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Births:5/27 - Mr. & Mrs. Yitzie & Perele Pretter on the birth of a girl!5/28 - Mr. & Mrs. Perkavald on the birth of a boy!5/29 - Ira Reiter on the birth of a grandson to his daughter Elana & Shlomo Bagdadi!5/28 - Mr. & Mrs. Chezky Millstein on the birth of a girl!6/5 - Mr. & Mrs. Mendy & Barbara Gold on the birth of a grandson!6/11 - Mr. & Mrs. Marshall & Gittie Bondy, our esteemed Baal Koray, on the birth a granddaughter to their son Yehoshua & Huvie Bondy!6/11 - Mr. & Mrs. Volvie & Baila Rosenberg on the birth of a grandson!6/11 - Mr. & Mrs. Heshy & Rivkie Jankelovitz on the birth of a grandson!6/17 - Mr. & Mrs. Shaya & Shaindy Pavel on the birth of a boy!6/18 - Mr. & Mrs. Chesky & Leah Milstein on the birth of a girl, Alta Tzipora! Also, to grandparents Rabbi Shlomo & Fraidy Milstein a nd Mrs. Esther Zywica!6/18 - Mr. & Mrs. Fuhrer on the birth of a great-grandson!

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EDITORIAL

MAZAL TOV

Every industry has to constantly reinvent itself in order to stay ahead. What worked 30 years ago not only may not work today, but may not even be relatable to people. For example, do you remember MapQuest for driving directions? It was a lifesaver until portable GPS systems came out, but that too was eventually made irrelevant once Waze was introduced.

This concept applies to every area of our life - even tzedakah. For decades, the concept of soliciting donations was pretty much the same: mailing letters, making appeals and arranging dinners. Technology has changed that arena as well, and we at the JCC, along with 15 other chesed organizations, witnessed that firsthand with a unique, web-based campaign.

Each organization involved chose a targeted amount to raise and brought three matching donors to the table, each of whom would quadruple every dollar raised. We had 24 hours to reach out to you, the public, to raise the first 25% of our targeted amount in order to qualify for the matching funds. This was an

all- or- nothing fundraiser, meaning that if we didn’t reach our goal, we would receive nothing and all the donations would be refunded.

On June 2nd and 3rd, during the intense campaign, the 16 organizations raised a total of $3,500,000.00 in 24 hours from over 9000 donors. The JCC’s Project Machal alone received $51,992.00 in 24 hours from 434 donors plus the matching funders. 

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you who donated to our important cause, feeding our neighbors. May it be in the zechus of your ahavas chinom that we merit the coming of the Mashiach before Tisha B’av, and may that mournful day be transformed to one of joy.  

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LETTERs TOTHE EDITOR

Dear Editor:I really enjoyed reading Ita Yankovich’s article about Marine Park safety in last month’s issue of Th e Jewish Echo. As a long time Marine Park resident, I was pleased to read that this is a relatively crime-free zone, but we need to follow the advice written to assure that this continues. I was unaware that our local precinct provides free security services (thanks!). I already called them and they were very helpful. I would also like to add, that in addition to Yankovich’s great tips, we must be careful to secure our most prized possessions-our kids. Too often I see kids playing outside, on porches, alleyways, front lawns, and even sidewalks, unattended.  

Keep Up the Good Work,

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COMMunITY HIGHLIGHTsDaniel Keren

Marine Parkers Asked to Donate Blood

Th e Jewish Community Council (JCC) of Marine Park will once again organize an important life-saving blood drive on Monday July 6th from 5-10 pm at Rabbi Sherer’s Shul located on 2645 Nostrand Ave. (between Ave. L-M).

Blood drives are crucial especially during the summer months when supply is low since many in the community are not around and demand for a safe source of available blood tends to exceed diminishing supplies.

Th e blood drive is open for both men and women and all participants will be off ered a free gift and full dinner as a token of appreciation.

If you would like to receive an e-mail notifying you of future JCC blood drives, please send your request to mendy@jccmp.org or call (718) 407-1832.

First-Ever JCCMP Home Renovation Showcase

Anyone who’s ever been involved with any sort of home improvement can tell you how overwhelming it can be. For the fi rst time ever, all the options needed for a home renovation project were available to the public under a single roof, when the Jewish Community Council of Marine Park presented its fi rst ever Home Renovation

Showcase on Wednesday, June 17 at its beautiful new hall. Security system and insulation specialists, tile and  kitchen retailers and many other renovation specialists answered questions and shared information with visitors. Hadassah Elizabeth Avraham, interior designer and owner of the exquisite Elbat gave a presentation on interior design and responded to queries from her audience with targeted answers.

To cap off the experience, an array of refreshments was served, allowing visitors to peruse the room in comfort and relaxation. Each visitor left with a booklet containing valuable savings towards their home renovation projects, in addition to the wealth of information they garthered at the event.

Nefesh and JCC of Marine Park Networking Event

A special program for mental health professionals in their fi rst 5 post graduate years and students was held last month at the JCC of Marine Park Simcha Hall on Sunday, June 7th. Th e event titled “Th e Future is Wide Open!: Navigating Th rough the Early Years in Your Professional Career” was organized by Nefesh, the international network of orthodox mental health professionals and co-sponsored by the JCC of Marine Park.

Th e focus of the program was to off er tips on learning how to balance time as a mental health care professional while ensuring your own self-care. Th e evening was also an opportunity to network with other professionals in the fi eld.

Th e program was moderated by Deborah Marchuck, a clinician at Ohel children and family associate at Long Island Counseling and Anxiety. Speakers included: Barry S. Horowitz, founder of Courageous Journeys Th erapeutic Services; David Katzenstein, supervisor at Maimonides Medical Center and adjunct professor of Touro College and Motti Shanet, psychotherapist at Five Towns Wellness Center.

Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein Visits Kingsway Jewish Center

Th e Kingsway Jewish Center was proud to host Rabbi Chaim Eisenstein last month for Parshas Shelach, off ering members of the community a chance to gain news insights on important contemporary issues. Rabbi Eisenstein, a rebbe at Yeshivat Netiv Aryeh in the Old City of Yerushalayim also teaches at Yeshiva University’s Gruss Kollel in Bayit Vegan.

A native of Brooklyn, he received both his bachelor’s degree and smichah from Yeshiva University. Rabbi Eisenstein is also a fellow at the Puah Institute, which helps couples struggling with infertility. Before Mussaf, he spoke on the topic “Shabbos Kosher Switch: Challenges and Opportunities.”

After kiddush, Rabbi Eisenstein off ered suggestions on “Positive Parenting.” Before Minchah, he delivered a shiur on “Contemporary Issues in Halacha and Infertility.” He also spoke at shalosh seudos on “Th e Eternal Land of Israel and the Challenges of Living Th ere Today.”

Senator Felder Offers Free Legal Services – July 7thState Senator Simcha Felder (Brooklyn) is once again providing his constituents with free legal sessions from NYLAG legal assistance lawyers at his Flatbush offi ce at 1412 Avenue J on Tuesday, July 7th from 10 am -3 pm. Th ose desiring such assistance must make an appointment in advance by calling (718) 253-2015.

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JCC of Marine Park Part of Successful Nationwide $3 Million Tzedakah Online Campaign

AJOP (Th e Association of Jewish Outreach Programs) last month organized its second “federated” online campaign to raise funds for a variety of worthy Jewish chesed groups around the country including the JCC of Marine Park that among many projects, helps struggling families in our community with vouchers for Shabbos food at local Marine Park food stores.

For each dollar raised, anonymous donors promised to give $3 of their own, so the target goal of the JCC to raise $50,000 would actually result in a total of $200,000. Th e only catch was that each of the 16 chesed groups participating had to meet their targeted goals, or all of the funds for every group including those meeting their goals would be returned. With just an hour left, some groups were short, but last minute sponsors came to the rescue.

It was very heartwarming to see everyone in and beyond the community joining to accomplish the goal with donations ranging from $9 to $5,000 in an event that made history as the largest day of tzedakah giving in the history of America.

Councilman Deutsch Offers to Check Your Entitlement Eligibility

Do you ever wonder whether you, your parents or a disabled family member might qualify for certain benefi ts? City Council Member Chaim Deutsch (Brooklyn) wants to help constituents in his district gain clarity as to whether they may or may not be eligible for various programs. In just one visit to his 2401 avenue U community offi ce, his staff will check your eligibility for 41 programs ranging from food stamps to Section 8 and everything in-between. To schedule an appointment please call (718) 368-9176.

Eytan Sosnovich of ZOA Speaks at Kingsway Jewish Center

Th e Zionism Museum and Education Center directed by Mr. Stephen L. Epstein, invited Mr. Eytan Sosnovich, executive director of the New York Region of Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) to speak last month, at the Kingsway Jewish Center’s Fein Lounge. Mr. Sosnovich addressed the timely topic of “Security, Legitimacy, Respect: Zionism and the Signifi cance of Judea and Samaria.”

Bais Medrash D’Marine Park Celebrates Second Year of Success

Th e Bais Medrash D’Marine Park, under the guidance of Rabbi Moshe Wise held its second annual reception last month at Palace Café on June 10th, attracting both parents and supporters from the community of. Th e post-high school yeshivah off ers three dearim of learning in a traditional yeshivish approach. Especially honored were Mr. and Mrs. Eli Lapidus (Parents of the Year,) Mr. and Mrs. Gedalya Blatter (Mrs. Kfi r Memorial Award) and Rabbi and Mrs. Binyamin Shvarzblat (Harbotzatz Torah Award.) One of the goals of Bais Medrash D’Marine Park according to Rabbi Wise is to that, “all bochurim [should] feel at home. Everyone [should] feel like they can learn.”

First Grade Siyum Celebrated At Yeshivas Ruach Chaim

Yeshivas Ruach Chaim, a boy’s elementary school, concluded another successful year of Torah learning on all levels with end-of-year graduations. Among the unforgettable events last month was the special siyum for fi rst graders.

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BJX Beis Medrash Reports Shavuos Night was Packed with All Types of Jews

Th e Brooklyn Jewish Experience (BJX) Beis Medrash, under the direction of Rav Yitzchok Fingerer, reports that this past Shavuos saw their beis medrash on Avenue K packed with Jews of all types and affi liations coming together to learn Torah and connect with Hashem in an unparalleled display of Jewish brotherhood. “Students that had never before heard of the Yom Tov stayed up all night learning,” said the BJX’s mora d’asra.

JCC Wants Your Ideasfor Community Courses

Th e JCC of Marine Park will soon be off ering several diff erent courses on quick books, graphics, real estate, public speaking and more. Your input is desired. Please send your suggestions for what courses you would like to see off ered at the JCC. Please email your ideas to sherry@jccmp.org

Free Kosher Travel Guide

Preparing a vacation this summer? Kashrus Magazine has just published its 2015 Kosher Travel Guide of 307 cities across the United States, covering near every state. Th e guide includes where to stay, dine, buy kosher food, fi nd a synagogue, mikveh or eruv, etc. and what to do in nearly every enclave of Jewry in this country. It is also highlights popular travel spots in neighboring towns as well as contact people to help you with your stay as many cities also off er

Shabbos hospitality for travelers. You can receive this $8.95 Kosher Travel Guide for free by sending $3 for postage to Kashrus Magazine, P.O. Box 204, Brooklyn, NY 11204 or calling (718) 336-8544.

Special Community Carnival Highlights Strivright Oral School of New York

Strivright, a special auditory oral school that aims to serve children in our community, had a special fair for all families in Marine Park and Flatbush. Th e afternoon-long extravaganza on June 14th attracted hundreds of kids and their parents who enjoyed rides, infl atables, face painting, cotton candy, games and much more as a send-off into the relaxing days of summer. Th e aim of the school whose motto is “Success begins here” is “Helping kids listen, speak and learn!”

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BAIS MORDECHAI D’BERTCHRabbi Zvi Elimelech Rokeach - 3302 Ave P - 718.376.1541Shacharis: Sunday 6:20, 8, 9, M-F 6:20 & 7:15, Sh 9Mincha: S-Th 10 min before shkiah, Fri 5 min after licht, Sh 1:45 & 5 min after lichtMaariv: S-Th after Mincha, 8:45 & 10, Sh 15 min before 72

BAIS HAMEDRASH OF FLATBUSHRabbi Tzvi Yaakov Zolty - 1485 E 29th StShacharis: Sunday 7:15, 8:15, M-F 6:55 Sh 8:30 Mincha: S-Th 20 min before shkiah, Fri 8 min after licht, Sh 30 min before shkiahMaariv: S-Th after Mincha & 9:30, Sh 50min after shkiah

BNEI TORAH BAIS NAFTOLIRabbi Benzion Schiff enbauer3514 Flatlands Ave- 718.316.8241Shacharis: Sunday 8:00, M-F 6:30 & 7:25 Sh 9:00Mincha: S-Th 10 min before shkiah, Fri 10 min after licht & 7:15, Sh 6Maariv: S-Th after Mincha & 9:00, Sh 50 min after shkiah

BNEI TORAH OF MARINE PARKRabbi Yonasan Epstein3523 Avenue SShacharis: Sunday 7:45, M-F 7, Sh 8:30Mincha: Sun 10 min before shkiah, Fri 5 min after licht, Sh at licht Maariv: Sun following Mincha M-Th 9:15, Sh 50 min after shkiah

CHABAD OF MARINE PARK Rabbi Levi Hendel 3040 Nostrand Ave - 718.377.1770Shacharis: Sun 8:20 & 9:20, M-F 6:20, 7:30 & 8:20, Mincha: Sun at shkiah, Fri 15 min after licht, Sh 1:15 & at licht Maariv: Sun following Mincha & 8:30, M-Th 8:30

CONG. NACHLAS DOVIDRabbi Daniel Kleinman 1589 E. 28th St - 718.753-4455Shacharis: Sun 8, M-F 7:15, Sh 8:45Mincha: Sun 10 min before shkiah, Fri 5 min after licht, Sh 10 min before licht Maariv: Sun following Mincha M-Th 9, Sh 45 & 60 min after shkiah

FLATBUSH PARK JEWISH CENTERRabbi Yisroel Perelson6363 Avenue U - 718.444.6868Shacharis: Sunday 8, M-F 6:10 & 8, Sh 7:15, 8:45 & 9Mincha: F 10 min after licht

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And so, without more circumstance at all, I hold it fit that we shake hands and part. You, as your business and desire shall point you, for every man has business and desire, such as it is. And for mine own poor part, look you, I’ll go pray (Hamlet, Act 1 Scene 5).

The first verse in Parshas Massei appears both repetitive and inconsistent, initially stating Motzah’aihem L’Masahaihem and then concluding in reverse, Mas’aihem L’Motzahaihem- - And Moshe wrote their goings forth, stage by stage, by the commandment of Hashem; and these are their stages at their goings forth (Bamidbar, 33. 2).

