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Fluency and fun can go together. And it’s as easy as ABC. Let your son learn English and enjoy some unwinding at the same time.

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GLEANED FROM THE GUIDE

(Re: Shul Talk, Issue 201)

L’kavod the chashuve staff at The Boro Park View,

Although your tefillah series heading stated that it was “an essential guide to tefillah b’tzibbur for women and teens,” the topic seemed interesting, and I was intrigued enough to read it from beginning to end.

As I followed along every week, I marveled at the way Y. Levenstein presented such essential and important ideas. I enjoyed and appreciated the insightful information I gleaned from this series, and I thank you for including it in your publication.

Hashem should be mekabel all of our tefillos b’rachamim u’vratzon

A WELCOME ACCOMPANIMENT

(Re: Rosh Hashanah, Issue 201)

Thank you so much (again) for putting out such a beautiful magazine with many meaningful articles every single week. This is especially appreciated now, Yom Tov time, when us readers get treated to another beautiful issue every week.

Please relate a thank you to Y. Levenstein for the beautiful parsha articles. I enjoy them every Shabbos morning with my coffee. This week, the piece on Rosh Hashanah was especially meaningful!

Thank you,

A PARDON NOT MENTIONED

(Re: Presidential Pardons, Issue 201)

Thank you for providing the Boro Park community with such quality, intelligent and well-researched material. I was surprised that last week’s piece on presidential pardons didn’t mention the dramatic presidential clemency that Klal Yisroel experienced on Zos Chanukah 5778. Of course, I’m referring to the emancipation of Rabbi Rubashkin. President Trump deserves many a thanks for being the shaliach to use this constitutional privilege in freeing an innocent man.

Keep up your wonderful work. R.W.

THE TIME HAS INDEED COME

(Re: Inbox, The Time Has Come, Issue 201)

I am writing to express my heartfelt appreciation for the letter titled “The Time Has Come,”

featured in the inbox of your esteemed magazine. This thought-provoking piece delves into the challenges faced by child prodigies within the educational system, a topic that deeply resonates with me due to my own experiences.

Allow me to provide some context. I am a chassidishe man in my mid-30s, and like those discussed in the article, I have encountered significant hurdles within the educational system. From an early age, I possessed a unique intellect and an exceptional memory. School often proved uninspiring and frustrating, as the curriculum failed to adequately challenge my intellect. Furthermore, I frequently found myself misunderstood by certain educators who perceived my intelligence as either a threat or a disruption to their classroom dynamics.

Many educators went to great lengths to express their frustration with me, and some even resorted to outright physical aggression. There were periods when this led to my daily removal from class. It was a harrowing experience, and I came to hate school. Instead of school being a place of learning and growth, it felt like a place of torture. (One teacher even went as far as to predict a terrible future for me due to my supposedly “crazy” behavior. This stereotype is all too often attached to child prodigies who are misdiagnosed with ADHD.)

With this letter, I want to emphasize the critical importance of refraining from unnecessary medication for child prodigies. As I previously mentioned, these exceptionally gifted individuals are often misdiagnosed with conditions such as ADHD, primarily due to their divergence from the norm. It is essential to remember that child prodigies are not afflicted; instead, they are blessed with exceptional talents and insights. Misdiagnoses and overmedication can hinder their growth and potential.

I extend my sincere gratitude to your publication for featuring this crucial article. I am optimistic that it

will serve as a catalyst for the creation of more nurturing and inclusive educational environments for child prodigies, where their talents can flourish unencumbered.

Sincerely,

An Adult With Painful Memories

THE MAKING OF A MOTHER

(Re: Morning Strides, Issue 200)

After reading the article about early morning brisk walkers, I decided to share my exercise story in case it inspires other readers.

Thirteen years ago, having spent the summer in a bungalow colony upstate, I approached the lifeguard and asked her if she’d be willing to teach a 32-year-old mother to swim. She gladly agreed, and with the exception of COVID, I have been hooked ever since.

Today I go to the pool three to four times a week. I made it part of my morning routine so there isn’t a daily battle about whether today should be the lucky day. The exhilaration I feel after my swim is worth the extra effort of dressing after the pool.

A couple of years ago, I had an interesting experience at the pool which led to my becoming even more committed to my swimming schedule. It was on a Friday morning, and I’d come to the pool even though I had three teenage girls home. At the pool, I bumped into a social worker I knew, and I jokingly asked her how much she would charge for a session in the pool. I was feeling terribly guilty about leaving my girls home alone, and I shared my feelings with her.

She laughed when she heard what I had to say, and then she stopped the entire pool, got everyone quiet, and promptly taught us a chant we should teach our kids: “Ess is gut far eich alle, az ich mach aink a mama.” (Loosely translated: “It’s good for you children that I’m nurturing for you a mother.”)

The message has carried me through many, many years.

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SUKKOS

Time To Dance

On Sukkos, we read Megillas Koheles (this year, on Shemini Atzeres). The pasuk says, “Lakol zeman va’eis ” – everything has an appointed season (Koheles 3:1), and continues by delineating a long list. Each one begins with a lamed prefix, meaning “to.” “Eis l’frotz, va’eis l’vnos… eis l’vkos, va’eis l’sechok ” – a time to break and a time to build, a time to weep and a time to laugh. But when the pasuk speaks about dancing, it says “eis rekod ,” a time of dancing. Why does it not follow the pattern and say “eis l’rkod ” — a time to dance?

IT HAPPENED MANY YEARS AGO, in a faraway village where only a handful of Yidden lived. Sukkos was drawing near, yet there was not a single esrog to be found. Desperate, the townspeople searched far and near until they finally found an esrog dealer who had an esrog to sell. Knowing the value of the fruit to the Jews, the merchant quoted an astronomical price. Not a single person in town could afford anything near that amount.

The roshei kahal called a meeting and decided to purchase the daled minim as a community. If everyone would stretch their wallets a bit, they could manage to buy the esrog to share.

The Yidden were only too happy to take part. This way, at least they would have the opportunity to fulfill the mitzvah of daled minim. The contributions — each representing the sweat and toil of another villager who could hardly make ends meet but displayed true appreciation for this mitzvah — began pouring in.

Everything went well until the messengers knocked on Gedalya’s* door. When he heard what they had come for, Gedalya made a simple calculation. If I don’t contribute and there won’t be enough money to buy the esrog, we will all fall under the category of “ones” — unable to fulfill the mitzvah by no fault of our own. And if the townspeople will manage to buy it without my input, I’ll be able to do the mitzvah for free!

And so, Gedalya declined to contribute. The messengers

tried to persuade him not to be the odd one out and to give for the cause, but it didn’t help. Everyone contributed besides Gedalya.

The communal effort paid off, and the jointly-owned esrog was purchased.

Sukkos arrived. The excitement in shul on that first morning was indescribable. Everyone watched as the rav took the daled minim in hand, made a fervent bracha, and shook the lulav. Then the set was passed around, and each Yid was given a chance to follow suit. There was the emotional high of a mitzvah accomplished through genuine mesirus nefesh and joy.

Gedalya pressed against the crowd as well, waiting for his turn. The rosh hakahal noticed and ran over. “You won’t be able to shake the lulav,” he said. It was important that everyone realize the consequences of separating from the community.

Gedalya begged and pleaded. He felt terrible that he had missed the opportunity and offered to pay after Yom Tov for the zechus of shaking the lulav. But the rosh hakahal was resolute and would not allow him to lay his hands on the precious set.

Gedalya was beside himself, desperate for the opportunity to perform the mitzvah. As everyone left shul, he watched the rosh hakahal walk out, holding the daled minim. Overwhelmed by aching desire, Gedalya impetuously called out a loud bracha, “Al netilas lulav! ” Then he lifted the rosh hakahal, with the daled minim in hand, and shook him vigorously in all four directions, thus fulfilling the mitzvah.

There were snickers and giggles from the onlookers, but Gedalya didn’t care. He was exhilarated that he had merited performing the mitzvah of lulav.

Several years later, Gedalya passed away. In the Beis Din

Shel Ma’aleh, it was nearly ruled that he be sent to Gehinnom. Suddenly, a defending malach arrived and asked if the mitzvah of lulav from that year had been calculated.

“Yes,” came the reply.

“But did you put the weight of the rosh hakahal on the scale as well?” the defense counsel asked.

The jury looked bewildered. “There is no mitzvah to shake a human — only the daled minim themselves!”

Undeterred, the defending malach argued, “But the only reason he lifted the rosh hakahal was because his heart was on fire with a burning desire to fulfill this mitzvah!”

His argument was accepted, and it was this added weight that tipped the scale in Gedalya’s favor.

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The Chiddushei Harim explains: Mitzvos are meant to be performed from a place of deep, internal ratzon and longing. It isn’t merely a set of commandments that we are to follow; rather it is an expression of the fire burning within us. When an opportunity arises, we should be filled with joy and excitement to be able to fulfill His ratzon

On Sukkos, we reinforce this perspective of simchah shel mitzvah. One cannot be told to dance and be joyous; it is an emotion that must burst forth on its own. When we are filled with simcha, we will inevitably break out in spontaneous dance, which is simply the external expression of our penimiyus

Shlomo Hamelech states, “eis rekod” — a time of dancing, for one cannot be told to dance! That wouldn’t be true joy. Dance simply happens at that perfect time when our inner elation overflows and erupts outwardly, as if on its own.

*Not his real name.

It was this added weight that tipped the scale in Gedalya’s favor

A 20% Jump Looming at NYC Parking Meters

Like everything else, the price of parking in the five boroughs is about to increase throughout New York City.

Fox 5 New York reported that the 20% price hike will begin in October, with adjustments varying by borough and even within certain neighborhoods. According to the New York City Department of Transportation, the new demand-based pricing will ultimately ease congestion and make it easier for drivers to find parking by freeing up spots that are often occupied for hours. All parking meter revenue will be going to the city’s general fund.

Manhattan will be the first borough to see the new meter rates, which are set to go into effect on October 16. The heavily traveled midtown and downtown areas will see the highest prices, with first hour rates jumping from $4.50 to $5.50, and second hour rates increasing from $7.50 to $9. Rates in other areas south of 96th Street will rise $1 for the first hour and $1.50 for each hour thereafter, while rates north of 96th Street will increase by varying amounts. East Harlem drivers will be paying $3 for the first hour and $5 for their second hour of parking.

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ers, with increases taking effect on October 27. First hour prices will rise from $2 to $2.50, with a $5 charge for every subsequent hour. The same rates will take effect in Brooklyn on November 9, the Bronx on November 22, and Staten Island on November 28.

“By aligning meter rates with demand, we’re going to make it easier for drivers to find a spot because there will be more availability,” said a DOT spokesperson. “These new rates will also reduce congestion and double parking by supporting the local economy.”

Containers To Be Mandatory for All Commercial Trash by 2024

Mayor Eric Adams is continuing to wage war against rats, firing yet another salvo this week at the rodent population by requiring all businesses, without exception, to place their trash in lidded containers as of March 2024.

As previously reported in The Boro Park View, food service businesses were the first to be required to discard their trash in containers, instead of bags. Businesses with five or more locations were the next to be targeted by Adams, who has made no secret of his distaste for rats.

Speaking at a September 19 press conference, Adams reiterated his plan to make New York City the cleanest big city in America, describing rats as “public enemy number one” and categorizing trash bags as “co-conspirators” that provide rodents with “an all you can eat rat buffet.”

The new rule will go into effect on March 1, with the city “allowing substantial flexibility on the type and location of containers,” according to the mayor.

“Our businesses produce 20 million pounds of trash every single day,” said Adams. “That’s half our city’s waste, and starting in March, all of those black bags will be off our streets. Our streets will look cleaner, they will smell cleaner, and across not just the borough of Manhattan, but across the entire five boroughs.”

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Plan Proposed To Demolish Lower Manhattan Portion of FDR

It has been part of the city skyline for more than 70 years, but if Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine has his way, the southernmost portion of the FDR Drive may soon be relegated to the history books.

In a video released on September 20, Levine noted that the elevated portion of the FDR that runs south of the Brooklyn Bridge to the BrooklynBattery Tunnel is the least traveled section of the Manhattan Highway. Its creation in the 1950s, noted Levine, left area residents with “a massive, ugly, noisy barrier” that separated them from the East River waterfront.

“Eighty years later, it’s time to tear that barrier down,” said Levine.

In lieu of the existing roadway, Levine is envisioning a boulevard that would have multi-use lanes, greenery-filled plazas, direct waterfront access and unimpeded views of New York Harbor. The borough president described the project as being similar to improvements made to the West Side Highway, whose crumbling elevated roadway was replaced in the 1980s with a ground level route that provides city residents with the ability to enjoy the Hudson River waterfront.

Attempting to appease potential opponents to the plan, Levine explained that a federal program called Reconnecting Communities could be used to fund a significant portion of the project.

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ןעמ זיא רוחב א ןעמ זיא רוחב א

ןעמ זיא רוחב א ןעמ זיא רוחב א

ןצונוצסיוא גיטכיר סאד רעווש יוזא זיא סע רעבא

ןצונוצסיוא גיטכיר סאד רעווש יוזא זיא סע רעבא

!?םלועה ארבנ יליבשב

?רימ ןופ ןעמ טלאה סאוו ?רימ ףיוא עגימורא עניימ ןקוק יוזאיוו

...!?תובישח א סעפע ןעד באה סניילא ךיא

!?ונייח םה יכ

,ןעוורענ ןייק טשינ באה'כ

,טייקמיראוו םוש ןייק טשינ באה'כ

,ןענרעל ןוא ןענעוואד ןייק טשינ ללכב יושזדנע ךיא ...!?רימ טימ גנאר סעפע זיא

??יכנא הז המל

!פאק ןרעביא תונויסנ ,תונויסנ ערעווש רעטיב

...ןוט טשינראג ראט ךיא ?רימ וצ סאד ןעמ טוט סאווראפ

...!?רעווש יוזא סע זיא רימ טקנופ סאווראפ

!?םייחה תחמש

...טגערעג םתס זיא להנמ רעד

...רימ ןגעק זיא רעדעי

...רעווש יוזא זיא ןבעל סאד

...רעווש זיא רימ ראנ ,טוג סעלא טייג םענעי ראפ

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CHAPTER 25

Mrs. Miller learns about the troubles between Chevi and Fraidy. Mrs. Becker advises Riva to take Fraidy for counseling. Shuli Nieder’s mother presents Lani with a business opportunity.

There was no use pushing it off.

Mrs. Becker had recommended a therapist for Fraidy, someone called Machla Zimmer. Okay, so her name definitely had that “ring,” which already made Riva cringe. But after thoroughly researching the woman’s credentials and grimly verifying that, yes, Machla Zimmer certainly seemed to be skilled and qualified, she couldn’t come up with any valid argument against her, save for that ring. All that was left for her to do was pick up the phone and schedule an appointment.

After addressing every last urgent matter she could think of, including cleaning up her desktop and updating the background image, Riva finally

swept her cellphone off her desk and — casting a furtive glance in Mr. Gabioff’s direction — slunk out of the office.

To her luck, Mrs. Zimmer answered the phone on the second ring. And even more lucky, what do you know? She had a cancellation that very afternoon, at 2:00, and pushed Riva to take that slot, because if they were talking about bullying, they should get started immediately, “the sooner the better, you don’t want to wait.”

That left Riva with the task of informing Mr. G. that she had to leave early.

“You need to leave early?” he echoed, in his usual fashion.

“Yes.”

“Aha. And when will you be back?”

He knew she wouldn’t be back.

She’d told him she had to leave early, not step out for a while. What kind of pleasure did he derive from making her grovel?

Her gaze resisted her effort at making eye contact and instead rested on her shoes as she replied, “I won’t be back today.”

Her boss’s eyes widened in absolute surprise. Then he made a grand show of looking at his watch.

Riva clutched her phone in her palm. “Uh…” she stammered. “I guess deduct it from my pay?”

He broke out in a strained laugh. “Did I ever deduct money from your pay?”

No, he never had, and if she was meant to feel grateful, that was the last thing she felt. She hated his magnanimity. If only he’d agree to deduct from her pay so she could do her thing without feeling guilty or indebted to him.

* * * * *

Fraidy came out of the school building, her face pale and her shoulders shrinking inward. Riva’s heart went out to her.

“She’s only going to talk to you a bit,” Riva tried reassuring Fraidy as they walked to their car. “She knows you’re a great kid, and she only wants to help you.”

By the time they reached the address Machla Zimmer had provided, Fraidy’s lips were white and her fingers were trembling.

The office was on the first floor of a large, old apartment building. There was a separate side entrance with a modern new door that led directly to the office. Riva rang the bell, and they were buzzed in right away. Fraidy clung to Riva as they entered the bright waiting area.

A woman came into the room through a door in the back. She was tall and slim and wore a short, stick-straight dark sheitel.

“Hey, hello,” she said cheerfully. “I’m Machla Zimmer. Are you Fraidy?”

Fraidy nodded.

The woman offered a warm smile, revealing deep dimples. “Come inside. So nice to meet you.”

They sat down in her office, and Machla started leading the conversation. Riva was impressed by the way she stated her questions rather than asking them, so the atmosphere remained safe and non-confrontational. Fraidy didn’t utter a word, and Machla didn’t pressure her.

The entire session passed in that vein. Machla exhibited exquisite patience and didn’t seem at all perturbed by the fact that she hadn’t yet even heard Fraidy’s voice.

“It’s a perfect start,” Machla reported to Riva later on the phone. “I’ll continue working to establish a rapport with her over the next few sessions, until she feels ready to trust me. And, like I told her, it’s her choice to have you join the sessions for as long as she wants.”

It took two more sessions of mainly one-sided conversations

before the barrier cracked. Each appointment meant Riva leaving work early — only a half-hour each time, but she knew her boss’s irritation was growing. She hated the setup, but what could she do? She had to go along with the therapist’s schedule.

At last the effort paid off. Slowly, cautiously, Fraidy started sharing everything that had been going on between her Chevi.

It was toward the end of the fourth session that the word “bully” came up. Machla pulled out a simple school dictionary from her drawer. “I want you to look up this word for me,” she told Fraidy. “Can you find it?”

Fraidy shuffled through the B pages until she found it. She pointed to the line.

“Do you want to read that to me?”

Fraidy shrugged. Instead of prodding her, Machla pulled the dictionary over and read out loud. “Bully: A person who habitually seeks to harm or intimidate those whom they perceive as vulnerable.

“Now we have some more tough words, huh? Feels like a vocabulary class,” Machla joked. She made Fraidy look up the word “intimidate” and after that, “vulnerable.”

“Vulnerable is a big word,” Machla said earnestly. “Let’s talk about it for a minute, okay?”

She leaned forward and made eye contact with Fraidy. The atmosphere was calm and controlled — pleasant, even. Fraidy sat with relaxed, rounded shoulders.

Riva quietly observed the session from her seat in the corner of the room, until her phone vibrated in her lap. She glanced down at the screen absently. It was a text from her coworker, Shoshi: Heads up: Boss not happy about you leaving early today and being very articulate about it.

Instantly, the calm environment in the room imploded. A bitter taste rose in Riva’s mouth. She dropped her phone back in her lap and gripped her knees. Machla’s voice reached her ears as though it were coming from far away:

“Our goal is to learn how to avoid being vulnerable.”

* * * * *

Devorah Nieder was either very humble or very matter-offact.

Or both.

Whatever the case, Lani quickly learned — from the organization’s logo over the basement entrance, and then, from the three neat desks lined up inside, behind two of which sat employed secretaries — that Mother Hen was more than this woman’s cute little hobby. It was a proper organization.

Devorah herself occupied a third desk, and she stood up when Lani entered.

“Hi, come in!” She was wearing a floral skirt with a black top,

FRAIDY CAME OUT OF THE SCHOOL BUILDING, HER FACE PALE AND HER SHOULDERS SHRINKING INWARD

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a string of cobalt beads hanging from her neck. “You can sit down right here,” she said, gesturing to an armchair in a little lounge area near the desks. “Can I make you a coffee?”

“Uh, that’s okay, thanks,” Lani said. She sat down at the edge of the armchair, taking in her surroundings. Boxes of brochures and envelopes were lined up against one wall, and a file cabinet with one of its drawers hanging open was parked in the corner. There was a small table running along another wall, littered with random office supplies, and an end table piled with mail near her armchair.

Despite Lani’s objection, Devorah made two coffees and opened a container of rugelach, for which she made room on the table. Then she sat down in a chair across from Lani and proceeded to conduct a meeting like a veteran meeting conductor.

After two minutes of small talk — part of the art of conducting meetings — Devorah rubbed the arms of her chair and asked. “Okay, so let’s hear… Lani, right? How do your steady bulk orders work?”

Lani clutched her bag. I’ve never done steady bulk orders before.

Was she a phony, sitting here and participating in a legit business meeting? It was like Mother Hen in reverse — she’d apparently given the impression that her business was larger than it actually was — and now she couldn’t help feeling awkward.

But it was hard to feel awkward in Devorah Nieder’s presence. Her smile was warm and authentic, and she segued from one topic to the next without missing a beat. Humble or matter-offact, the woman was definitely driven.

Half an hour later, they wrapped up the meeting with a very clear plan. They’d figured out the scheduling, Lani was given a contact list of volunteer drivers, and most importantly, they’d negotiated a pay rate that made Lani’s heart thump with excitement.

You should be gebentched, Mrs. Nieder’s daughter, Lani thought as she closed the door behind her.

The sun was like a loyal friend, beaming its joy on her through its generous warmth. The whole world looked brighter — felt lighter — as she walked the streets, replaying the minutes of the meeting.

I need to listen to shiurim on bitachon more

often, she chastised herself. Because the same Hakadosh Baruch Hu Who’d sent her financial worries over the past few months was sending her this now — this opportunity, this shefa. And He could send more, if He so desired, through whichever shaliach He chose. He could send her all the funds they needed to complete the construction of their house.

“Thank You, Hashem,” she hummed in the silent street.

She was nearing her house when she slowed her steps. There was a group of women standing in front of her neighbor Hindy Stauber’s house, a bunch of neighbors from around the block. Some of them were holding what looked like doggie bags, plates with little cheese miniatures and slices of cheesecake.

She approached the group and addressed them with curiosity. “Hey, what’s the party all about?”

“Hindy made a Zichron Tzvi party in her house,” Dini Fogel said. “Gittel didn’t call you?”

Lani noticed Gittel Indig hanging back. She was making entreating motions with her face, attempting to shush all the women. Lani immediately figured it out. Gittel hadn’t invited her to this tzedakah party because she, ever so thoughtfully, didn’t want to put her poor neighbor in the position of being expected to give money.

No, seriously.

Well. Cheesecake, she had a steady supply of, thanks to Break In, so no loss there.

Maybe it was the schedule printout nestled in her bag that made her view this embarrassing incident with wry amusement.

Next week, she was tempted to tell Gittel, I’ll have some maaser money to offer.

Chaim Tzvi was making himself a sandwich in the kitchen when she walked in.

“There’s going to be an overabundance of sandwiches in this place very soon,” Lani remarked.

“Why?”

Lani showed him her contract. He took his time reading it. When he was done, he looked up, but there was no light in his eyes. With an expression that looked almost like a scowl, he just mumbled, “Nice.”

This year, Yom Tov shopping is more than a task on your to-do list; it's a Rosemary experience. We invite you to share it with us!

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These would tell a tale of transformation. They would describe the scene of a family and of a home, a shift from ordinary to remarkable. They would extol splendor about a legacy of luxury, the one they uphold. If walls could talk, these ones would share our story.

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Sukkos! A time to drink deeply from the cup of joy. To the backdrop of a glorious season and with newly cleansed souls, we spare nothing to make our temporary dwellings glorious, each day truly joyous. We leave home and hearth to enter the spiritual embrace of the Ananei Hakavod, the Clouds of Glory represented by the sukkah walls, while elevating the physical to beautify and enhance our celebration. Time to lean into the pure, enveloping happiness that comes from strengthening our bond with our Father, our King.

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Tablescape 101

The Art of Creating Captivating Table Arrangements

There are no hard and fast rules here; setting a beautiful table is an art form that allows for creativity and personal expression. Here are some guidelines to keep in mind when creating a tablescape:

1. THEME OR CONCEPT Decide on a theme or concept for your tablescape. It could be based on a specific occasion, season, color scheme, or any other inspiration that suits your event or personal style.

2. BALANCE AND PROPORTION Create a balanced composition by

arranging items of different heights and sizes. Avoid overcrowding the table, and leave enough space for your guests to dine comfortably.

3. COLOR HARMONY Select a color palette that harmonizes with your theme or event. Consider using complementary or analogous colors to create visual interest and

coherence. Choose colors that complement the tableware, centerpiece, and overall decor.

4. LAYERING Add depth and visual interest to your tablescape by layering different elements. This can include layering table linens, charger plates, dinner plates, and napkins. Mix and match textures and patterns to create a visually appealing arrangement.

5. FOCAL POINT Create a focal point on the table using a centerpiece. It could be a floral arrangement, candles, or any other

decorative item that grabs attention. Ensure that the centerpiece doesn’t obstruct your guests’ view across the table.

6. LIGHTING Consider the lighting in the space. Use candles, string lights, or other types of ambient lighting to create a warm and inviting atmosphere. Lighting can greatly enhance the overall ambiance of your tablescape.

7. DETAILS AND ACCENTS Pay attention to small details and accents that can elevate your

tablescape. This includes using unique napkin folds, personalized place cards, decorative napkin rings, or other small decorative items that relate to your theme.

8. COHESION WITH THE EVENT

Keep the overall theme and purpose of the event in mind when designing your tablescape. Ensure that it aligns with the atmosphere and purpose of the occasion, whether it’s a formal dinner, casual gathering, or themed party.

Feel free to experiment, break the rules, and add your unique touch to make your tablescape truly special and memorable.

Sukkos is most associated with hiddur mitzvah because it’s a Yom Tov that literally teems with items to beautify. This is how our chachamim explain the words Zeh Keili V’anvehu: We will beautify ourselves before our Creator through our mitzvos.

Let the glory in. On our sukkah walls and ceilings, on our tables, in our meals.

Step by Step

Starting with the base, a classy white or off-white tablecloth can host a variety of colors and textures.

Adding a table runner under any floral arrangement gives the table another layer of depth, and it needn’t cost much. The one used in the photos is from Walmart and cost $6.99.

A low and wide floral arrangement avoids any visual interference between guests and makes your table appear longer than it is.

For this flower arrangement I used an acrylic vase from Amazon and had it arranged with faux flowers. The advantage of fake flowers is that they’ll last through the entire Yom Tov.

Keeping the colors neutral allows you to add color and change it up depending on the occasion.

Chargers under any dish (real or disposable) add an elegant and classy upgrade. (You can use disposable chargers.)

You can also use disposable dishes, but I recommend avoiding disposable flatware, which frequently break during use.

Some beautiful extras:

Gold candlesticks are a very elegant addition and don’t need polishing. Matching napkin rings also add a lot to the decor.

Adding an Ushpizin card is a classy touch. You can use a tabletop card or small cards at each place setting.

A menu card at each place setting sets the tone for an extra special experience — although if you’re like me and don’t have a menu until you put the food on the blech, disregard this.

A place card at each setting is a beautiful personal touch and a great idea for crowd control! My kids tend to argue over seats at every seudah (everyone wants to sit next to Tatty). Using place cards to assign seats and switching it up every seudah gives you some measure of control over the seating arrangements. Place cards can be made by the kids themselves on Erev Yom Tov, which will keep them busy and make them proud of their contribution to the beautiful table.

Ushpizin

Sukkos is a bubble. The mundane minutiae of our lives – though sometimes looming large and worrisome – fade now to the edges of this otherworldly reality. These eight days are a gift that keeps on giving. Not only is Sukkos a time to rejoice; it’s also a time to rejuvenate our spiritual arsenals for the year to come. And our Ushpizin, the seven shepherds, visit with us to give us the strength we need to face the months ahead. Each one corresponds to one of the seven sefiros, all of which are mirrored in our characters, and we hope to be imbued with each one’s unique traits of greatness.

PS I have a confession to make. In my house, only adults dine on real dishes, and my dishwasher is used for hiding things until they can be washed. I don’t attempt to wash all those dishes and flatware!

Bentchers

Sukkos is a time of unity, hinted at in the diverse set of plants that form the arbaah minim and in the guests we are encouraged to invite and rejoice with. The Beis Hamikdash is referred to as a sukkah, and at the end of bentching on Sukkos, we ask Hashem to resurrect “sukkas Dovid hanofales,” the fallen sukkah of Dovid, which was destroyed because of sinas chinam. Sukkos is a time to throw away our differences and enjoy our shared inheritance, our faith and our festivals.

