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contents SPECIAL RAFFLES FAMILY TRIP TO ISRAEL . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 (DRAWING 3/28/17)

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FAMILY PACKAGES $72 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 $54 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 $36 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 $26 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

WOMEN’S PACKAGES $36 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Letter from our Founder

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MEN’S PACKAGES $36 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 $26 PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

YOUTH PACKAGES $18 TEEN PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 $10 KIDS PACKAGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 January/February 2017/Volume 16/Issue 4/ATIME Dreams is published five times a year September, December, March, April and June by A Torah Infertility Medium of Exchange – 1310 48th Street #406, Brooklyn NY, 11219 Postage paid at Pittsburgh PA post offices.

f you’ve read our past auction catalogs, you’ve read my story too: The years of waiting and dreaming to become a mother.

The promise my husband and I made that when salvation did come—we were confident it would—we’d devote ourselves to helping other couples cope with this lonely journey.

Twenty-three years since that promise, ATIME has grown into a dynamo of guidance, advocacy and world-class support. Yet, even as the organization has grown to include offices around the world, multiple departments and dozens of professionals, it is still the individual stories that power us every day.

In this catalog, the ATIME family gets personal, inviting you into their lives to experience the many unique paths on the journey to parenthood—the agony and the comedy, the perfect smiles and the broken hearts.

You’ll laugh at the embarrassingly bold meeting my friends and I “arranged” with Rav Avraham Pam, Z”L (do the yungerleit who were standing there remember the day?). You’ll meet Rabbi and Mrs. Shachar and the amazing family they merited after 23 years of marriage.

PERSONAL STORIES Hold onto a tissue for “Dual Citizenship,” a profoundly moving article by Aviva and Daniel, members of an exclusive club of people. After years of relentless battles, this beautiful couple is ready for victory at last!

DUAL CITIZENSHIP

In “Flying Solo,” an ATIME husband with a mischievous sense of humor invents a family to escape the sympathy he expects from a fellow airplane passenger. Will it work?

Statistically-speaking, infertility and pregnancy loss are quite common experiences. Yet, for couples that desire children of their own, the numbers only reinforce the doubt and despair. As you browse the unique prize packages ahead, please lend them your hearts, your ears, your support. Dare to dream with them.

As I sign these opening words to you, I hear my husband in the dining room distributing Chanukah Gelt to our 3 giggling einiklach. Hakodosh Boruch Hu has shown us, time and again, that dreams do come true.

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AUCTION INFORMATION SPECIAL THANK YOU . . . . . . .92 ORDER FORM . . . . . . . . . . . . .97 LIVE AUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . .99 EARLY BIRD DEADLINE:

Brany Rosen

WEDNESDAY, 14 IYAR, (5/10/17) AUCTION DATE:

WEDNESDAY 28 IYAR (5/24/17)

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PREGNANCY LOSS HOTLINE & GRIEF COUNSELORS

Support at all Costs

From the moment a couple detects a challenge until the day they hold their own baby, ATIME is at their side, providing logistical guidance, medical assistance and emotional support.

23% SUPPORT

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ADOPTION ADVISORS

RABBINICAL FERTILITY SPECIALISTS FERTILITY CONSULTANTS & MEDICAL REFERRALS

WOMEN’S HEALTH CONSULTANTS

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IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS WE SUPERVISED MEDICAL HASHGOCHA

SHABBATONS & SOCIAL EVENTS PROCEDURE ACCOMMODATIONS

MEDICAL CONSULTATIONS INSURANCE ADVOCACY

‫מכון שערי‬ ‫הלכה ורפואה‬

PUBLICATIONS & MAGAZINES

RABBINICAL FERTILITY SPECIALISTS

1STRUGGLES IN 6 COUPLES WITH INFERTILITY

MEDICAL & EDUCATIONAL SEMINARS

PHLEBOTOMY

PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE

,1 427 FERTILITY PROCEDURES

IN OVER 40 FERTILITY CENTERS ACROSS AMERICA

INFERTILITY AWARENESS

90,000,000 couples around the world experience infertility.

ONLY 6% receive the treatment needed to assist them.

Source: Genea/Global Fertility Alliance

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ALONE. Alone. Alone alone alone.

