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No 3 - Shabbat Zakhor - ‫צו‬ 13 Adar Beth 5774 | March 15th 2014

P u r i m : S u n , M a r c h 16 t h Shushan Purim : Mon, March 17th

‫המגזין הישראלי לדוברי אנגלית‬

PURIM

Rabbi Benni Lau, What Purim teaches us pp.12-13

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW Doron Almog, Aleh Association pp.7-9

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Purim is round the corner! At last, we will be able to laugh, drink and express our joy freely, with no restrains whatsoever… And God knows, we have what to say – a few more days and we would have let everything out even before for the feast!

This said, the party already began this week in the Israeli press: funny, whimsical stories abound in all directions and the atmosphere of Purim is felt between the lines.

Maariv, for instance, reported that: “Finally, after reflection, the United States has stated that recognition of the Jewish State by the Palestinians is unnecessary,” which is truly laughable! Anyways, it is quite reciprocal, since we too do not recognize their imaginary State.

In another vein, a Yediot Aharonot editorialist, in top form, compared our Shayetet 13 commandos to “Sudanese sea pirates” (an original disguise!). As though the ship, whose cargo was destined for Gaza, was transporting treasures which the IDF wanted to put its hands on…… The carnival atmosphere is truly round the corner. If Iran asks for the names of the “40 robbers” we could, between two slurps of wine, give them the names of several Israeli journalists and MKs! As for the daily, Israel Hayom, humor has no frontiers, for it reports that:

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the Hezbollah version of the “4 mothers” movement demonstrated against Assad for transforming their sons into cannon fodder….They should address their complaints to Nasrallah who is known for his-pro feminist sentiments, particularly in the aftermath of International Woman’s Day! And it appears that Erdogan doesn’t care for Facebook, Twitter or the Internet.. and wants to ban all access to the outside. This is his new standing on his Facebook wall and, in view of the number of “likes” he has received, his decision is certainly going to bolster his popularity rating!

One last piece of news to finish with.

Obama has reassured Europe that: “we shall not abandon our allies, this is the duty of America!” This will surely make the Europeans laugh and Iran and Syria even more… as they explode (with laughter).

As for us, we await Purim in order to duly respond to this latest joke.

The real fun will happen on Sunday, or Monday if you live in Jerusalem.

A piece of advice: if you have an axe to grind with certain individuals, try for one day to place yourself in their costumes, in their place in order to understand things better…….… and go on laughing, even after Purim!

Hag Sameah to all of you!

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In Person

ndividuals who dedicate themselves to those who suffer because they themselves experienced suffering

Does the fact of working with people who suffer not open your wounds on a daily basis?

Do you feel a duty towards individuals who face the same trials you faced?

Israel Goldberg Lost his son Avia zal in a road accident Founded Keren Avia for the prevention of road accidents My activities do not open my wounds every day, because the wounds are always open. When we lost our son, we were faced with two options: or withdraw into our thoughts or transform them into good deeds which would fill the void left by Avia. We chose the second option: Keren Avia is a way of continuing Avia’s life, the life of someone who was filled with love of Israel, of Torah and of his fellowmen. Through this organization, we try to protect other lives from the tragedy that befell us. Even if we save just one life, it is as though we saved an entire world. There is much to be done in the domain of road safety. We run prevention campaigns and simulation workshops. We operate across the country and, through this work, we feel that Avia is alive and active.

Just before the accident that cost him his life, Avia tried to help a woman whose car had broken down at the gas station where he had stopped. He did not want to leave before being sure that she was alright. So, no, we are not acting out of duty, on the contrary. It is something completely natural, as it was natural for Avia to help those he met along his way. It is our way of overcoming, with a lot of faith and hope.

Haim and Miri Erenthal Lost their son Menahem zal to cancer Founded the Zichron Menahem organization for children who suffer from cancer and their families Menahem was born one year after we married and fell sick at the age of one.

