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s a child growing up, if there was one night of the year that I looked forward to most, it was motza’ei Shabbos Chanukah. There might have been other close seconds (the Seder nights come to mind here), but motza’ei Shabbos Chanukah was special because it featured The Grand Family GetTogether with a host of fun games and prizes.

The emcee of the evening was a beloved aunt, and her games and emceeing hit the spot for me every year.

Fast-forward a decade or two to Chanukahs in my own home. Living in a different country than most of my extended family, joining in the grand motza’ei Shabbos Chanukah bash has never been an option. What has been an option is making smaller, less-extravagant parties in my own home — but the feeling that I’m somehow missing out on The Grand Event has been strong all these years.

Until this year, when I had a brainstorm. I couldn’t partake in The Chanukah Party, that was true, but with several “of-age” children in my own home, I could create my own Chanukah party tradition.

Gathering my crew together, I excitedly told them of my plan. “You know those exciting Chanukah parties that I reminisce about every year? Well, we’re going to have an exciting Chanukah party in our house — every night — which you kids will plan.”

So saying, I divided the nights of Chanukah so that every kid (over a certain age) got one night to plan a party for.

The idea worked marvelously — until the last night of Chanukah. That was my night. And the combination of general hecticness at home and the fact that it was erev Shabbos (Zos Chanukah was on a Friday this year) made it that the game I’d planned came out a lot less

perfectly than I’d imagined it would.

This, coupled with the range of ages in my home (the game would have probably worked better if all the players were the same age), could have turned the evening into a disaster.

But, fortunately, my oldest daughter came right to the rescue. “Just play along and have a good time,” Daughter A told Daughter B. “But—” Daughter B began, getting ready to cite all the reasons the game wasn’t working out.

“But that’s the only way we’ll have a good time,” Daughter A cut her off.

And she was right. Camaraderie and good sportsmanship will go a long way in making any game work. Ultimately, the last night of Chanukah was an enjoyable one for my family, and the game worked out just fine, even if it didn’t follow all the rules of the book.

The idea of good sportsmanship is an important one — and it’s especially relevant when the game or sport veers somewhat from the norm.

This week’s feature on unusual competitions and races is all about those off-the-beatentrack competitions, and then some…

Remember, no matter how peculiar life might get, good sportsmanship and an aura of adaptability will go a long way.

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And while we’re on the subject of races — keep those forms for our contests coming! The response to our many competitions has been amazing!

Have a great week,

The Lakewood Vibes Editorial Team

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VA’ EIRA Vayeishev Anyone Can Be Like Moshe Rabbeinu The Rambam writes that every individual in Klal Yisrael can be like Moshe Rabbeinu. How is this possible? Rav Elchonon Wasserman explains that anyone who uses the talents that Hashem has given him and reaches all that he can attain has reached Moshe Rabbeinu’s level.

(chapter 4) tells an unbelievable story proving that Moshe Rabbeinu reached his potential through hard work and good choices. When Moshe Rabbeinu took B’nei Yisrael out of Mitzrayim, the nations of the world heard and wondered who this miracle man was.

Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky would tell parents to educate every child as if he will be a future Moshe Rabbeinu. He would support his words with a halachah from the Rama that states that it’s forbidden to give a Jewish child to a non-Jewish nursemaid if there’s any possibility to receive milk from a Jewish mother — just as Moshe Rabbeinu didn’t nurse from a nonJewish woman.

One Arab king decided to send an expert artist to draw Moshe’s likeness and show it to him. The artist traveled, drew a portrait of Moshe, and returned to the king. The king called all his advisors who understood physiognomy — the practice of assessing a person’s character or personality from their outer appearance, especially the face — and asked them to describe the nature of the man in the picture. They unanimously agreed that the picture represented a low-life individual, someone haughty, with a great lust for money.

The Vilna Gaon remarks that the source for this is in the midrash that relates that Moshe Rabbeinu refused to nurse from an Egyptian woman because he was destined to speak with the Shechinah. Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky asks: If, according to the midrash, Moshe wouldn’t eat from a non-Jewish woman because of his future, how can we learn a halachah from this that’s relevant for every child? Maybe this was only applicable tor Moshe?

From here we learn a tremendous foundation in educating our children: Every child must receive his education today as if he is destined to speak to the Shechinah in the future. Because, in fact, every child is suitable to reach the level of speaking with the Shechinah.

Rav Moshe Feinstein spoke about this idea as well. In this week’s parashah, after listing the sons of Levi, the pasuk says, “This is Aharon and Moshe” (Shemos 6:26). Rashi comments that there are places where Aharon is mentioned before Moshe, and places where Moshe is mentioned before Aharon. This is to teach us that they’re of equal importance.

How, asks Rav Moshe, is it possible to claim that Moshe and Aharon were equal? Moshe was the greatest navi of all time, who spoke to Hashem face-to-face. He was the conduit through whom Hashem chose to give the Torah. Is it possible to say that Aharon was equal to him?

Rav Moshe answers that both Moshe and Aharon accomplished what they were meant to accomplish in this world, and nothing was lacking in their own personal mission. Even though Moshe’s abilities were greater, and therefore he performed very significant tasks, both dedicated themselves completely to what they were supposed to do. Each one used his strengths to the maximum — and in that way they were equal.

The Talmud Yerushalmi (Horayos 18:2) relates that when Moshe went up to Shamayim for forty days and nights to learn and receive the Torah, he couldn’t retain what Hashem was teaching him. At the end of the forty days, he received the entire Torah as a gift and no longer forgot anything.

Why, the Yerushalmi asks, was this the way things took place? Why did Moshe forget again and again, until Hashem granted him the knowledge as a gift? The Yerushalmi answers, “In order to bring back the foolish ones.”

Imagine Moshe’s distress. He was sitting in the heavens, learning the holy Torah from Hashem. However, every time he asked himself a question, tested himself on what he’d learned, he came up with nothing. It must have been an excruciating experience to realize that he was forgetting everything he was working so hard to attain.

Why did Hashem have to do it this way? Because it would serve as encouragement and hope for anyone with weaker talents and capabilities who feels he can’t learn or that he forgets constantly. Moshe forgot forty times and tried over and over — until, finally, he received the Torah as a gift. We must be encouraged not to give up no matter how challenging our struggles become.

The Tiferes Yisrael, in his commentary on the mishnah in Kiddushin

The king was furious. “Why are you making fun of me?” he demanded.

“This man is known far and wide as a great, respectable leader.”

The advisors were frightened and didn’t know what to answer. When the king questioned the artist, the latter claimed that the picture was accurate and that the advisors were making a mistake.

The king, determined to figure out who, in fact, was right, rode with his horses and entourage to the Jewish encampment. When he arrived, he caught a glimpse of Moshe from afar. He compared Moshe to the image the artist had created and saw that they were one and the same. Now he was completely baffled.

He went to Moshe in his tent and told him the whole story. He explained that he had believed that his artist had erred. Now that he saw Moshe, he concluded that his advisors must have tricked him.

Moshe answered him, “No, neither the artist nor your advisors are mistaken. Both are experts. All the weaknesses that they saw are part of my nature, which is possibly even worse than what they told you. But with determination and strength, I have worked to overcome my inclinations, and I have acquired a different nature. Because of that, I am who I am today.”

Rav Zilberstein explains the Rambam above and encourages us that if we use our potential and strengths, like Moshe Rabbeinu did, we will merit tremendous siyatta d’Shmaya that will enable us to reach our true levels in serving Hashem.

This is a powerful message for all of us as we strive to serve Hashem.

Hashem has tremendous love for every individual Jew, and the kedushah of every soul is beyond our imagination. Sometimes, it can be disheartening to watch a fellow student grasp a concept immediately. Or it may not be our strength to create the culinary delicacy our neighbor whips up so easily. It’s crucial to remember that the klal is comprised of individuals, each with his own vital mission and role.

There can be nine of the greatest tzaddikim in a room, but it takes a tenth Jew to form a minyan so Kedushah and Kaddish can be recited — even if this tenth Jew is simple and unlearned.

Each and every one of us is that tenth Jew, a precious and unique part of Klal Yisrael. There’s no reason for jealousy or despair. If we use the strengths Hashem has given us, we too can access our potential, become like Moshe Rabbeinu, and merit help from Above.

Leora Gruen is an NLP business and life direction coach who facilitates networking groups for self-employed women and personal development. She will be visiting Lakewood from January 23- January 30 and will be available for private consultations or speaking engagements. Call 732-814-0841 for more information.

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Vibes of Greatness

Reb Yehoshua Leib Diskin

The Maharil Diskin, The Saraph of Brisk (1818–1898) Shira Yael Klein Reb Yehoshua Yehuda Leib Diskin, also known as the Maharil Diskin, was a rav in Łomża, Mezritch, Kovno, Shklov, and Brisk.

In 1878 he moved to Yerushalayim, where he became the rav and thus a leader of the Old Yishuv. In 1881 he opened the Diskin Orphan Home. *** The Maharil Diskin once said to his student Reb Yosef Chaim Sonnenfeld, “Let me tell you a chassidishe maiseh.

“One of the residents of Kovno came to me. He was a poor man who eked out a meager living by selling a few fruits and vegetables in the market. He would earn two or three rubles a week, and his family just barely managed to scrape by. Then this man’s father passed away.“

When the congregants woke him up, he said, ‘My father appeared to me suddenly and yelled at me for not listening to him.’

The congregants brought the man to the Maharil’s house.

the

The man took the money and traveled to the village. He indeed found the goy at the outskirts of the village. When he inquired about buying the black ox, the goy replied, ‘I’ve been wanting to sell it for a long time, but this ox is violent. It’s crazy. Whoever goes close to it is endangering his life.’

“It’s not enough,“ the Maharil continued.

“Nevertheless, I still want to buy it,“ the man replied. ‘How much does it cost?’

“Even if this is a case of takanos nefashos, the Maharil Diskin said, where will this man get the money to buy the ox? He’s dirt poor.“ “We’ll give him the congregants replied.

money,“

The goy wanted eighty rubles, but because the ox was violent, he agreed to sell it for half price. The man handed him the forty rubles.

“Why don’t you hire some big strong men to control the ox?“ the goy suggested.

“A few months later, he dreamed that his father came to him and said, ‘You should know that I was reincarnated as a black ox. This ox is located in the possession of So-and-So goy in Such-and-Such village, eight virstas away. The goy lives at the edge of the village.’ [A virsta is a measure of distance that was used in the Russian empire before the introduction of the metric system. One virsta is 1066.8 meters, making eight virstas close to 5 ½ miles.]

“The owner will demand eighty rubles for the ox, but you’ll be able to buy it for 40. Bring it back to Kovno, and have it shechted by a shochet with yiras Shamayim. The rav should stand there and answer amen to the shochet’s berachah.

Distribute the meat to Jews. Only that way will I have my tikkun.

“The dream repeated itself for three nights, but the man didn’t pay attention to it.

“One day, while the man was davening from the amud, he suddenly fainted.

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make sure that all of the details match the dream exactly. If even one detail is different, drop the whole thing and return the money.’

“There’s no need,“ the man replied.

“You’re risking your life!“ “Nevertheless, the man approached the ox, which was standing submissively. He tied a rope around its horns and led it away. The ox followed him docilely, much to the amazement of the goy and his family.

‘The whole process of traveling, buying the ox, and bringing it back will take time.

Who will support the man’s family while he’s away?’

The man returned to Kovno with the black ox in tow. Everyone came to see the dream play out. The ox was shechted and found to be kosher, and its meat was distributed to talmidei chachamim in the city.

“Even I got some of the meat,” concluded the Maharil Diskin.

“We’ll take care of them,“ the congregants promised.

Reb Yehoshua Leib Diskin’s yahrzeit is Chof Tes Teves.

“The Maharil Diskin turned to the man.

‘Now you can travel to buy the ox. But look — if this was your money, you could do with it as you see fit. But because this is other people’s money, you have to

(Adapted from Nifla’os HaTzaddikim by Reb Yaron Amit)

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Reb Tzvi Hirsh Meizlish (1901–January 1974)

Shira Yael Klein Reb Tzvi Hirsch was the rav of the Hungarian

teach you a little bit about G-d!”

began making deep, long cuts in the patient’s

town of Vaitzan (modern day Vác), close to

Reb Tzvi’s hair stood on end. Everyone knew

body. Then a shoemaker came along. He didn’t

Budapest. He and his family were sent to Auschwitz together with the other Jews of his town.

Reb Tzvi Hirsh’s tallis had the atarah of his grandfather, the Sigeter Rebbe. When the Nazis forced Reb Tzvi Hirsh and his family out of their house on the way to Auschwitz, he took his precious tallis with him.

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that being ordered to Phoenix’s room meant certain death.

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He followed Phoenix to his room.

“You pig!” Phoenix screeched. “How can you talk about Divine protection when you see with your own eyes how your people

‘operating’ just because we don’t understand what He’s doing.”

Reb Tzvi finished off with a piece of advice from his father, that if we have questions on Hashem, He’ll say, “Come up here, and you’ll

no way he could wear a tallis. Reb Tzvi Hirsch

understand.” If we want to stay alive, we’re

decided to cut the tallis down into tzitzis, which

better off not asking questions.

he wore during his entire time in Auschwitz.

“You’re a smart Jew,” the kappo said with a

But even wearing the tzitzis was very

laugh. “You’re free to go, and from now on you

dangerous. One time when he came out of the

can come to my block and I’ll give you extra

showers, a kappo named Phoenix stood there

food.”

making sure that no one would take more

Reb Tzvi Hirsch survived the Holocaust,

than one set of clothing. He noticed that Reb

although his wife and seven of his children

Tzvi Hirsh was wearing more than one layer of

Reb Tzvi Hirsh didn’t want Phoenix to think that he had stolen the tzitzis. “This is a G-dly garment that I brought with me from home.”

