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VOL. 11 NO. 53
24 ELUL 5771
וילך- פרשת נצביםSEPTEMBER 23, 2011
A PRESIDENTIAL MOMENT IN NYC
INSIDE
FROM THE EDITOR
Calls With Silver Linings Hannah Reich Berman 44
BY LARRY GORDON
Perry On Israel
2011 Tax Law Changes Avi Ashkenazy
49
The American Diet 50 Photo by Shimon Gifter
Karen Kahn, RD, CDN
Words That Build Rabbi Pinchas Chatzinoff
59
Crimes Of Communication Rabbi Avi Shafran 64
Republican presidential contender Governor Rick Perry of Texas at a Tuesday news conference in Manhattan hosted by the World Committee for the Land of Israel. At left is newly elected Congressman Bob Turner. At right is Dr. Joe Frager, chairman of the committee. See Page 14
On The Jews’ Side BY SAMUEL SOKOL MIDDLE EAST CORRESPONDENT
One of the more common complaints among both Israelis and Palestinians, and in fact all groups that are engaged in conflict, is that there exists a media bias against them. Chas Newkey-Burden Continued on Page 30
AN AOK DAY
HEARD IN THE BAGEL STORE BY LARRY GORDON
It’s only a picture, but I noticed it a few times sitting on a table in my mother’s dinette in her home in Brooklyn. Since it was just sitting there, unmoved and unbothered, I asked if I could have it. It is now placed at the corner of my desk with a number of other photographs. The picture, which you can see
on Page 28, is in my line of vision throughout the day. I’ve come to realize that I probably glance at it at least several times throughout any given day at work. No, it’s not a distraction but rather an image and a moment from a long time ago
GETTING STRAIGHT TO THE POINT
,תכלה שנה וקללותיה תחל שנה וברכותיה
From The Other Side Of The Bench Shofar factory comes to HANC. See Page 70
BY DAVID J. SEIDEMANN, ESQ.
More than 100 children met at the Levi Yitzchak Library in Cedarhurst last Friday to participate in the kids’ event of the Acts of Kindness initiative—a scavenger hunt of small favors to do for others. See Page 101
Munkacz Rebbe visits 5 Towns. See Page 71
CANDLE LIGHTING September 23 – 6:32 PM September 28 – 6:24 PM
Continued on Page 13
Picture Perfect
Britain’s Most Pro-Israel Journalist Speaks Out
Ner Israel Lawrence Breakfast. See Page 99
A new era is on the horizon. It’s out there in the somewhat distant future, but it is nevertheless out there. It’s difficult to fathom a presidency today beyond that of Barack Obama, who has marred the image of this country and brought us all to a new psychological low. On Tuesday morning in New
I began another semester of teaching law at Touro College last week, and it feels great to be in front of a class again. As I mentioned in prior articles, Continued on Page 10
Continued on Page 28
CONNECTING THE DOTS BY RABBI ARYEH Z. GINZBERG CHOFETZ CHAIM TORAH CENTER
Not since ten years ago, when the colossal tragedy of 9/11 occurred just days from Continued on Page 21