During the time of Yehoshua’s conquest of Eretz Yisrael, the king of Yericho became increasingly concerned with the presence of Jewish spies on his land. The verse states, “And it was told the king of Jericho, saying: “Behold, there came men at night of the children of Israel to search out – Lachpor - the land” (Yehoshua, 2:2). In this context, the word Lachpor means “to search,” but this word can have more than one meaning. For example, Yishayahu stated V’Chafra Halvanah (Yishayahu, 24:23) which is translated as “confounded.” Lachpor can also be defined as “to dig out or uproot” (see http://scholarsgateway.com/parse). Meaning, in order for Klal Yisrael to successfully conquer Eretz Yisrael we had to “uproot” the negative influences that permeated the land in the form of idolatry and immorality. This is perhaps the reason, according to the Kedushas Levi, why the Torah used the word Lachpor during the time of Yehoshua and not Lasur (to tour), as had been used in Parshas Shelach (see Bamidbar, 13:16). To strengthen and to create a sharp contrast between the words Lachpor and Lasur, during the time of Yehoshua, we did not arrive as tourists but rather as men, fully committed to accomplishing our dual mission: Settling the land of Eretz Yisrael, and restoring the land to its original spiritual glory.

How did we accomplish this mandate?

Explains the Kedushas Levi, the length of time that we sojourned in a particular location was dependent upon the size of the nitzosos hakedoshim, sparks of ruchniyus, found in each of these 42 (mem-bais) locations. (Nitzozos Hakedoshim are loosely defined as dormant sparks of spiritual energy that splintered into a myriad of locations at the time of Brias Ha’olam). Rav Levi Yitzchok, the Berdichever Rav, (who was also known as the Kedushas Levi), had a son named Reb Yisroel who authored the sefer Toldos Yitzchok wherein he states that when inversing the letters mem-bais, we can observe the acronym for Bereishis and Ma’amasai, respectively.

Meaning, as we traveled through the land we discussed Torah She’bichsav and Torah She’baal Peh, respectively. This is how we succeeded in countering the negative and corrupt influences to which these 42 places had been previously subjected.

What practical application can be applied to our personal and professional lives?

There are a myriad of possible examples by which one can elevate the nitzosos hakedoshim, all dormant until we venture through them, incrementally inspiring the land in which we tread – one step at a time.

Torah- New York State Route 42 in the upstate New York Catskills region, a country road that connects Woodburne (Route 52) with Monticello (near Old Route 17B), is perhaps one of the most frequently traveled highways during the summer months. Similar to the 42 destinations that we traveled in the midbar, each time we share a dvar Torah we raise the nitzosos hakedoshim.

Tefillah- Perhaps, we stopped at a gas station, grabbed a snack and made a brachah. Such brachos may in fact raise the nitzosos hakedoshim.

Ma’asim Tovim - Perhaps we traveled to a near or distant location to bring food to a sick person. Here too, we may have raised the nitzosos hakedoshim.

We can now understand, according to the Kedushas Levi, why the words of the first verse in Parshas Massei are inverted: Moshe wrote these Motzah’aihem to serve as the catalyst by which Klal Yisrael would raise the nitzosos hakedoshim from each of these 42 places; L’Masahaihem - by the mandate of traveling through these cities; Mas’aihem, - all 42 journeys served one purpose: L’Motzahaihem - to ultimately extract these nitzosos hakedoshim. As we take leave of one another, or to quote the words of Hamlet, “shake hands and part,” let us not forget to “go pray” for the nitzosos hakedoshim may be entirely dependent upon your (New York State) ‘Route 42.’

Stay safe, and have an enjoyable summer 5775.

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My son-in-law, R’ Chanaya Kramer of Yeshivas Ner Israel in Baltimore, heard the following story from his mother, Mrs. Shana Kramer, who witnessed it as a child. Mrs. Kramer is the director of Torah Umesorah’s Creative Learning Pavilion. The episode happened more than 30 years ago, in Aurora, Indiana, in a summer camp for Orthodox children from midwest cities such as Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dayton and St. Louis. It is still remembered vividly by all who saw it.On the first day of camp, when the children and staff members had gathered in the huge social hall, the head counselor, Zvi Lerner*, introduced himself and gave everyone the standard orientation about schedules, activities and expected codes of behavior. It was all routine for those who have been to camp before, but then, with great enthusiasm, Zvi announced, “This year, we are going to build a model Beis HaMikdash! Our goal is to complete it by visiting day, five weeks from now.“This will be an incredible learning experience for all of you,” said Zvi passionately. “We have assigned keilim (vessels) of the Beis HaMikdash to different bunks. One bunk will learn about the Menorah and get a chance to build it, another will learn about the Shulchan and get a chance to build that, and so on.“Our new art-and-crafts director, Betzalel Aronovitz*, is incredibly talented in construction and assembly. Betzalel spent endless hours this past winter assembling the tools, paints, and materials you will need to build this Beis HaMikdash. He has an ingenious construction plan that will allow us to finish this project in time, b’ezras Hashem. Learning counselors will teach each bunk the halachos (laws) regarding their particular part of the Beis HaMikdash, and under Betzalel’s guidance we will construct a model of the building that we hope Klal Yisrael will be allowed to build very soon, in Yerushalayim.”The campers were excited about this clever idea, but secretly they hoped it wouldn’t interfere with baseball, swimming, field day, and the camp’s well known scavenger hunt.With its unique focus on the Beis HaMikdash, camp life took on a different perspective. Every day there was talk of the various teachings of our Sages regarding the significance of korbanos

(offerings), the kehunah (priesthood), the measurements of the keilim and the chambers of the Temple, and the places where each vessel belonged. Innovative skits and nuggets of Midrashic information became daily ingredients in the children’s spiritual diet.Slowly but surely, the various bunks began building and painting their respective keilim. A Mizbe’ach (altar) was being built alongside a basketball court, and the Shulchan (table) was assembled in the canteen. It was exciting and at times exhilarating - and baseball and volleyball didn’t suffer!Campers and counselors were constantly involved in the construction. Finally, after four weeks, it was finished. The Beis HaMikdash in central Indiana gleamed and glistened to everyone’s delight. On Rosh Chodesh Av, it was put on display in the huge lobby of the camp’s main building.That year, Tishah B’Av came on a Thursday, just three days before visiting day. On Wednesday afternoon at lunch, Zvi Lerner announced that the Beis HaMikdash would be moved outdoors and, as a way of introducing the reading Eichah and the recitation of Kinos, everyone would sit around the beautiful structure while he detailed its history and significance.It was late afternoon. the sun was setting. The Seudah hamafsekes (last meal before the fast) was over and, wearing their sneakers, the entire camp population was gathered at the large cemented area near the swimming pool. The Beis Hamikdash glistened in the orange glow of sunlight that peeped through the surrounding trees. It was roped off so that no one would touch it or bump into it inadvertently.Zvi Lerner began detailing King David’s intense aspiration to build the Beis HaMikdash and Hashem’s directive that his son King Solomon instead would be the one to build it. Graphically, Zvi depicted the glorious years of the Beis HaMikdash in Jerusalem and described how millions of Jews converged on the Holy City of Jerusalem to have the opportunity to be at the Beis HaMikdash to come closer to Hashem.“But then the Jews began to feel secure in their Land, as though they would be there forever no matter what they did and they began to sin,” Zvi called out. “Prophets warned them of Hashem’s imminent wrath, but they paid no attention. Finally, Yirmiyahu warned Klal Yisrael that Hashem would burn and destroy the Beis HaMikdash, but they would not believe it. And as Zvi said those words, a huge ball of flame came hurtling through the early evening dusk, flying with unrelenting speed towards the Kodesh Hakodashim of the model structure (the innermost chamber, where the Holy Ark

stood). There was a collective gasp of fright!Unknown to the campers, a counselor had been hiding in a nearby tree with a wad of rags that he soaked in kerosene. At a prearranged signal from Zvi, he lit the rags and sent the fireball flying downward along a thin wire that had been tied from a branch at the top of the tree to the floor of the Kodesh Kodashim, which had also been soaked.The ball of flame landed in the Beis HaMikdash and, as a unified scream of horror rose from the campers, the structure was set ablaze. Some children cried and others shouted that the fire be put out. Within moments the entire edifice was engulfed in flames as counselors stood in front of the roped-off are, holding back any campers who attempted to go near it. The children and a number of unsuspecting staff members were distraught. Many cried openly and others turned away, unable to look at the horrible sight.Only one part of the structure remained standing: the Kosel HaMaaravi (the Western Wall), which Betzalel had cleverly soaked with water so that it would not burn.After fifteen minutes of controlled pandemonium, Zvi Lerner called for attention and exclaimed, “Is this what we should be crying for tonight? על עצים ואבנים? For the peices of wood we hammered and glued together, for the decorative painting and artwork that we did in the last weeks? The work and effort is minuscule compared to the construction, upkeep and service that went on in the real Beis HaMikdash!“What we must cry about tonight is that we no longer feel as close to Hashem as we did in those days, when the Beis HaMikdash stood in Jerusalem. We must cry because we cannot seek kohanim performing their avodah (service), the Levites during their song, or the Sanhedrin during their deliberations. We must not cry over something we put together over a few weeks. We must cry tonight for the loss that is close to two thousand years.”Then, quietly and dutifully, everyone entered the shul, more prepared for Maariv, Eichah, and Kinos then they had ever been before. The lesson of that Tishah B’av resonates annually for those who were there and grasped its meaning.~~~~~~Not everyone, though, understood the message. That evening one of the younger children asked his counselor tearfully, “Do you think by visiting day we could have another one ready?” That poor child didn’t understand the lesson and perhaps, sadly, after more than 1900 years, neither do we.•Denotes name change

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a recent visit to Teaneck, NJ, I noticed something unusual on the sidewalk. Many of the squares had a small oval stamped on the concrete. Some displayed years while others the name of a

construction firm. I’m guessing this was done to memorialize the work that was done in constructing the sidewalk initially and pouring the cement so well.That’s not the first time I’d seen markings in cement, just the first time I’d seen it so professionally done. Often, when there is wet cement, people will scratch their name or initials in it. I have done it myself. It’s an alluring idea not because we want to vandalize anything, but because we like the idea of the long-term impact we’ll have. Fifty years from now, my initials might still be here on the sidewalk! Sure, the person seeing them might not know what the initials stand for, but they’ll know that someone was here before, and he changed the world at least a little bit.This longing for a legacy, for a permanent place in this world, is natural. We still have a feeling that we should live forever, like Adam HaRishon was supposed to do. It’s in our DNA, so even if we can’t actually last forever, we try to find some way of continuing our existence.

As I looked at the sidewalks and contemplated their meaning in the deeper range of human emotion, I realized that there’s something much longer-lasting than cement. There’s a way we can make a concrete difference in the world, effectively leaving our ‘Kilroy was Here’ mark on all we touch.Instead of writing our names in cement, we can make an indelible impression on the people whose lives we touch. If we have an impact on someone so that our fingerprints are apparent in their character, then they become our virtual star on the Walk of Fame.We all have people we cherish from our youngest years, who taught us something we never forgot. We remember people who hurt us or made us feel bad. We have memories and the residual effects of the way other people scratched their initials in our lives, and those people live on in us.The hope, of course, is that the message left behind will not only be indelible, but positive. No one wants to be the reason that someone grew up feeling frustrated with Judaism, yet there are many people who were just that person for youngsters who’ve grown up feeling disenfranchised.How many people raised their children with negativity echoing in those pure innocent ears? Would they be surprised to see the mark they left on those children who grow up speaking badly of others? Shouldn’t they have known that young minds are more impressionable and longer-lasting than a slab of wet cement?Of course, there are people who set the right example for their children and everyone they meet. There are people about whom stories are told years later, relating their sensitivity, warmth, or understanding. These people weren’t trying to make a legacy any more than the people who make a negative impression. In fact, they might not have realized they were making an impression at all. But they were.We all do. All the time. When we interact with someone, we’re making a mark on their minds and hearts and though they might not remember it, it could still affect how they think or act. They might not realize they’ve been impacted but it doesn’t change the fact that they were.We all want that eternal legacy; we all want to be remembered. That’s great, and it’s what we should be doing. The hard part is realizing that it’s not as simple as scratching our initials in wet cement. Sometimes the cement is too dry, and we can’t impress people the way we’d like. Sometimes the sign is on the wrong spot, so when we think we’re treading safely on solid ground, we’re actually making a mess of what had previously been smooth and trying to settle.It’s not clear that we’ll be able to make our mark at a given moment, or avoid leaving an impact at another. That’s why it’s so important to be consistent in our behavior, constantly aware of the potential of long-lasting effects on others, and cognizant of the fact that like it or not, what we do at any time may leave a lasting impression on the world.That’s what a person learned from a sidewalk; can you imagine what people can learn from a person?Jonathan Gewirtz is an inspirational writer and speaker whose work has appeared in publications around the world. You can find him at www.facebook.com/Rabbi Gewirtz and follow him on Twitter @RabbiJGewirtz. He also operates JewishSpeechWriter.com, where you can order a custom-made speech for your next special occasion. Sign up for the Migdal Ohr, his weekly PDF Dvar Torah in English. E-mail info@JewishSpeechWriter.com and put Subscribe in the subject.© 2015 by Jonathan Gewirtz. All rights reserved.

