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Gaza schools pre- markable when set against the mayhem Heroes to Heroes in Israel viously used a curriculum approved by of the rest of Iraq. The Kurdish regional Jerusalem Undivided Forever Ha’aretz reports that Heroes to Heroes, the Palestinian Authority. The new Ha- government and almost fi ve million peo- (JNS.org)—Israeli Finance Minister Yair an American non-profi t group, brings mas textbooks describe Zionism as a rac- ple who are offi cially part of Iraq in reali- Lapid said it is a “founding ethos” of Israel traumatized U.S. veterans to Israel for ist movement whose goals include driv- ty belong to an independent nation. The that Jerusalem will never again be divided, spiritual healing. The group has organized ing Arabs out of all of the area between Kurds inhabit fragments o f Syria by the and that the city is not up for negotiation. and fi nanced three Birthright-type trips the Nile River in Africa and the Euphra- Turkish and Iraqi borders, in the north- Lapid’s remarks came as Jerusalem is dis- designed for non-Jewish American war tes River in Iraq, Syria, and Turkey. “The east; their lands contain the bulk of Syr- cussed in Israeli-Palestinian confl ict nego- vets—of Vietnam, Iraq and Afghanistan. Jews and the Zionist movement are not ia’s oil. tiations. According to Israel Radio, Justice One of the important elements of the trip related to Israel, because the sons of Isra- Minister Tzipi Livni, who is Israel’s chief is the inclusion of disabled Israeli veter- el are a nation which had been annihilat- Danish Crown Prince Comemorates negotiator, and Yitzhak Molcho, who rep- ans who accompany the Americans dur- ed,” the books say. Holocaust in Israel resents Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- ing their 10 days of intensive touring. “I’ve (JNS.org)—Danish Crown Prince yahu in negotiations, have had differenc- had more people thank me for my service Mahmoud Abbas Calls Frederik is visiting Israel to commem- es over the possible borders of Jerusalem. here [in Israel] than I have just about any- Terrorists ‘Heroes’ at Prisoner orate 70 years since the rescue of Dan- Molcho supports maintaining the cur- where in America,” said Greg Grutter, who Release Celebration ish Jews during the Holocaust. In Octo- rent municipal boundaries and including did four deployments in Iraq and three (JNS.org)—Palestinian Authority Pres- ber 1943, 7,000 Danish Jews were sent to some Jewish communities beyond the se- in Afghanistan and was medically dis- ident Mahmoud Abbas held a celebra- Sweden by the Danish resistance to es- curity barrier, while Livni supports more charged a year ago after 19 years of service. tion in Ramallah in honor of the second cape the Nazis. The Prince is set to vis- fl exible boundaries to accommodate Pal- set of 26 Palestinian terrorists released it the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial estinian claims in eastern Jerusalem. IDF Blows Hamas Terror Tunnel by Israel as part of Israeli-Palestinian in Jerusalem with Denmark’s education (JNS.org)—The IDF detonated part of confl ict negotiations, calling the prison- minister and attend a memorial con- Liberman Cleared a Hamas terror tunnel near the Gaza bor- ers “heroes” despite their violent histo- cert by the Jerusalem symphony orches- (JNS.org) In a unanimous verdict, a der in the Khan Yunis area recently. Dur- ry. Abbas told the crowd, “We welcome tra. Prince Frederik will also meet Israeli three-judge panel on last week acquitted ing the operation, a Hamas explosion in- our brothers, the heroes coming from President Shimon Peres to discuss bilat- former Israeli foreign minister and Yisrael jured fi ve Israeli soldiers, and one Hamas behind the bars to a world of freedom eral relations between the two nations, Beiteinu party chairman Avigdor Lieber- terrorist was killed in an exchange of fi re. and liberty. No permanent peace agree- Israel National News reported. man of corruption charges, Israel Hayom An ensuing Israeli airstrike in response to ment would be signed as long as there reported. Liberman was accused of fraud the Hamas attack killed three Palestinian is one single prisoner in Israeli jails,” Ab- God Works in Mysterious Ways and breach and trust, but now intends to terrorist commanders, Maan News Agen- bas said. When Rabbi Noah Muroff of New Ha- rejoin the foreign ministry. cy reported. The incidents marked the ven, CT, bought a desk on Craigslist, lit- worst Israeli-Palestinian clashes since the Syria’s Chemical Weapons tle did he know that he was also buy- U.S. Official: Israeli Planes eight-day Gaza confl ict of November 2012. Plants Destroyed, But ing 15 minutes of fame. In an attempt Strike Syrian Military Base Actual Weapons Remain to move the desk into his home, he had An Obama administration offi cial Israel and Japan Collaborate The Christian Science Monitor reports to take the desk apart. Upon doing so, told CNN Israeli planes struck a military (JNS.org) –The Israeli and Japanese gov- that Syria has destroyed its declared he discovered a plastic bag containing base near the Syrian port city of Latakia ernments will establish a joint research chemical weapons production and mix- $100 bills. Counting the money, he dis- last week. An explosion at a missile stor- and development fund. Also discussed ing facilities, the Organization for the covered that it totaled $98,000. What to age site was reported in the Middle East- was the option of exporting Israeli agri- Prohibition of Chemical Weapons an- do? Muroff immediately called the sell- ern press. According to the offi cial, the tar- cultural produce to Japan. A secondary nounced. The OPCW now faces the more er and returned the woman’s money. As get was missiles and related equipment goal of the trip was to promote the Inter- challenging task of destroying Syria’s he said, “If Hashem wants us to have this the Israelis felt might be transferred to national Dairy Federation conference, to chemical weapons stockpile, thought to $98,000, He will make sure we have it in Hezbullah. Israel’s military has long said it be held next October in Israel with partic- include more than 1,000 tons of mustard a way He sees fi t.” He told Tablet, “That’s would target any transfer of weapons to ipants from 54 countries. gas, as well as the nerve agent sarin. The what a Jew is supposed to do.”

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Knesset Passes “Tzohar Law” (from combined services) “This breakthrough is a historical victory for the future of the State of Is- erusalem—Following several years rael and the Jewish people,” said Rab- MORE CHICKEN. Jof lobbying and publicity efforts, the bi David Stav, founder and president of Tzohar Rabbinical Organization cele- the Tzohar Rabbinical Organization.” brated a historic legislative victory re- Many people are unaware that Israel is cently when the Knesset passed the suffering from a wave of mass assimi- “Tzohar Law.” In October, the newly lation and intermarriage. This is most- elected chief rabbinate had attempted ly due to bureaucratic factors rather to block the legislation. than halachic challenges. Tzohar rab- Now couples across Israel will be al- bis are devoted to removing any and all lowed to apply for marriage licenses in administrative obstacles, while remain- any local rabbinate in Israel. Previous- ing one hundred percent committed to ly, the couple could only marry in the halacha. We have a historic responsi- MORE CRUNCHY. rabbinical jurisdiction where either the bility to preserve the future of the Jew- bride or groom offi cially resided and ish people. We cannot afford to sit by where the local rabbinate functioned as and lose a single Jewish family. This mini-monopolies, which caused wide- law is also a major breakthrough in Tzo- spread resentment among both reli- har’s efforts to fi ght for the legitimacy gious and secular couples. In addition of hundreds of North American com- to severe bureaucratic obstacles, many munity rabbis who are fully committed ultra-Orthodox local rabbis prohibit to halacha and devote their nights and Zionist rabbis from performing wed- days to preservation of the Jewish peo- dings. This behavior causes thousands ple.” MORE BETTER. of secular couples to prefer civil cere- Since its founding in 1996, Tzohar monies in Cyprus and Prague instead of volunteers have assisted more than Jewish marriage in Israel. These couples 90,000 secular brides and grooms are usually unaware that their children throughout their Jewish marriage pro- New and Improved Empire Kosher Chicken Nuggets are will fi nd it almost impossible to prove cess, as well as numerous other nation- made with real chicken breast and a crispier, crunchier their Jewish roots in the future. al Jewish identity initiatives. breading for a mouthful of flavor in every bite. YOUR KIDS WILL LOVE ‘EM! Livni Defends Kerry

By Times of Israel Staff US President Barack Obama said that an interim deal with Iran could provide ustice Minister and chief Israeli nego- “very modest relief” from internation- Jtiator with the Palestinians Tzipi Livni al sanctions and that the bulk of them came to the defense of US Secretary of would remain in place. State John Kerry after he launched a very “There is the possibility of a phased public attack on Israel’s West Bank poli- agreement in which the fi rst phase would cies during an interview with Channel 2 be us, you know, halting any advances on last Thursday. their nuclear program, rolling some po- Kerry is a man who “cares about the tential back, and putting in place… some State of Israel,” Livni told Israel Radio. very modest relief, but keeping the sanc- “He believes that a fi nal agreement be- tions architecture in place,” Obama said. tween Israel and the Palestinians is criti- “We don’t have to trust them. What cal for the security of Israel and in gen- we have to do is to make sure that there eral. He invests a lot of time, effort and is a good deal in place from the perspec- heart in this matter. And he speaks from tive of us verifying what they’re doing,” the heart. He’s not saying these things to he added. attack Israel,” she went on. “He’s say- According to Britain’s Telegraph, the ing: ‘Friends, when you’ve got an Intifa- deal’s four main points were that Iran da and terror on your hands, there are would stop enriching uranium to 20 those who say OK, there’s terror, and we percent and convert its existing stock- EMPIRE KOSHER CHICKEN NUGGETS, will not talk to terrorists.’ And I think he’s pile into harmless uranium oxide. Iran FOR YOUR LITTLE NUGGETS. saying that the quiet is temporary and it’s would be able to continue enrichment important for Israel, for the State of Isra- to 3.5% purity necessary for nuclear pow- el and its citizens, to do it [negotiate a fi - er plants — but would agree to limit the MANUFACTURER’S COUPON EXPIRES 12/31/13 DO NOT DOUBLE nal agreement],” Livni added. number of centrifuges running for this The justice minister also spoke about purpose. The inactive centrifuges would Iran and a possible nuclear deal taking be able to remain intact. Iran would also ALSO TRY shape between the P5+1 world powers agree not to activate its plutonium reac- OUR NEW $1.00 OFF PARTY and the Islamic Republic—a deal of “lim- tor at Arak, which could provide an alter- WINGS! ONE BAG OF ited” sanctions relief in response to an native route to a nuclear weapon, during EMPIRE KOSHER Iranian agreement to start scaling back the six-month period in which Iran will CHICKEN NUGGETS nuclear activities—saying that an easing limit uranium enrichment to 3.5%. Lastly, OR PARTY WINGS of sanctions would lead to an agreement Iran would agree not to use the advanced that’s less desirable. IR-2 centrifuges, which enrich uranium US offi cials said Kerry will fl y to Ge- three to fi ve times faster than the older neva on Friday to participate in the ongo- model. ing negotiations between the P5+1 world In return, the British paper reported, CONSUMER: Redeem only by purchasing the brand and size(s) indicated. May not be replaced. Void if transferred to any person, firm, or group prior to store redemption. LIMIT ONE COUPON PER PURCHASE. RETAILER: Empire Kosher will powers and Iran—a last-minute decision the U.S. “would ease economic sanctions, reimburse you for the face value of this coupon plus 8 cents handliung in accordance with our redeption policy (copy available upon request). Consumer must pay any sales tax. Send all redeemed coupons to: Empire Kosher, Mandlik & Rhodes, PO Box 490 Dept #1144, Tecate, CA 91980 Cash value: 1/100c. that suggests a deal could be imminent. possibly by releasing some Iranian for- Netanyahu has described the possible eign exchange reserves currently held in offer to Tehran as a historic mistake and frozen accounts” and ease “some restric- Facebook.com/EmpireKosherPoultry “a deal of the century” for Iran. tions on Iran’s petrochemical, motor and Twitter.com/EmpireKosher www.empirekosher.com In an interview with NBC last week, precious metals industries.”

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its independence from the Soviet Union in 1989,” said ommend that Jewish organizations think twice before A Call to Boycott Poland? Ziomecka. suggesting or holding meetings in Poland.” And then “He is oblivious to the fact that that he is insulting he added the words he used at the conference when he  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 the memory of those Poles who risked their lives to save closed his remarks: “I hope Poland chooses wisely and Jewish people and ignoring the existence and efforts of that this does not become an issue. I have been in touch Polish Holocaust survivors who were in Warsaw for a hundreds of thousands of young and old Polish patriots with leaders and Jews in Poland and with the Polish similar gathering in 2011, was the Polish Consul Gen- devoted to making Poland a place hospitable for all—in- government, and I hope the situation can be resolved as eral in New York, Ewa Junczyk-Ziomecka. She was ap- cluding the Jews.” soon as possible.” palled at what she heard, as were her tablemates, she She added, “I was very heartened to see that the Pol- Weitzman also told JLBC that last June he met with told JLBC, just moments after Weitzman’s speech ended ish Holocaust survivors seated at my table were upset museum leaders and educators in Warsaw and was very to the applause of some participants. and went to the organizers to voice their dissent.” impressed by the warm and inviting structure. “They In a follow-up conversation, the Consul General told Weitzman told JLBC that his statement in Hender- have some exciting plans and ideas, and we have of- JLBC that she found it very disturbing that in today’s son was conditional, but it seems that that was not fered to cooperate with them and I hope we will con- times someone would tell future generations to avoid what was heard by many people in the audience, in- tinue to work together. I look forward to seeing the core visiting a country that is a “loyal, political friend of Israel cluding this writer. At one table, people were distract- exhibition when it is installed, because I am glad that and whose political and cultural elites are committed to ed and listening for keywords, not really paying close there is something that will tell the story of the histo- combating antisemitism, educating young Poles about attention. He told JLBC, “I said IF Poland cannot guar- ry of Polish Jewry in all its complexities—with all its joy the common Polish Jewish history and seeking recon- antee the right of freedom of Jews to practice their re- ciliation with Jewish communities around the globe.” ligion freely, and ends up barring shechita, I would rec-  CONTINUED ON P. 12 Ziomecka explained that the schechita ban is a legal and political issue which after being passed by the Polish Parliament, has been ap- pealed, and is now waiting for the verdict of the Constitutional Tribunal (a Polish equivalent of the Supreme Court). She emphasized that the ban itself was not the result of antisemitic sen- timents quoting the opinion of the chief rabbi of Poland, Michael Schudrich: “This has noth- ing to do with antisemitism.” (The Forward, Nov. 15, 2013) She is also the person who, more than 10 years ago, was one of the creators of the concept of the Museum of the History of Polish Jews and had a vision for a museum of Polish Jewish Histo- ry, which would tell the story in the place where contemporary Judaism—in all its forms and de- nominations, from Hasidim and Mitnagdim to Zionists and Yiddishists and more—was born. (Today’s Belarus used to be part of Poland, as was Ukraine.) Four Israeli Prime Ministers were born in interwar Poland, which regained its independ- ence in 1918. “For almost one thousand years we jointly inhabited the same land. But the war, with its death and destruction, should not be seen as the last chapter. We have to work together to make the world better, not worse. We should be cre- ating new, positive chapters in our history,” said the Consul General. The museum had a soft opening in Warsaw last Yom Hashoah. Right now it serves as an edu- cational and historical center and sits on top of where Warsaw’s Jewish Quarter and the Ghetto once stood. The area was leveled by the Germans soon after the Ghetto Uprising. When she spoke of the museum and the his- tory of the Jews of Poland there was naught but passion in her voice. “The legacy of the past is not just one of death and destruction. The lega- cy is also one of accomplishments and co-habita- tion. When we started, no one wanted such a mu- seum. But then, as they realized the importance of preserving this history, many Polish Christians and Jews alike joined in the endeavor. Poland is where almost 80% of American Jews and a large percentage of Israelis come from. It is their lega- cy, it is also their place. “The museum—more than anything else—is an educational center, a place where people will come to learn about our shared history and our accomplishments, and also how we can work together. Because the museum faces the monu- ment dedicated to the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising, visitors will also be reminded of the Holocaust.” She noted that Weitzman did not ask people in the audience to avoid visiting Norway, Swe- den and Switzerland, where schechita is banned. “I found it really heartbreaking that a representa- tive of the Wiesenthal Center, which is supposed to stand for tolerance, singled out the people of Poland and their country, oblivious to the pro- gress that has been made since Poland regained

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house with over 50 teenage boys rep- Congregation Beth Abraham Teen Zone Launches resenting all the different community high schools. There was cholent, kugel, By Daniel Weiskopf & Matti Fuld loads of food, singing and some divrei torah too. Additionally, every week after ue to a growing number of teens in Mincha on Shabbos at Beth Abraham, Dthe Beth Abraham community, the the high school boys have a seudat sh- shul, under the auspices of Assistant lishis together with Rav Cohen and May- Rav Tanchum Cohen, has organized er Simcha. This includes singing, divrei teen programming to give its kids a torah and more delicious food, which fun, relaxing outlet to gather togeth- makes for an overall great time. Addi- er in a social setting without the pres- tionally, there is a twice weekly learning sure of school. This year, in addition program in the Beth Abraham Beis Me- to Rav Cohen, Mayer Simcha Stromer drash. has come along to co-pilot the pro- The Teen Zone is always open to gram dubbed “The Teen Zone” and suggestions and one can easily suggest add vitality to an already exciting pro- ideas to Zahava Finkelstein on the gram. website. Subscribe to the web page to The program has had a booming start receive all the updates on activities, to the year, kicking off the New Year with learning and c hesed opportunities at a Simchas Beis HaShoeiva at the Kazlow cbateenzonegirls.weebly.com.

Federation Opens Mailbox for Typhoon Relief In Philippines Paramus, NJ— In response to the the Philippines. Some of those staff- storms on record. Locally, many Filipi- widespread destruction caused by su- ers have, so far, not been able to get in no-Americans have expressed concern per Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines, touch with their families. for relatives at home. Jewish Federation of Northern New Jer- In the wake of the storm’s devasta- To make a donation online, go to sey has opened a mailbox to accept do- tion, IsrAID, the Israel Forum for Inter- www.jfnnnj.org/typhoon or call Dana, nations from the community. Federa- national Humanitarian Aid, has sent 201-820-3937. tion has reached out to all its partner an aid team to the Philippines to pro- Jewish Federation of Northern New agencies in an effort to maximize ef- vide critical health interventions in Jersey adds value by providing the lead- forts. the hardest-hit areas. The Israeli team ership necessary to create a strong, col- At one of those agencies, the Jew- will help local NGOs and UN agencies laborative, caring, and vibrant Jewish ish Home at Rockleigh, there is deep in treating hundreds of thousands of community in northern New Jersey, Isra- Typhoon Haiyan has devastated the concern as 92 staff members hail from people affected by one of the worst el, and abroad. Phillipines.

historical religious sensitivities. Given the fact the Jews and Muslims both share TM A Call to Boycott nesmobile.com these concerns, this offers their commu- Poland? nities the rare opportunity to join togeth- Simple & Reliable Service er to protect their own and each other’s  CONTINUED FROM P. 11 religions.” Junczyk-Ziomecka told JLBC, “The and all its sorrows.” Jewish Second and Third Generations Cellular and Long Distance Dr. Michael Berenbaum, the Holo- want to learn about the Holocaust, the caust scholar, arrived at the hall in Hen- tragic chapter of Polish-Jewish history— Solutions for Israel derson in time to witness the noisy reac- which is what the Poles are trying to do tion to Weitzman’s speech. He is close to as well. We did not ask the Germans to Weitzman and the Polish Consul Gener- build their death machine on Polish soil, al, both long-time friends of his. He told and yes, there were many instances of Cell phone and SIM rentals for JLBC, “It was remarkable to realize that murder and crime infl icted on Jews by tourists visiting Israel what people heard was different from their fellow citizens. There was and still what was said, which clearly indicates is evil and prejudice everywhere, not Local USA number with unlimited the high sensitivity of the relationship only in Poland—which is why I believe calling for your cell phone in Israel between Poles and Jews even now. But I that people of good will must join forces do think that the forces in Europe argu- and devote themselves to education and Pocket MiFi for tourists ing against schechita and circumcision— to leading the struggle against the rebirth No Deposits in their quest for human rights and an- of antisemitism and fascism, so that the imal rights—trespass people’s deep and Holocaust does not happen again.” No Setup Charges Dr. Saul H. Lejtman D.M.D. P.A. No Hidden Fees Family and Cosmetic Dentistry Treating your family in a warm state-of-the-art comfortable 0LƬ5HQWDOV USB Modems / AirCards environment FallBest WishesSpecial for a TakeShana Home Tova Whiteningand a Happy $350 and Health (Reg. New $675) Year! Implants • Veneers • Crowns )UHHSLFNXSLQ%HUJHQƬHOG1- Hours by Appointment Only

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midst the glorious autumn landscape and the unu- Dr. Pelcovitz to the community at large were exceptional- Asually warm sunshine of November 1st-2nd, the YU- ly well-attended. Connects Shabbaton felt equally exceptional. Not mere- Rotating tables during the courses allowed all the ly because Rav Hershel Schachter of Yeshiva University participants to meet each other during all the delicious and other notable speakers joined the participants or meals. “I felt that the varied seating pushed me to chat even because the Teaneck community was so genuine- with some men at Friday dinner, again at Shabbos lunch ly hospitable to all; what made the Shabbos remarkable and then I felt more comfortable during the mingling at tive game night which was festooned with colorful bal- was the naturalness of the event itself: a comfortable Shalosh Seudot,” said one young woman. loons and six gaming stations ranging from foosball setting for compatible young men and women to min- Several Yeshiva University alumni or participants and air-hockey to ipad challenges and a full-screen Jeop- gle and socialize. traveled from out-of-town graduate schools to take ardy tournament on the stage. Matchmakers mingled YUConnects, the premier social and matchmaking part in this wonderful event recognizing that they can to facilitate more interaction and to make future sug- arm of Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future, make many new connections in one weekend. Mindy gestions for the attendees. One innovative and popular is barely fi ve years young, but has brought tremendous and Henry Orlinsky graciously opened their home for “Make-a-match” suggestion box allowed the men and changes to the modern dating scene. By presenting con- the Shalosh Seudot buffet as the men and women be- women to recommend a match idea for their friends temporary educational forums, hosting a state-of-the-art came absorbed in conversation. Rabbi Kenneth Brand- from the people they met over the weekend. matchmaking website, and by offering a professional er stopped by and shared some fascinating insights into Couples are already dating, match suggestions are staff for mentoring and guidance, YUConnects is able to relationships by pointing out that Esav, in the parsha, being followed up and the Teaneck community is ask- impact Orthodox men and women preparing for mar- simply called the lentil soup “adom hadom” and there- ing “When can we do this again?” By fostering the prev- riage in ways few other organizations can. The events by incorrectly focused on “externals” instead of the prop- alence of relaxed and comfortable meeting opportu- that YUConnects initiates are especially popular; singles er—and important—inner ingredients. nities, YUConnects and the Teaneck Shabbaton was can establish relationships in warm, friendly atmos- The capstone to the weekend was the outstanding special, indeed. pheres thereby increasing their networking and meet- Melava Malka at Bnai Yeshurun called, “Are You Game?” For more information on YUConnects, contact the ing opportunities. In addition to the nearly 70 Shabbaton registrants, ap- offi ce at [email protected], go to the website at www. Success is in the numbers. To date, YUConnects has proximately 20 more participants joined the interac- yuconnects.com or call 212-960-5400 X 6163 YUConnects thanks the following families for their support of our recent Teaneck Shabbaton

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 13 NEWS Pew Results Seen as a Wake-Up Call By Philip Berroll poll of American Jews since 2001, was conducted from February through June of this year. In order to obtain a ergen County—Close to half of all married American representative sample of poll respondents, the survey BJews have a non-Jewish spouse. Two-thirds do not covered geographical areas, such as the Northeast, in belong to a synagogue. And a growing number – espe- which 90% of the American Jewish population U.S. re- cially among those aged 30 or younger – identify cultur- sides. ally as Jewish but describe themselves as having no re- The survey paints what many Jewish leaders are call- ligion. ing a disturbing picture of a people increasingly cut off These are some of the fi ndings of a new survey, “A from their roots and traditions – and not just because Portrait of Jewish Americans,” conducted by the nonpar- of the fi ndings on intermarriage and synagogue mem- tisan Pew Research Center as part of its Religion & Pub- bership. Researchers also reported that one-fourth of re- Rabbi Neil Winkler Rabbi Lawrence Zierler lic Life Project. Since its release to the public, the survey spondents said they did not believe in God, one-third has reignited the decades-long debate in the American had a Christmas tree in their home last year… and 34 ligion – but among so-called millennials (those born af- Jewish community over assimilation, intermarriage and percent said it was possible to be Jewish while believ- ter 1980), the number increased to 32 percent, suggesting the diffi culties of maintaining a Jewish identity in an ing that Jesus was the Messiah. a trend that if left unchecked could lead to further attri- open, pluralistic society such as the U.S. But one fi nding in particular has raised alarms: 22 tion in the American Jewish population. The Pew survey, the most comprehensive opinion percent of American Jews self-identifi ed as having no re- For several of Bergen County’s leading rabbis, the survey has confi rmed what they had observed, or suspected, for some time—and should be seen as a wake-up call to the Jewish community. THE ORTHODOX UNION, IN COLLABORATION WITH STAJE AND CONGREGATION BNAI YESHURUN Rabbi Neil Winkler of Congregation Young Is- IS PROUD TO PRESENT A 4-WEEK FALL SERIES THAT FOCUSES ON… rael of Fort Lee said he was not surprised by the growing number of non-religious Jews. “Since the collapse of the ghetto walls and the increased mingling of Jews with the ‘out- side world,’ the secularization of the Jew has in- creased as well,” he observed. “For the survival The Initiative of a people numbering less than .02 percent of SAGE world population, this is a major challenge. SENIORS ACTIVELY GROWING AND EXPLORING “With less and less Jews observing, with more The and more Jews intermarrying, it is no wonder INITIATIVE is a forum focused on enhancing the that 32 percent of the millennials say they have educational opportunities of the Jewish Community. no religion,” he added. “For most of them, there most probably was very little meaningful reli- gious observance, education or conversation in CONGREGATION BNAI YESHURUN their home.” 641 West Englewood Avenue, Teaneck, NJ 07666 Rabbi Lawrence Zierler of the Jewish Center of Teaneck said the survey illustrated how many MONDAYS 10/21, 11/4 & 18, 12/2 Jews had become “consumers” of a cultural ex- perience rather than “joiners” of a religious com- Registration and lunch 12:00 PM munity. Program 12:30-2:30 PM “When you’re a consumer, you don’t easi- ly wear a label – and if you’re not a joiner, you are not a stakeholder,” he said. “And I think that’s Open to Men & Women. Walk-ins Welcome how you get this statistic of people who don’t consider themselves to have any religion, or who Registration Fee: $20 for all four sessions belong to a synagogue for vestigial reasons or be- $10 per workshop cause of a ‘tribal’ connection rather than a reli- Includes lectures and lunch gious connection.” There were some brighter spots in the sur- vey. Most of the respondents expressed pride at REGISTER ONLINE AT WWW.OUCOMMUNITY.ORG being Jewish and said they had a “strong sense OR CALL 212.613.8300 of belonging to the Jewish people,” while 69 per- cent said they had an emotional attachment to Israel (though only 17 percent agreed that build- To view previous ing settlements in the West Bank was helpful to Monday, November 18, 2013 Monday, December 2, 2013 Israel’s security). presentations on line visit: Martin M. Shenkman, P.C. Marc Weiner And the fi ndings were relatively positive for http://ow.ly/pQ4ss HOW TO STRENGTHEN Orthodox Jews: The survey found that 98 percent BOOMERS – PLANNING FOR of married Orthodox have a Jewish spouse – the RETIREMENT AND LATER LIFE: YOUR EMPATHIC LISTENING overall number for American Jews is 56 percent & COMMUNICATION SKILLS: – and that far fewer young Orthodox than in the ESTATE AND FINANCIAL Monday, October 21, 2013 AN EMPATHY LABYRINTH past are either leaving for other branches of Juda- PLANNING Rabbi Steven Pruzansky WORKSHOP ism or abandoning the faith entirely. Alex Bailey, Psy.D. But Rabbi Zierler considers this to be “a semi- Rabbi Benjamin Yudin Reuben Ebrahimoff, consolation” at best, while Rabbi Winkler be- CHANUKA: RECOGNIZING “The Haftorah Man” lieves that no one in the Orthodox movement Monday, November 4, 2013 THE MIRACLES AROUND US THE BIBLICAL AND “should smile at any of the [survey] results. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND “Losing any Jew is a tragedy, and with num- Devorah Wechter, MS RD CDN bers indicating that we are disappearing, there Rabbi Menahem Meier OF THE JEWISH HOLY DAYS is nothing to celebrate,” he said. “It is only nat- ural that those with less intense emotional, edu- cational and social connection to their heritage and their people would fi nd it easier to leave the STAJE.ORG fold, so I would expect that fewer Orthodox Jews would be doing so. But they are still leaving. And we, too, must wonder why – and what can we do to stem the tide.” www.oucommunity.org  CONTINUED ON P. 51

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By George Friedman I can’t live in a place with bad parking.” • Old gent closes window. Today, it is housed in a beautiful, mod- Ellen’s brother Ed and his wife Barbara • Another congregant walks over and ern, much larger building and the mice omeone once said: “If you live long lived in Teaneck, having moved there a opens it. and ironing board are gone. Senough, you start to sound just like few years before. They offered to get us • Old gent closes window. your parents.” It may have been my near- into their apartment complex, the Hen- • The same congregant walks over and Amenities ly 90-year-old dad who said that. He often rich Hudson Apartments on Lozier Place opens it again. Old gent closes win- Hard to believe, but at one point there regales me with tales of when hot dogs at (between Terrace Circle and West Gate). dow. were very few amenities for frum Jews the kosher deli cost a nickel back when he They, too, described the shuls, shopping, • The same congregant walks over and back in the day. For example: was a kid. An article in the last issue of The proximity to transportation, and their opens it again. Restaurants: There were just two ko- Voice (“Teaneck: Looking Back, Moving For- belief that Teaneck was an up-and-com- • As the congregant starts heading back sher restaurants back then, Jerusalem ward”) described Teaneck back in 1988, and ing Jewish community. Said I, “That’s all to his seat, the older gent starts reach- Pizza and King David. Jerusalem, which among other things noted that you could very nice, but how’s the parking?” When ing for the window. was located around where the Teaneck get an apartment in West Gate for $600 a they told us parking was plentiful and • The same congregant turns and says General Store is today, was half the size month. That prompted me to think to my- not metered, I was hooked. So, we settled “You touch that again, I’ll break your it was in later years. They had a Tuesday self “Back in ’76, when we were young, our in Teaneck after our wedding. We were hand! Why do we all have to be hot? night takeout special; you got a plain pie rent was $246 a month – for a two bed- part of Aliyah Bet—the second wave of Sit somewhere else!” for $2.99! The King David was a fl eishig room!” See, Dad? I sound just like you. frum folks who moved to Teaneck. Fun- That worked for me, since I was think- restaurant located where Pizza Crave is ny thing, though, Ellen’s brother and his ing exactly the same thing. I just had to today. It operated according to no dis- Coming to Teaneck wife moved out about fi ve minutes after join that shul! The congregant and I be- cernable schedule. I’m sure today there We came to Teaneck after Ellen and we moved in. I often wonder about that. came friends and neighbors, and Ellen would be an app for this, but back then I wed back in 1976 because of parking. and I became active members, serving there were ad hoc phone trees. Some- Really! My great- uncle Sam owned an Coming to Beth Aaron on the board and various committees, one would notice that they were open apartment building in Kew Gardens, and There were just two Orthodox shuls and being honored at the shul dinner and call a friend, who would call anoth- he offered us a great deal. We arrived one in Teaneck back in 1976—Beth Aaron and (me, twice). In reality, it turned out Beth er friend, etc. There were no kosher es- evening to look at the apartment, and it B’nai Yeshurun. So, we checked out both Aaron was then and is still today a great tablishments on what today is “Restau- took us over half an hour to fi nd a park- shuls. B’nai Yeshurun was nice enough, shul that, despite signifi cant growth, is a rant Row” up in the Plaza. If you wanted ing spot—metered, of course—caus- but I was kind of leaning toward Beth warm, friendly and welcoming place. to eat at a fancy restaurant, and didn’t ing me to mutter to Ellen, “Can you im- Aaron, because the “parking” (seating) When we joined Beth Aaron it was in want to go to the city, you went to either agine going food shopping at night? I’ll was tight at B’nai Yeshurun. What really a house. I sat in the talking section back Gartner’s Inn (located near the Tappan have to lie down in the spot to save it.” sold me on Beth Aaron was the follow- near the fi replace because Rabbi Fass Zee Bridge), or the Pelham Manor (locat- The apartment was nice enough and the ing incident: It was a warm early spring couldn’t see you. The shul had mice, who ed, oddly enough, in Pelham, NY). rent cheap. My great-uncle described the day. The AC was not on, but with the win- we sometimes tried to count toward a Bakeries: There were no kosher bak- shuls, shopping, proximity to transpor- dows open it was comfortable. An older minyan. We held kiddushim in a small eries in Teaneck back then. The fi rst one, tation, and his belief that this was an gent—someone’s guest I imagine—was upstairs bedroom, often using an iron- called “Phibbleberry’s” was on Queen up-and-coming Jewish community. To sitting next to the window. Then this ing board as a serving table. We’ve expe- which I replied, “That’s all very nice, but transpires: rienced three expansions over the years.  CONTINUED ON P. 19

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By Fran Gozland Their trial in 1970 riveted world at- decade of Western protests on his be- oneg shabbat at Congregation Beth Abra- tention on Soviet Jews desperate to im- half, he was suddenly, miraculously re- ham, 396 New Bridge Road, Bergenfi eld. eaneck—It isn’t often that a modern- migrate to Israel. After international pro- leased and fl own to an ecstatic recep- He will speak on Shabbat morning, No- Tday Maccabee arrives in Teaneck area tests, the Kremlin backed off from the tion in Israel. vember 16th, at the 9:10 am early minyan scant days before Chanukah, but that’s two death sentences meted out, but still In freedom in the Jewish state, Men- and 10:30 a.m. main minyan at Congrega- just what will happen on Shabbat/No- imposed long years of punishment in delevich fulfi lled his dreams of serving in tion Rinat Yisrael, 389 West Englewood vember 15-16. the notorious Gulag of prisons and labor the IDF, married and became the father Avenue, Teaneck. He will also speak at Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich is a genu- camps. Mendelevich was sentenced to 13 of seven, and obtained his smicha (rab- seuda shlisheet after a 4 p.m. mincha at ine Jewish hero. A founder of Riga’s Jew- years. binic degree). Today he happily teaches Congregation Keter Torah, 600 Roemer ish underground under oppressive So- Mendelevich’s defi ance of his cap- Torah in Jerusalem, and is the author of Avenue, Teaneck. viet rule in the mid-20th century, he and tors in the hell of the Gulag became his acclaimed autobiography, Unbroken On Saturday evening, Rabbi Men- a group of daring colleagues planned to legendary,as he constantly deepened his Spirit. delevich will sign copies of his autobi- steal a Russian civilian airplane and fl y it love for Israel and his emunah (faith), his Rabbi Mendelevich, who speaks Eng- ography from 7:30 - 10 p.m. at the Te- under the USSR’s radar to freedom. But insistence on covering his head, keeping lish, has the extraordinary ability to con- aneck General Store, 502A Cedar Lane, the KGB secret police found out, and ar- Shabbat and observing the command- nect with audiences young and old as he Teaneck. rested the 12 plotters as they were about ments to the extent possible. Finally, relates his life story. He will speak on Fri- For more information, contact (917) to board the plane at a Leningrad airport. after a 56-day hunger strike, and over a day night, November 15th, 8 pm, at an 405-9211. VETERAN’S DAY Ralph Gerber and the Jewish War Veterans

By Lisa Matkowsky was formed by Jewish Civil War Medal of works hard to make sure that Jewish par- Honor recipients to counterbalance an- ticipation is recognized and commemo- his Veterans Day, Monday, November tisemitic canards of non-military service rated as well.” T11, Bergen County joined the rest of by Jews, the Jewish War Veterans of the Mr. Gerber was stationed in England the country in honoring the service and United States, the fi rst veteran’s organi- from May 1952-October 1954 after he vol- sacrifi ce of our hometown war veterans. zation chartered by Congress, has existed unteered for Army service, and is deeply Ralph Gerber, an Army veteran and River to challenge antisemitism, to uphold the proud to have served his country during Edge resident, is commander of Jewish image of the Jewish patriot, and to sup- the Korean War. Even though his posting War Veterans Post 498 in Teaneck and is port all veterans rights. didn’t take advantage of his fl uency in very cognizant of the fact that, despite na- “There are defi nitely challenges in German, Italian and French, Gerber felt tional respect, in the Jewish community, preserving the mindfulness that Jews it was his civic duty to serve in whatever Jewish veterans are mostly overlooked. also fought,” Gerber said. “The general capacity was needed. “It’s very important Since 1896, when the organization population needs to know, and local post to instill love of country and fl ag in our young people,” he added. “I really felt it.” no support from the community, and But despite American participation in the National dues are high and constant- nein many wars since WWII, veterans’ organ- ly increasing. Our membership is getting a izations are having a rough go maintain- smaller and smaller and younger vets are G u ing their membership. Gerber told JLBC, not joining. They have no interest. We re- “Every veterans post has problems ex- cently wrote to every temple in the coun- cept those in Florida. Most of our mem- ty to entreaty their members to join local bers are vets of World War II and there posts,” he continued. “We did not receive are diffi culties inherent in sustaining our even one response.” aging membership. Many face hardship In spite of the diffi culties, Gerber re- in cold weather or are unable to drive at mains positive and enthusiastic, work- night. Our oldest veteran is 100 years old. ing very hard to sustain the get-togethers Nevertheless, we go on trips, march in and activities. Last year, due to the deter- parades and put fl ags on the graves of de- mination of their commander, the post ceased veterans. This is essential both to went to The National Museum of Ameri- publicize Jewish participation in war ef- can Jewish History in Philadelphia. They forts as well as to provide needed cama- also marched in the July 4th parade in Te- raderie for our veterans.” aneck, participated in memorial services, Teaneck’s Post 498 is the joint post and plan to take a trip to the Museum of for both Teaneck and New Milford, hav- Jewish Heritage in Battery Park this com- ing through the years already absorbed ing May. posts from Englewood and Bergenfi eld. “We are fi nancially restricted but con- It has about 120 members. Meeting regu- tinue with our activities,” said Gerber. P l larly on the fi rst Sunday of every month, “It’s important for our veterans in order r o these Jewish veterans participate in myr- to preserve the spirit of comradeship, e s o iad activities—from visiting hospitalized and for our community to preserve the c h veterans, promoting veteran’s issues, par- memories and records of patriotic ser- ticipation in parades and memorial ser- vice performed by the men and women Located at Netivot Shalom vices, doing chesed, participating in com- of our faith; to honor their memory and 811 Palisade Ave munity activities and in activities of the safeguard from neglect the graves of our national and state organization. heroes.” 2’s class is run by Aliza Safran “It is very diffi cult to raise funds for That is the that message from those Monday-Friday 9:00am-1:00pm these crucial activities,” Gerber noted. who served; would the community 3 year old nursery class is run by Carmela Rosenbaum “There are veryy few donors and almost prove it felt the same way. Monday-Friday 9:00am-2:00pm Extended hours and early drop off available! See something happening near Registration for September 2014 opening October 14th your home? Know of an event Call about summer camp 2014 for nursery and pre-k For more information contact coming up in your community? Aliza Safran 201-724-8886 [email protected] Carmela Rosenbaum 201-951-7458 [email protected] Tweet it to: @jlinkbc

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Rinat’s 26th Dinner Set for Dec. 21 ongregation Rinat Yisrael will hold Cits 26th annual dinner on Decem- ber 21, 2013. Guests of Honor are Moshe and Ilana Wertenteil. The Sruli Gutt- man Memorial Service Award will be presented to Avi Katz, and the Young Leadership Award will be given to Rena Zelig. For more information or to make res- ervations please call 201-837-2795. Tenafl y Mikvah Celebrates Bat Mitz vah Year By Aviella Bareket a tour of the facility which has been new- ly renovated. Funds were raised with raf- enafl y—Women from all over Ber- fl e that offered wonderful prizes. Each Avi Katz Tgen County joined the Chabad Tenafl y woman left with a gift bag and felt a spe- Mikvah of Lubavitch on the Palisades cial connection to the beautiful mitzvah in celebrating its bat mitzvah year—its of mikvah. 12 year anniversary. The event honored For more information about the the women who dedicate time to come mikvah please contact Mikvah Direc- to the mikvah. An inspirational program tor Nechama Shutyak at (201) 816-0440. by Mrs. Sarah Karmely had the women For more information about the Chabad discussing the mystique of the mikvah. Women’s Circle events, please contact They also donated gifts to beautify the Naomi Gershovitz at Naomi@chabad- facility. The evening was topped off with lubavitch.org or 201-871-1152 x543. Medical Supply Gemach Opens in Teaneck By Estelle Glass cal equipment, such as walkers, com- modes, shower chairs, even a mo- eaneck—After the death of Renee torized wheelchair along with many Moshe & Ilana Wertenteil Rena Zelig TChaya Levy of Teaneck seven months other items, will shortly be able to do ago, her son Chaim, and her widow- so by contacting the Levy’s at Yehiel@ er, Yehiel Levy, came up with the idea optonline.net or call Yehiel at 201-357- of establishing a much-needed medical 5495 and he will even arrange for the Darchei Noam Celebrates gemach to honor her memory. item to be personally delivered to your As anyone who has suffered an ill- home. Its First Dinner ness or experienced surgery recogniz- At present, all donated medical es, it is often expensive and certain- items are being stored in a spare room air Lawn—Nathan and Rachel Bed- tion’s president. Rabbi Jeremy and Rebbit- ly time-consuming to obtain all the at the Levy apartment in Teaneck. Fnarsch were recently honored at Con- zin Shira Donath inspire and excite both many devices necessary for the pa- However, the family is looking for vol- gregation Darchei Noam of Fair Lawn’s old and new members with their warm tient to function on a daily basis. With unteers to help them out with garage fi rst annual dinner, held at the Fair Lawn and welcoming attitude, which contrib- the blessing of Rabbi Larry Rothwachs or basement space as their limited Jewish Center. All guests were toasted and uted greatly to the shul’s expansion. and the cooperation and participation space is rapidly fi lling up. roasted as dinner was served. Most impor- Since its inception seven years ago, the of the members at Congregation Beth The Levy family is operating the tantly, the Congregation and community congregation has grown signifi cantly and Aaron, the family decided that they gemach solely as a nonprofi t organiza- expressed their appreciation to the Bednar- recently celebrated its fourth year in its Al- would be able to “help people who are tion, so no monetary donations are be- sches, who were founders of Darchei Noam, exander Avenue location. The kehilla is down on their luck,” at a particularly ing requested. Please watch for postings and held services in their Kenneth Avenue looking to expand and enlarge the facility trying time in their lives, while paying on Teaneck Shuls or Beth Aaron news- home. Nathan also served as the congrega- to include its many new young families. tribute to their wife and mother. letter for the exact opening dates and Thanks to the gemach, anyone who hours of the gemach. May this wonder- wishes to borrow or to donate medi- ful tzedakah bring comfort to the family.

