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“If the belt you wear is more expensive than the monthly cost of your car, you’re doing it all wrong.” PG. 4

Here is why we Jews might be in deep trouble. The reason is: Blumenthal, Feinstein, Schumer, Nadler, Engel, and so on down the line. The heartland of America supports and might

even love Donald Trump, to an extent. Invariably, the impression out there in that part of the country is that it is the Jews who are so wholly dedicated to one thing—and that is undermining the eff orts of the pres-ident.

Believe it or not, last Shabbos at Kiddush in shul, I overheard one person saying to another that if Brett Kavanaugh does not secure a seat on the Supreme Court it is the fault of the Jews.

A man walked out of the sanctuary of the shul to where the oth-er men were making Kiddush. This time, however, someone began to berate him.

“You don’t come here to daven! You come here to drink and to talk!”This vignette would normally be unremarkable, except for the fact

that the person doing the berating was the shul’s Hispanic custodian. The story is not apocryphal; it happened.

What we are concerned about, however, is not the berating per se, but rather the halachah behind walking out in the first place.

The Left Is LividBY LARRY GORDON

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A Derashah Or A Drink?BY RABBI YAIR HOFFMAN

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THE WORLD ACCORDING TO EVANHe is a young, energetic busi-

nessman with a passion for life who is concerned about those

around him and will do anything for the benefi t of his family and friends.

That is why it is good to know a man like Evan Weinstein. He moved to the Five Towns from Brooklyn just two years ago and has become a dominant force in the ever-changing, demand-ing, and expanding car leasing indus-try through his company that is fea-tured here in these pages—CarSharks. Though just 34 years old, Evan has been in the car business for over 14 years and

is today one of the foremost experts on the subject.

While cars and car deals are an im-portant part of Evan’s life, he is obvious-ly much more than that, and that is why we set aside some time last weekend to discuss life and its challenges. Evan lives in Valley Stream with his wife and fi ve children, who attend local yeshivas. He is fi ercely proud of all of them.

The important things to Evan after his family and friends are his business, his support of Congregation Ohr Torah which is in North Woodmere, and play-ing basketball on the regular. On poli-

tics, "I'm not much for it but I'm with the President."

“I love basketball—that’s playing ball and attending and watching games, but on the court I am a SAVAGE," Evan says. As a huge fan of basketball, he attends as many games as he can in the course of the season. In the past he has even fl own out or driven to several cities just to be at a certain game. I guess when you are truly a fan, you are exactly that—a real fan of the game.

He says that while he used to be a big Knicks fan, he gave up on them a long time ago and traces the beginning of his waning interest years when they stopped playing with heart in the Oak-ly-Mason-Ewing days.

Today he says he likes Isaiah Thomas and Russell Westbrook and tries to em-ulate their style of play. Evan is so confi -dent about his on-court prowess that he tells me he is willing to give any future customer who can beat him in a one-on-one game the fi rst month of their lease free, provided they are not on an NBA roster like some of his current clients.

That brings us back to Evan and Car-Sharks. As we said a few paragraphs back, Evan knows and understands cars better than just about anyone else in the business. Regarding how important the type of car you drive is, Evan explains, “Listen, people spend more time in their cars than they spend in bed.”

I never looked at driving a car from that vantage point. But you have to con-sider that for a moment. And that is es-pecially true if you are one of the many people who drive into Manhattan every day. If that’s you, then you are defi nitely spending a great deal more time in your car than you are sleeping at night.

So, I ask Evan, how do you know whether or not you are driving the right car for you? Evan responds that “If the belt you wear is more expensive than the monthly cost of your car, you’re doing it all wrong.”

On politics, Evan Weinstein is a big Trump man. Loyalty is number one by Evan and he says that he and the Pres-ident would get along really well. He

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says that he admires the things Trump is managing to accom-plish and he detests whatever his Democratic opposition is trying to do to him. In his es-timation it is a disgrace and he does not like it.

Evan Weinstein grew up in Brooklyn, and while he lives in the Five Towns these last cou-ple of years, he still feels very much a part of and a loyalty to that borough. “I moved here because it was good for my wife and kids and for my busi-ness, though I still miss being in Brooklyn.” Evan grew up in Starrett City, an area that he calls “the projects,” and he read-ily admits that growing up there was not at all easy.

His parents divorced when he was just one year old, and his mom raised four kids on her own; to this day she is his hero. He says that she worked full-time in a store that sold men’s and women’s clothing, and he does not know how she did it but he and his siblings feel that they did not lack anything when they were growing up.

He thinks for a moment and then says that one of the rea-sons he thought it was import-ant for him to move his family to the Five Towns was for the chinuch of his children. His kids are attending the HALB ele-mentary school in Woodmere, and he is eff usive is his praise of the education his children are receiving and how well they are doing. He reiterates that several times during our talk, wonder-ing if he said enough good things about his children’s experience at HALB. “They are doing well and they love it there,” he says.

So let me say at this point that over the years I have leased cars from a variety of diff erent com-panies and most were a fairly good to very good experience. But none have been like Evan and CarSharks. I called Evan one day at 11:00 a.m. and a new car was in my driveway before Ma’ariv. Not only did Evan de-liver my car, but he has given me several extensive tutorials about how my car actually works. In my car-leasing experience over the years, I’ve had leases that extended anywhere from 30 to 39 months, but by the end of the lease I had to acknowledge that I was not aware of or familiar with more than half the things these cars are capable of.

But that is not the case now. Evan has sat with me in my car in my driveway three times already, talking about every-thing from the strange shift in the new car to what used to be called a radio and today is so much more. Here’s one of my favorite things about the new car: when I’m listening to music on a radio station and the phone

rings, somehow, after the call ends, the song continues from the point where it was inter-rupted by the phone. Perhaps that is no big deal to you, but it is very exciting to me.

For some, a car might just be a mode of transportation—you know, a way to get from one place to the next. But that is not the way Evan Weinstein sees it nor is it a recognized reality. “You are what you drive,” says Evan.

One of the very satisfying things about dealing with Evan Weinstein is that he is a yes man. He is out there securing the exact type of car you see yourself in; he never tries to talk you into something else or tells you that what you want is just not available. He never tries to

talk you into the fl avor of the week.

More important than any-thing else is Evan’s word. When he tells you something is being done, that he is delivering a car you have been waiting for, you can be sure that it will be done.

The bottom line is that you want a guy like Evan Weinstein on your side. And that is for several reasons, including that he knows everything there is to know about cars and he is a great friend. And that’s the key.

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Oh my goodness, I thought. If we are talking that way, what are people out there in main-stream America saying?

It looks like we will fi nd out most defi nitively on Election Day, November 6, to what extent the public at large was fooled by the Democratic Party machina-tions and indulgence in chica-nery during the weeks leading up to the Senate voting on the selection of Judge Brett Kava-naugh to the Supreme Court.

Unfortunately, the names listed above—senators and representatives of the people in Congress—have indulged in an eff ort to achieve something that’s not in the best interest of the American people. They said it was about keeping a bad, ly-ing, and dishonest person off the Supreme Court, but it was really nothing like that at all.

What this exercise and cha-rade was all about was the up-coming midterm elections and the attempt to cast aspersions on all Republicans seeking elect-ed offi ce at the expense of Mr. Kavanaugh, his wife, children, and parents. To the above-listed Democrats, the Kavanaugh fam-ily was expendable as collateral damage in the desperate eff ort to regain a majority in either the Senate or House or both.

And the greatest culprits here, aside from Chuck Schumer and Diane Feinstein, are, of course, fi rst-term senators dream-ing about pulling off a Barack Obama type of political feat in the persons of Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Kamala Harris (D-CA). If either Booker or Harris man-ages to maneuver themselves to leading contenders for the presidency in 2020, it is a com-mentary on the very thin politi-cal talent in today’s Democratic Party more than anything else.

Watching Diane Feinstein during the Senate Judiciary Committee examination of Mr. Kavanaugh, one gets the feeling that she was very uncomfortable being cast in the role of a senior citizen, longtime senator, and minority leader of the commit-tee being forced to challenge Mr. Kavanaugh with suggestions and innuendo that she in all likelihood knew were part of a ploy to create a false impression that might result in Democratic gains in the upcoming election. It looked like she had no choice but to go along with the plan.

Senator Schumer, on the oth-er hand, though not a member of the Judiciary Committee, seemed all too ready to make the most inane comments about the process that concluded by being a Democratic embarrassment and a great victory for the pres-ident, Justice Kavanaugh, and the rule of law in this country.

And over last weekend, West

Side of Manhattan Congress-man Jerrold Nadler said that if the Democrats manage to win a majority in the House in the No-vember elections, he will lead the eff ort to reopen an investiga-tion into Judge Kavanaugh’s be-havior as a Maryland teenager and seek to have him impeached

from the Court.Now that the Democrats’ col-

lusion and maneuverings have been exposed, they are doubling down in the eff ort to steer into the skid, attempting to maintain control of the out-of-control ve-hicle that is the upcoming mid-term election.

For my part, I am hoping and praying for a red wave and an increase in the Republican ma-jority margins in both the House and the Senate in November. That eventuality would be a fair response to the disgrace and outrage that the Schumers and Feinsteins sought to perpetrate

on the American people.Here is the important thing

about Schumer, Blumenthal, Feinstein, et al. They are obvi-ously Jewish, and will tell you that they are proud Jews rep-resenting Jewish values; sadly,

FROM THE EDITORContinued from Front Cover


Senator Chuck Schumer Congressman Jerrold Nadler Senator Richard Blumenthal Senator Dianne Feinstein

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however, the opposite is the truth and the reality. Many of the central policies that they promote—and you can go down a list of these types of agenda items—are things that confl ict with the Judeo-Christian traditions with which we are familiar.

The group may not know much about the fundamental tenets of Judaism, but they most likely understand the poetic aspect of the biblical directive for the Jewish people to be a “light unto the nations.” On that count, this group has sought an opposite direction for them-selves—policies that create darkness.

Justice Kavanaugh hit the nail on the head, so to speak, when he said that the entire process was a diabolical plot to ex-act revenge for what they thought would be a cakewalk for Hillary Clinton into the White House and the advancement of the Obama liberal agenda that was setting back millions of people in this country.

The interesting thing will be to observe what the Democrat reaction will be when they see their fantasy agenda being re-jected in race after race around the coun-try.

As Jews are a small minority of the American population, many believe that it is a miracle that Jews are so dispro-portionately represented in the halls of power. While that may be a great accom-plishment, it is a disappointment that the Jews in power with whom we as citizens are identifi ed have become representa-tions of ideas and policies that have led too many in this country on a downward path. And the odd and even shocking thing is that the Schumers and Fein-steins either genuinely believe this is the right way to go or the proper formula to regain power.

So don’t delude us into thinking that your way is the only good, proper, and right way. Just admit that the motiva-tion here is to scare people away from the Republican Party and into the arms of Democrats, and their diffi cult and un-attractive vision of this country’s future that only serves their desperate eff ort to achieve power and dominance.

The more complicated and sensitive issue of defi ning what real Jewish values actually are and who represents them is not a matter than can be conclusively de-cided in this space. No one expects Jew-ish elected offi cials to represent Torah values in their function as legislators. In fact, even if these men and women want-ed to adhere in their policy formulations to biblical strictures, they in all likelihood would not know where to begin because of their lack of understanding and educa-tion in that area.

So perhaps their being completely untethered from understanding their Jewishness is the jump-off point that has sent them adrift and fl oating in the direc-tion of the liberal left, having no choice but to recklessly align themselves with the evolving socialist nature of the party.

The important thing is that judgement day for the U.S. is just ahead of us and it is called Election Day—a most important and determining moment in our history.

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FROM THE EDITORContinued from Page 9 EMPTY NEST

BY DVORAH LEVY, LCSW

I had been lamenting to friends about my empty nest until, over the summer, two birds, weeks apart,

found their way into my home. I then stopped complaining.

“The bus is coming in ten minutes.”“What time will you be home for din-

ner? Is there anything in particular you want me to make?” “Do you have money for your trip?”

“Ice cream again before dinner?!”“It’s already 11:00. Don’t you need to

be up at 7?”“I think I heard coff ee stunts your

growth. Drink coff ee when you’re old-er.”

Does this sound familiar? Raising children has taken up so much of our emotional and mental energies. There are things we look back on and feel we did right, but there are also many re-grets. That’s par for the course. Bruno Bettelheim, psychologist, authored the book A Good Enough Parent. Our goal with parenting is to be good-enough parents, not perfect. In fact “perfect” would be counterproductive; our chil-dren would then never learn to be self-reliant.

When parenting young children, it can feel that there is no end in sight. Endless midnight awakenings, worry about health, navigating school systems and school choices, social drama . . . the list goes on. And then, one day, they are all grown.

With every job out there in society, the better we are at what we do, the higher we climb—oftentimes to great-er job security. That’s not the case with parenting. With regard to parenting, we work our way out of a job. The goal of healthy parenting is to successfully launch our children into independent, purposeful lives.

Many parents, particularly stay-at-home moms, feel an overwhelming emptiness, a void, once their last child leaves home. The energy that was once channeled into childcare now has no-where to go. It is not uncommon to ex-perience feelings of loss, rejection, and/or anxiety over our children’s welfare. What are we to do with these feelings?

It may help to recognize how wide-spread this experience is for parents of grown children. Reaching out and ask-ing others how they are impacted by their empty nest may be validating and also a way of creating a greater, deeper connection with others. We are all dif-ferent, yet a deep understanding of the human condition shows that we are in many ways very similar too. If we had established our identity around par-enting, then when the hands-on period is over we may experience an identity shift. In more pronounced cases, it may actually be an identity crisis. Questions arise: Who am I if not my kids’ mom? What is the purpose of my life? Albeit not easy, we have an opportunity at this time to rediscover, or maybe discover, ourselves in a way that until now may not have been feasible. Hobbies that we put on the back burner, friends we lost touch with, self-care, and educational


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opportunities all resurface with new possibilities for exploration.

Another potential challenge for par-ents is that this empty-nest period is of-ten a time for couples to take a brutally honest look at what has been happening in their marriage relationship. Couples may fi nd that this is a vulnerable time for their marriage. It is not uncommon for marriages to shift into automatic gear when children are young. Children can be a great distraction from a lack of connection. When children then leave the home, the silence may feel deaf-ening, the distance cavernous, and the loneliness profoundly painful.

There is opportunity here, too. Oppor-tunity for partners to turn towards each other and relearn ways to understand

and appreciate each other. In marriage, partners are not meant to be the same in temperament or interests, and marriage is not meant to be confl ict-free. The goal of a healthy relationship is to harness diff erences so that they are complemen-tary and appreciated, to manage confl ict so that the perspective of each partner is validated and seen as understandable. Partners can help fi ll the void in their nest by recreating their relationship. A commitment to healing past hurts, en-gaging healthy communication skills, and using the time freed up by children being out of the home to nurture the re-lationship can tap into relationship po-tential for closeness, fun, and intimacy.

Children growing up and out does not mean our job as parents are over. Chil-dren need their parents no matter how old they are. But it does require us to parent diff erently. There is a subtle shift

in the relationship in that it becomes more of equals, mutual respect, espe-cially of boundaries. There may be times that we are triggered to feel abandoned, “forgotten,” or unimportant. The for-mula for expressing ourselves at these times is important. If we revert to “guilt-ing” our children, we will most probably elicit defensiveness and distance; how-ever, if we are able to come forward with our more vulnerable feelings of hurt, we maximize our chances of being heard and establishing closeness.

Nothing stays the same and yet, as is written in Ecclesiastes, there is also nothing new. In life we are continuous-ly being challenged. Transitioning to life without children at home leaves us open to a host of new and exciting pos-sibilities in relation to ourselves and in relation to others, but at the same time it may not be easy. For those experienc-

ing the empty-nest transition as diffi -cult, I would recommend reaching out to those you trust and sharing yourself genuinely. There is often a lot of heal-ing to experience through the support of and meaningful connection with others. In terms of identity, we each have a core self that is always there, waiting to be better known and loved. There is no bet-ter time to invest in the relationship we have with our “self ” than now.

Dvorah Levy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in individual, couples, and family therapy. She maintains a private practice in Cedarhurst and Brooklyn, NY. She works with a wide range of emotional and behavioral issues providing services that span therapy for depression and grief counseling to parenting support, couples counseling, trauma, and beyond. Visit DvorahLevyLCSW.com, e-mail [email protected], or call 516-660-7157 to learn more or to schedule an appointment.

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FANTASY FOOTBALL TZOROSBY YISRAEL RUBIN

Week Six is almost upon us and we are nearly halfway done

with the fantasy football regular season. This is the time to im-prove your team and secure your spot atop your league standings. Hopefully you took my advice to try to get Mark Ingram because the buy low window has been sealed shut.

Mailbag Questions:Before the season our league

agreed on a certain set of rules with regards to trades. However, our commissioner forgot to change the settings. Do you think the commis-sioner can change them now?

Changing settings midseason is a tough issue. The only settings that can ever be changed mid-season are settings like adding an injured reserve slot, changing the time a player is on waivers, or rules of that nature. If a midsea-son change in one of those set-tings is deemed necessary then I think the league should vote, with a ⅔ majority being needed to change the setting. In the case of your league it appears the setting was agreed upon prior to the start of the season, so there should be no issue. The commissioner made a mistake and now he should fi x it.

This season has been the ugliest kicking season I’ve ever seen. Plen-ty of leagues have done away with kickers. What do you think?

Mason Crosby missing 5 kicks last week has fi nally woken every-one up. I think the kicker should have been done away with years ago. Unfortunately all the leagues I play in still use them. The kick-er is just a crapshoot who lacks any excitement. The thought of a kicker deciding who wins or loses a matchup is nightmare fuel. It’s time for no kicker leagues to be the norm.

Players I Like This Week

Jameis Winston is starting for the Buccaneers after the bye week and has a great matchup to get his rhythm back. If you need to stream a QB he may be the best option.

As long as Leonard Fournette is out, you need to be starting T.J. Yeldon. He plays Dallas who sty-mied Alfred Blue in the run game but gave up 70+ yards to him re-ceiving out of the back fi eld. Yel-don should get plenty of touches in this one.

I know Calvin Ridley was a huge disappointment last week, but I would roll him out again with confi dence. The Buccaneers have

one of the worst secondaries in the league and someone (not Julio Jones) is bound to catch a touch-down this week. If you are in real need of a wide receiver Mohamed Sanu may be worth a gamble as well.

Josh Gordon is another risky play. He didn’t get many targets, but he did big things with the few he had. The Patriots are playing at home versus the Chiefs and I

expect a lot of points to fl y around.Tight end is as ugly as it has

ever been; your best bet is chas-ing a touchdown. C.J. Uzomah has looked competent as Tyler Eifret’s replacement. Dalton looks to his tight ends near the end zone. Hopefully Uzomah can benefi t from that.

Baltimore D/ST faces off against the Titans this week. The Titan’s off ense has looked anemic until this point and I see no reason for that to change as long as Mar-cus Mariota can’t feel his throw-ing hand.

If you are really desperate, the stars could align and lead to Ron-ald Jones II having a nice game. If you are desperate enough to start Ronald Jones your team has a whole host of issues. Until this point the rookie has either been

ineff ective or inactive. But the Falcons defense has been horren-dous—they get run all over and allow a lot of receiving yards to running backs.

Players I Will Avoid This Week

LeSean MCcoy has been terrible this season, and

throw in that the Texans limited Ezekiel Elliot to 54 rushing yards last week and this has avoid written all over it.

Best of luck in Week Six.All questions can be

e-mailed to [email protected] or on twitter @yrub97.

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Although I started writing this while we were still in Israel, we returned on Sunday morn-

ing and I’m fi nishing it now. It’s hard to believe that a month of yomim tovim has passed. This marathon month of holidays, especially celebrated in Isra-el, sustains us spiritually until we can return.

The day after we arrived in Israel, I turned on my phone and saw that our friend and neighbor, Avi Ringelheim, was niftar. I couldn’t believe it; I thought I was reading wrong. And then just a few hours later, I read that Ari Fuld had been murdered. Again, I thought there must be a mistake. I read his blog and follow him on Facebook. How could this be?

And on the plane ride home, on Sat-urday night (which was already Sun-day morning in Israel), I read about the murder of two Jewish employees at the Barkan Industrial Park by a fellow em-ployee, a 17-year-old Arab terrorist.

If Hashem wanted to stir us out of our complacency just days before Yom Kip-pur and now when we get back to our regular routines, He did. Life is fl eeting and uncertain. We can only live as best we can, according to Hashem’s ultimate plan.

But we also cannot be complacent about Arab terror. These terrorists must be killed, and their families exiled from Israel. Destroying their homes isn’t enough. There is no deterrent for people who believe in martyrdom and who get paid by the PA for committing murder. The idea of Arabs and Jews working to-gether is a lofty ideal, but time and again we see it backfi ring on us.

My son in Yerushalayim greets Ar-abs working in the neighborhood and brings them cold water to drink when they are working for hours in the heat. I commend him for that, but I always warn him—they are not your friends. Do not trust that your kindness will pro-tect you. While there are good, honest, hardworking Arabs, we must always be vigilant about the ones who fall prey to brainwashing and promises of martyr-dom, honor, and money.

HaMakom yinachem eschem b’soch sha’ar aveilei Tzion v’Yerushalayim. May Hashem comfort all of us and grant us a year of peace, health, and nachas from our families.

Inspiring Yom Iyun At Shevach High School

On Monday, September 17, Shevach High School held its fi rst yom iyun of 5779. The yom iyun was organized by se-nior staff member Mrs. Debbie Meltzer, who introduced the theme with a beau-tiful vort of Rav Moshe Feinstein zt’l, quoted from his sefer Darash Moshe. Rav Moshe explained that the way to achieve the level of “Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li,” of hav-ing a close relationship with Hashem, is through hakaros ha’tov. Acknowledging and appreciating everything Hashem does for us brings a person to ahavas Hashem, which then causes “v’dodi li,” Hashem loving us unconditionally and

NEWS FROM THE HILLSBy Chanita Teitz


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bestowing upon us endless and limitless berachos.

This concept was clearly por-trayed by the 12th grade through an array of media presentations and performances. There was a moving choir, poignant video, and an illustrative banner de-fi ning the ultimate relationship we seek to have with Hashem, and how Hashem holds our pro-verbial hands and “waves” back to us as we move through life. In the words of yom iyun heads, seniors Gitty Wurem and Hindy Ausfresser, the atmosphere in the room was “This Yom Kip-pur, let’s make a diff erence. Let’s cultivate a sincere relationship with Hashem.”

Rebbetzin Rochelle Hirtz, principal of Shevach High School, then introduced the spe-cial guest lecturer, Mrs. Chani Juravel, noted therapist, coun-selor, and speaker. Mrs. Juravel pointed out that we often do not plan exactly where we are going in life. We are like a tightrope walker, who feels that his great-est challenge is when he turns a corner, because at that point he cannot see his destination. It is easy to become confused when one does not have a clear vision of where one is going. We, as adults, need to chart our course. Often this requires changing our assumptions in life and weighing our options carefully from all angles.

Our goal must be to establish a relationship with Hashem. But we need to invest in a re-lationship in order to make it precious and lasting. We need to search for Hashem and see His hand in our lives. This con-nection feeds our neshamos. And we need to see ourselves as Hashem sees us, at our best. Even if our best does not last, it is the way Hashem views us. And the way to retain our level of best is through the choices we make.

Tishrei is the month in which we hone our vision and our choices. We choose life and de-fi ne what kind of life it will be in the coming year. Through the resources of tefi llah and our spiritual potential, we can be what we want to be, and set our course in a positive way. “This Yom Kippur,” Mrs. Juravel said, “we need to be confi dent in our choices and they should con-nect us to Hashem and defi ne us.”

Rebbetzin Hirtz gave a well-deserved thank you to Mrs. Meltzer and the Shevach se-niors for putting together this inspiring day. Special kudos to the choir, banner, video, sign, and refreshments heads: Tova Friedman, Rivky Schechter, Avigayil Marcus, Rachel Wag-ner, Chaya Podemski, Chavi Ribowsky, Rivkah Gray, Batzie

Schwartz, and Hindy Steinberg.Shevach students and staff

alike left the yom iyun feeling empowered and elevated to make this year the year we hope for, and with the will to work towards our important goal of “Ani L’dodi V’dodi Li.”

A Chazaq “Pizza In A Hut” Sukkot Party To Remember

On Sunday, September 30, Chazaq’s Shaping Lives Sun-day program organized an ex-citing Sukkot party at the Beth Gavriel Center in Forest Hills. Over 60 Jewish public school elementary-age children, from three distinct Shaping Lives Sunday Programs, attended this special event.

For many of these children, it was their fi rst time sitting in a sukkah, shaking the lulav and etrog, and learning about what it means to take part in

this meaningful holiday. It was truly a memorable experience.

With over 20 dedicated Chazaq staff members at-tending, the children had a truly memorable experience.

There was face-painting, freeze-dancing, hot pizza, along with great raffl es. Addi-tionally, each child created a sukkah decoration featuring

their very own picture at the center of their masterpiece.

The children were also giv-en exciting tidbits about the holiday of Simchat Torah. The teachers explained that even

though we may have fi nished learning the entire Torah throughout the year, we begin all over again because there is always something new to learn! At the end of the event, each child got their own Simchat Torah fl ag to take home with happy smiles on their faces.

The teachers were so proud of the excitement and the ener-gy they felt from the children. As one teacher put it, “We feel we’re doing something right!”

Each member of the staff feels strongly that they are not just part of a team, but a part of a family—a family that works together to reach the hearts of hundreds of children and par-ents on a monthly basis. They

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dedicate their time and eff orts to ignite the spark of Judaism in each and every one of the lives they touch. In this way, it can be ensured that the Torah fl ame is eternal.

To fi nd out more about the Shaping Lives Sunday Programs and how you can get involved, contact Daniel Gadayev at 917-705-1818 or e-mail [email protected].

Chazaq Energizes Queens Over Chol HaMoed

Wow! Sukkot in Queens was some-thing special. Chazaq hosted an array of chol ha’moed activities for all ages.

On Wednesday, Beth Gavriel Com-munity Center opened its doors for the world-renowned mentalist Marc Salem. Attendees’ minds were blown as Marc guessed the impossible over and over again. Most notable was the iconic dol-lar bill serial number guess with his eyes taped and blindfolded.

Chazaq brought families of Congre-gation Ohr Torah of North Woodmere a remarkable Sukkot treat—magician Shlomo Levinger! Children and adults alike were entertained with trick after trick especially when Shlomo made pre-dictions reality.

Thursday was simply magical. Hun-dreds watched as the sought-after Ben Cohen joined Chazaq on stage at the Yeshiva of Central Queens for a Sukkot delight. Queens residents were treated to three unique performances show-casing the best of kosher magic along with enjoyable Sukkot tales to keep the audience enthralled. Yitz the Great and Friends were also on hand creating their signature balloons, even a lulav and etrog for the special occasion. Each



Chief Bukharian Rabbi Rav Yitzchak Yisraeli

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show concluded with a guest becoming a magician right before everyone’s eyes!

73rd Avenue and Main Street was the epicenter of a groundbreaking Simchas Beis Hashoeivah on Thursday evening. Congregation Od Yosef Chai in conjunc-tion with Chazaq presented a memora-ble event in their spacious sukkah that no rain would dare prevent. Chief Bukh-arian Rabbi Rav Yitzchok Yisraeli along-side Rabbi Boaz Bardea joined commu-nity rabbanim including Rav Noach Isaac Oelbaum, Rav Ilan Meirov, Rav Menashe Tzadka, Rav Michael Cohen, and Rav Refael Zavulunov, among oth-

ers. Wise words of introspection on the holiday of Sukkot were delivered by the respected rabbanim. A note of thanks to Yitz the Great for keeping the youth entertained with his unique balloon de-signs. Afterwards, the crowd took to the streets for joyous singing and dancing headlined by Mizrachi singing sensa-tion Avi Peretz!

Hoshana Rabbah night was once again a highlight for the Queens com-munity at large as Chazaq organized an all-night marathon of A-list lecturers at the Young Israel of Forest Hills under the leadership of Rabbi Ashie Schreier. Special thanks to TorahAnytime.com and Hidabroot.com for live-streaming the events to thousands. The custom to

spend the night of Hoshanah Rabbah immersed in prayer can be traced back to the ushpizin of that night. Dovid HaMel-ech is said to have remained awake sing-ing praises to Hashem. It is also taught that our judgement is sealed on this sa-cred night. Speakers included: R’ Schrei-er, Mr. Steven Savitsky, R’ Moshe Bam-berger, R’ Boaz Bardea, R’ Shaya Cohen, R’ Mordechai German, R’ Ilan Meirov, R’ Yitzchok Bistrisky, R’ David Shelby, R’ Simantov Yametz, R’ Yehoshua Zitron, and R’ Yaakov Rachimi. The evening was sponsored by the Meirov family in mem-ory of their matriarch Esther bat Sarah.

The fun continued Sunday as Chazaq presented the legendary Uncle Moishy joined by his Mitzvah Men and Cous-in Nachum along with the Twins from France for an hour and a half of absolute laughter and suspense at YCQ. All went home ready to celebrate the chag with an

extra fever of excitement.To learn about future Chazaq events

and programming, visit Chazaq.org or call 718-285-9132.

Upcoming EventsThe 67th annual Young Israel of

Kew Garden Hills dinner, Sunday, October 21 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lawrence Yacht and Country Club, 101 Causeway, Lawrence. For more information call 718-261-9723 or e-mail [email protected]. Mail ads and reservations to Young Israel of Kew Gardens Hills, 150-05 70th Rd, Kew Gardens Hills, NY 11367.

Chanita Teitz is a real-estate broker at Astor Brokerage in Kew Gardens Hills, serving the entire Queens vicinity. For all your real-estate needs, call her at 718-263-4500 or e-mail [email protected]. Read more of Chanita Teitz’s articles at 5TJT.com.


A few Chazaq participants with magician Shlomo Levinger

Twins from France entertain the crowd at a Chazaq chol ha’moed show

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DEMOCRACY CALLSIt’s election season for you in the U.S.

You’ve got the midterm elections com-ing up in about a month and all the

talking heads are busy predicting this and that. The Kavanaugh circus has shown how the Republicans are immoral and out of touch with “the people,” and will end up being a major cause of decisive victories in the midterms. It has exposed the Dem-ocrats’ lack of moral fi ber and willingness to leverage innocent people to further their own political needs and will end up being a major cause that voters stick with them in the midterms. Yin and yang.

It’s kind of entertaining to watch from here. As I’ve said before, I’ve become a one-issue voter in American elections (yes, we still vote absentee). I try to cast my vote for whomever I think will be better for Is-rael—both in the long and short term. All other considerations are, for me, secondary. And so it is defi nitely fun to watch my more fanatical friends (on either side of the aisle) work themselves into a frenzy about how “wrong” and totally immoral/without scru-ples the other side is.