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Orphans & Affirmative ActionAffirmative ActionTh e Torah commands us to treat orphans with special care, leading to an important halachic question: Who is an orphan? Th e answer has, I believe, an important ethical message that still resonates today.I. In Search of a Defi nitionWe are prohibited from causing harm to a widow or orphan even more than others: “You shall not affl ict any widow or orphan. If you affl ict them in any way–for if they cry at all to Me, I will surely hear their cry…” (Ex. 22:22-23). Eff ectively, the Torah mandates affi rmative action for orphans.But who falls into this category? While we should treat every individual with care, widows and orphans receive preferential treatment. If two cases come before a court at the same time, the orphan’s case goes fi rst (Shulchan Aruch,  Choshen Mishpat  15:2). Additionally, an orphan, or his trustee, may charge rabbinically prohibited interest (Shulchan Aruch,  Yoreh De’ah 160:18). In order to properly apply these rules, we must defi ne the category of an orphan.Perhaps anyone who loses a parent is considered an orphan. Th e pain of losing a parent is a permanent scar, even for an adult whose parent passes away. But if this is the case, nearly everyone becomes an orphan eventually (except those who sadly predecease both parents). Th is would create a system of preferential treatment for the older generation and eff ectively undermine rabbinic prohibitions of charging interest. Th at may be the intention of the laws but it seems farfetched. It seems more likely that only a small minority of people ever fall into the category of orphans that receives preferential treatment.II. Th e First Defi nitionTh e Rambam (Mishneh Torah,  Hilchos Dei’os  6:10) sets down the fi rst defi nition of an orphan. He writes that a child who loses a parent is classifi ed as an orphan until he no longer needs an adult to take care of him but can take care of himself like other adults. With this, Rambam limits orphanhood to children. Similarly, Rambam writes elsewhere (ibid., Hilchos Nachalos 7:5) that a court only appoints a trustee (apotropus) for a child orphan, not an adult. Note that Rambam includes the phrase “like other adults.” No one is completely self-suffi cient; everyone needs help from friends and family. An orphan is mainstreamed when he becomes as self-suffi cient as his peers.Characteristically, Rambam provides no sources for his rulings. Th e second ruling about appointing a trustee is explicit in the Gemara (Bava Metzi’a  39a). However, the earlier and more detailed defi nition confounded commentators for centuries until its source was conclusively identifi ed in the early twentieth century.Other authorities adopted Rambam’s defi nition. Sefer Ha-Chinuch  (65) paraphrases the Rambam’s defi nition: “Until they do not need an adult in their matters but take care of all their own needs like other adults.” Similarly, among Ashkenazim, R. Moshe of Coucy (Semag, prohibition 8) paraphrases Rambam’s defi nition, as does Rabbenu Peretz in his glosses to Semak (87). See also Terumas Ha-Deshen (1:300).III. Modern Defi nitionsRambam’s defi nition was eff ectively codifi ed in Magen Avraham (156:2), subsequently quoted by  Mishnah Berurah  (ibid., 4). Similarly, R. Meir Eisenstadt (Panim Me’iros  1:37) writes that a self-suffi cient adult, or a married woman whose husband provides for her, is no longer considered an

orphan.However, a slight modifi cation was off ered by an important Turkish authority. R. Binyamin Pontrimoli (Responsa Shevet Binyamin, no. 229, last par.) points out that an orphan is allowed to independently sell the land he inherits when he reaches the age of twenty. He suggests that this is a general defi nition of an orphan: Th e status ends at the age of twenty. R. Pontrimoli’s grandson and namesake rules likewise in his Pesach Ha-Devir commentary on Shulchan Aruch (156:5). Th e Kaf Ha-Chaim (156:14) quotes this approvingly.I have found that these two defi nitions are quoted by contemporary authorities in conjunction. To qualify halachically as an orphan, an individual must have lost one parent, must be incapable of managing his own aff airs like other adults and must be younger than twenty. IV. Th e SourceIn 1905, R. David Tzvi Hoff mann published an annotated edition of the long-lost Mechilta De-Rashbi. R. Hoff mann points out in a footnote that a comment of this ancient Midrash seems to be Rambam’s elusive source for his defi nition of an orphan (Ex. 22:21, p. 150 n. 70). Th e Mechilta De-Rashbi asks: “Until when are they called orphans? Until they can stand on their own.” Th is implies fi nancial self-suffi cience, as Rambam and subsequent authorities ruled.In his  Avodas Ha-Melech  commentary (Dei’os  6:10), R. Menachem Krakowski agrees with R. Hoff mann and adds that a similar statement appears in  Tanna De-Vei Eliyahu Rabba  (ch. 27, p. 143 in the Ish-Shalom edition). Th e Midrash refers to orphans in their times (yesomim bi-zmanan), implying that the status is limited by age or phase of life. Subsequent commentaries accept these sources.V. ImplicationsTh is limited defi nition of an orphan has profound implications. Life is full of challenges. If we off er preferential treatment to everyone who has suff ered setbacks or encountered diffi cult or even traumatic circumstances then the preference would be nullifi ed by abundance. If everyone is special, no one is special. A child separated from his parent or whose parent is unable to raise or assist him is not an orphan but still must overcome diffi cult challenges. Why doesn’t he receive preferential treatment? Th e Torah reserves this treatment for the unique, tragic case of an orphan. Everyone else receives our sympathy and encouragement, as well as our charity and support, but not preferential treatment.Additionally, and perhaps important for discussion of affi rmative action, adults must take responsibility for their situations. Th e disadvantages and setbacks of upbringing do not entitle us to perpetual special treatment. Even those who seem to come from charmed backgrounds carry emotional baggage. Children need guidance and support, and therefore orphan children receive preferential treatment. Adults, though, need to take control of their lives. While we must deal with every individual sensitively, we have no Torah-based affi rmative action for adults.

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CHOOsE TO sHInEPinchos shineaAs we approach one of the saddest dates on the Jewish

calendar, the ninth of Av, it is important to refl ect on the tragedies which have befallen on our people throughout the ages, at this time of year.  Too often, Jewish communities around the globe and throughout history have suff ered attacks, wars, personal and national catastrophes of tremendous scope, well beyond what might be considered “ordinary.” A rational, thinking person cannot ignore these alarming trends, especially given the dates upon which they fall. Detailing the many unfortunate episodes is beyond the scope of this column. Rather, I would like to focus on the reasons our Sages give for these recurring calamities: primarily, our failure to come together as one people in service to Hashem.

Th e Jewish people have an overwhelming number of things in common ,far more than the things which make them diff erent. If you ask a geneticist what percent of genomes are shared by all humans, it is above 99 percent.  Jews in particular share even more DNA markers.  Th ere is even a genetic test to determine if someone is likely to be a kohen, a descendant of Aaron the High Priest. 

As a people, we have more than DNA in common with each other.  We have the Torah, the gift Hashem gave us at Sinai.  If only we could focus our eff orts on uniting, rather than tearing others down, we would likely have a signifi cant eff ect on reducing the ever-growing hate and anti Semitism especially in Europe.

In this vein, I would like to publicly recall an open miracle to which I was witness on Shabbos Nachamu, in 2003.  I will reprint a letter I wrote to the Jewish Press about that event, to give the experience a more accurate voice.

“I was zoche to spend Shabbos Nachamu this past weekend at the Homowack Hotel in the Catskill Mountains. I say that without irony, as I was privileged to witness a remarkable scene. We were roused early Shabbos morning to shouts of “fi re!” and the shrill of the alarm. Volunteers went from room to room evacuating all of the guests. People seemed to take it in stride as they were herdedto the front lawn in their pajamas or robes. Although we had to wait a few hours to be readmitted , I did not hear any complaints. Th is amazes me, considering that few people had time to relieve themselves before going outside. Th e instructions of the fi re marshals were pretty well followed, and I did not hear anyone express resentment at being kept out for so long. Nor did I see anyone insisting that he or she be allowed back in to get anything unless it was life threatening.

As always, the Hatzolah volunteers were quickly on the scene, and did an amazing job of ensuring public safety. Th ey also coordinated the distribution of relief supplies, said to have come from Satmar. Th ey were very complimentary of the manner in which everyone conducted themselves during the crisis. Th e local fi re departments of Summitville, Mamakating, and other responders also did a fabulous job of fi ghting the fi re and containing the damage to just the offi ces and kitchen.

W h a t m o v e d me most was the spontaneous organization of two minyanim in the outdoor hockey rink, one each for Ashkenaz and Sefard. Many men did not have their talleisim, and four or fi ve people would share the same siddur. As it happened, while the Torahs were not in the danger zone, we could not enter the building to retrieve them for this impromptu service. Th at meant that everyone came to hear the laining together after the “all clear” order was given.

We also heard the haftarah together. Nachamu, nachamu ami…. Baruch Hashem, nobody was hurt. It could have been so much worse, as this was also visiting day weekend, plus a Young Israel weekend, and the singles weekend – certainly the largest crowd of the summer, if not of the entire year.

Th is minor inconvenience was overcome and things were pretty much back on schedule by lunchtime thanks to a very dedicated hotel management and staff . I treasure the inspiration I received last weekend, and would gladly do it again if given the choice.”

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Th e way everyone came together in the face of challenge was so inspiring to me.  If only it did not take a challenge like a fi re to make that happen, we would all be in a better place with Hashem and with our fellow Jews, not to mention becoming eligible for the Final Redemption.

I encourage you to share your own stories at pinchosshine@gmail.com

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 Sarah Imeinu passes away. Avraham Avinu off ers to purchase a burial ground, the mearas hamachpeila, from Ephron the Hittite. Ephron demurs, saying that Avraham can have it for free, but as we all know, ultimately sells it to Avraham. A careful reading of the verses shows that there seem to be two simultaneous transactions taking place. In some verses Avraham talks to Ephron, and in others, the verses indicate that he spoke to “the children of Cheis” and not to Ephron in particular. Why? Rabbi Chaim Brisker points out something fascinating. To buy the fi eld, a deal had to be negotiated and signed with the property owner, in this case Ephron; however, being that the property was not zoned as a burial ground, perhaps the people of Cheis would later use eminent domain and force the body to be exhumed and moved. And so, Avraham had two separate transactions he needed to work out: A) to purchase the land so that he could bury his wife Sarah there, and B) a separate negotiation to ensure that the land be zoned as a burial ground and not subject to eminent domain. (Th ere is more to explore in the pesukim’s wording about this, but that is beyond the scope of this column. Plus, we are in Bamidbar, not Bereishis!) But look how forward thinking Avraham was. He was grieving over his tremendous loss, but still, he protects himself from fool’s play. He pays attention to potential future issues that might arise. He thinks about zoning regulations. He makes sure to conduct business with Ephron in full view of the Hittites so there can later be no claims of a forged contract. He pays with “over lasocher,” common currency, so that no “foul!” claims will arise later that the coins were counterfeit. It is extremely important in business to think forward and keep track of developments that can later aff ect them. Years ago, I

worked for Eastern Union, a com mercial mortgage brokerage and real estate fi rm. R’ Ira Zlotowitz, my then-boss, and I met to discuss a compensation issue. When the meeting was over, I noticed that he had sent me an email immediately following my departure from his offi ce, outlining the points we had discussed and what had been decided. Under the summary was a line which said “please respond and let me know that you agree that this was the outcome of our discussion and this is what we agreed upon, or if you feel this does not accurately refl ect the outcome of our meeting please, let me know immediately.” Ira explained to me: “I have found that sending these emails right after a meeting does a tremendous amount to avoid future issues. Th ere are no exclamations of ‘but we discussed otherwise!’ Th is way, decisions are documented accurately. If there

is any disagreement, they can be dealt with immediately.” With virtually unlimited email storage on sites like Gmail, doing this is easy—as is digging up old agreements when called for.

It is extremely important for anyone in business to try forecast thinking. Do you have insurance? When you agree on a business deal, are the terms and responsibilities clear as to who is responsible for what? (Gmail and our archived messages contain great content that can be utilized for various business and website uses, but that’s an article for another time.) “Aizehu chacham? Haroe’h es hanolad-” Who is wise? He who has foresight for the future. Th ere are always disagreements in business. People change, businesses change, times change, and memories are fi ckle, therefore it is your obligation to cross-check and substantiate every minor detail. I have been involved in many situations where individuals have been promised an equity stake by their company, for example, only to have it fall through due to a simple misunderstanding. Th ese cases could have easily been avoided with some basic, cursory agreements. One of my clients, who is an attorney, successfully won a litigation based on a “back of napkin” contract!  Always verify everything. Before going to the airport don’t you always double check to make sure you have your passport? Th at little extra bit goes a long way in keeping you safe and successful.

Th e same logic holds true when you lend someone an item. We all expect to get back the things we lend, and to return the things we borrow, but human nature and life events sometimes change that; we’ve all had such experiences, be it either on the getting or the giving end of the equation. Get everything documented on paper. Are you the owner of an asset that lays elsewhere? Make sure you have proof that it is actually yours. Ensure that your stated “Terms and Conditions”’ are worded clearly to the client - even if the client is your mother-in-law’s best friend (or your own). Finally, make sure it’s signed, accepted, and agreed.

Issamar Ginzberg is a business advisor, marketer, professional speaker and rabbi.  

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The Israeli army is tightening the rules on soldiers growing beards, prompting an internal online protest.

Israeli soldiers are meant to be clean-shaven unless officers grant them exemptions based on religious or medical grounds, but now the army has decided that some officers are approving beards too readily, leading to a lack of uniformity between brigades. This prompted new rules which demand that troops present a certificate from a chaplain or medic, which will grant permission to avoid razors in exceptional circumstances.

“There are too many soldiers who grew beards for reasons of faith who we then see walking around smoking, or driving on the Sabbath,” one officer complained.

Some soldiers are turning to social media in their attempt to repeal the order posting photos of their beards. One contributor even asks whether some chin-fuzz is too much to ask for after putting up with all the hardships of army life. The post, has already garnered more than 12,000 likes.

After a two-month grace period, anyone violating the new rules will be fined or confined to quarters.

The mayor of Belmar, Matt Doherty, temporarily prevented incoming traffic from entering his beach resort town after an influx of people were entering to enjoy an annual seafood festival and the beach-friendly weather.

The 6,000 residents were still allowed entry via Route 35, but they had to verify their status by showing a driver’s licenses bearing a Belmar address.

Doherty said the decision was made for public safety reasons since the town had reached its maximum capacity.

The road was reopened to the public about four hours after the mayor’s announcement.

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Pakistan, Karachi

United States120 people recently died due to extreme heat wave. The city of Karachi, which is located on the southern province of Pakistan, has experienced power cuts, caused by an increased demand for electricity due to the extreme weather, which has reached a whopping 45 degrees Celsius (113 Fahrenheit).

The head of the emergency department at Jinnah Hospital in Karachi said the majority of the victims were elderly.

“Patients with heat stroke brought to the hospital had high-grade fever, altered state of consciousness, dehydration and fits,” said Dr. Semee Jamali. Most victims, according to the head of the emergency department, were elderly.

The all-time record temperature in Karachi is 47 degrees Celsius (117 degrees Fahrenheit), recorded in 1979.

Nearly 1,700 died in a heatwave in neighboring India last month.

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Andre Borschberg, a Swiss pilot of a solar-powered plane called Solar Impulse 2, had to make an unplanned landing in Japan while trying to travel from Nanjing, China to Hawaii, and now he is stuck awaiting favorable weather, which could take up to two months.

The plane was on a mission to circumnavigate the globe without fuel, but the ambitious journey had to be cut short when meteorologists warned of a developing cold front over the vast Pacific Ocean.

The plane has been fully repaired after being slightly damaged by a cover tousled by the wind while on the ground in Nagoya. The plane is powered by more than 17,000 solar cells on its wings that recharge its batteries, enabling it to fly. Since the airplane carries no fuel and the flight will take five or six days, project engineers need to utilize simulations to determine if the craft is safe for travel. But since the plane is meant to travel only during the summer, there is a limit to how long they can wait to make the flight.

Some Japanese panicked upon seeing the plane’s extra-wide wings and bright lights and reported it as a UFO to authorities.

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Latin America

Oswaldo Ochoa, a 62-year-old Guatemalan man was greeted with applause and cheers after marching for 200km (125-mile) in protest to government corruption.

Ochoa was on hunger strike during his journey, surviving only on teas and juices. He got blisters on his feet and has lost more than 4kg (9lbs). His methods of demonstration have been inspired by the teachings of Gandhi who advocated peaceful protest for social, political and agricultural change.

In the capital, he called on all Guatemalans to rise against impunity and allegedly corrupt politicians who have enriched themselves with public money. A series of corruption scandals forced the resignation of Vice President Roxana Baldetti, which just adds to the frustration of many Guatemalans who have been demanding the resignation of President Otto Perez Molina.

President Perez Molina claims he has done nothing wrong and will not leave office before his term expires next January.

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WAS IT A LOVE OF SPORTS THAT CAUSED YOU TO OPEN YOUR BUSINESS? I have always loved all of the NY sports teams.  In fact, I was an actual customer of Th e Hot Cornert, and when the original owner was planning to move his business to Manhattan, I purchased the store from him without any of the inventory - that was on May 1, 1991 and the rest has been a dream!

