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Have you ever played hide and seek with a toddler? They love to hide and find the “best” spot

where you for sure can’t find them. And then, after a few minutes of “searching,” you walk slowly to where they are and they close their eyes tightly, certain that you can’t see them if they can’t see you.

Sometimes I feel that’s what our politi-cians are doing. There is an obvious evil force in the world that wishes to kill inno-cent people. And they kill them in the most gruesome, deviant ways – in ways that I cannot even describe on these pages for fear of keeping children up at night. Their evil agents are not just in the Middle East; they have come to America. Some people, though, don’t want to believe that. They want to believe that we are safe and that America won’t be subject to these attacks. But it’s hard to imagine that anyone can truly believe that after 9/11. Weren’t we rudely awakened on that September day, awakened out of our naïve innocence?

Perhaps our politicians are afraid to utter those words “radical Islam” be-cause they are closing their eyes. Maybe they hope that if they don’t say it, then it doesn’t really exist. They’ll make all the excuses in the world, they’ll fall over their selves to give justification to such acts.

Today, on Wednesday, I read a headline, “Why Did He Do It?” Are they kidding? The massacre was perpetrated on Satur-day night and the media still has not got-ten the memo that the terrorist announced at the scene and called a news station to pledge his allegiance to the leader of ISIS? Aren’t they the ones who are writing the stories?

So either it’s gross naiveté or it’s a de-nial of something that they know is very real. Whatever it is, it comes from the very top. When the president of the free world refers to an attack in which 49 of his cit-izens were murdered as “extremism” (ex-treme what? Extremely cold? Extremely funny? Extremely cool?), “gun violence” and a “hate crime,” many begin to won-der: how are we going to combat this evil in our midst if we won’t even define who they are? The first step in generating a solution to a problem is pinpointing the problem. We cannot begin to fight those who hunger for our blood if we refuse to admit we know who they are.

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Dear Editor,As a Yeshiva bochur who proud-

ly went to yeshiva on Memorial Day, I am deeply disturbed by the letter you printed from Mr. Alan Ernst. Mr. Ernst says it is “shameful” that some yeshivos were open on Memorial Day. I’m not sure what his kids were doing the whole day (how long does a BBQ take?), but I am confident saying that I spent my day in a better way.

Furthermore, if I was to do some-thing in memory of a Jewish soldier, what greater zechus is there for his neshama than to be amal in Torah? That is what makes a difference to a Jewish soldier. He could care less if you had a good time at a BBQ in his memory.

Lastly, to answer Mr. Ernst’s fi-nal question with another question, where is your hakaras hatov to the yeshiva bochurim and kollel yunger-leit? They are the true pillars of our community. They never stop learning even if they have excuses such as a secular holiday.

I’ll sign off with saying, “Mi l’Hashem elay,” whoever wants to do the ratzon Hashem come to me in the beis medrash. Simcha WeissmanFar Rockaway

Dear Editor,It was surreal to hear about the

terrorist attack on yom tov, while we were all spending time with our fami-lies and largely shut out from the rest of the world. Of course, terrorist at-tacks are something that we shouldn’t just avoid thinking or talking about, but I do feel that it was probably better for our children’s anxiety levels that they weren’t being inundated with the all-consuming coverage of the horrible attack. This experience highlighted to me the power of Shabbos and yom tov and the beauty of it. We sometimes take our traditions for granted and forget how strong they are.

May we always have the joy of Shabbos and yom tov and, of course, may the entire country and all of Is-rael be safe and defeat the evil radi-cal Islamists who seek to destroy the world.Chava D.

Dear Editor,I thoroughly enjoy your paper and

I appreciate how you try to put a pos-itive spin on things and not focus on the negative. I have noticed, though, that in many papers – and even in your paper – the “letters to the editor” section is filled with gripes, criticisms

Contents

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR 8

COMMUNITY

Readers’ Poll 8

Community Happenings 32

Op-Ed: NY Suburbs’ Legal War against the Hasidic Community by

Michael Fragin & Michael Tobman 58

The Future of Lawrence: A Sit-Down with Mayoral Candidate Alex

Edelman and the Two Trustees Running Alongside Him, Uri Kaufman and

Danny Goldstein 68

NEWS

Global 13

National 24

Odd-but-True Stories 29

ISRAEL

Israel News 20

The English Inspector by Rafi Sackville 66

PEOPLE

World War II Deceptions, Part I by Avi Heiligman 98

PARSHA

Rabbi Wein 62

JEWISH THOUGHT

The Finals Solution by Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz 63

Me and We by Eytan Kobre 64

HEALTH & FITNESS

The Key Element of Narcissism by Deb Hirschhorn, PhD 72

Say Goodnight to Overeating by Cindy Weinberger MS, RD, CDN 73

LIFESTYLES

Dating Dialogue, Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW 73

Great Gifts for the Gizmo-Loving Dad 80

Job Search Lessons from “Wrong-way” Corrigan by Rabbi Mordechai

Kruger 96

Pablo Picasso and Cubism by Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg 101

Your Money 108

HUMOR

Centerfold 60

Rocky’s Rant: Postcards from the

Henhouse 94

Uncle Moishy Fun Page 100

POLITICAL CROSSFIRE

Notable Quotes 82

The Party of Lincoln, RIP? by Michael Gerson 90

In the Matter of Paul Ryan by Charles Krauthammer 92

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and cynicism from readers and those in the frum community. I know that some people find this entertaining, but I do not. After skimming through these letters I felt so sad for us – is this all we have to talk about? Why can’t we be upbeat and bring positiv-ity to others?

I’d like to propose that people should write in something positive

that they noticed or that happened to them. Perhaps they can share a story of inspiration. If that is not feasible, perhaps you would consider a column in which every week you feature a sto-ry that can uplift our community. It will train us to see the good in every-thing and hopefully will make us into more positive people.In appreciation, Chaya D.

Dear Editor,It looks so inviting. The blue skies.

The near-white sand. The calm wa-ter. Boardwalk. Joggers. Ice cream. Surfers. But it is deadly. Every sum-mer we sit in our homes and hear the faint sounds of dozens of fire engine racing down the 878 and we think to ourselves, “Oh no.”

Don’t be fooled – the ocean will outsmart you. Even if you are a good

swimmer you should only swim in an area where there is a lifeguard. The risk (the possible loss of your life) is simply not worth the reward (your life).Sincerely,S. Herbst

Dear Editor,I know that people are wonder-

ing who they should vote for come November: should it be Hillary, who seems to bungle way too many things, has a hard time saying the truth, and tries way too hard to make others like her? Or should it be Trump, whose venom slips out of his mouth like the drool on a baby’s face and who knows next to nothing about foreign policy and American values?

It’s a hard choice because there’s nothing really enticing about either candidate. One thing is certain, though. This election makes it hard not to see that “lev melachim b’yad Hashem.” Sometimes we can think that a certain candidate will be good for Israel or a good diplomat or will help pull the economy out of its slumber. And then years later we see that that wasn’t the case. Now, it’s obvious that we have no one to rely on except the One Above. Re-gardless of who wins in November, it’s really Hashem Who is pulling the strings. And He knows what is best for us. Sincerely, Dov Samet

Views expressed on the Letters to the Editor page do not necessarily reflect the views of The Jewish Home.

Please send all correspondence to: editor @fivetownsjewishhome.com.

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The Week In News

SWAT Teams for Chinese Test Takers

Desperate times lead to desperate measures. Faced with the threat of cheating test takers at this week’s ga-okao exams, the Chinese government is sending in SWAT teams to maintain the exam’s integrity. The exam, which dates back to imperial China, is a vig-orous two day test which focuses on math, Chinese and a foreign language, and determines the university pros-pects of many young students, partic-ularly those from rural backgrounds, who otherwise would not be able to compete for the few prized college spots with their urban counterparts. 9.4 million Chinese students have so far taken the gaokao this year.

Getting into a good university is a top priority for many Chinese, whose other alternative is to take a low-pay-ing, blue collar job. Many students in China are under particular pressure as the State’s one-child policy has forced them to become the sole breadwinner to support aging parents and grand-parents.

Chinese police have recently bust-ed a ring selling fake exams and they worry about cheaters using mobile devices and substitute exam takers. Test takers have already been subject to high-tech security measures such as iris scans and surveillance drones. The SWAT teams add an extra level of scrutiny. Xiong Bingqi, an expert at China’s 21st Century Education Research Institute, said, “There’s ab-solutely no doubt. Cheating on the ga-okao exam diminishes the exam’s au-thoritativeness, and could even impact the credibility of the government.”

If caught, a cheater will face up to seven years in jail. They say the educa-tion given there is unparalleled.

Where are We Safe?

It seems that every time we read the news we are bombarded by evil – terrorist attacks, shoot-outs, bomb-ings, and killings. Is there anywhere in the world that’s safe? True, feel-ing safe is about perception. And it seems that most people in the world consider Denmark the safest country on the globe.

Sweden and our neighbor to the north, Canada, came in next on the list of the 2016 Best Countries rank-ings. Regrettably, the United States came in at 20th on the list.

Here are the safest countries in the world, ranked by perception:

1. Denmark2. Sweden3. Canada4. New Zealand 5. Netherlands6. Austria7. Australia8. Luxembourg9. Germany 10. Ireland

Bangladesh Finally Finds Terrorists

For Bangladeshi bloggers, the past three years have been particular-ly dangerous. At least 39 activists and freethinking bloggers in the country were murdered since February 2013,


mostly through gruesome machete attacks to the back of the head. Most recently, four bloggers were killed in May and three so far in June. While it was pretty clear that the attacks were carried out by militant Islamists, authorities were at a loss as to the attackers’ exact identities and even accused the Mossad of being behind the attacks.

But last week, an alert police offi-cer’s arrest of a 23-year-old man set the case open. The man, Saiful Islam, was a teacher at a local madrasa, or Islamic school, and was caught carry-ing a machete and pistol in his back-pack. Days later, the arrest of two of his co-conspirators, who were caught running from the scene of another attack, led to the discovery of two militant groups who recruited and trained young Bangladeshi men to become terrorists. Authorities now say they have identified the leaders of these two groups and are preparing to round them up.

While Bangladesh is officially a secular country, the majority of its citizens are Muslim. Until 2009, the government was run by officials sym-pathetic to Muslim extremists. The chief of the police counterterrorism unit, Monirul Islam, who assumed

his post in February, said, “In gen-eral, people think they have done the right thing – that it’s not unjustifiable to kill.”

Is That a Cigarette, Kim?

“Do as I say not do as I do” was on full display in North Korea when its dictator Kim Jong-Un was recently seen with a cigarette in the midst of a national campaign against smok-ing. The pudgy 33-year-old, who took over the reclusive regime when his father Kim Jong-Il died in 2011, was seen hiding a burning cigarette while visiting a children’s camp, of all plac-es. Although he is often pictured with a cigarette dangling from his lips in the past, for the past three months he

was not seen with one and specula-tion was that he quit.

Mr. Jong-Un’s health has been closely watched recently, after he ballooned to a hefty 300 pounds, believed to be fueled by a love for cheese.

Hezbollah: Experts at Money Laundering

Iran-backed Hezbollah has found a lucrative proposition in the Latin American drug trade. According to senior DEA officials, Hezbollah is “moving [multiple] tons of cocaine” from South America to Europe and has developed “the most sophis-ticated money laundering scheme or schemes that we have ever wit-

nessed.”Agency officials have arrested a

number of Hezbollah operatives who had been working together with Co-lombian drug cartels to move drugs and launder money. The DEA has recently described a South American network “where a large portion of the drug proceeds was found to transit through Lebanon, and a significant percentage of these proceeds are ben-efiting terrorist organizations, name-ly Hezbollah.”

Although Hezbollah is well-known in the U.S. to be a terrorist or-ganization, its full scope of activities has been a subject of debate in Wash-ington. The DEA’s findings highlight how far the group’s activities reach.

“Drug cartels need middlemen, as well as commodity and service pro-viders, for the supply line and deliv-ery to cartels in Colombia, Venezue-la and Central America,” Emanuele Ottolenghi, a senior fellow on Iran and illicit finance with the Foun-dation for Defense of Democracies, told Congress last week. “They need assistance facilitating transit to West Africa before drugs cross the Sahara on their way to Western Europe and enabling the producers, refiners and cartels to launder their revenues and

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This information is in addition to recent findings that Hezbollah has been involved in smuggling people into the United States through con-tacts in South and Central America.

ISIS Claims Attack that Killed French Officers

It was Monday night in the City of Lights when a man who claimed alle-giance to the Islamic State terrorist group stabbed a French police com-mander and his wife, a police admin-

istrator, to death outside their Paris suburb home. The attacker, Larossi Abballa, was killed by other officers after a showdown with police. He had pledge loyalty to the leader of Islamic State and had a list of other targets, including rappers, journal-ists, police officers and public offi-cials. Officials say that he filmed the attack with his phone and then lives-treamed the video to his Facebook page along with photos. Along with footage of him killing his victims as their small child looked on in horror, he also pledged allegiance to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, saying that he was heeding the organization’s call for lone-wolf attacks during the month of Ramadan, which began last week. He then warned that Europe would become a “graveyard.”

A news agency linked to IS said the attack had been carried out by an “Islamic State fighter,” days after posting a similar claim following the massacre in Orlando, Florida.

Witnesses told investigators the man may have shouted “Allahu ak-bar” (G-d is greatest) as he killed the policeman outside his home before holing up inside with the woman and

the couple’s three-year-old son.Abballa, 25, was from Man-

tes-la-Jolie and was sentenced in 2013 to three years in prison for recruiting fighters for jihad in Pa-kistan, according to two police offi-cials.

The bloodshed comes as France hosts the Euro 2016 football tourna-ment under tight security – still reel-ing from jihadist attacks in Paris last November that left 130 people dead.

Highest Paid Athletes

According to the newly released Forbes Highest Paid Athletes list, for the first time since 2001, the world’s

highest paid athlete is not Floyd Mayweather or Tiger Woods. In fact, neither of those two even made the top ten list this year. Rather, the top two are both soccer stars.

Cristiano Ronaldo do Santos Aveiro, who plays for Real Madrid, has a salary of $56 million and en-dorsements worth $32 million, for a combined $88 million, making him the highest paid athlete in the world. The Portuguese-born soccer star, who was named Ronaldo after Ronald Reagan, is, at the age of 31, already a soccer icon and has broken the vaunted 50-goal mark six sea-sons in a row.

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This week, Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was confirmed as President-elect of Peru after winning a narrow victory

against Keiko Fujimori in elections. He is expected to assume office on July 28 to succeed President Ollanta Humala for a mandate lasting until 2021.

Kuczynski, 77, is a renowned economist, who has studied at Oxford University in Britain and Princeton University in the United States. As

leader of the Peruvians for Change (PPK), he entered the second round of the 2016 presidential elections af-ter finishing second in the first round to his rival Keiko Fujimori.

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mother was a French-Swiss teacher.During the presidential campaign,

Kuczynski hailed his rich political ex-perience. His political career began as early as 1966 with advising then President Fernando Belaunde Terry, prior to an appointment as the gen-eral manager of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.

Kuczynski was forced to flee Peru in 1968 after a military coup in the South American country. After years of living in the United States and a long career in business and finance, including working as the chief econ-omist for the International Finance Corporation, a World Bank financial division, Kuczynski returned to Peru in 1980 to serve as minister of ener-gy and mines in the second Belaunde government, helping to open up Pe-ru’s mining and oil sectors.

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Last week, after the Sarona Mar-ket attack when the police finally ap-prehended the terrorists, all seemed to go back to normal. But for four families, their lives – and the lives of the Jewish nation – will forever be shattered by the loss of their rela-tives.

On Friday, more than 600 people attended the funeral of Mila Misha-yev. Mila, who was 32 when she was murdered, was going to be married in the near future and was waiting for her fiancé when she was attacked. She managed to call him before she died to tell him that she was shot.

“Facing the dreadful photos from the attack we are left in shock and grief. How can human beings so easily take the lives of other human beings, innocents, whose only ‘sin’ was being Jewish? My heart goes out to you, the Mishayev family, parents Zvi and Ritza, brothers Phoenix and Alex and sister Natali. All of Ash-kelon grieves and hurts with you and it is hard to contain the great disas-ter that befell us,” Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said at the funeral.

Another one of the four victims, Ben Gurion University professor Michael Feige, 58, from Ramat Gan, was buried at the cemetery in Rehov-ot on Friday afternoon. Michael was a father of three.

Earlier Friday, hundreds of peo-ple turned out at Yarkon cemetery in Petah Tikva for the funeral of Ilana Naveh. She was at Sarona Market to celebrate her 40th birthday.

“I wanted to believe that when they took me to the hospital it would be okay,” said Shiran Naveh, one of 39-year-old Naveh’s four daughters. “They told me in the morning [that

you had died], but it didn’t surprise me, I already knew that night. I wanted them to wake me from this nightmare, tell me that it didn’t re-ally happen, but it’s not a dream, it’s real.”

She continued: “Give me the strength to fill your massive shoes. I promise to do it in the best way pos-sible. Watch over us, Mom, we love you very much.”

MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni, who per-formed Naveh’s marriage ceremony, also delivered a eulogy.

“Seventeen years ago I stood with you under your chuppah, I bless-ed your marriage, and who would have thought I would have to mourn you?” he lamented.

The fourth Israeli killed in the Tel Aviv attack, Ido Ben Ari, was buried on Thursday. Ido was a father of two whose wife was also injured in the attack. He served in the elite Sayeret Matkal unit during his IDF service and was working in a senior position at The Coca-Cola Company’s Israel branch.

Since last October, 33 Israelis and four others have been killed and hundreds more injured in the spate of attacks, though the violence had dramatically waned of late.

Hashem yikom damam.

Average Salary at Record High

According to figures released by the Central Bureau of Statistics last week, the average Israeli sal-ary in March 2016 reached record levels of 10,128 New Israeli Shek-els (NIS). The crossing of the NIS 10,000 threshold has been brought about, in large measure, due to the high distribution of work bonuses.

The average monthly salary rose between January and March this year by 4.7 percent, reflecting a con-tinuation of the 3.9 percent increase preceding it between October and December 2015.

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Despite this positive news, two-thirds of Israel’s population em-ployed in the workforce receives be-low the average national wage.

So how come the numbers are up? Those who work in the informa-tion and communication industries are leading in the salary rankings, boasting handsome monthly wages of NIS 20,960. These workers pre-dominantly hail from professions in wire communications, wireless and satellite industries, maintenance and operating internet sites, pro-gramming and servicing computers.

The second highest paid pro-fessions are those of the mining industry, quarrying and gas pro-duction which pull in an average of NIS 20,493 per month. These pro-fessionals are closely followed by banking and insurance employees receiving an average of NIS 20,491. Surprisingly, those employed in electrical companies, who for years occupied first place, have fallen to fourth place, receiving a monthly av-erage of NIS 19,336.

Trailing last place are those em-ployed in food and services indus-tries such as waiters, hotel room attendants and receptionists who re-ceive pay checks averaging a meager NIS 4,607 (below the minimum NIS 4,650). Many of these workers are employed in part time positions.

Earning narrowly above them are workers employed in delivery services, security guards and clean-ers who receive around NIS 5,338. Farmers earn NIS 6,764 while teach-ers, despite recent reforms, close the month with an average of NIS 7,376.

How Did the Terrorists Get into Israel?

After the tragic attack at Saro-na Market in Tel Aviv last week, in which four Israelis were murdered, many were wondering how the Pal-

estinian terrorists were able to ob-tain the ammunition they used in the attack.

On Friday, security authorities revealed that the two terrorists, cousins Muhammad and Khalid Mu-hamra from the West Bank town of Yatta, left their village just south of Hebron and made their way to the Israeli town of Meitar through a wide gap in the security barrier.

The two were already armed, having purchased their weapons – Carl Gustav automatic firearms – in their hometown through an interme-diary, who was ultimately arrested by police.

Once on the Israeli side in Meitar, the cousins were assisted by a Pales-tinian man working illegally in Israel who drove them to the Bedouin town of Segev Shalom, southeast of Beer-sheba. This is where, according to the investigation, they changed into the formal attire – suits and ties – which they wore when they carried out the attack.

Dressed and armed, they took a taxi from Segev Shalom to Beershe-ba, and another cab to Tel Aviv’s Sarona Market where, after enter-ing and ordering dessert at the Max Brenner cafe, they got up and fired their weapons at the Israeli custom-ers around them, killing four and wounding 16.

A cab ride from Beersheba to Tel Aviv takes less than two hours and costs approximately NIS 400 (about $100)

According to a statement from the Prime Minister’s Office on Thurs-day, work to plug the gaps in the se-curity fence in the Tarkumiya-Meit-ar area will begin on June 28 and the budget has already been allocated. Israel has also deployed additional forces to the area until the work is completed.

Following the deadly attack, the Israeli government ordered a series of measures in response, including the sealing off of the West Bank and Gaza and the revocation of work per-mits from family members of the ter-rorists.

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This is a historic event, as it marks the first time an Israeli representative will head a permanent UN committee since its induction into the organiza-

tion in 1949 109 nations voted for Danon (the

process only included votes cast for a candidate for the position, and did not include ‘nay’ votes). Both the Pal-estinian and the Iranian representa-tives worked to convince representa-tives not to cast their vote for Danon.

The Israeli victory came after a long, complex diplomatic struggle by Israeli representatives worldwide. Their main opponents were the Arab nations and the Organization of Is-lamic Cooperation (OIC).

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“We will not allow dictatorships and anti-Israel countries to harm our standing in the international com-munity. Those who tried to block our appointment would be well ad-vised to take note of the jurisdiction of this committee, as they have much to learn about international law,” he continued, “We are a full member of the UN and any attempt to deny us of our legal rights in this organization will be met with uncompromising re-jection.”

Israelis Love Turkey

When we’re looking to spend some time away from the rat race, we generally head to Israel – or maybe Miami for some sun. But where do Israelis go when they go on vacation?

It seems that Israelis are heading to Turkey in droves. Despite Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdoğan consistently spewing venom at the Jewish State, Turkey is Israelis’ number one desti-nation.

A new report from the Israel Air-ports Authority shows that, in the first five months of 2016, 483,000 flights have traveled from Ben Gurion to Is-tanbul, marking a rise of 12.6 percent from 2015. These flights went to the Turkish metropolis’s Sabiha Gökçen International and Atatürk Airports on


Turkish and Pegasus Airlines. Of the different nationalities flying to Istan-bul, it is predominantly the Israelis who remain for vacations in Turkey. Most of the other passengers to these airports are on layovers and continue on to destinations in Europe, the Far East and North America.