And it is about to get a bit interesting here as well. A couple of weeks before you guys vote, we’ll be voting in Israel. Not in nation-al elections (unless Bibi follows through on

his umpteenth time threatening to call ear-ly elections). Rather, it is time for our mu-nicipal elections, where the mayor and city council are elected for 5-year terms.

Recapping the last decade of Bet Shemesh politics: current mayor Moshe Abutbol (Shas) has been in offi ce for almost a decade. Elected with a simple plurality of 42% in 2008, he was reelected in a hotly contested race in 2013 that was actually run twice due to allegations of massive vot-er fraud (he won both of the 2013 elections).

During his decade in offi ce, he has presid-ed over a tremendous population growth, with the construction of hundreds (if not thousands) of new housing units. Most of them built for the chareidi (or yeshivish—which is only a demographic here among Anglos) consumer. As such, I would guess that the chareidi public is certainly near or above 50% of the total population of the city.

This would normally mean that he, as the chareidi candidate, is all but unbeatable in the coming elections. After all, he won the last very hotly contested election with 52% of the vote and most of the new residents of the city since then are likely to be his vot-ers. As in other very chareidi cities, it would seem that any opposing candidate has no chance.

Facing him in the current elections is Al-iza Bloch, a Dati Leumi (religious Zionist) highly regarded former local school prin-cipal who is running for the second time (she backed out of the 2013 race early in the process in order to provide a unifi ed front for the eventual candidate Eli Cohen). She is running a very positive “Mayor for ALL the people” campaign and her supporters insist that she has signifi cant support from the chareidi public—enough to push her into offi ce.

Interestingly, it’s possible. Until recently there was the possibility that Degel HaTo-rah would put up an alternative chareidi candidate, but that possibility seems to have faded with agreements in place to provide a sharing of power in exchange for support of the mayor. Additionally, there has been a lot of reported dissatisfaction with the mayor from residents of the most recently built neighborhood, Ramat Bet Shemesh Gimmel. Their issues seem to be lack of services and aesthetic care of their neighborhood. And there might be other disenfranchised members of the general chareidi public (and according to Bloch supporters, there are many) who want to see a change and would support a religious, but not chareidi, candidate.

Over the past several weeks, much ado has been made over the results of a poll of likely voters that showed Bloch leading the race by 1% (with 9% undecided). This would seem to indicate a very tight race. And they may be right. It might be that close.

Yet, I think we need to take that result with a nugget of salt. First off , polling here has been notoriously inaccurate for the last few elections. Second, I’m not sure I trust the respondents to be telling the truth.

And fi nally, I doubt they actually got a true cross-section representation of the actual voting public.

Why do I think this? Well, one of my me-chanics got polled this week. He came over to me with his cellphone to ask me about a text message he had gotten. As we looked at it, I realized it was a poll, asking who he would vote for if there were elections held that day. Together, we sent a response that he (a very nice single man from a chareidi family) would be voting for Yesh Atid.

Why? For the laughs. To mess with the data. And I’m sure we’re not the only ones to play that game.

Not only that, but this poll was sent out by SMS. Which means that most chareidim are not in the polling pool because most of them don’t have SMS. And therefore, cha-reidi respondents, at least for this poll, are probably under-sampled

Do I know how the mayoral poll was conducted? No. It might be accurate, but I doubt it.

So yes, I will be voting; all my eligible family members will be voting as well. I’ll encourage others to vote. I’ll probably even close up shop that day (under a new law, Election Day is a federal holiday and I might be required to give all employees the day off ). It’s important that the vote gets out. In a city whose last election was decided by 750 votes, every vote does count. However, I am not holding out too much hope that my candidate will win this time around.

Shmuel Katz, his wife Goldie, and their six children made aliyah in July 2006. Before making aliyah, Shmuel was the executive director of the Yeshiva of South Shore in Hewlett. You can contact him at [email protected]. Read more of Shmuel Katz’s articles at 5TJT.com.

ALIYAH CHRONICLEBy Shmuel Katz

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The man was walking into the shul’s un-offi cial “Kiddush Club.”

A “Kiddush Club” is formed when people walk out of shul before the rabbi’s speech or before the Haftarah in order to make Kid-dush on wine or schnapps and to socialize.

The proliferation of Kiddush Clubs is so great that there was an article about it in Newsweek during the summer of 2004. There is even a Wikipedia entry on the subject. After a defi nition the article notes:

“The practice was criticized by the Or-thodox Union (OU) in December 2004, when the OU called for the elimination of such practices. OU Executive Vice Presi-dent Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Hersh Weinreb criti-cized “Kiddush Clubs” for detracting from the honor of the synagogue, promoting gos-sip (lashon ha’ra), and leading participants

to return to services in a state of intoxica-tion (which are violations of Jewish Law), reducing decorum, and enabling the prob-lem of substance abuse.”

Aside from the fi ve points Rabbi Wein-reb mentions, there is the sixth issue of kavod HaTorah, the honor of Torah it-self—namely, the rabbi who is giving his derashah.

Kavod HaTorahAlthough we know that there is noth-

ing greater than the study of Torah, we fi nd something fascinating in Maseches Megillah (3b). There it states that ka-vod haTorah, honoring Torah, is greater than limud haTorah, the study of Torah. If a talmid chacham dies on Purim, we eulogize him even if it will mean that we will be unable to hear the Megillah!

The Derech Chaim on Pirkei Avos (6:3) demonstrates clearly that kavod

haTorah is greater than the honor that must be given kings.

Rav Ovadiah Yosef, zt’l, notes that in our generation (Yechaveh Da’as VI #49), kavod haTorah has already fallen ten fl ights down.

The Rosh explains in Nedarim 22b that even after the Beis HaMikdash was destroyed, women continued to go up to Yerushalayim on the three regalim in or-der to hear Torah. Even though they are exempt from Torah study, they went up because of kavod haTorah.

The Gemara describes incidents where people did not exit during a Torah discourse to use the facilities and suf-fered medical repercussions based on this. The reason that they did not leave was because of kavod haTorah.

In recent years, many shuls have reacted in diff erent ways to Kiddush Clubs. Some have tried banning them altogether. This has had mixed results. Since many of the participants are from the more powerful members of the con-gregation, the rabbis have had a hard time eliminating the gatherings.

What The Wives SayOne woman interviewed for this arti-

cle asked: What message does the Kid-dush Club send to their own children, the rav, and the community? The der-ashah of the rav could be a great source of inspiration for the husbands. If they miss that one opportunity, where else will they get chizuk?”

Another woman said: “I worked so hard to get my son to shul. When he ar-rived, the seat was empty. Where was his father? At the Kiddush Club!”

History Of The Kiddush Club

As far as the history of Kiddush Clubs, they’re not so new. A responsa sefer called Yefeh Nof (brought to this author’s attention on the Seforim Blog) that was written by Rav Moshe Yitzhak M’zia (1530–1600), states as follows:

About the custom of the bachurim on Shabbos to leave the synagogue after the Torah is removed from the ark to drink whiskey before Mussaf, is this permitted?

Rav M’zia answers:If they do not sit down for a meal this is

permitted because the law does not follow Rav Huna who prohibits tasting prior to Mussaf.

At that time, however, rabbanim did not give derashos, so only Rabbi Wein-reb’s fi rst fi ve points apply.

The author can be reached at Yairhoff [email protected]. Read more of Rabbi Hoff man’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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STICK TO THE PLANDear Basya,I overdid it this Sukkos and really let

loose with my eating, and now I regret it. Is there a liquid diet or cleanse that you recommend just for a few days to reset my body? Once I lose the few pounds I will defi nitely go back to your healthy balanced plan.

Please advise,Overdid It and Regretful

Dear Overdid It and Regretful,You are asking a great question. It

seems like a quick fi x to detox for a few days and get rid of all the extra calo-ries that we consumed so quickly, after which we can return to moderate eating and steady weight loss.

While in theory this makes sense, in reality this never works. I have seen hun-dreds, if not thousands, of clients, and I have found that the fastest and most con-sistent fi x for losing the extra weight from a bad day or weekend is just to get right back on the plan. You can skip snacks in favor of lighter fare such as fruit but do not cleanse and do not drastically cut calories, even for a day or two. It simply doesn’t work. You will lose a bit of water weight but will be too hungry to keep to a

moderate plan once you are done cleans-ing. Additionally, you will slow your me-tabolism so that everything you eat post-cleanse simply sticks to your waistline.

Your best bet is to continue eating according to your plan, leaving off any unnecessary extras such as treats or ex-tra fruits. After a few days, the extra cal-ories will be gone, and you will be back on your weight-loss journey. Do not try to speed up the process.

Best of Luck!Basya

Basya Kovacs is a nutrition counselor at Nutrition by Tanya, and is a co-manager of the Five Towns location. Nutrition by Tanya off ers personalized and practical weight management and nutrition counseling for men, women, and children. Nutrition by Tanya has locations in Boro Park, Flatbush, Williamsburg, Monsey, Lakewood, the Five Towns, Monroe, the Upper West Side, and Israel (coming soon). The offi ce can be reached at 844-TANYA DIET.

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HAFTR Sukkos Reunion

On Hoshanah Rabbah, a group of HAFTR’s alumnae had a reunion with their former Judaic Studies teacher, Mrs. Abi Guttman, in her festive sukkah. It was a great oppor-tunity to reconnect and learn some Torah together.

Mrs. Guttman shared beautiful ideas about the power of tefi llah on Hoshanah Rabbah and how the chag of Shemi-ni Atzeret and Simchas Torah is a unique opportunity to have a special kesher with Hashem at the end of Sukkot before we go back to our regular busy schedules.

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QuestionI’m a mature man who has been

dating for many years. Every wom-an I ask out will say that I treat her like gold. I take them to museums, concerts, out to eat, etc. I am very open-minded, and I even date wom-en my own age, from all backgrounds, and of all different looks. The prob-lem has been that I get really taken by someone early on, and I think that this is the person I want to marry, but then I get cold feet. This keeps hap-pening to me. All the women I date are just wonderful, and I wish that I could go ahead and marry one of them. It’s funny that each woman is better than the next. There is nothing wrong with any of the women I date.

Word on the street is that I’m a play-er. I don’t mean to give that impres-sion, and I don’t want to hurt anyone, but it ends up happening anyway. I’m ready to give up on dating if it hurts people and causes so much trouble. What do you think I should do?

ResponseI am not sure why you have devel-

oped a reputation for being a player. As long as you treat each woman you date with respect, you shouldn’t be compared to a player. However, treat-ing someone like “gold,” as you say, may not always mean meeting expec-tations about how a relationship is carried out. I am not saying that you don’t respect the women you date, but

it could be that those you date or are surrounded by have different percep-tions about what a player means. And it is also possible that you developed that reputation because you date a lot. Oftentimes people are labeled negatively, based on an inaccurate as-sumption.

Delving further into the term “play-er,” you say that when you are taken by someone and presume that she is the woman you want to marry, you then get cold feet. How soon after you date someone do you get cold feet? Is it after a few dates, or do you establish a long relationship with someone, and at the eleventh hour, you back out? And how soon is it after one relationship ends that the next one begins with the same finale? All those questions can only be answered truthfully by you.

Let’s talk about the issue at hand that is currently bothering you. From what I gather, you are ready to stop dating altogether until you can figure things out. I agree with you. If you find that history repeats itself, where you feel that you have no control over the outcome, then it is best that you take a break for your own good as well as for the sake of any woman you might potentially hurt.

It’s interesting that you find each woman better than the next. There are men who end relationships just as you, but in their case they do so because they find a fault within her, real or imagined. But the outcome is still the same. You are, therefore, in a more complicated position, because you have no clue why you are rejecting

women. You have thus far been unable to identify the reason.

Most men who find a wonderful woman will be happy to marry her. What I find perplexing is that you find all your dates to be high-quality. You also say that you are enamored by them early on. Could it be that you place them on such a high pedestal that it is impossible for any human be-ing to remain on that level, and when you discover that they are not as you imagined them to be, you then end it?

There could also be something else going on. And that is the “kid in the candy store” complex. A kid walks into a candy store and cannot set-tle on one candy, because there are so many delicious choices. Similar-ly, when people receive a gift box of chocolates, it is not uncommon—even for adults—to want to take a bite out of each. It would be a good idea to dis-cuss this with a therapist, because it sounds like you really do want to get married, but you are unsure how to bring yourself to that level.

I’m going to go out on a limb and give you something else to ponder. There are singles who date people in whom they find good qualities, but they just don’t feel a connection to the people they are dating. You state that you are open-minded. Being open-minded is a good thing. Howev-er, even a good thing can be overkill. I am always suspicious when a mature person tells me, “I can date any age, personality, look, intellect, hashkaf-

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ah, etc.” At the end of the day, that mindset usually ends up working against them. There is no way that a person is compatible with everyone he or she dates. As time goes on, and you get to know these women, it may be that you are recognizing the dissimilari-ties. And when it comes time to make that commitment, you might get scared, or get “cold feet.”

That said, it would be a good idea to reevaluate what type of person would be most compatible with you. But be-fore you do that, take a good introspective look at your-self. Be honest about who you are and what you feel you can bring into a relationship. Based on your assessment, focus on the type of woman you believe would be the cor-

rect fit for you.I also get the feeling that

when you meet someone or you receive a suggestion, you might be hesitant to decline, just in case it may work out. Reexamining yourself and re-building your requirements should help narrow down the list of people you would have agreed to date in the past.

With whatever is going on, I do sense that you are a laid-back type of person. There are times when such personalities do not neces-sarily make the effort to find out as much as they can in the early stages of dating. They think the information will somehow come through with time. This is why I frequently recommend that although it is important to have a good time on a date, also bear in mind that the first few dates should be treated like an in-terview. That should not be

confused with turning a date into a question-and-answer session. A good idea is to tell your date a little about yourself, and see how she re-sponds. That usually opens the line of communication, where the other person is eager to share his or her past and present. And when peo-ple feel comfortable in the other person’s presence, they tend to share more than they initially planned.

If your date is not that open to talking, you may need to ask direct questions. Ask the questions to which the an-swers will be significant to your life. You may find out early on, after the first date or two, that the person is in-compatible with you, sparing you from dragging it out fur-ther.

I will point out that there are two important elements in a marital relationship that can have a huge impact on the union. One is fi nancial, and the other is spiritual. I say them in the same sentence because both have the potential to make or break a relationship. Lifestyle habits in both those areas require mutual under-standing. When one partner is a spendthrift and the other is frugal, that has been the cause for much disharmony. And even how one envisions money

spent is important. What one person may think is important to purchase, another may feel is frivolous. With regard to spirituality, the non-spiritual partner will feel that he or she is on a diff erent wavelength, while the spiritual person will feel a strong disconnect with the non-spiritual.

One’s goals in married life and plans for the future are high on the list in deciding whether that person is right for you. And if you find out that what your date wants or expects is not on board with your thoughts on the matter, do not assume that she will change her mind or that you will get her to change in any way. Shared ideals are part of building a healthy foundation with someone.

An example of an aspect where you don’t need to be similar to one another would be the viewpoint that if you are outgoing then you need someone just like yourself. In fact, some of the best re-lationships are where one partner is more extroverted than the other. It’s almost as though they help balance each other out.

The tips I am giving you are to help you in the early stages of dating to eliminate people who may not be compatible with you. Ending a would-be

relationship early on is less painful for the person reject-ed. At worst, it’s a feeling of disappointment. That is bet-ter than the pain of a broken heart.

Baila Sebrow is president of Neshoma Advocates, communications and recruitment liaison for Sovri-Beth Israel, executive director of Teach Our Children, and a shadchanis and shidduch consultant. She can be reached at [email protected]. Questions and comments for the Dating Forum can be submitted to [email protected]. Read more of Baila Sebrow’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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Chapter 16Part I

The children fi dgeted excitedly near the counter. It was no won-der; when was the last time they

had seen their mother take out the mix-er? Eight eggs, separated. One and a half cups of sugar into the beaten egg whites. A cup of orange juice. A cup of oi—no oil.

“Oy.” Chaiky closed the cabinet. “We’re out of oil. Umm…what should we do?” This never used to happen to her. She couldn’t remember herself ever taking out the mixer before making sure she had all the ingredients she needed. But for this cake she had just mentally reviewed the recipe in her mind and de-cided that there was nothing she should be out of. Apparently, though, there was no more oil in the house.

“So I won’t have a cake for my siyum?” Naomi’s face fell.

“There will be a cake, b’ezras Hashem, don’t worry. Dovi, go down to the Pesser-mans and ask them for a cup of oil.” She lowered the speed of the mixer. One of her aunts had once taught her that beat-ing the eggs at the lowest speed was the same as folding them with a spatula.

He returned after a few minutes. “They don’t have any,” he said.

Chaiky glanced at Naomi’s face and then at the foamy eggs that wouldn’t

stay stiff much longer. She switched off the mixer and quickly untied her apron. “Wait here nicely, kids, and don’t touch anything. I’m running to the corner grocery to buy oil, and I’ll be right back. Naomi! If you lick too much of the bat-ter, the sefer cake is going to be very low.”

“I won’t lick it,” the seven-year-old promised. “Morah already told me that she’s waiting to see our cake. I told her that you’re going to write ‘mazel tov’ on it in red frosting. She was so excited—she said we’re going to put it in the mid-dle of the table so that all the mothers and grandmother should see it!”

They would see it and be able to cluck with pity about poor Mrs. Struk, and good for her that she was keeping her-self busy baking cakes, and such nice ones to boot. Interesting, Chaiky could almost hear them say, we heard that the house isn’t functioning that well…

Chaiky was on line, waiting to pay for the oil, when her cell phone began to ring. Must be Dovi or Naomi, she decid-ed. They probably wanted to know when she’d be home already. In a few more seconds she’d call them back and tell them that she was on her way.

But Dovi or Naomi kept calling with-out letup, even when the ten-shekel coin that she wanted to pay with rolled under the counter, and when a young boy kind-ly volunteered to get down and fi sh it out

for her, and even as the cashier got con-fused with the change and asked her to give it back.

Had something happened to them, chas v’shalom?

She pulled a bag off the hook and hur-riedly answered the phone. “Hello?” she said hesitantly. “Naomi?”

“Hi, Chaiky. It’s me, Elka. Listen, Noa reminded me today about the computer that you have at home, which we spoke about. We want to move it to the library. Maybe the program will work better on it.”

“I hear.” Chaiky walked briskly out of the grocery.

“So I’m on my way over to you in a taxi. I’ll be there in a minute or two, okay? Get the computer ready and I’ll take it.”

“I’m not home right now—I should be there in a couple of minutes, b’ezras Hashem.” Chaiky looked left and right before crossing the street. “But Elka,” she continued, “I need a few minutes at the computer to make sure that there’s no personal material left on it. It’s a shame you didn’t tell me ahead of time that you were coming.”

“Personal material? How do you have personal material on the Center’s com-puter?”

Chaiky nodded quickly at Rabbi Pesserman’s wife who passed her by. “I asked for your permission to use it,” she clarifi ed. “I asked you right at the be-ginning if it was okay to send the letters that my husband wrote, you know, for the yeshivah—’’

“Oh, yes, sure.” Maybe the mention of Shlomo awakened, along with the pity, Elka’s memory. “Yes. But now he, I mean

you, don’t need it, right? So Noa will use it, okay? I’ll be there in a minute or two.”

“But I need to back up the material and erase it. It takes time. And you can’t inform me from one minute to the next that you’re landing in my house, espe-cially while I’m in the middle of baking a cake in the kitchen and the place looks like it does. It’s simply not, not, not a good time for me!”

“Fine. I’ll wait. No problem.”“It could take quite a while.”“Oh, you know what? I anyway

planned to pop in to the Center to see how the new gardener is managing with the hedges, so I’ll do that fi rst and then I’ll come to you. So instead of two or three minutes, you have about ten, al-right?”

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A Season Of Chesed

Dear Editor,I would like to say chazak

ubaruch to Rabbi Hoff man. I have been reading in the local papers about the fi nancial dif-fi culties that Seasons is hav-ing. Some articles, although factual, may lead the reader to infer things that are not fac-tual.

Last week Rabbi Hoff man wrote an article that appeared on 5TJT.com (“Seasons Su-permarket, Chapter 11 and Halachah,” September 23) in which he urged the communi-ty to shop at Seasons in order that the store may successful-ly come out of bankruptcy and to help the store eliminate the debts owed to creditors, who would otherwise suff er large fi nancial losses.

This is just one of the many acts of chesed that Rabbi Hoff -man does for his fellow man. May he be given the continued strength to do the wonderful acts of chesed, as well as dis-seminate Torah through his weekly columns.

Sincerely,Charles Meisels

Dating A GerDear Editor,I write in response to Mrs.

Sebrow’s “Dating Forum” ar-ticle on September 14 about dating a ger.

In Exodus 22:22 it says, “You shall not taunt or op-press a stranger” (The Stone Edition Tanach). The Sefer Hachinuch refers to this as the prohibition against verbally oppressing a convert to Juda-ism. I feel pain for the writer; her community appears to vi-olate this mitzvah. The person dating a ger and the potential mesader kiddushin should re-view the paperwork and beis din information to confi rm Jewish status. No one else has the authority or justifi cation to discuss the topic.

My question for the writer is who makes her shidduch decisions and what criteria do they use. Do her parents want certain mechutanim, or a specific son-in-law? Does the single value different middos, physical character-istics, or hold a different ha-shakafa from her parents? Have the single and her par-ents discussed the existence of these differences or how to resolve them? Will the par-ents approve of a non-stan-dard shidduch for their single child?

A good recipe for marriage involves a chassan and kallah

with similar values, mutual respect, compatible life goals, and trust. Their current ha-shakafah matters and the way they view each other matters. I am offended by Mrs. Se-brow’s implication that skin color matters to shidduchim, especially after the people start dating. Mrs. Sebrow’s article focuses on finding a similar shidduch for the writ-er, a response our community expects to hear. Her response should focus on empowering singles to discuss their feel-ings, nurturing them to make

tough decisions, and support-ing them when they do so.

Jacob LeschCedarhurst, NY

Dear Mr. Lesch,Thank you for your let-

ter and readership. With the greatest of respect, you clearly misunderstood my response to the letter writer.

Under no circumstances was there any statement or in-sinuation made by me that the color of one’s skin matters in shidduchim. On the contrary, if you read my response in its entirety you will see that not only did I praise geirim who underwent an Orthodox con-version, stating that they are on an even higher madreigah than one who was born Jew-ish and frum, but I sharply

rebuked those who are preju-diced against them.

I also addressed the let-ter writer’s concern that her friends are warning her that she will have problems get-ting her future children into a school.

While strongly condemning schools for doing so, the sad fact of life is such that yeshi-vas do reject children whose families are diff erent than the majority of the student body. Moreover, I stated the follow-ing: “I would hope that when it comes to a ger who is sho-mer Torah u’mitzvos, no frum school would ever dare hold his past against him.”

If her reasons for desiring to marry this guy are wholesome, then just like any other shid-

duch, I empowered this young lady to go ahead and marry him, yet to be realistically pre-pared for how others will treat them as a family.

And I also stated at the end of my response that there are many happy stories of people who married geirim and raised beautiful families, setting the tone for incredible legacies.

I hope that your concerns have been addressed. Feel free to express yourself again, should you need further clari-fi cation.

Wishing you a gmar tov, and a chag sameach.

Sincerely,Baila Sebrow

Columnist, Dating Forum

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Yitzie Ross's Yid Parenting article in which he discusses the notion of par-ents spanking their children (“Spank-ing Children,” October 5). In his article he lists “three main ways you can hit your child” and gives guidelines as to when and how hitting is permissible. I am not a psychologist, but I have done a lot of research on effective discipline and parenting approaches and have found across the board that psychol-ogists, child-rearing specialists, and pediatricians agree that spanking or hitting your child is never an appro-priate response. Ever. The American Academy of Pediatrics even expresses that in cases where children do some-thing dangerous, that still doesn’t war-rant physical punishment. Spanking children teaches them that aggression is an acceptable reaction to frustra-tion and can cause children to have tremendous resentment towards their

parents. In How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk, child-rearing specialists Adele Faber and Elaine Mazlish, along with late child psychologist Dr. Haim Ginott, explain that spanking or any other form of physical pain should never be inflicted on a child. Rather, the child should experience consequences to his or her actions. Some of these con-sequences include a parent expressing feelings strongly, without attacking character, showing the child how to make amends, stating clear guide-lines and expectations and practicing problem-solving techniques so the child can understand how to behave next time. Faber and Mazlish explain that rather than spank a child, the parent can “treat the child as a digni-fied, small human being by giving him information he can use now and for the rest of his life.” Since the research done by psychologists, child-rearing specialists, and pediatricians alike have shown strong disapproval of any type of spanking or “potch,” I thought it was important to respond.

Chani Cooper

Dear Chani,Thank you for your response. In the

future, you can respond directly to [email protected]. I read your re-sponse carefully and can assure you that there are many people who share your concerns. However, I am sticking to my view and will share a few reasons.

1. Using potching as a form of dis-cipline is brought down by many gedolim and sefarim. The general consensus is that it should only be done out of love. A close friend of mine who has been a rebbe for many years quoted R’ Yaakov, zt’l, as saying “Hashem gave ex-tra padding on the rear in case a child needs a potch.” I can’t 100% verify this since I wasn’t there, but the rebbe was very clear. When people respond to this by saying, “Times were diff erent,” I usually agree. In those days, children feared parents more and had more respect. Could there be a correlation?

2. On a personal note, the last time I potched one of my children was about fi ve years ago. My then

4-year-old put a hanger into an electric outlet. I picked him up, placed him on my lap, and gave him a loud-sounding (not so hard) potch. He cried for a few minutes, and I comforted him but cautioned about ever doing it again. A friend of mine who is a psychologist had a similar thing happen with his son. He sat him down and explained the danger very clearly. His son did it again the next day, while my son did not. Although this is hardly a scientifi c example, it does prove a point. When done correctly, a potch can be very useful.

3. One of the common denomi-nators I’ve been noticing in the hundreds of e-mails I’m receiv-ing monthly is that children have no fear of their parents. This is a very serious issue and can really cause many problems for par-ents. I believe that a large part stems from parents trying to be friends with their children, but it’s also because kids don’t fear their parents. The Torah says to honor and fear your parents.

4. On the fl ip side, I have quite a few guidelines for potching that I share with anyone who asks.

a. The one potching should nev-er be angry. When my 6-year-old spilled orange juice on my brand-new laptop after being warned to move away, I was really upset. I explained to him how unhappy I was and told him he needs to be more considerate. I would not potch him because I was genuinely upset.

b. Both parents should agree before potching a child. I like when the father is the one potching, but the mother needs to agree that it is war-ranted.

c. Certain children cannot be potched. If a child is stubborn or introverted, a potch will do more harm than good. Again, parents need to know and un-derstand their children.

d. A potch should not hurt. The point is to show the child how serious the situation is, not to abuse him.

e. A potch is a punishment, not a consequence. In other words, telling a child, “If you do this I’ll potch you” is silly. Punish-ments for children should be extremely rare.

f. If parents are constantly threatening their children with a potch, they’re making a mistake.

Obviously, this topic is highly debat-ed and I’m sure we won’t change each other’s minds, but I would like to end with one thought. Our generation is suff ering from a serious lack of respect for all authority. I’m not talking just with Yidden, but everywhere. A prom-inent child psychologist I know had a long argument/discussion about this subject with me last year—he agreed with you. The sad part is, his children have zero respect for him. He kept ask-ing his 9-year-old to leave the room, and the boy ignored him. It was embar-

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rassing watching him repeatedly ask his son to go out.

When parents tell me they don’t be-lieve in potching, I applaud them, as long as they are parenting their chil-dren. My uncle is a big fan of potch-ing, but in 27 years, he’s never needed to. When I hear from new-age parents telling me how wrong I am (happens all the time), I get a kick out of it. They insult, threaten, and punish their children, and they’re worried about a potch? I love teaching Torah, and my life is pretty much dedicated to helping children. I can assure you that a potch given (with love) twice in a child’s life is much healthier than years of empty threats or cynical remarks.

Thank you again for writing in. I don’t usually respond to all the com-ments I get, but since yours was writ-ten with such heart, I had to respond.

Have a wonderful week,Yitzie Ross

At A CrossroadsDear Editor,I loved your article (From The Edi-

tor, “At A Crossroads,” October 5) and you are 100% correct. I think the whole story with Kavanaugh illustrates well what Rav Elchanan Wasserman wrote that when all else is equal, the wick-ed usually win over the righteous be-cause they use the extreme methods that the righteous would never use. If Republicans used similar tactics like Democrats they could probably stop the appointments of some of the liber-al judges, but they would never think of descending so low. In the recent years the Democratic Party became the demonic party, supporting every anti-Semite and anti-American on the planet. Our lesson is to vote in Novem-ber.

M.R.

Larger Than LifeDear Belsky/Blachorsky Family,As Shemini Atzeres is about to be-

gin, and I try to process the events of the past few days, but particularly the stirring and inspiring levaya for Sim-cha, a’h, just a few hours ago, I wanted to share with you what an impact Sim-cha clearly made on me and so many others.

I fi rst met Simcha when Mrs. Belsky brought him for an interview at DRS outside the old temple on Central Av-enue. Mrs. Belsky explained that DRS wasn’t really the family’s hashkafah, but she felt it was what Simcha needed. Simcha, with a huge smile on his face, turned to me and said something like “How do you do?!” (It defi nitely wasn’t the standard “Hi,” “How are you,” or “Nice to meet you.”) At that moment I learned that Simcha was a person who had a zest for life and an infectious joy. I also learned that the Belskys were wise enough to raise him in a way that appreciated how unique he was, and that they allowed Simcha to be Simcha.

Simcha had parents who, in retro-spect, were blessed with obvious ruach haKodesh when naming him, as Mrs. Belsky described in her hesped. The idea that a young man would do any-thing to make other people smile, like wearing a propeller hat like Frayde de-


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scribed, is something we can all try to emulate (but will probably never suc-cessfully duplicate). To make bring-ing joy to others a life’s mission is as unique as it is memorable.

Moreover, looking around at the le-vayah and seeing not only how many people came to give kavod acharon, but how many diff erent types of people came, was the greatest demonstration that I have ever seen of a person who genuinely loved other people. From busy people taking many hours on erev yom tov to people who probably don’t care very much about yom tov, there were genuine tears, not only because of the tragic loss of young life, but be-cause it was Simcha, and everybody loved him as much as he loved them.

We have all had the good fortune of knowing many giving and generous people, but true selfl essness is the rar-est of all qualities. The fact that Sim-cha’s paycheck went to his brother in tough times is impressive. The fact that some of you weren’t even aware of that incredible act of generosity until the levayah is beyond comprehension.

This helps give perspective in un-derstanding the members of your re-markable family whom my family and I have had the zechus of becoming so close with over the past 14 years—the absolute sense of giving that is so evi-dent in Frayde and Heshy, and in Zev and Aliza, is something that should in-spire your children as it has inspired so many others.