The clacking of the subway-wheels taunted me as I huddled at the edge of the seat, leaning my forehead on the grimy window-pane.

We were traveling home from a muchanticipated doctor’s visit…empty-handed.

“So sorry,” he had said, blithely crushing our castle of dreams. “I am not equipped to help you. Good luck.”

He snapped the Rosen file closed even before we left the room. I resisted the urge to turn around and catch a glimpse of our shattered hopes lying all over his waxed floorboards.

Behind us leered the physician’s office carpeted with jagged dream-shards.

Before us loomed our empty home.

Sitting on that train with the wheels laughing mercilessly at our utter helplessness, I made a promise. We were still groping in the dark, but I pledged that when we would crawl out of this endless black tunnel, we would make sure that no one would feel so alone. No one

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would have to sit on a heaving, grumbling

“THIS TABLE BEARS WITNESS TO THE THOUSANDS OF TEARS THAT MY YUNGERLEIT HAVE SHED. THEY DON’T KNOW WHERE TO GO AND WHOM TO ASK…”

train with only disappointment and worry.

It was years and many tears later that our promise re-appeared in brilliant color.

I was standing before my Shabbos licht. My three beautiful candles.

I lit one and then the other, as I had been doing for so many years. And then, as I touched the match to that third wick, our promise burst into flame.

I would not forget.

Buoyed by enthusiasm, I shared my plans with anyone who cared to listen. The comments came fast and furious.

Ridiculous.

You are so sweet, Brany. But let’s be realistic…

You’re asking for trouble.

No one will take you seriously.

But we had promised.

I was young. I was passionate. And I was determined.

Together with Suri Neuman and Blimy Steinberg, two women who shared my vision, I tried to force these nebulous dreams into the confines of reality.

appearances in Yeshiva Torah V’Daas had

eagerness and anxiety. The gabbai suggested

dwindled to occasional shiurim and getting

that we wait until after the shiur, but Rav

an audience with him was impossible.

Pam insisted, “Nein, yetzt!” (No. Now!)

But I was not acquainted with impossible. Banking

We were admitted to Rav Pam’s study. The

on the information provided by a relative employed

three of us and little Moishy pleaded our

at the Yeshiva, the three of us showed up on

case. Our words echoed with the silence in

the day Rav Pam was slated to give a shiur.

too many homes. Our plans teetered on the

We sat on a wobbly bench outside the doors of

tears of too many childless couples.

the Beis Medrash. Hundreds of Yeshiva students

Rav Pam pointed to his desk and in a voice laden

thronged by, sparing neither a glance nor a thought

with emotion he said, “This table bears witness to

to the three women cowering on the side. I was

the thousands of tears that my yungerleit have shed.

clutching my six-month-old Moishy, determined

They don’t know where to go and whom to ask…”

We knew that the haskamah of a prominent

to include him in this historic conference.

Gadol would lend credence to our mission.

“Vos villen zei?” (i.e. What do they

us to Rav Chaim Kraus, whose guidance

“We’ll go to Rav Pam,” I decided.

want?) Rav Pam asked his gabbai.

and support were the underpinnings of our

Rav Pam was not well at the time. His

We stated our request, tripping over our

Rav Pam gave us a warm beracha and referred

initial success. In fact, his letter of haskamah graced the cover of our first magazine.

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Plans and dreams are one thing, but reality is quite another. And we got our first dose of cold reality before we could even launch our opening initiative.

“Our medical conference will raise awareness,” I enthused. “We’ll advertise in all the local circulars and magazines to get the word out.”

We pictured overflowing crowds and enthusiastic applause. We wondered how we would deal with inadequate seating…but we needn’t have worried.

“Sorry, we can’t accept your ad,” the first magazine-editor brusquely informed us.

Der Yid to question their decision.

“Why did you agree to run our advertisement?”

My question hung in the air for a long moment.

“What’s the problem?” the editor staunchly replied. “Doesn’t every Kittah Aleph Yingele learn that Sarah wasn’t blessed with children?”

His concise reply became our catchphrase; the line we used to convince those editors who had balked at our ads.