Phoenix wasn’t pleased with that answer. He began screaming at Reb Tzvi Hirsh while raining murderous blows down on his head and body.

“Come with me to my room!” he ordered. “It’ll

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shoemaker. He continued working to save his

‘cutting’ us so much. But He’s not going to stop

Under the conditions of the camp, there was

never seen such an article of clothing in his life.

“But the surgeon paid no attention to the

understand what He’s doing, and why He’s

into his block.

“What is this?!” he barked furiously. He had

this!“ he said.

“It’s the same thing with G-d. We don’t

there. He found his tallis and smuggled it back

tzitzis.

“When I make shoes, I don’t cut them up like

still believe in G-d?” Phoenix punctuated his

get the highly coveted job of sorting the items

He patted down Reb Tzvi Hirsh and found his

his poor ‘victim.’

patient.

from the prisoners was kept, and managed to

“Come here!” he ordered.

All he saw was that the surgeon was cutting up

are being tortured and killed? How can you

found out where the clothing that was taken

clothing.

have the slightest understanding of medicine.

were killed. But he didn’t let anything stop him verbal attack with vicious blows.

Reb Tzvi Hirsch lay on the ground, motionless and bleeding all over.

“Get up, you filthy Jew!” Phoenix ordered. “You better give me a good explanation. Otherwise you’re not going to leave my room alive!”

or get him down. Just as he did in Auschwitz, he continued serving Hashem with a bren. He first served as a rav in the DP camps, where he was active in setting up schools and being matir agunos. Then he moved to Chicago and got married again at the age of 45. He had nine children from his second marriage. His

Reb Tzvi Hirsh knew that this wasn’t an empty

sons and sons-in-law are chashuv chassidish

threat.

rabbanim all over the world.

“I’ll tell you what it’s like,” began Reb Tzvi

Reb Tzvi Hirsh’s yahrzeit is Chof Heih Teves.

Hirsh. “There was a famous professor who was known worldwide as an expert surgeon. One time he was operating on a senior official. He

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The Guy Next Door Ruthie Pearlman

Chapter 19 RECAP: Nachman, Debbie, and Rikki meet Jamie, the worker from the bowling alley, af ter closing hour. He pulls up the CCT V footage from when Avi went missing…and discovers that someone deleted five minutes from the footage histor y — the five minutes that would show who Avi lef t with.

I stared at the screen as if that would make the missing Jamie took it, pushed it into the USB slot, and proceeded five minutes miraculously reappear. Jamie stood there, to copy the footage over. twitching anxiously.

“Um, something else,” Rikki said. “I’m a bit techie. Not as “I really ought to go,” he said finally, looking around techie as my brother; he’s a nerd, but not bad… I know when nervously. “You never know who might show up and catch you delete something on a PC, it isn’t completely gone. It us here.” can be retrieved…?” She looked at Jamie questioningly.

“I don’t know what to say,” I said helplessly.

He did that swagger thing standing still, which was no “Look,” Rikki said, “can you give us the footage on a mean feat, and I guessed it was to show her, a mere girl, how much more techie he was than she. thumb drive so we can look at it at home?”

“Yeah, I can do that,” Jamie said doubtfully. “But what “Oh, yeah, sure it can be retrieved, if you know what you’re doing,” he boasted with raised eyebrows and a sneer on good will it do?” his mouth. He evidently was bracing himself for the next, “We can study it at home more carefully,” Rikki said. “At obvious question, and by the vague look of panic on his the very least, if the worst happens” — she stifled a sob — face, he wasn’t sure how he was going to retain the upper “we’ll have the last known moments of my brother’s life to hand when he answered it. look back on.”

The obvious question came with the mercilessness of an “Oh, I’m sure he’s fine,” Jamie said, then looked at our executioner with an axe. miserable faces and didn’t continue that line of talk. “Do “Do YOU know how to do that? To retrieve deleted files?” you have a thumb drive? I don’t happen to—” Rikki asked. Thwack! The axe fell, and so did Jamie’s “Sure,” Rikki said, producing one at the exact same moment expression. that both Debbie and I shook our heads, wondering why it hadn’t occurred to us to bring one if we were going to be “Uh, not exactly,” he hedged. “I mean, I can look it up on shown CCTV footage that we might need as evidence of Google and work out how to do it, but—” a crime.

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Jamie’s expression fell even further, if that was possible. It the plastic chair. And it sounded deadly. “Anyone working was already in the approximate region of his knees. here has access to the CCTV because the password is well Then it brightened and resumed its rightful position on his known, and it’s passed around.” face. “But Kenny is amazing!” he enthused.

“Kenny’s my cousin. He doesn’t work here, though.

But what he doesn’t know about computers isn’t worth knowing. I can bring him in and get him to try and recover the deleted five minutes.”

“I know,” Jamie sighed. “I admit, the CCTV is a bit of a Mickey Mouse operation. I’ve been complaining about the insecurity of the security, if you get my meaning, for a while now. But the boss doesn’t see the problem. He believes that if there’s an issue, it’s good if we all know how to access the footage and check. I suppose it didn’t occur to him that it might be used in this way. He’s a bit old school and not techie.” Jamie looked directly at me. “Sort of about your age.”

We all looked appropriately excited by this piece of news.

I opened my mouth, then shut it again. No point.

“When can you do this?” Debbie asked.

Debbie was looking at her watch. “Look,” she said. “It’s a quarter to one in the morning. We’re all shattered. I don’t think we’re accomplishing anything. Jamie, unless you have a better idea, contact this cousin of yours, Kenny, as soon as possible, and get him to come over at a time when you two can work on the CCTV without being spotted.

Here’s our numbers.”

This was a statement even non-techie me could respond to.

“Kenny?” I said, putting as much savoir faire into the single word that I could. Impressive. Well, I thought so.

“Well, not now,” Jamie said. “He’s still in school, year eleven, so by now he’ll be well tucked up in bed. But I can bring him over tomorrow afternoon.”

Tomorrow afternoon. It seemed as far away as an interplanetary spaceship at that moment. When your son is missing, you don’t want to wait until tomorrow afternoon.

She’d written them down on a piece of paper, which she He saw all our expressions. Felt he had to say something to now handed to him. Sweet, and old fashioned, pieces of cheer us up. What he said, however, wasn’t it. paper. I asked Jamie for his number and called it, so he had “Of course, whoever deleted those five minutes might also my number on his phone. But then again, I’m up to date have had the techie know-how to delete it completely from and techie like that. the system,” he said helpfully.

We all trooped back outside, Rikki with the thumb drive “Oh no,” Debbie said, and sank into a nearby plastic chair, in her bag, Jamie full of promises to be in touch. Jamie looking pale and tearful. I felt like joining her on the next inputted a code at the door, and the place was locked. chair, but I thought I’d better at least try and look manly “Can we give you a lift home?” I asked gallantly. “It’s the and in charge. least we can do.”

“It is a bit worrying, I admit,” Jamie went on, piling helpful comment onto helpful comment. “I mean, I originally thought it was no big deal if he went off with that huge bald guy. So what? But if the footage has been deleted, then it sounds much more suspicious, know what I mean?” He compressed that last phrase into a single word: “knowwhamee?”

Jamie pointed to a shiny e-scooter securely padlocked to a post. “Thanks, but there’s my ride home right there. I’ll see what I can do about getting Kenny to come over as early as possible. He’s a bit of a dude and loves techie stuff, so he might welcome skiving off school on some excuse and spending the day here messing about on the computer.”

“I wouldn’t want to encourage truanting,” Debbie said “Thanks, Jamie,” I said. “That really makes us feel a whole primly. lot better.”

“Oh, I would,” Rikki said. “I want my brother back.”

“Really?” Jamie asked, missing the sarcasm completely.

I decided that in my own case, the least said, soonest “What I don’t get,” Rikki said slowly, “is who would have mended. So I kept my mouth shut. deleted the footage. Who has access to the CCTV anyway?”

“I’ll call Kenny as soon as it’s feasible to,” Jamie promised She looked accusingly at Jamie. “You said it needed a code as he unlocked his e-scooter and got on. inputted, and you know it. Who else knows it?”

We thanked him and drove off. We were all silent. Well, Jamie looked upset. “No! The code is just for locking up it was one o’clock in the morning. Rikki lay with her the doors! Basically, the CCTV cameras have a password head against the back seat and looked as if she was falling too, but the boss doesn’t see a problem with the workers asleep. knowing it, in case we need to look at something. We all Just as I thought she might start snoring softly, she said know it, and it’s not very secure, I’ll admit.” into the silence, “This is a nightmare.”

“Sorry,” Rikki said. “I’m just so upset about my brother, you know.”

“Yes,” I replied, “it is.”

“It’s okay, I get it,” Jamie said.

“So let me get this straight,” came my wife’s voice from

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HOW DO YOU SPELL SUCCESS? S-O-C-I-A-L S-K-I-L-L-S As parents we worry about our children’s future and wonder

help, taking turns when talking, getting along with peers; stay-

how we can best prepare them for “real life.” What will they

ing calm with others; good sportsmanship, taking responsibility

really need to make it out there, to live fruitful, productive Jewish

for one’s behavior, and doing nice things for others.

lives, to find and keep a job and build relationships? So much

If that list, cited in a recent UPI article, sounds like it came

of our efforts go into choosing the right school and making cer-

straight out of a yeshiva curriculum for teaching good middos,

tain our children’s academic potential is fully tapped. But is this

character traits, it certainly could have.

enough?

In a sense, educators and psychologists are “reinventing the

Filtering through the educational world as a result of current re-

wheel,” discovering a fundamental truth about education estab-

search is the revelation that success in life is more contingent on

lished by the Mishnah two thousand years ago! Namely, before

social and emotional intelligence than our intellectual or voca-

education can proceed, good character traits must be devel-

tional aptitudes.

oped [Derech eretz kodma l’Torah.]

Many of us have always sensed this instinctively. Now the re-

For decades, IQ tests that measured intelligence focused on

search confirms it.

logical reasoning, math skills, understanding analogies, spatial

Social competence enables us to know what to say, how to

skills, verbal skills and the like. Researchers were puzzled by

make good choices, and how to behave in diverse situations.

the fact that while IQ scores could most often predict academic

The extent to which children and adolescents possess good

performance and to some degree, professional and personal

social skills, say experts, can heavily influence their academ-

success, there was something missing in the equation.

ic performance, social and family relationships, and later, their

Some of those with fabulous IQ scores were doing poorly in

success on the job.

life—both at their jobs and in their interpersonal relationships. It

How do these dynamics work? Can improving social skills ac-

seemed that often they were thinking, behaving and communi-

tually sharpen children’s mathematical acuity? Is it possible that

cating in a way that hindered their chances to succeed.

knowing how to get along with others could boost performance

A groundbreaking book by Daniel Goleman, “Emotional Intel-

in creative writing or understanding of literature?

ligence: Why It May Matter More Than IQ,” sought to explain

“Yes,” says Stephen Elliot, a prominent educational psycholo-

the phenomenon of finding excellent IQ aptitudes in a person

gist connected with Vanderbilt University. “If we increase social

coupled with poor performance “at life.”

skills, we most definitely see commensurate increases in aca-

Goleman suggested that the missing part in the success equation

demic learning, but that doesn’t mean that social skills make

is emotional intelligence.

you smarter. It means that these skills make you more amenable to learning.”

Elliot and some associates recently completed a study that found that “when we incorporate cooperation, self-control and consideration toward others into the curriculum, we reduce problem behaviors and maximize effective learning.”

Top Ten Character Traits The top 10 social skills the researchers identified were: listening to others; heeding the rules, ignoring distractions, asking for

For various reasons, he said, people with high emotional intelligence [EIQ] tend to be more successful in life than those with lower EIQ, even if their intellectual ability is average.

Goleman defined emotional intelligence as the abililty to understand oneself and others, relate well to people, and to adapt to one’s immediate surroundings.

He believes that those individuals with higher than average emotional intelligence are in general more successful in meeting environmental demands and pressures. He also notes that a deficiency in EI is often reflected by a lack of self-awareness,

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as well as difficulty with problem solving, stress tolerance and im-

In resolving conflicts, one must understand some of the psycholog-

pulse control.

ical mechanisms at play. People in conflict are generally locked

Goleman attests that the best remedy for battling our emotional

into a self-perpetuating emotional spiral that blows the conflict

shortcomings is preventive medicine. In other words, we need to

out of proportion and often obscures the real issue. Much of the

place as much importance on teaching our children the essential

resolution of conflicts calls on using the other emotional skills men-

skills of emotional intelligence as we do on more traditional mea-

tioned above.

sures.

Concepts Catching Fire What Comprises Emotional Intelligence?

The concept of emotional and social training being pivotal to ed-

Researchers point to the following ingredients of emotional intelli-

ucation is catching fire with educators across the country, inspir-

gence that most enhance and enable learning:

ing research and curriculum development in public and private

•Self awareness One of the basic emotional skills involves being able to recognize feelings and put a name on them. It is also important to be aware of the relationship between thoughts, feelings and actions. What thought sparked off that feeling? What feeling was behind that action?

•Managing emotions Many people continually give themselves negative messages.

Recognizing that tendency and reversing it with hope and self-affirmation can be liberating. In addition, finding ways to deal with anger, fear, anxiety and sadness is essential. Learning how to

schools as well as at universities.

A recent issue of Edutopia, an education magazine, profiled Benjamin Franklin Middle School in New Jersey, where a traditional curriculum has been restructured to include social and emotional training as an integral part of the learning in grades 6-8.

•An English class discussion on a novel about the Warsaw Ghetto is directed in such a way that it becomes a conversation about what students can do to combat injustice they witness in their own lives.