Not interested in Turkey? The sec-ond most popular destination from Ben Gurion airport is New York (both JFK and Newark), with 477,000 trav-elers flying there over the five-month period of 2016 – a 5.5 percent in-crease from last year. London’s myr-iad of airports trailed in third place with some 378,000 travelers flying from Ben Gurion Airport (an increase of 5 percent). Moscow and Rome are the next most popular destinations for Israeli vacationers.

A Camp for Kids?

It’s almost time for summer camp, and all over the U.S. kids will leave their urban surroundings to head to places with names like Camp Mataoka and Kippewa. For the more athletically inclined, there’s one run by Nike and there’s music camps for future Beethovens. In Gaza, however, kids will be treated to a summer held in the Al-Quds Intifada Camp, run by Hamas.

Hamas has created the camp in an effort to “educate” its youth and instill in them a desire for Intifada. Children are taught about martyrdom and “the Occupation” and learn to play games of jihad.

The Al Quds Intifada is the term used by Hamas to describe the latest wave of Palestinian terror against ci-vilian Israelis.

49 Killed in Orlando Massacre

It is the deadliest mass shooting in America’s history.

On Saturday night, around 2am, when around 300 people were still inside the nightclub in Orlando, a man approached with a 9mm hand-gun and an AR-15 rifle with large ca-pacity magazines. It is unclear how he got inside, when there are usually security guards and bouncers in the front. What is clear is that the ter-rorist shot and killed 49 people and wounded 53 others callously and with calculated calmness.

At first, people didn’t hear the shots, since the music was so loud. But as people close to Omar Mateen began to fall, screams and terror took over the crowd. People ran for safety; others dropped to the floor.

An off-duty police officer shot at Mateen. The 29-year-old son of Afghan immigrants fired back and headed deeper into the club, mechan-ically shooting at more people.

“He started shooting everybody,” said Tony Marrero, 32, who was at the nightclub, Pulse. He tried to play dead under a sofa. He was shot in the back but ultimately survived.

Witnesses said that the shots just kept coming. It almost seemed as if there were more than one gunman in the club.

Finally, police arrived and Mateen barricaded himself in the bathroom with four hostages. Dozens of survi-vors fled the building, gulping in the fresh air and freedom. Others were still trapped inside.

Just before 2:30am Mateen began a series of calls with 911 in which the terrorist “said he was doing this for the leader of ISIS, whom he named and pledged allegiance to,” FBI Di-rector James Comey said. Mateen also “appeared to claim solidarity

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with” the brothers who bombed the 2013 Boston Marathon and with a fel-low former Fort Pierce resident who became a suicide bomber in Syria on behalf of the Nusra Front, an ISIS ri-val. Mateen was a security guard at another place in Orlando.

Finally, around 3am, police de-cided to storm the club. At around

4:15am, police created a hole in the wall. Many people were able to get out. Mateen exited through there and then was killed by police in an ex-change of gunfire.

Sadly, 49 people lost their lives in the carnage. 53 people were wound-ed.

On Sunday, President Obama ad-

dressed the nation. Some criticized the president for refusing to mention Islamic terrorism in his speech. He said it was an “attack on all of us and on the fundamental values of equality and dignity that define us as a coun-try.”

Slowly facts have come out about the suspect. His wife said that she

went with him to purchase the weap-ons and drove him to the club. Au-thorities are considering arresting her for not revealing plans on the attack.

Mateen was known to the FBI and was interrogated twice and let go both times. He visited Saudi Arabia twice. In 2013, co-workers reported Mateen to the FBI in 2013 after he had made “inflammatory and contradictory” statements, including a claim that he had family connections to al Qaeda and membership in the Shi’ite mil-itant group Hezbollah, a bitter rival. He is also known to have said that he wished the authorities would raid his apartment and assault his wife and child so he could martyr himself.

He was a frequent visitor to the club at which the massacre took place.

Once a Terrorist, Always a Terrorist

In a sense, we should have seen this coming. At least twelve of the Guantanamo Bay detainees who were released back to Afghanistan recent-ly have been identified as being part of attacks on U.S. troops there which killed about half-a-dozen Americans. Paul Lewis, who oversees Guanta-namo issues at the Defense Depart-ment, admitted to this back in March, and many lawmakers are seeing the admission as further proof that the president’s plans to close the facility is unwise. Lewis has refused to pro-vide further detail on the attacks, and so have other Pentagon officials.

An unnamed source has confirmed that nine of the twelve terrorists are either dead or back in U.S. custody. The official added: “Because many of these incidents were large-scale fire-fights in a war zone, we cannot always distinguish whether Americans were killed by the former detainees or by others in the same fight.”

Lawmakers have been provided with certain classified documents which name the former detainees, but are prohibited from sharing the details of the documents with the


public. Many members of Congress and the Senate have been increas-ingly frustrated by the difficulty in obtaining information from members of the Obama administration. “There appears to be a consistent and con-certed effort by the Administration to prevent Americans from knowing the truth regarding the terrorist activities and affiliations of past and present Guantanamo detainees,” Senator Kel-ly Ayotte wrote in a letter to President Obama this week.

$1,250 to Do Nothing

Comrades in San Francisco have found a way to show the world what

it means to live in a utopian society. A raffle held by the organization My Basic Income awarded a man named Edwin from Florida $1,250 a month for the next year just for living. The group aims to build a society where everyone is granted free cash stipends from the government.

“Our mission is to create a world of universal prosperity and innova-tion, by ensuring basic economic se-curity. No one should be held back from their aspirations, passions, and dreams,” the advocacy group says on its website. “We believe that advocat-ing for, and experimenting with, Ba-sic Income is the best way to practi-cally tackle the problem of economic insecurity and advance our mission.”

How the group intends to have its universal program financed is still unknown. But it made at least one man happy.

Top 10 Places to Retire in the U.S.

Conde Nast Traveler is out with its list for the 2016 top places to retire in the U.S. “Simple,” you say. “Mi-

ami Beach, Miami Beach or Miami Beach.” Well, actually, Miami isn’t even on the list. (Don’t worry, your condo is still very valuable.)

Coming in at number one is Ashe-ville, North Carolina. Retirees can hike the Blue Ridge Mountains; kayak at Lake Junaluska; and golf on world class courses. The average home price is $231,900.

Rounding out the top ten list, in order, are Santa Fe, New Mexi-co; Carmel-by-the-Sea, California; Naples, Florida; Sedona, Arizona; Sarasota, Florida; Charleston, South Carolina; Santa Barbara, California; Savanna, Georgia; and Napa Valley, California.

House Republicans Take Stance Against PC

Republicans in the House of Rep-resentatives took a stand against political correctness and defeated a democratic measure to remove the words “illegal alien” from the Library of Congress catalogs and replace it with the term “noncitizen.” The bill by Texas Democrat Rep. Joaquin Castro, titled “CHANGE: Correcting Hurtful and Alienating Names in Govern-ment Expression,” was defeated on a party-line vote, with all Republicans voting against the bill and all Demo-crats voting for the bill.

The vote came as the bill’s spon-sor, Rep. Castro, is undoubtedly trying to shore up his position as a viable vice presidential candidate for Hillary Clinton. Congressman

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Joaquin Castro and his identical twin brother, HUD Secretary Julian Castro, are both considered possible vice presidential candidates. Accord-ing to recent reports, the brothers – first generation Americans, born to Mexican immigrants – have been cramming Rosetta Stone courses in an effort to learn Spanish. Oddly, the two did not grow up bilingual and are frantically trying to avoid a scenario where they are picked for their Latino credentials and they turn out unable to speak Spanish. That would make them look...loco.

Not Enough Time will Make you Happy

The old cartoon of the content per-son lounging on a backyard hammock

may really be a myth. Researchers re-cently discovered a higher correlation between people who felt strapped for time and happiness; as opposed to people who felt cash strapped, but time-content.

In a study across 4,400 people, researchers found that two-thirds of respondents would rather have more money than time, but the minority that needed more time than money also reported feeling the happiest. The researchers note that this may be related to a famous 2010 study that once a person reaches an annual income of $75,000, his or her emo-tional well-being does not improve as much with additional income.

Of course one can argue with the study’s findings that people who need more time over money probably have enough money to begin with and that is the reason why they are happier, but even when the researchers stud-ied a group of people with the same level of income, the results were the same.

The happier group exhibited cer-tain common characteristics, such as being older, married and having chil-dren.

After all, happiness is a state of mind.

Trump Bans WaPost

Donald Trump’s war against the “biased media” continues as he now revoked the credentials of the Wash-ington Post; its reporters will no lon-ger have access to Trump’s campaign events.

Trump banned the paper, which he called “phony and dishonest,” after the paper wrote in a headline: “Don-ald Trump suggests President Obama was involved in Orlando shooting.”

The corresponding article crit-icized Trump’s statement on Fox News: “We’re led by a man who is...either not tough, not smart, or has something else in mind.” Trump went on to say, “People can’t believe that President Obama is acting the way he acts and can’t even mention the words radical Islamic terrorism.

There’s something going on. It’s in-conceivable.”

The Post quickly changed the headline after Trump’s announce-ment, but it was too little, too late.

The Washington Post’s executive editor responded to the ban by saying that the ban is “nothing less than a repudiation of the role of a free and independent press.” He promised to continue to cover Trump in an “hon-orably, honestly, accurately, energeti-cally, and unflinchingly” manner.

The Washington Post joins oth-er left-wing media outlets that have been blocked from Trump events, such as BuzzFeed, Politico, Univi-sion and The Huffington Post. After Trump announced the ban against The Washington Post, The Huffing-ton Post tweeted: “Welcome to the Club.”

As they say, misery loves compa-ny.

More Families Crossing the Border

Illegal immigrants are no longer just breaking the law by jumping


the border; many of them are also kidnapping children. Faced with the knowledge that the government may not detain illegals if they are part of a family unit, many of them are seizing children to bring with them as they cross the border.

“When people now know that when I come as a family unit, I won’t be apprehended and detained — we now have people being abducted so that they can be deemed as family units, so that they can avoid deten-tion,” Leon Fresco, a deputy assistant attorney general who handles im-migration cases, told the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Peter Schey, a lawyer who rep-resents immigrant families, claims the accusations are unfounded. “We know zero instances of that, and there’s zero support for that any-

where in the record,” he said. “If they know of any such instances, I would think they would bring the actual in-stances to the attention of the court.”

For years, much of the focus has been on unaccompanied minors who have managed to enter the United States. But now, more attention is going to family units that enter the U.S. illegally. How to handle them is being hotly debated. The Obama administration has opened up deten-tion facilities to house them and ulti-mately send them back to the country of origin – hoping it will deter them – and others – from coming to the United States.

Immigrant rights advocates, though, have said that the detention centers were unsuitable for young children. Last year, Judge Dolly M. Gee agreed, and ordered all of the children quickly processed and re-leased. In cases where they came with a parent, she said it usually made sense to release the parent too, be-cause that was in the best interests of the children.

Since that verdict, there has been a surge of family units crossing the border, just as the Obama adminis-tration warned after the verdict was announced.

Town for Sale

How do you say “sale” in Italian? Well, do I have a vendita for you!

Francesco Garafolo has been hav-ing a hard time keeping his town in San Sossio Baronia in southern Ita-ly afloat. He’s been mayor for seven years and he’s throwing his hands up in the air for all to see.

Recently, Garafolo took his frus-tration to Facebook and posted: “Wanted: a rich Chinese investor to come and take over the town,” add-ing that this was due to “perennial lack of funds.” He also said that he would continue to be mayor if the

new owners would need him to con-tinue in the position.

“I should point out that the cost would be slightly lower than that of [football clubs] Inter and Milan.”

Appealing to buyers, Garafolo believes that the town would make a “very profitable investment,” saying the region had a great environment, and strong tourism potential.

Despite this wonderful offer that you can’t refuse, the mayor admits that his Facebook plea was really just a ploy to garner attention for the cash-strapped village.

Speaking to Italian paper il Fatto Quotidiano, the mayor said, “I will not sell my land. I just want to draw attention to ensure services to my people. It has become difficult even to plug a hole in the street or afford to mow the grass.

“I thought I’d post my ad in hopes of finding a way to ensure a more prosperous future in my municipal-ity. The post was created by a deep unease, frustration and sense of helplessness in dealing with the daily newspaper, [and due to] lack of cash liquidity.”

Perhaps he should find another job.

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A Bomb Out

There is nothing like a good neighbor. You can trust them to watch your kids when you head out for a bit, will lend you eggs, sugar and a cup of oil, and will keep an eye out when prowlers are about. But here’s one man we’re happy doesn’t live in our neck of the woods.

Mark Tuson is a World War II fanatic. He’s such a fanatic that he kept a “safe” bomb in his Lancashire garden for a decade. But recently, the 26-year-old was shocked when police and Army explosive experts raced to his home to detonate the bomb – which was actually live.

His uncle had found the bomb on a beach and Mark had always thought it was safe because it was missing the fuse. After ten years of adorning his garden, he called police because his mother pointed out that it may not be so safe. It took the police three hours to detonate the explosive.

What a live wire.

What’s with Z Bridge?

Need to head to New Jersey? Well, it’ll cost you. The toll to cross the Ver-razano Bridge is a whopping $15. Makes the trip even more painful.

But now, it’s been revealed that although we’ve been crossing that bridge for many years, we’ve actual-ly been spelling it wrong for all that time. Turns out that the bridge is named after a 16th century Italian ex-plorer Giovanni da Verrazzano – with two Zs. The state authority that con-

trols the span acknowledges the mis-spelling but has stubbornly held to the one Z position it’s taken for years.

Seems that it would be too ex-pensive the change all the signs, bro-chures, maps and websites. Changing the name of New York’s Triborough Bridge to the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge in 2008, for example, report-edly cost the state $4 million.

“This is a travesty,” said Robert Nash, a 21-year-old Brooklyn college student who started an online petition to add the other Z to North America’s longest suspension bridge. “To honor a man and name a bridge after him and not spell his name right?”

Nash, whose mother is Italian and father half-Italian, said Italian-Amer-icans everywhere deserve better. “We were always proud of being of Italian descent, and this rich culture shaped who I am,” he says.

What if, he says, the George Washington Bridge or John F. Ken-nedy International Airport were spelled wrong? Would Americans stand for it?

The reason for the wrong spelling is unclear. According to Gay Talese, who chronicled the span’s construc-tion for The New York Times and in his book The Bridge, the origin of the error was the original 1959 building contract, which spelled Verrazzano’s name with one Z.

“We’re talking about a typo and everybody let it go,” Talese said. “No-body noticed because nobody really knew who Verrazzano was then.”

Seems like it’s water under the bridge now.

A Cookie in Ink

Want to know a great chocolate chip cookie recipe? Well, this man from Minnesota is so proud of it and would love to share. In fact, he’s so pleased – and so sure of this recipe – that he had it tattooed on his leg.

The list of ingredients is written neatly in script. Below, there’s a sin-gle line: Bake at 350 degrees for 12 minutes.

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Wrong Name!

It’s a mistake that happened only in the U.S. and it’s possible that no one really noticed.

Recently, Adidas misspelled the name of the country Colombia on football promotional images and wrote the word “Columbia” instead. Some people, though, did notice the error and pointed it out.

One Twitter user wrote: “Serious-ly, @adidasfootball – IT’S COLOM-BIA, not Columbia! Colossal mistake for such a brand. Unacceptable”

A spokeswoman for Adidas said:

“We value our partnership with the Colombian Football Federation and apologize for our mistake. We re-moved these graphics and are quickly installing new versions.” She said the mistake only happened in the U.S.

Despite the error, Colombia’s football team appears to have taken the controversy in stride. Colombia beat Paraguay 2-1 on Tuesday night to progress to the Copa America quar-ter finals.

Dig for Victory

Working in a graveyard is a sol-emn position. But last week, some gravediggers in Hungary had some fun when they competed to prove they were the fastest and best in the business.

Taking their places at plots select-ed by pulling names out of a hard hat,

18 two-man teams waited for an offi-cial to shout “Start!” before shoveling at the ground to dig a precise, regula-tion-size grave as quickly as possible.

“I don’t think this is morbid,” the Hungarian Undertakers’ Associa-tion’s deputy chairman, Zoltan Jurac-sik, said at the national grave-digging contest at the wooded cemetery in Debrecen, Hungary’s biggest city af-ter Budapest. “This is a profession, and the colleagues who toil in com-petition today are proud and deserve our respect.”

The winners finished in less than a half hour. Others took almost an hour.

The graves were then judged on neatness and whether they complied with the regulation size: 200 cm long, 80 cm wide and 160 cm deep (7 feet by 2 feet 7 inches by 5 feet). The win-ning team wins a place in an inter-national tournament against Poland, Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The contest is meant to improve the prestige of grave digging and at-tract young men to a job that must still be done by hand in crowded graveyards where mechanical diggers cannot fit.

One of the competitors, Csaba Halasz, 21, began by taking a summer

job after high school. Although he graduated with a degree in physical education, he stayed in the business.

“This job chose me,” he said. “It’s hard but it’s worth it. Relatives come and thank me every time. The profes-sion just lured me in.”

Seems like he digs it.

THIS YEAR


URI KAUFMANfor Village Trustee

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These boys were winners in the Meah Brachos contest. For two weeks, the boys

kept track of the 100 brachos they made daily with the charts on meah-brachos.com. Picture above Yeshiva Ketana Rebbeim Rabbi Eisikovic and

Rabbi Finkel with their students who won the contest.

On a regular weekday, a person recites 90 brachos from Shacharis, Mincha, and Maariv, and can com-plete the remaining 10 brachos be-tween meals and personal needs. On

Shabbos it is a little harder to com-plete the 100 Brachos as you only recite 80 brachos between davening and all meals. The remaining 20 brachos can be completed with extra food and brachos from the Torah. The only day a person completes 100

brachos just from davening is Rosh Chodesh Iyar and Sivan.

The boys received a raffle ticket for each day completed and two tick-ets for Shabbos.

Meah Brachos Winners

As part of their progressive STEM Program, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov fielded multi-

ple teams from the 9th and 10th grades to present projects at the Center for Initiatives in Jewish Education Fair held at HAFTR Middle School.

Projects ranged from a laser harp and a firefighting robot to a motion controlled shower and a soccer vid-eo game. The Mesivta is incredibly proud of the students who worked tirelessly on their projects and the faculty who mentored them.

“It’s been four years since we began our pre-engineering course, complementing our STEM pro-gram,” commented Assistant Mena-hel/Assistant Principal Rabbi Yossi Bennett, “This year in particular the projects were simply astounding and

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Scenes from the White Shul’s 94th Anniversary DinnerThe Dinner took place at the Sands on June 7. Shlomo and Adina Reich were the guests of honor; Gabe and Bonnie Kaszovitz received the Legacy Award.

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Writing is an essential skill, and we all know how im-portant it is for a student’s

future academic career and for any job they pursue. With this in mind, Shulamith Lower Division introduced the Writing Workshop program, un-der the direction of Mrs. Susie Gar-ber, over five years ago. Mrs. Garber works in classrooms with teachers and students in grades 1-4 on a weekly basis. Teachers then follow up during the week. The program is based on the philosophy of Teacher’s College Columbia University Reading and Writing Project. It complements and works with the Journey’s Reading Program to create an outstanding lit-eracy program for Shulamith Lower Division. The program covers Com-mon Core Writing Standards, but it goes way beyond to bring out the cre-ative voice of each student author and to instill in her confidence and a love of writing. Students work at their own individualized level and choose their own topics to write about.

In early June, each class celebrated their published writing in the elegant tent erected on the Cedarhurst cam-pus. Parents and grandparents were invited to this special event.

To begin, students marched into the tent and stood on risers. They sang

original songs about writing, and re-cited a poem. They then invited their parents to accompany them to their class table, where writing portfolios filled with the year’s finished writing was displayed. Each grade focused on different genres of writing: the second graders published memoirs, fiction-al animal books and poetry books; third graders published poetry books, fractured fairy tales, and Information-al how-to books; the fourth graders published persuasive essays, personal narratives, and poetry. Students in every grade learned craft skills such as using sensory details and strong verbs.

The Authors’ Tea included a gallery walk. After parents and grandparents enjoyed their own daughter’s portfo-lio, they accompanied their daughter to view the other students’ work. Stu-dents wrote compliments to each oth-er about their writing, and each girl went home with a list of compliments and her writing portfolio. Girls and their guests enjoyed tea and cookies. A special treat were the frosted cookies that said “#1 Shulamith Author.”

There was so much excitement about writing in the air. Parents and grandparents expressed delight at their children’s achievements, and the children went home with pride in their accomplishments.

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The summer calls for grilling, chilling and baseball. Then what

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An awesome kickoff to the summer season!

Mariano Rivera, former pitcher for the Yankees and future hall of Famer, came out to support OHEL at the exclusive pre-Father’s Day barbeque at the home of Da-

vid & Leah Brecher in Law-rence, NY, who graciously hosted the event.

The evening kicked off with a special meet and greet for VIPs who had the chance to take part in one-on-one time with the Yankees legend, complete with an appetizing sushi bar courtesy of Schick Caterers. Fans took pictures, mingled, and acquired au-tographs on limited-edition commemorative OHEL Mari-ano Rivera baseballs.

Afterwards there was a memorable “baseball toss” where kids got to have a “catch” with Mariano, truly the thrill of a lifetime for any young baseball fan! Children that were formerly part of

OHEL’s Foster Care program also had the privilege to meet and take photos with Maria-no.

At the open BBQ, the “OHEL Red Carpet” was ready for OHEL friends to take photos with Mariano. Guests came from as far as Teaneck and Elizabeth, New Jersey.

Participants took part in a special Mariano Rivera Q&A session with Aaron Jun-greis as MC. The Q&A gave a chance for attendees to sub-

mit questions for Mariano to answer, ranging from profes-sional to personal. He opened the session by speaking about his admiration for OHEL’s work, his humble roots in Panama, his journey to be-coming a Yankees pitcher, his dedication to religion, stay-ing in shape, and, of course, baseball. He also reflected on various highlights from his Yankees’ career such as being the last player wear #42, fa-vorite baseball players, going from starter to reliever, and dealing with the pressure of being in the “bullpen.”

When asked “Who taught you to throw the cutter?” Mariano, without missing a beat, responded, “I didn’t

learn to throw the cutter; the L-rd gave it to me”

Aaron Jungreis, speak-ing for the audience and the Jewish community at large, complimented Mariano by stating that “the people in this community respect that you are so religious, besides that you have so much dig-nity and that you’re the best closer ever, but you’re so humble and modest and we all respect you for that.”

