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Abbas Justifies Murders as day, October 6, less than a week after Arab current violence. Despite his often infl am- will continue to do all that is necessary.” `Protection of Holy Sites’ terrorists murdered four Israeli civilians. matory rhetoric, Palestinian Authority So far, Netanyahu has authorized the (Arutz7/INN) After ongoing Palestini- Meanwhile, Abbas’s advisor Sultan Abu (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas is not di- mobilization of 13 border police units in an riots, which have included shootings, Al-Einein explicitly glorifi ed murder on rectly ordering terror actions, he said, and addition to three units, which were al- stabbings and rock and Molotov-cocktail his Facebook page. He called the stabbing is even telling his security arms to prevent ready mobilized. Police Superintendent throwing–as well as the murder of four murders of two civilians in Jerusalem, terror “as much as possible.” Micky Rosenfeld spoke with TPS about Israeli civilians–Mahmoud Abbas last and the injuring of the wife and 2-year- However, he explained, other senior these recent security measures adopted by week justifi ed it all as legitimate defense old child of one of the victims, a “heroic offi cials in the PA and Fatah movement Israel’s police. of holy sites, reports Palestinian Media operation.” He also posted the picture of are active participants in the incitement “In general, what I can confi rm is that Watch. the stabber, and “saluting” those “protect- that leads to violence. the decision was made in order to basi- “The Palestinian side did not attack ing Jerusalem” he wrote: “Kiss their fore- cally tighten security and boost up secu- and did not do anything against the Israe- heads, and do not forget their hands.” Over 3,500 Israeli Police rity even further both in Jerusalem and lis. If they [Israelis] think that the [Pales- Abbas ended his speech claiming he Officers Deployed Across the different Israeli-Arab neighborhoods tinian] people in Jerusalem are protecting wants quiet and blaming Israel for the vi- Jerusalem to Bolster Security as well as in the Old City,” Rosenfeld stat- themselves, that is our right. We have to olence: (Jonathan Benedek/Tazpit News Agen- ed to TPS. “That’s a precaution being tak- protect our holy sites,” Abbas was quoted “We do not want a military and secu- cy) Against the backdrop of a surge in ter- en to prevent further attacks from taking as saying by offi cial PA media. rity escalation between us and them [Is- ror attacks throughout Israel, Prime Min- place.” Abbas then attacked Israel’s defense rael]... We do not start and we do not in- ister Netanyahu has asked top security “Search teams will be in and around measures against Palestinian terror: itiate. Israel has to cease and accept the offi cials over the weekend to reinforce po- Jerusalem and the different areas to carry “The Israeli government is escalating hand held out to it.” lice units in Jerusalem and throughout the out security measures, step up patrols and its strong offensive against the Palestini- ‘Abbas is not directly ordering terror rest of the country. to respond in vital points and vital spots an people everywhere... Honestly, we do actions’ “I have ordered the mobilization of that are very sensitive at the moment,” not know what the reason is for this.” Shin Bet Head Yoram Cohen said Sun- Border Police companies in order to re- Rosenfeld continued. Rosenfeld told TPS Palestinian Media Watch noted that day that the Islamic Movement and Ha- store security and order in Jerusalem and that a total of 3,500 police offi cers have Abbas made these statements last Tues- mas are the central forces behind the around the country,” said Netanyahu. “We been deployed throughout Jerusalem. Rosenfeld also referred to public distur- bances in other parts of the country over the weekend. “We dealt with disturbanc- es last night in Nazareth and in Ramlea as well,” Rosenfeld added. “Different units re- sponded to the disturbances and the riots that took place which were on one hand they were illegal demonstrations and on the other hand they were full-scale riots.”  CONTINUED ON P. 5 JEWISH LINK BRONX, WESTCHESTER & CONNECTICUT TABLE OF CONTENTS National, Israel & World News ...... Starting on page 2 Editorial ...... Page 8 Op-Ed By Rabbi Aryah Klapper ...... Page 9 Community News .. Starting on page 15 Divrei Torah By Mitchell First ...... 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 CONTINUED FROM P. 4 destroy the entrance to the cave. It was Indian President: ‘Palestine Belongs injured and spoke about their ordeal with only by chance that a member of the Field to Arabs like England to English’ the New York Post on Sunday. Rosenfeld stressed that police units School who was very familiar with the cave (JNS.org) Indian President Pranab Muk- “I’m in complete shock,” Rachimi said, did not use any lethal weapons in their passed by and reported on what happened. herjee, who arrived in Israel on Tuesday for that “in 2015, an explosive bottle was containment of public disturbances over Rosenthal said that the tractor destroyed the fi rst-ever visit to the Jewish state by an thrown at a Jew in the streets of New York.” the weekend. “Our police units used only priceless archaeological fi nds. Indian head of state, said at the Universi- “It is conceivable that the attacker sees non-lethal weapons to disperse rioters, But the Bar Kochba cave is just the tip ty of Jordan in Amman that “Palestine be- these boys every Friday and prepared this mainly in Nazareth where we had to deal of the iceberg, he said. “This is going on all longs to the Arabs in the same sense that bomb to ambush them. A fi rebomb is not with that,” Rosenfeld said. day and all night throughout Judea and Sa- England belongs to the English and France the kind of thing you have sitting in your maria. Whole archaeological sites are being to the French.” car or in your bag unless you have someone Arabs Destroy `Secret Cave’ destroyed.” Most of it is not being done for Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to throw it at,” said Barry Sugar, director of of Bar Kochba Rebellion political purposes, he said, but for robbery– is also expected to visit Israel in the com- the Jewish Leadership Council. (Arutz7/INN) Palestinians last week bad- with antiques thieves seeking to hide their ing months, and India has abstained from Shopkeeper Shalom Hegazy, who wit- ly damaged an ancient cave in the Gush crimes after they steal artifacts from sites– three United Nations votes on pro-Palestin- nessed the assault, said the attacker “lit Etzion area. The cave, which was dated or for agricultural purposes, by farmers ian resolutions in recent months. But Muk- something in the bottle–I think alcohol.” from the days of Bar Kochba–some 1,900 who want to fl atten land in order to grow herjee, who was at the Jordanian university Hegazy doused the fl ames with water. years ago–was effectively destroyed, offi - vegetables. “We are less interested in the ar- to receive an honorary doctorate, said that While the motive for the attack remains cials of the Gush Etzion Field School said. tifacts like ancient coins, and more inter- “India’s traditional support to the Palestini- unknown, offi cers from the New York Po- Speaking to Arutz Sheva, Yaron Rosen- ested in the structures themselves, which an cause remains steadfast and unwavering lice Department’s Hate Crimes Task Force thal, head of the Field School, said that in tell the story of history,” he said. while we pursue strong relations with Isra- are investigating the attack. recent months, the IDF has stopped provid- Rosenthal also blamed the ongoing de- el. Our bilateral relations [with Israel] are ing protection for sites like the cave–pro- struction of archaeological sites to a lack independent of our relations with Pales- Palestinian Terror Wave Hits viding opportunities for Arabs who seek to of enforcement; between Hevron and Je- tine,” according to the Press Trust of India. Jerusalem Businesses Hard damage the age-old connection between rusalem, he said, there was exactly one “India supports a negotiated solution (JNS.org) The recent surge in Palestinian Jews and the Land of Israel to act. government inspector who was supposed resulting in a sovereign, independent, via- terrorism has hit business owners hard in The cave, Rosenthal said, was one of the to check on the condition of hundreds of ble and united State of Palestine, with east Jerusalem. Deterred by the ongoing attacks, largest of the “secret caves” used by Jewish sites–many of them in Arab villages where Jerusalem as its capital, living within secure the number of tourists visiting the city has revolutionaries fi ghting Roman terror dur- Israeli inspectors are defi nitely unwel- and recognized borders,” Mukherjee said. dropped signifi cantly, leading to a drastic ing the Bar Kochba rebellion, between 132 come. decline in revenues. and 136 CE. The cave, which is the entrance Rosenthal believes that the government Israeli Jews Assaulted With “The ongoing situation has dealt a fatal to a network of subterranean passages that will act only if Israelis demand it. “Only Molotov Cocktail in New York City blow to business owners,” the head of the Je- run for many kilometers under the Judean [with] a strong presence in the fi eld and a (JNS.org) An unidentifi ed attacker threw rusalem City Center Merchants Association, Hills, may have held hundreds of Jewish re- large number of guides who come to these a Molotov cocktail at two Israeli rabbinical Eli Levi, told Israel Hayom on Sunday. Levi bels and large amounts of supplies. A large sites will the damage be prevented,” he students in midtown Manhattan in New is the owner of the Eldad Vezehoo restau- part of the network is located under the said. “Only with a massive Jewish presence York City last Friday. rant, a longstanding Jerusalem institution. 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COMMENTARY WJC President It's Not Holy War; Lauder: Rising It's Heartless Murder Tide of Terror Under Way By Elizabeth Kratz In just a few days, our modern, beauti- carted off to the gas chambers. Even to- ful Israel has turned into a surreal qua- ward the end of the war, when the Nazis World Jewish Con- It seems like a thousand years have si-computer game, where terrorists can were withdrawing from Hungary, they gress (WJC) President passed since the Jewish Link went on just attack people. But there is no moral were still going house to house looking Ronald S. Lauder ex- break for Sukkot. A horrifying wave of justifi cation for attacking a defenseless for Jews to kill. Because deep down, they pressed concern that terror, beginning with the murders of woman with her child in the Old City, or weren’t killing for a bigger purpose; they a rising tide of Pales- Rabbi Eitam and Naama Henkin h”yd, a 70-year-old woman at Jerusalem’s Cen- were just heartless murderers. tinian terror is under on Chol Hamoed, have colored our per- tral Bus Station because you oppose Jews Like the ones in Israel today. way, after a day of vi- spectives and shaken the foundations living in the West Bank or visiting the Our leaders must support the Israe- olence saw at least of our world. Our hearts cry with each Temple Mount. li government’s security efforts without three suspected terrorist attacks against Is- and every family who has lost a loved In Teaneck this week, the Jewish com- reservation and we must all ask our Pres- raeli Jews, following more than a week of one, and we are collectively shuddering munity’s Teaneck Holocaust Commemo- ident to call on the Palestinian Authority altercations in Jerusalem and other areas. at the fear striking the hearts of our chil- ration Committee stood together at the to use all possible measures to end this “We strongly condemn any attack on ci- dren, neighbors, family and friends in town council meeting with members violence now. vilians and urge the Palestinian leadership our homeland. of Teaneck’s Enslaved Africans Memori- to do the same. We call on the Palestinian This is not a time for platitudes; al Monument Committee, to show that Authority and President Mahmoud Abbas Even-handed, balanced statements call- our communities have a shared goal. The As Palestinian Terror to do everything in their power to rein in ing on both sides to work for calm are goal is to memorialize those who have Attacks Cause Panic, Israelis these extremists who are bent on wreaking not appropriate. That would intimate come before, and teach our children the Prepare for Self-Defense havoc on the peace process. We must do all that Rabbi and Mrs. Henkin and their value of human understanding.  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 we can to ensure the restoration of calm four sons, who witnessed the deaths of It is our humanity that holds us to- and safety for civilians,” Lauder said. their parents, were somehow armed as- gether. The Teaneck town council’s arts instructor’s school, posted a Face- “Each and every one of us has a respon- sailants attacking the terrorists, when strong support of the architect’s collabo- book invitation for Israelis to join “a sibility to stop the vicious cycle which has in fact they were driving in a car, head- rative proposal was a joy to witness. free self-defense course.” brought so much pain and suffering to the ing home from a family visit, engaging My mother-in-law survived the Hol- “The course will focus mainly on people of the region over the last decades,” in normal, everyday activities we all do ocaust, and lived to bring two children knife defense but will include basic Lauder added. “Our thoughts and prayers every single day, wherever we live. Or, and welcome six grandchildren into the fi ghting skills and how to react in an are with the people of Israel.” that someone standing at a bus stop world, and we hope she continues to en- emergency situation. This course will Lauder called on the international com- glancing at a phone is somehow an im- joy them for many years until 120. She not turn you into a superhero; howev- munity, particularly the Arab states, to in- minent threat who must be neutralized. was a child when she was fl eeing and er, it could save your life or the life of tercede with the Palestinian leadership to You won’t fi nd anyone wearing ear- hiding from the Nazis in Budapest, fear- someone else,” he wrote. ensure the cessation of violence and to buds on the street in Jerusalem anymore. ing to breathe, lest she be found out and work toward a diplomatic solution.

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The answer was reason in the reporting and release of Adam Negnewitzky ated a level playing fi eld between Israeli cit- might be yes if the start of proof is merely such an article. Associate Publisher/Editor izens and the Palestinian terrorists who are a preponderance of the evidence, but no if The same day the story was released, Elizabeth Kratz out to see our relatives, friends, us, dead. the standard of proof is beyond a reasona- the New York Times corrected itself. Senior Editor We’ve held our breath as atrocities ble doubt,” says the archaeologist/attorney. “The question is where precisely on the Tamar Weinberg about Israelis killed or maimed, sometimes We were horrifi ed. 37-acre Temple Mount site the Temples had Contributing Editor parents shot dead in front of their young As Jews are being knifed by random ter- once stood, not whether the Temples ever Phil Jacobs children or rabbis attacked while praying rorists on the streets of Jerusalem, the New existed there.” in tefi llin, are placed with regularity far York Times and other major media outlets We’d like to correct the correction, be- Advertising Director away from Page 1, if reported at all. herald the cause of Palestinians who claim cause the legitimacy of the Temples even Yaakov Serle But nothing in all of this time of unques- that Jews are out to take over the Temple existing is exactly the empty pap of the Pal- Assistant Editor tionably biased Times reporting against Is- Mount, as justifi cation to destroy innocent estinian Waqf, the authority managing the Avi Sheinfi l rael could quite take our breath away than Israeli lives. area. The New York Times bought into just Production Editor the article “Historical Certainty Proves Elu- So why shouldn’t the New York Times the sort of Palestinian historical denialism Jennifer Hoff er sive at Jerusalem’s Holiest Place,” October 9, listen to the Palestinian street and suggest that is a big part of the paper’s long-stand- Offi ce Manager Page A11. maybe, just maybe, that the Temples either ing anti-Israel narrative. Dena Kinderlehrer In this unfortunate piece, Richard Glad- weren’t on the Temple Mount or weren’t And it should be ashamed of itself. stone, the writer, builds an article suggest- exactly where archaeology experts, histori- Because when it comes to the New York Bookkeeper Gila Negnewitzky ing that the two Temples might never have ans and our traditional sources have placed Times history of anti-Israel coverage, there existed or weren’t exactly located where them? Maybe, this is yet another contrived are many corrections that should have Sales Development our sages, historians and Biblical archaeol- Jewish plot to claim a connection to the been written, but never were. Ken Goff stein Sales Representatives Risa Lefkowitz LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Avi Koenig Simon Worman The Hard Left’s publicans are not to be allowed to disagree asked to “send fruit or other healthy kosher Database Coordinator Only Sin Is Dissent with the president. snacks with their child for snack period.” It Moishie Rosenberg Among other things, the piece reinforc- David R. Zukerman, prop. is also made explicitly clear that “gum and Sports Editor es a thought that occurred to me after Yom Lonely Pamphleteer Review candy are not permitted” in the school. If a Steve Gutlove Kippur, that for the hard left, there is only www.lonelypamphleteer.com student is sent on a regular basis with food Proofreader/Copy Editor one sin: dissenting from the hard left’s pol- that is deemed blatantly unhealthy, a parent Rivky Bergstein icies and program. The manifesto of the Don’t Be Suckered might receive a reminder from the teacher to Ruth Brody hard left can, I think, be summed up in one by Too Much Candy send in food that will help the student focus Contributors sentence: No dissent from our diktat is per- My kids do not eat lollipops. When kids and think. In one classroom, teachers stand- Rachel Berger • Shneur Garb • Josh Warhit mitted. in shul walk around with sticks hanging ardized the daily snacks and assigned par- Rabbi Gidon Rothstein • Rabbi David Walk See Mazzig’s contention in the Septem- out of their mouths and a large knob pro- ents to be responsible for snack-time food The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester ber 24 issue of the Jewish Link, (“An Israe- truding from the side of their faces, mine for the class for one week each. There was a & Connecticut li Leftist to J Street: Stop!”) that J Streeters are fl at-cheeked and without brightly-color- list of healthy snacks to help guide parents’ PO Box 1027 “feel entitled to tell us, Israelis, what to do. ed tongues. While there is nothing wrong choices. As a result the class was provided Bronx, NY 10471 When we think differently, they will ar- with dessert, and no one can deny the with fresh fruit, vegetables, and nutritious Phone: 718-564-6710 rogantly dismiss us as people who do not power of chocolate, it is important to cre- treats to eat together. Without comparing Email: [email protected] know what is best for our own welfare.” ate a culture for kids of choosing healthi- snacks from each individual house, students Advertising: [email protected] Subscriptions/Home Delivery: Mr. Mazzig, of course, restricts this ob- er snacks and of setting expectations for were happy with the snack given to them. [email protected] servation to J Street. Perhaps, in time, he when desserts are appropriate. Students began to eat nutritious foods be- The Jewish Link of Bronx, Westchester & Connecticut, an independent publication, promotes honest and rigorous conversations about Juda- will realize that this is the mindset of all Rachel Cyrulnik’s article (‘Sugar Rush: cause their friends were all eating them–a ism,Israel and issues aff ecting our community. The opinions refl ect- hard leftists, going back, certainly, to...the Making Systemic Change in the Modern healthy form of peer pressure. ed in articles from our contributors do not necessarily refl ect JLBWC’s positions, and publishing them does not constitute an endorsement Bolsheviks. Indeed, I should not be sur- Orthodox Community,’ September 24, 2015) In-school birthday parties also look dif- from JLBWC. We simply off er food for thought. We reserve the right prised if J Street dismisses the Mazzig ar- was a welcome reminder that there is a de- ferent at WTA. In the Handbook it states, to accept or refuse submissions and edit for content and length. We also reserve the right to refuse advertising that in our opinion does not ticle as a sad example of right-wing devia- sire to change the trend of unhealthy choic- “parents are allowed to send a healthy ko- refl ect the standards of the newspaper. We are not responsible for the tionism, and denounces the writer as the es in our community. The truth is, there are sher snack [such as fresh fruit, honey sticks, kashrus of any product advertised in the Jewish Link of Bronx, West- greatest renegade since Kautsky. plenty of parents who feel the way Rachel popcorn, pretzels, naturally fl avored ices] chester & Connecticut. Thanks, also, for the uncredited (as far does, many of whom are too overwhelmed for the entire class in celebration of their as I could determine) article on the ap- by the pull of our society to fi ght back. Let’s child’s birthday.” While it is hard for some pected, of course, that this would be a fun- pointment of Mr. Danon as Israel’s UN per- think about children’s health as much, if families to imagine celebrating their child’s ny joke to play on the health-conscious par- manent representative. You cite someone not more, than how they are doing on ex- birthday in school without cake and cup- ents. The only joke was on him when he who “thinks that Danon is too extreme for ams and in which sports they excel. This cakes, it is ultimately understood that this ran out of carrots all too quickly. The kids the New York Times.” My sense is that any is important at home, and especially in is what’s best for children’s brains, as well all walked around shul chomping on them. Israeli sent to represent Israel at the Unit- school and camp, where they spend vital as for their bodies. Children learn best Food that is deemed a “treat” is whatever ed Nations who does not agree with The hours of their formative years. Imagine the when their bodies are not infused with food we teach is a treat. New York Times that “Israel undermines impact if our institutions began to change sugar and artifi cial additives. A “treat”does Kids are smart enough discuss this issue. stability by failing to negotiate peace with the culture that they create, condone and not have to be synonymousa with “candy.” When my sons ask me why I urge them not to the Palestinians” will be regarded as an ex- tolerate when it comes to the food that is The children become excited by the natu- eat certain foods, I explain that I am trying to treme right-winger. Please see the Mazzig surrounding our children. ral ice pops or chocolate-covered fruit just help give their bodies the fuel to grow. That is observation on J Street, above; it applies, I Westchester Torah Academy (WTA) is as much as they would be by the cake or my job as a mother. I explain that the “food” am convinced, with equal force to The New a three-year-old school which has taken cupcakes. They also learn that the food is that I disallow is not even really “food,” but York Times. In this regard, please consider steps to disrupt this status quo and change not the focus of a birthday celebration and a combination of chemicals or pseudo food. just about any Times editorial reference to the norm. When this school was founded instead focus on singing for the birthday I want to keep them healthy, disease-free, Republicans and to Israel. in 2013, it not only sought to rethink some child or giving him or her a birthday wish. and to give them as many tools to grow and This is not to suggest That the New York of the educational and fi nancial norms in At a synagogue in upstate NY, a new thrive as possible. Rachel’s request and WTA’s Times, among others, opposes dissent. Nev- the Jewish community, but also to bring rabbi was surprised upon getting to know initiatives are commendable. There are so er, for example, would The New York Times the proven truths about our dietary con- the community that parents of this con- many factors in the development of our chil- denounce disagreement with a Republican cerns and recommendations of our mod- gregation did not want their children to dren that are out of our control. This does president as refl ecting anti-government ern times into their realm, knowing very be handed candies in the middle of shul not have to be one of them. views. Are Republicans permitted to differ plainly in this day and age that children and, instead, placed value on healthy eat- May we all continue to build our won- from, say, President Obama? As the paper’s learn and function best when they are ing habits. As a prank one week, the clev- derful Jewish community in good health lead editorial September 17, “The Elusive physically healthy. er rabbi decided to come to shul toting a and happiness in this new year! Truth About Fighting ISIS” indicated, Re- In the WTA Parent Handbook, parents are bag full of very large peeled carrots. He ex- Deborah Greene, WTA parent

