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Three Attacked in Jerusalem Stabbing Nahum Bernstein, a fi rst responder, re- Moussa Azzam, 24, from the Palestinian David’s Sling Defense Attack, Aish HaTorah Rabbi Killed counted: “When I arrived at the scene, I town of Yasuf. Azzam was reportedly re- System Passes Final Test (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org and saw three victims, one of them wounded cruited by Hamas offi cials in Gaza several (JNS.org) Israel’s David’s Sling missile de- combined sources) Three people were critically. Together with additional volun- months ago and instructed to establish a fense system passed its fi nal test and will stabbed in Jerusalem on Wednesday. Rab- teers we administered CPR. This was a grue- military infrastructure and launch terrorist become operational in 2016, the Defense bi Reuven Biermacher HY”D, a beloved reb- some scene on the well-known path to the attacks on Israeli targets. Ministry announced Monday. be in the Aish HaTorah Spanish program, Western Wall.” Another Hamas cell was discovered in David’s Sling is designed to intercept was killed. “He spent the morning teach- the Bethlehem area, whose members also medium- to long-range rockets and cruise ing Torah and was murdered on his way Hamas Terror Cell Planning String study at the Abu Dis campus. The members missiles fi red from ranges of 40 kilometers out of the Old City,” said Bergenfi eld’s Rab- of Suicide Attacks Apprehended of the cell had been recruited by Azzam as (25 miles) to 300 kilometers (186 miles). bi Steven Burg, director-general of Aish Ha- (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The suicide attackers. The advanced interceptor is part of Is- Torah. “May the Almighty strengthen us all Shin Bet security agency has uncovered a This discovery demonstrates once again rael’s four-tiered air defense, which also in- during this diffi cult time and may he bring large Hamas terror network operating in the involvement of the Hamas military cludes the Iron Dome system, which inter- all those responsible to justice,” said Burg. Abu Dis, just outside Jerusalem, under the wing in masterminding the mass murders cepts and destroys short-range rockets and Burg added that the entire yeshiva would direction of the Hamas military wing in the of Israelis in Judea and Samaria and in Is- artillery shells, the Arrow 2 short- and medi- join in burying Rabbi Bierbacher. A second Gaza Strip. The network was planning to rael proper. The latest arrests indicate that um-range ballistic missile interceptor and of the three victims, Ofer Ben-Ari, also suc- carry out multiple bombings and suicide at- the Hamas leadership in Gaza is making ex- the Arrow 3 long-range missile defense sys- cumbed to his wounds. tacks inside Israel. erted efforts to take advantage of the cur- tem, which is now entering the last leg of Shortly after 1 p.m., two terrorists armed So far, 25 suspected members of the rent spate of lone-wolf terrorist attacks its development. with knives started attacking passersby at network have been arrested, according to across Israel to reintroduce bombings and The Defense Ministry said the last series the Jaffa Gate in the Old City. Emergency information released for publication on suicide attacks against Israelis. of trials tested David’s Sling’s ability to in- medical personnel were dispatched to the Wednesday. Most of the suspects are stu- The arrests have prevented Hamas from tercept a wide range of threats. In the tests, scene and administered life-saving treat- dents attending the Al-Quds University carrying out a series of mass attacks in the system detected, intercepted and de- ment. All three victims were evacuated to campus in Abu Dis. Judea and Samaria and in Israel that could stroyed several types of projectiles. While hospitals in the area, with injuries catego- The interrogation has revealed that have cost many lives and exacerbated the rized as moderate, serious and critical. the network was headed by Ahmed Jamal delicate security situation.  CONTINUED ON P. 6 JEWISH LINK OF NEW JERSEY TABLE OF CONTENTS

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 CONTINUED FROM P. 4 gy Agency’s (IAEA) resolution proposed by a day after notorious Hezbollah terrorist Arab nations that called for supervision of Samir Kuntar was killed in an airstrike near the number of missiles was not disclosed, a Israel’s nuclear facilities. Damascus. The strike has been attributed defense source said the system recognized to Israel by foreign media as well as by Hez- various clusters, including missiles carrying Israel Uncovers Improvised bollah, which vowed to avenge the killing, warheads that could potentially carry hun- Explosive Devices Along Gaza Border but Israeli offi cials have neither confi rmed dreds of pounds of explosives. (JNS.org) Israel on Friday uncovered a nor denied the reports. David’s Sling is being developed and man- number of improvised explosive devices The Israel Defense Forces responded to ufactured as a joint venture of Israel’s Rafael (IEDs) along its border with Gaza, foiling a Sunday’s rocket attacks with targeted artil- Advanced Defense Systems and US Missile possible devastating terror attack. lery fi re, Israeli offi cials said. Defense Agency contractor Raytheon Co. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Israel Defense Forces engineers uncov- Residents of northern Israeli towns were and Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama. ered the unexploded IEDs, with some devices not surprised to hear sirens wailing through- Israel and Albania Strengthen Ties CREDIT: KOBI GIDEON GPO. connected to remote-controlled timers set to out their communities Sunday, as they had (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benja- Netanyahu also thanked Albania, a Mus- be activated by a cell phone, Yedioth Ahron- been bracing for retaliatory Hezbollah fi re min Netanyahu and Albanian Prime Min- lim majority country, for their steadfast oth reported. Earlier this week, a similar IED since news of Kuntar’s assassination broke. ister Edi Rama on Monday signed a joint support of Israel. detonated near IDF troops. The military said it “holds the Lebanese declaration of friendship marking 25 years “I think Albania is the only country whose The IDF and Shin Bet security forces Army solely responsible for attacks emanat- of diplomatic ties between the two coun- Jewish population during the Holocaust actu- are conducting an investigation into the ing from its territory, and will continue to tries. ally grew because of the refuge and the sanc- uncovered IEDs and believe that terrorists take action against any attempt to under- During their meeting, Rama expressed tuary and the friendship and courage showed had planned a large-scale attack against Is- mine the sovereignty of the State of Isra- an interest in strengthening bilateral rela- by the people of Albania. We never forget our raeli soldiers along the Gaza border. el or compromise the safety of its citizens.” tions with Israel in the fi elds of security, friends, and we appreciate that display of hu- Lebanese security offi cials said the cyber, water, energy and innovation. Net- manity, civility and courage in our darkest Tensions Mount in Northern Israel rockets were fi red from an area south of anyahu added that Israel plans to expand hours,” Netanyahu said. in Wake of Samir Kuntar Killing the Lebanese port city of Tyre. relations with Albania in a number of areas Albania recently voted against the Unit- (JNS.org) Three rockets were fi red at Is- IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizen- including trade. ed Nations International Atomic Ener- rael from southern Lebanon on Sunday, kot convened an emergency situation assessment on Sunday over Hezbollah’s potential retaliation. Israeli offi cials voiced hopes that the rocket fi re and the Israeli response would signify the end of the after- math of Kuntar’s death, but defense fi gures stressed that Israel was bracing for the possibility of escalation. Terror Cell Uncovered in Eastern Jerusalem (JNS.org) An Israeli Arab terror cell in Je- rusalem was uncovered by the Israeli Shin Bet security service and police force recently. The suspects who were arrested were involved in many attacks in the recent terror wave. The investigation found that Islam Na- jar, 18, and Hamza Najar, 22, brothers from Ras-Al-Amud, a neighborhood in eastern Je- rusalem, as well as Nader Nasser, 22, and two minors aged 16 and 17 were all involved in several Molotov cocktail and rock-throw- ing attacks against security forces and Israe- li citizens, the Shin Bet said. Along with other terror cell members, the two minors recently overtook an Israe- li Egged bus and burned it to the ground after the bus driver fl ed. In order to attract police during riots, the terror cell suspects would block off traf- fi c in the streets, burn trash cans, cut electricity and then attack security forces with fi rebombs. UN Chief Condemns Rocket Fire From Lebanon on Northern Israel (JNS.org) The United Nations Secre- tary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday con- demned the rocket fi re from Lebanon on northern Israel. The attack was meant to avenge the assassination of terrorist Samir Kuntar in Syria, which has been blamed on an Israeli airstrike. Ban said that he is “greatly concerned over yesterday’s fi ring of rockets within UNIFIL’s area of operations from the area of Al-Hinniyah, in the vicinity of Tyr, towards Israel, which is a serious violation of resolution 1701 (2006).” Three rockets were fi red from Lebanon into northern Israel and the Israel Defense Forces sent the Israeli Air Force into southern Lebanon in response for the attack. The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) is investigating the incident along with the Lebanese Armed Forc- es and the Israel Defense Forces, Ban said in a statement.

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Associate Editor plies, and certainly will be a hit come time ty net for a Jewish family who is decid- Taking care of our community, with a Phil Jacobs for Purim costumes. ing whether to pay the electric bill or buy donation to any of our local shuls or rabbis’ Contributing Editor Many of us have seen the fi lm or have the children boots or gloves for the winter discretionary funds, to Project Ezrah, to SI- Nina Glick ordered tickets way in advance to perhaps weather. NAI Schools, to Tomchei Shabbos or any of Essex & Union Community Editor view prior to our annual December 25 take- When you spend cosmic prices on Star our other very worthy local organizations, Jill Kirsch out order from Chopstix or Estihana. Wars movie tickets and any other action doesn’t require 3-D glasses, but the clarity Advertising Director We wish to remind everyone that per- fi gures, backpacks or accessories your chil- to see that our families are taken care of. Yaakov Serle haps more than your fair share of charita- dren can’t absolutely be without, remem- That’s worth the price of any Star Wars ad- Production Editor ble reminders are arriving in the mail to ber to take care of those end-of-year tzeda- mission. Jennifer Hoff er help you contribute prior to the end of kah obligations. And the service we can accomplish as a Assistant Editor the 2015 tax year. But the truth is, many The movie might be the most wonder- community? It’s the work of Hashem, and Avi Sheinfi l of these recent pieces of mail, which have ful fi lm you’ve ever seen. But it is a fantasy. it’s light years ahead of any movie. Offi ce Manager nothing to do with furry space creatures, What’s not make-believe is that our com- May that force be with you. Dena Kinderlehrer Bookkeeper PUBLISHER’S NOTE Gila Negnewitzky Sales Development Ken Goff stein Sales Representatives A Special Motzei Shabbat With Project Ezrah Avi Koenig Risa Lefkowitz By Moshe Kinderlehrer, That most, if not all, of our community’s is to come forward and acknowledge the Simon Worman Co-Publisher/Founder, venerable rabbis make an effort to attend need for help. The portrayals were real and Database Coordinator The Jewish Link of New Jersey is also a testament to the organization’s universal at the same time, this could hap- Moishie Rosenberg importance. pen to anyone and anytime. We all know Sports Editor Project Ezrah’s 14th annual dinner, This year’s Project Ezrah video, prepared that there is a fi ne line between making Steve Gutlove held last Motzei Shabbat at Congregation by Teaneck’s Steven Fox of Fox Marketing ends meet and not having enough to get Proofreader/Copy Editors Ahavath Torah in Englewood, was a spe- & Video Productions, was unique in that it through the monthly bills. Rivky Bergstein cial evening. Unlike our many wonderful Ruth Brody shul and school dinners, and unlike oth- Rachel Wertentheil er dinners that highlight a particular pop- Correspondents ulation, Project Ezrah’s dinner emphasizes Esther Hirsch the need for us, as members of the com- Aviva Jacobs munity, to simply support and help our Amanda Leifer Oren Oppenheim neighbors. Tzvi Silver With 650 in attendance, there was a Contributors strong, almost overwhelming, “commu- Sarah Abenaim • Larry Bernstein nity” feel to the event, and whether one Jenny Gans • Rabbi Dr. Mordechai Glick primarily greeted old friends or met new Sara Kosowsky Gross • Rachel Jager ones, it was an important date on all our Gamliel Kronemer • Lisa Matkowsky calendars, as well it should be, each and Rabbi Dr. Wallace Greene Gail Hochman • Banji Latkin • Sharon Mark Cohen every year. Simply put, it has become a Joe Rotenberg • Bracha Schwartz must-attend for many of our communi- Rabbi Mark Staum • Gil Student ty. The sense of shared purpose and to- Rabbi Menachem Genack, Rabbi Binyamin Yudin Rabbi Shalom Baum with Rabbi Leadership N. Aaron Troodler • Ellie Wolf • Temimah Zucker getherness of the attendees, highlights and Rabbi Yaakov Neuburger. CREDIT: LEN GRUNSTEIN Honoree Rabbi Steven Weil. 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Commending Councilman Now that it’s approved we have to miti- tance from the trains. Especially unsuspect- to the Yeshiva Kollel community of Sanz Pruitt After WOW Rezoning gate some of the risks. ing older tenants, requiring transparency. Klausenburg Chasidim in Union City. The Rezoning the World of Wings location 1. Bakken oil trains pass through and Maybe AvalonBay would even be will- several hundred children have few toys has passed and I want to commend Dr. can endanger more than just the World of ing to throw some money at a PAC against or games, especially of educational value, Henry Pruitt, who I spoke to for an hour on Wings site. Teaneck must continue the fi ght. the Bakken trains, which would increase such as those donated by the many gener- Tuesday afternoon with regard to the pro- 2. The rail idling/switching technology the property and rental values. ous donors who contributed to the Tean- ject. We agreed that the union had their which helps prevent derailing must be im- Let’s now all get on the same page and eck Chanukah Toy Drive. I received many own interests and poured a lot of money proved. (Thanks Art Vatsky.) work together for a better, safer Teaneck letters of appreciation by the children and against the AvalonBay rezoning. Henry did 3. The state of NJ has to strengthen the that is moving forward. the yeshiva administration. Special thanks his diligence and called four or fi ve Avalon- building code. (Example: no wood frame con- Stephen Gruber must be given to Joy Sklar and Dalia Stelzer Bay residencies and the townships they re- struction for buildings above three fl oors.) Teaneck for their many hours of time and energy for side in before making a decision. 4. NYC tenants are required to fi ll out a leading the Chanukah Toy Drive. This is the fi rst building of its type in form for use of window guards. Maybe pro- Thanks to Chanukah Toy Drive Organizers! Mee KiAmchah Yisroel, the West Englewood section which would spective tenants should be required to fi ll Recently I had the opportunity to deliv- Martin Polack be benefi cial for those trying to downsize. out a form making them aware of their dis- er many many dozens of toys and games Teaneck

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The Oppression of Parking Tickets If Diaa Hadid thinks that a parking ticket is an example of “vindictive” Israe- By Stephen M. But one would hope that her editors cent, defenseless Palestinian civilians were lis trying to show the Palestinians “who is Flatow/JNS.org back in New York would exercise a little murdered by Israelis. in charge,” she ought to try a little experi- more discretion before rushing her dis- Was there some horrendous Israeli mas- ment. On her next visit back home to her The Arab journal- patches into print. This week’s blast from sacre of 55 Palestinians that the rest of us nev- native Australia, or to her parents’ child- ist whom the New York Hadid is a good example of what I mean. er heard about? Not quite. Those 55 were hood homes in Lebanon or Egypt, or to Times has hired to report In her Dec. 17 report, Hadid played the usu- shot dead while hurling deadly fi rebombs meet with her bosses in midtown Manhat- on Israel has come up al moral-equivalence game with the casualty and rocks at Israeli soldiers, who fi red back in tan, she should park her car illegally. with the most “terrify- statistics: “Since the uprising began in Octo- self-defense. But mobs of Palestinians throw- Then, when her car is “blanketed” with ing” example yet of Israeli oppression: the ber, Palestinians have killed 18 Israelis and an ing Molotov cocktails don’t count as “attack- tickets, she can report on how the New York issuing of parking tickets to Palestinians. American citizen. More than 115 Palestinians ers” in Diaa Hadid’s book. They’re “protesters.” Police Department is persecuting her, an The reporter, Diaa Hadid, who describes have been killed in the same period.” So they were killed while “protesting.” innocent Arab journalist, in order to show herself as “an Australian of Lebanese and Get it? Six times as many Palestini- But the most inventive aspect of Hadid’s her “who is in charge.” Perhaps the Coun- Egyptian descent,” previously served as ans “have been killed” as Israelis. This, of Dec. 17 article was the ghastly new example cil on American-Islamic Relations will hold public relations offi cer for the pro-Pales- course, makes the Israelis the bad guys and of Israeli persecution that she has uncovered: a press conference to denounce this outra- tinian group “Ittijah.” Its director, Amir the Palestinians the innocent victims. An- “Palestinians say the Israelis are going too geous example of “profi ling,” and the Amer- Makhloul, is in an Israeli prison for espio- ybody who knows the casualty fi gures for far, taking vindictive steps meant to remind ican Civil Liberties Union can sue Mayor de nage on behalf of Hezbollah terrorists. Americans and Germans in World War II them who is in charge. Residents of one East Blasio. You think I’m kidding? Hey, crazier Hadid’s resume also includes a stint as a will instantly understand that body counts Jerusalem neighborhood awoke one day to things have happened. columnist for the anti-Israel website “Elec- tell you nothing about right and wrong. fi nd vehicles blanketed with parking tickets, tronic Intifada.” With that kind of track re- Hadid later mentions that of those 115 in an area usually ignored by the police.” Stephen M. Flatow, an attorney in New Jersey, is the cord, you almost expect her articles for the dead Palestinians, “60 have been shot dead Parking tickets on illegally parked cars! father of Alisa Flatow, who was murdered in an Irani- Times to exhibit a pro-Palestinian bias. And while attacking Israelis.” What about the What will those dastardly Israeli oppres- an-sponsored Palestinian terrorist attack in 1995. she has indeed lived up to those expectations. other 55? Her implication is that 55 inno- sors come up with next?

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In a region full of challenges and short secretly meeting with Gaza-based Hamas cause Israel maintains a maritime blockade In May, Hamas forces closed down a on solutions, reported cooperation be- leaders in early December in order to grow of the territory and allows only limited ac- mosque belonging to the Salafi s and arrest- tween Hamas and the Islamic State branch their cooperation to launch more attacks cess through its land border crossings. ed several of their members. The Salafi ji- in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula—considered against Egypt and Israel. “Hamas, and in particular the military hadists struck back by launching mortar at- by many experts to be the terror group’s Al-Menei and leaders of Hamas’s “mili- wing, views the Sinai as an important tacks on a Hamas base, which led Hamas most potent offshoot—adds a new layer tary wing” were reportedly discussing the strategic hinterland. Hamas has built up to a more widespread crackdown on the of threats to Middle East stability and espe- ongoing supply of weapons sought by Ha- ties with Sinai Bedouin tribes going back Salafi groups. cially to Israel. mas, which in turn has also supplied Is- at least a few years, predating the Islam- Like Islamic State terrorists operating in According to reports, the Gaza-ruling lamic State with weapons—including Kor- ic State—they need their help not only Syria and Iraq, the Salafi jihadists in Gaza Palestinian terrorist organization and the net anti-tank missiles that have been used smuggling weapons into Gaza, but also do not recognize national boundaries and Islamic State branch are collaborating on against the Egyptian military (such as in the for economic relations, moving goods/ instead call for a global Caliphate. While funding, smuggling, training and even med- sinking of an Egyptian patrol boat off the people/money in and out of Gaza,” Zil- they do share Hamas’s goal of the destruc- ical support. coast of al-Arish) as well as several tanks ber said. tion of Israel, they view Hamas’s ideology “It’s a worrying development in the and armored personnel carriers. The common threat posed by Hamas as too nationalist and narrowly focused on sense that this aids both Hamas’s military Hamas and Islamic State have a com- and Islamic State has also led to unprece- the Palestinian cause. buildup after the 2014 war [with Israel], as mon enemy with Egypt, which has cracked dented deepening of ties between Egypt But more recently, Hamas has loosened well as assists Islamic State in the Sinai in down on smuggling into Gaza, targeted Ha- and Israel, especially on intelligence and its crackdown on Salafi groups in Gaza, its insurgency against the Egyptian govern- mas’s parent group, the Muslim Brother- military cooperation. Israel has permitted and reports indicate greater cooperation ment and even Israel,” Neri Zilber—a vis- hood, and waged a massive military cam- Egypt to ramp up its military presence in between the groups. In July, Sheikh Issam iting scholar at the Washington Institute paign to defeat Islamic State in the Sinai. the Sinai, despite the fact that the region Saleh, a Salafi leader in Gaza, outlined a for Near East Policy think tank who focus- Part of Egypt’s plan has been to seal off is supposed to remain demilitarized un- number of steps toward reconciliation be- es on the Middle East peace process, with the border between Gaza and the Sinai. In der the 1979 peace treaty between the two tween the two terror groups, including the an emphasis on Palestinian economics and September, Egypt’s military said that it had countries. release of Salafi prisoners. state-building—told JNS.org. started fl ooding with Mediterranean Sea Most recently, it was reported that Isra- “It’s a balancing act between upholding “The Islamic State is believed to cher- water the tunnels used by Hamas and oth- el permitted Egyptian warplanes to use its ties with the Sinai Province (the Sinai’s Is- ry-pick from weapons shipments destined er Palestinians to smuggle weapons and closely guarded airspace to carry out bomb- lamic State branch) while at the same time for Hamas in Gaza, it receives some direct goods into Gaza. ing missions on Islamic State targets near cracking down on internal dissent and training, and injured Islamic State fi ghters Overall, in the past year, the Egyptian the Israeli border. threats to Hamas rule,” Zilber said, adding, also might receive medical treatment in military has demolished more than 1,110 Nevertheless, cooperation between Ha- “Overall, Islamic State inside Gaza proper Gaza,” said Zilber. homes on Egypt’s side of the Gaza border mas and Islamic State may be more prag- is more a theoretical threat at present. Ha- Hamas’s reported cooperation with Is- to create a buffer zone, while also destroy- matic than ideological. Earlier this year, mas’s Qassam Brigades are by far the most lamic State comes after news that the coming hundreds of smuggling tunnels. Hamas clashed with Salafi extremist sym- powerful actor in the territory.”

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10 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 11 WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS From Flotilla to Friends? Turkey-Israel Reconciliation Not So Simple By Sean Savage/JNS.org allowed to reside in Turkey or break the blockade of Gaza. After Turkish operate from there. Addition- militants attacked Israeli commandoes, Israel and Turkey are close to signing a ally, the two countries will nine Turkish citizens were killed in clash- deal to normalize diplomatic ties following commence talks about a gas es. In 2013, at the request of U.S. President a secret meeting in Switzerland between pipeline from Israel and the Barack Obama, Netanyahu apologized over senior offi cials. sale of Israeli gas in Turkey. the phone to Turkish President Recep Tayy- Reports indicate that incoming Israe- “The reports are certainly ip Erdogan for the fl otilla incident. li Mossad chief Yossi Cohen and Joseph encouraging, but given what Israel and Turkey have been close to Ciechanover, who is Prime Minister Ben- we’ve seen in the past with normalizing ties before. In April 2014, Erdo- jamin Netanyahu’s top envoy with Turkey, false starts in the reconcilia- gan told Charlie Rose of PBS that a deal for met with Turkish Foreign Ministry Direc- tion process, I’m hesitant to “normalization” would be signed within a tor-General Feridun Sinirlioglu in Geneva put too much credence in an- few weeks. But shortly afterward, Israel’s to hash out an agreement. ything until there is a signed Operation Protective Edge was launched in According to the Israeli Prime Minis- agreement,” Michael Koplow, Gaza, leading to scathing condemnations ter’s Offi ce, the two sides agreed that Isra- Turkish PM Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he believes it is policy director for the Israel of the Jewish state by Turkish leaders. el would establish a compensation fund to possible to repair frayed relations between Turkey and Israel. Policy Forum think tank, told Then, during the United Nations cli- pay the families of the nine Turks killed on CREDIT: WIKIMEDIA COMMONS. JNS.org. mate change conference in Paris this the Mavi Marmara vessel in 2010, that all Hamas terrorist leader Salah al-Arouri, Turkish-Israeli relations broke down month, Erdogan told an Israeli reporter Turkish legal claims against Israel will be who Israel believes was behind the kidnap- following the 2010 Gaza fl otilla incident, that he believed it was possible for Turkey dropped and that ambassadors will return ping and murder of three Jewish teens in in which Israeli commandos boarded the and Israel to repair frayed ties. to both countries. Gush Etzion in June 2014, will no longer be Mavi Marmara, which was attempting to Turkey is dealing with a number of ge- opolitical challenges—including tension with Russia over shooting down its fi ght- er jet in November, the continued destabili- zation of Syria and the threat of the Islamic State terror group—that may have led the country to seek warmer ties with Israel. “I think a lot of the movement on rec- onciling has to do with the same factors in the past—Syria and energy—becoming more acute and pushing the sides together, but even if an agreement is signed, there is a lot of recent unpleasant history to overcome. I’d expect economic ties to be an easier sell than tight political and security ties, especially in light of the high volume of trade that exists already, and I expect there to be limits to cooperation,” Koplow told JNS.org. Indeed, despite strained political relations, annual trade between Israel and Tur- key stands at a robust $4 billion. Yet Erdogan has been known for his hostility towards Israel, support for Ha- mas, and outright anti-Semitism. During this year’s hotly contested Turkish Parlia- ment elections, in which Erdogan’s AKP party failed to gain an outright majority— though that outcome was later reversed in a November re-election—Erdogan lashed out at the foreign media for criticizing him and fl oated an anti-Semitic conspiracy the- ory in the process. At a rally, he said that “Jewish capital” funds the New York Times and that the newspaper has consistently criticized Turkey’s leaders, dating back to the days of the Ottoman Empire. “It’s clear who their patrons are. There is Jewish capital behind it, unfortunately,” Er- dogan said at the time. All the while, Turkey may have been feeling pressure over Israel’s outreach to Turkish rivals Greece and Cyprus. The Jew- ish state is expected to take part in a sum- mit in Nicosia next month to discuss natural gas, security, and regional issues. Going forward, while Israel and Turkey may see warmer ties, years of hostility by Erdogan and his Islamist government com- plicate the picture. “Overall, there’s no question that reconciliation will be a positive development, and it’s one that is a consequence of Rus- sian involvement in Syria and the various complications that has caused, mainly on the Turkish side. But it’s important to understand that the [Turkey-Israel] relation- ship of the ‘90s is not coming back,” Ko- plow said.

