make it home without any help i told my nieghbor through choked tears that I wasnt going to be riding anymore for that day she accepted it and with that left when I got to the nearest mirror I had the shock of my life my forehead had a huge bump on it (which I later found out was defined as a goose egg) my brother first glanced at me and he shrieked along with me! My mother saw me and quickly called Hatzalah when they arrived. We first l eft for the hospital when we got to the trauma unit. They predicted that it could have been a lot worse! so first of all we saw how it was hashgacha pratis that I had gotten my red ayin hara bracelet earlier that day! (also a small point our segway has a ritsil hamalach) and that my mother had come home from Eretz Yisrael that day as well and was able to be with me in the trauma unit of the hospital!! Thank you Hashem for the amazing hashgacha pratis!!

Malki S.

Last week’s winner:

Tzvi Goldstein

Eitz Chaim

Initiative for boys 8-13

וצ תשרפ

1) How do we know that a ןהכ can’t have a הציצח between his skin and his clothing?

2) Why did the ןהכ change his clothes when he took the ןשד outside the הנחמ?

3) When did they take the ןשד outside the הנחמ?

4 From where did they get the fire to light the הרונמ?

5) Is a ןהכ that is a םומ לעב allowed to eat from a החנמ ןברק?

6) Why do we need to break a שרח ילכ that was used to cook a ןברק?

7) What type of החנמ was called ‘הברח’?

This week’s questions are until ישילש

If you would like to submit answers and be entered into a raffle for a $25 gift card, please call 848 373 5489. To get this Parsha sheet emailed to you every week, send a request to torahshleimah@gmail.com.

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Parashas Tzav

Across:

2. Which korban was brought by a Yid who sinned by mistake?

3. Which part of an animal may never be eaten by a yid?

6. How many types of korban minchah are there?

7. Which sweet ingredient was prohibited from use in korbanos?

11. Which korban gets completely burnt on the mizbeach?

12. How many days did it take to make the chanukas habayis of the mishkan?

13. Which korban was a peace offering?

15. Which kohen wore colorful garments?

16. What type of vessel must be broken when it becomes impure?

18. What is the translation of the word Tzav?

Tzav

19. If a person was unsure if he sinned which type of korban did he bring?

Down:

1. What was the korban omer made of?

4. Which korban had in flour, olive oil, and frankincense in it?

5. Who dressed Aharon in the bigdei kehunah and poured the anointing oil on him?

8. Which ingredient was sprinkled on all korbanos?

9. Where did Hashem speak to Moshe about the korbanos from?

10. Which korban had different types, depending on a person’s financial means?

14. Whose responsibility was it to make sure that the fire on the mizbeach was never extinguished?

17. What needed to be removed from the mizbeach every morning?

This week’s crossword is about the korbanos. Answer bolded questions in lashon Hakodesh . The other questions should be answered in English.

Below are the answer’s to last week’s quirky Who am I’s to match the sentence:

Have A Cheerful Beautiful Happy Purim Day And Make Everyone Smile -Vibes

▪ Haman

▪ Achashverosh

▪ Charvonah

▪ Binyamin

▪ Hegai

▪ Parshandasa

▪ Daughter of Haman

▪ Avigail

▪ Mordechai

▪ Esther

▪ Seresh

▪ Vashti

Across

3.

6. How many types of korban minchah

7.

11. Which korban gets completely burnt on the Down

1.

4.

5.

8.

9.

The Power of Quality Sleep for Skin Regeneration & Anti-Aging

In our quest for radiant skin and eternal youth, we often turn to various skincare products and treatments.

Amidst this pursuit, however, we might overlook one of the most powerful tools in our arsenal: quality sleep. Beyond simply resting our bodies, sleep plays a pivotal role in skin regeneration, reducing signs of aging, and enhancing overall beauty. Let’s delve into the fascinating connection between quality sleep and skincare now, unraveling the secrets behind a well-rested complexion.

The Science Behind Beauty Sleep:

Skin is the body’s largest organ, and it undergoes a remarkable process of repair and rejuvenation while we sleep. Throughout the night, our bodies enter various stages of sleep, each essential for different aspects of skin health. During the deep stages of sleep, particularly during REM (rapid eye movement) sleep, the body experiences increased blood flow and oxygenation, crucial for delivering nutrients to the skin and promoting cellular repair.

Collagen, the protein responsible for skin elasticity and firmness, is mainly produced during sleep. As we age, collagen production naturally declines, leading to the formation of wrinkles and sagging skin. Quality sleep allows the body to produce ample collagen, thus slowing down this process and reducing visible signs of aging.

Sleep deprivation also disrupts the delicate balance of hormones in the body, specifically cortisol and melatonin. Elevated cortisol levels, commonly associated with stress and sleep deprivation, can lead to inflammation, collagen breakdown, and accelerated aging of the skin. On the other hand, melatonin, often referred to as the “sleep hormone,” exhibits powerful antioxidant properties, protecting the skin from free radical damage and promoting repair. Proper sleep maintains the necessary balance of these hormones.

The Link Between Sleep and Skin Health:

Beyond its direct impact on cellular repair and collagen production, quality sleep also influences other factors related to skin health. Adequate sleep supports proper

hydration levels within the skin, preventing dryness and promoting a supple complexion. Moreover, it regulates sebum production, reducing the likelihood of acne breakouts and blemishes.

Additionally, sleep plays a crucial role in stress management, and we all know that stress can wreak havoc on our skin. Chronic stress triggers inflammation in the body, leading to conditions such as acne, eczema, and psoriasis. By prioritizing quality sleep, we can lower stress levels, thereby safeguarding our skin from the detrimental effects of chronic inflammation.

Practical Tips for Enhancing Beauty Sleep:

1. Establish a Consistent Sleep Schedule: Aim to go to bed and wake up at the same time each day, even on weekends, to regulate your body’s internal clock.

2. Create a Relaxing Bedtime Routine: Engage in calming activities before bed, such as reading, gentle stretching, or meditation, to signal to your body that it’s time to wind down.

3. Prioritize your Sleep Environment: Ensure that your bedroom is conducive to sleep by keeping it cool, dark, and quiet. Invest in a comfortable mattress and pillows to promote restful sleep.

4. Limit Screen Time Before Bed: Reduce exposure to electronic devices, such as smartphones and laptops, at least an hour before bedtime, as the blue light emitted can disrupt melatonin production and interfere with sleep quality.

5. Practice Good Sleep Hygiene: Avoid caffeine and heavy meals close to bedtime and limit alcohol consumption, as these can disrupt sleep patterns.

Prioritizing quality sleep harnesses a natural beauty regimen that rejuvenates skin from within. Embrace the power of beauty sleep tonight for a more radiant complexion tomorrow.

בולעל שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Lelov

ןאמרעדעל בקעי :םוליצ

רדנסכלא שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Aleksander

ררל יקוש :םוליצ

אזלעב הקבונחמ שדוקה רצחב

Purim in Machnivkah Belz

ררל יקוש :םוליצ

םירופ

ןמגרב צ”מרגה לצא םירופ

Purim by Hagaon Rabbi Meir Tzvi Bergman

The Truth About Adar

Can we be honest with each other?