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The International ly relevant facts; to have brilliant, rigor- ly when local batei din adopt strict po- and second, that they were known to be Beit Din Controversy: ous and creative halachic minds formu- sitions and do not inform women of al- willing to issue lenient opinions in hard A Statement and a Proposal late the strongest possible arguments for ternatives. cases, and on the basis of minority or  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 her freedom; and to have those facts and Effective local batei din would be original opinions. arguments presented to the broadly ac- encouraged to continue their efforts to Here is a description of Rabbi Yitzchak facts, and make insuffi cient arguments. A cepted halachic authority or authorities help agunot, both at obtaining gittin and Elchanan’s attitude in such cases from his serious scholar who had only read the te- who will be most likely to free her. Every at freeing women in other ways when contemporary Rabbi Mordechai Gimpel shuvot, and had no relationship with or rabbi must direct agunot to such author- necessary. Women would still be able Jaffe, a great scholar in his own right: ומ״מ לפ״ד יעצתיו עוד הפעם לשלוח מכתב להגאון -experience of the rabbis involved, could ities, even when not willing to issue per- to seek leniencies in such circumstanc האב״ד דקאוונא שיחי׳ ולהודיעו תורף דברי התשובה -not feel comfortable relying on these missive rulings themselves. es from non-consensus batei din, in ac ומהזהר החדש וכדומה, ויבקש כי יען יצא הדבר בהיתר -permissions. Let me be crystal clear what that cordance with their own religious con והלא הוא בעצמו הסכים לסברא דגלוי דעתה, ויחוס על ,The dayanim for those cases—Rab- would not mean. Some proposed hala- sciences and social needs. New ideas (2 האשה העלובה הזאת, אדמה כי יסכים בהיתרא. וגם ,bi Simcha Krauss, Rabbi Yehuda Warburg, chic mechanisms for freeing agunot are such as Rabbi Krauss’s zikui suggestion אם חס ושלום לא יסכים אבל גם להיפך לא יכתוב. and Rabbi Yosef Blau, are mainstream currently regarded by much of the Ortho- should be welcomed eagerly, critiqued ואתפלא על הרב ששלח איסור בפירוש וכפי דברי Modern Orthodox talmidei chachamim dox community as simply invalid, even thoroughly and constructively, and to מכתבו הלוטה במכתב חתני הגנ״י ששלח לי, דלא with long, admirable records of Torah if the alternative is iggun. An example the extent useful and possible adapted חזינן לרבנן קשישאי דעבדי הכי, חותרים בתק׳ע בכל .service. Personally belittling them is a is the annulment of abusive marriages and adopted עוז כמ״ש הרא״ש והרא״ם ועוד הרבה גאונים לחפש -case of Modern Orthodoxy eating its by rabbinic fi at. Such mechanisms will In previous generations, many agu בעיגונא דאיתתא צידי צדדים להקל. וגם אלו שאין own leaders. have no role in a consensus system. This nah cases were sent to such luminaries דעתם מסכמת לשריותא דאיתתא הצנועים מושכים -The women involved should al- means that some agunah situations may as Rav Ovadiah Yosef, Rav Yitzchak El (3 את ידיהם. אבל לכתוב לאיסור אינם עושים רק במקום -most certainly not be agunot; their free- not be resolved. However, the IBD’s case- chanan, and Rav Chaim haCohen Rap איסור הברור ופרצה גדולה לא על פי הוראת גאון אדיר :dom should not depend on creative legal load suggests that such cases are few and paport. The reason for this was twofold . . . וגדול הדור argumentation. A weak teshuvah does far between, and that most current agu- fi rst, that they had suffi cient respect and not change the facts, and the facts, as nah cases are the product of insuffi cient halachic authority that one could be sure both Rabbi Krauss and Rabbi Blau relate access and communication, particular- their lenient rulings would be accepted,  CONTINUED ON P. 12 them in person, make a very strong case for permission on conventional halach- ic grounds. 4) The IBD was generally not overrul- ing other batei din; it was taking on cas- es which other batei din had complete- ly failed to address. Most, if not all, of the women involved had not succeeded in getting any other beit din to examine their cases to see if they could be freed without a get. 5) The IBD controversy genuine- ly risks creating an irrevocable split in Modern Orthodoxy. One side is threat- ening declarations of mamzerut; the other, willingness to preside at marriag- es regardless. Neither side is bluffi ng, al- though each believes the other is, and the result is that the women in question have become gambling chips in a game of halachic poker. The proper, humane, halachic re- sponse to this set of facts is obvious—a AlL oF oUr cUsToMeRs rEcEiVe statement of regret that the teshuvot are cReAtInG lAsTiNg inadequate, together with an expressed desire to listen to the facts, or investigate oUr uNdIvIdEd aTtEnTiOn aNd the cases independently, and to write, or help write, adequate teshuvot freeing the uNpArAlLeLeD pRoFeSsIoNaLiSm, women, if at all possible. mEmOrIeS This response must be accompanied bEnEfItInG fRoM oUr cReAtIvItY by commitment to creating permanent processes for ensuring that no women oNe eVeNt aT a tImE aNd yEaRs oF eXpErIeNcE. in North America are left as agunot be- cause their cases have not been given every possible attention. These processes must be transparent and credible across the spectrum of Orthodoxy, and those in- volved in these processes must see their constituency as at least the full spectrum of the Modern Orthodox community, and hold themselves accountable across that spectrum. Let me be crystal clear what that would mean. Many halachic mecha- nisms for freeing agunot are the sub- jects of dispute in which each side ac- knowledges the legitimacy of the other. For example, there are deeply-held dis- agreements regarding Rav Moshe Fein- stein’s position that marriages offi ciated by Conservative rabbis are presumptive- ly invalid (when the alternative is iggun), and about whether a marriage is invalid office: 718.256.7200 cell: 917.335.4144 if the husband concealed a major physi- cal blemish. It is the job of the rabbinic email: [email protected] www.aaronteitelbaumproductions.com community to ensure that every agunah ORCHESTRA & PRODUCTIONS is given the opportunity to tell her story in full; to have all necessary efforts made Tweet Us @teitelbaumaaron ` Like us on Facebook Aaron Teitelbaum Productions ™Follow us on Instagram @aaronteitelbaum to verify and document all halachical- t

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By Rabbi Yaacov Sasson lic scrutiny on our website.”3 As such, it of the cases upon which Psak 105 relies, (and their analyses rely heavily on the yi- seems appropriate to subject Psak 105 to there was yichud eidim of eidim psulim chud eidim to exclude the possibility of As the controversy surrounding the the examination which Rabbis Krauss (at least one of the specifi cally designated other observers serving as witnesses). International Beit Din (“IBD”) continues and Warburg have invited. I strongly en- witnesses was an invalid witness, which That Psak 105 does not entertain the pos- to swirl, there is some confusion among courage any reader not to take my word, excludes the possibility of other valid wit- sibility of other potential witnesses, par- the general public regarding the nature but to read the English and Hebrew ver- nesses). It is for this reason that all the ticularly in light of the fact that there was of the objections to the IBD. While Batei sions of Psak 105 in conjunction with psakim cited employ Ritva’s position as an no yichud eidim, is astonishing. Din have disagreed from time immemo- this review. This review will assume that additional consideration (senif), not as the 3 - The Five Other Reasons: Rabbis rial, this particular disagreement is quali- the reader is generally familiar with the main basis for leniency. (Tzitz Eliezer uses Krauss and Warburg have written else- tatively different, not just a disagreement contents of Psak 105, including the back- the phrase “al ha-amur yesh lizkor,” loose- where, “However, in careful reading of the about conclusions but a disagreement ground and fi nal decision. ly translated as “additionally we ought to entire psak, it becomes clear that the IBD about competence. Leading dayanim remember” in reference to Ritva’s posi- decision also offered fi ve other reasons have declared the IBD incompetent to de- I Fundamental Issues tion. It is certainly a mere senif, almost an (in addition to Ritva—YS) in support of its cide agunah cases, but their reasons are 1 – Designation of Witnesses (Yichud afterthought, and not the main basis for leniency, including the husband’s admis- still unknown to the general public. Eidim): IBD’s Psak 105 relies heavily on his ruling.) sion that he is not Jewish.”6 This appears Rav Hershel Schachter published a the “position of Ritva in the name of his In contrast, we are told explicitly that to be a misguided attempt to employ the letter encouraging his students and col- teacher Ra’ah which is cited authoritative- in the case of Psak 105, there was no yi- technique of compiling additional rea- leagues to not rely on IBD rulings, to ly by Tzit (sic) Eliezer” to invalidate the chud eidim whatsoever. This invites the sons for leniency, senifi m and tzdadim le- which other dayanim across the country kiddushin. The Psak similarly places heavy obvious question of whether Ritva’s posi- kula, a technique typically employed by added their agreement.1 Specifi cally, Rav reliance on three responsa4 of Rav Tzion tion is suffi cient to, in practice, invalidate poskim to bolster their positions. In order Schachter challenged a particular ruling Boyaron, a dayan on the Beit Din ha-Gad- potential witnesses under the chupah, in to understand the issue here, we ought to relying on a well-known opinion of the ol of Yerushalayim, who “has ruled on nu- absence of yichud eidim psulim.5 It is not enumerate the fi ve other reasons. From Ritva. This is a reference to the IBD psak merous occasions regarding the propriety my purpose to present a detailed analysis the “Decision” section, it appears that the (ruling) on Case 105 (from here on: Psak of acts of kiddushin, in accordance with or a resolution to this question. But that fi ve reasons are as follows. (1) We are not 105), available in both English and He- Ritva’s view.” Rav Boyaron’s three respon- Psak 105 fails to raise this crucial distinc- concerned with kiddushin performed in brew on the IBD website.2 The IBD web- sa themselves rely heavily on the afore- tion or address this issue at all is absolute- the presence of rabbinically invalid wit- site tells us that “This psak is representa- mentioned teshuva of Rav Waldenberg in ly stunning. nesses (referring to some of the relatives tive of several decisions handed down by Tzitz Eliezer (8:37). 2 - Other Witnesses: Psak 105 com- under the chupah). (2) Those related by the International Beit Din.” Additionally, However, there is a critical distinction pletely ignores the possibility that on- marriage may be invalid witnesses on a Rabbis Simcha Krauss and A. Yehuda War- between the cases in Tzitz Eliezer and Rav lookers other than those standing under biblical level. (3) Shulchan Aruch rules burg of the IBD have written with regard Boyaron’s responsa on the one hand, ver- the chupah could serve as valid witness- that kiddushin in the presence of one wit- to Psak 105 that “This psak din as well as sus the case in Psak 105. Namely, in all es. In contrast, both Rav Waldenberg and other IBD decisions are available for pub- Rav Boyaron deal with this issue at length 6 http://jewishlinknj.com/index.php?option=com_ content&view=article&id=9424:response-to-rav- 3 http://jewishlinknj.com/index.php?option=com_ schachters-criticism-of-the-international-beit-din- content&view=article&id=9424:response-to-rav- 5 See http://www.torahmusings.com/2015/09/a-re- on-torahweborg&catid=156:features&Itemid=585 1 http://www.torahweb.org/torah/docs/ibd-machaa. schachters-criticism-of-the-international-beit-din- view-of-international-beit-din-case-105/ for further html. on-torahweborg&catid=156:features&Itemid=585 discussion of this point, particularly with respect to CONTINUED ON P. 12 2 http://www.internationalbeitdin.org/ibd-decisions 4 Shaarei Tzion Even Ha-ezer 2: 9-11 Rav Boyaron’s position. 

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By Rabbi Harry Maryles I call MO Lite, where I fear many Modern new innovations in halacha must be de- This is true. But the idea that a syna- Orthodox Jews lie. Jews in this segment veloped in ways that are consistent with gogue rabbi has the ability to see things I found the Jew- see themselves as Modern fi rst and Ortho- past innovations. As Dr. Eliezer Berkovits without any bias–or authority to make ish Link’s debate be- dox second. Which sometimes means that once told me: We do not adapt the Torah major changes in tradition cannot be–nor tween Rabbis Avro- they will compromise halacha they con- to fi t the times. We apply the Torah to the has it ever been–an accepted approach to hom Gordimer (http:// sider trivial in favor of modernity. times. In the view of most Centrists, only innovation. Even if it is for purposes of tinyurl.com/qz8j52r) As I understand it, this is due most- the greatest rabbinic minds of our time “drawing Jews into greater mitzvah obser- and Michael Chernick ly to being Jewishly under-educated (ei- are capable of decisions that change our vance.” That is the job of someone more (http://tinyurl.com/qz8j52r) enlightening. ther by circumstance or by design). Having traditional way of life. Not the Mara D’Asra objective and outside his immediate infl u- The truth is that I agree and disagree with been raised Sabbath observant, in kosher (which means community or synagogue ences. both of them–although I object to the in- homes, and belonging to an Orthodox rabbi). As I have said so many times in the sulting tone used by Rabbi Chernick. The shul, they tend to continue along those No matter how well-educated he is Jew- past, the future of Judaism rests with Mod- subject is Modern Orthodoxy and how to lines generally. In other words they are ishly, he is no match for a someone like erate Chareidim (the overwhelming ma- defi ne it. This is a subject that is dear to more culturally Orthodox than they are Rav Soloveitchik who was immersed in jority) and Centrists. my heart since I consider myself Modern ideologically Orthodox. Torah. Only people like him, or Rav Licht- I know I will be accused of seeing only Orthodox. The other catego- enstein in his day, or people like Rav Her- my way as the right way. Guilty as charged. I have discussed this issue in various ry is left-wing Mod- shel Schachter in our day, can make the I do. As far as Modern Orthodoxy is con- ways and contexts many times. My defi ni- ern Orthodoxy– kinds of ground-breaking decisions that cerned, this is what I truly believe. I be- tion is very simple and very broad. Mod- which has morphed OO rabbis make. Which are based more lieve Centrists are the true bearers of Mod- ern Orthodoxy fi rst and foremost is ex- into Open Orthodoxy on what their constituency wants than on ern Orthodoxy and it will be they (us) who actly what the name implies it is. It is (OO). I believe that the unbiased decision-making process of a will ultimately perpetuate it into the fu- Orthodox (which is the subject) and mod- Rabbi Chernick de- great halachic mind. ture. OO (what LWMO has evolved into) ern (which is the modifi er adjective). fi nes Modern Ortho- I understand why they do it. They see it is, in my view, destined for failure in any Orthodox is defi ned in the Merri- doxy this way. While as kiruv (although I never heard them use Orthodox context. MO-Lite Jews will only am-Webster dictionary as: conforming to Rabbi Avrohom he doesn’t say so ex- that word). survive as Orthodox if they become more established doctrine especially in religion. Gordimer plicitly, his defi ni- Rabbi Chernick says: serious about their religious ideology and Modern is defi ned by that same dic- tions can easily fi t Many conditions join with Centrists (or moderate Charei- tionary as: relating to the present time or into that category. of modern Jewish life dim). They or their children will other- the recent past. They have openly rejected the wisdom are unprecedented. wise either assimilate out of Judaism, or This means that we Modern Orthodox of their great mentors and substituted Therefore, creative join the left which will take them out of are loyal to what defi nes us as Jews: The their own wisdom to make decisions so halachic responses to Orthodoxy. Torah and halacha derived from it. The ba- controversial that it has placed them out- these new conditions sic elements of modernity are secular edu- side of anything that can be called Ortho- are required for suc- Rabbi Harry Maryles, a student of Rabbi Aaron Licht- cation, ethics and culture. We have a posi- dox. cessful Torah living enstein z”tl, from whom he received his rabbinic ordi- tive view of that–with a caveat that rejects Just recently, one of their bright lights and the healthy con- nation, is a blogger at http://haemtza.blogspot.com/, anything that contradicts the Torah. This has called for accepting biblical criticism Rabbi Michael tinuity of the meso- where this article was originally published. This article is where the debate between Rabbi Gordi- as one legitimate approach to the Torah, Chernick rah. is printed with permission from the author. mer and Rabbi Chernick comes in. which is identical to the Conservative Rabbi Chernick rejects Centrism Movement’s position. Both OO and the (sometimes referred to as right-wing Mod- Conservative Movement apparently ac- ern Orthodoxy) as being Modern Ortho- cept (but do not demand) the belief that dox–considering it a form of Chareidism the bible was written by different people defi ned as simply wearing modern cloth- in different eras and redacted (rather poor- ing and speaking passable English. While ly) into one book. They have also bowed this is true about Centrists it hardly de- to spirit of the times in rejecting centu- fi nes them. ries-old tradition in favor of modern con- Centrists, he says, are beholden to cepts of ethics. Daas Torah–meaning that they, too, rely This is not modern Orthodoxy. This is, on poskim (albeit their own) just like Cha- as Rabbi Gordimer points out, neoconserv- reidim. Modern Orthodoxy, he says, re- ative Judaism. jects that notion and sees that authority That said, I disagree with Rabbi Gordi- belonging strictly to the Mara D’Asra–the mer on why we seek secular education communal or synagogue rabbi of any giv- and engage with modern culture. Here is en community. That may be true for the what he says: most part. However, meta halachic deci- Modern Orthodox Jews can remain ful- sions have always been referred to by the ly engaged in the broader world and its Mara D’Asra to people more knowledgea- educational and cultural offerings, they ble than themselves. can dress in contemporary Western style, Centrist rabbis realize that there are To- speak with enlightened articulation. rah giants that can make more informed In this I agree with Rabbi Chernick. decisions than themselves. This is not an This can easily be a description of a mod- impediment to Modern Orthodoxy as I de- erate Chareidi Jew. Rabbi Chernick iden- fi ned it above. tifi es this as Centrism which he does not Another important distinction is how consider to be Modern Orthodox. I dis- we view the State of Israel. Centrists have agree. Centrism is more than moderate a positive view of it and support it. Charei- Chareidism. It is not passive interaction dim have a negative view of it and at best with the culture. It is active. We do not tolerate it and at worst condemn it and only see utilitarian value in it. We see in- its founders. That positive view lies any- trinsic value in secular knowledge, culture where between a Religious Zionism seen and ethics. I always think of what Rav Aha- as near messianic to a view that sees no in- ron Lichtenstein said about the English lit- herent messianism in the State but none- erature he studied at Harvard. It gave him theless sees it as a very positive develop- a much deeper understanding of certain ment for the Jewish people since Israel portions of Tanach. Rav Lichtenstein was was, is, and always will be our God-given the embodiment of the Modern Orthodox homeland. Not to mention the fact that it Jew–the Centrist. He is the role model we was a haven for Holocaust survivors dis- should all follow. Not those that have re- placed after the war. jected tradition as antiquated. In this sense all of Modern Orthodoxy Rabbi Chernick points out we are obli- is the same. But there are other incarna- gated to adjust to the times. I agree. New tions of Modern Orthodoxy. One is what circumstances require new halacha. But

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A Review of International Beit 4 - Even when viewed collectively, Rea- The International certainly not clear, and it should now Din Case 105: Part I of II sons 1 through 4 do not constitute suffi - Beit Din Controversy: be obvious that our community has not  CONTINUED FROM P. 10 cient grounds to invalidate the kiddushin. A Statement and a Proposal given these agunot the admirable and Reasons 1 through 4 require the addition-  CONTINUED FROM P. 9 sustained individual attention that we ness is invalid. (4) Rema rules that in the al assumption that all potential witness- gave the widows of 9/11 victims—all of case of an agunah, kiddushin in the pres- es in the audience were invalid (which is Regardless, in accordance with my whom were freed, a remarkable halach- ence of one witness is invalid. (5) The hus- ignored entirely, see Number 2 above), as usual practice I have advised him once ic accomplishment that is largely owed band claims that he is not Jewish. well as the assumption that the uniden- again to send a letter to the Gaon the to current critics of the IBD (some of Additional senifi m for leniency, as tifi ed adult male Jew under the chupah Av Beit Din of Kovno (Rabbi Yitzchak El- whom also get enormous credit for the typically used in teshuva literature, each was not a valid witness. The entire dis- chanan), may he live, and to inform him halachic prenup, which is an ounce of stand independently as a reason to be le- cussion of the validity of one witness re- of the substantive content of the respon- prevention worth many pounds of cure). nient. In other words, even if previous- volves around the possibility that the offi - sum and of the Zohar haChadash (that This attention can and must now be ly stated reasons are incorrect, each senif ciating rabbi (mesader kiddushin) himself you cite as evidence for your argument) given. Any critique of the IBD must be adds an independent argument that is might be the lone witness. To assume that and the like, and to request that since the accompanied not by pro forma sympa- not predicated on the rejected reasons. this case was one of kiddushin in the pres- matter has emerged with a permission thy with agunot, but by recognition that The IBD’s fi ve other reasons do not meet ence of one witness, and to invalidate (for the agunah to remarry), and since it deals with women whom the current this criterion. For example, Reasons 3 and the unidentifi ed adult male, IBD must ei- he himself has agreed with the rationale system has unjustly and unjustifi ably 4 which relate to kiddushin in the pres- ther assume the Ritva’s position (in which that a woman’s indication of her mind- failed, and that this failure has legiti- ence of one witness, assume the correct- case, again, these are not additional rea- set (is suffi cient demonstration that she mately undermined trust. It must be ac- ness of Reason 1 and/or Reason 2. In or- sons for leniency because they are them- entered into marriage only on the basis companied by concrete willingness to der for the situation to be considered one selves predicated on Ritva’s position), or of a particular assumption, and if that invest in and endorse mechanisms that of “kiddushin in the presence of one wit- IBD must assume that the mystery adult assumption turns out later to be untrue, will give women transparent access to ness,” we must necessarily assume that male under the chupah was not Torah ob- the marriage was invalid and she may recognized halachic leniencies, without the relatives watching under the chupah servant. The former is the IBD’s position, remarry without a get), he will have pity centralizing power and creating halach- are invalid as potential witnesses. By the as the “Discussion” section specifi es Rit- on this suffering woman, so I imagine ic gatekeepers. same token, Reasons 1 and 2 are insuffi - va’s position as the basis for invalidating that he will agree to the permission. And If we spend more energy attack- cient to invalidate the kiddushin on their the adult male. Thus, these additional rea- even if, God forbid, he does not agree, ing the IBD than helping the wom- own; they require us to assume Reasons sons for leniency are not additional rea- he will certainly not write the opposite. en it served—is it a wonder that many 3 or 4 as well. The fi rst four reasons are sons at all, as they are themselves predi- I am astonished at the rav who sent learned and God-fearing men and wom- inter-related and so dependent on each cated on Ritva’s position. Simply put, this an explicit prohibition, as per his let- en will choose to sacrifi ce analytic rigor other that by no means can they be con- betrays a fundamental ignorance of how ter which was [enclosed] in the letter rather than sacrifi ce women? sidered four independent reasons upon senifi m are to function. that my son in-law sent me, as we have If we spend more energy defend- which to base a lenient ruling. That Rab- Our next installment will raise several not seen experienced rabbis behaving ing the IBD than helping the wom- bis Krauss and Warburg could claim that more fundamental issues with Psak 105, as in that way; rather they strive [fi xedly] en it served—is it a wonder that many there are fi ve additional reasons for leni- well as highlight the many technical errors with all force, as ROSH and R’EM and learned and God-fearing men and wom- ency is, at the very least, misleading, and contained therein, and note what these er- many other Geonim wrote, to seek for en will see us as engaged in political at worst, betrays a lack of understand- rors tell us about the IBD’s general attitude agunot the subtlest considerations that posturing rather than in sincere halach- ing of the halachic process typically em- toward psak halacha and heter agunot. enable permission. Even those whose ic argument? ployed in teshuva literature with respect opinion did not agree with the per- to senifi m. Rabbi Yaacov Sasson is a musmach of RIETS. mission of a particular woman—they Rabbi Aryeh Klapper is dean of the Center for Mod- modestly withdrew their hands from ern Torah Leadership, Rosh Beit Midrash of its Sum- the matter. But to write to prohibit— mer Beit Midrash Program and a member of the Bos- they do this only in a place where the ton Beit Din. The mission of the Center for Modern prohibition is clear and the breach is Torah Leadership is to foster a vision of fully commit- DISCOVER great, not when it was done on the basis ted halachic Judaism that embraces the intellectual of a powerful gaon among the greats of and moral challenges of modernity as spiritual op- Bi-Cultural Day School the generation . . . portunities to create authentic leaders. The Center The public rabbinic letter attacking carries out its mission through the Summer Beit Mid- the IBD stated clearly its opinion that rash program, the Rabbis and Educators Profession- the IBD’s decisions were not done “on al Development Institute, the Campus and Commu- the basis of a powerful gaon among the nity Education Institutes, weekly Divrei Torah and our greats of the generation,” and that “the website,www.torahleadership.org, which houses breach is great.” But the prohibition is hundreds of articles and audio lectures.