DO YOU PLAN TO START A WEBSITE WHERE YOUR CUSTOMERS CAN SHOP? We did have a website for a number of years - but never actually used it.  Th e reason for this is that we have never had the manpower for this.  We have been selling on E-bay since 1997.  Our store name on E-bay is hotcorner2980.   

WHO HAVE BEEN AMONG YOUR MORE MEMORABLE CUSTOMERS?For me the most memorable customers have always been the kids.  Th ere is nothing more rewarding than a father bringing in his son and telling him how he used to shop here when he was a kid.  In our shop - kids ALWAYS come fi rst.  If there is an adult in our store looking at a Michael Jordan or Derek Jeter autograph and a kid looking to buy a $2 basketball pack - the adult will ALWAYS have to wait - that hasn’t changed in 24 plus years! 

WHAT IS THE MOST COMMONLY SOUGHT AFTER MEMORABILIA? Th at depends on the season.  During baseball season, it is evenly split between Mets and Yankees - so that would be David Wright, Matt Harvey and Derek Jeter.  During hockey season it has always been NY Rangers such as Henrik Lundqvist, Rick Nash. We do have quite a few NY Islander fans and that will probably increase when they move to Brooklyn next year.  Our Islander fans love John Tavares.  During football season the two top sellers are Odell Beckham and Eli Manning.  Now moving on to basketball, which is BY FAR our best selling sport and always has been, our customers seem to like the Knicks and Nets equally - with Carmelo Anthony, Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson being the favorites.  Most of our customers also love the superstars such as Michael Jordan, Lebron James, Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant.  Stephan Curry has been a recent favorite since winning the MVP this year.

1 Yankees superstar, but he never made it so those cards are now virtually worthless.  On the other hand, if you would have purchased 100 Miguel Cabrera 2000 Topps Chrome rookie cards 15 years ago, they would have cost you about what I paid for the Maas rookies.  Today 100 Cabrera rookies would be worth $6000!  An example of a good investment that is expensive would be a single signed Lou Gehrig baseball.  While you could purchase a decent condition autographed baseball of Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig for $20,000 - a nice single signed Lou Gehrig baseball would cost you twice that!  Th e reason is Babe Ruth signed 100 baseballs for every one that Lou

Gehrig signed!

DO YOU OWN A COLLECTION? My personal collection consists of photos signed

by every player we have had sign in our store (approximately 130 players)  I have had each player personalize the autograph to me, making my collection worth more to me than to anyone else. 

WHAT IS THE OLDEST ITEM IN YOUR STORE? We have a couple of

newspapers that have a small article on baseball dating back to the 1870’s.  We have a T 206 baseball card from 1909.  We

also have an extensive collection of yearbooks from most major league teams dating back to the 1950’s as well as many original photos from newspapers also dating back to the 1950’s and earlier.

WHAT IS YOUR DREAM SPORTS COLLECTIBLE? I don’t really have a dream sports collectible - to me the most important memorabilia are the autographed photos of the players that we were fortunate to host in our store.  Gordie Howe was in our store in 2008 and 2009 and we became very close with him and his family, so I would say the personalized autographs that Mr. Howe signed to me are my most cherished collectible.  

DO YOU BELIEVE SPORTS MEMORABILIA WILL ALWAYS BE POPULAR? In my opinion, sports memorabilia will be popular as long as sports is popular. When the Rangers are fi ghting for the Stanley Cup, they are more popular than when the hockey season is over.  When a team is not doing well - they are not as popular as when they are near the top of the standings.

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WHAT TYPES OF SIGNED ITEMS ARE THE MOST VALUABLE? Th e most valuable signed items are by athletes (and celebrities) that have been dead for awhile and never took part in the autograph signings that have become so popular over the last 25 years.  Th is is why a Roger Maris (he only had one public signing in his entire life) autograph is worth more than a Mickey Mantle autograph.  Th e most valuable sports autograph is one signed by Joe Jackson - there are less than 5 known authentic samples of his signature known to exist.  Since Shoeless Joe was illiterate, his wife signed most of his documents.

HOW DO YOU AUTHENTICATE SIGNATURES? Th ere are two reputable companies to have signatures authenticated.  We use JSA (James Spence Authentication) because we feel that JSA is the most reputable company to authenticate autographs.  Jimmy Spence is a third generation autograph expert and he started the other reputable authentication company PSA/DNA.  Most of the authenticators at PSA (as well as JSA) have been trained by Mr. Spence.  I have personally worked with Jimmy on a number of occasions and have known him since 1990.

ARE THERE ANY ITEMS YOU WOULD SAY ARE A GOOD INVESTMENT?  As with most things in life - the best investments are either the most risky or the most expensive.  An example of a risky investment would be purchasing a number of rookie cards of a player that has not played major league baseball yet.  I did this in 1989 purchasing 100 Kevin Maas Upper Deck rookie cards for $3.50 per card.  Kevin was supposed to be the next NY

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8 ways social media is exploding in 2015Halfway through 2015 social media and mobile technology continue to roar. They are continuously becoming part of the fabric of today’s society and even have powerful impact on politics, commerce, law enforcement and finance. We have reached a point at which the President of the United States started his own Twitter account and broke a world record in the process (reaching 1 million followers within five hours of its launch)! Here’s a roundup of some mind blowing stats and trends of 2015.

We are ALL using itWell not all, but we are getting up there. There are a staggering 2 billion-plus active social media accounts out of the global population of 7.2 billion.

Some of us are even addicts 87% of young adults (between the ages of 18 and 34) who own smartphones report never separating from their mobile devices. In fact, a study conducted last year found that 96% of respondents ages 18 to 24 consider their phones very important, versus 93 percent for toothbrushes and 90 percent for deodorant! What’s more, survey respondents of all ages said their mobile phone is significantly more important to them than television and coffee.

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PrioritiesWhat is the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Embarrassed to answer that question? Well, according to a recent study, four-out-of-five young adults said that the first thing they do “is reach for my smartphone.”  

The new social king At least for now, Instagram appears to be king. The platform continues to grow rapidly, while Facebook is on the decline. That explains why so many—44% of 18-to 24-year-olds,—report using their smartphone camera at least once a day. And an overwhelming majority—about three-quarters of 18- to 34-year-olds—report that they use their cameras to post pictures on social media. Although, Instagram may be on the rise, Facebook still dominates over all with 58% of the entire adult population in the US having a Facebook account. Mind blowing!

Even Grandma is joining us Yes, be warned! Dad, Mom, Grandma and Grandpa will be commenting and posting sooner than later. Usage among seniors continues to increase. Some 56% of internet users ages 65 and older, now use Facebook.

The Cross-breed messenger services Especially amongst the youngest demographic, 2015 brings surging popularity of quasi-social messaging apps. Platforms like Snapchat and Whatsapp, although primarily built for messaging, have strong social features. Brands and influencers alike are jumping in to tap into these mediums to reach a key audience. (To put this in perspective, Snapchat has 100 million daily users!)

Your WalletOver the years, there have been many companies trying to take over our digital wallets. This year social networks have indicated they are looking to enter the arena. Beyond actual payment features, networks have made advances to streamline purchases. Until recently, users could not buy products directly from social media platforms, but this year Twitter Facebook and Instagram began introducing “buy” buttons, which appear alongside certain posts, and allow users to make purchases with just a click or two, without exiting the network.

Need a loan? Many small businesses will seek “alternative funding” when in need of a short-term loan. One of the leaders in this space is Kabbage, which is online- based and allows applicants to apply and get approved in minutes. Believe it or not, the amount of Twitter or Facebook followers the company has may increase the loan size offered. What does all this mean? You don’t have to be a sociologist, psychologist, anthropologist, economist or fortune-teller to know that the digital world will only become more integral to our daily lives. Which is why three-out-of-five teens believe that mobile devices will somehow rule every aspect of the future!

Pesach Tropper leads the social media department at Bottom Line Marketing Group, located in Marine Park. His past experience at Susan Blond, Inc., a Manhattan-based public relations and communications firm, has allowed him to work closely with various lifestyle and entertainment celebrities. Today, he helps clients broaden their business markets utilizing a variety of digital strategies to promote their brand.Pesach can be contacted at PT@BottomLineMG.com

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Stop me if you’ve heard this one before.

What can produce spectacular gourmet desserts, complex machinery and even human body parts and has been touted as potentially more monumental

than the internet?

Th ere is no clever punch line here because this isn’t a joke, nor is it something out of a science fi ction movie or a futuristic cartoon series. It is 3D printing, a technology so versatile and so radical that its ramifi cations seem virtually boundless.

3D printing, also known as additive manufacturing, is a fascinating process where virtual models created on a computer are printed in multiple horizontal layers, resulting in a fi nished three dimensional product. While traditional printers use ink and print on paper, 3D printers use a variety of materials, including chocolate, cement, metal, plastic and even regenerative body tissue to turn out the fi nal product.

Th e fi rst patent application for 3D printing was fi led in 1980 by Japanese patent lawyer Hideo Kodama for what was then called rapid prototyping technologies. Ironically, Kodama did not submit the full specifi cations for the patent before the one year fi ling deadline elapsed, so the fi rst 3D printing patent was issued to Charles Hull in 1986 for his invention dubbed a stereolithography appartus.1987 brought the fi rst commercial 3D printing system, introduced by Hull’s 3D Systems Corporation, and several others followed suit as other 3D technologies and processes were developed. Over the next 20 years, 3D printing

continued to evolve in multiple directions as increasingly sophisticated systems were created

to produce high- end parts for applications in the medical, automotive and aerospace arenas,

while at the opposite end of the spectrum; others were working towards entry level systems that targeted the home user. Seemingly endless possibilities are continuing to emerge and seem that when it comes to 3D printing, the sky is the limit.

3D printers create objects from a digital blueprint, derived from either a 3D scanner or a 3D software program, slicing the object into horizontal layers and stacking them one on top of the other, much in the same way that Lego designs are constructed with row after row of those ubiquitous plastic bricks. Whatever your desired material, be it plastic, metal or even sugar, the printer places the construction medium in exactly the right location, growing the desired object one layer at a time until the fi nished product magically appears before your eyes.

Th e results are beyond stunning. From human organ tissue to jet engine parts to shoes to musical instruments and everything in between, it seems as if there is nothing a 3D printer can’t do. Because complexity is a no-brainer for a computer or a 3D printer, the resulting objects can be incredibly complicat ed and customized to exact specifi cations, making 3D printing a natural fi t for things like eyeglasses, shoes, scoliosis braces, knee replacement parts and prosthetics.

“Medical uses of 3D printing technology are one of the fastest growth areas of the industry,” Justin Levitz, director of 3D Technologies

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told the Jewish Echo. “Metal 3D prints are used for jaw replacements, h i p r e p l a c e m e n t s

and other bone surgeries.  There

are 20,000 dental crowns produced

every day on metal 3D printers. A person may

have a 3D printed object in their mouth and likely doesn’t

even know it.”

According to Avi Reichental, president and CEO of 3D Systems whose 3D printers employ over 100

materials and print in over 380 color combinations, the medical application of 3D printing seems to be boundless.

“Most of the knee implants are getting printed ... the implant itself is metal printed but also all of the tools, the jigs, the fixtures, the drill guides that eliminate all the variability from procedure to procedure are also now 3D printed and that’s only the beginning,” said Reichental in a YouTube video clip.

Ironically, while the industrial revolution changed commerce in unimaginable ways by introducing unprecedented economies of scale, 3D printing technology brings with it similarly ground breaking advances of the opposite nature, offering the ultimate in customization to produce one of a kind items. According to a 2011 Economist report, while the industrial revolution brought with it the ability to inexpensively mass produce items in a factory setting, the current 3D technology wave allows for economic production of a single custom made item from something as small as a desktop printer. The technology’s precise nature minimizes waste while allowing the designer to create unique designs with maximum efficiency and the relatively low cost of printing 3D constructs makes it the perfect tool for creating more complex items.

“We use it to prototype things when we have designs we want to touch and feel,” said Aviva Leidner, a graduating mechanical engineering student at City College. “This way we can see how our design works and where the problems would be.”

In fact, while 3D printers have been used for years in the aerospace, medical and automotive fields to create prototypes of potential designs to be produced on conventional manufacturing lines, the technology has improved so much that 3D printing is now being used for the final products as well. Best of all, using 3D printing gives manufacturers the ability to tweak their designs, allowing them to make semi-custom products, particularly useful in items requiring minor modifications for end users, including eye glasses and shoes.

The need to create initial runs of thousands of products is also a thing of the past with 3D printing. Have a product that you think will be a big seller? Create it on your home computer and print off pieces as you need them, eliminating the need for investing in thousands of pieces of each product or getting stuck with inventory that may or may not sell. The ability to make minor modifications as needed based on customer feedback and other requests are another plus of

this fascinating technology.

Buying a 3D printer can be a dizzying prospect and it goes without saying that it requires a more sophisticated machine to create a human liver or an airplane component than to produce a cute keychain or a new case for your cell phone. Those looking to dabble in casual 3D printing can find basic desktop machines on Amazon, Staples or Best Buy in the $350 to $500 range, with prices for high end machines progressing into significantly higher numbers. There are several factors to consider when investing in your own 3D printer including intended usage, the size of the products being created, the intended print medium, the number of different media to be used in the design, desired print resolution and 3D printing software. Have a hankering to print your own designs without a printer? Staples offers 3D printing at over 50 locations in the United States, including five stores in New Jersey (Bergenfield, Howell, Ramsey, East Rutherford and Raritan), two in Manhattan and even closer to home, one at the Gateway Center off the Belt Parkway, one on Ocean Avenue just off Avenue Y and a third in Staten Island. If you are looking to buy 3D printed products check out Amazon’s 3D Marketplace featuring over 1,000 unique pieces of 3D printed jewelry, electronics, toys and games, cell phone accessories and items for your home and kitchen, including a customized cookie cutter with your dog’s name for $10.95, sterling silver customizable cufflinks priced at $255 or a $739.34 white Chaos table lamp.

As 3D printing technology continues to become more widespread comes the realization that technology this explosive and this versatile brings with it numerous other issues that will need to be addressed. A 2013 article in Forbes noted that Senator Chuck Schumer called for legislation banning 3D printed guns, which would allow owners to circumvent required background checks and registration requirements and whose plastic composition would allow them to go unnoticed through metal detectors. Another potential problem could be the ability to print pharmaceuticals, which could not only result in dangerous and uncontrolled legal drugs popping up unexpectedly, but also illegal drugs and chemical weapons creating tremendous safety risks. Finally, easy duplication of objects brings with it the ability to pirate copyrighted items, and much like the music industry was decimated by the public’s ability to reproduce music files on their home computers comes the question of whether 3D printing will allow for the reproduction of a wide range of items, ranging from designer accessories to toys and beyond, should blueprints become available on the internet. All of these issues will no doubt be discussed at length in many different arenas as this innovative technology, and all of its associated ramifications, continues to emerge.

While there is no doubt that 3D printing will forever transform the world as we know it, from a consumer standpoint, this technology is still being embraced very slowly. While home 3D printers are becoming more readily available to the general consumer, the associated t e c h n o l o g y

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and hardware are still far from consumer friendly at this time. There is no doubt that the average user is not currently capable of creating the programming required to produce significant 3D printed objects and that the printers themselves are inherently complicated machines. Yet with every passing month, 3D technology looms tantalizingly closer and more and more advances continue to be announced using this extremely fascinating and incredibly adaptable technology.