While thoughts of Adar are probably still swirling around your brain like soft ice cream, images of princess costumes mingling with fantasies of outdoing your neighbor’s snowman theme next year, there is one thought that overshadows all the others. It’s like lava sizzling just beneath the surface of a picturesque volcanic landscape, pulsating with anticipation for its moment of actualization and glory.

And that, my friends, is Pesach.

“Hush!” you say, flabbergasted, your hand flying to

your mouth. “Purim just ended. Don’t you know that word is forbidden before Nissan?”

Fear not.. I’m not asking you to think about Pesach. I just want to put it out there that you’re not the only one who finds yourself noticing its impending approach on the calendar, despite telling your neighbors, “Oh I’m not even thinking about Pesach yet!”

Because, if you’re even saying those words, then, clearly, you are.

And maybe you’re the one making everyone nervous with your mysterious block posts about

ליבאנראשט שדוקה רצחב םירופ Purim in Charnabile

דאווקיעל תבישי שאר לאטסוש ד”רגה לצא םירופ

Purim by Hagaon Rabbi Dovid Shustal Rosh Yeshivas BMG Lakewood

הרוגידאס שדוקה רצחב םירופ Purim in Sadigura ררל יקוש :םוליצ

דאווקיעל תבישי שאר ןישלוא י”רגה לצא םירופ Purim by Hagaon Rabbi Yeruchim Olshin Rosh Yeshivas BMG Lakewood

Humor Vibes

the collection of archaic vases and picture frames you’re looking to give away.

As any professional organizer will tell you, pre-Purim is not the time to start Pesach cleaning; however, it’s time to start organizing. Especially, if you happen to be an organizational procrastinator like me.

“Oh,” that organizer will tell you,“ You can safely begin cleaning after Purim. But, for the cleaning to go smoothly and stress-free, all non-Pesach cleaning (read: organizing) should be done beforehand.”

So post-Purim is now, and if you indeed spent your precious pre-Pesach weeks hunting down a familial recipient for the eight mismatched mugs your husband’s grandmother bequeathed you, you can now focus your limited attention on crucial and timely chores. Like shopping for chocolate-chip macaroons that will, no doubt, be enjoyed over Pesach by your cleaning lady.

Let’s face it. Organizing is a skill that some are blessed with. It’s an art that does not come naturally to every balebusta. Trust me, I know.

When I was a young kallah setting up my tiny basement apartment, I was organized. The milchig kitchen towels matched the milchig mitts hanging directly above them, while the fleishig set hung six inches to the right. The cookbooks were aligned according to height, on the adorable shelf over the oven, neat and unstained. The linens were folded, pristine. The dishes went here, the cutlery there, and the husband over there.

A place for everything and everything in its place. Until it isn’t.

During a visit from my sister-in-law a decade later , she casually opened the cabinet above the oven and out tumbled a can of green beans, missing her head by a hair’s breadth, tumbling to the floor, and rolling, rolling, rolling until it came to a crashing halt near an unsuspecting chair leg.

As we looked at each other in that frozen moment I knew exactly what she was thinking. Or maybe that’s because she said it aloud: “You do NOT store cans above the fridge!”

In that first nanosecond of cringeworthy epiphany, I realized that I had my work cut out for me.

There have been many such nanoseconds since then and many lessons learned from benevolent neighbors, organized friends, and sisters-inlaw pummeled by the contents ofer, someone’s, cabinets.

I’ve basically come to the conclusion that either most women are exceedingly organized, or that Hashem decided to surround my life with them so that I can learn from their clutter-phobic ways. Which was total news to a girl who grew up in a ba’al-tashchis-less home, where even empty tissue boxes were re-used (pencil-case, anyone?).

But trends will be trends and there’s probably a reason professional organizers have become a thing.

Or is it mainly to teach people like me how to properly utilize the dumpster?

Actually, I’ve been making my own efforts to develop my organizational potential.

Paying a visit to the seforim store one day, I decided to purchase a book I’d heard about that sounded just right.

I waited for the cluster of customers near the register to disperse and then discreetly inched my way toward the counter.

“Do you have any books,” I whispered, “by Yael Weisner?”

“Spell the name.”

“W-E-I-S-N-E-R.”

The cashier scratched his head and clicked a few buttons on his computer. “Hmm. Don’t see anything... Do you have the title?”

ליהעווז

Purim

Photo Credit: JDN

ל”גס ןד ’ר ןואגה חיגשמה לצא םירופ

Purim by Hagaon Rabbi Don Segal ה”פש :םוליצ

דאווקיעל תבישי שאר רעלטאק מ”רגה לצא םירופ

Purim by Hagaon Rabbi Malkiel Kotler Rosh Yeshivas BMG Lakewood

ןייטשקע ’ירא לאומש ’ר צ”הגה לצא םירופ

Purim by Rabbi Shmiel Aryeh Eckstein

שדוקה רצחב םירופ

in Zvehill

רעטכירט ימולש ,ךאבנזייא .א ,ררל יקוש :םוליצ

I swallowed, threw a quick glance toward my middle-schooler, and murmured, “Er...How Does She Manage?”

“What?”

I noticed the guy’s hearing aids and raised my voice a decibel. “How Does She Manage?”

A woman was floating around near the bentchers. Too close. My twelve-year-old quickly scurried behind the cookbooks. My teenager buried her face in a nearby gemara.

“What was that? Sorry, I didn’t catch it…”

“HOW DOES SHE MANAGE?!” I tacked on a gracious smile to salvage the pride I was forced to swallow.

The guy behind the counter couldn’t contain his chuckle.

“Oh, yeah. I do believe we have one for you!”

Well, let me tell you. Lounging on your bed and reading an organizing book sure beats swimming through old boxes of family relics in your attic.

And what I’ve learned is this: To be organized, you actually have to put in the time and effort to organize (read: dump). As in, you need to block out time on your calendar not only to do it, but maintain it.

Don’t laugh. I legit had no idea.

I mean, why on earth would I think to set aside precious time to throw things away or to make my pantry shelves look pretty when I could be reading or writing about the vicissitudes of life instead?

And here’s the answer in three words: Last Minute Company.

Imagine this: It’s Thursday afternoon. Blessedly, you’re going away with your family for Shabbos to your cousin’s bar mitzvah. As you sit on the couch, flipping through the latest issue of Balebusta’s Digest, your phone rings.

“Are you up for some Shabbos guests?” Your husband queries. “Someone needs a place to stay, so I offered our house… You know, while we’re away.”

“Of course!” Hashnosas orchim at your fingertips, what could be better? “Who is it?”

“My Rosh Yeshiva, his wife, and their eight kids.”

You sit up. “Oh?” Visions of a haphazard linen closet and the tornado that is the boy’s room flit through your mind.

“Yeah, they can bring their own linens, food, and everything. You don’t have to do a thing.”

“Not a thing,” you echo mindlessly, as you leap off the couch to retrieve tomato sauce cans from the spice rack and fish magnatiles out of the clics bin.