Robert Katz, OHEL’s Chief Development Officer, reflected that “in their re-marks, both David Brecher and Aaron Jungreis perfectly captured the essence of Mari-ano Rivera and that’s why we chose him to work with him, in order to truly benefit OHEL’s children and fami-lies.”

In the areas of confidence and sports performance, Mariano related that “being nervous is a part of being a human being,” making issues such as anxiety and self-es-teem very prevalent, even for a Yankees pitcher. OHEL offers individuals many ser-vices and opportunities to help overcome personal ob-stacles in order to reach their fullest potential.

As a special surprise gift for the host, Mariano threw a closing pitch to David Brech-er, which David caught and will keep forever. The hun-dreds in attendance all stood and cheered.

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Last Thursday evening, Mesivta Ateres Yaakov celebrated its annual Grand Siyum, recog-

nizing 75 talmidim who completed 99 masechtos of Shas, or sedarim of Mishnayos, over the course of the school year. The Menahel, Rabbi Mordechai Yaffe, was mishtatef with his talmidim by being masayem Ma-sechtas Gittin, bringing the grand to-tal of siyumim to 100.

Over 150 parents, grandparents and relatives were invited to celebrate this achievement together with the masaymim and their Rabbeim. Upon arrival, a digital journal with mes-sages from parents and Raebbeim to the masaymim was displayed and included pictures of the masaymim learning throughout the year.

After a beautiful buffet, Rabbi Yaffe opened the evening comment-ing on the tremendous pride the Mesivta has in these talmidim. List-ing each boy and “his masechtos” by name, he added that the Torah that the talmidim in the Mesivta learn is Toras emes and Toras chaim. Unlike any other discipline, it inculcates a way of life.

Rabbi Yaffe then introduced Yaa-kov Eckhaus, a senior who completed Masechtas Baba Metziah, the yeshi-va’s masechta this year and Makos (on his spare time and over Shabbo-sim) who led the 75 masaymim in the Hadran – a huge communal ac-

complishment! The yeshiva reward-ed each and every mesayem with a gift. Particularly noteworthy were the talmidim who completed the Ye-shiva’s masechta, Rabbi Orlansky’s 12th grade shiur who participated in the popular V’ha’arev Nah program and completed Masechtas Ta’anis, and 10th grader Daniel Trapunsky who completed Baba Metziah, Baba Kama, Beitzah, Sukkah and Makos!

The guest speaker for the event was Rabbi Elysha Sandler, a MAY senior Rebbe, and also Rav of Ke-hillas Bais Yisroel in Far Rockaway, who will be assuming the position of Mashgiach Ruchani of Yeshivas Sh’or

Yoshuv next year. Rabbi Sandler spoke about the constant dedication, commitment and diligence necessary to be mesayem a masechta, compli-menting the talmidim and noting their respect for chashivus haTorah.

The Mesivta thanks Assistant Menahel Rabbi Yossi Bennett for or-ganizing the event. Rabbi Bennett commented, “We are so impressed and inspired by the amount of learn-ing accomplished this z’man. In preparation for kabbalas HaTorah, we were so fortunate to be able to celebrate this achievement with our talmidim and their families.”

The evening closed with leibidik dancing in joyous celebration of To-rah.

Ateres Yaakov Grand Siyum – Celebrating 100 Siyumim!


During the first week of June, the senior class of Shevach High School had a memora-

ble graduation trip to Niagara Falls. True, they had a wonderful time at all the sights they visited. True, they were inspired by the majestic beauty of all they viewed. True, they gained chizuk from the local rav’s words. However, in this writer’s opinion, the most memorable moment was hearing the reaction of a worker on the Maid of the Mist boatride, upon seeing and hearing the comportment of the Shevach students. “I’ve seen many school groups on this boat. You should be proud of your girls. Now I see that there is hope for the next generation.” What a kiddush

Hashem!This special trip was organized

by 12th grade mechaneches Mrs. Cy-pora Kleinkaufman, together with the class presidents, Aleeza Arieh, Hila Arshadnia, Shani Hertzberg and Breindy Oppenheimer. It was chap-eroned by Shevach staff members Mrs. Chaya Swerdloff and Ms. Sara Nasirov. Every detail was thought of and provided for, from a set of Te-hillim Mechulok to add meaning to the bus ride, to delicious midnight snacks.

Yocheved Wagner, a Shevach se-nior, shared with us the highlights of their trip. “On Tuesday, the first day of the trip, we settled into the hotel and then went on a night tour of the

American Niagara Falls. The beauty of the Falls filled us with the feeling of “mah rabu maasecha Hashem.” In a quiet area near the Falls, we ended the evening with a heartfelt kumzitz.

“On Wednesday, we crossed the border into Canada, and enjoyed Canada’s wonderland. We watched the stunning Canadian Falls, and then went on to the Chabad House in Niagara, where we were treated to a barbeque supper and a ques-tion-and-answer session with the rabbi. To end the fun-filled day, we bought souvenirs and watched the night-time fireworks over the Falls.

“On Thursday we were able to get closer to the Falls. On the Maid of the Mist we enjoyed the feel of the mist

and the wind of the falling water. In the Cave of the Winds, we stood under the Falls and felt the strength of the water. The climax was the Whirlpool Jet, a fast boat which rode the rapids of the Niagara River in a thrilling and wet ride! We then boarded the bus to head back to Shevach, truly inspired by the niflaos haborei.”

This was truly a trip to remember. The Shevach staff, and the Queens Community at large, can well be proud of their product. We wish the Shevach students hatzlacha as they near graduation, and are confident that they will continue to be mekade-ish sheim Shamayim with their every action.

Shevach Students Create a Kiddush Hashem at Niagara Falls



Learning really comes alive in the CAHAL kindergarten class at the Hebrew Acad-

emy of Nassau County. In their science lessons about plant and animal life in spring, the children not only learned so many new concepts and vocabulary words, but they also experienced the miracles of Hashem firsthand. The children planted lima beans on paper towels in clear cups rather than in soil in order to be able to watch the germination process right before their eyes. After just three days the excitement began as the seeds shed their coats and roots began to grow. The children watched daily and charted their seeds’ prog-

ress in their science journals as root hairs, stems and leaves all sprout-ed on the new seedlings. When the plants were ready for transplanting the children decorated pretty pots which they then filled with soil and took home to their families as a Shavuot present.

However, that is not all that is growing in this very unique class-room. Four weeks ago, 12 tiny cat-erpillars arrived in clear plastic cups

filled with special food to nourish them. The children watched with great anticipation as the caterpillars ate and ate and ate and grew for 10 days until they went into their chrys-alises to do metamorphosis. What a thrill when the Painted Lady Butter-flies emerged.

The children developed a strong sense of appreciation and value for Hashem’s miracles in life as well as much responsibility for their

living things, remembering dai-ly to water their plants and give their butterflies fruit and sugar water to simulate the nectar they drink in the outside world. After enjoying the butterflies in their nets for a week, the children agreed that they would be happier if they could fly free. So eleven brave kindergart-ners sang “Shalom parparim” as they released their butterflies to the skies.

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Congratulations to the Junior Varsity Basketball Team of Mesivta Ateres Yaakov on

their championship victory over Ye-shiva Heichal HaTorah of Teaneck. The well-attended game, which was held at Lawrence Middle School last week, was a competitive yet mench-lich ending to an amazing season.

MAY would like to express its gratitude to Irv Bader, Judah Rhine, and the entire Young Israel Bas-ketball Program for organizing and overseeing an amazing season.

A special yasher ko’ach goes to 2nd time championship winning coach Josh Friedman (2012) for his tireless and herculean efforts in leading this team to this milestone.

JV Basketball Champions – Again



Dining in the dark is not the way most people envi-sion spending their Sun-

day morning. Yet, for all those that gathered at the Fifth Avenue Syna-gogue in New York City on May 22, the experience of eating in complete darkness is something that they will never forget.

The Blackout Brunch, which was presented by the Jerusalem Institute for the Blind to benefit the visually impaired in Israel, enabled partici-pants to begin comprehending how individuals who are blind or visually impaired must live their daily lives without the gift of sight. For over 100 years, the Jerusalem Institute for the Blind has provided a wide array of educational, rehabilitative, health and social welfare activities for blind and visually impaired chil-dren and youth throughout Israel.

As the participants gathered in the lobby of the Fifth Avenue Syna-gogue, each was handed a feather-weight blindfold which they donned before entering the event room. The blindfolded guests were escorted to their tables by Amy Baumgarten and her team from Dark Dining Projects, which worked in conjunction with the Jerusalem Institute for the Blind to produce and manage the Blackout Brunch. With their world enveloped in total darkness, guests sat in their designated seats, introduced them-selves to the people sitting on either side, and attempted to acclimate to an unfamiliar, challenging, yet somehow exciting and even promis-ing black world.

Following introductory remarks by Leo Brandstatter, the Executive Director of JIB’s New York office, the wait staff served a delectable meal to the blindfolded guests. The attend-ees felt around on the table for the appropriate cutlery, tried identifying the food on their plates by utiliz-ing their senses of smell, taste, and touch, and then proceeded to par-take in the brunch, slowly and care-fully. Throughout the meal, diners conversed with those around them whom they could hear, but not see. The folks from Dark Dining Projects also led sensory exercises for the at-tendees during the event which were intended to highlight the manner in which blind and visually impaired

individuals typically perceive and process different experiences.

Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene, a master educator and a long-time ad-vocate for disabled individuals, was the featured speaker at the event and spoke about a number of Talmudic sages and other famous individuals who achieved greatness without the gift of sight.

“Despite their limitations, blind and partially sighted people are very intelligent and capable,” said Rab-bi Dr. Greene. “We know everyday people who did not let their blind-ness stand in their way. We need to move beyond seeing blind people as needy, toward a view that all people have needs. The blessing of Poke’ach Ivrim is not just about gratitude for our ability to see, but we need to open our eyes and really see and un-derstand how important is the work of the Jerusalem Institute for the Blind.”

Following the Blackout Brunch, some of the attendees reflected on the unique sensory event that they experienced.

“It was magical seeing so much with my eyes covered,” said Leo Brandstatter. “Feeling the touch of apprehension melt away in favor of excitement was an incredible sensa-tion. By experiencing the world in this way, we all gained a fresh per-spective on the world of the blind and visually impaired.”

“The Blackout Brunch experience made me especially grateful for the gift of sight,” noted Esther Fishman. “I realized, at the brunch, how much time I normally spend observing my surroundings and people-watch-ing. Had I not been blindfolded, I

would have calculated the number of attendees and the dimensions of the room; I would have assessed the average age of the attendees, and I would have analyzed the room decor, among other things. This was truly a wonderful event.”

“Being blindfolded for an extend-ed period of time sensitized me to the strength and indomitability of

those who are permanently in the dark,” commented Rabbi Dr. Wal-lace Greene.

The Jerusalem Institute for the Blind, which was established in the Old City of Jerusalem in 1902 and re-located to its state-of-the-art campus in Kiryat Moshe in 1937, has grown into a widely respected Jerusalem landmark. Today, the Jerusalem Institute for the Blind, which is the first institute of its kind in the Jewish world, serves as a home, school, so-cial outlet, sports center, respite pro-vider, confidence builder, and net-working enabler for the many blind and visually challenged individuals throughout the Jewish state.

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The topics are both timeless and contemporary, and the speak-ers represent a multitude of

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urim will be presented at 5:45 pm every Shabbos through August 27, at Shaaray Tefilah on 25 Central Ave in Lawrence.

“We are looking forward to a meaningful program that will draw community women of all ages to learn and gain insight into issues that are on their minds,” said Rabbi Uri Orlian, Rav of Congregation Shaaray Tefilah. “We are thrilled by the partic-ipation of rabbis, educators and lead-ers and invite everyone to attend.”

The program schedule follows:June 18 _________________

The Crisis of Kibbud Av Va’em in the

21st Century: Confronting Quandaries at all Stages

of LifeRabbi Uri Orlian, Rav, Congrega-

tion Shaarei TefilahRabbi Tzvi Flaum, Professor of

Judaic Studies and Manhig Ruchani, Lander College for Women and Chairman of the Vaad HaRabbanim of Far Rockaway and Lawrence

June 25 _________________Swimming Upstream:

The Jewish IdentityRabbi Yaakov Trump, Assistant

Rabbi, Young Israel of Lawrence Ce-darhurst

July 2 __________________Rachav: A Woman Who Found

HashemVivienne Chaya Frank, Noted Ed-

ucator and Lecturer

July 9 __________________Avoiding Machlokes

Rabbi Motti Neuberger, Assistant Rabbi, Congregation Kneseth Israel

July 16 _________________Perceiving Hashem’s Glory in

Tammuz and AvYaffa Jungreis, Noted Educator

and Lecturer

July 23 _________________Parents at Risk—The Post

Shidduch CrisisDavid Seidemann, Esq., Rab-

bi and Family Law Expert

July 30 _________________Be of the Students of Aharon: Pinchas and the Covenant of

PeaceMichal Horowitz, Noted Educator

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August 6 ________________The Wandering Jew—Timeless

Lessons from Parshas Matos-Masai

Aviva Orlian, Noted lecturer

August 13 _______________Tochacha, Emunah and

Redemption: How to Perceive Suffering

Yair Yaish

August 20 _______________Parenting Teenagers in

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The excitement was palpable. Everywhere you went, you saw chil-dren studying their flashcards – by themselves, with a friend, or with a group of study partners. What was

the motivation? A pride in their own achievements, as well as a chance to participate in the Grand Finale which took place on Memorial Day.

The grand finale was grand in every sense of the word! In the darkened lunchroom, colored lights flared, buzzers were sounded, and on a huge screen flashed Master Mind pictures and facts. It was the staging for a nail-biting, adrenalin-pumping game show. Using the facts they had imbibed over the last many months, the teams of girls in the competition pushed those buzzers, confidently called out the answers, and demon-strated an amazing mastery over the information. The lunchroom erupted in cheers and clapping as each correct answer was given.

Whoever would’ve believed that historical, mathematical, and scien-tific facts and figures could generate such enthusiasm and excitement? It was indeed a “grand” finale to a grand academic program.

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By Shimmy Blum

“Like with the election cycle, there are a lot of [real es-tate] experts…,” Jason Dov

Greenblatt, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer of The Trump Organization, quipped.

Mr. Greenblatt delivered an ad-dress and held a Q & A session at Wednesday’s J-Biz Expo and Business Conference at the New Jersey Conven-tion and Exposition Center in Edison. Among many other things, Mr. Green-blatt was asked whether he thought the real estate market had peaked. He explained that he, along with most ex-perts, have thought so for a while but the market kept on rising anyways – sort of like his boss’ unprecedented winning of the GOP presidential nom-ination.

The thousands of attendees who streamed in from across the country and beyond to attend J-Biz Expo were treated to a smorgasbord of intriguing personalities and business resources, with the opportunity to network face to face and build invaluable business relationships. Attendees came from Chicago, Cleveland, Toronto, Ant-werp, Israel and more to take advan-tage of this.

During the Q & A session with Mr. Greenblatt, moderated by Dr. David Lieberman, the top Trump aide now advising on Israel and other Jewish issues, was peppered with a range of questions. Ironically, most questions were not politically focused, but rather related to his business and negotiat-ing experience, and how he juggles his high level position as a frum father of six.

Mr. Greenblatt was presented with an award from Duvi Honig, founder and director of J-Biz and the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce (OJC), for his dedication towards Jewish community economic development. Mr. Greenblatt related that face to face networking – the hallmark of J-Biz Expo – has been the most valuable tool for advancement his career at all stages. “There’s no substitute for net-working,” he exclaimed.

Intrigue and Valuable LessonsThe audience at the morning busi-

ness conference at the event enjoyed various other high level speakers as well.

Marketing guru Rabbi Issamar Ginzberg, well-known for his elite business addresses in chassidish garb, was the opening speaker. Rabbi Ginz-berg shared a range of practical tips on how to win over individuals and audi-ences, such as researching their back-grounds to refine a sales pitch, and un-derstanding the different modalities of audience members and how to appeal to them.

His address was followed by a legal panel featuring two prominent frum business attorneys, E. David Smith, Esq. and Dror Futter, Esq. The attor-neys related their experiences on how proper professional business and ac-counting planning can increase the value of a business and prevent count-less headaches. They also spoke of the importance of maintaining a constant relationship with investors and lend-ers, and keep them updated on busi-ness progress, which can pay particu-lar dividends when the business hits a rough patch. “’No surprises’ should be the rule,” said Mr. Futter.

When the screens began showcas-ing clips of the wild African jungle, the audience knew that they were in for something unique. And keynote speaker Kivi Bernhard did not disap-

point. Mr. Bernhard, a native of South Africa and highlight of elite business events around the world, shared fasci-nating tidbits from his life experiences and his original “Leopardology” busi-ness philosophy. The son of a rabbi, and successful diamond executive, shared details about the African leop-ard and how it manages to “close the deal” on 76% of its prey. He elaborated on the first pillar of his six pillar phi-losophy: “Know who you are.”

The B2B Floor AbuzzAfter the conclusion of the busi-

ness conference at around 1:30, the action moved onto the main expo floor where a frenzy of business-to-business – and person-to-person – networking activity took place throughout the af-ternoon.

The diversity of both exhibitors and attendees was striking. They hailed from a cross section of the Orthodoxy, communities around the world, and all business sectors. The floor was dot-ted by a selection of corporations of all sizes, showcasing their products and services to curious attendees. There were names like Wells Fargo, Merid-ian Capital and Lyft, as well as small, medium and large community based businesses. Banks. Traditional and online marketing companies. E-Com-merce resources. Accounting firms. Real estate and construction resourc-es. Media firms. Telecommunications. Shipping. Educational resources. One-on-one business coaching. Transpor-tation. And much more.

You felt the excitement and syner-gy in the air as exhibitors interacted with attendees, and attendees inter-acted with each other. Everyone was comfortable and confident around people they never even met before. Booths were vibrant and colorful, many of them distributing exciting souvenirs.

“The event was extremely well or-

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ganized and had a wonderful energy about it,” said Tom Frank of General Floor, who spent the day showcasing his products at the MS Flooring booth. “On a business level, we accomplished more than we thought was possible.”

Similar sentiments were heard from exhibitors in other industries as well. “We were able to interact with the exact demographic we were look-ing for,” said Penina Baim of Test-ing and Training International (TTI) higher education program. “The expo gave us great access.”

This scene was repeated through-out the day, in every corner of the massive expo floor. New relation-ships. New ideas. New clients. New transactions.

New HorizonsAdditional action on the floor in-

cluded an exciting live business game show, professional workshops, a Women in the Workforce panel, and more.

“This is what J-Biz Expo and the Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Com-merce are about,” explains Duvi Ho-nig, the visionary and director behind these projects. “Bringing the most promising resources of the business

world under one umbrella, and em-powering the entire community to benefit from them.” He credits the incredible Chamber and J-Biz staff for arranging this event, particularly coordinator Mrs. Devorah Wahl and sales director Ari Finkelstein.

At 5:00 pm, the event’s grand fina-le took place in the main business con-ference auditorium. “The Accelerator” investors’ panel featured veteran sav-vy investors Gershon Bassman, Mor-ton Davis, Rabbi Gedaliah Weinberg-er and Danny Lemberg. Moderator Shea Rubenstein managed to make the presentations and discussions en-tertaining, concise and efficient. Inno-vators from New York, Lakewood, To-ronto and Israel showcased their new products in the technology, long term care, healthcare and pet care, and dis-cussed various long term investment offers from the “sharks.”

Needless to say, before the final at-tendees left the 2016 expo, Mr. Honig was already working on planning up-coming Orthodox Jewish Chamber of Commerce events and the 2017 J-Biz Expo and Business Conference, b’ez-ras Hashem. “Look out in the months ahead!” he says.


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The Hasmoda Program of the Yeshiva of Far Rockaway under the leadership of Rabbi Aaron Brafman, the Menahel, held a raffle for all the boys who participated in the program. The prizes consisted of sets of seforim and bicycles.

HAFTR Learns About Mezuzahs

Our three-year-old children were treated to a very spe-cial lesson on the ins and

outs of a mezuzah. We were priv-ileged to have Rabbi Akiva Oppen (from Oppen Scrolls) come to our

Early Childhood Center and explain to the children just how a mezuzah is made. Each child examined the dif-ferences between regular paper and parchment. They also got to see the special ink and quills that the sofer

uses. Then the children went on to make a beautiful mezuzah case for their home. We are very proud of the yeladim for participating in this wonderful mitzvah.

HAFTR Early Childhood Incorporates iPad Minis

Recently, HAFTR has adopted a new technology initiative at the Early Childhood. The pro-

gram will partner with the K-12 STEM and Innovation initiative. HAFTR’s goal is to start teaching students, at their earliest educational stages, basic technological skills. At these stages, they easily adapt to educational relat-ed apps that help with reading, writ-ing, and arithmetic. The students will also start basic foundational methods of critical thinking. These lessons will help students better prepare for kin-dergarten, where they will start learn-ing computer programming.

HAFTR’s Early Childhood Center recently had a wonderful lesson with Morah Elaine. Their little techies were so surprised to see their new iPad minis. They read The Monster at the End of this Book: starring lovable, furry old Grover, and then had to find the app on the iPads, and read the dig-ital version of the same book! Morah Elaine Gross said, “These students are beginning to understand that technol-ogy is being utilized as a tool and not a toy. We can teach them the proper way to physically handle technology while creating a feeling of excitement to learn in new and innovative ways.”

With this new initiative, HAFTR now has a full N-12 STEM program. They have partnered with CIJE and The Jewish Education Project to cre-ate exciting new curriculum to help further the importance of Jewish ed-ucation.


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First and second grade boys at Yeshiva Darchei Torah enjoyed an amazing bubble show as they celebrated becoming Middos Mission members

On Tuesday morning, the HALB kindergarten chil-dren excitedly boarded

buses to visit the HALB Long Beach campus. This annual end of year visit enables our children to experi-ence firsthand what it means to be a first grader! The children had an op-portunity to meet some of the HALB administrators, including their new principal, Mr. Richard Altabe. Mr. Altabe entertained the kindergart-ners with an amusing story of his first day in HALB’s kindergarten when he was just about their age! Each class enjoyed the opportuni-ty to participate in one of the first grade specialties, either art, science, Ivrit or gym. The high point of the visit was spending time with the first grade teachers, Morah and Rebbe, who shared highlights of what to ex-pect in September in first grade.

Many of our kindergarten chil-dren got hugs and kisses from their older sisters, brothers, cousins, grandmothers and friends as well. They can’t wait to be in Kitah Aleph!

