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By Elli Wohlgelernter/JPost.com himon Peres, former president, former prime minister, former defense minister, former foreign minister, former minister of eight other ministries, the last surviving member of Israel’s founding fathers and winner of the 1994 Nobel Peace Prize, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke two

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weeks ago. He was 93.

Doctors said Peres suffered severe organ failure Tuesday, as well as irreversible brain damage caused by the massive hemorrhagic stroke he sustained on September 13.

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By Nina Glick ur parents and other family members, even those no longer with us, live on in our memories. This past June, Teaneck resident Karen Orgen, 49, marked her father’s 11th yahrzeit, but his larger-than-life presence was still at the forefront of her

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WORLD NEWSBRIEFS Sheldon Adelson Pledges $14 Million to IsraeliAmerican Community (JNS.org) Republican-Jewish philanthropist Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, are pledging $14 million to the Israeli-American community, Israel Hayom reported.

The Adelsons made the announcement on Sept. 26 at the end of the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) annual national conference. Adelson told the audience of 2,100 attendees there are hundreds of thousands of Israeli Americans who could integrate into the U.S. Jewish community. He hopes that the IAC can have greater political influence in Israeli-American outreach.

Dr. Miriam Adelson said Israel will be strengthened once the IAC becomes stronger, and referred to members as “Israeli soldiers” in the U.S. Adelson’s efforts to build connections between the U.S. Jewish community and Israel were also evident during a private meeting with a Yesha Council delegation at the IAC conference.

“Mr. Adelson was extremely excited

to hear about a new Amazon-like Buycott website that the council is in the process of launching . . . to promote Israeli goods directly to consumers” in the fight against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, read a statement from the Yesha Council, the umbrella organization of municipal councils of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Clinton, Trump Spar Over Iran Nuke Deal, Islamic State During First Presidential Debate (JNS.org) Presidential candidates Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton squared off in their first presidential debate on Monday evening.

While the debate largely focused on domestic issues, the candidates did spar over the Middle East, including the fallout over the Iran nuclear deal and how to handle the Islamic State.

“You look at the Middle East, it’s a total mess,” Trump said. “Under your direction, to a large extent ... you started the Iran deal.

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now they’re going to be probably a major power at some point pretty soon, the way they’re going.”

Clinton defended her record, saying the nuclear deal, which she helped to lay the groundwork for as Secretary of State, has delayed Iran’s capacity to develop a nuclear weapon.

“When I became Secretary of State [in 2009], Iran was weeks away from having

enough nuclear material to form a bomb,” she said, explaining that she laid strong sanctions under her watch. “And my successor, John Kerry, and President [Barack] Obama got a deal that put a lid on Iran’s nuclear program without firing a single shot.”

Trump also said that Clinton has spent her “entire adult life” fighting the Islamic State and that she will never be able to defeat the group. However, Clinton dismissed Trump’s accusation, saying that the Republican “has no plan” to fight the terror group.

While Israel was not mentioned directly during the debate, Trump did reference Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s opposition to the Iran nuclear deal.

“This is one of the worst deals ever made by any country in history,” Trump said. “I met with Bibi Netanyahu the other day. Believe me, he is not a happy camper.”

On the eve of the presidential debate on Sunday, both candidates separately met with Netanyahu in New York City.

Following the meeting, Netanyahu said that both candidates are strong supporters of Israel and that “it doesn’t matter which one is elected.”

“They both spoke about their support for Israel and the importance of relations between our countries,” Netanyahu said. “It doesn’t matter which of them will be elected, U.S. support of Israel will remain strong, our pact will remain strong and will even get stronger in the coming years.”

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The president began by saying, “I am very happy to be with you this morning.

You are the voice of the people and we can learn a lot from the voice of the people. I am looking forward to taking your questions.”

The Holocaust Council of Greater MetroWest NJ, which is part of the Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ, submitted a question for the Twitter Q&A, and it was answered. In response to the question, “Do you think the world has learned the lessons of the Holocaust?” Rivlin responded, “We still face antisemitism— sometimes as anti-Zionism. The world knows the danger of racism and hatred, and must still stand up against it.”

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president was asked if the country could be united, to which he responded, “I am very optimistic. We have no choice—we are joined and separate. We look forward to building the shared Israeli hope for all the people.”

On a lighter note, when asked what foods were served at Rosh Hashanah in his home, Rivlin said “I grew up Ashkenazi with gefilte fish. Now with 9 grandchildren, Moroccan, Yemenite, Ashkenazi, we

have all the tastes of the Jewish people.”

While talking about food, the president was asked if he preferred the chocolate or mocha version of Israel’s popular treat Krembo, to which he answered, “Sadly my diet means I can’t have either but to tell a secret… both!”

The president concluded by thanking all those who participated, and apologized for not being able to answer every question. He finished by wishing all his Twitter followers “Shana tova, happy new year.”

After the session, President Rivlin be-

came the first international head of state to create a “Twitter Moment,” collating all the president’s responses in English and then in Hebrew. The “Moment” can be embedded by news sites and shared on social media.

Israel Signs $10 billion, 15-Year Natural Gas Deal With Jordan (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel and Jordan on Monday finalized a landmark 15-year, $10 billion agreement in which Israel will supply its neighbor with

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Thursday October 6, 2016 8:00 pm

The event will be held at a private residence in Teaneck, NJ. Rabbi Moshe Tzvi Weinberg Details will be provided upon RSVP. currently teaches in Yeshiva RSVP to rachel.roth@frisch.org or 201.267.9100 ext.290 University’s Irving I. Stone Beit Midrash Program (SBMP), The Miriam and Daniel Michael Distinguished Speakers where he also he serves as Series was established to provide Frisch students with Mashgiach Ruchani. A graduate of Yeshiva University, Rabbi opportunities to enhance their understanding of Jewish Weinberg received his semicha thought through exposure to renowned Jewish from Rabbi Zalman Nechemia scholars in a variety of disciplines. The Speakers Goldberg of Jerusalem and has Series, open to students and their families, also been certified by the Center for seeks to inspire intellectual and religious Integrated Teacher Education. growth in its participants by facilitating Rabbi Weinberg has worked as a Jewish educator for the past 13 years, greater thoughtfulness and reflection on and has previously taught at Torah the great ideas of the Jewish tradition.

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natural gas from the offshore Leviathan field.

The agreement is Israel’s first energy export deal and follows the approval of Israel’s national energy plan, which still causes controversy in the Knesset.

Leviathan, discovered in 2010 roughly 130 kilometers (81 miles) west of Haifa, holds an estimated 22 trillion cubic feet of natural gas. The field is one of the world’s largest offshore discoveries of the past decade.

Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz lauded the deal as a “national achievement,” saying that those who criticize the deal “should apologize to the Israeli public this coming Yom Kippur. Had their ridiculous campaign of deception succeeded, Israel would have lost one of its most important strategic resources. The gas framework has proved itself and it will facilitate the future development of Leviathan. This is a historic moment for Israel, which has become, for the first time, an energy exporter. I have no doubt more deals with more countries will follow.”

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TABLE OF CONTENTS World Newsbriefs............................ Pages 4-6 Editorial .................................................Page 8 Editor’s notebook

By Elizabeth Kratz ................................Page 8 Publisher’s Notebook

By Mark J. Schwartz.............................Page 8 Letters to the Editor ..............................Page 9 Torah Musings

By Rabbi Gil Student ......................... Page 14 World/Israel News............Starting on Page 16 Bergen Newsbriefs ............................ Page 18 Community News ............Starting on Page 21 Essex & Union News ................ Pages 30-33 Daf Yomi Highlights

By Rabbi Zev Reichman ................... Page 34 Maggid of Bergenfield

By Larry Stiefel................................... Page 34 One Minute Inspiration

By Martin Polack................................ Page 35 ROSH HASHANAH Section....... Pages 36-46 Sephardic Corner

By Rabbi Haim Jachter...................... Page 36 Aliyah Diary

By Esti Rosen Snukal ........................ Page 50 Humor

By Banji Latkin Ganchrow ................ Page 54

By Mordechai Schmutter................... Page 55 New in the Neighborhood

By Rabbi Mordechai and Nina Glick ................................... Page 61 Financial Planning

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From Our Families to Yours: A Sweet, Meaningful New Year E ighteen months of a roller-coaster presidential campaign; concerns over terrorism both domestic and abroad; the ongoing story of migrants rushing with urgency away from Syria; the constant vigilance of Israel in terms of security; and, yes, even the Mets’ hopes for a wildcard spot.

All of this and more we leave behind on Sunday evening as we prepare to face Hashem and begin the difficult, urgent work of asking for forgiveness and to be sealed for another year in the Book of Life.

The Yomim Noraim are not meant to be

easy. Instead, they are here to offer meaning, clarity and hope for each Jew individually and as a kehilla kedosha.

In this editorial space where we’ve pointed out the positive experiences of our people and sometimes criticized the negative, we want all of our loyal readers, advertisers and all of klal Yisrael to be blessed with a healthy, sweet and meaningful Rosh Hashanah.

The Jewish Link publishers and staff want to thank you for trusting us to tell your stories; these are some of the most

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powerful and meaningful stories concerning Jewish communities in the tri-state area. We look forward to working with you as we enter 5777. May this year turn into everything that you prayed for beginning Sunday night.

Yes, the presidential candidates will still be campaigning when the holidays are over. And maybe even the Mets will be preparing for the playoffs. For now, though, Shana Tova! May the sweetness of the apples and honey sustain us to fully savor and enjoy the new year.

EDITOR’S NOTEBOOK

The Gift of a Lifetime

By Elizabeth Kratz y friend and Jewish Link colleague Jenny Gans and I have a few things in common; these are not by a long shot the only reasons we are friends, but these things we have in common bind us together in a special way. First, we are not doctors, yet we both know “more than the average bear” about transplant medicine. Second, we both lost a parent too soon. Third, the end-of-life experiences, me with my father and Jenny with her mother, made us understand that a person has the power to save the life of another, and that it is incumbent upon us to spread this message.

This Rosh Hashanah, I ask you to consider the following connected four thoughts: First, last week in our pages, you may have read Jenny’s story about Adam Krief, a 31-year-old husband and father of three small children, with primary myelofibrosis, a type of leukemia, in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. The Jewish bone marrow registry Gift of Life, which numbers more than a quarter of a million people, has yet to find a match for Adam. There are 26 million people listed in the various combined international bone marrow reg-

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istries in which Gift of Life partners, but the global donor pool needs to have ethnic and racial diversity for matches to be made.

Adam, whose Moroccan Sephardi Jewish ancestry is not well represented in the registries, is languishing at City of Hope in California as he waits for a match.

Today, thanks to the efforts of Gift of Life, and particularly the efforts of founder Jay Feinberg and his parents, who searched nationwide among Ashkenazi Jews for his bone marrow match, there is a 75 percent chance of an Ashkenazi Jew find a matching HLA (human leukocyte antigen) type for bone marrow, compared to a less than 5 percent chance when Jay initially sought his transplant in the mid-1990s.

Since Adam went public with his story less than two months ago, Gift of Life has run a record-smashing 216 drives since August 21, “which will ultimately, God-willing, help Adam and also many others,” said Jay, when I spoke to him by phone this week.

Because tissue-type is inherited and ancestry plays a significant role in HLA type, it’s likely that Sephardic Jews who need bone marrow transplants will be greatly helped in the future by the push of Adam’s family and friends now.

We are told the matter with Adam is urgent, and several weeks from now he may be too weak to accept a transplant. If the recent videos making the rounds on Facebook have not made you check if you are

in the registry (https://www.giftoflife.org/ page/content/am-i-registered) or to take action to get swabbed (https://www.giftoflife.org/register), I ask you to visit these links and update your information at your earliest opportunity. Jenny’s mother passed away before a match could be found.

Today, there is a 1 in 1,000 chance of someone in Gift of Life’s 18–35 age group being asked to donate bone marrow, and often, it is easily and simply donated through stem cells extracted from the arm, as opposed to earlier methods that extracted the marrow from the donor’s hip, under anesthesia.

Second thought: This week, also in our pages, I brought you the story of Karen Orgen, who, with the help of the Jewish kidney donation organization Renewal, donated a kidney in the merit of her father, David Lew, a”h, who had needed a kidney a number of years ago and matched Karen, but did not survive long enough for the transplant to take place. Karen contacted Renewal over the past year and began the process of donating her kidney to a fellow Jew who needed it. Karen joins a growing number of Teaneck and Bergenfield residents who have become altruistic kidney donors, giving the gift of life to another who is desperately ill, lowering the numbers of many local Jews who are currently

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PUBLISHER’S NOTEBOOK

Why I Am Supporting Rep. Scott Garrett for Re-Election

By Mark J. Schwartz, Co-Publisher, Jewish Link of New Jersey welfth-century Jewish poet Yehuda HaLevi said, “My heart is in the east, and I in the uttermost west.” I am much the same way. I, along with many of my neighbors in Teaneck and the surrounding areas, are strong supporters of Israel, while I am also extraordinarily proud to live here and serve on the Teaneck Town Council.

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seeking re-election this November, has been the utmost defender of Israel, something truly remarkable for a non-Jew. This friend of Israel now needs our support and I am pleased to offer him mine.

The introduction of the bill requiring the American Embassy to move to Jerusalem, his co-sponsoring bills against Hezbollah and his support for sanctions against Iran combined with his strongly held stance against last year’s Iran deal truly make him a friend of Israel. For these reasons he has earned my endorsement.

I’ve gotten to know many great and honest leaders. One thing I’m proud of is

being unafraid to admit when a great leader belongs to the opposite party. As I am a Democrat, Congressman Garrett and I don’t agree on every issue, but we do agree on two important issues for me and my community. Scott has never voted to raise taxes on our families, period. That, combined with him being one of the best friends Israel has in all of Congress, make me strongly believe we should be honored to give him our votes and send him back for another term. It’s imperative that Scott be able to continue his work, and I’m honored to put Teaneck and Israel ahead of party and reach across the aisle to give him my support.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Rabbi Menachem Genack Endorses Josh Gottheimer With all the uncertainty in the Middle East, from the rise of ISIS to an emboldened Iran, we must not allow Israel to become a partisan issue. Unfortunately, over the past few years, we have seen a deep erosion of support for Israel in the Democratic Party. While 75 percent of Republicans support Israel, only 43 percent of Democrats show the same strong support.

That is why—for the sake of our national security and that of Israel—we should elect Josh Gottheimer. Josh is a fiscally conservative Democrat and national security hawk who is running for the United States Congress in New Jersey’s 5th District. Josh grew up in North Caldwell and now lives with his wife and two young children in Wyckoff. He is currently a member of AIPAC, serves on the board of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Jewish-based fraternity and, along with his family, is a member of the congregation at Barnert Temple and affiliated with Chabad in Franklin Lakes.

Josh is a real problem solver who wants to work with Republicans, Democrats and Independents to solve our toughest challenges and lower our taxes. That’s why Senator Joe Lieberman, the longtime Connecticut Independent and co-chairman of No Labels, a bipartisan group, endorsed Josh at an event in Teaneck just a few weeks ago. The senator gave Josh the group’s “Problem Solver Seal of Approval” for his fiscal conservatism and support for Israel.

The incumbent, Scott Garrett, has demonstrated a willingness to choose his political ideology over his support for Israel. In 2011, Garrett said he would support cutting all foreign aid to Israel. In 2007, Garrett voted against military aid to Israel. In 2006, Garrett was one of 12 members of Congress to sign a letter to President Bush insisting the U.S. enter into negotiations with Iran without preconditions.

Josh has been a true friend of Israel, demonstrating an unflinching commitment to its safety and security. While many others in the Democratic Party promoted the Iran deal, Josh took a tough stand and came out early last summer outlining the deal’s problems and numerous misperceptions. Josh stated that Iran couldn’t be trusted (which has been proven) and declared that he would refuse to harbor any financial support for Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations. Since opposing the Iran deal, Josh has been repeatedly offered money and support for his campaign if he were willing to soften his stance on Iran. Josh has refused because he knows that the long-term safety and security of Israel are far more important than any single check, vote or campaign.

I know Josh well and can say with conviction that he will be an unwavering, strong and pro-Israel voice in the Democratic Caucus.

When Josh first spoke with the Democratic leadership about running, he pointed to Israel as one of his signature issues. For the sake of our national security at home and abroad, we need more pro-Israel members in the Democratic Party. We need more members who will reach across the aisle. As Senator Lieberman said, “[If we] had the ability to create a candidate who was committed to what we’re about: stopping fighting in Washington, fixing America’s problems, working across party lines to get things done for…our community, we would have created Josh Gottheimer.” To that end, I hope you will join me in supporting Josh Gottheimer for Congress in the 5th District.

Sincerely, Rabbi Menachem Genack Englewood, NJ

Penne for Your Thoughts Last week the unthinkable happened.

A local yeshiva sent parents the following email: “Unfortunately, there was a delivery delay and we did not receive the ravioli for today’s menu. We will be substituting with penne marinara instead. We apologize for any inconvenience.” (True story.)

That’s right, a local yeshiva served its students penne instead of ravioli. It’s hard to even type those words.

How could this happen? Who is the fettuccinenius who made this decision? Why weren’t parents consulted beforehand?

Why doesn’t the school have a hot-lunch committee, a pasta subcommittee and an emergency entree-replacement hotline?

What are the pastabilities of this happening again?

Let me make a few points. First, as everyone knows, parents shell out tons of tuition dollars for yeshiva so that their children develop a love of yiddishkeit, get a great education and, perhaps most critically, dine on superior pasta. I’m guessing that if parents knew penne was being served at

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yeshiva then—marinara or no marinara— they would send their kids to public school.

Second, if a school is willing to so callously substitute penne in place of ravioli, what other monumental changes are they capable of making? Teaching scientology instead of science? Mahjong instead of math? Telekinesis instead of Tanach? It’s a very slippery slope, slippery like wet spaghetti.

Third, the symbolism of this sad swap sends a tragic message. Ravioli are delicately stuffed with a special surprise, a delicious delight in every bite filled with wonderment and hope. Penne are boring, hollow and soulless tubes of tohu-vavohu nothingness. Is that how the school views are precious little angels?

Finally, how do you explain to your overly indulged, overly protected kids that this minor entree mix-up does not mean they should stopping trusting the world around them? For many overly indulging, overly protective parents, that will be difficult to convey with sincerity.

Bottom line: I am not “antipasta,” and

serving penne instead of ravioli is not a crime, but it might be actionable as a common-law tort (ellini). Next time, I suggest substituting in a kugel instead. In fact, make it the wonderfully Zionistic Kugel Yerushalmi.

Now who could have a problem with that?

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My third thought: There are people who are extremely sick in this world, and there is not yet a known cure for these diseases. We have written about those suffering with ALS and muscular dystrophy, who are living with chronic, degenerative illnesses. But leukemia/blood cancers and kidney failure are not like this. Certainly they are degenerative; and without treatment they are terminal, but the miracle here is that our world’s most talented scientists, guided of course, with the hands of Hashem, have created cures in bone marrow and kidney transplantation.

Amazingly, one person can actually give of himself and save the life of another.

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It’s shocking if you think too hard about it, that this is an actual thing one person can give to another: a new life. The people who receive transplants often tell others they have “gotten a new lease on life,” and remark how their life was renewed, saved or otherwise created anew. The overwhelming comment of those who have donated a kidney to another has been, in the words of Teaneck Chabad’s Rabbi Ephraim Simon: “My only regret is I can’t donate my kidney a second time.”

To bring it home: I can’t tell you how much it meant to me that my father, a”h, was present when my girls were born.

Just a year earlier, I had been sitting with him at the UCLA Medical Center, his heart pumping by virtue of the miraculous BIVAD unit, a massive machine that pumped and circulated his blood for him,

telling him that he had to keep up the strength to wait for a new heart, which he eventually received, after three months in the hospital. Yes, my father was the recipient of a miraculous, lifesaving heart transplant; he came out of retirement and went back to work, citing a “change of heart,” which made us both groan and smile that my dad could joke so casually.

He proceeded to walk his last two unmarried children to the chuppah and witness the births of four grandchildren, including my twin daughters, before he ultimately passed away. I can’t tell you what those years with my father back with us, no longer a shadow of his former self, meant to our family.

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alysis, sometimes three times a week, hoping upon hope that they will survive long enough to find a living kidney donor match.

This Rosh Hashanah, as our year begins anew, we know we all have work to do. We know we have to be better parents, children, students, teachers and friends. We have to do good and work harder to live lives filled with mitzvot. But this year, I ask that you consider what it means to truly give, and truly take advantage of the miracles of science that Hashem has given to us.

What would I or Jenny give to be a match for Adam Krief? If only.

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some valuable lessons: setting goals, organizing items, close examination of details, valuing artifacts from the past, languages and slogans, alphabets, dates, history of countries and their rulers, research skills, the thrill of the hunt for elusive items and historical, sentimental, ethnic and cultural values. Some of my collections of coins, stamps, postcards, documents, buttons, plumbas, bumper stickers etc. have little monetary value, but all of them are valuable. And what they taught me is priceless. Happy collecting!

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Alliance luncheon a month or so ago, I thought you may be interested in seeing how my organization, the Jewish Institute for Global Awareness (www.jifga.org), utilized a Jewish Link story within our newsletter. We started a new section entitled “mitzvah” vs. “aveireh” and cited your story on “Sharing Seats” (‘Sharing Seats’ Takes Kids Out to the Ballgame, August 18, 2016) as the example of a mitzvah. You are free to reference this in your newspaper if you wish. The reference to Jewish Link is in the mitzvah section story.

If you have any questions or desire more information, please do not hesitate to contact me.

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On My Secular Campus, Appreciating the Gift of Rosh Hashanah

By Sara Linder any Americans, I’m told, have two chances per year to start fresh—once with the calendar, on January 1, and once with school, when that begins in the fall. Like for many others, both times have given me the opportunity to examine how my life has been going and decide on any changes I wish to make going forward.

But the truth of the matter is I’ve had a third chance as well: Rosh Hashanah. It comes each year, and is by far the most significant time of renewal out of all three.

As a kid, this was just another holiday for which I had off from school and spent more time than usual in shul. My Morot always taught us about the importance of the Jewish New Year, going more in depth as we got older.

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and gave me an enlightened outlook on my connection to the holiday, that was not where I truly began to appreciate it. My appreciation didn’t even begin when I spent a gap year in Israel; perhaps it was still too early for me to feel truly comfortable in my Israeli environment, and I had yet to develop the skin of a true sabra.

Until I reached a secular university campus, there were still only two New Years that really resonated. The secularity in which I find myself now is the very thing that helped me understand, in my mind, my Jewish self, the one that relates to the Jewish new year.

I remember freshman orientation at University of Maryland last fall, when I realized, for the first time, the dining hall had no silverware I could use, and there was no plastic to be found (it had been deemed not environmentally friendly enough). That moment struck me, forcing me to finally acknowledge that gone were the days of living in an almost entirely Jewish environment, and that I would have to make alternate plans; I would have to actively work to keep kosher.

I realized then that for the next four years, I would be surrounded by non-Jews, sharing classes and dorm buildings, but standing on the sidelines as they wore different clothes, ate different foods and celebrated different holidays.

Just like every other year, and like every other freshman, I was handed a clean slate

on a silver platter when school began. Most people did not know me yet. They soon did, as I jumped at the opportunity and relished making myself a part of my campus community, making new friends and connections with those who didn’t know the girl I had been back in junior high and high school.

Come Rosh Hashanah last year, I went home to Teaneck, as did many of the Orthodox Jews on campus, except it felt different. Even as I prayed in shul, a part of me knew what classes I was missing, what events were occurring. I was strangely and utterly aware that the majority of my classmates were not celebrating a new beginning as I was, but were simply continuing on the same path they had already beaten. This should not have come as much of a surprise to me, but the sense of joy that overcame me begged to differ.

Being a Jew on a secular campus is hard.

It means missing lectures, getting notes and having to work out new due dates for assignments with professors who, frankly, are not necessarily understanding. It means that you cannot grab just anything to eat when your schedule does not give you time to go to the kosher dining hall that is on the other side of a massive campus. It means dealing with anti-Semitic and anti-Israel sentiments held by many faculty and students alike.

Yet, it also means a more tangible experience of being part of the chosen nation.

Instead of going out on a Friday night, you will probably make your way over to the Hillel or Chabad. Maybe instead of jumping out of bed and running to class, you wake up early to go to minyan. When you attend a program or meeting at which non-kosher pizza is served, you quietly sit back and try to explain why, no, you cannot have a slice, because it does not comply with your religious laws of eating. The very thing that sets me apart at school is bringing me closer to the religion itself.

These bits of life that seemed so commonplace back home, in my Jewish bubble, stand out to me here. And as Rosh Hashanah once again draws near, I recognize how blessed I am to be Jewish, and to have that third, true New Year. This is a time when I reconnect to what is important. A time when I discover what I need to do to be the person I envision myself being. A time when my roots gather strength to face the secular world in which I live, without losing sight of my Jewish values.

College may be in session this Rosh Hashanah, but the only class I am attending is one that is generations old and taking place in shuls worldwide.

Sara Linder, a Jewish Link contributor, is a sophomore studying marketing and English at the University of Maryland, College Park. She enjoys spending time in the kitchen, photography and writing, along with running chesed events in the Orthodox group (Kedma) on campus and keeping up with her studies.

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All the Lonely People on Social Media

By Rabbi Gil Student s a new Jewish year begins, we must take the opportunity to look for ways to improve our behavior. We are the generation that has seen the rise of the internet and social media, and we are still experimenting with these new tools, learning what works and what doesn’t. I am a fan and avid user of social media but believe that we (myself included) have a lot of room for improvement in how we use it. There are many lessons we can explore about better usage, but I would like to focus on one, perhaps less obvious, aspect. In a local Jewish newspaper, I recently read a let-

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ter to the editor from a middle-aged single woman who guiltily admitted to experiencing profound sadness when seeing pictures on social media of other people’s lifecycle events that she will never experience—giving birth, making bar mitzvahs, marrying off a child, etc.

I had two simultaneous reactions to this letter. I understood her pain and saw how difficult it must be to witness other people enjoying a life that you so desperately want for yourself. However, I also wondered how people can be told not to share their joyous occasions. Isn’t celebrating (and mourning) together an essential part of a community?

If we keep those lifecycle events private out of respect for those who cannot experience that unique joy, we diminish the extent of the communal reach into our lives. Must we

severely handicap the community to avoid offending others? The answer to these two competing concerns, as with so much in life, lies in maintaining a careful balance.

The Evil Eye Those steeped in Jewish cultural practice are familiar with the varieties of the phrase kainainahara, (mis)pronounced differently, depending on geographic origin. They all mean the same thing: “without ayin hara, the evil eye.” What is the evil eye? The Talmud discusses it in a number of places. For example, someone who becomes wealthy must fulfill additional commandments in order to avoid ayin hara (Eruvin 64a-b in Rashi). Similarly, you are not allowed to stand at the edge of someone’s unfenced field and stare at it because you might dam-

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age it through ayin hara (Bava Batra 2b in Rashi). Some understand ayin hara as a mystical method of inflicting damage. Rav Eliyahu Dessler (Michtav MeEliyahu, vol. 3 p. 314, vol. 4 p. 6) takes a non-mystical approach.

He explains that ayin hara is the impact of causing someone else to be jealous. If you enjoy success publicly, others may wrongly be jealous of your good fortune. Causing their jealousy, even unintentionally, is in itself a religious failing that is punished with the damage of ayin hara.

The Orchot Tzadikim (ch. 14) writes similarly: “The early sages would pray, ‘Do not let our jealousy be on others nor other people’s jealousy on us.’ Why would they pray about other people regarding this character trait and not others? This is the explanation: Many people cause others to be jealous and desire their fields. Therefore, people would pray about others, because maybe they were causing others to be jealous, and the Torah (Lev. 19:14) says, ‘Do not place a stumbling block before a blind person.’”

Often, conspicuous behavior—driving a fancy car, making a lavish party—is intentionally designed to stir jealousy. Even when it is done for other reasons, the outcome is almost inevitable. If you cause someone else to become jealous, you are guilty of causing him to sin.

The Orchot Tzadikim continues: “Therefore, it is proper behavior for a man—and his wife and children—not to wear clothes that are overly nice or fancy. The same applies to food and other similar items. This is to prevent others from being jealous of him.” Conspicuous consumption leads to unhappiness, jealousy, ayin hara. The Joneses, with whom everyone is trying to keep up, are religiously guilty of inspiring jealousy.

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Presumably, the same applies to sharing pictures of our joyous occasions. If we cause other people jealousy, even unintentionally, we are guilty and risk the ayin hara consequences. However, stifling celebration is not the answer to other people’s loneliness.

Rambam (Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Yom Tov 6:18) writes that the mitzvah of the joyous Yom Tov meal includes inviting the poor and others who need you. If you just eat with your family and ignore other people, your joy is an embarrassment. Rav Joseph B. Soloveitchik explained this Rambam as implying that true joy must be shared, must overflow to your community and particularly those who need help. If you keep your joy to yourself, you are not experiencing it properly.

Sharing our joyous occasions is an essential part of our celebration. However, we must do it in a way that spreads joy and not pain. Posting pictures and lifecycle events to social media is not sharing but informing, internet lingo notwithstanding. When we Instagram our joyous occasions, we do not bring others into the celebration but merely show them that we are celebrating.

Sharing is when people celebrate with us, enjoying themselves and enhancing the entire celebration. When we share modestly, within local standards of behavior without undue ostentation, we spread joy. When we inform, we risk upsetting others without sharing the joy.

As we use social media in the upcoming year, let us share wisely and avoid causing the pain that leads to ayin hara.

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WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS Shimon Peres, Former President and Veteran Israeli Statesman, Dies at 93  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 of Shimon Peres.

A lifetime searching for peace with Israel’s Arab neighbors was rewarded on December 10, 1994, when Peres—along with then-prime minister Yitzhak Rabin and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat— received a Nobel Peace Prize. The award recognized their work as the architects of the 1993 interim peace deal known as the Oslo Accords—a pact that, to Peres’s dismay, never hardened into a lasting treaty.

In a career spanning nearly 70 years, Peres was considered a servant of the state who was intimately involved in every aspect of the country’s history since before its founding. In his 48 years in parliament—from the fourth

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Knesset in 1959 through the 17th in 2007—Peres served in various parliamentary groups, including Mapai, Rafi, Labor, the Alignment, Labor, One Israel, Labor-Meimad, Labor-Meimad-Am Ehad and Kadima. His main affiliation was serving as chairman of the Labor Party.

Peres’s string of government roles included two stints as prime minister— from 1984 to 1986 as part of a rotational government, and for seven months in 1995 and 1996 after the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin—as well as minister of immigrant absorption, transportation, information, defense, communications (or posts and telegraphs as it was known at the time), internal affairs, religious affairs, foreign affairs, finance, regional cooperation, and development of the Negev and Galilee, serving in some of those positions more than once. He also served several times as

Former President Shimon Peres, right, with then Prime Minister David Ben Gurion in 1962 CREDIT: THE ISRAELI GOVERNMENT PRESS OFFICE/FLASH90.

acting prime minister, deputy prime minister and vice prime minister.

Ironically, though Peres ran for office five times between 1977 and 1996, he never won a national election outright.

Peres was born August 2, 1923, in Wiszniewo, Poland, as Szymon Perski, and immigrated to Palestine with his family at the age of 11. He grew up in Tel Aviv, attending the Balfour and Geula schools in Tel Aviv, and the agricultural high school in Ben Shemen. He spent several years at Kibbutz Geva and Kibbutz Alumot, of which he was one of the founders. In 1943, he was elected secretary of the Labor-Zionist youth movement.

At age 24, he worked with David Ben-Gurion and Levi Eshkol in command of the Hagana, responsible for manpower and arms. During and after the War of Independence, Peres served as head of the naval services.

In 1952, he joined the Defense Ministry and, a year later at the age of 29, was appointed its director-general—the youngest ever in Israel’s history—playing an important role in developing the Israeli military industry and promoting the development of Israel Aerospace Industries.

Peres was elected a member of Knesset in 1959, and served until his election as president in June 2007. Among his achievements as deputy defense minister from 1959 to 1965 were the establishment of the military and aviation industries, and the promotion of strategic ties with France, which culminated in strategic cooperation during the 1956 Sinai Campaign. Peres also was responsible for establishing Israel’s nuclear program.

For three years following the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Peres again played a central role in the country’s security as defense minister. In that role, he revitalized and strengthened the IDF and was involved in the disengagement negotiations that led to the 1975 Interim Agreement with Egypt. He also was instrumental in the planning of the 1976 Entebbe rescue operation.

