Issue 377

COULDN’T WAIT FOR CHANUKAH (Re: Brushed With Light, Issue 376)

Thank you for the paint party idea! My kids absolutely love to paint, and we could not wait until Chanukah to try out the enticing activity so attractively and clearly presented.

The experience was amazing, and it was so doable even for the young ones (with a little help with the masking tape). We had such a lovely family afternoon painting!

The writer suggests wearing smocks, but with my kids’ enthusiasm, we have official “paint outfits” — either old pajamas, or clothes that have seen better days. I totally recommend others to do the same. I also use washable tempera paint. Though they never really come out of clothing (who am I kidding?), it generally comes off surfaces well with plain water, and when needed, gentle scrubbing.

Thank you for the great feature, Family P.

IDEAS TO TRY

(Re: Fleishig and Fabulous, Issue 376)

Thank you for the beautiful Chanukah party and sweet ideas. Though I’m not even aspiring to create anything like it, I enjoyed looking at all that prettiness. The entree was especially intriguing to me. I’ve never heard of vermicelli rice before, and I’m excited to try something that looks so pretty and exciting and seems to be a cinch to make.

I also love that the latke is a mix of flour and potatoes so I can try preparing it in advance and then freezing it, something I’m hesitant to do with potato-only latkes. Another idea that struck me is to replace

the standard potato knish filling with cauliflower. It limits the carbs and is probably delicious in its own way.

Thank you for these innovative food recipes. M.S.

WHAT’S GREEK ABOUT IT?

(Re: FYI: Greek Cuisine, Issue 376)

It was interesting to read how Greek yogurt is not all that Greek after all, and it made me wonder about all those other foods attributed to specific countries, and whether or not they actually were created there! Are French fries a fare of France? Are Italian frozen treats from Italy? Is American cheese manufactured on our shores? It would be interesting to know!

Curious About Cuisine

YOUR VOICE

WHERE THERE’S SMOKE…

Attention E-Cig smokers: Electronic smoking devices (ESDs) do not just emit “harmless water vapor.” Secondhand aerosol (incorrectly called vapor by the industry) from ESDs contains nicotine, ultrafine particles and low levels of toxins that are known to cause cancer.

Those who choose to smoke in stores or any public area should be aware that not only is it illegal to do so, but you may also be causing harm to innocent people with the secondhand vapor.

Please be mindful of the responsibility you carry, and refrain from endangering those around you with the choices you make.

A Yid

AN INSPIRING EVENT

Thank you so much to The Monsey View for giving a voice to the community!

I came home so inspired from the B’yadeini alumni event and with such awareness! Thank you to all the principals, askanim and everyone else involved in making this event happen and letting us know that we are not alone in the challenges of today’s day and age.

Thank you,

EDITOR’S BULLETIN

(Re: Fleishig and Fabulous, Issue 376)

A Grateful Graduate

We featured a Chanukah spread with the intention of providing our readers with a springboard for ideas for festive Yom Tov touches to add to their table.

Unfortunately, the coloring in print was brighter than we had expected, and the elements came together in a way that bothered some of our readers.

We apologize for this unintentional misrepresentation that some were disappointed about and will make every effort to prevent something like this from occurring in the future.

The

Monsey View

PARSHAS VAYEISHEV

Yosef’s Fellow Prisoners

After the incident with Potiphar’s wife was publicized, Yosef was sentenced to prison. The pasuk describes the jail he was taken to as “the place where convicts of the king are imprisoned” (Bereishis 39:20).

Why is this piece of information necessary? What difference did it make to Yosef that he was confined behind the same bars as royal convicts?

SHLOMO* WAS SUFFERING. His foot was inflamed and swollen, causing him terrible discomfort. He turned to his family doctor, who prescribed medication. But instead of assuaging his pain or soothing the infection, the ointments only served to exacerbate the issue.

At that point, Shlomo was hardly able to walk. He did some research and came across a specialist who was known to have healed many such infections. Shlomo hobbled to his appointment and dropped into a chair. The specialist took one look at the infected area and sent Shlomo directly to the emergency room.

“Your foot is so inflamed that I’m afraid there’s nothing left for me to do. You need more serious treatment.”

Shlomo knew he was in for a prolonged wait. That’s how it is in emergency rooms. But with the specialist’s warning that time was of essence ringing in his ears, he headed straight there. After being triaged while stressing to the team how important it was for him to be seen soon, Shlomo settled into a chair in the corner of the waiting room.

tor said. He instructed the ER staff to admit the patient so they could begin the process.

Shlomo was in shock. This was not what he had anticipated. He hardly had time to phone his wife and prepare himself mentally for what was about to happen when he noticed a commotion around him.

An announcement in the emergency room called all doctors to attend a serious emergency involving multiple injured patients. Within moments, there were no medical personnel to be seen in Shlomo’s vicinity. They had all rushed over to care for the trauma victims.

Shlomo sat back. He would have more time to wait. More time to digest his situation. More time to give expression to his anxiety.

All around him, patients were agitated. They rushed over to the main desk where a poor nurse remained stationed to monitor everyone else in the emergency room.

“How can you do this to us?”

“It isn’t right to make us all wait! We have important issues to be addressed too!”

“How much longer will we sit here doing nothing? Bring the doctors back!”

All around him, patients were agitated.

Shlomo watched for a while and then removed his Tehillim from his pocket. He might as well use the time constructively. But as time passed, he couldn’t help but feel his anxiety continuing to climb. What was taking so long?!

Finally, his turn came. The emergency room staff was similarly alarmed when they examined his foot.

“We have no choice but to amputate your leg,” the doc-

Finally, the crisis passed and the hospital staff returned. And they returned with interest. During the emergency, outside physicians and specialists were summoned to the hospital to augment its existing staff. They’d needed all hands on deck to take care of the emergency patients.

Now one of those specialists came toward Shlomo. He ex-

amined his foot and declared, “There’s no need for hospitalization.”

He prescribed a medicated cream and gave Shlomo instructions on how and when to administer it — at home.

“B-b-but,” Shlomo sputtered. “The doctor who saw me earlier said to amputate. And that it needs to be done immediately!”

The specialist stuck to his original verdict. “I’ve seen such cases before,” he said resolutely. “Trust me, you don’t need surgery. In fact, in your situation, surgery could cause irreversible damage. Amputation could cause the infection to potentially enter your bloodstream. Go home and use the cream!”

Looking back, it is clear that the emergency crisis worked in Shlomo’s favor. Waiting this long brought specialists to the scene and saved his foot, and possibly his life!

* * * * *

We can now answer our question based on the Ramban.

True, while Yosef was incarcerated, whoever was sitting at his side may not have made a difference to him. Whether the other prisoners were commoners or royal staff was irrelevant. However, looking back after the story was over, we can see that the fact that the prison was used by convicts of the king ultimately worked in Yosef’s favor. From Above, it was orchestrated for Yosef to see his salvation through the Sar Hamashkim, who told Pharaoh about Yosef’s flair for dream interpretation.

The fact that the prison was described as one used for royal offenders even before Yosef was thrown inside shows us that even before he entered his tragic situation, Yosef’s salvation was already in the works. The wheels were in motion, already preparing for his eventual release.

Indeed, it was the refuah lifnei hamakah.

Adapted from the teachings of Rav Mordechai Freundlich, zt”l.

Did You Know?

Dreams are fulfilled the way they are interpreted. The brothers questioned the truth of Yosef’s dreams and said mockingly, “Do you think you will actually rule over us?” This caused the fulfillment of the dreams to be delayed. Only 22 years later did Yosef merit becoming king over Mitzrayim and ultimately ruling over his brothers, too.

“Go home and use the cream!” he said resolutely.

By: Rabbi Eliezer Sandler

Gedolei Torah Engage in Unique Pilpul-Farher With Shas Yiden AvreichimGeonim

Seven Gedolei Torah spent hours enjoying true give-and-take at the Shas Yiden 100 Siyumei Hashasim. No longer was the associated annual farher just

and parry of true debate

It

The annual farheren of the entire Shas and Siyum Hashassim gatherings of the Kollel Shas Yiden Network have evolved into a tradition demonstrating incredible, detailed and broad Torah scholarship. The video recordings are eagerly anticipated for viewing worldwide by talmidei chachomim and yeshiva bochrim alike (www.shasyiden.com). Until his last year, the avreichim geonim would cram into the home of the late Nasi, Sar Hatorah, Maran Hagaon Hagadol Harav Chaim Kanievsky, ztk”l, where he would farher them extensively, and which he said gave him great pleasure.

The 'line-up' of the Geonim, shlit”a at this year's siyum in Beit Shemesh who tested the mettle of the avreichim geonim last week are a veritable Who's Who of Torah learning - Maran Harav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Maran Harav Itamar Garbuz, Harav Yaakov

Ades, Harav Elimelech Biederman, Harav Shmuel Yaakov Landau and Harav Eliyahu Stefansky. Among those who graced the dais was Harav Mordechai Stern, Rav of Heichal Dovid, Lawrence, NY.

questions and answers. The thrust

enthralled the Gedolim, the avreichim geonim and the American and UK visitors alike.

raised the concept of a 'Shas farher' to a new and dynamic height!

Farher by Maran Hagaon Harav Itamar Garbuz, Rosh Yeshivas Orchos Torah & Rosh Kollel Taharos, flanked by the Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden and Hagaon Harav Moshe Isaac Samet, Rosh Kollelei Shas Yiden

The Pozna Rov, Harav Hagaon Avrohom Eisen, shlit”a, founder of Shas Yiden 14 years ago, started this tradition to give honor to the avreichim geonim who study at Shas Yiden. It is also to give the supporters of this great and holy project the opportunity to see close up the fruits of their support month after month, and to develop more and more avreichim geonim who have a remarkable knowledge of every word of the Talmud, Rashi and Tosafos. The Gedolei Torah have come to look forward to engaging with the avreichim geonim of Shas Yiden.

The Bren of Torah Invigorates

Maran Harav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisroel and a Senior Member of Moetzes Gedolei Hatorah, has a grandson at Shas Yiden. Despite his advanced age, weak state of health and the effort needed to attend, Rav Ezrachi came to Beit Shemesh and climbed the stairs to the dais on the stage. Yet, as he began to debate the avreichim geonim and discuss specific and complicated sections

of the Talmud, any hint of tiredness or weakness vanished and his face shone with excitement and joy at the incredible knowledge flowing from the avreichim geonim. He became even more enthused when he asked questions on sugyos (issues/subjects) in kodshim that required careful and deep reasoning. He was simply amazed to hear how the avreichim geonim managed to quickly and easily respond to all these questions with clear answers.

"Hopefully my portion should be with yours," said Rav Ezrachi with much emotion. "I am sure that in Heaven there must be a tumultuous response to these moments -- with a hundred avreichim geonim who know all the words of Shas. In truth, one should be jealous of you for this great feeling, as you are able to study and contemplate Shas the whole year through, and how it lives with you before your very eyes. The fact that there is a group of incredible talmidei chachomim like you, puts the entire people of Israel on a different level. It obliges us all to express

Farher of Shas Yiden Avreichim Geonim

Farher by Maran Hamashpia Hagaon Hatzadik 'Reb Meilech' Biederman. Also on the dais (l-r) Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden; Hagaon Harav Eliyohu Stefansky, World renowned Magid Shiur of 18,000 listeners daily; Hagaon Harav Shmuel Yaakov Landau, Belz Dayan & Rav Yad Cohen, Beit Shemesh; Hagaon Harav Moshe Isaac Samet, Rosh Kollelei Shas Yiden

Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden greets Maran Hagaon Harav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisroel

Farher by Maran Hagaon Harav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi, Rosh Yeshivas Ateres Yisroel. Also on the dais (l-r) Hagaon Harav Mordechai Stern, Rav Heichal Dovid, Lawrence, NY; Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden, Maran Hagaon Harav Itamar Garbuz, Rosh Yeshivas Orchos Torah & Rosh Kollel Taharos

our great appreciation to the Pozna Rov who came up with this idea of establishing such an institution, and he has truly given the Jewish people of Israel a gift that is beyond compare."

Questions - Complicated and Complex

Maran Rosh Yeshivas Orchos Torah, Hagaon Harav Itamar Garbuz, enjoyed the lively interaction with the avreichim geonim for an extended session and tested them through the length and breadth of Shas and expressed his amazement at the incredible knowledge of the avreichim geonim

His questions focused on all-encompassing knowledge of concepts and issues. For example: How many disputes between Rabbi Yehuda and Rabbi Shimon are there in Maseches Shabbos? The avreichim geonim noted not only listed them, but added many halachic references regarding difference between Rabbi Shimon and Rabbi Yehuda, as well as the comments of Tosfos throughout the length of Maseches Shabbos. And then they branched off into the differences that apply in Maseches Eiruvin that also deals extensively with the laws of Shabbos. He peppered the avreichim geonim with numerous such questions, addressing groups of five at a time before opening the questions to the others. The answers flowed forth at an amazing pace, much to the pleasure of the participants and that of the attendees from abroad who were excited at the incredible standard of Torah knowledge they were witnessing.

After an extensive session with the avreichim geonim, with great enthusiasm, Rav Garbuz exclaimed that it was a great honor and zechus for him to have this opportunity to engage with such avreichim geonim in Torah learning. "In you, the Jewish people are to be blessed," he said. "It is impossible to estimate or to describe the greatness of the zechus of those who support this holy project that raises the grandeur of Israel and the holy Torah in such an amazing fashion."

Shabbos Reaction at Maran Harav Boruch

Mordechai Ezrachi, shlit”a

On the Shabbos after the Siyumim-farher, Rav Boruch Mordechai could not contain his excitement about what he had witnessed at Shas Yiden. So, reported one of those who joined him at his Shabbos seuda

He regaled them about the farher in which he had participated, describing the geonus (brilliance) that pulsated in the hall from the 100 avreichim geonim. “I have never been so moved and excited at a public gathering,” declared Rav Boruch Mordechai. “Happy is my portion that I was zocheh to witness this wondrous happening!”