NEWS FROM ISRAEL Security in Israel: An Inside Insight

Photo by Lauren Canno Photo by By Aviva Jacobs Interestingly, the word for a terror attack in Hebrew, a pigua, has the same shoresh the word used to describe ,ויפגע Our school has just been put on lock- (root) as down, our usual afternoon out for chesed how Yaakov davened to Hashem. canceled due to security following two Despite the unending and unfortunate consecutive terror attacks in both Rana- news updates and security text messages OPEN HOUSE na and Jerusalem, on top of all of the oth- which can defi nitely be frightening, hear- er piguim (terrorist attacks) of the past ing about these terror attacks while living weeks. This morning, one of my rebbeim in Israel does not give the same sense of Sunday, October 25th at 10am-12pm quoted Dr. David Pelcowitz in saying that fear and helplessness as does hearing them Open house children’s activities sponsored by students are much more emotionally af- from a distance in Chutz L’Aretz. It is scar- fected by such circumstances in Israel ier in the sense that many attacks are oc- nowadays, because through social media curring close by in places that we all fre- For more information, or to schedule and mass texting, everyone knows exactly quently visit, such as Geula and the Central a private tour, please contact: what has occurred within just a few hours. Yerushalayim area, but the fact that we are 2186 High Ridge Road We were told that a great rav, when asked together with Am Yisrael in our homeland, Joanne Karow, Director of Admissions Stamford, CT 06903 203-329-2186 Ext. 1310 or [email protected] www.bcds.org what he thought there was to do about going through both the suffering and dan- a certain situation of terror, said to just gerous times together as well as the joys keep saying Tehillim, because besides for of the month of chagim that we have just keeping updated, being cautious and con- completed, has somehow instilled a sense Teaching Minds. Reaching Hearts. ³žšš¥š¦¢«›ž©¦¢œ¥¢¦¢¤© § stantly cognizant, that is our hishtadlus. of reassurance and calm amidst the terror.

12 October 15, 2015 • 2 Cheshvan, 5776 718-564-6710 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBWC.COM NEWS FROM ISRAEL Why Are Two Million Israelis Hungry? by Joseph Gitler, Leket Israel

Recently the USDA and the EPA an- nounced a food-waste challenge, with a goal to reduce food waste in the U.S. by 50 percent by 2030. How much food is really being wasted? Precise numbers are diffi - cult to calculate; however, the U.S. Depart- ment of Agriculture in 2010 published a re- port that an estimated 133 billion pounds of food is lost at the retail and consumer levels. Yachad Forty percent of all food manufactured goes to waste and never reaches the plate. Unfortunately, similar to every other West- ern country, Israel is no different. While NEW JERSEY Israel is a thriving, cutting edge, modern YACHAD country with over eight million people, at ANNUAL least two million are living below the pov- Joseph Gitler, Founder & Chairman erty line, in need of food assistance. of Leket Israel BERGEN COUNTY Leket Israel–The National Food Bank, BREAKFAST RECEPTION now entering its 13th year of serving Israe- rael has set this legislation in motion and SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS lis in need, rescues fresh, perishable food we hope in the near future the Knesset will that would have otherwise gone to waste pass this bill so that new doors will open IN TRIBUTE TO: and redistributes it to 190 nonprofi t organ- to Leket. izations serving more than 140,000 people We are able to accomplish all that we RABBI MICHAEL weekly. The food is collected from farms, do thanks to the assistance we receive from & BASSIE TAUBES packing houses, hotels, IDF bases and ca- our 58,000 annual volunteers who come to SUNDAY, tering halls. Last year, we rescued more pick in the fi elds, sort produce at our logis- & FAMILY OCTOBER 25, 2015 than 25 million pounds of fresh food tics center and rescue hot meals. Without GUESTS OF HONOR which otherwise would have ended up this invaluable support, Leket would not 9:15 -11:00 A.M. in landfi lls producing methane, a harmful be able to meets its goals and expand. DEBBIE greenhouse gas. Next month we will welcome Uri Ari- In the U.S., the government partners el, the Minister of Agriculture, to Leket’s GREENWALD AT THE HOME OF with food banks and even supports farm- main logistics center in Ra’anana. At the DIRECTOR OF THE ART PLACE MIRIAM & ALLEN ers who donate their excess produce. How- moment, tons of produce is destroyed for HOST OF THE RUTH ULEVITCH PFEIFFER LANG INCLUSIVE ART PROGRAM, ever, in Israel, food rescue is left to the non- a host of economic reasons; however, Ariel GENEROUSLY DEDICATED BY 400 WARWICK AVENUE profi ts, with no governmental aid. Think of strongly believes that this status quo needs LINDA & MARK KARASICK TEANECK, NJ 07666 how much more we could do if the govern- to change and instead of destruction, these COMMUNITY INCLUSION ment partnered with us. fresh fruits and vegetables should be giv- At Leket we work hard to reach hun- en to Leket Israel for distribution to the AWARD dreds of farmers but there are many more needy. With the proposed Food Donation out there. We work hard to encourage Act, the support of the Agriculture Minister LILLIAN LEE large catering companies, hotel chains and and other key members of the Knesset, we OWNER OF LILLIAN LEE SALON RSVP TO the IDF to allow us to collect their sur- hope that food rescue will be at the fore- VOCATIONAL www.yachad.org/njbreakfast15 plus meals. Leket has made great strides front of everyone’s mind as well as a priori- SERVICES AWARD 201.833.1349 and is on target to collect two million hot ty for the government. meals in the coming year; however, there My hope for the new year is that Leket are many still not donating to Leket. Why? will reach more sources of food, less food One reason may be that Israel does not yet will go to waste and more Israelis will have EVENT CHAIRS: HELEN & MANNY ADLER | TERRI & YITZI KARASICK | RAVITAL & AVI KORN | ESTHER & JACKIE SCHLANGER have a Food Donation Act similar to that in access to fresh, nutritious food. the U.S.–The Good Samaritan Food Dona- BREAKFAST COMMITTEE: RABBINIC COMMITTEE: TIRZA & ARIEL BAYEWITZ SHIRA & DOUG MARKS RABBI YOSEF ADLER RABBI JOEL tion Act, which protects every food donor Joseph Gitler is the founder and chairman of Leket Isra- PITKOWSKY RUTHY & JOEY BODNER ATARA & ERIC MAUSKOPF RABBI SHALOM BAUM who donates food in good faith. Leket Is- el–The National Food Bank. RABBI STEVEN ARIELLE & CHANAN RABBI YAAKOV & PESHI RABBI AKIVA BLOCK COHEN NEUBERGER PRUZANSKY RABBI AHARON RABBI ZEV REICHMAN LORI & BARRY FRANK MASHY & BOB CIMENT OPPENHEIMER PAULA & HOWIE RABBI LARRY RABBI DANIEL ROTHWACHS FRIEDMAN MIRIAM & ALLEN PFEIFFER FELDMAN SUSAN & KENNETH GREIF DEBBY & GLENN PFEIFFER RABBI KENNY Tour the Work of Israel’s Prize- RABBI SHMUEL GOLDIN SCHIOWITZ HELEN & CHARLIE STACEY & BRUCE PRINCE RABBI NATHANIEL ICKOWICZ RABBI ZVI RABBI ZEV & CHANA HELFGOT SOBOLOFSKY REVA & DANNY JUDAS REICHMAN Winning Architect, Yacov Rechter, RABBI CHAIM JACHTER RABBI MOSHE STAVSKY MARCIA & SAM KAPLAN GAIL & BINYAMIN RIEDER RABBI BINYAMIN RABBI MICHAEL LINDA & MARK KARASICK EVA & MORDY ROTHBERG KROHN TAUBES at the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel DEENA & ARI KATZ RABBI LARRY & CHAVIVA RABBI YAAKOV RABBI BENJAMIN ROTHWACHS DENA & MOSHE NEUBERGER YUDIN On October 22, the Inbal Jerusalem Ho- public for engaging dialogues on the in- KINDERLEHRER JOY & BARRY SKLAR RHONDA & MARTY SUZANNE & AVI STOKAR INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR tel will be hosting free architecture tours fl uence of architecture on the city. Indi- LEIBOWITZ LEAH & JOSH WISOTSKY DR. JEFF LICHTMAN of its property through a city-wide event, viduals who take the Inbal Open House JEANETTE & ED MALCA MEREDITH & KENNY Open House Jerusalem (Batim B’fnim). will be led by architect Michael Schwartz BRYNA & DAVID MALITZKY YAGER NJ REGIONAL DIRECTOR Overlooking the Old City, the Inbal Jeru- who is currently working on bringing a RACHEL & AZI MANDEL RAYZEL & RONN YAISH CHANI HERRMANN salem Hotel represents more than a lux- fresh look to this iconic hotel. Keeping ury hotel in the heart of Jerusalem. The with the inspiration of Yacov Rechter, Mi- hotel refl ects a modern interpretation chael Schwartz & Associates is adding a YACHAD, THE NATIONAL JEWISH COUNCIL FOR of Israel’s architecture as was designed modern and innovative design. For two DISABILITIES, IS DEDICATED TOENHANCING THE LIFE OPPORTUNITIES OF INDIVIDUALS WITH by award-winning architect, Yacov Rech- tours, Michael Schwartz will provide an DISABILITIES, ENSURING THEIR PARTICIPATION ter. These tours offer design and architec- insider’s perspective of the past and fu- IN THE FULL SPECTRUM OF JEWISH LIFE. ture lovers an opportunity to learn more ture of architecture as seen through the

about the aesthetic inspiration that led to work of the Inbal Jerusalem Hotel. YACHAD IS AN the hotel’s creation. For more information about the tours, AGENCY OF THE ORTHODOX UNION Open House Jerusalem makes Jeru- please visit the Open House website: BECAUSE EVERYONE BELONGS salem’s signifi cant locations open to the http://bit.ly/1FkPRWy.

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By Eliana Rudee/JNS.org September 17 October 2, fi fth day of Sukkot up and kill holiday shoppers at the • Mahmoud Abbas, President of the PA Arabs shoot a 5-year-old boy in the head Mamilla Mall, kidnap and murder an Is- Every day now, I am states “Every drop of blood that has in his sukkah, as well as a girl north of Jeru- raeli soldier, and manufacture rockets waking up to news of been spilled in Jerusalem is holy blood salem, also in a sukkah. to fi re against Jewish communities near more murders around as long as it was for Allah.” Ramallah. Jerusalem. October 3, sixth day of Sukkot and Shabbat • Islamic Jihad announces offi cial begin- Outside my win- September 28, fi rst day of Sukkot • A 19-year-old Palestinian terrorist stabs ning of Third Intifada. dow, I hear screaming, • Arabs harass Jewish passersby in Old and kills two Jewish men and wounds • Stabbing at Independence Park in Jeru- and as my stomach twists in fright, I have City. three others (including a toddler) in salem. to wonder whether I am hearing yet anoth- the Old City, as they were on their There are many good things happening er Arab attack against Jews in my area. September 30 way to the Western Wall. The terror- in my aliyah experience and over the rest This violence is personal. Four Arabs Abbas declares Palestinians are no ist, who posted on his Facebook page of Sukkot that I could write about right and their pit bull chased my ulpan friend longer bound by the Oslo agreements and earlier that the Third Intifada has al- now; but somehow, given what is happen- down the street the other day. the Palestinian fl ag is raised at the UN ready begun, is killed in the act by the ing in Jerusalem, I cannot get myself to talk Over the Jewish holidays, fi ve Jews headquarters. police. about any of them. were killed in terror attacks in and near Je- • Al Jazeera reports the terrorist attack as Right after the screams that I heard rusalem. And other than the Israeli media, October 1, fourth day of Sukkot “Palestinian shot dead after fatal stab- outside my window, I heard the Mus- the world is silent. I am sorry that I have to • Palestinian terrorist shoots and kills bing in Jerusalem; 2 Israeli victims also lim call to prayer blasted on nearby loud take up my weekly post this way, but I feel young Israeli couple, in front of their killed.” speakers. But today, it sounds different. it is necessary. four children, between Itamar and Elon • 15-year-old Israeli was stabbed in his The fi rst couple of months that I lived in Here is a timeline of just some of the Moreh. They were pronounced dead at chest and near the Damascus Gate by Jerusalem, it sounded harmonious, reli- events, to put what is happening in per- the scene. As these parents of four now Palestinian terrorist. gious and holy. Now, in the context of the spective: orphaned children were laid to rest, rising Jewish death toll in the name of Is- September 13, the night of Rosh Hashanah their oldest child, Matan, at just nine October 4, seventh day of Sukkot and the lam, it is more than challenging to contin- • Alexander Levovich died from trauma years of age, had to say Kaddish for his night of Simchat Torah ue to view it as such. after Palestinians threw stones at his parents at an emotional burial ceremo- • The Palestinian Authority condemns Is- car, which crashed into an electric pole. ny attended by thousands. rael for killing Palestinian terrorists as Eliana Rudee is a fellow with the Salomon Center • Palestinians celebrate the murder with they stabbed two to death and injured for American Jewish Thought and the author of the September 14, Rosh Hashanah day fi reworks and fl ag waving. three. new “Aliyah Annotated” column for JNS.org. She • After security forces found a pipe bomb • Hamas has pronounced this attack “he- • An Israeli teenager was stabbed in a gas is a graduate of Scripps College, where she stud- smuggled into the Temple Mount, sus- roic” and “brave resistance,” calling for station near the Old City. The terrorist ied International Relations and Jewish Studies. She pects are arrested and Palestinians clash more attacks against Israelis. was shot while he was still holding his was published in USA Today and Forbes after writ- with Israeli police. Muslims throw • 13-year-old Arab throws explosives at knife. ing about her experiences in Israel last summer. rocks and fi reworks at police from in- the Western Wall, injuring a 4-year- • Israeli Security Service releases the de- Follow her aliyah column on JNS.org, Facebook, side the mosque. old. tails of an advanced-stage plan to blow and Instagram. Rambam Cardiologists First to Use New Implant Technology in Israel Haifa–A team of cardiologists at Ram- is fi nished,” he said. “In this case, the heart bam Health Care Campus are the fi rst in the continues to function throughout the en- nation to use a new Israeli-developed tech- tire procedure and we can see if the leakage nology to repair mitral valve regurgitation. has stopped in real time.” The implantable device requires a minimal- Kerner also notes that there is great de- ly invasive procedure to install, and saves mand for this new procedure, adding, “A patients from the need to undergo protract- solution that doesn’t require extensive sur- ed and complex open-heart surgery. gery is clearly preferable. We at Rambam The new technology employed at Ram- are always eager to remain at the cutting bam combines a therapeutic implant with edge, and to integrate the newest clinical an insertion system that passes through technologies available for the benefi t of the femoral vein in the groin to the left our patients.” atria by puncturing the septum between The Cardioband technology was devel- the right and left atria. There the implant is oped by Valtech Cardio and recently ap- anchored to the mitral annulus (ring) with proved for commercial use in Europe. specially designed bolts that are tightened Rambam Health Care Campus is a 1,000- by the surgeon to repair the valve by de- bed academic hospital serving the over 2 creasing the size of the annulus. million residents of northern Israel. Provid- The 70-year-old patient who received the ing comprehensive medical services in all treatment suffered from a history of heart medical specialties, Rambam is the tertiary disease, and had undergone two bypass sur- referral center for 12 district hospitals, the geries. He experienced shortness of breath, Israel Defense Forces Northern Command, a symptom of congestive heart failure that U.N. Peacekeeping Forces stationed in the developed due to leakage from the mitral region, and the U.S. Sixth Fleet. Rambam valve in his heart. Until now, such repair is home to the 1,500-car/2,000-bed Sam- could only be treated with open heart sur- my Ofer Parking Lot & Fortifi ed Emergen- gery, with its attendant risks and protracted cy Hospital, the largest facility of its kind hospitalization and recovery periods. in the world. Many of Rambam’s physi- According to Dr. Arthur Kerner, an at- cians participate in cutting-edge research tending physician in the Interventional projects to bring new therapies and treat- Cardiology Unit at Rambam and the inter- ments not only to their patients, but the ventional cardiologist who carried out this greater community of the world. Rambam fi rst procedure in Israel, the results can be Health Care Campus proudly believes that seen immediately. everyone deserves the highest quality of “When performing valve repair us- care and has always opened its doors to ing open heart surgery, the heart function people in need, regardless of their religion, needs to be ceased, and the outcome of the race and ethnicity. Visit http://www.ram- procedure is only evident after the surgery bam.org.il/EnglishSite.

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Escalation in Violence By JLBWCJ Staff rael ideologue and activist, recently arrest- ed for spitting and cursing at IDF soldiers, By Tzvi Silver/JLBWC Israel attack in the Old City last week, Michlala On Monday, October 19, 2015, at 5:30 PM, who often invents his own facts to support has forbidden their students from enter- the Jewish Rapid Response Coalition will his radical agenda. His fan base consists pri- Jerusalem–The recent ing there, as well as other more hazard- be holding a rally to protest an anti-Isra- marily of fellow Israel haters and activists, surge in terrorism in Isra- ous locations on the border of East Jeru- el, pro-BDS event at the Greenburgh Town while mainstream Israelis and journalists el, which reached a new salem. Hall, 177 Hillside Avenue, White Plains, dismiss him as a dishonest propagandist.” level with the brutal mur- Other programs, largely those with a New York. The rally is designed to send a The ADL lists event sponsor, Jewish der of Na’ama and Eitam Henkin (Hy”d) student body of mixed nationalities, are message to our government offi cials, com- Voice for Peace, as one of the most anti-Isra- scarcely two weeks ago in Samaria, has taking more of an Israeli approach to- munity members and citizens across the el groups in America. “Like other Jewish an- put even the usually resilient natives on wards their disciples’ safety, giving warn- nation that anti-Semitism and hate speech ti-Zionist groups, JVP uses its Jewish identi- edge. With the majority of attacks taking ings and relying on students’ good sense are not welcome and that we will not be si- ty to shield the anti-Israel movement from place in Jerusalem, and the city, claimed as to avoid more dangerous locations. Mid- lent when it occurs. allegations of anti-Semitism and provide a the capital by both sides, being right in the reshet Migdal Oz, a predominantly Is- The elected offi cials of the Town of greater degree of credibility to the anti-Is- middle of the confl ict, the past two weeks raeli seminary with a smaller American Greenburgh are permitting taxpayer-fund- rael movement.” While BDS is only one have been taking their toll on locals. program, has not offi cially restricted ed facilities to be used gratis for an event of JVP’s anti-Israel missions, it takes front Recent events have been particular- their students’ movements. They’ve only sponsored by anti-Semitic organizations and center in their calls to “stand shoul- ly diffi cult for yeshiva and seminary stu- warned them about the danger of walk- that promote the destruction of Israel. The der to shoulder with the Palestinians.” Oth- dents, who are less used to the heightened ing from the kibbutz to nearby Efrat via event features Ha’aretz journalist Gideon er event sponsors including Wespac Foun- alert level. Many of the areas targeted by unprotected roadways in the Judean hills, Levy and Palestinian advocate Suhail Khalil- dation, Trees of Life Educational Fund, Palestinian terrorists, such as the City relying on students’ common sense not ieh discussing the innocuously sounding is- Friends of Sabeel-North America, and Kai- Center, Yafo Street, and the Central Bus to go to dangerous places. sue of “How Can We Be Agents of Change to ros USA are anti-Israel extremist groups Stations, are locations often frequented Whether or not a program has formal- Secure Human Rights for Israel and the Pal- that support BDS. by students learning in Israel for one or ly initiated a lockdown or restricted move- estinian Territories?” However, the featured While justifying their decision as a free more years. This has caused many to stop ment, it is important for students to avoid speakers and sponsor organizations are any- speech issue, town supervisor Paul Feiner visiting these areas, or for some studying more sensitive and dangerous areas, and thing but innocent as they promote the Boy- has ignored the will of the citizens of the outside of Jerusalem, the capital city en- to learn basic self-defense and fi rst aid. cott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement State of New York and the New York State tirely. However, a recent visit by this re- Many instructions and warnings can be as their “agent of change” for the terrorists Assembly which passed both a resolution porter to Ben Yehuda Street still showed found on the English websites of the IDF, murdering Israeli citizens on a daily basis. condemning BDS and a human rights law many American yeshiva and seminary Israeli Police, and Magen David Adom, and BDS proponents hope to replace Isra- that makes it illegal for any person to, or students present at the Central location, information is updated constantly. el with a Palestinian state “from the river enable any person to, boycott or otherwise despite the danger of a possible attack. For parents who are concerned about to the sea.” According to the Committee discriminate based on national origin. Fed- In order to try to ensure the safety of their children’s well-being from far away, for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in eral law also prohibits American compa- their students, many programs have insti- it is recommended to keep up to date America, featured speaker Gideon Levy “is nies from supporting a boycott by a foreign tuted partial or full lockdowns on their with Israeli news and to make sure to known in Israel as an acrimonious, anti-Is- nation against a U.S. ally. students’ movements. Michlalat Yerusha- have emergency contact information of layim, a long-standing girls’ seminary and relatives and roommates of their chil- teaching college in Jerusalem’s Bayit Ve- dren, just in case. gan neighborhood, has traditionally been Tehillim groups from chutz l’aretz very proactive in restricting their Ameri- continue to organize with those sharing can students’ movements at the fi rst sign concern for the safety of the soldiers and of trouble, and this time has been no ex- civilians of Israel at this diffi cult and dan- ception. In reaction to the brutal stabbing gerous time.