Napkins

1. Basic Silverware Pouch:

Start with a square napkin, and fold it in half diagonally to form a triangle.

Fold up the bottom corner to meet the top corner, creating a smaller triangle.

Place your silverware (fork, knife, and spoon) diagonally on the napkin, with the handle pointing toward the bottom corner.

Fold the left corner of the napkin over the silverware, and then fold the right corner over the left corner, securing the silverware inside.

Flip the napkin over, and you have a simple silverware pouch.

2. Pocket Fold:

Start with a square napkin, and fold it in half diagonally to form a triangle.

Fold up the bottom corner to meet the top corner, creating a smaller triangle.

Take the left corner and fold it in about two-thirds of the way toward the right corner.

Fold the right corner over the left corner, creating a pocket on the left side.

Flip over the napkin, and insert a decorative item or place card into the pocket.

3. Fan Fold:

Lay a rectangular napkin flat in front of you, vertically.

Starting from the bottom edge, make a fold about two inches wide, bringing it toward the center. Make another fold of the same width, folding it toward the center again.

Repeat this folding pattern, alternating sides, until you reach the top edge.

Pinch the center of the folded napkin, and gently fan out the layers, creating a fan-shaped design. Secure the base of the fan fold with a napkin ring or a decorative ribbon.

There are many more creative ways to fold napkins. You can experiment with different techniques and styles to suit the occasion and your personal taste. Napkin folding adds a special touch to table setting and will impress your guests with its elegance and your attention to detail.

Flower Arrangements

1. Select your vase: Choose a low vase that complements the size and style of your faux flowers. Make sure it is clean and free of any dust or debris.

2. Prepare your flowers: Arrange your faux flowers and inspect them for any loose or damaged parts. Gently fluff and reshape the flowers to make them look more natural.

3. Add a base or filler: To create stability and add depth to your arrangement, place a layer of decorative stones, pebbles, or marbles at the bottom of the vase. This will help anchor the stems and keep them in place.

4. Trim the stems: If the stems of your faux flowers are too long for the vase, use wire cutters or scissors to trim them to the desired length. Cut the stems at an angle to facilitate easier insertion into the vase.

5. Start with the focal flowers: Choose the main or focal flowers that will serve as the center of attention in your arrangement. Insert their stems into the base, arranging them evenly and spreading them out to create a pleasing visual balance.

6. Add secondary flowers and foliage: Fill the gaps around the focal flowers with secondary faux flowers and foliage. Place these strategically to add texture, color variation, and a natural look to your arrangement. Vary the heights and angles of the stems for a more organic appearance.

7. Arrange and adjust: Step back and assess your arrangement. Take a look from different angles to ensure that it looks balanced and visually appealing. Make any necessary adjustments by repositioning the flowers or foliage until you are satisfied.

8. Final touches: Once you are happy with the arrangement, gently fluff and adjust the petals and leaves to create a more realistic and natural appearance. Remove any visible stems or leaves that might distract from the overall look.

Remember, faux flowers offer flexibility and can be rearranged as desired. Feel free to experiment with different combinations, colors and heights to create a stunning arrangement that suits your style and decor.

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But First, Fish

FAIGY REINER

We want our fish courses to be rich and royal, worthy of gracing our Yom Tov tables. These recipes fit the bill!

MACADAMIA CRUSTED SALMON WITH WHITE WINE SHALLOT SAUCE

I call this “elegant salmon.” The nut crust along with the wine sauce makes this salmon the perfect choice for your Yom Tov meal.

INGREDIENTS

6 slices salmon; I had my fish store cut square slices so that I get only the fatty part

1 cup macadamia nuts

¾ cup coconut chips

½ cup panko crumbs

3 egg whites

2 T. lemon juice

1 tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

WHITE WINE SHALLOT SAUCE

1 tsp. olive oil

2 T. finely chopped shallots

1 cup dry white wine

2 T. lemon juice

DIRECTIONS

2 T. margarine

2 T. chopped fresh dill

Kosher salt and black pepper to taste

1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper and set aside.

2. In a blender or food processor, chop the macadamia nuts until they’re finely crushed.

3. Place the nuts in a large bowl, and add the coconut chips and panko crumbs. Mix.

4. In a separate bowl, combine the egg whites, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Whisk well.

5. Dip only the top of each salmon slice into the egg mixture, then coat with the crumb mixture.

6. Place the dipped salmon on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake for 25 minutes.

7. For the sauce, heat 1 teaspoon of olive oil over medium heat in a medium saucepan.

8. Add the shallots and stir for two minutes, until slightly softened.

9. Add the white wine and lemon juice, and bring the mixture to a boil. Let it boil until the liquid is reduced, about six to eight minutes.

10. Reduce heat to low, add the margarine, and mix until it’s melted.

11. Remove the sauce from the heat and add fresh dill.

12. Season with salt and pepper to taste.

13. Serve over crusted salmon.

GARLIC HERB BRONZINO

Bronzino, also known as sea bass, has always been a special dish in my family, reserved only for Yom Tov or special occasions. Here I bring to you my favorite way of preparing this fish. Stuffed with roasted garlic and fresh herbs, this dish is surely to become a Yom Tov staple.

INGREDIENTS

2 whole Bronzino fillets

2 heads garlic

1 T. oil

½ tsp. salt

¼ black pepper

2 bunches parsley, checked or greenhouse grown

1 bunch dill, checked or greenhouse grown

2 sprigs rosemary, checked or greenhouse grown Juice of 2 lemons

½ tsp. salt

¼ tsp. pepper

2 lemons, cut in quarters

4 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning, divided

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.

2. Slice off the top ¼ inch of the garlic (as shown in the final picture). Drizzle the open part of each garlic with ½ tablespoon of oil, and sprinkle with a little salt and pepper. Wrap each head of garlic tightly in foil. Bake for 40 minutes.

3. Remove the garlic from the oven, and raise the oven temperature to 425°.

4. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, and place the bronzino on the sheet.

5. Squeeze the roasted garlic cloves out of the garlic skin, and stuff the fish with it. Try to spread it all around the inside so the flavor reaches everywhere.

6. In a bowl, combine the herbs, juice of 2 lemons, salt and pepper. Mix well to combine.

7. Divide the mixture, and stuff each fish with the herb mixture.

8. Close the fish and place the cut lemon at the seam.

9. Sprinkle the skin of each fish with 2 tsp. lemon pepper seasoning.

10. Bake on 425° for 17 to 20 minutes.

CITRUS SALMON

A burst of citrus to enhance your Yom Tov table! The combination of different fruit flavors makes this salmon a winner, and the ombré effect is a true showstopper.

INGREDIENTS

1 side of salmon, 3–3½ lb.

3 T. oil

5 cloves garlic, crushed

½ cup blood orange pomegranate juice (or pomegranate juice)

½ cup orange juice

¼ cup lemon juice

2 T. lime juice

2 T. honey

1 tsp. salt

2 T. cornstarch diluted in 2 T. cold water

1 orange, sliced

1 blood orange, sliced

1 lemon, sliced

1 lime, sliced

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 425°. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper, then set aside.

2. In a medium saucepan, heat the oil. Add the garlic and sauté until it’s fragrant.

3. Add all the juices, honey and salt. Bring this mixture to a boil.

4. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.

5. Add the cornstarch slurry, and cook for an additional 2 minutes.

6. Remove this mixture from the heat, and allow it to cool.

7. Place the salmon on the prepared cookie sheet.

8. Cover it generously with sauce.

9. Line up the fruit slices on the fish to create an ombré effect (as shown in the final picture).

10. Bake for 40 to 45 minutes. Drizzle any extra sauce over the fish just before serving.

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If men cleaned for Pesach and women built the sukkah, they would both start on the same day. That line makes me laugh every year on the hectic Erev Yom Tov. But some women do build the sukkah each year. No joke!

Women who build the sukkah – and why

RIKI GOLDSTEIN

ILLUSTRATIONS BY BRACHALA KLEIN

The

Type of sukkah

A wooden board sukkah on the deck

What happened

My husband, a rav, is very busy during the Yamim Nora’im period, and usually builds the sukkah at the last minute. That year was the first year of the pandemic, and on Erev Yom Kippur, his chavrusa tested positive for COVID.

COVID had started at Purim, and we were in lockdown until Shavuos, when we started having outdoor minyanim and classes. By the sum mer, things were cautiously back to normal, school started as usual, but then there was this second wave. Since my husband spent a lot of time together with this chavrusa, he felt that the respon sible thing was to get tested before spending an entire Yom Kippur in shul. Sure enough, he was positive. By the time Yom Kippur started, he had a fever. Although not extremely ill, he was still too sick to build the sukkah after Yom Kippur. I kept thinking he would do it the next day, but by the day before Erev Sukkos, I realized I needed a Plan B. I tried calling some local sukkah building services I saw advertised, but of course, they were booked solid. One service told me he would try to squeeze me in on Erev Sukkos in the afternoon, but I was nervous about leaving it for so late.

Who helped

Our deck is one story up, and our sukkah boards are kept in the shed directly below the deck. My eight-year-old son and I created a kind of pulley contraption: he stayed on the ground, schlepped the boards out of the shed, tied each one to the pulley, and I pulled the boards up onto the deck. They’re really heavy and it was a lot harder than it sounds. My husband had designed and built this sukkah from

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scratch. It was specifically designed in a way that one person can build it alone. While you usually need someone to hold the board while you nail it to the next board, he sized the boards half the standard width and connected them in pairs with hinges. This way, when you lift the board, you don’t need someone to hold it, because you open the boards at an angle and it “stands.” Baruch Hashem, I was able to cancel the sukkah builder, and we had a sukkah in time. I don’t know who was prouder, me or my son.

Challenges

My deck has a fence around it. Schlepping those huge, heavy boards up and over that fence was so hard. If I lost my grip and let go, the board would go crashing to the ground twelve feet below to where my son was standing...

But I love the sense of competence that we gained. We know that we’re never helpless or stuck; we can help ourselves, with Hashem’s help.

I remember

Honestly, I was disappointed that no one was particularly impressed. I think everyone was just too busy at that time. It was major for me! I guess I can take pride and pleasure in my own accomplishments without needing outside approval. But it also taught me to give people time, and when they tell you something, really pay attention to what they’re communicating and what they need from you in response.

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At that time, I was living on my own with my two small sons, ages three and four. Although I had plenty of invitations for Yom Tov meals and was living fairly close to my parents, I really wanted a sukkah at my own house, too. I’d never had a Sukkos without my own sukkah, and I didn’t want my kids to feel like they were the only ones around without a sukkah.

Type of sukkah

Canvas with a metal frame

Who helped

My landlady gave me the sukkah as a gift. She assured me that it was easy to put up and that she’d actually done it herself in the past. One of my single brothers came over, and together with my boys, we put it up. We were thrilled to have our own sukkah! Although we went out for the Yom Tov seudos, we ate there during Chol Hamoed. Since we were in Eretz Yisroel, my kids actually slept in the sukkah starting from age six.

I remember

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It was extremely gratifying to put up a sukkah and not feel like a nebach single mother who didn’t even have a sukkah for her kids to eat in on Chol Hamoed. In later years, as my boys got older, we even enjoyed Shabbos and Yom Tov seudos there. When I remarried, we moved to another apartment and didn’t need that canvas sukkah anymore. Nevertheless, my boys and I remember it fondly.

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Name

Shifra Lamberg

Location

Brooklyn, New York

Year

I created two sukkahs from scratch — one in our first home, 30 years ago, and then another when we moved to a different house.

Type of sukkah

Wooden panels with tarp shlock

Who helped

My husband learns full time, and building is not his thing. I was able to do it, so I did it.

I started by going to the local lumberyard, where they had a model sukkah, and I worked out the dimensions to fit in a table and chairs and a bed. We ordered the boards and gave the lumberyard the final dimensions of our sukkah so they could prepare a shlock for us. To prepare the shlock, they measured out a blue tarp with eyelets, which was then attached to a heavy white pole with strings and ropes.

Once the lumberyard prepared everything we needed, it wasn’t so difficult to put it all together. That was no surprise; I’m creative and I enjoy arts and crafts — and construction, as well. In fact, I helped with the sukkah when I was a girl, too.

Who helped

At the time, my oldest was fifteen. I was embarrassed to stand outside in broad daylight building the sukkah, so we built it at night. I can bang a nail myself, but I let my sons do it. were thrilled to have the opportunity to do some real building!

Challenges

As I said, I didn’t want to be seen doing the actual building, so I stood there and guided my sons, who were doing the actual work. But the truth is that it would have been much easier if I could have done it myself. Today, they’re more experienced, so I guide them from inside the house. The neighbors come out to watch, because it’s not so common to build a sukkah like this one anymore.

Another challenge was the shlock. My married son told me that he thought he knew how to put one together, because it looked simple when he helped out back home, but when he tried it for his own sukkah in London, he couldn’t get it right. I told him I’ll show him how when I visit.

My Own Four Walls

Name

Gittel Edelstein

Location Antwerp, Belgium

When

For many years

Type of sukkah

Wooden boards

What happened

When I got married, my husband was in kollel, so the less I needed to get him involved in the household, the better. Later, he held a senior position in chinuch, so how much time did he have? Each year, he put up the first boards, which involved drilling, and I did the rest. The wooden boards we used were old pieces of wood from my father’s sukkah, and the roof was my design. Houses are narrow in Antwerp. The part of the garden where we would build our sukkah was a nice size, but an awkward corner. One side abutted the wall of a non-Jewish neighbor, and another side was the glass doors of the playroom. The kitchen wall, with a window, was a third wall. The sukkah was accessed through the playroom doors.

Who helped

My husband would put up the first piece of wood, but I did the rest myself. I was young then! When we moved, after our children were married, we wanted the luxury of a built-in sukkah. Although the atmosphere is not the same, and I believe it is very good

for the children to see their parents actually taking a hammer and nails and building a sukkah, we’ve aged.

During those years, the sukkah took me a full day or two. Now I spend those hours cooking instead, but back then, we didn’t have a big freezer so I couldn’t cook in advance. Our Yom Tov food was delicious and mostly freshly cooked. Today? My Yom Tov food is mostly in the freezer a few weeks before Yom Tov.

Challenges

The shlock! I went to a builders’ yard and bought very thick plastic, which I doubled. Then I attached rope to the end of the plastic and to a piece of wood. The ropes, which we changed every few years, had to be tied to a hook next to the window on the first floor. To close the shlock, you had to hold the top ropes in one hand and the bottom ropes in the other, and lower it slowly. It could not be opened or closed from inside the sukkah, only while standing out in the garden, and my boys didn’t know how to do it. If it began to rain at night, they came to get me, and I had to go out to the garden and close the shlock!

I remember

It was such a pleasure to bring in Sukkos all those years! We all look back on that sukkah fondly. I hung carpets on one wall, stuffed the cracks between the boards with foam to keep out some of the draft, and hung up beautiful decorations. There’s just something special about building something with your own two hands.

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Name

Yehudit Modiano

Location

Manchester, United Kingdom

When

Every year

What happened

I’m a single mother, so if I don’t do it, no one else will. Over time, I’ve become somewhat handy, out of necessity. The first year, I measured my space and went to the local Sukkah Mart. I was the only woman there, which felt strange, but they were very helpful and told me exactly how many boards I needed. The first year, I roped my father in to help me, but now I do it alone. I add something new every year. Last year I put up some lights.

Type of sukkah

Traditional wooden sukkah

Who helps

Hashem helps me. I feel it every year. Every time I put the sukkah together, I can feel that He’s at my side, helping me out. I work during the week, which means I have to do it on a Sunday, so I daven for a Sunday with good weather before Sukkos.

Challenges

As I get older, my strength is not what it was, so lifting the wooden panels is getting more and more challenging. Lifting the bamboo mat to rest it on the beam is

When it’s all done, I decorate it with beautiful matching décor. When I sit inside that sukkah with my family, I feel closer to Hashem than any other time of the year; His presence fills the entire space.

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“It all began the first time we were home for Sukkos,” says Tova of Mega Mural. “I had this vision of hanging a beautiful mural, or expansive picture, on one sukkah wall, but all she could find in local stores were large posters, the most impressive of which were four feet wide.”

Not one to back off in defeat, Tova set out to create the mural of her dreams. With a career in graphic design, it wasn’t too large of a leap for Tova to create a wall mural depicting a full digital scene. It was a matter of building the picture, piece by piece, until it fit her vision. The next step was getting the completed scene printed, and then hung in the family’s brand-new sukkah — and that’s when Tova and her husband suddenly found themselves with a product people wanted.

Visitors walked into their sukkah and said, “Wow! Can you make me one?”

So quite by accident, they were in business.

Building a Sensation

But what, exactly, is a digital scene?

“Digital art,” Tova explains, “basically means creating a realistic scene from scratch by using layers upon layers of digital images until it evolves into the masterpiece it is.”

By now it’s been five years since that very first mural was designed, and the process of creating the murals today has become more sophisticated. For one, much of the digital art-

work for Mega Mural has been delegated to a team of 3D artists who work under Tova’s direction.

The first step is creating a mock-up so the artists can get a feel for Tova’s vision. Once the basic plan is ready and has everyone’s blessings, Tova sends it to the artists so they can start building the scene.

The next step is planning the main subject of the picture. This means choosing the focal point, figuring out which perspective offers the greatest wow factor, and choosing the textures and materials for each element. Once that’s ready to go, the rest of the picture gets filled in.

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husband. “She tweaks the colors, shifts some parts of the picture, until it’s just right.”

They’ve found that the best way to gauge the effect a design will have in person is by actually printing it out in full size and sitting next to it. Sometimes they’ll decide that an image needs less bushes, for instance. Or greener grass.

“That’s because we want people to feel like they’re really there,” Tova explains. “This is about creating detailed scenes; not just pictures that are nice to look at.”

Ultimately, the entire process, from coming up with the concept until finalizing the design, takes months. They’ll start planning before Chanukah, and orders will start coming in around Shavuos time.

In Pursuit of Paint

Once the yearly production of murals was off and running, Tova tentatively put out some feelers to see whether they could find an artist — this time of the paint and brush sort — who could produce another line of murals: painted scenes.

After a frustrating string of inquiries, which produced no artist who could perfectly align themselves with their vision, the team behind Mega Mural resolved to pull a leaf out of their own book and go about it themselves.

“I had been dabbling with paints anyway,” says Tova, “so we decided to give it a go on our own and see what would happen.”

It was probably this reason that made them so particular during their hunt for an artist, but it took time for it to dawn on them that the elusive artist was right there all that time.

“By now Tova’s left her job,” her husband adds. “She took the skills she already had and channeled it into creating masterpieces for Mega Mural, as well as for MegArt, her dedicated painting line.”

Tova enjoys applying an abstract touch to classic Judaic scenes.

“Take this year’s Kever Rochel piece,” she says. “See the metallic overtone, and the figures walking? It’s a different take on the scene, but people feel very connected to it.”

The Greatest and Grandest

The largest mural produced so far by Mega Mural was for a shul in Monroe that boasts a wall that is 60 feet long. Another magnificent mural, this one a 40-foot-long piece for Rachmistrivka of Lakewood, was ordered the very first year of the company’s debut, three days before Yom Tov.

“By now our kids have made it a habit to look through Dee Voch after Sukkos to see where they can spot our murals,” Tova says. “It’s all very exciting for them.”

Also debuting this year is a gedolim series, where Tova pulled off the perfect compromise between traditional portraits and contemporary design. In her words, “They’re not super traditional, but they’re not ultramodern either.”

Studying the completed works of art, it’s hard to remember that they were created, stroke by stroke, in a sunny bedroom-turned-studio. How long does it take for a painting to come together?

Tova smiles. “How much time a painting needs is mazel. A painting that’s consistently worked on will take approximately two to three months to complete. But the one featuring streets of Yerushalayim, for instance, took close to a year. It underwent many layers of changes during that time.”

But she explains that a painting that keeps being painted over and tweaked isn’t a waste at all. On the contrary; the more layers of paint a picture gets, the more depth it has in the end.

A Revolution

As with any business, it was quite the journey from conception to reality. Launching Mega Mural required a hefty initial investment, and Tova’s husband approached different businessmen to find people who both believed in the product and would be pleased to partner with them.

“Many people I first approached about this had no idea what I was talking about,” he admits. “What was this mural thing, they asked, a poster? A sukkah? But others expressed interest. One fellow told me that we’d know whether the idea had merit the following year: If it was really a product people would be interested in buying, I’d find myself with a host of competitors the following year. And that’s exactly what happened.”

Besides the magnificence of these murals, Mega Mural also brought a new concept to the market: specialty fabrics. “We didn’t want to print on the ubiquitous vinyl,” Tova says. “Vinyl is unwieldy and hard to store. Instead, we hunted for a material that’s ideal to print on, remains waterproof, and can be easily hung and neatly stored. After a number of attempts — which included working with seven different printers — we finally got it right.”

Before the days of Mega Mural, the largest poster in stores was four feet tall. Today, stores anxious to sell what customers are requesting are more than pleased to stock these murals, though some complain that their ceilings aren’t high enough. Evidently, Mega Mural has left its mark on the Judaica industry.

Once the painting is as perfect as it can get, it gets signed and is deemed complete at last. At that point, the canvas gets scanned by specialty machines in order to get all the tones just right. Then it’s sent to the printer before making its way to its final stop: the home of a happy customer.

Designed With Intent

With so many masterpieces already under the collective Mega Mural belt, how do they still debut new designs every year?

Tova says she pulls inspiration from anywhere to plan the initial concept for her designs — even kids’ books — but adds that the new scenes at Mega Mural each year are as much a product of customers’ feedback as they are the artists’ work.

“We direct our attention to wherever there’s interest,” explains Tova. “Last year, for instance, we created a digital waterfall scene simply because we got so many requests for one.”

Many people like vivid landscapes, and then there are those who prefer Judaica. So Mega Mural offers both kinds of art, and there are definitely customers for each.

By now the team has made sales way beyond the confines of the Tristate area — including one in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and another in Mexico — but what is truly grati-

A Hug From Hashem

Sometimes Mega Mural is lucky enough to catch a glimpse of the inner workings of Heaven.

“One year,” Tova remembers, “a customer ordered a custom-size mural measuring 16 feet wide. After it was delivered, he called to tell us that he mistakenly received two pieces. You have to understand,” she adds, “this never happens. When the printer heard that he’d mistakenly printed two of the same order, he told us to keep the extra piece.”

In the meantime, there was a family undergoing a medical crisis. An acquaintance of theirs made it his business to put up this family’s sukkah for Yom Tov, but when he began putting it together, he noticed that one sukkah wall was moldy and awfully discolored.

“That’s when we got a phone call from this person, asking us if we could help,” Tova continues. “When we asked him for the dimensions of the moldy wall, guess what he said it measured? Precisely 16 feet wide.”

The extra mural was packaged and delivered to the address for which it was Divinely intended. And as this acquaintance later reported to Mega Mural, the family told him that Sukkos was the first time in weeks they were all together, and the beautiful mural was like “a hug from Hashem.”

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fying is hearing from people that their mural made their Yom Tov.

“We have some customers who order a new one each year,” says Tova’s husband. “And then there was this fellow who ordered two murals — one for himself and one for a child — and then kept coming back for ‘nuch tzvei.’ After a number of requests for just two more, he had his entire family shtufeered with murals, and only then did he sit back to enjoy his own.”

How does it feel to see one’s creations gracing sukkahs all over the world?

“It’s very humbling,” Tova says. She pauses and then continues, “Art is a part of me, and it’s a bit scary to put it all out there, even with the support I get. All I can say is that these abilities are a gift from Hashem, and I’m so grateful people can enjoy it.”

Decisions, Decisions

As with most seasonal businesses, Yom Tov season means at least two weeks of sleepless nights for the Mega Mural team. At that point, running the business explodes to more than what two people can handle, and that’s when they hire a team of secretaries to do sales.

“When we show the secretaries the ropes,” says Tova, “I always tell them that a huge part of the job is helping customers make decisions. People have a hard time settling on one design precisely because there are so many magnificent options. That’s why some families take two!”

The secretaries are also told to expect customers to ask which mural is the most popular one. While there’s no answer to that question — there are as many opinions as there are people.

Besides handling their wholesale, online and retail sales at their headquarters in Lakewood, Mega Mural creates beautiful custom murals and puts up a large sukkah prior to Yom Tov where customers can find a full display of the entire selection of prints.

“We’re witness to a whole lot of family discussions.” Tova says. She describes the scene: “People walk from one wall to the other, discussing and debating their options. Sometimes the men and boys want one thing, and the girls and women want another, and there’s a whole lot of back-and-forth until they reach a compromise. It’s a very big decision!”

Family affairs are hardly trivial. But considering the size and magnificence of these masterpieces, choosing a mural is certainly a big decision — in more ways than one!

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Excerpts from his speec h given in Beis Medrash Govoha, Lakewood, NJ Yud Gimmel Elul 5783

In attendance were the Roshei HaYeshiva Hagaon Rav Aryeh Malkiel Kotler Shlita and Hagaon Rav Yisrael Neuman Shlita as well as thousands of B’nei HaYeshiva Hakedosha.

In truth there is another thing that needs to be addressed. It’s hard to talk about but it is one of the things which is the shemira of Klal Yisrael. It is the inyan of KEDUSHAH, KEDUSHAH, KEDUSHAH! Mis’haleich bekerev machanecha lehatzilcha ... Vlo yireh becha ervas davar veshav meiacharecha. Rav Aharon Leib said that nowhere else does it say Veshav meiacharecha even not apikorsus only on Kedusha! And on this we see the Yetzer Hara works in full capacity, full capacity, in our circles, we are not talking about more modern circles.

I don’t want to get into details but it ’s not pashut, not pashut. Maybe Hashem will mun from me if I don ’t go into details, I don’t know. I’ll say one detail. I’m starting again with a story.

I asked my Rebbi, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach z”tl about a sheitel. I remember his lashon. He told me like this; “Fifty years ago if someone would wear a sheitel in Yerushalayim, they would stone her and the sheitels then looked like straw! Even a blind person would say that it was a sheitel. Today they come to me, and I don’t know if it’s a sheitel or their own hair. It is very disgusting, that means besides the halacha that it should be assur, it’s very disgusting!!! Mashal lemah hadavar domeh someone eats a kosher piece of meat, and he does everything to make it look treif. They cover their hair, and they do everything that it should look natural.” Today it’s not just plain natural. Hashem yeracheim, Hashem yeracheim, es is nisht pashut.

I’m speaking openly, people come to me, and they say that they stumble with impure thoughts and the like, from frum women more than frei. This is FIRE, FIRE! Eish Ocheles! What does Rashi say in Parshas Noach, “Where there is Gezel vezima anderlemusya baah leolam vehoreges tovim veraim ”. What an Anderlemusya (chaos) there is today! Raim vetovim. Is Hakadosh Boruch Hu chashud to act without justice? THIS IS FIRE! We see this michshol by the most choshuva, the best of the best! Pachad!!

In truth, it comes from the fact that people don’t understand the chumras hadavar, they don’t evaluate it right. Every single person that would realize that because of them there will be sickness, destruction, and all bad things, Anderlemusya. We need kirvas Hashem Yisbarach and this is the hatzlacha in everything gashmi and ruchani, klal and perat. We need kirvas Hashem. Mis’haleich bekerev machanecha lehatzilcha!

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THE NUTS AND BOLTS OF INDOOR SUKKAHS

Back in the day when eighth graders still looked tall to me, one of the neighbors on the block had a strange room in their house called a sukkah shtieb. It was on the side of their house and boasted a square steel rooftop frame you could see across the cul-de-sac. Through the grapevine I heard that the roof moved over and that they used the room as their sukkah. But I saw it once from inside, and it had plain walls and a regular floor. Strange!

It’s been a lot of water under the bridge until this year, when I called up said neighbor — metaphorical pen in hand — to ask her about her sukkah room. And what a room this sukkah room is!

With every additional woman I spoke to, my view of this particular sukkah type broadened more than I ever thought it could. Here’s much of what there is to know about sukkahs of the indoor variety.

It’s great to catch up with an old neighbor and demystify her sukkah room. That oddly majestic square frame of my youthful memories boasts a mechanism, controlled by an iron chain, that rolls the sukkah room’s roof away.

Throughout the year, the Koenigs’ sukkah shtieb is truly a multi-purpose one, with everything from play to homework to family simchos taking place in it.

“It’s off the kitchen and so handy, we live in it,” is Mrs. Koenig’s way of putting it.