Days of Yore Nothing existed. No Ma’adan, no Glatt Express, no Best Glatt, no Grand & Es-  CONTINUED FROM P. 15 sex, no Cedar Market, no nothing. A big treat was heading to Main Street Anne Road near Ludwig’s Hardware. I in Queens to go food shopping. didn’t name it. [ed.note: No. You didn’t. But the editor of JLBC did, and she’s still Today Full Service Networking, POS systems, married to the guy who owned it.] Teaneck today has become an amaz- Meat: Nope, no kosher meat either. ing place. A time traveler form 1976 & Web Development People got their meat from Elizabeth, would be astounded to see the growth the Heights, Brooklyn, or Queens. in terms of Yiddishkeit. The number of Let's Talk about I.T.! Mikveh: There were no mikvehs orthodox shuls, restaurants, and servic- in Teaneck. One had to s hlepp to the es is breathtaking. In short, there have Heights, Great Neck, or this scary place been many, many changes. On the oth- PAYPAL & ALL MAJOR CREDIT CARDS ACCEPTED in Union City. er hand, some things haven’t changed; Kosher Markets: Are you kidding? the parking is still good! LQIR#JDUEFJFRP‡

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 19 LOCAL NEWS Shelley Steiner Employee of the Month at Jewish Home

ockleigh—Shelley Steiner, L.S.W., so- them with information they need to care pants enrolled in the program as well as Rcial worker at the Gallen Adult Day for family members. The Jewish Home their families. She is a team player and Health Care Center which is part of the is a health care continuum, but it recog- pitches in wherever she’s needed. She’s a Jewish Home at Home, has been chosen nizes that people want to stay at home. great asset here in the Adult Day Health Employee of the Month for November By working with them here, we can of- Care Program.” 2013. Shelley, a graduate of the Columbia fer that as an option.” In addition, Stein- Residents of Englewood, N.J., Shelley School of Social Work, has been at Gal- er works with the Alzheimer’s Associa- and her husband Jeffrey have three chil- len since 2002. tion and facilitates the support group for dren: Yael, 27, who is an attorney; Ian, 25, Gallen provides supervised day pro- caregivers held at Gallen as well as acting who works in real estate equity, and Per- grams to frail seniors, disabled adults and as liaison between Congressman Bill Pas- ri, 22, who is in nursing school. those with cognitive impairment, Stein- crell and the Alzheimer’s Association to The Jewish Home Family and its mem- er explained. “We can improve their qual- keep him apprised of what’s happening Photo caption: (from left) Joan DiPaola, R.N., ber entities are not-for-profi t organiza- ity of life while monitoring their physical with the disease. “I’m very fortunate to Gallen’s director, EOM Shelley Steiner, and Chuck tions, providing long-term care, sub-acute, needs. And we give their caregivers respite.” work with an organization that supports Berkowitz, president and CEO, Jewish Home outreach programs and outpatient servic- Asked what she enjoys about her these endeavors,” she said. Family after the presentation of the award. es for the elderly and their families in Ber- work, she said, “I feel I make a differ- Her supervisor, Joan DiPaola, R.N., gen, North Hudson and Rockland coun- ence with participants and the families Gallen’s director, said “Shelley is not only She is a social worker with an enormous ties. For further information or a photo, I work with, advising them and guiding a colleague but a great, supportive friend. heart and reaches out to help partici- please call 201-750-1414.

Al Qaeda’s Most Dangerous means ‘Greater Syria’—that is, Syria, Leb- Sam Heller, father of a son groped by ner again. The case revolves around Stronghold anon, Jordan and Israel-Palestine—and a prominent Hasidic cantor, Baruch Lebovitz, who has close ties to the The Daily Beast reports that two Al the name refl ects ISIS’s ambitions. It in- Lebovitz, will be prosecuted after politically powerful Munkacser Reb- Qaeda franchises are grouping at the tends to erase the borders of the mod- all, for attempting to bribe a witness. be, Moishe Leib Rabinowich, who is Syria/Iraq border and using the region’s ern Middle East created a century ago Hynes demoted two seasoned prosecu- against reporting child sexual abuse chaos to make things much worse. The by Winston Churchill after the end of tors who assured Kellner the charges to the police. Lebovitz was convict- blog says that “Hundreds of new jihad- World War I, and to create an al Qae- would be dropped and also fi red Bar- ed in 2012 and sentenced to up to 32 ist fi ghters are fl ocking to this battlefi eld da-run emirate across the region. Every bara Burke, a prosecutor and former years, and was then released on a tech- in the heartland of the Middle East. And week, ISIS terrorists carry out multiple nun who complained that the offi ce nicality, while attempts were made with the civil wars in both countries all acts of mass-casualty violence in Syria had not passed along—as required— to buy off Kellner, who was cooperat- but certain to endure for the foreseea- and Iraq.” records to a lawyer trying a wrongful ing with police detectives. Other Leb- ble future, the danger from this strong- conviction case against Mr. Hynes and ovitz victims came forward, then they hold is growing. The older and more Munkacser Whistle-Blower his rackets chief and longtime friend lied about their relationships, blaming dangerous calls itself the Islamic State To be Prosecuted by Hynes Michael F. Vecchione. Hynes and Vec- Kellner for “paying” them off. Lebovitz of Iraq and al Shams (ISIS). Al Shams The New York Times reports that chione have vowed to prosecute Kell- is awaiting a new trial.

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“What we had in Annapolis was trust,” unable to form a coalition, forcing her to The Believer Livni, 55, told Newsweek recently. “Even call early elections. Though Benjamin Ne- when we argue, we respect each other. tanyahu’s conservative Likud Party won By Ben Birnbaum And we respect the demands, even when one seat less than Livni’s Kadima in the (With permission from The Washington Post) we say no.” Livni quit smoking in 1998, but February 2009 vote, the strength of oth- she recalled that, during those talks, Pales- er right-wing parties left him in a stronger PART 1 tinian President Mahmoud Abbas would position to form a government. Netanya- In early 2011, a disgruntled former em- bring her cigarillos “so I could join the hu became prime minister, Livni became ployee of the Palestinian negotiating team men smoking.” opposition leader, and the peace process handed Al Jazeera the biggest leak in the It wasn’t just the Palestinians who more or less froze. history of the Arab-Israeli peace process. were fond of Livni back in 2008. As foreign In 2012, after three years of failing to The Palestine Papers—a collection of in- minister, she had become a beloved pres- bring down Netanyahu’s government, Liv- ternal emails, working papers, and meet- ence around the world. “She was well re- ni was thrown out of the party leadership ing minutes—contained shocking revela- garded by the Europeans as someone who by Kadima voters in a landslide. She re- tions about the compromises Palestinian leaders had made during the last serious lition that would ease his tensions with negotiations with Israel, which began in Tzipi Livni still thinks peace is possible between Israel the world, had given her the post of jus- late 2007 at Annapolis, Maryland, and con- and Palestine. Now she has a chance to prove it. tice minister and—at her request—the tinued into 2008. chance to head any new peace talks with But the documents also put a spotlight the Palestinians. Livni’s timing couldn’t on the surprisingly cordial—even congen- wanted to end Israel’s isolation, so she turned to politics eight months later to have worked out better: after months of ial—relationship Palestinian negotiators was someone they could work with,” for- contest the January 2013 elections as the intense shuttle diplomacy by John Ker- had enjoyed with their Israeli counter- mer secretary of State Condoleezza Rice head of a new, peace-focused, center-left ry, negotiations between Israelis and Pal- parts. And they left little doubt as to which told me. “In Washington, she was seen party. But with Israeli politics prioritizing estinians have now resumed in earnest member of the opposing team had been as someone who was trustworthy, com- domestic issues for the fi rst time in dec- for the fi rst time in fi ve years—giving her their favorite: Israel’s foreign minister and mitted, and hardworking. The president ades, she found herself badly out of step a chance to complete what she long ago chief negotiator, Tzipi Livni. personally liked her a lot.” Meanwhile, at with the national zeitgeist—and her party started. Abbas supporters in the West Bank. home in Israel, where top politicians are fi nished seventh with just 5 percent of the Achieving a two-state solution, Livni During negotiations, Livni says, Abbas generally assumed to be crooked, she had vote. Livni’s historical moment, it seemed, said, is “the reason for me to be in poli- would bring her cigarillos “so I could join built a reputation for honesty. When Israe- was over. tics.” It’s also a task that rests very much the men smoking.” li Prime Minister Ehud Olmert resigned in Rice and Livni in 2007. Rice recalls Sha- on her shoulders. Given her relationships “I would vote for you,” chief Palestini- September 2008 amid mounting corrup- ron telling them, “You two women will do with Palestinian offi cials, her credibility an negotiator Ahmed Qurei told Livni, ac- tion allegations, Livni became head of Is- some good things for the world.” with the international community, and, cording to the minutes of one 2008 meet- rael’s ruling Kadima Party and seemed on But something strange happened a few these days at least, her rapport with Net- ing. Saeb Erekat, another top Palestinian, the verge of becoming Israel’s second fe- weeks after the election: Livni appeared anyahu, Livni may be the only person who suggested to U.S. offi cials that he could male prime minister. at a joint press conference with Netanya- can drag Israelis and Palestinians together appear alongside Livni “in public events Then, almost overnight, things fell hu to announce that her party would be and—after 65 years of confl ict—broker an to demonstrate [to the Israeli public] we apart—for both Livni and the prospects the fi rst to join his new government. Ne- have something since Annapolis.” of Israeli-Palestinian peace. Livni proved tanyahu, seeking to build a centrist coa-  CONTINUED ON P. 22

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against all the enemies that we have,” she ment had ardently opposed the 1947 Unit- says. “The only mentor I can speak of as The Believer said, banging the desk. “And when some- ed Nations Partition Plan, which divided such is Jabotinsky, who died in 1940.” one is talking about peace, you know, it’s Palestine into Jewish and Arab states— “I was 9 years old, so I was not think-  CONTINUED FROM P. 21 the naive left wing, soft.” and which David Ben-Gurion, Israel’s fi rst ing about whether we could keep it,” Liv- Livni’s journey to the role of Israel’s prime minister, had accepted. ni said. “I remember people dancing in agreement both sides can live with. From leading peace advocate was an unlikely “I lived between two different worlds the streets of Tel Aviv when we freed Je- the nadir of her career to the savior of her one, born as she was to one of the most since I grew up in Tel Aviv,” Livni said, re- rusalem—and I used the word ‘freed’ be- country in less than a year: it would be, as prominent right-wing power couples in counting her childhood in Israel’s larg- cause it was coming back home. It was the political redemption narratives go, a pret- the fl edgling Jewish state. Her father Eit- est and most left-wing city. Unlike her kind of enthusiasm that was not against ty spectacular story. What no one knows an’s family had fl ed anti-Semitism in Po- friends, who joined the socialist Scouts somebody. It was something that united is whether it can actually be done. land when he was 6, moving to Palestine and marched with red fl ags on May Day, us back then—left and right.” ON SALAHEDDIN Street in the Bab al- to pursue the Zionist dream. As a young Livni joined the smaller, right-wing Be- That fl eeting unity soon evaporated Zahra neighborhood of East Jerusalem, man, he joined the Irgun, the right-wing itar youth movement, where she was over disputes about whether to settle the across from the Rajab Abu Asab and Sons guerrilla organization seeking to drive the schooled in the ideas of Ze’ev Jabotinsky, land, as her father and other Likudniks electrical-appliances store, sits a boxy, British out, and rose to become the group’s the ideological father of right-wing Zion- were urging, or to keep it as a bargaining nondescript building protected by a stone chief operations offi cer, a role that got ism. She felt marginalized, believing that chip for a future peace deal. Initially, La- wall and a gate manned by several securi- him arrested in 1946 (he later escaped in a the establishment had minimized her par- bor governments consented to a handful ty guards. After a future peace accord, in famed prison break). Earlier that year, dur- ents’ contribution to Israel’s founding. “I of settlements in areas of strategic and which Arab neighborhoods of Jerusalem ing a raid on a train transporting salaries was furious when I read in school that my biblical signifi cance. But after Likud leader would likely come under Palestinian sov- for British generals, he had met and be- parents represented war, that there was a (and former Irgun chief) Menachem Begin ereignty, it could very well house govern- come enamored with fellow Irgun mem- glorifi cation of blood, that they wore fas- won the 1977 election, ending Labor’s 29- ment offi ces in the new Palestinian cap- ber Sara Rosenberg. On May 15, 1948, the cist clothes,” she said. “I was quite a young year rule, he lifted all restrictions on settle- ital. But today, it is the home of Israel’s two became the fi rst couple to marry in fi ghter then. I don’t envy my teachers. I ments and even established incentives for justice ministry and the offi ce to which the new state of Israel. Tzipi, the youngest used to preach to them.” Israelis to move to them. Livni commutes most mornings from Tel of their three children, was born 10 years To this day, Livni insists that her par- The young Livni supported the right- Aviv. later. ents “were freedom fi ghters, not terror- wing line. As a high-school student, she I visited Livni days after she had re- The young Livni grew up in an Israel ists.” She said that unlike some of Israel’s joined her mother at a protest of one of turned from Washington, where, standing dominated by the left-wing Labor Party, leading right-wing fi rebrands today, who Henry Kissinger’s visits because he was at a podium alongside Kerry and Erekat, which led every government for the state’s have thrived electorally on anti-Arab sen- pushing Begin to accept the idea of land she had announced the resumption of fi rst three decades. The Irgun—and its po- timent, they “respected the Arabs.” Livni for peace. “It was quite a violent demon- peace talks. She seemed tired but upbeat. litical successor, the Herut Party—had dif- recalled urging her reticent father—who stration,” Livni recalled. “They beat us, Sitting at her desk wearing a taut black ferentiated itself from the ruling estab- served in the Knesset for both Herut and the policemen.” Still, she had no plans at outfi t, her hair in a ponytail, and a small lishment not only by its tactics, which Likud—to campaign for himself during the time to follow her father into politics. golden Star of David around her neck, Liv- included blowing up British installations, the 1984 Likud primaries, only to watch Like most Israeli high-school graduates, ni spoke at length about Israel’s pursuit but by its uncompromising support for him pick up the phone and ask party she joined the Army; a few years later, she of peace. “Something that truly frustrates establishing Jewish sovereignty over all members instead to support a Druze can- signed on with Israel’s hallowed Mossad me is the impression in Israel that when of biblical Israel (which comprised not didate because he thought it important for intelligence agency. “Had she not left, I’m you are talking about security, you are only modern-day Israel, the West Bank, Likud to have Arab representation. sure she would have been able to reach bold, you are tough, this is what we need and Gaza, but Jordan as well). The move- In 1967 Israel conquered the West very high echelons there,” says child- Bank from Jordan and the Gaza Strip from hood friend Mirla Gal, who served with Egypt in the Six-Day War. Eitan Livni sub- her in the Mossad. Livni’s time as a spy re- sequently brought his young daughter to mains shrouded in secrecy, though she is THE MEL & PHYLLIS ZACHTER the Western Wall in Jerusalem, Rachel’s known to have been based in Paris and is FREE Tomb in Bethlehem, the Cave of the Patri- believed to have played a role in Opera- WEBINAR archs in Hebron, and other biblical sites tion Wrath of God—the mission to hunt that had fallen into Israeli hands. When re- down and kill Palestinian terrorists who Sponsored in part by ligious Jews later established a heavily for- murdered 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 tifi ed settlement community in Hebron, Munich Olympics. “Whatever she did,” INTERACTIVE WEBINAR Claims Conference her mother sent money to support it. Gal says, “she did very well.” Claims Against Germany “I’m not a person of mentors,” Livni (To be continued.)

CAREGIVERS– German TV: How Antisemitic targeting Israel as “absurd” in the fi lm. is Germany? With respect to the product labeling, he THE SANDWICH GENERATION BERLIN – The Jerusalem Post reports noted that there are “many different ter- that German public television broadcast ritorial disputes in the world and no- a documentary last week about modern where else is it [product labeling] done.” Juggling All Our Needs antisemitism at the heart of German so- ciety. It shows the commonality between Lithuanian Jews to anti-Israel legislative initiatives from Green Get Reparations This webinar will provide caregivers with valuable Party and neo-Nazi NPD party. Titled Anti- JTA reports that the Lithuanian gov- information about the challenges in caring for Semitism Today: How hostile is Germa- ernment is granting symbolic repara- aging adults, and provide suggestions and ny toward Jews? – it was produced by tions to Lithuanian Holocaust survivors. recommendations as to how we can secure Ahmad Mansour, an Israeli Arab, and Each survivor will get $622 to compen- a high quality of life for our loved ones two Germans, Kirsten Esch and Jo Goll. sate for the Holocaust and the Soviet TUESDAY, NOV. 19, 2013013 Mansour is a policy advisor to the Brus- occupation, a parallel which infuriates sels-based European Foundation for De- Jewish groups and survivors, who point 7:30PM-9:30PM (EST) mocracy. Dr. Monika Schwarz-Friesel, to Lithuanian attempts to label Jewish a linguistics professor at the Technical partisans as traitors to Lithuania during University in Berlin, investigated a com- the Holocaust. Lithuania is a master of bination of 14,000 letters and emails Holocaust obfuscation, “which does not PRESENTERS sent to the Israeli embassy and Jewish deny a single Jewish death at the hands HARRIET BLANK, LCSW organizations. The majority came from of the Nazis. Instead, it uses as a start- Director, Geriatric Services, OHEL “so-called mainstream society.” One let- ing point the idea that the Nazi geno- ter from a man with a doctorate states, cide was not a unique event but rather HINDIE M. KLEIN, PsyD “Why are always again the Jews perse- a reaction to Soviet “genocide” (and an- Director, Clinical Projects, OHEL cuted? You need to ask yourself that.” tecedent to further Soviet genocide) in He added, “By the next Holocaust the which the same elements of Lithuanian ADVANCE REGISTRATION REQUIRED whining begins to start again. I am fed society that often sided with the Nazi up with it.” Dr. Dieter Graumann, the invaders were persecuted and impris- FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO REGISTER: WWW.OHELFAMILY.ORG/WEBINAR head of Germany’s Central Council of oned by the Communist regime, whose OR CALL 1-800-603-OHEL (6435) Jews, slammed the disparate treatment offi cials included Jews.”

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By Jerome A. Chanes nal changes in the American Jewish com- federations would take care of the social- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), munity. service and social-welfare agenda—was however, which plays a leadership role “Gevalt! The goy- There has been a shift in the Ameri- increasingly violated as the federations in monitoring antisemitism domestical- im are after us! It’s the can Jewish “center-of-gravity,” from na- moved aggressively into Israel and anti- ly and around the world, has taken an Second Holocaust! tional to local, with local federations semitism—cash-cow issues for fundrais- entirely responsible stance on what is Jews are not safe in having increased impact in public-affairs. ing. going on in Hungary. While expressing Hungary—or any- Federations woke up, and saw that the It’s all about the money, and Eastern deep concern over the rise of right-wing where in Europe! big ticket in fundraising was no longer European capitals—regular stops on the political rhetoric, including antisemit- My mother’s favorite story: Two Jews the soup-kitchen, or the old lady living trail for federation missions—are natu- ic expression, the ADL’s response has to in post-Anschluss Vienna are walking alone on the Lower East Side; it was Isra- rals for sensitizing federation leadership date been sober and balanced. through an antisemitic neighborhood. el. And it was, increasingly, antisemitism. to exaggerated claims of antisemitism Bottom line for Hungary: There are They see that they are being followed by These issues are in public-affairs are- in Hungary and elsewhere. My conver- problems in Hungary, no question, seri- two Nazi thugs. One of the Jews says to his nas that heretofore had been the prov- sations with federation and other or- ous problems. But in Hungary—as is the friend, “We’d better make a run for it; there ince of the national “defense” agencies ganizational lay leadership participating case everywhere else—the central crite- are two of them, and we are all alone.” and the local community-relations coun- in missions to Hungary (most recently rion for Jewish security is the ability of Thus goes the purple rhetoric that cils. The agreement that had been ham- in August) reinforce the suggestion that Jews to participate in the society on a day- characterizes much of the discussion of mered out in the 1944 CJF General Assem- leadership is being sensitized, not to se- to-day basis, individually and communal- Jewish security in Central and Eastern bly that assigned a division of labor to rious problems in Hungary—entirely le- ly. In Hungary in 2013, there are few Jews Europe. the public-affairs agencies and to the fed- gitimate—but to something exaggerated who cannot participate in society be- What, in fact, is the reality of Jewish erations—community-relations coun- claims of an antisemitism that is perva- cause of fear of antisemitic animus. Jew- security in Eastern Europe? Is it a cata- cils and national agencies would address sive, a new dispensation in which Jews strophic near-past of Auschwitz that is public-affairs, including antisemitism; are not secure in that land.  CONTINUED ON P. 26 fi nding its way into the future, indeed into the present, with danger signals that are blinking red in a way we have not seen in years? Or is the reality rather dif- The Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary Presents: ferent: troubled, perhaps, indeed prob- A Shabbat in Teaneck with lematic, but at bottom relatively secure? The current situation in Hungary is the source of much of the gevalt. A neo- Nazi, neo-fascist, party, Jobbik, founded in 2002, has become the third-largest in Rabbi Menachem Penner the Hungarian parliament. Jobbik’s lead- Acting Dean of RIETS ers are frankly antisemitic: “Given our current situation, antisemitism is not just our right, but it is the duty of eve- ry Hungarian homeland lover, and we 6KDEEDW3DUVKDW9D\HVKHYs1RYHPEHU must prepare for armed battle against the Jews.” Thus Judi Szima, a Jobbik can- Rabbi Menachem Penner is Acting Dean of the Rabbi didate for the European Parliament and Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary at Yeshiva a Jobbik member of the Hungarian Par- liament, Marton Gyongyosi, have de- University and the Men’s Undergraduate Torah Studies manded the creation of a list of Jewish programs at Yeshiva University. Rabbi Penner also serves politicians to identify potential “nation- al security risks.” as the spiritual leader of the Young Israel of Holliswood But Hungary’s serious political prob- in Queens, a position he has proudly held since 1996. lems need to be put into context. What is the larger picture? According to Mi- Rabbi Penner received his semikha from RIETS in 1994 chael Miller, chairman of Jewish Stud- and his BA from Yeshiva College in 1991. ies at the Open University in Budapest, “Yes, there are political problems—even serious problems. But to say that these problems are leading to rampant anti- semitism in Hungary, where Jews are en- Schedule of Events dangered, well, that’s plain crazy.” So what is going on? Why hysteria on FRIDAY NIGHT BETWEEN SHABBAT MORNING Hungary? MINCHAH /MAARIV Drasha at 7:15 a.m., 9 a.m. We are a “gevaltist” people. We know Congregation Bnai Yeshurun and 9:15 a.m. Minyanim that. In the United States, I have for Congregation Keter Torah many years reported that even as the levels of behavioral and attitudinal an- Birchat Modim: Drumsticks tisemitism drop—and drop dramatical- ONEG / TISH @ 8 P.M. or Candlesticks? ly—higher percentages of American Jews Home of Nechama and Danny Saks assert that antisemitism is a “serious” 1285 Mercedes Street SHABBAT AFTERNOON problem. Whatever the explanations for this “perception gap,” the gap between Divrei Torah throughout the Tish: Shiur between Mincha/Maariv perception and reality is signifi cant, and Insights of the Maharal on Congregation Beth Abraham informs much of the gevaltism of Amer- ican Jews on Europe. (This is not to say Chanukah Yosef and His “Dream-Coat”: that European Jews do not have prob- What Was Yaakov Thinking? lems; 2002 and the fi rst half of 2004 were terrible times in France, and elsewhere.) But the issue goes beyond gevaltism. As is almost always the case, it’s all about the money. Part of what is going on has less to do with the reality of antisemitism and Jew- For more information, please contact ish security in Hungary and elsewhere in Genene Kaye at 212.960.0137 or [email protected] Europe, and everything to do with inter-

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caust educator who has has earned her It’s All About the Stories street creds, and as a professional jour- nalist, I have interviewed hundreds of people including a list that would make me sound like a celebrity name drop- per—from Nobel Prize winners to scoun- drels, a Supreme Court justice, geniuses, media moguls, rabbis, movie stars, fash- ion designers and remarkable folks from every walk of life. By now, my husband and I have worked on dozens upon doz- ens of Holocaust survivors’ stories, pub- lished their memoirs, and dealt directly with the survivors and the survivor world since we were kids. When I understood what and how Names, Not Numbers® op- erates, I realized the concept was an an- swer to the question that has plagued Holocaust educators and survivors: How are we going to reach kids once we are gone? Who will go on to tell the tale? Moshe Kinderlehrer, publisher of JLBC, introduced me to Tova Rosenberg, The MTA class at Museum of Jewish Heritage and before I knew it, I was standing in front of a roomful of 55 kids, 53 of them By Jeanette Friedman present to their schoolmates. It’s an awe- words that were out of context, stories 3Gs, at Moriah in Englewood. They are some project and I fi led it in the back of with no chronologies, stories I am sorry going to research, interview, fi lm, and hen Michael Berenbaum came my mind, to call it to the attention of to say, I was too young to understand. present survivors to their schoolmates in Wto Moriah a few months ago to some of my friends and colleagues in the I got lucky when Dr. Yaffa Eliach of- a fi lm they produce themselves. It turned talk to students enrolled in the Names, Second Generation and Holocaust educa- fered a course on the Holocaust in the out that Dr. Prager, the Moriah principal, Not Numbers® program, I thought it tors. And then Tova Rosenberg, the exec- brand new Judaic Studies Department at was at the same Zachor conference I at- was an interesting project, because utive director, asked me if I would train Brooklyn College, and I, as editor of ken, tended at HUC in November 1979 that led remembering the past is all about people students to do the interviews. the night school paper and a daughter of directly to the international movement telling the stories of their lives. The stu- I started my professional life as a survivors, took it so that I could observe a of Second Generation and the creation of dents involved in the program are divid- journalist in 1970, listening to people Holocaust education pioneer in action. Af- the fi rst Second Generation group in New ed into groups of 4-6 students, and each and telling their stories, and I began to ter all, how does one teach the Holocaust? Jersey. Now his eighth graders were blow- group researches a Holocaust survivor learn about the Holocaust as a child, We were given but one assignment— ing me away, and you could see they had and interviews him or her for posteri- from what I heard from my parents, their to collect our parents’ stories, if we could picked up some of Dr. Prager’s passion for ty by producing a digital video they will friends and relatives—stories spoken in get them to talk. In 1972, very few people the “holy work” of collecting testimony. talked about the Holocaust. It was almost Just two weeks later, I was at MTA in like the blind leading the blind. How do Washington Heights, standing next to Rab- you rip open barely healed wounds by bi Michael Taubes. We have known each asking stupid questions? Is that going to other a very long time. I was bringing my get them to talk? Case in point: The fi rst toddlers to Gan Rina, his mother’s nursery question I asked my father was, “Why school in Teaneck in 1979 when I discov- didn’t you fi ght back?” And he asked me ered the swastikas and curses scrawled on if I’d ever heard of collective responsibil- the walls that turned me into a Holocaust ity. One man takes out one Nazi, he ex- education activist—and sent me to the Za- plained, and it is certain everyone who chor conference that very same weekend. witnessed that will die. Do nothing and The coincidences were crazy. As I stood in some may have a chance to live. And front of 20 very tall young men, I realized then he laughed. I had come full circle. I understood. And I knew I needed to Only two or three of the MTA stu- learn how to collect the stories, the tes- dents raised their hands when I asked if timonies, of those who promised to tell there were grandchildren of survivors in what happened “Dorten” (there), to keep the course. When I asked why they vol- the promises they made to those who unteered, they said they felt a moral ob- stayed behind and for the sake of future ligation to do the work. That is cause for generations. I discovered that the old- hope. It means the mission of collecting er they get, the more eager the survivors stories has gone beyond people who car- are to talk before it is too late. Many of ry the familial obligation of becoming them have realized that the world hasn’t what is known as the “memorial candle,” changed much. The genocides continue, recorder of the family history. These kids and the stories must still be told. So they have taken upon themselves, as volun- tell their stories, rip open old wounds, teers, the painful obligation of receiving for our sakes, in their own attempts to the last of the eyewitness testimonies make the world a slightly better place. from those who were in those places, Each survivor’s story becomes their eth- where Jews did not perish—where they ical will, their Tzeva’ah. were repurposed and murdered by de- I learned how to interview survivors sign, wherever they were. They survived from the best, from Yaffa and Bonnie in the camps, ghettos and forests, in hid- Gurewitsch when they were at the Cent- ing, in holes, in caves, in tunnels, by pass- er for Holocaust Studies in Brooklyn, ing on the other side. Wherever they a tiny offi ce in Yeshiva Flatbush. It was were, they survived because they prom- more complicated, albeit logical, than ised to tell their stories for those they left one might think. But thanks to those two behind, and these students are commit- incredibly smart women, I learned how ted to hearing their stories and transmit- to do it correctly, and found myself doing ting them to future generations. the oral history training workshop for They give us, the Holocaust educators the Second Generation on the fi rst day of and activists, hope for the future because the World Gathering in Jerusalem in 1981. they have become the guardians of those Fast forward 40 years. As a lay Holo- painful but vitally important memories.

24 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM ME’ACHOREI HAPARGOD Dear God: Thanks, But No Thanks

By Robert Katz ing German Jewish woman named Ruth the next morning. After lots of hooting my own people. So I thought I’d be good Westheimer to do her Sunday night and hollering that our big chance had ar- at marketing, pursued and got my MBA, ddie Murphy. Dr. broadcasts. At age 18 I was sitting in rived, a sudden dreaded thought hit me. and decided that rather than become ERuth Westheimer. Howard Stern’s offi ce helping him plan a “Dale,” I asked, when is the open slot? I an Executive Vice President for IBM or Don Imus. Howard show. Two years later, after having spent knew the answer with every fabric of my AT&T or Google, I rather become Chief Stern. Soupy Sales. many intoxicating evenings in the pres- body, and I was right. “Saturday midday, Development Offi cer for a place like Marv Albert. David ence of the aforementioned stars of ra- 1-5 p.m.” came the answer. I was crushed. OHEL Children’s Home and Family Ser- Letterman. Chuck dio and TV, I was producing sports talk This was not the fi rst time, “but it may vices, and put whatever other (limited) Scarborough. All of us are employees of radio and pro games for 66 WNBC. At the well be the last time,” I recall saying to skills I had to use for the betterment of NBC. These are the people for whom I end of Rangers hockey games, the great myself. the Jewish Community. interned and worked for, the people Marv Albert would thank “our produc- The year was 1986. I was 21. There was And so dear reader, know you know with whom I rode the elevators and er Robert Katz back at the studio.” Out- no Internet. Cable TV was in its infancy, how I got here. I looked up and said, shared the same breathing space. The side NBC’s home at 30 Rockefeller Pla- and nearly all college sports were played “Thanks, but no thanks”. years were 1982-1986, and they were lofty za, I came face to face in the fi eld with exclusively on Shabbat. Stay or go? Fol- Was it all worth it? Is God happy with years that I hoped would fulfi ll boyhood the likes of Tom Seaver, Billy Martin and low “The Dream” or follow “The Tra- me? Or is He mad at me for not taking dreams. George Steinbrenner, to name but a few. dition?” The answer was clear. Follow his offer and running with it and seeing But what do you do when God gives And then came the hammer. In the The Tradition—the mesorah of your par- how it would have played out so that you a talent that you can’t use? When spring of 1986, two young colleagues and ents and grandparents and who knows maybe I could have been the fi rst Shom- the one extra-special gift He has be- I were sitting around and shooting the how many others before you—and walk er Shabbat play-by-play man in NBA his- stowed upon you—in my case being a breeze. Their names: Mike Breen and away, hoping and praying that the Good tory? Or I have done enough by working sportscaster—is a gift that you can’t em- Bob Papa. Mike is now the world famous Lord will help you fi nd your way. for the Jewish Community over my last brace or fully utilize because the gift re- voice of the NBA on ABC and ESPN and So, what do you do when you have a 25 years-plus to merit some sort of peace quires you to use your talents on Shab- does TV games for the Knicks, while Bob God given talent that you can’t use? You of mind? Feel free to discuss among bos and yom tov? Papa is a fi xture as the radio voice of the reach deep inside and try as hard as you yourselves. Personally? I’d really like to When I was only 5, I would walk New York football Giants. This was my can to discover and appreciate whatever fi nd out, after 120 years. Maybe there’s around the house in my best little radio “chevra.” else God has given you. even a job waiting for me…it would have voice saying, “Mom, tell Dad what he’s In walks Dale Parsons, the 66 WNBC There’s a great Hebrew saying— “Eem to be Angels’ play-by- play. won right here on The Price is Right.” By Radio Program Director, to our lit- Kvar Az Kvar” —if you’ve already been age 12 I was sitting by myself in Shea Sta- tle shared space and announces that a dealt a hand, you may as well play it. If I Robert Katz has been a Bergen County resident for dium in an empty corner, doing play by show slot has opened up suddenly and was leaving behind my career choice be- 25 years and has been a Jewish communal profes- play of Mets games into a tape record- that he needs a fi ll-in talk show host. He cause of Shabbos, I might as well put my sional since graduating Yeshiva Unversity in 1985. er. By age 16, I was an intern at WYNY ra- was prepared to offer it to one of us. He energies into doing something openly He can be reached for comments at: rkatz@jewish- dio in New York, helping a tiny, fascinat- wanted our demo-tapes on his desk by identifi able with who I am and to help linkbc.com

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By: N. Aaron Troodler, Esq. In retrospect, it appears that Chris- governor is a “tell it like it is,” “say what their congressional leaders and essential- tie fared extremely well among voting he thinks” type of person, and it certainly ly boxed them into a corner. s New Jersey voters groups that tend to favor Democratic appears that the overwhelming majority With his inimitable style, Chris Chris- Awent to the polls on candidates, rather than Republicans. of New Jersey voters appreciate his out- tie may be the cure for what ails the na- Election Day, there were According to the exit polls, 57% of spoken and brash personality and actual- tional Republicans. The question is, how- those who questioned women voted for Christie, versus just ly fi nd it refreshing. ever, whether Christie’s unique brand of whether the race at the top of the ticket 41% for Buono; 21% of African-Americans, In addition, New Jersey residents can- bipartisanship outreach will resonate could even be considered a “race.” The a group that traditionally favors Dem- not forget the fact that Governor Chris- with more conservative voters through- gubernatorial contest, which ordinar- ocrats, cast their ballots for Christie, a tie was there for them as they struggled out the nation. It also remains to be seen ily would be replete with intrigue and noteworthy number considering that to pick up the pieces after Superstorm how Christie will fare in the context of suspense, was totally devoid of any dra- when he ran in 2009, only 9 % of African- Sandy. The images of a concerned, caring a national Republican campaign if and ma. The race for governor was, for all in- American voters supported him, and in and courageous Chris Christie consoling when the ultra-conservatives who may tents and purposes, over before it even an extraordinary show of support from storm victims were extremely powerful be angling for the GOP presidential nom- began. Hispanic voters, who typically vote Dem- and they undoubtedly left an indelible ination, such as Senators Rand Paul, Mar- Riding a wave of popularity that pro- ocratic, Christie got an astounding 50% mark in the hearts and minds of New Jer- co Rubio and Ted Cruz, try to paint him pelled him to rock-star-like status, Gov- of the vote. Christie also did extremely sey voters. in a more liberal light. ernor Chris Christie garnered 60% of the well among independent and moderate On Election Day, Chris Christie did With his celebrity status and wide- vote and easily cruised to a 22-point vic- voters, union members, and young vot- not just win a second term as governor; spread appeal, Chris Christie has defi nite- tory over Democratic State Senator Bar- ers. Even 33% of Democratic voters cast he catapulted to the front of the pack of ly claimed his spot on the national stage. bara Buono. In doing so, Christie became their ballots for the Republican governor. likely 2016 Republican presidential can- The question is how well he will do as the fi rst Republican in New Jersey in How did Governor Christie perform didates. Christie’s record-breaking win the GOP’s guy in the spotlight. 25years to get over 50% of the vote in a so well among voting groups that cus- sent a loud and clear message to the na- On Election Day, Chris Christie swept statewide election. tomarily back Democrats? How is it that tional Republican Party that he just may into the governor’s offi ce for his second As for Barbara Buono, she found her- the Republican candidate turned the gu- be their guy in 2016. The crossover ap- term with a powerful mandate that is vir- self in the unenviable position of being bernatorial contest on its head by run- peal that he demonstrated in New Jersey tually unprecedented. The meteoric rise in a political Catch-22. She had virtually ning so strong across the board? may be exactly what the Republicans are of a Republican governor is something no name recognition and therefore had Chris Christie bucked conventional looking for as they struggle to overcome that one would expect to see in a “red diffi culty raising money, yet without ade- wisdom by very skillfully and deliberate- a barrage of negative publicity relative state,” not in an overwhelmingly Demo- quate funds she was unable to boost her ly building a broad bipartisan coalition to the Tea Party movement’s rise within cratic “blue state.” Chris Christie, howev- profi le statewide. that swept him to victory. He successful- their ranks. er, has proven that there can be shades of What makes Governor Christie’s colos- ly cultivated strong relationships and al- The recent government shutdown “red” amidst a sea of “blue.” sal win so remarkable is that he achieved liances with various constituent groups in Washington, D.C., adversely impact- this historic feat in a state where regis- that generally tune out Republicans. ed the Republican Party’s desperate at- N. Aaron Troodler is an attorney and a principal of tered Democrats outnumber Republican Christie masterfully assembled a ground- tempts to get back on track. Many peo- Paul Revere Public Relations, a public relations and voters by a whopping 700,000. Despite swell of support that was just too much ple placed the blame for the shutdown political consulting fi rm. Visit him on the Web at the enrollment advantage that Demo- for Buono to overcome. squarely on the GOP and the consensus TroodlersTake.blogspot.com, www.PaulReverePR. crats have in this overwhelmingly “blue It is quite clear that Chris Christie is tends to be that the conservative arm of com, or www.JewishWorldPR.com. You can also fol- state,” Christie scored an easy victory. not your typical politician. The popular the Republican Party forced the hand of low him on Twitter: @troodler