•A journal-writing session first includes a discussion on what it must feel like to be a foster child.

soothe oneself when upset is an invaluable tool. Understanding

•A lesson aimed specifically at emotional skills has students

what happens when emotions get the upper hand and how to re-

naming conflicts that create the most stress for them and coming

gain perspective before reacting are some of the most precious

up with ways to abate that stress.

life skills.

•Teachers working on a project on the Holocaust and genocide

•Empathy

meet to come up with ways to engage the students on a personal,

Grasping a situation and being able to act appropriately requires

emotional level.

understanding others’ feelings and being able to tune into their

“I believe that the social/emotional component is clearly the

verbal and non-verbal cues. It involves training oneself to see

most important of a child’s life,” the article quoted Principal Tony

things from different vantage points and conveying to others that

Bencivenga as saying. “If we can create an environment where

their feelings resonate with you.

we feel good and care for each other, everything else falls into

•Communicating What feelings are your communicating to others? Enthusiasm and optimism are contagious as are pessimism and negativity. Being able to express personal concerns without offending or intimidating others is a key asset.

•Co-operation Helping each other work on common goals involves knowing how and when to take the lead and when to follow. It also calls for understanding that actions and decisions carry consequences and that commitments must be kept. Recognizing the value of others’ contributions and encouraging their participation is of vital importance and often accomplishes far more than hogging power and giving orders.

•Resolving conflicts

place.’

The True Trailblazers Ironically, while researchers and educators like Daniel Goleman regard themselves as pioneers in the field of social/emotional training, a close look at the dynamics inside a normative yeshiva would reveal that Torah chinuch and mechanchim have long preceded them.

In fact, an excellent blueprint for social/emotional training can be found in the many middos training programs that are part and parcel of many Bais Yaakov curricula, and in the mussar sedorim that are a vital component of yeshivas. For centuries, ethical values such as self-control, kindness, self-awareness, honesty and responsibility have been the cornerstone of Jewish education.

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Of course, the Torah system of middos-training cannot be equated

ships and then, having endured rebuffs, if not downright cruelty,

with a social/emotional training course in a public school, which

retreat to the safety of home, family, and their own company.

carries no higher “moral authority.”

Seven-year old Yehudit, the oldest of four children, was such a

As opposed to teaching children to uphold values because the

child. Energetic, with a precocious vocabulary and a vivid imag-

Creator of the universe has commanded them to do so and be-

ination, she eagerly sought out other playmates. Yet, despite re-

stows reward and punishment in accordance with one’s compli-

peated efforts to make friends at school, she came home dejected

ance, a secular program draws its mandate from the feeble au-

and sad. “No one wants to play with me,” she told her mother

thority of “pragmatics.”

tearfully. “No one ever invites me or wants to come to my house.”

At bottom, its message is, “Do things our way because it works;

Yehudit’s mother was distraught. She was convinced that her

because you’ll have friends; because it will make you happy; be-

daughter’s classmates were mean-spirited children and consid-

cause it’s good for society.”

ered changing Yehudit’s school.

In a 1994 report on the current state of emotional literacy in the

There is probably nothing so painful for a parent as the rejection

U.S., Daniel Goleman stated:

of their child. Most parents have a difficult time grasping that the

“...in navigating our lives, it is our fears and envies, our rages and

child’s isolation might be a product of her own conduct, and not

depressions, our worries and anxieties that steer us day to day.

merely because the children in the class are snobby and ill-man-

Even the most academically brilliant among us are vulnerable to

nered.

being undone by unruly emotions. The price we pay for emotional

In Yehudit’s case, it took a caring teacher to risk the mother’s an-

“illiteracy” [social incompetence] is in failed marriages and trou-

ger while tactfully explaining that while her daughter loved out-

bled families, in stunted social and work lives, in deteriorating

door games, she could not tolerate the disappointment of losing

physical health and mental anguish. “

a game or being “out.” She invariably broke down in tears, even

As Goleman is showered with accolades for his trailblazing work

throwing a tantrum on the playground and refusing to budge when

in the field of emotional and social training, the hoopla over his

she was “out” at jump rope or dodge ball.

“revelations” bring a smile to the lips of many in the field of chi-

Her immature behavior and poor sportsmanship antagonized her

nuch who have long been practicing what educators are just now

classmates. After a while, no one wanted to include her in games.

discovering.

While maturity is not a “skill” one can learn like good table manners, parents need to take the long view of social deficits and,

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with the help of a professional, map out a plan to address them

Nevertheless, the new emphasis in educational circles on teach-

as carefully and thoughtfully as they would approach academic

ing social competence and developing emotional intelligence is

or health problems.

bestowing dividends on yeshiva and day school children as well.

There are tried and proven approaches in teaching good sports-

“There was a time when telling a parent at a PTA conference that

manship and other essential social skills, which, if the parent is

their child needed coaching in social skills brought a blank stare,”

willing to take time and initiative to follow them through, will al-

remarked Mrs. Stern, a fifth grade teacher in a boys’ school in

most inevitably yield success.

Monsey, N.Y. ‘Alright, so he lacks social polish,’ you could hear

During the period of emotional and social growth there will be

the parent thinking, ‘What difference does that make as long as

minor triumphs, but the road will undoubtedly be rutted with an

he can read and write?’”

occasional major disaster. Parents should not be disheartened.

“Today, there’s an awareness among parents that when we assess

Children tend to have spurts of social and emotional growth laced

a child’s progress, we’re using a much broader focus. We’re look-

with periods of holding their own or even periods of regression.

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The key words for parents are good parental modeling, structure,

does not a happy child make.”

patience—and more patience. The key attitudes are warmth and optimism. And if you embrace your child with all her uniqueness

Nothing So Painful As Rejection

while not losing sight of the hard work you both need to do to

For one reason or another, some children do not develop social

reach a happier place, it is much more likely that you will get there

skills as easily as others. They may earnestly seek peer relation-

sooner than you think.

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, social skills training and shidduch coaching, focusing on building self-esteem and self-awareness. She can be reached at 718.382.5437 or at rifkaschonfeld@gmail.com. You can view the web at rifkaschonfeld.com

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Chapter 19

The Junior Diplomats

Recap: Eli finishes reading Rachel’s notebook, where she records her suspicions. Rachel had written that the Katzes’ trackers lives across the street from them, and Eli decides to spy on them. A security guard overhears these plans and clues in Mr. Katz.

Monday, 6:08 a.m.

Eli’s rubber-soled sneakers glided across the hallway of his building before coming to a squeaking halt on the second-floor landing next to the spot where he and Jake had arranged to meet.

A shadowy form stood there waiting.

“Jake?” Eli whispered. “Is that you?”

“Sh,” Jake hushed him. “You’ll wake up the whole building.”

Eli shrugged. “The only people I’m scared of waking in this building are my parents, and my mother’s a really deep sleeper.”

“What about your father?”

“He left to work at six today as usual.”

Slowly, the boys descended the stairs leading to the exit of their building. Eli was uncharacteristically silent as he tried to figure out how much time had passed already.

He should have told Rachel that they’d need forty minutes. A precious three minutes had already been wasted just meeting up with Jake.

6:11 Another two minutes passed as the boys headed across the street.

Blockade.

The door to the building was locked.

Most buildings in Europe were locked to outsiders, but somehow, they’d forgotten to take such a hurdle into account. “What now?” Eli muttered. Time was passing far too quickly.

“Long workday.” Jake whistled.

6:15

“We’re about to find out exactly who he’s working for and why he has such long hours. I told you yesterday what I know and what I suspect, but now we need to confirm.”

Rachel was going to call their father before they even made any headway.

Yesterday, Jake had graciously agreed to hear Eli out when Eli and Rachel had returned from the embassy. He’d nodded his head and said “uh-huh” in all the appropriate places…until Eli had gotten up to the part where he’d told Rachel that he wanted to spy on the men across the street — together with his new best friend Jake.

“That’s insane,” Jake had said at that point, and Eli had agreed with him.

6:16 6:17 There was no way the boys would be able to get into the locked building. It looked as if they’d have to abandon their original idea and come up with a Plan B. “Careful,” Jake suddenly called out.

But then Eli had explained to Jake that Rachel had agreed to act as a lookout person, counting a precise thirty minutes on her watch before they’d need to be back or else she’d call their father.

It took Eli a moment to figure out why.

After hearing that, Jake had grudgingly agreed to the adventure, but Eli could tell that his heart wasn’t truly into it.

The door was pulled open.

Somehow, Eli sensed that Jake was plagued by other demons and that the boy was trying to prove something to himself even as he joined Eli on this dangerous journey into the unknown.

There was suddenly a man in the glass pane of the front door of the building, and he was clearly preparing to head out to the street.

“What are you kids doing here?” the stern-looking man pronounced in German with annoyance, irately brushing past the two boys.

Jake slipped his foot into the open doorway and motioned for Eli to slip

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Eli wasn’t sure.

If the man was still mumbling irately, the boys were no longer able to hear him. Instead, they were on the other side of the doorway, scanning the lobby and assessing their options.

A deafening silence settled over the hallway. Eli shifted from foot to foot, feeling restless. There had to be a more exciting way to spy and glean information…

6:19

6:26

“Upstairs,” Eli mouthed.

Jake tugged Eli’s shirt. “Did you hear that?” he mouthed.

With Eli at the lead, the boys ascended to the second floor and drew to a halt in front of apartment six.

“Hear what?” Eli whispered back.

“The Veil Family,” proclaimed a nondescript door sign resting on the nondescript door.

Jake and Eli exchanged glances. “A family?” Eli whispered. “This must be the wrong place. Maybe you were wrong yesterday with the way that you figured out which apartment overlooks mine and we really need a different apartment, like apartment seven or eight.”

Jake shook his head. “No. It needs to be apartment six. This is the only apartment on this floor that’s positioned in a way that the people inside can see across the street to your house’s living room.”

Chilling.

“But what if they really live on the third floor, not the second,” Eli whispered. “Maybe Rachel and Lillian mixed things up.”

Jake stared at Eli. “Okay, let’s go up to the third floor, then. The apartment over this one might also have a window that lets people see into your apartment.”

“That.” Jake pointed at the door, and Eli heard the sound of scratching, or something that sounded like scratching, from somewhere inside of apartment number six.

“The men are up,” Jake whispered.

Adrenaline coursing through his vein, Eli pressed his ear to the doorway. “Sh,” he mouthed.

Jake stared at him. His face clouded with fear, and Eli’s stomach twisted.

It wasn’t fair of him to have schlepped his friend out on such an impossible mission.

“German,” Eli mouthed, taking pains to keep his voice inaudible.

“They’re speaking in German.” On cue, he backed away from the door and made room for a frightened-looking Jake to take over.

The American boy understood the language better than he did, and they both knew that.

Jake silently furrowed his brow, concentrating intently on the few words that were being exchanged in the apartment.

The boys ascended another flight of stairs.

“Widerliche Juden… Herr Boss… Funktioniert immer noch nicht.”

6:21

Horrible Jews… The boss… Still not working.

Rachel would call Abba in another seventeen minutes. Her warnings that morning had left no room for doubtr.

The men sounded irate. And from the slight exchange of words that Jake and Eli managed to overhear, it was obvious that they had come to the right address.

Apartment nine was the apartment above apartment six.

“Reiner Law Offices,” Eli read the door sign.

Still not working… That was probably a reference to the listening devices.

“These people can’t live in a law office,” Jake said.

6:30

“Unless the office is a front for something else,” Eli argued.

Unless he was home before then, in another eight minutes Rachel would call their father.

Jake pointed at a barred window that overlooked the hallway they were in. He shook his head. “Can’t be. This is the type of window that makes sense for an office, but bad guys would never want this kind of exposure. Let’s go back down.”

The boys descended the stairwell once again.

6:24 They barely had time left for spying. If they were even right, and the bad buys indeed lived in apartment six.

The Veil Family.

The boys planted themselves next to the innocuous looking door sign and exchanged glances.

What now? Jake expression seemed to say.

It would take four and a half minutes just to get back home.

“Time to go,” Eli intoned.

But his words were cut short by the sound of a door latch being drawn open.

And suddenly two men stood framed in the doorway before them.

“So,” one of the men said, his voice cold as ice. “Es sind die Judischen kinder — It’s the Jewish kids.”

To be continued...

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If an exhilarating game of Rock, Paper, Scissors

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doesn’t quite give you the thrills you’re seeking why

who goes first? Instead, it’s actually considered the

not go in for COCKROACH RACING? Yup, you

oldest hand game in the world, dating back 2000

heard me right. Though remind me never to sign up.

years to the Chinese Han Dynasty as a game called

When I even get a glimpse of one of those insects, I

shoushiling. But instead of a rock, paper, and scissors,

run the other way! But as they say, different strokes

in ancient times it was played with hand gestures

for different folks.

that represented a bird, a snake, or a human. The bird would peck the snake, the snake would bite the human, and the human would catch the bird. The game spread to Japan, then to Europe, and finally to America, eventually morphing into the popular Rock, Paper, Scissors hand game we know today.

Today’s game of RPS (rock, paper, scissors) is played by two people who simultaneously make hand gestures representing either a rock, a paper, or scissors. A rock beats scissors, scissors beat a paper, and a paper beats a rock. However, while the playing rules are simple, RPS enthusiasts say that far from being a game of luck, it takes brain power and strategy skills to win.

RPS has become so popular in modern times that a World Rock Paper Scissors Association (WRPSA) has even been established. In 2014 WRPSA created a World Rock Paper Scissors Day on August 27 to encourage people to play this game. WRPSA also hosts huge tournaments in Canada, Europe, the US, and even a World Championship throughout the year. The cool news is that if you win the US RPS championship, you could win $50,000!

In Japan, however, they take the game even further.