The Mashpia Hagadolthe Great Motivator

The mashpia hagadol 'Reb Meilech' Biederman burst out with a clarion call: “You see seated before you 100 avreichim geonim who know the entire Shas. Literally, 100 holy aronei kodesh (holy Torah arks) before our eyes. How immense is the zechus of the donors and supporters! Through support for this cause, your merit and destiny will be enhanced for the good and for success in all matters, both material and spiritual."

Practical Halacha

Harav Shmuel Yaakov Landau, Dayan and Rav of the Belz Beis Medrash 'Yad Cohen' in Beit Shemesh, has a son-in-law among the avreichim geonim. He debated with the avreichim geonim at length

Farher by Hagaon Harav Shmuel Yaakov Landau, Belz Dayan & Rav Yad Cohen, Beit Shemesh. Also on the dais (l-r) Hagaon Harav Eliyohu Stefansky, World-renowned Magid Shiur of 18,000 daily; Hagaon Harav Moshe Isaac Samet, Rosh Kollelei Shas Yiden

Maran Hamashpia Hagaon Hatzadik 'Reb Meilech' Biederman inspiring the gathering. Also on the dais (l-r) Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden; Hagaon Harav Eliyohu Stefansky, World renowned Magid Shiur of 18,000 listeners daily; Hagaon Harav Moshe Isaac Samet, Rosh Kollelei Shas Yiden

through a number of sugyos. Among them was the sugya dealing with "A person cannot transfer or sell something that does not yet exist", such as futures etc. He also dealt with the question of whether a person may appoint a messenger to perform a mission regarding something that does not yet exist, and other matters in this regard.

Spellbinding Give and Take

Nothing short of spellbinding was the give-andtake between Harav Yaakov Ades and the avreichim geonim. He began with words of encouragement and then launched into debate on sugyos throughout Shas. He demonstrated incredible bekius and it was as if the entire Shas was an open book in front of his eyes. He just could not hold back from the torrent of discussion with the avreichim geonim and continued to speak with them at length as his face shone with the joy of the Torah. And the avreichim geonim loved the intensity of the give-and-take. After Rav Ades came away with a deep impression

Reaction of a Shas Yiden Avreich

Shortly after the Siyumim-farher, one of the avreichim geonim commented. “I am just 27 and I tell you the truth - I never dreamed that I would get to this point in my learning. To know the entire Shas? For me, this was something achieved in previous generations.

However, here at Shas Yiden, I have managed to achieve the unbelievable in the merit of the framework, the unique methodology of learning that includes many, many revisions amid unceasing progress through the texts. I am excited today as never before, even my day of marriage…

Overheard at the Siyumim

Two fathers of two of the Shas Yiden avreichim geonim were sitting together at the Siyumim Dinner, discussing their feelings of joy at the simcha in which their sons played an important part. “If all the gedolim here were not present, I would jump up and dance with abandonment - I have to hold myself back,” said one.

The other responded, “Even when I married off my children, I did not experience such incredible joy. This is just unbelievable, my son completed Shas and was tested on it thoroughly. My son knows Shas! It was worth being born, toiling all these years just to get to this most memorable occasion. I have merited to marry off all my children, and I must confess that I have never experienced such simcha as I do now.”

of the scholarship of the avreichim geonim, he turned to the donors who were watching the give-and-take with unconcealed enjoyment, he said to them: "I have a good idea for you. If any of you was thinking of making a donation to Shas Yiden, you should double it! And if you can, add a few zeros! You should know that the zechus of supporting such a great and holy project, is indeed significant, and it's not a simple matter. Such support obligates the avreichim geonim as well. You have to pray for the donors and supporters, and that they should be blessed with all that is good through the power of the Torah and your tefillos!

Siyum Shassim, Presentations and the Dinner

After the lengthy farheren, there was a heartfelt and inspirational maariv led by Harav Ades. This was followed by the Siyum Shassim - each of the avreichim geonim had concluded Shas for the year.

Each of the kollel wives was personally presented with a cash-filled envelope in appreciation of their unstinting support for their husbands' dedication to the very demanding study regimen at Shas Yiden. A sumptuous dinner followed for the kovod Hatorah, and in honor of those who support Torah, accompanied by song and music by Aharon Samet. All present agreed that the incredible engagement-farher and siyumim combined to be a Torah happening to remember.

Farher by Hamekubal Hagaon Harav Yaakov Ades with the Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden and Hagaon Harav Moshe Isaac Samet, Rosh Kollelei Shas Yiden

Harav Hagaon Eli Stefansky PLUS Shas Yiden = A WOW

A Daf to 18,000 Yiden Every Day!

Harav Hagaon Eliyahu Stefansky, Nasi of the Mercaz Daf Hayomi, conducts the most popular and populous shiur in the world, and he does so to 18,000 listeners Sunday to Friday. He gives a Daf Hayomi shiur in English. His unique style, broad scholarship in colloquial English peppered with witty and forceful comments and appropriate personal greetings that are at once charming and meaningful has earned him an enthusiastic international reputation. He was one of the farherers in fluent and colloquial Hebrew, and with a smile and he captured the imagination and enthusiastic response of the Shas Yiden avreichim geonim

The morning following the farher he prefaced his daily shiur with the following:

“A very special thing happened to me yesterday. There are chaburas known as Shas Yiden - a hundred kollel guys - about 5 or 6 kollelim in Israel in a network called 'Shas Yiden'.

“These avreichim geonim finish Shas every year, and they know Shas cold… If you go on line (www. shasyiden.com) you can see Rav Chaim Kanievsky farhering them… And other gedolei Torah farhering them.

“Well, last night Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi (94 years old) the oldest of the Rosh Yeshivos, and some other Rosh Yeshivos farhered them… and they asked me also to farher them, and so I did.

“It was an amazing and special experience…”

Rav Stefansky addressed the avreichim geonim on many subjects in Shas. Then he 'pulled out his 'bag of tricks'. “I started out calm and easy and then I suddenly pulled out my illustrations that were especially created for the occasion. They then had to decipher them and their riddles as to which subjects in Shas were being depicted, the context, the outcome and the halacha This, too, developed into an extended and lively session. It was quite exceptional.

“It was a great zchus for me to test them. Truth is

that I was not surprised at their knowledge because one of them is my chavrusa, and in our kollel we have another avreich who learns there in the afternoonBelzer chosid, so I am familiar with them.

“But all together, it was just amazing. Their knowledge… Afterwards I was talking with them and I asked: 'Is there anyone here with a normal, average brain? Someone who is not an illuy and with a head of a gaon? In answer to my question, many of them raised their hands. So, I asked them for ideas or suggestions for chazora and memorizing, and that opened up an interesting discussion on the subject.

“Among all my questions I asked these:

Where in the entire Shas are there seven consecutive words that begin with the Hebrew letter Chaf? A: Nedarim 10b

Where in Shas are there 44 consecutive words that end with the Hebrew letter Nun? A: Shabbos 104

In our sugya we just learned about Bar Padda, and I noticed a note in Art Scroll that says that he was the nephew of Bar Kappara. (Meilah 4) So, I casually asked who was Bar Padda's uncle. All of a sudden all of them, and they each had a microphone, and all called out together - Bar Kappara, Bar Kappara - Meila Daf Dalet, Meila Daf Dalet. It was crazy, just crazy.

Where does the Masores Hashas note a sugya (issue/subject) that is found on five consecutive folios of Shas? A: Gittin 20 - 24 - dealing with witnesses effecting a get

“An incredible, amazing experience … Every year they chazer Shas, every year…”

For clips of the lively and enlightening Shas Yiden farheren and siyumim, click on www.shasyiden.com, and for more information or to donate, Call: 718-702-1528 or Mail: 1274 49th Street #562, Brooklyn, NY 11219. London: UK Registered Charity # 1191225 - Call: 020-8066-1566 or Mail: 2 Timberwharf Road, London N16 6DB, England

Farher by Hagaon Harav Eliyohu Stefansky, World-renowned Magid Shiur of 18,000 listeners daily. Also on the dais (l-r) Hagaon Harav Shmuel Yaakov Landau, Belz Dayan & Rav Yad Cohen, Beit Shemesh; Pozna Rov, Founder of Shas Yiden; Hamekubal Hagaon Harav Yaakov Ades

Outrage and Disbelief As Judge Grants Bail to Man Who Plotted Shul Shootings

A Supreme Court judge let one of the two men arrested for plotting to attack a Manhattan shul out on bail last week, leaving his Upper West Side neighbors worried about their personal safety.

As previously reported in The Monsey View, Matthew Mahrer was arrested at Penn Station on November 18 along with Christopher Brown in response to a string of terror threats made by the latter on social media. Police found a knife, ski mask and a Nazi armband in Brown’s backpack and recovered a second backpack containing a gun, an extended magazine and nineteen rounds of ammunition, as well as a bulletproof vest, in Mahrer’s Upper West Side apartment.

Prosecutors asked that Mahrer be held without bail, reported CBS News, but Justice Neil Ross said that he was confident that Mahrer wasn’t a flight risk because his parents — a high school teacher and a business owner — would be ruined financially if he violated the terms of his bail agreement. According to the New York Post, Brown has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, while Mahrer has bipolar disorder and autism.

Mahrer and Brown purchased one of their guns in Pennsylvania after being driven there by a man identified as Jamil Hakime, who was arrested last week on charges of conspiracy to transport a firearm interstate, possession of a firearm and ammunition by a felon, and interstate transport of a firearm, and who remains in federal custody. According to CNN, Mahrer had reportedly been sending money to Hakime, but his defense attorney argued that there was nothing illegal about sending money to a friend in prison, and that the fact that Mahrer is Jewish and the grandson of a Holocaust survivor made it clear that he had no intention to harm anyone. Maher’s lawyer also insisted that there was no way to prove that the bulletproof vest found in his client’s apartment had been purchased recently and it could have been in his possession for months or even years.

Mahrer and Brown both pleaded not guilty as they were arraigned in court last week. Both face charges of conspiracy and criminal possession of a weapon, with Brown also facing charges of criminal possession of a weapon as a crime of terrorism and making a terroristic threat as a hate crime. Brown appeared in court in handcuffs, while photographs emerged of a smiling Mahrer walking with his lawyer in Lower Manhattan after the arraignment.

City Councilwoman Gale Brewer said that she was baffled by the judge’s decision and that she has been hearing from Mahrer’s neighbors that they are literally scared to go to synagogue with this person living on their block.

“The tenants in the building are shaking,” added Sheldon Fine, a resident of the Upper West Side.

A CBS News reporter attempted to interview Mahrer’s parents at the arraignment, asking them if they had anything to say to Upper West Side residents who are alarmed by their son’s presence. She received just a terse response as one of Mahrer’s parents replied, “Leave our family alone.”

Mahrer faces up to fifteen years if convicted of the most serious charges, while Brown could potentially serve up to 25 years behind bars. Both men are due back in court in February.

Higher Thruway Tolls One Step Closer as Motion for Proposed Hikes Approved

Drivers on the New York State Thruway may have to start digging deeper into their wallets to use the 50-mile-long roadway, with a potential toll hike going into effect on January 1, 2024.

The New York State Thruway Authority approved a motion to start putting the increase into motion on December 5, insisting that additional funds are required to maintain the highway’s infrastructure, reported Syracuse.com. The highway runs north from New York City to Albany before veering west to Buffalo and paralleling Lake Erie until Pennsylvania’s northernmost border with New York.

Under the proposed plan, E-ZPass customers would see a 5% increase in their toll rates. Tolls at the Tappan Zee Bridge for E-ZPass customers would increase 50 cents per year starting in 2024 until they reach $7.75 by 2027. While commuter discounts would remain in effect, drivers without E-ZPass transponders would see their tolls jumping to 75% above the new E-ZPass rates.

A letter to the Thruway Authority signed by county legislators Aron Wieder and Itamar Yeger; Ramapo councilmembers Michael Rosman, David Wanounou and Yehuda Weissmandl; and elected officials representing the villages of Airmont, Chestnut Ridge, New Hempstead, Pomona, Spring Valley and Wesley Hills protested the increase. The letter called on the agency to show compassion for Rockland residents who are already struggling with high inflation and difficult financial realities.

Thruway tolls have remained at the same level since 2020, and a potential increase would be the first systemwide rate hike for E-ZPass users since 2010. While President Joe Biden’s $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill is the largest federal investment in New York’s roads, bridges and transit systems in history, the Thruway Authority is barred by statute from tapping into that money.

“It’s tolls, not tax dollars, that fund the Thruway,” said Thruway executive director Matt Driscoll. “We don’t receive any state or local or federal tax money. Everything we do is funded by tolls.”

According to Driscoll, 85% of the 75-year-old highway system has received only cosmetic upgrades, such as resurfacing, and he defended the rate hike as “long overdue.”

Pizza Delivery Thieves Make Off With $10K in Jewelry From Monsey Home

A group of brazen thieves broke into a Phyllis Terrace home on Sunday afternoon, making off with $10,000 worth of jewelry.

Detective Sergeant Michael Higgins of the Ramapo Police Department told The Monsey View that the robbery took place sometime between 11:20 a.m. and 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoon, with the resident returning home to discover that her front door had been pushed in. Both Chaverim and the Ramapo Police Department were called, and according to Yeshiva World News, surveillance footage showed that a single person approached the home carrying a pizza box and knocked on the door. After confirming that no one was home, the suspect went back to his vehicle and returned to the home with two other men, with the trio breaking down the locked front door.

Chaverim combed the area and provided surveillance footage to the Ramapo Police Department, which is actively investigating the incident.

Anyone with any information is asked to contact the Ramapo Police Department at 845-357-2400 or Rockland Chaverim at 845-371-6333.

Boro Park Residents Fall Victim to Fraudsters

Fraudsters made off with thousands of dollars by hacking four phones and sending urgent requests for online fund transfers to the friends and relatives of the phones’ owners.

Hamodia reported that four members of Boro Park’s Jew-

ish community fell victim to the scammers, who took control of their accounts. Shomrim said that it is unclear how the fraudsters were able to gain access, although they suspect their passwords were hacked.

Once the scammers gained control of the accounts, they impersonated the account owners and reached out to their contacts, asking for money to alleviate an emergency situation.

Shomrim issued an alert, warning of a recent increase in scams involving both WhatsApp and Zelle requests.