Peres briefly served as acting prime minister following the resignation of Rabin in 1977, and later served his first tenure as prime minister in the national unity government from 1984 to 1986, based on a rotation arrangement with Likud leader Yitzhak Shamir.

From November 1988 until the dissolution of the National Unity Government in 1990, Peres served as finance minister, focusing his energies on the failing economy and the complex situation resulting from the 1982 war in Leba-

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RCA Mandates, Rather Than Recommends, That Member Rabbis Use Halachic Prenup

By JLNJ Staff resolution adopted by the Rabbinical Council of America (RCA) now requires “each of its members [to] utilize, in any wedding at which he is the mesader kiddushin (officiant), in addition to a ketubah, a rabbinically-sanctioned prenuptial agreement, where available, that aids in our community’s efforts to ensure the timely and unconditional issuance of a get.”

“The Rabbinical Council of America today takes a major step forward toward alleviating the suffering of those who cannot successfully end marriages due to the refusal of one of the parties to participate in effecting a Jewish divorce,” said Rabbi Shalom Baum, president of the RCA and the senior rabbi of Teaneck’s Congregation Keter Torah.

According to Jewish law, both the husband and the wife must participate willingly in the delivery and acceptance of a get, a Jewish divorce document, without which neither party can remarry. Most divorcing couples understand the need for the get, and are cooperative and respectful of the process. In some cases, however, one spouse inappropriately uses the get as a

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bargaining chip to gain concessions in other areas surrounding the divorce, such as financial settlements or child custody, or as a tool to torment a former spouse. This is widely considered an abuse of Jewish law as well as a form of spousal abuse that uses religious practice as a tool of manipulation and control. A rabbinic tribunal often does not have the authority or capability of forcing a recalcitrant spouse to cooperate, and there are those whose marriages have functionally ended but who tragically cannot remarry due to their religious convictions.

A woman who cannot remarry is referred to as an agunah; a man is an agun.

Drafted by Rabbi Mordechai Willig, sgan av beth din of the Beth Din of America and a rosh yeshiva at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RIETS) of Yeshiva University, in consultation with halachic and legal experts, the halachic pre-

tion, signing the prenup is now no longer about the couple and the expectations that its rabbi has of them, but is about the rabbi and the professional standards that he must maintain. Rabbi Baum announced that the RCA will embark on a number of initiatives to help rabbis better implement this new mandate, as well as community programs to encourage the understanding and signing of prenups.

Rabbi Mark Dratch, executive vice president of the RCA, said, “Supporting members of the community and relieving their distress are among the top priorities of rabbis. If the definition of a religious scholar is one who increases peace in the world (Brachot 64a), then rabbis must certainly step into the forefront when use of halachically acceptable tools are available to prevent the abuse of the vulnerable. Otherwise, we forfeit our claim to the title ‘rabbi.’”

nup has been advocated by the RCA since 1993. The agreement received widespread endorsement of leading rabbinic authorities in Israel and the United States, and is based on much older documents, dating back hundreds of years. This prenuptial agreement both designates the rabbinic forum in which claims for a get will be adjudicated and creates financial incentives for both parties to effect the Jewish divorce in a timely manner. There are other prenuptial agreements that are used as well.

Rabbi Shlomo Weissmann, director of the Beth Din of America, maintains that “we have seen, over and over again, that the existence of a halachic prenup dramatically changes the dynamics of contentious divorce cases and virtually eliminates the risk that the get will be improperly used as a tool for leverage or extortion.”

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After the return to power of the Labor Party in the 1992 elections, Peres was again appointed foreign minister and he initiated and conducted the negotiations that led to the signing of the Declaration of Principles with the PLO in September 1993.

Peres’s second term as prime minister came in the wake of the assassination of Rabin on November 4, 1995.

The Labor Party chose Peres as Rabin’s successor, and the Knesset confirmed the decision with a vote of confidence supported by both coalition and opposition members.

Despite polls showing him far ahead, Peres lost to rightist Likud leader Benjamin Netanyahu in the election on May 29, 1996, by fewer than 30,000 votes.

In October 1997, Shimon Peres created the Peres Center for Peace with the aim of advancing Arab-Israeli joint ventures. He was also the author of 12 books.

When he was sworn in as Israel’s ninth president on July 15, 2007, Peres was the first former prime minister to do so. He was two weeks shy of his 91st birthday when he completed his seven-year term in 2014.

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Since then, thousands of social workers have flocked to the Institute to learn from renowned experts, thereby enhancing their professional development and skills while meeting the State requirements.

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COMMUNITY NEWS In Her Father’s Memory, Karen Orgen Donates a Kidney  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 mind, as was the kidney she hoped to donate to him, that she had hoped would lengthen his life. Last Thursday, in her father’s merit, she donated that kidney to a 61-year-old Jewish man from California.

David Lew, a labor lawyer who died in 2005 at the age of 64, was a force to be reckoned with; he was an active, beloved member of the Teaneck Jewish community. He was a founder, with his wife Harriet, of Congregation B’nai Yeshurun and the Teaneck Mikvah Association. He sat on the Teaneck Town Council, and was, at various times, a president of Congregation B’nai Yeshurun, The Moriah School and Torah Academy of Bergen County. “He died too young. There was a lot that he could have done,” Karen told The Jewish Link. Harriet still lives in the same house on Dickerson Road, where they moved when Karen was 7, more than 40 years ago.

David lived a life filled with purpose and love for his family and community. But health issues got in the way. “He was a diabetic, and didn’t take care of himself. He was on dialysis for a couple of years before he died. Anything that went along with diabetes, he had as a complication,” said Karen, a pharmacist at CVS over 20 years. She described dialysis as a stop-gap measure. “It really drains you; you can’t do it long term,” she added.

When it was determined he needed a kidney, Karen went to the city with her father to get tested to donate her kidney to him; she was a match.

However, at the time, Karen’s first daughter was a baby and she was going to have a second. For various reasons, other family members were either not matches or could not donate. Even if there was a delay, she was the best option. “When I was done having children I was to let the hospital know.”

Though Karen had had her second child and was ready, her father was not medically cleared for surgery due to a wound on his foot. Once he was cleared, just after her daughter’s first birthday, “I called the hospital, but that week, before anything could happen, he had a heart attack and died,” she said.

Time passed; Karen and her husband, Eric, whom she met while serving on the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps (TVAC) where he still serves, continued to enjoy and give back to Teaneck, surrounded by friends. They are active members of Congregation Shaare Tefillah, led by Rabbi Kenny Schiowitz. Older daughter Allie is now a freshman at Frisch; her sister Jamie is in 7th grade at Ben Porat Yosef, where Karen and Eric were active parents, and Eric served on the board.

But Karen’s “extra” kidney stayed in her consciousness. Then, in late 2014, the Jewish organization Renewal started advertising and holding events in the community, particularly as a result of community member Donny Hain’s family’s public search for a kidney donor. “My husband is also a big fan of Rabbi Simon,” said Karen, referring to Teaneck Chabad’s Rabbi Ephraim Simon, who donated a kidney to a stranger in 2009 and speaks often about his experience in glowing terms. “My only regret is I can’t donate my kidney a second time,” he told The Jewish Link in 2014.

Renewal, the Jewish organization based in Brooklyn, was established in 2006 and has facilitated more than 350 kidney transplants for both Jews and non-Jews. It pays for any expenses the donor might incur during or after their donation, including lost wages. The organization has only been holding events and doing outreach with the Teaneck community for approximately two years, but in that time, Renewal has facilitated six kidney donations from Teaneck-area residents.

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Amazingly, today, about one in five altruistic kidney donations in the United States is facilitated by Renewal. “Last year, we were responsible for between 60 and 70 percent of all altruistic kidney donations in New York state, where all the Teaneck residents either gave or received kidneys,” said Rabbi Josh Sturm, Renewal’s director of outreach.

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al’s waiting list.

“I always said one day I was going to give it.

Around my father’s 10th yahrzeit I called Renewal,” Karen said.

“It was slow at first but then they found someone at Montefiore who was a match. I spent three full days there, doing nuclear scans and CAT scans. Without taking my insurance card out of my wallet, the good news is I know for sure there is nothing festering in my body,” she joked.

Unfortunately, that patient was ruled out of receiving Karen’s kidney. But then, Cornell called.

They had found another match for her; a man in his early 60s from California.

“I went in for one day to meet the team and to do pre-admission testing, and that was it,” she said.

Karen arrived at Weill-Cornell Medical Center last Thursday morning. She checked out on Motzei Shabbat. She described a surreal yet calm experience and a particularly positive experience meeting Renewal’s staff. “They put me in a room like a hotel room, and Renewal just kept coming with stuff. One of those fancy white bathrobes, food, and people kept visiting,” she said. Karen described having pain the first night and day after

surgery, but by Shabbat morning she was not attached to any catheters. She said the staff would have discharged her Saturday morning, but they let her stay until after Shabbat. Before speaking with The Jewish Link on Monday morning, she had just completed a 1-mile walk. “I didn’t expect to be dancing, but they encourage you to get moving right away. It helps with the healing process,” she said.

Karen’s friends, including Mark Schwartz, a Teaneck councilman who is also co-publisher of The Jewish Link, described his thoughts on Karen’s reasons for donating her kidney. “I first met Dave Lew, a former Teaneck councilman, when I was a student at TABC and he was the president.

His model of community service is one that I, to this day, still look up to and strive to achieve. He instilled this in his daughter (and son-in-law) in many ways, but this newest selfless act has taken that to new heights.”

Would Karen recommend that others donate a kidney? “I don’t know that it’s for everyone. But if it’s in your capacity to do, you can really help someone,” she said.

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Bergen County’s Shomer Shabbat Cub Scout Troop Holds Family Fun Day

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By JLNJ Staff n Sunday, September 25, Bergen County’s Shomer Shabbat Cub Scout Pack 613 celebrated their First Annual Family Fun Day at Camp Alpine. The event was created as an exciting introduction to Cub Scout fun. New and established families of Pack 613 took the opportunity to meet, mingle and partake of some classic Scout activities such as archery and nature walks. The First Annual Family Fun Day took place at the nearby Camp Alpine, a Boy Scout facility with beautifully tended grounds, complete with a full-sized fort and pirate ship on which the boys and their siblings enjoyed climbing.

The day’s activities included archery, tent building, making sukkah decorations and den meetings. The dens (divided by grade and age) worked on their requirements. The 5th grade Arrow of Light Scouts put up tents and discussed what to do when hiking and camping in inclement weather. The 4th grade Webelos practiced building a campfire and then experimented lighting the fire using different methods while the 2nd grade Wolf Den learned and practiced tying knots.

Gathering around the Webelos campfire after the den meetings, all the scouts began a Pack meeting by reciting the Pledge of Allegiance, the Scout Oath and the Scout Law. The Scout Law states ‘A Scout is Clean,’ so the Pack Leader, Ari Farkas, discussed the Outdoor Code and ex-

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plained how each scout needs to leave the outdoors the same way he found it so others may enjoy the immense beauty of nature. The boys were then called up by den to perform a song or skit for the rest of the Pack and their families and, as promised, all the Den Leaders led the children in singing the silly and highly entertaining ‘Popcorn Song.’ Finally, they closed the Pack meeting by kicking off thr annual popcorn sale, where scouts and their families ask people to help support Scouting in exchange for receiving some wonderful snacks.

After all that fun, s’mores were definitely in order. The scouts and their siblings were invited to roast their own marshmallows (under close adult supervision) and make s’mores before heading home. Parents agreed that the event was a success and are looking forward to the rest of this year’s scouting activities.

For more information about Shomer Shabbat Scouting in Bergen County, including the new Lion Den for boys in Kindergarten, please email pack613info@gmail.com.

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n Tuesday, September 21, New Jersey Yachad piloted a brand-new inclusion program at The Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey. In an effort to broaden social opportunities for children with special needs and to create a more inclusive community, Yachad offers 1:1 support for children with special needs ages 5â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 to join the exciting after-school clubs at RYNJ. Baking and Arts are some of the popular clubs at the school and our dedicated staff insure that all the children are having a wonderful time while building new relationships and improving their social skills.

Jewish Mothers Attend JWRP Global Leadership Conference S ix Jewish mothers from Bergen County participated in the Jewish Womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Renaissance Project (JWRP) Leadership Conference, which ran September 18â&#x20AC;&#x201C;20 in College Park, Md. The JWRP Leadership Conference, held in collaboration with Israelâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, gathered Jewish women from across the world to hone their leadership skills and create a global Jewish womenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s movement. The annual conference was launched in 2013 with 65 participants from the US, Canada and Mexico, and has grown to include some 300 people from nine countries, including Australia, Cuba, Greece, Israel, Panama, Russia, Spain, South Africa and the US, this year.

The Bergen women included City Leader Dena Levie, City Leader Andrea Portal, Michelle Mandelman, JWRP Momentum trip guide Elisa Hirsch, Tanya Gurovich and Cinthia Kerstein.

During the event, JWRP honored Lihi Lapid, an acclaimed Israeli feminist author, and Rachel Fraenkel, the mother of a slain Israeli teenager who became a national symbol of hope, with the Pamela Claman Leadership Award. This JWRP

The Bergen JWRP Leadership Conference delegation from left to right: Cinthia Kerstein, City Leader Andrea Portal, JWRP Momentum trip guide Elisa Hirsch, Michelle Mandelman, City Leader Dena Levie and Tanya Gurovich (Credit: Shlomo Cohen)

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JCOT’s Boy Scout Troop 226 Participates in Annual Service Project

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n Sunday, September 25, Boy Scout Troop 226, chartered to the Jewish Center of Teaneck, participated in an annual service project by trimming vegetation around graves in the Cedar Park/Beth El Cemeteries in Paramus.

Daniel Chazin, Scoutmaster, explained that although most families arrange with the cemetery to trim the vegetation around the graves of their loved ones, some graves are not cared for. These unkempt graves spoil the appearance of the entire plot, and it is particularly important that the cemetery plots are trimmed during this time of the year, when it is traditional for family members to visit the graves. Thus, for the past several years, prior to Rosh Hashanah, Scouts of Troop 226 have visited the four plots of the Jewish Center of Teaneck at the

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This year, the team trimming the vegetation was led by Scoutmaster Daniel Chazin and Committee Chair Hal Dorfman. Eagle Scout Avi Samuel and Scouts Aharon Kazer and Akiva Segal also participated in this service project. Troop 226 is pleased to help ensure that the cemetery plots where departed loved ones of members of its chartered institution, the Jewish Center of Teaneck, are buried are kept in good condition.

Troop 226, which offers hikes, camping trips and other activities for boys ages 11 to 17, meets each Monday night (except for holidays) at 7:30 p.m. at the Jewish Center of Teaneck. For more information, contact Scoutmaster Daniel Chazin, DChazin@aol. com, 201-835-5338.

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Renewal Partners With JEC, JFS and Union Y for Educational Event O n selichos night, Motzei Shabbos, September 24, at the Elmora Avenue Shul in Elizabeth, NJ, Renewal, a world-renowned, nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating living kidney donations within the Jewish community, held an inspiring event.

The event was sponsored by the Jewish Educational Center and all of the local shuls, Jewish Family Services and YM-YWHA of Union County, and approximately 60 people attended and learned about living kidney donations facilitated by the Renewal organization.

Rabbi Josh Sturm, Director of Outreach at Renewal, began the program with a halachic overview of living kidney donation that was both insightful and entertaining. Citing numerous sources, he concluded that altruistic living kidney donation is a beautiful and praiseworthy act. Following his presentation, Dr. Tamar Green shared her personal story of her decision to donate a kidney, including how an otherwise routine school field trip with her daughter became a life-chang-

ing event. A local kidney donor, Sharon Langert then shared how her life was changed because of this mitzvah and passionately described her experience as one of the greatest events of her life. Afterwards, a local recipient of a kidney, Henry Krauss, described his gratefulness at having received a kidney through an anonymous Renewal donor, and how it saved his life and gave him a greater appreciation for everything in life. An informative question-and-answer session with Rabbi Sturm concluded this most meaningful event. Questions ranged from age limits for donation (70) to how one becomes a donor (blood test and other tests), to if there are any major restrictions on the donor afterwards (none).

Among the attendees was a woman whose 34-year-old niece, Rachel, is in need of a kidney. If you have blood type B or O and are interested in the possibility of saving her life with a kidney donation, please contact Rabbi Sturm at Renewal at 718-4319831 ext. 206 or by email at jsturm@renew-

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Bris Avrohom Visits Lubavitcher Rebbe’s Ohel I n preparation for the holiday of Rosh Hashanah, it is customary to visit the resting places of Tzadikim (righteous people).

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Verona’s Green Point Juicery Receives Kosher Certification

By Jill Kirsch he Green Point Juicery, Verona’s first officially recognized sustainable business, offers a wide variety of delicious juices and smoothies. Think beyond apple, orange and cranberry. Beyond the usual strawberry mango smoothie. How about juice made with wheatgrass, pineapple, kale, mint and cucumber? Or raw cacao, cashews, dates, vanilla, Himalayan salt and filtered water?

Or a green date smoothie made with dates, banana, spinach, strawberry, homemade cashew milk and flax seeds?

Owner Eugene Onishkevich (“Just Eugene. Forget my last name, no one can pronounce it.”) has been hard at work since the store’s opening in August, 2015, creating interesting and healthy drinks for his clients.

Judging from the foot traffic in and out of the store, he has found the perfect balance of nutrition and taste.

Eugene says that his Jewish clients “were telling me from the very beginning to get kosher certification, because we would automatically meet most of the requirements. I wanted to do it, but didn’t know where to start.”

Lucky for Eugene that Rabbi Donn Gross, spiritual leader of Congregation Bet Dovid in Caldwell, a mere 10 minutes from Verona, is a proponent of healthy living.

Passing the store one day, he was inspired by its natural-food offerings and stopped in and immediately engaged Eugene in a conversation about what it would take to make the store kosher.

“He explained the process to me, and what needed to be changed in the store, like arranging separate storage for employees’ meals and a dining area for the the back of the store. We use only organic ingredients and produce, which apparently were all kosher as well. There are no meat or dairy products in the store. During the preparation process, all raw produce gets triple washed with vinegar and/or plantbased veggie wash solution,” Eugene said.

Rabbi Donn noted, “Eugene went with me to the mikvah (for toveling) and wanted to participate and understand all aspects of the kashering process. When I performed hagalah (pouring boiling hot water) on the counters and sinks to kasher them, he asked me at one point, ‘Are you getting it high enough on the backsplash?’”

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He also fully researched his vendors and products to ensure their hechsherim and presented me with his research.” Satisfied, Rabbi Donn gave his official kosher certification to the store.

On August 22, a kashrut letter was hung in the store bearing Rabbi Donn Gross’s signature. “This certification covers all of the fruits, juices and smoothies made in the Verona store,” the sign begins. It goes on to list the steps in the kashering procedure.

Green Point Juicery is open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., Monday through Friday; from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday. The store is located at 532 Bloomfield Avenue in Verona, across from Verona Park. Eugene invites kosher consumers to stop in and try his juices and smoothies.

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This year marks Rachel Coalition’s 20th anniversary of increasing awareness of domestic abuse issues by advocating for victims and by providing services to address the needs of victims and their families.

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Bava Kamma 116

By Rabbi Zev Reichman May these words of Torah serve as a merit le’iluy nishmat Menachem Mendel ben Harav Yoel David Balk, a”h. his week we learned Bava Kamma 116.

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Damaging an insured item Shu”t Maharsham (Chelek Daled Siman 7) discussed damage to an insured house.

A wealthy man was angry at his friend. He decided to burn down the man’s house. He did not want to risk anyone’s life. He made sure to perform the arson when the home was empty. He also first checked and confirmed that the homeowner had insurance.

Then he burned down the house. When his friend demanded reimbursement from him, he argued that he did not owe anything. “You were fully insured. The insurance company reimbursed you in full. I caused you no loss. I owe you nothing.

True, it is frustrating to rebuild, but you angered me and I wanted to teach you a lesson.” Was the arsonist exempt from paying?

Maharsham ruled that, based on our Gemara, the damager had to pay for the full value of what he burned down. The fact that the homeowner had an insurance policy and that policy covered all the costs was irrelevant. He had caused damage and had to pay for his actions. This can be deduced from our Gemara’s lesson about donkeys.

The Mishnah taught that if a river swept away my donkey, valued at 100, and my friend’s donkey, valued at 200, and I jumped in to save the animal of my friend

and as a result could not save my animal, my friend would only owe me money for my labors—swimming to the animal and getting it out. My friend would not owe me the value of my donkey. However, if before I went into the water I made a deal with him and stipulated, “I will go in and save your donkey, even though as a result I will lose my donkey, on condition that you pay me the 100 for my donkey.” Then he would owe me money for my efforts as well the 100 for my donkey. Rav Kahana asked, “What would the law be if the owner of the more expensive donkey had agreed to pay for the less-expensive animal, and the owner of the cheaper animal saved the more valuable beast; but then the less-expensive animal came out of the river on its own?” Would the owner of the donkey worth 200 still owe his friend 100 for his animal?

The Gemara reaches the conclusion that the man whose animal was extricated would still owe his friend the 100. It was Hashem’s decision to gift to him the cheap animal by saving it. Hashem’s gift is irrelevant to the obligation. The man with the donkey worth 200 had promised to give his friend wages for efforts and for his animal.

He still owed him that amount.

Similarly, the insurance company payment to the owner of the house is irrelevant to the actions of the damager. It is a payment from another source. The damager must still pay for the house that he burned down.

Or Sameach (Sechirut 7:1) also ruled like the Maharsham. He, too, understood our Gemara to mean that a gift from Hashem is irrelevant to the damager. So, too, an insurance payment would be irrelevant to the damager. He would owe the full cost of the house he ruined.

Shu”t Harei Besamim (Mahadura Tinyana Siman 245) disagrees with Or Sameach and Maharsham. He ruled that if the owner of the house was reimbursed fully by the insurance company and then he pressed a claim against the arsonist, the damager would not owe anything. There had been no damage, he had all his money back, and, as a result, there would be no obligation to pay. (Chashukei Chemed, Daf Digest, Mesivta)

When building a needed new shul building, does every member contribute equally, or do the wealthy pay more?

Our Gemara taught that if bandits attacked a caravan and someone paid them off, he is to be reimbursed from the other travelers according to their wealth. The wealthy should pay more of the ransom than the poor. The bandits were looking for wealth. Those with more wealth benefited more. Therefore, they are to contribute more toward that benefit. However, if the group had an expenditure that was needed to save lives, such as the cost of the guide, the costs are also divided based on people. Each person would pay an equal amount of the cost. Each traveler was equally in danger and equally saved from getting lost in the desert and dying.

Yam Shel Shlomo on our Gemara taught that communal mitzvah costs are to be shared equally by every member of the community. Each person needs a shul.

Each person benefits equally from the shul. Therefore, every member should pay equally for the costs of a new shul building, mikvah or communal teacher.

The Mordechai (Bava Batra Siman 4789) disagreed. He felt that our Gemara contained a principle. Costs to save or preserve

lives are divided by the person. However, all other costs are divided by wealth.

Therefore, the cost of the new shul building should be divided up according to the wealth of the congregants.

There is a contradiction in the Rama about this issue.

In Choshen Mishpat (Siman 173 Se’if 3), Rama ruled that to hire a chazan, build a shul or pay for a teacher to teach children whose parents cannot afford to pay tuition, the costs are divided according to wealth. However, in Orach Chaim (53:23) he ruled that when hiring a chazan, half the cost should be divided equally among the community members and half according to wealth. This seems to contradict his own words in Choshen Mishpat where he ruled that the costs of hiring a chazan are divided according to wealth.

Machatzit Hashekel in Orach Chaim gave an answer. The basic law is that the costs should be carried based on wealth.

However, in some towns, there was a longstanding minhag to divide the cost— half per person and half according to means. Rama in Orach Chaim was merely teaching that the town’s custom should be followed. Where there was no custom the costs would be borne according to wealth.

Teshuvot Maharam Padua (Siman 42) recorded that the rabbis of Prague, including Rav Heller, the author of Tosfot Yom Tov, all agreed that it was the minhag for all holy expenses, such as building a shul or renting a room in which to pray, to split the costs. Half were per person and the other part was according to wealth. Since this was a longstanding practice, it would be wrong to deviate from it or create a new custom in which the costs were divided differently. (Mesivta)

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Nitzavim: Of Lemonade and Wormwood

By Larry Stiefel Devarim: 29:17 Three New Jersey rabbis sat together at the Delectable Nosherei Emporium of North Bergen (formerly the Delancey and Eldridge Market) having brunch on an unusually warm Sunday morning in September.

They sat outside under a large, red umbrella with a beautiful view of Kennedy Boulevard. Rabbi Moshe Aronson of Congregation Chofetz Chaim of Secaucus and Rabbi Shlomo Zahari of Congregation Tehilat David of Lyndhurst had their suit jackets off and had rolled up the sleeves of their white shirts. Rabbi Yitz Mendelowitz of the Magen Avraham shtiebel in Union City sat with his jacket still on and his tie unloosened. It wasn’t really that hot.

It was a tradition—some might even call it a minhag at this point—that the three rabbis had developed over the years.

A week before the High Holy Days began, when the truly intense workload for a pulpit rabbi set in, the three would sit down together, take a load off and shoot the breeze. Perhaps younger men might have gone for pancakes or omelets, but for these

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three it was big, hulking deli sandwiches or nothing, cholesterol be damned.

The three were snacking on pickles, waiting for their orders to arrive, when the waiter brought three lemonades.

Rabbi Mendelowitz took a sip. “Ooh. That’s not so good.”

Rabbi Zahari also sipped. “No, not good at all.”

Rabbi Aronson took his turn. “Actually, it’s quite bitter.”

“Yes, bitter would be the best description. Extremely bitter.”

Yes, but how bitter exactly?”

And thus the gauntlet was thrown down.

“Do you know how bitter this is?” Rabbi Mendelowitz queried. “It’s as bitter as the slavery of the Jews in Egypt. It is as bitter as the unrelenting suffering by the hands of a taskmaster as he oppressed our people, with no end in sight. It is the bitterness that led us to call out to God for salvation from our woes. It is the bitterness that led us to eat marror to commemorate just how bitter it was.”

“That’s rather bitter,” Rabbi Zahari agreed.

All three rabbis nodded. Rabbi Aronson slipped a quick look toward the kitchen door to see if their orders were imminent,

as his stomach was growling.

“But the bitterness of Egypt ended in our redemption,” Rabbi Zahari continued.

“And some people even savor the taste of marror, as it is associated with a mitzvah.

So I’m forced to say no, our lemonade is more bitter than the slavery of Egypt.”

Rabbi Zahari continued. “Do you know how bitter this lemonade is? It’s as bitter as Naomi was when she was returning from Moav with Ruth. Naomi had lost everything, her husband and her sons, all her worldly possessions. She was feeling quite low, with no prospects to speak of.

She even says to her well-wishers, don’t call me Naomi anymore. Call me Marra, from the root word ‘mar,’ meaning bitter. Now, that was true bitterness, much like our cold, yellow, unpleasant lemony brew.”

“I must say, that is quite bitter,” Rabbi Aronson agreed.

Once again, the three rabbis nodded in unison.

“But, still, the Naomi story ends with Ruth being redeemed by Boaz, and Naomi ended her days in comfort and with the satisfaction of knowing that the house of King David would rise from her family. So, although the story began quite bitterly, I would say it ended quite sweetly, something that will never happen to this lemon-

ade.”

The sandwiches arrived. Rabbi Aronson had the roast beef with Russian dressing. Rabbi Mendelowitz had the hot pastrami with mustard. Rabbi Zahari went with a half tongue, half smoked turkey with no condiments, as he was on a diet. All three were on rye, naturally.

The three rabbis rose, washed their hands, returned, made the bracha of Hamotzi lechem min ha’aretz, bit into their small slices of heaven on earth, and resumed their conversation.

Do you know how bitter this lemonade is?” Rabbi Aronson continued. “It is as bitter as a phrase from this week’s parsha, Nitzavim.”

Now the other two rabbis perked up, for not only was Rabbi Aronson famously learned, but now he might say something that they could use in their speeches to their congregants in their respective synagogues this coming Shabbat morning.

“In this week’s parsha, Moshe Rabbeinu describes a man who rejects the Torah completely. He is described as ‘shoresh poreh rosh vela’ana, a root that produces hemlock and wormwood.’ Now, both hemlock and wormwood are quite bitter. I might ven-

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The Greatest Tragedy of the Jewish People

By Martin Polack s it the threat to Israel? No. Is it worldwide anti-Semitism? No. The great tragedy destroying the Jewish people is assimilation. Some scholars believe we have lost more Jews to assimilation than to all the Holocausts, Crusades, pogroms and Inquisitions combined.

But you ask, why is it important to me?

Why is it important? The Rambam answers it very simply. “All the prophets commanded teshuva and Israel will only be redeemed through teshuva.” This is the idea of group reward and punishment. It is in the Shema recited daily and in the portion of the tochacha, the blessings and the curses; if the Jewish people abandon the Torah we will be exiled and punished with sufferings.

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che’ach et amitecha—to correct others, to influence others, when they are not observing mitzvot—an ignored mitzvah? The Rambam teaches that the mitzvah to love Hashem includes the requirement to mention God’s name, and to teach strangers and gentiles about His ways. Why are we so timid to talk about God and religion outside of our inner communities? At Mt. Sinai, when God told Moshe we are His chosen people, he told Moshe we are a mamlechet kohanim, a kingdom of priests. Sforno explains that each one of us has a mission to teach and spread the idea of ethical monotheism to the world.

Here are many examples and ideas of what many of us can and must do in some way. Of course, the only effective way to influence Jews is with sincere warmth, friendship and respect.

Purchase a subscription to a Jewish newspaper for a relative, even if it is a secular Jewish newspaper. Just having a Jewish newspaper in the home can help Jews stay connected to the community. Invite a neighbor, a relative, a coworker for a Shabbat dinner where they can experience the warmth, the beauty, the greatness of Shabbat. How powerful an experience: a welldressed family sitting together without weekday distractions, talking to and caring about each other, singing Eishet Chayil, Shalom Aleichem, the reciting of a dvar Torah on an ethical or spiritual thought, with Shabbat candles and a well-set table. “For the price of a chicken, you can save a Jew,” teaches, Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald of NJOP.

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When invited to an engagement party, give a mezuzah as a gift, making a comment that the Jewish home is a home of respect, charity, friendship and love, and the mezuzah is a symbol of the Jewish home.

At a bar mitzvah, besides a monetary gift, give a book to the teen on basic Jewish observance and thought written specifically for teens. The monetary gift can even be an Israel Bond, reminding the boy and his family to stay connected to Israel.

At every large get-together, like a Thanksgiving dinner, Labor Day family barbecue, graduation party, Chanukah party or even a shiva for a non-religious person, someone should stand up and say a few words of spiritual significance. Because Judaism has something to say about every and any occasion.

Why do we give mishloach manot on Purim to our best friends? Purim was about the assimilating community of Persia doing teshuva, fasting for Esther and returning to God; shouldn’t we give mishloach manot to non-religious Jews, our neighbors, Jews at work or the local pharmacist, with a message that Purim is about the continued survival of our great religion that teaches mutual responsibility and morality?

There is no reason to be defensive and introverted when people at work discover we are Orthodox. They should not think we are living a superstitious, old-fashioned lifestyle filled with negative rules about Shabbat observance and keeping kosher.

We should have courage and be knowledgeable about our commitment. Our

friendships with others should develop to the point that they get to know and respect us, and we can even share an ethical teaching from Pirkei Avot, or they can accept a book as a gift from us such as “Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism” by Dennis Prager, or “Permission to Believe: Four Rational Approaches to God’s Existence,” by Lawrence Keleman, or a book by Rabbi Jonathan Sacks.

Give tzedakah boxes to friends and relatives, asking them to teach their children to put a few coins in weekly, because charity and caring about others is a Jewish ethical value. I have obtained hundreds of charity boxes for free from many organizations over the years and given them all out.

If your child is involved with NCSY and has a not-yet religious peer, then perhaps you can invite that peer along with her/his parents to a Shabbat meal.

Volunteer to teach for Aish HaTorah, Partners in Torah, the Jewish Learning Experience or with NJOP. Even if you only teach Hebrew you can indirectly teach something about the bracha of lighting Shabbat candles and how beautiful the mitzvah is.

Rav Yosef Yozel Hurwitz of Novardok taught, “In the future, every individual will be asked why he did not light up the world like the sun at noontime.” Let’s light up the world!