12 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM WORLD/ISRAEL NEWS Historical Move: UN Recognizes Yom Kippur as Offi cial Holiday By Israel Hayom As of 2016, no offi cial meetings will take quest, paving the way for a General Assem- UN had complained that being com- place on Yom Kippur at the international bly vote. pelled to show up to work on Yom Kip- After Israel had launched a campaign body’s New York headquarters, and Jewish The UN had offi cially recognized 10 pur was troublesome. in 2014 to have Yom Kippur recognized employees there will be able to take time holidays, including Christmas and Eid al- The UN General Assembly convenes as an offi cial holiday in the United Na- off work without using vacation days. Fitr. Absent from the list of offi cial holi- annually in September. In years when tions calendar, the international body Former Israeli Ambassador to the UN days, though, was a Jewish one. A holiday such meetings confl icted with Yom Kip- decided on Thursday to formally recog- Ron Prosor distributed a letter among UN at the UN entails a day without meetings, pur, a request was submitted and the as- nize the Jewish Day of Atonement as a ambassadors as a fi rst step in a compre- committee hearings or offi cial events. sembly was then postponed to allow Isra- holiday. hensive campaign to highlight Israel’s re- Several among Israel’s delegation to the el to participate.

tinued to fl ower, as has the city of Nahari- Kuntar’s trial, which was held behind As expected, Israel refused to confi rm or ‘Historic Justice Has Been ya, which is fl ourishing and thriving. That closed doors. deny reports that the IDF was behind the Done,’Says Wife, Mother is the essence of Zionism, in my view.” “Kuntar himself admitted in his trial that assassination. But if foreign reports are ac- of Kuntar Victims Ronny Keren, Danny Haran’s brother, he planned to perpetrate a mega-attack at curate, and it was Israel that hit Kuntar’s  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 told Israel Hayom on Sunday that “Kuntar’s the Amal school in Nahariya, but my broth- apartment building on Saturday, it was not Danny Haran, 31, and 4-year-old Einat assassination does not take the pain away, er, who blocked their access on the beach, an act of revenge so much as it was a pre- were murdered by Kuntar himself: He shot but there is certainly a sense of satisfaction. disrupted their original plan,” he said. ventive measure, as Kuntar was involved in Danny and then bashed Einat’s head with Anyone who murders Jews must know that “What they ended up doing was an al- planning future attacks against Israel. the butt of his rifl e. Two-year-old Yael was he will end up just like Samir Kuntar. What ternative plan devised by Kuntar on the fl y, Indeed, Western military sources de- accidentally smothered to death by her goes around comes around. based on the situation at hand, after my scribed Kuntar as a “ticking time bomb” and mother as they hid from the murderers in “We have waited for this day for many brother essentially exposed them. Shoot- said he was planning to execute an attack their home. years, and now there is a sense of closure. ing my brother alerted the security forces. against Israel in the “immediate future.” In 2008, Kuntar, who had been serving In the Middle East, the only language that “My brother was 25 years old, married On Sunday, Israeli offi cials across the multiple life sentences in Israel, was re- people understand is the language of vio- with a son and a daughter and a pregnant political spectrum welcomed Kuntar’s kill- leased in a prisoner exchange. lence, apparently.” wife who gave birth to a son who would ing. Opposition Leader Isaac Herzog (Zion- “Historic justice has been done,” Sma- Before the terrorist cell led by Kun- never meet him, about four months after ist Union) said: “I am reiterating what dear dar Haran said Sunday. tar broke into the Haran family home in his death. I have been through wars in my Smadar Haran said: Kuntar’s elimination is “His release in 2008 was very diffi cult for 1979, they encountered and killed police of- life and I had complete faith in the defense historic justice. He was a terrorist who nev- the family. I am pleased that I insisted that fi cer Eliyahu Shachar. His brother, Yoram establishment. I knew his [Kuntar’s] day er abandoned the path of terror and mur- his release be a state decision and I refrained Shachar, 52, responded with satisfaction to would come. I knew he wouldn’t die of old der, not even for a day. The region is safer from taking a position on the issue. We live Kuntar’s death. age. I knew that his days on this earth were without him.” in a country with laws. That same country, “This is a happy day for our family and numbered.” MK Moti Yogev (Habayit Hayehudi) with the same laws, served justice today. for the other families hurt by Kuntar,” he Shachar’s daughter, Keren, agreed: “This voiced “thanks and appreciation for every- “But I never had a doubt that the score said. “This is a day of celebration for all of murderer took my father away from me one involved in the assassination of Samir with him would eventually be settled, and Israel. We never had a sliver of a doubt that when I was a baby. Way to go, IDF.” Kuntar and other arch-terrorists, for set- that day has come. Kuntar would pay the price, and indeed, Knesset members also welcomed Kun- tling the score on the terrorist attack in Na- “I am the only branch left of the family that day has come.” tar’s death, saying the region was safer hariya in 1979, and for preventing future at- that he murdered, and that branch has con- Shachar recounted his experience from without him. tacks.”

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From Mikvah Premises by Regain the freedom Police After Demanding of your home – Private Immersion Shabbos included. By Jeremy Sharon/Jpost her from the premises, although no phys- Our ShabbosLift gave us (printed with permission) ical coercion was used. our independence back. The woman was eventually able to im- *UDIBOHFEPVSMJWFT A woman seeking to immerse in a merse on Saturday night at a public mikvah mikvah without a female mikvah atten- in Jerusalem, albeit two nights after the We wereable to stay dant present was prevented from doing so end of her 12-day separation period from JO our own home" at two separate mikvaot in Jerusalem on her husband should have ended. Thursday night, and the police were called “The commandment to immerse is a 4UBJSMJGUTt8IFFMDIBJS-JGUT by mikvah staff to remove her from the private and intimate commandment be- premises of the second mikvah building. tween the woman immersing and her hus- 3BNQTt"DDFTTJCMF#BUIT The woman is one of a small number of band and God, and the trust in fulfi lling it women in Jerusalem who do not wish to is between them,” said Chazon-Weiss, who &MFWBUPS4IBCCPT"EBQUBUJPO be naked in the presence of another wom- also serves as the secretary-general of the an, particularly a stranger, when immers- Yerushalmim political faction in the Jerusa- Call for FREE Consultation! ing, but wish to use the public mikvaot to lem Municipal Council. perform their monthly ritual immersion. “The responsibility for the immersion is Mikvaot are funded and maintained by on the woman, and it appears to me to be local religious councils, which are them- unreasonable that for such a private com- selves funded by the Religious Services mandment there should be such gross in- Ministry and the local municipal authority. tervention. A woman should be allowed to A small fee is also charged to women every choose how she immerses, if she wants an time they use a mikvah. attendant, or to immerse with a friend or completely alone.” Chazon-Weiss also insists that immersing alone is acceptable in Jewish law under certain conditions. She said that if wom- ShabbosLift 5. en are totally unwilling to immerse with a 4PMVUJPOT mikvah attendant present then according to Jewish law it is preferable for her to im- 4)"#-*'5t merse alone instead of not immersing at all, as occurred with Sarah on Thursday night. We make stairs easy. Shabbosincluded. Rabbi Menachem Blumenthal, the head of the mikvah department at the Jerusa- lem religious council, argued however that 4)"#-*'5 the mikvaot are institutions designed to be Local religious councils employ female used in accordance with the instructions of mikvah attendants to assist women in cor- the chief rabbinate and that, like other pub- rectly performing their ritual immersion, lic institutions, mikvaot are subject to reg- and the presence of such attendants is, in ulations which are applied to anyone mak- ideal situations, a requirement of Jewish ing use of them. law so that the attendant can ensure that He insisted that the directives to mikvah the immersion was done correctly. attendants were drawn up as sensitively as Some women, however, are extreme- possible and with the minimum possible ly reticent to immerse naked, as is required demands on women immersing. by local religious councils, in front of anoth- “These women can go to the sea or a er woman, for several reasons. Two organi- natural spring if they do not want to use zations helping such women, Immersion in the mikvaos in accordance with Jewish Quiet and the ITIM religious services adviso- law. This is gross antagonism. The mikvah ry group, say that among women who have attendants are taught to be extremely sen- approached them for assistance have been sitive and to respect a woman’s dignity, and women who experienced sexual abuse, this is how they act.” some who have had a mastectomy, and oth- Blumenthal nevertheless said that if a er who are insistent on their own privacy, woman came with a letter from an author- or wish to immerse by themselves to allow itative rabbi allowing her to do so and who them greater spiritual concentration. gave specifi c instructions how to perform Many local religious councils, which an immersion alone, then an accommoda- manage public mikvaot, including the Je- tion could be made. rusalem religious council, do not permit The offi ce of Jerusalem Chief Rabbi women to immerse alone since the accept- Aryeh Stern said in response to the incident ed practice within Orthodox Judaism has that Stern himself was notifi ed of the issue been to have a female attendant present. late Thursday night but at a stage when it The religious councils therefore in- was too late to help. struct the mikvah attendants not to allow Although Stern is opposed to women women to immerse alone. immersing alone, a spokesman for the rabbi Roni Chazon-Weiss, the head of the Im- said that he had assisted some women who mersion in Quiet organization which helps approached him to be allowed to immerse women who wish to immerse alone, said without the presence of an attendant. that she receives at least one complaint “It is a shame that on Thursday the every week from women wishing to im- woman in question did not come to Rab- merse alone but who are refused. bi Stern earlier, like other women whose On Thursday night, the woman went problem was solved without involving the to two separate mikvaot in Jerusalem but police and without confrontation,” said the was not allowed to immerse alone in any spokesman. of them. At one of the mikvaot, the attendants called the police in order to remove  CONTINUED ON P. 39

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 15 STAR WARS The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, I was a Star Wars fanatic. But now—as an adult, an Orthodox Jew and a parent concerned about Hollywood’s morals—I’m resisting the urge to see the new movie. By Rebecca Klempner As our childhood passed, Star Wars re- “Yeah. It was pretty good.” (When I re- two different theaters, on the same day. If TabletMag.com (printed with permission) mained dear to me, even as I expanded cently reminded my sister of her com- life was frustrating or I felt overwhelmed, my interests to include Duran Duran, Doc- ment, she said, “I can’t possibly have said or blue, or lonely, I escaped by watching In December 1982, Uncle Larry and Un- tor Who (available in the United States on The Phantom Menace was ‘pretty good.’ It movies. cle Ira gave my sister and me a nearly two- PBS), Depeche Mode and boys who actual- sucks. I refuse to show it to my children.”) I cut back after I got married, largely be- foot tall, plastic Death Star play set. Rachel ly attended school with me. When Timo- Although I’d heard some negative re- cause I felt less need to escape real life. But and I fell instantly in love with its elevator, thy Zahn’s Expanded Universe novels came views earlier that summer, I’d brushed I still watched a lot of movies. extendable bridge and garbage compactor out, I borrowed them from the library and them aside. But now, I started to worry. When the Star Wars prequels let me (complete with fake trash). It was the great- devoured them. Melissa and I went to see the movie at down, I started noticing other ways movies est Hanukkah gift of our childhood. Whenever I learned that a friend or a theater in Westwood the following Sun- let me down: the bad language, the gratui- When we lugged our loot home at the classmate—once, memorably, a teacher— day, sans Rachel. About 15 minutes in, I tous violence, the glorifi cation of promis- end of that evening, the Death Star joined hadn’t seen the original Star Wars fi lm, I looked at Melissa. She looked at me. cuity, the objectifi cation of women and the our 12-inch Luke and Leia dolls, our Canti- demanded they watch it. I fondly remem- “Are you bored?” I whispered. preoccupation with an almost unattaina- na Adventure play set, and numerous other ber introducing it to Cousin Josh when he “Yes. It’s … it’s … ” Despite the theater’s ble standard of living. Films romanticized items of Star Wars paraphernalia. Our love was 10 years old. darkness, I could see disappointment there. adultery and promoted shallow relation- for Star Wars was not exclusive—we also I was 24 when Episode I: The Phantom “It’s got to get better!” I insisted. ships based on “love at fi rst sight.” Movies loved Star Trek and Indiana Jones and Won- Menace came out. Rachel was spending that Melissa nodded vigorously. “I’m sure it peddled many of the values I’d turned away der Woman—but it was profound. summer in Israel, and I waited impatient- will.” from in becoming an Orthodox Jew. Many Rachel and I had been 2 years old when ly to see it, expecting we’d watch it togeth- But it didn’t. offended me as a feminist. And movies’ en- the original Star Wars fi lm, now known as er. Our mutual friend Melissa agreed to wait, When Attack of the Clones came out, tertaining, immersive quality led viewers to A New Hope, hit theaters in 1977, but we’d too. When we picked Rachel up from LAX in the reviews reported that it was better than swallow their worldview whole. seen it countless times on VHS. By the the middle of the summer, I asked her when The Phantom Menace. By then, I was mar- My husband shared my concerns. “I’m time we got that wonderful Hanukkah she wanted to see The Phantom Menace. ried. My husband and I went to the theat- not going to movies anymore,” he declared present in 1982, we’d seen the sequel, The “You haven’t seen it yet? I saw it in Is- er hoping for a miracle, but left feeling de- not long after the Attack of the Clones de- Empire Strikes Back, both in the theaters rael.” moralized. bacle. and also, repeatedly, on VHS. The follow- “What!?!” I squealed. *** “But … but … ” I wracked my brain for ing year, we would see Return of the Jedi Melissa frowned. “We told you we’d Not long before, I had become obser- movies we’d seen recently that had been during the opening weekend and insist- wait for you.” vant. I kept Shabbos, ate only kosher food, decent. “Memento was good! And Spi- ed on multiple visits to Burger King so we “Friends were going, so I went,” Rachel wore skirts and covered my hair. I owned der-Man!” could collect all the commemorative glass- explained. “I didn’t think you could wait.” no TV, but I went to the movies all the time. “It’s OK,” he said. “You keep going. I es. Outside at school, we played Star Wars. Biting back a nasty retort, I asked, “So, On a rainy Sunday, back when I’d been just have other ways I’d rather spend two Due to my name—and height—my class- how was it?” single, I could watch three movies on video hours.” mates usually demanded that I play Chew- “OK.” and another on the big screen. There were becca. “Only OK?” a couple vacations when I saw two fi lms in  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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The Force Isn’t With Me Anymore Occasionally, a friend tells me they watching trailers and scanning sci-fi sites “But you love Star Wars!” she said.  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE pity me, but there’s no need. I have better like Tor.com and i09 for the latest specula- “I know, Mom,” I sighed. “But I’m not go- ways to spend a Sunday afternoon or a tion about the movie. My friends and rela- ing.” A few weeks after that conversation, Saturday night: hiking, painting with my tives—who know what a sci-fi fanatic I am And really, I’m not going, even if the re- I had our fi rst baby. My husband babysat kids, visiting my mother-in-law, check- and that Star Wars was the movie that set views are fantastic. I do want to see The when I went to the movies with friends— ing out books from the library or tak- it all off—tell me about the tickets for The Force Awakens. But what I need is different. or even alone—at least once a month for ing a long walk with my husband. And I Force Awakens that they bought online for I know that seeing it would push me down over a year. feel powerful resisting my inclination to opening weekend. My mother asked me if a slippery slope. And I don’t want to end up After sitting though The Last Samurai, watch movies. I’d bought any. at the bottom of it. which had been diverting but nothing spe- Now, though, the hype for The Force “I don’t go to the movies, Mom,” I told I’ll console myself by reading the noveli- cial, I made the decision to call it quits, too. Awakens is everywhere. I fi nd myself her. zation. The high I felt upon leaving a good movie didn’t last long enough to justify sitting through all the mediocre ones. The time I wasted in front of a movie screen could be better spent interacting with live human beings. But the major deciding factor was Middle East coverage you won’t fiffiind anywhere else. this: If I didn’t want my little boy to grow up absorbing Hollywood morali- ty—complete with its materialism and anti-feminist viewpoint—I had to set an Accurate facts. example. *** I’ve felt a few twinges of regret over the years. The release of Revenge of the Sith did In-depth analysis. not trigger one. The Hobbit was hard for me to miss, and a nifty billboard for a science-fi ction movie will sometimes send Free newsletter: jns.org/subscribe-to-our-newsletters me to the Internet to watch the trailer or read the book version. jns.org | facebook /jns.org | twitter /jnsworldnews In the last 11 years, I’ve seen a few movies. Last year, I watched Fill the Void on DVD while home with pneumonia. I saw The Heart That Sings with friends, and every Agent Emes fi lm with my kids. We watch documentaries every once in a while. Trav- eling on airplanes, I’ve caught a few fi lms, which will remain nameless because they were so bad.

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the advantages of a Moriah education. Moriah to Hold 50th Annual Dinner Moriah is incredibly fortunate to have a leading, world-class team of teachers and The Moriah School (Englewood, NJ), administrators. This year, Bracha Bluman, one of the nation’s premier Jewish day who has been on Moriah’s staff since 1986, schools, educating more than 700 students will receive the Rabbi J. Shelley Applbaum across Bergen County, will be hosting its Service Award. Morah Bracha has taught 50th annual dinner on Saturday, February over 600 kindergarten students, including 20. The dinner will take place at the Hilton children of students. Her classroom has Meadowlands Hotel in East Rutherford, NJ, been a loving and nurturing environment at 8, on Motzei Shabbat. This year’s hono- that fosters educational growth. Over the rees are Jessica and Meyer Orbach (Guests years, Morah Bracha has been privileged to of Honor), Ali (nee Budin, Moriah ’95) and work with Moriah’s many outstanding ad- Jason Auerbach and Bracha Bluman (Rabbi Bracha Bluman, one of the Jessica and Meyer Orbach, Ali and Jason Auerbach, ministrators, co-teachers and colleagues. J Shelley Applbaum Award). recipients of the Rabbi J guests of honor at Moriah’s recipients of the Rabbi J Bracha and her husband, Mark (“Mr. Morah Jessica and Meyer Orbach’s priorities are Shelley Applbaum Award 50th annual dinner Shelley Applbaum Award Bracha”), are proud parents and grandpar- family, community and society. They have CREDIT: MORIAH CREDIT: MORIAN CREDIT: MORIAH ents, including four Moriah graduates. recently given Moriah the largest donation ority. Supporting Jewish day school educa- the fi rm’s investment management group. For more information on Moriah or in the school’s history, enabling Moriah to tion was taught to them by their mother Until recently, Ali worked as a registered di- the annual dinner, please contact Sara Te- stand strong and take on the challenges of and mother-in-law Yoheved Orbach z”l, for etitian for Slim-Fast. Luckily for Moriah, Ali tievsky, development department (201)567- the next 50 years. Passionate about educa- whom they named the campus in 2014. is now able to devote a signifi cant amount 0208 ext. 373, or sara.tetievsky@moriah- tion, the Orbachs are unwavering in their Ali (née Budin, Moriah ‘95) and Jason Au- of time as a Moriah volunteer, serving on school.org. To register for the dinner, go to desire to make Moriah the best it can be by erbach live in Englewood with their chil- several school committees. Ali and Jason www.themoriahdinner.org. If you would playing an active role in its organizational dren, Henry (Moriah ‘23) and Lucy (Moriah are strong advocates of Moriah and are al- like to schedule a tour of the Moriah cam- leadership, participating in day-to-day vol- ‘26). Jason is currently an associate at De- ways welcoming to new families in the pus, please contact Mr. Erik Kessler, ekess- unteering and by making it a fi nancial pri- bevoise & Plimpton LLP and a member of community and acquainting them with [email protected] or 201.567.0208 ext 376. Armed Robbers Steal Oxycodone From Alvin’s Pharmacy

Teaneck Chief of Police Robert A. Car- ney announced that an investigation is being conducted into an armed robbery of a pharmacy in the Township of Teaneck. On Sunday, December 20, 2015, at 10:40 AM, two males entered Alvin’s Pharmacy, located at 115 Cedar Lane, and robbed the store of 20 to 30 bottles of Oxycodone and two to three bottles of cough syrup. One of them brandished a silver handgun while the other went behind the pharmacy counter to steal the bottles. Both men had bandanas partially covering their faces. After commit- ting the robbery, they left the store and fl ed on foot, westbound on Cedar Lane. The fi rst alleged perpetrator, who possessed the handgun, was described as a dark complexioned black male, 25-30 years of age, 5’9” tall and weighing over 200 lbs. He was wearing blue jeans, boots, a black leather jacket, and a hooded sweatshirt. The second individual was described as a dark complexioned black male, 25-30 years of age, 6’ tall and weighing over 200 lbs. He was wearing a black jacket with a hood, a red shirt, and camoufl age pants. The investigation into the robbery is ongoing and anyone with information relating to this incident is asked to contact the Teaneck Police Department at (201)837- 2600. Callers wishing to remain anonymous can contact the Tri Community Crime Stoppers at (201)833-4222, which pays up to $1,000 cash rewards for information leading to the arrest of offenders.

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By Dovid Cofnas al years ago why he devotes so much time and energy to reaching out to and inspiring Bergenfi eld—Beginning Monday, De- Russian Jews in particular. cember 28, at 12 p.m., Worldwide Friends of “We have a special obligation to the Shvut Ami will attempt to raise $50,000 to Yidden from the former Soviet Union,” support their Israel-based programs in a 24- he said. “I am often asked—‘Is there not hour “all or nothing” online campaign. Due enough kiruv rechokim (outreach) to be to the generosity of three matching spon- done here in America that we must travel sors, every dollar donated will be quadru- all the way to Russia to help bring Yiddish- pled! For example, $25 will become $100 keit to the Yidden there?’ I always answer and $180 will turn into $720. However, if the that there is a fundamental difference be- goal of $50,000 is not reached by midday on tween the Yidden from the FSU and Amer- Tuesday, then all gifts will be returned. ican Jews. Yidden from the FSU were for- cibly stripped of their Yiddishkeit. They Shvut Ami-trained rabbis and teachers with participants at a seminar in Moscow, December 2015 were not given a chance...Yidden from the CREDIT: SHVUT AMI FSU never had the opportunity to practice Initially, the purpose of Shvut Ami was out of every 10 Jews in the FSU are mar- Yiddishkeit—it was taken from them. Cer- to help Soviet Jews who had just arrived rying out. In a recent conversation with tainly we must reach out to our brethren in Israel to learn more about their herit- Natan Sharansky,Chairman of the Exec- in America. Nevertheless, we have a special age and integrate into Israeli society. Shvut utive - The Jewish Agency for Israel, re- responsibility to those in the former Sovi- Ami set up educational centers around the garding this high level of intermarriage, et Union. They are crying for help. Yiddish- country and continues, to this day, to ser- he pointed out that he believes that this keit was snatched from them and now they vice thousands of Russian olim each year. number essentially applies to the small- The author with Natan Sharansky, August 2015 want it back...” But, as the Russian exodus to Israel er cities where it has been easier to pre- CREDIT: SHVUT AMI Shvut Ami was co-founded by Shimon slowed down, Shvut Ami started to branch serve Jewish tradition somewhat, but in This exciting campaign, in association Grilius, who had been arrested by the KGB out. Shvut Ami trained and placed over 160 the larger cities, e.g., Moscow, the num- with Charidy.com, will raise awareness of in 1969 for “Zionist activities” and for dis- rabbis and master teachers in Jewish com- ber is most likely higher! Shvut Ami is at Shvut Ami’s mission—to educate and in- tributing anti-communist literature. He munities around the world. In Germany, the forefront of providing pro-active solu- spire unaffi liated Russian Jews and to re- was sentenced to fi ve years in a forced-la- Shvut Ami’s emissary has brought traditions to what is arguably one of the most connect them to Jewish life. bor prison camp close to Siberia. Yet, tional Jewish practices back to thousands urgent and critical problems in the Jew- The internationally renowned rosh ye- amidst the torturous conditions, he never of Russians and, in the FSU itself, Shvut ish world today. shiva, Rabbi Matisyahu Salomon, who has gave up hope. The Jewish prisoners met in Ami’s graduates are educating and inspiring All readers are invited to not only share made no secret of his frequent visits to each other’s barracks to talk and to share over 20,000 Jews per year in 18 cities and in the great mitzvah of ensuring and pro- different Jewish communities in the for- their dreams, and for Grilius, that dream six countries. tecting the Jewish future, but at the same mer Soviet Union (FSU) over many years, was to establish a center for Russian Jews Shvut Ami’s work is indeed essen- was asked in a newspaper interview sever- in Jerusalem. tial, as it is a tragic fact that at least eight  CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE

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By JLNJ Staff shul. Rabbi Kenny and Shira Schiowitz are the beloved spiritual leaders of our growing On Saturday night, January 9, 2016, Con- community, and Natan and Dena Cohen are gregation Shaare Tefi llah of Teaneck invites deeply committed volunteer leaders, with the community to our 13th annual dinner Natan serving as a vice president and Dena honoring Rabbi Kenny and Shira Schiowitz as a past sisterhood president and current and Natan and Dena Cohen for their lead- editor of the shul newsletter. The dinner ership and dedication to the Shaare Tefi ll- will take place at 8 p.m. at Temple Emanu- ah community. Over the past thirteen years, El of Closter, 180 Piermont Road, Closter, NJ. Shaare Tefi llah has grown from a small min- For more information and to RSVP, contact yan in a house to a thriving community offi ce@shaaretefi llah.org.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 21 COMMUNITY NEWS Yavneh Academy Readies 2015 Passaic Chanukah For 73rd Annual Dinner 5K Race and Kids’ By JLNJ Staff sible without his guidance and One-Mile Run leadership. Yavneh Academy will hold its 73rd annual din- Yavneh is also thrilled to hon- By Jeffrey Ruttner ner on Saturday evening, January 16, at the Marri- or director of special services and ott Glenpointe, in Teaneck. This year’s honorees Yavneh alumna Dr. Sarah Feit. As Chanukah has come are Paramus Mayor Richard La- the head of the learning center and gone, but before it Barbiera, Community Service and inclusion program, Dr. Feit is is too far gone I wanted Award, and Dr. Sarah Feit, Fac- an innovator in the fi eld of edu- to write a short review ulty Service Award. Co-chairs Paramus cational special services and her of the 2nd Annual Pas- for the 73rd annual dinner are Mayor Richard path-breaking programs have en- saic Chanukah 5K Race Yavneh parents Moshe Wein- LaBarbiera, who abled Yavneh to meet the specif- and Kids’ One Mile Fun berger, Michael Wimpfheimer will receive the ic learning needs of each of our Run which took place Start of Passaic Chanukah 5K race. CREDIT: JEFFREY RUTTNER and Keith Zakheim. Community students. Every Yavneh parent on the Sunday of Cha- Service Award Dr. Sarah Mayor LaBarbiera has been has, at one time or another, expe- nukah, Dec.13, in the Third Ward Veteran’s Memorial Park in Passaic, NJ. at Yavneh’s 73rd Feit, recipient a loyal and unwavering advo- rienced her beaming smile, irre- The event was launched unoffi cially three years ago to support the grow- annual dinner of Faculty cate for Yavneh Academy during pressible energy and empathetic ing population of the Passaic and Clifton observant Jewish community CREDIT: YAVNEH Service Award his more than 10 years as both concern for those in need. who are beginning to run and race, as well as to encourage and give an at Yavneh’s a councilman and mayor of the For more information about Yavneh Academy opportunity for the children of the community to get out and get fresh upcoming Borough of Paramus. Yavneh’s and the annual dinner please contact Michelle air, exercise, run, get active and become aware of annual dinner beautiful new state-of-the-art Weinraub at Michelle.Weinraub@yavnehacade- the importance and enjoyment of physical activity CREDIT: YAVNEH gym would not have been pos- my.org or visit yavnehdinner.com. and sport. The race became offi cial last year with more than 20 sponsors and professional timing and tech- nical long-sleeve T-shirts; however, this was the real offi cial year, as we joined forces with the recreation department of the city of Passaic and had wonderful support from some of First-place male. our major sponsors, CREDIT: JEFFREY RUTTNER St. Mary’s Hospital and Princeton Physi- cal Therapy. The number of participants more than doubled as did the funds raised, which go towards the needs of some of the community supported by Bikur Cholim of Passaic-Clifton, Congregation Adas Israel and Chabad of Passaic-Clifton. People came from all parts of New Jer- sey as well as New York. The winners this year, setting a new course record, Efraim Shaw, in 17:14, from Brook- lyn, NY, and Rachel Mittel in 21:23, from First-place female, Passaic, NJ. Her hus- Rachel Mittel. band, Yitzy, one of CREDIT: JEFFREY RUTTNER the sponsors from the West Orange Bake Shop in West Or- ange, NJ, sponsored the doughnuts this year and last year. We hope to grow and 12/17/15 – 12/30/15 improve even more and try to have even better participation from the tri-state area next year. Next year in Jerusalem, we hope.

