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he Rebbe Rayatz, the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, tells the following story at the back of his annotated Tehillim, Ohel Yosef Yitzchak:

“What did you eat for?” the Rebbe asked.

As children, the Rebbe Rashab (the Rebbe Rayatz’s father) and his brother, the Raza, were once involved in a discussion about the advantage of Jews. vs. non-Jews.

As their discussion evolved, the Rashab pointed out that a lot of the supposed advantages that they’d discussed applied only to learned Jews and not to the unlearned. What advantage, then, did an unlearned Jew have over a gentile?

“So that I can drink brandy and eat some more.”

When the children’s father, the Rebbe Maharash, learned about the discussion, he called his sons to him and asked the future Rebbe Rashab, Reb Shalom Dovber, to summon his mishares, a simple Jew by the name of Bentzion.

Bentzion arrived, and the Rebbe addressed him. “Bentzion, did you eat well today?”

“What do you mean by well?” Bentzion asked. “I ate and am satisfied, Baruch Hashem.”

“What did you eat for?” the Rebbe pressed.

“To live.” Bentzion responded.

“And what do you live for?”

“I live to be a Jew and to fulfill Hashem’s will.” So saying, Bentzion ended off with a sigh.

The Rebbe Maharash told his mishares that he could go, and he then sent for Ivan, his non-Jewish wagon driver.

“I ate to live,” the wagon driver said.

“And what do you need to live for?”

“Herein lies the difference between a Jew and a gentile,” the Rebbe told his sons. “A Jew eats to live, and he lives to be a Jew and fulfill Hashem’s commands. This is a Jew’s essence, to the point that he even offers up a sigh when he feels he hasn’t reached the absolute truth. But a non-Jew lives to drink and eat and is able to smile about that. Because his soul feels absolute pleasure just from eating and drinking.”

This week, reading our feature article “Happy, Happier, Happiest” about the different things that make people around the world happy, I was reminded of this story. The article, brought to you in honor of the upcoming Rosh Chodesh Adar, describes the bizarre things that make people around the world happy and the interesting manner in which they may express that feeling.

Indeed, when it comes to non-Jews, they can indeed feel joyous for the many outlandish ideas described in the article.

As Jews, however, we’ve been imbued with a nefesh Elokis and nothing short of getting in touch with our essence will give us a feeling of true joy. We can eat and drink along the way, and we can definitely smile at amusing articles, but true joy comes from our connection with Hashem—and that’s joy that comes from within.

“Did you eat today?” the Rebbe asked him.

“Yes,” Ivan responded.

“Did you eat well?” the Rebbe went on.

“Yes.” Ivan said.

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Admitting One’s Faults One of the many laws mentioned in Parshas Mishpatim is, “You shall not accept a false report” (Shemos 23:1). Rashi explains this command as a directive to the judge not to listen to the words of a litigant if he comes to the courthouse alone. Only when the second litigant arrives may the judge listen to both sides of the case. This is because the first man will not hesitate to lie if there is no one present to contradict him.

One might question why there’s a problem with the judge hearing only one side if he knows he will not pass judgement until he hears the second side as well. Rav Chaim Shmulevitz answers this with a teaching from the Shach: “It is the way of man to hold on to his words.”

This means that once someone decided something, even if he is later proven wrong, it is extremely difficult for him to back down and admit that what he said previously was untrue.

The Gemara (Eiruvin 13:2) explains that Beis Hillel merited to have halacha determined according to their interpretation, because they quoted Beis Shammai’s opinions before their own. One who refuses to consider someone else’s opinion cannot reach the truth of the Torah. When Beis Hillel learned Torah, they presented Beis Shammai’s opinion first. This refined their teachings and, as a result, the halacha is determined according to them.

Rav Chaim gives the following three examples to portray the lengths that people will go rather than admit to their mistake.

1. When a sotah was suspected of improper behavior, she was brought before the beis din hagadol and made to drink special water that had the ink of Hashem’s name erased inside it. Before this, the beis din moved the woman from place to place and gave her a korban to hold to tire her. This was so she would admit to her sin and Hashem’s name would not need to be erased. It’s surprising that the beis din had to work so hard to get the sotah to confess to her wrongdoing. After all, the sotah understood that if she wouldn’t admit to her guilt, she would die a terrible death. Still, Chazal knew that she would rather die, even in disgrace, rather than admit that she did something wrong.

2. During the times of Yehoshua ben Nun, after the Yidden conquered Yericho, Yehoshua warned them not to rebuild the city. He cursed anyone who would do so that they would lose their children in the process. Five centuries later, Yehoshua’s ban was transgressed by Chiel and the curse was fulfilled. As the passuk states, “With Aviram his firstborn, he laid its foundation, and with Seguv his youngest son, he set up its gates” (Melochim I, 16:34). According to Rashi, Chiel lost his son, one by one, from the oldest to the youngest, from the time that he began building Yericho until he finished it. He watched the words of Yehoshua unfold but would not back down and lost all ten of his sons as a result.

3. In the time of Yirmiyahu, the navi warned Chananya ben Azor, a false prophet, that he would die within the year because of his false prophecies. The passuk then says, “And Chananya died that year in the seventh month’’ (Yirmiyahu 28:16-17). Rashi then asks, “Doesn’t the seventh month [Tishrei] fall in the beginning of the next year?” The answer to this is that Chananya died on Erev Rosh Hashana of the year that Yirmiyahu predicted his death. Still, he commanded his sons not to bury him until after Rosh Hashana so that Klal Yisroel would think he died the following year, and he would thus disprove Yirmiyahu. Even on his deathbed, while watching Yirmiyahu’s words unfold, Chananya 22

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still tried to prove that Yirmiyahu was wrong and he was right.

A more contemporary story portraying the above idea is told about a man who came to the Beis Halevi’s beis din for judgement. This man and an acquaintance had been fighting over a small sum of money and when the Beis Halevi ruled in the second man’s favor, the first man expressed his outrage. A student of the Beis Halevi who saw the exchange remarked in surprise, “I don’t understand why this man got so upset over losing such a relatively small sum of money. Last week, he came to the rav with an animal of questionable kashrus and when the rav paskened that it was treife, causing him substantial financial loss, he didn’t complain at all.” The Beis Halevi explained that the man could accept a personal loss, but when someone else won a case and he was proven wrong this was too hard for him to handle.

On the positive end of things, people who admit to their mistakes reach a very lofty, high level. As Chazal tell us, “Whoever commits a sin and is embarrassed by it is forgiven for all his sins” (Brachos 12:2).

In the time of Yehoshua, Bnei Yisroel were defeated in the city of Ai. Hashem told Yehoshua the loss was because someone had taken spoils from an earlier battle. A lottery was cast nd Achan was singled out as the transgressor. Yehoshua told Achan to confess and Achan immediately admitted to his wrongdoing. As a result of his admission, Achan reached a high level and merited to compose the tefillah, al ken nikaveh, the paragraph after aleinu which describes our great longing for Hakadosh Boruch Hu and His honor.