Martin Polack is a business analyst and has been involved in outreach and Jewish education for many years.

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ROSH HASHANAH SEPHARDIC CORNER

Shofar Blowing at Shaarei Orah—The Shechina Experienced!

By Rabbi Haim Jachter t is the moment we come closest to Hashem of the entire year, the rabbi reminds the kehilla. Every year I remind our congregants of the Gemara that appears in the third perek of Masechet Rosh Hashanah, that the experience of tekiat shofar is comparable to the kohen gadol entering the Kodesh HaKodashim on Yom Kippur. Sephardic customs enhance and magnify the intense spirituality that envelopes the Beit Knesset during shofar blowing.

The drama begins with the congregation singing a powerful and haunting piyyut (with a matching haunting tune) invoking

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the intense drama of Akeidat Yitzchak. The piyyut is called “ ‫ ”ﬠֵ ת ַשׁﬠֲ ֵרי ָרצוֹן‬and its refrain is ‫עוֹקד וְ ַהנֶּﬠְ ָקד וְ ַה ִמּ ֵזְבּ ַח‬. ֵ Readers are encouraged to view this poem online—the content is edgy and provocative. An example: ‫ִמ ַמּ ֲאכֶ לֶ ת ֱיֶה ֶמה ִמ ְד ָבּ ִרי‬ ‫נָא ַח ְדּ ָדהּ ָא ִבי וְ ֶאת ַמ ְא ָס ִרי‬ ‫ַחזֵּ ק וְ ﬠֵ ת ַיְקד יְקוֹד ִבּ ְב ָשׂ ִרי‬ ‫נִּשׁ ָאר ֵמ ֲא ְפ ִרי‬ ְ ‫ַקח ﬠִ ְמָּך ַה‬ ‫וְ ְאמֹר לְ ָשׂ ָרה זֶה לְ יִצְ ָחק ֵר ַיח‬ Yitzchak tells Avraham to sharpen the knife and tighten the ropes surrounding him…and take the remainder of my ashes and present them my mother, Sarah, and tell her this is a fragrance of Yitzchak!

The intensity is taken to the next level by reciting Tehillim Mizmor 47 (-‫לַ ְמנַצֵּ ַח לִ ְבנֵ י‬ ‫ )ק ַֹרח ִמזְ מוֹר‬seven times. Congregants do not merely silently recite this perek; Sephardim chant it with a melodic tune, each

time led by a different prominent member of the congregation.

The ba’al tokei’a (person who blows the shofar in the synagogue) then utters a searing plea that his blowing should be

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acceptable to Hashem. He even incorporates by reference the proper kavanot (intentions) of none other than Moshe Rabbeinu, Rabi Shimon bar Yochai and Rabbi Yitzchak Luria. The rabbi reminds the kehal to have kavanah to fulfill this great mitzvah, and we are just about ready for the brachot.

To even further intensify the experience, it is customary for the tokei’a to cover the shofar just before the shofar blowing, as he recites the brachot of “Li’shmo’a Kol Shofar” and “Shehechiyanu.” As explained by Rav Eli Mansour, he places the shofar underneath his kouracha (tallit bag), and leaves it covered until after he recites the brachot, when he is ready to begin blowing. This custom is mentioned by the Elyah Rabba, who explains that this practice commemorates the incident of Akeidat Yitzchak. As Avraham Avinu constructed the altar upon which to offer his son, he feared that the Satan, in its effort to disrupt the sacrifice, may throw a rock at Yitzchak in order to inflict a wound, which would render Yitzchak blemished and hence unfit as an offering. Avraham Avinu therefore covered Yitzchak to hide him from the Satan.

We commemorate Avraham Avinu’s devotion by covering the shofar just before it is blown.

With no interruption of someone barking out Tekiah, Shevarim, etc., the tokei’a blows a continuous flow of 30 kolot. The kehal sits, in keeping with the Gemara’s description of the first batch of teki’ot as “teki’ot d’meyushav.” In keeping with the Arizal’s recommendation, we follow the Aruch’s ruling to blow 30 more sounds of the shofar to accompany and intensify the Malchi’ot, Zichronot and Shofarot even during the silent Amidah. Finally, shofar blowing is topped off with the 101st blow of a Teruah Gedolah (not a Tekiah Gedolah), alerting us to carry the spiritual impact of the shofar-blowing throughout the day.

A great tokei’a makes the shofar blowing into a peak event. We are blessed to have our dedicated Gabbai Shalom Shushan, whose devotion to the tzibbur is endless, creating an efficient, intense and impactful shofar experience. The Shaarei Orah teki’ot, with Hashem’s help, live up to the Gemara’s description of the greatness of teki’at shofar. Great people practicing great minhagim make shofar-blowing at Shaarei Orah a truly magical moment.

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ROSH HASHANAH The Power of Memory

By Rabbi Neil Winkler he two different haftarot that we read on the two separate days of Rosh Hashanah focus upon two different themes of the chag. The ďŹ rst haftarah, taken from the opening perek of Sefer Shmuel, tells the story of Chana, the barren wife of Elkana, whose prayers for a son were answered with the birth of Shmuel, destined to be the prophet, judge and leader of Israel. This choice of readings, ordained by the Gemara (Megilla 31a), ties us directly to the Torah reading of day one, which tells of how Avraham and Sarahâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s teďŹ llot were answered

by God with the birth of Yitzchak to the once-barren Sarah. The connection of these selections to Rosh Hashanah itself is explained by the Talmud (Rosh Hashanah 10b) as being the fact that both Sarah and Chana (as well as Rachel) were â&#x20AC;&#x153;rememberedâ&#x20AC;? by Hashem on this day when they conceived.

But we can, perhaps, suggest that there are underlying lessons found in both stories that are most ďŹ tting for this â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yom HaDin,â&#x20AC;? Day of Judgment. One of the major themes of this day is the theme of â&#x20AC;&#x153;remembering.â&#x20AC;? Chazal called the chag â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yom HaZikaronâ&#x20AC;? based upon the description found in Vayikra (23: 24) â&#x20AC;&#x153;zichron truâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ah.â&#x20AC;? As a result, the Mishnah insists that Musaf on this day include the section of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Zichronotâ&#x20AC;? as one of the three segments in the Amidah.

God â&#x20AC;&#x153;rememberingâ&#x20AC;? our saintly matriarchs Sarah and Chana on this very day underscores the importance of the theme. But, as R. Yehuda Shaviv points out, it also teaches us that the remembering is not simply bringing to mind our errors and shortcomings over the year. Quite the opposite.

These readings remind us that Hashem â&#x20AC;&#x153;remembersâ&#x20AC;? His children with mercy and

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Rabbi Neil Winkler is a past rabbi of the Young Israel of Fort Lee and now lives in Israel.

Debilitating Words

By Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler

Edison/ Highland Park

will reward them and show them kindness.

The second dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading, the 31st chapter in Sefer Yirmiyahu, would appear to have little connection with the ďŹ rst dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haftarah. It is, in its very essence, a prophecy of consolation with the promise of a triumphant return to the land and the nation dancing in joy over the redemption and the great prosperity with which Hashem had blessed them. Indeed, we may feel that this selection is more suitable to be among the seven prophecies of consolation we have just completed reading!

And yet, the reading strikes a Rosh Hashanah theme that parallels that of the ďŹ rst dayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s haftarah. For here, too, we read of a barren woman whose prayers for her children are answered as Yirmiyahu shares his vision of our matriarch Rachel crying to God over her children, lost in exile. And here, too, Hashem â&#x20AC;&#x153;remembersâ&#x20AC;? and reassures Rachel: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Vashavu vanim lgâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;vulamâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; Your children shall return to their land!â&#x20AC;?

It is no wonder, therefore, that the ďŹ nal verse of this selection also hearkens back to the Rosh Hashanah theme of repentance and remembrance. God looks at His distraught nation that is overwhelmed by her past misdeeds and is wondering if their Heavenly Father could forgive their many trespasses. He explains that Ephraim, Israel, is a favorite son, one He cannot forget or abandon and, surely, â&#x20AC;&#x153;zachor ezkirenu odâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;I shall remember themâ&#x20AC;? and have mercy on them. It is this innate quality of God that we bring up on this Day of Judgment.

We remind ourselves that He wants to forgive, He wants to accept our prayers; He wants to grant us a good year.

It is this vision that we remember God and turn to Him for atonement, conďŹ dent in His mercies, His love and His power to remember.

av Yosef Shlomo Kahaneman, ztâ&#x20AC;?l, the legendary rosh yeshiva of the Ponevezh Yeshiva, once spoke about the greatness of Rav Moshe Chaim Yehuda Schneider, ztâ&#x20AC;?l, who was the rosh yeshiva of the yeshiva Toras Emes in London. Rav Kahaneman explained that the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tâ&#x20AC;? were never heard out of the mouth of Rav Schneider. He was able to succeed in so many of his endeavors both personally and on behalf of the yeshiva because of his attitude. When challenges would seem daunting, he would not be swayed; instead he just got to work with his goal being success.

At this time of year we give an accounting for our behavior and attitude over the past 12 months. We pause to reďŹ&#x201A;ect on all that has transpired over the past year, and we commit to improving this coming year.

Yet, many of us ďŹ nd ourselves very guarded and hesitant when it comes to being honest with ourselves in one area of our lives.

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ers, our relationships, our physical health or our ďŹ nancial well-being, we almost never ďŹ nd ourselves using the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;?

For some reason, when it comes to matters of our spiritual health, we allow ourselves to use the term â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tâ&#x20AC;? quite easily. When it comes to our minyan attendance, decorum during davening, learning Torah, sense of modesty, recitation of Tehillim, taking the time to focus and understand the mitzvot that we are practicing, and our anonymous acts of chesed, we too often say that â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t.â&#x20AC;? Whether it is because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t see ourselves as that â&#x20AC;&#x153;typeâ&#x20AC;? of person, or because we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have the patience, we have been selling ourselves short. When looking back at this past year in retrospect, how many times did we say â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tâ&#x20AC;? when we know that we really could have? As we welcome a new year, let us remove the words â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;tâ&#x20AC;? from our vocabulary and take an approach of â&#x20AC;&#x153;I canâ&#x20AC;? when it comes to spiritual matters as well as relationships in our lives.

Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler is rabbi of Congregation AABJ&D in West Orange, NJ, and is a licensed clinical social worker in private practice. Rabbi Zwickler can be reached at ezwickler@gmail.com.

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ROSH HASHANAH Erev Rosh Hashanah Thoughts

By Wallace Greene he sounds of the shofar pierce the early-morning hours in shuls around the world this month. It is a clarion call to action. A wake-up call, in the lexicon of the Rambam, to those who slumber blissfully unaware of the hard work necessary to prepare for the awesome Days of Awe. It is not sufficient to just show up and go through the motions of davening. If we are the same on the 11th of Tishrei as we were on the 1st of Elul, we haven’t really accomplished anything. We are given a month to prepare, and then another 10 days. It takes time to effect a real change. Ask any therapist or anyone who sees a therapist.

The recently concluded summer Olympics showcased many fine athletes who trained their entire lives for a few seconds of intense activity that might lead to glory.

It’s a long, arduous road that each has traveled to reach this stage. It’s not much different for us. We are all training ourselves for that ultimate test. The preliminaries take place each year. The classic ba’alei mussar stress how important it is to constantly work on ourselves to improve. It is not a quick transition but rather a journey. Perhaps the analogy is to a long-distance runner. That is why, perhaps, the shofar is more of a starter’s pistol. It signals the annual marathon of introspection and behavior modification.

What is it that we need to do? Certainly to study more Torah, observe more mitzvot and observe those that we already do with more care and enthusiasm. Charity, caring and respect for others, and sincere prayer are also priorities. If Jews did this we would all be in a better place. But we should also be concerned about the lack of intellectual rigor that plagues many of our co-religionists.

A teacher once asked her class why they believed in God. One child answered, “I guess it just runs in our family.” For too many, faith or belief or certain levels of practice are taken for granted. Others profess no belief system or claim to have grave doubts. Worse still, are those who do not seriously investigate the possibilities of divinity or of a divine truth. Some call themselves atheists, agnostics or just the average person.

The causes of doubt and denial are not new. In the introduction to his classic work “Beliefs and Opinions,” Saadiah Gaon, the great 10th-century philosopher and rosh yeshiva, offers eight reasons why people possess these doubts.

The first factor facing those who have questions is reluctance to think deeply about these issues. People are afraid of the truth because its mastery requires great mental effort. In other words, it is easier, more convenient and less demanding to go to a movie, watch television or play golf than it is to really contemplate, grapple with and investigate the significant issues of life and faith. Such avoidance is a cop-out, an escape. Eventually it catches up, be it at an untimely funeral or at some other crisis in life. Nothing worthwhile is possible without effort. If one desires under-

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standing and knowledge, then he/she must work hard to achieve it.

A second and cognate factor contributing to doubt is hostility to thinking about it in the first place. Whenever an important idea is presented, people tend to push it aside after a perfunctory effort as inconsequential.

The third reason that generates doubt, uncertainty and apathy is our preoccupation with satisfying our basic appetites.

Food, drink and the quest for material wealth occupy all of our time. Being busy has become an end in itself. Spiritual matters have no place in modern man’s scheme of life. Causes, pursuits, hobbies and the new leisure society have depleted our resources and blunted our capabilities.

When the dessert becomes the main course, the cavities begin to form. Even though the sweets are rich in calories, they inflict serious damage over extended periods of time. What was once real leisure is now total involvement and commitment.

The golf and football widow are examples of this sociological phenomenon. The results of today’s over-indulgence in the pursuit of pleasure and immediate self-gratification is a tremendous cavity—a gap—a loss of spirituality.

There are those who do reflect. However, often they do not take the time and effort required. Hence, their efforts are inadequate. They are sincere and mean well, but they do not follow ideas to their conclusion. Indifference sets in when the going gets rough. This is cause number four.

Pride and conceit are the fifth column leading to doubt and non-belief. Man, by nature, never likes to admit ignorance, or the fact that what he/she has been doing for many years is wrong. Individuals are so sure of themselves. They cannot ever be wrong. They know everything, therefore they refuse to acknowledge that the truth can be other than what they say it is.

The measure of a person is his/her ability to perceive and accept the truth, even when it is contrary to a previously held belief. “Aye, there’s the rub.” For many, this is too big a pill to swallow. So, rather than face it, they dismiss it as invalid. All that is required is that we be honest with ourselves (the essence of teshuvah), but, alas, this utopian vision is not yet within our grasp.

The sixth and seventh reasons are common enough. Hearing “good” arguments from a non-believer who is skilled in oratory, forensics, argumentation and syllogism has caused many to stray from the company of the faithful. Similarly, hearing a poor defense of faith from a believer will also “convince” people of the weakness of all arguments in favor of belief. Needless to say, an item of quality will endure regardless of

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ROSH HASHANAH Standing in the Kodesh Hakodashim (weeklytefilahfocus.com) We recite Aleinu daily, many of us three times a day; perhaps because we have grown so accustomed to saying it, many of us unfortunately do not appreciate the significance and importance of this tefillah. In fact, we are often mentally on our way to the next part of our day as we fly through this awesome tefillah.

Aleinu is one of our earliest tefillot. It was composed by Yehoshua bin Nun. The Anshei Knesset Hagedola instituted its inclusion in the Malchuyot section of tefillat Musaf on Rosh Hashanah. Over the next five weeks, we will continue, b’ezrat Hashem, to focus on this tefillah, which plays such a prominent role in our Rosh Hashanah tefillot. The fact that it does play such an important role should be enough to get us motivated to improve our focus each time we say Aleinu during Elul.

The Malchuyot section of Musaf is not an independent bracha, but rather is included within the section of Kedushat Hayom.

The reason this is so is that the very essence of Rosh Hashanah is accepting Hashem’s Kingship: kabbalat ol malchut Shamayim (Harav Chaim Friedlander, Rinat Chaim).

This is the “ikar mehut hayom v’avodato,” (the primary essence of the day and its service), according to HaRav Friedlander.

Many, when thinking about Rosh Hashanah, would say that “judgment” is the essence of the day. In fact, Rosh Hashanah is referred to as Yom HaDin

(the Day of Judgment). Harav Friedlander explains that our judgment is based on the degree to which we are willing to accept Hashem’s Kingship over ourselves.

Certainly, we are davening for the revelation of Hashem’s Kingship in the world at large. Indeed, we spend a good part of the Malchuyot tefillah requesting this. However, the truth is that it is easier to accept Hashem’s Kingship upon the world at large than it is to live our personal lives as Hashem’s servants. Everything we do, say and think must be filtered by “What does Hashem want me to do in this situation?”

We must realize that we make hundreds of decisions daily, many of them subconsciously, and we need to ask ourselves if we are ready to decide every one of these queries based on our understanding of what Hashem’s will is in this situation. Are we willing to ask a rav when we are uncertain how the Torah instructs us to act in

this case? Our willingness to subjugate our will to the will of Hashem is the essence of our service, and our judgment on Rosh Hashanah is dependent on the degree to which we accept to do so.

Aleinu was chosen to be the lead tefillah of Malchuyot, the core section of the core tefillah for Rosh Hashanah. The Aron HaKodesh is opened during Aleinu, which the Levush says is like being in the Kodesh HaKodashim in the Beit Hamikdash. Let us conclude this week with the Mishnah Berurah (Siman 132:2 s”k 8, quoting Matei Moshe): ‫םיעמוש םימשה אבצ לכ יכ האריבו המיאב ונילע רמול שי‬ ‫םירמואו םינוע םלוכו הלעמ לש אילמפ םע דמוע ה”ב קהו‬ ‫—’וכ םעה ירשא ול הככש םעה ירשא‬One should say Aleinu with dread and fear. This is because the entire host of Heaven hear it and the Holy One, Blessed be He, stands with His celestial entourage and they all respond by saying, “Happy is the people for whom it is

thus, happy is the people, etc.”

This passage of the Mishnah Berurah is speaking about the every day reciting of Aleinu as well. When we say Aleinu down here, we have some incredible company from Above!

Weekly Tefillah Focus is endorsed by HaRav Noach Isaac Oelbaum, rav, posek, and author of Sefarim in KGH Queens. The written material is sourced from sefarim including: Nafshi Cholat Ahavotecha and Tallelei Orot (which compile writings of Chazal, Rishonim and Achronim), Harav Avigdor Miller, zt”l, Harav Avrohom Chaim Feuer and others.

Weekly segments and archives are available on our website weeklytefilahfocus.com and the OU Torah website.

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Erev Rosh Hashanah Thoughts  CONTINUED FROM P. 39 its salesman. Intrinsic value is not measured by presentation but by its very properties.

The eighth and final reason that Saadia Gaon offers as a basis for doubt is association. If a person professes religiosity and is later found out to be a fraudulent hypocrite, then some might infer that all religion is phony. If someone is odious and also happens to be religious, then quite often the hatred is transferred to his/her religion. Frequently, people still entertain uncomfortable childhood memories of stern religious authority figures. These are also channeled inappropriately into a dislike for the religion itself.

The month of Elul and the Ten Days of Repentance are a journey into our souls.

Not just for the annual breast beating of Yom Kippur but for life. People’s reluctance to face themselves honestly is a major hurdle. There are legitimate areas of religious concern. Apparent contradictions in Scripture, the prosperity of the wicked and the suffering of the righteous, indiscriminate death, and other theological issues are discussed at length by all great religious thinkers. These are intellectual difficulties as opposed to the eight emotional categories enumerated above. Intellectual issues can be discussed and explained. Emotions and opinions based on emotions lack a firm foundation upon which to base one’s life.

A pagan once came to Hillel and asked to be taught Torah while standing on one leg. “Do not do to your neighbor that which is hateful to you. That is the essence. All the rest is commentary; go and study.”

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ROSH HASHANAH Maximizing Our Spiritual ROI

By Rabbi Dr. Naphtali Hoff OI (return on investment) is something that we think about routinely. Investors want to know what type of return they can expect to receive on their money. Students want to know the benefit of pursuing specialized education.

People in challenged relationships seek to understand what they can expect to gain from their investment of time and resources into therapy or other interventions.

In most cases, ROI is measured by the bottom line. If the effort and investment result in a meaningful profit or gain, then it is considered to be worthwhile. If not, then the ROI is said to be negligible and the enterprise not worthy of future outlay.

However, there is one notable exception to this rule. It relates particularly to this time of year, when we stand before our Maker in solemn hope that we will experience a positive judgment.

Rav Dessler (Michtav M’Eliyahu, Vol II, pp. 96-97) writes that our judgment rides not on our “bottom line” actions, but on the inner desires and motivators that exist within our hearts. He supports his argument by citing Ramban in Parshat Emor, who writes that Rosh Hashanah is a “yom hadin b’rachamim” and Yom Kippur a “yom harachamim b’din.”

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says Rav Dessler, is as follows. Despite the seriousness of Rosh Hashanah, we have the capacity to stir Divine mercy on that holy day by demonstrating such qualities of giving and compassion toward others.

Conversely, we have the ability to transform the compassionate day of Yom Kippur into one of strict judgment if we are unable to engage in meaningful change.

This explanation helps us better understand the roles and relationship between Hashem’s attributes of din and rachamim (strict justice and mercy, respectively). Typically, we perceive these two attributes as mutually independent elements of Divine justice. Hashem either chooses to judge a person strictly or He applies compassionate mercy, and softens the severity of the true judgment against sinners.

However, this understanding is wholly inaccurate. Rashi, commenting on the first verse in the Torah, questions why it is that throughout the entire first chapter of Genesis, only the name “Elokim”—the Divine name used to express strict justice— is used when referencing the Creator. Yet, at the beginning of the following chapter (2:4ff), the combined term of “Hashem Elokim” is utilized (a term indicating that not only had rachamim become incorporated into Hashem’s mode of judgment, but had even bypassed din as the primary means of ruling). Rashi’s response provides us with a new insight into our discussion.

In the beginning it was His intention to create (the world) with the Divine Stand-

ard of Justice, but He perceived that the world would not endure, so He preceded it with the Divine Standard of Mercy, allying it with the Divine Standard of Justice.

(Rashi to Bereishit 1:1) Since the earliest stages of Creation, Hashem deemed it necessary for din and rachamim to be melded together to form one complete entity, working together harmoniously in response to Man’s misdeeds.

But, how does this work? How can din and rachamim be used in conjunction with one another to achieve a desired result?

Rav Dessler (Michtav M’Eliyahu, Volume 1, p.8ff) explains this idea through the use of the following example. Suppose that there are two young men who each rob a bank of the same amount of money.

One was raised in a crime-riddled community without proper parenting and guidance. The other comes from an upstanding home; now, he has fallen in with the wrong crowd and has turned to a life of crime.

The judge, who happened to be a roommate with the second thief’s father during law school, rules that the first thief must spend two years in prison. His friend’s son, however, is required to pay a small fine and contribute 200 hours of communal service.

At first glance, this inconsistency in judgment would appear to be highly inappropriate. After all, they committed the same crime. If anything, logic would dic-

tate that the criminal from the depressed neighborhood should be treated with more clemency, while the one who was raised in an upscale setting should be reprimanded more severely. Certainly, the judge would want to avoid any possible accusations of impropriety by letting his friend’s son off easy.

Rav Dessler explains that the proper objective of justice is not to punish criminals or sinners for their misdeeds. Rather, the goal must be to correct the crime or transgression so that they are not repeated in the future. In the case of the second criminal, who was raised in a home that valued proper conduct and respect for the law, this objective can best be achieved through a more lenient approach. This particular young man understands deep down what is right. With some additional guidance and a return to a strong, healthy environment he can be redirected along the proper path. Under these circumstances, even “justice” would agree that leniency offers the best means of turning this young man around. Time in the penitentiary would only exacerbate the problem.

The first criminal, on the other hand, does not possess a clear sense of proper social conduct. From his perspective, crime is a way of life, a means of survival. To allow him immediately back on the street would almost guarantee future repetition of criminal activity, which could result in even more

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ROSH HASHANAH Jewish Women and the Obligation to Hear the Shofar

By Rachel Retter he shofar has always been a pivotal part of my Rosh Hashanah experience. Even when I was very young, and spent most of the day in groups eating pretzels, the group leaders would bring all the children into shul to hear the shofar being blown. Those moments I spent listening, wide-eyed and silent, to the piercing shofar blasts, were as close as my 6-year-old self could ever come to appreciating the significance of the day.

When I grew older, I started learning more about the holiday. But the simple sound of the shofar still resonated with

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me in ways that no class or speech could.

Nothing I learned could ever match the long, chilling blast echoing in my ears, forcing me to wake up and reflect back on my past year. Most Jewish women I know feel the same way; the shofar is an incredibly powerful experience that they would never consider missing.

Yet, when we look into the halacha, we see that hearing the shofar falls into a category of commandments from which women are normally exempt. Shofar is a mitzvat asei she’hazman grama, a positive commandment that must be done at a specific time. Aside from several exceptions, women are not obligated in these kinds of commandments.

One way of understanding women’s exemption from time bound command-

ments is a halachic principle known as haosek bamitzvah, patur min hamitzva; one who is involved in a mitzvah is excused from doing another one simultaneously.

Since women are constantly involved in the mitzvah of raising and educating children, they are not required to do a mitzvah that has a time constraint, such as hearing the shofar, because at any given time they may already be involved in a mitzvah.

However, despite this leniency, we know that the prevailing custom is for women to be in shul on Rosh Hashanah in time for shofar. The Chayei Adam describes how generations of women decided to take this mitzvah upon themselves; they adopted it in such a broad and overwhelming way that it reached the level of an obligation.

Sometimes I wonder what was going through these women’s minds when they made the choice to take on this new responsibility. I wonder what made them decide that their Rosh Hashanah could not be the complete without being there to hear the shofar blow; what about the experience made them feel that they could not bear to miss it. Although I will never know for sure, I will always admire and appreciate them for what they did. By taking this proactive step, they set the standard for their future daughters, and thus ensured that we would always have the privilege of experiencing the power of the shofar many years later.

Rachel Retter is a former summer intern at the Jewish Link and a senior at Manhattan High School for Girls.

Kollel Chatzos Prepares for Rosh Hashanah he Yemei Rachamim v’Ratzon is fast approaching, and all of klal Yisrael seek to garner as many zechusim as possible. The office of Kollel Chatzos is abuzz with activity. Yidden from all over the world are calling, asking to have the holy Chatzos talmidei chachamim daven for them during the auspicious hours after chatzos halayla, when the gates to heaven are wide open and Hashem accepts our tefillos b’ra-

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Now, in the Selichos days, all of klal Yisrael arises before the sun to be mispallel in the holy night hours when our tefillos are more readily answered. The talmidei chachamim at Kollel Chatzos awaken at midnight each night of the year to learn and daven during the auspicious time, effecting refuos and yeshuos in klal Yisrael.

During these holy days, many seek to secure a partnership with Kollel Chatzos in order to declare their oneness with the talmidei chachamim. They select the talmidei chachamim as their representatives to beseech Heaven on their behalf and secure them a sweet new year.

It is worthy to note that during the current Elul days there has been much participation from the tzibur at the kollel. Yid-

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ROSH HASHANAH Thinking About Fire Safety on the Yomim Noraim

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By Pearl Markovitz hief Anthony Verley has been with the Teaneck Fire Department for 29 years. This translates into 29 years of overseeing the four ďŹ re stations and six square miles that constitute our Teaneck community. Over the span of these years, he has responded to many holiday-related calls resulting from our use of special cooking apparatus as well as exposed candles. Leonard Hanauer has served as a ďŹ reďŹ ghter with the Department for the past six years. As a Sabbath observer, he is very familiar with the possible ďŹ re-related issues that can arise over the Yomim Tovim. They feel strongly that the community should be reminded of crucial ďŹ re safety precautions they should be taking as we enter the holiday season.

In recent years, there has been a significant increase in carbon monoxideâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;related incidents during the holiday season. Chief Verley explained, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This rise is a result of better insulated windows that are being installed into the homes in our area that are new constructions or that are going through extensive renovations. The new windows do not offer sufďŹ cient ventilation and air circulation needed to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. Now, residents must intentionally provide air space in their homes near lit candles and working ovens and stoves.â&#x20AC;?

When situating candles in the home, the area must be clear of ďŹ&#x201A;ammable materials such as curtains, window shades and other ďŹ re-hazardous materials. Smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors must be inspected and batteries updated before the holidays.

In collaboration and agreement with the local rabbis in the community, Captain Verley advises Teaneck residents to â&#x20AC;&#x153;Call for help immediately when a carbon monoxide detector goes off or a ďŹ re incident occurs.

Contact the ďŹ re department quickly and directly. We urge the community to be proactive so that we can all enjoy a safe and uneventful holiday season.â&#x20AC;?

Below is a list of recommendations issued by the Teaneck Fire Department for our serious consideration and adherence.

There will be an additional list of precautions published in The Link before Succot.

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Fire Safety for Jewish Observances The Sabbath and Jewish holidays are a time of family gatherings, celebrated with special foods, songs and customs. Many holy days and observances, as well as the weekly Sabbath, are a time for traditional cooking and candle rituals. However, without safety precautions, these customary religious observances may increase the risk for ďŹ res and ďŹ re-related injuries

Preparing the Kitchen and Cooking Fifty percent of all apartment ďŹ res and one-quarter of the ďŹ res in private homes start in the kitchen. Most home cooking ďŹ res involve the stovetop portion of the range. One-third of these ďŹ res result from unattended cooking.

The majority of ďŹ res and burns can be prevented during food preparation by taking safety precautions. Follow these precautions when preparing the kitchen and cooking, especially for the Sabbath and holiday meals when there is increased activity in the kitchen:

â&#x20AC;˘ Stay in the kitchenâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t leave cooking food unattended. â&#x20AC;˘ Wear tighter or snug-ďŹ tting sleeves.

(Loose sleeves are more likely to catch on ďŹ re or get caught on pot handles.) â&#x20AC;˘ Take extra precaution when handling boiling water. â&#x20AC;˘ Cook at indicated temperature settings, rather than higher settings. â&#x20AC;˘ Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t become distracted by attending to children or answering phone calls or doorbells. â&#x20AC;˘ Create a â&#x20AC;&#x153;kid-free zoneâ&#x20AC;? of at least three feet around your stove. â&#x20AC;˘ Keep area clear of towels, papers or anything that could burn. â&#x20AC;˘ Turn pot handles inward, facing the wall, to prevent burns caused by overturning or spills. â&#x20AC;˘ Have a pot lid and container of baking soda handy to smother a pan ďŹ re. DO NOT USE WATER. â&#x20AC;˘ Treat burns immediately with cool running water and seek medical attention.

This information was taken from the FDNY brochure â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fire Safety for Jewish Observances.â&#x20AC;?

Some further recommendations from the Teaneck Fire Department: â&#x20AC;˘ Members of the Orthodox community should consider alternatives to leaving ovens and burners on for 24 hours in order to heat food, such as warming plates and crock pots. â&#x20AC;˘ Any warming plates used should be manufactured after 1984 and be UL listed. Units should be plugged directly into an outlet, not via extension cords or power strips. â&#x20AC;˘ Consider purchasing an electric stove, which does not give off carbon monoxide. â&#x20AC;˘ Although they advise against leaving a burner on, for families that do, they recommend leaving two windows open on opposite ends of the house to create cross ventilation. â&#x20AC;˘ MAKE SURE YOUR SMOKE AND CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS WORK. Free smoke detectors are available from the Fire Prevention Bureau. â&#x20AC;˘ Change your smoke detector alarm batteries twice a year when you change your clocks. â&#x20AC;˘ Change your carbon monoxide detector alarm batteries yearly. â&#x20AC;˘ Practice your home ďŹ re escape plan. â&#x20AC;˘ Locate your closest Fire Alarm Box now in case you need it in the future.

For additional questions or to request a free ďŹ re inspection, contact the Teaneck Fire Prevention Bureau at 201-808-8080 ext. 5206.

WHEN IN DOUBT, CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY! â&#x20AC;&#x153;We are in agreement that if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the feeling of the experts in the ďŹ eld that there is a potential danger and that people should contact the ďŹ re department when the carbon monoxide detector goes off, then people should do that, even on the Sabbath and holidays,â&#x20AC;? said Rabbi Michael Taubes of Congregation Zichron Mordechai, a past president of the Rabbinical Council of Bergen County.

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Non-surgical spinal decompression can be utilized when a disc is herniated, bulging, or compressed; these conditions may pinch a nerve or even the spinal chord and cause numbness, tingling, weakness and most predominantly pain.