Our life together was always in the shadow of his illness. We could have succumbed to our suffering or decide to take action. It is true that our daily activities cause us suffering. We get attached to the children and, when they die, it is very hard. We are forced to protect ourselves by not always attending a funeral, for example, and simply visiting the bereaved family during the week of mourning. We need to preserve our strength in order to continue our work at Zichron Menahem. We draw our strength from the results we achieve: a child who smiles, for example. Our task is to help people overcome their pain, and not succumb to it. It is a difficult mission and, without doubt, there are moments when it seems more difficult than others. But most of the children get better as medicine has made enormous progress.

If were able to overcome this trial, it is because we faced up to it: the name of Avia’s illness was not taboo for us,

for example. We faced up to it and, as a result, we were constantly supported. Our house was like a railway station: Menahem’s friends helped him, and young girls came to help Miri look after our other five children. Since Menahem liked music a lot, we used to hold music soirees. We lived in a special environment with a lot of people always around us.

When Menahem died, we began to feel silence all around us.

So we reflected on what had helped us during the last fifteen years: the help of so many people. We wanted other parents to profit from our experience because we understand them better than anyone else. Hashem gave us the possibility of being able to support them.

We decided not to see this as a burden but to use the pain, which would always be with us, to elevate ourselves Pini Rabinovitch Lost his daughter Dassi zal to cancer Is active in the One Family organization which helps victims of terror and supports families battling with cancer In truth, when you lose a child, there is no expiry date for the pain. We decided not to see this as a burden but to use the pain, which would always be with us, to elevate ourselves. We identified the needs of people who undergo difficult times. What these people need most of all is to be listened to. My daughter opened many doors for us for, through her merit, we are able to help others. We help them to think positively and to learn how to live even when the risk of dying is high. For us, it is not difficult, on the contrary: our daughter gave us our mission and we were given the strength to carry it out, so this is what we must do. Our grandchildren live today thanks to the heritage of Dassi. What more can one ask for? Dassi was happy and singing was at the heart of her life, so we are not going to succumb to depression. Yes, there are difficult moments but we work on ourselves, we have no other choice.

A duty? Not really. It is more of an inner obligation like that which tells us that we should pray, for example. We have a duty, like everyone, to help our fellow men. Hessed is an act which everyone should yearn, in their hearts, to do every day.

Exlusive Interview

By Guitel Ben-Ishay

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A Rlch Dignified life for All The Aleh Organization was established in 1982 in Bnei Brak, with the aim of providing a comprehensive care solution for individuals who are handicapped from childhood. A home, treatments, specially-adapted activities and love: this is what Aleh has devotedly provided to its residents for more than 30 years. During this time, the organization grew and similar centers opened in other places around the country: in Jerusalem and Gedera. Then, in 2006, an Aleh village, with multifaceted infrastructures and top quality services, was opened in the Negev. The spiritual founders of the village were Doron and Didi Almod, whose son Eran was born severely handicapped and sadly passed away seven years ago. The Aleh village bears his name: “Nahalat Eran.” We spoke with Doron Almog, whose personal history reflects Aleh’s credo – to devote oneself to causes that transcend our individual lives in order to enable everyone to live a rich life with dignity.

Le Plus Hebdo: Doron Almog, your army career is nothing but exemplary: you served for more than thirty years in the IDF and you reached the rank of general. Among your many achievements, you commanded the parachutists’ unit during the Entebbe raid and you were the first Israeli soldier to set food on the tarmac of the Ugandan airport. You led rescue operations to save the Jews of Ethiopia. You also served as Commander of the Southern Region between 2000 and 2003.

The list of your exploits is endless!

What inspired such devotion?

Doron Almog: I associate my long military career with the death of my brother Eran, who fell in the Yom Kippur war.