“Little” HALB Visits “Big” HALB



Hempstead Town Clerk Nas-rin Ahmad (standing) shares information with the Dweck

family of Cedarhurst on how to ap-ply for a passport during the Town of Hempstead Passport Day in the Five Towns held at Cedarhurst Village Hall. This event allows U.S. citizens an opportunity to obtain passport application services on a convenient

weekend date, allowing those who are unable to attend during the week to have an opportunity to apply for passports on a weekend. The Town of Hempstead also provides a “One-Stop Passport Shop” at Town Hall, where customers may obtain pass-port forms, take required passport photos and file applications Monday through Friday.

Passport Day in The Five Towns

Hempstead Town Clerk Nasrin Ahmad (second left) with Mayor Benjamin Weinstock, Village Trustee Myrna Zisman and Village Treasurer Sal Evola

Three high schools and 6 different seminaries, the same Shulamith friendships endure. Old friends reunite in Israel for the last hurrah as they go their separate ways after year in Israel. Some are making Aliyah and others are coming back

to the States to attend Stern, Queens, and Cooper Union.

Scenes from the Chofetz Chaim Torah Center DinnerThe event was held on June 7 at the Lawrence Country Club.

PHOTO CREDIT: TEIGMAN PHOTOGRAPHY

Menashe and Judy Greenberger were presented with the Amud HaChessed Award

Nashi and Gabi Teller were presented with the Young Leadership Award



DineNMeet, partnering with YUConnects and the Young Israel of Woodmere, recently

returned to the Five Towns with a suc-cessful Shabbaton in early June. 86 singles, equally divided between men and women, enjoyed a Shabbos of neighborhood hospitality and an op-portunity to meet in a fun, comfort-able environment.

The concept is simple. Eleven lo-cal families each graciously hosted ap-proximately 8 guests who were placed based on compatibility and common-alities. Spirited conversation took off and many meals lasted well past mid-night. Shabbos day had all the partici-pants gather for delicious desserts in a structured, interactive program which gave everyone a chance to meet each other in a relaxed way. Even during some “downtime” later in the in the afternoon, most people decided to remain at the shul to schmooze over board games, speak to some excellent matchmakers and continue to mingle together.

A highlight of the Shabbos was a gala Shalosh seudos at a lovely home where the conversation picked up right where it left off. Rabbi and Reb-betzin Herschel Schachter, who were in the neighborhood for Shabbos,

stopped by and Rav Schachter offered insights and words of Torah to all. A musical havdala left everyone uplifted and ended Shabbos with great cheer.

Following the event, the commit-tee received over 159 requests of inter-est from the men and women attend-ees. Nine dates have been arranged in the short time since the event and two couples went out by the following eve-ning! Engagements have been made from each of the prior three Shabba-tons in Woodmere and the organizers are hoping for continued bracha from this year’s program.

DineNMeet plans exclusive, el-egant events for targeted groups of Jewish singles based on age, hash-kafah, and other factors. Each event focuses on a different niche, ensuring maximum compatibility as its popu-larity keeps growing. YUConnects is a non-profit organization, open to the entire Jewish community, offering unique social activities, educational forums and targeted matchmaking through a friendly and helpful office.

For more information about these programs or to learn about the Young Israel of Woodmere’s “YIWMeet” activities, please email [email protected].

Many Mutual Matches DineNMeet and YUConnects Shabbos in Woodmere

On June 7, the UJA-Federation of New York Tov B’Yachad Committee recognized Danny Gluck, Vice Chairman Commanding Officer, Nassau County Auxiliary Police, Fourth Precinct; Legislator Denise Ford of the Fourth District; and

Honorable Michael Fragin, Trustee, Village of Lawrence at a Dessert Reception at the Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst for their outstanding service to our community. Rabbi Ephraim Buchwald was the guest speaker and spoke about

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At a recent idfbbq.org barbecue, at an IDF base, Camp Offir, about 30 minutes from Jerusalem

Rabbi Pesach Lerner and Yussie Seif

L-R: Esther Feigenbaum, who sponsored the BBQ in memory of her husband, Ira a”h; Shelly Seif; Ahuva Kessler; and Sarah Bergman

Hempstead Councilmen An-thony D’Esposito and Bruce Blakeman joined to demon-

strate their strong support for Israeli soldiers serving in the Israeli Defense Forces at the annual FIDF communi-ty event in the Sephardic Temple in Cedarhurst. By spending time speak-ing with many of the young soldiers at the event, the councilmen gained a greater perspective of the expe-

rience of these young soldiers who sacrifice so much to protect the Jew-ish nation from its millions of hos-tile neighbors. Many of the soldiers they met are young American men and women from the Five Towns area who left friends, family, and the comforts of home to join the Israeli Defense Forces to defend the State of Israel, America’s greatest ally in the Middle East.

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Inspiration and Guidance from Rabbi Leuchter

Mussar. Yiras Shamayim. Avodas Hashem. Chi-nuch. Every one of us rec-

ognizes these words and instinctive-ly identifies with them. Who does not want to constantly grow and get better in any, and all, of these areas? Yet, we sometimes lack the answers and advice on how to move forward and how to accomplish in these ar-eas.

Our community is fortunate that Rabbi Reuven Leuchter shlita, one of the foremost mashgichim and mechanchim in Eretz Yisroel, will be visiting our area to give a ma-jor chinuch address. Rabbi Leuch-ter had the privilege of learning b’chavrusa for over 25 years with Rabbi Shlomo Wolbe z”l, the ac-knowledged expert in the world of chinuch. Rabbi Leuchter has also served as Mashgiach in a number of yeshivos, and currently delivers nu-merous vaadim to Americans, mar-ried and single, who are learning

in Eretz Yisroel, in addition to his position at Ner L’Elef, the premier kiruv training institution.

Rabbi Leuchter is also the au-thor of a number of immensely pop-ular seforim. He has written com-mentaries to both Ohr Yisroel and Nefesh HaChaim, as well as a com-mentary to the Haggadah Shel Pe-sach. Additionally, Rabbi Leuchter has written two acclaimed English books, one on tefillah and another on teshuvah. He is known for his novel and unique approach to many of the current issues that we all face.

Rabbi Leuchter will be here Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21-22. Exact details will be announced as venues are finalized. If you are interested in participating in any of the smaller vaadim, please email [email protected] or call Rabbi Fogel at 516-234-5332.

Elisheva Rabinovich, Elizabeth Bitterman and Kayla Boldt, all members of the Computer Sci-

ence Club at Stern College for Wom-en of Yeshiva University, recently re-ceived a grant from Google to mentor high school girls in computer science.

The grant is a part of Google’s igniteCS initiative to help student groups develop a computer science outreach program in their communi-ties. Schools that receive an igniteCS grant establish an ongoing mentor-ship project working with students from local schools.

The three women have invited high schools in the New York and New Jersey area to join the program; Samuel H. Wang Yeshiva University High School for Girls has already ac-cepted the invitation. The goal is to have 40 to 70 girls in the program. They would meet six times over the 2016-17 school year at Stern College to learn coding and robotics (using Arduino processors and Python and C programming languages). Mento-ring in future years would focus on different facets of computer science, such as app development and web design.

Their goal, says Bitterman, “is to encourage and empower women to feel highly capable in a computer sci-ence field so that they can continue

learning and independently creating their own projects.”

The grant comes at an oppor-tune time as the computer science major has been reinstated at Stern College beginning with the 2016-17 academic year. “The igniteCS grant is an excellent way to celebrate this triumph,” Bitterman said. “This will help us share our knowledge and passion with young women interest-ed in computer science. Stern’s and Google’s support for our initiative has also been very empowering to the STEM women at Stern College. The mentors and I are really excited and looking forward to a fun and stimu-lating program.”

Professor Alan Broder, chair of the new department at Stern, pointed out “the prestige associated with this investment by Google in Stern com-puter science students – Stern is one of only two schools to be awarded this grant in the New York City area. We want area high school girls to know that Stern is a great place to pursue a university computer science educa-tion.”

High school girls who want more information about participating in this program for the upcoming school year should email [email protected] by July 1, 2016.

Stern College Students Receive Google Grant

Elisheva Rabinovich, Elizabeth Bitterman, and Kayla Boldt

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Rare is the week that passes without a new legal action pitting a New York suburb

against the Orthodox or Hasid-ic Jewish community. Rockland, Orange, Sullivan, Westchester,

and Suffolk Counties have been host to a flurry of litigation cen-tered around Orthodox Jews, their foundational religious needs, and, often, their housing needs. While American suburban life may not have contemplated the diversity presented by the Orthodox Jewish community, the time is long past to move away from confrontation and towards a more realistic embrace of a new normal that isn’t going away.

Discriminatory litigation against Hasidim is a form of bias — as real as the racism that gen-erated civil rights litigation, as real as the gender discrimination that led to Title VII protections, and as real as the calls for judicial fairness that produced marriage equality. In this case, it’s the lawsuits them-selves that are the discriminatory acts.

An egregious example is the Sullivan County Town of Mamakat-ing, which has for the past three years generated frivolous litigation against Hasidic Jews. Local offi-cials there have been rebuffed by the Courts at every turn in their quest to halt the development of a Hasidic enclave in their area, and the continued official abuse of mu-nicipal resources to abet these suits will likely lead the Town down the path already trod by the Rockland County Village of Airmont, where

taxpayers faced over $1 million in federal fines after being sued by the DOJ for engaging in similar tactics. It’s hard to see the blizzard of legal action by Mamakating as anything but a publicly financed effort to thwart a Hasidic Jewish influx. A women’s ritual bath at the site of a former spa was rejected by the Town, only to be ordered approved by the Court. Federal litigation ini-tiated by the Town to stop housing for Hasidic Jews was summarily dismissed by a Federal District Court Judge. State court action to prevent Hasidic voters from casting ballots was similarly rejected. Oth-er suits include absurd scenarios – like the Town of Mamakating suing itself over an annexation it already approved.

The Mamakating Town Supervi-sor proudly estimated in a message to supporters that he spent more than a quarter of a million dollars, or 10% of the Town’s 2015 general budget, on litigation against Hasi-dim. This number might increase 100 fold if the Town becomes sub-ject to damages for its actions.

Mamakating may be Exhibit A of the unregulated use of the public treasury as litigation war chest, but there are others. The Village of Po-mona in Rockland County busted mightily through the state property tax cap and raised taxes last year

NY Suburbs’ Legal War against the Hasidic CommunityFrivolous Litigation Against Hasidic Communities is Discriminatory and Should be Regulatedby Michael Fragin & Michael Tobman

Op-Ed


by nearly 50% to fund its litigation against the Tartikov Hasidim in their area.

Non-Hasidic Orthodox Jews have also been judicially warned that they are not welcome in cer-tain communities. On the tony East End of Long Island, The Village of Westhampton Beach, the Town of Southampton, and the Village of Quogue spent millions on state and federal lawsuits to prevent the des-ignation of an eruv, a nearly invis-ible symbol that permits observant Jews to carry items in public thor-oughfares on the Sabbath. The law-suit against the eruv was so absurd that it was parodied by Jon Stewart on The Daily Show. This litigation was settled after the municipalities suffered losses in court, and the eruv has been erected. In West-chester County, the wealthy Village of Mamaroneck settled a religious discrimination case after denying

a local yeshiva the right to expand their building on a 26 acre campus. The Village was on the hook for as much as $22 million due to their ac-tions, but settled for $4.75 million in damages. That taxpayer funded settlement followed more than $1 million in legal fees.

Private parties in litigation need to weigh the costs and benefits of legal action, but municipalities face no such standard. In this dynamic, anti-Hasidic elected officials are funding their hateful and discrim-inatory lawsuits from the coffers of property taxpayers, who have no recourse or control other than vot-ing out their misguided leaders.

Change can be scary, and noth-ing is more noticeable than dramat-ic changes in the composition of your neighborhood. It’s home, and people have strong opinions when it comes to their place. Complicating an honest analysis is that these new

suburbs were, until very recently, exburbs — previously too far from New York City to be considered bedroom communities. But rising housing costs have pushed the sub-urbs north, and there was bound to be blowback.

The United States Department of Justice, the New York State At-torney General, and the New York State Comptroller need to inves-tigate, and halt, this abusive di-version of tax dollars. Further, we support state legislation to require municipal officials to provide tax-payers with an independent assess-ment of the costs and benefits of such cases, along with projections of the property tax impact. The Attorney General’s office should be authorized, upon the request of a municipal official or a potential party in such litigation, to conduct a binding independent review of the merits of these cases before

they are brought.It is nearly impossible to deny

municipal approval to reasonable projects that accommodate the ritual, worship, educational, and housing needs of religious minori-ties. Nonetheless, like much liti-gation, these suits can drag on for years and cost millions of dollars. It is seen as political weakness to stop litigating, even when it is fiscally prudent, and even when the chanc-es of courtroom success minimal.

A full embrace of diversity, the necessary direction in which New York has been a national leader, also includes accepting our Ortho-dox and Hasidic neighbors.

Mr. Fragin is Republican Political Con-sultant. Mr. Tobman is an Independent Political Consultant. Both work exten-sively with Orthodox and Hasidic Jew-ish communities.

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TJH CenterfoldAnswer to riddle: Three home address numbers consisting of a six and 2 zeros.

Stanley Cup Trivia*1. Which NHL team has the most

Stanley Cup championships?a. Detroit Red Wingsb. Montreal Canadiansc. Toronto Maple Leafsd. NY Rangers

2. Who is the only player who was the captain of two different NHL teams and led them both to championships?a. Mark Messier b. Wayne Gretzkyc. Jacques Lemaired. Jaromír Jágr

3. Phil Housley played in the NHL from 1982 to 2003. How many Stanley Cup championships did he win?a. 14b. 11c. 7d. 6e. 5f. 4g. 3h. 2i. 1j. 0

4. Which NHL player has the most Stanley Cups?a. Yvan Cournoyerb. Claude Provost

c. Henri Richard

d. Red Kelly

5. The NY Islanders won a total of 4 Stanley Cups. Over how many years did they win those Cups?a. 23b. 8c. 6d. 4

6. Who scored the double-overtime goal in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals, to send the Rangers to the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1940?a. Adam Gravesb. Stephane Matteauc. Mark Messierd. Brian Leetch

Answers1. B- The Montreal

Canadians have 23 Stanley Cup championships (plus one before the league was known as the NHL)

2. A- Of Messier’s 6 Stanley Cup champions, he was the captain of the Oilers in 1990 and the Rangers in 1994.

3. J- Poor Phil Housley played

for 21 years, and all of those broken teeth later, he never got to drink out of the Cup.

4. C- From 1956 to 1974, Richard won 11 Cups with the Montreal Canadians.

5. D- The Islanders won all of their Cups from the 1980 season through the 1983 season.

6. C- “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” Perhaps the most memorable play-by-play call in sports history took place when Stephane Matteau scored in double-overtime of game 7, earning the Rangers a trip to the Stanley Cup. The call was made by Howie Rose.

Scorecard5-6 correct: If it was up to me,

your name would be engraved in the Cup!

3-4 correct: Not bad; I guess you got a Hat Trick.

0-2 correct: Took a hockey puck to the head?

! You gotta be kidding

David has just received his brand new driver’s license.

The family parades out to the driveway and climbs in the

car, where he is going to take them for a ride for the first

time. Dad immediately heads for the backseat, directly

behind the newly minted driver.

“I’ll bet you’re back there to get a change of scenery af-

ter all those months of sitting in the front passenger seat

teaching me how to drive,” says the beaming boy to his

father.

“Nope,” comes Dad’s reply. “I’m gonna sit here and kick

the back of your seat as you drive, just like you’ve been

doing to me all these years.”

? Riddle me this?As Dad does every Sunday, he is puttering around

the house, fixing everything that you and your sib-

lings broke over the last week. At some point, he

realizes that he needs something, so he goes to a

hardware store and asks for help in find-

ing what he needs. The clerk shows

him where the objects are and tells

him that they cost $1 each.

Dad says: “I’m taking 600, so

here’s $3.” What did he buy?

See answer on opposite page

Who Said It?

Answers:

1-F

2-D

3-A

4-I

5-B

6-C

7-E

8-H

9-G

A. William Shakespeare

B. Frank A. Clark

C. Charles Wadsworth

D. Jimmy Piersa

E. Sigmund Freud

F. Mark Twain

G. George Washington

H. George W. Bush

I. Rodney Dangerfield

1. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my

father was so ignorant I could hardly

stand to have the old man around. But

when I got to be twenty-one, I was as-

tonished at how much he had learned

in seven years.”

2. “[Teaching Fathers how to Diaper a

Baby]: Spread the diaper in the position

of the diamond with you at bat. Then,

fold second base down to home and set

the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put

first base and third together, bring up

home plate and pin the three together.

Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call

the game and start all over again.”

3. “When a father gives to his son,

both laugh; when a son gives to his fa-

ther, both cry.”

4. ”My father carries around the pic-

ture of the kid who came with his wal-

let.”

5. “A father is a man who expects his

son to be as good a man as he meant to

be.”

6. “By the time a man realizes that

maybe his father was right, he usually

has a son who thinks he’s wrong.”

7. “I cannot think of any need in

childhood as strong as the need for a

father’s protection.”

8. “[My father] was a great father be-

fore politics, a great father during poli-

tics, and a great father after politics.”

9. “Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it

with my little hatchet.”

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TJH CenterfoldAnswer to riddle: Three home address numbers consisting of a six and 2 zeros.

Stanley Cup Trivia*1. Which NHL team has the most

Stanley Cup championships?a. Detroit Red Wingsb. Montreal Canadiansc. Toronto Maple Leafsd. NY Rangers

2. Who is the only player who was the captain of two different NHL teams and led them both to championships?a. Mark Messier b. Wayne Gretzkyc. Jacques Lemaired. Jaromír Jágr

3. Phil Housley played in the NHL from 1982 to 2003. How many Stanley Cup championships did he win?a. 14b. 11c. 7d. 6e. 5f. 4g. 3h. 2i. 1j. 0

4. Which NHL player has the most Stanley Cups?a. Yvan Cournoyerb. Claude Provost

c. Henri Richard

d. Red Kelly

5. The NY Islanders won a total of 4 Stanley Cups. Over how many years did they win those Cups?a. 23b. 8c. 6d. 4

6. Who scored the double-overtime goal in Game 7 of the 1994 Eastern Conference finals, to send the Rangers to the Stanley Cup for the first time since 1940?a. Adam Gravesb. Stephane Matteauc. Mark Messierd. Brian Leetch

Answers1. B- The Montreal

Canadians have 23 Stanley Cup championships (plus one before the league was known as the NHL)

2. A- Of Messier’s 6 Stanley Cup champions, he was the captain of the Oilers in 1990 and the Rangers in 1994.

3. J- Poor Phil Housley played

for 21 years, and all of those broken teeth later, he never got to drink out of the Cup.

4. C- From 1956 to 1974, Richard won 11 Cups with the Montreal Canadians.

5. D- The Islanders won all of their Cups from the 1980 season through the 1983 season.

6. C- “Matteau! Matteau! Matteau!” Perhaps the most memorable play-by-play call in sports history took place when Stephane Matteau scored in double-overtime of game 7, earning the Rangers a trip to the Stanley Cup. The call was made by Howie Rose.

Scorecard5-6 correct: If it was up to me,

your name would be engraved in the Cup!

3-4 correct: Not bad; I guess you got a Hat Trick.

0-2 correct: Took a hockey puck to the head?

! You gotta be kidding

David has just received his brand new driver’s license.

The family parades out to the driveway and climbs in the

car, where he is going to take them for a ride for the first

time. Dad immediately heads for the backseat, directly

behind the newly minted driver.

“I’ll bet you’re back there to get a change of scenery af-

ter all those months of sitting in the front passenger seat

teaching me how to drive,” says the beaming boy to his

father.

“Nope,” comes Dad’s reply. “I’m gonna sit here and kick

the back of your seat as you drive, just like you’ve been

doing to me all these years.”

? Riddle me this?As Dad does every Sunday, he is puttering around

the house, fixing everything that you and your sib-

lings broke over the last week. At some point, he

realizes that he needs something, so he goes to a

hardware store and asks for help in find-

ing what he needs. The clerk shows

him where the objects are and tells

him that they cost $1 each.

Dad says: “I’m taking 600, so

here’s $3.” What did he buy?

See answer on opposite page

Who Said It?

Answers:

1-F

2-D

3-A

4-I

5-B

6-C

7-E

8-H

9-G

A. William Shakespeare

B. Frank A. Clark

C. Charles Wadsworth

D. Jimmy Piersa

E. Sigmund Freud

F. Mark Twain

G. George Washington

H. George W. Bush

I. Rodney Dangerfield

1. “When I was a boy of fourteen, my

father was so ignorant I could hardly

stand to have the old man around. But

when I got to be twenty-one, I was as-

tonished at how much he had learned

in seven years.”

2. “[Teaching Fathers how to Diaper a

Baby]: Spread the diaper in the position

of the diamond with you at bat. Then,

fold second base down to home and set

the baby on the pitcher’s mound. Put

first base and third together, bring up

home plate and pin the three together.

Of course, in case of rain, you gotta call

the game and start all over again.”

3. “When a father gives to his son,

both laugh; when a son gives to his fa-

ther, both cry.”

4. ”My father carries around the pic-

ture of the kid who came with his wal-

let.”

5. “A father is a man who expects his

son to be as good a man as he meant to

be.”

6. “By the time a man realizes that

maybe his father was right, he usually

has a son who thinks he’s wrong.”

7. “I cannot think of any need in

childhood as strong as the need for a

father’s protection.”

8. “[My father] was a great father be-

fore politics, a great father during poli-

tics, and a great father after politics.”

9. “Father I cannot tell a lie. I did it

with my little hatchet.”


The role of the Levites in Jew-ish life was a very important one, even though it was not

always completely delineated and de-fined. The essential task of the Lev-ites was to serve as the caretakers in charge of the maintenance of the holy Temple. The Talmud called them “the gatekeepers.” They were, so to speak, the maintenance staff of the Temple, assisting the priests in their tasks, though not actually performing the rituals of sacrifice and incense that made up the Temple service.

The Levites were also in charge of the melodious atmosphere that

was present in the Temple on a dai-ly basis. There was a presentation of instrumental and choir music in the Temple each day – including the Sab-bath and the holidays – that attract-ed Jewish and non-Jewish visitors from near and far. This musical pre-sentation was part of the glory of the Temple service and highlighted the emotional constituent of the service itself.