And when you finally fall into bed that night - four full garbage bags later- you wonder how all that clutter made it to your house in the first place and you resolve to declutter more consistently than just prior to company coming.

Until you get busy with everything else.

But here’s the “thing” if you listen very closely to the ensuing whispers of your guests as they walk out the door, you’ll no doubt hear those words that bring comfort, joy, and hope to every (aspiring) balebusta: “How does she manage?!”

יסנאמב סנה לעב ריאמ יבר תקדצל תומוחה ירמוש ללוכ תבוטל רעניד

Dinner for Kolel Shomrei HachomasTzedukas Rabbi Meir Bal Hanes in Monsey

ןילרק קסניפ שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Pinsk Karlin

רעטכירט ימולש ,ררל יקוש :םוליצ

םיעורה תונכשמ שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Mishkenois Huroeim

ררל יקוש ,רטכירט ימולש :םוליצ

ןאסאק שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Koson רגרב ימורבא :םוליצ

Photo Credit: JDN

אטעג-עשראוו ןופ רעדניק 2,500 טעוועטארעגסיורא

רעשעלפ ןיא רעדניק

:רעירפ ןופ ןצרוק ןיאַ עשידיאַ עריאַ ראַפ ןכאַז טצרעווש ,סאַפּ לאַרטנאַק-עימעדיפּע ריאַ טימ אַטעג ןיאַ ןייראַ טייג ,עשראַוו ןיאַ רעטעבראַ-עלאַיצאַס אַ גידנעייז ,רעלדנעס אַנעריאַ שיאַאַרעה אַנעריאַ ייז טצרעווש ,רעדניק עשידיאַ 32 ןפּאַכ ןשטייד יד סאַוו ךאַנ .אַטעג ןיאַ ןדנעטשמואַ עכילקערש יד טנאַנ רעד ןופ וצ טעז ןואַ ןטנעילק ןצרעוושנייראַ קירוצ ייז ףראַד יז ןואַ ,ןלעפ רעדניק יד זאַ טקרעמאַב ןעמ .ןטלאַהאַב וצ ךיז ואַוו רעצעלפּ עלאַ ראַפ יז טפערט טעבראַ ערעווש ךאַנ ןואַ סיוראַ .אַטעג ןיאַ !גנונ אַפּש טימ רעטייוו טנייל

ןעגנוטער

אַ טגנערבעג ריאַ באַה'כ .עכריק ןגיטראַ לגנוי ןשידיאַ ןראַפ 'עטראַקננעק' עשלאַפ ןאַד ריאַ באַה'כ .ןעמונעגנייראַ טאַה יז סאַוו ךאַנ ןעמונעגנאַ טלאַוו יז ביואַ טגערפעג

".טמיטשעגוצ טאַה יז ןואַ םימותי םוצ םינפּ ריאַ גידנבייהפיואַ טאַה ,לדיימ-רעראַנש ןטרעגנוהעגסיואַ טלאַוו יז יוו ;אַגאַשזד וצ ןעקנואַוועג אַנעריאַ

.ןעוועטאַר ריאַ ןעק ןעמ יצ טגערפעג םענופ ןקילב ןפראַוועג טאַה אַגאַשזד ןעזעגסיואַ טאַה עכלעוו ,לדיימ-רעראַנש יוזאַ יוו" .קירוצ ןאַד ןואַ אַנעריאַ וצ ,טיוט

"?אַד ןופ לדיימ סאַד ןעמענסיוראַ וטסעוו ".זיוהטכירעג סאַד" יד ןבעלכרוד טעוו יז זאַ טשינ ביילג'כ"

".טכאַנ

אַנעריאַ טאַה ",לקיטש אַ פּאַראַ ךערב"

ןגעלעג זיאַ סאַוו טיורב עקיד אַ ףיואַ ןזיוועגנאַ

".סע ריאַ ביג ןואַ" ,לקעז ס'אַגאַשזד ןיאַ ואַוו .ןכוסמ רעייז זיאַ ליפּש יד .אַנעריאַ"

"?ןגייל ןואַ ןעמענ ריאַ רימ ןענעק ןיהאַ ןביילב טעוו יז ביואַ .סאַג עקסראַקעל וצ"

עגיד'תונכס :27 לטיפאק

אַגאַשזד טימ ןעמאַזוצ ןעוועג זיאַ אַנעריאַ טקרעמאַב יז טאַה ,אַטעג ןיאַ אַקסוואַרטאַיפ טאַה אַנעריאַ .לדיימ-ןטעלעקס סאַד יז ;ןצעזפיואַ םיוק ךיז ןעק יז יוו טקוקעגוצ ןראַפעב ןטלאַהעג ראַלק ןואַ ןיילאַ ןעוועג זיאַ םימותי ןואַ סרעראַנש ערעדנאַ יד .ןבראַטש טסואַוועג סיואַ טעז ןבאַה ,סאַג םענופ ןיוש טלאַוו יז יוו ,ריאַ ןופ ןייטשוצקעוואַ .טיוט ןעוועג םעד ןטינשעגכרוד אַנעריאַ טאַה ןאַטנאַפּס סאַג אַנשעל ףיואַ קיפאַרט םענעמונראַפ טאַה יז .לדיימ םוצ ןעגנאַגעגרעביראַ ןואַ ןואַ ןעלסקאַ עריאַ טפּאַטאַב ןואַ טלקאַשעג לדיימ סאַד .םעראַוו ךאַנ זיאַ יז זאַ ןעזעג ןענעז עכלעוו ,ןגיואַ יד טנפעעג םיוק טאַה סעפּע ןואַ ,רעכעל ענעקנוזעגנייאַ-ףיט ןעוועג .ןפּיל עטנקירטראַפ עריאַ טימ טלמרומעג אַגאַשזד וצ ןעגנאַגעגקירוצ זיאַ אַנעריאַ ןופ גנאַגנייראַ ןאַ ןיאַ טפּעלשעגנייראַ ריאַ ןואַ אַדלייטאַמ טימ טדערעג באַה'כ" .עקזייה אַ אַנעריאַ טאַה ",קירוצ געט עכילטע ,רעטעג ןאַ ןיאַ סנירעריפנאַ יד ןופ זיאַ