Der Yid printed that first ad. Our vision was up for scrutiny before the public eye,

“We don’t run such advertisements,”

tapping into reservoirs of pain that had

echoed the second.

until then festered in loneliness.

“Our newspaper does not discuss

At odd moments in the A TIME offices, with

this topic,” averred the third.

the phones ringing incessantly and a staff of

Forget the crowds. Forget the applause.

We couldn’t even get to first base! The topic of infertility was taboo and there was no way to breach that barrier…until Der Yid rescued us from anonymity.

“Der Yid took our ad! Der Yid accepted it!” I was jubilant.

“Of course they took it,” Surie said.

“They don’t read English.”

Fueled by the need for affirmation, I contacted

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hundreds working worldwide, I marvel. From a fledgling, wispy promise, a virtual empire has sprung forth.

In the past twenty-three years, I have felt the tremendous siyata dishmaya that envelops those

taking care of Hashem’s beloved kinderlach.

These sparks of hashgacha and hugs from Above mitigate the tension, disappointments and challenges inherent in the A TIME mission.

Today, if any of our A TIME couples would travel on that desolate subway-car, the wheels would be singing a different tune.

They would churn out our life-giving message: You are not alone. You are not alone.

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Receive $25,000 to invest with Rosewax Properties.

Choose from many NJ bank auction properties.

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Kitchen Komplex

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‫מצות עשה על כל‬ ‫איש ואיש מישראל‬ ‫לכתוב ספר תורה‬ ‫לעצמו שנאמר‬ ‫ועתה כתבו לכם‬ ...‫את השירה‬ ‫ הלכות תפילין‬,‫— רמב"ם ספר אהבה‬ :‫ הלכה א‬,‫ פרק ז‬,‫ומזוזה וספר תורה‬

Brand new Sefer Torah written by a Sofer Yirei Shamayim from Eretz Yisroel. ‫לע”נ ר’ אליעזר בן ר’ משה יהושע קאהן ז”ל‬

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Sefer Torah

Fulfill the mitzvah most can only dream about!

Photo by Baruch Ezagui

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Cruise the streets in the height of fashion.

2-year lease of the impressive and exclusive 2017 Cadillac Escalade.

Sponsored in honor of ATIME President Mr. Moshe Fisher

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Spend Succos in Yerushalayim with your family. Package includes: 8 Tickets to Eretz Yisroel, an apartment in Geulah, and a Sukkah. ‫לע”נ ר’ אליהו העניך בן ר’ שלמה קלמן ז”ל‬

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Sukkos In Yerushalayim

Create a lifetime of memories in the heart of Yerushalayim!

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Dine Divine

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Elegant Dining Room Furniture of your choice at Accentuations By Design.

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ATIME PROFILE "‫"שערי דמעות לא ננעלו‬

GUARDIAN AT THE

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It’s 7:55 am when the call comes in. Mrs. Yehudis Grunwald breathes slowly, smiles encouragingly and adjusts her headset.

“Good morning! How can we help you?”

Today will not be easy. No day is easy for the executive assistant to Dayan Unger, ATIME’s director of Halacha and Medicine. “Every morning starts with a plan,” Mrs. Grunwald admits, “but when the phone rings for the first time, when an ATIME couple needs to speak, that’s when the agenda is set.”

Dayan Chaim Aron Unger is the world’s foremost authority on fertility halacha. His phone rings at all hours—rabbonim, couples, doctors, therapists—and he makes it his business to assist each and every caller. Mrs. Grunwald makes the impossible possible, scheduling ten minute phone appointments, researching case files, contacting specialists, coordinating services.

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Mrs. Yehudis Grunwald ATIME’s office of Halacha and Medicine

Today, a frightened cancer patient wants to preserve his chance at becoming a father. Though not officially a crisis hotline, the sensitive nature of fertility means Rav Unger is more than a poseik. “People are not only calling for an answer. They’re calling for reassurance. For direction.

The Rav connects with people in an amazing way.”

And while pressing questions are typical—a doctor wondering if a specific procedure is permissible, a couple overwhelmed by a 45-page medical form—often the phone rings, Mrs. Grunwald answers, and, silence.

“Some people have the courage to make the call, but simply can’t open their mouths to speak,” she says. The painful news they heard or the profound loneliness they feel is too much to express. “I tell them I am here, I will stay here and I am ready to listen whenever they feel ready to share.”