During a massive Rock, Paper, Scissors contest, people show up in cool costumes from their favorite pop culture icons. Often, famous celebrities join in, and it can get so exciting that some players cry when they win!

In case you’re interested in where this ingenious and admittedly gross idea of racing cockroaches originates, you’ll have to go back in time to January 26, 1982, Australia Day, at the Story Bridge Hotel in Brisbane, Queensland. Two hotel visitors argued that their town’s cockroaches were the fastest in Brisbane.

As neither guy could agree, they decided to test their claims in the hotel parking lot.

The tradition caught on, and ever since then, annual cockroach races take place in Australia and all around the world, including in the United States. Of course, today these races are a lot more sophisticated.

In Australia the race is referred to as “the greatest gathering of thoroughbred cockroaches in the world.”

There are seven races throughout the country, with the main one, called the “Gold Cup Event,” taking place at the Story Bridge Hotel. At the large events, hundreds of gallons of cockroaches are spilled out for the race. (Hey, I bet if they ever have a cockroach shortage, New York City would be happy to send over their cockroaches!)

Fun fact: Cockroaches can run up to 3 miles per hour (if they don’t have wings).

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Vibes of Interest Our next-up weird competition is known as the

Contestants need to show bravery, keep calm, and

GREAT KNARESBOROUGH BED RACE,

attract as many bees as they can. Once the time is

so named because it’s annually hosted in the North

up, the participants stand on a scale to measure

Yorkshire town of Knaresborough in England. It

the weight of the bees they’re “wearing.” Whoever’s

originally began as a fundraiser for the town in 1966,

carrying the most bees wins. Attracting bees with

but the idea caught on (why??), and since then it takes

more weight than you can also make you win.

place in other townships around the world.

But is it worth it? Think about it and get back to me.

The competition runs as follows: Each team is made up of five people — four runners, one rider — and a large, heavy decorated bed. It’s advisable to choose a lightweight person as the rider because the four runners will be carrying said rider while he sits or lies on the bed. The rider wears a helmet for safety, while the runners push the bed along steep grassy banks, parklands, and the waterside. Crowded marketplaces along these paths can make it challenging for the runners. The team that passes through all the hurdles the fastest is declared the winner. Besides bed racing, the team whose bed looks the most elegant is given the Best Decorated Bed award.

TOE WRESTLING is similar to arm wrestling, except it’s done with toes. In this sport, you go toeto-toe and face off (actually toe off) with some of the strongest feet in the world. (As long as it’s not the strongest smelly feet in the world.)

Before the competition begins, a nurse inspects the toe hygiene of the competitors and looks for any concealed weapons in their toes. (So forget about trying to hide that gun between your toes!) As the game is played with bare feet, players must remove their shoes and socks. Toe wrestlers enter the square

Here’s a dangerous competition that I wouldn’t recommend for the faint of heart — or for anybody

and fight to wrangle each other’s toes. Typically,

with a brain in their head, for that matter. THE BEE-

strong men with bigger toes are more likely to win.

annual tradition, and its objective is to attract bees to

Staffordshire, United Kingdom. That, I guess, makes

your body. The more the better.

sense. What doesn’t make sense is that the idea

WEARING COMPETITION is a part of China’s

Contestants wear shorts, glasses, and nose plugs, and whichever participant carries the heaviest swarm of bees wins. (They may not live to enjoy their win, but hey, the main thing is to win. Right?)

Queen bees are locked in small cages and tied around each contestant’s body to attract the worker bees. As the clock starts ticking, swarms of bees make their way to the queen-carrying competitors, sticking to their bodies like a suit.

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actually took off, and since 1994 the World Toe Wrestling Championship has been held every summer in Derbyshire, England. All-time men’s champ is Alan “Nasty” Nash, and Lisa “Twinkletoes” Shenton is a previous women’s world champion. The competition has even become popular all around the world.

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I’m not sure if this sport is for the finicky, spotless

RACING CHAMPIONSHIPS.

housewife who will do anything for a well-pressed

No, not eating pancakes — that would make too

outfit or just for someone who gets their thrills from

much sense. This competition calls for racing with a

living on the edge — literally. Or for some very, very,

pancake.

very bored person out there.

The history around pancake racing is a bit murky,

Known as the thrill of an extreme outdoor activity with

but it seems the first pancake race took place in

the satisfaction of a well-pressed shirt, EI involves

1445. Though the next 500 years are lost to pancake

taking your iron, ironing board, and clothing to a

obscurity, it seems the custom was revived in 1948

remote, dangerous location and ironing them there.

by Reverend Canon Ronald Collins, the vicar of the

Some locations where such performances have taken

English town of Olney.

place include a mountainside, a forest, in a canoe,

The terms of the contest are simple enough to

while skiing or snowboarding, atop a large bronze statue, underwater, in the middle of a highway, while parachuting, and under the ice sheet of a frozen lake.

This sport has been conducted solo or in groups.

understand, just not simple enough to actually do.

In a pancake race, contestants run holding a frying pan with a pancake in it. As they run, they toss the pancake in the air so that it flips and lands back in the pan on the other side. People form teams of two and four; each team member running along a short course stops to flip their pancake four times and then passes it to another person on the team. The team that crosses the finish line with all its pancakes having landed safely back in the pan is pronounced the winner.

This idea came into being in 1997 when an Englishman by the name of Philip Shaw returned home after a long day at the knitwear factory where he worked.

Shaw had a number of chores to do, including ironing. What he really wanted to do, however, was go rock climbing, so, in a flash of brilliance (or probably insanity), he decided to do his ironing atop

The most famous pancake race in the UK is the Rehab

a mountain that he reached via rock climbing.

Parliamentary Pancake Race. It’s celebrated outside

After the media in England produced a documentary

the Houses of Parliament and played by members

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2003, EI gained international attention. The program

noteworthy event, is given live TV coverage.

followed the British team’s efforts and eventual

So, readers, we’ve learned a lot — mainly about how

Bronze and Gold placings in the first Extreme

very bored some folks must be to spend their time

Ironing World Championships in Germany. A side

thinking of different ways to race with their pancakes.

story looked at the rivalry between the EIB (Extreme

Nevertheless, now we know what to do with those

Ironing Bureau) and a breakaway group called Urban

spare cockroaches you might find around the house.

Housework that’s trying to establish its own extreme

First off, don’t freak out. Name them, and save them

sport based around vacuum cleaning. Is this for real?!

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10:45 AM

10:15 AM

TODD PLAZA CHATEAU GRAND

7:45 PM

7:15 PM

6:45 PM

6:15 PM

5:45 PM

5:15 PM

4:45 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

3:15 PM

2:45 PM

2:30 PM

2:15 PM

2:00 PM

1:45 PM

1:30 PM

1:15 PM

1:00 PM

12:45 PM

12:15 PM

11:45 AM

11:15 AM

10:45 AM

10:15 AM

9:45 AM

9:15 AM

TODD PLAZA

4:45 PM

4:15 PM

3:45 PM

3:15 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

2:15 PM

1:45 PM

1:15 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

12:15 PM

11:45 AM

11:15 AM

10:45 AM

TODD PLAZA

VINE

12:24 PM

11:54 AM

11:24 AM

10:54 AM

388 CHESTNUT

2:24 PM

1:54 PM

1:24 PM

3:24 PM

9:54 AM

3:24 PM

2:54 PM

2:39 PM

2:24 PM

2:09PM

1:54 PM

1:39 PM

1:24 PM

1:09PM

12:54 PM

12:24 PM

11:54 AM

11:24 AM

10:54 AM

10:24 AM

VINE

4:54 PM

11:24 AM

10:54 AM

10:24 AM

388 CHESTNUT

7:54 PM

7:24 PM

6:54 PM

6:24 PM

5:54 PM

5:24 PM

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2:24 PM

1:54 PM

1:24 PM

12:54 PM

12:24 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

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Corner Wadsworth

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9:24 AM

388 CHESTNUT

Corner Wadsworth

4:54 PM

VINE

4:24 PM

3:54 PM

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Corner Wadsworth

* Bus stop location at Evergreen untill 1:45 is after the entrance to plaza.

After 1:45 the bus stop will be before entrance to plaza.

12:06 PM

12:00 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

10:06 AM

10:36 AM

10:00 AM

Cnr. Stamford Hill Rd.

CHESTNUT

6:36 PM

6:30 PM

LOCUST STREET

5:36 PM

6:06 PM

6:00 PM

5:00 PM

5:30 PM

4:36 PM

5:06 PM

4:30 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

1:51PM

2:06 PM

1:36 PM

2:00 PM

1:21 PM

1:30 PM

1:45 PM

12:51PM

1:06 PM

1:15 PM

12:36 PM

12:30 PM

1:00 PM

12:06 PM

12:45 PM

11:06 AM

10:30 AM

11:36 AM

10:06 AM

10:00 AM

12:00 PM

9:36 AM

10:36 AM

9:30 AM

11:30 AM

9:06 AM

11:00 AM

Cnr. Stamford Hill Rd.

9:00 AM

9:10 AM

SEAGUL SQUARE

4:10 PM

4:40 PM

4:06 PM

4:36 PM

CHESTNUT

LOCUST STREET

3:40 PM

3:10 PM

4:30 PM

3:30 PM

1:40 PM

1:10 PM

12:10 PM

11:40 AM

11:10 AM

10:40 AM

4:00 PM

3:06 PM

3:36 PM

3:00 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

1:06 PM

1:00 PM

DRIVER'S BREAK

11:00 AM

10:36 AM

SEAGUL SQUARE

LO O P S C H E D U L E

Cor. Stamford Hill Rd.

CHESTNUT

10:30 AM

LOCUST STREET

Call to hear schedule changes and updates.

732.929.6929

SHUTTLE HOTLINE

Effective: November 1, 2023

SOUTH LAKEWOOD SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

SUNDAY

MONDAY - THURSDAY

FRIDAY

1/3/2024

SUMMER SCHEDULE

78

PLEASE NOTE:

29. Check Cashing 30. Pizza on wheels

26. Condor 27. Eyewear Unlimited

Take your seat promptly and quietly.

8

CHESTNUT CENTER

1

EVERGREEN SHOPPING CENTER

TODD PLAZA

10

2 3

11

42. Lakewood Family Dental 43. Sprinkles 44. Buckles

36. Royal Family Shoes 37. Evergreen Cleaners 38. Styled Child

54. Sushi Nation

52. Heads of Class

64. Asisa Urgent Care 65. Style And Trend 66. Augenbraun Bridal 67. Perroquet 68. Elemeno

58. Center of Town 59. J2 Pizza 60. Wine on the 9 61. Optical Eyeland 62. Brain Builders

5

56. Precious Health

55. Pizza on the 9

77. Lulu Kids Clothing

!‫שטיצט אייער לאקאלע געשעפטן דורך איינקויפען לאקאל‬

‫ביטע שטיין ביים‬ ‫באס סטאפ פינף‬ ‫מינוט פאר'ן צייט‬ ‫וואס שטייט אויפן‬ .‫סקעזדשול‬

388 Chestnut

Flag-down shuttle 10:00 a.m-2:00 p.m

Vine cor. Wadsworth

Evergreen

Stop is by M&T bank cor.

Seagull Square

Cor. Stamford Hill Rd.

Chestnut

Vilna

Flag-down

Woodbine

GRANITE

GROVE

VINE ST

OTL

CEDARBRIDGE

FIRE HOUSE

CEDARBRIDGE

HANOVER

HARMONY VILNA

11:00

Hanover

12:00

11:55

11:53

11:50

11:45

11:45

11:40

11:30

11:25

11:20

11:10

11:10

11:05

11:03

11:02

11:00

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1:00

12:58

12:57

12:55

12:50

12:50

12:45

12:40

12:30

12:25

12:15

12:15

12:10

12:08

12:07

12:05

12:00

2:00

1:58

1:57

1:55

1:50

1:50

1:45

1:40

1:30

1:25

1:15

1:15

1:10

1:08

1:07

1:05

Gourmet Glatt | Clifton | Cedarbridge | Vilna Hanover | Grove | Harmony

RETURN BUS STOPS:

Clifton | Chemed | Gourmet Glatt

Hanover | Grove | Harmony | Vilna | Cedarbridge

BUS STOPS

10:55

10:53

10:50

10:45

10:45

Grove

Harmony

Locust

Across the Fire house

Cedarbridge

Bus Shelter near OTL

Cedar bridge

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

10:40

10:25 10:30 Across Tag Office

Gourmet glatt

10:20

Chemed

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

Across Lingerie Shop

Cedar bridge

10:10

10:10

Cedarbridge

At the Fire house

10:05

10:03

10:02

10:00

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Locust

Harmony

Grove

Granite

Granite

BUS STOPS

10:30

10:20

10:15

10:15

10:10

10:00

9:55

9:50

9:40

9:40

9:35

9:30

10:30

11:30

11:20

11:15

11:15

11:10

11:00

10:55

10:50

10:40

10:40

10:35

| Oak & Vine | Cedarbridge

9:30

9:20

9:15

9:15

9:10

9:00

8:55

8:50

8:40

8:40

8:35

8:30

Oak & Vine |

Granite

Gourmet Glatt | Clifton | Cedarbridge

RETURN BUS STOPS:

Clifton | Chemed | Gourmet Glatt

Granite

Oak & Vine

Across the Fire house

Cedarbridge

Bus Shelter near OTL

Cedar bridge

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

Across Tag Office

Gourmet Glatt

Chemed

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

Across Lingerie Shop

Cedarbridge

At the Fire house

Cedarbridge

Oak & Vine

Granite

MONDAY - FRIDAY

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

office@carescouncil.org

1:00 Locust Route

12:00

added to the business listing please email:

#2 - GRANITE 1:00

The Rishon Center 130 1st St Lakewood 206. Golden Rose Flowers & Gifts 207. That Hat 208. Vaping Connection