Take a moment to consider the implications of 3D printing in the world of medicine, where the advances have been staggering. A recent 3DPrintingIndustry.com article lists a dozen items that can already be printed using 3D technology including: low cost prosthetics, prescription drugs that can be printed using chemical inks, heart valves, intervertebral discs, human cranial implants and synthetic skin for use on burn victims. One San Diego company has already had success printing liver cells and industry experts say that entire organs, including hearts, livers and kidneys, could be successfully 3D printed within the next decade, forever altering the lives of the hundreds of thousands of people awaiting organ transplants.

Of course, 3D printing isn’t just for scientists and its potential in a home kitchen is impressive. While its inherent precision makes 3D food printing the ideal tool for creating intricate designs out of sugar and chocolate, the technology holds promise in other culinary areas as well. Senior citizens who have difficulty chewing or swallowing often find themselves on soft food diets consisting of unappealing choices, leading some to forgo eating altogether, creating even greater problems. A Washington Post article noted that 3D printing may solve that problem, allowing the foods to be mashed, mixed with a gelling agent and then 3D printed into items that are visually appealing and more likely to be eaten. The Foodini, a 3D food printer currently being developed by Barcelona’s Natural Machines, uses refillable stainless steel capsules to print food with a goal of giving consumers the ability to print fresh, healthy, non-processed and creative foods. Foodini, which is expected to retail for about $1,300 and will be available sometime this year, can easily

complete time consuming tasks like making ravioli, and works in conjunction with the

company’s website using user selected recipes.

Consider this application, which will literally hit closer to home. Instead of thinking small scale when

it comes to 3D printing, think big, as in houses. Winsun Decoration Design Engineering Company, a Chinese construction firm, made headlines last year when it created ten single story 3D printed homes last spring in less than 24 hours, using “ink” comprised of cement, construction waste and glass fiber. The total cost for all ten homes was $50,000. More recently, the Associate Press reported in January that WinSun built both a five story apartment building and an impressive stand-alone villa using 3D technology, offering safe, solid construction, capable of being completed quickly at significant price savings.

Want to see some 3D construction without having to travel to China? The world’s first 3D printed estate is due to go up in the Ulster County town of Gardiner by the Manhattan based Kushner Studios. The estate, which will consist of a 2,400 square foot four bedroom house, complete with a swimming pool, garden and a car port, will be created in entirety by 16 foot 3D printers, according to PDDNet.com. Construction is temporarily on hold while developers wait both for local zoning board approvals as well as the arrival of the 3D printer, which will be brought in from the United Kingdom, but Adam Kushner, founder of Kushner Studios, hopes to begin construction of the project, to be used as his second residence, next spring. Kushner plans to push the envelope even further, using 3D technology to print low income or emergency housing and may one day seek a partnership with the European Space Agency to build moon bases.

When it comes to 3D printing, the sky is the limit.

Literally.

Sandy Eller is a freelance writer who writes for numerous websites, newspapers, magazines and many private clients. She can be contacted at sandyeller1@gmail.com

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very time I told anyone that I was traveling to Germany for 10 days I received the same response. First their eyes narrowed as if I

had said something obscene that they couldn’t quite fi gure out, and then they’d ask me, “Why would you go there?”

It’s a question that, if I had said the name of any other country on Earth, would have carried a much diff erent tone. As a member of the Jewish community, as a descendant of German Jews who fl ed Berlin, and Hungarian ones who were interned in the Th eresienstadt concentration camp, this question was expected. Why would I go there? All 15 of the participants on the ten-day Germany Close-Up trip, a program that brings Jewish young adults to Germany and is funded partly by the German government and partners with organizations in the Unites States, reported getting asked that big question of “Why there?” as if we were taking a trip to Sodom or Gomorrah.

And we all had our reasons when we set out.

Some of us were just interested in history and wanted to see the country that hosted the most defi ning and tragic events in recent Jewish memory, and some saw it as an opportunity to see how Jews live in a diff erent part of the world. My brother and I saw it as an opportunity to learn about our ancestry. Our grandfather from our mother’s side was born in Berlin and lived there until after Kristallnacht in 1938. He used to tell us stories about it but can’t anymore because his Alzheimer’s has worsened. For the fi rst six years

of his life, he lived in Berlin before fl eeing to Shanghai, so going back would give us an insight into the stories he can no longer share as well as mend the sort of broken circle of life that started there and eventually led to us to being born in New York City.

Th e program that all 15 of us had come upon was designed to “expose participants to Berlin’s multicultural life, allow them to visit sites such as a former concentration camp, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe and the Jewish Museum in Berlin, and to experience other key historical sites and cultural venues.”

A friend I’d told about the trip (who indeed also voiced the ubiquitous sentiment of “Why there?”) said that he was considering participating but he was looking for an experience that focused more on the history than the modernity of the country at the center of World War II. A trip that started in Munich, spent a Shabbat in Leipzig, and then spent nearly a week in Berlin exploring what’s in Germany today was not what he envisioned when he heard “a Jewish trip to Germany.” He and his girlfriend read through the program and decided that it wasn’t for them.

Now, the fact is that those two did more than most Jews in my community (and in general) would have done. If you off ered a Jewish young adult a free or heavily subsidized trip to Germany (such as this one) most wouldn’t even read the program. Th ey’d hesitate and then respond with a timid “No,” the origin of which they could trace but would rather not examine closely.

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same reason that my grandfather would proclaim that he’d never buy a Mercedes. It’s the same reason that I was told, “If you’re going to Germany, at least don’t buy anything there.” It’s the reason that the mother of one of my fellow participants called to check on him every day and sighed when he said he’d bought a souvenir.

Now that I’m back, I’d argue that these automatic reactions are not only unfortunate, but out of line with how we as Jews are meant to view other people.

See, having returned from Germany, there are many parts of the experience that I can now use to answer that question of “Why there?” Before I left, when people asked, I talked about my grandfather, wanting to see the places for myself, desiring to meet Jews still living there. But having visited Sachsenhausen, having davened in the only synagogue in Leipzig (hosting the only regular minyan for over 100 miles), and having spoken with not only German Jews but Germans in general, my response is quite different.

All the answers I used previously still stand, but the fact is that I learned more than I ever imagined about Germany as a country and as a place where Jews still live to this day.

The starkest takeaway, the thing you realize most, is the fact that the people of Germany, as much as the Jews of the world, cannot define their own national identity without looking back on the darkest period in human history. Everywhere you go there is a memorial, a plaque, a

monument. When you walk the streets of Berlin you stumble across golden bricks in the pavement. Each brick, a part of the Stolpersteine or Stumbling Stones commemoration project, bears the name of a victim of the Holocaust and a short summation of what happened to them. Started by German artist, Gunter Demnig, the bricks are placed in front of former residences and businesses. Walking the streets, the sunlight bounces off them differently and you cannot help but think, “Look, there’s another. There’s one I haven’t seen before.” It’s a small moment of reflection, but you cannot ignore it. There are over 48,000 of them in the ground across 18 countries in Europe.

This consistent presence of the nation’s past in German cities and in the German psyche in general (indeed one man randomly and sincerely approached us, put his hand over his heart, and simply said, “We are sorry,” before moving on) is very much the other side of the coin when it comes to Holocaust remembrance. It’s the dark side of

the moon that we seldom think about.

In the Jewish community, the phrase “Never forget” will always be about the Holocaust and the events of World War II. In Germany, for both Jews and non-Jews, they simply have no choice but to remember. They are confronted with the reality of it every day especially with the places in which those tragic and terrible events actually occurred. They walk out their front doors and they’re there. The people living there are reflecting on the events of the past more often, in many ways, than Jews do. And this process of reflection and reconciliation happening now is considerably younger than it’s been for the Jewish community at large, having only significantly begun in Germany after the city’s reunification 25 years ago.

This was the most evident reality while walking the streets of modern Germany. When you come across a nearly 5-acre field containing the 2,711 concrete pillars of the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe smack in the middle of a busy tourist section of Berlin, when you see the rows of chairs, set up permanently above the foundation of what used to be a synagogue in Leipzig, when you come across a Stumbling Stone, you feel that this country (not all but the majority of its people) are internalizing what has happened and attempting to come to terms with such horror as part of its national identity. You truly begin to understand this fact. You understand what it means to “never forget”.

During one of our group discussions, held in the Germany Close-Up main office, the topic turned to this seemingly simple idea: the idea of remembering and internalizing the past, not forgetting, and the idea of still moving forward. This is a process that the German people are only beginning to come to terms with. It’s a process that the Jewish people have been undertaking since the end of the Shoah and the founding of the Jewish State.

We, as Jews, are still in the process of merging the two ideas. Remembering but moving forward. Perhaps not on the political level – Germany is Israel’s staunchest ally in Europe at the moment and this year commemorates the 50th year of German-Israeli political cooperation – but on an individual level and on a communal level we are still coming to terms with the idea of moving on while still keeping the memories of the past fresh and present.

The fact that I and every single other participant was asked why we would even think about “going back” to Germany shows that we are still working on this. We’re still figuring out how we can move forward

while holding on to the sheer horror and inhumanity committed as recently as 75 years ago. But now that I’ve gone to the place where it all happened, I think it’s important to consider where exactly we are in that process and how we’re going to view it moving forward. We need to ask ourselves, should Germany remain this taboo place? A country neither to visit nor support? A country that people are shocked to hear a Jew is visiting? These are the questions we have to ask ourselves.

The people who have already grappled with these questions are the Jews who live in Germany today. The Jewish community in Munich is 10,000 Jews strong, most of which are reform or non-observant with

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only about 500 Orthodox Jews, but the main synagogue itself has Orthodox services and daily minyanim. In Leipzig there is a small Jewish community led by Rabbi Jolt Balla, who hosted our group in his home for Shabbat. In Berlin there are at least two Orthodox shuls, a Chabad, and a number of kosher restaurants. There are Jews who have not only returned to Germany but are working to build a thriving Jewish community there. And they’re deeper into this process of reconciliation than anyone.

When we spent Shabbat in Leipzig, we were, as I mentioned, hosted by what Rabbi Balla called “the entire kashrut authority” of the city, by which he meant himself and one other person.

“I’m often asked,” he said, “why I don’t move. Why stay in Leipzig? It’s easier to be a Jew in other places, surely. Why there?”

In his answer, he talked about the eved ivri, or Hebrew servant, mentioned in the Torah. Every seven years, servants are meant to go free but, it’s written, that a Hebrew slave can say, “I love my master, my wife, and my children, I will not go free.” (Exodus 21:5). Rabbi Balla interpreted the verse as follows:

“I love my master – that is God. My wife – that is the Torah He gave me. My children – these are the Jews here in Leipzig who I’ve become responsible for. See, after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Leipzig took in a thousands of Jewish refugees who had never really expressed their Judaism in any way. My wife was one of them,” says Rabbi Balla. “I will not easily go free from them.”

The Jewish communities in Berlin are thriving as well. In the 1990’s Russian migrants caused the community to boom and the community is growing and integrating itself, slowly but surely, just as it is in Leipzig and other German cities. Israeli Jews are coming to Berlin in droves (20-30,000 currently) and the young Jews of Berlin have the willingness and desire to get involved in Jewish communal activity when it’s presented to them and strengthen their Jewish identities, even if there is less opportunity than there would be in the United States or Israel.

These Jews are working every day under the condition of remembering while also moving forward together with German society at large. Something that those back home who automatically ask “Why there?” are, at best, attempting and, at worst, refusing to entertain.

The most important thing I can take away from my trip to Germany, visiting the Jewish communities there, talking to politicians and foreign ministers, visiting memorials, and seeing what remains of labor camps and extermination facilities, is that the Jewish community back home should at least consider the possibility of looking forward.

Not forgetting, but looking to the future. Still remembering the people we used to be and the things that were taken from us, but trying to look at the people who we are today.

This is not to say that Germany is void of anti-Semitism. It truly is ‘the devil that never dies’ and it’s on the rise across Europe. Polls indicate that 20%-25% of the German population holds some anti-Semitic beliefs. In the United States, that number is around 10% and rising, which is also troubling. But just because anti-Semitism exists in Germany (and there seems to be no place on Earth excluded from it in some form or another) doesn’t diminish the fact that there is Jewish communal life there and that modern Germany facilitates and protects it.

Looking back on all those “Why there?” moments, when it was just assumed that Germany was a place that civilized people in general and Jews in particular shouldn’t tread, I can’t help but be reminded of a story from Bereishis (Genesis 18:16-33). G-d comes to Abraham with the news that he’ll be destroying Sodom. And G-d knows that there are no righteous men in Sodom worthy of saving it, he knows it is void of any hope of being spared, yet he informs Abraham of his plans. Why? So that Abraham should have the opportunity to question those assumptions. G-d is giving him the opportunity to at least attempt to find merit in Sodom instead of just writing it off. It’s a central tenant of Judaism to at least try to find merit in even the darkest of places, no matter what has happened there in years prior.

I believe we need to employ this method of thinking when it comes to Germany and the Shoah. I’m not saying that everyone should go visit Germany tomorrow. I’m in no way implying to forget the Holocaust. I’m not even saying that anyone should be expected to “move on.” These terms cannot be applied to an event as tragic and significant. But perhaps instead of asking, “Why would you go there?” and heeding our automatic emotional response, we should think and ask, “At this point in time, what are the reasons not to?”

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Q:Q:Q:Q:An integral part of my family life is spending quality time with my children. When we go to

the bungalow colony in the summer, I feel that because all the families are so close together, we

lose that special “family time” element. How can I preserve that over the summer?

Your question puzzles me. I do not quite understand how going to the bungalow colony interferes with your family

time; if anything, I would imagine it only increases the

opportunities. Let me know if I am wrong (it happens!), but the two months of the summer seem to be more conducive to family time than other times of the year, and there are many reasons for that.

Summer is generally slow- paced and less stressful because

the burden of school and the accompanying academic issues are removed-no homework, no tests, and no project deadlines. Coming late to day camp is simply an inconvenience, not a federal issue. Social pressures are reduced as parental expectations and worries dissipate. Th e weather is beautiful! No snow to slog through, no layers of winter coats and other paraphernalia, no waiting for buses in the freezing cold.

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Family time doesn’t have to be so complicatedcity, but summer in the bungalow colony is even more relaxed.

In a bungalow colony, where annoying mosquitoes are actually smashed to death against your bedroom wall, there is less emphasis on cleaning. Cooking is more chilled (and barbecues are more convenient!), clothing more casual, and mornings are less pressured (no buses and day camp begins at 10am!)

So how is family time being aff ected?

You have long, lazy mornings to share breakfast together or even take out the Lego or bikes before day camp begins. For lunch, your kids are home, so that means more time to shmooze as you eat together. Th e relaxed atmosphere of barbecuing is another opportunity to enjoy your family, as are the hours at the pool when all your child wants is to yell, “Look Ma!” about fi fty million times, and his face will light up each and every time you holler back, “I’m looking! Th at was fabulous!”