Practically speaking, how can we apply this concept to our lives? I would like to suggest the following idea as a way of backing down from something that we feel strongly about. There is an NLP concept that states: “There is no such a thing as failure, only learning experiences.”

When people realize they’ve made a mistake, they will often stick to their opinion without backing down from it. Alternatively, they may feel deeply guilty. A more effective reaction is to focus on how to do things differently the next time. The mistake then becomes a learning opportunity, not a failure.

Personally, this approach has helped me focus and make changes. I once returned to Eretz Yisroel from overseas with shaliach mitzvah gelt in my suitcase. As I exited the airport terminal, a Yid asked me for tzedakah.

I didn’t want to open my luggage in full view of everyone, and so I just continued walking. After feeling bad about what I’d done, however, I used the opportunity to prompt myself to think of a more efficient way to avoid this mishap in the future. On my next return to Eretz Yisroel, I put the money in my coat pocket so that it would be easily accessible. I was very grateful when this idea worked, and someone approached me as I walked out of the airport and I was able to easily give him money.

One of the main things to strive for in our avodas Hashem is to recognize our weak points and to admit to them. If we do this, we will be zocheh to reach tremendous heights.

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Shira Yael Klein Reb Shabtai ben Meir HaKohen is known as the Shach after his most important work, the Sisfsei Kohen. This sefer quickly became one of the most important works on the Shulchan Aruch and plays a large role in determining practical halachah to this day.

you meet with everyone?”

During the time that the Shach lived in Vilna, he served as a dayan in the beis din of the Chelkas Mechokek (Reb Moshe ben Yitzchak Yehudah Lima).

Despite his communal responsibilities, the Shach had established hours for Torah learning when he did not accept visitors. Everyone knew this, and accepted that if they needed the Shach they had to wait until he finished learning.

The questioner was shocked. The man whom he had just seen was about to be murdered?! But if the Shach knew that, then why hadn’t he warned the man

The Shach replied, “With this man I was mekayem the mitzvah of halvayas hameis. He is traveling out of Vilna and is about to be murdered so I stopped learning to speak with him.”

Once, a man came to the Shach during the hours that he was unavailable. To people’s shock and surprise, the Shach immediately stopped learning and stood up to greet the man. The Shach then spoke with the man and escorted him out.

Other people had also come to speak to the Shach. They thought that because the Shach had stopped learning for the stranger, he would speak to them as well. They were also sure that the man was a tzaddik or adam gadol with an urgent matter to discuss with the Shach. Otherwise, they reasoned, the Shach wouldn’t have stopped learning to speak to him.

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worked so hard to save the man’s life, but in the end, he was shot dead right before him. He worried that he had caused the man’s death. After all, if he hadn’t intervened, the man would not have been near the soldiers.

The man rushed back to the Shach and told him what had happened.

“Rabbeinu! I think I killed the person whom you spoke to earlier!”

“You need a kapparah,” the Shach said.

“But the man would have been killed anyway. He didn’t die because of you.

If you hadn’t run after him, he would have kept on going until he reached the middle of the forest where he would have been murdered by bandits. His murder would have led to the arrest and punishment of those murderers.

Because you intervened, however, two more Jews will have to die until those murderers are caught and removed from this world.” ***

not to continue on his journey?

The questioner decided to run after the stranger, bring him back to Vilna, and save his life. He quickly asked around to figure out which route the man had taken. He then ran in that direction until he caught up with the man and told him everything that te Shach had said.

They then turned back around in the direction of Vilna.

As they walked, a troop of soldiers passed them. By accident, a bullet was dislodged from one of the soldier’s rifles, and it struck the man, killing him on the spot.

The person who’d set out to warn the other man was beside himself. He’d

In 1655, the Shach fled Vilna together with the entire Jewish community, due to fighting between the Polish forces and the invading Swedish army. (This is not to be confused with Gezeiras Tach V’Tat, which also occurred during his lifetime in the years 1648 and 1649.) He eventually became the rav of Holesov, Moravia, and remained there until his death in 1662. The Shach’s kever is in the old Jewish cemetery of Holesov, and to this day people come from all over the world to daven at it. *** The Shach’s yahrzeit is Rosh Chodesh Adar Aleph.

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Reb Avraham Landau The first Chechnover Rebbe (1784 – 1875)

Shira Yael Klein

In 1820, Reb Avraham Landau was appointed rav of Chechnov, a position he filled for fifty-five years until his death. (For the final seven years, he handed over much of the responsibility to his son.)

Shortly after his appointment as rav, Reb Avraham opened a yeshivah where he served as the rosh yeshivah.

Many young men, who later became well-known gedolim and talmidei chachamim, learned in this yeshivah.

For years, Reb Avraham refused to serve as rebbe but in 1866, with the death of the Chidushei Harim, he was finally persuaded to become rebbe, to fill the void. He passed away in 1875 and was buried in the old Jewish cemetery of Chechnov. *** The following story is told of Reb Shmuel Grodkeh, a well-to-do resident of Ostrova, Poland (modern day Ostrów Mazowiecka).

Reb Shmuel served in the Russian army and when he finally returned home after twelve years, he was totally penniless.

“Why don’t you go to Chechnov, to get a berachah from the tzaddik, Reb Avraham?” his wife suggested.

Reb Shmuel took his wife’s advice and set out for Chechnov. There, he poured out his heart to Reb Avraham.

“You should be matzliach in business!” Reb Avraham bentched him.

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“With my blessing.” Reb Avraham answered.

Reb Shmuel took leave from Reb Avraham. He had no money, but he had Reb Avraham’s berachah.

He went to the market of Ostrova, emptyhanded but armed with the rebbe’s blessing, and he wandered between the farmers and merchants, face downcast. Suddenly, he saw a peasant standing next to a cart filled with grain.

“Jew, buy from me, ” the peasant called to him.

“I don’t have money,” Reb Shmuel replied.

“I’ll give you the grain now, you’ll sell it at a profit, and then you’ll pay me back,” the peasant suggested.

Reb Shmuel agreed. He took the wagonload of grain, brought it to the yard of his house, and sold it at a nice profit.

The next week, on market day, Reb Shmuel again went to the market.

After all, he’d struck a deal with the peasant and had every intention of keeping to his end of it.

Suddenly, a group of peasants caught his eye. The men were all standing and listening to one peasant scream, wail, and tear out his hair.

Curious, Reb Shmuel drew nearer and saw that the man shouting was the peasant who had sold him grain the previous week. He was blaming himself for acting like a fool, giving his grain to a Jew whom he didn’t know.

“Now,” he said. “There’s no grain, no money, and the Jew is nowhere to be found!”

Reb Shmuel approached the peasant.

“I’m the Jew who bought the grain from you,” he said. “I came here to find you and pay you. I have your money and will pay you now, down to the very last kopek.”

Reb Shmuel gave the peasant the money he owed, and the peasant’s eyes lit up. His whole bearing changed as he clapped Reb Shmuel on the shoulder. “There isn’t as trustworthy a Jew as you in the whole world!” he cried. “From now on, I’ll do business only with you!”