I never understood the term “larg-er than life” but Simcha seemed to be the defi nition. One thing that I noticed was that each speaker who told stories (from Motti’s repetition of Simcha’s unique greetings to Zev’s “gotcha!” to Frayde’s “why do you wear your belt forward”) actually spoke in Simcha’s voice. It wasn’t enough to tell the sto-ries, but it was as if Simcha was speak-ing through each of you. Maybe that is what “larger than life” means. At this stage, you will not only be telling stories of the amazing uncle/brother/son but will actually have him speak through each of you. Your kids will hear his voice when you talk about him. There will be crying, but every time you speak about him there will also be laughing because that’s what he brought to the table each and every day.

In a certain way, Simcha’s levayah coming immediately before Simchas Torah seems cruel, but in another way it seems appropriate. The pre-requi-site to kaballat haTorah is that we all be k’ish echad b’lev echad—have absolute achdut. Every single one of the hun-dreds of people who were there today, and hundreds more whom he impacted throughout his life, have been inspired to achieve a new level of k’ish echad b’lev echad.

It is not yet a time for nichum aveil-im, so please accept my berachah for a restful yom tov, where even in your great grief and sadness, you can refl ect on the unbridled and uninhibited joy that was every day of Simcha’s life.

With deep love and admiration,Elana and Aryeh Lebowitz

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PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS

It’s time once again to talk about the annual Ig Nobel Prizes, a spoof of the Nobel Prizes that celebrates people

who are advanced in the scientifi c fi eld of getting someone to fund ridiculous stud-ies. And every year we laugh. But a lot of people ask, “What’s the point of these studies? Are there any practical applica-tions?”

Let’s see.The prize for Fluid Dynamics this

year went to Jiwon Han from Korea, for studying the movements of a cup of coff ee.

We all have the same procedure for getting coff ee: We pour it into a cup, and then we walk to our desks and gently set it down, and then we go back and get a pa-per towel and retrace our steps, cleaning a splotch on the fl oor every few feet. Why does it always spill?

What Han fi gured out was that it’s kind of like when you’re pushing a kid on a swing. You can keep pushing again and again at exactly the same strength, but ev-ery time you push, he’ll go slightly higher, until he goes over the top bar and kicks you in the back of the head. And your cup is the same way. When you walk, you sway back and forth at basically a fi xed pattern—ev-eryone has their walk—and with every step, the coff ee splashes higher.

So Han fi gured out that to avoid spillage, you should try walking backwards. When you walk backwards, you don’t have a reg-ular gait, because you’re constantly wor-ried that you’re going to trip on something.

You should totally try this at work!On the other hand, Han points out, you

do have more of a chance of walking into someone else who’s carrying his coff ee backwards.

Another option, which was not men-tioned in the study, was to put a lid on it.

Practical Application: Carrying chicken soup on a Friday night.

Meanwhile, the prize for Medicine went to a team of scientists in France for studying the reason some people are dis-gusted by cheese.

It started when these scientists discov-ered that more people are disgusted by cheese than any other type of food. And this includes bananas. We don’t really notice that it’s so many people, because in our society, people usually express it as, “I don’t like milchigs.” And every time they say that, you can see a lone tear trickle down their spouses' cheeks.

I’m not actually disgusted by cheese, but I am disgusted by stinky cheese. I did re-cently buy gruyere, which is kind of stinky, and it turns out I don’t like it at all, but for some reason I keep eating it. Admittedly, it is nice to have a cheese in the fridge that I know I can always come back to and the kids won’t have fi nished it.

So they did a study in which they took 30 people and stuck them in an MRI ma-chine (one at a time, obviously) and hit them with various food smells (also one at a time). They used six control foods, in-cluding cucumbers, mushrooms, and pea-nuts, and also six kinds of cheese, includ-ing gruyere, cheddar, and blue cheese. The

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MRI machine was so the subjects couldn’t run away.

In the end, 37% of the subjects were disgusted by the cheese smell. (You would also be disgusted if you were trapped in an MRI machine with cheese.) Also, one guy had a severe reaction to the peanuts.

What the researchers discovered was that for people who liked cheese, smelling the cheese lit up a reward center of their brains. And for the people who didn’t like cheese, their reward centers lit up even more. So apparently, people enjoy not lik-ing certain foods, which I guess you kind of already knew.

Practical Application: How to force people to smell foods you think may have gone bad.

The prize for Economics this year went to two researchers in Australia for their attempts to prove their theory that casino-goers who are excited ahead of time will gamble more.

But how do you get people excited be-fore gambling? You can say, “Hey, we’re going gambling!” but that’s not really ex-citing. People gamble because they have nothing else going on.

So, this being Australia, they decided to hand these people live crocodiles.

They basically plunked a small, three-foot crocodile—its mouth taped shut—into the arms of people about to gamble and watched what happened. What happened was that most of the avid gamblers decid-ed to gamble more money than they other-wise would have.

Why not? They were already gambling that the tape would hold.

Basically, they found that, quote, “peo-ple with preexisting gambling problems bet larger amounts, as long as they weren’t presently in a negative mood.” It’s hard to imagine what could have put them in a negative mood. If someone says, “I don’t really want to hold a crocodile,” it’s not be-cause they’re in a negative mood.

I guess the next step is to fi gure out whether the subject will gamble even more if you increase the size of the croco-dile.

Practical Application: Dreidel.The Ig Nobel Peace Prize this year went

to six scientists from around the world for demonstrating that, quote, “regularly play-ing a didgeridoo is an eff ective treatment for sleep apnea and snoring.”

Of course, this claim raises a lot of im-portant questions, such as “What on earth is a didgeridoo?”

A didgeridoo is a traditional Australian instrument that is kind of like a shofar, except that it’s between 3 and 10 feet long and is basically an entire tree that’s been hollowed out by termites, and you play it by resting the other end on the fl oor and blowing and trying not to inhale any ter-mites that may have been left behind. And instead of waking you up, it puts you to sleep. It makes kind of a low-pitched noise, like the long, sustained moo of a cow that’s been smoking its entire life.

No band has a didgeridoo section. They’re mainly used for fi ghting off people who are trying to hand you live crocodiles.

“So how does this help me get through the night?” you’re asking. “Do I have to play it, or does someone else play it while I try to sleep, and the cow noises cover the snoring? … I’m asking for a friend.”

It turns out that you have to blow it yourself. You’re supposed to practice it for a half-hour every day, all the while won-dering what your neighbors think you’re

doing, and the idea is that it strengthens your airways, because you’re basically blowing through a piece of schach.

You could also use it to turn off the light from across the room.

If you’re interested, Amazon sells didgeridoos that are, quote, “individual-ly-tested.”

No thanks.Practical Application: Blowing stuff

out of the vacuum cleaner hose.The prize for Anatomy this year went

to a scientist in the UK for his discovery that as men get older, their ears get bigger.

“What?” you’re saying.So apparently, big ears don’t help you

hear better.Some of his colleagues insisted that this

was not true, even though it seems to be. So I guess the question is: Do our ears grow as we get older, or do they just look bigger in relation to the hair loss?

So he did an experiment wherein he measured the ears of a couple of hun-dred people. He would say, “Could I mea-sure your ears?” And people would say, “What?” and lean in. And then he’d mea-sure their ears.

And it turns out that ears do grow—

about a millimeter every fi ve years. (Less if we get amateur haircuts.) All cartilage does; it’s only bones that stop growing. We thought it was just hair and fi ngernails that keep growing, but apparently, it’s hair, fi ngernails, ears, and noses.

So now you can calculate how big your ears are going to be by the time you get to 120. By my calculations, I’ll be able to re-ceive satellite transmissions. But I won’t hear them.

Practical Application: Payos length.Finally, the prize for Cognition went to

a team of scientists who discovered that most identical twins cannot tell them-selves apart.

“Wait, is that me over there? Hang on…”And not just in situations where they

don’t know they have a twin, but they each have half an amulet.

Sure, when you ask them, they seem to know which is which, but that’s because they have inside information. They look around the room, and all they see is their sibling. That’s kind of cheating.

But it turns out that visually, they’re just as clueless as everyone else. The research-ers showed a bunch of people photos and had them guess which twin they were

looking at, and the actual twins didn’t get the answer right any more than anyone else, including the researchers. The re-searchers had to have the answers written on the back of the photos, because they had no idea if the answers were right or wrong.

“OK, is this a picture of you or your brother?”

“You tested me already.”It must be a strange world, never being

sure if that’s you in the photo. (“When was I in England? Oh.”)

It turns out that if you’re a twin, your parents have a lot of tricks to tell you apart, like diff erent color yarmulkes, or they buy just one of you glasses, but you never develop any tricks. Your parents decided early on that they needed a way to tell you guys apart after they once accidentally fed the same baby twice.

Practical Application: Saving money on school pictures.

Mordechai Schmutter is a weekly humor columnist for Hamodia and is the author of fi ve books, published by Israel Book Shop. He also does freelance writing for hire. You can send any questions, comments, or ideas to [email protected]. Read more of Mordechai Schmutter’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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FISHY BUSINESS For as long as most people of my

generation can remember, cer-tain foods were always consid-

ered non-kosher. I never consumed swordfi sh or sturgeon. They weren’t ko-sher and that was that!

Fish is kosher only if it has scales and fi ns. Swordfi sh have scales in infancy but lose the scales as they reach adulthood. Sturgeon have scales but they’re cov-ered with a skin and cannot be removed without tearing the skin. So some rabbis are now saying they are kosher. While all of this is interesting, frankly, the only scale that matters to me is the one situ-ated on the fl oor of my bathroom, which I step on to weigh myself.

In Europe, it was fairly common and accepted for Jews to eat sturgeon, and even in America, swordfish was considered a kosher fish by kashrus organizations in the 1930s. But Amer-ican Orthodoxy has become stricter over time. Additionally, the chief rab-bi of Israel also holds that swordfish is kosher.

We never ate sturgeon or swordfish and it is unlikely that we ever will. Speaking for myself, this has not been a sacrifice. Give me a good piece of my mother’s fried flounder and I’ll be a happy camper. But this actually was a sacrifice for my late husband, Arnold Berman.

Hubby, as I called him—or Arnie, as he was most often called—was in the smoked-fish business. He purchased many different types (species) of fish from smokehouses in Brook-lyn and Queens. On a daily basis he would pack hundreds of pounds of

fish into his van and then bring them home to our garage where he would repackage the fish before heading out to distribute it to his customers. He was often seen by people in the community driving through neigh-borhoods in his van. His customers were the owners, as well as the man-agers, of appetizing stores (a.k.a.

bagel stores), supermarkets, diners, and catering halls.

Swordfish didn’t pose a problem because it was not one of the items that he carried and, with the possi-ble exception of non-kosher diners, most of his customers didn’t carry it.

At least they didn’t if they wanted to stay in business. But sturgeon was an-other matter, because many appetiz-ing stores did carry this fish. Because Hubby was conscientious, there was a routine that he followed. Before he purchased anything from the smoke-house, he would lick one fish (of each variety) to determine whether or not it was too salty. If even one fish was overly salty, he would leave the entire batch behind. Since he would never lick sturgeon, he would pay one of the workers in the smokehouse to do it for him.

Despite the advancement of pro-gressive thinking among some mem-bers of our tribe, I’m sure that Hubby would still say “no” to licking stur-geon. The workers in the smokehouse still miss him because licking a single piece of sturgeon had to be the easiest money they ever made.

Most of us know what we know about kosher food and have never giv-en the topic much more thought. We were taught that humanely slaugh-tered and then properly salted and soaked animals were kosher and could be consumed. Perhaps our gas-tronomic world at that time might be considered very small by today’s stan-dards since we thought only of eating chicken, turkey, beef, veal, and lamb. The only fish that most people of my generation ever ate was tuna, salmon, flounder, and the components used to make gefilte fish; carp, pike, and whitefish. That was it! And it was enough. But today things are vastly different.

There are groups of people dedicat-ed to the consumption of all things kosher. This includes locusts, quail, and piranha. The very thought of put-ting any of these in my mouth is re-volting. The only thing I know about locusts is not about how they taste but how they look as they lie dead on the sticky pads that I scatter around my basement to catch them. If I were a more enterprising soul, I could make a fortune selling those gross-look-ing things. But I am not enterprising, nor do I have a strong stomach. I hate even to look at locusts, much less to touch them. Eating them is out of the question!

It has only recently come to my at-tention that it isn’t just cows, lambs, bison, and poultry that are allowable for consumption by those who keep kosher. Fair game in the kosher world is giraffe and goats. Who knew? Per-

Our gastronomic world at that time might be considered very small by today’s standards.

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sonally, I would never eat any part of a giraffe because I have more than enough brown spots on my aging skin, and perhaps the brown spots on the giraffe would give me more. I am not willing to experiment to find out if this is true. I’m no risk-taker when it comes to my appearance.

What sparked my recent interest in which foods are now known to be kosher was a conversation with my son, Robby. He lives in Jerusalem but we converse several times a week, and in our most recent conversation he brought up the topic. Apparently, there is a woman (in New Jersey, I be-lieve) who is hosting a party of sorts where many of the aforementioned foods will be served. The cost of at-tendance is $500, and my favorite son would love nothing more than for me to attend. Out of the goodness of his heart, Robby offered to treat me. “Ma, I’ll pay for you to go to that dinner.” Given the fact that we were communi-cating via FaceTime, I was able to give him my well-known look of increduli-ty. However, just in case he didn’t see

my look, I punctuated my feeling of repulsion with a follow-up comment. “Robby, forget about the hundreds of dollars that you are willing to pay for me to attend. If you gave me a million dollars I would never think of going.”

Not one to be easily discouraged or disabused of an idea, “Sonny,” as I sometimes refer to him, assured me that I didn’t have to eat anything if I didn’t want to. “You should just go. It will be very interesting,” he said. Be-cause I was becoming nauseated at the prospect of watching anyone pop locusts and the like into his or her mouth, I felt it best to terminate our conversation. It might not be a moth-erly thing to do, but my next words were, “Talk to you another time,” as I clicked off FaceTime. That’s just the way it was. And that’s the way it will be in the future if he brings up the topic again.

Hannah Berman lives in Woodmere and gives private small-group lessons in mah-jongg and canasta. She can be reached at [email protected] or 516-295-4435. Read more of Hannah Berman’s articles on 5TJT.com.

Open letter to our community from

Rabbi Heshy Blumstein of Yismach Moshe @ The Premier 1050 Central Ave

Dear Friends,

I hope everyone is well and had wonderful Yomim Tovim.

This is an appeal, but not for money. We have wonderful residents who overcome great difficulties to come to shul every morning. Sadly, we have not been able to give them a minyan.

We daven every weekday morning at 6:45 a.m. and Maariv at 8:30 p.m.

We are offering a small stipend of $50 a week to those who can help.

This is a great chesed and mitzvah to make this minyan for our friends in need.

Please feel free to call me anytime at 516 668 6554 or e-mail me at

[email protected].

May everyone be blessed

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THE STEINSALTZ HUMASH: A PIONEERING MASTERWORK OF JEWISH THOUGHT

As we prepared to celebrate the conclusion of another annual cycle of reading the Torah on

Simchas Torah and begin the cycle anew, Rabbi Adin Even-Israel Stein-saltz and Koren Publishers jointly gifted the worldwide Jewish com-munity with the release of the Weis-feld edition of the Steinsaltz Humash. Modern and insightful, this long-an-ticipated masterwork is a one-volume English translation of the first five volumes of Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Hebrew commentary on the entire Torah. Vi-sually aesthetic, with notes regarding everything from archaeology to zool-ogy, the Humash affords the reader a transformative learning experience.

Fueled with a lifelong mission to make learning accessible to Jews of all backgrounds, Rabbi Steinsaltz has included a treasure trove of informa-tion to make this monumental work elucidating and user-friendly. As

with his extraordinary commentary and translation of the Talmud, Rabbi Steinsaltz’s Humash is the work of many years of scholarship. Open and accessible, the volume incorporates Rabbi Steinsaltz’s unique outlook, along with his sterling intellect, for an edition that is clear and concise. Studying with this edition gives read-ers a chance to delve deeper.

The volume features several inno-vative elements that make the text accessible to all, including Rabbi Steinsaltz’s topical and textual eluci-dations, an original English transla-tion that reflects both the commen-tary and modern archaeological and scientific findings, and color photos that identify items and illustrate complicated concepts.

“Above all, we see it as our mission to ensure the accessibility of Jewish knowledge through programming and educational tools that encourage in-

depth study and creative engagement with the texts. For decades, the most powerful tool in our pedagogical tool-box has been the publication of books that provide future scholars and lay people alike with fluid explanations of core Jewish sources,” said Meni Even-Israel, Rabbi Steinsaltz’s eldest son and the executive director of the Steinsaltz Center.

“Every book launch is a celebration for us, like a birth in the family, but the publication of the Steinsaltz Humashis especially exciting because it allows us to share this thought-provoking and uniquely accessible commentary of the holiest Jewish text, the founda-tion of our tradition and culture, with the entire English-speaking world. As a daily study guide or weekly syn-agogue companion, this new volume will add depth and meaning to the learning experience. With the keys to Jewish knowledge in hand, every reader will be able to achieve personal

enrichment and intellectual growth. It’s always a good time to produce more books.” But what prompted the project to proceed with alacrity was the enthusiastic response elicited by

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the Steinsaltz Talmud’s English trans-lation. “It became clear that the public was begging for an English version of Rabbi Steinsaltz’s pioneering transla-tion and commentary on the Torah.”

Beautifully designed, with meticu-lous attention to every detail, the Hu-mash features fonts that are crisp and clear as well as color images through-out. Appearing on the left side of the page is the Hebrew text of the Torah; on the right side is the English trans-lation, interspersed with Rabbi Stein-saltz's two-part commentary. One part, labeled “discussion,” provides in-depth analysis of issues not addressed in the text commentary, and the other, labeled “background,” relates to matters of geo-graphical, historical, and, at times, ar-chaeological interest. As well, preced-ing each section of the text is a helpful thematic introduction describing what the section is about and connecting it to prior sections. Additionally, the Hu-mash includes classic commentary by Rashi, exclusively in Hebrew.

This new commentary will great-ly invigorate Torah study by apply-ing Rabbi Steinsaltz’s unique out-look, sterling intellect, and clear and relatable analysis to the Humash. A world-renowned scholar, Rabbi

Steinsaltz is the first person to have translated and elucidated the Jew-ish canon. His over 60 books on To-rah, Jewish mysticism, philosophy, and theology have been published in a dozen languages. In addition to the single-volume Humash, a second edition, containing all 24 books of Tanach, including Nevi’im and Kes-ubim, will appear as a three-volume edition, slated for 2019.

Recognized the world over as an un-paralleled purveyor of Jewish knowl-edge, the Steinsaltz Center is truly a labor of love. Indeed, it has estab-lished venerated international edu-cational institutions and produced more original commentaries on core Jewish texts—and in more languag-es—than any other public or private entity of its kind, including the en-tirety of Jewish canon: the Tanach, the Talmud Bavli, the Mishnah, the Mishneh Torah, and Tanya.

Rochelle Maruch Miller is a contributing editor for the Five Towns Jewish Times. She is a journalist, creative media consultant, lecturer, and educator, and writes for magazines, newspapers, websites, and private clients. She welcomes your comments at [email protected]. Read more of Rochelle Miller’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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PARASHAT NOACH: CAN AN EXCEPTIONAL EVENT RECTIFY A SITUATION?BY RABBI MOSHE BLOOMTORAH VEHA’ARETZ INSTITUTE

“And the L-rd said to Himself: ‘Never again will I doom the

earth because of man, since the devis-ings of man’s mind are evil from his youth; nor will I ever again destroy ev-

ery living being, as I have done. So long as the earth endures, seedtime and har-vest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall not cease” (Bereishit 8:21–22).

INSIGHTS ON THE TORAH


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Many things have been said in den-igration of routine. It’s tiring, boring, and burns us out. How happy are we when there is finally a holiday or a family simcha that elevates us a few inches above the ground. In contrast, and while we obviously do not look forward to such events, at times even a sad or painful occurrence breaks up the routine as well.

In a way, outstanding events, both uplifting and catastrophic, are sim-ilar in that they force us out of our routine. It is widely believed that such outstanding events can act as a catalyst to speed up processes and bring about a solution to problems that bog people down in the gray days of routine. Is this true? An inspection of several such events leads us to the conclusion that this is not necessari-ly the case.

The Revelation at Sinai is a case study—an event etched into the na-tional consciousness of the Jewish People and humanity at large. G-d, in all of His glory, revealed Himself to an entire nation in an unprece-dented fashion, with no second. And then all but 40 days passed and the nation sinned with the Golden Calf. So if we thought that the situation of “those are idol worshippers and those are idol worshippers,” describ-ing the Jewish people in Egypt, had fundamentally changed, we would be wrong. Even the intense three-month period since the Exodus from Egypt,

accompanied by blatant miraculous events, did not have the power to up-root deep-seated issues of faith. Not even the Revelation at Sinai.

This is true of our parashah as well. The world became so corrupt that there was no hope to rectify it other than near-total annihilation. Yet, when G-d promised that He will never again bring another deluge (or in other words, turning natural order on its head), He did not say that this was because the flood actually recti-

fied the world, but rather “since the devisings of man’s mind are evil from his youth.” That is, a one-time puri-fication (either through a joyous or catastrophic event) will not change the baseline, since man has an evil inclination. After experiencing the extraordinary event, the evil inclina-tion will continue to be active, and it seems, on the face of it, that nothing has been gained.

Evolution, Not Revolution

In light of the above, should we give up on fixing man and society? Of course not! However, the solution

is not a revolution, but rather evolu-tion. We can chip away at the boul-der called the evil inclination, but it is a slow process that can be accom-plished precisely during the routine. The evil inclination is willing to leave us alone during Yom Kippur so that he can begin operations full force the minute the fast is out. However, it is precisely the actions we do every day that can elevate and sanctify us, and it is these actions that have the power to truly rectify the world.

If all this is true, then what is the purpose of the events that break up our routine? The goal of these events is to provide us with a vision, to pave a path, and to give us direction. In the case of a natural disaster, such as the Flood, it is even to punish those who have become so corrupt that they have passed the point of no return. Later on, when we come back to our routine, we need to slowly bring down the huge revelation of G-d’s hand (which is present in any exceptional event, whether the Revelation at Si-nai or the Flood) so it can penetrate our souls, in the form of good deeds done consistently, every day. These

everyday actions have the power to actually help us change.

The mitzvot linked to the Land of Is-rael are an excellent example of these two types of events. On the one hand, most of these mitzvot are the “bor-ing ” routine mitzvot, rooted deeply in the world of agriculture, with the repetitive cycle of planting-harvest/summer-winter, which continues ad infinitum. Then there are the Land-linked mitzvot that break up the rou-tine, such as Shemittah and Yovel, which occur once every so often. An-other “exceptional” mitzvah is bik-kurim, which is an especially joyous event that takes man out of his field and vineyard and takes him—with pomp and circumstance—to the Beit HaMikdash. There he declares while reading the text of parashat ha’bik-kurim that he recognizes that it is the Master of the Universe Who is respon-sible for all of his material success.

While these exceptional mitzv-ot are not sufficient to essentially change people, they provide direction and vision, while the other usual, ev-eryday mitzvot slowly but surely ef-fect this lasting change.

Rabbi Moshe Bloom is head of the English department of Torah VeHa’aretz Institute. Torah VeHa’aretz Institute (the Institute for Torah and the Land of Israel) engages in research, public education, and the application of contemporary halachic issues that come to the fore in the bond between Torah and the Land of Israel today. Recently, the Institute opened an English department to cater to the English-speaking public living in Israel and abroad. For additional information and inquiries, e-mail [email protected] or call 972-8-684-7325.

The actions we do every day can elevate and sanctify us.

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Dear Esther,With the yomim tovim over, I’m

having a very hard time shaking this feeling that I’ve felt from Rosh Hashanah and on. There have been many years when I can honestly say I’ve had full-fledged meltdowns at this time, really losing it and mak-ing a fool of myself. This year I was determined to hold it together and not have a meltdown. And I didn’t, I’m happy to say. Instead, however, I had a “sad-down,” an overall feeling of sadness over so many different as-pects of how my yomim tovim played out. I can’t seem to move on from this funk that I’ve been in now for a while.

Yom tov is never good for me. My husband is a nervous man. If things aren’t perfect, he’ll yell and scream,

complain, and terrorize everyone. I work very hard for weeks in advance, and I try my hardest to make every-thing perfect. Though I work full-time, I stay up late every night, plan-ning, shopping, cooking, and living on almost no sleep, in order to get every-thing set for the holidays. I don’t get much help from anyone in my family. I’m sure I raised them wrong, but at this point, no one feels particularly obligated to help out very much. Cer-tainly, no one offers, and when I ask for help, I get attitude. Sometimes, it’s just easier for me to do everything by myself than to deal with their at-titudes.

Additionally, among my five chil-dren, ranging in ages from 8 to 19, there are many personalities that

simply don’t blend. There is nonstop bickering among them, and I’m sure everyone is feeling that they’d all rather be anywhere else but at our yom tov table. Frankly, I would rather be anywhere else than at our table!

Although they are all looking pret-ty unhappy, unlike me, they don’t

also have chapped hands from all the cooking and cleaning, and bags under their eyes from lack of sleep. I put out so much and there is no pay-off ! It’s like I’m working like a dog in order to suffer. It makes no sense.

But what is there to do? I can’t ex-actly cancel the yomim tovim. I can’t check out before Rosh Hashanah and return after Simchas Torah. I feel

like this scene just repeats itself year after year, and I’m stuck in this de-pressing place with no hope in sight.

During the year, though my hus-band is very difficult and my children are moody and obnoxious at times, I have some great distractions that allow me to feel gratitude and some

peace and happiness. My job is fulfill-ing, and I work with wonderful people who appreciate me and my efforts, and I appreciate them. I also have some special friends with whom I can be very real, as they are real with me, and we’re able to comfort each other and even have a good laugh at some of the absurdities of our lives.

But once the holidays start, I feel like I get sucked into a vortex of pain that I can’t get out of for weeks on end, and it seems to get worse from year to year. I know I’m safe until Pe-sach, which is a while away, but still, I can’t help thinking that there’s got to be a better way, something I should be doing so that I don’t have to dread the yomim tovim, and maybe even enjoy a little (wishful thinking)!

Is there any hope for me?“Sad-down”

Dear “Sad-down,”The yomim tovim are not easy for

most. Yes, we all know one or two in-dividuals who declare that they abso-lutely love yom tov, look forward to it with bated breath, and can’t wait for the marathon to begin. They are few and far between. Most of us experi-ence a mixed bag. Hopefully, we rel-ish meaningful experiences at shul, lovely meals with those we love, and a sense of togetherness with family, friends, and the community at large. But we can’t ignore the enormous ef-forts that are required of us. There is no getting around the nonstop plan-ning, shopping, cooking, hosting, and cleaning that’s on repeat. Depending on the help available to us, or perhaps no help at all, the amount of energy and effort required of us varies, but this period of time is no doubt some-thing to be reckoned with.

Also, most of us deal with one or more family members who can be challenging at best and often painful at worst. Those people we manage to avoid during the year but feel obligat-ed to include now, because, after all, it’s yom tov. Or perhaps we’re dealing with the disappointment of family members living far away or choosing not to connect for whatever reasons, and we are forced to face the sadness that accompanies their empty seats at the table. There are so many differ-ent family dynamics that arise at this time that often seem unavoidable. Yom tov can bring out the worst in families and the best in families!

But everything I just described is what I refer to as “garden variety” yom tov challenges; most people ex-

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perience them, but all the good stuff that they also ex-perience kind of cancels out the hardship and, all in all, the holiday turns out to be anything from fine to actual-ly quite nice.

However, what you de-scribe is definitely beyond the pale. Your yom tov is symptomatic of a much greater dysfunction that clearly is part-and-parcel of your family structure. It sounds to me as though there is much work to be done in order to create a more har-monious and loving environ-ment between you and your crew.

Let’s look at your husband, for a start. You describe him as “nervous” and add that he terrorizes everyone when he is dissatisfied. Well, why is that OK? I’m guessing that it peaks during the yomim tovim, but I have to believe that this trait is present all year round and you are all subject to his self-indul-gent acting-out. It sounds to me as though the two of you ought to be working with a marriage counselor in order to create healthy boundar-ies and an understanding of what kind of behavior is ac-ceptable, and what isn’t, in a marriage.

It also sounds as though your children are out of con-trol and you’ve lost your edge over them. Yes, it’s possible that the five of them all have distinctly different person-alities and no one is a great fan of the other, but there still has to be some level of respect and cohesiveness.

Yom tov can be a micro-cosm of everything that is imperfect within a family, and even within an individ-ual. If a person is feeling in-adequate in some way, not quite enough, needy, want-ing, lonely—the list goes on—the yomim tovim exacerbate those painful feelings and

heighten one’s awareness of all that is not right in his or her life.

My suggestion to you is to try to work on your marriage and your family in general, starting now. There are no guarantees that you’ll ever be the “happy family” where everyone holds hands and sings “Kumbaya” together, but I’m hoping that you can elevate the levels of respect and create better boundaries all around.

Also, in the future, per-haps you should consider not overburdening yourself to create a perfect yom tov sit-uation, but rather divvy up jobs for everyone, including your husband, and hope for the best. If they don’t come through and there is no salad at the meal, for instance, so be it. Lower your bar in all re-spects and perhaps you’ll find yourself less disappointed.

The bottom line is that yom tov may never be your favorite time of the year. For many, unfortunately, it isn’t. But we get through it and hopefully learn to make the best of it, and, most impor-tantly, learn how to quickly transition back to the life we feel we have more con-trol over, with less collateral damage. I’m glad you are no longer experiencing “melt-downs.” Next up is overcom-ing your typical “sad-downs.” We can’t make the yomim tovim go away, and my guess is that you probably wouldn’t really want to. But we can tweak our expectations, ef-forts, and focus on the more manageable parts of our lives.

Esther

Esther Mann, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in Hewlett. Esther works with individuals and couples. Together with Jennifer Mann, she also runs the “Navidaters.” She can be reached at [email protected] or 516-314-2295. Read more of Esther Mann’s articles at 5TJT.com.

NOACH: THE PROBLEM WITH PREACHINGFrom Where I Stand

BY RABBI YOSSY GOLDMAN

. . . Noach was a righteous man

. . . in his generation.—Bereishis 6:9

Do sermons really work? Can the words of any one individual really have an eff ect on the way people live their lives? Is any-one out there actually listening? (Reading?) Rabbis are probably unrealistic when they anticipate dramatic results from their ser-mons. But it’s not as bad as the cynics would have us believe, ei-ther. The late Rabbi Sydney Katz of Pretoria once compared the chances of a sermon succeeding to the odds of a man standing on top of the Empire State Building

and throwing down an aspirin that would be caught by a man on the street below who just hap-pened to have a headache at the time. But we still try.