Bergen Post- ate seats and just under two-thirds of the open seats in the General Assembly. Mi- Election Analysis chael Saudino, Republican, was reelected sheriff and, of the three freeholder seats  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 up, two went to Republicans and one to a Democrat making the full breakdown This, in addition to Christie’s win of on the council fi ve to two with a Demo- 51 percent of the Latino vote and 20 per- cratic majority. cent of black voters, has given a lot of Bob Yudin, Republican County hope to Christie supporters. However, Chairman, referred to Bergen County as an Edison Research exit poll concerning a swing county. Bergen used to be a very a hypothetical 2016 showdown between strong Republican county and then, for Christie and Hillary Clinton, shows the a number of years it was a very strong governor garnering much less support. Democratic County. Four years ago Gov- The polls showed Clinton receiving 57 ernor Christie lost the vote here, but districting and gerrymandering. He said publican for many years. percent of New Jersey Latino vote and this year he won by the biggest margin that legislative districts 35-37 are impos- The coattails effect, something 86 percent of the black vote. since Thomas Kean in 1985. sible for Republicans to win and that which allows members of a party to Besides for the gubernatorial posi- “It was a huge municipal win for us one district 38 is the only truly compet- win on the heels of a popular candidate tion, there were six state senate, 12 gen- in most of Bergen County,” Yudin said. itive won in the county. Legislative dis- of that party’s win, was not in effect in eral assembly, one county sheriff, three “We won in towns that we haven’t won tricts 39 and 40 have been solidly Re- New Jersey as a state freeholder, and a myriad of town coun- in for decades.” cil positions open throughout the coun- The “huge municipal win” wasn’t ment in Hungary did speak out against ty’s six legislative districts. Democrats complete on a state legislature level, Gevaltism, Jobbik—belatedly, but the government claimed two-thirds of the open state sen- something which Yudin put down to re- did speak out against antisemitism. Antisemitism Finally, Jews are not leaving Hun- gary, which is what one would expect and Hungary were there to be serious threats to Jew-  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 ish security. Hungarians are not run- ning—they are not going to Israel or to ish institutions (including synagogues) the United States or to Canada. are strong, day-schools are thriving. The One has only to recall my mother’s ability to participate in society is the best second favorite story—“What’s a Jew- measure of security of Jews in any land, ish telegram? ‘Start worrying. Letter fol- and that ability is strong in Hungary. lows.’” That’s what’s going on in Hungary. Unlike the Europe of the 1920s and 1930s, antisemitism in Hungary is not Jerome Chanes, a regular contributor, is the au- embedded in the institutions of socie- thor or editor of four books on Jewish history and ty, in the institutions of power. Hunga- public aff airs. He is a fellow at the Center for Jew- ry is not Germany. Indeed, the govern- ish Studies, CUNY Graduate Center.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 27 EDITORIAL THE JEWISH LINK OF BERGEN COUNTY Looted Art: Ah, The Mystery Co-Founders/Co-Publishers Moshe Kinderlehrer Mark (Mendy) Schwartz he German police fi nd 1400 paintings ing claim to some of the works that were ple are hoarding looted paintings and T Editor worth a billion or more in a tax evad- posted to the web last Monday. These are will never be able to show them or sell Jeanette Friedman er’s (and hermit’s) apartment, and tell no important paintings that range from the them? Art lovers can be so very passion- th th Contributing Editor one until the story is leaked to a German 16 to the early 20 century and include ate and become prisoners of their pos- Nina Glick magazine. The fellow has disappeared, many grandmasters, including Courbet, sessions. Do they build special rooms Advertising Director and it turns out his dad was essentially Chagall, Picasso and Matisse. Toulouse- like those in the movies—where art col- Yaakov Serle the art looter-in-chief for the Nazis. More Lautrec, it boggles the mind. lectors go to gloat over stolen master- than that, after the Allies captured the There are so many questions to ask, pieces? Associate Editor Aliza Chasan looted paintings in the post-WWII war so many mysteries to solve, even Nancy This trove is huge. It is fi lled with period—paintings stolen from Jewish Drew would get dizzy. works by artists who are household Sales Development Ken Goff stein collectors and those labeled as degener- Why did the Allies return the paint- names, whose paintings fetch millions ate—they were given back to the scoun- ings to a known Nazi collaborator? Why of dollars. What is this going to do to the Sales Representative Maxine Bender drel in the 1950s. The paintings were left did the Germans try to keep this trove a art market? Will it enhance the price of Simon Worman to his now disappeared son—an old re- secret and refuse to post to the web until these works for having the cachet of be- cluse whose friends think the cops will forced to do so? ing looted art? Or will it depress prices Technical Editor/ Database Coordinator fi nd his corpse in a house in Austria. Why does the Claims Conference because of the rules surrounding supply Moishie Rosenberg There is speculation that there are more think it has the right to the paintings and demand? Sports Editor paintings to come, but the Germans say even before their provenance has been The missing elements are a good mur- Steve Gutlove not. proven? Why aren’t the Germans going der or two; a good-looking thief caught In the meantime, no one knows why to handle inquiries from heirs and as- red-handed, a sexy female cop, an inter- Design design2pro.com the Germans didn’t break the news earli- signs? One need only look at the contro- national chase, and an expose of how the er. And the Claims Conference represent- versy surrounding the East German prop- art markets work, including the seamy Contributors Sarah Abenaim • Larry Bernstein atives in Germany are already demand- erties to wonder why the CC would want underside where stolen art exchanges Rabbi Sam Frenkel • Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Glick ing the paintings be turned over to them, those paintings. No one wants a repeat of hands. Temima Zucker • Estelle Glass • Chavie Hagler while individuals whose parents owned the properties fi asco. Anyone care to write the screenplay? Gail Hochman Robert Katz • Elizabeth Kratz extensive art collections are already lay- You have to wonder. How many peo- To be continued. Banji Latkin • Harold Nussbaum • Sara Prager P’nina Seplowitz • Bracha Schwartz Rabbi Mark Staum • Tzvi Silver Jordana Schoor • N. Aaron Troodler • CORRECTION/APOLOGIES: Due to an editing mistake and confusion in the Op-Ed article on Page 31 by Meylekh Viswanath entitled “Why Chemmie Sokolic • Rayzel Yaish • Nancy (Some) Jews Are Racist - Part II of II,” the word “late” was inadvertently inserted before the name Rabbi Herschel Schachter. We regret the error Zweibach and any confusion it may have caused. The Jewish Link of Bergen County PO Box 3131 Teaneck, NJ 07666 Phone: 201-371-3212 Email: [email protected] LETTER TO THE EDITOR Advertising: [email protected] Subscriptions/Home Delivery: [email protected] To the Editor: The evening came to a close with haps discount coupons to kosher su- The Jewish Link of Bergen County, an independent publication, I recently attended a Chamber of no resolution about Prince. I thought permarkets in an attempt to increase promotes honest and rigorous conversations about Judaism,Israel and issues aff ecting our community. The opinions Commerce awards dinner, at the Glen- that the prospect of fi nding the dog kashrus observance, etc. If Judaism con- refl ected in articles from our contributors do not necessarily re- fl ect JLBC’s positions, and publishing them does not constitute pointe Marriot Hotel in Teaneck, New was probably not possible, but I could tinues to be a concentration of only an endorsement from JLBC. We simply off er food for thought. Jersey. not stop thinking of Edwin. I contact- ethical moral values to the majority of We reserve the right to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse ad- As I walked into the lobby with my ed him and he told me that his belov- Jews, then we will continue to lose to vertising that in our opinion does not refl ect the standards of the associate Bruce Prince, the owner of ed Prince was back at his house with assimilatory forces. newspaper. We are not responsible for the kashrus of any prod- uct advertised in the Jewish Link of Bergen County. Teaneck General Store, a friendly man his family!!! Martin Polack named Edwin Ramos introduced him- Three complete strangers sitting at a self as the owner of Farmer’s Insurance table, exchanging greetings. One person To the Editor: In the review, the rabbi mentions Agency, also in Teaneck. speaks about her business. These few Thank you for your article of Oct. 31st, that several women paid tribute “to the As we entered the cocktail recep- words begin a series of revelations that “A Green House Pops Up in Teaneck,” rabbis who welcomed them, who were tion, we lost sight of Mr. Ramos. Lat- point to the discovery of a dog that had about the Passive House that is under kind enough to announce pages....and er we were called to the ballroom for been missing for 18 months. construction at 543 Wyndham Road in (looked) over to their section once in a the awards dinner. We went to a table Thanks to a myriad of coincidenc- Teaneck, NJ. To learn more about this Pas- while when they spoke” (italics mine). that had a few seats left, and Edwin Ra- es (there are many more, too numerous sive House in particular, you can read an I was not only struck by the fact that mos was there with several members of to mention) and the effort of Captain informative article at Greenbuildingad- readers are expected to appreciate the Teaneck Police force and Reverend Croonquist, Prince is back with his fam- visor.com, the go-to industry site about these supposedly “enlightened” acts but Clemens Reinke from Grace Lutheran ily. He was in excellent condition, hav- building green. See: http://www.green- we were to view this as some sort of Church, who had just fi nished the con- ing been given good care at the house buildingadvisor.com/blogs/dept/green- “proof” that certain segments of the Or- vocation. We exchanged pleasantries he was living. building-news/passivhaus-building-mod- thodox Jewish community are indeed and information about our respective Yvette Oppenheim ular-way or search for Teaneck Passive broad minded. businesses. Edwin asked about my line House on their website. He chose to conclude with: “Anyone of work, and I handed him a business To the Editor: For the record, the fi rst quote at- who reads (this book) will come away... card for my company, Pampered Pets of How sad that after all these years tributed to me in your article was not with a new appreciation for the way in NJ. His face immediately transformed Mitzvah Day in Bergen County, spon- something that I said. which modern Orthodox Jews are striv- to refl ect great sadness, and he told us sored by the Federation of Northern Thank you for the changes you made ing to balance their commitment to tra- that his beloved boxer, Prince, had dis- New Jersey and joined by dozens of syn- to the online version of this article. dition with their understanding of the appeared 18 months earlier. He and his agogues and Jewish schools, continues Malka van Bemmelen, spiritual needs of the women in their children missed his dog. to be a day only of social action. The AIA, LEED AP, CPHC midst.” This implies that women are not Also sitting at the table was Police word mitzvah means any command- included under the rubric of “modern Captain Kenneth Croonquist, who was ment from God whether ethical or rit- Note: The JLBC stands by what was published originally. Orthodox Jews” but rather are “others” listening intently to Edwin’s story. Cap- ual. Why defi ne the word as simply lurking about “in their midst.” I don’t tain Croonquist began asking questions good deeds? At a time of massive as- To the Editor: think this was deliberately disrespect- about the dog...his name, his age, his similation and intermarriage, it be- Rabbi Jack Riemer’s review of Kaddish, ful but does refl ect the point that many coloring, and much more. This contin- hooves all of our Jewish organizations Women’s Voices seems to be an interesting men in the modern Orthodox commu- ued for about 20 minutes, as the captain to have both kinds of mitzvos available addition that addresses traditional nity still consider women as religious clearly knew Prince. Edwin sent Cap- to the thousands of Jewish adults, teens women’s spiritual needs. However, I can’t outsiders. tain Croonquist a picture of Prince, and and children involved. This means we help but notice that much Orthodox I agree with his point that both the offi cer went to the lobby to make should be encouraging the purchase of rhetoric and behavior still refl ects the pa- sides have much to learn from each some phone calls. He seemed very excit- mezuzahs at a discount; the giving of triarchal condescension that prevents se- other. Let’s recognize that semantics ed at the thought that he might know inexpensive Shabbat candelabras with rious sensitivity toward a particular seg- matters. the whereabouts of the lost dog. candles, the donning of tefi llin and per- ment of Jewish adults. Susan Berger

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countrymen who wish to destroy us How to Confront the Enemy physically. We are, however, potential- ly endangered by a society whose in- By Rabbi Michael Taubes In the previous parsha, the Torah re- vious, as he may try to harm his oppo- fl uences can, if not carefully monitored ports that on the night that Lavan and nent in more subtle ways than through a and positively harnessed, lead to a weak- he story of the tu- his associates caught up with Yaakov and direct attack. An enemy like that can be ening of religious and spiritual com- Tmultuous life of his camp—whom they had been pursu- far more dangerous because it is often mitment. To guard against this kind of Yaakov Avinu contin- ing for several days—Hashem appeared diffi cult to know when and how one is threat, in the absence of evident Divine ues in Parashas Vay- to Lavan in a dream and sternly warned being victimized. At times, one may not assistance, we must arm ourselves— ishlach, which begins him not to do anything to Yaakov, some- even be aware of the dangers posed by and most especially our children—with with a description of thing Lavan indeed acknowledged in his this kind of enemy until it is too late; in the right “ammunition.” Our children his preparations for his upcoming en- subsequent conversation with Yaakov. In this case, Hashem thus decides that He must be given the Torah and general ed- counter with his brother Eisav as he re- this week’s parashah, however, we fi nd must intervene on Yaakov’s behalf to ucation that best suits their individual turns to Eretz Yisrael after being away for no such Divine intervention on Yaakov’s save him from a potentially perilous pre- needs, regardless of external considera- many years. It is clear from the Torah’s behalf; Hashem does not similarly appear dicament. tions. They have to be trained in an ap- presentation that Yaakov is terribly nerv- to Eisav to tell him not to harm Yaakov. Throughout the years, the Jewish peo- propriate environment, where they can ous about the prospect of meeting Ei- Evidently, Hashem does not believe that ple have faced both kinds of enemies. benefi t from an array of both peers and sav, especially after learning that Eisav is Yaakov needs His help in dealing with Ei- We have experienced enemies like Eisav, mentors who can serve as proper role not alone, and is approaching him with sav, as he apparently did in dealing with who openly declare their hatred for us models. And they have to be shown the a veritable army of some 400 men. Chaz- Lavan. Why this distinction? and their desire to physically annihilate warmth, the beauty and the day-to-day al’s comment that Yaakov readied him- The answer may lie in the very differ- us, men women and children – on Purim, relevance of what they learn by caring self in three ways, namely, by putting ent natures of the threats posed by Ei- for example, we celebrate our victory and nurturing teachers who themselves together a gift for Eisav , by davening to sav and Lavan. Eisav’s intentions were over such an adversary. And we have ex- know what it means to achieve great- Hashem,, and by preparing for battle, is always clear. He deeply despised Yaakov perienced enemies like Lavan, who may ness in Torah while also serving as pro- well known and further indicates how and in fact expressed (at the end of Par- seem on the surface not to be enemies at ductive and contributing members of so- apprehensive he truly was. ashas Toldos) his intention to kill him. all, but who may threaten us more subtly ciety at large. Equipped in this fashion, It is noteworthy that this was not An enemy like that, an adversary whose and less intensely, but ultimately just as these youngsters, our successors, will be Yaakov’s fi rst meeting with an adversary destructive designs are easily perceived, seriously—on Chanukah we rejoice for able to withstand even the less dramat- who seemed bent on doing him harm. In Yaakov can deal with on his own. In such conquering such an opponent. Based on ic and obvious challenges to our future fact, this story of Yaakov and Eisav occurs a case, one knows exactly what one is up the above, it may be suggested that these as a people. immediately on the heels of Yaakov’s ten- against and can consequently prepare ac- latter enemies are at least in some ways sion-fi lled confrontation with Lavan, the cordingly, as indeed Yaakov does, with- of greater concern, precisely because Rabbi Michael Taubes is the Rosh Yeshiva & Head details of which are at the very end of the out need for outside help. Lavan, how- their attack is so subtle and at times even of School for MTA/YUHSB and has been involved previous parashah. Interestingly, though, ever, is another story entirely. He is a imperceptible—and must therefore be in chinuch, both formal and informal, as a Reb- we fi nd a striking difference between trickster, he deceives, he stabs you in the dealt with effectively. be, teacher and administrator for more than thirty these two episodes in terms of the pub- back while outwardly professing friend- In 21st century America, we are not years. A lifelong resident of Teaneck, he is present- lic roles played by Hashem in each case. ship. His true intentions are not at all ob- regularly challenged, thank God, by ly the Rav of Kehillas Zichron Mordechai in Teaneck. THE MAGGID OF BERGENFIELD Vayishlach: Davening in Dusseldorf (Bereishit: 32:5)

By Larry Stiefel called out from the kitchen. Maggy al- er the Morgensterns had six coach seats asked her if she wanted “shparkling vass- ways planned the family trips, because if on Air Berlin for June 21st, from New York er.” hen Avi Mor- Steve were left in charge they would nev- City to Tel Aviv, with a stopover in Dus- The in-fl ight entertainment on the Wgenstern got en- er leave New Jersey. seldorf. It was a done deal. airplane was fantastic, with many mov- gaged, it was a source “O.K., what have you got?” Steve bel- The day of the big trip arrived, and at ies and television shows to choose from. of great simcha for the lowed from his perch in front of the Gi- 1:30 in the afternoon the Morgensterns Other than the food and beverage service entire Morgenstern ants game. set out on their trek. They had four suit- and a brief nap by each of the Morgen- family. He was the fi rst “You’re not going to like it.” cases, two car seats, six carry-ons, and a sterns, they were all glued to their screens of the generation of cousins to get mar- “Try me.” cooler stuffed with enough snacks for a for most of the fl ight. Steve caught up on ried, and everyone wanted to be at the “I’ve got it narrowed down to three small army (peanut butter and jelly sand- most of the fi fth season of Mad Men, and wedding. That posed a serious problem airlines.” wiches, granola bars, chocolate chip Maggy developed an addiction to Down- for the New Milford branch of the Mor- “El Al, United, and British Airways?” cookies, bagels, and of course, no liq- ton Abbey. Before they knew it, they were genstern clan. Steve and Maggy Morgen- “No, Air Berlin, Turkish Air, and Aero- uids). True, they had requested kosher landing in Dusseldorf. stern had four children. All of them were fl ot.” meals on Air Berlin for both legs of the It was 7:15 a.m. in Germany when they very close with Avi and all of them want- “What country is Aerofl ot?” trip, but Maggy wasn’t taking any chanc- disembarked in the airport. The Morgen- ed to be there to sing and dance with Avi “Russia.” es. Besides, there was the stopover in sterns sat on the orange plastic chairs in and his kallah, Abby, down the aisle. The Long pause. Germany to contend with. the arrivals lounge and stared off with issue was proximity. The wedding was Steve came out of the den. “How The trip to the airport went smooth- the numb feeling of having missed an en- in Yerushalayim, and that meant six air- much are we talking?” ly. The Morgensterns whisked through tire night’s sleep. They had an hour and-a- line tickets from Newark to Tel Aviv. That Maggy turned the computer so that security without incident. The T.S.A. se- half until they needed to board their con- was a serious piece of pocket change for Steve could see the screen for the fl ights curity lines were short, and they boarded necting fl ight to Israel. They were tired Maggy, Steve and their brood. Normally, she had found. without forgetting anything at the gate and washed out. Oddly enough, Michael, Maggy would have dipped into the fam- “Well, that’s not too bad. And how (it sounds easy enough, but boarding a the 5-year-old, hadn’t slept a wink on the ily’s large cache of frequent fl ier miles, much is El Al?” plane with four children in tow is some- plane, but seemed the most awake. Even but the Morgensterns had used them all Maggy typed a few more letters, thing you have to do at least once to ap- Benny didn’t have the energy to turn on up in Puerto Rico for yeshiva break that punched “Enter,” and turned the screen preciate). his iPod. past winter. Who knew Avi was going to toward Steve again. Sophie started with the window seat, Benny turned to his father. “We need fall in love so quickly and have such a “O.K., that’s bad. So then which airline but agreed to relinquish it to Danielle to chill.” short engagement? Apparently true love should we fl y?” somewhere over the Atlantic Ocean. Mi- “We need to explore,” Sophie said. worked fast in the Holy Land. “They all have stopovers,” Maggie chael sat in between his parents with Ste- Maggy looked at her entire crew. “We With no other options, Maggy sat said. “So it’s a matter of where we want ve’s iPad on his lap, deep into the game need to daven.” down at her desktop and went to work. to spend a few hours, Moscow, Ankara, “Temple Run,” and Benny never looked Steve knew his wife was right. Their She perused Priceline. She combed Kay- or Dusseldorf.” up from his iPod. fi rst priority was to fi nd a quiet place to ak. She explored Expedia. Finally, on an Steve smiled. “You know, I’ve always The fl ight went extremely smooth- daven Shacharit. But he truly was not odyssey through Orbitz, she found what wanted to see Dusseldorf.” ly. Maggy was a little weirded out by looking forward to this. He hated putting she was looking for. “You and me both, Honey.” the fl ight announcements in German, on his tefi llin in airports. When he was “Steve, I’ve gone through every possi- Maggy entered all the information but she settled down after a while, and ble fl ight option for Avi’s wedding,” she that was necessary, and ten minutes lat- even chuckled when the fl ight attendant  CONTINUED ON P. 30

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By Shoshanna Jaskoll, eymoon suite closes. Truly alone for the observed behaviors? it be great if the couple had time to get The Times of Israel fi rst time, the couple will completely re- There is a middle ground between the to know one another, build bonds and verse the trends they lived for years; of stale shidduch style above and the bar/ create a partnership before meeting the his week, along not touching or being intimate with hookup culture. Social settings where challenges of starting a family and all Twith the rest of someone of the opposite sex (a topic for young men and women can meet more that comes with it? Might that not make you, I read the words another post but one very important to naturally can be very good things. Kids for easier starts, stronger partnerships, of Gital, a chained this conversation) and begin their lives as should be trusted to function accord- healthier children, and yes, make it clear woman or Agunah as man and wife . ing to the values with which they were to some that they just should not be mar- she publicly pleaded for a Jewish divorce In these circles, birth control is es- raised. ried BEFORE children are pulled into the from her husband. But this isn’t about chewed. Having a large family is para- Matchmakers can still advise and rec- mess? Get. I’ve written about Get before. This is mount—it is why you marry. For many, ommend, but this cold system needs to Had Gital been advised to wait six about what has become of Jewish dating like Gital, pregnancy comes quickly. If the be revised and young people need more months before starting a family, she and marriage in certain, mainly ultra- couple is lucky, they have a few months control over their lives. would have been able to leave Avraham Orthodox, circles. to get to know one another before morn- I daresay that had Gital had the abili- before becoming pregnant and having a Reading her words, I was struck by ing sickness, fatigue and all of the other ty to meet and judge and reject her hus- child in the midst of this war. the brokenness of a system and how it symptoms and pressures of pregnancy band on these terms, had her voice been 3. Every Jewish couple getting mar- can lead directly to tragedies like Gital’s. impose themselves. heard, the marriage and subsequent mis- ried should sign a Halachic prenuptial In these circles, every young man and If the man is a full time learner, of- ery she has endured would not have hap- agreement and every Rav worth his smi- woman has a resume where all pertinent ten the wife is the breadwinner. In a pened. cha should refuse to marry couples with- information is written: family lineage matter of months, she’s adjusting to be- 2- There should be a suggested 6-12 out one. (often including information on siblings ing a wife, working full time and being month period of using birth control A step was lost between Gital’s dat- and other family members), education, pregnant. She is exhausted and perhaps from the start of the marriage. ing and her marriage. That step would background, character traits, looks, earn- afraid. He is at best a bit lost but compas- It is wrong not to give a young cou- have protected both parties. Had Gital ing potential etc. The unquantifi able is sionate and at worst unable to sympa- ple the chance to get to know one anoth- and Avraham signed a Halachic Prenup- quantifi ed and people are dehumanized, thize and resentful. er before becoming jointly responsible tial agreement, which calls for sanctions forced onto a scale and what best adjec- The way I see it, to strengthen Jewish for another human being. Judaism plac- against a husband for refusal to provide tives a well-meaning mother can fi nd in marriages and families, three things can es the highest value on children. They a get and a wife for refusal to accept one, a thesaurus. and should be put into immediate effect. are not just a commandment to be fi lled, he could not wield it against her and pre- Matchmakers match based on crite- 1- The dating process must change. they are people and should be born to vent her from having a life. ria—mostly yichus (lineage)—parents vet No longer should women be a series parents who have a gained a bit of per- Like me, Gital may have been assured and approve. The young people meet in of numbers and one word answers— spective and maturity, who are ready for by her Rav that it was unnecessary. Per- a public place over a soda or coffee and modest, quiet, wealthy, thin, employa- that step together, and who can properly haps she was told that it wasn’t “kosher.” try and get to know one another beyond ble. No longer should men be son of son support those children emotionally and Most likely, she was told nothing at all. the paper. Then they report back to those of son of, an incredible learner in… physically. Heterim should be given for Jewish marriage is a sacred thing. It is a in charge. A person’s character, soul, dreams, and the purpose of making stronger marriag- thing of respect, love, hope and partner- Gital speaks of the pressure she felt to smile cannot be put on paper. es and better parents. ship. It is dreams born over thousands of continue dating her husband after the sec- Young people need more autonomy. I once met a woman at the Beit Din. years and strength of a people millennia ond date even though she didn’t want to. They must not be pressured to contin- She was young and ultra-Orthodox. As old. It is holy and it is good. And when it “I told the matchmaker I wanted to ue to date someone they do not want I watched her tiny daughter toddle be- is used as a way to gain status or fi nanc- stop seeing him…My parents asked me to to! Why would parents not listen to their tween her and her husband, I thought es, as a way to hurt and control and ma- think about it because his parents were so daughter, who after spending hours with perhaps she was in the wrong place. I nipulate and punish, it is a stain on us all. insistent …In Orthodox dating, you rely a person has decided he is not for her? told her this was the area for divorces. The system is broken and it needs to a lot on what other people tell you—So I Why are other people’s opinions more She told me that she and her husband be fi xed. gave him another chance.” important than their own child’s? were married a few years but were now So, they dated further. And so they What kind of decision makers and divorcing. They agreed that they should Shoshanna Keats Jaskoll is an American Israeli, married. parents are we building if we don’t allow never have gotten married. mom, nonprofi t consultant, lover of chocolate and Marriage begins after the last guest them to learn and make decisions, trust Many couples stay married and weath- seeker of truth. She and her family made aliyah from has gone home and the door to the hon- their gut and deduce conclusions from er the tough times together. But wouldn’t Teaneck in 2007. THE MAGGID OF BERGENFIELD

illin for almost two years without fail. As Steve and Benny took off their tef- “Uh, sure,” Steve continued. “But I Vayishlach: There were many lessons to be taught illin, Steve looked proudly at his family. think Yakov’s point to Eisav relates to to his family at this moment. “You know, this whole scene makes us here today. We’re far from home, in Davening in “Your mom’s right,” he said to his me think of a Rashi in parshat Vayish- a foreign place, but despite the hard- four kids. “Let’s move out.” lach.” ship and inconvenience, we’re going Dusseldorf The Morgensterns picked up their Maggy looked over at her husband to keep the mitzvot. Like davening in a carry-ons and began to walk. Four with a world weary look. She was used small German airport, under the scru- (Bereishit: 32:5) gates over they found an empty depar- to his habit of waxing philosophically tiny of lots of strangers. That’s who we ture area with no fl ight pending on the at the strangest of moments. are, and that’s what’s important to us.”  CONTINUED FROM P. 29 electronic departure/arrival board. Ex- “Really, Steve? Do tell.” Maggy smiled. “Good one, honey.” cept for the cleaning crew, it was pret- “Well, when Yakov is about to meet “Thanks.” younger he had backpacked across Eu- ty much abandoned. Eisav after many years of separation, he “It was a nice dvar Torah, but now rope with friends, but they had always “This will do fi ne.” sends him a messenger with the mes- that we’re done davening, I have just gotten up at the break of dawn in the Steve put on his talit and tefi llin, sage: Im Lavan garti va-echar ad ata. I one thing on my mind.” youth hostels they slept in so that they Benny put on his tefi llin as well, and have sojourned with Lavan and have “And what’s that?” could pray in peace. In college he used Maggy, Sophie, and Danielle pulled out lingered until now. Rashi offers this “Coffee.” to daven Mincha in a phone booth if he siddurim. Michael said the few prayers explanation: Im Lavan harasha garti “Nice thought. I know we’re in Dus- was on the road (the joke was to dial G- he knew by heart that he said in school vetaryag mitzvot shamarti. I have lived seldorf, but there must be a Starbucks O-D) to have a modicum of privacy. Now with his teachers. They stood by the with the evil Lavan all these years, but I here somewhere.” here he was in Germany, a country not window looking out over the fl ight still observed the 613 commandments. [There wasn’t.] historically famous for its religious tol- crew that was working on a recently It is a play on the word garti that the And the Morgensterns continued erance, and he had to daven for all to arrived Lufthansa 737 in the distance. letters are the same as taryag, or 613.” their odyssey across the airport. see. But he hadn’t missed putting on They spent about 20 minutes on their “Good one, Dad,” tefi llin every day in many years, and prayers, trying as best they could to ig- “Gee, thanks, Danielle, but don’t Larry Stiefel is a pediatrician at Tenafl y Pediatrics. he certainly wasn’t going to miss now. nore the stares of the occasional travel- thank me. Thank Rashi.” He is author of the parsha story blog Themaggidof- And Benny had been putting on his tef- ers as they walked by across the lounge. “Good one, Rashi,” Danielle opined. bergenfi eld.com.

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Italian Holiday ern art, silver and costume museums. You can also tour sense that you’re going to want to see everything in the royal apartments. The two other notable museums, the city, not just the “main” sites. Venice is the city of the Uffi zi and Academia, are home to a slew of amazing Vivaldi, masks, canals and more. If you’re interested By Aliza Chasan paintings and statues including the David and quite a in visiting Murano, Burano, or Torcello, note that the number of Botticelli paintings. boat to each island is actually quite time consuming. o one will ever ask me for this piece of advice regard- The shul in Florence is stunning. The services were Boats for ‘long distance’ travel are more of water tax- Ning a trip to Venice because this is not something Sephardi, which would have thrown off my focus all on is or busses; if you want to ride a gondola, but you’re that happens to normal people. Nevertheless, an un- its own, but the interior of the shul and its beautiful de- not sure about the outrageous price, fi nd another tour- solicited piece of advice: Do not fall into a Venetian sign didn’t allow my mind much time to process the dif- ist on the street and buddy up, that way you can split Canal. If you swallow any of it you will need shots ferent mode of davening. the bill. and if it’s Winter, you will be freezing. Sienna holds a surprising amount of Judaic arti- Finally, a few practical remarks: if you purchase train Falling into the canal—in my one set of Shabbat facts. The civic museum has marble moldings of bibli- tickets in the station several days before you plan to appropriate clothing no less—may have been the cal scenes and there’s a calligraphy and book restoration travel to a city, you can get sizeable discounts, but this most memorable aspect of my trip there, but Venice store which focuses largely on Hebrew material just 15 only works in the station- not online. Also, validate your has so much to offer beyond the occasional, acciden- minutes walk from the city’s black and white Duomo. tickets before entering the train; a conductor will check tal dunk into the water. While there, be sure to see the Piazza del Campo and for it and you can be fi ned if you don’t have that stamp. I spent three weeks in Italy over January of 2013. clock tower. Note: if you take the train into town and My last practical, but honestly terribly sad bit of advice, Most of my time was spent in Florence, enough so that ask a resident if it’s possible to walk to the center of only visit Pisa if you have time to spare. The Leaning I can still, almost a year later, give directions to the no- town, they will say yes. Know that all they mean is that Tower is obviously very impressive and a good thing to table sites, but I also visited Pisa, Sienna and, as men- it’s possible, not that you should do it. check off a bucket list, but there isn’t much else on of- tioned, Venice. The train in Venice though is located well in the fer in the city. Winter is actually one of the best times to visit the country because it isn’t tourist season. A Chabbad reb- betzin there told me that during tourist season, you lit- erally have to wait for breaks in the street traffi c to exit buildings. In Florence, or Firenze as Italians call it, there are a number of key places to visit, but fi rst the food. There is one kosher restaurant in the city, Ruth’s, and sadly BRACE no kosher gelateria. If you’re looking to eat outside a YOURSELF... FOR A BEAUTIFUL SMILE.

I restaurant, you can purchase Yomo brand yogurt, a large variety of beautiful fresh produce, Mulino Bianco Convenient Teaneck location brand cookies, and Toscana bread, that’s any bread with a really hard crust (knock on the bread to test it.) Friday afternoon hours In Venice you get the chance to do something spe- cial- eat all those Italian baked goods you’ve seen in Evening and early morning hours store windows, but not had the chance to eat. The main restaurant, which hosts Shabbat meals, is called Caring friendly staff Gam Gam, but just down the road are two kosher gro- cery stores: one which sells pizza and a number of Is- Free initial consultation raeli products and the other which sells the aforemen- tioned baked goods in addition to deli sandwiches and Latest braces options groceries. Italians are a friendly and courteous people. For Invisalign “preferred” provider instance, my friends and I couldn’t fi nd our hotel in Venice. While strategizing in the street, an elderly Child and Adult orthodontics Venetian lady opened up her window, babbled away at us, said a word that sounded vaguely like accompa- Metal, white ceramic and color ny and then popped outside in slippers and a robe to escort us. If you’re ever lost, just say the name of the Lingual (invisible) braces place you’re trying to go and someone will help you readily. Thumb sucker/tongue thrusting The main sites to fi nd in Florence are: the Duomo, Ponte Vecchio, Piazza Michaelangelo, Pitti Palace, the gentle habit-breaking appliances Uffi zi, the Academia, the shul and a mercato or two. Climbing the Duomo requires going up around 400 steps, but the spectacular paintings and the view from the top are worth it. Ponte Vecchio crosses the Arno, the Sharon Knoll, DMD, MS city dividing river, and is home to an array of amazing Leah Friedman, DDS, MMSc jewelry stores and nothing else. 149 W. Englewood Avenue Pitti Palace, on the other side of the Arno, is enor- Teaneck, New Jersey 07666 mous; the former home of the Medici family, it now 201-837-3322 houses multiple separate museums and, through it, you KnollOrthodontics.com can access Boboli Gardens. There are porcelain, mod-

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By Nathan Jeffay/JNS.org and everyone loses each other, You fi nd out how specifi c Cad- Cadbury World is brilliant. As bury lines are made, and you t’s easy to imagine that if the you go past various junctures, make your way through a pack- Iancient Israelites had been fa- such as the shows, in batches of aging plant to an area where you miliar with the cocoa bean, God around 50 people, you are con- can watch the production of might have promised them a stantly synchronized with your one of the company’s premium land fl owing with milk and party. The various components handmade products. chocolate. He didn’t, but such a of the experience have been de- The place really does fl ow land does exist. In the English signed to hold the attention of with chocolate—a kilometer city of Birmingham, a 90-min- the very young while stimulat- of piping on the ceiling takes ute train ride from London, Cad- ing the grown-ups. There was a it around. And even after near- bury—the company that pop- 70-year age span in my family ly three hours, the kids are still ularized modern British milk group, and both granddad and on a high—not just because of chocolate—welcomes half a mil- toddler daughter loved every their pockets full of samples or lion visitors a year who come to minute. the cup of liquid chocolate (the pay homage to Cadbury World. The exhibition begins with a day’s second), but because the And if you are kosher observant series of 3-D stages where min- whole trip ends with an adora- and accustomed to foodie travel iature fi gures give you short ble ride, Cadabra, which takes attractions where you can look snippets of the history of choc- you on little carriages through but can’t taste, you should re- The sign outside Cadbury World. Credit: Benkid77 via Wikimedia Commons. olate. You fi nd out about “choc- a world in which cute cocoa joice—the London Beth Din re- olate houses” where grown beans are engaged in all sorts of gards almost all products made of two fi ve-minute features dur- dia presentations, demonstra- men (women and children were activities, including skiing. by Cadbury as kosher. ing which you meet the earnest tions of the production process, barred) used to gather to drink I always dreamed of visiting Non-Brits may not grasp just Quakers who set up the compa- and of course, tastings. Yet you hot chocolate and gamble, and Willy Wonka’s chocolate facto- how big Cadbury is—as a cultur- ny back in 1824, after which you do learn a lot—in fact, Cadbury you meet an actress who rec- ry. This was defi nitely the next al institution as well as a brand. get to create your own choco- World was one of the fi rst insti- reates the atmosphere of these best thing. But you’ll quickly get the hang late, with melted Cadbury choc- tutions in the UK to be awarded dens of sugary indulgence. Then While most products distrib- of it at their huge visitor cent- olate and fi llings. the Learning Outside the Class- an actor introduces the members uted at Cadbury World are ko- er. In addition to the main exhi- A visit to Cadbury World can room Quality Badge, recogniz- of the Cadbury family who estab- sher, some are not. The London bition, there’s an outdoor chil- take up to three hours, but it ing it as a provider of quality, lished the company and made it Beth Din’s listing of kosher Cad- dren’s play area with climbing is so well choreographed that safely managed educational ex- great. They tell their story of how bury products can be found at zones, tube slides and tunnels, time fl ies by. It isn’t an “exhibi- periences for young people. their chocolate is made through www.kosher.org.uk. a separate area at a lower lev- tion” in the conventional sense, For those of us used to fam- a series of presentations, one of Originally published by www. el for the under-5s, and a multi- but rather a mixture of displays, ily outings where different peo- them featuring seats that move Jewish.Travel, the new on- media show. The show consists acted sketches, 3-D multime- ple circulate at different speeds as the cocoa breaks are shaken. line Jewish travel magazine. yNoam. Excellence. Innovation. Inspiration. In Torah and Academics

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By Bracha Schwartz After a relaxing dinner, they prepared to check into their hotel only to be told at the Englewood, NJ— The boutique win- front desk that they had no reservation and ery in Israel, tucked into a protective for- the hotel was full. est, was the perfect setting for a visiting The client called Tannenbaum. Tannen- celebrity couple from Los Angeles. After baum called Alter in New Jersey (yes, at 2 viewing the exclusive production process, a.m.). Alter went through all the records the couple strolled to a private outdoor ta- and found the problem; the hotel had ble, where they dined on a gourmet three- transposed the couple’s name. They did in- course meal accompanied by several exqui- deed have a reservation. site wines. Does that sound like something Protexsia Plus came to the rescue for a you’d like to do? Don’t open your guide- college student in London who was sup- book to look for the number—you need posed to meet her family touring in Israel. protexsia, Hebrew for connections. Tannenbaum got a frantic call from the fa- The boutique winery tour was arranged Harvey Tannenbaum, President, Shari Alter, Senior V.P and US Representative, Protexsia ther. His daughter went to Heathrow Air- by Shari Alter of Englewood, New Jersey Protexsia Plus Plus port by mistake when she should have and Harvey Tannenbaum, who made ali- gone to Luton. There was only one El Al yah from Los Angeles 14 years ago, partners protexsia to fulfi ll smaller, meaningful re- the company’s trusted drivers and also rec- fl ight left she could take and arrive before in Protexsia Plus (www.protexsiaplus.com), quests. “We planned a bar mitzvah for a ommended others.” yom tov. Tannenbaum called a travel agent a company specializing in event planning boy with special needs who loved to drum. Matching the right resources to the cli- he knew who called El Al. The young wom- and VIP travel in Israel. Protexsia Plus or- We arranged for him to drum with a local ent is part of Tannenbaum’s expertise. “We an caught a cab to Luton and was met by an ganizes visits for two and events for 500. Israeli band. It was a really special day for try to stay out of politics, but we know El Al representative who whisked her into With Alter in the U.S., and Tannenbaum in him,” Alter said. “We had another bar mitz- which guide is a good fi t,” he said. “Some the airport and onto her plane. Israel, they arrange all advance work and vah boy who loved to cook. We arranged a tour guides specialize in bringing Tanach Tannenbaum and Alter have a passion on-site coordination. For the boutique win- bake-off contest for all the guests.” to life for those with little background and for Israel. Tannenbaum is guided by the ery tour, Tannenbaum visited each location The economic climate has affect- others are scholars. We also have guides memory of his father who grew up with- before the couple arrived to make sure the ed some aspects of travel to Israel. Alter who are knowledgeable about Christian out a bar mitzvah—they didn’t have any in trip fl owed as smoothly as wine from a bot- said people planning simchas have few- sites for the many non-Jews who come to Auschwitz. But now, a generation later, he’s tle. er friends coming now, and some have to Israel.” making it possible for others. Alter, whose Alter fi rst met Tannenbaum when she scale down the size of their events. Some- And then there are those sudden glitch- mother-in-law also survived the H olocaust, hired him to help her coordinate her oldest times Alter has to gently tell a client that an es that are insurmountable if you’re on loves making people’s dreams of visiting son’s bar mitzvah in Israel in 2006. About a activity they want, like practice at a shoot- your own but Tannenbaum and Alter can Israel come true and now has a second year later, he asked her to work with him. ing range for $120 per person, may be too fi x with a few well-placed phone calls. home there. “We travel to Israel so much Now they are partners. expensive. But a four-hour party in New Their U.S./Israel partnership saved the day that sometimes we have to remember how Alter is the creative force at Protexsia York costs as much as a trip to Israel. So by for one couple who arrived in Israel at special it is,” Alter said. “Travel to Israel is a Plus, often the fi rst one to meet with cli- comparison, making a simcha in Israel can night for a family simcha later in the week. blessing that we can’t take for granted.” ents and hear about their dreams. With a be a cost-effective decision. background in interior design, she takes Politics can create obstacles, but Protex- the lead in planning the itinerary, décor sia Plus knows how to get around them. and printed materials. She showed me a When they had an event planned in Jeru- pre-departure gift she created for one bar salem’s old city and roads were blocked mitzvah party: a coordinated package with off due to a sudden security problem, Tan- luggage tags and passport holder that was nenbaum called someone he knew who sent overnight to the homes of all the offered to get the catering truck there guests before they left. through a back route. Alter said she knows Celebrate a Joyous Tannenbaum coordinates the logistics of only two events families cancelled due in Israel, using his protexsia to fi nd the ven- to fears about security—and both regretted Hanukkah with dors and venues that will make clients hap- cancelling afterwards. py. Alter said their teamwork speeds up the The kind of research Tannenbaum and Jewish Home’s FREE, planning. “Because of the time difference, Alter do would be almost impossible for our clients can ask me questions in the af- travelers to conduct themselves. They hire HOT, KOSHER Meals! ternoon that Harvey can work on it in Isra- babysitters, mostly girls who have done el while they are asleep,” Alter said. “They their Sherut Leumi service, who are trained wake up with answers.” The sun doesn’t set and competent. They speak to chefs about We will deliver free hot kosher meals for long on Protexsia Plus. special diet requirements. And of course to the door of seniors in Bergen County First time visitors to Israel appreciate Al- they are knowledgeable about kashrut su- ter’s guidance. “I worked with a family from pervision and the preferences of their cli- on Wednesday, December 4th. New York’s Upper West Side who didn’t ents. Clients who rent apartments arrive to think much about religion until their son’s fi nd their refrigerators stocked and fl ow- bar mitzvah, and they decided to make it ers on the table. Like a personal concierge, To Register: in Israel,” Alter recalled. “They wanted to they will arrange hard to get concert tickets Whether you or someone you know is 65 know where to go and what to do. We sug- and advance restaurant reservations. gested they visit Hebron, a place they had Tannenbaum began the business short- or older, call 201-784-1414 Ext. 5532 by never heard of. It made a big impression. ly after arriving in Israel, having been a law- When they came back, the parents wrote a yer in LA. “People I knew kept asking me November 25nd to register. check for $5,000 to the Hebron Fund.” for recommendations and advice. I realized Members of Alter and Tannenbaum have turned the I could make a business doing this,” he said. Volunteers Needed! most fanciful ideas into spectacular reali- Over the years, he has developed many re- ty. They planned an engagement party on lationships with caterers, hotel staff and YOU can help the Jewish Home perform the top of Masada, with the couple fl ying restaurant managers. He evaluates other in by helicopter. One family had a simcha service providers by trying them out fi rst this mitzvah by volunteering to help in Hertzliya with their own private amuse- with family and friends. “Ten years ago, deliver meals! Call 201-750-4237 ment park. A South American family want- my great aunt came for a visit and wanted ed a simcha in the desert – they had it on to go to Tel Aviv,” Tannenbaum related. “I to volunteer. top of a mountain, complete with tents, a asked a driver who, unbeknownst to her, I dance fl oor, DJ, back-up generators and an was looking at to work for us. When she re- after party. Everyone, including the staff, turned I asked her, ‘Did he drive well? Was wore white. the cab clean? Would he understand the Alter and Tannenbaum also use their American mentality?’ He became one of

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vide easy clean-up. to move to the front of the line in parks Are We There Yet? Parents, spend a little bit of time be- or sit in specifi c areas during shows. You ing creative and you will not believe will need to do your homework as these By Alyssa Colton MA, cations more fun for the entire fami- how thrilled your children will be with regulations are changing all of the time. OTR/L ly. First of all, if you are taking a long their activities. A little bit of advance For example, Disney Parks are notori- And Aviva Lipner trip such as a long car ride, road trip or preparation can help provide a fun- ous for their accommodations for indi- MA, OTR/L a long airplane ride, fi ll your children’s fi lled vacation for parents and children. viduals with special needs. At this time, backpack with some surprises for them When the family has a member with however, they are undergoing changes amily vaca- for the trip. Do not allow them to see special needs, however, the entire va- to their policies and are following more Ftions are a their packs until you are on your way. cation experience is different. Wheth- of a “fastpass” type of ticket instead of a time for building For a younger child, a couple of new age er the family member has physical lim- “no-line” policy. Before you make your memories, fi lling albums and creating appropriate toys that pack well and one itations that are obvious and require reservations, go online and do your re- bonding experiences for the entire fam- or two of their favorites will help for the equipment, or physical challenges that search so you are well educated in mak- ily. It is meant to be a time to get away long trip. (Maybe save a toy or two to may not be obvious or other diffi cul- ing appropriate decisions. from it all and have a fun, relaxing occa- surprise them with for the way home ties that are not strictly physical, the Remember, regardless of your fam- sion. Many families, however, fi nd that since most children are more excited for vacation now takes on a whole new ily’s specifi c situation, spending a little the vacation is rarely all that they were the vacation than they are for the return meaning and the planning needs have extra time before your trip preparing expecting and more frequently fi lled home.) Don’t forget to pack a few snacks changed. can help you build those magical mem- with unexpected, and unwanted, “sur- and a drink that your child can control One thing that families of children ories you are looking for. Making sure prises.” Everything from lost luggage, on his or her own. with special needs should be aware of is your luggage makes it to the other side? sibling bickering, carsickness, long lines Activities such as coloring books, re- that most amusement parks and other Sorry, we have no tips for that. and unmet expectations, the vacation is usable stickers, Magnadoodle or Etch-a- vacation spots have accommodations to the perfect setup for frustration, aggra- Sketch boards, and other small toys suit- help make their vacations smoother and Alyssa Colton MA, OTR and Aviva Lipner MA, vation and stress. Not OUR vacations, of able for traveling are great commodities more enjoyable. In most amusement OTR are pediatric occupational therapists and own- course, those are perfect. to add to your packing prep. Cards and parks or other vacation hotspots, with a ers of Kids’ Therapy Place, LLC. You can fi nd great Over the years, we have come up games that come in their own contain- letter from your doctor or therapist, you toys and games at Kids’ Therapy Toy Store info@kid- with some suggestions to make va- ers are also great for travel as they pro- can obtain a pass to allow your family stplace.com

great reputation and a strong clientele from How Eddie’s Kosher Travel Became # 1 all over the world. We changed the offi cial name to “Eddie’s Kosher Travel & Tourism” An Interview with David Waller other businesses: I was in the steel securi- it was still several months away. We made because Eddie’s Travel didn’t have a particu- ty manufacturing business and Chana was the decision then that we would come back larly Jewish ring to it. Our market was ko- How did you get into the travel busi- in residential real estate. One year we went for Pesach with our own food and spend sher vacations and cruises and it tied in ness? on vacation to the Gold Coast in Queens- the holiday there, which was possible be- with our domain website www.kosher- It’s actually an interesting story. We land, Australia. Chana was pregnant with cause the area had the infrastructure of a travelers.com. We ended up making oth- never intended to get into the travel busi- our third son and we were already think- shul and Jewish community. When we re- er changes, too. The beginning of 2009 was ness. When we lived in Australia we had ing about the stress of Pesach even though turned home and began telling our friends when the Madoff scheme emerged and and community about our plans everyone a major worldwide recession set in. Not wanted in. At the time, there was no Pesach the best time to get into the luxury trav- program in Australia so this was a fi rst. We el business! The industry was hit hard and PESACH WITH EMUNAH ended up hosting 200 guests and import- by Pesach of that year we were feeling the ed a team of eight chefs from Israel. We did impact. We had done all our due diligence this for fi ve years and it grew each year but and research but nothing could have pre- it always remained a side business-hobby. dicted this. We decided to revamp. First PESACH IN ISRAEL How did you go from that to living in we merged our cruise operations with our Israel? main competitor, Kosherica Corporation. *INBAL (JERUSALEM) *PRIMA KINGS (JERUSALEM) We always wanted to make Aliya to give We were both feeling the crunch so by our children a fuller Jewish life and bet- merging we became the number one player * DAN PANORAMA (JERUSALEM) *MAMILLA (JERUSALEM) ter education than what we had in Aus- in the kosher cruises market. We also intro- *THE LEONARDO PLAZA (JERUSALEM) THE CARLTON TEL AVIV tralia and…because we are a little crazy to duced a wide range of kosher land tours to want to leave Down Under - such a beauti- exotic destinations. Then we shut the phys- *DAVID CITADEL (JERUSALEM) DAN TEL AVIV ful country! After 17 years of marriage and ical offi ce and set up our staff to work from *KING SOLOMON (JERUSALEM) * SPECIAL PACKAGES FOR LIMITED TIME ONLY four kids later, we decide it was ‘now or nev- their homes. This made sense because no er’ and made a pilot trip to Israel in October one walks into a travel agency anymore to 2007. We made Aliyah in March 2008. It was make travel plans. We revamped the web- close to Pesach and Platinum Travel, with site and built up the Pesach programs, ex- whom we had connected during our pilot panding it from one hotel to six. PESACH IN U.S. trip, was planning to run a Pesach program How were you able to turn things THE FONTAINEBLEAU RESORT & SPA at the Dead Sea for over 1,200 guests. They around? HUDSON VALLEY RESORT (MIAMI BEACH, FL) desperately needed help running it and we It’s been a process but we are seeing re- (KERHONKSON, NY) TURNBERRY ISLE (AVENTURA, FL) were happy to step in. sults. Our merged kosher cruises operation RYE TOWN HILTON (RYE BROOK, NY) You have a prestigious, successful travel is the market leader. We run a full kosher THE FAIRMONT SCOTTSDALE agency. How did that happen? program within the regular luxury cruise HONOR’S HAVEN ( ELLENVILLE, NY) PRINCESS (SCOTTSDALE, AZ) Eddie’s Travel was founded by Eddie line’s program and take care of every detail Freudmann in 1976. He was from the UK from providing Shabbat elevators to Jew- OCEAN PLACE RESORT & SPA ARIZONA BILTMORE (PHOENIX, AZ) (LONG BRANCH, NJ) and made Aliyah with his family to Netan- ish heritage tours at port destinations. If a RAVELLA RESORT ya. He opened a travel business booking va- cruise leaves on a Sunday morning we or- BOCA RATON RESORT & CLUB LAKE LAS VEGAS, HENDERSON, NV) cations and operating kosher cruises and ganize Shabbat at the city of departure. (BOCA RATON, FL) this grew substantially. In 1986 he started a Cruises are popular because you can vis- Pesach Hotel for Anglos coming to Israel. A it multiple destinations and only unpack DOUBLE TREE RESORT (ORLANDO, FL) year before we made Aliyah, Eddie sudden- once. Our Pesach and Sukkot programs in ly passed away. His son-in-law took over the Israel are ever popular with loyal returning business but since he was a lawyer it was clients as well as new clients from the USA, FOR DETAILS & RESERVATIONS CALL: 212-947-5454 not his natural forte. We had been previous- Canada, UK, South Africa and Australia as ly introduced to Eddie’s Travel on our pilot well as Anglo Israelis who have heard of our Debbie x 321 [email protected] emunah.org trip so we reconnected and bought the busi- reputation and how we stand apart from ness in November 2008. our competitors. This year for Pesach we EMUNAH: BUILDING A JEWISH FUTURE IN ISRAEL, Why Eddie’s Kosher Travel? are offering a range of hotel options in Ti- ONE CHILD, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME! Eddie’s Travel was already a very recog- nizable brand name in the industry with a  CONTINUED ON P. 60