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Lone But Not Lonely

By Esti Rosen Snukal here are over 6,300 lone soldiers currently serving in the IDF—6,300. I can’t begin to wrap my head around that staggering statistic. It is already so challenging to serve in the army. Lone soldiers, however, have the additional stresses of not having a family to come home to, not having a hot meal waiting for them, not having clean folded laundry or even the simplicity and tenderness of a hug... Little and big things we take for granted and additional responsibilities that make serving our great nation all that more difficult. According to many lone soldiers, the hardest part of their army service is not the physically grueling day but rather the loneliness of not having family close by. Add on the additional responsibilities of having to make sure you have Shabbat food when you only get home right before Shabbat.

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Having to push yourself when you are back from base to do your laundry, though exhausted, so that you can have a clean uniform for Sunday. It means having the pressures and responsibilities to think about paying your bills and paying your utilities on time so that you have working electricity and water when you are home. It was difficult for my husband and me to fathom that these young men and women who are sacrificing so much to keep us and our loved ones safe would then have such additional stresses placed upon them. All these reasons and more really propelled us to adopt a lone soldier.

I had once told a friend that making aliyah is comparable to being a little seed. Unlike other Israeli families, our family doesn’t have uncles or grandfathers or nieces who have served in the Israeli army. We come to this country like tiny seeds living among giant maples and towering oaks, whose indigenous roots are extended thick and deep into the mossy earth. Generations of families who have served and who have built this country with their own two hands. I truly feel that every time we do something meaningful here in Israel we are sprouting buds from that tiny seed and growing our own roots. Whether it be adopting a lone soldier or making food for their Lone Soldier Center meals, to other chessed opportunities here that are endless. The more we do, the more connections we make, the more roots we grow.

Which brings us to our adopted lone soldier, Raanan. We approached The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin (see attached article) and asked that, if there was a lone soldier who needed a home that was a good match for our family, they please consider us. Raanan came to us for the first time on Sukkot 2015. He was nervous and extremely shy. We were nervous and excited, though admittedly not shy. This is not shocking if you know our family. Needless to say, the connection

between us was not immediate. It really is something that took time and patience, and more time and even more patience.

But ultimately it is possible that, other than aliyah and the deep friendships we have forged, other than marriage and parenthood, this is one of the most rewarding things we have ever done. Many of my friends ask me if it is difficult. Truthfully, many times it is. It’s a real commitment.

From waking up on a Sunday at 6:40 to drive him to his army bus stop, to quickly running a forgotten passport to Jerusalem.

From an extra set of super sweaty laundry, to stocking up the fridge with his favorite yogurts and cottage cheeses. From keeping in touch on WhatsApp throughout the week so he feels connected and thought of, to cooking his favorite meat meals when he his home and making sure not to serve him potatoes because he is so sick of them from being on base. From keeping in contact with his parents and updating them with pictures and status reports, to attending all of his tekasim (ceremonies) even if it means traveling three hours up North through Arab and Druze villages or down to Beer Sheva on a Friday erev Shabbat. It means learning to balance being there for him at these special events, but also giving him his space so that he can be with his real parents who have visited from far, thereby carving the space for them to have this very special experience. Raanan is blessed to have parents who are not only committed to flying in for all his tekasim, but also serve as role models for many lone soldier parents in that they are super supportive of Raanan’s army service. It was a bit strange at first, to be very honest, because you are blindly bringing a young adult into your established family dynamic and you need to adopt a healthy sense of humor and perspective about the whole thing.

Once, around Pesach, I texted Raanan a picture of the mountain of sand he accidentally left on his bedroom floor from

Raanan with “adopted brother” Kobi at his first tekes (ceremony) in Michve

his army boots. “Should I clean this up?” I asked. “Or are you expecting some camels later?

“I’m so sorry,” he responded. “I was in such a rush!”

To which I couldn’t resist. “Wow you’re really getting into this whole ‫יציאת מצרים‬ thing.”

If I can make him laugh and feed him a hot meal then I’ve done my job. Raanan has dressed up with us as Scotsmen on Purim and joined us for our family Seudah in Raanana fully clad in a kilt, and his army boots of course. He also joined my entire immediate family for Pesach Seder in Karnei Shomron, which was extremely meaningful. It was the first time our family had a Cohen, Levi and Yisrael at our Pesach seder (Raanan being the Cohen, my father and brothers Levi’im and the Snukals and my sister’s family Yisrael). It really felt like a ‫סימן‬, a sign from Hashem that

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A Home Far Away From Home: The Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin

By Esti Rosen Snukal he Lone Soldier Center in Memory of Michael Levin was founded in 2009 by a group of lone soldiers aware of and concerned with the many needs and struggles of the more than 6,300 lone soldiers currently serving in the IDF. It is the first and only organization solely dedicated to meeting the physical, social and emotional needs of lone soldiers. The Lone Soldier Centers in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, led by the incredible leadership of Josh Flaster, a former soldier of the IDF, organize a variety of programs and sponsorship campaigns that directly assist lone soldiers before, during and after their services. These campaigns allow people both in Israel and abroad to help our lone soldiers, whether it be their Birthday Campaign, Housing for Lone Soldiers campaign, bar and bat mitzvah projects and more.

One of the newest campaigns of the Lone Soldier Center is their Meals of Love From Abroad project. Meals of Love From Abroad is a wonderful initiative where people from different communities from all over the world can sponsor meals for approximately 100 soldiers at either the Jerusalem or Tel Aviv lone soldier centers.

These meals are such an integral part of the Lone Soldier Center not only because they are providing warm, delicious meals for the lone soldiers when they are not on base, but also because they are providing camaraderie and an environment of warmth and family unit. Israeli communities are already providing home-cooked meals for many of these events at the Center but need help from abroad to feed the ever-growing contingent of lone soldiers.

The Teaneck community, led by Meals of Love representative Shera Spar Dubitsky, has raised enough to be able to sponsor two meals: one on Rosh Hashanah on October 3 and the second a Shabbat meal

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As of late, Raanan joined our family as we planted our roots even deeper and celebrated our first Israeli family wedding with my brother and his beautiful kallah on the picturesque mountains of Judeah.

There are so many reasons why adopting Raanan has enhanced our family dynamic. Raanan is a true role model to our four boys. He is extremely organized and independent and brings new meaning to the words discipline and focus. It was these traits that enabled Raanan to pass test after grueling test and make it to the high ranks of an Elite reconnaissance unit. We couldn’t be prouder.

Raanan has clarified many of the mysteries of the army for us. It is incredible to watch, as our eldest son, Ezra, nears the beginning of his own army service, just how much Raanan really gives him that big-brother presence that Ezra wouldn’t necessarily have otherwise. All his stories and experiences, all his seemingly alien army lingo and verbiage help us plant

on Friday, October 14, at the Jerusalem Center. The Englewood community, led

by Meals of Love representative Tami Schneider Volodarsky, has raised enough from the community to also be able to sponsor two meals. They will be sponsoring a Rosh Hashanah meal on October 2 as well as a Sukkot meal on October 16 at the Jerusalem Center. The Bergenfield community, led by co-representatives Batya Paul and Lisa Krutz Baron, will be sponsoring a meal on Shabbat Chol Hamoed Sukkot on October 21 and have now launched their campaign across their community.

Both Englewood and Teaneck have already met and surpassed their initial goal and the amount of sponsorship, donations and positive feedback have been incredible. The initial response to Bergenfield`s campaign has been met with growing enthusiasm. Each meal will feed approximately 100 soldiers, which is to say that currently the communities of Teaneck and Englewood have helped feed nearly 400 lone soldiers. With Bergenfield currently campaigning, that number is sure to increase.

If you would like to help sponsor a meal, whether it be through your community, synagogue, school, bar and bat mitzvah projects etc. please go to these sites: https://www.youcaring.com/TeaneckMealsofLove https://www.youcaring.com/EnglewoodMealsofLove https://www.youcaring.com/BergenfieldMealsofLove If you would like to organize a campaign to sponsor a meal from your community and become a Meals of Love From Abroad representative, please contact Esti at snukalgirl18@gmail.com.

For addition information on the lone soldier center and it’s many incredible projects please visit the website lonesoldiercenter.com.

our roots even deeper and for that there really aren’t enough words to thank him.

I know that we have adopted him, but in many, many ways, Raanan has adopted us.

We look forward to opening our home to a chayelet bodedet, the daughter of our dear friends, when she b`ezrat Hashem starts her army service in a year.

On a personal note, I became so emotional at the Yom Hazikaron tekes this past year that I had to leave and stand at the top of the stairs at our Yishuv ceremony. I couldn’t help but think of our Raanan, and the other 6,300 lone soldiers serving, as well as all of our children. I sent Raanan this WhatsApp from the staircase: Me: “I’m at a tekes for Yom Hazikaron celebrating all our chayalim and I just wanted to tell you, in case you didn’t know, how proud we are of you and how much we have to thank you Raanan. I know it can’t be easy and I hope we help make it a bit easier for you. So thank you. You can think I’m crazy but it was a pretty emotional tekes... ” Raanan: “Thank you so so much! You don’t even know how much easier you make it.”

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Bubby’s Version of Instagram Is Now Up for Auction in Israel Special postcards from Israel sell for hundreds of dollars

By Rachel Gross ong before we had Instagram to share the real-time details of our travels, postcards were the only affordable way of sending home a slice of our adventures.

Taken in techno-color and designed to make the most mundane location seem exotic, postcards were a fun way to share our vacation with our friends or family while we were away. Given the advances in technology, postcards should have gone the way of the rotary phone and cassette tape. But, just as vinyl records managed to become retro, collectable and a hipster source of pride, postcards are not only still in the communication game, but are also collectables.

On sale now at Kedem, an auction house for Judaica and Israeli culture, are multiple postcards from pre-Independence Israel.

From full-color Rosh Hashanah cards to blackand-white cards of children learning in cheder, postcards are being auctioned off that are worth a second glance. Postcards can’t go viral, but do help you share memorable moments.

Yes, postcards were your grandmother’s Facebook.

It’s hard to imagine that our Facebook feeds will be worth much money in the future. But, like vinyl records, postcards have developed a currency as collectables. In a previous Kedem auction, one of the official postcards from the 13th Zionist Congress in 1923 sold for $344.

With thousands of dollars worth of postcards in his collection, collector Stewart Cohen explained the fascination. “Some people just like collecting things. I specialize in postcards with Jewish content.” For Cohen collecting postcards is a way to connect to his Jewish identity. “For someone who collects baseball cards the thrill is in finding the full set. For me, it’s preserving a piece of our Jewish heritage.

I have cards from Auschwitz, ones that show the face of anti-Semitism and many from synagogues around the world.”

Meron Eren, co-founder of Kedem, explained that age, condition and rarity make a difference to the worth of antique postcards.

“Collectors are interested in finding something rare, or that has specific sentimental value.

Someone might pay more for a postcard that has some personal connection even if it does not have large resale value.”

Postcards might have value as collectables but what about current postcards? Like many places of interest, the Israel Museum shop still does brisk business in postcards. Shop manager Shloimi Miller explained, “People still like postcards. They are a nice memento of a visit and often are taken in much better quality than would be possible with a private camera.”

Are you still sure that your Instagram pictures are better than any postcard? You can always download that Postagram app, which will transform your Facebook and Instagram pictures into postcards and mail them to your destination for you.

But for now, make Bubby’s day. Send her a postcard to show that you love her. You never know; maybe one day your great-grandkids will be selling it for big bucks.

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Flowers and Chuppahs and Singers, Oh My!

By Banji Latkin Ganchrow ver the past few weeks, I have had the privilege of attending many weddings. No two were the same; in fact, all of them were very different. Food was good at some; at some, not at all. No two main courses were repeated. Almost all had alcohol, some served soda in the actual bottle (and it was just as good as if it had come in a fancy carafe or out of a nozzle). There were menus at a couple and at the others, you had to figure out which animal the protein came from. Oh gee, now I know why I have a weight problem, I have only spoken of the food. Sad thing is, I didn’t even realize it until I was reading it over! Back to the topic.

Magnificent flowers, extravagant chuppahs; simple flowers, simple chuppahs— just as beautiful because a flower is a flower. There were customs I had never seen before. At one “yeki” wedding, the bride and groom stood underneath a tallis. Does

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the bride worry about messing up her hair?

But the symbolism is so beautiful—it’s just the two of you now, kids, you stand together, united as husband and wife. In the Sephardic ceremony we attended, the groom makes a blessing on the tallis before he covers himself and his new bride. (I hope the “yeki” groom didn’t make the same brachia and I missed it.) I still remember at my wedding, husband #1’s rabbi informed us at the pre-wedding ceremony that he would be putting some ashes on his head. Husband #1 didn’t have hair then either so I asked the rabbi, quite respectfully because I wasn’t as cynical then, if he could just do a smidgen of ashes because of the whole bald thing and he was quite accommodating. Apparently being the bride pulls some weight… especially if you have a lot of weight to pull. Sorry, the joke was right there, I just had to go with it.

The smell of hope is in the air. There is nothing like watching the groom’s face when the bride starts walking down the aisle. So much love—where does it all go? Just kidding. My nephew got married a few weeks ago, and it was really special.

You see, for those of you who don’t know husband #1, his sister married the boy next door. Well, if you are getting technical, it was the boy across the street. They fell in love when they were kids, weathered a few storms and then got married. Twenty-five years later, their son married the daughter of another neighbor on the block. That’s right, three sets of grandparents lived on the same street in good old Monsey. How is that for a love story? And the wedding was filled with old-time Monsey people and their married kids. It was pretty cool and nostalgic for those folks. For those of us not from Monsey, we just looked on in amazement (and were still grateful not be from Monsey).

As for all of the brides and grooms…the age ranges were vast. From barely 20 to a senior-citizen-discount-eligible 25 (gasp!). I always find it amazing that you are allowed to get married before you can legally drink the wine served to you under the chuppah, or rent a car. Or have a job. We were once in the car with young newlyweds who lived in the “Heights” and they were both still in school. They were complaining that they

had no one to wake them up for class in the morning. I told them that comment was turning into a column. And since I am so old that I can’t remember who the couple was, it’s all good. Ya, if you need your mommy to wake you up in the morning when you have the ability to become a someone else’s mommy, it’s time to buy an alarm clock!

I just want to point out the new rage in wedding singers, though it probably isn’t new, I am just starting to pay attention… because the singers make the weddings.

I am not even a fan of Jewish music and these guys make me cry… Jonathan Rimberg—possibly the original wedding singer; that Shlagbaum dude from our area; Mordechai Shapiro, originally from Monsey, now in Queens, who let me take a selfie with him to impress my sons…their voices really bring out the true beauty of the simcha. May all of these couples and all of the ones to come be blessed with good health, love and laughter.

us accordingly. He asks, “What benefit will there be for him if I were to grant him the blessings that he seeks? What is the potential ROI to such a response?” If Hashem can discern a true desire for growth and teshuvah within us, then He will see the investment as more worthwhile. If not, then He

may see the best recourse to be something very different from what we request, chas v’shalom.

As we approach Hashem in the coming weeks, we should aspire to give Him every opportunity to view us as individuals and a community who are on an upward trajectory,

deserving of inscription in the Book of Life.

I wish us all a k’tiva v’chatima tova.

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By Mordechai Schmutter tâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Rosh Hashanah, and we have a lot to daven for this year. Me, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m davening for more kavana. It seems like a worthwhile investment.

Yes, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve all heard shiurim about kavana, given by chashuve rabbanim who obviously have no problem with kavana. But what about the rest of us, who stopped paying attention somewhere in middle of that shiur and then picked up again when everyone laughed at something the rabbi said? â&#x20AC;&#x153;What did he say?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sh.â&#x20AC;?

One big issue that people have is that their davening has become routine. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like driving home from workâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;they can do it without thinking. So, if one day they know they need to stop and pick something up on the way home, theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll often ďŹ nd themselves backing into their driveway and going, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Wait. I was supposed to stop somewhere. Did I? Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m gonna check the trunk.â&#x20AC;?

I bet youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re the same way. Do you ever say a part of davening out loud and then realize that everyone is saying something else? Do you say Slach Lanu on Shabbat and then pretend you were scratching your chest? Have you ever put on Shabbat shoes on Yom Kippur morning? Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s good that weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve programmed ourselves to do certain things without thinking, but it can also get in our way of our kavana.

Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll admitâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;my davening has been a routine. I know this because on Rosh Chodesh I take off my teďŹ llin, and then I take off my tallit and put it away before I notice that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gotten awfully quiet, and I look around and realize that everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s davening Musaf.

And this is after I davened Shemoneh Esrei eight times because I kept forgetting Yaaleh Vâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;yavo. So then I have to inconspicuously put my tallit back on or run to the bathroom and pretend I meant to do thatâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; put my tallit all the way away just to step out for a minute. Or I can get out my Shabbat tallit and put that on for Musaf and pretend thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what I do. Even though, if everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s having kavana, no one even notices that I took off my tallit. But this is why I like davening in the back.

So, every year on Rosh Hashanah, I decide Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going to daven better that year. Do I follow through? Sometimes. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re kind of busy during the year. To be honest, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a

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lot easier to daven better during the Yomim Noraim, when you donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have much else planned. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Can we hurry up already? I have to go home and not nap and pour honey on everything!â&#x20AC;?

But my biggest problem is that even having kavana sometimes gets me to not have kavana. I think about what Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying, and then I keep thinking about it while Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m saying other things. I start Ata Chonen, and I think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hashem, please give me seichel for important decisions and for witty comebacks, like in that argument I had yesterday, where I totally should have saidâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Hey, who just hit my chest?â&#x20AC;?

Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an idea: These days, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pretty easy to get pills for ADD. Just sit down with a psychologist and ask him, â&#x20AC;&#x153;What?â&#x20AC;? every 10 seconds. Then you take three pills a dayâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;one before each teďŹ llahâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and before you know it, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be able to count how many nekudot there are in Shemoneh Esrei.

But medicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not for everyone. We have to daven, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the same davening every day. And when itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not, like on Yom Kippur, we complain that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s too many words weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not familiar with. But itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not really our place to complain about that, is it? Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re asking Hashem for favors. Your kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get tired of asking you for the same thing every day. But at some point, we start doing things with our davening that little kids donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do. For example, we quickly mumble through our davening: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Minnehminnehminnehminnehminnehminnehminnehâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;? but we never see kindergarteners doing that. They never say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weopenoneeyeweopentwominnehminnehminnehâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

HashemishereHashemisthereupupdowndownminnehminnehminnehâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

TorahTorahTorahTorahTorahTorahTorahtzivalanuMosheâ&#x20AC;Śâ&#x20AC;?

Of course, it could be that the reason kids are enthusiastic is that they sing everything. Maybe we should just sing all of davening. That explains Rosh Hashanah.

The funny thing is that when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re making up our own teďŹ llot when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re not in shulâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;when weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re davening for, say, a good parking spotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;we never space out in middle and think about random things.

We never say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hashem, if you let me get to work on time today, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m going toâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Look!

Horsies!â&#x20AC;?

Mordechai Schmutter is a freelance writer and a humor columnist for Hamodia, The Jewish Press and Aish.com, among others. He also has ďŹ ve books out and does stand-up comedy. You can contact him at MSchmutter@gmail.com.

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We are forging ahead with the knowledge that some may be surprised at. Many years ago, our son Akiva informed us that he felt that he no longer wanted to be observant.

As most parents raising children in Orthodox homes would react, we were stunned and overwhelmed. How? Why? Was it a rebbe? Was it something that happened?

We did everything that most parents would have done in this situation. We consulted with rabbis, spoke to psychologists, cried frequently and in many ways punished him by not being there for him when he perhaps needed us the most. We remember the day many years ago when a member of our synagogue in Montreal commented to us as she was going through the agonizing realization that her son was about to marry a non-Jew. “Don’t worry, Rabbi, this will never happen to you and Nina.” At which point we responded, “No one has any guarantees of anything.” Little did we know at that time when our son was 10 years old that our comments were eerily realistic.

There were many years of anger and frustration, primarily because we were so sure that ours is the supreme way of life and we wanted only what is absolutely the best for our child. We are not talking about a rebellious child. We are not talking about a child who did not have a well-functioning brain. In fact, our son Akiva is a warm, caring, honest, intelligent, highly sensitive young man. We are sure that he suffered immeasurably from the hurt he knew he was inflicting upon us. At the time we could not see that. We were too busy wondering how this could have happened and why it happened.

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She laughed when one of us asked her if it was possible that she had a grandmother or a great grandmother that was Jewish.

She knew exactly what we were getting at. Obviously this situation has presented many challenges within our family. We have tried extremely hard to make each one as easy as it can be. Nothing in life is really simple, is it?

Again, we are sharing this because it is the beginning of a New Year. It is the opportunity for all of us to take the bull by the horns and make the phone call to the relative who 20 years ago made a disparaging remark about one’s wife or husband. We

are also imploring people to rethink the pain inflicted on the person who is considered an outcast and outsider because of his life choices.

Life is much too short. We are not able to change what is. By being more accepting of the challenges we face we can tell you that life becomes much more beautiful and sunny.

Shana Tova and very best wishes to all of you.

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By Allison Josephs, jewinthecity.com (printed with permission) ne doesn’t have to look far to find some pretty tough “mudders” in our area communities.

Like the time Congregation Anshei Chesed, an Orthodox shul in Linden, New Jersey, sent an entire team to participate in Rugged Maniac. Rugged Maniac, founded in 2010 and seen on “Shark Tank,” is an annual 5k obstacle course that takes place in 30 cities across North America and includes muddy water slides, tunnels to crawl through, fiery logs to jump over and large, curved walls to scale.

So how did the kippah-clad and skirt-wearing team come together? The shul’s rebbetzin, Naava Hess, got started the year before on a crazy whim, looking for a fun thing to train for, and a way to ensure that she wouldn’t quit the exercise program. She invited friends because everything is more fun with friends, and who better than your shul community?

Anshei Chesed member (and former director of Project Makom) Mindy Schaper explains, “Everyone exercises in our community.” To prepare for the big event, Schaper started going to gym three times a week, for 30–45 minutes a day. “I found out that I loved it. There was something very earthy about it. As a kid, I used to climb the roofs [in my neighborhood] because that’s what a Brooklyn kid does. [Rugged Maniac] is like a playground for adults.”

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shei Chesed turned out for the 10,000-person race, they weren’t the only Orthodox Jews there. “I saw two frum girls there after I finished and there were two Chabad guys there too,” Schaper explains. Hess describes the Chabadniks she saw, “dressed in jackets and hats at the starting line. I asked them ‘Are you running in that?’ and they said ‘Yeah we are. Are you running in that?’ There’s nothing you can’t do in a skirt, tichel and long sleeves that you can’t do otherwise….if you set your mind to it you can.”

Hess was proud that out of 35 families in their community, one third were represented in this year’s Rugged Maniac. “The

first time that I did it, they took photos. I thought it would be easy to find me as the only one who ran in a skirt, long sleeves and a tichel. It was hard to tell because everyone was dirty, but there was a whole group of frum women [I never saw] who had all done it too!”

Hess has even convinced her husband, father and sister to participate. “I’m very into exercise…I wanted something to train for as a goal to keep me motivated and moving.” To train, most people exercised at home or use machines at the gym. When it came to the actual race, Schaper lists the superhuman feats she and her fellow racers performed casually. “[The race consists of]

a lot of running through dirt and squishy mud, wall obstacles where a teammate has to push you over, climbing walls, nets, pallets, crawling through mud trenches, crawling under barbed wire and once underwater, crawling up a hill under barbed wire—slipping down the whole time. I used my nails for grip. We had to carry 25, 50-pound sacks for a bit. I picked up four sacks originally and dropped them.” Schaper is just as chill about the fire jumping. “I jumped over fire! It wasn’t a big deal. I also had to swing from ring to ring over water.

It took me between an hour and a quarter and an hour and a half to finish the entire course.”

Schaper has her sights set on a more rigorous obstacle course than Rugged Maniac, known as Tough Mudder. “There are crazy overnight ones: five miles and then eight miles over 24 hours.” Schaper is not alone in her quest to return. “My 17-year-old Chassidish brother is very fit—he’s going to do one with me. My husband is glad that I’m happy. I’m trying to get him to go as well.”

The best takeaway for these women aside from the sense of personal achievement and community bonding has been discovering something new that they love.

“Why not?” asks Hess. “People think that when you’re Jewish that you can’t do anything. Not only could you but you should.

The Torah says you should take care of yourself…why not have fun doing it?”

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Fighting Terror With Laughter

By Jonathan Feldstein ometimes we sow seeds in life and don’t get to appreciate the harvest. This year, I had the privilege to experience the result of my sowing seeds a decade ago, and seeing the impact of the harvest today.

What seems like a lifetime ago, I had connected with Avi Liberman, a wellknown comedian whose career was (and is still) taking off. During the beginning of the second intifada, Avi resolved that his response was to fight terror with laughter. He planned and implemented a comedy tour in Israel, bringing three other comedians with him. This gave Israelis an opportunity to get out and laugh, experiencing levity during a period that was scary, marked with terrorists blowing up buses or other public places almost every other day. It was a time of fear, thousands of victims and not much to be happy or laugh about.

If Avi couldn’t stop the terrorism (he would have if he could have), at least he’d change the mood. His comedy tours benefited an Israeli organization that helped atrisk youth at a time that all Israelis were at risk. The shows were a welcome and necessary respite. It became an event to which we looked forward every year.

One day, we ended up on the same flight to NY and, at baggage claim, Avi expressed that the tour had become so popular, with so much more potential, that he felt it had outgrown the smaller nonprofit he had been working with. He was looking for a new partner and beneficiary. He asked

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me if the organization I was working with would be interested. I jumped on it enthusiastically and promised him an answer shortly. To me, it was a no-brainer.

However, the organization’s leaders didn’t get it, didn’t understand the need for Israelis to have a respite and go out and laugh, and didn’t understand the unique potential. Despite Avi’s years of success in building an event that had become a highlight of Israel’s cultural calendar, and in a way that’s so illogical that it could be the punchline of one of Avi’s jokes, they declined and said “What if nobody comes to the shows?”

I had already committed to help Avi. I wasn’t going to let him down as my word is as good as his delivery. So I quickly called my friend Rabbi Seth Mandell whose son, Koby, had been one of the early victims of the second intifada. This brutal murder of an American teen in Israel struck the hearts of millions, Avi included, and was part of the reason for his determination to bring a comedy tour to Israel. In Koby’s memory, his parents established The Koby Mandell Foundation to provide therapeutic services for families of victims of terror, particularly widows, mothers and orphans.

Seth got it and made a decision in record time that was the catalyst for what’s become “Comedy for Koby,” a now twice-ayear comedy tour throughout Israel attracting thousands. Avi might have better things to do than organize a comedy tour throughout Israel, but he’s all in. It’s his profession, and it’s his passion. Unfortunately, adding to his commitment is the reality that rarely a

year goes by without some war or wave of terror that traumatizes all Israelis, and creates higher level of fear and insecurity, particularly among families of those who have already lost a loved one.

As a benefit for The Koby Mandell Foundation, www.kobymandell.org, Avi has been able to attract dozens of top comedians to come to Israel, most for the first time. The impact of coming to Israel and entertaining thousands, while helping families of terror victims, leaves an indelible impact on the comedians. It’s expressed sincerely, effusively and repeatedly.

And the impact of the comedians on Israelis is also indelible. Thousands attend each tour. Sometimes people miss a tour and express how they really regret it. That’s not ever the case with someone missing a typical fund-raising event. They may feel guilty, but not actual regret. And the Israelis who attend Comedy for Koby religiously are so impacted that we talk about past shows and comedians as if we were little kids comparing stats on the back of baseball cards of our favorite players.

Now, Comedy for Koby is the latest export from Israel to the US. The same way Intel Israel innovates technology, Comedy for Koby will innovate fund raising, and providing tangible healing for families who have lost loved ones to terror and other tragedies.

The first Bergen County Comedy for Koby show is slated for November 12.

Plans are being finalized, the outstanding lineup of comedians is set (stay tuned).

The committee is in formation. Other communities have heard about it and asked when they can host a show. For information on sponsorship opportunities, to join the team to make this a success, or to pre-reserve tickets, please be in touch at comedyforkobyUSA@kobymandell.org.

I’ve always been proud to have been the shadchan that connected Avi with The Koby Mandell Foundation, and proud that Comedy for Koby was a success. Laughter is therapeutic and, as a show that benefits families of terror victims among an array of therapeutic programs, Comedy for Koby sustains this, and brings healing full circle to those in need.

In the wake of summer programs that have seen a record demand for children to participate in Camp Koby, and a Women’s Healing Retreat best summed up by one bereaved mother who said, “I found the me that I thought no longer existed,” the marriage between the need, the program and the opportunity will mean that Comedy for Koby in Bergen County will be a huge success. Hopefully it will be the springboard for many more shows, and likely to be an annual event in NJ. May we continue to have the opportunity to laugh through Comedy for Koby, but perhaps a little less reason to need to do so.

Jonathan Feldstein is a former Teaneck resident who lives in Israel. He is the proud father of six, husband of one, and serves as Vice President of The Koby Mandell Foundation.

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Every year Medicare beneficiaries have a choice. Between October 15 and December 7, a period known as “Open Enrollment,” Medicare beneficiaries can switch their current Medicare coverage. Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County and the SMP program want you to know what your options are so you can make the right decisions, not be scammed or make the wrong choices that can cost you money.

Medicare Open enrollment can be complicated with the many choices you have.

Don’t go it alone. Call the Jewish Family Services of Middlesex County for assistance.

Why make a change? If you are in Original Medicare (Medicare Part A and/or B), and have a prescription drug plan, Medicare Part D, or if you are in a Medicare Advantage Plan, Medicare Part C, your plan can change how much it costs and what it covers. Even if they remain the same, your

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The choices beneficiaries have are as follows: If you are enrolled in Original Medicare, you can join a Medicare Advantage plan with or without drug coverage. These plans are private companies approved by Medicare and give you the services of Original Medicare. If you join a Medicare Advantage plan, you do not need (and are not permitted) to have a Medicare supplement insurance plan (also known as a Medigap policy) and if your Medicare Advantage plan has drug coverage, you will not need a Part D plan.

If you are in a Medicare Advantage Plan, you can switch to another Medicare Advantage plan or drop your Medicare Advantage Plan. If you decide to drop a plan and not switch to another plan, you will be enrolled in Original Medicare. You should then consider enrolling in a Medicare supplement insurance plan to cover the costs that Original Medicare does not pay for and enroll in a Part D plan for drug coverage.

If you are in Original Medicare with a Part D plan, you can stay in Original Medicare and switch your Part D plan.

If you are in Original Medicare and do not have a Part D plan, you can enroll in a Part D plan. If you join a Part D plan because you did not do so when you were first eligible for Part D and you did not

have other coverage that was, on average, at least as good as standard Medicare drug coverage (known as creditable coverage), your premium cost will be penalized 1% for every month that you did not enroll. You will have to pay this penalty for as long as you have a drug plan. The penalty is based on the national average of monthly premiums multiplied by the number of months you are without coverage and this amount can increase every year. If you qualify for extra help (low income subsidy), you won’t be charged a penalty.

Why change Part D plans? Beneficiaries may want to change Part D prescription drug plans (PDPs) for a number of reasons: (i) the PDP has notified the beneficiary that it plans to drop one or more of their drugs from their formulary (list of available medications); (ii) the beneficiary is reaching the coverage gap (donut hole) sooner than anticipated and may want to purchase a PDP with coverage through the coverage gap, if one is available; (iii) the PDP has notified the beneficiary that it will no longer participate in the Medicare Part D program; (iv) the PDP will increase its premium or copays higher than the beneficiary wants to pay and a less expensive plan may be available and (v) a beneficiary is not happy with the PDP’s quality of service or the plan has received low rankings for a number of years. For 2017 beneficiaries in New Jersey can expect to choose from a number of PDPs. The plans will be announced in late September or early October, 2016. In addition, remember that using generic drugs

whenever possible will save you money and usually you can save even more money if you buy your medication by mail if your plan has a mail-order option. Some plans will deliver tier 1 generic medications free of charge.

Compare plans each year. Beneficiaries should remember that PDPs will change every year and it is recommended that beneficiaries compare plans to insure that they are in the plan that best suits their needs. When comparing plans, keep in mind to look at the “estimated annual drug costs,” i.e., what it will cost you out of pocket for the entire year, from January 1 through December 31 of each year.

Plans can be compared at the Medicare web site: www.medicare.gov. If you do not have access to a computer, call Medicare at 1-800-Medicare to assist in researching and enrolling in a new plan. Medicare can enroll a beneficiary over the telephone.