With its higher-than-usual ceiling height, this room has more outdoor exposure than would otherwise be considered welcome, and it can also be tricky to keep it lit. Since it features a detachable roof, there is no practical way to install regular fixtures or spotlights.

“Originally, we had lighting with tiles under it,” Mrs. Koenig says, recounting the journey of the lights. “But whenever it got windy, the tiles would fall and crack. By now we have uncovered fluorescents.”

And how does one go about turning a house wall into a sukkah panel, decor-wise? How are the sukkah decorations displayed?

“We use everything, from painter’s tape to thumbtacks to nails, to hanging decorations from the ceiling.”

When I ask Mrs. Koenig whether she’d recommend an indoor sukkah to a family considering one, she summed up the pros and cons succinctly:

“The men don’t have to do anything to get the sukkah up; they’re free. But we’ve had squirrels visit sometimes because the room isn’t tightly sealed in the corners. By now we’ve added iron mesh to prevent them from entering,” she adds, “so that isn’t an issue anymore. I think the remaining disadvantage is that, as a regular room, it doesn’t feel so Sukkos’dig.”

When speaking to Mrs. Rubinstein, It’s wonderful to hear that she revels in the very idea of her sukkah room, and I find myself infected with her joy in the mitzvah of sukkah. With a double skylight that opens via an air-powered pump with the press of a button, the room serves the Rubinsteins well year-round.

“There’s a giant skylight covering the whole room, so there’s magnificent sunlight. It’s my Pesach kitchen, too, so it’s my Yom Tov room. It’s like Yom Tov every Shabbos when I sit there on the couch and read.”

For most of the year in the Rubinstein home, their sukkah serves as a comfy living room, with couches that are moved out come Sukkos and Pesach. The space is lit with wall sconces as well as cove lighting — strips of fluorescent light installed along the length of the walls under the moldings — and due to the skylight, the room features a sloped ceiling

Now for the pressing question: How does this family decorate the room for Sukkos?

“We hang plenty of decorations from the moldings, and anything that can be hung from metal hooks is suspended from a longer string,” says Mrs. Rubinstein. “We also have some year-round art on the wall that we replace with sukkah decorations. Tape didn’t end up working so well, so over the years, we’ve had less art on the walls. The windows don’t allow for much hanging anyway, so we focus on the ceiling.”

Sleeping is simple: Beds are rolled in and out.

I ask Mrs. Rubinstein if she’d recommend the indoor sukkah, and she replies that it’s the best thing in the world. One major advantage she mentions is the built-in cooling and heating.

“Sometimes I feel like we’re cheating,” Mrs. Rubinstein admits with a laugh. “It’s so easy for us to have a sukkah that’s magnificent and comfortable. However, there is something lost in the fact that there’s no need to build a sukkah. There’s no excitement of sukkah prep.”

But she has no regrets.

“When we built the sukkah addition, I was nervous about the construction.

But when you get older, and building a regular sukkah gets more difficult, this works so well.”

“IT’S CONVENIENT AND WARM. A REGULAR ROOM.”

MRS. BREINDY KOENIG

“IT’S THE BEST ROOM!”

MRS. CHAYA RUBINSTEIN

Mrs. Altman comes in as the hostess with the mostest as her family has indoor and outdoor sukkahs. As a mother and grandmother of many, kein yirbu, she says the practicality is unparalleled.

The Altmans indoor sukkah works with the iron chain mechanism, with tiles on top that are removed when it’s time to put on the intruders and necessary TLC, it seems there can be more than meets the eye where indoor sukkahs are concerned.

“We had foam and insula tion on each tile at first, and squirrels would come nest there,” Mrs. Altman says. “That first year, everyone was jealous of my indoor sukkah, but there’s a lot of work involved to keep it pest-free and perfectly main tained.”

The sukkah served as a con venient playroom off the kitchen at first. Now that it’s some twenty years later, the kids are grown, and the suk kah serves as a bed room year-round.

The framing of the room’s drop-ceiling serves the family well. A regular light fixture can hang without distur bance, and the neat squares are wrapped with decoration-toting strings once the tiles are popped out for Yom Tov.

The walls, though, prove a bigger challenge when it comes to sukkah decorations.

“It’s a major issue every year. In the early years, we had noi sukkah falling down all the time,” says Mrs. Alt-

man, “especially the kids’ arts and crafts. Then we started using thumbtacks in neutral colors like silver or gold. They make tiny holes in the wall, and yes, we’ve repainted a couple times. But we still use the thumbtacks to hang the stars and posters.”

Now that the family has grown, sleeping and eating is where the large, outdoor sukkah is much appreciated.

While the indoor sukkah sports a high riser (which doubled as a kiddie bench; I can just see the bouncing!), mattresses were also hauled in when needed, way back when. But now, with the marrieds often sleeping over for Yom Tov, the sons-in-law generally prefer the spacious outdoor sukkah to sleep in, leaving Mr. Altman and his younger son to sleep upstairs.

Yom Tov meals are served in the outdoor sukkah, while the indoor one is reserved for kiddush on Yom Tov mornings, snacks in the afternoons and the occasional quiet, guestless meals.

“Would you recommend an indoor sukkah?” is my next question.

“It does take away from the enjoyment of building a sukkah,” Mrs. Altman says. “Now that we’ve added our outdoor one, though, my sons are all into it, and it’s very exciting. But the indoor sukkah does make for a calmer Yom Tov. The kids don’t run out all the time, we don’t need to schlep tables and beds, and it’s warm and cozy. Definitely a luxury.”

“IT’S DEFINITELY A LUXURY, BUT IT DOES TAKE AWAY THE EXCITEMENT OF BUILDING THE SUKKAH.”

MRS. HENNY ALTMAN

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Mrs. Weiss differs from the former interviewees in that she hasn’t had the chance to use her new indoor sukkah yet. She can tell me everything about how it works, though.

“Ours is air-powered. It’s noisy; you can actually hear the pump filling up with air.” Air-powered indoor sukkahs require an in-attic contraption, and the Weisses feel the vibration of the roof for a half hour after opening or closing it.

With three skylights for the Weisses, three corresponding levers — handily located high on the pantry wall — open the roof portion of choice.

Used as a living room year-round, this family opted for the lighter, more cost-effective wooden roof rather than glass skylights. In addition to the significant cost of glass skylights, another concern was too much sun pouring into the room. Since their sukkah features one wall of nearly all glass, the space already has plenty of sun exposure. The remaining light sources are four pieces of strip lighting installed vertically on the walls.

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I ask Mrs. Weiss what her plan will be regarding sukkah decor, and she says that she isn’t sure yet. She does know that she’ll be using bamboo sticks for s’chach rather than the rolls, so they’ll be able to hang sukkah decorations from those. An added perk in their case is their rooftop deck, which allows them easy access to place their s’chach from the top. No ladder-climbing necessary in this house!

Mrs. Weiss echoes the other interviewees when asked if she’d recommend an indoor sukkah.

“I loved our outdoor sukkah,” she says candidly. “But one major pro of going indoor is that there’s no construction necessary when you get older and have no one to help you with the building. Nevertheless,” Mrs. Weiss concludes, “there is still something special about a sukkah outdoors.”

“THERE’S SOMETHING VERY SPECIAL ABOUT BUILDING AN OUTDOOR SUKKAH, BUT AN INDOOR SUKKAH IS A PLEASURE. VERY PRACTICAL FOR WHEN YOU GET OLDER.”

MRS. GOLDY WEISS

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“MY ONLY CONCERN WAS NOT TO HAVE TO RELY ON THE CHILDREN.”

MRS. BLIMY MARKSTEIN

Yom Tov at the Marksteins’ home is cozy and hasslefree with a sukkah room that’s seen renovation to make it even more sukkah-ready than ever before. A lover of light and style, Mrs. Markstein put in sconces, spots and cove lighting, all LED.

During the year it’s that room of all rooms, seeing the gamut from Pesach kitchen to guest room to playroom to nursery.

“It’s my hachnasas orchim room, my mitzvah room!” Mrs. Markstein says with verve.

While the original sukkah ceiling was a frame of sixteen squares, intricately decorated with a unique set of miniatures hanging from each and covered with a drop ceiling all year, now that it’s been renovated, the ceiling sports a large square frame with four corner squares and four rectangular sides. Their old bamboo s’chach was recut and placed in each of

INDOOR IN EUROPE?

“I used to think of indoor sukkahs as a very modern thing,” said Mrs. Rubinstein when I peppered her with questions about her own sukkah room. “But did you know that they had it in Eastern Europe?”

I hadn’t, and I was surprised. And very honored to then speak with Mr. Falkowitz, longtime resident of Kiryas Yoel and son of the first indoor sukkah owner in the town.

“And when my father’s father built his house back in Satmar”, Mr. Falkowitz relates, “he put up the sukkah

the squares in an aesthetically pleasing fashion, and the drop-ceiling was bidden farewell. Now the family enjoys the full height of their sukkah room year-round.

“I had this idea to paint the s’chach white to coordinate with the ceiling, but then I decided to leave it the original color. It’s more Sukkos’dig,” says Mrs. Markstein.

She is unapologetic about her vintage mechanism — the iron chain that’s used to open and close the roof. “It’s the cheapest and the best, less breakable than airpower. I’ve never had any problems with it.”

And to my question if she’d recommend the indoor sukkah, Mrs. Markstein is unequivocal with her yes. “Absolutely! Unless someone specifically enjoys to build a sukkah. But for the fifties and up set, I’d recommend it to anyone so they don’t have to rely on their kids to build the sukkah for them.”

room first, because he wanted to start with a mitzvah.”

Sukkah rooms were still not very common, however, and one would stand a better chance of spotting them in Satmar, a more “Yiddishe shtut,” in Mr. Falkowitz’s words.

I’m interested in hearing about the mechanisms used back in the day, but Mr. Falkowitz doesn’t know much beyond the fact that the building materials weren’t like what we use today.

“Plastic only became popular around the time of the war, so there was nothing plastic in that pre-war

sukkah. I do know that the roof was slanted so that rainwater could run down, and that it opened with a chain.”

I can sense that the mitzvah of sukkah was a precious thing for the Falkowitzes, which they then carried across the ocean. Mr. Falkowitz tells me of the early days in chassidishe Williamsburg, when their family built an uncommonly large sukkah in their courtyard.

“In those days, the women would come downstairs to stand outside the sukkah, hear Kiddush, and then they’d eat at home. But we were different. We’d descend the 52 steps from the third floor, each family member with something else in their hands, and we all ate in the sukkah.”

And the Falkowitzes did not limit the largesse to just their own family; since the menfolk davened in Satmar and finished their tefillos later than nearby shuls, men from other batei midrashim enjoyed the chance to eat in the Falkowitz’s sukkah before their own family meal began. The Falkowitz’s distinguished neighbor and Sanzer einikel the Kiviasver Rav — Reb Moshe Halberstam — ate with the Falkowitzes as well.

“He would sit in our sukkah and talk a bit,” Mr. Falkowitz recalls.

And on Chol Hamoed, the workers from Meal Mart around the corner took their lunch in the sukkah-turned-Grand-Central as well.

“That was my father’s joy, that everyone should make a bracha in the sukkah and enjoy the mitzvah,” finishes Mr. Falkowitz.

Today it is quite telling that this simcha shel mitzvah has been passed down to the next generation; Mr. Falkowitz’s daughter is Mrs. Rubinstein, whose joy was nearly palpable when discussing her sukkah.

So that’s the scoop on indoor sukkahs, in all its sheetrocked glory. I’d say that while something is lost in the lack of building, something is gained in the acquiring of future independence. The jury’s out, and the judge is you.

With wishes for a freilichen Yom Tov, whether Sukkos finds you surrounded by wooden boards, fiberglass or in the sturdiness of home walls!

* Names in this feature have been changed.

Steven Siegel MD | Stuie Goldwasser RPA-C

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Every year on Tu B’Shvat, we daven to obtain a beautiful esrog for Sukkos.

Efrayim Keller davens for esrogim too. But it isn’t his own esrog he’s davening for; it’s the esrogim of hundreds of other Yidden that dominate his prayers, the esrogim he handpicks for his loyal customers.

IN SEARCH OF THE PRI EiTZ HADAR

From an orchard in Italy – to your hands

Efrayim Keller is a second generation esrog socher . His father, Harav Yehuda Keller, acquired the business from Chayim Leiter, of Leiter’s Sukkah fame. (Apparently Mr. Leiter had a soft spot for the Yom Tov Sukkos. What came first, the sukkah or the esrog?)

Chayim Leiter had been in the esrog business for many years. Initially, customers relied on esrog sochrim to ensure that their esrogim came from trees that weren’t murkav (grafted with other citrus trees, to strengthen the delicate citron tree, a procedure that makes esrogim pasul).

In the late 1960s, there arose concern that sochrim were not reliable enough, considering they had a vested interest and may succumb to the convenience of purchasing esrogim from murkav trees. This prompted the demand for a rav’s hechsher . One Lubavitcher socher sent a note to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Harav Menachem Mendel Schneerson, zt’’l, for his opinion on the matter. The Lubavitcher Rebbe instructed that the esrog orchards only need to be supervised during harvest to ensure that esrogim were only picked from ungrafted trees. He said it was sufficient that two people be present as eidim during the time of harvest.

In 1970, Leiter chose Keller as one of his eidim.

Chayim Leiter and Harav Yehuda Keller made the trip to Italy together every summer after that. With Chayim Leiter’s passing in 1983, his family transferred the prized esrog business to Keller. In 1985, when Efrayim was fourteen years old, he joined his father on his first trip to the esrogim fields of Calabria, Italy.

While the trip was a rare, exciting opportunity for the Keller children, they were also required to do their share.

There is a system to cutting and buying esrogim. Some merchants cut their own fruit with a branch pruner, but since this entails backbreaking labor — bending low under the trees to access the fruit, and inspecting each fruit for dirt, holes from thorns, or insect damage while it’s still attached to the tree — the Kellers always hired farm cutters to do this job.

That summer, Efrayim’s job was to collect esrogim from the hands of the cutters, put them in a basket, and bring the full basket to the end of the field for inspection. He continued doing the work the next summer, and the next, and every summer after that. It’s been 40 years since that first trip, and Efrayim Keller, now the proprietor of the business, hasn’t missed a single summer, except the first year of the Covid pandemic. He flies out

shortly after Tisha B’Av and spends around three weeks in Calabria, picking, sorting and packing the special fruit that glorifies the Yom Tov of Sukkos. It’s a lot of hard work, but the satisfaction of finding a mehudar esrog for each of his customers drives him to do it again, year after year.

Calabria, Here We Come

There is no Jewish community in Calabria these days, so it’s only once a year, at the time of harvest, that Yidden inhabit the region. Around twenty years ago, Yisroel Schwartz, one of the esrog sochrim, bought a condo near the orchards and converted part of the basement into a shul and mikvah

No Jewish presence means no kosher food. How do they manage?

“I’m not a big eater,” Keller admits. He brings along some staples from home, such as matzah, tuna, pickles, sardines, salami, mustard and cheese. Pasta, rice, produce, eggs and whole fish can be purchased from local stores, and he bakes bread in a bread machine. Rabbi Lazar, who lives in Milan, supplies the visitors with milk and wine. Some sochrim bring along chicken, beans and other food products.

“I eat the Shabbos seudos with another socher who makes challah, fish, chicken soup and cholent,” says Keller.

The sochrim Shachris minyan starts at 6:15. They enter the fields at 8:00, where they endure the blazing sun until 1:00, when they break for lunch. At 4:00 p.m., Keller goes to the storage room to sort and pack the esrogim. For Mincha and Maariv, he drives fifteen minutes to another location for daily minyanim

Tip-Top Shape

The first Rebbe of Chabad held of the kabbalah that Calabria esrogim with round tops weren’t murkav, while the esrogim from Greece with pointy tops often were murkavim. The Polish rebbes, however, had a minhag to use pointy-top esrogim from Calabria, which was more accessible to them.

The picked esrogim are coated in white powder, residue from pesticides, which need to be washed off. Each fruit is then dried, wrapped in paper towel, inserted into a plastic box, and then into a foam shipping box.

Keller sorts the esrogim by grade, as well as into two categories: pointy and round. “Chabad chassidim opt for esrogim with round tops,” he explains, “while the Polisher Yidden davka want the pointy tops.”

What’s the difference?

“The shape indicates how the esrogim grew, how long they’ve been on the tree.”

Esrogim that have started budding after Pesach and have been on the tree for a while form a round-top shape, because the water was given time to work its way up to the top of the fruit. On the other hand, when esrogim start flowering after Shavuos, the water never reaches the esrog’s top, leaving it with a pointy shape.

Do the merchants have a chance to do any sightseeing during their trip?

“Really, there isn’t much to see in Calabria,” Keller says. There are some amusement parks, circuses, beaches and mountains, even an esrog museum, but there are no old shuls or monuments within the region.

If there’s extra time, some will do trips to Rome, Florence, Pompeii or Pisa, but Keller doesn’t do any tour-

Completing the Set: Sourcing the Other Minim

While Keller handpicks the esrogim for his customers, he also supplies the other minim, which don’t come from Italy, to complete the set. He isn’t involved in the growing process of these three minim. He only places his orders and sells them along with his esrogim.

Lulavim

In the past, lulavim were imported from Morocco, Egypt and Arizona. Today, most lulavim are imported from Eretz Yisroel, although many lulavim are still imported from farms in Morocco, Spain, California, Arizona and Mexico.

Hadassim

Some hadassim grow in Arizona and California. Many come from Morrocco. But most hadassim that people use grow in Eretz Yisroel. They’re known as Tzefas Hadassim, although they don’t actually grow in Tzefas, but rather on various moshavim

Aravos

While a lot of aravos we use are grown in Eretz Yisroel, a large amount are cut from individual backyards. Aravco is the biggest supplier of aravos in the United States, and their aravos are grown in upstate New York. The challenge with aravos is that they need to be cut close to the time of use because they don’t stay fresh for long. Aravco starts cutting a day or two before Rosh Hashanah, and the rest is cut on Tzom Gedalia and later.

ing. “These days, it’s work, work, work. The entire process involves a lot of physical labor, and we’re all exhausted by the end of the day.”

His friend, fellow esrog socher and wholesaler Yanky Kahan, from Tarzana, California, does bring his family along. They stay for an entire month, carving out time for some vacation.

After all the esrogim are picked, washed, sorted and packed, one of Keller’s colleagues oversees the logistics of transporting the pallets to their destinations.

A Shidduch for Every Esrog

For Keller, watching the esrogim being cut from the tree is a thrilling experience. “Nothing beats the excitement of discovering that perfectly clean, beautifully shaped esrog. It doesn’t happen all the time. By the end of every season, only around 10% of the cut is truly beautiful.”

But he needs to buy a lot more than that 10%. In fact, his agreement with the cutters is that he may only discard up to 20% of the citrons they cut, because they take a loss on fruit that’s cut prematurely. In August, the esrogim are still loaded with pesticides, and if not purchased for the use of the daled minim, they go to waste. However, if they stay on the trees until November, the fruit can be used to make liquor, syrup, jelly, and candy.

This part of the work is never fun. The cutters try to push the merchandise on Keller, and he’s forced to put up a fight. The reality would be different had he been under the tree himself, cutting the fruit, like other merchants do. In Calabria, most farmers bend the branches down, in a way that one has to crawl under the branches to check if the esrog is clean and has no holes.

“I don’t do the cutting myself because I don’t want to hurt my back,” Keller says. “Also, had I been cutting the esrogim myself, I would cut much fewer esrogim and

wouldn’t come home with enough inventory.”

In Eretz Yisroel, the discarded fruit isn’t such a loss, Keller points out. “Farmers in Eretz Yisroel need to give maaser, and they’re permitted to designate the discarded fruit for maaser.”

With his sharp eye, Keller picks the best of the crop, and his mind immediately spins connections. This esrog for this customer, this one for that. After so many years of serving his customers, he knows each one’s preferences in terms of the gartel, or belt; the pitum; the gidul, meaning the esrog’s form — should it be skinny and long, or short and fat? Should the the top be pointy or round? — the cleanliness; and finally, how much the customer is looking to pay. He earmarks esrogim accordingly, and clients are usually satisfied with his choices and don’t even compare them with other options. This year, he put aside 50 special esrogim while still in Italy, with his customers’ names written on the boxes.

Why So Expensive?

The esrogim that Keller sells are what we call “Yanover esrogim,” and they carry a mesorah of over 1,000 years. Yanova, Yiddish for Genoa, is the port city in northern Italy from where esrogim would be shipped to other parts of Europe. These days, the esrogim that grow in Calabria are flown around the world from Rome and no longer pass Genoa, but the name stuck.

Citron trees are fragile; for that reason, Hashem put thorns on them — unlike other citrus trees — to keep animals from eating its fruit and branches. They also require a warm climate to grow. The weather in Calabria ranges between 40 and 100 degrees fahrenheit over the year, which is ideal for these trees. But if the temperature rises or drops by even just a few notches, that spells trouble.

Every year, different challenges arise with the crop, lead-

ing to shortages or delays. One year, with the temperature dipping to 32 to 35 degrees fahrenheit, frost killed many trees. Other years, the weather is too hot, and the small esrogim dry up and fall down, so there are fewer esrogim to choose from. This year, Calabria got a lot of rain in the months of Iyar and Sivan, causing the delicate esrog buds to fall from the trees. New flowers start sprouting every week, so many fields did not have any buds that stayed on the trees until early June. It takes approximately six weeks for esrogim to reach the minimum size for cutting; therefore, many merchants postponed their trips until there were enough esrogim ready to cut.

Celebrating Milestones in the Esrog Orchards

What happens when major life events coincide with the Italy trip? Efrayim Keller recounts:

The summer of 1985, the first year I went along with my father to Italy, my brother was born a week after we arrived to Italy. My father made a shalom zachor, which all the esrog sochrim attended. He couldn’t make it back on time for the bris, so my uncle took care of the arrangements and officiated at the bris

My second son was born a week before I was scheduled to fly to Italy. The bris was on time, baruch Hashem, so I was able to attend, and I flew to Italy two days later. When this son turned three, we made his upsherin in Italy. (He was born during the Three Weeks, so we cut his hair after Tisha B’Av.) All the sochrim came by to cut his hair.

This year, the son of another socher had his hanachas tefillin in Italy, two months before his bar mitzvah, as per Chabad’s minhag. All of us sochrim joined the celebration.

Every night of Chol Hamoed

What Customers Need To Know

The color of an esrog tells you how ripe the fruit is. A fully ripe esrog will be completely yellow, which makes an esrog qualify as pri eitz hadar. Esrogim are cut between Tisha B’Av and Rosh Hashanah, allowing enough time for them to ripen. Some customers try to ripen their esrogim by putting them near apples or into brown paper bags. This needs to be done with caution, because if the fruit becomes overripe, the stem can fall out, causing the esrog to become pasul. Keller does not advise people to interfere with the ripening, but if a person does want to try any of these methods, they shouldn’t do it for longer than 18 hours, even if the esrog still looks green.

Keller says he understands that people want to show their esrog picks to their rav and get his approval, even though he prefers they shouldn’t. There have been many incidents with people not being careful enough during this process, and sometimes esrogim will fall down on a table and get little brown marks. The customer then comes back to show the marks to Keller, who explains that the esrog isn’t pasul, only not mehudar. Since it’s impossible to prove when the blemish happened, the socher usually takes the loss. He also adds that in most cases, when presented with options, the customer’s rav will recommend the esrog that he himself recommended.

These days, lulavim are prepackaged in plastic to prevent the palm fronds from bending or the tips from breaking off. Even with the plastic, it’s hard to find a lulav that’s 100% straight, with the shedrah aligned from the bottom to the top. People tend to obsess over the center being closed, but really, a perfect lulav should be absolutely straight.

“There won’t be an overall shortage this year,” Keller clarifies, “but many merchants are running behind schedule.”

The weather also plays a role in the quality of the esrogim. Keller explains: “There are four grades of esrogim — A, B, C and D. When there’s an abundant crop, we get to pick and choose the fruit we desire. But if there’s less to choose from, we’re forced to accept lower grades.”

Last year, a shemittah year, the Yanover sochrim knew they’d be inundated with orders, so they stocked up on all grades of esrogim. The cutters, aware of the unusual demand for Yanover esrogim, marked up even the lower quality citrons.

The farmers also routinely raise their prices, and when merchants fear a shortage, they give in. “This year I warned other sochrim not to accept any price hikes,” Keller says. “There is no shortage of esrogim this year.”

And of course, the Euro exchange rate directly impacts the cost. This year, the Euro’s value at the time of purchase was $1.16. Last year it was $1.05. And several years ago, it was $1.32. Such fluctuations determine the cost for the merchants and their customers.

The Rest of the Year

Efrayim Keller proudly wears his esrog socher hat from after Tisha B’Av until Sukkos. But the rest of the year, you’ll find him in a commercial kitchen in Monsey that makes lunches for various yeshivos. Keller works as a mashgiach and kitchen manager.

“The kitchen job is my parnassah, regular work that puts bread on the table,” Keller says. “Esrogim is my passion. I wouldn’t trade it for the world.”

The esrogim work is strictly seasonal. He takes off minimal time from his kitchen job, only hiring a replacement in the kitchen for the Italy trip and for the two weeks between Rosh Hashanah and Sukkos.

Keller doesn’t consider the other esrog sochrim competitors, but rather colleagues. “My customers don’t go shopping around between sochrim, and I don’t take away customers from anyone else.” He purchases a set amount of esrogim every year, catering to the same customer base. “I can’t even offer more Yanover esrogim if I want to. I’m limited to getting my inventory from the orchards I contracted, and there are only so many A and B grade esrogim that each field yields.”

If he needs to supply more esrogim than he’s capable of picking, he orders all grade esrogim from Eretz Yisroel. In Eretz Yisroel, they cut over 400,000 esrogim every year, and the cost is a lot lower.

Daled Minim for the Rebbe

The Kellers have supplied daled minim to many high-profile customers over the years. Many Chabad rabbis rely on the Kellers to bring them a mehudar esrog every year, among them Rabbi Yeruslavsky in Eretz Yisroel, Rabbi Cunin in Los Angeles, as well as

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But probably the most illustrious customer was none other than the Lubavitcher Rebbe himself. Every year, the Rebbe would get 35 esrogim from one merchant, and all other Lubavitcher merchants sent in one esrog to the Rebbe. Harav Yehuda Keller knew which year the Rebbe actually used an esrog from his merchandise, because the Rebbe paid all the sochrim before Chanukah, except the socher whose esrog he chose to use, whom he paid before Sukkos.

In the year 1992, the Rebbe, who was unable to talk or walk due to a stroke, shook his head no to every lulav that was brought before him. Harav Yehuda Keller knew that his son had set aside a perfect lulav for himself, so he came into the store and said, “Give me the lulav that you put away for yourself.” The lulav Efrayim Keller had set aside was a V-shaped lulav, a rare find. He handed it to his father. When the lulav was presented to the Rebbe, the Rebbe shook his head yes and accepted the lulav

In the Family

The entire Keller family is involved in Efrayim’s esrog business. His wife is an esrog maven in her own right, and all of his children help out during the selling season.

“This summer, I took my eighteen-year-old son along with me on my trip to Italy for the first time.” It feels like the business has come full circle, with the connection of a third generation.

After Yom Tov, Efrayim Keller’s wife chooses ten to fifteen of the biggest Italian esrogim and cooks them many times to get all the pesticides out. Then she makes esrog jelly, which the Kellers eat on Tu B’Shvat.

It’s the sweet results of difficult but rewarding labor.

To contact Efrayim Keller at Keller Esrog Center, call 718-778-0804.

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Understanding Overthinking

A gentle approach to confronting and overcoming obsessive thought patterns

Meet Moshe, the diligent Operations Manager of a prominent healthcare facility, who came to me at the behest of his senior manager, seeking help with mental fatigue. Amidst the relentless demands of his job and highly challenging decision-making requirements, Moshe was battling a severe yet subtle menace: the mental weariness sparked by constant overthinking.

Overthinking is a silent predator that doesn’t play favorites. One could find themself trapped in thoughts circling around their appearance, past mistakes, or socially awkward moments — worrying about the adverse implications. People find themselves agonizing over actions from a dozen years ago, or suspecting their neighbors and colleagues of harboring ill intentions. While these thoughts may vary, they all cast us as either culprits or victims in some grand drama.

Obsessive thinking shouldn’t be mistaken for actual thinking. Sure, at first glance, it may appear that the obsessive thinker is busy and productive, churning out solutions, drafting plans or scheming through dilemmas. They could even be recognized as experts in their field of obsession. However, despite the in-

tense contemplation, they aren’t making constructive progress.