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26 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS RCBC Neil Klatskin Day Camp at the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades Holds Early Bird Special By JLNJ Staff Kadima Glatt Kosher Caterers For children 3 to 4 years old (must be The Neil Klatskin Day Camp (NKDC) at three by October 15, 2016) the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is offering Half Day: 9 a.m.-12:30 pm; three-quarter an early-bird special, where families who day: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.; full day: 9 a.m.-4 p.m Where You'll Find register for the full eight weeks of camp by Friday, January 15, will save $240 on Masada: Bogrim camp fees for a summer adventure of non- For children entering kindergarten stop fun. At NKDC, campers enjoy the out- Masada: Rishonim Great Food, Great Service, doors, learn new skills, make new friends For children entering fi rst grade and explore their personal interests. Pro- gram highlights include dynamic, age-ap- Gesher And The Nicest Customers! propriate programming in sports, Red For children entering second grade FRESH FRUIT Cross instructional and recreational swim, DELI WRAPS DELI PLATTERS HEROS Tae Kwon Do, yoga, art, drama, music, Juda- Tikvah PLATTERS $12.95/ Person $12.95/ Person BY THE FOOT ic programming, special events and more. Children with special needs ages fi ve-15 $35.00 serves The all-inclusive camp also provides lunch, (must be fi ve by June 1) 10 Person Minimum 10 Person Minimum 15-20 people only $35.00 per foot snacks, towel service and camp swag, so it’s Designed to meet the special needs of easy on parents, too. children and adolescents who have mild neurological and/or perceptual impair- BUFFALO ment. Special attention is given to each SMOKEY JOES SLOPPY JOES camper, to ensure a summer fi lled with en- WINGS $13.95/ Person $12.95/ Person joyment and learning. $8.99/LB. 12 Person Minimum 12 Person Minimum The $240 savings on the early bird special will be prorated for enrollment of less than eight weeks. These discounts cannot / person (10 People Minimum) be combined with any others. Attending $17.99 Smoked Fish Platters: families who have never been a member Freshly Sliced Nova Scotia Salmon, White Fish, Kippered Salmon and White Fish Salad. of the JCC will also have the opportuni- Plain, Scallion and Vegetable Cream Cheese, Butter, Tomatoes, Bermuda Onions, Cucumbers and Olives. ty to join for a $250 summer membership Assorted Sliced Bagels that runs Memorial Day-Labor Day (with some restrictions), as membership to the Kaplen JCC on the Palisades is required for NKDC enrollment. The JCC is offering ad- CREDIT: NKDC ditional membership options, including a The NKDC takes place on a beauti- new Camp Family Membership for $750 ful 21+ acre campus that features three that runs Memorial Day-Labor Day as well. pools, a sprinkler park, sports facilities, Shorter days for preschoolers and sibling a low ropes course with zip line, indoor discounts are also available: $350 off sec- rainy-day facilities and more. Children ond child, $500 off third and fourth child, ages 3 and 4 are home-based in air-confi fth child is free. And those who refer a ditioned classrooms with head counse- friend get $100 off camp. lors who are certifi ed teachers. Registra- Have questions or want to sched- tion options include four weeks in a row ule a tour? Contact Jessica Spiegel, direc- (fi rst or last four weeks) as well as fi ve, tor, at [email protected], (201)408.1484 or six or seven weeks. NKDC offers children Melissa Peters, assistant director, at mpet- with special needs the opportunity par- [email protected], (201)408.1485. Camp offi ce ticipate, too! Contact the camp offi ce for | [email protected] | (201)567.8963. Offi ce more details. Camp Categories: hours: Mon-Fri, 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Teaneck Chorus Begins its Season of Rare Performances The Teaneck Community Chorus an- January 24, at Teaneck High School: “We nounces Teaneck Sings Week, January 16- Shall Shine: A Concert for Women of the 24, 2016. Teaneck’s winter week of song World.” This moving concert is funded kicks off with the annual Teaneck Teen in part by a grant from the Puffi n Foun- Idol Competition. In its ninth year, the con- dation and is inspired by the song “One test is more popular than ever. It showcas- Woman,” written for the 2013 United Na- es talented teenagers from Teaneck pub- tions International Women’s Day. The lic and religious schools, as well Teaneck concert features rarely heard music from teens who attend the Frisch School and around the world that tells of women’s the Immaculate Heart Academy. Don’t miss relationships, families, work, passions, this thrilling contest Saturday, January 16, joys and struggles. You’ll hear great mu- 8 p.m., at Teaneck High School. The show sic that connects us across continents, will also feature a group number, plus the boundaries and genders. And of course, rare talent of our 2015 Teaneck Teen Idol, men are welcome! Kayla Harvey, from Teaneck High School. Mark your calendars for January 16, TCC is once again honored to be partic- 18, and 24 and hear how the Teaneck ipating in the Bergen County Martin Lu- Community Chorus unites different ther King Jr. celebration on January 18, 6:30 people of all ages through the experi- p.m., at Temple Emeth, 1666 Windsor Rd., ence of song. Teaneck. For more information, and to purchase Teaneck Sings Week culminates with tickets in advance, visit ww.teaneckcom- the chorus winter concert, 3 p.m., Sunday, munitychorus.org or call 201-836-2934.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 27 28 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM COMMUNITY NEWS Phelps Park Offers The Sisterhood of Shomrei Torah of Fair Lawn Self-Directed Family invites the entire community for Fitness Program By Pearl Markovitz At Phelps Park, the stations are ar- ranged in a circuit. A general instructions Painting n’ Pasta Teaneck—Picture this idyllic scenario: A board describes the rules and regulations sunny Sunday afternoon, no social or com- of the area, such as users must be 14 or old- munal commitments, homework and pro- er, and the safety precautions. It then lists jects completed, family lined up and ready each machine and which muscles it is in- to roll. Where to, you ask? To Phelps Park, tended to strengthen. Users can select their off River Road, of course. Within walking starting point and focus on particular ma- distance for some of us and not more than a fi ve-minute drive for the rest of us in Teaneck and the environs, Phelps Park has become a recreational “playland” since the installation in November of 13 state-of-the art exercise sta- January 9th 7:00 PM tions installed by the munic- The event will feature a dairy pasta bar and drinks. ipality of Teaneck to encour- Early bird pricing includes dinner and 1 canvas: age the health and well-being Sisterhood member: $36 of its residents. Non-member: $45 Designed by Israeli engineer Noam chines during their workout. Each individ- Gur Arie, URBANIX outdoor gyms are rat- ual machine offers an explanation of prop- Prices after December 27th ed top-of-the-line in safety and utility. The er use, highlights the body part targeted Sisterhood members: $40 East Coast distributor of URBANIX, Core and even provides a QR code which brings Non-member: $50 Elements Gym, is headed by duo Presi- up an instructional video which actually dent David Siegel and Director of Opera- serves as a virtual trainer. The Phelps equip- Dinner only tions Esther Hollander, both residents of ment includes chest and shoulder presses, Sisterhood member: $15 Teaneck. After Siegel saw these impressive leg presses and extensions, abs, arms and Non-member: $20 exercise parks dotting the landscape of Is- triceps toners, and a bench press and hip rael, from urban centers to remote yishu- twister among others. Sign up on Shomrei Torah’s Website - The materials used in www.shomrei-torah.org/event/paintnight the construction of the stations is of the highest quality. For questions please contact: [email protected] The metal is galvanized, the screws are stainless, the pins are chrome, and the paint and exterior coating are thick and resistant to the elements. The seats are padded gener- ously and the handles are designed to provide maximum comfort. vim, he decided to bring the concept back Core Elements is looking to spread the to the U.S. He contacted Hollander with word about the excellence and uniqueness whom he had previously collaborated and of their products. They are reaching out to FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL SCHNEUR ATf(855) 737-2247 together they launched Core Elements. high school and university athletic teams, WWW.PESACHONTHEMOUNTAIN.COM Thanks to the fi nancial backing of the mu- pool clubs, 55+ residential communities nicipalities approached, New Jersey has and even commercial sites about their di- installed three URBANIX outdoor gyms, versifi ed installation possibilities. the fi rst last spring in Brooks Park, be- Esther Hollander is extremely enthusi- hind the William Cullen Bryant Elemen- astic about the location of the latest instal- North America's tary School in Teaneck, which includes 10 lations of Core Elements in Teaneck. “Our stations. The second is at a senior center community stands to benefi t greatly from Very Best in Robbinsville and the third is at Phelps the Brooks and Phelps Parks outdoor gyms. Park. The goal of Core Elements, accord- The locations are convenient, the costs are ing to Siegel, “is to allow the widest range non-existent, the quality of the equipment Slopes of demographic participants to utilize the guarantees safety and the 24/7 accessibility latest fi tness equipment, safely, free of is unique. I can truly see these installations charge, in the outdoors, day or night.” improving the health, fi tness and quali- What is unique about the URBANIX ty of life for our residents, young and old- equipment? Without a doubt it’s the hy- er. Families can experience bonding time draulic system, which allows users to safe- while improving their health. I invite all ly and appropriately control the resist- my friends, neighbors and Teaneck co-resi- at Whistler, British Columbia ance offered by the machines, which suit dents to come by and see for themselves— anybody, from the elderly or beginners to any time!” Award Winning Accommodations athletes, in a controlled, pro- at The Four Seasons, Whistler Entire Resort Kosher for Pesach gressive and safe motion. As opposed to weight-regulated fi tness equipment found in many indoor gyms, the pis- ton system incorporated into the construction of URBANIX fi tness stations allows users to select the resistance they are comfortable with and ad- SIGN UP BY just it as they progress in their JANUARY 15TH workouts. & RECEIVE A FREE SUITE UPGRADE!

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Black Box Studios is celebrating the BBS January Performance Schedule: Tickets: $10.00; Direct link to purchase es she is about to publish a memoir dredging New Year with a new home. Set in the • Bat Boy: The Musical – Jan 7-13, 2016 tickets: http://tinyurl.com/hjwshmu up a pivotal and tragic event in the family’s heart of vibrant Teaneck, NJ, the Black Presented by the Black Box Studios’ • Other Desert Cities – Jan 9-18, 2016 history—a wound they don’t want reopened. Box Performing Arts Center offers the Teen Musical Theater Ensemble Presented by the Black Box Studios’ In effect, she draws a line in the sand and opportunity for more robust program- Book by Keythe Farley and Brian Teen Drama Ensemble dares them all to cross it. ming in 2016. Continuing their com- Flemming; Music and lyrics by Laurence Written by Jon Robin Baitz; Directed by Sat, Jan 9 at 9pm; Sun, Jan 10 at 7pm; Sat, mitment to serve the NJ arts communi- O’Keefe; Musical direction by Brody Greif; Matt Okin. Jan 16 at 7pm; Sun, Jan 17 at 8pm; Mon, Jan ty, the January 2016 repertoire includes Choreographed by Michelle Puskas; Direct- Brooke Wyeth returns home to Palm 18 at 7:30pm. a high-level teen ensemble productions ed by Matt Okin. Springs after a six-year absence to celebrate Tickets: $10.00; Direct link to purchase of Bat Boy: The Musical, and Other De- Based on a story in The Weekly World Christmas with her family. Brooke announc- tickets: http://tinyurl.com/onbsxfw sert Cities; as well as student productions News, Bat Boy: The Musical is a musical of How I Learned to Drive, and Zombie comedy/horror show about a half boy/half Prom: Atomic Edition. The Black Box Per- bat creature who is discovered in a cave near Country Club Whip and Nae formance Arts Center is located at 200 Hope Falls, West Virginia. Walraven Dr. (just off Palisade Ave.), Tea- Thu, Jan 7 at 8:00 pm; Sat, Jan 9 at 7pm; Nae Team Wows Crowd neck, NJ, 07666. Tickets are $10 and avail- Wed, Jan 13 at 9pm; Thu, Jan 14 at 8:30pm; able at www.blackboxnynj.com. Sat, Jan 16 at 9pm.

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By JLNJ Staff their children. I want to teach ing out” philosophy, meaning ued. “They are sometimes underserved in women that it is possible to be that healthier choices are intro- the community and are in need of addition- Beginning on Monday, January 4, the healthy while juggling children, duced slowly, gradually “crowd- al support.” Jewish Link’s “Coach Gila” Guzman will be jobs and a busy lifestyle. There ing out” the less-healthy options. For more information or to register for facilitating an interactive nutrition work- are no excuses, but we must be It is Guzman’s hope that her les- the class, visit Guzman’s website at www. shop geared toward single mothers. The realistic in our goals,” Guzman sons will create a ripple effect, af- mainassethealth.com or email her at main- class will meet on the ﬁ rst Monday of every told the Jewish Link. The group fecting not just the women but [email protected]. month from 8 to 9:15 p.m. at the Chabad of is intended to be a “safe space their children as well. Guzman is a Certiﬁ ed Integrative Nutri- Teaneck. The class will focus on topics such for women to share and ask “It’s about helping busy tion Health Coach who helps adults, chil- as: Women’s Health; Eating for Energy; Your questions,” she added. Teaneck’s ‘Coach Gila’ families be healthy and reach dren and individuals with chronic medical Self-Care Routine; Curb your Sugar Cravings; Guzman will focus on iden- Guzman their goals,” she comment- issues such as diabetes and irritable bowel Ideas for Better Sleep; Healthy Dinner Ideas; tifying what keeps people from ed. “If food isn’t the problem, syndrome (IBS) achieve their health and nu- Weigh Less, Live More and others. reaching their goals and how best to change food isn’t the solution.” trition goals. Chabad of Teaneck, otherwise “Single mothers, no matter how much those habits, placing emphasis on the mind- “I am so happy to be able to do this for known as Friends of Lubavitch of Bergen support they have, devote all their energy to body connection. She will teach her “crowd- this particular population,” Guzman contin- County, is located at 513 Kenwood Place.

Woman Harasses Jewish Residents eck Police Chief Robert Carney. “The literature included a Buddhist symbol which re- By JLNJ Staff idents and attempted to give them litera- referring to them as ‘Hebrews,’ before be- sembled, and was mistaken for, a swastika.” ture. Several weeks ago, she reportedly ap- ing picked up by police near Red Road in “The two incidents are being fully inves- A female described as older, Asian, miss- proached a child, told him that she knew the vicinity of Congregation Beth Aaron. tigated and the woman has been referred ing teeth and wearing a red coat and carry- both his parents, and tried to give him lit- “The incident on December 18, 2015, in to the appropriate social service. At this ing a yellow bag, was reported to authori- erature, and he ran away. She approached Teaneck involved the same woman who time no charges have been ﬁ led and we do ties in early December and again last week adults outside their home last Friday and earlier this month provided information to not believe the woman poses any threat,” as having approached Jewish Teaneck res- shouted anti-Semitic statements at them, a child pertaining to Buddhism,” said Tean- said Carney. ISRAEL / BUSINESS Up-and-Coming Israeli Companies Look to Do Business in the USA

Over 50 high-ranking Israeli business works closely with Israeli companies seek- solutions for the U.S. water and wastewa- we opened our own company in the USA executives, including CEOs/CFOs (chief ex- ing to hire highly qualifi ed individuals to ter industry. “Yes, it was not easy for me in two years ago.” ecutive offi cers, chief fi nancial offi cers), run their American operations. the beginning to ‘let go,’ but after hiring tal- At the end of each session, the Israeli were treated to an eye-opening and inform- The recurring theme that was empha- ented American executives and personnel executives huddled around the speakers in ative conference, focusing on the fi nancial, sized at the conference was that in or- I can say that it was the most important order to understand how to move forward legal and mass media aspects of opening an der to succeed in the competitive Amer- thing to do, as we are doing very well since with their expansion plans abroad. American subsidiary, which was sponsored ican marketplace, Israelis would have to by Amcon Marketing at the Israel Export learn how to understand and relate to the Institute in Tel Aviv. “American mentality” of do- The executives seeking business, if they wanted ing the sage advice offered to conquer various technol- by both English- and He- ogy, industrial and consum- brew-speaking legal, fi nan- er markets. “The reality is cial and media experts, that it is preferable to hire some of whom fl ew to Tel American-born executives Aviv from the metro New and support personnel to York region, highlighted a anchor an American sub- wide cross-section of Israel’s sidiary, because they un- business industry, includ- Danny Krausz, CEO of Krausz derstand the language and Industries. off ered valuable ing start-ups, medical-device know how to get things advice to participants in the companies, product manu- done. The Israeli and Amer- Amcon Marketing conference facturers and wineries. in Tel Aviv. ican ways of doing business “As an executive recruiter sometimes differ because of working with Israeli companies hiring U.S.- the cultural nuances. That’s just the way it based executives, we organized this event is,” said Danny Krausz, the CEO of Krausz to help Israeli exporters succeed better and Industries, who has successfully launched faster in America,” said Chuck Klein, man- an American branch of his Israeli company aging partner of Amcon Marketing, which which provides coupling and repair clamp

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the arrival of the family. You could hear a my hand as I saw the anguish on the fac- THUD! Ezra will never ski or play base- Marking the Shloshim of pin drop as they arrived. es of these boys, yes, boys, who had to per- ball with his friends again. Ezra Schwartz HY”D After the community rabbi spoke stir- form this awful task. One boy kept kissing THUD! There will never be a wedding  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 ringly, Dr. Ari Schwartz, Ezra’s father, fol- the casket in between sobs. for Ezra. As I approached my destination I was lowed him. Now, I have heard many peo- By now, the sky that was clear when THUD! There will never be a child for thrust into the harsh reality of this tragedy, ple speak at funerals. I have heard people we arrived was now stormy. There must Ezra to play with. with the sight of police vehicles escorting speak at diffi cult funerals. But I have nev- have been hundreds of people who stood THUD! There will be an everlasting void the family to the funeral, along with many, er heard anything like this. Ari, his wife, outside in this miserable weather to pay without Ezra. many community volunteers. his daughter Mollie and his sons all got up their respects. “What a Kiddush Hashem,” Each time I heard it I shuddered at the Once inside, the fi rst thing that hit me and delivered heartwarming and wrench- I thought. fi nality and reality of what I was witness- was the number of young people present. ing tributes to Ezra. I am amazed that they We were told that we would walk to ing. I prayed that the fi rst layer of earth Even at large funerals we are not accus- had the composure and clarity of mind to the cemetery. Fittingly, the skies opened up over the coffi n would be fi nished so that tomed to seeing many people under the write and deliver such beautiful and inspir- and wept with us as we walked quietly to the awful age of 20. The scene of young boys and girls ing words. Sharon Memorial Park. THUD would go away. sobbing and weeping and hugging was One thing that resonated with me came After several minutes of walking, we ar- Watching parents bury a child is one of heartbreaking. from Ari. This father who has just suffered rived at the gravesite. There were two tents the most sobering things one can witness. Every seat was immediately taken or the unthinkable was able to clearly artic- set up for people to stand under, but there As those in attendance lined up in the tra- saved. At 11:30, the room went absolutely ulate what he had, what he had lost and were too many people to fi t. I managed ditional shurah and recited the consolation silent. what he plans to do to get through this. to come around to the other side near the words of “Hamakom yenachem,” I won- Several young boys entered with a cof- For over two hours we heard from grave. This is when it hit me like a ton of dered how many times over the course of fi n on their shoulders. A lone, white tal- friends, coaches, teachers and family about bricks. shiva this family would hear those words. lis draped the bier and everyone stood. All this boy named Ezra. Suffi ce it to say that Let me preface by saying that for years, When I arrived home many hours lat- you could hear was the wailing, I mean ab- we heard from each and every speaker that people have told me that the hardest thing er, my infant son was cranky and would solute wailing, of these young boys tasked we had lost a beautiful, young man who for them to handle at a funeral is the sound not go to sleep. I just sat there and watched with carrying their dear friend. There was loved his family. He was a gifted athlete, of the earth hitting the coffi n. When it is him and gave thanks that I could pick him no dolly, no wheels, no easy way. They he loved Israel, he was a great and caring cold or wet, the sound is much more pro- up and hold him and hug him and kiss him did it the real way because this was their friend and was simply stolen from us way nounced. I am not insensitive to this, but I and love him. friend. Ezra had now arrived in the room. too soon. am used to it. I thought of Ezra. One rabbi got up and for almost 30 min- As the ceremony ended we rose for the THUD! The fi rst shovel of mud hit Ezra’s utes the crowd recited Tehillim 119 with the Keil Malei and watched in agony as the coffi n and it might as well have been a two- These refl ections were written by Rabbi Klibanoff paragraphs that correspond to the name of pallbearers once again lifted Ezra on their ton boulder, for that is how it felt to me. upon returning home from Ezra’s levaya. Rabbi Kli- the kadosh, Yechiel Ezra Ben Ari Yonah. shoulders to escort him to his fi nal resting THUD! There it went again. A loud, banoff is spiritual leader of Congregation Etz Chaim Then, there was silence in the room place. As the casket moved within one foot crashing sound of a door being slammed in Livingston. that hung, as the assembled group awaited of me, I clenched the tear-soaked tissue in on this promising life.