The Psalms of David and psalms authored by others constituted the basic theme of the musical presen-tation of the Levites and are remem-bered today in our daily morning

prayers, sans musical instruments. The importance of melody to en-hance the emotions and devotion of meaningful prayer cannot be over-emphasized.

There are those who claim that there is still large vestiges of the Levites’ melodies and musical com-positions present in some of our tra-ditional liturgical melodies today. As you can well imagine, this is a very difficult thing to assess accurately. But the mere fact that such an opin-ion can be advanced and accepted by many is sufficient to indicate to us the power of the songs and melodies of the Levites.

The individual Levite was as-signed to duties in the Temple for only a few weeks out of the year. The Levites were divided into 24 fami-lies, as were the Priests themselves, and each family worked in the Tem-ple two or three weeks per year, plus duties on the holidays. This left them a lot of free time in their lives and since Jewish tradition abhors sloth

and wasted time, the Levites were as-signed the task of being the teachers – the educational guides of the young and old of the Jewish people.

In a way one can say that this was an even more vital task than serv-ing as the maintenance and musi-cal component of the Temple staff. The Levites have jealously guarded their pedigree throughout the long Jewish exiles after the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem. Some of the greatest scholars and teachers of Israel over those many centuries al-ways identified themselves as being descendants from the tribe of Levi.

Thus, the Levites were always granted special honors in the syna-gogue and in being called up to read-ings from the Torah. The Levites and the Priests remain our special link to the Temples in Jerusalem, keeping alive the memory and strengthening our belief and resolve in their and our future in the restoration of the glory and holiness of Israel and Jerusalem.

Shabbat shalom.

Parshas Naso

Torah Thought

By Rabbi Berel Wein


The Finals Solution

TheObservant Jew

By Rabbi Jonathan Gewirtz

When I was having a tough time coming up with what I would write about, I de-

cided to ask my daughter. She said, “Write about me – I’m awesome.” So, clearly we’ve done well in the self-es-teem department but I don’t think that’s something I can write about.

Ironically, the thing I decided to write about happened only a short few hours earlier when she wasn’t so calm and self-assured. As the school year comes to a close, we enter the period of time when joy is limited, mourning and pain become the norm, and people walk around looking like their cat died.

I don’t mean sefira, or the Three Weeks leading up to Tisha B’Av. The frightening time of which I speak is … Finals Week. For students, especially those in high school, the magnitude of these exams looms large and not only they, but their parents too, go through the strenuous and stressful test prep.

My daughter, after spending hours dutifully studying, copying over notes, rereading textbooks and seforim, finally emerges from her room with confidence. Know-ing she has given it her all, she de-clares matter-of-factly, “I’M GONNA FAILLLLLLL!!”

“Calm down, sweetie,” Mr. Su-per-Dad says reassuringly. “You’ve been working hard and you’ll do great!”

“No I wo-o-o-n’t! I don’t know ANYTHING!”

Uh-oh, time to switch gears.“You know what, honey? Mommy

and I don’t care what grade you get as

long as you try your best.” That’s what they taught me in parenting class. Always encourage, never blame, and pray really hard. So, I repeat this mantra about trying your best, hop-ing I’m more convincing than the guy who was asked whether he wanted the baby his wife was carrying to be a boy or a girl.

“I don’t care what it is, as long as it’s healthy,” he said with a beatific smile. “What about your wife?” asked the questioner. “Oh,” he replied exu-berantly. “She also wants a boy!”

But meanwhile, as we enter the fifth hour of the “studying is pointless routine” without a seventh-inning stretch, I might add, it’s getting hard-er to remain calm. “Why don’t you go to sleep and get up early to study?” my wife suggests, undoubtedly thinking of the comment of the Ta”z that one who is tired can’t learn in two hours what a rested person can learn in an hour.

“That won’t help,” whines the ac-ademic princess. “I’ll never get this!” Finally, she is persuaded to get some sleep. In the morning, she decides she cannot study anymore and is going to use her time on the school bus to re-lax. I’m OK with that, because stress-ing doesn’t work.

Someone once told R’ Moshe Fein-stein zt”l that his mother was very worried about him getting accept-ed into a certain yeshiva. R’ Moshe asked, “How does the worry help?” In the simplicity of the statement, we recognize that getting anxious is counterproductive, but of course, it’s not enough to keep us calm. At dav-

ening, I add a special prayer for her success.

Maybe two hours later, I got a text message from her. “The final is done. It was really not as hard as I expected it to be.” What? Really? After all that obsessing and freaking out all you have to say is, “It wasn’t that bad?” Yup, that’s all she wrote.

It made me think about the finals solution. Now, some of you may have thought I meant something else with that, but she’s not taking German is school. What I mean is a way to look at the schedule for Finals Week and be able to still retain your sanity.

First of all, do your best. Study, re-view, take the time to be as prepared as possible. After that, don’t stress about it. Don’t think that the world is coming to an end and that if you don’t get a good grade it will stay with you forever. It may be true, but don’t think about it. It won’t do you any good, and will likely harm you.

But of course, this isn’t limited to finals in school. This works with ev-ery situation in life, and in fact, with life itself. We are put on this world in a state of ignorance. We have to

learn Torah, we have to learn an oc-cupation, we have to learn how to be a mensch, and we have to learn about ourselves. Sometimes we’ll get the lesson in one shot, and sometimes we’ll bang our heads against the same lesson time and time again. We may think we’ll never get it, but “how does the worry help?”

Instead, let’s remember that all our Father asks of us is to try our best, knowing that if we do that He will be proud, and in the end, we will look back and say, “Boy, that was easier than I thought.”

Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has ap-peared in publications around the world. You can find him at www.facebook.com/RabbiGewirtz, and follow him on Ins-tagram @RabbiGewirtz or Twitter @RabbiJGewirtz. He also operates Jewish-SpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next spe-cial occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail [email protected] and put Subscribe in the subject.

Really? After all that obsessing and freaking out all you have to say is, “It wasn’t that bad?”


Between the Lines

By Eytan Kobre

Me and We

If I am I because you are you, and you are you because I am I; then I am not I and you are not you. But if I am I because I am I, and you are you because you are you; then I am I and you are you. -Kotzker Rebbe

There was once a king whose castle sat atop a mountain overlook-

ing the village he ruled. The king was fair, and he brought peace and prosperity to his people. He was deeply re-spected.

The villagers all drew wa-ter from one source: a well at the center of town. One day, the well was contaminated by a poison that caused com-plete and almost immediate insanity. Within a day, all the villagers had drunk the poison, and the once harmo-nious village was now over-run by lunatics. Only the king and queen were spared, as their water came from an-other source.

The king’s desperate attempts to restore order and harmony fell on deaf

ears. All the villagers agreed. The king had gone crazy.

The villagers threatened to depose the king, who they claimed was no lon-ger fit to rule in his crazed state-of-mind. But just as the king was ready to step down to restore peace, the queen offered another solu-tion. “What if we drink from the well? Then we will be the same as them, and they will once again appreciate you.” The king agreed reluc-tantly.

So the king and queen drank from the well and, like the others, turned insane immediately. The villagers found that, thankfully, the king had finally come to his senses. And the village and its king lived happily ever af-ter…as complete lunatics.

Above all else, the para-ble reaffirms how difficult it can be to retain our individ-uality, especially in the face of overwhelming conformi-ty.

For twelve consecutive days, the princes of the twelve tribes honored the dedication of the Tabernacle by bringing gift-offerings. And although each prince brought precisely the same offering, the Torah describes each in the same, almost verbatim detail (Bamidbar 7:12-83). Because despite their apparent uniformity,

the offerings were actually quite different, with each prince putting a person-al touch on his offering by infusing it with intentions and symbolism to reflect the unique attributes of his tribe (Ramban, Bamidbar 7:2-5; Rabbeinu Bachaye, Bamid-bar 7:84). All the offerings conformed to one another outwardly, but each also re-flected the individualistic nature of the tribe on whose behalf it was brought.

The Torah, which is per-fectly economical in its use of letters, words, and verses, went to great lengths to em-brace the value of individu-ality.

Some cultures loathe individuality. In North Ko-rea, all men are required to cut their hair in the style of dictator Kim Jong-un. In Sodom, there was one bed for guests; those too short were stretched and those too tall had their feet lopped off (Sanhedrin 109b). Such societies demand absolute uniformity and a one-size-fits-all approach to life, with total indifference to unique natures and needs.

The Torah, however, recognizes that people are just different. “Just as their faces are different, so their characters are different” (Berachos 58a). G-d used one prototype to form every

human, yet no two are the same (Sanhedrin 4:5). And we “train a child according to his nature” (Mishlei 22:6), because each child’s nature is different. Indeed, Reb Zi-sha of Hanipoli famously ob-served – with a sigh – how in the World to Come, he will not be asked why he was not Moshe or Yehoshua; he will be asked why he was not Zi-sha.

We recognize the value of individuality, and we ought to be grateful for the Torah that encourages it. As Rav Yosef declared on Shavuos, “If not for [the day we re-ceived the Torah], how many Yosefs there would be in the market!” (Pesachim 68b). Without the Torah, living under some non-Divine set of rules, Rav Yosef’s indi-viduality would have found no proper outlet. It was only through the Torah, with its many means towards the ultimate end of serving G-d, that he was able to dis-tinguish himself from the plethora of other Yosefs in the market.

In addition to being a renowned scholar, the Sfas Emes was known to tend to his community of Ger, which he left only very sparing-ly. When his son, the Imrei Emes, assumed the mantle of leadership, he tended to his community but also trav-

eled to other communities to assist them. When asked why he was not more like his father, the Imrei Emes responded, “I am like my fa-ther. He never imitated any-one, nor do I.”

But while individuality is encouraged, individual-ism is not. The former cel-ebrates many paths to one objective, while the latter implies a multitude of ob-jectives. Whatever the value of individuality and distinc-tiveness, our actions must always satisfy not only an individual purpose but also a communally-recognized one. “What is the proper path a person should choose for himself? Whatever brings glory to himself and to others” (Avos 2:1). There is the “me” and there is the “we.” And the service of G-d must advance both.

A military is comprised of different units, each bearing different uniforms, different procedures, different train-ing, and different cadences. Each unit can and should be proud of its individuality, but only when all units are joined in support of a com-mon goal. When the ends are no longer aligned, the army ceases to function properly.

So it is with us. There is ample room for individuali-ty, so long as the individual


goal is recognized by To-rah values (Ha’amek Davar, Bamidbar 15:41). One per-son excels at Torah learning,

another at prayer, another at charity, and yet another at hospitality. And then there are sub-categories; indeed, just within Torah learning there are 70 “faces” (Bam-idbar Rabba 15:13). All are different means to the same end.

R’ Uri of Strelisk noted that each Jew is represent-

ed by a different letter in the Torah. A Torah scroll is valid only when it is comprised of all its letters, which empha-

sizes the unique value of the community. Yet the Torah also is invalidated if any two letters become so close that they join, which emphasiz-es individuality (see Darash Moshe, Shavuos).

But such individuality must always find expression only in accepted forms of service, lest it morph from

individuality to individual-ism.

R’ Yissachar Dov of Radoshitz once asked the

Chozeh of Lublin to identify one general path in which all Jews might serve G-d.

“One path?” asked the Chozeh. “There is no one path. Are people all the same that one practice could suit them all? For one, the way is the way of study; for another, it is the way of prayer; for yet another, it is feasting or fast-

ing; for another, it is helping a neighbor.”

R’ Yissachar Dov was not satisfied. “But what should I tell those who seek my guid-ance in this regard?”

“Tell them this,” the Chozeh answered. “Careful-ly observe the way of your own heart. See what stirs your passion for G-d and godliness. Then do that will all your might and all your heart.”

The princes’ gift-offerings embraced the value of both community and individu-ality. The offerings had dif-ferent meanings, but they were identical. Each tribe had its own flag and its own camping position, but the Tabernacle was always at the center as the focal point. In both cases, there were many paths to one common goal.

Too often in life, no dif-ferent than the king and queen, we close our eyes and drink from the same well as everyone else, failing to rec-ognize that, perhaps, we are different than everyone else.

Instead, take a page out of the Chozeh’s playbook. Find what drives you and what excites you. Maybe it’s Torah learning. Maybe it’s davening. Maybe it’s acts of kindness. Maybe it’s charity. Maybe it’s communal caus-es. It almost doesn’t matter. But find it. And, if it is true to Torah law and values, go out and do it like you’ve nev-er done anything before.

Eytan Kobre is a writer, speak-er, mediator, and attorney living in Kew Gardens Hills. Questions? Comments? Sug-gestions? E-mail eakobre@ outlook.com.

When asked why he was not more like his father, the Imrei Emes responded, “I am like my father. He never imitated anyone, nor do I.”


A few months ago I wrote a story about the bureaucratic,

red-tape nightmare I have encountered in seeking qual-ification for my teacher’s li-cense. In retrospect I should have held the piece back because the story has since unraveled. What should have been a simple, straight-forward process has turned into a veritable quagmire of madness that would be fun-ny were it not so sad.

On the desk beside me is a copy of a letter from the president of the teachers’ union, Ran Erez. In it he ad-dresses how, in comparison to those in other fields, the burden on English teachers has reached such propor-tions that the union has been forced to ask them to go on a partial strike as well as re-questing that 11th grade lit-erature exams be postponed from this summer to next winter. In the three years that I have been back in the profession, the Education Ministry’s English Depart-ment has changed exam for-mats, the grading system, and the curriculum so fre-quently and without regard that English teachers have had difficulty keeping pace. Many have begun leaving the profession. At the same time the requirements for entering the field have be-come so restrictive it would be easier learning how to fly

the trapeze wearing an arm cast while sipping an espres-so.

Last year I spent 180 hours participating in an English course in Kiryat Shmuel on the outskirts of Haifa, was given an exemp-tion for all Hebrew courses that would have taken up an-other six months of my time, and did everything imagin-able to satisfy the Ministry of Education.

Yet they demurred at the 11th hour. I was perplexed. They pointed out that the inspector who had observed and given me a report of flying colors was not the in-spector the ministry had in mind. They asked me to get in touch with the northern district’s English inspector and go through the observa-tion process again.

I contacted her and ex-plained my circumstances, making certain she under-stood just how urgent my situation was: I needed all my paperwork completed by the end of 2015 in order to join the new reform. I won’t bore you with the details, suf-fice to say that by doing so I would enjoy a 42% increase in salary.

The inspector (we’ll call her Jennifer S., originally from Queens) arrived on Tuesday, November 24. She observed my lesson to my group of thirty-four twelfth graders. She then gave my

principal a wonderful verbal report, which was almost identical to that given to me by the previous inspector.

All that was now needed was for her to send the writ-ten report to us, which would then be sent to the ministry, from where it would return, before traveling to the new reform committee, and fi-nally coming to its final rest-ing place in the manpower office in school.

A week passed. Then an-other and another. Decem-ber came and went without a word from Jennifer S., orig-inally from Queens. I con-tacted her numerous times, but was forced to leave mes-sages as she never answered my calls. I told her I’d missed one deadline, but had been informed that the new re-form committee had opened its doors for newcomers un-til the end of January.

At this point she even stopped returning calls from my principal. Frustrat-ed, I called Ruth, a woman with whom I had taken the English course in Kiryat Shmuel. I heard that she was in a similar predicament, and that her calls to Jenni-fer S. had not been returned either.

“Call the teachers’ union. Let them know in writing. This is their bread and but-ter. It’s the reason you pay your dues,” was Ruth’s ad-vice to me. I wrote a long

letter of grievance, put it on school stationery and faxed it off. That was on a Sunday. The following day I received word that my complaint was being looked into. Low and behold Jennifer S.’s report was faxed through the fol-lowing morning. I called Ruth, who told me the same thing had happened to her.

The school’s manpower office forwarded the report and my file was sent off to the Ministry of Education for approval. That was on January 26th. On Wednes-day I was told that, despite their best efforts, my papers would not be processed in time. My entry into the re-form – the extra 42% on my salary – would have to wait until next September.

It’s no good complaining to anyone about my predic-ament, although there’s an element of comfort listening to people say things like “it’s outrageous,” “disgusting,” “pathetic,” “she should be fired.” Such comfort is fleet-ing at best, hot air at worst. I’m sure Jennifer S. from Queens is a perfectly reason-able and overworked wom-an. She told me she was new to the job. Even so, I don’t know why she took eight weeks to send in her report. Maybe the office of the En-glish inspectorate is so over-whelmingly complex that her report had to wait while she completed more observa-

tions. Once my predicament finally became clear I wrote her a short note saying I held no grudge against her. All I wanted to know was why she had taken so long when she knew my salary was at stake. She did not reply, nor did I expect she would.

Yes, I am upset. Who wouldn’t be? It’s not pleasant being ignored after spend-ing three years fulfilling the Ministry’s requirements only to be rebuffed by their English inspector.

There is another side to the coin. I have a job that I am happy doing. A job with responsibility and fulfill-ment. My colleagues and students are great. Further-more, we are not starving. My salary is sufficient. Sep-tember seems a long way away, but I have no doubt that we will manage until then.

The bottom line is that had I been the reason for the delay, I would have had more to be upset about. This whole situation has been out of my control, and as long as that’s the case, what more can I do than listen to those other voices whenever I tell them the story: “it’s outrageous,” “disgusting,” “pathetic,” “she should be fired.”

Rafi Sackville, formerly of Ce-darhurst, teaches in Ort Maalot in Western Galil.

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TJH: Tell me, Mr. Edel-man, how did you get your start in the Vil-lage?

Alex E: Well, I moved to the area 46 years ago. I am living in Lawrence for almost 15 years. I have three children; one of my sons lives around the cor-ner and my daughter lives in Cedarhurst. My other son lives in Brooklyn. Law-rence is very dear to me. I have served as a trustee on the board for four years and am now running uncontest-ed for mayor.

Mayor Oliner served as mayor of Lawrence for six years – that’s three terms – and he can’t run again. I am going to be taking over his position, so my spot as trustee will be vacant and I will appoint someone to fill that position once I am mayor.

Two other trustees, Si-mon Felder and Irving Langer, will be stepping down as trustees. Uri Kaufman and Danny Gold-stein are running for their spots. Michael Fragin is keeping his spot as trustee;

he is up for election next year.

Uri, tell us why you are running for trustee.

Uri K: Many people know me from the school board; I was on the board for nine years and just fin-ished my term last July. When I came onto the board, it was a very con-tentious time. But we won the majority and I accom-plished a lot.

What accomplish-ments are you most proud of?

UK: For one, we passed the only universal pre-K in Nassau County. We did it before Bill de Blasio – we were literally the first ones. And we did it without rais-ing taxes.

We also kept taxes low. When I got on the board, the budget was $93M. Dis-trict 14, their budget was $84M, but bear in mind that we have 5,000 yeshi-va kids that they don’t have and we give them trans-portation and special ed services – that accounted

The Future of Lawrence

A Sit-Down with Mayoral Candidate Alex Edelman and the Two Trustees Running Alongside Him,

Uri Kaufman and Danny Goldstein


for the differential. Fast forward to last July, when I left the board, our bud-get was only $98M. Theirs was $114M. And so housing prices are really affected because the District 14 tax-es are so sky-high.

We also closed build-ings we didn’t need. I’m a real estate developer and I specialize in old buildings. I take old factories and buildings and I turn them into loft apartments. I took charge of renovating the buildings in the district. We sold one school for $30M, the highest price per acre in the history of the Nas-sau County, and we used that money to upgrade the schools and give some tax relief.

We started out with budget of $30M to upgrade the schools. I looked at

budget and I said that those numbers are ridiculous. I reduced the budget to $16M and then added back $1M for a turf football field. That alone saved the dis-trict around $14M.

It looks like you were getting a lot done. So why did you leave?

UK: I left because there was not much left to do. It

was very calm, very quiet. Things were being run ex-tremely well. And the kids were doing well. We had graduation rates around 91% from kids that were in low income families.

Danny, what about you? I know that you spent a lot of time in Is-rael.

Danny G: Yes. I grew up in Ashkelon and attend-ed Hevron Yeshiva. But I’ve been here since the ‘80s and moved back to Lawrence a few years ago. I have three children – 22, 21, and 10. My youngest goes to HAF-TR.

This is not my first foray into politics. I actually ran for the Knesset four years ago. I like to help make change. I like giving back to the community. In fact, when I was living in Men-

lo Park, I was part of the fire department and rose through the ranks to be-come captain. Now it’s my turn to give to my commu-nity in a different way.

Why do you think a “changing of the guard” is in order?

AE: As I mentioned, I have served as trustee for four years. When I first

came in, I was the newest kids on block. I took care of the finance committee, the highway department, the sanitation. If you think of it, it all has to do with the operation of Village.

The bulk of the respon-sibility of running the Vil-lage rests on the mayor, although there are meet-ings once a month when the trustees have to vote on cer-tain issues. They are open to the public and everyone should really attend.

With this new board, we’ll have more experience and more enthusiasm.

Not to minimize the ef-forts of the old board, but Uri has experience with development; Danny has experience with a back-ground in electrical con-tracting and is involved in real estate. I have a wealth of experience. I know about insurance, workman’s comp, labor laws, union contracts. I have a back-ground in transportation; I own an ambulette company and school bus companies.

“We can improve the jewel of the Five Towns.”


Danny GoldsteinUri KaufmanAlex Edelman

I am familiar with so many facets of business, which comes in handy in running the Village.

What are the issues that need to be tackled in the Village?

AE: A major issue is sanitation. I had the tough-est time with that. They don’t pick up the garbage, they drop bags on the street, they drive the wrong way down one way streets, they run red lights. There’s myriad things. A lot of it comes down to their union contracts.

What about snow re-moval?

AE: Snow we take care of ourselves. It’s the de-partment of highway. We sand, we salt, we pile it up and then we take it away. We have a crew of 6 people and we have a yearly bud-get. In fact, this week we are already buying sand for next winter.

There are other prob-lems we need to address. Problems with the sewers, with flooding streets. There are some streets that don’t have working lights. And some street signs are too worn out.

There hasn’t been a his-tory of maintenance and we want to institute mainte-

nance on a regular basis so things won’t break down.

Uri, what department do you want to be as-signed to?

UK: I’m a real estate developer. I want to be in-volved in the decommis-sioning of the sewer plant. It’s at end of Rock Hall Road and the 878 hidden by bushes. I know the property well. It has environmental contamination that needs to be addressed. It’s now being pumped to another, larger facility in East Rockaway and they maintain it from there. I’d like to see the land recommissioned so that can benefit the community.

I’d also like to see the li-brary relocated.