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By Tamar Herman the host of the prestigious Yonsei Uni- versity, which I attended, and also Ewha hat’s a nice Jewish girl from New Woman’s University, which meant that “WYork doing in a place where she there were hundreds of bars, themed- can’t fi nd a nice Jewish boy?” What was cafés and noraebang (literally singing I doing there? I asked myse lf this numer- rooms). A few blocks away was Hongdae, ous times throughout my six months which had a lot of clubs and fashionable studying abroad, especially after I real- shops, as well as street performance spac- ized I could no longer just pick up a burg- es. The most talented performers would er from the local Glatt Kosher restau- reserve the right to play on Hongdae not rants. Now that I’ve returned and can eat only to make money from passersby, but all of the food I desire, I want to go back because they knew if there was a scout to a world with no kosher food stores, from one of Korea’s top entertainment only one (non-army) synagogue, and peo- companies, their fortune could be made. ple who have never even met a Jew be- While most people know Psy and fore. Gangnam Style, they don’t know that In many ways, Seoul, South Korea Korea is the host to one of the largest is much more advanced than New York growing entertainment industries in the City. The subways run on time (with nu- world. If you’re so inclined, you can at- merous phone applications that will tend hundreds of concerts with perfect- help you pick the fastest route); you ly constructed performances by boy don’t have to swipe your Metro Card, bands and girl groups. Or you can attend able to carry my passport on Sabbath in grew so comfortable that I would take and there’s always service and data. Every Broadyway-style musicals or dance per- order to gain entrance to the base. my wallet out on the subway and look at street corner has multiple-story, 24-hour formances (Korea is gaining much atten- As odd as it sounds, I tried to avoid its contents. coffee shops, and the residents of Seoul tion for having amazing b-boying teams.) Itaewon; there was so much else in Ko- Coming back to New York, where I are much more fashionable than New There’s also the Co-Ex Mall and Aquari- rea to see, that if not for my Jewish-ness, didn’t have to cook practically every meal Yorkers. um and the National Museum with gor- I may have never gone to the area. Itae- for myself, was a shock. But, all the same, But, at the same time, Seoul is much geous traditional gold and porcelain ob- won is like a sudden break in the country, Seoul had much more of a unique feel- more attached to its past than New York jects from ancient kingdoms. because, unlike most of Korea, there was ing than New York does. Since my return, is. While there are some skyscrapers, the But my personal favorite was some- a lot more crime in the area with a lot I realize that some things I thought made heart of Seoul is four palaces and various thing I only discovered at the end of my of immigrants (Korea primarily has only so much sense in Korea (like sleeping on temples. In fact, the only reason I know stay, the jimjilbangs. These 24-hour sau- Koreans living in most neighborhoods.) the fl oor of a sauna) would be extreme- where the American Embassy in Seoul nas may seem frightening to Americans, Drunks may be out at all hours due to lax ly odd here. But New York doesn’t have is located was because it is right next but for roughly $12 you can stay 12 hours drinking laws in Korea, but they’re usu- palaces, or national food like kimchi and to the magnifi cent palace, Gyeongbok- at a sauna and spa. People spend nights ally harmless. I never once feared walk- kimbap; New York’s a melting pot, but gung. Most of Seoul’s landmarks were there, sleeping on the hard wood fl oor ing around with an open purse and even Seoul has its own fl avor. rebuilt after the Korean War, but they after they’ve enjoyed the health benefi ts aren’t lacking in authenticity; it’s hard to of both hot and ice saunas (my personal remember that you’re in the middle of a favorite was the hot salt room.) You can city with over 10 million residents when go straight from a hard day at work to re- you’re looking at the throne of Korea’s lax; every customer is given a change of last kings. clothes and an electronic bracelet, which Seoul is home to more than just pal- can be used to pay for various things like aces; it’s also home to some of the best food, massages or arcade games. After shopping, ranging from high end shop- your time is up, there are showers and ping districts like Apgujeong and Gang- blow dryers with which to freshen up, nam (like the song,) to Dongdaemun and then you can go back to your life as market where you can haggle over prices, normal. Even though I doubted that it’d to the area near Ehwa Woman’s Univer- be clean or safe, the Dragon Spa jimjil- sity, where up- and-coming fashion stu- bang was one of the cleanest places I’ve dents try to sell their goods to small bou- ever been, and there were parents with tiques. Haggling is a must in most Korean their children there overnight, having a stores, but be warned: if you’re light hair fun family outing right in Seoul. and light eyes, they’ll probably hike up And, of course, if you miss America, the prices thinking that you’re a tourist. you can always head to Itaewon. The area BRIS@MOCHA Seasoned Seoul-ite that I became in my sprung up around the U.S. army base, so six months there, I was able to gauge that there are always a lot of Americans and Welcome Your New Prince most T-shirts sold on the street could be other foreigners in the area. There’s even With a Royal Entrance At bought with 10,000 Won (a little less a mosque and a Jewish Center run by than $10) if I just handed the shopkeep- Chabad. I spent just about every Shabbat er the money. there, or else I would have had to make a MOCHABLEU Seoul’s not all about shopping, but special trip in order to buy instant soups since I wasn’t able to eat, well, anything, and Israeli snacks like Bamba and Bissli. Packages starting at $22pp most of my experiences didn’t include Just about every week I was asked the food memories. However, I did sit with question that started this article: What my friends while they grilled pork bel- was I doing there? But it didn’t matter. All lies (samgyeopsal) or made hot pot (sha- of us Jews in Korea didn’t really seem to bu shabu) on the table in front of them, belong, but we made our own communi- and while they ate pounds upon pounds ty there. There were Jews who have been of kimchi, Korea’s national side-dish. For there for over 20 years, the Chabad fami- snacks during the day, while I bought Jel- ly who has been there for only a few and ly Bellys or Haagen Daaz from the con- the U.S. soldiers and businessmen with venience store, my friends would get their wives and young children (who at- kimbap, Korea’s version of sushi, which tend a pre-school run by the rabbi’s wife). almost always included picked yellow As for me, I wasn’t alone, there were a few CERTAIN RESTRICTIONS APPLY radish, kimchi and ham. other Jewish college students. There’s also BOOK YOUR SON'S BRIS@MOCHABLEU At night, there were hundreds upon the army chaplain, who had services and EMAIL US FOR DETAILS: [email protected] hundreds of things for college students meals for people; I had diffi culty ever go- to do. Our neighborhood, Sinchon, was ing because Seoul has no eruv, so I wasn’t

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By Elizabeth Kratz kitchen. Wieder herself is a survivor of gether to remember our mom,” she said. breast cancer who got involved with Bake sales in other cities were started eaneck—Last Thanksgiving, 400 pies Sharsheret during her own treatment. by friends of the Wieders and Sussmans Twere baked in a private home in Te- Their bake sales, which have extended who decided to join the cause, but have aneck, along with 250 loaves of pumpkin- to friends running sales from their own now reached out to others who want to cranberry bread. That’s a lot of sweets for kitchens, have so far netted $80,000 for support Sharsheret in this way. one house. But don’t worry—it’s not just Sharsheret. Now in its fi fth year, the The sisters provide guidance to the for one family. It’s a pie bake sale with a bake sale extends to 11 cities, including bakers as they organize their own bake rich history and a message. Jerusalem. sales. “We’ve created a kit where we have into the thousands of dollars), and then The goal of the bake sale, according to “We wanted to do something posi- all the recipes we make, a timeline, a 100% of the proceeds from the sales go to founders Sharon Wieder, a Teaneck res- tive, in memory of our mother, who was letter we send to family and friends, a Sharsheret. Wieder added that this year ident and her sister, Adeena Sussman of a big baker and entertainer who passed blurb to send to shuls and schools for an- the website offers the option of donating Manhattan, is to raise funds and aware- away in 2006,” said Wieder. “We’re not nouncements, and we provide tips and specifi cally to support the bakers of the ness for Sharsheret, the national not-for- just doing it to raise money. We want hints for doing this huge baking job. All project, to defray their costs of raw ma- profi t organization supporting young to raise awareness about Sharsheret and of the products we buy are kosher, pareve terials. Jewish women and their families facing the resources that are available to wom- and baked in a kosher kitchen. People Pies can be ordered through the web- breast or ovarian cancer. en fi ghting cancer and their families,” call if they have questions about the site at http://www.sharsheret.org/pies- The two sisters lost their mother, she said. kashruth, and my sister and I are availa- for-prevention. Because all the pies are Stephanie Sussman, and grandmoth- Four hundred pies may seem like a ble by phone or email as much as possi- baked fresh, orders need to be in by Sun- er, Ann Nadrich, to ovarian cancer, and lot, but Wieder brushes off the work. “It’s ble,” Wieder said. day, November 17th. Sharon Wieder is created the bake sale in memory of the very natural for us to do this, and it’s a The bakers essentially donate all the happy to answer any questions at 201- women who empowered them in the special time for us to do something to- raw materials for the pies (which reaches 837-7837. Sderot Hesder Yeshiva Celebrates its 18th Annual Dinner

By Moshe Kinderlehrer vidi, and by the head of Bayit HaYehudi, di yeshivot and not on the hesder/dati le- know that if you start up with us, we will Naftali Bennett, who is also Israel’s eco- umi yeshivot drive a wedge in the Torah only grow stronger….that was a mistake he last time I was in Sderot was in the nomic minister. The three of them will world’s unity.” they made,” he said. Tsummer of 2005, only weeks before be speaking at shuls and organizations As we ended our schmooze, he not- You can still register for the dinner on the Gaza pullout. What remained in my throughout the tri-state area. ed that despite the approximately 10,000 Monday night (Nov. 18th) at the Marriott mind were images of freshly installed Their goal is to raise funds for the ye- rockets fl ying out of Gaza over the past Marquis in New York. To sign up or make and painted missile shelters. This week, shiva and for the city. The yeshiva is now decade, Sderot has recovered and got- a donation, call Yossi Baumol, 718-673- in Teaneck, I spent some time at Gotham one of Israel’s biggest hesder yeshivot ten stronger than ever. There’s a booming 4945, email [email protected] or visit their Burger in Teaneck with Rabbi Dovid Fen- with over 500 students, and the school real estate market with strong growth website, www.sderot.org/english. del, the founding Rosh Yeshiva and dean and the municipality work very closely prospects. “The Palestinians have to of what is formally known as the Max on many issues, including housing and and Ruth Schwartz Yeshivat Hesder of security. There is a desperate need for Sderot. scholarship subsidies for the students Yachad’s Summer Programs Grows Rav Fendel gave me the update on and for capital projects. A number of how far the yeshiva and the city of buildings have already been built to con- for Individuals with Disabilities Sderot have come since that fateful sum- tain the burgeoning student body with mer. A West Hempstead native and the help from abroad, the municipality and By Batya Rosner son of founding HANC (Hebrew Acad- the Israeli government, but more is need- emy of Nassau County) principal Rab- ed. n a given school day morning, some- bi Meyer Fendel, he was in Teaneck as Rav Fendel is especially concerned Otimes as early as 6:00 a.m., Naphtali part of a whirlwind trip that culminates over the latest budget cuts that have im- Tzvi Yehuda Soloveichik will be on You- with their big gala on Monday night. pacted the yeshiva, and said that 2014 Tube watching camp videos from his past His American Friends Executive Director, will be a very challenging year, with fur- three summers participating in Yachad’s Yossi Baumol, is working on ensuring the ther cuts expected. He said although the camper program at Camp Morasha. For dinner’s success, while Rav Fendel speaks hesder yeshivot were promised addition- Naphtali, 17, who attends a private ther- to garner support from groups and indi- al funds that the haredi yeshivot might apeutic school in his hometown of Chi- Yad B’Yad participants Ari Zucker of viduals. This weekend will be very spe- not be eligible for, this was not a positive cago for those with autism, the impact of Livingston, NJ; Tzvi Burston of Los Angeles; cial because he will be joined by the position. “It takes away from our unity,” his few weeks integrated within a main- Mayer Schein of Woodmere, NY; and newly elected mayor of Sderot, Alon Da- he said. “Cuts that fall only on the hare- stream Jewish camp and the friendships Elisheva Katz of Baltimore. formed have developed his social skills and strengthened his Jewish identity. trips to Israel to vocational and camper “Naphtali would know he is Jewish programs, Yachad/NJCD has become one without the Yachad Camp Morasha pro- of the largest providers of summer pro- gram because of our lifestyle, but this ex- grams for Jewish individuals with disabil- perience really makes him feel part of the ities. According to Jdata, an online forum Jewish people,” shared his father, Rabbi for Jewish organizations to share infor- Moshe Soleveichik, Rosh Yeshivas Brisk mation operated by Brandeis University (Chicago) and Rav of Kehilas Beth Sho- and the Jim Joseph Foundation, Yachad lom Ahavas Achim. “That is what inclu- serviced the second-highest number of sive means.” campers with special needs in summer Yachad, the fl agship agency of the Or- 2013. thodox Union’s National Jewish Council “Since 2008, there has been tremen- for Disabilities (NJCD), provides unique dous growth in the number of individu- social, educational and recreational pro- als with a spectrum of disabilities being grams for children and young adults with serviced in Yachad summer programs, learning, developmental and physical from 190 fi ve years ago, to 443 individuals disabilities with the goal of their inclu- from across the United States and Cana- sion in the total life of the Jewish com- da in summer 2013,” said Eli Hagler, Na- munity. With 17 opportunities for sum- mer social development, ranging from  CONTINUED ON P. 73

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By Estelle Glass star hotels stocked with medical equip- Naturally, the cost of arranging all of ment as well as for the catered meals and these trips is staggering. Just this past ergenfi eld—A parent of a chronical- amusement park admission. year’s trip to Orlando cost in the area of Bly ill or disabled child or the child The counselor/camper ratio on these $800,000. It is only thanks to the dedica- himself might view an all-expense paid, dream trips is one or two counselors per tion of selfl ess volunteers like Tziporah week-long luxury vacation as just an im- child, with each child getting personal at- Wasserman, who are gearing up to par- possible dream. But Tziporah Wasser- tention and care by volunteers special- ticipate in Marathon Bahama on Janu- man of Bergenfi eld is working with Kids ly trained by co-founder and NYU Medi- ary 19 that these vacations will continue. of Courage to actually make this dream cal School professor, Dr. Stuart Ditchek. She is the granddaughter of Calvin and a reality. Over the past several years the group has Tzippy Soled, pioneer builders of the Te- Kids of Courage was created to en- visited Orlando, Los Angeles and Califor- aneck Jewish community. After a relax- able sick children and their families to nia and has taken winter adaptive skiing ing weekend in a Bahama resort, over 100 experience some respite from their dif- trips to Vermont. runners—who have raised a minimum tions with them, although camp is long fi cult lives by granting the children the Campers who enjoy Kids of Courage of $3,600.00 each—will race together to over. Now, Tziporah hopes to realize her opportunity to experience a fl ight to a services range in age from 5 years old to fund Kids of Courage programs through- goal of raising the $3,600 so that she can luxurious vacation spot for a fully paid the age of 24. Over 100 campers with life out the year. There will also be 10 camp- participate in the upcoming marathon. nine-day vacation. At the same time, the threatening illnesses visit theme parks, ers in wheelchairs aided by volunteers, You can help Tziporah and the Kids of participants are able to bond with oth- participate in outdoor activities, attend who will run a half- race of 13.1 miles. Courage by sending checks made out to ers in similar medical circumstances and concerts, meet celebrities and attempt Tziporah, a special education teach- Kids of Courage to her home at 85 Wilbur to share their experiences while forming actions they had hitherto thought impos- er in Dumont, became interested in this Avenue, Bergenfi eld, N.J. 07621, or going new friendships. The counselors, med- sible. Surprisingly, as these children par- wonderful organization after hearing online to her profi le at http://race 4 cour- ical staff, therapists and administrative ticipate in adventures that other children about its work from some friends. She age.org/ race/716-tziporah-wasserman/ help associated with Kids of Courage, might take for granted, their health im- then spent a rewarding week last sum- profi le. Help Tziporah realize her desire are all volunteers, so private funds are proves. Dr. Ditchek maintains that these mer as a counselor on the Orlando trip. to “make dreams come true and. turn needed to raise the money for medical- fun-fi lled weeks have a therapeutic ef- Tziporah, like so many of her co-counse- into reality,” as Kids of Courage campers ly equipped planes that are turned into fect, as improved moods naturally lead to lors, still keeps in touch with her campers experience joy and exhilaration for a spe- fl ying hospitals and for lodging at fi ve improvement in one’s immune system. and attends Shabbatonim and other func- cial week of their lives. Cheryl Mandel Inspires At Frisch

surprising source of inspiration came to you, that is important enough to you, yeshivot next year. The Frisch Ato the Frisch School on Wednesday that you are willing to fi ght for? Be- community appreciated the op- with One Family Fund speaker Cheryl cause for Daniel, and all the soldiers in portunity to enable their stu- Mandel . the Israel Defense Force, the State of Is- dents to be educated and in- One Family Fund (www.onefamily- rael means enough for them..... And they spired by such an optimistic, fundtogether.org) is Israel’s premier or- are not doing it just for those of us, who dynamic, and idealistic wom- ganization that supports and rehabil- either by accident of birth or by choice, an. Cheryl has been speaking itates victims of terror and bereaved are living in Israel today They are do- this past week throughout the families in Israel. ing it for Jews all over the world, includ- tri-state area on behalf of One- Cheryl’s son Daniel, a 24 year-old ing every single one living in America Family, the organization that Lieutenant in the IDF, was killed by Ha- today,” she continued. “They are doing currently provides assistance to mas terrorists while leading his troops it because they know what happened 17,000 Israeli victims of terror. (L-R) Evan Cohen, Cheryl Mandel, Mendy Friedman into Shechem just 36 hours before when there wasn’t a Jewish state.” Pesach. Cheryl has traveled the world Cheryl stressed that Israel’s existence speaking publicly about her beloved is essential and that strong and fortu- Friendship Circle Yedidainu Program son and the signifi cance of his life and nate communities like the Frisch school death, inspiring communities around have an obligation to support those less Hosted at Moriah & Yavneh the globe. According to Rabbi Eli Cin- fortunate in Israel. According to Elaine er, Associate Principal, “Cheryl’s ability Keigher, Associate Principal, “The stu- ast Thursday and Friday was the state- consisted of music, art, sports and bak- to relate to the students and her mes- dents connected to Cheryl on an emo- Lwide NJ Educators Convention and ing, all run by Moriah staff and student sage of strength and overcoming adver- tional and hashkafi c level.” Cheryl’s pos- public schools sity had a powerful effect on the atten- itive attitude and statement that “life is were closed. For tive audience.” good” impressed her young audience. families with Speaking to more than three hun- Several students approached her after special needs dred students, Cheryl asked, “Is there an- the speech, and told her of their pas- children in the ything in your life that means enough sion for Israel and their plans to study in public schools, the Yedidainu program (started Referrals By: originally with We Refer LLC 201-791-1230 Yeshivat Noam) [email protected] coordinated Gail Hochman by the Bergen Friendship Circle offers these par- • Nannies ents a solution by providing a day • Housekeepers of activities in partnership with • Babysitters local schools Zev Kinderlehrer (r) at a recent Friendship Circle Yedidainu program at for these chil- Moriah Academy • House Cleaners dren. Last Thurs- • Baby Nurses day, Yavneh Academy hosted a full-day volunteers. Both days offered a huge ser- program with 8th graders volunteering vice to parents who had structured activ- • Elder Care to work with the children and joining ities for their kids with special needs. them for davening, activities, and a trip The Friendship Circle is planning two to WeeZee World. Last Friday’s program more such programs at Yeshivat Noam No fee to you was hosted by The Moriah School and at the end of December.

38 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM FOOD AND HOME Butternut Squash Pappardelle

By Lisa Reitman-Dobi a day ahead. And a bit of thera- ing peutic punching along with the • 1 tsp salt alling leaves and shorter days kneading might be just the tick- For the Sauce: Fherald autumn. But to me, the et as you brace yourself for the • 4 cups vegetable stock (no to- most eloquent and inarguable holiday double whammy on mato; low salt) proclamation comes from the November 28. If you fall in love • 1 Tbs. olive oil for pan smell of fresh sage in the kitch- with this pasta the way I did, • 4 Tbs. butter en. Add the richness of butter- you might want to serve it on • 2 Tbs. fi nely chopped shallots nut squash, brown butter, hints Thanksgiving. For a meat main • 2-3 Tbs. white wine, optional of nutmeg, thyme and toasted or side dish, omit the Romano, • 2 cloves fi nely chopped garlic almonds, and you have the mak- butter and goat cheese and use • 2-3 cups loosely packed, ings of the perfect fall meal. This homemade chicken stock for a washed baby spinach recipe for butternut squash pap- rich, delectable sauce. • 1 Tbs. thyme leaves pardelle is a simple elaboration • 2 Tbs. fi nely chopped sage on basic homemade egg pasta. What You Need: leaves A standard hand-cranked pas- Equipment: • 1 tsp corn starch ta machine makes rolling out • Large, non-stick skillet • Salt to taste sheets of this beautiful dough a • Large pot to cook the pasta • Fresh pepper to taste breeze. Those who do not own a • Large bowl • Dash of nutmeg pasta machine can use a rolling • Large colander Dash of cayenne pin. The result will be a thicker • Pasta machine to roll out the For the garnish: but equally delicious result. pappardelle • ¼ to ½ cup toasted sliced For this recipe, I used a veg- For the pasta: almonds etable stock reduction. Osem • 1 ½ cups cooked butternut • 2 ounces goat cheese mushroom soup base with its squash, pureed • 2 Tbs. chopped fresh chives earthy mushroom fl avor (and • Olive oil for the pan In a large, non-stick skillet, lots of salt, so be careful), can • 2 Tbs. fi nely chopped shallots sauté the shallots until soft. make a lovely addition to the • 1 clove fi nely chopped garlic Add the garlic, the butternut sauce. As with any reduction, ad- • 1/2 tsp salt squash puree and the butter just seasonings after the reduc- • 2 Tbs. butter and cook over medium heat, tion has reached the last stage • 1 Tbs. fresh thyme leaves stirring constantly, allowing of thickening. Be careful with • 1/8 tsp nutmeg the puree to reduce. After fi ve the salt. • ½ cup grated Romano cheese minutes, add the thyme leaves, Memorable and mouthwa- • 2 large eggs, beaten nutmeg and ½ tsp salt. When tering, this dish only seems com- • 3-4 cups all purpose fl our, plex. The dough can be made more for kneading and roll-  CONTINUED ON P. 41 PESACH 2014 in Israel

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would be $427 dollars, we said no thank you. You see, were empty, I turned to family for some help. When you Laundry Lessons we had a backup plan. All these years we’ve kept a spare can count on your family for help and they can count washing machine for this moment. But then, when it on you, it makes a world of difference. I schlepped (may- By Tova Knecht was hooked up, it too was not in working order. Oh, the be the salesman’s Yiddish rubbed off on me) fi ve loads of irony. laundry to my sister-in-law and brother-in-law’s house. hat happens when something My kids and I spent an hour in Sears looking at all The kids were thrilled to play with their cousins, and Wyou’ve counted on for so long is the different washing machine models. The salesman dinner out altogether at Shnitzel+ was an added bonus! no longer there to help you? Well, the was eager to make a sale, throwing around all the Yid- That night, our clothes were clean, and I smiled. piles of laundry begin to grow—liter- dish phrases he knows. The fi rst model he showed me There was a sense of relief. This was one of those sim- ally. When our washing machine’s in- was the “Mercedes of Washing Machines,” his quote, ple things in life that we sometimes take for granted. terior began smoking during a wash, not mine. Well, none of the others seemed to match up Our lives depend on the here and now—instant gratifi - I was annoyed. I still had three loads of laundry to do, to that one. But, I came to terms with the fact that my cation. We don’t always need patience because so many how dare it break down? Then I was in denial; I’ll just laundry room isn’t the place for a Mercedes. Oh well. things in life are immediate. I told my kids about the let it rest for a while and maybe it’ll fi x itself on its own. While my laundry life was in turmoil, so many other “olden days,” when people would wash their clothes in Finally, I came to the realization that I should proba- wonderful things were going on around me. At this time the river. I wish I could have bottled the laughter that bly call the manufacturer. The customer service agent of year when we are about to celebrate Chanukah and ensued. We talked about how we are so lucky for all the scheduled a diagnostic appointment. When we were Thanksgiving, I stopped to realize all there is to be grate- helpful things around us. But then we talked about how told the cost to fi x the broken motor and shredded belt ful for. When my kids were kvetching that their drawers we should handle moments when things don’t go our way. And we discussed how thankful we are for family. !I love these teachable moments ב“ד I am happy to say, after doing some research, (my husband’s idea, not mine; I just wanted a machine right away), we chose a new machine from Yudin’s Applianc- es. They removed the old machines and hooked up the new one. The joy of clean clothes! Hopefully, I won’t Israel’s Premier have to air any more of our dirty laundry in public again. Tova Knecht is a 2nd grade general studies teacher and Kindergarten Pesach Programs computer teacher at The Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North Jersey. She spends her summers as Head Counselor for Camp 613 Girls. To arrange for Rain- 27 Successful Years! bow Loom or other craft events, Tova can be reached at TovaKnecht@ gmail.com. Tempest in a Coffee Pot בהשגחת By Viva Sara Press, Israel 21c הרבנות לישראל גלאט מהדרינ -ainstream news will lead you to believe some ללא קטניות Mthing diplomatic or political is the talk of the day in Israel. But for most Israelis the big news right All our 5 Star Pesach programs include: now is whether a new cheap coffee chain that recent- ly opened in the heart of Tel Aviv will spark a coffee Entertainment programs for all ages revolution and bring down the prices at cafés around .the country חג Affordable prices Wonderful Yom Tov atmosphere & second day Entrepreneur Avi Katz—the guy who brought the on a first come basis!!! Gourmet cuisine & non gebrochts available “dollar store” concept to Israel—is leading the lat- est coffee revolution. His team opened Cofi x, a take- Personally hosted by industry leading staff away only café on one of the busiest thoroughfares * in Tel Aviv. Everything on the Hebrew-English menu Flight packages available Scholars in Residence and guest speakers is fi ve shekels (about $1.40): quality Italian coffee, cap- puccino, sandwiches, bakery goods, fresh juice and * Special rates for large families desserts. A cup of coffee at a café in Israel usually runs .while a sandwich costs $7-$11 $2.80-$5 חול המועד Family value guaranteed Tours & attractions on Within hours of this audacious venture open- Concerts, shows & performers ing, people were queuing out the door and down the block. The long lines continued for the next three 14 -21st April, 2014 Communal & Private Seder options days and Aroma, Israel’s biggest café chain, has al- ready announced that it will lower the price of cap- puccino to NIS 8. “There’s no way I could have known this would happen,” Katz, the founder and president of the crowdsourcing investments Hagshama Fund, told IS- RAEL21c. “Even someone as optimistic as me couldn’t have known this would take place.” TIBERIAS GALIL JERUSALEM NETANYA DEAD SEA The idea for the new café chain has been brew- LEONARDO PLAZA HACIENDA RESORT DAVID CITADEL RAMADA SUITES CROWN PLAZA HOTEL ing in Katz’s mind for 12 years. The veteran business- ON THE KINERET LAKE IN THE FOREST IN THE HOLY CITY ON THE MEDITERRANEAN BY THE DEAD SEA man told ISRAEL21c that he will always remember Scholars: Scholars: Scholar: Scholar: Scholars: Rabbi David Gottlieb the day he pulled his “new Mercedes into a gas sta- Rabbi Reuven Ziegler Rabbi James Kennard Rabbi Arieh Weil Rabbi David Lebor tion and went to buy coffee and a snack at the service Rabbi Aharon Ziegler Dr Yael Ziegler Singer: Udi Ullmann *Kids FREE stop. Paying over $14 for two coffees and baked goods hurts, even for someone with a new Mercedes.” Katz—along with his daughter, Hagit Shinover; Israel: 02 992 9801 | USA: +646 240 4118, +310 601 8910 his partner in Hagshama, Benny Farkash; and attor- ney Hanan Shemesh—opened the fi rst branch of Europe: +44 208 819 2620 | Australia: +612 801 44676 Cofi x on Ibn Gvirol Street and plan to keep it un- Experience the Difference WWW.KOSHERTRAVELERS.COM | [email protected] der their ownership for the fi rst few years. 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Will ShopRite Listen to Pathmark, in late March or ear- fi cations of the Orthodox Union, Requests for More Kosher? ly April 2014. the CRC and a still to be named From Kosher Today, with permission Hasidic rabbi. AD Rosenblatt is a High Quality Glatt producer of quality meat prod- pringfi eld, NJ—The Shop- Kosher Returns to PM ucts with slaughterhouses in SRite chain is considered to endom, MN—It has been Elkhorn Valley, Wichita and beef be one of the leading supermar- M10 years since the PM Beef and veal in Wisconsin. ket chains in the country when plant here produced glatt ko- it comes to kosher. Its “Kosher sher beef, although it has pro- Mehadrin Enters Experience” was a trailblaz- duced products for Hebrew Na- Greek Yogurt Frey er in the supermarket world. tional under the certifi cation of rooklyn—For the second A neighboring store in Living- Rabbi Aryeh Ralbag of the Tri- Byear in a row, the Mehadrin ston includes plenty of kosher angle K. The highly regarded booth at Kosherfest featured a products on the shelves and in planned in the Union store, al- slaughterhouse is known for its huge banner announcing the freezers and refrigerators. Yet ac- though it will feature “extended high feed standards and hence, company’s introduction of new rin matched the price with its cording to the New Jersey Jewish kosher offering[s].” quality beef, that some in the in- Cholov Yisroel yogurt, only this newly launched yogurt. Mehad- News, observant Jews in Spring- Organizers of the letter-writ- dustry say is on par or superior time it really did launch the rin, the leader in Cholov Yisroel fi eld are engaged in a letter-writ- ing drive say they are satisfi ed to beef produced in Aurora, IL, product. Last year, competitor products, is hoping to become ing campaign urging ShopRite with the response, although mostly for Alle Processing. In Norman’s (Dairy Delight of Ru- dominant in Greek yogurt as to expand its kosher offerings at they wouldn’t mind if the com- an agreement reached with AD therford, NJ) did launch a line of well, although Norman’s is said a new store scheduled to open pany reconsidered. Letter-writ- Rosenblatt of Dallas, the plant Greek yogurt and seemed to in- to continue to have strong sales. in Union next year. ing has long been an effective will open its special glatt kosher stantly capture the Cholov Yis- Norman’s is the only Cholov The petitioners, led by a con- weapon of choice in many com- producing rooms to once again roel market for Greek yogurt. Yisroel manufacturer that has gregant at Springfi eld’s Ortho- munities. Supermarket offi cials resume the production of the Their yogurt won the best new its own manufacturing plant, dox Congregation Israel, are say that they take such cam- coveted beef. dairy item at Kosherfest 2012. which the company says is eas- asking ShopRite to include a Ko- paigns very seriously in every The beef will be marketed With the introduction of the ier to supervise from a kashrus sher Experience, an expanded food category, but take particu- under the Yaakov’s brand name. Mehadrin Greek Yogurt, sourc- point of view and that it can kosher aisle and butcher shop lar notice when it is kosher. Yaakov is the great grandson of es told Kosher Today that a “strain the yogurt to its specifi - found at ShopRite stores in Liv- The new ShopRite is sched- Avrohom Dovid Rosenblatt, a “new war” has ensued for shelf cations.” To go one up on Me- ingston and West Orange. So far, uled to open on Route 22 at Hasidic Jew who founded the space. While Norman’s dropped hadrin at Kosherfest, Norman’s says the NJJN, ShopRite has said Springfi eld Road in Union, in company in 1910 that now bears its retail price to $1.49 to cele- launched a Greek Yogurt Lite that no kosher butcher shop is a space formerly occupied by his name. It will feature the certi- brate its anniversary, Mehad- product with only 100 calories.

Butt ernut Squash Cofi x is not strictly a social venture, Katz is very upfront Pappardelle about wanting to make a prof- it. However, the new kosher café  CONTINUED FROM P. 39 chain does answer to the public’s desire for fair prices. the mixture has thickened dissolved in a little water It makes sense why he would and reduced by about 40%, will help thicken the sauce. be the one to lead the coffee rev- remove from heat. Allow it Reduce the stock, adding olution. Eighteen years ago, Katz to cool, then stir in the Ro- the remaining butter, nut- founded the Bee Retail Group, mano cheese. meg and cayenne as you stir. Israel’s largest group of retail In a large bowl, beat the When the reduction begins chains for home and leisure mer- eggs. Add 1 tsp salt. Blend to coat the back of a spoon, chandise. He is the guy who in- in the cooled squash mix- it has reached the right con- troduced the Kfar Hashashuim ture. Using a fork, blend in sistency. Adjust the season- toy store chain to Israel and of- one cup of the fl our. Grad- ings. Set the pan aside. fered more affordable prices. He ually add more fl our, until a Divide the dough into also introduced the Doctor Baby tacky dough begins to form. two sections. Using the heel chain, a store selling reasonably Transfer the mixture to a of your hand, fl atten each priced baby paraphernalia. And, fl oured surface and knead in section into a ½ inch oval. of course, the dollar store enter- more fl our until the dough Feed the dough through the prise was his, too. becomes smooth and elas- pasta machine from widest “There’s always a social pur- tic. Knead for an additional setting of 7 down to level 3. pose to what I do,” Katz told IS- fi ve minutes. Wrap in plas- Repeat with the second disk. RAEL21c. “The public’s feeling tic wrap and set aside for On a fl oured surface, cut the that the cost of living has risen at least 40 minutes and up sheets in half and then into unjustly is correct. People want to three hours. If you make ¾ to 1-inch wide ribbons. to see a change in food pric- the pasta the day before, re- Bring a large pot of salt- es. Prices have fallen in fashion, frigerate overnight and al- ed water to a boil. While Tempest in a Coff ee Pot computers, phones. There is no low the dough to sit at room waiting for the water to boil, reason to pay $4 for fresh car- temperature for an hour heat the sauce and stir in the  CONTINUED FROM P. 40 rot juice that is made from bro- and-a-half to two hours be- baby spinach. The spinach ken carrots grocers can’t sell an- fore rolling it out. will cook down very quick- town area in the coming months. fee-shop market, which Katz says yway.” Wipe out the skillet used ly. Reduce heat to lowest set- “After we check the market and has been blurred. Katz said that Cofi x is meant for the squash and heat the ting. pay the price of experience, we’ll “It’s not about what other café to perk up the takeaway sector olive oil. Add the shallots Gently add the pap- franchise out,” he told ISRAEL21c. owners are feeling [in response to but that it could—and should— and sauté until soft. Add pardelle to the boiling wa- Cofi x’s long-term development Cofi x’s opening], but rather what also improve sit-down café op- the wine or some vegeta- ter. It will cook quickly. plans cite opening 300 branches they’ll do,” says Katz. “There’s no tions. C offee shops, said Katz, ble stock to the pan, and, af- Test a piece after 2 minutes. around the country. reason that kiosks don’t sell cof- “should return to what they real- ter the steam lifts, add the Drain in a colander and im- The café market in Israel is fee at our price. This is a realistic ly are. Until fi ve years ago there garlic. The garlic will sof- mediately add to the pan of brimming. According to a 2009 re- price. It still enables us to make was a difference between what ten quickly. Add 2 T butter, sauce and spinach. Shut off port by the Ministry of Industry, a nice profi t. Our motto is to sell you could get in a sit-down café sage and thyme. Gradually, heat source. Gently stir to Trade and Labor, there were over more for less, not to sell a little at and fare served at a takeaway add the remaining vegeta- coat the pasta. Distribute the 1,300 cafés peppered throughout a high price.” place. The owner of a sit-down ble stock, allowing it to re- goat cheese on top, sprinkle Israel and some 120 in Tel Aviv. The same day that Cofi x café has to charge for what they duce as you go. Since vege- with almonds and then the Cofi x is meant to sharpen the dis- opened, in fact, two other café offer: service, a proper meal and table stock has no collagen, chives. Serve and enjoy! tinction between the takeaway chains advertised $1.40 cappucci- distinctive ambiance. I feel the adding 1 tsp of corn starch Serves six. café scene and the sit-down cof- nos, albeit for a limited time offer. menu will have to change.”