The prophet Yeshayah called the Great Flood of this week’s parashah “Waters of Noach.” Ac-cording to commentary, this is because Noach bore a degree of responsibility for the devastating deluge. But why was it his fault? Wasn’t he the righteous man of his time? Apparently, because Noach may not have tried hard enough to turn around the cor-rupt lifestyle of his generation, the waters are named after him. Yes, he built his Ark, but did he

reach out to those who never saw it? Did he shout out to his con-temporaries that doomsday was really coming?

Ever since Noach, this is the mission of anyone charged with the task of being a spiritual lead-er. What is a rabbi? An “offi cial” to preside over our rites of passage? Sure, that is a very important part of the job, but is that all it is? A functionary? No. The essence of a rabbi is to be a teacher, a guide for life, a moral barometer, and the conscience of the commu-nity. The Hebrew word “rabbi” means “my teacher”—one who is supposed to teach Torah and to teach right from wrong based on the G-dly value system en-shrined in the Torah.

So, occasionally it becomes necessary for the rabbi to play preacher and point out the er-ror of a community’s ways. No, it’s not the most popular thing a rabbi can do, but, to quote the late Chief Rabbi L.I. Rabinowitz, “I am not prepared to sacrifi ce my principles on the altar of popular-ity.” That’s why the Talmud states that when you see a rabbi who is beloved by the entire community,

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Solution To Previous Crossword: Slogans

Puzzle appeared on Page 58 of the October 5 issue.

Jewish Spelling BeeHow many common words of

5 or more letters can you spell using the letters in the hive? Every answer must use the center letter at least once. Let-ters may be reused in a word. At least one word will use all 7 letters and have a direct Jew-ish connection. Proper names and hyphenated words are not allowed. Score 1 point for each answer, and 3 points for a Jew-ish-related word that uses all 7 letters.

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Common solutions to last week’s Spelling Bee: Kib-butznik. Bikini, innuit, kibbutz, kibitz, nubbin, tikkun, titbit, tzniut, tzitzit.

PUZZLESBy Yoni Glatt

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it is not because he is so good but rather be-cause he does not rebuke them in matters of faith (Kesubos 105).

Speaking for myself, I am not a loner. I’m not anti-social. I like people and would love to be loved by everyone without exception. But there are times when one cannot shirk the moral responsibility to say what is right—and, sometimes, what is wrong.

This brings us back to Noach. Commen-tary is divided on the extent of Noach’s righteousness. Yes, the Torah calls him a tzaddik, a righteous man. But the title is qualifi ed, when the Torah adds the words “in his generation.” Was he objectively righteous, or only in comparison to his evil generation? How would he have rated when compared to a really saintly man like Avraham? As always, both these perspec-tives are Torah and therefore true. The full picture can only be ascertained when we look at a thing with both eyes. Are we products of our environment? Is it impos-sible to resist societal pressures? If so, then any good we manage to do is an incredible achievement and deserving of praise. Or do we have the power to triumph over any and every obstacle in our path? Look at Avraham, who came from a pagan family, discovered G-d, and changed the world. Judged by that standard, anything less than greatness is a failure. Which perspec-tive will it be?

I am not unmindful of the wonderful growth in Jewish communities around the world and, indeed, in my own congre-gation. Who knows better than me of the inspiring new commitments made by so

many, especially over yom tov: hundreds of good resolutions for mitzvos—shul atten-dance, tefi llin, mezuzos, Shabbos, kashrus, Torah study, tzedakah, chesed, and more. In a world gone mad, we are doing fantas-tically good. But from time to time we need to look from the other perspective as well. How are we doing compared to Avraham? Compared to what we could be?

The philosopher Herman Cohen was once asked why his lectures were so deep and “over the heads” of most of his audi-ence. He answered, “I aim where their heads should be.” Well, I aim where your hearts should be, where your souls should be. I fully appreciate where my people are at, but I refuse to lose sight of where they should be going. That is my purpose, my sa-cred responsibility, and my dream.

I dream about the neshamah, the G-dly soul within each of you. You say, “Rabbi, we are ordinary guys.” I say no Jew is ordi-nary. Every Jew is special. I know what you are doing, and I am proud of you for it. But I also know what you are capable of, so don’t sell yourself short. Please, don’t shatter the dream. If we stop dreaming, we stop hoping, and we stop living. Every Jew is wonderful.

Every Jew is a good Jew. But for me the defi nition of a good Jew has always been one who is trying to be a better Jew. As good as we may be, let us try to be better still.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman was born in Brooklyn and was sent in 1976 by the Lubavitcher Rebbe as an emissary to serve the Jewish community of Johannesburg, South Africa. He is Senior Rabbi of the Sydenham Shul and president of the South African Rabbinical Association. His sefer “From Where I Stand: Life Messages from the Weekly Torah Reading” was published by Ktav and is available at Jewish book shops or online at www.ktav.com.

FROM WHERE I STANDContinued from Page 49 YU AND OU PRESS

CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF SOLOVEITCHIK CHUMASH, OCTOBER 14Y eshiva University and the

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ebrating the Completion of Chumash Mesoras HaRav: The Neuwirth Edi-tion” on Sunday, October 14, 9:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m. in Yeshiva Univer-sity’s Weissberg Commons. The pro-gram is free of charge and open to men and women. Part of YU’s Kollel Yom Rishon series, this special event marks the publication of the com-mentary on Chumash based upon the teachings of Rabbi Joseph B. Solove-itchik (known to all as “the Rav”) and will include presentations from some of the Rav’s most illustrious students. To register, visit OUPress.org/remembering-the-rav.

The program, led by Rabbi Simon Posner, executive editor of OU Press, will feature several prominent speak-ers, including a keynote address from Dr. Ari Berman, president of Yeshiva University. Other speakers include Rabbi Hershel Schachter, rosh yeshi-va and rosh kollel at the Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary (RI-ETS) and senior posek at OU Kosher; Rabbi Mayer Twersky, rosh yeshiva at RIETS; Dr. Arnold Lustiger, the

editor of Chumash Mesorsas HaR-av; Rabbi Menachem Genack, rosh yeshiva at RIETS, CEO of OU Ko-sher, and general editor of OU Press; and Rabbi Julius Berman, chairman of the OU Press Commission and a trustee of Yeshiva University.

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A review of some of this week’s daf yomi key concepts (Parashas Noach – Menachos)

Q. Does “ ” mean “on” or “next to”?A. Thursday’s daf (62a) discussed

this questio n as it pertains to how the Shavuos lambs and loaves are waved. The Gemara brings several Tannaim who grapple with the contradictory implications in the pasuk regarding which part goes on top; initially the pasuk implies that the lambs go on top, but the verse later implies the oppo-site. In the opinion of Rebbi, the lambs and loaves are placed next to each oth-er. But, the Gemara objects, the pasuk says that each item goes “ ,” literally “on,” the other!

The Gemara explains that Rebbi’s approach here is based on an opin-

ion that he expressed regarding the placement of the spoons of frank-incense with the lechem ha’panim. Even though the Torah says to put the frankincense “ ” the stacks of lechem ha’panim, Rebbi says that it is placed on the Shulchan next to the stacks, for the word “ ” here is interpreted as “next to.” Rebbi establishes the validi-ty of this interpretation from the word “ ” which is stated by the curtain that separated the Kodesh Hakedashim, where the Aron was located, from the rest of the Mishkan. The Torah says to put the curtain “ ” the Aron. Since we know that the curtain did not cover the Aron, we have to say that “ ” there means “next to.” We likewise interpret “ ” by the lechem ha’panim and the Shavuos lambs to mean “next to.”

It’s not immediately clear how Reb-bi makes the leap from the apparent meaning of “ ” by the curtain to the word “ ” by the lechem ha’panim and the Shavuos lambs. Surely, Rebbi agrees that the literal meaning of this word is “on.” So while we are indeed forced to work with a different inter-pretation by the curtain, why does it follow that we should assume the sec-ondary meaning in these other con-texts?

Regarding the Shavuos lambs we can answer that what forces Rebbi’s secondary interpretation is the fact that according to the convention-al interpretation, the pasuk would be contradicting itself (as explained above—the lambs cannot be both on top and on bottom). But our daf does not provide any basis for assuming the secondary interpretation by the lechem ha’panim. Tosfos in Sotah (37a, heading “ ”) sheds light on the mat-ter. Tosfos there explains that Rebbi argues that it makes more sense to put the frankincense next to as opposed

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And Noach began to be a man of the earth, and he planted a vineyard

(Bereishis 9:20)

When Noach took to planting, Satan came and stood before him and said to him: “What are you planting?” Said he: “A vineyard.” Said Satan to him: “What is its nature?” Said he: “Its fruits are sweet, whether moist or dry, and one makes from them wine which brings joy to the heart.” Said Satan to Noach: “Do you desire that we should plant it together, you and I?” Said Noach: “Yes.”

What did Satan do? He brought a lamb and slaughtered it over the vine; then he brought a lion, and slaughtered it over it; then he brought a monkey, and slaughtered it over it; then he brought a swine, and slaughtered it over it; and he watered the vine with their blood. Thus he alluded to Noach: When a person drinks one cup, he is like a lamb, modest and meek. When drinks two cups, he becomes mighty as a lion and begins to speak with pride, saying: Who compares with me! As soon as he drinks three or four cups he becomes a monkey, dancing and frolicking and profaning his mouth, and knowing not what he does. When he becomes drunk, he becomes a pig, dirtied by mud and wallowing in filth.

(Midrash Tanchuma)

REAL CLEAR DAFBy Rabbi Shmuel Wise


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WINE AND HONEYThis article is in the zechus of a re-

fuah sheleimah for Minna Cha-na bas Sara Feigeh.

The Daf (Menachos 58a) discusses the prohibition of mixing honey into off erings that were brought in the Beis HaMikdash. Sadly, we have no Beis Ha-Mikdash now, but perhaps the halachah still has a practical application.

The Rambam writes (Shabbos 29:14): “One may only make Kiddush on wine that is suitable to have been off ered on the altar. Therefore, if honey or leaven was mixed with the wine, even if only a mustard seed-size was mixed with a barrel full of wine, one cannot make Kiddush on that mixture. That is how we instruct people to act in all of the West. However, there are those that do permit

the use of wine mixtures for Kiddush. They are of the opinion that the suit-ability of wine mixtures is not based on wine that can be off ered on the altar.”

However, many Rishonim say that one can initially use wine for Kiddush that has honey added. Among those Ris-honim are the Ramban, Rashba, Ritva, and the Rivash.

The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 272:8) quotes both opinions and seems to pre-fer the opinion that one can use wine for Kiddush that has honey added. The Rema comments that the custom is to use wine that has honey added if it is su-perior to wine that does not have honey added. The Mishnah Berurah comments that the implication is that one should use wine without honey added if it is the

same quality or superior to wine with honey added.

The Radvaz notes that typically when honey is referenced in the Torah, it re-fers to honey from dates. Therefore, the question can be raised, according to the Rambam, if one can use wine that has bee honey added for Kiddush. The Rad-vaz concludes that the prohibition of adding honey to an off ering applies to any type of honey. Therefore, the Ram-bam would say not to use wine with any type of honey added to it for Kiddush.

Rashi, however, in his commentary on Chumash, explains that the prohibition of adding honey to an off ering only ap-plies to sweetener from a fruit. It would seem that bee honey is not included.

The Pri Megadim concludes that the Rambam would forbid the use of wine that has sugar added. Indeed, the Mish-nah Berurah quotes his opinion. There-fore, if someone wants to be stringent in this regard, he should purchase wine for Kiddush that has no sugar added, unless such wine is inferior.

Wine producers add sugar before or during fermentation in order to achieve a certain alcohol level. This process is called chaptalization, and it is more common in cooler wine regions such as Long Island, where grapes ripen more slowly and consequently have less sugar available for fermentation.

Some wine-makers add sugar af-ter fermentation to achieve the right balance of sweet and sour. By law, wine-makers do not have to indicate on the bottle whether or not they added sugar. One must contact the company directly for this information. Howev-er, in California, it is illegal to add sug-ar at any point in the wine production. Therefore, they use grape juice concen-trate if more sugar is needed to aid in fermentation or to aff ect the fi nal taste. It would be a hiddur to use such wine for Kiddush.

As a fi nal note, it is interesting to point out that there is an opinion that in the Beis HaMikdash they used sugar if there was no salt available to put on the kor-banos. According to this opinion, which is not codifi ed as halachah, one would be able to use wine with sugar added even according to the Rambam.

This article is based on Pninei Halachah on Menachos 58a.

Rabbi Avrohom Sebrow leads a daf yomi chaburah at Eitz Chayim of Dogwood Park in West Hempstead. He can be contacted at [email protected]. Read more of Rabbi Sebrow’s articles at 5TJT.com.

to on top of the lechem ha’panim, for putting the frankincense on top of the bread runs the risk of causing the bread to break. Furthermore (as we see on our daf from the way Rebbi re-sponds to Rabbi Chanina ben Chachi-nai), Rebbi feels that placing the items of an offering one on top of the other is not a respectable way to present the offering.

The upshot of this is that everyone agrees to the literal definition of “ ,” which is “on.” Rebbi just has specific reasons to depart from that literal in-terpretation in each context.

Rabbi Wise is maggid shiur of Real Clear Daf (realcleardaf.com), a website and mobile app that off ers free audio shiurim and other resources to assist your journey through Shas. He is also the director of Tehillim Together (tehillimtogether.com), a mobile app (for iOS and Android) that off ers a translated sefer Tehillim and facilitates Tehillim groups. To be a sponsor or to reach Rabbi Wise, please write to [email protected] or call 855-ASK-RCD-1 (275-7231). Read more of Rabbi Wise’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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HARAV SIMCHA WASSERMAN, ZT’L, AND HARAV MOSHE CHODOSH, ZT’L, REMEMBERED AT HACHNOSAS SEFER TORAHBY YOSEF SOSNOW

It was a powerful ma’amad of kavod haTorah attended by numerous prominent roshei yeshiva and rab-

banim including HaRav Boruch Mor-dechai Ezrachi, shlita, rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Ateres Yisrael of Yerushalayim, HaRav Dovid Cohen, shlita, rosh yeshi-va of the Chevron Yeshiva, and HaRav Yitzchok Yechiel Eherenfeld, shlita, rav of Kiryat Mattesdorf.

The event was a hachnasas sefer To-rah to Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon. At the event, the founding roshei yeshiva of Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon, HaGaon HaR-av Simcha Wasserman, zt’l, a son of Rav Elchonon Wasserman, rosh yeshi-va of Baranovitch, and HaGaon HaRav Moshe Mordechai Chodosh, zt’l, who served as rosh yeshiva for decades, were remembered. Their pivotal role in cre-ating one of Eretz Yisrael’s most distin-guished network of yeshivos at a time when many naysayers thought that the yeshiva would never succeed was high-lighted.

The hachnosas sefer Torah took place on chol ha’moed Sukkos. The sefer Torah was given by the Goldfi nger family of Los Angeles. The procession began at

the home of Rav Dovid Hofstedter, nasi of Dirshu, located in the Ganei Geulah neighborhood of Yerushalayim, not far from the campus of Yeshiva Ohr Elcho-non.

Rav Hofstedter enjoyed an extreme-ly close relationship with the yeshiva’s founder, Rav Simcha Wasserman, and he hosted Rav Simcha on Rav Simcha’s frequent trips to Toronto. Through Rav Simcha, Rav Hofstedter became very close to Rav Moshe Chodosh and they maintained a close relationship until Rav Moshe’s untimely passing just over two years ago.

The kavod haTorah at the event was manifested by the participation of so many prominent gedolim and rabbanim who gathered at Rav Hofstedter’s home to give honor to the yeshiva. In addition to Rav Ezrachi and Rav Dovid Cohen, the current roshei yeshiva of Ohr Elchonon, Rav Aryeh Chodosh, a son of Rav Moshe Chodosh, and Rav Tzvi Weinfeld, a son-in-law of Rav Moshe, were in attendance along with many prominent talmidim of Rav Moshe Chodosh who are today ro-shei yeshiva in their own right.

Before the procession, with its enthu-

siastic singing and dancing from Rav Hofstedter’s apartment to the yeshiva, a beautiful gathering with derashos in honor of the occasion was held. The gedolim and rabbanim, seated at the head table in front of the sefer Torah, spoke in honor of the Torah.

Rav Aryeh Chodosh, rosh yeshiva of Ohr Elchonon and chairman of the event, was visibly moved as his father’s critical role in building Yeshivas Ohr Elchonon and the network of yeshivos that have grown in its wake was high-lighted.

Rav Ezrachi: A Cloak Of Torah And A Table Of Torah

Rav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi was welcomed with great yiras ha’kavod. In his remarks, Rav Ezrachi, in his

classic engaging and commanding de-livery, chose to speak about a seem-ingly obscure pasuk in Tanach. He explained how the pasuk tells us that Chana, the mother of Shmuel HaNavi, made a coat for her son Shmuel. Why, he asked, does the pasuk choose to tell us this fact? The Torah does not sim-ply tell us history. Only lessons that are relevant for future generations are contained in the Tanach. Why, for gen-eration after generation, do we read that Chana sewed a me’il, a coat, for her son Shmuel?

Rav Boruch Mordechai answered with a profound lesson. “The pasuk,” Rav Boruch Mordechai said, “is tell-ing us that the me’il is not simply a covering, it is itself gufei Torah. The garment that covered Shmuel HaNavi is not simply a covering; rather, it be-

Partial view of the Hachnosas Sefer Torah procession

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came one with the Torah. Similarly, a covering of a sefer Torah is much more than a covering. It has kedushah; it is akin to gufei Torah!” Rav Ezrachi con-tinued, “It is no coincidence that the hachnosas sefer Torah to a holy yeshiva such as Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon is going out from the home of Rav Hofstedter. It is around this table upon which the sefer Torah is now lying that so many machshavos of Torah, chiddushei To-rah are created; so many ideas for chizuk haTorah, chizuk of lomdei To-rah, and for facilitating yedias haTo-rah have their source on this table and this home! Thus, it is so appropriate that the sefer Torah should be escorted from this house to the yeshiva.”

Rav Dovid Cohen: “Baruch Asher Yakim Es Divrei HaTorah HaZos”

Rav Dovid Cohen, rosh yeshiva of the Chevron Yeshiva, also voiced the feelings of many at the event. He ex-plained that the Torah gives a special berachah to a person who raises the Torah, “Baruch asher yakim es divrei haTorah ha’zos—blessed are those who uphold the words of the Torah.” A per-son who has established organizations like Dirshu with its transformative ef-fect on limud haTorah in Klal Yisrael, a person who has established the kiruv organization Acheinu that has taken young people from non-religious and traditional homes and transformed them into true bnei Torah, personi-fies the ideal of “baruch asher yakim es divrei haTorah ha’zos,” blessed are those who uphold the words of the To-rah. It is therefore truly fitting that the Torah come forth from this house on its way to its permanent home in Ye-shiva Ohr Elchonon.

Rav Elchonon’s Matzeivah

Rav Dovid Hofstedter was then asked to address the assemblage. In his remarks, Rav Hofstedter reminisced about the early years of the yeshiva. “I remember decades ago when the yeshiva was established. At the time Rav Simcha Wasserman was an elder-ly man, in his eighties, and Rav Moshe Chodosh was a relatively young man. They came to Toronto with a dream of opening a yeshiva which, in Rav Sim-cha’s words, would be a matzeivah for his illustrious father, Rav Elchonon Wasserman, who had been murdered by the Nazis in Kovno and had no mat-

zeivah. There were plenty of skeptics and naysayers who questioned, ‘How will Rav Simcha, an elderly man, pull this off ? How can a young man like Rav Moshe Chodosh take on such an ambitious project?’”

Rav Hofstedter explained with a question on the haftarah that was read on the first day of Sukkos. “The pasuk

there states that at the end of days the remaining nations of the world will come and celebrate Sukkos. The pasuk goes on, ‘and if they do not come to cel-ebrate, lo aleihem yihyeh ha’gashem—they will not have rain.’

“What connection do the nations of the world have with Sukkos?” Rav Dovid asked. “Some meforshim ex-plain that celebrating Sukkos doesn’t mean sitting in the sukkah but rather that the nations will bring the kor-banos.”

“Still, why will they specifically bring korbanos on Sukkos? The con-nection of the nations with Sukkos is that Sukkos is the holiday of the har-vest. It is the time of the year when Hashem bestows His shefa of berachah on us. At the time of Mashiach, even the nations will understand that the shefa comes only from Hashem. They will realize that although they have no connection to the mitzvah of suk-kah and they cannot sit in the shadow of Hashem, they will still understand that all material bounty comes from Hashem. If they do not recognize this, then Hashem will take away that she-

fa and ‘lo aleihem yihyeh ha’gashem—they will not have rain.’

“From here we learn that when a person sees the hand of Hashem, it is incumbent on him to recognize it and publicly declare that all of his success and siyatta d’Shmaya comes directly from Hashem.

“Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon has grown into one of Klal Yisrael’s most distin-guished yeshivos despite the naysay-ers’ predictions at its inception. Per-haps the secret to its success was the fact that Rav Simcha Wasserman and Rav Moshe Chodosh always saw the yad Hashem in everything they did and recognized that the entire shefa, spiritual and material, was siyatta d’Shmaya. At this ma’amad of kavod haTorah we see the fruits of their la-bor and their emunah!”

As the massive crowd enthusias-tically danced the sefer Torah to its new home, the pervasive simcha was the profound simcha of the knowledge that Hashem was continuing to bless the yeshiva, along with the successors of Rav Simcha and Rav Moshe, with great siyatta d’Shmaya!

HaRav Boruch Mordechai Ezrachi addressing the Hachnosas Sefer Torah event

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IDENTITY CRISIS: EMERGING FROM THE WATER REBORNBY SHMUEL REICHMAN

Imagine you wake up in a hospital bed with amnesia, and haven’t the foggi-est clue who you are. You try to recall

your most recent memory and how you got here, but you can’t seem to remember. Af-ter a few seconds, you come to realize that you have no idea who you are. Suddenly, a few men enter the room and give you some shocking news. They tell you that you are the president of the United States, and that once you’re feeling better, they have some very important issues that you have to deal with.

How would you feel? You’d probably hold your head pretty high, realizing that you are someone extremely important. However, what if instead of addressing you as the president of the United States, those same people came in and informed you that you were the hospital janitor; instead of awaiting your return to the Oval Offi ce, they’re awaiting your return to the bath-rooms on the second fl oor. How would you feel then? How would you think of your-self?

This idea connects to an essential theme in this week’s parashah. One of the most interesting questions in Parashas Noach is why Hashem chose to destroy the world specifi cally with a fl ood. Hashem could have chosen any form of destruction He wanted, and yet, He chose water. We obvi-ously associate Parashas Noach with the

Mabul and the Teivah, but couldn’t there have been another version of this story? In order to understand this, we must fi rst un-derstand the depth of water.

The Maharal explains that the funda-mental nature of water is that it’s formless. Water has no form of its own and therefore takes on the shape of its container. Unlike bodies of land which have roads and path-ways, bodies of water have no pathways or landmarks, but remain formless. Wa-ter therefore represents the fi rst stage of any creation process. Before something has a shape, it resides in a formless and amorphous state. Only afterwards does a physical form emerge. This is why, during the Creation of the world, the Torah tells that originally there was only water; only afterwards did the dry land emerge from the water.

This is the deep idea behind the fl ood—Hashem wasn’t destroying the world, He was recreating it. Hashem immersed the world in water, so that it could go back into its primordial state of formlessness and void. Only once it went back into its orig-inal state could the dry land once again emerge from the waters. Thus, only once the dry land emerged did Noach leave the Teivah.

This is also the deeper reason why in the womb, a fetus is surrounded by amniotic fl uid. Just like the creation of the physical world emerged from water, each individual

has his or her personal creation story, and therefore emerges from his own waters. Each birth is like the birth of a new world.

A further proof to this is the fact that Klal Yisrael had to enter the Yam Suf when leaving Mitzrayim. The commen-taries point out that this journey through the Yam Suf seemed to be pointless. After all, the Midrash explains that Klal Yisrael exited on the very same side that they en-tered, so what was the point? The Maharal explains that Yetzias Mitzrayim was the creation and birth of the Jewish people. Thus, just as the creation of the world and the recreation of the world emerged from water, the Jewish people as a nation had to be born from water as well. Therefore, they had to enter the water in order to emerge reborn. As the Midrash explains, the splitting of the Yam Suf was like a pregnant woman’s water breaking. They entered as individuals, but emerged re-born as a nation.

This also sheds light on the mitzvah of entering a mikveh. It seems quite strange that whenever we are ritually impure, we need to immerse ourselves in a body of natural water. Additionally, why must our entire body be completely immersed? However, based on what we’ve explained, the answer should be clear. When you im-merse yourself in the water, you’re going back to a pure and formless state, such as you were in your mother’s womb. You’re going back to your perfect root, your origi-nal source. When you emerge, you emerge reborn, recreated, taking on form and shape for the “fi rst time.”

We can now beautifully understand why a convert must immerse in a mikveh. A Jewish convert is considered to be a

newborn child. In order to be reborn, the convert must immerse himself in the mikveh, because once he emerges, he will have been reborn. He entered in one state but has emerged a new person, reborn, and ready for a new way of life.

As we saw in the opening story, some-one who has amnesia must wait for other people to create his identity. This is a very sad and helpless state to be in. But how many people do you know who are exact-ly like that, waiting around for other peo-ple to shape their identity, and tell them who they are? We mustn’t let this happen. Every day, we get to choose who we are, what we believe in, and how we are going to live our lives. Each morning we get to create our identity. We don’t have to con-tinue making the same mistakes again and again. Each day, we can start anew.

As Avraham said, “Ani afar v’efer, I am but dirt and ashes.” Most people under-stand this to mean that Avraham was a humble man. However, there is a deeper explanation as well. Ashes represent an elemental breakdown of something. Dirt represents the starting point of growth, the place where seeds are planted. Avra-ham was saying that every day he would “ash” himself, breaking himself down into his elemental and root form, and would then plant himself anew in a fi eld of dirt. Meaning, Avraham would recreate him-self every single day. He would never con-tinue living the way he’d been living until now. Each and every day, he would look within, break himself down, and recreate himself anew.

May we be inspired to emerge from this week’s parashah as new, and choose to cre-ate a life of meaning, purpose, and growth.

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Likras Shabbos At Bais Tefila Of Inwood

The Inwood Likras Shabbos program kicked off the new season this week. Each erev Shabbos, the Inwood boys come to shul a half-hour early, all ready for Shabbos, to greet the Shabbos Queen with a shiur in hilchos Shabbos given by R’ Yaakov Weinberg. Of course, there is hot kugel for all to enjoy.

IMPASSIONED EMUNAHBY RABBI SHAYA COHENRosh Yeshiva, Yeshivas Zichron Aryeh; Founder and Director, Priority-1

W hen looking around at our communities, one fact becomes clear. Klal

Yisrael is flourishing. Our cities are blossoming, we have built incredible mosdos ha’chinuch, and the popula-tion of bnei Torah is growing expo-nentially. Against all odds we have become the establishment. Every-thing seems perfect; however, with-out constant chizuk, our success is not guaranteed. Without proper care we cannot assume that our children will follow in our footsteps.

Every day I encounter people, from young teenagers to adults with fam-ilies, who have lost their passion for Yiddishkeit. They may spend large amounts of money on performing the mitzvos, and they may even have gone to the finest yeshivos, however, deep down, they have lost their con-nection the Ribbono shel Olam. They are performing mitzvos by rote, their Yiddishkeit transformed into a ster-ile and empty shell.

The key to unlocking these lost neshamos is simple: impassioned emunah. We know intellectually that Hashem is running the world and guiding our lives, but unless that knowledge seeps into our core, permeates our existence, and fills every waking moment of our lives, we are not truly living. The heart is

a fickle organ, and without work, it can be difficult to build a proper re-lationship with the Borei olam. After dealing with hundreds of people who needed help, it became clear to me that a seminar of this nature was a vital necessity.

Participants from last year’s Im-passioned Emunah Weekend Seminar are still raving about the luxurious and inspiring experience had by all. The weekend, attended by over 400 people, had a simple goal—to inspire and educate its participants to ignite an impassioned emunah. Graced with world-renowned lecturers, the event was filled with powerful speeches, intriguing panels, and dynamic ques-tion-and-answer sessions.

Baruch Hashem, the seminar was successful beyond our wildest hopes. The energy was palpable, and each participant walked away with a re-newed sense of clarity and purpose. A central theme throughout the Shabbos was recognizing and inter-nalizing that Hashem loves us and is actively guiding every facet of our existence. By looking for the Yad Hashem leading us each day and di-recting our lives, we open ourselves up to entirely new vistas of closeness to Hashem.


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AT AUSCHWITZ, PART 2

Please note: Parental discre-tion is advised, as this series of articles may be too disturbing or graphic for children.

Books have been written, many by survivors, about ar-riving in Auschwitz, describ-ing the conditions that awaited them. Although some accounts diff er, the diff erences are usu-ally due to the year of arrival, as conditions kept evolving. The Nazis modifi ed some of their procedures, but by 1944, as they were gearing up to receive the Hungarian Jews, procedures were pretty uniform. The “Aus-chwitz Album,” a chronicle of the arrival and processing of the Hungarian Jews leading to their mass murder, stands as a stark pictorial testimony that corroborates the many tales written by survivors. The “Aus-chwitz Album,” consisting of photographs taken by several Nazi soldiers working as pho-tographers, chronicles the en-tire process from arrival until the prisoners were taken to the gas chambers.

The role of Dr. Josef Mengele in the selection process has also been well-documented.

Dr. Mengele, a researcher in genetic and inherited diseases at the Kaiser Wilhelm Institute in Berlin, had a great interest studying twins. In researching genetic markers and eff ects in twins, one needed to perform autopsies simultaneously in order to isolate and rule out any extemporaneous and con-founding markers. But Mengele understood that twins seldom die simultaneously. Coming to Auschwitz in May 30, 1943, Mengele realized that he had a matchless opportunity to con-duct research that would yield unparalleled results. Motivated by his ambition, he waited daily at the railway ramp in Birkenau, looking over the arriving trans-ports. He separated those fi t for labor from the unfi t, sending the unfi t to their death. He was also on the lookout for twins and any human specimens that aroused his macabre curiosity for his ghoulish research experiments.

A word about the sonder-kommandos. The task of herd-ing the arriving Jews into the dressing areas, referred to as the “sauna,” getting them to quickly and wordlessly disrobe, and to quietly fi le into the large, windowless chamber, ostensi-bly to shower for disinfection, was performed by a squad of Jewish prisoners selected for this job. The SS had shown lit-tle stomach for this gruesome work. Approximately 300 Jew-

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ish prisoners were assigned to each gas chamber, totaling about 1,200 men. For their special work, they got to wear nor-mal clothes, not striped outfi ts, and were better fed than the other inmates at Aus-chwitz. Anticipating the deportation of the last large Jewish community in Hun-gary, members of the sonderkommando, who had access to picking through the belongings of each transport, eagerly spoke about the delicious Hungarian sa-lami that they would soon be tasting.