AE: We already have plans with library. Prelimi-nary plans. It will be moved along the LIRR station be-hind Zion Park and will be part of the parking lot and run parallel to the train tracks. We will lose 15, 20 parking spaces but will make it up on the other side of library. The Village owns a few feet of land directly behind the LIRR tracks that we will sell to the library.

The library will be twice as large as it is now. And it will have a bathroom acces-sible for people who use the park.

UK: Another thing I’d love to do. When you go upstate, most small towns have a sign by their ponds: When indicated, ice skating is permitted and welcome. If you have 5 inches of ice, you can skate. I would love to do that with the pond on Causeway. I researched it already and it won’t cost us a penny more in insurance.

Danny, you also have a vision for the Village.

DG: There are a couple of things I’d like to change. I’d like to add a walking lane or bike lane around the main streets. It will make things a lot safer for people.

I’d also like to simplify the building department. Right now, it’s hard to get building permits and deal-ing with it. We don’t need the red tape. Things should be simple for our residents.

Because of my experi-ence, I’m very good at solv-ing problems and getting funding.

The bug problem is also a big issue in town. And spraying is not the answer. In Disneyworld, there are no mosquitoes. They brought in someone who does ecosystems and they planted plants and brought in bugs that eat the larva of mosquitoes instead of spraying. It will only cost

the Village a small amount and then we wouldn’t need to spray.

It’s the little things that will make our lives better. We need to fix the potholes and the lights. This will im-prove our lives.

What about crime? There have been in-stances of mugging, of people breaking into cars, smashing win-dows.

AE: Let me give you some background. For the past few years, we didn’t have a good relationship with the 4th Precinct. But when I become mayor, I, and the trustee who will be appointed to the police department, will have a meeting right away with the police.

There’s a new captain there, Lee Steinberg. He’s been there about a year, 10 months. But the Village has not extended a wel-come courtesy call to him yet. That will change when I become mayor and will re-quest more of a police pres-ence. It’s very important to have a good relationship.

We have many things we’d like to do. We will have visionaries on the board to get things done. It’s going to be a new group who will try to incorporate many

new, wonderful things. We can improve the jewel of the Five Towns.

UK: The Village was run well, but we feel that there are things we can do to make Lawrence even better.

Will it raise our taxes?UK: The new library

will be paid for by the li-brary. There’s no Village expenses at all – as a mat-ter of fact, we will sell them a piece of property and that will be income for the Vil-lage. The sewer plant will be paid for by the county.

Keeping taxes low is our number one priority.

AE: I’ve been trustee for four years. I will work hard and so will Uri and Danny. We will be a great team. We are the experienced team and we are Row A on the ballot. There are other peo-ple running for trustee, but people should only vote for Row A. It takes work and takes work with people who have experience. Our team will be the right team to run the Village.

The election is June 21 and the term starts on July 1.

DG: It’s very import-ant for every person to go out and vote. Every vote counts. The more we vote, the more we can make a dif-ference.


The Key Element of Narcissism

Dr. Deb

By Deb Hirschhorn, Ph.D.

“Melissa, I did it for you!” Leon was saying.

“Yeah,” Melissa coun-tered. “You wanted to win me over so you could ‘have’ me. You wanted me for your little pet.”

Leon was aghast. He didn’t know what to make of this strange accusation. They were dating and he gave her a lovely bracelet. They were already talking about getting engaged; it’s not as if they didn’t have a relationship. It made no sense to him, so he tried again.

“I was showering you because you deserve to be showered!” Leon said exu-berantly. He thought that should do the trick, but it did not.

Melissa reminded him of a time that they were making plans to go out. She wanted to play miniature golf and that just didn’t appeal to him. He had hu-mored her at each and every

outing they’d planned and didn’t see a problem with simply saying he wasn’t fond of miniature golf. “Maybe another tine,” he had said.

Melissa had been crest-fallen, really disappointed. What Leon now learned is that she was holding this one incident over his head as “proof” that he didn’t re-ally love her or care for her. Therefore, if he was giving her a gift now, it was not out of love and generosity but out of a desire to use her, like a puppet on a string: He could be “mean” and then cover it up later with gifts. At least, that is how Melissa saw it.

When they came in for a session of pre-marital coun-seling, Melissa was a bit taken aback when the ther-apist asked her, “So if you got to do what you wanted each and every other time you went out, would you call that selfish?”

But she answered quick-ly enough, “Not at all. The

man is supposed to take care of the woman, and when they’re dating, he’s supposed to indulge her.”

“In the 21st century?” the therapist asked.

“Yes!” Melissa said quickly.

“And does that rule hold up after marriage, too?” the therapist wanted to know.

Melissa thought about it. “It’s like this,” she said. “Let’s say a woman has a ca-reer that she finds fulfilling. Then obviously, she is in a financial position to con-tribute to the household, so that is fine.”

“But if they needed more income and the sort of work she could do was not so ful-filling, then what?”

“Maybe the husband would have to work two jobs,” she offered.

You may think that Me-lissa was just old fashioned. I don’t. I think if she were the man in this relation-ship, she would have found a different way to rational-

ize her position.No, it is not gender bias;

it seems to be narcissism. Not only isn’t Melissa

playing fair – what could be called selfish – but she doesn’t see anything wrong with her position. She is un-able to see the world from another perspective. That is a dead giveaway that we are dealing with a case of nar-cissism.

What’s more, she pres-ents the rationale for her position so logically that anyone’s head would be spinning. Leon could be for-given for thinking, “Maybe she’s right! Women are to be taken care of!”

If that were so, then whatever happened to the eizer in eizer k’negdo? She’s supposed to be helping him in his job here on Earth. And she would naturally get fulfillment out of being part of a successful team. The fulfillment surely can come from the sort of work you do, but it doesn’t have to.

What fulfillment does a parent have who must at-tend to a sick child? And what if that child is chron-ically in need of care? Then what? On the one hand, the job is tiresome and painful. On the other, the fulfillment would come from the care-giving itself. But ask Melissa that question later on when she becomes a mother.

She might say that’s what nannies are for.

Nothing wrong with nannies, but is there a point when she chips in? Is there a point when she feels a sense of accomplishment because she gave some TLC to that child?

Narcissists don’t have to do too much reflection about these sorts of choic-es, either. They make their decisions based on what is good for them and they’re done. If someone else ques-tions their behavior or they just don’t like the other person’s position, that oth-er person is automatically


Without having been taught to consider another person’s position, they are not capable of it.

wrong. It’s easy. And ego-centric.

Not having ever been asked as a child, “Well, how do you think your friend, Shoshie, feels now?” they have no experience in see-ing the world from anoth-er person’s position. Had they been asked that simple question every time they would quarrel with a friend, the outcome would be vast-ly different: They would be capable of shifting perspec-tives; they would be capable of empathy.

Without having been taught to consider another person’s position, they are not capable of it.

People say that narcis-sism is incurable. Because the narcissist is not able to stand in another per-son’s shoes and has had no

practice in reflecting, when things go wrong in life he or she would not be likely to wonder whether there were any lessons to be learned.

As a therapist, I would

not give up on a person. If Melissa came to me unhap-py because Leon decided not to go ahead with the en-gagement, I would certainly try to help her see herself more objectively. I would roll up my sleeves – if she was willing to do the work.

The tricky part is that

she would have to be mo-tivated to learn how to see the world from other peo-ple’s points of view. Often, that motivation comes from a spouse who is fed up with

the status quo.Now, here is the really in-

teresting question: If a nar-cissist is content to see the world through his or her own eyes and is not empathetic to others, then why would this narcissist care if the spouse is fed up or about to leave?

And that is the chink in

the armor. The narcissist truly loves his or her spouse. The narcissist appreciates qualities in the spouse that he or she lacks. Perhaps at some level he really does

want to connect. After all, it is the human condition to be connected to others. So it makes sense that the pos-sibility of that loss really is motivating.

I had an argument with someone the other day. His position was that there is such a thing as mental ill-

ness and mine is that there is not. His was that we all have limitations and we cannot always overcome them. He gave an example of athletic prowess. My re-sponse is that of course we have limitations, but let’s not stick a label on someone and say they cannot make some progress on those lim-itations.

I say anyone can take steps in the right direction. If they want to. Or if some-one motivates them suffi-ciently.

Dr. Deb Hirschhorn is a Marriage and Family Ther-apist. She can be reached at 646-54-DRDEB or by writing [email protected].


A good night’s sleep kicks off a successful day. Adults re-quire 7-9 hours of sleep each

night. Teens need at least 9 hours of sleep each night. School-aged chil-dren need at least 10 hours of sleep each night. Preschoolers need to sleep between 11 and 12 hours a day. Newborns need to sleep between 16 and 18 hours a day. What happens when we don’t get enough sleep? Aside from being cranky and groggy, I’m sure many of us know this feeling all too well: we get the munchies!

It’s not just a theory. Science has proven that lack of sleep causes the body to cook up a recipe for weight gain. When you’re short on sleep and tired, it’s easy to rely on a large latte to give you energy. You might prob-ably also be tempted to skip your workout and get takeout for dinner. Skimping on sleep leads to bad deci-sion making which generally results in poor health decisions too. It’s OK if this happens occasionally, but when lack of sleep starts to get out of hand, so does the weight gain. Aside from the poor decisions, lack of sleep actually generates a bigger appetite.

What causes us to eat more when we don’t get enough sleep? Univer-sity of Chicago studied 14 individ-

uals for 8 nights. The participants slept 8.5 hours for four nights and 4.5 hours for another four nights. The researchers found that the par-ticipants ate 400 calories more per day on days when they were sleep deprived. Researchers credit this response to an imbalance in the en-docannabinoid system. The endo-

cannabinoid system is involved in the rewards-pleasure feelings. When sleep deprived, there is an increase in the endocannabinoid system, causing one to crave pleasure. When we’re tired, we look for a quick fix; something to make us feel better. What’s the number one thing we turn to? Food! Research has found that lack of sleep causes individ-uals to snack more in the evening and consume larger portions during mealtime.

Sleep deprivation also causes an

imbalance in the hunger hormones leptin and ghrelin. Leptin causes us to be less hungry, while ghrelin induces hunger. When one is sleep deprived, the body produces more ghrelin so the body is getting more hunger signals than usual. At the same time, less leptin is being pro-duced so one is not getting cues when

full. Additionally, studies have found that being awake for a longer period of time naturally leads to an increase in energy expenditure which results in overeating.

Sleep is not only essential for the diet, but for overall health. Aside from overeating and eating un-healthy foods, researchers associ-ate lack of sleep with an increased risk of developing Type II diabetes, weakened immunity, weakened cog-nitive function, and increased im-pulsiveness. Try heading to bed early

enough before you get overtired, but not too early when you’re not tired at all. Shut off all electronics that are brain stimulating – that means shut the phone, iPad, laptop, and TV. Create a bedtime ritual so your body recognizes when it’s time to unwind. Try to go to sleep and wake up at the same time every day to get your body used to a sleep schedule. Most importantly, watch what you eat as bedtime approaches. Avoid caffeine and large meals past a certain time. The last step is to close your eyes and let the dreams begin.

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Dating Dialogue

What Would You Do If…Moderated by Jennifer Mann, LCSW of The Navidaters

Six months ago I was set up with Rachel. We went out ten times and I thought

everything was going great. We had very meaningful conversations and it

seemed to me as though we agreed on all the important stuff. Just as I was hav-

ing serious talks with my parents about my intention to propose to Rachel, she

ended things. I was caught very off guard and to say that I was shocked is an

understatement.

When I asked Rachel why, since I thought everything was going along so nicely, she was very vague

about her reasons and basically just said that she wasn’t feeling it and that although she thought very highly

of me, she felt certain that I wasn’t her bashert. I was heartbroken. I was so drawn to Rachel in every way. I felt

she ended things harshly and didn’t really give me much of a reason for ending things. I found myself feeling angry

at her and coming up with reasons why she wasn’t so terrific after all.

I knew she was dating quickly thereafter, because she actually went out with someone I know. They only went

out a couple of times, but I was very uncomfortable hearing about it.

Recently, I received a phone call from the shadchan who originally set us up and she told me that Rachel was

interested in giving our relationship another try and wanted to know if I would be willing to go out with her again.

I really don’t know how to respond. First off, I’m still feeling some anger toward Rachel for dropping me like a hot

potato. I’m still feeling insulted over the whole thing. But also, I’m afraid that if I do go out, once again, I’ll grow to

have very strong feelings for her and who is to say that she won’t pull the same stunt on me again?

I’m wondering how the panel feels about “revisiting” an old relationship?

Dear Navidaters,

The feedback from our readers has been remarkable. In order to facilitate further discussion, you can now continue the conversation anon-ymously on our website. Every Sunday, we will upload the weekend’s most recent edition of What Would You Do If to the dating forum at thenavidaters.com. Join The Navidaters and your fellow TJH readers in a comprehensive dialogue with regard to dating, relationships and marriage. The forum will be moderated daily for everyone’s comfort and safety. See you there!

Disclaimer: This column is not intended to diagnose or otherwise offer resolutions to any questions. Our intention is not to offer any definitive conclusions to any particular question, but to offer areas of exploration for the author and reader. Due to the nature of the column receiving only a short snapshot of an issue, without the benefit of an actual discussion, the panel’s role is to offer a range of possibilities. We hope to open up meaningful dialogue and individual exploration.


The Panel

The Rebbetzin

Rebbetzin Faigie Horowitz, M.S.

People revisit relationships. But there has to be openness, not just

a skillful shadchan. It’s hard to start where you left off because there was no openness the first time. Rachel was not open with you about why she broke it off and you were left without closure and with a lot of anger and other unresolved feelings.

My concern here is not about whether you should or should not re-visit this relationship. My concern is focused on your capacity to deal with your feelings and your emotional health.

Get some help to discuss this and to explore why you feel you may de-velop feelings for her again and get dumped again. Are you insecure? Why didn’t you insist on some clo-sure? People do meet and have a conversation together in order to break up. It’s only fair if you have in-vested in a relationship. There may be other things going on with you.

I think that if Rachel is interested in going out with you again and did not bother to apologize for the way she ended things during round one, she does not know how relationships work and she is treating you shabbi-ly. Forget about her.

You should, however, explore why you are even considering this. You are in touch with your feelings of an-ger and fear but you need to work on what’s beneath them.

The Mother

Sarah Schwartz Schreiber, PA

First and foremost: park your an-ger at the door. Yes, we know,

your ego is bruised because Rachel dropped you like a “hot potato” – without rhyme or reason. At the same time, this is the same young woman with whom you shared so much in common, so much excite-

ment, that you were prepared to pop the question.

Just so you know: prior to getting engaged, no two people register the same number on the Ga-Ga-Richter scale. After ten dates and hours of meaningful conversation, you may have registered a 10 for enthusiasm while Rachel topped off at 7.6. You felt ready to commit; Rachel needed more time and space. Maybe her hes-itation was over some “narishkeit” – your height, hair color or ward-robe. Maybe guy number two (your erstwhile friend) was waiting in the wings and sounded more enticing on paper (although disappointing in person). In any event, be flattered – he didn’t measure up to you.

So now Rachel’s asking for a sec-ond chance. Be kind. Be open. And do not demand an explanation for the sudden breakup (unless you want your feelings hurt all over again). Maybe on your tenth anniversary you can ask Rachel “why?”

The Shadchan & Dating Coach

Michelle Mond

They say that just as important as being set up with your bashert is

being set up with you bashert at the right time. Sara and Doniel (names changed) went out seven times, re-ally connected, but just like the girl in your story, she dropped him like a “hot potato.” She couldn’t think of a real reason to end it besides not completely feeling it. The truth was, though, she didn’t have much to compare him to and didn’t realize until dating more guys that some of her “needs” were really “wants” and were hard to come by.

Like many girls, she went into the parsha with her long list and Disney image, expecting that every-thing would be there with the right one right away. However, when she didn’t have it with Doniel, she felt it

was right to end it and did so. Only after dating a few more guys, and maturing through those new dating experiences, did she come to the re-alization that what she had with Do-niel was truly special. She realized that it’s a big deal to find someone she was attracted to, who treated her well, whose hashkafos were in line with hers, and who she could laugh with and that there was a lot of po-tential.

Thank G-d he gave her another shot when she re-approached the idea a half a year later, because they ended up getting engaged the second time around and are now happily married!

This happens way more often than you think. Many times people don’t know when a couple gets en-gaged that they had actually tried go-

ing out months before but one of the two broke it off. I would say definite-ly go ahead and give it another try, be optimistically cautious, and don’t harp on what happened last time. Realize it was HaKodesh Baruch Hu’s way of saying it was just not the right time. Ask the shadchan if she has any insight on why it didn’t work

Just so you know: prior to getting engaged, no two people register the same number on the Ga-Ga-Richter scale.


Oh boy! Everyone and their mother is going to have an

opinion on this one. I predict there will be two divided camps. In the first camp you will find the follow-ing thoughts and notions: Give the relationship a second chance. She is young, maybe she got cold feet. The same thing happened to my friend’s brother’s sister-in-law’s neighbor and she is married happily ever after! What if she is the one? You will re-gret not exploring the opportunity to rekindle with her for the rest of your life. Don’t leave yourself wondering “what if…”

In camp number two you will be met with the next set of notions: She left you once, she’ll do it again. Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. If she didn’t have the courtesy to break up with you in a dignified manner, then she is not ready to get married. Move on.

Both camps make very good sense, which is why you can listen to no one. You will have to listen to your heart and follow your intuition.

I appreciated all the advice of

the panelists, but I especially cared for Rebettzin Horow-itz’s insight. Rebbetzin Horowitz honed in on your feelings, your emotional well-being, your role in the end of the relation-ship, if any, what your expectations are for your relationship, and your own value and self-worth.

I don’t have much to offer you with regard to moving on and dating other women, other than to wish you luck. I can offer you some insight regard-ing revisiting this relationship. If you decide to go for it, I respectfully dis-agree with any panelist who suggest-ed parking your feelings at the door and not looking back. A healthy re-lationship requires a healthy founda-tion. You wouldn’t build a house on a rotten foundation. Anything you bring into the home – beautiful floor-ing, chandeliers, the finest marble and all of your sacred possessions – can potentially fall through the floor due to the rotten foundation.

If you begin to date Rachel and

pursue a future togeth-er, you must lay a solid foundation in which your current feelings get the attention and resolution they deserve, as do hers. If you find there is no res-olution to be had, then you can build a healthy, solid

foundation with someone else.Nowadays, it seems the

catchphrase “TMI” is everywhere. For those of you who aren’t familiar, TMI stands for “Too Much Informa-tion.” Say I share something very personal, or maybe disgusting, some-one might say to me, “TMI, Jen.” In the case of you and Rachel, I am mak-ing up a new catchphrase: “NEI.” Not Enough Information. Your story ended rather abruptly with very little, if any, explanation. If you and Rachel have any shot at a “do-over,” Rachel has to willingly take accountability for her behavior and express sincere regret over the pain she caused you. And you will have to be open to tru-ly hearing her reasons. If she says something about your behavior in the relationship, you must be willing to be open to the feedback. I believe that you need to be open and honest with her about the pain she caused you, and the anger that you struggle with, and even your uncertainty to start up again. And ultimately, you will have to forgive her and move on.

Somewhere along the way the

two of you stopped communicating, or perhaps there was never good communication. For you the break-up was a “sucker punch.” What was the breakup for her? Was it a long time coming? Was she struggling with the relationship all along while you had no idea? Marriage is a life-long conversation, even when we are not in the mood to chat … and trust me, there will be times when you are not in the mood to chat. I can feel the married people reading this and shaking their heads in agreement. So, if you decide to move forward, start chatting. If you can’t chat alone, then bring yourself, Rachel and the chat to a therapist’s office, who will help the two of you communicate the needs and feelings that weren’t said in the past and help set you up for a healthy relationship in the present.

Good luck!

Sincerely,Jennifer

Esther Mann, LCSW and Jennifer Mann, LCSW are licensed, clinical psycho-therapists and dating and relationship coaches working with individuals, cou-ples and families in private practice in Hewlett, NY. To set up an appointment, please call 516.224.7779. Press 1 for Es-ther, 2 for Jennifer. If you would like to submit a dating or relationship question to the panel anonymously, please email [email protected].

Pulling It All TogetherThe NavidatersDating and Relationship Coaches and Therapists

In the case of you and Rachel, I am making up a new catchphrase: “NEI.” Not Enough Information.

out last time if that could give a clue as to how it could be more successful this time around.

If it’s truly meant to be, we look forward to hearing a mazel tov from you in the near future. If it doesn’t work out, it was good that you did your hishtadlus and tried and feel no regrets. Hatzlacha!

The Single

Irit Moshe

I feel for you and can certainly re-late. I recently went

through a very similar situation. First off, love and dating is a risky business but I do believe it is well worth the risk because the rewards could be huge and life evolving. Yet, only you will know if the risk is worthwhile or not in each case. I know people who have given a sec-ond chance on a shidduch who didn’t have a substantiated reason why they stopped in the first place but ended up going out again and got married and are now happily mar-ried and raising a family together. I also know people who wouldn’t risk their heart being broken again.

Timing is also important when

dating. You may have the right per-son who has been presented to you, but the timing may be off and then a shidduch will not work. Sometimes, you need space from one another in order to miss what you had and fully appreciate it.

I happen to be an optimist when it comes to dating and if a person seems to prove they have just cause to take a risk once again, then I be-lieve one should give it another chance. But I caution you to protect yourself in order to not have your heart broken again. While being open with this woman make sure you protect yourself until you feel it’s safe

to be completely vulnera-ble. She can do some of

the work to be that safe person, but she will have to start from scratch in order to prove that she can be trusted with your heart.

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WAKE UP & SMELL THE COFFEEDad really loves a good coffee.

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The alarm clock has different cap-sules that you can insert for various scents, such as a whiff of “seaside,” “grass,” “chocolate” and “espresso.” And, of course, for all you smart dads reading this – yes, there is capsule which emits the smell of money.