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201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 33 DVAR TORAH The Yoke’s On Us By Rabbi Dr. Tzvi Benjamin could, albeit perhaps grudgingly, Just as Jacob chose the metaphor “don- Midrash sees the donkey as akin to the ear- Hersh Weinreb come to terms with being likened to “a ser- key” to best capture Issachar’s diligence, so ly Zionist chalutz (pioneer), who persists pent by the road” or “a ravenous wolf.” But did he select the term “menucha (resting in his mission of settling the arid desert, We all have received “a large-boned donkey”? Issachar could not place)” to symbolize Torah and the world causing it to fl ower, and protecting it from blessings at one time or be blamed for fi nding that overly offensive. of menucha which it engenders. And so did marauders. For Onkelos, the donkey is the another. We have cer- Our commentators insist that Issachar he use the phrase “pleasant land” to refer to symbol of the Jewish soldier, stubbornly tainly received compli- found Jacob’s choice of the term “donkey” the land that Jacob so cherished, the Land holding on to every inch of the hotly con- ments. Over the course inoffensive. Indeed, they consider it an of Israel. tested battlefi eld. of time, we learn that sometimes the com- apt metaphor for Issachar’s special quali- Intellectual mastery of Torah and re- Among my favorite 20th-century rab- pliments are clearly fl attering. But occa- ties. To understand this, we must study the maining loyal to its ideals is a formidable binic writers was a man named Elimel- sionally, ambiguous statements are made full text of words of the blessing that Jacob challenge. Such mastery and such loyal- ech Bar-Shaul, a former rabbi of Rehovot, to us, leaving us confused and unable to de- granted to Issachar: ty demand kabbalat ol malchut shamayim who passed away exactly 50 years ago. In termine with certainty whether we are be- “Issachar is a thick-boned donkey, vekabbalat ol mitzvot, an acceptance of the a collection of his sermons entitled “Min ing complimented or insulted. Crouching down between the sheep- yoke of the Kingdom of Heaven and an “ac- HaBe’er,” he agrees that the stubbornness There are statements which leave us with folds. ceptance of the yoke of the mitzvot.” For Ja- of the “thick-boned donkey” is needed for no such doubts. Suppose someone called you For he saw a resting place that was cob, Issachar’s stubborn willingness to sub- achieving both Torah prowess and sover- a “donkey.” Would you think he was fl atter- good, mit to those yokes was best captured by eignty over the Land of Israel. But he goes ing you? What if, as if to remove any shadow And the land that it was pleasant; the image of the “thick-boned donkey.” further and writes: of doubt, he went further and asserted that He bent his shoulder to the burden, Steadfast commitment is not only a pre- “Just as Torah study must be refreshed you are a “thick-boned donkey”? I wager that And became a toiling serf.” (Genesis requisite for a life of religious menucha, of and renewed constantly, so does our ap- you would come out fi ghting. 49:14-15) Torah. It is also required in order to possess preciation of the Land of Israel require re- In this week’s Torah portion, Parshat Jacob knew all of his sons quite well. the Holy Land, cultivate it and protect it. newal. Torah cannot be taken for granted; Vayechi (Genesis 47:28-50:26), our forefa- He discerned their unique strengths and Both Torah and the land require that same neither can the Holy Land. We must con- ther Jacob calls one of his sons, Issachar, just did not suppress his criticisms of their stubborn commitment. The donkey willing tinuously deepen our love for the Land of that—a “thick-boned donkey.” Surprisingly, weaknesses. He insightfully recognized Is- to submit to its burden is also the perfect Israel, just as our Torah study must always not only does Issachar not take umbrage at sachar’s special qualities: While Issachar symbol for a people committed to building strive for greater depth. Each morning, we his father’s description, but he remains quite intuitively realized he didn’t have the lead- and defending Eretz Yisrael. must be newly impressed by Torah, and convinced that his father is not just compli- ership talents of Judah or the reckless cour- The Targum (or Aramaic) translation of with every dawn, we must appreciate our menting him but is blessing him. age of Simon and Levi, he was an idealist the Bible, written by the ancient sage On- land anew.” Our sages take things even further. For who set strong goals for himself, even in kelos, treats the last phrases of the vers- Rabbi Bar-Shaul coined a phrase that them, Jacob’s calling his son a donkey is his his early youth, and he understood that in es quoted above in a dramatic and almost has remained with me ever since I fi rst en- way of expressing a prophetic prediction: order to achieve those goals, he would have shocking manner. The words “he bent his countered it soon after his premature de- Issachar’s descendants will have a prestig- to persevere tenaciously over the course of shoulders to the burden and became a toil- mise: He wrote, “The rabbis speak of the ol ious role in Jewish history. They will be- long years; he was willing, even eager, to do ing serf” are rendered by Onkelos as fol- Torah, the yoke of Torah. There is also an ol come our people’s supreme Torah author- so. He accepted the yoke of hard work and lows: Eretz Yisrael, the yoke of the Land of Israel.” ities. the burden of sustained effort. “He will vanquish the lands of the na- Issachar is the archetype of the one Why would a loving father, foretell- Knowing Issachar well, Jacob chose to tions, defeat their inhabitants, and those who bears both the burden of Torah and ing a glorious future for his son Issachar, compare his characteristics to those of the that survive will serve him and pay him the burden of the Land of Israel. He sub- choose such a bizarre metaphor to describe donkey. With this comparison, he was both tribute.” mits to both yokes. It might be diffi cult for him? Admittedly, Jacob compares some of blessing Issachar with success, and he was Thus, the “thick-boned donkey” con- the rest of us to feel comfortable with the his other sons to a variety of animals. But complimenting him for his willingness to jures up diverse images for our Sages. The title “thick-boned donkey.” But we must at those sons were no doubt quite pleased bear any burden and to even toil as a lowly best-known view sees Issachar bent under least understand that this title is a symbol to be designated “majestic lions” (Judah), serf in order to attain his lofty goals: a “rest- the burden of Torah study until he fi nal- of our stubborn submission to the twin or “lovely fawns” (Naphtali). Even Dan and ing place” and a “pleasant land.” ly becomes the model Talmudic sage. The yokes of Torah and Israel. MAGGID OF BERGENFIELD Vayechi: The Butcher’s Blessings

By Larry Stiefel tant Mottie was an excellent butcher in his “The big what?” ty library studying for a fi nal exam in Near own right, but he didn’t have the gift of gab “You know, before I pass on to the big Eastern Medieval Ontology—or something Bernie Baumgar- like Bernie (“So, Mrs. Schwartzbaum, how is butcher store in the sky.” like that—and hadn’t noticed his phone ten was dying. Okay, that son of yours, Yankel? Is he still in dental “Again?” vibrating in his knapsack. He also agreed so he wasn’t really dy- school?”), and the customers sorely missed “What do you mean?” to return to Hoboken for dinner. He had ing. Actually, he had a Bernie when he was out recuperating. But “Oh, nothing,” Bernice said with a sigh. a duffel bag crammed with dirty laundry very bad cold. Okay, it Mottie knew not to bother his boss when he “Call the boys home. It’s the least they back in his dorm room, and his mother wasn’t such a bad cold. was desperately ill, which occurred at least a can do for their old man.” was his only source for clean, fresh-smell- But he was defi nitely few times a year. “Okay, but they’re not going to like it.” ing clothes. under the weather. And when Bernie got On the third day of Bernie Baumgarten’s And so Bernice called her sons on their Everyone had arrived by six, and the sick, the world seemed like it was com- upper respiratory infection, he had a pre- cell phones and told them to return to their meal began promptly at 6:30. Bernie left ing to an end. His wife Bernice was ready monition that the end was near. His eyes ancestral home in Hoboken to meet with his sickbed to preside over the festivities. for him. When Bernie started whining and were all teary, and he had used up three en- their father one last time. It wasn’t every day that all his boys were saying things like, “I’m toxic,” or, “Just put tire boxes of Kleenex with no abatement Bobby was the fi rst to respond. He was home. Besides, his sons couldn’t carve a me out on a rock somewhere and let me of his symptoms. Bernice was certain that on the trading fl oor of the stock exchange brisket if their lives depended on it. They die in peace,” she had the hot water bottle, Bernie was already much better, but she when his mother called. He knew his fa- were bright as can be—each a scholar in the vaporizer and the chicken soup ready knew better than to argue with him. ther was an outrageous hypochondriac, his own right—but they all had two left to go. And although she wanted to strangle “Bernice, come here.” but he said he could be in Hoboken by six hands. him, Bernice put on her most sympathet- “What is it, honey? Do you need more that evening. Truth be told, he could use a When the meal was over, Bernie re- ic face and did her best to put up with her tea with honey?” home-cooked meal. turned to his bed. He pulled the covers up husband. Forty-two years of marriage helps “No, I’m too far gone to worry about Baruch answered his phone next. He tight around his neck and settled in for you cope with your spouse’s idiosyncrasies, earthly concerns like tea.” was in his yeshiva learning with his chavru- the fi nal blessings. He felt weak, like his no matter how annoying they are. “Did you lose the remote again?” ta, and he told his mother he could also be life force was slipping away. Also, he ex- On the days that Bernie lay on his “How can you talk about television home for dinner that evening. Honoring perienced a bit of heartburn. Perhaps he “death” bed, watching “The Price is Right” on at a time like this? Can’t you see my time one’s mother and father was a huge mitz- shouldn’t have eaten that third piece of television and going through multiple box- is almost up? Besides, the remote is right vah—even if one’s father was a nudnick— brisket, he thought to himself. Or maybe es of tissues, his business suffered. Bernie there on the nightstand. No, Bernice, I need and he would never pass up such a golden only one helping of the apple pie. Boy, that Baumgarten owned and ran Sir Glatt A Lot, you to call the boys and ask them to come opportunity to fulfi ll a commandment. sure had been good. the only kosher butcher store in Hoboken, home. I want to bless them one last time It took Benjy a few hours to return his and his customers loved him. Bernie’s assis- before the big one hits.” mother’s call. He had been in the universi-  CONTINUED ON P. 39

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By Rabbi Dani Staum phone and launch into the dramatic climax of a suspense time someone moves a chair next to me on conversation. mystery. (If that is true, it follows Shabbos, causing a faint vibration, I reach A number of years It seems that that most phone calls leave us for my cell phone. Still, Shabbos provides a ago, I was attending a nothing takes with some level of disap- 25-hour reprieve, when we can actually talk meeting with the direc- precedence over pointment.) to the people we are with, instead of talking tor of an organization I a phone call— If that is true, then to everyone besides the people we are with. was working for, along nothing, that is, not answering the Imagine that—in our day and age, talking to with the other heads of except for anoth- phone immediate- someone live! the program. The meeting was repeatedly er phone call. With call ly whenever it rings interrupted by the incessant ringing of the waiting, suddenly the ﬁ rst is an exercise in Rabbi Dani Staum, LMSW, is the rabbi of Kehillat New director’s cell phone which he answered phone call, which was so im- self-control, and we Hempstead, as well as guidance counselor and ﬁ fth each time. After some time of this repeat- portant a moment ago, is put on can all use improve- grade rebbe in ASHAR, and principal at Mesivta Ohr ed annoyance I called the director from my hold for the next phone call. ment in that area. Naftoli of New Windsor, and division head at Camp cell phone and asked him when he might It was a big enough challenge Cell phones also remind Dora Golding. He also presents parenting classes based be available to meet with us. when phones were attached to the us to thank God for Shabbos— on the acclaimed Love and Logic methods. His email In a similar vein, a friend of mine wall, and even with cordless phones to fol- the one day when we cannot answer our address is: [email protected]. His website is: told me that he was once in a popu- low us around the house. But today we phones. I must confess that my cell phone www.stamtorah.info. lar home-improvement store waiting to have the ubiquitous cell phone. The head has become such a part of me that every have a piece of wood to be cut. After wait- counselor of a large camp refers to his cell ing at the proper place for about twenty phone as his leash that connects him to his minutes, he called the store and asked to master. (His master is whoever is demand- be connected to the lumber department. ing his attention at the moment they de- He asked them how long it would take cide to call him.) With cell phones we have for them to cut a piece of wood. The re- the ability to disturb and disrupt anyone/ ceptionist amicably replied that it would anything no matter what we are doing. only take a minute and that he could What is it about phone calls that cre- come in at any time and they would be ate a sense of urgency? Why do people feel happy to help him. My friend then ex- the need to answer their phone even in the plained that he had been waiting for most inopportune places and at the most quite some time. A minute later an atten- inappropriate times (e.g., during davening, dant arrived to cut the wood. or during a speech)? It’s a funny world that we live in. People I surmise that it is connected to our in- often seem to have no qualms about mak- satiable curiosity and fascination with the ing people wait endless amounts of time unknown. When the phone rings it could for them. But when their phone starts ring- be anybody, and even if it is known who ing, after one ring (or vibration/chime/note is calling, the caller can be calling about from some popular song) they answer their anything. A ringing phone is like reaching

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high and permit a gap of up to 17 feet and Creating a Community Eruv That 8 1/2 inches. “The Laws of an Eruv” (p.264) reports that “many poskim” in the United Satisfi es Sephardic Standards—Part I States adopt a similar approach. Sephardim, however, follow the opin- By Rabbi Haim Jachter ing structures such as utility poles (espe- sages passed to the next world. Rav Moshe ion of Rav Avraham Chaim Na’eh (Rav cially those with a wire running on top of Feinstein issued his ruling on this issue in Avraham HaDa’yah, cited by Rav Avraham In a well-known com- the pole), steep slopes and fences. In such 1956 when he lived in the United States, in- Chaim Na’eh in the introduction to his edy routine, Bill Cosby situations, gaps will often exist when seek- dependent of and without relating to the de- work “Shiur Mikveh” and “Yalkut Yosef” in reenacts Hashem instruct- ing to transfer from fences to poles to steep bate between the Chazon Ish and Rav Na’eh. many places, including O.C. 550 where he ing Noah to build the ark. slopes, etc. The halacha tolerates a gap of Their opinions are as follows: Accord- rules that it is suffi cient for hadasim and ar- Hashem instructs Noah to up to 10 amot/cubits in such circumstanc- ing to Rav Moshe Feinstein (Teshuvot Igrot avot to be 3 tefachim long, according to the build the ark 300 cubits es (see Mishnah Eruvin 1:1, Shulchan Aruch Moshe O.H. 1:136), the amah is 21.25 inch- size of Rav Avraham Chaim Na’eh). (amot) long, 50 cubits wide and 30 cubits Orach Chaim 362:9 and Aruch Hashulchan es (53.98 centimeters) and the tefach is 3.54 high. At this point, Cosby portrays an in- O.H. 362:30 and 36 and 363:45). inches (9.00 centimeters). According to Rav Rabbi Haim Jachter is spiritual leader of Congregation credulous Noah asking God, “What’s a cu- Another measurement of major impor- Avraham Chaim Na’eh (in his famous work Shaarei Orah, the Sephardic Congregation of Teaneck. bit?” Bill Cosby likely did not realize it, but tance is the tefach (handbreadth). Walls are on the topic of shiurim, Shiurei Torah 3:25), he raised an issue that is vigorously debat- required to be at least ten tefachim high to the amah is 18.90 inches (48 centimeters) ed among poskim regarding which a signif- be used as part of an eruv (Mishnah, Eru- and the tefach is 3.15 inches (8 centimeters). icant difference exists between Sephardic vin 1:9 and Shulchan Aruch O.C. 345:2). According to the Chazon Ish (Chazon Ish and Ashkenazic traditions. This has impor- Thus, when constructing an eruv, one must to O.C. number 39), the amah is 24 inches Market your tant ramifi cations for building communi- specifi cally defi ne two essential measure- (60.96 centimeters) and the tefach is 4 inch- ty eruvin. Eruv creators should bear the Se- ments—10 amot and 10 tefachim (there are es (10.16 centimeters). business to the phardic standard in mind to ensure that the 6 tefachim in an amah). eruv satisfi es Sephardic as well as Ashkena- Whose Opinion Is Followed— Jewish Community! zic customs. This has specifi c application What’s a Cubit? What’s a Tefach?— Sephardim and Ashkenazim in regard to a recurring issue in most eru- Chazon Ish, Rav Moshe Feinstein Ashkenazim and Sephardic poskim re- Advertise in the vin, gaps of up to 10 amot. The question and Rav Avraham Chaim Na’eh solve this issue differently. In Eretz Yisra- becomes, as Bill Cosby said, “What’s a cu- Twentieth-century poskim intensely de- el (as reported in “The Laws of an Eruv” bit (amah),” how much of a gap in terms of bate the equivalent of an amah and a tefach page 264 and Techumin 32:413), the cus- feet and inches may be tolerated. in contemporary terms. The very wide tom among Ashkenazic authorities is to range of opinions on this matter is summa- apply the stringencies resulting both from Gaps of 10 Amot rized in the Encyclopedia Talmudit (the en- the Chazon Ish and Rav Avraham Chaim Unlike the making of an eruv in the try “Amah”); the three primary opinions are Na’eh’s opinion. Thus, they will require a Call Jewish state where we are at home and gov- that of the Chazon Ish, Rav Moshe Feinstein fence to be 40 inches high but would not ernment authorities are supportive, out- and Rav Avraham Chaim Na’eh. The Chazon permit a gap greater than 15 feet and 9 inch- 201-366-9102 side of Eretz Yisrael, especially in smaller Ish and Rav Na’eh were contemporaries lives. In the United States, both Rav Herschel Jewish communities, eruvin must be made ing in Eretz Yisrael and engaged in vigorous Schachter and Rav Mordechai Willig follow or email in the least-intrusive manner as possible. debate about this topic from 5703/1943 un- Rav Moshe’s ruling in Teshuvot Igrot Moshe [email protected] Every effort should be made to use exist- til 5713/1953, the year in which both of these and they require a fence to be 36 inches

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Translated by Tzvi Silver/JLNJ Israel that aren’t kosher. I feel like this had an ad- Printed in Olam Katan on 27 Novem- verse effect on me in a spiritual way, “the ber, 2015. Edited by Rav Mordechai Zion, re- Rav Zvi Yehuda and Learning Talmud: stupidity of my heart.” Maybe the Rav has printed and translated with permission. 1. Why did Rav Zvi Yehuda (Kook) focus on advice for me? emunah (faith) in his Talmud studies? 2. Rav Eliyahu: 1. To learn the laws of Rav Shlomo Chaim Aviner is the French-born head of Ye- Did this mean he was less proﬁ cient in Tal- kashrut. 2. To fast three days (if you’re able shivat Ateret Yerushalayim in the Old City of Jerusalem. mud and Halacha (Jewish law)? to)—preferably Monday, Thursday, then Rav Shmuel Eliyahu, son of the famed Rishon Lezion (Is- Rav Aviner: 1. Because the Jewish people the next Monday. If you can’t—one day is raeli Sefardi Chief Rabbi) Rav Mordechai Eliyahu zt”l, is the had a more essential need for emunah in enough. 3. To be happy that you live in our Chief Sefardi Rabbi of Tzefat. Together they answer about his time, so Rav Zvi Yehuda dedicated him- holy land, and not to go back to India again. 400 questions every day about Judaism, Halacha and phi- Rav Shlomo Aviner Rav Shmuel Eliyahu self to it. 2. This couldn’t be further from 4. To eat and drink from the holy produce losophy, as well as the occasional gem of advice, via SMS the truth! You can see his abundant great- Bedtime Kri’at Shema in the Morning: of our land. 5. To learn Torah in holiness, messages. They publish their best ones every week in the ness in his commentary at the end of his fa- I don’t sleep very much at night; I get up in and slowly but surely, the impurity will Olam Katan Shabbat newsletter. Shu”t SMS questions can ther’s responsa. the morning, and come back and sleep un- leave you forever. be sent to Rav Aviner at +972 52-3653028. The Massacre in France: I thought that til the afternoon. Do I have to say the bed- the terrible massacre in Paris was a punish- time Shema in the morning, assuming that ment because we stopped building in the this will be a continuous sleep of several settlements. Is it okay to think this? hours? Rav Aviner: No—there is no connection. Rav Eliyahu: You should say Shema only We can’t know the secrets of our Creator. before going to sleep at night. If you’d like Violent Protest: Is there a problem to to say parts of Shema before going to sleep take part in a protest against the evacua- in the morning as well, tavo eilecha bracha tion of the shul (in Giv’at Zeev, built on land (it certainly won’t hurt, lit. it should bring abandoned by Arabs 70 years ago and re- blessing onto you). cently ordered to be destroyed by the High A Protest of Students: Are students Court), if the heads of the protest have al- who think their teacher is making an ready supported violence against soldiers? educational mistake allowed to protest Rav Aviner: I’m not sure if this is the re- against this, or is this against the honor ality. If this is the case, though, then you of the teacher? deﬁ nitely shouldn’t go. The destruction of Rav Eliyahu: You must approach him in a shul is a terrible sin, but violence against a polite and respectful way to tell him what Jews is an even worse sin, and violence you think. against Jewish soldiers is the absolutely I Ate Non-Kosher: On a trip to India, I worst. unfortunately ate in vegetarian restaurants

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By Rabbi Samuel Klibanoff years earlier in Shechem. Back in Parshat that they would become the “sofrim and hundreds standing outside in the rain, felt Vayishlach it was Shimon and Levi who melamdei tinokot” who would spread the love of a rebbe for a talmid. The dedica- This Shabbos we seemed to have the last word after that ep- out and go from town to town to take tion of this man to his students was so ev- conclude the book of isode with Yaakov remaining silent. Until care of the holy items and teach Torah. ident in the way he described the relation- Bereishit, which culmi- now, that is. Yaakov lets this duo know in Given the harsh words spoken in the ship he had with Ezra and how this tragedy nates with the resolu- no uncertain terms how he felt about their verses leading up to this, Rashi’s explana- had affected him. tion of the story of Yosef behavior. He concludes by stating that he tion seems puzzling. While listening to the gut-wrenching and his brothers. Four will “divide them in Yaakov and scatter A few weeks ago I drove to Sha- eulogy of a teacher for his student, my rather involved parshi- them in Israel.” ron, Mass., to attend the funeral of Ezra mind went to an interpretation given by ot deal with this story and its many twists The simple understanding is that these Schwartz, Hy”d. I do not know the fami- Rav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l in his monu- and turns. two cannot possibly be together, lest they ly and they do not know me, but I felt I mental sefer “Emes L’Yaakov” on Chumash. Yaakov and his beloved Yosef are reunit- cause more bloodshed and hurt. This is the had to be there. The ceremony, which last- He writes that while all of the brothers saw ed after so many years of suffering and un- approach of many mefarshim. (It is inter- ed some time, was excruciating due to the what happened to their sister Dina, it was certainty. Yaakov is then able to conclude esting to note the different paths the tribes circumstances of the gathering. We heard Shimon and Levi who internalized the sit- his long and troubled life by addressing his of Shimon and Levi ultimately take, with from family members, friends and rabbis. uation to such an extent that they had to family directly. Many refer to these parting the former virtually disappearing from the One rabbi in particular reminded me of an do something about it. Yaakov Avinu recog- words of Yaakov Avinu as brachos, or bless- landscape while the latter rises meteorical- answer to the aforementioned difﬁ culty nized this trait as one to be channeled for ings, to his children. ly to give us all the Kohanim and Levi’im in- in Rashi. the positive use of teaching Torah. The suc- When we examine the so-called bracha cluding Moshe, Aharon and Miriam.) Rabbi Dov Huff, principal of Limudei cessful teachers and rebbeim are the ones given to Shimon and Levi (together), one Rashi offers us a second interpreta- Kodesh at Maimonides middle and high who give above and beyond for their stu- wonders if the word “bracha” is the appro- tion to this verse that puts a positive spin school in Brookline, MA, delivered a eulogy dents. These are the teachers who use their priate term. Yaakov unleashes very harsh on things. Our great teacher Rashi writes that moved me like I have not been before. own (often limited) resources to do what- words against them regarding their actions that Yaakov was telling Shimon and Levi Everyone in the packed hall, and those ever it takes for their students to not only learn, but to love to learn. Indeed, Yaakov was blessing his sons that they should use their talents and passions for Torah and # Yiddishkeit. 1 As we reach the end of the calendar year and we reﬂ ect on those who made our lives WINDOW SHADES, meaningful during the year, we must never

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By Banji Latkin decadent kind. The kind that pocrisy eventually catches up much water as you want and eat Ganchrow comes bathed in caramel, white with you. Unless, of course, you as much broccoli and celery as chocolate, cashews, almonds, are really good at lying and then you want; you are also allowed What is the milk chocolate, oh, and some ac- you get away with everything. to have two egg whites. In any defi nition of tual popcorn. After making this But that is for another column. event, let’s be clear about some- a hypocrite? purchase, this same woman also Let’s talk about the juice cleanse. thing. There are at least three There are actually many defi ni- purchases a health-inspiring juice There won’t be much about hus- green juices. Green is a very pret- tions that all circle around the cleanse that is normally $150 band #1 in this one so if you want ty color. So the positive is that same meaning. Are you a hypo- for a three-day cleanse, but be- to stop reading, now might be a the juice is a pretty color. The crite because you send your kid cause of Black Friday is only $90. good time. other positive is that it has a lot to yeshiva and you don’t daven To review: $40 on really fatten- I actually did this Jus by Julie of healthy things in it all juiced three times a day? Are you a hyp- ing, yummy, life-affi rming pop- three-day cleanse; let’s be honest, together for your drinking en- ocrite because you do daven corn and then $90 on 18 healthy, it’s a juice FAST. The only thing joyment. The negative is that I three times a day but you don’t life-changing juices. That is hy- cleansing about it is how many was exaggerating when I used pay your taxes? Are you a hypo- pocrisy of the very worst kind. times you run to the bathroom. the word enjoyment. It is not crite because you get drunk most Because any way you look at it, it When you aren’t doing that, you enjoyable. The fi rst one wasn’t Shabbos afternoons, but punish ends badly. You eat the popcorn are pretty much fasting or hal- so bad because there was a hint, your kids if they get drunk? What fi rst and then you do the cleanse; lucinating or having delusional don’t get excited, just a hint, of is a true hypocrite? I will tell you. you do the cleanse fi rst and re- thoughts of fl oating hamburg- pineapple in it. So that one man- A true hypocrite is a wom- ward yourself with the popcorn; ers WITH the bun. But it means aged to go down and stay down. an who spends over $40 on pop- you use the cleanse to wash well. Each day you are given six Though one of my friends who corn; not your regular run-of-the- down the popcorn. I am not see- juices and those are your meals did the cleanse a while ago has mill popcorn, but the gourmet, WWW.JUSBYJULIE.COM ing any good options here. Hy- for the day. You can drink as WWW.JUSBYJULIE.COM fond memories of the green stuff getting stuck in her teeth. That might go under the negative column. Unless you get hungry later and then you can use the stuff stuck in your teeth as another meal (positive). The juices that aren’t green are also pretty colors. We have spicy lemonade, spicy pomegranate lemonade (which is really delicious), chia berry (which is also really delicious—like drinking a bottle of fresh straw- berries, so yummy). Then we have Island Coconut. It isn’t as delicious as it sounds, but it is still better than any of the green ones. Then there was PB&Js, which is, unfortunately what it sounds like. A juice that is supposed to taste like peanut butter and jelly. What can I tell you, peanut butter and jelly tastes like peanut butter and jelly. PB&- Js tastes like, “Oh my God why was I born with eating issues and now have to subject myself to this ridiculousness!” That’s what I am saying. The green juice that calls itself Dr. Green should change its name to Dr. Don’t Do It I Warned You. There is no way around it. My friend drank it by sticking a straw in it and sipping it really slowly over the course of an hour and a half and she was able to get the whole thing down. I drank it by taking a sip, checking that my gag refl ex worked and then sticking it back in the freezer and pretending that it wasn’t there. This is the bottom line kids, so listen closely. Jus by Julie makes an excellent product. If you follow the three-day cleanse, when you are done, you will feel a real sense of accomplishment. You will realize that you don’t have to eat all the time and that a little hunger isn’t going to kill you. You will lose some weight, but I am not promising you that you will feel invigorated and ready to take on the world; I can promise that you will not turn green from those green juices— huge positive right there. Any program you are on, if you have the right mindset and willpower, you can follow it and be successful, that is really what I am saying. But if you want to try Jus by Julie, just let me know and I will hook you up! Here’s to good health!

Banji Ganchrow was not paid or threatened by Jus by Julie to write this column. She did this cleanse three years ago and had a much harder time because she didn’t cheat on popcorners and Goldenberg’s peanut chews when she was on it. Shh, don’t tell anyone!!!!