The very same sonderkommando who pushed the last of the Jews into the chamber before closing the metal doors, would, upon opening the doors, drag out the bodies and eventually haul them into the crematoria for incineration. But not before each corpse was examined for any

gold fi lling or cap in his or her mouth for collection, to be sent to the Nazis. The daily haul of extracted gold was estimat-ed to be 10 kg (20.2 lbs.) per crematori-um, about 40 kg (80 lbs.) altogether. Lo-cated in Crematorium III was a smelting factory, where the gold was melted down and converted into bars for shipment elsewhere.

The Auschwitz process has been de-scribed previously. We have read nu-merous accounts of Jews arriving in Auschwitz, getting off the cattle cars after a long and arduous journey lasting fi ve days, and fi ling past an imperious Dr. Mengele who performed the selection by sending them to the “right,” life, or to the “left,” death. All these accounts were written by survivors who, naturally, were

sent to the right. What happened to those who were sent to the left? No one sur-vived to describe their fate. The only ones who knew their fate, who could describe the process, were either the SS working in the gas chambers (who, naturally, did not want to brag about their wartime ac-tivities) or the Jewish prisoners work-ing there, the sonderkommandos. As the sonderkommandos were liquidated every three months, there were precious few to give credible testimony.

Dr. Miklos Nyiszli was one such sur-viving Auschwitz sonderkommando.

Born in Romania (then Hungary) in 1901, he went to medical school in Cluj (Kolozsvar) but transferred to Kiel, Ger-many, graduating as a doctor of medicine in 1930. Returning to Romania, he mar-ried and began to raise a family. In 1940, a large part of Romania was returned to Hungarian sovereignty, increasing the Jewish population of Hungary.

On the 19th of March, Germany invad-

ed Hungary and demanded the depor-tation of all her Jewish inhabitants. A schedule was arranged, sending 12,000 Jews daily, via cattle-car transports, mainly to Auschwitz.

Dr. Nyiszli and his family were in-cluded in one such transport. Arriving in Birkenau at the railway ramp, Nyiszli and his family were selected for labor. Dr. Nyiszli was ultimately sent to work in the gas chamber as a sonderkom-mando. One day, Mengele came to these Jews and asked if there was anyone who was a pathologist who had studied in a German medical school and who spoke German. Nyiszli identifi ed himself to Mengele. After a brief trial period with Mengele giving him routine cases to au-topsy, Mengele was convinced of his ex-pertise. He then equipped a room off the gas chamber as a pathology laboratory, placing Dr. Nyiszli in charge. Dr. Nyiszli

Arrival in Birkenau at the loading ramp

Crematorium IV at Birkenau


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worked with Mengele for nine months, protected by Mengele, until the end of the war, performing autopsies for him. During this time, the sonderkommandosrevolted and blew up Crematorium III. The SS, scared by this daring attack, liq-uidated hundreds of these Jews. Nyiszli was also about to be killed when Mengele relented and allowed him to live. His un-forgettable book, I Was Doctor Mengele’s Assistant, is his eyewitness account of the inner workings of the Auschwitz gas chambers.

The following is a description of the fate of those who were sent to the left, as written by Dr. Nyiszli and based on his observations in the crematoria of Aus-chwitz-Birkenau in 1944:

“The long-drawn-out wail of a locomo-tive’s whistle sounds from the ramp. It’s daybreak! I go to my window, where I have a clear view across. A long train is stand-ing there. Within a few minutes, the doors are fl ung to one side and the wagons dis-gorge from within themselves the chosen people of Israel. Lining up and selection take half an hour at most. The left-hand column sets off at a slow march. From my room I hear loud orders, hurried footsteps. The noise is coming from the furnace hall of the crematorium! They are making preparations for receiving the transport. The whine of electric motors becomes au-dible.

They have turned on the giant blowers which fan the fi re to the proper tempera-ture inside the furnaces. Fifteen blow-ers of this kind are in operation at once! One is installed next to each furnace. The cremation hall is about 150 meters long, a brightly lit, white-washed, con-crete-fl oored space with enormous, iron-barred windows. The fi fteen cremation furnaces are installed separately in large red-brick structures. Their massive iron doors, polished to a gleam, run in a sinis-ter line down the length of the hall.

After fi ve or six minutes the transport arrives at the gate, the gate’s leaves swing open.

The procession enters the courtyard in the customary rows of fi ve. This is the phase of the process which nobody knows about, for of all those who might know, having walked the three hundred me-ters here from the ramp along the path to their doom, none has ever returned to tell the story! This, then, is what “to the left” means: one of the crematoria! Not a camp for old folks, invalids, and children, where those unable to work will care for the little ones, as the German disinforma-tion spread among the anxious group that winds up on the right would have it.

They walk with slow, weary move-ments. The little children cling sleepily to their mothers’ skirts. Babies in swaddling clothes are, for the most part, carried in their fathers’ arms or pushed in buggies. The SS escort remains outside the gate. According to the text of a warning sign, entry is forbidden to outsiders, even SS!

In an instant they spot the taps installed in the courtyard for irrigation purposes. Pots and other vessels are brought forth. The column dissolves and, pushing and shoving, they rush to fi ll them. No wonder they’re so impatient! For fi ve days they have scarcely drunk any water. What they did drink was foul and could not quench their thirst.

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Mrs. Rose Teitzman WifeR’ Brian Teitzman SonMrs. Shaindel Malka Blasberg DaughterMrs. Sara Leah Silverman Daughter

621 E New York Ave #6L; Albany Ave & Kingston Ave

Crown Heights


Ms. Sharon Neuman z”l

Mrs. Ina Rose Neuman Mother 2660 Ford St Voorhies Ave & Ave Z

Sheepshead Bay


4:30 am @ Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv – Mishnah Berurah: Rabbi Shmuel Grossman

5:00 am @ Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Shmuel Grossman

5:15 am @ Y.I. of Woodmere – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Rafael Fink

5:30 am @ Chofetz Chaim Torah Center – Cedarhurst

@ Rabbi Neiman’s Shul – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Yossi Schonkopf

5:45 am @ Agudah of L.I. (Rabbi Reisman) – Magid Shiur: Rav Shmuel Witkin

@ Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (the Red Shul)

6:00 am @ Agudah of L.I – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Dr. Mermelstein

@Aish Kodesh – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Sholom Fried, Rabbi Daniel Fink

@ Rabbi Blumenkrantz’s shul

@ Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Dovid Greenblatt

6:10 am @ Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst – Rabbi Spiegel

@ CBEY- Island Ave., Woodmere – Magid Shiur: Menachem Kagan/Michael Fruchter

6:15 am @ Cong. Beis Avraham – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Henoch Grumet

@ Beis Haknesses of North Woodmere

6:30 am @ Agudah of West Lawrence – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Moshe Brown

@ Young Israel of Law./Cedar. Maggid Shiur: Yale Fishman/Yaakov Shalev

@ Y.I. of Oceanside

@ Rabbi Katz’s Shul in Far Rockaway – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Pinchas Birnhack

6:40 am @ Y.I. of Woodmere – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Aron Glatt

@ Congregation Beth Shalom – Maggid Shiur: Rabbi Yechiel Weberman

6:45 am @ Shaaray Tefila – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Kalish

@ The White Shul – Magidei Shiur: Rabbi Kanner

@ Agudah of the Five Towns – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Ephraim Edelstein

@ Agudas Yisroel of Long Island – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Tzvi Flaum

6:50 am @ Kehillas Bnei HaYeshivas (KBH), 575 Hungry Harbor Road

7:00 am @ Agudah of L.I. – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Dr. Mermelstein

@ Congregation Beth Avraham – Sunday ONLY

@ Yeshiva Gedolah of 5 Towns – Magid Shiur: Rav Yitzchok Knobel

@ Young Israel of Law./Ced. – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Yale Fishman

7:09 am @ Far Rockaway LIRR 3rd car from the end – Direct to Penn Station

Magid Shiur: Rabbi Kodesh

7:10 am @ Agudah of Bayswater

@ Mesivta Ateres Yaakov, 131 Washington Avenue

7:15 am @ Aish Kodesh – Sunday ONLY

@ Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (the Red Shul)

@ Chabad – Maple Avenue, Cedarhurst

7:30 am @ Agudah of L.I. (Rabbi Reisman) In Library – Magidei Shiur: Rabbis S. Kohn, N. Schweid, R. Flegman

@ Congregation Heichal Dovid – Sunday ONLY

7:35 am @ Y.I. of Woodmere – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi R. Fink

7:45 am @ Kehillas Bais Yehudah Tzvi (the Red Shul) – Sunday ONLY

@ Beth Sholom – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Yale Fishman

@ Rabbi Blumenkrantz’s shul - Shabbos ONLY

7:50 am @ Far Rockaway LIRR front section of the last car – Direct to Penn Station

7:55 am @ Lawrence LIRR – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Pesach Lerner

8:00 am @ Shaaray Tefila – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Kalish

@ Agudas Yisroel of Long Island – Sunday ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Tzvi Flaum

@ Mesivta Ateres Yaakov, 131 Washington Avenue (Shabbos Only)

8:10 am @ LIRR Far Rockaway Branch, in the last car of the train, which makes stops at Inwood, Lawrence, Cedarhurst

and Woodmere at 8:22 amMagid Shiur: Rabbi Menachem Adler

8:15 am @ Beth Sholom – Shabbos ONLY – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Yale Fishman

8:45 am @ Agudah of L.I. – Sunday ONLY in library

@ Sunday mornings at Beis Tefilah – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Shaya Richmond

10:15 am @ The White Shul – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Matt Cohen

12:50 pm @ Cedarhurst Center – Ground Floor Conf. Room – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Lichtenstein

8:00 pm @ Agudah of L.I. – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Nochum Katz

@ Aish Kodesh – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Simcha Weingott

@ Y.I. of Far Rockaway – Magid Shiur: R’ Daniel Martin and R’ Avraham Bachrach

8:15 pm @ Cong. Beis Medrash of Cedarhurst – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Dovid Spiegel

8:30 pm @ Y.I. of Oceanside

@ Congregation Heichal Dovid

8:45 pm @ Yeshiva Sh’or Yoshuv – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Dovid Metz

@ Rabbi Blumenkrantz – Magid Shiur: Rabbi Yosef Friedler

9:00 pm @ Agudah of L.I. – Magid Shiurim: Rabbi Lichtenstein/Rotating Chaburah

@ Agudah of West Lawrence – Rabbi Brown’s Shul

@ Agudah of Bayswater

@ Beis Tefilah – (Tues.– Thurs.) Maggid Shiur: Rabbi Ephraim Edelstein

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The SS guards who receive the trans-port are used to this scene. They wait pa-tiently until everyone has quenched their thirst and fi lled their vessels. Until all have drunk, they cannot bring the group to order. Slowly they herd them back togeth-er again. They proceed about a hundred meters along a cinder path bordered with

green lawns until they reach a grey-paint-ed iron where ten or twelve concrete steps lead below the ground to a large room, upon the façade of which hangs an enor-mous sign stating, in German, French, Greek, and Hungarian, that this is a “Bath and Disinfection Room.”

The unsuspecting are lulled of course, but even the doubtful are too. They go down the steps almost cheerfully.

The room into which the transport is conducted is about 200 meters long, stark-ly illuminated and painted white. A line of columns stretches down the middle of the room to the end. Benches are arranged around each column and along the walls as well. Above the benches are long lines of hooks; above the hooks are numbers.

Advisory signs posted at frequent inter-vals announce in each language that one’s clothing and shoes, tied together, should be placed on a hook. And their number should be noted without fail, so that no un-necessary confusion arises upon return-ing from the bath! “This is real German orderliness!” say those inclined to Ger-

man-worship from the old days. They’re right, too! It really is for the sake of order, so that all these thousands of high-quality shoes, so hard to fi nd in the Third Reich, do not get mixed up together. The same goes for the clothes as well, so that they remain usable by the bombed-out German popu-lation.”

Dr. Alex Sternberg authored the forthcoming book “Recipes from Auschwitz–My Parents’ Story of the Murder of Hungarian Jewry.” He is a lifelong student of Jewish history, focusing on development of Zionism and the Holocaust. He is presently teaching graduate studies and is active in several pro-Israel organizations. He is a retired research doctor in children’s pulmonary health and a master karate instructor. Read more of Dr. Sternberg’s articles at 5TJT.com.

The daily haul of extracted gold was estimated to be about 20 pounds per crematorium.

REDIRECTEDMy husband went to a shiur the

other night and came back with a story that I thought I

would share. The rabbi giving the shiur wanted people to understand the impor-tance of saying “thank you.”

The story begins with a crowd of peo-ple going to the bus terminal in Jerusa-lem after Rosh Hashanah to catch the 402 bus to Bnei Brak.

The people waiting for this bus start lining up by 9:00 p.m. They are in high spirits after a beautiful chag, with suit-cases and children in tow, and they’re looking at their watches and wondering when the bus is fi nally going to show up

to take them home.As time marches on to 10:00 p.m. and

then 11:00 p.m., the bus still has not ap-peared, and the lines waiting for the bus are getting longer and the people row-dier and more irritated. Children and

babies are already tired and acting out and crying, and the parents do not know what to do to calm them down with the bus nowhere in sight.

Finally, at 1:00 a.m., an empty bus ap-pears with the number 318 on it. A few chassidim enter the bus and ask the driver where the bus is headed. The bus

REAL ESTATEBy Anessa V. Cohen


“Suddenly, everyone on the bus wanted to be my friend and sing my praises.”

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driver answers that his destination is Rechovot. The chassidim look around and see that the bus is empty and no one is getting on, and so they ask him if he can change the bus to the 402 line to Bnei Brak since there does not seem to be anyone going to Rechovot? With so many families on line, it is more import-ant to go to Bnei Brak at that time rather than to Rechovot!

The driver shakes his head and says, “Do you know how much trouble I will be in if I change my route from the 318 to Rechovot to the 402 to Bnei Brak? Egged will have my head on a platter when they fi nd out what I did!”

They continue to argue back and forth for a while, and fi nally the bus driver says, “OK, I will do it!” And he gets up

and changes the sign on the bus from 318 to Rechovot to the 402 to Bnei Brak.

People start cheering and board the bus, relieved to fi nally be on their way home. Everyone takes a seat and the chassidim who talked the bus driver into changing his route take a microphone and announce to all the passengers that they should say thank you to this bus driver, the tzaddik who had pity on them and changed his route so as to be able to get everyone home to Bnei Brak!

Everyone starts clapping and cheer-ing and saying “What a guy!” and sing-ing the bus driver’s praises all the way to Bnei Brak.

When the bus fi nally arrives in Bnei Brak, people are so grateful to be home that as they exit the bus they are bless-ing the bus driver, thanking him once again for taking pity on them and bring-ing them on his bus to Bnei Brak!

Everyone gets off the bus except for an old man who tarries a little longer, waiting to speak to the bus driver. The old man says to the bus driver, “How is it that you agreed in the end to bring everyone here to Bnei Brak? Aren’t you afraid you will get in trouble from your employers for not going to Rechovot?”

The bus driver looks from side to side and then directly at the old man and says, “You see, it’s like this. My boss called up many drivers, telling them that they were needed to come in to work and drive home the crowds of people who were lining up at the bus station. Most of us thought we would have the evening off until tomorrow as a continuation of the chag.

“When I arrived with the bus at the bus station and saw the angry mob of people waiting for the number 402 bus to Bnei Brak, there was no way I was going

to tell them that I was the driver of the 402 to Bnei Brak; they had been waiting so long, they would have killed me! But when they asked and I told them that I was the number 318 to Rechovot, and let them talk me into changing my route, suddenly they loved me and everyone on the bus wanted to be my friend and sing my praises. Hearing them thank me for taking them to Bnei Brak was much bet-ter than having them calling me names for coming so late!”

Anessa Cohen lives in Cedarhurst and is a licensed real-estate broker (Anessa V Cohen Realty) and a licensed N.Y.S. loan offi cer (FM Home Loans) with over 20 years of experience off ering full-service residential, commercial, and management real-estate services as well as mortgage services. She can be reached at 516-569-5007 or via her website, www.AVCrealty.com. Readers are encouraged to send questions or comments to [email protected]. Read more of Anessa Cohen’s articles at 5TJT.com.

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PSEG LONG ISLAND CELEBRATES #EEDAY2018P SEG Long Island

joined thousands of organizations, com-

panies, and individuals across the nation today to celebrate Energy Efficien-cy Day on October 5, by an-nouncing it has helped cus-tomers save more than 720 million kilowatt-hours of electricity since January 1, 2014. That’s enough to pow-er nearly 80,000 Long Island homes for an entire year.

Energy-saving programs and policies save PSEG Long Island’s customers millions

of dollars and contribute to a cleaner and greener environ-ment. Customers can make every day Energy Efficiency Day by simply changing out one energy-wasting incan-descent lightbulb for a more efficient LED bulb, which will pay for itself in energy savings in less than a year.

“PSEG Long Island’s en-ergy-efficiency programs and products help custom-ers reduce energy usage, save money on their energy bills, and create a cleaner environment for the future,”

said Michael Voltz, director of energy efficiency and re-newables, PSEG Long Island. “Smarter energy use reduces the amount of power gen-eration to meet customers’ needs. Since January 1, 2014, PSEG Long Island has in-vested more than $368 mil-lion in energy efficiency pro-grams to benefit customers.”

Customers are saving en-ergy with a wide variety of ENERGY STAR products. From January 1, 2014 to August 31, 2018, residential customers purchased more

than 16.3 million ENERGY STAR lightbulbs and fixtures with the help of PSEG Long Island incentives. Compared to incandescent lighting, a single LED bulb will save a household approximate-ly $230 over the lifetime of each bulb. By installing just five ENERGY STAR-certi-fied LED bulbs in the most frequently used lighting fix-tures in a home, it’s possible to save nine percent on ener-gy costs annually.

Between 2014 and today, residential customers have:

• Taken advantage of more than 110,300 rebates on many ENERGY STAR-certi-fied washers, dryers, refrig-erators, dehumidifiers, and more.

• Scheduled more than 20,400 in-home energy as-sessments or completed one online themselves.

• Recycled more than 17,000 appliances, including old working refrigerators, freezers, room air-condi-tioners, and dehumidifiers.

Combined, all of the res-idential programs have saved customers more than 720 million kilowatt hours (kWh) since January 1, 2014, averaging out to $144 million in savings per year.

Since January 1, 2014, commercial customers have completed more than 18,200 energy efficiency projects, resulting in savings of more than 390 million kWh and electric bill savings of $70 million per year. Approxi-mately 13,500 of the com-pleted projects were for small-and medium-sized businesses.

Independent annual eval-uations by Opinion Dynam-ics Corporation have found PSEG Long Island’s energy efficiency and renewable energy programs to gener-ate energy savings that are cost-effective. In its evalu-ation for 2017, Opinion Dy-namics found that the PSEG Long Island Energy Effi-ciency Program has a ben-efit/cost ratio of 1.9, which means that the program gen-erated $1.90 in benefits to the utility and its customers for every $1 in costs to oper-ate the program, including rebates.

Energy efficiency also serves as an economic en-gine, supporting 2.2 million jobs nationwide in manu-facturing, construction, and other fields, most of which can’t be outsourced over-seas. An energy-efficient economy is free to thrive and innovate. Electricity use was five percent lower in 2016 than in 2010, while the U.S. economy grew by almost 13 percent over those years, demonstrating that efficien-cy and economic growth go hand-in-hand. Reducing the energy used by manufactur-ers, homes, and businesses benefits everyone. The aver-age household, for example, saves almost $500 every year from efficiency standards for common appliances such as dishwashers, refrigera-tors, and water heaters.

For more information on PSEG Long Island’s available residential and commercial rebates and incentives, as well as energy saving tips, please visit PSEGLINY.com/savemoney. Customers are also encouraged to join the conversation on Twitter and other social media using the hashtag: #EEDay2018.

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THE GIFT OF TEFILLAH AT SKABY YAFA STORCH

F or the past two years, the Stel-la K. Abraham High School for Girls has partnered with

the Legacy 613 Foundation to create innovative educational opportuni-ties for our students. This summer, SKA received grant money from the foundation to purchase Koren NCSY Siddurim, developed by Ms. Debbie Stone, for all of our students.

The Siddurim have highlighted words, thought-provoking questions,

suggestions for reflection, and pic-tures which enhance the tefillah ex-perience and allow teachers to create educational moments during daily tefillah. Mrs. Leanne Taylor, TTYL (Turning Tefillah into Your Life) co-ordinator, explains, “The Siddurim are a useful educational tool. I focus on one tefillah each day and use the questions and ideas presented in the Siddur to give the girls a better un-derstanding of what they are saying.”

Students were excited to receive the Siddurim at SKA’s orientation and have begun to appreciate their innovative and useful features. 11th-grader Elisheva Wolff notes that the Koren Siddur is a “very visual Siddur and that helps me understand what I’m saying.” Junior Batsheva Usher appreciates “the inspirational points and the clear print which help keep my attention focused during davening.”

We look forward to incorporating the Siddurim into our TTYL pro-grams throughout the year and uti-lizing them to enhance our kavanah and create a deeper connection to tefillah.

1:30 Agudas Achim, Monday- Thursday 333 Pearsall Avenue, Cedarhurst Second floor conference room1:35 Yeshiva Shor Yashov Kollel Avreichem Rabbi Katz’s Shul (Congregation Shomer Shabbos) Maariv is 15 min. after shkiah1:45 Agudath Israel of Long Island (Sundays & legal holidays) Yeshiva Gedolah of the 5 Towns1:50 Yismach Moshe @ The Premier2:00 5 Towns Judaica2:15 Yeshiva of Far Rockaway2:45 Agudath Israel of Long Island Also 15 minutes before shkiah Yeshiva Gedolah of the 5 Towns Young Israel Woodmere (M-Th) (Halacha shiur 15 min. before)3:00 Judaica Plus4:00 Young Israel of Woodmere (M-Th)4:15 Adas Yisroel of NY United Hebrew Community of NY6:15 Young Israel of Woodmere (M-Th)6:30 Young Israel of Woodmere (M-Th) Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst

7:30 The Shteebel (Main Bais Medrash)7:45 Chabad of the 5 Towns8:00 Shaaray Tefila Also 10 minutes before shkiah The White Shul Congregation Tifereth Zvi Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid (S-Th)8:05 Young Israel of North Woodmere8:15 Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst The Shteebel (Downstairs in Simcha Hall)8:30 Bais Medrash of Harborview Yismach Moshe @ The Premier8:45 Yeshiva of Far Rockaway Agudas Israel of Long Island9:00 Young Israel of Woodmere Yeshiva Shor Yoshov9:15 Beis Medrash of Woodmere Shaaray Tefila Agudas Israel of Long Island Yeshiva Shor Yoshov Young Israel of Lawrence Cedarhurst The Shteebel (Downstairs in Simcha Hall) Bais Ephraim Yitzchok (M-Th) Bais Medrash Ateres Yisroel (Rabbi Blumenkrantz)9:30 Young Israel of Woodmere Beis Medrash Heichal Dovid (S-Th)9:45 Yeshiva Shor Yashov Yeshiva Gedolah of the 5 Towns Kehillas Bais Yehuda Tzvi (S-Th) The White Shul10:00 Young Israel of Woodmere Agudas Israel of Long Island Yeshiva of Far Rockaway The Shteebel (Main Bais Medrash)10:15 Kollel Avreichem Young Israel of Lawrence-Cedarhurst10:30 Young Israel of Woodmere Agudas Israel of Long Island Yeshiva Gedolah of the 5 Towns10:40 Boston Beis Midrash of Lawrence11:00 Young Israel of Woodmere Boston Beis Midrash of Lawrence11:15 Kehillas Bais Yehuda (Thursdays)10:40, 11: 00, 11:20 11:40 12:00 Boston Beis Midrash of Lawrence

To add or modify a listing, please email: [email protected]

Minyanim in the 5 Towns/Far Rockaway AreaMincha Maariv

During the winter months Young Israel of Woodmere has a marriv minyan every half hour after 6:30, ending with the 11:00 maariv. Boston Beis Midrash of Lawrence has maariv every 20 minutes from 10:40-12From Pesach until Succos, 10 minutes before Plag mincha followed immedi-ately by Maariv in the White Shul.

TEEN SCENE

And G-d spoke to Noach, saying: “Go out of the ark . . .”

(Bereishis 8:16)This, too, is a Divine command. G-d commands us to “enter into the ark,” into the sanctums of spirituality we are to create in the material world. But then we must “go out of the ark” to carry forth its sanctity to the ends of the earth.

(The Chassidic Masters)

And Noach built an altar to G-d

(Bereishis 8:20)The location of the Altar [in the Holy Temple] is very exactly defined, and is never to be changed . . . It is a commonly-held tradition that the place where David and Solomon built the Altar on the threshing floor of Arona, is the very place where Avraham built an altar and bound Isaac upon it; this is where Noach built [an altar] when he came out from the ark; this is where Kayin and Hevel brought their offerings; this is where Adam the First Man offered a korban when he was created—and it is from [the earth of] this place that he was created. Thus the Sages have said: Man was formed from the place of his atonement.

(Rambam)

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NAOMI LICHTER BECOMES A STEM SCHOLAR

Menahelet Esther Eisenman presented freshman Naomi Lichter with her new iPad

at her induction into the MSH STEM Scholars program.

The MSH STEM Scholars program provides enrichment through challeng-ing students to think more deeply in many diff erent areas of learning. Stu-

dents take part in activities and demon-strations from diff erent disciplines that actively enhance their learning. They explore many diff erent areas including mathematical and logical puzzles, the theory behind optical illusions, the rota-tions of the sun and moon, diff erent con-cepts from physics, biology, and elec-tricity, and dissection of a cow’s eye.

TEEN SCENE

The First MDAton In Israel: MDA Presents Start-Up To Save Lives

Magen David Adom in collaboration with the Afeka College of Engineering in Israel held its fi rst “MDAton” to de-velop lifesaving technologies. As part of the MDAton technology, product and content professionals gathered to work on emergency medicine technol-ogy projects. The MDAton participants were divided into small teams, each working on a solution to a lifesaving problem.

About 60 people participated in the MDAton. Among them were MDA vol-unteers and workers, mechanical en-gineers, medical engineers, electrical engineers, industrial and management engineers, robotics experts, engineer-ing students, medics and paramedics, doctoral students in medical scienc-es, and doctors. All teams developed prototypes for technologies that will lead to shortening the response time of MDA teams and developed new training methods. Yuval Eran, a para-medic at MDA and a medical engineer-ing student at the Afeka College, was recruited. Thanks to his persuasion, the Afeka’s management provided the engineering and physical infrastruc-tures, enabling the MDAton to hold its

events on the Afeka campus. During the conference, MDA provided the participants with an overview of the technological means currently in place in the organization and the rescue ve-hicles that it uses today. Additionally, Afeka provided them with laboratories, equipment, and staff . The MDAton was accompanied by MDA and Afeka men-tors who gave tailwind to all competing teams and answered technical and pro-fessional questions.

MDAton’s winning team were chosen by a team of judges composed of MDA vice president Prof. Moshe Papa; MDA director general deputy, community, Dr. Eli Yaff e; MDA paramedic Yael Kadman; vice president of development at Afeka

COMMUNITY NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD


The MCI drone developed by team Aran, which won MDAton’s third place

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College Mr. Alon Barnea; and chairman of the Afeka College student association and a student of medical engineering Raanan Kelner.

Among the projects that were pre-sented, “Training wheels 8150” took fi rst place. Batel Segal, Or Ben Yair, Perach Abutbul, Oriel Valeniak, Gili Vi-nograd, Daniel Shilo, and Itamar Rabin-shteyn designed a modular system to be installed on existing ambulance chairs that will allow ambulance crews to safe-ly lower a patient down a staircase using 1 EMT as opposed to a minimum of two currently.

Second-place team MDAR, Shy Raanan, Nitzan Golovinsky, Urial Go-lan, Yonatan Gedalia, Ilya Altschuler, and Ely Hirschberg, designed an aug-mented reality training system that utilizes low-cost dolls in order to allow MDA crews nationwide to enhance their skills even out of the classroom.

Third place was taken by team MCI Drone. Omer Perry, Assaf Cohen, Bat Dror Lugasi, and Omer Eff rat de-signed a drone equipped with a video camera and artifi cial intelligence that will autonomously map the scene of a mass-casualty incident and provide preliminary information about the number, location, and condition of pa-tients on scene.

Mr. Alon Barnea, vice president of de-

velopment at AFEKA Engineering Col-lege, stated, “We were happy to host the fi rst MDAton in Israel, at Afeka College, and proud that the initiative to bring it to the college came from our students who volunteer in MDA in addition to their studies. We encourage our stu-dents, the future engineers, to be an inseparable part of the community and the real world and to express both their engineering excellence and their val-ues. I am certain that the cooperation with MDA, which blends in perfectly with the school of medical engineering, will create additional collaborations that will contribute to the society and the community around us.”

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Continued on Page 80The team that developed 3D instruction glasses and won MDAton’s second place

3D instruction glasses that won MDAton’s second place

MDAton

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MDA vice president Dr. Eli Yaff e said, “MDA volunteers come from many dif-ferent professions and thus have exten-sive and diverse experience. The wis-dom of these volunteers who work in high tech, the IDF, and many other plac-es can be expressed and contributed a lot in the fi eld of emergency medicine. The selection of the top projects was diffi cult, but as far as I’m concerned, we all won, due to the volunteers’ involve-ment in this important and moving project.”

MDA director general Eli Bin said, “On behalf of all the citizens, I thank all of the teams for your eff orts to help MDA continue to develop a variety of technologies aimed at shortening the response times and raising the chances of saving lives wherever needed. The MDAton was an initiation that was born out of a desire to expand the range of means at our disposal, and for that we were successful. I thank the man-agement of Afeka College of Engineer-ing for its cooperation.”

Collaboration To Benefi t Jewish Students At The University Of Central Florida

Rabbi Yisrael and Tamar Abisror, Ye-hudi educators, have now offi cially joined the Central Florida Hillel (CFH) staff at the University of Central Florida. In an unprecedented demonstration of Jewish unity, these two organizations have joined together with a commitment to focus on developing a vibrant, connected, and dy-namic Jewish community at America’s largest undergraduate institution.

Increasing Jewish engagement on campus is a shared goal between both Yedudi and CFH. Aaron Weil, executive director and CEO of CFH, was quick to embrace the initiative. “Our partner-ship with Yehudi will provide our stu-dents at UCF with a warm, heimishe en-vironment. We can now off er the perfect ‘home away from home’ for Florida’s Jewish college students, observant and secular alike,” he said.

“Yehudi and CFH will be collaborat-ing with one goal in mind: to grow the opportunities for Jewish life at UCF through robust Jewish programming,

Shabbat experiences, and travel,” re-marked Rabbi Chaim Albert, executive director of Yehudi.