.1942 ראַורבעפ ,עשראַוו לקניוו םייב ,דנאַנאַכאַנ געט עכילטע אַ – סאַג אַנשעל ןואַ אַקילעמראַק ןופ ןייגכרוד טגעלפ יז ואַוו ץאַלפּ רעלאַרטנעצ רעיינ אַ טקרעמאַב אַנעריאַ טאַה – גאַט ןדעי וצ ןעזעגסיואַ טאַה טסאַג רעיינ רעד .רעראַנש ןעמ שטאַכ ,עלעדיימ גירעי סקעז-ףניפ אַ ןייז ןצאַש גיטכיר טנעקעג טשינ רעמ ןיוש טאַה .אַטעג ןיאַ רעדניק ןופ רעטלע יד ,לעיצעפּס ןעוועג טשינראַג זיאַ לדיימ סאַד -רעדניק ערעדנאַ ןופ שרעדנאַ ןייז לאַז יז זאַ -טיוה עליוה ןעוועג ןענעז עכלעוו רעראַנש טימ ןעמונעגמוראַ ןעוועג זיאַ יז ךיואַ .ןייב-ןואַ טקעדאַב סיפ עריאַ ,סעטאַל ןואַ סעטאַמש ענעבירעגפּאַ ןאַ ןואַ רעדיילק ענעסירוצ טימ יז .פּאַק ריאַ ףיואַ ןוטעגנאַ ןעוועג זיאַ לכיט ריאַ טלקאַשעג ,טלעק ןופ ןפראַוועג ךיז טאַה סעפּע טלמרומעג ןואַ תובדנ ראַפ רעלעט אַנעריאַ ןעוו .רעטרעוו עכילדנעטשראַפמואַ ןגיואַ ערעייז ךיז ןבאַה ,טריצאַפּשכרוד טאַה .ןטייווצ םעניאַ ענייאַ ןסיוטשעגנאַ ןעוו ,ראַורבעפ ןיאַ גאַט ןטלאַק ןייאַ

45-בובאב

Purim in Bobov-45

יקסוועשטנאל םיחא :םוליצ

Purim by Rabbi Yitzchok Meir Morgenstern

ןעלוקס שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Skulen רגרב ימורבא :םוליצ

Photo Credit: JDN

ןרעטשנעגראמ ריאמ קחצי יבר צ”הגה לבוקמה לצא םירופ

אקניפס

Photo Credit: JDN

ב”הרא וואנישמא שדוקה רצחב םירופ

Purim in Amshinov רגרב

Purim in Spinka

PARSHAS TZAV

DID YOU KNOW?

When a Jew brought an animal as a Korban, it symbolized that he was also eliminating his animalistic behaviors & channeling that energy toward holiness.

IMAGINE

You lived in the times of the Mishkan or Bais Hamikdash. If someone had done something wrong (an aviera), they would seek to make up for it through the process of Teshuvah, by bringing up a Korban. They would be required to first examine the animal and make sure that it had no defects. For example, it couldn’t be sick, blind, or missing a limb. Only then could it be offered up on the fire of the Mizbeach. Burning the Korban represented the act of throwing away and burning that part of their Nefesh Habahamis that led them to commit the aveirah.

DELVING DEEPER

BRING IT HOME

How can we apply the concept of bringing our “Nefesh Habahamis” as a Korban to Hashem in our daily lives?

Nowadays we aren’t able to bring physical Korbanos, since we don’t have a Bais Hamikdash. However, the process of the Korbanos still takes place within each one of us, inside our hearts. Hashem made us with 2 very different parts. A Neshama, which is a piece of Hashem & a Nefesh Habehamis, an animal soul. This animal within us only thinks about its own needs, what feels good & pleasurable. Just as a physical animal was brought as a Korban, we can also bring the animal part of ourselves as a Korban to Hashem. Similar to the way the animal had to be checked for any blemishes, we too can look inside ourselves and see if there is anything we have done that needs a little fixing. Just like the animal was put into the fire of the Mizbeach, we too can set our Nefesh Habahamis on fire with the love of Hashem. This means that we can still enjoy things, like an animal knows how to, but instead of doing it just for ourselves, we can do it for Hashem. For example, when you eat a delicious snack, instead of just appreciating the yummy taste, you can think about how eating this snack will give you the energy to Daven, help your mommy, or learn at school.

Cow Stuffie

Cut off about 2-3 inches of the top of the tube sock.

Glue the googly eyes onto the face. Cut black tissue paper into small squares. Scrunch them into balls.

Cut a small oval from pink felt for the mouth. Glue below the eyes. Add features with a marker.

Stuff the sock with stuffing, ensuring it’s evenly distributed. Fold the top of the sock in to hide any protruding edges.

Glue the scrunched ball spots around the cow. Use brown tissue paper to make horns & glue them near the ears on top of the cow. Glue the seam shut.

To create hands, feet, and ears, take a piece of sock & stuffing, pinch it, then tie a rubber band around it. Use two sections for the feet, two for the hands, & two for the ears.

Glue 2 pompoms together & create 4 pairs. Then, attach each pair to one of the hands and legs to serve as hooves.

SUPPLIES

8 Small Clear Rubber Bands

Black/Dark Pink Sharpie

Brown Tissue Paper

Black Tissue Paper

8 Black Pompoms

2 Googly Eyes

Paintbrush

Tacky Glue

Tube Sock

Pink Felt

Stuffing

Scissors

*We would love to see how your Parsha Studio Project came out! Send us pictures to, info@jcm.museum

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Bengal Tiger

רעגיט לאַגנעב

The Bengal tiger is one of eight tiger families, of which only 5 are still in existence. Of the entire “Big cats” (lions, leopards, cheetahs, etc.), the tiger has the smallest population.

The tiger was Divinely created with all his senses targeted to hunt: eyes, with a night vision 6 times stronger than humans; ears, its most dominant sense with the ability to hear the slightest noise and movement; the beautiful stripes serve as a camouflage and enable him to stalk his prey; long sharp nails, to grasp his prey.

,תוחפשמ רעגיט טכא יד ןופ רענייא זיא רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' רעד עסיורג' עצנאג יד ןופ .טנייה ןבילבראפ ןענעז ףניפ ראנ עכלעוו ןופ רעגיט םענופ זיא ,)וו"אא אטישט ,סטרעפּמעל ,ןבייל( החפשמ 'ץעק .עטסגינייוו סאד אד ןענעק וצ ארוב םענופ ןעמוקאב רעגיט רעד טאה םישוח ענייז עלא ;ןשטנעמ יוו רעקרעטש לאמ 6 טכאנייב ןעז ןענעק ,ןגיוא :ןעגנאפ ;ריר ןוא ךראש עדעי ןרעה גידנענעק ,שוח עטספראש יד זיא ,ןרעיוא ןרעקאל ןוא ןרישזאלפומאק ךיז םיא טפלעה ,ןפיירטש עכילרעה יד תונברק יד ןפאכנא ןענעק ,לגענ עגנאל ,עפראש ;תונברק ענייז ףיוא

“Used correctly, a budget doesn’t have to restrict you”