42 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM HUMOR Insufﬁ cient Fun

By Mordechai Schmutter “Sir, they want to close their account. What do I do?” Insuffi cient Fun The bank is like a shoe store. If you think it’s a has- Everything’s in the back. They keep their sle to open a bank ac- money in the back; they keep their manag- count, just try closing er in the back. He’s just sitting on a pile of one. We did. Everything money, holding a scepter. takes forever. We’re not giving up bank accounts al- Opening an account takes forever, too. together. There are defi nitely benefi ts to They make you sign thousands of little having money in a bank. For example, they pieces of paper, one at a time, and after you keep your money safe. Though I’m not sign each one, the guy runs to the back and sure how it’s safe. Doesn’t every criminal comes back with another one. already know that banks have money in They sit at their desk and set up accounts them? Maybe the person they’re keeping it all day, but they don’t have everything they safe from is you. need right there? They have to keep going to the boss? “He wants to open an account,” they say in a hushed whisper. “What do I do?” To be honest, I want to have an account with whatever bank takes the quick- est to set up accounts. But, usually, we pick banks based on location, so that we can occasionally go and visit our money. It’s not a lot of money. It gets lonely. Okay, so that’s not the only factor. We And, anyway, the bank doesn’t actually also pick banks based on the various fea- keep your money there. They lend it out. tures that they offer, which is why my wife It’s like if you leave your car with a valet, dragged me out this morning to close our and then, while you’re at the chasuna, he old business account. rents it out to people for joy rides. We’d opened the account a few years So why is the bank charging you? ago, around the time I started my free- You’re lending the bank money! Only the lance writing business, the logic being bank doesn’t need your money. They’re that we wanted to have separate person- a bank. Those tellers are bringing home al and business accounts so we could thousands of dollars a week. So they take send ourselves paychecks. You’d think your money and lend it out to people you that if we already had the money, why don’t even know, and charge them inter- would we have to send it to ourselves? est. And then they hope that those peo- But the answer is that we need the pa- ple pay them back sometime before you per trail. Basically, there are times that come back to ask for your money. May- we have to offi cially prove to other peo- be that’s what’s taking so long. They’re in ple how much money we make. the back, making frantic phone calls: “He “We make x.” wants his $1.52 back. Can you come by and “Prove it.” drop it off? I’ll stall him.” “Okay, look at this stub. See? Every once Though I don’t really know if that’s how in a while we receive all this money! From they lend it out—by your exact money. Is ourselves!” it like buying puppies in a win- “Oh, okay.” dow? But, at some “Do you want to point, we got sick of borrow this guy’s this particular bank’s money? It’s $2,500. policies, so we opened Or do you want to a new account some- borrow this guy’s mon- where else, stopped ey? It comes from a depositing money in good home, non-smok- this bank, and used ing, but it’s $1.52.” whatever was in there That’s not how to pay bills, until even- it works. They just tually we’d whittled lump your money in our balance down to with everyone else’s, $1.52, which was too until you can’t real- small to pay any of our ly tell whose money bills, but not quite worth it is whose anymore. So the to spend an hour at the bank to close money you see later is not neces- the account. And we haven’t touched that sarily the same money you gave them. It’s account since. We’ve just had our $1.52 sit- like if you drop two kids off at a babysitting in there, earning interest. In a couple ter, and then, at the end of the day, she of years, we fi gured, we’d have $1.53. gives you two back. But then, recently, the bank sent out “Um, these aren’t my kids.” letters that said that if we had less than “They’re the same age. It’s good enough. $2,000 in our account, it would cost you Look, maybe these are better! This one’s a $15 a month. Apparently, the bank charges girl.” us money for not having money. Like that’s No, they don’t do it, because you’re at- our fault. Okay, so maybe it’s partially our tached to your kids. So I’m saying it’s proba- fault, but it’s also partially their fault, be- bly best not to get attached to your money. cause they’re charging us. They’re not part of the solution. Mordechai Schmutter is a freelance writer and a hu- But when we tried to close our account, mor columnist for Hamodia, The Jewish Press, and they didn’t make it easy. For one thing, the Aish.com, among others. He also has four books out woman helping us kept getting up and dis- and does stand-up comedy. You can contact him at appearing into the back. [email protected].

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 43 A TEEN’S PERSPECTIVE The Force Awakens (And Diverts a Stressed Teen)

By Oren Oppenheim tian” or “Inside Out,” I say I’m ie series that date back to the going to see it, then don’t get late 70s aren’t as well-known Spoiler Alert! In “Star a chance or don’t bother going today as Star Wars. Wars: The Force Awak- until it’s too late.) I think, however, that in ens,” Chewbacca is… But, some of you may addition to nostalgia and fan (Wait, sorry, I’ll be back be wondering, “What’s the excitement, there is some- in a moment; I see the big deal about this fi lm, anything else adding to the buzz Spoiler Police running way? It’s just a movie!” The surrounding the new mov- towards me and they don’t look happy!) more cynical of you may say, ie. It’s something intangible, To be honest, I can’t spoil the movie be- “It’s just a cash grab!” Well, it but it’s there: the feeling that cause I haven’t seen it yet. I’ve ordered IMAX is both, of course (the mer- this is a cultural event that tickets to see it next week, with my broth- chandising even extends to we can all enjoy. This mover, but until then I’ll have to carefully avoid ice cream fl avors, I’ve heard). ie is going to shatter records spoilers. I’m sure at some point in the next But it’s also not just supposed (reportedly it already has, as I week I’ll be on Facebook and someone will to be a good movie—not that I can judge in the “original trilogy.” There have been write this, in pre-sales) and is going to be post something like “OMG DARTH VADER that fi rsthand, but most of my friends who books and other media telling about what remembered as the fi lm that brought Star IS BACK. TURNS OUT HE WAS ALIVE THE have seen it said it was great—but it’s also happened after “Episode VI: Return of the Wars back. Will it be remembered fondly WHOLE TIME!” But, hopefully the people I a major cultural event. This is the fi rst Jedi” ended, but I’ve heard that now they’re for that or will it be lambasted for being follow online will know that others won’t fi lm continuation of one of the most be- no longer canon. In other words, this is too mediocre of a fi lm to be gifted with necessarily be seeing the movie until later. loved movie series of all time. There have the fi rst time for fans to get the true sto- doing such a task? Everyone (particularly (At least I know I’m going to see it. It usual- been prequels (which most fans don’t like ry about what happens next—and the Star the head honchos at Disney) hopes it will ly seems to me that every time an exciting to talk about), but this is the fi rst movie to Wars story is one that is beloved by many, be the former, but either way, it’s a fi lm re- new blockbuster comes out, i.e. “The Mar- take place after the end of the last movie many people. The storylines of most mov- lease that everyone has been talking about ever since it was announced years ago, and thus a fi lm that almost everyone feels compelled to see. “The Force Awakens” is transcending any sort of societal barri- er possible—socio-economic, religious, ra- cial, ideological, political and so on and so forth. This is one thing the Democrats and Republicans have no reason to argue over. It’s a fi lm that has sneakily united us all, the community of the world, in a sense. That does sound a bit hyperbolic, I’ll admit, but it feels like that’s the case. On a personal note, I’m excited to see the fi lm simply because it will be a temporary but meaningful respite from or- Want to learn the fundamentals of baseball and softball? dinary life. I realized that the other day when I got the chance to see the Ramaz Want to have a great time and make new friends? School performance of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” (shoutout to my sister, the assistant director!). The perfor- TBO 2016 registration now open mance didn’t seem like it was happening at such a great time, at least for me. I’ve Visit www.teaneckbaseball.org been overloaded with tests and work, not to mention college applications—yes, I’m (Teaneck Residents Only) still dealing with them—and applying for Israel programs. But when the show began, I found myself feeling far more re- laxed than I had expected. It was actually the perfect timing for me to see the show, Instructional (ages 5-6) because it allowed me to take my mind off of all of my stress for an hour and a Girl’s Softball (ages 7-14) half and just enjoy some fi ne Ramaz entertainment. (Not that I’m biased or any- Hardball (ages 7-14) thing! Hello to my sister.) There is a lot of merit in using escapist entertainment to help us become more re- And don't forget to check out and “like” our FB page laxed, I feel, as long as we don’t overuse it. I’m not an advocate of binge-watching 50 www.facebook.com/teaneckbaseballorganization shows a week on Netfl ix, for instance, but taking some time to watch a fi ctional story can work wonders when you’re over- stressed. Given that I do have a stressful time ahead of me when it comes to my college apps and other work, I’m excited to have something to look forward to that I know will take my mind off of all of that, just for a bit. (Confession: I’ve only seen Episode IV, also known as the original Star Wars, before the sequels and prequels were released. But I’m not so uptight about reading spoilers about those…)

Oren Oppenheim is proud to announce that he has been accepted to The Jewish Link University (Moshe Kinderlehrer School of Journalism)! Or maybe he’s still working on college apps... Who knows? Email him your congratulations at [email protected]!

44 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 45 COACHING It’s Not Always About Being Right

By Rabbi Naphtali Hoff changed somewhat with a “21st-century-education” focus on collaboration and idea “The more we can get sharing, but we are far from a genuine par- together and talk about adigm shift in this regard.) Our schools re- various perspectives, feel- ward correct answers with higher grades, ings, beliefs, the better.” ~ which can impact subsequent schooling William P. Leahy and employment opportunities. In his book, “The Seven Habits of High- Another culprit is the talking heads of ly Effective People,” author Stephen Cov- political debate. We regularly view debates ey included an ambiguous optical illusion over issues on talk shows and in political that is open to different interpretations. To forums where the end goal is not to arrive some readers, the image is that of an old at a mutually benefi cial solution but rather lady looking downward, wearing a shawl to ram our views down each other’s throats and a fur coat. To others, it is the portrait of and see who possesses better one-liners a young, aristocratic woman with her head and debating tactics. turned sideways. Covey uses the image to But, if we are honest with ourselves, we speak about paradigms and the way that know that being right is not an absolute our past thinking and inclinations can sig- position. Particularly in today’s complex nifi cantly alter how we look at things and work environment, there can oftentimes respond to situations. be more than one correct position on how I was reminded of this recently dur- to approach something. And even if we ing a conversation with an old colleague were to argue that only one perspective can from a school where I used to teach. Not stand in the end, why not create a culture only was she one of the school’s teach- in which dissention is valued as a means ers, she was also the activities director. of fl eshing out ideas and vetting options to She recalled that one winter weekend, help arrive at the very best solution? the school had gone on a retreat and fac- So how can we, as leaders, become ulty was able to attend with their fami- better listeners and more open to oth- lies. I came along with my wife and three ers’ ideas? The following are some ideas young children. As my colleague remem- to consider: bered it, the kids were having a blast dur- 1. Keep your mind open—One of the ing a ski outing and had managed to get easiest ways to fall into the “I am right” trap themselves all full of snow, much to the is to determine the decision or direction chagrin of their father. My colleague had before discussing things with others. Even been pleased that the children were so if you then bring the issue to another per- wet; to her it meant that they were really son or the group, you will want to defend enjoying themselves. I, on the other hand, your position. Instead, remind yourself that chose to focus on the involved cleanup there are likely multiple approaches and and clothes changing that awaited me. perspectives and there’s a good chance that As we know, different viewpoints are someone else’s views will help you clarify based off of the unique approaches, bias- and solidify your own or perhaps open you es and inclinations that we bring to situ- up to a whole new perspective. ations. However, where we get ourselves 2. Create opportunities for conversa- into trouble, particularly in the workplace, tion—Don’t wait for issues or concerns to is when we assume that our perspective is arise before bringing folks together to dis- the only one that exists, let alone the only cuss them. Establish regular meeting times one that matters. to refl ect upon and solve issues. If there Such narrow thinking can be even more are none, present hypothetical dilemmas damaging for leaders. Not only does it pre- for everyone to review and debate. This of- vent them from grasping opportunities and fers the added benefi t of allowing people identifying challenges that only others are to consider solutions without having to de- attuned to, but it can lead to discontent fend past actions or positions, removing and frustration in others who do not feel personal bias. heard or valued. 3. Take on others’ perspectives—Think How can we make sure to avoid such about issues from the perspective of those thinking and ensure that we not only be- who are impacted. The rank and fi le will of- come more mindful of other views, but ac- ten be more focused on or concerned with tively seek them out? how decisions will affect them and their First, we should understand where our jobs and job security, and leaders would be resistance to such thinking comes from. wise to keep those issues at the forefront Why are we so programmed to block out of their minds. As they are speaking, be em- the possibility of other thoughts and per- pathetic and seek to objectively consider spectives and to defend our own stances their position. As Stephen Covey phrased with such vigor? it, “Seek to understand before being under- One factor is our inherent desire to be stood.” right. Being right affi rms and infl ates our 4. Do a role reversal—Clearly state your self-worth. It’s part of being human to want position, your point of view, while your to have our way, to be correct and use that “opponent” listens carefully for the details, to control others. By necessity we come to taking notes, if needed. Then your partner believe that anyone who disagrees with us explains his/her position, while you lis- must be wrong, because we assume that ten. No discussion or interrupting allowed. only one of us could be correct, and it defi - Then switch roles and pretend to be the nitely isn’t him. other person presenting “your” argument. Some argue (correctly, in my opinion) Take note of what it feels to be in that po- that this craving is reinforced by our edu- sition, and see if the other’s point of view cational system. Historically, the focus in makes more sense, now that you are in his/ school has been about independent work her shoes. and our ability as individuals to demon- strate mastery and correctness. (This has  CONTINUED ON P. 55

46 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM Endorsed by Rabbi Moshe Weinberger of Aish Kodesh

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 47 MENTAL HEALTH Helping Our Children Feel Better, One Animal at a Time

By Shoval Gur-Aryeh, PhD You may have read a piece I previously au- turned to pet ownership and bought her and positive way. Children are given an op- thored on this very topic, entitled “Don’t a cat to care for. portunity to focus their emotional energies One of the things I Eat the Cat Food,” which appeared in the One commonality between depres- on something other than themselves. The enjoy most about being July 30, 2015, issue of The Jewish Link. It sion and eating disorders is that they can wonderful thing about this process is that a psychologist is help- was a humorous piece (at least I thought consume a person, turning their atten- it addresses one of the biggest challenges ing to educate others so) on the mental-health benefi ts of own- tion inward in a very self-destructive way that mental-health clinicians often experi- about mental health ing a pet. The wife (have I said yet how and shutting out the world around them ence in treating children and young adults. and mental illness. I wonderful she is?) was less-than impressed in the process. People with depression of- As adults, we have a greater capacity to was recently preparing to give an upcom- with this initial offering and suggested I ten self-isolate, lose interest in pleasurable motivate ourselves to participate in psycho- ing presentation to medical professionals write another piece that was more serious. activities and become a shell of their for- therapy because we recognize it’s good for us, about suicide awareness and prevention, The truth is, my wife is absolutely mer selves. Eating disorders vary in that it can help us feel better. Children (par- and I reached the point in my slide pres- correct. There is plenty of research and terms of symptoms, but they gen- ticularly teenagers) can be diffi cult to con- entation where I discuss depression and anecdotal evidence that shows just erally include poor self-esteem and nect with in therapy. It can be a challenge to how it relates to having thoughts of hurt- how much a family pet can help im- strong feelings of inadequacy, hy- get them to let us into their inner world and ing oneself. prove a child’s emotional well-being. per self-consciousness, and a ten- to have them buy into therapy as a helpful The connection between depression For example, one dency to obsess thing. Owning a pet, however, is therapy in a and thoughts of suicide is, I think, very young man over body image. much more subtle and less threatening way. easy to understand. No other mental health once shared The young Many children with emotional diffi - problem correlates more strongly with su- culties (particularly depression and eating icidal thoughts and suicide attempts than disorders) feel insecure around others, in- depression. Depression is the second most cluding peers and adults. They may feel in- common mental health problem in Ameri- adequate and fear rejection or have a dis- ca (preceded only by anxiety) and it can be trust of other people. When it comes to a devastating illness, although it is by no caring for a pet, children don’t have to wor- means the only commonly occurring men- Family pets CREDIT: ANONYMOUS ry about rejection or abandonment; fami- tal illness. with me that his family’s dog helped him man and woman I described above (as with ly pets are sociable and provide children This week, I’d like to talk about some- get through a very abusive and neglectful so many others like them) both had great with unconditional acceptance regardless thing we can do to help those whom we childhood. He had suffered with depres- diffi culty while growing up. They felt emo- of how they look, how popular they are or love who may feel depressed, or anxious, or sion and had tried to commit suicide sev- tionally and physically inadequate, they how good they are in sports. who may be experiencing any other type of eral times. Taking care of his dog over the felt helpless and out of control, and they Caring for a pet requires a certain de- strong emotional diffi culty. Specifi cally, I’d years helped him survive his depression. had few friends. Their world had shrunk- gree of responsibility and, while this can be like to focus on our children. A young lady whom I treated many en to a fi ne point, of which they were the a positive thing for children to take upon My wife (what an amazing person she years ago struggled with a very debilitat- center; a terribly faulty and insecure center. themselves, it can also be a challenge. To is…and a talented, gourmet cook, too!) sug- ing eating disorder for a long time. When Caring for their family pets helped ease be sure, not all children have the emotion- gested (rather strongly) that I talk with you individual- and group-therapy and inpa- them out of their destructive self-focus. al maturity or are in a healthy enough place about pet ownership (I’d never call her a tient- and outpatient-treatment programs Having a family pet requires children to cat fanatic, but…well, maybe a little bit). didn’t work, her aunt (who raised her) turn their attention outward in a healthy  CONTINUED ON P. 52

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48 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH Medicare vs. Medicare Advantage

By Yossi Faber rolls in MA, the entirety of her health insurance is taken over by the commercial This past week I had carrier, and she can only obtain care from the unpleasant—al- providers who are participating in Medi- though not unusual— care and also in the commercial carrier’s experience of explain- Medicare network (unless her plan has ing to a patient that the out-of-network benefi ts, which we have #Super Medicare insurance cov- covered in previous columns). The patient erage he had was not, in fact, the insur- with an MA plan may have a copayment, ance coverage that he thought he had pur- coinsurance, deductible and any other re- chased. strictions as are established by the MA in- The patient in question was a 65-year- surance carrier. Sunday old man who had become eligible for In the case of our caller last week, he Medicare at the beginning of this year. It thought he had enrolled in Original Medi- appears that he was confused by the myr- care + supplemental coverage through Ae- January 31, 2016 iad Medicare-related insurance programs tna, but in fact he had purchased an MA whose advertisements bombard the air- policy from Aetna. Medicare mailed him waves around this time of year, and it is his Medicare membership card around his worth reviewing how exactly these pro- birthday, which it does to everyone, and grams work, because they are rather con- he thought receipt of the card conferred fusing. benefi ts. However, Medicare, as most that card never pro- Taking place at people are aware, is vided any benefi ts for one of the largest fed- him because his en- eral programs of any rollment in the com- Yeshivat Noam kind, and provides mercial Aetna MA plan 70 W Century Rd healthcare benefi ts superseded it. Since to qualifi ed Ameri- January he had been paramus cans as of age 65 (al- ignoring all the med- though some people ical bills which had can qualify for the been sent to him for program at a young- copayments and coin- er age if they have surance in the mistak- particular disabili- en belief that he had ties). The initial en- no fi nancial obliga- rollment period for tion on those invoices. Medicare begins three months prior to While my phone call with this patient one’s 65th birthday, but enrollment is im- was not a happy one, at least one outcome mediate if someone who is turning 65 is was positive; he now knows what his fi - already obtaining Social Security bene- nancial responsibilities are, and can make fi ts (and then the monthly Medicare pre- arrangements with his creditors to avoid mium is deducted from the monthly ben- being sent to collections. efi ts check, as low as $121.80 each month Make sure you understand the terms in 2016). and limitations of your insurance policy Be a superhero! There are multiple “parts” to this pro- so that you understand what your proce- gram, which is Medicare-speak for various dural and fi nancial obligations are. This types of coverage, including hospital cover- is especially true as we approach January, Volunteer. age (Part A), physician offi ce coverage (Part since many plans’ provisions change with B) and outpatient prescription drug cover- the new year. Even if you have the same Be a superhero! age (Part D*). If a 65-year-old is automati- insurance carrier and insurance ID as in cally enrolled in Medicare because he is years past, your responsibilities may have obtaining Social Security benefi ts, his en- changed, and ultimately, as the consumer, donate. rollment defaults to Parts A and B. Every- you are responsible for them. one else has to apply for benefi ts, and fail- If you have an issue you would like ad- ing to apply may result in penalties. 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These come in two va- rieties: coverage which supplements any Yossi Faber earned his MBA in healthcare magna cum gap (hence the names Medigap and Sup- laude from the joint Mount Sinai School of Medicine— plemental Insurance) which is unpaid by Zicklin School of Business program at CUNY Baruch. He Seth Lipschitz | Donna Weintraub Medicare (such as the deductible and coin- is a member of two healthcare industry-focused net- co-Chairs surance), and something called Part C, or works of expert professionals, and is an invited lectur- Medicare Advantage (which we will call er at major medical centers and state medical societies. “MA” for the sake of brevity). When a pa- He founded and manages Clean Bill of Health (www. 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By Phil Jacobs living at home,” she continued. “ There are braiding challah and being a part of a pro-Is- boasts a highly active pro-Israel communi- a multitude of learning initiatives availa- rael student group. The Hillel, she added, is ty with eight pro-Israel groups from across The way Jenny Schliss- ble, social events and religious events. At always fi lled with students. the spectrum. Shabbat at Hillel is a warm, er sees it, she’s far away, UMD, we have six minyanim on every She calls the UMD Hillel her “home welcoming environment which attracts but not too far away. She’s week day. With over 300 people who iden- away from home where she has had the close to 500 students for services every even been a Bolt Bus rider tify as being on the Orthodox spectrum, opportunity to create a “family” of friends. week and recently we celebrated Shabbat who’s paid only $1 to get there are so many opportunities to grow There she loves “hanging out, talking about Across America in over 80 sites all over cam- home to Teaneck. intellectually, emotionally and spiritual- serious or silly things, learn- pus with 1,700 students par- Home from where? That would be from ly. And the leaderships are always striv- ing from each other; every ticipating in one evening.” the University of Maryland, College Park. ing to make the community stronger and day is a step towards my fu- Joelle Lang, an East The campus, which includes one of better. We have Shabbat meals at Hillel or ture, and having this com- Brunswick resident and a the world’s leading, cutting-edge Hillels, is Chabad or at apartments around campus munity has gotten me graduate of Ma’ayanot in Te- home to thousands of Jewish undergrad- where upperclassmen invite underclass- through four diffi cult years aneck, also attended HaRo- uate and graduate students, drawing not men who don’t have kitchens. Slow shira of engineering school.” va in Israel before coming just from the immediate suburban Mary- is a fi xture in our community that attracts Schlisser said that, in to College Park. land and Baltimore areas, but the New Jer- close to 50 people every week. her opinion, the school “I am studying journal- sey and New York areas too, “I see UMD as practice has “the strongest frum ism, and I was looking for as well as all over the na- for the real world. We are college community in the a school that appealed to tion and, for that matter, required to inform pro- world. It is fi lled with stu- my journalism side and ap- the world. fessors that we will be dents who genuinely care pealed to my religious side,” A Frisch graduate, the missing class for holidays about the growth and lon- she said. “So Maryland has 22-year-old senior chemical within the fi rst two weeks gevity of the community. this great journalism school engineering major learned of the semester. We have We see the value in a secu- that I loved. I met kids at at Midreshet HaRova for to explain to fellow class- lar education and the need HaRova who had older sibs her gap year. Her family mates that we need notes to have a strong Orthodox Jenny Schlisser and Joelle at Maryland. There is an Or- davens at Bnai Yeshurun. or that we won’t be able community.” Lang CREDIT: EMILY MINTON thodox community here So why UMD? to work on a group pro- Rabbi Ari Israel is the long-time execu- that they don’t have at other campuses. “When I was applying ject for 25 hours every tive director of the University of Maryland’s There are people who fi t in here at every to colleges in high school I week and we can’t go to Hillel. He is beloved by Hillel students and level of Orthodoxy or religiosity.” was focusing on engineer- Joel Hyman CREDIT: EMILY MINTON the diner with our friends their families going back generations. Lang has written for the campus’ daily ing programs,” she said. “I visited UMD for from class. Each student has a different ex- “Maryland is a very welcoming environ- newspaper “The Diamondback” and has put Shabbat and had the most amazing Fri- perience on campus, but mine has only ment for Jewish students, providing a full together social media for the campus’ Jew- day night davening. Every week we have been positive.” array of opportunities to celebrate our Jew- ish newspaper, “The Mitzpeh.” A 22-year-old a Carlebach minyan, and I was completely Schlisser said that she spends many ish heritage and be connected to a highly senior, she has also worked on the Capital captivated by it as a 17-year-old. hours each week at the Hillel, using the ko- active community that embraces the ho- News Service, which is part of the Universi- “Being Jewish at UMD is easier in some sher dining plan, taking part in the daven- listic Jewish experience,” said Rabbi Israel. ty of Maryland’s journalism school. aspects and harder in other aspects than ing there, learning in the beis medrash, “The university administration is very ac- Most frum students gravitate to Kedma, commodating in terms of religious needs the Orthodox Jewish community at UMD. in residential halls, kosher food through The organization provides a selection Hillel and supportive of a diverse array of religious expressions. 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Lang said that for underclassmen who “People know about the education and me from gaining a great appreciation for More Bergen County Day School might be timid at fi rst, they quickly learn the Jewish life here,” he said. “I’m not sur- what we have built in Teaneck. We take Grads Choose College Park “there are upperclassmen who would invite prised anymore that Orthodox students how easy it is to be a Modern Orthodox  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE them out for a Shabbat meal. The upper- want to come here. “All of the college guid- Jew for granted in our area. Some of my classmen were so friendly to me. Shabbat ance offi ces know that Maryland has a very closest friends are not Jewish and they of programs and learning opportunities, was the actualization of that friendliness.” good Jewish community, and is a very good love asking questions and learning about meeting students at their particular level. She did have every reason to attend Rut- school. my culture. I have had intense philosophi- On its homepage, UMDKedma.com, it gers, she said. Her mother works at the New Hyman is a senior computer science cal conversations with religious Catholics, states that it is some 500-members strong. Jersey state college, and she could have at- major. agnostic Muslims, atheist Jews and peo- Kedma writes on its homepage, “Aside tended for free. “There’s a lot of Jewish programming ple of other religions. Each of them have from being one of the largest college com- “We’re paying out-of-town tuition for on campus held at Hillel,” he said. I’m taught me something new and strength- munities in America, we pride ourselves on me to come here,” she said. “It’s so worth it there frequently. Hillel is important to ened my view of how I want to live my life being warm, open, diverse, and vibrant.” for the Jewish life.” every Jewish kid’s life on campus. A lot in the future. Being at UMD, or any secu- “Shabbat at Maryland is so special,” said Joel Hyman, a resident of Bergenfi eld of people come here because they thor- lar college, has given me the opportunity Lang. “I love the davening and the social and a Frisch graduate, said that he’s not oughly enjoy having a Jewish life as part to refl ect on my beliefs and has fortifi ed time afterwards. I love the time as a com- surprised that Bergen County area Ortho- of their college life.” them. I feel like a stronger person who is munity, people always fi nd each other. dox students and their families have heard Or as Schlisser said, “Never leaving the more equipped to handle the real world Shabbat does it for me at Maryland.” about the University of Maryland. New Jersey area would have prevented when I graduate in May.”