From that day on, Reb Shmuel became the trusted business partner of this peasant, his fellow villagers, and the villagers of the neighboring villages. Reb Shmuel would sell the peasant’s grain, pay them their share, and make a nice profit in between.

Reb Shmuel developed a monopoly on the local grain business and became wealthy as a result. The peasants trusted him and dealt with him exclusively, knowing that they could count on him. After Reb Shmuel’s death, the peasants did business only with Reb Shmuel’s son, who inherited his father’s profitable trade. *** Reb Avraham’s yahrzeit is Hey Adar Aleph.

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Chapter 23 RECAP: The Felds are anxious about Avi’s disappearance. They head to the bowling alley early and wait impatiently for Kenny to show up at the appointed hour.

After both Debbie and Rikki refused to shake Kenny’s extended hand, he realized that their refusal stemmed from religious reasons. He apologized quite politely to the women, but then looked at Jamie to avoid meeting any of our eyes.

rather, he swept his eyes over us and then his gaze settled on his cousin, who was trying to look busy at the other end of the desk.

“I’m not sure I can help you with the why,” Kenny said, making himself comfortable at Jamie’s computer station.

“But I’ll try and retrieve the missing footage. As long as whoever deleted it isn’t as nerdy as I am, we should be okay. Most people don’t know that stuff that’s deleted isn’t really deleted. It’s still somewhere.”

atmosphere, usually in a bedroom full of routers, cables and dedicated outside lines that are ten times faster than cables anywhere else in the house, and no one is allowed to enter. On pain of death. My sister doesn’t even know what the inside of my bedroom looks like. Which is probably a good thing, as I don’t let the cleaning help in there either, so it hasn’t been cleaned for months.

Except when my mother threatens me because the smell is getting too bad. Then, to keep anyone from going in to fumigate it, I clean it myself. I’m not very good at that,

“Jamie, do me a favor. Give them another game of bowling, free, if the first one was paid for. I can’t do When the high color in his cheeks finally subsided, my job with this lot breathing down my neck. I’m about to suffocate. They’re taking all my air and driving me Kenny asked Jamie what he wanted him to do.

“There’s five minutes missing from the CCTV,” Jamie doolallee.” said. “And during those five missing minutes these “I’m sorry,” Debbie said, stepping back. So he could people’s son and brother disappeared. We want to know breathe, I presume. how, why, and who with.”

“Computer nerds,” Kenny explained, “live in a rarified

He started clacking and clicking on the keyboard while we all stood around awkwardly, trying to look like we belonged there, when we patently didn’t. After a couple of minutes of this, Kenny sighed and looked up at us. Or

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but it keeps the wolves at bay until the next time. And “Why wear a beanie in the middle of summer?” Debbie what I’m getting at is that I don’t work, and cannot work, asked. with anyone around me looking over my shoulder.”

“Good point,” Rikki said. Then she suggested, “Maybe “I think you’ve explained that really well,” Rikki said, it’s because it hides your face better than a baseball cap. deadpan. “Not that I’m sure about the rarified atmosphere. You pull it down low, and no one can see what you look If the smell is really that bad, I’d hardly call it rarified.” like.”

“Touché,” Kenny said with a grin. And then he waited until we got the point and left him alone. We didn’t fancy another game of bowling, so we just went to the café area of the bowling alley, where we ordered some cold drinks, and sat and waited, trying to look like we weren’t waiting for anything in particular.

Debbie and I nodded, and we all watched on.

We all got up so fast that two out of three of our chairs tipped back and landed on the floor. Shamefacedly, amid lots of stares from other people seated there, we righted the chairs and dusted ourselves down.

The guy gave Avi something. Something small. Into the palm of his hand.

The womenfolk looked at me with expressions that seemed to say: “his getting a strike is not the point of watching this piece of video.” I suppose they were right, but am I not entitled to a bit of fatherly pride?

“Please put it on this flash drive,” Rikki said in a tremulous voice, handing over a small white thing.

Kenny did so and handed it back.

Avi and this guy talked a bit more. His body language was interesting. I saw Avi lean in toward this guy rather than pull away. Or maybe it was my perception. Maybe the guy was leaning in towards Avi. What was pretty certain was that Avi did not pull away, turn his head away, or look Forty-eight minutes later, Jamie came up to our table. “I panicked at all. think Kenny has done it. At least he’s done something.”

Then we all saw something that made us gasp collectively.

Avi’s fingers curled around this whatever-it-was. Then the guy jerked his head toward the doors of the bowling I won’t tell you which two chairs tilted and fell and which alley and said something that Rikki lipread as, “You chair stayed where it was. You can probably guess. It’s a coming?” His fingers curled upwards in a gesture that generational thing, I expect. confirmed the lipreading as probably accurate.

We went back to the front desk where Kenny was still “Nooooo, Avi. Nooooo, don’t go with him!” I found bashing away at keys. His expression was luminous. “I myself saying, even though I knew he had no way of had to dig quite far,” he said proudly. “Whoever deleted hearing me, and anyway, he was long gone. this, did have a fair idea of what he was doing. But I’m But he went. better. I think this is the piece of footage that you’re And what got me, and the women too, I’m pretty sure, looking for.” was that he went willingly. He wasn’t dragged out or tied We held our collective breaths whilst he clicked on a file. up and carried out. The guy in the beanie strolled out of There, on the screen in front of us, was Avi. Our beautiful, the door of the bowling alley, and my son, my precious healthy, loving son Avi. only son, who was not devoid of common sense or Debbie immediately gasped and began to cry when she intelligence, just followed him. We watched closely, but saw him. So did Rikki. I, being the strong, manly type, once the doors closed behind them, we couldn’t see either found myself blubbing right along with them. He looked of them any longer. so beautiful in the bowling alley with his friends, tzitzis The five minutes of CCTV ended at that point. Kenny, of flying as he bowled his ball. I could even see that he got the hedgehog haircut and sloppy clothes, looked up at us, a strike. “Yay, go Avi!” I said. a question mark in his eyes.

Someone else appeared in the frame, and it wasn’t one of Avi’s friends, or Jamie. He was tall and broad, and he wore a green beanie hat and a light jacket. He went straight up to Avi and spoke to him. All of Avi’s friends stopped their game and stood around waiting for the exchange to end. They were chatting to each other, but they stopped chatting to watch Avi and this big guy. I watched Avi closely too; well, as closely as I could from the CCTV, searching for signs of stress or reluctance to talk to this fellow.

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Did it help? Or did it make things even more murky and confusing for us?

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THE TAINTED TIARA : T HE C L A S S Q U E E N C R I S I S “Leah, I love your hair like that!”

•Name calling, rumor spreading and other malicious verbal interactions

“What do you think, Leah. Should I trade my snack with Chavi?”

•Being friends one week and then turning against a peer the next week with no incident or reason for the alienation

“Do you want to come to my house after school, Leah? My mother is baking cookies.”

“Leah, you are so smart!”