“Please spread the word — especially to your elderly parents/neighbors as they’re the ones most vulnerable to scams,” posted Shomrim.

According to the Federal Trade Commission, cyber scams were up 70% in 2021 over the previous year, with Americans being conned out of $5.8 billion. A TripWire article on the latest scams recommends verifying that the person contacting you is who they say they are by calling them directly and by carefully scrutinizing any requests for money without reacting impulsively.

Man Under Arrest After Yeshiva Dorm Robbery

A man who stole items valued at several hundred dollars from a yeshiva dormitory is under arrest, thanks to a trail of business cards that he left behind in the area.

Yeshiva World News reported that two students entering their dormitory on the afternoon of December 5 were disturbed to find a strange man in the building. They confronted the man, who insisted that he was providing an estimate for his services as a window washer, giving them a business card to substantiate his story. The man became aggressive when the boys asked him to leave, prompting them to call Chaverim, who arrived at the yeshiva as the man was leaving.

Chaverim members tailed the man as he dropped business cards in nearby mailboxes but stopped their surveillance when they failed to observe him engaging in any criminal behavior. They were called to the scene once again several minutes later along with the Ramapo Police Department when the students returned to their dormitory and realized that a robbery had taken place.

Chaverim and police considered the window washer to be a likely suspect, but they were unable to locate him in the area. Instead, they called the number on his business card, asking him to come to a nearby address to give an estimate on window washing. The man showed up within minutes and was placed under arrest after being confronted by police and confessing to the

robbery.

Federal Government Pushes Off REAL ID Requirements Until 2025

Almost four months after the Transportation Safety Administration issued a press release reminding travelers to upgrade to a REAL ID by May 3 of next year in order to use their driver’s licenses as identification to board an airplane, that deadline has been pushed back once again, this time until 2025.

A statement issued by the Department of Homeland Security on December 5 said that COVID-related delays have created tremendous backups at state drivers’ licensing agencies, making the 2023 deadline untenable. According to DHS, many agencies are dealing with a backlog of driver’s licenses whose expiration dates were extended automatically during the pandemic and have shifted to an appointments-only model of operations that slowed their progress.

The new REAL ID deadline has been postponed until May 7, 2025. At that time, all travelers ages eighteen and older will be required to have a REAL ID–compliant driver’s license or identification card, enhanced driver’s license, passport, DHStrusted traveler card or other TSA-approved document to clear airport checkpoints. According to the Simply Flying website, travelers are urged to upgrade to REAL ID now because long wait times are expected for the upgraded documents.

The REAL ID program was established to provide extra security after the 9/11 terror attacks, with an initial deadline set of 2008 for the requirement to be implemented. An official compliance date of April 2020 was extended until October 2021 because of the pandemic, with that date also pushed off until the May 2023 deadline. As recently as last May, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas had announced that there would be no further extensions on the REAL ID requirement, despite the fact that less than half of all state-issued driver’s licenses in the United States were REAL ID–compliant at that time.

RECAP: As per his brother’s instruction, Lucjan bluffs various auto rental places into sharing details about their customers, in an attempt to track down the Rebbe’s descendants. In Warsaw, Zach and Izzy finally have the manuscript, but they’re too tired to go back to Lodz just yet.

The paint on the ceiling was cracked.

It was only one crack, but it went all the way across the ceiling in a drunken zigzag pattern. Just before reaching the other side of the room, it shrugged its weary shoulders and gave up, petering out into nothing.

Lenny didn’t know how long he’d been staring at it. He ought to be unconscious. He was dead tired. But sleep eluded him. The thought of facing Julia empty-handed haunted him. He had wanted to give her a good life. Instead, they were so strapped for cash that he’d robbed their daughter just to get here. And now that he was here, he had nothing to show for it.

What would she say when she saw him? He squeezed his eyes shut, tried to block it out, but her angry, accusing face was right in front of him. Now he didn’t even have the cracked paint to distract him.

He stood up and rubbed his eyes. There were no options left. He couldn’t get the manuscript, couldn’t pay back Sheva. He couldn’t pay back any of the people he owed money to. The real-estate business was going nowhere.

He needed a solution, and he needed it now.

Maybe he should talk it out with Zach and Izzy. They must hate him, after what he’d put them through. Still, it wasn’t like he had a better idea. Anything was better than just lying there. Zach was a politician, after all. Maybe he had connections that could help. Or something.

Lenny found himself in front of a door, turning a handle, with no memory of walking through the hallway. His first thought was that he was even more tired than he’d imagined, especially as he’d opened the door without knocking first. He wasn’t even sure if this was Zach’s room or Izzy’s; they never told him who

was in which room.

His second thought, as the door swung to an open in front of him, was that it shouldn’t have opened at all. The doors were supposed to be locked. Izzy had specifically said that they would lock them. So why was it open?

Never mind. It was locked. But the mechanism, like so much in this hotel, was broken. The bolt was extended, but the wooden door frame was splintered. The bolt just scraped past.

Izzy lay curled tightly in blankets, unmoving, a weary grimace still on his face.

Of course. Lenny knew he was being an idiot again. What was the point of going to talk to his cousins when he knew they were supposed to be sleeping?

He was about to leave when his glance fell on the desk against the back wall. There was his phone. There was the battery lying carelessly by its side.

And there, right next to both, was the Rebbe’s manuscript.

* * * * *

Rabbi Ginzburg had been very kind to her considering how much trouble she’d caused. Well, Lenny had caused it, really. But Julia was guilty by association. Lenny was her husband, for crying out loud.

And yet, somehow, Rabbi Ginzburg’s greatest concern seemed to be the pain he was causing her.

“I’m so sorry to bring you into all this,” he’d repeated over and over. “It’s not your fault, I know. And I know this comes as a blow.”

It was such a strange statement to make. There they were, sitting in the Rabbi’s hardwood-and-leather office, Morrie Schwartz just down the hall and lost in his Tehillim, while the Rabbi spun a tale of lies and betrayal 4,000 miles distant. His own brother had been arrested, a precious manuscript stolen. And all of it was Lenny’s fault. And he was apologizing?

“I’m sorry, too,” Julia said in a quiet, pained voice. Her eyes began to water. She blinked furiously.

Rabbi Ginzburg seemed to think her anger was directed at him. He winced.

“I just don’t know who else to talk to,” he explained. “I’m not trying to hurt Lenny. I don’t want to see him thrown in prison. But I can’t let him take the manuscript.” He chewed his lip, the first sign of indecision she’d seen in the new Lodzer Rebbe. “You’re the only one who might be able to talk him down from all this.”

“Me?” she laughed bitterly. “I don’t

She hadn’t known that his “plan” was illegal when she’d said those words. But it didn’t matter. Lenny stole the manuscript the morning after she told him that. In spite of what the rabbi had said, then, at least some of this was her fault.

“Your husband is under a lot of pressure,” Rabbi Ginzburg continued. “He’s not thinking clearly. I could hear

HIS SECOND THOUGHT, AS THE DOOR SWUNG TO AN OPEN IN FRONT OF HIM, WAS THAT IT SHOULDN’T HAVE OPENED AT ALL. THE DOORS WERE SUPPOSED TO BE LOCKED.

— he hasn’t listened to me in ages!” She sniffed and looked down at her shoes. “What I say doesn’t matter to him anymore.”

At that, Rabbi Ginzburg stood up. Walking past her, he approached a giant portrait on the office’s back wall. It was a rebbe, clothed in the Eastern European style, his eyes piercing and sad. Whatever question Rabbi Ginzburg seemed to have, the portrait wasn’t answering. He turned back around.

“I spoke to him, you know,” he said in a low voice. “On Wednesday. I confronted him about what he was doing. Gave him a chance to back out. He almost took it, too. He said he would withdraw his claim. We had everything worked out. But something changed his mind between that conversation and when he visited City Hall on Thursday. Because then he doubled down on his claim again. Do you have any idea what made him flip?”

Julia blanched. Thursday was when she’d called Lenny, screaming and yelling and accusing him of running away. Was that what had driven him over the edge?

No, that didn’t make sense. She’d called him Thursday afternoon; it had to be nighttime in Lodz by then. The City Hall thing had to have been earlier. Still, it couldn’t have helped. And what had she said?

“If, for once, your plan goes off without a hitch, then fine. But if it doesn’t work out, if you come back without the money you stole — you might as well stay in Poland…”

it in his voice. And if I had to guess — and mind you, this is just a guess — I’d say he was having money troubles.” Julia was about to answer, but Rabbi Ginzburg held up a hand. “No. Don’t tell me. It’s none of my business, unless you’re asking for help.”

“I thought you wanted my help,” Julia answered. It was false bravado. They desperately needed help, and she would have liked to have asked. But with her life falling apart all around her, she needed to feel like she was still in control of something.

Rabbi Ginzburg chuckled. “I do want your help.”

The truth was, Rabbi Ginzburg had hit the nail exactly on the head. Lenny had brought them to the point of bankruptcy with his ridiculous schemes and bad investments. She could feel the cliff they walked the edge of, the dizzying fall just a few inches away.

If Lenny felt that chasm too, the manuscript must have been quite the temptation. It could solve all their problems so easily. A few forged papers and a short vacation, and poof! Their lives were saved.

“What do you want from me?”

Lenny was never one to turn away from the promise of easy money. With their struggling to stay afloat, and the added weight of Julia’s own fury, it must have been nearly impossible for Lenny to resist taking that manuscript.

No wonder he’d stolen it.

“Call him,” Rabbi Ginzburg said quietly. “Ask him to give it back.

There’s still a way to make this right, we’ve got a solution. But if he keeps trying to run, they might all end up in jail.”

“And what about my daughter’s money?” Julia’s anger flared again. “He used her money to pay for this trip! Who’s going to give that back to her?”

Rabbi Ginzburg shook his head sadly. “I don’t know,” he admitted. “I really don’t know. But it’s not just Lenny’s future that hangs in the balance. It’s you, it’s your children. It’s all of us. And I just don’t — I can’t see what good it’ll do if Lenny keeps running…”

* * * * *

So she went home, to her messy house with the clogged kitchen sink and the garage that was slowly collapsing on itself. She dropped onto the couch, rubbing her temples, and glanced at the clock. Two a.m. was a distant memory. It was already morning in Poland.

She desperately needed sleep. Shani had asked her to work Sunday morning. She could call in sick, but this was time-and-a-half. They needed that money so badly.

She punched in the international code and called Lenny, wondering if she could talk some sense into him. Instead, she was greeted by three quick beeps followed by an automated message.

“The number you are trying to reach is not available. Please try your call again later.”

She hung up in despair. What to do? Should she just go to sleep? Try again in the morning? Could it wait? This was an emergency!

So she dialed again. Then she waited five minutes and dialed again, and again and again. Every time, it was the same. And every time she was just a little more desperate.

“The number you are trying to reach is not—”

“AHH!”

She slumped to the floor, crying,

her head in her hands. All the money Lenny had spent for international phone service, and the thing didn’t even work.

And she couldn’t just leave it be. Who knew what would happen? Their whole future was at stake!

But there was no point in sitting here wasting time, either. It was insane.

“Mom?”

“Jesse?” Julia leapt off the floor and hastily rubbed away the tears. “Hey, sorry I woke you.”

Jesse peered at her from under his shock of unruly brown hair, currently mashed against one side of his face and sticking out at odd angles. “Did you scream?”

“No. Not on purpose. I was just... thinking,” Julia answered.

Her youngest cocked his head at an angle. “Are you all right?”

“I’m fine,” she lied, smiling warmly. “Go back to bed.”

“You should go to bed, Mom.”

The smile faltered a little. “I will. Soon. Don’t worry.”

“Okay. G’nite.”

“Good night, honey.”

Jesse disappeared down the hall, and Julia turned back to the phone. Jesse was right. She should go to sleep. This was getting her nowhere. She would go to sleep. Right now.

Just to be yotzei, she tried once more.

Surprisingly, this time, there were no three-beeps and no automated message. Instead, she heard a muted click. A few seconds later, the phone rang once and was picked up.

“Hello?”

SHE PUNCHED IN THE INTERNATIONAL CODE AND CALLED LENNY, WONDERING IF SHE COULD TALK SOME SENSE INTO HIM. INSTEAD, SHE WAS GREETED BY THREE QUICK BEEPS FOLLOWED BY AN AUTOMATED MESSAGE.

Recap: Gonzalo gets pinned down by the stones the explosion let loose. The guards immediately lock him up. Sobieski reaches Poland, leaving the Turks no chance.

Rabbi Shlomo Strasbourg visits King Sobieski as a longtime friend and asks for Sebastian’s and Gonzalos’ freedom once victory will be achieved. The King asks for the Rabbi’s blessing, and feels sure of his victory.

Before dawn on the morning of 12 September, the Turks launched an attack against the Allied Forces, and the historic battle began. The Austrians, led by the Duke of Lorraine, counterattacked and drove the Turks back, while the Germans and the Poles pushed forward in the center and on the right flank. The battle of the infantries raged all day, while the heavy cavalries were kept in reserve. By five in the afternoon, both sides had taken heavy casualties; they were exhausted. The Allied Forces had gained some of the high ground, and now all the armies prepared to withdraw for the night and resume the battle on the following day.

Sobieski sat astride his horse on a rise overlooking the battlefield. He watched the fighting wind down as the battles slowly drew apart. But something piqued his interest. As the armies were disengaging, he saw that the light cavalrymen were breaking through the Turkish lines sporadically, and it occurred to him that this might be the moment of greatest Turkish vulnerability.

There were still a few short hours before nightfall. There was time for a full-scale cavalry attack. Wheeling around, he gave the order for the elite hussars to come to the front, followed by the rest of the heavy cavalry and every other fighter who could ride a horse. He also sent messages for the Austrian and German cavalries to come forward to the front. “Begin the charge when my cannon fires. We will ride all the way to the walls of Vienna.”