When you call, make sure you have a list of all your medications, including dosages. Another resource for Medicare beneficiaries is the State Health Insurance Assistance Program (known as SHIP), telephone 1-800-792-8820. SHIP is federally funded and can provide beneficiaries with unbiased advice. Call SHIP to make an appointment with a counselor. You do not need to use a broker or agent who may not be looking out for your best interests. Brokers and agents are usually being paid to enroll you in certain plans. Beneficiaries can also call the Senior Medicare Patrol of New Jersey at 732-777-1940.

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Nitzavim: Of Lemonade and Wormwood  CONTINUED FROM P. 34 ture to suggest that each of them is as bitter as our lemonade. But what makes this

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phrase so powerful is the word ‘shoresh.’

This is a root that is bitter from the start.

This man is bitter against the Torah from every fiber of his existence. Some commentators suggest that this bitter root will pro-

duce leaves and branches that will also be bitter. It is inevitable that all his fruit will be acrimonious.

“Other commentators suggest that this man is the bitter root from which a whole

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family of rebellion will arise. His bitterness contaminates all his descendants. It’s as if the lemonade will make everything around

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Weight loss motivated by negative factors isn’t a recipe for success, according to Lissa Rankin, MD. Writing in Psychology Today, Rankin says, “If your weight loss is fueled by negative mind chatter and self-hatred, weight loss becomes punishment.”

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“Chas v’shalom,” the other rabbis agreed.

“So we should take the example of this unmitigated bitterness and purge all rancorous thoughts from our hearts so that, with Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur just around the corner, we can return to our Creator with no bitterness in our hearts whatsoever.”

Both rabbis agreed and raised their glasses in affirmation, though no one drank. And the rabbis went back to their sandwiches.

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Sun: 7:40 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:55 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 7:00 AM

Sun: Bizman

Multiple Sun: Bizman, Mon-Thurs: 9:00 PM

Sefard or Ashkenaz

Sefard

Ashkenaz 04:00 PM

Mincha at the Mark Rokowsky Capital 145 Main Ave - 4th Floor Group Shaarei Tefilla

Ashkenaz Mon-Thurs: 2:00 PM

www.tiferesboruch.org

The minyan is hosted by the Kupferman family and on Shabbos Mevarochin is hosted by the Schwadrons in their home at 300 Pennington/corner of Van Houten.

973-574-1144

Mon-Thurs: 1:40 PM

24 Crescent St.

Ashkenaz

Sun: 8:30 AM followed by hot breakfast

Tifereth Israel

180 Passaic Ave.

973-773-2552

Yeshiva Gedolah of Passaic

55 Ascension St.

973-472-6100

Yeshiva Ner Boruch (PTI)

441 Passaic Ave.

973-594-4774

Yeshivat Beit Hillel

270 Passaic Ave.

973-777-0735

Young Israel of Passaic-Clifton

200 Brook Ave.

973-778-7117

Kollel Avreichim of Passaic

270 Rutherford Ave.

Daughters of Miriam

155 Hazel St.

201-475-5756

Kehillas Beis Sholom

733 Passaic Ave.

973-850-9619

www.tifereth-passaic.org

www.ptiweb.org

www.yipc.org

Rabbi Aaron Cohen

Sun: 7:45 AM, 8:30 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:20 AM. Tues/Wed/Thurs: 6:25 AM, 7:30 AM

Bzman

08:45 PM 010:15 PM

Sun-Fri: 7:30 AM

03:15 PM

09:55 PM

12:45 PM

08:00 PM 09:45 PM

Rosh Yeshiva: Rabbi Shlomo Singer, Sun: 7:15 AM, 8:30 AM. Mon-Fri: 6:40 AM, 8:30 AM Asst RY: Rabbi Boruch Bodenheim

Rabbi Yaakov Glasser

Parking along Main and Howard Avenues and in rear. Use dial pad at front door (Main Ave).

Sefard Also Following Mincha

Sefard

On Sundays, at 8:00 PM only

Ashkenaz

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 7:45 AM

12:30:00 PM. Wed: Mincha @ 12:45 PM

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:15 AM

B’zman

B’zman

Ashkenaz

02:45 PM

010:00 PM

Ashkenaz

Minyanim only when school is in session

CLIFTON Rabbi Eliezer Breslauer www. daughtersofmiriamcenter.org

Rabbi Ira Kronenberg

8:45 AM

Rabbi Avraham Shulman

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:55 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 7:00 AM

Essex County Ahawas Achim Bnai Jacob & David

Ashkenaz B’zman

08:45 PM

10 minutes before shkiah

Mon- Thurs: 9:45 PM 10 minutes after mincha

Follows Mincha on Sunday

Need people to help make the minyan- only once every 2 weeks. Contact Jerry Schranz for info for biweekly minyanim year-round.

Ashkenaz

WEST ORANGE 700 Pleasant Valley Way

973-736-1407

www.aabjd.org

Rabbi Eliezer Zwickler

Sun: 7:00 AM, 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/ Thurs: 6:35 AM, 7:25 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:50 AM, 7:30 AM

Multiple

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:05 AM. Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:10 AM

Beth Israel

567 Pleasant Valley Way

973-731-3383

Chabad of West Orange

401 Pleasant Valley Way

973-486-2362

Bnei Torah

395 Pleasant Valley Way

973-943-2150

Daughters of Israel

1155 Pleasant Valley Way

973-731-5100

www.daughtersofisrael.org

Rabbi Tzvi Karpel

Sun: 9:30 AM, Mon-Fri: 9:45 AM

Ohr Torah

270 Pleasant Valley Way

973-669-7320

www.congregationohrtorah.org

Rabbi Marc Spivak

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:00 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:10 AM

The Englishtown Synagogue

37 Buckingham Rd.

973-243-0876

www.englishtownsynagogue.org

Rabbi Binyomin Hammer

www.chabadwestorange.com

Rabbi Mendy Kasowitz

Sephardic minyanim: Sunday 8am, Weekdays 6:15am, Shabbos 8:40am

Ashkenaz

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon-Fri: 8 AM

Ari

Rabbi Avrohom Stone

10 minutes after Mincha during DST; 7:30 during Standard Time

Bzman during DST

Ashkenaz

A heimishe minyan across from the Wilshire Grand hotel. Enter rear of building up metal staircase. Daf at 11:20 AM after Kiddush. Learning seder and minchas chinuch shiur 2 hours before Shabbos Mincha. Hotel guests welcome!

Ashkenaz

This is a minyan meant for residents of the Daughters of Israel Geriatric Center.

Ashkenaz Ashkenaz

LIVINGSTON Etz Chaim

1 Lafayette Dr.

973-597-1655

Synagogue of the Suburban Torah

85 W. Mount Pleasant Ave.

973-994-0122/2620

www.suburbantorah.org

Rabbi E. Samuel Klibanoff

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:45 AM

Rabbi Eliezer Mischel

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:35 AM, Tues/Wed/ Thurs: 6:45 AM

Union County

08:00 PM 8:15 PM (Wed)

Ashkenaz

Bizman

Ashkenaz

ELIZABETH

Adath Jeshurun

200 Murray St.

Bais Yitzchok

153 Bellevue St.

www.

Rabbi E. M. Teitz and Rabbi Yitzchok adathjeshurunofelizabeth.org Burnstein

Mon/Thurs: 5:45 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 5:50 AM

Ashkenaz

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:25 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:30 AM

www.baisyitzchok.org

JEC Adath Israel

1391 North Ave.

908-354-7318

www.adathisraelshul.org

Rabbi Jonathan Schwartz

JEC Elmora

330 Elmora Ave.

908-355-4850/ 908-353-4446

www.jecelmorashul.org

Rabbi Avrohom Herman

Weekday Shacharis held at Elmora Hills minyan- see http://schedule.thejec. org/wklyschedpdf.pdf

Ashkenaz

Sun: 6:45 AM, 8:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:10 AM, 2:20 PM and at ‘mincha time’ 8:00 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:25 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:00 AM when after 6:00

7:50 PM when no ‘mincha time’ minyan 010:00 PM

Multiple

Ashkenaz and Edot Hamizrach. For all other times, see http://schedule. thejec.org

Sun: 7:30 AM (Bais Medrash), 8:30 AM (Shul). Mon/ Thurs: 6:40 AM, 8:00 AM (Bais Medrash). Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:50 AM, 8:00 AM (Bais Medrash)

About 10 minutes before shkiah

20 minutes after Mincha starts 9:00 PM (Standard Time)

Multiple

Ashkenaz and Eidot haMizrach. For all other times, see http://thejec.org/ weekly-schedule

03:05 PM

09:25 PM

Sun-Thurs: 3:05 PM

09:25 PM

Ashkenaz

5 minutes away from Newark Airport. Come chap a seder if theres a plane delay or come daven with us. There are no Yeshiva minyanim during Bein haZmanim.

Zmann

Zmann

Ari

We are at the border of Elizabeth

03:15 PM

09:30 PM

Ashkenaz

Please note that this is a yeshiva that has off shabbosos and bein hazmanim. There is no minyan during those times. Yeshiva is a 7 minute drive from Newark Airport.

1:30 PM with the Yeshiva and 10 minutes before shkiah

8:00 PM in winter months

Yeshiva Beer Yizchok

1391 North Ave.

908-354-6057

Kollel of Elizabeth

1391 North Ave.

908-354-6057

www.elizabethkollel.org

Rabbi Avrohom Schulman

Rabbi Glustein Sun-Fri: 8:00 AM

Bris Avrohom

910 Salem Ave.

908-289-0770

www.brisavrohom.org

Rabbi Kanelsky

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:30 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:40 AM

LallyPak

1209 Central Ave.

908-351-4141 Ext. 27

Yeshiva Gedolah Eitz Chaim of Hillside

1531 Maple Ave.

973-926-5138/ 973-750-8699

Harav Shmuel Abba Olshin Shlita

Sun-Fri: 7:40 AM

Anshe Chesed

1000 Orchard Terr.

908-486-8616

Rabbi Joshua Hess

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:30 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:45 AM

This is only a minyan Mincha during the yeshiva zman

HILLSIDE Mon-Thurs: 2:00 PM

LINDEN Follows Mincha during summer months

Ashkenaz

Also following Mincha

Ashkenaz

SPRINGFIELD Congregation Israel

339 Mountain Ave.

973-467-9666

www.congregationisrael.org

Rabbi Chaim Marcus

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:15 AM, 7:00 AM

10-15 minutes before shkiah Mon-Thurs: 8:45 PM (winter)

Elmora Hills Minyan

961 Magie Ave.

(908) 820-8822

www.ElmoraHillsMinyan.org

Rabbi Michael Bleicher

Sun: 8:00AM, 9:00AM, Mon/Thurs: 5:45/8:00AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 5:50, 8:00am, Shabbos: 8:30AM

After sunset following Approximately 10/15 minutes mincha; also at 7:30 during before sunset winter months

193 Dunhams Corner Rd.

732-254-1860

www.yieb.org

Rabbi Efrayim S. Unterman

Sun: 7:30 AM, 8:30 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 8:00 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM

Bzman

9:30 PM (winter)

Following Mincha at Zman

Ashkenaz

Rabbi Reuven Drucker

Sun: 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:35 AM. Mon-Fri: 6:00 AM, 7:35 AM

12:45 PM EST, 1:45 DST, and about 15 minutes before shkiah

09:15 PM 8:00 PM EST

and Shkiah

Sefard

and following Mincha

Middlesex County Young Israel of East Brunswick

Ashkenaz

EAST BRUNSWICK

H I G H L A N D PA R K Agudath Israel of Edison/ Highland

1131 Raritan Ave.

Ahavas Achim

216 South First Ave.

732-247-0532

www.ahavasachim.org

Rabbi Steven Miodownik

Sun: 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:25 AM, 7:45 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:35 AM, 7:45 AM

10 minutes before sunset

09:30 PM

Etz Achaim

230 Denison St.

732-247-3839

www.etzahaim.org

Rabbi David Bassous

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM

07:30 PM

07:50 PM

Edot haMizrach

Khal Chasidim of Highland Park

46 North 8th Ave.

917-886-2098

Rabbi Mechel Horowitz

Sun: 8:15 AM

09:30 PM

Sefard

Ohav Emeth

415 Raritan Ave.

732-247-3038

Rabbi Eliyahu Kaufman

Sun: 6:30 AM, 8:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 5:50 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:20 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 5:55 AM, 6:40 AM, 7:20 AM.

www.ohavemeth.org

Bizman

They also have many shiurim throughout the day, including 3 daf yomis: 5:15am, 6:45am, and 8:20pm.

Ashkenaz

Follows Mincha

Ashkenaz

Follows Mincha

Ashkenaz

Sefardic Congregation

EDISON Ahavas Yisrael

1587 Route 27

Avi Berger 732-572-8911

www.ayedison.org

Rabbi Gedaliah Jaffe

Chabad House of Edison/Metuchen

527 Grove Ave.

732-906-8194

Crossways Minyan

5 Price Dr.

732-572-9138

Ohr Torah

48 Edgemount Rd.

732-777-6840

www.ohrtorah.net

Rabbi Yaakov Luban

DGL Group

195 Raritan Center Pkwy

732-692-5116

www.dglusa.com

Rabbi Haber

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:10 AM, Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:15 AM

Bizman on Sundays in winter, every day in summer

08:30 PM

Sun: 9:00 AM

Close to JFK Med Ctr Shabbos Daf 50 minutes before Mincha

Sun: 7:15 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:05 AM, 8:00 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM, 7:10 AM, 8:00 AM.

10-15 minutes before sunset

010:10 PM

4:30 PM summer/DST and 4:00 PM winter

Rabbi Jacob Joseph School

1 Plainfield Ave.

732-985-6533

Mon-Thurs: 7:40 AM

03:00 PM

Rabbi Pesach Raymon Yeshiva

2 Harrison St.

732-572-5052

Mon-Fri: 7:40 AM

2:15 PM (except Sunday)

Sakar International

195 Carter Dr.

732-248-1306

Technical Pro Inc./ Vicmarr Audio Inc.

9 Kilmer Ct.

718-567-7754 x102 (David)

APCO Extruders

180 National Rd.

732-287-3000

Beach Camera

80 Carter Dr.

732-424-1100 x 243 SIMCHA

02:00 PM

Dependable Foods

29 Executive Ave.

732-257-4500

Mon-Thurs: 2:00 PM

09:40 PM 010:40 PM

and follows Mincha

Ashkenaz

Follows Mincha during the winter

Edot haMizrach

Only open on standard business days, Mon-Thurs. Use main entrance located at side of building.

Ashkenaz

No minyan on Bein haZmanim and off Shabbosim

05:00 PM www.tpro.com

Mon-Thurs: 1:45 PM

Call first Edot haMizrach

Mon-Thurs: 3:45 PM Always call first for times for Mincha/Arvit(winter) Sefard

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Address

Phone1

Website

Rabbi

Shacharis

Mincha

http://www.bmob.org

Rabbi Moshe Stavsky

Sun: 8:30 AM

Bzman

Maariv

Maariv Text

Nusach

Miscellaneous

BERGENFIELD Bais Medrash of Bergenfield

371 South Prospect Ave.

Ohr HaTorah

36 Rector Ct.

201-244-5905

Beth Abraham

396 New Bridge Road

201-384-0434

Rabbi Sobolofsky http://bethabraham.org

Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger

Sun: 6:50 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:45 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:10 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM, 7:10 AM

Bzman

Follows Mincha on Sunday

Ashkenaz

8:45PM

Ashkenaz

9:05PM 10PM

Ashkenaz

E. RUTHERFORD Giants Stadium Mincha Minyan

50 Route 120

At halftime during all Giants and Jets games

Minyan meets at Gate D on the lower level at Halftime by the Kosher food stand for Mincha

2:15 PM

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ENGLEWOOD Artus Corporation

201 South Dean Street

201-568-1000

Ahavath Torah

240 Broad Avenue

201-568-1315

Shomrei Emunah

89 Huguenot Ave

Kesher: Community Synagogue of Tenafly & Englewood

509 Engle Street

East Hill Synagogue

255 Walnut Street

Sun: 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM and 33 min before sunrise. Mon/Thurs: 6:15 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:00 AM, and 33 min before sunrise. Tues/Wed/Thurs: 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM and 33 minutes before sunrise

http://ahavathtorah.org/

http://www.shomreiemunahnj.org/

Rabbi Menachem Genack

Sun: 7:45 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:45 AM

201-227-1117

http://www.keshernj.com/

Rabbi Akiva Block

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM

201-569-4008

http://www.easthillsynagogue.com

Rabbi Zev Reichman

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:15 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM

Rabbi Strassfeld

Sun-Fri: 8:00 AM

Yeshiva Ohr Simcha Of Englewood

101 W. Forest Ave

201-816-1800

PCS Revenue Control

560 Sylvan Avenue

800-247-3061 x1196

http://www.pcsrcs.com/

Following Mincha and 9:00 pm on T/W/ Th (On Mondays, 9 pm at Cong. Shomrei Emunah, 89 Huguenot Ave.)

10 minutes before shkiah

9PM

Monday nights (Tuesday - Thursday at 9 PM at Cong. Ahavath Torah)

Sefard

Bzman

8PM

Monday through Thursday

Ashkenaz

2:50 PM

9PM

The closest shul to Englewood Hospital.

Ashkenaz

Mon-Thurs: 3:00 PM

Call first Entrance on first floor, walk straight to back of building.

FA I R L AW N Ahavat Achim

18-25 Saddle River Rd.

201-794-3927

http://www.ahavatachim.org

Rabbi Ely Shestack

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:15 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:25 AM

15 minutes before sunset

Shomrei Torah

19-10 Morlot ave

201 791 7910

www.shomrei-torah.org/

Rabbi Yudin and Asst.

Rabbi Andrew Markowitz

Sun: 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 5:50 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:45 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:00 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:45 AM.

Bzman

9PM

Mon- Thurs: 1:45 PM

9:15PM

Bris Avrohom

3002 Fair Lawn Avenue

201-791-7200

http://www.jewishfairlawn.org/

Rabbi Berel Zaltzman

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 7:00 AM

Anshei Lubavitch Congregation

10-10 Plaza Rd

201-797-4770

http://www.flchabad.com

Rabbi Levi Neubort

Sun: 9:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:15 AM

Young Israel of Fair Lawn

11-05 Saddle River Rd.

201-797-1800

http://www.yifl.org

Rabbi Eli Belizon

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon- Fri: 7:00 AM

Congregation Darchei Noam

10-04 Alexander Avenue

201-773-4080

http://darcheinoam.com

Rabbi Jeremy Donath

Sun: 8:15 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:45 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:55 AM

Sephardic Center of Fair Lawn

Approx. 15 minutes before shkiah.

Sundays only in fall and winter; daily in spring and summer.

Bzman

15 minutes before shkiah, summer months only

cell 201-835-5170

http://www.sc-fl.org/

1610 Parker Avenue

201-592-1518

http://Yiftlee.org

Rabbi Zev Goldberg

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 7:30 AM

http://chabadfortlee.com/

Rabbi Meir Konikov

Sun: 9:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 7:15 AM

Ashkenaz

and about 15 minutes after Mincha

Ashkenaz

Follows Mincha

Ari

Mondays

Ari Ashkenaz

Sun: 8:00 AM followed by breakfast in the synagogue, Mon-Fri: 6:15 AM followed by breakfast in the synagogue

40-34 Terhune Place

Follows Mincha (8:00 PM M-Th in winter)

Fall and Winter 8:00PM; Spring and Summer immedately after Mincha

Ashkenaz

Fall and Winter 8:00PM; Spring and Summer Edot-HaMizrach immediately after Mincha

Sfaradi-Yerushalmi

FORT LEE Young Israel of Fort Lee

7PM

After Mincha

Ashkenaz

New building has been completed. Mincha/Maariv in Bet Midrash.

Shacharit in Main sanctuary

Best to call first for Mincha but defintely call first for Maariv

Chabad of Fort Lee

808 Abbott Blvd

(201) 886-1238

Metallia U.S.A.

2200 Fletcher Avenue - 7th Floor

201-585-5000 Ext 14 - Josh

Mon- Thurs: 3:00 PM

November - February 5:00PM. Monday Thursday. Call First

Ashkenaz

Parker Plaza Minyan @ Cross River Bank

400 Kelby Street - 14th Floor

201-808-6376

Mon-Thurs: 2:30 PM

Time is sent weekly to our email list

Ashkenaz

Bet Yossef

313 Tom Hunter Road

845-826 2006 (N.J)

Rabbi Shimon Abergel

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 7:00 AM

Edot-HaMizrach

Moroccan Sefaradi Kehila

FRANKLIN LAKES Chabad of NW Bergen County

375 Pulis Ave.

201-848-0449

http://chabadplace.org/

Rabbi Chanoch Kaplan

Minyan for Shabbos and Yom Tov - allways call first

HACKENSACK Mincha at Hackensack University 201-519-0321 (Henry Hackensack Medical Center Medical Center Netzer)

1:35 PM

Continental Plaza

411 Hackensack Ave. - Lower Level

Advanced Data Source

University Plaza

1 University Plaza Suite 120

201-742-5161 (Shoshana Poloner)

Khal Adath Jeshurun of Paramus

140 Arnot Place

201-967-9898

www.kajp.org

Rabbi Chaim Shapiro

Sun: 7:30 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:10 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:20 AM

Yavneh Academy

155 N Farview Ave

201-262-8494

http://www.yavnehacademy.org

Rabbi Jonathon Knapp

Mon-Fri: 8:15 AM

Mon-Thurs: 2:17 PM and 2:59 PM

Beth Tefillah

452 Forest Ave

201-262-0356

http://www.cbtparamus.org

Rabbi Daniel Wolff

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:30 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM

15 minutes before shkiah

The Frisch School

120 W. Century Rd.

201-267-9100

http://frisch.org/

Rabbi Eli Ciner, Principal

Mon-Fri: 7:45 AM

3:25 PM

Yeshivat Noam

70 West Century Road

201-261-1919

www.yeshivatnoam.org

Bergen Regional Medical Center

230 E Ridgewood Avenue

Mon-Thurs: 1:45 PM

5:45PM

Winter only

Ashkenaz

** Minyan not active for the summer. ** Women`s and Children`s Bldg - Room WC1W-15 (to left of main desk)

Ashkenaz

Monday thru Thursday 1:45 pm Mincha

PA R A M U S

Mon-Fri: 8:05 AM Rabbi Barry Schneider

After Mincha (DST); 7:45pm (EST)

Ashkenaz

Weekly and Monthly Calendars posted on website

Ashkenaz

Shacharis minyan takes place when school is in session.

Follows Mincha

Ashkenaz

(Beis Midrash only)

Multiple

Nusach Ashkenaz and Sefardi. Minyanim only on school days. Minyan #1: Main Shul, Minyan #2: Beis Midrash, Minyan #3: Mechina (Room 18), Minyan #4: Sefardi Beis Midrash.

Mon-Thurs: 3:30 PM

Ashkenaz

Call first to confirm.

Mon-Thurs: 1:30 PM DST, 1:00 PM EST

Ashkenaz

5:15PM

TEANECK Beth Aaron

950 Queen Anne Road

201-836-6210

http://www.bethaaron.org/

Bnai Yeshurun

641 West Englewood Ave.

201-836-8916

http://www.bnaiyeshurun.org/

Keter Torah (Roemer)

600 Roemer Ave.

201-907-0180

http://www.ketertorah.org

Rinat Yisrael

389 West Englewood Ave.

201-837-2795

http://www.rinat.org/

Rabbi Laurence E. Rothwachs

Sun: 6:30 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 5:40 AM, 6:20 AM, 7:10 AM, 8:00 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 5:55 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:00 AM

Sun: 6:25 AM, 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:50 AM, 9:15 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:05 AM, 6:20 AM, Rabbi Steven Pruzansky 7:00 AM, 7:20 AM, 8:00 AM, 8;50 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:15 AM, 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM, 7:30 AM, 8:00 AM, 8:50 AM

Bzman

8PM 9:30PM

(from March DST through September, the 8:00 PM Maariv is discontinued)

Ashkenaz

Mon-Thurs: 1:45 PM and Bzman and 6:00 PM in the summer

8PM 9:00PM

10:01 PM, 10:45 PM and Bzman

Ashkenaz

Rabbi Shalom Baum

Sun: 6:40 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 5:50 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:10 AM. Tues/Wed/ Fri: 6:00 AM, 7:15 AM, 8:10 AM

Bzman

9:35PM

and following Mincha

Rabbi Yosef Adler

Sun: 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM, 9:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:20 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM, 7:30 AM

Bzman throughout the winter

7:30PM 9:15PM

and following Mincha

Sun: 7:00 AM, 8:00 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, 7:00 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM, 7:00 AM

15 minutes before sunset DST only

8PM

EST; Follows Mincha in DST

(During Autumn/Winter months, the weekday first Shacharit Minyan begins no earlier than 71 minutes before sunrise; a special schedule is available on the Shul website)

Ashkenaz

Young Israel of Teaneck

868 Perry Lane

201-837-1710

http://www.yiot.org

Rabbi Binyomin Krohn

Zichron Mordechai

268 West Englewood Ave.

201-837-7696

http://zichronmordechai.org/wp/

Rabbi Michael Taubes

No weekday minyanim.

Rosh Hayeshiva, Rabbi Eliyahu Roberts

Sun-Fri: 7:35 AM

There may not be regular Minyanim during Bain Hazmanim (entire months of Tamuz, Av & Nissan. Also Tishrei from after Yom Kippur and on) If there is Shacharis Bein Hazmanim, it`s at 7:30 AM

Rabbi Chaim Jachter

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon-Fri: 6:30 AM

Yeshivas Bais Mordechai of Teaneck

1443 Palisade Ave.

201-833-5920

1:35 PM

9:35PM

Shaarei Orah

1425 Essex Rd.

201-833-0800

Ambra

1415 Queen Anne Road

201-837-0080

2:15 PM

5PM

Kof-K

201 The Plaza

201 837 0500 ext7

Mon-Fri: 1:00 PM

http://www.sephardicteaneck.org/

Yismach Moshe

Varies each month

Chabad House

513 Kenwood Place

201 907-0686

http://chabadhouse.com

Rabbi Ephraim Simon

Sun: 8:00 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:40 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45 AM

Shaare Tefillah of Teaneck

510 Claremont Ave.

(201) 357-0613

http://www.shaaretefillah.org/

Rabbi Kenneth Schiowitz

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:20 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:30 AM

473 Maitland Ave.

Jan Meyer (eve) 201 837 8661

http://sites.google.com/site/ maitlandminyan

Maitland Minyan

Ahavat Shalom

PO Box 595

Formerly CWE

Ashkenaz

Rabbi Nathaniel Helfgot

811 Palisade Ave.

201-801-0707

http://www.netivotshalomnj.org

201-837-6400

http://www.greenbackcapital.com/

President, Norman B. Gildin; Vice President, Abe Leidner; Secretary/ Treasurer, Michael Mazin

Ari On summer weekdays about 15 minutes before shkiah

Follows Mincha 7:45PM

Rabbi Yehuda Halpert

1086 Teaneck Road -Suite 4E 725 Queen Anne Road

Edot-HaMizrach

Ashkenaz

http://www.teaneckapartments.com/

Netivot Shalom

Arzei Darom

Ashkenaz

http://www.sweat2.org

Greenback Capital

Ohr Saadya / Etz Chaim of Teaneck

Updated Minyan times available every Friday morning at yiot.org

check the newsletter for time and location www.teaneckapartments. com/ThisWeek.PDF

Ashkenaz

M-Th; Follows Mincha on Sunday check the newsletter for time and location www.teaneckapartments.com/ThisWeek.PDF

Sun: 8:00 AM

Shabbos & Yom Tov davening Located at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Aaron Rosenbaum, by the corner of Essex. Please use the side entrance.

Ashkenaz

Shabbos services are held at TABC, 1600 Queen Anne Road. Yearly luach at http://www.teaneckapartments.com/luach2.pdf

Ashkenaz Mon-Thurs: 1:45 PM

Ashkenaz

We have regulars, but call to make sure around Yom Tovim Times Shacharit and Mincha/Maariv Minyanim are held every Shabbat, on all Yom Tovim, and on all Legal Holidays. Daily Shacharit Minyan.

201-836-1035

http://www.arzeidarom.org

Rabbi Aharon Ciment

Sun: 8:30 AM, Mon/Thurs: 6:35 AM, Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:45 AM

Sun-Thurs: Bzman

8:30PM

only during the winter. Summer at shkia

Ashkenaz

554 Queen Anne Road

201-801-0637

http://www.ohrsaadya.org/

Rabbi Daniel Feldman

Sun: 8:30 AM

Sun only- 15 minutes before shkiah

7:45PM

Mon-Thurs; Sun - following mincha

Ashkenaz

Shabbos and Yom Tov davening is at Etz Chaim, 554 Queen Anne Road.

Sunday and weekday davening is at Care One, 544 Teaneck Road.

Jacob Herenstein 201-240-8592

Ashkenaz

On occasion, we have a Parsha shiur between Shabbat Mincha & Maariv w/ our Rabbi, R Senter.

Winthrop Minyan

796 Winthrop Rd.

Terrace Circle Maariv

1506 W. Terrace Circle #2

Carlebach Minyan of Teaneck New Jersey

95 Edgemont Place

Care One at Teaneck

544 Teaneck Road

Teaneck Sephardic Center/ Congregation Lev Haim

407 Warwick Ave.

Anshei Chesed of Teaneck

931 Queen Anne road - 1st Floor

Jewish Center of Teaneck

http://winthropminyan.com/

Rabbi Dr. Zecharia Senter

http://www.teaneckapartments.com

9PM

Mon-Thur only

Ashkenaz

Email to confirm email jaytee1818@gmail.com for info

Sun: 8:30 AM 201 357 0607

http://teanecksephardiccenter. homestead.com/

R Doniel Hakimi

70 Sterling Place

201-833-0515

www.jcot.org

Rabbi Daniel Fridman

Tues/Wed/Fri 7:15, Mon/Thurs 7:00, Sund 9:00

11 Harold St.

Main number 201-871-1152, Fax 201-871-4181

http://www.chabadlubavitch.org

Rabbi Mordechai Shain

Sun: 8:30 AM. Mon/Thurs: 6:15 AM, 6:50 AM. Tues/Wed/Fri: 6:15 AM, 7:00 AM

15 minutes before shkiah during DST only

Follows Mincha during DST (Otherwise 7:45 PM M-Th)

7:00 PM (summer)

Ashkenaz Edot-HaMizrach Sefard

7:30 PM Winter

if you would like to either gabbi or lain please use the above e-mail address

Ashkenaz

T E N A F LY Lubavitch on the Palisades

10 minutes before sunset

Following Mincha

Ari

Mens mikvah open daily at 6:30 AM. Womens mikvah open evenings by appointment. Mikvah is adjacent to shul at 48 Piermont Rd.

WOODCLIFF LAKE Woodcliff Lake Chabad/Pascack Valley Chabad

100 Overlook Dr.

Dov Drizin 201-476-0157

Come and enjoy the only Orthodox minyan in the Pascack Valley

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Memphis Orthodox Community Invites ‘100 New Families’ to Relocate ‘Taste of Memphis’ Shabbaton Scheduled for November 11–13

aced with skyrocketing costs of housing and education, an increasing number of young Orthodox families are choosing to move to the vibrant, affordable and friendly community of Memphis, Tennessee. Specifically, over 20 Orthodox families have relocated to Memphis over the past two years, moving from cities including Rochester, Boston, Columbus, Nashville, New York and Seattle.

The Memphis Jewish community will be showcasing itself at a “Taste of Jewish Memphis” Shabbaton over the weekend of November 12. Visitors will enjoy a fantastic weekend featuring the finest in Southern home hospitality. They will have multiple opportunities to interact with engaging families and speak with employment and real estate experts. On Friday, visitors can tour the newly renovated gym and kitchen at the Margolin Hebrew Academy/Fein-

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stone Yeshiva of the South (MHA/FYOS; age 3 through 12th grade), Bornblum Jewish Community School (Grades K–8) and the fabulous JCC, and visit the city’s historic sights.

Memphis is well known as a tourist attraction—600,000 people come yearly to visit Graceland, the home of Elvis Presley. Sun Studio, the Gibson Guitar Factory, Beale Street and the National Civil Rights Museum are popular destinations as well.

It is not as well known, however, that Memphis boasts an extremely vibrant Orthodox community, which includes four Orthodox synagogues, a kosher bakery, an eruv, two mikvahs, two kollels and plenty of kosher food.