Gourmet Glatt Plaza 1700 Madison Avenue 183. CSO Radio 184. Toys 4 u 185. The Nuttery 186. Vineyard 187. Gourmet Glatt 188. Verizon 189. Schreibers shoes 190. Hatcraft 191. The Gym Lakewood 192. Immediate Medical Care 193. Nails 194. Linen Garden 195. Kaylah's Jewelry 196. Zober Cleaners 197. Fraylich Uniform 198. J2 Pizza 199. Brooklyn Southwest 200. Step on Me Flooring 201. Judaica Plaza 202. Chase Bank 203. Shoppers Paradise 204. Sprinkles 205. Emporio

Shloimy's Plaza 95 East Kennedy Blvd 171. Shloimy's Kosher Supermarket 172. Coco Nails 173. Best Cleaners 174. Prime Ninety-Five 175. New Additions 176. Little Women Too 177. Trousseau 178. French Press 179. Shell Station 180. Photo express 181. Best cleaners 182. Upper Crust

158. Latin Bistro Grill 159. Celebration Boutique Lakewood 160. Technoman Repair & Services 161. Bagel Nosh 162. Lakewood Cleaners 163. Clearview Eyewear 164. Paradise Garden Boutique 165. Express Laundromat 166. Brothers Restaurant 167. Metro by T-Mobile 168. Ideal Travel Services 169. Latino Agency 170. Ruby Kitchen

MONDAY - FRIDAY

SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

Downtown Lakewood 140. DB Electronics 141. NPGS 142. Pizzaleh 143. Twin City Jewelers 144. Sewing Alterations By Edith 145. Suitshoppe 146. Creative Kids 147. Ladida 148. Authentic Kosher Chinese 149. Latino Community Connection 150. lI Center Electronics and Repair 151. Clover Women's Clothing 152. BMBGLLC 153. TechSafe Recyclers 154. Cesar's Beauty Salon 155. Eat a Pita 156. El Oaxaqueño Supermarket 157. Exito Fresh Market

Cedar Bridge Shopping 123. Polka Dot Boutique 124. TOTTINI 125. Piccolino 126. Focus Camera 127. A Shoe Dream 128. The Hat Box 129. Secure Data Recovery Services 130. Mike's Chicken 131. Tomahawk Steakhouse 132. Chase Bank 133. GB Clothing 134. Seasons Supermarket 135. Chai Urgent Care 136. Juice by Julie 137. Whimsy 138. The Cookie Corner 139. The Uniform Shoppe

CHEMED HEALTH 1771 Madison Ave 118. CHEMED 119. Cubicles 120. WIC Lakewood Office 121. Professional Career Services 122. Yapchik

104. Building Bridges 105. Brain Builders 106. Evergreen Supermarket 107. French Press 108. Asisa Urgent Care 109. STYLE AND TREND 110. Augenbraun Bridal 111. PERROQUET 112. ELEMENO 113. His Place Collection 114. Mefoar Judaica 115. Precious Health of Lakewood 116. Dr. Shanik 117. Children’s dental

For comments and suggestions or to be

Evergreen Plaza 945 River Ave 100. Center of Town 101. J2 Pizza 102. Wine on the 9 103. Optical Eyeland

Grand Central Plaza 355 Cedarbridge Ave. 62. Cosmetic Center 63. Direct Line Carpet 64. Simi's Socks & Shells 65. Molly's Jewelry 66. Trendsetting 67. Sary's Wig 68. Sole Connection 69. The Lighthouse 70. Kova Hats

37. Pizzano 38. Rena's 39. Health Market 40. Namery 41. Royal Kids 42. Copier Toners 43. I-optix 44. Rite Aide 45. M&T Bank 46. Glatt Bite 47. B&B Party Shop 48. Shoe Spot 49. Lakewood Nail Salon 50. Shalom Cleaners 51. European Finesse 52. Hosiery Plus

Clifton Shopping Center 163 East Kennedy Blvd

Cedarbridge Area 250 Cedar Bridge Ave. 27. The Lingerie Shop 28. Finale Boutique 29. Dimensions 30. Whimsy Childrens Wear 31. Coco Nails 32. Miri's 33. Out to Lunch 34. Step in Elegance 35. Caplan Cuts 36. The Custom Shoppe

22. Circa NY 23. Express Cleaners 24. Supreme Health 25. Emes Pharmacy & Grocery 26. Living Quarters

Washington Square 415 Cedarbridge Ave.

Partial list of local businesses the Lakewood Shuttle commutes Lakewood residents to:

#1 - LOCUST ST

Harmony

10

12

CNR 4th st

CLIFTON

CHEMED

Paid for, in whole or in part, under the Urban Enterprise Zone program.

Day | Day after Thanksgiving | Christmas Day

Labor Day | Columbus Day Election Day | Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving

President’s Day | Good Friday | Memorial Day | Independence Day

New Year’s Day | MLK’s Birthday | Lincoln’s Birthday

Lakewood Township observes the following holidays so please call the phone system Ext. 9 to check the schedule updates on these holidays.

Thank you for making this service a success!

Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

It is expected that all riders will be respectful of the driver and other passengers.

Take your seat promptly and quietly.

Allow passengers to exit the bus before boarding.

No food or drinks are allowed on the shuttle.

Strollers are permitted on the shuttle but must be folded prior to arrival of the shuttle.

Before planning your trip, please check with our phone system if there are any changes to the schedule.

Scheduled times fluctuate slightly, so it is important that you be at your stop five minutes early.

‫ביטע אויספאלגן די פאלגענדע אנווייזונגען‬ .‫פאר די טובה פון אלע "שאטל" באניצער‬

Hanover

Todd Plaza

11

GOURMET GLATT

across TAG office

SHUTTLE HOTLINE

732.929.6929

Effective: July 1, 2023

DOWNTOWN ROUTES

LAKEWOOD SHUTTLE SCHEDULE

PLEASE NOTE: 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.

Grove

Hanover

9

8

6

5

4

3

2

1

Pick-Up / Drop-off

‫געדענקט צו שעצן און באדאנקן‬ !‫דעם באס דרייווער‬

office@carescouncil.org

added to the business listing please email:

For comments and suggestions or to be

76. Fleisch

78. Gingerbread

74. Children’s Dental

73. Dr. Shanik

72. Mefoar Judaica

71. Moda Home

70. Eternity Jewelers

69. His Place Collection

Cross Plaza - 32 Cross St.

63. French Press

57. Evergreen Supermarket

12

50. 3M Pharmacy

49. Westview Shop

48. Friendly Urgent Care

47. Shell Station

46 Mr. Clipper

Evergreen Plaza - 945 River Ave.

53. Linen Loft

51. ZBerman

6

33. Freund’s & Family

32. Crunch Time

31. Kinder Pediatric

Chateau Plaza - 916 River Ave.

45. Nail Spa

41. Laundromat

35. Print flash

39. Toys 2 Discover

40. Upper crust

34. Closeout Connection

75. Scarpe

24. Burger King

Todd Plaza - 1091 River Ave.

By shopping locally, you are supporting our local stores and businesses!

SEAGUL SQUARE

CROSS PLAZA

9

CHATEAU PLAZA

LOOP ROUTE MAP

Paid for, in whole or in part, under the Urban Enterprise Zone program.

Day | Day after Thanksgiving | Christmas Day

Labor Day | Columbus Day Election Day | Veteran’s Day Thanksgiving

President’s Day | Good Friday | Memorial Day | Independence Day

New Year’s Day | MLK’s Birthday | Lincoln’s Birthday

Lakewood Township observes the following holidays so please call the phone system Ext. 9 to check the schedule updates on these holidays.

Thank you for making this service a success!

Children under the age of 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

It is expected that all riders will be respectful of the driver and other passengers.

Allow passengers to exit the bus before boarding.

No food or drinks are allowed on the shuttle.

Strollers are permitted on the shuttle but must be folded prior to arrival of the shuttle.

28. River Pharmacy

25. Four Corners

Before planning your trip, please check with our phone system if there are any changes to the schedule.

16. The Yellow Door

23. Dollar General

22. M & T Bank

21. Beacon Flooring

20. Hazorfim

19. Shira's Salon

18. Pastel

17. TH interiors

Chestnut Plaza - 1201 River Ave.

8. Borsalino

4

13. Photo Point

5. Shirtsleeve Mens Wear 15. Rebecca's

12. Heads of Class Outlet

4. Judaica Square

7. Exquisite Gowns

11. Kiwi Health Food

3. Vineyard

14. Cross Fitness

10. Purple Orchids Lingirie

2. Toys 4 U

6. Pediatric Dental

9. Cleaners

1. Gourmet Glatt

Gourmet Glatt / Seagull Square - 1328 River Ave.

Partial list of local businesses the Lakewood Shuttle commutes Lakewood residents to:

Scheduled times fluctuate slightly, so it is important that you be at your stop five minutes early.

‫ביטע אויספאלגן די פאלגענדע אנווייזונגען‬ .‫פאר די טובה פון אלע "שאטל" באניצער‬

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.

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‫‪Common Clownfish‬‬

‫געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫קלאונפיש‬

‫קלאונפיש' איז א קליין פישל‪ ,‬ס"ה אן ערך‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫דער 'געווענליכער‬ ‫פון פיר אינטשעס לאנג‪ ,‬וועלכע געפינט זיך נאר אין טראפישע‪,‬‬ ‫ווארעמע וואסערן אין עטליכע אקעאנען‪.‬‬ ‫זייער קערפער איז אן אויגן‪-‬פארכאפנדע בילד פון שיינע‬ ‫קאנטראסטישע קאלירן‪ :‬טיף‪-‬אראנדזש‪ ,‬ווען אויף דריי פלעצער‬ ‫(נעבן קאפ‪ ,‬אינמיטן בויך און ביים וויידל) האבן זיי הערליכע‬ ‫רונדיגע ווייסע פאסן‪ ,‬וועלכע ענדיגן זיך מיט שיינע שווארצע פאסן‪.‬‬ ‫די פלוספעדערן‪ ,‬וועלכע העלפט זיי שווימען אין די וואסערן‪ ,‬און די‬ ‫וויידל‪ ,‬זענען אויך ארומגענומען מיט שווארצע פאסן‪.‬‬ ‫‪732.930.2500‬‬

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‫קלאונפיש' איז די נקיבה היפש גרעסער ווי דער‬ ‫ביי די 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫קלאונפיש וועט אנגרייטן די נעסט אויף א שטיין‪ ,‬הארט‬ ‫זכר‪ .‬די טאטע ַ‬ ‫'ענעמאן' וואו זיי וואוינען‪ ,‬אז די קליינע זאלן זיין‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫נעבן אדער אונטער די‬ ‫באשיצט‪.‬‬ ‫קלאונפיש לייגן פאר עטליכע שעה צווישן ‪ 200‬און‬ ‫דאן וועט די מאמע ַ‬ ‫‪ 400‬אראנדזשע אייער (בילד פון הונדערטער אייער‪ :‬אויבן לינקס)‪ .‬עס‬ ‫נעמט אן ערך פון זעקס צו אכט טעג אז פון די אייער זאל ארויסקומען די‬ ‫קליינע פישלעך‪ .‬רוב צייט וועט די טאטע אכט געבן דערויף‪.‬‬ ‫ווען די קליינע קומען ארויס‪ ,‬שווימען זיי ארויף צום אויבערפלאך‪ .‬נאך‬ ‫'ענעמאן' היים‪ .‬רוב‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫צען טעג וועלן זיי צוריק אראפשווימען און זוכן אן‬ ‫וועלן נישט איבערלעבן‪.‬‬ ‫קלאונפיש' קענען נישט אוועקגיין צו ווייט פונעם‬ ‫וויבאלד 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫'ּפלענקטאן'‪ ,‬וואס דאס איז מייקראסקאפישע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫'ענעמאן'‪ ,‬וועלן זיי בעיקר עסן‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫פישלעך‪ ,‬וועלכע דער וואסער ברענגט אטאמאטיש אהין‪ ,‬און עטליכע‬ ‫וואסער‪-‬געוויקסן וועלכע וואקסן נעבן זייער היים‪.‬‬ ‫קלאונפיש' א שטארק‪-‬‬ ‫זייענדיגע אזא שיינע פיש‪ ,‬איז דער 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫אויפגעכאפטער פיש וואס מענטשן זוכן צו האבן אינדערהיים אין 'פיש‪-‬‬ ‫טאנק' (ביידע בילדער אונטן לינקס)‪ .‬זיי געפינען זיך אויך אין 'אקוועריומס'‬ ‫איבער דער גארער וועלט‪.‬‬ ‫‪The female clownfish is quite bigger than the male. The‬‬ ‫‪father clownfish will build a nest on a stone, right near or‬‬ ‫‪under the anamone where they live, so the babies should‬‬ ‫‪be protected.‬‬ ‫‪Then the mama clownfish will lay between 200 and‬‬ ‫)‪400 orange eggs (picture of hundreds of eggs - top left‬‬ ‫‪within a few hours. After approximately 6 to 8 days the‬‬ ‫‪baby fish will hatch. The father will monitor it most of‬‬ ‫‪the time.‬‬ ‫‪When the new babies emerge, they swim up to the‬‬ ‫‪ocean surface. After 10 days they return to the ocean‬‬ ‫‪floor to find an anamone home. Most won’t survive.‬‬ ‫‪Because common clownfish can’t move too far from‬‬ ‫‪the anamone, their main source of food is plankton,‬‬ ‫‪which are microscopic fish automatically shifted to the‬‬ ‫‪ocean bed by water movement. They will also eat some‬‬ ‫‪ocean plants which grow near their home.‬‬ ‫‪The common clownfish is stunning and that makes it‬‬ ‫‪a very popular choice for home fish tanks (both pictures‬‬ ‫‪bottom left). They also grace aquariums the world over.‬‬