When the signal was given, twenty thousand horsemen charged over the hillsides onto the battlefield, with Sobieski himself leading the charge. The charge smashed through the Turkish lines and scattered the Turks in disarray. At the sight of the breakthrough, the defenders of the city came pouring out onto the battlefield and attacked the Turks from the rear. The rout was complete. The battle was over in one glorious burst of effort. The Turks retreated to the south and west of the city, and Sobieski rode into Vienna at the head of a victory procession. Two months later, with the Turkish army in full retreat in the Balkans, Kara Mustafa would be strangled with the green cord in the Serbian city of Belgrade, and Jan Sobieski would be hailed as the greatest hero in Europe.

* * * * *

The day after the siege of Vienna was lifted, Sebastian and Gonzalo were taken from the dungeon, under guard but unshackled, and brought to the Imperial Place. They were given a room in which to bathe and don clean clothing. There was also food for them on the table. They were given no explanation for the change in their treatment.

When Sebastian was sufficiently refreshed, a page took him to the office of Bishop Kollonitsch. Gonzalo remained behind in the room.

“Good morning,” said the Bishop, “and a glorious morning it is, isn’t it?”

“Actually, it is … I think.”

“I assure you that it is, Dominguez. For all of Vienna. And also for you. Today, you are free as the wind.”

“Free? You mean … I’m free to go?”

“Yes, you are. This morning, the King of Poland gave me a message to convey to the Pope. He asked that all claims and charges against your family be rescinded and that you be allowed to live as Jews wherever you wish without any interference. Oh, and a full pardon and amnesty for your friend Gonzalo as well. I have instructions from Cardinal Pentucci, the Papal Legate, that all the King’s wishes will be granted if he saves Vienna from the Turks. Well, he’s done that, so his wish is our command. You are free to go.”

Sebastian stood up and turned to go.

“But …” said the Bishop.

Sebastian stopped and turned around.

“Now that you are free,” said the Bishop, “and under no coercion of any kind, I beg of you to give some thought to your immortal soul. Why should you be condemned to eternal damnation? Come back to the Church, and you will be as great a hero as Jan Sobieski.”

Sebastian looked at the Bishop. “I am a Jew. I would rather die than do what you ask of me. I hope you can understand that.”

The Bishop leaned back. “I actually do, Dominguez. I actually do. Anyway, before you go, you have one more stop to make. The page will take you there.”

The page led Sebastian through a series of halls bedecked with huge portraits of emperors, empresses and generals to a different part of the palace. He led him through a waiting room to an inner office and opened the door. He stuck in his head, then motioned to Sebastian to enter.

“Come in, Sebastian,” said Don Alejandro Quinones, Marques de Murillo. “I hear that you have been set free on Sobieski’s instructions.”

“Yes, Your Excellency.”

“Good. I’m happy to hear that. You know, we have met each other three times. Once in Cordoba, when I was furious with you for coming to see me and jeopardizing my position and perhaps even my life. Then we met in Paris together with Colbert, the French minister, when I had to represent the official Spanish position regarding your father’s estates in the French domain. Then we met again in front of the magistrate, when I denied ever having seen you. That was again for my protection and also for yours. Unfortunately, Giroux was in Vienna at the time, and he identified you. This is the fourth time we are meeting. It is the first time, however, at least for me, that we are free to speak what is in our minds and in our hearts.”

Sebastian looked at the Marques. He had nothing to say.

“Your father and I were very good friends,” continued the Marques. “He confided his secret to me, and he charged me with certain responsibilities to his family in case he should ever be exposed and condemned.”

“Certain responsibilities?”

“Mostly financial. But he also asked me to look out for the safety and welfare of his family. I am sorry to say that I wasn’t able to do anything to get you out of prison. But I can help you financially. Your father entrusted me with certain funds that were unknown to anyone and beyond the reach of the Inquisition. He amassed these funds in secret for just such a contingency. When you return to Metz, letters of credit in the sum of one hundred thousand Reichsthalers will be delivered to you. These instruments are as good as cash. It is a princely sum. You can use it to start a new life in Amsterdam or anywhere else you choose.”

Sebastian stared at him. “I don’t know what to say.”

“You don’t have to say anything.

THE ROUT WAS COMPLETE. THE BATTLE WAS OVER IN ONE GLORIOUS BURST OF EFFORT.

Your father expected you to take on the responsibility of being the head of the family if something happened to him. With that in mind, he said that the hundred thousand Reichsthalers should be apportioned as follows. Ten thousand each to Carolina and Felipe. Twenty thousand to your mother to ensure that she is comfortable and independent for the rest of her life. The rest to you, with the understanding that you are responsible for the others if they should turn to you. Do you accept that responsibility?”

“Yes, I do,” said Sebastian. “I would accept it even if I were penniless.”

“Of course.”

“Your Excellency, do you —?”

“You can call me Don Alejandro. Your father and I were very good friends. And I would be honored if you would look upon me as your friend as well.”

“The honor would be mine.”

“You began to ask me something?”

“Yes, Don Alejandro. Do you know who betrayed me here in Vienna? How did they know I was here and how were they able to find me?”

“I regret that I have no information for you on that, Sebastian. I sincerely hope that those ill-disposed toward you will leave you alone now that you’ll be receiving immunity from the Pope. I hope you’ll be perfectly safe from now on.”

“Yes. If only I could be sure.”

“It is good to be sure, but there are so few things in life of which we can be sure. Anyway, you can be sure that the money will be delivered to you in Metz. There is one thing I must tell you. You must leave this country immediately. The brave Emperor will be returning from Linz very soon, now that the battle is over, and you must make sure he does not find you here. He is unpredictable. If you are gone, he will not give you another thought.”

“I will leave immediately, Don Alejandro. Thank you for the warning, and of course, thank you for your loyalty to my father. You are a good friend.”

“That I am,” said the Marques. He stood up and put his hand on Sebastian’s shoulder. “That I am.”

MILCHIG MUNCHIES BAR

BY: MIRIAM PESSY WERCBERGER PHOTOGRAPHY BY: MOSHE GRUNFELD

On Chanukah, we eat milchigs to commemorate the neis that came about through the heroism of Yehudis, the daughter of Yochanan Kohen Gadol. What better way to celebrate than with a mouthwatering array of tasty dairy dishes? Displayed are two separate party food bars, one showcasing savory and the other, sweet. Incorporate some or all of these delicacies into your Chanukah hosting events, and then mix, match and munch away. Above all, enjoy the reason, the season, and the smiles on your loved ones’ faces as they partake in the fruits of your labor in honor of Chanukah.

Make sure that all of the fruits and leaves are used according to halacha

LETCHO-FILLED EGGPLANT BOATS

A healthy, filling and comforting dish to round out your party menu.

INGREDIENTS

4 mini eggplants

Salt Pepper

Garlic powder

Dried oregano Olive oil

LETCHO

2 T. oil, for sauteing 1 medium onion

4 cloves garlic, crushed 2 small zucchini ½ red pepper

½ green pepper

Reserved eggplant flesh

8 oz. tomato sauce

1 tsp. salt

½ tsp. dried oregano

½ tsp. dried basil

Pizza cheese, to sprinkle on top

DIRECTIONS

1. Cut the eggplants in half lengthwise.

2. Sprinkle them with salt and allow them to sit for 5 to 10 minutes.

3. Wipe off the salt with a paper towel. (There’s no need to rinse.)

4. Using a knife, scoop out the centers of each eggplant, leaving a half-inch rim of flesh. Reserve the scooped-out flesh to use in the letcho.

5. Preheat the oven to 400°.

6. Season the eggplant boats with salt and pepper, and a generous sprinkling of garlic powder, oregano and olive oil.

7. Place the eggplant boats, cut-side down, on a lined baking sheet. Bake them for 45 minutes.

8. Meanwhile, prepare the letcho: Heat a medium pot with the oil. Saute the onion for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

9. Add the garlic and saute for another minute.

10. Chop the remaining vegetables, including the reserved eggplant flesh. Add this to the pot along with the tomato sauce, salt and spices.

11. Cover and cook on a low simmer for 20 minutes.

12. When the eggplants are ready, heap some letcho into each boat and top with pizza cheese. Return the eggplant boats to the oven until the cheese has melted.

ROASTED PEPPERCHEESE DIP

No Chanukah party in our family is complete without dreidels ’n dips. No matter what else is being served at the Chanukah party, the platters of veggies, dips and fried dreidel wraps are the first to be polished off.

INGREDIENTS

2 red peppers

8 oz. feta cheese

1 T. sour cream

1 tsp. honey

1 tsp. lemon juice

Pinch of black pepper

Pinch of crushed pepper flakes

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 450°.

2. Line a baking pan with parchment paper.

3. Cut the peppers in half, and remove their stems and seeds. Lay the peppers, skin side up, on the baking sheet. Roast for 40 minutes.

4. Once the peppers have cooled, peel and discard the skin. Cut the peppers into strips.

5. Place the peppers into a bowl along with the other dip ingredients.

6. Pulse the ingredients with a hand blender until the dip is just combined but still chunky.

DREIDEL WRAPS

INGREDIENTS

1 (8 oz.) pkg. wraps (about 8 wraps) Oil for frying

DIRECTIONS

1. Using a dreidel cookie cutter, cut the wraps into dreidel shapes.

2. Heat two inches of oil in a frying pan. Fry the dreidels for a few moments on each side, until golden.

3. Drain the dreidels on paper towels

Note: These can be stored in a container at room temperature for a couple of days.

INDIVIDUAL CHEESE BOARDS

Cheese boards add elegance, a touch of whimsy, and fun to any event. They are totally customizable and great for snacking. The components I used are merely a suggestion; fire up your imagination and include the ingredients your family loves.

CHEESE BOARD COMPONENTS

Homemade

Some other ideas include: assorted crackers, vegetables, fruits, nuts, hot peppers or other foods of your choice

BLUEBERRY JAM

INGREDIENTS

MOZZARELLA SALAD

Incredibly bright and fresh, this salad is a welcome addition and perfect complement to other rich milchig fare.

INGREDIENTS

16 oz. lettuce

2 Persian cucumbers, halved and sliced

1 (8 oz.) box of mushrooms, halved and sliced

1 cup craisins

1 cup sunflower seeds

½ small red onion

1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese

Crunchy cheese bites for garnish, optional

DRESSING

3 T. duck sauce

3 T. lemon juice

3 T. oil

DIRECTIONS

1. Wash and prep all salad ingredients, then toss them together in a bowl.

2. Place the dressing ingredients in a container, and shake until the mixture is smooth.

3. Drizzle dressing over the salad just before serving.

DIY DECOR

I used marble tiles as trays for a uniform look that’s clean, modern and inexpensive.

STAYING AFLOAT

Keep your table light and uncluttered by lifting your greens up, up and away! This centerpiece makes a statement and doesn’t require expensive florals. I tied the strings to adhesive hooks both in the vase and on the ceiling.

CACOPHONY OF CANDLES

An assortment of bud vases does double duty when filled with greenery and lit up with candles! You can pluck branches off an evergreen tree (or any tree or bush that’s green year-round), place them in bud vases with water, top with a candle… and ta-dah! Your centerpiece is born.

CHOCO BLINIS

These adorable party treats are a new spin on classic mini blinis. They can be described only as “irresistible.”

INGREDIENTS

One loaf sliced white bread, crusts removed

8 oz. cream cheese, at room temperature

1 egg yolk

½ cup Baker’s Choice hazelnut cream

½ cup sugar

1 tsp. Baker’s Choice cocoa

1 cup melted butter

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 400°.

2. Use a rolling pin to flatten each slice of bread. Set these aside. (For a uniform look, cut the larger slices of bread in half widthwise.)

3. In a bowl, mix together the cream cheese, egg yolk and hazelnut cream.

4. In a separate bowl, combine the sugar and cocoa.

5. To assemble, smear a thin layer of chocolate cheese on each slice of bread, then roll it up tightly.

6. Brush each blini with melted butter, and dust with cocoa sugar. Place them seam-side down on a baking sheet.

7. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until crisp.

WHITE CHOCOLATE DREAM

This drink is heavenly and so simple to make. It tastes amazing hot or cold!

INGREDIENTS

4 cups whole milk

3 cups Devash half and half

1 cup Baker’s Choice white milk chocolate cream ¼ tsp. salt

DIRECTIONS

1. To serve warm, heat all ingredients until just below the boiling point, stirring until smooth.

2. To serve cold, combine all ingredients in a container or bottle, and shake well until the mixture is smooth.

STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE MOUSSE

Smooth and refreshing, these mousse cups make a delightful and elegant addition to any party. The tart strawberries make a great contrast to the sweet cream.

STRAWBERRY PUREE

16 oz. frozen strawberries, defrosted

½ cup confectioners sugar Juice of 1 lime (2 T.)

CHEESECAKE MOUSSE

8 oz. cream cheese, softened

1 tsp. vanilla extract

1½ cups confectioners’ sugar

1 cup Devash heavy cream

GARNISH

Baker’s Choice dairy chocolate balls Mint leaves

DIRECTIONS

1. Blend together the strawberry puree ingredients until smooth. Set this aside.

2. In a separate bowl, whip the cream cheese for a few seconds.

3. Add the vanilla extract, and mix to incorporate.

4. Place a sifter over the mixing bowl, and sift in the confectioners’ sugar. Mix to combine.

5. Add the heavy cream in three batches, mixing for a couple of minutes after each addition.

6. To assemble, place 1 to 2 spoonfuls of strawberry puree into individual cups.

7. Spoon or pipe cheesecake mousse on top. Garnish with chocolate balls and mint leaves.

PARTY PANCAKES

This is my favorite pancake recipe, all dressed up for a party with the additions of milk chocolate chunks and peanut butter maple syrup.

PANCAKES

INGREDIENTS

2 cups flour

5 tsp. baking powder

¼ cup sugar

¼ cup oil 1 cup milk

¾ cup vanilla yogurt 2 eggs

1 (3.5 oz.) bar white milk chocolate

2 T. oil or butter, for frying

DIRECTIONS

1. In a bowl, mix all pancake ingredients except the last two (white chocolate and oil or butter) until just incorporated. Don’t overmix!

2. Chop up the chocolate, and add it to the batter.

3. Heat the oil or butter in a frying pan. Fry ¼ cup of batter at a time for full-size pancakes, or 1 heaping tablespoon for mini pancakes.