Because there are no academic pressures or even an early bedtime, even if the kids come home at dark, there is still time to pop some fresh popcorn, roast gooey marshmallows, play a quick board game, and share a good, scary story.

Th e excitement when their father comes for the weekend provides an even further range of opportunities, in the forms of: sports, running errands together, the family-walk-around-the-colony, after-Shabbos-cholent, splashing at the pool, Motzoei Shabbos fun, some more barbecuing, and just hanging out on the beach chair sitting next to Abba (or Dad, or Totty, or even Pop). Somehow in the bungalow colony, the second a mother and father sit down to relax on their beach chairs to talk to each other privately, the kids appear from the other end of the colony and become little burrs sticking to their parents (or hopping-on-Pop). So there’s your family time!

And because anyone who has spent the summer in the bungalow colony is aware of all the things I have just described, I would be more interested to understand what quality family time means to you, and why you feel the close proximity of other families interferes and makes a diff erence.

Family time doesn’t have to be so complicated. It’s simply being there in the moment with your family. It’s in the ordinary activities and conversations you have with your children, showing them that they are important to you as are their ideas, needs and especially presence. Most of that kind of interaction happens naturally in the stuff that we do every day with them, while shmoozing during meals or hanging out on the beach.

What might make this diffi cult to do in the colony is the reality that children just want to rush out of the bungalow the minute the sun peeks its head out and don’t want to return until the skunks come out at dark.

If anything is interfering with your family time, it would be this aspect of bungalow colony life.

If anything, the close proximity to others is a learning experience making you aware of how other families function. You gloat over your parenting expertise when you hear the neighbor shrieking every night trying to put her children to bed, and you feel inadequate when the neighbor on the other side of you throws a sleepover in her bungalow almost every other night for her children’s bunk-mates.

You can learn about family time do’s and don’ts from your neighbors.

And trust me, whatever you don’t fi gure out by yourself, your children will educate you. “Ma, the Goldbergs are allowed to play with clay even when it’s not raining! Can we do it, too?” or “Ma, Shimmy’s mother doesn’t let him play in the puddles even if he’s wearing Crocs, even though we told her that you let.” Perhaps you didn’t see the importance of letting your kids splash in puddles, but after watching Shimmy’s family do it suddenly made you realize how much fun and healthy it is for your three rambunctious boys- even if that means another trip to the laundry machines. And when they yell, “Ma, look!” you really look.

Th e close proximity to other families can either highlight your positive parenting qualities, or make your negative aspects seem glaringly obvious, as there is nowhere to hide. So the summer colony, with its bungalows crowded one atop the other can interfere with family time only if you don’t pay attention to your family’s needs during the summer as it may diff er from the winter time.

Your children should know that you are close by - in the pool, or in the bungalow, or on a walk with your friends - but never too busy or occupied that they can’t come to you with the excitement only reserved for the bungalow colony experience. Th ey need to know that they can show you a frog or butterfl y they just found, or their newfound skills of swimming or bike riding, as they dash in and out of the bungalow with that constant refrain of “Mommy, look!” Most importantly, they have the secure knowledge that you are always looking.

Instead of dreading those rainy days, splash with them in the puddles, color with them, bake with them, fi nd salamanders, and invite the neighbors in to share your family time. Th ere’s nothing as satisfying to some children as family time shared with jealous neighbors who wish their mother was as present as you are. Mindy Blumenfeld, LCSW, is a social worker in private practice working with individuals and couples. She welcomes your questions. For consultations, she may be reached at mindy.blumenfeld@gmail.com or via call/text at 347.489.3380.

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DECOR DOnE RIGHTElizabeth (Hadassah) Avraham

As you read this, hopefully you are in full-summer mode, sitting on a lounge chair outdoors, sipping a cool beverage, wearing some cute sunnies, enjoying friends and family, with little else to do.  If you are not already in the middle of a home improvement project, the longer, and hopefully easier, days of summer may be the ideal time to start planning one. 

The dreaming and planning part is fun and exciting at the beginning. When dust starts flying and rooms you plan to extend get much smaller for a while, it's good to stay focused on the end result.  Dealing with noise, mess, strangers in your house and even the contractor is not easy on anyone, let alone an entire family.

Here are a few steps to help you navigate through the home improvement process  and make it a positive experience.

Know What You WantIf what you want to accomplish is not clear to

you, it will not be clear to anyone you hire.  Determine what is essential and what

are the extras that you can add later if time and budget allow. People

often change their plans after the contractor has started

the work.  This will force the contractor to do additional work, take more time, and charge a higher price.

Find the Right ContractorReferrals are the best form of advertising.  There is physical proof and they don’t lie.  A good referral from

someone you know or from work you’ve seen

is the best indication of someone’s abilities.  You can

also ask for references from the local hardware, lighting,

furniture and plumbing stores.  Such businesses often give quality

advice in order to keep their customers happy. 

BudgetNo job should begin before a clear and detailed budget is in place.   Wether you are using cash money set aside for the project, or you plan to borrow a set amount needed, remember there are always unexpected expenses that inevitably come up.   It is a good idea

to budget at least an extra 15-30 percent for these contingencies.Make a Deal Get an estimate from the designer,  worker or contractor that states how much you can expect to pay.  Ask how long they expect the work should take.  Find out if the contract refers to consecutive days on the job, or an amount of time spread out over a longer period.  Have the details and pricing written in a contract signed by all parties.  Repeat this step until you find a professional that offers a level of service and a price you are comfortable with.

Be NiceAlthough contractors and designers receive high amounts of consumer complaints, most of them are not deceptive.  Be polite, not demanding. If you feel uneasy about something, or something seems off from the contract, simply ask for an explanation.  Doing some independent research may help you see whether your concern is legitimate or not.

Expect InconveniencesMesses will be created, especially during demolition.  Remove as much as you can from the work site and surrounding area, to give the workers as much room as possible and to avoid unnecessary cleaning later.

Be PatientThis is a tough one. Minor delays are to be expected, especially if additional work has been requested. While you may be a good client, the professional may have other difficult clients burdening him with unplanned work and adding to his or her workload.  Inclement weather can cause delays. Even though minor delays are to be expected, let the contractor know if things are not being done to your satisfaction. Then politely give him or her the opportunity to correct the situation

Let Them WorkSome clients lurk around the contractor while the working is done.  This is ok as long as you do not touch anything without consent.  Trying to fix or undo something the contractor did when he is not there will cause delays and even increases in cost.

Hiring a contractor for residential work is expensive.  To get the work done effectively, timely and at a reasonable  cost requires knowledge of how to communicate with a contractor and what to be prepared for.  When the time is right for your home improvement project you will be prepared to proceed successfully!

Elizabeth (Hadassah) Avraham is a product and interior designer. She graduated from Pratt Institute with a degree in Industrial Design, and also studied at Parsons and NYSID. She’s been designing since she received her first project at age five- a doll house, which she furnished and wallpapered with her own designs. She and her family of nine live in Marine Park. With extreme support from her husband and children, she recently opened her lifelong dream boutique Elbat Design & Decor, and looks forward to helping you design something beautiful!

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Sunny, summer days are upon us. We are relaxed as we enjoy a slower change of pace, which is even reflected on our dinner tables with light and simple suppers. But very soon the Nine Days will roll around and we’ll be

scrounging for filling and healthy dairy and pareve dinner ideas. We all know lots of ways to prepare pasta and cheese dishes, but those will not be satisfying for all of us, so I am here to offer you other options. Here are my

favorite, easy fish dishes that I serve throughout the year, but will be a big part of my Nine Days menu.

Light n’ Moist Granola Bars

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Easy Asian Salmon

Growing up, every Thursday was always “fish night” for dinner. My mother experimented with different kinds of fish, but we all definitely favored her salmon recipes the most. She was very good at creating various sauce concoctions, which she would spoon over the fish. This recipe is my recreation of one of those that I remember so fondly loving as a little girl.

4 slices skinless salmon filletonion powdersalt and pepper⅓ cup light soy sauce2 tablespoons olive oil2 tsp lemon juice1 clove garlicminced garlic

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

2. Wash the salmon slices and pat dry.

3. Sprinkle the fish with the onion powder, salt and pepper.

4. In a small bowl, whisk

together the soy sauce, olive oil, lemon juice and garlic clove.

5. Pour that sauce over the fish.

6. Then sprinkle the fish liberally with minced garlic.

7. Bake for 15 minutes uncovered.

Yields: 4 servings

Note: If you prefer a more crispy coating to your fish, switch the oven setting to broil for the last 3 minutes of baking! It makes the minced garlic a bit richer too.

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Crispy Crusted Tilapia or Flounder

Crispy and full of fl avor, this recipe was a hit as soon as I introduced it to my family. It pairs nicely with a garlic dill dip or simply with tartar sauce. Best part, the fi sh cooks really quickly, so you can prepare it even once everyone walks through the door.

4 slices of tilapia or fl ounder

½ cup light mayonnaise

⅓ cup brown (or deli) mustard

onion powder

½ cup panko crumbs

½ cup cornfl ake crumbs

salt and pepper

4 sea bass fi llets, 1 ½” thick

2 teaspoons olive oil

2 tablespoons lemon juice

2 tablespoons brown or deli mustard

2 tablespoons honey

2 cloves garlic

2 tablespoons chopped parsley*

salt

pepper

1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

2. Rinse fi sh and pat dry. Place the fi sh in a baking pan. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

3. In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, lemon juice, mustard, honey, garlic and parsley.

4. Pour that mixture over the fi llets.

5. Bake for 12-15 minutes.

Yields: 4 servings

*You can use fresh parsley and chop it, or the frozen pop-out cubes will even be fi ne.

Enjoy in health!Elkyelky.wholesomecook@gmail.com

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Prepare a pan or baking sheet by spraying with non-stick cooking spray.

2. Wash the fi sh pieces and pat dry.In a bowl combine the mayonnaise, deli mustard and onion powder.

3. In another bowl, combine the panko crumbs, cornfl ake crumbs and a bit of salt and pepper.

4. Take each piece of fi sh, dip it into the mayo mustard mixture and then into the crumb mixture to coat well on both sides. Place on baking sheet or in pan.

5. Bake uncovered for 15-18 minutes until a bit golden.

Yields: 4 servings

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BBefore I begin this issue’s column, I’d like to explain very briefl y why I have called my series of articles “Joining the Marine [Park] Core.”No, it isn’t a misspelling: I didn’t intend to become a recruitment offi cer for the military—in particular, the Marine Corps. As you undoubtedly know, “corps” is derived from the Latin word corpus, meaning “body.” (Incidentally, it is always used in the singular, never in the plural.)“Core” on the other hand,” denotes the essence of something. And while I don’t myself live in Marine Park, some of my children and grandchildren do. Needles to add, what I have seen so far of this neighborhood has suitably impressed me. Th erefore, in my columns I have wanted to concentrate on the essence of Marine Park and its surrounding areas.For example, let’s examine the major road to JFK International Airport.Yes, the picture above is real, and the sign does exist (suspended above the JFK Expressway, right outside the Kennedy International Airport in Queens, NY). No Boundary Road.No Boundary Road?Now of course you’re going to tell me that “No” (no period here!) is obviously being used as an abbreviation of “North”—and that is why “No Hangar Road” (on which ostensibly there are lots of airplane and jet hangars) is in actuality “North Hangar Road.” How many people pass this sign every day and give it little or no thought? Isn’t one of the goals of our collective lives as Yidden to become more observant (pun intended)?Indeed it is. And with summer in full bloom, so to speak, we need that highway sign to remind us of the additional care we all need to take at this time of year. Extra shemira. You know what I mean?In a society where “anything goes” (chas v’chalilah), we simply cannot wander down the same road of life as do so many members of the general society in which we live. And since Marine Park is situated near a major body of water, the challenge for us landlubbers is twice as hard. For we can ill aff ord to relinquish those boundaries which our holy Torah has carved out for us. We are a moral and ethical people—but to continue being so demands strict adherence to our sacred rules, frontiers, and boundaries of life. You know what I mean?To illustrate this point, I’d like to relate a story about this area which I read decades ago. Actually, it involved the Belt Parkway as it meanders near Sheepshead Bay, and although my memory of the actual details

might be a bit faulty, this account is essentially true. More than twenty-fi ve years ago, a driver on the Belt Parkway died of a bullet that entrenched itself in the back of her head. When police forensic experts examined the driver’s car, they discovered that one of the rear windows was open a crack. Police then determined that the bullet had been shot from a gun fi red somewhere in Sheepshead Bay and had entered the car through that tiny aperture. Th e police decided to call every “skipper” who had taken a boat out on the bay on that fateful day and bluntly inquire as to whether he had used a weapon while on the water. One person actually responded in the affi rmative. It seems that he had been “plinking” at fl oating tin cans with his .22–caliber rifl e. Subsequently, the subject was arrested and tried for manslaughter, eventually landing in jail on that charge. Now think about it: He should have known that bullets can ricochet off water. Moreover, he ought to have realized that there are boundaries and rules which dictate that you cannot shoot a gun while on the water without following the proper rules and procedures. Instead, the boater’s decision to have fun shooting at objects in the water had cost someone else who was innocently driving down the Belt Parkway her life. Had the boater in question learned the relevant laws and obeyed them, that driver would probably still be alive today.After all, when we don’t have boundaries, we end up trespassing not only upon the lives of others, but also transgressing the very laws that assure us of being moral and ethical. You know what I mean? No boundaries!No Boundary Road? Isn’t that the name of the road which none of us should take—ever?And if that occasional (so-called) friend tries this summer to urge you to do what you shouldn’t do—or go where you ought not go—despite the misgivings of your heart and soul, be prepared to stand your ground and say,“NO BOUNDARY ROAD? NO WAY!”You know what I mean.Questions or comments? I may be reached at hillyarm@yeshivanet.com. Have a worthwhile summer, dear readers!

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NY RANKED #1 IN SAFE TEEN DRIVERS

A campaign in England that launched to ban ear piercing for babies and toddlers is nearing its 30,000 signature target. Th e online petition was started by Susan Ingram, a mother who is calling for a minimum legal age for ear piercing since she asserts that piercing babies’ or toddlers’ ears is a form of child cruelty.

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the petition.Labour MP (Member of Parliament) Mark Tami said he intended to raise questions in the House of Commons about a potential age restriction for piercings, once the petition has more than 28,000 signatures. Currently, there is no minimum age for body piercings or even tattoos, but parents must provide consent for minors.

Getting a driver’s license at 16 is considered a rite of passage for most American teenagers, but parents and fellow drivers aren’t so excited about sharing the road with them since they are often known to be aggressive and careless. In fact, motor-vehicle accidents continue to be the leading cause of death among people between the ages of 16 and 19, the age group with the highest risk of crashes. On average of 250 teens are killed in car accidents each month. According to the fi nance website WalletHub, 15-to-24-year-olds make up only about 14 percent of the population, but rack up nearly a third of all costs resulting in motor vehicle injuries. Th at does not include vehicle maintenance, insurance premiums, possible traffi c citations and other driving incidents. Well, we could loosen our grip on the steering wheel since NY was ranked #1 as the best state for teen driving according to data analyzed by WalletHub, which analyzed teen driving environments in the 50 states ranging from the number of fatalities to the average cost of car repairs to the presence of impaired driving laws. If you know anyone in South Dakota, tell them to be careful, since they ranked last

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People often refer to zodiac signs when looking up daily horoscopes or even to determine one’s personality traits, but researchers at Columbia University Medical Center are now saying that when you were born might actually have an impact on your overall health. Scientists reviewed New York medical databases for 1.7 million patients and found 55 diseases linked to birth month. Th ey untimely concluded that the best month to be born in is May.