Obsessive thinking is more like a defense mechanism; a strategy the mind employs to avoid dealing with threatening thoughts that lurkunderneath. It’s like a maze where one can navigate to somewhere else in order to avoid the looming monster in the middle. Imagine you were forbidden from dwelling on your usual topic. What do you think your mind would busy itself with then? Answering this question might be challenging, but it would likely confront you with feelings of sorrow, loneliness, or desperation.

Underneath the rush of thoughts about impending danger in business, relationships, or elsewhere in life, there’s often a frightened, lonely inner child, who might have endured some hurt or trauma. The obses-

Underneath the rush of thoughts about impending danger in business, relationships, or elsewhere in life there’s often a frightened, lonely inner child, who might have endured some hurt or trauma.

sive thoughts act as a safety blanket to avoid encountering painful past experiences.

It’s essentially a hidden attempt to make sense of a confusing past filled with betrayal or neglect, even if it means convincing ourselves that we’re potentially guilty, unacceptable, or wracked with guilt. It’s a form of self-preservation that keeps us from acknowledging the harsh truth — that we were deeply let down in the past.

One small but important step in healing is to consider not to retreat into those repetitive thought patterns, but instead allow the undercurrent of grief and fear to wash over us. Let’s stop running from our painful past and allow our primary thoughts to outrace the secondary obsessive ones that are keeping us fixated on a particular topic. It’s through this confrontation that we can slowly untangle the web of our obsessive thoughts.

It’s crucial to remind yourself that you are not alone. We’re all on different stages of this journey, with its humps and bumps. As an emotional healer with a focus on business life and productivity, I believe in the transformative power of understanding our thought processes and unraveling their complex nature. Be gentle with yourself. Patience and compassion are the best companions on this path of unraveling and healing.

Remember, it’s okay to remove the armor of obsessive thinking. It’s okay to accept the sadness and grief hiding behind our thoughts.. These emotions won’t break us; they’ll lead us to a deeper, more authentic understanding of ourselves. It might be a slow and tedious journey, but it’s certainly not an impossible one. Keep going- the best is yet to be.

These emotions won’t break us; they’ll lead us to a deeper, more authentic understanding of ourselves.

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רעלאנאיסעפארפ

ךלהמ

זיא טסלאמעד .ףראד סע יוו טשינ ןעייג

ןכאמ רעכיז ,ערה ןיע ןכערשפא וצ ידכ יד ןעמענפארא ןוא ,רדוסמ זיא סעלא

,הסנרפ יד ןייז לבקמ ןופ טלאהפא

טקוק רע סאוו ףיוא וו"אא ,תחנ ,ךודיש .קראטש יוזא סיורא

יניע ןופ הלעמ יד זיא עקאט סאוו ?טכיזניה םעד ןיא העושי

ןכערפשפא ןוא ןקוק טעוו העושי יניע

ערה ןיע ןייק זא ןכאמ וצ רעכיז ,ערה ןיע

סיוא טעז סעלא ןוא ,ןאהראפ טשינ זיא

ןענעק 'העושי יניע' טימ .גיטאלג ןוא ןייפ

טימ ,גיאור םאנסיוא ןריפש ךיז ןעמ

טימ רדוסמ זיא סעלא זא ,שפנה תחונמ

,ןטאש םיא טעוו טשינראג ןוא ,םעד

ןיע עכלעוו ייס טעז'מ ביוא ןוא .ד"סב

ןוא עגיטכיר יד ןוט ןעמ טעוו ג"דא ערה

דועב ןייז וצ קלסמ סאד תולועפ עגיטיונ

ןא ןסילפניירא לאז החמש יד זא דעומ .ןעגנורעטש ןייק

א ןטלאה רעטייוו ןעמ טעוו ךיוא יוזא

רעכיז ןוא ןקוק וצ הרימש עגיד'רדסכ

ןיע ןייק ןוא רדוסמ זיא סעלא זא ןכאמ

ןייר ןביילב ןעמענ יד ןוא ,אטשינ זיא ערה

יד גידנעבעג ,הפוקת עצנאג יד סיואכרוד

ענייז עלא ןיא רעבמעמ ןראפ טייקגיאור .ןעגנוטפעשאב עכילגעט גאט

ריא ביילג'כ ,טייצ רעייא ראפ חכ רשיי

!גאט ןטוג א ,ןעמונראפ טנעז

גיבייא ןענעז טכענ ןוא געט יד ,פאי

געט םינמזה ןיב יד ןיא רעבא ,ןעמונראפ

ןופ סולפרעביא יד בילוצ ,רעמ גיכאפליפ

רעכיז ןליוו סאוו ןרעטלע ןופ רעפורניירא

ערה ןיע טימ רדסב זיא סעלא זא ןכאמ

קסעב ןייז קסוע ןליוו ייז ,רוחב רעייז ףיוא

זא גידנסיוו ,טייהרעגיאור םיכודישה

טירט ףיוא הרימש א ייז ףיוא טבעווש'ס

.טירש ןוא

ןייז וצ לבקמ טיירג זיא ןוא ,'יירפ ערה

.תועפשה עגיד'החמש עלא

סנעטצעל זיא סאוו השעמ ןייא זיולב

זיא סע ,תכרעמ םוצ ןעמוקעגניירא

שורג א ,ןאמרעגניא עגירעי 32 א ןעוועג

,ןראוועג ןתח א סנעטצעל זיא סאוו ,ע"ל

ןוא ןצעזעג זיא רע סאוו םעדכאנ

עגיטכיר יד ראפ ןראי עגנאל טראוועג

טשינ ךיז טאה העושי יד רעבא טונימ

רעדילגטימ החפשמ א סנייז .ןעזעגנא

ןעמ ןוא ןעמאנ יד טימ ןפורעגניירא טאה

וכרא אל .ערה ןיע ןכארפשעגפא טאה

א ןגארטעגנא םיא טאה'מ ןוא םימי

ןוא רענעש ןעוועג זיא סאוו ךודיש

ןענעז עכלעוו יד .ןטכארעג יוו רעסעב

ןבאה ,סיעק םעד טימ טנאקאב ןעוועג

ןבאה ייז סאוו ןביולג טנעקעג טשינ

ןעוועג זיא סאוו ךאז עטוג אזא ,טרעהעג

החפשמ רעד רעבא ,ןייש ןוא ךילרעה

טימ ןפורעגניירא טאה עכלעוו דילגטימ

טסיוועג לאמנייא ןיוש טאה ןעמאנ יד

זיא רע זא ןעשעג גנילצולפ זיא אד סאוו

שירפ ןופ ןוא ןראוועג ןטכארעגפיוא

םינשו םימי ךרואל ןבעל ןייז ןביוהעגנא .םיבוט

ךיא ףראד ,טוג רימ טייג סעלא ביוא ?ערה ןיע ןכערפשוצפא ןדנעוו ךיז

זא טריפש רענייא ביוא ,ןיינ זא רעכיז

ארומ 'טשינ' רע ףראד רדוסמ זיא סעלא

ןיע .םעד טימ גיאור ןייז ןעק ןוא ןבאה

ןענעז ןכאז זא טליפ רענייא ןעוו זיא ערה

.ראפ טייג סעפע ןוא רדסב טשינ

זא טריפש רענייא ביוא ,טרעקראפ

,ןאב א יוו טראפ סעלא ןוא טוג זיא סעלא .רעטייוו ןייגנא ןוא גיאור ןייז רע ןעק

ןעמ לאז ןעוו ,ןגערפ יאדווא ריא טעוו זיא

שטנעמ א ןעוו ?םעד ןיא ןקוקניירא אי

ןוא ןטייקירעווש עסיוועג ךרודא טייג

וצ ,ןעוט ףראד'מ סאוו ןוטעג ןיוש טאה

רעדא ,םיכודיש ,הסנרפ ,טנוזעג ןיא

סע טייג ןעמעלא ךאנ ןוא ,ןכאז ערעדנא

ףור ןפלאהעגםינכדש טרעוו

תועושי עלא טימ

!גאט ןטוג א

טסייוו ןעמ ןוא קעווא טשינ ץלאכאנ

ןכאז א םעד רעטניא טגיל סע סאוו טשינ

,ךודיש עכילרעה א

..."עראהעניינעק"

ןעוועג קסוע ןבאה ןרעטלע עלא ערעזנוא

ןעוועג זיא'ס ,םענראפ עטסנרע ןא ףיוא ןירעד

טשינ טאה'מ סאוו קלח עגיטכיוו א

,ךל ורמאיו ךינקז לאש אברדא ,טריראנגיא

עבלעז יד סאד זיא טנייה !ןיילא ייז סטגערפ

ערה ןיע פא טכערפש ןעמ ןוא ,לאמא יוו ךייש

הרימש א גידנבעג ,םענראפ עכילגעט א ףיוא

.תוחפשמ ןוא םידיחי עגילאצמוא ראפ הריתי

ןגיטנייה םעניא ,רעמכאנ ןגאז ךייא רימאל

דחאכ הנותח טכאמ ןאמערא רעד יוו ,רוד

ףיוא ערה ןיע ךייש רעמ ליפ ךאנ זיא ,םידיגנה

ךיז טלעפ ראפרעד ןוא ,םענראפ עגיד'רדסכ א

עגיד'לבוקמ יד טימ ןכערפשוצפא סאד סיוא

.םינפוא

,םיכודיש ןופ אשונ יד ןפאכנא רימאל

ןלעוו שטנעמ א לאז סאווראפ ?ערה ןיע ןכערפשפא

ןיא ךעלדיימ ןוא םירוחב זא ,זיא טקאפ יד

טדער'מ ,סעטסיל ףיוא ןענעז ןראי םיכודיש

סאד ןוא ,בטומלו בטל ,ייז ןגעוו ךאסא רעייז

סאוו .ערה ןיע ןייז םרוג ןעק ןיילא ךאז םצע

ןוא ,ךעלעראה עכילטע ןיילק א ןדיינש

תעשב ,תוכרב עלא טימ ימורבא שטנואוו'מ

א אראהרעניינעק זיא לגניא ןייד' וצ טגייל ןעמ !'תחנ שידיא ךאסא ,לגניא סיז • • •

טלעוו סענזיב יד ןיא ןיירא םיוק זיא לקנעי

שפיה .ךאנ םיא טפיול לזמ יד סעפע רעבא

עכעיוה ןפוא ןפארטעג ךיז רע טאה לענש ענעגנולעג ראג עכילטע טכאמעג ןוא רעטייל

,ןקיר ןיא םיא ןפאט םיריבח ענייז .ןטפעשעג

זיא רבח רעייז זא ןייש שפיה ייז טלעפעג'ס

,יקנעי אראהרעניינעק " ,'ערעסעב' יד ןופ ןיוש "!טכאמעג סע טסאה

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םעד ןופ דמערפ יוזא ךיא ליפ ינש דצמ ןוא

א יוו רימ ייב זיא סאוו אשונ עצנאג .תואיצמ עגיטנייה ןייק ןא גשומ עשיטייצראפ

ןפיוא ןעוועג רימ ןענעז ירפוצ עגידנעמוק יד

רע'בושח רעד יוו ,'העושי יניע' טימ ןאפעלעט

רעציפש ףסוי בקעי ברה להנמ ןוא דסיימ

,טלעוו ןפיוא םינמזה ןיב זיא ןענעז םירוחב

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so many mentalillnesses

in Jewish homes

the cause of many

, mental and physical Jewish homes?

depression, anxiety, bipolar, nervous breakdowns, schizophrenia, anorexia/bulimia, mania, postpartum depression, ocd, psychosis, etc. what may be the cause?

A nightmarefor parents...

when children stray from Yiddishkeit and go oTD, is there a reason?

םיארונ םירבד

How can we overcome the grave emotional illnesses that face our families?

ק”יכב ל”צז יולה טבש לעב ןרמ רודה קסופ בתכש ד”סשת תנשב ל”צז ריאמ םייח ’ר לודגה ןואגה ונבל השענו חנ

Harav Shmuel Halevi Wosner zt”l wrote in a letter,

The PAin of RAising ChildRen –When The sheChinA doesn’T ResT in The home

(Translation into English)

And who knows if this too –wearing shaitels of avoda zara – causes many physical and mental illnesses in Jewish homes.”

IT IS ImpOrTAnT TO recOgnIZe the severity of this, as A posek Hador, and gadol Hador should write such words, that suffering in Jewish homes comes from Bnos Yisroel wearing garments of avoda zara which bring impurity into their homes. This subject is of critical importance. The proper kabbala on Yom Hadin is to switch to synthetic shaitels free of any הרז הדובע ששח and that will definitely be a huge zchus to stop the suffering and illness and bring refuos and yeshuos.

AnOTHer Huge cHAllenge that is facing Klal Yisrael in recent years is one that causes parents tremendous grief and endless tears. Who does not hope and pray to see nachas from their children? Yet, too many children are straying from the path of their parents, may Hashem protect us all.

Who knows if it is not because of the fact that we are bringing the tumah of avoda zara into our homes… his is something that Harav Anshel Katz, the very distinguished Viener rav shlita, stated in a special address on 7 Adar, 2019: “A home where there is avoda zara cannot also have the presence of the Shechinah within its walls, because holiness and idolatry cannot coexist. Therefore, a home where there is avoda zara has no hashra’as HaShechinah.”

Is it any wonder then, that children growing up in a home devoid of the Shechinah, might grow far from Hashem, l”a… and chalila go off the derech?

let us discard the sheitels of idol worship and replace them with kosher synthetic shaitels that are free of any ששח of avoda zara, and welcome anew the presence of the Shechina into our beautiful homes.

This the proper kabbala on Yom HaDin, and is a huge zechus to have children, steeped in yiras Shomayim, whose desire will be to be ehrliche Yidden and will have תופיאשו קשח to learn and daven geshmak and bring much nachas to their parents.

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what could be causing this terrible plague?

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what could be causing this wonderful turnaround?

Blessing fRom heAven

ט”כ,’ד םייחה

) THAT eVerYTHIng IS OrcHeSTrATed הדמ דגנכ הדמ, measure for measure. For example, if a person has a problem with his ears, he must think if perhaps he heard loshon hora. If a person has a problem with his eyes, he may reflect on whether he was careful enough with looking only at pure sights. unfortunately, hospitals today are filled with thousands of Jewish patients suffering from cancer l”a, and the first thing that happens when they start treatments is that patients lose their hair, l”a. It follows that if world events are orchestrated measure for measure, we can recognize that there is an anger by Hashem related to hair. Hashem is telling us that something is wrong with our hair. Therefore, the first thing to contemplate is whether this is indeed a measurefor-measure reaction to the hair of our sheitels that are forbidden as having been used for idol worship.

It’s frightening; it’s astounding. So many cholei Yisrael are added to the lists every month, may Hashem protect us all.

Klal Yisrael has been blessed with a wonderful organization, rccS, which pays for insurance policies for patients stricken with cancer l”a. They recently publicized a letter where they wrote that this year alone, they paid for the insurance policies of 4,783 cholei Yisrael! This is besides for those who haven’t reached out to them. Hashem should shield and protect us all! How much does it cost them? The organization’s expenses amount to the astronomical sum of more than 20 million dollars a year! can this be considered a plague…? We can reflect on our choices and contemplate if perhaps what Hashem wants us to correct is to stop wearing shaitels of tikroves avoda zara and so end the plague and so the suffering of the terrible machlah will leave us

SOmeTImeS We Are BleSSed to be given a clear view of what Hashem desires. The following incredible story happened nineteen years ago. There was a woman whose child had been diagnosed with cancer l”a, and when he finally recovered she went to ask a g what she could do as a zechus for her son to stay well, so that his illness shouldn’t return ch”v. The gadol suggested that she should go visit cholei Yisrael in the hospitals so she could help them and lift their spirits. The woman agreed, and almost daily, she visited the oncology ward of the hospital supporting patients on both a physical and emotional level. And then, in 2004, during the time when there was a big awareness throughout Klal Yisrael about the fact that sheitels contain hair that was sacrificed to avoda zara, she noticed that the hospital’s oncology ward was basically empty. Surprised, she asked the doctors what was going on. The doctors said they were astounded as well. They had never before encountered such a situation where there were no new patients and the ward completely emptied out.

The doctors asked her if she might know why or how this was happening. After giving it some thought, the woman realized that precisely during those weeks, there had been a big revolution about the sheitels because they were prohibited by gedolim and therefore, women stopped wearing them and burned them. The doctors said, “now we understand. Your g-d loves you. He’s happy with what you’re doing. You are doing this only for His honor – what an enormous pleasure you’ve given Him!”

What a gift it is to be able to recognize with complete clarity what ratzon Hashem requires...!

we All want our tefillos to Reach the דובכה אסכ

The Seforim bring down from the שודקה רהז that if a person wears a garment that contains shatnez, it blocks a person’s tefillos from reaching Hashem. There is a similar halacha brought down in Shulchan Aruch ןמיס ,’ד ק”ס ז”ט

ק”ס ז”שמ ג”מרפ ד”נק that if a person davens in a shul and one flight above him there is a restroom on top of his head, that creates a לידבמה ךסמ that in effect blocks a person’s tefillos from reaching Hashem. (Therefore, the plans of shuls are always designed to have the restrooms of the second floor above those of the first floor.) many rabbonim have spoken publicly saying that shatnez is only one אתיירואד ואל whereas the האנה רוסיא of avoda zara is two ם”במר( אתיירואד ןיואל )’ב ’לה ז”פ and is a much more severe issur - תורומחבש תורומח – and according to many poskim, הבושת ירעש הנוי וניבר ,ח”פ

tikroves avoda zara is also רובעי לאו גרהי!

So, if shatnez blocks a person’s tefillos from reaching Hashem, how much more can the severe issur of avoda zara ו”ח block a person’s tefillos from reaching Hashem.

And if a clean restroom that has no waste in it now, can ו”ח block a person’s tefillos, how much more disgusting in the eyes of Hashem is a sheitel made of tikroves avoda zara that is called הבעות, )’ב

as the pasuk says:

Who knows how many tefillos are being blocked ו”ח when davening while wearing Indian human hair sheitels. At least when you say Tehillim or when you daven

and are asking Hashem so many different תושקב for the entire year, make sure to wear a kosher headcovering so that your tefillos don’t get blocked and have the maximum power.

White and fluffy, gray and heavy, dark and threatening. Oooh, dramatic.

There are four types of clouds, based on how high up they are, which also affects the different shapes they form. The lowest clouds form at around 5,000 feet, while other clouds go up to around 30,000 feet, and everywhere in between (for reference, the cruising altitude of an airplane is around 36,000 feet). Other clouds are grouped not by their height, but by their unique characteristics, such as those that form over mountains or beneath existing clouds.

THE LANGUAGE OF CLOUDS

Cirro, meaning “a curl of hair.” Cirrus clouds are high up and made of ice crystals. They have a wispy and delicate look.

Alto, meaning “middle.” Alto clouds are in the middle of the atmosphere. Two of the most common alto clouds are altocumulus and altostratus, which are groups of either cumulus or stratus clouds that hang out mid-altitude.

Strato, meaning “layer.” These clouds are often dark and stretch as a layer over the entire sky, resembling a gray or white sheet. They’re usually lower down in the atmosphere.

Nimbo, meaning “rain.” Clouds with “nimbus” in their name are related to rain, like cumulonimbus or nimbostratus clouds, which are present during rain or snow.

Cumulus, meaning “heap.” These are clouds that usually hang low in the sky and look like large, fluffy cotton heaps. They usually mean fair weather, unless they build up vertically into towering cumulonimbus clouds, which means rain is coming.

HOW DO CLOUDS FORM?

In the air all around us there are many different particles and gases floating around, one of which is water vapor. Clouds form when the air particles are saturated and can’t hold the water vapor anymore, causing it to condense into liquid and form water droplets or ice crystals. These droplets or crystals gather together to form a cloud.

RAIN, RAIN GO AWAY

Once water droplets have formed a cloud, they then need to either dissipate or come back down as rain.

Rain happens when a cloud is oversaturated with water droplets and gets too heavy to stay afloat. Ever wondered why rain seems to fall diagonally? That’s because the air through which the rain is falling is moving laterally across the earth, causing the droplets to move along with it as it comes down. This is also why there are sunshowers, or rain without any visible clouds overhead. It’s because the wind is pushing along water droplets from a nearby cloud.

Sometimes, if the temperature rises or the cloud mixes with drier air, the cloud will slowly dissipate into the drier air, which has a higher capacity for evaporation.

SAFE TRAVELS

Watching the clouds can feel like an optical illusion; it seems like the clouds are racing by and also just hanging in the same spot for hours. Clouds are actually big travelers and typically move at 30 to 120 miles per hour. The speed depends on their altitude and the weather conditions, since winds higher up in the atmosphere are stronger than the ones lower down. If you look at the clouds during a thunderstorm, they’re usually flying past, since cumulonimbus clouds, which are associated with thunderstorms, can reach up to 60,000 feet, and the fierce weather conditions will push them along rather quickly.

LIGHT AS A CLOUD… NOT

Although clouds look light as cotton candy, they actually weigh a lot.

An average cumulus cloud, the fluffy white ones you see every day, weighs as much as a jumbo jet — about 500 tons. Tons. So how in heaven (literally) do they float? The tiny, moist water droplets that clouds are made of aren’t as dense as dry air. Therefore, the denser air underneath the cloud keeps it up.

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We took great care to present up-tothe-minute information. However, before heading out anywhere, we advise you to verify the hours, inquire about prices, and make reservations in advance whenever possible. Some venues will not let you in once full, and others require reservations even though they did not state so.

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Parks and Nature

Please be advised that some parks have parking fees.

Bear Mountain State Park

3006 Seven Lakes Drive, Bear Mountain, NY 10911 845-786-2701

Great hiking, climbing, picnicking and grilling destination with lake, zoo, museum, carousel and boating in warmer weather

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

Dawn to dusk. Trailside Zoo: April 1 through October 31. 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Park: Free. Parking: $10 per vehicle. Trailside Zoo: Suggested donation $1.00 per person

Brooklyn Bridge Park

334 Furman Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-222-9939

Beautiful park with novel play areas, sand areas, carousel, swings, slide mountain, marsh garden and more. Limited parking — best visited by public transportation.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 18 minutes

6:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m.

Free

Buttermilk Falls County Park

199 S. Greenbush Road, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-364-2670

Well-maintained trails with great views and waterfalls (weather permitting) cascading down the mountain

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

Blauvelt State Park

Blauvelt, NY 10913

Undeveloped state park with hiking trails and WWI-era tunnels, rifle range and ruins.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Free

Bushkill Falls

138 Bushkill Falls Trail, Bushkill, PA 18324 888-287-4545

Color-coded trails of different lengths amid waterfalls and beautiful scenes of nature

MONSEY: 1 hour 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 9:00 a.m.– 6:00 p.m. Last trail entry at 5:00 p.m.

Weekday: Adults: $17, Seniors (62+): $16, Children (4–10) $10; Weekends and Holidays: Adults: $20, Seniors (62+): $19, Children (4–10) $10; Children 3 and under: Free

Celery Farm

Nature Preserve

Franklin Turnpike, Allendale, NJ 07401 500 feet after Cottage Place at small parking lot

Untouched wetland, one-mile trail around lake, with meadow and small streams and sightings of birds, butterflies, fish and other animals

MONSEY: 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

6:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Free

BORO PARK

LAKEWOOD

Ateres Golda - 1370 50th St.

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 4:45 & 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 4:45 & 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 4:45 & 8:30

Thursday: October 5 4:00 & 7:30

Ateres Reva - 500 Summer Ave.

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 8:30

Thursday: October 5 7:30

$40

CATSKILLS

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 4:45 & 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 4:45 & 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 4:45 & 8:30

MOn SE y Yeshiva Spring Valley - 121 College Rd, Suffern

Thursday: October 5 4:00 & 7:30

Bais Yaakov of South Fallsburg - 5478 Route 42

Sunday MY"T: October 1 9:30

Monday: October 2 8:30

Tuesday : October 3 8:30

Wednesday: October 4 8:30

Central Park

New York, NY 212-310-6600

Sprawling 843-acre park with pedicabs, biking, boating, picnicking, zoo, carousel and lots of grass

MONSEY: 43 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

6:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Free

Clark Recreation Center

59 Campbell Avenue, Airmont, NY 10952

Shaded park with large playground, basketball and tennis court, and picnic tables

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

9:30 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Free

Croton Landing Park

1 Van Wyck St, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520

Beautiful scenic waterfront park/walkway. Great for biking or walking.

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

5:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m. Free

Children’s Park

11 Grotke Road, Spring Valley, NY 10977

Beautiful park with three playstations, pond, picnic tables and benches, shaded trails, and basketball court

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

8:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Free

Croton Gorge Park/ Croton Dam

35 Yorktown Road, Croton-On-Hudson, NY 10520 914-827-9568

Breathtaking man-made falls with dramatic drop and spillway, with playground, picnicking and hiking

MONSEY: 42 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

8:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. Note: Park does not allow cars in once parking lot is full. Free

Demarest Kill County Park

57 New Hempstead Road, New City, NY 10956

Hiking trail, picnic area and benches around a pond MONSEY: 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

TEMPORARILY CLOSED Free

Dutch Gardens

21 New Hempstead Road, New City, NY 10956 845-364-2670

Small historic garden with walking paths, gazebo, and tea house behind Rockland County Courthouse.

MONSEY: 14 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

Sunrise to sunset. 2-hour limit in parking area Free

Ellenville Fault Ice Caves

400 Sam’s Point Road, Cragsmoor, NY 12420 845-647-7989

The Ice Cave Trail offers beautiful views and includes caves with ice.

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 15 minutes

Ice Cave Hike open in spring and summer. Other hikes open all year round.

Parking: $10 per vehicle. Online parking reservations are required weekends and holidays from April 15 through November 15. Parking lot fills up early and is closed when full.

Eugene MemorialLevyPark

920 Rte. 45, Pomona, NY 10970

Beautiful park with lush, grassy areas, novel play equipment, trails, pond, picnic tables and stargazing platform

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Free

Flushing Meadows Corona Park

Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Corona, NY 11368 718-760-6565

Spacious park with playground, carousel and bike rentals on-site

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Free

Grace Lord Park

Plane St, Boonton, NJ 07005 973-402-9410

Park with adorable playground and hiking path alongside a river that also features a waterfall.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes Free

Gregory R. Sikorsky Children’s Park

35 Lime Kiln Road, Suffern, NY 10901

Sunny fenced-in playground with nearby jogging path around a pond with a water fountain

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

Finch Park

194 Church Street, Ramsey, NJ 07446

Beautiful, sprawling park with sandbox, benches, picnic table, playground and medieval era-themed equipment

MONSEY: 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Free

Goosepond Mountain State Park

1198 New York 17M, Chester, NY 10918 845-786-2701

Undeveloped state park with woods, fields, trails and wetlands

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 19 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

Gravesend Park

18th Avenue between 56 and 57 212-639-9675

Exciting playgroud equipment for all ages with plenty of sitting areas, and small bike trail

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: Local

6:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Free

Haverstraw Bay County Park

21 Gagan Road, West Haverstraw, NY 10993

Park bordering the Hudson River with great playgrounds, grassy picnic areas with grilling, boardwalk and walking path

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 30 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

High Tor State Park

415 S. Mountain Road, New City, NY 10956 845-634-8074

A moderate 45-minute climb with breathtaking 360-degree views.

MONSEY: 18 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

Park opens July 2 and closes August 14. Park hours are 8:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday. Park is closed Mondays and Tuesdays.

Parking: $8 per vehicle

Kingsland Point Park and the Sleepy Hollow Lighthouse

Tarrytown Light-Kingsland Point Path, Palmer Ave., Sleepy Hollow, NY; Accessible from the Palmer Avenue Bridge over the Metro-North tracks (at the very end of Palmer Avenue, where it meets Riverside Drive) 914-366-5109

18-acre park on Hudson River shore with overlook areas of Tarrytown lighthouse

MONSEY: 32 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Open 8 a.m. to dusk, year–round. The lighthouse is closed but can be viewed from the outside.

$10 parking fee between Memorial Day and Labor Day; rest of year free

Leif Ericson Park

6600 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11219

212-639-9675

A cozy park spanning several blocks with a nice playground for younger kids

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 12 minutes

6:00–1:00 a.m.

Free

Hunter Mountain

64 Klein Avenue, Hunter, NY 12442 800-486-8376

Scenic Skyride in the summer with hiking trails. Scenic skyride closed Chol Hamoed.