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‫ּפאר האלט א וואכזאם אויג אויף זייער‬ ‫קלאונפיש' ָ‬ ‫‪ .1‬א 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫הונדערטער אראנדזשע אייער‪.‬‬ ‫קלאונפיש' אין אן 'אקוועריום' טאנק‪.‬‬ ‫‪' .2‬געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫ּפאר שווימען צוזאמען‪ .‬גרויסע ‪ -‬די‬ ‫קלאונפיש' ָ‬ ‫‪ .3‬א 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫מאמע; קליינע ‪ -‬דער טאטע‪.‬‬ ‫‪ .4‬א בליק פון די נאנט אויף הונדערטער פיציקע אייער פון 'געווענליכער‬ ‫קלאונפיש'‪.‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫'ענעמאן'‪ ,‬מען‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫קלאונפיש' באהאלט זיך טיף אין אן‬ ‫‪ .5‬א 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫זעט נעבן און ארום אים קליינע פישלעך‪.‬‬ ‫קלאונפיש' שווימט רואיג צווישן די שטעכערס פונעם‬ ‫‪ .6‬א 'געווענליכער ַ‬ ‫'ענעמאן' וואו ער וואוינט‪.‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫‪1. A common clownfish couple keeping an eye over their‬‬ ‫‪hundreds of orange eggs.‬‬ ‫‪2. Common clownfish in an aquarium tank.‬‬ ‫‪3. A common clownfish pair swimming together - the big one‬‬ ‫‪- famale and the smaller one - male.‬‬ ‫‪4. A close up of hundreds of tiny eggs of common clownfish‬‬ ‫‪5. A common clownfish hidden deep within the anamone.‬‬ ‫‪See the minuscule fish all around.‬‬ ‫‪6. A common clownfish calmly floating between the tentacles‬‬ ‫‪of his anamone home.‬‬

‫פאקטן און ציפערן‬ ‫פלאץ‪ :‬אויף עטליכע ווארעמע פלעצער אינעם 'אינדיען' און 'פאציפישע'‬ ‫אקעאנען‬ ‫וואג‪ :‬אומבאקאנט‬ ‫לענג‪ :‬ביז ‪ 4.3‬אינטשעס; זכרים זענען היפש קלענער ווי נקיבות‬ ‫אייער‪ :‬פון ‪ 200‬ביז ‪ 400‬יערליך‬ ‫'ּפלענקטאן' (= מייקראסקאפישע פיש) און עטליכע וואסער‪-‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫עסן‪ :‬בעיקר‬ ‫געוויקסן‬ ‫שונאים‪ :‬אנדערע פיש‬ ‫לעבן‪ 5-10 :‬יאר‬ ‫באפעלקערונג‪ :‬אומבאקאנט‬

‫‪TIDBITS‬‬ ‫‪Habitat: several tropical areas in the Indian and Pacific oceans‬‬ ‫‪Weight: unknown‬‬ ‫‪Length: up to 4.3”; males are quite smaller than females‬‬ ‫‪Eggs: 200-400 yearly‬‬ ‫‪Food: mainly plankton (microscopic fish) and some ocean‬‬ ‫‪plants‬‬ ‫‪Predators: other fish‬‬ ‫‪Lifespan: 5-10 years‬‬ ‫‪Population: unknown‬‬

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‫אין קורצן פון פריער‪:‬‬ ‫דאקומענטן און אונטערשריפטן‪ ,‬צו קענען געבן ַ‬ ‫ווארשע‪ ,‬וואו זי פעלשט ָ‬ ‫ביורא געביידע אין ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ציא ַ‬ ‫סא ַ‬ ‫אירענא סענדלער ַארבעט אינעם ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פאר אידן‬ ‫לע‪-‬ארבעט‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫מער שּפייז און הילף‪ .‬זי שטעלט אויף א נעץ פון מענטשן וועלכע זענען איר גרייט צו העלפן מיט איר געוואגטע‪ ,‬העראאישע ארבעט‪ .‬פרישע געזעצן קומען‬ ‫טאג‪-‬טעגליך ַארויס קעגן אידן‪ ,‬זיין מוזן ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫טראגן ָארעם‪-‬בענדער מיט ַא געלער מגן‪-‬דוד דערויף און מען ּפייניגט און דערנידערט זיי ָאן אויפהער‪ .‬די שרעקליכע‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫טיפוס קרענק הייבט אן בוזשעווען אין די אידישע קווארטלען‪.‬‬ ‫ליינט ווייטער מיט ַ‬ ‫שּפאנונג!‬

‫באזיגן ַ‬ ‫קא ּפיטל ‪ַ :18‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫צוזאמען‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פעברואר ‪.1940‬‬ ‫ווארשע‪,‬‬

‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געשלאפן אין איר‬ ‫דזשענינא איז שוין טיף‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אויסגעקלארט‬ ‫האט‬ ‫שלאף‪-‬צימער‪.‬‬ ‫איר ַ‬ ‫האלז און ָאנגעהויבן‪" :‬כ'ווייס ַאז כ'בין‬ ‫לעצטנס געווען אומגעדולדיג מיט טייל פון‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אייך‪ ,‬זייט מיר מוחל‪ .‬מיר ַאלע ָ‬ ‫געהאט‬ ‫האבן‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אויף זיך ַא ַ‬ ‫געדאנקען‪,‬‬ ‫כ'האב‬ ‫סאך דרוק‪.‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫קלארע‪ ,‬וויאזוי מיר קענען העלפן‬ ‫זייער‬ ‫אונזערע אידישע קליענטן‪ ".‬זי ָ‬ ‫האט זיך‬ ‫אומגעקוקט אינעם צימער‪ָ .‬‬ ‫"אבער די ַאלע‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫לעגאל‪".‬‬ ‫זאכן זענען נישט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דזשא ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האבן‬ ‫גא‬ ‫אירענא שולץ און‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫געשאקלט די קעּפ‪ .‬אסתר'ס אויגנברעמען‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫פארקנייטשט‪ ,‬און איר‬ ‫האבן זיך‬ ‫שטענדיגע שמייכל איז ַא ָ‬ ‫ראּפ פונעם‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ּפנים‪ָ .‬‬ ‫בראסינסקי איז געזיצן מיט ַא‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פארשטיינערטע געזיכט‪.‬‬ ‫האט ָ‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פארגעזעצט‪" :‬אין צען‬ ‫געגנטער ווייס איך לכל‪-‬הּפחות פון איין‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ציא ַ‬ ‫סא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫וואס‬ ‫לע‪-‬ארבעטער‬ ‫סימּפאטישן‬ ‫איז גרייט צו העלפן אויף עּפעס ַא וועג –‬ ‫‪732.930.2500‬‬

‫רא ָ‬ ‫ּפאּפירן‪ַ ,‬‬ ‫פאלשע ַ‬ ‫פארשּפרייטן ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ציאנען‪-‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫קארטלעך‪ ,‬עסן‪ ,‬קליידער‪ ,‬מעדיצינען און‬ ‫אפילו געלט‪".‬‬ ‫האט ַארויסגענומען איר ָ‬ ‫אסתר ָ‬ ‫נאטיץ‪-‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואס זי ָ‬ ‫ביכל‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫געטראגן מיט זיך‪,‬‬ ‫האט ַאלס‬ ‫און ָאנגעהויבן פירקלען‪.‬‬ ‫דאס נישט‪ ,‬אסתר‪ .‬מען קען ָ‬ ‫"טו ָ‬ ‫גארנישט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דאקומענטירן פון אונזער יעצטיגן זיצונג‪".‬‬ ‫לאּפירן‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫גא ָ‬ ‫געדאנקען ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט אסתר‬ ‫"מיינע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫זיך ַ‬ ‫"כ'האב ַאזויפיל פרישע‬ ‫פארענטפערט‪,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געדאנקען ַאז כ'וויל עס גלייך ָאּפשרייבן‪".‬‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫"זארג נישט‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫געזאגט‪.‬‬ ‫האט איר‬ ‫קלארער און ּפשוט'ער ַ‬ ‫"כ'האב ַא ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ּפלאן‪ .‬איך‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האף ַאז איר ַאלע וועט מיר העלפן‪ ,‬ווייל‬ ‫איך קען ָ‬ ‫דאס נישט טון ַאליינס‪ .‬עס איז‬ ‫איינגעשטעלט – ַא גרויסע איינשטעל‪ .‬אויב‬ ‫איר ווילט נישט ָ‬ ‫האבן צו טון מיט דעם‪ ,‬איז‬ ‫זאגן ַא גוטע ַ‬ ‫יעצט ַא גוטע צייט צו ָ‬ ‫נאכט‪".‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט זיך געדרייעט‬ ‫בראסינסקי‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געכאּפט ַא‬ ‫אומבאקוועם אויף זיין בענקל‪,‬‬ ‫האט ָ‬ ‫גא‪ָ ,‬אבער ָ‬ ‫דזשא ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫גארנישט‬ ‫בליק אויף‬ ‫פא ָ‬ ‫געטון צו ַ‬ ‫רלאזן דעם צימער‪.‬‬

‫"יעדער פון אונז קען איינעם‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫וואס קען‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫נאך איינעם‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫פארגעזעצט‪,‬‬ ‫האט‬ ‫"און כ'ווייס ַאז ַ‬ ‫גאנץ ּפוילן איז ָאנגעפולט‬ ‫מיט אונטערגרונט קעמפער וועלכע זענען‬ ‫שלאגן מיט די ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫נאציס‪ .‬געלט‬ ‫זיך גרייט צו‬ ‫פא ַ‬ ‫קענען מיר גרינג ַ‬ ‫רשאפן פון אונזער‬ ‫גלות‪-‬רעגירונג‪ .‬אסתר‪ ,‬דו קענסט ָ‬ ‫דאך‬ ‫מענטשן וועלכע זענען ַ‬ ‫פארמישט מיט די‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫אידישע 'דזשוינט'‪ .‬הער ָ‬ ‫בראסינסקי‪ ,‬קען‬ ‫מענטשן אינעם מיניסטעריום‪ .‬יעדער איז‬ ‫נאך ַ‬ ‫קאנט מיט ָ‬ ‫בא ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫באגלייבטע מענטשן‪".‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט זיך ּפלוצלינג‬ ‫בראסינסקי‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫"דאס איז ַא געפערליך‪-‬‬ ‫ָאנגערופן‪:‬‬ ‫טראץ ָ‬ ‫אירענא‪ָ ".‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫וואס‬ ‫מסוכנ'דיגע שמועס‪,‬‬ ‫געמאכט רויך‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫זיין ָאטעם ָ‬ ‫האט ער‬ ‫האט‬ ‫ָאּפגעווישט שווייס פון זיין שטערן‪.‬‬ ‫האף ַאז איך קען ָ‬ ‫"איך ָ‬ ‫האבן צוטרוי‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫דא אין צימער‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫צו יעדן ָ‬ ‫אירענא‬ ‫האט‬ ‫"דאס איז די צוטרוי ָ‬ ‫געזאגט‪ָ .‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואס גנבים‬ ‫האבן איינער צום צווייטן‪ ...‬מיר ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האבן שוין‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַאלע אינעם פארגאנגענהייט געטון קליינע‬ ‫פעלשונגען און דריידלעך‪ָ .‬אבער ָ‬ ‫דאס איז‬ ‫‪1/3/2024‬‬

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Junior Vibes Calling all budding artists, sculptors, and construction workers!

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Dovi rockove Age 5

Shimon, Ruchy, Burich Langsam

Uri, Chaim Mordechai Fleischmann Ages 6 & 5

Yitzchok Lerner Age 9

4

Yochi kupferstein Age 5

Nathan family Ages 10,8,3

Libby klein Age 8

Duvid & Chaim Alter March 7 &5

Batsheva Lerner Age 7

Chavi Fried Age 9

4 Winners Each Week

Send in pictures of your nicest artwork, painting, toy construction, etc. and have your creation displayed in these pages.

Use the Lakewood Vibes logo in your creation and enter a raffle for a Lakewood Vibes Pencil Case.

Send the photo to:contest@lakewoodvibes.com with your name, age, & phone number.