The Abisrors’ approachable personal-ities and youthful energy make them the perfect couple to spearhead this initia-tive. The Abisrors will not only be avail-

able to the students for individual learn-ing opportunities, but will be teaching inspiring Torah classes, hosting uplift-ing Shabbat meals and minyanim, and will be off ering Jewish heritage trips to Spain, Poland, and Israel.

Rabbi Jonathan Kroll, head of school at Katz Yeshiva High School of South Florida (KYHS), is particularly excit-ed for the families of graduating stu-dents. “The developments at UCF are a game-changer for many KYHS families. Parents now have a viable in-state op-tion for their students who seek a more aff ordable college education at a great school, while maintaining the observant lifestyle in which they were raised.” KYHS is the largest Orthodox Jewish high school in the United States, outside of the New York tri-state area.

With an estimated 6,000 Jewish stu-dents, Central Florida Hillel serves not only one of the largest Jewish campus populations in North America, but it is also emerging as one of the most excit-ing Hillels in the country. It is the largest Hillel in the State of Florida and is very proud of its brand-new building that opened in the fall of 2013. Hillel is locat-ed inside a luxurious 600-bed student apartment complex across the street from the campus. The facility boasts a Nautilus gym, outdoor pool, beach vol-leyball, rooftop garden, sun deck with an outdoor movie theater, and sauna. The complex is designed to be a “Goo-gle-like” facility that inspires creativity and innovation. Central Florida Hillel is affi liated with Hillel International. Hillel International enriches the lives of Jewish students so that they may enrich the Jewish people and the world, and envisions a world where every student is inspired to make an enduring com-mitment to Jewish life, learning and Israel. To learn more, visit CentralFlor-idaHillel.org.

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R’ Yisrael and Tamar Abisror with UCF Students

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Yehudi opened its doors with the goal of igniting Jewish greatness throughout the State of Florida. It is successfully accomplishing this goal by teaching the minds and touching the hearts of young Jewish men and women on college cam-puses and in the working world. Yehu-di’s educators are warm and relatable, creating a non-judgmental space for Jewish connection. With thought-pro-voking classes, creative events, and life-changing trips around the world, Ye-hudi creates an appealing and meaning-ful connection for young Jews to their rich heritage. Yehudi, founded by Rabbi Shlomo Stilerman, CEO of Yehudi, be-gan four years ago as a small operation in Miami, and now has branches in Tal-lahassee, Gainesville, Orlando, North Miami, Wynwood, and Miami Beach. To learn more, visit Yehudi.today.

This initiative is made possible by pri-vate donations and relies on the fi nan-cial support of the community. Please consider contributing at Yehudi.Today/Hillel. For more information, please contact Rabbi Chaim Albert, executive director of Yehudi, at 786-234-0727 or [email protected]; Aaron Weil, exec-utive director and CEO of Central Flor-ida Hillel, at 407-378-6967 or aaron.weil@centralfl oridahillel.org.

NYC Shloshim Memorial For Ari Fuld, Hy’d

Ari Fuld was murdered by a Pales-tinian terrorist two days before erev Yom Kippur. To many of us he was a hero both in life and death. To mark his shloshim, Amcha-Coalition for Jewish

Concerns has organized a public gath-ering outside the Israeli Consulate, 800 Second Avenue at 42nd Street, Manhat-tan, on Wednesday, October 17, 12:30 p.m. The community is encouraged to join. For more information, call 718-796-4730, ext. 102, or e-mail [email protected].

Calvary Hospital Hosts 15th Annual Attorney Conference

Calvary Hospital hosted its 15th an-nual Trusts and Estates Conference at the Roosevelt Hotel in New York City on October 3. This invitation-only event attracted more than 300 of New York’s most experienced trusts and estates at-torneys. Over the past decade, Calvary’s attorney conference has earned a repu-

tation as a must-attend event for trusts and estates practitioners.

This year’s “Ethics for Breakfast” program, moderated by Surrogate, Bronx County, Hon. Nora S. Anderson, was titled “You Did What? The Ethical Considerations in Dealing with Clients’ (and Others’) Diffi cult and Sometimes Unusual Decisions.” The distinguished panel comprised Brian P. Corrigan, Esq., partner, Farrell Fritz, P.C.; Peggy Sheah-an Knee, Esq., member, The Knee Law Firm, LLC; and Martin M. Shenkman, Esq., principal, Martin M. Shenkman, P.C.

The conference is organized by Cal-vary’s Professional Advisors Council (PAC). The PAC was established by the


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Judge Anderson moderating at Calvary’s recent 15th annual Trusts and Estates Conference

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Calvary Fund, Inc. in 2001 to assist the board of directors and staff in secur-ing the fi nancial support required to operate the country’s only acute care specialty hospital dedicated to the pal-liative care of patients with advanced cancer and other life-limiting diseases.

PAC members are volunteers from the legal, investment, accounting, insur-ance, and banking professions.

The conference was co-chaired by Leah D. Hokenson, Esq., Fiduciary Trust Company International, and Erin Gilmore Smith, U.S. Trust. All attendees qualifi ed to receive two CLE (Continu-ing Legal Education) credits in Ethics and Professionalism.

Dalia Leibowitz: Alumna Extraordinaire

Dalia Leibowitz, a graduate of the Central Class of 2011, was a guest speaker on September 12, Tzom Geda-lia, where she spoke about her jour-ney as an Orthodox Jewish female engineer—from “YUHSG To MIT To Medtronics.” Dalia was introduced by Mrs. Ruth Fried, chair of the YUHSG science department and director of the science institute.

As a member of the first class of the YUHSG Science Institute, during the summer of her junior year in high school, Dalia did research at Stony Brook University, under the direction of Dr. Miriam Rafailovich, director of the Garcia Institute. Dalia, at this young age, bioengineered and perfect-ed a tongue keypad for Dr. Brooke Elli-

son, a bioethicist at Stony Brook Uni-versity who is quadriplegic. She also competed in numerous national and international science competitions. Dalia went on to study advanced Torah study at Midreshet HaRova for her gap year in Israel, after which she went to the Massachusetts Institute of Tech-nology, where she completed her BS, as well as her MS, and became involved in

setting up a vibrant Jewish life on the MIT campus.

Dalia now works for Medtronics, where she is an associate R&D engi-neer, working in the women’s health division in the greater Boston area—the only female engineer in her en-tire group. Dalia had interned for this team in the summers of 2015 and 2016 (back when they were a part of Smith & Nephew), and was truly excited to return to the team as a full-time engi-neer.

It was truly inspirational for YUHSG as we begin the New Year to think about and be moved by how much we are capable of succeeding in high school and carrying that inspiration forward to better the world around us. A true example of someone who not only makes a kiddush Hashem for the Jewish people but is actively involved in tikkun olam.

After her full lecture to the student body, Dalia met with the Honors Bi-ology, Honors Chemistry, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and Science Institute students to discuss, in much greater detail, the bioengineering projects that she has worked on at Medtronics. She



The attendees at Calvary’s 15th annual Trusts and Estates Conference

Dalia Leibowitz, Mrs. Ruth Fried, and Mrs. Chaya Neugroschl

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brought a suitcase of samples of her work from various stag-es in her educational journey. Dalia is a true asset to the Central family.

First Teach NYS Gala Fetes Honorees And $450 Million In Additional Funding For Nonpublic Schools

More than 200 supporters of Teach NYS, a nonpartisan organization advocating for equitable funding in New York nonpublic schools, honored Cal Nathan, Morris Tabush, and Tamar and Ben Blumen-thal, and applauded the group’s $450 million in additional funding for its schools during the organization’s inaugural dinner on October 9 which took place at Upstairs at the Pennsy.

More than a dozen state leg-islators—including Senator Todd Kaminsky, Senator Shel-ley Mayer, Senator Michael Gianaris, Assemblywoman

Stacey Pheff er Amato, Assem-blyman Steven Cymbrowitz, Assemblyman Daniel Rosen-thal, and Assemblyman Dan Quart—attended the dinner to show their support for the day school and yeshiva community and the work that Teach NYS is doing.

The evening honored Cal Nathan, a founding executive board member who has been involved in the organization since its inception. Nathan has lent his political relation-ships and communal contacts to help the organization grow and become the leading voice for Jewish day schools in New York. He is the founder of

iDEKO Productions and All-seated.com, a partner at iDEK-Ogov, and a founding investor in TowerSec. He sits on the boards of Steer, a driverless parking technology company, and Hebrew Academy of the Five Towns and Rockaway (HAFTR). He resides in Wood-mere with his wife and chil-dren.

Morris Tabush received the organization’s Activist of the Year award in recognition for his many years of dedica-tion, passion, and conviction in working with Teach NYS to solve the tuition crisis. He plays a vital role in building and growing the organiza-


Tamar and Ben Blumenthal with Teach Advocacy Network’sExecutive Director Maury Litwack

Teach NYS Executive Committee, OU Executive Vice President Allen Fagin, OU President Moishe Bane, and Teach Advocacy Network’s

Executive Director Maury Litwack

Rabbi Joel Kaplan, Rabbi Mordechai Kamenetzky, Jeff Leb, Senator Todd Kaminsky, Rabbi Dovid Kramer, Teach NYS Jake Adler

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tion’s lay-leadership base. Tabush is the founder and president of the Tabush Group. He resides in Brooklyn with his wife and children.

Tamar and Ben Blumenthal received the organization’s Young Leadership Award in recognition for their exempla-ry eff orts in mobilizing young families to get involved in the organization’s ef-forts. A true powerhouse on the Upper West Side, the Blumenthals have hosted parlor meetings in their home, Shabbat meals with community members and Teach NYS staff , and arranged speeches in local shuls and meetings with heads of schools and community infl uencers. Tamar is currently pursuing her doc-torate at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology and Ben is the founder and principal of Noah & Co. The Blumen-thals reside on the Upper West Side with their two young sons.

“This has been a tremendous year for Teach NYS. We have delivered record results for our schools and community. We are grateful to Cal, Morris, Tamar, and Ben, who have time and time again shown their steadfast support for Teach NYS and our mission to solve the tuition crisis in our day schools and yeshivas. Their unwavering support, passion, and contributions help enable our organi-zation’s success,” said Teach Advoca-cy Network Executive Director Maury Litwack. “At last night’s dinner, we cele-brated our successes and recognized the work that still needs to be done in order to fi x this pressing issue for our commu-nity. There is still much to do, and we encourage all parents to get involved.”

Teach NYS, a division of the Teach Advocacy Network, was founded in 2013 to advocate for equitable government funding in New York nonpublic schools. It has secured an additional $450 mil-lion in funding for day schools, which is used to increase security, enhance edu-cation, and defray higher tuition costs. In 2018, it championed a historic pilot program to begin providing kosher and halal meals to students enrolled in both public and nonpublic schools in New York City. Currently, more than 40 day schools and yeshivas receive govern-ment funding through Teach NYS. For more information, visit TeachAdvocacy.org/NewYork.

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KOSHERICA’S JEWISH MUSIC FESTIVAL 2.0BY YOCHANAN GORDON

J ewish music has, for as long as I can remember, been an inte-gral part of my life. From a very

young age I was a member of choirs—Miami Boys, as well as school and camp choirs. But for me, at that time, it was far more than just a pastime. I’d sing, attend concerts, and dream of the day that I could interact with the people whom I grew up idolizing.

Although I have dabbled in com-posing here and there, it remained a fantasy. I am reminiscing about those days because I am introducing this year’s Jewish Music Festival at Sea with the leaders in glatt kosher hos-pitality, the Kosherica company. For me, as a serious student of Jewish music, even more than attending con-certs here and there, nothing com-pared to the opportunity to spend a

weekend or an extended period of time with some of the leaders in the Jewish music industry.

I recall seeing the ads for the Ko-sherica Jewish Music Festival, hop-ing to one day be able to enjoy the experience. I have now, in fact, ex-perienced it more than once and I can safely say that it surpassed ev-erything I imagined. That is the real measure of success.

There are a number of components that need to be perfectly executed in order to manage a successful get-away. The most important things that better check out when traveling for a week or two are accommodations and food. I’d like you to close your eyes for a moment and conjure images of the nicest hotel you’ve been to. Now open your eyes. I’ve been to a number

of hotels here and in Israel and Eu-rope. Nothing really lives up to the aesthetics of some of the cruise lines that travel the high seas these days.


Singer Gad Elbaz is one of the entertainers who will be performing at the Kosherica

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The amenities that are part of the cruise experience are simply unprecedented. Rock climbing, sports and fitness, casinos, ice skating, bowling, Broadway-caliber shows, and of course the nightly Kosherica concerts and programs. The views from your balcony to the expansive ocean, stretching endlessly in all directions, are simply breathtaking. Being wined and dined dai-ly with five-course meals of unsurpassed culinary qual-ity, creativity, and delecta-bility is beyond imagination. It really is the standard in luxury kosher travel. Food served on Kosherica cruis-es is glatt kosher under the strict supervision of MGK, Maritime Glatt Kosher.

Having experienced the Jewish Music Festival at Sea more than once I thought that I had seen it all. It seemed that even if they could duplicate what had been previously done, they couldn’t possibly outdo it.

But it seems as if I have been disproven. Although I’ve had the opportunity to see and spend time with cantors Yitzchak Meir Helfgot, Ben-zion Miller, and Dudu Fisher; and singers Avraham Fried, Benny Friedman, 8th Day, and Lipa Shmeltzer; and an impressive lineup of schol-ars-in-residence, this year

the roster has been changed somewhat and has a much more contemporary vibe.

While Avraham Fried, Dudu Fisher, and 8th day will be returning to this year’s festival, cantor Yaa-kov Rosenfeld and singers Gad Elbaz and Zusha have been added to the roster of entertainers. Gad Elbaz rose

to global fame as an Israeli popstar featuring a versatile assortment of rock, rap, and R&B musical influences to his repertoire. Gad was born and raised in Israel, and re-cently moved to Florida after a short stint in Queens. He is the son of famous Israeli entertainer Benny Elbaz. Fa-ther and son have been fea-tured together on a number of tracks. Gad sings fluently in English, Hebrew, French, and Spanish and has dazzled crowds worldwide with his range, charisma, and vocal genius.

Zusha is a neo-Chassid-ic group using influences of Eastern European and old-world Chassidic tunes pre-sented with elements of folk, jazz, soul, reggae, and ska to

spread the holy experience of the Chassidic masters with a more contemporary spin. There are two mem-bers, Shlomo Gaisin and El-isha Mlotek, and they seem to have gained a formidable following, which has tran-scended all cultures, reli-gious observance, and na-tionalities.

If you are looking to mark a spouse’s birthday, cele-brate an anniversary, have a family reunion, or you just want to get away for a week or two with your wife after a hard-worked yom tov season, then you should consider three different cruises.

This winter there is a 15-night Southeast Asia cruise aboard Holland Amer-ica’s MS Westerdam, leaving from Singapore on January 2 and returning Thursday, January 17. Alternatively, the seven-day Jewish Music Festival at Sea embarks from Miami, Florida, on January 13 aboard Royal Caribbean’s world-famous Allure of the Seas, with ports of call in St Maarten, Puerto Rico, and Labadee, Haiti.

Lastly is the affordable 7-night yeshiva week Carib-bean cruise aboard Allure of the Seas, leaving January 20 from Miami, stopping in Nassau, Bahamas; Cozumel, Mexico; Roatán, Hondu-ras; and Puerto Costa Maya, Mexico.

For further information about Kosherica, please call 855-724-5567 or 305-695-2700 or visit Kosherica.com.

MUSIC FESTIVALContinued from Page 85

Royal Caribbean’s Allure of the Seas

In the six hundredth year of Noach’s life . . . all the fountains of the great deep

broke open, and the windows of heaven were opened

(Bereishis 7:11)[This alludes that] in the sixth century of the sixth millennium [from creation; 1740–1840 in the secular calendar], the gates of supernal wisdom will be opened, as will the springs of earthly wisdom, preparing the world to be elevated in the seventh millennium.

(Zohar)

I will demand the life of man . . . for in the image of G-d He made man

(Bereishis 9:5-6)How were the Ten Commandments given? Five on one tablet and five on a second tablet. This means that “Do not murder” corresponds to “I am G-d your G-d.” The Torah is telling us that one who sheds blood it is as if he has reduced the image of the King.

What is this analogous to? To a king of flesh and blood who entered a country and put up portraits of himself, and made statues of himself, and minted coins with his image. After a while, the people of the country overturned his portraits, broke his statues and invalidated his coins, thereby reducing the image of the king. So, too, one who sheds blood reduces the image of the King, as it is written (Bereishis 9:6): “One who spills a man’s blood . . . for in the image of G-d He made man.”

(Mechilta)

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Woodmere — 2 Family Home Each Unit has its own Boiler, HW Heater, Gas & Electric Meter, 2 Car Garage, Basement, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $629KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 2BR, 2 Full Bath Co-op W/Terrace, Many Closets, Bright & Sunny, Close To RR, Shopping & Library. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 8BR, 5 Full Bathrooms, Very Large Split Level Home , Prime Location, Lot Size 103x 118, Features Central Air Conditioning, Formal Living Room, Formal Dining Room, Eat in Kitchen, Large Family Room, Den with Fireplace, 2 Car Garage, Freshly Painted, New Doors, Windows & Bathrooms, Approximately 3,800 Sq. Ft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.450MOpen House Sunday 10/14/18, 11:30-1pm - 42 Barrett RdCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 2BR, 1Bth, Freshly Painted, New Top Of The Line, Stainless Steel Appliances, Bright & Sunny, HW Floors, EIK W/Granite Countertops, Loads Of Cabinets, Updated Full Bathroom, High Hats, 2 A/C Units, Washer/Dryer In The Apt, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $239KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

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Receptionist — Local school seeking Receptionist to oversee busy operation. Responsibilities include answering phones, making appointments, data entry, and secretarial tasks. Good communication and computer skills required. Good pay, benefi ts, Jewish and Secular holidays off . Part time or full time.Email resume to fi [email protected]

PGLI insurance brokers is looking for motivated business people to join our growing team. Interested in becoming an insurance producer? Looking for a new home for your existing book of business? PGLI can help. Now accepting candidates in our P&C and Life health departments. This is an excellent opportunity with generous commission splits available. Please contact Donna McKenna at 516-791-1800, Email [email protected]

Mazel Day School in Brooklyn is seeking certifi ed General Studies Teachers, Grades Kindergarten — 4th, for the 2018-19 school year. Salary is competitive. Please email resume to [email protected]

Special Ed school in Flatbush seeks: School Psychologist, team player, set up behavioral management programs, work with individual and groups of students. Email: [email protected]

School For Children With Autism In Brooklyn is looking for:Certifi ed Lead Teacher — Requires Masters In Special Education. ClassroomExperience A Must!!Teachers’ Assistant — Requires BA In Related Field.Full-Time Receptionist: Must Be Effi cient In Microsoft Offi ce Great Phone And Writing Skills, Tech Savvy. Monday-Thursday: 8:30 - 5:00, Friday- 8:30 - 1:30.Physical Therapist: Masters Or Doctorate Degree In Physical Therapy.Gym/Phys Ed Instructor — Monday- Thursday 12:00-2:00Educational Supervisor — Requires Masters In Related Field For Supervision And Curriculum Development. Monday-Thursday 8:30-4:00, Friday 8:30-1Lmhc/Lcsw/School PsychologistIf you are interested, please email your resume to [email protected] Subject — Indicate the position you are interested in.

HELP WANTED

Special Ed DirectorResponsibility: Curriculum Designer both Judaic and secular studies,Individual curriculum as needs, Staff training, Innovative, visionary. Requirement: Masters Special Ed and Education Administration or SLP BackgroupEmail Resume: [email protected]

Offi ce located in Cedarhurst looking for temp for Bookkeeping position starting in November (30 hours/week for 8 weeks). Computer skills a must. Familiarity with Quickbooks a plus.E-mail resume to [email protected]

Secretary — Yeshiva in Queens Computer ,bkkpg, multi task Call 718 644-4048

Boys’ Yeshiva high school in Brooklyn with a legacy of excellence, looking for Teachers in all subjects for upcoming 2017-2018 school year. Please email resume to [email protected]

Large, Nassau County Orthodox Shul seeks part time bookkeeper Shul experience, familiarity with Shul Cloud and knowledge of Sage/Peachtree a plus. Please reply to: [email protected]

Pugatch Realty Corp., in Woodmere, is looking to hire and train a select group of motivated Realtors. If you are looking to build a career in real estate, or looking to take your existing career to the next level, there is no better place to start than the #1 Real Estate Brokerage in the Five Towns. Call Today 516-295-3000 x 128. All calls kept confi dential.


Lawrence — Price Reduced — Beautiful, Spacious, Sunny & Updated 1BR On 1st Floor. Kitchen Has 2 Full Size Sinks, Lovely Hardwood Floors, Very Low Maintenance, Near All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000 Continued on Page 90

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4bdrm, 3full updted bthrms, lr/dr w/ deck, EIK, SS appl, lg playrm, new roof, gas furnace, hot wtr tnk, CAC, Andrsn wind, low taxes, walk to 12+ shuls, 3 skylites, 2 car grge, 2500ft2, SD#15. Edward Ave $829k

4br s/h col, country feel, lg prop w/ low taxes. 2.5bths, hdwd flrs, new roof, sid-ing, win, new boilr, ht wtr tnk. Gas heating, CAC, new bth/br, lg fin bsmnt, fenced yd, ing sprinklrs, fpl, 2car grge, patio, skylites, frnt prch, alrms, location! $839K

4br spl, 2fl bth, EIK, oasis bckyd, CAC, skylites, new boiler, hot wtr tank, fl fin bsmt, new OS W/D, pool, sprinklers. Front prch, back deck, new elec pnl, SD15, low tax, ABC blocks, near houses of worship. $759K5bdrm col w/ full bsmnt. Huge yard, low taxes.

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Woodsburgh — 5BR 6Bth Renovated CH Colonial Features Formal Dining Room, Butlers’ Pantry, Eat in Kitchen with Granite Countertops, Top of the Line Appliances, Mahogany Library with Separate Entrance Equipped with Telephone and Video Conferencing, Luxurious Master Bedroom Suite and Bathroom, Central Air Conditioning and So Much More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Far Rockaway — Spacious & Bright 2BR, 2 Full Bath Co-op, Elevator Bldg, Doorman, Beautiful Wood Floors Throughout, Updated Kitchen & Bathroom . . . . . $329KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — Tree Streets, Center Hall Colonial in SD#15 features 7BR’s, 3.5Bths, EIK W/High End Appliances, LR & Master Bedroom W/Fireplaces, Den with Built-ins, CAC, Gas Heat IG Sprinklers, Alarm, Full Finished Basement & Attic on Oversized Lot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 1BR, 1Bth 1st Floor Apt, Elevator Bldg, Sunken LR, Gas Stove, 2 Sinks, Microwave, Underground PKG Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $159KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

North Woodmere — 4BR, 3Bth Colonial, Top Of The Line, EIK W/Cherry Wood Cabinets & Granite Countertops, Large Formal LR & DR, Lg Den W/Custom Marble Fireplace, Full Finished Basement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.199MCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Valley Stream — Expanded Cape With Professional Offi ce Including 4 Room & A 3BR Apartment, A Lot Of Possibilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $499KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]


Lawrence — 1BR, 1.5Bth Co-op, Magnifi cent Apartment In Luxurious Bldg,, Feature 24HR Doorman, Elevator, IG-Pool, Indoor Parking, Balcony, Laundry Room On Floor, Storage Room, Renovated EIK W/Granite Countertops, 2 Dishwashers, Renovated Bathroom, Central A/C, Close To RR, Shopping & Houses Of Worship . . . . . . . . . . . $429KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — Exclusive — 2BR,2 Full Bath, CAC, Elevator Bldg, High Ceilings, Spacious Rooms, Real Estate for Sale Washer/Dryer In Apt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $319KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — Spacious Studio Apt, Elevator Bldg, Washer/Dryer On Floor, Terrace, Close To All . . .$109,500Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — New Exclusive — 5BR, 3 Full Bath Exp-Ranch, Formal DR, EIK, Den Fam Rm, Full Fin Bsmt, Porch & Deck, MBR W/Master Bath On Main Floor, 2 nd Master Suite On 2 nd Flr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — Exclusive — 2BR, 2Bth Co-op In Elevator Bldg, HW Floors, U/G Parking, Enclosed Terrace, New Windows & Terrace Doors, Updated Kitchen, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 2BR, 1Fbth on First Floor, Wrap-Around Terrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $249KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — New Exclusive, 3BR Colonial, Lot Size 81 x 98, Formal DR, Renovated EIK W/SS Appliances & Granite Countertops, Enclosed Porch, Full Basement,Room To Expand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $579KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]


Far Rockaway — Jr 4 Apt, Just Listed, 24HR Doorman, Shabbos Elevator Bldg, Laundry On1st Flr, Close To Shopping, RR & Houses Of Worship $179KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — Exclusive, Back Lawrence Magnifi cent 6BR, 7Bth Home On 1 Acre In The Back OF Lawrence, Over 6700 SQ.Ft Living Space, Feature HW Floors, Vaulted Ceilings, Gourmet Kitchen W/Custom Cabinets, Granite Countertops, CAC, MBR Suite W/Steam Shower, Custom Closets, Breathtaking Property So Much More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — Spacious 2BR, 1Bth Co-op In Mint Condition, 4 A/C Units, High Hats Throughout, Updated Kitchen, Beautiful Development, Near All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . $139KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Far Rockaway — 2BR, 1Bth Co-op, Shabbos Elevator Bldg, 24HR Doorman, New Kitchen Cabinets & Countertops, Washer/Dryer In Bldg, HW Floors, Bright & Sunny, Close To All, Freshly Painted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189Kor Rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,995/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — 1BR, 1Bth Co-op, Bright & Sunny, LG Living Rm/Dining Rm, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — 4BR, 2 Full Bath Ranch On 100 x 100 Lot, Prime Location In The Heart Of Woodmere, Eat-In-Kitchen, LR, Formal DR, Enclosed Terrace, Gas Heat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $775KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

North Woodmere — 4/5BR’s, Mint Condition, New Kitchen W/Granite Countertops, SS Appliances, 2 Zone Heat & Cac, Formal DR, Formal LR, Main Floor Den, Fin Bsmt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $898KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]


Valley Stream — 4BR, 2 Full Bath, Lot Size 70 x 150, Solar Heated IG-Pool, Lg Master BR W/Full Bathroom, Finished Basement, Lg Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $599KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — 3BR, 3 Full Bathrooms On Cul-De-Sac In SD#14, Lg Property, Oversized Den W/Fplc, EIK W/Skylight & Sliding Doors To Deck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $585KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — New Exclusive — Renovated 6BR, 4 Full Bath On Cul-De-Sac, New Brickwork, Landscaping, Windows, Roof, Garage Door, Siding & Doors Throughout, Marble Floor Foyer, Intercom System, Hand Painted Walls, LR W/Herring Bone Wood Floors, D/R With Custom Cabinetry, EIK W/High End Appliances, Finished Basement, Sports Court W/Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodsburgh — One Of A Kind Historic Stone Manor Home, Elegant 2 Story Entry, 5BR, 4 Bath House, Formal LR W/Fireplace & Bar, Formal DR, Den W/Beautiful Woodwork, Updated Eik, & Full Summer Kitchen, Upstairs O/S Master Bedroom Suite W/Dramatic Vaulted Ceiling, Lush Ppty W/IG-Pool, Patio & Waterfall. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — 3BR Colonial, Spacious Rooms, Full Basement, Quiet Residential Street, Close To All . . $625KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Valley Stream — 3BR, 2Bth Condo/Townhouse, All Redone, HW Floors, New Kitchen Appliances, Full Finished Basement, CAC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — Exclusive, 2BR, 1Bth Co-op, Renovated Apartment, Large Rooms, High Ceilings, Dedicated Parking Spot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $289KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

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Lawrence — New Exclusive — 4BR, 3Bth CH Colonial, Prime Location, HW Floors, Lot Size 50 x 163, Finished Basement, EIK, Formal DR, SD#15. . . . . . . . . . . . . $969KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — 2BR, 2Bth Co-op With large Terrace, Renovated Kitchen & 2 Full Bathrooms, High Ceilings, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$219,995Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — Junior 4, Bright & Sunny 2BR, Updated Bathroom, Terrace, Close to All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 1BR, 1Bth On First Floor, Hardwood Floors, 2 Sinks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $189KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — Price Reduced — 3BR, 3 Full Bath CH Colonial on Quiet Tree-lined Street, Large & Spacious Rooms, Newly Stained HW Floors, Updated Electric Box, Outlets, Hi-Hats, New Refrigerator, New 5 Burner Stove, Formal DR, LR, Lg Family Room, Offi ce, Finished Basement, 2 Decks & More . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — 4BR, 4Bth Townhouse, Renovated Master Bath W/Sep Shower, EIK, Patio, Community IG-Pool & Tennis, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $549KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — New Exclusive – 6BR, 4 Full Bath Colonial, Spacious Rooms, CAC, Gas Heat, Eik, New Gas Stove, New Dishwasher, Double Oven, Deck Off Dining Room, HW Floors, Finished Bsmt, 2 Car Garage, MBR Suite & Full Bathroom + Deck, Lot Size 65 x 140 . . . . . . . . $PORCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

North Woodmere — Exclusive – 4BR, 3 Full Bath W/Waterview On Oversized Property, Large Den W/Built-Ins & Wetbar, 2 Car Garage, SD#15 . . . . . . . $850KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — Exclusive — 1BR, 1.5Bth Condo, Renovated Apt, Elevator Bldg, CAC, Terrace, Granite EIK W/2 Sinks, HW Floors, Doorman, UG Parking, Washer/Dryer In Unit, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — New Exclusive — Charming 3BR Ranch, 2 Full Bathrooms, Formal DR, Wood Floors, Lot Size 70 x 104, Beautiful Wood Paneled Den, Prime Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $799KCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — 5BR, 3Bth Split Level, Totally Renovated, SD#15, New HVAC System, Roof, Deck, Windows, Appliances, Cabinetry, HW Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . $949KOpen House — 594 Church Ave Sunday, 10/14/18, 1:30-3PMCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — New Listing — Beautiful Fully Renovated Condo, Granite Kitchen W/2 Sinks, 1BR, 1.5Bths, Terrace, Doorman, Elevator Bldg, Washer & Dryer In Unit, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $479Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodmere — New Listing — Center Hall Colonial In SD#15, 7BR, 3.5Bth, EIK W/High End Appliances, LR & Master BR W/Fplc, Den, CAC, Gas Heat, Oversized Lot, Fill Finished Basement & Attic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — New Listing — Magnifi cent 6BR 4Bth Colonial, Freshly Painted, Spacious Rms, EIK W/New Gas Stove, New Dishwasher, Double Oven, Deck off FDR, HW Flrs, CAC, Full Fin Bsmt, 2 Car Garage, Master BR Suite W/Full Bath, Lot Size 65x140 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.6Mwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodmere — New Exclusive Listing, Charming 3BR, 2 Full Bath Ranch, Formal DR, Den, Wood Floors, Lot Size 70 X 104, Prime Location, SD#14 $699Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