According to the study, there are high-risk months and low-risk months. Th ose born in March have the highest risk of heart disease while

people born in September and October, have a higher risk of respiratory disease and early winter babies have a higher risk of developing reproductive diseases and neurological diseases.“It’s important not to get overly nervous about these results because even though we found signifi cant associations, the overall disease risk is not that great,” said

Nicholas Tatonetti, the lead author on the study and professor at CUMC, “the risk related to birth month is relatively minor

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You’ve never met me, but I’m sure you know my type. You know, the kid who’s always standing at the front of the crowd on the first day of camp, cheering at the top

of my lungs, the one who’s always picked first for any sport, the kind of kid everyone knows will someday be picked for color war captain. I’m the one who gets on the bus knowing that at least two seats have been saved for me, and that I don’t really have to worry about packing a lot of nosh because half the kids will offer me their best stuff. None of this is anything I ever gave much thought to; in fact, it all came so easily to me that after four summers at the same camp, I decided I was bored of it all. It was time to do something different.

I’m nothing if not daring, and so I decided to apply to the farthest camp I could find, totally on the opposite side of the country. One where I knew none of my friends were going. That sounded as far from boring as possible. And so, even though my parents tried to talk me out of it, I stood my ground and filled out that application. It was hard to imagine camp without Moish saving me top bunk, Rafi sneaking into the canteen with me after hours, or Rabbi Wallace high-fiving me after I delivered a dvar Torah. But I applied anyway. After all, what could be more exciting than a new batch of kids in a new setting?

My friends were devastated when they found out about my plan, and news travels fast. I even got a call from Bernie, who lives all the way in Albany, begging me to come back. What would camp be like, he asked, without me there? I assured him it would be fine and did my best to explain to my friends that it was all about me, not them.

The months seemed to crawl by (especially during math class), but before I knew it, camp was just two weeks away. That’s when I felt the first tingle of regret. My classmates were all comparing bunks and sharing rumors they’d heard about the new waterslide and football field that had been completed. For the very first time, I had nothing to contribute to those conversations.

“Hey, how many football fields does your new camp have?” Klein called from across the room.

I shrugged as I tossed a crumpled quiz into the trash. I had no idea.

I could hardly sleep the night before my departure. It felt so weird to be flying to camp instead of boarding a bus. I wondered if I’d know other kids on my flight.

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Summer Camp Turns out I didn’t.

Th e other guys on my fl ight were mostly staff members, besides a handful of younger boys who I could tell right away were not my type. I spent the fl ight listening to music on my state-of-the-art headphones and willing the time to go by.

I’ll spare you the details of the uncomfortable bus ride to camp, but suffi ce it to say that I just could not wait to get there already and see the camp itself. According to the mailings, the grounds were supposed to be “sprawling and immaculate” and the bunk houses had just been “updated.” I wondered if they’d have central air. Th at would defi nitely knock my old camp off the map in my book.

We turned up a long, winding road and fi nally stopped at an old sign with the camp logo attached to a rusted chain. Beside it, stood a bearded guy holding a megaphone, who greeted us in a booming voice and instructed us to go to the dining hall for our bunk assignments. I looked around at the sparse grass, the clearly old bunkhouses dotting the landscape in the background, and the dirt path that led the way to the hall – a far cry from the paved paths I was used to. I heard unfamiliar cheering as I approached the building and looked around at the sea of strange faces. And I got a pit in my stomach.

Th at pit prevented me from answering louder than a whisper when a friendly-looking boy asked me my name. It prevented me from eating the barely passable dinner that was served a short while later. By the time I got to my (completely un-air-conditioned) bunkhouse, I could barely muster a brief ‘hello’ as I dumped my stuff on the last remaining bunk – bottom, of course.

“Hey guys,” yelled a freckled redhead. “Forget the unpacking. Who’s in for a contraband barbeque behind the bunkhouse?”

He was quickly put in his place by our counselor, but as I looked at that boy he struck me as familiar. Th en I realized why. He reminded me of….me.

I tried to think of something to say, something to do, to make myself known in this strange place. But I just couldn’t.

As I tell you this, I’m on my way home, sitting on the fl ight beside my new friend Donny, who, as it turns out, lives just 15 minutes from my house. He is most defi nitely my type, despite

my fi rst impressions on the fl ight to camp.

You’re probably waiting for me to tell you that I had a rocking time, that starting over in a new place was the way to go. Th at all beginnings are hard, but my confi dence returned right after breakfast on that shaky second day.

But that’s not what I’m going to say.

Camp was hard for me this summer- really hard. I had to prove myself in every single way, from sports to learning, to color war. I had to defer to the bossy old-timers who seemed to feel that camp belonged to them and learned to ride the bus without having someone save me a seat. Sometimes, I sat alone.

All in all, I can’t say it was a terrible experience. I did make some friends. I learned to hold my chin high, even when I heard the guys in my bunk talking about the “quiet new kid” during that awful fi rst week. But it’s not an experience I’d like to repeat.

One of the main lessons I learned is not to take your friends for granted. It’s not necessarily boring to do the same thing every year, if it works for you. If it works for you, you’re lucky. Appreciate that.

I know that whenever I see a new boy kind of hiding in the shadows looking lost, I’ll throw him a lifeline with a friendly ‘hello’. Maybe when I return to my old camp I’ll even remember to tone it down a bit and let other kids get a chance in the limelight, too.

Th is summer I wasn’t just the new kid. I came back as the new, improved kid.

Th e other guys on my fl ight were mostly staff members, besides a handful of younger boys who I could tell right away were not

. I spent the fl ight listening to music on my state-of-the-

I’ll spare you the details of the uncomfortable bus ride to camp, but suffi ce it to say that I just could not wait to get there already and see the camp itself. According to the mailings, the grounds were supposed to be “sprawling and immaculate” and the bunk houses had just been “updated.” I wondered if they’d have central air. Th at would defi nitely knock my old camp off

my fi rst impressions on the fl ight to camp.

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MUSICMUSICJewish Hillel Kapnick

1 Ut Ut - A r r a n g e d

by Yisroel Lamm, the title track

of the album starts us off with an orchestra/rock feel. Featuring some

amazing soloists (not to mention the choir themselves) and some surprise vocals by Yerachmiel himself,

this is defi nitely the way to start off an album

2 Leibedik - Arranged by Shai Bachar this next track gives more of a modern feel with its synthesizers and drum machines. Just in case

you didn’t get a proper dosage of Yerachmiel Begun’s signature vocals in the fi rst track, this one provides us with some of his great backing vocals.

3 Boi - Now that we’ve gotten all pumped up from the fi rst two songs on the album, this next composition starts to relax us

with its melodic piano introduction. I cannot possibly imagine how Yerachmiel inspired the choir to sing with the emotion they display especially during these slower ballads, but whatever he’s doing, he should defi nitely keep doing it!

4 B’Simcha Rabah - While the last song was an easy-listening composition, this next track gets us moving with its Middle-

Eastern themed electronic arrangement. I haven’t had the opportunity to see the choir live recently, but I’m sure that this must be one of the concert greatest hits!

5 Tzur - Th is next song, while maintaining a more relaxed feel, also raises the tempo we’d expect from a slower song, which is a nice

element. I can see this song being used at camp’s kumzitz over the course of the summer

6 V’Shum - Typically when purchasing an album you are expecting to hear the featured artists (in this case the Miami Boys Choir)

and you may even be expecting to hear the leader of the choir, but how often do you get to hear a completely brand new choir featured as well? On this track we get an appearance from the Miami Alumni Choir. Th e Alumni Choir features some of the best voices featured throughout the many albums released by the group.

7 Invei - Th is next song was composed by Reb Yerachmiel in honor of his son Chananya’s wedding in 2014. For those of you who

enjoyed the Alumni Choir on the previous track, this track features the Miami Alumni Choir as the lead vocalists.

8 Sameach - Now that we’ve heard the song composed in honor of Chananya Begun’s wedding, we get an actual taste of his

musical talent in this next arrangement that was done by specifi cally by Chananya along with Reb Yerachmiel. It’s pretty clear the musical talent runs in the family.

9 He Will Answer Us - Continuing in the theme of special features on this album, this next track features vocals by Orie Shaked, one

of the members of the Miami Mizrach Choir, as well as vocals by star soloist Dovid Pearlman. Th is song gives over a wonderful message that helps the listener remember that despite going through rough times in our galus, Hashem will answer us!

10 Lo Bashamayim - Th is next composition seems to be what I would expect to be a common request at concerts. Th e only

question I have is if they do perform this song at concerts, how do they go about getting everyone back in their seats after the song is fi nished?

11  Pitchu Li - Featuring a number of talented soloists within the choir (7 to be exact) this next track gives a melody to the well-

known Chazal where Hashem informs us that all we need to do is make an eff ort similar to the tiny hole of a needle and once he sees we are putting the eff ort forward, he will open up the door for us. Th is composition perfectly showcases the idea that the fi rst step must come from us.

12 Kol Kol - Here’s a question for you: How do you end an album that starts with a bang? Th e answer of course is with another

bang! Th e fi nal track of this album features a composition that leaves us on a simchahdik note! We are given a fresh tune to the words we have heard at countless weddings.

In conclusion, it’s hard to imagine that this album would be anyone’s fi rst foray into the Miami Boys Choir, but if it is, you’re in luck! Th is is a great album to start with, but by now you’re probably already wondering where you can get more albums by this illustrious choir. Don’t worry, you can fi nd a large number of previous albums available for sale online or at your local Judaica store. If however you already own all the previously released albums and you’re wondering if this album should join your collection, go for it! Enjoy!

Hillel Kapnick is a producer/singer/musician based in Monsey NY. He operates a recording studio in Monsey, and sings and plays at Simcha’s regularly. Hillel has also written the fi rst Jewish Music eBook “10 Ways to Help You Make It in the Jewish Music World.” To download the eBook or any of Hillel’s singles go to www.

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Today I’ll be reviewing the latest album from one of the most well-

known choirs throughout Jewish Music- The Miami Boys Choir, led by

Reb Yerachmiel Begun. While they’ve been releasing albums for many

years, the choir manages to continue delivering original material with

arrangements that properly showcase the compositions. Let’s get started!

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Lamm, the title track of the album starts us off with

an orchestra/rock feel. Featuring some amazing soloists (not to mention the choir

Today I’ll be reviewing the latest album from one of the most well-

known choirs throughout Jewish Music- The Miami Boys Choir, led by

Reb Yerachmiel Begun. While they’ve been releasing albums for many

years, the choir manages to continue delivering original material with

arrangements that properly showcase the compositions. Let’s get started!

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HEALTHEli Wagshal, D.D.S.

There have been significant changes this past year to the recommendations regarding our daily fluoride use by the American Dental Association, the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American Academy of Pediatrics and even the federal government.

For over 50 years fluoride, which are salts that form when the elements,

fluorine, combine with minerals in soil or rocks, has been added to city water systems all over the world in an effort to promote good dental health. It has been lauded as one of the greatest public health success stories in history since it claimed to help children and the poor prevent cavities, but there are detractors who believe that fluoride is unhealthy and should be removed from public water systems as well as from daily use including toothpaste.

There are several negative health effects caused by excessive consumption of fluoride, but the most obvious one is dental fluorosis, which when mild, includes having white streaks on your teeth, and when severe, can include brown stains and even broken enamel. In reality, fluoride is very much a part of our daily lives. It’s in the water we drink, in our toothpaste, and it’s even in the food we eat.  Fluoride is naturally occurring. It is actually present in most bottled water products we drink to some degree. However according to an article in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, only 6% of bottled waters nationally sampled have sufficient amounts of fluoride to help prevent dental decay.

How does fluoride work?When we eat, the pH in our mouth becomes acidic, which helps

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in the digestion process, but can also break down tooth enamel. Overtime, this continuous break down eventually causes a hole or a cavity. What fl uoride does is to help re-mineralize or rebuild the parts of the tooth that are beginning to demineralize due to this process. Th ere is suffi cient research showing that an early dental lesion (cavity) can actually re-mineralize again. It’s kind of like fi xing a cavity before it starts.

What are the recent changes?Th ere have been two recent changes to recommendations by the organizations that promote public health and dentistry which are important to our lives.

1- Th e United States Department of Health and Human Services, in conjunction with the American Dental Association and other dental organizations have for the fi rst time in over 50 years, recognized a need to reduce the fl uoride amounts found in our municipal water. Th e change is due to the fact that most today have a diff erent lifestyle than when the guidelines were fi rst issued namely an increased use and accessibility of other fl uoride sources (toothpaste, mouth rinse, etc.) in addition to other improvements in oral health care. Th e feeling is that even with slightly less fl uoride in our drinking water, we can still signifi cantly decrease the amount of cavities developed.

2- Th e American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry as well as the American Dental Association have recommended that a small amount of regular toothpaste with fl uoride (i.e. a rice or pea drop size) is okay

to use in children even two years and younger. Th is essentially means that the fl uoride- free toddler toothpaste may no longer be necessary.

Th e American Academy of Pediatrics recommends:

1) Fluoridated toothpaste for all children starting at tooth eruption.

2) A small smear of toothpaste should be used up to age 3. Henceforth, only a pea size amount should be used. Parents should supervise and dispense toothpaste for young children and assist with brushing.

It is also important to remember that the fl uoride treatment done at a child’s dental visit is topical only. It is only meant to aff ect the teeth directly and re-mineralize them; it is not ingested. Parents who are concerned about fl uoride intake should be aware that the fl uoride treatment in a dental offi ce is diff erent than drinking or ingesting fl uoride.

Th e positive eff ects of fl uoride are only possible in conjunction with a healthful diet and good oral health care. Avoiding sugary foods and drinks as well as regular brushing and fl ossing are still the best way to help prevent dental cavities. Although many are worried about the possible negative eff ects of fl uoride, the positives, when used appropriately, are well researched and documented.

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When my children were in elementary school and were given summer homework packets to complete, I never really understood the reasoning or importance of doing them. Didn’t the children do enough homework during

the school year? Vacation is just that- a vacation. It gives them a chance to air their heads and not worry about schoolwork.

Of course, my children would complete much of their summer packets before school began in September, but only because it was fun to do, not because I pushed it, or that it was obligatory.

Now that I am older and wiser and a teacher, I can understand why summer homework is given.

Children need to practice alef- beis, alphabet, and math since this is new material, which will only be retained in their minds with frequent review. If two months pass and the children have not reviewed anything that was taught, then come September the next teacher has to spend quite a few weeks going over those skills refreshing their memories. This then has a ripple- effect because the new lessons, which have to be taught, are postponed leaving the teacher with only a limited amount of time in which to teach them.