4. Cook the pancakes until the edges are brown, then flip them.

5. Continue cooking until the pancakes are golden and fluffy. Transfer them to a rack, and repeat until all of the batter is used up, adding more oil/butter as necessary

PEANUT BUTTER MAPLE SYRUP

INGREDIENTS

½ cup maple syrup ¼ cup peanut butter

DIRECTIONS

Place both ingredients in a microwavable bowl or small pot. Heat this in a microwave or on the stove, mixing occasionally, until the mixture is melted and smooth.

It is mystical, yet simple. Poignant and heartwarming. It is the essence of Chanukah. As everyone gathers around the licht, the harmonic notes of Maoz Tzur reverberate. Just hearing the tune is enough to bring anyone — child, parent or grandparent — into Chanukah mode. For generations, the timeless words of Maoz Tzur, often sung to the timeless popular tune, have been warming hearts, homes and families. If you think you’re alone in the memories, know that it isn’t just you, your family or your community that feels that tinge of excited nostalgia upon hearing the tune — but that multitudes of Yidden across the globe feel the same way. The melody is said to be one of the two most popularly recognized Jewish songs.

Composed in thirteenthcentury Ashkenaz Germany, the zemer has spread throughout all segments of Jewry — including both the Ashkenazi and Sefardi communities, traditional Jews, and even those who weakly affiliate themselves with Yiddishkeit. (Incidentally, Chanukah is perhaps the most celebrated of all yomim tovim, with even those who hardly identify as Jews rejoicing in its light. Gedolim say this is because of the deeply spiritual powers hidden in the pure Chanukah licht.)

As the first letters of Maoz Tzur’s first five stanzas indicate, the zemer was written by a man named Mordechai. His exact identity is unknown, as there are varying opinions as to which Mordechai he was. The final, sixth stanza was appended or adjusted later, which is why the text varies in certain communities, and why others leave it out completely.

With the writing of Maoz Tzur, the composer waxes poetic as he tells the story of Klal Yisroel and how we continue to exist as a people, despite persecution and adversity. Each of its stanzas represents a different era of our history, a different period of galus, and of our deliverance time and again — against all odds.

Believed to be written sometime after the Crusades, the final stanza tells of our survival and anticipated Geulah from current-day Galus Edom. It sings of hope and longing for our ultimate redemption.

Maoz Tzur is a song of praise, of gratitude and of tefillah. Even though only one of its six sections speaks directly of the miracle of Chanukah, this zemer, auspicious and evocative of geulah and yeshuah, is highly appropriate to be sung at this time of year.

Maoz Tzur Yeshuasi

The zemer opens in the setting of the Beis Hamikdash. We entreat Hashem, our Rock of Salvation to Whom we sing songs of praise, to bring us back to His palace.

How we yearn for the day when we will once again be ensconced in the uplifting purity of Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s abode! Then, when the nations who oppress us will be squelched, we will be able to express our unadulterated joy and gratitude at the holiest of sites. No longer under the torment of our enemies, we will sing and rejoice. We will bring korbanos on the rebuilt Mizbei’ach and celebrate the culmination of the chanukas habayis.

Even though only one of its six sections speaks directly of the miracle of Chanukah, this zemer, auspicious and evocative of geulah and yeshuah, is highly appropriate to be sung at this time of year.

The words are relevant even today. As we sing the stanzas, we remember the original dedication of the Mizbei’ach. Reminiscing in that joy arouses within us the yearning for its rebuilding, and the memory of the korbanos is there to help us focus on tefillah and the hope that our supplications take the place of korbanos until we merit being back in the Beis Hamikdash.

Bathed in the glow of the Chanukah licht, to the tune of these eternal words, we are inspired to turn our hearts inward, with tefillos for the present and for the future. We pine for the day when our greatest dreams will be realized!

Ra’os Savah Nafshi

Evil filled our souls and embittered our lives as we suffered in Galus Mitzrayim. Under the affliction of the “Kingdom of the Calf,” the proud nation of Mitzrayim,

we endured physical and emotional torture. Day after day, year after year, we were beholden to the cruel whims of our Egyptian oppressors. We nearly fell into the depths of despair, wondering if there was any hope for us at all. But then, just as we were about to sink to a level of no return, the inconceivable happened. From the land where no slave had ever escaped, we were led out — our heads held high.

As the Am Segulah, Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s precious, treasured nation, we were freed from our bondage while the Mitzriyim suffered their justified end, drowning as a stone sinks, deep in the Yam Suf.

The Maharal explains that Klal Yisroel’s destiny as a nation is not dependent on natural, physical laws; we depend solely on Hakadosh Baruch Hu’s protection.

As we exited the previously barricaded gates of Mitzrayim, we felt this protection overtly. We felt His love, kindness and guidance. We felt that our destiny is, indeed, supernatural.

Devir Kadsho Hevi’ani

We were brought up to Eretz Yisroel, where we basked in the Presence of the Shechinah in the Beis Hamikdash. The Kohanim performed the avodah, the Levi’im sang shirah, and Klal Yisroel was one with our Creator. Yet that blissful existence was also not destined to last. Tragically, we poured our own cup of spoiled wine for ourselves… By turning away from purity and worshiping avodah zara, we brought destruction upon ourselves.

Bathed in the glow of the Chanukah licht, to the tune of these eternal words, we are inspired to turn our hearts inward.

We were in the Chosen Land, at the crest of kedusha and serenity, yet our peace was disturbed. Nevuchadnetzar, the king of Bavel, arrived and besieged Yerushalayim. After destroying our cherished Beis Hamikdash, he dragged us down to his country, away from our close connection with our Creator. Bereft of our haven, we faced suffering and aggravation. Once again, we were in exile.

It was a relatively brief expulsion from our home. After 70 years, Zerubavel ben Shaltiel, a descendant of Dovid Hamelech, heralded the end of the galus. Along with Nechemya, he led us back to Yerushalayim, where the Beis Hamikdash was rebuilt.

Keros Komas B’rosh

Bavel fell to the Persians, making Persia the next exile for Klal Yisroel. Once again, we were at the mercy of foreign powers. This time, it was Haman who inflicted sorrow and fear upon us.

Haman was a descendant of Amalek, the nation Shaul Hamelech was meant to annihilate. Despite his instructions to kill all men, women, children and even cattle, Shaul left the king, Agag, alive. This led to the Kohanim of Nov being killed by the Pelishtim. This was a terrible mistake on Shaul’s part. Indeed, having mercy on the cruel means being cruel to the kind.

Generations later, Agag’s grandson faced off against Mordechai — who, like Shaul, was a descendant of Shevet Binyamin.

In his haughtiness, Haman sought to get back at Mordechai, who wouldn’t display the honor Haman felt he deserved. Haman became our stumbling block, plotting to obliterate Klal Yisroel from the globe. He erected a tall tree, intending to take revenge on his enemy Mordechai and have him hanged.

Yet Haman’s pride was destroyed. He suffered the barbaric downfall he had planned for his enemy, and his name is eternally blotted out. Haman and his ten sons were hanged on the gallows he had hoped would hold Mordechai, and Haman’s fiendish plan, which had hovered above Klal Yisroel, disappeared along with him.

Yevanim Nikbetzu Alai

Once again, Klal Yisroel was under attack. It began in the days of the Chashmonaim, when the Yevanim, the Greeks, surrounded us. They breached the walls surrounding the Beis Hamikdash thirteen times. The Beis Hamikdash was exposed, open to the world. Now anyone could simply walk in. This holiest of places, where only those who were sanctified were allowed in, was unprotected and open to the masses.

The Greeks had a heyday inside the Beis Hamikdash. They cruelly defiled our holy site and tainted every flask of oil they

found. These flasks of oil bore a holy imprint, having been sealed with the signet of the Kohen Gadol.

After the Chashmonaim merited their astounding military victory against the colossal, mighty powers of the Greek army, we returned to the Beis Hamikdash. Distraught, we discovered that our enemy had laid hands on all that was holy. Klal Yisroel got to work restoring Hashem’s abode so the avodah could resume. And even though we could technically have lit the menorah with oil that did not bear the official seal, striving for the best, we searched until we found that lone, untampered flask.

Like a rose among the thorns — the metaphor Shlomo Hamelech assigned to Klal Yisroel in Shir Hashirim — we survived. Despite all Greek attempts to subjugate us to their culture, we prevailed. After our miraculous victory and the miracle of the oil, the Chashmonaim established the eight days of Chanukah in commemoration of the miracle, hinting at the mutual love between Hashem and Klal Yisroel that resumed in that post-havoc era.

Chasof Zero’a Kadshecha

For many years, the zemer of Maoz Tzur ended with the previous stanza, referencing the fourth exile, Galus Yavan. The final stanza, which alludes to Galus Edom, was too dangerous to disseminate. Rome posed too great a threat, and Christian pressure caused the original version to be heavily censored. In time, modified versions with loose mention of Rome itself were appended.

Reveal Your holy arm! we beseech Hakadosh Baruch Hu. Bring us closer to the end of galus. Take vengeance in the blood of Your children who were slaughtered at the evil hands of our oppressors!

It’s been many years. We long and yearn for the end of our troubles to come, even when it seems there is no end in sight. We beg Hashem to push Admon, the red one — the descendants of Eisav — into the shadows and bring back our seven shepherds — Avraham, Yitzchak, Yaakov, Moshe, Aharon, Yosef and Dovid. These seven giants have nurtured and supported us with yiras Shamayim and middos tovos the way a shepherd nourishes his sheep. How deeply we desire to be secure with them once again.

And as we sit beside the holy flames of our menorahs, reminiscing about the miracles of our survival as a nation throughout the generations, an inner craving awakens within us. We yearn to continue writing the Maoz Tzur, to fill in the details of our final liberation and the ultimate rebuilding of Hashem’s holy abode. May we indeed be zoche to complete the composition soon, in our days!

WHEN THINGS TURN AROUND

The Yidden suffered unspeakable destruction at the hands of the Greeks. Both physically and spiritually, every day was a struggle to survive.

UNTIL THAT MOMENT. THE MOMENT THE JUG OF OIL WAS

FOUND.

In our own lives, on our own journeys, we often experience that one moment where things turn around. With one spin of mazel, with one spin of clarity, things pivot, and a new future is unveiled. Here are five accounts.

EXPANSION

by: LEAH GOLD

“So you want to fully expand your dining room and put in an extra bathroom and workroom?” the contractor said. “My price estimate right now is eighty thousand dollars, but that might change as I actually begin the work.”

The price might go up, he meant; it certainly wouldn’t go down. My husband and I exchanged glances. We were already $80,000 above our budget…

That night, I went to sleep with the weight of my family’s needs pressing heavily against my heart. Expanding our home to make room for our growing family was a necessity, but we had absolutely zero funding.

Hashem could do anything, I knew, yet the money still needed to materialize from somewhere. We could get a loan easily enough, but we needed to have a way to repay any benefactors — and in the meantime, we had no way to do that.

A week passed. We asked another contractor for a price quote. It was similar to the first contractor’s.

We needed to acquire eighty grand urgently, but we were hard pressed to find a way.

Several more days passed. I was in the post office with my children to pick up a package when my phone rang.

The screen showed me the name of my second cousin. We’d meet at weddings and the like, but we rarely ever spoke on the phone.

I quickly jabbed the on button, keeping a wary eye on my impatient children, and exchanged greetings with my cousin.

“You know my sister passed away recently,” my relative continued, and I nodded absently in response.

Of course, I knew. Our family was small, and I’d been to both the levayah and shivah

“She had no children, and in her will she bequeathed some money to myself and my brother, and she bequeathed a smaller sum to you and some of the other cousins.”

My heart leapt. My second cousin bequeathing money to me? That was like money coming from out of nowhere!

“How much?” I breathed as my children danced all over the post office.

“One hundred and twenty thousand dollars.”

The line in the post office moved forward a tiny step, and our expansion took a grand leap forward.

Two months later, after all of the paperwork was concluded, we were already deep into our expansion. We’d taken out a loan that we knew exactly how we’d repay.

REROUTING

Wide-eyed in disbelief, Meilich and I take in the scene.

“This looks bad,” I whisper.

Across the median, a gutted car lies abandoned at the side of the road. Chunks of shimmering glass are everywhere. The battering rain does nothing to help, and cries and lights ascend eerily from the darkness.

The wind keens as we drive past, trying to read into the disaster.

“Hey, are those tzitzis? I think I see bachurim there!”

“You’re right,” Meilich says. “We should turn off at the next exit and go back to help them.”

I think of the mound of laundry waiting, of settling the kids — it’s so late! — but we are brothers, with one heart and soul, so of course we go back.

Meilich’s eyes flicker with recognition. The Neuman boy is there, phone on the floor. Rabinowitz, an angry gash on his forehead, is crying on Grunbaum’s shoulder.

Are they okay? My heart rattles in my chest.

These aren’t your typical yeshivah bachurim; they look pretty macho, generally speaking. But they’re young boys, really, and could use our help.

“We know these boys,” we tell the officers at the scene. “Can we take them home?”

“Well, we’ve filed the report, and these boys are fine — just take care of that cut,”

CHANA HINDY SCHECHTER

grumbles a heavyset policeman. “Let’s check your car.”

Baruch Hashem! Baruch Hashem!

But, oh, how embarrassing! The car is never this messy, and the kids are staring in open astonishment.

The bachurim huddle close to Meilich, shivering, faces pale. But once the hum of the motor resumes, all their defenses come down.

Yos Grunbaum wails like a baby. Mendy Neuman whimpers, “But why did Hashem save us?”

Rabinowitz speaks, telling the story of a quick glance at his phone, hitting the barrier and then scrambling out of the vehicleturned-nemesis.

And in the musty darkness, three belligerent youths find a pinprick of light. They hold onto their Father’s embrace, eyes filled with fresh purpose. Kabbalos are made, riding on hopes and tears.

The rain has stopped now, and the sun paints the sky with deep brushstrokes of purple and pink. In the center awaits the glittering sun, the future a bright orb in a sometimes bleak world.

It’s been a month now, and hopes have solidified into dreams.

The boys have found stability, peace and meaning. They share their upward journey with us, over steaming bowls of chicken soup and piping voices. Remarkably, two are engaged to fine girls, girls who will join their courageous climb. The third is working nearby, learning with Meilich on Thursday nights as he drives around, making his deliveries. You see, sometimes it’s all a matter of rerouting.