He was left behind in the field for a week and when the army returned to find him, he had lost too much blood and it was too late. It was traumatic for me and Yom Kippur is always the hardest day of the year for me. When we fast and everything is silent, I hear, every year, his cries, his calls for help.

It’s for this reason that I enlisted, in order to protect the State and do my utmost to ensure that no soldier will ever be abandoned again in the field.

Our mission is to create a better society and to be a strong people, a people who know how to guarantee a life of quality and dignity for all.

LPH: All your family has been and is still very active in the army. Is this a family value?

D.A. My parents were born in Palestine under the British Mandate and when the UN partition vote was declared in 1947, they danced all night. The next day, they were fighting for our independence. They transmitted

to us their supreme attachment to the State: we, Jews, only have Israel and we must take action in order to guarantee its survival. I never saw my mother cry, despite all her trials. In the eyes of my parents, there never was any doubt that we, their sons, would fight in combat units. When I was approached by Matan Vilnai to take command of the parachutists, Vilnai was hesitant because I came from a bereaved family that had already lost a child. When he asked my parents for their authorization, they answered: “if every bereaved family refused to let their other children go into battle, we would not survive. If our son is competent for the post, he should be given it.” We lost five members of our family in the Maxim restaurant attack. But, despite the pain, everyone continues to enlist in combat units and even in commando units. This is the family value we inherited: to be an example and fight in order to exist.

LPH: Are these same values behind your commitment to the Aleh Organization?

D.A. When we realized that our son Eran would never be independent it was an enormous tragedy. He never spoke, never even called me “Daddy” and was never able to do anything on his own. But Eran was a man like all others and he was my Master. The issue is not what these children can do, for they can do very little, but rather the fact that they reveal they type of people we are. In this, they are our Masters. Faced with the handicap of our child, we

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The issue is not what these children can do, for they can do very little, but rather the fact that they reveal the type of people we are.

In this, they are our Masters. decided not be ashamed of it, but do the maximum for him so that his life would be as pleasant as possible. We must fight for children like Eran, and take them with us.

A strong society is a society that is capable of strengthening its weaker ranks. This is a Jewish principle: to be first and foremost a man. We ask God to give us courage (“oz”) before blessing us with peace: to have courage means to look after those weaker than us, not to have courage means being ashamed to look at them.

LPH: Was the Aleh village in the Negev founded for Eran?

D.A. Yes, he lived there for one year and one month.

When Eran was 18, we were told that, after the age of 21, there were no specialized schools that could take him in. So I took the decision to terminate my military career in order to look after him, even though I was slated to be appointed to the highest military position. Eran was accepted at Aleh and we became involved in the organization. Since its establishment, Aleh has continued to develop in order to enable a broad, varied public to use its services and in order to be geographically close to the people in need. In 2006, the village in the Negev was founded. Since Eran’s death in February 2007, we continue to work for children and adults like him. At the beginning, it was difficult; my wife could no longer

To have courage means to look after those weaker than us, not to have courage means to be ashamed to look at them.

even come to the village. But, more than anything, we want to develop the place and make Aleh a nationwide organization.

LPH: What is the difference between the centers in Bnei Brak, Jerusalem and Gedera and the Negev village?

D.A. In the Negev, we care for babies and children like elsewhere, but also for adults over 21. All the Aleh centers provide the same attentive care to their residents.

LPH: What is a typical day like at Aleh?

D.A. Like a normal day: the residents are constantly doing things, attending art or music workshops, classes in specialized schools, discovering nature. We also have rehabilitative treatment units which enable the residents to receive all the care they need. The staff is highly dedicated and takes part in all the daily activities. We also recruit a lot of volunteers from very varied backgrounds: high school students, Sherut Leumi girls, as well as employees from hi-tech firms. Everyone who takes part asks to come back. In parallel, we are trying to educate children from kindergarten age to look at the handicapped as individuals. So, some of our residents spend a few hours a week in “normal” kindergartens. I have the feeling that, in Israel, the collective conscience is becoming stronger and stronger. At Aleh, we see that there are many people, in our country, who feel concerned by the fate of those who are weak.