Times Square Rally for Israel By Larry Domnitch Songs such as “Am Yisrael Chai” (The On Sunday evening, October 11, over People of Israel Lives), “Mi SheMaamin 500 Israel supporters gathered in Times lo Mephached,” (Whoever Believes is Not Square to show their solidarity with the Afraid), and “David Melech Yisrael” (David Jewish State in the wake of the recent wave the King of Israel Lives Forever), were sung of terror. as the crowd enthusiastically danced in As people approached the rally location separate circles. at the “red steps” on West 47th Street, a par- Some passersby joined, others posed for ticipant stood before the growing crowd photos next to signs or Israeli fl ags out of and shouted, “We must let the world know support and others looked on in curiosity. that terror cannot be permitted to happen, Enormous circles were soon formed, that Jewish blood is not cheap and it’s un- Psalms were recited and short speeches acceptable to attack Jews!” of encouragement were delivered. Anoth- That message was vigorously expressed er event organizer, Ido Shem Tov posed the with chants, singing, dancing and prayers, question, “Why are we here?” He contin- all in the middle of Times Square. ued, “We are here to support the Israel De- According to one of the event organiz- fense Forces, we are here to speak for those ers, Nofar Avigdor, the rally was organized who cannot. For those who walk the streets just three days earlier with the creation of of Israel’s cities in fear. We are their voice.” a Facebook event, which drew an enthusi- Participants expressed their views astic response. By planning the event, Avig- about their participation in the event. dor hoped “to bring a message of encour- Michal from Fort Lee, NJ, emphasized agement to the people of Israel that we too, the importance of recognizing that the here in the United States, are deeply con- threat of terror Israel is facing threatens cerned about what is going on.” all societies. “The world has to wake up. Is- Signs held aloft captured the themes of rael’s problems are eventually the world’s the rally, “Stop the Terror in Israel,” “Jewish problems. Just look at Europe today. If we Blood is Not Cheap” and “End the Silence.” don’t wake up it will be too late.” Slogans were chanted, “We stand for Isra- el!” “Never give up!” and “Never surrender!”  CONTINUED ON P. 20

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By Lori Robinson The festivities on the 8th were much more than just a shovel in the ground to the On Thursday, October 8, the JCC on the Rivertowns, which boasts the fastest-grow- Hudson broke ground on a new 6.6-acre ing Jewish population in Westchester–19 community campus in Tarrytown and an- percent, according to the UJA-Federation of nounced its new name, “The Harold and NY Jewish Population Study (2011), since its Elaine Shames JCC on the Hudson.” It will last measurement. It is the culmination of be the fi rst time in 40 years that a new JCC a journey beginning 25 years ago with the will be constructed in Westchester County. Yonkers JCC. The new campus will quadruple the or- “I met my husband Jeff at the JCC in The JCC on the Hudson in Tarrytown will ganization’s current space, adding two in- Yonkers when I was 15 years old and be- expand and change its name door swimming pools, a 6000-sq.-ft. fi tness longed to a club called the Slick Chicks,” center, a gymnasium, an auditorium and recalled Carole Siegel, of Hartsdale. “There a thriving nursery school, a pre-school day Harold and Elaine Shames more. The future JCC will encompass the were many clubs in the 1950s for teenag- camp, music school, after-school programs, at JCC on the Hudson organization’s current site and the site of ers and it was truly a place to socialize and cultural arts, adult programs, special needs the former GM Training facility right next meet new friends. The Yonkers JCC was programs and fi tness center and programs. tions of the same family. door. With all its new facilities, the new such a wonderful community.” Today, the JCC on the Hudson hosts “We are still members of the JCC and JCC will offer exciting opportunities for As demographics changed and the Jew- many families with young children (in- are enjoying the many wonderful adult ac- everyone in the Rivertowns. ish community moved north, so did the cluding those moving out of Manhattan tivities at the J,” said Siegel. “Both Jeff and I “We hope to create a community center JCC–becoming JCC on the Hudson, a “J” and Brooklyn); active seniors, including can’t wait to experience the new facility.” built on core values that will engage and con- without walls–implementing programs at 105-year-old Dr. Gunter Lorenz of Ossining, 20 years almost to the day after open- nect the entire community in a meaningful local synagogues, churches, public schools, who exclaimed “I can’t wait for the next ing in Tarrytown, the “J” broke ground on way,” said Frank Hassid, executive director of and storefronts. In 1995, the JCC opened a 100 years!”; and everyone in between. New- its new, larger campus to better serve the the non-sectarian Jewish Community Center. permanent home in Tarrytown, establishing comers are as welcome as multiple genera- broader community. Riverdale Resident Johanna Zurndorfer Turns 100 by Tamar Weinberg

Johanna Zurndorfer, a member of the Riverdale Y’s Sen- ior Center, has become a centenarian. Born in Rexingen, Germany, before the rise of Hitler’s regime, she enjoyed the pursuits of her Jewish observance, attending a Jewish day school. As a high schooler, she bicycled 2.5 miles each way to attend school in a neighboring town. When she was 16, Zurndorfer served as a bookkeeping apprentice. Her parents sensed the imminent danger to come, and in 1936, Zurndorfer alone left Germany and settled in New York City with her sister. Two years later, her mother followed and lived in America until her death at age 101. Her husband- Johanna celebrates her 100th Birthday Johanna greets her friends and family on her 100th Birthday to-be, Fred, also made his way to New York from Rexingen at Riverdale Y with friends at the Riverdale Y by way of Chicago. They got engaged after one date. In NYC, Zurndorfer initially became a housekeep- Riverdale Y Senior Center’s Europa program, a monthly New York 81st district Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz er and then a dental assistant, attending night classes to gathering for Holocaust survivors, and celebrated her 100th and 11th district New York City Councilman Andrew Cohen learn English. After her marriage, she and Fred moved to birthday with them last month. were in attendance. Inwood, where they raised two children. Both Zurndorf- er and her husband co-founded Ohav Shalom, a synagogue with mostly German Jewish immigrants that served as the center of their Jewish life for many years. estchesterer ayy choolol In 1979, Zurndorfer moved north to Riverdale and built deep roots in Synagogue Adath Israel. She served on the W o n D erS creative learning lab presents...s... sisterhood and then the board of trustees. She joined the SCAVENGER

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16 October 15, 2015 • 2 Cheshvan, 5776 718-564-6710 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBWC.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Ambassador Dennis Ross Addresses Greenwich Audience on Iran Nuclear Deal By JLBWC Staff The Yeshiva University Student Medical Ethics Society and Yeshiva University’s Center for the Jewish Future Present On September 24, Ambassador Den- The 9th Annual Fuld Family Medical Ethics Society Conference nis Ross spoke to a sold-out crowd at Car- mel Academy in Greenwich. Over 200 peo- ple gathered in the auditorium to hear him speak about the Iran nuclear deal at an event sponsored by UJA Greenwich, JCC Green- wich and the United Jewish Federation of From left to right: James Cohen, CEO Greater Stamford, New Canaan and Darien. of United Jewish Federation of Greater He also discussed his latest book, Stamford, New Canaan and Darien; Doomed to Succeed: The US-Israel Relation- Ambassador Dennis Ross; Pam Ehrenkranz, ship from Truman to Obama, a history of CEO of UJA Greenwich; the sometimes-fraught, occasionally tense, Bob Fishman, Executive Director of Jewish but always essential relationship between Federation Association of Connecticut. the U.S. and Israel. Ross has been a direct PHOTO BY UJA GREENWICH participant in shaping U.S. policy toward the Middle East for nearly 30 years. In the years, Ambassador Ross played a leading role book, he describes every administration in shaping US involvement in the Middle from Truman to Obama, throwing into dra- East peace process and dealing directly with Medical and Jewish Perspectives on matic relief each president’s attitudes to- the parties in negotiations. A highly skilled ward Israel and the region and the often tu- diplomat, Ambassador Ross was US point multuous debates between key advisers. man on the peace process in both the George PEDIATRIC MENTAL AND Ambassador Ross is counselor and Wil- H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton administrations. liam Davidson Distinguished Fellow at The He was instrumental in assisting Israelis and PHYSICAL HEALTH Washington Institute for Near East Policy. Palestinians to reach the 1995 Interim Agree- Prior to returning to the Institute in 2011, he ment; he also successfully brokered the 1997 ADHD • ADOLESCENT SUICIDE & DEPRESSION • PREVENTATIVE MEDICINE served two years as special assistant to Pres- Hebron Accord, facilitated the 1994 Israel-Jor- ident Obama and National Security Council dan peace treaty, and intensively worked to senior director for the Central Region, and a bring Israel and Syria together. For his full bi- year as special advisor to Secretary of State ography visit, https://www.washingtoninsti- Sunday, October 25, 2015 Hillary Rodham Clinton. For more than 12 tute.org/experts/view/ross-dennis. 9 a.m.–1 p.m. Intergenerational Sukkot Yeshiva University’s Wilf Campus Celebration at Riverdale Y 500 West 185th Street, New York, NY, 10033

Speakers to include: Rabbi Dr. Edward Reichman, MD, Conference Chairman Glenn S. Hirsch, MD David Pelcovitz, PhD Medical Director, NYU Child Study Gwendolyn and Joseph Straus Chair, Center Psychology & Jewish Education, Azrieli Barry Holzer, MD Graduate School of Jewish Education 'LUHFWRU&HQWHUIRU$WWHQWLRQ'HÞFLW and Administration, YU Disorders Susan K. Schulman, MD FAAP Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger Maimonides Infants and Children’s Rosh Yeshiva, RIETS Hospital I. Meier and Henrietta Segals Chair in Dr. Yoni Schwab, PhD Talmud Assistant Head of School at the Shefa School Pre-register online at: www.yumedicalethics.com Breakfast and light refreshments will be served Parking will be provided General Admission: $20 Student: $10 • YU student: $5

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By Bracha K. Sharp ic studies at an elite kollel affi liated with hen? In addition to the aforementioned by giving lectures, setting up programs the Mirrer Yeshiva. achievements, he has an MS in counseling and lending a listening ear to colleagues Riverdale–Rabbi Dovid Cohen has re- Rabbi Cohen now lives in West Hemp- from the University of North Texas with and congregants alike, he knows that he cently been appointed the Orthodox Un- stead, with his wife Ruchi (Eisenberg) Co- a concentration in family therapy, and has a big job ahead of him. To this end, ion’s newest Regional Director for the hen–daughter of the Chief Rabbi of Vien- has a private practice on the Upper West he feels that his biggest challenge will be Manhattan, Westchester, Bronx and Con- na–and their four children, but fact that Side. He has also been a mashgiach in in gaining credence with the communi- necticut areas. He is enthusiastic and he still lives in the diaspora was hard on various colleges, an Adjunct Professor of ty members and leaders with whom he grateful regarding his new appointment him. “I have lived in Israel for fi ve years of Jewish Law and Philosophy at both Stern will be working. Although the OU isn’t a and its inherent opportunities. Being the my life,” the Rabbi said, “two years post- & Touro Colleges, and is currently a rab- new organization, he knows that perhaps new Regional Director, he feels, is a won- high school learning and another almost binical judge for the Beit Din of the Rab- he will have to reinterpret some differing derful opportunity to connect to con- three years when I was fi rst married. Our binical Council of America (RCA). He has perceptions about the organization and gregants not only on a traditionally rab- two oldest children were born in Israel. served as a scholar-in-residence in many its work. “There will be a challenge to… binical level, but in a newly open-minded Most of our extended family still resides communities throughout North America, re-awaken the community to the latent approach towards synagogue life in gen- in Israel and we try and visit as frequent- has contributed to various Jewish publi- potential in a stronger, more consistent eral. This is, he said, something dear to ly as possible. Transitioning back to the cations and has completed his fi rst book, relationship with this critical national or- his heart. Rabbi Cohen certainly knows USA., almost 10 years ago now, was diffi - entitled, We’re Almost There: Living With ganization,” he said. He also wants to raise the importance of integrating shul life cult.” Patience, Perseverance and Purpose, pub- more awareness of OU programs such as into all aspects of a community–from lis- One of Rabbi Cohen’s main objectives, lished by Mosaica Press, soon to be re- Yachad and NCSY. While many communi- tening to congregants’ worries, to giving therefore, will be to bring back a com- leased. His days are fi lled with a love of ties already benefi t from these programs, inspiring lectures, to creating fun and en- fort level in the relationships between helping others, a desire to generate pos- there are many more that do not. Rabbi gaging events that will have a lasting im- rabbis and their congregants here in the itive interconnections between the rab- Cohen had said that widespread recogni- pact on the congregations that he reach- shuls because, as he said, “The value sys- binate and the shuls they serve and mak- tion about them isn’t as prevalent as he es out to. tem is different and what is respected is ing Judaism more accessible for the would like and he wants to bring such Indeed, the Rabbi’s varied career will different. In the environment we lived people that they serve. Rabbi Cohen’s en- programs to the forefront of community no doubt help him out in the day-to-day in, Torah was the currency of value and thusiasm for such Godly work seems to life, thereby enhancing their importance management required of such a position. you were assessed based on your connec- have stemmed, in large part, from the in- in all arenas. He is particularly invested He has served as Rabbi of the Young Is- tion and knowledge of it. The emphasis fl uence of his grandfather, obm. in Yachad, because, he said, “As a parent rael of the West Side since 2006, having in America is more on the physical world Having grown up seeing his grandfa- of a child with special needs, the message been ordained by Yeshiva University’s and accumulation of wealth. This was ther lead congregations in three separate of inclusion is something that deeply res- Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Semi- certainly an adjustment for me. It is a shuls, Rabbi Cohen has always felt com- onates with me. I’ve been involved with nary (RIETS) in 1997. He also attended the challenge to bring ‘spirituality’ back into fortable and at home in that atmosphere. Yachad for many years now and it is a Columbia Law School and completed his the synagogue, considering all the ‘pulls’ “I have always loved the shul and particu- privilege to be an advocate and travel the Juris Doctor degree in 1999. He left the le- of American life.” larly davening,” he said. “My maternal country and speak on behalf of Yachad. I gal profession in 2004 and moved to Isra- And who is better suited to addressing grandfather, Rabbi Meir Felman z”l, was also hope to help Yachad in the realm of el in order to further pursue his rabbin- such a major challenge than Rabbi Co- a pulpit rabbi in three different shuls and development and tap into new sources of was also engaged and involved on the funding for a division of the OU near and more national level. In fact, his fi rst pul- dear to my heart.” pit was in Englewood, NJ, which is now The ability to work in kiruv and to en- under the leadership of Rabbi Shmuel gage in open communication with youth, Goldin. It was much smaller back then. too, is of particular import. To the extent I used to love seeing pictures of him in that he can, Rabbi Cohen looks forward the White House, meeting with Presi- to connecting with these populations in dents and advocating for our people. He order to draw all types of congregants to- was also a passionate speaker and a pro- gether within the larger framework of the digious fundraiser. To the degree that I community shul. “Youth is key to the vi- admired him and hoped to emulate him, brancy of a shul and something the OU is my career trajectory has offered oppor- well versed in,” Rabbi Cohen said. “Kiruv tunities to have a narrow, more focused, involves those that are close as well as impact and now hopefully a much broad- those a little farther away. To the degree er one. Ultimately, I see myself as a “net- that I can help create a more cohesive re- worker” and a “connector.” Said Rabbi Co- gion and bring together diverse people hen, “My daughter calls me a schmoozer!” and ideas, I hope to be a ‘mekarev.’” While Rabbi Cohen looks forward to engaging with the various communities  CONTINUED ON P. 24 Van Cortlandt Jewish Center Commemorates 50th Building Anniversary

By Tamar Weinberg Bess Myerson, also a former Miss Ameri- ca. Mayor John Lindsay, former NYC may- The Van Cortlandt Jewish Center has or, was in attendance. existed in many iterations. First found- A brunch to celebrate this incredi- ed in 1927 where minyanim were held in ble milestone will be held at the VCJC on a street-level room in an apartment build- October 18, 2015 at 11 a.m., and will be ca- ing, it moved 20 years later into a convert- tered by Cafeccino Bakery. A video will be ed mansion at 3997 Gouverneur Avenue, shown of the dedication of the current es- where it remained for 18 years. Fifty years tablishment and of the dedication of the ago, the VCJC moved to its current home, previous shul at the Gouverneur Avenue 3880 Sedgwick Avenue. address. The brunch will be $15 per per- This year, on September 19, VCJC cel- son and will include lox, cream cheese, ebrated a half century at the current es- muffi ns, omelets, quiche, pastries, coffee tablishment. In 1965, when the building and tea. If you are interested in attending, was fi rst dedicated, the Mistress of Cer- please call VCJC at 718-884-6105 to reserve emonies who offi ciated the event was your spot.

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Riverdale Y Senior Events cal approach” to defending the Jewish state Riverdale Safety Awareness • October 16 at 1 p.m.: Esteemed cabaret in the media, and light refreshments will singer Francesca Amari will perform in be served. Call 718-884-9778 for more infor- Day Educates Families You Make Me Laugh. mation. • October 20 at 10:30 a.m.: A lecture on By Tamar Weinberg With Rubin working aggressively with The Rise of the Jewish Department Store Ma’ayanot Book Club When Aaryn Rubin heard about the hor- the help of the Riverdale Jewish Center, will be presented by Marilyn Kaufman. The fi rst meeting of the Ma’ayanot Book rifi c events that encircled the Jewish com- which has allowed for the use of its so- • October 21 at 1:15 p.m.: A lecture on the club, a continuing education committee munity when the Sassoon family were vic- cial hall, Safety Awareness Day has been Universe will be given by Arnold Got- project, will be held at the home of Da- tims of one of the worst fi res in nearly a announced. This free event, to be held on tfried. vid and Debbie Isaac, 213 Overlook Road in decade, she sprung into action. It was then Sunday, October 25 from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m., • October 27 at 10:30 a.m.: Relieve stress by New Rochelle, on October 28 at 8 p.m. The that she realized that the fi re alarms in her will give children and their parents a crash pretending you are leading a symphony discussion on selected text Amaericanah by apartment were not functional at all. “My course on fi re safety, stranger danger, bike orchestra. Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche will be facilitat- landlord didn’t provide me with smoke safety, kitchen safety, poison safety and • All of these events are open and free to ed by Mrs. Sam Kur, English chair. For more alarms,” she said. Her reaction was one more. Rubin aggressively sought the partic- adults over 60. information, contact Pam Ennis at enni- many people never think about: “Oh my ipation from representatives from a num- [email protected]. gosh, how did I miss this?” ber of safety organizations and public ser- Jewish Basketball Hoops Considering additional safety meas- vice groups to ensure that the program will Registration Open Teaneck Cantor’s Concert ures, she realized much more was at stake. be a fun and educational one. Several pres- Registration is now open for JBL, the Congregation Rinat Yisrael at 329 West “My [young] kids don’t know how to call 911. entations and booths geared to children Jewish Basketball League for boys in kin- Englewood Avenue in Teaneck will have a What if there’s a fi re?” she asked. “When I and adults of all ages from the FDNY, NYPD, dergarten through 4th grade and girls in Cantorial Classics concert with Yanky Lem- was little, the fi re department came to my Poison Control, water safety group Aquabil- kindergarten through 6th grade. The games mer and Yaakov Motzen on November 14 at house and we did an escape plan for the en- ities, Hatzolah and others will be there to will be played at the Solomon Schechter 8 p.m. Visit rinat.org/concert to buy tickets. tire family. I felt that the kids were not re- answer any questions. Children will have schools in White Plains and Hartsdale. The ceiving that kind of education. Safety edu- hands-on experience with ambulances, po- basketball season begins on November 15. Friends of the IDF Annual Dinner cation was really missing from their lives.” lice cars, fi re trucks and the FDNY safety Friends of the IDF will host its annual Little lessons like how to deal with chok- house, giving them a life-like experience of YIVO at the Riverdale Temple dinner on October 24 at 7:45 p.m. It will be ing, learning the importance of “stop, drop learning how to escape a burning room and On Sunday, October 18, at 2 p.m., the hosted at 42 the Restaurant at the Ritz-Carl- and roll,” not talking to strangers and riding house. There will also be crafts, balloons Riverdale Temple, in partnership with ton in White Plains. For more information bikes with helmets are expected to be taught and materials available for distribution to YIVO, will be giving a free lecture panel dis- and to register, visit www.fi df.org/West- by the parents, but some parents don’t even all attendees so that the children can take cussion on American Jewish Identity in the chester-Gala-2015. know where to begin to teach their children. the safety lessons home with them. 21st century and the question, “How do we There are more than twice as many The event is come and go as you please, build a Jewish future in modern America?” Pizmon to Present at the Young Israel deaths in fi res in homes with nonfunc- in an open-house format where education- The Riverdale Temple is located at 4545 In- of Stamford on November 20-21 tional or absent smoke alarms as in homes al sessions will rotate throughout the day. dependence Avenue at 246th Street. The famous Columbia University a cap- with functional smoke alarms, according Lunch from Cafeccino Bakery in River- pella group, Pizmon, will be at the Young Is- to the National Fire Protection Association dale will be available for purchase at cost, Jazz at the Riverdale Y Begins rael of Stamford on November 20-21. Don’t (NFPA). This staggering statistic means a so it’s a perfect day to gain more educa- Sunday October 18 at 7 p.m. miss it. small change could help save lives. Unfor- tion that can truly save lives while enjoying Bronx-featured jazz musicians will be tunately, safety awareness is not often dis- some of the best Riverdale has to offer. Do- performing at the Riverdale Y for season Riverdale Y Sunday Market cussed except in response to tragedy. Ongo- nations are also being accepted to cover ex- 2 of the beloved jazz program. It will kick Still Going Strong ing education could save lives. penses for this free event. off with Bernie Williams, who, together Until the end of November, enjoy fresh, with Louis Hayes on drums and Don Fried- high-quality food grown or produced local- man on piano are bound to make an excit- ly, within 100 miles, at PS 141 on Independ- ing night. Additional programs will be held ence Avenue and W 237th Street. The Farm- all season long. For more information, visit er’s Market is held from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m. riverdaley.org/jazz. Swim Relay Event PUMP: The Movie Screening The Riverdale Y needs your help: its The JCC of Mid-Westchester is hosting pool, which helps hundreds of communi- a screening about the story of America’s ad- ty members learn to swim, become life- diction to oil to be held on October 19 at guards and assist with therapy, is in need of 7 p.m. The event is $10 for adults. Students repairs. A 24-hour swim relay will be held get in free. on November 7–8. To help support the in- itiative, visit http://wizathon.com/riverd- The Shabbos Project: Westchester ale-y-swim-relay/. Community Challah Make Westchester is joining the worldwide Financial Fitness tradition! On October 23 and 24, Jews in Educational Workshops over 465 cities and 65 countries are cele- A three-part series of educational work- brating Shabbat. To kick it all off, the JCC of shops on the topic of fi nancial fi tness Mid-Westchester is having a challah make will be held on October 20 and November (or bake-off). This event will be on October 17. The October 20 session will be a cred- 22 at 10:30 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. The cost is it workshop, followed by the November 17 $20 per person. session which will help people be aware of how to prevent identity theft. Workshops Chabad Offers Spiritual Class will begin at 10 a.m. and will be held at 431 Beginning Sunday morning, October Post Road E, Suite 11, in Westport, CT. To 25 at 9:45 a.m., Chabad will be presenting a register, contact [email protected] or call six-session course called The Journey of the 203-921-4161. Soul. The program will provide spiritual in- sight into the soul’s journey through life, Eight-Week Jewish Music death and beyond, as well as ancient Jew- Course to Begin October 19 ish wisdom that sheds light on the philo- Interested in learning about the entire sophical, emotional and practical aspects history of Jewish music? You’re in luck. Can- of coping with death and mourning. To reg- tor Randy Herman of Bet Torah in Mt. Kis- ister, call 718-549-1100 x10. co will be teaching all about Jewish music from ancient biblical times to the diaspo- RJC Media Expert Aryeh Green ra. Tuition is $280 and the course will be to Discuss the Jewish State held on Monday mornings from 10 a.m. un- A discussion on “Reasserting the Legit- til 12:15 p.m. Classes will be on October 19 imacy of Israel and Zionism” will be held and 26, and then November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 at the RJC on Sunday, October 25, at 7:30 and December 7 at the Temple Israel Center p.m. Speaker Aryeh Green will offer a “radi- in White Plains, 280 Old Mamaroneck Road.