All the girls loved Leah. They shared their favorite pencils and always let her go first when they played hopscotch in the yard. She was the first girl to be asked over for a playdate and no one ever interrupted her when she was talking.

There was no doubt that Leah was the most popular girl in the class.

But, even though Leah was the most popular girl in class, the other girls didn’t really like her. In fact, they were a little bit scared of getting on her bad side.

Everyone knew that you had to be nice to Leah. If not, you might find yourself left out of the next game of dodge ball or being whispered about during recess.

Leah can best be described as a class queen. Class queens are girls who are conceited, not very nice, and rule over everyone. They cut girls out of their inner circles of friends and are always surrounded by a group of girls fawning over them.

•Encouraging other kids to ignore or pick on a specific child •Inciting others to act out violently or aggressively

Effects on the Victims Girls who are bullied socially can be seriously scarred. Loss of friendships and social status is emotionally damaging and isolation can be unbearable for the victim. This is especially true for girls because they place such a high value on friendships. In addition, many victims believe that they are to blame for the bullying and therefore deserve to be isolated. This can lead them to become more isolated and socially inept, causing a further drop in self-esteem.

At its most severe, social bullying can lead to clinical depression and anxiety.

And, many times, girls who experience bullying will become reluctant to go to school – and their grades will suffer as a consequence.

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Bullying and Girls

For the class queen:

From the teacher’s perspective, it is often difficult to detect a class queen. As girls get older their peer interactions become less physical and more cerebral.

Girls bond by sharing stories, hopes, and dreams, whereas many boys bond over shared interests such as baseball. Since girls bond differently than boys, it makes sense that when they bully it would be different too. While teachers are on often on the lookout for physical bullying, they might miss the verbal bullying that is typical of girls.

•Get serious about consequences. Just because there are no physical wounds, it does not mean no real harm is being done. What would you do if your child was hitting another girl? Treat your daughter with respect, but let her know in no uncertain terms that bullying will not be tolerated.

Whereas male bullies will generally chose to attack a girl or boy who they do not like, female bullies (or class queens) will choose someone who they see as a rival. They will use tactics such as alienation, ostracism, exclusion, and spreading rumors to harass their peers. Girls will form alliances with other social groups in order to become more popular and have higher social status.

Girls use relationships to bully each other. This starts as early as preschool, when a girl realizes the supremacy of “I won’t be your friend anymore.” Relationships are of the utmost importance to girls in elementary and high school.

They are the measure girls use to evaluate their own worth. By the third grade, the esteem and friendship of peers is nearly as important to girls as that of their families, and is more important than the esteem of their teachers. If someone threatens a girl with removing her friendship, she using the most powerful weapon in her arsenal. By threatening to withhold friendship and approval from other girls, she can effectively control a group of friends. Whereas bullying by boys is often addressed and condemned, social bullying by girls is usually brushed off as cruel but normal social interactions.

Below is a list of some of the tactics that class queens employ in order to keep their high social standing: •Playing jokes or tricks designed to embarrass and humiliate •Deliberate exclusion of other kids for no real reason •Whispering in front of other kids with the intent to make them feel left out •Making mean facial expressions, rolling eyes, and giving dirty looks

•Instill empathy. Ask your daughter to “walk in someone else’s shoes” in order to feel how they feel. Get her involved in community service projects that help her see the plight of others. Empathy is not an innate emotion and therefore you can help your daughter develop it through careful coaching.

•Role-play. Your daughter might simply not be aware that she can act in other ways. Act out different situations – as this will both give her an alternate course of action in the future and help her see the other person’s perspective.

For the victim: •Encourage outside friendships: Get your daughter involved in activities within school and outside of school that expose her to a different group of girls.

Without the class queen making her feel unworthy, your daughter’s self-esteem will soar when she realizes that she can make new friends.

•Journaling: Expressing her feelings in a safe and private manner, will help your daughter work through her pain. Journaling can also help your daughter express happy feelings as she experiences them.

•Home as a “put-down free zone”: Do not allow people to put themselves down in your home. Create a code word that indicates negative language. If people in your home say something negative about themselves, such as, “I’m bad at writing” or “I look so big in this outfit,” use the code to signal that it is not okay. This will make your home a place where positive self-esteem is of the utmost importance.

Bullying, whether with boys or girls, is a serious issue that must be addressed in all of our schools today. But, hopefully, with a little bit of elbow grease, we will be able to ensure that those class queens are transformed into the shaina maidelehs we all know they truly are inside!

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The Junior Diplomats Recap: Two men arrive to help the Katz and Green families, but when they launch a seemingly endless list of questions without doing anything to rescue the boys, Rachel wonders if they belong to the wrong team.

“The interrogation is over,” Adolf said, spitting in Eli and Jake’s direction. “Now we want only quiet from the two of you!”

“Not another word from either of you until we come back in here and take you to a better place.” Adolf’s partner, whose name the boys had still not learned, smiled wickedly. “And that will be very, very soon.”

The Austrians got up and dragged their chairs across the room to the doorway. Eli and Jake, sitting uncomfortably on the floor, struggled to retain their composure.

“Jüdisches schwein — Jewish swine.” Adolf spat the words out, while cocking his gun at the boys from the doorway of the room.

“Too bad the boss told us not to finish you off here,” his partner added.

The men brandished their guns wickedly once more and offered a few more choice words before finally leaving the room and locking the door shut.

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Eli shivered. He wished there were some way to unremember the German that Herr Schultz had taught him so as not to understand the men the next time he saw them.

What an awful language.

What awful people.

As the men continued to talk loudly beyond the door, a wave of nausea engulfed him. His stomach, unfortunately, had an inexplicable tendency to act up whenever he felt scared. “They’re not going to do anything to us,” he forced himself to whisper to Jake. He felt horrifically guilty for dragging his friend into their current mess, and wished that there were some way to calm him.

“We Jews are eternal. Am Yisroel chai.”

Jake’s face was white. “Do you realize that we’re the world’s biggest fools?” he asked. “Who else walks into a lion’s den like we did?”

Eli didn’t respond. He knew that Jake had a point and he didn’t have much to offer in the way of his defense. He also didn’t have any other positive sentences to add with his stomach feeling so very queasy. With a deep sense of unease, he rubbed his shoe back and forth against the floor. Moments ago, there’d been two chairs in the room that the boys’ captors had sat on, but now that they’d taken those out with them the room was completely bare — it had no furniture.

The most remarkable thing about the room was its utter lack of remarkability and its bareness. And the single, fully barred, window across from the doorway.

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Chapter 23 Jake is right, Eli thought. I was a complete and utter fool to take him with me on such an idiotic adventure.

If — or rather, when — they finally got out alive, he’d owe it to Jake big time.

“Der Yuden… kinder spionered …. Okay, auf Wiedersehen — the Jews…. The kids have been spying… Okay, we’ll see you.”

The conversation taking place, over the phone by one of the men standing beyond their door, had a guttural and sinister flavor to it. Eli wished, again, that there were some way for him to not understand the German, but unfortunately there was none.

He understood every word.

Apparently one, or both, of his captors was briefing someone about the boys’ interrogation.