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The Second Amendment didn’t kill anybody. Evil, radical Islam, ISIS, they killed. We have to start standing up for our country. We have to say, we’re going to vet people before they come into our country. If you disagree with what our country believes in, why in the living daylights are you allowed in our country? – Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R), at a press conference

He has not called.- Ibid., when asked three days after the terrorist attack that occurred in Orlando, Florida, whether he spoke to President Obama yet

Delete your account.- Hillary Clinton’s tweet in response to Trump bashing President Obama’s endorsement of her (In the “twitter world,” that phrase is used when a tweet falls flat)

How long did it take your staff of 823 people to think that up? And where are your 33,000 emails that you deleted?”- Trump’s reply

In an interview, Donald Trump said he won’t have to ask G-d for “much forgiveness.” Unless, of course, G-d turns out to be a Mexican woman who’s a Muslim. – Conan O’Brien

“Today Show” host Savannah Guthrie’s skipping the Olympics in Rio because she’s pregnant and worried about the Zika virus. In a related story, Bob Costas just announced he is pregnant. – Conan O’Brien

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It’s being reported that Hillary Clinton now has enough delegates to secure the Democratic nomination. Hillary was so excited when she found out she asked her staff to schedule 15 seconds of smiling. – Jimmy Fallon

Hillary told her assistant to break out the champagne. And he said, “Actually you drank it all when Trump secured his nomination. Do you remember that?”- Ibid.

Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi said it would be great if Hillary Clinton picked a female running mate. She said it during a speech titled, “Hint Hint.” – Conan O’Brien

In the general election, Donald Trump plans on painting Hillary Clinton as money-grubbing and unethical. Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton plans on painting Donald Trump as Donald Trump. – Conan O’Brien

It is being reported that Ivanka Trump is writing a book titled, “Women Who Work: Rewriting the Rules of Success.” Which is better than the original title, “Help! My Dad’s a Nectarine!”- Seth Myers

Hillary Clinton today responded to her status as the presumptive nominee, calling it a “historic, unprecedented moment.” Said Hillary, “Never in my wildest dreams did I think…it would take this long.” – Seth Myers

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By Michael Gerson

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The Party of Lincoln, RIP?

Why such vehemence among Republican leaders in their condemnations of

Donald Trump for questioning the objectivity of a federal judge based on his “Mexican heritage”?

This is, in House Speaker Paul Ryan’s words, “the textbook definition of a racist comment.” But it is not materially more bigoted than the central premise of Trump’s campaign: that foreigners and out-siders are exploiting, infiltrating and adulterating the real America. How is attacking the impartiality of a judge worse than characterizing undocumented Mexicans as invad-ing predators intent on attacking American women? Or pledging to keep all Muslim migrants out of the country? Or citing the internment of Japanese citizens during World War II as positive precedent?

Is Trump himself a racist? Who the bloody heck cares. There is no difference in public influence between a politician who is a racist and one who appeals to racist sen-timents with racist arguments. The harm to the country – measured in division and fear – is the same, whatever the inner workings of Trump’s heart.

No, Trump’s attack on Judge Gonzalo Curiel was not different in kind. But for Republican leaders, this much was new: Since Trump now owns them, they now own his prejudice. Sure, Trump has gone nativist before, but this time it fol-lowed their overall stamp of approv-al, given in the cause of Republican

unity. Trump must have known his attack on Curiel would humiliate the GOP leaders who have endorsed him, and did it anyway. Trump is taking away the option of wishful thinking. Republicans have clung to the hope that Trump might find un-suspected resources of leadership; lacking that, to the hope that he might be coopted; and lacking that, to the hope of laying low and avoid-ing the Trump taint. All delusions. Having tied themselves to Trump’s anchor, the protests of GOP leaders are merely the last string of bubbles escaping from their lungs.

So what were senior Republicans thinking when they endorsed Trump? I don’t want to underestimate the difficulties involved in opposing one’s own pre-sumptive nominee. There is tremen-dous political pressure to be loyal to the team. The arguments against doing anything that might help Hillary Clinton are strong. “This is about moving our agenda forward,” said Ryan in justifying his Trump endorsement.

Republican leaders, in other words, thought they were in a normal political moment – a time for pragmatism, give-and-take, holding your nose and eventually getting past an unpleasant chore.

But it is not a normal political moment. It is one of those rare times – like the repudiation of Joe McCarthy, or consideration of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, or the Wa-tergate crisis – when the spotlight of history stops on a single decision,

and a whole political career is re-membered in a single pose. The test here: Can you support, for pragmat-ic reasons, a presidential candidate who purposely and consistently ap-peals to racism?

When the choice came, only a handful of Republicans at the national level answered with a firm “no.” A handful. It was not shocking to me that the plurality of an angry Republican primary electorate – grown distrustful of establishment

leaders – might choose a populist who appeals to racial prejudice. It is shocking to me – and depress-ing and infuriating – that almost no elected Republicans of national standing would stand up to it.

By this standard, Sen. Ben Sasse of Nebraska is the moral leader of the GOP. But given the thinness of his company, many of us will never be able to think about the Repub-lican Party in quite the same way again. It still carries many of the ideological convictions I share. Col-lectively, however, it has failed one of the most basic tests of public jus-

tice: Don’t support racists – or can-didates who appeal to racism – for public office. If this commitment is not a primary, non-negotiable ele-ment of Republican identity, then the party of Lincoln is dead.

Without a passion for universal human dignity and worth – the commitment to a common good in which the powerless are valued – politics is a spoils system for the winners. It degenerates into a way for one group to gain advantage over

another. And for Trump in partic-ular, politics seems to be a way for white voters to take back social pow-er following the age of Obama.

Many Republicans, I suspect, will sicken of defending this shabby enterprise – as Sens. Lindsey Graham, Jeff Flake and Mark Kirk have done. The process of unendors-ing Trump is humiliating, but only for a moment. The honor of choosing rightly, when it mattered most, will endure.

(c) 2016, Washington Post

Writers Group

Having tied themselves to Trump’s anchor, the protests of GOP leaders are merely the last string of bubbles escaping from their lungs.


The morning after, the nation awakes asking: What have we done?

Both parties seem intent on throwing the election away. The Democrats, running against a man with highest-ever negatives, are poised to nominate a candidate with the second-highest-ever negatives. Hillary Clinton started with every possible advantage – money, experience, name recognition, resid-ual goodwill from her husband’s suc-cessful 1990s – yet could not put away until this week an obscure, fringy, socialist backbencher in a country uniquely allergic to socialism.

Bernie Sanders did have one advantage. He had something to say. She had nuthin’. Her Tuesday victory speech was a pudding without a theme for a campaign without a cause. After 14 months, she still can’t get past the famous question asked of Ted Kennedy in 1979: Why do you want to be president?

So whom do the Republicans put up? They had 17 candidates. Any of a dozen could have taken down the near-fatally weak Clinton, unloved, untrusted, living under the shadow of an FBI investigation.

Instead, they nominate Donald Trump – conspiracy theorist (from Barack Obama’s Kenyan birth to Ted Cruz’s father’s involvement with Lee Harvey Oswald), fabulist (from his own invented opposition to the Iraq War and the Libya intervention to the “thousands and thousands” of New Jersey Muslims celebrating 9/11), admirer of strongmen (from Vladimir Putin to the butchers of Ti-ananmen).

His outrageous provocations have been brilliantly sequenced so that the shock of the new extinguishes the memory of the last. Though perhaps not his most recent – his gratuitous attack on a “Mexi-can” federal judge (born and bred in Indiana) for inherent bias because of his ethnicity. Textbook racism, averred Speaker Paul Ryan. Even Trump acolyte and possible running mate Newt Gingrich called it inex-cusable.

Trump promptly doubled down, expanding the universe of the not-to-be-trusted among us by adding American Muslims to the list of those who might be inherently biased.

Yet Trump is the party’s chosen. He won the primary contest fair and square. The people have spoken. What to do?

First, dare to say that the people aren’t always right. Surely Republicans admit the possibility. Or do they believe the people chose rightly in electing Obama? Twice. Historical examples of other coun-tries choosing even more wrongly are numerous and tragic. The peo-ple’s will deserves respect, not nec-essarily affirmation.

I sympathize with the dilemma of Republican leaders reluctant to affirm. Many are as appalled as I am by Trump, but they don’t have the freedom I do to say, as I have public-ly, that I cannot imagine ever voting for him. They have unique party and institutional responsibilities.

For some, that meant endorsing Trump in the belief that they might be able to contain, constrain, guide and perhaps even educate him. To

my mind, this thinking has always been hopelessly misbegotten but not necessarily – nor in all cases – venal.

Which brings us to the matter of Paul Ryan, now being excoriated by many conservatives for having said he would vote for Trump.

Yet what was surprising was not Ryan’s ever-so-tepid semi-endorsement, which was always inevitable and unavoidable – can the highest elected GOP official be at war during a general election with the party’s democratically chosen presidential candidate? – but his ini-tial refusal to endorse Trump when, after the Indiana primary, nearly everyone around him was falling mindlessly, some shamelessly, into line.

That was surprising. Which is why Ryan’s refusal to immediately follow suit created such a sensation. It also created, deliberately, the time and space for non-Trumpites to hold the line. Ryan was legitimizing resis-tance to the new regime, giving it safe harbor in the House, even as resist-ers were being relentlessly accused of

treason for “electing Hillary.” In the end, Ryan called an

armistice. What was he to do? Oppose and resign? And then what? What would remain of conservative leadership in the GOP? And if he created a permanent split in the

party, he’d be setting up the GOP’s entire conservative wing as scapegoat if Trump loses in November.

Ryan had no good options. He chose the one he felt was least damaging to the conservative cause to which he has devoted his entire adult life.

I wouldn’t have done it but I’m not House speaker. He is a practicing politician who has to calculate the consequences of what he does. That deserves at least some understand-ing.

One day, we shall all have to account for what we did and what we said in this scoundrel year. For now, we each have our conscience to attend to.

(c) 2016, The Washington Post Writers Group

Political Crossfire

In the Matter of Paul Ryan

By Charles Krauthammer

Ryan was legitimizing resistance to the new regime, giving it safe harbor in the House, even as resisters were being relentlessly accused of treason for “electing Hillary.”


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Postcards from the HenhouseBy Rocky Zweig

I like cemeteries. I think I may have picked it up from my moth-er a”h, who was blessed with

a really dark sense of humor. We once brought her to Wellwood out in Farmingdale erev Rosh Hashana to visit her parents and siblings. Mom was already in her eighties, so when it was time to go she stopped for a minute and said, “It hardly pays to leave, does it?”

Anyway, I know I’m supposed to be solemn and proper and decorous, but that’s always been tough for me – no matter where I am. When I go to the Bais Olam, I like going myself. No, I don’t just wake up one morn-ing and arbitrarily decide to see if my all my dearly departed are still where we left them. I mean if there’s an occasion to go (erev Yom Kippur, yahrtzeit, Arbor Day, etc.), I prefer to walk around the place alone.

I have siblings I could go with, but luckily, they both still do that thing…you know, it starts with a W; they um, they…oh yeah…they work! They still work! So they always have to wait for Sunday and I can go all by myself, bo ba’yom, and just hang around talking to the birds and the trees and Tante Rose and Uncle Nechemia. And now when I have a conversation with my dad, I pretty much do all the talking. That comes in really handy, seeing as how he never asks me anymore to explain the Pythagorean Theorem or wheth-

er or not I was ma’avir sedra.I bring up the cemetery because

on Friday, the 19th of Iyar, the day af-ter Lag B’Omer, I had yahrtzeit for my father, z”l. Ever since I started writing for TJH I’ve always wanted to write a piece in homage to my mom and dad when I have yahrtzeit, but I haven’t – at least until now. I always figured it would be somewhat self-in-dulgent for me to sing the praises of my folks upon the occasion of the an-niversary of their demise. After all: a eulogy does not a funny article make.

But then I figured, y’know what? Not every day in dad’s life was tragic. Not every day in dad’s life was maud-lin. Yes, he was niftar. As which of us will not? Writing about him was just a matter of finding a story I can relate (or, in this case, two stories) that pretty much captures my rela-tionship with my dad.

Dad was a wonderful guy, but not good at showing affection, en-couragement, or approval. He grew up in a European home where male tenderness and emotions were pret-ty much held in check so he never learned how to express how he felt toward us, even though we all knew. Getting a compliment from him was like pulling teeth. Mom, however, was just the opposite. All in all, they complemented each other perfectly and were a great team. But this story is about the night my father told me that I had laid an egg, which, as you

might have imagined, was the very last thing I needed to hear at the mo-ment.

My niece got married, someone made Sheva Brachos at Schick’s on 12th Avenue in Boro Park and had the bright idea of asking me to speak. This was over twenty years ago so one would assume that most of my synapses were still firing, and I didn’t have much of an excuse not to stand in front of a roomful of beard-ed, black-hatted people and be whol-ly inappropriate, but that’s precisely what I did. In the process, of course, I embarrassed all present, not the least of which, myself: I was positive-ly mortified.

Worst part was, my mother had been lobbying the room for me. “My son is going to speak,” she’d say. “He’s soooo funny.” In typical fash-ion I had waited until the night be-fore to put anything down on paper and hadn’t slept well the night before that, so sitting at the keyboard at two o’clock in the morning, I was already a little punch-drunk when I started.

In my semi-stupor, it occurred to me to write a spoof about the whole vetting process that goes into finding shiduchim. You know, like asking tremendously relevant ques-tions like, “Does his mother wear sneakers?” Or, “Does her family stack dishes when they clean off the table on Shabbos or do they take off

each plate individually?” (both bona fide, actually asked questions, by the way). Pretty fertile grounds for hu-mor, wouldn’t you think? Except the scenario I chose with which to state my case was so outrageously out of line, to this day I can’t believe I actu-ally got up and repeated it out loud to anyone without a lobotomy.

But before I get to that, there’s this last little bit of business to con-tend with: Have you ever started baking a chocolate cake and then when you’re halfway through you re-alize you don’t have any Fox’s U-bet? Are there any chocolate cake recipes sans Fox’s? Of course. But Bubby Surche and Tante Frahdle and Mima Yentl all held that chocolate cake without the U-bet? You might as well just serve compote. And you certain-ly couldn’t even think of substituting Bosco or Hershey’s or, dare I say, even Lieber’s, because Bubby Sur-che would consider that pretty close to sacrilege and promptly start roll-ing over. So what you wind up do-ing is finishing the cake without any syrup whatsoever. After all, there’s cocoa, coffee, orange juice and jelly in there (those all just happen to be genuine ingredients in my mother’s mouth-watering chocolate cake) so you will have cake; it just won’t be what you set out for it to be: it won’t be Bubby Surche’s.

Well, that’s what happened to me with this here story. I texted Shosha-


na and told her one teensy little in-gredient that I intended to use herein (i.e. a short synopsis of the speech). Now, if I was asking beforehand, you know that this particular ingredient was perhaps a wee bit controversial. Like, oh, I don’t know — arsenic.

Shoshana, being smarter, young-er, and having nicer shoes than I, answered me in her usual, low-key, inimitable fashion:

Are you out of your cotton pickin’ gourd???

(Full disclosure? That’s not re-

ally how it happened. Shoshana’s a true professional. She’s always calm, cool and collected. That’s why we get along so well: we’re so very much alike. What she did say was, “I would probably stay away.” That’s why she gets the big bucks.)

So, bottom line: you’re getting the cake. You’re just not getting the syrup. Just thought you should know.

Anyway, where was I?

So I’m about five minutes into this disaster and I haven’t heard a laugh. Or a chortle, or a giggle. Forget about a guffaw. I look up into a sea of bearded faces staring back at me wide-eyed, not sure what to think. The people from my side know me of course, but the rest? They appeared to think that I was some crazy uncle for whom a day pass from Creedmor was procured so he could come par-take in the simcha and present this … this brilliance.

I had timed it the night before and the speech ran almost twenty min-utes. After about five or six minutes of almost stone cold silence, a smart person probably would have bailed. Probably would have said something like, “Hey folks, sorry ‘bout all that. I’d just like to wish the chosson and kallah mazel tov and may they build a bayis ne’eman, yada, yada, yada…”

Like I said — a smart person would have done that. But I was so committed to that tripe that I just kept plugging along to the bitter end. Thank G-d it didn’t take twenty min-utes because all the interruptions of thunderous laughter I had anticipat-ed the night before somehow never materialized.

A few of yasher koachs. A smat-tering of applause. I started to slink back to my seat when I decided to make a pit stop at my parents’ table for a little chizuk. I just stood there

for a few seconds, looking like a little lost puppy, and they looked up si-multaneously.

“I thought you were great,” said Mom. G-d bless good ol’ dependable Mom.

“Boy, did you lay an egg!” said Dad.

I watched her poke him gently in the ribs, and then I walked away. I went downstairs, where there used to be a bank of public phones that probably aren’t there anymore. Just wanted some alone time. Someone walked by with a cigarette. “Can I get one of those?” I said. And just like that, I started smoking again after having stopped for about six months. Went upstairs and stood outside and puffed away five min-utes’ worth of the knot in my stom-ach before venturing back in.

EPILOGUE: IN DEFENSE OF DAD

But then, of course, there was the time we threw my parents a 35th anniversary party at Yun-kee on Avenue M. They had been in Eretz Yisroel for a few weeks right before, and I had raided their shoeboxes of old pictures, converted them to slides, and put together a slideshow presentation for the occasion. No Windows Movie Maker. No Power-Point. Just a lot of time, effort and

love. And it showed. When it was over, my mother hugged me and told me she was proud of me. Dad just smiled that crooked, goofy smile of his. You know, the one he smiled when I passed the bechina to get into Mir. That smile was worth at least as much as any hug. That smile was all he could ever give and I knew it, and that was always good enough for me.

Rocky Zweig has been writing since he was sixteen and was the Editor-in-Chief of the late and decidedly unlamented Modieinu, the mimeographed (remem-ber mimeographs?) newspaper of the Tenth Avenue Pirchei of Boro Park, where he wrote everything from stories to news articles to hashkafa articles to... yes (now it can be told!)...letters to the editor. Rocky was sixteen a very long time ago. He is the proud father of three marginally neurotic children. He has been married three — count ‘em — three times and has finally determined that he’s probably not very good at matri-

monial bliss. He lives in his Fortress of Solitude in Flatbush with a small menag-erie: Clarice, a European Starling; Rab-bi Horatio LeZard, a Bearded Dragon; an aquarium filled with Lake Malawi African Cichlids; and a ten gallon tank that functions as a Home for Unwanted Goldfish, or H.U.G., collected over the years by his grandkids and great nieces and nephews at myriad street fairs and carnivals (rather than face the unpleas-ant task of flushing these unfortunate piscine creatures when they are eventu-ally, inevitably ignored by their own ob-noxious progeny, the parents simply call Uncle Rocky who then feeds them and cares for them until their ultimate natu-ral demise three or four or even ten years down the pike). So apparently Rocky seems to get along better with animals than with his fellow homo sapiens. Or sapienses. Or whatever. Rocky’s column will be appearing every other week in The Jewish Home. Rocky can be reached at [email protected].

So I’m about five minutes into this disaster and I haven’t heard a laugh. Or a chortle, or a giggle. Forget about a guffaw.


By Rabbi Mordechai Kruger

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Job Search Lessons from “Wrong-way” Corrigan

Everyone needs he-roes. Job hunters especially, given the

frustrations and disap-pointments that are often part of the process, could use someone to look up to, the kind of person whose life exemplifies sticking to the search, staying focused on the goal until success is finally achieved. I would like to nominate Douglas “Wrong-way” Corrigan.

We here in the Rocka-ways should feel particu-larly proud of “Wrong-way,” as our own Floyd Bennett Field was an important part of the incident that made him famous. But we shouldn’t be overly pos-sessive; Corrigan deserves to be recognized and imi-tated by job searchers no matter where they may be. In a world that pushes bad

advice and impatience onto career choosers and job hunters, Corrigan is a real hero.

Corrigan fell in love with flying as a teenager in Los Angeles of the 1920s. He became an aircraft builder and mechanic; Lindbergh’s Spirit of St. Louis was one of his projects, in which he installed an innovative wing that he had designed himself. Through those years, while saving every penny he could, he took pi-lot lessons and earned his license. After Lindbergh’s flight in 1927, he decid-ed that he would also fly across the Atlantic, to his ancestral home in Ireland. But where Lindbergh had wealthy backers and a cus-tom-built plane, Corrigan wanted to be the flyer of the common man. He bought a

used plane in 1933 and be-gan modifying it to make the flight. But every time he applied for permission to try, the answer was no. The local aviation officials knew that Corrigan was a daredevil. When he worked in a flight school, he would borrow a company plane during his lunch break and go up to the clouds, execut-ing dangerous stunts that frightened so many people that he had to start flying over the desert where no one could see him.

In 1938 he received per-mission to fly cross-country non-stop. If he made it, he would be allowed to apply for permission to fly back to LA. But he would definitely not get permission to fly to Ireland. That was impossi-ble, given his patchwork ja-lopy of a plane. He arrived at

Floyd Bennett Field after a 27 hour flight, with leaking gas tanks but otherwise in reasonable shape. The next morning, he got his per-mission to return, took off eastward, and never made the U-turn over Lawrence. 28 hours later, he landed in Dublin. An expert naviga-tor, he told the authorities that he hadn’t noticed he was going the wrong way. (I invite you to watch the 30 second clip of his inter-view on YouTube and decide if he’s telling the truth.) It took a 600 word telegram to list all of the rules he had broken. And from that day forward, he became famous as “Wrong-way” Corrigan. Officials in Ireland took his plane and shipped it back to the U.S. on an ocean liner, hoping to teach Corrigan a lesson. But he returned

to New York to find that he was a hero, honored with a ticker-tape parade and news headlines printed in backwards letters.

1938 was a tough time for most Americans, and the way that Corrigan had done the near-impossible with almost no money but lots of pluck and courage was an inspiration. Asked re-peatedly if he had done it on purpose, he insisted that it was an accident. Pushed to admit the “truth,” he didn’t change a word, always end-ing with a final, “That’s my story!” For the rest of his life he let the world believe what it wanted to believe. He had fulfilled his dream.

I have worked with clients who are ready to take the steps necessary to choose the right career and look


for the right job. They do their homework, gather in-formation, start building networks – things move forward exactly as they should. They realize that

these things take time, and they patiently take the steps that lead to success. And then someone, some-one they care about, whose opinion matters to them – a spouse, a parent, a friend – calls them and says, “What are you waiting for? Just

take a job already!”I hope the people who

say this are clueless, not cruel. But their words hurt nonetheless. First, there is the implied accusation of la-

ziness, which is unjustified and insulting. Even worse, beneath their words lie as-sumptions about the nature of work, at least at a prac-tical level. When they say, “Just take a job, it doesn’t matter which one,” they are either saying that work is

an impersonal, meaning-less rat race that has to be tolerated, or that you are a faceless drone who will be no more than a cog in someone’s machine. To our

hard-working job hunter who is sticking to the search because he wants to be do-ing work that is meaningful – that really matters – this points to a dreary, dull-grey future that has to be toler-ated, not loved. No one (I hope) would say, “Just mar-

ry someone, it doesn’t mat-ter who.” This really is the same.