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Coming Together to Honor the Torah

By N. Aaron Troodler study in a wide variety of subject mat- great Gadol HaDor, Rav Feinstein con- One of the more beautiful features of ters, with a particular emphasis on re- veyed to them a message that was well the Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTo- ne of the hallmarks of Judaism is the view and retention of the material that received and well understood. rah was the presence of so many families Ounique attachment that each Jew is learned. Through the use of an innova- Learning is something that you bring who came to participate in the event and shares with one another. We may come tive and unique model, Dirshu provides home with you, said Rav Feinstein. the special emphasis that was placed on from diverse backgrounds, different lo- participants with a schedule of learn- Limud HaTorah is something that you the critical role that the spouses of the cations and divergent paths in life, yet ing, which is followed by the adminis- have to incorporate into your daily lives Dirshu participants play in the Limud Ha- there is a common factor that ties us to- tration of regular exams on the material. and make an integral part of your every- Torah of their husbands. gether and connects us in an extraordi- Currently, there are tens of thousands of day lives. The vital role that the women play in nary and unparalleled fashion. Limud Ha- people throughout the world who study Because of the large crowd that partic- the Torah growth of their spouses and Torah creates a bond between Jews that Torah as part of the Dirshu program and ipated in Dirshu’s Shabbos Kinnus Olam families was discussed by a number of is the common denominator, irrespec- participate in the tests that are given in HaTorah, a massive heated tent was set the speakers, including HaGaon Har- tive of all other factors. A love of Torah conjunction with the program. up outdoors to serve as the shul. The dav- av Yehoshua Fuhrer, shlita, Mara D’asra and a deep understanding and appreci- The Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah, ening there was nothing short of spectac- of Bobov in Toronto, who discussed the ation of Torah is the foundation upon which was organized under the skilled ular. World renowned singer Reb Isaac important partnership between the hus- which Judaism is built. leadership and guidance of Rabbi Ahron Honig and his singers from the Shira band and wife that exists when one par- That love of Torah was on full display Gobioff, Dirshu’s North American Direc- Choir greatly enhanced the tefi llos and ticipates in Dirshu’s learning program. this past weekend as nearly 1,000 men, tor, featured an impressive array of Ged- zemiros throughout Shabbos, beginning In addition to the many programs women and children gathered at the olei Torah and Lomdei Torah, who thor- with Kabbalos Shabbos on Friday night. over Shabbos that were offered for wom- DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Somerset, oughly enjoyed spending time with one HaGaon HaRav Yitzchok Sorotzkin, en by wonderful female speakers such New Jersey, for Dirshu’s Shabbos Kinnus another and basking in the glow of the shlita, Rosh Yeshiva, Telz Cleveland and as Mrs. Chany Feldbrand, Mrs. Chani Ju- Olam HaTorah. Limud HaTorah that permeated the ho- Mesivta of Lakewood, gave a stirring ravel and Rebbetzin Dina Fink, there was This special sold-out event drew peo- tel. speech on Friday night that centered one address in particular that stood out ple from around the world and from The underlying theme of the week- on the idea that true avdus— service of for many as the most spiritually uplift- across the United States. In addition end was achdus, ruchnius and aliyah Hashem—is achieved when one uses all ing and emotional aspects of the entire to the large contingent from the great- la’Torah. Each of the distinguished speak- of his potential. That is what Dirshu is all weekend. er New York and New Jersey area, there ers and maggidei shiur that addressed the about, said Rav Sorotzkin. It is a program On Friday night, Mrs. Weisz addressed were participants from Eretz Yisrael, Eng- crowd expounded on those ideas for the that encourages and enables people to the crowd. She gave a heartfelt account land, Canada, Los Angeles, Atlanta, De- benefi t of everyone in attendance and fully maximize their potential. L’Avdo— about her husband, Reb Avrohom Weisz, troit and Cleveland. People came from spoke about the critical importance of to serve Hashem—means to learn To- who takes part in the Dirshu learning far and wide to take part in this momen- Kavod HaTorah. rah and to daven. Rav Sorotzkin also dis- programs. Reb Avrohom suffers from tous and magical event. HaGaon HaRav Reuven Feinstein, sh- cussed some of the current events in ALS, commonly known as Lou Gehrig Dirshu is an organization that has tru- lita, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Staten Is- Israel and stressed the importance of be- Disease. As a result, the only muscles in ly revolutionized Limud HaTorah in the land, gave a major address on Erev Shab- ing mispallel for the people in Eretz Yis- his body that he is able to move and con- 21st century. Dirshu encourages Torah bos. 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controlled eye movements, Reb Avro- day and it was always being used by peo- Olam HaTorah, spoke about the positive gram was truly a sight to behold. After hom Weisz takes the Dirshu tests, tak- ple who were learning. attributes of Dirshu’s unique program of the z’man, the entire program, including ing well over 14 hours to complete each At 7:10 on Shabbos morning, Rav Dovid daily learning in Halacha. the speeches and the music, was broad- test because of the painstakingly slow Hofstedter gave a shiur in Daf Yomi. Yet After he was given an enthusiastic in- cast live on the Nachum Segal Network process that he has to undertake in order even earlier, the hotel lobby was fi lled troduction at Shalosh Seudos by HaGaon and on Kol Haneshama Radio for the en- to complete this task. His wife told the with people with a sefer in hand. De- HaRav Zev Smith, shlita, Maggid Shiur tire community to enjoy and take part of. crowd about the time when her husband spite getting to sleep very late the night Daf HaYomi B’Halacha and Irgun Shiurei After hearing words of Torah and Chi- was nearing the end of the test when the before as a result of all the Friday night Torah, who served as the Master of Cere- zuk from the impressive collection of electricity went out and the computer programming, people did not miss an op- monies, Rav Dovid Hofstedter picked up Gedolei Torah, Reb Isaac Honig and the he was using shut down. As a sign of his portunity to learn a bit more, and awake on the endorsements of the Gedolei Yisra- Shira Choir treated the crowd to great deep devotion to Dirshu and his determi- early to hear an extra shiur. el for Dirshu’s daily limud of Halacha and music and tremendous ruach. The men nation to take the test, Reb Avrohom pro- The words of Torah and Mussar from discussed the program in greater detail. all got up and danced with great exuber- ceeded to begin the test again from the the mouths of great Gedolei Torah and Reb Dovid talked about the importance ance as if they were at the chasunah of beginning when the lights came back on. Talmidei Chachamim were enjoyed all of incorporating practical Halacha into their own child. The scene in the ball- As the crowd listened to this brave wom- throughout Shabbos. our daily lives and the special feeling of room as the men danced and shared in an recount her husband’s story, there was HaGaon Harav Chaim Cohen, shli- being part of Mishpachas Dirshu. their collective simcha was a microcosm not a dry eye in the room. ta, Rav D’Chasidei Gur D’Flatbush, not- A number of other prominent Ged- of the entire Shabbos. Everyone joined Another powerful story was told ed that learning in and of itself is a great olei Torah participated in Dirshu’s Shab- arms and danced with one another. It did about Reb Avrohom Weisz and his con- thing. However, when you begin review- bos Kinnus Olam HaTorah as well, in- not matter one iota that this person was nection to Dirshu. Following a major sur- ing the material in a substantive way in cluding HaGaon HaRav Yechiel Mechel Chassidish, this man was Litvish, or this gical procedure, he fell into a coma. Eve- order to prepare yourself for a test, as is Steinmetz, shlita, Dayan, Khal Toldos Ya- guy was Yeshivish. Everyone in attend- ryone—the medical professionals and done in the Dirshu program, that is a tre- kov Yosef of Skver; HaGaon Harav Moshe ance was part of the Dirshu family and his family—kept talking to him and hop- mendous thing. Mordechai Lowy, shlita, Mara D’Asra of the unity and excitement that they felt ing and praying that he would wake up. HaGaon Harav Yeruchem Olshin, sh- the Agudas Yisroel of Toronto; Rav Eliez- as they danced together was evident to The passionate pleas of his wife and chil- lita, Rosh HaYeshiva Bais Medrash Govo- er Ralbag, shlita, Rav D’Kehilla Lake- all who were present. dren failed to rouse him from the coma. ha, spoke at Shalosh Seudos about how wood Courtyard; HaGaon Harav Shlo- It was quite apparent to me that the It was only when one of his non-Jewish Dirshu uplifts people as they strive to mo Zafrani, shlita, Rosh HaKollel Khal common denominator for the Dirshu caregivers yelled “Abraham—Dirshu!” achieve great heights and high levels in Bnei Torah; Harav Avrohom Reit, shli- Shabbos Kinnus Olam HaTorah was Ach- that Reb Avrohom Weisz came out of his their learning. There is a constant yearn- ta, Maggid Shiur Daf HaYomi B’Halacha; dus and Kavod HaTorah. It was incredible coma. ing to go further and further and to keep HaGaon Harav Dovid Yitzchok Shapiro, to see the tremendous unity that was ap- Watching Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shli- making progress in one’s learning. Har- Rosh Yeshiva Be’er Yaakov; Harav Ephray- parent in every aspect of the event. It was ta, the Nasi of Dirshu, grab hold of Reb av Olshin noted that he sees fi rst-hand im Greenbaum, shlita, Rosh HaKollel an Achdus that is established by people Avrohom Weisz’s wheelchair during the the positive impact that Dirshu has by D’Shikun Skver; Harav Moshe Pruzansky, who are all involved in the same thing, Melave Malka on Motzai Shabbos and watching the incredible growth of his shlita, Rosh Yeshivas Chemdas HaTorah; namely, Limud HaTorah and Kavod HaTo- dance with him was a sight that none of Talmidim in Lakewood who participate Harav Shmuel Shmelka Schwartz, shlita, rah. It was clear to me that when you are us will ever forget. in the Dirshu learning program. Rav Dkhal Shefa Chaim D’Klausenberg, part of Dirshu, you are not only part of The focus on Kavod HaTorah was on HaGaon Harav Shmuel Yaakov Beren- Lakewood; and Harav Chaim Krause, sh- a movement or an organization. When full display during the entire Shabbos. stein, shlita, who came from Eretz Yisrael lita, Maggid Shiur Daf HaYomi B’Halacha. you are part of Dirshu, you are part of The Bais Medrash was open 24 hours a to participate in Dirshu’s Shabbos Kinnus The elongated Shalosh Seudos pro- one big Torah family.

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“Ki Heim Chayeinu – Torah is Our Life! Torah Keeps Us Alive!”

By Esther Rubin functions other than the muscles of his ness, yet we still had the Torah, the main- ing wife and mother whose husband de- eyes through which he learns and con- stay of our existence—reason enough to votes every spare moment of his time to he invitation was appealing, it beck- veys his love of learning; whose husband want to live!” his learning with Dirshu explained, “I just Toned us to attend the Dirshu Shabbos can derive no possible pleasure from this Indeed, over the course of these felt that I couldn’t continue. It had been Kinnus Olam HaTorah—a Shabbos that world, his physical body being kept alive nine years, Rav Weisz and his wife have a very diffi cult day. I came home from promised to rejuvenate both my hus- with life support, feeding tubes and con- fought for his right to live, fought like li- work exhausted, my colicky baby had band and I physically and spiritually. Yet, stant medical care, and yet whose life ons for his right to do the one thing that not let me put her down… I sat down and I was hesitant. Being somewhat more of still had meaning and who still had rea- he holds most dear —to learn Torah! De- said, ‘I just can’t’. My husband promptly a shy personality, I could not imagine son to want to live! spite everything, despite all of the medi- closed his Gemara and with a deep sad- fi nding common ground with any of the Nine years ago, Rav Avrohom Dovid cal doomsayers, his life has been revived, ness in his eyes, but a surety in his move- other women who would be in attend- Weisz was diagnosed with the dreaded time after time after time and each time, ments, he replied, ‘O.K. I will stop.’ As I ance. It did not even occur to me that I illness known as ALS [Lou Gehrig’s Dis- they joyously praise Hashem for grant- watched, he then began turning pages in would fi nd myself among sisters in arms, ease], a disease that slowly robs a per- ing him additional time on this world to his Gemara, one page, another page, an- among women who were living similar son of all bodily functions, imprison- learn. other… He then grasped the entire pile of lives to mine, busy lives with nary a mo- ing the brain in a body that won’t obey Mrs. Rachel Weisz’s uplifting words pages (which has grown exponentially by ment to spare, but lives that were ful- it. The heart continues to beat, the eyes to the women after the Friday night seu- now) and paraphrased the words of Rabi fi lled by one unifying factor: that all of to see, the ears to hear, the brain to com- dah at the Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam Akiva, “Sheli v’shelachem shelah —These our husbands were lomdei Dirshu! prehend, but the rest of the body slow- HaTorah electrifi ed the entire audience, pages of Gemara that I have learned until Now, I am sitting here reliving the ly shuts down. The stricken person is leaving not a dry eye among the crowd. now are yours!” Shabbos, wanting to grasp onto the in- left with only his eyes to communicate. Even more than the emotions that were “That was a turning point. I insisted spiration and hold onto it forever!“Ki When the Weiszes heard the diagnosis, running high was the feeling that indeed that he continue learning with Dirshu heim chayeinu – Torah is our life! Torah they were devastated, but they were de- Torah is life, Torah is our life. The feeling and yes, although life has gotten increas- keeps us alive!” This was the heartfelt termined. came across loud and clear: The Torah of ingly busy, I have never turned back. The message that resonated from the heart “We chose life – ‘Ki heim chayeinu’.” our husbands who are maximizing their greatest reward that I feel is when he and soul of a woman who lives daily Mrs. Weisz exclaimed, “Can this be time by learning, whose Torah learning comes home in a celebratory mood, ex- with the physical manifestation of a hus- more crystal clear than in our situation? we are supporting, their Torah is our To- claiming, ‘Mazal Tov! I fi nished anoth- band whose every second of life is an- ‘U’vahem nehgeh yomam va’laylah and rah; it is our crowning glory. er perek!’ When I congratulate him, he other second of Torah; whose husband in them [Torah] we toil day and night’, “Sheli V’Shelachem Shelah!” looks me in the eye and congratulates is imprisoned by a body that no longer we were in the dark, the darkness of ill- “At one point,” Mrs. Elbaz, a work- me—on having fi nished another perek!”

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Chizuk for the Neshama; Relaxation she earned for every peanut butter sand- recognized that everything else was hevel This method has never failed us!” Mrs. Ju- for the Guf wich, she will burst into laughter!” havalim. Therefore recognizing Hashem ravel concluded, “Bring Hakadosh Boruch The Dirshu Shabbos Kinnus Olam Throughout the Dirshu Shabbos Kin- could not constitute a nisayon!” Hu with you wherever you are, whatever HaTorah offered a rare opportunity for nus Olam HaTorah there were countless We all have nisyonos, but if we re- you are doing!” she urged, “That method the wives of Dirshu members, many of opportunities for the wives of all the lom- member that they are a matana from can never fail!” whom are busy wives and mothers with dei Dirshu to share with each other the Hashem and if we try to understand the It was very late on motzoei Shabbos. very limited time for either physical or many stories of how they partner with message Hashem is sending us, it will ele- The son of Rav Avrohom Dovid Weiss spiritual rejuvenation, the opportunity their husbands to enable them to learn; vate us and our families to a higher, spir- came to Rav Dovid Hofstedter and gave to enjoy a Shabbos with all the physical of the joys and the diffi culties of trying itual plateau. him the letter contained below saying, amenities for a peaceful, relaxing Shab- to raise their ‘peanut butter sandwiches’ A Foolproof Method: Bring Hashem ‘My father was very tired after the whole bos combined with a potpourri of speak- from the mundane realm to the spiritu- With You Wherever You Go Shabbos, but he wouldn’t go to sleep un- ers who offered chizuk for the neshamah. al realm. The knowledge that there are so In addition to the many inspiring til he sat down and wrote this letter, a let- Peanut Butter Sandwiches and Tests! many other women out there who share speeches by Mrs. Chani Juravel, Rebbet- ter that took him two hours to write!” In addition to the speech of Mrs. their goals, diffi culties and aspirations, zin Dina Fink and Mrs. Chani Feldbrand To Rav Dovid Hofstedter, shlita, Weisz on Friday night, Rebbetzin Dina was enough of a spiritual booster shot to throughout the Shabbos, there was a Ah gutteh, freilichen voch. Fink, captivated the women with her help them forge ahead. wonderful Chinuch panel on motzoei It is impossible to describe the pleas- message of how pivotal a woman’s role is Accepting Our Nisyonos and Elevating Shabbos chaired by these star mechan- ure that I, my wife and children had on in preserving the treasure of Yiddishkeit Ourselves to a Spiritual Plateau chos. The questions, pulled from the au- Shabbos Parshas Ki Seitzei, 5754. It was a for her family. Her personal examples Mrs. Chani Feldbrand explored the dience, covered such topics as sibling pleasure of both ruchniyus and gashmi- and divrei Torah to elucidate her point topic of how nisyonos are a springboard rivalry, controlling one’s anger, relation- yus. Yasher koach for the Shabbos and for brought home the fact that although cer- for growth and how each and every per- ships and the like, to questions of help- the tests that were the catalyst for me to tainly it is much easier to feel spiritual- son’s nisayon is tailor made for that per- ing our children maintain tzniyus stand- spend so many hours learning and [giv- ly connected to Torah and Yiddishkeit by son. “Isn’t it beautiful to think that Haka- ards. ing me the ability] to clarify many areas engaging in spiritual pursuits, dealing dosh Boruch Hu looks at each person as Mrs. Chani Juravel told a story of a [of Torah]. May Hashem bentsch you and with the mundane activities of caring an individual and creates the specifi c friend of hers whom she always admired your rebbetzin to see much nachas from for a house and children and encourag- package that she needs to grow?!” as being both tzniyusdig and appropri- your children and from lomdei Dirshu. In ing husbands and sons to learn Torah is She continued by explaining that ately dressed. “When I asked her how truth, it would be appropriate for me to no less of a spiritual pursuit. She quoted what exactly the ten nisyonos of Avrohom she managed to successfully fi nd the per- detail at length my tremendous pleasure Rav Dessler’s explanation of the words Avinu were a subject of debate. The Ram- fect clothing for herself and her daugh- and the great chizuk that I received from in Eishes Chayil, ‘Vatischak l’yom acha- bam does not count Uhr Kasdim and rec- ters, she laughed and divulged her secret. the Shabbos, but it is diffi cult for me to ron—and she will laugh at the last day.’ ognizing Hashem among the nisyonos. ‘When we enter the car on our way to the write… but my heart says a tremendous Rav Dessler explains that laughter gener- Rav Yitzchok Kirzhner, zt”l, clarifi es that store, we each take out our Sifrei Tehillim amount. ally comes after a surprise. What surprise if the person being tested understands and daven—‘Hashem, we want to dress With love and hakoras hatov, is this referring to? When the end of days what is being demanded from him, it is in a way pleasing to You, please help us Avrohom Dovid ben Sara Bluma comes and the wife will see the reward not considered a nisayon! Avrohom Avinu fi nd the right clothes at the right prices!’ Weisz and family.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 45 FOOD AND HOME Calorie-Free Pasta and Much, Much More At Kosherfest 2013

By Banji Latkin Ganchrow not totally offensive. Jill Goldstein, one of ful display of cholesterol free, egg and bacon, sausages, deli, hot dogs, pareve the members of the Miracle Noodle fam- dairy free, vegan Greek cookies. If pop- cheese to go on hamburgers. The compa- ecaucus—There are ily, even shared with me that her prod- corn is your thing, Ben Berlin of Hadar nies know there is a market for kosher Snot that many plac- uct has been on Dr. Oz. Calorie-free pasta Kosher Foods was displaying American “non-kosher like” products and they are es where you can see the is quite the invention. Though, the “best Farmer Kettle Korn, a delicious, pareve jumping all over it. According to consum- world’s largest chicken new pasta, rice, beans or soup” award, snack that comes in regular and skinny- er Avery Hoffman, who was attending nugget, sample kosher “ham,” and bite given from the event, went to Mikee Mac lite. A distributor of the product, Berlin Kosherfest with some friends, “I was pret- into a halachically permissible cheese- Non-Dairy Macaroni & Cheese dinner. said that owner of American Farmer is a ty excited to try foods I never thought I burger while drinking kosher spirits GIT USA, Inc. are the makers of a se- nice Jewish guy who wanted to make his would be able to eat.” That seemed to be from various regions of the world. Wel- ries of gluten and allergen free cereals product available to the kosher market the consensus amongst attendees. I, per- come to Kosherfest. Celebrating its 25th and snacks. The taste was reminiscent and it’s nut free. sonally, am a bigger fan of dairy products, anniversary, Kosherfest brings together of Passover fruity o’s, but, as Sally Manga- Healthy shmealthy, Fallsburg Bagels, and fell in love with the Pizza Cone. The tried and true kosher products and new no, the company’s rep shared with me “if owned by Yochonon Klitnick, sells fro- cone is made out of a crust-like cracker, exciting innovations in kosher cuisine. you have a child or adult with allergies, zen, plain donuts with toppings that fi lled with vegetables, sauce and cheese, Members of the food industry, including we tried to make the tastiest product we you can put on yourself. Delicious. Da- served piping hot. Perfection. restaurant owners, nursing home chefs could.” Mauzone Mania was another vid’s Cookies, known for their dairy cook- Passover was not overlooked, espe- and other assorted individuals fl ock to company excited to display its healthier ies, now makes a line of pareve cookies cially by company Heaven and Health, this event to sample the latest wares. line of products including “Matt’s Mun- that taste just as good, as well as heavenly which makes a whole line of kosher for Many of the companies at Kosher- chies,” a kosher pareve fruit snack for muffi ns. Sterns Bakery sells “pastry-to-go,” Passover pasta products. fest have taken on a “healthy” mentali- kids (and I am assuming adults), which delicious goodies in individual wrappers. ty. Lucky Union Foods are now making contain an entire serving of fruit at only Beigel’s Bakery, a “tried and true” product, Banji Latkin Ganchrow is a Teaneck resident and a line of deli meats made entirely out of 35 calories a package. according to owner Joseph Folger, had writer who enjoys traveling across the country by car fi sh. I also discovered “Miracle Noodle,” They also displayed a line of vege- an assortment of giant black and white with her husband and three sons. She is also the au- the zero calorie noodle and rice. Made tarian gyro and sausages and vegan pea- cookies and other homemade-like baked thor of the blog holycrapimgonnabe40 and hopes from 97% water and 3% glucomannan, nut butter. Taste of Crete, whose motto goods. The possibilities were endless. to, one day, write a best-selling novel and appear on the consistency was quite different, yet is “Simple. Healthy, Greek,” had a delight- And then there was the meat. Turkey the Ellen Show. Finding Fort Lee

By Karen Seliger ed space; a place to feather and grow We still miss NYC, but not in the Karen Seliger is currently a Sales Associate at V and the nest, not empty it. We nonetheless way we expected. Maybe that’s be- N Group LLC. She holds a Masters degree in business eaving the city is decided to explore the Young Israel cause we discovered so much in Fort (MBA) with a concentration in marketing. Karen@ Lnot easy, especial- and Chabad Shul communities in Fort Lee, including the city views through vera-nechama.com ly just as everything Lee and we were pleasantly surprised our windows. else in your life is by the warmth and vibrancy that we changing… but with found there. our fi rst baby on the In the end, we chose to buy a con- way our “future” demanded a responsi- do at the south end of the Eruv, with a ble plan and all young Manhattanites view of the Hudson, our precious NYC know that responsible planning at the and the GW Bridge. On the investment home-buying stage usually means say- side, our building is extremely well ing goodbye to the Upper West Side. managed. The fi nancials are impecca- Like many city-lovers, if we could have ble; the capital improvements are in- afforded it, we would have stayed. But telligently planned and executed. And the high prices and small spaces in in the last year, the value of property Manhattan leave few, if any, options has increased tremendously. We knew for those looking to buy their fi rst when buying our two-bedroom, two- home. bathroom condo that, should we want But where to go to fi nd space, Jew- to leave at any point, we could rent out ish life and proximity to the city? Well, our condo and not only cover all our we fi rst looked in Brooklyn. But let’s costs but put an extra few dollars in face it, Brooklyn is no longer the city’s our pocket as well. affordable, quirky sibling. All the good Our building, which sits on the neighborhoods are as expensive or Cliffside Park side of the border line more than those in the city. between the two towns, is in close So we next turned our gaze north- proximity to the Chabad Shul (just a ward, a few miles up the Hudson. We few blocks walk). The Jewish commu- spent a few joyful fall Sundays roaming nity on this south-end of Fort Lee is around Dobbs Ferry, which is a charm- a diverse one. Young and old, fami- ing little town with an equally charm- lies just starting out and “downsizers” ing Orthodox shul. However, as pret- alike, the community is consistently ty as it is, the housing choices within growing. The shul hosts a seated lunch our budget were not as robust. So, in every Shabbos and a Mommy and Me the end, we decided to pursue a mid- playgroup every Wednesday morn- dle ground with more housing inven- ing (part of the thriving PreSchool tory and a shorter distance to the city. which will be a boon once our son Hello, Bergen County. is old enough). The express bus out- We had plans to see other neigh- side our front door on Palisades Ave borhoods due west of the GWB, but gets my husband to work quickly and the fi rst place we stopped—the place with minimal outdoor waiting time, closest to the city—was Fort Lee. We while in the summer he can hop the had heard that there were a couple of ferry and is in midtown in minutes. Orthodox shuls in Fort Lee and that it With the easy access to all of the Ber- was a viable option for those looking gen County Jewish amenities and ser- to downsize from Teaneck and move vices, we have found this jump across closer to the city. But we were on the the water to be much more than we opposite end of the curve. We need- could have ever hoped for.

46 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM OP-ED Monday Night at the Movies

By Estelle Glass the theater now.” The man at the podium looked an- Garden State Plaza noyed that his attentive audience was Mall on lockdown af- now somewhat distracted. He soldiered ter random shots are on bravely as the moderator kept snap- fi red ping his photo from every angle. Mean- Ironically, we while, the alarm never stopped. didn’t even want to go My husband and I turned to each oth- that night. Our fl ight back from Chicago er and then looked around. Was this a had been delayed and we had just spent real alarm? a lively but tiring weekend with our chil- A malfunction? Will we look stupid if dren and grandchildren. On the other we make a dash to the door? No one else hand, the tickets to the movie screen- was standing up to leave. Not one per- ing at the Garden State Mall in Paramus son in charge told us what to do. Then were prepaid and the fi lm’s acclaimed di- slowly, too slowly, some people in the rector, the most famous guest speaker of crowd began to gather up their belong- the season, was scheduled to discuss his ings and head to the aisles where they work after the showing. So off we went. congregated in confusion. My husband We could catch up with our sleep later snapped out of his languor and shout- on. ed to the group blocking our row, “Get Keeping my eyes open during the a move on everyone... We have to leave. movie was a formidable task but an icy Now! Let’s go people.” And we pushed drink and a sugar candy rush helped. Mr. our way to the side exit and through to Acclaimed Director was just getting into the street. Richard Shoop, Teaneck resident, entered Garden State Plaza with an Ak-47 and, after his spiel about how diffi cult it was to We were all lucky that night, thank panicking shoppers and store workers, committed suicide. make his fi lm with a low budget, when G-d. No one in the mall was hurt. We we fi rst heard it; faintly, very faintly at were able to leave the building before it himself in this way? Why did he have and ringing phones that we assume the fi rst; just a low beeping of an alarm ac- was locked down. It was only when we easy access to a weapon? As for the bell is merely tolling for someone else? companied by some fl ickering of lights rushed out into the night that we saw rest of us seated passively in that movie Or, is it merely human nature to want to on the wall. Disregarding the interrup- the unfolding chaos outside, as scores theater, why was it that we were so in- believe that bad things happen to other tion, the speaker just forged ahead with of police cars and ambulances swirled different to the ringing alarm, that we al- people, or perhaps only in the action up his anecdotes, speaking more loudly screeching around us. most failed to react? It’s true that had we on the silver screen, at a Monday night now over a robotic announcement. As I think back about that night I am heard shots, we would have all respond- at the movies? “Fire emergency. Everyone exit the left with so many unanswerable ques- ed immediately. Nevertheless, hundreds theater now. Do not use the elevators. tions. of people ignored a very clear warning. Estelle Glass a Teaneck resident is a retired educa- This is a fi re emergency. Everyone exit Why would a young man want to kill Are we so accustomed to fl ashing screens tor who is happily writing her own essays

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From The National Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene vor and son of a teacher from Poland, im- lege of the City University of New York. bued their two sons, Zalmen and Mark, In 1978, on a grant from the National En- hana Mlotek was an extraordinary and their children, with a legacy that is dowment for the Humanities, Chana re- Cwoman and Yiddish folklorist who fi lled with zest and passion for the multi- turned to the YIVO Institute for Jewish worked long and hard to bring a vibrant, layered, international culture of Yiddish Research, where she had started her ca- exciting, Yiddish culture to Jewish life in and Yiddish theater. They learned early reer in 1944 as a secretary and later, assis- America. This included keeping The Na- on that Yiddish theater was an integral tant to its founder, Dr. Max Weinreich. tional Yiddish Theatre-Folksbiene in the part of Jewish immigrant life in America Forty years later, she became YIVO’s mu- spotlight as the showcase of that culture before and after the Holocaust, and that sical archivist. in the 21st century. it is a wonderful medium that continues She was the recipient of life achieve- Née Eleanor Gordon, Chana got her to artistically convey messages about Ju- ment awards from the Milken Archive of love of Yiddish culture from her father, daism and life to modern audiences. As Jewish Music and the Jewish Theologi- who sang Yiddish songs from memory, a result, they, too, have devoted them- cal Seminary, the Hunter College Hall of but never wrote them down. She and selves to the cause. Fame, the Workmen’s Circle and the In- her husband, Yosl, z”l, a Holocaust survi- Chana earned her BA at Hunter Col- ternational Association of Yiddish Clubs.

It all came to pass because of a schol- arship she was awarded in 1948 to attend UCLA. It was there, in a class on Yiddish folklore, that she found an acquaintance she’d met in New York—Yosl Mlotek. Al- ready in love with Yiddish, they fell in love with one other. Yosl was appointed Director of Education at The Workmen’s Circle in New York, where Chana was liv- ing, and in 1949, they married and dedi- cated their lives to bringing Yiddish back to life. Yosl passed in July, 2000. The Yiddish folklore class that brought them together was the fi rst and only such course at an American univer- sity at the time. Today, more than 20 uni- versities offer Yiddish courses, and many of them expose their students to mu- sic and drama, as well as the basic lan- guage. That did not surprise Chana, who saw Klezmer music as honey that attracts American Jewish youth to music and Ju- daism. Chana’s legacy of making Yiddish cul- ture part of American Jewish life con- tinues to be realized in the 21st century as more performers, Jewish and not, be- come involved in productions that show- case Yiddish cultural history and con- temporary innovations on themes often taken straight from the material that Chana and her husband collected from every corner of the world.

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48 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM HEALTH AND FITNESS “No More Excuses – Part II: Surrounded By Nosh” By Chemmie Sokolic a blackout? Here in the affl uent west, iar temptations continue to be so readi- an apple or a handful of nuts for later, we’re all surrounded by a continual bar- ly available. just in case there aren’t any healthy alter- rior to the previous is- rage of alluring unhealthy indulgences. One of the biggest excuses I hear re- natives at your destination. Psue of JLBC and my It’s so easy to make unwise choices, espe- garding people’s “questionable” food Finally, learn to say “no”; don’t give humble rant regarding cially when everyone around us makes choices is “there was nothing else to in to social or familial pressure. Admit- the lack of communal fo- those same poor choices. So how can eat,” especially if you’re in unfamiliar sur- tedly, we’re all affected by foods differ- cus on health and exer- we fi ght the tide? How can we muster roundings. Well, that’s easy enough to ently, so ultimately, you must make the cise, we started to con- the self-control and discipline to “choose change: Think ahead. Always think ahead, right choices for your own body. For sider the excuses we tell ourselves that life”? always have healthful foods with you, or, some people, though, sugar and fat can prevent us from becoming the people we First of all, once you’ve made the at the very least, healthier alternatives to feel just as addictive as drugs, a fact that can indeed become. We discussed hav- healthy decision to make healthier deci- the more deleterious enticements we’re is sometimes diffi cult to comprehend ing a lack of time and a lack of support sions, and have stocked up on more nu- all inevitably faced with from time to by those people who don’t share those as two reasons why it’s sometimes diffi - tritious alternatives, make a clean sweep time. Don’t wait until you’re hungry be- same intense cravings. cult to reach our health and fi tness goals. of your kitchen and pantry (and any- fore wondering what there is to eat; in- At the end of the day, then, only you This week, I’d like to examine another where else you may have a “stash”). All evitably, the only foods that are easily ob- can control what goes into your mouth; common excuse, and see if we can’t, in- you need to do after that is stop walk- tainable in those pivotal instances are it is only your own refl ection with which stead, use it as a tool to help us achieve ing down the cookie aisle in the super- not ideal, to say the least. Instead, plan you must contend. Remember, you are our objectives. market. Does that mean you’ll never eat ahead and prevent the “surprise” of “hav- stronger than that piece of cake. Pizza day at work? Your co-worker another cookie or piece of cake again? ing” to have an unhealthy snack. I suggest decides to treat the whole offi ce to the No, of course not, nor should it be, and preparing your meals in advance, several Chemmie Sokolic is an ACSM-certifi ed Personal leftovers from their weekend birthday we’ll discuss more about that in a sub- at a time in separate containers that you Trainer, and owner of Frum & Fit LLC. Chemmie can party? Your spouse believes that always sequent issue. For now, however, sim- can grab from the fridge whenever you be reached at chemmie.sokolic@frumandfi t.com. keeping packets of cookies on hand ply know that it’s far more challenging need them. Before you go out, even if Visit www.FrumandFit.com or www.Facebook. in the house is vital, just in case there’s to make better food choices when famil- you’re not hungry at that moment, grab com/FrumandFit for more information.

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It’s All About Your POV a rapid clip. After processing his feelings life, we need to take it a step further. with him, I refl ect the initial thoughts Watching the different recovering ad- that had fl ashed in my head. I explain that dicts pass through my offi ce, I have found By Avi Shteingart tiful expanse of sand where the Atlan- he and I took the same situation, and al- that those who live on life’s terms and also tic Ocean meets Jamaica Bay. He is run- lowed it to affect us in radically different embrace them can bask in true serenity. our perspective on a ning on empty; his cell phone has fi ve ways. In fact, his thoughts increased the They actually relish those moments when Ygiven situation can percent battery power. As he describes tension and anxiety he was already expe- we feel blindsided. How do they do that, determine if you will be his evening, I’m thinking about all those riencing, leading to a progressive cycle of you may ask? They do so by truly under- happy or bitter. evenings I drove past that exact spot and negative thoughts, ending hours later. standing their limitations. In those mo- Imagine the scenar- how I never stopped to take in the view. Inevitably, we encounter moments ments we most dread, when circumstanc- io: it’s a warm evening with a light breeze. We pay hundreds of dollars to fl y to far daily that are beyond our control. We will es are beyond our control, they appreciate You’re standing on the beach, watching off places to sit on beautiful beaches and get stuck in traffi c at the worst moments; what cannot be changed. Our greatest waves crash on the shore, listening to take in such sights, and yet I speed by planes will be delayed when we desper- strength is when we can truly recognize the roar of the ocean with the stars over- nightly at 10 mph over the speed limit. ately need to make that layover; we’ll this fundamental fact. It can change our head. I assume you’re feeling relaxed and I’m about the suggest how lucky he even fi nd that the milk is sour right after lives and deeply alter our relationships. calm, transported away from the worries is, when he says that as he stood on the pouring it into our cereal. The question is of the world. beach, with hundreds of idling cars be- how we react and respond to these uncer- Avi Shteingart, LMSW CASAC, is a licensed ther- A client recently described fi nding hind him, his anxiety turns to anger. He tain certainties in life. In Alcoholics Anon- apist and maintains offi ces in Queens and Bergen himself in the following situation, one questions why he took this route in the ymous there’s a common belief that for County. He specializes in substance abuse, gam- all of us can relate to. He was driving fi rst place; he projects how his wife is true recovery, we need to learn to “live life bling, and other process and behavior addictions, along the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn at probably reminding herself how irrespon- on life’s terms.” This means accepting our as well as work with adolescents, young adults and 10 p.m., when traffi c suddenly came to a sible he is, and he envisions the fi ght they limits in this uncertain world. However, I adults struggling with anxiety, depression, social standstill. He manages to pull over by the will have when he gets home 4-5 hours think that this only allows us to survive struggles, and transitions. Contact info: avi.shtein- shoulder alongside Plum Beach, a beau- late. Ten minutes later, traffi c is moving at life. For those interested in thriving in [email protected] or 201-410-5883. PARENTING

The Dilemma: How to Help a Bedwetter a zero tolerance policy for siblings mak- ing fun in the home. Lifestyle modifi ca- tions such as ensuring your child drinks By Rivki Chudnoff sis at puberty. vestigated, a child’s eating, drinking, and enough during the day and decrease fl uid Why does my child wet their bed? voiding routines during the day may con- intake before bed may be helpful. Avoid aking up in the middle of the night to There are many reasons why bedwetting tribute to bedwetting at night. Though caffeinated beverages such as soda and Wthe dreaded words, “My bed is wet,” occurs in older children. It is important it may seem counterintuitive, not drink- teas, as they can cause an increase in or fi nding a pile of wet pajamas tucked in to note that is it is not your child’s fault ing enough during the day can lead to ex- urine production. Lastly, make sure your a corner on the bathroom fl oor are chal- that they wet their bed. One common cessive fl uid intake in the evening. This child uses the bathroom immediately lenges many families face daily. While cause is genetics. Studies indicate that can result in an overly full bladder dur- prior to bedtime. bedwetting can be frustrating for the par- children whose parents or grandparents ing sleep. “Holding it” too long during the When should I seek professional ents and the child, understanding this suffered from enuresis are more likely to day, may also result in bladder leakage at help? If the above strategies don’t result condition can help with its management. wet their beds. Other medical reasons night. Stressful events or changes in the in improvement, or if any of the follow- Bedwetting is common and consid- include urinary tract infections, under- household (like the birth of new sibling ing exist, it is time to seek out profession- ered normal in children 2-4 years of age. developed bladder, overactive bladder, or changing schools) may be a trigger for al help: Staying dry consistently every night may diabetes, and hormone imbalance. It is some children. • Child is older than 5 years not occur until a child is 4-5 years old. En- not uncommon for diabetes to fi rst pre- What can I do about it? Carefully • Child experiences leakage during the uresis is the condition when bedwetting sent as enuresis. A frequently overlooked choosing the language and tone used to day time continues in children over 5. Most chil- cause of enuresis is sleep apnea. In sleep speak to your child can preserve their self • Bedwetting is keeping your child from dren will outgrow enuresis with maturi- apnea, the child’s sleep is disrupted, and esteem and improve treatment outcomes participating in social opportunities, ty. While 20% of 5 year olds wet their bed, may be the result of enlarged adenoids while working on staying dry. Substi- like sleepovers or trips by age 10 it drops to about 5%, with about and tonsils. tute the word “Accident” for a more neu- 1% of children still struggling with enure- While medical causes need to be in- tral phrase like, “ladder leaking.” Create  CONTINUED ON P. 54

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 49 HEALTH AND FITNESS Avoiding Weight Gain This Winter

By Tanya Rosen sociate those hot chocolates and creamy out conditions.” My suggestion? Ad- to make choices from it. lattes with cold winter days? Did you just your schedule or routine according- As always, having professional guid- inter seems to know that these drinks can contain up ly. See what works for you. Changing ance is one of the best tools you can Wbe a time when to 700 calories? Many people falsely as- weather and conditions should not de- invest in. Whether it’s a nutritionist many people put on sume that “liquid calories” don’t count. ter you from your fi tness goals or rou- helping you plan your menus, or a per- some extra weight. This is obviously false. Try herbal teas in- tine. If you’ve been exercising outdoors, sonal trainer working out with you and Have you ever consid- stead, or lower calorie versions of your consider joining a gym. If you are more measuring your results, having that ered why that is? Here favorite drink. Substitute whole milk for tired at night because it gets dark so ear- professional guidance is extremely val- are some of the top reasons and what to skim, skip the whipped cream, and use ly, consider getting in your workout in uable. do about them. cinnamon powder for fl avor, instead of the morning instead. Remember that summer is right More layers, more room to hide. The fl avored syrup. Chanukah parties, offi ce holiday par- around the corner. With just some plan- bulky sweaters and loose coats give us Feeling too lazy to exercise. Many ties, Chinese auctions, dinners, and fun- ning and willpower, you can avoid that fake comfort and temporary ability people feel a lot less energetic in the draisers... need I say more? As always, weight gain traps this winter. to feel denial. I always tell my clients to winter months and that is understand- plan ahead. Do not ever starve yourself have one summer outfi t easily accessible able. The days are shorter, it gets dark the day of a function, planning to make Tanya Rosen, M.S. CAI CPT is a nutritionist, person- and to try it on on a regular basis. Aside sooner, and getting out of the house re- up for it later on. Eat regular balanced al trainer, aerobics instructor and owner of Shape from serving as a reminder that summer quires bundling up, and even warming meals throughout the day, and try drink- Fitness, an all women’s fi tness studio in Brooklyn. is just a few short months away, it will be up the car. Outdoor exercisers fi nd it ing 2 glasses of water before the event. Tanya is also the creator of the fi rst and only ko- an accurate measurement of how your more challenging to stick to their rou- When you get there, plan what you sher workout DVD available for women and for girls more fi tted (and less layered) wardrobe tine with the unpredictable weather, will have before you fi ll up. Treat a buf- through www.shapefi tnessgym.com. For questions feels. and it getting dark so early in the day, fet style table as a visual menu. It is just or column topic ideas, feel free to email Tanya at tan- Hot comfort drinks. Don’t we all as- giving them less hours of “ideal work- there for visual display, and it is up to you [email protected] What Every Woman Should Know: Folic Acid and Methyl Folate By Eliezer Gruber that young women begin taking 800 creased miscarriage risk. acid and B12 defi ciencies with NTDs and mcg of folic acid in an iron-free mul- People with MTH FR gene muta- other birth defects, is there anything we n the last several months, I’ve devot- tivitamin when they start seminary tions are more likely to have high-ho- can do right now to further that goal? Ied considerable column space and and continue the regimen through- mocysteine levels—though not every- In my view, there is a lot to gain—and radio air time to publicizing the need out their childbearing years. (Since one with high homocysteine levels has much potential heartbreak to avoid— for expectant mothers—indeed, for all most multi-vitamins contain iron – the MTHFR gene variant. High homo- by making simple blood screenings for married women of child-bearing age as which should be avoided, except in cysteine, which can result from a fol- homocysteine, folic acid, B12 and glu- well as soon-to-be married women—to cases of anemia—Nutri-Supreme has ic acid or B12 defi ciency, has itself been tathione “standard procedure” for any adopt lifestyle behaviors that increase formulated a special iron-free multi-vi- correlated with an increased risk of young woman beginning the pre-preg- their chances of having a healthy baby. tamin with 800 mcg of folic acid and birth defects and miscarriage. nancy vitamin regimen, especially those Eating a balanced diet rich in nutri- 200 mcg of B12. According to a Nation- For women who fall into the high with a family history of birth defects. ents that have been clinically proven al Institute of Health-sponsored study, homocysteine and/or MTHFR catego- (Note: Low glutathione levels can be a to promote optimal fetal development children born to women with low B12 ries, simply upping the folic acid dos- marker for oxidative stress, which can is at the top of that list. Because most have a two to three times greater risk age is generally not the answer. (In- play a role in increasing the risk of mis- women don’t get enough of these vita- of NTDs.) deed many doctors feel that taking carriage and birth defects.) mins, minerals and essential fatty acids Women who have already had a more than 1000 mcg of folic acid is an I am hardly alone in this opinion: In through the foods they consume, sup- baby with an NTD, are usually advised inadvisable and even potentially risky a conversation I had with Dr. Jill James, plementation is generally appropriate to take more than the generally recom- practice.) Rather, they should take a a well-known researcher for the Arkan- and necessary. mended 600 to 800 mcg of folic acid. different form of folic acid known as sas Center for Birth Defects and Pre- Folic acid and B12 in particular have But since not all women metabolize fo- L-methyl folate. (Nutri-Supreme’s Me- vention, she commented that with ho- received a lot of attention from the sci- lic acid in the same way, it is important thyl Folate and Methyl Folate with B12 mocysteine testing so readily available, entifi c community in recent years. to be aware of other exceptions to the and B6 are the only standalone Methyl there’s no reason women should not general dosage recommendations. Folate supplements on the heimishe be making it part of their pre-natal regi- Folic Acid: What, Why, and When kosher market.) mens today. Folic acid is the synthetic form of A GPS for the Road to Fetal Health the B-group vitamin folate, which is Scientifi c research is now begin- Taking Action Eliezer Gruber, Certifi ed Nutritionist, is the founder vital for a wide range of enzymatic ning to reveal that gene mutations in Every day, science reveals new ways of Nutri-Supreme Research. His radio show Healthy reactions that promote normal fetal the folate metabolism pathway (a se- to help ensure healthy pregnancies and Living can be heard live on 97.5 FM JRoute Radio or by growth and development. Important ries of genes that regulates folic acid lower the risk of birth defects. But giv- calling 712.432.4217 each Thursday at 12:00 p.m. He studies have shown that folic acid sig- metabolism) can affect how well the en all the studies already linking folic can be reached at 888.68-Nutri. nifi cantly reduces the risk of a baby be- body processes folic acid. If that bio- ing born with neural tube (brain and logic process is not coordinated prop- spinal cord) defects (NTDs), such as spi- erly in the early weeks of gestation, a na bifi da and anencephaly. Preliminary possible neural tube defect may result studies also suggest that folic acid may in the embryo. decrease the risk of other birth defects, I like to use the example of a GPS including congenital heart defects and to explain this breakdown in the me- cleft lip/ cleft palate, and lower the risk tabolism process: If there is a blockage of pre-term delivery. along the road to a destination, even Since NTDs and certain other de- the best GPS instructions won’t help us fects usually occur during the fi rst get there. Similarly, if the folate path- month of gestation, experts believe it way is compromised, the folic acid is crucial for women to begin a folic can’t get to where it needs to be in or- acid regimen even before they are ex- der to do its job properly. pecting. Along these lines, the Mayo A common genetic variation that’s Clinic and others recommend that been shown to interfere with folic acid women start taking folic acid at least metabolism is known as MTHFR C677T. one month before pregnancy, while (The C677T designation means that the the Hospital for Sick Children recom- MTHFR gene mutation was passed mends three months. To decrease the down by both parents.). This mutation, risk of pre-term delivery, some experts which researchers estimate affects ap- recommend starting a year before. proximately 25 to 50 percent of the In my own practice, I recommend population, is also associated with in-

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By Elly D. Lasson, Ph.D. When you introduce yourself to some- ing someone’s hand while looking over One scenario that has become more one, make eye contact with them when his shoulder will not engage the person commonplace is when interviewing for ost people agree stating your name. You should also be you are greeting, and it may be off put- a job with a panel. Another is when you Mthat making eye looking at the person when he/she states ting. On the other hand, a smile com- are making a formal presentation to a contact with other his/her name. Often, the close of a given bined with eye contact expresses that group. Make an effort to scan the room. people is important interactive episode will conclude with you want to be there. It also shows inter- We naturally tend to focus on those who in our lives, especial- a “thank you.” That is an opportunity to est and enthusiasm in what is being dis- are either familiar to us or on whom we ly if we are trying to take leave of the person with a sincere cussed. While this sounds basic, many believe to be the most infl uential per- convince them to see things our way. Eye expression of gratitude. Looking the oth- job interviews fail as a result of not at- son in attendance. Sometimes your the- contact positively affects interpersonal er person in the eye when you say “thank tending to this. Consequently, the desire ory of who that is will be correct; some- relationships as well as workplace inter- you” is a great way to reinforce that. to work or be there is not conveyed. times, you guessed wrong. But even if actions. There are fi ve important times When you make a presentation, don’t (3) Don’t wander off: While making you are correct, it is possible that the oth- to make sure you are making eye con- read everything from your papers or the a positive fi rst impression is part of the ers there will play some role in the hiring tact. The context could be while you are charts on the wall. Take the time to look game, eye contact should not end with process. Or, in the case of a presentation, making a presentation, during a job inter- out at your audience and make some eye the handshake or initial introduction. they are the recipients of any messages view, or any conversation for that matter. contact. While at times challenging, make a con- you are trying to communicate. Some of (1) Match with the verbal: In your in- (2) Match with the nonverbal: Anoth- certed effort to maintain eye contact these same individuals might end up be- itial approach to a new party or even er key in developing a solid interperson- throughout the conversation. Wander- ing your co-workers and, as such, are for- someone with whom you already have al relationship is non-verbal communi- ing eyes give the impression that you are mulating their fi rst impressions of you. established a relationship, eye contact cation. The two most common gestures distracted, either from the discussion at So, engaging them with eye contact will should support what you are saying. are the handshake and the smile. Shak- hand, or more generally. always play well. (4) Don’t stare: Too much of a good It goes without saying that eye con- thing is often counterproductive. Main- tact which is devoid of substance will Pew Results edit questions or say, ‘we’ll entertain taining eye contact throughout an in- not be totally effective. This could be ver- that, but not now.’ Kids can smell a lie, teraction is a reasonable goal. But, if you bal content (e.g., quality responses to in- Seen as a Wake- they can see a fake—and they’ll carry don’t use selective diversion, you will terview questions) or a sincere emotional that with them.” come across as creepy and that will be a investment in what is going on. As most Up Call Above all, Rabbi Zierler said, com- turnoff. things go, it is a package deal. munity leaders and educators need to (5) Don’t leave anyone out: In many of  CONTINUED FROM P. 14 reach out to young people, grooming our interactions, were are not communi- Elly D. Lasson, Ph.D. comments and consults on ca- them for potential leadership roles, at a cating one-on-one, but one-to-many. Fo- reers, employment and job searches. He leads a non- One way to do this, according to much earlier age. cusing one’s eye contact and attention profi t organization called Joblink of Maryland. He Rabbi Zierler, is for Jewish educators to “The big mistake of the Jewish com- on a single person to the exclusion of the studied at Ner Yisrael (B.T.L.); earned his B.A. in Psy- place more emphasis on giving students munity is that we wait until they are set- others will indicate that you are ignoring chology from UMBC; M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in Or- “an affective experience” that can help tled down to try to turn them into lead- them and give off the impression that ganizational Psychology from Wayne State Universi- them to forge a strong Jewish identity. ers, through young leadership groups or you are not validating their presence. ty.] [email protected], 410.602.8700 “What came out in the [Pew survey] whatever it might be,” he asserted. “We is that there is a lot of teaching to the should start, in the upper classes of high head, but not to the heart,” he said. “As a school, to have them mentored by peo- result, too many students can’t interpret ple who are good exemplars of commu- or refl ect upon what they’ve learned. nity connectedness, before they leave And that doesn’t serve them well when the comfort of the community for the post the simcha, they’re put into a new environment, atomized experience of the college cam- such as college, where they are really pus. tested and they have no fallback. “Right now, no such serious mentor- from the simcha!! “We can’t talk enough to young peo- ing takes place—and that has created a ple, or allow them to ask enough ques- big disconnect between the generations tions,” he added. “Too many teachers of the Jewish community.”