Email:Contest@lakewoodvibes.com to claim your prize

‫נישט גענוג‪ .‬מיר ַ‬ ‫דארפן זיין מער שעפעריש‬ ‫דארפן ַ‬ ‫מארבעטן‪ .‬מיר ַ‬ ‫צוזא ַ‬ ‫– מער ַ‬ ‫טראכטן‬ ‫גרעסער‪".‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫"און ָ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫פאר?"‬ ‫שלאגסטו‬ ‫וואס‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫בראסינסקי געפרעגט‪.‬‬ ‫האבן ָ‬ ‫דארפן ָ‬ ‫"א נעץ‪ .‬מיר ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫כאטש איין‬ ‫ציא ַ‬ ‫סא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫לע‪-‬ארבעטער אין יעדן געגנט‪".‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫"דאס איז 'ווער' וועט ַארבעטן‪ ,‬נישט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫'וואס' מיר וועלן טון‪".‬‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט ַארומגעקוקט‬ ‫"טיפוס‪".‬‬ ‫ספא ַ‬ ‫ווא ַ‬ ‫אין צימער‪ ,‬זען ָ‬ ‫רא איינדרוק אירע‬ ‫געמאכט און ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ווערטער ָ‬ ‫וואס די‬ ‫האבן‬ ‫רעאקציע וועט זיין‪" .‬איר ווייסט ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫דאך ַאז די‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דייטשן האבן אן אבסעסיווע שרעק פון דעם‬ ‫שלאג ָ‬ ‫עּפידעמיע‪ .‬איך ָ‬ ‫פאר צו ניצן די שרעק‬ ‫נאציס ָ‬ ‫וואס די ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האבן דערפון‪ ,‬קעגן זיי‪.‬‬ ‫שּפיטאל ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט מיר‬ ‫איינער פון ַאן ָארטיגע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫[=טובערקיולאסעס‪,‬‬ ‫פארציילט ַאז 'טי‪-‬בי'‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַא גאר שעדליכע מחלה וואס איז שטארק‬ ‫ָאנשטעקיג] ַ‬ ‫פארשּפרייט זיך לעצטנס‪ .‬ווי‬ ‫שרעקליך ָ‬ ‫דאס זעט אויס‪ ,‬זענען די מחלות‬ ‫אונזער געלעגנהייט צו איבערקליגן די‬ ‫דייטשן‪".‬‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫האט ָ‬ ‫"כ'פארשטיי נישט‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫בראסינסקי‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫געזאגט‪.‬‬ ‫"לאמיר דיר געבן ַא ביישּפיל‪ָ .‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואס זענען‬ ‫וואס מיר ַ‬ ‫זאכן ָ‬ ‫אונזערע קריטישסטע ַ‬ ‫דארפן‬ ‫יעצט?"‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫"דירות און עסן‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫געזאגט‪ ,‬און‬ ‫האט ער‬ ‫יעדער ָ‬ ‫האט צוגעשטימט‪.‬‬ ‫ּפלאן‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫"דערפאר ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫האב איך ַא‬ ‫געזאגט‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫"וואס וועט‬ ‫אירענא מיט אייפער‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אונז נישט קאסטן קיין סאך‪ .‬מיר האבן‬ ‫ּפא ַ‬ ‫פאר ָ‬ ‫דירות ַ‬ ‫לאקן‪ .‬יעצט‪ ,‬צום ביישּפיל ַאז‬ ‫האבן ַא אידישע משּפחה מיטן ָ‬ ‫מיר ָ‬ ‫נאמען‬ ‫לאצקי‪ .‬מען ָ‬ ‫ּפרא ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט זיי געציילט צווישן‬ ‫וואס זיי ַ‬ ‫טראץ ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דארפן קריטיש‪-‬‬ ‫די אידן‪.‬‬ ‫וויכטיג ַא דירה‪ ,‬קענען זיי נישט ַ‬ ‫באקומען‪.‬‬ ‫וואס וועט זיין אויב זייער ָ‬ ‫ָאבער ָ‬ ‫נאמען וועט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫רעקארדירט אין די ַאריער‬ ‫זיין‪ ,‬און עס איז‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫שיּפאוויץ‪ ,‬און זייער ַאדרעס איז‬ ‫ציילונג‪,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אינעם אריער געגנט? דאן קען איך פאר‬ ‫סא ַ‬ ‫רשאפן ָ‬ ‫פא ַ‬ ‫זיי גרינג ַ‬ ‫ציאלע‪-‬בענעפיטן‪,‬‬ ‫געלט און עסן פון די נישט‪-‬עקזיסטירנדע‬ ‫פאמיליע‪ַ .‬אזוי קענען זיי ַ‬ ‫שיּפאוויץ ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫באקומען‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫רא ָ‬ ‫הילף און ַ‬ ‫נען‪-‬קארטלעך‪".‬‬ ‫ציא‬ ‫ּפא ַ‬ ‫געסטא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אגענטן וועלן‬‫"און ווען די‬ ‫שיּפאוויץ ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫קומען ַ‬ ‫פאמיליע?"‬ ‫באזוכן די‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫שיּפאוויץ‪-‬טעקע וועט זיין‬ ‫"אין די‬ ‫עּפידעמיע‪-‬קא ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫נטראל‬ ‫ַאריינגעשריבן פונעם‬

‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט זיך‬ ‫מער נישט געקענט‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫איינהאלטן‪" .‬מיטן‬ ‫ּ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫רעספעקט‪",‬‬ ‫גאנצן‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫געזאגט‪" ,‬מיר‬ ‫האט זי‬ ‫קענען רעדן ָ‬ ‫דא ביז‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫מארגן צופרי‪ָ .‬אבער‬ ‫איך וויל יעצט וויסן‪ ,‬פון‬ ‫יעדן איינעם פון אייך‪,‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואס זיי קענען מיר‬ ‫העלפן צו אויסשטרעקן‬ ‫האנט ַ‬ ‫ַא ַ‬ ‫פאר די‬ ‫אומגליקליכע אידן‪".‬‬ ‫ַאגענטור‪ַ ,‬אז עס איז ָ‬ ‫דא ביי זיי טיפוס‬ ‫ָאדער 'טי‪-‬בי'‪ .‬קיין דייטש וועט נישט ָ‬ ‫דארט‬ ‫איבערטרעטן דעם שוועל‪ַ .‬‬ ‫פאר הונדערט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫זלאטעס וועט דער בעל‪-‬הבית פונעם הויז‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫קא ָאּפערירן מיט אונזער ערציילונג‪".‬‬ ‫עס ָ‬ ‫האט געהערשט אין צימער ַאן‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫אומגעווענליכע שטילקייט‪.‬‬ ‫געהאט ַאז אפשר איז זי ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געגאנגען‬ ‫שוין מורא‬ ‫צו ווייט‪ .‬יעדער איז געווען ַ‬ ‫פארזונקען אין די‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געדאנקען‪.‬‬ ‫גאזינען זענען ָאנגעפולט‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫מא ַ‬ ‫"די ַ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פארגעזעצט און געשמירט די רעדער‬ ‫ווילאנג זיי זענען הייס‪" ,‬עס איז ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫שאקירנד‬ ‫גרינג צו ַ‬ ‫באקומען עסן און קליידער מיט‬ ‫ר‪-‬שוואכע געפעלשטע ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אפילו ָ‬ ‫ּפאּפירן‪".‬‬ ‫גא‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫גא ָ‬ ‫דזשא ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געבראכן די שטילקייט‪" .‬די‬ ‫האט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט זי ָ‬ ‫גאן‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ווא ָ‬ ‫היגיענע ַ‬ ‫רגעשלאגן‪" ,‬קען‬ ‫פא‬ ‫מען ניצן צו ַאריבערשמוגלען עסן‪".‬‬ ‫האט געשּפילט די ָ‬ ‫בראסינסקי ָ‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ראלע‬ ‫קאט ַ‬ ‫דווא ַ‬ ‫פון ַא ָ‬ ‫פאר די דייטשן‪ .‬אין יעדע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫סטראטעגיע ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געטראפן‬ ‫האט ער‬ ‫עצה ָאדער‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ּפראבלעמען ָאדער לעכער‪ .‬ווען מען איז‬ ‫אויפגעקומען מיט פרישע ּפלענער‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫האט ער‬ ‫געטראפן עּפעס דערקעגן‪ .‬ער ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫שנעל‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫בריליאנטענער ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אירענא‬ ‫קאּפ און‬ ‫געהאט ַא‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט יעצט גוט פארשטאנען וויאזוי ער איז‬ ‫ביורא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫קראטישן‬ ‫ַאזוי שנעל געשטיגן אויפ'ן‬ ‫לייטער‪.‬‬ ‫דאס איינגעשטעלט‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫"זיכער איז ָ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫געזאגט‪" .‬עס זענען ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פארצווייפלטע‬ ‫אירענא‬

‫ַ‬ ‫צווייפלהאפטיגע‬ ‫צייטן און מיר מוזן טון‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫זאכן‪".‬‬ ‫נאך ָ‬ ‫עס איז שוין געווען היּפש ָ‬ ‫וואס מען‬ ‫באוועגן אין ַ‬ ‫האט געמעגט זיך ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫גאס‪ .‬יעדער‬ ‫אין צימער איז געווען ערשעּפט‪ .‬זיי ָ‬ ‫האבן‬ ‫געוואוסט ַאז מען וועט מוזן ָ‬ ‫דא בלייבן‬ ‫בראסינסקי ָ‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫נעכטיגן‪ָ .‬‬ ‫האט ַאהיימגערופן‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫זאגן ַאז ער וועט נישט ַאהיימקומען און‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫געבעטן מען זאל זיך נישט זארגן‪ .‬ווען ער‬ ‫געפארטיגט דעם רוף‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט ער זיך‬ ‫האט‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ווייטער ַ‬ ‫אירענא איבער די‬ ‫געאמּפערט מיט‬ ‫פאלשע ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫דאקומענטן‪.‬‬ ‫אירענא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט זיך מער נישט געקענט‬ ‫איינהאלטן‪" .‬מיטן ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫גאנצן רעסּפעקט‪",‬‬ ‫געזאגט‪" ,‬מיר קענען רעדן ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דא ביז‬ ‫האט זי‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫מארגן צופרי‪ָ .‬אבער איך וויל יעצט וויסן‪ ,‬פון‬ ‫יעדן איינעם פון אייך‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫וואס זיי קענען מיר‬ ‫האנט ַ‬ ‫העלפן צו אויסשטרעקן ַא ַ‬ ‫פאר די‬ ‫אומגליקליכע אידן‪".‬‬ ‫אסתר ָ‬ ‫האט גערעדט צום ערשט‪" .‬דו‬ ‫האסט מיין פולע שטיצע – ָאבער איך ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האב‬ ‫נישט צופיל איינצושטעלן‪ .‬מיר אידן ָ‬ ‫האבן‬ ‫וואס צו ַ‬ ‫ווייניג ָ‬ ‫פארלירן‪".‬‬ ‫אירענא‪ָ ",‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫אינגאנצן‪,‬‬ ‫"כ'בין מיט דיר‬ ‫גא ָ‬ ‫דזשא ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געזאגט‪.‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אויבערהאר‪",‬‬ ‫"ערשט בין איך געווען דיין‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אירענא שולץ צוגעלייגט‪" ,‬יעצט שטיי‬ ‫האט‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫איך צו דיין האנט און איך בין גרייט צו‬ ‫ַארבעטן מיט דיר‪ .‬איך ָ‬ ‫האב צוטרוי אין ַאלעס‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואס דו טוסט‪".‬‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט יעצט געקוקט אויף‬ ‫יעדער‬ ‫דא ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫בראסינסקי‪ .‬זיין ּפנים איז געווען‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫פארזיגלט און קיינער האט נישט געהאט‬ ‫קיין ַאנונג ָ‬ ‫וואס קומט‪ .‬צוביסלעך‪ ,‬כמעט‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫אומזעבאר‪ָ ,‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫געשאקלט מיטן‬ ‫האט ער‬ ‫'יא' און יעדער אין צימער ָ‬ ‫קאּפ אויף ָ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫האט‬ ‫ּפגעאטעמט מיט ַ‬ ‫ָא ָ‬ ‫פארלייכטערונג‪.‬‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫האלבע ַ‬ ‫נאך ַ‬ ‫לאנג ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫אירענא‬ ‫נאכט איז‬ ‫נאך געווען ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וואך‪ ,‬ליגנדיג אין בעט‪ .‬אירע‬ ‫גא ָ‬ ‫געלאפן און ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫לאּפירט פון‬ ‫געדאנקען זענען‬ ‫איין עצה צום צווייטן‪ .‬זי איז געווען פריילעך‪,‬‬ ‫דערשראקן‪ .‬זי ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דארף‬ ‫איבערגענומען און‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫ּפריאריטעטן און נייע‬ ‫ַא נייע ליסטע‪ ,‬נייע‬ ‫רעיונות‪ .‬עס איז נישט גרינג‪ .‬איר איינציגע‬ ‫טרייסט איז געווען‪ ,‬הערנדיג ָ‬ ‫דאס שווערע‬ ‫נסּפירא ָ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫קאלעגע ָ‬ ‫ָאטעמען פון אירע ָ‬ ‫טארן‬ ‫קא‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫וועלכע זענען געשלאפן אונטער ווארעמע‬ ‫ָ‬ ‫דאכענעס ַארום דעם אויוון‪.‬‬ ‫פא ָ‬ ‫באזיגן די ַ‬ ‫צוזאמען וועלן זיי ַ‬ ‫ַ‬ ‫רשאלטענע‬ ‫דייטשן‪.‬‬

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COME VISIT OUR

NEW DINE-IN

RESTAURANT! Located on the opposite side of the building

LUNCH SPECIAL 2 slices (reg) + S. fries + soda can $7.99 Any calzone + small fries + soda can $7.99 2 Vegi slices + small fries + soda can $9.99 Daily 12-4pm - Exp 01/19/2024

Office Corporate Special: Wraps, Pasta & Salad for only

$150

Serving 8-10 people With Free delivery

ALL WEEK SPECIAL BUY TWO FRESH PIES

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Chava Abrams has everything going for her — talent, looks, and money — and she’s thrilled to start married life with her new husband, Shalom. Her parents treat them to luxurious gifts, gourmet suppers, and a lavish vacation. But the picture-perfect marriage falters when Shalom is accused of a shocking crime. Was he set up? Can Chava trust him? And why are her parents so eager to tear them apart?

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

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Mystery at Peasant’s Inn Freidele Galya Soban Biniashvili Nine-year-old twins Ari and Tova are back! On the way to their grandparents for Chanukah, they stay at the Peasant’s Inn, an ancient motel with a mysterious past. Will the twins be able to find the missing treasure and save the inn?

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INGREDIENTS 1 cup All Natural Peanut Butter 4 Bananas 1/2 cup Cocoa Powder 1/2 cup Chocolate Protein Powder (plant based) 1/2 cup Dark Chocolate Chips (get coconut sugar sweetened from Get Real!)