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By Renee Nussbaum “shame” he previously projected onto her. story of Yosef and his brothers: the com- each phase as part of the plan; moreover, Part I As we move on to the dramatic encounters mon theme of “mindfulness.” when his masters, fi rst Potiphar and later of the two sets of brothers, Yaakov and Esav Mindfulness is a popularized psycho- Pharaoh, enjoyed the good fortune result- Over the years, I have and Yosef and his siblings, the stories that logical term, referring to the preferred ing from his efforts, Yosef always credited come to realize that the are typically considered the Biblical para- state of “active, open attention to the pres- God. ability to “forgive, even digms of forgiveness, we will come across ent.” Thus, when one is mindful, one is ful- Rabbi Goldberg fi nds this same theme when one can’t forget” all of the essential elements of forgiveness, ly “awakened” to the experience at hand, of mindfulness in the Chanukah story. He continues to be one of identifi ed by current theories in the rela- and it is this experience that drives one’s references the well-known question regard- the greatest relational challenges we face. tional psychology; still, in both Biblical sto- thoughts and actions. Indeed, Yosef was ing why the burning of the oil in the meno- Once again, Torah wisdom predates current ries, as in the psychological theories, hakar- rah, on the fi rst night, something that was psychological theories in identifying the at hatov—appreciation—continues to play expected, is considered part of the miracle essential elements in this daunting task. a pivotal role. of Chanukah. There are many responses to There is a debate among the great sages and I don’t remember a time in my life when this question and Rabbi Goldberg focus- commentators of the past and present re- I didn’t think about the mystery behind the es on one that is consistent with the les- garding the fi rst time “forgiveness” appears challenge of forgiveness. As a young child, son of mindfulness in the stories of Yosef. in the Torah. living in a neighborhood of Holocaust sur- Viewed from this perspective, even though Some believe that the act of forgive- vivors, I would listen to the stories of argu- it was taken for granted that the oil would ness is intimated when Hashem contem- ments among shul members, families and burn in the menorah on the fi rst night, it plates and then decides against destroy- friends, some turning into long-standing was still considered no less a miracle than ing the world following the sin of Adam feuds, or “broigeses,” as they were called in the fact that it unexpectedly continued to and Chava. Others consider the commu- the day. I wondered how those who lost so burn on the remaining seven days. Indeed, nication between Hashem and Kayin, fol- much already were so quick to relinquish it was Yosef who taught us that nothing in lowing Kayin’s act of murder against his the new and tentative bonds that devel- life is less than a miracle, a gift from God, brother Hevel, as a more complete level of oped in the post-war “refugee” communi- ever mindful of Hashem, as his Creator, and never to be taken for granted. I believe forgiveness, since it followed genuine re- ties. Perhaps it was these early memories and considered all that he was and all that that it was this heightened level of appre- morse and repentance by the perpetrator. that fueled my passion for fi nding the se- he possessed a miracle wrought by God. ciation and connection with God that did Yet, the belief that forgiveness was born the cret of forgiveness and the road to healing Through all of his challenges, he sustained not allow negativity to enter Yosef’s mind- moment Adam named his wife “Chava— and strengthening the bonds of connectivi- full trust in God’s mission; as a result, he set and that empowered him to forgive his aim kol chai—the mother of all life,” reso- ty. Over the years, my personal and clinical was easily able to forgive his brothers, brothers. Let us enjoy this fi rst spiritual gift nates most strongly for me. In naming his experience, as well as my research, has cer- knowing that the greater good that result- of hakarat hatov, the foundational step in wife Chava, he communicated his appreci- tainly helped me in achieving this goal; but, ed for his family, his nation and the world our journey of forgiving even when we ation that her maternal role extended be- once again, it is my Torah studies that con- at large hinged on the part he played in that can’t forget. yond the physical act of birth, to the crea- tinue to offer the guidance I need in pursu- mission. Judgment of his brothers was left tive role of nurturing a child from the point ing this personal mission. to God. As the story unfolds, wherever we Renee Nussbaum is a practicing psychoanalyst, with of “potential” to that of “actuation”; more- Rabbi Efrem Goldberg, in his weekly fi nd Yosef, whether in the caravan on the special training in Imago Relational Therapy. 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By Tzvi Silver, JLNJ Israel tural renaissance.” Since as early as the state-of-the-art Pais Are- completion of the Chords Bridge (Gesher na in Malha and even Jerusalem—It’s the HaMeitarim in Hebrew) in June 2008, the the less-recent expan- eternal capital of the eternal Jewish capital city has undergone sion of the internation- Jewish people, built by a delicate modernization process, one ally renowned Alrov King David, destroyed which has been trying to bring her into Mamilla shopping boule- by the Babylonians the 21st century, while maintaining the an- vard, have truly brought and Romans, and ful- cient charm which Barkat proudly claims the City of Gold up to ly reunited by the Israeli Defense Forc- leads to “everyone feeling that Jerusalem contemporary interna- es under the command of Moshe Dayan belongs to them.” tional standards, caus- in 1967. Jerusalem has always occupied a Current projects, including the stun- ing its tourism statistics special place in the heart of every Jew. As ning Teddy Kolleck park next to Jaffa Gate, to rise an average of over twice-serving Russian-born Prime Min- 8 percent each year, “sur- ister Menachem Begin famously said: “I passing even Tel Aviv in come to Jerusalem. There, the sky is blue internal tourism,” Barkat and memory becomes clear.” proudly added. Since Israel’s signifi cant expansion However, Mayor Bar- following its miraculous victory against kat claims that his city’s a mass attack from Egyptian, Syrian and crowning achievement Lebanese troops in 1967, two major cit- in recent years has been ies have stood out as centers of Israel: the completion of the Je- the young state’s spiritual and geograph- rusalem Light Rail Train, A light rail train rides down Yafo St. in Jerusalem’s iconic city ical capital—Jerusalem, and her cultur- a project which connects center. CREDIT: SHMUEL BARAM, TIMES OF ISRAEL al and modern capital—Tel Aviv-Yafo. For Mt. Herzl and Heil Ha’Avir Blvd. in Pisgat months. Even those who spent extensive decades, the two have grown at different Ze’ev (polar opposite sides of the city) in time in Israel’s capital city are advised to paces, each following her own destiny. Tel less than 45 minutes. The train also stops check the website of the Jerusalem Trans- Aviv became a maze of high-rise buildings, at hotspots such Sha’arei Zedek hospital, portation System (jet.gov.il/web/en), call fi nance and technology start-ups, bars and the Central Bus Station, Mahane Yehuda their Call-Kav hotline (*8787 from any Is- nightlife scenes, while Jerusalem main- open market (colloquially known as “the raeli phone), or download the Moovit app ly stayed millennia behind her sister city, shuk”), Ben Yehuda St. area and the Old (available on the Apple App Store, Google remaining the blast-to-the-past that awak- City on the way. Since this new train line Play Store or Microsoft Store) while plan- ens divine inspiration in even the most fi rst opened for revenue service four years ning any serious outings on public trans- spiritually disconnected Jew, Christian or An anonymous Rav-Kav (Rav-Kav anonimi in ago, Jerusalem’s extensive Egged-operat- portation. atheist. Hebrew, costing 10 NIS), allows a rider to take ed bus network has been marginalized to The latest and perhaps most dramatic However, in recent years, Jerusalem advantage of Jerusalem’s 90-minute transfer remove redundancies between its routes change in the streamlining of Jerusalem’s has been going through a transformation window without waiting for a personalized and the light rail’s centralized artery, with CONTINUED ON NEXT PAGE which Mayor Nir Barkat has called a “cul- card. CREDIT: EMET AHERET small changes being introduced every few 

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form of payment for any- precious, beautiful jewel,” Jerusalem Gets New one getting around on pub- The Jewish Link of New Jer- Transportation Network lic transit. sey wishes a safe and pleas-  CONTINUED FROM PREVIOUS PAGE When faced with all of ant trip to all of our readers these details of complicat- planning a visit to Israel’s transportation system is the introduction ed transportation plans and capital in the coming weeks of mandatory cashless payments on most slightly convoluted Israeli and months. trips. In the past, a bus or light rail tick- farecards, it’s important to For more information et purchased with cash allowed the rid- go back to the simple, anon Rav-Kav farecards, Jerusa- er a 90-minute transfer to other modes of cient beauty of Jerusalem. lem’s streamlined transpor- transportation, a necessity in a new sys- Whether visiting to recon- tation network and for help tem which heavily relies on switches be- nect to their roots, as Men- planning any trip on public tween local buses and light rails, where achem Begin recommend- transit in Israel, please vis- trips can oftentimes involve two or three ed, or to come and take A Jerusalem city bus, operated by Egged, driving through the outskirts of Gilo. it jet.gov.il/web/en or call transfers. Now, this hour-and-a-half win- part in the city which May- Since the introduction of the Light Rail, buses’ routes have been changed and cut *8787 toll-free from an Israe- dow is only possible when paying using or Nir Barkat likened to “a to allow for connections with the train. CREDIT: OREN TRANSIT li phone. a smart farecard (kartis chacham, or colloquially, Rav Kav) — cash-issued paper tickets only entitle a rider to transportation on one bus line or to one light rail entry. While this effort has been shown to signifi cantly reduce waiting times to board buses in Jerusalem, it has oftentimes confused tourists and students who were ill-prepared for this change and therefore ended up paying two or three fares in order to reach their destination. For those who are planning on visiting Israel soon, or especially Jerusalem, and can foresee themselves using public transportation, there are two main options to still take advantage of the 90-minute transfer window. One is to obtain a personalized Rav-Kav card, which can be issued for free to any Israeli citizen or foreign resident who presents a passport (note that driver’s licenses and other state- or U.S. government-issued ID cards won’t be accepted as identifi cation anywhere in Israel without a passport) at any of the Al HaKav locations (including the Jerusalem Central Bus Station by platform 22, Rav Shefa mall on the second fl oor, the Clal Center off of Agripas St., and Hadar Mall in Talpiot). The main advantage to this type of Rav-Kav is that in the event of its loss, all prepaid tickets can easily and quickly be recovered. On the other hand, getting one in the fi rst place is often a time-con- suming and emotionally challenging process (especially to those who are not yet used to Israeli levels of customer service... in other words, nonexistent customer service), and may not always be worth the effort for someone visiting Israel for a short period of time. Visitors who don’t wish to wait to get a personal farecard should instead purchase an anonymous Rav-Kav card from any bus driver or Egged ticket counter, at the cost of 10 NIS. Even though these cards are not personalized by name, each traveler will need to have a separate Rav-Kav in order to take advantage of the 90-minute transfer window. Both types of Rav-Kav cards can be loaded with pre-purchased 10 or 20 trip cards within Jerusalem (55.20 and 110.40 NIS respectively), single- or round- trip rides on intercity buses, or accumu- lated value (erech tzavur) in increments of 50 NIS, which can be debited when board- ing a bus, train or light rail. Rav-Kav cards are recognized on every mode of transportation in Israel, and are now the prefered

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 57 F OD & W NE LINK OF NEW JERSEY Moss Cafe: The New Riverdale Hub By Adena Blickstein

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58 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM FOOD & WINE LINK Katsuji Tanabe Delivers Fantastic Fare in One-Day Mexikosher Pitopia Pop-Up By Tamar Weinberg meaty goodness to each bite. Even those like the fi rst pop-up, they were who are not fans of guacamole said they well prepared and didn’t sell Manhattan—Foodies of all back- could eat Chef Tanabe’s guac any day. His out (except for a brief period of grounds—but certainly the vast majori- black beans, too, were cooked past al den- time when lamb wasn’t readily ty kosher-keeping Jews—lined Broadway te and likely the best black beans many ko- accessible). “[Chef Tanabe has] near Times Square on December 15 for the sher-keepers have ever tried. really made himself into some- second-ever Mexikosher Pop-up at Pitopia. The staff recommended the tacos so body by using the kosher mar- The one-day event, orchestrated by part- that patrons could truly appreciate the in- ket. The kosher market doesn’t time Teaneck resident and Pitopia’s own- dividual fl avors; indeed, having a chance to really get access to celebri- er, Kevin Cohnen, drew people from near enjoy Chef Tanabe’s unique fl avor profi le ty chefs. This is an opportuni- and far to sample the delicious, highly ac- in each distinct taco was a delight, especial- ty to bring a concept to New claimed food from Los Angeles-based celeb- ly as all three tacos had different garnishes. York, to bring [patrons] the ex- rity chef Katsuji Tanabe. Tacos were double wrapped, so the excess perience,” Cohnen said. In hav- With hours of operation from 11 a.m. shell was perfect to dip in the salsas, which ing successfully launched two until 11 p.m., the event, which was spear- certainly packed a punch or two. The hot Kevin Cohnen of Pitopia and Chef Katsuji Tanabe pop-ups, Cohnen reinforced headed by Elan Kornblum of Great Kosher sauce had an initial sweetness but with a his interest in bringing other Restaurants Magazine, served close to 1,400 kick at the end. The chipotle was spicy but in the Northeast. “I’m very proud of being so concepts to New York. With its central lo- hungry diners (and those looking to take a subtle enough. The salsa verde was mild loved coming to NY from LA,” he said. cation right near Times Square, Pitopia little extra home to loved ones). Available with a non-cloying sweetness. The larger Surprisingly, though he’s likely sur- can make any type of pop-up concept ac- for purchase were Chef Tanabe’s signature burritos contained “the works,” and while rounded by fans everywhere he goes, even cessible to anyone in the general vicinity with his fame, it doesn’t all go to his head. and beyond. Those attending the pop-up observed Chef “Every time I do a cooking competition, Tanabe in the assembly line greeting each I’m always representing the Jewish com- and every patron (and refusing to shake munity and I’m proud to serve the Jewish hands, lest the germs contaminate the community. I’m proud of having amazing food) and helping serve the food. All in all, friendships,” Tanabe responded of the re- everyone came away happy and full, and ception to this pop-up and his general pres- much had to do with the preparedness of ence in the community. Of course, without Cohnen, Chef Tanabe and their very ef- the community, this pop-up may not have fi cient staff who maintained the crowds ever happened. throughout the 12-hour shift. What’s next for Mexikosher and Pito- As Pitopia owner Cohnen said, “It pia? The New York plans are uncertain. But was an unbelievable day—the busiest Cohnen said that a pop-up in Israel is in the day we’ve ever had.” Chef Tanabe agreed. works. Keep up to date by visiting http:// “Each [time], it gets busier and busier.” Un- www.pitopiausa.com. fare: a choice of burrito or three tacos of they certainly were fl avorful (and still a birria, lamb braised in banana leaves with preferred option against tacos—there’s so guajillo sauce for 10 hours; carnitas, bris- much to enjoy in the satiating wrap), the ket confi t in duck fat; and pollo a la pibil, burritos offered a more of a combined ex- a Mayan-style chicken with a mix of aro- perience; it was much harder to ascertain matic and sweet fl avors. 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60 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 61 SCHOOLS Ben Porat Yosef Yavneh Academy Eighth Graders Holds Yom S’vivon Study the Skeletal On Wednesday December 9, the fourth day of Chanukah, the students at Yavneh System Academy spent the whole day engaged in s’vivon activities. Students participat- As part of their study of the skeletal system, BPY eighth ed in a whirlwind of s’vivon engagement, graders looked for differences between a model skeleton spanning from s’vivon spinning challeng- and an anatomically correct 3-D model that they found es, to writing acrostic poems, to drawing online using their iPads. The students were challenged to determine why there were so patterns, to reading stories, to decorating many differences between the two and to explain the differences in order to gain a great cookies, to making edible treats. The ac- understanding of the human skeleton. tivities also entered the math and science classrooms, where they built s’vivonim out of straws, experimented with s’vivonim of shared stories about s’vivonim that are Lubavitch on the Palisades various weights and mass and used graph- special to them and there was a s’vivon ing and probability skills while playing Shark Tank competition. Last but certain- Children Appreciate Yosef Story with s’vivonim. The students programmed ly not least, the students took pictures with their KIBO robot to spin like a s’vivon, they Yavneh’s s’vivon mascot. Lubavitch on the Palisades students acted out the story of Yosef and his reunion with his brothers in Parshat Vayigash. The children enjoyed a lesson in economics when they learned how Yosef saved up food and seed to sell during the famine; they went shopping at his store. The students learned that Yosef revealed himself to his brothers when they came to Egypt to buy food from him, and focused on the concept of forgiveness when he gave them land to settle in Egypt. Founder of IDFWO Addresses Bright Idea for He’Atid Ma’ayanot Students Linda White, Founder and Creator of light-studio. She demonstrated for teachers the IMAGINATION PLAY PROJECT, was in- and students how learning happens every- On December 17, Nava Shoham Solan, chairperson vited to visit He’Atid to transform the lunch where with everything. of IDFWO (Israel Defense Forces Widows and Orphans), room into a magical hands-on Chanukah Through light vessels, Ms. White en- spoke at Ma’ayanot. Mrs. Solan was a young married gaged students of all ages. By put- woman with two children when her husband, Major ting together a light exploration General Shoham, was killed in action. Her response to studio of Light tables and projec- this tragedy was to dedicate her life to helping those who tors, she helped He’Atid students similarly lost spouses and parents in battle. After volun- discover the beauty and mean- teering for several years, Ms. Solan became chairperson ing of Chanukah, while increas- of IDFWO eight years ago. ing their knowledge of science and math, through the use of light with a visual and tactile approach. Breuer’s Seventh Grade MTA LEADers Learn To Network Masters a Masechta The seventh grade of This past Wednesday, with the help person fi nds frustrating. They then need YRSRH (Breuer’s) are farhered of Mrs. HLZacks, Yeshiva University High to choose one of the three, try to develop a by Rav Yisroel Mantel on the School for Boys’ MTA LEAD program host- solution. The student who submits the idea fi rst perek of Masechta Mak- ed a small networking event, allowing pro- which Shuey Jacoby and Mrs. HLZacks de- kos, which they fi nished learn- spective entrepreneurs to meet and partner termine to be the best, will earn a free lunch. ing with their rebbe, Rabbi Y. Y. with prospective product de- In partnership with YU’s Sy Gruenenbaum. signers. Students from across Syms School of Business, MTA all grades joined along with the LEAD was founded in 2012 to Scientifi c Engineering students provide business-minded stu- Moriah’s Pre-K and worked in small groups to dents with an unparalleled play the role of both the busi- platform to learn important Designs Winter ness leader and the product in- skills. Over the course of the novator. Students discussed ide- year, participating students at- Wonderland as ranging from new websites tend workshops from college to strollers that can divert rain. professors, hear lectures from It may not be a winter wonderland outside, At the conclusion, the students were posed senior business executives, are mentored but inside Moriah’s pre-K, the children have a challenge. They were tasked with going by Syms’ students and/or ultimately pitch been busy creating a huge mural depicting a home and speaking to three different peo- a business idea to the MTA LEAD executive winter scene, complete with a skating pond, ple to fi nd out about a dilemma that each council. penguins, skaters, snow people and snowfl akes. RYNJ Middle School Girls Earn Ateret Tiferet Award This month RYNJ bestowed the Ateret Tiferet award upon the middle school talmidot. RYNJ applauds them for their stellar middot, display of kavod to classmates and faculty, proper dress and tefi llah.

62 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS Shloshim Marked at Frisch With Talk From Ezra Schwartz’s Uncle On the occasion of the shloshim of Ezra After Peter implored students to contin- ma Henkin, in a terrorist attack in Israel a Schwartz, a”h, Peter Schwartz, Ezra’s uncle ue to commit themselves to acts of chesed few months earlier, and by Rabbi Efrem and a Frisch parent, spoke to Frisch’s en- and tikkun olam—and not let themselves Goldberg of Boca Raton Synagogue. Ezra’s tire student body about his nephew’s life, be overcome with hate—students joined mother, Ruth Schwartz, thanked everyone his character and his “quiet acts of chesed, the live webcast, which was screened to for the countless acts of chesed bestowed every single day,” on Ezra’s shloshim. people all over the world. The memorial upon her family, including this interna- After Ezra was murdered by terrorists was moderated by Rabbi Yisroel Kaminet- tional learning project to pay tribute to her in Israel, 40 yeshiva high schools commit- sky, Rosh Yeshiva of HALB and Menahel son’s legacy. ted to making a siyum mishnayot in Ez- at DRS Yeshiva High School on Long Is- Renowned musician Eitan Katz led stu- ra’s memory. Peter’s talk to Frisch students land. After he spoke, the audience was ad- dents and everyone else participating in preceded the live international telecast me- dressed by Rabbi Gotch Yudin, Rosh Yeshi- the webcast in kumsitz-style singing. morial and siyum event on Monday, De- va of Yeshivat Ahsreinu, the school in Israel Frisch students left the event motivated cember 21. constructive ways to honor Ezra, wheth- in which Ezra was studying. Rabbi Yudin by the ways in which they could help oth- Peter spoke about the incredible display er it be learning Torah, helping others, or was visibly emotional as he recounted Ez- ers and perpetuate the legacy of Ezra’s kind- of unity by the global Jewish community in donating tzedakah to various causes,” said ra’s shining personality, friendly nature and ness. As Peter impressed upon them: “It’s the wake of Ezra’s murder, and the comfort Peter. “There are a lot of ways that people his love of chesed. not just the poor and hungry who are peo- Ezra’s family has derived from the countless can react to a tragedy such as this, but it’s a Rabbi Yudin was followed by inspir- ple in need, it is often the average people acts of kindness by people around the world. testament to our community that we have ing words of comfort and inspiration by around you who could use a hand or en- “It’s an amazing community in which remained focused on such a positive re- Rabbanit Chana Henkin, who lost her son couragement or friendship. You can honor we live, and so many people have found sponse.” and daughter-in-law, Rabbi Eitam and Naa- Ezra’s memory in this way.” BCHSJS Climbs to the Top LPS Middle School Studies This past Saturday Forensic Science With LSC night, students at the Bergen County High Sixth graders of Lubavitch on the Pali- School of Jewish Stud- sades School are completing their forensic ies participated in an science unit with Liberty Science Center. indoor rock climbing The program consisted of eight sessions: trip to The Gravity Vault one session was virtual, fi ve sessions were in Upper Saddle Riv- held at the Tenafl y campus and three ses- er. Students had a fun sions were held at the Science Center. Stu- time challenging them- dents learned that crime scene investi- selves on various levels gations rely on scientifi c knowledge and of climbs and also raced experimentation. each other to see who The program began on October 13, 2015 Brianna Leopold and Zachary can reach the top the when Hilda Estevez of Liberty Science Sobelman fastest. Brianna Leopold. Center taught the students about fi nger- Learning about blood types CREDIT JENNIFER DAVIS prints and how to identify them. Other vember, sixth grade student, wrote about sessions included the hands-on study of the recent trip to LCS, “This week we went Ma’ayanot Freshmen Prepare blood types and ink types. Sheindel No- to Liberty Science Center. We learned about different blood types and for Family Conferences we experimented with different types of synthetic blood. Then A unique feature at we took turns and went to differ- Ma’ayanot is that students ent stations in order to fi gure out are invited to attend twice a crime case. The crime case in- yearly family-teacher con- volved a stolen picture. We had ferences. Mrs. Tamar Appel, to collect evidence like fi nger Assistant Principal for Aca- and shoe prints; we studied them demic Affairs, recently gave in order to solve the crime. That’s a pre-conference work- what a forensic scientist does!” shop to prepare freshmen LPS established a wonderful to maximally participate in partnership with LSC that has these conferences. Liberty Science Lab CREDIT: JENNIFER DAVIS been enjoyable and educational. Noam Fifth Grade Boys Experience Life as Revolutionary Soldiers Yeshivat Noam fi fth grade boys visit- role it played during the Revolutionary ing a cannon. As a group, the boys put up War. The day concluded with the boys and ed the Fort Lee Historical Park. The boys War. Next, they went outside to have the a tent in which soldiers would have slept. their teachers climbing over a wall as if had the opportunity to reenact a day in chance to be army recruits. The students They learned how to march in formation they were trying to break into a fort. The the life of army recruits from the 18th cen- were made to follow orders while learn- and sang army songs from that time peri- boys were sent home with a day’s worth tury. They began the day in the museum ing how to cut wood and cook lunch. After od. The tour guides showed the process of pay (one shilling) and metal balls that reviewing the history of Fort Lee and the lunch, the boys learned the process of fi r- of fi ring a gun during the Revolutionary they had created themselves.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 63 SCHOOLS Ben Porat Yosef Students New Social Skills Curriculum Explore the Solar System Launched at Yeshivat Noam BPY third grade students were interest- By Amy Kagedan, Director of Early Childhood Breathing” unit presented, along with sug- ed in learning more about the solar system Support Services at Yeshivat Noam gestions that parents can do at home to fol- and under the guidance of science special- low up and practice these skills: The chil- ist Jean Meyer, they researched the topic. This year, in the Early Childhood de- dren have learned how to listen closely to a The study culminated in the creation of partment, Yeshivat Noam introduced a new resonant sound until the sound fades, and their own model of the solar system in the program to foster important social-emo- then take deep breaths from their “tum- school Discovery Room, complete with in- tional and student skills in the children. mies.” After listening and breathing, the formational labels, an asteroid belt and the learn more, they will be expanding on, and These skills are as essential as the academ- children will say “I feel calm”; “I feel like I’m correct number of moons and rings for the improving, their model; they have already ic skills that the children learn throughout in my bed before I fall asleep,” “I feel hap- various planets that possess them. As they started adding constellations. their years at Yeshivat Noam. As Director of Early Childhood Support Services, I developed the MySELF program for our Buds Yavneh Academy Devotes and kindergarten classes. This program is based on the theories of Social-Emotion- an Hour to Code al Learning (SEL) and the MindUp curriculum (a collaboration of the Hawn Founda- As our world becomes more and more “Do you want to try it?” I said. She snuggled tion and Scholastic), as well as on current dependent on technology, the demand for up to Morah Judy and shrugged shyly.... We research in the fi elds of developmental cog- coders in our society grows. The global ini- typed Eva’s name into Kodable, an app for nitive neuroscience, mindfulness training tiative, Hour of Code, little kids that teaches them how to give spe- and positive psychology. was instituted in 2013 cifi c directions by dragging arrows to the At a national conference in Atlanta for to expose every child correct box. There is a “Fuzz Ball” that needs early childhood specialists on October 7-9, to a coding experi- to get through a maze and the arrows guide I had the opportunity to hear the latest re- ence. For the second it. Eva started to play with her teacher’s en- search about SEL programs for young chil- year in a row, the Ed- couragement... but eventually Eva started to dren and to discuss the importance and ucational Technol- warm up to us. She would proudly press the success of such programs with colleagues ogy Department of play button all by herself at the end of each from across the country. MySELF, “My So- Yavneh Academy par- round! She was getting more and more ex- cial-Emotional Learning and Friends,” helps ticipated in this glob- cited! And she was learning a lot, too! Even- children learn about themselves—“how I al initiative. Every tually Morah Judy was able to slowly slip think, how I feel, how I act”—and about student at Yavneh Academy spent time cod- away.... At the end of the class she didn’t want how to be a friend. ing. There were numerous options availa- to stop coding! It was so amazing to see how Each week, I visit every Buds (pre-K) and ble for the children from which to choose engaged she was when she was so shy for- kindergarten class and lead a group activi- py”—we begin and end with this exercise. on websites such as Code.org and Tynk- ty minutes earlier. ty, which fosters skills in the areas of focus, Try this at home, you can ask your children er.com. For the youngest children, an app It was a great learn- self-control and self-regulation; listening to “listen” just like they do at school. Signal called Kodable was used, allowing pre-reading experience for and communicating; confl ict resolution; it with a resonant sound (e.g., striking a pi- ers and emergent readers to experience cod- Eva because she social skills such as empathy, patience, and ano key, Zynergy chime). Ask them to show ing. What makes Hour of Code unique at learned all of the perspective taking; resiliency and decision you how they can calm down their bodies, Yavneh Academy, however, is that middle skills that Kodable making; and enthusiasm for and love of and brains, when they listen and breathe. school students teach coding to early child- teaches. But it was learning. A fun game that we played was the Mys- hood students. This creates an incredible ex- also a great learn- In order for parents to learn how to sup- tery Sound Bag. The children had to listen perience for all the students involved. ing experience port and reinforce these new skills at home, very carefully in order to guess the sounds. Yavneh sixth grader Julia Fried was so for me, because I explanations and practical suggestions are Even when there is background noise, “our moved by her experience that she wrote learned how being engaged in an activity sent home throughout the year. This is an brains can tell our ears” to listen carefully about it: can change you from a shy little pre-K girl overview of the “Mindful Listening and and mindfully. “But I don’t want to do it Morah Judy!” to an interested, warm, and friendly girl. I said Eva, a shy little girl in pre-K at Yavneh also learned that sometimes someone else’s Academy. “Come on! It will be fun!” her kind accomplishments can affect me more than He’Atid Students Put pre-K teacher warmly said.... My partner, my own. Thank you Yavneh Academy for Meira, and I sat on the fl oor next to Eva.... this amazing experience!” Science in Motion This week at Yeshivat He’Atid, stu- iments on physical science, and con- MTA Exchange Students dents across the grades worked in their nect their fi ndings to expository writ- small-group rotations to conduct exper- ing assignments. First, they researched Arrive in Israel online and in print about motion and forces. Then, using chalk balls and oth- By Jonathan Felman the spirited dancing led by their new Israe- er spheres, they tested their hypotheses li friends who welcomed them so warmly. about how to make these objects reach On Monday, thirteen Yeshiva Universi- Settling in quickly, we are deeply en- their destinations more and less quickly. ty High School for Boys (MTA) boys made joying our time in Israel already, hoping to At Yeshivat He’Atid, students in Grades 1 the long journey to Eretz Yisrael to begin make the most of the six week experience through Grade 4 follow the Judith Hoch- presented to us in order to develop spiritual- man approach to expository writing, ly and emotionally. Slowly but surely, we are which helps them organize and present learning the Israeli style and plan to bring information clearly and succinctly. some of the ruach back to MTA to impact the school in a resounding fashion. Making friends with the students and rebbeim, we Moriah’s are having a sensational time, and eagerly the annual student exchange program with look forward to our fi rst Shabbos spent in Kindergarten Yeshivat Makor Chaim. After landing in the Eretz Yisrael, which will be in the yeshiva. Holy Land very early Tuesday morning, we We are all hoping to grow in every way pos- Measures Up had an uplifting davening at Ben-Gurion sible from this exciting opportunity. airport. We then spent the day touring; we This week Moriah’s kindergarten visited the tank museum and of course the learned about measurement. Together as a Kotel amongst other places, and we were class, the children took turns sorting class- awed by the pure beauty of the Kotel dur- room objects onto a straight line. They ing our time spent davening mincha there. used their eyes as a measuring tool and had When the bus fi nally pulled up to Makor to determine where the object belonged on Chaim, the weary boys were swept up in the line according to size.