It’s 1:40am and the phone is still ringing. “Dayan Unger doesn’t hold hours,” Mrs. Grunwald says, “he holds hands.”

Dayan Unger, ATIME Director of Halacha and Medicine

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Treat yourself to a complete room make-over.

Choose beautiful bedroom furniture of your choice, up to $14,000.

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Summer Serenity

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Ahh…grass, sky and two months of Catskills pleasure.

Vacation at a summer home in the mountains for 8 weeks. Sit back and enjoy the company! ‫לע”נ ר’ יעקב בן ר’ פנחס אייזיק ז”ל‬ ‫ולע”נ רבקה בת ר’ מרדכי הכהן ע”ה‬

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Man the Tolls The Verrazano Bridge is up for grabs. Interested?

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Sponsored by Dovid and Sarala Lefkowitz, Baltimore, MD In honor of Rabbi and Mrs. Shaul Rosen, we treasure your friendship.

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3 Year Lease of a Nissan NV3500 12 Passenger Family Van. Legally fit

Family Travel

Crowding and cramming will be a thing of the past!

your entire family into one vehicle without compromising on comfort.

The vehicle has extra luggage room too! ‫נתנדב לזכות לכל חשוכי בנים בזרע‬ ‫ והיושבות על המשבר‬,‫ׁשל קימא‬ ‫ברחמיך הרבים תצילן מכל רע‬

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Hand-crafted sterling silver Kos shel Eliyahu with 18k gold, designed by Artist Yitzchak Chaskelson.

Kos Creation An artistic sensation as unique as it is beautiful.

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The towering Alps are a backdrop to a perfect vacation.

2 Airline Tickets to Switzerland, including food and kosher hotel accommodations for 10 days.

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Complete Kids’ Room Makeover, including: Furniture, Bedding, and Decor with $7,500 at Pottery Barn. ‫לע”נ עלקא בת ר’ מנחם דוד ע”ה‬

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Room4Kids Revamp their room to suit their needs.

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Relish a life of luxury in the sunny state.

Spend 1 week in this modern LXURE home in North Miami. Includes airfare for 2 from anywhere in the US, and Kosher food delivered to your door. Full Florida vacation on the house!

The 4-bedroom home features sleek furnishings, a Kosher kitchen with cuttingedge appliances, and a fenced-in swimming pool.

Sponsored by Mr. & Mrs. Yoel Kohn

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UBER Local Unlimited for one year for one person.

Summon your chauffer with the push of a button! ‫לע"נ ר' גבריאל בן ר' פינחס ז"ל‬

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UBER Chauffer Your personal chauffer is just a click away!

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A furniture piece that takes music to the next level.

Magnificent Grand Piano. Value $8,100 ‫לע"נ ר' משה בן ר' יהודה ז"ל‬

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Maggid Travels

Accompany the legendary Maggid on a life-changing journey

Travel with Project Mesorah to Poland with the world-renowned Rabbi Paysach Krohn. Includes international airfare and tour package for 2.

Partake in an uplifting journey where you will visit the hallowed grounds of Lublin, Ger, Lizhensk, Krakow, Auschwitz and much more.

Sponsored by the Leb Family ‫לע”נ ר’ יחזקאל שרגא בן ר’ יצחק יהודה ז”ל‬ ‫שיינדל רחל בן ר’ שלמה דוד בער ע”ה‬ ‫ר’ זאב צבי בן ר’ אברהם ז”ל‬ ‫בלימא בת אלעזר ע”ה‬

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Keep the silver sparkling year-round.

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ROSH HASHANA: HONEY DISH

• Pesach Kos Shel Eliyahu • Shavuos Flower Vase Sponsored by Grand Sterling Boro Park: 4921 13th Ave. 718-854-0623 Flatbush: 1207 Ave J. 718-758-3888

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A comprehensive and very popular magazine exclusive for A TIME couples and for fertility centers. Each magazine offers informative articles from medical professionals on the advances in infertility; uplifting stories from A TIME members sharing their experiences; lists of available medical resources in members’ communities, humor, inspiration, information and a readers write column where we share letters from each other.