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By Mordechai Schmutter shechting animals, putting schach on a real world, or at least in a lab. They want will forget to turn the knob from “TANK” sukkah, and davening Shemoneh Esrei. you to have a reasonable knowledge of to “EYEBALL,” then maybe space travel in f you’re looking for a career that in- But most astronauts are only up there for science, because there are only a certain general is not for you anyway. Ivolves a lot of travel, a decent amount six months, after which they come back amount of times you can go, “What on Applicants also have to be between of job security, and you don’t want to down and get consulting jobs. earth is that?” “What on earth is that?” 5’2” and 6’3” to apply. I’m not sure why. have to wear a tie, I would defi nitely sug- But the benefi ts are great. It’s a gov- before the other astronauts lock you out- It’s not like people aren’t bumping their gest getting a job as an astronaut. And ernment job, so you have great health side in your space suit. And there’s no heads on the ceilings anyway. I think it’s there’s no better time. NASA has just an- insurance, although they do give you a GPS in space. because they want to make sure you can nounced that it would start accepting ap- physical before they even accept you to They also accept pilots, and I’m sure fi t into the last guy’s spacesuit. plications for its next class of astronauts make sure you’re not the kind of person that many people become pilots in the As far as the rest of your physical sometime in November. who ever needs health insurance. You hopes that someday they’ll get accepted shape, NASA spokespeople say that they The class is going to graduate in 2015, also get a nice amount of vacation days, to astronaut school. In fact, if you ever run a physical, but you don’t have to be so that’s just two years of school for a although where are you going to go? A go into the cockpit of a plane, you will in amazing shape. “We don’t make peo- job that the entire world looks up to. lot of good those do when you’re trapped see the pilot and the copilot pretending ple run ten miles just to apply,” they said. Okay, so the whole world won’t neces- on a space station. You also get to take to be astronauts, saying things like, “Rog- “Once they get there, we’ll torture them sarily look up to you. The world in gen- off on random government holidays, er” and throwing clipboards back and and make them fi t.” eral can only name about one-and-a-half such as Flag Day, and Groundhog Day forth like there’s no gravity and hanging Too fat for the space suit? We’ll MAKE astronauts. There was Neil Armstrong, and George Washington’s yahrtzeit. And from the ceilings. That’s why they never you fi t. For one thing, the interview is on Buzz Something, and that third guy who that Thursday in November that com- let passengers into the cockpits. the 36th fl oor, and there are no elevators. waited in the car. But there have been a memorates the one weekend that the You also need to be reasonably Also, all students are required to pass whole lot of astronauts since then that colonists of Boston didn’t starve to death. healthy. They don’t want to cut a mis- a swimming test during the fi rst month people can’t name, and there’s no reason Pretty much anyone can apply, al- sion short because Murray had a cardiac of training. They have to swim three you can’t be one of them. My point is though the last class, which graduated event. lengths of the pool wearing a fl ight suit that for those of you who say that there’s in 2009, had nine students. So we know MURRAY: “I’m having a cardiac event! and tennis shoes, and then tread water no job market out there anymore, you’re the classes are nice and small. In other Everyone’s invited!” for ten minutes. It turns out the best obviously wrong. words, if you have a learning disability, You also need 20/20 vision, because way to simulate the gravity of space is So you should defi nitely apply. Okay, this is a great school for you. everything in space is pretty far away, to do it underwater. So if you’re looking so I don’t know the actual halachos of Okay, so there’s not a very good and if you think it’s hard to fi nd a con- to gear up for your entrance exam, you being an astronaut, like what kinds of chance that you’ll get in. 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several years, Greenstein and several part- Sharing Seats, ners, including Mike Dube of the edu- cational sports company Dube Zone, of Easing Burdens Englewood, developed a nonprofi t organ- ization to give away tickets to kids who  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 can enjoy them, called Sharing Seats. Today, Sharing Seats is a volunteer- last days, weeks or even months. run, non-denominational 501(c)3 organi- When his tickets to sports games or zation that seeks to give children a day or concerts were going unused on Shab- evening out to sporting events, concerts, bos, Yoni Greenstein of Monsey used his Broadway shows, museums or amuse- social and workplace networks to give ment parks. “Sadly, children with serious them away, and soon began to donate illnesses spend a lot of time in treatment other tickets that came to him to Jewish or in the hospital, but to give them a rea- organizations where he volunteered, like son to say, ‘Today was a great day,’ is very Chai Lifeline, OHEL, Kids of Courage and special,” said Greenstein. I-Shine. “I found that whether a kid is de- Today, many of the tickets that come Ort (z”L) received tickets to the Stanley Cup Daniel Morrison, right, received NFL game pressed, has lost a parent, or is sick or un- to Sharing Seats are extended to the Jew- fi nals through Sharing Seats. Here, she is tickets from Sharing Seats, and met retired happy, going to a game for a few hours ish community in the tri-state area be- showing off the team jersey that Mike Dube Jets running back Freeman McNeil. can distract them from life’s diffi culties,” cause of the personal networks of the delivered. said Greenstein. people involved as volunteers, but the an individual wants to cheer someone Over time, people began to go to him tickets are also available to the larger Another special thing Sharing Seats up, perhaps a child in their community. for tickets for family members or friends community and inner cities. “Disease does is help people to give event tickets For instance, maybe they know someone going through a rough time. Over the last aren’t biased, and neither are we,” he said. anonymously, Greenstein said. “Let’s say who experienced a loss in their family or maybe someone whose parents are di- vorcing, and the child seems down and could use a lift. We can be a conduit for people to use in providing uplifting expe- riences anonymously,” he said. Dube said he relishes the opportuni- ty to help someone enjoy a day out. “We get Yankees tickets for someone who is wheelchair bound, and do the research to determine accessibility for their front row seats. This kind of day can have such a profound effect on people’s lives; it’s not monetary, it’s a whole package ex- perience that we have been able to give them. They still talk about it,” he said. One child who benefi ted from Shar- ing Seats and the Dube Zone is Dan- iel Morrison, a 10-year-old who attends Yeshivat Noam in Paramus. An athletical- ly inclined child, Daniel was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma last sum- mer. In school last year he participated in Dube Zone sports programming, and Dube reached out to his family recently as part of Sharing Seats. “Daniel had never attended a profession- al football game, and it has been a dream of his for the past two years to attend one,” said Mitch Morrison, Daniel’s father. “He has a strict protocol, but now since can do a few things in public, Mike got us tickets to attend a Jets game, and the experience was like the Make-a-Wish Foundation, fulfi lling Daniel’s wish,” said Morrison. Daniel is now hard at work fi ghting his illness, which is a serious but treat- able form of cancer. “In some ways, a child’s illness can be harder emotionally than physically, because they know that they are missing out on so much,” said Morrison, who said his son missed being able to attend camp this year and is not currently able to go to school. “The Jets game was a way to escape some of the limitations he has right now.” Dube said Sharing Seats gets many kinds of requests and often within hours, the seats are found and the event sched- uled for the child. “We’ve never gotten a request we weren’t able to fi ll,” said Dube. “People who want to give event tick- ets or money to be used for creating a memorable experience can do so, as a tax-deductible donation, through Shar- ing Seats,” said Greenstein. Anyone who is interested knowing more is encour- aged to contact Sharing Seats at sharing- [email protected].

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his past Thursday ongoing emergency – perhaps, the loss er? What happened is what happens to ents today are generally told that rais- Tmy wife and I re- of a job, or a terribly embarrassing po- many people faced with a crisis, they ing a handicapped child can be very turned from more sition that you took in front of your are desperately looking for someone challenging, but very rewarding.) And than three weeks in friends/community, or being public- to blame. And unfortunately, the eas- against all odds, (and almost all doc- Montreal, though we ly accused by a coworker or a previ- iest ones to blame are the people close tors) we raised her and loved her and had planned to spend ously trusted friend with a very seri- by. From there it slowly turns from dif- saw her grow into the beautiful per- a week. Shortly after ous crime? Probably you become very fi culty to disaster. But it doesn’t have son she is today. And along the way our we got there, the sky defensive, reacting with rage or terror, to be that way. It could be that people marriage grew into something more fell in and we were faced with a medical and your dealings with even your loved turn more for support to those that are beautiful (though challenging) than it emergency. Our handicapped daughter, ones become fraught with danger. You nearest. It could be that in the midst of might have otherwise been. Naama, was admitted to the hospital and become diffi cult or impossible to deal the suffering, the couple grows even When you are faced with terrible the situation was touch and go for almost with, and you react very strongly to in- closer than they would otherwise be. stress, which path do you choose? May three weeks. We were with her, joined nocuous things or even attempts by That’s the way it was for my wife G-d bless you and help you through the for part of the time with our other chil- your spouse to be supportive. Is it any and I. We were children (20 and 21) trauma, and hopefully grant you the dren, from early in the morning to late surprise, then, that often when a new when we married. We thought we most important thing in life - a love at night. Boruch Hashem, things turned couple becomes aware of a serious per- knew everything about life, as do most that, in spite of its diffi culties, is pure around after two and a half weeks and manent defect in their child, things children. When our third daughter and endless. she was released. But the horrendous become very troubled and an infl ated (Naama) was born, we were hit with Please feel free to contact me re- stress that we experienced, brought number of such marriages eventually terrible news. When she was 7 or 8 garding this (or any) topic. You can do to the fore, a very important truth – end in a bitter divorce, often precipi- months old the doctor suggested that so anonymously by writing to morde- stress activates the emergency arousal tated by the husband. What happened maybe we should bring her to a neu- [email protected] . system. We were caught in its grip for to the bayis neemon? What happened rologist. He told us she was spastic and much of the three weeks. And any time to the beautiful couple that everyone retarded, and that we should place her Dr. Glick was a clinical psychologist in private prac- we are overly aroused, our reaction to was kvelling over for months after the in an institution. We refused to hear tice for 35 years as well as a rabbi of Congregation events and everyday occurrences can wedding? More importantly, what hap- him and went from doctor to doctor Ahavast Yisroel. If you would like to submit a ques- become extreme. pened to two people who were trying always hearing pretty much the same tion, or contact him for an appointment, he can be How do you react to a less serious to connect and care about each oth- thing. (Things have changed, and par- reached at [email protected]

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RYNJ Preschool Preview Yavneh 5K Benjy Schwartz By Nomi Rotblat plains Morah Fran Mermelstein, RYNJ’s Walk A Success Preschool Director. “Although each ac- ensory sand search, kids in the kitch- tivity is enjoyable for the child, there are JLBC Sports staff Sen, and picking patterns are some of also important educational and develop- the fun and educational activities your mental skills to be learned from each,” n Sunday November 10th, The Benja- child will experience at the Preschool adds Morah Aviva Vogel, Assistant Direc- Omin Schwartz Memorial 5K Run and Preview hosted by the early childhood tor of the Preschool. 1 Mile Fun Run/Walk brought over 1,000 program of Rosenbaum Yeshiva of North The Chanukah themed Sunday people to the Westfi eld Garden State Jersey, on Sunday, November 17th at 9:30 morning includes a Hebrew language Plaza. The event helped to raise over am. “The Preschool Preview is an oppor- component for the children with the $50,000 for Yavneh Academy Scholar- tunity for preschool aged children who preschool’s beloved Ganenet L’ivrit, Mo- ship needs. are interested in exploring RYNJ to come rah Mali, and it culminates in a Chanu- Participants of the run/walk were and participate in activities they will ex- kah Sing- A- Long with Morah Hadassah. treated to a pre-race workout with perience once they attend preschool,” ex- “The morning refl ects the warm and nurturing environ- ment of our Preschool. The morot who or- chestrate the morning are the same morot who teach and wel- come our youngest students each morning with love, excitement and creativity,” states Rabbi Daniel Price, Event organizer Amy Buchsbayew with race RYNJ Head of School. Winner Michael Fonder For more informa- tion or to register, vis- Donna Riker of HNH Fitness in it RYNJ.org or contact Oradell, NJ, t-shirts, and a buffet breakfast. Tamar Kahn, Direc- At the culmination of the race, event or- tor of Admissions at ganizer Amy Buchsbayew of Teaneck pre- [email protected]. Pre- sented medals to the top runners in the registration is request- various age categories. Congratulations ed, but walk-ins are Yavneh Academy Executive Director Joel to the overall winner Michael Fonder,age welcome. Kirschner, Paramus Mayor Richard LaBarbiera, 27, from Tenafl y, NJ, who came in at 15 and Mendy Schwartz at the start of the race. minutes and 34 seconds.

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By Pam Ennis Teamwork and Teamplay, to run a full day of programming for various groups with- hursday, November 7th, was no ordi- in the school, including the entire senior Tnary day at Ma’ayanot. Peek in the grade, the faculty and student leaders. gym and you would fi nd students play- The main portion of the day’s pro- ing with feathers, string, tarps and balls, gramming was dedicated to the senior and even building structures out of grade. Elana Flaumenhaft, Assistant Prin- plumbing pipes. It was Leadership Day cipal for Student Life, explained that she at Ma’ayanot, and while there was lots of likes to run leadership training for the fun, and even some games, participants senior grade to make sure that all stu- were engaged in serious activities meant dents, those who strive to be leaders and to foster group cohesion, build person- those who shy away from the spotlight, al confi dence and instill the feeling that understand that “you don’t have to be the every person in a group can make a dif- loudest or the most outspoken person in ference. the room to be a leader. You need confi - For the second year in a row, dence, you need to be comfortable with Ma’ayanot contracted with Dr. Jim Cain, yourself, and you need to believe that noted author and principal consultant of you can make a difference. This program will help all students get acknowledged that much of what goes in the school,” she explained, “but we to the point on in the classroom is task oriented, but want to make sure that you succeed well where they re- he also explored how and why students in those roles, and to do that we need to alize they can respond better to assigned tasks with- help learn how to work together, how make a differ- in an environment that fosters positive to manage a project, how to delegate re- ence in what- and safe relationships, both between stu- sponsibility, and how to get the rest of ever they set dents, and between students and teach- the student body interested in what you out to do.” ers. are doing. We want to make sure you During Later in the day Dr. Cain ran one last succeed as leaders here at Ma’ayanot, and lunch Dr. Cain training session for Ma’ayanot’s student also for the future.” gave a seminar leaders, including G.O. (student govern- The day was clearly enjoyable and, ac- for teachers ment) representatives and committee cording to senior Hannah Ash, meaning- on the theme chairs. Before introducing Dr. Cain, Ms. ful as well. “I learned valuable skills for of building re- Flaumenhaft explained why training of the workforce, like how to lead a team, lationships the sort they were about to receive is how to work collaboratively, and how to within the crucial for student leaders. “You have all value the opinions of others.” classroom. He chosen to assume leadership roles with- Spoken like a future leader.

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Yeshivat He’atid Pre- K Mock Wedding for Parshat Vayetz e he Pre-K students were very excited to plan their very own wedding! The morot Ttaught the classes all about Parshat Vayetze, and then had a wedding celebration (just like Yaakov, Leah and Rachel). The children learned the steps to a Jewish wedding and, of course, how to dance with tremendous simcha. Before Sunrise

By Etzion Neuer The idea behind the ‘Sunrise Minyan‘ belonged to Rabbi Yaakov Nadler, Yeshi- n a recent crisp October Sunday vat Noam’s fourth grade rebbe, who, Omorning before the break of dawn, while teaching the Mishna of Brachot, parents and students of Yeshivat Noam’s found a creative way to make the daven- fourth grade gathered along the banks ing times relevant to my nine year-old’s of the Palisade Cliffs for a remarkable grade. minyan. Nature provided the walls of Introducing Mishna to children can our beit knesset: the brilliant orange and present its challenges, and when the yellow foliage of the cliffs on one side, subject drifts into differentiating be- while on the other side, gulls and geese tween terms like netz hachama (sun- wheeled and soared above the surface of rise), alot hashachar (dawn), and how the deep blue Hudson River. much light is necessary to recognize one’s friend within four cu- bits...well, it’s not hard for me to imagine how a child’s attention might occasionally wander. For a nine year-old boy, there’s no better way to chal- lenge boredom than by in- talit around myself as a blanket to keep As a parent, I was moved by several troducing a fl ashlight. In warm. aspects of this experience: how a teach- the countdown leading up As davening progressed and the sun er creatively devised a way to transform to the big day, my son made rapidly began to break over the hori- the mundane into meaningful; how this sure to check in with me sev- zon and rise above the Hudson River same teacher selfl essly shared his pre- eral times to ensure that our and warm us all, Rabbi Nadler repeated- cious personal time with his students fl ashlight had working bat- ly called attention to its changing posi- and their parents; and how Yeshivat teries, that we had the prop- tion and applied the appropriate terms Noam has fostered a climate that wel- er directions to the cliffs and for the zmanim. And just like that, 2000 comes this kind of creative approach to that he would indeed be year-old terms suddenly sprang to life experiential learning. having doughnuts. and became exciting and relevant. Too rare are the moments in which We began davening at When this beautiful minyan conclud- parents and children can enjoy a shared 7:00 am, a group of bleary- ed, the students immediately scrambled moment of joy in a Jewish educational set- eyed parents, together with for the hot chocolate and doughnuts that ting. Rabbi Yaakov Nadler’s Sunrise Min- our excited kids, huddled to- had been laid out for them while most of yan provided us with just such an experi- gether on a dock by the wa- us parents fueled ourselves with coffee ence that is also an unforgettable memory. ter in the early morning dark- and marveled at the experience. The pro- ness. I noticed that I was not gram continued as Rabbi Nadler led all of Etzion Neuer is a proud parent of four Yeshivat the only father wrapping my us on a short hike through the Palisades. Noam students.

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By Aliza Chasan described NYU as a school standing for side world came up again with Scott Kal- universalism and globalism, two ideals mikoff, a senior at YU majoring in Jewish he former chief rabbi of the United most students at the school are interest- Studies with a concentration in Jewish TKingdom, Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, ed in, and the need to balance those ide- History. He’s also very excited to have the will be teaching at both Yeshiva and New als with personal and communal identity. opportunity to learn from R’ Sacks. York University starting in January. Sacks, “Rabbi Sacks is a really great fi t for the “After reading a number of Rabbi 65, will serve as the Kressel and Efrat Uni- NYU community; he has a lot to contrib- Sacks’ books, I became a huge fan of his. versity Professor of Jewish Thought at ute to the confl ict between personal or I think he is a perfect example of some- YU and as the Ingeborg and Ira Rennert communal identity and universalism,” one who is able to thrive while balanc- Global Distinguished Professor of Judaic Kaplan said. ing both Judaism and secularism, which Thought at NYU. Sacks, the author of 25 books and a is the ideal of Yeshiva University,” Kal- NYU student and Teaneck native Avital world-renowned religious leader, served mikoff said. “Rabbi Sacks is extremely Kaplan has been checking the online as chief rabbi from September of 1991 un- wise and talented, and I am very excit- course registry waiting for Rabbi Sacks’ til September of 2013. ed to have the opportunity to learn from class to pop up so that she can enroll. She The idea of the Jewish world and out- him at YU.” Touro College of Pharmacy Appoints Interim Dean From Fair Lawn ew York—Dr. Alan Kadish, President and NCEO of the Touro College and University System, announced that Dr. Zvi Loewy, profes- sor and chair of the Department of Pharmaceu- tical and Biomedical Sciences at Touro College of Pharmacy, will serve as the school’s interim dean. Dr. Loewy succeeds Dr. Stuart Feldman, who stepped down last week.

Dr. Zvi Loewy

“I am pleased that Dr. Loewy has agreed to undertake this signifi cant assignment at this time,” said Dr. Kadish. “With his experience in the biological sciences and pharmacy ed- ucation, research, private industry as well as his proven commitment to the school and its mission, the College is well-served to have Dr. Loewy take the lead at this time. I wish him every success as he collaborates with the Cam- pus Provost and CEO, Dr. Jay Sexter, in carrying out this new assignment.” Said Dr. Loewy, “I am grateful for this oppor- tunity being afforded to me to provide strong management to the College of Pharmacy, to foster a culture of rigor and excellence in phar- macy education, to ensure superb training for our diverse student body and to lead and devel- op the faculty of the our school.” Dr. Loewy has a diversifi ed professional background that includes more than 30 years  CONTINUED ON P. 60

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he Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School thor of the best-selling Fresh and Easy In addition to cooking demonstrations, Tparent council is pleased to invite Kosher Cooking, and co-author of nu- the evening will include smoothie making the community to a Culinary Evening at merous cookbooks including Passover by Ma’ayanot parent Ofra Wind, and a bou- Ma’ayanot on Sunday, November 24th at Made Easy, Starters and Sides Made Easy tique featuring Pampered Chef, Cutco Cut- 7:00 p.m. The evening will feature cook- and Kids Cooking Made Easy. Merav Da- lery, Chanukah essentials and much more. ing demonstrations by two of the most han, a proud Ma’ayanot parent, is found- For more information or to register talented chefs of the kosher world, Leah er of Merav’s Cuisine cooking blog and for the event visit www.maayanot.org Shapira and Merav Dahan. Leah Shapira has been teaching the art of preparing and click on the events link, or contact is co-founder of cookkosher.com, a pop- healthful and quick kosher recipes for Carrie Polonetsky at coplonetsky@ya- ular online kosher recipe exchange, au- over a decade. hoo.com. PARENTING Parent-Teacher Conference Tips for Parents

By Rabbi Maccabee Avishur tionship is like with others in the school. ted davener or a resistant one. Learn- your time slot in the conference is like- How does discipline work in your class? ing about his disposition towards dav- ly very short (5-10 minutes), so you might ow can you get the Understanding how the teacher moti- ening in school can help you support not have time to speak about everything Hmost out of Parent- vates your son to behave and how she re- the school’s work at home. In addition, you had hoped to. Be respectful of the Teacher conferences? acts when he doesn’t follow instructions learning the school’s prayer selection and teacher and of the next parent waiting First of all, go. The com- can help you learn about the teacher’s tunes can help you reinforce at home the outside the class. If you want to contin- petition for your time is fi erce, but in- approach to discipline. In addition, you positive habits he is learning at school. ue the conversation, set up a time to do vesting time in meeting with your child’s might learn useful tricks that you can im- What can we do at home to support so in the coming weeks, and make sure teachers pays great dividends down the plement at home, and you may be able the work you’re doing at school? to fi nd out the teacher’s preferred meth- road. to share useful insights with the teacher As long as this question isn’t an emp- od of communication. If the teacher has Second, prepare some questions and about what you have found works best. ty platitude, it can be a powerful way of mentioned any areas that she’ll be work- talking points. Teachers will surely have Consistency of approach in discipline strengthening the school-home relation- ing on with your child, it’s a great idea to some data to talk about, work to show helps your son learn consequences of ship. Every time a parent asked me this check back with the teacher a few weeks and anecdotes to share, but teachers pro- and anti-social behavior and helps question, I didn’t have to think hard to down the road to learn how your child is can’t possibly guess what information prevent your son from developing the come up with something meaningful doing. is most important to each parent. Your belief that he can act differently with dif- that I thought would be useful in advanc- Parent-teacher conferences are an im- questions as a parent can help guide the ferent adults. ing the growth of the child. Plus, I real- portant element along the continua of teacher and help them learn about what When does my child excel and what ly appreciated the suggestion of partner- fostering a healthy school-home relation- is most important to you. Here are some seems to be the biggest struggle for her? ship implicit in this question. ship and developing the academic, emo- suggested questions. This isn’t the same as fi shing for com- The most important lesson here is that tional and spiritual development of your In what ways is my child acting with pliments or being hard on your daughter. it pays to prepare for the conference. Be child. Making the make the most of this Kavod to you and other adults? How Rather, it’s an opportunity to learn what prepared to listen as well as talk. Spend a opportunity maximizes return on your in- about other students? your daughter’s strengths and weakness- few minutes before your conferences jot- vestment in your child’s Jewish education. The teacher’s description of how your es are so you can harness her potential ting down questions you have and top- child seeks assistance or what she does and address her challenges. ics you’d like to learn more about. It’s a Rabbi Maccabee Avishur is the Associate Director when she’s feeling a certain way will give How does my child behave during dav- good idea to take notes during a confer- for Teaching and Learning at Yeshiva University’s In- you some awareness of the way she in- ening? ence and to ask for an explanation if you stitute for University-School Partnership. He can be teracts with others and what her rela- At home, your son may be a commit- don’t understand something. Remember, reached at [email protected].

It was just like that that my dream The Time I Had a (Winter) Break winter vacation melted away. The vision, so pristinely created, would never actu- By Sarah Abenaim Rico this year?” my husband offered one important details, because it all changed alize. Although this meant that I would night in December, while I stared at the when my husband handed me the fl ight have to get dressed every day, I at least lucked out for win- dishes, hoping they’d wash themselves. itineraries one evening in early January. wouldn’t have to play referee to any sib- Iter break last year. “I’ll take off from work…” “Here’s the plan,” he said, and I fl ipped ling fi ghts on a minute-to-minute ba- In my last trimester My eyes lit up. It would be the ultimate through the pages showing departures sis. And I would have one daughter who of pregnancy, it was winter break for me: one giant, week-long and arrivals, and that luckily, it was a could keep her long hair, because it was too risky for me trav- nap. I shivered with excitement. non-smoking fl ight. likely that the other would need a buzz el anywhere, and so I We talked through the details. It “You only reserved three seats?” I cut when she returned with un-brushed was advised to stay put. We had stayed would be from Sunday through Thurs- asked, noticing his name, along with our dreadlocks or a tangled beehive housing home for most winter vacations in the day. I’d make a menu, prepare and pack two older children on the ticket heading. a few crabs, sand and seashells. previous years, as my husband is a self- food, and write up a manual to caring for We had a third child, a daughter, who Winter vacation ended up being re- employed dentist and therefore “paid va- our kids, which would include important was 3, too old to be a lap-baby. “Will you laxing. We did low-key activities, like cut cation” does not really exist. And I had tips, such as brush their hair, feed them wear her in a Baby-Bjorn or something? up many papers into tiny squares, braid managed to come up with a few entic- real meals (not just ice cream) and put Hide her in your coat?” I asked, desper- and put beads in her hair so it looked ing day-trips to create a break in the con- them to bed before eight. I would also ately, trying to come up with a logical like she went somewhere tropical, and, stant bickering among my kids; Chuck E. pack their suitcases and organize their reason for why there was no ticket in her the dreaded Chuck E. Cheese. My daugh- Cheese! Frozen Yogurt! Build-a-Bear! Get- carry-on bags, and would probably be so name. I looked at the fl oor, hoping that ter was thrilled to have time alone with ting our teeth cleaned (I know, I’m that tired, I wouldn’t move again until they’d maybe I had just dropped the paper. me, a fi nal hurrah as the glorifi ed baby of creative)! But as my midsection grew to come home. “No,” he said, shaking his head. “I nev- the family. And I was lucky to get a break, enormous proportions, I found myself I was smart about the organization. er planned on taking her. I can’t bring all even just a partial one. lying on the couch and only participat- With a few weeks left until the trip, I of them alone…” He looked at me help- ing in activities that boasted a chair, pref- split up the work over time and did a lit- lessly, and I understood. I also wouldn’t Sarah Abenaim is a freelance writer living with erably one that reclined (another hidden tle each day, all the while scouting out want to venture on a vacation with all her husband and four children in Teaneck. She is perk at the dentist). the perfect pillow for my own restful va- three kids. I could barely handle Votee working on her fi rst book. More of her essays can be “Why don’t I take the kids to Puerto cation. But I guess we missed some very Park. found at www.writersblackout.wordpress.com.

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By Mark Staum, LCSW a call from school that you have not par- A parent can help a child do all of the fol- with Mrs. Greenwald and performed ticipated in gym for the past two weeks. lowing: great after two months. n my last article, I listed The school sounded very concerned that Remain calm by taking deep breaths. You are happy to work with him on Ithree situations where something is bothering you because you Develop some coping thoughts to re- strategies to help him feel more relaxed parents could consider always love going to gym and being with duce any negative feelings. while taking these tests. how to help their chil- the other kids. Is there something happen- Help the child develop solutions to the For the camper who wants to go dren deal with setbacks. The adage “live ing that we can talk about? problem. home because he has no friends in his and learn” is a popular saying, but it is im- John: I am a little embarrassed by the Parents can also prepare their children bunk, the child can be reminded that, portant to address how parents can com- fact that I was sitting on the side over for how to deal with disappointment or Adjustments to a new environment municate this message to their children. the past week during the games. The oth- potential disappointment. Returning to and schedule can be diffi cult. Teaching children to deal with setbacks er boys did not pick me in the game so I our original example of sports competi- Meeting new kids can be challenging, by increasing positive thinking, reduc- didn’t play at all for three straight games. tion, a parent can remind a child (prior to but it was always one of his strengths in ing negative thinking and managing their The teacher didn’t notice, so I just got up the sporting season or during the initial school. emotions can help children deal with dis- and left. weeks) that, He did great last summer when he appointment. Mrs. Rudant: That must have been so He may not be on a team with many of went away to the three-day overnight As children become more aware of frustrating and disappointing for you! his friends since the teams are divided in program. their emotions, they become more capa- In the above example, Mrs. Rudant re- different ways. In all of the above examples, parents ble of emotional regulation. The ability for mained calm. She didn’t “sound the panic Unlike last year, this year he may not are helping their children deal with set- children to manage their emotions will go button,” nor did she demand to know ex- be the best athlete on the team and may backs (or potential setbacks) through the a long away in helping them deal with dis- actly why John could possibly have not at- need to work really hard to “prove him- internal framework that has been culti- appointing events. Alternatively, the in- tended gym for the past two weeks. By re- self.” vated through parent/child communica- ability of children to manage their emo- maining calm, she allowed John the time Although he may have a goal to win tion and dialogue. tions may lead to diffi culties with anger, and space to express his concerns. By pro- every game, that goal may be diffi cult to impulse control and peer related confl icts. viding feeling words, Mrs. Rudant also reach. Mark Staum, LCSW is the school therapist for the How do parents use modeling to assist teaches John that it is okay to feel disap- For the student who can’t seem to PTACH program @ MTA. He maintains a local pri- their children develop emotional control? pointed. John will then feel increasingly ever do well on a Mrs. Smith Math test, a vate practice in Teaneck, NJ, where he sees children, Consider the example of Mrs. Rudant, who confi dent that there is potential to resolv- parent can remind a child that, adolescents, young adults and families. For ques- received a phone call from school that her ing this issue. Teachers are different and Mrs. Smith tions or comments about this article, please con- 10-year-old son, John, has refused to partic- When it is diffi cult for children to re- may have different expectations on ex- tact [email protected] . To learn more about ipate in gym for the past two weeks: main calm, parents need to provide them aminations. Mark, please look at his web site, www.markstaum. Mrs. Rudant: Hi, John! Today I received with the tools to manage their emotions. Last year, he got off to a “rocky start” com.

Touro College and creation and management of bio- healthcare; is a member of the steering schools and divisions. Touro College has tech start-up companies. committee of the Pennsylvania Transla- branch campuses, locations and instruc- of Pharmacy Dr. Loewy is a graduate of Yeshiva Uni- tional Research Partnership Institute and tional sites in the New York area, as well versity (B.A.), Rensselaer Polytechnic In- the Coulter advisory council, and is an as branch campuses and programs in Ber- Appoints Interim stitute (M.S.) and the Albert Einstein Col- editor of the Journal of Prosthodontics. Dr. lin, Jerusalem, Moscow, Paris and Florida. lege of Medicine (Ph.D.). In addition to Loewy has published broadly and holds New York Medical College, Touro Universi- Dean From his position at Touro College of Pharma- over 25 patents. ty California and its Nevada branch cam- cy, he is on the faculty of New York Med- Touro is a system of non-profi t insti- pus, as well as Touro University World- Fair Lawn ical College, and serves on the boards of tutions of higher and professional educa- wide and its Touro College Los Angeles the Jerusalem College of Technology and tion. Touro College was chartered in 1970 division are separately accredited institu-  CONTINUED FROM P. 58 the New Jersey Technology Incubator. Dr. primarily to enrich the Jewish heritage, tions within the Touro College and Uni- Loewy is a member of the scientifi c ad- and to serve the larger American and glob- versity System. For further information on in academia, executive leadership with visory board of C3 Jian, a private compa- al community. Approximately 19,000 stu- Touro College, please go to: http://www. major global pharmaceutical companies ny focused on providing improved oral dents are currently enrolled in its various touro.edu/#/news/ See something happening How Eddie’s we provide a unique and memorable ex- near your home? Know perience. We work hard all year around Kosher Travel to exceed our client’s expectations. In ad- of an event coming up dition, we are able to do a lot of commu- Became # 1 nal good through our business. By nomi- in your community? nating a cause at each hotel, we sell Aliyot,  CONTINUED FROM P. 34 distribute pledge forms and have managed Tweet it to: @jlinkbc to raise tzedaka funds for various organi- berias, Galil, Jerusalem, Netanya, the Dead zations and projects. We have raised funds Sea and Tel Aviv, each with added value, re- for a shul building fund, Yeshivat Hesder nowned scholars in residence, kids & teen Modiin, Leket Food Bank, IYIM Singles programs, day tours and more, at unprece- program and Mishne Lechem. Our proud- dented lower prices than ever before. est moment was Pesach 2012 when we do- What are some of your crazy stories nated a Sefer Torah to Israel’s Iron Dome working with clients? How do you han- IDF base in the presence of top army brass, dle it? in honor of the company’s 25th year at the When we see families getting togeth- same Tiberias Hotel. We are grateful that er and enjoying each other’s company it we have the opportunity to give back to makes the job worthwhile. We consider it the community as it is not only about the a real privilege to be able to bring Jews to- business… gether, to celebrate a special occasion or What is unique about Eddies Kosher unite as one large extended family. That’s Travel? not to say there aren’t stressful moments. Hands down it is the personal connec- In this service-oriented business you have tion we have with the clients – especial- to have a thick skin while you treat eve- ly those who come on our chagim trips. ry request with grace and patience. Once We go above and beyond to make sure we we got a call Erev Pesach from a client get to know our guests on a personal lev- who wanted to make sure that the fl ow- el and make sure that all their needs are ers we provided would match the color of the Haggadot. We don’t just sell rooms,  CONTINUED ON P. 77

60 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 61 SCHOOLS Yasher Koach of the Week--- Michael Feuerstein Rudin & the TABC Midnight run

ichael Feuerstein Rudin has been the them to rent their fi rst headquarters at The run collects basic necessities Mstarting goalie at the Torah Academy 97 Main Street in Dobbs Ferry. There, for the homeless: Clothing and toilet- of Bergen County for the past four year. Al- they were able to collect, sort and store ry items like: socks, hats, gloves, jackets, though Michael has many on the fi eld ac- clothes; prepare food; and coordinate pants, shirts/sweaters, underwear (new complishments, we are proud to present the donations and the thousands of vol- or used) as well as unopened toothpaste, him with this week’s award because of unteers it takes to make Midnight Run toothbrushes, lotion, deodorant, and his work as the chair of the TABC Chessed a reality. soap. Food items that can be used are Committee, and point man for the Mid- Midnight Run has been contagious hot chocolate packets, coffee packets, night Run. and, without a grand master plan, the granola/breakfast bars, canned fruit (pull The Midnight run, is an organization program has grown from the original tab tops), instant oatmeal packets. They that provides meals and supplies to the tiny group to a collaboration of more will be feeding the homeless and mon- homeless in New York. Until Novem- than 150 community organizations. etary donations to help defray the cost ber of 1989, Midnight Run used the fa- Most of the runs are done by local colleg- of food are welcome. Supplies can be cilities of South Presbyterian Church in es, yeshiva participants include: Salanter dropped off at TABC (1600 Queen Anne Dobbs Ferry as a base of operations, in- Akiba Riverdale Academy (SAR) and TABC Rd in Teaneck) or at the home of Michael cluding the storing of food, clothing and (for the third year in a row). Michael told Feuerstein - Rudin (370 Rutland Ave in supplies. Later that year, Midnight Run the JLBC that “participating in midnight Teaneck). The boys of TABC will be mak- was incorporated as a not-for-profi t or- run gives us a better appreciation for all ing their distribution run to the homeless ganization, and a generous contribution what we have and makes us more sensi- of NYC on December 5th and need all do- by a Westchester corporation enabled tive to others misfortune”. nations by November 27, 2013

Frisch Juniors Pack for the Food Bank of NY pproximately 30 Frisch juniors traveled to NYC on October 31st to repackage Afood for the Food Bank of NYC. They repacked over 4,000 pounds of cabbag- es and apples. Students had to put the boxes together, check the produce to see if it was edible, weigh the boxes, and then stack them on pallets for redistribu- tion. (All photos taken by Lisa Appelbaum)

(L to R) Tyler Hod, Max Gruber, Michael Rubin, Rafi Jacobovitz, Odi Haramati, Robby Bernstein, Sammy Katz, and Tal Singer Moriah students participate in a fl ag folding ceremony with veterans from Englewood

Big Apple Crunch At MTA With a Berachah! n Thursday, October 24th, MTA Students and Ofaculty joined roughly 1,000,000 New Yorkers in an attempt to set a new world record for “most peo- ple at an apple crunching event”. In MTA, this meant that every student and faculty member were given a fresh apple, hand-picked by the members of our Stu- dent Council the day before; at noon on Thursday, everyone made a beautiful berachah and crunched into the incredibly delicious apples. That Thursday was National Food Day, and the Big Apple Crunch was one of thousands of events happening around the country promoting healthy Morah Deena’s third grade girls at RYNJ reached a huge milestone last week receiving their Naviim. eating. The school’s goal in participating was to promote that idea with- in the MTA community as well as to re-ignite the passion for making be- rachos. Both goals were certainly accomplished; students made prop- er berachos with wide smiles, and the buzz in the hallways was about how delicious those ap- In honor of the month of Kislev, Moriah students made gifts for ples tasted. American and Israeli soldiers. This month’s theme at the school is - an attitude of gratitude.