64 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SCHOOLS Mishmover Is Annual Highlight For Ma’ayanot Students Mishmover—Thursday night mishmar The program was planned by Rabbi Zev plus sleepover—is an annual Ma’ayanot Prince (Talmud teacher, Director of Reli- event where a majority of the student gious Programming, and Ma’ayanot Scholars body remains in school from Thursday Program Coordinator) and Mrs. Ora Schrier afternoon through Friday morning, learn- (Tanach teacher and Religious Programming ing Torah, bonding with classmates and Coordinator). When asked about their goals teachers and maybe catching a few mo- for the program, Mrs. Schrier explained “we ments of sleep as well. Ma’ayanot’s Mish- wanted to create an exciting and fun experi- mover tradition was started in 2006 at ence that allows students to learn Torah in a the suggestion of then junior and Torah Questions: Understanding the Principles Other activities available through- passionate way. Mishmover is an excellent Committee chair, Michal Novetsky ’07, of Darchei Shalom and Mipnei Eivah” by out the evening included chaburot (small program that allows us to create Torah learn- who viewed the program as yet one more Ma’ayanot’s principal, Mrs. Rivka Kahan. learning groups) led by Ma’ayanot sen- ing opportunities that appeal to everyone.” way to entice as many students as possi- Shiurim given by guest speakers in- iors; a ﬁ reside chat with Ma’ayanot’s col- When asked what was most mean- ble to participate in Torah lishma learn- clude “Moshiach: Who is He? When is He lege fellows; a late-night ice cream party; ingful for her, junior Rachel Koolyk men- ing events. Coming? What Does He Want?” by Rabbi and a cholent cook-off. Students also en- tioned learning with Ma’ayanot Sinai stu- Over the last almost-decade, Mishmov- Lawrence Hajioff (Educational Director of joyed giving chaburot for Sinai students dents in chaburot: “I think they enjoyed er has grown into a highly anticipated and the Jewish Enrichment Center and instruc- and leading a chesed activity for Sinai and learning with us. They shared their ideas especially beloved program that a majori- tor at Stern College), and “Praying with Yachad students. and added to the discussion, and they got ty of students attend. Students love Mish- Fire” by Mrs. Sarah Robinson, parent of two Finally, students enjoyed a skype ses- to hear our ideas. It was nice!” Ms. Koolyk mover for the camaraderie it inspires, but Ma’ayanot students, Chaya ’16 and Ariel- sion with Rabbi Donny Besser, a long-time also loved skyping with Rabbi Besser and also because the various shiurim and activi- la ‘18. Mrs. Robinson also led a meaningful Ma’ayanot teacher who is on a sabbatical noted that “everyone went crazy with ex- ties are designed to be varied to ensure that mindfulness Ma’ariv. year in Israel; Rabbi Besser gave a shiur on citement to see him!” they appeal to the differing interests and In addition to the shiurim, there was “Dreams Displaced: Choosing Your Own Junior Ayelet Spira noted that she loved learning styles of the students. a discussion panel, comprised of numer- Adventure in the Game of Life.” This ses- connecting with people in her own grade, Shiurim given by Ma’ayanot facul- ous community leaders, on “Challenges of sion, which was scheduled to last 45 min- across the grades and with teachers: “Mish- ty members included “Fiery Jewish Wom- a Community Leader,” and a second panel, utes, lasted a full two and a half hours, and mover is a highlight of the year. It makes en of the Middle Ages” by Dr. Julie Gold- comprised of seven Ma’ayanot teachers, on proved to be a highlight of the evening for everyone closer and you just get to bond stein (Jewish History Chair) and “Thorny “Seeing God in My Subject.” many students. with everyone.” BPY Celebrates Second Yeshivat Noam Students Grade Mesibat Chumash Code Their Own Games

(CREDIT MICHAEL LAVES PHOTOGRAPHY Ben Porat Yosef second graders celebrated receiving their fi rst chumashim at their Me- The Yeshivat Noam fi fth grade girls are worked on coding using www.coding.org as a sibat Chumash on Sunday, December 20. As part of the program, the children sang songs, resource. They used the programming techniques and concepts learned in class to build performed a play about receiving the Torah and displayed artwork and projects that de- their own games and then play those games with their peers. picted their favorite stories from the Torah. A program highlight came at the end, when each student had a turn to read a pasuk from a Torah scroll, with ta’amei hamikra. TABC Israel Advocacy Breuer’s Yeshiva Fourth Class Hears From IDF Graders Visit Rav Bluth Sergeant Anthony Sergeant Benjamin Antho- Israel’s perspective when dis- ny, founder of Our Soldiers cussing issues on college cam- Speak, spoke at TABC. Drawing puses or other venues where it on his experiences in the IDF, may arise. The course exposes he very poignantly stressed the the students to a rigorous un- importance of defending Isra- derstanding of the historical el from its critics. The speech development of the current re- was in conjunction with the ality, starting with the begin- Israel Advocacy course that is required for ning of modern Zionism. TABC regards an all seniors. The course, which has been part in-depth knowledge of the history as a nec- of TABC’s curriculum for over a decade, essary prerequisite for empowering its stu- Students visiting Rav Elimelech Bluth, together with their rebbe, Rabbi Yehuda Perlman. strives to prepare its talmidim to present dents to discuss the issues appropriately. Moriah Student Council Auction Raises Funds in Schwartz’s Memory Each year, as Moriah’s middle school homework passes, lunch or dinner with a ly death of Ezra Schwartz hy”d, and that celebrates Chanukah, one of the high- teacher, and all proceeds are donated to the money raised for tzedakah should be lights is the Student Council Auction a tzedakah that resonates with the stu- given l’zecher nishmat Yechiel Ezra ben and Raffl e. Students vie for unique priz- dent council. This year, led by Student Ac- Ari Yonah. Per Ezra’s family’s request, the es, donated exclusively by their teachers tivities Director Rabbi Eitan Lipstein, the proceeds raised at the auction, a whop- and administrators, by purchasing tick- student council felt that all Chanukah ping $1,567, were donated to the Jewish ets that can net them special class onegs, celebrations were marred by the untime- Communal Fund.

201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 65 SCHOOLS JKHA Students Visit RKYHS Girls Get Daughters of Israel Inspired at Drisha JKHA seventh grade students traveled to share Chanukah joy with residents at Daughters of Is- rael on December 9. Residents enjoyed playing dreidel and Rummi- kub with the students, who also presented them with Chanukah Resident Doris Markowitz spins the dreidel with two greetings cards made at the JKHA students. Family Fun Day.

The RKYHS ninth and tenth grade girls orous and inclusive manner. The students JKHA Kindergarteners honors Talmud class had a day of intensive had a shiur with Wendy Amsellem and Rab- learning at Drisha Institute for Jewish Edu- bi David Silber. In addition, the girls had Learn All About Me cation. Drisha provides students of all ages an opportunity to participate in chavru- and backgrounds with the opportunity to ta learning. The group ended their trip by The “All About Me” program in the Joseph explore texts in a serious, intellectually rig- davening mincha in scenic Central Park. Kushner Hebrew Academy kindergarten helps children build a sense of self and willingness to share their unique qualities with RKYHS Student Facilitates Hair their peers. Every week a different child had a chance to shine and share articles from home Donations to Cancer Patients that are special to them by putting them on display in the classroom “Me Museum.” With Students at JKHA/ bin (sixth grade), Hannah their families, every child designed a poster RKYHS and a young- Ginsberg (eighth grade), fi lled with photographs and information to or make connections with the star student. er sibling, all of whom Nina Kahn (11th grade), Ol- display what is special to them. Each day of Parents were invited to share some family ranged in age from four ivia Plotsker (12th grade), their special week, the “star student” devel- favorites such as a book, hobby, or game, or through 16, a JKHA/ Becky Weisberg (10th grade), oped their public speaking skills by sharing simply to talk about their child. This was a RKYHS alumna and a Eliana Tajfel (ninth grade), one of their objects with the class. The rest great opportunity for every child to shine and JKHA faculty member Emily Yarkony (JKHA ‘11/ of the class learned how to be good active lis- for the classroom community to learn what each donated a min- RKYHS ‘15), Aviva Luxenberg teners and had the chance to ask questions makes them special. imum of eight inch- (seventh grade), Annie Or- es of their hair to Pan- bach (age 4), and Morah Kay- tene Beautiful Lengths la Blumen. Merav Stern and Kushner Students to create free, real-hair Betsy Yarkony donated their wigs for women with time and haircutting skills. Addressed by ‘Jewgler’ cancer. The event, organized by RKYHS junior Rose Ginsberg, was held on the last day of Chanukah in order to bring to life the idea that giving is equally as important as receiving. The participants made the decision to donate their hair together as a group, each supporting the other as they donated their hair to women who have, unfortunately, lost theirs to cancer. For women, the emotional attach- ment to hair goes much further than the aesthetic purpose. “Every woman’s hair RKYHS and the JKHA seventh and represents an irreplaceable part of her,” eighth grades were visited by David Bendo- commented Ginsberg. “Hair loss is so dev- ry a self-described “Jewgler”—a Jewish staff astating because on top of going through member at Google—as part of Computer a diffi cult time in their lives, these wom- Science Week. Rabbi Bendory, a software en are essentially losing a part of them- engineer at Google, provided students with selves. We wanted to help each woman a fi rst-hand lesson on software engineer- gain a piece of herself back by donating as ing. He offered examples of how a comput- much hair as possible while doing one of er “thinks” and gave a glimpse of what is the greatest charities imaginable, giving a necessary on the back end when you per- part of ourselves to someone else.“ form a search in Google. In conjunction The girls who donated their hair are: with the Hour of Code, Rabbi Bendory in- Thea Gardin (kindergarten), Elizabeth Ru- troduced the students to the Hour of Code website, http://www.code.org/learn. Stu- when he needs to get downstairs in a hur- dents then got a taste of coding by creating ry, to the bowling alley when he needs to their own video games. have fun. Yeshiva of Rabbi Bendory also shared with the stu- The Kushner schools took great interest dents stories of the creative atmosphere in Bendory’s story as they continue to ex- Elizabeth at Google, ranging from the slide he uses pand their fi rst-rate technology curriculum. Keeps on Bruriah Reading Girls The Yeshiva of Elizabeth’s celebration of National Jewish Book Month has begun. Indulge in As part of month-long activities, the Yeshi- va is holding a school-wide read-a-thon. Chanukah The hope is that the students will develop a true love for reading. Throughout the Bruriah junior high students enjoy Principal Rabbi Shlomo Schwartz reading to month they are being encouraged to read some Chanukah sufganiot. students. as much as they can.

66 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SPORTS MTA Wrestling Undefeated Noam Knights 7B Begins Its Quest Basketball Redeems vs. SAR By Akiva Axel ‘16 and Benji Bral ‘18 ture tournaments. Others who added wins en Sausen. The Sting never stopped attack- and team points were Benji Bral ‘18, Avrumi ing and stayed in the game throughout, with On Sunday, December 13, the MTA Lazarnick ‘16, Noah Dure ‘18, Alex Knapp ‘17 the strong play and second-chance points of Wrestling Team started the season off on and Yaakov Kurlantzik ‘16, who took fourth Henry Mann and Eli Neuwirth. The Knights’ the right foot. Competing in the Port Rich- in his weight class. Overall, the tournament tenacious defense in the beginning of the mond Holiday Tournament, the Lions fi n- served as a great start to the season and has second quarter paid off and led to multiple ished in fi fth place with three fi nalists and brought the team one step closer to win- fast-break points, including a resounding four place fi nishers overall. Making their ning a champions title. drive by Jonah Schachter, which closed out way to the fi nals were Naftali Horowitz ‘16, On Thursday, December 17, the MTA the fi rst half. David Gellis led the Knights Izzy Frasko ‘16 and Ariel Dubizh ‘17. Horow- Wrestling team began their offi cial sea- throughout the game with his rebounding itz, team captain, dominated the fi eld, com- son by taking on the reigning champions The 7B Noam Knights came into Mon- and fast break points and fi nished with 23. ing from the 3 seed last year to earn the of YU’s Wittenberg Tournament, the SAR day night’s game undefeated, after strong The Knights kept the lead above 10 for most championship. For his outstanding per- Sting, in their fi rst match. Despite their early wins over Bi-Cultural Day School and of the game and the Sting were not able to formance, he was voted Most Outstanding presumed underdog status, MTA wrestlers Moriah. The team, and their parents per- come back after their key players fouled out. Wrestler in the upper weight division. Izzy won by pin 4 out of the fi rst 5 matches. The haps even more, were all fi lled with nerves The game ended with a very happy Noam Frasko too got to the top of the podium, de- winning streak continued throughout the and anticipation as they prepared to face off team and their proud parents who learned feating a quality opponent. The biggest sur- match, leaving SAR with only 1 pin and 3 against the same SAR Sting team they lost to that they could beat SAR. prise on his way to the fi nals was Ariel Du- major decisions. Special shout outs go to in last year’s sixth grade championship. Noam looks to continue their winning bizh, a junior. Ariel has worked vigorously Izzy Frasco ‘16, Yosef Kurlantzick ‘16, Nafta- The Knights got off to a great start with a ways against RPRY and Yavneh in the next to attain his standing, and although he did li Horowitz ‘16, Yaakov Kurlantzick ‘16, Alex few quick baskets and a strong 1-and-1 by Aid- week. not win in the fi nals, he is looking forward Knapp ‘17, Ariel Dubizh ‘17, Chaim Dov Roff- to a great season. With his continued effort, man ‘16, Abie Veroba ‘19 and Nadav Heller ‘19 he will add plenty of team points during fu- for their wins. Eighth Grade Jaguars Make In TABC Junior Hockey It Is Late Basketball Comeback By Ikey Gutlove Hook stole the ball off the inbounds, con- the Year of the Maple Leafs verting it into a layup, tying the game at On Tuesday, December 21 the RYNJ Jag- 42. With a minute left, Ohrel Bolour sunk TABC junior hockey crowned two uars headed to Riverdale to face the SAR a game clinching free throw and put the champions this past Saturday night. In the Sting. This same Sting team bounced the game into the books. The fi nal score was early game, the junior division Maple Leafs Jaguars from the playoffs two years in a 42-43 in favor of RYNJ. met the Sharks. When these teams played row and the two teams played a classic After the game Coach Gutlove told the in the regular season the Leafs jumped double overtime game last year. There was team “Your defense was tremendous and is out to a 5-0 lead only to see it evaporate, electricity in the air before the opening tip. the main reason we came back.” The Jag- wining only 6-5 on a late goal. The cham- In the early minutes of the game RYNJ uars were led by Yonah Hook’s tenacious pionship game seemed to be history re- started out rusty, this could be because they defense and Ohrel Bolour domination of peating itself. The Leafs jumped out to a arrived at the gym mere minutes before the the glass. On offense, the great passing of 5-0 lead again, behind the strength of play- game, or since their last game was almost a Yonatan Kaye dished out many terrifi c as- off MVP Ethan Alter’s 4 goals and a goal by month prior. After a couple of sloppy Judah Geenberger. This time around, the passes, the Jaguars found themselves Leafs’ goalie Jonah Orlinsky did not let the In the nightcap, the senior division Ca- in a 10-0 hole, and headed to the lock- Sharks back in the game; he slammed the nucks were attempting to be only the sec- er room at the half down 28-15. door, shutting out the Sharks 6-0. Ethan Al- ond team in league history to go 0-7 in the The Jaguars were not ready to ter capped the scoring with his incredible regular season and then win the champi- give up. After a motivational half- fi fth goal of the night. onship. Goalie Ethan From did everything time speech they started to claw After the game regular season awards to make it happen but this was the year away at the lead that had seemed were given out: regular season MVP Eli of the Maple Leafs. Playoff co-MVPs Yoni so large when they headed off the Knapp; most improved player Sachi Man- Mann and Max Zakheim led the way with court. The third quarter was back del; breakout player Jack Ruditzky; sports- the help of Judah Rolnick, as the Leafs and forth with both teams trad- Yonah Hook picks off the inbounds pass for RYNJ manship/team player Rami Kirsch; coach rolled the Canucks 5-0. Goalie Josh Orlin- ing baskets and fouls (over 50 fouls were sists to leading scorers Ikey Gutlove and of the year Yitzy Kopstick. sky pitched the shutout for the Leafs. called in the game). Shmuli Coates, with 8 points each. SAR First team all stars: Ethan Alter, Dani After the game regular season awards Going into the fi nal quarter the RYNJ played a great team game, but was unable Greenberg, Max Schachter, Eitan Adler and were handed out: regular season MVP squad was ready to step it up, and they did to achieve victory. Josh Levy. Charles Gibber; most improved player Ye- just that. They smothered the Sting with What a great game by both teams! Second team all stars: Ryan Brandwein, huda Wiener; breakout player Yair Ashen- a full court press, forcing many turnovers If you missed the game, SAR post- Avishai Jutkowitz, Gilad Jutkowitz, Eitan dorf; sportsmanship/team player Ezra Se- and trimming SAR’s lead to two points ed it on youtube, https://youtu.be/lVD- Geisler and Ari Mazin. plowitz; coach of the year Yair Knoller. with under two minutes to play. Yonah xd6AUZY. Eighth Grade Knights Start the Basketball Season 5-0 The Noam 8b basketball team improved jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead but that did The third quarter was fast-paced and their fi rst lead since early in the fi rst quar- to 5-0 with victories over ASHAR and Mo- not deter the Knights. They kept their com- high scoring for both teams. Katz was dom- ter. Moriah was ready to knock the Knight’s riah. posure and fi nally got going. Ari Kaminetz- inating inside for Moriah, and Kaminetz- out. Noam was reeling and exhausted and On Thursday December 17, the Knights ky (20) put the Knights on his back in the ky kept draining 3’s for the Knights. Moriah needed someone to step up. Yoni Mann (23) hosted ASHAR. The Knights were a little fi rst half, hitting three pointers from all started to break the Noam press very easily was that guy. In a performance that will be sloppy to start and ASAR took advantage over the place. Billy Krause (11) and Sam with the sharp passing of Horowitz (9) and remembered for many years to come, Yoni by keeping the game very close after the Bendheim (7) controlled the inside, and the Lewis (6); momentum was swinging their would not be denied and would not let fi rst quarter. The Knights righted the ship Knights used their pressure defense to get way. Noam hung in there and every time his team lose. As soon as Moriah took the in the second and pulled away for the win. out to an 11-point lead. Ari Green came off it looked like Moriah could get the lead lead, Yoni got it right back for the Knights. There were contributions from the entire the bench and provided a big spark for the the Knights scored a big basket, none big- When Moriah jumped back in front, there Knights team, led by Eli Goldberg (20), Ari Knights as well. ger than Reuben Melzer’s baseline reverse was Yoni again with a big steal and layup. Green (14), Shaya Novogrodsky (12) and Aki- Noam was on the verge of blowing the layup that brought the crowd to its feet. He was all over the place getting rebounds, va Prager (10). game open late in the fi rst half. Moriah’s The quarter ended with the Knights up 5, steals and baskets. His ball handling and The victory over ASHAR set up the toughness kicked in and, led by their suf- but Moriah was wearing Noam down and foul shooting down the stretch were out- Knight’s big showdown at Moriah. It was focating man-to-man defense and the bril- seemed ready to take control of the game standing and sealed the deal for the Knights a highly anticipated matchup between liant play of Gabi Katz (36), cut the Noam in the fourth. With about fi ve minutes left as they went on 12-2 run to close out an ex- two of the top teams in the league. Moriah lead to 6 at the half. in the game they did just that, grabbing hilarating 68-6 victory.