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October YINR Ruach Events er or call Program Associate, Yael Oshin- 21st-Century Kehillah” on Shabbat, Nov. day, Nov. 3, 7 p.m. (Panelists include: Rab- Join the Young sky at 718.796.4730 x116. Hebrew Institute 7 after services. Register @ www.thebay- bi Steven Greenberg, Dr. Michelle Fried- Israel of New Ro- of Riverdale–The Bayit is located at 3700 it.org/uja. Questions? Contact HIR’s Di- man and Rabbi Shmuel Goldin.) Hebrew chelle’s Ruach pro- Henry Hudson Parkway, Bronx, NY 10463. rector of Synagogue programming, Me- Institute of Riverdale–The Bayit is lo- gram on October nachem Menchel at 718-796-4730 x119 cated at 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, 21 for a presenta- SHABBAT | NOV 6–7 | Shabbaton or email [email protected]. He- Bronx, NY 10463. tion by Dr. Da- with UJA CEO Eric Goldstein: brew Institute of Riverdale–The Bayit is vid Lent, chief of The Bayit and located at 3700 Henry Hudson Parkway, Jewish Umbrella Body: Cut robotic orthope- UJA-Federation of Bronx, NY 10463. U.S. Funding If Palestinians dic surgery at the New York–Inter- Fail to Curb Terror Westchester Or- boro Tov B’Yachad TUESDAY | NOV 3 | KAVOD (JNS.org) The Conference of Presidents thopedic Center, are co-sponsoring HABRIOT | THREE PART of Major American Jewish Organizations, who will tackle a Riverdale com- SERIES @ THE BAYIT: an umbrella body representing 53 nation- the conversation of “Can a robot help you munity-wide Shab- Come engage in the most challenging al Jewish groups, on Thursday urged the dance at your next simcha?” The program baton with Schol- issues in our Modern Orthodox commu- Obama administration “to demand that will begin at YINR with a lunch at 12:30 ar-in-Residence nity today–how do we balance our com- Palestinian offi cials act decisively” to followed by the event at 1:15pm. On Octo- Eric S. Goldstein. mitment to Jewish tradition and law with curb the current wave of Palestinian ter- ber 28, the Ruach program will be taking The Shabbaton will a sensitivity to the vulnerable and chal- rorism against Israelis, arguing further a trip to the Thomas Paine Cottage and include a Communal Oneg Shabbat & lenged among us? Grapple with the is- that a failure by the Palestinian Authori- Museum in New Rochelle. A picnic lunch Panel Discussion titled “Unity, Not Uni- sues with panel presentations exhibiting ty (PA) to stem the violence “should bring will be available for pre-registered partici- formity” on Friday night, Nov 6, 7:30 p.m. experts from across our Modern Ortho- a cut in funding” from the United States. pants. The events are free for YINR mem- (Panelists include: Rabbi Steven Exler, dox community. The fi rst part of this se- “The leadership of the Palestinian bers and $10 for non-members. Email Eric S. Goldstein, Rabbi Yitz Greenberg ries addressing the issue of homosexu- Authority, and in particular, President Vera Koppel at southernmansions@aol. and Rabbi Linda Shriner-Cahn. Moderat- ality will include a two-part program: [Mahmoud] Abbas, must be held to ac- com to register. ed by Dr. Giti Bendheim.) There will also a Shabbat afternoon learning on Oct 31, be a Shabbat morning lecture titled “A 5:40 p.m. and a panel discussion on Tues-  CONTINUED ON P. 21 SUNDAY | OCT 18 | 7 p.m. | Ambassador Yoram Ettinger to speak at The Bayit: Hebrew In- stitute of River- dale–The Bayit and Israel Bonds are honored to present a con- versation with Ambassador Yo- ram Ettinger, Middle East Stra- tegic and Eco- nomic expert. In his opening re- marks Ambassador Ettinger will address the current situation in Israel before dis- cussing “Israel’s Unique Contributions to Vital US Interests–The Two-Way US-Is- rael Street.” Register online to save time at the door at www.thebayit.org/etting-

Times Square Rally for Israel  CONTINUED FROM P. 15

Tomer from Manhattan Beach, Brook- lyn, expressing disappointment that too often the Israelis are falsely portrayed as the instigators of violence, said, “Israelis don’t want war but Israel must fi ght to end terrorism.” Citing the responsibility of the media to report accurately, Tomer added, “In America, we must also call to end media bias against Israel.” Michelle, from Washington Heights, Manhattan, echoed that theme of media coverage. “It’s important to get the word out about what’s going on in Israel, since the media so often misrepresents what happens by accusing Israel of violence without mentioning that Israelis are the ones being attacked.” Goldie, from the Lower East Side, Manhattan, stated “We must raise our voices louder so the world knows that Jewish blood is not cheap.” “It’s sad,” refl ected Arthur from Flushing, Queens, on the virtual silence of the world community to the daily at- tacks upon Israelis, “that the world turn- ing a blind eye to Jewish suffering is nothing new.” Avigdor stated that more rallies will be held in the near future. The event, which began at 7 p.m., continued until after 11 p.m.

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 CONTINUED FROM P. 5 with President Obama, which they partic- pulled the video from Hamas’s channel category, which outraged Jewish and ipated in via video teleconference.” on the website, citing hate speech. Muslim communities in Europe. count for their direct and indirect roles Elliott Abrams–a former George W. “From the very fi rst moment, it was in inciting the populace, especially the Bush administration offi cial–wrote on Jerry Seinfeld to Make clear that the Council of Europe’s recom- frequent references to Al-Aqsa being ‘un- his “Pressure Points” blog that a report Comedy Debut in Israel mendation was outrageous and irrational der siege,’ when they know that not to be about Power being deliberately instruct- (JNS.org) Famed Jewish-American co- and that it blatantly violated many peo- the case,” said Stephen Greenberg, chair- ed to stay away from Netanyahu’s speech median and actor Jerry Seinfeld is slated ple’s freedom of religion,” MK Yuli Edel- man, and Malcolm Hoenlein, executive marks “a low point for seven years of Oba- to make his comedic debut in Israel lat- stein said, Yedioth Ahronoth reported. “I vice chairman/CEO of the Conference of ma diplomacy.” er this year. hope that we will not be required to fi ght Presidents. “To sit in the seat and listen to Netan- Seinfeld, who was born in Brooklyn for elementary rights like circumcision in The US funds the PA to the tune of yahu isn’t endorsing his remarks, it is the to Jewish parents from the Ukraine and the future.” about $500 million annually. Greenberg politeness we owe an ally,” Abrams wrote. Syria, will perform in Tel Aviv’s Mitvta- and Hoenlein said, “We call on the Unit- “Deliberate absence recalls the years in chim Menorah Arena on Dec. 19 as part of Facebook to Use Israeli- ed States government…to demand that which dozens of delegations, Arab and a world tour. Built Satellite to Bring Palestinian offi cials act decisively to curb ‘Third World,’ would leave the chamber The comedian is most known for his Internet Access to Africa the violence. We know that President Ab- when any Israeli rose to speak.” enormously popular NBC sitcom “Sein- (JNS.org) Facebook announced plans bas can impact the ‘Palestinian street’ feld,” which ran from 1989–1998 and is to use an Israeli-built satellite to bring In- when he wants to. His failure to do so Violence Won’t Stop Global widely considered one of the greatest TV ternet access to impoverished regions of should bring a cut in funding and the iso- Astronautical Conference series of all time. sub-Saharan Africa. lation of Abbas until he takes concrete From Landing in Jerusalem The visit will not be Seinfeld’s fi rst to “I’m excited to announce our fi rst pro- steps.” (JNS.org) Some 2,000 participants Israel, where he most recently visited in ject to deliver Internet from space. As part from 60 countries, among them the heads 2007 to promote his fi lm Bee Movie. of our Internet.org efforts to connect the Hoenlein: Pulling Samantha of every space agency around the globe, world, we’re partnering with Eutelsat to Power From Netanyahu’s UN last week attended the International As- Council of Europe Overturns launch a satellite into orbit that will con- Speech Bad for ‘Optics’ tronautical Congress in Jerusalem. Ritual Circumcision Ban nect millions of people,” Facebook found- (JNS.org) Malcolm Hoenlein, execu- Despite the current tensions and wave (JNS.org) In a victory for Jews observ- er and CEO Mark Zuckerberg said. tive vice chairman of the Conference of of Palestinian terrorist attacks across the ing brit milah, the Parliamentary Assem- “As part of our collaboration with Eu- Presidents of Major American Jewish Or- country, particularly in Jerusalem, no par- bly of the Council of Europe (PACE) over- telsat, a new satellite called AMOS-6 is go- ganizations, said Friday that it was bad ticipant cancelled their attendance. Israe- turned a 2013 resolution calling the ritual ing to provide Internet coverage to large for “optics” that President Barack Obama li Science, Technology and Space Minis- circumcision of men a “violation of the parts of sub-Saharan Africa,” he added. prevented US Ambassador to the United ter Ofi r Akunis said this was “a vote of physical integrity of children according The AMOS-6 satellite, which is being Nations Samantha Power from attending confi dence and certifi cate of recognition to human rights standards.” built by Israel Aerospace Industries, is ex- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya- for Israeli science.” The conference was After lobbying by European Jewish pected to launch in 2016 into a geosta- hu’s recent UN address. hosted by the Israel Space Agency. leaders and Israeli Knesset members dur- tionary orbit and will connect large parts Hoenlein told the Nachum Segal Net- “The State of Israel is perhaps ‘only’ 68 ing the past two years, the council’s new of western, eastern and southern Africa. work radio station, “I’ve looked into it, years old, but it stands in the front row of ruling states that the circumcision ritu- “We’re going to work with local part- I’ve spoken to Power about it, and the global entrepreneurship and innovation,” al does comply with the European Con- ners across these regions to help commu- fact is that the US ambassador did not at- Akunis said. vention of Human Rights. PACE’s initial nities begin accessing Internet services tend any [UN General Assembly] speech- decision lumped male circumcision and provided through satellite,” Zuckerberg es and did plan to attend the prime minis- Israel Calls On YouTube and Facebook female genital mutilation into the same said. ter’s speech. But there was an emergency to Pull Videos Inciting Violence national security council meeting, it was (JNS.org) Israel wrote a letter to You- because of a particular development, and Tube and Facebook that calls on the com- Power was called away for it. There was panies to remove videos the Jewish state no walkout.” says have been inciting Palestinian vio- He added, “The problem was with the lence. optics. It was the question of how did “The videos depict recent terror at- the other countries read it. When they tacks, praise the assailants, and present saw the absence, did they look for Sa- Jews and Israelis in a hateful and racist mantha Power? The optics that it creat- manner and since their publishing, three ed, the impression that resulted of it is more attacks have taken place so far,” the of concern.” Israeli Foreign Ministry wrote. A State Department offi cial had told Hamas had uploaded a video encour- Breitbart News, “Ambassador Power and aging Palestinians to launch knife attacks Secretary [John] Kerry were unable to at- on Jews. The video depicts a Palestinian tend Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s man stabbing someone dressed as a reli- speech before the [UN] General Assembly gious Jew and called on Palestinians to 611 West 239th Street | riverdalesmiles.com | 718.725.8997 because they were called into a meeting launch a new intifada. On Oct. 7, YouTube

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By Mitchell First Ezra, Seforno, and S.D. Luzzatto.) The verb he tiheyeh lachem ve-shavtem ish el achu- other time the word appears in Tanach NBL has the meaning of “fall, decay, de- zato… Yovel means “ram” in several places is at Psalms 29:10: Hashem la-mabul yas- The word mabul is stroy.” The root letter nun often drops as in Tanach. Based on the statement in Lev. hav. Many assume that the meaning here typically translated as the fi rst letter of the root. 25:9 that the shofar is blown to proclaim is something like “God sat enthroned at “fl ood.” But in order to But the problem with claiming that the the jubilee year, Rashi believes that yovel the mabul.” But the prefi x la- is diffi cult truly understand the root NBL underlies the word mabul is that must mean ram at Lev. 25:10, and that the in this interpretation. An interesting alter- meaning of a word, we NBL is typically used in the context of a reference is to the blowing of the horn of native interpretation is provided by Taw- must determine its three-letter root. gradual destruction, such as in the context the ram. But the plain sense accords with il. He cites a scholar who claims, based on The word has four letters, the fi rst of of leaves and fl owers. See, e.g., Is. 28:1: ve- the view of the Ramban that the mean- a parallel in Akkadian, that la-mabul here which is a mem. Usually, a mem at the be- tziz novel, and Is. 40:7: naval tzitz. It seems ing of yovel at Lev. 25:10 is “being brought means “before the mabul,” i.e., “from time ginning of a noun is not a part of the root. to mean “wither” and “decay,” rather than back,” i.e., a time of being brought back to immemorial.” The phrase Hashem la-ma- It is what is added to turn a verb into a “destroy.” one’s land. bul yashav would then parallel the subse- noun. Thus, an initial thought might be Radak agrees that the root of mabul The root YBL is connected to water in quent phrase va-yeshev Hashem melech le- that the root of mabul is bet, vav, lamed. is NBL, but takes a different approach. In several Biblical verses. See, e.g., Is. 30:25 olam. But there is no evidence for a verb bet, his approach, the fundamental meaning and 44:4: yivlei mayim (streams of water). An analysis similar to the one we have vav, lamed in Biblical Hebrew. Therefore, of the root NBL is “fall.” But the word is The issue of the root of the word mabul conducted on the word mabul can also be the vav is probably not a root letter here not being used to describe the effects of is not just an etymological one. Philosoph- conducted on Bul, the original name for and one of the three original root letters the fl ood (earthly items falling and being ically, what we are asking is: was the ma- the month of Marcheshvan. See I Kings probably dropped out. The dagesh in the destroyed). The word is being used to de- bul a force meant to cause intermingling/ 6:38. Is Bul named for some activity in the bet of mabul also implies that a root let- scribe something that is itself falling from confusion? A force meant to cause things month relating to mixing (BLL)? Relating ter dropped out. Our task is to determine the heavens. In Radak’s view, anything that to fall/decay/be destroyed? Or more neu- to withering (NBL)? Or relating to mov- what that letter was. falls from the heavens (e.g., snow, hail and trally, a force of fl owing water? Most like- ing/gathering produce (YBL)? All have been One possibility is that the original root fi re) can be called a mabul. ly, the root is YBL and the last is correct. suggested. was BLL and that the dropped letter was a A third approach to the root of mabul is Rashi conducts practically the same Finally, a statement at Midrash Tan- lamed. (In this view, the original noun was that it is YBL. This is most likely the correct analysis of the word mabul that we did. In chuma, Noach explains the word mabul as mablul.) If the original root was BLL, the fun- approach. See, e.g., the Daat Mikra com- his explanation of the word at Gen. 6:17, he based on the fact that it spanned 40 (mem) damental meaning of the word mabul would mentary, and Hayyim Tawil’s An Akkadian writes: she-bilah et ha-kol, she-bilbel et ha- days in the month of Bul! be “mixture/intermingling/confusion.” Lexical Companion for Biblical Hebrew. kol, she-hovil et ha-kol min ha-gavoha la- (This article is a summary of a longer The fact that the story of migdal Bav- Throughout Tanach, YBL is a root re- namuch… Bilah means “destroy and wear article that appeared on seforim.blogspot. el follows shortly after the story of the ma- lating to movement and fl ow. See, e.g., Ps. down,” similar to NBL. Bilbel means “mix,” com in October 2014.) bul gives some credence to this approach. 60:11: mi yovileini ir matzor (who will lead the equivalent of BLL. Hovil means “move” The root BLL is a main theme of the mig- me into the fortifi ed city?), and Is. 53:7: ka- and is from the root YBL. (But Rashi seems Mitchell First is an attorney and Jewish history scholar. dal Bavel story. But the dagesh in the bet of se la-tevach yuval (as a lamb is led to the to believe that the word mabul was pur- His recently published book: Esther Unmasked: Solv- mabul implies that the dropped letter was slaughter). posely chosen to convey all three conno- ing Eleven Mysteries of the Jewish Holidays and Liturgy the fi rst letter of the root. Another example of the root YBL relat- tations.) (Kodesh Press, 2015) is available at the Judaica House Therefore, a more likely possibility for ing to movement is in the context of the Outside of the 12 times the word ma- in Teaneck and at Amazon.com. He can be reached at the root of mabul is NBL. (See, e.g., Ibn yovel year. At Lev. 25:10 we are told: yovel bul appears in Parashat Noach, the only [email protected] Wicked

By Rabbi David Walk in the historicity of this narrative. That’s for the impulse of man’s heart is evil from were told that we have an “evil impulse a fascinating subject for another article. his youth; neither will I again smite any from our youth”? I guess that means that This is very embar- I’m concerned with the experience of sin more everything living, as I have done. my middle schoolers have a chance to rassing. There are so and judgment. The episode really begins (Genesis 8:21). This brings us to two ques- overcome these impulses. many times when I at the end of last week’s parsha. There we tions. First, are humans so bad? And why There’s a story in the Tiferet Yisroel, have this great urge to are told: And the Lord saw that the wick- is God becoming so tolerant? by Rav Yisroel Lifshitz (1762-1840), about do things that I know edness of man was great in the earth, and There are two directions we can go on Moshe Rabbeinu. A great king sends his are wrong. Especial- that all the impulse of the thoughts of his this issue. Mankind really is bad. After all court artist to capture Moshe’s image. ly when I’m listening to a speaker, I have heart was only evil continually. And the we were just created from dirt. So, we are When the great artist returns, the schol- this itch that I fi ght to not scratch. I just Lord repented (‘regretted’ or ‘was sorry’) irredeemable, and God is just being huge- ars of the realm inform the king that this want to interrupt and crack a joke or cor- that He had made man on the earth, and ly benevolent to allow us continued exist- can’t be the great leader, because the pic- rect what I consider to be an error. I know it grieved Him at His heart (Genesis 6:5-6). ence. As Rav Yitzchak Blazer, a follower of ture shows the face of a corrupt and cru- that it’s not nice, but I feel this need to BTW the Christian translation called The Reb Yisroel Salanter, wrote: Because man el individual. Finally the king goes him- just do it. Since I teach middle school, I Message has a more dramatic version of was formed from dust of the ground, his self to visit Moshe to ascertain the truth. know for a fact that I’m not alone in this verse 6: God saw that human evil was out heart inclines to material desires, to eat, Moshe informs the king that by birth and world of impulses. Not only do these of control. People thought evil, imagined drink, and be merry, to covet fortune and nature he is cruel and corrupt but he has wonderful young people give in to these evil–evil, evil, evil from morning to night. riches, to love honor and power, to don fought his whole life to overcome these urges, but even more commonly I see on I think that’s what we’d hear if we could haughtiness and pride, to delight in carnal character fl aws, and his career is the re- their angelic (or not) faces the struggle read the thoughts of adolescent males. pleasures, in every lowly trait and every sult. against the desire to perform the dastard- But didn’t God see this coming? Why the despicable desire (Sha’arei Ohr). It’s true we are made of dust and Di- ly deed of rudeness. I rather enjoy watch- disappointment? Or we can go in the direction of Rab- vine sparks. It’s true that we are natural- ing this phenomenon, and sometimes God really does give us free will. bi Blazer’s contemporary, Rav Avraham ly endowed with youthful impulses that when I’m speaking I will ask, “So, Johnny Whether God knew that this would hap- Yitzchak HaCohen Kook, who said: An up- can lead to both high and low jinx. But (I don’t teach any Johnnies, but if any of pen is an argument, which is irrelevant right man must believe in his own life and God gives us the opportunity to over- my students are reading this, you know to our discussion about humanity. Hu- feelings that follow a straight path from come these baser instincts and to mature who you are), what do you feel that you mans are complex, and can go in many di- the foundation of his soul, that they are into righteous adults. As Moshe’s example must say?” Where do these urges origi- rections. Rabbi Joseph D. Soloveitchik de- good and upright and that they lead him teaches, it’s all up to us. God graciously al- nate, why do we have them, and what scribed the issue in this way: In the eyes along the straight path. A Jew is obligat- lows that choice. do they mean? I’m not a psychologist or of Judaism, man is in potentia a good crea- ed to believe that the soul of God is found even a wannabe. I’m just a simple teach- ture, a developing creature. He often fi nds within him, that his entire essence is one Rabbi David Walk is a teacher at the er, but I believe that there are answers to himself, however, in the grip of an over- letter of the Torah (Orot ha-Torah, chap. 11). Bi-Cultural Day school as well as Con- these questions embedded in our parsha, whelming and irresistible force that drags In either case, God is giving humanity gregation Agudath Sholom’s Education which deals with the issue of evil. him downward. In short, Scripture trusts the right to freely choose the path of one’s Director. He is a tireless teacher and ed- I’m sure that most of you out there man, but also suspects and has its doubts life. That’s wonderful of the Creator, and ucator. For over 30 years he has taught in readerland already have a reasonable about him (Divrei Hagut ve-Ha’arakha, pp. I’m sure God has Divine reasons for this students from third grade and up and grasp on the story line in this week’s To- 252–253). These doubts are expressed even but I’m not concerned with God’s choices. conducted many classes for teens and rah reading. The world sins and God pun- more strongly later in our parsha: And They are beyond me. I’m very concerned adults. Prior to joining CAS, he served as ishes, big time, as in “How long can you the Lord said in His heart, I will not again with my choices and the choices of man- director and teacher at Yeshivot Hamivtar tread water?” I’m not interested right now curse the ground any more for man’s sake, kind. What has God told me, when we in Efrat, Israel.