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Comfort Club Relaxing is an art unto itself!

Sofa of your choice at Loeffler’s Furniture. $4,000 value Sponsored by Loeffler Furniture 5127 New Utrecht Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11219, 718-436-8989

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Make vacation great again!

Experience the brand-new Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C. Package includes: Amtrak Fare and 3-night/ 4-day hotel stay for 2. ‫לע”נ צפורה בת ר’ ישראל ע”ה‬

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Browse. Click. Choose. See? Nothing to it!

EZKosher.com: Spend $3,600 @ the Jewish Mega Online Supermarket. Shop from the comfort of your home and get your order delivered to your door.

Sponsored by EZKosher.com

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Appliance Update Upgrade. You’ll be glad you did.

Top-of-the-line Appliances.

Package includes: GE Stainless Steel Refrigerator, 2 Gas Ranges, Convection Microwave, Dishwasher Sponsored by Plug-ins Appliances 4103 13th Avenue, 718-853-6061

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Garden Glory Create an oasis of beauty around your home.

Beautify your lawn with the professionals. $4,000 value Sponsored by Green Garden Landscaping, 718-851-9050, Klein Brothers.

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Table Time

This collection clinks with grace and elegance.

Grand Grand Sterling Co.

INC

Sterling Silver flatware for your Shabbos table, packaged in a show-stopping display-box. Value: $4,200 Sponsored by Grand Sterling Boro Park: 4921 13th Ave. 718-854-0623 Flatbush: 1207 Ave J. 718-758-3888

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DUAL CITIZENSHIP Hi. I’m Aviva and I’m a citizen of two foreign countries. I’m a card-carrying member of two elite clubs.

Lucky, lucky me.

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I sometimes fantasize about the day that I’ll lose it

But no. The doctor wouldn’t – or

all. The dual citizenship and the club status. I would

couldn’t – admit defeat.

be reduced to introducing myself as ‘just Aviva’, a young woman with no particular distinctions.

But for now, I’ll say it as it is. I’m a foreigner.

Despite my distinctive Brooklyn twang, I speak a foreign language. The language of waiting; of empty arms and empty hearts.

Until four years ago, that was enough to set me apart from just about everyone else I knew. I was poor Aviva, married for an indeterminate number of

a bubble of incredulous laughter.

“We know that,” I finally replied with

“Err…the results.” Dr. G. averted his gaze.

a grin. “We don’t come here every few

“The last scans revealed something…

weeks for a friendly chat, Doctor G.”

uh…slightly…disconcerting.”

Just say it. Just say it. Just say it. The words tumbled around in my mind as I practiced a reassuring smile to counteract the inevitable disappointment. We’ll try a different approach.

A different doctor. A different hospit –

He was flabbergasted.

“I mean, if anyone would know about our Childless status, it’s us,” I hurried to explain.

If Dr. G. was uncomfortable before, now he was really far gone. “I haven’t made myself clear,” he stammered. “Not C for

years (eleven, if you must know), and still waiting.

“It’s the big C, I’m afraid.”

childless. It’s…the big C. As in…cancer.”

It was a blustery winter day, appropriately overcast,

The doctor sighed heavily. He was obviously

He continued talking, suggesting biopsies and

distraught, but I could barely suppress

oncologists and relevant stats. Daniel, white-

when I received my second passport. Daniel and

faced and tight-lipped, was firing questions

I were sitting in the doctor’s well-appointed office, as we had done so many times in the past few years. Nothing had changed. The same goldflecked carpeting, ridiculously heavy drapes, and breathtaking Manhattan view. The doctor was still steepling his fingers, clicking his pen and clearing his throat importantly before every sentence.

But something was different.

Dr. G. was uncomfortable. Downright anxious, in fact.

I braced myself for disappointment.

Just say it, I mutely urged him. If you think this treatment won’t work for us, we’ll try something else!

in rapid succession. I sat back and folded my

Just say it. Just say it. Just say it.

The words tumbled around in my mind as I practiced a reassuring smile to counteract the inevitable disappointment.

arms tightly around myself. Dr. G. was giving me a second passport. He was inviting me into another club. And I didn’t want to go.