Who was that someone? Their boss?

Eli rubbed his wrists together. The men had bound his hands with a rope and he felt terribly uncomfortable.

As he looked more closely at the ropes, however, he realized that they were probably loose enough for him to remove.

Perhaps his captors had applied them loosely on purpose — not expecting the boys to actually be able to go anywhere. The door to their room, after all, was locked. And the window inside was barred. Eli and Jake were being held hostage by men with guns and had no real way to go outside.

Eli looked at Jake again. His friend was busily twisting his hands in various directions to free them of the loose-enough rope.

“Guys in Boston once tried to tie me up,” Jake muttered now.

“But I outwitted them.”

Eli studied Jake’s movements carefully and began to mimic them. His mind churned. Who had nearly tied Jake up in Boston? And why?

Did Jake have enemies back in the States?

he’d thought. Because working devices meant that any plans that his father might be drawing up to rescue the boys could now be overheard by their captors.

“Swine,” Adolf guffawed loudly from the next room. “Their discussing the size of our apartment and its location. They don’t realize that we’ll be out of here before they put a plan into action.”

Eli’s stomach heaved dangerously. “My father won’t be able to help us if these men can overhear every word,” he whispered through pale lips. “And I’m scared to think of where they’re going to take us.”

Jake didn’t respond. Instead, he continued to twist his wrists to wriggle out of the rope that bound them. Several moments passed and, finally, he held his rope aloft.

Eli smiled sadly.

Jake’s free hands weren’t worth much with two horrible, gunbrandishing men patrolling about right night to their room.

One of the men’s phones rang.

Eli inhaled deeply as he listened to the man’s terse exchange.

“Two o’clock. We’ll leave the apartment with the cargo then.

Auf wiedersehn.”

Eli glanced at his bound wrists again. His captors had taken his watch from him, but based on the angle of the sun he sensed that it was around 10:30 a.m.

That meant that he and Jake had been in captivity for nearly four hours.

If his father was indeed trying to help him, his plan was being intercepted by the men beyond the door.

What a hopeless-looking situation.

With a sigh, Eli tried twisting the rope off his wrists again.

Or maybe his enemies were bullies.

“Everything that happens, happens with a purpose,” Jake intoned quietly.

Bullies, Eli finally decided. He’s somewhat awkward so he probably attracted them…

Eli lifted his eyebrows. “What?”.

Eli didn’t consider himself to be socially awkward in any way, and he’d thought that he was doing Jake a favor by drawing him into the crowd.

“Rabbi Zilberberg taught us that,” Jake said. “He explained that Hashem is in charge of this world, and that everything that happens, happens with a purpose.”

He’d certainly have been safer.

Eli blinked. Jake’s words, which he was quoting from their bar mitzvah teacher, weren’t new to him. It was a message that he’d heard many times in the past. But somehow, hearing the words in their current surroundings cast them into a whole new light.

Either way, when this escapade finally ended, Eli would owe Jake big time.

What purpose could there possibly be to their captivity and plight?

“The devices are working!” The men behind the door sounded jubilant. “We can hear the Israelis!”

What deeper reason, or good, was there to being held captive by the two sinister men just beyond their door?

But now, he wondered if Jake might not have been better off not to have met him.

Eli shuddered. If the devices in the Katz home were really working, then he and Jake were in even deeper trouble than

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4. What does the slave need to stand near when part of his

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9. What stone did Moshe see beneath Hashem’s “feet”?

6. If a person accidentally kills someone, where must he hide?

10. If one steals money how much does he have to pay back?

7. What blinds judges?

11. What was the name of Aharon’s oldest son?

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15. What tool is used to pierce a slave?

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14. If someone hurts his slave how many shekels must he pay?

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11. What is the fourth commandment about?

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‫האדמו”ר מוויזניץ לאנדאן בביקור במאנטריאל‬ Visnitz London Rebbe visits Montreal

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‫האדמו”ר מזוועהיל בביקור אצל האדמו”ר מקרעטשניף סיגעט‬ Zvehill Rebbe visits the Kretchnif Siget Rebbe

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Senior Gedolei Yisrael from Eretz Yisrael, Europe and America, to Participate in Historic Amud HaYomi Siyum in Vienna Siyum on Masechta Brachos and Haschalas Masechta Shabbos in Hall Where Knessiah Gedolah was Held

By: Chaim Gold The Amud HaYomi has taken Klal Yisrael by storm. Tens of thousands of Yidden across six continents are poised to complete Masechta Brachos on Monday 10 Adar I/February 19. From taking note of the august group of senior Gedolei Yisrael who will be attending, one can begin to understand how important they deem this new “Yomi” to be for Klal Yisrael.

Leading Gedolei Yisrael such as HaGaon HaRav Dovid Cohen, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Chevron; HaGaon HaRav Yechiel Mechel Steinmetz, shlita, senior Skverer Dayan; HaGaon HaRav Avrohom Salim, shlita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Meor Torah; HaGaon HaRav Yaakov Meir Stern, shlita, Rav of Zichron Meir and Kiryat Vizhnitz, Bnei Brak; HaGaon Harav Aharon Schiff, shlita, Rav of Antwerp; HaGaon HaRav Chaim Peretz Berman, shlita, a Rosh Yeshiva at the Ponovezh Yeshiva and son-in-law, of HaGaon HaRav Berel Povarsky, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Ponovezh; HaGaon HaRav Messoud Ben Shimon, shlita, Sephardic Rav of Bnei Brak and Rosh Yeshivas Ohr Elitzur; and HaGaon HaRav Binyomin Finkel, shlita, Mashgiach of Mir. These are a sampling of the many Gedolim who will grace the siyum at the Sofiensäle Convention Hall, the same hall in which the Knessiah Gedolah was held in pre-war Europe.

Large delegations of lomdei Dirshu will be coming from Eretz Yisrael, the United States, Canada and all over Europe to participate in the historic event and to simultaneously daven for Klal Yisrael in the eis tzarah in which it finds itself.

Indeed, the ultimate antidote to the terribly difficult times facing Klal Yisrael with enemies raising their heads all over the world, is limud haTorah. Learning Torah and the toiling in Torah of tens of thousands of lomdim the world over, has the power to neutralize the gezeira, as Chazal teach us, “Torah, protects and saves.”

Of course, the highlight of the journey will be the beautiful siyum graced and addressed by numerous Gedolim, where Klal Yisrael will both celebrate the Torah while begging for rachmei shomayim in the zechus of the Torah.

There will also be deeply inspiring visits and tefillos at the kevarim of the Chasam Sofer and Ksav Sofer in nearby Pressburg, and in the beis hachaim in Vienna to luminaries such as the Chortkover Rebbe, zt”l, HaGaon HaRav Yosef Engel, zt”l, and others.

There will also be a special maamad of tefilla at the kever of Rav Yeshaya of Kerister in Kerister, Hungary.