עכילרעה ענייז טימ ןייש-שיטעטסעיאמ זיא רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' רעד ןענעז ייז זא ןטלאה ךאסא .רעפרעק עסייוו-שזדנארא ןייז ףיוא ןפיירטש ,סניילא לאמעלא ךיז ןעיירד ייז .לטלעוו ס'ארוב ןפיוא תויח עטסנעש יד ןופ .רעדניק עריא טימ עמאמ א רעסיוא ןצינ ,ליומ םענופ טנראפ ןיא ןבאה ייז עכלעוו ,רענייצ עגנאל ריפ רעייז 'ןינעק' עגנאל יד .ןפאכ םייב תונברק ערעייז ןטלאהנא ןוא ןסייבוצניירא ייז ןופ עטסגנעל סאד - !סעשטניא 4 ןופ גנעל א וצ ןעמוקנא ןענעק רענייצ ןדיינש עכלעוו ,ךעלרעש יוו ןענעז ,רענייצ עגירביא יד .'ץעק עסיורג' עלא .ןסע םייב שיילפ יד פא םיאנוש עכילרוטאנ.ןלאפ ןייא ןיא טלאה סרעגיט ןופ גנורעקלעפאב יד רעייז ןופ גנולדנאה עלאגעלמוא יד בילוצ ןלאפ ייז ראנ .טשינ ייז ןבאה טצינעג ןרעוו עכלעוו רעדילג ןוא ןלייט רעפרעק ;ןלעפ ןוא ןצלעפ עכילרעה יד בילוצ ךיוא ןוא ;רעדנעל ךאנ ןוא עניכ ןיא ןעניצידעמ-עכילרוטאנ ןיא ייז ןעוו ,ןעניואוו ייז עכלעוו ןבענ ,ןשטנעמ טימ ןבאה ייז סאוו ןטקילפנאק .רעדניר ןוא ףאש ןקוצראפ זיא ייז ןופ ןוא ,החפשמ-רעגיט עטסערג יד ןיוש זיא רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' יד !2,500 ןופ רעגינייוו אד ראנ ךיוא

The Bengal tiger is majestically attractive with stunning stripes on his white-orange fur. Many opine that they are the most beautiful animal on earth. They always roam alone, besides for a mother with her kids.

Their four elongated teeth, located in front of their mouth, they are used to bite into and latch onto their prey. The long canine teeth can reach a length of 4 inches! - the longest of all ‘big cats’. The other teeth act like scissors which cut the meat when they eat.

The tiger population keeps diminishing. They don’t have natural predators, however, they fall prey to illegal trade of their magnificent fur, body parts and organs used in natural medicine in China and other countries; and also because they clash with humans near their habitat, if they harm their cattle and sheep.

The Bengal tiger is the largest tiger family, and even they count less than 2,500!

רוג

Purim

ררל

אקווירטסמחאר

Purim

ררל

זנאצ

Purim

ןייטשדלאג

Photo Credit: JDN

שדוקה רצחב םירופ

in Gur

יקוש :םוליצ

שדוקה רצחב םירופ

in Rachmestrivkah

יקוש ,רעטכירט ימולש :םוליצ

שדוקה רצחב םירופ

in Sanz

השמ :םוליצ

יד .ייז ףיוא ןרעקאל ךרוד תונברק ענייז טפאכ רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' רעד ןוא ןביוא דליב( םורא םעניא ןרישזאלפומאק טוג ךיז םיא ןפלעה ,ןפיירטש טשינ לאז ןעמ זא ,סיפ יד ףיוא ךעלעשוק גידנבאה ,טייהרעליטש .)סקניל ץנאג ןיוש טלאה רע ןעוו .ןברק םוצ רעטנענ ךיז רע טקור ,טירט ענייז ןרעה .ןפיולכאנ ןא טבייה ןוא רע טרידאלפסקע ,טנאנ ןוא ןרעקאל טראד ןופ ןוא רעמייב ףיוא ןכירק טוג ראג ךיוא ןענעק ייז .)סקניל רעדליב 2( ןברק ןפיוא ןצנאטפארא :עטסיל עצרוק א .'וינעמ' ס'רעגיט ןפיוא ךיז ןעניפעג תויח עסיורג עלא ןוא םיריזח-עדליוו ,סליידעקַארק ,ןרעב ,ףלעוו ,רעדניר ,סָאלעפָאב ,ןשרעה

- 'רוָאג' ןזיר םעד ךיוא .לגייפ רעדא לזָאה ,'ןייפָאקרָאפּ' א וליפא לאמוצ רעגיט רעד ןעק - 2,200 רעביא טגעוו עכלעוו אלעפָאב טראס עטסערג יד !גאוו ןייז לאמ 4 היח א זיא סאד ,ןקוצראפ סניילא :טכאלש יד ןענואוועג טעוו רעוו ט'נוימד'עג ןבאה ןשטנעמ סאוו ןראי רעד .טשינ לאמנייק ךיז ייז ןפערט טעטילאיר ןיא ?רעגיט רעדא בייל רעד ןטלאה ןטרעפסקע בור .עקירפא ןיא בייל רעד ןוא עיזא ןיא טניואוו רעגיט ןיוש טאה ,עשרה סוטיט .רעגיז רעד ןעמוקסיורא טעוו רעגיט רעד זא לאמעלא .בייל םענאקירפא ןטימ רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' םעד טלעטשעגמאצ ןוא טגיזעג טאה גינעק א ןופ רעגיט רעסיוועג א .טגיזעג רעגיט רעד טאה !ןבייל 30 טע'גרה'עג

The Bengal tiger captures his prey by stalking them. The stripes conceal him well in the surroundings (picture top & left). Quietly, with padded soles so his footsteps are silent, he approaches the victim. When he is very close he erupts and gives chase.

They are also very skilled tree climbers, and from high up they stalk and jump onto their prey ( 2 pictures left).

All large animals are included in the tiger’s menu. A short list: deer, buffalos, cattle, wolves, bears, crocodiles, wild pigs, and sometimes even a porcupine, rabbit or bird. Even the giant ‘guar’ - the largest specie of buffalo which weighs over 2,200 lbs - the tiger can kill on its own, and this is an animal 4 times his weight!

Years that people pondered, who will win the battle: the lion or the tiger? In reality it never occurs. The tiger lives in Asia and the lion in Africa. Most experts conclude that the tiger will emerge victor. Titus, the Roman general, already pitted the Bengal tiger against the African lion. The tiger always triumphed. A certain king’s tiger succeeded in killing 30 lions!

Please

ןרעפיצ ןוא ןטקאפ

עמרוב ןוא לַאפַּאנ ,שַאדַאלגנַאב ,עידניא :ץאלפ

טרעדנוה 6-7 לאמוצ ,טנופ 575 זיב 395 ןופ :גאוו )לדייוו יד טנכערעגניירא( סיפ 9-10 :גנעל סעשטניא 33-42 :לדייוו סעשטניא 35-43 :ךעייה

ראי עכילטע עדעי 4 ןוא 2 ןשיווצ :רעדניק ךאנ ןוא רעדניר ,סָאלעפָאב ,ןשרעה עסיורג :ןסע שטנעמ רעד ראנ :םיאנוש ןשינעדליוו יד ןיא 26 זיב :ןבעל 2,500 ןופ רעגינייוו :גנורעקלעפאב

TIDBITS

Habitat: India, Bangladesh, Nepal and Burma

Weight: from 395 to 575 lbs - sometimes 6-700

Length: 9-10 ft. (including the tail)

Tail: 33-42 inches

Height: 35-43 inches

Offspring: Between 2-4 every few years

Food: large deer, buffalos, cattle and more Predators: only humans

Lifespan: up to 26 year in the wild Population: less than 2500

ןעייג ריא ךאנ ןעוו ,עידניא ןיא טריצאפש רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' עמאמ א .1 .רעדניק עגירעי-ייווצ ייווצ עריא יד גידנענעפע ןוא גידנעמורב ,ךיז ןגאלש סרעגיט 'לַאגנעב' ייווצ .2 .ןטייווצ ןגעק רענייא רעליימ רע עכלעוו ,'ליידעקַארק' א ףיוא קילב א טפאכ רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' א .3 .ראפעב גאט א טעדנואווראפ טאה ןעמ ;ליומ עגידעקערש ןוא עסיורג ןייז טנפע רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' א .4 .רענייצ עפראש ,עגנאל ריפ ענייז ראלק טעז .ןברק א ףיוא טייהרענעטלאהאב טרעקאל רעגיט 'לַאגנעב' א .5 גידנעייגכאנ ,ןשינעדליוו יד ןיא טנאפעלע ןא ףיוא גידנטייר ןטסירוט .6 .רעגיט א ןופ טירטסיפ יד

1. A mommy Bengal tiger strolling in India with her 2 two year olds following.

2. 2 Bengal tigers fighting, growling, with wide open mouths, at each other.