But reality waits for no one. Within a mere few days, I had learned the language. Daniel and I were fighting on two fronts. We were struggling to maintain our grip on life – my life – while keeping our gaze focused on the battle for a future.

“We’ll do everything we can,” the grim-faced oncologist vowed. “We’re going to beat this thing!”

“But what about our other battle?” I whispered.

In the stark oncology department, where every

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When we received the good news just a few

to discuss our wispy hopes for children.

months later, I was elated but not surprised.

The doctors rustled their white coats and shook their heads regretfully.

“Delusional,” they probably thought. “She’s in denial.”

After the horrors of the past two years, I knew that we would be headed for brighter times.

We kept our secret for several exhilarating weeks.

I started wandering through the aisles of every children’s boutique I passed. I fingered soft baby

grab their hands and exclaim, “I belong here, too!”

But it was not to be.

Within four months, I no longer had a place in the swirl of blue and pink. I was once again excluded from the baby-soft wonderland, but this time there was a concrete reason.

But A TIME did not think so. They intervened,

knits and stroked plush blankets. Women brushed

The doctor’s office had never

efficiently and professionally, ensuring that our

past me, intent on their purchases, and I wanted to

seemed so cold and silent.

chances for future happiness remained intact.

“Daniel. Aviva. I am so, so sorry.” Dr. G.

The battle was on.

I was shocked at my fragility. A single round of treatment reduced me to a shell of my former self.

I was beset by nausea, dizziness and overwhelming weakness. Worst of all was the fear. Will I survive?

The doctors were cautiously optimistic. They encouraged us with numbers and statistics, but our gaze was focused elsewhere. We were waiting for the day when we could pick up our first passport and continue traveling towards the future we always dreamed of.

After two grueling years, they gave us the green light.

“You’re in remission,” they told us. “Congratulations.”

I ditched my ‘Big C Passport’ with a sigh of relief. Good riddance, I thought. I’ve had enough of you for several lifetimes.

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“delusional,” they probably thought.

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pen remained painfully silent.

“Just as I feared,” he said, scanning the results. “It’s back.”

His silence spoke more than words. Tiredly, I retrieved my second passport; my ticket to the Big C Club. Once again, our dreams and fears had enmeshed, one silencing the other.

We’re heading out to the battlefield once more, fighting on two fronts. I have dual citizenship, you see. Someday, in the very near future, our Merciful Conductor will allow us to abandon both to the mists of memory.

But until then…I speak both languages.

Postscript—Aviva speaks: B”H we are once again out of the woods. The doctors have officially proclaimed me in full remission, and we hope to have good news to share in the very near future.

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OUR STORY BEGINS

would accept any blessing we would receive and

permanently out of our reach, though Leah did

continuously remarked, “You know, when we have

mention that she would eagerly adopt siblings so

children, you must do this” or “When we have

that they can remain together. I agreed, keeping my

children, you will no longer be able to do that.”

true feelings concealed. It doesn’t hurt to dream.

Shortly thereafter, we started exploring the

In October of 2013, after twenty-two years of

adoption process. We discovered that it entailed

marriage, we received a strange telephone-call

a sizable financial investment. With our funds

from my wife’s cousin. Four of her great-nieces

I don’t think anyone worries about childlessness

sorely depleted and my slight disability precluding

and nephews had been placed in non-Jewish

when they first get married. We were no

gainful employment, I could see no logical way

foster-care in Colorado. Family members were

exception. Stealthily, however, the sadness

for us to proceed. We discussed the possibility

frantically seeking a permanent home for them.

crept in on us. It was a sadness borne of empty

as a wistful dream, but that is how it remained.

in the year 1991, in a bubble of joy and

promise. After our marriage, I joined an intense Kollel, while my wife Leah worked at an on-campus day care. Our daily routine was predictable, pleasant and innately fulfilling.

arms and empty hearts. A sadness exacerbated

hesitation. “We’ll take all four of them.”

by the child-centered lives we lead.

After a substantial amount of time had elapsed, we ventured into the frightening world of medicine.

The initial diagnosis gave us room for hope and we immediately launched a course of treatment.

It failed.

A year later, we mustered our fledgling hopes and tried again.