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STARTING FROM ZERO

by: CHAYA LIBA AARONS

Even when things are perfect, they never really are. Your marriage can be wonderful, but there will always be stuff to work out, to clarify, to understand about each other.

So, things were great — but there were these annoying misunderstandings under the surface that crept up at the most annoying times. Misunderstandings can be painful. And in your first decade of marriage, when you keep getting stuck on a certain issue, they can be agonizing.

The conversations would go in circles. At some point, they’d end — but of course, never really end — with my husband saying, “I’m sorry — but I’m not really sure what to be sorry about,” or “I’ll try to make sure it doesn’t happen again — but I’m not really sure what ‘it’ is.” He truly wanted to smooth things over, but he had no idea where the bumps were. And I talked myself hoarse, still not getting through.

One day, the Misunderstanding screeched us to a halt. We sat there, trying to talk, but the engine was sputtering. And we couldn’t get it going again.

Then, suddenly, something changed. Maybe because when you get to a gridlock, you learn how to fly.

In the middle of nowhere, the magic words swooshed in, like a cool breeze breaking a heat wave: “Let’s start from zero.”

I stared at my husband in shock. He got me, after all. He knew our history book was splotched with hurt, and he wanted to erase it.

My heart felt light, clean. I liked the idea of starting from zero. I liked that he understood that I needed that.

I was willing — nay, thrilled — to erase past hurts. And just like that, in minutes, I scrubbed my heart squeaky clean.

We started from zero and built it up slowly. I communicated, he listened; he communicated, I listened. We didn’t have to tiptoe around past wounds — there were none. We magically forgot them with these magic words.

Zero doesn’t mean nothing. It is the ground from which the most beautiful gardens can flourish.

SPOT-ON ADVICE

by: CHAYA BLUSTEIN

Cardinal Camp Rule #1: You may never, ever walk anywhere on camp grounds by yourself. If you dare transgress this rule, you will be labeled socially off (gasp!).

That’s how it was for me when I was an eighth grader in camp for the very first time. I hated the constant pressure of “Oh my, where are my friends? I better make sure that we’re still friends.” It was like I had to keep checking that I had enough friends and that we were doing enough friend-y things for each other, and I hated that. I wished I could stop obsessing and assessing and just enjoy camp.

I was telling my mother about this during one of our early-morning phone calls. (I was one of those girls who woke up at 7 a.m. in camp to hog a phone and call my mommy. It was the one time of day that I didn’t have to worry about walking around by myself; the grounds were so dead, no one would ever know.) So my mother listened empathetically as I described how stressful it was to make sure that I had the appropriate number and type of friends with me at all times. It was totally ruining my camp experience.

Then she said one little line that completely changed my perspective. “Chaya,” my mother said, “maybe it’s time to stop focusing on yourself. Start looking around for those girls who need friends, and you be that friend.”

Not that I loved taking advice from my mother as a teenager, but something in her words resonated with me. And those few little words completely changed my summer.

Suddenly, it wasn’t about “Who am I going to sit with on the bus?” but rather, “Who needs me to sit with her on the bus so she feels comfortable?” It wasn’t about making sure that my friends were enough for me to be friends with them, but about being enough of a friend to anyone who needed it. Camp became the most wonderful place to be, with endless opportunities to be a friend to so many girls who were feeling insecure. I grew adept at noticing who was feeling most awkward in every social situation and specifically made sure to hang around these girls. I never had to check how comfortable I was feeling in that social setting.

It was fun, gratifying, and made me feel so good. Just one piece of motherly advice turned my camp experience from misery-inducing social angst into a wonderland of social opportunities.

A VESSEL FOR BLESSING

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I don’t remember which financial setback was the one that broke our camel’s back, but I know that there were enough that came before it to make me desperate enough to do what I did.

Both my wife Pessy and I worked hard to support our young and growing family. But somehow, we never made ends meet even slightly. The jobs Pessy worked at disintegrated, our business ideas fell flat, and our finances got tighter and tighter.

I couldn’t figure out where the magic key to our livelihood lay. We were really struggling, and I didn’t see any way out.

We tried segulos, got brachos from tzaddikim, but still, nothing changed.

One day, I walked into our Rav’s office. I told him everything — how we were working so hard without success, how it seemed that our road to financial security was completely blocked, how my wallet was literally empty.

“I need you to tell me what to do,” I beseeched the Rav. “What is our problem? Why are we having such a hard time?”

The Rav listened with deep empathy.

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to: SHOSHANA CHAIMSOHN

He asked me about all the different things we’d tried, and he, too, seemed stumped.

“I don’t know why you aren’t seeing hatzlacha,” he admitted. “I can only give you a bracha that from now on you should be blessed with success.”

“No,” I said. I was desperate and stood my ground. “I didn’t come for a bracha this time. I’m not leaving this room until you tell me what the problem is. Until you tell me where my yeshuah is going to come from.”

The Rav looked shocked. He stared at me, then got up from his chair and began walking back and forth, thinking intensely.

Suddenly, he took out the sefer Noam Elimelech and withdrew a 200-shekel bill from his pocket. He put the bill between the pages of the sefer and learned from it for a few minutes. Then he held out the money to me.

I was confused. “Kevod HaRav, I don’t need 200 shekels! I need a yeshuah in parnassah!”

“This will be the start of the yeshuah,” the Rav answered me.

I took the 200 shekels and walked out.

This is going to sound unreal, but it happened to me. From that moment on, I no longer had any financial worries. Money began flowing into our coffers and we saw success in everything we tried.

Quite simply, the moment I received those 200 shekels, everything changed.

Summary of Hilchos Chanukah

A practical halachic summary based on the Shulchan Aruch, poskim and the halacha shiurim of Rabbi Bezalel Rudinsky, based on Ashkenazic custom

compiled by: R’ HESHY FRIEDMAN

HADLAKAS NER CHANUKAH

The custom among Sefardim is that only one menorah is lit per household. The custom among Ashkenazim is that every male member of the household over the age of chinuch does his own hadlakah

One should not use a curved menorah, or a menorah where the candles are at different heights.

Today, when we have electric lights, there is no longer a necessity to keep a shamash lit. However, the minhag avoseinu is still to use a shamash for every indoor hadlakah. Only one shamash is necessary, even if multiple people will be lighting.

If one lit the menorah properly with enough oil, and the candles burned out on their own within a half hour, he has still fulfilled his obligation of the mitzvah. Nevertheless, it is preferable to relight the extinguished candles, without a new bracha

If one was mekabel Shabbos and his neiros became extinguished before shekiah, he may have someone else who was not yet mekabel Shabbos rekindle the neiros

MAKOM HADLAKAH

The general minhag in Eretz Yisroel is to light outside, and the general minhag in chutz la’aretz is to light indoors.

One should not deviate from the minhag hamakom without prior consultation with his rav.

A ben Eretz Yisroel visiting chutz laaretz, and a ben chutz laaretz visiting Eretz Yisroel, should follow the minhag hamakom

The height of the ner Chanukah should be above 3 tefachim (approximately 12 inches).

One still fulfills his obligation of the mitzvah b’dieved even if it is below 3 tefachim

The Shulchan Aruch states it is a mitzvah to have the height of the neiros less than 10 tefachim

Many hold this is less relevant today, when we light indoors and have designated menorahs and electric lights. If one has a choice to light below 10 tefachim but not in front of a window, or above 10 tefachim in front of a window, lighting in front of the window is preferred.

HADLAKAS BEIS KNESSES

One who does a hadlakah in shul between Mincha and Maariv does so with a bracha, and repeats the brachos again when he lights at home.

The exception is Shehecheyanu, which one would not make again at home — unless he is being motzie his family with the hadlakah, in which case he would make Shehecheyanu again.

In a shul, one places the menorah toward the southern wall of the shul, which will be on the right side of the aron kodesh. The person lighting should stand behind the menorah with his back to the southern wall, and light from east to west.

The inyan of doing a hadlakah at a minyan between Mincha and Maariv is only for a beis knesses or beis midrash There is no requirement to light at a minyan outside of shul.

One may extinguish the neiros in a shul after davening even if they have been lit for less than a half hour.

A menorah may not be lit above 20 amos (30 to 40 feet), and one does not fulfill their obligation even b’dieved at that height.

However, when lighting indoors in a tall apartment building, the height is counted from the floor of the apartment, not the height of the building.

In chutz laaretz, where we generally light indoors, it is still preferred to do the hadlakah by the window where there will be an additional pirsumei nes for the people outside.

However, if one is unable to light by a window, any place inside where one typically doesn’t light other candles will suffice. A high-traffic area in the home where the candles are more visible is preferred.

ZMAN HADLAKAH

The ideal time to do hadlakas neiros is at tzeis hakochavim. For the zman of tzeis hakochavim, one keeps the same zman as he would for Motzei Shabbos.

One should follow those poskim who hold to light at shekiah only if he has a strong family minhag to do so.

Once the zman hadlakah arrives, the person who will light is not allowed to learn or sit down to eat a meal or have Mezonos food. If one already started eating before noticing the time, he should stop eating right away.

However, one may eat fruits, vegetables and other Shehakol snacks. Others waiting for the main member of the household to arrive and light may eat while they are awaiting his arrival.

Today, when we light inside, the lighting should ideally be postponed until all family members are present, unless they will be arriving very late.

Although one should light as soon as possible once the zman arrives, one may light until alos hashachar

If one lights very late and their family members are already sleeping, it is preferable to wake them so they can join in the hadlakah

Candles should remain lit for a half-hour and not be extinguished prior to that.

PROPER

PROCEDURES

WHEN LIGHTING

One should hold the shamash while making the brachos.

One lights the additional ner first, and then continues lighting the rest of the neiros, going left to right.

When lighting the menorah, one should hold the shamash to the candle until the wick is fully lit.

There is no obligation to relight a candle if it was lit properly and burned out on its own, although it would be commendable to relight it.

Although one is allowed to benefit from the neiros after they have been lit for a half hour, one should preferably avoid this.

One should avoid moving the neiros, even from one appropriate location to another appropriate location, within the first half hour of the hadlakah

NER CHANUKAH FOR WOMEN AND GIRLS

Women and girls over bas mitzvah are obligated to light ner Chanukah. Under normal circumstances, their obligation is fulfilled when an adult male member of their household lights the ner Chanukah

Although Ashkenazic custom is that each member of the family lights candles, married women and single girls customarily do not light when an adult male member of their household lights for them.

If no adult male member will be present for the hadlakah, a woman or girl is required to make her own hadlakah with a bracha

A woman may fulfill the obligation for other women.

It is preferable for the entire family to be present during the hadlakah. However, if a husband will be arriving late, he may give his wife permission to light for the family prior to his arrival.

Women or girls who are not present at the time of a hadlakah in their home are still included in the household lighting and do not need to light separately.

However, women or girls sleeping away from home should make their own hadlakah

Women customarily refrain from work for the first half-hour after the candles are lit. This is generally defined as labor-intensive work that is time-consuming, and does not include food preparation tasks such as making dinner.

AN ACHSANAI (GUEST) AND TRAVELING ON CHANUKAH

A man who is away from home during Chanukah can be yotzei with the hadlakah of his family at home. However, it is still preferable for him to do his own hadlakah where he is residing.

In this case, it is best to hear the brachos from someone else, or do the hadlakah with a bracha prior to the time that his family lights.

An overnight guest can either light on his own, or contribute toward his host’s oil and be yotzei with the hadlakah of his host.

However, a guest staying over together with his family is not able to fulfill the obligation of his family through his own hadlakah as an achsanai. Each individual family member must either be yotzei with the hadlakah of the

baal habayis, or do their own individual hadlakah

The chiyuv hadlakah is on a person in his bayis. That means that one must light within the confines of the place where he will be sleeping over or where he slept over the previous night. One may not light in a place where he will jus be eating dinner.

One should therefore not schedule any events at the zman hadlakah, because all guests will need to light at their own bayis

However, a guest for Shabbos who will be sleeping at his host’s neighbor, but will be spending time and eating with his host, should light at his host rather than at the neighbor where he is sleeping (or be included with his host’s hadlakah).

AN ACHSANAI (GUEST) AND TRAVELING ON CHANUKAH CONTINUED

One should not schedule to travel overnight without a bayis, unless his family will be making a hadlakah at his home.

One who is in a hotel should light in his room, if possible. If there are safety issues, or if lighting in the room is not allowed by the hotel, he should light in the lobby and eat there. If even that is also not allowed, he should be yotzei with his family’s hadlakah at home.

One who is in a hospital or health care facility overnight should light in the lobby, if possible, and eat a meal

there. If there is a bikur cholim room, he should light there and eat a meal there.

If one is in a situation where he is traveling and/or unable to light at his location, and he has no family lighting at home for him, in this b’dieved situation, he should appoint someone to sleep over at his home who will do the hadlakah for him.

One can be yotzei through the hadlakah of his family at home even if he is in a different time zone with a different zman hadlakah

HADLAKAH ON EREV SHABBOS

On Friday, the neiros Chanukah are lit before the neiros Shabbos

The earliest time to light ner Chanukah on Friday is plag Mincha, which is 1¼ hours (sha’os zemaniyos) prior to shekiah

It is preferable to daven Mincha at an earlier minyan prior to hadlakas ner Chanukah

However, if one did not daven Mincha early, he should still light the neiros prior to Mincha and not miss tefillah b’tzibbur

One needs to have enough oil or use candles that will last long enough to remain lit until a half hour past shekiah.

HADLAKAH ON MOTZEI SHABBOS

The prevalent custom on Motzei Shabbos, as stated by the Shulchan Aruch, is that ner Chanukah should be lit prior to Havdalah.

However, there are other opinions that say that Havdalah comes first. One should preferably follow the custom of the Shuchan Aruch unless he has a family minhag otherwise.