3. A Bengal tiger checking out a crocodile which he wounded the day before.

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. A Bengal tiger opening his large scary mouth exposing his four long sharp teeth.

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. A Bengal tiger stalking his prey.

6. Tourists riding an elephant in the wilderness following the footsteps of a Bengal tiger.

Kosher ingredients

Gluten free

Chometz free

Hormone free

Non toxic Chemical free

One Pot Fettuccine w/kale & mushrooms

4 servings40 min

ingredients

2 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil

3 cups Mushrooms (sliced)

2 Garlic cloves (minced)

8 oz Brown Rice Fettuccine

3 cups Vegetable Broth, Low Sodium

2 cups Kale Leaves (chopped)

2 Tbsp Nutritional Yeast (plus extra for garnish)

Sea Salt & Black Pepper (to taste)

directions

Heat the oil in a deep pan over medium-high heat. Add the mushrooms and sauté for about five minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.

1. Add the fettuccine and broth. Stir and bring to a simmer. Lower the heat, cover the pot with a lid, and simmer for about 15 minutes.

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2. Remove the lid and stir in the kale leaves, nutritional yeast, salt, and pepper.

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Stir and cover with a lid again. Simmer for another 12 to 15 minutes or until the fettuccine is cooked through.

4. Divide the pasta between plates. Top with more nutritional yeast if desired, and enjoy!

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in the hope of expressing his deep feelings of regret to her. His ever-studios sister was flipping through her diary, that Notebook of Suspicions, that she’d shown him at the embassy several weeks earlier.

“Your captors were clearly working for someone,” Mr. Liram said. “And it’s that someone whom we’re really after.”

Eli nodded. He looked at Rachel again, and his sister looked up. She motioned that she was busy with something.

Busy reading.

Discussion around the table segued from the details of the boys’ capture to the rescue mission and the possible identity of the captors’ boss. Things were starting to feel like they were going round and round in an endless circle.

With a wistful look at the spread on the table again, Eli got up. He owed his sister an apology.

“Eli?” Rachel whispered when he approached. “Look here.”

Eli looked. There were two diary entries that Rachel wanted him to read.

September 1st

School started today, and I’m nervous. I heard Abba tell Ima yesterday that the fact that people are following him is nothing to worry about and shouldn’t involve her or the kids at all. “It’s all low-level security,” he told her. “But it’s important that we follow every lead because you can never tell.”

What does that mean?!!!! There are people following us???? That’s terrifying!

September 15th

…We drove past a huge hall somewhere in the first district and Ima told me that in about a month there’s going to be a huge event there. The ambassadors of different European countries are going to meet and a lot of pro-Israel policies are going to be discussed.

Ima got very quiet after she said that, and it was almost like she regretted talking too much.

Does this have anything to do with our last-minute transfer here? I wonder.

Eli stared at his sister. His apology could wait. His sister clearly wanted to tell him something.

“When we moved here,” Rachel whispered. “Abba thought we were safe. He told Ima that he’s only a low-level worker, but that didn’t turn out to be true.”

“Because we didn’t end up safe?”

“Rachel nodded. “That too, but I don’t think Abba’s a lowerlevel security worker anymore, either. Lower-level security workers don’t suddenly move from country to country. And we were always diplomats, anyway.”

Eli was silent. His brain felt fuzzy and sleepy still, but his sister did seem to be right.

And she’d written something else that was important too.

The ambassadors’ convention… It was scheduled for…

“The ambassadors convention is scheduled for next week,”

Eli suddenly blurted out loud. “Isn’t it?”

A hushed stillness settled upon the room. The officials exchanged silence glances and it took a long moment for Mr. Liram to clear his throat. “Absolutely Eliyahu. Is there something specific you want to know about that convention?”

Eli looked at Rachel. The sudden look of approval that appeared in her eyes gave him confidence.

Across the room, he saw Jake offer an approving nod too.

“Maybe Eli and I were kidnapped because of that convention,” Eli said slowly. “Our captors work for someone, like you said, and their boss probably doesn’t want the conference to happen. Or something like that.”

A large smile spread across Mr. Liram’s face. Several agents smiled broadly too. And a closer look at Abba and Ima showed Eli that they seemed excited by his deduction too.

Mr. Liram turned to Abba and Ima. “It looks like your son has some of the Katz gene in him, eh?”

Abba and Ima laughed.

The atmosphere of anxiety in the room became one of camaraderie and friendship after that. Eli had clearly figured out something important, and the embassy officials were proud of him for doing so.

The question, however, still remained: Who was the man behind the kidnapping operation was and how he was connected to the upcoming convention?

Eli scratched his head, trying to figure that out.

Suddenly, Mr. Liram’s phone rang. He stared at the screen and his expression grew grave. “It’s our man from the Viennese police station,” he said. “I’m going to need silence as I take this call.”

There was an intake of breath in the room. Mr. Liram pressed the “on” button, offered up a brief greeting, and listened to the officer on the other end of the phone. Several moments passed as he jotted down words and sentences on the notepad before him. Finally, Mr. Liram thanked his caller for his call and hung up.

“One of the boys’ captors has finally broken down,” Mr. Liram said. “He told his interrogator his boss’s name, which means that the next stage of this operation can officially begin.”

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Cherry and Blueberry Yogurt Parfait

2 servings10 min ingredients directions

1.

1 cup Plain Greek Yogurt

1/2 cup Oat Milk

1 Tbsp Ground Flax Seed

1 Tbsp Chia Seeds

1/2 cup Cherries (pitted, halved)

1/2 cup Blueberries

1 1/2 tsp Raw Honey (optional)

2 Tbsp Pumpkin Seeds

Dash of Cinnamon

In a bowl, mix the Greek yogurt, oat milk, flax, and chia seeds together until smooth.

2.

Layer the yogurt mixture, cherries, and blueberries into individual serving glasses, bowls, or jars.

3.

If desired, drizzle the honey over the fruit layers. Repeat the layering process until all ingredients are used.

4.

Top the parfait with pumpkin seeds and cinnamon. Serve immediately or refrigerate until ready to eat. Enjoy!