B”H, I have the wonderful privilege of teaching kriah to young students. When September comes and the new school year begins, I can easily tell which students have practiced reading during the summer. Those that initially struggled, but by the end of the year could read, without that summer practice, fell back once again. Whereas, those that had also struggled in the beginning and had kept up their reading during vacation, came back more confident and were able to continue where they had left off.

My friends who teach secular studies, says the same holds true for subjects like English reading and math. The children that actively read

and practiced their math had a much easier time adjusting to the next grade.

Summer homework packets are necessary and should be made obligatory especially for the younger grades like K-4. As much as children don’t want to do the work, they will gain a lot by completing them, and when school begins again they will be able to look at the lessons and say “Hey, I remember this stuff!” and grin from ear to ear.

TIPS FOR GETTING HOMEWORK DONE1) Have your child be the teacher and you be the student.

2) Check off on a calendar every day your child does a page of homework, and for every 6 days completed, give him/her a prize.

3) Draw a picture of a tasty treat or a special toy your child wants on a large poster-board. Divide the picture into 25 parts. Every day that your child finishes a page of work, have him/her color in a part of the picture. When the entire picture is colored in, your child has earned the treat or new toy.

4) Have a race. Can your child complete a page of homework before you finish baking a cake, or making supper, or fold laundry, etc.? Winner gets a chocolate bar or some other form of prize.

5) HAVE FUN!

WHaT NOT TO DO1) Don’t spend more than 10 minutes doing homework.

2) Do not complete the entire packet within a week. It defeats the purpose of doing it.

3) Don’t do more than 1-2 pages a day.

4) Don’t pressure.

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Greetings from the 63rd Precinct,Th is summer we want everyone to be safe and to keep in mind all of the important safety tips that we have provided over the past months. Be assured that the 63rd Precinct will have full patrol coverage for the summer and we look forward to serving you.If you plan on going away for the summer, please safeguard your home by following these safety tips:

DOORSCheck your doors and door frame. Should they be repaired or replaced? All exterior doors should be either metal or solid core wood (1 3/4 inch thick). Glass or thin wood panels, in or near the door, can be protected by installing

polycarbonate glazing and secured with one way screws.

AIR CONDITIONERSShould be secured to the window opening to prevent being pulled out or pushed in.

WINDOW GATEOn the fi rst fl oor or on any emergency exit window (fi re escape), a gate should be one that has been approved by the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals. (Th is gate is commonly known as the “ferry” or “safety” gate and is operated by a latch and not a padlock or combination lock).

GARAGESecure an attached garage as you would your dwelling as it is an access point into your house. Other structures such as an unattached garage, tool shed and storage areas should be locked with high quality security devices that are properly installed.

LIGHTINGIlluminate the perimeter of your house, especially the door areas with enough light to see a silhouette. Lights that are too bright will hamper viewing. Install the light fi xture out of reach, and in a tamper and weather resistant housing.

SHRUBBERYShould be cut or designed so that it does not obstruct

viewing from inside or outside. Keep a clear view to provide maximum visibility and little concealment.

IDENTITY THEFTIdentity theft is the fastest growing crime in America today. Identity theft requires only a few pieces of valid personal information. With them, thieves can apply for and receive credit cards or debit cards in your name. Your credit can be quickly damaged and your eff orts to correct these problems can become a nightmare.Th e acquisition of key pieces of identity, such as name, address, date of birth, social security number and mother’s maiden name, enable the impersonation to occur. Th is information allows the identity thief to commit numerous forms of fraud which include, taking over the victim’s fi nancial accounts, opening new bank accounts, purchasing automobiles, applying for credit cards, loans, social security benefi ts, renting

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apartments, and establishing accounts with utility and telephone service providers.Th e identity thief has many ways to gain access to your information. It can be obtained from uncollected mail sitting in your mailbox, personal information carelessly thrown in the garbage, dishonest retail or restaurant employees or by the theft of your wallet or pocketbook.What to do if you become a victim:• Contact all creditors, by telephone and in writing, to inform them of the situation.• Notify the Police.• Alert all banks to fl ag your accounts and to contact you for unusual activity. Change all passwords and PIN numbers.• Document all contacts and keep copies of all correspondences.• Contact the Social Security Administration Fraud Hotline at 1-800-269-0271.• Contact the Department of Motor Vehicles to have a new license number issued in your name.• Call the nearest U.S. Postal Inspection Offi ce.• Call the Federal Trade Commission’s identity theft hotline at 1-877-438-4338 and fi le a complaint.• If you are the victim of identity theft, call

each credit bureau with a national database and ask to have a “Fraud Alert/Victim Impact” statement placed in your credit fi les. Also request that all creditors contact you before they open any new accounts in your name. Th e following contact information is provided to assist identity theft victims:1. Equifax www.equifax.com 1-800-685-1111 2. Experian www.experian.com 1-888-397-3742 3. Trans-Union www.tuc.com 1-800-916-8800• If you are a victim of check fraud, you should contact the following:1. Telecheck 1-800-710-9898 2. Equifax 1-800-437-5120Also, are you careful with your mobile phone?Electronic devices are attractive targets for thieves due to their high resale value. Electronics such as iPhones, iPads, Android devices and Mobile Phones as well as Nooks and Kindles are the most common types of stolen property in New York City – even more than currency! Mobile Phones alone account for 81% of all electronic device thefts.So what can you do? Remain alert and aware of your surroundings when using your device, don’t leave your device unattended and always use the security features of your phone (pin lock, fi nd my iPhone etc..) For more

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“Ma?”

“Hmmmmmmm?”

“Are you still napping?”

Still?

Can you say “still” after only five minutes?

Can you say “still” when I never even made it off the couch?

Can you say “still” when the baby has been climbing all over me for the entire time?

I peel the magazine off my face. I hope that the cover image will not be permanently imprinted on my face.

“I guess not….”

My five-year-old’s face is wreathed in relief. “Phew. I thought you were going to sleep all Shabbos afternoon.”

Chas V’Shalom.

(Or halevai?)

“Do you need me for something?”

She’s already tugging on the sleeve of my robe. “Can you get up and take me across the street to the Levine’s trampoline? Pleaaaaase?”

I try my best to turn back over. “Isn’t it Tatty’s shift now?”

My daughter giggles. “Tatty’s sleeping on the recliner with a sefer on his face. And he’s actually snoring. I don’t think it would be derech eretz for me to wake him up.”

I groan. Apparently, derech eretz extends only to people who snore.

“So can you take me? Chana and Shaindel are for sure there already, and I’m totally going to miss the Shabbos party.”

This jolts me awake. Even while half asleep, I know that a missed Shabbos party is a tragedy that needs to be avoided at all costs.

I grope around for my shoes and try to revive my sheitel after it spent the last ten minutes pressed up against the leather couch pillows. I can only imagine what I look like.

Who cares? I remind myself. Every other mother in the entire UNIVERSE is enjoying her Shabbos nap now. No one will be outside to see you.

I trudge after my triumphant five-year-old as I try to shrug off the tentacles of sleep. I shake my head. Why had I even bothered? It was just as tease - I hadn’t managed a real Shabbos nap in years.

My kids are at the age when they are not quite independent enough to walk alone to their friends on Shabbos afternoon, but not nearly foolish enough to be content playing with the thousands of toys that crowd our basement closets. I can dream about the day when they’ll run off with a wave after the seudah, letting me know where they’ll be and when they’ll be back, but until then, I spend my Shabbos afternoons walking

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to playdates, picking up from playdates, or supervising playdates.

And when the summer sun finally makes an appearance, those playdates have to be outside, of course, so I spend my Shabbos afternoons on a lounge chair, watching my kids have the time of their lives as they kick up dirt on their beautiful new Shabbos clothes.

If I weren’t such a grouch, I would tell you that I enjoy my time in the sun, glad for the chance to get some fresh air and stretch my legs while surrounded by beautiful scenery.

Except……..

It’s so humid.

After only a few minutes outside, my tights begin to tingle.

My sheitel bangs become matted to my forehead.

And my robe becomes permanently attached to my skin.

And forget sitting on my lounge chair. I spend most of the time hopping up and down, juggling my baby who is anxious to get on the ground and eat weeds; holding melting Italian ices for the kids who insist they will finish them soon, even though they are now sticky red pools of liquid; and swatting off an entire nation of mosquitos who have decided that I will be their playground. When my neighbor waves cheerily from her window across the street, safely ensconced in her air conditioned home, I am grateful she is too far away to make out what I am mumbling under my breath.

Finally, when my kids are properly muddied and entirely exhausted, they, along with the stream of little friends they’ve picked up throughout the afternoon, track their dirt across my kitchen floor in search of much-needed hydration. In a blink of an eye, I distribute 6 cases of freeze pops and two tons of juice boxes to a throng of sticky children, only about half of whom I actually know by name.

In sweet irony, this is the moment when they sit down for their long awaited Shabbos party and begin to sing, “Shabbos, Shabbos, Yom Menucha……”

Really? For whom?

I can’t remember the last time I felt this tired. (Oh, yes, of course I can.

It was last week, at exactly this time……).

My husband offers his help now, but – lucky for him - there’s only minutes until mincha.

Oh, and he’ll be coming home for shalosh seudos. He takes one look at my now sun-burned and unsmiling face and knows better than to expect a spread.

“I’ll be more than happy with some challah rolls and, er, salt,” he says carefully as he grabs his hat and jacket and heads for the door. Smart man.

I collapse on the couch and stare dumbly as waves of big sisters (I could really use some of those!) come to pick up their younger siblings, who thank me pleasantly on their way out the door, their mouths filled with enough Shabbos party loot to keep them full for a week.

Now I have to rustle up the energy to put my kids to bed.

This should be the hardest part. By now the kids are as kvetchy and exhausted as I am.

But I have to admit it.

No matter how grouchy I am throughout the day, something happens when the sun begins its descent.

When I scrub my children’s little faces with baby wipes (there is no way they are staying up until after Havdalah so they can have a bath!), scouring away the ices stains, mud splatters, and candy stickiness, I can’t help but notice their contented smiles, their new collection of freckles, and their sheer, blissful exhaustion.

And I can’t help but think that maybe it’s all worth it.

It feels like just yesterday that we were slogging through one of the coldest winters on record. I complained then, too, (I am such a kvetch!) when my kids spent their Shabbos afternoons with their noses pressed up against our frosted front windows, blowing cold smoke against the glass.

Back then, there was nothing I wanted more than to send them outside to the open spaces, to let them run free across our front lawn. Instead, we stayed cooped up inside, dreaming about the long Shabbos afternoons in the summer, when the grass would be green again and the fun would be endless.

For mothers of young children, I don’t think menuchas Shabbos is meant to be taken literally. Let’s face it – few of us are getting too much rest on these afternoons, whether they’re cold and short or hot and long. More often than not, we greet havdalah with bone-tired exhaustion – and that’s when we have to start washing the Shabbos dishes.

But the menuchas hanefesh I enjoy from seeing my kids experience life to the fullest – running around with their friends, laughing and singing, crying and fighting, making up and then laughing all over again – that’s the most peaceful feeling I can have – and that’s an exhilaration that stays with me all week.

Maybe one day, b’ezras Hashem, when my kids will be old enough to look after themselves and will be more than happy not to have their mother tag along, I’ll be able to redefine what my menuchas Shabbos should feel like. Until then, I will have to be invigorated by the joy that permeates my home each Shabbos day– no matter how long and exhausting that day may be - because my children’s happiness is something I can never grow tired of.

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EchoesHappy Birthday, my Special Son Chaygit Cutler

Hashem is our Master, Hashem is our King

Th e Divine Designer of everything

He has shaped us all in perfect form

Baruch Hashem for a baby who wasn’t the ‘norm’

Rafael Aaron has taught us a world in ONE year

He has shifted our emunah to a whole diff erent gear

He has taught us what love is- the unconditional kind

He has taught us that happiness is all in the mind

He has taught us to smile through hard times and pain

He has taught us to persevere again, and again

He has taught us acceptance, sometimes it’s just not our choice

And that our actions can often say more than our voice

He taught us humility, everything is up to HIM

And that each of us was created b’tzel em Elokim

He taught us about kindness and how to love each Jew

How this world is full of people who’d go out of their way for you

He has taught us to never give up on hope

Because Hashem wouldn’t test us if we couldn’t cope

He has shown us the miracles we see every day 

And to appreciate things in a much deeper way

He has taught us things don’t have to be ‘normal’ to succeed 

Because the Aibishter has given us all that we need

So happy birthday my darling, my sunshine, my joy

My son, my teacher, my perfect little boy

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Asset Manager/Acquisitions underwriter.

Job entails the oversight of Many multi-family properties and the third party managers. Requires traveling out of town. Also should have experience underwriting and forcasting for acquisitions. Knowledge of excel a must. Argus experience a plus, Waterfall real estate modeling a Plus.

Metropolitan NYC area. Two client companies. Two jobs. Qualified candidates please submit resumes to davsporn@gmail.com

Mekarev

NYU is looking to hire a full time campus mekarev to join the Meor NYU campus team.

Responsibilities include: Hosting shabbos on campus (though it is not necessary to live on campus), One on one learning, some programming and recruiting. Please email your resume to RabbiE@Meor.org, and feel free to contact me with any questions.

Crisis Interventionist

For school on Remsen Ave in Brooklyn. Immediate opening, will train. Responsibilities include:

Respond to calls to provide intervention for children who are acting out Attend and assist with NPCI classes. Follow crisis prevention techniques in the classroom and serve as a model to other staff. Participate in classroom activities under the direction of the teacher Provide coverage and maintain staffing ratio in classes for lunch coverage Attend and participate in meetings and trainings. Prefer individual with a BA in psychology or related field, although not required

Competitive salary and benefits. Send resume to: jobsrem@hasc.net or fax to 718-495-0012 attention Lillian McGovern and mention Alexandra Loseva.

Morah

Coed yeshiva preschool seeking experienced creative pre1a morah for upcoming school year. Excellent salary/professional, supportive environment. Please email resume to rkscvs@gmail.com

Writer/Editor

The Advocate, a weekly newspaper in Rockland County, NY has an opening for a writer/editor.

Qualifications: Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field, Good writing, researching and interviewing skills, Good grammar, spelling and punctuation required, Competency in photography, Photoshop. Please send your resume to mpines@cmadc.com

Tax Accountant

Small Midtown Tax Firm looking for a tax accountant with experience for immediate hire.

Email: FaxResumes@gmail.com Fax 845.357.5345

Graphic Artist

Looking for a full time graphic designer in queens send resume to: yrubin@thegrandhealthcare.com

Restaurant Manager

Restaurant in Brooklyn looking for a Jewish manager 10am-5:30 willing to start off $800-900 prior work in a food/restaurant business a plus. Please send all inquiries to donni@traditionseatery.com

Rehab Director

Oversee 10-12 OT/PT professionals. Must have PT license and home care experience

110-120k. Excellent benefits. Please send resumes to: SEISENBERG93@GMAIL.COM

Special Ed Teachers

Seeking special education teachers to work with children both during and after school hours. Flexible rates and schedules. Please send resumes to head2solecare@gmail.com

Summer Intern

Looking for a marketing/PR intern for the summer. Email resume to djl@yunetworkingcomEntry

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