It's Good for the Jews

5TJT.COM “In a time when images SERVING NASSAU COUNTY, of chassidic women— BROOKLYN, QUEENS, MANHATTAN, or any women—are not BRONX, & STATEN ISLAND published in many of the newspapers and magazines…” PG. 13 $1.00 | פרשת מטות-מסעי | VOL. 18 | NO. 41 | JULY 13, 2018 FIVE TOWNS JEWISH TIMES 1 AV 5778 SSeeee PPageage 3 SSeeee PPageage 2277 s e t n a v r e C a t e i l u Julieta Cervantes J Julieta Volunteer members of Ezras Nashim, led by NYC judge Ruchie Freier (center). Page 12 FROM THE EDITOR Constitutionalism: Supreme And Divine It’s Good For The Jews BY LARRY GORDON BY JEFF BALLABON AND BRUCE ABRAMSON t remains largely unarticulated, but, in stark and honest terms, it ustice Kennedy’s resignation from the Supreme Court has fo- seems that the battle for a consensus to frame the philosophy of the cused political America on the directions that a post-Kennedy Icountry as a whole on the United States Supreme Court is about Jcourt might take. Kennedy, of course, has been the “swing” vote, the affi rmation or denial of the existence of G-d. most frequently responsible for determining which side wins a 5–4 Sure, the debate might be about a multiplicity of things that the court split. President Trump’s goal in selecting his replacement is cement- has to deal with on an annual basis, but you do not have to follow the ing a conservative majority in place. Everyone—left and right, Demo- news too closely to realize that the primary issue is about life, when crat and Republican—expects things to change. it begins, and whether it is legal to terminate life as we know it in the Beyond being politically polarizing—almost everything is these womb. In other words, it is about the matter of abortion and the right days—it’s also incredibly signifi cant. Which begs the central question: to life. Continued on Page 11 Nu, is it good for the Jews? Continued on Page 6 SSeeee PPageage 9999 SSeeee PPageage 6688 SSeeee PPageage 3355 July 13 - 8:07 PM July 20 - 8:03 PM See Luach, Page 10 Features Index, See Page 8 SSeeee PPageage 2211 SSeeee PPageage 1122 SSeeee PPageage 5 2 July 13, 2018 • 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES JEWISH TOWNS 2018 • 5 July 13, 3 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES • July 13, 2018 TIMES • July 13, JEWISH TOWNS 5 4 the process the paper was not suffi ciently stopover in Munich. Before leaving Israel, circulated? I had seen online that a snowstorm was HEARD IN THE If I had to sum up what it was like to expected in New York on that Thursday in work with Luther all these years in just the early morning. My two-hour layover two words, I’d say they are trustworthi- in Germany was at around the same time BAGEL STORE ness and dependability. Week after week, that Luther would be preparing to leave his By Larry Gordon for the last 18 years, I would call him each home in Hempstead and head for the plant Wednesday evening at the end of the busi- in Long Island City, usually at about 4:00 ness day to talk about what the next morn- a.m. I called Luther from the airport to ing would be like as it would impact upon ask how he was managing. He said he was the distribution of the newspaper. snowed in and could not dig out his truck. THANK YOU, LUTHER The things we usually talked about in That was disheartening to hear, and while ast week was his last day on the job. more recently, also parts of New Jersey those weekly calls included how he was it didn’t matter that I was in an airport in It was only a few weeks ago that and Rockland County. doing and the size of the paper so as to as- Europe (because if I had been home in he told me he has had enough and As I might have explained a few times certain whether all the bundles of papers Lawrence I still would not have been able July 13, 2018 • 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES JEWISH TOWNS 2018 • 5 July 13, L that he simply cannot maintain this kind in the past in these pages, there are mul- would fi t on his truck or if he would have to do much about this specifi c problem), of schedule and perform the job anymore. tiple tiers that require coordination in to make a second trip to the printing plant something needed to be done. It was then We have known each other and worked order for a weekly publication to work as for the paper’s second day of distribution, that I uttered the magic words, which together for about 18 years now. Luther is eff ectively as the 5TJT does. I can analyze usually on Fridays. And then we would were along the lines of: “I don’t care what an African-American man who lives with and discuss all the numerous elements, talk about the anticipated weather con- it costs; just get someone to dig you out.” I his family in Hempstead, just about 20 but for the purposes of this essay let me ditions, which would impact most on the called him a half-hour later and he was all minutes away from the Five Towns. In a state that at the top of the list and order of fashion in which this newspaper would be dug out of the snow and on his way to pick few months he will be 90 years old. priorities it would be diffi cult to disagree circulated the next morning. up the papers. Another problem solved. Luther has been a trusted, essential, that circulation of the paper is the most That was always more of a factor in the Anyway, Luther was more than just but unsung associate of the 5TJT for all important—indeed, it’s the lifeblood of winter when snow was expected or if it dependable and reliable. On the days that these years. For close to two decades—just the publication. was already snowing outside. But one of there were delays in the printing schedule about since I fi rst met him—he has over- After all, what would all the painstak- the most frustrating distribution challeng- and I was being told stories, there was just seen the circulation of the paper through- ing eff ort that goes into producing this or es occurred this past April. I was on my one person I could depend on to get a clear, out Long Island, the fi ve boroughs, and, any publication be worth if at the end of way back from Israel and had a two-hour objective, and truthful assessment of the delay, and that was Luther. He told it like it was, unabashedly and directly. When the plant managers would say the papers were almost done or that they were being loaded on the trucks, I’d call Luther to confi rm. Too often after those early-morning calls I would hear the truth from Luther—that getting the trucks loaded was still at least two hours off . When I fi rst met Luther, he was already retired as a union electrician here in New York. His wife, I believe, was also retired as a Nassau County employee, so in a sense we can say that Luther retired to the Five Towns Jewish Times. Over the last few years, we hired some younger people to assist him so he would not have to jump in and out of the truck so often. But it was only in the last month or so that he began to complain that the task was becoming too diffi cult and that he wanted some time off to go visit family down south. The truth is that just by looking at the calendar I knew this day was inevitable. Luckily, we have additional good people who can slide into Luther’s place and make sure that our circulation continues to be as comprehensive as it has always been. But Luther will be missed—and not just by me, but by the crew of delivery personnel he has been working with all these years. This is a tribute to Luther and an expression of gratitude for a job well done. We wish him continued good health as well as long and happy years with his family. I’m going to miss those 4:00 a.m. calls when he’s in the printing plant and not sure about something. I’m going to miss chit-chatting with him on those Thursday mornings when he brings a few copies of the paper to my home, and mostly I will miss those check-in calls with one another on Wednesday evening at 5:00 p.m. Then again, maybe I’ll just keep calling on Wednesdays to check in and ask how he’s doing. I’m defi nitely calling him this week, if for no other reason than just to say hi and, of course, thank you. Read more of Larry Gordon’s articles at 5TJT. com. Follow 5 Towns Jewish Times on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter for updates and live videos. Comments, questions, and suggestions are welcome at 5TJT.com and on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. 5 5 TOWNS JEWISH TIMES • July 13, 2018 TIMES • July 13, JEWISH TOWNS 5 6 CONSTITUTIONALISM reasonable search and seizure, and due embedded in the culture of academia, in- Continued from Front Cover process prior to deprivation of life, liber- cluding law schools.

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