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רעכילרעדנוּאוו רעד סקימוק - רעלדיפ

ןוּא גיטסוּל סקימוק - גידעבעל

טוג סקימוק

- סאבּ עלעג ןיימ סקימוק

יד ןוּפ ןעגעוו יד ןיא ׳א קלח םיאנת עגילייה

ןוּפ סענוּרטס סקימוק - גנוּנעפאה

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Orange Creamsicle

Ice Cream

Ingredients:

2 x 16 oz containers coffee

creamer

1 cup orange drink powder (e.g. tang)

1 x 8 oz container Rich's whip

3 eggs

1/4 cup confectioners sugar

2 tsp vanilla sugar

Procedure:

Mix together 1 container coffee creamer and 1/2 cup of orange powder

Pour into 9x13 pan and freeze

Whip up Rich's whip in mixer, add eggs, con. Sugar and vanilla sugar

Pour on top of orange layer and freeze

Mix second creamer with remaining powder and pour over white layer

Freeze well, enjoy!

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PICKS OF THE MONTH

The Tryouts

Ariella Lowenstein

Rikki’s favorite singer is planning to start a choir at her school. Of course, Rikki and her friends will audition and get in, right?

In The Tryouts, first in a delightful new series by Ariella Lowenstein, the girls navigate friendships, contend with hurtful comments, and deal with disappointment. Join Rikki, Huvie, Shira, and their classmates as they try to sing in perfect harmony.

Invisible Izzy

Hadassah and Rochel Levine

Eleven-year-old Izzy Sharf is a master inventor whose amazing brain is always whirring with new ideas. Luckily for Izzy, the science fair is coming up, and he hopes his invisible suit will win first prize.

Join the sometimes-invisiblebut- always-brilliant Izzy in this fantastical adventure packed with humor, intrigue, and incredible invention.

Break-In

L. Hoenig

Genius twins Asher and Esti have no idea what they’re getting themselves into when they catch a bumbling robber as he breaks into their house.

Unfortunately, he doesn’t work alone... How will the brilliant siblings manage to stay one step ahead?

Get ready for lots of shivers and plenty of giggles as you join Asher and Esti in this epic adventure.

The Natan Club

N. Kodesh

A group of boys form a club only to discover that one member’s father is stuck behind the Iron Curtain. Can the members of the Natan Club help their friend reunite with his missing father?

As the club members do their best to help Grisha, other forces come together to thwart their plan. Will the rescue mission be a success? Read on about the Natan Club’s unforgettable adventures in this can’t-put-down new comic!

Alone Together

Rachel Pomerantz

Riki Solomon is planning her dream wedding, and can’t wait to start her new life with her chasan. But their plans are overturned, leaving them isolated and confused. How will their marriage survive its unexpected start?

Join Rikki and her chassan Reuven as they grapple with high-stake decisions and struggle to hold their lives together while keeping their distance.

Adventure in the Amazon #4

Juan Carlos, a Brazilian commando leader, must fend off dozens of warriors to save his son, Cinco, who was kidnapped by terrorists. But only when he reaches the Valley of Death does he discover that the mission he faces is much more complicated than he ever dreamed it would be. Will Juan Carlos survive his encounter with the savage tribesmen? And where is his son?

Find out when you embark on an Adventure in the Amazon…

Crossroads

Chaya Gross

Chava Abrams has everything going for her, and she’s thrilled to start married life with her new husband. But the picture-perfect marriage falters when Shalom is accused of a shocking crime. Was he set up? Can Chava trust him?

Truth becomes doubt and loyalties unravel as Chava navigates the agonizing decisions in the crossroads of life.

Catch the Tantrum

One day, a big temper tantrum with green hair and pointy teeth invades the Levy house. Find out what happens next in this entertaining and very relatable tale.

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MENUCHA

Salt and Pepper

Lokshen Kugel

Ingredients:

1 package of wide egg noodles

2 onions

1/2 cup of oil

1/2 cup brown sugar

4 eggs

2 tsp salt

1 tsp pepper

Procedure:

Cook noodles and drain

Saute onions in oil

Add in brown sugar

Cook until sugar is melted in Turn off fire and mix in noodles, Add eggs, salt and pepper, mix well

Pour into greased 9x13 pan bake for about 45 minutes

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Scheduled times fluctuate slightly, so it is important that you be at your stop five minutes early. Before planning your trip, please check with our phone system if there are any changes to the schedule. Strollers are permitted on the shuttle but must be folded prior to arrival of the shuttle. No food or drinks are allowed on the shuttle.

Allow passengers to exit the bus before boarding.

Take your seat promptly and quietly. It is expected that all riders will be respectful of the driver and other passengers. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Thank you for making this service a success!

Lakewood Township observes the following holidays so please call the phone system Ext. 9 to check the schedule updates on these holidays. New Year’s Day MLK’s Birthday Lincoln’s Birthday President’s Day Good Friday Memorial Day Independence Day Labor Day Columbus Day Election Day Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving Day Day after Thanksgiving Christmas Day ןעגנוזייוונא

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Our goal is to provide reliable, safe, and affordable transportation to residents of Lakewood Township. For this to be successful, we need you, our passenger, to follow some basic guidelines and policies so everyone will have a positive experience.

system if there are any changes to the schedule. Strollers are permitted on the shuttle but must be folded prior to arrival of the shuttle. No food or drinks are allowed on the shuttle. Allow passengers to exit the bus before boarding.

Take your seat promptly and quietly.

It is expected that all riders will be respectful of the driver and other passengers. Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Thank you for making this service a success!

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Apt. For Rent

Magnificent, luxurious, walk in vacation villa in the heart of Romema of Yerushalim available for rent.

6 bedroom, 5 bathroom, large playroom, large sauna, 3 patios, all household Inventities, 2 private parking. Pls WhatsApp 845-274-3601

Office For Rent

1 Office room available for rent Lkwd-Tr border. Great price. Text to- 347786-3452

Help Wanted

Lucrative business opportunity that allows you to work from home or at your own comfort and earn a nice income! call/text 845-6000430

Heimishe Office Entry-Level Position in South Lakewood

Some experience required Basic computer skills

Strong phone skills

Must be able to multitaskCall or text for 917-714-8341

Registered Nurse

Looking for a part-time Registered Nurse for a Childcare Facility in Staten Island. Must have good computer skills, Ability to work with young children and parents. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Please email resume to: mrosin@yeled.org

Merchandise

For Sale

3 magnificent green gowns for sale.

Size 4, 8 and 16 teen. Call/text 718-316-7338.

Yamaha PSR E237 keyboard w/adaptor in brand new condition. Costed $150.00 plus Adaptor $15.00, Selling for $100 OBO, Call 732-905-0967

Beautiful, navy blue Exquisite gown, women’s size 8 for sale. Call/text 732-994-8328.

3 piece man suite size 42. Long coat. Excellent condition. 50.00 In Lakewood. Call or text 718-501-7077.

2 silver Atorohs 5 rows

100.00 each. 1 silver Atoroh 3 rows 75.00. In Lakewood Call or text 618-501-7077

Gown for rent/sale!