MONSEY: 1 hour 45 minutes BORO PARK: 3 hours

Lake Welch Beach

800 Kanawauke Road, Stony Point, NY 10980

845-947-2444

Gorgeous half-mile man-made beach open for picnicking in the fall and winter

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., picnicking only. No swimming or wading allowed.

Parking: $10 (cash only) during swimming season

Manny Weldler Park

148 W. Maple Avenue, Monsey, NY 10952

Large park with playground, sand area, tennis and handball courts, and bike trails. Brand new playground was recently added.

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Free

McKinley Park

7th Avenue and 75th Street, Brooklyn, NY 11228

212-639-9675

A cheerful neighborhood park with expansive fields and kiddie park

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 8 minutes

6:00–1:00 a.m.

Free

Mianus River Gorge

167 Mianus River Road, Bedford, NY 10506 914-234-3455

Well-maintained trails with beautiful views of river and Havemeyer Falls

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

April 1 through November 30, 8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Free

Minnewaska State Park

5281 Route 44-55, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 845-255-0752

Preserve with breathtaking views, trails, sky lakes and a lot of beauty to behold

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

9:00 a.m.– 8:00 p.m. (Entry ends at 7:30 p.m. and gates lock at 8:00 p.m. – all visitors must be out of the park by this time.)

Parking: $10 per vehicle

Nyack Beach State Park

698 N. Broadway, Nyack, NY 10960 845-358-1316

Hudson River park with small beach for children and long riverside trail with benches that leads to Rockland Lake Park

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Parking: $6

Mount Utsayantha Fire Tower

Tower Road, Stamford, NY 12167

Set GPS to 34 Main Street (NY Route 23) in Stamford, NY. Make a right on Mountain Avenue. This road will become very steep. Continue until the dirt road on the left, Tower Road. If you want to hike up to the summit, park at the sign you see at the corner of Tower Road — or continue up Tower Road to reach the summit by car.

The summit of this 3,214-foot mountain with its restored fire tower (which can be climbed for spectacular views) can be reached by a one-mile gravel road either by car, or by hike.

MONSEY: 2 hours and 15 minutes

BORO PARK: 3 hours 10 minutes

Open around the clock Free

Nyack Memorial Park

4 Depew Avenue, Nyack, NY 10960

Park with pier, playground, gazebo, splash pad and great river views

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Metered parking at the parking lot by the boat Parking lot is closed. Park at the Nyack Municipal Boat Launch and cross the Nyack Memorial Park Inlet Bridge.

Overpeck County Park

50 Fort Lee Road, Leonia, NJ 07605 Make

201-336-7275

Great park with fun equipment and jungle gyms, water views, walking paths, and boat rentals in warmer seasons

MONSEY:

6:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m. Free

Paterson Great Falls

72 McBride Avenue, Paterson, NJ 07501 973-523-0370

Magnificent falls with bridge and paths, and easy foot access close to the falls

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Free

Owl’s Head Park

Colonial Road and 68th Street and Shore Street, Brooklyn, NY 11220 212-639-9675

Scenic park with panoramic city and riverfront views featuring a skate park, a playground and biking paths

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 15 minutes

6:00–1:00 a.m. Free

Perkins Memorial Tower Observatory

Perkins Memorial Drive, Tomkins Cove, NY 10986

845-786-2701

Breathtaking scenic drive or hike up Bear Mountain with parking on summit and along the way, with breathtaking 360-degree views at the top. Parts of Bear Mountain State Park are closed due to the flooding in July. Check if Perkins Memorial is currently open.

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

April 1 through October 31: 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m., last admission at 4:00 p.m. November 1 through March 31: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m., last admission at 3:30 p.m. Free

Italy's Charm: Amicale.

Amicale combines a blend of unique red grapes from Veneto. Some are harvested and fermented in stainless steel tanks, while others undergo a special drying process in wooden crates. After pressing and vinification, the blend matures in tonneaux for 12 months. Amicale is a wine that borrows the grape-drying technique of Amarone.

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Piermont Pier

Piermont, NY 10968 – From Paradise Ave. or Pier Ave., follow signs to the pier

Pier with scenic views extending a mile into Hudson River that can be biked, walked or driven through

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Free

Prospect Park

Brooklyn, NY 11225 — entrances along Ocean Avenue, Parkside Avenue, and Prospect Park West and Southwest 718-965-8951

A vast 526-acre oasis in the heart of Brooklyn— and the only local park with a lake — offering bike and boat rentals

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 15 minutes

6:00 a.m–1:00 a.m.

Free

Ramapo ReservationValley

608 Ramapo Valley Road, Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-327-3500

Reservation with hiking trails, pond, waterfall and breathtaking views

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

30 minutes before sunrise until 30 min after sunset Free

Ringwood Manor State Park

1304 Sloatsburg Road, Ringwood, NJ 07456 973-962-2240

Beautiful 4,400-acre park with trails, picnicking and streams. NJ Botanical Gardens and Shepherd Lake is part of the park but accessed via a different point.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Free

Rockland Lake State Park

299 Rockland Lake Road, Valley Cottage, NY 10989 845-268-3020

Park with picnic tables, grilling, hiking trails, novel climbing equipment and a bike path around Rockland Lake

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

Rockefeller State Park Preserve

125 Phelps Way, Pleasantville, NY 10570 914-631-1470

Scenic paths through wetlands, woodlands, meadows, fields, streams, rivers and lakes, and traversing bridges and carriage roads

MONSEY: 39 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Dawn to dusk Free

Conger’s Bike Rental is 3 minutes from Rockland Lake (11 minutes from Nyack Beach State Park)

845-268-3315

107 Lake Rd, Congers, NY 10920

Ross Dock Picnic Area

Fort Lee, NJ, GPS: 40.860425, -73.955772 201-768-1360

Gorgeous scenic waterfront park with picnic tables, trails, playground and views of the Hudson and GWB

MONSEY: 38 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Free

Ruach Hachaim Park

111 Ivy Lane, Monroe, NY 10950 49 Larkin Drive, Monroe, NY 10950 845-774-7275

Park featuring separate boys’ and girls’ sections with a variety of interesting equipment and activities

MONSEY: 33 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes Free

Scenic Hudson Park

Irvington, NY 10533 914-591-7736

Well-kept park with playgrounds and a walkway with amazing Hudson River views

Saddle River County Park

Wild Duck Pond: 1133 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-336-7275

Saddle River Area Bike Path stretching for nearly six miles along a linear park system

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Dawn to dusk Free

Seven Lakes Drive

Seven Lakes Drive, Tomkins Cove, NY 10986

Scenic drive of almost 18 miles going through Harriman and Bear Mountain State Park MONSEY:

Scenic Hudson Riverwalk Park

250 W. Main Street, Tarrytown, NY 10591 914-631-8347

Waterfront park with riverside esplanade and magnificent views, which can be reached via Tappan Zee Express

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 6:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

State Line Lookout

Closter, NJ, GPS: 40.988412, -73.908272

Lookout point right off the Palisades Parkway

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Free

Stony Point Battlefield State Park

44 Battlefield Road, Stony Point NY 10980 845–786–2521

Park at the site of the 1779 Battle of Stony Point featuring a museum & a historic lighthouse and beautiful views of the Hudson River.

MONSEY: 26 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 30 minutes

Grounds open Monday through Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Museum open Wednesdays through Saturdays 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sundays 12:00 noon– 4:30 p.m. Site closed Mondays and Tuesdays. Free

Sunset Park

7th Avenue and 43rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11232 212-639-9675

Park with novel play equipment, biking and jogging paths and great city views

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 6 minutes

6:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m. Free

Tallman Mountain State Park

Route 9W, Sparkill NY 10976 845-359-0544

Shaded park with trails, paths, picnic areas, tennis court and small playground

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Parking: $8

The Battery

Along State Street, New York, NY 10004 212-344-3491

Large historic nature park with playground, walking paths, views of Ellis Island and Statue of Liberty, with ferry service to both islands.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Park: March 2–October 31; Open 7a.m.–9 p.m.; carousel 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Open Monday–Sunday, 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Free

Walkway Over the Hudson

Highland Entrance: 87 Havilland Road, Highland, NY 12528

Poughkeepsie Entrance: 61 Parker Avenue, Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 845-454-9649

1.28-mile elevated pedestrian bridge over the Hudson River with 21-story elevator (elevator may close in extreme weather)

MONSEY:

7:00

Note: Elevator closed during winter months.

Teatown Lake Reservation

1600 Spring Valley Road, Ossining, NY 10562 914-762-2912

Tranquil nature reserve with a great lakeside loop with swinging bridge and interesting nature center

MONSEY: 39 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Dawn to dusk; nature center: 9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Parking: $7

Willow Tree Park

Willow Tree Road, Wesley Hills, NY 10952

Massive willow trees cascading over beautiful lake with bike path around the lake

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Dawn to dusk

Free

The Louis WaterfrontEngelPark

160 Westerly Road, Ossining, NY 10562 845-941-3189

Park with amazing Hudson River views, great to visit in conjunction with Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

8:00 a.m. to dusk. Note: Park does not allow cars in once parking lot is full.

Free

Watkins Glen State Park

1009 N. Franklin Street, Watkins Glen, NY 14891 607-535-4511

Rocky cliffs, cascading waterfalls and scenic views from rim trails, plus lakes for trout fishing.

MONSEY: 3 hours 30 minutes BORO PARK: 4 hours 20 minutes

Park is open year round, dawn to dusk.

Parking: $10

Winter’s Park

47 East Ramapo Avenue, Mahwah, NJ 07430

Childrens’ park with playground, gazebo, pond and geese feeding

MONSEY: 14 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

7:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Free

Botanical Gardens

Brooklyn Botanic Garden

990 Washington Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-623-7200

Premier public gardens spread over 52 acres

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Regular hours:10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; closed Mondays. Specific hours for October not yet posted at time of printing.

Adults: $18; Seniors (65+): $12; Students 12+ with ID: $12; Children under 12: Free

Laurelwood Arboretum

725 Pines Lake Drive West, Wayne, NJ 07470 973-831-5675

30-acre botanically diverse property with woodlands, gardens, ponds and streams

MONSEY: 28 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

8:00 a.m. to dusk

Free

Longwood Gardens

1001 Longwood Road, Kennett Square, PA 19348 610-388-1000

Vast collection of flower gardens, greenhouses and fountain shows

MONSEY: 2 hours 34 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 10 minutes 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; closed Tuesday; reservations recommended

Adults (19+): $25; Seniors (62+): $22; Youths (5–18): $13; Children (0-4): Free. SNAP/EBT/PA cardholders: Card and matching Photo ID required; max 4 people per card: $2

New BotanicalJerseyGardens

Ringwood State Park, Morris Road, Ringwood NJ 07456 973-962-9534

Well-maintained Tudor revival manor home with a selection of formal and seasonal gardens

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. daily; winter until 6:00 p.m. Free

New York Botanical Garden

2900 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10458 718-817-8700

250-acre verdant landscape with over a million plants, voted as one of the best botanical gardens in the U.S.

MONSEY: 44 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

The garden is open 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday. Closed Mondays.

Adults: $35; Students (with valid ID): $31; Seniors (65+): $31; Children (2–12): $15; Children under 2: Free. Free admission on Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Untermyer Park And

Gardens

945 N. Broadway, Yonkers, NY 10701 914-613-4502

Relaxing landscaped park on over 40 acres, centered on a walled Persian Garden, with gorgeous Hudson River views, trails and picnic spot

MONSEY: 37 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Last entry is half an hour before closing. Free

Wave Hill Public Gardens

4900 Independence Avenue, Bronx, NY 10471.

Only off-site parking is currently available, with shuttle service to park 718-549-3200

This stunning 28-acre estate of public horticultural gardens is situation on slopes overlooking the Hudson River.

MONSEY: 43 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Tuesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. Last admission is at 4:00 p.m. Closed Mondays.

Parking: $13. Adults: $10; Students: $6; Seniors (65+): $6; Children (6+): $4. Admission is free on Thursdays.

Farms and Orchards

Abma’s Farm

700 Lawlins Road, Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-891-0278

Well-maintained farm with petting zoo, fresh produce and plants; food for the animals available for sale

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; last entry at 5:00 p.m.

Petting Zoo: $5.00 per person. Children under 2 enter free. Every Wednesday, enjoy free admission if you are a grandparent.

Alstede Farms

1 Alstede Farms Lane, Chester, NJ 07930 908-879-7189

Current attractions include petting zoo, and on Monday and Tuesday, pony rides, wagon train rides and bounce house

MONSEY: 1 hour 4 mins BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes Call for current hours and prices.

Apple Dave’s Orchard

82 Four Corners Road, Warwick, NY 10990 845-986-1684

Apple-picking orchard with eleven varieties of apples

MONSEY: 45 minutes

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

minutes

There are no entrance fees on weekdays. Wagon rides, parking and entertainment free; a half–bushel bag of apples is $38 and a full–peck bag is $25

Demarest Farms

244 Werimus Rd, Hillsdale, NJ 07642 201-666-0472

Peach picking in the summer and apple picking in the fall.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Dr. Davies Farm

306 Route 304, Congers, NY 10920 845-268-7020

Historic 35-acre apple orchard with trailer rides

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 15 minutes

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; reservations strongly suggested

$15 per person — includes a half-peck (7 to 10 lb.) bag; $57 for a half-bushel (25 to 30 lb.) — includes admission for up to 5 people.

Family Fun Farm

65 Friedman Road, Monticello, NY 12701 347-480-FARM (3276)

Thrilling adventure farm for all ages offering petting zoo, bumper boats, laser tag, wagon rides, zip line, ball blaster, pony rides, parakeets, jumping pillow, and many more fun attractions. Recently added state of the art electric go karts, zoom tubing and VR

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 5 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.

Prices start at $17.95 per person. Under 1 is free.

Goldschein’s Homestead

196 Revonah Hill Road, Liberty, NY 12754 646–808–4762

Big farm with variety of animals. Kids can enter animal enclosures. Kosher l’Pesach feed. Many exciting activities and hike with gorgeous view.

MONSEY: 1 hour 19 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 10 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours not posted at time of print.

$15 admission; $5 for 20-minute puppy play (limited slots)

Harvest Moon Farm

130 Hardscrabble Road, North Salem, NY 10560 914-485-1210

Farm with apple picking in the fall.

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

Kelder’s Farm

5755 US-209, Kerhonkson, NY 12446 845-626-7137

Jenkins - Lueken Orchards

69 Yankee Folly Road, New Paltz, NY 12561 845-255-0999

Picking farm. Season starts in the summer.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 2 hours

Berry picking season begins in July.

Lawrence Orchard and Farm

306 Frozen Ridge Road, Newburgh, NY 12550 845-562-4268

Pick-your-own farm with play areas

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 45 minutes

9:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

$7 per person Monday through Thursday, and $10.00 per person Friday through Sunday and holidays. Children 2 and under enter free. Additional fees for pick-your-own.

Picking farm with playground, mini golf, petting zoo, corn maze and many other activities.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 15 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. Closed Wednesday on Chol Hamoed.

Every guest (adults and children ages 3–79) must purchase a day admission ticket. Ages 2 and under, and 80 and over, enter free. Day admission ticket: $19.95 per person; picking fee: $15.95. Combo tickets: $25.95. Save by purchasing tickets online.

Masker Orchards

45 Ball Road, Warwick, NY 10990 845-986-1058

Apple-picking orchard

MONSEY: 42 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Call for picking dates and hours.

Admission is FREE, Parking is FREE, Bags are provided FREE, and best of all, eat all the apples you wish while visiting. $33.95 per half bushel (2 pecks)

Mountain Farm

26 Cliff Court, Monroe NY 10950 845-213-6600

Featuring farm animals, Amish carriage rides, and cow milking

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 40 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Open 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Admission: $8

Muscoot Farm

51 Route 100, Katonah, NY 10536 914-864-7282

Great farm with over 50 animals, hiking trails, picnicking, and historical barns and buildings

MONSEY: 41 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Free

Pennings Orchard

169 Route 94, Warwick, NY 10990 845-986-7080

MONSEY: 49 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 40 minutes

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

$37 per half bushel. Cash only. (Up to 22 pounds.)

Och’s Orchard

4 Ochs Lane, Warwick, NY 10990 845-986-1591

Offers pick-your-own apples, tomatoes and veggies, and picnic area with sweeping views

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 50 minutes

9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Per bushel and rentals

Riamede Farm

122 Oakdale Road, Chester, NJ 07930 908-879-5353

MONSEY: 1 hour 2 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 25 minutes

9:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

Admission: Weekdays: $2; Weekends (includes activities): $10–$15; pay for picking per pound

Stuart’s Farm

62 Granite Springs Road, Granite Springs, NY 10527 914-245-2784

Autumn apple and pumpkin picking and hayrides on weekends

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 40 minutes

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Pay for what you pick, cash or check only.

Sun High Orchards

19 Canfield Avenue, Randolph, NJ 07869 973-584-4734

Pick your own seasonal fruits, purchase flowers, and pet a donkey and alpaca; hayrides on fall weekends

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 20 minutes

Call for current hours

Per pound

RELIVE THE MAGIC

West Maple Farm

179 West Maple Avenue, Monsey, NY 10952 845-288-1978

Petting zoo for all ages, hayrides, play and picnic area

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Hoshana Rabbah: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

$8 general admission. Under age 1 free. Hay ride: $4, feed for animals: $5 for 3 cones.

White Post Farm

250 Old Country Road, Melville, NY 11747 631-351–9373

Fun farm with animals, bird aviaries, monkey barn, giraffe experience and playground.

MONSEY: 1 hour, 40 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour, 40 minutes

110:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

$28.95 per person. Children under 15 months free.

Indoor Fun

5 Wits

4270 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994; Top floor between Target and AMC 845-533-2666

A multi-room immersive adventure experience with special effects that adapts to group’s performance

MONSEY:

Monday through Thursday: 12:00–9:30 p.m.; Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Friday: 12:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m. $29 per person for first adventure

Autobahn Indoor Speedway

2272 Palisades Center Drive #A200, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-535-1515

High speed karting. They now also offer VR and axe throwing.

MONSEY: 20 minutes

1 hour

Reservations recommended. 11:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Occasionally closes to the public because of private events.

Races start at $29. An annual $7.95 Speedway License is required to race.

Arena STEM

1 Garden State Plaza Blvd, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-301-8144

Eight exciting interactive play zones with remote control drones, cars, boats and more.

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Monday through Thursday: 11:00 a.m. –7:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

1 activity starts at $25; 3 activities start at $59. Additional packages available.

Beat the Bomb NYC

247 Water Street, Suite 106, Brooklyn, NY 11201 917-983-1115

Paint blast-themed escape room

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 22 minutes

Advance reservations required. Chol Hamoed hours: Closed Monday. Tuesday–Thursday 3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.

Prices start at $44.95 per person.

Billy Beez

1000 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10944 845-535-9277

Play arena with slides, trampolines, obstacle courses for safe, hands-on fun

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Monday-Thurday: 11:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Sunday 10:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Admission desk closes 1 hour before listed closing time.

Children (4–17): $21.95; Toddlers (1–3) $17.95; Infants (0–11 months): Free with paid child or toddler, or $13.95 for infant and adult. First adult (18+): $8.95; Second adult (18+): $10.95; Senior (65+): Free with paid child or toddler. Mega 10-packs available for children or toddlers.

Bounce and Play

20–21 Steinway Street, Astoria, NY 11105 718-777-7529

This kiddie bouncing park is ideal for kids under 6 years old, but there are some new fun activities for older children as well.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 31 minutes

Hours vary by the day; verify online or by phone before heading out.

Children: $17 weekdays; $20 holidays and weekends. Includes one adult free. Additional adults: $10 weekdays; $15 holidays and weekends.

Bounce Safari

3 North Street, Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-857-4000

Play area with structure, slides and bounce castles

MONSEY: 19 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Availability based on booked events; call to reserve

Open Bounce Price: $15 per child

Bowl 360 Brooklyn

1 Bouck Court, Brooklyn, NY 11223 718-336-6700

A large 32-lane bowling alley

MONSEY: 1 hour, 10 minutes BORO PARK: 16 minutes

10:00 a.m.–1:00 a.m.

$7 per game before 4:00 p.m.; $10 per game after 4:00 p.m.; Sunday: additional $3 per game; shoe rental: $7

Bounce! Trampoline Sports

612 Corporate Way, Valley Cottage, NY 10989 845-268-4000

Indoor trampoline area with foam pits and lots of jumping space

MONSEY: 29 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: 2:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

1–hour Open Bounce (ages 6 and up): $25; Junior Bounce (ages 5 and under): $18. Mandatory bounce socks are available for $3. Call to see if there are any special deals on those days.

Break Point Bowl & Entertainment

40 S. Route 9W, West Haverstraw, NY 10993 845-429-8000

Formerly Hi-Tor Lanes. Bowling alley with laser tag and arcade

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

Call to check open bowl hours.

Monday to Thursday: $6 per game or $35 per hour; Friday, up to 6 p.m.: $6 per game or $35 per hour; Motzei Shabbos and Sunday: $40 per lane per hour . Shoe rental: $5.00 per person.

Brooklyn Escape Room

Industry City, 68 34th St Building 6 second floor, Brooklyn, NY 11232

718–408–1221

Choice of adventures in this fully immersive Brooklyn escape room.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 15 minutes

Call or check online for hours and availability. Prices depend on the game.

Build-A-Bear Workshop - NYC

22 W 34th Street, New York, NY 10001 212-863-4070

Children can choose, stuff, name and clothe their own stuffed animals.

MONSEY: 48 minutes BORO PARK: 31 minutes

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Weekdays: 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Teddy bears without accesories start at $14.

Build-A-Bear WorkshopWest Nyack

3771 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-353-1895

Children can choose, stuff, name and clothe their own stuffed animals.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 1 minute

Sunday 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Weekdays 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Teddy bears without accesories start at $14.

Catch Air Indoor Playground - Nanuet

424 Market St, Nanuet, NY 10954 845-640-4373

Kids indoor play with soft play toddler area, ball cannon, play structure, tiny town and interactive dance floor

MONSEY: 19 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

Sunday through Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Thursday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Children (3+): $24.99; Toddlers (2 and under): $14.99;

Adults: $7.99

Chuck E. Cheese’sParamus

275 Route 4, Paramus, NJ 07652

201-487-1088

Token-operated rides and arcade games

MONSEY: 27 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Cipher Seeker Escape Room

168 Franklin Turnpike #104, Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-251-CLUE

60-minute escape room challenges

MONSEY: 18 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Rooms are available by appointment seven days a week between 10 a.m. and 10 p.m. Players under 14 must have at least one person over 18 present.

$26.55 per person

Catch Air Indoor Playground - Paramus

224 Route 4 East at Forest Avenue, Lower Level, suite 102, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-620-2125

Kids indoor play with soft play toddler area, ball cannon, play structure, tiny town and interactive dance floor

MONSEY: 26 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Sunday through Wednesday: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Thursday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Children (3+): $24.99; Toddlers (2 and under): $14.99;

Adults: $7.99

Chuck E. Cheese’s - Nanuet

250 W. Route 59, Nanuet, NY 10954 845-627-2788

Token-operated rides and arcade games

MONSEY: 12 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m

Chuck E. Cheese’sBrooklyn

139 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11217 718-783-4570, 718-230-8245

Token-operated rides and arcade games

MONSEY: 1 hour 25 minutes BORO PARK: 18 minutes

Sunday 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Weekdays: 10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Climbzone- Palisades

3594 Palisades Center Dr, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-605-9555

Themed climbing walls. Best entrance is near the Cheesecake Factory and then go up the escelator straight to Climbzone. Additional location in Lakewood.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Chol Hamoed: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Prices start at $14 for 90 minutes. 30 minute is $18.99; 60 minute is $24.99

Color Me Mine - Ringwood

210 E. Ridgewood Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ 07450

201-445-4898

Paint-your-own-pottery studio

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 57 minutes 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Color Me Mine - NYC

123 Baxter Street, New York, NY 10013 212-374-1710

Paint-your-own-pottery studio

MONSEY: 56 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Sunday and Tuesday 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m; Closed Monday. Thursday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Color Me Mine - New City

169 S Main St, New City, NY 10956

845–358–5050

Paint-your-own-pottery studio

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m., Monday–Friday: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Crayola Experience

30 Centre Square, Easton, PA 18042 610-559-6604

Hands-on colorful crayon activities and exhibits

MONSEY: 1 hour 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 35 minutes

Hours vary. Chol Hamoed hours 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

At the door: $28.99; Online: $25.99

Dome 2030

321 East Broadway, Monticello, NY, Suite#8 845-999-3663

Futuristic multi-sensory 7D roller coaster adventure and arcade room

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 15 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: 12:00 p.m.–11:00 p.m.

Dome ticket: $12:95

Escape Room NJEnglewood

36 N Dean St, Englewood, NJ 07631 201-815-1784

Sixty-minute escape adventure for teams of between 2 and 18 people

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

By Reservation

Prices start at $25 for non-private rooms, and at $100 per person for private rooms.

DUMBO Laser Tag/ Area53 NYC Laser Tag

53 Bridge Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 347-305-7448

1 hour and 45 minute sessions consisting of 3 games with breaks in between in a dual level arena in an eerie-looking basement

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Monday–Wednesday: Reservations required; Thursday: 10:15 a.m.–12a.m.; Sunday: 11:45 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Weekdays: $39; Weekends: $49; Spectators: $5

Escape Room NJ - Hackensack

157A Main St Hackensack, NJ 07601

201–815–1784

Sixty-minute escape adventure for teams of between 2 and 18 people

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours have not been released at time of print.

Prices start at $25 for non–private rooms, and at $100 per person for private rooms.

Escape Room NJ - Pompton Lakes

200 Wanaque Avenue, Pompton Lakes, NJ 07442 973 520-8360

Sixty-minute escape adventure for teams of between 2 and 18 people

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

By reservation

Prices start at $25 for non-private rooms, and at $100 per person for private rooms.

Escape the Mystery Room

3681 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-208-2919

Thrilling escape rooms of different difficulty levels

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

By Reservation

Prices start at $29.89.

Escape the Room NYC

24 W 25th Street, Floor 8, New York, NY 10010 347-954-9160

The largest variety of escape rooms, by far, this very highly rated game room is lauded for its clever and creative puzzles.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 32 minutes

Times vary by day. Reservations required.

Prices start at $35 per person. Private groups are cheaper than per person.

Extreme Play

38 Mill Plain Rd, Danbury, CT 06811 203-456-6242

Indoor adventure Center with High Ropes Cours, Arcades, Laser Tag, Rock Wall, Warrior Course

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 1 hour 40 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Pay per activity

eVRest

5604 New Utrecht Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11219 347-563-0964

Over 200 VR games of fun and adventures.

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: Local Sundays, holidays and off-school days: 1:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m. Reservations and parties accepted all week.

Single person: 1 hour $39; half hour $28. Family of 5+: 1 hour $35 (per person). Party or private booking for 10 people: $320, plus each additional person: $18

FAO Schwarz

30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, NY 10111 800-326-8638

Massive toy store in NYC

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Fun Station USA

3555 Victory Boulevard, Staten Island, NY 10314 718-370-0077

Indoor fun, sports and adventure for kids with rides, laser tag, batting cages, bowling, bumper cars and virtual reality sky ride

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 25 minutes

Monday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.

Pay per attraction. Prices vary.

Funtime Junction

400 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, NJ 07004 973-882-9777

Roomy adventure center with lots of things to climb and ride, plus arcade games

MONSEY: 36 minutes BORO PARK: 52 minutes

Closed Monday–Wednesday. Thursday and Friday: 12:00 p.m.–5:30 p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. 90–minute appointments. Must preregister.

Under age 16: $13.95; Adults and non-mobile infants: $9.95

Funtopia USA

Metro Mall, 66-26 Metropolitan Avenue, Middle Village, NY 11379 718-381-4300

Indoor entertainment center with bumper cars, arcade games and kiddie rides

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Weekdays 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Call to confirm holiday hours.

$5 admission or $10 per person includes a 32–credit game card to use at the attractions.

Grand Prix New York Racing

333 N. Bedford Road, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549 914-241-3131

Amusement center with arcades, bounce castle, go-karts and bowling

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 12 minutes

Wednesday and Thursday: 3:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.; Friday: 3:00–11:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m. Closed Mondays and Tuesdays

$15 per race + $3.75 head sock (required, but can be reused)

Glassworks Studio

151 South Street, Morristown, NJ 07960 973-656-0800

Glass-fusing studio where mosaics of all levels can be created

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Hours vary. Call for Chol Hamoed hours.

$5 studio fee. Pay per project. Prices start at $25.

High Exposure Rock Climbing

266 Union Street, Northvale, NJ 07647 201-768-8600

Rock climbing gym. No strollers allowed.