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By Phil Siers and combined services

Boris Valentinovich Volynov was the fi rst Jew in space. He was born in Irkutsk in Siberia to a Jewish mother, but then his family relocated, and he fi nished sec- ondary school in Prokopyevsk, Kemero- vo Oblast, in 1952. The next year he com- pleted basic pilot training in Pavlodar, Kazakhstan, and in 1955 graduated from an aviation school in Novosibirsk. From September 1961 to January 1968 he stud- ied at the faculty of engineering of the Jeff rey Alan Hoff man Judith Arlene Resnik Boris Valentinovich Volynov Zhukovsky Air Force Engineering Acade- my and graduated with a diploma of a pi- astronomical observatory in the shuttle’s missions he logged more than 1,211 hours lot-engineer-cosmonaut. payload bay. Over the course of his fi ve and 21.5 million miles in space.  CONTINUED ON P. 64 Because of his mother’s Jewish back- ground, his selection for space missions was hindered. Scheduled to fl y in 1964, Soviet command pulled him off the mis- sion when they found that that Volynov “When Trusted Advice Matters” was Jewish. But in 1969 he was fi nally se- “When Trusted Advice Matters” lected as commander of the Soyuz 5. In 1980 he received his Ph.D. from the Zhukovsky Academy. After resigning from the space program in 1982, he spent eight years as a senior administrator at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre. After 30 years of service in Star City, in 1990, he retired as a colonel. Judith Arlene Resnik was born in 1949 to Sara and Marvin, an optometrist, in Akron, Ohio. Both her parents were Jew- ish immigrants from Ukraine. Judith’s brother Charles was born four years later. She attended Hebrew school. A graduate of Firestone High School in 1966, she ex- celled in mathematics and played classi- cal piano. While at Firestone she achieved a perfect SAT score, the sole female to do so that year. She received a B.S. in elec- trical engineering from Pittsburgh’s Car- negie Mellon University in 1970, the year she married fellow student Michael Old- ak. They divorced in 1974. In 1977 Resnik earned a Ph.D. in electrical engineering at the University of Maryland. Upon gradu- ation from Carnegie Mellon, she was em- ployed at RCA as a design engineer, and later worked with various NASA projects contracted to the company. While work- ing toward her doctorate, Resnik was af- fi liated with the National Institutes of Health as a biomedical engineer. Later, she was a systems engineer with Xerox Corporation. “Rates are at historic lows! Resnik was recruited into the astro- naut program January 1978 by Star Trek’s Envoy Mortgage is your local hometown lender. Nichelle Nichols, who was working as a recruiter for NASA. Resnik’s fi rst space Call Stuart Greenbaum today to dicuss your options.” fl ight was as a mission specialist on the maiden voyage of Discovery, from Au- StuartStuart Greenbaum Greenbaum gust to September 1984. She was likewise a mission specialist aboard Challenger LoanLoan Originator Originator for STS-51-L and died when it exploded NMLSNMLS #279221 #279221 on January 28, 1986. Resnik was the fi rst American Jewish astronaut to go into space. m m- 201.694.4677 - 201.694.4677 Jeffrey Alan Hoffman is an American o o- 201.268.5757 - 201.268.5757 former NASA astronaut and currently a f - 855.961.8793 professor of aeronautics and astronau- f - 855.961.8793 tics at MIT. Hoffman made fi ve fl ights as a space shuttle astronaut, including the 1717 Arcadian Arcadian Way Way Suite Suite 104 104 fi rst mission to repair the Hubble Space Telescope in 1993, when the orbiting tel- Paramus,Paramus NJ, N07652J 07652 escope’s fl awed optical system was cor- rected. Trained as an astrophysicist, he Envoy Mortgage, Ltd. NMLS #6666. All applications are subject to credit approval. Program terms and conditions are subject to change without also fl ew on 1990 Spacelab shuttle mis- notice. Some products may not be available in all states. Other restrictions and limitations may apply. This is not a commitment to led. sion that featured the ASTRO-1 ultraviolet

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David Alexander Wolf Ilan Ramon Gregory Errol Chamitoff Gary Reisman Jews in Space duration mission aboard the Russian Since then, Chamitoff has worked in the entry accident. At 48, he was the oldest space station Mir which lasted 128 days. Space Station Robotics branch, been the member of the crew. Ramon is the only  CONTINUED FROM P. 63 He was brought to Mir aboard STS-86 lead CAPCOM for ISS Expedition 9, act- foreign recipient of the United States in September 1997, and landed aboard ed as Crew Support Astronaut for ISS Ex- Congressional Space Medal of Honor. Hoffman was born November 2, STS-89 in January 1998. In total Wolf has pedition 6, and helped develop onboard Ramon was born in Ramat Gan, Isra- 1944, in Brooklyn, New York, but consid- logged more than 4,040 hours in space. procedures and displays for Space Sta- el, to Tonya (1929-2003) and Eliezer Wol- ers Scarsdale, New York, to be his home- He is also a veteran of seven spacewalks tion system operations. Chamitoff served ferman (1923-2006). He grew up in Beer- town. He graduated from Scarsdale High totaling 41hrs. 17 min. in both Russian on a long duration mission to the Inter- sheba. His father was from Germany and School in 1962, then received a Bachelor and American spacesuits. national Space Station. He launched as a fl ed Nazi persecution in 1935. His mother of Arts degree in astronomy (graduated David A. Wolf was born August 23, Mission Specialist on board Space Shut- and grandmother were from Poland and summa cum laude) from Amherst Col- 1956 and graduated from North Central tle mission STS-124. He was Flight Engi- were Holocaust survivors, having been in lege in 1966, a Master’s Degree in materi- High School. Wolf then went on to earn neer 2 and Science Offi cer on Expedition Auschwitz. They immigrated to Israel in als science from Rice University in 1988, a degree in electrical engineering from 17. He returned home as a Mission Spe- 1949. His fi rst name, Ilan, means “tree” in and a Ph.D. in astrophysics from Harvard Purdue University. In 1982, he earned a cialist on STS-126, completing a tour that Hebrew. Ilan changed his last name from University in 1971. Hoffman is an Eagle medical degree from Indiana Universi- lasted six months. He was assigned to Ex- Wolferman when he joined the IAF just Scout. ty School of Medicine. He subsequently pedition 17 and fl ew to the International as many other Israeli aviators did. As of 2005 he is currently co-director trained as a fl ight surgeon with the Unit- Space Station on STS-124 on May 31, 2008. Ramon graduated from high school of the Massachusetts Space Grant Con- ed States Air Force. Wolf joined the staff He was in space 198 days, joining Expe- in 1972. In 1987, he graduated with a B.Sc. sortium and a Professor of the Practice of Johnson Space Center in 1983 and in- dition 18 after Expedition 17 left the sta- degree in electronics and computer engi- in the Department of Aeronautics and As- vestigated the physiological effects of mi- tion, and returned to Earth in November neering from Tel Aviv University. In 1974, tronautics at MIT. crogravity. of 2008 on STS-126. Chamitoff served as he graduated as a fi ghter pilot from the Hoffman made his fourth fl ight as an With a number of shuttle fl ights and a mission specialist on the STS-134 mis- Israel Air Force (IAF) Flight School. In 1981 EVA crewmember on STS-61, December a four-month layover at the Russian sion, which was the last fl ight of Endeav- he was the youngest pilot taking part in 2–13, 1993, on the Space Shuttle Endeav- space station Mir under his belt, Jewish our. Operation Opera, Israel’s strike against our. During this fl ight, the Hubble Space astronaut David Wolf says that his fi rst Dr Chamitoff is currently the Law- Iraq’s unfi nished Osiraq nuclear reactor. Telescope (HST) was captured, serviced, spacewalk was a religious experience. rence Hargrave Professor of Aeronautical After attending the Tel Aviv Universi- and restored to full capacity through a re- Other religious experiences he’s had in Engineering at the University of Sydney, ty, he served as a deputy squadron com- cord fi ve space walks by four astronauts, space? Rosh Hashana, Yom Kippur and Australia. He is also Professor of Engi- mander. In 1994, he was promoted to the including Hoffman. While in space, dur- Chanuka, for which he brought a meno- neering Practice in Aerospace Engineer- rank of Colonel and assigned as Head of ing the holiday of Chanukah, he spun rah that he couldn’t light due to fi re haz- ing at Texas A&M University. the Department of Operational Require- a dreidel to a live audience via satellite ards, and a dreidel. “I probably have the As a sign of his faith, he took mezu- ment for Weapon Development and watching what’s known as Chanukah record dreidel spin,” he later said, “it went zot shaped like rockets on to the Interna- Acquisition. He stayed at this post un- Live. for about an hour and a half until I lost it. tional Space Station and placed them on til 1998. Ramon accumulated over 3,000 David Alexander Wolf is an American It showed up a few weeks later in an air the door post near his bunk bed. fl ight hours on the A-4, Mirage III-C, and astronaut, medical doctor, and electrical fi lter. I fi gure it went about 25,000 miles.” Ilan Ramon (June 20, 1954 – February F-4, and over 1,000 fl ight hours on the engineer. Wolf has been to space four Gregory Errol Chamitoff was born 1, 2003) was an Israeli fighter pilot in the F-16. times. Three of his spaceflights were August 6, 1962 in Montreal, Quebec, Can- Israeli Air Force, and later the first Israe- In 1997, Ramon was selected as a Pay- short-duration Space Shuttle missions, ada to a Jewish family of Russian origin. li astronaut. Ramon was the space shut- load Specialist. He was designated to the first of which was STS-58 in 1993, and Selected by NASA for the Astronaut Class tle payload specialist of STS-107, the fatal train as prime for a space shuttle mission his most recent spaceflight was STS-127 of 1998, Chamitoff qualifi ed for fl ight as- mission of Columbia, in which he and six in 2009. Wolf also took part in a long- signment as a Mission Specialist in 2000. other crew members were killed in a re-  CONTINUED ON P. 70

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By Gedaliah Borvick whose holiday vacations spent in the ment buyer should consider before buy- Rova were unforgettable and spiritual- ing in the Rova? Although pricing for any, many people ly uplifting. The thrilling sights and ac- most apartments (with the exception of Mhave fallen in love tivities combined with the eclectic and the units blessed with picturesque views with the Old City’s Jew- colorful personalities of the permanent overlooking the Kotel Plaza) are in the ish Quarter, the “Rova.” residents create an atmosphere that tru- same price range as units in communi- Is it any wonder? Spirituality emanates ly captures the imagination of Jews from ties such as Rechavia, one must consid- from Har Habayit (the Temple Mount), around the world. And so it comes as no er that access on multiple fronts can be the surrounding Judean hills and the surprise when clients mention to me challenging. Shopping within the Rova remnants of thousands of years of Jew- their interest in purchasing an apart- is limited, and if you choose to shop ish history uncovered in practically eve- ment in the Jewish Quarter. outside of the Rova, you will have to ry nook and cranny of the neighborhood. In fact, Jews have yearned to live in haul your purchases to your apartment, The Rova is a short walk to the Kotel for this area since time immemorial. The which can be up to a 15-minute walk prayer services and moments of person- land on which the Jewish Quarter is lo- from the parking lots. In addition, dur- al introspection and meditation, and cated has been inhabited by Jews ever ing the height of the vacation seasons, one can fi nd Torah classes conducted in since King David established Jerusalem such as Sukkos and Pesach, the streets of many languages and on practically every as his capital almost 3,000 years ago. Af- the Rova can be very congested, making and wouldn’t trade their home for any- level from beginner to highly advanced. ter Israel’s 1948 War of Liberation, the it diffi cult to get around. Other points to thing in the world, but most of my cli- The excitement of living literally in the Jewish residents were forced to evacuate consider: The apartments tend to have ents, upon further deliberation, end up center of the world, just steps away from their homes, and all of their synagogues narrow footprints, so the larger units are buying outside the Rova— but spending where the third Temple will hopefully be and schools were destroyed by the Arab often on multiple levels, requiring resi- many hours visiting and enjoying this ex- rebuilt speedily, in our days, cannot be Legion. It took 19 years before the Rova dents to be comfortable trekking up and traordinary neighborhood. surpassed. was liberated in the miraculous Six-Day down the stairs many times a day. And Having spent two years back in the War, and our generation has been wit- the fl ip side of having a diverse popula- Gedaliah Borvick is the founder of My Israel Home early 1980s learning at Yeshivat Hakotel, ness to its resettlement. tion is that the Rova lacks homogeneity, (www.myisraelhome.com), a real estate agency fo- I can attest to the very rich and colorful With such an extraordinary past, ex- which some people desire in a communi- cused on helping people from abroad buy and sell times I experienced living in the Rova. I citing present and promising future, ty they call home. homes in Israel. You may contact him at gborvick@ have heard similar stories from clients what are the issues that a potential apart- I have friends who live in the Rova gmail.com.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 65 BOOK REVIEW A Candle in the Heart: How Yiddishkeit’s Flame Kept a Child Alive

By Bracha Schwartz a lifetime. “My children claim that the into the latrine. Her will to live gives survivor in me has always been trying to her the strength to somehow climb out. rom the vantage point of her life as the reach the child I once was,” Kallman says And when she fi nally senses that the Fmatriarch of a large and loving fam- in her acknowledgment. soldiers have gone, she runs back to the ily, Judith Kallman returns to her war- What makes A Candle in the Heart barn where her mother embraces her, torn childhood in the Holocaust, shar- more than a memoir to be appreciated fi lth and all, and gives her the strength ing her memories, and fi lling them in only by Kallman’s family is the vivid de- to go on. with her adult knowledge. She was only scription of the people, places and times Kallman, two brothers and a sister four years old when she saw her parents that shaped her life. She paints a beau- were at school when soldiers stormed for the last time. By then, her privileged, tiful portrait of her birthplace, Piestany into her home and took her parents and comfortable life had already started its in Slovakia (borders changed back and two other siblings away. The surviving rapid descent, and the few memories she forth for a while), with its town square siblings became fugitives, moved from has of those early years have had to last Author Judith Alter Kallman

We lived like moles, burrowing deeper and deeper duces her to Irwin Kallman and she be- underground. Our ritual was conducted in whispers – gins yet another new chapter. In a disturbing scene at the conclu- without candles, without challah, without wine. Mama sion of the book, Kallman tells us about taught us to light the candles in our hearts. We might being in a Swiss hotel with her husband disguise who we were, but we never denied our faith. and meeting a woman who sought her out because she looked American. The woman implies that she knows of omi- and the spa, famous for its rejuvenat- place to place by the “underground nous tidings for America but no one will ing mineral baths. Born into a well- Working Group,” a collaboration of sec- listen; she says she has had relationships to-do family, the youngest of six chil- ular and religious Jews working togeth- with powerful men in the Middle East dren, she was too young to understand er to save lives. Eventually winding and will trade information for safe pas- the events she writes about but fi lls in up in a sanitarium, she recovers and is sage to America. Kallman takes the wom- with research to keep the narrative ac- placed on a kindertransport to England an’s card and leaves to catch a plane to curate. She recalls with total clarity the where a foster family gives her stability New York. The date is September 11, 2001. time her family was being hidden in a and a somewhat normal life. Kallman’s plane is forced to return to re- barn as their protectors had to enter- Some Holocaust memoirs lose their turn to Switzerland. Back in New York, tain soldiers so they wouldn’t be sus- interest after the protagonist is rescued. she tries to bring the woman’s plea to pected of hiding Jews. Desperate to re- We are happy for the survivor’s escape, contacts who might help. Although the lieve herself, Kallman goes out at night but the rest of the story doesn’t always FBI meets with her, and she gives them to the dark outhouse – where she falls make for good reading. Kallman’s life, the woman’s papers, she never learns an- and thus her narrative, continues to sur- ything more about the woman or her sto- prise and engage us. She leaves England ry. The episode, however, is a stark re- for Israel, living fi rst in a Mizrachi chil- minder that peace is never permanent dren’s village (now AMIT) and then in Tel and in every generation, someone is try- Aviv. There she meets the man who will ing to kill us. become her husband and moves to New Every Holocaust survivor has a mirac- York. Again, her life takes an unexpect- ulous story. Kallman tells hers with sad- ed turn when she is left a young widow ness, faith and a tranquility that comes with small children. Kallman describes from giving her children and grandchil- a life focused on family until she realiz- dren the love that was so brutally stolen es her children are growing up and she from her childhood. The candle in her misses companionship. A friend intro- heart now burns in theirs.

Shabbat, November 23 rd Elijah’s Journey Comes to Teaneck!

On Shabbat, November 23rd, Parshat Vayeshev will fall on International Survivors of Suicide Day. Congregations Netivot Shalom and Shaare Tefillah will welcome Elijah's Journey, an organization focused on suicide awareness and prevention initiatives in the Jewish community. Yavneh Academy Commemorates Efrem Epstein, founder of Elijah's Journey, will speak/teach after Shacharit at Netivot Shalom (~11:30am) and at Seudah Shlishit at Shaare Kristallnacht Tefillah (~4:20pm). n November 11, in commemoration ing owned a business, and he enjoyed Oof Kristallnacht, the Yavneh Acad- some luxuries that were unavailable to The near-identical presentations will focus on emotional struggles emy Middle School hosted Mr. Julius most people at that time. detailed in the Tanach and what they can teach us in responding to the Behrend. Mr. Behrend, who currently His paternal grandfather was the resides in Spring Valley, NY spoke about president of one of Europe’s most mag- estimated 13,000,000 Americans who contemplate suicide every year. his childhood memories of growing up nifi cent synagogues, the orthodox syn- during the Nazi era in Germany. agogue of Hamburg. The synagogue The entire Teaneck community is invited to attend the shiurim at both shuls. Born and raised in the famous port sat amidst a park in the residential sec- city of Hamburg, Germany, Mr. Behrend More information about Elijah’s Journey is available at: www.elijahsjourney.net grew up comfortable, his parents hav-  CONTINUED ON P. 80

66 November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM SPORTS Varsity Basketball Suff ers Bruriah Lightning Off Overtime Defeat to a Bright Start by Ezra Teichman (‘14) some big shot making by Willy Kluger (10 By Sara Weissman her freshman debut. Penina Abram- points) and Akiva (10 ponts) Gottlieb the ov (sr.) let nothing getting in her way n Tuesday night, the Lions faced the Lions were able to cut the lead to three. ruriah’s basketball A Team kicked as she led the team on defense. Bruri- OMagen David Warriors. The Lions With forty seconds left, Eli Lipner (17 Boff its season with a win against ah received solid defense from Jennif- played an excellent fi rst half, especially points) was fouled on a three pointer and Maayanot at home! The game was ac- er Gardner (sr.) and Tali Becker (fr.), as on the defensive end, and went into the hit all three free throws to tie the game. tion packed from the second the play- well. half up by one. The Lions could not buy After a defensive stop the game went ers stepped onto the court. The team Led by Susan Rifkin, an enthusiastic, a bucket in the third quarter and quickly into overtime. In overtime, the Lions did was energized, excited, and united devoted, and optimistic coach, Bruriah’s fell behind. By the time the fourth quar- not execute from the line and could not as they passed, dribbled, and ran the basketball A Team is happy to have won ter came around the Lions found them- stop Magen David on the other end. The fl oor. After Nikki Bick (jr.) scored a lay- its season opener. Comments from the selves down by ten points. But thanks to fi nal score was 58-53 in favor of MDY. up off the opening tip, it was clear that spectators include “They play well to- the team was prepared for a successful gether and are in sync.” The team’s hard evening. Among the highlights, Michal work and positive spirit are palpable MTA JV Basketball Hyman (jr.) sprinted the length of the on and off the court! Join the fun and court for an open layup; Ally Orgel, watch Bruriah in action on November Hot Start Continues Dani Berlin, and Julia Landau (sophs.) 21 at Ramaz and November 24 v. Central all scored; and Tovah Weiskopf made at home. Go Lighting! With Win Over Westchester By Coach Yosef Weinberger lar team defense and unselfi sh play on Ma’ayanot Varsity Volleyball offense. Adam Motovich led the way in he JV Lions continued their hot start scoring with 10 points and Ben Miller Off to a Strong Start Twith another victory over Westches- provided a spark with his outside shoot- ter. MTA was in control throughout the ing. The Lions look to continue their By Pammy Brenner their third game against Frisch. The fi rst game and won by a fi nal score of 50-33. success in their next game against Hes- set was close, but the Rapids lost 21-25. They were propelled once again by stel- chel. uesday, October 29th - Ma’ayanot’s varsi- The second set was even closer, but the Tty volleyball team kicked off the sea- Rapids lost again by a score of 25-23. son with a win against Ramaz. Although Frisch only needed to win one more set TABC JV Hockey Ramaz won the fi rst set, Ma’ayanot to take the game. came back and secured the victory by The excitement grew as the Rapids By Jonah Ganchrow Blumenthal gave his starters a rest. But winning the next three sets. The Rapids rallied from behind to win both the Leo Dresdner (2) scored another beauty were off to a great season! third and fourth sets, 25-20 and 25-17 re- he JV hockey TABC Storm traveled to short-handed and Daniel Levy (4) netted Sunday, November 3rd - The team spectively, which set up the need for Tthe Lion’s Den in Washington Heights his third of the game, to make it 9-0. With played their second game against Kush- a tense tie-breaker set. Coming off of to play the MTA Lions. The Storm started such a comfortable lead, Coach Norm did ner. The Rapids won the fi rst set 25-6, two straight set wins, the Rapid’s mo- off strong with early and effi cient goals not place another starter on the court for and the next two sets were quickly won rale was high and they rode that mo- in the fi rst period. By the time the period the whole third period. The game ended as well. A highlight of the game includ- mentum to a decisive 21-9 win in the was over it was 7-0 in favor of the Storm with a fi nal score of 9-0. ed junior Alex Fuch’s 15 consecutive fi nal set. After a slow start, Ma’ayanot with Daniel Levy (2, 3), Yair Knoller (5, 6), The goal-tending was outstanding serves. rallied to win the game against Frisch! Zach Rothenberg (2), Jonah Ganchrow thanks to Shua Beilin, Donny Rozenberg Tuesday, November 5th - Ma’ayanot’s The Rapids’ ga ming record is now 3-0. (2) and Leo Dresdner (1) scored his fi rst. and Solly Weiser who all contributed for volleyball team was put to the test in Go Rapids! With this huge early lead, Coach Norm a combined shutout.

stampede scoreless after one. The stam- vitz threw a shutout. Teaneck took the the Red Sox with a forfeit win on a game Teaneck TBO pede then put on a hitting display with lead for good in the fi fth off of hits by not played. Teaneck was dropped to 3rd multiple long shots to the fence for a 15-4 Kravetz, Vogel, Mauskopf and Kinches place and had to travel for their playoff 8U Closes Out pounding. Although the team lost they leading to a 6-0 Teaneck win and a 4-1-1 game and shot at the championship. In took the game as a great learning experi- record. Game 7 was against a yet to win a high scoring game Teaneck took an 8-6 Strong Fall Run ence of how solid top to bottom aggres- Paramus team who is always the tough- lead behind multi hit games by Ruditz- sive hitting as a key to growing as players est nemesis of Teaneck travel. This year ky, Green and Kravetz. One tough inning  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 and winning games. The team hit the cag- proved no different as Paramus pitchers saw Teaneck give up the lead for good. Fi- es. Game 4 Teaneck put runs on the board were pumped up and held Teaneck to 2 nal score was 18-13. Players fought hard son was also the most exciting. After a in every inning highlighted with a triple runs through 4 innings. Teaneck pitchers until the fi nal out just as they had all sea- high scoring game 1 this was a true pitch- by Green and singles by Wolin, Vogel, were never comfortable on the mound son. ers duel. Ruditzky, Kravetz and Markovitz Grinfeld and Markovitz. Jacob Mauskopf and gave up a number of runs in the Special thanks to head coach David combined on pitching a one hitter with made a great play in center throwing out late innings. After 2 hits by Kravetz and Ruditzky who gave lots of his time in Schwartz calling a great game at catch- a runner at fi rst base on a grounder up the a home-run by Markovitz Teaneck took coaching and mentoring the kids, run- er. Sheinfeld’s single drove in the fi rst middle. With the game tied at 7 after six a 10-9 lead to the bottom of the sixth. Te- ning practices and scheduling games. run of the game after singles by Ruditz- the Clarkstown Stars called the game as a aneck couldn’t get the fi nal out and Par- Additional thanks to the asst coaches ky and Green. With the score tied at one tie to bring the record to 2-1-1. amus scored the winning run on an in- and parents including Norm Blumen- going into the bottom of the sixth Mark- Game 5 against upper saddle river fi eld hit. thal, Yudy Sheinfeld, Phil Green, Allan ovitz led off with a walk. Ruditzky dou- was a rout. Ruditzky pitched a perfect The fi nal game of the regular season Schwartz, Eric Mauskopf and Avi Vogel. ble ended the game with a 2-1 walk-off in game with 6 strikeouts to the fi rst 6 bat- was a rematch vs. the Woodcliff Lake The players, parents and coaches were dramatic fashion to bring the teams re- ters and hit a double and a home-run. Lakers and once again Teaneck put runs thrilled with the progress the team made cord to 2-0. Sheinfeld had 3 hits, Green and Ruditzky on the board winning 15-4 after 4 in- throughout the season. Players had a Game 3 quickly brought the team back 2 hits, and Mauskopf, Schwartz, Kravetz, nings. Sheinfeld and Kravetz had multi great time at practices and games and are to earth as Teaneck played a club team, the Markovitz and Wolin each had base hits. hit games and Wolin had another good thankful to the fans that showed up to NJ Stampede. Teaneck jumped out to an Next up were the NJ Red Sox. After a game on the mound. Teaneck ended the the games throughout the season to sup- early 3-0 lead with Sheinfeld hitting a bas- pep talk by the coach about not losing regular season at 5-2-1 and were in second port the team. After the fi nal out the play- es loaded single in the fi rst. Jared Kinch- to a team called the Red Sox, 3 Teaneck place heading into the playoffs. After an ers were most excited to get a cup of hot es made a nice outfi eld catch to hold the pitchers Ruditzky, Wolin and Marko- odd ruling by the league that provided chocolate as it was freezing out there! Send us your sports news, events, and photos! Send to [email protected]

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 67 SPORTS Frisch Basketball Report The Basketball Season at By JLBC Sports Staff the Basement on November 20, 2013 at 7 p.m., part of a JV/ Varsity doublehead- Ma’ayanot has Offi cially Begun n November 6th, the Kushner JV Co- er. Obras came to Frisch ready to take November 9, 2013, Motzei Shabbat— By Shana Adler and Gabi Lerner. Blocks, steals and great on the JV Cougars after the Cobras’ im- The Frisch Cougar Varsity rolled into plays allowed for an outstanding game. pressive performance in a tough loss to Manhattan to take on the MTA Lions fter a disappointing end to the season At half time, the Ma’ayanot Rapids had TABC. in a battle between league rivals. Frisch Alast year, when the JV basketball team an eight point lead over Flatbush. After The Cougars jumped out to a 13-2 jumped out to a 5-1 lead, but the Lions lost in the fi rst round of the playoffs, the the half, both teams were able to score lead on the back of So. F. Andrew scratched back with the help of Jr. G girls were excited to return to the court many points, but the Rapids played Langer’s driving and dishing and fi ve Willie Kluger’s three-ball to lead 9-7 at united and stronger than ever. Under the tough defense and amazing offense to points from So. G Mayer Scharlat and the end of the fi rst quarter. Sr. G Jacob amazing guidance of coaches Keni Ash- ultimately take the game. Ma’ayanot four more from So. PG Noah Schech- Furer’s four points kept the Cougars by and Atara Polinsky, the team practiced fi nished on top with a fi nal score of 34- ter. So. F Isaac Weinstock held down close. The second quarter brought more about four hours a week, beginning two 26. the boards along with So. C Zach Co- scoring as the teams loosened up. Jr. F months prior to their fi rst game. Their This basketball team has the poten- hen, who had four blocks in the quarter Benni Tuchman (four points), Sr. G/F coaches provided this team of freshmen tial to win many more games this sea- to go with his two points. The Cobras Justin Hod (four points) and Sr. G Eli and sophomores with the skills and in- son, and will continue to work hard in cut the lead to 13-8 at one point, while Scharlat (one three-ball) held sway for spiration to allow them to prosper in the order to do so. The Ma’ayanot Rapids Frisch subbed frequently. Ultimately, Frisch, but MTA, led by 10 points from season to come. All the hard work and ef- have yet to win a basketball champion- although the tough Cobras would not Sr. C Eli Lipner, lead 30-21 at the half. fort led to the team’s victory against the ship, and this team of great players, led quit in the face of waves of pressure, Frisch came out to start the second Yeshiva of Flatbush in Brooklyn on Sun- by their amazing coaches, are hoping to the Cougars overpowered the squad half with a full court press that rat- day 11/10/13. make Ma’ayanot history and be the fi rst from Livingston. The half ended with tled the Lions, and the Cougars began The game opened with amazing team to bring that championship bas- Frisch enjoying a 35-12 lead. to crawl back into the game. At the end shots from Racheli Zirman, Alissa Felder ketball banner home to Ma’ayanot. The second half saw more of the of three quarters, Frisch had made pro- same, as Frisch used the whole roster to gress and cut the lead to 38-32. With fi nally vanquish Kushner 67-27. Scharlat their star Lipner injured after land- lead the Cougars with 12 points, Fr. G Yis- ing hard on his arm in the third quar- TABC JV Storm beats the Thunder roel Solomon added nine, and Schech- ter, MTA could not hold off the Frisch ter and So. F. Scott Levine (the “Monsey waves of pressure in the last stanza. he JV Storm Basketball team took on third to seven resulting from solid team Microwave”) both tallied six. Cohen fi n- Frisch closed out the game on a 10-0 Tthe strong JEC Thunder in front of a defense. The lead was stretched to 10 ear- ished with fi ve blocks and Weinstock run, lead in the quarter by Hod’s sev- rocking house in Elizabeth on Wednes- ly in the fourth and was held steady de- added three points to go with his fi ve en points and another four from Tuch- day night. The Thunder came out swing- spite a late push from the home Thunder boards. Sophomores F/C Gideon Bench- man, for a fi nal score of 47-40. Hod lead ing with a 6-0 lead on two three-point- to a fi nal score of 43-33. Noah Greenblatt abbat and Captain G Jon Siedel chipped all scorers with 14, followed by Tuch- ers before the fans were in their seats. (’17) showed tremendous poise on de- in with tough defense and strong re- man with 12, Furer with eight, big men The Storm players kept their cool and fense late in the game, Gavi Smith (’16) bounding to round out the win. Sr. C Jake Reichel and Sr. C Evan Cohen climbed out to 13-10 lead after the fi rst ran the show smoothly, Aaron Heide- The Frisch JV (2-0) takes on Ramaz in with fi ve each, and Scharlat’s three. quarter led by Shlomo Kroopnick’s (’16) man (’16) chipped in with 10 points and inspired effort in his fi rst career start solid defense, Yehoshua Naor (’16) played and superb all-around play from Tai Ger- hard-nosed two way basketball laying in Frisch Flag Football League szberg (’16). 12 points, grabbing 16 boards (nine offen- After some even play in the second, sive) and Tai Gerszberg fi lled in the stat By Daniel Raykher the “Running Rebs”, the rabbi team. IFL the Storm carried a slim three point lead sheet with eight points, seven assists, is played on Fridays and Sundays, all year at the half. TABC stretched the lead in the fi ve steals and fi ve rebounds. ith 175 boys participating, IFL is the round. IFL is a great way to make friends, Wbiggest club in Frisch. IFL is the rec- bond with students in other grades, get reational fl ag football league in Frisch. some exercise and most importantly The commissioner is Rabbi Schachter have fun! TABC Varsity Storm and the co-commissioner is Rabbi Sher. Daniel Raykher, is a senior at Frisch There are 21 teams made up of students and Four year veteran of Frisch IFL and By Tzvi Rotblat with a senior captain, and a 22nd team, captain of this year’s West All Stars. n Wednesday night, No- Ovember 6, the TABC Frisch Hockey Hits the Storm took on the RTMA Thunder. After a close start Ground Running the TABC Storm pulled away and led by 17 at halftime. By Jacob Bach trick, while clutch goals came from Jason That lead was extended to 35 Levine and Jono Wietschner. The penalty by the game’s end with the he Frisch Cougars had just come off a kill has remained perfect this year as well fi nal score of 66-35. Tbig 2-1 win vs. MTA when they had to as a strong power play which has helped TABC was led by Solomon bring their talents to the Five Towns to the team tremendously. Again Frisch Shulman with 17 points, Alex take on Rambam. The small gym played waited until the third period to turn on to their disadvantage, but the Cougars the jets and take over the game. still managed to squeak out a 5-4 win. Frisch will next take on Kushner and Odi Haramati led the team with a hat look to extend its perfect record to 4-0. Frisch Varsity Girls Volleyball By Sydney Silverstein attend practice; even when the players have a lot of work due or tests the next he Frisch Varsity volleyball team is a day. Volleyball is always one of the play- Hirt with 15 points, and Yeho- Tfamily. Every Tuesday and Wednes- ers’ priorities. shua Zirmman with eight day night it meets in the gym for week- This season, so far, the team has had points, 12 rebounds, and fi ve ly practices. While its members take prac- two victories over Kushner and one vic- blocked shots. Moshe Brum, tices very seriously, they do manage to tory over Bruriah. It has one loss against Dan Poleyeff also played a have loads of fun. For every birthday the Maayonot,. key role, as well as Noah Hill- coach, Adina, bakes delicious brownies This is just the beginning of an amaz- er, Joey Spierer and Tzvi Rot- or cookies to celebrate. ing season and the team’s future is look- blat. It is never annoying or frustrating to ing bright.

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He fl ew aboard STS-107, logging 15 days, about how to observe the Jewish Sab- destroyed and its crew perished during Jews in Space 22 hours and 20 minutes in space. bath in space, as the period between sun- re-entry. Although considered a secular Jew, rises in orbit is approximately 90 min- Aboard STS-107, Ramon carried a pen-  CONTINUED FROM P. 64 Ramon reportedly sought to follow Jew- utes. This was referenced by the words cil sketch, “Moon Landscape”, drawn by ish observances while in orbit. In an in- “Jerusalem we have a problem” in Rabbi 16-year-old Petr Ginz, who died in Aus- with a payload that included a multispec- terview he said, “I feel I am representing Konikov’s speech at the Kennedy Space chwitz. Ramon also took with him a tral camera for recording desertaerosol all Jews and all Israelis.” He was the fi rst Center Memorial for Columbia on Febru- microfi che copy of the Torah given to (dust). In July 1998, he reported for train- spacefl ight participant to request kosher ary 7, 2003. him by Israeli president Moshe Katsav ing at the Johnson Space Center, Hou- food. He reportedly sought advice from The STS-107 mission ended abrupt- and a miniature Torah scroll (from the ston, Texas, where he trained until 2003. a Chabad Lubavitch rabbi, Zvi Konikov, ly when Space Shuttle Columbia was Holocaust) that was given him by Prof. Yehoyachin Yosef, a Bergen-Belsen sur- vivor. Ramon asked the 1939 Club, a Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future and the Holocaust survivor organization in Los Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom Rishon and Millie Arbesfeld Midreshet Yom Rishon present Angeles, for a symbol of the Holocaust to take into outer space with him. A barbed wire mezuzah by the San Francisco artist Aimee Golant was selected. Ramon also took with him a dollar of the Lubavitcher Th e Legacy of Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson. Gary Reisman was born October 2, 1968, in Parsippany, N.J. He earned a B.Sc. in economics at Wharton and in mechan- ical engineering from the University of Hakham Pennsylvania in 1991; a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Cal Tech, in 1992 and 1997, respec- tively. After that he worked at TRW as a guidance, navigation and control engi- Ovadia neer, where he helped design unmanned spacecraft for NASA. In Tribute to Gadol Hador Maran He was the fi rst Jewish astronauat to man the International Space Station, -where he spend many months doing ex זצ”ל HaRav Ovadia Yosef periments, spacewalks to install robot- ic equipment and training new replace- ments. On board was a memento he had Sunday, November 24, 2013 brought with him from Ilan Ramon’s widow. 9:15–11:30 a.m.

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Englewood Call Rachel at: 732-809-5493 Sunday and evening hours available Teaneck, NJ 07666 Sunday and Evening By appointment: Call Simone (201)833-0404 Hours Are Available KRISTALLNACHT An Evening of “Defi ance” and Celebration: Bielski Partisans Honored By Steve Fox grandfather’s family.” Aliza brought Aron to cued them by inviting them to join their person who understands the story of the Yeshiva University to speak to the students encampment, which resembled a small vil- Partisans would be proud—but they have ew York—The Jewish Partisan Educa- of YU and Stern last year to share his expe- lage. to know about it.” Ntion Foundation (JPEF) held their annu- riences. “My grandfather taught me the im- In reality, the majority of the people in That is the mission of the Jewish Par- al dinner at New York’s Gotham Hall and portance of identifying as a Jew and so I al- the Bielski camp were not the fi ghters but tisans Educational Foundation which pro- honored the Bielski family and all of the ways wear a yarmulke at work, since they received refuge and protection from the vides more than 7200 educators world- surviving Bielski Partisans, who famously didn’t survive for us not to be proud of our Bielskis. A few years ago, JPEF produced a wide with JPEF’s innovative curriculum formed the largest Jewish Resistance army Judaism,” added David. fi lm called A Partisan Returns, showing the and fi lms and sponsors special events in- in Russia during the Holocaust. It was an JPEF premiered The Legacy of the Biels- Kushners, their children and grandchildren spiring young people to stand up against evening that celebrated the triumph of ki Brigade at the dinner. The fi lm is narrat- returning to Novogrudek and to the site of discrimination and antisemitism by retell- Jewish determination and the heroic ac- ed by actor Liev Schrieber, who portrayed the Bielski encampment. “I was overcome ing the story of the Jewish Partisans. It is complishments of the Bielski Partisans, Zus Bielski in the feature fi lm Defi ance with tremendous emotion when I looked estimated that from the 1,100 Jews rescued led by brothers Tuvia, Asael and Zus who and is an active supporter of JPEF. After around the room and realized that most of by the Bielski’s there are now over 10,000 formed an underground army and built the fi lm, each of the 17 Bielski Partisans in the 400 people at the dinner would not be Jewish children, grandchildren and great- an encampment in the forest, in the pro- attendance was presented with a special sitting here without the heroism of the Beil- grandchildren leading one to wonder how cess saving over 1100 Jews. Younger broth- commemorative medal designed especial- ski brothers,” observed Helen Zelig. Helen’s many more Jews would have come from er Aron, who was only 10 at the time and is ly for the occasion by the JPEF—they were cousin ____ who is Rae Kushner’s daughter, the 6 million who were murdered. They the lone surviving brother, as well as a large placed around the recipients’ necks by one and her daughter Pamela Hirt and her hus- are the real legacy of the Bielski brothers. number of Bielski children and grandchil- of their children or grandchildren. It was band Ari, of Bergenfi eld also attended the “I think it is the responsibility of eve- dren were in attendance at the dinner. an emotional and joyous way to recognize dinner. ry young person to speak to a survivor be- Many cousins came to honor their the heroism of these brave fi ghters and to Harvard Law Professor Alan Dershow- cause you are the last generation to know grandfather Aaron Bell (nee Bielski). Aron’s convey the lesson to all about Jewish deter- itz saluted the courage of the Partisans survivors. It will change your life,” added daughter, Susan Abrams lives in Teaneck. mination and Jewish survival. and stressed the importance of standing David Abrams. Like the multitude of Biel- Former Teaneck residents Aliza Abrams Helen and Sheldon Zelig of Englewood up for your people and showing support ski Partisan children and grandchildren in and her brother David, were there, too. and their sons Aaron and Joshua also at- for Israel, especially on college campus- attendance, he speaks from fi rst- hand ex- “We didn’t always know about our grand- tended to honor Helen’s mother, Lisa Kush- es. “The Bielskis had courage thrust upon perience. father and what he went through because ner Reibel, who could not attend. Lisa and them unwillingly. They had no choice and For more information about the JPEF when we were younger it was very hard for her sister Rae, brother Chanon and father they knew it,” he exclaimed. Quoting Elie go to www.Jewishpartisans.org. him to speak about his experiences. As we Nachum, were part of a group of 230 Jews Weisel, Dershowitz proclaimed, “Always got older, he began to share his story, com- who escaped the notorious Novogrudek believe the threats of your enemies more Steve Fox is president of Fox Marketing & Video mented Aliza. “It wasn’t until the books and Ghetto by digging a long tunnel over a pe- than the promises of your friends.” He add- Productions in Teaneck and co-chair of the Teaneck the movie Defi ance (which portrayed the riod of months and fl eeing into the forest. ed, “The Bielskis built a city—Jerusalem— Holocaust Commemoration Committee as well as Bielski Brigade) came out, when we real- Chanon was killed soon afterward. The in the forest because they had to depend the Bergen County Holocaust Memorial Committee. ized how many people were saved by our Bielskis heard about this group and res- only on themselves or die. Every young He can be reached at [email protected].