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of the bubble wrap. Stay Dolph Schayes: Farewell to an NBA Legend well… Regarding a charity, you can donate to By Michael E. Klein, Senior at SAR High School honor. Having known him after his play- cent shooting accuracy taking free throws your favorite charity in ing days, what resonated most was not his in practice, in a real game he was a terrible my name. My best to On the eighth day of Chanukah, two Eng- stellar career stats, but seeing his love for free throw shooter. Dolph said if they went your family, always. Re- lewood residents—my father, Leo N. Klein, his kids and grandkids, his love for Israel to a local park to practice, he’d shoot over 90 gards to Leo. My family’s an attorney and real estate developer, and and his pride in being a Jewish father and percent. Both Dolph and the team manage- best wishes to a special Dr. Allen N. Sapadin a renowned dermatol- grandfather.” ment got Wilt to agree to see a profession- Dolph Schayes, family. Dolph” ogist known to many in Bergen County— My father further recounts, “While in Is- al—a psychologist or psychiatrist to help basketball legend. At the end of a most traveled to Syracuse, New York, to attend rael that summer with Sol Merkin, Dolph him. After some time in therapy, there was CREDIT: WIKIPEDIA dignifi ed and spiritual the funeral of Adolph “Dolph” Schayes. The not only coached the 1977 U.S. Maccabiah still no improvement. In telling the story service with heartfelt eulogies by his children funeral was to take place at the Temple of Games Basketball Team, which won the gold Dolph would always set you up with a sad and grandchildren, my father and Dr. Sapa- Concord, in Syracuse. Dolph was a Top 50 and frustrated face and say nothing helped: din approached Dolph’s son Danny. “Your fa- NBA Legend and Hall of Famer. He was one he continued to be a horrible free throw ther was a shining gem of humanity,” said Dr. of professional basketball’s early superstars shooter. The only good thing to come from Sapadin. “It was a great honor to know him.” and certainly the greatest Jewish player. it was that the shrink became an excellent My family echoed these sentiments. Although one would be remiss not to free throw shooter!” So on the eighth day of Chanukah, as the mention Dolph’s most distinguishing on- When visiting our family in Englewood, lights on our Menorah diminished, signal- court stats, both my father and Dr. Sapadin Dolph loved going to Dr. Sapadin’s house to ing the end of the holiday, so did the bril- would tell you that stats had nothing to do see his personal basketball memorabilia col- liant light and life of our giant of a friend, with their decisions to attend the funeral. lection, specifi cally relating to the Top 50 Dolph Schayes, fl icker into eternity. Their long drive and overnight stay in Syra- Leo N. Klein, Harold Foonberg and Dr. Allen N. NBA Legends, which Dolph was voted into Dolph is survived by his children Debbie, Sapadin CREDIT: LEO N. KLEIN cuse was to pay their fi nal respects to a dear in 1996. He returned to our home in awe, Cary, David, Danny and nine grandchildren. friend and consummate mensch. Knowing medal and featured his high-school-aged and was always anxious to revisit at anoth- they would see his devoted wife Naomi and son Danny, he continued to support Mac- er time. offering comfort to Dolph’s son Danny, wife cabee Basketball his whole life. Dolph loved Coincidentally, just a few weeks be- Dolph Schayes STATS Wendy and grandson Logan, would make telling this famous Maccabiah story about fore Dolph’s passing, Dr. Sapadin had called ALL AMERICA Team (N.Y.U.) 1948 the trip meaningful. his nephew Todd. While coaching a team in Dolph asking him for his correct address. He Rookie of the Year 1949 My father warmly remembers Schayes. Israel during one of the games, Todd, who sensed by the sound of Dolph’s voice that Member Syracuse Nats Champs 1955 “I was introduced to Dolph by Raanan Katz, was single, carried a poster around the tour- he might not be well and he sent Dolph a 12 Consecutive NBA All Star Games a partner in the Miami Heat, about 22 years nament. Written on the poster was, ‘MED- framed photo of him and Nate “Tiny” Archi- Basketball Hall of Fame 1973 ago. We had breakfast at the Rascal House. AL OR MAIDEL.’ Dolph, who was staying at bald taken at the Basketball Hall of Fame. Coach of the Year and Champions I saw Dolph almost every year thereafter at Todd’s hotel, said, ‘If I start getting calls from Dolph took great pride in traveling each year 65-66 Season the NBA All Star Game or Legends Brunch. strange women, I’ll be in big trouble with to Springfi eld to attend the annual induc- Selected to the NBA Top 50 1996 My friends Burt Ury of the Bulls and Hal Naomi!’ Luckily it worked, and Todd even- tion ceremony. Upon returning to the offi ce *At the time of Dolph’s retirement he Foonberg from Beverly Hills always looked tually met his wife because of that poster.’” on Tuesday, the day after the funeral, Dr. Sa- owned fi ve NBA records for active play- forward to seeing Dolph. Spending time The best story is probably Dr. Sapadin’s padin’s son in law informed him that some- ers. Most consecutive games played; with him was often the highlight of our favorite. He paraphrased Dolph as follows: thing had come in the mail for him. It was a most minutes played; most fi eld goals; weekend. Through the years when in New “Towards the later days of Dolph’s career, handwritten letter from Dolph: most free throws made; and most points York, Dolph would invite me to several bas- he was a player/coach and had the opportu- “Dear Allen: What a surprise! Hearing scored. He fi nished his career as 4th all ketball functions of interest, and attend- nity to coach the late great Wilt Chamber- from you out of the blue. The picture with time in rebounding. ing with him was not only fun but a true lain. Although Wilt would have over 90 per- Tiny Archibald is precious. I got a kick out Summer 2016

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68 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM SPORTS Touchdowns Scored Gotham Burger Sportstar of for Tzedakah the Week Akiva Boyarsky

By Isaac Rubenstein and Yonah Tarzik with friends and showing off their moves The Jewish Link of New Jersey and Do you have a favorite athlete to watch? after a touchdown. The winning team fea- Gotham Burger would like to recognize I love following Michael Conforto, he is In order to share the simcha of our tured: MVP Tani Engel (QB), Dovi Schwartz eleven-year-old Akiva Boyarsky as this an outfi elder like me. He was just drafted Bar Mitzvahs with less fortunate children, (O-Line), Daniel Gopin, Meir Sytner and week’s Sportstar of the Week. The Rosen- last year and in his fi rst year of profession- we are raising money to help support Bet Donny Recht as wide receivers. baum Yeshiva of North Jersey sixth grader is al baseball went from Single A to playing in Elazraki Children’s Home. Bet Elazraki is Some of the players were asked. “What an all-around athlete, but after the World Series. He shows that a home for Jewish children located in Ne- was your favorite part of the event?” his play in the 12U travel base- with hard work and dedication tanya, Israel, and is a special place that pro- Tani Engel – Drinking a refreshing Gato- ball championship game, he you can accomplish anything. vides a warm and loving environment for rade after a hard fought championship will always be known as an out- Do you have a pregame rou- children fi ve through 18, whose parents are game. fi elder with a rifl e for an arm. tine? unable to care for them. Pacey Jacoby – Playing with my team The Play: The Teaneck 12U Before games I play catch and friends trying to make a Travel Team had gone undefeat- in the outfi eld with Joey Zelig championship run. ed and were one out away from and/or Yair Wall. Yosef Fleischman – Dancing winning the championship. Tea- What is your earliest sport in the end zone after getting a neck was up 2 runs, 6 to 4, but memory? touchdown. the Stony Point Patriots had the When I was three years old Yehuda Hochbaum – Boogy- bases loaded with their number I went to my fi rst Met game. It ing in the end zone. three hitter up. With an even was Jewish Heritage day in 2007 Tzvi Motechin – Playing foot- one-and-one count, the batter and the Mets had just traded for ball while doing a mitzvah. ripped a single into shallow right fi eld. Bo- Shawn Green, a Jewish outfi elder. Unfortu- Shai F - Playing in the organ- yarsky, who was playing deep, charged the nately, the game got rained out, but I still ized football tournament. ball as the fi fth run crossed the plate. The remember eating bagels while watching it Dani P..- Letting the ball fl y to leadoff hitter was rounding third and com- pour outside. On Friday, November 27 the RYNJ sev- my teammates. ing home as Akiva threw a bullet to catcher What is your funniest sports memory? enth graders were invited to a 5-on-5 fl ag Our families are going to Israel this Natan Solomon, who, a few innings earlier, In a travel game this year, with the bases football tournament. The Rubenstein and summer and all the money raised will go had been drilled in the stomach with a fast- loaded, Fort Lee had a bases clearing steal. Tarzik families rented out the brand new to Bet Elazraki. Future sport events are be- ball but had insisted on staying in the game. Seriously. It’s embarrassing but you have to turf located in Votee Park. The boys had ing planned to continue raising money for Natan caught the ball on a fl y and quickly laugh. a blast playing fl ag football, hanging out Bet Elazraki. swiped downward to his left as the tying run What is your favorite sports memory? slid towards home plate. Game over. Tean- Winning the PBI travel league champi- The fi erce competition was a relativity eck wins the pennant. onship this year. Frisch Cougars Capture the close game in the fi rst half, but the Cougars Wow, Akiva, Yasher Koach on an unde- What do you like to do when you are not Emunah/Rubenstein Basketball came out with an aggressive and explosive feated season and for that amazing throw. playing sports? Tournament Trophy third quarter to seal the deal and make the Who is one of your role models? Watching the Mets, Giants and Islanders.  CONTINUED FROM P. 1 push for the championship game. Tom Brady. He was drafted in the sixth What is the best thing about being a The Cougars were set to square off round of the 2000 draft. No one thought Sportstar? and offers schools a JV basketball competi- against the SAR Sting in the championship he’d amount to much but he believed in I get to go to Gotham Burger! tion across division lines. It is dedicated in game of the tournament. This is the fi rst himself and was determined to prove The Gotham Burger Sportstar of the memory of Rabbi Jacob and Mrs. Deborah time the Cougars played the Sting since everyone wrong. He’s been to the Super Week will receive a $10 gift certifi cate to Rubenstein, z”l, who died in a tragic fi re in their championship win last season, and Bowl six times, has won four of them, has Gotham Burger. Please send nominees for Scarsdale, New York. The funds raised ben- SAR was hoping to pick up a win this time. three Super Bowl MVP awards, two league next week’s Gotham Burger Sportstar of the efi t the Bet Elizraki facility for children op- It was a close game, with the teams neck- MVP awards and is a ten time Pro Bowler. Week to [email protected] erated in Israel by Emunah, a favorite cause and-neck before an excitable crowd with of the Rubensteins. many screaming fans on both sides. The This year’s tournament included many game all came down to two fouls shots for JEC Hockey Lands on Top different teams from the New York/New big man Sammy Sokol, with 1.4 seconds left Jersey area. Frisch opened against TABC at on the clock. Both shots rimmed out, send- The JEC junior varsity Thunder hock- ued their offensive onslaught scoring early home. The Storm stuck with the Cougars ing the game to overtime. In overtime, the ey team took on YDE this past week. Eli- and often. Netanel Kramer and Yitzy Hersh- keeping it a close game for the fi rst half, Frisch Cougars pressured and applied their sha Schmutter and Aryeh Marcus contin- kowitz did a wonderful job limiting YDE’s but Frisch held them off and pushed their signature press against the Sting and took shots on goal all night. And, once again, it lead in the second half. The fi nal score control of the game in overtime. Thanks to was the solid, and reliable goaltending of was 55-35. monster showings from Asaf Miller, Moshe sophomores Alec Seidman and Sammy The next game for the Cougars was Shoenfeld and Jack Stepner, the Cougars Friedman that provided the JV Thunder against the MTA Lions, and if the Cougars were able to take a 61-55 win over the Sting. with all the security they needed in net. won, they would advance to the champi- After the game, the Cougars celebrated Honorable mention goes out to the fresh- onship. The last time Frisch faced MTA, with their championship trophy and had man offensive duo Josh Schanzer and Mi- it resulted in a 10-point game in the Cou- their fun, but they know that there is much chael Lowinger, who provided a solid fore- gars’ favor, so MTA was looking for some more work to be done and a lot more to check throughout the night. In the end it revenge. come for the Cougars. was a another convincing victory, 11-1.

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Frisch Cougars’ Michael Nadritch (6) and Judith Wechter and Tova Kaplan of MGBL EJ’s Place team after their quarter fi nal Bruriah Lightning 2015 volleyball team. Maury Bauer (32) seize the puck from West MGBL team Freed Oil, during a break. victory. CREDIT PAUL SILVERMAN CREDIT DOV HOOK Orange. Cougars won 4-1. CREDIT BEN WASSERMAN CREDIT MAYER SABO

Goalie Sammy Volodarsky (29) confers with teammate Zach Rosenblatt (95) on the Frisch Cougars’ Saturday night victory over West MGBL Camp Regesh team after the game. Orange 4-1. Jackie Zackai (18) approaches in MGBL, friends on and off the court. CREDIT MICHELLE PRUZANSKY MGBL Oil Tank team. CREDIT SHALOM MEHLER the background. CREDIT BEN WASSERMAN CREDIT ESTHER SHAYOWITZ

TABC Junior Hockey junior TABC Junior Hockey senior TABC Junior Hockey junior division regular season MVP division playoff co-MVP’s Yoni division playoff MVP Ethan Yael Sabo of MGBL team Sunspire Eli Knapp with Mo Fuchs. Mann and Max Zakheim. Alter with Mo Fuchs. RKYHS boys varsity basketball senior night. Health taking the shot. CREDIT MAYER SABO Noam 8B Stuns Undefeated Moriah

By Zach Horowitz with his hook shot, was back in action, although he wasn’t able to stop Noam As Star Wars hit the theater, Noam’s from extending their lead to 12. Neverthe- force hit Moriah’s gym. On the fi rst real less, Horowitz and his defense carried the day of winter, Noam’s 8b boys basketball team back into the game; they were able squad unleashed their force against the to reduce the defi cit to 6 when the buzz- two-time defending champions, Moriah, er sounded. in a game which most fans believe to be Once the clocked started ticking in the the preview of the 2016 YMSSA champion- fourth quarter, a tremendous amount of ship basketball game. pressure fell on Moriah. Lewis lit up the After losing the previous two champi- scoreboard immediately with his fi rst bas- onship games against Moriah (3-1), Noam ket of the night, as he drove through all (4-0) entered Moriah’s new gym with the fi ve defenders. A few possessions later, eye of the tiger and hungry for a victory. Moriah recaptured the lead for the fi rst Defying the odds in Moriah’s gym, Noam time since the fi rst quarter when Lewis squeezed a crucial victory with the score- hit another layup. board displaying 68-60. To Moriah’s dismay, Krause tied the After the tipoff between the twin tow- game back with a pair of free throws. Con- ers (Moriah’s Gaby Katz and Noam’s Bil- sequently, Mann intercepted a Moriah ly Krause) Moriah got to work early. Katz turnover and fi nished on the layup for the started off with the hot roll as he threw lead. With time winding down, Lewis as- down two quick baskets. With the mo- sisted to David Cohen, so Moriah evened mentum moving, Rafi Lewis tossed a Hail the score out. With the score tied and less Mary down the court to Isaac Horowitz, than three minutes to go, Mann saved his who fi nished the play with two points. team, beating two Moriah defenders to- However, Noam fi nally got their chance wards the basket. to pound Moriah when Ari Kaminetzky Mann sealed the tough win for the nailed two quick treys. In addition, No- Knights while he was being chased am’s Sam Bendheim added multiple lay- around the court by the Moriah defend- ups to increase the score. When the fi rst ers in the same way as the chicken was half closed, Noam was ahead 36-31. being chased by Rocky in Rocky II. Mann What a surprise! Kaminetzky opened carried his team with 23 points along up the third quarter with another 3-point- with Kaminetzky’s 20 points (6 treys). er, and boosted Noam’s lead on Mori- In addition, Krause’s 11 were crucial to ah. Their “3-point specialist,” Noam’s star this victory. As for the League defending point guard Yoni Mann, took advantage of champions, Katz led his squad with a ca- his defensive mismatch as he attacked the reer-high 36 points followed by Horow- hoop. On the other side of the gym, Katz, itz’s 9 points.

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Girls Varsity B Basketball Standings Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage SPORTS STANDINGS Metropolitan SKA 6 0 1.000 Shalhevet 5 1 .833 Yeshiva High Bruriah 4 1 .800 Girls Seventh and Eighth ILAN 3 4 .429 Yeshiva Middle Grade Basketball Standings School Athletic Magen David 0 5 .000 Division 1 Shulamith 0 7 .000 School Sports Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage League Noam 5 0 1.000 Girls JV Basketball Standings— Association SAR 4 0 1.000 Boys Varsity Basketball— Western Division Western Division Boys Eighth Grade Yavneh 1 1 .500 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Basketball Standings Moriah 1 3 .250 Western Division Ma’ayanot 5 1 .833 Division 2 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Frisch 4 1 .800 Division 1 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Heschel 10 0 1.000 SAR 4 4 .500 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Hillel 4 1 .800 JEC 7 2 .778 Kushner 1 5 .167 RPRY 2 3 .400 Frisch 6 3 .667 Bruriah 0 5 .000 Noam 5 0 1.000 Kushner 2 3 .400 Hillel 5 4 .556 Yavneh 3 1 .750 JFS 0 3 .000 SAR 5 4 .556 Boys JV Hockey Division 3 TABC 3 6 .333 Central Division Moriah 3 1 .750 MTA 3 6 .333 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties Ramaz 3 9 .250 Ramaz 3 2 .600 JEC 16 8 0 0 0 RYNJ 3 2 .600 Kushner 2 10 .167 MDS 3 2 .600 Flatbush 11 5 1 1 0 SAR 1 4 .200 Ashar 0 2 .000 YDE 4 2 6 0 0 WDS 0 5 .000 Division 2 Boys JV Basketball Standings— Magen David 2 1 7 0 0 Western Division Shaare T. 0 0 6 0 0 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Hockey Association of Yeshiva Middle Schools Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Western Division Ramaz 9 0 1.000 SchoolGamesWin Loss Tie Points SAR 6 0 1.000 Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties MDS 4 2 .667 Kushner 8 7 1 0 15 Frisch 6 0 1.000 Frisch 14 7 0 0 0 Yavneh 9 6 3 0 12 TABC 6 2 .750 TABC 10 4 1 0 2 WDS 2 4 .333 SAR 8 5 3 0 10 Ramaz 6 3 .667 SAR 6 2 3 0 2 Ashar 0 5 .000 Noam 5 5 0 0 10 JEC 5 3 .625 Ramaz 5 2 5 1 0 Moriah 7 5 2 0 10 MTA 3 3 .500 MTA 4 2 6 0 0 BDS 0 6 .000 RYNJ 5 4 1 0 8 Maor 3 4 .429 Division 3 Ramaz 7 3 4 0 6 Heschel 3 4 .429 Girls Varsity A Volleyball— ASHAR 5 1 4 0 2 Kushner 2 6 .250 Western Conference Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage MDS 7 0 7 0 0 Hillel 0 7 .000 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Westchester 0 8 .000 JEC 5 1 .833 JEC 6 0 6 0 0 Ramaz 7 0 1.000 Hillel 5 0 5 0 0 Frisch 4 2 .667 Hillel 3 4 .429 Girls Varsity A Basketball— Ma’ayanot 3 3 .500 Western Division Kushner 2 4 .333 RPRY 1 2 .333 Metropolitan Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage SAR 2 4 .333 JFS 1 4 .200 Frisch 6 0 1.000 Bruriah 0 5 .000 Jewish Day School SAR 7 1 .875 Kushner 1 5 .167 Bruriah 5 2 .714 Girls Varsity B Volleyball Standings Basketball League Hillel 5 2 .714 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Ma’ayanot 2 5 .286 Shulamith 8 0 1.000 Boys Seventh Grade Womens Only Conference Kushner 1 7 .125 Ma’ayanot 6 3 .667 Basketball Standings Division 1 Westchester 0 9 .000 Magen David 6 4 .600 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage Team Record PCT SKA 2 7 .222 Bruriah 0 8 .000 SAR 4 1 .800 MDY 2 - 0 1.000 Boys Varsity Hockey- Western Conference YCQ 2 - 0 1.000 Team Points Wins Loss OTL Ties RYNJ 4 1 .800 YNJ 3 - 0 1.000 TABC 16 8 0 0 0 Girls JV Volleyball—Western Conference Noam 3 0 1.000 BARKAI 3 - 1 .750 SAR 14 7 3 0 0 Team Wins Loss Winning Percentage RPRY 2 1 .667 SHULBK 1 - 2 .333 Ramaz 14 7 4 0 0 Ramaz 4 1 .800 Frisch 12 6 3 0 0 Frisch 3 1 .750 SHULLI 1 - 2 .333 Moriah 2 3 .400 Kushner 10 5 3 0 0 Ma’ayanot 3 2 .600 BMA 0 - 4 .000 BDS 1 7 .125 MTA 8 4 5 0 0 SAR 2 3 .400 BRURIAH 0 - 2 .000 JEC 8 3 4 2 0 Bruriah 2 3 .400 Yavneh 0 3 .000 HALB 0 - 1 .000 Westchester 0 0 9 0 0 Kushner 0 4 .000

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While I try to shy existing home sales to slightly slow based were signifi cantly lower than anticipated. close to 40 percent of activity. Home prices away from over-analyzing the data move- on a normal seasonally-adjusted rate, but Closer to home, the report showed that ex- are rising faster than wages, which presents ments on such a scrutinized level, this re- even with that modifi cation the numbers isting home sales in the Northeast declined a major obstacle for potential home buyers. Furthermore, “all cash” buyers made up 27 percent of all transactions, which is down considerably from previous accounts. THOUSANDS OF CLIENTS. BILLION$ IN FUNDING. 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By JLNJ Staff pline to succeed in this industry. the National Association of Realtors, Eastern “I am committed to tailoring my client’s needs Bergen Board of Realtors, and the New Jersey Teaneck—Links Residential, a boutique real-es- and building long-time client relationships. I am fa- MLS. tate agency, is proud to welcome Sales Associate miliar with various communities and their resourc- Links Residential is a boutique real-estate Sara Landerer to its growing team. es,” said Sara. agency servicing various industry clientele. Sara’s success and reputation as an effective, re- When asked to describe Sara, Bruce Elichman, Our core focus is providing clients with an sults-driven professional has fueled her new career Broker Manager of the Links Residential Teaneck all-encompassing real-estate experience. Our as a real estate agent. said, “Sara is great at reading people and fi lled with team members pride themselves on being With a background in education for the past determination. She will educate clients on the mar- neighborhood specialists, utilizing the lat- 13 years, Sara has learned to have a lot of patience ket and various neighborhoods to inspire the best est technology and innovative market- and has mastered the art of listening. Her experi- decisions throughout the sale process.” ing solutions to help you achieve your re- ence, along with holding a master’s degree in psy- Sara currently resides in Teaneck with her al-estate goals. To learn more, visit www. chology, gives her the added advantage and disci- husband and three children. She is a member of LinksNJ.com or call us at (201) 992-3600. Sara Landerer INTERIOR DESIGN Bringing Color Into Your Home By Shoshana Halpert When it comes to color, the new neu- then be brought in as the main color in a tral is gray, or, more accurately, greige. new room such as the dining room. For many, moving Greige is a color that did not even exist a Yellows and reds have always been pop- into a new home is over- few years ago, and I doubt you’ll fi nd it in ular in dining rooms because of their rich- whelming. There are de- your child’s crayon box any time soon, but ness. If you want to commit and really en- cisions to be made and if you ask for it in a paint store they’ll be velop the space you can paint the whole much to do to get you sure to know what you are talking about. room the rich color. If you want to keep it a and your family settled. Greige is really an outgrowth of taupe and little toned down, you can divide the room Oftentimes, in an effort to make that hap- not all that different. They are both pri- with a chair rail and use the more intense pen quickly, homeowners overlook the im- marily combinations of gray and beige and color on one section of the wall or on an portance of color and go for the quick fi x of then have small amounts of other colors accent wall. You can then pick up on the painting everything neutral. mixed in to give them variations of depth. blue or green from the living room and tie When used in a thoughtful way, neu- While gray is very popular and trendy to- longevity in the overall color scheme and it in by placing it on an accent fabric, acces- tral is beautiful and timeless. But if every day, remember to add a little warmth to design of your home. sory or trim on the window treatments— space on your main fl oor is painted in the your color to give you more fl exibility and Now, some of you are asking, what in a dose small enough so the room does same neutral then you end up with bland about real color? Reds, blues, greens and not become busy with color, but just a hint and boring. So if you want to stay neutral, purples? Yes, they all still have their place. to remind you of what is going on in the how do you make it work? Neutral can be Design, and color specifi cally, is very per- rooms beyond. warm and earthly or cool and modern. It’s sonal. While many people love the fl exibili- It is important to remember that color all in the tone of the color which is cho- ty of neutrals, others feel more at home sur- can have a profound affect on our emo- sen. A key factor in making a neutral work rounded by color. While some colors may tions; so when selecting colors, think about is to vary it throughout the house. Maybe be trending, no color can ever really go out who will use the space and for what pur- go a little brighter in the kitchen or darker of style. Greens and blues are always popu- in a den or library to make it cozier. Even lar in living areas, especially those connect- though your paint is neutral, and may even ed to an outdoor space so they can pull in be light enough to be labeled white, having the colors of nature. Soft greens or blues a slight variation in the color and fi nish of work well in large, open-fl oor plans, and if the trim will also add dimension and make you want even more color you can pick an the space more beautiful and interesting. accent color for pillows or a rug that can

TALBIEH REHAVIA A VERY special property for sale on the prestigious Balfour street. The apartment is A garden and a view in Rechavia. Located a block away pose. Sample paints before painting the en- located in a historic building that was once the Turkish Consulate. The painted tiles high ceilings, arched windows and grand balconies set this property apart from your from Shaarei Chesed close to the Kikar Magnus park and tire room and make sure to see the sam- typical Jerusalem apartment. The apartment is located on the first floor with easy a short walk to the Mahane Yehuda shuk & even the Old access from the elevator. The apartment also comes with at least one registered ple at different times of day and different parking spot. There are two different buying options for this property. The first City is a fantastic Rechavia apartment. 4 bedrooms on option is to purchase the entire floor of 245 square meters. The floor comes with 2 the first floor, over 1,300 square feet in an elevator variations of light. A color that you like on parking spots and a large storage room. There are two large balconies 6 bedrooms, building. The property has 2 full bathrooms and was built 3 bathrooms, a living room, den, office and seperate dining room and kitchen. The a rainy day may be too bright on a sunny other option is to purchase 100 square meters net plans will be provided for this tastefully. Rare parking & storage in Rechavia the option upon request. Balfour is not only famous for being the street where the property has a private registered garden of close to 650 one. Stand in the entrance to your room Prime Ministers house is located, there are also many historic buildings on this central but quiet one way street located in Talbieh and close to Rechavia. The square feet and if you need more than 1300 square feet and see all the rooms that connect from picturesque classic Jerusalem street is full of trees and bushes. While the position there are building rights of 20% more space. The charm of the property is conveniently situated in the northern part of Talbieh and close to one to the next. Keep in mind what rooms king David street and the city center the only noise you will hear are the chirping of this property is evident to anyone who walks through birds. The asking price for the 100 square meters or 1076 square feet is $1,100,000 the front door. The asking price is $1,650,000 flexible. you can see into and make sure your colors and tones connect. Whether you like a traditional colorful room or take the approach of a more modern, neutral one, use color to create the home you desire. Beautiful Apartment for Rent

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78 December 24, 2015 • 12 Tevet, 5776 201-371-3212 • WWW.JEWISHLINKNJ.COM The Art of Real Estate Jeffrey Schleider Ruth Miron-Schleider Broker/Owner Broker/Owner Miron Properties NY NJ: T: 201.266.8555 M: 201.906.6024 Miron Properties NJ NY: T: 212.888.6250 M: 917.576.0776

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Open floor plan. Sutton Place Townhouse. 6 BR/5.5 BTH Colonial. Every amenity. Spectacular Beacon Hill home. $1,695,000 Exquisite 8 BR/7 BTH Colonial. $2,200,000 TEANECK TEANECK TENAFLY TENAFLY JUST SPACIOUS SOLD! SOLD! SOLD! COLONIAL!

4 BR/2 BTH Tudor Colonial with curb appeal. 6 BR/3 BTH Center Hall. 110’x110’ lot. $799,000 Old Smith Village Center Hall Colonial. One-of-a-kind updated split-level. FORT LEE FORT LEE FORT LEE FORT LEE JUST SOLD! JUST LISTED! LISTED! CONTRACT!UNDER

1 BR/1.5 BTH w/office & terrace. $205,000 Beautiful 2 BR/2.5 BTH with skyline views. Oversized & renovated 1 BR/1.5 BTH. $138,000 Magnificent 2 BR/2.5 BTH corner unit.

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2 BR/1 BTH w/3rd BR/loft. Approx. 1,384 sq. ft. Modern 1,200 sq. ft. loft w/city views & balcony. 2 BR/2 BTH, convertible to 3 BR. $4,995 gross. Brick building. 3 extra large apartments. LOWER EAST SIDE WILLIAMSBURG MIDTOWN EAST UPPER WEST SIDE AVENUE PLACE! NO SOLD! PARK JUST FEE! LISTED!

Boutique rental. 3 BR. $3,995/month. Stylish luxury bldg. Heart of Brooklyn. Sleek 3 BR/3.5 BTH penthouse. $8,290,000 Magnificent 4 BR/3.5 BTH corner unit. $6,995,000

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