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By Rabbi Michoel primary commentaries on Shulchan Aruch, pretenses, the halachic consensus views no concern about the validity of the get in Zylberman as well as many other contemporaries of such a claim as being without merit if he this case, as the husband made no stipu- the Maharam Lublin, argued that the get re- did not articulate any condition at the time lation at the time of the get conditioning A recent letter to mained valid, as there was no explicit con- of the get proceeding (see Maharam Alshich his participation on the wife’s not pursuing the editor of this publi- dition attached to the get itself. cited in Pitchei Teshuva Seder Haget 36). subsequent judicial remedy. cation (“IBD Rulings In- Some have argued that in the spirit of R. Gedalia Felder (Nachalat Zvi Vol. 2 pp. Even in situations where other fi nancial validated; Women Lan- the above Rema, a get should only be is- 462-3), a prolifi c author and leading hala- claims may be advanced subsequent to the guish,” September 10, sued upon resolution of all end-of-mar- chic authority of a generation ago, ruled issuance of a get, a responsible beit din will 2015) touched on the critical question of riage issues and the fi nalization of the civ- this way regarding a couple who had set- ensure that the parties understand the un- when in the divorce process a get should il divorce. Such a practice would prevent tled all end-of-marriage issues in beit din conditional nature of the process to avoid be issued. In general terms, the Beth Din of the possibility of a husband claiming sub- and agreed to undergo a civil divorce pro- any future claim of get muteh. As there is America to recommends that a get should sequently that had he known the eventu- ceeding. Upon completion of the civil di- always the chance that a cooperative par- be executed once a marriage is function- al outcome of fi nancial litigation he would vorce in Mexico, the husband moved to ty may turn uncooperative down the road, ally over and the couple has separated, never have given a get. Israel and remarried there, and then the it is prudent and halachically sound to ex- even prior to the resolution of other end- However, standard get protocol coun- wife initiated judicial proceedings in Can- ecute a get as soon as possible in a divorce of-marriage issues (i.e. fi nances, custody, ters the possibility of such a claim. The beit ada (where she was now living), accusing proceeding. etc.). [While not the topic of this article, it din typically cautions the parties that the her ex-husband of bigamy and demanding is important to note that any unsettled fi - get is issued unconditionally and any sub- spousal support, as apparently Canadian Rabbi Michoel Zylberman serves as S’gan Menahel (As- nancial dispute between two Jews, includ- sequent claims have no bearing on the ef- law did not recognize the Mexican civil di- sociate Director) of the Beth Din of America. Informa- ing disputes arising from end-of-marriage fect of the get. Even were the husband to vorce. Rabbi Felder ruled (with the endorse- tion about the Beth Din may be accessed at www. claims, must, as a matter of Torah law, be later claim that he gave the get under false ment of R. Moshe Feinstein) that there was bethdin.org. adjudicated in front of beit din and not sec- ular court. A beit din decision on such mat- ters, when governed by a binding arbitra- tion agreement, is legally enforceable in the Unites States.] About 15 years ago, the Beth Din of America publicized “Standards for Batei Din” (endorsed by the Rabbinical Council of America and the Orthodox Un- ion and signed by leading rabbinic fi gures including Rabbi Gedalia Dov Schwartz and Rabbi Hershel Schachter) that included the provision that “in all divorce proceed- ings the get will be given as the fi rst item of business.” Removing the get as a matter of conten- tion eliminates the inappropriate and un- ethical possibility of the get being used as a bargaining chip in subsequent negotia- tions. Furthermore, any delay in issuance of a get could always lead to the possibili- ty of a get never being given. Let us briefl y attempt to explain the theoretical basis for objecting to this approach and how these concerns may be alleviated. Rema (Seder Haget 81) writes that pri- or to the husband’s giving a get to his wife, the wife should either return the ketubah or formally waive her right to collect it. The reason for this is to prevent the possibili- ty of the husband subsequently calling into You’ve worked hard to earn your Miles & Points. question the get’s validity. Were the wife to later demand the monies owed to her as Shouldn’t you be able to use them any way you want to? per the ketubah, the husband may claim that the get was issued under false premis- es, as he never would have given a get had he known that it would lead to unexpected F LY fi nancial liability. THE CHOICE IS ANYWHERE The most celebrated case of get muteh IN THE WORLD (a get given under false pretenses) in rab- binic literature was the Get MiVien (the Vi- YOURS enna Get) of the early 1600s. 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Rabbi Dovid Cohen: Furthermore, because Rabbi Cohen is A Model of “Patience, aware that today, people are not as will- Perseverance and Purpose” ing to approach their pulpit rabbis with  CONTINUED FROM P. 18 their concerns as they once were, he hopes to reinvigorate these important True, Rabbi Cohen is mostly focused connections through his work at the OU. on working with Orthodox congregants “We live in a period, where on the one and congregations to start with because, hand, trust in the rabbi and the rabbin- as he said, he is working under the OU, ate has been eroded, while concurrently, but he is also going to be working with rabbis are being taken advantage of and the UJA Federation and other multi-de- treated with less respect than tradition- nominational organizations when need- ally allotted to them. These points may ed. Thus, when it benefi ts both the OU or may not necessarily be intertwined. and other organizations, he will be in I hope to be a listening ear to my col- contact with organizations both to the leagues who need support, while also “left” and to the “right” of the OU in their bolstering the honor and respect of the approaches. Rabbi Cohen’s background rabbinate by being a Kiddush Hashem in thus makes him well equipped to handle my representation of the OU,” said Rab- such situations. bi Cohen. Blogging R’ Lichtenstein: Introduction Join us at the incomparable By Rabbi Gidon Rothstein the fruit of R. Lichtenstein’s toiling and till- ing in the garden of Torah, I hope to share Waldorf Astoria Hotel This past Rosh Ch- one stimulating idea a week. I make no pre- odesh Iyyar, the world tense that I will be comprehensive, will cap- of Torah and avodat ture all or a representative sample of what Passover 2016 Hashem lost a giant, is found in those works, only that I can, in a mori ve-rabi R. Aharon few hundred words, share a thought worth in Orlando, FL Lichtenstein. Many knowing. people are taking on important acts and The inspiration for the idea, I think, I was a current project on Tablet, where poet ,ואני בעניי ,learning projects in his memory • Elegantly-appointed Waldorf Astoria Guest Rooms in my limited capabilities, wanted to join and literary critic Adam Kirsch writes a • 3 Daily Gourmet Glatt Kosher Meals along with Daily Poolside in that. once-weekly reaction to the Daf Yomi. Just as he does not summarize the sev- Barbeques and Lavish Tea Room en folios he studied that week, I will not be attempting to capture • Professionally run Day Camp & Teen Program led by Jamie what R. Lichtenstein did in these Gurvitch and Andi Koppelman volumes. Instead, in the thirty weeks un- • Discounted rates at the onsite Waldorf Astoria Golf Club til his first yahrzeit, I hope to find ,ראויים למי שאמרם featuring Rees Jones-Designed Championship Golf Course thirty ideas that are that meaningfully reflect the man • Three Exquisite Pool Areas, Lazy River, Waterslide who said or wrote them, the ways and Private Cabanas Available he approached the study of Torah and the kinds of ideas his approach • Fabulous Chol Hamoed Entertainment and Teen Trips produced. I plan to devote two weeks to • Featured Scholars in Residence including Rabbi Kenneth each volume, two volumes of He- Hain, Rabbi Shmuel Hain, Rabbi Josh Joseph, and Dr. Julie brew writings followed by one of the English ones, to maintain Stern Joseph enough variety that we never be- • Ashkenaz and Sephardic minyanim under the direction of come too caught up in one topic (even as R. 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While he wrote more than many re- introduce us or, for those who knew him Owner and Director alize (there’s a bibliography at http://etzion. somewhat, give a fuller picture of the man. Robyn Hartman org.il/vbm/archive/Bibliography-web.htm), We’ll start with Minchat Aviv. there are, as far as I know, thirteen books Program Manager he wrote or that were based on his talks. Rabbi Dr. Gidon Rothstein has served in Catering by For reservations or more information, Joey Bodner, Eight of those are notes on shiurim he gave the community rabbinate and in educa- please contact our team at: Marty Bodner at Yeshivat Har Etzion, one is a collection, tional roles at the high school and adult 1-877-PESACH4 (1-877-737-2244) and Eddie Izso Minchat Aviv, of articles he published, and level. 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By Rabbi Gil Student municates with us; what our goals in life However, these Big Questions are still generation has its own struggles and its should be; why God creates people who often discussed among adults. Historical- own voice to add to the discussion. Our I often hear com- will face serious challenges; what mar- ly, Judaism places discussion of impor- discussions of Big Questions cannot end plaints that the Jewish riage means and how it should be be- tant issues of theology in studies of the with the citation of sources. We need to community does not gun and ended; how men and women weekly Torah portion. Many rabbis raise dive deep into them, to fi nd their rele- discuss the big ques- should respond to the divine call in to- these issues in an occasional sermon. vance to our concerns, and to explore the tions of life. “Big Ques- day’s world(s). These may seem like issues Open most books on the parsha and you challenges and implications of different tions” address all-im- we rarely discuss in the Jewish commu- will fi nd Big Questions. For example, Rab- approaches. portant issues of purpose: who we are nity, but appearances are often different bi Shmuel Goldin recently completed his Rabbi Goldin not only applies the and why we are here. Yet our rabbis tend from reality. series “Unlocking the Torah Text.” In the varying approaches found in traditional to speak about issues like which bless- Big Questions form the basis of Jew- fi rst volume, in addition to his unique texts to contemporary issues but also asks ing to recite on a specifi c food or how ish education. The fi rst biblical verse textual insights, he includes discussions open-ended questions. He invites readers to perform a certain activity permissibly traditionally taught to a Jewish child is of issues such as: chosenness vs universal- to think further and to add to these vital on Shabbos. Without downplaying the “Moshe commanded us the Torah, a herit- ity, the nature of marriage, individual and discussions. We need to revisit the beliefs importance of these issues, they are mi- age for the congregation of Israel” (Deut. community and divine tests. Skipping to we were taught as children, deepening nor aspects of a larger framework. We are 33:4). Children are taught to fulfi ll the the fi fth volume due to space considera- our faith through our added experienc- focused, the argument goes, on small is- commandments as a response to God’s tions, I will highlight a few more of the es and understanding. We live in a social sues, while frustrated would-be intellec- call; that we all face tests in our lives; that many topics he addresses: dependence media culture that prizes quick, clever re- tuals have to look elsewhere for satisfac- everyone has a unique role in the world on God, doubt, historical truth and rab- sponses to every question. But we need tion. The problem here is real but when and much more. binic infallibility. Like many rabbinic to treat the Big Questions and the ques- restated, the solution becomes apparent. Why do adults who received this fi ne classes and sermons, within Rabbi Gol- tioners with the respect and seriousness Even issues that loom large sociolog- education complain about the Big Ques- din’s Torah essays lie discussions of key they deserve. ically are often small questions. When tions? Two reasons come to mind. First, religious ideas. Take any classical book on someone discusses whether women can adults don’t remember what they learned the parsha and you will fi nd treatments serve as rabbis, or whether active homo- in elementary school. Even if they do, of similar topics. Send us sexuals should be accepted as synagogue they may associate those memories with If sermons and books throughout the members, he is talking about small ques- other emotions and experiences, render- ages have discussed these Big Questions, your news, tions. Whether women should be re- ing them ineffective. Second, we teach so why the discontent? Perhaps people leased from marriage without a get or re- children based on their comprehension feel that the discussions are too superfi - calcitrant husbands should be beaten to abilities. School children will not be able cial. When a teacher is content to quick- events and near-death, are also small questions. Yes, to handle complex answers that incor- ly quote from past sources, he implies they are important. Indeed, they are prob- porate the ambiguities of life. Instead, that all the answers have already been photos! ably life-and-death questions in some cas- we teach them pat answers that general- reached. And if he utilizes only one of es. But Big Questions are about big-pic- ly satisfy their curiosity and set them on many approaches, without acknowledg- Send to ture issues, how we see the world and our a traditional path. Adults need answers ing the existence of other valid views, he place in it. with more meat that refl ect their experi- shuts down important conversation. 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She is able to Initially a part-time initia- tell when someone is tru- Jake’ Engages Jewish tive, Gabay put the dream of ly dedicated to working or creating her agency on hold someone who wants “easy while she pursued work as money,” which factors into Children With Peppy Tunes a fi nancial advisor. But now, placement decisions. 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Since its release, the album has inspired hundreds of children to dance and sing, all while learning edu- One example of a Rabbi Jake song that cational concepts. is so fun and singable shows clever and Not only does he write the music, deceptively simple lyrics, that parents are but he performs it. Rabbi Jake offers en- sure to join their kids singing it during car- tertaining and inspirational events, for pool. The following lyrics are from Rabbi children and their families, that will pro- Jake’s song, “Roar:” mote an excitement towards Judaism. There once was a boy named Tani, He performs at birthday parties, Sunday Who woke up singing Modeh Ani, school gatherings, summer camps, com- He jumped out of bed, munity-wide concerts and even school just like the Shulchan Aruch says, events. His music plays equally well to al- Yisgaber Ke’Ari (strong like a lion). most every Jewish crowd, including main- He said, “When I wake up stream Orthodox, kiruv, secular and every- I’m gonna roar like a lion, where in between. Roar like a lion, roar like a lion “Music is the spark that ignites the And do the mitzvahs of Hashem.” soul, and the songs that I have composed Rabbi Jake, as he is for this CD speak to the known by his fans, grew Jewish child’s heart and up playing musical instru- allow children to experi- ments such as guitar and ence the joy of Judaism in piano. He took lessons a fun and exciting way,” for one year, but quickly he wrote on his webpage. realized he found more By bringing LED lighting joy playing music he had and a bubble machine to himself written. It was his shows, he enlivens the not until he had children concert experience for of his own that he began children. Rabbi Jake was writing more children’s music than he recently interviewed on Nachum Segal’s ever had before. “It’s amazing how chil- JM in the AM as part of a series on up-and- dren react to music; you play something coming children’s entertainers. and they start bouncing around,” he said. “When children are having fun, it’s the His fi rst performances were for the best time to teach them. Sometimes you children in the pre-school class where miss out on opportunities to teach, and his wife taught. “I was invited into my the best time to do it is when they are hav- wife’s pre-k classes for little parties, and I ing a really fun time,” he said. was more inspired to see their reactions to the music I played. Parents are looking Rabbi Jake: Volume 1, was produced by Hillel Kaps for fun and educational way to teach their Productions and is distributed worldwide by Ni- children, and I am able to provide a fun, gun Music. 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By David Fain each other we must overcome our walls not want to spend the rest of his life hope- our conversation concluded with us both and reach out. less, sitting in prison. smiling and a hug, I knew I had given I have driven by John (name changed to protect iden- I listened, as that was all I could real- John some hope. many jails and prisons tity) was sitting in our prayer service on ly do. I did not have answers to the dif- What I didn’t realize until the night throughout my life, Yom Kippur morning. As he sat with his fi culties with his individual case or with after I left the prison is what John gave and I always admire arms folded and head down I could see the challenges that living in jail presents. me. Through our connection, my listen- the high walls and the look of sadness across his face. He was I could not even begin to imagine the ing and our being together, a place in my fences. There is a sense also in the service the night before but sat feeling of having four children at home heart opened and a wall came crashing of security knowing off to the side and didn’t open the prayer who do not get to see their father. I don’t down. Suddenly, miraculously, I found that dangerous peo- book. He was a short and petite man, and know what it feels like to be in a situation myself open to listening and to con- ple are locked up on the other side of I thought he must be an inmate who just where everything feels wrong. I do, how- necting to someone with whom I never those walls. Although, in my many times wanted out of his cell and didn’t have an ever, know how to listen. thought I would have shared even a word passing a prison I never really stopped to interest in the Jewish holiday of repent- I know listening and being with John in common, and now I felt like we had a pause and think about the inmates and ance or anything we had to offer. is all that I could give him. I focused in- connection that went much deeper than the offi cers living and working on the However, I decided to go over and ask tently on his words and feelings as he words. other side of the wall. I was afraid of the what’s up anyway. poured out his heart. Slowly I noticed I probably won’t see John again, and I people on the other side of the wall. I was His eyes looked up at me and I could a shift in the conversation as he spoke don’t think that seeing him again is what sure they came from a different world and see the pain. I paused as he looked at me more and more about his family and his matters. John could be any person behind that we had nothing in common and no determining how he wanted to respond. I hopelessness; the tension in his body be- any wall, be it a wall in a jail, or a wall I reason to interact. I could not have been waited embracing the moment of connec- gan to ebb. He spoke about the love he create in my mind to protect myself from more wrong. tion. He began to speak, to slowly share has for his children and his wife. How he someone I fear, or with whom I have yet I was fortunate enough as a rabbinical his struggle, and as he did all of the other wants to give something to them and to to connect. John reminded me that it is student to have the opportunity to lead prayers in the room faded into the back- the world. We focused on the importance the act of reaching out to someone and Yom Kippur services and teach inside Rik- ground. of his love. We focused on giving hope listening that is a gift we can all give and ers Island, a jail in the heart of New York John shared how he felt “stuck be- through displaying love to his wife and receive. City. I share my refl ections here with the tween a rock and a hard place.” He was all children through the occasional phone I hope and pray that we will all take hope that this will inspire other people alone in prison with nobody to trust, as calls, however infrequent they might be. the time in this new year to think about as I was inspired to see the people who he said himself, “who can you trust when John began to smile as he realized he people who might be behind physical may be behind walls, either walls created you are surrounded by criminals, people has some hope, and I began to smile as I walls and those we have put behind walls by society or walls that we put up with- who might take advantage of you at any felt him begin to embrace that hope for in our minds and hearts. When we sense in ourselves between people we do not minute?” The public defenders assigned himself. that feeling of a wall we remind ourselves know, or when we are afraid. Also, I hope to his case he said didn’t care about him, I never could have imagined a few that we have both what to give and re- other people will realize as I did that we and he felt wrongly accused. His four chil- hours before going into jail on Yom Kip- ceive if we can open up and give that gift all have something to give another per- dren are at home waiting for their fa- pur that I would or could ever connect we might not even know we possess. son, just as we all have something to re- ther. They need him, and he needs them. deeply to an inmate. I never thought ceive, and sometimes that small gift is a Everything in his life has gone wrong. He deeply about what John’s life or the life David Fain is a rabbinical student at Yeshi- gift we don’t even know we possess. In or- misses his wife. He wants to pray to God, of any of the other thousands of people vat Chovevei Torah and lives in Riverdale der to connect to each other and give to but what can God do for him? He does there could be like living behind bars. As with his wife.