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LPH: Caring night and day for the handicapped requires extensive infrastructures and material. Who finances you?

D.A. The Israeli government partly subsidizes us, but this is not enough to cover the millions of shekels we need. We provide everything for our residents: food, linen, new clothes, medical and paramedical material.

We also plan to develop: the village currently houses 140 residents but we want to increase this to 250, establish a hospital, residential quarters for our staff, and a research center. We have donors such as the Jewish National Fund, Keren Hayesod, Keren Safra, Keren Rashi and many good Jews in Israel and abroad. The donations we receive from all over the world are vital to us and their importance should be stressed. We also count a lot on the support of young Jews and I would like to encourage young French Jews to take part, particularly if they are pursuing paramedical studies related to the handicapped.

At Aleh, we see that there are many people, in our country, who feel concerned by the fate of those who are weak LPH: The residents of Aleh are highly handicapped. How do you measure the success of your enterprise?

D.A. They possess a much greater inner intelligence that one imagines. They smile and laugh and this reflects their wellbeing. They also have their own particular tastes in color and food. We manage to establish communication with them, it’s challenging but possible.

They make us into better people and they bring us a lot of love. So we achieve remarkable results and this is very satisfying. Life is short, even if we live to 120. The question, therefore, is what we do with it. Our mission is to create a better society and to be a strong people, a people who know how to guarantee a life of quality and dignity for all.

Aleh Organization www.aleh.org Tel: 03-6171888 Shraga: 054-4889173 s.evers@aleh-israel.org

Chef Stephane Laik's recipe

Crédit: Shimrit

Poppy and cinnamon puff pastry twists

Ingredients for approx. 15 twists • 3.5 cups flour (500g) • ½ cube fresh yeast • ¼ cup sugar (50g)

Preparation In the mixing bowl, place all the ingredients except the butter which you should be blended in gently together with the milk. Mix at low speed for 4 minutes and then for 3 minutes at a higher speed. The dough must be smooth and very soft. Make it into a ball, wrap in cellophane and place in the refrigerator for at least one hour (or all night). Roll the 100 grams of butter between 2 sheets of greaseproof paper, to a depth of around ½ cm. Lay the cold dough on a floured work surface and place the butter in the middle, after having removed the greaseproof paper. Close the edges of the dough over the butter and roll the dough out, flouring as you go along, until you obtain a dimension of 60 by 40 cm.

• 2 medium eggs • 1 tablespoon vanilla essence • 2/3 cup (160 ml) milk (water or soya milk) • 100 grams butter (1/2 cup of oil or 100 grams margarine) • One level teaspoon salt • 100 grams of butter or margarine for the puff pastry

Ingredients for the filling • 50 grams butter or margarine • ½ cup brown sugar (100grams) • 1 tablespoon cinnamon • 100 grams whole poppy seeds

The twists are made in the following manner (wallet method) Take the two extremities of the dough and fold them until you reach the center, then close them like a book. Wrap well and refrigerate for one hour.

Roll the dough out again. Prepare the filling by mixing all the ingredients until you obtain a smooth cream.

Spread the filling on one half of the dough and lay the other half (without the cream) over it.

Press gently in order to seal the two parts together, then cut strips approx. 1cm wide.

Weld the ends together in a spiral and twist the strips in the form of a number 8 (see photo).

Place on greaseproof paper, brush with one beaten egg and decorate with brown sugar or poppy seeds. Leave to swell approx. 20/30 minutes. Bake for 15 minutes at 180C. As soon as you take the twists out of the oven, place them over a wire rack, leave to cool and sprinkle with icing sugar.

Bon appétit

Just for laughs Shirley’s boyfriend goes to see her dad to ask for her hand to marry.

Sir, I d like to marry your daughter !

Yes, but I’d prefer if you see my wife,..