Beautiful upscale cream and ivory lace gown. Rent for $275 size m

Text 848-373-5863

Gown for sale!

Custom made, mother of bride, ivory and gold. removable tulle train for chuppah size 4-6. Asking $650 obo

Text 848-525-9077

Miri Vort Dress for Sale

Stunning ivory Miri vort dress size 4 orig. $850, selling for $400 obo. Call or text 848-329-2715

Tomahawk Gift Card for Sale

$250 Tomahawk steakhouse gift card for sale $215. Call or text 848-329-2715

Brand new Riki Roy from the lingerie shop (nueshloss) black jersey robe,

size small, paid$149. Selling for $50.1-347-628-1738

Selling Knox Gear KN-PAS02

15” Active Speaker Combo Set and Alesis Model Talent61 Keyboard. Brand New in box. Please call 732-534-1094 if you are interested. $100 each

I have a silver atara with 5 rows for a talis that I would like to sell for 200 or best offer in the stores their sold for 70 a row

And a pair of black high heels size 40 for 150 company name Louis Vuitton value at 1,500

Please leave a message at 848-224-3873

Dress for sale

Stunning black dress , size 4, worn once.

Orig. $700, rent $230/ sell $400 neg. call/ text. 848-223-1904

Stunning Black and Floral gowns for rent/ sale. Girls Zoe size 8 and teens 12/14 and ladies size 6 and 8, Text 732-497-8671

TONERS for Sale

2 CYAN TONERS TN 227

1 MAGENTA TONER TN 223 Text plse only 917-204-4385

Gowns for Sale

1 navy lady gown size 12 NEW- NEVER WORN

3 white gowns sizes 6,7,8 text only 917 204 4385

Gown for Sale

Beautiful, navy blue Exquisite gown, women’s size 8 for sale. Call/text 732-994-8328.

Selling beautiful 10ft wide 3 section sformim shank with middle section glass doors. best offer 732-569-5093

Matching girls bar mitzvah dresses, ivory, size 8 and 16 call/text 347-416-4795

Ladies bar mitzvah dress black and ivory size 6 call/text 347-416-4795

Beautiful Dinette table and chairs for sale!

Perfect condition. 6 Chairs with sturdy metal frame and navy seat cushions. Asking $999 For more info/pictures call or text 848-240-5067

Valco Baby Trend Duo Grey Replacement Fabric Seats and canopies. MSRP: 250 Selling for 150. Canopies are brand new, seats used a few times.

Call/Text 732-597-8959

3 piece man suite size 42. Long coat. Excellent condition. 50.00 In Lakewood. Call or text 718 5017077.

2 silver Atorohs 5 rows 100.00 each. 1 silver Atoroh 3 rows 75.00. In Lakewood Call or text 718-501-7077

Giant roam phantom green bike with rack and bag in great condition for $550 call 848-986-6253 (lv msg)

bike with rack and bag in call 848-986-6253 (lv msg)

Hiboy 26” fat tire electric bike with rack and bag (28 mph) almost brand new (1 pedal fell off) $900 call 848-986-6253 (lv msg)

(Master) Bedroom Set with

Magnificent Stunning (Master) Bedroom Set with gold piping and Ivory tufted headboard in Excellent Condition. Extra glass top for dresser & lamp included. Great price!

Call/Text 201.921.3687

Condition. Extra glass top for dresser & lamp included. Call/Text 201.921.3687

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Brand new dining room table. WhatsApp/text: 845-445-8648 for details.

STUNNING IVORY/CREAM GOWNS, Size 2/4 ladies. 848-245-4401.

ADORABLE CUSTOM IVORY KIDS GOWNS, Sizes 2-16. Great price. 8482454401.

Selling beautiful custom kids bedroom furniture. White desk, night table and light fixture. Desk special made to hold books and looseleafs. Call 732-664-2913 or email gmalky123@gmail.com for pictures. CHEAP PRICE!

Selling almost new 30” white oven, looks new, perfect condition, selling for $295. Call 732-6642913 or email gmalky123@ gmail.com for pictures.

ELECTRONIC DRUM SET FOR

SALE: 1piece + pedals, built-in speaker. Brand new condition. Paid $150, asking $115 or best offer. 732-579-2700

Van/Car For Sale

2016 Mitsubishi Outlander

SE 112,000 miles new brakes and rotors. Drive good, 7 seats, Text 646-342-5457

‘16 Chevy Malibu 132k miles asking $6,600 & ‘16 Dodge Journey SUV 7 seats with rooftop strobe light 125k miles asking $7,900 call/text 732-723-7312

Services

Experienced and professional seamstress available for all your alteration needs. Call/text 848-525-6619

Wash N’ Sets by Esty. Evening appointments available. Great introductory price

Princeton area, Call / text 848-223-1904

The Simcha Hair Salon! Stunning updos/ hairstyling for any occasion. Convenient house call option. Call/text Suri: 848-986-3796

Wash N’ Sets by Esty. Evening appointments available. Great introductory price

Princeton area, Call/text 848-223-1904

Top Stitch AlterationsExperienced and professional seamstress available for all your alteration needs. Call/text 848-525-6619

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Found

Shaitel on White Dove Court 732-233-8786

Library

Book library-adult & children’s book library. Over 1,000 books. Located near Segull Square plaza. Call /text(848) 525-5909.

Gemachs

New tznius hospital gowns in Oak and Vine. Please call: 347-486-2994 or 347-6336329

Vort Dress Gemach

If you have a perfect condition Simcha dress that you would like others to benefit from, please call/text (848) 245-2633.

The Pickup Gmach-Picking up your current last season’s kids clothing in good condition and passing it on to local Lakewood families who appreciate it and wear it right. We keep outfits and matching together as sets. For pickups email pickupgmach@gmail.com

Deja New Clothing Home Pickups. We pickup your excellent clothing so others can enjoy them too! Text ‘pickup’ to 732-702-3352.

Zichron Naftali jewish dvd gemach for challenging times. Men/women/kid dvds -2week, provide dvd player. 917-628-1785

Beautiful current style and current season children, teen, infant dresses avail for a Simcha, such as brothers bar mitzvah or cousins wedding...Call\text 7326911666

to inquire Lzchus r’s refael Moshe Chaim ben chana

Huge buckets of lego and duplo for your shabbos simcha. Call 732 370-2572 to reserve

New tznius hospital gown gemach in Oak and Vine. At no cost. Please call: 347486-2994 or 347-633-6329

Free Giveaway

Bunny with a cage please call ben at 848-224-1346

Brand new bumper for a Toyota Camry 2002-2004, no fog lights please text 908-943-8537

Misc.

Mishnayos for the Kedoshim

Many of those killed on Simchas Torah and during the current war may not have ppl to learn Mishnayos/say Kaddish for them. Please learn a perek/mesechta Leili Nishmas text 201-241-2875

Ayin Horah

The renowned Rebetzin Aidel Miller from Yerushalayim Is now available to remove “Ayin Horah” over the phone. Call till 5:00 PM: 718.689.1902 or 516.300.1490

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