When lighting ner Chanukah prior to Havdalah, if one forgot Atah Chonantanu in Maariv, he should make sure to say “Baruch hamavdil bein kodesh l’chol ” prior to hadlakas ner Chanukah

AL HANISSIM AND HALLEL

If one forgot to say Al Hanissim in Birchas Hamazon, he should not repeat Birchas Hamazon

However, if one remembers that he missed it prior to completing Birchas Hamazon, he should recite “HaRachaman Hu yaaseh lanu nissim,” and then proceed with “Biyemei Matisyahu...”

If one forgot Al Hanissim in Shemoneh Esrei, and did not yet complete the bracha, it may still be recited at that point.

Once Hashem’s name was stated in the bracha, Al Hanissim may no longer be recited, and one should not repeat Shemoneh Esrei

However, one may say Al Hanissim prior to “ Yiheyu l’ratzon ” before taking three steps back.

Chatzi Kaddish is recited by the chazzan after Hallel, except when Chanukah coincides with Rosh Chodesh, where Kaddish Shalem is recited.

If the chazzan accidentally recited Kaddish Shalem after Hallel when it was not Rosh Chodesh, the Kaddish after Ashrei-Uva L’Tzion that is normally a Kaddish Shalem should be a Chatzi Kaddish instead.

There is a debate whether women have a chiyuv to say Hallel on Chanukah or whether they can fulfill their obligation with any praise to Hashem. It is therefore recommended for them to avoid this safek and to say Hallel.

CHANUKAH FESTIVITIES

There is no obligation to have a seudah or Chanukah party, though it is meritorious to do so.

However, a seudah or Chanukah party where there is song and praise to Hashem, including divrei Torah for Chanukah, qualifies as a seudas mitzvah

Although it is commendable to attend such events, one should not disturb a scheduled seder limud to attend, unless there are overriding shalom bayis considerations.

The Rema states a custom to eat cheese on Chanukah, recalling the miracle of Yehudis bas Yochanan Kohen Gadol, who killed the enemy general through cheese.

Thank you to Rabbi Benzion Brodie, Rabbi Yosef Fishman, and Dr. Moshe Frommer for your input, review and assistance. The author can be reached at heshyfriedman@ gmail.com.

These halachos follow the guidance of Rav Bezalel Rudinsky, the author’s Rav. Some poskim may rule differently on various halachos. Please consult your halachic authority for personal guidance.

by: LEAH STERN

TARKIELTAUB

Peanut chews are classic, good, old-fashioned munchies. These tarts, which can make a hands-on activity for your family’s enjoyment, take them to the next level. Individuals of every age can enjoy creating these — and of course, consuming them! And we didn’t forget about those with peanut allergies, either.

These bronze-colored European tart pans are gorgeous, and the tarts present beautifully both in them or out. However, remove the tart from the shell before cutting.

To prevent tarts from breaking apart, they should be removed from the tray while frozen.

BASIC

PEANUT CHEW

INGREDIENTS

1 cup creamy peanut butter

1 cup light corn syrup

1 cup sugar 6 cups crisped rice cereal

NATURAL PEANUT CHEW

INGREDIENTS

1 cup natural peanut butter

1 cup honey 1 cup organic sugar ½ tsp. salt 6 cups crisped rice cereal

Note: These can be prepared in a disposable pan and melted down in the oven for minimal mess and cleanup.

DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat the oven to 350°.

2. Place all ingredients, besides the cereal, in a 9x13” pan.

3. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes, mixing well every 4 minutes. Mixture should be fully melted and smooth.

4. Add the cereal and mix until it is evenly coated with the mixture. Press the peanut chew into the desired tart pan (or standard pan) while the mixture is still warm, creating higher sides with a lower center.

5. Decorate as desired.

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ELEGANT PEANUT TART

SUGGESTED INGREDIENTS

Two peanut chew tarts

1 container nougat or chocolate cream

1 (16 oz.) whip topping

Half of a (3 oz.) carton of instant vanilla pudding Chocolate, covered pretzels and nuts

DIRECTIONS

1. Spread a thick layer of cream onto the tart, leaving a narrow border.

2. Beat the whip topping until stiff. Gently stir in the pudding until combined.

3. Transfer the whip to a pastry bag fitted with a star tip, and pipe stars over the cream.

4. Top with suggested toppings, as shown.

PERSONAL PLACE CARDS

For the kids, by the kids! Let every child decorate their own place card with their favorite treats.

DIRECTIONS

1. To prepare the chocolate, place white decorating chocolate into a Ziploc bag. Seal it tightly and place it into a container with hot water until it melts. 2. Snip off the bottom corner of the bag, and squeeze the melted chocolate into alef-beis chocolate molds. Place into the freezer for quick drying. 3. Turn over the mold, and tap gently to release the chocolate. 4. Use a scant amount of corn syrup to attach the chocolate and candies to the peanut chew.

CHOCOLATE SQUARES

These look so professional and are so simple to create.

SUGGESTED INGREDIENTS

DIRECTIONS

1. Spread chocolate cream over the tart, leaving a small border. 2. Top with chocolate and nuts as shown.

HEALTHIER PEANUT PLATTER

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Patience With the Growth Process

I recently met Shloimy, a client who had abruptly stopped our sessions around ten months ago. He first contacted me regarding communication issues, but terminated our professional relationship after a few “fruitless sessions.”

This time, Shloimy needed help with his incapacity to connect with his wife and children.

To Shloimy, this was a new issue; to me, it was a consequence of disregarding the earlier problem. The “sluggish” and occasionally halting progress had led Shloimy to the conclusion that therapies are fruitless. That is, until he realized that there’s simply no way around it.

Sadly, Shloimy is not an exception. According to my experience, the main obstacle to personal progress that many of us face is impatience with the process.

We seem to comprehend the need for patience when it comes to changes in the physical world. We are aware that it will take time for a firm to turn a profit. We intuitively understand that these things cannot be planned and hatched in a day, week, or even a month. But when it comes to personal growth, we seem to think we can short-circuit the process. We seem to think that a chronic bad habit can be shed by sitting through a few 60-minute therapy sessions.

This is poor judgment with significant consequences. When the change we seek doesn’t happen at the snap

of of a the fingers, we become frustrated with the idea of personal growth and development. There are people who think the whole idea of personal development is a scam.

The truth is that just , like other processes in the world, personal development calls for a lot of patience. When it comes to personal growth, the process typically takes months to years, and the ability to be patient during that period is essential.

You will not get your deficiency fixed by reading a book. Your productivity likely won’t shoot through the roof as soon as you take that productivity course. Real personal growth is hard and happens slowly. It’s a journey that lasts a lifetime and you really don’t get to the end of it.

The “sluggish” and occasionally halting progress led Shloimy to the conclusion that therapies are fruitless.

Personal development is a process that requires many merits and a double dose of patience.

Lasting change often requires many modifications: thoughts, limiting beliefs, behavior, environment, reinforcement etc. The big breakthrough doesn’t occur in an instant; it builds up gradually through months and years of striving — taking baby steps, falling, rising, learning from the experience, and improving.

Developing patience for personal growth requires recognizing that the change you seek will probably take longer than you expect. This allows you to develop realistic shortterm expectations, ensuring that you don’t fall into the trap of reaching overly optimistic short-term goals expectations on one hand and overly pessimistic long-term expectations on the other.

Patience means is keeping expectations in check, while retaining the unflagging belief that the results you seek are is achievable if you’re willing to persist with the work.

Whether it takes five years or ten, the time will pass anyway. You might as well keep going, so that after all those years you can find yourself in a better place. If it’s worth having and fighting for today, it’s worth fighting to have it in for a decade from now.

The best thing about personal growth is that if you keep at it, you’ll eventually cross an invisible threshold which can involves an epiphany —when everything seemingly comes together at once. You reach that point of synergy where all the early struggles finally pay off, and your progress takes an upward trajectory and accelerates dramatically.

Precious Peanuts

If you’re getting paid peanuts, you might want to try making peanut butter. Consumers spend $800 million a year on peanut butter in the U.S. alone. That’s a lot of money to make from just a little peanut.

The Peanut Preference

What kind of peanut butter do you like best — chunky or creamy? Did you say creamy? Then I’m guessing you’re a woman. Women like creamy peanut butter better, while men prefer chunky peanut butter. Oh, you’re a woman who likes chunky peanut butter? Okay, make that most women like creamy peanut butter more.

Protein Pros, Potential Problems

Peanut butter is known as a good source of protein, which makes lots of people add it to their breakfasts. It’s also full of healthy fats and fatty acids, heart-strengthening antioxidants and other good-for-you things like that.

On the flip side, peanut butter is still very high in saturated fat, even if those fats are healthy. That means that consuming an excess of peanut butter might hurt a weight-loss diet, and even be detrimental to heart health over time. So, as with everything in life, enjoy your peanut butter in moderation.

Yikes! Here Comes the Peanut Butter

If you’re terrified of that awful sensation of peanut butter getting stuck to the roof of your mouth, with your tongue needing to do some talented gyrating to lick it off, you can officially be diagnosed with arachibutyrophobia. That’s the official name for the fear of getting peanut butter stuck to the roof of your mouth.

Too Much Peanut Butter?

• Put a spoonful in the ice cream cone before you scoop in the ice cream. This will keep it from dripping.

• Use it to get gum or glue out of hair or off hands (especially when they belong to a crying toddler).

• Use it as bait for house pests.

• Use it to shine whatever leather products you don’t mind smearing with peanut butter.

• Spread some on hinges to stop them from squeaking (and get everyone sniffing as soon as they walk into the house).

The Sandwich Backstory

By: Chaya Blustein

Fast Peanut Facts

• 56% of peanuts consumed are eaten as peanut butter.

• November is National Peanut Butter Lover’s month.

• You can find a jar of peanut butter in 75% of homes in America.

Peanut butter was invented by crushing peanuts into a paste in a cloth bag. Then the paste was eaten as is, fresh from the bag. In the mid-1920s, peanut butter began to be sold commercially — but still not in the jars we’re used to seeing on supermarket shelves. At that point, peanut butter was sold in large, open tubs that had a half-inch of oil on the top. It was also very sticky.

Smooth, creamy peanut butter was patented by Joseph Rosefield, who figured out how to make sure that the oil didn’t separate from the paste. Now that peanut butter was spreadable, it quickly became a popular sandwich filling in America.

PB&J

Who ever thought to put peanut butter together with jelly, anyway? Well, the first one to come up with the combination was Julia Davis Chandler. She published it in a cooking magazine in 1901. Fast-forward a couple of years to World War II. Peanut butter and jelly were both part of the food rations handed out to soldiers on the battlefield, so it sort of became a no-brainer to put both into their sandwiches. Especially since they tasted good together. After that, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches became so popular in America that the average American eats 2,984 such sandwiches in his lifetime. That’s three sandwiches a month.

by: YONAH KLEIN illustration: JACKY YARHI

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HR ADMIN

This is an entry level position. Candidate will be responsible for maintaining personnel records, managing HR documents, updating internal databases and assisting with various HR projects. Our ideal candidate must be able to work independently, be self-motivated with a focus

on accuracy and be detail oriented. Full training, generous paid time off, pleasant team environment, flexible hours (in office). Please send resume and salary request to hr@ elonmgmt.com

GREAT OPPORTUNITY!

Great opportunity to work from home at your own convenience! (No computer needed). Call 718-851-5156

OFFICE SECRETARY

Great job opportunity as a secretary in a Boro park office, be appreciated and grow with us.Female preferred If you think you are the right candidate, email your resume to: Officeposition24@gmail.com

Baby Layettes (845) 213-3646

Layettes Text 718-551-1732

Doula 845-587-1649

Labor Bag 347-604-3274

Pidyon Haben Accessories 845642-7256

Pidyon Haben 845-659-6704

Pidyon Haben Gemach 845-3563568

Formula 347-267-3640 Or 216889-3643

Neocate Formula 718-853-4090

Carseats, Bassinet & Pack N Plays. 425-1202

Carseats, Pack N Plays, Strollers, Pumps 845.425.6826

Doona Car Seat 845-445-7474

Brass Iron Bassinet 917-280-4559

Preemie Clothing 845-520-0475

The Preemie Box 845.664.5768 Or 718.688.5814

Baby Scale 845-578-5639

Baby Headphone 845 356 6797 Or 845 558 9370

Baby Scales 845-694-8985

Easy birth from Koznitzer Maggid 917-514-9461

Brissim

Bris Accessories 617-955-3630

Bris Accessories 845 425 8359

Bris Accessories 425 3873

Bris Accessories 425-6574

Bris Accessories 356-6215

Blue Light 845.425.1919

Poya and bris outfit w/ tefillos 845-425-0672

Bris outfit poya, also tefilla cards 845 3564859 Ralph area

Pillow/Benchers 845-213-0602

Knife Sharpening For Mohalim 718-384-6214

Segula Stone 347-699-6418

Preemie Outfit 845.558.7065

Krias Shema Board With Stand 425-4540

Free Mohel 347-383-5696

Simcha

Gowns 845-517- 8808

Mother & Sister Gowns 845-4267496 Or 845-352-3031.

Gown And Petticoats 347-2781278

White Dresses 845-371-1765

Floral Bisomim 845-629-2785.

Hats $25. 347-351-1604

Elegant Hats 845-517-0838. Bands & Berets 845-371-3556

Tichel 845-548-0014

Mechitza’s, Tables, Chairs Etc. Call 845-445-8015

Hot Water Urns 845-425-9211

Ear-Plugs 845-202-0105.

Toys 845-578-6513

Toys 917-538-3453.

Clics 845-352-5820

Tablecloths (845) 371 2105

Tablecloth 352-8292

Tablecloths 352-8292

Gold Chargers 845-573-9772 shelves, stands, trays & centerpieces 845-425-1721

GEMACHIM

Siddurs. Sfard: 845-608-7830

Ashkenaz: 845 352 1756 Or 845826-6718

Siddur/Chumash 558.4774

Benchers 845-642-0910 Bentchers 347-404-2204 Bechers 845-377-5671

Becher, Challah Deklich, Zemiros 845-425-0498

Coat Rack And Hangers 845-3569841

Chuppa Cards 347-278-1278

Chupah Cards 845.222.0456

Chuppah Tefillos Booklets. 845213-0602.