1/2 cup Walnuts (chopped)

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At the Bar Mitzvah of Zevy Katz-son of Harav Elya Rosh Yeshiva of Mesivta Ahavas Hatorah of Lakewood At the Cziment-Abecasis Vort-both from Lakewood

At the bris son of Yanky Langsam of Lakewood

At the Rabenstein-Hirsch Vort-Lakewood to Jackson

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INGREDIENTS 2 cups Mini Potatoes (halved) 1 1/2 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil (divided) Sea Salt & Black Pepper (to taste) 12 oz Salmon Fillet 1/2 tsp Smoked Paprika 1/4 tsp Cumin 1 tsp Raw Honey 1 Tbsp Parsley (finely chopped)

INSTRUCTIONS 1. Preheat the oven to 425ºF (220ºC).

2. Place the potatoes on a baking sheet and toss with half the oil, salt, and pepper. Transfer to the oven and bake for 15 minutes.

3. Meanwhile, pat the salmon dry and then drizzle with the remaining oil.

Smokey Sweet Salmon & Potatoes 2 servings

35 minutes

4. Season with the smoked paprika, cumin, salt, and pepper and then

Sheet pan recipes are great for last minute or

drizzle the honey over top. Rub

quick meals.

gently to incorporate with your hands.

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My favourite salmon to use is Scottish salmon, but it's not necessary at all.

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Over 1,000 Women & Girls Attend NewlyReds Grand Event NewlyReds, an initiative spearheaded by famed Lakewood Shadchan, Meir Levi, to pass a shidduch thought onto experienced shadchamin so they can make it a reality, held their Grand Kickoff event last night at Ateres Reva.

The over 1,000 female attendees in the crowd, heard divrei chizuk from Rav Yonason Shippel.

A live shadchanim panel moderated by the dynamic and entertaining Suri Messinger with Mrs. Bashie Saltzman, Mrs Sora Chana Krupenia, and Mrs. Sabrina Strickman.

An animated shadchanim panel was featured as well with Rabbi’s Meir Levi, Shloimy Lewenstein, and Tzadok Katz.

The feedback was overwhelmingly positive, with most commenting on the very upbeat, fun, positive vibe of the event. A tremendous amount of optimism and excitement

to redt more shidduchim was felt by all.

A surprise musical feature song composed by Chana B of The Side Yard Studio was the finishing touch to an incredible evening.

A magnificent amount of prizes were sponsored by Fame, Silvertown, Huvi Halon of Addressing You, Allegra, Raizel Halon of Aesthetic, Studio C, Crafts & Events, Artscroll, Circle Magazine, Mishpacha Magazine, Rivky Kleiman, Entree Steakhouse, Dreamzone by Piccolino, the Green Bowl, Jus by Julie, Pastel Clothing, Slimelight Games Cafe, and one anonymous sponsor of designer watches.

The event was sponsored by Atlantic Site Construction, Miller Creative, Ateres Reva, Glicks Bakehouse, Imperial, Riverside Abstract, The Voice, Mishpacha, The Table, Evergreen, Yehudis Tashman, Time Flies Entertainment.

Inauguration of Hudson County Executive Craig Guy with Governor Murphy Very Productive Meeting with Steven Fulop Mayor of Jersey City and Gubernatorial Candidate

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Chocolate peanut butter pie 10 servings

10 minutes

INGREDIENTS 3 Bars pareve chocolate 3 Tbsp creamy peanut butter 2 Rich's whip 1 Pie crust

DIRECTIONS 1. In a pot over a low flame melt chocolate, peanut butter and whip together.

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‫ רודניק‬- ‫שמחת השבע ברכות בבית מונקאטש‬ Sheva Bruches in Courts of Minkatch and Rudnik

‫המשפיע הגה”צ ר’ אלימלך בידערמאן בביקור אצל האדמו”ר מצאנז‬ Rabbi Elimelech Biderman visits the Sanz Rebbe ‫ א”פ‬:‫צילום‬

‫הילולת הרה’’ק בעל הברכת משה מלעלוב זי’’ע אצל נכדו האדמו’’ר מלעלוב‬ Yurtzeit of the Birkas Moshe of Lelov Zy”u by the Lelov Rebbe ‫ אברומי בערגער‬:‫צילום‬

‫הילולת הרה’’ק בעל הברכת משה מלעלוב זי’’ע אצל נכדו האדמו’’ר מלעלוב‬ Yurtzeit of the Birkas Moshe of Lelov Zy”u by the Lelov Rebbe ‫ יעקב לעדערמאן‬:‫צילום‬

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‫האדמו”ר מוויזניץ בביקור בחיפה‬ Visnitz Rebbe visits Haifa

‫ מאקאווא אשדוד‬- ‫ מאור חיים צפת‬- ‫שמחת התנאים בבית נדבורנה ירושלים‬ Tenoim in the courts of Nadvorna Yerishulayim, Makava Ashdod and Meor Chaim Tzefas ‫ איציק ו‬:‫צילום‬.

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Homestyle Pizza Five 16" Pies

INGREDIENTS

20 minutes

DIRECTIONS

Easy no rise Pizza dough 3 Tbsp yeast 3 Cups warm water ½ Cup sugar 9 Cups flour 1 Cup oil 1 tsp salt

1. Put yeast and sugar in mixer bowl, pour warm water over, wait a few minutes until it bubbles.

2. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix until a soft dough forms.

3. Roll out on a floured counter, put sauce and cheese on top. Add any toppings that you like.

4. Bake at 450° until brown.

Sauce 2 Cans tomato sauce

1. Mix all ingredients together well

½ Cup brown sugar 1 tsp Garlic powder 1 tsp salt ½ tsp Black pepper

Mouthwatering good!

1 Tbsp Oregano

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‫שמחת הברית לנין האדמו”ר מקאפיטשניץ‬ ‫‪Bris for a Great grandson of the Kapichnitz Rebbe‬‬ ‫צילום‪ :‬שלומי טריכטער‬

‫שמחת התנאים של החתן נכד האדמו”ר ממעליץ עב”ג הכלה בת הרה”צ ר’ יוסף גאלדמאן מזוועהיל‬ ‫‪Tenoim in Courts of Zvehill and Melitz‬‬ ‫צילום‪ :‬שלומי טריכטער‬

‫שמחת התנאים לבת האדמו”ר מדינוב ביתר‬ ‫‪Tenoim for daughter of the Dinev Beitar Rebbe‬‬

‫שמחת השבע ברכות בבית קאמארנא ‪ -‬רימינוב ‪ -‬טעמעשוואר ביתר‬ ‫‪Sheva Bruches in Courts of Kumarna, Rimanov and Temishvar Beitar‬‬ ‫צילום‪ :‬דוד ארזני‬

‫‪Photo Credit: JDN‬‬

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‫וויכטיגע דעטאלן‬ ‫בנוגע דעם ‪ ANCHOR 2020‬פראגראם‬

‫דער פראגראם שטעלט צו הילף פאר ניו דשערסי איינוואוינער וועלכע פארמאגן אייגענע הייזער אדער דינגען‬ ‫זייער עיקר וואוינארט אויף אקטאובער ‪.2020 ,1‬‬ ‫אויב איר האט באקומען דעם ”ענקאר” בענעפיט פאריאר‪ ,‬דארפט איר נישט פיילן אן אפליקאציע פאר די ‪2020‬‬ ‫פראגראם‪.‬‬ ‫ווען איז דער ‪ ANCHOR‬אפליקאציע דעדליין?‬ ‫פרייטאג‪ ,‬פרשת ויחי‪ ,‬י"ז טבת תשפ"ד‪ ,‬למספרם דעצעמבער ‪2023 ,29‬‬ ‫ווער איז בארעכטיגט פאר דעם ‪ ANCHOR‬פראגראם?‬ ‫פאלגענד זענען די תנאים צו זיין בארעכטיגט פאר דעם פראגראם‪:‬‬ ‫היים אייגנטומער וועלכער פארדינען ‪ $150,00‬און ווייניגער‪ ,‬באקומען א הילף פון ‪.$1,500‬‬ ‫·‬ ‫היים אייגנטומער וועלכער פארדינען צווישן ‪ $150,00‬און ‪ $250,00‬קענען באקומען ‪.$1,000‬‬ ‫·‬ ‫דינגערס וואס פארדינען ‪ $150,00‬און ווייניגער באקומען ‪.$450‬‬ ‫·‬ ‫‪ 65‬יאר און עלטער באקומען אן עקסטרע ‪.$250‬‬ ‫·‬ ‫אינקאם‬ ‫וויאזוי קען איך טרעפן מיין ‪ 2020‬ניו דשערסי גראס אינקאם דאס צו קענען באריכטן אויף מיין אפליקאציע?‬ ‫אייער ‪ 2020‬ניו דשערסי גראס אינקאם שטייט געשריבן אויף שורה ‪ 29‬פון דיין ‪ NJ-1040 2020‬רעפארט‪.‬‬ ‫וויאזוי קען מען אויספילן אן אפליקאציע?‬ ‫איר קענט עס טון אנליין אויפ’ן פאלגענדן לינק‪:‬‬ ‫‪https://www.nj.gov/treasury/taxation/anchor/index.shtml‬‬ ‫איר קענט עס אויך טוהן דורכ’ן טעלעפאן מיט’ן רופן ‪1-888-238-1233‬‬ ‫היים אייגנטומער דארפן האבן אן ‪ ANCHOR‬איי‪ .‬די‪ .‬און ’פין’ נומער כדי צו קענען עפלייען אנליין אדער דורכ’ן טעלעפאן‪.‬‬ ‫די פראגראם האט שוין ארויסגעשיקט בריוו אויף די פאסט מיט די איי‪ .‬די‪ .‬און ’פין’ צו עפלייען‬ ‫רענטעלס‪/‬טענענטס‪:‬‬ ‫אלע רענטערס‪/‬טענענטס קענען און זאלן אפלייען אנליין (נישטא די אפציע פון טעלעפאן)‪ .‬אבער מ’קען יא אריינגעבן‬ ‫אן אפליקאציע דורך די פאסט‬ ‫רענטערס און טענענטס דארפן נישט האבן קיין ‪ ID‬אדער ‪.PIN‬‬ ‫ווען באקומט מען דאס געלט?‬ ‫מערסטנס אפליקאנטן קענען ערווארטן צו באקומען דאס געלט ביז בערך ‪ 90‬טעג נאכ’ן אריינגעבן די אפליקאציע‬ ‫אויב האט איר פארלוירן אייער ’איי די’ און ’פין’ נאמבער און פאר מער אינפארמציע רופט ‪888-238-1233‬‬ ‫אדער ‪609-826-4282‬‬ ‫פאר הילף מיט די פראגראם פארבינדט זיך מיט אונזער אפיס‬ ‫דורך שיקן אן אימעיל צו ‪office@carescouncil.org‬‬

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$499,000

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Riverwood chase Toms River, NJ 08757

$599,000

Pine Lake Park

$1,100,000

New Listing

Toms River, NJ 08757

Lakewood, NJ 08701

New Listing

Lakewood, NJ 08701

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PRIME LOT FOR SALE - 7500 SQFT

Chestnut Area

Lakewood, NJ 08757

East Dover

New Listing

Toms River, NJ 08757

$2200

$849,000

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Maplewood

$479,000

$3,200,000

New Listing

Office Space for Rent - 1000 SQFT

West New York, NJ 07093

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Hi, Fay. Can you tell us a bit about yourself and what you do?

There are many rumors that gray is out and taupes are in. While for

Hi! My name is Fay Sova, and I do interior design. My passion

the client and the look they’re trying to achieve. Everything can be

for design started when I was just a little girl, when I constantly

some that may be true, I still find myself using both — depending on dated depending on how you wear it, but if you pull it all together,

rearranged my room and my parents’ house. When I first started

you’re current…

interior design professionally, I focused a lot on fix-and-flips. This

Some people are skeptical to work with a designer because of the price tag. Is there anything about working with a designer can actually save you money?

helped me with expressing my design flair and my taste. Seeing how fast the homes I designed sold gave me the passion and drive to keep going and achieve more.

Wow! That sounds like an exciting career. What type of jobs do you do, and what’s the smallest job you ever did for a client?

These days I do lots of private homes, offices, and ground-ups, working with families, developers, and business owners. I do jobs of all sizes — I’ve taken on jobs as small as one bathroom to jobs as big as full office buildings.

What’s the design process like for the client? And how involved are they in the decisions?

Having a designer for some is a luxury while for others it’s a necessity. If you work full time and find it hard to make decisions, you’ll probably find the task of designing very stressful, and potentially struggle to get the results you want. If you’re anyway doing construction plus you don’t feel confident making decisions, spending a little extra money can save you lots of money in the long run.

Personally, one of my passions is to save you money and show you how you can get your dream look for a fraction of the price it’s going for. Also, I have vendors who work with me and give discounts to

The way I work with my clients is dependent on them. I cater to each

my clients.

client differently, depending on how they like to work. Some clients

Some people think that the more you spend on something, the

like when I make all the decisions on my own and surprise them at the end — they say they hired me because they trust my taste.

With other clients it’s a very involved experience — we go to each

better quality it is. While I agree that this is true in some areas, it’s definitely not always true.

decisions together. My clients become more than just clients — we

Is there any one story that sticks out in your mind from your years of work?

often become friends!

Nothing specific — all my jobs have, baruch Hashem, been

vendor together, we go through the options together, and make final

How do you keep yourself updated on the latest trends? And what trends do you see dying down now?

These days I do lots of private homes, offices, and ground-ups, What

successful and exciting. And, like I said before, I build some really great relationships with my clients to the extent that they become my friends. My goal is to help make the whole design process easy and seamless.

I find unique about me and what makes me stand out from other

What’s the best way for clients to reach you?

designers is that I don’t have one style or path. I love everything

I’d love to work with you on your next project! Reach out to me at

in design, whether it’s traditional, modern, contemporary, rustic, modern farmhouse, etc. I love hearing from my clients about their wants and needs and then the challenge to go and achieve it!

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