..I COULD SEE NO LOGICAL WAY FOR US TO PROCEED. WE DISCUSSED THE POSSIBILITY AS A WISTFUL DREAM, BUT THAT IS HOW IT REMAINED...

A second failure, more dismal than the first.

“You’ve tried everything medical science has to offer,” we were told. “This is the end of the road.”

“Absolutely,” Leah said, without the slightest

Wispy. Hazy. A distant mirage.

We downsized from our house in Monsey to a

We were the only ones willing to accept all four siblings and our offer was accepted. Bowled over by the prospect, I called the local Social Services to inquire about the official process involved in adopting four children. At once.

Thus began an intricate game of volley-ball between the Social Services Agencies in Albany and Colorado. Each insisted that the ball was in the other court, and we were left stranded in the middle, frantically chasing our dreams.

“Contact the Colorado Agency,” Albany insisted.

“We need an ICPC (Interstate Compact for

The despair was profound; bone-chilling in its

more affordable home in Ellenville, NY in 2008.

intensity. Our savings had been depleted but,

We were married for seventeen years and still

worse than that, we felt depleted at our inner

struggling with the sadness; the emptiness. It’s not

“No financial support from our end,” Colorado

core. Leah remained incredibly optimistic. She

something you ever ‘get used to’. Adoption seemed

declared. “This is a relative placement.”

the Placement of Children) from them.”

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We made no calculations. We tallied no numbers. We simply jumped in, trusting that Hashem would show us the way.

“Six months foster-care before adoption,” Albany demanded.

“Minimum of one year before adoption,” Colorado countered.

Albany rejected the terms of the initial Colorado ICPC package. They would not allow four children to settle in New York without benefits. I tried

...OUR HEARTS SIMPLY MELTED IN THE GLOW OF THEIR SWEET INNOCENCE. WE TOOK THEM ON SEVERAL DAY TRIPS, AND SLOWLY – EVER SO SLOWLY – THE FIRST SILKY STRANDS OF FAMILY TIES APPEARED...

expediting matters, but the tangled mess simply got more complicated. New York and Colorado argued heatedly and we sat helplessly in the cross-fire. They didn’t allow us to contact the children, but we received several charming photos that simply captured our hearts.

These children belonged by us.

While the states argued and quibbled, we became certified foster-care providers. In April of 2014, we completed ten weeks of foster-care training. We did the home-study, submitted our fingerprints, and passed our FBI background check. Colorado finally capitulated to New York, allowing us to proceed.

Mid-June 2014 we were allowed to contact the children, whom we first met via Skype.

After our foster-care certification came through, we traveled to Limon, Colorado to meet the children. Our children.

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How can I describe that initial meeting? Our hearts simply melted in the glow of their sweet innocence. We took them on several day trips, and slowly – ever so slowly – the first silky strands of family ties appeared. Several weeks later, on August 6th 2014, the children were brought home to us, accompanied by two case-workers.

One of the things that most amaze me about

agency even financed all adoption expenses!

The adoption was processed on August 13th 2015. After twenty-four years of waiting and dreaming, our tefillos were accepted. We are a family. Our four beautiful children bear an uncanny family resemblance to Leah, which eased our transition in more ways than one.

If you would chance upon the Schachar family strolling the streets on a languid Shabbos afternoon, you would see smiles, love and laughter. You would see parents exulting in their precious children, treasuring them as the gifts that they truly are.

I would be more than happy to share the knowledge I gained throughout our adoption experience. If you, too, wish to build a family as we did, please feel free to contact me.

Shmuel Schacher, (845) 323-0874 lschacher@yahoo.com

this unbelievable chain of events, is how normal things seemed right from the start. We became a family. Our quiet little home morphed into a noisy, cheerful residence where laughter tinkled at all hours of the day (and night!).

Hakodosh Boruch Hu pulled the strings, making short shrift of our financial worries.

An adoption subsidy program (Title IV-E) pays the children’s medical insurance and subsidizes part of their care. The Colorado

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She is framed by sunshine My little girl As she trips down the stairs With nary a backward glance.

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I have already done My share of silence.

Years and years Of waiting Of quashing the fear That we will wait Forever.

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I have danced In the elixir of life.

Stroked baby-soft cheeks.