Yes but I would prefer your daughter !

Israel is the only country in the world where people read english, speak hebrew and joke yiddish.

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A man goes to the library and ask the librarian: Mam, can you please help me find this book ?

Yes, which one ?

It’s entitled ”Man: the supreme intelligent being” The librarian answers: I am sorry but science fiction books can be found in the basement.

There is a senior citizen driving on the highway. His wife calls him on his cell phone and in a worried voice says, ''Herman, be careful! I just heard on the radio that there is a madman driving the wrong way on Route 280!'' Herman says, ''I know, but there isn't just one, there are hundreds!''

Israel is the only country in the world where patients visiting physicians end up giving the doctor advice.

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Purim

In the wake of the Megilla story

By Rabbi Benni Lau Synagogue Rambam, Jerusalem Israel Democracy Institute

what Purim teaches us

The character of the Purim festival evolved as a result of the Megilla story. The various ways in which the festival is celebrated and the different focal points derive from different ways of reading the Megilla.

One focal point is the story of the author of the Megilla who strives to blur the face of King Ahasuerus and impart a sense of total devotion to Kingdom of Heaven.

The second focal point is the expression of gratitude for deliverance from the annihilation decrees. This gratitude emphasizes a sense of national identity and affiliation to the Jewish people.

The third focal point is based on the chapter that follows the Megilla, the story of Nehemia who tore himself away from the edict of exile, came to Eretz Yisrael and dedicated himself to rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem.

Each focal point has its own particular customs: Customs which mock the terrestrial kingdom and exalt the Kingdom of Heaven.

I said in my heart, as it happeneth to the fool so it happeneth to me; And why was I then more wise?

Then I said in my heart that this also is vanity (Ecclesiastes 2:15)

The character of the story depicts the earthly king and his court in a grotesque manner, as a monarchy that is chained to laws but has no dominion over anything, is volatile and random. In contrast, throughout the Megilla, lies the hidden hand of the true king, the one who governs everything – the King of Kings Blessed be He. The national expression of the meaning of the lots of Purim is seen in the costumes and the drinking of wine.

The big commandment of Purim is to get drunk: “A person is obligated to get drunk on Purim until he does not know the difference between cursed be Haman and blessed be Mordechai.” The commandment to get drunk at Purim is well documented throughout the history of the Jewish people.

In one Talmudic story (Babylonian Talmud, Tractate Megilla 7 page b) two sages are celebrating the Purim seudah and drinking a lot of wine. Under the influence of the wine, one of them gets up and kills his friend. The following day he asks mercy for his friend and the latter returns to life. The next year, the sage asks to celebrate the seudah again with his friend. The friend answers: “A miracle does not happen every day.” This is, of course, an “extreme case” that describes the depth of drunkenness that occurred in Talmudic times.

There is no doubt that drunkenness was one of the symbols of this festival, for good or for better. If we delve into the inner meaning of this custom, we can say that drunkenness is an extreme expression of man’s rejection of control and total devotion to a world without reason, which is beyond reason. This is the dimension of religious Purim. It mocks the earthly kingdom which thinks it has dominion over everything and demonstrates, through the Megilla story, that there is another ruler who rules over everything, including oneself.

Liberation from the chains of self-control also entails selfcriticism of oneself. “Stop controlling” – after all, you are only a clog in a world that operates way above you. Rav Shagar zal expanded on this in his commentaries: “ drunkenness ‘until one cannot distinguish between cursed and praised’ which shatters values, symbolizes more than anything the postmodern world in which we live: the chaos which threatens culture in general and Jews in particular; the disintegration of the individual and his values: the fragmentary nature of postmodernism which is none other than a shattering of vessels; and its merry, drunken (not just from wine), carnivalesque, pluralistic, colorful approach to reality.” 1 Customs which express identity and affiliation And you will have a sign that I am your friend I will not forget you and you will not forget me (Y.L. Gordon, Mishloah Manot) . Rav Shagar, Pur is fate (in eng. Chance and Providence) – lessons on Purim, Yeshiva Siach Yitzhak, 5765, 50-51