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Chol Hamoed: 12:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

Standard Day Pass: $27.00; Boulder & Ropes: $20; Toddlers (ages 2–3): $15. Weekdays after 8 p.m.: $18 (not available during holiday season).

Hobby House

11 Main Street, Monsey, NY 10952 845-290-1919

MONSEY: Local

3915 14th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11218 845-290-1919

BORO PARK: Local

Plaster, ceramics and mosaics for all ages

Chol Hamoed hours (all locations): 11:30 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Prices depend on piece you choose

Humdingers

64 E. Midland Ave, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-701-1900

Bowling, arcades, batting cages and laser maze

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Monday–Thursday: 12:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m.

Price depends on activities

531 Bedford Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211 845-290-1919

MONSEY: 51 minutes BORO PARK: 17 minutes

6 Taylor Ct, Kiryas Joel, NY 10950 845-290-1919

MONSEY:

iFly Indoor Skydiving (Paramus)

211 E. NJ-4, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-733-4359

Indoor skydiving with pressurized flight chamber for bodyflight

MONSEY: 28 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Hours vary daily. Call or check online.

Prices start at $104.99 for two flights; Super Saver deal online for certain times at $74.99 for two flights.

iFly Indoor Skydiving (Yonkers)

849 Ridge Hill Boulevard, Yonkers, NY 10710 914-449-4359

Indoor skydiving with pressurized flight chamber for bodyflight

MONSEY: 33 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Hours vary daily. Call or check online.

Prices start at $104.99 for two flights; Super Saver deal online for certain times at $74.99 for two flights.

It™ Adventure Ropes Course

41 Sargent Drive, New Haven, CT 06511 203-812-9981

The world’s largest indoor ropes course with liquid fireworks, water show, ziplines and amazing courses. By reservation only.

MONSEY: 1 hour 37 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 40 minutes

Regular Hours: Mon.–Thurs.: 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. Hours are subject to change due to private events; please call ahead to check.

One–hour option not available on Sundays. Adults and children 48” and up: 1 hour regular climb and zip: online $20; walk–in $25. 2 hours: online $30; walk–in $37.50. 1 hour climb, ropes and zip combo: online $25; walk–in $30. 2 hours: online $37.50; walk–in $42.50. Climb It Walls (Limited amount of tickets): online $8; walk–in $10; Little It for children under 48”: online $8; walk–in $10. Premier Package for 1 hour: online $15; walk–in $17 .

Jill’s Ceramics

180 Germonds Road, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-623-4975

Huge variety of plaster pieces or glazed ceramics. Option for take-home projects.

MONSEY: 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Monday through Wednesday: 9:30 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday evening: 7:00–9:30 p.m.; Friday: 3:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m. For Sunday hours, call to inquire. Prices vary based on ceramic you choose.

Jumpin Jax

600 Winters Avenue, Suite B, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-261-3000

Interactive indoor and outdoor playground

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Open Play: Monday–Friday 10:00a.m.–3:00 p.m.

Toddlers: $13; Children: $18; Adults: $5

Jumpz Trampoline Sports

21 Prindle Lane, Danbury, CT 06811 203-942-2449

Part of Thrillz Danbury, Jumpz offers 45,000 square feet of glow-in-the-dark wall-to-wall trampoline adventures, airbag zone, swings and slides with a dedicated toddler area.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 1 hour 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Prices start at $16 for 30 minutes. Ages 5 and under: Prices start at $11. Laser tag starts at $20 for 30 minutes.

Kids Fun House

6273 Fresh Pond Road, Ridgewood, NY 11385 718-418-5437

This indoor fun park with its triple slide, maze obstacle course and more, is specifically geared for children ages 1 to12.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Tuesday–Thursday: 12:00 noon–7:00 p.m. Closed Mondays.

2-hour sessions: Tuesday to Friday, $16 per child (1 adult is free), with each additional adult $10 (will receive 20 game tokens). Sundays and holidays, $20 per child (1 adult is free), with each additional adult $10 (will receive 20 game tokens).

Kids ‘N Action

1149 McDonald Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 718-377-1818

This popular and fun indoor amusement center, with its twisty slides and ball pits, is a much loved attraction in the heart of Brooklyn.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 8 minutes

Sunday-Thursday - 11:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m.

Toddler section (softplay): $12 weekdays; $14 weekends and holidays. Action Package (softplay and rides) : $24 weekdays; $26 weekends and holidays. Adults: $7.

Land-O-Fun

2955 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11235 718-891-5263

Fun indoor park for kids aged 2–12, with bumper cars, cannon balls, bowling lanes and even some virtual reality experiences. Other attractions as well.

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 19 minutes

Monday through Friday 12:00 noon–8:00 p.m.

Monday to Friday: $10 per child and two adults. Sundays/holidays/school breaks: $15 per child and two adults. Each additional adult: $5.

Laser Bounce Family Fun Center

80-28 Cooper Avenue, Glendale, NY 11385 347-599-1919

A super fun indoor park with a laser maze, laser tag games, bowling, ball pits, VR games and more!

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 38 minutes

Monday through Thursday: 3:00 p.m.–10:00 p.m; Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Attraction packages start at $19.95 per person.

Liberty Heights

1939 NY-52, Liberty, NY 12754 845-747-8080

Indoor trampoline park with rock climbing, arcades, laser tag and much more.

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

Chol Hamoed hours not yet posted at time of printing

Prices start at $24.99 per person for one hour of jump time.

Legoland Discovery Center

39 Fitzgerald Street, Yonkers, NY 10710 914-775-6015

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Hours vary. Chol Hamoed hours: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Admission starts at $24.99 per person at select times.

Lucky Strike Palisades

4662 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994 845-358-1602

Bowling lanes and game room

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes

Call to check open bowl hours or reserve a lane online.

Reserve a lane for up to 8 people. The bowling rates are per person, per hour. Weekdays: $17 per person per hour; Weekends: $22 per person per hour. Shoe rentals are $4 per person for each bowler.

MetroRock Brooklyn

321 Starr Street, Brooklyn, NY 11237 929-500-7625

Bright, clean and fun indoor climbing experience for all ages. Children under age 5 not allowed; required to fill out waiver online prior to visiting

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 29 minutes

Sunday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Monday through Friday 7:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Day Pass: $30; $240 for a 10 punch pass

Mid-Hudson Children’s Museum

75 N. Water St., Poughkeepsie, NY 12601 (Right below the Walkway of the Hudson Bridge) 845-471-0589

Children’s Museum with Activities and interactive exhibits aimed at entertaining and educating young children.

MONSEY: 1 hour 20 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 45 minutes

Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Tuesday–Friday: 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Closed Mondays $13. Children under 1 are free. $2 per person when you present a valid EBT card.

Master Plaster at The Vibes Center

18 College Road, Monsey NY 10952 845-400-4600

MONSEY: Local BORO PARK: 1 hour, 25 minutes

Open Chol Hamoed Monday to Thursday, 12:00 p.m.–7:00 p.m.

Price for all ages $19.99

Monster Mini Golf

49 E. Midland Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-261-0032

Indoor glow-in-the-dark golf course. Additional locations in Fairfield, Edison and Yonkers.

MONSEY: 26 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Monday to Friday: 2:00–9:00 p.m.; Sunday: 12:00–8:00 p.m.

Mini Golf: Adults: $14; Children: $13; Seniors: $11. Mini Bowling: $5.00. 1 round of Mini Golf and a $10 Arcade Card: $20. 1 round of Mini Golf, 1 game of Mini Bowling, and a $10 Arcade Card: $23.

Montvale Lanes

14 W. Grand Avenue, Montvale, NJ 07645 201-391-3400

Bowling alley

Hours vary. Call before to check if there is open bowl.

Monday to Friday, until 5 p.m.: $4 per game; $3 for seniors. After 5 p.m. and weekends: $6 per game. Shoes: $5. Cash only.

New City Bowl and Batting Cages

90 N. Main St, New City, NY 10956 845-634-4977

Bowling alley and batting cages

MONSEY: 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Hours vary. Call before to check if there is open bowl.

Monday–Friday, before 6 p.m.: $5.75 per game for seniors; $6.75 for juniors; $7.25 for adults. Monday–Friday, after 6 p.m.: $7.25 per game. Sunday: $7.25 per game. Shoe rental: $6.00 per pair. All bowlers must wear bowling shoes.

Palisades Climb Adventure

Palisades Center, 4590 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack, NY 10994

845-727-3500

The world’s tallest ropes course boasting 85 feet and five levels, on Level 4 of the Palisades Mall

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Sundays 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.; Monday–Tuesday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; Wednesday closed; Thursday 3:00 p.m.–6:00 p.m.; Holiday hours may vary.

$27.99; $11.99 for SkyTykes (under 48”)

Pottery and Glass Land

1730 Coney Island Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11230 917-744-1887

Pottery, glass and canvas painting, bling art; book your pottery wheel appointment in advance.

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Sunday 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Tuesday, Thursday 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Wednesday 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Prices vary.

RPM Raceway

99 Caven Point Road, Jersey City, NJ 07305 201-333-7223

Races need to be booked, but there are other attractions for the rest of the family

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 32 minutes

Call for days and hours of operation.

$30 per race. Member rates: $20 per race.

Plaster Spot

1037 53rd Street, Brooklyn NY 11219

718-436-1899

Charming local plaster painting shop

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: Local

Chol Hamoed hours not yet posted at time of printing

Rab’s Country Lanes

1600 Hylan Blvd., Staten Island, NY 10305 718-979-1600

This family-friendly venue has a 48-lane bowling alley, plus an exciting laser maze

MONSEY: 1 hour 25 minutes BORO PARK: 19 minutes

Hours vary. Call to check if there is open bowl.

Weekdays: Until 6 p.m.: $28 per hour; After 6 p.m.: $35 per hour. Friday to Sunday: Until 6 p.m.: $37 per hour; After 6 p.m.: $42 per hour. Shoe rental: $6 per pair.

Seaglass Carousel at Battery Park

Water Street & State Street, New York, NY 10004. Located in The Battery (Formerly Battery Park) 212-344-3491

Carousel made of fiberglass fish inside building at The Battery.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Monday–Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m $5.50 or $50 for a 10–Pack

INSIDE OUT

Sky Zone Trampoline Park

25 US-22, Springfield Township, NJ 07081 973-671-5100

Indoor trampoline park featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball and so much more. Reservations required. Waiver must be signed before visiting.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 41 minutes

Hours vary. Call or check online calendar.

Prices start at $29.99 for 90 minutes + socks (required)

Sloomoo Institute

475 Broadway, New York, NY 10013

Activities and projects involving slime.

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Hours vary. Timed tickets are sold online.

Tickets are required for each guest age 2 and above. All children under 14 must be accompanied by an adult. General admission starts at $48 per person.

Sportime USA

2 Lawrence Street, Ardsley, NY 10502 914-592-2111

Indoor amusement center with rides, arcade games, batting cages and indoor playground

MONSEY: 28 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Hours vary. Call or check online. Pay per attraction.

Teaneck Speedway

545 Cedar Lane Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-530-7879

Entertainment center with scale slot car tracks, large laser tag, two-lane bowling, arcades and more.

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Hours Vary. Call for current hours.

1 hour of slot car racing, arcades and mini bowling, plus 1 game of laser tag: $25

The Gravity Vault (Hoboken)

1423 Clinton St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

201-740-1423

25,000+ square-foot indoor rock gym with overhangs, bouldering, arches and hours of climbing fun

MONSEY: 41 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Sunday 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Monday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Many package options. Prices start at $30 per person.

Tac Ops

373 US-46 d110, Fairfield, NJ 07004 973-753-2651

Tactical laser tag. Unless you book a private session, there may be other players during your session.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Reservations required.

Prices start at $30 per person for a 90-minute game; reservation required. Private games start at $400 with an additional charge of $30 per extra person.

The Funplex

182 NJ-10, East Hanover, NJ 07936 973-428-1166

Indoor family amusement center with go-karts, bumper cars, laser tag, arcades and more. Additional location: Mount Laurel, NJ.

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Chol Hamoed hours: 12:00 noon–9:00 p.m.

Either pay per activity or purchase wristband. Prices vary, starting at about $29 online or $32 at the park.

The Gravity Vault (Upper Saddle River)

107 Pleasant Avenue, Upper Saddle River, NJ 07458

201-934-7625

13,500+ square-foot indoor rock gym with overhangs, bouldering, arches and hours of climbing fun

MONSEY: 18 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Sunday 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Monday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.; Tuesday–Thursday 9:00 a.m.–11:00 p.m.; Friday 9:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Many package options. Prices start at $25 per person.

The Other Tales –Escape Rooms

245 Diamond Bridge Avenue, Hawthorne, NJ 07506 973-963-4142

All games are private.

MONSEY: 28 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

By reservation only. Hours vary by day.

$39.95 per player; for team of four, online special of $33.96 per person

Thrillz High Flying Adventure Park

5 Prindle Lane, Danbury, CT 06811 203-942-2585

Part of Danbury Jumpz, this world’s first indoor wipeout-style action adventure park features 28,000 square feet of zip lines, ninja, obstacle and ropes courses, trampoline launch pads, rock climbing walls, and many more attractions.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 1 hour 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.

Prices start at $16 for a 30-minute ticket

The Painted Pot –Park Slope

200 7th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11215 718-768-8379

Studio for paintings and mosaics. Walk in and start creating! No reservation necessary.

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 29 minutes

Reservations required.

$10 studio fee plus price of the item you choose to make.

Urban Air Adventure Park

69 Wesley St, South Hackensack, NJ 07606 201-212-6454

Trampoline park with climbing walls, obstacle courses, tubes playground, battle beams and amazing adventures

MONSEY: 29 minutes BORO PARK: 46 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: Tuesday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Ultimate Attractions Pass: $33.99; Deluxe Pass: $28.99; Basic Pass: $25.99; 5 & Under Pass (Deluxe access for children 5 and under): $16.99. Single play on Virtual Reality: $9.99. Urban Air socks (required; no personal socks allowed): $3.49. Parent Pass (same attractions as child): 50% pass price.

Outdoor Fun

Adventureland

2245 Broadhollow Road, Farmingdale, NY 11735 631-694-6868

Amusement park with about 30 rides

MONSEY: 1 hour 11 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Online: General Admission (ages 2–24): $41.99; Adult Admission (ages 25+): $39.99. In-Park: General Admission (ages 2–24): $46.99; Adult Admission (ages 25+): $36.99. Children 1 and under: Free

Adventure LandNY (Formerly Ring Homestead)

257 Lybolt Road, Middletown, NY 10940 845-361-3842

Treetop ropes course, paintball and downhill tubing.

MONSEY: 49 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 55 minutes

Call to make reservations.

Paintball: $32 per person; Tubing: $19 per person (minimum 5 people; Ropes courses start at $38 per person; Ziplines $49 per person

Adventurers Park

1824 Shore Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11214 718-975-2748

Amusement park with 25 rides and attractions

MONSEY: 1 hour, 5 minutes minutes BORO PARK: 19 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Opens at 11:00 a.m.

Bronx Equestrian Center

9 Shore Road, Bronx, NY 10464 718-885-0551

Pony rides, horseback riding and riding lessons offered.

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

9:00 a.m.–dusk

Pony rides: $5; Horse rides (2 laps): $10; Trail rides: $70

Denos Wonder Wheel Amusement Park

3059 Denos D. Vourderis Place, Brooklyn, NY 11224 718-372-2592

Famous Coney Island amusement park, featuring landmarked Deno’s Wonder Wheel with 16 kiddie rides and 5 adult rides

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours not released yet at time of print.

Pay per ride; prices vary.

Braden Brook Stables

19 Mountaindale Road, Greensfield Park, NY 12435 845-647-7556

1-hour trail rides for $60 per person; at this time of year it’s for ages 10 and up.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 14 minutes

Call for hours and prices.

Diggerland

100 Pinedge Drive, West Berlin, NJ 08091 856-393-5992

Tractor-themed rides, stunts and digging fun for all ages

MONSEY: 2 hours BORO PARK: 1 hour 30 minutes

Chol Hamoed Monday–Wednesday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

$45.95

Bronx Zoo Treetop Adventure

2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx River Entrance, Bronx, NY 10460 347-308-9021

Ropes course and zipline for ages 7+ (must be at least 5’6”)

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Climb and zip (2.5 hours): $59.95; Zip only (2-way river crossing): $24.95

Camelback Mountain Adventure

243 Resort Drive, Tannersville, PA 18372 570-629-1663

Adventure mountain with ziplining, mountain coaster, treetop ropes course and more. Mountain Coaster, Zip lines and UTVs available this Chol Hamoed

MONSEY: 1 hour 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 55 minutes

Hours vary by day.

Dorney Park

4000 Dorney Park Road, Allentown, PA 18104 610-395-3724

Theme park with coasters, thrill rides, waterslides, plus Snoopy-themed kids’ area.

MONSEY: 1 hour 55 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices start at $39.99, plus taxes and fees.

Dutch Wonderland

2249 E. Lincoln Hwy., Lancaster, PA 17602 866-386-2839

Amusement Park with 44 acres of roller coasters, water slides, kids’ shows and a castle.

MONSEY: 3 hours 3 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 40 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices start at $39.99.

Family Fun Farm Adventure Park and Zoom Station

65 Friedman Road, Monticello, NY 12701 347–480–FARM (3276)

Thrilling adventure farm for all ages offering petting zoo, bumper boats, laser tag, wagon rides, zip line, ball blaster, pony rides, parakeets, jumping pillow, and many more fun attractions. Recently added state of the art electric go karts, zoom tubing and VR. VR and diggers are indoor.

MONSEY: 1 hour, 5 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours, 5 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: 12:00 6:00 p.m.

Prices start at $17.95

Hersheypark

100 Hersheypark Drive, Hershey, PA 17033 800-437-7439

Hershey’s chocolate-themed park with rides, kids’ activities, dining and live shows.

MONSEY: 3 hours BORO PARK: 3 hours

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices start at $84.95 per person.

Jiminy Peak

37 Corey Road, Hancock, MA 01237 413-738-5500

Adventure park with mountain coaster, alpine slide, Soaring Eagle, scenic chairlift, giant swing and children’s activities. Note: Only the mountain coaster is open on Chol Hamoed.

MONSEY: 2 hours 25 minutes BORO PARK: 3 hours 20 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Single ride: $13; two rides: $20

Extreme Motorsports

Kiamesha Lake, NY 12751 848-240-0086 (text), 845-807-8557 (call)

ATV tours on over 100 acres of thrilling mountain trails for individuals (ages 15 and up) and families (from ages 4 and up)

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

By reservations only

$135 for 1 hour ride plus training

Flagstaff Extreme

59 Mt. Arlington Rd., Ledgewood, NJ 07852 888–241–4582

Amazing Treetop Ropes course with 5 levels. Also seperate zipling course with more than 30 ziplines. Height requirements need to be met.

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Time slots starting at 9:30 a.m. Reservations required.

Adventure Course or Zipline Course –$57.00 per guest + taxes and fees – Ages 12 and up (about 4 hour minimum). Ages 9–11: $39.00 per guest + taxes and fees . Access to the first THREE Courses. Adventure Zip Lines* – $54.95 per guest + taxes and fees. 10% off online reservations on Chol Hamoed with code: Sukkot23

Jamaica Bay Riding Academy

7000 Shore Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11234 (right off Belt Parkway) 718-531-8949

Ages 12 and up. No reservations necessary.

MONSEY: 1 hour 12 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

Group trail rides (Minimum 2 people. No reservations) 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m; Tuesday and Thursday evenings: 5:00–8:00 p.m. by appointment only.

$90.00 per person 12 years and older; minimum two people. $120 evening rides prepaid by appointment only. $25 pony rides (10 years and under).

Keansburg Amusement Park

275 Beachway Avenue, Keansburg, NJ 07734 732-495-1400

Keansburg Amusement Park offers over 40 rides including kiddie, family and thrill rides with access to the ocean in the back of the park.

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Pirchei rents it out and sells discounted tickets. Tickets must be purchased in advance.

Lake Compounce

185 Enterprise Drive, Southington, CT 06010 860-583-3300

Family-friendly theme park featuring roller coasters and other rides, plus a water park.

MONSEY: 2 hours BORO PARK: 2 hour 20 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed Prices start at $39.99.

Luna Park

1000 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 718-373-5862

Park with 30 rides and lots of games at Coney Island Beach

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 22 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: 12:00 p.m.–5:00 p.m.

Pay per ride or wristband option. option. 48 inches and Above: $65; Under 48 inches: $43

LEGOLAND

1 Legoland Boulevard, Goshen, NY 10924 845-410-0290

Sprawling theme park with Lego structures and amusement rides

MONSEY: 44 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 40 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Closed Monday–Wednesday; Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Online prices start at $49.

Mountain Square

oadway, Monticello NY 12701

Chol Hamoed Carnival in Monticello with rides, activities

BORO PARK: 2 hours, 15 minutes

y and Tuesday, October 2–3; 11:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.

Payne’s Motor Sports

1550 Route 17B, White Lake, NY 12786 845-583-1000

ATV rentals for use in their facility

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 20 minutes

By reservation only.

$75 per person per half-hour ATV rental

Pocono Outdoor Aventure Tours

Pedego Electric Bike Rentals-Nyack

73 S. Franklin Street, Suite 1, Nyack, NY 10960 845-675-0444

E-bike rental at the Tappan Zee Bridge.

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

$30 an hour

1234 Long Pond Road, Long Pond, PA 18334 570-839-6061

One-hour guided UTV tours over 1,000 acres of the historic Pocono Manor, along streams and mountain tops with gorgeous views

MONSEY: 1 hour 48 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 15 minutes

By reservation, must arrive 30 minutes prior to reservation time.

Must have a valid driver’s license to operate the vehicles; length of time approximately 1 hour. Doubleseater UTV: $140; Four-seater UTV: $215; Six-seater UTV: $275.

Pocono TreeVentures

1575 Fairway Villas Blvd., East Stroudsburg PA 18302 800-446-0231

Aerial forest adventure with five ropes courses and dual zip racers. Also kids’ section.

MONSEY: 1 hour 25 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Rail Explorers

70 High St, Phoenicia, NY 12464 877-833-8588

Ride the rails on our pedal-powered Rail Explorers with stunning views.

MONSEY: 1 hour 30 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Monday and Thursday: Closed Tuesday and Wednesday. Starts at 8:30 a.m. Reservations required. They sell out early.

River Run Tour Pricing (8-mile round-trip with electric pedal assist): Tandem Explorer from $95 (two riders, $47.50 per person); Quad Explorer from $175 (up to four riders, $43.75 per person); 10% discount for bookings of 10 or more (conditions apply).

Quassy Amusement Park

2132 Middlebury Road, Middlebury, CT 06762 203-758-2913

Family-oriented amusement park with more than 20 rides, including the award-winning Wooden Warrior roller coaster.

MONSEY: 1 hour 47 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices start at $41.99. They have special pricing for tickets from 4:00 p.m. until closing.

Staten Island FunPark

215 Schmidts Lane, Staten Island, NY 10314 718-982-5576

Go karts, mini golf, batting cages.

MONSEY: 1 hour 10 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Pay per activity.

Six Flags Great Adventures and Safari

1 Six Flags Boulevard, Jackson, NJ 08527 201-862-0250 (NCSY), 732-928-2000

Huge park with 14 coasters and 52 other attractions; Off-Road Adventure Safari entrance included in admission. NCSY event

MONSEY: 1 hour 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Closed Monday. Tuesday NCSY Event park:12:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m., Safari: 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; Wednesday: Park closed, Safari: 10:00 a.m–4:00 p.m; Thursday: Park: 11:00 a.m–6:00 p.m., Safari: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Tuesday–NCSY: Presale: Safari $24, Theme Park: $54; Parking: $21; Day of: Safari $26, Theme Park: $58; Parking: $26. Regular Admission: Amusement park: Online $48, at the park $99; Parking: $40; Drive–thru safari: $24.99 per person;Seniors and children under 48”: $14.99

Tappan Go Karts

116 Route 303, Tappan, NY 10983 845-359-0642

Go kart track, batting cages, mini-golf and driving range

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Go karts: Tuesday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Closed Mondays.; Batting cages: Every day from 8:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m; Mini golf: 9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Mini golf: Adults (over 10 years): $9; Children (10 years and under): $8. Go-karts (four laps): Single car: $10; double car: $15. Coupon book is good for six races. A single go-kart coupon book costs $54; double costs $84. Batting cages: $3 for 15 pitches; one hour of piches: $60.

The Castle Fun Center

109 Brookside Avenue, Chester, NY 10918 845-469-2116

Adventure center with go-karts, arcade, rock climbing and more

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 30 minutes

Chol Hamoed: 12:00 noon–8:00 p.m.

Pay per attraction.

Historical Sites and Museums

9/11 Memorial Museum

200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10007

212-312-8800

9/11 Memorial

200 Liberty Street, New York, NY 10007 212-312-8800

8-acre park in memoriam of 9/11 heroes with guided tours available

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 20 minutes

8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. Free

Battleship New Jersey

100 Clinton Street, Camden, NJ 08103 856-966-1652

Battleship that served in WWII, Korean, Vietnam and Gulf Wars that gives a glimpse into military life

MONSEY: 2 hours BORO PARK: 1 hour 45 minutes

The Battleship New Jersey is open for self–guided tours every day, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with last boarding at 4:00 p.m. and a limited number of guided tours at 12 p.m.

Adults: $30; Seniors and children 12 and under: $25

Brooklyn Navy Yard Center

63 Flushing Avenue, Brooklyn NY 11205 718-907-5932

A museum featuring the history and innovation of the Brooklyn Navy Yard

MONSEY: 57 minutes BORO PARK: 18 minutes

Building 92. Thursday through Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Museum with exhibitions and hands-on learning about 9/11 and its effects

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Wednesday through Monday 9:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Adults: $33; Children (7–12): $21; Teens (13–17): $27; Seniors (65+): $27; Under 6: Free. Family passes available for less. Free Admission Monday tickets will be available on the website each Monday beginning at 7 a.m. EST and are first come, first serve. Last entrance is 3:30 p.m. Free admission to visitors receiving SNAP benefits. For tickets through this program, simply present your EBT card at the box office (limit four per person).

Boscobel House and Gardens

1601 NY-9D, Garrison, NY 10524 845-265-3638

A 19th-century Georgian mansion with gardens, orchards and striking views.

MONSEY: 42 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 28 minutes

Grounds: Friday – Monday : 9 a.m.–sunset. Guided house tours: Monday, Friday and Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. every 45 minutes; Thursdays: 1:00–3:30 p.m. every 45 minutes

Gardens and Grounds: Adults: $14; Seniors: $12; Children (4–18): $7; Toddlers (4 and under): Free. House, Gardens and Grounds: Adults: $24; Seniors: $21; Children (4–18): $13; Toddlers (4 and under): Free.

Color Factory

251 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 347-378-4071

Colorful and interactive modern art exhibit

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.; reservations required. Prices start at $39 per person.

Empire State Building

350 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10118 212-279-9777

Observatory deck on 86th floor of the Empire State Building

MONSEY: 49 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Main Deck (86th Floor): Adults: $44; Children: $38; Seniors: $42. Main Deck + Top Deck (86th +102nd Floors): Adults: $79; Children: $73; Seniors: $77

George Washington Headquarters The DeWint House

20 Livingston Street, Tappan, NY 10983 845-359-1359

George Washington’s headquarters at four different occasions during the Revolution, the DeWint House, carriage house and surrounding grounds are open to the public to view and explore.

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Call for hours or tours.

Free

Imagine That! Museum

4 Vreeland Road, Florham Park, NJ 07932 973-966-8000

Interactive museum and activity center with fun areas for young children

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 52 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Closed Monday. Tuesday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Children (ages 12 months to 10 years): $21.99; Adults (11+): $6.99

Kykuit - Rockefeller Estate

381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 914-366-6900

Landmark estate offering tours of a 40-room home, gardens and art collection, plus panoramic views.

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour

Chol Hamoed: Closed Tuesday. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: check online or call for tour times.

Tour prices begin at $25 per person. Tours recommended for ages 10+. Reservations required.