Counted tiny little fingers.

And I know I am forever blessed.

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“FLIGHT 768 from JFK to Tel Aviv.”

entire family was partying

I grabbed the handle of my sleek carry-on

children by now, I estimated.

and headed toward the boarding gate. Behind me, I heard running footsteps and the telltale gasping breaths of a chronic latecomer.

Not me. I don’t do late. I was smug and self-assured. Shaya Merlow was perfect, to the point of being a caricature.

The straggler behind me seemed to agree. He didn’t know about the huge void that put all my so-called perfection in the shadows.

“Hi,” he smiled soon after take-off, sitting in the seat near mine. “I’m Meir Shulman.”

“Shaya Merlow,” I replied, shaking

there. He must have eight

When Meir popped the first question, I was ready.

“So, where do you live?”

THIS MAN WAS TRAVELING WITH SEVERAL ADORABLE, RAMBUNCTIOUS YOUNGSTERS BUT I – I WAS TRAVELING ALONE. ALWAYS ALONE.

Innocent question, but I wasn’t fooled. I knew where this was going.

“I’m from Brooklyn,” I replied smoothly.

“Flatbush, in fact. I live in a sprawling house with my wife and ten children. Miri’s holding down the fort until I return.”

Meir’s expression was priceless. “You seem mighty young for such a large family,” he finally choked out.

I patted myself on the back. That was so on target. I often heard my friends complaining about this very topic.

Meir just shrugged. He didn’t even turn around to assess the damage.

“Next time, you should follow my example,” I advised. “Leave the kids home and travel like a king.”

Two points, I applauded myself. Shaya,

his proffered hand.

I made some quick calculations. He was

He busied himself with his bulging bags while I did

it, even for an out-and-out lie.

Meir started rummaging through his

“Twins,” I tersely defended myself. “Triplets.”

well-placed nugget of wisdom.

a quick once-over. I placed Meir somewhere in my age bracket – mid-30’s, if my guess was accurate. He looked like a nice guy. A good conversationalist.

Groan.

I was in for hours and hours of pity, sympathy and

right. Ten children was definitely overdoing

If Meir was shocked before, now he was the proverbial fish gasping for air.

“Wow,” was all he managed to say.

you know how to play the part! carry-on, and I couldn’t resist another “Don’t excuse yourself, Meir. I know what it’s like. It’s impossible to pack with dozens of little fingers poking through your belongings.”

barely-concealed curiosity. I was traveling to Eretz

A loud bang informed us that one of

Meir glanced at me with this inscrutable expression

Yisroel to rejuvenate (to quote Miri). I desperately

those laughing children had gotten into

on his face. I thought he would take me to task for

needed a break from routine (Miri’s words again).

trouble. Meir didn’t even flinch.

my colossal lie, but he did nothing of the sort.

A cacophony of childish laughter emanated

“These kids,” I commiserated, like one in the

His tired smile and stained tie pulled at my

somewhere behind me and I just knew that Meir’s

know. “Traveling with them is such a hassle.”

heartstrings. Lucky man, I couldn’t help thinking.

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“Well, of course,” I finally forced an answer.

the urge to turn around. If Meir couldn’t be

appearance felt like badges of shame, proclaiming

“I mean, sure I appreciate them. Every

bothered, I certainly wouldn’t interfere.

to the world that I was childless. Still waiting.

single one. Mendy and Lakey and Malka and

“Appreciate them,” Meir finally said.

“Who?” I asked before I could stop myself. “Oh, you mean the kids?”

He nodded. This man was traveling with several adorable, rambunctious youngsters but I – I was

Shmuel Chaim and…and all the rest.”

It was several hours later, after I had regaled Meir with all my child-raising woes (Could you

I was stuttering. Shaya Merlow was

imagine?! Mendy actually spilled an entire bottle

actually stuttering. I guess I’m just not

of oil across the kitchen floor! And when Shmuel

cut out for this lying business.

Chaim came home with that injured bird…)

“Don’t take them for granted,” Meir reiterated.

Meir grunted and laughed and nodded in all the

traveling alone. Always alone. Miri was sitting

This time I didn’t even bother replying. The

in our silent apartment back home while I was

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