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As I attempted to demonstrate. in the “historical reading,” the first part of the Megilla deals with loss of identity until masks are taken off and faces are revealed. This is the opposite of disguise and the opposite of drunkenness. The phase of drunkenness and disguise represents a loss of identity and covering of faces. This was the phase when Jews sought to assimilate in a country that was not theirs and abandon their names and heritage. The King’s ring which was transmitted by Haman changed Mordechai from a man who sits at the gates of the king into a Jew who is dressed in sackcloth and utters piercing cries of sorrow. The great tikkun of this section of the Purim story is the acknowledgement of affiliation and identity.

Thus, already in the days of Mordechai and Esther, the Jews sought to do tikkun via “mishloah manot to one another” as an expression of friendship and fraternity. Haman cursed the Jews for being “scattered and separate” and Esther’s response was “go gather all the Jews.” The notion of Purim, to congregate in a place of fraternity, a place of caring and joy between neighbors and friends, derives from this part of the story. A drunken person cannot give mishloah manot because he is steeped in his own juice. We do not give the gifts wearing masks. The Talmud states as a general rule that the person who gives gifts to a friend must inform him! He must not conceal himself but show his affection and caring. Thus, in an alienated and splintered world, the commandment of Purim prescribed: “closeness to friends.”

Customs which express the notion of active responsibility for the Jewish people It is better for one to increase gifts to the poor than to enlarge his feast or give more gifts to friends, for there is no greater or more wonderful joy than to gladden the hearts of the poor.

(Rambam, Hilchot Megila ve Hanukka, chapter 2) This commandment appears in the Megilla only in the letter in which Mordechai laid out the rules of the holiday (Chapter 9). The sages placed this commandment next to the commandment of reading of the Megilla and even fixed the time of the reading in a way that one’s eyes could still enjoy the gifts of the day. The obligation that the gifts should precede

the feast is in order to make sure that every Jew participates in the joy of the festival. This commandment brings out the good in us and teaches us the secret of celebrating together.

The atmosphere created by the “gifts to the poor” imparts a totally different dimension to the festival. I feel this is the same spirit that propelled Nehemia to scale the wall and break through the broken stones. The difference between the three commandments which I noted – drunkenness, mishloah manot and gifts to the poor – can be seen as a reverse pyramid.

In the commandment of drunkenness man is with himself, split from his powerful ego, so that he draws close to his god or succumbs to his fate.

In the commandment of mishloah manot, people come together face to face and fences fall. There is an atmosphere of unison, joy, satiation and friendship.

In the commandment of gifts to the poor, we strive at social reparation. We seek to narrow gaps and include every Jew at the festival table.

People who are steeped in spirituality, in the world of hassidut, kabbala or musar (the yeshiva world) naturally focus on the first aspect: most of the requirements and duties in the yeshiva world deal with the interiority that comes from peeling off external shells, with masks that allow us to look inwards and then onwards. The commandment of mishloah manot is customarily carried out in the yeshiva world by “exchanging plates” in the dining room. It is not a central part of the day. As for gifts for the poor – they rely for these on their parents…..

People who live in a community environment focus on the commandment of mishloah manot. Even though the commandment requires us to give two presents to one person, it is customary to give a lot of gifts when carrying out this commandment. This expresses the desire for a joyful, flowing, quiet life. In this environment, drunkenness is perceived as an abhorrent social deviation.

As the Rambam noted, the greatest level of the festival is found in gifts to the poor. This commandment expresses man’s desire to assume responsibility not just for his inner world but also for the world of Hashem, and do his utmost to repair what is possible to repair. This is almost the complete opposite of the drunk who mocks the man who thinks he is superior and controls everything.

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