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Then he headed back to Spain so he Then he fi nally got back to his colony, Discovering Columbus could recount his adventures. where, as you can imagine, everyone was “Listen to my adventures,” he said. “The mad at him for sneaking back home and for- By Mordechai Schmutter “Really? How do you know?” Indians there don’t even speak Indian.” getting to tell them. So they sent him back “I called them Indians.” “Wait. What happened to the Santa Ma- to Spain in chains, where he was put in pris- Last Monday, Octo- “Did they have a problem with that?” ria? Wasn’t that the one you were piloting?” on for six weeks, and then he went back to ber 12, our nation cele- “Well, they tried to kill me. But I’m pret- “Um, no. Some kid crashed it.” “Asia” in 1502, where they didn’t let him into brated yet another hol- ty sure that was unrelated.” “Hang on. Where’s all your gold and spic- the colony. So he got back in his boat and iday. And anyway, everyone already knew the es?” kept exploring, trying to fi nd a route to the “Another holiday?” world was round. That’s why they didn’t “What? Oh, man! I left it there. Can I go part of the orient with the spices and gold you’re saying. “I’m not freak out when, every time they sailed back?” already. But his boats fell apart and he end- cooking for this one.” away from land, that land seemed to sink No one asked about the 37 guys, though. ed up stranded in Jamaica for a year until The holiday was Columbus Day. Chanc- into the ocean. So Columbus went back to “Asia” in 1493. someone fi nally came to get him and put es are, if you went to school, you already So actually, what Columbus wanted was This time, he was given 17 ships and 1,200 him on the next boat right back to Spain. know about Columbus, considering your to fi nd a convenient trade route to India, people. He fi nally died in 1506. Then he came history teacher spent the fi rst several so he could bring home gold and silks and “Don’t lose any this time,” he was told. back to America in 1542. months of the year discussing his journey spices, such as curry. Though spices really “People?” I’m serious. Someone dug him up and in real time. seem to be a weird thing to put on that list. “Ships.” brought his body back. There’s just no get- So we know that he was the fi rst per- But Columbus wanted to fi nd a better way The purpose of this journey was to set ting rid of some people. He was then in son to discover America. Besides the Na- to get these things and exchange them for up a colony in the name of Spain, see if any America until 1898, when he was brought tive Americans. So okay, he was the fi rst European commodities, such as disease. of the 37 people were still alive (they were back to Spain, except that some people in European. Besides the Vikings. For exam- (Actually, I don’t know what the Euro- not), and keep looking for gold and spices, the Caribbean claim they still have the body. ple, there was Leif Eriksson, who’d discov- peans gave the Asians. But I do know that because the king and queen of Spain were But why Columbus Day, right? Because ered Canada 500 years earlier, but nobody whatever it was, the Asians weren’t risking getting antsy. he discovered America? He wasn’t the fi rst! counted it, because... Canada. their lives to come to Europe to get it.) But the natives had nothing to trade. So But the answer is that it doesn’t mat- But, for example, Columbus went on Unfortunately, he didn’t end up any- he took some natives. ter. Have you ever come home after a long many other voyages that very few of us where near Asia. But luckily for him, he hit “What are we supposed to do with na- day and discovered a huge stain on your know about, because: a) we stop paying at- land anyway, and then spent the rest of his tives?” the queen asked when he got back shirt? Do you think you’re the fi rst person tention after he discovered America, and b) life convinced it was Asia. Even once he re- to Spain. who noticed it? Yet you still “discovered” it, he was never able to top that fi rst voyage. alized he’d just been landing on islands, he “Slaves!” Columbus said. right? He didn’t discover any other worlds. Just decided that it was Japan. Though he still But the queen had little use for slaves, Also, while Columbus wasn’t the fi rst the new one. kept calling everyone “Indians.” because technically, she had a whole king- person to get there, he was the fi rst person But at least he proved that the world He kept exploring for a while, trying to dom of slaves. to leave people there. was round, right? fi nd his gold and spices, but he just kept “Stop bringing us slaves!” she said. She Actually, he didn’t. First of all, he could fi nding more land. Then, in December, his wanted gold and silks, and he was running Mordechai Schmutter is a freelance writer only prove it if he actually got to Asia, cabin boy accidentally steered the Santa a ferry service. and a humor columnist for Hamodia, The which he didn’t. He told people about it, Maria into even more land, so he was down So Columbus went back to Ameri- Jewish Press, and Aish.com, among oth- and they said, “That doesn’t sound like Asia. to two boats, and he had to leave 37 men be- ca again, in 1498. But fi rst he broke down ers. He also has four books out and does Are you sure it was Asia?” and he said, “No, hind so he could get back to Spain without in middle of the ocean for several weeks. stand-up comedy. You can contact him at no. That was Asia. I saw Indians.” everyone elbowing each other overboard. Everyone has one vacation like that. [email protected].

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The Kosher Dinner Lady Eat Your Vegetables!

By Rachel Berger you can roast together: this simple combi- nation of colorful and fl avorful vegetables. Maybe some of They come together beautifully and deli- you don’t particular- ciously, and the balsamic glaze is the icing ly care for vegetables. on the cake! (But, let’s be honest. There’s no But I know that you cake…) Try it! And if there are any leftovers know that you should that don’t get eaten, puree them with some eat more of them. You broth and make roasted veggie soup! might not like them boiled; you might not like them steamed; you might not even like Balsamic Roasted Vegetables them raw; but I know most of you appreci- 2 large red onions, peeled and cut into ate how wonderful roasted vegetables are. wedges Right? And I’m sure most of you partake of 2 sweet potatoes, peeled and cut into 1-inch them on a regular basis. Right? You know pieces what I’m talking about–tender, crispy, car- 2 C. Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved amelized morsels of goodness. Piping hot, 2 C. medium butternut squash, peeled and fresh out of the oven, too hot to hold, but diced in the mouth they go. Roasted caulifl ow- 8 ounces carrots, peeled and cut on the bias er, roasted string beans, roasted sweet po- into 1-inch slices tatoes. It doesn’t matter–when the tray 8 ounces fi ngerling or baby potatoes, comes out of the oven, anyone walking by halved them in my house feels free to help them- 4 cloves garlic, chopped selves, and pops them into their mouth like 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil candy. I half-heartedly yell “stop” and “there 1 teaspoon kosher salt won’t be enough for dinner.” But secretly 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper I’m so happy they are eating veggies. But an interesting phenomenon oc- Balsamic Glaze: curs when we fi nally sit down to dinner. 1/3 cup vegetable broth I assume that everyone will be so excited 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil to eat the veggies they couldn’t keep their 1/4 cup balsamic vinegar hands off of in the kitchen. So what hap- 2 tablespoons honey pens? The second those perfectly cut vege- 2 teaspoons Dijon mustard tables get dumped into a bowl with a serv- 1 teaspoon lemon juice ing spoon, and are placed on the table, they Kosher salt and freshly ground black pep- are done for. No one will touch them. What per happened? Between transferring them from the hot baking tray to a beautiful serv- Directions ing dish, what has changed to make them Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. so unappealing? “Eat them,” I say. “You love In a large bowl, toss the vegetables with them,” I plead. But if they aren’t picking the oil, salt and pepper and place on a large them off the tray with their bare hands, ap- sheet pan. Spread the vegetables in an parently vegetables hold no interest. So I even layer and roast, stirring once halfway guess I just have to line up trays of veggies through, until tender, 40 to 45 minutes. on the kitchen counter, as they come out of For the glaze: In a small saucepan, com- the oven and pretend that I don’t see what bine the vegetable broth, oil, vinegar, hon- is going on. I must allow the veggies to get ey, mustard, lemon juice and some salt and eaten pre-dinner. I guess there are worse pepper. Cook over low heat until the glaze things in the world. Right? is reduced by half, about 10 minutes. Serve So, how do you keep them coming back over the vegetables. for more? Sometimes the right combina- tion of vegetables roasted together keeps Rachel is a real estate attorney, currently things interesting. It can be a little tricky trying to fend off the vegetable pickers in because different vegetables need differ- the kitchen. You can fi nd The Kosher Din- ent cooking times. Case in point: If I roast ner Lady on Facebook and Instagram. You some zucchini with a potato, I will have a can contact her at Rachel@thekosherdin- disaster on my hands. But I’ll tell you what nerlady.com.

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By Ross Courtney, via The Yakima (WA) ed States, and each year, 18 rabbis from Herald (printed with permission) the New York City-based Orthodox Union spread out to oversee nearly every drop. Sunnyside–Wedged between towering In the end, bottles of juice on store industrial juice-processing buildings, sur- shelves throughout the nation bear the rounded by drums of concentrate, stands symbol of a capital U inside an O, telling a sukkah. shoppers – who may or may not even no- Inside the Spartan wooden hut with a tice, much less care – whether the prod- bamboo roof, Rabbi Schmuel Gallor recites uct is kosher, a Jewish term for “acceptable” prayers, lights a candle and shakes a palm dating back to the Old Testament days of branch for the Jewish holiday Sukkot, com- Moses. The nonprofi t is the largest kosher Milne, Smuckers, TreeTop, FruitSmart, Val- memorating the Hebrew people’s 40 years Kosher certifi cation of juice, especially agency in the world, certifying 100,000 dif- ley Processing and Welch’s. of wandering in the desert after the Exodus grape juice, is a study in irony. ferent products in 8,000 plants in 80 coun- Welch’s, based in Concord, Mass., is the from Egypt. People who identify themselves as re- tries. Coca-Cola, Nestl? and General Mills country’s largest manufacturer of grape The 23-year-old rabbi wears a hardhat ligious Jews comprise a small sliver of the are among the Orthodox Union’s clients, juice products. The Grandview plants are “because I can’t fi nd my yamaka,” he said U.S. population – 1.8 percent of adults in employing rabbis in their plants. in their second year of limited kosher pro- with a smile near the beginning of his shift 2013, according to Pew Research – but well Washington is the country’s highest duction, Katzenstein said. supervising the kosher production of grape over half of the nation’s grape juice concen- juice grape producing state with 180,000 The kosher certifi cation process is so juice at Valley Processing in Sunnyside. trate, used as an ingredient in everything tons of grapes harvested in 2013, a $45.5 mil- detailed and complex, companies often With juice giants Welch’s and Smuck- from other juices to baking products, is ko- lion crop, according to the most recent U.S. fi nd it easier to just certify all their concen- er’s, plus a host of smaller companies, the sher certifi ed, said Rabbi Howard Katzen- Department of Agriculture statistics. trate, rather than turn the process on and Yakima Valley is the top grape juice con- stein, director of business management for Orthodox Union rabbis work with centrate production region in the Unit- the Orthodox Union. all the region’s grape processing plants –  CONTINUED ON P. 32

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HEIMISHE HOUSEHOLD Shlishkes, Shishkales or Gnocchi?

By Gail Hochman Add crumbs and sugar. Toss heated dumplings a little chewier, continue to cook and drained dumplings into the buttered shlishkes through. 2 minutes after they rise to the surface.) Re- bread crumbs, coating well. Serve immedi- When I was grow- move them with a slotted spoon and place ately. ing up with a Hungarian Pareve Shlishkes in a buttered bowl (I sometimes just spray mom, she used to make 2 pounds Russet potatoes (about four it with Pam). Repeat with remaining dough. Gail Hochman has been a resident of Bergen County for shishkales, which was medium), washed, peeled and cut into large In a large skillet, melt the butter and over 30 years and has been blessed with many grand- a really special treat. Many years later, I chunks toast the bread crumbs. Drop the cooked children. learned that the Jewish world called them 1 large, beaten egg some variation of shlishkes, but the rest 1 teaspoon salt of the world called this delicacy gnocchi. 1 1/2 cups all-purpose fl our Whatever you choose to call them, they are 6 tablespoons butter fabulous as a side dish, main dish or what- 1 cup plain bread crumbs Grand Opening! ever. I have included a pareve version and a dairy version. Enjoy. In a large saucepan or Dutch oven, boil potatoes in salted water until tender. Drain Dairy Shlishkes and allow to cool a few minutes. Imme- 2 cups fl our diately rice or grate warm potatoes into a 1 lb. farmer cheese large bowl. Add beaten egg, salt and fl our 3-4 eggs and mix together with a wooden spoon 1 tablespoon vanilla sugar or by hand until thoroughly incorporated. 1/2 cup bread crumbs Cover loosely and let stand 15 minutes. 2 tablespoons oil Place a large saucepan or Dutch oven 2 tablespoons sugar with salted water on the stove to boil while you form the dumplings. On a fl oured sur- Combine fi rst four ingredients. Form a face, take a portion of dough and roll it into rope. Cut into 1-inch pieces. In a six-quart a long pencil shape, about 3/4-inch thick. pot, bring water to a boil. Drop in shlish- Cut 3/4-inch slices and drop into boiling wa- kes. Cook 10 minutes. Rinse in cold water ter. When the dumplings rise to the surface, and drain. Melt oil. they have fi nished cooking. (If you like your

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ASK THE DENTIST Guard Your Mouth From Bruxism: What You Need to Know (Part 1)

By: Brian M. Kalb, DDS genetics, I’d like to discuss two other de- up with headaches or soreness in your give comfort to your muscles and jaw. Pa- structive forces that that contribute to cheeks? Does your jaw pop or click when tients who begin to wear them will tell you We take our teeth tooth loss. Bruxism (Clenching/ Grinding) you open and close your mouth? Do you that they can’t be without it. I know, be- for granted. Day to day and Trauma. have hot or cold sensitivity due to enamel cause I have one. we truly don’t think We have all heard about grinding your loss? You are not alone! Look for next issue, where I will con- about our mouth un- teeth. I have had parents come in and tell This is a reality, however, the good tinue, “Guard your Mouth From Sport In- less we are having a me they hear their kids grinding as they news is that we can protect, or GUARD juries: What You Need to Know for Preven- problem. We use our pass by their rooms at night. Some adults one’s teeth and jaw from its destruction. tion and Treatment.” teeth to show off our are aware of their own grinding/clench- Custom Mouth Guards made for this pur- I want to take a moment to thank all beautiful smiles, to eat, ing during the day at work, staring at their pose can become a shock absorber to cush- my readers for all your positive feedback and to help in the phonetics of our speech. computer screen, or sitting in traffi c. Oth- ion from the clenching of your jaw, as well on my articles the past few months. I am We just expect them to always be there for ers do it at night in their sleep, and aren’t as, a protector of your teeth from the grind- so glad that you feel that they have been us, in full function, doing their job, and even aware of it. Clinically we often point ing that will destroy your dentition. Unfor- informative, helpful, and enjoyable to hopefully lasting the rest of our lives. God out to patients their worn teeth or the tunately, they don’t break your habit (sci- read. When people stop me on the street only gives us ONE set of permanent teeth, fi ndings of TMJ popping or clicking of the entifi c studies have proven that this is and say: “ I’m drinking more WATER!” I and we take them for granted. If we lose their jaw. Recent studies revealed that 1 in neurological based), but they will protect walk away with a smile, knowing my mes- them, we do have the implant option (as every 4 Americans clench or grind their you from it. I have patients that have been sages are getting out there. I look forward discussed in my previous article) to exer- teeth. I see it in my patients who are in the grinding their teeth through the years so to answering more of your dental ques- cise, however, there is nothing like the competitive work place, high school and severely that they need a full mouth re- tions and concerns in future issues. originals. So it is our job to take the best college students (especially during exam construction. That means rebuilding their Look forward to next month’s issue of care of them and protect them. time), and parents stressing about their entire mouth. Not only do they lose their “Ask the Dentist.” Please send yourquestion- Unfortunately, there are many destruc- kids. Have you ever chipped or cracked a tooth structure, but also the height of their [email protected]. Dr. Brian Kalb prac- tive factors that can diminish the integri- tooth and don’t know why? Does is look face collapses. It’s amazing how a simple tices dentistry in New Rochelle and Long Is- ty, as well as the longevity of our teeth. like your front teeth are looking worn or Mouth Guard, made out of a piece of acryl- land. He can be reached at 914-262-1399 or Aside from the known, tooth decay and shorter through the years? Do you wake ic, can save your entire mouth, as well as www.drbriankalb.com.

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By Alyssa Colton Some of these children will require some *Keep your baby on the fl oor, mat, rug games. This usually helps a baby feel more and Aviva Lipner type of therapeutic intervention. In gener- or playpen as much as possible. Use a car- comfortable positioned on belly. You can al, however, there are some strategies that seat, baby bouncer or any other baby hold- also lie on your back and place your baby Dear Therapist, you can implement right now to help your er as minimally as you are able. face down on your chest. This is not as ben- “Our 10-month- baby progress and develop. *Please stop placing your child in a sit- efi cial as actual Tummy Time on the fl oor; old baby is still not First of all, babies are spending more ting position. Your baby should only sit however, it helps transition your baby if rolling over. She is and more time on their backs. Since mo- once she can achieve sitting independent- she does not like the position. a happy and con- tivation to be a part of the world around ly by transitioning into that position. If you *It is okay for your child to become a tent baby and whenever we sit her down them is what gets babies moving, there is feel that you must sit your child up, try a little bit upset when you do not put her in on the fl oor, she can stay in that position for less motivation because the world comes high chair for playtime either before or af- a sitting position. Hopefully, this will mo- long periods of time, playing and cooing. If to the babies who are on their backs. Mean- ter meals. Otherwise, if a baby knows that tivate her to try and sit by herself. Obvious- she wants something, she starts crying and ing, that when babies are on their backs, you will place her in a sitting position, there ly, you should not allow your child to be- we usually give her whatever she wants. they can easily look around their envi- is little motivation to try it on one’s own. come excessively upset or frustrated. It is Then, all of a sudden, she just falls over and ronments and see all that is around them. *Your baby should be on her belly dur- up to each parent to decide how to handle lands on her head! What should we do?” Rolling onto their stomachs is complicat- ing awake time. Obviously if your baby has this situation. Development is a tricky thing. Pure de- ed and frustrating. We have to give them refl ux or is a big spitter, or there are any If you are diligent about implementing velopmentalists have generally believed a reason to want to roll. Also, it is much other medical considerations, this is a sit- these strategies, your baby should begin to that each stage of development is neces- more diffi cult to roll from the back than uation you should discuss with your pedi- progress within a few weeks. If your child sary in order for the next stage to develop it is to roll from the stomach. Please make atrician. does not make any progress or does not tol- fully. For example, a child must roll over be- sure that your baby spends most of the *Place some developmentally appropri- erate the Tummy Time position, a few ses- fore he/she begins to crawl, or a child must awake time on his or her stomach. This be- ate toys around your baby. Not too many, sions with either an occupational therapist crawl before beginning to walk. Recently, gins from day one. Not from three months though. And as your baby starts to move or physical therapist who specializes in however, in the past 20 or so years, since old. Consider that typical development around a bit, move the toys a couple of pediatrics should get things moving. Your the passage by the American Academy of considers rolling front to back starting at inches away so that your baby has to be- therapist can train you to implement strat- Pediatrics of the Back to Sleep Campaign three months, you will already be behind gin reaching. egies at home. If your baby is not respond- (see our article “To Crawl or Not to Crawl” if you fi rst begin then. Obviously, for the *As your baby is already a little bit old- ing quickly, that will be an indication for in The Jewish Link of Bergen County May 10-month-old baby, you don’t have an op- er and may become frustrated by this new you that your child might actually require 7, 2013), there are more children than ever portunity to go back in time, so instead, try plan, get down on the fl oor on your bel- more intervention in order to reach all of who have delays in their development. these ideas: ly, face to face with your baby, and play the developmental milestones.

HEALTH Just Pay Attention!

By Rabbi Dr. I know them, but virtually never know Along with that problem, I have al- know about it because it’s the only way Mordechai Glick their names (though they may have told ways misplaced or lost things (that is fre- they know! me their names many times) or things quently something that goes along with In many ways, prosopagnosics are I suffer from an about them that they may have shared face blindness). When looking for some- like people with any other kind of disor- unusual disorder en- with me. In fact, in a shul of perhaps 600 thing in the cabinet, it might very well be der. Children with learning disabilities, titled prosopagnosia, people, I know the names of only the rab- right in front of me, but I don’t see it! I for example, until quite recently, were or face blindness. The bi, the rebbetzin and a few other people. have lost countless keys, watches, belts, yelled at, punished or ridiculed. Now that term comes from the Since I wrote an initial article about phones and many other thingamajigs. I we recognize these issues are biological Greek word for face my diagnosis, one or two people said always assumed that I was just clumsy or problems, we are increasingly accommo- (prosopon) and the medical term for rec- that they realize that they may suffer didn’t pay attention. dating to those with these problems and ognition impairment (agnosia). This is a from the same thing. I am sure that there Over the last number of years, the many are living wonderful lives. Most im- disorder where I fi nd it impossible to rec- are probably a number of people who presence and extent of my diffi culties portantly we are, thank God, no longer ognize people, despite having seen them share some of my symptoms. Amazingly, have become quite heightened (or at least punishing or blaming people with such countless times. After living in the same I’ve lived with this my whole life, most I am much more aware of them). I now diffi culties. community for three years, despite daven- of which I had no clue that I have a disor- realize that some people with the disor- It’s amazing that with all of my diffi - ing in the same shul pretty much daily, I der. It was just the way it was! A few years der had some type of brain insult. For culties, I managed to fi nish college, get am only lately beginning to recognize ago, I became aware of the fact that most many though (like me), they were born smicha, participate in Rav Aharon Licht- some of the people I see quite frequent- people wouldn’t even know what I was with the disorder and many have rela- enstein’s kollel, get a Phd in psycholo- ly–and even then I only have an idea that talking about. tives with similar diffi culties. gy, functioned very well as a psycholo- There is apparently a wide range of gist and a rabbi for 35 or 40 years. I was a how the disorder is expressed. There are very popular and successful college teach- many whose problem is so severe that er and did well in many areas of my life. they don’t recognize their spouses or chil- Nagging away at me was the fact that I dren! Some don’t recognize themselves could be doing better. I suffered from a when looking in the mirror (that was disorder that I and the overwhelming ma- one of the problems that the great neu- jority of people with it don’t know exists. rologist Dr. Oliver Sacks suffered from!). Very recently, Dr. Sacks passed away. My problem is less severe. I certain- He was a truly remarkable individual. He ly have no problem recognizing myself, wrote many wonderful books about peo- NO XCUSES TRAINING my wife or my children. But it has fol- ple with strange disorders and shed much lowed me throughout my life. I suffered light on them. Despite living his life with greatly from it, and spent an inordinate prosopagnosia, he has contributed great- amount of energy trying to fi nd out what ly to our understanding of this and many WWW.NOXCUSESNYC.COM was wrong with me. But I never did, un- other unknown disorders. For a fasci- Certified Personal til quite recently. The answers that I did nating picture of Dr. Sacks, read www. ILANA MILSTEIN Trainer come up with often involved being angry newyorker.com/magazine/2010/08/30/ at myself for not being good enough. The face-blind, or for more information (in- fact that I did remarkably well did not cluding a test regarding prosopagnosia) 646•342•5488 prevent me from having felt that I could see www.faceblind.org). do better. Amazingly, approximately 2 ? One day perhaps, we will accept every- percent of the population have some fair- one as they are and live in a much better [email protected] ly severe form of the disorder, but few world.