Additionally, Memphians enjoy a relaxed, stress-free lifestyle. Drs. Ari and Lindi VanderWalde moved to Memphis three years ago from Los Angeles. They stated

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that “it is the rare city where one can experience both small-town perks and an exceptional Jewish community. The pace of life is slow and very family friendly. There is an abundance of outdoor space and the kids are able to play safely. Protecting family time is a cultural value in the city; the workday ends comparatively early for even the busiest professionals. People are friendly, accommodating and genuinely care about each other. And traffic is now a thing of the past!”

To encourage Jewish families to explore life in Memphis, the Jewish community is offering a generous incentive package. It includes a $250 subsidy towards a family’s flights to visit for a weekend. New Memphians will also receive a free year of membership at any of the four Orthodox synagogues and three months of free membership at the JCC. Also, students enrolling at the MHA/FYOS will receive 50 percent off tuition for the 2017-18 academic year.

Lastly, Jewish families who move to Memphis will receive $500 towards relocation expenses.

Memphis is the ideal destination for a family looking for a fantastic quality of life with all of the Orthodox amenities. We hope that you will visit the community on the weekend of November 12 and discover this gem for yourself!

Please visit www.100newfamilies.com or contact us at 100newfamilies@gmail. com or 901-352-1776 for more information.

Welcome to Blue Skies

By Les Weiss (Sponsored by Blue Skies) lue Skies is the economical way to reach your desired destination, in your town or nearby, in the easiest way possible. For those who no longer drive, we will take you to your doctor appointments or elsewhere. We also transport people to the metropolitan area’s four airports, cruise ship terminals, railroad stations in Newark or New York City, New York City events, Broadway, cultural activities such as Lincoln Center or Carnegie Hall, and so much more.

We are starting our seventh year of operation thanks to our local customers and friends. Most of us live in your community and we are happy to treat you like family. We are service professionals speaking several languages who enjoy meeting people and driving. The seven of us serve areas from Bergen County to points throughout the metropolitan area.

To ensure clients get to their destination in as stress-free a manner as possible,

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drivers will listen to traffic reports for delays and fellow drivers will communicate with each other making everyone aware of traffic delays as soon as they happen Our prices quotes are inclusive of tax and tolls, but not gratuity which is at your discretion. We will alert you in advance if there will be an extra fee, such as parking at the airport or waiting time at your doctor appointments.

We answer questions honestly. We are human and occasionally make mistakes. Compliments come our way from our customers, but if a problem occurs all drivers are notified so we can all learn from the problem so repetition does not occur. Depending on the problem, reimbursement to the client may occur.

In closing, thank you again for allowing Blue Skies to help you with your transportation needs. We are the service you can trust to be there when you need us.

For more information, contact Blue Skies Car Service at 201-835-2352. Join us as we celebrate our sixth anniversary.

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Jerusalem Travel: The Contrast Between ‘Old’ and ‘New’ Has Never Been Greater

By Rony Timsit erusalem has long been romanced as the City of Gold, of old and of constant renewal. Alongside major historical sites like the Old City, the Western Wall and the City of David, Jerusalem has a new and growing cadre of high-end restaurants and a dynamic list of recreation venues frequented by travelers today.

A wonderful partnership between the mayor, city agencies and the private sector is helping to enhance the travel and tourism experience for the millions of travelers who visit us every year. New festivals, better transportation and pedestrian malls make the travel experience much more enjoyable—day and night. We are also seeing a major investment being made to add hotel rooms and more luxurious accommodation to our city.

In a month we will celebrate the beginning of the new Jewish year, and like the

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city, the Inbal Hotel will celebrate with a significant renovation plan that will breathe new life to the hotel.

This year, the hotel, identified with the Jerusalem style of construction through its Jerusalem stone design, will be adding touches and colors of warm and inventive modern design, which will combine the old with the new.

Through this process 50 rooms will be added to the hotel, in addition to a new terrace to overlook the breathtaking view, which will allow us to provide a unique and Jerusalem-like experience to the thousands of guests who visit us every year. In addition, all of our luxurious restaurants will be renovated, along with the pool area and the main courtyard. The spirit of renewal, characterizing the Inbal Hotel this year is represented in different aspects, among them exclusive culinary experiences like a pop-up grill restaurant and a soups festival, an exclusive Sukkot experience and more.

As in every year, we are thrilled and look forward to host the families coming from around the world to celebrate Rosh Hashanah and the Jewish High Holidays in Jerusalem.

In the competitive world of tourism, it takes a lot of effort and inventiveness in or-

der to keep and maintain one’s position, while also attract young and new audiences. One of the main reasons the Inbal Hotel has set out on this process of renovation is the need to renew and reach a new audience.

I would like to wish you and your family a happy and healthy new year!

Rony Timsit is the General Manager of the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. He is an international hospitality-industry executive with more than 30 years of experience working for leading international hotel brands around the world. The Inbal Jerusalem Hotel is an award-winning, deluxe hotel situated in the heart of Jerusalem overlooking the Old City walls, and minutes away from all the major cultural and historical sites. With its Jerusalem stone exterior, the 283-room hotel is known for its intimate authentic Jerusalem character and impeccable world-class service. The hotel was recently awarded the 2016 TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence award. For more information, please visit www. inbalhotel.com.

Credit Card Companies Increasingly Regulating the Industry (Sponsored by Get Peyd) ecently, several prominent credit cards have seen a makeover in terms of regulation and application restrictions that are leaving longtime customers high and dry.

Both Chase and CitiBank have introduced new guidelines regarding eligibility for new cards, specifically irking travel gurus who utilize their cards and points to maximize on rewards and travel.

Chase is one of the most accessible and well-known banks in the US—it should come as no surprise that with great cards such as Chase Sapphire Preferred, it has become fairly common for people to apply for several of their rewards cards simultaneously for ultimate value. To the dismay of Chase loyalists everywhere, the 5/24 rule has taken over. What this means is that “Chase will not issue you a new Chase credit card if you have opened five or more credit cards over the past 24 months.” To add insult to injury, this even includes any card in which the applicant is considered an authorized user. Theoretically, a person with outstanding credit and years of customer loyalty would be duly denied without reprieve. Ouch.

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On August 28, CitiBank updated their rules regarding rewards, effectively limiting what customers will be able to receive in terms of “sign-up bonuses” for the future. They now only allow their customers to receive a sign-up bonus every 24 months per “type” of card.

What does this mean? That you won’t be able to earn a Citi ThankYou credit card sign-up bonus if you opened or closed any Citi ThankYou cards within the past 24 months. In addition, this rule also applies to Citi’s other co-branded cards, such as Citi AAdvantage cards and Citi Hilton cards.

To clarify—let’s look at the evolution of the coveted Citi Prestige card “Bonus Rules.”

Old rules: Bonus ThankYou Points not available if you have had a Citi Prestige card opened or closed in the past 24 months.

Now the following new terms are listed: Bonus ThankYou points are not available if you have had ThankYou Preferred, ThankYou Premier or Citi Prestige card opened or closed in the past 24 months.

What this means for the mile-churning and savvy 21st-century credit card user is that keeping up with the CC companies’

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loopholes around these new rules. Remember: Don’t let your points/miles sit idle, as they might be devalued or altered when it comes to value and reward!

Get PEYD is the leading credit card reward and travel agency. For more information, visit www.getPEYD.com.

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Mishnayos, Chazara and Ruach Each Night: A Look at the Talmudo Biyado Mishnayos Club Phenomenon

By Shimmy Blum magine this: Walk into your local shul during early-evening hours on a weekday and see a large group of boys learning Mishnayos with a geshmak. Day after day. They spent a long day in yeshiva, yet enthusiastically returned to the Bais Medrash—with zero pressure.

Ruach. Nosh. Prizes. Trips. And more.

This beautiful sight is not a dream, but a reality for a fast-growing number of neighborhoods in Lakewood and around the world, with the strong haskama of prominent rabbanim and mechanchim, shlit”a.

The “Talmudo Biyado Mishnayos Club” (TBMC) is the brainchild of Rabbi Shmuel Abramowitz, a warm visionary and beloved teacher in The Lakewood Cheder, who has worked hand-in-hand with Rabbi Tovia Halpern, a renowned marbitz Torah in

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the Forest Park area. From Sunday through Thursday each week, the program features a 20-minute Mishnayos shiur at a neighborhood shul delivered by an experienced mechanech from the neighborhood, for boys in fifth through seventh grade. The exact limud and schedule is customized per neighborhood, per the desires of the rebbi and talmidim.

But this is only the beginning.

The Mishnayos learned in the shiur is invaluable in its own right, but it’s only one facet of the program. Another key goal is getting the boys to review Mishnayos they’ve learned, consistently, at least four times per Mishnah.

Rabbi Abramowitz has been using Rabbi Sender Dolgin’s Talmudo Biyado chazara program for many years now, and has seen how beneficial it is to retain what has been learned. The program is based on a simple

yet sophisticated chart that allows individuals to learn each Mishnah four times, with chazara done at optimal intervals. Based on various maamarei Chazal and, l’havdil, scientific research, it is proven that learning something four times makes for extraordinary long-term retention.

Boys who participate in the Talmudo Biyado Mishnayos Club are encouraged to use this chart to review any Mishnayos they’ve learned, whether at the shiur, in yeshiva or anywhere else. They mark down every Mishnah they’ve reviewed and receive nosh, trophies and other exciting rewards, depending on how much they’ve covered.

Rabbi Abramowitz and Rabbi Dolgin recently paid a visit to the home of the mashgiach, Harav Mattisyahu Solomon, shlit”a, to share details about the Mishnayos program.

The Mashgiach listened intently and offered enthusiastic praise of the endeavor.

The program’s structure emphasizes the benefits of effort more than anything else, encouraging motivated boys of all academic levels to learn and review to their maximum ability. The pinnacle of recognition and reward goes for those who complete the chazara program for a full Seder or all Sedarim of Mishnayos. Understandably, when boys excel at understanding and retaining their limudim, they love to learn more than ever before.

“When I walk into shul each night to deliver the shiur, I find a large group of boys already there reviewing Mishnayos on their own,” says Rabbi Tzvi Joseph, a renowned local mechanech who delivers the TBMC shiur in Khal Zichron Pinchos in New England Village. Rabbi Joseph’s group was launched after he posted a small note on the shul bulletin one Erev Shabbos. The following week, over 30 boys showed up and the group is now up to 50 boys, bli ayin hara!

“I cannot emphasize enough how ‘into it’ the boys who participate in the program are,” says Rabbi Joseph. “Not a single boy is there because his arms were twisted, and they are motivated to come even during the summer ‘off’ weeks.”

Every Thursday night, there is a cholent party that the boys enjoy immensely. There is also an exciting trip after every siyum Masechta. And nightly nosh. True to its name, the boys in each group feel a tremendous amount of cohesion and pride in being part of the program. Each boy receives his own uniform shirt emblazoned with the TBMC logo, his name and number of his choice.

“I’m admittedly baffled at how successful this program has become, and how fast it’s growing,” says Rabbi Abramowitz. The program is currently in five Lakewood neighborhoods—Arlington, Chestnut, Hearthstone, New England Village and West Gate— the Hearthstone program taught by Rabbi Abramowitz. One Lakewood shul even touts TBMC as a benefit of membership!

There are also branches in Miami and Boston. The Boston branch came about when a rav from the area, Rabbi Shimon Miarah, saw TBMC in action on a Lakewood visit and was determined to launch one back home.

“Our goal is to have at least 1,000 boys under the TBMC umbrella, learning and chazering Mishnayos each night,” Rabbi Halpern explains. “We’ve received serious interest from neighborhoods across Lakewood, other U.S. cities, Eretz Yisrael, Europe and South Africa. This will, be’ezrat Hashem, be a global phenomenon soon.”

Though the program’s parameters are set by the main organizers—under one TBMC umbrella, with TBMC paraphernalia— each neighborhood branch is led from the grassroots up. It is local rabbanim, mechanchim—ordinary kehilla members who put the groups together, in coordination with Rabbi Abramowitz and Rabbi Halpern.

Scheduling and limudim are customized at a local level, as is sponsorship of the program.

It costs just $100 a night, per neighborhood, to be a TBMC sponsor. The zechus of this enthusiastic limud mishnayos cannot be overstated—for a simcha, yahrtzeit, l’zechus, or any other occasion.

Is your neighborhood next?

For more information, please call Rabbi Abramowitz at 732-278-5842, or Rabbi Halpern at 908-433-3359.

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CHESED Yad Leah Is Proof that Miracles Can Happen ď&#x192;&#x203A; CONTINUED FROM P. 1 up in Teaneck, was visiting her parents.

Her mother was going through her closets and refreshing her wardrobe. Suddenly Karen realized that there were many people in Israel who could beneďŹ t from the perfectly good articles of clothing her mother was discarding. She returned to Israel with a suitcase full of clothing that she was anxious to distribute in Beitar, the community where she and her family reside.

Yad Leah Facts: Please note Yad Leah will not be accepting any donations until after Sukkot.

To arrange a volunteer opportunity for a family, school or simcha event, please call 973-955-0861. It is preferable that events be reserved at least four weeks in advance.Yad Leah is a tax-exempt organization under the IRS. Clothing can be dropped directly into the garage of 655 Rutland Ave. in Teaneck. It must be in well-sealed black garbage bags and it is requested that all clothing be contemporary and in excellent condition. In case of extenuating circumstances bags will be picked up by calling 201-366-9106 in the Teaneck area only.

For more information, visit http:// www.yadleah.org.

Karen was unprepared for the amount of need that there was. In actual fact 23.5 percent of Israelis live in poverty and 46 percent of Israeli poor are children. Families in many cases do not have enough food to feed their families, nor do they have the funds to dress their children properly.

When Karen visited Teaneck on her next visit she shared with her close childhood friend Jessica (Sosland) Katz the mind-boggling number of people in Israel who do not have the funds to clothe their families properly. Jessica suggested a clothing drive in the Teaneck area and what began as a whim of a project has become a major endeavor. Today, Yad Leah sends over 5,000 boxes of clothing each year or over 260,000 items of new and gently used clothing totaling a value of over $3,000,000.

A rather nondescript warehouse located in Passaic has now become the home of Yad Leah. It is only bland looking from the outside of the building. Upon entering Yad Leah itself you are immediately welcomed

by Jessica Katz to the orientation section of the complex where one can see from the volume of bags the enormous task of receiving, sorting, packaging and shipping the boxes. Yad Leah has become an edu-

cational and volunteer organization realizing the need to make more and more people aware of what the organization does and how they can help. Pictures hang everywhere displaying the many schools, groups and organizations that have come to help sort and pack the clothing into box-

es that are headed to various cities in Israel. Twenty-ďŹ ve communities are now being â&#x20AC;&#x153;dressedâ&#x20AC;? by Yad Leah. A partial listing of some of these cities is Jerusalem, Hebron, Kiryat Arba, Tekoa, Yad Binyamin, Itamar, Beit El, Elon Moreh, Beitar, Tsfat and Bet Shemesh. In general, Yad Leah is trying to service communities that are under-serviced, receiving far less access to resources that centrally located cities might receive.

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CHESED Miracles Can Happen and Yad Leah Is Proof  CONTINUED FROM P. 73 the most important elements of Yad Leah is that the recipient should be able to maintain their sense of pride and dignity. It is for that reason that Yad Leah insists that all clothing donated to the organization be in excellent condition. Manufacturers and stores are frequently known to donate totally new merchandise to this cause. Brooklyn’s, the well-known ladies apparel store on West Englewood in Teaneck has been a staunch supporter of Yad Leah, frequently donating beautiful clothing, and recently Carly’s Craze on Cedar Lane has donated lovely contemporary children’s clothing as well.

Yad Leah now hosts a relatively new volunteer center. Upon arrival at the center, participants are immediately given aprons and a friendly and informative orientation before beginning their tasks. A great advantage of the center is that it allows different celebrants to bring friends and relatives to

partake together in honor of their simcha in a very special chesed. Family groups, Bat Mitzvah girls with their friends and relatives, school groups and groups of ladies from various communities are making Yad Leah a monthly chesed experience. It gives the ladies an opportunity to spend time together as they sort and pack the boxes, getting them ready for their long journey to Israel.

Recently a YU Connects group participated at Yad Leah. One never knows if through this mitzvah while chatting with each other a significant connection could be made. Recently, students from SINAI Schools began volunteering at the center. Inter-generational groups, grandparents together with their grandchildren, are finding this a much more pleasant

and fun activity than going bowling! It is easy to book a group to attend the 90-minute orientation and packing experience.

Packers have the opportunity to insert hand-written notes in the packages. Children have drawn pictures that they would like the children in Israel to see. The emphasis is that each participant have the opportunity to directly connect with the recipients in Israel. Boxes have gone out with big letters drawn on them with the words “Ahava from Teaneck.” The children in particular are very excited to know that one day someone, hopefully a child, will see their drawing. Packers insert little cards stating “packed with love from Teaneck” and many also personalize their note wishing the recipients hatzlacha and

letting them know that in Northern New Jersey, hearts and prayers are with them.

Comments made by some participants have been “it was amazing,” “actually packing the boxes and knowing those same boxes will be going to Eretz Yisrael, bringing joy to people,” “I really enjoyed the experience and hope to do it again in the future,” “Your labels and certificate certainly made the Bat Mitzvah girl feel special” and “seeing all of the nice clothing stacked in bags when we first walked in! It really showed the support of the Jewish people.”

And finally, “What struck me the moment I walked in was the sheer number of bags that reached to the ceiling and the enormous task (and mitzvah) that was involved.

By the time I left it was amazing to see what could be accomplished in a 90-minute session and how much impact each one of us could have.”

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By Gamliel Kronemer orty years ago, in the spring of 1976, a seminal event happened in Paris, France, that changed the map of wine just as much as the American Revolution, 200 years before, had changed the map of the British Empire.

Steven Spurrier, a British wine merchant, then living in Paris, decided to use the American Bicentennial to generate some publicity for himself. So he invited a number of France’s most distinguished wine experts to a blind tasting of some of the best French and American wines.

The outcome was a foregone conclusion: France, of course, would win. Yet, when the ballots were tallied, the results shocked everyone—a Cabernet Sauvignon from California had beaten the best red wines of Bordeaux, and a California Chardonnay had beaten the best white Burgundies. Californian wine had come into its own.

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been producing some of the world’s best wines, and within a few years of that Paris tasting, California started producing some the world’s best kosher wines as well. Pioneers like Ernie Weir of Hagafen Cellars have been making great kosher wines in California since the late 1970s.

Today California continues to produce many excellent kosher wines and most of these wines—because of lower transport costs and no tariffs or rates of exchange— are far less expensive than similar quality kosher wines from Israel or Europe.

So in honor of that grand old tasting of 40 years ago, and in preparation for Rosh Hashanah, I tasted about a dozen wines to find some of the best kosher Cabernets and Chardonnays from California. Almost all of the wines in the tasting were good or excellent, and any of them would make for a delightful addition to your holiday table.

The Cabernet Sauvignons Prix Vineyards, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, Weir Family Vinyard, MJT Block, 2009: Made by Ernie Weir of Hagafen Cellars, this very full-bodied, inky

dark-garnet-colored Cabernet is a blockbuster of a wine. The nose is rich and complex, with elements of cherries, blackberries, lemon verbena and just a whiff of freshly cured Virginia tobacco.

Look for flavors of cherries, cassis, blackberries, dark chocolate, violets and toasty oak with hints of tar, herbs and smoky tobacco.

Well made, with good mineral content and an abundance of well-heeled tannins, this wine is ready to drink now and for the next eight years, or perhaps longer. Score A. ($70. Available direct from

the winery, 888424-2336, www. hagafen.com) Covenant, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2014: When Jeff Morgan started Covenant in 2003 their goal was to create a kosher “cult Napa Cab,” and he succeeded.

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in the heart of Napa—except this vintage.

The usually warm growing season led to low yields, and in order not to reduce the volume of production, for this vintage only, Morgan decided to blend their Cabernet with other Napa-grown varietals. This led to a very good but very different wine. A blend of 57 percent Cabernet Sauvignon, 31 percent Merlot and 12 percent Petit Verdot, this rich, full-bodied, bright-garnet-colored wine has a big nose of cherries, raspberries, cassis, stone fruits, pencil shavings and toasty oak, with whiffs of orange blossoms, fennel and spice. Look for flavors of cherries, cassis, plums and raspberries, with hints of mocha, leather and spice. While approachable now this wine still needs at least a year in the bottle before it will start to show its best, and should then drink well until 2026, or perhaps longer. Score A/A-. ($89.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-862-1700) Hagafen, Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley, 2013: Rich and full bodied, this dark-garnet-colored wine has a still tight nose of cherries, oak and herbs de Provence oak, cedar, cranberries, cherries and red currents. Look for flavors of cherries (running from front of the palate to the back), currants—red and black— and oak, with hints of pencil shavings, pipe tobacco and a mild herbal undertone. Endowed with an abundance of powdery tannins, this wine, while enjoyable now, still could probably use another six months to open up, and should cellar

well for at least another six years. Score A-. ($43.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-862-1700) Herzog, Cabernet Sauvignon, Special Reserve, Napa Valley, 2013: This garnet-colored, full-bodied Cabernet has a complex nose with elements of black cherries, blackberries, tarragon, cedar and spicy oak. Look for flavors of cherries, cassis, blackberries, stone fruits, oak and cedar with just a touch of creme de mure on the finish. Ready to drink now, this wine should cellar well until 2022. Score A-. ($39.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-8621700)

The Chardonnays Covenant, Chardonnay, Lavan, Napa Valley, 2013: Dark straw in color, this full-bodied Napa Valley Chardonnay has a rich fruity bouquet of apples, quince, logans, honeysuckle, honeydew and lemon zest, which is set off against elements of earth and toasty oak. The wine has a rich satiny mouth-feel, with flavors of apples, quince, logans and citrus, and a touch of toasty oak running throughout.

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Drink now until 2019. Score A. ($37.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-862-1700) Prix, Chardonnay, Reserve, Oak Knoll District, Napa Valley, 2014: With a full body, and a tawny dark-straw color, this Chardonnay has an impressive nose of apples, pears, quince, fennel and toasty oak, with an intriguing floral note. Look for flavors of apples and Seville oranges at the front of the palate, moving to notes of coconut and roasted nuts mid palate, with quince and notes of eucalyptus and mulling spices on the finish, and a moderate note of oak running throughout. Although enjoyable now this wine can probably use another six months to a year in the bottle, and then should cellar well until 2021. Score A/A. ($40.00. Available directly from the winery, 888-424-2336, www.hagafen.com) Herzog, Chardonnay, Special Reserve, Russian River Valley, 2014: Aged for 18 months in a mixture of American and French oak, this almost-full-bodied, bright-strawcolored wine has a bouquet of apples, quince, Key limes, pineapples, hay and oak, with a slight but pleasant floral note. Look for flavors of apples and honey to play against tastes of cream, oak and vanilla, with a tropical note of pineapples and Key Limes at the back of the palate. Drink now until at least 2020. Score A-. ($27.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-862-1700) Hagafen, Chardonnay, Napa Valley, 2010: This medium- to full-bodied, brightstraw-colored Chardonnay has a lively, floral nose of apples, honey and fresh-cut straw, with a tropical hint of bananas, and notes of

Prix Reserve Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley Chardonnay (Credit: Prix Vineyards)

oak and freshly churned butter in the background. Look for flavors of apples, lemons, bananas and honey with a hint of cream.

Ready to drink now and for the next five years. Score B+. ($23.00. Available at FillerUp Kosher Wines, 174 West Englewood Ave, Teaneck, 201-862-1700) Please note: Wines are scored on an “A”–”F” scale where “A” is excellent, “B” is good, “C” is flawed, “D” is very flawed, and “F” is undrinkable.

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FOOD & WINE LINK How Sweet It Is!

By Gabriel Geller hen we think of the Rosh Hashanah meal, perhaps one of the first symbolic foods we indulge in is the apple dipped in honey. It symbolizes our anticipation and hope for a sweet new year, a year that will be highlighted by simchas, successes and cheerful news in all aspects of our lives.

Indulging in all sorts of sweet dishes on Rosh Hashanah is a very nice minhag to partake in. Sweet wines can also be enjoyed with many classic Rosh Hashanah dishes and desserts. Unfortunately, sweet kosher wines have the reputation of being inferior, simple table quaffers that lack any complexity and appeal for the finewine drinkers.

This is a misconception that must be addressed and corrected.

Some of the world’s most delicious and sought-after wines are sweet dessert wines. These wines are often mentioned in

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classic literature and come from exceptional French terroirs such as Sauternes, Barsac, Alsace and Bonnezeaux. Others come from Portugal’s Douro valley, like the Port wines, or from Hungary, such as the renowned wines from Tokaji. These legendary elixirs have been an inspiration for the winemakers of new-world countries.

Nowadays, there are many kosher options to choose from that are produced in California, Israel and South America.

An excellent example of a Californian succulent sweet wine is none other than the Herzog Late Harvest White Riesling. While it is made with grapes growing in Monterey County, California, it

is produced according to the traditional methods of Alsace. This wine is an oldie but goodie. Providing luscious notes of ripe pears, caramelized apples and maple-glazed walnuts, this wine showcases a refined sweetness, making it the ideal wine to start off the meal. It pairs beautifully with fresh fruit such as figs or with salads containing fruits and candied nuts.

The next wine in this category is produced by the venerable Israeli winery in Zichron Yaakov, Carmel. The Shahal Vineyard is made with late-harvested Gewurztraminer grapes, but gets its inspiration from Alsace as well. It is rich and flavorful with aromas and flavors of dried apricots, pineapple, honeysuckle and lychee. It has enough acidity to prevent the sweetness from being cloying. This wine would perfectly compliment and pair well with a lemon-meringue pie.

The Alfasi Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc is a really special wine that hails from the Valle del Maule, in Chile. Just like the great wines of Sauternes, it contains a small percentage of Semillon and

is made from grapes that were impacted by a fungus, the Botrytis Cinerea. This fungus drains the water out of the fruit while allowing it to retain natural high acidity and it keeps the residual sugar in check. Such wines are very rare to come by and yet this a tremendous value and well worth seeking out.

Last but not least, the Zion Fortissimo is a Port-style wine crafted by the most ancient Israeli winery, founded by the Shor family in 1848 in the old city of Jerusalem. It is made from Marselan grapes, a modern-day variety that is a hybrid of Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache Noir. It was aged in oak barrels that were stored outside, under the warm sun of Israel for nine months. This full-bodied wine is simply delicious, with flavors of blackberry jam, sugar-coated pecan nuts, butterscotch and bakers chocolate. It is divine with chocolate brownies or even on its own, after a festive and copious meal.

L’chaim, Shana Tova!

Gabriel Geller is a wine consultant for Royal Wines.

High Holiday Recipes for All Palates, Courtesy of Glatt Express Catering

By Chef Alan Solomon ere are several recipes for Rosh Hashanah that I think the family and guests will enjoy. Of course these recipes are great all year around but I have picked all except for the brisket because they are sweet, signifying that we should all have a sweet new year. The brisket recipe I picked because my wife happens to love that recipe (even though she never lets me cook at home) and brisket is always a Yom Tov staple.

If you would like to serve these dishes at your Yom Tov table without the fuss, my staff and I will gladly prepare them for you.

We can even prepare them raw so that all you will have to do is pop them into the oven in your kitchen. After you receive all the compliments from your family and guests you can tell them how hard you worked in the kitchen to prepare a great Yom Tov meal. It will be our little secret!

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Brisket Ingredients: • 1–5 pound brisket • Marinade • Garnish To make the marinade: • 1/2 cup diced onion • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro • 8 cloves garlic • 1/4 cup white vinegar • 1 tablespoon dry thyme • 1 tablespoon cumin • 1 tablespoon salt • 1 tablespoon ground black pepper • 3 bay leaves • 4 cups water In a food processor rough chop the on-

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ion with the garlic and cilantro. Transfer to a large container and add in the vinegar, seasonings and water. Stir well and submerge the brisket. Allow brisket to marinate overnight in the refrigerator.

Cook in the marinade, covered with aluminum foil for approximately three hours, until meat is very tender. Remove from cooking liquid and cool slightly. Using two forks, shred the meat.

To make the garnish: • 2 tablespoons olive oil • 1 onion, sliced • 2 red bell pepper, julienned • 1 green bell pepper, julienned • 1 jalapeno, deseeded and chopped In a hot pan of oil, saute the onions, peppers and jalapeno until the onions are translucent. Set aside.

In a hot pan of additional oil saute together batches of shredded brisket and the onion-pepper combination until crisp.

Place batches in a casserole for quick reheating.

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Ingredients: • 2 tablespoons margarine • 1 onion, minced

1/2 pound carrots, sliced 1/2 pound parsnips, sliced 1 pound sweet potatoes, diced medium 4 ounces dried apricots, diced small 4 ounces prunes, diced 1/3 cup honey Zest of 1/2 orange 1 cup orange juice Juice of 1/2 lemon 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon allspice 1/4 teaspoon pepper In a large pot heat the margarine. Add the onion and saute until tender. Add carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, apricots, honey, zest and orange juice. Add seasonings and bring to a boil. Reduce to a simmer.

Stir often. Cover and simmer 25–30 minutes, or until carrots and sweet potatoes are tender. Adjust seasonings as needed.

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2 cups flour 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 4 cups frying oil 1 cup honey 1/2 cup sugar Juice of 1/2 lemon In an electric mixer whisk the eggs, butter and sugar until foamy. In a separate bowl sift together the flour and baking powder. Using a rubber spatula fold the flour into the eggs. Combine until just blended. Divide the dough into 4 pieces.

Roll each portion of dough into a 12” snakelike length. Cut each log into 1/2-inch pieces. Dredge each little dough piece in flour and fry in pre-heated 325-degree oil until golden. Remove from oil with a slotted spoon and drain on paper toweling.

In a medium saucepan combine the honey, sugar, lemon juice and star anise.

Slowly heat until the sugar is fully melted. Allow to simmer 10 minutes more. Submerge batches of fried dough into the hot honey. Remove with a clean slotted spoon and place in a large bowl. Stir in an assortment of crushed nuts, dried fruits, coconut and chocolate. Once cool enough to handle arrange Taeglach in a tower formation, or in individual serving bowls.

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FOOD & WINE LINK Sweet Recipes for a Sweet New Year

By Gail Hochman Rosh Hashanah is a holiday that even Jews who donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t consider themselves religious often celebrate. While people pray in Shul for many hours, they do look forward to going home and eating the many traditional foods that we all love. Apple Cake is one of the many popular items on peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s menus. I am going to share my beloved Aunt Elsaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s recipe. She is 96 years old and still loves to cook and bake for all her children, nieces and nephews.

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3 large eggs 3/4 cup honey 1/2 cup white sugar 1/4 cup light brown sugar 1 1/4 cup canola oila 1 1/2 tsp vanilla 3 cups all-purpose baking ďŹ&#x201A;our 1 tsp baking powder 1 tsp baking soda 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp allspice Dash of ground cloves 4 Granny Smith applesâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;peeled, cored and shredded (you can use a food processor or grater to do this) Frosting (optional) â&#x20AC;˘ 1 cup + 3 tbsp powdered sugar â&#x20AC;˘ 1/4 tsp vanilla â&#x20AC;˘ 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 tbsp non-dairy creamer Preheat oven to 325 degrees.

In a large mixing bowl, beat the eggs well. Stir in the honey, white sugar, brown sugar, oil and vanilla. In a separate medium mixing bowl, sift together the ďŹ&#x201A;our, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, salt and spices. Slowly add the ďŹ&#x201A;our mixture into the liquid mixture, stir to blend. Fold in the shredded apples. Spray your Bundt pan with cooking spray, making sure to evenly coat the entire inner surface. Pour your batter into the pan. Use a spatula to gently push the batter to the outside of the pan, pushing slightly up the walls. Smooth the batter on the top so it is ďŹ&#x201A;at and even all the way around the pan.

Bake cake in preheated oven for 75â&#x20AC;&#x201C;90 minutes. Use a toothpick to assess if itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s done.

Let the cake cool for 10â&#x20AC;&#x201C;12 minutes and then turn over. Tap the Bundt pan gently to release the cake. If your cake sticks, use a plastic knife to carefully loosen the cake around the center tube and sides. At this

point I usually refrigerate or freeze cake so it will be easier to frost.