FDR Home and Library

4097 Albany Post Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 800-337-8474

History-rich tours of FDR’s property, home and library

MONSEY: 1 hour 13 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

Open 7 days a week, 9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Museum: Adults (16–61):$10; Seniors (62+): $6; Youth (15 and under): Free

Harbor Defense Museum

230 Sheridan Loop, Brooklyn, NY 11252 718-630-4349

This 19th-century fort, NYC’s only military museum, is located within the grounds of Fort Hamilton.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 10 minutes

Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m. Free

Jewish Children’s Museum

792 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213 718-467-0600

Interactive 3-story Jewish-themed museum

MONSEY: 1 hour 24 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Monday–Thursday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

$17 per child (ages 2–5); $15 per adult; $14 per senior (ages 65+); $14 per disabled (1 free chaperone)

Liberty Science Center

222 Jersey City Boulevard, Jersey City, NJ 07305 201-200-1000

Amazing interactive science experience for learning and fun

MONSEY: 54 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed: Tickets available online from 10:00 a.m.–2:30 p.m.

Advance admission: Adults: $30.99; Children (2–12): $25.99. Same-day admission: Adults: $32.99; Children (2–12): $27.99. Theater Shows: $8.

Living Torah Museum

1603 41st Street, Brooklyn, NY 11218

718-851-3215

Museum displaying artifacts mentioned in Torah and in Jewish history. In the heart of Boro Park

MONSEY: 1 hour 21 minutes BORO PARK: Local

9:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. by appointment.

Each exhibit is $10 per person ages 3+ (under 3 free). Museum exhibits are 1 hour long each. Additional exhibits per day is $8 per person. Groups of 10 people or more are $8 per person for each exhibit.

Lower East Side Tenement Museum

103 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002

877-975-3786

Historical landmark museum showcasing actual tenement apartments

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

10:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

$30 per pesson

Lucy the Elephant

9200 Atlantic Avenue, Margate City, NJ 08402

609-823-6473

Quirky waterfront landmark, a six-story elephantshaped building built in 1881, with tours and views.

MONSEY: 2 hours 20 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 10 minutes

Chol hamoed hours: 11:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Adults (13+): $8.50; Children (3–12): $4; Toddlers (2 and under): free

Madame Tussauds

234 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036

212-512-9600

The museum of famous figures located in the heart of Times Square

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

Prices start at $43.99 per person

Merchant’s House Museum

29 E 4th Street, New York, NY 10003 212-777-1089

Built in 1832, this is the oldest NYC home perfectly preserved — both inside and out.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Self–guided house tour Chol Hamoed: Open only Thursday. 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Last entry 4:30 p.m.)

Self-guided house tour: $15; Seniors (over 65): $10. Guided house tour: $20. Private tours required for groups larger than 10 people.

Museum of Jewish Heritage

36 Battery Place, New York, NY 10280 646-437-4202

The museum is showcasing a fascinating living memorial of the Holocaust, with many new objects from Auschwitz that have never been seen before.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Generally, the museum is open Sunday and Wednesday from 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Thursday from 10:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; and Friday from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. Last admission to the museum is 30 minutes prior to closing time.

Adults: $18.00; Seniors: $12.00; Children (12 and under): free. Admission to the museum is free on Thursdays between 4 and 8 p.m. To reserve your advance free admission, please choose a Thursday from our admission ticketing calendar, and change the time dropdown to 4 p.m.

Museum at Eldridge St. Shul

12 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002 212-219-0302

Historic restored 1887 Eldridge Street shul houses a museum as well as weekly Shabbos services.

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes 10:00 a.m–5:00 p.m.

Adults: $15; Students and seniors: $10; Children (5–17): $8. “Pay What You Wish” admission offered Mondays and Fridays.

National Museum of Mathematics

11 E. 26th Street, New York, NY 10010

212-542-0566

Museum that brings mathematics to life; proof of vaccination required

MONSEY: 52 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults: $25; Children (2–12): $20; Seniors: $20. These prices reflect an online purchase discount. Tickets purchased at the door have a $1 surcharge.

Newport Rhode Island Mansions

Preservation Society of Newport County: 424 Bellevue Avenue, Newport, RI 02840 401-847-1000

Opulent and magnificent preserved mansions used as summer homes for families like the Vanderbilts and the Astors

MONSEY: 3 hour 40 minutes BORO PARK: 3 hours 45 minutes

The Breakers, Marble House, The Elms and Rosecliff open on Chol Hamoed. Rosecliff open on Chol Hamoed from 10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m. the others are open 10:00a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Prices start at $25 for adults and $10 for youths (6–12).

NYC Fire Museum

278 Spring Street, New York, NY 10013 212-691-1303

Fascinating 1909 firehouse museum for kids and adults

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Wednesday through Sunday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults: $15; Youth (3–17): $6; Seniors and students: $8. $3 for Adults/Children with a valid EBT card. Up to four people per EBT card with ID

Philipsburg Manor

381 N. Broadway, Sleepy Hollow, NY 10591 914-366-6900

1700s trading center and colonial manor with exhibits and hands-on demonstrations recreating the era.

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Advance Purchase: Adult: $15; Senior (65+): $12; Young Adult (18–25): $12; Child (3–17): $10; Children under 3: free. $2 more for same day admission.

Northlandz

495 US-202, Flemington, NJ 08822 908-782-4022

Miniature railway museum built on 16 acres with over 8 miles of train tracks and 40+ bridges.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours not yet posted at time of printing

Indoor tickets Online: Adults: $36; Seniors and children: $33; Disabled: $25. Outdoor train ride tickets (non–refundable): $16

One World Observatory

285 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10007 844-696-1776

Admission to three floors of One World Trade Center, for views, observatory, elevators and exhibits

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

10:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m. Hours change seasonally. Online prices start at $39 per person

South Street Seaport

12 Fulton Street, New York, NY 10038

212-748-8600

Museum housing paintings, ship models, scrimshaw and more with vintage ships docked outside.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Wednesday through Sunday: 11:00 a.m.–5:00 P.m.

General Admission tickets are Pay What You Wish. Options are as follows: Full-price admission is $18 per adult and $5 per child. Half-price admission is $9 per adult. One-dollar admission is $1 per adult and per child.

Stony Point Battlefield State Historic Site

Spyscape

928 8th Avenue, New York, NY 10019

212-549-1941

Learn the art of espionage in these thrilling, selfguided tours.

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Monday–Friday 12:00 noon–8:00 p.m.; last entry 90 minutes before closing.

Prices start at $39 per adult and $32 per child.

(formerly Stony Point State Park)

44 Battlefield Roat, Stony Point, NY 10980

845-786-2521

Site of Battle of Stony Point with lighthouse, museum and weekly artillery drills and soldier camps reenactment

MONSEY: 26 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 30 minutes

Grounds open Monday–Friday, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.; Museum open Wednesdays–Saturdays 10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. and Sundays 12:00 p.m.–4:30 p.m. Site closed Mondays and Tuesdays Free

The Edge

30 Hudson Yards, New York, NY 10001 332-204-8500

Protruding observation deck 100 stories high, with a glass floor, bar and 360-degree views.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

10:00 a.m. –10:00 p.m. daily; last elevator ride is 50 minutes before closing.

Prices start at: Adults (13–61): $36; Children (6–12): $31; Seniors (62+): $34

The Franklin Institute

222 N 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19103 215-448-1200

Interactive museum that brings scientific concepts to life with fascinating exhibits

MONSEY: 2 hours 5 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 45 minutes

The Franklin Institute is open Monday though Sunday from 9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults: $25; Children (3–11): $21

The Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space

Pier 86: W. 46th Street and 12th Avenue 212-245-0072

Military and maritime history museum inside original battleship

MONSEY: 42 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; last entry at 4:00 p.m.

Adults (13–64): $36; Seniors (65+): $34; Children (5–12): $26; Children 4 and under: free. The museum offers free admission for EBT cardholders and up to three guests. Must have valid photo ID. Tickets can be redeemed at the box office.

The New York Hall of Science (NYSCI)

47-01 111th Street, Corona, NY 11368 718-699-0005

NYSCI is located near Flushing Meadows Park and is one of NY’s best museums for interactive science.

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Wednesday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.;

Friday: 2:00–5:00 p.m.; last entry: 4:00 p.m. Please note: The museum hosts many school groups on weekdays from 10-2. Please visit after 2:00 p.m. if you want a quieter experience.

General admission: Adults: $19; Children, students and seniors: $16.

Touro Synagogue Tours

85 Touro Street, Newport, RI 02840 401-847-4794

A historic tour of the oldest shul in the U.S. and one of the most architecturally distinguished buildings

MONSEY: 3 hours BORO PARK: 3 hours 30 minutes

Chol hamoed hours: Tours run every 45 minutes starting at 10:00 a.m. with the last tour at 1:45 p.m. (10:00, 10:45, 11:30, 12:15, 1:00, 1:45)

Tour admission fees include interactive exhibits in the Loeb Visitors Center. Adults: $14; Seniors: $12; Students: $10. No fee for children 12 and under.

The Vanderbilt Mansion

119 Vanderbilt Park Road, Hyde Park, NY 12538 845-229-7770

54-room well-preserved mansion with magnificent grounds and gardens

MONSEY: 1 hour 17 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 30 minutes Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Daily Admission (includes access to the grounds and open portions of the mansion, but not the planeterium): Adults: $10; Seniors: $9; Children (2–12): $7; Under 2: Free

Transit Museum

99 Schermerhorn Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 718-694-1600

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Thursday through Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Adults: $10; Children (2–17): $5; Seniors (62+): $5

Waterfront Museum

290 Conover Street, Brooklyn, NY 11231

A museum dedicated to education about maritime history

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Thursday 4:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m. Free

Aquariums and Zoos

Bailiwick Animal Park and Riding Stables

118 Castle Rd, Catskill, NY 12414 518-678-5665

The Animal Park is home to over 30 exhibits of domestic and exotic animals. Horseback riding available at the stables.

MONSEY: 1 hour 26 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 10 minutes

10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Zoo: Adult (13+): $18; Seniors: $17; Children (3–14): $14; 2 and under: Free. Pony rides (up to age 6): $10. Horse-pony rides (ages 7+): $15. Trail rides also available.

Central Park Zoo

64th Street and 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10021 212-439-6500

State-of-the-art zoo with variety of habitats, featuring snow leopards to tropical birds

MONSEY: 48 minutes BORO PARK: 40 minutes

Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Adults (13+): $19.95; Seniors (65+): $16.95; Children (3–12): $14.95; Children 2 and under: Free

West Point Museum

2110 New South Post Road, West Point, NY 10996 845-938-3590

Military academy museum with galleries showcasing history of U.S. army, warfare and weapons

MONSEY: 32 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

9:30 a.m.–4:15 p.m.; closed Monday Free

Adventure Aquarium

1 Riverside Drive, Camden, NJ 08103 856-365-3300

Aquarium with shark bridge, penguin island and touch pool

MONSEY: 2 hours 2 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 40 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.– 4:00 p.m.

Adults (13–64): $27.99–$47.99; Children (2–12): $18.99–$37.99; Seniors (65+): $25.99–$45.99

Bronx Zoo

2300 Southern Boulevard, Bronx, NY 10460 718-367-1010

Metropolitan zoo with 265 acres that harbors 4,000 animals in replicas of their native habitats.

MONSEY: 44 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Starting prices: Adults (13+): $37.75; Seniors (65+): $33.25; Children (3–12): $28.75; Children 2 and under: Free. Wednesday tickets are reduced. Advance tickets are required for Wednesday reduced admission and are made available at 5:00 p.m. the Monday before. Maximum of four tickets per order. Parking: $20.

Jenkinson’s Aquarium

300 Ocean Avenue, Point Pleasant Beach, NJ 08742 732-899-1212

Small aquarium with a large variety of marine life, including sharks, penguins, seals and octopuses

MONSEY: 1 hour 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults: $16; Seniors (65+): $11; Children (3-11): $10; Children 2 and under: Free

Long Island Game Farm Park and Zoo

489 Chapman Blvd., Manorville, NY 11949 631-878-6670

Scenic farm with not a large selection of animals, but the petting zoo is loads of fun. Kids can feed and even hold baby goats and chicks! The hours are limited but the shows are nice.

MONSEY: 1 hour, 45 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Thursdays and Fridays: 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Adults (13–61): $26.95; Seniors (62+): $22.95; Children (3–12): $19.95; Children 2 and under: Free; Family Fun Pack (12 individuals): $210

Maritime Aquarium

10 N. Water Street, Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 203-852-0700

Great aquarium with many species and fascinating exhibitions for the entire family

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults (13–64): $31.95; Seniors (65+): $27.95; Children (3–12): $22.95

Long Island Aquarium

431 E Main Street, Riverhead, NY 11901 631-208-9200 ext. 426

Aquarium with fascinating exhibits and many interesting marine animals and fish

MONSEY: 1 hour 47 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m. –4:00 p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.

Adults (13–61): $45.99; Seniors (62+): $32.99; Children (3–12): $31.99; Children 2 and under: Free

Mystic Aquarium

55 Coogan Boulevard, Mystic, CT 06355 860-572-5955

Amazing aquarium with thousands of fish, exotic marine animals, and fascinating outdoor exhibits

MONSEY: 2 hours 7 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 50 min

Chol hamoed: Opens 9:00 a.m., last entry 3:00 p.m.

Prices vary by day. Prices are between $31 and $42. Children 2 and under are free, but do need a ticket. Groups of 10+ automatically receive a 10% discount.

Philadelphia Zoo

New York Aquarium

602 Surf Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11224 718-265-3474

Newly renovated state-of-the-art aquarium with sea lion show, penguins, sharks and many fish

MONSEY: 1 hour 9 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Opens 10:00 a.m, last entry 4:00 p.m.

Off peak: Adults (13+): $29.95; Seniors (65+): $27.95; Children (3–12): $25.95; Children 2 and under: Free

Prospect Park Zoo

450 Flatbush Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11225 718-399-7339

More than 125 species within the confines of a 12-acre menagerie suitable for all ages, including a sea lion court

MONSEY: 1 hour 5 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

April1 through November 4, Monday through Friday 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Weekends and holidays 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Adults (13+): $9.95; Seniors (65+): $7.95; Children (3–12): $6.95

3400 W. Girard Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19104 215-243-1100

Huge children’s zoo with incredible creatures and many fun activities

MONSEY: 2 hours 8 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

The Zoo is open Wednesday–Monday (closed on Tuesdays) from 9:30 a.m–5:00 p.m. through October 30. Advance online registration required for general admission.

Reservations required. Adults (12+) $25; Children (2–11) $20. Parking: $17

Queens Zoo

53–51 111th Street, Corona, NY 11368 718-271-1500

18-acre zoo with trails, aviary, domestic animals, sea lion pool, bears, pumas, parrots and bison

MONSEY: 49 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Monday through Friday: 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.; Sunday: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m.

Adults (13+): $9.95; Seniors (65+): $7.95; Children (3–12): $6.95; Children 2 and under: Free

Space Farms Zoo and Musuem

218 County Road 519, Sussex, NJ 07461 973-875-5800

Zoo and museum with over 500 animals in their natural surroundings

MONSEY: 1 hour 9 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 40 minutes 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. Last entry 4:00 p.m.

Adults (13+): $23; Senior (65+): $22; Children (3–12): $19

Staten Island Zoo

614 Broadway, Staten Island, NY 10310 718-442-3100

Small suburban zoo with nice variety of animals and animal feeding

MONSEY: 1 hour 4 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

10:00 a.m.–4:45 p.m.

Adults (15–59): $10; Seniors (60+): $7; Children (3–14): $6

Turtle Back Zoo

560 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ 07052 973-731-5800

Excellent zoo for children, with great animals, train, pony rides, feedings, paddle boats, ropes course and more

MONSEY: 48 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.

Adults (13+): $19; Seniors (62+): $16; Children (2–12): $16; Childern 2 and under: Free

Van Saun County Park

216 Forest Avenue, Paramus, NJ 07652 201-336-7275

Zoo with playground, train, carousel, and trails, and animal shows in the summer

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 52 minutes

10:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.

15–61: $8; 3–14: $5; under 3: free; seniors 62+; $2 (Fee only charged until November); carousel: $2; train: $2; pony ride: $3

Boating and Ferries

Bradley Boat Rentals

220 Lindholm Road, Hurleyville, NY 12747 845-807-1145

Kayak and canoe rentals on the Neversink Reservoir.

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 2 hours 20 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Single kayak: $36/day; Tandem kayak: $45/day; Canoe: $45/day

Circle Line Cruises

Pier 83 W 42nd Street, New York, NY 10036 212-563-3200

Cruises for views of Statue of Liberty, Manhattan skyline, landmarks and more

MONSEY: 43 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Several cruises available every day. Reserve in advance.

Prices start at $41

Ray of Hope's mission is to build caring and empowered communities to support Jewish men, women, and families in their healing from the trauma of abuse.

Our bi-weekly professionally facilitated support groups afford the opportunity for members to share with one another the experiences and tools that they've gained along their personal journeys of healing. Each group creates and nurtures an environment of personal growth, friendship, and community.

CURRENT SUPPORT GROUPS

LAKEWOOD

MONSEY

Married women facilitated by: Dr. Malky Mayerfeld, Psy.D.

Dr. Aliza Rosenwasser, Psy.D.

Married women facilitated by:

Abby Delouya, RMFT-CCC,CPTT

Single women facilitated by:

Abby Delouya, RMFT-CCC,CPTT

Men's group facilitated by:

Dr. Eli Mandelbaum, Psy.D

IPVS women facilitated by:

Dr. Malky Mayerfeld, Psy.D.

Dr. Aliza Rosenwasser, Psy.D.

BROOKLYN

Married women facilitated by: Frady Kess, LCSW

Temima Kupfer. LMSW

Married women facilitated by: (2 Branches) Goldy Gorelick, LCSW

Married women facilitated by:

Jodie Touboul, LCSW

UPCOMING GROUPS

Men Virtual

Lakewood

Single women facilitated by:

Married women facilitated by: Dr. Shoshana Friedman Psy.D. Shifi Lieberman, LMFT

Married women facilitated by:

Jodie Touboul, LCSW

Single women fac ilitated by:

Channah Bronstein, LCSW

Women 40+ facilitated by:

Channah Bronstein, LCSW

Yami Bretirowitz, LCSW & Malkie Gestetner, LCSW

Lakewood

Male Spouses of survivors facilitated by:

Binyamin Greenspoon, LCSW

Single women Brooklyn

Single women facilitated by: Channah Bronstein, LCSW

www.rayofhopeus.org

Florida Women

Israel

Ellis and Liberty Island Ferry

Ferry departs from Manhattan: 22 Battery Place, New York, NY 10004; From New Jersey: Liberty State Park, Audrey Zapp Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07305

877-523-9849 (Statue Cruises)

Tours that include cruise and access to Liberty and Ellis Islands

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 40 minutes

9:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.; reservations required Price starts at $24.50 per person.

Governor’s Island

Ferry Departs Manhattan: Battery Maritime Building, 10 South Street, New York, NY 10005; Also departs from Pier 6 in Brooklyn Bridge Park 212-440-2200

A recreational island off Manhattan where no motors are allowed. It can be reached by ferry and offers bicycle rentals of all kinds, a museum, and fun outdoor activitites.

MONSEY: 57 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Ferry departs every half-hour between 7:00 a.m. and 4:15 p.m.

Round-trip ferry ticket: Adults: $4; Seniors (65+) and children under 12: Free. Ferry free on Sundays before noon.

Haverstraw-Ossining Ferry

30-34 Girling Drive (off 9W), Haverstraw, NY 10927

1-800-53FERRY

Commuter ferry that transports passengers between Haverstraw and Ossining

MONSEY: 23 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 10 minutes

Ferry operates for commuters by New York Waterway. Ferry leaves Haverstraw about every half hour starting at 5:47 a.m. Last morning ferry departs at 8:42 a.m. First afternoon ferry from Haverstraw departs at 5:21 p.m. and last ferry departs at 9:22 p.m. Ferry Leaves Ossining about every half hour starting at 6:01 a.m. Last morning ferry departs at 8:57 a.m. First afternoon ferry from Ossining departs at 5:06 p.m. and last ferry departs at 9:41 p.m.

One-way fare: Adults: $4.50; Children (6–11): $2.25; Children (under 5): Free. Two children ride free with each paying adult. 10-trip fare: $38.25.

Hoboken Ferry

1 Hudson Place, Hoboken, NJ 07030

800-533-3779

Commuter ferry from Hoboken to Pier 11 or World Financial Center in Manhattan

MONSEY: 58 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Runs all day at 20-minute intervals

One-way fare: Adults: $11:25; Seniors (62+) and disabled: $10:50; Children (6–11): $7:50; Children (under 5): Free. Two children ride free with each paying adult. 10-trip fare: $103.25.

Gene’s Boats

3429 State Rte. 55, White Lake, NY 12786 845-583-9787

Speedboat, pontoon boat, pedal boats and rowboat rental

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 5 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices vary depending on boat type.

Greenwood Lake Marina

38 Lakeside Road, Hewitt, NJ 07421

973-728-9100

Luxury boat rental for relaxing cruise on beautiful Greenwood Lake

MONSEY: 20 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 25 minutes

By reservation. Call for hours and prices.

Hessian Lake Pedal Boats

3020 Seven Lakes Drive, Tomkins Cove, NY 10986 845-786-2731

Paddle boat rentals at Bear Mountain State Park.

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 20 minutes

11:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m. every day (last boat departs at 4:00 p.m.) during the summer months. Those under 16 years old MUST have someone over 16 in the boat with them.

Prices have not yet been posted as of time of printing.

Laurel Hill Paddling Center

36 Laurel Hill Road, Secaucus, NJ 07094 201-920-4746

Canoe and kayak rental at Laurel Hill Park.

MONSEY: 40 minutes BORO PARK: 40 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

CANOE (per four hours): $30 per paddler; $15 per passenger. You must have two paddlers per canoe. Fits up to three adults, or two adults and 1 to 2 children (depending on size). KAYAK (per four hours): $30 per paddler. No passengers. Single and tandem kayaks available

Morningside Park Campground

11 Morningside Pk Rd, Hurleyville, NY 12747

845-434-5877

Boat rentals at Morningside Park.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 5 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Overpeck County Park

Kayak Center

54 Fort Lee Road, Palisades Park, NJ 07650 201-957-3085

Kayak rentals at Overpeck County Park.

MONSEY: 30 minutes BORO PARK: 40 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Payne’s Water Sports

1550 NY-17B, White Lake, NY 12786 845-583-1000

All types of boat rentals at White Lake.

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours

Chol Hamoed: by reservation Varies by boat

NYC Ferry Service (formerly East River Ferry)

Multiple stops

844-469-3377

A lovely transportation alternative that will take you up and down the East River to all the exciting new parks popping up on our coastline

Weekdays: 6:45 a.m.–9:45 p.m.; Weekends: 7:24 a.m.–8:40 p.m.)

Adult one-way: $4.00; 10-Trip Pass: $27.50; children under 44”: free; seniors and those with disabilities: $1.35

Paradise Boats

15 Paradise Ave, Piermont, NY 10968 845-359-0073

Canoe, kayak and rowboat rentals. Starts in the marsh in Piermont and opens to the Hudson River.

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 55 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed

Prices start at $35 for first hour.

Shepherd Lake Boat Rental

Shepherd Lake Rd, Ringwood, NJ 07456

201-540-9199

Boat rentals at Shepherd Lake.

MONSEY: 25 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 15 minutes

Closed this Chol Hamoed $20 per hour

Swinging Bridge Marina

371 Starlight Rd, Monticello, NY 12701 845-794-6530

Motor boat rentals

MONSEY: 1 hour 15 minutes BORO PARK: 2 hours 5 minutes

Call for hours.

Prices start at $290 for a 4-hour rental.

The Staten Island Ferry

4 Whitehall Street, New York, NY 10004

718-876-8441

Free 25-minute commuter ferry between Manhattan and Staten Island

MONSEY: 1 hour BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Operates 24/7. Ferry departs every 30 minutes, with increased service (every 15 to 20 minutes) during weekday rush hours (6:00–9:00 a.m. and 3:30–8:00 p.m.).

Free

Tours

Above the Clouds Balloon Rides

100 Airport Road, New Hampton, NY 10958 845-360-5594

Half-hour to an hour scenic ride up in the clouds on a picture-perfect hot air balloon

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 35 minutes

Reservations required

Prices start at $375 per person

Garden State Helicopters

1 Airport Road, Morristown, NJ 07960 862-200-0785

Enjoy a quick overview of the fundamentals of flying a chopper before taking to the skies

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 47 minutes

Reservations required

$300 for 3 people for a 20-minute tour; $450 for 3 people for a 45-minute tour

Fulton Fish Market

800 Food Center Drive #65B, Bronx, NY 10474 718-378-2356

Nocturnal expedition to experience the sight of fish vendors selling their goods

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Monday through Friday 2:00 a.m.–7:00 a.m. Closed Sunday.

Walk-ins: $2

Liberty Helicopter Tours

6 East River Piers #212, New York, NY 10005 212-786-5751

Birds’-eye view of New York City and surrounding area

MONSEY: 50 minutes BORO PARK: 20 minutes

Advance Reservations Required

Prices start at $189 per person

Historic Horse and Carriage Ride

Central Park 347-871-4499

Open-air ride through Central Park in horse-drawn carriage. Max 4 adults per carriage OR 5 passengers when kids are included

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 34 minutes

Monday to Friday: from 10:00 a.m; Sunday: from 9:00 a.m.; advance reservations recommended Price per carriage: $120 for up to 30 minutes

Pedicab Tours

8 West 58th St; near 5th Avenue, New York, NY 10019 917-405-1303

Offering 1- to 3-hour pedicab tours through Central Park

MONSEY: 45 minutes BORO PARK: 40 minutes

Tours run from 8:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.

Prices start at $25 per adult, $24 per child with advance reservations.

The Roosevelt Island Tramway

60th Street and 2nd Avenue, New York, NY 10022

212-832-4555

Aerial tramway that spans East River and leads to Roosevelt Island, where there’s a beautiful park

MONSEY: 46 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

6:00 a.m.–2:00 a.m., every 15 min; during rush hour (7:00–10:15 a.m. and 3:00–8:00 p.m.), service is increased to every 7.5 minutes

Anyone above 44” tall: $2.90 per way. MTA MetroCards required for pay. (MetroCards are available for purchase at the Tram Station from vending machines for $1.) Up to three children 44” tall and under ride for free on the Tram when accompanied by a fare-paying adult.

Airplane Observation

Aviation Hall of Fame

400 Fred Wehran Drive, Teterboro, NJ 10604

201-288-6344

Museum with models of military aircraft and history of aviation

MONSEY: 32 minutes BORO PARK: 50 minutes

Three daily sessions: 10:30 a.m.–noon, 12:30 p.m.–2:00 p.m., and 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.. Closed Sunday- Tuesdays. Last admission 2:45. Reservations required.

Adults: $15.00; Seniors: $12; Children (3–12): $12

John F. InternationalKennedyAirport

New York, NY 11430

AirTrain is free and gives children a fascinating bird’s-eye view of this bustling airport. Parking lots 2 and 5 offer nice views of airplanes taking off and landing.

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 30 minutes

Free

Newark InternationalLibertyAirport

3 Brewster Road, Newark, NJ 07114

AirTrain is free in the airport; best spot of watching is from the parking lot of Ikea at 1000 Ikea Drive in Elizabeth, NJ.

MONSEY: 46 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Free

Planeview Park

Ditmars Boulevard, East Almhurst, NY 11369

212-639-9675

A park right near La Gaurdia airport with awesome views of planes landing and taking off (parking may be difficult)

MONSEY: 47 minutes BORO PARK: 25 minutes

6:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Free

Skydive the Ranch

55 Sand Hill Road, Gardiner, NY 12525 845-255-4033

Viewing area to watch people skydiving

MONSEY: 55 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 50 minutes

Call for hours before coming

Free

Teterboro Airport

111 Industrial Avenue, Teterboro, NJ 10604

East of the airport, on Redneck Drive, there are some playing fields with great views of aircraft taking off

MONSEY: 32 minutes BORO PARK: 45 minutes

Free

Stewart International Airport

1180 1st Street, New Windsor, NY 12553

On the far left, at the end of the field all the way in the back, there’s an excellent spot to watch the airplanes take off and land. There’s also access to the departure hall, where you can see the screens and conveyor belts.

MONSEY: 44 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 35 minutes Free

Westchester County Airport

240 Airport Road, White Plains, NY 10604

This airport is less busy and way less overwhelming than the international airports. There’s an observation deck on the third floor where airplanes can be watched taking off and landing.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 1 hour 5 minutes Free

American Dream Mall

Angry Birds Mini Golf

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

Miniature golf

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Sunday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

$20 per person. Save $3 when purchasing online

Blacklight Mini Golf

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

Glow in the dark mini golf

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Sunday 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.; Friday 11:00 a.m.–10:00 p.m.