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Bi-Cultural Begins Year With Inspiration Strikes for Bi-Cultural Back-to-School Barbecue “Makers” By Dora Salm

For students who thrive on learning by doing, the opening of a “Makerspace” lab at Bi-Cultural Day School is an exciting milestone for the school and the commu- nity. Makerspace is a forum for hands-on invention and creation; melding DIY (do- it-yourself) methods with modern tech- Sixth graders Sarah Eisentein and Julianne nology. The teaching format combines Katz attend the annual Bi-Cultural picnic. STEM (science, technology, engineer- The Grunberg Family gathers for a photo: (PHOTO BY KATHRYN DANNER) ing and math) and STEAM (science, tech- Ava (front), Rebecka, Sydney, Reina, nology, engineering, art and math), with Lilly and Michael. hands-on building and discovery. Maker- (PHOTO BY KATHRYN GRUNBERG) space at BCDS is the inspired creation of third grade teacher Beth Fritz and middle On Sunday, September 20, the Bi-Cul- school teacher Adrianne Robinson, who tural Day School gathered for food, fun said that parents can expect their chil- and community during the annual Back- dren to bring home Makerspace projects Teacher Beth Fritz paints the walls for to-School Barbecue and Picnic organized ranging from crafts to circuitry and from retooled space for the newly-created by Bi-Cultural’s Parents Association. More woodworking to wearable technology. Makerspace lab at Bi-Cultural. than 500 parents, children, teachers and “The Makerspace Movement encour- (PHOTO BY ADRIANNE ROBINSON) family members met for games, sports, arts ages student exploration, collaboration and crafts, face painting, a bouncy house Eric Kwalwasser, Julius Kurtz and Remy and forward thinking. Students will be excited about the response that we have and of course delicious food. Under bril- Chamerlain play a game of soccer during able to fi ne-tune their problem-solving received so far from parents – it’s been an liantly-sunny skies, it was the perfect way the annual Bi-Cultural Barbecue. skills in an environment where there outpouring of support and energy,” said to get together with friends and family. (PHOTO BY KATHRYN DANNER) are no limits to their creativity. Each ses- Fritz, who, with Robinson, reached out to sion asks students to question the world the Bi-Cultural community and found an around them. These students are going to audience of parents willing to embrace a Rain Doesn’t be the artists and engineers of the future,” new way of applied learning. said Robinson. “The space itself was renovated with Dampen MTA Students will be able to take classes a little old-fashioned elbow grease and in robotics, coding, fashion technology, a few late nights with a paintbrush in Sukkos Simcha knitting and circuitry during Bi-Cultur- hand,” explained Robinson. “When we al’s Lunch and Learn period, with projects announced the launch of this Maker- On Thursday, October 1, the rain did not designed according to grade, curricular space initiative, we were overwhelmed by keep the simcha away from MTA students units and the students’ own interests, ex- the generosity of our parent body. Within and rebbeim. Early in the evening, MTA Mag- plained Robinson. “We have assembled a the fi rst 24 hours, one family donated the gid Shiur and Assistant Rabbi at Congregation leadership. The students enjoyed divrei Torah Makerspace team of teachers who are ex- funds for us to purchase our 3D printer. Beth Abraham Rabbi Tanchum Cohen hosted from MTA Rosh Yeshiva Rabbi Michael Taubes, cited to participate in this groundbreak- Donations continue to come in through boys from the 12th grade, as well as alumni, for Associate Principal Rabbi Shimon Schenker, ing program. Also, several of our parents Home Depot gift cards, cash, web alloca- a Simchas Beis Hashoeva at his home. and ninth grade student Sammy Cohen. They have approached us, eager to help by do- tion and even tools.” Currently, Bi-Cultur- Later that same evening, MTA freshmen were also led in a variety of ice breakers and nating their talents for our projects.” The al is one of only two Jewish day schools headed to the home of Eva and Mordy (and games by Grade Dean/Mashgiach Rabbi Eli fi rst Makerspace project will be the upper with this collaborative lab. Yoni) Rothberg for a special Simchas Beis Cohn. Students enjoyed the opportunity to school students planning, creating and “I think one of the greatest assets the Hashoeva with their rebbeim, and school join together for ruach, fun and Torah. building the actual worktables for the lab. Makerspace lab brings to our school is the The fi rst project that Fritz and Robin- fact that we are not only asking students son tackled was really the lab space itself. to think outside the box, we are asking Edible Science at Carmel Academy ally amazing. Since we tried all these new Fritz and Robinson imagined that a Mak- them to the box. It’s the perfect venue for  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 things. I had never tried radishes before erspace lab would be a great addition to student cross-curricular engagement. It’s a now. I found out they are amazing.” BDCS. They brought the idea to the BDCS great platform for students who excel in “It’s been an amazing learning experi- The organic garden, which sits half- administration and were given a large areas outside of the traditional classroom ence for my students,” said Bahar about the way between the school’s lower and upper space being used for storage. “We are so setting to shine a little brighter.” garden. “My students are seeing fi rsthand schools, was created two summers ago by how the small seeds they planted have CA alumnus Elias Boyer for his Eagle Scout grown, and now that the vegetables and service project. Bi-Cultural Students Experience Tashlich fruits are ready for harvest, the students are “It was quite an undertaking as Elias incorporating these organic healthy foods met with me and other members of our On Monday, September 21, students in into their diets.” educational and administrative leadership the upper school participated in a Tashlich “We have picked various types of car- team to plan the project. He then organ- service at Stamford’s Bartlett Arboretum rots, Swiss chard, cucumbers, squash, egg- ized the temporary donation of tools, as and Gardens. Meaning “to cast off,” Tash- plant, kale, tomatoes, pumpkin, zucchini, well as a team of volunteers to work on the lich is a ritual that involves symbolical- basil, potatoes, peppers, sage, dill, and oth- project,” said Head of School Nora Ander- ly casting off the sins of the previous year er leafy vegetables. We’ve been making sal- son. by tossing pieces of bread or another food ads and eating them without any added Over the course of many days, he into a body of fl owing water. Students in sugars or preservatives and are also learn- cleared the site’s overgrown vegetation and Rabbi Eli Kohl begins the seventh grade grades six, seven and eight took part in this ing how to prepare the produce in other cleared the debris. He and the volunteers Tashlich service with song. special service, bringing an additional layer healthy ways,” Bahar said. then built garden beds, lay down weed tarp (PHOTO BY GINA FASS) of meaning to the High Holidays. The students are learning how to pre- and top soil, and created wood chip paths. pare the food in a variety of healthy ways The garden has been a wonderful ad- – trying vegatables they may not have been dition to the school’s campus. Students Frisch Juniors willing to try before. Many students are of all ages now have an opportunity to also growing gardens at home, inspired by tend a garden, learn fi rst-hand about eco- Walk for The this experience, Bahar said. systems, life cycles and nature. They are “We learned about the seeds.... We saw picking and using the fresh produce and Friendship Circle the process of how they grew. I was so sur- learning how to cook and pickle a varie- prised when I saw how big they grew,” ty of the vegetables – all part of their new Atara Schulhof (‘17) organized a contin- said Ela Dynner. “This is fi rst time I tried fi fth grade science curriculum about the gent of Frisch juniors at the Friendship eggplant right from the garden. It was re- human body and how to keep it healthy. Circle walk in Teaneck.

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Gavriela Colton Will Represent Team USA in Chile Gavriela Colton has been playing com- petitive volleyball for the past seven years, both in Ma’ayanot Yeshiva High School for Girls as well as currently at Stern College for Women/Yeshiva University. Over these years she has earned a reputation both on and off the court for exemplifying a Students listen to Rabbi Citroen give a shiur strong team ethic and positive attitude as in memory of Coby Burstein, a”h well as athletic skills. Colton has merited an invitation to represent team USA in the petition – I am so honored to be a part of Special Shiur at Frisch in 13th Pan American Maccabi Games in San- Team USA! This opportunity allows me to tiago, Chile. show the world that you do not have to Memory of Coby Burstein, a”h Gavriela has received permission to give up either on your passion for athletics, play volleyball at the Games in a skirt and nor your commitment to leading an obser- Students at Frisch heard from Rab- in the merit of Coby’s neshama. she is looking forward to being one of the vant, Jewish life. Being a team player, both bi Elisha Citroen, the father-in-law of May Coby’s memory be for a bless- only, if not the only, player wearing a skirt on and off the court, stems from my Jew- Coby Burstein, a”h, this week. Coby was ing, and may his courageous decision so that people will ask her why. She sees ish values which have been ingrained in a 2007 Frisch alum who was serving as to translate his passion for Israel into this as a great opportunity to start the dia- me since birth and I have worked on both a lone soldier in the IDF when he was tangible action by becoming a soldier logue about Torah observance and leading on and off the court. It is because of those killed in a car accident this past sum- for the IDF serve as inspiration for all a Torah-true lifestyle. values that I am able to represent the Jew- mer. Rabbi Citroen gave a special shiur of us. On her personal fundraising page, ish people of America in these games.” Gavriela describes the opportunity to play To view and contribute to her fundrais- at Maccabi: “the Pan American Maccabi ing effort, visit http://support.maccabiu- Games are a celebration of Jewish unity, sa.com/site/TR/Games/MaccabiTeamRais- Westchester Torah Academy (WTA) culture, and heritage through athletic com- er?px=1068261&pg=personal&fr_id=1040 Taking Innovation to the Next Level YU Men’s Soccer Shuts Down WTA was founded in partnership with k-3 classrooms. Our teachers and adminis- Affordable Jewish EducationProject (AJE), trators are being provided with intensive Farmingdale, 2-0 whose mission is to improve the academ- training and support, and AJE is working ic quality and affordability of Jewish day to ensure that the program is being im- Yeshiva University defeated visiting schools. Over the past three years, AJE has plemented successfully,” said Rabbi Rami team Farmingdale State College, 2-0, in the worked with WTA and other new and es- Strosberg, Head of School. Skyline Conference men’s soccer action on tablished Jewish day schools to pilot inno- The 2 Sigma model is not a supple- Thursday night at the Aviator Sports and vative educational approaches. Their ed- mentary or occasional initiative; it is a Events Center in Brooklyn, New York. ucational model, which is now called “2 shift in focus that affects the way each stu- The Maccabees got on the board fi rst, CREDIT YUMACS.COM Sigma Education,” is highly sophisticated dent learns reading and math each day. Al- scoring off a two-on-one in the ninth min- but built on the simple idea of maximizing though WTA already offers an advanced ute when freshman Julian Ribak hit a beau- gether their fi rst shutout of the season to- the quantity and quality of one-on-one and personalized learning program, we are tiful cross to junior Itamar Ben David for night,” Head Coach Josh Pranksy said after- small group instruction in the classroom. confi dent that our partnership with AJE the fi nish. It was Ben David’s seventh goal wards. “Every player was able to put pride (You can learn more about 2 Sigma at2Sig- will take that program to the next level. of the season as Yeshiva went up 1-0. The aside, dig in and do what had to be done.” maEducation.com). It is important to note that sophisticat- hosts would score again in the 38th minute Yeshiva improved to 4-4-1 on the season Over the past year, AJE launched its 2 ed programs like 2 Sigma are not imple- when sophomore Aaron Braun stole the and 3-0-1 against Skyline conference com- Sigma Education program at Hebrew Acad- mented overnight. “What we are celebrat- ball in front of the Farmingdale goal and petition. Farmingdale State dropped to 6-6 emy of Long Beach (HALB) in kindergarten ing now is that we are embarking on an fi nished himself with a single touch as the and 3-2 in the league standings. through third grade (385 students). HALB exciting journey that will steadily and sig- Maccabees took a two goal advantage. The Maccabees wore special pink jer- students saw tremendous gains in both nifi cantly enhance our students’ learning The 2-0 score held up going into half- seys during the match, in recognition of reading and math, and the school is expand- experiences over time. We are incredibly time, and represented the fi nal score of the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, a fi rst for ing the program to its fourth grade this year. grateful to our faculty, staff and administra- game as Yeshiva turned back a furious ral- the program. “We are excited to report that WTA and tion for their openness to new ideas and ea- ly attempt by the Rams, clinching the win. Yeshiva will continue the season on Sun- AJE are beginning the process of bringing gerness to participate in this program,” said Sophomore Maor Feinstein recorded day, October 11 when they travel to the Sage the 2 Sigma Education model to our own Dr. Judy Stoner, Director of Curriculum. two saves in goal for Yeshiva, picking up Colleges to face the Gators in another cru- his fi rst shutout of the season. Farmingdale cial Skyline match. Match time is set for 3:00 junior net-minder Kevin Gordillo fi nished P.M. 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36 October 15, 2015 • 2 Cheshvan, 5776 718-564-6710 • WWW.JEWISHLINKBWC.COM REAL ESTATE Ask the Realtor: When Is the Best Time to Sell My House?

By Vivian Oleen, Associate Broker, Sopher Realty tions, a survey, and title insurance. If there are problems in these areas, then either Most people–real estate agents includ- correct them or disclose them to the buy- ed–will automatically respond that in our ers and work out a solution: For example, area the Spring is the correct answer–and if you don’t want to repair the roof your- why not? The inclement weather of win- self, then get estimates and give the buyer a ter is gone, the fl owers are blooming, the check at closing. greenery is on the trees, the weather is Additionally, some sellers who list their mild, and there are longer hours of day- houses for sale have not yet fi gured out light–perfect for showing the house during where they will live post-sale. If you can- the week, after working hours, in addition not vacate in time, then what do you do? to weekends. Summer is more diffi cult: You might close on your house and then Buyers are on vacation and families who pay rent to the new owner so that you want to move into their new homes before can remain in the house for a short peri- school begins in September have already od of time post-closing. But if it’s a condi- signed their contracts. Fall is good, but not tion of the sale that the house be sold va- as good, because while the weather is still cant and broom clean at the time of closing pleasant and the foliage is still attractive, then you had better have a new place lined September brings the start of school and, up. If you fi nd yourself with a ready, will- in our area, a plethora of religious holidays, ing, and able buyer but no new place for which preoccupy prospective buyers; Octo- yourself, be warned: most buyers hate con- What about taxes in your communi- of potential buyers? In sum: How much ber is still favorable, with pleasant weath- tingency contracts so don’t count on main- ty? Is there commercial activity that broad- competition will your home face in the er, few holidays, and no distractions until taining that you will close as soon as you ens the tax base and lowers property and market? Can you afford to wait until af- Thanksgiving. have a deal on your new home. Buyers (and school taxes? Or, is your community main- ter the initial seasonal selloff so that you Oddly enough, prices do tend to be high- mortgage lenders) will not give you much, ly residential with a desirable (and expen- can support the sales price that you want? er in prime selling seasons even though if any, leeway because mortgage approvals sive) school system that results in non-com- After closing, will you realize enough to more properties are on the market than are only good for a limited period of time. petitive high taxes? pay off your mortgage and other closing at other times of the year. This is because If your deal is all-cash then you may have Demographics: For example, how expenses without dipping into your sav- more buyers are looking now than at other more wriggle room, but not if your buyer many older folks are empty nesters, ready ings? times of year so there is more competition is selling his home to someone who has to to put their homes on the market so that What is the takeaway from all of the for any given desirable property, houses are occupy it by a specifi c date. (Yes, it’s prefera- they can downsize? Are families looking above? Deciding to sell, and when to do so, sold, and the inventory will be reduced so ble to sell your home to a renter who is on for larger houses in your area or are child- is a decision that involves just more than that the scarcity situation will resume. a month-to-month lease, or is living with less couples or singles looking for smaller “selling by the season”! Winter brings a different kind of buy- family and can vacate at will!) homes? Is your home’s size, and its amen- Vivian Oleen is an associate broker er: serious and focused (fewer casual “look- There are other considerations that are ities, appealing to the greatest number at Sopher Realty. ers”), ready to brave the rough weather, per- equally important. As James Carville fa- haps needing to buy a house in a hurry, mously said. “It’s the economy, stupid!” more often looking for a bargain sale from And what a wild card that can be! Let’s con- a seller discouraged by not having sold in sider interest rates.When they are low, buy- the prime season and not wanting to wait ers can afford higher-priced homes; when out the winter and then to enter the Spring they are high, buyers will have higher season when more houses will be on the monthly mortgage payments, less dispos- market, thus reducing the seller’s competi- able income, and therefore are forced to tive advantage. On the other hand, if a buy- spend less on a house. But when interest er really needs to buy quickly and there are rates have been low and are projected to fewer houses on the market then the seller increase the news is actually good for sell- has the advantage. ers: the threat of higher rates may serve as However, unless there is a compel- an impetus to the fence-sitters who realize ling reason to sell quickly, sellers should that, if they don’t buy now, rates will esca- not rush to list their homes in prime sea- late and it may be too late to be able to af- sons without fi rst doing their homework. ford the house that they want to buy. In- Comparable sales are very important and deed, statistics show that prior to loan rate not only because savvy buyers will ask increases there is an uptick in home pur- for comps. If your selling price is too high chases Likewise, rising rental rates are good and your buyer needs a mortgage, then the news for sellers: as rents increase people lending institution will send an appraiser, may realize that what they pay in rent will and if the comps don’t support your price now enable them to afford to buy a house. then the buyer will be asked for a high- So look at the rents in your area. In our er percentage of the price in cash and/or neighborhood, rental opportunities at rea- you, the seller, will have to reduce the sell- sonable rates are fewer in comparison to ing price. So if you think that your house is the number of houses and apartments that worth more than is supported by the cur- are owned. Scarcity of rental opportunities rent comps, wait until a bit later in the sea- drives up monthly rental amounts: again, son to list your home. This is because spring good news for sellers! follows winter’s lower prices which are the Also, look at the stock market. If it is in ones which will be used as the most recent decline, then your buyer may have lost all comps for your early spring sale. Wait a bit or part of his projected down payment. Or, and then you will be able to use the higher buyers may be more reluctant to buy until spring sales as comps. Note: Even all-cash the economy recovers. buyers ask for comps! It is axiomatic that all real estate mar- Unless it is imperative that you list in- kets are local. So, before putting a house stantly, before you list take the time to on the market, sellers should be cognizant make certain that your house is in a legal- of the local economy. Is there a high rate ly correct state. For example, if you con- of unemployment? Are there many hous- verted to gas heat, what about that buried es in foreclosure? Is your home in a bed- oil tank in the back yard? How about that room community whose homeowners back deck that you erected without a build- have lost their jobs, can’t afford upkeep on ing permit? Also, be aware that your buyer their houses, and are fl ooding the market will want engineering and termite inspec- with their homes?

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Exclusively listed with Sopher Realty. Buy the Exclusively listed with Sopher Realty. Exclusively listed with Sopher Realty. This Rabbi’s apartment! Perfectly located near major Award-winning, energy-efficient solar home in move-in very spacious apartment with two entrances is a Riverdale shuls and everything about the apartment is condition! Winner of 2009 Yonkers Greenie Award for combination of a two-bedroom and a one-bedroom Kosher! Not even an elevator to ride on Shabbos: this energy-efficient renovation. Originally constructed in apartment. The resulting double living room spacious apartment is located at the street level on the 1970s, this house was renovated and expanded measures 20’x24’ and there are two master the co-op building’s grounds and has its own intercom with new plumbing, electric service, Energy Star bedrooms, three full bathrooms, a kitchen, a dining access. Three bedrooms, two full renovated windows, and a solar system that can provide room, and a den (or small bedroom) created from the bathrooms, large living room and dining areas. 30%-50% of your energy needs. Five bedrooms (two second windowed kitchen. The large dining room was Impressive amount of storage space in the renovated with master bathrooms) plus hall bathroom and created by removing the wall between the original Kosher kitchen and in the adjacent dining area. powder room. Beautiful new kitchen, sun-filled great dining room and the third bedroom but the wall can Rewired electrical system can support up to four room for living and dining, den/library with pellet stove easily be replaced to restore the original third simultaneously operating air conditioners. Gas and and access to rear yard. Large garage with storage bedroom. Terrace with unobstructed views. Parquet electricity included in monthly maintenance; modest space and rec room or office with private entrance on floors, lots of closet space. Maintenance includes gas surcharge per month per air conditioner. ONE ground floor. Central AC and ceiling fans. and electricity; modest surcharge per month per air INDOOR PARKING SPACE INCLUDED IN Located steps from Riverdale in lovely Van conditioner. This pet-friendly building is 100% SALE! Pet-friendly building with full-time doorman, Cortlandt Crest, Yonkers. $1,150,000. co-op and is located on Fieldston Road at many on-site recreational amenities. Asking 256th Street. Walk to shopping, parks, $469,000 for apartment & parking space. schools! Asking $350,000-a very good deal!

Spaciousness and privacy on a hilltop in For lovers of the classic 1920s home, updated! Exclusively listed with Sopher Realty. This is a Riverdale’s private Fieldston homeowners’ Located West of the Henry Hudson Parkway on a home for those who need lots of space and who crave community! Stone house with steel beam construc- generously-sized one-third acre lot, this home’s first huge rooms! Seven very large bedrooms, modern tion provides eight bedrooms, super huge new eat-in floor has a living room with fireplace, heated sunroom, kitchen, den, three full bathrooms, and two half-bath- Kosher kitchen, living room and sunroom with fireplac- formal dining room, breakfast room, Kosher kitchen, rooms. Large living room with woodburning fireplace. es, formal dining room, updated bathrooms, laundry and powder room. The second floor has four Front and second-floor porches. Double lot with rooms on both bedroom floors. FOR SALE OR bedrooms and two full bathrooms. The top floor has a vegetable garden! Located just over the River- RENT: SALE, $3,475,000; OR FOR RENT, bedroom, an office, and two large storage areas. dale, N.Y.C. border in upscale Van Cortlandt $9500/MONTH PLUS UTILITIES. There is a clean, large, unfinished basement with Crest, Yonkers. $929,000. laundry room. Two-car garage. Central air condition- ing, outdoor lighting and lawn sprinkler system. $1,500,000.

Medical (or Other Professional) Office Suite Sublet at The Whitehall, 3333 Exclusively listed with Sopher Realty. This one bedroom apartment West Henry Hudson Parkway. of the Henry Hudson Parkway awaits your updating plans! Large living room, Modern, fully furnished, air conditioned 8-room suite plus one indoor parking space. windowed kitchen, bedroom, small dining area, and bathroom. Pet-friendly Utilities included. Exam, consulting, and waiting rooms; procedure room with operating doorman building near transportation, shopping, library, tennis courts, dog run. table. One month of half-day sessions, three days per week: $750.00 per month. Only $127,000—you renovate to your taste! SPONSOR APARTMENTS No muss, no fuss, no co-op board approval required—just purchase and move in! We are expecting some new listings soon. RENTALS All sizes, all price ranges: In apartment buildings, condos, private homes, multi-family houses. Availability changes daily so call us with your requirements.

Licensed Real Estate Brokers: Marilyn Sopher, Barbara Sopher, Jonathan Sopher, Lisa Sopher. Call Vivian Oleen, Associate Broker: Vivian J. Oleen. Salespersons: Edythe Margolin, Ana G. Pena, Adam Rudes, Vivian Xidiaris Associate Broker,

6132 Riverdale Avenue at 261st Street, Riverdale, NY 10471 MARILYN SOPHER, at 718-601-4000x127 REALTOR Visit us on the web at www.sopherrealty.com | Or e-mail us at [email protected]

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