An Appropriate Response to Today’s Tzaros The trip that celebrates the protective power of Torah and that will be full of hear tfelt tefillos on behalf of Acheinu Bnei Yisrael hanesunim batzara is an appropriate response to the times in which we live. At the same time, it will celebrate thousands of additional lomdim who will be joining the Amud HaYomi program and beginning Masechta Shabbos.

Rabbi Avigdor Bernstein, a senior member of the hanhala of Dirshu, related, “The very fact that tens of Gedolei Yisrael, Roshei Yeshiva, Rabbanim and Poskim will be taking time from their busy schedules in the middle of the zeman to participate in this special maamad is in itself the greatest testament to the importance of this new journey in limud haTorah that has encompassed all of Klal Yisrael.”

Meeting the Learning Needs of Today As Rav Dovid Cohen, who will be giving a keynote address at the siyum in Vienna, said, “The daily learning of Daf HaYomi established by Rav Meir Shapiro is extremely necessary for Klal Yisrael because the fact is that every person needs a mechayev and a framework that obligates him and empowers him to learn, with a plan, in an orderly manner. Otherwise, the daily obligations get in the way and rob him of his time for learning. In Rav Meir Shapiro’s generation, people had more time for learning.

They would spend hours in the shteibel every day and the Daf HaYomi was therefore an ideal limud.

“Today,” Rav Cohen continued, “people are much busier with the overwhelming obligations of everyday life and need a limud with more geshmak to engage them. Even bnei Torah need a cer tain geshmak to enable them to sustain their goals in bekius. The Amud HaYomi which gives a person more time to cultivate a real geshmak in learning addresses all these needs. That is why I have encouraged this program.”

Rav Cohen related that the Iyun HaAmud kuntress distributed by Dirshu is a critically important component of the limud because it brings much of the “reyd”, the main points of the meforshim and injects a tremendous geshmak in the learning. In today’s generation the spiritual delight of delving in a sugya is vital because that is what spurs people to learn even more.

At the siyum, there will be drashos from Rav Avrohom Salim, shlita, Rav Yaakov Meir Stern, shlita, Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita, Nasi Dirshu, Rav Dovid Cohen, shlita, Rav Aharon Schiff, shlita, Rav Pesach Horowitz, shlita, Belzer Dayan of Ashdod, Rav Benzion Rabinowitz, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Boyan, Rav Nissan Kaplan, shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Daas Aharon, Rav Yechiel Michel Steinmetz, shlita, and Rav Chaim Peretz Berman, shlita.

The Battle of Torah Prevents Physical Battles Following the siyum, the entire delegation will head to Pressburg where a special maamad tefillah on behalf of Acheinu Bnei Yisrael will be held at the kever of the Chasam Sofer. At the kever, words of hisorerus will be given by HaGaon Hatzaddik HaRav Binyomin Finkel, shlita, and HaGaon HaRav Shmuel Eliezer Stern, shlita, senior Posek and Rav of Western Bnei Brak. A special “mi shebeirach” for lomdei Dirshu will be recited by Rav Messoud Ben Shimon, shlita.

This will be followed by a visit to the ancient beis hakevaros where the Ksav Sofer is buried and tefillos will be said at his kever.

The historic trip to Vienna, where the original idea of a daily limud for Klal Yisrael was instituted just over one hundred years ago by Rav Meir Shapiro, zt”l, promises to be not only a deeply inspiring trip, but much, much more!

It is a trip that heralds the fact that Klal Yisrael was mekabel, accepted upon themselves a new yomi limud that has the power to transform the daily limud haTorah of tens of thousands throughout the world.

In addition, the fact that this new limud that was instituted at virtually the same time as the war on Hamas broke out in Eretz Yisrael, perhaps is telling us that it has the power, zeh l’emuas zeh, to neutralize the power of Amalek. Indeed, the Chasam Sofer wrote, “When talmidei chachamim spar over a fine nuance in Torah with each talmid chacham holding strongly to his opinion, just like the machlokes between Hillel and Shammai, this prevents other aspects of machlokes, of war and battle in the world.”

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HAPPY, HAPPY, HAPPY I

t’s the month of Adar which for us, Yidden, means a month of happiness and joy. The awesome Purim miracle happened in Adar which is one reason Hashem picked it as a

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The way happiness feels inside is usually the same for most people. It’s often described as a light and warm feeling that starts in your heart and spreads from your head to your toes.

But what makes people feel happy differs from person to person. Like: some people feel happy when they get a good mark on their test; some people feel happy when it’s a beautiful, sunny day outside; and some folks feel happy when they do zany things like have a tomato fight (see below)!

How people express their happiness is also another story. And it can change for the same person depending on what they’re happy about. It can also change depending on where a person lives, what culture they come from, their personality, and even the weather! In some countries and cultures, people dance or sing when they’re happy, while in others, people express their happiness through a tasty meal. Sometimes, people show happiness by laughing or jumping around. And sometimes, like in Japan, people do this by simply smiling.

Join us now as we explore what makes people around the world happy and how they express their happiness. Because here’s the thing: As long as it’s at the right time and place, it’s totally okay for people to express their happiness by jumping up and down. Or by singing out loud.

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JAPAN: THE SUBTLE SMILE In Japan, when people are happy, they don’t show it with big, toothy grins like you might see in the United States.

Instead, their joy comes out in a gentler way. Since Japanese culture values being calm and showing respect for others, even the smiles there are softer and more controlled.

Smiles in Japan can mean lots of things: from being happy, excited or thankful, to just being friendly or saying “peace” without words.

The gentle smiles of people in Japan show a deep, peaceful kind of happiness, different from the loud and super expressive ways Americans might be used to. Or the happy people in South America.

SOUTH AMERICAN FESTIVITIES Dancing our way to South America, we find that happiness is often a loud affair. Unlike their Japanese counterparts, Brazilians, Argentinians, and other South Americans, have no problem with being noisy about their joy. Big laughs and hugs, and even dancing out of sheer happiness, is the name of the game in this part of the world. Mexicans, for instance, celebrate all their birthdays, national holidays and local festivals as colorful fiestas (parties) involving lots of lively music, dance and yummy (spicy) food.

LA TOMATINA IN SPAIN Imagine a festival where the main event is throwing ripe tomatoes at each other! In Buñol, Spain, thousands of people come together every August for La Tomatina, a gigantic tomato fight. It’s a wild, messy, and very fun way for people to share happiness and laughter.

You get to throw tomatoes, get covered in red goo, and go away very happy. I wouldn’t recommend you wear your Shabbos clothes for this kind of event, however.

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12servings

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ingredients

directions 1. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

1 1/2 cups Oats

2. In a food processor, combine the oats, almonds, maple syrup, cinnamon,

1 cup Almonds

and half the salt. Pulse until a fine crust has formed and can be pressed

1/3 cup Maple Syrup 2 tsp Cinnamon 1 Tbsp Coconut Oil 1/2 tsp Sea Salt (divided)

between your fingers.

3. Pour the crust into the prepared baking pan and press down to hold the crust together. Place in the freezer while you make the topping.