Wedding Kit 845-425-2036

Wedding Kit 845-371-2947

Simcha Powder Room Kit 845263-4342

Accessories Basket 845-371-6857

Children Hair Pieces 3473001679

Portable Chuppah 845-425-4790

Umbrellas 216-470-9841

Sound System 917-382-8809

Evening Bags 845-549-2929

Shmiras Halashon Cards 537-0069

Earplugs for Simchos 845-3281071

22 qt crockpots, big hot plates, big pots, perculator 8453238570

Simcha table centerpieces 8456087715

Kallah

Yom Hachuppah Cd 845-352-2560

Crowns, veils, shoes, capes 426-0767

Headpieces, Tiaras, Veils 845425-4221

White Sneakers 917-613-6579 White Shoes 845-200-0211

Kallah Hand Bouquet 845-4593567

Dress your kallah stress free. Book 1 week in advance 518-306-1167

Bridal Shower (845) 248-4218 Kallah Dresser 845-300-5767

Misc

Ribbis Question? 347-977-0628

Notary Public 347-228-8825

Fix necklines 845-238-6691

Hairstyling 845-540-3731

Hair styling 845-502-6558

Haircuts & Styling 845-352-8101/ 845-499-3218

Haircutting/Styling 845-263-7057

Haircutting & Styling 845-4225337

Hospital Supplies 746-8293

Hospital Gown 845-425-8687

Hospital Gown 845-426-4695

Hospital Gowns 845-356-5364

Medical Equipment Email Slmw50@Gmail.com

DVDS & players for Cholim/Homebound 425-2660

Simcha Maternity 845-425-1725

Maternity Coats Text only 845521-2912

Bed Rest? Laundry Help. 213-7437

Maternity Clothing 845-445-9687

Maternity Coat Text Only

8455212912

Twin Boppy Pillows (845) 445-9298

Proposal Gemach 347-277-4072

Gps & Waze 845-352-2588 (Minimal Fee)

Kosher Waze 845.587.1708

Roof Carriers 845-659-1863.

Pack N Play Sheets Included. Text: 845-216-4885

Pack n plays 845-426-1177/ 347631-8183

Beautiful nishmas cards 845729-7390

Poya (outfit, hat, booties) 845425-0672

Help-a-mom. to volunteer call 347-977-6816

Phones For Emergencies. 845213-8664

Reflectors 845-356-0815

Reflectors 347-977-6816

Feeding Supplies 845-366-6398 Mezuzos 587-4533

Natural Health Support, text 347 2287578

Moving Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Boxes 845-425-6826 Or 845608-7830

Boxes 845-642-5286

Boxes Text (845) 641-5536

Heaters 845 362 8666

Phone Gemach 845-445-7422

Air Mattresses 9176537170

Air mattress gemach Text/WhatsApp 9087831676

Outfit and pillow 914-715-2672 Suitcases 845-371-9121

Bike Racks 845-659-1863.

Opwdd Sd Advice Email Slfydhm@ Gmail.com Computer Advice (862) 248-1931 Loans 347-385-1408

Moving Help packing/unpacking 845-281-5900

Pack N Plays with sheets text 845280-3470

Digital Cameras 8264062

Phone With Service 845-445-7422 Eczema Cream 845-274-7858

Single parent? Help with shopping etc. 516-203-2616

Yiddish & English Poems 845587-3018

Shabbos lamps (914) 391-3787

Lev Simcha music groups/visits 8456082676

sefer torah 347-598-0357

Free-shalom bayis 845-213-0602 Mezuzos 845-540-1802

Drop in babysitter - (845) 4459391

laminators & paper cutters msg 845-263-7115

Kendamil formula 914-523-0592

Zichron Eliezer mailing Gemach 845-213-5617

Hachnosas Kallah loan gemach 347-415-1525

Heimish Chicken soup 845-3523959

Costume Used or new 8455380990

Classifieds

GET PAID WELL FOR YOUR BA

Seeking a qualified employee to coordinate services. Individual should be a quick learner and have great communication skills. Flexible schedule! Amazing benefits! BA Required. Send your resume to: recruitmentdepartment845@gmail.com.

ARAP SPECIALIST

Insurance Company seeking AR/AP Specialist. Well paid position with excellent potential for growth. Please send resume to rlevine@ highviewnational.com.

CLERICAL ASSISTANT Insurance Company seeking Underwriter Assistant. Well paid position with excellent potential for growth. Please email resume to rlevine@ highviewnational.com. Job description available upon request.

POSITION AVAILABLE

Busy tax accounting office is looking to hire a multi-tasking, detail oriented, and responsible female. Experience a plus. Email resume to taxpositionavailable@gmail. com

LADY DRIVING INSTRUCTOR

GO-DRIVE is looking to hire a responsible, mature woman to be a Driving Instructor. Must have Drivers License for at least 5 Years’. Training will be provided. Please leave us a clear message at 845.600.4444 #25.

DESIGNER

Are you a self-motivated creative individual, looking for an opportunity to grow and develop your skills?

We are seeking a talented designer to join our expanding team! Experience required. Full-Time Position. Please email resume to: jobs@ upgradeny.com

PARAS NEEDED

Seeking Full-time/Part-time Male/Female Paras to work 1:1 with students in monsey. No degree required. Great Pay! Email: Resumes@Lbaps.com or call 347-645-5362

HIRING

SUPREME STAFFING GROUP has mid to executive-level positions available in and around the Monsey area. Email Yaakov@ SupremeStaffingGroup.com or call (917) 793-6060

SECRETARY FT

Frum import company seeks organized, responsible and efficient individual to work in our Secaucus, NJ office, near Passaic, Teaneck, Monsey. Experience with word, excel and MS office a plus; room to grow. Great opportunity for the right applicant. Email resume : jobs@ designstyleshome.com

CARE MANAGER OPPORTUNITY!

We are seeking to hire male and female care managers to join our growing team to coordinate services for children and youths who have emotional, mental, behavioral, or chronic health conditions and their families. Flexible schedule! Amazing one time opportunity! Willing to train the right candidate! Please send your resume to joboffersmonsey58@gmail. com.

BUILD

YOUR CAREER!

A company with multiple open positions for beginners available. 45 minutes away from monsey with transportation provided. Great benefits! Heimish environment. Leave a message at 845-317-7463 ext 102

CHANGE LIVES. STARTING WITH YOURS!

Seeking men and women

ABA providers for after school hours: Chestnut Ridge:- Eng speaking male-female, 5pm-7pm/ New Hempstead: Eng speaking male-female, 5pm-7pm/ Stony Point: Eng speaking female, 3pm-5pm/ Central Monsey: male, 4:306:30/ Bais Hachinuch: Eng speaking male, 1pm-4pm/ Rachtmastrivk: Yiddish male, 3:30pm-5pm. Contact ygoldberg@encoresupport. org or call 845-422-8070 ext 202

Classifieds

AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!

We are looking to hire a responsible yingerman to be a coordinator in our busy office. Heimishe environment. Excellent pay and growth potential. Yeshiva Degree or some experience required. Send your resume to Apply1554jobs@gmail.com

BABYSITTING

WEDNESDAY BABYSITTING

Warm and loving babysitter available on Wednesdays on Decatur. Hours 9:30-3:00. Please call 845-659-4478

BABYSITTER

Warm and caring babysitter available in Airmont. Steady and drop-ins are welcome. Ages 1 and up. 845-262-0271

SERVICES

PROFESSIONAL HAIRCUTS & STYLING

Great prices. Call Miri 845426-7561

TORAHANYTIME.COM

On demand Torah lectures Video-Audio-download All for free Computer or App for iPhone/Android Or Hotline 718-298-2077. YiddishHebrew - English

ARROWSMITH

Is your child still in the same place after all that tutoring?Join Arrowsmith, a research based program that strengthens the brain and eliminates learning disabilities. Call Mrs Feuer 914-260-6449

!הלכ

And dear yiddishe mother. Give your daughter the gift of a lifetime of happiness & תיב םולש with the marriage summit, 18 life changing classes with top marriage experts. For less than the price of a תוכרב עבש outfit, have the peace of mind knowing that your daughter has the tools, הפקשה & resources to be happily married. Call 929-286-9900 #2 or www.chanyfelberbaum. com

PETTICOATS FOR RENT!

Enhance your gown with just the right petticoat! Kids and adults petticoats for rent! In the Bates area. Please Call or text between 8:30-10pm 845-746-7248

SPEAKER RENTAL

טפור תוביסמ רעייא עלא ראפ 845-869-5228 leave msg

MASSAGE THERAPY

--In The Comfort of Home-*Swedish *Deep Tissue *Lymph *Craniosacral Therapy Call Sarah: 845596-1373

KANGEN WATER

“Change your Water.. Change your life” Alkaline - AntiOxidant - Super Hydrating Call for FREE supply and feel AMAZING! 917-681-0003

LAPTOP RENTAL

Laptop Rental $13 per week. Wifi Hotspot available at an additional cost. Please call 718-435-1923

Classifieds

LADY DRIVER

ZC’s car service 8456423833

Long distance only. Fast, safe, & convenient

FLY HIGH BALLOONS

Biggest selection of balloons for all occasions in the Weiner drive area call 8454223988/ Flyhighbal@ gmail.com

CUSTOM CLOSETS

For all your custom closets please call or text 1347.522.4872

HANDYMAN/CARPET

Professional carpet cleaning. Painting, Drywall, Electric, Plumbing, All kinds handyman jobs. Security cameras. R.O. water filter system. 917 378 3194

SHAIMOS PICK UPS 845-461-3084

PARTY PROPS

Beautiful party props for rent in white/glass color. Vases, cake stands trays etc. Call or text 845-202-2583

KEYBOARD LESSONS

Keyboard lessons By Miri. Great Prices! Call 845-4267561 or 845-263-6437

DEBT RELIEF

having trubble with finances? join Debtors Anonymous Tuesday night @ 19 Robert Pitt # 113 , 7:30-8:30pm. visit www. debtorsanonymous.org

EARPIERCING

12 years experience. Wide selection. Call/text: 845-5387986

CHANUKAH!

Interactive graphology workshop. Great for teachers gathering, business parties, school programs and family get togethers. 845-642-3213

SICK OF YO-YO DIETING?

Repair your relationship with food, improve your health and body image. Uncover your self-worth. Miriam Shurpin MS RD CDN, Registered Dietitian – Nutritionist. 347-4801670. rd@miriamshurpin. com/ miriamshurpin.com. In-person and Telehealth consultations

FARINA STATION

You want to treat your guest, with the best? Contact Farina Station for the rest. Reserve now your Chanukah party slot @845-274-3992

SHATNEZ TESTING

זנטעש תקידב . Moved to 8 Bristol Ln Spring Valley. We pickup and drop off. Call 845.262.8502. Text 845.825.6209. ג“הרה תחגשהב קעשטאלאפ בוד םלושמ ‘רה Vaa’d L’mishmeres Shatnez

GARTLECH

we fix knitted & crochet Gartlech & make beautiful professional fringes. We also teach how to knit & crochet. call: 917-414-3281

ODDS & ENDS

SEEKING DONATIONS

Of toys, arts & crafts, or supplies, in good condition, for a Heimishe Moised. Call 845.500.3100

GOWNS

MATERNITY GOWN FOR RENT/SALE

New, black, classy, slenderizing wedding gown size L (can fit size 10,12,14) 845-269-5906

BLACK MATERNITY GOWN FOR RENT

Very slenderizing. Black with velvet maternity gown. Size M/L. Pics avail upon request. Call/text 845-499-8142

GOLD GOWN

Adorable gold gown by Dassy available to buy or rent. Toddler size 4. Call 422-5596 for more info

GOWNS FOR SALE

2 beautiful gowns for sale, for teen or young adult. 1-pink size 4. 1-peachy cream size 4, has extra fabric to let out up to size 8. Call or text 845-304-9134

BLACK MATERNITY GOWN

Size XS gown for rent/sale. Call/ text 646-334-6582

GOWN FOR RENT

Silver/Grey colored gown size 2-4 8455380391

GIRLS CHASUNAH GOWN

Very Elegant, Winter White trimmed with Black Velvet, girls size 12/14 for sale. Please Call 845-709-7161.

LOST

Lost something? Found something? The Daily Return: Call/text: 845-538-0193, Email: monseydailyreturn@gmail.com

gold/diamond bracelet in the Decatur/West Central area. 845274-4931

Black Zubii hat with red heart Size Large Nov 27 town Square 845-425-3783

FOUND

Khaky green jacket Loop 1 bus before summer. Also money in Town Square Dec 12. Call 845426-1096

Necklace on Horton Dr. Shabbos Nov 12 call 347-546-8235/845425-0475

Umbrella America Latina 12/7 845-445-5781

Sefer Toras Uvos on KJ Express (name Yitzchok Aron Braun) 347-383-6393

Bingo membership card in All Fresh 845-414-0223

FREE GIVEAWAYS

Brand new commode call/text 347-578-4414

Lymphadema wraps Size small never used, Size medium almost brand new. Call 845 354 3557

2 black Ikea bookcases used condition 6096086063

8 dining room chairs in used condition. 845-425-4257.

Sun Pump, Two milk crates, & Malarky game 845-499-8368

LATE ADS

OFFICE POSITION

A credit card processing office is looking to hire a female secretary •2+ years office experience • Fluent English language and writing skills • Friendly, outgoing and good

people/phone skills •Motivated to work long term •Positive energy •Responsible •part time option if constant email access is available •Competitive pay and potential for growth. Submit resume to gm@ iqmpayment.com

SUN CONURE BIRD

Sun Conure parrot bird for sale with large cage. 2 years old. Asking price $1200. Please call 845-720-0020

FURNITURE FOR SALE

Magnificent Italian 2 curios, buffet, table and 8 chairs. And Beautiful Complete 44” Master bedroom set. If interested pls call 845-248-5949

STORAGE RENTAL

Large 2 car garage with stairs leading directly to basement. Around 1800 sq ft. Please call 845-422-1785

LOOKING TO HIRE

Great job opening Looking for a girl/woman with computer knowledge and phone skills. Must be organized, multi task , thorough and very detail oriented . Please email resume to jobs@ezdriveny.com

Melave Malka for the new Yeshiva Chedvas Hatorah at the home of R’ Dov Greenberg