North Woodmere — New Listing, 3BR, 2Bth Hi-Ranch W/Beautiful Water-view, SD#15, EIK, Large Den W/Fplc, CAC, 2 Car Garage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $850Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — New Listing — Jr 4 Apartment, Prime Location, 2BR, 1 Full Bath with Terrace, Updated Bathroom, Kitchen has 2 Sinks, Close To RR, Shopping & Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $179Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000


Lawrence — New Listing — 2BR, 2Bth, Hardwood Floors, Screened-In Terrace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $279Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodmere — New Listing — Renovated 6BR, 4 Full Bath Colonial On Cul-De-Sac, EIK W/Custom Cabinetry, Formal DR, Woods Flrs, CAC, SD#14. Many Upgrades. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.399Mwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — New Listing — Large & Spacious First Floor 3BR, 2Bth Apt W/Dining Area, Lg LR, Enclosed Terrace Facing Central Ave, Washer & Dryer, Storage &Parking Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $399Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodmere — New Price — Updated Ranch Home In SD#15, 4BR, 2 Full Baths, EIK, LR, Formal DR, Enclosed Terrace, Washer/Dryer, Gas Heat, Move Right In. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $775Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodmere — Price Reduced — 1BR, 1Bth Co-op, Bright & Sunny, LG Living Rm/Dining Rm, Close To All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $99Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Far Rockaway — Price Reduced — Lovely Junior 4 Apartment W/24HR Doorman, Shabbos Elevator Bldg, Laundry In Bldg, Large LR/DR, Close To All . . $179Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Island Park — Condo — New Listing — Spacious 3BR, 2.5Bths W/Porch & Terrace In Gated & Exclusive Resort Like Community, 24HR Security, Salt Water Pool, Pier & Boat Slips, 2 Tennis Court & Basket Ball Court, Close TO LIRR & Beaches, Corner Unit W/EIK, Lr W/Fplc,Private Yard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — Price Reduced — Beautifully Updated CH Colonial, 6BR, 5 Full Baths, Formal LR & Formal DR, X-LG EIK W/Island & Open Den, Finished Bsmt W/ Playroom, Kitchen & Full Bathroom, Close To All . . . . . . . . . .$1.795Mwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000


Cedarhurst — Co-op for Sale — Freshly painted, sunny and bright, 1BR Apt, many closets, New bath, new carpeting, terrace, great location. Walk all . . . . . $179KCall Joan for details 516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-5695710

Woodmere — First show — New Exclusive — Charming, Renovated 3BR, 2.5Bths, Colonial with Granite EIK, Lr, Formal Dr, Full fi nished basement, prime location on quiet tree-lined street, in prestigious SD #14. (Old Woodmere) Walk all . . . $575KCall Joan for details 516-319-4482Five Town Homes 516-569-5710

Lawrence — Co-op for Sale — Beautiful, Freshly painted, Sunny and bright, 1BR, with modern kitchen, Formal DR, Lg. LR and New Bath. Parking space, heat and water included, low maintenance, great location, walk all . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150KCall Joan for details516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Lawrence — New Exclusive — Beautiful Co-op. Freshly painted, Spacious, 2BR, Kosher Kitchen, Hardwood Floors, Sunk-in LR/DR in beautiful elevator bldg. Parking, prime location, Low maintenance, walk all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $225KCall Joan 516-319-4482Five Town Homes Realty 516-569-5710

Lawrence — Open House —Sunday October 14th, 1-2:30 pm, 70 Barrett Rd. — Beautiful Brick, C/H Colonial, Lg LR With Fireplace, Formal DR, Kosher gourmet EIK, 2 Dens, 5+BR (on 1 level), 3.5Bths, Full fi nished bsmt, in-ground pool, brick patio on beautiful property, great location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.650MCall Joan for details and appointment 516-319-4482Five Town Homes 516-569-5710

Lawrence — Spacious totally renovated 6+BR, 4Bths. Gourmet granite Kosher EIK, formal Dr, Large Lr, Den, on oversized beautiful property , in Prime location (Lawrence Bay Park) . . . . . . . . . . . .$1.7MFor Details and appointment,Call Joan 516-319-4482Five Town Homes 516-569-5710

Hewlett — Price Reduced — Beautiful 3BR, 3Bth Brick CH Colonial In SD#14, EIK, Formal DR, Finished Basement, Move In Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $699Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — Reduced — 1BR, 1.5Bths Condo in Doorman/Elevator bldg. New Kitchen & Bath, W/D, U/G Parking, terrace, Central A/C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $465KCall 516-539-0070

Woodmere — New Listing — Center Hall Colonial In SD#15, 7BR, 3.5Bth, EIK W/High End Appliances, LR & Master BR W/Fplc, Den, CAC, Gas Heat, Oversized Lot, Fill Finished Basement & Attic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — New Listing — Mint 2BR, 2 Full Bath Apartment, Totally Renovated Kitchen W/SS Appliances, Enclosed Terrace Facing Courtyard, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $339Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — New Listing, Very Large & Spacious 8BR Split Level Home On Lot Size 103 x 118, New Flooring, Windows & Bathrooms, 2 Car Garage, CAC, EIK, Formal LR & DR, Lower Level Den W/Fplc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1.450Mwww/pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — New Listing — Magnifi cent Studio W/Sept BR Area In Elevator Bldg, Near All . . . . . . . . $109Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — Magnifi cent 1br Apt In Luxurious Bldg W/24hr Doorman, Elevator, Ig-Pool, Indoor Parking, Balcony, EIK, Renovated Bathroom, Central A/C, Close To All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $429Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

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Woodsburgh — New Listing — “One Of A Kind” Historic Stone Manor Home, 5BR’s, Updated EIK & Full Summer Kitchen, Lush Property W/IG-Pool, Patio & Waterfall + Cabana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $PORwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Hewlett — New Listing — 3BR Colonial In Sd#14, Spacious Rooms, Full Finished Basement, Hw Floors,Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $625Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000


North Woodmere — Colonial, by Owner 4BR’s, 2.5 Updated, Bths. New wood/granite kit, hardwood fl rs, alarm, I/G pool w/cabana & full bth, I/G sprinkler. SD#14. Fin bsmt. Must have preapproved mortgage to schedule showing .Won’t last . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $975K786-530-6440

Cedarhurst — 3 Family Home, 5BR, 3.5Bth, 2 Car Garage, Great Investment, Close To All . . . . . . $699Kwww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Woodsburgh — New Price — Beautifully Renovated 5BR, 5.5Bths, CH Colonial In Esteemed Village Of Woodsburgh W/Beautiful Formal DR & Butler’s Pantry, EIK W/Granite Counters, Lg Mahogany Library W/Pvt Sept Entrance, Finished Bsmt, SD#14 . . . . . . . . . . . $2.298MCall Avigaiel Bernstein For More Details 631-578-7527

Woodmere — Unique 1st Floor Co-op In Pet Friendly Bldg, 2BR, Lr, Formal DR, Near LIRR . . . . . . . . . . . $199KBroker 516-792-6698

Quality new construction between Peninsula Blvd and West Bway, Classic 5+ BR Colonial with full basement, Huge Kosher Kitchen. South Shore Estates, Call Susan: 516-569-4980

Multi –family 2 Family house on large lot, 3BR + 3BR, apartments. South Shore Estates Call Susan: 516-569-4980

Woodmere Waterfront — Absolutely mint 5 level split. 5BR, 3Bth, FLR, oversized FDR, top-of-the-line Euro EIK, 2 family rooms, fi nished basement, lots of storage space. Magnifi cent waterfront views w/ two decks. Price Reduced, Call for details.Must see! Too much to mention. Call for private viewing, Open House by Appointment. South Shore Estates, Call Susan 516-569-4980

Woodsburgh — Magnifi cent Totally Renovated 7+ BR Classic Colonial On 1+ Acre. Lush Grounds With Guest House And Pool. Every Amenity. Must See. Walk To IP Minyan. Call For Appointment & PriceSouth Shore Estates, call Susan: 516-569-4980


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FOR RENT

Far Rockaway — Magnifi cent 4BR, 1.5Bths, Lr, Dr, family room, fi nished basement, w/d, custom closets, located off Beach 9th. Call Mordechai for details 646-600-0336

Prime Cedarhurst Location — House for Rent — Park Avenue Location, 5BR house on large property-LR, DR-freshly painted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,900/monthCall 917-822-1726

Cedarhurst — Lovely 2BR Apt In House, EIK W/2 Sinks, LR/DR, SD#15, Near All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Valley Stream — Apt In House — Large 2BR Apt In Gibson Area, Eik, Heat & Water Included, Near Public Transportation, SD#24 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,000/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — New Listing, Large 1BR In Elevator Bldg, Freshly Painted, Washer/Dryer In Bldg,Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,695/mo www.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — 1BR, 1Bth Elev Bldg, Freshly Painted, Heat & Water Included, Washer/Dryer Bldg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,800/moCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — Spacious 2BR, 2 Full Bath in the Heart of Cedarhurst, 2 Locked Storage Units, Laundry Room on the Floor, Close to All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,650/MoCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Lawrence — 1BR, 1Bth Apt, HW Floors, SS Appliances, New Full Bathroom, Close To All, 1st Floor .$1,800/moCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — 2BR Apt, Lg EIK, LR/DR, Elevator Bldg, Bright & Sunny, Freshly Painted, Close To RR, Shopping & Houses Of Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,595/moCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

FOR RENT

Woodmere — New Exclusive — Brand New Totally Renovated 1BR Apt, Quartz Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, New Cabinetry, HW Floors, New Windows, Marble & Stone Bathroom, Recessed Lighting, W/D, Close To Railroad & Shopping, Heat & Water Included, Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,950/moNo Fee & One Month FreeCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — New Exclusive — Woodmere Brand New Renovated 1BR Apt In The Heart Of Woodmere, Quartz Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, New Cabinetry, Double Sink, Dishwasher, HW Floors, New Windows, Marble & Stone Bathroom, W/D, Close To Railroad & Shopping, Heat & Water Included . . . . . $1,995/mo.No Fee & One Month FreeCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — Spacious 1BR, 1 Full Bathroom, Elevator Bldg, Washer/Dryer In Bldg, Close To All . $1,695/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — House Rental — Magnifi cent 6BR, 5 Full Bath, Lg Rooms, Formal DR, EIK, Formal LR, Den, 5 Bedrooms On One Level, HW Floors, SD#14, IG-Pool, 3 Car Garage, Lot Size 189 x 291 . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,500/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Hewlett — 2BR, 1Bth Totally Renovated, Washer/Dryer In Apt, HW Floors, High Hats, SS Appliances, Quartz Countertops, Close To All, Recessed Lighting, 2 New A/C Units, New Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,500/mo.No Brokers FeeCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Far Rockaway — 2BR, 1 Full Bath, Shabbos Elevator Bldg, Doorman, Bright & Sunny, New Kitchen Cabinets & Counters, New Tiled Floor In Bathroom, HW Floors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,995/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — 1BR, 1Bth Elevator Bldg, Totally Renovated, Large LR/DR, Eat-In-Kitchen,Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,850/moCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — No Fee & One Month Free — New Rental Exclusive, 2BR, 1Bth, Brand New, Quartz Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, New Cabinetry, HW Floors, New Windows, Recessed Lighting,Washer/Dryer In Apt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,595/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Far Rockaway — 3BR, 1 Full Bath on 2 nd Flr, Bright & Sunny, Heat & Water Included,Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,350/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

FOR RENT

Woodmere — House Rental — Renovated 4BR, 3 Full Bath, New Windows, New EIK & Bathroom, Park Like Backyard, 3 Extra Rooms Downstairs . . . . $4,900/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — 1BR, 1Bth, W/D, Carriage House. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1,750/mo All IncludedCall Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — 5BR, 3 Full Bath House Rental, Freshly Painted, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,200/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Cedarhurst — 2BR, 1 Full Bath In The Heart Of Cedarhurst, Ceramic Floors, High Hats, EIK W/2 Sinks, Close To Shopping, RR & Houses Of Worship . . . $2,200/mo.Call Mark Lipner Direct 516-298-8457Pugatch Realty Corp. E-mail [email protected]

Woodmere — Apartment by Owner, No Broker Fee. Second fl oor with separate entrance. 2 Lg BR’s, 1Bth, Large Living/Dining Room, Eat-in Kitchen. Attic Storage. Great location on quiet residential street very close to Gourmet Glatt, LIRR, and many shuls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,150/monthIncludes heat, water and WiFi Email [email protected]

Prime Cedarhurst — Location — House for Rent — Park Avenue Location, 5BR house on large property-LR, DR-freshly painted. Call 917-822-1726

Woodmere — No Fee & One Month Free — 2BR Apt In Bldg, 1Bth, Brand New, Quartz Countertops, Stainless Steel Appliances, New Cabinetry, HW Floors, New Windows, Recessed Lighting, Washer/Dryer In Apt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,595/mowww.pugatch.com. 516-295-3000

Far Rockaway — New Listing — Bright & Sunny 3BR Apt In House On 2nd Flr, Heat & Water Included,Near All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,350/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Lawrence — House Rental – Charming 4BR House, Formal DR, Close To All . . . . . . . . . . .$2,995/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

East Rockaway —House Rental — Great House, 3BR, Large Front Porch, Huge Backyard,Near All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,595/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Hewlett — No Fee — Totally Renovated 2BR Apt, Quartz Countertops, SS Appliances, Washer/Dryer In Apt, HW Floors, Heat & Water Included, Near All. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,500/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — New Listing — Large 1BR In Elevator Bldg, Totally Renovated Lg Lr/Dr, EIK,Close To All . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$1,895/Mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

FOR RENT

Woodmere — House Rental — Magnifi cent 6BR Home W/Formal DR, Eik, Large LR & Den, IG-Pool, 3 Car Attached Garage, Lot Size 189 x 291, 5 Bedrooms On One Level, Hardwood Floors, SD#14 . . . . . . . . . .$7,500/mowww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — House Rental — New Exclusive — Spacious Bright and light, 5BR, 3Bths, Lr, Formal Dr, Kosher EIK, CAC, huge Den, plus offi ce and Pesach Kitchen. Prime Location, on quiet tree-lined street. Walking distance to all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$4,300/moCall Joan for details 516-319-4482 Five Town Homes 516-569-5710

Cedarhurst — First Show — Ours Alone — Spacious 2BR, large Lr, Formal Dr, New EIK with new appliances, washer/dryer, H/W fl oors. Upper in 2 Family House, great location,walk all Shuls . . . . . .$2,650/mo includes heat, No smokers.Call Edy for details and appointment, 516-728-2977 Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Lawrence — Co-op for Rent — Beautiful, Freshly painted, light and bright 1BR. Updated kitchen, formal DR, Lg LR, New Bath. Heat and Water included, Parking space, Great location, walk all . . . .$1,725/moCall Joan for details516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Woodmere — House rental — Spacious Colonial in Prime prime location, 5+BR, 3+Bths, CAC, LR, formal dr, huge den, Granite Kosher EIK. Main level has 1BR, suite with bath, full fi nished basement, with guest room and bath, freshly painted, great for large family, walking distance to all shuls. Asking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $4,500/moCall Joan For details 516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Cedarhurst — New to market — 1 and 2 , and 3 Bedroom apartments for Rent, Prime location,Walk all.Call Joan for details 516-319-4482Five towns Homes 516-569-5710

Far Rockaway — New to market. Renovated, 1, 2, 3 and 4BR rentals, great location.Call Joan for details, 516-319-4482FiveTowns Homes Realty 516-569-5710

Far Rockaway — First Show — Ours Alone — Spacious, beautiful 4BR’s, 2.5Bths, Duplex With brand new SS Appliances, new windows, new fl ooring, in Prime location. Available for Immediate occupancy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,700/moCall Joan for details, 516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Cedarhurst — New Listing — First Show — Ours Alone — Apt in 2 Family House, 3BR, 1.5Bths, Lr, Formal Dr, Kitchen, W/D, Walk all. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,650/moCall for Details. Call Joan 516-319-4482 Five Town Homes 516-569-5710

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LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU DEUTSCHE BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, AS TRUSTEE FOR AMERIQUEST MORTGAGE SECURITIES INC., QUEST TRUST 2005-X2, ASSET BACKED CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2005-X2, Plaintiff againstRICHARD R. WALTHER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 15, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 13th day of November, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being at Woodmere, in the Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 85 Brower Avenue, Woodmere, N.Y. 11598. (Section: 41, Block: 29, Lot: 36). Approximate amount of lien $ 253,720.60 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 12009-10. Dan Blumenthal, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & Conway, P.C.Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210New Rochelle, New York 10801(914) 636-8900

NOTICE OF SALESUPREME COURT- COUNTY OF KINGSUS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON MORTGAGE SECURITIES CORP., CSMC MORTGAGE-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, SERIES 2007-4, Plaintiff ,AGAINSTINES DORSAINT, et al. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a judgment of foreclosure and sale duly entered on April 6, 2017. I, the undersigned Referee, will sell at public auction at the Room 224, Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on November 8, 2018 at 2:30 PM premises known as 270 E 39TH ST, BROOKLYN, NY 11203-4010. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York. Block 4892 and Lot 17. Approximate amount of judgment $724,870.06 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment. Index #506064/2014.STEVEN Z. NAIMAN, ESQ., Referee,Aldridge Pite, LLP - Attorneys for Plaintiff - 40 Marcus Drive, Suite 200, Melville, NY 11747

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT KINGS COUNTYCARISBROOK ASSET HOLDING TRUST, Plaintiff againstTHERESA HAWKINS A/K/A THERESA A. HAWKINS, et alDefendantsAttorney for Plaintiff (s) Schiller, Knapp, Lefkowitz & Hertzel,LLP 200 John James Audubon Parkway, Suite 202, Amherst,NY 14228Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale EnteredApril 9, 2018 I will sell at Public Auction to the highestbidder at the Kings County Supreme Court, 360 AdamsStreet, Room 224, Brooklyn, NY 11201 on November 8, 2018at 2:30 PM. Premises known as 1246 Troy Ave, Brooklyn,NY 11203. Block 4960 Lot 38. All that certain plot, pieceor parcel of land, with the buildings and improvementsthereon erected, situate,lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn and County ofKings, City and State of New York. Approximate Amount ofJudgment is $537,270.01 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led JudgmentIndex No 504042/2012. For sale information, please visitwww.Auction.com or call (800) 280-2832.Dana L Jenkins, Esq., Referee 16-12301

FOR RENT

Far Rockaway — Newly Renovated 3BR, 2Bth, Apartment in a beautifully enclosed complex on Neilson Street. —Move in condition, First Floor—one off Street parking spot—Close to all Shuls—option to add additional rooms with a separate Pesach Kitchen and additional bathroom.Call Yaakov 516-903-0646, Dovid 516-924-1970, Aaron 347-866-6363

Far Rockaway — Newly Renovated offi ce/storage space available in a beautifully enclosed complexon Neilson Street. Call Yaakov 516-903-0646, Dovid 516-924-1970, Aaron 347-866-6363

Far Rockaway — 2 Partially Finished basement storage spaces available, Individually or together. Bathroom in each; each approximately 850 square feet.Call Yaakov 516-903-0646, Dovid 516-924-1970, Aaron 347-866-6363

Far Rockaway — Brand new fully equipped Shul on Neilson Street, Available Immediately. Seats 75-100 People, Heating/Air conditioning—Sidduirm, Sforim, Gemorrahs. Bima, Aron Kodesh, Tables, chairs, and Shabbos Oven, Refrigerator, and Coff ee Station. Separate Men and Womens’ entrances—Mechitza in place—Main Entrance, Weather protected, 2 Bathrooms, Storage Cubbies.Call Yaakov 516-903-0646, Dovid 516-924-1970, Aaron 347-866-6363

Far Rockaway — New 2BR, Apartment for Rent, central location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$2,200includes utilities & parking space.Call 718-337-2345 and please leave message

Kew Gardens Hills — 2 Family House 5BR 2.5Bth, For Rent. For Info,Call Eduard @ 917-403-5720

Cedarhurst — Totally renovated split level. 3 Bedroom, 3.5 New Bath. Euro EIK w/ granite countertops. Walk to all. Absolutely mint, Must See! For rent. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .$3,500/MoCall for details. Available Immediately. South Shore Estates, call Susan: 516-569-4980

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOR SALE

Cedarhurst — Investment Property or Owner/User Legal 3 Family House, Upside Potential, For Sale, Call Randy for More Detailswww.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

East Rockaway — Mixed use Bldg; Two 1800SF Retail Stores & 1200SF Apartment Attached, High Traffi c Corner Location, On-Site Parking, Convenient to All , For Sale, Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Valley Stream — Investor’s Delight!! 6500+/-SF Two-Story Building with Elevator & 18 Car On-Site Private Parking, Beautiful Building with Storage & Loads of Windows, Great Location Near LIRR Station, Major Highways & the City Line. For Sale, Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Woodmere — 1,300+/-SF Over 1,300SF + Basement, Free Standing Building, Medical/Offi ce Space, Near LIRR Station, For Sale, Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Woodmere — Follow the Leader to Woodmere, Now is the Time to Act!!! No Meters - Free Parking, Various Spaces Available, For Sale/Lease…Call For More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Freeport — Investment Opportunity!! 12,000+/-SF Multi Tenanted Professional Building with 21 Car On-Site Parking, Good Upside Potential, Lot Size 24,570SF, For Sale. Call Alan for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Lynbrook — Perfect for Commercial Use, but Can be Converted Back to a Residential Home. 1,800SF Two Story Building with Basement & 2,000SF Offi ce Building in Rear, Bldg has Kitchenette on 2nd Floor, Full Bath & 2 Half Baths on 1st Floor, 12 Car Parking, Gas Heat, HVAC. For Sale Call Arthur for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Inwood — Ours Alone, 21,000+SF Property with offi ces, warehouse/garage and loads of parking, in prime locationCall Joan for details 516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Cedarhurst — Beautiful, new, furnished offi ce space, 122 sq. ft. Great location, reasonable price, all utilities and WiFi included. Parking available. Call Judi- 516-374-2898

Inwood — Reasonable prices, Multiple options available:400 sq ft offi ce space800 sq ft offi ce space1000 sq ft offi ce space3650 sq ft beautiful fi nished offi ce space, parking included in all spaces and Mincha Minyan.Call or Text Sam 516-567-0100

Cedarhurst — Gorgeous Executive Offi ce Suites, furnished and non-furnishedstarting at . . . . . . . . . . . . . $895 a month and up.Large and medium stizes available.Includes all utilities, internet, kitchenette, conference room, Mincha Minyan and amenities inbeautiful buiding.Call or Text Sam 516-567-0100

Inwood — Industrial Building W/Ample Parking, Near LIRR Station, Overhead Door, 14-20’ Ceilings, Offi ce Space, Bathroom, For Lease, Call Arthur for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Valley Stream — 2,500+/-SF 1st Floor Offi ce Suite in Elevator Building with Private Offi ces, 2 Bathrooms, Conference Room, Bullpen Area, Kitchenette, On-Site Parking & Handicap Accessible, For Lease, Call Randy for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — Executive Medical Space — Don’t Miss This Opportunity! Various Sizes Available, All Utilities Included Plus Many Amenities, For Lease.Call Ian for More [email protected]. 516-295-3000

Cedarhurst — New to market — Commercial Co-op for rent in prime location, good for part time professional, close to all. Call for details. Call Joan 516-319-4482Five Towns Homes 516-569-5710

Hewlett — Various Sized Offi ce Space In Beautiful Suites With Plenty Of On-Site Parking In The Rear Of Building. Available Immediately. Tenant Pays Own Utilities Directly. Can Be Combined For Up To ATotal Of 6050Sf, For Lease , Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — Various Sized Suites in the Finest Bldg in the 5 Towns, Medical or Non-Medical Use, 16 Parking Spots, For Lease ,Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Rockville Centre — Beautiful Professional Spaces in Historic Building Available, Great Location, Municipal Lot in Rear & Steps from the LIRR Station, For Lease. Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Valley Stream — Various Sized Offi ce Space in Professional Building, Elevator, Beautiful Lobby, Ample On-Site Parking Lot, For Lease. Call Arthur for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — 450+/-SF Offi ce Space in Professional Building, On-Site & Municipal Parking, Heat Included, Electric & A/C Metered Separately, Close to All, For Lease... Call for More Details.www.pugatch.com, 516-295-3000

East Rockaway — 1,500+/- SF Professional Suite in Free Standing Bldg W/Full Basement & Parking, Three Private Offi ces, Conference Room, Bullpen, Reception Area, Close to LIRR, For Lease Call For More DetailsBroker 516-792-6698

East Rockaway — Retail Store in Shopping Strip on Corner by Stop Light, High Traffi c Location, On-Site Parking, For Lease, Call for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — 850+/-SF Offi ce Space on 2nd Floor, Great Location, Close to Public Transportation, For Lease, Call for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — 600+/- SF Retail Store on Broadway, Great High Traffi c Location, Municipal Lot in Rear, Close to Public Transportation & Major Highways, For Lease, Call Ian for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Lawrence — 985+/-SF Professional Offi ce Suite in Co-Op Building, Good Parking, HVAC, Close to Public Transportation & Major Highways, For Lease, Call for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Lynbrook — 750SF or 1500SF Retail/Offi ce Spaces, Street Parking in Great Location, For Lease,Call Alan for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE FOR RENT

Oceanside — Various Sized Warehouses with Ample Parking, Overhead Door, 14’ Ceilings, At Intersection with Traffi c Light, For Lease, Call Randy for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Oceanside —8,000+/-SF Warehouse with Loading Dock & Overhead Door, 15’ Ceilings, Abundant On-Site Parking, For Lease, Call Randy for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Oceanside — Up to 4,600SF Retail Space Available with Rear Door & Parking, Former Restaurant. For Lease, Call Alan for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Baldwin — 6,311+-SF Medical Offi ce Bldg. Ground Lease for Sale. Good Condition. 100% occupied. Excellent Parking. Call 516-334-2146 ext. 305 or [email protected]

Rockville Centre — Newly Renovated Two Story Retail/Professional Bldg with Elevator, Granite Lobby, & Handicap Ramp, 5000+/- SF Retail W/Full Usable Basement Over 5000+/- SF Offi ce Space. For Sale/Lease…Call for More Details. Broker 516-792-6698

Woodmere — 4,600+/- SF Brand New Offi ce Building With 24 Car Parking For Lease or For Sale. Call for More details.Broker 516-792-6698

Cedarhurst — 4,000+/-Sf Retail Store with 2,000SF Mezzanine, Street & Municipal Parking, Great Location, Near LIRR Station, For Lease Call for More Details, [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — 1,500+/-SF Retail Store with Parking, Renovated Space with 2 Bathrooms – 1 Handicap, For Lease Call for More Details, [email protected], 516-295-3000

Woodmere — 1,000+/-SF Retail Store in Great Location, Close to LIRR Station, For Lease Call Arthur for More Details, [email protected], 516-295-3000

Hewlett — 2,000+/-SF Retail Space in Great Location, Municipal Parking Lot in Rear, Close to All, For Lease... Call for More Details. [email protected], 516-295-3000

Lynbrook — 500+/- SF Retail Store with Rear Door, Street Parking, Close to All, For Lease Call Alan for More Details. [email protected], 516-295-3000

Woodmere — 3600+/-SF Retail Space in Woodmere Shopping Center, Join Gourmet Glatt & Chase Bank, Great On-Site Parking, Rear Loading, Opposite NY Sports Club & Woodmere LIRR, Available Fall 2016. For Lease Call Ian for More Details. [email protected], 516-295-3000

Long Beach — Various Offi ce Spaces Available on 2nd Floor, 525-900+/- SF, Separate Bathrooms, Newly Renovated, For Lease Call for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Long Beach — 1428+/- SF Professional Space With 5 Offi ces, 2 W/Water, Waiting Room, Bathrooms, Reception Area. Hvac. 5 Parking Spots. For Lease…Call for More [email protected], 516-295-3000

Woodmere — Several offi ce spaces from 500sf to 1000sf. Elevator Building. Central Avenue — Prime Location! Ample Parking. Ideal for Medical/Professional Offi ces. Call Kate for Details 516-334-2146

Lynbrook — 1251+/- SF Offi ce Space In Free Standing Bldg, Ground Floor, Heat Included, Garage Or Outdoor Parking Spaces (Subject To Availability), Ideal For Professional Or Medical, Great Location, For LeaseCall Lenny for More Details. [email protected] 516-295-3000

Lynbrook — 700 +/-Sf Professional Suite, 1 Bth, 1 Parking Spot In The Garage. For Lease... Call for More Details [email protected] 516-295-3000

Oceanside — 2800 +/- SF Space on Long Beach Rd with On-site Parking, Hi Visibility, Good for Professional Use or Retail, For Lease or For Sale…Call for More Details. [email protected], 516-295-3000

Rockville Centre — 3,500 sq. ft., fully wired for Web, partitioned, will divide. Call 516-322-3555

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY

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NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF KINGS FEDERAL NATIONAL MORTGAGE ASSOCIATION (“FANNIE MAE”), A CORPORATION ORGANIZED AND EXISTING UNDER THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, Plaintiff AGAINST Edwin A. John, Eon S. John, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated May 02, 2017 I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction at the Room 224 of Kings County Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on November 08, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 448 SHEPHERD AVENUE, BROOKLYN, NY 11208. All that certain plot piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements erected, situate, lying and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and State of New York, BLOCK 4020, LOT 25. Approximate amount of judgment $335,245.38 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment for Index# 507312/2014. SOL NEEDLE, ESQ., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 57400

NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NASSAU COUNTYUS BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE FOR CMSI REMIC SERIES 2005-07. REMIC PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2005-07, Plaintiff against MONTGOMERY DOUGLAS AKA MONTGOMERY DOUGLAS, M.D., et al Defendants Attorney for Plaintiff (s) Knuckles, Komosinski & Manfro, LLP 565 Taxter Road, Suite 590, Elmsford, NY 10523 Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s).Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Entered May 9, 2018 I will sell at Public Auction to the highest bidder at the Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, New York, 11501 on October 30, 2018 at 11:30 AM. Premises known as 1351 Auerbach Avenue, Hewlett Harbor, NY 11557. Sec 42 Block 196 Lot 63. ALL that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Approximate Amount of Judgment is $989,154.18 plus interest and costs.Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led Judgment Index No 9331/2014. Cash will not be accepted at the sale.George Esernio, Esq., Referee 2154-000789

LEGAL NOTICES

NOTICE OF SALE

SUPREME COURT COUNTY OF NASSAU

U.S. Bank National Association, as Trustee for Lehman XS

Trust Mortgage Pass-Through Certifi cates, Series 2007-18N,

Plaintiff

AGAINST

Peggy Persaud a/k/a Peggy R. Persaud; et al., Defendant(s)

Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale duly

dated August 20, 2018 I, the undersigned Referee will sell

at public auction at the Nassau County Supreme Court,

Calendar Control Part (CCP) 100 Supreme Court Drive,

Mineola, New York, 11501 on October 23, 2018 at 11:30AM,

premises known as 1000 South End,

Woodmere, NY 11598. All that certain plot piece or parcel

of land, with the buildings and improvements

erected, situate, lying and being in the Town of Hempstead,

County of Nassau, State of NY, Section 39 Block 574 Lot

43. Approximate amount of judgment $1,188,787.04

plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to

provisions of fi led Judgment Index# 604497/2017.