4. Wipe out the food processor bowl with a paper towel. Combine the dates, water, vanilla, cashew butter, and remaining salt. Pulse on high until a

2 cups Pitted Medjuel Dates

somewhat smooth consistency is reached. Add a splash of more water if

2 Tbsp Water

needed to combine.

1 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract 1/4 cup Cashew Butter (or almond butter) 3/4 cups Pecans (roughly chopped)

5. Remove the crust from the freezer. Using a butter knife spread the date mixture on top of the crust until smooth. Add the pecans on top, pressing down slightly so they stick to the filling. Transfer to the freezer to set for about two hours.

6. Remove the pecan bars from the freezer and take them out of the pan by pulling out the parchment paper. Use a sharp knife to slice into squares.

7. Enjoy!

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RUSSIAN VODKA Face it, Russians like to drink. For the people of Russia, it’s like Purim all year long. So, any occasion will be a cause to pull out the vodka and make a toast. and toasting in Russia is more than a simple l’chayim – it usually includes a heartfelt speech, often accompanied by short stories or anecdotes and (depending on how much vodka they’ve drunk) lots of laughter, followed by a clink of glasses. Toasting is the Russian traditional way of expressing joy and well-wishes. My only question is - which comes first? They’re happy so they drink, or they drink and that makes them happy?

FINLAND –HAPPIEST COUNTRY OF THE YEAR WINNER Moving right along to Finland, listed as the number one happiest country in the world for the sixth year in a row, let’s look at some of the quirky ways Finns celebrate their happiness.

In a hilarious Finnish event, men race while carrying their wives on their backs. It’s a test of strength, teamwork, but mostly lots of laughter. Imagine running through obstacles with someone on your back – and yes, it looks as funny as it sounds!

If that doesn’t make you laugh out loud, try the annual ‘Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships,’ a fun and unique event where Finns compete to see who can throw a cell phone the farthest.

Now, do you

understand why Finland is the happiest country in the world?? Actually, I’m not so sure what’s so funny about seeing who can throw their cell phone the farthest. If they’d leave their phones where they threw them and get rid of them altogether, then I could see they’d be happier!

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Minestrone Soup 4 SERVINGS

1 HOUR

INGREDIENTS 1 tsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Yellow Onion (finely chopped) 1 Carrot (peeled, chopped) 4 Garlic (cloves, minced) 1 tbsp Italian Seasoning 1 tsp Sea Salt 1/4 cup Tomato Paste 3 1/2 cups Diced Tomatoes (from the can) 4 cups Vegetable Broth 2 cups Red Kidney Beans (cooked, rinsed) 1 cup Frozen Green Beans (chopped) 1 1/2 cups Brown Rice Pasta Shells (dry)

DIRECTIONS 1. Heat the oil in a large pot over medium heat. Cook the onion for 3 to 5 minutes or until softened.

2. Add the carrot, garlic, Italian seasoning, and salt and stir to combine.

3. Cook for 2 to 3 minutes more. Stir in the tomato paste and continue to cook for another minute.

4. Add the diced tomatoes, vegetable broth, and kidney beans and stir until combined.

5. Add the green beans. Bring to a gentle boil and continue to cook for 30 to 35 minutes or until the vegetables are tender. Season with additional salt if needed.

6. Meanwhile, cook the pasta according to package directions. Drain, rinse well, and set aside.

7. To serve, divide the soup between bowls and stir in the cooked pasta.

Enjoy!

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CHEESE ROLLING IN ENGLAND In England, people claim to get great joy out of an event known as cheese rolling. Every spring, In Gloucestershire, England, the townsfolk chase a large wheel of cheese down a steep hill while competitors race after it. The first person to reach the bottom of the hill wins the race, and traditionally, the cheese. Despite its potential for tumbles and falls (or maybe because of it), all those who participate have an amazing time.

AFRICA: SONGS AND MUSIC Who doesn’t feel like dancing when they hear a lively jig? Lebedig music can get you out of your rotten mood or perk you up because, uh…maybe your best friend just moved to Kansas. In many African countries, music is the way people show happiness and bring on happiness. Natives of Nigeria, for example, often spontaneously start to dance and sing when they feel happy. Whether it’s through traditional rhythmic drumming or modern Afrobeats, Nigerians use music to celebrate.

In Kenya, sharing stories and songs is a cool way to spread happiness. When people gather, they tell amazing stories and sing together, passing on ancient traditions and celebrating life. In these African countries, it’s all about being together and sharing the happy vibes with everyone in the community.

EATING ITALIAN STYLE Everybody knows that there’s no Jewish celebration without food. All of our parties and holidays center around delicious dishes. But did you know that Italians also express their happiness through their food? Whether it’s a family gathering around a homemade pizza or friends sharing gelato (frozen desserts) on a sunny day, Italians find joy in eating together. Meals are not just about the food; they’re about laughter, conversation, and creating happy memories.

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Bracha Shifrin

Mushroom Leek Bourekas These irresistible mushroom and leek bourekas are so delightful, you’ll surely reach for another and then another… Perfectly golden and flaky, these knishes are an impressive appetizer or midday snack.

Ingredients 24 4

pastry squares honey mustard leeks, cleaned and thinly sliced (white and light-green parts only)

2 8-ounce

1

containers of mushrooms, cleaned and sliced salt, to taste pepper, to taste garlic powder, to taste sesame seeds, for sprinkling egg, beaten (for egg wash) oil, for sautéing

Instructions 1. In a large skillet over medium heat, place oil and add the sliced leeks, sautéing until they begin to soften, about 4–5 minutes.

2. Add the sliced mushrooms to the skillet, stirring occasionally, until the mushrooms release their moisture, and the leeks and mushrooms are both tender and lightly browned.

3. Season the mixture with salt, pepper, and garlic powder, stirring well to combine.

4.Remove the mixture from the heat, setting aside to cool slightly.

5. At this point, preheat your oven to the temperature specified on the package of pastry squares, or 375°F if not otherwise specified.

6. Lay the pastry squares on a clean work surface. Drizzle a small amount of honey mustard onto the center of each square.

7. Spoon a portion of the sautéed mixture onto the center of each pastry square, making sure not to overfill.

8. Fold the pastry square over the filling to form a triangle. Press the edges together to seal. You can use the tines of a fork to create a decorative edge.

9. Place the filled bourekas onto a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat.

10. Brush the top of each boureka with the beaten egg to give it a shiny finish. Sprinkle sesame seeds

on top.

11. Place the baking sheet with the bourekas in the preheated oven and bake until the bourekas are

golden brown and puffed up, usually around 20–25 minutes. Timing may vary depending on the pastry brand and your oven.