Wrong-way Corrigan is the job hunter’s hero, and not just because he never gave up on his dream. His dreaming never happened in an armchair. Day by day over years, he sharpened his skills, practiced his craft, and took calculated risks. He was incredibly focused, and he made sure to avoid anything stupid, while keeping things just at the edge of crazy. He knew he was a first rate aviator, and he planned the way that he would show that to the world. And I’m sure, through it all, there were al-ways well-meaning people asking why he was wasting his time.

Well, sometimes the best answer is not to answer at all. Even when you are do-ing the right thing, some of the people who care about you just won’t understand. So job hunters, salute your hero, “Wrong-way” Corrig-an. There will definitely be people who will spend 60 years laughing about how you spent all that time going the wrong way. But you’ll know that when it mattered and though it was hard, you stuck to your goal and fol-lowed your dream.

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World War II DeceptionsPart I

By Avi Heiligman

Knowledge is a very powerful weapon on the battlefield. Understanding the enemy

and properly “sizing them up” can be the difference between victory and defeat. If the enemy is confused as to the intentions of the other side it can be advantageous. During WWII, the Allies, in particular the U.S. and British, went to great lengths to de-ceive the Axis of their intentions. Leading up to D-Day, June 6, 1944, was a plan called Operation Forti-tude. Other deception techniques including using “turned” undercover agents, decoys and camouflage, and fictional units.

Two years before the landings in Normandy the Canadians attempt-ed to land in France with devastat-ing results. Half of the 6,000 man force at Dieppe were casualties or captured, and the rest were forced to go back to England. German officers were aware that the landings were going to take place and prepared their troops for the invasion. In order to prevent another catastrophe like this from happening at Normandy, a whole operation called Fortitude was put into action to fool the Germans as to where and when the landings would take place.

Luftwaffe (German Air Force) reconnaissance planes were able to

see a large buildup of tanks, vehicles and supplies in the surprisingly un-defended southwest England. British coastal command planes let them come in and take aerial photographs which were then sent to the German high command who interpreted them as an attack build up for the north of France. In reality, the tanks were just blow up versions of the real thing but weren’t discernible from the air. They were purposely put there to fool the reconnaissance planes.

Tons of bombs were dropped on the Pas-de-Calais region of France to convince the Germans that the at-tack was to take place there and not Normandy. False landings, empty boats getting near the shore, as well as pre-bombardment raids, were staged at beaches in northern France while the actual landings took place hundreds of miles to the south. This convinced the Germans that the Al-lies were only staging a diversionary attack at Normandy and for several weeks after D-Day kept vital re-serves protecting an invasion that never happened. These units could have had serious effects on the Allied landing but were kept out of the fight.

An entirely made-up army group led by one of the most feared Allied generals was part of the operation prior to the landings. The First U.S.

Army Group under General George Patton was to attract German atten-tion away from the real armies build-ing up in other parts of England. Pat-ton was to take control of the very real Third Army seven weeks into the invasion but was being reprimanded by Eisenhower for slapping a soldier in Sicily. Patton commanded fake tanks, radio traffic and radio broad-casts for months before taking com-mand of the Third Army. The army group did a lot of its “magic” with captured German agents that were now under the orders of British han-dlers telling them to send fake mes-sages to England.

Paratroopers were sent in behind enemy lines in the wee hours of June 6. The Germans were convinced that many more had landed than were actually there and had no clue that the American and British para-troopers were scattered. This was in part due to small dummy figurines equipped with helmets and para-chutes dropped way behind German lines. For several hours the Germans had no clue where the Allies had been dropped which gave the Allies time to regroup. The whole operation was a success because 150,000 sol-diers and hundreds of the best tanks in Europe were kept out of the fight until mid-August.

Capturing German spies and agents was a tall task. Having them work for the Allies was the brilliant work of the British under the Dou-ble Cross System. Under the British Security Service, otherwise known as MI5, every single Abwehr (the Nazi spy agency) spy in England was known to the British. After being caught and interrogated, the British gave them the ultimatum of sitting in a jail cell or working as a double agent. Using secret codes, including the Enigma machine that had been broken, the agents sent false mes-sage back to Berlin under the guid-ance of the MI5.

To make the information even more believable, some of the mes-sages contained true facts but were useless once they reached Nazi hands. An example of this was de-tailed – and all true – information on the Allied landings in North Af-rica but due to a series of “delays” the messages only reached Berlin after the landing had actually taken place. This made the agents’ mes-sages even more valuable to the Ger-mans.

One of the agents, codenamed Garbo, told his superiors in the Abwehr that he had a whole network of spies and more agents should not be sent into England. This, of

A ‘dummy’ aircraft Inflatable tanks fooled the enemy


course, was false but the Abwehr be-lieved it hook, line and sinker.

The Double Cross System was also very active during Operation Fortitude and was a key factor in making the German high command believe that the main landings were to take place in the Pas-de-Calais.

During the V-1 Flying Bomb and V-2 Rocket launches against England, the turned agents reported that the warheads had landed in places that were actually not attacked at all. This information caused many of the bombs and rockets to be aimed at less populated areas and caused

fewer casualties.

Operation Fortitude and the Dou-ble Cross System were two of the major Allied deceptions during the war. Many other smaller operations, including break off missions in con-junction with the Normandy land-

ings, will be discussed in part II of WWII Deceptions.

Avi Heiligman is a weekly contribu-tor to The Jewish Home. He welcomes your comments and suggestions for future columns and can be reached at [email protected].

John Moe & Tor Glad - a.k.a. Mutt & Jeff - were Norwe-gian spies who worked for the UK and MI5 and were members of the Double Cross System


Pablo Picasso and Cubism 1881-1973

By Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg

From My Private CollectionArt

Pablo Picasso was a Spanish painter who spent much of his life in France. He was the son

of an art professor and was consid-ered quite talented by the young age of seven. He is recognized as one of the most famous artists of his time. He loved to create ceramic pieces, drawings, paintings, and sculptures. As an extremely talented human be-ing, he was also a playwright and a poet. Picasso is famous for what is

referred to as the Blue Period and the Rose Period. During the Blue Period, he produced artworks that reflected sad happenings. During the Rose Period, he produced happy looking pictures. Picasso used young children for many of the images in his pictures that were not specific as to gender.

Pablo Picasso explored creative expression by producing three-di-mensional effects on two-dimen-sional surfaces. This was accom-plished by using shapes that would overlap each other. It was referred to as Cubism.

Cubism can be explained as the art form used to create artwork with geometrics. The beginning stages in the development of this art form were devoted to the development of pictures of landscapes created with these geometric forms. In the

1900s it became popular for artists to work in art studios indoors, rath-er than working outdoors. The Ana-lytic Period was developed with the use of Cubism. These artworks were produced in specific colors, which were limited, as the artists only used shades of yellows, browns, and greys. With the use of these specific colors, the artists created pictures of everyday objects, such as pitchers, glasses, and musical instruments to produce still-life pictures by com-bining geometric shapes to form the objects.

The artists enjoyed experiment-ing with the shapes and combin-ing them with newspaper, pieces of wallpaper, lettering, and other objects to create collages. This was known as the Synthetic Period. The artists would create abstract works of art that showed recognizable ob-

jects in a most creative way. This art displayed many surfaces simul-taneously, when viewing the picture from various angles.

Picasso was an extremely cre-ative and talented artist who is fa-mous for the following quotes: “Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life”; “Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up”; “Every-thing you can imagine is real.”

Rebbetzin Naomi N. Herzberg is a pro-fessional art educator, artist and de-signer. Among her known artwork is a floral sculpture presented to Tipper Gore, Blair House, Washington, D.C. Please feel free to email [email protected] with questions and sugges-tions for future columns.


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closet. Rent includes gas and electricity

air conditioner and heat.

Please call Ricki 347-248-9160

ON SEAGIRT AVENUE 2 & 3 bedroom. Newly renovated.

Washer and dryer hook up. Granite countertops.

More info call or text 917-602-2914

FAR ROCKAWAYLarge 4 bedroom

1.5 baths W/Laundry HookupLg Living Rm & Family Dining Room

2nd Flr of 2 family House $2,450 718-216-6486

HELP WANTED

Experienced Real Estate Sales agent needed for a HIGH Producing real

estate office who is seeking an opportunity to Earn & Learn more!!!

Call Today (516) 295-3000 x 128. All calls kept confidential.

Growing company in the 5 Towns is seeking motivated, confident, outgo-ing employee for full time bookkeep-

ing/accounting. Must have profession-al bookkeeping experience, and strong

teamwork skills Please submit qualified resume to

[email protected]

HELP WANTED

[email protected] / text 443-929-4003ClassifiedsGreat summer job opportunity. Great

pay, and overtime is available. Job description:

• Field Service Technician for a Green Company - all products are safe and

non-toxic. • All training provided.

• Job available from May - September.• Fun and positive company, good pay.

• Work for a professional company in a structured and progressive work

environment.Qualifications:

• Need to be physically fit able to lift 50 lbs. consistently

• A valid and clean driver’s license. • Strong work ethic.

• Good communication skills.• Able to work well without direct

supervision.• Be responsible and courteous.• Ok with working indoors and outdoors in higher temperature

conditions.For more information:

Call - 516-206-1600Email - serviceny@

greenhomesolutions.comMake sure to reference the

“Field Service Technician”.

SERVICE COORDINATOR POSITIONBA in Health or Human Services or 2

yrs of SC experience or a combination of experience & education

Earn Upwards of 45,000 to 55,000 annually

Great Work EnvironmentChallenge E. I. Center, Queens

E: [email protected], F: 718-261-3702

An Equal Opportunity Employer

IT MAVENCreative problem solver needed for all aspects of tech, Hardware, Networks,

coding, programs, social media, podcasts, Smart Board maintenance, constant contact and websites. For

boys Yeshiva High School in the Five Towns. Salary commensurate with experience. Full time or part

time available. Growth opportunity available.

Contact [email protected]

GENERAL STUDIES JH TEACHERS for Sept. ‘16 due to expansion

5 Towns area boys’ school. M-Th, PM hours. [email protected]

HELP WANTED

NEWLY BUILT HOME IN INWOOD FOR RENT

Newly built home in Inwood for rent beginning August 1st.

Frum neighbors, 1 block from LIRR, 5 bedrooms, 3 full baths, fully kosher

kitchen (2 sinks, 2 dishwashers), living room, dining room, family

room, nice backyard. $3400 monthly.

Call 917-975-1800 for more information

APT FOR RENTAPT FOR RENT


[email protected] / text 443-929-4003Classifieds

CAHAL has an opening for a Special Education Rebbe. Sept. 2016, P/T position.

E-mail resume to [email protected] or fax to 516-295-2899.For more information,

call 516-295-3666

LOOKING FOR CONTROLLER FOR GROWING LOCAL BUSINESSA motivated, hard-working,

experienced individualSomeone familiar with Quickbooks &

familiar with FUND EZPlease send resume to Peter Weiser,

[email protected] or call (917) 804 3050

JEWISH ELC SEEKS HEAD TEACHER for UPK class located in Merrick,

NY. Masters & certification in Early Childhood required. Competitive

salary. Email resume to [email protected]

TEACHERS & ASSISTANT TEACHERS wanted for coming school year for

Bais Yaakov Ateres Miriam in Far Rockaway. Send resume to

[email protected]

HELP WANTEDSPECIAL EDUCATION TEACHERS

AND ASSISTANTS

CAHAL has openings for Special

Education teachers and assistants.

Sept. 2016,

P/T and F/T for lower and middle

school classes, Secular Studies, and

Limudai Kodesh. E-mail resume to

[email protected] or fax to 516-295-2899.

Special Education Rebbe for

Lower Grade

Great Work Environment

Challenge E. I. Center, Queens

E: [email protected], F:

718-261-3702


Clerical Position

F/T for Queens office

Proper candidate will have:

good computer skills, ability to

multitask

and office experience.

Prior early intervention experience a

plus.

Will Train.

Competitive comp. pkg.

Fax Resume 718-261-3702 Att. Bella

Or email: [email protected]

HELP WANTEDPART TIME AND FULL TIME BOOKKEEPING POSITION

Fast growing accounting and consulting firm seeks a qualified

individual to assist our accounting staff in providing bookkeeping services

for our clients. Qualified individuals will have the opportunity to join our

employee friendly culture At least 2 years working experience

Working knowledge of Microsoft Office, QuickBooks a MUST

Email – [email protected]

YESHIVA SECRETARYYeshiva near Brooklyn/5 Towns

Seeking help during Dinner Campaign.Detail oriented and ability to multi task

Yeshiva experience a plusMorning Hours, Immediately

after PesachSend Resume to officepositionhire@

gmail.com

5TOWNS BOYS YESHIVA SEEKING ELEM TEACHERS.

Exc working env’t, supportive admin, exc pay Lic’d & experienced preferred.

Email resume to [email protected]

ELEMENTARY GENERAL STUDIES TEACHERS FOR SEPT 2016.

Email resume to [email protected]

GREAT OPPORTUNITYLooking for class B CDL DRIVER

with clutch for a heimishe lumber co.Great pay, Call: 718-369-3141 Ext. 348

We are looking to hire a MARKETING/SALES SPECIALIST

Job requirements: Your own car and internet savvy. Hob has unlimited

income potential. Don’t delay, give us a call at 917-612-2300

PHYSICAL THERAPIST ASSISTANTS (PTA’S) & OCCUPATIONAL

THERAPISTS ASSISTANTS (COTA’S)For 200+ bed Nursing Home in

Queens. Must have Hospital or Nursing Home experience. Please email resume

to [email protected] F.T. Accounting Office Seeks P/T

JR. ACCOUNTANT proficient in Q.B. knowledge of

payroll tax, sales tax, business tax and individual taxes

Qualified applicants should please e-mail resume to:

[email protected]

HELP WANTED HELP WANTED

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Please call 516-375-5479

LARGE KOSHER POCONOS VACATION HOME FOR SALE

Great for a small camp or family retreat!!


Classifieds

Reach Your Target Market

[email protected] 516.499.9620 W W W . L I F E C A P T U R E I M A G E S . C O M

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TJH Classifieds

Post your Real Estate, Help Wanted, Services,

Miscellaneous Ads here.

Weekly Classifed Ads

Up to 5 lines and/or 25 words

1 week ................ $20 $10

2 weeks .............. $35 $17.50

4 weeks .............. $60 $30

Email ads to: [email protected]

Include valid credit card info

Deadline Monday 5:00pm

[email protected] / text 443-929-4003Classifieds

SERVICE COORDINATOR POSITIONBA in Health or Human Services

or 2 yrs of SC exper.Or a combination of exper. & education

Earn Upwards of 45,000 to 55,000 annually

Great Work EnvironmentChallenge E. I. Center, Queens

E: [email protected], F: 718-261-3702


CLERICAL POSITIONF/T for Queens office

Proper candidate will have: good computer skills, ability to

multi-task and office experience.Prior early intervention experience

a plus. Will Train.Competitive comp. pkg.

Fax Resume 718-261-3702 Att. Bella Or email:

[email protected]

General Studies teachers for Sept. ‘16 due to expansion. 5 Towns area boys’ school.

Middle school teachers: M.-Th, 2-4:30 pm. JH male teachers: M.-Th., 2:45-5 pm.

[email protected].

Are you tired of your present job or out of work and looking for a job where you can make good money and be

your own boss?

WE ARE LOOKING TO HIRE A MARKETING/SALES SPECIALIST.Job will require your own car and

being computer/internet savy. If you consider yourself a marketing professional, this is the position for

you. Opportunity to make unlimited income potential,

Don’t delay. Give us a call at 917-612-2300

CATAPULT LEARNING Teachers for Title I in Boro Park and-Williamsburg Chassidic boys schools

*College/Yeshiva Degree Required *Strong desire to help children learn

*Excellent organizational skills *Small group instruction

*Competitive salary Email resume:

[email protected]. Fax (718) 381-3493

HALB LOWER SCHOOL SEEKS STAFF MEMBERS FOR 2016-17:

Limudei Kodesh Morah with Ivrit skills, Assistant Teachers Limudei Kodesh

and Secular Studies (FT/PT), Assistant Rebbe (FT).

Resumes: [email protected].

HELP WANTEDDRS HS FOR BOYS, WOODMERE NY SEEKS CHEMISTRY TEACHER (FT)

FOR 2016-17. Resumes: [email protected].

SITUATION WANTED

LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE seeks position in homecare with the elderly or pediatric care. I am skilled,

caring and dependable. Please call me at 631-759-0025

MISC TRIPLE STABD

PEARL BRACELET LOST ON CAFFERY AVE.

BETWEEN B 9TH AND MOTT OVER YOMTOV

IF FOUND PLEASE CALL OR TEXT 516-510-8332

STROLLER FOUND ON CENTRAL AVE.If yours please text 323-804-7438

Discounted tickets to SIX FLAGS GREAT ADVENTURE

THEME PARK AND SAFARI Valid for any operating day

for only $40Call or text Yehoshua

917- 923-0011

SPACE AVAILABLE FOR 3 YEAR OLD PLAYGROUP IN FAR ROCKAWAY.

EXCELLENT MORAHS. PLEASE CALL (516) 406-2980

SHIDDUCH DATING? NEED PLACES TO GO?

Check out Pegishaplace.com

Tutors desperately needed for Zichron Etel, a gemach providing free tutoring to those who cannot afford it. Now in Brooklyn and the Five Towns!

Kindly visit our website at www.zichronetel.com

HELP WANTED


Have a Coke and a Tax By Allan Rolnick, CPA

Your Money

When most of us hear the word “tax,” we immediate-ly think “IRS.” It’s natural

to associate those three-letter words with each other (even if “IRS” is an acronym and not a word). But our friends at the IRS are hardly the only tax collectors with their hands out for your money. State and local govern-ments love need money too, and they don’t have as many options for rais-ing it as Uncle Sam. So every now and then, someone makes headlines with a plan to tax something new.

Philadelphia’s incoming mayor Jim Kenney is the latest local official to propose quenching his city’s fiscal thirst with a new tax. His inaugural budget would impose a three cents per ounce tax on soda, juices, iced tea, and other sugary drinks. The mayor claims the measure would raise $400 million over the next five years. The issue has even bubbled up into the presidential race — Hillary Clinton supports the tax, while her challenger Bernie Sanders condemns it as dis-proportionately harmful to the city’s poor.

This isn’t the first time govern-ments have tried carbonating their revenue by taxing soda — since 2008, 40 similar taxes have been rejected around the country, including twice

previously in Philadelphia. Only one place, famously progressive Berkeley, California, has succeeded. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg actually banned drinks larger than 16 ounces before a state court doused the rule. (Grateful Gothamites fondly remem-ber it as “Bloomberg’s $#*@ing Big Gulp ban.”)

Now Philadelphia’s Kenney is hop-ing the third time will hit the sweet spot. But this time, he’s coming at it from a different direction. He’s not positioning it as a public health mea-sure or using it to fight obesity or di-abetes. He’s just looking to reinvest some of the soda companies’ profits into the communities where the big-gest customers live. The $400 million would go towards funding universal pre-kindergarten, creating commu-

nity schools, and renovating parks, community centers, and libraries.

School funding advocates and public health officials are all for it. New York’s Bloomberg has joined the fray in support. But naturally, Kenney’s proposal has drawn oppo-nents. You’ll be shocked to learn that the American Beverage Association

has spent $2.6 million to oppose it. (They poured $9 million down the drain fighting the Berkeley referen-dum.) Local Teamsters oppose it, too, arguing that flat soda sales will cost jobs. And plenty of city residents feel squeezed enough already — for ex-ample, there’s already a $2 per pack tax on cigarettes that helps fund local schools.

Political infighting is fierce, and council members are looking at a

whole menu of alternatives. One council member proposed a 15 cent tax on beverage containers, designed to hit the people who drink mineral water and fancy kombucha teas just as hard as the people who guzzle Mountain Dew. She also introduced a “healthy beverages tax credit” to en-courage stores to stock drinks worth drinking. Others are considering taxing (gasp!) diet sodas. But time is running out — council has to pop the top on a final budget by the end of June.

We realize that a three-cent tax on an ounce of soda won’t get in the way of your financial goals. But if you’re one of the millions who look some-where besides coffee for your daily caffeine fix, it would be a constant reminder of the government’s power to tax. We never forget how destruc-tive that power can be, and that’s why we work so hard to give you a plan to pay the least amount possible — and avoid the unpleasant surprise of a “shook-up” can!

Allan J Rolnick is a CPA who has been in practice for over 30 yea rs in Queens, NY. He welcomes your comments and can be reached at 718-896-8715 or at [email protected].

But if you’re one of the millions who look somewhere besides coffee for your daily caffeine fix, it would be a constant

reminder of the government’s power to tax


FIGHTING ILLNESS WITH LOVE IS MORE THAN A SLOGAN.

IT’S WHAT WE DO.

When Jake was diagnosed, getting him better and keeping their family functioning became his parents’ only priorities. So they became Chai Lifeline’s priority as well.

Jake’s parents breathed easier in the cradle of Chai Lifeline’s hospital support: hot kosher meals that nourished bodies and souls, transportation assistance and the support of caring volunteers. His brothers benefited from the attention of Big Brothers and i-Shine after school activities. And the whole family thrived during retreats, recreational activities and our new Family Camp Adventure.

Two summers at Camp Simcha have given Jake the confidence he needs to face painful treatments, and the friends who will help see him through them.

Chai Lifeline took care of the entire Katz family, so they could take care of Jake.

Hospital Support: Meals | Transportation assistance | Hospital visits | Respite

Children’s Programs: Big Brothers and Sisters | Recreational activities | Creative arts and art therapy | Music programs | i-Shine

Sibling activities | Trips Friends ‘n Fun weekends | Camp Simcha/Camp Simcha Special

Family Programs: Advocacy and information | Retreats | Insurance Advocacy | Family Recreation | Counseling |Bereavement services

Community Programs: Project CHAI

151 West 30th Street, New York, NY 10001(877) CHAI-LIFE (212) 465-1300www.chailifeline.org

We Care For 4,300Children and FamiliesAround the World.And One Jake Katz.

facebook.com/chailifelinepage twitter.com/chai_lifeline youtube.com/chailifelinechannel gplus.to/chailifeline

Photo for illustrative purposes only.


PRESENTS

A Rina C. Hirsch Production

For ticket information, please call: 516-481-1644. For general information, call 516-385-1959. Order online: at www.jewishtickets.com or [email protected]

General Seats: $20 in advance/$25 at the doorPremium Seats: $25 in advance/$30 at the door | VIP Seats: $36 in advance/$45 at the door

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