$20 per person. Save $3 when purchasing online

Big Snow

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 973-864-6600

Skiing and snowboarding at a large indoor park with year-round powder. Includes bunny slopes. Lessons available.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed hours: Monday through Thursday: 1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

Single Snow Day Package. Includes Rental Equipment. Valid for Ages: 2 & Up $99.99 per person.

Blast 7D

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 551-248-4943

Fully interactive and fully immersive 7D ride

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m.–8:30 p.m.

Prices start at $15 for 1 game. 15% off online booking with coupon code SUKKOT2023!

Dreamwheel

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 201-800-4261

Observation wheel at American Dream with views of Manhattan and the surrounding areas.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Monday through Thursday 3:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m.; Fri 3:00.p.m.–10:00 p.m.; Sun 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

Adults (12+): $24.38 per person; Children (5–11): $18.76 per person

Geoffreys Express

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 551-600-8697

Geoffrey’s Express is a train ride that starts and ends at the Toys R Us store.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 1:00 p.m.–8:00 p.m.

$10 per person. Children under 2 ride free. Up to 16 people can ride the train at once.

Legoland Discovery Center

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 551-234-6381

Various interactive activities including Miniland made of Lego, Lego softplay, earthquake tables and much more.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 10:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. Last entry is 3:30 p.m.

Prices start at: Adults: $48.99 per person; Children: $44.99 per person.

Make It Too

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 516-341-7660

Ceramic painting and canvas painting paint nights

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 11:00 a.m.–9:00 p.m.

Prices vary depending on what you choose.

Mirror Maze

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

Mirror Maze experience

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. $10 per person. Buy online in advance and save $3

Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

The biggest indoor theme park in the Western Hemipshere

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Thursday: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.; Tuesday: Closed

All Access Pass: $59

Notes:

Sea Life

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 551-234-6382

Family-friendly aquarium with a variety of sea creatures and exhibits.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol hamoed hours: 10:00 a.m.–6:30 p.m. Last entry: 5:30 p.m.

Prices online start at: Adults: $26.99

The Rink

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

Massive ice skating rink at American Dream Mall.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 11:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.

Chol Hamoed pricing: $35 per person; Non–peak–day pricing: $25 per person; Save $5 by booking online in advance.

The Escape Game

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

Six fun and challenging escape rooms

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Advance reservation required.

$43.99 per person

929-454-1035

845-608-2676

םירוחב ענעבעגעגרעביא

ןריטנאלאוו טיילעגנוי ןוא חמשמ ןענעז ,החמש-בל ןופ

ןיא ןגיטכענרעביא ןוא םילוח !רעלעטיפש

The Tilt Mueseum

1 American Dream Way, East Rutherford, NJ 07073 833-263-7326

An interactive 3D museum that takes you inside the art and tilts your viewpoint.

MONSEY: 35 minutes BORO PARK: 35 minutes

Chol Hamoed Hours: 11:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m.

$15.00 per person

Notes:

RECAP: YOSEF AND RACHEL WANT TO GO BACK TO ALEXANDRIA, BUT THEY HAVE NO MONEY TO PAY FOR PASSAGE. THEN SOMEONE OFFERS TO TAKE THEM FOR FREE: MOHAMMED IBN RUMAHIS, THE PIRATE!

SLAVES?

WHYSOEVER SHOULDST WE CONSENT TO SUCH ARRANGEMENTS? WHO ART THOU?

MOHAMMED IBN RUMAHIS. A PIRATE CAPTAIN. HE KIDNAPPED US AND BROUGHT US HERE!

IN TRUTH? HE LOOKETH SOMEWHAT DIMINUTIVE…

BAH! YOU LOOK LIKE KING ARTHUR’S LESS-INTERESTING SECOND COUSIN! AND WHY DO YOU TALK SO FUNNY? LOOK OUT!

HEY, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

TAKE THAT — OOF!

THAT’S RIGHT! YOU WOULD FETCH A NICE PRICE! HOW MUCH DO YOU WEIGH, BY THE WAY?

YOU SHOULD TALK!

I SHOULD, SHOULDN’T I? COME ALONG, NOW!

HAVE AT THEE, VILLAIN!

BE WARY OF THESE PALTRY PRIVATEERS? HA!

NO. DID YOU?

NO. DID YOU?

DID YOU KNOW HE COULD DO THAT? OFF WITH YOU, CRAVEN CURS!

YOU WERE RIGHT, STUART. WE SHOULD’VE JUST GONE TO FIND LUNCH.

WELL, NOW! LET US MOVE ONWARD!

by: YONAH KLEIN illustration: JACKY YARHI

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Name of winner: Rivky

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Amount of points: 102

Names of competing players: Chaya’la, Sheindy

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A new word learned from the board: cruel

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Friday & Friday night

Job ID: 3429

Looking for a KIDS’ BEST FRIEND

Job ID: 1872 Looking for a KIDS’ BEST FRIEND

To assist with chores A 5 year old girl

Daily 5:00pm - 7:00pm

Job ID: 1281 Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist with chores A 14 year old girl

Friday Evening, Motze Shabbos, & Sunday

Job ID: 3456

Looking for a KIDS’ BEST FRIEND

To assist with activities A 8 year old boy

Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm Mon-Thurs 5:00pm - 8:00pm

Boro Park Williamsburg

Flatbush Other Areas

Job ID: 1275 Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist A 12 year old girl

(wheelchair bound girl)

Sunday 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Job ID: 1608

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist A 13 year old girl

(wheelchair bound girl)

Friday, Shabbos, & Sunday

Job ID: 1493

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To accomany A 25 year old girl

Fri. & Shabbos 3-5pm Sunday 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Queens

To assist A 3 year old boy

Monday - Thursday 5:00pm - 9:00pm

Job ID: 1706 Looking for a BEST FRIEND

Job ID: 1636

Staten Island

To assist with goals A 13 year old boy

Daily 6:30pm - 9:30pm

Staten Island

Looking for a BEST FRIEND

To assist A 7 year old boy

Daily after school & Shabbos

Classifieds

VACATION HOMES FOR RENT AVAILABLE FOR SUKKOS

Woodridge vacation homes for rent yearround. Fully renovated & up to date air conditioned & heated worth 2 pools, swing set, playgrounds, on approx 15 acres of grass. 3 houses: 2 bdrm/1 bth this just has a kitchen (no dining room or washer dryer), 3bdrm/2 bths & 5bdrm/2bth. Linen & towels incl. Can be rented together or separately. For more info Call 718-2151609 ext 103 or email Woodridgehouses forrent@gmail.com. Or visit us online & see pics at www. yasharmanagement. com

HOUSE RENTAL SHORT TERM

8 Bedroom House with pool, jaccuzi and Sauna in the Spring Valley area available for Shabbos & Yom Tov 845499-7445

KOSHER RENTAL

Large 8 BR / 5 BA ++ Mon-Thurs $350 / night (minimum 3 nights) Fri-Sun $1500, No additional fees. More information www. whitelakehome.com Call 718865-8595 Text 607-341-1224

CATSKILLS

Never seen before! Just completed Mansion. Enjoy the colony, and still relax in privacy. 4 MBR w/ priv bath & balconies, jacuzzi , VIP master suite, 21+ beds. Eye-catching panorama. Available for weekends & Sukkos. Other options also available. 347-931-4731

YOM TOV LINDEN RENTAL

spacious house in linden NJ for Yom tov! 3 bedrooms 2 baths 8 beds avail to rent from Yom kipper till after Sukas Text (929) 699-4602

MONSEY RENTAL

Vilchovitz, Viznitz area. Rent a beautiful 2 or 3 bedroom apartment with porch for weekdays/ weekends. Towels/ Linen included. Brand new. 718-384-6214

SOUTH FALLSBURG

Newly renovated private house in South Fallsburg 5 bedroom 3 full bath 18 beds selling fully furnished 10 min walk to shul & mikva 845-213-5150

WEEKEND RETREAT IN THE CATSKILLS

Beautiful campus with large Shul,Dining room and mikva. Great for a shabbton for a Yeshiva or Faimly get together. Please call 732-6062845

VACATION RENTAL

Vacation rental in North Miami. 3-bedroom with pool and jacuzzi!! Located next to shuls and kosher groceries! please call 9176354043

LAKEHOUSE VILLA

Luxurious 3 bedroom lake house villa in Case Grande Arizona. Private pool fully stocked kosher kitchen. 520.251.4459

HELP WANTED

AFTERSCHOOL SEITS needed for home case at Higher rates. Call: 917.968.2292

TITLE 1 TEACHER

Seeking a male Title 1 teacher to teach 6th grade math at Yeshiva in Boro Park from 2:00 PM-4:00 PM daily. Pay is $70 per hour. BA needed. Call/Text/Wa: 917.968.2292

ASS. TEACHER

Chasidish Chaider in BP looking for assistant boys nursery teacher. 9:00 -3:00 Mon. - Fri. Good pay. 929487-2870.

JOBS AVAILABLE

Part-time & Full-time jobs available. Email TopPartTimeJobs@ gmail.com

F/T POSITION

BP RE Management Office, Friendly environ (all female) Will train, some computer knowledge pref, email resume to resumesbpmgmt@gmail. com. Flexible start date.

PART TIME JOB

Looking for a warm, experienced, Yiddish speaking teacher for playgroup 3 times a week in the 19th ave area. Please call 347-598-3952.

SECRETARY

BP Multi girl heimishe insurance office, f/t, grads welcome. Will train. Fluent in Yiddish and English. Email resume: hiring1228@ gmail.com

SALESLADY NEEDED

Looking for a ft/pt creative energetic saleslady for a store in Flatbush, great environment. Please email resume salesladyfb@gmail. com

HELP WANTED

Looking for full time saleslady in a Brooklyn showroom. Send resume to 8533600@gmail.com

SALESMAN WANTED for Lighting Store & Electrical Supplies. Full Time or Part Time, with car or without car. Call: 718.614.7161

Classifieds

SERVICE COORDINATOR

Seeking a female service coordinator to help enhance quality of life for elderly people. PT position, with potential for growth. Requires a BA in health or human services and a driver’s license. Please email resume to sashitzky@ hamaspikkings.org.

GREAT JOB FOR WOMEN

Amazing full time opportunity for women to work in an ABA clinic in Kensington/Boro Park. Pay $22.-$30. Per hour. Must be able to work from 9:00 AM-4:30 PM. Call/ Text: 917.968.2292

FEMALE POSITION IN BORO PARK

Seeking a Health Care Coordinator and Administrative Assistant in Boro Park. All women atmosphere, Geder Shield internet, No experience necessary but must be computer savvy and motivated. Call: 917.968.2292

JOIN OUR SALES TEAM!

Be Your Own Boss! Join New York Life Insurance Co. as a seasoned salesperson or our fast track to management program. Experience top training, support, and retirement benefits. Make an impact, secure your future. Connect today! dglick@ newyorklife.com or Call 845639-5216

ABA

PARAS

ABA Paras needed Full Time and Part Time, Male/FemaleBoro Park, Crown Heights, Flatbush, Staten Island, and Williamsburg. Pay rate: $24-$38 based on experience and education. Email: para@ yeled.org or call: 718-686-2349

SEEKING ASSISTANT/PARA

Chassidish special ed program in BP seeks fulltime assistant/para in pre1a and 1st grade. Transportation from Williamsburg. Warm and Heimishe environment. Competitive salary. Please call: 718-854-2400 ext. 2206 email: girlsichudjobs@gmail.com

CASE COORDINATOR

Seeking female case coordinator. Responsibilities: Overseeing the coordination of 80 to 110 students Serving as the primary point of contact for students and their families Ensuring timely renewal of authorizations and assisting in the authorization process Strong organizational and communication skills. Experience in care coordination or a related field is a plus. Email resume lyochebet@triumphaba.com

JOB RESUME

Need a great work resume? Resumes are what we do (new grads or experienced)! Call/text 845-554-5778 or email info@resumakerpro. com.

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Join our team! Seeking f/t female secretary for a busy office in The Brooklyn Square. Graduates welcome. Great pay, benefits, and much potential for growth! Email resume: to bpjob5809@ gmail.com

PHYSICAL THERAPIST

Seeking experienced Physical Therapist for Special Ed school in Brooklyn. Excellent salary and collaborative working environment. Resumes@yadyisroelschool. org

AFTERNOON ASSISTANTS

Special Ed. School in Bensonhurst seeks Afternoon Classroom Assistants Mondays - Thursdays. Email resume to schooljobs2023@ gmail.com or call 718-5348711

POLISHED RESUMES

200+ clients employed in high-paying positions. Contact Sarah Menczer, Certified Copywriter thejewishwriter@gmail.com Call/Text 347-409-5182

MORTGAGE PROCESSORS

Mortgage company looking to hire mortgage processors. Prior experience is pref. but willing to train right candidate (inc. graduate). Right candidate should be self-motivated, smart, with excellent communication and organization skills. Heimishe environment with room for growth. Email resume: bpmortgagefirm@ gmail.com

Classifieds

GREAT OPPORTUNITY

A Monsey Based healthcare company is looking to hire a Building Manager in our Brooklyn region. Candidate should possess building management experience, problem solving skills, Positive energy and be very responsible. Great pay and benefits. Email your resume here to apply: careers@ tricountycare.org

HOME ORGANIZER

Looking for a part time assistant Tues Wed 10a.m.12:30p.m. Grad pref. Please Call 347-263-0636.

SEIT/P3 PROVIDERS

Crown Heights: Male from 9:00 AM-4:00 PM. Williamsburg: Female flexible hours. Call/Text: 917.968.2292

AFTERNOON POSITIONS

FOR WOMEN IN BORO PARK to work as ABA Paras from either 12:30 PM-4:30 PM or from 2:30 PM-4:30 PM or evenings. Call/Text/Wa: 917.968.2292

HOME VISITOR

Do you enjoy working with children? Do you relate well to others? Yeled V’Yalda Early Head Start Home-Based, Boro Park is looking to hire a home visitor to do weekly visits with children ages birth to three. Basic computer skills required. Email resume to: homebased@yeled.org

AID/SUBSTITUDE

From 8:45 AM-2:45 PM. Friday 8:45-11:45 AM. Yeled V`Yalda Head Start in Canarsie. Please call:

EXCITING SUNDAY OPPORTUNITY

Exciting Sunday opportunity for 12th graders, graduates, and sem students! Hiring, counselors for a program for teens and women with special needs. Must be caring, energetic, and fun. Sundays, 10 am - 3 pm, located in Williamsburg. Great pay and many perks such as outings, gifts, and events. Apply mtraube@hamaspikkings.com or call 718.302.3333 ext. 5264

MS OPTICAL

in Boro Park is looking to hire a salesperson, with great personality and communication skills. Great pay for the right individual and room for growth. If interested please call or text (347) 351-9160, if no answer

JOB OPPORTUNITY

Seeking Seminary aged girl to monitor a short route for an after-school program at 4:00, Mon-Thurs. Please call 718-500-3765 ext. 106

PLAYGROUP TEACHER

Playgroup teacher 3 times a week, 9:30-3:00, Very well paid, call 718-633-1843

EVENING OPPORTUNITY

Great evening opportunity for graduates or sem student! Seeking efficient secretary for an extra-curricular program for young women with special needs. Weekdays, 4:30-6:30 OR 6:30-8:30. Pick the shift that works for you. Enjoy great pay and a positive atmosphere. Call 718.302.3333 ext 5218 (leave a message) or email hlang@ hamaspikkings.org

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is Hiring!

SOFTWARE DEVELOPER III

• We are looking for a Software Quality Assurance Engineer to monitor all phases of the development process by leading the testing practices.

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science

Solid knowledge of software development cycle and quality assurance methodologies.

WILLIAMSBURG

PRODUCT OWNER

• Experience in the development of payment processing products is required

• Oversee projects from inception through completion while meeting deadlines and achieving project goals and objectives

• Utilize critical thinking skills and collaborate with cross-functional teams, including software development, sales, and marketing

LAKEWOOD

GATEWAY SUPPORT REPRESENTATIVE

• Work the customer service queue, monitoring and answering incoming calls and emails daily

• Ensure timely reporting, referral, follow-up and escalation of merchant issues to minimize disruption to service and overall impact to Cardknox clients

• Must be able to work in a fast-paced environment as part of a team but assume ownership and responsibility for team and self-assigned work

WILLIAMSBURG

BANKING SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

• Handle all updates to accounts and support overall merchant success and satisfaction

• Good communication, problem-solving, and negotiation skills are needed

• High School Graduate OK, full training provided

WILLIAMSBURG

PRICING ANALYST

• Review Pricing Analyst will work with a team to provide detailed profit and loss analysis.

• Must enjoy detail-oriented and focused work

• Good oral and written communication skills

• High School Graduate OK, full training provided

WILLIAMSBURG/LAKEWOOD

AGENT SUPPORT

• Work directly with outside Sales Agents, who will reach out with questions, concerns, or needs that may arise

• Strong interpersonal & communication skills are required

• Training will be provided by our teams

WILLIAMSBURG

CUSTOMER SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE

• Work the Customer Service queue contacting and providing resolutions to Agents & Merchants

• Good communication & interpersonal skills needed

• Minimum 3 years experience, with further training provided by our teams

Classifieds

PLAYGROUP TEACHERS

Seeking warm and devoted teachers for a Yiddish speaking playgroup in Boro Park for after Sukkos! Great environment! Great pay! Call/leave msg 646-887-5634

HEAD START TEACHER

Seeking Head Start Teacher in East Flatbush 4 year old class, must have 90 Credits. Experienced working with children. Call: 718.209.1122

EXCELLENT

POSITIONS

for women to work as Paras in a girls Special Ed High School in Flatbush. From 9:00 AM3:30 PM Daily. Call/Text/Wa: 917.968.2292

WORK FROM HOME

A marketing agency is looking for a part time graphic designer that knows bookkeeping as well. from 10:30am1:30pm Mon - Thurs. Candidate must have whatsapp and great communication skills. $35 an hour. Please email resume to Workfromhomepart time10952@gmail.com

ATTENTION ALL SALES SUPERSTARS!

Are you driven by the thrill of making money? *Zissy Wigs* is hiring in *Brooklyn* and we want YOU on our team! If you possess a passion for sales, and crave flexible working hours, then this opportunity is tailor-made for you. You’ll represent our dynamic brands and take advantage of a salary with an attractive commission structure. Send resume to info@zissywigs. com

SEEKING SECRETARY

Bais Yaakov school seeking full time administrative secretary. Great environment. Email: secretaryjob04@gmail.com/ call 718-376-3775

EARLY HEAD START TEACHER

Still searching? We have the position you seek! We are looking for an Early Head start Teacher with a minimum of 90 credits.

Professional and warm environment, with lots of support. Great pay and benefits. Please email to: Ehsjob23@gmail.com or call/ text: 929.314.0999

BABYSITTING

BABYSITTER

Experienced, warm, loving Babysitter currently located 15/52. 12pm-5pm. 929-2725483

PLAYGROUP SLOT

2 slots available in a Yidish speaking PLAYGROUP on 14 and high 50s 18 month and up call 929 236 6129

SERVICES

BOOKKEEPING

For all your office and bookkeeping needs call or text : 845 709 7357

LIGHT ALTERATIONS

Please Call: 718.450.4700

SARNO COACH

Experiencing chronic pain/ symptoms? There is a way out! Heal based on the Sarno method! Call Binah Schiff RDCS, Mind Body Educator and Coach 917-446-5360

MUSIC LESSONS

Professional music lessons on the phone, available in Yiddish or English. Try it free! 718-435-1923

CONSTRUCTION

Bathrooms, kitchens, closets, decks, extensions, additions, Basements, all electrical, plumbing, Carpentry. Lowest prices, fastest service. 718.951-0090

MUSIC

Now offering guitar lessons! For women, girls, and young boys for a great price! Call/ Text 917-618-1174

GARTLECH

We fix knitted & crochet

Gartlech & make beautiful professional fringes. We also teach how to knit & crochet. call: 917-414-3281

HANDYMAN & ELECTRICIAN

Electrician, plumber, sewer service, Carpentry, sheetrock, locks, etc. 718.951-0090

ELECTRICIAN

All Electrical work, outlets, switches, fixtures, new lines for washer/dryer or a/c, shabbos clocks, circut breakers. 718.951-0090

HANDYMAN & PAINTING

Experienced & Reliable handyman. Small jobs our specialty! Plumbing, Electric, construction, Locksmith, painting, plastering. Shabbos clocks, outlets/switches, call: 347.275.5408

PHOTO ALBUMS

Custom photo books, weddings, engagements, Chosson/Baby, Upsherin, etc. Also professional photo editing. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153

AYIN HORAH

The renowned Rebetzin Aidel Miller from Yerushalayim Is now available to remove “Ayin Horah” over the phone. Call: 718.689.1902 or 516.300.1490

KALLAH SHOPPING LIST

To make your kallah shopping a calm experience call 3475346184

COSMETICS

Mary Kay, Careline, Ga-de, Static. Free Delivery with min order. Free Consultation and Application Tips for Grads & Kallahs! 718-930-4946

PRENATAL YOGA

Yoga for the Birthing or Postnatal Body. Ease aches, calm anxiety, prepare for labor! Then get fit with Postnatal support. Text PRENATAL YOGA to 5039615609 to inquire

BEAUTIFUL HANDMADE GARTLECH

Hand crochet, Hand knit, Silks & more with beautiful Gartel bag. Text or call: 718.283.4589 Wholesale orders available.

NEW WEBSITE?

Get your Beautiful, Fast, SEO-Friendly Website done in 14 days, guaranteed. Email efraim@rapidquill.com

ENDING ‘22-’23

A yingerman is willing to review the limudim with your son Limudei Kodesh/ Limudei Chol. Call 347-397-8223

FURNITURE REPAIRS

Furniture, Cabinet & General Repairs, specializing in Chosson-Kallah Apartments. Call: 718.633.6231

GRAPHIC DESIGN

For all your digital and print design needs. Designbydevorah@gmail. com designbydevorah.com 929.324.7247

ELECTROLYSIS

16 & 54, Day and evening appointments. Call 917-4742398

WRITING

All your writing need met. English only. poems, songs, letters...etc. Reasonable prices Call 929-617-1552 or email: chavy5659@gmail. com

AUTUMN PHOTOSHOOTS

Your fall memories, our click. Limited slots available for autumn photoshoots. Contact us at photobliss0@gmail.com

Classifieds

WIG & HAIR

Wig wash & sets, haircuts, and hairstyles for great prices! Call/Text: 917-618-1174

DOONA RENTAL

Are you traveling with a baby? Rent a Doona for the Day/Week. For prices and reservations call 347-5637412 lv msg

GARTEL FRINGES

We make professional gartel fringes and mend gartelach. Same day service. In the heart of BP. (347) 693-4920 or (718)435-7644

KC COLLECTION

Exquisite silver and CZ Jewelry imported directly from the manufacturer. Many new styles! Below wholesale prices! Please call 718-438-1871

WOOD REPAIR

PROFESSIONAL REVAMP, COLOR CHANGE TO: KITCHENS, FURNITURE, LIBRARIES, STAIRCASES, EXTERIOR WOOD DOORS, SHULS & ARON KODESH. NEW SVC: COMMERCIAL, RESIDENTIAL: ALL EXTERIOR WORK. TOP JOB, ROOFING, BRICK POINTING, BRICK CLEANING, CEMENT WORK. TXT NOW FOR BEST PRICING & SVC. 212 991 8548.

PHOTOGRAPHY

Children, Portraits, Family, Upsherin. Slideshows for any occasion, family Gatherings, Anniversaries, events, etc. Photo Dreams 347.563.5153

DRIVER AVAILABLE

Driver with many years exp. available to do long distance trips with brand new minivan. Reasonable rates. 917.405.8469

P3 PROVIDER AVAILABLE

Experienced P3 provider available in the afternoon and/or Sunday. Call: 718-6335493

SPRINTER & MINI ROOM DIVIDER

We make WALL to split existing room and make second bedroom. It’s including regular or sliding door. We install also plastic ACCORDION partitions that fully can fold to one side. Only 4-5 hours installation. Can work Sunday too.Call/Text:929430-7551:646-288-0185

E-mail:roomdividers11219@ gmail.com

VAN SERVICE

Heimishe driver available to do deliveries. Local & long distance, we shlep with a smile! Call: 718.951.0090

HEATED POOL

pink parami coat size 9 months last year 3477941438

Diamond earring on R’’H 718-435-1471

Swaddles sweater & 2 notebooks in front of Fishman Library in BP 929289-3566

silver bangle with name in Hebrew 3472620880

foldable wig box in 12/13 Ave and 50/51 st area call/text 347-715-0521

FOUND

Pink and white floral baby blanket on 15 & 56 on 9/20 347-542-9051

mini green smartbass in pink case on 47 btwn 13&14 call 347-578-3384

heart pendant with red studs 929-545-0972

pair of eyeglasses in my car (perhaps left by a passenger b/w Monsey & Willi) call/text 718-781-3410

gold childrens ring in Pardes Faiga 11/18/22 at Schwimmer/ Matyas wedding 929-5450972

Tallis 929-617-5992

baby sock 917 624 7149

Diamond bracelet on R’’H 718-437-6491/929-214-2372

FREE GIVE AWAY

2 33’ high riser sets and 2 mattresses. 718-851-3647

Kitchen table & 6 chairs, DR table & 8 chairs, Refrigerator. All great condition 347-7424670

used toddler bed and full size crib call or text 347-9308671

DUE TO HIGH DEMAND PLEASE RESERVE IN ADVANCE

WE ALSO DO TRAVEL INSURANCE

Made of Sde Calev Vineyard's choice grapes, Ya'ar Levanon epitomises the restoration of an ancient winemaking heritage, blended with the finest French winemaking tradition. Ramat Hevron, the historic wine-growing region dotted with wine presses dating back to the Temple days, once again produces wines fit for a King. Savor them!

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DRIMIA WINERY

DRIMIA - SAHAR

A Smooth Red Blend (Cabernet Sauv, Merlot, Syrah, Malbec) Great Choice For Any Occasion!

Drimia winery is located in the ancient dwelling of Sussiya, near the ruins of the ancient synagogue and on the land where grapevines were grown in biblical times. Situated along the southern Judean Hills, between mountains and desert, at 890 meters above sea level, this semi-arid area is a meeting point between Mediterranean and desert climates. All of our wines are produced with carefully selected premium grapes, and prepared with the utmost care and dedication to details.

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P Mevushal and Not Meushal Kosher for Passover

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ךילשת ןגאז םייב גרובנעזיולק זנאצמ ר”ומדאה אקסילמ ר”ומדאה דכנל ןיליפת תחנה דמעמ רוקיבב אקווירטסימחארמ ר”ומדאה ליבאנרעשטמ ר”ומדאה לצא

Askanim Gather at Benefit Breakfast for Kupath Rabbi Meir Baal Haness Kollel Polin

Grown in the Shadow of Reb Yose HaGalilee's Tzion

Imported by: Red Garden, Airmont, NY

גיסיירד-ןוא-ףניפ !רַאלָאד ןָאילימ

ןָאילימ-יטלומ יד זַא םינינב עגיד'רַאלָאד

ןלָאז םיראופמ

ןעיוב רעטייוו ךיז

ךרדל ץוח ן'טימ טייקלענש עגיד'עבטה

לעטשפָא ןייק ןָא

דיסח רערַאמטַאס עדעי

עסייה טימ טעוו ךילטלעוולַא סנ'יבר םעד ןרעכיזרַאפ תובדנ

יסנָאמ ןיא עינַאווערָאה

עלופטכארפ ריפ יד

תודסומ ינינב עשיטנאגיג יסנאמ - ראמטאס

!ונוקיתב וניחמשו

ישילשה לחר תיב ןינב

ךיז טעטראוורע טעברא יוב יד --- ןכיגניא ראג ת"ישהזעב ןבייהוצנא

טדאטשיינ 'ילא ןינב

טיירג םאקלופ ןייז וצ טעטראוורע טרעוו -- -- ט"לעבה ד"פשת רעטניוו

ייווצ יד ןיא טעברא יוב יד תודסומ ןופ םינינב עיינ

ןא טייג יסנאמ ראמטאס גנואווש ןלופ ן’טימ

For information about buses and constant updates call our Shachmat Info Line: 718-480-5899

Boro Park:

14TH Ave Corner 53rd Street

Williamsburg: Lee Ave. (By the highway)

Monsey: 306 Corner Maple Bus Stop

New Square: Washington & Jackson

Monroe: Shopping Center

Lakewood: Evergreen Kosher Market

Bus tickets from Boro Park, Williamsburg, Monsey, & Lakewood are avaialble at all Toys 4 U Locations

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