12. Remove baked bourekas from the oven and allow them to cool slightly on the baking sheet.

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HAPPY TIMES IN THAILAND Animal lovers will like this one. In Lopburi, Thailand, people aren’t just into making humans happy, they’re into spreading joy to their monkey buddies too. Every year, there’s this super Monkey Buffet Festival where Thais throw a giant party just for monkeys. It’s like a big feast where all the local monkeys are the guests of honor. They (the people, not the monkeys) set up tables piled with all kinds of fruits, veggies, rice, and even soda. This festival is the town’s way of saying thank you to the monkeys because they help bring lots of tourists. There aren’t any speeches or anything, but there’s plenty of music, dancing, and lots of fun. For people who aren’t afraid of monkeys, that is…

Thailand also enjoys another kind of weird event called the Songkran Water Festival which many Thais look forward to. Songkran is the Thai New Year, and it’s celebrated with one of the world’s biggest water fights. For three days, people splash water on each other for good luck. It’s a joyful, refreshing way to welcome the new year and wash away the old. For clean freaks, it’s certainly a lot better than an all-out tomato fight!

From the chilly plunge into icy waters in Canada, to the laughter-filled sessions in India, there are many traditions that show us a unique side of happiness. Across the world, people have found some of the most unexpected and entertaining ways to express joy and bring on joy. Whether it’s through laughter, dance, or even a food fight, these traditions remind us that happiness can be found in the most unusual places and forms. So, next time you’re feeling down, remember the cheese rollers in England or the monkey parties in Thailand and crack a smile — any kind of smile —whether it’s a big, wide grin or just a gentle smirk. It’s amazing to think about all the wild and wonderful ways joy is celebrated across the globe!

But always remember, the best happiness, especially as a Yid, comes from deep inside, knowing that we are beloved children of Hashem and that He has created this beautiful world for our pleasure. Whether it’s the joy of keeping Shabbos with family and friends every week, our many yomim tovim sprinkled throughout the year, or the fun daily stuff we enjoy doing, happiness is what we were born for!

Happy Adar!

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The Best Meatballs

This meatball recipe is sure to be a winner dinner, eliciting smiles all around the table! Simple yet flavorful, this dish is bound to have everyone reaching for seconds.

Bracha Shifrin

Ingredients For the meatballs 1 lb Ground beef 2 cloves Crushed garlic ½ tsp Chili flakes 1 tsp Salt ½ tsp Pepper 1 tsp Dried parsley flakes ½ cup Breadcrumbs 1 Egg 1 medium Zucchini, shredded 1 TBSP BBQ sauce A splash of water (approximately 2 TBSP) For the sauce 2 TBSP Oil 2 cloves Crushed garlic ¼ tsp Chili flakes ¼ cup Dry red wine ¼ cup Ketchup 2 TBSP BBQ sauce 1 TBSP Soy sauce 2 28-ounce cans of marinara sauce ½ cup Water 1 Bay leaf

Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 400°F. 2. In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, crushed garlic, chili flakes, salt, pepper, dried parsley flakes, breadcrumbs, egg, shredded zucchini, BBQ sauce, and water, mixing until the ingredients are well incorporated.

3. Shape the mixture into meatballs and place them on a baking sheet.

4. Bake the meatballs in the preheated oven for 30 minutes, or until the meatballs are browned and cooked through.

5. To prepare the sauce, fill a large pot with oil and place over medium heat. Add the crushed garlic and chili flakes, and sauté until fragrant.

6. Pour the dry red wine into the pot and reduce the heat for several minutes.

7. Add ketchup, BBQ sauce, soy sauce, marinara sauce, and water to the pot. Stir well to combine.

8. Add the bay leaf, bringing the sauce to a boil.

9. Add the baked meatballs to the boiling sauce. Reduce the heat, cover, and let simmer for an additional 20 minutes before serving.

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4:50 PM

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7:50 PM

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DRIVER'S BREAK

11:15 AM

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TODD PLAZA CHATEAU GRAND

7:45 PM

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3:15 PM

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2:15 PM

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TODD PLAZA

VINE

12:24 PM

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388 CHESTNUT

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7:54 PM

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388 CHESTNUT

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VINE

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* 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

12:36 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

12:51PM

1:06 PM

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9:30 AM

Cnr. Stamford Hill Rd.

9:00 AM

SEAGUL SQUARE

4:10 PM

4:40 PM

4:06 PM

4:36 PM

CHESTNUT

LOCUST STREET

3:40 PM

3:10 PM

2:10 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

2/7/2024

SUMMER SCHEDULE

94

PLEASE NOTE:

4

30. Pizza on wheels

Take your seat promptly and quietly.

8

CHESTNUT CENTER

1

EVERGREEN SHOPPING CENTER

TODD PLAZA

10

2 3

11

33. Freund’s & Family

32. Crunch Time

31. Kinder Pediatric

49. Westview Shop 50. 3M Pharmacy

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

65. Style And Trend 66. Augenbraun Bridal 67. Perroquet 68. Elemeno

59. J2 Pizza 60. Wine on the 9 61. Optical Eyeland 62. Brain Builders

12

6

64. Asisa Urgent Care

58. Center of Town

5

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

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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

10:40

Grove

Harmony

Locust

Across the Fire house

Cedarbridge

Bus Shelter near OTL

Cedar bridge

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

Across Tag Office

10:25 10:30

Gourmet glatt

10:20

Chemed

Corner of 4th St.

Clifton

Across Lingerie Shop

Cedar bridge

10:10

10:10 At the Fire house

10:05

Cedarbridge

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

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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

75. Scarpe

56. Precious Health

55. Pizza on the 9

Evergreen Plaza - 945 River Ave.

53. Linen Loft

51. ZBerman

Chateau Plaza - 916 River Ave.

45. Nail Spa

48. Friendly Urgent Care

41. Laundromat

35. Print flash

39. Toys 2 Discover

47. Shell Station

40. Upper crust

34. Closeout Connection

46 Mr. Clipper

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.

29. Check Cashing

24. Burger King

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. 28. River Pharmacy

15. Rebecca's

7. Exquisite Gowns

27. Eyewear Unlimited

14. Cross Fitness

6. Pediatric Dental

26. Condor

13. Photo Point

5. Shirtsleeve Mens Wear

25. Four Corners

12. Heads of Class Outlet

4. Judaica Square

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

11. Kiwi Health Food

3. Vineyard

16. The Yellow Door

10. Purple Orchids Lingirie

2. Toys 4 U

8. Borsalino

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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“A year ago a lady came to the Rebetzin as she did not have children.

The Rebetzin gave her a big brocha, did the blei gissen and told her she will have twins.

A year later she gave birth to twins. ”

“A man called the Rebetzin as his daughter had to go to the emergency hospital. The Rebetzin calmed the father down and did the blei gissen with tefillahs, and said she has nothing and will be going home the same night safe. It happened that the doctors found nothing and sent her home safely. ”

“A girl from Brooklyn NY called and was having a terrible time finding her soul mate. The Rebetzin did the blei gissen and told her to daven certain tehillims.

A month later she became engaged and is today happily married. ”

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50 MINUTE INTERVIEW

with Rebetzin Aidel Miller & her daughter Mrs. Malky Levin on Akeres Habayis Hotline

212.444.1900 PRESS

For more information visit: www.Rebbetzinaidelmiller.com Rebetzin Miller is always available all year round over the phone: CALL TILL 5:00 PM: 718.689.1902 OR 516.300.1490 OR EMAIL: LEVINMALKY@GMAIL.COM