Frank Scalera, Esq., Referee

Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC

Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff

175 Mile Crossing Boulevard

Rochester, New York 14624

(877) 430-4792

Dated: September 10, 2018

Notice of Formation of We Buy Fixer Upers Everywhere

3476860307 LLC. Articles of Organization fi led with the

secretary of state of New York SSNY on 8/6/18. Offi ce

location Nassau. SSNY has been designated for service

of process served against the LLC 81 Carman Avenue,

Cedarhurst,NY 11516. Purpose any lawful purpose.

LEGAL NOTICES

SUPREME COURT – COUNTY OF NASSAU THE BANK OF NEW YORK TRUST COMPANY, NA, AS TRUSTEE FOR THE CHASE MORTGAGE FINANCE TRUST MULTI-CLASS MORTGAGE PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-A2, Plaintiff againstBRUCE GARVER; JANE GARVER, et al Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale entered on August 31, 2018. I, the undersigned Referee will sell at public auction in the Calendar Control Part (CCP) Courtroom of the Supreme Court, 100 Supreme Court Drive, Mineola, N.Y. on the 30th day of October, 2018 at 11:30 a.m. premises described as follows: All that certain plot, piece or parcel of land, with the buildings and improvements thereon erected, situate, lying and being in the Incorporated Village of Hewlett Harbor, Town of Hempstead, County of Nassau and State of New York. Said premises known as 963 Water Edge Place, Hewlett, N.Y. 11557. (Section: 42, Block: 277, Lot: 15).Approximate amount of lien $ 1,596,550.09 plus interest and costs. Premises will be sold subject to provisions of fi led judgment and terms of sale. Index No. 499-08. Lenore Davis, Esq., Referee. McCabe, Weisberg, & ConwayAttorney(s) for Plaintiff 145 Huguenot Street - Suite 210New Rochelle, New York 10801(914) 636-8900

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The Linda Mitgang Learning Initiative At Congregation Beth Sholom

CBS is pleased to announce the es-tablishment of the Linda Mitgang, a’h, Learning Initiative. The Initiative will be dedicated to providing Beth Sho-lom’s full array of Torah learning op-portunities for all ages and interests. In addition to strengthening their on-going scholars-in-residence program, classes, shiurim, chaburot, and daf yomi, they are envisioning a new ini-tiative whereby experts in a variety of subjects will offer courses in specific areas, e.g. Jewish history and Israel, medical ethics, spirituality, Tanach, halachah, relationships, etc.

The Mitgang family felt that this would be an appropriate tribute to their wife and mother, Linda Mitgang, a’h. Linda Mitgang, a’h, was an ex-traordinary wife and mother. She was an active member of the Beth Sholom and greater Five Towns community for almost 40 years. Together with her husband, Charlie, she lovingly raised her family with the values of a strong commitment to Torah educa-tion. Linda was a very intelligent and growth-oriented person who instilled this value in her children and grand-children. She loved to read and to learn new things. She enjoyed hearing the rabbi’s weekly derashah and at-tending shiurim, often with her chil-dren. She was so proud to be part of a thriving frum community.

To launch this exciting initiative, CBS will host the renowned Torah scholar, Rabbi David Fohrman, to ob-serve Linda’s first yahrzeit on Shab-bat, October 20. Rabbi Fohrman will be speaking Shabbat morning at 11:00 a.m., as well as in the afternoon fol-lowing Minchah at shalosh seudos. Beth Sholom is deeply grateful to Dr. Charles Mitgang and family for their extraordinary generosity to the shul and community.

Rambam Mesivta Recap: In Just The First Few Days!

After only a few days at Rambam Me-sivta, the school year is off to an amazing start highlighted by Rambam’s signature approach to Torah, middos, excellence, chesed, and experiential programming.

Over 30 Rambam talmidim are par-ticipating in the school’s “Early Morn-ing Learning Club” and another 25 are participating in Rambam’s Masmidim/extra-learning program during lunch and at night. The Masmidim Program, led by the assistant principal, Rab-bi Avrum Haar, is also preparing the talmidim to take part in the YU Bronka Weintraub Bekius Program. Last year, Rambam had a number of students who excelled on the bekius exams, earning hundreds of dollars toward sefarim as well as recognition from YU.

There have also been numerous op-portunities for the boys to bond with one another and their rebbeim. The freshmen had an orientation bowling trip and there was a schoolwide tisch the fi rst week of school. During Sukkos, the rosh mesivta, Rabbi Zev Meir Fried-man, invited students to his sukkah for a Simchas Beis HaShoeivah. Rabbi Knoll, Rabbi Haar, and Rabbi Sicklick also had students over to their homes for Sukkos divrei Torah, singing, and nosh.

The school has also been active get-ting involved in chesed and giving back. A fund has been taken up in memory of Ari Fuld, Hy’d, which will be used to create a chesed account. Every year, a chesed trip, such as this year’s cemetery cleanup trip where Rambam freshmen went to Silver Lake Cemetery to engage in chesed shel emet, will be dedicated in Ari Fuld’s memory. The school also

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had students volunteer at the JCC Food Pantry, and arrangements have been made for Yachad students to join Ram-bam shiurim.

Rambam is also famous for its assem-blies, and this year there have already been a number of programs that have deeply impacted the talmidim of Ram-bam Mesivta. Prior to Rosh Hashanah, the rosh yeshiva of Yeshiva Universi-ty, Rabbi Hershel Reichman, gave the school words of chizuk. Rabbi Friedman addressed the school before Yom Kip-pur, while Mr. Hillel Goldman, associate principal, presided over a 9/11 assem-bly that featured the school’s choir, The Harmonides, singing “G-d Bless Ameri-

ca” to what was a very moved crowd. Dr. David Pelcovitz, who holds the Gwendo-lyn and Joseph Straus Chair in Psychol-ogy and Jewish Education at the Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education, spoke at Rambam’s Annual T-Shu-va-Thon and Rambam Principal, Rabbi

Yotav Eliach, ran an assembly to edu-cate the students about the signifi cance of the Yom Kippur War. In terms of the contemporary issues of the day, it is worth noting that Rabbi Friedman also addressed the student body, in a non-partisan manner, to discuss the Jewish outlook on the process of the recent Su-preme Court nomination/confi rmation of Judge Brett Kavanaugh.

From learning to chesed to leadership and seeing beyond one’s self, the school year is already off to a strong start with something for everything, with the idea that everyone gives something back.

Shira Superstars Launches Out Of Shulamith

Last Sunday, Shira Superstars launched out of Shulamith. The Sun-day program was a huge hit! Nearly 200 children enjoyed classes with profes-sional instructors. Every child chose a movement class (like dance, gymnas-tics, or ballet) and either art or food art

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for the second class. Then they enjoyed lunch and a giveaway!

Week one featured adorable, cre-ative projects. In Lower Art, the chil-dren started out with canvas painting. The Lower Food Art class started with everyone enjoying the book “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and then they made their own delicious caterpillar on a stick! In Upper Art, the girls enjoyed beginning to make a pillow. They fi nish

it next week and start canvas paint-ing in week 3! In Upper Food Art, the girls got to use paintbrushes to “paint” food-coloring rainbows onto tortillas for the prettiest edible rainbows you have ever seen!

The kindergarten and pre-1a boys in the program also enjoyed starting be-ginner karate or the sports class, which featured soccer drills and a fun scrim-mage. Meanwhile, arguably the cutest

group was the nursery boys and girls who do a project each week followed by a beginner’s gymnastics class.

The 3rd- and 4th-grade girls who reg-istered for theater class began to learn their Superstars theme song. Once they add motions and some drama, they will begin working on recording a music video of the song!

Shira Superstars is the premier Sun-day program in the Five Towns where each child is a star! For more informa-tion, e-mail [email protected] or text 516-456-8392. To register, go to campshirany.com/superstars.

24th Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foundation Dinner, October 21

As we read in Yirmiyahu 31 on the second day of Rosh Hashanah, remem-ber, it is Rachel Imeinu who is promised to bring about the geulah. In her honor, Rachel’s Children Reclamation Foun-dation:

• brought a sefer Torah to Rachel’s tomb on Rosh Chodesh Tammuz 5758 and a second one in 2005 where hundreds crowded for the dedication in the large building

• enabled Kever Rachel to remain


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open 24 hours a day because of the thousands attending.

• saved the Egged Bus 163 and suc-cessfully petitioned to have sev-en buses added.

• dedicated a Shir HaShirim which is on the wall in the men’s section of Kever Rachel since 2003.

• hosts shiurim in Kever Rachel• built Beit Bnei Rachel, the House

of Rachel’s Children, purchased with all RCRF money in March 2001.

• hosts Lunch and Learn, Tea and Torah programs, and hafrashat challah.

• hosts soldiers housed in the RCRF building.

A large weekly group from Efrat maintained lectures remembering Sara Blaustein, H’yd, who was with Evelyn when they saw the building purchased on Purim 2001 from the roof through a bulletproof glass security case. There was a Museum of Jewish Aliyah. The Biblical Art Museum last displayed the artworks of Malla Carl, ob’m. RCRF dreams of building a Rachel Tear memo-rializing the victims of terrorism as well as a replica of Rachel’s Tomb circa 1500 as a chuppah in the Biblical Garden. An architect is already working on the Ra-

chel Tear as a monument. Help actualize the RCRF dreams. RCRF dreams are all our Rachel’s children’s dreams.

Shul With A View: Book Presen-tation. On the fi rst RCRF sefer Torah it reads, “The roots of the past are the foundation of the future.” The Salomon family, inspired by the Gra, immigrated to Jerusalem in the early 1800s. There is the Old Yishuv Court Museum on Ohr HaChaim Street where the Arizal had his bris about 500 years ago that tells the sto-ry of Yoel Moshe Salomon (1838–1913) as well as Moshe Salomon (1925–1948). Rabbi Ron Yitzchok Eisenman of Pas-saic New Jersey, is of this esteemed and large family. His remarkable journal, a must-read book, “Shul With a View,” will be available for purchase at the dinner.

Exploring Beis Lechem: Presented By Botanist Dr. Jon Greenberg. The agriculture of Beis Lechem, the House of Bread, the city where Rachel dies on the way, the city of David, Boaz, Naomi, and Ruth.

Aishes Chayil awardee: Artist Yae-li Vogel. A prominent Five Towns artist whose artwork was purchased by the fa-mous, her painting will be auctioned at the dinner. Not only does her talent cap-ture our world’s true beauty, it benefi ts many worthy charities.

Memorial: Rabbi Dr. Joseph Klaus-ner of Efrat. Dr. Klausner was an Israeli

RCRF adviser and presenter, a superior historian who was involved in RCRF ac-tivities in Beit Bnei Rachel, the House of Rachel’s Children. Please submit memo-ries for the journal.

Rachel Imeinu Community Chesed awardee: Cindy Grosz. Grosz, of the Five Towns, is a respected columnist. Her work appears regularly in the Times Of Israel, Israel National News, and other multiple media outlets. She is a frequent contributor and co-host of The Jersey Joe Show on WOR710 AM, which is syn-dicated through iHeart Radio. Her edu-cation activism is part of the evening’s theme of “Real History.” She regularly works with Assemblymen Brian Curran, Ed Ra, and Melissa Miller on pro-Israel and education issues. She has worked on state and national campaigns on behalf of Jewish causes and is currently the Jewish liaison for the Queens GOP. She was this year’s recipient of the National Council of Young Israel’s Eishes Chayil Award. Grosz was also the co-chairper-son of the Israeli Day Concert in Cen-tral Park last June. She will be given the award by Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a personal friend.

Special Presentation For Ari Fuld, Hy’D: Josh Wander. Wander, a close friend of Ari Fuld, will be making his fi rst public appearance since the brutal mur-der last month. He is continuing the work

Fuld planned of a three-week tour of the United States. Josh Wander received his bachelor’s degree in Talmudic law from a prestigious rabbinical college in Jerusa-lem. He then served as a commander in the IDF and offi cer in the United States Air Force aux. before graduating from the University of Pittsburgh with a mas-ter’s degree in public and international aff airs and a global studies certifi cate in confl ict resolution with a regional con-centration in the Middle East. Politically in Israel, he served as an adviser in the Israeli parliament, central committee-man for the Jewish Home party, and as the online content editor and political correspondent for the Jerusalem Post. Wander has been assigned and loyally served in global hot spots including Iraq, Lebanon, Haiti, Northern Ireland, and Israel. He is the commander of the Jew-ish War Veterans in Israel. A certifi ed NRA instructor and a Range Safety Offi -cer, he founded Jewish Preppers and has been featured in the National Geograph-ic series “Doomsday Preppers.” Josh is married, with six children, and lives on the Mount of Olives in Jerusalem. He is a public-relations consultant and expert in Israel advocacy.

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she ran for district leader in Brooklyn. She is bringing to the forefront political awareness in the young “frum world” to her thousands of followers ev-ery day.

The dinner will take place October 21, 4:00 p.m. at the Manhattan Beach Jewish Cen-ter, 60 West End Avenue in Brooklyn. A gala kosher buff et dinner will be served. There will be live feeds from the event for an international au-dience to follow. Please RSVP; $50 per person. Additional do-nations and journal ads sup-porting RCFC projects are still being collected, until October 17. RCRF is located at 60 West End Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11235. For more information, call 718-648-2610 or e-mail [email protected].

YOSS ECC Sails Through Parashas Noach

The captains (moros) of our ship greeted the boys on Mon-day morning wearing sailor hats and great big smiles. In each classroom the children found a giant supply of newspapers,

assorted boxes, and cardboard. With these items they created sailor hats, boats, teivahs, and oars. The next day was “Floods of Fun” while children dressed in raincoats and boots, and ex-plored water, sinking, fl oating, and evaporation. On Animal Day, the children brought in stuff ed animals, painted ani-

mals at the easel and enjoyed the real animals that visited our school from the Stepping Out Ponies. The week ended with everyone dressed up in diff erent colors for a school-wide rain-bow picture, along with a snack of delicious animal cookies.

HANC High School And Hofstra University Partner In A Unique Initiative

HANC High School is thrilled to partner with Hof-stra University in offering HANC students an incred-ible opportunity to partici-

pate in a college-level class in sports journalism. The course will take place on the Hofstra campus and students will have the opportunity to experience state-of-the-art


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facilities, including Hofstra Univer-sity Continuing Education’s video and audio recording studios and ed-iting room.

This course will be taught by pro-fessionals in the fields of sports jour-nalism and broadcasting and will explore the fascinating and rapidly evolving world of sports journalism. Students look forward to acquiring important skills, such as developing an on-air presence and voice control, camera and audio setup, writing, ed-

iting, and working as part of a team.HANC High School continues to

pursue unique academic initiatives to enrich its students’ educational experiences in many different areas of interest. As HANC and Hofstra further their longstanding partner-ship, both institutions look forward to providing additional experien-tial opportunities to the students of HANC.

Learning Fun At BYAMMorah Leah Lieberstein’s sec-

ond-grade class at Bais Yaakov

Ateres Miriam is using an innovative and creative way to combine Hebrew prefixes. The girls were able to play around with magnetic puzzle pieces to change the meaning of the word by using different prefixes. This fun way of teaching will help the girls remember the concepts and give them an excitement for learning new things.

Cahal Class Annual Visit To Nautilus

After learning about several mitzvot bein adam l’chaveiro, the Cahal Yeshi-va of South Shore 6th–7th-grade class put their lessons into action with a visit to the residents of the Nautilus Hotel, an assisted-living facility in Atlantic Beach. Rabbi Chananya Grinberg, Rab-bi Justin Lepolstat, and Rabbi Moshe Salhanick accompanied the boys and helped to create a memorable experi-

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ence for both the class and residents. The boys had the opportunity to intro-duce themselves and share their back-

grounds.With great energy, the rebbeim and

class danced and sang songs to help the residents enjoy a sense of simcha for the yom tov season. The residents clapped

and sang along, expressing how happy they were to have the students enter-taining them. The highlight of the event was when the boys were able to connect with the residents in one-to-one conver-sations. Many of the residents shared their own stories, and the students lis-tened attentively and asked questions. Much appreciation goes to Ms. Melody Kassover, the Nautilus activities direc-tor, who coordinated the event. The ex-perience was mutually heartwarming and positive for everyone.

Emunah Is Our Future, October 24

Chazaq and Congregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchok present Rav Shalom Arush with live translation from He-brew to English by Rabbi Lazer Brody. TBA: special guest speakers. Free ad-mission! Men and women are welcome.

Wednesday, October 24, 7:30 p.m. Con-gregation Bais Ephraim Yitzchok, 812 Peninsula Blvd. in Woodmere.

JCC Russian Division 25th Anniversary Celebration

By Becky AmsterIt was a classy and elegant event befi t-

ting the occasion. On Tuesday evening, October 9, the JCC’s Russian Senior Adult Social Program celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dinner and concert. About 150 participants enjoyed a lav-ish meal catered by the JCC’s in-house caterer, Main Event/Mauzone, in the grandly renovated ballroom of the Har-rison-Kerr Family Campus on Central Avenue in Lawrence. World-renowned Russian cellist Borislav Strulev led an animated performance, alternating stir-ring classical pieces with American pop, Russian folk music, and entertaining banter (in Russian, of course). The pro-fessionalism of his performance, togeth-er with a violinist and saxophone player, brought Carnegie Hall close to home for a clearly appreciative and discerning audience. With the lights dimmed in the ornate hall and the elegantly attired au-dience hushed, there were moments one even felt transported to a St. Petersburg concert hall.

The gala event marked an impressive milestone for the Marion & Aaron Gu-ral JCC’s invaluable program serving senior Russian-speakers in our neigh-borhood. Directed since its inception in 1993 by the dynamic Irina Vainblat, the Center’s Russian Division off ers stimu-lating classes, entertainment, trips, and, most of all, a social environment every day of the week.

Gina Beygelman, a gracious, intelli-gent woman who was a teacher in Tash-kent, is at the JCC together with her husband three times a week. She enjoys the variety of classes such as a baking demonstration; dancers and singers who are brought in to entertain them; and games of Dominoes or Rummikub with her friends. Once a week they head out in small groups on trips to museums, parks, shopping, or just for lunch. “This is our second home,” she enthusiastical-ly explained.

Twenty-fi ve years ago, Gina became acquainted with the JCC’s fl edgling Russian Division when, shortly after her arrival in the U.S., she brought her then-young grandchildren to participate in afterschool activities, all conducted in Russian. Now, Gina said, the grandchil-dren are all grown and living in diff erent states, with successful careers. She her-self has volunteered as a teacher of Rus-sian language at the Lawrence Middle School, teaching adults and high-school students. “I taught them Russian, and they taught me English,” she said, laugh-ing.

She praised the program’s staff lavish-ly: Irina Vainblat, who is constantly in-volved to address her clients’ every need and desire; Program Coordinator Diane Zelmanovich; and even the four van drivers who pick up the elderly partici-


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pants from their homes and bring them back afterwards.

A distinguished-looking gentleman from Leningrad was full of praise for the JCC’s programming. In a limited but heartfelt English, he said, “We are educated people. Our families live far away. Here we can come to talk about things. This program saves us.” He ex-pressed special gratitude to the U.S. for “being such a hospitable host country.

It’s right,” he said, “that we start the pro-gram with G-d Bless America.”

At the close of the event, individuals spontaneously came up to the micro-phone to express their thanks to Irina and shower her with gifts. Afterwards, Irina said emotionally, “For 25 years of my life I have been there for them and they have been here for me. When I see their smiles I know I have done right.”

Borislav Strulev congratulated the

JCC Russian Division for its program-ming over the last 25 years and prom-ised to be back when they celebrate 30 years of providing a second home to our Russian-speaking seniors.

JCC Fall EventsThe Marion and Aaron Gural JCC,

with its main location at 207 Grove Avenue in Cedarhurst, invites the community to join in the following

fall events. For more information or to register, call 516-569-6733 or visit GuralJCC.org.

Open Ceramics For Everyone. 140 Central Avenue in Lawrence, Stu-dio Arts Room. Thursday, October 23, 10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m. Contact Erica Brown at [email protected] to learn more.


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Studio Arts Fine Art Portfolio Class. High-school students and their parents are almost always surprised when they discover that a fi ne-art port-folio is needed to apply to an art school or college, no matter what the major or art it may be. It is equally surprising, if not shocking, to fi nd out that a 12–15-piece fi ne-art portfolio is also needed to be a part of an art program in any college or university, as well. For students who dream of going into computer graph-ics, animation, fashion design, or even architecture, the realization that they need a fi ne-art portfolio can be devas-tating. Roll up your sleeves, register for a portfolio program, grab your paint box, and get to work! This program is designed to help teens prepare their art-school portfolios. Instructor Don-

na Goldstein will cover many topics including still life, outdoor painting, portraiture, life drawing, life sculpture, technical drawing, mixed media, and more. Fee: $180. Wednesdays, 7:15–9:15 p.m. October 17 and 24, November 7, 14, and 28, December 5. Register by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 516-569-6733.

Paint & Play for Infants, 0–6 months. Looking to meet new friends? Come for an hour of glazing a plate of your child’s hand print followed by a half-hour of singing and exercise for your baby. (Must be in stroller during painting portion of the program.) Enjoy your day sharing ideas and meeting new people. Sing, play, and paint your way to fun! October 16, 10:00–11:30 a.m. Fee: $35; includes all materials. Register by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 516-569-6733.

After-School Studio Arts. This program off ers instruction in painting, drawing, and decorative glazing of ce-ramic pieces and projects built from raw clay. Tuesdays, 4:45–5:45 p.m. K–5th grade. October 16, 23, and 30, Novem-ber 6, 13, 20, and 27, December 4, 11, and 18, and January 8, and 15. Fee: $275 for member; $300 for non-mem-ber.

Watercolor (all levels). A unique class designed to introduce, inspire, and further your abilities. Demonstrations will take you through the painting pro-cess. Emphasis will be on watercolor techniques, design, composition, color, and value. Tuesdays, 7:00–9:00 p.m. Oc-tober 16, 23, and 30, and November 6, 13, and 20. Fee: $135. Instructor: Gila Roslyn.

Mixed Media (middle- and high-school students). This course off ers

technical instruction in drawing and painting. The curriculum focuses on classical subjects such as portrait, fi g-ure, still life, and landscape. Thursdays, 4:30–6:00 p.m. October 25, November 1, 15, and 29. Fee: $100. Instructor: Gila Roslyn.

Bring Out the Artist Within You! Multimedia Art (all levels). From be-ginners to advanced, through a series of life, photo, and still-life arrangements, students will learn observation and to understand structure and form. Using a variety of materials, students will learn composition, line, shading, and color. We will touch on perspective foreshort-ening and spatial relationships and art history. Students will develop their own personal style and form of artistic expression while creating several dis-play-worthy pieces, in addition to learn-ing lifelong skills. This class is appropri-ate for adults of all ages and levels, and creates a warm, friendly, and social en-vironment. It has become the highlight of many people’s weeks. Tuesdays, be-ginning October 16, 3:00–5:00 p.m. Fee: $135. Instructor: Gila Roslyn. Register by e-mailing [email protected] or calling 516-569-6733.

Michal Horowitz: Tikkun HaMid-dos – The Measure Of A Man. Tues-days 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. November 13, Gratitude: The Jewish Essence; De-cember 18 (Tenth of Tevet, fast day) From Destruction to Rebuilding: The Middah of Perseverance, January 15, It’s a Long Winter: Cultivating Patience. $15 per class. At the Cedarhurst loca-tion. To register call Rachayle at 516-569-6733, ext. 222, or e-mail [email protected].

Defensive Driving. Chaverim of the Five Towns and Rockaways and the Marion & Aaron Gural JCC are pleased to off er an offi cial defensive driving classes for the community. October 22, 7:00 p.m. Cost: $60 per person. Ce-darhurst location. Pre-registration is required, as there are space constraints. Please visit http://chaverim5t.org/defen-sive-driving-class-sign-up-2018. Course is approved by the NYS-DMV and rec-ognized by all NYS Auto Insurance Companies. Get a 10% discount off your liability, PIP, and collision Insurance on all your vehicles for up to three full years. Get up to four violation points off your record. Easy class with no tests!

Five Towns Premier Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Hosts Holocaust Survivors Over Sukkos

On Thursday of chol ha’moed Sukkos, a group of more than 40 local Holocaust survivors attended a holiday celebration in the spacious sukkah at the Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Woodmere. The group meets regularly at the Gural Five Towns JCC and was invited to celebrate the holiday together with Ben Landa, the owner of the Pre-mier.

The Premier’s in-house chef, Josh Aaron, prepared a delicious lunch for


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the attendees who were also treated to inspirational words of Torah from Rab-bi Heshy Blumstein, the rav of Congre-gation Yismach Moshe, which is located in the beautiful and spacious beis mid-rash on the fi rst fl oor of the Premier.

Landa, a resident of Lawrence and a noted philanthropist to Jewish causes, is the son of two Hungarian Holocaust survivors. He said that the Premier is a

place where community organizations from around the Five Towns can meet.

“I take this very personally as the son of two survivors,” Landa said. “My par-ents were Hungarian Jews and were deported to the camps in 1944. As the number of survivors dwindles, it is vital that we never forget.”

Cathy Byrne, the associate execu-tive director for older adults and spe-

cial needs at the JCC, said that she, too, would love to bring this group back to the Premier for other events. “They were so excited to be here,” she said. “The staff really rolled out the red carpet for them.”

Joseph Benden, the Premier’s new administrator, said “We at the Premier are honored to host a gathering like this one and we would absolutely have the survivors group back for next year’s Sukkot. By hosting these organizations,

we can show off what we have to off er while giving back to the community.”

The 280-bed Five Towns Premier Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, lo-cated at 1050 Central Ave in Woodmere, is the only healthcare facility under the strict kosher supervision of the Vaad of the Five Towns and Far Rockaway. The Premier boasts a state-of-the-art reha-bilitation gym, an in-house dialysis cen-ter, recreation areas, an outdoor patio, a synagogue, and its own beauty parlor.

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Premier administrator Joe Benden speaks to the group

L–R: Ben Landa, Rabbi Heshy Blumstein, Joseph Benden

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NIKKI HALEY, FIERCE DEFENDER OF ISRAEL, RESIGNS AS US AMBASSADOR TO THE UNBY JOSEFIN DOLSTEN AND RON KAMPEAS

N ikki Haley, the U.S. envoy to the Unit-ed Nations and a

strong defender of Israel in the world body, will leave her post by the end of this year.

President Donald Trump in an Oval Office appear-ance with Haley on Tuesday morning praised the former South Carolina governor and said that about six months ago, she told him that she was ready to leave by the end of this year.

“She’s a fantastic person, very importantly, but she’s also somebody that gets it,” Trump said.

Haley, a moderate on Trump’s foreign policy team, had a warm relationship with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who frequently praised her for criticizing what she saw as bias against the Jewish state at the U.N.

The most consequential actions she took had to do

with Israel: She pulled out of UNESCO, the United Na-tions cultural affiliate, and pushed for the defunding of UNRWA, the agency that ad-ministers assistance to Pal-estinian refugees and their descendants. She threw a party for countries that did not vote to condemn the United States for recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.

Haley at the Oval Office event said Trump earned international respect by de-livering on his warnings, in-cluding on Iran and Israel.

“They get it when the pres-ident says he means busi-ness,” she said. “If you look at the anti-Israel bias and the strength and courage the president showed in moving the embassy” to Jerusalem.

She especially praised Jar-ed Kushner, Trump’s Jew-ish son-in-law. “Jared is a hidden genius that no one understands,” she said. Ha-ley recently joined Kushner

in shaping his Middle East peace proposal, which no one outside the small team has seen. “It is so unbelievably well done,” she said of the proposal.

Ivanka Trump, Kushner’s wife and Trump’s daughter, returned the compliment on Twitter.

“She is a bold reformer and has been an unwavering champion of truth, princi-pled realism, and integrity within the United Nations,” Ivanka Trump said on Twit-ter. “Jared and I are grateful for her friendship—a true blessing in our lives!”

Haley was a star in the center-right pro-Israel com-munity, consistently earning the loudest plaudits at the annual American Israel Pub-lic Affairs Committee policy conference.

“Her departure was unan-ticipated and took the pro-Is-rael community by surprise,” Matt Brooks, the Republican

Jewish Coalition CEO, said on Twitter. “Stunned and shocked by the surprise res-ignation of @nikkihaley as UN Amb. She was a conse-quential and impactful force at the UN.”

She was the rare Trump Cabinet official who earned praise from Democrats.

“I want to thank Ambassa-dor Haley for her willingness to express moral clarity to the world and to President Trump, and promote Ameri-can values and leadership on the global stage, even when she lacked the backing of the White House or State De-partment,” Sen. Robert Me-nendez, D-N.J., a pro-Israel leader in the party, said in a statement.

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a statement thanked Haley “for leading an uncompro-mising struggle against the hypocrisy of the UN and for the truth and justice of our country.”

Haley downplayed reports of tensions between her and Trump. Born to immigrants from India, she comes from the wing of the Republican Party that favors a robust in-terventionist foreign policy, while Trump is an isolation-ist.

Haley condemned another senior aide who favored for-eign policy interventionism and expressed opposition to Trump in an anonymous op-ed in The New York Times last month.

“If I disagree with some-thing and believe it is im-portant enough to raise with the president, I do it,” Haley wrote in her own op-ed in The Washington Post. “And he listens. Sometimes he

changes course, sometimes he doesn’t. That’s the way the system should work.”

The Washington scuttle-butt at the time was that Ha-ley published the op-ed to squash rumors that she had written the original anony-mous op-ed in The Times. It may have backfired; there were reports that Trump re-sented even the notion that his top staff disagreed with him.

Haley backed Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, another fierce-ly pro-Israel interventionist, during the 2016 presidential primaries.

In her appearance with Trump, she again denied am-bitions of mounting a 2020 primary challenge against Trump.

“No, I am not running in 2020,” she said.

If she changed her mind, Haley could tap into a Re-publican Jewish donor class that fetes her pro-Israel cre-dentials and has never been wholly comfortable with Trump.

At least one hawkish pro-Israel voice was un-abashed in making that wish.

“Thank you @nikkihaley for your remarkable service,” Mark Dubowitz, the director of the Foundation for De-fense of Democracies said on Twitter. “We look forward to welcoming you back to pub-lic service as President of the United States.”

Separately, an ethics watchdog, Citizens for Re-sponsibility and Ethics in Washington, criticized Ha-ley this week for accepting $24,000 in private flights last year to her home state of South Carolina from a busi-nessman friend. (JTA)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley at the United Nations in New York, March 8, 2018.

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