Frosting: Sift 1 cup of powdered sugar into a mixing bowl. Add Âź tsp of vanilla extract and 1 tbsp non-dairy creamer to the bowl. Stir with a whisk or fork to blend. Add additional non-dairy creamer by teaspoonfuls, mixing constantly, until the mixture has the texture of very thick honey. You want the icing to be quite thick, but still pourable. I usually put the icing into a measuring cup and pour on cake from about 4â&#x20AC;&#x201C;6 inches away.

Making Challah is one of the mitzvos that women can do and with that mitzvah come the prayers of davening for certain things that you may wish for, whether a refuah, a shidduch, having children or things of that nature. I take this mitzvah very seriously and am happy to be able to perform it. With Rosh Hashanah coming, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a perfect time to try out making challah. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really not as hard as it may seem. You can read up on the mitzvah of separating challah (with the required amounts) for future challah baking. Below is a smaller recipe.

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1 1/2 cups lukewarm water, divided 1 packet active dry yeast 1 teaspoon sugar 1 egg 3 egg yolks 1/3 cup honey 2 tablespoons canola oil 2 teaspoons salt 4 1/2 to 6 cups all-purpose baking ďŹ&#x201A;our Egg Topping â&#x20AC;˘ 1 egg

â&#x20AC;˘ 1 tablespoon cold water â&#x20AC;˘ 1/2 teaspoon salt If Desired: â&#x20AC;˘ 1 1/2 cups raisins â&#x20AC;˘ Sesame seeds, poppy seeds Preparation Pour 1/4 cup of the lukewarm water into a large mixing bowl. Add 1 packet of active dry yeast and 1 tsp of sugar to the bowl, stir to dissolve.

Wait 10 minutes. The yeast should have activated. Add remaining 1 1/4 cup lukewarm water to the bowl along with the egg and egg yolks, honey, canola oil and salt; whisk until blended.

Begin stirring the ďŹ&#x201A;our into the bowl one cup at a time. When mixture becomes too thick to stir, use your hands to knead (unless you are using a mixer). Continue to add ďŹ&#x201A;our and knead the dough until itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s smooth and elastic, not sticky. The amount of ďŹ&#x201A;our you will need will depend on the pliability of the dough. Only add ďŹ&#x201A;our until the dough feels smooth and silky. If you plan to add raisins to the challah, incorporate them into the dough as you knead. (See below for shaping with raisins.)

Place a saucepan full of water on the stove to boil. Remove the dough from your mixing bowl and wash out the bowl.

Grease the bowl with canola oil. Put the dough into the bottom of the bowl, then ďŹ&#x201A;ip it over so that both sides are slightly moistened by the oil. Cover the bowl with a clean, damp kitchen towel, then place it on the top rack of your oven. Place the saucepan full of boiling water below the oven rack where your dough sits. Close the oven, but do not turn it on. The hot water will create a warm, steamy environment for the dough to rise. After one hour, take the dough out and punch it down into the bowl several times to remove air pockets. Place it back inside the oven and let it rise for one hour longer.

Take the dough out of the oven. Flour a smooth surface like a cutting board. Punch the dough down into the bowl a few times, then turn the dough out onto the ďŹ&#x201A;oured surface. Knead for a few minutes, adding ďŹ&#x201A;our as needed to keep the dough from feeling sticky.

After youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve shaped your challah, place it on a cookie sheet

lined with parchment paper. Prepare your egg wash by beating the egg, salt and water until smooth. Use a pastry brush to brush a thin layer of egg wash onto the visible surface of your challah. Reserve the leftover egg wash.

Cover the challah loosely with plastic wrap and let it rise 30 to 45 minutes longer. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll know the dough is ready to bake when you press your ďŹ nger into the dough and the indentation stays, rather than bouncing back.

Remove the plastic wrap from the challah. Heat oven to 350 degrees. The challah needs to bake for about 40 minutes total. First, bake your challah for 20 minutes.

Take the challah out of the oven and touch up the center with another thin layer of egg wash. Turn the cookie sheet around, so the opposite side is facing front, and put it back into the oven.

Bake the challah for about 20 minutes longer. Sometimes to double check, I use a meat thermometer. The challah should register 190â&#x20AC;&#x201C;200 degrees. Take the challah out of the oven.

I like to change up my toppings when making challah. Below is a sweet one.

Sweet Crumb Topping for Challah â&#x20AC;˘ 1 cup ďŹ&#x201A;our â&#x20AC;˘ 1 cup sugar â&#x20AC;˘ 1/3 cup oil â&#x20AC;˘ 1â&#x20AC;&#x201C;2 tsp vanilla extract Mix with a spoon until crumbly and sprinkle on challah.

Another option: I take either agave or honey, vanilla and mix with some eggs and brush over challah.

If you want you can add some cut-up apples into this mixture as well.

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Miriamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s OrangeScented Honey Cake I got this from my Bubby (my motherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mother), aâ&#x20AC;?h, who used to shop on the Lower East Side. She used to patronize an appetizing store called Sapersteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and my mom recalls that it was Mrs. Saperstein who gave her this recipe.

Ingredients: â&#x20AC;˘ 2 ½ cups ďŹ&#x201A;our â&#x20AC;˘ Âź tsp salt â&#x20AC;˘ 1 tsp baking powder â&#x20AC;˘ 2 tsp baking soda â&#x20AC;˘ 3 eggs â&#x20AC;˘ ½ c. oil â&#x20AC;˘ ½ c. sugar â&#x20AC;˘ 16 oz. honey (about 1 1/3 cups) â&#x20AC;˘ Grated rind from one orange â&#x20AC;˘ 1 c. coffee (prepared and cooled) â&#x20AC;˘ 1 tsp brandy Preheat oven to 350â °.

Grease a 9 x 13 cake pan or line with parchment paper.

Combine dry ingredients in a bowl.

Separately, mix eggs, oil and sugar.

Then pour the honey and orange rind into the liquid mixture and mix again.

Add the bran-

dy to the cup of coffee.

(Now you have a bowl with the ďŹ&#x201A;our mixture, a bowl with liquid ingredients, s, and a cup with coffee plus brandy.)

Add the ďŹ&#x201A;our mixture and the coffeee mixture to the liquid mixture in alternating batches (ďŹ rst some ďŹ&#x201A;our and mix, then some coffee and mix, then ďŹ&#x201A;our/mix, then coffee/mix).

Bake for 50 min to 1 hr (until tester/ toothpick comes out clean from the center).

Shana tova!

Elizabethâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Deep Dark â&#x20AC;&#x153;Perfectâ&#x20AC;? Honey Cake This is my mom Ruth Bookâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easy recipe, altered extensively from The Taste of Shabbos, originally published by Feldheim in 1987. Among other tweaks, what my mom stressed in changing the recipe is to add the ingredients in the correct order, and above all, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t overmix the batter. Just combine the ingredients until there are no lumps of ďŹ&#x201A;our; otherwise you run the risk of the cake becoming

tough.

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Our Global Food Chain: Wow, What a Journey!

By Nina Glick don’t know if anyone has the same fascination as I do when I complete my shopping and unpack the fruits and vegetables that I have purchased. What is it that I do?

While cooking or preparing special treats for my family I always check where the fruits or veggies that I am using originated from. Everyone knows of those unnecessary stickers that need to be removed before cutting up a pepper or peeling a fruit.

Generally the stickers are right there interrupting the intention of just peeling the skin away. For whatever the reason, I derive great joy from carefully scrutinizing the sticker and smiling when I realize how far the fruit or vegetable has travelled to be gobbled up in my kitchen. Not only is it amazing how far they have come but the fact that there is not one scratch or bruise on them is even more unbelievable. (A Nina Glick policy is never to buy a fruit or vegetable that has a boo boo.)

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On Friday as I was preparing a marinated salad I put the red pepper in my hand to welcome it from South of the Border— it journeyed from Mexico. Next in line to be cut was the yellow pepper. Wow, it had travelled all of the way from Holland. I smiled broadly when I realized that the tomatoes I was about to attack had come all the way from across the Northern border in Canada! Jicama, my newest find of constants in our home, travelled from Mexico as well. We are eating an international potpourri of food. I guess most people do not think of the voyage and processing that has to go into the transportation of these delicious commodities.

Perhaps the next time that you bite into your nectarine you might first check where it originated from and consider how fortunate we are to have these amazing choices on our dining tables after having journeyed from far distances to get there! Share this with your children; it can make for an interesting conversation at the table!

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er strongly worded stories of people who opted out of a professional and regretted it.

For personal events, Diamond herself does not rely on her own skill to “Do It Herself,” photographers have a minimum of 10 years or on her friends and family to chronicle to achieve the pictures they take.” Karl ex- events for her. When it came to her own plained the multitude of factors that go photography needs, she hired a professioninto a professional’s job at the event—to al photographer, which not only made sure say nothing of the training beforehand. the pictures were high quality and cap“Lighting is often an issue at events, and tured the right moments, but also allowed most people do not know how to use even her to enjoy her own event.

Ultimately, most people prefer to hire the fanciest cameras off manual.”

“People who don’t use professional pho- someone else to do their pictures, and want tographers are often disappointed,” echoed someone who will do it well. But what are Stefanie Diamond, a Teaneck-based family other options when a photographer is just and simcha photographer. Indeed, a quick not in the budget?

Some people try to break up the phoGoogle search of “Should I hire a photographer for my event?” turned up a multitude tography into different parts. For one reof blogs, questions and answers and oth- cent bar mitzvah, the family had a photographer come for formal portraits, but chose not to have one at the party itself, thereby reducing the expense, and had no regrets about how they chose to document their simcha. Another family chose not to hire a photographer at all for their own wedding or any of their children’s bar/bat mitzvahs, and while the mother does not regret the choice, she does wish This popular meme made its way around the internet a few years they had been able to ago. pose for a family pic-

ture.

Photography is often about creating memories for families through their pictures. Both Karl and Diamond appreciate the artistry behind photography, and are passionate about achieving that goal. They also understand that a simcha’s cost can be prohibitive, so the pros offer some advice to families looking for alternate options.

To photographers, what is often of utmost importance is that one captures the event itself. Diamond insisted that if a family decides to forego a professional photographer, they still appoint someone as the event photographer. She also recommended hiring film students, or high schoolers with a photography interest who may have some understanding but are not professional yet, and may charge less.

Karl offered tips as well for those trying to plan outside the photography box. Karl suggested that anyone with any interest in photography practice by “taking as many pictures as possible. It’s more about the use of the camera than the camera itself.” He quoted one of his early professors by saying that, “The best camera in the world is the one you own.” As he explained, whether photographing wildlife or people, there is no time to start learning about the camera, how it works, reacts and where its pitfalls are when one only has a moment to snap the picture. Especially at simchas where moments come and go in the blink of an eye—or in this case, blink of the shutter.

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mond after the event, “Pictures are the only thing we will have after this is over.” Whatever route one decides to go—whether with a professional, an amateur or a friend, “Just make sure you have someone recording the simcha,” both Diamond and Karl stressed.

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For Jews Everywhere, the End of Summer Means…Weddings

By Eli Lebowicz (Part II of II) We now rejoin our wedding, already in progress.

Chuppah At the entrance of the Chuppah room, ushers will often hand out programs and mints like they’re bathroom attendants. We insist on grabbing a program, not because we care about who’s walking down the aisle, but because we need something to read. It’s like in shul how we make sure to read all the announcements or when we‘re in the bathroom without a magazine, we read every last word on the Softsoap bottle.

Everyone finds a seat, and the emcee makes an opening announcement: “Ladies and gentlemen, the chosson and kallah want to thank everyone for joining in their simcha.

Please make sure to silence your cell phones.”

But I always think he should add one more line…“The Wi-Fi password is ‘Hopefully Short Chuppah.’ That’s C-H-U-P-P-A-H.” I went to a wedding in Lakewood this summer, and there was so much talking during the chuppah, I couldn’t help thinking, “There’d be a lot less talking if these guys had smartphones.”

The different pairings then walk down the aisle while everyone tries to figure out what song is playing, creating their own version of “Name That Tune.” You realize that Jason Mraz’s “I’m Yours” sounds awfully similar to “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” and wonder if little kids are required by law to walk down to “Let It Go,” the Sesame Street theme, or “Hey Dum Diddley Dum.” The groom and bride eventually make their respective entrances. The bride is escorted around the groom seven times, while the two mothers hold the end of her super long dress. Another symbolic lesson here is that the groom should worry about pleasing this woman first, and only then worry about pleasing the two women behind her.

Before the reading of the ketubah, sometimes the rabbi asks if the groom bought the ring with his own money. If the groom is still in college or yeshiva, you can hear the groom’s father snicker before his son says “yes.” My favorite part of the chuppah is when the ketubah is being read, and there’s the two-second break from Aramaic where they suddenly say “Teaneck, New Jersey.”

For the Sheva Brachot, the emcee brings up rabbi after rabbi along with their respective titles, making most people quickly Google “What does the phrase ‘morah d’asrah’ actually mean? Close friends and family are also given Sheva Brachot honors. Again, another time where they need a realistic announcement: “Honored with the sixth Sheva Bracha, uncle of the chosson, Mark Rosenblum, who’s getting this kibud because Uncle Aaron is stuck in traffic.”

As Im Eshkachech ends, the groom breaks the glass, which elicits a Pavlovian “mazel tov” from the crowd. The couple is escorted down a long processional as “Od Yeshama” is sung over and over again. Depending on how far away the yichud room is, this part could take days.

The couple is left alone in the yichud room, which is guarded by two snickering guys and some police tape. At this point, a

bunch of guys try to get as many minyanim going as possible like they’re waiting at the gate at JFK Airport.

The Meal When you sit for The Meal, you’ll either notice that you’re at a singles table or a married table. The singles table is a lot more fun and lively, while the married table has the excitement of a PTA meeting. Married people are kind of just grouped together without anything else in common, as if the bride

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and groom figured these couples could bond over the fact that they’re married and now equally hate this part of the wedding. Singles tables also tend to have random assortments of people. This is because wedding seating is a bit like playing Tetris, where some people are like those nice long pieces that are fine in every situation and some people are like those Z-shaped pieces that don’t really fit anywhere.

Some weddings have separate seating, which has always confused me since I fig-

ured an easy way for singles to meet each other would be when they’re looking their best and if conversation is too awkward, at least there’s loud music to drown it out. But some weddings insist on there being a 20-amah mechitza in between the men and women’s sections. I don’t know if you’ve seen some of these but I think Berlin had something smaller. I wonder if God sometimes looks at a separate-seated wedding and just thinks, “This is exactly why

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THE SIMCHA LINK For Jews Everywhere, the End of Summer Means…Weddings  CONTINUED FROM P. 87 it’s harder to set people up than to split the Red Sea.” Some weddings don’t have separate seating, but still have men at women at different tables, which I guess shows that the only time young men and women can interact is if there’s a seforim sale as a cover.

There’s about 40 minutes to an hour of the guests pretending they like salad while they wait for the couple to take pictures they should’ve taken beforehand. A friend of mine wanted me to tell jokes at this point during his wedding because everyone knows the ideal comedy audience is a bunch of hungry, annoyed Jews.

Dancing Once the band announces the couple’s names, there is a mob rush of men huddled around together on this wooden floor. No matter how big the floor is, only a small portion of the floor will be utilized for The Dancing, if you can call it that. There’s a certain point in a wedding when it’s no longer circle dancing, but rather just a bunch of guys awkwardly holding hands. Jewish wedding dancing comes in two forms: clockwise and—if things get really crazy—counter-clockwise.

Nobody really knows how to dance at Orthodox weddings, and that’s likely always been the case. The Gemara even asks when it talks about weddings, “keitzad merakdim,” which literally means, “How do you dance?” And that’s the part we repeat over and over again. That’s why when it comes to the shtick, everyone is in a circle looking toward the middle, waiting for someone to step in, hoping someone will step forward and show the crowd how to dance.

Tips for Planning Your Wedding and Beyond (StatePoint) While making the wedding day spectacular may seem like the main goal for engaged couples, savvy twosomes are also considering how they will build their home and life together after the honeymoon.

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Including your monogram on wedding items like drinkware, the guest book, photo albums and unity candles is another personalized way to celebrate the big day and beyond. Many couples use the same stylized initials on home items like wall art, blankets and aprons, as well as accessories like keychains, wallets and jewelry.

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Shtick Orthodox weddings pretty much have the same characters when it comes to shtick, so I’ll just list them here: The girls who bring seminary sweatshirts and posters with inside jokes on them that aren’t like “ha-ha” funny, but more “you had to be there” funny.

The guys who show up in animal costumes for some reason.

The guy who is obsessed with fire, who swallows fire and balances fire on his head.

The person who takes nothing in life seriously, except wedding shtick, giving instructions to others like a football coach. This guy doesn’t care if three kids get kicked in the face while four guys do the spinning helicopter as long as people enjoy the shtick.

The rabbi who doesn’t have any moves and just awkwardly runs into the middle with his hands up, like his talent portion of the contest is having semicha.

The little nephews and nieces who aren’t sure what’s happening and are just thrust into this spotlight of awkwardness.

That out-of-shape uncle who does one push up and somehow gets a bigger round of applause than everyone.

There are other parts of the wedding I didn’t go into—like flash mobs, the mezinka, getting brachot, and overly long speeches—but this should cover most of it.

Hopefully, this helps make wedding season a bit more tolerable.

Eli Lebowicz is a standup comedian and writer. He performs at many Jewish events all over the country. You can follow him on Twitter at @EliLebowicz, check out his website, EliComedy.com, and email him at Lebowicz@gmail.com.

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By Lisa Matkowsky arty planning can be tough, especially when you have varied guests to please.

The Avi Maza Orchestra takes pride in providing music for disparate audiences, all along the religious and age spectrum, with discerning tastes. Founded by Avi Maza in 1998, this eclectic group of talented musicians, DJs and other entertainers, based in Highland Park, New Jersey, has performed at hundreds of simchas over the years.

From ultra-Orthodox to secular, from a capella Shabbosim to rocking authentic top-40 radio playlists, Avi Maza covers simcha music, current hits and classic rock to please every taste and preference.

“The Avi Maza Orchestra has access to all of the preeminent performers in the business,” said Maza. “We feature premier vocalists and have access to a full range of headline talent. At any given simcha where we’re performing you can find such famous singers as Simcha Leiner, Mordechai Shapiro and Shloime Kaufman singing with us.

Recently, we provided beautiful a capella entertainment for a Shabbos bar mitzvah and on Motzei Shabbos, featured Simcha Leiner as a lead vocalist and added Orthobox (Josh Leviton) from ‘America’s Got Talent’ for Saturday night dancing.”

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Some clients have them plan and execute all aspects of the party like a party planner, with the exception of catering.

“Our experienced DJs offer a full range of simcha music as well as today’s hits for those who prefer a blended mix of music,” said Maza. “Whatever suits your event, we make it happen. All our parties are led by professional and engaging MCs and trained dance motivators with charismatic personalities.

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Moshe gathered all the people together to renew the covenant with HaShem that He swore to Avraham, Yitzchak, and Yaacov.

Moshe warned the people that if a person follows other gods, HaShem will not forgive him/her. The Jewish people are responsible to make sure others do not commit sins.

HaShem said there will be a time when the people will not listen to Him, but later they will again follow the Torah and HaShem will gather them together from all over the world to the land of Israel. HaShem will bring curses upon the enemies of the Jewish people and give the Jews many blessings, including food and children. Moshe tells the people that the Torah is not far away, but is close to each Jew. All Jews are told to choose life, which means a life with Torah, mitzvot and HaShem!

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Ben Porat Yosef First Graders Learn 3D Printing B

PY first grade students were very excited to learn how to use the Tinkercad website and begin learning about design using the school’s brand new 3D printer.

Moriah’s Nursery and Pre-K Classes Visit Van Saun Park T he wheels on the bus go round and round...as Moriah’s Nursery and Pre-K classes headed to Van Saun Park this week for a fun adventure! The kids were eager to climb up into the bus, sit with their friends, and sing camp songs...that would have been enough. But they continued on to the park anyway! First stop was picnic tables for snack, then a visit to the zoo and farm animals, and even learning about animals in the backyard in a special class just for them. Riding the train all around the park was totally AWESOME!

Leah Sokoloff Nursery School Students Savor Rosh Hashanah Workshop

RYNJ Extends Wishes for Happy and Healthy New Year

he children at the Leak Sokoloff Nursery School of Shomrei Torah participated in a Rosh Hashanah workshop. They made apple prints with paint and delicious

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The King Is in the Field at LPS S tudents at Lubavitch on the Palisades Preschool learned about the month of Elul through a parable from Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. They learned that during Elul “the king is in the field.” Normally, a king is situated on his throne behind many closed doors, corridors and gates. However, when the king leaves his palace and goes to the field, he is accessible by all. Similarly, in the month of Elul, God’s presence descends from the heavens and everyone increases prayer, Torah study, and charity.

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apples made out of rice krispie treats and pretzels. They also sorted red, yellow and green apples and hung them on the classroom trees.

Parents and Children Learn Together at Yeshivat He’Atid T his past Sunday, Yeshivat He’Atid held its inaugural parent-child learning event.

Held monthly, V’shinantam Sundays are open to children of all ages with a short shiur geared towards the school’s older students. More than 75 parents and children attended and enjoyed tefillah, breakfast, and the beautiful Kol Torah that filled the room.

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Heichal HaTorah Boys Help Make Minyan at Care One H

RYNJ Students Work on Their Adjectives

eichal boys help make a minyan each day for patients at Care One in Teaneck, Teaneck’s only kosher facility.

YNJ students learned how to characterize by using adjectives that offer detailed descriptions about the characters in a story. The students of 4B1 were asked to interview one another and then wrote paragraphs characterizing one another. Apparently, the boys in the class were “athletic, generous, friendly, kind, motivated and active.” RYNJ students also characterized artis-

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tically with pencil sketches that matched photos where only half of their face was depicted.

They were taught about the symmetry of the human face and how there is a “blueprint” to figuring out where to draw the eyes, mouth, ears and nose. The results were quite impressive, as are the students of 4B1.

Ma’ayanot’s Yom Iyun Inspires Reflection

ast week, TABC freshmen spent a fun day out together, as they experienced Freshman Frenzy, a day of bonding and getting to know each other better. The day began with a visit to High Exposure, where they participated in climbing, parkour, and

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American Ninja Warrior training. After a pizza lunch at EJs, they canvassed Queen Anne Road on a photo scavenger hunt. The day ended with sports in Votee Park and the freshmen returned to school feeling much more unified.

Frisch Students Prepare for Upcoming Presidential Elections s Americans prepare to head to the polls, Frisch students are embracing their own civic duty of learning about this election and the electoral process. The project began on the first week of school, when every student was assigned to follow the election from a different newspaper from around the country. The student assignment is to post frequent article summaries to a class webpage from their newspaper. Their classmates are then charged to comment upon this article by pointing out how their news source covered the same issue.

Complementing this assignment, each grade was brought together for assemblies led by members of the history department

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On Sunday, September 25, Dr. Shoshana Klein Poupko, Dean of Students at Ma’ayanot, gave an inspiring keynote address at the school’s Annual Community Yom Iyun to a crowd of more than 100 people. She spoke on the topic “Revisiting the Days of Awe as the Daze of Ah,” presenting two paradigms of our relationship with God—experiencing a close, confident connection and developing a sense of awe when that relationship is challenged. The keynote address was followed by a selection of eight shiurim presented by Ma’ayanot’s talented faculty, including Principal Mrs. Rivka Kahan.

To listen to the shiurim and to find out about the school’s other Adult Education programs throughout the year, please visit maayanot.org.

Cliff Sunflower Visits Yavneh liff Sunflower, the Beekeeper, recently came to visit Yavneh Academy with thousands of his bees. Yavneh’s early childhood students and first graders had the unique opportunity to role-play a honeybee hive. The students are now familiar with many new vocabulary words such as: abdomen, antennae, colony, thorax, pro-

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boscis, pollination, larvae, mandibles and pupa and they are now experts on the metamorphosis of honey bees. The students also participated in a Bee Workshop where they tasted different types of honey in honor of Rosh Hashanah, made beeswax candles, wore beekeeper gear, and watched live honeybees.

in which they were reminded of how national elections work in this country. They reviewed the electoral college, down ballot races, and how to understand polling. As the election draws closer, future assemblies will be called to discuss the different party platforms and personalities of the Democratic and Republican candidates.

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Frisch Junior Art Trip Drives Home Concept of Artistic Interpretation

By Liora Brainson, Frisch junior his past Wednesday, The Frisch School, in Paramus, NJ, sent its 11th Grade Arts Track (in which I am a student) on a field trip to The Iona College Arts Center in New Rochelle, NY. My peers and I, accompanied

by Mrs. Ahuva (Mantell) Winslow, Director of the Frisch Arts Program, visited Iona to view a special exhibit curated by New Rochelle-based artist Fred Spinowitz, entitled “psalmIMAGESand.” This exhibit features recently-completed artwork by Mr. Spinowitz, who represented Psalms through 150 watercolor and acrylic paintings, each highlighting a specific theme from the Psalms. “psalmIMAGESand” has a very unique concept and the trip was made more special by the fact that Mr. Spinowitz is the grandfather of one of the students in the Arts Track.

Mr. Spinowitz began his project by asking six local photographers to choose three pesukim of Tehillim to which they felt a connection. The photographers—David Brown, Bart Gorin, Liv Jordan, Sagit Shans, Ahron Weiner and Scott Wright—were each asked to submit three works, new or old, that related to their chosen Psalms.

Only then did Mr. Spinowitz show his series on the Psalms to the photographers and discuss his own artwork with them.

The results were unexpected as many of the image sets, photographic works and art work, shared similar colors, images, curves and lines. Viewing the exhibit, it was so interesting to see how different people with different backgrounds, and even different

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religions, connected in many similar ways to the psalms that were chosen.

The exhibit focuses on the artists’ interpretations of each psalm, as well as how the works of the photographers are paired with Mr. Spinowitz’s works. My classmates and I toured the exhibit with Mr. Spinowitz, who spoke about his history and techniques as an artist for over 40 years. I know all of us in the class gained a new perspective on the concept of interpretation in the process of making art.

As part of the Arts Track in Frisch, the students dedicate one day a week to the socalled, “Artists’ Beit Midrash,” where students learn and discuss various parts of Tanach and prayers with their teachers, Mrs. Winslow and Mrs. Levy, and then create works of art based on what they have learned. And, like the “psalmsIMAGESand” exhibit, the results are often surprising, as many of the students’ artwork share similarities.

After having explained the concept of interpretation in art, Mr. Spinowitz said something that really resonated with me.

“Drawing is a universal language,” said Mr. Spinowitz. “You can be anywhere and not speak a language but if you can draw, you’re set.”

TABC Seniors Spend the Day Doing Chesed A s part of TABC’s extensive chesed program, each grade spends a day together giving back to the community. TABC’s Senior Chesed Day last week had talmidim visiting three local agencies. One group, along with friends from SINAI, went to the Community Food Bank of New Jersey outside of Elizabeth to unload, sort and repackage large pallets of donated food into boxes. A second group sang, danced, exercised, played games, and interacted with the Alzheimer residents at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades. The boys brought incredible joy and energy to everyone there! The third group inaugurated TABC’s partnership with the Jewish Home at Rockleigh by running a carnival for the senior citizens there. The different generations were able to enjoy each other’s company and the students benefited from hear-

Moriah Kindergarten Celebrates the Tenth Day of School O n Monday, Moriah Kindergarten celebrated their 10th day of school! The children made their first set of ten as they counted their way to the 100th day of school!

In honor of the 10th day of school everyone participated in many activities with the special number “10”! The Morah read a book titled, Ten Black Dots, by Donald Crew. Then the yeladim wrote and illustrated their very first book titled, Ten Black Dots. They will put their “published” book in the library for all to enjoy!

In the math center, students used unifix cubes to help understand “sets of ten.” Using fun manipulatives they figured out different ways to add up to the number ten, and learned two math symbols + and =.

Ma’ayanot Freshmen RAPID-ly Bond M a’ayanot freshmen had an exciting week of activities that fostered close bonds among the Class of 2020. On Tuesday, September 20, the grade went rafting on the Delaware River, followed by a barbecue dinner and kumsitz at the home of their STEAM teacher, Mrs. Reyce Krause.

On Sunday, September 25, the freshmen and their parents joined faculty members at the Annual Freshman Luncheon, a wonderful opportunity to meet & greet new friends.

MTA Students Give Back to Our Troops

By Tzvi Simchon n Sunday, September 18th, the Yeshiva University High School for Boys (MTA) freshmen from Rabbi Pearl’s shiur participated in a chesed trip to the KosherTroops main packing facility to help prepare delicious food in large boxes, to be sent to men in uniform.

Although it seemed simple at first, it took a lot of hard work to make sure that the job was done correctly; whether it was the crowded food stations or confusing as- boys left the packing facility feeling great, pects of the packing, it was not as easy as knowing that at the end of the day they it looked. However, as a shiur, Rabbi Pearl’s did something helpful, productive, and gratalmidim persevered, and accomplished cious for men in uniform. their goal of helping those who serve in the United Adult & Adolescent Psychotherapy States Army. Together, the boys - Anxiety - Social Challenges packed many - Depression - Life Transitions boxes, each box - Adjustment to - Stress Management containing food Chronic Illness for about 5 to 10 people, aid201- 357- 5796 121Cedar Lane ing a tremendous number TemimaDanzig.com Teaneck, NJ of soldiers. The

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ing the life stories of the members of the Jewish Home. The director of the program contacted TABC afterwards to express her joy at the success of the day and requesting that this become a regular occurrence. The young men clearly represented TABC in the best way possible and made a real kiddush Hashem. Ma Hu rachum, af ata rachum.

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TABC students run a carnival for the residents at Rockleigh. (Credit: TABC)

TABC students help out at the Community Food Bank of NJ. (Credit: TABC)

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Parents Join In at MTA his past Sunday, MTA was delighted to welcome parents to join their sons at “Parent-Son Learning.” The myriad of parents came for davening in the building’s historic Zysman Hall, after which they were treated to a special breakfast spread. After breakfast, everyone reconvened in the auditorium to hear renowned scholar Dr. David Pelcovitz, Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychology and Jewish Education at YU’s Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education and Administration. Dr. Pelcovitz discussed some varying paths to incorporating teshuvah into one’s life. Using both his expertise in the

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field of Psychology and extensive Torah sources, he developed the idea that everyone can find their unique and individualized approach to spiritual growth. Both parents and students took the message to heart. Said Mrs. Zeldy Trieff, parent of sophomore Yacov Steinberg, “Dr. Pelcovitz was so inspiring, as was the whole day, it was wonderful to experience this before Yom Tov.” After Dr. Pelcovitz’s lecture, the parents broke off with their sons to attend the individual shiurim, having the special chance to hear from their rebbe and learn-side-by-side. It was an inspiring and uplifting day for all who attended.

Kurtz as preparation for beginning to learn Chumash.

6th Grade Delves Into Science at Moriah S ixth graders tried to figure out why the North and South Poles are always cold, even though they sometimes have 24 hours of daylight.

A New Zman of Night Seder Begins at TABC The new year of Night Seder in TABC began with a packed beit midrash. This nightly program affords the opportunity for the talmidim to learn beyond the regular sedarim of the day. This year the students will be

learning their choice of either the seventh perek of Pesachim or Parshat Chukkat with extensive parshanut. TABC is proud that so many of its talmidim choose to dedicate more time to talmud Torah on a daily basis.

Teaneck Chabad Preschool Helps Build a Shofar T he children of Teaneck Chabad Preschool enjoyed a visit from Rabbi Grossbaum of “The Living Legacy,” a project of Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen County. The children learned about

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the shofar; where it comes from and how it’s made. The children worked with a “raw” shofar, to sand it, polish it, and drill the hole through which the shofar is blown.

BPY Nursery Students Discover Unique Animals B en Porat Yosef Nursery students visited the school’s discovery room, which is home to a variety of interesting animals. They marveled at the ani-

mals and thoroughly enjoyed learning about what makes each unique and special, and spent time examining the crested geckos.

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RTMA Students Commit to ‘The Elul Big 3’ T he Elul zman at the JEC’s Rav Teitz Mesivta Academy featured an extra level of intensity and focus this year as students concentrated on improving three particular mitzvot leading up to the Yomim Noraim.

“The Elul Big 3” as they came to be known were: Netilat Yadayim (hand washing) upon waking in the morning, the donning of Tzitzit all day, and Shmirat HaLashon (appropriate speech), and were selected by way of student vote at orientation earlier this month.

RKYHS Hosts Meaningful Selichot Program T his past Saturday night, led by RKYHS Student Activities Director, Mr. Hal Levy, the RKYHS community gathered at school for a spirited kumsitz followed by a moving Selichot service.