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBC.COM November 14, 2013 • 11 Kislev 5774 71 KRISTALLNACHT Berenbaum On Kristallancht: Speech to Survivors Offers New Persepctives

By Jeanette Friedman Los Angeles which has 600,000 Jews, because the best way to survive, the best “He read a line in the Amida, in Sh- and may not have 200 synagogues. So way to leave, was if you had a mobile moneh Esrei, one that traditional Jews enderson, NV—More than 500 child the 525,000 Jews in Germany had two profession. read at least three times a day—and Hsurvivors of the Holocaust, survivor thousand two hundred synagogues and “What is a mobile profession? Plumb- there are people here who have prayed descendants and guests gathered in a ball- those synagogues became part of the ers, electricians, and agriculture are mo- it thousands of times but never paid real room in the Nevada desert to commemo- public expression of the role of Jews in bile professions. Even nursing is a mo- attention to it. He had his congregation rate the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht. German society. bile profession. Doctors and lawyers read it again and again in Hebrew, not They listened raptly as Holocaust schol- “They were often built in triangula- are not. Doctors are not because the li- a language the Gestapo understood: ‘Ve ar and JLBC contributor, Dr. Michael Be- tion with the cathedral and the Catho- censing requirements are enormously chol ha choshvim olay roah, meheyra ofer renbaum addressed a joint convention lic church, to indicate that Germany was severe…. In the synagogues, they were atzosam ve kalkel maschshevotam—and of the World Federation of Jewish Child a pluralistic, multi-religious community. training a generation to live life else- all who plan evil against me, quickly an- Survivors, Second Generation and their The synagogues that were built were an where, while they were trying to fi nd nul their counsel and frustrate their in- Descendants and the group, Generations expression of the great progress that the ways to get out of Germany. One of the tention.’ In other words, let God confuse of the Shoah International. Jews had made within Germany—they deepest problems is not that the Jews our oppressors. In offering perspectives on had built buildings of signifi cance.” didn’t want to leave. There was nowhere “The congregation read it, and they Kristallnacht that are often overlooked, In order to contrast that with Amer- for Jews to go that was suffi cient to ac- read it again, and they read it again and Berenbaum chose a style he usually re- ica, Berenbaum drew distinctions of cept the numbers that had to leave.” again because it was sinking into them serves for the classroom, engaging his what happened when the Jews arrived Berenbaum continued, “The syna- as they understood what it translated audience by making them think. At one in New Amsterdam in the 15th century, gogue was also a place to teach the tra- into in Germany, what it really meant. point, he told them, “To understand and Peter Stuyvesant forbade the build- dition to people who didn’t know what The synagogue was trying to be respon- the Holocaust, you need to understand ing of synagogues. “It took a very long it really was to be Jewish. Martin Buber sible.” three words: defi nition, expropriation time before Jews were able to have an stayed until 1938, until almost the very More than 1,000 German synagogues and concentration.” Defi nitions were expression of Jewish presence in the end, because he had founded an insti- were burned that night, as bystanders used to separate the Jews from the main- community by building houses of wor- tute for adult Jewish studies to try to brought children to watch the fl ames stream, expropriation was a form of dis- ship, to become part of the fabric of the give people inner resources with which and fi re departments were prohibited emancipation, and concentration— community.” He followed by describing to face extreme degradation and humil- from extinguishing the fl ames unless it was pretty clear what he meant by how one of the synagogues in Cincin- iation. He tried to give them an attitude they were spreading to nearby proper- that. He addressed many issues and of- nati was designed to integrate into the to wear the Jewish star with pride in- ties. fered many historical facts, but the ma- community and refl ect the Jewish pres- stead of the disdain with which the Na- “By attacking the synagogue,” said jor theme was that the night of Novem- ence there. zis were forcing them to wear it. Now Berenbaum, “they were attacking the ber 9-10, 1938 was about much more than “What Germany was doing by de- think of our children, and the women heart and soul of the Jewish communi- broken glass and history. It was really stroying the synagogues showed, in the and people of beauty and affl uence who ty and the only institution that respond- about the synagogues, their role in the most essential, physical way imaginable, walk around with a little Jewish star ed to the catastrophe. The synagogues Jewish community, and the purpose be- responded to the catastrophe by trans- hind their destruction. formation. When the Germans attacked Berenbaum began by examining the When the Germans attacked the synagogue, they were the synagogue, they were depriving Jews word Kristall—nacht. “You know that of anything roughly resembling a public language is deceptive and many of you depriving Jews of anything roughly resembling a public life or a communal life. They were being were deceived by the language of the life or a communal life. They were being Ripped ripped out of the presence of German Shoah. You know what resettlement to society.” the East meant. It did not mean resettle- out of the presence of German society. He then directed his remarks to ment to the East. You also understood kindertransportees in the audience and the various ways in which people spoke noted that after Kristallnacht, their par- when they said one thing and meant an- how much they were willing to do— around their necks, and what they feel ents took an enormous risk by placing other. what price they were willing to pay— in America and in the world today when them—and he used the title of a mov- “In Germany, over the last 30 years, to tear the Jewish community out of the they wear it with pride.” ie about them to describe it—into the the label of that night is more common- fabric of life in Germany. Think of that Berenbaum then offered two pro- arms of strangers. “They did it because ly referred to as the Reichspogrom of No- as you begin to think about what hap- found examples of how prayer was used they loved you so much they wanted vember 1938. Crystal is beautiful, Crystal pened on Kristallnacht, on the night of to teach the Jews of Germany how to re- you to survive. No parent under normal is lovely, Crystal has a certain sound to it the Reichspogrom of 1938.” spond to the lives they were then living. circumstances would give their child to and a certain delicacy to it and Reichspo- Berenbaum then established a prin- “Rabbi Leo Baeck composed a prayer an unknown person to raise him unless grom tells a much deeper truth.” ciple: Just because Jews were powerless, for Yom Kippur 1935, which he read in they understood desperation.” When most American Jews think that did not mean they were passive. He German, but only someone who knew His conclusion was to the point: “To- about Kristallnacht, they think about repeated it twice and said. “Look around the original text would understand night we remember with pride the role the broken storefronts, 7,000 of them, here at all the child survivors of the Hol- the changes. It was Aleynu, and to the of the synagogue and its prominence that were shattered that night—and the ocaust, and you will see that the rea- phrase, ‘We bow our heads and bend our in German society. We remember the One billion Reichsmarks they had to son that almost all of them survived is knees before the King of Kings, the Holy cruelty that was infl icted on this night pay, and the insurance they were forbid- because despite the limited power they One Blessed be He,’ he added the words, 75 years ago, and we remember the by- den to collect. We think about the burn- had or their parents had, their parents ‘But we stand erect before man.’ It was standers who watched the synagogues ing of the synagogues almost as an after- were absolutely anything but passive. his way of telling the community on burn and who brought their kids to thought. Berenbaum’s talk showed how They tried any way, manner or form to this most scared night that part of being watch the synagogues burn. We remem- the burning of the synagogues of Ger- save their children, in order to give them a Jew is to stand against the idolatry they ber that there were rooms where even many was really what the destruction of the possibility of life. That is a form of were experiencing all around them.” the most scared could not be left alone that night was about. activism that you have to understand.” Another example came from Rab- and had to be desecrated and destroyed. He began by describing a nine-hour He then applied that principle to the bi Joachim Prince, who was one of the We remember the outrage of the world conversation with a man in Milwaukee, role of synagogues in the German-Jew- last rabbis in Berlin. (Prince, who sur- that did not translate into doing some- as they looked at a collection of pictures ish community. vived, was a Bergen county resident, and thing serious about the situation. We re- of synagogues in Germany before the “What is a synagogue? A synagogue was the speaker who preceded the Rev. member the courage of the Jews who war. This man convinced Berenbaum on Friday night, on Shabbat, became Martin Luther King, Jr. at the podium on understood they had to get out and that to understand the real meaning of a place in which you had services. On The Mall in DC, when King made his “I those who got out—and the despair of Kristallnacht you had to understand the Monday it became a theatre, on Tues- Have A Dream” speech.) In 1937, Prince the Jews who knew they had to get out role of the synagogue in German nation- day it became a symphony hall and on was prohibited from preaching, and the and had nowhere to go. al life. “Then you can begin to under- Wednesday it became an opera house. Gestapo monitored the synagogue. He “And we remember that the trag- stand the elements refl ected in the burn- On Monday morning it became the asked the Gestapo agent if he could lead ic Reichspogrom of November 1938, ing of the synagogues. For a community place for the distribution of welfare. On his congregation in prayer, and since Kristallnacht, was the tragic end of the of 525,000 Jews, there were 2,200 syna- Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, they that was not yet prohibited, he was giv- beginning and the beginning of the gogues. Think about that. I come from were teaching Jews mobile professions en permission to proceed. end.”

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eaneck—Teaneck High School’s Hol- of Ernst Vom Rath, a German Embas- and survivor of the horrifi c Auschwitz Goldie Minkowitz, Math instructor Tocaust and Genocide Studies Cent- sy offi cial stationed in Paris, by a Jew- death camp. Accompanying her will be at THS, has arranged for selected Social er will host a Kristallnacht Commemo- ish teenager, Herschel Grynszpan, the her daughter, Rochelle Goldschmiedt Studies classes and the Israel Club to ration to mark the 75th Anniversary of night resulted in the shattering of tens of Bergenfi eld, herself a grandmoth- participate in the program. Interested the “Night of Broken Glass” which took of thousands of Jewish homes, busi- er, who described her recent tribute to community members should contact place on November 9 & 10 in 1938. The nesses and tombstones. It heralded the her mother’s courage and fortitude by Goldie Minkowitz at [email protected] pogrom took place throughout Germa- beginning of the end for European Jew- participating in the NYC Marathon and or Pearl Markovitz at pearlmarkovitz@ ny and within the occupied areas of ry. Triathalon. She will explain how her gmail.com. Austria and Czechoslovakia. Instigated The program at Teaneck High mother’s strength served as her inspi- Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 9:45 by Nazi offi cials but publicized as “out- School will feature Miriam Hilsenrath ration and how her own children were a.m. at the Teaneck High School Stu- raged public reaction” to the murder of Highland Park, great-grandmother inspired as well. dent Center 3rd Floor.

act. He bought a gun, entered the Paris fi rst time had a majority Jewish popula- France; Grynszpan, a high-profi le polit- Boy Avenger embassy and shot a Third Secretary. tion. The events of November 9th-11th in ical prisoner, was spirited out to Vichy I knew Herschel’s father had survived Germany, which by then also included France, eluding German capture for a By Michael Berenbaum the Shoah and that he took the stand at Austria, were as historians are apt to char- time. So too, were the documents of his the Eichmann trial in 1961, one of the acterize it, “the end of the beginning and case, making it ever more diffi cult for the began reading Jonathan Kirsch’s The few survivors whose testimony Hannah the beginning of the end.” conquering Germans to get their hands IShort Strange Life of Herschel Gryn- Arendt treated with a measure of sym- Like an artist painting a canvas, Kirsch on this prized possession. szpan: A Boy Avenger, A Nazi Diplomat pathy. I also remembered that Herschel is a master of context. He captures the Kirsch explores and debunks the ru- and a Murder in Paris (Liveright Publish- Grynszpan was not the fi rst Jew to take tensions within the Grynszpan house- mors that vom Rath and Grynszpan were ing Co., 2013,) with considerable skep- a German’s life. Two years earlier, in 1936, hold in Germany, where they had lived lovers, but not before skillfully explor- ticism. As Kirsch notes, Grynszpan, the David Frankfurter, a Jewish medical- since 1911, their efforts to eke out a mea- ing the rumor and how it might have 17-year-old assassin of Ernst vom Rath— school student in Switzerland, assassi- ger living, their disappointment at Her- been possible, and also not before de- the Third Secretary in the German Em- nated Wilhelm Gustloff, a Nazi function- schel’s lack of direction and their brave picting the Nazi German policy toward bassy in Paris, whose death was used ary, but that took place while Germany but also necessary decision to send their homosexual men and the macho bonds by the Nazi as an excuse to launch the was hosting the winter Olympics and in- youngest child away from Nazi Germany. among the Nazi chieftains. Grynszpan November 1938 pogrom euphemistical- structions had gone out to put the best Kirsch also portrays the extended Gryn- masterfully used these rumors to prevent ly known as Kristallnacht—might seem face forward: antisemitism was toned szpan family, Herschel’s grandmother, a show trial in Berlin, as German propa- merely a footnote to history. How inter- down; graffi ti was covered over; racial who feels abandoned by her sons who gandists, headed by Dr. Joseph Goebbels, esting could the life of a 17-year-old high posters were removed and instructions had left her behind in Poland, and each feared that instead of having a trial fo- school dropout be? What story could had been given to be kind to tourists and of Herschel’s uncles and aunts, who fi g- cused on the international Jewish con- Kirsch tell? give them the impression that the reports ure prominently in his escape fi rst into spiracy it might show widespread ho- But it took only a few pages for my overseas about Nazi Germany were exag- Belgium and then to France, and his new mosexuality within the ranks of the Nazi skepticism to turn to admiration, as gerated, mere anti-German propaganda. life in Paris. Kirsch understands the fam- elite, thus embarrassing the Germans. Kirsch tells a powerful story with the As a result, no collective retaliation was ily dynamics, the rivalry among broth- Kirsch even follows Grynszpan through skill of a novelist and the precision of a meted out to the Jewish community. ers, the tensions among the sisters-in-law to the gates of the concentration camps historian. His discoveries are many; here Grynszpan attacked vom Rath on Nov. and the burdens placed on these relation- and onto his death. and there I might disagree with his inter- 7, and the timing was unfortunate. Nov. 9 ships by the arrival of their troublesome Signifi cantly, Kirsch asks the largest of pretation of some events or his conden- was a sacred date on the Nazi calendar, nephew. He is able to trace Herschel’s so- all questions: Why is Grynszpan not re- sation of evolving German policies, but the anniversary of the failed putsch at- journ in Belgium, his illegal crossing into garded as one of the giants of the Jewish these are scholarly quibbles and do not tempt in 1923 that landed Hitler in jail France and his arrival in Paris, where he resistance movements? Why is his name affect the integrity of the work. but was regarded by the “old fi ghters,” lived in constant danger of being dis- not mentioned alongside Mordecai An- Grynszpan was the son of Zindel and the early Nazis supporters, as the launch- covered by the police. He depicts Gryn- ielewicz, Abba Kovner and Tuvia Bielsky? Rivka, Polish Jews living in Germany who ing pad for a movement. Hitler and his szpan’s life on the streets of the City of Perhaps it was because he acted too ear- were expelled in October 1938 and forced most ardent supporters had gathered in Lights, the cafés he visited and the com- ly, only on his own, or for reasons that to survive in no man’s land. Unable to re- Munich for the celebration, and they ex- pany that he kept. seemed personal more than ideological main in Germany, their home for years, ploited the opportunity for widespread Kirsch’s description of the assassina- and political. Or perhaps it was because they were not readmitted to their native violence against the Jews—more than tion itself is masterful, and he follows in retaliation for the assassination, the Poland and lived in Zbanzyn, betwixt a thousand synagogues were burned, Grynszpan through from arrest to interro- Nazis exacted such massive punishment. and between. Herschel’s sister wrote a 7,000 businesses were looted and ran- gation and then his strategy for defense. Yet Kirsch has brought Grynszpan to life postcard to her brother briefl y describing sacked, and 30,000 men aged 16-60 were Remarkably, Grynszpan was immedi- again, and in the process rescued his char- their condition and the circumstances af- arrested and sent to the newly enlarged ately turned over by the Germans to the acter from being merely a footnote to his- fl icting some 12,000 Jews who had been concentration camps of Dachau, Buchen- French police, and he remained in their tory—and for that no one would have been expelled, and that propelled Herschel to wald and Sachsenhausen, which for the custody even after Germany conquered more grateful than Grynszpan himself.

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By Viva Sara Press, Israel 21c The researchers ran a series of tests NAs responsible for regulating the ex- inhibit cellular communication in the on a part of the mice’s brains called the pression of both good and bad proteins. brain. The researchers hope that eventu- team of Tel Aviv University research- hippocampus, which plays a major role Prof. Daniel Michaelson of TAU’s Depart- ally microRNA-325 can be used to create Aers have identifi ed a specifi c set of in memory and spatial navigation and is ment of Neurobiology in the George S. a drug to help Alzheimer’s patients main- molecules called microRNAs that detri- one of the earliest targets of Alzheimer’s Wise Faculty of Life Sciences and the tain low levels of tomosyn and preserve mentally regulate protein levels in the disease in humans. They found that, com- Sagol School of Neuroscience, Dr. Noam brain function. The researchers also brains of mice with Alzheimer’s disease pared to mice in normal cages, the mice Shomron of TAU’s Department of Cell found several important microRNAs at and benefi cially regulate protein levels in living in an “enriched environment”—an and Developmental Biology and Sagol low levels starting in the brains of young the brains of other mice living in a stimu- enlarged cage with running wheels, bed- School of Neuroscience, Dr. Eitan Okun mice. If the same can be found in hu- lating environment. ding and nesting material, a house, and of Bar-Ilan University, and Dr. Mark Matt- mans, these microRNAs could be used as “We were able to create two lists of mi- frequently changing toys—developed son of the National Institute on Aging biomarker to detect Alzheimer’s disease croRNAs—those that contribute to brain higher levels of good proteins and lower collaborated on the study, published in at a much earlier age than is now possi- performance and those that detract—de- levels of bad proteins. Translational Psychiatry. ble—at 30 years of age, for example, in- pending on their levels in the brain,” said For the fi rst time, Barak and a team of Two fi ndings appear to have particu- stead of 60. Dr. Boaz Barak, one of the authors of the researchers in the lab of Prof. Uri Ashery lar potential for treating people with “Our biggest hope is to be able to one study. “By targeting these molecules, we of Tel Aviv University’s Department of Alzheimer’s disease. In the brains of old day use microRNAs to detect Alzheimer’s hope to move closer toward earlier detec- Neurobiology at the George S. Wise Fac- mice with the disease, microRNA-325 was disease in people at a young age and be- tion and better treatment of Alzheimer’s ulty of Life Sciences and the Sagol School diminished, leading to higher levels of to- gin a tailor-made treatment based on our disease.” of Neuroscience identifi ed the microR- mosyn, a protein that is well known to fi ndings, right away,” says Dr. Barak. Master Your Browser’s Tabs with These Tricks and Extensions

By Harold Nussbaum Bookmarks > Bookmark All Tabs to cre- throws all your tabs into a sidebar in- you can easily open your session on an- ate a custom folder for all your open stead of on the top of the browser. It other computer if you like. here’s a strange joy bookmarks. It’s a great way to remember changes how you handle tabs, but it’s Send Tabs to Mobile Devices Tin keeping 20 tabs and store information. useful for getting a quick look when you Sometimes you might want to contin- open and pretending Firefox have 20-30 open tabs at a time. ue reading on your tablet. It’s pretty easy you have the ability to • Separate Tabs into Groups: The Free Up Memory with Automatic Tab to send your tabs to your phone. multitask and actual- handiest feature in Firefox is its built-in Closing Chrome ly manage all of them. tab management tool. When your tabs If tabbed browsing is something you In order to send your open tabs to an But in reality, most browsers buckle un- get out of hand, right click the + (new do, but don’t really utilize for any par- Android or iPhone, you need one of two der the pressure of too many tabs and tab) and select customize. Select “Tab ticular reason, you might want a way to extensions: Chrome to Phone or Site to you start to lose track of what you have Groups.” Or, enter the Tab Groups view shut down unused tabs to free up memo- Phone. Chrome to Phone will send you open. Here’s a look at some tab manage- by using the keyboard shortcut, Ctrl + ry. This is great for people who open new open tabs to an Android device, where- ment tools for Chrome and Firefox. Shift + E. You can organize and group tabs they don’t really need, or just forget as Site to Phone handles third party de- Use the Built-In Tab Management them into smaller sections so you can about them. vices like iPhone, Blackberry, Windows Tools in Shortcuts for Chrome and Fire- easily pull them all up later. Chrome Phone 7 and webOS. If you want anoth- fox • Pin Tabs: Like Chrome, Firefox Tab Wrangler is an extension that au- er option to send tabs directly to an iP- Over the years, Chrome and Firefox also has a Pin Tab feature. Right-click tomatically closes down unused tabs hone, SendTab works great, but costs 99¢ have worked in a few clever solutions to any open tab and select “Pin Tab.” This after a set number of minutes and al- in the App Store. The Tab Sync feature in tab management. shrinks down the tab to prevent you lows you to reopen them at any point. If Chrome should also solve the problem if C hrome from closing it. you’re looking for an automatic solution you’re using the Chrome browser on an • Sync Open Tabs: One of the handy • Control How Firefox Uses Tabs: to your tab problem, this is a handy tool. Android device. features in Chrome is the fact it’s tied Firefox allows you to control how it han- TabWrangler also locks certain web pag- Firefox into your Google account. Subsequent- dles tabs when you open and close the es so they never close. Like Chrome, you have the same two ly, it stores all kinds of data, including browser in the settings menu. Click Tools Firefox options to send links to your phone: Fox your tabs. After you enable the sync tab > Options (or Firefox > Preferences on a AutoClose Tabs offers the same fea- to Phone and Site to Phone (not available feature by typing in chrome://fl ags/ into Mac) and click the “Tabs” button. You can tures as Tab Wrangler with a few vis- yet for Firefox ver. 25) If you’re looking to Chrome and click “Enable syncing open change some of the default behavior for ual cues so you can save a tab before it sync across devices, the built-in Firefox tabs” it syncs every tab you have open how Firefox handles tabs and restores closes. It also protects unread tabs from Sync (Tools > Options > Sync or Firefox > and allows you to swap all your current tabs. closing automatically, so if you’re taking Preferences > Sync on a Mac) allows you pages over to a new computer. Even bet- • Bookmark All Tabs: Firefox comes a while to get through a list of links, it to sync open tabs across multiple com- ter is the brand new ability to do the ex- with the same quick and easy ways to doesn’t shut them down until you view puters or to Firefox mobile. act same thing on Android devices. bookmark all your tabs as Chrome. Right them. Quickly Hide All Your Open Tabs • Pin Tabs: One of the problems of click on an open tab and choose Book- Archive and Save Every Tab Current- There’s always the chance you have opening a lot of tabs is that you may acci- mark All Tabs. You can store your open ly Opened too many tabs open. If you need to quick- dentally close an important tab. To keep tabs in any bookmarks folder you like. If you’re operating with a lot of tabs, ly hide your tabs when your boss walks this from happening, right-click the tab Organize Tabs in a Visual Way you might want a simple way to restore in, it’s easy to do. you want to keep open and select “Pin The biggest problem with managing a exactly what you have open so you can Chrome Tab.” This shrinks the tab down to just ton of open tabs is the fact that you need reopen all your tabs later. PanicButton for Chrome gives you the favicon. Pinning it saves screen real all that data, but it’s diffi cult to quickly Chrome one-click access to hide all your open estate and ensures you won’t accidental- fi nd exactly what you’re looking for. To Tab.bz is built to share your open tabs tabs and save them as bookmarks in a ly close it. solve this problem, extensions strive to with other people, but it’s more useful to folder. So if your boss is creeping up be- • Use Your Shortcuts: You have several make the idea of fl ipping through tabs a use it for yourself. One click on the exten- hind you, you can quickly hide every- important shortcuts for navigating tabs. more visual experience. sion and your entire session is archived thing you’re doing and save the session First, Control+Tab moves to the tab on the Chrome in a single URL that you can open later. If for when the boss walks out the door. right, Control+Shift+Tab moves to the left If you’re a more visual person and you prefer to archive what you have for Firefox (on Macs it’s Command+Option+Right want to see all your tabs at once with a offl ine viewing, ZipTabs compresses eve- Firefox has its own, slightly different Arrow and Command+Option+Left Ar- preview, TooManyTabs for Chrome is an ry open tab into a zip fi le so you can take version of Panic Button that works well row). The other helpful shortcut is re- extension that sits in your toolbar and it where you want to go. to quickly hide all your open tabs when opening a closed tab, Control+Shift+T. shows you a pop-out preview of every Firefox someone sneaks up behind you. A click This saves you the pain of having to dig open tab you have. I had trouble fi nding a good way to of the button or hotkey and your tabs through your history to fi nd an acciden- Firefox download all your open tabs for offl ine disappear without losing you session. tally closed tab. TooManyTabs is available for Fire- viewing for Firefox, but if you want Upgrade Your Settings and Get More • Bookmark All Tabs: If you need to fox as well, however, Firefox already has to save your session in the cloud, Tab- Control Over Tab Behavior just walk away for the day but don’t want a good visual tab manager. For some- Cloud does just that (it’s also available for to lose all your open tabs, you can select thing completely different, Vertical Tabs Chrome). The benefi t of the cloud is that  CONTINUED ON P. 77

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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER grades invited. $10 per person. Understanding our National Free of Charge. Please RSVP Leah Shapira, author of the Mayor of Gush Etzion and Shani 15TH Attraction to Loshon Horah – [email protected] award winning cookbook Fresh Abrams Simkowitz, Director of 9:45AM – 10:45AM Bnai Yeshurun SUNDAY, Rabbi Teichman and Easy Kosher Cooking, and the Gush Etzion Foundation. 641 W Englewood, Teaneck NOVEMBER 17TH SUNDAY, Merav Dahan, creator of Merav’s Glatt Kosher Buff et and Dessert Zumba with Sorrolle – each Fri Shiur on Chanukah: Following NEVE – PTI 7:30 – 9:30PM NOVEMBER 24TH Cuisine, as well as a pre- Reception catered by Ma’adan of morning $10.00 per person in the 8:00AM Minyan Cong Beth Aaron A special learning experience for 9:15AM – 11:30AM Yeshiva Chanukah boutique featuring Teaneck – minimum contribution Social Hall 950 Queen Anne Road, Teaneck women that did not benefi t from University Center for the Pampered Chef, Cutco Cutlery, $180 per person. (cost of dinner Rabbi Daniel Feldman speaks on a Yeshiva Education in their youth. Jewish Future and much more. included) RSVP by Dec 3rd. Call Erev Shabbat Nov 15th 8:00PM “What Happens When the Lights 6 part Monday evening series - Abraham Arbesfeld Kollel Yom For more information or to 888.JNF 0099. Cong Beth Abraham, 396 New Go Out?” $130 for the session. First class Rishon and Millie Arbesfeld register for the event, please Bridge Road, Bergenfi eld free for new students. For further Midreshet Yom Rishon present visit Ma’ayanot’s website (www. DECEMBER 11TH Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich Former Preschool Preview 9:30AM information contact nevepti@ “The Legacy of Hakham Ovadia maayanot.org) or contact Pam 6:30PM – 8:30PM Moriah Soviet Prisoner of Zion will be -11:00AM Rosenbaum gmail.com or Sorah.Birnbaum@ In Tribute to Gadol Hador Maran Ennis at 201-833-4307, ext. 265. School, 53 South Woodland guest of honor at an oneg. As Yeshiva of North Jersey 666 gmail.com. HaRav Ovadia Yosef zt”l Street, Englewood well Rav Mendelevich will be Kinderkamack Road, River Presenters: Rav Herschel Women’s Mikvah Association Modern Orthodox Jewish speaking over Shabbat at several Edge TUESDAY, Schachter, Rabbi Meir Goldwicht, 4th Annual Event 7:30PM Camping Fair. Meet directors, locations. All prospective preschool NOVEMBER 19TH and remarks by Rabbanit Adina Cong Keter Torah, 600 counselors and current parents. students and their parents are FREE WEBINAR presented by Bar Shalom, Founder, CEO and Roemer Avenue, Teaneck With questions contact ekessler@ Shabbat, November 16th invited to play with Morot and Ohel 7:30PM – 9:30PM Chair of the Board of Directors of Honoring Miriam Feman, moriahschool.org Parshat Vayishlach, Rinat learn more about the program. “Challenges and Solutions the Haredi College of Jerusalem, Reception and Raffl e Package Yisrael, 389 West Englewood, RSVP requested at www.RYNJ. to Caring for Aging Parents” Daughter of Rav Ovadia Yosef followed by Dairy Dinner and DECEMBER 12TH Teaneck org Registration necessary at www. zt”l. Open to men and women – Program (8:15) 7:00PM Hadassah Shelley’s Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich will ohelfamily.org/webinar free parking. Reservations made Register at TeaneckMikvah.com/ Vegetarian Café, 482 Cedar speak at 9:40 at the teen minyan 7:00PM Night of Wonders by contacting kollelyomrishon@ event - $54.00 Lane and 10:30 at the main minyan. Teaneck Jewish Center 70 Shiur Rabbi Beni Krohn yu.edu.. New group being formed for Following 4:00PM Mincha at Sterling Place, Teaneck 8:30PM – 9:15PM Cong Rinat MONDAY, ladies in their 20’s, 30’s, 40’s. For Seudah Shlishit at Cong Keter Benefi tting Do Wonders by Yisrael, 389 West Englewood Ave, B’Not Mother Daughter NOVEMBER 25TH further info and to RSVP Contact Torah, 600 Roemer Avenue, Lillian Lee. Musical Presentation Teaneck “Can I light my menorah Event 9:30 – 11:00AM Cong 9:45AM – 11:00AM Jewish Gail Black at blackfam@hotmail. Teaneck entitled “Songs of Hope”, a tricky on the airplane? Chanukah and Bnai Jeshurun 641 West Renaissance Center 1510 com tray silent auction, delicious Thanksgiving Travel. Englewood, Teaneck Jeff erson St, Teaneck Cong Netivot Shalom, 811 food, cocktails and inspiration. Thanksgivakkuh Cupcake The Defi nition of True Torah Monday, December 16th Palisade Ave, Teaneck $75 per person. RSVP to WEDNESDAY, Decorating - $36 Michelle Heroes – Rebbetzin Leah Kohn 9:45AM – 11:00AM Jewish Abraham and Sheila Shlussel [email protected] . NOVEMBER 20TH Frohlich from Cake-a-Bite will Renaissance Center 1510 Educational Program For further information call Aliza Project Ezrah 11:30AM – teach how to creat 6 stunning NOVEMBER 27 - Jeff erson St, Teaneck Shabbaton: Meaning, Music and or Rubina at 201 837 6770. 12:30PM Cong Keter Torah, Chanukah and Thanksgiving 05 DECEMBER Lashon HoRah: The Devaluation of Poetry: A Closer Look at Tefi llah 600 Roemer Avenue, Teaneck themed cupcakes. RSVP and info CHANUKAH our Humanity – Rabbi Teichman Scholars in Residence Rabbi Elie Huge Chanukah Boutique “Embracing Change and Helping contact Barbara Smilow at 718 Sunday, December 8th Kaunfer and Joey Weisenberg 5:00PM – 9:00PM Rinat Our Careers Evolve” Continuing 974 4550. Checks to be made out 9:30AM YOGA Cong Bnai JANUARY 15 – will lead a special davening and Yisrael 389 West Englewood series in helping the mature to CBY BNOT. Spaces are limited. Yeshurun, 641 West 25TH WINTER learning experience. Ave, Teaneck Kids craft room worker. Anne Wallman, successful Englewood, Teaneck SCHOOL BREAK For further information contact from 5 – 7 with pizza $5 per business owner speaks. RSVP to UNCLE MOISHY 2:00PM The Led by Monica Gordon, $10 per Yeshivat Noam Family Israel [email protected] child for you to drop them while [email protected]. Learning Center 199 Scoles class. Contact [email protected] Adventure led by Rabbi Chaim shopping. Avenue, Clifton if interested. Hagler Rav Yosef Mendelevich 7:30PM SHABBAT, NOVEMBER Jewish Family Service of Clifton/ Open to the entire community – 10:00PM Teaneck General Rabbi Menachem Genack 23RD PARSHAT Passaic presents concert. Tickets MONDAY, and appropriate for families with Store, 502 Cedar Lane, Teaneck 7:45PM Cong Shaare Tefi llah, VAYESHEV can be purchased online at DECEMBER 9TH children in a wide age range and Book Signing for his 510 Clalremont Ave, Teaneck Melave Malke 8:00PM Chabad jfsclifton.org Tickets in advance 7:00PM JNF Teaneck ideal if the oldest child is in 2 – autobiography “Unbroken Spirit” Rabbi Genack will speak about of Teaneck 513 Kenwood $18 and at the door $20. Reception Cong Beth Shalom, 5th grade. Packages available his book “Letters to Clinton” Place, Teaneck 354 Maitland Ave, Teaneck with the option of staying with Ice Skating for Boys 8:30PM Rabbi Dov Ber Pinson will Mother Daughter Culinary Honoring Marlene and Philip the group in hotels or only joining – 10:30PM Frietz Dietl Ice Rink MONDAY, speak on “Journey of the Soul: Event 7:00PM Ma’ayanot High Rhodes, Teaneck Councilman Yitz for the touring experience. For 639 Broadway, Westwood NOVEMBER 18TH Reincarnation and the Kaballah. School, 1650 Palisades Ave, Stern – Presenter Rabbi Larry itinerary, registration form and sponsored by youth departments Jewish Renaissance Center In honor of the 19th day of Teaneck Rothwachs, Cong Beth Aaron, pricing information go to www. of Beth Abraham, BMOB and 9:45AM – 11:00AM 1510 Kislev the Rosh Hashannah The evening will include culinary Special Recognition Ben Guttman, yeshivatnoam.org or call Rabbi Ohr Hatorah. All boys 5th – 8th Jeff erson St, Teaneck of Chassidus. Dairy Meal demonstrations by noted chefs Featured Speakers Davidi Perl, Hagler at 201 261 1919 ext 115. CHESED OPPORTUNITIES

Sharona Nagler Care One [email protected] living in Fair Lawn. Meal deliveries continuity of its Shabbos and canters as necessary. For more that collects prepared food visitation program is a For delivering Steve Gutlove – are made Mondays thru Fridays, weekday minyanim, which its information or to volunteer leftover from local caterers and Bnai Yeshurun program reaching [email protected] between 11:30 am and 12:00 residents look forward to each contact the Bikkur Cholim at 973- restaurants, and then repackages out to volunteers to commit at noon. Substitute drivers for any week. This is a wonderful chesed 249-8811. and distributes it to those that least once a month (or more if Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen weekday are needed, as well as opportunity that can be combined can benefi t in a respectful way preferred) to visit people staying County volunteers who can commit to with the mitzva of Bikur Cholim. Bikur Cholim of Teaneck is that helps ensure the recipient’s in Care One. Contact Arianne Announces a program for Bar and driving once a week on a regular Questions, or to volunteer to looking for volunteers to visit the privacy and self-esteem. Weinberger at ariannew@verizon. Bat Mitzvah girls. For information basis. daven, lain, give a d’var Torah, etc., Jewish patients at Holy Name To Become a Recipient: If you net, Ari Wartelsky at ariwart@ on how to commemorate your Please call Francine Cuff @201- call Rabbi Siev at (201) 287-8519 Hospital on a daily basis and or someone you know would gmail.com or Alana Green at Simcha with a chesed project thru 796-5151 if you are interested in or email to [email protected] Shabbosim. Volunteers must like to be notifi ed when food [email protected] for partnering with Tomchei Shabbos, volunteering. be 16 years or older to visit the is available, please respond to further information. contact Andrea Fields at 973-371 Bikkur Cholim of Passaic- hospital on their own. For more this email. The information will 1771 ext 411 or [email protected] Care One – desperately needs Clifton helps provide rides for information or to volunteer please be kept confi dential within the Tomchei Shabbos of Bergen help in forming a minyan. Cholim and frail residents to call the Bikur Cholim at 201-836- organization, and no qualifying County Jewish Family Service of A kosher rehabilitation and medical appointments. Rides 4950. questions are asked. In need of volunteers to pack North Jersey, located in Fair nursing center located at 544 are available to local Passaic PLEASE LET US HELP-EMAIL US and deliver. Please contact the Lawn, is in need of volunteers Teaneck Road, 4 blocks south and Clifton destinations as well Shearit HaPlate of Bergen TODAY! following: who can deliver kosher meals to of Holy Name Hospital, is in as to Hackensack, Englewood, County, Inc. is our area’s only [email protected] For packing Paula Cohen – homebound and disabled people need of volunteers to maintain Manhattan and other medical kosher food rescue organization [email protected] List your events in our Community Calendar. Advertise your services in our growing Classifi eds section! Call (201) 371-3212 or [email protected]

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BABIES AND SIMCHAS are not made by email. The Gotteib at 973-778-9320. people who have received gifts and adults with learning and CHILDREN: Centerpiece Gemach – Cong Fair Lawn Gemach is under the that they do not want and off er developmental disabilities. Teaneck Bris Gemach Beth Aaron auspices of Anshei Lubavitch of Housewares G’mach in Teaneck them to those less fortunate. All There are various volunteer Bris outfi ts, pillows, pillow cases, Contact Ellen Chazin at Fair Lawn. collects brand new, still in their the items go to Passaic where the opportunities available, such as tefi los for mothers to say. Open [email protected] or 201 boxes, serving china platters, girls can come and see what they driving young adults to their job to the Jewish community. There 357 8426 or Michele Cooper at ADULT CLOTHING mixing bowls and many other may be able to use. We collect sites and shadowing some of the is no solicitation of funds. For [email protected] Chabad of Maplewood NJ. house ware items for new Kallahs things like Judaica, household students at various community information or to reserve Email Contact: Lenny Levy, 201-836- in need. For more information or items, small appliances, giftware, activities. For more information or either [email protected] or Chatan and Kallah Gemach 7376 or email umbrellapickup@ to donate contact Sara Beth Fein etc. For more information contact to volunteer contact Aggie Siletski [email protected] or call Zissi at Donate new, unopened gifts aol.com at [email protected]. Carrie Cooper at 201-801-9028 or at 201-833-1134 x105 or via 718 704 6225. to needy couples. Accepted in via email at candscooper@gmail. email at asiletski@sinaischools. original boxes household, Judaica, FURNITURE The Jewish Book Gemach collects com. org or visit their website at www. Teaneck Baby Gemach engagement or wedding gifts DONATIONS Jewish books for 4th- 8th graders. sinaischools.org. Collects baby equipment, clothing that are not your taste or cannot Email [email protected] of If you have books for donate Bikur Cholim Wheelchair Gemach to size 5T, toys, diapers, formula, be used. Drop off at Carrie Cooper, a picture of what you›d like to or would like to receive books - 201 836 2907. Yachad- National Jewish and baby food for Jewish families 1060 Windsor Road or email Carrie donate and a recipient can be please contact Moshe and Shifra Council for Disabilities in Bergen County. For more at [email protected]. matched. Schapiro at jbookgemach@gmail. CHILDREN WITH YACHAD, The National Jewish information contact Avi and Email TeaneckSimcha@yahoo. com. SPECIAL NEEDS Council for Disabilities, is Ginnine Fried at 718-753-6275, or Tablecloth Gemach com for information The Friendship Circle is a social dedicated to enhancing the life by email at Teaneckbabygemach@ Recently established in memory Congregation Ahavath Torah organization for children with opportunities of individuals gmail.com. Tax donation letters of Chaim Yissachar ben Yechiel RINAT CHAIM 240 Broad Avenue, Englewood) special needs that involves them with disabilities, ensuring are available for any fi nancial Zeidel Dov Z’l. GEMACH collects fl ower centerpieces than in a full range of recreational their participation in the full and/or item donations. Specialty cloths in all colors and NEWLY FORMED IN MEMORY OF can be brought to the homebound activities. Teenage volunteers are spectrum of Jewish life. New sizes for every type of simcha. RENEE CHAYA LEVY. or those in the hospital. For more the key to keeping our programs Jersey Yachad touches our Bicycle Gemach Donations will go to Project Yi’che Donations of medical supplies information call the Shul at 201- running! Volunteers can visit a community on a daily basis, Rivky Klar at bikegemach@gmail. and are tax deductible. Please are welcomed (wheel chairs, 568-1315. child at home weekly for a play providing inclusive programs for com contact [email protected] for an portable commodes, walkers, date, join a monthly program on individuals with special needs appointment canes, crutches, etc.) Please only Yad Leah collects modest and Sundays with sports, music, art, and emotional support for all PREEMIE CLOTHING equipment in good condition contemporary clothing, infant and baking, join us for holiday members of the family. Services Yad Yocheved – 201 836 2071 GOWNS will be accepted. For more through adult, to be sent to programs, camps or cooking include parent support groups, Fairlawn Gown Gemach information or to donate to Israel. Donated clothes must be programs. Volunteers must be sibling support, information and Passaic Baby G’mach Gowns (wedding gowns, mother equipment to the gemach call in either excellent or like- new in 7th grade or older. For more referral, socialization programs, Collects baby clothing in excellent of the bride, bridesmaids Yehiel Levy at 201 357 5495. condition. For more information information or to volunteer please weekend respite through condition up to size 2T as well as and fl ower girls) are loaned regarding drop off locations call Zeesy Grossbaum, Director of monthly shabbatonim, over a other baby gear including high free of charge. Please call for The Bikkur Cholim of Passaic- contact Jessica Katz at 973- Bergen County Friendship Circle dozen summer camp programs, chairs, cribs, strollers, carriages, appointments. The number is Clifton’s Medical Equipment 594-9118 or via email Jessica@ [email protected] or via vocational training, sensitivity changing tables, diapers and 201 797-1770. The gemach has Gemach yadleah.org phone at 201-262-7172. Feel free training workshops, advocacy, formula. They pick up in NJ/ relocated and new address will be Wheelchairs, walkers, crutches, to check out their website: www. family retreats and so much NY area. For more information given at time of confi rmation of canes, scooters and other medical The Kallah Gemach collects BCFriendship.com. more. For more information contact Siggy Berger at 201-486- appointment. For donations or equipment to lend them out at no donations for Kallahs in need. please contact Chani Herrmann 1492 or via email siggy@aishdas. any other inquiries please contact charge. For more information or They collect any unopened new SINAI SCHOOLS at [email protected] or call 201- org. [email protected]. Appts to schedule a pick up contact Yael items in their original boxes from Sinai Schools services children 833-1349.

Yavneh Academy Bush’s Jews for Jesus Gig to speak at a fundraising event for an evangelical proselytizing Commemorates Kristallnacht Troubles Jewish Leaders group whose stated goal is to con- vert Jews to Christianity.  CONTINUED FROM P. 66  CONTINUED FROM P. 8 “President Bush is a friend who has an abiding love and respect tion of the city, accommo- would not leave in disgrace an extremely infl uential con- Criticism of Bush’s speaking for Israel and the Jewish people. I dated 1,200 people, and was and shame. servative (the branch of Judaism, gig includes groups and individu- know that he does not represent adorned with an Aron that Mr. Behrend spoke to not the political category) Rab- als who would see Bush as a polit- or embrace the purpose or the mis- was fashioned with Italian the Middle School students bi. In an op-ed published at the ical and ideological ally, too. Take sion of this group, and therefore I marble paid for by the well- about his experience of hid- Forward on Monday, Wolpe elab- the short, contextual criticism of wish he would not speak there.” known Warburg family. ing each night in order to orated on the reason why Bush’s Bush’s decision in Commentary, In October, Bush expressed Mr. Behrend spoke mov- avoid the British bombing. association with so-called “Messi- a conservative magazine found- skepticism in Iran’s recent will- ingly to the students about He explained that the situ- anic Jewish” groups will trouble ed by the American Jewish Com- ingness to negotiate with the his father returning from ation was made even more many American Jews: mittee. Jonathan Tobin noted that international community over the synagogue on November diffi cult because Jews were “What is so bothersome about Rick Santorum faced similar criti- its nuclear program. “The Unit- 10, 1938, weeping like a baby forbidden to hide in the the group that President Bush has cism for his 2010 speech at a con- ed States’ foreign policy must be over the synagogue’s destruc- same air raid shelters as Ger- chosen to address is that to speak ference hosted by the Messianic clear eyed; and understand that tion, only to be arrested and mans. As the war progressed of ‘Jews for Jesus’makes as much Jewish Alliance of America. Speak- until the form of government sent to Sachsenhausen con- emigration became progres- sense as saying ‘Christians for Mu- ing on the conservative, particu- changes in Iran, it is unlikely that centration camp hours later. sively more diffi cult as coun- hammad.’ A Jew who accepts Je- larly Jewish, reaction to news of their intentions toward Israel will Mr. Behrend made a point tries closed their doors to sus has cut himself off from the Santorum’s decision, Tobin wrote, change,” he told the Conference of emphasizing that his fam- the Jews. By this time, the faith community of Jews, and “the lesson was lost on a far more of Presidents of Major American ily benefi ted from the loving man who had been assist- that has been so for 2,000 years. important member of the GOP Jewish Organizations Fund. That kindness of his grandfather. ed by Mr. Behrend’s grandfa- When the fi rst Christians left the who also has a sterling record of more or less matches with Israel’s Over twenty years earlier, in ther had established himself Jewish community, and all the bil- friendship for the Jews: former reaction to the new rounds 1910, his grandfather had ar- in the United States. He re- lions of Christians who followed President George W. Bush.” of negotiations, along with ranged an honorable send- membered the chesed done recognized that their belief in Je- The ADL, in their statement, American legislative hawks . off for a community offi cial for him by the Behrend fam- sus made them a distinct religion, called Messianic Jewish Bible In- As Tablet pointed out, Bush who had left under a cloud ily and was determined to were they all deluded? Only today stitute’s assertion that Jewish indi- will have a hard time pleading ig- of suspicion. He personal- save the rest of the family. people have realized that division viduals who accept Jesus as their norance here if the criticism be- ly provided the funds for He personally arranged for was a mistake after all? The sud- messiah are still Jewish “false and comes too much. Bush’s chief of the offi cial to begin his new Mr. Behrend and his parents den rise of ‘Messianic Jews’ owes offensive.” Abraham H. Foxman, staff Josh Bolten previously told life in America. The elder Mr. to leave Germany. They ar- more to a clever way of misleading ADL National Director, added: the magazine that the Bush family Behrend, who was not con- rived in America in May of untutored Jews than to making “We were disappoint- is ”very open to and respectful of vinced the man had done 1941 just fi ve months before theological sense. It should not re- ed to learn that former Presi- faiths of all kind, but particularly wrong, arranged a fi ne fare- the Germans closed all doors ceive the imprimatur of a former dent George W. Bush has decid- Judaism.” This decision, to say the well party so his fellow Jew of emigration to Jews. President of the United States.” ed to move ahead with his plan least, complicates that reputation.

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Sariel Rotblat, Binyamin Alter Teaneck Junior Soccer League Team Netherlands posing after 3-2 playoff win L-R - Yona and Asher Jacobson after a long Eliana Menasha, Emmi Lefkowitz, and Ella Ashendorf from Mandel, Eyal Kinderlehrer, Yonathan Brothman, Kenny Blanco , Tzvi Mandelbaum day of Teaneck Junior Soccer Team Dash Printing, having a post-game drink and smile. League

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