RKYHS students, faculty members and administration were joined by alumni as everyone prepared for the New Year together. It was a beautiful and meaningful way to join together beyond the classroom for an enhanced selichot experience.

Harnessing the Power of Sound at the JEC Lower School “T he sound of the shofar has the power to wake us up,” exclaimed Rabbi Uzi Beer, principal of the JEC Lower School to students immediately before blowing shofar for the division. “Today is also the Chofetz Chaim’s yahrtzeit,” he said, “and the words we say also have power.” Students listened intently

as Rabbi Beer shared a lesson on shmirat halashon, followed by shofar blowing.

They were clearly mesmerized and had a newfound appreciation and understanding about the power of sound and voice and the substantive narrative that he conveyed, elevating their daily shofar experience to a higher level.

BPY Second Graders Collect Data About Magnets en Porat Yosef second grade students are learning to become scientists. They made predictions, and collected data by holding “magnet olympics,” and were able to find the strongest magnet in the school’s discovery room.

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JEC Lower School Principal Rabbi Uzi Beer demonstrates the power of sound as he blows the shofar. (Credit: Adina Abramov)

Morning Assembly at JKHA Brings School Unity and Inspires Classroom Learning I ntroduced for the 2016-17 school year, upon arriving at school, and before heading to the classrooms, all JKHA students gather together in the newly renovated library. Having the whole school gathered in the library enabled Lower School to have the opportunity to get the day started together as a division with the sharing of important news and announcements, and participate in the morning practices of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and Hatikvah together as a division.

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Bruriah Heads to the Beach

The JEC Lower School Gets Ready for a Sweet New Year T he Jewish Educational Center’s Lower School division was abuzz with anticipation of a sweet New Year as students in the Early Childhood division spent time learning the traditional songs of Rosh Hashanah and the various mitzvot and customs asso-

ruriah’s 10th and 11th grades enjoyed a day at the beach last week as their first trip of the year. The trip afforded students the opportunity to take a break from the classroom after an intense start

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ciated with the holiday. The delicious aroma of fresh honey cake and challah wafted through the hallways as the young voices enthusiastically sang out the timeless, “Dip the apple in the honey...”

of the year and spend some time getting to regroup with each other and their teachers as well as meet and greet new students who have joined the school this year.

RTMA Demonstrates a Lesson in Faith

ometimes it takes something dramatic to remind us as Jews Who really rules the world.

As the Jewish Educational Center implemented bolstered security measures at both of its campuses last week, one RTMA father was quick to share a reminder that, “the Jewish guard is the Mezuzah.”

Livingston parent Mr. Dror Frommer, originally from Haifa, Israel, emailed, “I am not sure when the school’s mezuzahs were checked last, but it’s certainly a good time in Elul.”

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mezuzahs for checking, a batch at a time, and have them checked by a reliable sofer and even pay for them. His only insistence was that the school assign several students each time he comes to observe the work, so that they witness firsthand the valuable lessons of faith that we strive to imbue our students with each and every day.

Indeed, even as the police and security personnel were busy diligently ensuring our safety, our students and and faculty understood that our ultimate protection emanates from Hakadosh Baruch Hu.

RPRY Raises Over $30,000 in 2nd Annual Color Run

ver 150 people joined RPRY for the 2nd Annual Color Run. The event, dedicated in loving memory of Morah Miri Gordon, a longtime educator at RPRY, raised funds for the school. Runners of all ages started the loop around the lake at Papaianni Park in white shirts and caps, and it

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wasn’t long before the colors started flying!

Powder of every color flew through the air, turning the sea of white runners into a rainbow display. A photo booth, face painting, hand impressions on a commemorative panel, and other family activities added to the festivities.

IBECC Students are Busy ‘Bees’ tudents at the Iris Berman Early Childhood Center at Suburban Torah in Livingston combined their exploration of nature, art, and Rosh Hashanah this week! The children painted a Tashlich pond, used cellophane to mimic the water’s shiny surface, and added fish. Now when they sing their Tashlich song, they can go to their pond and throw all of their aveirot away. The children also discussed how bees help produce honey for Rosh Hashanah. They listened to “Flight of the Bumble Bee,” and wiggled and danced like bees.

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A Mishmar Makeover at Ma’ayanot hen Mrs. Ora Schrier, Tanach teacher at Ma’ayanot, clicked “Send” for students to sign up for Thursday night Mishmar during the first week of school, she had no idea what kind of response she would receive. Within a day, her inbox filled up. “We had 225 responses,” beamed Schrier, the school’s Director of Torah Programming.

The opening Mishmar on September 15, an Elul-themed Paint Night, was filled to capacity. Beyond painting a beautiful scene, the activity was inspired by Torah content. “We discussed how each individual has a unique voice or a song that inspires us,” said Schrier. Each student chose a pasuk from Tehillim, a phrase, or a song lyric that describes her unique song. Then, guided by instructor Tova Lahasky, each student painted her own canvas depicting her theme.

“Our goal for Mishmar is to extend Torah learning outside the classroom,” explained Schrier. “Learning lishma, for the sake of learning, is a big part of who we are at Ma’ayanot. We don’t just learn Torah, we live Torah.”

The success of the first Mishmar, in which students stay for an hour after school on Thursday evenings, reflects the enthusiasm, priorities and Torah values of the students, said Schrier.

The second week of Mishmar, held on September 22, was equally successful. Several parents joined their daughters to learn with Dr. Yael Ziegler, professor of Tanach at Machon Herzog and Matan in Israel. Dr. Ziegler gave a lecture on the topic: “Samson and David: Mirror Characters and Freedom of Choice.” Guiding students through various sources from Tanach, Midrash and Talmud, Dr. Ziegler described the similar

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Dr. Yael Ziegler, Professor of Tanach at Machon Herzog and Matan in Israel, addressed Ma’ayanot students at Mishmar.

characteristics of Samson and David. She demonstrated how each character chose to use his God-given strength for opposing purposes—Samson for the negative and David for the positive.

“The shiur was incredible,” said sophomore Penina Krischer. “It was a whole new take on the stories I’d learned when I was younger.”

This year, Ma’ayanot plans to bring in more speakers and design Mishmar programs that cater to different styles of learning. “There will be a balance between hands-on, interactive, experiential learning, as well as shiurim by Ma’ayanot faculty, and outside speakers,” said Schrier.

This week, leading up to Yamim Noraim, Rabbi Jay Goldmintz, teacher of Tanach and Jewish Philosophy at Ma’ayanot, will be giving a guided tour of the machzor using traditional sources as well as mixed media.

On October 6, Daniel Rothner, Founder and Director of Areyvut, will be teaching students about various chesed opportunities. “I will be empowering students to use their time and talents to active-

More than 225 students enjoyed Mishmar Paint Night.

ly make the world a better place on a daily basis,” he said. Students will engage in “chaburot,” small learning groups, to study sources about social justice, followed by a chesed project to support Leket, a food rescue organization in Israel, organized by Ma’ayanot’s history teacher and Chesed Coordinator, Mrs. Caryn Keller.

Students also have the option of joining the Ma’ayanot Scholars Program, in which they engage in higher-level Torah learning and explore topics in depth during independent study.

The highlight of the year is Mishmover (a Mishmar sleepover), in which the entire student body learns all night in school.

Community leaders and faculty members participate in panel discussions and add to the ruach and enjoyable atmosphere.

“We encourage students to dedicate their discretionary time to learning Torah outside the classroom,” said Rabbi Zev Prince, Director of the Ma’ayanot Scholars Program and Director of Co-Curricular Programming. “Mishmar gives our students opportunities to explore topics in Judaism that aren’t covered in the curriculum.

What’s more, we are building a community of learners.”

When Rabbi Prince and Mrs. Schrier look around the full Beit Knesset at Ma’ayanot on Thursday evening, they feel the excitement in the air. “We’re succeeding in educating our students that learning Torah is a priority,” says Rabbi Prince. “At the end of a long week, our students aren’t rushing home. They want to stay and learn Torah with their friends.”

Bruriah Hosts Live Debate in JEC Lower School Sends Advance of National Election Shana Tova Love to the IDF B S ruriah High School staged a live political debate in anticipation of the upcoming federal election.

Every four years, prior to the presidential election, The Jewish Educational Center’s girls high school division conducts a Town Hall-style debate to educate students about the presidential party platforms in advance the elections.This year’s program took place on Wednesday September 28th and featured two officials representing the Republican and Democratic parties respectively.

Assemblyman Gary Schaer (D-District 36) debated Commissioner Steven Rogers (R) on an array of questions of national interest selected from over 200 student sub- Bruriah to Host Live Debate in Advance of National Election This rare and exciting event representmissions.

Veteran Bruriah faculty member Mr. ed just a small taste of the broad range of Joel Glazer moderated the debate, which opportunities available to students in all was followed by a student-run Israel-orient- three JEC divisions as well as demonstrates ed presentation by AISAC, Bruriah’s Amer- the school’s unwavering commitment to ican Israel Student Action Committee, the State of Israel and the United States of revolving around issues that pertain specif- America with its treasured democratic process. ically to the Jewish State.

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tudents in the Jewish Educational Center’s Lower School Early Childhood division sent love and heartfelt wishes to Israeli soldiers in the IDF in the form of Shana Tova cards that will be delivered in advance of Rosh Hashanah.

The cards will be delivered to Israel personally by JEC community member Mrs. Cheryl Abramowitz, who initiated this project two years ago.

Yeshivat Netivot Students Prepare for Rosh Hashanah eshivat Netivot students prepared for Rosh Hashanah with hands-on lessons in the classroom and outside of it. Students learned about many different types of animals and their horns with Rabbi Strassburg of the Shofar Factory, which was generously sponsored by a Netivot family. Each elementary student cut their own shofar, sanded and polished it, and then enjoyed blowing it!

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SCHOOLS New Gifts Help Yeshivat Noam Expand ‘Chazak B’Noam’  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 to work with students who require additional learning strategies, and train teachers to meet more language needs directly in the classroom.

Now, two more major gifts totaling more than half a million dollars are enabling Yeshivat Noam to increase services provided in both early childhood and middle school.

Sensory Gym The Schwimmer family recently enrolled their son Azi and felt that he and other students would benefit from a sensory gym on campus. Thanks to contributions from the Schwimmer and Weiss families, Yeshivat Noam now has a state-of-the-art sensory gym.

According to Morah Amy Kagedan, director of early childhood support services, “There are many students in our buds, kindergarten and first-grade classes who benefit from occupational therapy, and they will now be able to access that service during the school day in an environment created to support their growth and development.”

The new sensory gym is a dedicated space for students in buds through first grade to receive occupational therapy services, either privately or through Bergen County Special Services. Additionally, students enrolled in the Chazak B’Noam inclusion class in kindergarten and first grade will also utilize the sensory gym with their teacher, when appropriate. It is creatively designed,

New state-of-the-art sensory gym in Yeshivat Noam

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offering a variety of activities to help students develop fine and gross motor skills, as well as sensory integration skills. Some of the highlights of the new space include climbing walls, crash mats, a loft and swings.

files to ensure complete academic and psychosocial success. This grant has enabled Yeshivat Noam to hire a behavioral specialist, Dr. Rachel Cohen, and a special educator, Mr. Yosef Trinz, to join the educational team this year.

Working under the supervision of Dr. Alex Mondrow—middle school psychologist, Dr. Rachel Cohen, who has degrees in special education, educational psychology and school psychology, consults with school staff on student behavior, social skills groups and support for individual students. According to Dr. Cohen, “Oftentimes, students struggling academically are misunderstood and require additional attention to better understand their thoughts and concerns. In my capacity, I am developing relationships with these students and creating and implementing individualized plans to ensure their overall success.”

Mr. Yosef Trinz, who hold a master’s degree in special education, is working with students on writing and executive functioning skills. “I am very excited to join Yeshivat Noam and be part of a program that not only provides excellent academic support but that also recognizes the importance of teaching students organizational and writing skills,” says Mr. Trinz.

According to Rabbi Chaim Hagler, principal, “These visionary donors are expanding our ability to provide students with supports that until now were only available privately and outside of school. We are grateful that these families have chosen Jewish education as the focus of their tzedakah dollars. We are confident that both the sensory gym and the expansion of the Chazak B’Noam program into the middle school will have a tremendous impact on our students’ overall success.”

Middle School Learning Specialists Pre-adolescence is a time of great growth and change; schools must be prepared and have the resources to support students in middle school academically, socially and emotionally as they experience this change and growth.

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Gotham Burger Sportstar of the Week: Chaim Mermelstein T he Jewish Link of New Jersey and Gotham Burger would like to recognize eleven year old Chaim Mermelstein as this week’s Sportstar of the Week. The Rosenbaum Yeshiva of New Jersey sixth grader and goalie is taking the TABC Jr Hockey league senior division by storm, as a sixth grader playing with sixth, seventh and eighth graders. In the first two games he has been a wall. Facing over forty shots on goal, and not a single one made it to the net. His TABC team, the Maple Leafs have yet to score a goal this season, but with their amazing goalkeeper they have not lost a game with an 0-0-2 record. A spectator told The JLNJ, “The future of the RYNJ Jaguars Hockey team is bright with Mermelstein in net.”

Chaim, who is your Role Model?

Either my dad or Martin Brodeur.

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Martin Brodeur because he holds many NHL records and won three Stanley Cups What is your earliest sports memory?

Playing catch with my Dad in the living room (and breaking some picture frames).

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My mom bought me a Spider-man baseball mitt because she thought it was “cute” What is your favorite sports memory?

When I hit two grand slams in the same game in PAL. What is your favorite thing to do when not playing sports?

Hanging out with friends and watching sports What is the best thing about being a sportstar?

Making my Dad proud!!!

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YU Cross Country Teams Perform Well at Recent Invitationals ichman finished 14th overall in the 8k race, with a time of 29:34.1. Classmate Michael Bouaziz was right behind him in 16th place, crossing the finish line at the 29:41 mark. Senior Jake Schrier earned 19th place, with a time of 29:53.4. Sophomore Yonatan Shreiber finished 45th (31:52.9), Jonathan Shedlo earned 48th place (32:08.9), and freshman Yudi Meltzer came in 52nd (32:30.0).

Last week, the teams had success at the Queensborough Community College Invitational. Each program earned a second place finish overall, and first among NCAA Division III schools, with the women scoring 90 points and the men with 88.

In the women’s 5k race, senior Lyndsey Pere finished first among NCAA Division III runners, and fourth overall, with a time of 21:58.4. She averaged 7:03.9 per mile. Classmate Alexandra Zimmer finished 18th overYU Crosscountry Mens (CREDIT: YUMACS.COM)

By YUMACS.COM RONX, N.Y.—The Yeshiva University cross country teams competed in the York College Invitational at Van Cortlandt Park on Sunday. The women’s team earned bronze, with 140 points, while the men’s team finished fourth overall with 137 points.

Leading the way for the women’s team was senior Lyndsey Pere, who finished

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seventh overall, and second among Skyline Conference runners, with a time of 25:51.9. Classmate Alexandra Zimmer was the 26th runner to cross the finish line in the 6k race, at the 28:31.0 mark. Senior Miriam Einhorn finished in 40th place, completing the race in 29:28.4, while junior Yael Jakobov and senior Shoshana Mond each finished 45th (29:39.0) and 48th (29:43.5) respectively.

On the men’s side, senior Avraham Ra-

Israel Victorious in WBC Qualifier  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 er to 3rd. Rhett Wiseman hit the ball to 1B Jordan Serena who fired home, but not quick enough, scoring Decker.

With Josh Zeid of the Mets pitching, Stuart led off the 7th with a double and took 3rd on a wild pitch. Isaacs hit a sacrifice fly two batters later to score Stuart to make it 2-1.

Israel came back and blew it open in the 7th, as Wiseman led off with a single.

all, crossing the finish line at the 24:21.6 mark. Junior Dena Edelman earned 21st place with a time of 24:32.6, while senior Miriam Einhorn and junior Yael Jakobov finished 31st and 32nd respectively.

On the men’s side, senior Jake Schrier finished ninth overall in the 8k race, crossing the finish line at the 30:32.3 mark. Not far behind was junior Avraham Raichman, who finished in 12th place with a time of 30:39.3. Senior Michael Bouaziz was the third Yeshiva runner to cross the finish line, and 15th overall, completing the race in 31:07.6. Freshman Yudi Meltzer finished 29th overall, sophomore Yonatan Shreiber earned 31st place, and senior Jonathan Shedlo came in 33rd.

The Maccabees will be back in action on Sunday, October 9, for the College of Staten Island Invitational at Cloves lake Park, beginning at 10:00 a.m.

and give Israel a 1-0 lead. The bullpen kept Brazil scoreless and gave Israel an automatic entry into the Championship game.

Israel once again faced Great Britain on Sunday night. Marquis got the start one again and threw 4 perfect innings.

Burcham led off the 5th with a hit and Blake Gailen smacked a two-run homer to put Israel ahead. Borenstein walked and Ryan Lavarnway smacked a 2-run shot over the LF wall, making it 4-0.

Israel would score again in the 6th, as Burcham singled and scored two batters

During Hatikvah, the Israeli coaches and players donned Team Israel kippahs.

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A double by Scott Burcham moved Wiseman to 3rd. Mike Meyers hit a sac fly, scoring Wiseman. Zach Borenstein singled, scoring Burcham. Israel loaded the bases for former Met Ike Davis, who singled in Borenstein. Cody Decker hit a sac fly to right, scoring Lavarnway to make it 5-2.

Brad Goldberg came in and got the save for Israel to give them a win on Thursday night.

Friday’s noontime game against Brazil was a baseball purist’s dream, as good pitching held both teams to just 3 hits apiece.

Israel got their lone run in the 4th.

Nate Freiman led off with a double and Davis reached on an error. Cody Decker hit a fly ball to center to score Freiman

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later on a triple by Borenstein. Decker homered in the 7th to make it 6-0.

Israel took a no-hitter into the 8th.

With 2 outs, Albert Cartwright singled to right and took 2nd on an error. Chavez Young singled, scoring Cartwright to make it 6-1.

Israel added three more runs in the 8th, as Gailen drew a walk and Borenstein singled. Lavarnway singled in Gailen. Two batters later, Charlie Cutler doubled making it 9-1.

Dean Kremer came in and closed the game, giving Israel the win and the final spot in the World Baseball Classic. They will play next March in Seoul, South Korea in Pool B against Chinese Taipei, Korea and the Netherlands.

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Knockers Complete Four-Peat in CBY Men’s Club Softball he Knockers exploded for 51 runs over two games to sweep The Scrubs and capture their fourth consecutive CBY Men’s Club Softball championship on Sunday. As in previous years, the Knockers rode Yitz Greenbaum’s dominant pitching and a stellar defense to the championship, surrendering only 53 total runs during the regular season. but it was the offensive production that stood out in the 18-7 and 33-8 wins over The Scrubs.

Every Knockers player crossed the plate at least twice in the series as the team drew 13 walks and rapped out 49 hits, including a home run from third baseman Jeremy Nussbaum in the first game, and a home run each from centerfielder Noam Block, catcher Steven Berkowitz, and second baseman Ariel Auman in the second game. Auman’s home run was his fifth in only eight games played this season, including home runs in each of his last four games.

Naturally, the Knockers’ dominant pitching and fielding also played a role in the series win. The Scrubs were

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held scoreless for nine of the 13 innings played on Sunday, thanks in part to Greenbaum’s command of the strike zone, but also due to Berkowitz’s mobility and reflexes behind the plate, first baseman Mo Rosenberg’s trusty glove, and athletic diving and sliding catches in the outfield by Block, Josh Aron, and Dov Glickman.

Slick fielding shortstop Meir Stimmel was not called upon too often in the field, but he made his presence felt by reaching base safely seven times and scoring five runs. Dave Weisberg, the only new addition to the Knockers roster, played a solid right field and added another big lefty bat to the lineup. Fiery Knockers stalwart Noam Aron contributed multiple extra base hits before skating away early to join his roller hockey team for a crucial Sunday night tilt.

The Knockers had advanced to the final after defeating Mossad 9-5 in the semifinal round. The Scrubs had beaten the Kings, the only team to win a game against the Knockers this season.

Front row (kneeling, left to right): Coach Simmie Friedman, Azarya Rosenberg, Jeremy Nussbaum, Meir Stimmel, Yitz Greenbaum Back row (standing, left to right): Steven Berkowitz, Mo Rosenberg, Dave Weisberg, Marc Aron, Dov Glickman, Josh Aron, Ariel Auman, Miriam Aron

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How to Make a Successful Offer in Today’s Housing Market (StatePoint) Prospective homebuyers can get encouraged by the current market.

Nearly 68 percent of homes sales today are to individual buyers compared to 53 percent in 2011 when investor and cash deals were at their peak. Still, competition for housing is hot.

“In a competitive market, your offer may be one of many. But you can take steps to increase your chances of success,” says Chris Bowden, senior vice president of HomeSteps, the real estate sales division of Freddie Mac. The experts at HomeSteps and Bowden are offering homebuyers five important tips for making an offer in today’s market: • Understand your finances. While it’s not nearly as fun as house hunting, fully understanding your finances is critical to helping you determine your price limit and whether your budget can cover necessary upgrades, as well as monthly expenses for general upkeep and utilities, which can run hundreds of dollars monthly.

• Act fast. When home inventory is low, the sooner you can make an offer, the better. Get pre-approved if you know you’ll need a mortgage to buy. It will help you act fast and make a confident offer.

• Make a solid offer. A strong offer will be comparable with other sales and listings in the neighborhood. A licensed real estate agent who is active in the neighborhoods you’re considering will be instrumental in helping you put in a solid offer based on re-

cent sales of similar homes, the condition of the house and what you can afford.

Always ask the seller for a home warranty as part of your initial offer. That way, you’ll be covered if appliances or mechanicals fail or break down after you’re in the home.

Set your offer apart from the competition by including a letter to the seller, or offer the seller the ability to rent back their home for some period of time after closing.

This can be your chance to connect beyond just dollars. Talk to your agent about other ways to make your offer resonate.

• Prepare to negotiate. Be prepared for counteroffers. The two things most likely to be negotiated are the selling price and closing date. Given that, you’ll be glad you did your homework first to understand how much you can afford. Your agent will aid the negotiation process, giving you guidance on the counteroffer and making sure that the agreed-to contract terms are met.

• Get a home inspection. Once you’ve signed the purchase contract, always get an independent home inspection so you know the true condition of the home. If the inspection uncovers undisclosed problems you can typically re-negotiate the terms or cancel the contract.

While house hunting is fun, homebuying should not be taken lightly. For best results, get prepared. Smart strategies can help you make a successful offer on a property.

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Real Estate Planning for the New Year

By Ruby Kaplan, V & N Realty e’re on the heels of a Jewish new year again, and we’re all anticipating and hoping for a happy and healthy 5777 for our entire family, friends and community.

Even though we are not at the beginning of a new English calendar year, I thought it would be appropriate to look over some real estate statistics to convey to the consumer for knowledge purposes.

People always ask me about market trends and expectations, and as realtors, we cannot predict trends for the future but can certainly share past statistics that are facts.

One can argue that the immediate future could reflect recent past activity and the best we can hope for is to assess the market from the past previous years. With the information, one can only conjecture the real estate market of the future. I only hope

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this is helpful and somewhat indicative of what may be around the corner. The interest rates are still at an all-time low, which allows for greater buying power before rates increase, and that is a fact.

So, here is some food for fodder, not apples or honey, but dry comparison statistics from the most recent completed two years…

In 2014, the total number of sold homes reported in the area is 15,268, compared to 2015 with a total sold of 17,052 pointing, to a 12% change reported for the entire New Jersey Multiple Listing System. Moving on, in 2014 total sold homes came to $6,904,746,753 in comparison to $7,861,437,658 in 2015, with a 14% change, with the average median sold in 2014 of $365,271 in comparison to $372,439 in 2015, with a 2% change. Okay, let’s break it down to individual areas, comparing individual towns. In Teaneck, 333 homes were sold in 2014 in comparison to 363 sold in 2015, a 9% change in activity whereby days on market (DOM) has decreased with a -2% change in

2014 to 104.8 compared to average days on market 102.9 in 2015, indicating that homes sold in a shorter amount of time. The average median price sold in 2014 was $324,063 with a 4% change in 2015 to $336,771, so median price increased somewhat. In Bergenfield for the same time period, there was a drastic change of 32% from 197 homes sold in 2014 to 260 homes sold in 2015. DOM reflected a drop -25% change from 103.6 days on market in 2014 to 77.2 days in 2015. What is interesting is that the average sold price was actually reduced by 3% from $318,917 to $309,917. Okay, let’s look at one more comparison locale, Englewood. Their sold number of 235 was actually reduced by a 3% change from 2014 of 235 solds to 229 sold in 2015 with also a drop of DOM from 127.1 in 2014 to 115.7 in 2015, reflecting a -9% change.

Median house price increased by 6% from $340,342 in 2014 to $361,333 in 2015.

So, where does this detailed statistical information get us? On top of it all, it’s an election year of our country’s next Commander-in-Chief, with theories flying as

to which candidate will allow for a stronger housing market. Having a lot of experience in the realty field, I know my customers who have interest in market trends, but the reality is they ultimately buy with their emotions and the timing that is right for them. Sure, interest rates are lower than ever with the hovering threat that the feds will be raising the rates, but even then, buyers will buy when the timing is right and sellers will sell when it is within their planning. It’s part of life, we do what we can and when we can, which ultimately trumps the data in the end.

Good luck with all your housing needs and, hopefully, by next Rosh Hashanah, I will provide another report comparing 2015 and 2016. By then, some will have bitten the bullet, taken the plunge and fortunately gotten a piece of the rock while others are still waiting, watching for the next report… got my message? Hope it makes a difference in your planning… Enjoy! Happy Rosh Hashanah to all and a Healthy and Happy New Year!

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Tips for Buying and Selling a Home

By Nicole Idler What is the best way to keep my family and home safe for showings?

Realtors do their best to try and screen their clients before showings and try to make sure they are qualified. Many of us accomplished agents also know each other in the industry, so there is an element of trust when showings take place. Besides the usual advice about cleaning the house and decluttering, there are a few important things a seller can do to prepare their home before opening it to the public. Remove all personal pictures whenever possible. Lock up your prescription medications and all your jewelry. Expensive paintings or sculpture if not insured should be put in storage, if possible. Make sure you are represented by a reputable and experienced real estate agent who will also be looking out for your interests and the safety of your family during showings. It is always a risk to sell by owner. Strangers enter your home and may not even have the funds to qualify for this purchase.

How do you know that your offer has been submitted after signing a contract?

The real estate agent who is representing you has an obligation to ensure your offer is submitted. There are two ways this can be done. One is to have the offer submitted in person by the buyer’s agent, unless the seller puts in writing that they only want the seller’s agent to submit all the offers. The second way is for an agent to submit an offer submission form that the seller must sign off on letting all parties know that the offer was actually submitted. It is unethical for any agent to suppress an offer. All offers must be submitted to a seller and you should get a reply within 48 hours. Getting a reply beyond 48 hours and well after business hours is both unethical and can be an indication that the real estate agent is not acting in the best interest of the parties involved, which goes against the practices of real estate law. Sometimes, a seller may delay a response because they live overseas, so it may be a good idea to encourage the seller to write a note stating this so as not to lose qualified buyers and offers. A seller’s agent cannot by law suppress offers from coming in even after the contract is signed by both buyer and seller. Additionally, during attorney review, offers can still be submitted and must be given to the seller for their own review. Ultimately, it is the sole right of the seller to decide which offer they want to accept. Many good agents will try to respond within 24 hours or less whenever possible.

What is the purpose of doing a home inspection?

The purpose of a home inspection is to determine if there are serious defects in the home you are buying. The standard New Jersey Association of Realtors contract contains an inspection contingency for structural and environmental defects. Generally, buyers have 10 days from contract to perform a home, termite and radon inspection. Structural items include the foundation, electrical, plumbing, and to be sure the construction is up to code. Environmental items can include the presence of asbestos (common in homes built in the

early 1900s), some insulation products and some outdated building materials.

Some of today’s home inspections have gotten a bit out of control. If you are buying an older home for its character or its grander features, then you should expect that some things in the home are going to be dated. Your offer and the negotiated price would have taken this into consideration. You are free to make improvements once you purchase the house. This is not

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The inspector should be able to determine if you are buying a sound house. You

should find out what specific items will be included in the fee for his inspection. You don’t want to find out at the inspection that you are being charged extra for items you expected to be included. Some inspections are taking far longer than they used to and buyers are paying a premium for this, even though they are not always receiving an accurate report.

Most experienced real estate agents can provide you with a list of inspectors they have observed in the field. You should call one or two of them to obtain a price and define the scope of their work.

Legitimate findings during the inspection period are sometimes corrected by the seller or they may agree to provide a credit. A seller may choose not to cure, but it is inevitable that similar things may come up again when the house gets put back on the market. Always consult with your real estate agent and attorney to try to negotiate a positive result.

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self after a long day. Whether the scent is apple cinnamon, pumpkin pie or maple leaf, lighting a candle with your favorite fall fragrance creates a warm and welcoming atmosphere, enhancing your sense of calm.

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Transform your living room into an at-home getaway by displaying seasonal throw pillows and blankets, and adorning the space with elements from nature, like a vase filled with leaf stems and crab apple branches. Crank up the cozy factor with homemade hot cider and a crackling fireplace.

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Give rooms a refreshing update, add color and create contrast in a space with accent walls. Deep colors like navy blue help create a relaxing retreat. Or, take a cue from the changing leaves and opt for warm colors, like mustard yellow or burnt orange. To ensure a top-notch paint job, use a premium brand painter’s tape that will deliver sharp paint lines, like FrogTape. It’s the only painter’s tape that features patented PaintBlock Technology, which reacts with the water in latex paint and instantly gels to form a micro-barrier that seals the edges of the tape to help prevent paint bleed.

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6. Deck Out Curb Appeal Nothing sets a good impression like an attractive entry way and front door.

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Ten Packing Hacks to Streamline Your Move oving brings a mix of emotions. Excitement about living in a new home is paired with angst and anxiety about the actual moving process. The most dreaded task is the one that takes the most time: packing.

The boxes, the bubble wrap, the labelsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;oh my! Packing can be chaotic and overwhelming. Fortunately the experts at Penske Truck Rental have some time-tested tips to help anyone make packing for a move fast, easy and efďŹ cient.

Creative packing supplies: Boxes, packing tape and bubble wrap are essential, but by creatively using what you already have, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll cut costs and waste. Try blankets and bedding instead of bubble wrap. Socks wrapped around glasses and stemware provide excellent protection. Decorative baskets can be used as a substitute for boxes when it comes to light goods.

Label wisely: Mark each box with your name, information about its contents and the room it comes from. Numbering boxes and adding color coding helps keep everything organized. When you arrive at your new home, sort boxes by putting

diately upon arrival. You can quickly see the contents, plus this container is easy to pull among a sea of brown boxes.

Avoid bathroom-box blunders: Toiletries can easily break or spill. For powder cosmetics, place a cotton ball inside the container to prevent cracking. For bottles, remove caps, add plastic wrap and replace caps for a more protective seal.

Move appliances with care: Plan ahead when moving appliances. Check the ownerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s manuals for special moving instructions. For refrigerators, defrost at least one day before a move and wipe liquid to avoid a wet,

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them directly into the rooms where they belong.

Pack strategically: Start with the rooms you use the least before packing the most frequented rooms. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more, use a clear container for supplies youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need imme-

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Plan ahead: Reserve a rental truck at least two weeks in advance. A 12- or 16foot truck is ideal for moving a few large items or the contents of a small apartment.

Moving a larger home will require a bigger

truck. For guidance with truck selection, visit www.PenskeTruckRental.com.

Pack moving trucks efďŹ ciently: Start with heavy items ďŹ rst and strive to distribute weight evenly to prevent shifting. If possible, place couches on their ends rather than horizontally to save space. When stacking boxes, create walls and tie down to secure.

Pack snacks: After spending days packing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll want to hit the road and get to your new house without unnecessary breaks. By packing drinks and snacks, you wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t need to stop when hunger strikes.

Keep important documents close: Keep important documents, credit cards and your driverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s license in a bag inside the truck. When you stop for a break, make sure to lock this bag in the center console or glove box.

Consolidate: Finally, remember the less you have to pack, the less time it will take so condense by getting rid of unused items.

The general rule is if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t used it within a year, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s time for it to go. Have a yard sale, donate goods or give to friends (give ďŹ rst dibs to those pals helping you on move day).

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